VARAINT RULES FOR WURZBURG

by

Alan R. Arvold

Due to the recent additions to the T.O.&E. (as of the late

1970's) of the Soviet Tank Regiments certain changes may be made

to the unit counters in the game.

A. Every Tank Regiment, whether in a Tank or Motorized Rifle

Division, now has a Motorized Rifle Battalion organic to the

regiment. This Motorized Rifle Battalion is in addition to all

other motorized rifle battalions in the division. Hence all

Tank Regiments now have a new counter with the following

values:

Attack Strength - 5

Defence Strength - 3

Movement Allowance - 12

This Tank Regiment consists of 1488 men, 55 APC, 95 MBT, and

12 SPAA.

B. In the Motorized Rifle Divisions the Tank Regiment is not

always broken up to strengthen the Motorized Rifle "Assault"

Battalions. Many times the Tank Regiment is kept intact to

exploit a breakthrough or to provide a counterattack force to

an enemy penetration. Thus the Soviet player now has an option

for his Motorized Rifle Divisions which he must make before

the begining of a game. Either the divisions will operate a

Tank Regiment with the Motorized Rifle "Assault" Battalions

operating at reduced strength or operate with no Tank Regiment

and use the normal Motorized Rifle "Assault" Battalion

counters. This choice may be made on an individual basis for

each Motorized Rifle Regiment. The values for the reduced

Motorized Rifle "Assault" Battalions is as follows:

Attack Strength - 2

Defence Strength - 2

Movement Allowance - 12

This reduced Motorized Rifle "Assault" Battalion consists of

800 men, 40 APC, 13 MBT, 3 SPAA, 45 ATGM, 2 122mm How,

6 120mm Mortars, 6 100mm AT Guns, and 2 73mm ATRR.

C. Motorized Rifle Divisions now have an independent Tank

Battalion which is not part of any regiment, it operates on

its own. Its missions are normally deep strike missions or

penetrations, flanking movements, and for defence the

division's final counterattack force. Thus all Motorized Rifle

Divisions have an Independent Tank Battalion counter. The

values for it are as follows:

Attack Strength - 2

Defence Strength - 1

Movement Allowance - 12

This Independent Tank Battalion consists of 265 men, 2 APC,

and 51 MBT.

D. For the record the Soviet divisions are part of the following

armies: 1st Guards Tank Army has the 27th Guards Motorized

Rifle and the 9th Tank Divisions. 8th Guards Combined Arms

Army has the 39th Guards Motorized Rifle, 57th Guards

Motorized Rifle, and the 20th Guards Tank Divisions.