Balkania introduces a number of interesting new equipment types which require special rules.
i. New Artillery units include self-propelled guns, rockets, battlefield missiles and anti-tank guns.
ii. A new-air defence weapon is introduced - the SA-6.
iii. Two new types of mechanised units are introduced, Armoured cars and non-amphibous APCs.
Self-propelled Artillery
Self-propelled artillery are artillery guns mounted on armoured chassis. This gives the artillery added mobility and protection. Movement Allowance is 10, movement type is armour.
The Warpac armies favour the use of rocket artillery batteries to deliver massive amounts of firepower to a given area very quickly.
Rocket artillery is treated the same as other self-propelled artillery. It has a movement allowance of 10 and a movement type of armour. The only equipment of this type available is the BM-21 Rocket Launcher.
Range Cost
BM-21 3 hexes 8 AP
GM information only:
Firefactors; AC is A.
Indirect A B C D E
BM-21 5 3 2 2 1
Direct A B C D E
BM-21 1 0 0 0 0
Cost formula is; (sumFF(I)/DV)* Range +1 for self-propelled = 8.8
There are two types of battlefield missile available from the equipment lists; FROG - 7 and SCUD - A.
Missiles differ from other weapons in that they have both a minimum and a maximum range, and that they do not always hit the hex they are aimed at.
MIS units have a movement allowance of 10 and a movement type of 'armour'.
Accur Range Diverge.
FROG 7 30% 3 to 6 1 or 2
SCUD A 30% 4 to 16 1
Accuracy is the chance of the missile striking the hex that it was targeted at. Range is the minimum and maximum number of hexes the missile may be fired. Divergence is the number of hexes away from the target hex that the missile will land if it fails to strike the target - that is a FROG 7 could land 1 or 2 hexes (in any direction) away from the target.
A missile hitting any hex (targeted or otherwise) will randomly attack one unit in that hex, friend or foe. Missiles are fired using the HARrassment order (17) and attack every phase.
GM information only:
These missiles have the following indirect fire factors;
A B C D E
FROG 7 5 5 5 4 3
SCUD A 6 6 6 5 4
MIS units have an armour class of A.
The cost formula is
(2*(SumFF(I)/DV) + (Max range - Min range))* Accuracy.
FROG 7 16 AP
SCUD A 26 AP
The soviet influenced armies are the last in the world to continue to deploy large numbers of anti-tank guns. These units move as artillery with a movement allowance of 6. They have no indirect fire capability and can engage targets in their own hex only. Anti-tank guns are reasonably good against Armoured vehicles but are poor against infantry units.
The SA-6 is a self-propelled missile system. It moves as armour with a movement allowance of 10. It has the ability to attack hostile aircraft in it's own hex and in the 6 hexes immedietely adjacent.
GM Information Only:
Armour Class is B.
Fire Factors are :
(Note that item 61 Rapier in El Mythico is also an area defence weapon, although movement allowance is 6 and movement type is artillery.)
An armoured car is treated exactly the same as an APC except that it cannot transport troops. Armoured cars available in Balkania are the FUG-70 and BRDM2. Both are amphibious.
Sauer 4K4 Armoured Personnel Carrier differs from a normal APC in that it is not amphibious.
This module uses the standard rules for equipment purchases and delivery. Suppliers are the individual countries which border Balkania, each of which is able to supply only certain types of equipment.
Equipment can be obtained in 3 ways, it can be included in a player's start-up, it can be captured at a depot or it can be purchased from a neighbouring country. The countries who share borders with Balkania are - Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Slovakia and the Ukraine.
Each country can supply certain types of equipment as detailed in the following list.
ITEM COST Source ID
All units 0.5 All 01
AT mines (affects only armour)
1 All 02
AP mines (affects only infantry)
1 All 03
Infantry
Rifles 2 All 04
Grenade Launchers
1 All 05
HMG 2 All 06
Mortar 2 All 07
RPG-7 (AT) 4
Sagger B (AT) 7
S-60 57mm 6
ZSU-23-4 11
M55 20mm 4
SAM-6
122mm 8 range 3
130mm M46 14 (range 5)
75mm
90mm
100mm
BRDM2 Amphibious AC 4
Bulgaria, Slovakia, Ukraine
FUG-70 Amphibious AC 4
Start-up only
Sauer 4K4 APC 4
Austria
BTR-50 Amphibious APC 5
Albania, Ukraine
BTR-60 Amphibious APC 5
Bulgaria, Ukraine
M-60P Amphibious APC 5
Start-up only
M113 ACAV Amphibious APC 5
Greece, Italy
OT-64 Amphibious APC, wheeled 5
Slovakia
M24 Chaffee Light Tank 7
Greece
PT-76 Amphibious Light Tank 8
Ukraine
M41B Walker Bulldog Light Tank 9
Italy
M980 Amphibious APC 9
Start-up only
Sherman Firefly Medium Tank 9
BMP-1 Amphibious APC 10
Bulgaria, Slovakia, Ukraine
T34/85 Medium Tank 10
Depot, Albania, Bulgaria, Slovakia
AMX 30 Heavy Tank 14
Greece
SK105 Kurassier Tank Destroyer 14
Austria
M47 Medium Tank 17
Greece
T-55 Medium Tank 20
Albania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Ukraine
M48A2 Medium Tank 20
Greece
Leopard 1A1 Medium Tank 23
Greece, Italy
M60A1 Heavy Tank 31
Austria, Italy
T-62 Heavy Tank 31
Ukraine
T-72 Heavy Tank 33
Bulgaria, Slovakia, Ukraine
Mi-8 Hip (28 men capacity) - HELI. 9
Mi-24 Hind (8 men capacity, antitank) - HELI 17
Gazelle ( xx men capacity) - HELI
AB212 (xx men capacity) - HELI
MI-2 -HELI
F5 Freedom Fighter 34
MB326 17
MIG-21MF Fishbed J 32
A-7H Corsair
F-104S Starfighter
G-91
MB339
SU-20
Jastreb
MIG-29 Fulcrum
Orao
Super Galeb
FPB 3
MAB 4
LCM 5
Note from Paul: the above lists are incomplete.
Balkania uses NON - STANDARD entry point rules as detailed below.
Balkanian units may not move outside the country. International borders may not be crossed.
NOTE: This is now modified to cause attrition losses rather than forbidden.
Equipment can only be delivered inside Balkania.
Category A (light) equipment can be delivered to any Balkanian hex which is adjacent to an international border, except across impassable mountain hexsides.
The shores of Lake Antonic and Lake Balaton meet the international border requirement for the delivery of light equipment. Only Italian equipment may be delivered via these two lakes.
Category B (heavy) equipment can be delivered to any clear Balkanian hex adjacent to an international border, providing this hex is adjacent to at least one non-mountainous cross-border(ie international) hex and a major river does not separate the hex from the international boundary. An intact bridge negates the river prohibition.
Source country restictions as outlined above apply. Standard rules for the delivery of naval and air equipment apply.
In addition equipment can be delivered by sea from various suppliers as follows;
Italy, Albania and Greece can deliver equipment to coastlines bordering sea areas 1, 2 & 3 (the Gulf of Istria & the Adriatic Sea).
Bulgaria and the Ukraine can deliver equipment to coastlines bordering sea areas 4, 5 & 6 (the Black Sea).
GM INFORMATION ONLY: The fire factors included with these descriptions are for GM information only.
ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES OF BALKANIA
M24 Chaffee Light Tank (AC: C, FF: 4 4 2 1 0)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
75 mm 25 - 38mm 18.4 ton 30 mph 1944 Greece 7AP
Leopard 1A1 Medium Tank (ac D, ff 5 7 6 5 4)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
105 mm 10 - 70mm 40 ton 40 mph 1971 Italy, Greece 23AP
M113 ACAV Amphibious Armoured Personnel Carrier (AC: B, FF: 5 2 0 0 0)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
.50 cal HMG 14mm 11 ton 35 mph 1953 Greece, Italy 5AP
AMX 30 Heavy Tank (AC: C, FF: 5 7 5 4 3) (These stats differ from those used in ELM)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
105 mm 50mm 32 ton 40 mph 1966 Greece 14AP
M41B Walker Bulldog Light Tank (AC: C, FF: 4 5 3 2 1)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
76 mm 9.25 - 38mm 23.5 ton 45 mph 1951 Italy 9 AP
T-55 Medium Tank (AC: D, FF: 5 7 5 4 3)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
100 mm 20 - 170mm 36 ton 30 mph 1950 Ukraine,Albania,
Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia 20AP
M47 Medium Tank (AC: D FF: 5 6 4 3 2)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
90 mm 12.7 - 115mm 46 ton 30 mph 1950 Greece 17 AP
M48A2 Medium Tank (AC: D, FF: 5 7 5 4 3)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
105 mm 12.7 - 120mm 40 ton 30 mph 1953 Greece 20AP
M60A1 Heavy Tank (AC: E, FF: 5 7 6 5 4)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
105 mm 12.7 - 120mm 45 ton 30 mph 1962 Italy, Austria 31 AP
M980 Amphibious Armoured Personnel Carrier (AC: B, FF: 5 4 3 3 2)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
20mm + Sagger B14mm 13.7 ton 35 mph 1975 Start-up 9 AP
BMP-1 Amphibious Armoured Personnel Carrier (AC: B, FF: 5 5 5 3 2)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
73mm + Sagger B14mm 12.5 ton 34 mph 1967 Ukraine,Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia, 10AP
OT-64 Amphibious Armoured Personnel Carrier (AC: B, FF: 5 2 0 0 0)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
12.7 mm HMG 14 mm 14.3 ton 60 mph 1964 Czechoslovakia 5AP
FUG - 70 Amphibious Armoured Car (AC: B, FF: 5 2 0 0 0)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
14.5 mm HMG 14mm 7.6 ton 50 mph 1970 Factory 4AP
PT-76 Light Amphibious Tank (AC: B, FF: 4 5 3 2 1)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
76.2 mm 14mm 12 ton 27 mph 1953 Ukraine 8AP
(Please note that the stats for the PT-76 vary from those used in ELM)
Sauer 4K4 Armoured Personnel Carrier (AC: B, FF: 5 2 0 0 0)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
12.7mm HMG 14mm 12.5 ton 40 mph 1961 Austria 4 AP
(This vehicle is the only APC which is not amphibious. If this is a problem, then make it amphibious and add +1 to its cost).
SK105 KurassierTank Destroyer (AC: C, FF: 5 7 5 4 3)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
105 mm 10 - 40 mm 15.7 ton 40 mph 1973 Austria 14 AP
T-62 Heavy Tank (AC: E, FF: 5 7 6 5 4)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
115 mm 20 - 170mm 37 ton 28 mph 1961 Ukraine 31AP
T-72 Heavy Tank (ac E, ff 5 7 6 6 5)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
125 mm 120mm 39.3 ton 50 mph 1971 Ukraine,Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia 33AP
T-34/85 Medium Tank (AC: C, FF: 4 6 4 2 1)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
85 mm 18 - 75mm 32 ton 31 mph 1943 Depot, Albania, 10
Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia
Sherman Firefly Medium Tank (AC: C, FF: 4 5 3 2 1)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
76 mm 12 - 108mm 32 ton 25 mph 1944 Depot 9
BRDM2 Amphibious Armoured Car (AC: B, FF: 5 2 0 0 0)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
14.5mm HMG 10 mm 7 ton 50 mph 1966 Ukraine, Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia 4AP
BTR - 50 Amphibious Armoured Personnel Carrier (AC: B, FF: 5 2 0 0 0)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
7.62mm MG 10 mm 14.27 ton 27 mph 1965 Ukraine, Albania 5 AP
M-60P Amphibious Armoured Personnel Carrier (AC: B, FF: 5 2 0 0 0)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
12.7mm HMG 14 mm 11 ton 27 mph 1965 Factory 5 AP
BTR - 60 Amphibious Armoured Personnel Carrier (AC: B, FF: 5 2 0 0 0)
Weapon Armour Weight Speed Year Source Cost
12.7mm HMG 14 mm 10 ton 50 mph 1965 Ukraine, Bulgaria 5 AP
The old regime created various stockpiles of antiquated equipment and ammunition throughout the country. These depots are located on the map. They are guarded.
Some vestiges of the old regime remain to guard the arms depots, installations and some transport links.
Armoured vehicles will have to be rated for speed - Fast Normal Slow, this will determine their movement points - 8,9,10 etc.