Having driven the Hitlerite invaders out of Soviet Ukraine the Red Army turned its sights on Axis-allied Romania in the spring of 1944 Powerful mechanized armies were met by German & Romanian forces along carefully-prepared defensive lines which initially held off the attacks But by late summer the Red Army had broken through & Romania left the Axis to join the Allies in the liberation of Eastern Europe Broken Axis is a complete boxed game in the Panzer Grenadier series based on these battles You do not need any other game to play any of its 50 scenarios Design is by Mike Perryman creator of our Kursk Burning Tigers game You can play those scenarios individually or in one of four "battle games" that link them together for an intense campaign experience The Germans bring strong armored forces to the party including Tiger & Panther tanks Panzer IV medium tanks & the usual array of assault guns At least that&s what they have when they show up instead of leaving the fighting to the Romanians The Romanian Army has been rebuilt from its 1941 & 1942 disasters with German-made tanks & modern Romanian-made anti-tank guns The Germans do provide the elite Grossdeutschland Division & its epic stand at Tirgu Frumos is a centerpiece of the game’s scenario set The Red Army is powerful the new JS-2 heavy tanks are in action along with the first examples of the T3485 These are the first large-scale battles fought outside the pre-war borders of the Soviet Union & the Red Army is eager to take the fight to the Romanian “mush eaters” The game
Includes:: four semi-rigid mapboards with art by Guy Riessen The maps are fully compatible with all others in the Panzer Grenadier series (and those from Panzer Grenadier (Modern) & Infantry Attacks too) Plus 517 playing pieces silky-smooth & die-cut piece a joy just to hold in your hands & 50 scenarios with four battle games Players 1-2 Playing time 30 minutes Ages 12