This is a summary of V4 book releases for informative purposes.
***2017***
Afrika Korps: Germans in the desert, mostly 1942. Mid War book. Mostly outdated due to the poor selection of units, but still usable. It brings its own Command Cards
Lists available: Panzer III Tank Company, Panzer IV Tank Company, Afrika Rifle Company. Armoured Car Company (on the cards).
Desert Rats: British in the desert, mostly 1942. Superseded by Armoured Fist. It brings its own Command Cards
Not recommended to buy
Fighting First: Americans in the desert. This is the only book for Mid War Americans. It brings its own Command Cards
Lists available: M3 Lee Tank Company, M3 Stuart Tank Company, M4 Sherman Tank Company, Rifle Company, Armored Rifle Company, M10 Tank Destroyer Company. M3A1 Armored Recon Company (on the cards).
Armoured Fist: the only Mid War British book, in the desert, but it's more rounded out than Desert Rats. With its own Command Cards
Lists available: Sherman Armoured Squadron, Grant Armoured Squadron, Death or Glory Squadron (Valentines, Crusaders and an option of American Lees), Crusader Armoured Squadron, Churchill Armoured Squadron, Valentine Armoured Squadron, Honey Armoured Squadron, Rifle Company, Motor Company. Humber Armoured Car Squadron (on the cards).
Avanti: the single Mid War Italian book, in the desert, but can be set in Russia. With its own Command Cards
Lists available: Tank Company, Bersaglieri Weapons Company, Bersaglieri Rifle Company. AB41 Armoured Car Company (on the cards).
***2018***
Iron Cross: Germans in Stalingrad, 1942, Mid War book. It mostly repeats the contents of Afrika Korps. The lists are usable in Russia (in Grey colour) or in the desert. With its own Command Cards
Lists available: Panzer III Tank Company, Panzer IV Tank Company, Grenadier Company, Panzergrenadier Company. Possibly an Armoured Car Company on the cards, but I don't have them.
Enemy at the Gates: Soviets in Stalingrad - Mid War. The first Soviet book. With its own Command Cards
Lists: T-34 (early) Tank Battalion, M3 Lee Tank Battalion, Mixed Tank Battalion (KV-1, T-34 and Valentines), Rifle Battalion, Hero Rifle Battalion. I don't know about the cards.
Ghost Panzers: Germans at Kursk, 1943, Mid War Book. Newer equipment which can be reused in Late War. Command Cards available.
Lists on the book: Panzer III (uparmoured) Tank Company, Mixed Panzer Company, Panther Tank Company, Tiger Heavy Tank Company, StuG assault gun Company, Armoured Panzergrenadier Company (with half tracks).
Armoured Car Company, Captured T-34 Company, Ferdinand Tank-Hunter Company, Panzer Company (RC), Reconnaissance Company, SS Panzer Company, 189th StuG Battery, StuG Company (RC), all of these on the cards.
Red Banner: Soviets at Kursk, 1943, Mid War Book. I don't have this book or its cards.
***2019***
Fortress Europe (June): 4 main armies for Late War: Soviets, Americans, British and Germans. Mostly reuses Mid War units with few exceptions. Not recommended to buy unless you want to build a list specific to it. It's ill advised to get its Command Cards, also probably difficult now.
Includes:
German lists: Tiger Tank Company, Panther Tank Company, Panzer III-IV Mixed Tank Company, StuG Assault Gun Company, Grenadier Company, Panzergrenadier Company.
British lists: Sherman Armoured Squadron (1 Firefly per troop), Italy Churchill Armoured Squadron, Rifle Company, Motor Company.
Soviet lists: KV-1S Guards Heavy Tank Regiment, Churchill Guards Heavy Tank Regiment, Hero T-34 Tank Battalion, Hero Rifle Battalion, Hero Motor Rifle Battalion.
US lists: M4 Sherman Tank Company, M5 Stuart Tank Company, M10 Tank Destroyer Company, Rifle Company, Armoured Rifle Company.
DDay American (July): Normandy for US. With Command Cards.
Includes M4 Sherman Tank Company, Veteran M4 Sherman Tank Company, M5 Stuart Tank Company, Veteran M5 Stuart Company, Armored Rifle Company, Veteran Armored Rifle Company, Ranger Company, M10 Tank Destroyer Company, Parachute Rifle Company, Glider Rifle Company, Assault Company, Veteran Assault Company, Rifle Company, Veteran Rifle Company.
On the cards: Cavalry Recon Troop.
DDay German (September): Normandy for Germans. Command Cards. Basically Veteran German troops.
Includes Beach Defence Grenadier Company, Fallschirmjäger Company, Fallschirmjäger StuG Assault Gun Company, Tiger Tank Company, Panther Tank Company, Panzer IV Tank Company, Armoured Panzergrenadier Company, Panzergrenadier Company, Reconnaissance Company.
On the cards: Half-track Scout Company, Puma Scout Company.
***2020***
DDay British (March): Normandy for the British. Command Cards.
Includes Churchill Armoured Squadron, Sherman DD Armoured Squadron (just Shermans), Cromwell Armoured Recce Squadron (just Cronwells), Sherman Armoured Squadron (just 1 Firefly in the troops), Desert Rats Cromwell Armoured Squadron (just 1 Firefly in the troops), Parachute Company, Airlanding Company, Commando Troop, Rifle Company, Desert Rats Rifle Company, Motor Company, Desert Rats Motor Company.
On the cards: SAS Parachute Squadron, Canadian Recce Squadron (the SAR), Breaching Group (armoured engineers), Recce Squadron (with Daimlers).
Waffen SS (August): set in Normandy, but it can be used across 1944. Command Cards.
Includes Tiger SS Tank Company (101st Heavy SS Tank Battalion), Panther SS Tank Company, Panzer IV SS Tank Company, StuG SS Tank Company, Armoured SS Panzergrenadier Company, SS Panzergrenadier Company, SS Reconnaissance Company.
On the cards: Armoured Car Company (222 and 231), Puma Company (from 1st SS Panzer), Half-track SS Company (250 half-tracks).
***2021***
Bagration German (April): set on the Eastern Front 1944. Command Cards.
Includes Hetzer Tank Hunter Company, Panzer IV Tank Company, StuG Assault Gun Company, Panzer IV/70 Tank Company, Tiger Tank Company, Panther Tank Company, Grenadier Company, Panzergrenadier Company, Armoured Panzergrenadier Company.
On the cards: 653rd Heavy Tank Hunter Company (Elefants), Puma Scout Company, Half-track Scout Company.
Bulge American (December): Battle of the Bulge 1944. Command Cards.
Includes Veteran M4 Sherman (late) Tank Company, M4 Sherman Tank Company, Veteran M24 Chaffee Tank Company, M24 Chaffee Tank Company, M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer Company, M36 Jackson Tank Destroyer Company, Battle Weary Armored Rifle Company, Battle Weary Rifle Company, Bastogne Parachute Rifle Company, Bastogne Glider Rifle Company.
On the cards: Engineer Combat Battalion (several cards), M24 Chaffee Cavalry Tank Company, M5 Stuart Cavalry Tank Company, Veteran Rangers (2nd Ranger Battalion).
***2022***
Bulge German (June)
Includes Brigade Panther (late) Tank Company, Brigade Panzer IV Tank Company, Tiger II SS Tank Company, Panther (late) SS Tank Company (Peiper), Tiger II Tank Company, Panther (late) Tank Company, Jagdpanther Tank Hunter Company, Jagdtiger Tank Hunter Company, Brigade Armoured Panzergrenadier Company, Brigade Armoured Assault Company (with assault rifles), Brigade Panzergrenadier Company, Ardennes Armoured SS Panzergrenadier Company, Ardennes Armoured Panzergrenadier Company, Volksgrenadier Company.
On the cards: Skorzeny Panzerbrigade, Volks Hetzer Tank Hunter Company, KG Gräbner, KG Knaust, Panzergrenadier Company, StuG Tank Company, Panzer IV Tank Company, SS Panzergrenadier Company, Panzer IV SS Tank Company, Reconnaissance Kampfgruppe, SS KG Hansen Vanguard, SS Schnellgruppe Knittel, cards for KG Swoboda.
Bulge British (October)
Includes Comet Armoured Squadron, Cromwell Armoured Squadron (with Challengers or Fireflies in the troops, up to 2), Guards Churchill Armoured Squadron (with captured Panther option), Hussars Armoured Squadron (with Cromwells and Challengers), Guards Sherman Armoured Squadron (with option of 2 Fireflies), RAM Armoured Squadron, Black Bull Motor Company, Kangaroo Rifle Company, Frost's Parachute Rifle Company, Glider Pilot Squadron.
On the cards: Airborne Recce Squadron (Jeeps), Breaching Group (armoured engineers), Armoured Car Squadron (Daimlers), Recce Squadron (Daimlers and Carriers), Airborne Royal Engineers, Inns of Court (Daimlers and Dingos).
***2023***
Berlin German (April). TBA.
***Unknown time***
Mid War booklets: with Formations such as paratroopers (Italian, German, British and US), commandos, rangers, etc.
These include some Command Cards, and are not recommended to buy.
Mid War compilations: Eastern Front and North Africa. These compile all existing material, including the booklets above. They include extra units, "Mid War Monsters".
21 Panzer booklet: for Late War, Normandy. Basically German weapons on French chasses.
Soviet Late War books: Bagration Soviet and Berlin Soviet. I don't have these.
Mid War Axis Allies: released on several booklets and compiled in the books above.
Late War Axis Allies: with their own book and Command Cards (Finnish, Hungarian, Romanian).
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