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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 Hasbro.

Aimed at the collectable miniature 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 less 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 1" hexes, with different terrain types represented within. Most set-ups are less 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.

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 China, Poland, and Romania, as well as new elements such as snipers and paratroops
Contested Skies: Second expansion set of 45 models, released on March 24, 2006 witnessed the addition of aircraft and air defenses, as well as adding a single Australian unit.
D-Day: Third expansion of 45 models, released in June 2006. Added obstacles to the mix, as well as canadian troops.

Units represented

* Veteran SMLE Riflemen (Contested Skies; Infantry squad)
* Canadian infantrymen (D-Day; Infantry squad)
* Eagle-Eyed NCO (D-Day; Commander)
* Sherman DD (D-Day; Tank)
* Bold Captain (Contested Skies; Commander)
* Char B1-bis (Contested Skies; Heavy tank)
* Free French Infantrymen (D-Day; Infantry squad)
* Lebel 86M93 Grenadier (Contested Skies; Infantry)
* MAS 7.5 mm Rifle (Base Set; Infantry squad)
* Renault R-35 (Base Set; Tank)
* Somua S-35 (D-Day; Tank)
* 20mm Flak 38 (Contested Skies; Antiaircraft gun)
* 88mm Flak 36 (D-Day; Antiaircraft gun)
* BMW R75 (Contested Skies; Motorcycle infantry squad)
* Disciplined Spotter (D-Day; Artillery spotter)
* Elite Panzer IV Ausf.D (Contested Skies; Tank)
* Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind (Contested Skies; Antiaircraft tank)
* Focke-Wulf Fw 190A (D-Day; Fighter)
* Fortress Defender (D-Day; Infantry squad)
* Grizzled Veteran (D-Day; Infantry hero)
* Jagdpanther (Base Set; Heavy tank destroyer)
* Jagdpanzer IV/48 (Contested Skies; Tank destroyer)
* Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer (D-Day; Tank destroyer)
* Jagdtiger (D-Day; Tank destoyer)
* Junkers Ju 87G Stuka (Contested Skies; Attack aircraft)
* King Tiger (Set II; Heavy tank)
* Luftwaffe Infantrymen (Contested Skies; Infantry squad)
* Light Mortar (Base Set; Mortar)
* Marder III (D-Day; Tank destroyer)
* Mauser Kar 98k (Base Set; Infantry squad)
* Messerschmitt Bf109E (Contested Skies; Fighter aircraft)
* Messerschmitt Me110 (D-Day; Fighter)
* MG42 Machine-Gun Team (Base Set; Machinegun)
* Nashorn (Set II; Tank destroyer)
* PaK 38 Antitank Gun (Base Set; Medium antitank gun)
* PaK 40 Antitank Gun (Base Set; Heavy antitank gun)
* Panzer II Ausf.C (Base Set; Light tank)
* Panzer II (F) "Flamingo" (Set II; Flame tank)
* Panzer III Ausf.F (Set II; Tank)
* Panzer IV Ausf.G (Base Set; Tank)
* Panzerfaust 30 (Base Set; Infantry antitank team)
* Panzergrenadier (Set II; Infantry squad)
* Panzerschreck (Contested Skies; Infantry antitank team)
* Sandbagged Machine-Gun Team (D-Day; Machinegun)
* SdKfz 222 (Base Set; Armored car)
* SdKfz 234/2 "Puma" (Contested Skies; Armored car)
* SdKfz 250 (D-Day; Armored transport)
* SdKfz 251 (Base Set; Armored transport)
* sGrW 34 81mm Mortar (D-Day; Mortar)
* sIG 33 (Base Set; Assault gun)
* SS-Haupsturmführer (Base Set; Commander)
* SS-Panther Ausf.G (Base Set; Tank)
* SS-Panzer IV Ausf.F2 (Set II; Tank)
* SS-Panzergrenadier (Base Set; Infantry squad)
* SS Stormtroopers (Contested Skies; Infantry)
* StuG III Ausf.D (Contested Skies; Tank destroyer)
* Sturmpanzer IV "Brummbär" (Set II; Assault gun)
* Tiger I (Base Set; Heavy tank)
* Veteran Tiger (D-Day; Heavy tank)
* Wehrmacht Expert Sniper (Set II; Sniper)
* Wehrmacht Oberleutnant (Set II; Commander)
* Wehrmacht Veteran Infantrymen (D-Day; Infantry squad)
* Blackshirts (Set II; Infantry squad)
* Brixia M35 45 mm Mortar (Contested Skies; Mortar)
* Carro Armato M13/40 (Base Set; Tank)
* Fucile Modello 1891 (Base Set; Infantry squad)
* L3/35 (D-Day; Light tank)
* Stalwart Lieutenant (Contested Skies; Commander)
* 47 mm Type 1 Antitank Gun (Base Set; Light antitank gun)
* Arisaka Rifle (Base Set; Infantry squad)
* Honor-Bound Hero (D-Day; Infantry hero)
* Imperial Sergeant (Base Set; Commander)
* Imperial Sniper (Set II; Sniper)
* Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Contested Skies|Fighter aircraft)
* SNLF Captain (Set II; Commander)
* SNLF Fanatics (Contested Skies; Infantry squad)
* SNLF Paratroopers (Set II; Paratrooper squad)
* Type 1 Ho-Ni (Set II; Vehicle)
* Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank (Set II; Amphibious tank)
* Type 87 Armored Car (Contested Skies; Armored car)
* Type 89A Chi-Ro (Contested Skies; Tank)
* Type 89 Mortar (Base Set; Mortar)
* Type 92 Machine-Gun Team (Base Set; Machinegun)
* Type 95 Ha-Go (Base Set; Light tank)
* Type 97 Chi-Ha (Set II; Tank)
* Type 97 Te-Ke Tankette (Set II; Light tank)
Nationalist China
* T-26 Series 1933 (Set II; Tank)
* Koumintang Officer (Set II; Commander)
* Koumintang Machine-Gun Team (Set II; Machinegun)
* Koumintang Riflemen (Set II; Infantry)
* 7TPdw (Set II; Anti-infantry tank)
* Cavalrymen (Set II; Cavalry)
* Antitank Grenadier (Set II; Infantry antitank team)
* Bohler 47 mm Antitank Gun (Contested Skies; Light antitank gun)
* Vigilant Lieutenant (Contested Skies; Commander)
* 82 mm PM-37 Mortar (Contested Skies; Mortar)
* BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher (Contested Skies; Vehicle)
* Commissar (Base Set; Commander)
* Communist Partisans (Contested Skies; Infantry)
* Cossack Captain (Set II; Commander)
* Cossack Cavalrymen (Contested Skies; Cavalry)
* Fanatical Sniper (Set II; Sniper)
* Hero of the Soviet Union (D-Day; Infantry hero)
* Il-10 Sturmovik (Contested Skies; Attack aircraft)
* IS-2 Model 1944 (Set II; Heavy tank)
* Guards T-34/85 (Set II; Tank)
* KV-1 (Base Set; Heavy tank)
* Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 (Base Set; Infantry squad)
* PPSh-41 SMG (Set II; Infantry squad)
* PTRD-41 Antitank Rifle (Set II; Infantry antitank team)
* Red Army Forward Observer (Contested Skies; Artillery observer)
* Soviet Grenadiers (Contested Skies; Infantry)
* SU-76M (D-Day; Tank destroyer)
* SU-85 (Contested Skies; Tank destroyer)
* T-34/76 (Base Set; Tank)
* T-70 Model 1942 (Set II; Fast tank)
* ZIS-2 57 mm Model 1943 (Set II; Medium antitank gun)
* 6-Pounder Antitank Gun (Base Set; Medium antitank gun)
* 17-Pounder Antitank Gun (Contested Skies; Heavy antitank gun)
* 40 mm Bofors L60 (Contested Skies; Antiaircraft gun)
* Archer (Set II; Tank destroyer)
* Bren Machine Gunner (D-Day; Infantry squad)
* Churchill AVRE (D-Day; Engineer tank)
* Churchill Crocodile (Base Set; Flame tank)
* Comet A-34 (Contested Skies; Tank)
* Concealed Forward Observer (D-Day; Artillery observer)
* Cromwell IV (Set II; Tank)
* Crusader II (Base Set; Tank)
* Defiant Paratroopers (D-Day; Infantry squad)
* Gurkha Riflemen (Contested Skies; Infantry)
* Hawker Typhoon (D-Day;
* Humber Scout Car (Base Set; Armored car)
* Inspiring Hero (D-Day; Infantry hero)
* Inspiring Lieutenant (Base Set; Commander)
* PIAT Gunner (Set II; Infantry antitank team)
* Royal Engineers (Base Set; Engineers)
* SMLE No.4 Rifle (Base Set; Infantry squad)
* M3 Stuart (Base Set; Fast tank)
* Mk.VII Tetrarch (D-Day; Light tank)
* Sherman VC Firefly (D-Day; Tank)
* Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I (D-Day; Fighter)
* Universal Carrier (Contested Skies; Armored transport)
* Valentine II (Set II; Infantry tank)
* Vickers Machine-Gun Team (Base Set; Machinegun)
* 3" Gun M5 (Set II; Heavy antitank gun)
* LVT (D-Day; Transport)
* BAR Gunner (Set II; Infantry squad)
* Bazooka (Base Set; Infantry antitank team)
* Buffalo Soldiers (D-Day; Infantry squad)
* FO Jeep (Contested Skies; Artillery observation vehicle)
* Higgins Boat (D-Day; Boat)
* Hunting Sniper (Contested Skies; Sniper)
* Jeep (Base Set; Unarmored transport)
* Lockheed P-38G Lightning (D-Day; Fighter)
* M1 81mm Mortar (D-Day; Mortar)
* M1 Garand Rifle (Base Set; Infantry squad)
* M3 Half-Track (D-Day; Transport)
* M3 Lee (Base Set; Tank)
* M4A1 Sherman (Base Set; Tank)
* M4A3 (105) Sherman (Base Set; Combat support tank)
* M4A3E8 Sherman "Easy Eight" (Base Set; Heavy tank)
* M5 Half-Track (Set II; Armored transport)
* M7 105mm Priest (D-Day; SP Artillery)
* M16 Half-Track (D-Day; Antiaircraft vehicle)
* M18 Hellcat (Base Set; Tank destroyer)
* M24 Chaffee (Set II; Tank)
* M26 Pershing (Contested Skies; Heavy tank)
* M36 MGC (Contested Skies; Tank destroyer)
* Marine Riflemen (Contested Skies; Infantry squad)
* Marines M2-2 Flamethrower (Base Set; Infantry flamethrower)
* Mortar M2 (Base Set; Mortar)
* P-51D Mustang (Contested Skies; Fighter aircraft)
* Quad 50 (Contested Skies; Antiaircraft gun)
* "Red Devil" Captain (Base Set; Commander)
* "Resourceful Hero" (D-Day; Infantry hero)
* "Screaming Eagle" Captain (Set II; Paratrooper commander)
* "Screaming Eagle" Paratroopers (Set II; Paratrooper Squad)
* Veteran M4 Sherman "Rhino" (Set II; Tank)
All nations
* Barbed Wire (D-Day; Obstacle)
* Minefield (D-Day; Obstacle)
* Pillbox (D-Day; Obstacle)
* Tank Obstacle (D-Day; Obstacle)

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