Miscellaneous Optional Rules

1. Prisoner Execution

One prisoner per turn may be executed as a group's sole action for the turn as long as that group has at least one unpinned & unwounded non-IG PC. The executed PC counts as KIA for VPs. Only Japanese, Russian, Elite German, and Gurkha squads may perform this action.

2. Wheatfield

In rural scenarios in which Minefields are normally considered cower cards, treat them instead as Wheatfields.

1. Wheatfields have no TEM modifiers to incoming or outgoing fire; however a moving group in a Wheatfield is not subject to the +1 TEM from the movement card.
2. An AFV Overrunning a group in a Wheatfield is subject to Immobilization/Elimination per 29.4.
3. Infiltration attempts from a Wheatfield receive a 2 column leftward shift.
4. A PC attacking via CC an AFV in Wheatfield, receives a +2 CC modifier.
5. Partisans may Ambush from Wheatfields.
6. Treat as Open Ground in all other respects.

3. New Weapons

1. German FG42 Automatic Rifle: FP = (1,2,2,3,3,4); CCV=3. see here.

2. German G43 Semi-Automatic Rifle: treat as an American Semi-Automatic Rifle in all respects. Increase by 1 the DYO cost of a PC normally armed with a Bolt Action Rifle.