Units - The Great War - Commands and Colors System

Details: Written by: Alessandro Crespi; Category: Units; Published: 05 June 2015; Last Updated: 14 October 2016; Hits: 2679

CLASS	Battlefield Soldier Unit
MOVE	2
RANGE	4
FIRE DICE	[4]-2¹-1-1
CC DICE	3
RETREAT	1 hex per flag
SPECIAL	May advance

Details: Written by: Alessandro Crespi; Category: Units; Published: 23 March 2016; Last Updated: 05 June 2016; Hits: 1957

CLASS	Battlefield Soldier Unit
Strength	1 Gun model and four crew figures
Movement	An ordered field artillery unit may move 1 hex, but may not battle when it moves
Battle	[3] - 2¹ - 2¹ - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 A field artillery unit has a range of 7 hexes: (adjacent no ranged combat, the 3 dice is close combat) (two hexes to target 2 dice) (three hexes to target 2 dice) (four hexes to target 2 dice) (five hexes to target 1 die) (six hexes to target 1 die) (seven hexes to target 1 die) There are no line of sight restrictions for a field artillery unit. ¹Ranged combat at 2 or 3 hexes and unit has line of sight to the enemy target unit, one hit is also scored for each Deadly die side symbol rolled. ¹Ranged combat at 2 or 3 hexes and unit does not have line of sight to the enemy target, Deadly Die side symbols will not score a hit.
Morale	A field artillery soldier unit, attacked in close combat by a tank, does not suffer from “Tankschreken” and may still ignore flags based on the terrain it occupies.
Victory Value	1 Medal

Details: Written by: Alessandro Crespi; Category: Units; Published: 23 March 2016; Last Updated: 15 April 2016; Hits: 2972

A German A7V super heavy tank was armed with a number of cannon and plenty of machine guns and is therefore classified as both a male and a female tank.

Tank Strength	2 Tank Silhouette Tokens
Movement	Up to 2 hexes, no bogged down roll for first hex of movement, 1 die bogged down roll is made for each hex moved after the first: see Bogged Down rules section.
Battle	[4] - 3¹ - 2 - 1 An A7V tank has a range of 4 hexes: (adjacent no ranged combat, the 4 dice is close combat) (two hexes to target 3 dice and at a two hex range, ¹Deadly Die side symbols rolled in battle will score a hit) (three hexes to target 2 dice) (four hexes to target 1 die) An A7V tank may be included on a machine gun barrage combat card, but may not cross fire.
Morale	Must always ignore 1 flag
Recover	When tank is ordered to recover, the player gains one recovery die
Victory Value	2 Medals

Details: Written by: Alessandro Crespi; Category: Units; Published: 05 June 2015; Last Updated: 21 October 2015; Hits: 2389

CLASS	Battlefield Soldier Unit
MOVE	0 and battle 1 and no battle
RANGE	5
FIRE DICE	[3]-3-3-1-1
CC DICE	3
RETREAT	1 hex per flag
NOTES	May "cross fire" with other machine gun units. Cross Fire - two or more units may target the same unit and roll all ranged combat dice at the same time.

Details: Written by: Alessandro Crespi; Category: Units; Published: 23 March 2016; Last Updated: 23 May 2016; Hits: 2092

Tank Strength	1 Tank Silhouette Token
Movement	Up to 2 hexes, no bogged down roll for first hex of movement, 1 die bogged down roll is made for each hex moved after the first: see Bogged Down rules section.
Battle	[4] - 3 - 2 - 1 A Mark IV male tank has a range of 4 hexes: (adjacent no ranged combat, the 4 dice is close combat) (two hexes to target 3 dice. Deadly dice have no effect.) (three hexes to target 2 dice) (four hexes to target 1 die) A Mark IV female tank may be included on a machine gun barrage combat card, but may not cross fire.
Morale	Must always ignore 1 flag
Recover	When tank is ordered to recover, the player gains one recovery die
Victory Value	2 Medals

Details: Written by: Alessandro Crespi; Category: Units; Published: 23 March 2016; Last Updated: 15 April 2016; Hits: 2720

Tank Strength	1 Tank Silhouette Token
Movement	Up to 2 hexes, no bogged down roll for first hex of movement, 1 die bogged down roll is made for each hex moved after the first: see Bogged Down rules section.
Battle	[4] - 3¹ - 2 - 1 A Mark IV male tank has a range of 4 hexes: (adjacent no ranged combat, the 4 dice is close combat) (two hexes to target 3 dice and at a two hex range, ¹Deadly Die side symbols rolled in battle will score a hit) (three hexes to target 2 dice) (four hexes to target 1 die)
Morale	Must always ignore 1 flag
Recover	When tank is ordered to recover, the player gains one recovery die
Victory Value	2 Medals

Details: Written by: Alessandro Crespi; Category: Units; Published: 05 June 2015; Last Updated: 21 October 2015; Hits: 2628

CLASS	Battlefield Soldier Unit
MOVE	0 and battle 1 and no battle
RANGE	6
FIRE DICE	[3]-2-2-2-1-1
CC DICE	3
RETREAT	1 hex per flag
NOTES	Units does not need line of sight to target enemy battlefield unit. Burst symbol will clear wire but not create crater.

Details: Written by: Alessandro Crespi; Category: Units; Published: 05 June 2015; Last Updated: 21 October 2015; Hits: 2579

CLASS	Battlefield Soldier Unit
MOVE	1 and battle 2 and no battle
RANGE	4
FIRE DICE	[3]-2-1-1
CC DICE	3
RETREAT	1 hex per flag
NOTES	May advance

Details: Written by: Alessandro Crespi; Category: Units; Published: 16 November 2018; Last Updated: 23 December 2018; Hits: 3334

Tank Strength	1 Tank Silhouette Token
Movement	Up to 2 hexes, bogged down check for each hex moved
Battle	[4] - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 A Chamond tank has a range of 5 hexes: (adjacent no range combat, the 4 dice is close combat) (two hexes to target 3 dice and at a two hex range, Deadly Die side symbols rolled in battle will score a hit) (three hexes to target 2 dice and at a three hex range, Deadly Die side symbols rolled in battle will score a hit) (four hexes to target 1 die) (five hexes to target 1 die) A Chamond tank may be included on a machine gun barrage combat card, but may not cross fire.
Morale	Must always ignore 1 flag
Recover	When tank is ordered to recover, the player does not gain any dice
Victory Value	2 Medals

Details: Written by: Alessandro Crespi; Category: Units; Published: 16 November 2018; Last Updated: 23 December 2018; Hits: 2165

Tank Strength	1 Tank Silhouette Token
Movement	Up to 2 hexes, bogged down check for each hex moved
Battle	[3] - 3 - 2 - 1 A Schneider CA1 tank has a range of 4 hexes: (adjacent no range combat, the 3 dice is close combat) (two hexes to target 3 dice and at a two hex range, Deadly Die side symbols rolled in battle will score a hit) (three hexes to target 2 dice) (four hexes to target 1 die) A Schneider CA1 tank may be included on a machine gun barrage combat card, but may not cross fire.
Morale	Must always ignore 1 flag
Recover	When tank is ordered to recover, the player does not gain any dice
Victory Value	2 Medals

Details: Written by: Alessandro Crespi; Category: Units; Published: 23 March 2016; Last Updated: 23 May 2016; Hits: 2757

Tank Strength	1 Tank Silhouette Token
Movement	Up to 3 hexes, no bogged down roll for first hex of movement, 1 die bogged down roll is made for each hex moved after the first: see Bogged Down rules section.
Battle	[3] - 3 - 2 - 1 A Whippet tank has a range of 4 hexes: (adjacent no ranged combat, the 3 dice is close combat) (two hexes to target 3 dice) (three hexes to target 2 dice) (four hexes to target 1 die) A Whippet tank may be included on a machine gun barrage combat card, but may not cross fire.
Morale	Must always ignore 1 flag
Recover	When tank is ordered to recover, the player gains two recovery dice
Victory Value	2 Medals