Atkins Wargames
For those times when 100 D6 and fifty tables is too damm much
WW2 Divisional rules
AVALIBLE NOW!
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World War 2 is a incredibly well supported area as regards wargame rules......for skirmish or company level rules.
What's out there for Brigade and above? Spearhead? (Rolls around on floor in stitches, gasp! gasp!) Yeah there is a set of rules that reflects reality! Oooh yes please!
What's actually needed, is a set of rules that reflect's the kind of decisions that a commander at this level takes.
Is their command attacking or defending, are they dispersed or concentrated? What is the units strengths and weaknesses? The penetration ability of a Sherman easy eight vs a PzKpfw IV's rear plate is NOT on his mind.
That his light tank battalion are probing towards the objective supported by a Elite mechanised infantry battalion will be.
SCHWERPUNKT
Schwerepunkte is different to any WW2 minitures rules in this respect. It takes you to the Divisional HQ and asks you to make the kind of decisions that will spell victory or defeat. Dice are involved, good equipment will help, but it's YOUR actions that will carry or lose the day.
The usual tommiatkins "one roll of a D6" settles combat, players will be in command of Infantry, Engineers, Artillery, Armour, Signallers,(get those unused radio cars out)and Military police etc. Anti-Aircraft fulfills its's true role instead of being "another Anti-tank" unit.
Schwerpunkt will allow 6 players to fight Arnhem with every unit involved in a full day with time to get totally hammered on cheap red wine afterwards.Two players can do Arras 1940 to a conclusion in 20 minutes.
So, If your fed up with rolling a hundred dice in FOW, and knowing that if you roll higher than your opponent then you've won, keep your eyes open for Schwerpunkt.
So what do we have?
Heres whats in already:
1)Minefields
2)Signals
3)Military Police & Kommisar's
4)Night Fighting
5)Squadron level air support, Air recon and AAA
6)Harrassing artillery fire & on-call fire missions
7)Bridging and demolition
8)Detached company support units
9)Ambushes approach and surprise fire
10)Combined arms supporting
11)Engineers
12)Formation's (I.E: Concentrated/Dispirsed/All Round Defence/ Deploying)
13) Airborne assault and Marines
14) Real Recconisance
NEW QRS
OK Confession time. The QRS that comes with Schwerepunkte is a bit pants. Actually its a lot pants. And its a badly set out hunk of crap.
Fortunatly Tony C has taken the trouble to sort it out. For a free e-mailed QRS just send a mail titled QRS you slackarse Give NOW
and I'll post it on. All further sales will be with the new uber-pro from head to toe QRS.
Update
A sneak Peek of a combat round.
Example: A Unit of Australian engineers assaults a Japanese Concrete Bunker fortified trench line under favourable conditions.
Engineers AP is “2”Roll is 2
Modifiers:
Firing through targets Flank +2
Self concentrated +1
Target in Fortified strongpoint -2
Engineers vs. target in woods, dug in or Urban +2
Close Quarter
=6 Cohesion counter
Example: A Squadron of Pz Mk 4’s shoots at a Squadron of Lee’s
Pz Mk 4 is medium armour, AT value=“4” Roll is 3
Modifiers:
Self concentrated +1
AT vs. hard -3 DEF
=5 Battle Rages, no effect.
Example: A Battery of PAK43’s of the 1st SS fires point-blank at <1” into the back of some Vickers MK6 Light tanks. LOL! LOL! LOL! They are sooooooooo stuffed!
PAK’s are Heavy Antitank AT value = “5” Roll is 1
Modifiers:
Elite +1
AT vs. hard targets flank or rear +3
AT vs. hard targets Close Quarter Battle +1
AT vs. hard -1 DEF
=10 (3 X Cohesion, Morale check, Unit Disperses),
Division Leger Mechanique
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It's The French!
1st DLM Div HQ detached Company/infantry Motorised/ veteran/steady /DHQ detached company/infantry/motorised/reccy/motorcycle mounted/veteran
Tank/ Medium(fires as light)/ Steady/Veteran Tank/Light/Steady/Veteran |
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4th RDP (AMR) 1 Btn Infantry /motorised/steady/conscript/ 2 Btn Infantry/motorised/steady /conscript 3 Btn Infantry/motorised/steady/conscript AT Coy Detached company Artillery/light/antitank/steady/conscript Morter Coy DetachedcompanyInfantry/motorised/steady/conscript/heavyweapons |
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6th Cuirassiers Detached Company/tank /recon/fast/steady/conscript Detached Company /tank/recon/fast/steady/conscript |
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Artillery/light/steady/conscript 10th BDAC Artillery Light Antitank/steady/conscript Artillery/light/antiaircraft/steady/conscript |
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Here is the Order of battle for Arras 1940. enjoy! 
British Forces
Artillery 2 Interdiction counters, 5 fire mission counters
Right Column
7th Royal Tank Regiment
HQ Company: Detached Company Veteran Steady Tank Medium Slow
Reccy Company: Detached Company Veteran Steady Tank Light Reccy
Battalion: Veteran Steady Tank Medium Slow
8th
Battalion Veteran Steady Motorized Infantry
Reccy Company: Detached Company Veteran Steady Mechanised infantry Reccy
365th
Battalion: Veteran Steady Artillery Medium
260th
Battalion: Veteran Steady Artillery Light Antitank
Left Column
150th Brigade HQ
HQ Company: Detached Company Veteran Steady Motorized infantry
4th Royal Tank Regiment
HQ Company: Detached Company Veteran Steady Tank Medium Slow
Reccy Company: Detached Company Veteran Steady Tank Light Reccy
Battalion: Veteran Steady Tank Medium Slow
6th
Battalion Veteran Steady Motorized Infantry
Reccy Company: Detached Company Veteran Steady Mechanised infantry Reccy
368th
Battalion: Veteran Steady Artillery Medium
206th
Battalion: Veteran Steady Artillery Light Antitank
French Forces
13e BCC
Battalion Veteran Shaky Tank Light
11e RDP
Battalion Veteran shaky Motorized infantry
1 Support Company
Detached Company Veteran Shaky Motorized infantry Heavy Weapons
German Forces
7 Panzer Division
Artillery 2 Interdiction counters, 6 fire mission counters
DHQ
HQ Company: Detached Company Veteran Gritty Motorized infantry
6 Schützen Regiment
RHQ Detached Company Veteran Gritty Motorized infantry
Panzerjäger Company Detached Company Veteran Shaky artillery light antitank Regimental Infantry Gun Battery Detached Company Elite Gritty artillery light
Battalion: Elite Steady motorized Infantry
Recon Detached Company Elite Steady motorized infantry Reccy
7 Schützen Regiment
RHQ Detached Company Veteran Gritty Motorized infantry
Panzerjäger Company Detached Company Veteran Shaky artillery light antitank Regimental Infantry Gun Battery Detached Company Elite Gritty artillery light
Battalion Elite Steady motorized Infantry
Recon Detached Company Elite Steady motorized infantry Reccy
1 Panzer Grenadier Battalion
Battalion: Elite Steady motorized Infantry
I Abt 25 Panzer Regiment
Battalion Veteran Steady Tank Light
78 Artillerie Regiment
Battalion Veteran Steady artillery Medium
42 Panzerjäger Abt
Battalion Veteran Shaky artillery antitank light
23 FlaK Abt
Battalion Veteran steady artillery antitank antiaircraft heavy
Elements SS Totenkopf
I Abt 3 SS Regiment Totenkopf
Battalion: Elite Shaky motorized Infantry
III Abt SS Artillerie regiment Totenkopf
Battalion Veteran steady artillery medium