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Land Cruisers

AP Series	Panzer Grenadier
Designers	Bennighof, Rouleau, Ward
Game Type	Expansion
Format	Book
Release Date	2015-11
Availability	In Print
Scenarios	10
Counters	80
Counter Type	Die-cut
Maps	0

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garbare83686 on 2019-01-03

Overall Rating, 14 votes
5 4 3 2 1 3.43
Expansion Rank: 67 of 117

Popularity: Ownership & Activity
Status	Owned by 7%	Played by 2%	AAR'd by 1%	Medaled by 1%
Rank	100th of 168	116th of 156	147th of 153	48th of 94

Expansion Game Requirements & Playability
10/10	Land Cruisers
10/10	Elsenborn Ridge
10/10	Fall of France 1

	Total
Side 1	9
Draw	1
Side 2	4

	Total
Side 1	0
Draw	0
Side 2	0

	The First Great War ended in December 1916 with Wilson's Peace, a negotiated settlement that left all parties dissatisfied. The Second Great War erupted in August 1940. French Armies pushed relentlessly into German territory, spearheaded by massed armor formations and backed by waves of tactical attack aircraft. Caught off-guard, the Imperial German Army resisted as best it could. To stop the onslaught, the Kaiser's generals deployed their most carefully guarded secret weapon: the massive armored vehicles known as Land Cruisers. Land Cruisers is a supplement for the Panzer Grenadier game series, set in the same alternative-history background as our Second Great War at Sea games. It is not a complete game: ownership of 1940: The Fall of France and Elsenborn Ridge is necessary to play all of the 10 scenarios included. Land Cruisers also includes eight double-sized and 72 standard-sized silky-smooth, die-cut-and-mounted playing pieces. Note: The current version (with a bound book) was released in March 2018. Land Cruisers was first released as a Gold-Club-exclusive "Pleasure Enhancement" with an unbound booklet and laser-cut counters. The Box Back Blurb for this first version was: In 2015 Avalanche Press began issuing "Pleasure Enhancements" marketed exclusively to the Gold Club. These limited edition items were typically focused on alternative timelines or historical variants. Land Cruisers is the first such product issued for Panzer Grenadier. The focus is on the initial ground battles of the Second Great War in Lorraine as the French invaded Germany to extract their revenge for the Great War and the terrible losses which could not be redeemed by Wilson's Peace. In this timeline it is postulated that Imperial Germany purused technological marvels in the period between the wars resulting in the Land Cruisers, gigantic armored behemoths armed with naval rifles and housing assault marines. It pits these mechanical marauders against the human and steel waves of DeGaulle in 10 scenarios.

The First Great War ended in December 1916 with Wilson's Peace, a negotiated settlement that left all parties dissatisfied. The Second Great War erupted in August 1940. French Armies pushed relentlessly into German territory, spearheaded by massed armor formations and backed by waves of tactical attack aircraft. Caught off-guard, the Imperial German Army resisted as best it could. To stop the onslaught, the Kaiser's generals deployed their most carefully guarded secret weapon: the massive armored vehicles known as Land Cruisers.

Land Cruisers is a supplement for the Panzer Grenadier game series, set in the same alternative-history background as our Second Great War at Sea games. It is not a complete game: ownership of 1940: The Fall of France and Elsenborn Ridge is necessary to play all of the 10 scenarios included. Land Cruisers also includes eight double-sized and 72 standard-sized silky-smooth, die-cut-and-mounted playing pieces.

Note: The current version (with a bound book) was released in March 2018. Land Cruisers was first released as a Gold-Club-exclusive "Pleasure Enhancement" with an unbound booklet and laser-cut counters. The Box Back Blurb for this first version was:

In 2015 Avalanche Press began issuing "Pleasure Enhancements" marketed exclusively to the Gold Club. These limited edition items were typically focused on alternative timelines or historical variants.

Land Cruisers is the first such product issued for Panzer Grenadier. The focus is on the initial ground battles of the Second Great War in Lorraine as the French invaded Germany to extract their revenge for the Great War and the terrible losses which could not be redeemed by Wilson's Peace.

In this timeline it is postulated that Imperial Germany purused technological marvels in the period between the wars resulting in the Land Cruisers, gigantic armored behemoths armed with naval rifles and housing assault marines. It pits these mechanical marauders against the human and steel waves of DeGaulle in 10 scenarios.

Display Scenario List (10)

Scenario	Plays	AARs	Rating
01. Toll Gate	3	1	2.7
02. Shell Game	1	0	2
03. The Panzer Reserve	1	0	4
04. Pop Goes the Marak	3	0	4
05. Fire Brigade	1	0	3
06. Bring me the Head of St. John the Baptist	1	0	4
07. Clash of Armor	1	0	4
08. Turning the Tables	1	0	4
09. Renewed Attack	1	0	3
10. Apocalyptic Clash	1	0	4

Display Order of Battle

France Order of Battle

Armée de Terre
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Armée de Terre

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Imperial Germany Order of Battle

Deutsches Heer
Foot Leader Mechanized Misc Motorized Towed

Deutsches Heer

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Misc

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). 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 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. Armored Transports: These are not combat units and are therefore not APC's, and they can transport all types of transportable units (5.6) so they are not Prime Movers. They suffer the same vulnerabilities in combat as open-top AFV's (7.61). All are mechanized. (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).
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
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.
Armored Transports: These are not combat units and are therefore not APC's, and they can transport all types of transportable units (5.6) so they are not Prime Movers. They suffer the same vulnerabilities in combat as open-top AFV's (7.61). All are mechanized. (SB)

Display Errata (1)

1 Errata Item
	In 1940: Fall of France, the units show Direct Fire. All units are Indirect Fire. (rerathbun on 2015 Jun 06)

Display Nations (2)

Nations at War - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Imperial Germany	100%	Imperial Germany
France	100%	France

Display Battle Types (6)

Battle Types - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Urban Assault	90%	Urban Assault
Inflict Enemy Casualties	80%	Inflict Enemy Casualties
Road Control	40%	Road Control
Entrenchment Control	10%	Entrenchment Control
Meeting Engagement	10%	Meeting Engagement
Hill Control	10%	Hill Control

Display Conditions (7)

Conditions - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Off-board Artillery	100%	Off-board Artillery
Randomly-drawn Aircraft	50%	Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Entrenchments	40%	Entrenchments
Reinforcements	30%	Reinforcements
Anti-infantry Wire	10%	Anti-infantry Wire
Hidden Units	10%	Hidden Units
Illumination	10%	Illumination

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