Panzer Expansion #4: France 1940

Manufacturer: GMT Games

This expansion opens the action on the Western Front with the German invasion of France.

The playbook book includes the new Solitaire and Leader rules and a host of new optional rules covering Command Span, Staggered Initiative, Quickdraw, Hull and Turret Damage, Spot Removal, Delayed Reaction, Bocage Country, Defensive Fire, and many others.

The Solitaire rules enable players to test their tactics as either the French or Germans while engaging a situational based AI system generating challenging responses. The Leader rules add a powerful new dynamic. They represent individuals of various ranks and skills that can influence the gameplay in a number of unique ways. To cover all fronts, French, German, Soviet, British, and US leader counters are included.

Included are five versions of the French "H" and "R" series tanks, the Char B1-bis, S-35, AMD 35, infantry, anti-tank guns, two aircraft and many others. The Germans are also well covered with the Panzer IB, IIC, IIIF, IVD, 35(t), 38(t), and STuG IIIA, SPWs, PSWs, one new aircraft, and more.

The twelve scenarios include two historical, eight historical-based, and two solitaire scenarios that cover a wide range of action between French and German units, including two clashes between French mobile units including the Char B1-bis heavy tank and elements of German Infanterie-Regiment Großdeutschland at Stonne.

The detailed TO&E book outlines five French divisions including the DLM (Division Lègére Méchanique) and the DCR (Division Cuirassée de Réserve), and three German division plus German Infanterie-Regiment Großdeutschland as it was structured in May 1940.

Ages: 14+
Players: 2
Game Length: 180 minutes

This is not a stand-alone game. A copy of Panzer is required to play.

Mechanisms:
• Action/Movement Programming
• Hex-and-Counter