PATTON'S WAR
RULES & SCENARIOS FOR PANZERBUTZ AND PANZER LEADER
By: Tom Cundiff

	As most historians know. General Patton advocated an immediate attack upon the Soviet Union while the U.S. forces were at hand in Europe. There can be little doubt about the tyranny that descended over Europe as a result of occupation and surrogate rule. The view that the Soviet Union was the greatest evil beyond Hitler was not an isolated one. MacArthur recognized their intent and prevented them from inserting occupation troops in Japan. My father has often told the story that on VJ day several officers of his 6th Div., then fighting in the Phillipines, told the men that another war was comingthis time the enemy being the U.S.S.R. Whether the U.S. public would have supported such a move on short notice, and after a long war, is now a moot question. It seems obvious that the world's best interests would have been served had the totalitarian government of the U.S.S.R. ceased to exist. There would have been vastly smaller funds expended on defense budgets and millions would now be alive that are not. But enough wishful thinkingon to the meat of the subject at hand. The scenarios herein presented offer the opportunity to test Soviet metal against that of the West The wide disparity in quality that now exists did not in 1945. Indeed, many Soviet tanks were better than those of Germany. Some Soviet aircraft, though having little impact on the Panzerleader(PL)/Panzerblitz(PB) system, were as good as Allied models though their pilot training, by all accounts, left much to be desired. And, of course, the Soviet Navy did not exist...OK, it existed in name only.
	These scenarios are basically a reworking of existing scenarios, switching Soviets for Germans in the case of PL scenarios, and switching Allied units for Germans in PB scenarios. All board references have been changed in the PB scenarios so that LOF/LOS could be determined according to the PL system. All PL rules are in effect, but a few additions are presented here to accommodate the use of Soviet troops and terrain indicative of Eastern Europe.

1. Stacking:
A. Soviet units may stack no more than two to a hex.
B. Destroyed Soviet armored counters are replaced by a double wreck counter (No more than three wreck counters may be placed in a hex.).

2. Terrain Effects Additions:
A. Streambeds:
1.) It costs Trucks 5 mf to leave a streambed hex.
2.) It costs other vehicles 3 mf to leave streambed hexes.
B. Stream Fords:
1.) These are hexes where units may cross a river or stream without the presence of a bridge.
2.)Once a Ford hex is entered, units must pay the streambed costs to leave the ford hex.
3.)Movement may not be up or down a river or stream, only across the body of water.
C. Stream hexes, Streambeds, and Stream Folds are subject to section VII.K for LOS/Obstruction rules.
D. No attacks of any kind are allowed from steeambeds or foids.

3. Range adjustments for Panzerblitz units operating under Panzer Leader rules:
A. Soviet Rifle counters have a range of 2 without the range bonus.
B. Soviet Guards counters have a range of 2 and possess the range bonus.
C. Soviet Engineers have a range of one and possess the range bonus.
D. Soviet Recon units do not possess the range bonus.

And now without further ado, PATTON'S WAR!