Otto Skorzeny
A slightly belated Memorial Day themed card
America has been a little under-represented of late so expect a spate of Green cards in the near future
Purge The Disloyal
Soviet Naval Infantry - The Soviet Union’s equivalent of the Marine Corps, the Naval Infantry became famous for their tough and zealous defense of the fortress port of Sevastapol. While the Naval Infantry remained a particular thorn in the side of Germany’s Army Group South, turning the Crimea into a bloody slog and contributing to the defense of Stalingrad, they also contributed to the defense of Leningrad and served alongside the regular Red Army during the defense of Moscow. While deployed in large formations as regular line infantry they also conducted a number of smaller airborne and amphibious raids behind German lines.
Lili Marleen - A sentimental song popular among both German and English speaking troops
Bren Gun Carrier - The Bren Gun Carrier or Universal Carrier was a light armored vehicle meant to support and supply Commonwealth infantry. The high degree of mobility it provided and the large numbers in which it was produced made it a common sight in every theater in which the British, Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders fought.
The Atlantic Wall - One of the most ambitious defensive projects of all time, the Atlantic Wall was Hitler’s attempt to free up as much manpower for the Eastern front as possible by fortifying France well enough to make it almost impossible to invade.
Designed in part to counter “Daylight Raid ” : http://ww2magic.tumblr.com/post/23489271643
Preemptive Strike - The German Military and Police forces coordinated their efforts brutally in an attempt to stop partisan activities before they started. Of course these efforts were rarely effective in doing anything but steeling the resolve of the locals to attempt resistance as the cost of a thorough search for cached arms (especially in the vast Soviet Union) was prohibitively high.
A long overdue addition to the requested RSHA deck.
Krav Maga - Hebrew for “Contact Combat”; Krav Maga is a full contact martial art developed in the Bratislava ghetto to help the Jewish partisans operating in the city protect themselves from fascist police and street gangs. A brutally efficient fighting style, an evolved version of Krav Maga is still used by the Israeli Defense Forces today.
The default form of the card which affects all Partisans, Irregulars, Commandos and Jews in play is meant to reflect an increasing brutality in general use by irregular troops of all factions and in all theatres. This should be sufficient if your opponent(s)’s deck(s) is/are full of regular frontline soldiers, however if you are also fighting a lot of irregular creatures, paying the kicker to give yourself an exclusive edge is probably worthwhile
Daylight Raid - Sneak attacks during daylight hours are inadvisable because they are so difficult to execute and can go disastrously wrong; of course the fact that a daylight raid is such a stupid idea also means that it is the last thing your enemy will expect you to attempt…
The British Army was particularly good at striking where it was least expected for maximum effect. The fact that the card does not affect armored creatures is both to prevent particularly unballanced gamelay and to reflect the reality of how difficult it is to move tanks stealthily. This card can be a game-changer if played correctly anyone trying to counter a blue deck which they think might contain this card should try to have some enchantments out that provide constant de-buffs or keep a damage dealing instant or two in their hand in case of emergencies.
Dispatch Bike - Motorcycles and bicycles were used for scouting and carrying of messengers in every army to some degree, with the BMW motorcycles of the Wehrmacht being among the most famous
Pretty much self explanitory… Troops with heavy equipment burn through supplies, if you put in the effort to make sure they have enough they will tend to be more efficient in combat.
Also happy almost belated Easter to all of our Christian followers…
The Marriage of King Edward VIII to American divorcee Wallis Simpson forced him to renounce his claim to the throne, casting England into political turmoil and giving political ammunition to the Nazis, of whom the deposed king was a casual admirer.
