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All-Arms Ground Combat for the period 1941 to 2010
Recommended scales: 1/76, 1/72, 28mm, 25mm, 20mm, 15mm
Manoeuvre Group is designed to fight all-arms actions in the period from 1941 to at least 2010, using forces up to a Company Group (Battle Group in U.S. terminology). That is, up to 8 tanks, 1 or 2 platoons of supporting infantry, and their supporting close reconnaissance, engineering and artillery assets, in an evening. The innovative rule system means no bookkeeping - just updating of a marker.
At this scale, the battles are fought at close quarters, in relatively dense terrain, be it urban or rural, from England to Iraq and all points in-between.
Manoeuvre Group's emphasis is just that, the command of manoeuvre units to eliminate the enemy. The reading of the ground, timing and employment of all-arms assets are the key to winning a battle. The player will spend more time moving units about to exploit weaknesses in the enemy's plan than calculation of hit factors and dice rolling. The rules capture the ebb and flow of a battle, often missing in other rules. With practise, experts (in tactics) can achieve 10 to 15 bounds in an evening even with a full Company Group.
The system has new mechanisms that encourages more realistic tactics, move fast, slow and even very fast, ram, take up positions, Hull down, Turret down. Learn to fight as a unit. Shoot and scoot is a real option.
New innovative terrain rules allow credible rear-slope defence using a new but simple dead ground system.
As it's different, we have included a basic warfighting guide on how to fight your command. How to use turret-down and hull-down positions for tanks. How to fight in urban areas. It also includes sample army lists (more to follow) and how to make your own. Also included is a set of scenarios and advice on how to fight them to get you started.
100 pages + markers and Quick Reference Sheet
Available here. (See Modern - Battle game)
To help Manoeuvre Group players (and others), we have also released a set of print-your-own card terrain that quickly folds flat for storage.