A World in Dust - 1937 to Present Day Dust 1947 is set in a uchronic diesel-punk alternate 1947 where World War II rages on. Alien technology has enabled super-weapons, walking tanks and other awe-inspiring machines of destruction. 1937 July: Japanese forces invade mainland China. World War II starts in Asia. 1938 March: A German military expedition led by Manfred Kreuzer returns from Antarctica under great secrecy. A U-boat bearing “vital cargo” is sent directly back to Germany.

Results from Round 4 are out! Attacking Player ID Attacker VP Defending Player ID Defender VP Size of battle Location SSU - Red Dust 10 Axis - Lena Winter 32 Battle: 80-100 AP 12 - October Revolution Ave SSU - Poison Ivy 20 Axis - Hanna Babra 12 Battle: 80-100 AP 08 - Soviet Square SSU - Red Dust 6 SSU - Poison Ivy 26 Battle: 80-100 AP 13 - Communist Party HQ Axis - Hanna Babra 18 SSU - Poison Ivy 18 Battle: 80-100 AP 09 - Great Hotel of the Red Flag Allies – Drake Holden 5 Axis - Lena Winter 13 Skirmish: 40-60 AP 12 - October Revolution Ave IJN - Red Death 4 Axis - Lena Winter 19 Battle: 80-100 AP 02 – Harbor SSU - Komandarm Konstantin 6 Axis - Lena Winter 34 Battle: 80-100 AP 12 - October Revolution Ave Zverograd Map - Current Situation The story so far… Story from Round 3.

Results from Round 3 are out! Attacking Player Attacker VP Defending Player Defender VP Size of battle Location 1 IJN - Yuki Kobayashi 22 SSU - Red Dust 15 Battle: 80-100 AP 15 - Power Plant 2 Axis - Johannes Bachmann 5 SSU - Poison Ivy 7 Battle: 80-100 AP 13 - Communist Party HQ 3 Axis - Johannes Bachmann 10 SSU - Poison Ivy 14 Battle: 80-100 AP 13 - Communist Party HQ 4 Axis - Helga Brunhilde 2 Allies - Golovkin 7 Skirmish: 40-60 AP 11 - Central Hospital 5 Axis - Hanna Babra 0 SSU - Poison Ivy 18 Battle: 80-100 AP 09 - Great Hotel of the Red Flag 6 SSU - Red Dust 14 IJN - Yuki Kobayashi 17 Battle: 80-100 AP 07 - Zverograd Central Station 7 SSU - Poison Ivy 9 IJN - Mao Ichimichi 3 Battle: 80-100 AP 07 - Zverograd Central Station 8 IJN - Mao Ichimichi 1 SSU - Poison Ivy 18 Battle: 80-100 AP 09 - Great Hotel of the Red Flag 9 IJN - Lieutenant Yuki Kobayashi 14 Axis - Lena Winter 12 Battle: 80-100 AP 05 - Red Bridge 10 Allies - Hippo 15 SSU - Dimitri Kuznetsov 21 Battle: 80-100 AP 14 - Victory Plaza Zverograd Map - Current Situation The story so far… Story from Round 2.

“All’s fair in love and war,” or so the saying goes. Resources are scarce on the battlefield, so captured equipment that is intact or requires only minor repair is sometimes pressed into service. With supply lines stretched thin, this opportunism offers a way to replace badly damaged or destroyed equipment, such as AFVs. The down side to this equipment is that it can be difficult to maintain. Your Platoon’s mechanic is likely unfamiliar with the design, any captured manuals are in a foreign language, and replacement parts are only available through salvaging other wrecks, capturing a supply depot, or fabricating them in the field.

Results from Round 2 are out! Attacker Defender Size of battle Location Attacker VP Defender VP 1 Lena Winter Dimitri Kuznetsov Battle 03 - North Bridge 14 3 2 Mao Ichimichi Poison Ivy Battle 09 - Great Hotel of the Red Flag 2 10 3 Yuki Kobayashi Red Dust Battle 09 - Great Hotel of the Red Flag 27 14 4 Yuki Kobayashi Hanna Battle 06 - Memorial Park 14 14 5 Red Death Red Dust Battle 15 - Power Plant 14 30 6 Poison Ivy Johannes Bachmann Battle 08 - Soviet Square 9 8 7 Molotok Lena Winter Battle 08 - Soviet Square 15 16 Zverograd Map - Current Situation The story so far… Story from Round 1.

Results from Round 1 are out! a.comment-indicator:hover + comment { background:#ffd; position:absolute; display:block; border:1px solid black; padding:0.5em; } a.comment-indicator { background:red; display:inline-block; border:1px solid black; width:0.5em; height:0.5em; } comment { display:none; } Attacker Defender Size of battle Location Attacker VP Defender VP 1 SSU – Red Dust Axis – Yohan Skirmish 08 - Soviet Square 6 8 2 IJN - Yuki Kobayashi IJN – Mao Ichimichi Skirmish 09 - Great Hotel of the Red Flag 10 5 3 Axis - Hanna IJN – Mao Ichimichi Skirmish 09 - Great Hotel of the Red Flag 10 5 4 Axis – Lena Winter Allies – Golovkin Skirmish 12 - October Revolution Avenue 9 5 5 IJN - Yuki Kobayashi IJN - Red Death Skirmish 14 - Victory Plaza 10 5 6 SSU – Poison Ivy IJN - Yuki Kobayashi Skirmish 14 - Victory Plaza 25 20 7 Unknown Cultist SSU - Red Dust Skirmish 18 - Revolution Park 8 3 8 Allies - Hippo SSU – Dimitri Kuznetsov Battle 19 - Tractor Factory 2 16 9 IJN - Red Death Allies - Hippo Skirmish 20 - Botanical Garden 4 13 10 IJN - Red Death Axis - Hanna Skirmish 20 - Botanical Garden 6 8 Zverograd Map - Current Situation The story so far… The sudden introduction of the Imperial Japanese Navy forces acted as a catalyst for a surge in the level of conflict.

Secondary Objectives can be a lot fun especially for experienced players. They can spruce up an existing mission/scenario and introduce a layer of strategy that might be the difference between victory and defeat! Secondary Objectives can fit into any Mission where you are scoring VPs over X number of Game Turns. Most VPs are scored immediately when you satisfy the objective requirements stated on the card. Each Secondary Objective will score you 1 VP.

We provide missions that we think will be fun and thematic for RTZ. You are not limited to these missions and in fact we believe our players can come up with better scenarios on their own! Contact us with your scenarios, we would love to feature them! When in doubt, always consult your opponent and arrive at a mutually agreeable scenario, giving the advantage to your opponent if there is any uncertainty like a gentleman!

September 1947, the doomed city of Zverograd…

Welcome to RTZ campaign central, where we get you into the game and update you on the progress of the battle for the doomed city! Map of Zverograd - At the Start of Round 5 We are now into Round 5 of the RTZ campaign and things are heating up! Here is the map at the start of the Round. The bloc symbol shows who controls each location. If a location does not have a symbol it means no bloc dominates the location yet.

Here are the special rules that were developed over years to make our favourite game better. We strongly encourage their use as we believe it will make your games more fun and exciting. However, it is your game, feel free to ignore any or all of them, in consultation with your opponent. Always remember, a great game experience for both you and your opponnent is the primary goal! Unified Saves Rules Scout Pass Tokens Damage Resilient Suppression rules Initiative Terrain and Fortifications Height Advantage Height Difference and Close Combat Aircaft and Passengers Captured Vehicles Unified Saves Rules Please refer to the Unified Saves Rules for how Saves work in this campaign.

In order to go on missions for the Return to Zverograd (RTZ) narrative campaign, construct a battle force according to Dust 1947 rules and rules specific to the campaign. First, you will need to create a commander for your force. Your commander will be the leader of your force and a required unit in your Core Platoon. Usually this will be your Command Unit. Every force needs a Core Platoon which are drawn from the list of platoons from the Dust 1947 as well as platoons created for the RTZ campaign.

Known Axis Forces present at Zverograd at the end of August, 1947 Army Group “West Asia” - 11th Axis Army 33rd Panzer Division 2nd FußPanzer Grenadier Division 4th Blutkreuz Korps Kommando The divisions are shells of their former selves. Depleted companies are not replenished. The division HQs are waiting for the order to abandon the city entirely, but the order has yet to come in. Smaller than division level forces may not be tracked, an example would be forces from NDAK.

Currently there are no mercenary companies operating in Zverograd that is not aligned with one of the major blocs. Any player who chooses to deploy a pure mercenary force must fight under one of the existing bloc for the duration of the campaign. A mercenary force (100%) operating in Zverograd gets a 15% faction bonus, instead of 10%, rounding up any fraction. KV-47 Walkers (all variants) Due to standardisation, all Mercs KV-47 (including tropical versions) have 5 Health.

Known IJN Forces present at Zverograd at the end of August, 1947 The IJN has somehow managed to infiltrate the 42nd SNLF into Zverograd. While much smaller compared to the other blocs, they are fresh troops and seemingly invincible warriors. Rumours abound of sentries found the next day with their throats cut by a bladed weapon, or patrols ambushed by ghosts, only to disappear shortly after. Their intentions are currently unknown but speculation among the various HQs are rife.

Since the Vrill containment field under the old monastery failed in June, the skies over Zverograd has been swarming with terrifying flying creatures named Mi-Gos. While they have abated and seem to operate mostly by night now, the various blocs are unwilling to risk their valuable air resources to re-take the skies. Getting supplies into Zverograd is now purely by land or sea, even those aren’t safe. Mythos cultists have been streaming into the city by the hundreds, some say thousands, most carrying weapons outdated even before the war started.

Known Allies Forces present at Zverograd at the end of August, 1947 Army Group “Caspian” 13th Red Banner Army 10th SSU Rifle Division 1st Guard Motor Rifle Division 3rd Red Guards Division 666th Separate Special Purpose Brigade Note: The SSU has moved so many forces in and out of Zverograd with so many independent operations that more than once there has been ‘friendly fire’ incidents that even the commanders on the ground do not know for sure all the forces that are operating.

Known Allies Forces present at Zverograd at the end of August, 1947 Ninth Allied Army 1st Mesopotamian Army 4th MAR DIV (Left)* 3rd Cavalry Division 8th Ranger Battalion Allies forces in Zverograd are desperate and de-moralised. The Mythos and new developments has scuppered their plans for a strategic withdrawal from the doomed city. Aid from an unexpected quarter stabilised the situation but the alliance is short-lived. An agreement with mercenary forces has been made, but HQ wonders if this is enough to secure their new objectives…

Read Part 2 of the Battle for Zverograd. Late Spring 1947 The success of Operation Icarus for the Allies, and arguably at this point the most successful of the three blocs in Zverograd lead to the decision to withdraw most of the 4th Marines Division from Zverograd. They were responsible for some of the most dangerous missions against some of the best troops of the enemy. Some claim this decision was driven by rivalry within Allies command structure, others claim the opposite and 9th army HQ were adamant they remained.

Read Part 1 of the Battle for Zverograd. Winter Child For years, Earth’s major powers have been working on different ways to create superhuman soldiers. Many of these research programs began long before the war, but they received considerably more funding when it began. The SSU were years late in the discovery and practical applications of VK, but while the Axis were creating the first combat walkers, the SSU spent their time working on ways to create superhumans by enhancing the powers of the mind.

In the early 1930s the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union decided to engage in a bold experiment. A new modern city would be built in record time. Though smaller in size, it would compete with the most advanced great capitals of the world. This city would prove to the world that the Soviet Union could accomplish anything. Months were spent selecting the perfect location for this new city, as well as developing its name.

Command Unit (Required) Bazooka Joe or Ranger Command Squad or Heavy Ranger Command Squad Combat Unit 1 (Required) Ranger Assault Squad or Ranger Attack Squad or Ranger Combat Squad Combat Unit 2 (Required) Heavy Ranger Attack Squad or Heavy Ranger Tank-Hunter Squad Combat Unit 3 (Required) Ranger Weapon Squad or Ranger Heavy Weapon Squad or Ranger Recon Squad Support Units (Optional) Combat Unit 1 to 3, and Ranger Sniper Squad and Ranger Observer Squad

“The Light Assault Walker (LAW) chassis is one of the most commonly found in the grand Allied Army. These vehicles are usually used for reconnaissance mission or flank the enemy while heavier walkers do the heavy lifting. But they can be a potent strike force when deployed in numbers." Command Unit (Required) Any M1 Light Assault Walker Combat Unit 1 (Required) Any M1 Light Assault Walker Combat Unit 2 (Required)

Command Unit (Required) Sigrid or Laser Grenadier Command Squad Combat Unit 1 (Required) Laser Grenadier Squad Combat Unit 2 (Required) Laser Grenadier Squad or Heavy Laser Grenadier Squad Combat Unit 3 (Required) Heavy Laser Grenadier Squad or Laser Tank-hunter Squad The Axis laser weapons are some of the most powerful weapons on the planet, hampered only by their power and engineering requirements. Lasers need to be focused on a point long enough for the laser to burn through, and attenuation limits the effective range.

In a Zverograd campaign, each battle will take place in a specific location. when you submit a result for your battle you always have to include the location. Below is a description of those locations. The unleashing of the Mythos might have made some areas less accessible, the information will be made available as the campaign progresses. The map of Zverograd consists of twenty-seven locations. These locations are separated into districts.

Saves in Dust 1947 A Save is a target unit’s reaction to Hits. Unless otherwise noted, Saves of the same type do not stack; example, you cannot get Evade and Improved Evade Save. If a unit gets Cover Save, you do not get Evade or Infantry Save. Cover and Evade/Infantry Saves are mutually exclusive (you can get both Evade and infantry Save at the same time). E.g. A Sturmgrenadier squad is currently behind Cover and is within a smoke screen.

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