The Great War: Whippet Tanks
The Great War: Whippet Tanks Rulebook
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Whippet Tank
The Medium Tank MK A, commonly know as the Whippet, was modestly armed with machine guns and are therefore classed as female tanks.
A Whippet tank is classified as a battlefield unit. Although the Whippet tank models are not included in this expansion, tank specifications for Whippet tanks are presented as a special bonus.
- Tank Strength - 1 Tank Silhouette Token
- Movement - Up to 3 hexes, no bogged down roll for first hex of movement, 1 die bogged down roll is made for each hex moved after the first: see Bogged Down rules section
- Battle - A Whippet tank has a range of 4 hexes:
- (adjacent no ranged combat, the 3 dice is close combat)
- (two hexes to target 3 dice)
- (three hexes to target 2 dice)
- (four hexes to target 1 die)
- A Whippet tank may be included on a machine gun barrage combat card, but may not cross fire.
- Morale - Must always ignore 1 flag
- Recover - When tank is ordered to recover, the player gains two recovery dice
- Victory Value - 2 Medals
Scenario 35 - Colincamps - 26 March 1918
Germany's 1918 Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, along the Western Front, was a last-ditch attempt for Germany to win the war before American forces entered Europe in large numbers. On March 26, as part of the Battle of Rosières, the Germans tried to capture the village of Colincamps in France, which was on their way to Amiens. Colincamps was held by New Zealand forces, who had forced marched to fill a gap in the British line. The German forces were in the process of outflanking the village when a company of Whippet tanks arrived. The Whippets, which were much lighter and quicker than Mark IVs, were able to drive away two German battalions that were about to enter Colincamps. The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
Battle Notes
Germans
- Command Cards 5
- Combat Cards 3
- HQ Tokens 8
- Reserve Artillery 4
- Move First
British
- Command Cards 5
- Combat Cards 3
- HQ Tokens 8
- Reserve Artillery 4
Victory - 6
- 1 Medal for each soldier unit eliminated.
- 2 Medals for each tank eliminated.
- The 5 building hexes form a Turn Start Temporary Majority Medal Objective worth 1 Victory Medal for the side that occupies the most buildings. The British player starts with 1 Medal.
- The German forces are racing against time. The British player may take a Victory Medal, instead of taking two command cards, when playing a "Recon" command card.
Special Rules
- There is no No-Man's-Land shelling roll in this scenario.
- Whippet Tank - Bonus Scenario.
Scenario 39 - Villers-Bretonneux (Tank vs Tank - Part 3) - 24 April 1918
Also on the 24th, shortly after the Whippet tanks had moved out of sight of Mitchell's Mark IV tank, they engaged a group of German infantry in the open. The German infantry were routed and as the tanks followed the retreating Germans, a A7V German tank emerged from a nearby wood. The Whippet was not designed to take on another tank and one Whippet was destroyed by cannon fire from the A7V, while the others retired. This was the first officially recorded German A7V tank vs Whippet tanks and the second tank on tank battle during World War One. The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
Battle Notes
Germans
- Command Cards 5
- Combat Cards 2
- HQ Tokens 8
- Reserve Artillery 3
- Move First
British
- Command Cards 4
- Combat Cards 3
- HQ Tokens 8
- Reserve Artillery 3
Victory - 5
- 1 Medal for each soldier unit eliminated.
- 2 Medals for each tank eliminated.
Special Rules
- There is no No-Man's-Land shelling roll in this scenario.
- Whippet Tank - Bonus Scenario.