Battlegroup

Battlegroup is a tabletop miniatures game for two players that simulates World War II combat for tanks, infantry, and support units. The game emphasizes combined-arms tactics, allowing for tactical depth and offering detailed rules for various WWII theaters and campaigns, with systems to ensure varied and decisive games.

Core Gameplay

Scale & Setting:

Battlegroup uses 15mm or 20mm scale miniatures and is set during World War II, allowing for battles in various theaters like the Eastern Front, Western Front, or North Africa.
Objective:

The goal is to achieve victory by fulfilling specific scenario objectives, which can involve destroying enemy units or controlling key areas.
Turns:

The game is turn-based, with players alternating phases to maneuver their units, declare attacks, and activate other game effects.
Unit Types:

Players build armies mixing different unit types, including infantry, armored vehicles, and support weapons like mortars and artillery.
Movement:

Units have a movement allowance, with models within a unit moving to the maximum distance allowed by their respective unit type.
Combined Arms:

The system encourages combined-arms warfare, using various unit types together to their best advantage.

Key Mechanics

Suppression:

A “two-tier” firing system is central to the game, where Suppressing Fire from weapons like machine guns and mortars can pin down enemy units, limiting their movement and actions.
Aimed Fire:

Once an enemy unit is suppressed, players can use Aimed Fire for a higher chance of damaging or destroying it.
Morale:

Units have morale ratings that affect their combat effectiveness. The Battle Rating system adds drama and provides a definitive endpoint to the game.
Dice Rolls:

Dice are used to determine the outcomes of actions, introducing an element of chance to combat and other resolutions.