New Team Yankee German Stat Previews Appear Online
June 13, 2016 by brennon
Battlefront have dropped a range of previews online for the various vehicles that are going to be making up the German contingent within Leopard, the new expansion to Team Yankee which brings in the West Germans to join the conflict...
We kicked things off with the Leopard tank itself above which looks like a fantastic tank. I love the look of it regardless of how it might be stat-wise. Of course as well as tanks they have some other vehicles too for transporting troops.
...and shooting from afar with dangerous batteries of rockets.
I'm going to show off some more of the vehicle profiles below and you can let me know in the comments what you're going to be taking!
There appears to be a good array of different vehicles for the various jobs they might have to fulfil on the battlefield. For example the Panzermorser above has the amphibious quality meaning that it will be fording rivers and such without a problem.
You can spy some of the infantry that they're going to be using here and the armoured support that roles up alongside them. These rifle teams also come with options for panzerfaust and more. They almost have a bit of a futuristic look to them which is neat.
So there you have it. A massive bunch of profiles for what's coming in Team Yankee when the Leopard book comes out. Considering this big ol' dump of information we'd love you to put your thoughts below and let us know what you're going to be using and which vehicles you like the best.
What appeals to you?
"...you can let me know in the comments what you're going to be taking!"
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Man, this is epic, awesome news! I can’t wait until the Leopard II and supporting miniatures come out. 😀
I’m guessing 90% of these vehicles caved in my trench… but it was great that they were advancing in front of me 🙂
Panzeraufklärungskompanie??? They’re kidding. I wasn’t at a recon company. Leopard 1s served at a propper Panzerbatallion *grrr*
But it’s very optimistic getting 9 points frontal armour. I expected 5 or 6… at the max 🙂
Very much in keeping with the general TY theme of everything being really Killy!!
The leopard 2 is very similar to the M1 in its stats, it will be interesting to see the points value for these and how many you are likely to face. I would have liked to have seen the Marder stats, as I think what is shown is just the infantry ones. Loving the look of the Luchs and Lars.
they all look great.
Info on the other stat cards on the breakthrough assault website. Very interesting reading, especially the AA cover, I’ll have to keep my hinds way clear of that lot!!!
Oh, apologies. How rude of me. @Brennon asks: “…you can let me know in the comments what you’re going to be taking!” I have at least $200 set aside for this little operation. So, **ahem . . .** ** Two platoons of Leopard 2s – that’s eight tanks. ** One more Leopard two as a commander (nine total). ** Maybe 3-4 Marders to carry an infantry platoon. Maybe two Marders, two Fuchs for some recon. ** Two helicopters so my Germans will have some protection from those six freakin’ “Krokodil” Hinds from the boot camp. @setesch – I was thinking… Read more »
Now all we need are the the rest of NATO, the Warsaw Pact, the Swedes (cool hardware), China (why not!)… 🙂
Yep. The whole Cold War in 15mm plastic. I think my gaming world would suddenly have a whole new direction with cheap easily available moderns.
Yes recon would be quite challenging in a Leo1. You can’t see very well to the outside. Your Diesel engines have nice black skirts around your tail… sneeky is a bit different I guess 😉
But I do like the model. Even if I stay with my Hinds and T-72s I think at least 1 Leo1 will hit my shelf… just for remembrance 🙂
So they bungled the Leo1. Too much armour, not enough speed. As a sidenote, I’ve been told by ex-Leo1 operators that the upgraded 1A5s regularly outshot Leo2s, Challengers and M1s at tank competitions.
What do you mean by “outshot”? The Leopard 1A5 was introduced/developed in 1991, so the computer is way better than the one in an Leo 2A4 (from 1987). But the gun is still the 105mm L7 gun. The one on my Leo 1 was from 1963… and I served from 1998 on an Leo 1A5 😉 From the speed side the Leo1 isn’t that much faster than a Leo2. The engines were not that potent and often quite old… only refurbished. We had some tanks that were barely able to reach the 50km/h. Only one was able to go more… Read more »
I mean “shot more precisely”, simply scoring better in shooting comps. Just what I was told by one of the vets. Yeah, he also explained how the system on the upgraded A5 was actually better than on the newer Leo2s. I get that a Leo1 sitting beside a Leo2 would probably have an older engine, but I suspect it’s hard to gauge whether BF have factored age and wear into their stats. I suspect they haven’t. So we’re probably dealing with ‘factory fresh’ stats – and in that perspective I believe it’s fair to say that a Leo1 at least… Read more »
As I said, the Leo 1A5 was introduced in 1991. And it was/is really accurate. I had the plesure to shoot it several times. I was once in a Leo 2A5 and I don’t like the gunners column. Some buttons are not as easy to operate as in a Leo1A5. Maybe thta’s the point in poor shooting at a shooting range. But here we have 1985. So no 1A5 vs. 2A4. It’s more likly 1A4 vs 2A3. So the gun perfomance is more in favour of the Leo2. Taking factory fresh engines into account I would agree with you, but… Read more »
Yep, it’s definitely not the 1A5. Still, tempting. Very tempting.
Nice vehicles; With the forces out now, it is possible to make a Danish list with only a small bit of tweaking. I am also impressed with the details they have been able to make on 15mm scale.
Yeah, but we need the upgraded Centurions. When they were introduced they were reportedly for a short period of time the best shooting tanks in the entire NATO arsenal.
Indeed. I served in an Armoured Battalion back then (go JDR!), and remember the Centurions with fondness. Thirsty and slow, but lethal.
We were actually forced by the russians to scrap them in the early 90s. Guess they were happy to see them gone.
I hope they do Gepards 🙂
Now that of think about it – no BTR’s?