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Secret Weapons

AP Series	Panzer Grenadier
Designer	Phythyon
Game Type	Expansion
Format	Book
Release Date	2009-05
Availability	Out of Print
Scenarios	31
Counters	154
Counter Type	Die-cut
Maps	0

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Overall Rating, 23 votes
5 4 3 2 1 3.52
Expansion Rank: 47 of 117

Popularity: Ownership & Activity
Status	Owned by 17%	Played by 4%	AAR'd by 3%	Medaled by 0%
Rank	42nd of 168	83rd of 156	90th of 153	TBD

Expansion Game Requirements & Playability
31/31	Secret Weapons
22/31	Road to Berlin
17/31	Elsenborn Ridge
13/31	Iron Curtain
12/31	Eastern Front
12/31	Battle of the Bulge
11/31	Beyond Normandy
3/31	Guadalcanal
3/31	Sinister Forces
2/31	Afrika Korps
1/31	Airborne - IE
1/31	Desert Rats
1/31	Edelweiss: Expanded
1/31	White Eagles

Overall balance chart for Secret Weapons

	Total
Side 1	9
Draw	3
Side 2	11

	Total
Side 1	0
Draw	1
Side 2	0

	Weird Science Every Nation had them: weapons developed in dark laboratories and desert proving grounds, to be held under careful security until they could be unleashed on the battlefield for maximum shock effect. Secret Weapons is a supplement for the Panzer Grenadier series adding a plethora of such special weapons to the standard game. There are 30 new scenarios, or game situations, involving the potential use of gigantic tanks like the German Maus, Tiger III and Panther II or the British Tortoise and Black Prince; helicopters like the German FL232 "Kolibri" and Fa223 "Drache" or the American Sikorsky R4; early German anti-tank guided missiles, German jet-powered ground support aircraft, and anti-aircraft tanks, and the world's first tilt-rotor aircraft. All told there are 77 new die-cut and mounted playing pieces included.

Weird Science

Every Nation had them: weapons developed in dark laboratories and desert proving grounds, to be held under careful security until they could be unleashed on the battlefield for maximum shock effect.

Secret Weapons is a supplement for the Panzer Grenadier series adding a plethora of such special weapons to the standard game. There are 30 new scenarios, or game situations, involving the potential use of gigantic tanks like the German Maus, Tiger III and Panther II or the British Tortoise and Black Prince; helicopters like the German FL232 "Kolibri" and Fa223 "Drache" or the American Sikorsky R4; early German anti-tank guided missiles, German jet-powered ground support aircraft, and anti-aircraft tanks, and the world's first tilt-rotor aircraft. All told there are 77 new die-cut and mounted playing pieces included.

Display Scenario List (31)

Scenario	Plays	AARs	Rating
01. Flight of the Valkyries	1	1	4
02. Insurgency	0	0	---
03. Behind the Beaches	1	1	4
04. Stinging Hummingbird	1	1	3
05. Air Assault	1	0	4
06. Egg Beaters	0	0	---
07. Island of Death	0	0	---
08. Red Dragons	3	2	2
09. Kranji	0	0	---
10. Under the River	1	0	3
11. Mirror, Mirror	2	1	3
12. Panzer Maus	1	1	5
13. Waves of Steel	0	0	---
14. Maus Hunt	1	1	4
15. Tank Battles	2	1	4.5
16. A Quality All Its Own	0	0	---
17. Futile Empire	0	0	---
18. Through the Desert	1	1	3
19. Slow but Steady	0	0	---
20. Guards Counterattack	1	1	5
21. Roast Beef of England	0	0	---
22. North German Plain	0	0	---
23. Mandated Defense	3	2	3.3
24. Panzer Grenadier	0	0	---
25. Spring Offensive	0	0	---
26. Spring Offensive, Northern Flank	2	1	4.5
27. Spring Offensive - Counterattack	0	0	---
28. Spring Offensive - Killer Rabbits	0	0	---
29. Rugged Defense	0	0	---
30. Tank Hunters	0	0	---
31. Bitter Woods	2	1	3

Display Order of Battle

Australia Order of Battle

Army
Foot Leader Towed

Army

Foot

Leader

Towed

Britain Order of Battle

Army
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Army

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Germany Order of Battle

Heer
Foot Leader Mechanized Misc Motorized Towed

Heer

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Misc

Motorized

Towed

Kriegsmarine
Foot

Luftwaffe
Foot Leader Misc Towed

Luftwaffe

Foot

Leader

Misc

Towed

Schutzstaffel
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Schutzstaffel

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Japan Order of Battle

Imperial Japanese Army
Foot Leader Mechanized Misc Towed

Imperial Japanese Army

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Misc

Towed

Poland Order of Battle

Wojska Lądowe
Foot Leader Towed

Wojska Lądowe

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 Towed

Guards

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Towed

NKVD
Foot Leader

NKVD

Foot

Leader

United States Order of Battle

Airborne
Foot

Army
Foot Leader Mechanized Misc Motorized Towed

Army

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Misc

Motorized

Towed

Marine Corps
Foot Leader

Marine Corps

Foot

Leader

Navy
Misc

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) 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)

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)
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)

Display Errata (27)

27 Errata Items
Scen 19	Introduction The United Kingdom had fielded slow tanks with think armor should be THICK armor... (mwalbion on 2015 May 23)
	The "Optional Values" for the 17-Pdr given in an Avalanche Press Daily Content piece on the 17-Pdr Anti-Tank gun (and printed on a replacement counter sheet Download) are now the Official Ratings, published in games like Cassino '44, Grossdeutschland 1946, and Indian Unity, as shown in one of the two counter images. These are: 5-5 / 8-8 MA 0 (Towed). (caryn on 2012 May 03)
	The "Optional Values" for the Achilles---and by extension the Archer---given in an Avalanche Press Daily Content piece on the 17-Pdr Anti-Tank gun (and printed on a replacement counter sheet Download) are now the Official Ratings, published in games like Cassino '44, Grossdeutschland 1946, and Indian Unity. These are: 8-5 / 8-8 Full Strength and 4-5 / 8-8 Reduced Strength. (caryn on 2012 May 03)
	The "Optional Values" for the Archer---and by extension the Achilles---given in an Avalanche Press Daily Content piece on the 17-Pdr Anti-Tank gun (and printed on a replacement counter sheet Download) are now the Official Ratings, published in games like Cassino '44, Grossdeutschland 1946, and Indian Unity. These are: 8-5 / 8-8 Full Strength and 4-5 / 8-8 Reduced Strength. (caryn on 2012 May 03)
	All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The "Optional Values" for the Firefly given in an Avalanche Press Daily Content piece on the 17-Pdr Anti-Tank gun (and printed on a replacement counter sheet Download) are now the Official Ratings, published in games like Cassino '44, Grossdeutschland 1946, and Indian Unity. These are: 5-5 / 8-8 Full Strength and 3-5 / 8-8 Reduced Strength. (caryn on 2012 May 03)
	Ignore the direct fire values. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	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)
	All SS PzIVH tanks should have a movement of 8. (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 movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3." (rerathbun on 2012 Jan 30)
	One Wespe (ID# 1201) should have an armor value of 1 on the front and back of the counter. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	Reduce strength direct fire value be came 5-5 in Army at Dawn. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	The reduced direct fire value of the SS HMG is 5-5 in Beyond Normandy and Road to Berlin. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	The Units in Beyond Normandy were misprinted with a movement factor of 5. The movement factor should be 8. (rerathbun on 2012 Mar 21)
	Liberation 1944's counters are mislabeled 'PzIVF2.' The counter's ratings are correct (Armor 5, Move 8, DF 11-6, AT 6-8). (rerathbun on 2014 Feb 14)
	Liberation 1944's StuG IV armor and movement ratings are misprinted. They should be Armor 5 and Movement 8. (rerathbun on 2014 Feb 14)
	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)
	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 (7)

Nations at War - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Germany	81%	Germany
Soviet Union	45%	Soviet Union
Britain	35%	Britain
United States	32%	United States
Japan	10%	Japan
Poland	3%	Poland
Australia	3%	Australia

Display Battle Types (11)

Battle Types - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Inflict Enemy Casualties	61%	Inflict Enemy Casualties
Urban Assault	48%	Urban Assault
Road Control	32%	Road Control
Rural Assault	19%	Rural Assault
Bridge Control	16%	Bridge Control
Meeting Engagement	16%	Meeting Engagement
Exit the Battle Area	10%	Exit the Battle Area
Amphibious Landing	6%	Amphibious Landing
Ambush	3%	Ambush
River Crossing	3%	River Crossing
Hill Control	3%	Hill Control

Display Conditions (8)

Conditions - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Off-board Artillery	87%	Off-board Artillery
Randomly-drawn Aircraft	48%	Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Terrain Mods	39%	Terrain Mods
Reinforcements	23%	Reinforcements
Hidden Units	19%	Hidden Units
Entrenchments	16%	Entrenchments
Minefields	6%	Minefields
Naval Bombardment	3%	Naval Bombardment

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