Compagnia Bersaglieri
Compagnia Bersaglieri
Compagnia Bersaglieri
Bersaglieri
Compagnia Bersaglieri - Barbarossa
Compagnia Bersaglieri
Light Infantry Company
(Infantry Company)
HEADQUARTERS
HEADQUARTERS
You must field one platoon from each box shaded black and may field one platoon from each
box shaded grey.
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Bersaglieri HQ
INFANTRY MACHINE-GUNS
ARMOUR INFANTRY
6
Machine-gun Platoon Motociclisti Platoon
8
Tankette Platoon
7
Infanterie Platoon
11
INFANTRY ANTI-TANK
ARMOUR Fallschirmjäger
11
Platoon
Bersaglieri ARTILLERY
Bersaglieri Platoon
5
Anti-tank Platoon
Tankette Platoon
7
INFANTRY ARTILLERY
Cannon Battery
9
ANTI-TANK
ARTILLERY
Bersaglieri Platoon Bersaglieri
5
Mortar Platoon
Anti-tank Platoon
7
9
ALLIED PLATOONS Gun Platoon
Howitzer Battery
9
TRANSPORT
Light Artillery
12
German Platoons in your Battery
force are Allies and follow
the Allies rules in the ANTI-AIRCRAFT
rulebook. Transport Platoon
8
Light Anti-aircraft
9
Platoon
AIRCRAFT
Air Support
10
German Air
12
Support
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Italian Special Rules
The Regio Esercito (the Royal Army, pronounced Re-jee-oh Eh-sehrr-chee-toh) was unprepared for war in 1940, despite
Mussolini’s call for an army of ‘8 million bayonets’. The resulting force is very uneven—some officers are excellent,
while others are simply abysmal, and the training of their soldiers and these special rules reflect this.
Avanti! Heroism
The Italian army learned many lessons from the First World The Italian army’s lack of modern equipment gave its officers
War. From the Germans they took the concept of speed plenty of opportunities to display extreme eroismo, heroism.
and mobility in breakthrough operations. From the French Because these great deeds were usually fatal to the hero, it
they gained the techniques of methodical destruction of the was impossible to know in advance who the heroes were,
enemy defences. The resulting doctrine emphasised mobile though if their comrades survived, their deeds would be
warfare and demanded rapid movement into contact with enshrined in heroic prose and a medal sent to their dearest.
the enemy before bringing massive firepower to bear to open
a gap and allow manoeuvre once more. When your company first has a Command team Destroyed
by the enemy shootimg or assault (but not as a result of a
Any Italian platoon with a Command team may attempt failed Platoon Morale Check), roll a Motivation Test for
an Avanti move at the start of its Shooting step instead of that Command team. This test can never be re-rolled for
shooting. If a platoon attempts to make an Avanti move, it any reason.
may not shoot even if fails to make an Avanti move. • If they pass the Motivation Test, the officer shrugs off his
Roll a Motivation test for each platoon: wounds, shouts encouragement to his men and a challenge
• If the test is successful, the platoon may move another to the enemy, and fights on as an Unknown Hero.
4”/10cm, • On any other roll, the Command team is Destroyed as
• Otherwise the platoon cannot move this step. normal and you roll again to discover your hero the next
time a Command team is Destroyed.
All of the normal rules apply for this movement. Platoons
cannot make Avanti moves if they are Pinned Down or Once you have found your Unknown Hero, stop rolling.
moved At the Double. Bogged Down or Bailed Out vehicles There can only be one Unknown Hero in your company in
cannot make Avanti moves. each game.
If the Unknown Hero is an Infantry team, bring the team
back into play. If the Unknown Hero was a Tank team, the
hero transfers to any other tank in his platoon that is within
Command Distance making that the Platoon Command
team. If no suitable tank is within Command Distance,
the Unknown Hero is out of the battle and removed from
the game.
An Unknown Hero and any platoon led by him always pass
Motivation tests on a roll of 2+. If the Unknown Hero is
Destroyed while leading a platoon, the platoon will continue
to take Motivation tests as if led by the Unknown Hero,
although all other penalties for being Out Of Command
still apply.
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Early-war 8 Million Bayonets
Mussolini demanded an army eight million strong to create his new Roman Empire. The rapid expansion needed for this led
to reservist officers being recalled to the colours with little extra training. After 20 years of civilian life, some were still good
soldiers, however most were not!
To reflect the variable quality of Italian officers, Italian platoons are rated as Regular, Black Shirt, Elite, or Artillery. After
deployment, but before the first turn, roll a die for each platoon and its attached teams and consult the Early-war 8 Million
Bayonets table to determine their Training and Motivation characteristics.
Fucilieri REGULAR
Black Shirts REGULAR
The Fucilieri (or riflemen, pro- BLACK SHIRT The conscript riflemen of the BLACK SHIRT
nounced Foo-chee-lyearr-ee) ELITE Fascist militia of the CCNN ELITE
represent the bulk of the Italian (Black Shirts) only have very
ARTILLERY ARTILLERY
forces. However, the Torino and basic training, and much of that
Pasubio divisions were both is very old fashioned.
motor transportable units and
Black Shirts companies and
considered a well-trained elite.
platoons are represented by
Fucilieri companies and platoons using the symbol found to the
are represented by using the right.
symbol found to the right.
Elite REGULAR
Artillery REGULAR
The Elite 3rd Principe Amedeo BLACK SHIRT The hardest fighting troops BLACK SHIRT
Duca D’Aosta Celere or ‘fast’ ELITE
in the Italian army are the ELITE
division was made up of Italy’s artillerymen. They are selected
ARTILLERY ARTILLERY
best troops, the cavalry and the from the best recruits and have
Bersaglieri light infantry. This the most intense, technical, and
divisions was the spearhead of the professional training. They also
Italy operations in Italy and had fight very bravely, often defending
an excellent reputation among their guns to the last man.
the Italian’s German Allies.
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Motivation and Skill REGULAR
The Bersaglieri have been the elite light infantry of the Italian Army since their formation in 1836.
ELITE
The recruits of a Compagnia Bersaglieri have to be of above-average size and stamina. They endured
intense physical training and have to qualify as marksmen before joining their regiment. A Compagnia ARTILLERY
Bersaglieri is rated as Elite. BLACK SHIRT
HEADQUARTERS
Company HQ 25 points
Company Command 2iC Command
Option Rifle team Rifle team
• Add Solothurn anti-tank rifle team for +15 points or Company HQ
25/72 gun for +20 points.
Sergente
The men of a Compagnia Bersaglieri (light infantry company,
pronounced kom-pan-yee-ah bearr-sah-yearr-ee) fight as Solothurn anti-tank rifle
part of the motorised and armoured divisions with great or 25/72 gun
bravery, even when facing overwhelming odds. Anti-tank Section
COMBAT PLATOONS
HQ Section with:
3 Bersaglieri Squads 110 points Command Rifle/MG team
HQ Section
In North Africa General Rommel said ‘The German soldier
Sergente Sergente
impressed the world, the Italian bersaglieri impressed the
German soldier!’
Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
Bersaglieri Squad Bersaglieri Squad
Sergente
Bersaglieri Platoon
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REGIMENTAL SUPPORT PLATOONS
HQ Section with:
3 Machine-gun Sections 70 points Command Rifle team
HQ Section
The Italians used the 8mm modello 37 Breda light ma-
Sergente Sergente
chine-gun, an improved model that replaced an older and
less reliable design. The Bersaglieri, as part of the elite, were
lucky enough to get this more reliable Breda machine gun, Mod 37 HMG Mod 37 HMG
which didn’t have the issues with jamming of the older Machine-gun Machine-gun
weapon. Section Section
HQ Section with:
4 37/45 100 points Command Rifle team
2 37/45 50 points HQ Section
HQ Section with:
3 Mortar Sections 75 points Command Rifle team Observer Rifle team
Option HQ Section
Italian technology gave it a greater range making it the envy Mortar section Mortar section
of its foes by using more efficient and powerful rounds to
Sergente Caporale
extend its range far beyond that of other mortars in use.
It’s great at breaking up attacks and pinning down enemy
81/14 mortar
defenders before the Bersaglieri assaults. Being easy to move 3-ton truck 3-ton truck
and simple to entrench, it is also ideal for supporting the Mortar section
Transport Section
Bersaglieri in defensive positions.
Bersaglieri Mortar Platoon
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Divisional Support
Motivation and Skill REGULAR
The Corpo Spedizione Italiano in Russia (CSIR, the Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia) was
ELITE
made up of well-trained professional troops ready to support the Italian mobile divisions in action.
Divisional Support Platoons are rated Elite unless otherwise noted. ARTILLERY
BLACK SHIRT
HQ Section with:
4 47/32 105 points Command Rifle team
HQ Section
4 37/45 100 points
Sergente Sergente
Option
• Add TL37 tractors for +5 points for the platoon.
Anti-tank gun Anti-tank gun
Transport Platoon
HQ Section with:
4 Motociclisti Squads 165 points Command Motorcycle Rifle/MG team
Motociclisti Platoons use the Motorcycle Reconnaissance Motorcycle Rifle/MG team Motorcycle Rifle/MG team
rules on pages 196 to 197 of the rulebook and are Recce
Teams while mounted.
Motorcycle Rifle/MG team Motorcycle Rifle/MG team
Rather than having a driver ferry them around like most Motociclisti Squad Motociclisti Squad
motorcycle troops, motociclisti ride their own machines.
Each motorcycle carries two riflemen, with some motorcycle Sergente Sergente
teams also equipped with a light Breda machine-gun.
The Moto Guzzi motorcycle has a unique mounting for the Motorcycle Rifle/MG team Motorcycle Rifle/MG team
machine-gun on the handlebars that allows the gun to be
brought into action quickly when halted.
Motorcycle Rifle/MG team Motorcycle Rifle/MG team
Motociclisti Squad Motociclisti Squad
Motociclisti Platoon
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Cannon Battery Tenente
Platoon Tenente
HQ Section with:
4 75/27 170 points Command Staff team Horse-drawn Observer
Rifle team wagon Rifle team
2 75/27 90 points
HQ Section
Options
Sergente Sergente
• Add Observer Rifle team for +15 points.
• Add Horse-drawn wagon as transport and Horse-
drawn limbers as tractors for +5 points for the Gun Gun
battery.
Horse-drawn limber Horse-drawn limber
HQ Section with:
4 100/17 165 points Command Staff team Horse-drawn Observer
Rifle team wagon Rifle team
2 100/17 90 points
HQ Section
4 105/28 295 points
2 105/28 150 points Sergente Sergente
Options
Howitzer Howitzer
• Add Observer Rifle team for +15 points.
• Add Horse-drawn wagon as transport and Horse-
Horse-drawn limber Horse-drawn limber
drawn limbers as tractors for +5 points for the
battery.
Howitzer Howitzer
HQ Section with:
2 20/65 on 3-ton truck 50 points Command Rifle team
HQ Section
The Italian divisions attacking Greece were supplied with 20/65 on 3-ton truck 20/65 on 3-ton truck
20mm Breda anti-aircraft guns that worked in concert with
Anti-aircraft Anti-aircraft
the Italian air forces to maintain Italy’s command of the Section Section
skies. Light Anti-aircraft Platoon
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Air Support Tenente
Sporadic Air Support Tenente
German Support
Motivation and Skill Heer SS
The German army is at its peak. After three years of hard RELUCTANT CONSCRIPT RELUCTANT CONSCRIPT
fighting it contains some of the most experienced and
CONFIDENT TRAINED CONFIDENT TRAINED
well-motivated troops available in Europe!
FEARLESS VETERAN FEARLESS VETERAN
Heer Divisional Support platoons (marked ) are rated as Confident Veteran. SS Divisional Support Platoons (marked )
are rated as Fearless Veteran.
The Panzerjäger Abteilung of a panzer division is equipped with the threat from new well-armoured tanks like the T-34.
with 3.7cm PaK36 light anti-tank guns as well as new These 7.62cm field guns offer a bit more punch and range
medium 5cm PaK38 anti-tank guns. Some crews have than the lighter anti-tank guns.
pushed captured Red Army field guns into service to deal
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Infanterie Platoon Leutnant
Platoon Leutnant
The SS and a few elite motorised divisions are mounted in Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
trucks. These motorised formations are able to keep pace
with the fast moving panzer spearheads that lead the advance.
3-ton truck 3-ton truck
The bulk of the German infantry travel on foot. This does
Infanterie Squad Infanterie Squad
not diminish there fighting ability or importance to the
German war effort. Infanterie platoon
HQ Section with:
3 Fallschirmjäger Squads 265 points Command Rifle/MG team
Oberjäger Oberjäger
A Fallschirmjäger
RELUCTANT CONSCRIPT
Platoon is rated as Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
Fearless Veteran. CONFIDENT TRAINED
FEARLESS VETERAN
Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
Fallschirmjäger Fallschirmjäger
Squad Squad
Fallschirmjäger platoons were larger than standard German
Army rifle platoons, with the intention being that a unit this Oberjäger
size would be able to absorb the casualties expected from an
opposed parachute assault.
Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
In Russia they fight as infantry. At the end of 1941they Fallschirmjäger Squad
fought alongside the Italian divisions on the Don Front.
Fallschirmjäger Platoon
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Light Artillery Battery HAUPTMANN
Platoon HAUPTMANN
Air Support
Stuka Schwerpunkt The Junkers Ju 87B dive bomber was known by both sides
The role of the Luftwaffe (Air Force) in Operation as the Stuka (an abbreviation for the German word for dive
Barbarossa was to focus its efforts at the breakthrough bomber). The bent wing silhouette of the Stuka epitomised
points, totally dominating the air above the battle. Blitzkrieg warfare, developing a fearsome reputation during
the Polish campaign, which it further enhanced with massed
If you establish a Stuka Schwerpunkt (see the option for dive-bombing attacks during the Battle of France. They were
Priority Air Support above), you roll two dice on the How once more in action during Operation Barbarossa, leading
Many Aircraft Table and take the best result. the assault on Soviet airfields and troop concentrations.
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Italian Arsenal
TANK TEAMS
Armour
Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower
Tanks
L3/35 Half-tracked 0 0 1 Twin hull MG
L3/35 Solothurn Half-tracked 0 0 1
20mm Solothurn anti-tank rifle 16”/40cm 2 5 5+ Hull mounted.
L3/35 Brixia Half-tracked 0 0 1 Twin hull MG
Brixia 45mm mortar 16”/40cm 2 1 5+ Hull mounted, Can fire over friendly troops.
Anti-aircraft
20/65 on 3-ton truck Wheeled - - -
20/65 gun 16”/40cm 4 5 5+ Anti-aircraft, Portee.
Reconnaissance
Motorcycle Rifle/MG team Jeep - - - Solo Motorcycle Reconnaissance, Dismount as Rifle/MG
team.
Rifle/MG 16”/40cm 2 2 6 Hull mounted, Vehicle MG.
Vehicle Machine-guns
Vehicle MG 16”/40cm 3 2 6 ROF 1 if other weapons fire.
Twin vehicle MG 16”/40cm 4 2 6 ROF 2 if other weapons fire.
INFANTRY TEAMS
Team Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes
Rifle team 16”/40cm 1 2 6
Rifle/MG team 16”/40cm 2 2 6
SMG team 4”/10cm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.
Light Mortar team 16”/40cm 1 1 6 Can fire over friendly teams.
Anti-tank Rifle team 16”/40cm 1 4 6 Tank Assault 3.
Staff team 16”/40cm 1 2 6 Moves as a Heavy Gun team.
Machine-guns
Mod 37 HMG Man-packed 24”/60cm 6 2 6 ROF 3 when pinned down or moving.
Mortars
81/14 mortar Man-packed 24”/60cm 2 2 3+ Smoke, Minimum range 8”/20cm.
Firing bombardments 48”/120cm - 2 6 Smoke bombardment.
Anti-Aircraft
20/65 gun Light 16”/40cm 4 5 5+ Anti-aircraft, Turntable.
Anti-tank
25/72 (25mm 5A-34) gun Light 16”/40cm 3 6 5+ Gun shield, No HE.
Solothurn anti-tank rifle Man-packed 16”/40cm 3 5 5+
37/45 gun (3.7cm PaK36) Light 24”/60cm 3 6 4+ Gun shield.
47/32 gun Man-packed 24”/60cm 3 6 4+
Artillery
75/27 gun Heavy 24”/60cm 2 7 3+ Gun shield, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 64”/160cm - 3 6 Smoke bombardment.
100/17 howitzer Immobile 24”/60cm 1 7 2+ Breakthrough gun, Gun shield.
Firing bombardments 72”/180cm - 4 4+
105/28 howitzer Immobile 24”/60cm 1 9 2+ Breakthrough gun, Gun shield.
Firing bombardments 80”/200cm - 4 4+
German Guns
3.7cm PaK36 gun Light 24”/60cm 3 6 4+ Gun shield.
5cm PaK38 gun Medium 24”/60cm 3 9 4+ Gun shield.
7.62cm PaK36(r) gun Heavy 32”/80cm 2 10 3+ Gun shield.
7.62cm PaK39(r) gun Heavy 32”/80cm 2 9 3+ Gun shield.
10.5cm leFH18 howitzer Immobile 24”/60cm 1 9 2+ Breakthrough gun, Gun shield, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 72”/180cm - 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.
TRANSPORT TEAMS
Armour
Vehicle Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Motorcycle & Sidecar, or Kfz 15 Horch Jeep - - -
SPA TL37 tractor Wheeled - - -
Dovunque or Opel 3-ton truck, or Kfz 70 truck Wheeled - - -
Opel Kfz 68 radio truck Wheeled - - -
Horse-drawn wagon Wagon - - -
Horse-drawn limber Wagon - - -
Sd Kfz 11 half-track Half-tracked - - -
AIRCRAFT
Aircraft Weapon To Hit Anti-tank Firepower Notes
FIAT CR.42 Falco MG 3+ 5 5+
Bombs 4+ 5 2+
Ju 87B Stuka Bombs 4+ 5 2+