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By Wayne Turner and Phil Yates

Updated on
3 July 2013

Romanias Cavalry
Romania started the war with the Soviet Union with
six Cavalry Brigades, based on 12 Rosiori and 6 Clrasi
Regiments, while the other 7 Clrasi Regiments were used
for the Reconnaissance units of larger formations. Due to
their elite nature they were some of the first units to undergo
mechanisation. During the course of the war the Romanian
Cavalry underwent substantial organisational change, first
motorising some units with trucks and motorcycles and then
the expansion of the brigades into divisions in 1942.
In 1942 each Cavalry Division had three cavalry regiments, two were horse mounted and one was motorised.
The Romanian cavalry were skilled mounted infantrymen,
whether operating from horseback or from motor transport
and fulfilled the roll of elite mobile infantry rather than traditional sabre waving cavalry.
Like most European nations to be involved in the wars of
the late 19th Century, the Romanians had learnt the lessons
of modern combat and retrained their cavalry as mounted
infantry before the First World War.

Cavalry Regiments Attachments:


1st Cavalry Division
January to November 1942 with III Corps, Third Army,
after 20 November 1942 with German XI Korps, German
Sixth Army.
11th Clrasi Motorizat (Motorised Cavalry) Regiment
(1941, 1944-1945)
1st Rosiori Regiment (1941-1945)
2nd Rosiori Regiment (1941-1945)
Gard Clare (Guard Cavalry) Regiment (1942-1943)
5th Rosiori Regiment (1943-1945)
5th Cavalry Division
August to September 1942 with the Cavalry Corps, up to
January with the VII Corps and after January 1943 with the
Fourth Army.
6th Rosiori Motorizat (Motorised Cavalry) Regiment
(1941-44)
7th Rosiori Regiment (1941-44)

9th Rosiori Regiment (1941-44)


5th Clrasi Regiment (1941-44)
7th Cavalry Division
1942 attached to Third Army reserve, in November it is
attached to the II Corps, then to the German XXXXVIII
Panzerkorps, and back with the II Corps.
In late December division was asked by Group Hollidt
to take over the defence of Chernikov to protect German
depots. It defended the position with the 11th Rosiori, 11th
Clrasi and some German infantry. The 7th Cavalry Division
repulsed all Soviet attacks and was awarded 28 German Iron
Crosses. It defended the position until 2 January and was
the last large unit to hold defensive lines on the Chir River.
Heavily reduced in strength and missing most of it mounts
it returned to Romania with just under 5000 men. It was
disbanded in March 1943 and its troops merged with the 1st
Cavalry Division.
11th Rosiori Motorizat (Motorised Cavalry) Regiment
(1941-43)
12th Rosiori Regiment (1941)
9th Clrasi Regiment (1941)
11th Clrasi Motorizat (Motorised Cavalry) Regiment
(1942-43)
8th Cavalry Division
October 1941 to May 1942 with the German Eleventh Army,
as part of the Romanian Mountain Corps, before serving
with the Germans under the XXX Korps. In August 1942
it was under Group Mattenklott, XXXXII Korps, Eleventh
Army. In late 1942 to early 1943 it was once again under
Romanian command with the VII Corps.
3rd Clrai Motorizat (Motorised Cavalry) Regiment
(1941-45)
2nd Clrai Regiment (1941-45)
4th Rosiori Regiment (1941-45)
12th Rosiori Motorizat (Motorised Cavalry) Regiment
(1943-45)

8th Rosiori Regiment (1941-44)

9th Cavalry Division

11th Rosiori Regiment (1943-44)

August 1942 to September 1943 with the Cavalry Corps,


Third Army. In September 1943 serving with the German
V Korps.

6th Cavalry Division


February to December 1942 with Cavalry Corps, December
1942 with VII Corps, January 1943 with Fourth Army, February
to July 1943 with the German V Korps and Romanian Cavalry
Corps and July 1943 with Kampfgruppe Kress of the German
V Korps, Seventeenth Army.

10th Rosiori Motorizat (Motorised Cavalry) Regiment


(1941-44)

5th Rosiori Motorizat Regiment (1941-45)


3rd Rosiori Regiment (1941-45)
9th Clrasi Regiment (1944-45)
13th Clrasi Regiment (1941-45)

Romanian
Peasant Army

Defend the Homeland

Romanias huge army was drawn from the rural peasant class,
officered by the aristocratic upper class, and disciplined by
NCOs using 18th century style corporal punishment. Men
were regularly beaten for minor breaches in regulation and
discipline. The separation of men, NCOs, and officers even
went as far as meals that were supplied in three qualities,
with officers, naturally, getting the best. The officers were
also responsible for the training of their own units. This led
to a great variation in the quality of troops combat preparedness. The distant relationship between the officers and their
largely illiterate men combined with the harsh conditions of
army life, and sometimes poor training, led to mixed levels
of performance and morale in the field.

Though the Romanian infantryman may have mixed treatment from his officers and NCOs, once in the thick of the
fighting he would often fight tenaciously when confronted
by the enemy. They were not interested in invading Russia
or conquering the world, but to simply fight stubbornly to
defend what they already had.

To reflect the variable quality of the men and officers relationship and performance, Romanian platoons are rated
as Regular or Elite. After deployment, but before the first
turn, roll a die for each Romanian platoon and independent
Warrior teams. Consult the Peasant Army table to determine
their Skill and Motivation ratings. Platoons held in Reserves
do not roll until they arrive.

Peasant Army Table


Roll

Regular

Elite

Reluctant Trained

Reluctant Trained

Reluctant Trained

Reluctant Veteran

Reluctant Veteran

Reluctant Veteran

Confident Trained

Confident Trained

Confident Trained

Confident Veteran

Confident Veteran

Confident Veteran

Special Rules

Romanian Special Rules

When Romanian platoons test their Motivation to


Counterattack in assaults, you may re-roll the die and apply
the re-rolled result to all Romanian platoons that failed on
the original roll.

French Doctrine
The Romanian troops are trained in the French doctrine of
trench warfare. Their operational plan is to make a short
deliberate advance under cover of massed artillery fire, then
fortify their position to hold it while the artillery comes up
to repeat the process. While the advance is slow, it is sure and
will eventually result in the defeat of the enemy.
Once entrenched, Romanian infantry set up crossfire positions for every weapon allowing them to take any attack in
enfilade.
Romanian Infantry and Gun teams attempting to Dig In
succeed on a roll of 3+.
When conducting Defensive Fire, Infantry and Gun teams
that are Dug In or in Entrenchments can shoot over any
Man-packed or Light Gun teams that are also Dug In or in
Entrenchments.

Central Fire Control


Like the US Army, the Romanians were great followers of
French doctrine during the 1920s and 1930s and their artillery methods reflect this.
Romanian Company Command teams cannot act as
spotting teams for Artillery Bombardments.
When a Romanian artillery battery that has a Staff team
fires an Artillery Bombardment, any other artillery batteries with Staff teams may join it before rolling to Range In
and fire as a single combined Artillery Battery.

Cavalry Battalion

You must field one platoon or company from each box shaded black and may field one platoon or
company from each box shaded grey.
Batalion
de Cavalerie HQ

German Grenadier Platoon

15

Motorised Cavalry Platoon

10

Cavalerie Scout Platoon

11

Cavalerie Heavy Mortar Company

12

Horse Artillery Battalion

13

German Motorised Artillery


Battery

15

Cavalerie Anti-aircraft Platoon

12

Air Support

12

Divisional Support Platoons

Pioneer Platoon

11

Machine-guns

Infantry
7

Cavalerie Machine-gun
Platoon

Motorised Cavalry Platoon

10

Dismounted Cavalerie
Company

Vanatori de Munte Company

Cavalerie Company

Cavalerie Anti-tank
Company

Infantry

German Anti-tank Gun


Platoon

10

Cavalry

Cavalerie Anti-tank Company

14

Anti-tank

Anti-tank

Tancuri Platoon

Dismounted Cavalerie
Company

Armour
9

Cavalerie Company

Dismounted Cavalerie
Company

Cavalry

Cavalerie Company

Weapons Platoons

Cavalry

Combat Platoons

Headquarters

Headquarters

(Infantry Company)

Machine-guns
Reconnaissance

Cavalerie Machine-gun
Platoon

Artillery

Artillery

Cavalerie
Mortar Platoon

Artillery

Eastern Legions
While playing a Batalion de Cavalerie, whenever the rules
talk about a Platoon read that as a Cavalerie Company.
Where the rules talk about a Company, read that as a
Batalion de Cavalerie.

German Allies
Romanian companies can have German Heer troops as
support options. These platoons retain their own rules and
ratings, counting as Allied Platoons (see page 70 of the
rulebook).

Anti-aircraft

Aircraft

Romanian
Regular

Romania has three armies on the Russian Front, contributing more men to the conflict than any other
Axis power except Germany. A Batalion de Cavalerie is rated as Elite.

Elite

Headquarters
Batalion de Cavalerie HQ
Maior

Headquarters
Battalion HQ

Option

Maior

40 points

Replace either or both Command Cavalry Rifle/MG


teams with Command Cavalry Vanator de Care
Rifle/MG teams for +5 points per team.

The Romanian cavalry is traditionally divided into the


Clrasi and Rosiori, but by WWII any organisational or
training differences had disappeared. The 12 Rosiori and six

Company Command
2iC Command
Cavalry Rifle/MG team Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Batalion de Cavalerie

Motivation and Skill

Battalion HQ

Batalion de Cavalerie HQ

Clrasi Regiments made up the six cavalry divisions while


the other seven Clrasi Regiments provided the cavalry for
the infantry and higher formations.

Combat Companies
Dismounted Cavalerie Company
Capitan

Platoon
HQ Section with:
3 Cavalerie Platoons
2 Cavalerie Platoons
1 Cavalerie Platoon

320 points
220 points
120 points

Capitan

Sergent

Command
Rifle/MG team

60mm Brandt 60mm Brandt


mortar
mortar

HQ Section

Options

Replace Command Rifle/MG team with a Command


Vanator de Care Rifle/MG team for +5points.
Add 60mm Brandt mortars for +20 points per
mortar.
Add Machine-gun platoon for +105 points.

60mm Brandt 60mm Brandt


mortar
mortar
Mortar Section

Locotenent

Locotenent

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Modern cavalry are not the shock arm as they were of days
gone by, though they are still more than capable of the odd
dashing charge. Now they are like the old fashion dragoons
and fight as mounted infantry. They are just as comfortable
fighting dismounted as they are on horseback.

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Cavalerie Platoon

Cavalerie Platoon

They would often hold defensive positions alongside the


infantry or, as happened during the fighting in Crimea, be
forced to fight on foot because of a lack of horses.

Locotenent

Locotenent

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

ZB53 HMG

ZB53 HMG

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

ZB53 HMG

ZB53 HMG

Vanator de Care
To deal with Soviet tanks Romanian troops would often arm
a few brave men from their company with satchel charges,
anti-tank mines, Molotov cocktails and other improvised
close-assault anti-tank weapons. The Vanator de Care (tank
hunter) has to be a brave man, he knows that an assault on a
enemy tank could quite easily become his last.

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Machine-gun
Platoon

Cavalerie Platoon

Dismounted Cavalerie Company

Cavalerie Company
Capitan

Platoon
Capitan

HQ Section with:
3 Cavalerie Platoons
2 Cavalerie Platoons
1 Cavalerie Platoon

385 points
260 points
135 points

Command Cavalry
Rifle/MG team
HQ Section

Options

Replace Command Cavalry Rifle/MG team with a


Command Cavalry Vanator de Care Rifle/MG team
for +5points.
Add Cavalry 60mm Brandt mortars for +20 points
per mortar.
Add Machine-gun Platoon for +115 points.

The cavalry are the elite of the Romanian army. They are
mobile, highly trained and motivated. The cavalry proved
time and time again some of the toughest troops in the
Romanian forces.
Each company comes with ZB53 heavy machine-guns and
60mm mortars to provide the rest of the company with
plenty of fire support. These support weapons are mounted
so they can keep pace to the cavalry troopers.

Sergent

Cavalry 60mm Brandt mortar


Cavalry 60mm Brandt mortar
Cavalry 60mm Brandt mortar
Cavalry 60mm Brandt mortar
Mortar Platoon

Locotenent

Locotenent

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalerie Platoon

Cavalerie Platoon

Locotenent

Locotenent

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry ZB53 HMG

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry ZB53 HMG

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry ZB53 HMG

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry ZB53 HMG

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Machine-gun
Platoon

Cavalry Rifle/MG team


Cavalerie Platoon

Cavalerie Company

Romanian
Locotenent

Platoon

Locotenent

HQ Section with:
2 Machine-gun Sections
1 Machine-gun Section

130 points
75 points

Command Cavalry Rifle team


HQ Section

The machine-gun troops of the cavalry provide an important


role in any battle plan. Being mounted on horse allows them
to keep pace with the cavalry, but they must still dismount
their ZB53 HMGs to provide fire support.
A Cavalerie Machine-gun Platoon may make Combat
Attachments to Cavalerie Companies.

Sergent

Sergent

Cavalry ZB53 HMG

Cavalry ZB53 HMG

Cavalry ZB53 HMG

Cavalry ZB53 HMG

Machine-gun
Section

Machine-gun
Section

Batalion de Cavalerie

Cavalerie Machine-gun Platoon

Cavalerie Machine-gun Platoon

Cavalerie Mortar Platoon


Locotenent

Platoon

Locotenent

HQ Section with:
2 Mortar Sections

100 points

Options

Add Observer Rifle team for +15 points.


Add Cavalry limbers at +5 points for the platoon.
Mount Command and Observer Rifle teams as
Cavalry for +5 points per team.

The mortar platoons provide mobile artillery support for a


cavalry battalion. When limbered they are able to keep up
with the cavalry. They dismount and deliver supporting fire
when they need to.

Command
Observer
Rifle team
Rifle team
HQ Section
Sergent

Sergent

81.4mm Brandt Cavalry limber


mortar

81.4mm Brandt Cavalry limber


mortar

81.4mm Brandt Cavalry limber


mortar

81.4mm Brandt Cavalry limber


mortar

Mortar Section

Mortar Section

Cavalerie Mortar Platoon

Weapons Platoons
Cavalerie Anti-tank Company
Locotenent

Platoon

Locotenent

HQ Section with:
6 TAC 37 45mm (45mm obr 1937)
4 TAC 37 45mm (45mm obr 1937)
2 TAC 37 45mm (45mm obr 1937)

170 points
115 points
60 points

Option

Command Rifle team


HQ Section
Sergent

Sergent

TAC 37 45mm gun

TAC 37 45mm gun

Cavalry limber

Cavalry limber

A Cavalerie Anti-tank Company uses the Horse Artillery


movement special rule (page 118 of the rulebook).

TAC 37 45mm gun

TAC 37 45mm gun

The Romanians armed the anti-tank platoons of their


cavalry with Soviet 45mm obr 1937 anti-tank guns captured
in 1941.

Cavalry limber

Cavalry limber

Anti-tank Section

Anti-tank Section

Add cavalry limbers at no cost.


Mount Command Rifle teams as Cavalry for
+5points.

Sergent
TAC 37 45mm gun

TAC 37 45mm gun

Cavalry limber
Cavalry limber
Anti-tank Section

Cavalerie Anti-tank Company

Romanian

Regular

Romanias Cavalry Divisions are their very best infantry and fight with great determination. Divisional
Support Platoons are rated as Elite.

Elite

Tancuri Platoon
Locotenent

Platoon
3 T-38 (Panzer 38(t))

Locotenent

125 points

In March 1943 a tank battalion, equipped with 50 old


German T-38 tanks (CKD LT VZ 38 or Panzer 38 (t) tanks),
was sent to the front to reinforce the Cavalry Corps and the
Mountain Corps in the Kuban region east of Crimea.
It had three companies (51 , 52 and 53 ) each 15 tanks
strong. Five tanks were kept in reserve for replacements as
these old tanks had seen a lot of service and were not always
reliable. After the retreat from the Taman bridgehead, the
battalion was used in the fighting in Crimea in late 1943. It
returned to Romania in early in 1944, with only ten tanks
still operational.
st

nd

Divisional Support

Motivation and Skill

Command T-38
HQ Section
Sergent

rd

T-38

T-38

Tank Section

Tancuri Platoon

Vanatori de Munte Company


Capitan

Platoon
Capitan

HQ Section with:
3 Vanatori Platoons
2 Vanatori Platoons
1 Vanatori Platoon

320 points
220 points
120 points

Options

Replace Command Rifle/MG team with a Command


Vanator de Care Rifle/MG team for +5points.
Add 60mm Brandt mortars for +20 points per
mortar.
Add Machine-gun platoon for +105 points.

The hard fighting Vanatori de Munte of the mountain


infantry are equipped with rifles and ZB30 light machineguns. Each company also has supporting ZB53 heavy
machine-guns and 60mm mortars.
While fighting in the Crimea the Vanatori de Munte fought
with honour alongside their German allies. Their higher
levels of moral and training allow them to be more flexible
and aggressive on attack or defence.

Sergent

60mm Brandt 60mm Brandt


mortar
mortar

Command
Rifle/MG team

Mortar Section

HQ Section
Locotenent

Locotenent

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Vanatori Platoon

Vanatori Platoon

Locotenent

Locotenent

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

ZB53 HMG

ZB53 HMG

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

ZB53 HMG

ZB53 HMG

Vanator de Care
To deal with Soviet tanks Romanian troops would often arm
a few brave men from their company with satchel charges,
anti-tank mines, Molotov cocktails and other improvised
close-assault anti-tank weapons. The Vanator de Care (tank
hunter) has to be a brave man, he knows that an assault on a
enemy tank could quite easily become his last.

Machine-gun
Platoon

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team


Vanatori Platoon

Vanatori de Munte Company

Vanatori de Munte Companies are Mountaineers, see page


61 of the rulebook.

Motorised Cavalry Platoon


Locotenent

Platoon

Locotenent

HQ Section with:
3 Cavalry Squads
2 Cavalry Squads

125 points
90 points

Command Rifle/MG team


HQ Section

Options

Replace Command Rifle/MG team with a Command


Vanator de Care Rifle/MG team for +5points.
Replace all 1.5-ton trucks with motorcycle & sidecars per Rifle/MG team for +5 points.

In 1941 the Romanians started a plan to motorise their


cavalry. By 1942 the motorised cavalry brigades consisted of
three cavalry regiments, two of horse-mounted cavalry and
one of cavalry with trucks and motorcycles.

Sergent

Sergent

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

1.5-ton truck

1.5-ton truck

Cavalry Squad

Cavalry Squad
Sergent

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

1.5-ton truck
Cavalry Squad

Motorised Cavalry Platoon

10

Romanian
Locotenent

Platoon

Locotenent

HQ Section with:
3 Pioneer Squads
2 Pioneer Squads

130 points
95 points

Command Pioneer
Rifle/MG team

HQ Section

Options

Pioneer Supply
3-ton truck

Replace all Pioneer Rifle teams with Pioneer Rifle/MG


teams for +10 points per Pioneer Squad.
Replace all Pioneer Rifle teams with Pioneer SMG
teams for +10 points per Pioneer Squad.
Add 3-ton trucks for +5 points for the platoon.
Add Pioneer Supply 3-ton truck for +25points.

You may replace up to one Pioneer Rifle, Rifle/MG or SMG


team per Pioneer Squad with a Flame-thrower team at the
start of the game before deployment.
Romanias motorised combat pioneers are some of the best
trained and equipped troops in service. They can knockout
bunkers, destroy tanks or clear minefields.

Sergent

Sergent

Pioneer Rifle team

Pioneer Rifle team

Pioneer Rifle team

Pioneer Rifle team

3-ton truck

3-ton truck

Pioneer Squad

Pioneer Squad

Divisional Support

Pioneer Platoon

Sergent

Pioneer Rifle team

Pioneer Rifle team

3-ton truck

Pioneer Squad

Pioneer Platoon

Cavalerie Scout Platoon


Locotenent

Platoon

Locotenent

HQ Section with:
2 Scout Squads
1 Scout Squad

180 points
100 points

Command Cavalry
Rifle/MG team
HQ Section

Option

Replace Command Cavalry Rifle/MG team with a


Command Cavalry Vanator de Care Rifle/MG team
for +5points.

The mounted scouts provide the reconnaissance for the


cavalry divisions. These hand picked mounted troopers are
fast and can seek out the enemys intentions and uncover his
ambushes with expert observation.
A Cavalerie Scout Platoon is a Reconnaissance Platoon.

Sergent

Sergent

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team

Cavalry Rifle/MG team


Scout Squad

Cavalry Rifle/MG team


Scout Squad

Cavalerie Scout Platoon

11

Cavalerie Heavy Mortar Company


Locotenent

Platoon

Locotenent

HQ Section with:
3 Mortar Sections
2 Mortar Sections
1 Mortar Section

205 points
140 points
75 points

Options

Add Observer Rifle team for +15 points.


Add cavalry wagons at no cost.

The cavalry division were supplied with captured Soviet


120mm mortars and later with Romanian Resita copies. The
120mm mortars are transported in light wagons designed to
keep up with the cavalry. The 120mm mortars are easy to
setup and can be put into action quickly.
They provide excellent indirect fire capable of knocking out
entrenched enemy and the occasional vehicle.

Command
Observer
Rifle team
Rifle team
HQ Section
Sergent

Sergent

120mm Resita Cavalry wagon


mortar

120mm Resita Cavalry wagon


mortar

120mm Resita Cavalry wagon


mortar

120mm Resita Cavalry wagon


mortar

Mortar Section

Mortar Section
Sergent

120mm Resita Cavalry wagon


mortar

120mm Resita Cavalry wagon


mortar

Mortar Section

Cavalerie Heavy Mortar Company

Cavalerie Anti-aircraft Platoon


Locotenent

Platoon

Locotenent

HQ Section with:
2 Anti-aircraft Sections

85 points

Command Rifle team

Option

HQ Section

Add cavalry wagons at no cost.

Anti-aircraft cover for cavalry in provided by the divisional


anti-tank company armed with the 13.2mm Hotchkiss
model 1931 anti-aircraft machine-gun. This anti-aircraft
machine-gun was mounted on a seated tripod much like the
Italian Breda.

Sergent

Sergent

13.2mm Hotchkiss AA MG

13.2mm Hotchkiss AA MG

Cavalry wagon

Cavalry wagon

13.2mm Hotchkiss AA MG

13.2mm Hotchkiss AA MG

Cavalry wagon

Cavalry wagon

Anti-Aircraft Section

Anti-Aircraft Section

Cavalerie Anti-aircraft Platoon

Air Support
Locotenent

Sporadic Air Support


Ju 87D Stuka

100 points

Hs 129B

115 points

The Romanian air force (Forele Aeriene Regale ale Romaniei


or FARR) used a wide variety of aircraft for bombing and
ground attack. Included among these was the German
Ju87D, the first of which arrived with the FARR in 1943.
They also began flying Hs 129Bs in August 1943.

12

Locotenent

Aircraft
Flight

Air Support

Romanian
Maior

Platoon

Maior

HQ Section and:
3 Gun Batteries with:
12 KF 75mm (75/27)

360 points

Command
Rifle team

2 Gun Batteries with:


8 KF 75mm (75/27)

245 points

Locotenent

1 Gun Battery with:


4 KF 75mm (75/27)

130 points

Options

Add Observer Rifle teams for +15 points per gun


battery.
Add cavalry wagon and cavalry limbers at no cost.
Mount Command and Observer Rifle teams as
Cavalry for +5 points per team.

The horse artillery are provided with more horses to allow


them to keep pace with the cavalry. They are also trained
to get into action as quickly as possible. They gallop into
action, swinging the limber around at the last moment to
unhitch and get the gun ready to fire in just moments.
A Horse Artillery Battalion uses the Horse Artillery
movement special rule (page 118 of the rulebook).

Cavalry wagon

KF 75mm Gun

KF 75mm Gun

Cavalry limber

Cavalry limber

KF 75mm Gun

KF 75mm Gun

Cavalry limber

Cavalry limber

KF 75mm Gun

KF 75mm Gun

Cavalry limber

Cavalry limber

KF 75mm Gun

KF 75mm Gun

Cavalry limber

Cavalry limber

Gun Battery

Gun Battery

Divisional Support

Horse Artillery Battalion

Locotenent

KF 75mm Gun

KF 75mm Gun

Cavalry limber

Cavalry limber

KF 75mm Gun

KF 75mm Gun

Cavalry limber

Cavalry limber
Gun Battery

Horse Artillery Battalion

13

Motivation and Skill


The Romanians fight alongside the Germans and will often call on them to provide support.
German platoons supporting the Romanians are always rated Confident Veteran and
follow the German special rules on pages 241 to 245 of the rulebook.

Heer
Reluctant

Conscript

Confident

Trained

Fearless

Veteran

They are Allies to the Romanians and follow the Allies rules on page 70 of the rulebook.

Anti-tank Gun Platoon


Leutnant

Platoon

Leutnant

HQ Section with:
4 5cm PaK38
3 5cm PaK38
2 5cm PaK38

160 points
120 points
80 points

4 7.5cm PaK97/38
3 7.5cm PaK97/38
2 7.5cm PaK97/38

165 points
125 points
85 points

4 7.62cm PaK36(r)
3 7.62cm PaK36(r)
2 7.62cm PaK36(r)

245 points
185 points
125 points

4 7.5cm PaK40
3 7.5cm PaK40
2 7.5cm PaK40

290 points
220 points
150 points

Options

14

Add Kfz 15 field car and 3-ton trucks for +5points


for the platoon.
Replace all 3-ton trucks with Sd Kfz 10 or Sd Kfz 11
half-tracks for +5 points for the platoon.

Command SMG team

Kfz 15 field car

HQ Section
Unteroffizier

Unteroffizier

Anti-tank gun

Anti-tank gun

3-ton truck

3-ton truck

Anti-tank gun

Anti-tank gun

3-ton truck

3-ton truck

Anti-tank
gun Section

Anti-tank
gun Section

Anti-tank gun Platoon

There were never enough of the powerful 7.5cm PaK40 antitank gun, so the infantry divisions had to make do with the
7.5cm PaK97/38, an old French gun mounted on a PaK38
chassis or captured Russian 7.62cm guns rechambered for
German ammunition.

German
Leutnant

Platoon
HQ Section with:
4 Grenadier Squads
3 Grenadier Squads
2 Grenadier Squads

200 points
155 points
110 points

Options
Replace Command Rifle/MG team with a Command
Panzerknacker SMG team for +5points.
Add Light Mortar team for +15 points.
Add 3-ton trucks for +5 points for the platoon.
The grenadiers of the German infantry are seasoned campaigners having tasted victory in Poland, France, the Balkans,
and now Byelorussia and the Ukraine. They have performed
their duties to the Fatherland with the utmost of efficiency
and are ready to continue their march to the East.
Though well-manned and full capable, the shear enormity of
their task at hand means their value must not be squandered
foolishly.

Leutnant

Unteroffizier

Command Rifle/MG team

Light Mortar team

HQ Section

Mortar Squad

Unteroffizier

Unteroffizier

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

3-ton truck

3-ton truck

Grenadier Squad

Grenadier Squad

Unteroffizier

Unteroffizier

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

3-ton truck

3-ton truck

Grenadier Squad

Grenadier Squad

Support

Grenadier Platoon

Grenadier platoon

Motorised Artillery Battery


HAUPTMANN

Platoon

HAUPTMANN

HQ Section with:
4 10.5cm leFH18
2 10.5cm leFH18

245 points
130 points

Command
SMG team

Staff team

Kfz 15 field car

Kfz 68 radio truck

Options

Add Kfz 15 field car, Kfz 68 radio truck and SdKfz11


or Sd Kfz 7 half-tracks for +5 points for the battery.
Replace all Kbelwagen jeeps with SdKfz250 or
253 half-tracks for +5points.

Towed artillery provides a good balance between cost and


effectiveness. Because of its mobility, motorised artillery
was often repositioned to support Romanian troops during
critical attacks and to hold off Soviet breakthroughs.

HQ Section
LEUTNANT

Observer
Rifle team

Kbelwagen

LEUTNANT

Observer
Rifle team

Kbelwagen

Howitzer

Howitzer

Howitzer

Howitzer

GUN SECTION

GUN SECTION

Motorised Artillery Battery

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Tank Teams
Name
Weapon

Mobility
Range

Front
ROF

Standard Tank
24/60cm

2
2

Armour
Side
Top
Anti-tank Firepower

Equipment and Notes

Tanks
T-38 (Panzer 38(t))
3.7cm KwK35(t) gun

1
6

1
4+

Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Unreliable, Protected ammo.

Gun Teams
Weapon

Mobility

Range

ROF

Man-packed

24/60cm

ROF 3 while pinned down or moving.

60mm Brandt mortar


Man-packed
Firing bombardments

24/60cm
32/80cm

2
-

1
1

3+
6

Minimum range 8/20cm.

81.4mm Brandt mortar


Man-packed 24/60cm

40/100cm

2
-

2
2

3+
6

Smoke, Minimum range 8/20cm.


Smoke bombardment.

120-PM-38 or 120mm Resita mortar

Light

56/140cm

3+

Hotchkiss 13.2mm AA MG

Light

16/40cm

5+

Anti-aircraft, Turntable.

TAC 37 45mm (45mm obr 1937) gun

Light

24/60cm

4+

Gun shield.

KF 75mm (75/27) gun


Heavy
Firing bombardments

24/60cm
64/160cm

2
-

8
3

3+
6

Gun shield, Smoke.


Smoke bombardment.

ZB53 HMG

Anti-tank Firepower

Notes

German Guns
5cm PaK38 gun

Medium

24/60cm

4+

Gun shield.

7.5cm PaK97/38 gun

Medium

24/60cm

10

3+

Gun shield.

7.5cm PaK40 gun

Medium

32/80cm

12

3+

Gun shield.

Heavy

32/80cm

11

3+

Gun shield.

24/60cm
72/180cm

1
-

10
4

2+
4+

Gun shield, Breakthrough gun, Smoke.


Smoke bombardment.

7.62cm PaK36(r) gun

10.5cm le FH18 howitzer


Immobile
Firing bombardments

Infantry Teams
Team

Range

ROF

Rifle team

16/40cm

Anti-tank Firepower Notes


2

Rifle/MG team

16/40cm

SMG team

4/10cm

Full ROF when moving.

Light Mortar team

16/40cm

4+

Can fire over friendly teams.

Flame-thrower team

4/10cm

Flame-thrower.

Staff team

16/40cm

Moves as a Heavy Gun team.

Additional Training and Equipment


Vanator de Care and Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 4. German Panzerknacker teams are rated as Tank Assault 5.

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Romanian

Vehicle

Mobility

Front

Armour
Side

Top

Equipment and Notes

Trucks
Motorcycle and Sidecar

Jeep

Kfz 15 field car or Kubelwagen

Jeep

Opel 3-ton truck

Wheeled

Opel Kfz 68 radio truck

Wheeled

Arsenal

Transport Teams

Tractors
Cavalry limber

Wagon

Horse-drawn limber

Wagon

Cavalry wagon

Wagon

Horse-drawn wagon

Wagon

Half-tracked

Sd Kfz 10 or Sd Kfz 11

German Armoured Carriers


Sd Kfz 250 half-track

Half-tracked

Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG.

Sd Kfz 253 (StuG)

Half-tracked

AA MG.

Aircraft
Aircraft
Ju 87D Stuka

Weapon
Bombs

To Hit
4+

Anti-tank
5

Firepower
1+

Hs 129B

Cannon

2+

4+

Notes
Flying Tank.

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Romanian Vehicles and Guns


Romanian Name

Foreign Name

Original Nationality

Model to Use

Panzer 38(t)

Czech

GE022

French

45mm obr 1937 gun

Soviet

SU500

KF 75mm gun

Krupp 75mm field gun M1907/12

German

IT570

1.5-ton truck

Horch or Steyr 1500 or 2000

German or Czech

GE413, GE426

ZIS-5, Opel Blitz

Soviet, German

SU422, GE431

T-38
Hotchkiss 13.2mm AA MG
TAC37 45mm gun

3-ton truck

Special Order Catalogue


Remember the Romanians appear in the Special Order Catalogue where you can get the RSO101 Romanian Artillery Group
which comes with a Command Rifle team, Staff team, Observer Rifle team and 20 crew, enough for four guns.

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