Flames Of War Command

The Sturmtiger in Flames of War is a fearsome weapon mounted on a tiger chassis. Imagine dropping a house packed with explosives on an enemy and you’ll start coming close to the destructive power of this unit.

This weapon fires bombardments but it only gets 1 chance to range in on the enemy. Should you hit though any infantry or unarmoured vehicles caught in the blast is killed outright on a 5+ with no chance to save. If a tank is unlucky enough to be caught there it is hit with an AT6 hit to its top armour.

You can field these bad boys in the River of Heroes Handbook which is a follow up to Hammer and Sickle.

The Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer
is a specialized tank. It is only available to Hammer and Sickle  veteran tank hunters platoon but if you are playing the list it is a nice addition. Being veterans they get access to the abilities “shoot and scoot” and “manuvre and fire”.

Their stats are decent too.

Fully-tracked with Armour Front 7, Side 2, Top 1. It is armed with Hull MG and 7.5cm PaK39 gun. The 7.5cm PaK39 gun has a range of 32”/80cm, ROF 2, Anti-tank 11 and Firepower 3+.

The only downside is they are overloaded.

Since the Soviets just got a new heavy tank list the germans were bound to get a model to help deal with that threat. The Pak43 is that answer. Able to penetrate any armour this anti tank gun is what you want if you’re going to be running up against very heavy armour.

This gun has an AT rating of 16. Yes that isn’t a typo 16. This is enough to make even an IS-2 commander think twice. If you’re running a late war german force that sees a lot of enemy heavy tanks, pick this unit up. Its a monster.

There is an intelligence briefing out that covers the German Pioneer Kompanie. If you want to play a late war engineer based force that can easily dig in when the going gets tough then this is a force you should definitely consider. It is essentially an infantry company but it replaces the standard infantry with pioneer squads.

The Panzerkompanie has the toughest and hardest hitting tanks in the game. The Panther tank is a devastatingly powerful piece of armour. This list is a 1943 Panzer Platoon built to punch giant holes in your opponent. This is a 1750 point list as it is difficult to play a game with panther tanks and have any other units on the table if you play with fewer points. read more »

The German army has some fearsome tanks. What better way to play flames of war than to have a whole company built around the mighty panzer. This list is a good starting list to get used to the game. It gives you a decent number of tanks to play with and a support option. This is using the Afrika korps book. read more »

Having the biggest and the best tanks is what the German army is known for. While it is easy to see how the Panther and Tiger tanks are designed to knock out fortified positions and other heavily armoured tanks, it is less obvious the roles the different Panzer variants play in a mixed force. Most of the time you will be limited to one type of panzer due to the year, but if you’re fighting in early 1944 (Festung Europa) then the decision becomes trickier. When it comes to Panzers the IV variant might be a waste of points depending on the role you want them to play. read more »