Includes two Skorzeny Commando teams, two one-piece resin jeeps, two sign posts & one barrel.
The role of Skorzeny’s commandos is to sew the seeds of panic and confusion amongst the ranks of the American defenders during the opening stages of the Ardennes offensive. This would allow the hard-hitting panzers to then smash through the lines of the disorganised enemy.
Skorzeny Commando Groups in Flames of War
Attributes
Skorzeny Commando teams are unarmed Independent Jeep teams. Being composed
entirely of Independent teams, a Skorzeny Commando Group is not a platoon for
any purpose whatsoever.
Perfect Disguises
Skorzeny Commando teams are considered friendly teams by your
opponent’s force, although they do not consider the opponent’s teams to be
friendly teams. As such, they can never be shot at, used as the Aiming Point for
an Artillery Bombardment, or assaulted, by enemy teams. Nor can Skorzeny
Commando teams shoot,
launch an assault, or perform a Stormtroopers move. However, unlike normal
friendly teams, enemy teams can shoot through Skorzeny Commando teams.
Ignore Skorzeny Commando teams completely during artillery bombardments or air
attacks, and when determining the Safety Distance for aircraft.
Deployment
Skorzeny Commando teams are deployed in your opponent’s Deployment Area,
immediately after your opponent’s Independent Teams have been deployed.
Movement
Skorzeny Commando teams may only move during your opponent’s Movement Step
after all of your opponent’s teams have moved. Skorzeny Commando teams can
move within 2”/5cm of enemy teams, but can never move At the Double.
Time to Head Back
If a Skorzeny Commando team ends its Movement Step within 16”/40cm of a
friendly team (other than another Skorzeny Commando team) it is removed
from play.
Exposed
If a Skorzeny Commando team is Exposed (either by being Challenged or by failing
in an attempt to Sow Chaos), it is Destroyed and immediately removed from play.
This is the only way a Skorzeny Commando team can be Destroyed.
Challenge
During your opponent’s Shooting Step, your opponent may Challenge a Skorzeny
Commando team with any of their Command teams within 6”/15cm. Instead of
shooting, each command team that wishes to immediately Challenges the Skorzeny
Commando team. The rest of the platoon may shoot as normal.
Each time it is Challenged, the Skorzeny Commando team must make an immediate Skill Check:
- If successful, the Skorzeny Commando team answers the challenge correctly and is not Exposed.
- If unsuccessful, the Skorzeny Commando team fails to give the correct answer and is Exposed.