
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,593
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Tanks: Panther vs Sherman Starter Set
- 2 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2016

Expansion for TANKS: The Modern Age – M1 vs T-64 Starter Set
2018
Rules assistance for TANKS: The Modern Age – French Gazelle Helicopter Expansion
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TANKS: The Modern Age – French Gazelle Helicopter Expansion is an expansion for TANKS: The Modern Age – M1 vs T-64 Starter Set released in 2018 for 2 players and 30–90 minutes per game. It was designed by Andrew Haught and Chris Townley and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Action Points.
The Gazelle is small, highly manoeuvrable and fast. The French use this versatile little Helicopter as a scout armed with a 20mm cannon that is very capable of successfully engaging light vehicles and Helicopters. Instead it can be equipped with HOT (Haut subsonique Optiquement Teleguide Tire d’un Tube) missiles to become a very effective tank hunter. The Gazelle is definitely more hunter than prey. This pack contains: 1x Unassembled Plastic Gazelle Helicopter 1x Gazelle (HOT) Helicopter Card 1x Gazelle (20mm) Helicopter Card 2x Hero Cards 5x Crew Cards 3x Upgrade Cards
TANKS: The Modern Age – French Gazelle Helicopter Expansion supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for TANKS: The Modern Age – French Gazelle Helicopter Expansion is 30–90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
TANKS: The Modern Age – French Gazelle Helicopter Expansion belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Modern Warfare. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Action Points. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of TANKS: The Modern Age – French Gazelle Helicopter Expansion are: Andrew Haught and Chris Townley. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists TANKS: The Modern Age – French Gazelle Helicopter Expansion as an expansion for TANKS: The Modern Age – M1 vs T-64 Starter Set. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need TANKS: The Modern Age – M1 vs T-64 Starter Set to use it. Check that your edition of TANKS: The Modern Age – M1 vs T-64 Starter Set is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.