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Blackshirt Division

Blackshirt Division boxcover
AP Series Panzer Grenadier
Designers Bennighof,
Rouleau,
Ward
Game Type Expansion
Format Book
Release Date 2015-11
Availability In Print
Scenarios 10
Counters 88
Counter Type DIY
Maps 0
Tour Veterans
Blackshirt Division Tour of Duty Ribbon
Overall Rating, 24 votes
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Expansion Rank: 16 of 127
Popularity: Ownership & Activity
Status Owned by 8% Played by 3% AAR'd by 2% Medaled by 1%
Rank 88th of 179 93rd of 172 106th of 170 44th of 106
Expansion Game Requirements & Playability
10/10 Blackshirt Division
10/10 An Army at Dawn
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Side 1 9
Draw 3
Side 2 10
box back

Blackshirt Division is the second of the "Pleasure Enhancements" within the Panzer Grenadier product line. As its predecessor, Land Cruisers, it has a subject matter that is alternative history, although in this circumstance reality is much closer than a Great War ended early.

Here we merely move up the training and outfitting of one Italian division by about six months and move that division, somehow, to Tunisia. The M Division did indeed exist and was outfitted with the most modern German produced armored vehicles as shown in the supplement.

PDF is still available via the Gold Club. This game is also available at the Wargame Vault.
Display Scenario List (10)
Scenario Plays AARs Rating
01. Guardia del fascismo 4 2 3.4
02. Trovare il nemico 4 2 4
03. By the Book 2 1 3.5
04. Counter Attack 1 0 4
05. Vigili del fuoco 1 0 4
06. Tanks Against Tank 3 1 4.3
07. On the Attack 2 1 4
08. On the Defensive 1 0 4
09. Renewed Attack 2 0 4
10. Spring of the Panther 2 0 3
Display Order of Battle
Britain Order of Battle
Army
  • Mechanized
  • Towed
France Order of Battle
Armée de Terre
Italy Order of Battle
Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale
  • Motorized
Regio Esercito
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized
United States Order of Battle
Army
  • Motorized
  • Towed
Display Relevant AFV Rules
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Game's Order of Battle
  • Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
  • AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
  • AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
  • Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
  • Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
  • Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
  • Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
  • Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
  • AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
  • AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
  • Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
  • Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
  • Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
  • Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
  • Assault Gun: if closed-top, provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
  • Tank Destroyer: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
  • Self-Propelled Artillery: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
  • Anti-Aircraft Weapon Carrier: apply a -1 modifier to an air attack if within three hexes of the targeted hex (15.14).
  • Anti-Tank Gun Carrier: half-track with anti-tank gun, NOT a Tank Destroyer
  • APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
  • Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
  • Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier.
  • Prime Movers: Transports which only transport towed units and/or leaders (May not carry personnel units). May or may not be armored (armored models are open-top). All are mechanized. (SB)
  • Unarmored Weapon Carriers: These are unarmored halftracks (Bufla and Sk7/2) or fully-tracked vehicles (Karl siege mortar) with mounted weapons. All are mechanized, except the BM-13 (Katyusha rocket launcher mounted on a truck). They are weapon units, not AFV's, so they are never efficient and cannot be activated by tank leaders. (SB)
Display Errata (2)
2 Errata Items
Overall balance chart for 855

Two British infantry have their full strengths printed on the back. They should both be "2-3" when reduced.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
Overall balance chart for 623

In 1940: Fall of France, the units show Direct Fire. All units are Indirect Fire.

(rerathbun on 2015 Jun 06)
Display Nations (4)
Nations at War - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Italy
100%
 Italy
United States
80%
 United States
France
10%
 France
Britain
10%
 Britain
Display Battle Types (7)
Battle Types - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Hill Control
70%
 Hill Control
Inflict Enemy Casualties
70%
 Inflict Enemy Casualties
Road Control
30%
 Road Control
Exit the Battle Area
20%
 Exit the Battle Area
Urban Assault
20%
 Urban Assault
Meeting Engagement
20%
 Meeting Engagement
Patrol
10%
 Patrol
Display Conditions (4)
Conditions - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Off-board Artillery
90%
 Off-board Artillery
Randomly-drawn Aircraft
50%
 Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Reinforcements
30%
 Reinforcements
Hidden Units
10%
 Hidden Units
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