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Heroes of the Soviet Union: The Defense of Mother Russia 1942-1943

AP Series	Panzer Grenadier
Designer	Knipple
Game Type	Expansion
Format	Boxed
Release Date	2001-06
Availability	Out of Print
Scenarios	24
Counters	330
Counter Type	Die-cut
Maps	2

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Heroes of the Soviet Union: The Defense of Mother Russia 1942-1943 Tour of Duty Ribbon

campsawyer on 2006-07-09
driddle01 on 2013-01-11
triangular_cube on 2018-06-03

Overall Rating, 103 votes
5 4 3 2 1 3.04
Expansion Rank: 103 of 117

Popularity: Ownership & Activity
Status	Owned by 20%	Played by 5%	AAR'd by 5%	Medaled by 2%
Rank	30th of 168	64th of 156	49th of 153	20th of 94

Expansion Game Requirements & Playability
24/24	Heroes of the Soviet Union
12/24	Eastern Front

Overall balance chart for Heroes of the Soviet Union

	Total
Side 1	40
Draw	26
Side 2	36

	Total
Side 1	39
Draw	26
Side 2	34

	Total
Side 1	1
Draw	0
Side 2	2

	Heroes of the Soviet Union is a companion game and supplement to Panzer Grenadier: Eastern Front, published in 2001. The first twelve scenarios can be played with the components included in the game. The second twelve scenarios require maps and counters from Eastern Front. All scenarios are still playable with Eastern Front Deluxe except for scenario #21, which requires the 150mm SP. The counters are the same as those issued in Red Warriors. Scenarios are from battles in late 1942 through mid 1943, including some from Operation Mars, the Dnieper Loop battles, and Kursk. Some scenarios were updated or expanded in Tank Battles. Some also went on to Red Warriors. Note - includes maps 4 and 6 in mounted form.

Heroes of the Soviet Union is a companion game and supplement to Panzer Grenadier: Eastern Front, published in 2001. The first twelve scenarios can be played with the components included in the game. The second twelve scenarios require maps and counters from Eastern Front. All scenarios are still playable with Eastern Front Deluxe except for scenario #21, which requires the 150mm SP. The counters are the same as those issued in Red Warriors. Scenarios are from battles in late 1942 through mid 1943, including some from Operation Mars, the Dnieper Loop battles, and Kursk. Some scenarios were updated or expanded in Tank Battles. Some also went on to Red Warriors.

Note - includes maps 4 and 6 in mounted form.

Display Scenario List (24)

Scenario	Plays	AARs	Rating
01. Emel'ianova	4	2	3
02. Futility	5	3	3.2
03. The Bloodiest Fight	4	1	2.8
04. Demekhi	5	3	3.7
05. Kaeter's Counterattack	5	3	2.6
06. Grediakino	4	1	2.8
07. From the March	4	2	2.3
08. From the March II	4	2	2.5
09. Gauntlet	6	3	3
10. Kharkov	5	2	2.4
11. Second Guards Cavalry Corps	4	2	2.3
12. MARS: Mischief	4	1	2.5
13. Desperation	3	1	3
14. Cutting Off the Head	6	3	3.2
15. Skill	3	1	2.7
16. Red Parachutes: Grigorovka	8	4	3.4
17. Red Parachutes: Rzhishchev Bridgehead	3	1	3
18. Red Parachutes: Bukrin Bridgehead	3	1	3.3
19. Stalingrad Fire Brigade	3	1	3.3
20. Kursk: Opening Moves	4	1	3.8
21. Kursk: Opening Moves II	5	2	3.4
22. Kursk: Tigers by the Tail	3	1	4.3
23. Kursk: Advance!	4	1	3.3
24. MARS: Vaselki	3	1	3.3

Display Order of Battle

Germany Order of Battle

Heer
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Heer

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Luftwaffe
Foot Leader Towed

Luftwaffe

Foot

Leader

Towed

Soviet Union Order of Battle

Army (RKKA)
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Army (RKKA)

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Guards
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Guards

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Display Relevant AFV Rules

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Game's Order of Battle
Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0). AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement. AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1). Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2). Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3) Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0). Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3). Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3). AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42). AFV's may Dig In (16.2). Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present. Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC) Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable Assault Gun: if closed-top, provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable Self-Propelled Artillery: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB) APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC). Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC). Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier. Unarmored Weapon Carriers: These are unarmored halftracks (Bufla and Sk7/2) or fully-tracked vehicles (Karl siege mortar) with mounted weapons. All are mechanized, except the BM-13 (Katyusha rocket launcher mounted on a truck). They are weapon units, not AFV's, so they are never efficient and cannot be activated by tank leaders. (SB)

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Game's Order of Battle

Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
Assault Gun: if closed-top, provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
Self-Propelled Artillery: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier.
Unarmored Weapon Carriers: These are unarmored halftracks (Bufla and Sk7/2) or fully-tracked vehicles (Karl siege mortar) with mounted weapons. All are mechanized, except the BM-13 (Katyusha rocket launcher mounted on a truck). They are weapon units, not AFV's, so they are never efficient and cannot be activated by tank leaders. (SB)

Display Errata (15)

15 Errata Items
	References to "T-34a" are to the "T-34/76a" tank units and reference to "T-34/76" are to the "T-34/76b" tank units. (rerathbun on 2012 Jan 28)
Scen 18	Scenario calls for German Self Propelled 75mm units. Whether they mean 75mm ig or 150mm sp, or something else entirely is left to our guesses. I used the ig as it is far more common. (triangular_cube on 2017 Dec 02)
	Two 105mms (ID#s 1204, 1205) have "16-31" fire values in black (direct fire), when they should be in white (indirect fire). (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	The Pz IVe appearing in the original Panzer Grenadier game had an Anti tank value of 4-7. As of Afrika Korps (2002), continuing onward through the 3rd and 4th edition games, the anti tank value has been 4-4. (plloyd1010 on 2016 Jul 25)
	The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8". (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	All SPW 251s have an armor value of 0. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The StuG IIb appearing in the original Panzer Grenadier game had an Anti tank value of 4-7. As of Eastern Front Deluxe (2005), continuing onward through the 3rd and 4th edition games, the anti-tank value has been 4-4. (plloyd1010 on 2022 Jul 21)
	Liberation 1944's Tiger movement and armor ratings are backwards. They should be Armor 7 and Movement 5. (petermc on 2014 Feb 14)
	The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3." (rerathbun on 2012 Jan 30)
	HoSU and RW counters were incorrectly printed as 4-7 AT value. Per HoSU scenario book these should all be 4-8 (triangular_cube on 2017 Oct 08)
	The reduced direct fire value in Kursk: Burning Tigers is 4-4. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	These units should have a Direct Fire rating of 2-3, just like the RKKA and NKVD counterparts. (danradz on 2011 May 04)
	Direct Fire values should be 5-1. Ignore misprints. (danradz on 2011 May 04)
	Kommissars never get morale or combat modifiers. Ignore misprints. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)

Display Nations (2)

Nations at War - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Germany	100%	Germany
Soviet Union	100%	Soviet Union

Display Battle Types (8)

Battle Types - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Urban Assault	79%	Urban Assault
Inflict Enemy Casualties	63%	Inflict Enemy Casualties
Exit the Battle Area	25%	Exit the Battle Area
Meeting Engagement	13%	Meeting Engagement
Rural Assault	8%	Rural Assault
Delaying Action	8%	Delaying Action
Bridge Control	4%	Bridge Control
Hill Control	4%	Hill Control

Display Conditions (5)

Conditions - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Off-board Artillery	88%	Off-board Artillery
Terrain Mods	63%	Terrain Mods
Severe Weather	58%	Severe Weather
Entrenchments	8%	Entrenchments
Minefields	8%	Minefields

Heraklion

Hopeless, But Not Serious

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