Below you will find illustrations and brief descriptions of all the components found in this expansion.
Soviet Plastic Figures
These 90 detailed plastic figures represent the Soviet military personnel and vehicles that Tide of Iron players can command. Also included are 14 Soviet squad bases in two different shades of brown.
German Plastic Figures
These German figures represent the German Panther tank and the German PaK 40 anti-tank gun.
Unit Reference Sheets
These sheets provide players with the combat values and special abilities for each of the new plastic units.
Soviet Tokens
A variety of Soviet tokens are provided. These include Soviet control markers, concealed squad markers, command objective markers, transport markers, off-board indicator tokens, and a victory point token. These tokens function exactly as their American and German counterparts.
Eastern Front Map Boards
These nine thick, double-sided map boards are used to build the game board for each Fury of the Bear scenario. Rules governing new terrain features can be found on pages 4–6 (and a summary of such can be found on the back of this rules booklet). There are two types of boards represented: winter (snow) and summer (grass).
Map Overlay Tiles
New map overlay tiles are provided for use in the Fury of the Bear scenarios. These overlays include a large variety of different terrain. As with the overlay tiles provided in the main game, these new overlays are placed on top of the map boards, adding to or altering their terrain features.
Fortification and Obstacle Tokens
New entrenchment/pillbox tokens and tank trap/barbed wire tokens are included for aesthetically appropriate use on the winter map boards. These obstacles function the same as their nonwinter counterparts. Also included are a new fortification and a new obstacle: trench tokens and instant mines tokens.
Specialization Tokens
Fury of the Bear introduces two new types of specialization tokens, the expert unit and the saboteur unit.
Munitions Specialization Tokens
Vehicles and equipment can use these tokens if both players choose to use the “Munitions Specialization Tokens” option (see page 10). This option allows players to outfit vehicles and equipment with special rounds of ammunition.
Strategy Cards
Three new decks of Strategy cards are included in this expansion. These Strategy cards are used in the new scenarios and can be used in player-created scenarios, adding a wide range of new benefits and abilities to Tide of Iron.
Soviet Reinforcements, Winter Tactics 1, Combined Air Support 1.
Operations Cards
The new Operations cards provide a variety of rules to their assigned scenarios, mostly pertaining to the Eastern Front theater of war.
Soviet Initiative Card
The Soviet initiative card functions exactly the same as its American and German counterparts.
Sabotage Cards
The new Sabotage cards allow nations with a saboteur unit to play cards that hamper their opponent’s operations and units.