Issue #1 Editorial

Welcome to our inaugural issue of Dust

Chronicles. First things first, I have to give a
big Thank You to the staff who hele! make
this ossible" #econ!l$, Thank You to all the
communit$ members who have an! will be
submitting articles, ictures, fiction or
whatever else strikes their fanc$. %sen!
submissions to !ustfan&ine'hotmail.com(.
#o, what can $ou e)ect from Dust
Chronicles* Well we hoe to bring $ou
everything $ou gu$s want to see in a Dust
Fan&ine" Thats wh$ we solicit $ou for
content. We want this to be a maga&ine b$ the
communit$, for the communit$.
This issue sees our first From the Front+
Tactics an! Warfare reorts. In FTF+Tactics
we see ,arr$ White an! -ason .cFarlan!
la$ing out mission / The 0i!!en ,ab from
1eration+ 2verogra!. In FTF+Warfare,
.ichael Cefarrattis 3llie! 3rm$ !ukes it out
in the ruins of 2verogra! against m$ 3)is
Fallschirm4ager.
In 0ow5 6iet 7gu$en shows us how to aint
our ##8 infantr$ an! how to base them for the
ruins of 2verogra! an! Ill show $ou how I
mo!ele! the 9uins for the 2verogra! table in
the FTF+Warfare reort.
We have a 0eroes of the .onth article from
,eutnant .anfre! 0irt&el. :aolo :arente was
nice enough to answer some ;uestions from
the communit$ in an interview.
9oun!ing out our first issue we
have some Fan Fiction an!
scenarios for Dust Tactics. We
hoe $ou en4o$ $our first issue
of Dust Chronicles.
A word on submissions.
We are lanning to theme each issue towar!s new
releases %1eration+ 2verogra!, etc( an! to
environments %winter, the !esert, etc.(. 3s we receive
submissions from $ou we will sort them into
imme!iatel$ useable an! future categories. #o if $ou
sen! us an ama&ing FTF+Warfare reort set in the !esert
featuring the 7D3< battling a !esert theme! 3llie!
arm$ an! we !ont use it right awa$, its because were
hanging onto it for future inclusion.
Well tr$ to communicate with each of $ou as to the
status of $ou submissions but of course can not
guarantee it. To have $our submissions inclu!e! in a
certain issue, sen! it to us one month before the issue is
!ue. For e)amle, to have something inclu!e! in the
1ctober Issue %Fall theme!( sen! it to us b$ 3ugust
/=th. That will give us a month to e!it an! assemble the
maga&ine.
We are looking for an$ content that relates to Dust
Tactics an! Warfare, not 4ust whats in this issue. #o
sen! us $our articles an! ictures. #en! $our
submissions to !ustfan&ine'hotmail.com an! t$e
submission an! a coule of wor!s as to what the
submission is in the sub4ect bar. I will also rea! an!
ossibl$ answer $our hate mail. -ust t$e hate mail in
the sub4ect bar.
#o en4o$ this issue. 3n! if $ou !ont, then sen! us stuff
that $ou think we nee! to inclu!e to make this Y189
maga&ine, an! the best version of $our maga&ine
ossible. 3fter all, this is suose! to be a F37&ine"
>:atrick Dot$
Dust chronicles issue 1

table of contents:
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03
Spotted!: Interview with Paolo Parente . . . . . . . . . 04
How2: Modelling Rins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0!
"ro# $he "ront: %st &ar'are
()is vs (llies In $he Rins *' +verograd . . . . . ,2
How2: Painting SS- &al.ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
"an "i/tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How2: Ma.ing -r1an 2ases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
"ro# $he "ront: %st $a/ti/s
*peration +verograd 3 Mission $hree . . . . . . . . 34
How2: Painting SS- In'antr4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
*peration Coldsnap 3 %st $a/ti/s Mission . . . . . 43
$a/ti/al Corner: %a#sels Casing %istress . . . . . . 44
%st 5in.s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
6e)t Isse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
%st Cataloge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4!

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8"rontovi.i9: >ason M/"arland; 5ee 5angston;
>ohn Sis.; Ri/. Ivanse.; ?enneth R2 Chip#an
8*hotni.i9: Paolo Parente; *livier +a#'ires/
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Thank you for taking the time to answer a
few interview questions for us Mr. Parente.
Before we start, are there any confessions
you want to make, anything you need to get
off your chest?
Can you please refer to me as Paolo? Mr.
Parente doesnt sound like me. J
I will confess to you that l am having a blast..
ust !actics is giving me the best time of my
life" thank#you guys for welcoming it on your
gaming tables and for dedicating so much
passion to it. Its so good.
Do you play Tactics andor !arfare? "f so,
which faction#s$?
I play ust !actics" and I tried warfare in
$anuary" played with Mack Martin" it was
fun.
%s you can e&pect I have all factions" right?
%nd multiples of each model" plus some
cra'y conversions... I play both %&is and
%llies" soon Ill start playing (().
!hat is your favorite Dust creation so far?
!he *econ Mickey and the %&is +eavy
,alker amongst those already released" and
my favorite of all will be in the display
cabinet at -encon cannot say more for
now" but youll spot it immediately.
%ow that we can see tanks on the hori&on, what are
the plans concerning armor ' infantry?
%ll categories that you can find on the cards will be
present in the game one day. I have a concern about
!ype . infantry" in my opinion with the rules that we
have today they dont stand a chance on the battlefield"
lets say in my opinion we need a second edition of
the game to really be able to display infantry . units.
Please note that infantry . does not necessarily mean
/not wearing armor0 it mostly means
/-reens1*ecruits0 where inf.2 means /3attle#hardened
4eterans0.
!hat are the future plans for the %%(? !ill they )e a
playa)le faction or will they remain in the
)ackground?
56 I cannot actually disclose what will be released
in the future" but you need to know that at the
beginning of the year the release plan is discussed with
77- in detail" thats the moment where l show my
ideas from my sketchbook and we organi'e them into
a release schedule . I am developing new armies as
well as sub#factions for each ma8or army with (pecial
Characters. I think that this answers the ne&t 9uestion
too.
Ma8estic .2 and %benerbe" will we be seeing more1any
characters and models from these organi'ations?
*editor+, -ee a)ove.
Vrill. Hollow-earth or outer space? Can we expect to
see them next year?
Vrill are both in my sketchbook, their release date has
not been decided yet, next year a 4
th
army will be
released for sure. What makes this decision tricky is
that, as it seems, our audience is divided in two. One
part of the gamers would like to stick to WW2 uite
strictly while another more open minded part would
go more !"ulp#. "ulp is totally the spirit of $ust%..
Any plans to do more comic books based in the Dust
world?
& wish' & wish that & had all the spare time to sit at my
desk and draw comic book pages J "reparing and
following(up all the $ust )odels and figurines
actually absorbs all of my time, everyday. We have
been talking about having a new story entirely drawn
by $avide *abbri, but he+s busy with $ark ,orse and
he has only drawn - pages so far.
On the other side, we have a trilogy of novels being
written by our good friend )att *orbeck, and we+re
preparing an illustrated version of the first volume to
be released early next year.
What about branching out into other media? ike
!ideo games or "ilm.
& hate non disclosure agreements'' .o movies for
now% one video game under development.
What about a Dust #$%?
& would love the idea, one of our *ace/ook friends has
started to work on it, hasn+t he proposed to publish on
the fan0ine yet1
&editor'( We are working with Christopher )arnhart*
keep your eyes on these pages.
Are you happy with the le!el o" success Dust
has reached so "ar?
2O23445 ,3""5, but we need more
players%. 2hanks to all of you guys who are
spreading the word every day we will get
those soon.
2he company is healthy and self(sustaining,
unlike 6ackham we are very well financially
managed, we are here to stay and to share
more than $ust.
Will Anastyr be played on the table top or
will it use the tiles and s+uares system o"
,actics?
3nastyr is not a game for now, but is one of
the - universes that we+re developing at the
moment, being /arbaric *antasy we can
disclose the designs and start selling the minis
as ,igh 7uality 6esin *igurines without
revealing much, we cannot do the same with
other W&" that we make grow locked in the
drawer everyday.
3nastyr will be a game when we will have
the technology to release hard plastic very
detailed minis like those new beautiful plastic
characters that 8W is making for
Warhammer /attle. *or now we cannot reach
that standard, so we will not have a game
soon.
3llow me to say that l refuse to battle with
figurines armed with bending "V9 swords%
Who do I need to talk to around here to get a
Fallschirmjager platoon list for Warfare?
And when do we get our Raketentruppe?
Warfare is a licensed product of FFG, so u
need to talk to Mack but you might have
noticed that DW and DT go at the same pace,
those units that you are wishing for are in my
plans
What conventions and shows will you be at
in the next months or so?
!nfortunately " cannot travel much, my work
keep me so uber#busy " wish that " could
leave the Factory$Monastery more often
For the moment " have been invited to
%andiego &omicon but it's not confirmed
yet, as it's not sure for Gen&on, for sure at
the moment is Tokyo Wonder Festival at the
end of (uly and )ulcon ne*t year
!here"s been speculation about what the
future of #ust might include based on
previous works $like the %apanese walkers
from the #ust &ource book' and the (rill
)ecaton*+ Are those previous works going to
be part of the #ust canon' or should we
expected changes and evolutions to the #ust
universe?
%ome of those creations still make sense in
Dust today, others like the beautiful +ecaton
remind me too much of the ,T-. Therians, and " am
looking for a much more /ulp take on the )rill at the
moment
&ince a lot of the traditional factions from the World
War II era have been combined to form the Allies' Axis'
and &&,' how much room is there for new factions to
expand the range of the game?
Factions and thematic sub#factions is, in my opinion, a
very interesting way of developing new armies
0ritish %,% units for e*ample might play in any ,llied
,rmy, but a Full %,% army list might access to special
e*clusive %,% characters unavailable otherwise This is
1ust my take, nothing g has been decided yet
!he game stats for the #ust Warfare-!actics minis have
some unfilled holes $like Infantry . and /' and vehicles
.' 0' 1' and *+ #o you see all those spots being filled
with models at some point in the development of the
game?
,bsolutely yes, any category on the cards is meant to
be in the game
Are there any future plans for A!2/3? Is there any
chance that game would ever make a comeback in any
form?
%,D, %,D and %,D " have a lot of affection for
,T#-., but it does not belong to us 0esides, the actual
owners don2t care for this game at all ,nd worse news
is that all the molds for the figurines and vehicles will
be melted by the end of the year since nobody has
serious intentions to make use of them, so sad " know
this well, my bedroom at the Factory$Monastery is
located e*actly above the warehouse where they are
stored
#o you want to give us any hints about what is coming
our way in the future that hasn4t been addressed by
other 5uestions? $)int' yes you do+*
" really have nothing to disclose here besides a new
faction at the beginning of ne*t year
!hank you for taking the time to answer our
5uestions' we look forward to seeing what the
future of #ust has in store for us+
Many thanks to all of you, your enthusiasm for
Dust gives me a better sense to my days
In this How2 Im going to show you how I
made the buildings for the Zverograd table
featured in this months From The Front:
Warfare (page !"
First you need to gather your materials"
#oull need a $%&' thi() pie(e of wood (*+F
wor)s well enough!, super%plasti( glue, wood
glue, sand, thin (ardboard (the )ind that
(ereal or -erberus (ome in wor) fantasti(!,
paints, +ust .uilding (from Zverograd,
-erberus et(!, and any e/tra 'bits you might
want to use (I used a (rater and some large
bri()s from 0egasus!" #oull also need the
following tools: /a(to )nife, broad brush,
strong (lippers%side (utters, and s(issors"
Above you can see the materials we are going to use.
For our first step you need to glue your
building to the wood base" For my purposes a
$2/$& base wor)s best but any si1e will do"
#ou should 'dry fit your building first to
ma)e sure you li)e the layout and that it fits
your base the way you need it to" 2n(e you
are happy with the fit and layout, glue your
building together with plasti( glue and glue it
to the base with either wood glue or super
glue"

Next, cut 1 square tiles out of card stock (the packing
box from Cerberus works real well for this). ater
down some wood glue and spread it around the base
of !ou building on the outside edge. "his will be !our
#sidewalk.
The sidewalk taking shape.
$nce !our building is glued together and secured to
its base, use a strong pair of clippers to clip !our
buildings edges into a %agged shape. &ou can clip it
before gluing but ' alwa!s lose track of what parts are
supposed to go together and find it easier to do it like
this. (a)e an! parts !ou clip off for later.
Now its time for the floors. I use the floors provided in
the kit but you can also use the Tactics tiles and
Squares or foam core. Fit (cut if need be the floors into
the slots of the buildin! walls as normal" once happy
with the fit and layout" cut the ed!es towards the inside
of the buildin! in a #a!!ed manner to simulate broken
floorin!. I use stron! kitchen scissors to cut throu!h the
card stock. $ont tell the wife.
%ake sure your floors !et !lued into the wall. &ood
!lue works best. 'nce thats dry" water down some
wood !lue and spread it on the floors" e(terior (#ust
alon! the base of the wall" you dont want to cover the
whole sidewalk and interior base of the buildin!. )se
the broad brush from earlier to spread it around" and
dont water down the wood !lue too much. I wish I
could !ive you a !ood ratio but am afraid trial and error
works best. &hen youve !ot the !lue in the areas
described" pour some play!round sand over all the
wood !lue. If you have some bricks or some sli!htly
small pieces of rubble add that before the sand. *et this
dry for a couple hours or even overni!ht if youre that
patient.

'nce the !lued sand has completely dried
(completely I said+" !rab those buildin!
clippin!s from the earlier and select a few
choice pieces. Super !lue them to the base.
,ou can add as much -rubble and clippin!s
as you like but I find that too much makes
the piece unplayable as models dont want to
stand up" there isnt enou!h room to !et your
squad into the buildin!" etc.
'nce everythin! is !ood and !lued" trim the
sidewalk flush with your base.
Now comes the fun part. paintin! . . . . .
I recommend you primer the plastic bits
the same way you normally would any
plastic model. I use Citadels Chaos
Black Primer but any brand will do. For
the sandy parts; water down some black
paint (I recommend getting some wood
toll art paint or even having the local I!
hardware store mi"ing you up a pint or
gallon #or larger pro$ects% and brush on a
thick layer o# paint.
&o paint your ruins I recommend a broad
brush' maybe even a house painting
brush. I# you are doing a lot o# buildings'
maybe even a whole city' I recommend
getting your paints matched at a I! and
getting them by the pint or gallon.
(hat colors you use depends on your pre#erence. I
did mine in a dark grey base with a lighter grey
highlight. )ach coat was applied as a dry*brush. Ive
seen great results with rattle cans and airbrushes too.
&he above method is +uick' easy and above all'
cheap ;%, In order to break up the color a little bit' I
also dry*brushed a medium brown (Citadels
-raveyard )arth% along the bottom o# the walls at the
base.
I also #ound a couple soviet ((II propaganda
posters on the internet (a simple -oogle image
search should su##ice% and printed them out. I
glued them to an e"terior wall with watered
down wood glue. .nce everything was dry I
sprayed some sealer on it. First coat was Purity
/eal #ollowed by ullcote #rom &estors.
Our inaugural From the Front: Warfare report,
pits Mike Cefarratis Allies against Patrick
Dotys Axis amist the ruins of !"erogra# As
all factions stri"e to claim the secret that lies
$eneath its streets, !"erogra plays host to
$attles from all factions#
We ecie to use the %attle %uiler to set
$attlefiel an "ictory conitions# We ha the
terrain set up in a mutually agree upon
manner rather than using competiti"e terrain
placement, as &ith the city terrain there is only
so much you can o any&ay#
After icing off &e ene up &ith
Assassination, A"ancing 'ines an (none for
our game parameters#
Patrick: ) usually hope for (key
o$*ecti"es $ut ) coulnt complain since
for once ) &asnt facing an Allie army in
(Force Collision+
If you are interested in building your own
terrain for Dust Warfare, then check out the
How2: Modeling Ruins article on age !"
In it #atrick Doty e$lains how he went about
building the terrain used in this reort"
1
st
Platoon: Sturmgrenadiere
Kommandotruppe 25
Recongrenadiers 17
Recongrenadiers 17
Recongrenadiers 17
Ludwig 40
Ludwig 40
Sub Total: 156
2
nd
Platoon: Blutkreuz
Sturmpioniere 25
ombies 1!
"an#er$illers 20
ombies 1!
Recongrenadiers 17
Sigrid %on T&aler 20
'renadier ( 21
Sub Total: 141
Total: 297
Patrick: )* +allsc&irm,ager -rm*
&as. /or most o/ it0s e1istence. a2oided
t&e 3weirder0 units a2ailable to it4 5t
&as instead. relied on Recongrenadiers
and lig&t wal$ers to gi2e it t&at
3-irborne0 /eel4
5t was alwa*s di//icult /or me to imagine
Lu/twa//e personnel luring a troop o/
-pes or a gaggle o/ ombies onto a
plane4 5t was e2en &arder /or me to
imagine t&at same loading o//icer tr*ing
to con2incing t&em to ,ump /rom t&at
plane w&ile airborne4

T&en 5 got m* &ands on an -T647 8R5"9 cargo crate:4
;&* not ma$e it into a meat loc$er. or some $ind o/ special
<lut$reu# container= ;e0ll lure t&e ombies into t&e
container wit& promises o/ /res& <lutwurst and Sauer$raut.
and t&en turn t&e temp down. ma$ing t&em slow and docile4
Load up t&e crate and parac&ute it down onto t&e
unsuspecting enem*: "resto> -irborne ombies>
;e0ll see ,ust &ow muc& screaming )i$e0s 3?agles0 do:
1
st
Platoon: Combat
Boss Squad 25
Sniper Team 12
Death Dealers 20
Recon Boys 16
Bazooka Joe 15
ounder !0
Su" Total# 12$
2
nd
Platoon: Assault
%ell"oys 25
&"ser'er Squad $
(unners 1)
Recon"oys 16
*irdrop 5
Red De'ils +2
*ction Jackson 2!
Steel Rain !5
Su" Total# 16)
Total: 295
Mike: ,ith the recent anni'ersary o- D.Day/
01'e "een 2atchin3 a lot o- Band o- Brothers4 0
had -our units -or my allies that 0 hadn1t
2orked on yet/ so 0 decided to paint my
remainin3 units as 5asy 6ompany4
7sin3 the Separate.%ead.System -rom
,est,indroductions4co4uk/ 0 s2apped out the
heads on those remainin3 units and printed out
some Screamin3 5a3les decals4 5asy 6o4 -orms
my *ssault latoon4
Death -rom *"o'e8
deployment
Mike had spent the first SP and so deployed first. He
had ended up on the northern edge of the table and
immediately made use of the large three story
building. He placed his Observers, Snipers and Boss
Squads on the third, second and first floors
respectively.
Beteen the tall building and !"#$ Headquarters
%the long building on the short edge of the table& 'oe
and his attached $eathdealers prepared to hold don
the flank backed up by some (unners. Steel )ain set
up in the ruined Propaganda printers shop, hile
Pounder deployed beteen the Boss* building and the
print shop.
+he Hellboys and )econboys set up in the ruins on
the far est flank taking advantage of cover as they
could.
Meanhile, Patrick had been deploying into the ruins
across the board. Beteen the platform and the train
ent a )econgrenadier squad hile a Pan,erkiller
squad took up position on the other side of the train.
+o squads of )econgrenadiers took up positions in
the central southern ruins and the "ommandotruppe
hid in the alley behind them. -n the neighboring ruins
another )econgrenadier squad set up ith (renadier
. and a squad of /ombies in the street beteen the
ruins.
Both 0udig*s deployed into the southeastern corner,
supported by a squad of /ombies and the
Sturmpioniere ith Sigrid #on +haler attached.
Round 1
Mike on round 1 initiative ith 2 total
commands to issue and Patrick ith 3.
Command Phase
Mike*s first order of business as to try and
call in a 0ong +om artillery strike on the
/ombies by the 0udigs. !ot for the last
time he failed to call it in. !e4t up he used
the 5ssault Platoon*s ability to create a
smokescreen hich ent off ithout a
hitch. +he Boss radioed the (unners and
told them to move up 6 inches. 'oe used
Black Ops to move his squad forard.
Patrick*s "ommandotruppe radioed a
Blit,krieg order to the 0udig to move it
closer to the Pounder. Sigrid and her
Sturmpioniere squad moved up along ith
the nearby /ombies. (renadier . and his
/ombies also moved up 6 inches.
Unit Phase
Mike*s Pounder opened up on the eastern
most 0udig ith sustained fire causing 7
ounds and setting the hapless 0udig on
fire8 +he Sniper positioned on the second
floor dre a bead on the ,ombies and
managed to put hole right through it*s head.
+he Hellboys moved siftly along the edge
of the estern board in an effort to outflank
the a4is positions.
Joe and his squad moved towards the
Ludwigs and Zombies. The well positioned
observers attempted to zero in on the
burning Ludwig but their radio message was
garbled and Steel Rains fire fell
ineffectivel to the rear.
Patrick! The start of m "
st
round and one
of the Ludwigs has alread ta#en two hits
and is on fire$ %learl the onl sensible
course of action is to sustain fire with the
blazing Ludwig right bac# at the &ounder'
The (amble paid off as ) scored * hits and
the &ounder onl saved +. ,aboom'
The Zombies and Sigrids squad surged "+
forwards. (renadier -s squad did li#ewise.
moving toward the /oss building. 0ll other
squads held their positions e1cept the
&anzer#iller who raced for the cargo
containers. tring to get closer to the Steel
Rain sheltering in the ruins.
2There she is /os'3
Round 2
4i#e wins initiative again with a total of 5 commands
to issue while &atric# has 6.
Command Phase
4i#es /oss squad calls in a Long Tom stri#e on the
Zombies and the nearb Sturmpioniere #illing one
zombie and suppressing Sigrids squad. The sniper
too# aim at (renadier - and wounded him. The
(unners opened up on the nearb Zombie squad and
#illed one. Joe and his bos. utilizing /lac# 7ps and
not to be outdone b the (unners. also opened up on
the Zombies and brought down one of the beasts.
&atric#s Sturmpioniere /litzed up * to
ta#e cover behind some convenientl
placed barricades. The two remaining
zombies moved to protect Sigrids flan#
from the approaching 0llies. 0nd the
&anzer#illers moved into the cargo area.
getting ever closer to Steel Rain8
Unit Phase
0ction Jac#son and his attached Red
9evils too# this opportunit to show
:as %o. how air drops are e1ecuted in
";<6 and moved into position behind
the Ludwig.
4eanwhile. Joe and his aptl named 9eathdealers
gunned down the remaining Zombies. This time the
would sta dead' The (unners. clearl in competition
with Joe and his bos. fired into the Zombies around
(renadier -. in=uring him and #illing another
Zombie.
The 7bservers manage to call in the correct co>
ordinates to Steel Rain and the burning Ludwig.
alread reduced to =ust one wound. e1plodes in
spectacular fashion. The ?ellbos continue their
advance. secure in the #nowledge that the havent
been spotted b the enem. The Reconbos fire on
the advancing &anzer#illers but their armor manages
to absorb the incoming fire.
Sigrids squad is unable to remove their suppression
mar#er but manage to #ill the entire (unner squad in
a hail of Lasers. rifle fire. panzerfausts and insults.
Grenadier X and the remaining three zombies
Assault into the Boss building and manage to eat
the medic. The remaining Ludwig attempts to
avenge his wing-man by iring at the observers with
his !!s. "e misses.
The #anzer$illers move towards %teel &ain but lose
two members to reactive ire orm the nearby
&econboys.
The &econgrenadiers near Action 'ac$son ire on his
s(uad rom the window and inlict two wounds on
him. All other units surged orwards.
Round 3
)i$e again wins initiative with * commands
to issue and #atric$ gets +.
Command Phase
The %niper s(uad ta$es careul aim at the
%turmpioniere and $ills one o its members.
The Boss tries to call in the Long Tom but
ails to get through again. )ust be the
weather. 'oe uses Blac$ ,ps to get his s(uad
iring at %igrids s(uad- but they shelter
behind the barricades and suer no hits.
,ne o the #anzer$illers rises unsteadily to
his eet as the .iederbelebungsserum ta$es
eect. )eanwhile- the Ludwig receives radio
orders to Blitz up /.
Unit Phase
'oe and his 0eathdealers reload their grenade
launchers. 1e2t time %igrid wont have the
beneit o cover3 The %niper s(uad ires on
the %igrid and her s(uad but manage to miss
their mar$. The ,bservers also ire on her but
only hit the barricade.
The Boss s(uad shoots at Grenadier X and
his 4ombies- $illing the remainder o the
s(uad but allowing Grenadier X to get closer
by reacting to the shooting with a move.
Action Jackson and his British
Paratroopers advance and fire on the
Ludwig and the Recongrenadiers in the
ruins. They miss Ludwig and the
Recongrenadiers but take a wound and
lose a suad mate to reactive fire from the
!renadiers"
#teel Rain$s crew hurriedly reloads it$s
weapon and fires the Petard mortar at the
Pan%erkillers hit several. &nce again their
armor saves them from death. The
'ellboys break cover and move ne(t to the
train) causing panic on the other side as
three suads react to their movement by
running away.
The *+*
st
Reconboys Airdrop into the alley the
,ommandotruppe recently occupied. They weren$t
about to let the Limeys show them up"
The Reconboys reload and fire on the newly risen
-ombie and the Pan%erkillers) once again the
Pan%erkillers suffer no wounds and the %ombie is
missed.
!renadier . gets back to the important task of eating
the Boss suad and eats the mechanic. /hile choking
on a wrench) the Boss suad manages to stab
!renadier .) taking his last wound and putting him
down. 0or now.
#igrid breaks cover with her suad and moves to
avenge !renadier .) getting as close to the Boss
suad$s building as possible. Ludwig fires and
manages to kill one of the #potters.
The ,ommandotruppe and two Recongrenadier
suads move through the cargo container area seeking
safety from the 'ellboys and the Airdropped *+*
st
.
The 0ailsafe -ombie moves to attack the Reconboys
but they flee to the safety of the crater in the Rail line.
The remaining two Pan%erkillers fire on and manage
to miss #teel Rain.
The Recongrenadiers that have been hiding from the
'ellboys in the southwestern corner move forward
and fire on the 'ellboys) killing two of them.
Round 4
This time Patrick wins initiative with four total
commands to issue and Mike has five total.
Command Phase
The Sturmpioniere try to raise one of their fallen
comrades with the special serum but fail. The Failsafe
Zombie from the Panzerkiller squad attacks the
econboys but they mana!e to escape it"s clutchin!
claws. The Panzerkillers fire on the Steel ain#a
$%T& That is ne!ated by cover and armor saves#
The 'ommandotruppe (litzes into the ruins) seekin!
safety from Steel ain.
The (oss tries to call in *on! Tom but continued
interference from the weather) !remlins in the radio)
etc. ensure that the *on! Tom is S+,F-ed. .oe and
his squad pour fire into Si!rid"s squad) woundin! her
twice and killin! two Sturmpioniere.
Action Jackson and his Paratroopers Phasers
malfunction and were unable to hit anything yet
again.
Joe and the Deathdealers punish Sigrid
Unit Phase
The Failsafe zombie lives up to it"s name and fails to
kill any of the econboys. The econ!renadiers
closest to Steel ain fire their Panzerfausts at her and
fail to score any dama!e a!ainst her.
The 'ommandotruppe secure the perimeter of the
central buildin! and sit ti!ht.
*udwi! fires on but fails to hit the (oss squad still
shelterin! in their bunke/uh) buildin!) but mana!es to
kill one of the ed 0evils with it"s turret mounted
M1. -sin! the cloud of dust thrown up by the impact
of the *udwi!"s shells as cover) Si!rid and the
remainin! Sturmpioniere storm the buildin!. Si!rid
!oes (ezerk and she and her squad kill two more
members of the (oss squad.
Meanwhile) across the board) the
econ!renadiers who had previously killed
two members of the $ellboys squad open
fire and fell another one.
.oe and the 0eathdealers move forward to
try and support the (oss. The Snipers also
descend to the bottom floor to lend their
support to the hard pressed (oss. The 232
st
4bserver meanwhile) moves to a better
vanta!e point) tryin! to spot the
'ommandotruppe in the rubble.
Steel ain fires on the Panzerkillers but)
incredibly) their armor saves them once
a!ain.
The $ellboys climb over the railcar in order
to !et closer to the 'ommandotruppe. The
recently arrived 232
st
econboys fire on)
and kill) the entire econ!renadier squad
that had been ve5in! ,ction .ackson for
most of the battle.
Round 5
(oth players a!reed this initiative roll could
be crucial. ,s who went first could mean the
difference between victory and defeat. Mike
won by rollin! ,** blanks&
So he ends up with one command and
Patrick has a total of three.
Command Phase
For Mikes one and only order he tried to call
in Long Tom. There was no response on the
radio. At this point it was assumed they had
been overrun by enemy forces. Joes lack
!ps rule allowed him and his s"uad to open
fire on #igrid but all they managed to hit were
the walls of the building.
The $econgrenadiers received a lit%krieg
order and moved away from #teel $ain and
towards the oss s"uad. #igrid and the
remaining #turmpioniere fired on and killed
the oss. Finally.
Sigrid guns down The Boss

Lastly& the $econgrenadier s"uad that had
been securing the 'ommandotruppes
southern flank moved to engage the
(ellboys.
Unit Phase
Action Jackson and his remaining $ed )evil
work the bugs out of their *hasers and reduce
the remaining Ludwig to slag.
The +,- Fo.trot/ !bserver spots the
'ommandotruppe and calls in the #teel
$ains 0.1/ rockets. The rockets miss
their target& reducing yet another
building to rubble.
Patrick2 (aving killed the oss s"uad
3 was now desperate to get at the
(ellboys. 3 was afraid that having
messed up the 4ommand phase 3
would now be wrong5footed. 3 should
have killed the oss s"uad with #igrid
first& then moved the $econgrenadiers
towards the (ellboys. !h well.
The *an%erkillers activated first
removing both suppression markers&
and fired on steel $ain.
They missed but elicited a reaction& taking fire from
#teel rains .-6 cal. but suffering no wounds. This
meant the $econgrenadier s"uad was now free to
move back towards the (ellboys without being shot
at by the #teel rain in passing. 3nstead the
$econgrenadiers in the crater reacted to their
movement and fired on them but caused no wounds.
The Failsafe 7ombie that was standing in front of
the crater and had not managed to do anything
useful so far was no free to act. 3t fast moved
towards the (ellboys who reacted by shooting at it
but missing. The 7ombie swung with its combat5
knife5like claws and8M3##9): ;ith all four dice.
Failsafe 7ombie was promptly renamed Fail7ombie.
The rest of the A.is s"uads stayed as they were.
The FailZombie in all his... uhm?... glory?!
End Game
As that had been the last round, both players revealed
which command squads had been marked for
assassination. For the Axis, the Kommandotruppe
had been marked but was safely sheltered in some
ruins. For the Allies, the Boss squad. It took
renadier !, "i#rid $on %haler and numerous
nameless lackeys to do it but in the end the Boss was
dead and the Axis could claim a victory.
A!I" $I&%'()*
Afterword
Mike+ reat ame* I should have made the ,ellboys
my squad that needed to be assassinated. 'ne would
not think that someone would rush their squad
forward, and with fast they would have had a better
chance to escape if thin#s #ot dod#y.
-ookin# back on the #ame, I should have Airdropped
my second squad sooner and moved the Boss sooner
from his hole rather than havin# him stand his
#round. First time usin# Airdrop and it.s not too bad
aside from some bad dice rolls from Action /ackson
and the (ed 0evils. phasers.
Patrick+ 'h man, #ood #ame* I thou#ht I.d
really messed up in round five.s command
phase when I Blit1ed the (econ#renadiers
towards the Boss and away from the
,ellboys. I should have attacked the Boss
with "i#rid first and then moved the
(econ#renadiers closer if need be, or move
them towards the ,ellboys if not.
-uckily it was the Boss squad that had
been marked for death* %his was my first
time usin# the 2ombies in 3arfare, not a
stellar debut but they were fun and I like
the way they play. 4y only strate#y had
been to protect my Kommandotruppe and
try to kill his command squads.
"ounds simple but half the time I lose si#ht
of the victory ob5ective and become fixated
on killin# one particular unit. %hat almost
happened to me a#ain, but I mana#ed to
resist the siren call of the "teel (ain.
As the SSUs primary combat walker
platform, the KV47 forms the backbone of
SSU defenses across Russia !ts durable
frame allows it to be outfitted with a "ariety
of armaments #hether you want to
incinerate the enemy with $adyas Sulfur
%ets, cut them apart with $atalyas &hainsaw
or root them out with $atashas 'owit(er,
the KV47 is the ri)ht tool for the *ob 'ere
were )oin) to e+amine how to paint a
KV47, from primer to finish
LIST OF MATERIALS USED
#ar ,aint -ritish Armour .ate ,rimer
&itadel ,aints/
Knarloc 0reen
Sunburst 1ellow
-leached -one
2echrite Red
-lood Red
-ol)un 2etal
$uln 3il
0ra"eyard 4arth
,urity Seal
Valle*o ,aints/
-lack
Russian 0reen
0erman 0rey
Secret #eapon 5erracotta 4arth
Secret #eapon Rust -rown
!sopropyl Alcohol
2icroScale 2icro Set
2icroScale 2icro Sol
5he Army ,ainter Stron) 5one !nk
STEP #1
,rimer your KV47 with #ar ,aints -ritish Armour
.ate Alternati"ely, brush or Airbrush the model with
&itadels Knarloc 0reen instead -efore primin), !
masked the li)ht on the cockpit 3nce the whole
model is finished, you can peel it off and youll
retain the clear plastic lens
STEP #2
3nce your primer is dry, co"er the KV in a nice, e"en
coat of Knarloc 0reen !f you sprayed Knarloc 0reen
onto the model in Step 67, then it is not usually
necessary to paint on more Knarloc %ust make sure
your color co"era)e is nice and e"en as this is )oin)
to be your basecoat after all 3nce you"e )ot your
)reen on, paint all the cables, )un barrels, chainsaw
teeth and anythin) else youre )oin) to paint metallic
with black ! used Valle*o -lack for its matt finish
but any black acrylic model paint will work !n order
to add some color contrast ! painted the fuel drums
and the ammo hoppers on the 'owit(er Valle*o
Russian 0reen 5he left shoulder armor plate
recei"ed a 789:;89 mi+ of &itadel 2echrite
Red:-lood Red
STEP #3
The next step is to wash your whole model, you can
skip the black bits but the rest needs to be washed with
brown ink. I usually use Citadels Devlan Mud but
since thats pretty scarce Ive found an excellent
replacement that I used here, The rmy !ainter
"arpaints #uickshade Ink $tron% Tone. The stuff in
the dropper bottle not the bi% can of dip& 'ne even
coatin% does the trick.
STEP #4
Make sure your ink is completely dry before %oin% on
with this next step. Dry brush all areas of (narloc
)reen with (narloc )reen. *e sure to keep out of the
recesses, you want that to be shaded.
dd a little *leached *one to +ussian )reen and
reapply the the raised areas of the fuel drums and
ammo hoppers, once a%ain stayin% out of the cracks
and crevasses.
!aint red onto the shoulder plate ,ust as in the first
step, bein% sure to %et an even covera%e and stayin%
out of the area around the rivet. Try several thinner
layers of paint if you are havin% streakin% issues. -ust
be sure to let each successive layer dry completely
before continuin% with the next layer.
STEP #5
Mix your Mechrite and *lood +ed into ./0./
mix. pply ,ust around the ed%es of the plate
and a small amount to the top of the rivet.
Mix (narloc )reen and $unburst 1ellow
2.03. and dry brush all over the (narloc
)reen areas. Make sure to catch the raised
areas to hi%hli%ht them but dont ne%lect the
centers of the lar%e flat panels.
dd a bit more *leached *one to the +ussian
)reen and paint the ed%es of the fuel drums
and ammo hopper. -ust the sharp ed%es as all
youre doin% here is hi%hli%htin% the drums.
STEP #6
dd more $unburst 1ellow till you have about
a 4/05/ mix 64/ (narloc )reen7 and apply to
the ed%es of all the (narloc )reen areas. 1ou
can dry brush it on or use the flat side of a
standard type brush and run it alon% the ed%es.
This is the hi%hli%ht of the (narloc so make
sure to concentrate it on the ed%es and keep it
off the flat areas. 1ou can always add more
$unburst to your mix to %et a stron%er
hi%hli%ht. -ust remember that its a lot easier to
add paint than it is to remove it.
STEP #7
At this point I add decals. I used the SSU
decals from Dust-Models.com. Before
adhering them, I painted MicroScales Micro
Set onto the areas that would be receiing the
decals. !nce the" were set, I painted
MicroScales Micro Sol oer the decals. Sol
helps the decals contour onto the model and I
find it helps to blend the decal into the paint
#ob once the sealer is spra"ed on.
STEP #8
$oull need a bit of pac%ing foam for this step.
&he %ind often found in blister pac%s wor%s
well but I find the best foam is the stuff from
the Battlefoam tra"s. $oull want a section
thats about ' inch s(uare at the )business end.
*ut some +erman +re" onto "our pallet and
dip the foam into it. Dab the foam onto "our
pallet or a paper towel till the e,cess paint is
off. $ou want to hae er" little paint on "our
foam, %inda li%e dr" brushing. -emember, "ou
can alwa"s add more if need be. .arefull" dab
the foam onto "our model around the edges
that would normall" hae paint chipped off. So
around the lower legs, all outside edges, around
hatches and foot plates, handholds etc. Add as
much or as little as "ou li%e. Its not a bad idea
to dab #ust a little oer the decals as this will
help them loo% less )pristine.
STEP #9
Dr" brush some +rae"ard /arth onto the lower legs
and %nee armor. Also dr" brush a bit onto the lower
hales of the armor plate. &his is designed to add the
impression of dirt and dust. As with the chipping it is
up to "ou how hea" to do the dr" brushing. Since this
particular 0123 will be operating in an urban
enironment I decided to %eep the dust prett" light.
STEP #10
4ith the model nearing completion, its time to get the
metal done. *aint Bolt +un Metal onto all the areas
"ou preiousl" painted blac%. !nce dr", wash with
5uln !il. I li%e to do a second coat of 5uln once the
first is thoroughl" dr".
STEP # 11
&o get some rust onto this gu", I turned to Secret
4eapons weathering pigments. I mi,ed some
Isoprop"l Alcohol with &erracotta /arth and carefull"
washed it into the recessed areas around bolts and
riets and an" other areas I thought needed some rust.
!nce that was dr", I repeated the process with -ust
Brown.
For more on weathering, keep a look out for an
article by Isaiah Burgess (winner of FFG/Dust
Studios !on"ersion !ontest#Best $%is &odel'
here in the pages of Dust !hronicles(
STEP # 12
)o finish your model, apply se"eral e"en coats of
*urity Sealer (or really any flat sealer you like'
allowing each layer to dry between coats( *eel the
glue/paint off the searchlight lens and gi"e it a dab
of gloss "arnish(
Base you walker to match you army or table( )his
+",- was gi"en an urban base to match both the
table and the army( See this issue for a .ow/ on
urban basing(
He squinted against the clouds of brick and
cement dust filling the air of the small alley he
crouched in, shaken loose by the cannon shells
exploding all around the mouth, and the
collapsing store-front across the rubble strewn
street beyond. As the pace of explosions began
to lessen, Nathan, gritted his teeth and
clutched his combat shotgun tighter to his
chest.
"kay, boys, get ready! "he krauts are on the
way!" He shouted past the last of the fading
artillery explosions. #ehind him, the rest of
Nathan$s Assault %anger squad, "the &tokers",
settled behind whate'er light co'er they could
find, crates, dumpsters, piles of the rubble left
o'er from the destruction of the buildings
forming the ally they waited in.
('t. (inski crouch-ran forward to a spot right
beside his &ergeant, bringing his flame-
thrower to the front of the squad. "aking a
deep breath to settle his ner'es, the )* year old
from +ueens lit his weapons pilot light.
Nathan patted (inski lightly on the back to
reassure him, then perked his ringing ears up at
the tell tale sounds of boots sliding on broken
masonry out in the street beyond the ally.

He raised his massi'e %emmington ), gauge
combat shotgun to his shoulder, -ust as the
first pair of Axis shocktroopers rounded the
corner into the alley at a trot. Nathan held his
fire and held still as the rest of the .erman
squad followed. "he moment the
leading .erman noticed the Allied
troops hidden among the clutter in
the alley, was almost comical to
Nathan. /hile his gasmask hid the
surprise on his face, the shock was
written all o'er his body language,
as he skidded to a halt.
Nathan grinned, locking eyes with
the .ermans red lenses, as he pulled
his weapons trigger. "he boom of his
big gauge shotgun was deafening in
the enclosed alley, followed a split
second later by three more as his
squad opened up behind him.
"he first three .ermans
seemed to literally fly
apart in the storm of
hea'y shot.
#ody parts spraying
the men behind as well as the fractured walls to either
side. %eco'ering quickly, the two sur'i'ing
shocktroopers do'e behind what little co'er they had
in the mouth of the alley, Nathan, and his boys racking
the slides on their shotguns as fast as they could fire.
As the shotgun fire slowed due to a lack of 'isible
targets, (inski stood up and with a searing woosh,
unleashed a three second, fanning burst of burning
napalm from his fearsome weapon.
A brief, agoni0ed scream from the inferno at the alley
mouth marked the last of the shocktroopers terrible
deaths. (inski panted and shook as he lowered his
weapon, pale and wide eyed, staring at the burning
bodies.
Nathan stood and layed a reassuring hand on his
shoulder, ".ood -ob, soldier", squee0ing until (inski
finally tore his eyes from the fire and looked him in
the eye. &teeling himself, and nodding once.
"kay, fall back, men! 1ets head up the next block
and -oin the 1.". at the meet up point! 1ow and fast,
mo'e out!" As his men stood from their co'er, Nathan
could see the exhaustion etched in all of their faces,
and in the way they mo'ed, like men carrying -eeps
on their backs.
Nothing in this mission had gone right so far, not
from day one, Nathan brooded as he and his men
hustled out the other end of the alley and headed
south along the ruined street.
* * *
2orty-eight hours ago, &ergeant Nathan 3iller,
A&43 attached 5& %angers, 6rd &quad, 7nd
Assault (latoon, 8'erograd 9xpedition, was
sitting in his company commanders staff tent
with his fellow &ection leaders and their 4, 1t.
:itelli, on the captured dockside warf in south
8'erograd. "he sound of distant shelling could
be heard on the north end of the shattered city,
the earth 'ibrating with e'ery bass crump.
A loud cough drew his attention back to the
mission briefing, and his 4ompany 4,
4aptain %ice, "All right, boys, 7nd platoon is
going to handle the extraction."
He nodded to the LT, "and 1st and 4th will head up the
waterfront and make enough noise to hopefully draw
off some of the krauts from the commercial district,
here." His crop smacked into the city municipal map
on the wall with a snap Nathan felt unwarranted this
early in the morning, just shy of !.
""ts not an easy walk, at least 4 #locks," he
continued, "#ut, scouts report $ery light %&is
presence, and the 'uskies were pushed out #y
(anfred weeks #efore we arri$ed. )ust a couple of
rear supply dumps and motor pools." *pt. 'ice paused
and looked pointedly at Nathans LT, "%nd, no, you
cant make any side trips on this run, +itelli." The
assem#led men chuckled at the young Lieutenants
crestfallen look.
Nathan clenched his jaw at the humor
e$eryone saw in his eager *os
reputation for getting
his men, Nathans men,
into glory hounding,
e&plosi$e situations.
+itelli seemed to feel a 'anger
%ssault ,latoon had a certain
reputation to uphold, no matter
how stupid- %nd Nathans s.uad
had the replacement kid after the
last time to pro$e it-

The *aptain continued. "/k, +itelli has the intel
packet %0/*/( sent for the meet up. "ts got the pass
code and id packet for the asset your there to get." He
paced #ack to his desk and sat on the edge,"1rd
platoon will act as the ca$alry. "f things go #ad for you
out there, +itelli, call it in, and *armicheal2s platoon
will come to the rescue." 'ice paused and ran his hand
o$er his eyes.
"This is e&tremely hush3hush, #oys. " don4t e$en know
what4s in the intel in that packet. %ll radios are to #e
locked on %0/*/( fre.uencies, and a#solute
radio silence unless the mission is #lown, or you
are on the hoof #ack here with the asset.
No e&ceptions." He stood and rolled the map up in
his hand, signalling the #rief was almost o$er.

"/ne more thing, since this is supposed to #e a .uiet
little outing, *ahill and his 25ippo2 are staying #ehind.
6ut "4m loaning you 'amire7 and his spotter."
Nathan nodded in appreciation, 'amire7 and 0loan
were the #est sniper team in the company, normally
attached to *aptain 'ice2s *ommand s.uad.
%lthough, he would miss the reassuring presence of
25ippo2 the platoons usual companion, stomping along
ahead of them.
There was something comforting a#out ha$ing
a (836 flame tank #etween him and the
9rauts.

"%ll right, go time is :, good luck and god3
speed out there, #oys. ;ismissed." The
gathered section leaders snapped a
disorgani7ed salute and filed from the tent.
/utside Lt. +itelli rounded up his men and
pulled them into a huddle, the #reath fogging
in the su#3free7ing )anuary air.

"'ight, you heard the *aptain, ha$e your
s.uads ready and assem#led at the north
checkpoint at !!." +itelli looked far too
eager, Nathan thought sourly. "%0/*/(
orders are to open the packet once we clear the
%*% < %llied *ontrolled %rea=, then we2ll
know what we ha$e to e&pect. Load up your
men, we might #e out there longer than
anticipated, and we dont want to come up
short on ammo." +itelli paused, going
o$er his mental check list. "Haines, you and
(iller make sure to pack up some demo
charges. ;ismissed."

%s Nathan headed to his s.uads #i$oac in a
#urned out dockside #oarding house, he had a
sick feeling inside. The *aptain said "no side
trips", #ut +itelli just didn4t want to hear it.
;emo charges> /n a sneak mission> That
?est ,oint cow#oy was going to get people
killed. Nathan4s mood got worse the more he
thought a#out it.

6anging into the #oarding house in a temper,
Nathans men were just coming awake, ru##ing
sleep out of puffy eyes, stretching kinked
#acks. %ll #ut ,ri$ate ,inski, the new
kid sent up a few days ago to
replace (adigan, the gri77led
old flame3thrower man who #ought
the farm to a kraut snipers #ullet in
the fight to take the docks ten days ago.
,inski was wide awake, and pale, cleaning
and ser$icing his weapon, the dreaded (13@,
man porta#le napalm fuelled flame gun. The
kid was a com#at cherry, send here fresh from
'anger school.

Nathan shook his head in disgust, god damn
+itelli- "%l right, ladies, thirty minutes to
sha$e, eat, and load up, full kit. ?e got some
sneak2n to do today>" He shouted with false
#ra$ado, to a corrus of groans and mum#led
2yessers2. Nathan winced when he saw ,inski
try to swallow, and fail. Aod damn +itelli...
As Nathans men trotted towards the north
checkpoint, through the bustle of the waking
base camp, each man veered over to the motor
pool to slap the armored side of the large, dirty
green, M2-B Medium ombat !alking tank"
#he large yellow letters spelled $%ippo$
e&travagantly on the side of the hull, and the
huge, evil looking mu''le of the walkers M-(
heavy napalm thrower a stark contrast of
humor and unleashed horror"
At the checkpoint, )t" *itelli and the rest of
2nd platoon had +ust finished assembling"
,-ection leaders up., *itelli /uietly ordered"
-o close to no mans land everyone felt
compelled to whisper" #he platoons four s/uad
leaders, including Nathan, gathered around
*itelli, the young, lanky black haired )#,
looking comical in his 0anger plate and parka"
,!e$ll head in north in the usual advance
order, 1rd section takes point, then 2st,
ommand, 2nd, and (th bringing up tail end"
0amire' and his spotter will scout ahead, and
keep visual with -gt" Millers men", Nathan
nodded" #his was all old hat for the men,
*itelli was +ust psyching himself up to go"
*itelli pulled out his small copy of the city
map, and pointed out a curving route he had
marked in grease pencil" #he route diverted to
the west about seven blocks from the strait
line to the meet point" 0ight towards the
reported depots, Nathan thought, barely
restraining himself from voicing his ob+ection"
3nstead, Nathan caught *itellis eyes, and held
his ga'e until the )t" )ooked away, with a
flash of guilt"
Nathan Miller was an old man in this
war, a veteran at 1(, he served two
years as an instructor at 0anger school,
and taught survival courses to the
British in the early months of Americas
involvement in the war" 4e had a talent
for the ,drill instructors stare,"
,56, we$ve done this before, so lets get to it", #he )t"
finished /uietly, dismissing them with a nod"
Nathan motioned his men forward and smiled a
predators smile, ,!e$ve got point again, boys" 6eep to
the fa7ades, and the route is, north two blocks, west
one, repeat" And keep an eye out for 0amire',,
Nathan nodded towards the two rangers dressed as
piles of grey newspapers, the -cottish guile suits
making them look like hairy beast men, ,they$re
gonna be our eyes for this one",
#hey waited as 0amire' and -loan trotted silently into
the ruins and took up positions at the first intersection,
a block ahead" 5ne of the barely discernible piles of
rubbish raised its arm and waved the go-ahead" 5ne
by one, the sections of 2nd platoon moved /uietly into
the city, disappearing into the rubble strewn streets"

* * *
#wo days, and no sleep later, Nathan lead his men
from the ambush in the alley, and moved as fast as
they could north along the wide, cratered street" #he
rally point )t" *itelli pointed out a few hours ago
when he left Nathan$s 1rd section to set a trap and bog
down pursuit, was another ten blocks north, well out
of the slowly tightening noose of A&is troops"
But ten blocks was a marathon to his e&hausted men"
#hey had been running and gunning since the first
night of the mission, when, 8od damned *itelli, had
ordered them to demo the supply dump they +ust
,happened, to run across" !hat their intel didnt
mention, was the full company of A&is 8renadiers
less than half a mile away heading for the depot to
resupply. #heir only saving grace was that the A&is
troops were fresh from the front, tired and low on
everything, and with the destruction of the depot, they
had been playing it cautious, not wasting ammo while
chasing the platoon"
2nd platoon had been forced far off course to make the
meet, and once the hornets nest was kicked over,
Vitelli broke radio silence to call for help. But, lucky
them, the ASOCO handler on the radio ordered them
to try to complete the mission! "he rescue platoon was
dispatched to try to divert the A#is response to the
2nd, but the company chasin$ them would not be
drawn away, they wanted blood!
%"he rest of the platoon should have made contact with
the asset and be at the rally point by now%, &athan
thou$ht, as he 'o$$ed alon$ ne#t to (inski. )e had to
push himself hard, he had to be stron$er than his men,
they had to be able to draw from him when all they
wanted to do was sit down for a while. &athan
smirked as he thou$ht, %why oh why did * ever take the
chevrons!% +eadership was for suckers!
(inski looked at his Ser$eant when he heard him
faintly chuckle with a maniacal $rin on his face, %oh
my $od!% "he kid thou$ht, %he%s actually ,&-O.*&/
this!% )is eyes widened as he started trottin$ faster to
keep up with his terrifyin$ Ser$eant.

Si# blocks, and about an hour of cautious stop and $o,
later, anny alone, the s0uads pointman, stopped in
his tracks as a fi$ure dressed as a pile of $arba$e rose
from the rubble 'ust ahead in a burned out store front.
&athan hurried forward when 1amire2 waived him up
and then fell to his knees on the broken sidewalk. "he
first thin$ &athan noticed, was the dust caked blood
all over 1amire2s $hillie suit, the second more tellin$
thin$ was that the Sniper was alone..
&athan pulled out his canteen and helped
1amire2 sit back a$ainst the wall behind him,
0uickly checkin$ him over for wounds, but it
appeared that e#cept for some scrapes and
bruises, the blood all over him was not his.

31eport, soldier.3 &athan said softly, tryin$ to
$et 1amire2 to focus on him. "he rest of the
s0uad took up positions all alon$ the street,
from one end to the other, keepin$ a look out
for pursuit.

3.es, Ser$eant.3 1amire2 $asped out. 34e
linked up with the spook, Sar$e, and made it to
the rally point about four hours a$o, in the first
floor of an old department store.3 )e paused to
drink from &athan%s canteen. 3"he +" was
$ettin$ impatient, and sent me and Sl...me and
my spotter, to $et you and your men early for
the withdrawal.3 1amire2 stumbled when he
tried to say his lon$ time spotter, and best
friends, name, 3we hadn5t made it two blocks
before all hell broke loose behind us! 4e hi$h
tailed it back to the store, and all the way there
we could hear $uns $o%n off like fire crackers,
and screams. A lota screams, sar$e.3 1amire2
shuttered as he continued.
3"he shoot%n died off as me an...my spotter
approached the front, we was in a hurry, but
we had ta be careful, see6 .ou don5t 'ust run
into a firefi$ht all willy7nilly, see63 )e started
$ettin$ worked up, what he saw playin$
behind his eyes, 3we entered careful7like,
cover to cover, but didn5t see nobody, not
even the sentry from 8th s0uad at the top of
the stairs.3
Nathan's eyes stayed locked
on the Sniper's face, gauging
the truth versus the fear
induced panic he saw there, as
Ramirez continued.
"We got to the first floor loy and
all we saw was....was... lood,
sarge, like paint! "n the walls! "n
the floor! #nd its'a meat, and
roken shotguns lay'n everywhere!
$ust'a een all of %th s&uad,
tossed aout up there! '..' tried real
hard not to puke, ut..." he took a
series of deep reaths, even now
sickened y the memory.

Nathan laid a steady hand on
Ramirez's shoulder, lending him
strength, "We moved into the main
floor where everyone was gathered,
and it was a slaughter house, sarge!
(ead men everywhere! )he...the
whole platoon, sarge! #ll of 'em!
Wiped out. )hey fought like cougars,
casings everywhere, one whole wall
was urnt, ut it didn*t matter, they
was all dead." Ramirez was shaking
now.
"'..' sent my spot..Sloan. ' sent Sloan
to the second floor to check on +st
s&uads lookouts." )he snipers voice
started to reak, "Not ten seconds later
' hear a shot and then a scream from up stairs,
so ' take off up the steps to help Sloan. ,ut
ye the time ' got up there, he was gone, well
most of him. -e looked like he'd een lown
if half, ' looked everywhere, ut no.one was
there, /ust him. ' tried to stop the leed'n, ut
he was too ad off. -e was...was already dead
when ' got there."
Nathan s&ueezed Ramirez shoulder, all the
while the painful knot in his gut getting
tighter and tighter, 'please, god, don*t do this
to us.' -e prayed silently, the dread uilding
with every word the sniper said.
)here was anguish in his voice when Ramirez
continued, "' ran, Sarge! ' ran and ' ran! 't was
locks away when ' rememered our....my orders to
get you an your men, so ' douled ack and started
working south, from cover to cover, when ' spotted
you guys a few locks down. So ' /ust hunkered
down and waited for you."
)he Sniper seamed to deflate as his story came to an
end, e0hausted from the telling. Nathan needed
Ramirez ready to fight, especially now, he couldn*t
let the shock and guilt get a hold on him, he would
have time for that later. 'f they faced what he thought
they faced, he needed every man ready!
"1ou did your /o, soldier." Nathan told him firmly,
pride in his voice. "No man can e0pect more, against
an unknown force of that lethality, you did the est
thing, coming to get us, orders are orders." -e
continued, purposefully glossing over Ramirez's
panicked flight. "' want you to attach yourself to my
s&uad for now, Ramirez, we need your
marksmanship to help cover us."
)he Sniper looked up at Nathan's eyes, looking for
accusation, or pity, ut saw only confidence and
e0pectation. "1es, Sergeant." -e said, more strength
in his voice. "1es, of course, Sergeant"
Nathan clapped him on the ack and stood, whistling
for his men to regroup. -e filled the men in with a
rief, less graphic version of the Snipers report, ut
even still, the fear on the men*s faces was noticeale.
"ddly, the one who seamed to keep his morale est,
was 2inski, a look of stoic stuornness locked like a
mask on his young face. ')hat*s ecause he hasn*t
guessed what the rest of us fear we are up against,
yet.' Nathan thought sourly.
"We need to go to the rally point and try to salvage
ammo and gear, especialy the radio from the
command section, and.... try to
gather tags, if we can."
Nathan reasoned, everyone
seamed to handle the news
okay, even Ramirez /ust
paled a it.

"3ets rest up for ten,
then we move out."
4veryone moved
to comfortale
spots in the
rule, still
keeping watch
as they rested.
Nathan sat tiredly against the store front and
quietly watched his boys, his men, readying their
weapons, checking their ammo, ready to do their
jobs, despite everything they had been through the
last two days. He closed his eyes and prayed to a
god he hasnt believed in since he was ten, 'lease
let me do right by my men, let me get them out of
here. !nd "#!$# let me be wrong about what
we've stepped into%'

Nathan shuttered as the memory of a smell filled
his mind, a rancid, rotten smell, a chemical,
unclean smell. &nconsciously, he clutched his
'emington tighter.
inski heard a creaking sound, and glanced over at
the $arge, his knuckles white as he gripped his gun
like he was trying to wring the life out of it. !
cloud of disquiet passed over inski, a frown of
apprehension fluttering across his tired, but
youthful face. He went back to cleaning the mu((le
of his flame thrower, frowning.
With this issues focus on
Operation: Zverograd and the SSU,
we thought wed show you guys a
couple simple urban basing
schemes. irst the materials youll
need: wood glue, plastic glue, some
plastic card, plastic rod, small bric!s
from "egasus. #oull also need an
$acto !nife and a brush.
%arefully cut off a small section of
plastic card and snip off a small
section of plastic rod.
&evel the edges of the small piece of plastic
card. 'hat helps ma!e it loo! more natural.
(ttach the plastic card and pipe to the base
with some plastic glue.
Using your brush spread some slightly watered
down wood glue around the base.
%arefully arrange some of the "egasus bric!s on the
base. #ou can even do several rows of bric!s to do the
remnants of a small wall.
Sprin!le some sand on the rest of the base.
Once the glues are completely dry its time to paint.
"rimer your models as normal, if you plan to paint
over the primer thats already on the model youll
have to apply brush on primer. "oint is, you want it to
be blac!.
Over the black dry-brush a dark gray, I used Citadels
Adeptus Battle Gray. Paint the ring o the base a
blueish gray, I used Citadels !hado" Gray. Paint the
pipe #etallic, Bolt Gun #etal "orks "ell.
$ry brush the dark gray "ith a lighter grey, %ortress
Gray in the e&a#ple. 'dge highlight the ring "ith a
lighter blue-gray, !pace"ol Gray in the e&a#ple and
then "ash it "ith black ink. !tipple the pipe "ith dark
bro"n.
Once the ink is dry, pick out the bolts "ith
so#e #etallic. !tipple the the pipe "ith
so#e !olar (acharious Orange and then
"ash it "ith a bit bro"n ink. Once the ink is
dry stipple it )ust a bit "ith !olar (acharious
again.
*hats it or the basic base but i you are
eeling especially a#bitious you can pick out
the bricks in (echarious +ed. Once dry
"ash it "ith bro"n ink. ,ighlight the edges
"ith #ore (echarious.
In our inaugural From The Front: Tactics
battle report, Jason McFarland and Larry
White get to grips in scenario 3, The Hidden
Lab from the peration !"erograd
#ampaign e$pansion% Jason&s allies 'ill be
protecting the Lab against the counterattac(
launched by Larry&s ))*%
+ach side 'ill be fielding ,-- points%
Jason&s .llied List:
/a0oo(a Joe
00 112
//3 )4uad
5econ /oys
6rim 5eapers
Tan( /usters
#rac( )hots
#obra
Larry&s ))* List:
7osh(a
Med"edi
Fronto"i(i
Fa(yeli
3 #hinese 8olunteer )4uads
))* .irborne Transport
Zverograd Today
When the strange disco"ery 'as made beneath the
city of !"erograd, The )o"iet *nion failed to (eep its
secret secure, and soon their enemies became
interested as 'ell% 9o one is really sure 'hat lies
belo', but all parties ha"e their suspicions% )ome say
it&s a large underground 87 mine% thers, including
members of the .llies& .)#M and the .$is&
/lut(reu0 7orps, thin( it could be
much more than that%
)M+5)H has found 'hat loo(s li(e
an :entrance; to the structure, but
ha"e yet to gain access% Time is
running short, ho'e"er, as all three
blocs are no' fighting to control
!"erograd&s secret% The "iolently
e$ecuted interest of the enemy blocs
has reduced the city to rubble% n
the path of the in"ading .$is .rmy
as it made its 'ay to'ards the petrol
fields of 6ro0ny and 9orthern Iran,
the city 'as poorly located% 9o' it is
situated at a crossroads bet'een all
three blocs, and the city has suffered
greatly%
9early half of the city&s buildings
ha"e been destroyed, most are
completely roofless, and nearly all
remaining 'indo's stand empty and
glassless% The medie"al to'n in the
city center has burned almost
entirely to the ground, the only
sur"i"ing structure is the sturdy
stone monastery% The fight for
control of the city is continuous< it
has been years since any force has
been able to claim it entirely%
Mission 3 the hidden lab
The industrial sections of Zverograd have seen
some of the heaviest fighting in the city, and
those buildings that still stand are key staging
grounds for resistance. Having narrowed down
the possible location of Winter Child's facility,
the last step is to scour the industrial uarter
located near the river docks.
Objective:
The Attacker is attempting to locate the
entrance to Winter Child's laboratory. If, at the
end of turn eight, the Attacker controls 2 of the
Attacker Obecti!e spaces, he is the "inner.
Other"ise, the #efender "ins.
TURN #1
It "as the allied ob to protect the obecti!e
points. The $$% split into 2 different flanks to
try to spread out a bit and make the allies
spread their forces thin for easier "ays to the
obecti!es.
The allies "ent for the safety of the buildings
and then had the hea!y hitters come up the
flanks to en!elope. On the allied left flank, the
Tank &uster s'uad "hittles do"n a (olunteer
s'uad a bit. The )econ &oys hit the upper point
in the field and "ere able to score hits on the
*ronto!iki. Cobra comes in the allied right
flank and takes an opportunity on the +ed!edi.
Turn , "as !ery hea!y on Allied acti!ity.
!The ""# sweep in to attack the Cobra$
!The Tank %usters shooting up some ""#$
!While the &econ %oys score hits on
the %attle "uad$
!The Cobra spits death at the 'edvedi$
TURN #2
The SSU took some heavy casualties
during the first turn, and were hoping
to gain a foothold in turn 2. The Grim
Reapers head out of the safety of the
building with !! and use their "eroic
#ttack.
The SSU $attle S%uad was able to take
some sweet revenge on the Recon
$oys and whittled them down to one
man. Tank $usters finished off the
&olunteer s%uad that they attacked in
turn '.
(oshka and the )akyeli do everything
they can to try to remove the *obra.
+oing so would give them a huge
advantage on the right flank, but
completely miss with all their attacks
that mattered, The *obra decides to
split its fire between the upper
&olunteer s%uad with machine guns,
and use the -hasers on (oshka.s s%uad
in front. The *obra manages to reduce
the &olunteer s%uad to one man, and
gets 2 wounds on (oshka.
The remaining &ictory /achinegun
soldier from the Recon $oys s%uad
sustains fire on the 0 members left of
the $attle S%uad and scores all 0 hits,
Turn 2 ends with a seemingly even
heavier #llied advantage.
1Turn 2 ends with
the Allies enjoying
battlefield
supremacy
1Koshka and the Fakyeli strike at
the Cobra ineffectually
The econ !" takes re#enge on the $$%
TURN #3
If the SSU are going to make a stand and get
those objectives, now would be the time!
The Allies get the initiative and try to take
out the biggest threat, Koshka and the
akyeli! The "obra starts and scores some
great hits against the akyeli, killing Koshka!
The akyeli flamethrower tries to take out
the "obra and whiffs again, furthering the
SSU#s dismay!
Unbeknownst to the "rack Shots, the last
$olunteer of the u%%er s&uad sneaks into the
building and %uts a shot to the back of the
sni%er! The s%otter regains control of himself
and %uts the "hinese soldier down!
Turn ' ends with the allies controlling the
left flank! The (rim )ea%ers heading for a
showdown with the "ho%%er, and the right
flank still uncontested, but the allies may be
stalling the SSU enough to kee% them away
from the objectives!
Turn 3 and things look down right grim for the SSU.
Koshkas sacrifice counts for
naught as the Fakyeli fail yet
again to take out the Cora.
The Sni!er is eliminated y the
sur"i"ing #olunteer.
TURN #4
The SSU finally get a little going for
them with a round of fire from the
chopper taking out Ozz and 2 of the
Reapers!
That leaves the Allies free to try and mop
up the other parts of the right flank and
they do so with the o!ra taking out the
rest of the "akyeli#
The Chopper opens up with Quad
Dshk and cuts down Ozz and a couple
of the Reapers.

The $edvedi remnants take advantage of
the distractions to enter the !uilding and
try to head in and claim an o!%ective#
rack Shots swing and miss against them
in the low light#
The remaining Reaper tries his !est and
gets a !it of damage on the SSU
hopper# &t's looking dismal for the SSU(
!ut they can still make a game of it###
Can the SSU do anythin to
snatch !ictory fro" the #aws
of defeat$
The %ed!edi "aneu!er towards an o&#ecti!e.
TURN #5
The Grim Reaper starts this turn by
sustaining fire on the Chopper, doing a bit
more damage but failing to bring it down.
Unfortunately, the Chopper claims the Reaper
on the return fireMeanwhile, the Crack
hot spotter is able to make out where the
Med!edi is shooting from and is able to
inflict another casualty.
The commander tries an all out attack against
the Crack hot spotter, misses, and ends up
perishing in close combat. "t this point it#s
looking like an allied route....
Turn 5 draws
to a close.
TURN #6
$uring all the firefighting, %a&ooka 'oe and the
%%( )uad were going to camp on the ob*ecti!e
markers and lay in wait for the U.
The Reaper and the Chopper exchange fire.
Unfortunately the Chopper caught a bead
on them and decimated their numbers down
to two and eliminating 'oe.
Joe is gunned down but it doesn't matter,
as there is little chance of an ! "ictor#
at this point.
TURN #7
The Cobra comes around the building to
bring its 50cal to bear on the Chopper, but
failing to bring it down.
Unphased by that, the Chopper ignores the
impenetrable Cobra and instead takes the
rest of the BB s!uad out of action.
"ne turn left...
The Cobra swings round to down the chopper
but fails in its attempt. Meanwhile, the Chopper
guns down the last of the BBQ squad.
TURN #8
The last turn was an e#ercise in futility as
the Cobra 50 cal couldn$t !uite bring the
Chopper to bear. This left the end with the
%llies getting a pretty solid &ictory.
ALLIED VICTORY
AFTER ACTION REPORT
Jason' ( felt my plan was pretty solid. The buildings
were &ery important to me and ( tried taking
ad&antage of the somewhat random deployment area
to make sure he couldn$t throw a lot on one flank.
( also thought ( was going to lose the Cobra ) or *
times, but the dice gods were with me.
Larry' ( had a lot +ust go wrong. ( forgot
,rand$-a, so ended up gi&ing it a go with
e&erything ( had.
( split myself up a bit too much, and should
ha&e focused more, but the rolling was
atrocious on my side, ($m guessing there was
hea&y &odka drinking the night before....
Hello everyone. For the first issue of the
Dust Chronicles Magazine, I will cover how
to paint an SSU Ary in a wee!en".
I "i" this ary as a coission piece an"
the custoer nee"e" the o"els #ac! pretty
fast. In this gui"e I will show the techni$ues
I use" to get a ta#letop $uality ary out in
recor" tie.
Since I !new I woul" not get the chance to
a"" too any highlights to the figures, I use"
%rylon Caouflage %ha!i to a"" soe
"epth to the o"els.
I iste" this spray paint fro the top of the
iniatures only siilar to highlighting
with an air#rush. Here is what the
o"els loo! li!e after this coat.
First I #ase&coate" the infantry. I use" 'eaper
Master Series High Definition paints here to get
a(iu coverage with only one coat.
)he aror is painte" with 'eaper Master Series
High Definition Dar! *live. )he #rown on the
gloves, straps, an" #ac!pac!s are "one with 'MS
HD +oo"lan" ,rown. )he #oots are painte" -ure
,lac! an" the Metal is painte" with ,lac!ene"
Steel.
For the caouflage I painte" a rough aoe#a
pattern. If you ta!e ore tie you can a!e it as
"etaile" as you woul" li!e. For a ta#letop stan"ar",
.ust the rough shape is fine.
)he final step is to sha"e the o"el. I use" Cita"el
Agra( /arthsha"e to a"" "efinition to the unifor.
'eaper ,lac! +ash was use" on the etal an"
'eaper ,rown +ash was use" on the #rowns. An"
there you have a finishe" SSU infantry o"el.
Reports indicate that a base, north of Zverograd,
long thought abandoned has been receiving
supplies in the last few weeks. The derelict
buildings above ground are not being used. This
means there is an underground base. Perhaps you
will find more information about the secrets
beneath Zverograd inside that base.
It is important to get a team to the base, infiltrate
it and retrieve any secret research material hidden
underground, before anybody else does.
Mission 1 down the hole
Your force arrives early in the morning. s your
men make their way to the base parameter you
catch a glimpse of enemy troops. The race is on,
whoever gets into the base first can take
advantage of its cover. !ut here, in the open you
are sitting ducks.
Special rules:
For this mission both forces have access to the
same number of points, we recommend 200ap.
Both players roll three dice and whoever rolls the
most HIT symbols becomes the attacker.
ach player has a total of two ammo crates that
can be placed anywhere on the map.
The time limit for this scenario is ! rounds.
"ttacker
#eployment
#efender
#eployment
$b%ective "rea
objective:
ach player is tryin& to &et into the
under&round base before the other does.
The only way to win this &ame is by havin&
an unit standin& on either of the $b%ective
"reas 'doors leadin& down into the
under&round base( at the end of round !.
If neither player achieves the ob%ective then
the &ame is a draw and will need to be
played a&ain 'sorry(.
If only one player achieves the ob%ective
then that players wins the first mission and
becomes the Attacker in Mission 2 'to be
published in the ne)t issue of #ust
*hronicles(.
If both players achieve the ob%ective then
the &ame is a draw and both sides make it
into the under&round base.
In this case play Mission 2B 'also published
in the ne)t issue of #ust *hronicles(.
by Leutnant Manfred Hirtzel
This issue were going to look at three of the
thinnest and deadliest femme fatales in the Dust
Universe, and see just how ahem fle!ible they
"an really be#
Angela
The $atural %hoi"e& 'ni(er )renadiers
*t only seems natural to (air a sni(er with
another sni(er, and the effe"t is devastating#
)iving +ngela a""ess to a s(otter "an make her
a s,uad killing ma"hine, and the other 'ni(er
"an a"t to (i"k off s,uads, or allow you to target
two different high-(riority targets at on"e# The
down side is des(ite the 'ni(er )renadiers
e!"ellent "over saves, youre still s(ending ./
(oints on what is ultimately a 0 health s,uad#
+ngela is "ertain to draw a lot of aggro, so
youll need to get the most out of her before
shes re(la"ed with a very large "rater#
The Unusual %hoi"e& 1irtually any other s,uad
Take a lesson from the u("oming ''U 2ifle
',uad and (air +ngela with a full strength
s,uad# 3hile she doesnt deal as mu"h damage
without the aid of a s(otter, your "ostly hero
investment will be better (rote"ted#
%ombined with 4attle )renadiers or Tank
5illers, you "an use her 'olothurns range and
(enetration (ower to wither down walkers so
that your 6anzers"hre"ks "an finish them off#
%ombined with 2e"on )renadiers, you "an
"reate a deadly infantry-hunting s,uad# 7our
enemy might think twi"e about "harging this
(owerhouse of fire(ower# 'he also in"reases the
s,uads ability to finish off walkers, her rifle
augmenting the short-ranged (anzerfausts#
*f youre feeling (arti"ularly bold, "ombine her with
'turm(ioniere# 8renzy works any time she is targeting
infantry, so her Mauser and melee atta"ks will add to
her deadliness#
Rosie
The $atural %hoi"e& )unners or 4ot Hunters
+((les go with a((les, and high-(ower anti-tank
ro"ket laun"hers go with other anti-tank ro"ket
laun"hers# 2osie is one of the strongest +nti-tank
heroes in the game, beat only by +"tion 9a"kson on a
good day with fair (haser weather# %ombined with the
4ot Hunters, she "an bring some nasty death down
u(on even the heaviest of walkers, dealing a
ma!imum of :; damage between three bazookas#
The Unusual %hoi"e& %ra"k 'hots or 'olo
'(otter works on 4azookas too, and no bazooka is
deadlier than 2osies# This "ombo makes 2osie a
threatening ambush hunter against light and medium
walkers, and gives the %ra"k 'hots some mu"h needed
health (oints# *t will also make your enemy think twi"e
about sending a walker to take out this sni(er team#
+lternatively, you "an make am(le use of 2osies
Tank Head skill by fielding her without a s,uad# 9ust
(la"e her behind your Heavy 3alker of "hoi"e, and
have her advan"e with it <or in it, if theres room=#
>n"e your "ostly investment
has taken a few hits, just
have her (o( off tank head and
your walker is as good as new#
4y fielding her alone while you
do this, you avoid tying u( one
of your s,uads with "hasing a
8ireball half way a"ross the ma(,
or having your trans(orted s,uad
e!(ose themselves too early while
she jum(s out for a ,ui"k (at"h job#
6lus you "an "onfuse the enemy
by having her stand in one of the
walkers s,uare, a (erfe"tly legal
move when shes alone#
Koshka
The Natural Choice: GrandMa
Koshka is the first hero to be able to pilot a walker. So
why wouldnt you field her in this unique and ersatile
walker. !ith an e"tra point of health oer your nor#al
ar#or $ walker% GrandMa #akes a &ood close'
#ediu# ran&e walker. (n addition% her )i&htin& Spirit
skill can #ake GrandMas Sulfur *et and +owit,er
e"tra deadly for when it counts the #ost. Should
GrandMa fall% Koshka will still be there to proe a
thorn in your ene#ys side.
The -nusual Choice:
)rontoiki% )akyeli% or Chinese .olunteers
!ile it ori&inally appeared that Koshka/s )i&htin&
Spirit would only work while she piloted Grand/Ma%
the release of 0peration 1ero&rad/s rules stated that
any pilot skills were always useable both in and
outside of the walker. !ith this reelation% Koshka
beco#es a aluable hero for e#beddin& in squads%
since SS- squads are outfitted with short'
ran&ed 22S+ sub'#achine &uns rather than
your archetypal assault rifle.
2lacin& her in the )rontoiki &ies the# so#e
#uch needed health with which to adance into
SMG ran&e% as well as so#e e"tra firepower
with her Grenade 2istol. (n addition% since
)i&htin& Spirit transfers to squads% the result
can be deastatin& with this fully auto#atic
tea#.
3#beddin& her in the )akyeli also causes no
issue with her ran&e and &ies her a potentially
een #ore deastatin& use of )i&htin& Spirit.
The )akyeli could always benefit fro# her
health points as well% since they lack the fast
skill of their 445 squad cousins.
6astly% placin& her in with the Chinese
.olunteers creates a hero'squad co#bo that is
ery cheap at only 78 points% yet ery hi&h
firepower once in ran&e. She easily transfor#s
this #eat'shield into a squad your ene#y
should neer underesti#ate.
Dust links
http://dust-models.com
Paolo Parentes main page. The place to get all your Dust Studio models, premium pre-
paints, swag, etc.
http://www.fantasyflightgames.com
FFGs website. ome to the o!!icial !orums and webstore.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/30394!"39#
The o!!icial Faceboo" page !or Dust.
http://www.dust-league.com
The #orld #ide Dust $eague. Trac" your ran"ing among the worlds players. See which
!action holds the upper hand in the struggle !or the worlds %" resources.
http://radiodustinforma.blogspot.com
& Spanish $anguage Dust resource.
http://twc-dust-tactics.blogspot.com
& great blog with omegrown rules !or istorical 'ehicles and Super eroes !or Dust tactics.
http://homepage.mac.com/brentdietrich/company$.htm
as some good a!termar"et bits !or your wal"ers. () lights and scope, tarps, sac"s,
battlerattle, etc. &lso has some 'ehicles but are a bit small in comparison to Dust models.
They ha'e *+mm Gear ,rieg.
http://www.warlordgames.com
*+mm istorical ##(( miniatures. Their plastic multi-part "its are a great source o! bits !or
upgrading your in!antry models. They also ha'e some 'ehicles and terrain you might !ind
use!ul.
http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com
-its !or in!antry con'ersions, weathering pigments and washes, and basing materials
http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk
#est #ind Productions Secrets o! the Third )eich and -erlin or -ust, a great source !or
alternate heads and weapons. Some o! their miniatures wor" well !or Dust too.
http://www.tamiyausa.com
& source !or ./0+ scale ##(( models.
http://www.%uarter-kit.com
They ha'e some con'ersion "its !or ./0+ models that allow you to update your historical
mundane 'ehicles to the Dust world. 1Panther (( turret etc.2
Throughout the Dust 3hronicles maga4ine you will !ind lin"s to e5ternal websites. &lthough we ma"e e'ery e!!ort to
ensure these lin"s are accurate, up to date and rele'ant, the sta!! o! the Dust 3hronicles cannot ta"e responsibility !or
pages maintained by e5ternal pro'iders.
Games and expansions part 1
dust tactics core set
contents:
Rulebook, Quick Start Rules, Blue Thunder Campaign book, 18 Two-sided
Terrain Squares, 1 !nit Cards, " Two-sided Terrain Tiles, # $mmo Crates,
Tank Traps, 1 %ice, $llied &alkers '(ot %og ) *ounder+, , $llied -n.antr/
!nits 'The Recon Bo/s, The 0unners ) BBQ Squad+, Captain 1oseph Brown,
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83oaded9 Token, 1 $llied &alker 'Blackhawk+, , $llied -n.antr/ !nits 'The
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1< dust %ice
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Rulebook including C/clone Campaign =issions, " Two-sided Terrain Squares,
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Sergeant Rosie %ono:an and >berleutnant =an.red ?reu@er5
standard
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standard
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contents:
Rulebook including Cerberus Campaign =issions, 1 =ulti-part Building 'three
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standard
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Games and expansions part 2
dust tactics operation zverograd
contents:
Rulebook including Zverograd Campaign missions, 1 Multi-part Building (one
level), 2 Double-sided osters, 1 !!" #alker ($rand%Ma) and &os'ka(
standard
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dust tactics operation hades
contents:
)o be con*irmed(
standard
premium
dust building accessory pack
contents:
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standard
dust tactics terrain tile set
contents:
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)errain !-uares and t'e .peration Blue )'under !cenario Book(
Standard
dust tactics unit card pack
contents:
"pdated "nit cards *or use +it' Dust )actics(

Standard

dust warfare core rulebook
contents:
)'is book provides advanced rules *or pla/ing out tabletop miniatures battles
+it' t'e same Dust miniatures used in t'e Dust )actics board game(
Standard
dust warfare campaign book zverograd
contents:
)'is book t'e Dust #ar*are rules *or t'e !!" Dust miniatures used in t'e Dust
)actics board game(
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