Axis & Allies Miniatures

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Scales
Item	Rulebook	Actual
Soldier	15mm (1/120)	~1:100
Vehicle	15mm (1/120)	~1:150
Aircraft	1/240	??
2" hex	100m (1:2000)
Ships and Submarines	1/1800

Axis & Allies Miniatures is a miniature wargaming system including both a rule set and a line of collectible miniatures. The game is set in the World War II era with units representing individual vehicles and artillery or squads of infantry. The system was first released in 2005 and is currently produced by Avalon Hill, a division of the game company Wizards of the Coast, which itself is a subsidiary of Hasbro.

Aimed at the collectible miniatures game market, the title Axis & Allies drew on that game's historic strength and notoriety. However, the miniature game bears little resemblance to the widely sold board games and other Axis & Allies items. Instead of a game of grand strategy, the miniatures game focuses on the tactical battle, with units fielded on either side of the battle being rarely greater than a company. Individual models are representative of a squad of infantry, infantry weapon team, artillery piece, vehicle, or aircraft. Each piece is assigned a point value so that balanced matches can be constructed. Tournament play is typically done with 100 points per side, with infantry units usually having values of fewer than 10 points each and vehicles from 10 to 50 or more based on relative strengths. Scenarios may alter these numbers or otherwise determine the constitution of each side. The map board consists of 2" (5 cm) hexes, with different terrain types represented within. Most set-ups are fewer than 20 hexes in either dimension. Combat resolution is done by rolling pools of standard six-sided dice.

The initial release included a broad range of units for Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with a more limited set for Japan and the Soviet Union. A few units were included of French and Italian forces. The second set added Nationalist China, Poland, and Romania to the mix, while the third set adds a single Australian unit.

1 Compatible maps
2 Releases
3 Units represented
4 External links

[edit] Compatible maps

The old map-boards for Squad Leader/ASL and the game-board from Memoir '44 are also drawn with 2" hexes, and can be used as maps for A&A Miniatures. In addition the Memoir '44 game, and its expansions, have hex-tiles that can be used to change the board (adding roads, rail-lines, and rivers as desired).

[edit] Releases

Base Set: Basic set of 48 models, released in the fall of 2005 with both a starter and booster package available
Set II: First expansion set of 45 models, released near the end of 2005 as boosters only. Added Nationalist China, Poland, and Romania, as well as new elements such as snipers and paratroops
Contested Skies: Second expansion set of 45 models, released on 2006-03-24 witnessed the addition of aircraft and air defenses, as well as adding a single Australian unit.
D-Day: Third expansion of 45 models, released on June 6, 2006. Added obstacles to the mix, as well as Canadian troops.
Reserves: Fourth expansion set of 45 models, released on November 10, 2006, adding Support and Hungarian Units.
War at Sea:Naval Expansion set of 64 models, release date March 16, 2007, adding Warships and Aircraft

[edit] Units represented

Australia

- Ground set
- Veteran SMLE Riflemen (Contested Skies; Infantry squad;Common)
- Naval set
- HMAS Canberra (War at Sea; Cruiser; Rare)
- HMAS Sydney (War at Sea; Cruiser; Uncommon)

Canada

- Canadian infantrymen (D-Day; Infantry squad;Common)
- Eagle-Eyed NCO (D-Day; Commander;Uncommon)
- Entrenched Antitank gun (Reserves;Common)
- Intrepid Hero (Reserves;infantry;uncommon)
- Sherman DD (D-Day; Tank;Rare)

France

- Ground Set
- Bold Captain (Contested Skies; Commander;uncommon)
- Char B1-bis (Contested Skies; Heavy tank;Rare)
- Free French Infantrymen (D-Day; Infantry squad;Common)
- French Resistance Fighters (Reserves;common)
- Lebel 86M93 Grenadier (Contested Skies; Infantry;Common)
- MAS 7.5 mm Rifle (Base Set; Infantry squad;Common)
- Panhard et Levassor P 178 (Reserves;armored car;uncommon)
- Renault R-35 (Base Set; Tank;Rare)
- Somua S-35 (D-Day; Tank;Rare)
- Naval Set
- Gloire(War at Sea;Light Cruiser;Uncommon)
- Le Terrible(War at Sea;Common)
- Richelieu(War at Sea;Battleship;Rare)

Germany

- Ground Set
- 20mm Flak 38 (Contested Skies; Antiaircraft gun;Uncommon)
- 88mm Flak 36 (D-Day; Antiaircraft gun;Rare)
- BMW R75 (Contested Skies; Motorcycle infantry squad;Uncommon)
- Disciplined Spotter (D-Day; Artillery spotter;Common)
- Dornier Do335 (Reserves;Fighter;Rare)
- Elefant (Reserves;Rare)
- Elite Panzer IV Ausf.D (Contested Skies; Tank;Rare)
- Fallschirmjager (Reserves;Infantry squad;Common)
- Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind (Contested Skies; Antiaircraft tank;Rare)
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190A (D-Day; Fighter;Rare)
- Fortress Defender (D-Day; Infantry squad;Common)
- Grizzled Veteran (D-Day; Infantry hero;Uncommon)
- Jagdpanther (Base Set; Heavy tank destroyer;Rare)
- Jagdpanzer IV/48 (Contested Skies; Tank destroyer;Rare)
- Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer (D-Day; Tank destroyer;Uncommon)
- Jagdtiger (D-Day; Tank destroyer;Rare)
- Junkers JU 87G Stuka (Contested Skies; Attack aircraft;Rare)
- King Tiger (Set II; Heavy tank;Rare)
- Luftwaffe Infantrymen (Contested Skies; Infantry squadCommon)
- Light Mortar (Base Set; Mortar;Common)
- Marder II (D-Day; Tank destroyer;Uncommon)
- Mauser Kar 98k (Base Set; Infantry squad;Common)
- Messerschmitt Bf109E (Contested Skies; Fighter aircraft;Rare)
- Messerschmitt Me110 (D-Day; Fighter;Rare)
- Messerschmitt Me 262 (Reserves;Jet Fighter;Rare)
- MG42 Machine-Gun Team (Base Set; Machinegun;Uncommon)
- Nashorn (Set II; Tank destroyer;Rare)
- Nebelwerfer 42 (Reserves;Rocket Launcher;Uncommon)
- PaK 38 Antitank Gun (Base Set; Medium antitank gun;Uncommon)
- PaK 40 Antitank Gun (Base Set; Heavy antitank gun;Uncommon)
- Panther Ausf.d (Reserves;Tank;Rare)
- Panzer II Ausf.C (Base Set; Light tank;Rare)
- Panzer II (F) "Flamingo" (Set II; Flame tank;Uncommon)
- Panzer III Ausf.F (Set II; Tank;Uncommon)
- Panzer IV Ausf.G (Base Set; Tank;Uncommon)
- PzKpfw 38(t) (Reserves;Tank;Rare)
- Panzerjager Bren 731 (e) (Reserves;Uncommon)
- Panzerfaust 30 (Base Set; Infantry antitank team;Common)
- Panzergrenadier (Set II; Infantry squad;Common)
- Panzerschreck (Contested Skies; Infantry antitank team;Common)
- Sandbagged Machine-Gun Team (D-Day; Machinegun;Uncommon)
- Sd Kfz 222 (Base Set; Armored car;Uncommon)
- Sd Kfz 234/2 "Puma" (Contested Skies; Armored car;Uncommon)
- SdKfz 250 (D-Day; Armored transport;Uncommon)
- SdKfz 251 (Base Set; Armored transport;Uncommon)
- Sd Kfz 303 "Goliath" (Reserves;Uncommon)
- sGrW 34 81mm Mortar (D-Day; Mortar;Uncommon)
- sIG 33 (Base Set; Assault gun;Rare)
- SS-Haupsturmführer (Base Set; Commander;Uncommon)
- SS-Panther Ausf.G (Base Set; Tank;Rare)
- SS-Panzer IV Ausf.F2 (Set II; Tank;Rare)
- SS-Panzergrenadier (Base Set; Infantry squad;Common)
- SS Stormtroopers (Contested Skies; Infantry;Common)
- StuG III Ausf.D (Contested Skies; Tank destroyer;Uncommon)
- Sturmpanzer IV "Brummbär" (Set II; Assault gun;Rare)
- Tiger I (Base Set; Heavy tank;Rare)
- Veteran Tiger (D-Day; Heavy tank;Rare)
- Volkssturm Infantrymen (Reserves;Infantry squad;Common)
- Wehrmacht Expert Sniper (Set II; Sniper;Uncommon)
- Wehrmacht Oberleutnant (Set II; Commander;Uncommon)
- Wehrmacht Veteran Infantrymen (D-Day; Infantry squad)
- Werwolf Partisans (Reserves;Infrantry;Common)
- Naval Set
- Admiral Graf Spee(War at Sea;Pocket Battleship;Rare)
- Bismarck(War at Sea;Battleship;Rare)
- Fw 200 Condor(War at Sea;Reconnasise Plane;Uncommon)
- JU 87B Stuka(War at Sea;Dive Bomber;Common)
- Koln(War at Sea;Cruiser;Uncommon)
- Nordmark(War at Sea;Auxillary;Uncommon)
- Scharnhorst(War at Sea;Battlle Cruiser;Rare)
- U-510(War at Sea;U-Boat;Common)
- Z 20 Karl Galster(War at Sea;Destroyer;Common)

Hungary

- 8mm Huzagol 35M (Reserves;infantry squad;Common)
- 37mm Light Antitank Gun (Reserves;anti-tank gun;Common)
- Tenacious Officer (Reserves;officer;Uncommon)
- Turan I (Reserves;tank;Uncommon)

Italy

- Ground Set
- Blackshirts (Set II; Infantry squad;Common)
- Brixia M35 45 mm Mortar (Contested Skies; Mortar;Uncommon)
- Carro Armato M13/40 (Base Set; Tank;Rare)
- Fucile Modello 1891 (Base Set; Infantry squad;Common)
- L3/35 (D-Day; Light tank;Uncommon)
- Stalwert Hero (Reserves;Uncommon)
- Stalwart Lieutenant (Contested Skies; Commander;Uncommon)
- Naval Set
- Ambra(War at Sea;Submarine;Common)
- Bolzano(War at Sea;Cruiser;Rare)
- Emanuelle Filberto Duca d'Aosta(War at Sea;Cruiser;Uncommon)
- Luca Tarigo(War at Sea;Destroyer;Common)
- Motor Torpedo Boat(War at Sea;PT Boat;Common)
- Vittorio Veneto(War at Sea;Battleship;Rare)

Japan

- Ground Set
- 47 mm Type 1 Antitank Gun (Base Set; Light antitank gun;Uncommon)
- Arisaka Rifle (Base Set; Infantry squad;Common)
- Azad Hind Fauj Infantrymen (Reserves;Infantry squad;Common)
- Honor-Bound Hero (D-Day; Infantry hero;Uncommon)
- Imperial Sergeant (Base Set; Commander;Uncommon)
- Imperial Sniper (Set II; Sniper;Common)
- Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Contested Skies;Fighter aircraft;Rare)
- Kawanishi N1K-J"Shiden-Kai" (Reserves;Fighter Aircraft;Rare)
- SNLF Captain (Set II; Commander;Uncommon)
- SNLF Fanatics (Contested Skies; Infantry squad;Uncommon)
- SNLF Paratroopers (Set II; Paratrooper squad;Common)
- Type 1 Ho-Ni (Set II; Tank Destroyer;Rare)
- Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank (Set II; Amphibious tank;Rare)
- Type 3 Chi-Nu (Reserves;Tank;Rare)
- Type 87 Armored Car (Contested Skies; Armored car;Uncommon)
- Type 89A Chi-Ro (Contested Skies; Tank;Rare)
- Type 89 Mortar (Base Set; Mortar;Common)
- Type 92 Machine-Gun Team (Base Set; Machinegun;Uncommon)
- Type 95 Ha-Go (Base Set; Light tank;Rare)
- Type 97 Antitank Rifle (Reserves;Soldier;Common)
- Type 97 Chi-Ha (Set II; Tank;Rare)
- Type 97 Te-Ke Tankette (Set II; Light tank;Uncommon)
- Naval Set
- A6M2 zeke(War at Sea;Fightter Plane;Common)
- Akagi(War at Sea ;Aircraft Carrier;Rare)
- B5N2 Kate(War at Sea;Torpedo Plane;Common)
- D3A Val(War at Sea ;Dive Bomber;Common)
- G 4M Betty(War at Sea;Bomber;Uncommon)
- I 19(War at Sea;Submarine;Uncommon)
- Jintsu(War at Sea;Cruiser;Uncommon)
- Kinai Maru(War at Sea;Uncommon)
- Kongo(War at Sea;Battleship;Rare)
- Myoko(War at Sea;Cruiser;Rare)
- Shoho(War at Sea;Aircraft Carrier;Uncommon)
- Shokaku(War at Sea;Aircraft Carrier;Rare)
- Tone(War at Sea;Cruiser;Rare)
- Type 13 Sub Chaser(War at Sea ;Escort;Common)
- Yamato(War at Sea;Battleship;Rare)
- Yuikaze(War at Sea;Destroyer;Common)

Nationalist China

- T-26 Series 1933 (Set II; Tank;rare)
- Kuomintang Officer (Set II; Commander;uncommon)
- Kuomintang Machine-Gun Team (Set II; Machinegun;uncommon)
- Kuomintang Riflemen (Set II; Infantry squad;common)

Poland

- 7TPdw (Set II; Anti-infantry tank;Rare)
- Cavalrymen (Set II; Cavalry;uncommon)
- Determined Infantrymen (Reserves;infantry squad;Common)
- Polish Mauser Kar 98 K (Reserves;infantry squad;Common)

Romania

- Antitank Grenadier (Set II; Infantry antitank team;Common)
- Bohler 47 mm Antitank Gun (Contested Skies; Light antitank gun;Uncommon)
- R-2 LT-35 (Set II; Tank; Rare)
- Vigilant Lieutenant (Contested Skies; Commander;Uncommon)

Soviet Union

- 82mm PM-37 Mortar (Contested Skies; Mortar;Common)
- BA-10M (Reserves;Uncommon;Uncommon)
- BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher (Contested Skies; Rocket Launcher Truck;Rare)
- BT-7 (Reserves;Tank;Rare)
- Commissar (Base Set; Commander;Uncommon)
- Communist Partisans (Contested Skies; Infantry;Common)
- Cossack Captain (Set II; Commander;Uncommon)
- Cossack Cavalrymen (Contested Skies; Cavalry;Uncommon)
- Degtyarev DP27 (Reserves;Infrantry;Common)
- Fanatical Sniper (Set II; Sniper;Common)
- Hero of the Soviet Union (D-Day; Infantry hero;Uncommon)
- IL-10 Sturmovik (Contested Skies; Attack aircraft;Rare)
- IS-2 Model 1944 (Set II; Heavy Tank;Rare)
- IS-3 (Reserves;Heavy Tank;Rare)
- Guards T-34/85 (Set II; Tank;Rare)
- KV-1 (Base Set; Heavy Tank;Rare)
- Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 (Base Set; Infantry squad;Common)
- PPSh-41 SMG (Set II; Infantry squad;Common)
- PTRD-41 Antitank Rifle (Set II; Infantry antitank team;Uncommon)
- Red Army Forward Observer (Contested Skies; Artillery observer;Common)
- Soviet Grenadiers (Contested Skies; Infantry;Common)
- Soviet M3 Lee (Reserves;Rare;Tank;Common)
- SU-76M (D-Day; Tank Destroyer;Uncommon)
- Su-85 (Contested Skies; Tank destroyer;Rare)
- SU-152 (Reserves;Assault Gun;Rare)
- T-34/76 (Base Set; Tank;Rare)
- T-35 (Reserves;Tank;Rare)
- T-70 Model 1942 (Set II; Fast tank;Uncommon)
- ZIS-2 57mm Model 1943 (Set II; Medium antitank gun;Uncommon)

United Kingdom

- Ground Set
- 6-Pounder Antitank Gun (Base Set; Medium antitank gun;Common)
- 17-Pounder Antitank Gun (Contested Skies; Heavy antitank gun;Uncommon)
- 40 mm Bofors L60 (Contested Skies; Antiaircraft gun;Uncommon)
- Archer (Set II; Tank destroyer;Uncommon)
- Bren Machine Gunner (D-Day; Infantry squad;Common)
- Centurion A41 (Reserves;Tank;Rare)
- Churchill AVRE (D-Day; Engineer Tank;Rare)
- Churchill Crocodile (Base Set; Flame Tank;Rare)
- Comet A-34 (Contested Skies; Tank;Rare)
- Concealed Forward Observer (D-Day; Artillery observer;Common)
- Cromwell IV (Set II; Tank;Rare)
- Crusader II (Base Set; Tank;Rare)
- Defiant Paratroopers (D-Day; Infantry squad;Common)
- Gloster Meteor (Reserves;Jet Fighter;Rare)
- Gurkha Riflemen (Contested Skies; Infantry Squad;Common)
- Hawker Typhoon (D-Day; Fighter-Bomber; Rare)
- Humber Scout Car (Base Set; Armored car;Uncommon)
- Inspiring Hero (D-Day; Infantry hero;Uncommon)
- Inspiring Lieutenant (Base Set; Commander;Uncommon)
- PIAT Gunner (Set II; Infantry antitank team;Uncommon)
- Royal Engineers (Base Set; Engineers;CommoN)
- SMLE No.4 Rifle (Base Set; Infantry squad;Common)
- M22 "Locust" (Reserves;Tank;Uncommon)
- M3 Stuart (Base Set; Fast tank;Uncommon)
- Mk.VII Tetrarch (D-Day; Light tank;Uncommon)
- Sherman VC Firefly (D-Day; Tank;Rare)
- Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I (D-Day; Fighter Plane;Rare)
- Universal Carrier (Contested Skies; Armored transport;Uncommon)
- Valentine II (Set II; Infantry tank;Rare)
- Vickers Machine-Gun Team (Base Set; Machinegun;Uncommon)
- Naval Set
- HMS Ajax(War at Sea;Cruiser;Uncommon)
- HMS Ark Royal(War at Sea;Aircraft Carrier;Rare)
- HMS Exeter(War at Sea;Cruiser;Rare)
- HMS Hood(War at Sea;Battle Cruiser;Rare)
- HMS Javelin(War at Sea;Destroyer;Common)
- HMS Rodney(War at Sea;Battleship;Rare)
- HMS Truculent(War at Sea;Submarine;Common)
- Sea Hurricane MK IB(War at Sea;Fighter Plane;Common)
- Swordfish MK II(War at Sea;Torpedo Plane;Common)

United States

- Ground Set
- 3" Gun M5 (Set II; Heavy antitank gun;Uncommon)
- LVT (D-Day;Amphibous Transport;Rare)
- BAR Gunner (Set II; Infantry squad;Common)
- Bazooka (Base Set; Infantry antitank team;Common)
- Buffalo Soldiers (D-Day; Infantry squad;Common)
- FO Jeep (Contested Skies; Artillery observation vehicle;Uncommon)
- Higgins Boat (D-Day;Landing Craft;Rare)
- Hunting Sniper (Contested Skies; Sniper;Uncommon)
- Jeep (Base Set; Unarmored transport;Common)
- F4U Corsair (Reserves;Fighter Plane;Rare)
- Lockheed P-38G Lightning (D-Day; Fighter Plane;Rare)
- M1 81mm Mortar (D-Day; Mortar;Common)
- M1 Garand Rifle (Base Set; Infantry squad;Common)
- M3 Half-Track (D-Day; Armored Transport;Uncommon)
- M3 Lee (Base Set; Tank;Rare)
- M4A1 Sherman (Base Set; Tank;Uncommon)
- M4A3 (105) Sherman (Base Set; Combat support tank;Rare)
- M4A3E8 Sherman "Easy Eight" (Base Set; Heavy tank;Rare)
- M4 Sherman T-38 Calliope (Reserves;Tank;Rare)
- M5 Half-Track (Set II; Armored transport;Uncommon)
- M7 105mm Priest (D-Day; SP Artillery;Rare)
- M8 "Greyhound" (Reserves;Armored Car;Uncommon)
- M16 Half-Track (D-Day; Antiaircraft vehicle;Uncommon)
- M18 Hellcat (Base Set; Tank destroyer;Rare)
- M24 Chaffee (Set II; Tank;Rare)
- M26 Pershing (Contested Skies; Heavy tank;Rare)
- M36 MGC (Contested Skies; Tank destroyer;Rare)
- Marine Riflemen (Contested Skies; Infantry squad;Common)
- Marines M2-2 Flamethrower (Base Set; Infantry flamethrower;Common)
- Mortar M2 (Base Set; Mortar;Common)
- P-51D Mustang (Contested Skies; Fighter Plane;Rare)
- Quad 50 (Contested Skies; Antiaircraft gun;Uncommon)
- M20 Recoilless Rifle(Reserves;Artillery;Common)
- Rangers (Reserves;Infantry squad;Common)
- "Red Devil" Captain (Base Set; Commander;Uncommon)
- "Resourceful Hero" (D-Day; Infantry hero;Uncommon)
- "Screaming Eagle" Captain (Set II; Paratrooper commander;Uncommon)
- "Screaming Eagle" Paratroopers (Set II; Paratrooper Squad;Common)
- Thompson Sub-Machine Gun-Gunner (Reserves;Infrantry;Common)
- Veteran M4 Sherman "Rhino" (Set II; Tank;Rare)
- Naval Set
- F4F Wildcat (War at Sea;Fighter Plane;Common)
- PBY Catalina (War at Sea;Reconissance Plane;Uncommon)
- PT Boat(War at Sea;PT Boat;Common)
- SBD Dauntless (War at Sea;Dive Bomber;Common)
- SS Jeremiah O'Brien(war at sea;auxillary;uncommon)
- TBD Devastator (War at Sea;Torpedo Plane;Common)
- USS Atlanta(War at Sea ;Cruiser;Uncommon)
- USS Baltimore(War at Sea;Cruiser;Rare)
- USS Barb(War at Sea;Submarine;Common)
- USS Boise(War at Sea;Cruiser;Uncommon)
- USS Enterprise(War at Sea;Aircraft Carrier;Rare)
- USS Fletcher(War at Sea;Destroyer;Uncommon)
- USS Iowa (War at Sea;Battleship;Rare)
- USS Princeton(War at Sea;Aircraft Carrier;Rare)
- USS Salt Lake City(War at Sea;Cruiser;Rare)
- USS Samuel B.Roberts(War at Sea;Destroyer;Common)
- USS ST. Lo(War at Sea;Escort Carrier;Uncommon)
- USS Tennesse(War at Sea;Battleship;Rare)
- USS Washington(War at Sea;Battleship;Rare)

Obstacles and Support Units

- Ammo Dump (Reserves;Uncommon)
- Barbed Wire (D-Day; Obstacle;common)
- Fuel Depot (Reserves;Uncommon)
- Headquarters (Reserves;Uncommon)
- Minefield (D-Day; Obstacle;common)
- Pillbox (D-Day; Obstacle;uncommon)
- Tank Obstacle (D-Day; Obstacle;common)