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Iron Curtain

AP Series	Panzer Grenadier
Designers	Bennighof, McNair
Game Type	Expansion
Format	Spiral bound
Release Date	2007-08
Availability	Out of Print
Scenarios	20
Counters	154
Counter Type	Die-cut
Maps	0

Tour Veterans

TheDoctor on 2014-02-16

Overall Rating, 43 votes
5 4 3 2 1 3.56
Expansion Rank: 43 of 117

Popularity: Ownership & Activity
Status	Owned by 19%	Played by 6%	AAR'd by 5%	Medaled by 1%
Rank	31st of 168	59th of 156	58th of 153	37th of 94

Expansion Game Requirements & Playability
20/20	Iron Curtain
20/20	Road to Berlin
19/20	Battle of the Bulge
14/20	Eastern Front
5/20	Airborne - IE
1/20	Edelweiss: Expanded
1/20	Red Warriors

	Total
Side 1	27
Draw	0
Side 2	16

	Total
Side 1	26
Draw	0
Side 2	14

	Total
Side 1	1
Draw	0
Side 2	2

	Three years after the United States and the Soviet Union jointly vanquished the Nazi terror, the two former allies began a four-decade-long "Cold War." While it never ignited into a Third World War, both sides armed for it, trained for it, and planned for it. Iron Curtain is a Panzer Grenadier module that explores the use of the huge tanks and other weapons prepared for this war that never happened. Iron Curtain differs from our other Panzer Grenadier games and supplements, as it covers battles that never happened. Our other games contain scenarios based on actual events, carefully researched to be as accurate as possible within the format of a game. These instead are "typical action" scenarios covering the soft of battle that might have taken place, but we do not list actual locations for them outside a few broad parameters. We did try to present many different types of battles, while still giving players plenty of opportunity to use the huge tanks included in this module.

Three years after the United States and the Soviet Union jointly vanquished the Nazi terror, the two former allies began a four-decade-long "Cold War." While it never ignited into a Third World War, both sides armed for it, trained for it, and planned for it. Iron Curtain is a Panzer Grenadier module that explores the use of the huge tanks and other weapons prepared for this war that never happened.

Iron Curtain differs from our other Panzer Grenadier games and supplements, as it covers battles that never happened. Our other games contain scenarios based on actual events, carefully researched to be as accurate as possible within the format of a game. These instead are "typical action" scenarios covering the soft of battle that might have taken place, but we do not list actual locations for them outside a few broad parameters. We did try to present many different types of battles, while still giving players plenty of opportunity to use the huge tanks included in this module.

Display Scenario List (20)

Scenario	Plays	AARs	Rating
01. Timberwolves	1	1	3
02. Spearhead	2	1	3
03. Fulda's Fury	1	1	3
04. Big Red One	1	1	4
05. North German Plain	4	3	4.5
06. All American	1	1	4
07. Always Ready	6	3	4.2
08. Whistling Dixie	3	3	3.3
09. Training and Doctrine	1	1	4
10. Crashing Satellite	2	2	3
11. Lone Star	1	1	3
12. Third Echelon	8	7	3.1
13. Smoking Lightning	1	1	3
14. Assault	1	1	3
15. Avtomat Kalashnikov	3	3	3
16. Heavy Metal	2	2	4.5
17. Order of the October Revolution	1	1	3
18. Shocked Troops	1	1	3
19. Thunder from Heaven	1	1	5
20. Insanity Laughs	2	2	3.5

Display Order of Battle

Romania Order of Battle

Armata Română
Foot Leader Motorized Towed

Armata Română

Foot

Leader

Motorized

Towed

Soviet Union Order of Battle

Army (RKKA)
Foot Leader Mechanized Misc Motorized Towed

Army (RKKA)

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Misc

Motorized

Towed

Guards
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Guards

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

United States Order of Battle

Airborne
Foot

Army
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Army

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 Tank Destroyer: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB) 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. Prime Movers: Transports which only transport towed units and/or leaders (May not carry personnel units). May or may not be armored (armored models are open-top). All are mechanized. (SB) 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
Tank Destroyer: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
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.
Prime Movers: Transports which only transport towed units and/or leaders (May not carry personnel units). May or may not be armored (armored models are open-top). All are mechanized. (SB)
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 (8)

8 Errata Items
	Scenario Book Rule #6: Open-Topped AFV's. SU-76 is open-topped. The SU-76i is not. (PG-Tank Dude on 2010 Apr 30)
Scen 12	The scenario stats show 165 counters, but in fact there are only 16. Probably means far too many Bounty Points are being awarded. :-( (Poor Yorek on 2014 Feb 01)
	The reduced direct fire value in Kursk: Burning Tigers is 4-4. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	Kommissars never get morale or combat modifiers. Ignore misprints. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	Direct Fire values should be 5-1. Ignore misprints. (danradz on 2011 May 04)
	All Guards JS-IIs should have AT fire values of 8-8. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	Kommissars never get morale or combat modifiers. Ignore misprints. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	All Guards T-34/85 tanks should have AT fire values of 7-7. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)

Display Nations (4)

Nations at War - Scenario Appearance Percentages
United States	100%	United States
Soviet Union	95%	Soviet Union
Germany	5%	Germany
Romania	5%	Romania

Display Battle Types (11)

Battle Types - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Urban Assault	65%	Urban Assault
Road Control	50%	Road Control
Meeting Engagement	30%	Meeting Engagement
Bridge Control	25%	Bridge Control
Hill Control	20%	Hill Control
Rural Assault	20%	Rural Assault
Exit the Battle Area	15%	Exit the Battle Area
River Crossing	15%	River Crossing
Inflict Enemy Casualties	5%	Inflict Enemy Casualties
Breakout	5%	Breakout
Paradrops	5%	Paradrops

Display Conditions (7)

Conditions - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Off-board Artillery	85%	Off-board Artillery
Smoke	30%	Smoke
Entrenchments	25%	Entrenchments
Terrain Mods	15%	Terrain Mods
Reinforcements	10%	Reinforcements
Naval Bombardment	5%	Naval Bombardment
Severe Weather	5%	Severe Weather

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