$12 FOR SQUAD LEADER ENTHUSIASTSWelcome back to the strats of Stalingrad—only this time on a ‘scale and intensity never before offered in ASL. RED BARRICADES, {a the first “Historical” medule for the ASL aystem, complete with ‘ange, tworplece historically-accurate map depicting Staingrad's famous "Red Bauricades” ordnance factory and surrounding ‘environs, The mapsheet features now 1" wide hexes for ease of play In those sceraries with high counter density. The factory complex alone, exactingly adapted to ASL scale from actual German aerial {feamalseance photographs, spans an area approximately 31 heres ores. ‘Two countershests provice (for the frst time) markers for Fort- fied Bulling Locations, A-T Ditches, Cellars, Gutted Factories and Handito-Hend Melee. Included as well ars Perimetar, Locetlon Con- ‘voland Burnt-Out-Wreck markers for te RE Campaign Game, plus ‘oxtra Russian and German nfeniry ané EW, Twornew weapons oleo ‘make their debut: the Russian "Molotov Projector” and the Geran ‘S1ulG SB assault gun, Seven action-packed standard scenarios (in ‘addition to those for the AB Campaign Game) are offersc, most of ‘which utilize only a emall portion of tho map. Also included is Chapter O, which contains the rules for several ‘now terrain types (debris, railway embankments, interior factory walls, storage tanks, singlanex two-story bulldings and culverts), ail sclortully detailed in the standard ABL fashion. Too, claifica” tons of existing rules for fortified buildings, factories, rooftops, Toad-negating terrain and armored cupclas are provided: Last out least is Section 11—tho “RB Campaign Games’—which ‘about three-quarters of Chaptor 0. RED BARRICADES is not a complete game, ‘Ownership ot ASL. BEYOND VALOI RED BARRICADES features threo coparaio Campaign Games (C4) which are designed for play exclusively on the New map, {enabling tne ASL gamer to create an cngcing series of interrelated. ‘scenarios, For instance, CG 1, “into the Factory”, simulates the Gorman stfort of 17.29 October 1912 to storm the Berkady factory ‘complex. Each “day" promises a possible scenaii, depending on, ‘whether either side wishes to attack. Now, fos the frst ime In ASL ‘Scenarios, there are fomorrow’s victory concitions to think about 2s wall as teday's. Sinca surviving unite ara retalnad forthe next laying, aertieel tactical dimsnsion—conearvation of force—hos ‘been added. Gone are hose laslurn sulcidal charges so commonly ‘employed in standard scenarios. RED BARRICADES je avallabie now for $28.00 trom The Avalon bl Game Company 417 Harford Roa, Saltmore, Mb 2121 Please ada the usual 10% shipping and handling charge (20% for Canadian orders; 30% for overseas orders). Maryland resicents please adc §% state soles tox.nin tgnr connate seinen tone EIGHT MILLION BAYONETS Uslisticn of Ralian Manpower snd Material in ASL. EIGHT STEPS TO ASL [A Programmed Instruction Approach ‘THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE Reference Notes for ASI. SERIES REPLAY Soenario 37—Kharsin GIVING IT YOUR BEST SHOT ‘A Checklist for Ditest Fire in SL. WAR IN THE SHADOWS The Partssns in ASL A DOG'S LIFE ‘A. New LADW for ASL HOW TO ENJOY AN ASL TOURNAMENT Eight Steps to Fun 5 By Crnig F. Posey 1s By tim Sabler 25 By Steven Swann a1 By Mark Ninon, Bill and Dave Sisier 50 By Ron Shirt: 33 By Charles Markuss 7 By Rex A. Marin a By Mark NixonABLE AT CESARO ASL SCENARIO Al13 VICTORY CONDITIONS: Tue Americans win by Controlling > five Lejl 3 hill exes on Board 2 at gate en. TURN RECORD CHART (CESAKO, SICILY, 8 August 1943: After having been inbivouse south of Palermo {or several days, the meno! the U.S. St afantry Division were chafing for action. ‘Their chance came whea Bradley ordered the division to ener the line and tke fait in am offenave designed to ovorwhole: the final Tallan defnaes West of Messin. Jus before dawa on 7 Angus, she 47 Iniary Regiment moved forward, stacking astride tne Troina-Randazzo road with elements of tbe 91 Mechanized Reconnaissance Troop leading the way. Despite some annoying mortar. fie ‘Company K managed to o00upy tne regimental objective ty nightfall. Colonel ‘Sm, now regimental CO, ordered the 2nd Batalien to passthrough tis positon ‘tha night and. et daw, 0 seize the next grcup of ils ad, if possible, the vilage ‘of Cesaro isl At rst igh, te Patalion stepped off Pushing throuph the sab land low hills nortwext of Cosaro, Company A quickly reached the lateral rend that Linked the village withthe coastal highway. Unopposed te tis pont, outs from "Able" ran Eack with rews that Kalian troops had taken up postions or 1 commancing rise just east of the roadway. BOARD CONFIGURATION: [4 18 BALANCE: A W Both Lllan OBA modus tne ‘Normal Ammunition (see SSR 4). N 4 Extend Gane Leng 010% Tim |ITALIAN Ses Up First (100) #e AMERICAN Mores First (108) 8 | 9 |10 END 6|7 IH fr As] ks] Ae] Pa] | oF 20 2 2 2 2 48 esos ements f the 2nd Batallon, 47th Tatantry Regiment [ELR: 3] eater on Turn 1 along the west eige of board 4: (SAN: 2} ee SPECIAL RULES: 4. EC are Moderate, with no wind at stat. 2, All orchards are Olive Groves (FAS). All bulldings are stone. ‘4. Up io five Taian equace (and all SW/SMC that cack withthe) may use iar, bot placement is restricted to Board 2. Each Italian Field Phone must, te placed cm a ill hex on Beard 2. 4, The Talians rocive two modules of 80++mm Batalion MTR OBA with Scarce Arumuniton. AFTERMATHL: The laisn eons, n point ffir, were Combine (nia pote) ‘tly eneenching nthe Ses tel reperng toner casa ro: Howe, Song te Americans, he fry Ilan fcr el he Sve one hs ‘Dangage th Gl, hse dnt cel enor The inenselysuperer Sept Sei Saran baka he ac ff eae sarge wi mis Dap tw Ane ‘ends dcr ios wlll and oto of he compro a rast (rg ‘Sie ery pops wih te menor shat toring sone), Areca cet tere minimal At Amcrian squads ute cova the ene srt spt at had ‘en troubling tem, er ear ts te ( Engheering Repent bepn clean evi rned red’ Meanie, te ober compari gained reg Company A at ‘She Cea much quer fn expel. That aeons, pars conte ps ete Baan Inty Divison advancing on Messina fom the sou,EIGHT MILLION BAYONETS Utilization of Italian Manpower and Material in ASL Bravade, Postring. Deceit. These are all specs ‘of diplomacy asi has boca pracond in his age (and Wil continue to be). Duriag the firs: haf ofthis ‘cenaury. ane nation, mrs than any oer, exceed {there methods of medern staocreRt in frtering 4s goals, For quite lengthy pecid, Tay managed to mainain a politica image oat ofall proportion to realty. The chime that were made by her leer: ship, netably by tl Duce, Bonito Musolini, were {e tlag especialy hollow in the aftertah of te ‘estrection they brought upon theirhomeland. Yet ‘mary in Europe believed. er wanted to believe the myth of a revargent Rome in 1940. "Te Halian mary had indzed fought bravely uraughou the First World War, suffenng several reverses but proving that it was capable of meeting {he best thatthe Central Powers could mass sgainet 1 Sil, de Kahan ft chealed when the war etd Prior to the beginning of WW, Italy had been aligned with the Corral Powers; but she failed to ‘ophold agresments with the empires of Germany bd Austra Husgary end semsined neutral. (Pre fern, cynics would say, Yo await events and side with tichighest bidder.) The second year of the war, 1915, saw tly declare war against hee former alles fad fell forces along the aorthern and caer borders; ty 1918, the nation had sutered 402000, miltary dead, When peace came. the Ialian govern: ‘ent, ander people, expected italy to gan greatly from the collapse of he Austian empite.Tasced, 1K vas—or fl it wasignoted ang humiated With the ste Tet destnte by the cost and catuakies ofthe war, and asthe cot of Hiving soar ing the people despeire. Poitial factions sprang Uup to velce all manner of dissent and to divide the overnmentinzo competing splinters, making in ‘spuble of acting to corect the probleme. One ich, fasnded is Milan in 1919 by an ex-socialist, was the Fisch dl Comburimesio. (Combat Groups). Growing trem a small core of less tan 200 found ing mentbers,by November 1991 itwasto nuraber ‘ote 301000 and to achieve party tur, Iti been ‘but May 1921 ta Mussolin and scene 33 other fasts had first been eeced to publicoffic. It was this new party dat, the following year, sould face Gown he groming chucs and selae the teins of By Crig F. Posey ‘With the cellapie of it sth coalition govern ‘ment inde years, Maly was paralyzed bya generat strike called ty the Trade Union couneil and the Rallwayeren's Usion. Mussolini, as head of the Fascists, demanded thatthe goverameat ake action. ‘When the king refused to give his approval to ine cia cabne's proclamation ofa sate of regency, the squadrist ofthe party moved in und ook over the operstionof vital ovics. The mal wae deivred, the airs Zan, farms were led, factories malted ‘pen; the Socialist sponsored stnke collapse. in steed of the planned protest march oa Rome. 2 Vitory parade was held instend. On 29 October 1922, King Vicor Eusnanel I called ypon Beato ‘Mussolini to forma aew cabinet. At the age of 39, ‘Mussolini was the youngest man to ever hold the office of Prime Minster of Kaly. By and large, the Talian poopie now felt the aation was a ast 02 de ‘ad to economic und political recovery—and indeed AS Hitler would do in Germary’ ia the ‘30s, ‘Musootni spent the 1520s melding the fortunes of ‘domestic poticy, toreign policy andthe military of Ttaly into a single enty (ony to Tose all in a id for deminance inthe Mediterranean). Thus, the ds: ccusion ere eannot nt revolve arauad the role of ‘he Italian army as releced inte foreign policy Of ily, of the Fascists, and of i! Duce. While Nuslini often harkenad back othe glory that vas ‘ancient Rome, the history ofthe Malia military i ‘more corey traved to the regiments that serve Prince Fugene in Napcleon's campaigns across [Barope. More recently, the exploits ofthe Taian aim during the Fit World War served to high light dom is strengths, and its Weaknesses, Dur- ‘ng that conflict, aly mobilized some 5.6 milior fren snd tufered carultes on the order of {30 million. OF dese, 462000 were klled oF died, 947000 were wounded, and some 600000 were (akenas prisoners (or Were otherwise unaooounted for) Eien given the Seater that wae Caporeto (1917), Tullan morale proved seadfat, gvemeap- lable oops Capebly te. Indeed, the Tuan 2 ‘was shown tobe able to secure Italy's borders, and ven cary the wartothe enemy. But after the war the mulitay, due in gat to the politieal discord and ‘m pam to the disrepute of mitary means to sete {ntrnationa affairs and in par to economic neces: sites, languished ang decine. ‘With the coming ofthe Fast to power, the ste set forth program of modernization for ‘he lian rary med at increasing its effectiveness. Unfortumtely for he Regio Esercto (he Taian Army), the ajont) cf the reforms and investment in new equipment went to the showpieces of the ‘ouliarian eatablishmest—the Regio Aeronautics (Air Force) and ue Regio Marina (Navy). Tass otto say thar the amy id not receive new exuip- ‘ment or experiment with new wesponry. for they ‘al Bet, in comparison with the Alr Fore which ‘was obainiog nuinerous new aircraft and wih the Navy's sleek new bacleships and cruisers, the larg" pice of modernization lacked vigar. cae in Inge part tothe emul industial base of tho soartry ‘xc Ge nancial rates ofthe te 1928 and early 1930s, Stil, Mussolini deranded the fexing of mili- tary muscle co the international scene, and wast ‘ake sdvantage of every possible stuaton so achieve tervitora) expansion. A anyth was created, and fostered nronghcut the decade ‘Mussolini had fire ried hs hand a 2 conqueror {in 1923, when he dapatched an expedition gaing the Oreck island of Corfe (pressure from the Wester democracies obliged him t retreat). His aspirations tcok on subitance with the coming of the world wide depression in 1929, Mecsolinl eas ‘ouvinced the, ae result of economie eres sed ‘Socal upteavas, the democratic powers Were bound to collapse, and so be unable to put wp much Hh for their colbeal empires, much les the lesser tates cf Europe. Thee regions exerised a partir a ‘ination for kaly’simperal dreams: the Mesiter- ‘ranean, the Balkans, ad the aortheasiem secton of a‘tion However, ironically, aly’ Grit step towards e- ing “a warrior nation” (Mussolin's Words, upon ‘akang on the portfolios of War, Air and Navy in 1933) wae to that Hiler’sarpirtons In 1033 i Duce me: with be Austrian Chanceler, Engel tem Detluss, and promised him tly’ ful suppor and friendship It was, he announced privately. in Tiny's bet interests not 1 ee resurgent Germs {afluence extended shard, In Match 1934, por (ocols were signed in Kome between Mussolini,6 Dollies and the Hungarian Gyala Gmsos which bund the tees states o consi eachother ox 12- tematonal pobtcalcussiens and pledged mua ‘spp if threatened Tune 1934, Hie vied Mulia Venice end undortcok toto internexe tn Austia Bur Halen convene was shaken by Hitler's ruhlss purte of hs own pay atthe end Of Sane, ans ty the astssination of Des by ‘Ausran Naris vith Gorman connivance) Jay iutslla, at whose home Dofus fly ap pened tobe visitng when the revs was received, rmeditly ordre alan trope moire long Telys border wits Atta, wad to ford Aun iniependene, Hier, sao incomplete cowl Of the German mtr (who expesed their coa- cerm), ws fora 6 err the Atlan Nai 0 Cancel their plans end the envisioned, German” ‘Avsarin enideation did cc ake place, While the Femainder of Europe seas much impresed wih Tul’ derived an sped show f fre, k mst Seated tar realy he oy relation akon ‘wslimed woop movenens wii Taly elf and the shung of anmuniton to ome border ost “Thou events brought abst a temporary nermal= sation of lian fos pally. aly’ oppontion to Gemnany was fellowed ty # ret resumption of {endsip wit ke members of the League Of [avon nobly withthe Western democrats From France, fay bined rectification of coin Caloraltoundarca ap real f a agtecment between Plere Laval and Mssolin in January 1935 England surederedubaand ie East Aca, and few cases cn the Libyea-Bgyptan border Hiagary woe Bulger drew clos to Tay, a ‘Musson deeded to sapport ei own revisions Chime. But the Fascists were to row allo his ‘Svein the yar with hue waprovoed wack om Abyssinia ‘Ainor ssh at Wal Wal os the Abyssinian stone in Deceme 1934 had no tracted much fenton atthe time. Bt withthe agreement wth Franc, wich score 0 prose « foal alliance, De Bano (alae Niue Conus ended to demand an indemnity, ordering at the same tine {Sedivions tobe rained for pte o rire Tr March, Rovolfo Gracin the mest experioaced fly's colonia commanders, was poined overer of Somaliland. Hale Seas sngested {hat te mater be treed over b te Leagie of Natows, tut) refused all eompremise pepo ‘mage By May, ever guarersilic talien oops tere asienbled in Eas Afric, and by Sepemter {ee 17 divisions sted poied on he border On ‘SOctobr, Mottola announced the Hosts had equ, “The League at once declared tay 10 be the aggressor aad in Noverher fasted exonore Senstions. The dur of tei actions can be Judged fiom Ue fact that oll was specifically tempted from the embargo, Meanie the wat ‘vied apace ing relative) rmodere army Squat clonal state. Adie Abbe fll May 1936, Slam cven into eile, and Vitor Emel (winout Diag cone given he gran- Jotetieot “Emperor by Mussolini to mark the ‘itbltmant of llion sovereign). Th vse had Aocrfleced any great gory onthe Flin Army, {hough the erganteaon ofthe campaigs had been ‘wonemanliee But the sucess hd dane tach to ‘eonlle dott at hore aed ceewtee. The it that aly hod, sngletarded'y and with apperent Seis, defied 52 nitions or te League gave ‘Mussolini and indeed, raay of the lenders of the sold he aon that aly ould flor to throws i weight about, and tha the democracies were decades and cou be safely pushed along we path Of appeasement I was to et fatal usin, Fromthis moment one ay at, asi aly wnt doomed. Masslini, now in unestoned costal flys deny, as not observant ev03gh to dic the impiions of his aresive policies He governed by instion, osillatingviolenly fom one extreme to ancther: from art-socalist 10 focalist, from conservative to revaluensry, and ‘orl cites, from ant German to pro-German, $0 ‘A was that "Mussolini coule suddenly discover ‘eoopical reasons compelling he Hallan govera~ ‘ment intervene in the Spanish Civil War uly 1336) in faver of the insurgerss. ely stow to gain ude seve pretige fom dis. As things taraed out, ‘Xyuind tle even of ths anc lost considerably in the way of men ané military material. What Mus- Solin had expected to he @ thor and glorious war sn fact continued for tare years, and Black Shiet {Teops suffered vome rouble reverses inthe proces, ‘helm of Kai mitary ably vas salvaged only by Frarco's evennal victory ‘In April 1939, the last pices ofthe italian myth {ell nb place. Qa the 7, Halan oops landed in Albanitn harbors and seized al contol ofthat state, ‘ver which Mussolini hed exablished an Kalin pro- tectorate in 1927 by helping Ahmed Zog seize power. But ths epertion was » parody ofa well Planned miliary offensive, Troops were assigned omntoreycl units that had never seen one: others ‘vere aatigned 10 signal unit who knew no Morse Code. Many of the Talian troops had never fired their own Weapons, ard tactical control Was ‘imentary at best Chactie at wore), Te was said by xome lian officers, ifthe Allanians hal pot sessed one armed fze brigade, they could tare friven us back into the Adria.” “Meanviile, Taly’s drift into the orbit of Nazi Germans became the predominant therein foreign fais. As w tera of the League atthe tne of the Abyssinian war, Germiny had retrained from impasig th economic sanctions the League approved At the same time, it stressed how litle Mussolini Could expect fou the Westen democracies. $0 it ‘vas that be came to fobow Caspl's example of ving up a postion of independence between the coalitions of power i Europe and set his hopes on feaping soms gan from Hiler's detrmination 0 upset the Treaty of Versailles. In September 1937, Mussclint vsiled Hier in Germany, where he received pret welcome —fatering his van and persuading Him thet Nezi Germany could win the ext war. Tay joed the German-lapanese Anii- Comintern Pact in Novernber, and withdrew from the’ League in December. March 1038 brought German occupation of Austria, and so, with the reappearence Gf powerful sa upon is northern frontier, aly had thrown away its chief giz fom. the setlement of 1919. Mussolini next fencusced the lnk Preach agrecneus of 1935, but athe se time, he was anaicus fo: (© appear 9 be a pow of Nai Germany. In September 1938 at Munica, “Mussolini intervened to prevert a premature war over Creshodovekia. Finally, following. the ‘cupation of Albania and thinking this proved Ttaly's gat to be taken as an equal, on sudden ‘empulse Masoliniconvered the Rome-Bertin Axis limo formal alliance in May 1930, But there was litle Fendship here, and tis “pectof steel” gave ‘aly many of tne dsedvantages of formal ies wh few of is compensations. Despite the pact of sel” and ite militaristic uderpiznings, Mussoli~in his sane moments ‘pew that Italy was anready to face & major con- ‘Mit Atthe me ofthe seize of Albania, he con- fided in Hitler that his country could nce be ready foc such war within dee yours. Ca his les aia ‘moments, f Duce seemingly was overcome by his own rhetorical staterseats about mobilizing ‘eight ‘lion bayonets unfortate, that hese were ‘ken to heart by both othe Kalin leaders and the ‘Western democracies.) Bat when he made his pact with Germany, evidemly Mussolin was unaware ‘hat Hitler tar from intending to wail thre years lai aly was ready—hed instructed his miliary ‘to prepae for tne irvasin of Poland Indeed, Hider did act even inform bis erstwhile ally ofhistegot- ea tions with the Soviet Union, or the invasion, watt ater the fact Surprised by the ba ath, usin apace CCiano te Berchtesgaden. Hier ws Cauared by Maly. depieus ata preserve peace and was conten w alow tht che ‘asus foeders had rt arte, 90 kaly was nt bound ‘o enter the var, Tolan miliary leaders were ‘Hrongly in favor of neutrality, knowing hw weak the armed forces really were; most had alvays resented the atempt fo fascinzaare the army. The ‘aval commanders Knew how ricky won be for {country to dependent upen overseas suplis ‘thllenge dhe Drkiah and Prerch inthe Medea: ‘ean, Even without the outbreak of open hows, the point was diven home: Great Brain cut off shipmen's of coal, and oppet and sel were soe insbort supply, Ia December, General Furagioss anounced tha if he mation received needed 1% ‘naterials required, and (f the factories west oF double shit production, then, perhaps, aly might ‘prepared fo enter the ar by October 1942-—but cerely not before Taly was apain inthe poston it had enjoyed a ‘he beginning ofthe Fine Werld War; ito barter 4s support to either side and profit om the ove ‘ual exhaustion of toh belligerent, But Massolin, fel this o be ‘gnominious. Wit the exaggerated smyth of Talia military power in bis mind atthe Sime, and restive as the War progressed (binging 2 suream of German visores In Seaniingie so ‘Westem Europe), he fered that further delay might leave lay out ofthe reckoning atthe end of the conflict. Following one of his intuitive urges ‘vito consitaion avkh his ministers or miu) experts, Mussolini unilaterally declared Italy st war ‘wth Great Betas and France on 1D Tune 1040, Or Jane, the Kalian sbmarine Dogrotn’ sank te British cruser Cafypso in the Mediterranean, LEADERS AND LEADERSHIP ‘When property led, asthe earlier Great War bad demonstrate, the lan solcer cou function wel. aunting sk. Unk te previa forces we have stadied, unl the advent of HOLLOW LEGIONS the tlians were no reposted isthe [game eystom. With Ut unrequited treat, wo car through the eyes of the designers of ASC—a las evalua their ctical performance ‘Commissioned officers ofthe replace army vere drawn mainly rom the grantee (eso i ‘nant ofthe miltary acoder t Twin (llr and engineers) and Mogens (all other arts), and ‘rom # few non-commissicned offices who fad completed a apocial couree for applicarts from it Slane, There was also certain tatake, espera ‘fer hosilties opened, frm te "‘somplemenay (reserve) ranks, A corps cadet schoo! was main- tained in each ofthe tersitorial corps ares. All eon seripts with «high school diploma were rogues to attend, untess tne necessary yearly quota of officers had been filled. Atrtin, however, was igh and mest were returned tothe ranks. After graduation from these cadet schools, ené wih ct {Ess than three months tervce with an active rey ‘mem, these non-coms could become applica for the commissioned rare af cond festenan, Com ‘nsonel offers were promoted by arm or beach, ana took place besed or seniority Upto te rank ot colonel, and by selection for merit through the Bigher rents. Overall, the mltary eduaton af he professionel Ralan officers was consderod, by tit fnemies, to be rather good. Prior to the wa, in efecient officers were eiminaied usually inthe ower grades. Aad thoce who re from the exalt of the non-commissioned had the practical ex: perience thar can so ofen make up for forma schooling.‘Young men who had stained a certain standard of urvensiy level edvadon sere compl by la to carry ou ter conscript service complemen tay offer. These reserve officers formed fhe main soaree fom which the unio officers were provide in ech of the three mobilizations. ‘They were required to fist serve seven moat In school tunis, and te reminder of theit 18 mons & officer inactive unis. In wartime, 4a portion ofthese reserve officers Were secalad each yeu? for duly and training, the numberof these reaching 20000 Analy. The syste of promotion for these otiess ‘vas severely proscribed, however. although social Poston semetmes fad x good deal to-do. with {ppoininest. In most cates, the reecve officers ‘Were wreicnedly trained, especially chose anlucky Enough to be placed with the infantry formations (the vast majority by 1943) [All non-commissioned officers of the rank of sergeant and above Were known as sortffctalt (Cunderofficers”), and were usualy volunteer, Talim Army than in ost others Given thet the highest ate of pay fora sergeant major wae 525.71 monthly (although in October 1942, Musscini ordered the allowances doubled—the increases 10 ‘epi, opener with interest, afr the wan) it wes tot a carer tha antacid the ambitious, Those wo ‘were, applicd for entrance into the schools Feding ‘ba commissioned grade ‘Those who play ASE may occasionally have a ‘hance to command force dren from one of the many” peramilkary organizations of Lily. The Cardoen: Reali (Royal Carabinieri, cr CCRR) Were a select corp of well-trained, well-equipped sod disciplined military poice, Apart from their eace-tmefuncions, during war they, ‘or instance, amiaistered POW carpe, provided secur for tase ‘eas, and “supervised the populstion in sceupied ‘tee In 1942, the CCR inchaded some 1400 corm ‘isioned and 11530 noncommissioned officer. ‘The Fascitt Militia (Ilia. Volonania per la Siqurezza Nazionale, or MVSN, better known ‘be "Black Shira") aumbered1ome 132 “legion cach with is complement of otters; in March 1940, tese were incorporated into the amy, There were inaditon, various "specie largely Conceraed with internal affair (for instance, the Highway Militia witha strength of 5 officers and 1188 rms, o te Fore Milt wih 400 officers und 460 enlisted men. Finally, there was the Regia Guardia di Finanza Goyal Finance Guar), ser¥~ ing the role of a tronier ‘Albani, «Tew battalions were used as ordinary infantry), as well, 2s being responsible fr the collection of tates and ‘Ses, rhe suppression of espronage, and serve tsa covering force during ambilization and cor featration wo meet invasion; is 1000 officers and 3000) men wee disributed along te land frontiers ‘nd coasts ofa "While the components for HOLLOW LEGIONS offer officer counters of all the ranges from 6-1 10 10-3, the tole of te aban leaders inthe eight ‘scenarios incised can be quite differen. tn these (5.58), hey ar alloted atta of ony 30 leaders (of whic two ae aimor leaders). This averages out 103.75 leaders per sceranio (trem alow of two in Scenario #51 19 high of Sve in Scenario #58) ‘While thie appoarseaffcient on the rurfsee, the figures for ether patonaliles represented in the So, while the Halian player may generally field 8 tent aumbers of squads are invctved, their leader- Ship quality (ax iedscated by the modifiers) is significant lacking. it almost goes without saying that, when a leader is created Ouring combat, the alin wil usualy ge’ the "'short-end ofthe sick A182, ‘We have coms tothin of the Russians as having the ost brite fore, wal regu ois leadership, inthe gystem. Now we have aforce thitis inferior to itin several ways, A comparison of average Inadership valine hows thatthe Kalan losderchip only 63% asefecive asthe Russian, Even wl Jing into account the fact that an Iallaned force would have 148 more officers tan a similar Russan force the extent of this dilemma is readily ‘ppareat. With espet to the Bris, itappears at ‘he Kallan leaders Wil te consistently OU-lasse, In comparison to their own erstwhile allies, the Germans, he situation becomes almost erin, for now the falan leaders are nctorly less effecive (5%), bat appear less often (15%) when conside:- ing equivalent numbers of squads, GROUND TROOPS During the North African campaign, laiien troops gave proof of dash and courage: this ‘applies perialeriy othe whe came from the ld cavalry reaimenc, ane othe al force uns. ‘But aihough hey could be induced 10 advance with great dash. they lacked the coolness and Phlegm required in eritical situations . and ‘generally speaking the fghiows qualities of akan formations could not be compared with thore ofthe Eighth Arm. (Gereralmajor FW. von Mellemhin) ADVANCED SQUAD LEADER mosesthe general's ctwervations about the Talan forces quite well. At ‘we have sce, the seenarios depict quite graphically the weaknesses inecent intel unir officer an, ss we shall now see, the dsedvanuges which thet line formations suffered when pitted against the ther mor combatants of the Wer ‘The Regio Bserco grew directly out of the OL Piedmontese army, waich had played a mejor role in the unification of Italy. The laws of IETS is- ‘coduced cenreription fer every able bodied Falinn ‘ut, ciety for financial reasons, only a proportion ofthe available recruits were actually inducted (in 1906, for instance only 87493 were conscrped slehough some #75737 were eligible). atthe end of World War 1, e army 96 thee batalion regiments of infaatry, 12 of besaglert (Gillenen) and eight of alpini (meuntais oops), 29 rogiments of cavalry, and 51 regiment ef arty (Gasluding «wo of mounala and ten of foruess srtllery) Between the great wars, five pew infan- ‘ty and two new alpine regiments were forred. The llry was reorganized and expanded; and an snore force wns created. By May 1940, tho Ralian frmy consisted of 20 civisions, with about two- thinds ofthe necessary armament and vained man power, and ancther 20 divisions at half strength ‘The lalian army contained sertin distinctive emens, an understanding of which s help. The ‘most charicersic of these was the Royal Carabinieri ‘iscussed above. The Sen Marco Merines, simile to the US Marin Corps in function, provid «nk ‘beoweentheravy andthe amy. Two oer Specialy ‘roogs deserve prominent mention, "The Bersagliert were fit employe in Piedmont {in 1836 by General La Marmora when the advan ‘ages of ight infu, trained in mavkstranship, ‘became apparent. Prior the First World War, cle- ments of the Beragiler bad heen mounted on bicycles; ater the wer, they were emizely wans- formed int bleyele unis, aid In dhe 1930s were ‘auipped with motorcycles To these repiments Were 1 jgne the men “of superior physical strength ‘The lng ples of bck cock ethers wom or Heir eadgent tea tibute Une wom by La Manor's marksmen. ‘The Ajpini were specialiss in mountain warfare. in 1871 i was fst realized that there would bea Advantage in creating special units from recs fromthe repo of the alian Alp, inte of rere ‘catering thers among the regular infantry Several Alpindregineres were formed before the oubreak Sf Worle War I; by 1918, 88 alpine batalions were in service, After the war, the batalions were x= {mized ino brgtdes and divisions, with permanent ‘Ssigament of atilery aad equiprcnt adatod 10 mountain warfare. The distintive expo the aliat retembled that of a Tyrolean mountaineer see the Nallan Wustation on Page 3 of last yoor's ASL Arnaal}. ‘Under the Fascists, all Taian males were sub- Jeet tomiltary duty. and sining began ata early ge and continaed through most of thei fe. The _Yout organizations proviced theft indocriaion ae Figl della Lipa (orth to the age of eigh0, the Malia Crom eight to 14 years of age) and the Avanguardis (rem 14 to 16). The later to presented the young mes with ter fst formal ‘raining (target practce, miliary regulations, and the like), and were prandioselypaterved on the fracture ofthe ancient Roman lgionary syste. ‘The Giovani Fascist (age 16 wo 18) conczttated on political instruction; und compulsory muliary ttsining (Premaitar began atthe age of 18. Actua ‘control for mlitary rervce begen atthe age of I, ‘when albreno personae was isd, in which was [epean exacting record ofthe indivicul’s physica, scholastic, politcal and military history. After fervice, post military training wes compuleor unt the wpe of 32; and these reserves were periodically _gelle,paralry i the ase of spas and ‘Akg Muslin sferes othe ight i ayenet"” he could ris, the figure somewhat xaggerted the ll mater valaleand totily cuaggerated the tuber that could be ‘cupped. Armament and equipment were to be faye the liming factor in bliin or aly during the Second World War Flan fre rs pase of mabliaon provided fr the lng af ive aries {together with Sone trae tsp and tres Ths plas was completed by 1 Noveraber 1939, The ‘uobllaen rachel ony abot 2224 mulioe mes, ‘This inuded the zepuar force of approximately G87 million, the Black Shit bine Sr sevice with he army, andall he vaso posal iis ‘The secon phase of mobilization begat amen sams reater, bang completed eed of Nay 104” lane for this stage were ‘fated oy the ure t way te cher of die theater cf operasons in Albain and Greece haa required a aupicaton or expansion of conan tlyine ar moutan formations. Unis inthis pase ‘were eight Bel arms (4 ermy corps 58 Sion). These included urmered, tried celer, and alin divisions, wih propervonste GHQ ad service toops. Inthe seco pase, Kalan frees fetched abou 2.467 mien. This nce th the {egula ores (885 rallon al eplcemeta for fisting “unts, and’ requiste zone ot imeror tlemerts. The moblizaton was rearded ciel by {ladle of equipment, mort ofthe men caleé to Service mrt have recived ler weapons last he beginning ‘The peak of mebilimtion on September 1942 may ave rachod se high a three min, This hed ‘age call forte rab fl aval ne ower. Wii, the Balas had 11 armies ang 27 forps,Thislast mobilization nladed regula forces {€2 564 milion, all asses of wiry age Gc {ng the 18-year) having bees called. 'by July 1943, terererained sou 1.180 ren fis lin troops, 6KDOO seconine roc, andsome 200000 depot troops tal of 1.980 lion. Inall, is believed that he Talans pu 91 divisions in the fied, though act necessarily al at onetime. Perhaps 36 divisions hd been destroyed by the ‘middle of 1943. The decline wat cue the heey lowes it Russia, Nerh Africa and the Balkans. At (etme of the Ammstic, there were an adaitional 2,765 million reservists 1.250 million men avail ‘bk forteining, 1-300 millon in teal ines, {nd 1.293 million older ex-military (mily 45-55 ‘ears of wpe). Mussolin a his eight malion men, but be didn't have eight milion bayonet give them: "The first consideration any payer will have isthe “range of he Itaan squads, in para reflection of he preblems noted above. Consider that an Elite (es, Bir lian infaatry squad is only the equiva Teat of Ist Line Rossian infantry aoad 47) ‘air respect, and you begin to se the problems that will ese the Ilan player. Take the time o com are, if you wend, the Firepower avalable tothe ‘asics ftalian squads when contrasted with that of {he Ist Line Gestuan ad Bris wis tac Will be ‘encountered in HOLLOW LEGIONS: dmgininn 4 29 49 6 78 982 rat Gene w 1 could be noted tha thet Figures represent use fle frepower factors om the infantry Fire Table, those faciors in excess ofthe highest appropriate coliman being low. Even a cursory ghnce at the hove will dhow the Kabans tobe notably inferior, {Braluaton of american squads tn us manner was Jeaturet in Mr, Poses "A Nation of Workers ‘he ASL Arona '89,} While the Betis 8-7 cs ‘muster 85% ofthe German fire the best Kalan squad (an generate only 70%. Ar the Ist Line lian us hye but 48% of he Germun Hrepowerirange! ‘Another aspect of firepower i worth mention: the effets om the Close Combat Table. Im pitting te Ist Line of te Tans against that of ether the Germans, Russians or Bish, that one extra point (of EP renders it impossible forthe lian wo achieve ‘ cne-omone party on the table, The ros: th neny wil sore a kill” 27.8% of te tine, while {he Mian wil o the sme only 16.7% ofthe time. Matched against the American 6-6-6, ¢ wil tke ‘bo Haan lot Line squads to make the contest oven, Even if the Ialian manages (0 close with his ‘opponent, only sheer numbers will carry the day for him Perhaps dhe greatest sparity comes in the con- sideration of morale. By averaging the morale of alleypes of Infanry squad unis, one can assign ‘elite value to both the Good Order ard Brakes morde of a nstiorality. ‘The Taian, whos this procedare is conducted, have a 6.50 Good Order verage morale, anda 5.75 Broken average morale. As a comparison, Took at that of other major ombatats! German, 7.4217 42; Bi, 7 2077.00, Russian, 7.20°709, Azericen, 640/760, Wilh the exceptions of the Americans, the Italians are ot tlassed: andthe G.Ls wil come back into the fit ‘nck quisker thar the Tala they are facing Even the Axi and Allied Minors fare beter when faced ‘witian MC or Rally tempt than the owly Talis! Nor does their ELR rectify this hopeless situation Inthe ssenarion of HOLLOW LEGIONS, the weap alien ELR is 2,33; tht oftheir opponents, 3.42. ‘One slight sdvantage te Ialans enjoy over thei ‘counterparts, hough, will reaeraly be one of quan tty. Irtaker nly’ quick glance a the anit cost ‘tte British and Kaliane onthe Nationality Capa bites Chart (A25) fo realize the exent of ths gua tative expacity. (For comparison, represenaive nis ajthe German ard Rassion MMC mix are die. ‘ited in Me. Posy's arte Man and SxperMan” Iv last year’s ASL Aro] “aA 43605260 Using the wal of all a unit's fectors, divided by is BEV, wearsiveaia ne value” waich indicus its relative worth compared to other uns, Thus, thehighe the net vals ofa uit. the move “bangs per back’. With this in mind, we find the British 5-8 0 be 42.7% more expensive than Ge Taian lite squad, and even the Ist Line Britsh 4-5-7 (0 ‘be 16.8% moreexpentive than the Itsian ete. I teresting, the Italian 3-1-6 ia equivalent to the [ridsh conserips in these teres; akhough in terms ofthe firepower evaluatcn conducted above, the Bish comeripes are beter "22" to "18" ‘Other seit, thie the proper term, serve to fares iflerentiate the Lalas fom the othet Imvonaltes of ASL, In most cases, these are a burden othe lin player. Only the elite units have 4 Smoke exponen, can deploy, enjoy the +1 CC DRM doring capture atengt, are Noma’ Stal, fice ony a regular PAATC (al hers must take a 1PAATC), and surrender ona DR equal to "12 (Gather than "10", and that's with @ 43 DRN— ‘A1S.1), Truly, in Comparison wi the other MIC f ther army, the eit squeds of Ty ae indeed elle. But even they, once captured (A25.63). wil fot tempi fo escape SUPPORT WEAPONS ‘The Italian ary was equipped witha vaioty of Inery weapons during he Second Word War bu, in genera, the cuaity of ie equifmen.rexer vas Up to the level f ether Gera oF more important. ‘nem. Seme of he fult br thishus be Ine woe mere ckcanstnse—thecortnued usage of te 6 Sm found in the Model 189) Manalicer-Carcano rie. ‘Designed for an earlier war, and severely under [powered forthe rguiremerts of 2 modern bate, the wetpon was schoduled for replacement in 1938 ‘witha 735mm one, But the coming of war wuld hat this moderiztion; the need 19 equip hastly- raised troops and reservists required thatthe BOL ‘weapon be reisiued, end thet the majority of those “39mm weapons already in service be rebarreled to accommodate the weaker round, The Maanlicher Sine a serviceable weapon surely, bat ite primary Tiiations (in rage, aecureey end impsct poves) (On te other hand, the Kalan automate weapons swore effective desiges. Their sub-machine guns, notably the Bereta Models (9384 ar 1938/42 fing a Sum Purabellam round, were capable of put~ {ing out €00 rounds per minut (550 rnin he fater rods), Either of these sompare fxoraoly with the German mado MP2 or MIMO SNICs used by the ‘ehrmacht, which fed the same round at ¥ oe of 300 rpm. aly was, indeed, the fst coantey 1 ‘opt ssubseachine gun (Oe Villar Peroca in the Iucer wesks of 1917 though the weapon qualified 2s such only by virwe oft Blowouck action ard pistol carriage). It vas employed as a LMG by frotatain troops and ac an aireaft MC in neither foe was it perticlary cfctve, But somebody at ‘OVP the miaoufctuer) realized the poral ad had the mechanism incorpomted iato a handier ‘wenpon, afer which the SMG was always part of very Kalen amy’'s TORE, (AS © machingguns, de Tallan manufactures prodced a wide vary, some whieh were outmoded End some of which were innovative. give an Hen tf the cange of weapons taed, we nbed only con der that Cheer arsenal al inctaded the AUS ‘made ]DOTAD, the MIOOF St. Fiense HMG fre France and the Celt mocel 191 Brewing ache. pun But the stindard LMG of the ee Exerto ‘ne the Breda Macal 1920 (6 mim). ‘Bated upon the earlier Breda 1624 mos, his wax tardy srlstctory design. For, while i was cue fof the first machineguns ty feature a quick charge barrel it also reqaired tht each shell case be wel beoited in ceder to bo elected aatiactrly in sand oF dusty conditions. "While hs LMO could Teach & theorist rate offre cf 430-900 cpm, als suffered ftom anotier major drevback other than the fabiction it had aly «20 0und eapasty in a non-detichable magazine that was fel by chargers, thus effecvely iting i actual ate of fire fo about 180 rpm. Renge too was a problem, ‘5 noted by German analyses daring éooer tial. ‘The Sn Breda Made! |957 HMIG was epucaly the best tat Maly had, yet a oo had percuar problems i alo required that the rounds be well- Mesaed by mea of an ell peep price thelr injection into the weapon's cherber. As © feding rounds in, this was accomplished by irsertag 2Osround tras (in which the erpey shel cases were ‘lasened pee to eplacernest-—a ty arangemet, ‘but what purpose). Also in Bum was the Fat (evel) Model 1935 HIMG—known a he "kack- Iebuster” Equipped with a 300-round.nen- Aisiweprating bel, this weapon had aceite of £500 rpm; but nor socesful because of ok ‘fh founds set of by heat balding up in dhe = Jing chamber) after a perio of sastine fire. As a comparison, the German MG34 ceul fie a asts- (aincd ate of 800-900 rer ting a 260-rued bl, Much of the bame for the deplorable sate ot alan arms rat be lid on the pottial syste hat Maslin forged. With the concentration of he ale ‘of multary procuzement concentrated in the tas ofthe pay elite curing the world-wide depression, in too many cases cot, not effectiveness, became ‘of primary importance Nor did the Talia ads ‘ial system counterbalance this understandable tendency, for it became noted for dishonest cxn- teats, eynicism. bribery, refs to mole, the squandering of vast amount of goveroment ‘reds Eventually ot only did prodactcn sar Gecline, but quality as well. By the mid-30s, ie ‘equipment beirg produce forthe Teliae miliary ‘was, at bes, of questionable worth— grenades did or explode, nal fell cut of shoes, and uniforms ‘were made from secondsbatd fabrics that gave 10protcion from the cold, While many officers ‘ecoptzed these problems, ne ene amor those in ower seme capable (or willing of istutng the reforms necessary to correct them. ‘Weve alrndy looked at the disadvastages the Ilan squde face in tm of firepower when pt sjuins eer combatans inthe ASL system, One might expect that. in farses, this would be offset to fore extent by ther seppert weapons. Bot this saa gure; i's war. IF We calcula the porestial Useable Arepower ofthe three types of MG (in a MG. cI a a Couple tis witn a distressing prociity for break- dows (B)1—dhe tines that ofthe Germans, Rei ‘or Americans), and ialmost makes eapaure and use Sfesemy SW atactc wort consderaton. Surps- ingly, he scenario designers of HOLLOW LEGIONS. have bee quite liberal with the ltaian MGs, there beng 1 alloted to de 109 Kalan squads tat sppeat nth moduler one machinegan per2 68 suas (compared win one pec 2.36 for their oppenenss there, The other primary SW found in all the game's ion aseaas is the Hight mortar: inthis case, ‘he 45mm "Brisie™Irhagamumber of God points, including «igh rate of fire, steadivess in aston, td he fact tat i felded coxvensently for cary” ing. Dat it design also embodied a number of unique—and anfortunate—feaures: breech loading, ring cartridge. trigger fired. pas ports, etc. These Sexubacks, however, eazalate ito bu one differ” fence (in game terms) when compared vith the (German and Britah models Some iit te With he axcepion ofits greater nein doves, the Halian 45mm MTR compares. qui favorably with eter. (The astersh cn the FP entry |S meant to call atlertion to an interesting poi. ‘When eting the standard “Infant Fie Table ali yee we equivalent ia effect. But, take a look at the Incremenil HFT Tound on Page 49 of last year's Aroual, noe he ciferenoe the halving ofthe SOmzh tnd the 4Smum equivalency will predvce.) Ta my callie “A Nation of Workers", we com sunicted » comparison char forthe American and German SW allotmen. Using a 15-squad force, 48 id ther, set jn an mid-1943 DYO seenari, fom. ‘he SW Alloemort Charts found ia Chapter H we arrive atthe folowing SW complement Lc 30 HAG 8TH Bazin Set desi The FP tous are merely the sum ofthe bate FP. ofall de various weapons (sing te HE Equivalency brthe AT weapons, C831) Ieshoald be Noted that the tree Brish "BAZ." are PIATS: to, inherent German panzerfouss are not reflecied. As I sus- posted he Halans spew a marked infront in sup- port weapons. Combine this with the shortcomings Df the weapons themselves, and we find force not ‘apabe of wustaining itself on the tactical batted for long. Mussolini preferred o blame the soldier; he sted, “Tmmust everteess recognize dat the ‘alians of 1914 were beter than these It nt fa- tering tthe regime, but that's how itis "Atl hope ‘weve shown, rater then any fangs of the Malian ‘oldie, the blame most definitely should by placed ‘onil Dace'srogimnefor it nas responsible for the ‘abysmal sute ofboth aderstip and weaponry ARTILLERY & GUNS The employment of erilley by he Tlians was quite taditondl, and the only feature of note was (heir proclivity to sit dhe bulk oftheir gum well ‘onward. Kalan arly personnel sarnes a ep ‘ation for sharp shonin. and consist csplayed ‘oasiderabie courage uncer beavy couttertre oF inthe use f packer, and their methods were ‘widely edepled by cther mountain and irregular ‘ores. In shor, ofthe three arms oF te wy, the Italian acillery branch proved the mst effective, ficient and weactart—despte the limitations under ‘which it operated {n acton, the divisional arillery commarder ‘equated the employment of theater bateries— ‘xcept ia coutter-batery and interdiction roles Decenirlization of commane for these functions ‘wes designed wo expedite rape und effective action, Even when in defensive postions, roving pieces (mostly AT and (NF guns) were sent far forward of the main defensive line in onder to force the enemy to deploy. The atllery officers, ualned In hose acenarog fering dhe alias (51-#58) sus far, we fd that they are allocated seven on- ‘board arly pieces. Considering that this sar ple consist of bur eight actions, the have avarded them a Geld pieve 88% of te tim (and five scenarios allot them a least one 43mm mortar aswel). Quantiaively this isquit abit beter than “venthe Americans have fared athough given the Taian teadeny wo ste heir guss eas onthe oat lines, perhaps justified. so the avallblity of ofboard atilcy, the one scenasio that offers this awards them +. 70mm ‘modale—indicaive of wbattry sited just bhind the line. An analysis of the Italian OBA Availsbiliy Chart (Page F186) migit be more profiable: Ea SHENAE The enue of suc study does bring several poles tom. AS can be readily seen, here is 2 gradual increase inal categories from the ime tal entered ‘he war unl the 1943 armies, A‘ that pot, hile there is sharp selave drop in average bore size for Fascstofftoard artillery, there ae ess rouble decreases in average cost nd cost per milimete, In other words, Italian offtoar artillery in 1945 willbe moze expensive overall hen it was i 1940, ‘To give some idea of the ramitatons of the shove, ve need to look at how the Teas compare ‘ith cher nationalities in the syster. For this, we Will use tei high-water" taark of mobilization, the 1943 entries, Building upon calclations done in previous aries: Nwlomity Argun Sit Ag Cat Cot ‘ oo Readers wil find what roughly the same peroentages. xii throughout the war years, withthe exception Df 1948-48. Thu, in DYO situations, the Kalians tre more likely t have OBA purchased, fer, ihough not us large as eoemy OBA, is more cost effective than any except the Soviets. Having", though, does nor guarates usage ‘With a chit sclecion of seven Black and three Red 9 (compared to the Gorman AB/SR or American TOBISR), the Halians are ota disadvancage when pte aginst any mgr combaunt excep Rusars. Drawing fom the figures devised by Mr, Medrow sce Vol, 24, No. 2 of The GENERAL), the liks'y autcber of FFE the alan player wil enjoy in 4 ‘en-um scenario wil te marginally beter tan the tree that 2 Russian player can articiate per ‘module, Whathos been surprising tomany players, perhaps, isthe quality of the lain radio counter, ‘wacom yaue of "8" apda Bh "125 wid) ‘field phone, the coma vale increases io "11" ‘lndmalesporchae of tac Yn DO worth a thought ‘Turning buck © the ontourd ordnance, let ws lok lover te arsenal avalable—usieg aracty factor of 1-1 asa base (axything rarer is imply unlikely to appear in designed ssenarios|~and compare these ‘wih sinilar weapons of ther nation. Seaning the Tulian Ondoance Listings reveals that only four ‘weapons fall within the guidelines specified: the Mortaio én 81/14, the Carmone de 47/32, the ‘Canncne da 68/17, and the Cannone-rtraghera da 20163. Whea compared withthe tore sles of same arity factor availabe to other major countries in the system these might seem les than perfect ut they do grant the Taian player a choice in each pesuile category of gun, "Tae Morale ca 81/14 again traces lineage 10 the French Brandt 8mm mortar from which bth the American and Soviet weapors devel. Infact, interestingly, we Gad in the Taian Ordeance notes ‘mention ofthe fact that this particular weapon could fire, Resides seven end 15-pound shells of Taian ‘murufactre, French, American cn even German rounds when avalible. Aso range, wihan extene (Of 102 hexes, it far cutclsies thet of ether the ‘American or the Russian model (78 and 75 hexes. respectively). Those who play the Tulane with ‘regulary wil find this mortar tobe quite service able, capable of fring Smoke and luminauing und a wellas HE, and being Blessed with GSU. Given all hie, the price is que resonable as well 28 BPV~ the same anche Russian equivalent and fone less Gan the American. The Bim MTR is Derhaps the best weapon inthe [taian arsenal of [Bons ye E appests in but one sceaai ip HOLLOW LEGIONS. Wshould be noted, in addition, that its ‘ratty does fuctuate; the RF eaa rise high as 13 (ussia, March 194), ‘Unfortunately, the one AT weapon the alans ‘aro likely to aoqite is not upto the same standard, ‘The Cannone de 47/32 (witha rarty facor arg ing trom 0.9 t 1.) is pitted against both German fand British AEVs in HOLLOW LEGIONS. As players will Gn, this Kalin copy ofthe Austrian BBocller had several faults when compared to AT guns avalable to other nations. First end foremost, the 47782 possesses a TKY of only "10" while tfficiont against most early war enemy vehicle, ‘with tic advert ofthe likes ofthe Rusian T34 nc ‘American Shecmaa and Briish Churcnil, it value declines greatly. And, alhough blesed with OSU. thas 9p gunshield to provide pretection for the crew. Unlike the Malan 37mm AT, earn be Bred fen porter; wore sil, prior August 194, can't ven be towed. Another anomly ofthe 47/32 in ASL is its broad RF range, causing i 1 see its ‘reatest usage in scenario yet in Now Alice and ‘Russa, Sul, when propery paced and sted, he (Cannone da 47/32 wil prove valucble, isan at tank or even in an aniinfanry role ‘Large tore dest infantry supports supplied by an outdated (1913) World War [mountain Bo: the ‘Cannone 6a 68/17, While relatively inexpensive 21 [BPV), this weapon has lait one poi to recom mend usege—its ability w wie AP end HEAT ‘ound eed, with TR nuubers of "9" (AP) and “11 GHEAT, iis less expensive than the 47/32 AT gun, and rove vere Sil, it does suffer from: [NT modifiers, has no gunshild, and is not a QSU0 ‘weapon. In effect, this combiner t> demand thu, {or most effecive use, players must carefully site the 65/17, When properly situcted, and perhaps i tandem with an Blmm MTR, itean give any oppo: 20/65, tay unsuited forts original role of at ‘defense. Nor, due fits small here nz, i uae ‘AT weapon. But, wed in the role eazy Talian offices adapted it to (i.e, asa heary MG), this particular weapen can Serve quite weil as adeadly reat. Due primarily to its long range and IFT fequivalet, placed on a elevation with + good field (ffir, the 20/65 can deminate any route of advance Paricularly impresive is is abilty to fre in a limbered sate. Found in every theater, owners of the taian modal ean ry itout agaist the Germans in *"The Bate for Rome" ‘Overall, once again we see that the itallans suffered froma marked lack of modern weaponry ‘Their most common ordnance plese are all ct dated, and hence undecpowered, designs ofea {ore into roles for whieh they were not designed (hence the rec To Hit numbers) Only the Steam Mortio proves an exception. Stil, if carefully handled, ond the range cf engagemoxt kept within reason preferably 12 bexes ct less), these mus serve, Depending ot date ard wht faced, they aay even serve quite well ARMOR & TRANSPORT Telian intrest in teacke armored vehicles dates broke September 1916, when the iz British ans ‘ae thet appearance on the Sonane,shomy there afer Hay succeeded in obtunng a French Schreier tank and teste were immediatly begin. AkDUeh tanks Wwers tually unsuitable forthe bloodbath in the Con regioa, in 1918 Taly convinced Fresch athortes 10 provide tree Renaults end anothe: ‘Scheider. In te meantime, Fa Fabrica ltiona Automobii Torino, the major Valin actentve frm»—underiook the constuction ofa tank ots ova design, « ponderous machine weighing 40 tons, 18 118, Fit received an order fora sees prodc- tion ofamoifed version of the Renault FT feo as the Flat 3000, of which 109 were delivered to the army), Betvoer the time oftheir deliery in 1921 and the acquisition of the Britsh Cardea-Loyd tanker in 1929, Tali tank development fan- ished, From 1929 unt 1935, Talian efforts {encered on the caro Veloce, as the laan-balt ‘etson ofthe Carcen-Loyd was known. All ofthese Fecgling Wallan AEVe would be thrown into acto during the war Du nian sins a Btiepia high light the rood fora teavier tank, and the Generel SSaff authorized design of ¢ medium tank An 8-100, furerlss design armed with 4 short bareled Tart ‘yas bullt in protonype but failed to be accepted Tistesd, in 1935, the 11/39 was adopeed. story afervaids the design ofthe L540 was also accepted for production During the war, Hlian unk development und protvction sutered trom s variety of fls, rang Trlian oficrs had as carly as 1939, realized the toed for atank Heavier than the proposed MIS, but ‘there was no priority given to the development of sich. AS rest, when the PAD was fist planned the engine as well ws the chassis ites had to be Gesgned rem scratch, The Une ag between desig, and producton stages was understandably lent. "The manufacture of German designe n aly seemed to offer a paral soktion to the problems of tank ‘developmnart, but plans such as Uc 10 ball the kp II 1h Ialy withered onthe vine. Nor did Timed use of capered equipment (nctably French) applied by Germany suffice. allan industry shoved its abil vo improvise ‘wih what was at hand at several points. Buc he crak ‘of he problem rerised: ofthe outst of the war the Tablans had only limite experienes in desige= ‘ng their ovin armored figting vehicles, and were ‘o druw upon their antomotve industiy.akeady ‘hard-pressed by the war effort, only to 8 limited ‘xtra for the major components tha were noob, “The two principal areas in which Talia AF fei shertof their German and Allied counterparts were in qulity of armer plate and their horsepower-t0- weight ratio, The armor plate was prone wo crack ‘ac split When hitard, geteraly speaking, the Qef= ciency in quality was not compenssed by an in- ‘crease in Talian crews improvised by ‘sndhogging and affixing track links to vital areas in onder to improve ther chances of survival reduction models of Talia tracked vehicles Iso suffered from an unfavorable hp-to-weipht ratio ‘throughout the war Efforts o increas: horsepower, a in the case of the MIS, dic no significantly enhance the speed. or maneuverability of the Shilo, are party with Alla ad Gereaan AFV was never tckieved ia tha respect. “The armament mounted cf Talian vehicles was aque another story. The 1mm gunof the M13 as Asatisfaciory weapon, and the 75/18 gun-howitzer ofthe SPA wae an extremely reliable end accurate ‘weapon tat, akough noc designed as such, was sed asar AT gun with excellent results. The 9O/S3, fun ona self propelled mount it another example fhe ocasional Strate weapons that ca be found fn he aan arsenal, and inlets the direction in ‘which Italian efforts were being forced atthe time ‘of the armistice in 194 ‘The organization of Ualian armored units was ‘pated somimously thoughout the war. Tis was (due to a variety of reasons, among them the Gestracion or disbancing of sorte armored forms ‘ons aad the useven induction of new types of armored vehicle. align armored divisions were fever armor-heavy, but rather were alms equal ‘is of armor, artillery and infantry. By the end of. 1041, organization of the armered divisions hed teen valardized, sn consisted of tank roganent (quipped with M3), a Bersaglier regiment, an artillery regiment with six groups (two of which ‘were sal? propelled), on engineer betalion ard ‘atlous support service un, Stengds had been Increased 9 8600 men and 189 modium tanks, Further ceganization of the divisions were some ‘what elute the actual composition of the rginents ‘varying from tine to time, Sependng onthe stuae (on, avalabiity of repacements ar the phasing in of new equipment, Of Hays mare than 70 comba-efecive divi- sons, only three might be classed ab armored —the SIs! Centauro, the 182d artere and the 12310 Litric A seconé-generation Ariete was organized fn Apri 1043, and fought against the Germans on the outskirts of Rome immediatly aftr the desis raton of the armistice; t was disbanded ty the Germans after its surrender. Plans were under way {0 convert a cavalry ivison to an armored forma- {ton tobe designted the 134th Freceia Division, but were net before the armistee. The T360h Giovand Fast has at times been referred to as am armored division, but in reality it was nothing more than an infuneyeivision wich some ‘of a eullery mounted on cracks was conducted in North Africa; i would have 10 be in the comest of Gesert combat thatthe record of Italian armor personnel during World War UL Should he jadged Onbalance, the performance of the armored unis (and the armored arly as wel) ‘was wie very least adequate, bu probably could be better deseribed as having been good a5 thit of German armored unis inthe desert. Too ofa, secoures making reference to “talian amor" we ‘mead. Reger of engagement dry O' Conor's offensive furnish a prime example, when L3s were ited spuient Matias andthe action labelled “re Bans". On the chor hand, when ian aks were matched against ccrmparable AFVS, such as fap- pened at Bi el Geb in November 1941 when 13s faced British Crusaders, rents were far mone qliable. As the war progressed, with dhe steady ‘Mein of Italian armor andthe simultnecusDale- upof British and American forces, there was ite hope in the long non. But the performance of ali srmored crews wan, bowover superior to the er Cspetilly when one considers te revel ielrcr ‘equipment which they hac to work with most ofthe "With only 4 vehicles std inthe lian Vehicle Notes, itis surprising tat 15% (six) are avalible for use under he 1.T rarity factor parameters tht ‘we have adopted Te ix veils that we shal rt tur attention to over the next few minates are the 1838, MIO, 0441, 13/42, Semoveme MAE da 75/18, and the Aizocarrena. Of these, eis 8 faubsti, three ere estan tanks, casts on mst un and th last is« wuck, thus giving ene a vel! founded selection, As to their quality, a briefcom- parson of similar vehicles an provide some Limted ‘sight aon Vaile 07 MATKH Ane ™ Anat i Ge 32 8 cuart 8 a 8 6 1a it he come RB CMG a ranma Wa @ From the ule above, comparing lke vehicles et Ue dees om vris anal, we can guy Spot both he sen ed weak oi he aah IXPVeas preset in ASE. Notble among he Avenger ls te lov cont of purehve of pet inerestdritg D'YO computations. And ery the MA is well need agaist thse o 8 dee verry. the Artis rng he er ge of Fascia’ war, over aa the Rosine snd Gorant were propresing to agergane snd eter uot tte ie iftechcs i TK and AB, bower, Inia improvements end to be minimal Mos sarees for se paying the nase might wel bet elavay sow peed of he vee, ini ing thet flexi an responsiveness, Of cause {ht above does to uke nw scant ober pon ‘timeras sich athe elatively low MG ED oft Ilan BM, nor he xe of 24TH mune, oor comparuive ROF, nora sto ter fcr at wl influence how these vehicles tight best be {lle Ar polnod outby humerous AEV eae ey ean desis lagged wot te yas in tha ofthe common AFVs of otter oman By the time the MISI42 came Io service Hvac ‘tod obelete on the Europeat bate "Pe 3/5 mete was derived ra te Cae sod Mark VI,25 of which wore equals 1525, {elem suthontios howe an esd et ina oral, light AFV suitable for use in mountainous tere—such un at common koog he sone Borders om vestare of Fat ang, Ara promind jas tt The FiaAral Dui veron ould evenaly suber 2500, end ne wo Ga Yavios gies) in vitualy every eter ek the tan army operated. The CV was never ear tobe une in he of Heavier tanks ft wa neal designed secorting to Talin docrne cf ne encountered by the Brith in their desert offensestte 1940 and early 1941 were comprised of L3s ‘hose armor vas not even proc gaits the armament ff rich armored cars. Although ubiquitous, the 13135 appears in bur ene scenario thus far (as par. ct mesley force in fll reveat in February 1941) “The Illa medium tanks appear ir tee sceratios in HOLLOW LEGIONS. When it became apparent thatthe M1139 did ace coasttate « sastactory (ep, he deveopment ofa suitable suecestor Was initaed. The basi hull of he ML was used, but the ret was much revised ad took on a conven: onal appearance (with tke MA mounted in the {arreg with horsepower increased from 105 to 125 {o compensate forthe added weight. The M13/a0 ‘was the hest known ofthe Taian ms sed in the ‘war, and along with its improved (c145-kp engine ‘a installed) version the M14/41, Was de Salad ‘AEV of ter armored divisiens, The MIs suffered from frequent machansal beaiiowns inthe desert, bute ths respect was mo worse than British tanks the pecod. In scenaries set in 1942 07 later, expect he MI3/40 anc M1481 wo be outlaised by ‘nowt ofthe Aled armor enconrtered. sed in ase, Sr apuinst enemy infantry, the) ean be quite efbe tive however, The MUS'42 was an epgunged version, but chances of secing it in ASL. use is [mited-—iven thatthe bulk of them were used to quip the new Ariete, and hence surrendered tothe (Geeta in 1949 aftr ei brief defense of Rome. ‘Meurting a 73° weapon, the lalien Semovente Maz da 79/18 has 2 TK umber of only "10". owt its larger bore size over the MI3/40 series of tanks. ts armor prtecton wins no prize ether, being but 3" only. Compare this wit the German SSuG MIG, with is TL CTKA# 17) and armor peo- tection of 8/3, and one can begin toapprenate Why the Talus often revered co thet assaul guns ab ‘aseanil (sardine cas"), hich had bing to do with similarities in appeararce. However, ofall the vehicles cousbered thas far, this one has the least opportunity of seeing wse on the eapboard, de tos extremely limited time of avalabilty— September 194 ‘Only the Avtocarrta ofthe Halian arsenal seems to fareton much ay slerded. Asa specialized tow. lng vahice fr arly pieces, any allan player should consderit a valuable asset (and at 10 BPV, ‘an inexpensive one) in mobile situations, Tt has, however, tworcaldrawtacks—a PPeapacity of but 9", and g speed of but "16" (aking offroad travel, with or without 2 gun jn tow, a slow proposition), Due to these limitations, beyond Horilgaion faye ptt yen ot aay ines GS fry tears (S/erews) and hes heavy SW (Gsmartled HMGs ‘or MRS) As with the Rasians, the rst of the fleet ‘oF trucks are rather rare and will only occasionally ‘opeat in your pues tao cpare avery 0 Similar vehicles in otter TOMES. Tlett one think that it will he impossible to cexerience any but the limited selection above, players of HOLLOW LEGIONS will have ve Sceaarios that bring in some of the more unusual Telia venicies. OF particular interest are the in ‘wiguing dworahariana and Autcblind. As fats Seenaros ae desigaed around the scion of the Talian army, itis very Ukely tha these, and other special vehickes, wil featrepreminerely—given the prociviies of ASL players SYNTHESIS Poorly led, equipped ard motivated, de Tallan soldier was not generally to be feared during the ‘ays of Werk War T, Ths it 201 Say that he ‘eoild not give « good account of himsel? sven ia ‘ASE terms, if catelly handled aay enemy force ‘an find them x tough aut to crack—deveasively “Mussolini himself recognized this, for in his note ‘of 1 March 1040 ia which he defined the various ‘les the Tulum armed forces were co pley in each theater, only onthe Abyssinia font di he envision tan offensive (which the Duke of Aosta promptly ‘eclaed could not be carriod oat). A her modest program for what u Duce assured would bea stor ‘war against the decade Western European democra- ‘ee: Once invaved in medern war agua nation ‘vit vas resources, both material ard manpower, Tealy simply wes Guclased. In short order, ine defeats in Attica sapped the morale of the Hala military: the horrendous losses in ft te Balkans. ‘td ther Russa, only acelrated he proces by Bl lng We gaps with troops of ever acre dubious eor- sition andl abit. ‘Much ofthe above is reflected in the game sys- tem’ testment of tie lest of the Tripartite Pact Inembe:s. Even thebestof Tullan woops are of but Average faorae; and the limitations placed on all but the elite forces can cripple the Ttaban player's plane. Their weaponry, witha few notable excop” tors Is barely adequate. Une the Areticans and Russians, who improve as the war progresses, Traian BLR, leadership and squad quality remain faily content throughout the seenarios published, All of ths is not to say that these secnarion are lunbalazee te w cel to the designers that ey hve crafted such exciting and challenging matches for u# to enjoy. Tae most enjoyable of tactical ‘sctons will sce the Kalans onthe defensive, as thy ‘fore much ofthe time, where tey can make the ‘most of their firepower a short range while cling- ing to sheltering tacain asthe enemy nears. With polished play and a touch of luck, the Teaans ca rove viciorious—and victory by any means just as weet “The laian soier has bcome the brant of mich ‘unjstifed ridicule since the wac. The absonve of ‘dedicated officer corps, andthe distaste With which ‘many Tedias regarded the Nazi cause, ratarally it paired their phting ability. Wher welled, their Petfoomance was as gond av eny; Garth regimental fot-coms who encoarered them in Eticpi sted they were the Bravest they had yet met—and the Gorka should oa it about valor: During the ‘war, the Talian soldier faced thebestof each of tho {Gher major European combatan, In cles ang ing fromthe snows of Russia tothe deserts of North ‘fica, And, once the bul of the army come under the jurisdiction of Allied command (excepting few ‘e-hurd Fascists), proved tobe a valuable asset to their wareffort: With he defection of aly from the Axis cause andthe granting of co-belligerert satus 1 the new Balian government, « new ora ‘Gawd. While taining was wil of dubious quality, thei ores gained vast ne seks of modern equip- meat (a shown by the use of Briish counters in 1945); and there waa no doabting Talia resolve, Illa units played «considerable ole ln the lket~ lon ofthe rest of their country, occupied by the Germans and oatiawed Precets ‘Whether playing » published scenario, or craft lag a DYO scton, tose who chose 10 play the Talia have taken up the most daunting task yet faced in the panoply of ADVANCED SQUAD ZEADER. With sill aad tenacity, luck and experience, you wil be abe o say someday, Vert, Mai vit. A WORD FROM THE EDITOR This is, for tse whe came i ate, the second ASL Aut. BY sow, youve skims hough ‘maybe payed acouple of th scenarios, alah od the laters, and area st wing give ma ‘few moment extend my greciegs, The ‘Asrad rs o8 vogue success. ited te ‘usand, sold ok, reprinted few thousand mere, tnd too? are nigh gone, (I is my understanding ‘hat, once Sold out the 89 Arua Wil rt be Tepfined. apnin—meaking it tue “wollasters ere") Nero lr rough complet and Biggestons wall wt tok te new write, many (hanks Ive but insite al Oe ideas rece fo readers, we've excugh 0 kep the ASL Antal 3 ‘eguareven: for years to come ‘As befor, the ceteris of his issue ofthe AS Aichi the scemarioo—aiee for Sey three fee ‘DASt, anes baker's dczen for ASL. These were called fom the couple hunired or so tat are my ‘Say over the ps year. They were then stl ‘nijeced some tense plyteating and revsion Fortis, te geaemen ised on te mastad 03 Page 3 deseve all te credit, 3 due to lies Collecve sil (and the meabers of thir groupe, ‘whose names you find listed elsewhere tha these ‘Scenarios continue tetration of incomes hat ‘wasbegsn last yar: Of peal nate wat the efor ‘of Richard Eicenle, ho in ypleri cain served assy toubleshone othe od Ds (e ‘Mine Dog” mes, Steven ‘Swaans "man: sd ch, The fact that al seer Irge socompass a wide range of naiondlies, ‘ond eles ma gue lags rans Ea hope fly there's something for every payer win ‘these pages. Indeed, where eve might one irda DASE seni fecaring the faanese” I out Teli tt the erin EASE Aa! Once forme ofthe best forthe sje ode, regards oryour wie ‘But, dont overlok te ates. Ive badgered some a our best writers to corrbute tet rs tomy tender mercies. Thee arcs fer some it $a fer play and mock food for those Agtn, ‘wee stven fo bring you the bet Mt, Posey Dresentsa bi of hi. in tesete format ash fle onthe Amerian an Russan armies last fs, Fr those ufuliar wi Mr. Swann ssres inrecent tues of The GEVERAL, we thik yoo" ley hi "Reorence Nota” oni it Special Stee Foro, Tne Senet Repay eenae Bi, “Kh” a sve is We fs of ose ht ocr the" Programe! Inaction" designed (Gas te enna of fornar plage (2 © truce be wcw) wo ASU vi sO fo {S posible. Along wih th regular columns and ‘she bis ese ake (tks eesti a informatie cage fore deat pyr fs ‘tou compact of tacts wargunes rea wire hts raed ios page, ttre was pret de rea we Manet Buf eoure, everyting can oes Firiestance. Iwas fret top off an SE Com- tmando Cunpag, comple at 2 scars, Ctlvon yur ional’ We hve ead so ingivough ncuron and pet c= tmeice pyesieg of toe slecsd ote te funn Latins seve aso as an tonto oe devoted pve wo might mah thet had Stiayering dope ine or, beer et, cone hose ofit ai gateran yor tocue line fn Page 6) iimerened. With ely of ay, {nent sg ne aie aan, tgs a. 0 set beter. For nw thom, cr the 30 Arnua. Rex A, Maris Managing Ele/The GENERALMONASTERY HILL ‘South of SCIALES!, ALBANIA, 9 Maren 1941: Mussolini's bid © dominate Greece had been a fiasco ofthe first magnitude; by mid-February 1941. the war ‘which had began in November amid rach posturing had taken the lvseof S00 Italian officers and over 5000 other ranks. The Gresks, far from being 2owed, hha gone cm the offensive aad drives deep ino Albus lf. Bat now the teiible Winter vas over, and the sn0W was melting from the lower slopes of the Trebes- ‘ine Movntaine. 1 Duce. fearfil that the Cermane might woon intervene and so ‘deprive him of the glory of conquest, ordered anor grat offeniive. Marsha Ufo Cavallero, hoping to oblige his maser, laid Gown plans for an wack along 120-mile fron 1 clear the Desnizza Valley and tars through the Greet lines ‘To secomplish this breathrough, the peaks o# ether side had wo he seized. Mou {Formidable were ills 717 anc'73, the Inter called Monastery Hil bythe fins ‘because of the ruins of an ancien’ abbey on the crest. To storm hese obstacles, (Cavalier commited the newly-arrived 38th "PugieInfaery Division. Under the watchfl eyes of Mosslin himself, safely entconced in «foriied mountain top observation post, the 3000 men ofthe firet areal stopped off BOARD CONFIGURATION: ASL SCENARIO A14 2 BALANCE: VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Ilsians win immediately npon Controlling Add two 45-7 MMC wo Greck OB. | Ceaser Ws Throoghou play. al alan 3-47 (a Bie) MMC have an GLR of "3"; all Kalan 2-4-6 (and Conserin) have an ELK of 2" TURN RECORD CHART z BAe] R=] | Pa] ae 26 : : *. © It Elements of the 71° Reggimeato Fanteria [ELR: 2] enter along the norh edge of boerd(@) 2/9 on Tumm 1: (SAN: 2} ‘Hlements of the 72" Regpimento Fanteria enter along the east edge of board 2 on Turn 3: LAS | | ie | A SPECIAL RULES: 1, EC are Wet, with no wind at san, 2. Snow is present on all ill hexes of Level 2 or higher; rules for Ground Stow (£3.72) ae enforced for these hexes only 3. Place « Stone Rubtle counter in hexes 9DD3 and SEES, AFTIERMATH: 11717 nas overran the determined infty of lat Regent Conidere the eter eabed ofthe division's ee) wih relaive case. But as bet ‘se fot on Monarery Hil the Greek defense stiffened, Once onthe slope, te talantSTAND FAST THE GUARDS ASL SCENARIO AIS BOULOGNE, FRANCE, 23 May 1940: An epic of disastrous proportions was looming forthe BEF as the parzers neared the French Chantel ports they fll the BEF would be bref of wippliee and evacision, i the moret shoal come. [AS the Germans cut rough dismtegrating French divisions, hastily made and {executed plans for holding Boulogne and Calais were underaten bythe Brits. ‘Tor Bosiogne was shipped the 20% Cards Brigade. Unfortunately, these Brish Dbavalions had ao maps, wirelessos, mortars or grotades, Uadauntady inthe best (of cation, the Wels and Irish Guards disembarked on the 22nd of May, forcing their way through the refugees on the quay nt the streets and to the cauntrysice ‘peyonl But he 2nd anger Division despite being delayed by air atacks mounted ‘bythe Fronch Naval Air Arm, wat in sight of the towers ofthe city. The fist clashes were inconclsive, During the night, Guderian comlesed his encicle- Inent ote pot. All itsh units stood wat Ast ighe, acepubng a dave tack — ‘atthis didnot develop immediately. Instead, the Germans were occapied reduc- ing the Freach gacrscn at Fort dela Crache, north of town. At lst, however, the expected whislwind struck the Irish Guares, at 0730 BOARD CONFIGURATION: i BALANCE: VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Germans win inmedinely when dey Ive efter cleared all hexes of Hill 1IXS of all unbroken Briish MIMIC or have Exited & 45 VP off the north edge of beard 11 TURN RECORD CHART © The number of Brilsh MMC allowed. MP moverments determined by a ree + date va on aiakos. NI foxy err ROD pay (© BRITISH Ses Up Fit [224 1 © GERMAN Moves Fir (200) 2[3[4[5[6|7 [ag ‘he 69th AT Regiment [ELR: 4] set up onimont-of hetrow BB (see SSR 2): (SAN. 3) og ‘edge of boards) 6/11/11: (SAN: 2) Elements of Panzer Regiment 3 and lnfanterie Regiment (mot) 2, Panzer Division 2 [ELR: ‘emer on Turn | along the south fe |R=|a =] h2] he SPECIAL RULES: 1. EC are Moderate, with no wind at ear -ARTERMATH: The ack fll most heavily upon kl of sat high round held ips pooner Sr loan Reyna The cee, sipped yt pf a= {nt pw, put up Sere rolitanoe At show a hon tr A gu tad bona, 2. A mmsimwumof six British squads (or equivalents) and one AT Gun (plus Butte une foot with Bren gars ae ries ard wen he Brea” bares warped its crew) may begin pay on each board, Placement of SMC and SW is retro nut Ge ete nec ea hy ougir ih sien mone’ For ow hour they held Of Ge ‘German unr tans, with sal unit contig reach Reo opt ‘Se morsing, Yet inthe enc fe krol a lated an over, Sil Ne Gost od 3. A the begining of each friendly MP, the Botish player must make a fst Usng te high ground, Geran ais shelled he Eris posto i mi ‘Sto determine the number cf MMC that may expend ME dring his ening BY 2008 e [ruhoatain a teen vhiled cowntoa suena cf al wo-zneault (MPR. Beit MOAC function normally in all ather respects (incuing the APE). comune he ely afleroon nde continous preset with a pincer 4. Beicsh units may not aterpt SMOKE piacement ‘5. If malfunctioned, Rrtish MGs and AT Guns may 90% be repaired ‘er the center af Botlogne, snd there they gy prerared rake cir st ac pine bythe raion sf he Wels Guar who had ugh ai ny bas seet by[ya ceed ASL Arma a ete ‘SeGchie sy xno ba, Bane ‘Can epeiy pened wid ne anice ‘egersaet laa Cope pert Soe iercaguerierace ee eae a eee aes Sarees fla mele comer eee ce ee ar a er Shae Scene ees as oe ee ae Seer male ten ee Shoe bemereraceas ere rey init ig weer tte ee {GENERAL tenon th Cin rey Sreceteneree =eoee ene ce ear mame ee See cies mrian! Sere ee minieesamaiss so iy. 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REDO aie eer eee ieeeiere nacre ae So ecumeieen et Smee heen one naee = By Jim Stabler 4 es (Pras LESSON 1: ‘The Basic Infantry System We start wide that familiar fist scerario from SQUAD LEADER, “The Gaeres Couateratack’", as updated into ASL Scenario 1 in The GENERAL wis shor, staigntforward, and fan itis the frst rcenaro that T played as a playtecter for SL, and the frat scenario that I played using the vow ASL. ‘les. I, In fact, the first scenario dat most of tus pled way back when, and I think that much OF SL's popularity arose from this simple scenario. zetg peeple hooked on the tactical system, Tt uses only half of Board 1, having only ‘our ‘ypetof terrain with which tobe concemed: cpen. round, roads, woods and builcngs. It nreduces ‘he busle Infamy” unis: squads, leadcts apd smehizeguas (atbouga ha-squads may eppear dur~ Jing play as @ resul of casualties). Lam purposely keeping this fist lesson ax easy 1s possible by temporeny ignoring some of he fomplexitis iroduced ia ASL, tute etal the binges chunk of ules to digest at oe siting. Even ityeu are a SQUAD LEADERespert. I siggest that yo first read all the rales sectons sted below ‘Much amar, but mach has teen changed. Then play the scenario ead the nus sections again (the Files will cow make more see, end 900 May Nee {few things ther you did wrong the frst time), Site shes, and pay the scenario one more time Then itis time to move on, Lalso sirangly recom ‘mend thet yeu really do skip the rules sections not ‘mentioned or hat I ek you to pass over; there is Dlemy to fen In Lesson 1 sldiout belag over~ ‘whelmed ‘Sar vith the following rules: Sent be Oreowon a 6 ty toe eb, ae ‘inate secede the une wit fe ne concen {njetv ddan Sp 8 wen toDepracrs nd ‘Shted (a levator ol vee we nai ‘Tchr town ec 1 0501, wach tp ‘Gor wcs vor be ariel vou SQUAD LEADER Siete a 889A ta 8 ee ‘Met he vwos Sau and ers fi rom SOUAD (tone War war meetin COP: tts we one lta scape wn Sip Simoes ceve non a SSS eeu ice ep ng ene Sater crs pedis ge meprdeny render ene choo (SSEERCN Sa tren impern neuN etic. ig ony bo Theta sean vy ate ming ‘sean Bote reuse Tae ecco oie ei et et en ‘Sy sevens sie se in SQUAD LEADER, Lam ‘Mppngiur ft ton ote ay oe ‘ett tem wl expres hen he Net en, ‘Ear io bbe moven: let eestor 9% Fac Mav ea a SD eee eon ven. tne Aaa! ‘een mai Dein Frm bral 298M eapeoeine god Awa neni Nace om tg a i SEA eremmatengnionm biboeae reenter bier ecient Eerie en Sie uh takes ge tatended agin ng spelen te Ties lnc ote oven nts nl ete Da ‘rary. mil pet oem Lenn. 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