Berlin: German Command Cards (FW273C)

Berlin: German Command Cards (FW273C) Contains 52 cards to enhance your force, field iconic warriors and customise your units. Command Cards allow Flames Of War generals to field iconic warriors, build new types of units, field new types of equipment, enhance your commander’s capabilities, and bring new tactics and stratagems to the battlefield. Order your Berlin: German Command Cards here...

Berlin: German In January 1945 the German Ardennes offensive in the west failed to force the Allies to the negotiating table. The British and Americans are ready to cross into Germany. The newly-raised Panzerdivision ‘Clauswitz’ and troops from the schools and training battalions are thrown into the fight. Every fighting man is utilised in the defence of the Reich. In the east, the Germans traded ground for time, falling back into western Poland and east Prussia and establishing Festerplatz, or fortress cities. An eerie calm settled in for the first few weeks of the new year as both sides prepare.

Command Cards are entirely optional and can be added to your force in two ways. You can add them to your normal point cost, just as you would add a unit to your force, or you and your opponent can agree on a set amount of points that each may use just to add Command Cards to your lists. Many Command Cards are hidden until they are used, so you’re never quite sure what your opponent’s battle plans are until they are revealed. While hidden, Command Cards do not affect their attached unit—a player must reveal them if they wish to gain the card's benefits. Some Command Cards must be revealed at the start of the game; these cards are used to build your army and have the keyword 'Build'. Download a copy of the Command Card Rules here... Check out the Command Card Q&A here... The Berlin: German Command Card pack is a full set of Late War Command cards. Like in Mid-War, you can add these cards to your force for a point cost listed on the card. But there have been some changes to the Late War Command Cards as well; we have two new types of command cards, Titles and Equipment. Here is a list of what command cards come in the box.

The Berlin: German Command Card List

Softskin Transport Lucky Panzer Pioneer Platoon Goliath Remote Control Bomb Stuka zu Fuss Machine-Gun Nests 'Porshe' Tiger II (Early) Tank Luchs Scout Troop Luchs Scout Company Aufklärer 38(t) Scout Company Sd Kfz 234 Scout Company Möbelwagen AA Tanks 10.5cm leFH18/40 Howitzer 21cm Nebelwerfers 30cm Nebelwerfers Looted T-34 Battle Group (SS-Panzerbrigade Westfallen) SS Grenadier Platoon (SS-Panzerbrigade Westfallen) SS Scout Platoon (SS-Panzerbrigade Westfallen) SS Tank-Hunting Platoon Machine-Gun Platoon (Volkssturm) Mortar Platoon (Volkssturm) Infantry Gun Platoon (Volkssturm) 10.5cm AA Gun Long 8.8cm AA Gun Twin 3.7cm AA Gun

8.8cm Railway AA Gun Twin 8.8cm Railway AA Gun 10.5cm Railway AA Gun Railway Guns Pioneer School Sniper School Kriegsmarine (1st & 2nd Marine-Grenadier Divisions) Marine Infantry (1st & 2nd Marine-Grenadier Divisions) Marine Weapons (1st & 2nd Marine-Grenadier Divisions) 7.5cm Anti-Tank (1st & 2nd Marine-Grenadier Divisions) 15cm Gun Platoon (1st & 2nd Marine-Grenadier Divisions) Tank-Hunting Platoon (1st & 2nd Marine-Grenadier Divisions) Artillery (1st & 2nd Marine-Grenadier Divisions) Captured Guns (1st & 2nd Marine-Grenadier Divisions) Hetzers (1st & 2nd Marine-Grenadier Divisions) Tiger HQ (Panzerdivision Müncheberg) Panzer Lehrer Clever Hans (Panzer Lehrer) Deadly Gunner (Panzer Lehrer) Rapid Fire (Panzer Lehrer) Schnell (Panzer Lehrer) Roll Over Them (Panzer Lehrer) Gustav Walle Kuno von Meyer Horst Zobel Hans-Ulrich Rudel

Command Card Previews As you might expect, the Berlin: German pack has many of the same Command Cards as other nations like Softskin Transport, Lucky, etc. However, you will also find a great variety of cards for Warriors, Unit and Formation builds, as well as cards that enhance a particular part of your Forces' capabilities. You will also find plenty of flavourful cards to give your force a feel all its own.  As an example, there are several different build cards. Some do simple things like 10.5cm AA Gun, which allows you to replace your Luftwaffe 8.8cm Heavy AA Platoon with a 10.5cm Heavy AA Platoon, hitting harder at a cost of +1 point.

There are some more unique examples of build cards, such as the 10.5cm Railway AA Gun command card. This takes the 10.5cm Heavy AA Platoon from the previous example and mounts it on a flatcar. This is brought alongside the Railway Guns command card, which provides you with rules on how these flatcars can be deployed. Bring a length of railway terrain to your next battle and ambush your opponent with flatcar-mounted AA guns!

The Berlin: German command card pack gives you some unique Formation card options, including the 1st and 2nd Marine-Grenadier Divisions Kriegsmarine. Using the Marine Infantry card, this formation comprises Marine-Grenadier Assault and Rifle platoons, alongside integral weapons platoons and heavy weapons platoons such as 7.5cm Anti-Tank platoons. This lets you field a complete formation of Kriegsmarine infantry to support your force on the streets of Berlin!

A couple of the more interesting Unit cards include 'Porshe' Tiger II (Early) Tank and Stuka zu Fuss. Both of these cards let you field more variation in your German force, representing the final desperation as the German Army through whatever it could at the attackers. The Porshe turret allows you to field slightly cheaper Tiger IIs, whilst the Stuka zu Fuss gives you a single-use, devastating bombardment from your Panzer Pioneer Platoon Sd Kfz 251s.
	There are four new warriors you can field, of which the most well-known one here is Hans-Ulrich Rudel. Rudel returns in his Stuka to continue his impressive streak which consisted of targets from tanks to the Soviet battleship Marat. The card allows your Aircraft Unit to arrive on the table on a roll of 3+, and allows the Unit Leader to re-roll all failed rolls To Hit each time he shoots with his 3.7cm gun.