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SOVIET RIFLE PLATOON 1939/40
Soviet Special Rules
Commissar: The Commissar (or Politruk) has no influence over
Discipline Tests unless the platoon commander is taken casualty.
If the platoon commander Falls Back or fails a Discipline Test
then the Commissar will ‘remove’ him from command. Once the
Commissar takes command, he gains the Officer (15cm) special
rule and the Platoon HQ may never opt to Fall Back.
Once every turn the Commissar may use his influence with the
Section Command or one other unit within 20cm. At the start
of the player’s Orders Phase, nominate the target of the Political
Officer’s motivation;. the unit gains the Fanatic (2) rule until the
end of the player’s next Discipline Phase. A unit may only benefit
if it is at least half its original strength and may not Fall Back while
under the watchful eye of the Commissar!.
Ill-Trained: Roll a D6 before deployment. If you score a 1 or 2 then
one of your infantry squads (your choice) is drawn from very raw
recruits! Their Shoot value is one level worse than on the Order of
Battle.
Poor Combined Arms: Unless he is the defender, the Soviet player
must leave any vehicles in reserve (see Reserves rule on page 62 of
the RoE rulebook) unless they are armoured cars. However, he must
tell his opponent the exact point on his table edge that the vehicle(s)
will enter. If a road is present in the Soviet deployment zone then
any armoured vehicle(s) must deploy on it.
Vehicle Rules
Note that some tanks have multiple turrets. These follow all the
normal rules and may fire independently but machine gun ROF
is reduced to 2 if the tank’s main gun is fired as usual. Turrets
may only gain line of sight if the model allows; for example, the
two front turrets on a T-28 only fire 180° to their respective sides.
When the turret is hit by enemy fire, the main one is hit, otherwise
randomise.
Additional Equipment
The platoon may spend a number of Requisition Points (RP) on additional weapons and equipment to be distributed amongst the troops. The
cost in Requisition Points for each item is listed below. The number of RP’s is equal to the Combat Effectiveness of the force -9.
Mosin Nagant 1RP Tokarev SVT-38 (max of 3)* 4RP
Mosin Nagant Rifle-Grenade Launcher DP LMG (max. of 1) 5RP
with AP Grenades (max. of 3)*: 3RP AT Grenade (each) 1RP
Scoped Mosin Nagant (max. of 1): 3RP PPD Submachine Gun (max. of 3) 2RP
*Maximum of 1 additional weapon may be allocated to a squad (not MG, Mortar, Sniper Teams or AT Gun squads).

SOVIET RIFLE PLATOON 1939/40
Soviet Rifle Platoon 1939/40
All models in a Soviet Rifle Platoon suffer from the following special rules as described below or in the Soviet Rules section:
Ill Trained
Poor Combined Arms
Strategy Rating: 3
Combat Effectiveness: 9
A platoon must include a Platoon Command and at least 2 Infantry Squads
A platoon may include 1 Divisional Support choice
A platoon may include 1 Company Support choice for each of its Infantry Squads and Platoon Command
No more than 1 of each Company Support choice may be selected, except for HMG Teams (up to 2 may be taken)
Additional Equipment
The Commander may distribute the additional equipment amongst the Platoon as detailed in the Soviet Rules section. The number of
Requisition Points is equal to the Combat Effectiveness of the force -9.

SOVIET RIFLE PLATOON 1939/40
Order of Battle
PLATOON COMMAND
A Soviet Rifle Platoon must include a Platoon Command Section.
PLATOON COMMAND
Qty Soldier Move Shoot CQ EXP Discipline Weapons Notes
1 Leytenant 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Pistol, AP Grenades Officer 15cm
2 Runners 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Mosin Nagant, AP Grenades
1 Starshina 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Mosin Nagant, AP Grenades NCO
One Runner may be upgraded to a Medic (see General Special Rules on page 39). Medics are armed with a pistol only.
One Runner may be upgraded to a Commissar armed with a pistol only. The Commissar has a Discipline score of 3+.
INFANTRY SQUAD
INFANTRY SQUAD
A Soviet Rifle Platoon must include at least 2 Infantry Squads.
Qty Soldier Move Shoot CQ EXP Discipline Weapons Notes
1
Squad
Commander
20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Mosin Nagant, AP Grenades NCO
1 Gunner 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+ DP LMG, Pistol
1 Assistant 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+ Mosin Nagant, AP Grenades
12 Riflemen 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+ Mosin Nagant, AP Grenades
INFANTRY SQUAD
A Soviet Rifle Platoon may select up to 2 additional Infantry Squads.
UP TO 2 ADDITIONAL INFANTRY SQUADS
(+3 SUPPORT POINTS EACH)
Qty Soldier Move Shoot CQ EXP Discipline Weapons Notes
1
Squad
Commander
20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Mosin Nagant, AP Grenades NCO
1 Gunner 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+ DP LMG, Pistol
1 Assistant 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+ Mosin Nagant, AP Grenades
6 Riflemen 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+ Mosin Nagant, AP Grenades
May add 3 or 6 additional Riflemen armed with Mosin Nagant and AP Grenades (+1 Support Points for 3, +2 for 6)

SOVIET RIFLE PLATOON 1939/40
COMPANY SUPPORT
A Soviet Rifle Platoon may select one Company Support choice for each Infantry Squad and Platoon Command.
UP TO 1 SNIPER TEAM
(+1 SUPPORT POINT)
Qty Soldier Move Shoot CQ EXP Discipline Weapons Notes
1 Sniper 20cm 3+ +3 3+ 3+ Scoped Mosin Nagant Sniper Team,
1 Assistant 20cm 4+ +3 3+ 3+ Mosin Nagant
Fanatic (2)
UP TO 2 HMG TEAMS
(+1 SUPPORT POINTS EACH)
Qty Soldier Move Shoot CQ EXP Discipline Weapons Notes
1 Squad
Commander
20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Mosin Nagant NCO
1 HMG Gunner 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+ Maxim HMG, Pistol
2 HMG Loaders 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+ Mosin Nagant
Each HMG Team counts as one Company Support choice.
UP TO 1 MORTAR TEAM
(+1 SUPPORT POINT)
Qty Soldier Move Shoot CQ EXP Discipline Weapons Notes
1
Squad
Commander
20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Mosin Nagant NCO
1 Mortar Gunner 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+ 50mm Mortar, Pistol
1 Mortar Loader 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+ Mosin Nagant
1 Observer 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+ Mosin Nagant Observer
Each Mortar Team counts as one Company Support choice.
UP TO 1 ANTI-TANK GUN
(+1 SUPPORT POINT)
Qty Soldier Move Shoot CQ EXP Discipline Weapons Notes
1
Squad
Commander
20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Pistol NCO
1 Gunner 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+
45mm Anti-tank Gun,
Pistol
2 Loaders 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 5+ Mosin Nagant

SOVIET RIFLE PLATOON 1939/40
DIVISIONAL SUPPORT
A Soviet Rifle Platoon may select one Divisional Support choice from below
Artillery
(+1 Support Point)
See the section on Artillery Support on page 61. A Forward Observer team is included with the following profile:
Qty Soldier Move Shoot CQ EXP Discipline Weapons Notes
1 Mladshiy
Leytenant
20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Mosin Nagant or Pistol Forward Observer,
Recon
1 Assistant 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Mosin Nagant or Pistol
May be mounted on horses.
Armour
The Armoured Vehicles Profiles are on the pages below. Any vehicle with a Crew of ‘0’ must provide a driver from the transported squad.
Up to 2 BA-20 Armoured Cars (+2 Support Points for 1,
+3 Support Points for 2)
Up to 2 BA-10 Armoured Cars
(+2 Support Points each)
BT-2 Fast Tank
(+2 Support Points)
BT-5/BT-7 Fast Tank
(+3 Support Points)
T-26A Infantry Tank
(+2 Support Points)
T-26B2/T-26S Infantry Tank
(+3 Support Points)
T-37/8 Light Tank
(+2 Support Points)
T-28 Medium Tank (+4 Support Points)
T-28 Medium Tank (upgraded armour) (+5 Support Points)
Engineer Squads may only be used where described in certain scenarios or with your opponent’s permission.
UP TO 1 ENGINEER SQUAD
(+4 SUPPORT POINTS)
Assault Section
Qty Soldier Move Shoot CQ EXP Discipline Weapons Notes
1
1
1
Starshy
Serzhant
Flamethrower
Gunner
Flamethrower
Assistant
20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ PPD, AP/AT Grenades NCO
20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+
Flamethrower,
Pistol
20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Mosin Nagant
4 Riflemen 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+
Each squad may take up to 2 Demolition Charges
.
Mosin Nagant, AP/AT
Grenades

DIVISIONAL SUPPORT
Vehicle Profiles
BA-10 Armoured Car
Type Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear
Closed Wheeled 30 cm 4+ 5+ 4+ Turret 7 6 6
Crew: 4
Transport: n/a
Special Rules: May be fielded
as a Halftrack
Weapons:
Turret – 45mm Tank Gun,
Co-axial MG
Hull - MG
Hull 7 7 7
Wheels 7
BA-20 Armoured Car
Type Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear
Closed Wheeled 40 cm 4+ 5+ 4+ Turret 6 6 6
Crew: 2
Transport: n/a
Special Rules: None
Weapons:
Turret – MG
Hull 6 6 6
Wheels 6
BT-2 Fast Tank
Type Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear
Closed Tracked 30 cm 4+ 5+ 4+ Turret 7 7 7
Crew: 3
Transport: n/a
Special Rules: None
Weapons:
Turret – 37mm Tank Gun,
Co-axial MG
Hull 7 7 7
Tracks 7
BT-5 Fast Tank
Type Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear
Closed Tracked 30 cm 4+ 5+ 4+ Turret 7 7 7
Crew: 3
Transport: n/a
Special Rules: Slow Turret,
Optional Anti-Inf. Defence
Weapons:
Turret – 45mm M32Tank Gun,
Co-axial MG
Hull 7 7 7
Tracks 7
BT-7 Fast Tank
Type Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear
Closed Tracked 30 cm 4+ 5+ 4+ Turret 7 7 7
Crew: 3
Transport: n/a
Special Rules: Slow Turret,
Optional Anti-Inf. Defence
Weapons:
Turret – 45mm M34Tank Gun,
Co-axial MG
Optional Cupola MG
Hull 8 7 7
Tracks 7
T-26A Infantry Tank
Type Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear
Closed Tracked 20 cm 4+ 5+ 4+ Turret 7 7 7
Crew: 3
Transport: n/a
Special Rules: None
Weapons:
Turret – MG
Turret – MG
Hull 7 7 7
Tracks 7
May be upgraded to a T-26A5. One turret has a 37mm tank gun in place of its MG.

DIVISIONAL SUPPORT
T-26B2 Infantry Tank
Type Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear
Closed Tracked 20 cm 4+ 5+ 4+ Turret 7 7 7
Crew: 3
Transport: n/a
Special Rules: Optional
Anti-Inf. Defence
Weapons:
Turret – 45mm M32Tank Gun,
Co-axial MG
Optional Cupola MG
Hull 8 7 7
Tracks 7
T-26S Infantry Tank
Type Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear
Closed Tracked 20 cm 4+ 5+ 4+ Turret 7 7 7
Crew: 3
Transport: n/a
Special Rules: Optional
Anti-Inf. Defence
Weapons:
Turret – 45mm M34Tank Gun,
Co-axial MG
Optional Cupola MG
Hull 8 7 7
Tracks 7
May be upgraded to an M38/39 pattern with Turret front armour increased to 8. The main gun is a 45mm M38.
T-37/8 Light Tank
Type Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear
Closed Tracked 20 cm 4+ 5+ 4+ Turret 6 6 6
Crew: 2
Transport: n/a
Special Rules: Amphibious
Weapons:
Turret – MG
Hull 7 6 6
Tracks 7
T-28 M38 Medium Tank
Type Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear
Closed Tracked 20 cm 4+ 5+ 4+ Turret 8 8 8
Crew: 6
Transport: n/a
Special Rules: Unreliable,
Anti-Inf. Defence
Weapons:
Main Turret – 76mm KT-28 Gun,
Co-axial MG
2 Turrets - MG
Hull 9 8 7
Tracks 8
Main gun may be upgraded to an 76mm L-10. May have upgraded armour, Hull Front 11, Hull Side 10, Hull Rear 9.
Crew
The following profile is to be used for tankers that have bailed out of their tank. Only vehicles with 3 or more crew have a Commander.
Crew Profile
Qty Soldier Move Shoot CQ EXP Discipline Weapons Notes
- Commander 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Pistol Officer 15cm
- Other ranks 20cm 4+ +3 5+ 4+ Pistol
Tank Crew do not benefit from any of the special rules from the parent platoon.

WEAPONS’ TABLES
Infantry Weapons’ Table
To Hit Modifiers
Weapon Weapon Type Range Short Range
(up to 30cm)
Long
Range
ROF
EXP
Modifier
AP AT Notes
Pistol Pistol 30cm 0 n/a 1 0 5+ n/a
PPD SMG 40cm 0 -1 2 0 5+ n/a At Short Range ROF is D6
Mosin Nagant Rifle 80cm +1 0 1 0 4+ 0
Tokarev SVT-
38
Semi-Auto 60cm 0 -1 2 0 4+ 0
Does not get the bonus for
CQ Weapon in Close Qtrs.
DP LMG ISW 100cm 0 0 D3+5 -1 4+ 1 -1 To Hit if Moving
AP Grenade AP Grenade 20cm 0 n/a 1 -1 5+ 0 Blast 1
Mosin Nagant
Gde Launcher
Rifle AP
Grenade
60cm 0 -1 1 -1 5+ 0
May not Move & Fire,
Blast 1
AT Grenade AT Grenade n/a n/a n/a 1 n/a n/a 8 Close Quarters only
* SR indicates the weapon’s effectiveness at Short Range, within 30cm.
Support Weapons’ Table
To Hit Modifiers
Weapon Weapon Type Range Short Range
(up to 30cm)
Long
Range
ROF
EXP
Modifier
AP AT Notes
Maxim HMG HMG 120cm 0 0 D3+7 -1 4+ 1
45mm ATG
Anti-tank
Gun
150cm 0 -1 1 -1 3+
50mm Mortar Mortar n/a n/a 0 1 -1 5+ 1
Flamethrower Flamethrower 20cm +2 n/a 1 -2 3+ 8
4 (5 at
SR)*
Support Weapon,
Cumbersome
Support Weapon,
Cumbersome, AT Weapon
or HE Blast 2
Support Weapon, Indirect
Fire, HE Blast 2, Smoke
Three Shot Weapon,
Blast 1
* SR indicates the weapon’s effectiveness at Short Range, within 30cm.
Vehicle Weapons’ Table
To Hit Modifiers
Weapon Weapon Type Range Short Range
(up to 30cm)
Long
Range
ROF
EXP
Modifier
AP AT Notes
MG Vehicle MG 100cm 0 0 D3+6 -1 4+ 1 -1 to hit if moving
37mm Tank
Gun
45mm Tank
Gun
76mm KT-28
Gun
76mm L-10
Gun
Tank Gun 120cm 0 0 1 -1 4+
Tank Gun 120cm 0 0 1 -1 4+
Tank Gun 120cm 0 0 1 -2 3+
Tank Gun 180cm 0 0 1 -1 3+
* SR indicates the weapon’s effectiveness at Short Range, within 30cm.
High Explosive (HE)
• HE shells utilise the size template indicated in the weapon’s profile.
• HE shells halve their AT value (round down).
3 (4 at
SR)*
4 (5 at
SR)*
4 (5 at
SR)*
5 (6 at
SR)*
AT or HE Blast 1,
-1 to hit if moving
AT or HE Blast 1,
-1 to hit if moving
AT or HE Blast 2,
-1 to hit if moving
AT or HE Blast 2,
-1 to hit if moving