Armies of the Soviet Union

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Armies of the

Soviet Union

Written by: Andy Chambers Edited by: Rick Priestley and Alessio Cavatore

Cover artwork: Peter Dennis Interior Artwork: Peter Dennis

and Ron Volstad Photography: Warwick Kinrade, Mark Owen, Rick Priestley

and Paul Sawyer Artefacts: John Stallard Collection. Miniatures painted by: Simon Bargery, Neil Burt, Andr?s Ami?n Fern?ndez, Stephan Huber, Alan Mander

and Gary Martin. Thanks to: Simon Bargery, Andrew Chesney, Wojtek Flis, Paul Hicks, David Holmes, Dave Lawrence, Bernard Lewis,

Paul Sawyer and John Stallard

OSPREY

PUBLISHING



What Is This Book?

The Red Army Of World War II

The October Revolution and the Civil War The Red Army The Purges The Russo?Finnish War The Great Patriotic War 1941 ? Moscow 1942 ? Stalingrad 1943 ? Kursk 1944?45 ? Berlin

Army List

REINFORCED PLATOON ARMY SPECIAL RULES

The Great Patriotic War Quantity has a quality all of its own Not one step back! Massed Batteries TYPES OF UNIT

INFANTRY HEADQUARTERS UNITS

Officer Commissar Medic Forward Observer INFANTRY SQUADS & TEAMS Rifle Squad Light Machine Gun Squad Submachine Gun Squad Tank Riders Squad Guards Squad Veteran Squads NKVD Squads Shtrafbat Squad Cavalry Squad People's Militia Squad Siberian Squad Ski Troops Squad Airborne Squad Naval Squad Partisan Squad Scout Squad Assault Engineer Squad Motorcycle Squad Medium Machine Gun Team Dshk Heavy Machine Gun Team Anti-Tank Rifle Team

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Contents

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Ampulomet `Molotov Launcher' Anti-Tank Team 34

`Tank Hunters' Anti-Tank Team

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Dog Mines Anti-Tank Team

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Sniper Team

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Flamethrower Team

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Light Mortar Team

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Medium Mortar Team

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Heavy Mortar Team

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ARTILLERY

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FIELD ARTILLERY

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Light Howitzer

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Medium Howitzer

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Heavy Howitzer

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ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS

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37mm 61-K Model 1939

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25mm 72-K Model 1940

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ANTI-TANK GUNS

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45mm Model 1937 Anti-Tank Gun

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M-42 Anti-Tank Gun

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ZiS-2 Anti-Tank Gun

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ZiS-3 Divisional Gun

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85mm Model 1939 A-19 Field Gun BS-3 Anti-Tank Gun

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VEHICLES

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TANKS

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T-26 Light Tank

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BT-5 And BT-7 Light Tank

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T-37 Light Tank

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T-40 Light Tank

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T-50 Light Infantry Tank

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T-60 Light Tank

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T-70 Light Tank

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T-28 Medium Tank

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T-34 Medium Tank

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T-34/85 Medium Tank

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T-35 Heavy Tank

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KV-1 Heavy Tank

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KV-85 And IS-1 Heavy Tank

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IS-2 Heavy Tank

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TANK DESTROYERS

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ZIS-30

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SU-85

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SU-100

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ISU-122

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SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY

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Tachanka

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SU-76

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SU-122

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KV-2

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SU-152 and ISU-152

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Katyusha

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ANTI-AIRCRAFT VEHICLES

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Tokarev 4M Quad Maxim On Gaz-AAA Truck

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M17 MGMC Anti-Aircraft Vehicle

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ARMOURED CARS

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BA-64

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BA-20

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BA-10

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TRANSPORTS AND TOWS

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Truck

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Half-Track Truck

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Gaz `Jeep'

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Artillery Tractors

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T-20 Komsomolets

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Aerosan

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Theatre Selectors

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ANTI-TANK TEAM THREE-FOR-ONE RULE

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SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR SCENARIOS

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The Quality of Quantity

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Anarchy

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Forests and Swamps

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Deep Snow

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Frostbite

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BARBAROSSA!

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Fortified Region Reinforced Platoon

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Special Rules

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BATTLE OF KIEV

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Battle of Kiev Reinforced Platoon

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Special Rules

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ZHUKOV TAKES COMMAND

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Leningrad Approaches Reinforced Platoon

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Special Rules

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SIEGE OF SEVASTOPOL

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Sevastopol Reinforced Platoon

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Special Rules

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OPERATION TYPHOON

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Moscow Defenders Reinforced Platoon

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Special Rules

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BLITZFREEZE

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Moscow Counter-Offensive Reinforced Platoon 68

Special Rules

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RZHEV?VYAZMA

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Battle of Rzhev Reinforced Platoon

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Special Rules

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SECOND BATTLE OF KHARKOV

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Second Battle of Kharkov Reinforced Platoon

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Special Rules

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BATTLE OF VORONEZHV

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Battle of Voronezhv Reinforced Platoon

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Special Rules

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BATTLE OF STALINGRAD

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STREET-FIGHTING ACADEMY,

Battle of Stalingrad Reinforced Platoon

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Special Rules

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OPERATION URANUS

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DEATH ON THE VOLGA,

Operation Uranus Reinforced Platoon

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OPERATION STAR:

THIRD BATTLE OF KHARKOV

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Operation Star Reinforced Platoon

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BATTLE OF KURSK

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Battle of Kursk Reinforced Platoon

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LENINGRAD?NOVGOROD OFFENSIVE

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Leningrad?Novgorod Reinforced Platoon

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OPERATION BAGRATION

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Operation Bagration Reinforced Platoon

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VISTULA?ODER OFFENSIVE

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Vistula?Oder Offensive Reinforced Platoon

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SEELOW HEIGHTS

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Seelow Heights Reinforced Platoon

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BERLIN

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Berlin Reinforced Platoon

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WHAT IS THIS BOOK?

WHAT IS THIS BOOK?

The Soviet 8th Army attempts to break out at the Dunaburg bridgehead, 28 June 1941, by Peter Dennis ? Osprey Publishing Ltd. Taken from Campaign 148: Operation Barbarossa 1941 (2).

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ARMIES OF the soviet union

This book is a supplement for the Bolt Action World War II tabletop wargame. It contains all the background, rules and Army List information needed to field a Soviet Army in the Bolt Action game. Inside you'll find details of organisation and equipment covering the Soviet Union's Red Army forces from the beginning of what came to be called the Great Patriotic War (22 June 1941, the opening day of operation Barbarossa) to the end of the war in Europe (7 May 1945, the surrender of Germany).

As you will see, the main Army List includes all the necessary gaming details for all the troop types, vehicles and equipment fielded by the Soviets in World War II. Alongside this main list you will find 18 specific Theatre Selectors. These indicate which kinds of troops, weapons and vehicles are available during different phases of

the war and in different theatres on the Eastern Front. While the Soviet Union had the largest army in the world at the beginning of the German-led invasion, it proved no match for the elite Panzer divisions that had brought Europe to its knees. Four years of bitter fighting, unthinkable hardship and incalculable determination enabled the Soviet Union to eventually emerge victorious

over Nazi Germany. To avoid a lot of pointless repetition, the

main Army List includes all the rules needed for each kind of unit as well as all the options potentially available to it. The Theatre Selectors narrow this information down as appropriate to that specific campaign or phase of the war. The Theatre Selectors indicate the predominant kinds of troops and equipment available during a campaign or at a certain time, but exceptions are perfectly allowable so long as both players agree.

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A Maxim medium machine gun covers the Soviet advance 6

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THE RED ARMY OF WORLD WAR II

THE RED ARMY OF WORLD WAR II

The attack on the Reichstag, by Peter Dennis ? Osprey Publishing Ltd. Taken from Campaign 159: Berlin 1945. 7

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