Soviet Forces for I Ain't Been Shot Mum

Today we were playing an Eastern Front Game of IABSM, given that there are no IABSM3 supplements for the Eastern Front yet, I put together the following .

Organising Your Soviet Forces

Company Headquarters
One Big Man Level III or IV
One Big Man Level I or II
Three 50mm Mortars with 2 crew each
One PTRD Anti-tank rifle with 2 crew

First Rifle Platoon
One Big Man Level II or III
Three Rifle sections of 9 men


Second Rifle Platoon
One Big Man Level II or III
Three Rifle sections of 9 men



Third Rifle Platoon
One Big Man Level II or III
Three Rifle sections of 9 men



Machine Gun Platoon
One Big Man Level II or III
Three Maxim HMG with 5 crew each

Additional Big Men
Each Company HQ and each Platoon should roll a D6, on a 6 they should get an additional Level I Big Man.

Cards
A Soviet Rifle Company may have the following Bonus Cards:

• TBD

Support Platoon Options

Machine Gun Platoon

One Big Man Level II or III
Three Maxim HMG with 5 crew each



Machine Gun Platoon

One Big Man Level II or Forward Observer
Six 82mm Mortar with 5 crew each


Anti-Tank Platoon (option 1)

One Big Man Level II or III
Six 45mm obr 1942 with 5 crew each


Anti-Tank Platoon (option 2)

One Big Man Level II or III
Four 57mm ZIS-2 with 5 crew each


Anti-Tank Platoon (option 3)

One Big Man Level II or III
Four 76mm ZIS-3 with 5 crew each

Tank Platoon (option 1)

One Big Man Level II or III
Five T-34 obr 1942




Tank Platoon (option 2)

One Big Man Level II or III
Seven T-70 obr 1943



Tank Platoon (option 3)

One Big Man Level II or III
Three KV-1e


Radio Net
None

Rating Your Soviet Forces

Infantry

Troops / Actions	0	1	2	3	4
Veteran Infantry	1,2,3	4	5	6,7,8	9
Regular Infantry	1,2,3,4	5	6,7	8,9
Poor Regular Infantry	1,2,3,4	5,6	7,8	9

Anti-Tank Weapons

Weapon	Weapon Strike
45mm obr 1942	6
57mm ZIS-2	7
76mm ZIS-3	9
Infantry Anti-tank Weapons	0-4”	4-8”	8-12”	12-16”	16-24”
Infantry Close Quarters	3	-	-	-	-
PTRD Anti-tank Rifle	4	4	4	3	3

Vehicles

AFV	Armour Value	Weapon Strike	Speed	Notes
T-70 obr 1943	4	5	Fast
T-34 obr 1942	6	8	Fast
KV-1e	10	8	Slow

Some German Vehicles for 1943

AFV	Armour Value	Weapon Strike	Speed	Notes
PzIIIL	6	7	Average
PzIVH	6	9	Average