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Red Warriors

AP Series	Panzer Grenadier
Designers	Bennighof, Knipple, Perryman
Game Type	Expansion
Format	Spiral bound
Release Date	2006-09
Availability	Out of Print
Scenarios	20
Counters	165
Counter Type	Die-cut
Maps	0

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2014-08-29 mike perryman

Overall Rating, 46 votes
5 4 3 2 1 3.46
Expansion Rank: 59 of 120

Popularity: Ownership & Activity
Status	Owned by 25%	Played by 5%	AAR'd by 4%	Medaled by 1%
Rank	18th of 173	66th of 162	70th of 158	51st of 98

Expansion Game Requirements & Playability
20/20	Red Warriors
19/20	Eastern Front
15/20	Road to Berlin
13/20	Battle of the Bulge
2/20	Sinister Forces
1/20	Airborne - IE
1/20	Edelweiss: Expanded

	Total
Side 1	23
Draw	7
Side 2	15

	Total
Side 1	22
Draw	5
Side 2	15

	Total
Side 1	1
Draw	2
Side 2	0

	Red Warriors is a Panzer Grenadier scenario supplement. It revisits the Operation Mars campaign, which we first dealt with in Heroes of the Soviet Union and Tank Battles (both now out of print). At the time those products were published the Panzer Grenadier system was young, and relatively few system boards and pieces existed. But now there are a dozen different Panzer Grenadier products on the market, with enough boards to cover the biggest game tables plus pieces to fill them all. So, it's time to go back and give one of the Soviet Union's grandest offensives the full-scale Panzer Grenadier treatment it deserves. In addition, the recent publication of our game Red God of War: The Soviet Operation Mars, 1942 game players a much broader overview of that doomed Soviet offensive. Red Warriors allows players to "zoom-in" on critical sectors of the Red God of War game board and fight brigade- and regiment-level actions on the tactical level. We've added notes to the scenario indicating where on the Red God of War map the scenario takes place. This will help players understand the importance of the scenario to the overall campaign.

Red Warriors is a Panzer Grenadier scenario supplement. It revisits the Operation Mars campaign, which we first dealt with in Heroes of the Soviet Union and Tank Battles (both now out of print). At the time those products were published the Panzer Grenadier system was young, and relatively few system boards and pieces existed. But now there are a dozen different Panzer Grenadier products on the market, with enough boards to cover the biggest game tables plus pieces to fill them all. So, it's time to go back and give one of the Soviet Union's grandest offensives the full-scale Panzer Grenadier treatment it deserves.

In addition, the recent publication of our game Red God of War: The Soviet Operation Mars, 1942 game players a much broader overview of that doomed Soviet offensive. Red Warriors allows players to "zoom-in" on critical sectors of the Red God of War game board and fight brigade- and regiment-level actions on the tactical level. We've added notes to the scenario indicating where on the Red God of War map the scenario takes place. This will help players understand the importance of the scenario to the overall campaign.

Display Scenario List (20)

Scenario	Plays	AARs	Rating
01. Guards Before Moscow	5	3	3.7
02. The Chosen	3	3	3.5
03. Unleashing the Red God	2	1	3.5
04. Across the Vazuza	1	0	3
05. The Air Force's Army	3	2	2.7
06. To the Highway!	1	0	4
07. From Bad to Worse	5	1	3
08. Molodoi Tud River Blues	3	1	4
09. Luchesa River Valley Blues	1	0	---
10. From the March	1	0	2
11. Mounted Mischief	4	3	3
12. Pankratov's Cossacks	1	0	---
13. Red God of War: Reviakhin's Riflemen	2	0	5
14. Feldwebel Schaffer	4	2	3.3
15. Struggle for Urdom	1	0	5
16. Rear Echelon	1	0	3
17. Nikitinka Station	3	1	4
18. Shanaurin Strikes Back	1	0	---
19. Cutting Off the Head	1	0	---
20. The Bloodiest Fight	2	1	3

Display Order of Battle

Germany Order of Battle

Heer
Foot Leader Mechanized Misc Motorized Towed

Heer

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Misc

Motorized

Towed

Luftwaffe
Foot Leader Towed

Luftwaffe

Foot

Leader

Towed

Schutzstaffel
Foot Leader Towed

Schutzstaffel

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 Tank Destroyer: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB) Anti-Aircraft Weapon Carrier: apply a -1 modifier to an air attack if within three hexes of the targeted hex (15.14). 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)
Anti-Aircraft Weapon Carrier: apply a -1 modifier to an air attack if within three hexes of the targeted hex (15.14).
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 (22)

22 Errata Items
Scen 2	Add 2 tank leaders to the Soviet OOB. (Shad on 2010 Apr 29)
Scen 7	The Note section should mention that pieces from Road to Berlin are required. (rerathbun on 2013 Mar 25)
Scen 11	Might want to add here that the game turn length is completely variable, an event on the map triggers a change of orders to withdraw from the battlefield (fairly common in earlier PG random event tables) and the game ends when the last Soviet unit exits the map. (larry marak on 2015 Nov 16)
Scen 20	Soviets only get VPs for exiting RKKA units from the 81st Tank Army (the units that set up at the southern end of the map.) (Shad on 2010 Apr 29)
	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)
	Two German PzJr. 1 counters have their full strengths printed on the back, and reduced strengths on the front. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	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)
	Strongpoints are single step units and can be eliminated with X results like any other single step unit. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The standard mix of strongpoints may be downloaded from Avalanche Press: http://www.avalanchepress.com/German_Strongpoints.php This is the standard mix found in Airborne, Airborne-IE, and Edelweiss Expanded. The strongpoint mix in Cassino '44 is different from that of other PG games. (plloyd1010 on 2012 Feb 01)
	Strongpoints are affected by the terrain in their hex just like any other unit. Even though they can't move, they can attack using Assault Combat if an enemy unit moves into their hex. They may not dig in or benefit from entrenchments. (rerathbun on 2014 Apr 21)
	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)
	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)
	All SS 75mm IG guns are direct fire weapons (black), not indirect (white). (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	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)
	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 (7)

Battle Types - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Urban Assault	85%	Urban Assault
Road Control	55%	Road Control
Exit the Battle Area	20%	Exit the Battle Area
River Crossing	20%	River Crossing
Inflict Enemy Casualties	15%	Inflict Enemy Casualties
Breakout	5%	Breakout
Rescue	5%	Rescue

Display Conditions (7)

Conditions - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Severe Weather	100%	Severe Weather
Off-board Artillery	95%	Off-board Artillery
Terrain Mods	95%	Terrain Mods
Reinforcements	35%	Reinforcements
Entrenchments	15%	Entrenchments
Minefields	15%	Minefields
Randomly-drawn Aircraft	10%	Randomly-drawn Aircraft

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