World War II DBA

Converted by Damond Crump

Force Composition
The game is played with a force that is composed of a maximum of 13 elements, according original
table of organisation.
In each division list there are two categories: Required and Support. It's not possible to use Support
before Required is filled.
Troop Definitions
Infantry Soldiers with rifles and light support weapons such as squad machine guns and light
mortars. Infantry primarily move and fight on foot but can also be transported by truck or half track.
Heavy Weapons Infantry armed with heavy machine guns and mortars that support regular
infantry on the attack or defense. Often heavy weapons teams are moved by
transport such as trucks or half-tracks.
Tank Armored vehicles with large cannon and machine guns. Examples are the German Panzer III
or IV, the Soviet T-34, and the American M4 Sherman,
Heavy Tank Tanks with superior weapons and armor for their time period. They tended to move
slowly and to ignore the effects of lesser weapons. Obvious examples are the German Tiger and
Soviet IS1, but the Matilda in the first years of the desert war would also be a heavy tank.
Reconnaissance Armored cars and light tanks used for scouting that have good mobility and light
armor and armament (generally machine guns or light cannon). Examples are the German Panzer II,
the British Humber scout car and the Russian T-70.
Anti Tank Guns Towed guns or self propelled guns whose primary use are for destroying armored
vehicles. Examples are the British 6 pounder, the Soviet SU-100 and
the German Hetzer. This is also includes anti-aircraft guns that have been pressed into anti-tank
service like the dreaded German 88.
Artillery Towed or self-propelled, large bore guns that are used to bombard distant targets in
preparation of an attack or used to break up an attack. Examples are the American 75mm Howitzer,
German Nebelwerfer and the British Bishop.
Anti-Aircraft Gun Towed or self propelled, often rapid firing, guns that are used to attack aircraft.
They are somewhat effective against armored targets. Examples are the German Quad 20mm and
the American M3 Halftrack with .50 cal machineguns.
Headquarters The General and his command staff traveling in command vehicles and
communications vehicles.
Basing

40mm wide bases give enough room to mount enough troops to make it look nice. If you are not
using 40mm bases be sure to use the same width with all elements (yours
and your opponents). The minimum base depth is suggested below.
Base

Depth

Infantry
Tank
Reconnaissance
Anti-Tank Gun
Artillery
Anti-Aircraft
Transport
Headquarters

20mm
40mm
40mm
20mm
20mm
20mm
40mm
40mm

Force List format

The force list is broken into nation, division type and year. Each element type is preceded by a
number, which tells how many of those elements are available. In brackets after are the target types
(s=soft, a=armored) and movement types (f=foot, w=wheeled, t=tracked).
Some elements have a slash, for example 1 Infantry (sf/w). This usually represents an element that
is transported by trucks or some other vehicle.
Great Britain and Commonwealth
Armoured Division 193940
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Tank (at)
Support
2 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w or sw/sf portee, 1940)
or
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (aw)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
Armoured Division 1941
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Tank (at)
Support

1 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Infantry (sf)
2 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w or sw/sf, portee)
or
1 Aanti-Aircraft (sf/w)
2 Reconnaissance (aw)
Armoured Division 1942 (Jan-May)
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
3 Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (aw)
2 Infantry (sf/w)
Support
2 Infantry (sf/w)
2 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w or sw/sf, portee)
or
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Armoured Division 1942 (May Dec)
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
3 Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (aw)
2 Infantry (sf/w)
Support
2 Infantry (sf/w)
4 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w or sw/sf, portee)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
1 Reconnaissance (aw)
Armoured Division 1943 1945
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
3 Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (at)
1 Reconnaissance (aw)
1 Infantry (sf/w)

Support
3 Infantry (sf)
2 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w or at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Infantry Division 1939 1940
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf)
Support
3 Infantry (sf)
1 Reconnaissance (at)
3 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
Infantry Division 1941 1945
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf)
Support
3 Infantry (sf)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w)
1 Reconnaissance (at)
3 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
Airborne Division 1944 -1945
Required
1 Headquarters (sw, jeep)
6 Infantry (sf, paratroops)
Support
1 Reconnaissance (sw)
3 Infantry (sf, glider troops)

1 Infantry (sf, glider pilots)

1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Reconnaissance (at, tetrarch)
Germany
Panzer-Division 1940
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
4 Tank (at)
2 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)
Support
1 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)
1 Infantry (sf/w, motorcycles)
1 Reconnaissance (aw)
2 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Panzer-Division 1941 1942
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
3 Tank (at)
3 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)
Support
1 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)
1 Infantry (sf/w, motorcycles)
1 Reconnaissance (aw)
2 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Panzer-Division 1943
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
2 Tank (at)
1 Infantry (sf /at, half track)
3 Infantry (sf /w, trucks)

Support
1 Reconnaissance (at)
1 Anti-Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Panzer-Division 1944 - 1945
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
2 Tank (at)
1 Infantry (sf/at, halftracks)
3 Infantry (sf/w)
Support
1 Reconnaissance (aw)
1 Anti-Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
2 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) 1940
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)
Support
3 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)
1 Infantry (sf/w, motorcycle)
1 Reconnaissance (sw, motorcycles)
2 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) 1941 1942
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)

Support
3 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)
1 Infantry (sf/w, motorcycles)
1 Reconnaissance (sw, motorcycles)
2 Tank (at),
2 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Panzergrenadier-Division 1943
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)
Support
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w, truck)
1 Anti-Tank (at)
2 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w, truck or at, self propelled)
1 Tank (at)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
Panzergrenadier-Divivison 1944-1945
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf/w, truck)
Support
1 Reconnaissance (aw)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w, truck)
2 Anti-Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w or at)
1 Tank (at)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
Infanterie-Division 1940 1942
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf)

Support
3 Infantry (sf)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w, truck)
1 Reconnaissance (sf, horse or bicycle)
2 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Infanterie-Division 1943
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf)
Support
3 Infantry (sf)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w, truck)
1 Reconnaissance (sf, horse or bicycle)
2 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
or
1 Heavy Tank (at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Infanterie-Division 1944-1945
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf)
Support
1 Infantry (sf)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w, truck)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w or at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
or
1 Heavy Tank (at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Volksgrenadier Division 1944-1945
Required

1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf, 5 foot and 1 bicycle)
Support
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w or at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
or
1 Heavy Tank (at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Fallschirmjager Division 1943 1945
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf/w, truck)
Support
3 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w, truck)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w or at)
2 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
or
1 Heavy Tank (at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
.
Note: Fallschirmjaeger Divisions no longer airdropped after the invasion of Crete (June 1941). For
battles where the Fallshirmjaeger have been air dropped remove all transport except for
Headquarters.
Italy
Divisione corazzata 1940
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
3 Tank (at)
2 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Iinfantry (sf/w, motorcycle)
Support
1 Artillery (sf/t or at)
1 Reconnaissance (sw)

1 Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Divisione corazzata 1941
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
3 Tank (at)
2 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w)
Support
1 Artillery (sf/t or at)
2 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
Divisione corazzata 1942 - 1943
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
3 Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (at)
2 Anti-Tank (at)
Support
2 Infantry (sf/w)
2 Anti-Tank (sf/t or at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (at)
Divisione motorizzata 1941 1943
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf/w)
Support
1 Infantry (sf/w, motorcycles)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
2 Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w or at)

1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Divisione fanteria 1941
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf)
Support
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w, trucks)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w or at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Divisione fanteria 1942 - 1943
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf)
Support
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w or at)
United States
Heavy Armoured Division 1942
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
4 Tank (at)
2 Infantry (sf/at, halftrack)
Support
3 Reconnaissance (at)
2 Infantry (sf/at, halftrack)
1 Anti-Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (at)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w or at)

Heavy Armoured Division 1943 1945

Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
4 Tank (at)
2 Infantry (sf/at, halftrack)
Support
3 Reconnaissance (at)
2 Infantry (sf/at, halftrack)
1 Anti-Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Artillery (at)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (at)
1 Tank (at)
Light Armoured Division 1943-1945
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
3 Tank (at)
3 Infantry (sf/at, halftracks)
Support
1 Anti-Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (sw)
1 Artillery (at)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (at)
1 Tank (at)
1 Infantry (sf/at, halftrack)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
Infantry Division 1942
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)
Support
3 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w, truck)
1 Anti-Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)

1 Artillery (sf/w, trucks)

1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Reconnaissance (sw, jeeps)
1 Tank (at)
Infantry Division 1943-1945
Required
1 Headquarters (sw),
6 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)
Support
3 Infantry (sf/w, trucks)
1 Infantry (sf/at, halftrack)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w, truck)
1 Anti-Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
2 Tank (at)
1 Artillery (sf/w, trucks)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Reconnaissance (sw, jeeps)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w, trucks)
Airborne Division 1944 1945
Required
1 Headquarters (sw, jeep)
6 Infantry (sf, paratroops)
Support
3 Infantry (sf, glider)
1 Artillery (sf/w, jeeps)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
3 Anti-Tank (sf/w, jeep)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w, jeep)
Soviet Union
Tank Corps 1941
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
3 Tank (at)
3 Reconnaissance (at)
Support

2 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w, trucks)
1 Artillery (sf/w, trucks)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w, truck)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (at)
Tank Corps 1942
Required
1 Headquarters (at)
3 Tank (at)
3 Reconnaissance (at, t-70)
Support
6 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Infantry (sf/w, motorcycles)
1 Artillery (sw)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (at)
Tank Corps 1943
Required
1 Headquarters (at)
3 Tank (at, t-34))
3 Reconnaissance (at, t-70 and 26)
Support
5 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w)
1 Infantry (sf/w, motorcycles)
1 Anti-Tank (at)
2 Artillery (at)
2 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sw)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (at)
Tank Corps 1944 - 1945
Required
1 Headquarters (at, t-34)
6 Tank (at)

Support
4 Tank (at)
2 Heavy Tank (at)
5 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Infantry (sf/w, motorcycles)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
2 Artillery (at)
3 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sw)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Mechanised Corps 1942
Required
1 Headquarters (at, t-34)
6 Infantry (sf/w)
Support
1 Tank (at)
2 Reconnaissance (at)
4 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Infantry (sf/w, motorcycles)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sw)
2 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
Mechanised Corps 1943
Required
1 Headquarters (at)
1 Tank (at)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
4 Infantry (sf/w)
Support
1 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Infantry (sf/w, motorcycles)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w)
3 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Artillery (at)
1 Artillery (sw)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (at)

Mechanised Corps 1944 - 1945

Required
1 Headquarters (at, t-34)
2 Tank (at)
4 Infantry (sf/w)
Support
2 Tank (at)
1 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Infantry (sf/w, motorcycles)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w)
2 Artillery (at)
2 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sw)
1 Anti-Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (at)
Rifle Division 1941 1945
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf)
Support
3 Infantry (sf)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf)
2 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
3 Artillery (sf/w)
2 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
1 Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (at or aw)
Cavalry Division 1941 1942
Required
1 Headquarters (sf, horse)
3 Infantry (sf, horse)
1 Reconnaissance (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf horse)
or
1 Artillery (sf, horse)
Support

2 Infantry (sf, horse)

1 Anti-Tank (sf, horse)
1 Artillery (sf, horse)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf)
Cavalry Division 1943 1945
Required
1 Headquarters (sf, horse)
3 Infantry (sf, horse)
1 Tank (at)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w horse)
or
1 Artillery (sf/w, horse)
Support
2 Infantry (sf, horse)
1 Anti-Tank (sf, horse)
1 Artillery (sf, horse)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf, horse)
France
Division Cuirasse 1940
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
1 Reconnaissance (at)
1 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
Support
1 Reconnaissance (at)
1 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Division Legere Mechanique 1940
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
3 Tank (at)
3 Infantry (sf/w)

Support
1 Infantry (sf/w)
2 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Reconnaissance (at)
1 Reconnaissance (aw)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Division d'Infanterie Motorise 1940
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf/w)
Support
3 Infantry (sf/w)
1 Reconnaissance (aw or at)
2 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
or
1 Reconnaissance (at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)
Division d'Infanterie 1940
Required
1 Headquarters (sw)
6 Infantry (sf)
Support
3 Infantry (sf)
1 Heavy Weapons (sf/w)
1 Reconnaissance (sf, horse or sw, motorcycles)
2 Artillery (sf/w)
1 Anti-Tank (sf/w)
1 Heavy Tank (at)
or
1 Reconnaissance (at)
1 Anti-Aircraft (sf/w)