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A View from the Bench Journal 8 was well received, and we hope
In the recently published Blood Reef:
Tarawa Gamer's Guide, we published some
Q&A and errata for the Blood Reef Tarawa
module. We are republishing the Chapter T
errata here for the sake of completeness
(and to reword it slightly into a more stan­
dardized form). We recommend the Q&A
and the Gamer's Guide (available for pur­
chase) to anyone interested in playing
Blood Reef Tarawa.
TlS.4 CG2 Formation Table (and on
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pier Location" with "on a pier Location."
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' years. We are printing over 200,000 map­
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replace "Retain unwounded" with "Retain
Unstunned" and "Retained wounded" with
"Retained Stunned".
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I
n the past, this has often been the place
to survey accomplishments over the past
year, discuss the contents of the current
Journal, and lay out our plans for upcoming
products. But that will have to wait. Don't
get us wrong, we have accomplished a lot,
and we have plenty planned, but right now
we are focused on some immediate produc­
tion issues and some major, near-term
goals. The immediate production concerns
include this magazine, the Starter Kit
Expansion Pack (affectionately known as
SKEP ), and the map bundle.
The map bundle is an enormous project
that has been on preorder for over three
boards and filling about 1,000 preorders. To
prepare for this, we had to secure on-site
storage facilities, transfer our inventory
from our off-site warehouse, and then find
room to store the mapboards while we col­
late bundles of 59 mapboards and then bill
and ship them. No small task. But the
rewards are not small, either, as we provide
players with brand-new sets of matching,
light-weight boards, with the color schemes
the same (or at least very close), the hex
dots centered, and the edges matching up
nicely. Some of these boards have been out
of print for a number of years. The map­
board print run will also allow us to reprint
some out of print modules, most notably
For King and Country (with the British
OB), and Rising Sun, the upcoming combi­
nation of Code of Bushido (the Japanese)
and Gung Hof (the Chinese and the
Marines).
We won't spend much time on SKEP
other than to say that, with almost 2,000
preorders, the demand for new Starter Kit
material certainly exists. We think players
will be very happy with SKEP, which- as
with all Starter Kit products - is fully self­
contained. (Complete with dice!) With the
publication of SKEP, Ken Dunn is turning
to completion of the first Starter Kit
Historical game, centered on the battle for
Elst in Operation Market-Garden.
As this piece gets proofed, Journal 9 is in
the last throes of layout and really starting
to look good, with the Suicide Creek mini­
HASL and all the usual accoutrements of a
Journal. We are very glad to have the
Journal back on a regular production cycle
and look forward to Journals corning at
least once a year, if not more often. (There
was a reason why we changed the name
from ASL Annual to ASL Journal.) ASL
you are enjoying this current issue as well.
A fourth product (of which some of you
may not be aware) in the "immediate pro­
duction" area is MMP 's all-purpose, in­
house magazine, OPERATIONS. In the
past, we have offered some ASL material in
the annual Special Edition of OPERA­
TIONS, but not in our periodic editions,
which did not venture beyond the Starter
Kit level. OPERATIONS #54 breaks that
pattern, containing two, new full-ASL sce­
narios and an article on ASL play. If this
innovation proves successful, expect to see
more full ASL material in future issues.
OPERATIONS offers a great window into
our full line of products, and we want to
include with it a taste of our premier prod­
uct.
The major, near-term goals that I men­
tioned above involve Festung Budapest, the
historical module from Bill Cirillo on the
Russian capture of Budapest in the winter
of 1944-45, and Hakkaa Piiiille!, which
brings the full Finnish order of battle to
ASL and has been led by Lars Thuring and
Tuomo Lukkari. These games are our top
priorities in the area of major, new products.
We had hoped to get them out in 2010, but
that proved a tad too ambitious. An Action
P ack (AP7 is almost all done) may slide in
front of them, or a small bonus product for
our Winter Offensive tournament, or a
reprint (For King and Country is all proofed
just waiting for boards, and Rising Sun is
not far behind), but Festung Budapest will
be the first full HASL since Valor of the
Guards and Hakkaa Piiiille! will be the first
core module since Armies of Oblivion.
We do not issue hard and fast production
schedules, but we are determined to pro­
duce both of these in 2011, Fes tung
Budapest then Hakkaa Piiiille! There is
plenty of hard work ahead of us with those
endeavors, but plenty of incentive as well.
These are two great games that we know
ASL players will love.
Last issue, we introduced Chas Argent as
the Journal's Managing Editor and our first
full-time ASL employee. Needless to say,
Chas has really been earning his keep, and
we are very happy with how things are
working out. In addition to the near-term
goals mentioned above, we have a number
of projects percolating (see page 63), and
Chas is juggling fast and furiously. Give the
man a break and submit some articles for
ASL Journal IO.
The Executive Editors
 DEBRIEFING 2
Chapter T Errata by MMP
A VIEW FROM THE BENCH 2
Editorial by The Executive Editors
THE ART OF THE BANZAI .4
Mastering the Methods of the Emperor's Finest by Bret Hildebran
THE SCIENCE OF THE BANZAI 6
Understanding Ninja Moves by Jim Bishop
GETTING YOUR FEET WET 10
Water, Water Everywhere! by Jon Neall
VERDICT AT NUREMBERG 18
A New Mini-Campaign Game and Trilogy of Scenarios by Pete Shelling
THE BATTLE FOR SUICIDE CREEK 20
Background to the Subject of This Issue's HASL by Darrell Andersen
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT 46
The Art of Key Building Defense by Mark Pitcavage
A METHOD TO THE MADNESS 58
Scenario Design 101 by Pete Shelling
SPASS MIT PANZERFAUSTE! 60
The Ins & Outs of the Deadly German LATW by Tim Hunsdorfer
THE RED BARRICADES PROJECT 62
The SoCal ASL Club's Solution for Space-Challenged Play by Jim Aikens
IN THE PIPELINE 63
The New, The Upcoming, and the Ongoing by Chas Argent

ASL Submissions to MMP scenarios they'd been working on, and

T
his issue of the ASL Journal features
24 scenarios. All but one (1128
Opium Hill, formerly called Bukit
Chandu and released at the German ASL
tournament Grenadier in 2008) are brand
new. This is a shift from the scenarios of
ASL Journal 8, which were a combination
of new and previously released third-party
scenarios. Lest anyone think the practice of
bringing excellent third-party scenarios to
MMP's wider audience via this magazine
has ended, fear not.
It just so happens that word got out the
Journal was going to be back on a regular
schedule, thus allowing the possibility that a
designer's work might see the light of day
sooner rather than later. A number of
designers "new" to MMP, including Martin
Svard, Chris Mazzei and Peter Struijf, and
Michael Koch, simply contacted us to offer
wanted to know if we had an interest in
using them. All of these designs were in ter­
rific shape by the time we saw them, and we
are thrilled to present them along with the
work of "veterans" like Ian Daglish and
Pete Shelling.
Here's the point to all this babbling: It's
great when we get new scenario submis­
sions; but it's exponentially more likely that
your design will see the light of day rela­
tively quickly if you've thoroughly play
tested them before sending them to us. Not
only does it invest you in your own work,
but we aren't tying up our limited play test
resources for basic testing if you've already
completed that step.
We are looking for ASL submissions of
all kinds, from individual scenarios, to
Campaign Games, to articles, to...who
knows what else? Let's talk.

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The Banzai, not as clumsy or random as a
Human Wave ...an elegant weapon for a
more civilized ASLer.
-Obi Wan Hildebran
O
n the surface, the Banzai Charge
(G 1.5) and the Human Wave
(A25.23) may not seem that differ­
ent. The Banzai Charge is based on the
Human Wave rules, and both launch infan­
try on an eight movement factor sprint at the
enemy, and, historically, both resulted in
casualties aplenty for the attackers. But the
differences between the Banzai Charge and
Human Wave are huge in how tactically
useful each is in ASL.
Perhaps the most important advantage for
the Banzai Charge is that there is no mini­
mum MMC requirement in order to launch
one. Human Waves require a two MMC
average over at least three hexes; a Banzai
Charge can be launched by a single wound­
ed SMC. Given that the typical nationality
employing a Human Wave cannot deploy,
the average Human Wave puts a minimum
of six squads at risk. In most ASL scenarios,
six squads is a significant portion of the
attacker's OB, and to focus so many assets
on one particular gambit during one partic­
ular tum can be extremely risky, especially
when it is a near certainty that the "Wavers"
will be exposed to copious amounts of fire.
An ill-timed Wave can be a great way to
lose a scenario quickly. The Banzai Charge
is a much more flexible weapon in a play­
er's arsenal because it can be launched with
just the right amount of units to obtain the
desired effect, without risking a significant
portion of your OB on a single tactic.
The other big advantage enjoyed by the
Banzai Charge is that the units involved
generally do not break (being Japanese).
While a First Line Human Waver can be
stopped on DRs of 9-12 on a Normal
Morale Check, a full squad using Banzai
will only be totally stopped on a DR of 12,
or on three consecutive DRs of 9-11 on
NMCs. Because Japanese step-reduce
instead of break, it is nearly four times more
likely that a Japanese 4-4-7 squad will con­
tinue its Charge through three straight
NMCs (at a 9.7% failure rate) than a
Russian 4-4-7 will continue its Wave
through a single NMC (at a 27.7% failure
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rate). W hen you absolutely, positively have
to get there on time, send a full-strength
Japanese squad.
In addition to being much more likely to
succeed at reaching the objective, the
Charger also typically requires three times
the number of shots directed at it in order to
stop it. This extra resiliency means the
defender has to mass a lot more firepower to
stop a Banzai Charge than a Human Wave.
The likelihood of reaching the objective
combined with the flexibility of sending
fewer units on the Charge is very potent.
le
Because the defenj may t well have fired
every eligible unit in his attempt to stop it, a
Banzai Charge launched early in the
Movement Phase can leave the majority of
a Japanese OB free to maneuver during the
remainder of that phase without being
exposed to fire.
Banzai Success
Timing, Target, and Terrain are the key
factors to a Banzai's success:
• Timing: when to launch the Banzai
Charge during the Movement Phase;
• Target: which units to Banzai against
(and considering what covering fire­
power is available to support the tar­
gets); and
• Terrain: what cover to Banzai Charge
through.
The goal of the Banzai will often deter­
mine the Timing of the Banzai. A Charge
meant to soak up fire (thus allowing the rest
of the Japanese OB to move in relative safe­
ty) should obviously be launched near the
beginning of the MPh. A soaking Charge's
main goal is to draw fire and to impose
Target Selection Limits on the defender,
either by proximity (which will deny
Subsequent First Fire options at more dis­
tant targets) or - better yet - to move into
key defense hexes and thus deny all fire out
of that Location (due to Triple Point Blank
Fire).
Often, a small Banzai Charge launched
towards a key defensive point is optimal for
an early charge. An 8-0 leader and 2-3-7 HS
charging an unsupported 9-2/MMG/6-6-7
squad can be devastating, even if they die,
because the 9-2 stack has to First Fire on
them. Additionally, if the charge can be
staggered so that the Banzai hits the defend­
er on consecutive impulses, the defender
either has to hold fire until the TPBF oppor­
tunity (typically a far worse shot, given the
terrain involved) or risk having Final
Protective Fire (FPF) forced upon them if
both IJA units reach the defender, which is
incredibly risky even for a 9-2 (1 in 6
chance everyone breaks plus a 1 in 9 chance
the 9-2 pins and the 6-6-7 breaks - that's a
28% chance the defensive strongpoint melts
without a shot being fired by the attacker).
A large, early Banzai into a capable defense
typically risks too much and should be
avoided. The Japanese characteristic of not
breaking, but fading away, is a key down­
side. Additionally, the attacker wants to
have the majority of his OB left to be able
to maneuver around the 9-2, taking advan­
tage of the 9-2's being forced to fire. Better
yet is the chance to mop up when the
defender gacks a FPF opportunity.
A late Banzai is best used to overwhelm a
defense which has already fired. At times an
early Banzai can be launched to draw fire
and then a subsequent Banzai charges into
the first/final fired defenders to force FPF.
Often the Japanese can overwhelm a line of
defense without actually having to fire any
shots, especially against lower morale
American troops. When possible a late
Banzai should employ staggered units to
force multiple FPFs on troops. A 6-6-6 pass­
es one FPF 41.7% of the time, but two FPFs
results in a broken American 66.0% of the
time - that is the equivalent of taking a 24
(+O) shot at the 6-6-6, albeit with a little
more risk to the attacker.
Careful selection of the Banzai target is
also key to the charge's chance of success.
An ideal target is one that is relatively iso­
lated from the rest of the defense without
much supporting firepower, especially to
any open ground locations which must be
traversed. Firepower and leadership are also
important to consider before committing to
a Banzai. A target with 10 to 12 firepower
will pack a nasty wallop, offering PBF of 20
to 24 with a TPBF follow-up of 12 to 16; a
patient opponent might even wait for the
TPBF opportunity to First Fire to open with

a 30 or 36 PP attack. Add in a -1 leader and
the chances for taking heavy casualties are
relatively high. Charging at a 9-1/HMG/
6-6-7 stack in a hut through palm trees
offers a 41.7% chance of a KIA in the palm
plus an additional 16.7% chance of a K, fol­
lowed up by a 16.7% chance of a KIA in the
hut and another 11.1% chance to K. That
means it is probable you will eat a KIA
(51.3%) during the charge and that is pre­
suming the HMG does not get rate!
Charging a target with high ROF, particu­
larly one with good leadership, or that can
lay firelanes, can also be perilous. With
ROF you can never be certain how many
opportunities the opponent will have to roll
a K/KIA, which is particularly devastating
to your Banzai. Firelanes are problematic
because they can attack the entire impulse
simultaneously; placing a firelane with a
shot at one specific Banzai unit will imme­
diately attack any other unit of that Banzai
that happens to be in fire lane hexes with the
same shot.
Never say "never" when considering a
Banzai versus a high-firepower target. The
Banzai at times may be the safest, most
expedient way to deal with a kill stack, but
recognize the high likelihood of failure.
Make sure to plan for a KIA and ensure
something positive can occur even despite a
failed charge. If there is not a supporting
move to the initial Banzai, it is likely that
the plan will end in failure, in addition to
upping the body count of course.
Always remember that one can launch a
Banzai Charge at broken troops. Against
most nationalities the "wall of brokies"
defense is a viable method to buy an extra
tum of safety, but the Emperor's finest can
Banzai into a broken unit's hex, allowing it
to later Advance into the defense that same
tum. On the right occasions, this can be a
significant advantage and can allow you to
get to a key position earlier than expected.
The best part about this method is that
Banzaiing into broken units' hexes is safe!
One additional advantage of a Banzai
Charge is that it can start ADJACENT to its
target, thus minimizing the amount of
ground it needs to cover.
Terrain is the final piece of the successful
Banzai puzzle. Ideally, a Banzai should be
conducted through cover, and the more
cover the better. Open ground is not the
friend of the Banzai since it radically
increases the chances of a K/KIA. The mea­
ger "2" residual FP is relatively innocuous
in the jungle (2.8% chance of a K), but in
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Orchard/Kunai the odds get significantly
worse (2.8% chance of a "KIA" result and a
5.6% chance of a "K"result), and in open
ground 2 residual is almost scary (8.3%
KIA, 8.3% K). The Japanese 50mm "knee
mortar" is a great source of SMOKE and is
common in many scenarios, so use it.
SMOKE will not only shroud the initial
Defensive First Fire shots but will also
reduce or negate the Residual FP those
shots leave, making it far safer for follow­
up troops to move into position.
If the Banzai Charge absolutely must be
made through Open Ground (or O TEM
cover), avoid stacking whenever possible,
since one lucky roll ruins the day of only
one cardboard warrior. In poor cover, a
"wide front" Banzai may make more sense
because it limits the amount of residual
faced by follow-on troops. A "wide front"
Banzai does lose much of the shock value of
a "line" Banzai, which ensures a single
defender gets hit by multiple chargers in
consecutive impulses, thus forcing Final
Protective Fire and (hopefully) a broken
unit; but such a tactic matters little if the
chargers do not reach their objective due to
a litany of -2 DRM Residual FP shots.
Overall, the Banzai is an incredibly potent
weapon in ASL when wielded with artistry.
Blindly charging a high-firepower enemy
across open ground before anyone has First
Fired will only end a scenario early with a
loss for the Japanese player. Pick the proper
Timing, Target, and Terrain for the Banzai,
and the Emperor's finest will excel.
Foiling the Banzai
Successfully defending against the
Japanese requires accounting for Banzai
Charge opportunities and putting your
opponent into a situation where a charge
would be foolhardy. Obviously this means
reversing the Timing, Target, and Terrain
advice already given. Unfortunately, that
task is often easier said than done.
Fire discipline can be the key to negating
the Timing of a Banzai, particularly a late
one. If the defender does not fall for firing
at every half squad that offers up a negative
First Fire opportunity, a late Banzai Charge
will not have the same impact when charg­
ing into troops that have yet to fire. The
defender who has not yet fired offers up
double the firepower and is unlikely to suf­
fer FPF penalties (and thus break without a
shot being fired at them). In order to whittle
away Japanese troops, however, one often
does need to fire at them multiple times;
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therefore a defender cannot always avoid
shooting at Japanese Infantry that move
early since multiple shots per defending
unit is ideal. But if the defender waits until
the Banzai threat is limited (that is,
Japanese leaders have moved, few IJA
troops are adjacent to each other, and
Residual FP is already placed in open
ground in the path of any potential Banzai),
then it is time to start Defensive First
Firing/Subsequent First Firing units in an
attempt to Step Reduce the enemy multiple
times in a phase.
At all costs, avoid presenting an easy
Banzai target to the Japanese player. Never
stack key units on an island unto themselves
without support. If a defensive point is iso­
lated from its support, it becomes an easy
mark for a Banzai Charge. Mutual support
of key units is paramount in making a
Banzai pay in cardboard for a charge.
Spreacl out the aefense, i.e., do not stack
unless there is a very good reason to do so,
since multiple points are far more difficult
to suppress with a Banzai Charge than a sin­
gle one. Finally, defend in depth where pos­
sible. A Banzai Charge will "stick" into the
front line, allowing the defenders behind
that line the freedom to shoot at the best tar­
gets of opportunity without the fear of hav­
ing FPF forced upon them.
The terrain to be defended cannot always
be controlled in a scenario, but the defender
should strive to force the Banzai Charge to
come through open ground, or at least Palm
Trees/Kunai. Negative modifiers offer the
best chance a target has of stopping a
Banzai cold with a K/KIA result; and never
forget that a 2 (-2) attack has a much better
chance at a KIA than a 6 (+0). Often, multi­
ple low-firepower negative modifier attacks
are better than one larger "flat" attack.
Foxholes can be an ideal defensive posi­
tion to thwart a Banzai, particularly in a
fixed position defense where one never has
to leave. Foxholes in open ground or Palm
Trees offer TPBF opportunities with nega­
tive modifiers while providing the defender
the +2 TEM. A ring of foxholes manned by
squads and backed by supporting units can
be particularly effective at making a Banzai
suffer.
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A
fter proofreading Bret Hildebran's
article The Art of the Banzai, I pro­
vided a feedback comment that
some people have misconceptions about the
mechanics of Human Waves and Banzai
Charges because the example in the rule
book is a bit sparse. I further suggested that
a companion piece to Bret's article explain­
ing these mechanics would be very timely.
As we all know, no good deed goes unpun­
ished and I should not have been one bit
surprised when Chas asked how long such
an article would take to finish.
For the purposes of this article, we will
not discuss the tactical merits of the exam­
ple offered, but will rather focus on the
technical aspects of setting the Banzai
Charge direction and properly marking the
units taking part. If you want a better idea
on tactical implications, please refer to
Bret's article prior to this one. Also keep in
mind that while this article will specifically
speak about Banzai Charges, the same
movement principles apply to Human
Waves, just using fewer units.
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Let's begin with the tactical position illus­
trated in Figure 1. Here we see the Japanese
set up to conduct a Banzai Charge at an
American position on board 37. PTO
Terrain is in effect (G.l) including Light
Jungle (G2.1).
Consulting A25.23, the first thing the
Japanese player must do is select the units
which will participate in the Banzai Charge.
At least one unit must have LOS to an
enemy unit - the "target" - and that target
must be within 8 hexes of that Banzai unit.
Looking over the situation, he elects to con­
duct a Banzai Charge with all of his units
toward American squad Z. Having made
that decision, he must now select a hex
grain that includes the "target" and is also
as close as possible - measured in hexes
from the grain - to one of his units partici­
pating in the Banzai Charge.
Take a moment to look at Figure 1 to see
all the possible (Alternate) Hex Grain
options the Japanese player has between his
HW units and squad Z. Surveying the situa­
tion, the Japanese player sees he has three
options:
• Alternate Hex Grain N3/O4/P3/Q4
• Alternate Hex Grain N4/O4/P4/Q4
• Hex Grain N5/O5/P4/Q4
All of these are at a range of O hexes, that
is, each hex grain contains a unit participat­
ing in the Banzai Charge. He elects to
declare a Banzai Charge using a HW
Alternate Hex Grain (A25.231). He places
Banzai counters on all participating units
and places direction markers in 37M4 and
37S4, choosing Alternate Hex Grain N3/
O4/P3/Q4 (and beyond; see Figure 2). It is
important to note this creates a single ( alter­
nate) hex grain (think alternate-grain Fire
Lane, if that helps) between Japanese squad
A and American squad Z which all Banzai
units must consider when moving. This sin­
gle "base line" hex grain (shown by the bro­
ken red line in Figures 2 through 6) will
determine which units get marked with Hex
Grain Range counters (A25.2321) during
the Banzai Charge.
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into a Forward Location while remaining at

range 1 so it is not marked. Squad C, which
was at range 1, is marked with a Range
counter since it is now at range 2. Squad D
continues to maintain range 3 so it remains
unmarked. We also see that American squad
Z has First Fired to no effect (no Residual
FP is placed for the sake of simplicity in our
example). The second Impulse also cost 2
MFs, for a total of 4 MPs spent so far.

Third Impulse:
For the next Impulse, the Japanese have
some interesting options. Squads A, B, and
the Japanese leader have an enemy unit in a
Forward Location. Referring to A25 .233, an
enemy Location which is devoid of friendly
units must be entered. However, reading
further, once a friendly unit enters the
Location in the current Impulse that
Location is no longer devoid of friendly
squads and the Japanese player can there­
fore choose to not enter that Location if his
unit has other options. This allows the
Before continuing, take a moment to refer to understand about Banzais, especially Japanese player some tactical flexibility on
to A25 .2311 and the accompanying dia­ Alternate Hex Grain Banzais. how he moves his Banzai and he can use
grams to see what the movement options this flexibility to put the American player
are for the Banzai units. The movement Second Impulse: under tremendous pressure.
options for an Alternate Hex Direction and In the next Impulse, the Japanese player Referring to Figure 5, we see the
a Hex Grain Direction differ. now moves his units into Forward Japanese player has moved his units for this
Locations as depicted in Figure 4. We see Impulse. Squad B moved into a Forward
First Impulse: that squad A has returned to range 0 and Location and entered squad Z's Location,
(From this point forward Banzai counters thus loses its Range counter. Squad B has ending B's movement for this tum. Squad A
have been removed for clarity.) increased its range (moving from range 0 to elected not to enter squad Z's Location, opt­
The Japanese player begins his Banzai range 1) and is therefore marked with a ing instead to move into its other Forward
Charge by moving each Banzai unit into a Range counter. The 8-0 leader continued Location, increasing its range to 1 and
Forward Location (Figure 3). As each unit
is moved, the Japanese player must deter­
mine if each is getting further from, or clos­
er, to the base line (N3/O4/P3/Q4/R3/S4)
established by the direction markers.
Squad A, which started on the base line
(range 0) moved off the line (i.e., it is now
at "range 1") and is therefore marked with a
Hex Grain Range counter (hereafter called
simply a Range counter). Squad D remained
at range 3 and is not marked. Squad B
moved onto the base line (range 0) and is
not marked. Squad C and the 8-0 leader
decreased their ranges to the base line (from
range 2 to range 1) and therefore are not
marked. The Banzai Charge is considered to
have spent 2 MPs for this Impulse since that
is the MF cost of the most expensive
Location entered by any participating unit
(03, 04, and 07 all cost 2 MF).
Take a moment to make sure you under­
stand why each unit was or was not marked
with a Range counter. In my own experi­
ence this was the single most difficult thing

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against squad A (and only squad A, since

rece1vmg a Range counter. The Japanese
leader also elected to not enter squad Z's
Location and maintained a range of 1.
Squad C maintained a range of 1, but con­
tinues to be marked with a Range counter
since it has yet to decrease its range to the
base line. Squad D continued to maintain its
distance. This Impulse cost 2MFs for a total
of 6MFs spent on this Banzai Charge.
Once all of this Impulse's movement has
been completed, squad Z must Final Fire in
accordance with AS.312. It must do so
immediately after all Residual Firepower is
resolved. The American player cannot wait
to see the results of fire from other units
directed against squad B before electing to
fire squad Z. This will become more impor­
tant in the next Impulse. For now, the
American takes a Final Fire shot with no
effect and leaves 4 RFP in its own Location.
squad B is no longer moving). This Impulse
cost 2MFs for a total of 8MFs, bringing the
Banzai Charge to an end. /
There is one important step remaining.
All Banzai counters must be flipped to their
"Lax" side. Lax status will add a +1 drm to
each Banzai unit's Ambush dr, which could
be important should squad C decide to
Advance into squad Y's Location in the
Advance Phase. (see Figure 7).
These principles also apply when using a
Hex Grain Direction Banzai Charge:
• Select the units which will be part of the
Banzai Charge (including a leader);
• Set a Hex Grain direction which in­
cludes the target and has the closest
range to a Banzai unit with a LOS to the
target;
• Refer to the illustrations accompanying
A25.2311 to see what each unit's move­
ment options are;
• While moving, determine if any Ban­
zai unit has increased its range from the
would have liked to enter squad Y's base line between two Impulses and, if
Location but doing so would have increased so, mark it with a Range counter;
its range from 2 to 3 so its only movement • Announce the movement factors expen­
option was RS to maintain a range of 2. ded so far by the Banzai Charge, and
Squad D was required to enter squad Y's allow the DEFENDER to conduct
Location since it could and there were no Defensive First Fire for the Impulse;
friendly units in it. After the Japanese play­ • Repeat these last two steps until all
er moved all Banzai units for this Impulse Banzai units have either entered an
and announced the MF expenditure, the enemy Location or have spent 8MF.
American player would first resolve the
Residual Firepower attack against squad A, I hope this helps in some small way.
and then conduct Final Protective Fire BANZAI!!!

Fourth Impulse:
For the next Impulse, the Japanese player
has two units which could move into Side
Locations, squad A and the leader. Each is
Accessible to a Side Location which con­
tains an enemy unit. However, the Japanese
player does not need to move units into the
Location according to A25.233, but he may
well want to consider the implications of
AS.312 and forcing the American unit there
to FPF.
In Figure 6 we see the final position of
the Banzai units. Squad A opted to enter
into a Side Location. The leader remained at
range I and would not be marked. Squad C

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A Guide to Water in ASL...by Jon Neall
D
espite the fact that ASL is a game of
land warfare, a significant amount
of blue hexes can find their way
into an average ASL scenario. From flood­
ed streams to rivers to wide ocean expanses,
water obstacles - in all their shapes and
forms - are more common on ASL maps
than you might realize.
This article attempts to demystify all that
the ASL Rulebook has to say about water.
Part I introduces us to "landlocked" water,
and includes the most basic methods of
crossing them, from fording to swimming to
boats. Part II draws upon this base to help
shed some light on the successful conduct
of an opposed beach landing, with special
attention given to the operation of Landing
Craft (LC) and amphibious vehicles.
Part I: Streams and Rivers
Every now and then an ASL scenario pres­
ents us with the challenge of crossing a river
or other Water Obstacle. When this hap­
pens, we are often forced to either assault a
bridge, or cross the river by other means -
often under fire. Bridges are frequently
focal points for hostile fire, while at other
times they might not even exist. In such
cases, the scenario OB will usually present
us with some means of traversing the Water
Obstacle. The first part of this article
describes the effect these Water Obstacles
have on game play, with an explanation of
how to cross them, either through swim­
ming or fording, or by using boats and
amphibious vehicles. With an understand-
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ing of these basic concepts, we'll be fully
prepared to move on to conduct the most
ambitious of all military operations, the
Seaborne Assault.
Jumping in Puddles
First, let's look at how water affects game
play. Most ASL rules related to water
appear in Chapter B as either Streams or
Water Obstacles, with the latter including
Canals, Rivers, Ponds, and Lake/Oceans
(Ocean is further explained in Chapter G).
The difference between Streams and Water
Obstacles is an important one. Generally, as
we will see, while units can usually cross a
non-flooded/non-frigid Stream at any time,
they can only enter Water Obstacles under
certain circumstances.
A non-flooded Stream (B20.1) is usually a
level -1 Depression hex, and is shown as a
Gully with a small amount of water (or a
"rivulet" as it is termed in Chapter B). In
many ways it is treated the same as a Gully,
and for the purposes of this discussion we
need to remember that we can either be in
the hex (in Crest status) or IN the Stream. It
is important to note that a flooded Stream is
no longer a level -1 Depression hex, so
Crest status is NA. It's not hard to imagine
infantry receiving no real benefit from lay­
ing face down in a flooded stream.
The TEM of a Stream hex is that of the
other terrain in the hex. Units IN the Stream
are generally out of the LOS of non-adja­
cent units but are in the LOS of:
• units in an adjacent hex connected by a
common Stream hexside;
• units in another Stream hex > 1 hex away
who have a LOS along the same Stream;
and
• units that are at least 1 level higher for
every hex of range to the units IN the
Stream.
It is the depth of the water in a Stream that
distinguishes it from a Gully (B20.4-.44). A
Stream may be defined as one of four
depths:
• Dry (in which case it is considered a
Gully for all purposes, and will there­
fore cost 2 MF to enter);
• Shallow (in which case it will cost
Infantry/Cavalry 3 MF to enter); if unde­
fined by SSR, Stream depth is always
Shallow;
• Deep (4 MF to enter, and immediate CX
status to the entering Personnel unit);
• Flooded (it is one level higher than it
would normally be).
Exiting to a non-Stream hex generally
requires movement to a higher level, so the
movement cost of the hex entered will be
doubled (and will require a Bog check for
vehicles exiting the Stream; B20.45-.46). A
Stream can also be either Frozen (B20.7),
wherein it is generally treated as a Dry
Stream; or Frigid (non-Frozen, but with
Snow present). An Infantry/Cavalry unit
forced to enter a Frigid Stream is replaced

with an equivalent unit of the next lower
class (or Disrupted if this is not possible).
As you can see, a Stream is generally tra­
versable. A Water Obstacle, however, is
more complicated to negotiate.
All Water Obstacles are considered to be
at Level -1 (or, more correctly, one level
lower than the surrounding terrain) unless
flooded, in which case they are at Level 0.
Line of sight for a unit in a non-flooded
Water Obstacle is limited to the first hex it
can see of each level above it. A Water
Obstacle hex is considered Open Ground
for TEM purposes, and entrance to it is gen­
erally limited to amphibious vehicles, boats,
or units on bridges.
A River is generally designated by SSR as
either Fordable, Deep, or Flooded
(B21.122). Unless Fordable, an Infantry
unit will need to cross either in a boat or by
swimming (E6.). The Current (B21.121)
will be defined as Heavy, Moderate, or
Slow and its direction should also be noted
with a Current counter. The Current is
important in determining Drift for vehicles
and boats that enter the Water Obstacle.
We'll discuss Boats and amphibians short­
ly, but first let's talk about Swimming,
which, as an optional rule, is only allowed
by SSR or mutual agreement. I'd advise you
not to bother Swimming except as an
absolute last resort. The risk is too great, the
reward is too small. However, if you can't
resist, here's how you do it.
A swimmer must first pass a TC (E6.l)
before it can enter the water from land. It
uses its entire MF allotment to enter a Water
Obstacle hex. A failed TC ends that unit's
MPh (they have to put their clothes back on,
I guess). Any unit entering swim mode from
a cliff hexside or bridge has to pass a MC,
with a+ DRM equal to the level from which
the unit jumped. While swimming, a unit
receives no TEM at all (however, neither
FFMO/FFNAM apply), and if broken is
eliminated. Swimmers have no capacity to
fire back; they are considered unarmed (and
are represented by Unarmed Personnel
counters) although they may be able to
transport their Small Arms via Rafting
(E6.41) if allowed by SSR. They can carry
no SW at all. During the Advance Phase,
swimmers move only if affected by
Current/Drift, or if they are advancing to a
land hex. At the end of every friendly APh,
each swimmer still in a non-Fordable Water
Obstacle must make a Drowning DR
(E6.21) - drowning occurs on a DR e::: 12 in
a Slow Current, ;,:: 11 in a Moderate Current
and ;,:: 10 in a Heavy Current.
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Despite the dangers of swimming, imag­
ine the feeling of crossing the board 40
river, for example, at a discreet point out of
the defender's LOS and in complete safety,
enabling a flanking force to enter the battle
from a totally unexpected direction. The
effort might just justify the risk, even
though they emerge unarmed (absent
Rafting).
Fording (B21.41) is a bit safer, but only
exists through SSR. Fording can only occur
in River or Stream hexes that have been
defined as fordable and non-frigid. A River
is slightly different. Infantry entering a
Fordable river hex use their entire MF allot­
ment and are considered to be using
Hazardous Movement. They may not move
upstream against a Heavy Current (more on
this later) and are immune to Pin. All SW
must be dm if possible, and Fording units
may only fire their inherent FP as Area Fire.
Broken units are subject to Interdiction and
must rout from the Water Obstacle hex.
(Editor's note: Don't confuse Fording with
Fords [B20.8]; a Ford represents an area Pneumatic boats come in the form of small
within a Stream where the Depression's and large rafts (E5.12). Small rafts come in
sides are less steeply sloped; this results in three quantities: 3PP, ?PP, 14PP (e.g., for
one to three SMC, a HS, and a squad
the Depth of that Stream hex being consid­
respectively). Like cavalry, different coun­
ered one level less than it otherwise would
ters (and different PP amounts) reflect the
be; i.e. a Deep Stream hex is considered
size of the unit using them. Having said
Shallow if a Ford is present, a Shallow
that, you cannot voluntarily change the size
Stream hex is Dry, etc. Remember: You can't
of a boat counter while in the water; a 14PP
Ford in a Ford!)
boat can only be flipped to its ?PP side
through Casualty Reduction to the squad
Does this thing float?
within. Boats can only be split or combined
The game system provides three types of
while on land. A large raft, with 24PP, has
vehicle for crossing water obstacles: boats,
the added advantage of being able to carry
amphibians, and LC.
one piece of ordnance, but it cannot be split.
A boat counter comes in three types. It is
Since Pneumatic boats have no inherent
colored in a generic blue, reminding us that, driver, they cannot be used at all unless the
like LC and Gliders, it is generally available Personnel they are carrying comprise e::: ½rd
to more than one nationality. If your OB of their PP capacity.
contains boats, there are a few things you A German assault boat (E5.ll), however,
need to know. Most boats (the pneumatic does have an inherent driver, and can be
ones) have the same 2 MP, while the used by any amount of Personnel up to its
German assault boats have 4. These MP 14PP capacity. It is also twice as fast; its
amounts might seem low, and they are, but 4MP can be quite useful in crossing large
they are quite realistic when you consider bodies of water in a short amount of time.
that each represents travelling 80 meters One problem with boats is their lack of
within a 2-minute tum length using hand mobility over land. Like ordnance, boats
held oars (while the assault boats - with an have a Manhandling number (E5.2), and
inherent driver and a motor - can move 160 Infantry totalling at least ½rd of the boat's
meters). If, however, your troops are desig­ PP capacity may attempt to the boat over­
nated as Untrained (E5.34), they have to land in the same manner a Gun is moved via
make a dr during each MPh before attempt­ Manhandling (although without TI status).
ing to paddle their boat. A dr of 6 prevents Small Rafts have a Manhandling # of 12,
movement (but not beaching or un-beach­ while Large Rafts have a Manhandling
ing) while a dr of 5 halves the boat's MP number of 9. So moving them on land is
allotment for that phase. quite possible.
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Amphibians (D16.) are distinguished by a
MP allowance for travel over land, and a
MP allowance (in superscript) for travel in
water. An amphibian can move over land,
into the water, and then back onto land.
Amphibians usually have an amphibious
MP allowance of 2 or 3. For each amphibi­
ous factor used, they lose half (or a third, in
the case of 3 MP amphibians) of their land
MP. Likewise, using anywhere up to half
(or a third) of its land MP will result in an
amphibian losing at least one of its
amphibious MP (D16.2). Otherwise they
may freely alternate between different MP
types in the same MPh at a cost of 1
amphibious MP for movement into a Water
Obstacle (D16.21) or 1 amphibious MP plus
the normal non-amphibious MP cost of any
non-Water Obstacle hex entered (B21.13).
Clearly, amphibians have much more flexi­
bility than boats. Boats get you across the
river. Amphibians are as much a part of
maneuver warfare as an armored halftrack,
and can form a key part of your assault plan.
The rules regarding LC are quite complex.
Rather than discuss the specifics of LC now,
I'd like to save them for Part II of this arti­
cle. LC may be used in an ASL scenario
purely for crossing a river, but that is rare.
Movin' (and Shootin') Over Water
Boats, amphibians, and LC move into a
Water Obstacle at a cost of 1 MP per hex. A
boat needs to be Beached for Personnel to
enter it. Beaching (ES.23) occurs when the
owner moves it to a land-water hex, and
declares the boat as Beached while strad­
dling it on the water-land crest hexside.
Once Beached, a Personnel unit loads onto
(or unloads out of) the boat at a cost of 1
MF plus any hexside terrain costs.
Passengers are limited to 4 MF in any turn
in which they ride, mount, or dismount any
form of conveyance, so each remaining MF
they possess can be used to power ¼ of the
boat's MF allotment. Beaching must be
declared before Passengers can dismount
from the boat. There is no MF required to
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unload; all you have to do is enter the last
Water Obstacle, declare the boat as Beached
by moving it onto the water-land hexside
and pay the cost of terrain of the full land
hex (remembering that in most cases your
units will be moving to a higher elevation).
Unloading (ES.32) can also occur during
the APh; see the Examples in ES.23 and
ES.32.
Assuming you have at least a third of the
boat's PP filled with Personnel as
Passengers, the boat can move normally in
the MPh in Water Obstacles up to its MP
allotment (E5.3). Unlike normal vehicles, a
boat is always considered in Motion, and
does not pay for V CA changes, nor does it
expend any Start/Stop MP. However, a boat
is subject to Drift while in a River location.
This is where the strength of the River
Current comes into play. A Moderate
Current moves the boat one hex down­
stream in the owner's APh (Drift). If two
hexes are possibilities, the owner can
choose which of them to move his boat. If a
Heavy Current is in effect, the boat is sub­
ject to such Drift in both the owner's and
the opposing player's APh (B21.121).
Your troops might, of course, need to do
all of this while under fire. A boat is not a
very good platform from which to fire. In
fact, Small Arms and LMG fire will end up
being quartered (halved once as Mounted
Fire and then halved again as Motion Fire;
ES.4). Your Passengers can't fire in the
PFPh; only in the DFPh, in the MPh (as
Bounding First Fire), or in the AFPh. Any
FP attacks they make will therefore be pret­
ty weak. Your Gilligan's crew might be on
the attack, but they aren't going to be doing
much attacking until they get to the other
side. Of course, this is assuming that they'll
get to the other side. Hopefully they will,
but maybe they won't.
This is because a boat, like any other unar­
mored vehicle, is vulnerable to enemy fire
(ES.5). Having said that, a boat is also a lit­
*
tle harder to hit. A boat in the water (termed
non-Beached) is fired at using the IFT's
Vehicle line, but as halved FP. If the firer
rolls < the Vehicle Kill Number, as many
boat counters as are equal to the highest
KIA# in that column sink. This is why it
pays to keep your boat counters spaced out,
and hope that Drift doesn't move any of
them into the same hexes. A sunken boat
(ES.53) loses all of its Passengers, unless it
is Beached or has been sunk in a Fordable
Water Obstacle hex; in which case the
Passengers undergo an IFT attack using the
same DR that destroyed the boat, albeit with
the Hazardous Movement DRM as they are
now considered to be Fording Infantry (all
SW are lost regardless of the depth of the
water or Beached status of the boat). If the
boat is Beached, FP against the boat is not
*
halved, and is therefore resolved on the
IFT's Vehicle line with full FP.
Ordnance fire at a boat is like fire at any
other Vehicle; only one boat counter can be
targeted at a time (ES.52). A boat in a Water
Obstacle (non-Beached) is a Very Small
Target (Case P: +2), in Motion (Case J: +2).
and is HD (D4.2). Despite all of this protec­
tion, if it is hit it will sink. There is no need
for a TK DR. Once Beached (ES.51), all of
this protection disappears; it is no longer
HD or in Motion, and the boat is now con­
sidered to be of average size (i.e., there goes
that +2 Very Small Target DRM).
Most of the above applies to amphibious
vehicles as well. An amphibian moves
under its own power, so Manhandling rules
do not apply, and while it is on land
Passengers load or unload from it in the
same way as they would a truck or other
transport - 1 MF to load/unload, with the
equivalent loss of a quarter of the amphib­
ian's MP. As mentioned above, amphibians
can alternate between land MP and
amphibious MP, but while Beaching is not
applicable, an amphibian must pay one
amphibious MP to cross the last water hex­
side and the appropriate land MP to enter a
non-Water Obstacle hex (B21.13). While in
the water (like a boat) the amphibian is
always in Motion, presents a Very Small
Target, and is considered HD to incoming
fire (D16.3). Amphibians change V CA in
the same way as a normal vehicle, but don't
*
pay MP to do so. If unarmored, it is attacked
on the Vehicle line with halved FP; if
armored, the normal TH/TK process is used
on the AFV To Kill Table(Dl6.4). An
amphibian that is eliminated in a Water
Obstacle is considered sunk and leaves no
wreck, with its crew/Passengers automati­
cally eliminated. An amphibian is also sub­
ject to Drift, according to the type of
Current in force, just like a boat and if it is
Stunned (DS.34) or Shocked (C7.4), it will
need to spend a Start MP to get going again.
You should find that with these concepts
under your belt, you'll be able to tackle
some fairly ambitious scenarios. In particu­
lar I suggest you try ASL 25 Gavin's
Gamble from Yanks, and ASL A65 The
Dinant Bridgehead from ASL Annual '97.
The SSR of ASL 25 enables you to practice
your boating skills under cover of a smoke­
screen and with your troops already loaded

on board, so it's a good scenario to learn
some of the concepts outlined above; just
remember that your airborne troops are
Untrained when it comes to using boats. It's
also nice to know that on any map board
with a water feature you may have a few
more options than just crossing a bridge. In
fact, under the right circumstances, your
swimming troops might just pull a surprise
on an unsuspecting opponent. It's also good
to have a thorough knowledge of how to
operate boats and amphibians. From this
point we will use much of this theory,
expanded of course, in an effort to show
you how to use LC (and the occasional
amphibian) in a Seaborne Assault. After all,
a LC is much like a boat, something you
now know how to use.
Part II: Beaches and Seaborne Assaults
Before we go on, let's see if your experi­
ence with LC and Beaches is anything like
mme.
I can still remember the excitement I felt
when I first laid my hands on Gung Hof all
those years ago as a beginning ASL player.
Finally, I felt, I could try out what I had
always thought to be the most ambitious
and exciting of all military operations - the
Seaborne Assault. I had experienced a simi­
lar feeling a year or so earlier when I had
received Yanks as a gift, enabling me to try
Glider Landings and Air Drops. It was
always these specific - sometimes even
esoteric - concepts that attracted me to ASL
in the first place (as they still do now).
However, while I always felt pretty com­
fortable with Chapter E, those crucial rules
sections in Chapter G - covering LC,
Beaches, and Seaborne Assaults - seemed
to overly tax my often pre-occupied teenage
mind. I struggled with all the detail, the
minutiae involved with what I thought
should be a simple enough task: getting a
LC from the edge of the board, under fire, to
a beach where those onboard could disem­
bark and head into battle. I threw my hands
up in despair and, to my shame, ignored
some of the rules sections, creating a kind
of hybrid way of conducting my mini-D­
Days. I always felt, in the back of my mind,
however, that this would not do.
Years later, with a little more experience
and a lot more patience, I now see Chapter
G in a new light. Its detail, while over­
whelming for some, has a new attraction for
me. I see the purpose of what I once thought
was a quite convoluted rules set. I think
overall they are written in a way that is
faithful to the concept of getting troops
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ashore under hostile fire. The commanders
at the time had to solve innumerable prob­
lems in doing so, and we shouldn't be sur­
prised that we as ASL players have to also.
Armed with a decent understanding of
Chapter D and the concepts that were dis­
cussed earlier in the article, you should find
that you are more than capable of carrying
out your own D-Day properly.
The Tools of the Trade
Let's begin with an examination of our LC
(G12.l). You'll see that LC resemble boats
in many ways. Both are colored the same
generic blue, suggesting that more than one
side may use them. Both expend MP,
though LC pay 1 MP to change VCA; boats
do not. Otherwise, both move in the same
way and are subject to Drift where applica­
ble. Typically, LC are used only by the
Americans, British, and Japanese. Unlike
normal boats, LC have an inherent crew and
thus have no minimum requirement of
Passengers in order for it to move (G12.11).
LC are considered in-Motion/non-stopped
while in a Water Obstacle unless Beached,
Immobilized, or Aground. Both types
Beach across a water-land hexside, but with
a few minor differences. LC usually enter
from off-board and are therefore in Motion
upon entrance. They only expend a Start
MP if trying to remove Aground status or if
they are trying to un-Beach. Boats are a lot
more vulnerable to fire, of course, but even
some early LC are unarmored and can be
sunk just as easily. LC are usually armored,
and are attacked (with some major excep­
tions) in the same way as amphibians (or
any vehicle for that matter).
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LC have an inherent crew with a normal
morale level of 8. However, LC are never
Recalled through damage, and if Stunned,
undergo a different result. Stunned LC do
not stop, but are instead penalized by a
Random Direction dr that is then used to
reposition the VCA of that LC, symbolizing
the vehicle circling and/or floundering
under fire (Gl2.111). Stun results are also
cumulative. The crew of a LC are always
considered CE and are usually able to apply
the CE +2 DRM when fired upon, or when
affected by Collateral Attacks.
All LC are capable of carrying Personnel
and support weapons. Only LC with a ramp
are able to transport vehicles, Guns, or hors­
es. Passengers can be quite vulnerable to
enemy fire while aboard LC and, although
they are immune to PTC, LLMC/LLTC, or
Heat of Battle results, any break result will
cause Casualty Reduction instead (G12.12).
All Passengers, regardless of printed
morale, have a morale level of 8 while in
the LC; no leadership modifiers apply.
Stacking order on an LC (usually done on
the Cloaking Display) is important; the top
of the stack signifies the front of the LC, so
units have to leave in that order upon land­
ing. This also means that a vehicle at the top
or front of a stack, if destroyed or immobi­
lized, can block other vehicles or guns from
leaving the LC (G12.151).
LC move into a Water Obstacle hex at a
cost of 1 MP. A 1 MP cost also applies to a
VCA change or for entering a Location with
a wreck or a Location with a friendly unit. It
costs 1 MP to stop, but most LC will only
stop if changing from Reverse Movement to
Normal Movement, or if unloading at a pier.
Reverse Movement would normally only
occur if the LC was attempting to unbeach
itself, a topic we'll come to in a moment.
Some LC have armament, but they won't
do you much good. LC can only Prep Fire
and Defensive (First) Fire if Fast Aground
and crewed (Gl2.5). Otherwise LC can
only fire as Bounding (First) Fire. Thus
their fire is usually quartered, and any
Passengers aboard can't attack at all. In
short, LC exist to get Personnel ashore, not
to do harm to the enemy.
Most later-war LC are armored, but if
you're having a go at an early-war Japanese
landing, or the Gavutu-Tanambogo scenar­
ios or Campaign Game, you'll need to be
aware of the implications of an unarmored
LC (see below).
LC differ from normal vehicles in that
each has a Damage Point (DP) rating. This
number, on the rear of the counter, is the
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limit of how much damage a LC can take
before being eliminated. When LC are hit,
damage is expressed in an amount of DP
lost. Once the DP rating for a LC is equalled
in Damage Points, the LC is Immobilized.
If the DP rating is exceeded, the LC is elim­
inated. If this occurs in Deep water, all
Passengers and crew are eliminated. If in
Shallow water, the crew can survive nor­
mally, while Passengers face any applicable
Collateral Attack, and if they survive are
placed above the LC wreck counter and are
considered to be in a Beached LC.
Hitting the Beach
Before we talk about the landing, let's
consider a few important points about the
beach.
A beach hex is, quite obviously, a sand hex
and will either be Hard or Soft. A beach hex
adjacent to an OCEAN hex, or if considered
Steep, will always be considered Hard.
Other beach hexes will only be Hard if EC
are Wet, Mud or Snow. When Soft, sand is
considered the same as Sand in Chapter F. A
Hard sand hex costs 1 MF for Infantry to
enter, a Soft sand hex costs 2.
In any scenario with a beach and an ocean
overlay, the hexside between the two is
known as a Beach-OCEAN hexside. The
beach hex will presumably join either
another beach hex, or a non-beach land hex,
which we will conveniently call a
Hinterland hex. Thus, a Beach-Hinterland
hexside is the meeting point of a beach and
a hinterland hex. There can sometimes be
hinterland hexes that directly meet the
water's edge; these are known as OCEAN­
Hinterland hexsides, and these hexsides
always form a Crest Line.
Beach hexes will always be defined by
SSR as Slight, Moderate, or Steep (G13.2).
This refers to the slope of the beach hex
itself, and to the shallowness of the nearby
water hexes. Slope characteristics are as fol­
lows:
• If beach slope is Slight, then all OCEAN
hexes within 3 hexes are Shallow. The
beach hex is itself at Level -1, but LOS to it,
and from it, is treated as if the hex was at
Level 0.
• If beach slope is Moderate, then all
OCEAN hexes within 2 hexes are shallow
and, while the hex is still at Level -1, LOS
is treated as if the location were a Deir, in
which case only units adjacent to the loca­
tion can see it while at Level 0.
• If beach slope is Steep, then only each
adjacent OCEAN hex is considered
Shallow, the hex itself is at Level -1 and the
OC Edwards (Order #36526084)
Beach-Hinterland hexside forms a Crest
Line, thus creating a LOS obstacle for non­
adjacent units in Hinterland hexes. Crest
status can be gained on such a hexside.
An OCEAN hex not designated as
Shallow is always considered Deep, unless
a Reef exists via SSR (G13.43), in which
case all hexes between the Reef and the
Shoreline are also considered Shallow.
Shallow water is important for LC
approaching the shore. When a LC enters a
Shallow water location, it must make a Bog
DR (012.21). If it fails, it has run Aground
in that hex. Being Aground is similar to
being Bogged. The only DRM to this DR is
the+# printed top-center on the LC counter,
and+1 if entering a Wire hex (unless the LC
has a -3/-4 Target Size). A Final DR of.!: 12
means the LC has run Aground. It has
Bogged and Beached in that hex, not across
the hexside ahead of it. It is marked with an
Aground counter, and Passengers can
unload into that hex if the owning player so
desires. Note that if Heavy Surf is in effect,
LC cannot run Aground.
If under fire, however, you might decide
that you'd rather get your LC to the beach
properly before unloading your troops. If
this is the case, you'll have to try to free the
LC before moving forward again. This
process is similar to freeing a Bogged vehi­
cle. At the beginning of its MPh the LC may
try to remove its Aground status by making
an original dr of� 4 (012.211); this dr also
serves as the number of MP expended to
Start the LC. If it succeeds, it must use
Reverse Movement and pay double the nor­
mal MP costs. To move forward, it must
Stop, and then Start again in forward. A dr
of 5 means that the LC has become Mired
(in which case a+1 drm will apply to future
attempts), while a dr of 6 means the LC is
Fast Aground, in which case it is beached,
bogged and immobilized. Time to get the
troops out, fast!
LC Beach like boats across any OCEAN­
Beach or OCEAN-Hinterland hexside
(012.3). The owning player declares
Beaching when entering the OCEAN hex
that is adjacent to the Beach/Hinterland hex
by moving the LC forward to straddle the
appropriate hexside. The LC is still consid­
ered to be in the Water Obstacle, but
unloading units will be placed in the
Beach/Hinterland hex (if able).
Normal vehicle (un)loading rules apply to
LC and their Passengers. Units may unload
across the Beached hexside at a cost of 25%
of their MF/MP allotment (+ COT if it is a
vehicle). If unloading to a higher elevation,
the % cost is doubled - or increased by 4
MP for vehicles. If unloading from a LC
without a ramp, the normal 25% (un)load­
ing cost is increased to 50%. A ramp, should
a LC have one, is considered down the
moment any unit unloads. It is marked with
a Ramp Down counter.
Normal rules for transporting Passengers
also apply (D6.4). Each quarter of the LC's
MP used in the MPh up to that point reduces
the Passenger MF/MP allotment proportion­
ally. The Passengers then have to pay the
cost for unloading across the Beached hex­
side, as well as the cost of the terrain
entered. As with any transported units, you
need to consider these costs before you
make your move.
While on the beach Infantry are consid­
ered Fanatic if conducting a Seaborne
Assault/Evacuation (014.32). This is great,
but the down side is that any break result
causes Casualty Reduction. Furthermore,
Heat of Battle results of Fanatic, Berserk, or
Surrender cause the unit to become Fanatic
for the duration of the scenario
If your units leave the LC (or are forced
from it for any reason), while in a Shallow
Water hex, they are considered to be
Wading (013.42). Wading units are vulner­
able, so you'll want to avoid Wading as
much as possible (think of the vulnerability
of Marines wading towards Tarawa). While
Wading, Infantry expend 3 MF per Shallow
water location, and are unable to form
multi-Location FO. HE attacks against them
are halved, but they can only attack with
Area Fire. Any break result again means
Casualty Reduction, while Leadership mod­
ifiers are NA. However, a Wading unit, if
designated as part of a Seaborne
Assault/Evacuation, is Fanatic. Vehicles are
also allowed to Wade, whether amphibious
or not. If the vehicle is considered non­
Waterproofed (check SSR) then it has to
make a Swamping DR if it enters a ShallO\
Ocean hex. A DR of 12 or more results in
Immobilization of that vehicle. This DR can
be modified according to how close the
vehicle is to the shore (see 013.4222).
There is also the prospect of finding a
Seawall (013.6) along a number of Beach­
Hinterland hexsides. Such a Seawall might
be physically present on the map (such as
on the Blood Reef Tarawa map) or it might
be designated by SSR (see scenario ASL 74
Bloody Red Beach). It will be defined as
either High or Low. If High, a Seawall is the
same as a one level cliff, and can only be
Climbed by Commandos. A Low Seawall is

more common and is similar in most
respects to a normal wall.
It is different in two major respects, how­
ever. First, a unit crossing from a Hinterland
hex to a Beach hex does not need to expend
1 MF (although it still would if going in the
opposite direction). Second, LOS is not
blocked by a wall as it normally would be if
neither the firer nor the target shared the
wall hexside. In such cases, a +1 TEM is
applied to fire that crosses such a Seawall
hexside.
When the Going Gets Tough...
Sometimes you must face Heavy Surf
(G13.44). Heavy Surf adds variables that
will mostly make it more difficult for your
forces to get ashore in an orderly fashion;
and in some cases it can create downright
hazardous conditions.
In Heavy Surf, all vehicles face possible
Swamping (Gl3.441) whether they are
Waterproofed or not. A Swamping DR is
made for each vehicle during its MPh. A DR
of 12 or more results in the Watercraft being
sunk if in Deep OCEAN, or Immobilized if
in Shallow water. Your opponent makes a
Secret dr also. The Secret dr determines the
hex in the vehicle's line of movement in
which this happens. Obviously it is better
for you if Swamping happens in Shallow
water as your Passengers might then be able
to get out and Wade (although they'll be CX
the whole time they are in Shallow water).
Swamping is not the only problem you'll
face in Heavy Surf. It could be notoriously
difficult to navigate a flat-bottomed LC in
rough seas, particularly as it neared the
shore. Rule G13.442-.4422 reflects this dif­
ficulty. Whenever your LC begins its MPh
or APh in a Water Obstacle with at least one
beach-able hexside (either OCEAN-Beach
or OCEAN-Hinterland), or if it moves into
such a hex in either of those phases, it must
make a beaching or unbeaching DR. Note
that during Heavy Surf, this can occur in the
Advance Phase. A +1 DRM applies to this
DR for each of the following cases:
• Inexperienced LC crew (by SSR)
• Being adjacent to a Hinterland location,
a steeply sloped beach, or a non-beach
island
• Being in the same hex as another LC
A DR s 8 means that your LC is able to
beach. However, the beaching hexside is
randomly determined if more than one pos­
sibility exists. This can do much to affect
the coordination of your landing, particular­
ly if it creates LC overstacking issues. A DR
of 9 or 10 makes the LC TI, and ends any
OC Edwards (Order #36526084)
further action for the remainder of that play­
er tum (including loading or unloading
Passengers). Such a result also beaches a
LC if it is unbeached, or unbeaches it if it is
beached. If its ramp is down at the time, it is
Fast Aground if in Shallow water, or sunk if
in Deep. A DR of 11 or more means that the
LC has Broached. Broaching will wreck the
LC which is flipped over and immediately
considered to be beached. The crew roll for
survival and the Passengers (both vehicles
and Infantry) are subjected to a 2MC in the
same way as they would be if under
Bombardment.
There are a few other Heavy Surf effects.
First, loading and unloading costs are dou­
bled during Heavy Surf (G13.443). This is
obvious when one imagines Infantry trying
to get off an LC while it is buffeted up and
down, left and right, by crashing waves.
Second, LC are subject to Drift in the APh
while Heavy Surf is in effect (G13.445).
Each LC is moved one hex closer to the
shore, randomly determined if required, and
may then be forced to undertake a Beaching
DR. Last (and the only real positive), any
attack against an LC in an Ocean hex during
Heavy Surf receives a +1 DRM for TH and
IFT effects DR (G13.445). It's harder to hit
an LC that's being thrown all over the place.
Fish in a Barrel
Probably the most intimidating part of the
LC rules deal with LC as targets. Three
pages of Chapter G are devoted to firing at
LC, and determining the amount and loca­
tion of damage inflicted It can seem pretty
complicated, and most players (like myself
all those years ago) might be tempted to
give up the moment they start reading.
I believe the best way to approach this sec­
tion is to think about it from the point of
view of:
a) the weapon doing the firing;
b) the ammunition being fired, and;
c) how the LC/ its occupants are affected.
This is the approach I'll offer here. I'll
also try and persuade you that the LC
Destruction Table is actually your friend, if
you take the time to follow it through.
If we go over the theory first, the exam­
ples that follow will offer some insight.
There are three types of fire against LC:
1. G12.61: Non-Ordnance Direct Fire:
As the title states this involves any sort of
attack against an LC that is not ordnance.
For example, this might include Small­
Arms/MG fire against an unarmored LC.
Such fire is resolved using the IFT *
Vehicle line. Remember how we saw earli-
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er that each LC has a DP rating? Compare
your Effects DR and the* Vehicle#. The
difference between the two (assuming that
the Effects DR is less than the* Vehicle#)
is the amount of Damage Points inflicted on
the LC. If your DR is the same as the *
Vehicle#, there is no effect against the LC,
but a Collateral Attack might still affect any
vulnerable PRC. An armored LC cannot be
attacked by Small Arms, but might be sub­
ject to fire from a MG should it be firing AP
(see the next point). Also, the crew of an
armored LC, being CE, can be fired at but
with a +2 DRM.
2. G12.62: Ordnance Direct Fire:
It will be in this area where your most
effective fire against LC (whether armored
or not) will occur. Just as with shooting at
any other type of vehicle, AP or HE is gen­
erally more effective than Small Arms fire.
In this case you will have to decide whether
you are using AP or HE ammunition. The
decision is not as simple as it usually is.
If you use AP ammunition, you would
achieve your hit using the Vehicle Target
Type. The usual AP TK# will rarely be
affected significantly by the LC's armor.
The problem is that AP has trouble causing
any damage to a LC. You need to rolls half
of the Final TK# to cause 1 DP worth of
damage. If you roll< the TK# but> half the
TK#, you will achieve a Collateral Attack
against the affected PRC (but with any FP
halved for fire against an armored LC). Of
course, since you are firing AP, you need to
work out the HE Equivalency (C8 .31),
which will be negligible. The best use of AP
vs. LC is when firing smaller-caliber ord­
nance, which often has a high ROF, so that
you can conceivably achieve more than one
hit per fire phase.
If you have a gun with a decent HE TK#
(C7.34) you might be wise to consider it
instead. Any Final TK DR < the HE TK#
will damage the LC; the number of DP lost
is dependent upon on the difference
between that DR and the HE TK#. The
greater the difference between the two
(again assuming that the DR is less than the
TK#) the greater the damage. A large-cal­
iber gun firing HE can cause an enormous
amount of damage to the LC itself, in addi­
tion to the Collateral Attack vs. its PRC.
3. Gl2.63: OBA/Area-Target-Type:
Indirect fire still has its place against LC.
Although you might not get a lot of oppor­
tunities to use OBA, nearly every defending
force on a beach will have a mortar or two.
A mortar fires on the Area Target Type, and
if a hit is achieved against a fully-armored
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LC it is resolved on the IFf using the Cl.55
DRMs. Since nearly every LC has low AF
and all are OT, you can assume there will
usually be a -2 DRM to this attack DR. A
KIA results in a DP loss to the LC of an
amount equal to the KIA#. A Kl# only has
the affect of a Collateral Attack against the
*
Vulnerable PRC. If the LC is even partially
unarmored, it is attacked on the Vehicle
line of the IFf.
We'll now consider the ramifications of
the above in a few short examples, hopeful­
ly highlighting the effect of various
weapons against LC.
Let's start with a German MMG crew in a
pillbox looking out to sea somewhere in
Normandy. An LCVP appears in the dis­
tance, probably no more than a few hundred
meters away. Let's say 12 hexes, which is
the normal range of the MMG. What would
be the best course of action for the crew to
take? Well, if they get jittery, and fire, only
a lucky shot will do much damage. Let's see
why.
A MMG can fire at both armored and
unarmored vehicles. If armored, it is con­
sidered to be firing AP and uses the normal
C3 To Hit process. An LCVP in 1944 is an
armored vehicle; it is thus treated as an
AF V. A hit must first be achieved on the C3
To Hit table. We'll assume this has hap­
pened, even at that distance. What does AP
do to a LC? As we've noted, it's not nearly
as effective as we'd like to think. AP rounds
can quite easily pass through a LC without
doing much damage to it. In this case, as
stated above, we can see that unless we roll
:s half of the TK# we aren't going to dam­
age the LC at all. The TK# is 4, so we have
to roll snake eyes just to cause damage.
Even then, if we do roll so low, we will only
inflict one Damage Point. If we could get a
Critical Hit the DP would be increased by 1
(G12.64), but MGs can't get Critical Hits.
We will do no more damage unless we
maintain ROF and are just as lucky a second
(or third) time.
We might be better off waiting for the LC
to beach and unload, so we can do some
damage to those vulnerable Tommies or Gis
when they are on foot. For example, when
the ramp is down, attacks through the front
facing of a LC are treated as if the LC were
unarmored (Gl2.674). In other words, the
PRC are all attacked by a General Collateral
Attack, with no halving of fire for being an
armored target. You'll no doubt recall that
initial scene in Saving Private Ryan when
the ramp on the LCVP goes down.
OC Edwards (Order #36526084)
Next, let's imagine that in another bunker
nearby, a German 75L gun takes a shot at
the LCVP, now at a range of only 6 hexes.
If we again assume that a hit is achieved,
what are our chances of inflicting more
damage? Well, while we'll obviously find it
easier to damage the vehicle (as rolling :s
half the F inal TK# in this case will be a lot
more likely, i.e., 75mm Basic TK# =17-0
[armor factor], so we have to roll :s 8 to
cause damage), we still won't inflict any
more than 1 DP (again, unless we get a CH).
In other words, AP just isn't that effective
against a LC.
However, in each of the above cases we
might still do some damage to those aboard
the LCVP. D epending on where we hit, we
might affect either the LC crew (with a tur­
ret/upper superstructure hit) or the LC
Passengers (with a hull hit). If the crew is
affected by such a Collateral Attack, the
same effects DR is used with the HE equiv­
alency of 2 FP (see C8.31) in the case of the
75mm (though not the MMG, which attacks
with normal FP), although with +2 DRM
for CE. If the Passengers are hit by the AP
(not the MG), the same applies, although
the FP of the hit would be halved as the
LCVP is an armored target. We've also
noted the fact that a high ROF weapon has
a greater chance of hitting the LC more than
once in a fire phase, thus conceivably caus­
ing much more damage.
What about the artillery piece in the next
bunker, firing 105mm HE? This has got to
do some damage, right? Well, it probably
will. HE is far more damaging to a LC, and
can have the effect of eating right into a
LC's DP rating. When a HE hit is achieved
(assuming of course that a hit was obtained
on using Vehicle Target Type), you'll use
the TK# given in the C7.34 table. Against
an armored target, a 105mm gun has a HE
TK# of 10. If we subtract the front armor
aspect of the LC (i.e., zero), we have to roll
9 or less to hurt it (rolling 10 has no effect).
Let's look at the LC D estruction Table
again. Look at the third column, the HE
(Vehicle Target Type) section. If we roll <
the modified TK#, the DP inflicted equals
the F inal TK# minus the TK DR. If the TK#
is 10, and we roll 8, then 2 DP are inflicted.
This thing's got some hitting power!
Imagine if we roll six; the LCVP will go
straight down.
The same Collateral Attacks apply as
above, but this time the HE will have far
more hitting power. The crew will be hit
with 20 FP with +2 CE DRM if a turret hit
has occurred, while a hull hit will strike the
Passengers with 8 FP (I 05mm HE = 20
FP/2 (armored target)= 10 FP, down to 8 FP
column). Good HE-firing ordnance is a
godsend when defending against a
Seaborne Assault. While those LC are in the
water, such ordnance is your best defense.
Let's now imagine that an 81mm MTR
crew on the heights overlooking the beach
decides to also try its luck against this hap­
less LC. OBA or Area Target Type weapons
also have a chance against poorly-armored
LC. In this case, if a hit is achieved, the
C1.55 DRMs is used to resolve the hit (-1
for all AF less than 4, -1 for being OT) and
if a KIA is achieved the DP inflicted is equal
to the KIA#. Once again, the resulting
Collateral Damage depends upon either a
Hull or a Turret hit, and once again the
Passengers have any FP against them
halved while in an armored LC. Note that
any HE-firing gun can also use the Area
Target Type.
If the LC is unarmored, it is treated in
*
most respects as an unarmored vehicle. You
fire on it using the Vehicle line on the IFf
*
if using Small-Arms/MG; although in this
case you inflict DP equal to the Vehicle
Kill # minus the effects DR. Remember that
unless the LC is beached, you fire on it with
half FP (Gl2.61). If you are firing HE, the
HE TK# is often higher, although damage is
worked out in the same way. The resultant
hit to crew and Passengers is far more dam­
aging, as the Passengers, being in an unar­
mored LC, won't have the incoming FP
halved against them.
A Blaze occurs as long as 2 or more DP
are caused by an attack, and the colored dr
is "1" on the Original Effects DR (Gl2.68).
A Blaze reduces the LC's MP by 1, and in
the APh in each subsequent Player Tum,
one extra DP is inflicted. Passengers aboard
a LC are still able to unload from it,
although no unit may load onto a LC that is
Ablaze (G12.44).
The examples described above cover the
most common ways of attacking LC. There
are, of course, many variations and excep­
tions in this section of the rules, and you
would be wise to explore what happens to
vehicles/Guns aboard an LC, for example,
or how aerial attacks can affect the LC,
D-Day: The Seaborne Assault
So what else do we need to know if we are
conducting a Seaborne Assault, or defend­
ing against one? We'll start with the attack­
er.
The attacker in a Seaborne Assault needs
to be aware of the following rules:

• If conducting a Seaborne Assault, each
LC in the attacker's OB must be filled to at
least ½rds capacity (G14.21).
• You don't need to stack your Passengers
on top of the LC counter; use a Cloaking
box. That way, your opponent won't know
where all of those good Gyrene leaders are
(G14.23).
• When stacking your infantry and vehi­
cles, remember that they must leave the LC
in a certain order. Top-to-bottom of the
stack is equivalent to front-to-back for this
purpose (012.151). It would be a shame if a
vehicle was destroyed by Collateral Attack
and was in front of other vehicles on the
same LC. Vehicle stacks can't be rearranged
(however, Infantry stacks can be, as if they
were in open ground).
• Larger LC are less affected by Collateral
Attacks. If a LC has a PP� 40, Collateral
Attacks affect only PRC chosen by Random
Selection (G12.678).
• Don't forget the implications of G12.13,
G13.421, and G14.32. Some of these have
already been mentioned. Your infantry will
be considered Fanatic while wading in
Shallow Ocean, or while on the beach, but
in all of these cases, and when they are on
the LC, any break result will cause a
Casualty Reduction. Also, while on a LC,
everyone has the same morale level of 8,
and no leadership modifiers apply.
• An American OB undertaking a
Seaborne Assault may be able to use
Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT)
(G14.561). These are represented abstractly
by a number of drs given to the US player
and resolved after setup. The result of the
drs (totalled if more than one dr) is equal to
the number of hexes the US player may
declare as cleared of Beach Obstacles.
Otherwise, such Beach Obstacles can only
be cleared by DC (B26.51) or by HE
(B26.52). Unless Placed or Set, a DC used
against a Beach Obstacle in a Shallow
OCEAN hex has its FP halved.
The defender, too, has a few tricks up his
sleeve.
• When setting up, be aware that while you
can't set up your forces in Beach or Shallow
Ocean hexes (G14.21), you can Bore Sight
such locations (G13.45).
• When facing a Seaborne Assault, don't
forget the previously mentioned implica­
tions of the LC Destruction Table. Large
caliber guns should fire HE, while small
caliber guns with high ROF should be used
to fire AP (G12.62)
• When firing at LC, be aware of G13.46.
A LC is considered to have been in LOS for
OC Edwards (Order #36526084)
4MP before entering the map. It hasn't actu­
ally expended such MP; instead, this rule
demonstrates the assumption that the
defenders didn't just suddenly see a LC;
they might have been "tracking" it for some
time. They've thus had time to aim and
avoid C6 Cases J1 and 12. Also, the first
time a defending gun fires at an LC in the
game, it can apply the -1 Acquisition DRM
immediately. Don't forget this.
• Let's not forget the array of Beach
Obstacles with which you might be blessed.
A Tetrahedron (Gl4.51) attacks a LC when­
ever the one enters, beaches, or changes
VCA in its hex, with a single dr. A dr of 1
hits the LC with an Anti-Boat (A-B) mine.
A dr of 2 destroys the LC, but with no
Collateral Attack. Any other result has no
effect. There is a -1 drm when Heavy Surf is
in effect. An A-B mine can be set up in
Shallow Ocean and is detonated much like
a normal A-T Mine. When it is detonated, a
DR is made, and then subtracted from 13.
The difference is the amount of DP inflicted
on the LC. A 16 FP Collateral Attack affects
all PRC. Wire and Panjis might also be
available. Wire can actually affect a LC's
Aground DR so it can be used to try and
force LCs to unload in Shallow Water, thus
slowing the unloading PRC (who will be
forced to wade, subjecting them to more
possible casualty reductions).
There are a few notable scenarios which
feature Seaborne Assaults. In Gung Ho!
you'll find scenarios 73 Hell and High
Water and 74 Bloody Red Beach, while
ASL Annuals '93a and '95 give us scenarios
ASS The Cat Has Jumped and A79 Mike
Red. Of course we can't forget that Blood
Reef- Tarawa is one big Seaborne Assault,
and ASL Annual '93b gives us the famed
Gavutu-Tanambogo Campaign Game (to
be re-released in the upcoming combined
Pacific module Rising Sun). Most of these
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scenarios and/or CGs feature American
forces (often Marines) against Japanese
defenders, although occasionally other situ­
ations arise. Heavy Surf appears quite often,
and many Allied invasions feature an
assortment of amphibious vehicles arid LC.
When conducting the assault, remember
that your main aim is to get your troops to
shore as quickly and as safely as possible.
This was the aim of any amphibious opera­
tion. Once on the beach, invading forces
could take the fight to the enemy the way
they knew best.
As a defender, your job is to stop the
enemy from getting to you in the first place,
or to hurt him while he is at his most vul­
nerable (i.e., while in the water or on the
beach, the transitional part of the opera­
tion). Once the invading force has moved
into Hinterland hexes, his (usually) over­
whelming numbers and firepower can tip
the balance. As the defender, your best hope
lies in shooting his LC out of the water and
sighting your weapons so that as much
damage as possible can be inflicted before
he gets off the beach.
Drying Off
Well, there you have it. From the simplest
crossing of a dry or shallow stream, to pad­
dling a boat across a five-hex river, to
launching a mass assault of heavily-laden
LC, the rules regarding water in ASL are
immense. Quite a few have yet to be cov­
ered, though I will not do so here, lest this
article become an encyclopedia rather than
the basic guide it was intended to be. Just
remember that even though as an ASL play­
er you are by nature a land-lubber, those
blue hexes need not be too challenging.
This article will hopefully have shown you
that it is possible to get across the water, and
take the fight to any to enemy who thinks he
can hide behind a trifling bit of Hp.
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Good Trilogies Come In Threes...bv Pete Shelling
V
erdict at Nuremberg (VaN) is the third
in a series of "campaign games for play­
ers who don't like campaign games."
Once again I've tried to offer something based on
a proven and popular model, but with a few new
twists to keep things fresh. As with the other
CGs, each of the scenarios can be played inde­
pendently or the entire CG can be played in a rea­
sonable three sittings. This gives more options in
playing the force selections, a process which has
been greatly simplified from those of Broadway
to Prokhorovka (Journal 3) and A L ine in the
Sand (Journal 5).
I first came across this battle while reading
Charles Whiting's America's Forgotten Army. I
had a hard time believing that a battle of this size
fought in such a famous location had been over­
looked through 20 years of ASL scenario design,
but I couldn't recall a single published game on it
either (apparently, Whiting's book was aptly
titled!). Given that the action involved an entire
corps on each side lasting almost a week, I
thought it would make a good subject for a rnini­
CG. Additionally, we haven't seen US troops or
tightly-packed urban warfare in either the Kursk
or the desert Journal minis, so a chance to put
these together was a project I could not pass up.
After finding a few more resources (principally,
Time-Life's history and The United States Army
official history), I began to lay out some boards.
Finding the board layouts I liked was the most
difficult design aspect. Deciding on an agreeable
turn length was also a challenge. With the high
"toy" factor of a 1945 OB, I figured it had a
chance to be a winner.
Like the other mini-CGs, this one is comprised
of three scenarios, and part of the order of battle
for each side is left up to the player. CG scoring
is simple: each scenario victory is worth 3 points,
and 2 bonus points are available in each scenario.
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Verdict at Nuremberg is designed with many
play options. Instead of the "default" choice of
"A, B, and C" spread throughout the CG, players
can use the force selection groups in any mutual­
ly agreeable manner. They can combine with the
normal scenario balance provisions to "bid" for
sides to play, or play a monster scenario by giv­
ing all three additional force groups to each side.
If further CG balance is needed, or if players
desire even more "fog of war," the ability to add
a force selection group for any one scenario of
the campaign game may be forfeited in exchange
for a CG victory point! (Beware: this could result
in CG VP ties.)
Verdict at Nuremberg Scenario Special Rules:
Unless noted otherwise, all SSR below apply in
all CG and non-CG VaN scenarios.
VaNl CAMPAIGN GAME VICTORY: Each
VaN scenario may be played individually, or all
three may be linked together to play the VaN
Campaign Game, with one player taking the
German side and the other player the American
for all three scenarios. The player with more vic­
tory points at the end of the CG is the winner.
There are a total of 15 CG Victory Points avail­
able for the entire CG - three for the winner of
each scenario, and two CG "Bonus" VPs which
are awarded for Location Control per the CG
Bonus VP box, located next to the Victory
Conditions on each scenario card.
VaN2 ADDITIONAL FORCES: Prior to the
start of the VaN Campaign Game, each player
must choose his "additional forces" from the sce­
nario Force Pools page. There are three choices
for each scenario. However, each player may
only choose one of each group "A," "B," or "C"
for the entire CG. All choices are made secretly
before play of the CG begins. Force Pool choices
listed on each scenario card, however, need not
be made until that scenario is played.
EX: The American player chooses additional
force "A" from the Force Pool sheet for the first
scenario, Circle of Doom, and adds a 3-4-6 HS,
a dm M2 60mm MTR, and an M2 Halftrack to the
94th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, which
enters on Turn 1 .
For the second scenario, Three for the Third,
he chooses additional force group "C" and adds
one M4A3(105) Medium Tank to his at-start OB.
This leaves only group "B" available for the
last scenario, Golden Pheasants, so he adds a
7-0 leader, a radio and 105+mm OBA module to
his at-start OB.
VaN3 INDIVIDUAL SCENARIOS: When
playing the scenarios individually, players may
freely choose which additional force they want
for each scenario. Alternatively, choose force
additions by a random draw, or allow one player
his choice and the other draws randomly, or any
method agreeable to both players - even allow
each player to choose the other's additional
forces if you like.
VaN4 NAPALM: The American player may
automatically choose Napalm (G 17.4) for his FB
with bombs; no Napalm Availability Secret dr is
necessary.
VaNS SEWER MOVEMENT: Sewer Move­
ment (B8.4) is allowed for the Germans. Ameri­
can units may use Sewer Movement only after an
accompanying leader passes a 4TC.
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Force Pools
J143: Circle of Doom

J144: Three For The Third

J145: Golden Pheasants

Force Pool Notes:

1. American random air support in J143 Circle of Doom and J144 Three For The Third consists of one '44 FB with bombs.
2. American artillery in Jl44 Three For The Third is one module of 80+mm (HE/WP) battalion mortar (Cl.22) OBA.
3. American artillery in Jl45 Golden Pheasants is one module of lO0+mm (HE/SMOKE) OBA.

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Struggle on New Britain, January 1944... by Darrell Andersen
The Suicide Creek HASL in this issue
focuses on the 1st Marine Division opera­
tions following its landings at Cape
Gloucester, New Britain during Operation
DEXTERITY.
The Landings at Cape Gloucester
The 1st Marine Division was put ashore
the day after Christmas 1943 with the dual
objectives of seizing western New Britain
and securing its airfields for further opera­
tions against the major forward base at
Rabaul, on the eastern end of the island. The
first two battalions of Colonel John
Frisbie's 7th Marine Regiment landed at
Yellow Beach 2. Neither faced organized
resistance, and the few trenches and
bunkers in the sector were unmanned. Due
to smoke from the American bombardment
- including a spectacular fire caused by the
destruction of the primary Japanese ammu­
nition supply at the Cape Gloucester airfield
- Japanese artillery observers on nearby
Target Hill were unable to see the landing
beaches to interdict the landings.
The commander of the Japanese forces on
western New Britain, Major General lwao
Matsuda, had not believed the Americans
would land on a narrow stretch of beach that
was backed by dense swamp and jungle. He
might have allocated more resources to this
sector had he known that the terrain behind
the selected invasion beaches was marked
as an area of "damp flat" on American
maps. The terrain beyond the invasion
beaches was actually a morass of wetlands
and dense foliage. The Marines soon found
themselves hacking their way through the
dense growth, as one Marine put it, "damp
up to their necks." Navy Seabees and
Marines began to make headway through
the swamps. With the men and materiel
ready to resume the advance toward their
objectives, the Marines pushed south
toward Hill 660 and Target Hill.
The Push Inland to Suicide Creek
Once through the quagmire of the "damp
flat" the Marines made quick work of
Japanese resistance at Target Hill. On 1
January 1944 General Rupertus, command­
er of the 1st Marine Division, directed
Combat Team C southward. This unit reori-
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ented itself for the push to what was expect­
ed to be the next defended position, the
recently discovered Aogiri Ridge.
Before they could make it to this ridge,
however, the Japanese at "Suicide Creek,"
another major terrain feature unknown to
the Marines, stopped their advance cold.
This stream, 30 to 40 feet across, had excep­
tionally steep, muddy sides. As the first
Marines began to scramble up the far side
they were met with heavy small arms and
machinegun fire from well-concealed
Japanese positions. Marine commanders
believed they could force the stream with
the units on hand; but after several attempts
at taking the stream "on the fly" they had
nothing more to show for their efforts than
wounded and missing men. 1st Battalion
commander Colonel Weber requested armor
and reinforcements.
Those reinforcements were forthcoming
from the 5th and 7th Marines. These were
ordered to the front as rapidly as the terrain
would allow and, over the next two days,
were employed in various futile schemes
devised to get across the stream and estab­
lish a solid base of operations on its south
side. It became clear the Marines would be
bled white and the advance stopped unless
assisted by additional firepower. Marine
Pioneers and Navy Seabees began the
process of laying "corduroy roads" through
the jungle in an effort to get the necessary
items to the front. This consisted of laying a
path of logs side-by-side over the muddy
jungle floor to give better traction to the
vehicles needed for supply and firepower at
the point of attack. As the road was laid, the
Marines continued their efforts to clear the
Japanese from the selected crossing point.
However, the Japanese initiated aggres­
sive patrolling and counterattacks, and the
Marines were soon in danger of losing their
own side of the stream. By the time the
Pioneers and Seabees pushed the corduroy
road through to the crossing point the
Marines had just barely ejected the
Japanese from the north bank. The arrival of
Sherman tanks was a welcome sight to the
mud-covered, fatigued Marines; but all of
them knew that in order for the armor to
place effective fire on the well-concealed
Japanese bunkers it would have to be con-
veyed to the far side of the creek. As the
Marines commenced diversionary attacks
and concentrated their forces to keep the
defenders suppressed, the Japanese, realiz­
ing the threat posed by the tanks, made
preparations to stop the Marine armor from
crossing the stream.
Final Actions
The decisive fight for the stream began on
the afternoon of 3 January 1944. The
Marines opened an intense firestorm to sup­
press the Japanese as Marine Pioneers put
the first of their bulldozers in gear and
began filling in the stream to create a ford.
The Japanese countered with varied results.
They suffered their heaviest casualties of
the entire battle in an effort to keep the
American bulldozer from its mission.
The first operator of the bulldozer fell to a
sniper's bullet in the neck; a hand grenade
killed the second; and the third was severe­
ly wounded by machine gun fire. As day­
light began to fade, Pioneer Kerry Lane ran
to the now-unmanned bulldozer and began
operating it with a pick handle and a shovel
in such a way that the bulk of the construc­
tion equipment lay between him and the
volume of Japanese fire. Although he was
wounded several times he was able to com­
plete the ramp, though barely to the satis­
faction of the tank commanders. By this
time night had fallen, giving the Marines
the time they needed to consolidate for the
final push across the stream.
At first light the Marines began their
attack across the stream that had cost them
so much delay, consternation, and blood.
Several Shermans, a number of 75mm gun
motor carriages, and every available rifle
were on the line as the assault squads
bunched up behind the lumbering tanks.
The Japanese unleashed their final fury as
the tanks negotiated the fords, including
individual soldiers with explosive charges
strapped to their bodies who attempted to
detonate them against the hulls of the
Shermans. The tanks crossing the stream
signaled the end of the Japanese struggle at
Suicide Creek as their positions were
silenced one by one. In a matter of 20 min­
utes the Marines secured the bridgehead
that had been denied to them for many days.
 UGLY FACES
ASL SCENARIO J126
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Germans win at game end by amassing
<!: 7 VP, provided the Allies have amassed $ 22 CVP. The Germans are
awarded VP as follows: each multi-hex building Controlled at game end is
worth I VP [EXC: buildings 22W8 and 22DD7 are each wor th 2 VP], and
each British Gun captured/eliminated is worth I VP.
TURN RECORD CHART
SPECIAL RULES:
1. EC are Moderate, with no wind at start. Grain is in season. All buildings
have a Ground Level only. The board 59 stream is a Canal (B21.ll). Place a
Burning Wreck in hex 59T5. Kindling (B25.ll) is NA.
2. AFV crews may not voluntarily Abandon (D5.4) their vehicles.
3. Each British truck is automatically Recalled (D5.431) when it is no longer
towing a Gun/transporting P assengers. French and British units are Allied
Troops (Al0.7).
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Scenario Design: Chas Argent
NIEUPORT, BELGIUM, 28 May 1940: Once the decision to institute Operation
DYNAMO had been reached, the next step for the Allies was to form a perimeter
to keep the Germans away from the Dunkirk beaches for as long as possible. The
Belgian town of Nieuport, at the confluence of a river and a canal, was the logi­
cal choice to anchor the eastern end of that perimeter. Belgian forces had been
expected to contribute to its defense, but King Leopold, without consulting his
allies, surrendered Belgium to the Germans on May 28. This left a vacuum which
British and French forces raced to fill. Two infantry regiments from the French
60e Division d'Jnfanterie were ordered to Nieuport but only one, the truck-borne
24leme, arrived; the other, marching on foot, was surrounded by German forces
and compelled to surrender the next day. Shortly after the French arrived, a
German reconnaissance unit seized a bridge into Nieuport and threatened to
unhinge the entire Allied perimeter.
BOARD CONFIGURATION:
BALANCE:
0 0 Add one ATR to the British Turn 3
reinforcements.
,!f,i Exchange the PSW 221 AC with a
PSW 222 AC.
(Only hexrows R-GG are playable)
AFTERMATH: The Belgians had failed to blow the bridge before their cease-fire with
the Germans, and the British were unable to reach the wires on the eastern end before the
Germans arrived. A tense battle with the armored cars of the 12th Royal Lancers ensued,
whose commander felt his men could do no more than "make ugly faces" at the Germans
in an effort to scare them away. British Brigadier A.J. Clifton, in charge of the local
defense, had assembled a scratch force from five different regiments of "unemployed"
gunners, engineers, clerks, and drivers, as well as some World War I-era IS-pounders,
and he immediately set about stiffening the line. The bridgehead was contained, and
Clifton's irregulars would continue to hold this line for another 30 hours until German
armor finally broke through and forced the final retreat of Clifton's men to the salvation
of the Dunkirk beaches.
 MESSERVY'S MEN
ASL SCENARIO J127 Scenario Design: Chas A rgent
TAMANAU GAP, ERITREA, 6 November 1940: As part of the British inva­
sion of Eritrea, Colonel F.W. Messervy's "Gazelle Force," a motorized comman­
do unit comprised of three machine gun companies, a field gun battery and a
mechanized cavalry unit, was established with the mission of creating as much
havoc among Italian and Eritrean commands as possible, a task it took on with
enthusiasm at every opportunity. One typical encounter occurred on the night of
S November 1940 when pickets from Skinner's Horse were overrun by an
Eritrean camel column on a small rocky knoll in the Tamanau Gap. The next
morning, bolstered by two Sikh platoons on loan from the 3rd Royal Frontier
Force Regiment, Gazelle Force assaulted the Eritrean position, which had itself
been reinforced during the night.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:
��� Add a 1-4-9 hero to the Italian at-start OB. (Only hexrows A·U are playable)
0 Exchange the 2-4-7 HS with a Carrier A in
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The British win at game end by Controlling hexes the British OB.
N4 and NS, provided there are no Good Order Italian non-crew MMC on/adja­
cent to any level 4 hex(es) and provided the Italians amass s 26 CVP.

TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES:
1. EC are Moderate, with no wind at start. All woods are Light Woods, which
are treated as Woods with the following exceptions: Light Woods are not an
obstacle to same-level LOS but each hex provides a +2 Hindrance ORM that
also applies to Fire Lanes (A9.222). A tracked vehicle may enter a Light
Woods hex without using a road/YEM/Reverse movement by expending one­
third (FRU) of its MP and then making a Bog Check DR with a +l ORM.
2. The Italians receive Air Support (E7 .) in the form of one '39 FB without
bombs which arrives on a reinforcement dr s 3 made on Italian Player Turn 3;
otherwise it arrives on Turn 4. It is limited to one turn on board.
3. At the end of the British Turn 1 Prep Fire Phase, the British player places
an AR counter in any hex within 10 hexes of the west map edge. Accuracy
requires a dr s 4 (no modifiers apply) and any extent-of-error is halved
(FRU). Full-strength Smoke counters are placed as if resolving a Smoke
Concentration, and the AR counter is then removed.
AFTERMATH: The Sikhs made an effort to flank the Eritrean position but were greet­
ed by a hail of machine gun fire from the rocky slopes which forced them to go to ground.
As the morning progressed Italian Caproni aircraft attempted to join the battle but with­
drew after inadvertently dropping their bombs behind the lines of their own troops. The
attack ground slowly forward, and by 1pm the Sikhs were on the ridge, engaging the
Colonials in close-quarters fighting. By mid-afternoon, the ridge had been cleared, and
150 Eritreans were captured. The survivors retreated to a larger hill feature at Yodrud,
where they were attacked again later that day, resulting in more prisoners as well as a
large quantity of captured arms. This operation was a complete success for Gazelle
Force, which would continue to hound Italian Colonial forces until the re-conquest of
Ethiopia the following year.

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 OPIUM HILL
ASL SCENARIO J128
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Japanese win at game end by amassing
:1:: 24 VP. They receive Exit VP for units exited off the south edge (prison-
ers are not worth double). In addition, they receive VP for each of the fol-
lowing buildings Controlled at game end: buildings 49K9 and 4907 are
each worth 3 VP and building 49N9 is worth 2 VP.
TURN RECORD CHART
SPECIAL RULES:
1. EC are Moderate, with no wind at start. PTO Terrain (G. I) is in effect
including Light Jungle (02.1) [EXC: all roads/bridges/buildings/lumberyards
exist; all buildings have a ground level only]. Place overlays as follows:
Wd12 on 49D8-E8; Hi8 on 49K2-Ll; and OWl on 49Nl0-O10.
2. Beginning on Turn 5, the British suffer from Ammunition Shortage
(Al9.131).
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Scenario Design: Michael Koch
PASIR PANJANG, MALAYA, 14 February 1942: During the course of the
Malayan campaign, the Imperial Japanese Army landed in the northwestern part
of Singapore on 8 February. After the capture of Tengah Airfield, the 13,000-
strong Japanese force moved south towards Pasir Pajang, known as "the gap."
Reaching their target on 13 February, the Japanese were engaged by troops of the
1st Malayan Brigade, which was formed of indigenous soldiers and led by British
officers. The Japanese responded with a heavy attack, supported by artillery and
tanks which, after hard fighting including hand-to-hand combat, forced the
defenders to retreat. Keeping up the pressure, a second attack followed on the
morning of 14 February. Both sides took heavy casualties, but the Malayan
Regiment was again forced to fall back. One of their units, C Company, received
orders to move towards "Opium Hill" to form a last defense line.
BOARD CONFIGURATION:
BALANCE:
0 Exchange the MMG with a HMG in the
British OB.
e In the VC, replace ":1:: 24" with ":1:: 22". (Only hexrows R-GG on board 38 and
A-P on board 49 are playable)
AFTERMATH: "Opium Hill" (Bukit Chandu in Malayan) was named after an opium­
processing factory located at the foot of the hill. Control of the hill allowed a good
overview of the northern part of the island and opened a passage to the Alexandra area,
where the British army had their main supply and ammunition depots. Here C Company
prepared for a final stand against the Japanese 56th Infantry Regiment, which soon
attacked with the support of tanks. Again a fierce fight developed, including the use of
bayonets. Outnumbered and low on ammunition, the defenders kept up the resistance,
frustrating the Japanese, who attacked again and again. Finally, in a large Banzai attack,
the Malayans were overwhelmed and the soldiers of the 56th Regiment, taking some pris­
oners but generally showing little mercy with most of the survivors, marched towards
their next target.
 ASL SCENARIO 221
MOUNTAIN HUNTERS
This scenario was previously issued as J/29 and has been updated.
Scenario Design:
Chris Mazzei and Peter Struijf
NOVO SHULi, CRIMEA, 29 June 1942: As spring arrived in the Crimea, the
fortress of Sevastopol still stood defiant after resisting two offensives and a six­
month siege by Von Manstein's Eleventh Army. Von Manstein ordered the capture
of the Fortress in June, in an offensive which relied on the sheer firepower of massed
bombers and artillery, including super-heavy siege guns, to destroy the vast array of
Soviet fortifications. The main assault was carried out from the north by Hansen's
LTV Corps, while Fretter-Pico's XXX Corps was to break through Sevastopol's east­
ern defenses. XXX Corps included a large Romanian contingent, including the elite
Vanatori de Munte (Mountain Hunters) of the 1st and 2nd Mountain Divisions. For
one full month, the Axis forces ground forward against fierce resistance. As XXX
Corps reached the main Soviet defense line on Sapun Ridge on 28 June, Fretter-Pico
pressed his troops to force a breakthrough. Their opponents in the Independent
Coastal Army, whose heroic defense was "encouraged" by ruthless political com­
missars, were determined to hold their ground.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Axis win at game end by achieving ;,: two
of the following three Tactical Objectives:
• Strongpoint: Control buildings K15 and M15.
• Village: Control;,: 6 building/rubble hexes on/west-of hexrow I.
*
BALANCE:
Add one 5-2-7 squad and one ATR to the Russian OB.
,CJ,: Add one StuG lllB and one 9-1 armor leader to the Turn 1 reinforcements.
• High Ground: Control;,: 5 woods/brush hexes at Level 2.

TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES: AFTERMATH: XXX Corps began its final assault with an artillery bombardment, hitting
the positions of the 775th Rifle Regiment in the center of Sapun Ridge. Three battalions
1. EC are Moderate, with no wind at start. Kindling (B25.ll) is NA. of the 170th Infantry Division, supported by a battery of assault guns, advanced upon the
2. Place wooden rubble in Ml8 and Nl7. The bridge does not exist. Buildings ridgeline during a night attack. In order to support and guard the northern flank of this
K15 and M15 are Fortified (B23.9) at ground level and Fanatic Strongpoints main effort, the Romanian I st Mountain Division launched a regimental-sized attack on
(VotG SSR CGll). SSR VotG23 applies to the 8+1 Commissar in the Russian the village of Novo Shuli, just below the ridge. The Romanians proved their worth and
prevailed after three hours of fierce house-to-house fighting. By mid-morning, XXX Corps
OB. No Fortification may set up using HIP.
had achieved its breakthrough on Sapun Ridge, which it exploited in the afternoon. The
3. Romanian 5-3-7s/2-2-7s are Assault Engineers (Hl.22). They are considered fall of the Fortress of Sevastopol was at hand.
Elite, have an underscored Morale Factor (A19.13), have a broken side Morale
Level one greater than printed, and an ELR of 5. All other Romanian units have
an ELR of 3.
4. No (Order
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 THE ART OF DYING
ASL SCENARIO J130
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Italians win at game end by Controlling
2: 6 building/rubble hexes within 3 hexes of llRl. Each Russian Gun elim-
inated/captured at game end decreases this requirement by one.
TURN RECORD CHART
SPECIAL RULES:
1. EC are Moderate, with no wind at start. Place overlays as follows: X9 on
11T3; X13 on llP0-Pl; and X25 on 11S1-S2. Hex ollRl contains a Steeple
(B31.2) [EXC: for LOS purposes (only) the Steeple Location is considered to
be at level 2]. Kindling (B25.ll) is NA.
2. Neither vehicular crews nor vehicles may gain Control of hexes.
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Scenario Design: Martin Svtird
KOTOVSKIJ, RUSSIA, 1 September 1942: After a hard struggle, the Red Army
had succeeded in establishing a significant bridgehead at Serafimovich, on the
west bank of the Don. The German XVII Corps and the Italian XXXV Army
Corps were assigned to a joint counterattack. The Italian attack was spearheaded
by the recently arrived Alpini division Tridentina, reinforced by a flame thrower
platoon and a company of light tanks, a very rare occurrence for Italians on the
eastern front. It was believed that the German attack would dominate the efforts
of the defending 14th Guards Division, so the Italian attack seemed to take place
under ideal circumstances. At the crack of dawn, after a short artillery preparation
and a number of Stuka bombings, the confident Italians attacked. Despite a hard
defense, and significant Italian losses, the Russian lines were broken, and the
defenders were forced to retreat. Later that day, the order was given that the sec­
ondary target of the attack, Kotovskij, was to be assaulted.
BOARD CONFIGURATION:
*
BALANCE:
Exchange one 4-2-6 squad with one 4-4-7 squad
in the Russian OB.
�H Add one 3-4-6 squad to the Italian at-start OB•
AFTERMATH: The Alpinis swiftly captured the village and an artillery battery sta­
tioned there. While defending against a counterattack, the Italians received reports that
the German attack had ground to a halt earlier than expected, and the regiment's entire
flank was exposed. The inevitable retreat was costly. Battalion Vestone alone suffered
almost 500 casualties, and half of their allotted tanks.
 FIRST LOVE
ASL SCENARIO J131 Scenario Design: Darrell Andersen
CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN, 2 January 1944: Company L of the
7th Marine Regiment was the left anchor of the Marines' swing to the southeast
to flank the Japanese defenders of Hill 660 and Borgen Bay. "Love" Company
was the first to stumble upon a small stream that was unmarked on the maps
issued for the attack. As the Marines climbed through the fallen trees and into the
muddy stream, the far bank erupted with a heavy volume of machine gun and
small arms fire. The area was heavily fortified, and Col. Katayama of the 141st
Infantry Regiment had chosen this small stream to begin his defense of the west­
ern end of New Britain.
BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:
e Exchange one MMG with a HMG in the
* Japanese OB. (Only hexes numbered 8-15 In hexrows
A-J are playable)
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Americans win at game end by amassing American leaders are Stealthy (A 11.17).
2:: 6 CVP and by having 2:: 12 VP (calculated as Exit VP) of Good Order
units south of The Stream (SSR SC 1.2).
TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES:
1. See SC SSR.
2, The Americans receive one module of 60+mm battalion mortar (Cl .22)
OBA (HE only). The first chit draw is automatically black; permanently
remove one black chit from the draw pile.
AFTERMATH: Company L made a concerted effort to crack the Japanese line, but this
time they had bitten off more than they could chew. Within the first 10 minutes of con­
tact the Marines were dragging back 6 KIA and 14 wounded from the steep muddy banks
of this newly discovered Japanese position. The Marines would have to wait for follow
on forces and most importantly armor before making another attempt to cross the muddy
creek.

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 JUNGLE INFILTRATION
ASL SCENARIO J132 Scenario Design: Darrell Andersen
CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN, 2 January 1944: After hitting severe
Japanese resistance along the stream that became known as Suicide Creek, the 7th
Marine Regiment's slog through the dense jungle of Cape Gloucester came to a
halt as the Marines tried and failed to take the stream "on the fly." This tempo­
rary stabilization of the front provided an opportunity for the Japanese to coun­
terattack the Marines while they began building up forces for a more concentrat­
ed attack across the stream. The Marines found themselves fighting for their lives
against both a determined Japanese counterattack as well as small Japanese out­
posts which the Marines had bypassed as they hacked through the thick jungle.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:
e The Japanese player may opt to apply
a -1 drm to one Bypassed Units dr

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Japanese win immediately upon amassing

* after that dr is made.
Add one 3-4-8 HS to the American
at-start OB.
(Only hexes numbered� 9 In hexrows
A-K are playable)

� 11 VP. CVP are awarded normally. In addition, destruction of the Supply

Dump is worth 5 VP, and the arrival of optional American reinforcements
is worth 3 VP (see SSR 3).
TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES: 3. The American player has the option of bringing in reinforcements begin­
ning on Turn 3. Doing so immediately awards 3 VP to the Japanese.
1. See SC SSR. A Corduroy Road (SSR SC4) connects the following hexes:
K2, 12, 13, H3, and G4.
2. Beginning on Turn 2, the Japanese player makes a reinforcement dr prior to
the start of each Japanese RP h. On a Final dr :s I (a -I drm applies beginning
on Turn 3 if no reinforcements have yet arrived) the Japanese receive rein­
forcements. He then makes a C 1.31 DR based on the location of the American
sniper counter to determine the hex of their arrival; if the result is offboard, AFTERMATH: The Japanese attack did not have the impetus needed to maintain their
positions in the Marine rear, but they did cause several Marine casualties. In addition, the
roll again until an onboard hex is selected. He then makes a secret dr on the
Japanese were able to capture a small Marine ammunition cache but were unsuccessful in
Bypassed Units table and places all units received in that hex concealed. If no their attempts to destroy it. Col. Chesty Puller's command post was nearby and he led a
American units are in that hex, play proceeds normally. If American units are small force to assist in pushing the Japanese back across the stream. While the Japanese
present in that hex, place a CC counter on all units and resolve normally counterattack did not create any major delay for the Marines, it certainly made them more
[EXC: Ambush may still occur in the CCPh as if the Japanese had advanced wary of their surroundings.
into the hex].

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 ONE MISERABLE NIGHT
ASL SCENARIO J133
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Japanese win immediately upon amassing
2:: 19 CVP. CVP are awarded normally, and each Supply Dump destroyed is
worth 5 CVP.
TURN RECORD CHART
SPECIAL RULES:
1. See SC SSR. All paths in hexes numbered s 6 are Corduroy Roads (SSR SC4).
2. Night rules (El.) are in effect. The Japanese are the Scenario Attacker and
the Americans the Scenario Defender [EXC: the American has automatic
Freedom of Movement (following any enemy attack besides a successful
Ambush; El .21) for his two best leaders]. The Majority Squad Type for the
Japanese is Stealthy and for the Americans is Normal.
3. The Japanese receive a special pre-game Bombardment. P rior to American
setup, the Japanese player selects one P re-Registered hex. After Japanese
setup, he places an AR counter in that hex and makes a Cl.31 Direction/
Extent-of-Error DR. He then makes a dr to determine which hexes in the
Bombardment's blast radius (which is identical to that of Harassing Fire;
Cl.72) are spared from its effects. If the dr is even, the even-numbered hexes
are spared; if odd, the odd-numbered hexes are spared. Supply Dumps are
immune to the effects of this Bombardment.
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Scenario Design: Darrell Andersen
CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN, 2 January 1944: The 5th and 7th
Marine Regiments had been caught completely off guard by the ferocity of the
Japanese defense at the stream inland from Yellow Beach that quickly became
known as Suicide Creek. The Marines had spent all day trying to breach the
Japanese positions with nothing to show for it. Throughout the course of the day,
Marine pioneers and Navy Seabees had been building a corduroy road through the
horrifically thick jungle in an effort to bring up tanks, as well as the bulldozers
required to get the tanks over the stream. The pioneers had nearly completed their
task, but the arrival of the Marine Shermans would have to wait until first light.
Col. Katayama, commander of the Japanese 141st Infantry Regiment, knew very
well that the Marines were getting stronger with each passing minute. With this
in mind, he ordered a counterattack across the stream in an effort to catch the
Marines as they prepared for their daylight assault.
BOARD CONFIGURATION:
*BALANCE:
Add 8 "?" counters to the American OB
which may be used in either/both setup
areas.
• Exchange a 3-4-7 squad with a 4-4-7
squad and add one 8+ I leader to the (Only hexes numbered s 15 are playable)
Japanese OB.
4. American M4A2 MTs must set up on/adjacent to a CR. They are exempt
from El.21, but they may not fire/move until 2:: I Known (to any American
unit) Japanese unit is north of The Stream (SSR SC1.2) and/or a Supply Dump
is destroyed.
5. Each American group receives 12 Trip Wires (SSR SC6) and 12 Trip Flares
(El.95).
AFTERMATH: In the dark hour before nautical twilight, Katayama's troops splashed
across the stream in an effort to catch the Marines at an inattentive moment. Their efforts
were met with mixed results. Some of the Japanese troops were killed before leaving the
stream, but a significant portion of the assault force was able to bypass the front line and
attack deep into the Marine position. Marines, exhausted after a long and difficult day
preparing the paths to get tanks forward, were forced to drop their shovels and grab their
rifles to beat back a fierce and determined enemy. The predawn hours were shattered by
the explosion of one of the Marine ammo supply points as a Japanese soldier was able to
get an explosive charge into its midst, destroying not only the ammo but killing and
wounding many nearby Marines. The Japanese attack eventually subsided as the Marines
tracked down the enemy raiders, and no survivors were observed making their way back
to the Japanese positions.
 KERRY'S CROSSING
ASL SCENARIO J134 Scenario Design: Darrell Andersen
CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN, 3 January 1944: The 3rd Battalion,
7th Marine Regiment had spent the previous day struggling to cross a small
muddy stream that had been heavily fortified by the Japanese. After a day of
repeated attempts followed by a long night fighting off Japanese counterattacks,
the Marines had received assistance in the form of tanks and Marine pioneers with
bulldozers. The bulldozers were required to ford the stream to get the tanks across
to the far bank and flank the Japanese pillboxes. The pioneers had laid down a
corduroy road of logs to get vehicles to the stream; now they had to get them over
it. While the Devil Dogs of 3-7 and the Shermans laid down maximum suppres­
sive fire, the Marine pioneers fired up their bulldozer and headed into the stream
to build a ford. One after another, pioneers were shot out of the seat of the bull­
dozer. Finally, a young Marine, Kerry Lane, stepped up and began operating the
machine.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:
BALANCE:
e Exchange one 3-4-7 squad with one
4-4-7 squad and add one LMG to
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Americans win at game end if they have
;;,; 1 M4A2 MT with functioning MA south of The Stream (SSR SCl.2). * the Japanese OB.
In SSR 2, replace "4" with "5".
(Only hexes numbered 6-15 In hexrows
J-Q are playable)
TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES: AFTERMATH: While keeping the armored bulldozer between his body and the intense
fire of the Japanese, Lane maneuvered it into position using an axe handle and a shovel
1. See SC SSR. and completed the ford in spite of being wounded in the shoulder. At last the Shermans
2. All paths north of The Stream (SSR SC 1.2) are Corduroy Roads (SSR SC4). would be able to get across the stream and engage the enemy pillboxes at the ranges
After Japanese setup, the Americans may also place 4 additional CR counters required to destroy them. This would have to wait until daylight.
in their setup area.

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 DIVERSION
ASL SCENARIO J135 Scenario Design: Darrell Andersen
CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN, 3 January 1944: As Marine pioneers
attempted to build a ford across Suicide Creek, the entire line was tasked with
providing suppressive fire and diversionary attacks to keep the Japanese pinned
down. Company K, 7th Marines did their part to keep the Japanese busy.
Lieutenant Colonel Williams, CO of the 3/7 Marines, ordered yet another cross­
ing attempt to the east of where the bulldozers were hard at work. The Marines
threw themselves across the stream at the alert defenders of the Japanese 141st
Regiment.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:
e Add a 1-3-7 HS to the Japanese Turn 1
reinforcements.
(Only hexes numbered 8-15 in hexrows
*Add a 1-4-9 hero to the American OB. R-X are playable)

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Americans win at game end if there are

s 2 Japanese squad-equivalents with LOS to any stream hex(es).

TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES: AFTERMATH: As soon as the Marines emerged from the jungle line they were met with
intense fire from the dug-in Japanese defenders on the south side of the stream. Once
1. See SC SSR. again, the Japanese were alert and ready for a fight. The Marines were tasked with a mere
diversionary attack, but it rapidly dawned on them that the best way to survive was to get
across the stream and silence the defender's weapons. Several squads were able to get in
among the Japanese positions but these were soon pushed back in part because of the
arrival of a small reinforcing Japanese element. Further to the west, the Marine pioneers
were able to forge a passage across the stream for Marine armor that effectively signaled
the end to the Japanese resistance at Suicide Creek.

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 MUDDY MAYHEM
ASL SCENARIO J136 Scenario Design: Darrell Andersen
CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN, 4 January 1944: On 2 January the
Marine force headed for Hill 660 and Borgen Bay were stopped cold by the
Japanese 53rd and 141st Infantry Regiments at a small stream dubbed "Suicide
Creek." During the next two days the Marines repeatedly tried to breach the
Japanese jungle defenses to no avail. The Marines needed more firepower at the
stream to force the Japanese defenders to yield. Due to the thick jungle, General
Shepard, CG 1st Marine Division, was unable to get his tanks forward. Shepard,
a student of the Civil War, saw parallels between this battle and Grant's difficul­
ties in the Wilderness, so he directed his combat engineers to build a "corduroy
road" of logs through the muddy jungle to support the weight of the tanks. The
Marines also brought forward pioneers and bulldozers to build a ford across the
steep-banked stream, and several brave Marines were killed in this attempt. As
soon as the ford was complete, the Marines began their assault across the stream
and into the Japanese bunkers.
BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Americans win at game end by having

2:: 32 VP of Good Order non-crew Infantry (calculated as Exit VP) and 2:: 1
*e In the VC, replace "2:: 32" with "2:: 35".
Add one 6-6-8 squad to either
American at-start force.
M4A2 MT with functioning MA south of The Stream (SSR SCl.2).
TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES:
1. See SC SSR. All paths north of The Stream (SSR SCl.2) are Corduroy
Roads (SSR SC4). After Japanese setup, the Americans may place two Fords
(SSR SC5) and may also place 4 additional CR counters; each must connect
to another CR hexside.
2. The Japanese receive one module of 90+mm OBA (HE/Smoke).
3. The Americans receive one module of 60+mm battalion mortar OBA (HE only)
for use with the field phone. The first chit draw is automatically black; perma­
nently remove one black chit from the draw pile. The Americans also receive one
module of 80+mm battalion mortar OBA (HE only) for use with the radio.
AFTERMATH: The Japanese commanders knew they lacked any real anti-tank assets
and that if the Marines were able to get their armor over the stream in force, the suc­
cessful defense at this stream was finished. The Japanese received reinforcements and
brought out the last of their assets at the stream, including observed mortar fire. The
Marines were no longer surprised by or dismissive of the Japanese resistance at the
stream and brought all available assets to bear. The Marines escorted the Shermans for­
ward and the Japanese reacted with everything available to them including individual sol­
diers with massive charges strapped to their bodies attempting to hurl themselves against
the hulls of the American tanks. Inexorably the Marine tanks ground over the fords raised
by the Pioneers and into the Japanese positions on the far side of the stream. As the tanks
began firing point-blank into the Japanese bunkers it became clear that the Marine fire­
power and tenacity were too much for the defenders at Suicide Creek.

4. M3 GMCs may set up in Motion.

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 NO MERCY IN BURCY
ASL SCENARIO J137 Scenario Design: Ian Daglish
BURCY, FRANCE, 3 August 1944: As SS-Panzer-Division 9 attempted to encir­
cle and isolate 11th Armoured Division with concentric left- and right-flank
attacks, it was left to the last divisional reserve, the Pionier battalion, to storm the
center ground. The divisional artillery was out of range, the Panzer regiment was
engaged elsewhere - the pioneers would have to attack unsupported. At 07:30
hours, Sturmbannfiihrer Monich's 1 and 2 Kompanien led the assault on the 159
Brigade "box" north of the village of Burcy.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:

(Only hexrows A-V are playable)

BALANCE:
.0 Add one 4-5-8 squad to the British OB.
ilfli British OBA has Normal Ammunition and no Pre-Registered hex.
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Germans win immediately upon exiting
2: 24 Exit VP from any north edge road hex(es), and/or at game end by
Controlling 2: 2 stone buildings (even if rubbled).
TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES:
1. EC are Dry, with no wind at start. All hedges are Bocage (B9.5). Kindling
(B25.ll) and Bore Sighting (C6.4) are NA.
2. Building J3 is Fortified (B23.9), and hex H5 has a Steeple (B31.2).
3. The British receive one module of 80+mm OBA (HE and Smoke) with
Plentiful Ammunition (Cl.211) and one Pre-Registered hex (Cl.73). Barrage
(El2.) is NA.
4. German 8-3-8 squads/3-3-8 HS are Assault Engineers (Hl.22). Despite
their title, German units are not considered SS for any purpose.
AFTERMATH: The attack gained ground, but the enemy held out in a fortified farm
south of Burcy, supported by tanks and artillery. By the time the outpost fell, its build­
ings and the wrecked tanks around them were in flames and the farm could not be occu­
pied by the victors. Next, Hauptsturmfahrer von Colin's Kompanie 3 attempted a mobile
flanking move, only to be stopped by the difficult terrain. By midday, British fighter­
bombers joined the rain of artillery and the assault was aborted. The drive on Burcy was
abandoned; the pioneer's advance had stopped short of the 159 Brigade "box."
Nevertheless, the village of Burcy now lay in a no-man's land.

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 POINT TO MAKE
ASL SCENARIO J138 Scenario Design: Ian Daglish
PONT-A-MARCQ, FRANCE, 3 September 1944: The northern wing of Guards
Armoured Division expected a clear run to Brussels. Crossing the Somme battle­
fields of the First World War, the Grenadiers set their sights on Waterloo, where
they had gained their title in 1815. Even after two tanks were knocked out in front
of Pont-a-Marcq, it was hoped that resistance would evaporate; but here the
defenders proved resolute. While the rest of the brigade took another route, the
Grenadiers prepared their attack.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:
*
(Only hexrows A-Pon boards 16138/49 and R-GG on board 19 are playable.)

The Germans may spend 7 Reinforcement Points (SSR 2) at setup.

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The British win at game end by Controlling
factory 49D8, provided the Germans have amassed s 29 CVP. 0 Add one HMG to the British at-start OB.
TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES:
1. EC are Moderate, with a Mild Breeze from the northeast at start which will
not change force or direction during play. Weather is Gusty (E3.4). All board
38 roads/runways are Open Ground. Building 49D8 is a 2½ level Factory
(B23.74) with Rooftops (B23.8) and Factory Rooftop Access Points (B23.87)
in every hex.
2. At setup, the German player may spend s 6 Reinforcement Points to pur­
chase extra units to add to his at-start OB; no option may be purchased more
than once. The OBA option is one module of 80+mm battalion mortar (Cl .22)
OBA (HE/Smoke).
3. Prior to German setup, the British player selects s 2 Reinforcement Groups
to enter play as noted. Carrier crews (D6.82) are 2-4-8 HS.
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4. Prior to any fire in British Player Turn I Prep Fire Phase, the British play­
er may, in lieu of attempting to fire Smoke from any mortar capable of firing,
opt instead to place one full-strength Smoke counter in the LOS and Normal
Range of that mortar. Doing so causes that mortar to deplete its Smoke ammu­
nition and be marked with a Prep Fire counter. No DR is made. A maximum
of two Smoke counters may be placed using this method.
AFTERMATH: After No. 2 Squadron's renewed advance was stopped by anti-tank fire,
the infantry moved out, supported by a battery of the Leicester Yeomanry's 25-pounders
and their own carriers. Leaving the woods, their ranks were raked by machine gun bul­
lets and rapid-firing anti-aircraft guns. The infantry pressed on. They endured heavy loss­
es but eventually secured the factory dominating the approaches to the village. By
evening, the enemy was demoralized and the reserve platoon of King's Company cleared
the area.
 LIGHT AID DETACHED
ASL SCENARIO J139 Scenario Design: Ian Daglish
LESSINES, BELGIUM, 4 September 1944: Left behind in the Guards
Armoured Division's dash to Brussels, the Light Aid Detachment set up a repair
facility in the quiet town of Lessines. Early on 4 September, the quiet was broken
by excited townsfolk warning of a German column descending on the place. The
local partisans were not well organized, but they succeeded in distracting the
Germans long enough for the Light Aid Detachment to put aside their tools and
prepare hasty defenses.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:
0 Exchange the Armee Blanche 6+ 1 leader with an 8-1 leader.
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Germans win at game end by having � 1
* Decrease the Allied SAN to 3.
Good Order non-crew MMC in building G3.
TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES: AFTERMATH: After brushing aside the partisans, the German advance through the
town was met by a tremendous fusillade from the Light Aid Detachment as mechanics
1. EC are Moderate, with no wind at start. Kindling (B25.ll) is NA. Building and fitters manned unfamiliar weaponry. They struggled successfully to hold off the
G3 is a Factory (B23.74). attack until help arrived. Then, as the rest of the division continued the dash to Brussels,
2. British AFV s are Abandoned at start. Should a British HS enter an and the L.A.D. resumed their task of vehicle maintenance, the Lessines townsfolk cele­
Abandoned AFV per DS.42, the vehicle suffers the following penalties: it has brated their liberation by dining on fresh horseflesh gathered from the streets.
an Inexperienced Crew (D3.45), all MA TH attempts use Red TH numbers, all
weapons are treated as B11/Xl2, and red MP penalties apply.
3. Partisans have MOL (A22.6) capability, may not form multi-Location Fire
Groups, and treat all SW as captured (A21.). Partisans may not enter any
Abandoned AFV.
4. All German Personnel must set up as Passengers. German vehicles must set
up in Motion and CE in road hexes on/east of hexrow CC, withs 1 vehicle per
road hex. Each German truck/wagon is immediately Recalled (DS.341) when it
is no longer transporting any Passengers. The Friendly Board Edge for the
Germans is the east edge and for the British the west edge.

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 ALL DOWN THE LINE
ASL SCENARIO J140 Scenario Design: Richard Weiley
North of OOSTERBEEK, HOLLAND, 19 September 1944: In the original ver­
sion of MARKET-GARDEN, 4th Parachute Brigade had been tasked with seizing
the northern suburbs of Arnhem. Having landed on Monday afternoon, dawn on
Tuesday found the Brigade with a clear goal - the seizure of the high ground
around Koepel. Control of this feature would allow the Brigade to continue on to
its original objective or swing south to assist the embattled elements of 1st Para­
chute Brigade around the road bridge. However, before these alternatives could be
contemplated, the German defensive line along the Dreyenseweg, a road running
north from Oosterbeek, would have to be overcome. Manning this line were ele­
ments of Kampfgruppe von Allworden, consisting of dismounted anti-tank gunners
from SS-Panzerjiiger-Abteilung 9, supplemented by Naval personnel and support­
ed by halftracks and self-propelled guns.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:
� Add one LMG to the German OB.
0 In the VC, change"� 13" to"� 11".
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The British win immediately upon exiting
� 13 Exit VP off the east edge (prisoners are do not count).
(Only hexrows R-GG are
TURN RECORD CHART playable)

SPECIAL RULES:
1. EC are Moderate, with no wind at start. All buildings have a ground level
only. Place overlays as follows: B2 on 42Z3-AA4; and HdlO on 42Zl-AA2.
Kindling (B25.ll) is NA.
2. German 5-4-8/4-4-7 squads (and their HS) are SS (A25.ll), and as such
have their broken side morale level increased by one. Their Morale Factor is
not considered underscored; an SS 5-4-8/2-3-8 which fails ELR is replaced
with an SS 4-4-7/ 2-3-7; an SS 4-4-7/2-3-7 which fails ELR is Disrupted. The
reverse order is used for Battle Hardening. Conscripts Battle Harden to non­
SS 2nd Line MMC.
3. German units may set up concealed regardless of terrain, and Dummies may
set up in non-Concealment terrain.
4. The British are Stealthy (A 11.17) and may use ATMM (Cl3.7) as if German
[EXC: a successful placement attempt results in a -2 CC Attack DRMJ.
AFTERMATH: All down the line the determined paras of 156th Battalion moved for­
ward. C Company made the first assault and initial progress was good as outlying
German positions west of the Dreyenseweg were found to be deserted. A Company was
then selected to make the main assault, assisted by a platoon of glider pilots to replace
one of its own left at the drop zone. The attack was a disaster; the lightly armed airborne
troops were decimated by a hail of German defensive fire. The company's advance ended
six hours later with only six men and the wounded company commander on the objective,
which they were soon forced to abandon. Most of the survivors were made prisoner. A
final attack by B company met a similar fate. Having suffered casualties approaching
50% in its first action and virtually destroyed as an offensive fighting force, the battalion
joined the brigade's general withdrawal toward Oosterbeek.

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 RIDING WITH THE KING
ASL SCENARIO J141 Scenario Design: Pete Shelling
NAGYKALLO, HUNGARY, 25 October 1944: After three weeks of constant
movement, the 2nd Ukrainian Front's Debrecen attack bogged down. Large Red
Army formations were encircled, and Hungary was committed to remain
Germany's last European ally. Trapped near Nagykallo, the VII Mechanized
Corps attempted to find a way out of the closing ring, but found only Paul Klatt's
Gebirgs-Division 3. This veteran unit arrived in the area only the night before and
established defensive positions among the fields surrounding the town. With
crack sharpshooters nestled on the rooftops and Panzer reinforcements on the
way, Klatt's mountain men prepared to stop the morning escape attempt.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:
;(Iii Add one 4-6-8 squad and one LMG to

*
the German at-start OB.
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Russians win at game end by amassing
� 35 VP more than the Germans, provided they have amassed� 10 build­ Add one Sherman lll(a) to the Turn 1
ing VP. Each multi-hex building on board 53 is worth a number of VP to the Russian force.
Controlling side equal to the number of Locations it contains. The Russians
also receive Exit VP for units exited off the north edge on/between 53GG5
and 56A5.

TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES:
1. EC are Moderate, with no wind at start. Grain is in season. Kindling
(B25.l l) is NA.
2, Use British counters for Ml7 MGMC(a) halftracks in the Russian OB (and
use British Sherman III(a) counters if a copy of Armies of Oblivion is not
available).
AFTERMATH: With no continuous front line, the German hedgehog positions in key
villages were just sufficient to lock the Russian mobile forces in place long enough for
armored counterattacks to stop them. The flat plains provided the superior Wehrmacht
gunnery with limitless opportunities, especially for the Tigers of the 503rd Heavy Tank
Battalion. Soviet officers and NCOs paid a particularly heavy toll as they were picked off
by the skilled rifle shots of the Gebirgs-Division. Snipers such as Josef Allerberger, who
would have 257 kills to his credit before the end of the war, and Matthiius Hetzenauer
(345 kills, including one at 1100 meters) made life short for any Russian soldier careless
enough to stick his head out. This would be the last time that German combined arms
would defeat a full-strength Red Army force on even terms.

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 PENNY PACKETS s,...,;.n-,;,.p,,,s,,m., �
ASL SCENARIO J142
SENONCHAMPS, BELGIUM, 21 December 1944: By the fifth day of the
German attack, the race for Bastogne was over. The German units that weren't
able to bypass the strategic town would Jay siege to it instead. Two of the best
Wehrmacht formations in the Western front were Volksgrenadier-Division 26 and
Panzer-Division 2. They would comprise the initial assault of the Bastogne
perimeter, and attempt to annihilate the American units there before they could
dig in or reinforce. A kampfgruppe Jed by Major Kunkel attacked the weakened
southern flank just as U.S. artillery was firing in support of the 101st Airborne
attacks in the north and east. The scratch forces of rear-area troops and "penny
packets" of armored platoons would form roadblocks to buy some time for the big
guns to displace to safer firing positions.
BOARD CONFIGURATION:

*
BALANCE:
Exchange one MMG with a HMG in the
American at-start OB.
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Germans win at game end by amassing ilt Add one 9-1 Armor Leader to the German
more VP than the Americans. CVP are awarded normally to both sides, and Turn 2 reinforcements.
the Germans receive Exit VP for units exited off the west edge on/between
19A5 and 44A6 (see also SSR 2).
TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES:
1. EC are Wet, with no wind at start. Weather is Overcast (E3.5) with Ground
Snow (E3.72). Falling Snow is present at start, and will not change intensity
on Game Turn 1.
2. At the start of each American Prep Fire Phase (prior to all fire, including
SMOKE), the American player may place a TI counter on any CE M7 HMC
(provided it has a Good Order crew and functioning MA), which results in its
immediate loss of concealment and awards the Americans 2 VP per vehicle
marked. This TI counter is removed at the end of the next German Player
Turn. Any M7 HMC may exit off the west edge without counting as eliminat­
ed. M7 HMCs have no HEAT ammunition.
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3. The American player makes a dr at the start of his first Player Turn. On a
dr of 1-3, Group 1 enters on Turn 1. On a dr of 4-6, Group 2 enters on Turn 1.
The other group enters on Turn 2.
4. Eligible German AFVs have Schuerzen (Dl 1.2).
AFTERMATH: The 9th Armored's roadblock at Senonchamps was tenuous, as there
seemed to be an endless number of German infantry advancing from all sides. After
engaging a brief counterattack led by tanks of Team Pyle, Kunkel formed his infantry
with the panzers for an attack through the falling snow. Given a few precious minutes to
get into covering positions, the meat-choppers of Battery B, 796th Armored Anti-Aircraft
Battalion lowered their quad .SO-caliber MGs and blasted Kunkel 's landsers through the
mist. This ended the threat to Senonchamps for that day, and Panzer-Division 2 would
bypass Bastogne altogether and head for the Meuse. The Volksgrenadiers, however,
would remain for the duration of the siege.
 CIRCLE OF DOOM
ASL SCENARIO J143 Scenario Design: Pete Shelling
NUREMBERG, GERMANY, 16 April 1945: As the end was nearing, America's
"forgotten army" - the Seventh, commanded by Alexander "Sandy" Patch -
would break out from Alsace, cross the Rhine, and move deep into the heart of
southern Germany. Resistance along the way was sporadic and disorganized, but
Nuremberg - "the most German of German cities" - would be defended by the
13th SS Corps of the First Army, and the 15,000 fanatic Nazis under General Max
Simon were prepared to defend the old city "to the la'st bullet." By 15 April, they
would get that opportunity, as the four divisions of General Wade Hasilip's XV
Corps encircled Nuremberg and closed in for the kill.
BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:
ti! Exchange one 3.7cm FlaK 43 with a

* 2cm FlaKvierling 38.

Delete six "?" from the German OB.

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Americans win at game end by eliminat­

ing all German Guns and/or Controlling all Locations containing one, pro­
vided the Germans amass s 40 CV P.
TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES:
1. See VaN SSR. EC are Moderate, with no wind at start.
2. German Guns may not set up using HIP, each must set up 2: 4 hexes from
every other Gun, and each must have a LOS to 2: 1 road hex.
3. Any American M3/M2/M3AI/M3(MMG) halftrack which is not transporting
Passengers at the start of any American RPh is immediately Recalled. Two eli­
gible American AFV may be pre-recorded as having functioning
Gyrostabilizers (Dll.!).
4. Crews may not voluntarily Abandon (D5.4) their vehicles.
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AFTERMATH: Like most German cities at this stage of the war, the cornerstone of
Nuremberg's defense was the ring of AA guns around the city's suburbs. Haislip would
form his own ring around the city, with 3rd Jnfanry Division coming from the north, 45th
from east and southeast, and 106th Cavalry Group racing around the south to block any
exit to the Bavarian Alps. In a desperate counterstroke, Simon committed his only armor,
consisting of about 35 tanks, and two battalions of infantry from the nearby Grafenwohr
training facility. This was promptly subdued by reinforcing elements of the 14th Armored
Division, and the American ring around Nuremberg tightened fast.
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ASL SCENARIO J144 Scenario Design: Pete Shelling
NUREMBERG, GERMANY, 18 April 1945: As the Third Infantry Division
approached the center of Nuremberg, the battle developed into the type of fight­
ing General Haislip had hoped to avoid. Slow, costly advances through the rub­
ble-strewn streets deprived the XV Corps of their mobility advantage, and the
determined resistance of remaining German troops would give the Gis of the
"Rock of the Marne" Division their greatest challenge since the battles for Alsace
three months earlier. In fact, they would meet their old enemies from Operation
NORDWIND - the 17th SS and 2nd Mountain Divisions - for a final battle inside
the Reich. For many men on both sides, it would be their final act.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:

** Delete 2 DC from the American OB.

SSR 4 also applies to American rally
attempts.

VICTORY CONDITIONS: Provided they control building 51Z4, the

Americans win at game end by having more VP than the Germans of non­ (Only hexrows A-P on boards 21/49
crew Infantry ( calculated as Exit VP) in stone buildings within 3 hexes of and R-GG on board 51 are playable)
51U3. Units in building 51U3 are worth double VP for both sides.
TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES:
1. See VaN SSR. EC are Wet, with no wind at start. Place overlay X25 on
2 II8-I7. The road that runs from 51R5-S6-T6-U6-Y3-Y2 is a Wide City
Boulevard (B7.).
2. Prior to setup, make 6 Random Location DRs (E.3) based on hex 51Y9. If
a selected hex contains a building, place a rubble counter and roll for falling
rubble per B24.12; otherwise place a Scrounged wreck. Re-roll any duplicates
until counters have been placed in 6 different hexes using this method.
3. The Germans receive Air Support (E7.) in the form of one FB with bombs
and one without bombs which enter automatically on German Player Turn 3.
The Germans may Fortify (B23.9) two building Locations.
4. In addition to A15. I, American Infantry generate a HOB result on any final
MC DR :s 2. Any leadership DRMs which applied to the MC are also applied
to the HOB DR.
AFTERMATH: Slowly but steadily, the Americans ground forward, even as the ability
to use armor became more limited. The defenders launched piecemeal counterattacks
from their cellars and heaps of rubble, only to be thrown back each time. The Gls of the
3rd Infantry found no easy tasks among the fortified houses and cellars, and even a rare
attack by FW-190s of the Luftwaffe forced the attack to grind to a snail's pace. By the
end of 19 April, three more future Medal of Honor recipients had gone above and beyond
the call of duty. The 3rd Infantry Division would finish the war with more of these awards
than any other unit.

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 GOLDEN PHEASANTS
ASL SCENARIO J145 Scenario Design: Pete Shelling
NUREMBERG, GERMANY, 19 April 1945: Only the truly fanatic - or truly
desperate - remained in the old town by 19 April. General Simon now command­
ed only isolated bands of SS men or Luftwaffe troops here and there, but they fol­
lowed his orders without regard for their own lives. Nazi political officers -
known jokingly as "golden pheasants" for their love of fancy but phony uniform
decorations - roamed the city enforcing the "no retreat" policy. Holding out in the
ancient citadel, Simon was determined to keep the old town secure as a birthday
present for the Fiihrer on the following day.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:

*
• Delete the FT from the American OB.
Exchange one American 8-0 leader with
a 9-1 leader.

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Americans win at game end if there are no (Only hexrows A-P on board 1 end
Good Order German MMC in building 20Z3. R-GG on boards 20/21 ere playable)

TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES:
1. See VaN SSR. EC are Moderate, with no wind at start.
2. Place overlay as follows: XIS on 21Z3-Y4; and X12 on 21AA2-AA3.
3. Prior to setup, make three Random Location DRs (E.3) based on hex 21YS
and three based on 21AA6. If a selected hex contains a building, place a rub­
ble counter and roll for falling rubble per B24.12; otherwise place a
Scrounged wreck. Re-roll any duplicates until counters have been placed in 6
different hexes using this method.
4. The German 10-0 (use Finnish counter) represents Gauleiter Holz, and
affects German units as if a Commissar. All SS MMC and all German SMC
have an ELR of S; all other German units have an ELR of 2. The Germans may
use HIP for one squad-equivalent (and any SW/SMC that set up with it) and
may Fortify (B23.9) s 3 building Locations.
AFTERMATH: As the ring around Nuremberg tightened, the local Gau/eiter Karl Holz
and Mayor Willi Liebel threatened any and all defenders with execution if they even
spoke of surrender. The 3rd Division at last secured the center of the city upon reaching
a gate in the wall of the old town on the evening of 19 April. Even after 150 or so of the
city's police and firemen were thrown into the bloodbath, there would be no good news
for Adolf Hitler on his 56th birthday. After dispatching a final message to the Filhrer on
the 20th, Holz shot Liebel and then himself. Simon would surrender later in the day, only
to be executed for war crimes after trials held in the very city he tried to defend.

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RAGNAROK
ASL SCENARIO Jl46 Scenario Design: Martin Sviird
WIEDENDAMMER BRIDGE, BERLIN, GERMANY, 2 May 1945: Ragnarok
(the Norse Armageddon) was upon SS Division Nordland. The Reichstag had fall­
en, and most of Berlin was at the mercy of the Red Army. The remains of
Nordland seemed doomed, and Hauptsturmfiihrer Hans-Gosta Pehrsson gave his
last order as commander of the recon battalion: "The war is over! Everyone, save
yourselves." Most of what was left of the battalion made their way to
Wiedendammer Briicke, a bridge a few hundred yards east of the Reichstag. The
plan was to cross the bridge and break through to join German forces north of the
city. There had been four previous attempts by this route. All four failed, but the
attacks had inflicted some losses on the Russian defense, and the area was littered
with burning wrecks and debris. At 0400 the fifth and final attack commenced, led
by one of the halftracks belonging to the Swedish SS volunteers.
BOARD CONFIGURATION:

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Germans win immediately upon exiting

*
BALANCE:
Add one LMG to the Russian at-start OB.
� Exchange one 4-3-6 squad with one 4-4-7
;,: 3 non-crew squad-equivalents off the north edge. Each halftrack exited (Only hexrows R-GG are playable)
off 45Y10, and each German leader with a morale level;,: 8 exited off the squad in the German OB.
north edge reduces this requirement by 1 squad-equivalent.
TURN RECORD CHART

SPECIAL RULES:
1. EC are Moderate, with no wind at start. Place a Burning Wreck in the fol­
lowing hexes: 23X4, 23W9, 45Y9, 45W4, and 45Y2. The bridge in 23BB5 does
not exist. No Quarter (A20.3) is in effect for both sides. FFMO is NA [EXC:
attacks vs Locations 5 2 hexes from and within LOS of blazes]. Kindling
(B25.ll) is NA.
2. German AFV are Elite (C8.2).
3. Use any non-Russian, non-German"?" counters to represent possible rein­ AFTERMATH: The exhausted men attacked through wrecks and Russian machinegun
forcements in the Russian OB. These counters may not move or advance, and fire. Out of the ruins soldiers, as well as civilians, joined the SS volunteers in the attempt
do not affect German concealment loss/gain. If a German unit fires into a to break out. But more Russian troops appeared just across the bridge. The last halftrack
Location containing one, or moves adjacent to one, or one becomes the target manned by a Swedish crew tried to cross the bridge, but was destroyed by a Russian AFV.
of a German sniper attack, the Russian player immediately, before any attack The lead halftrack made it all the way to the Stettiner Banhof but was hit by a Russian
tank. Seeing their last vehicle destroyed, the rest of the stragglers dispersed. The last
1 resolved, makes a DR on the following chart. Any unit received is placed
organized German force defending Berlin ceased to exist.
n board unconcealed.
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 BARK YOU DOGS!
ASL SCENARIO VotG22
VICTORY CONDITIONS: Provided the Russians have not amassed .!: 12
CVP, the Germans win at game end if there is no unbroken Russian Infantry
in building FF43.
TURN RECORD CHART
SPECIAL RULES:
1. See VotG SSR.
2. Building FF43 contains a Cellar Location (V8.). Building FF43 is a Fanatic
Strongpoint (CGll; Vl2.4) and all of its Locations are Fortified (B23.9).
3. Russian MMC suffer from Ammunition Shortage (Al9.131) [EXC: Unit
Replacement will occur on any Original /FT DR.? /OJ. All Russian SW have
an X#l0 (A9.7). The Russian 9-2 and 7-0 leaders are Heroic, but suffer
Wounds as if a Leader (Al7.ll).
4. OB-given Russian 4-4-7s are Walking Wounded (WW). A WW MMC has a
3 MF allotment which is never increased for any reason, even while routing or
Berserk, its IPC is reduced to 2, and it receives a + 1 DRM for all CC attacks
it makes, while all CC attacks against it receive a -1 DRM. Two WW HS may
recombine into a WW squad as per Al.32. If a non-WW HS and a WW HS
recombine, the resulting squad is considered WW.
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Scenario Design: Tom Morin
CENTRAL STALINGRAD, 26 September 1942: On 21 September, Lt. Anton
Dragan and the remnants of his company from the 1st Battalion, 42nd Guards
Regiment fell back to a three-story building on the corner of Komsomolskaya and
Krasnopeterskaya, which they fortified. For the next five days Dragan and forty
men defended the strongpoint, turning away countless attacks. Dragan's battalion
was cut off from its neighbors and supplies were critically low, with the heavy
machine gun down to its last 250-round belt and the anti-tank rifle with only three
rounds left. During the previous night Lt. Stavroski and an enlisted man had
deserted the position, leaving only 12 men who weren't seriously wounded. After
the Guardsmen repulsed yet another attack, the Germans began shouting for them
to surrender or die. In a show of defiance, Dragan ordered a red banner be raised
above the building. After the flag was hoisted over the strongpoint, Dragan's
orderly Kozhushko shouted"Bark you dogs! We've still got a long time to live!"
BOARD CONFIGURATION:
*
BALANCE:
In the Victory Conditions, replace".!: 12 CVP"
with".!: 11 CVP".
Ii Exchange the 5-4-8 squad with a 8-3-8 squad
in the German at-start OB.
(Only hexes numbered • 40 and s 46
In hexrows BB-HH are playable)
5. StuG II/Gs may not fire Smoke, and sD use is NA. StuG II/Gs suffer from
Ammunition Shortage (Al9.131) and are marked with a Low Ammo (D3.71)
counter at start.
AFTERMATH: The Germans attacked again, and Dragan's men fired sparingly,
exhausting their supply of grenades. They even resorted to throwing rocks at the enemy.
Soon after, the sound of a German tank approaching from the rear was heard. Dragan
decided to dispatch the anti-tank gunner Berdyshev along with his anti-tank rifle to attack
the German tank at close range. Before he could fire on the tank, Berdyshev was captured
by German tommy gunners. Dragan surmised that Berdyshev fed the Germans bad infor­
mation, as a short time later a column of German tommy gunners approached exactly
where his machinegun was sighted, and Dragan gunned them down with the last belt of
ammo. A short time later Berdyshev was executed in plain view of the Guardsmen. The
Germans then began to bombard the strongpoint, and shortly thereafter two more German
tanks approached and opened fire. Round after round slammed into the weakened struc­
ture, eventually causing it to collapse, burying Dragan and his valiant Guardsmen in the
rubble.
 HEROES OF THE SOVIET UNION
ASL SCENARIO VotG23
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Russians win immediately upon amassing
<!: 8 VP (including<!: I Exit VP). CVP are earned normally [EXC: prisoners
are not worth double] and they also receive Exit VP for units exited off the
east edge. Each non-leader Russian hero is worth I Exit VP.
TURN RECORD CHART
SPECIAL RULES:
1. See VotG SSR. Place stone rubble in hex FF43. Recombining is NA.
Ambush (All .4) is possible in any terrain.
2. Night rules (El.) are in effect [EXC: Printed SAN are not increased for
Mistaken Fire; (El .76)]. The Base NVR is 2 hexes with a Half Moon and
Scattered Clouds. The German is Scenario Defender. The Russian is Scenario
Attacker and may set up Cloaked. The Russians receive six Cloaking counters;
each Cloaking counter has 4 MF.
3. The Russian 9-2 and 7-0 leaders are Heroic, but suffer Wounds as if a
Leader (Al 7.11), and the 9-2 is Wounded at start. The maximum heroic DRM
the Russians may apply to any IFT/CC attack is -1. If alone, each Hand-to­
Hand CC attack by the Russian 7-0 leader receives an extra -1 DRM.
4. Each unbroken German SMC has an inherent FP of I with a normal range
of 4 hexes (i.e., a German 8-0 and 7-0 SMC would be 1-4-8 and 1-4-7 respec­
tively) and three hexes if wounded.
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Scenario Design: Tom Morin
CENTRAL STALINGRAD, 26 September 1942: On the night of September
21st, Lt. Anton Dragan and the remnants of his company from the 1st Battalion,
42nd Guards Regiment had fallen back to a building on the corner of
Krasnopiterskaya and Komsomolskaya streets. With forty men, they held the for­
tified three-story building for five days and nights against unending attacks. On
the last day, with only twelve able-bodied men left, they came under heavy attack
by German assault guns which caused the building to collapse on them. Waking
some hours later, Lt. Dragan and five other wounded survivors began to dig their
way out of the rubble. Emerging into the darkness, Dragan sent Kozhushko, his
orderly, out to scout the area. He returned later, reporting they were surrounded,
with many enemy patrols about. Their first attempt at escape ran across a patrol
of tommygunners. Just managing to elude them, the Russians returned and wait­
ed for the clouds to obscure the moonlight to cover their escape.
BOARD CONFIGURATION:
BALANCE:
*
4, Add 6 FP AP mine factors to the German at-start OB.
All Russian SMC are Fanatic (AI0.8).
(Only hexes numbered • 38 In
hexrows BB-LL are playable)
5. A Security patrol MMC has restricted movement as follows: each MPh/APh
it may expend MF only to enter road hexes (including the obstacle in a Narrow
Street hex, as well as road hexes containing debris or rubble). A Security
patrol MMC may gain unrestricted movement per E 1.21 or if any German unit
has been attacked by other than a Sniper or successful Ambush.
AFTERMATH: Led by Kozhushko, who was only lightly wounded, they threaded their
way past patrols and sentries. Kozhushko stealthily dispatched several sentries with a
knife, opening an escape route. They headed across the rail tracks towards the Volga,
even managing to safely traverse a minefield. The six men finally reached the riverbank,
at which point the Germans discovered them and began firing. Quickly constructing a
crude raft, the Guardsmen floated across the Volga, eventually reaching the safety of the
east bank. Dragan and his five comrades would be the last survivors of the !st Battalion,
42nd Guards Regiment.
 RAID ON RODIMTSEV
ASL SCENARIO VotG24 Scenario Design: Tom Morin
CENTRAL STALINGRAD, 2 October 1942: The September battles had seen
Rodimtsev's 13th Guards Division pushed back until it occupied just a narrow
strip of land along the Volga River from the Krutoy Gully to the area slightly
south of 9th January Square. Only reinforcements from Batyuk's 284th Division
and Smekhotvorov's 193rd Division (of which one battalion still remained with
Rodimtsev) had saved 13th Guards from destruction. The 6th Army had since
been trying to cut off Rodimtsev's division from the rest of the 62nd Army. On
the night of 1-2 October, the Germans had decided to try a new ploy by infiltrat­
ing 300 men from Infanterie-Division 295 down the main drain beside the Krutoy
Gully. Once free of the drain they were to attack south into the rear of the 13th
Guards Division. To support this raid, the remainder of Infanterie-Division 295
was to launch powerful attacks against the center and left of the 13th Guards
Division in the area around 9th January Square.

BOARD CONFIGURATION:

BALANCE:
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Germans win at game end by Controlling
2:: 20 Stone Hexes (Vl2.2) more than they started with. The number of Stone
* Exchange one 9-2 leader with a 10-3 leader in
the Russian OB.
Hexes required is reduced by one for every two VP of Good Order German � Add one 15cm sJG 33 and one 2-2-8 crew to
Infantry (calculated as Exit VP) in level O hexes at game end and/or for the German at-start OB. (Only hexes numbered• 24 in
every two Exit VP of German Infantry exited off the east edge on/north of hexrows K-AA are playable)
hex AA20. The number of Stone Hexes required is increased by a number
equal to the turn of arrival of the last Russian reinforcement group.

TURN RECORD CHART

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 �AID ON RODIMTSEV
ASL SCENARIO VotG24

SPECIAL RULES: AFTERMATH: Just before dawn, the raid through the main sewer drain of the Krutoy
Gully emerged in the rear of Maj. Panihin's 34th Guards Regiment. At the same time two
1. See VotG SSR [EXC: EC are Moderate}. SSR CGlS (V12.4) is in effect. supporting attacks struck Maj. Dolgov's 39th Guards Regiment, with one banalion-sized
Building RS is a Gutted Building (V7.) and is a Fanatic Strongpoint (CG 11; assault hitting the 3rd Battalion and a smaller assault hitting the 1st Battalion. Another
V12.4); all of its Locations are Fortified (B23.9). There is a +2 Dawn LV battalion-strength force broke through the right flank of the 3rd Battalion of Col. Yelin's
Hindrance (E3.1) in effect on Turns 1-3; the LV Hindrance is reduced to +1 on 42nd Guards Regiment. At around 6:00 AM General Rodimtsev ordered counterattacks,
Turns 4-6 and then reduced to 0 on Turns 7-8. and confused close-quarter fighting broke out. Most of the German assault troops were
ambushed or caught in the crossfire, and within a half hour the fighting ended. Daylight
2. The German player must divide the Sturmgruppe into three groups; two revealed the failure of the German ruse. All of the assaults had come to grief, with the
groups must each be comprised of 9 squads, 3 SMC (including one -2 or -3 attacks on the 39th Regiment being repulsed, while the units that penetrated the rear of
DRM leader) and 6 SW; the remaining group must be comprised of 6 squads, the 34th and 42nd Regiments were crushed by the Guards' counterattacks.
2 SMC (including one -2 or -3 DRM leader) and 4 SW. The 6-squad group
must set up in/adjacent-to hex P20; one 9-squad group must set up in/adja­
cent-to hex 013, the other must enter on Turn I anywhere along the north
edge on/west-of hex TO. The German may fortify s 6 building Locations.
3. The Russians have Booby Trap (B28.9) capability Level A and may deploy
s 3 squads at start. In each Russian RPh, the Russian player makes a separate
dr for each Reinforcement Group until it arrives. For each German squad­
equivalent, leader, and/or SW exited off the entry area of Russian
Reinforcement Group 1 and/or Reinforcement Group 2 prior to that Group's
arrival, the Russian player must secretly eliminate one counter from that
group.
4. During setup the Russian may purchase s 300 FPP worth of Fortifications
using the Vl2.623 Fortification Purchase Table. The Russian may not spend>
90 FPP on any one type of Fortification [EXC: the Russian may spend :5 all of
his FPP on Fortified Building Locations]. Russian minefields/wire may set up
in No Man's Land hexes (Vl2.6061) that ares 2 hexes from the Russian setup
area.

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 46
"We made war to the end - to the very end
of the end." -Georges Clemenceau
M
astering ASL, as most veterans of
the game can tell you, does not
involve simply digesting the rules
,<
/ of ASL. It also involves mastering tactical
situations - knowing how to act and react in
each situation.
One of the most common tactical situa­
tions in ASL is the art of Key Building
Defense. Many ASL scenarios have victory
conditions that hinge on control of a key
large building on the mapboard - scenarios
in which one specific building is key to vic­
tory as well as those mandating control of a
small number of larger buildings, one of
which usually will end up being a defend­
er's "last stand."
This article is intended to help defenders
master the tactics and techniques of key
building defense, so that they can squeeze
every ounce of potential out of the terrain
and the units defending it. Taking a large
building is never an easy task in ASL, but a
defender who is aware of the do's and
don'ts of key building defense can greatly
add to an attacker's frustration level.
Charity Begins at Home, but Hostility
Begins down the Street
The first thing to realize about key build­
ing defense is that it doesn't start at the key
building's doorstep. Even though a sce­
nario's victory conditions may hinge on
control of a single building, or the last
building of several, the defender must
approach the entire scenario, from initial
setup to the final grueling tum, holistically.
Every decision should aid the defense of
that final building.
Novice ASL players learn fairly quickly
some of the things not to do in such situa­
tions. Two trains of thought seem especially
common among beginner ASLers faced
with the prospect of key building defense.
The first, admirably enough, is "let's not let
the bastards anywhere near the building."
Unfortunately, an up-front defense is an
approach which will rarely work, primarily
because most such scenarios are designed to
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ensure that it won't work. In an ideal world,
a defender would simply be able to stop the
attacker cold, slaughtering his troops in
large numbers. However, it does not make
for a very balanced scenario if the attacker
doesn't have much of a chance to even get
to the finish line. Scenario designers will
give the attacker the necessary tools and
forces to get to that last building, which
means the defender is fighting at a disad­
vantage from the beginning. As a result, "up
front" defenses typically only work when
the defending player greatly overmatches
the attacking player in skill and/or luck.
Otherwise, two sides trade blows until the
defender - weaker by design - loses the bat­
tle of attrition and cracks, by which time he
no longer has sufficient troops to defend the
key building.
Sometimes a novice player will explore
the opposite train of thought, the "let's pack
everybody into that building" concept. The
rationale behind this strategy is that if the
building in question is so important, then
virtually the entire order of battle should be
in or next to it. However, such a decision
forfeits the rest of the battleground, and all
of its potential benefits. Ironically, it still
creates a battle of attrition the defender
can't win. Because the rest of the battlefield
is not defended, the attacker can get to the
key building very quickly, and spend the
rest of the scenario putting his superior fire­
power and assets to good use. He gets far
more shots on goal than the defender can
afford to give. The result is not likely to be
pretty for the defender.
Consequently, the defender needs to have
a different approach. Essentially, the
defender has three primary goals:
1. Slow the attacker from getting to the
last building as much as possible.
2. Attrite the attacker as much as possible
before he can get near the last building.
3. Ensure that as many defending forces
as possible are able to defend the last build­
ing and its vicinity when the attacker is
actually near.
These are not complex goals, though
achieving all three is not easy. Together,
however, they dictate the defender's priori-
ties for the beginning and mid-game. If
achieved, they can make it very difficult for
the attacker to actually have enough
resources, in terms of men and time, suc­
cessfully to take the needed building.
Exactly how this is accomplished is high­
ly situational, although there are two basic
approaches that depend on the victory con­
ditions. Scenarios in which attackers must
capture a number of specific largish build­
ings (usually set at two, three or four) in
order to win the scenario offer the defenders
the advantage of choice, as well as the
opportunities of distraction and dispersion.
In such situations, the defender can actually
choose the building in which he will make
his final stand. Knowing this, the other
buildings that the victory conditions require
the attacker to control can actually become
opportunities to make it more difficult for
the attacker to successfully take the final
stand building.
For example, imagine a situation in which
the attacker must take three specific build­
ings in order to win the scenario. They are
spaced out more or less on a horizontal line.
If the defender chooses, say, the left-most
building to hold to the last, then he can
place substantial forces in/near the building,
or otherwise defend it or its approaches.
This means that he can place a lesser but
still significant number of troops to defend
the right-most building, and perhaps a nom­
inal number to defend the building in the
center. Ideally, the attacker will have to
spend considerable resources to take that
right-most building, and those forces would
be less likely to be able to get all the way
back to the left-most building in time to
have much effect on the end-game.
The dynamics are much different when
only a single building is key to victory.
Unfortunately, the attacker can concentrate
his attention and resources on getting to that
building. In such circumstances, the defend­
er will often need to employ fighting with­
drawal tactics. Fighting withdrawals are not
easy, but they offer the best chance to both
delay the enemy as well as to populate the
key building with defenders for the
endgame.
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The full set of fighting withdrawal tactics don't want to waste them. On the other It is also often a good idea to have a
are beyond the scope of this article, but the hand, units in the key building are also like leader in the key building from the start, to
key provisions for a fighting withdrawal in a security blanket; no matter what else may ensure that there is at least one leader there
an urban setting include: happen to your other units, you know you in the endgame (as well as to help deal with
• Control the streets. The first goal of are guaranteed to have at least these units in unexpected contingencies, such as a sniper
any urban fighting withdrawal is, as much the key building by the time the action breaking a single garrison MMC). In a lot of
as is possible, to control the streets that lead moves there. cases, a squad and a leader are a sufficient
from the attacker entry/setup area towards Obviously, in any scenario with immedi­ initial garrison; if there are enough forces to
the key buildings (lateral street control is far ate victory conditions, the key building spare (and often there are not), a second
less important). Controlling the streets helps must be garrisoned; a defender can't risk a squad is often handy. Commit more than
ensure that if the attacker wants to move lucky enemy half squad somehow sneaking that and the defender starts to weaken his
without taking risks, he will have to do it into the building and controlling it. The delaying forces substantially.
the slow way - moving through buildings. more mobile the attacker is, the more
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So place units in hexes from which they can avenues of approach he has, and the more The Chickens Come Home to Roost
fire down key avenues. dispersed or outnumbered the defenders are Eventually, the "action" will reach the
• Protect the flanks. During a fighting all point to a more conservative garrisoning vicinity of the key building. At this point,
withdrawal, the defender cannot afford to approach. Player skill level can also play a the immediate environment of the building
be flanked, and he can especially not afford role; a novice player who is not confident of becomes more important. In the next sec­
to have enemy forces behind him. The key his ability to conduct a successful fighting tion, we'll look at the actual terrain in and
to any fighting withdrawal is a controlled withdrawal may find it more useful to cre­ around key buildings; here it is important to
retreat involving minimum risk-taking. It ate a larger key building garrison than he point out two aspects of key building battles
should be the attacker who has to dash otherwise might choose. that take place outside the key building
across roads in the face of enemy fire, not The defending player will also have to itself; one often crucial to the attacker and
the defender. More importantly, losing the analyze his support weapons; particularly one often crucial to the defender.
flanks may allow the attacker to gain quick­ the larger, less mobile ones. Again, it is not As an attacker approaches the vicinity of
er access to the vicinity of the key building. necessarily always a good idea to plant a key building, he will typically seek to con­
Consequently, the defender needs to make it them in the key building right at the start, as trol several "jumping off points." Jumping
dangerous for attacking units trying to get it makes it likely they will not be used for off points are protected locations - ideally
around the front lines. some time. At the very least, the defender high TEM terrain such as buildings or rub­
• Ensure escape routes. Although an must place his SW in a position where they ble - from which the attacker can exert his
occasional sacrificial lamb is sometimes are reasonably accessible to the key build­ firepower on the defender to cause casual­
needed in a fighting withdrawal, preserva­ ing, if it is determined that they will be ties and "soften up" the building for an
tion of forces is key, because those units needed there for the endgame.
will be needed for the endgame. Avoid plac­
ing units in spots where it is easy for the
attacker to place fire on possible retreat
routes. If you have to ask the question,
"Should I stay in this position for one more
tum?" the answer is "no" more often than
not.
• Anticipate stages. Fighting withdrawals
occur in stages. Ideally, each unit can retreat
to a new and effective defensive position.
Reality is less pretty; units may lack that
one extra movement factor needed to get to
the "perfect position," or a sniper may pin
them, or some other aspect of the friction of
war may make itself felt. Sometimes you
will need to move units to positions where
they will be effective in a tum or two,
because when that tum rolls around it may
be too late to move them there.
One important consideration remains to
be discussed, and this is the question of how
many, if any, units should start in the key
building at the beginning of the scenario.
Theoretically, as few as possible should
begin in the building itself. After all, units in
the key building are unlikely to see action
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assault. As their name suggests, "jumping
off points" are also locations that are near to
the key building (typically right across the
street from it) so that they can be the
launching points for attempts to get into the
building itself. For example, on board 1
(Figure 1), hexes Y7 and Z6 might be good
jumping off points for an assault on build­
ing Y3. Those two hexes have high TEM
and are well protected from enemy fire,
while they are adjacent to three road hexes
adjacent to the building itself.
From the defender's perspective, then,
jumping off points are locations to be
denied the attacker as long as possible,
because if the attacker can't get to suitable
jumping off points, he is far less likely to be
able to mount a successful assault on the
building itself. During a fighting retreat
then, it is the jumping off points which are
essentially the final defensive position for
the retreating forces - and in some cases
these locations might even be defended defensive hexes, which we will term "out­ Theoretically, outposts can even themselves
until the end. posts," are hexes outside the key building be defended by outposts, creating layers of
Defenders should also look for other pos­ that deny easy access to hexes adjacent to defenders that must be dealt with prior to
sible ways to deny jumping off points to the the key building (typically road or open assaulting a building, but defenders should
attacker. Sometimes these are useful loca­ ground hexes). Novice players sometimes not get carried away.
tions for minefields. Occasionally, it may take a while to grasp the fact that in some Although almost any location can poten­
even be a good idea to try to set fire to a respects it is more effective to defend a tially be an outpost, the best outpost loca­
jumping off point - blazes deny them quite building from the outside as well as from tions are ones that are fairly defensible on
effectively. Never set fire to a Victory within the building itself. their own. In the board 51 example (Figure
Location, however. Outposts do just that. They can be incred­ 2), hexes B4 and F2 are both potential out­
ot only can a defender try to deny the ibly irritating to the attacker, because, post locations to help defend building E2
attacker jumping off points, but he can also unless neutralized in some fashion, they from an attack from the D4/E4 rowhouse
occupy locations that attackers will be have the ability to really hurt potential vicinity. In either hex, a squad with an LMG
forced to take or neutralize prior to assault­ assaults on the building, even if defenders can place a firelane across the entire road
ing the key building itself, unless they are in the key building have been neutralized section separating the rowhouse from build­
willing to take significant risks. These key through SMOKE or other measures. ing E2.
Similarly, in another board 51 example
(Figure 3), building M2 would be well pro­
tected by a friendly unit in hex P4. Again, it
controls the entire street. A unit there must
be neutralized in some fashion by the
attacker before he launched an assault on
building M2, unless he wanted to risk the
residual FP and/or Firelane residual FP that
such a unit could place.

Building Inspections
While defending a key building, or even
potentially selecting which of several build­
ings to make a key building during scenario
setup, it is important to understand its
strengths and weaknesses. Few large build­
ings in ASL are so ideal for the defender
that they have no weak spots that might hin­
der a defense or aid an attacker. Under­
standing which parts of a key building are
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defender to make adjustments for the weak­
nesses, insofar as he is able. Weaknesses
can be found in adjacent hexes, adjacent
hexsides, and even within buildings them­
selves.
Adjacent hex weaknesses are non-open
ground hexes adjacent to the building:
other buildings, rubble, woods, even brush
or orchard. Ideally, the defender would like
to have a key building that (from any angle
approachable by the attacker) is surrounded
by open ground hexes, to make it as diffi­
cult as possible for the attacker to success­
fully move adjacent to defenders in the key
building. Any non-open ground terrain
weakens such a position because, at the
very least, such terrain will negate the -1
FFMO penalty. At worst (stone building or
rubble), it may provide such good TEM that
an attacker can easily move units adjacent
to the building without undue risk.
To illustrate, let's look at building T2 on
Board 20 (Figure 4). In some ways, this
building offers considerable strengths to a
defender. It is a six-hex building with three
floors. The orchard road hexes makes it dif­
ficult to place effective fire on the building,
while jumping off hexes in Wl and Xl are
lower TEM. However, the building does
have adjacent hex weaknesses. Those same
orchard-road hexes will all negate a FFMO
penalty. Moreover, they can also allow a
concealed unit moving into them to retain
concealment.
If that weren't enough, hexes R3 and R4
contain wooden buildings adjacent to the
key building. A unit can move adjacent to
the building in one of those hexes and be
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protected by +2 TEM. Moreover, they are
so far out from the rest of the elongated
structure that they can't easily be treated as
extensions of the building by the defender.
Their saving grace is that both hexes lead
only into S4, which itself has access only to
one other key building hex.
Building Y2 on Board 21 (Figure 5)
offers another example. Although the build­
ing in AA4 is adjacent to the key building,
it is not as much of a threat. The real prob­
lem for Building Y2 is Building X2. Any
attacker that attempts to move into AA4 can
be fired at in open ground by at least one
defender. However, unless the defender has
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an outpost in hex Wl, the attacker will have
free entry into X2 and can easily move adja­
cent to the key building. As a result, the
defender will have to treat building X2 as an
extension of the key building (i.e., carefully
defending it), even though it has no value
on its own. The result is, at least, a dispersal
of defensive resources.
It is worth contrasting this building with
building Y3 in Figure 1. That building, too,
has a couple of problematic hexes above it,
in the form of two 1-hex wooden buildings
in V4 and VS. A player defending Y3 might
also need to think about treating those
buildings as extensions, which would not be
desirable. However, those buildings, though
a weakness, are not as bad as X2 in Figure
5. The reason is that every open ground
approach hex adjacent to buildings V4 and
V5 are coverable from hexes in the key
building itself. However, because building
X2 in Figure 5 is a single building, not two
one-hex buildings with open ground
between them, a defender in building Y2
cannot exert fire on hex W3. Thus a
strapped defender of the building in Figure
1 might be able to take more chances than a
defender of the building in Figure 5.
Some buildings are nightmares when it
comes to adjacent terrain. Building U2 on
board 51 in Figure 6 is an example of such
a building. Along the "T" hexrow, the build­
ing is adjacent to stone buildings; building
V4 has an adjacent hex; and building W4
and a lumberyard in hex W3 both offer
cover. A player trying to defend building U2
will have to deal with adjacent enemy units
in no time at all.
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How can such weak points be strength­
ened? In some cases, it may be possible to
tum those irritating building-adjacent hexes
into outposts, especially if they have good
TEM and are not too exposed. In other
cases, such hexes might be good candidates
for minefields, to help deter the attacker
from trying to take advantage of such weak
points. Occasionally, such a hex may offer
potential as a location for a HIP unit, placed
there as a trap. Otherwise, a defender may
have to simply grin and bear it, and be ready
to try to defeat attempts at exploitation.
Sometimes the problem is not so much
the terrain next to the key building as it is
the terrain on the hexsides between the key
building and adjacent hexes: walls and
hedges. Hexside terrain allows an attacker
to assault move adjacent to the building they left wouldn't really be any more effec­ negated completely and FFMO could
itself and claim wall advantage; this will tive, and it would leave no residual at all. potentially apply.
also allow the attacker potentially to main­ What is more effective against the "wall From the terrain surrounding the building,
tain concealment, since he did not cross assault" is firing from upper levels. we can go to the building itself. An ideal
open ground. The presence of adjacent Building Z6 is out of luck in this case, as it key building to defend would be one that is
hedges or especially walls can really com­ only contains two building levels, but a unit large but not too elongated, with three lev­
promise a building's defenses. on the third level of a building can see (and els, and that includes at least one "interior"
Building Z6 on board 10 (Figure 7) illus­ fire) down more effectively at an adjacent building hex. Building Y3 on board 1 and
trates this point; it will never win an award unit hunkering behind a wall or hedge. Per building E7 on board 20 both meet these
for "most defensible building." Not only are the Elevation Effects rule (B9.33), a firer conditions, building Z6 on board 23 virtual­
there four adjacent non-open ground hexes may reduce the TEM of a wall/hedge hex­ ly does. Most other large buildings fail the
to begin with, but an attacker may move side by one for each full level of height dif­ "ideal" test because of the lack of "interior"
adjacent to three additional hexes (X7, ference greater than the distance to the tar­ hexes (more on this later), though they may
AA6, BB6) and get Wall Advantage. get. In the case of a building like building otherwise be very defendable.
Imagine if an attacker did assault move Cl on board 8 (Figure 8), a Level 2 unit in Some buildings though, by their nature,
squads into AA6 and BB6. A 4-firepower hex B1 firing at an enemy unit in A2 could are inherently weaker than others to defend,
defending squad in Z6 or AA7 would have reduce the wall TEM to +1, because the even leaving aside surrounding terrain. One
an 8 (+2) IFr shot at one of them. Any level of the firer is one greater (2) than the weakness that many large buildings have
residual FP would be reduced two columns range in hexes to the enemy unit (1). If the are buildings that "pooch out" and create
by the wall. A snap shot against the hexside wall had been a hedge, it would have been exposed hexes. Take building Z2 on board
20, for example (Figure 9). Hex Z4 of this
building is an exposed hex. It can be fired at
from a large number of nearby building
hexes; moreover, road hexes Y5 and Z5 can
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the periphery of the building, no attack is

likely to endanger all three, giving any
defender the likelihood of at least one
"safe" stairwell (alas for defenders, because
of the size of this particular building, it
often appears in many scenarios as a
Factory, and thus the issue of stairwells
becomes moot).
No ASL rule (or even SSR, so far) allows
players to create new stairwells, so in most
cases, stairwell placement is something
which defenders simply must endure.
Sometimes, though, a defender can at least
make an attacker pay for attempting to take
advantage of an exposed stairwell hex,
through the placement, for example, of
minefields on the ground floor. A few sce­
narios allow players to place rubble coun­
ters on the mapboard; sometimes in such
situations it might even pay to remove a
building hex. Enemy units in X3 and BBS Building V4 on board 12 (Figure 11) pro­ stairwell, if an attacker might be able to
can even place Encircling fire on it. Comer vides an example of the risks. Assume that exploit it more fully than the defender.
hexes are often somewhat exposed, but the attacker's forces are coming from the
much depends on the surrounding terrain - "top" of the map area. If the enemy makes a Location, Location, Location: The Basic
some buildings have exposed hexes, but successful lodgment in US, then the defend­ Principles of Building Defense
there aren't many convenient places from er will no longer be able to move any forces Because every scenario and every build­
which enemy units could take advantage of upstairs, and any forces that are on the first ing is unique, key building defense often
them. or second levels will immediately suffer depends on the particulars. What remains
Three-hex buildings by their very nature from Upper Level Encirclement. If the constant, though, are the tactical goals that
are weaker than larger buildings. defender had not yet moved any forces the defender must seek to achieve during
Depending on the terrain, almost any hex upstairs, he will now have no opportunity to the struggle for the building.
can be an exposed hex, and the ability of do so, unless he can take back US. In con­ These are:
any hex to be supported by units in other trast, building E7 on board 20 (Figure 12)
1. For as long as possible, keep attackers
hexes is usually limited to one additional has three separate stairwell hexes. While
from successfully getting adjacent to the
hex. Building R6 on board 53 (Figure 10) each stairwell is in an exposed location, on
building. Maintaining a building perimeter
provides an example. Hex R6 is rather vul­
nerable. Many enemy units can potentially
fire on it, and it can be placed under
Encircling fire. Enemy units in RS and R7
can receive wall TEM from all hexes of the
building and even enemy units assaulting
into road hexes Q6 or Q7 would receive
wall TEM versus fire coming from any of
the other building hexes besides R6.
Another aspect of buildings of which
defenders must be thoroughly aware, from
setup through the end game, is stairwell
placement. Depending on board orienta­
tions and the directions from which enemy
units may be approaching, some buildings
have very unfortunately placed stairwells.
Good stairwell placement is when a build­
ing's stairwells are located away from the
enemy front lines. The major risk of bad
stairwell placement is that an early enemy
lodgment in the building could put a
defender's entire upper floor situation at
risk, and possibly even severely compro­
mise his ability to defend all floors of the
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have a unit capable of entering and defend­ a much more difficult proposition. With
ing a steeple location, especially if the comprehensive LOS, defending units can­
defender's nationality is one that cannot not easily retreat out of enemy LOS in order
normally deploy, such as the Soviets. Most to safely rally or to regain concealment.
veteran players will have experienced at They are also far more vulnerable to fire
least one scenario where a defender in a from enemy units within the building than
steeple location ended up being key to the from enemy units outside the building. If
scenario outcome. that weren't difficult enough, the attacker
Far more complicated are factories, as will also find it easier to maneuver AFVs
they offer both strengths and liabilities to a within a factory.
defender. In candy terms, factories have a There is something of a silver lining,
crunchy outer shell and a creamy filling. though. When an attacker gets a foothold in
From the outside, they are much like any a normal building, he will typically enjoy a
other building, but should the attacker ven­ +3 TEM, and only adjacent defenders can
ture into the building, the situation changes attempt to oust him. In a factory, however,
dramatically. that same attacking unit would only have+1
The most obvious change, from the TEM, while many defenders in the building
defender's point of view, is that any upper hex (they need not even be adjacent to the
levels are lost. Right away, this means that attacking unit) could combine into a fire­
the defender has less ability to trade space group to oust the invader. Sometimes the
of Good Order units capable of mutual sup­ for time. A five-hex multi-story building best way to defend a factory is to hide from
port, as well as the liberal use of residual FP, that is deemed a factory no longer has 15 outside LOS and then pound anyone who
are the keys here. building locations; it is down to five. This enters the factory. Thus it is somewhat more
2. For as long as possible, keep attackers makes factories inherently more difficult to difficult for an attacker to gain an initial
from getting a foothold inside the building defend. foothold into a factory, though if he can
(including, if necessary, counterattacking to Just as frustrating for the defender is the maintain it, the remaining defenders will
throw an enemy unit out of the building). situation that applies when opposing units crumble more quickly. Additionally,
are in the factory together. One enemy unit Backblast is NA in a factory, making any
3. Maintain and refresh the defense to the
inside the factory will have LOS to the attacking AFVs more vulnerable.
best of your ability. This includes skulking
whenever possible ("skulking" is the tactic entire interior, because LOS is not blocked Upper Levels: One mistake that many
of assault moving friendly defenders out of within the building, only hindered (in some novice ASL players will make when con­
enemy LOS during their MPh, then moving HASLs, of course, interior building walls ducting a key building defense is to place
them back to their original hex in the APh), may block certain lines of sight). too many units in upper levels of the build­
maintaining or regaining concealment, and Moreover, a unit being fired at by an enemy ing too soon. It's a mistake because the bot­
rallying broken units. unit in a factory will only get a +1 TEM, tom floor of any building is, in most cir­
rather than a +3 (assuming the fire does not cumstances, far more important. It is usual­
4. Always keep in mind the victory condi­
exit and re-enter the building depiction). ly better to have a firm ground floor build­
tions. Not every victory condition requires
These two factors make defending a factory ing perimeter than it is to place some of
the attacker to control a building.
those units on upper levels.
Sometimes, from the defender's point of
view, the victory conditions are more strin­
gent. For example, perhaps the attacker has
only to ensure that there are no Good Order
defenders in the building. Sometimes the
attacker can satisfy victory conditions
merely by outnumbering defending units in
a building. In such cases, the defender may
have to work harder to keep the attacker
out.
Steeples and Factories: Some types of
buildings offer particular advantages or
pose particular problems to a defender.
Buildings with steeple locations, for exam­
ple, are advantageous to the defense. Often
they are hard for the attacker to get to and,
even when he can, the severe stacking
restrictions (one half squad) mean that an
attacker may not be able to use numbers to
his advantage very effectively (because of
the CC overstacking penalties). Often a
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There are two main reasons why this is so.
The first is that units on upper levels will
often suffer from significant limitations.
They cannot engage in Street Fighting, and
they have no ability to avoid backblast.
They may also be visible to more enemy
units than otherwise. Moreover, as they are
dependent on stairwells for vertical move­
ment, they are far less flexible in terms of
being capable of tactical redeployment.
The second reason is more strategic. If the
attacker gains control of all ground floor
stairwells, any upper level defenders will
automatically be encircled, which will
greatly hinder their subsequent ability to
conduct an effective defense. Some of those
units, though, if they had been on the
ground floor, might have been able to aid in
the defense of those stairwells (though it is
possible to help defend a stairwell by being
directly above a ground floor stairwell loca­
tion and firing down). On the other hand, if
a building has particularly vulnerable stair­
wells, then the defender may well need to
carefully consider placing more units
upstairs before things get hot, because he
may not have a chance to retreat upstairs
(having lost any accessible stairwells) later
on.
However, upper level units do offer some
advantages. Already discussed is their abili­
ty to fire more effectively at units behind
walls or hedges. In addition, they offer
some measure of insurance against bypass
freeze (the attacker tactic of leaving AFVs
in motion in bypass in a defender's hex,
thus invoking target selection limits and
preventing the defender from firing outside
the hex). In order for an attacker's AFV to
invoke target selection limits against upper
level defenders, it has to be CE, which ren­
ders it considerably more vulnerable.
Defenders on Level 2 might also benefit
from the fact that adjacent ground level
attackers cannot fire at them with PBF,
whereas they still enjoy that advantage over
the attackers. Upper level defenders can
usually provide support to lower level
defenders that might have cowered or been
pinned or broken, as they can fire on the
same hexes the lower level defenders could
have.
How many, if any, units should start
upstairs is highly situationally dependent,
based on the available forces to defend the
building, the building configuration itself,
and the capabilities of the attacker. The
defender should always keep in mind,
though, as will be discussed in more detail,
that the ground floor battle is usually the
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most crucial battle, and upper floor action
will tend to be a fighting retreat to stave off
destruction long enough to win.
Refreshing Defenses: One of the most
important principles of successful key
building defense is the ability to keep one's
defenses refreshed. This includes both rally­
ing broken units as well as regaining con­
cealment whenever possible. The impor­
tance of rallying broken units is obvious.
Maintaining or regrowing concealment is
also crucial. Concealment is one of the main
ways to negate or minimize enemy attempts
to soften up a defense perimeter in prepara­
tion for an assault on it (because it halves
FP attacks and makes units harder to hit by
ordnance). It is also often important
(because of its ambush bonus) for launching
counterattacks on enemy footholds within a
building. Often it is a unit that had previ­
ously moved backwards to regain conceal­
ment which is the prime weapon in a CC
counterattack.
What both of these replenishing methods
require to be effective, of course, is a loca­
tion out of enemy LOS. That LOS will pre­
vent concealment growth altogether and
hinder rally attempts by allowing fire at bro­
ken units to keep them DM. This leads to a
significant building defense dynamic.
Because only a few ASL buildings have
fully interior building hexes, this means that
it is important for the defender not only to
defend the building itself, but for as long as
possible to keep the attacker from working
his way around to a flank or rear.
Take Building Z2 on Board 20 (Figure 9),
for example. If the attackers are approach­
ing the building from the "north," the
defender has a reasonably strong position at
first. The stairwells are in the rear, and those
hexes can also be used to rally broken units
or regain concealment. Inevitably, however,
the attacker will try to move one or more
units (possibly including AFVs, which are
quite useful for this purpose) around one or
both flanks. Enemy units in buildings CC5
or CC2, or an AFV in a hex like CC3, will
significantly weaken the long-term defense
of the building, as defending units will no
longer be able to regrow concealment,
while attempts to rally broken units will
become considerably more difficult because
they will constantly be under DM counters.
As a result, another key use of outposts is
not simply to protect the building or adja­
cent hexes but also, more broadly, the
flanks. It is often worth having defending
units in nearby buildings if they can prevent
the attacker from accessing the flanks or
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rear of the building (thus limiting him, more
or less, to a frontal assault). Often it is even
a good idea to place an AT gun or similar
toy in such a spot. The loss of the flanks
and/or rear is often one of the first signs that
a building defense has a limited life span.
You Kids Get Off My Lawn: Conducting
the Perimeter Defense
The goal of the perimeter defense is to
prolong for as long as possible the prospect
of enemy units getting a foothold in the
building. The key to a successful building
defense is to be able to effectively place
firepower on hexes adjacent to the building
(including firepower from outposts, if appli­
cable, though these will typically fall before
the main assault on a building).
The most important principle of the
perimeter defense is mutual support. Any
perimeter is only as strong as its weakest
point. However, individual defending units
may be subjected to Prep Fire that pins or
breaks them, or a Sniper that does the same,
or they may cower on an early shot, or be
subjected to bypass freeze, or be neutralized
by SMOKE or some other factor. It is thus
important that other defending units are
available to place fire on the hexes in front
of a potentially neutralized defender. A
building perimeter whose defenders are so
stretched that they cannot provide mutual
support to each other is very fragile. Keep
in mind that upper level units can also pro­
vide mutual support to beleaguered lower
level defenders.
Ideally, perimeter defenders will be able
to put up a wall of firepower against attack­
ing units moving adjacent to the building.
Though it is highly desirable that a defen­
sive firepower attack pin, break or kill the
attackers who move adjacent, often the
main purpose of the perimeter defenders is
to construct a brick wall made up of resid­
ual firepower. A defensive perimeter capa­
ble of putting up a wall of residual firepow­
er around itself is a powerful weapon
against any building assault, as the residual
can "keep on firing" long after the original
defenders have themselves Final Fired.
Although one would like to simply crush
any building assault, breaking or killing all
attacking units, this is not always necessary
for a perimeter defense to succeed. A
perimeter defense can also defeat a building
assault by killing, breaking, or pinning
enough attacking units so that either the
attacker will not risk advancing his rem­
nants into Close Combat in the building
itself or that, if he does so, he will do so in
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such a weakened state that the defender will
not have too many problems with subse­
quently evicting him. Given the strength
and the tools that attackers will often have,
perimeter defenses will not always be able
to stop attacks cold, but can be considered
to have done their job if they sufficiently
weaken the strength of the assault.
A strong perimeter will have mutually
supporting defenders occupying all hexes to
which an attacker could conceivably move
adjacent. It is important, though, to spread
out defenders and not put too many units at
risk in one hex. If two squads are defending
from the same location, they simply make
themselves a more inviting target for a Prep
Fire softening attack or SMOKE or bypass
freeze. That second unit might be better in
the back of the building, where concealment
can be gained and it is ready to be used as a
counterattack force, or perhaps one floor
up. Defending players should keep in mind
that support weapons such as MGs provide
a certain form of mutual support, in that
they give the defender more flexibility in
placing Residual Firepower (including fir­
ing a SW and a unit's inherent FP at differ­
ent hexes), but are highly contingent, in that
a SW's effectiveness is entirely dependent
on the state of the unit manning it, so that if
it breaks, cowers, or pins, the SW may
become unusable or nearly so).
The most common exception to the "don't
stack" rule of thumb is due to concealment.
Maintaining as much concealment as possi­
ble is crucial to key building defense, not
only to reduce the strength of enemy fire­
power attacks but also to maintain ambush
advantages should the attacker get a
foothold inside the building. If resources are
plentiful enough, a squad and a concealed
squad make good defensive partners. One
squad can fire its heart out while the second
remains concealed for Close Combat. Keep
in mind, though, that a concealed half squad
or 8-0 leader would be every bit as effective
for this purpose, and less damaging to lose
to a lucky shot than a whole squad would
be. Also worth considering for concealment
are any conscript or green MMCs at hand.
Inexperienced troops, because of their low
morale, are going to be more vulnerable to
softening fire to begin with; moreover, if
used to place fire, their propensity to double
cower makes them far less effective. As a
concealed unit, though, they can still pro­
vide an ambush advantage (though their
Lax status weakens the advantage).
To extend their lifespans, perimeter
defense units should skulk whenever possi-
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ble during their own Movement Phases
(though as the attacker develops his posi­
tion, skulking will be much more difficult in
the latter stages of a key building defense).
This will help them avoid enemy Defensive
Fire. Avoiding enemy Prep Fire is far more
difficult, though, as by definition, the
perimeter defenders must be on the perime­
ter of the building; this is why spreading out
and maximizing concealment are so impor­
tant.
Other than the use of softening-up Prep
Fire, the two most common tactics an
attacker will use to disrupt a perimeter
defense are bypass freeze and SMOKE.
Both of these tactics are tricky to combat.
Bypass freeze may well be more com­
mon, if only because viable sources of
SMOKE may have been expended before
the assault on the key building itself begins.
It is a simple process. If the local terrain
permits, an attacker will move an AFV into
bypass in a key building perimeter hex,
leaving it in Motion in that hex. Any
defenders in that Location, because of
Target Selection Limits, will be unable to
fire out of that hex. At the very least, this
removes a supporting defender from the
assault equation; if the hex in question is not
itself mutually supported, then the attacker
may be able to move units adjacent to the
defender with impunity. In many cases, the
attacker will use bypass freeze not to affect
the building hex he actually wishes to
assault, but rather a supporting hex. The
reason is that if he advances attackers into
the hex with the vehicle and the enemy
defenders, he may be at a disadvantage in
the subsequent CC. However, if by neutral­
izing an adjacent hex with an AFV, he may
make it easier to move (and maintain)
attacking units adjacent to the next defend­
er over (and go on to advance into that
AFV-free hex for CC).
Using bypass freeze in such a fashion is
not without risks for the attacker. The vehi­
cle itself might be eliminated, for example.
If it were destroyed during the Movement
Phase, the defending units in that hex would
regain their freedom to fire and the attacker
might have lost an AFV for naught. This is
one reason why attackers may be more
reluctant to use such a tactic against late­
war German defenders, who, with their
Panzerfausts and ATMM, have a variety of
anti-tank options at their disposal (the
Japanese, with Tank Hunter Heroes, pose a
similar threat). However, if the defender
does not have any such cool toys, things are
much safer for the AFV. A defending squad
with no accompanying leader that is facing
bypass freeze can try to engage in CC
Reaction Fire against the AFV, but must
first pass a PAATC. Even if it succeeds, its
CCV is 5, with the DR modified by -1
because of the vulnerability of the AFV in
bypass and +2 because the vehicle is in
Motion. Thus the defender must roll a 4 to
Immobilize the AFV (which will not solve
its Target Selection Limits problem) or 3 or
better to kill it (only an 8.5% chance of suc­
cess). Coupled with the PAATC, this means
that a 7-morale defender in such a situation
is likely to succeed in eliminating the AFV
only about 5% of the time. Those are not
good odds, even if there are other factors
involved, such as the presence of a leader or
if the enemy vehicle is open-topped.
Consequently, if an enemy AFV is
approaching, the defender must think
ahead - not just think "outside the box" but
think "outside the building." If there are
methods available to destroy the vehicle,
they should be employed either before it
enters the defender's hex or by other
defenders after it enters the hex. More
importantly, the defender should be think­
ing in terms of Residual FP. The AFV itself
is usually not the threat; it is simply a means
to allow the true threat to approach. The real
threat is follow-on enemy infantry. Because
of this, defending units in a hex about to
face bypass freeze should be firing at the
AFV, not because it could affect the AFV
but in order to place Residual FP in key
hexes. If a defender has Spraying Fire, he
can even place Residual FP in two adjacent
hexes. Any enemy units subsequently mov­
ing into those hexes must brave the
Residual FP, even if the defending unit is by
that time unable to fire because of an AFV
in its hex.
If the AFV does end up entering a defend­
er's Location successfully, and Residual FP
was not an effective option (perhaps the
AFV moved through SMOKE to get into
the hex, for example), it might be better not
to risk a PAATC. Assuming the defender
survives any Advancing Fire, he will be
much more effective and flexible in a sub­
sequent CC if unpinned.
SMOKE can be just as frustrating, if not
more so, than bypass freeze. Whether
placed on a defending unit or in front of
one, it can greatly help an attacking player
move units adjacent to the defender. If
placed on the defending unit, SMOKE can
reduce most subsequent Residual FP from
that unit to nothing; if placed in front of a
defending unit, SMOKE can provide a use-
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ful DRM to any later Residual FP attack
(SMOKE reduces the placement of
Residual FP only when its DRM is caused
by SMOKE outside the target hex; see
A8.26). Moreover, because SMOKE is
inherent, it can also very easily interfere
with supporting fire from other defending
units (and it can affect upper level defend­
ers, too). As a result, SMOKE can really put
a dent into a perimeter defense.
One saving grace is that many attackers
will have used up any Special Ammunition
sources of SMOKE before having reached
the key building. Vehicular Smoke Dis­
pensers, alas, never run out of Smoke,
though they are rather chancy and place
Dispersed Smoke if successful. Even
Infantry SMOKE, though far less effective
in strength and/or duration than other types
of SMOKE, can be frustrating.
Unfortunately, if SMOKE is placed, there
is usually not too much the defender can do
about it (except perhaps pray for gusts). In
other situations, a defender may possibly
utilize a Fire Lane as a means of negating
SMOKE's effectiveness. In key building
defense situations, because the attackers are
likely to start so close to the defenders, Fire
Lanes are of far more limited utility.
Nevertheless, in some cases a one-hex Fire
Lane that can ignore SMOKE DRM may be
the best sort of Residual a defender might
be able to salvage from the situation.
Often the defender will simply have to sit
there and "take" it. In cases where an
attacker places SMOKE on a defender's and reestablish a perimeter defense, or he on the IFT is no result at all. Weak squads,
building hex as a way to enter the building must acknowledge that the attacker is there such as 3-4-7 and 3-3-6 squads, are even
in his APh, there is at least the potential for for good and go into "prolonging the less effective, even when adjacent. More­
the defender, in his own player tum, to inevitable" mode. If the counterattack fails, over, to stack them in numbers sufficient to
launch a CC counterattack because even if he must of necessity also go into this mode make the odds more favorable will also ren­
the attacker wins the initial CC, his units at that point. der them more vulnerable to enemy fire,
would be facing a likely +7 DRM for firing A defender can attempt a firepower-based from within or outside the building.
out of a SMOKE hex into an adjacent stone counterattack, either in the Prep Fire Phase It is, in fact, the prospect of facing enemy
building hex. Thus defenders might be able or possibly in the Advancing Fire Phase, fire that makes counterattacks so risky;
to retake the hex on their next tum using and/or can attempt a CC counterattack, even leaving aside the enemy unit with the
Close Combat of their own, if they have especially if he has one or more concealed foothold in the building, defending units
sufficient forces to do so. Until "Giant Fan" units in reserve. Often a failed firepower that otherwise might have been able to
counters are introduced in ASL, SMOKE based counterattack will cause one to use a skulk may now have to stay in place in
will remain a real danger to key building CC counterattack. The more building loca­ order to deliver a Prep Fire attack on the
defenses. tions the attacker successfully entered, the attacking units having the foothold - render­
harder it will be to throw him out by any ing the defending units vulnerable to
The Call is Coming from Inside the method. massed enemy fire from outside the build­
Building The method most likely to achieve suc­ ing. It is in these ways that even a relative­
Whether through SMOKE or some other cess is usually the firepower-based counter­ ly small foothold can help compromise a
measure, an attacker may eventually gain a attack, especially if the key building in key building defense. If the attack succeeds,
foothold inside a building despite the best question is a Factory. PBF means that even of course, the defender will have the subse­
efforts of the defender. This marks a crucial a few defending units can put up some sig­ quent Advance Phase to help rearrange and
decision point for the defender. He must nificant firepower. However, a single 4FP reestablish his defense.
either attempt a counterattack that can squad can't be counted on to deliver the The second prospect for counterattack is
throw the attacker back out of the building, necessary punch; an average 8 (+3) result the CC counterattack. If a defender has a

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good leader, stealthy units, and/or a con­
cealed unit, it may be a particularly inviting
counterattack method. In other cases, it may
be a last chance to get rid of a pesky intrud­
er after a firepower counterattack has failed.
The main problem with a CC counterattack
is that it doesn't occur until near the end of
the turn, so it gives the attacker full rein to
fire on defenders in the building - and the
intruder will be able to do so with PBF.
With bad luck, this could spoil a potential
CC counterattack before it even has a
chance to get off the ground.
Even if a CC counterattack can be
launched, there is no guarantee of success.
Precious defenders could be eliminated out­
right, or a melee could result, which in most
cases is an advantage for the attacker.
Moreover, should tbe defender succeed in
eliminating the intruder, he will have at best
limited ability (through ambush withdraw­
al, presumably) to reestablish a defense and
may be in an awkward position.
Both methods of counterattack, then,
come with both risks and drawbacks. In
some cases, failed counterattacks may be
worse than not having attempted a counter­
attack at all. Because of these facts, a build­
ing defender must have a good understand­
ing of the risk to reward context, including
the following questions:
• Do I need to continue to defend the
perimeter of the building? If there is only a
limited amount of time left in the scenario,
a defender may be able to concede entry to
the attacker, yet still be able effectively to
contest building control long enough to win.
• Would attempting a counterattack put
the overall building defense at risk? If a
defender has only limited counterattack
resources, exposing them to enemy fire or
CC might result in a fatal weakening of the
defense, such that even if the counterattack
is successful, survivors will not be strong
enough to hold the building. Pyrrhic coun­
terattacks are not desirable.
Fighting Foreclosure: Prolonging the
Inevitable
As a key building defense scenario pro­
gresses, certain signs of disintegration
inevitably appear. The enemy may have
worked around the flanks, preventing
defenders from regaining concealment or
losing DM. Casualties may have accrued
such that there are not enough Good Order
units to defend a building perimeter. A
counterattack against an enemy foothold
may have failed.
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These are all signs that the end game has
arrived, that the goal is no longer to keep
enemy units out of the building, but rather
simply to maintain a defensive foothold in
the building to deny the attacker from
achieving victory conditions. It may mean
denying the enemy control of the building,
or keeping a friendly MMC unbroken, or
keeping a Good Order unit in the building,
depending on the wording of the victory
conditions. Regardless, the defender must
now seek merely to survive.
This sounds desperate, and sometimes it
is, but not necessarily. Even if an attacker
can get inside a building, he may have a
long way to go to obtain his victory condi­
tions, and a wily defender can make it very
frustrating for the attacker.
For non-Factory buildings, the defender
needs to be able to defend level by level,
taking advantage of the third dimension to
make things more difficult for the attacker.
Ideally, the defender will have units on
every possible level (including steeples) in
order to make it as difficult as possible for
an attacker even to reach all of the defend­
ing units, much less neutralize them.
Once the defender has made the deci­
sion - or had it made for him - to abandon
defending the building perimeter, he typi­
cally will need to defend stairwells as long
as possible. This is to keep enemy units
from getting upstairs, to prevent Upper
Level encirclement, and to maintain a verti­
cal retreat route for the defender's units.
Often what is good is a collapsing defense
around a key stairwell, with the defender
funneling some units through the stairwell
into the upper levels. Even if one can't pre­
vent an enemy from taking a stairwell,
keeping him as far down as possible is
desirable (typically through a blocking unit
above the enemy). The defender still needs
to keep as many units as possible out of
enemy LOS/line of fire. In some respects,
the attacker himself may help the defender
in this regard, as the more units he funnels
into the building, the fewer defenders he
will be able to see (because units in the
building will only have LOS to adjacent
locations). However, at the very least,
enemy AFV s may still be firing at defenders
from outside.
For factories, the defense must necessari­
ly be hex by hex, since there are no upper
levels to which to retreat. The defender will
need to pick his "last stand" area of the
building, and conduct a fighting retreat to it.
Typically, though, defenders in factories
have a much shorter shelf life than defend­
ers in normal buildings.
For both factories and non-factories, the
defender must utilize all units at his dispos­
al, even broken ones. In the end game, bro­
ken defenders will perpetually be under DM
and might seem as useful as a little toe, but,
in fact, they can be crucial as blocking
forces, since, unless the attacker can elimi­
nate them during Prep Fire, no attacker will
be able to enter their hex until the Advance
Phase. Whenever a broken defender must
rout, the defending player needs to think
strategically - not necessarily in terms of
routing to a leader for a chance to rally
(unless it is a high morale MMC and a good
leader), but rather in terms of where would
it be useful to have a blocking unit. Perhaps
a broken defender might rout only one hex,
because the defender wants to slow the
attacker down in that area. On the other
hand, perhaps it might be better to rout the
broken defender up to the top of a stairwell,
so that attackers can't move up it. Half
squads and leaders, especially low value
leaders that could not help in a final CC, can
also be used as speed bumps to delay the
attacker in getting to more important
defending units.
The defender must also spread out, both
horizontally and especially vertically, if
possible. Make the enemy disperse his
forces and go after multiple defenders at
once. An attacker who must both engage
multiple defenders in close combat, as well
as keep enough units around to prevent an
ambush/infiltration withdrawal into an
empty adjacent location will be stretched
rather thin.
Lastly, if at all feasible, try to keep at least
one unit concealed as long as possible (that
7-0 leader looks like a good candidate!). If
it all comes down to a CC attack against the
last surviving defenders, and the enemy
does not have enough troops to completely
surround the defender, then a defender who
ambushes the attacker and withdraws to
another location in the building, might have
just won the game. Additionally, a con­
cealed unit which does not take part in CC
and survives any attacks against it would
not be held in Melee and thus remain Good
Order for VC purposes (if that's important).
Interior Decorations: Miscellaneous
Considerations
Occasionally a defender will have some
special resources given to him by the sce­
nario that might possibly help him defend a
key building.

•HIP.Hidden units are always a welcome
resource for defenders. In key building sce­
narios, however, HIP units are typically
more useful as a way to help cause casual­
ties before an attacker gets to the key build­
ing itself. However, there are some ways in
which HIP units may be used to advantage
in or near the key building itself. The first is
Passive HIP, hiding a unit somewhere in the
building in order to help maintain control of
it. The concept is that if the unit is in an out
of the way location, the attacker might
never find it, and think he has gained con­
trol of the building when in fact he has not.
However, a good attacker will usually be
quite aware that the defender still has a HIP
unit somewhere, and will act accordingly;
moreover, the longer the unit is HIP the
longer the defender is denying himself its
ability to actively aid in the building's
defense. Consequently, this is not usually
recommended as a tactic against experi­
enced players. A variation on this theme,
and probably not likely to be any more suc­
cessful, is to hide a unit outside the key
building hex and rush it inside the building
at the last minute, perhaps when the attack­
ers are engaged in a final struggle "on the
other side" of the building. A somewhat bet­
ter option is to create a HIP trap by hiding
an outpost unit, perhaps one that controls a
key street in front of the key building.
• Fortified Building Locations. For
defenders in key building scenarios, these
fortifications are godsends. There are sever­
al ways to use them, and none of them are
"wrong." The most advantageous use may
well depend on the specific scenario loca­
tion. FBLs are useful not so much for the
TEM increase, though that is welcome, but
because they are so hard to enter. As a
result, they can greatly increase a defend­
er's ability to defend a building perimeter.
Exposed and vulnerable hexes are some­
times candidates for placement (though
keep in mind that should an enemy get a
foothold in a FBL, then counterattacking
will be all that more difficult). Many play­
ers, though, prefer FBL that are "in
reserve," to help a location picked by the
defender for his "last stand." An attacker
might even think he had victory sewn up,
until he tries to advance into the last build­
ing hex with a Good Order defender, only to
discover that a FBL prevents entry into the
hex entirely. Lastly, FBL can also be used to
help protect a key location within a build­
ing. like a stairwell hex. Defenders setting
up a defense should always remember the
limitations on upper level FBL.
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• AFVs. When one thinks of AFVs in the
context of battles for a key building, one
tends to think of AFVs belonging to the
attacker. However, sometimes the defender
may have an AFV to throw into the mix as
well, by setting up in or at some point mov­
ing into the key building itself. AFVs have
an interesting set of weaknesses and
strengths when assisting directly with key
building defense. First, the building itself
can help protect the AFV. Second, AFVs
don't break like Infantry do. As a result,
enemy firepower advantages are essentially
irrelevant when it comes to the location the
AFV is defending. However, the PBF from
vehicular MG and MA definitely can put
some hurt to adjacent attackers. Lastly, the
attacker will have to pass a PAATC even to
enter the hex with a defending AFV, which
makes AFVs useful blocking units, espe­
cially against non-elite attackers. However,
even in factories, the movement abilities of
AFVs will be limited, and should the attack­
er engage the AFV in CC, the AFV will be
at a disadvantage. However, in the right sit­
uation, an AFV in a key building can be
very frustrating for the attacker.
• Dummies. Sometimes dummy stacks
may survive all the way to the end game of
a key building scenario; indeed, a defender
may even set up dummies in the building
itself. Although all dummy use tends to be
of limited advantage against an experienced
opponent, there are some ways dummy
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stacks can be useful in key building
defense. What most of them share is that
they are used to soak up enemy fire rather
than real units. Obviously, a dummy stack,
by its very nature, cannot truly defend a
building perimeter. However, during a tum
in which the enemy is assembling his units
at jumping off points, but is not ready for an
assault on the building itself, a dummy
stack may profitably be used to soak up
enemy firepower. Dummies in upper levels
serve the same purpose, without any conse­
quent risk. Dummies can also be used as
flankers or to simulate outposts, or they can
be placed in or near the rear of a building, to
suggest a stronger defense or more reserve
units than actually exist. A dummy stack
under an unconcealed unit might also give
an attacker pause. A defender can never
expect too much from any dummy units, but
they might just succeed in saving a real unit
that can directly aid in key building defense.
No matter what tools or methods a
defender uses, there is no guaranteed for­
mula for success in key building defense.
The best laid plans of man and MMC often
go wrong. However, a cagey defender who
knows how to keep his own units alive and
enemy units out of his precious building for
as long as possible just might end up being
one happy little homeowner.
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(Wherein our esteemed designer provides insight into the inner workings of his sick, twisted mind. ..)
H
ow do scenarios happen? In this
designer's experience, they happen
in one of two ways. In the first, a
prospective designer - like many an ASLer
and history buff - reads a lot of battle
accounts, and comes across a particular
action that may be of further interest as a
scenario. Research continues based upon
the initial random reading. This reading can
be of select behavior of the troops involved,
for example, or a rare or exciting AFV
match-up, or might even suggest a chance
to use rules that don't often get into the
game. Research for this type of action con­
tinues in a more general way once the pri­
mary source has already been identified.
The second method works the opposite
way. The scenario attraction is determined
first, and then research proceeds deliberate­
ly from that point. Perhaps the subject in
this case is a particular unit or AFV type, or
a battle that just seems under-represented in
the ASL system. For instance, the tank bat­
tles around Prokhorovka are classic ASL
material, but has enough been made of the
"northern pincer" of Citadel? Once that has
been decided, the research can be a bit more
wide-open, as specific actions for scenarios
still need to be identified.
"Many would-be designers strug­
gle at this point; as in any part of
life, an idea and a plan are two
entirely different animals."
Each of these methods has been used time
and again, and each has its merits. In addi­
tion, each decision path converges into a
single plan as the design moves forward.
Many would-be designers struggle at this
point; as in any part of life, an idea and a
plan are two entirely different animals.
Although scenario design is often described
as more art than science, there are yet some
basic methods that anyone can use to be
modestly successful at it. What follows are
some steps to guide you - the would-be sce­
nario designer - along the path to successful
completion of your work. I won't say that I
use each of these in order every time, but
each general concept comes into play at
least once during the process.
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by Pete Shelling
Although this may seem like the easiest
part, there are still a few things to consider:
• Is there enough research material avail­
able to take advantage of the detail
allowed in ASL?
• Do ASL components allow for a reason­
ably accurate portrayal of the battlefield
and units/equipment types involved?
• Might other players also find it of inter­
est?
If these questions can be answered affir­
matively, proceed to step two.
Many of us already have a variety of
books in our personal libraries. Good peri­
odicals include World War II and Military
History. Although the issue of historical
accuracy has been addressed in these pages
before, it is important to realize that there
are other reasons for using several sources.
Indeed, very few single books provide the
comprehensive information required for the
detail of an ASL scenario.
To complement that research, operational
or unit histories can provide us answers to
the questions:
• Who were they and where did they fight?
The name and placement of particular
units on the battlefield is rather important
for a game as detailed as ASL. The U.S.
Army Official History (a.k.a the "Green
Books") does a particularly good job here,
usually providing unit identification of both
sides at least at the Corps level. Some bat­
tles may require a bit more research.
• What happened at the tactical level to
make the scenario interesting?
To balance the big picture, it is a good
idea to get some more detailed information.
Personal account-type sources often fail to
identify units and most have historical inac­
curacies - such as those from Gis who faced
only Tiger tanks. Nonetheless, these types
of sources are great for information such as
weather, the condition of troops in the bat­
tle, or individual acts of valor. Indeed, it is
rules such as Environmental Conditions,
ELR, and Heat of Battle that give ASL it's
great flavor, and operational/unit histories
often come up short in this regard. Many
personal histories can also be found easily
enough on the internet.
ASL scenarios are visual depictions of a
battle story. Consequently, anything with a
terrain or operational map will provide
information exponentially more beneficial
than just text, including setup/entry areas,
board configuration and which, if any, over­
lays may be needed. For this type of infor­
mation, the Osprey books are rarely exceed­
ed in both quantity and quality.
Finally, you will want to know the types
of equipment likely used in the battle.
Orders of battle are often available, espe­
cially for German or Allied armies. The
online encyclopedia Wikipedia is an inter­
net resource that gives a solid operational
picture of many battles, often including
regional maps. Depending upon how exact
you want to be (see step 3 below), Chapter
H of the ASL Rulebook may be sufficient. If
not, sources such as Nafziger's German
Army Order of Battle series may be a worth­
while investment. If you feel like you are
becoming an expert on your particular bat­
tle, you are ready for step three.
By the time you get here, you may be ask­
ing questions such as: how large should this
scenario be when it's finished? Would this
be a better scenario if deluxe boards or
HASL maps were utilized? Can I playtest
this adequately? The bad news is that some
of these questions will only be answered via
trial and error. The good news is the cumu­
lative problems often have a single solution.
Often the initial source of action
described is too large for an ASL scenario.
If so, a designer must decide if the scenario
will reflect a small section of the larger bat­
tle, or will merely be representative of the
operation as a microcosm. There may even
be enough material for a series of scenarios
or a campaign game. If design time and
playtest resources permit, go on ahead and
expand the scope - even if the larger project
does not meet its final vision, the pieces will
remain for future use. In the end, the cream
of the ideas will rise to the top, while the

ordinary pieces fail to bring more interest.
Be flexible enough to realize this and stick
with what's working. I recommend that you
just throw everything out there; tum length,
OB size, SSRs, etc., can be edited if they
prove unworkable - just be sure to file away
the discarded pieces for future projects, as
some of these ideas might be worthy of
another chance in a different context (I do
this a lot with SSRs). Lastly, look for ele­
ments to have synergistic effects upon each
other. For instance, in scenario Jl Urban
Guerillas the combination of building con­
trol Victory Conditions and randomly­
appearing partisans of SSR4 gives the sce­
nario a large part of its appeal; but neither
component is quite as meaningful without
the other.
This may be the most important and most
difficult part, and it is also the part where
most designs fail (I would estimate about
half of my own designs don't get past this
point). Good playtesting can make the dif­
ference between a great scenario and mere
magazine filler. The primary caveat is to
remember that ASL is "design for effect,"
and a well-designed scenario incorporates
this philosophy. Although this great game
gives us lots of options with regard to ter­
rain, troop types and equipment - and even
special rules - do not sweat if the scenario
doesn't perfectly match the physical vision
resulting from your research. The important
question is: does playing the scenario give
you the "feel" of the battle? For example,
even though the numerical difference may
only be slight in game terms, a side may
feel greatly outnumbered due to terrain,
leadership, or time allowed to complete the
objective. The countermix may not reflect
historical scale on a man-to-cardboard
basis, but if the problems faced by the play­
ers in the game match those of their histori­
cal counterparts, the scenario is headed in
the right direction.
For example, scenarios J144 Three for the
Third and J145 Golden Pheasants give both
players a feel of the desperate nature of
urban combat. Many agree that Red
Barricades sets a standard for feel that is
unequalled in the ASL universe, but remem­
ber that HASLs feature even more chrome
and provide options which just aren't avail­
able in regular scenarios.
The selection of playtesters is as crucial
as deciding which overlays to use. I like to
run through each scenario at least once
against a live opponent to verify that the
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victory conditions and SSRs actually play
as written and intended. Beyond that, try
getting a few other players to take an inde­
pendent, unbiased look prior to submitting
the design. Although veteran players can
certainly be a big help, what's more impor­
tant is that testing assistants understand the
purpose of playtesting and that they are
willing to risk hurting the designer's feel­
ings after playing a game or two.
Sometimes playing the devil's advocate can
be the best way to discover big flaws in the
early stage of development. Tweaking for
balance should be left to latter stages of
playtesting, and often there are more choic­
es for balancing changes than there will be
opportunities to test each. Frankly, it may be
best to just tum the scenario over to pub­
lishers for final balance playtesting; some­
times they have more such resources avail­
able, which may_ even include tournament
play for final polish!
Upon getting this far, many designers find
it difficult to accommodate still more
change. In practice, the second reason many
good designs fail is actually "designer
micromanagement." A designer who is
afraid to kill sacred cow SSRs will end up
with vision blurrier than that of a conscript
in a smoked location. Develop a thick skin
and heed the honest findings of your
playtesters. If they tell you that a cow is on
life support, pull the plug. A good example
of this can be found in the three Nuremberg
scenarios in this very issue. My own
"sacred cow" is often tum length. After try­
ing several different revisions of forces and
other aspects, I just had to accept that the
Americans simply needed more time in
order to have a decent chance. This of
course unbalanced it the other way at first,
so some more tweaking (sewer movement
for Germans in ALL scenarios) was needed
to get it just right. The scenarios are longer
now to be sure, but better overall.
When it comes to SSR and victory condi­
tion verbiage, remember that "less is often
more." The line between making a scenario
fresh and interesting and designing some­
thing that is more work than fun to play is
probably the finest one the designer walks.
Since simplicity of design is better than
one that is too complex, you should always
be able to a ask the question: what can I take
out without ruining the feel or flavor of this
game? Take another look at overlays or ter­
rain change SSRs first. Often, better place­
ment of fewer overlays can retain the feel
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desired; if playtest has suggested that some
overlays do not have much effect on play,
don't fret over aesthetics; just get rid of
them. If you need more than four overlays,
it might be better to start looking at differ­
ent boards instead, though such changes are
likely to put the process back a few steps.
Offboard artillery and air support are
common conundrums. Research may sug­
gest that they played a large role at the oper­
ational level, but remember that ASL is a
tactical-level game. The abstract nature and
diceyness of these toys make them difficult
to assess when balancing a scenario.
Whenever possible, leave them out and
assume the scenario begins after the bom­
bardment. If desired, adjust unit strengths or
terrain to reflect this. Given the ugly reality
of friendly fire casualties, artillery was usu­
ally lifted as the enemy closed anyway. If in
fact artillery was a key factor in the close
quarters fighting, your scenario concept
may not be much of an infantry battle in the
first place (back to step one!). A couple of
on-board mortars may actually get the
desired effect in a manner that can be
played and balance-tested more thoroughly.
Remember the scenario designer's battle­
cry: "It's all about effect."
The last pieces of the scenario design puz­
zle seem a bit fluffy, but they can actually
add quite a bit of value for the player. Two
important elements are final balance provi­
sions and historical narrative. In the case of
the former, the balance provision is often
accomplished by adding something that was
deleted during playtest (this is a good
opportunity to cover your tail if you have
some doubts about playtester 's sugges­
tions). Balance provisions that aren't mutu­
ally exclusive can provide the players with
an opportunity for still more flavor by giv­
ing each side the respective balance. There
may be several good choices here; remem­
ber once again the effect should not be such
that the scenario unbalances in the other
direction, and also that brevity counts.
The historical narrative should include
some important points from each of your
sources. Anything out of the ordinary that is
not clear in the SSRs themselves should be
described briefly - but don't rewrite the
entire battle account! Most ASL players
have a solid grasp of the big picture; we are
playing details, so write details. Just make
sure that your narratives complement the
game's SSRs, Victory Conditions and gen­
eral "feel," and that the story is told.
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I
n 1942, the Germans realized they need­
ed a light anti-tank weapon which
would be available to infantry units at
the smallest scale - the squad. With the
development of the Panzerfaust (PF; C13.3)
the Germans created an extremely effective
light anti-tank weapon, converting each
landser into a potential menace to even the
most formidable Allied armor.
In ASL terms, the PF is a complex math­
ematical equation which allows you to kill
enemy AFVs with your Infantry. There are
basically three stages in the life of every PF:
• availability check dr
•THDR
•TKDR
The availability check final dr must be
:S 3 in order for the checking unit to "find"
a PF to fire.
There is a chance that something bad will
happen to a unit attempting to find (or fire)
a PF. As you gain experience, you will also
gain an intimate knowledge of the cost/ben­
efit relationship of the PF. You will need to
determine whether its use is worth its inher­
ent risks.
Details, Details...
With a Basic To Kill number of 31 (or 22
for the prototype PFk; see Table 1), the PF
is easily one of the deadliest anti-tank wea­
pons in ASL. Barring a dud, a hit virtually
assures a kill. A few late-war Russian tanks
might survive a hit, but on the whole it's
easy to see why wise Allied armor com­
manders steer clear of late-war German
Infantry whenever possible.
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Checking for a PF counts as use of a SW.
A squad can check for two, but only if it has
not used its inherent firepower or another
SW. The down side, of course, is that the
squad forfeits its inherent firepower if it
checks for a second PF. A leader may apply
his leadership modifier to the TH DR of a
PF shot in order to increase the To Hit pos­
sibility (C13.35).
The PF may be used against Infantry, and
it is a potent weapon in this application. A
hit yields a 16 FP attack on the IFT. Because
targeted Infantry must be in a pillbox, build­
ing, rubble, or behind a wall, and the TH
DR will be modified by that positive TEM,
Infantry is more difficult to hit. Also, only
one unit (chosen by Random Selection) can
be affected. However, it is also very impor­
tant to remember that if one or more of the
target units is Known and has a support
weapon or is manning a Gun, the firing
player may select that unit as the target.
For those who may dislike the uncertain­
ty inherent in PF Checks, there is also a rule
for Optional Usage (C13.311) which allows
the German player to record those units
which carry PF. Using this rule, the German
player is allocated a certain number of PF
equal to the number of squads in his OB
prior to '44, 1½ times the number of squads
in '44, and twice the number of squads in
'45. This rule requires record-keeping, and
some will question the realism of this level
of control.
Ow! My Eye!
The PF has several drawbacks:
Uncertain availability: Because no unit
which checks for a PF is ever guaranteed to
actually find one, the player must weigh the
risks of making a PF Check dr in lieu of
other options available to him at the time.
Even the best squad in the German OB will
fail to find one on a final PF Check dr � 4
Short range: Through May 1944 the PF
has a maximum range of 1 hex; this increas­
es to 2 hexes for the remainder of '44, and 3
hexes in '45 (see Table 2). The PF's Basic
To Hit number is 10 at range O but this
decreases by 2 for every hex of range to the
target, which makes obtaining a hit at
longer ranges increasingly unlikely. As with
any TH attempt, moving vehicles are hard­
er to hit, while larger vehicles are easier to
hit. The combination of uncertain availabil­
ity and the need for proximity can be dead­
ly to the checking unit if their check drs fail
to yield any shots.
Potential hazards to the firer: A PF Check
dr may pin the checking unit (even if Heroic
or Berserk). If already pinned, the unit
breaks instead (or, if Heroic or Berserk,
suffers Casualty Reduction). An actual PF
shot may result in CR for the operator
(C13.36) on an original TH DR if 12 (11 or
12 if Inexperienced), or it (and any other
occupants of its Location) may suffer casu­
alties if the PF is fired in Desperation
(Cl3.81).
It is also important to remember that a
firer must either apply a +2 TH DRM for
Case C3 when firing from a building, sewer,
rubble, pillbox, cave, or vehicle, or apply
the Desperation penalty. "Eating the blast,"
as grognards call it, forces all occupants in
the firer's Location to undergo an attack on
the 1 FP column of the IFT using the col­
ored dr of the PF THDR, and with no mod­
ifiers. This can be very dangerous, since a 1
on the colored die is a Kil result. If this hap­
pens to combine with a "6" on the white die
it could mean that not only are your units
reduced or eliminated by the Kil result but
also that the target was unaffected by the
Final TH DR of 7.
The unit may be able to get around both
the Case C3 and Backblast penalties by
declaring Opportunity Fire in the PFPh. If
the unit is in a ground-level building or rub­
ble location, it is not required to apply Case
C3 or "eat the blast." The drawback is that
it has to survive the Defensive Fire Phase
unpinned.

Backblast implications should be a pri­
mary consideration during setup. You can
set up HIP units in woods, grain, or
orchards. Units in Factories and Rooftop
locations don't suffer Desperation penalties.
A wall has the same TEM as a wooden
building. All of these terrain types remove
one of the dangers inherent in PF usage.
PF, PSK, & Defensive Considerations
Your OB may contain a Panzerschreck
(PSK; C13.48) and if so you must decide
where you need that PSK versus where you
may be forced to rely upon PF. Keep in
mind the relative strengths and weaknesses
of each weapon when making this decision.
Unlike the PSK, a PF is an inherent SW
which may or may not be available, depend­
ing on a die roll. When designing a defense,
it is crucial that the most vital areas are cov­
ered with a PSK, because if you fail the PF
check dr - especially with a pin result -
your anti-tank capability may be virtually
exhausted. Therefore, the probability of PF
availability must be taken into considera­
tion when setting up. In 1944 your squad
can count on making a PF Check dr half the
time; but will a 50% chance for success be
good enough?
The PSK is more reliable and also less
dangerous to the firer. Your firing unit will
not risk becoming pinned since there is no
need to check for availability. It does have a
lower kill number than the PF, but not
appreciably so. An original 12 TH DR will
not result in Casualty Reduction. Even if it
does malfunction, the firing squad may still
check for a PF, assuming it has not yet used
its inherent firepower.
At the same time, however, it is the more
vulnerable weapon. Because it is represent­
ed by a counter, the PSK can stick out like a
sore thumb. That extra counter will attract
attention. When setting up your defense,
you can employ other units such as a squad
with a LMG to serve as a "mask" for a PSK.
Because the powerful PF is likely to bum
any AFV it kills, you should keep in mind
the likelihood that your shot will create a +2
Smoke hindrance in the target hex. If LOS
through that hex is important to you, then
you need to weigh the importance of that
LOS against the importance (and threat) of
the vehicle you may want to destroy.
Golden Rules
So, what advice do I give to squad lead­
ers, playing (or opposing) German squads
with available PF?
1. Use them! It's been said many times, by
far better players than I; if you have them,
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you simply must remember to use them if
you want to stay in a game. Do not give up
a capability which was undoubtedly consid­
ered when the scenario was balanced during
playtesting. Get into the habit of making PF
Checks. Even after you've wiped out all of
the pathetic little Shermans, use them on
hapless Gls. Use all of them, because it will
get you into the habit checking for them.
Once checking becomes second nature, you
can start making thoughtful decisions about
whether or not to use them.
2. A unit that has PF potential is a threat.
Most players will not try to Overrun a unit
which is still capable of firing a PF.
However, when a German squad is "Faust­
less" is the time to go get him. Move in, use
Bounding First F ire, and then move away
again. Don't hang around for the next Prep
Fire Phase.
3. Calculate the probability of achieving
a hit before checking for a PF. If, for
example, your unit finds a PF but then you
realize you need a TH DR of 2 or 3 then
you've probably wasted your chance, and
now your unit is vulnerable.
4. Remember the modifier for firing from
Backblast terrain. This +2 DRM is a back­
breaker that can tum a good chance into a
long shot. Sometimes, though, the target is
valuable enough (or the operator expend­
able enough) that "eating the blast" is the
obvious choice.
Indeed, every modifier is desperately
important to remember before you check for
a PF. In a friendly game, your opponent
may let you get by with this, but in a tour­
nament, checking for a PF must be made at
the right time. Often in AFV engagements
hitting is not the problem, as the Basic To
Hit number is a 10 at ranges of s 6, and
drops only to a 9 at ranges 12 or less. But
for the PF, the probability of a hit drops with
each hex like a paratrooper with a twisted
'chute. This means every modifier is cru­
cial, and you've got to calculate them
before you make your move.
German squads with Panzerfausts are a
serious threat to Allied armor, and present
opportunities and challenges to both sides.
You must think about your armor and your
Infantry differently than when there are no
PF in play.
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They're the ones that come with a sheet of

Plexiglas and the frame sides that slide on.
Next, I stopped at Office Depot for a pack
of fine point dry-erase markers and a pack

U
ntil I moved to California, I never
realized how hard it is to be a
wargamer without a basement.
Playing ASL isn't that problematic since
scenarios are primarily a "set it up, play it,
pick it up" sort of thing; not so with
Campaign Games, however. It's one thing
to tie up the dining room table for an after­
noon, but try serving a holiday dinner
around a Red Barricades Campaign Game
III. Trust me on this; worrying about
whether Aunt Margaret will spill her wine
on the Commissar's House makes it totally
not worth considering.
Several Southern California ASL Club
members have expressed an interest in play­
ing a Red Barricades CG, but haven't
because they simply don't have the room in
their homes to leave a CG set up for months
on end. In response, the SoCalASL Club
organized The Red Barricades Project.
Step 1: The Location
We had to start with a central location
where our members could meet to play. In
this regard, our Club is rather fortunate. We
have an arrangement with a group called the
"St. Crispin Irregulars." They meet one
Saturday each month at the Knights of
Columbus hall in Anaheim to play minia­
tures mostly, with some family games and
war games. The SoCalASL Club has two
tables reserved for our members to meet
there and play pick-up games. As game ven­
ues go, it fits all the essential requirements
for The Red Barricades Project:
l. It's open from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM;
plenty of time for set up, play and
break down.
2. It's well lit.
3. With two tables, there is plenty of room
for the board, our gear, etc.
4. It's kind of loud, so the background
noise drowns out the swearing that
invariably accompanies ASL games.
5. It's cheap. And by cheap, I mean free.
Step 2: Gathering the Components
With a location established, the next step
was to develop a quick and simple method
to set up and break down a CG. Several
people had suggestions, including utilizing
VASL or digital photography, but I had
something much more low-tech in mind. I
made a trip to WalMart and bought two
"Mainstays" poster frames (22.375" x 34").
of the colored blank peel-off price stickers
commonly used for yard sales. And I dug
around my garage for some spare counter
trays. Like every veteran gamer I have
accumulated a substantial number in vari­
ous sizes; from discarded Plano 3701s to
old SPI box trays. I chose the ones with the
smallest and most numerous compartments.
In some cases I subdivided compartments to
maximize capacity.
Figure 1: The maps in their poster frames
Step 3: Some Assembly Required
I then made a set of stickers numbered 1
to 100 in two different colors, and affixed a
sticker to the bottom of each compartment
in my counter trays. I now had two color­
coded sets of empty counter trays with com­
partments numbered 1 to 100. Next I
framed each sheet of my RB historical map
with the WalMart poster frames. On the
north sheet the last two hexrows stick out
(Figure 1). That's ok. On the south sheet, I
pulled the northern portion of the south
sheet back so that the southern portion of
the north sheet would slip in. Now you can
slip the overhanging tab from the north
sheet under the Plexiglas of the south sheet.
Initially, you'll end up with the southern 4
hexrows of the southern map sheet hanging
outside the Plexiglas. As the CG progresses
and the fighting moves from north to south,
you can slide the Plexiglas down to cover
these hexrows and leave the northern 4
hexrows (now unused) exposed. For ease of
travel, you can separate the two framed sec­
tions at the overlap.
Step 4: The Initial Set Up and Breakdown
With the board and counter trays pre­
pared, I proceeded to set up my initial
Russian force on the board. That done, I
started clearing off the board, hex by hex.
The process is quick and simple: pick up the
units in one hex, mark the hex with a num­
ber, drop the contents of the hex into the
corresponding numbered compartment
(Figures 2 and 3). Repeat as necessary. If
Figure 2: The marked-up Plexiglas
there are units in more than one location in
the hex, number each location from highest
to lowest with slashes in between, e.g.,
23/24/25 means the second level has its
contents in compartment 23, the first level
is in 24 and ground level is in 25, etc.
Concealment/CX counters are easily dealt
with: just write 23CX/24?/25CX? (second
floor units are CX, first floor units are con­
cealed, ground floor units are both CX and
concealed. If you need to get more detailed
than that, you can use a side record to write
it down by numbered location. But you'd be
surprised how few notes you'll need to take.
Figure 3: Counters in their compartments
Step 5: The Execution
Our initial turnout for The Red Barricades
Project consisted of five guys. Setting the
CG up worked so smoothly it was almost
anti-climatic. We have found that by work­
ing in teams of two per side (one working
the counter tray, the other writing on or
erasing the board) we can set up or break
down the game in about 20 to 25 minutes;
about the same time you'll invest in setting
up or breaking down a typical scenario.
Step 6: Play
And that's it. The Red Barricades Project
is now off and running. We meet once per
month and play for about 10 hours per ses­
sion, with a minimal amount of that time
committed to setting up and breaking down
the game. I hope our Club's success with
The Red Barricades Project inspires other
groups to give CG III a try.

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 Z Earlier pages in Chapter Z are found in other official MMP products and are not required to play this CG or any of its accompanying scenarios. SC2A
Z. SUICIDE CREEK CAMPAIGN GAME SCl.7 HAND-TO-HAND CC: Hand-to-Hand CC (J2.31)
may also be declared by an American ATTACKER after a
successful Ambush unless every American unit participating
SUICIDE CREEK SCENARIO SPECIAL RULES: Unless noted is Withdrawing/pinned.
otherwise, all SSR below apply in all CG and non-CG SC scenarios. SCl.8 ASSAULT ENGINEERS: American 7-6-8 squads
and their 3-4-8 HS are Assault Engineers (Hl.22) [EXC:
SCl GENERAL 7-6-8 squads may not Deploy per Gl7.ll]. fu the Campaign
SCl.1 EC, WEATHER, & TERRAIN: EC are Mud, with no wind at Game, the Japanese may purchase Assault Engineers. Special
start. Weather is Overcast (E3.5) and Mud (E3.6). PTO Terrain (G.l) is in counters with a DC symbol have been provided for both cases to allow
effect [EXC: both Light (G2.I) (EX: D7) and Dense (G2.2) (EX: E8) players to distinguish them from non-Assault Engineer MMC.
Jungle exist at the same time - Dense Jungle hexes are painted with a SCl.9 ATMM: fu addition to Gl.4231, Japanese units that are not T-H
darker shade of green and are also identified by a black center dot inside Heroes may use ATMM as per C13.7 [EXC: the CC DRMfor a non-T-H
a white circle]. All on-map terrain that is not in play in a given scenario Hero is only -2].
remains in effect for "offboard" movement/entry purposes during that
scenario. At night the Base NVR is 2.
SCl.1 EX: Hex D7 is Light
Jungle, indicated by its light­
er green color and white cen­
ter dot. Hex E8 is Dense Jun­
gle, indicated by its darker
green color and black center
dot inside a white circle.
SC2 JUNGLE DEBRIS
SC2.1 Jungle Debris (JD) represents fallen, exceptionally tangled jungle.
Any hex containing mixed brown and green rubble-like artwork is a JD
SCl.2 THE STREAM: For VC/Setup determination purposes (only), hex (EX: K12). JD is treated as Dense Jungle except as stated otherwise
"The Stream" consists of the following stream/stream-JD (SSR SC3) [EXC: JD is not treated as Dense Jungle for purposes of NVR/lllumina­
hexes (and all stream/stream-JD hexes that connect them): All-Fll-Hl2- tion/MI'R-.fire (G2.24)].
Il2-Ml2-O13-X12. SC2.2 Pillboxes and Wire are the only Fortifications that may be placed
SCl.21 CREST STATUS: Due to the slippery, high-banked nature of in JD.
the stream, Crest status (B20.9) is NA in all stream and stream-JD hexes. SC2.3 JD is fuherent Terrain (B.6) and has a TEM of +1 to any fire
SCl.22 VEHICLES: No vehicle may exit a stream hex via a non-stream traced into it. Air Bursts (Bl3.3) are NA in a JD hex. A JD hex is not a
hexside except from a Ford hex. LOS obstacle but it does Hinder LOS by adding a +2 Hindrance DRM
SCl.3 SOFT GROUND: Each Bog Check receives the Soft Ground +1 for each JD hex between the firer and target.
DRM (D8.21) due to Mud. SC2A MOVEMENT: Infantry enter JD at a cost of 3 MF [EXC: if
using a path/TB/CR (SSR SC4)]. Only a fully-tracked vehicle may enter
SClA FOXHOLES: All Infantry in suitable terrain may set up En­
trenched (B27.l). JD, and does so by expending all of its MP (other than for Start, Stop, or
if using Minimum Move) allotment and making a Bog Check DR
SCl.5 SUICIDE CREEK (SC) PILLBOXES: (D8.21). Such movement is possible even while using reverse movement.
SCl.51 LOS: SC Pillboxes must be set up so that their CA A fully-tracked vehicle may also enter a JD hex (other than via TB/CR)
allows a unit within them to have a LOS to � 1 stream/ by expending ½ of its MP allotment (PRU) in that hex but must make a
stream-JD hex (as if the base level of that hex were Level 0). Bog Check DR with an extra +1 DRM.
SCl.52 SC CELLARS: Each SC Pillbox has a separate
cellar Location that is treated as a 1+4+00 Pillbox Location
except as stated otherwise. A SC Cellar is Accessible from,
and has LOS to, only its Pillbox, and movement between
the two Locations is not prevented by enemy units in the
same hex outside. !FT-fire/DC-placement/CC is allowed only between the
SC Cellar and its Pillbox, with the Pillbox Location receiving a +3 TEM.
Control of a Pillbox hex (B30.91) also requires Control of the SC Cellar.
The SC Cellar and all units in it are el iminated if its Pillbox is eliminated
(B30.92).
SCl.53 BUNKERS & TUNNELS: Bunkers (B30.8) and tunnels
(G1.632) are NA.
SCl.54 BAZOOKAS: The colored dr of a Bazooka TH DR
which targets a SC Pillbox must also be s 4 to achieve a hit.
If the colored dr is � 5, the bazooka round is assumed to have
glanced off its slick mud covering and is considered a miss.
SCl.55 HIP: Once revealed, SC Pillboxes may never regain hidden status.
SC3.2 Stream-JD LOS EX: Fire from the Pillbox in V12 against units
SCl.6 OBSERVERS: Any leader possessing a radio at sce­ in the Sll stream receives a +2 Hindrance DRM because the LOS pass­
nario start may set up using HIP. es through the stream-JD hex in Tl1, even though the firer and the tar­
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SC3STREAM-JUNGLE DEBRIS
SC3.1 Stream-Jungle Debris (stream-JD) is treated as JD (SSR SC2) ex­
cept as stated otherwise [EXC: for purposes of El .531, it is treated as a
stream].
SC3.2 JD exists at crest level in a stream-JD hex, but units in a stream­
JD hex are always at stream level (SSR SCI .21); however, the JD is con­
sidered to extend down to stream level for purposes of both TEM and
LOS Hindrance; i.e., a unit in a stream-JD hex always receives the +1
TEM of JD, and LOS traced through a stream-JD hex is subject to a +2
Hindrance DRM for each stream-JD hex between the firer and the target.
SC3.3 MOVEMENT: Infantry enter stream-JD at a cost of 5 MF. Vehi-
1 cle entry of stream-JD is NA.
SC4CORDUROYROADS
SC4.1 Corduroy Roads (CR) were used to make swampy or
muddy terrain traversable by laying logs in a pattern that re­
sembled corduroy. CR are treated as Trail Breaks (B13.421)
except as stated otherwise.
SC4.2 CREATION: CR can only be created prior to play by SSR, or by
CG purchase. CR may only be placed in Jungle/JD hexes (not in stream­
JD hexes). In addition to providing CR counters, a SSR may treat paths
as CR. If so, the CR hexsides of any CR counter are treated as connect­
ing to the CR in the ex-path hex.
SC4.3 INFANTRY: Infantry expend one MF to enter Jungle/JD via a
CR, and are not subject to the Bl3.4212 special Defensive First Fire -1
DRM.
SC4.4VEHICLES: Fully-tracked vehicles expend two MP to enter Jun­
gle/JD via a CR; halftracks expend three MP. A hex entered via a CR
hexside does not count toward the number of hexes moved into for the
purpose of D8.23. A wreck/immobile vehicle on a CR does not elimi­
nate/negate it.
SCS FORDS & FORD CREATION
SCS.1 Fords may be placed (at setup by SSR) or created
(during play) in stream hexes (but not in stream-JD hexes).
SCS.2 CREATION: To create a Ford during play, a bull­
dozer must expend all of its MP [EXC: Start MP] allot-
ment in the hex where Ford creation will be attempted and end its MPh
in Motion. Provided the bulldozer remains Mobile after all Defensive
First Fire directed against it, the American player may make a DR. If this
DR is s 5 a Ford is created at the end of the MPh. If the creation attempt
fails a Labor (B24.8) counter is placed (or an existing counter is flipped
to its -2 DRM side), and may be used to modify subsequent Ford cre­
ation attempts in the same hex.
SCS.3 HEROES: Each participating hero may apply its
heroic DRM to a Ford creation attempt by declaring the at­
tempt, expending all of its MF allotment as Hazardous
Movement in Armored Assault with the bulldozer, surviving
the MPh unpinned, and being marked with a TI counter.
SC6TRIP WIRES
SC6.1 Trip Wires were improvised devices created by the Americans to
detect Japanese infiltration into their lines during night operations. Trip
Wires consisted of strings and wires set at varying heights and draped
with objects which made noise if disturbed. Trip Wires are treated as Trip
Flares (El.95) except as stated otherwise.
SC6.2 EFFECTS: A Trip Wire that has been set off causes the moving/
advancing/withdrawing unit(s) (only) to immediately lose any concealed/
cloaked status, provided there are unbroken enemy Infantry unit(s) adja­
cent to that Trip Wire Location. Trip Wires do not provide lliumination,
though they may be set up in the same Location as Trip Flares. Separate
drs are required for any Location that has both Trip Wires and Trip
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Flares. A Trip Wire that has been set off is equivalent to a fired Starshell
for the purpose of allowing Fire Lanes vs Bore Sighted Locations (El.71)
and the subsequent usage of Starshells/lR (E1.9).
SC7SUPPLY DUMPS
SC7.1 In some SC scenarios the Americans are allotted Sup­
ply Dumps - ammunition and stores which were brought for­
ward to aid the Marines in their assault across Suicide Creek.
The Japanese made several attempts to destroy these dumps. Use Ammo
Supply counters to represent these Supply Dumps.
SC7.2 SETUP: A Supply Dump may set up using HIP and must set up
in/adjacent to 2: 1 kunai hex.
SC7.3 DISCOVERY: The Japanese player detects the presence of a
Supply Dump by either entering its Location or by successfully Search­
ing its Location. The Supply Dump counter is then placed on board.
SC7A DESTRUCTION: A Supply Dump may be eliminated in three
ways:
• DC: A DC may be detonated in the Supply Dump's Location; any re­
sult other than a Malfunction will eliminate the Supply Dump. A Sup­
ply Dump is an eligible DC Hero target (Gl.424).
• /Fr attack: When the Supply Dump's Location (including the Supply
Dump itself, if Known, and/or an enemy unit therein) is attacked on
the IFT by 2: 8 FP the Supply Dump is eliminated on a subsequent dr
of 1. This subsequent dr is modified by -1 for each additional column
on the IFT that is applied to the attack, i.e., an 8 FP attack will destroy
the Supply Dump on a subsequent dr of l; a 12 FP attack will destroy
it on a subsequent dr of s 2, etc.
• Terrain Blaze: A Supply Dump in a terrain Blaze is eliminated.
SC7.5 EXPLOSION: lf the Supply Dump is eliminated it
immediately detonates; all units in the Location are attacked
with 16 FP on the IFT and no DRM. After detonating, re­
place the Ammo Supply counter with a Flame counter and
place a dispersed white Smoke counter in its hex. This Smoke counter is
removed in the following PFPh, regardless of Player Tum.
4. SUICIDE CREEK CAMPAIGN GAME
4.1 INTRODUCTION: The Suicide Creek Campaign Game offers two
or more players a series of interrelated scenarios dealing with the 1st Ma­
rine Division's assault on a heavily-fortified stream on Cape Gloucester,
New Britain, in early January 1944. Using this system, a variable number
of scenarios are played, each simulating a portion of the actual battle.
4.11 BETWEEN SCENARIOS: Between each scenario, players make
use of a special CG phase called the Refit Phase (RePh) wherein each
side takes stock of what has happened and prepares for further combat in
the next scenario. Both players may purchase Reinforcement Groups
(RG) using Campaign Purchase Points (CPP).
4.12 CASUALTIES: Casualties suffered in a CG scenario, as well as
those suffered in the ensuing RePh through CG-Scenario End (defined in
4.2), should be tallied since amassed Casualty VP (A26.22) are used
when determining DRM during the RePh.
4.13 CG ROSTER & RG PURCHASE RECORD: The enclosed
printed copies of the SC "CG Roster" and "RG Purchase Record" should
be photocopied and used by players to record important CG information.
4.2 DEFINITIONS:
CG: Campaign Game.
CG Date: Each CG Date consists of the calendar date plus an AM, PM,
or Night reference (e.g., "3 AM"). One CG scenario may be played per
CG Date - hence up to three CG scenarios may be played per calendar
day: one in the morning (AM), one in the afternoon/early-evening (PM),
and one at night (N).
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CG End: The CG-Scenario End (see definition below) that occurs after
the last CG Date of a CG, if one side concedes CG victory, or if one side
meets its CG Victory Conditions.
CG Roster: The sheet used to record information for each CG Date.
During the RePh, one line is filled out for each CG Date. Players are
urged to photocopy the one provided herein.
CG-Scenario End: Occurs when both the CG scenario being played and
the ensuing RePh step 4.703 have been completed.
CPP (Campaign Purchase Points): Used for purchasing Reinforcement
Groups (RG) in RePh step 4.717.
Depleted: A RG received at< Full Strength (see definition below).
Eligible: The status of an Entry Area enabling its use by a side for entry
(and numerous other) purposes.
Eliminated: Units/Equipment/Fortifications/RG "Eliminated" in a CG
are removed from that side's OB (i.e., are not Retained). A vehicle wreck
that is Eliminated while on-map is removed from the map.
Enterable: A hex/Location that the unit in question could enter (disre­
garding its occupation by a Fortification/enemy-unit) during a hypotheti­
cal MPh/APh. If defined in relation to a Setup/Entry Area (or to a "path"
of hexes drawn to/from/between such), the hex/Location must be Enter­
able along that path. A terrain Blaze hex is not Enterable.
Entry Area: See SSR CG4 (4.4).
Equipment: Any SW/Gun/Vehicle that can be part of a side's OB. Any
counter that can be Portaged, driven, and/or Manhandled about on the
map.
Escape: The RePh process by which a unit attempts to exit an Isolated
Location, No-Man's Land, an enemy Setup Area, or Uncontrolled Terri­
tory that it cannot remain in, to a friendly Setup Area or Eligible Entry
Area.
FPP (Fortification Purchase Points): Used to purchase Fortifications in
RePh step 4.719.
Front-Line Hex: A Setup Area hex that shares� one hexside with� one
hex of an enemy-Setup-Area/No-Man's Land/Uncontrolled-Territory hex.
Full Strength: A RG received as a complete group.
Holding Area: The off-map portion of an Entry Area. It is used for hold­
ing all units/Equipment that are Retained in (including those that
Shift/Escape/Exit to), as well as those that will enter play as reinforce­
ments via, that Entry Area.
Idle Date: A CG Date in which both sides have picked an Idle chit
(meaning that no scenario is played); 4.721.
Initial Scenario: The first scenario of the CG. The CG's Initial Scenario
gives each side's setup/entry restrictions, starting OB (possibly including
pre-determined RG, units, and a pool of CPP/FPP to spend on additional
RG/Fortifications), and SSR applicable only to the Initial Scenario.
Isolated: A unit/Weapon in a friendly Setup Area Location from which it
cannot trace a path of contiguous, Enterable, Uncontrolled-Tenitory/
friendly-Setup-Area Locations to a friendly Entry Area. See 4.7052,
4.7056, and 4.7221.
No-Man's Land: A non-Strategic Location within two hexes of both
friendly- and enemy-Controlled Strategic Locations; 4.7051.
OB (Order of Battle): All units, Equipment, Fortifications, and RG of a
side eligible to participate in the next CG scenario.
Objective Hex: An Objective Hex can be purchased by either side. An
Objective Hex remains a potential Strategic Location even if not revealed
on the CG Date it was designated. As soon as (but never before) such an
Objective Hex is Controlled (as per A26.11-.12; even if during setup) by
Infantry of the designating side, its identity must immediately be revealed
to the opponent and it becomes a permanent Strategic Location. Once re­
vealed, use a Control marker (or any mutually agreed-upon counter) of
the controlling side to mark the hex. Any non-stream hex may be desig­
nated as an Objective Hex.
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Pltn (Platoon): A CG RG organization type.
RePh (Refit Phase): The series of steps performed after each CG sce­
nario.
Reserve: "I" type RG may be purchased in Reserve by spending 20%
less (FRD) than the CPP cost printed in the purchase chart. If purchased
at this cost this RG must be set up in Reserve status or held off map on
the CG Date of purchase. See SSR CG6 (4.4).
Retained: All units, Equipment, and RG in a side's OB that are available
for setup/entry in the next CG scenario; i.e., all Initial Scenario OB­
given/purchased units/Equipment (or all units/Equipment remaining avail­
able from the previous scenario of the CG), all RG purchased, and all re­
inforcements received since the previous (if any) scenario of the CG.
RG (Reinforcement Group): Usually a number of units/Equipment pur­
chased, as a group, for use in the CG as additions to a side's OB. Also in­
cludes FPP.
RG Purchase Record: The sheet used to record the units-in/information­
for each CG RG type. One line is filled out for each RG purchased. Play­
ers are urged to photocopy the one provided herein.
SC: Of, or pertaining to, the Suicide Creek Historical ASL Module.
Sect (Section): A CG RG organization type.
Setup Area: Each Strategic Location Controlled by a side, plus each
non-Strategic Location within two hexes of such a Strategic Location but
not within two hexes of an enemy-Controlled Strategic Location (i.e., not
a No-Man's Land hex; 4.7051). Each such non-Strategic Location hex
must also be Enterable by Infantry from� one Strategic Location of that
Setup Area {EXC: stream-JD and non-Ford stream hexes are never part
of a Setup Area, are not considered Enterable for the purposes of Setup
Area determination, and in fact will divide an otherwise intact Setup Area
into two]. Friendly Setup Areas that touch/overlap are treated as a single
Setup Area, provided that� one of the touching/overlapping hexes is En­
terable by Infantry from the other Setup Area. For the Initial Scenario,
see also 4.6.
Shift: The RePh process by which a Retained unit attempts to exit its
current Setup/Entry Area to another friendly Setup Area or Eligible Entry
Area; see 4.713.
Strategic Location: Each Light-Jungle-hex/Stream-Jungle-hex/Jungle­
Debris-hex/CR/Objective-Hex/Pillbox/entrenchment and each Location
occupied by a non-Abandoned Immobile vehicle with functioning MA,
or by an unhooked non-malfunctioned Gun, is a Strategic Location.
Strength: An "I'' or "V" type RG is received at Full or Depleted Strength.
Uncontrolled Territory: All non-No-Man's Land hexes that are part of
no Setup Area; i.e., are � 3 hexes from all Controlled Strategic Location
hexes.
Weapon: Any SW/Gun/Vehicular-armament which uses the IFT/TH ta­
bles to cause damage to the opponent.
4.3 THE CG SCENARIOS: The parameters of the CG scenarios are
given in 4.6. The CG continues until the CG End (4.6). Each side's initial
Setup Area(s) for a non-Initial CG scenario is determined by the Strategic
Locations Controlled by both sides at the previous CG-Scenario End.
4.31 CG BALANCE PROVISIONS: Should each player wish to play
the same side (A26.4), the following Balance is used throughout the CG:
American: American Personnel in possession of HMG/DC are consid­
ered Fanatic.
Japanese: Japanese MMC are considered Fanatic when stacked with a
Japanese leader.
4.4 CAMPAIGN GAME SPECIAL RULES: The following CG SSR
apply only in the SC CG scenarios and RePh:
CGl. MAP: Each CG scenario uses the entire SC map.
CG2. SC SSR: All SC SSR are in effect except as amended below.
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CG3. CG NIGHT SCENARIOS: The side(s) selecting the
Attack chit in a night Attack scenario (4.7212) is considered
the Scenario Attacker (El.4; despite usually having units
available to set up on map); a side selecting the Idle chit is
the Scenario Defender (El.2). The Scenario Defender in a CG night At­
tack (4.7212) scenario has automatic Freedom ofMovement (following
any enemy attack besides a successful Ambush; El.21) for his two best
non-Reserve leaders. The Scenario Attacker may use normal Cloaking
(El.4-.43) for his Infantry, even ifthey set up on-map. (Cloaking coun­
ters must be a different color than those used for any Reserves.) Cloak­
ing-counter HIP is NA. On map Cloaked SW need not be dm. Scenario
Defender reinforcements Retained off map may enter at an Eligible Entry
Area only following a RPh reinforcement dr of< the current Game Tum
number, or automatically once any Scenario Defender unit has been at­
tacked by other than OBA/Sniper or has seen a Known enemy unit. A re­
inforcing AFV with a radio releases other friendly AFV with a radio as
per El.21.
CG4. ENTRY AREAS: The Japanese Entry Area is the south edge ofthe
map board. The American Entry Area is the north edge ofthe map board.
No unit may ever set up in an opposing side's Entry Area.
CGS. RG SETUP/ENTRY: Each RG/unit listed in an Initial Scenario's
OB is available for on-map-setup/entry as specified below. If set up on­
map, units/Equipment ofa RG must be set up in the friendly Setup Area
they are Retained in (or as defined by Initial Scenario setup restrictions).
All other units/Equipment enter on/after Tum 1; if they set up off-map
during the RPh (A2.51), but do not enter that same Player Tum, they are
unavailable for use during the remainder of the current CG scenario.
Such units are, however, Retained for the next CG scenario. All
units/Equipment of the same RG must initially either be set up in the
same Setup Area or enter at any hex(es) oftheir Entry Area. Equipment
ofa just purchased RG must initially be possessed by a unit ofthat RG.
For setup purposes RG must be able to trace a path (ofany length) of
contiguous, Enterable (by all units of that RG) friendly-Setup/Uncon­
trolled-Territory Locations from its Setup Area to their Eligible Entry
Area. This path may not cross any non-Ford stream hexes.
CG6. RESERVE RG: Each RG purchased for 20% less (FRD) than the
listed CPP cost may be set up on map only if set up in Reserve using the
principles of Cloaking (El.4; see also below). If unable to be set up in
Reserve such a RG is instead Retained in the Holding Area ofits Entry
Area and may enter on/after Tum 1. For each Reserve RG purchased, the
player receives one Reserve Cloaking counter (i.e., a ½ " "?" ofany un­
used nationality) for each MMC that will set up as Infantry. Each Re­
serve RG purchased may, at its owner's option, also automatically in­
clude one Reserve Dummy Cloaking counter (usable in a day/night
scenario). Each Reserve Cloaking counter may represent a maximum of
one unit/stack (and its possessed Equipment), and must be set up at
ground level in a non-Isolated, friendly Setup Area Location� six hexes
from all enemy Setup Area hexes and� four hexes from all stream hexes.
Reserve Cloaking-counter HIP is NA. Reserves cannot Deploy/Recom­
bine, and are ignored for the purposes of Deployment/HIP/"?" limits.
During a CG scenario, each Reserve unit/stack must remain cloaked and
may conduct no action whatsoever until an enemy ground unit is in its
LOS within six hexes, or until subjected to an enemy attack (including
WP) that results in loss of the Cloaked Reserve unit's/stack's conceal­
ment, at which time its owner may (or must, if the Reserve Cloaking
counter was so attacked or was revealed by Detection as per A12.15) re­
veal a Reserve Cloaking counter's contents (if any) by placing them on­
map unconcealed. In general, the contents (if any) ofa Reserve Cloaking
counter are considered to not exist until they are revealed. The following
apply to Reserve Cloaking:
• A Reserve Cloaking counter is ignored for all overstacking, conceal­
ment loss/gain, and Control purposes;
• A non-Cloaked Dummy stack and a Reserve Cloaking counter may
neither set up, nor end a phase, together in the same Location;
• A Reserve Cloaking counter is a non-target to an enemy Sniper attack
(Al4.22);
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• A Reserve Cloaked leader may not use his leadership benefits for any
purpose;
• If a Flame/Blaze occurs in a Location that contains a Reserve Cloak­
ing counter (even a Dummy), that counter may move/advance once to
an ADJACENT non-Blazing Location, provided it is not moving clos­
er (in hexes) to an enemy ground unit regardless ofLOS. If it cannot
do so, its owner may at that time place it anywhere within three hexes
of its current hex, though he may not place it closer to an enemy
ground unit and must otherwise abide by the rules pertaining to Re­
serve setup;
• Each RG unit/Equipment piece that is still Cloaked at scenario end is
revealed (4.702) and Retained (SSR CG19);
• Each Dummy Cloaking counter is Eliminated at the end of play
(4.702).
CG7. OPTIONAL VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT: Optional Gyrostabiliz­
ers must be rolled for individually (Hl.42). If so equipped, no additional
CPP cost is assessed.
CGS. STATUS MARKERS: During its setup, each side may opt to se­
cretly record the BU, CE, TCA, Immobilized, abandoned, malfunctioned,
and/or disabled status ofits vehicles/Guns in lieu ofplacing the appropri­
ate marker(s) on them. Place the actual marker(s) when the piece is non­
concealed and within 16 hexes ofany enemy ground unit which has LOS
to it.
CG9. CONCEALMENT: Each Infantry unit (and its pos­
sessed Equipment) setting up in Concealment Terrain may set
up concealed, regardless ofenemy LOS. Vehicles may not be
concealed unless out of enemy LOS. Such "?" need not be
purchased; i.e., each is placed freely. Otherwise, Al2.12 applies in the
normal manner. Eligible units may be concealed prior to the opponent
viewing the setup. For purposes of"?" placement, all Locations outside
the LOS ofall opposing Setup Area Locations are considered Conceal­
ment Terrain. "?" purchased in the RePh and those received at night
(El.2) are used as Dummies.
CGlO. BORE SIGHTING & GUNS: Bore Sighting is NA
[EXC: Eligible SW MG may Bore Sight at night]. Guns
may be hidden at setup as per A12.34. Each non-vehicular
Gun that ended the last CG scenario on map must be set
up within three hexes of the Location in which it ended
that scenario [EXC: Escape (4.706); Shift (4.713); if a CG ldle Date has
been generated; instead it may set up anywhere in its current Setup
Area].
CGll. SNIPERS: Each side must use two Sniper counters. Each Sniper
counter must be set up initially as per the first two sentences ofAl4.2,
but with� 10 hexes between them (or as far apart as possible if they can­
not setup� 10 hexes apart); when a Sniper attack can occur, make a dr to
randomly determine which one actually attacks (assign numbers so that
each has an equal chance). The SAN is never altered by the presence of
> one friendly Sniper in play simultaneously. Any result (e.g., Pin) affect­
ing a Sniper counter affects all friendly Snipers. See also 4.7122.
CG12. TERRAIN CHANGES: Each alteration ofprinted terrain that oc­
curs during a CG is permanent, barring subsequent Clearance/removal
(as applicable). All Fortifications, Trail Breaks, CR, Shellholes, and
Wrecks are left on-map from scenario to scenario (unless removed due to
a Blaze, etc; for Wrecks, see also the 4.2 definition of "Eliminated").
Each terrain Blaze is resolved in RePh step 4.709-.7092. No Wreck is re­
moved from play due to being in a terrain Blaze, it remains on-map (still
treated as a LOS Hindrance). Whenever a vehicle is Immobilized, Aban­
doned, and all ofits present Inherent Weapons are disabled (or it has no
Inherent Weapons), it is immediately replaced by a Wreck.
CG13. MAP EXIT: Each Personnel/Equipment piece that exits the map
via its friendly Entry Area during play cannot re-enter the map during
that scenario but is Retained for use during the next CG scenario. How­
ever, each such broken Personnel unit must take a NTC (a Good Order
leader's DRM can apply) immediately upon exiting; failing this NTC
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causes Casualty Reduction (if it is Eliminated, so is its possessed Equip­
ment). Everythlng exited at any other location during play is Eliminated.
CG14. GAME END: A Turn Record Chart is printed on the map. Each
CG scenario has a variable Game Turn Length. At the end of each Player
Tllfl2 of Turn 5, and at the end of each Player Turn thereafter, the AT­
TACKER makes a Game End dr; if the result is !> the circled number in
the current turn's box on the CG Turn Record Chart, the scenario ends
immediately. A -1 drm applies during a Night scenario.
CG15. WEAPON/CREW REMOVAL: A Retained vehicle may begin a
CG scenario Abandoned and/or with eligible armament Removed
(D6.631). Such a removed-weapon/crew-counter must begin that CG
scenario in the same Setup/Entry Area as the vehicle it came from.
CG16. AMERICAN FANATICISM: For one CG scenario
on/after the 3 January AM CG scenario the American player
may declare all of his Personnel Fanatic for the entire sce­
nario. This must be declared immediately upon the conclu-
sion of all on-map setup.
CG17. OBA: Each side's available OBA is limited to a
maximum of two modules per CG Date. For the purposes
of this rule, "available" means having the module's
phone/radio in play at any time during a CG scenario. A
phone/radio counter (and its associated OBA module) is
immediately eliminated when its OBA is exhausted, or in the RePh
(4.7044) if its OBA was"used" per SSR CG 19 in the previous scenario.
On an OBA RG's CG Date of purchase, its phone/radio is placed in any
non-Isolated Setup/Entry Area. See also CG19.
CG18. AMMO SHORTAGE REMOVAL: When a Good Order In­
fantry unit suffering from Ammunition Shortage due to Isolation (4.7052)
begins a friendly player Turn in the same Location as an armed, Good
Order friendly Infantry MMC that is itself not suffering from Ammuni­
tion Shortage and whose US# is 2: that of the other MMC, its Ammuni­
tion Shortage ceases to exist at the end of that player turn provided that
both units become TI and remain Good Order throughout that Player
Turn. A MG SW's Ammunition Shortage is removed whenever it is pos­
sessed by an armed, Good Order friendly MMC that is not suffering from
Ammunition Shortage. All other Weapons suffering from Ammunition
Shortage lose that status only by ending a CG scenario non-Isolated.
CG19. RETAINED RG: Regardless of whether it was used during a CG
scenario, each purchased/OB-given RG (or part thereof, including each
radio/phone and leader assigned to an OBA RG, even if that radio/phone
counter was Eliminated during play), is Retained until Eliminated/Re­
called in a CG scenario or its subsequent RePh. For purposes of this rule,
an OBA RG is considered to have been used (and thus will be Eliminated
in the next RePh; SSR CG17) if 2: one FFE: 1 counter from that module
was placed during the previous scenario. If Retained, an OBA's Draw
Pile (Cl.211) is restored to the number of red and black chits it had at the
start of the previous scenario, and its radio/phone is restored (to any Eli­
gible, non-Isolated Entry Area or Setup Area) if it was Eliminated. Each
un-entered RG (or part thereof) is Retained in the Holding Area of its
Entry Area [EXC: if Shifted; 4.713].
CG20. SELF RALLY: Each side is allowed to attempt to self rally 2 non­
Disrupted MMC, provided (as per Al8.ll) each such attempt is carried
out before other friendly MMC Rally attempts.
CG21. CONTROL: A side Controlling a hex at game end containing an un­
occupied pillbox is assumed to Control all locations of that pillbox as well.
4.5 INITIAL SCENARIO: The special information needed to play the
Initial Scenario for CGI is provided in 4.6. For the Initial Scenario, play­
ers begin with RePh step 4.717 (Purchasing Reinforcement Groups) and
complete RePh steps 4.717-.723 (these steps are preceded by a"!" in the
RePh Sequence; 4.7). In the Initial Scenario the side moving first is con­
sidered the attacker. No attack chit expenditure is necessary for the Initial
Scenario.
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4.6 SC CAMPAIGN I: THE GREEN INFERNO
Following their nearly uncontested landing at Cape Gloucester's Yel­
low Beach,"The Old Breed" - the 1st Marine Division - began its push
southward to clear Target Hill, Hill 660, and Borgen Bay. After a short
but intense fight to clear Target Hill, General Rupertus, commanding
general of the division, unleashed General Shepard to the southeast with
a composite group as a semi-independent command. This force, com­
prised of units from the 5th and 7th Marine Regiments, was tasked with
passing through the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment's area of opera­
tion and advancing to a phase line called"0-1," thereby pinching 2-7 out
of the line and moving them into Regimental Reserve. 2-7 had been dug
in along a section of a muddy stream that was unmarked on the maps of
the area selected for the advance. The stream that 2-7 had advanced to
and used to anchor their beachhead perimeter was the same stream that, a
bit farther west, Japanese Col. Kenshiro Katayama was busily fortifying
in anticipation of this advance. Soon to be dubbed "Suicide Creek" by
the Marines, the stream was a steeply-banked, muddy mess averaging
30-40 feet in width. As 3-7 Marines approached it they scattered or by­
passed Japanese outposts which sought to gauge their strength. Upon ar­
rival at the creek, the Marines attempted a hasty assault across it, only to
be met by devastating small arms, machinegun, and mortar fire. Kenshi­
ro's troops succeeded in stopping cold the Marine advance. Lt. Col.
William Williams of the 3-7 Marines knew that he would require more
firepower and requested armor support. Tanks were available, but the
jungle was too dense to get them forward. Marine Pioneers were there­
fore tasked with building a jungle road to the stream and then building a
ford to get the tanks and Marines across the stream and into the Japanese
defense network. After two days of fruitless punching and counter-punch­
ing which resulted in significant casualties, the Marines were finally
ready for their push. With a combined arms task force in place, the
Marines were ordered on the morning of the 4th to make one more push
across the stream. This time, even with a vicious Japanese response, the
Marines had the combat power to get the job done. The tanks made the
difference since the Japanese had limited anti-armor assets. The infantry's
primary mission was to keep suicidal Japanese from placing high explo­
sive charges on the tanks. After many such attacks the Japanese realized
that the Marine tankers were too much for them and began to pull back
into the jungle to reorganize for their next fight. "The Old Breed" had
successfully dislodged the Japanese.
CG LENGTH: A CG scenario is played for 7 dates in this CG (January
2, PM and Night; January 3, AM, PM, and Night; and January 4, AM
and PM).
CG VICTORY CONDIDONS: Provided there are no SC Pillboxes/SC
Cellars (SSR SCl.5) occupied by Japanese units, the Americans win at
the end of any CG scenario by achieving both of the following condi­
tions:
1. The Americans have exited 2: 24 total Exit VP off the south edge.
2. There is 2: one friendly, mobile M4A2 MT with a functioning MA
south of The Stream (SSR SCl.2).
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4.718 RG Strength,Weapons, & Leaders
INITIAL SCENARIO SETUP SEQUENCE: Japanese sets up first; 4.719 PurchasingFortifications
American moves first. 4.720 Attack Chit Limit
INITIAL JAPANESE OB: 4.721 Initiative Determination
Elements of 141st Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 4.722 Unit Setup
53rd Infantry Regiment [ELR: 4] set up south of The 4.723 Scenario Commencement
Stream (see SSR I-2): {SAN:4}
RG:11 x 4 6 xWire 4.701 CONCLUSION OF MELEE: All opposing units in
RG:14 30FPP the same Locations are now assumed to be in Melee, and
must undergo an (unlimited) number of Melee rounds until
RG:O2 12 CPP no more CC attacks can be made. Such units are free to per-
18 X 1+3+5 Pillbox form any/all normal CCPh activities associated with Melee (i.e., attack,
Capture, Withdrawal, etc.). Consider the side that moved first in that sce­
INITIAL AMERICAN OB: nario to be the ATTACKER. Following the conclusion of the first round
Elements of 5th and 7th Marine Regiments, 1st Marine of RePh Melee in a Location, each still-hidden/concealed unit therein is
Division [ELR: 5] enter on/after Tum 1 along the north revealed, each pinned unit therein becomes unpinned, each CX counter is
edge:{SAN:2} removed, each vehicle currently in Motion therein has its Motion counter
removed, and each Stun counter on a vehicle therein is flipped over to its
27 X 6-6-8 lOxMMG "+l" side (the vehicle is still subject to Recall, if applicable, and may be
10-2 6 x DC marked as CE if so desired). Resolve all Melees in alphanumeric se­
quence (e.g.,Al, then B16, then Bl7, then Cl 9, etc.).
2 X 9-1 4 x BAZ43
6 x Ldr DR (see 4.7183) 4 x M2 60mm MTR 4.702 MARKER REMOVAL: All markers/counters listed below are re­
moved from the map at this time (Right of Inspection does not apply to
INITIAL SCENARIO SPECIAL RULES: revealed stacks):
1-1.All SC SSR are in effect. a) SR and FFE counters;
1-2. Up to six Japanese squad-equivalents may set up north of The b) SMOKE counters;
Stream in hexes numbered .?: 4. All OB-given and purchased Japanese c) Acquired counters;
RG may setup on-map at no extra CPP cost. d) DM, Disrupted,Fanatic, Berserk, Dummy Stacks, Dummy Cloak­
ing Counters, and"?";
4.7 REFIT PHASE: The following steps (4.701-.721) are performed si­ e) CX, Motion, CE, BU, and Labor markers;
multaneously by each side during the RePh, which occurs after each CG f) All hidden/Cloaked units, Entrenchments, and Equipment are
scenario. Each step (and sub-step) must be carried out in the placed on-map in their present Location IF NOT IN AFRIENDLY
numbered/lettered order given; those not applicable to the current situa­ SETUP AREA;
tion may be omitted (e.g., if there are no Flames/Blazes on the map, skip g) Sniper counters
RePh step 4.709). Those steps listed below preceded by"!" are the only
steps to be completed before setting up to play a CG Initial Scenario.
Those preceded by">" are the only steps necessary to achieve CG-Sce­ 4.703 RALLY & UNLOADING: All currently broken units of both
nario End after the last Player Tum CCPh. sides automatically rally, even if Disrupted. No DR is made. All Rider
Personnel and Equipment are then unloaded into their vehicle's Location.
When step 4.703 has been completed, CG-Scenario End has occurred.
RePh Sequence:
> 4.701 Conclusion ofMelee
4.704 ENCIRCLEMENT, BOG, SHOCK/UK, & USED OBA RGs
> 4.702 Marker Removal
4.7041 ENCIRCLEMENT: Each Encircled unit [EXC:
> 4.703 Rally & Unloading prisoner} must take a separate 1TC (leadership DRM may
4.704 Encirclement, Bog, Shock/UK, & Used OBA RGs apply ifpresent and at owner's choice). Ifit passes its 1TC, it
4.705 Setup Area Determination remains in the present Location (Encircled markers are not
removed until 4.7062). Failing the ITC results in the unit's immediate
4.706 Escape
Elimination [EXC: Encircled Vulnerable PRC of an Immobile vehicle are
4.707 Equipment Possession & HiddenFortifications Eliminated, leaving the vehicle abandoned]. Each prisoner that an Elimi­
4.708 Prisoners nated Encircled unit was Guarding must, if possible, be claimed by an­
4.709 ExtinguishingFlames & Blazes other unit in that Location friendly to the Eliminated unit. If the prisoner
is not claimed, it is considered Rearmed (A20.551) and may automatical­
4.710 Wounded Leaders ly possess any Equipment dropped by its Eliminated Guard. Otherwise,
4.711 Recombining & Battle Hardening any Equipment that an Eliminated Encircled unit possessed is left in the
4.712 New CG Date & SAN Adjustment Location unpossessed.
4.713 Shift 4.7042 BOG: Each non-abandoned, bogged/Mired vehicle
must undergo.?: one Bog Removal attempt (D8.3) until it is
4.714 Equipment Repair & Replenishment either unbogged or immobilized (MP expenditure is immate­
4.715 Ammunition Shortage rial).
4.716 CPP Replenishment
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4.7043 SHOCK/UK: Each Shocked/UK AFV of (potential) Strategic Locations (e.g., a manned, immobilized vehicle
must undergo � one recuperation attempt (C7.42) with functioning MA that becomes Mobile [4.7141b], etc.) do not alter or
until either the marker is removed or the AFV is otherwise affect either side's Setup Area(s) in any way; once all Setup
Eliminated. Areas have been correctly marked, they will remain thus until the start of
4.7044 USED OBA RGs: If an OBA RG has been used (see SSR CG17 the next CG scenario.
and SSR CG19) remove its radio/phone. 4.7055 IN FRIENDLY SETUP AREA: Each unit/Equipment currently
in a friendly Setup Area is Retained therein. IMPORTANI': Each Gun
must (for now; see SSR CGlO and 4.713) remain in its current Location,
4.705 SETUP AREA DETERMINATION: Each side now determines due to setup restrictions.
its Setup Area(s) for the next CG scenario. Each side may, at any time
during/after a CG scenario, place a friendly Location Control marker (or 4.7056 NOT IN FRIENDLY SETUP AREA: Use the following charts
any mutually agreed-upon counter) in a Strategic Location that it current­ to determine what happens to on-map units/Equipment that do not end a
ly Controls, especially if that Location's Control might become disputed CG scenario non-Isolated inside a friendly Setup Area. Note that the ac­
at some later point. A Control marker must be removed (or flipped over) tions listed are to be implemented in their proper RePh order (4.7).
if the Controlling side loses Control of that Location. A non-Strategic Lo­ Personnel/Mobile Vehicle
cation may still be Controlled (as per A26.ll-.12), but does not receive a
Control marker. A Setup Area may currently contain no units, but can
also have friendly units Shifted into it unless it is Isolated.
4.7051 NO-MAN'S LAND: As each side determines its Setup Area(s),
there will be portions of the map where two opposing Setup Areas "over­
lap." A non-Strategic Location within two hexes of both friendly- and
enemy-Controlled Strategic Locations is a No-Man's Land hex. A No­
Man's Land hex can never be part of a Setup Area. A Strategic Location
can never be No-Man's Land (though it can be Isolated). Each manned,
Immobile vehicle without functioning MA in No-Man's Land becomes Abandoned (but otherwise Mobile) Vehicle or Un� Non-Ve­
abandoned, and its crew (if any) must attempt Escape as per 4.706. See hicle Equipment other than Functioniru! Gun
also 4.7056 and 4.7072.
4.7052 ISOLATED UNIT: An Isolated unit/Weapon is one in a friendly
Setup Area Location from which that unit (or, for a Weapon only, a hypo­
thetical Infantry MMC) would be unable to trace a path of contiguous,
Enterable, Uncontrolled-Territory/friendly-Setup-Area Locations to an
Eligible Entry Area. See 4.706 for Escape requirements and 4.7221 for
setup restrictions and penalties. See also 4.7056.
4.7053 UNCONTROLLED TERRITORY: Uncontrolled Territory Crewed. Immobile Vehicle without Functionin2 MA
refers collectively to all hexes that are neither No-Man's Land nor part of
either side's Setup Area (i.e., � three hexes from all Controlled Strategic
Locations). Each Personnel/Mobile-vehicle in an Uncontrolled Territory
hex at scenario end is Retained into the nearest (along the shortest path of
contiguous, Enterable, Uncontrolled Territory hexes) friendly Setup Area
(even if Isolated) or Eligible Entry Area; unit owner's choice of Area if
equidistant. Each Personnel/Mobile-vehicle unable to trace such a path is
required to attempt Escape (4.706). Each Immobile vehicle without func­
tioning MA becomes abandoned, and its crew (if any) is then either Re­
tained (if it can trace such a path) or required to attempt Escape. See also
4.7056 and 4.7072.
Crewed, Immobile Vehicle with Functioning MA or Crewed Gun
4.7054 SURROUNDED HEXES: Each Uncontrolled Territory, and
each unoccupied Strategic Location that is currently completely enclosed
within a Setup Area of only one side, becomes part of that Setup Area
[EXC: a Location vacated later due to the Escape of an enemy unit;
4.7131].
* Capturing/Eliminating side may Remove/attempt-to-Scrounge al­
MARKING THE MAP: Included in the SC module is a reduced-size lowed Weapon(s) and/or turn vehicle into a wreck.
map. Each side should now record its Setup Area(s) on a new photocopy t Abandoning crew may Remove allowed Weapon(s) and/or tum ve­
of the reduced-size map. Both sides outline (using different color pens, hicle into a wreck.
but on the same photocopy) each Strategic Location Controlled by them.
Other Strategic Locations can be marked by an appropriate letter inside a
square; e.g., "E" for Entrenchment, "F' for Fortification, "G" for a func­ 4.706 ESCAPE: Each Personnel/Mobile-vehicle unit ending a scenario
tioning Gun, "V" for a manned, Immobile vehicle with functioning MA, in No-Man's Land, or in an enemy Setup Area, or in Uncontrolled Terri­
etc. Once all Strategic Locations have been indicated, mark all No-Man's tory from which it is required to attempt Escape (4.7053), must attempt
Land hexes using another color (suggestion: a yellow "highlighter"). Escape. Each Personnel/Mobile-vehicle unit ending a scenario Isolated
Next, each side draws its Setup Area boundaries, enclosing all non­ may attempt Escape [EXC: each such Isolated, Overstacked unit must at­
Strategic Locations within two hexes of each friendly-Controlled Strate­ tempt Escape (or be freely moved to another Location within that same
gic Location (excluding No-Man's-Land). Isolated Setup Area) until the Location is not Overstacked]. If> one Per­
sonnel unit in the same Location wishes to Escape, they may combine
After all Setup Areas have been determined, each side should record (on into one or more stacks; each stack then makes its own DR on the Escape
a reduced-size map) an ID for each one. Subsequent changes in the status table. When attempting to Escape, each MMC may portage s five PP and

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each SMC may portage :S two PP [EXC: a wounded SMC can portage
nothing]. Each squad stacked with a leader may freely Deploy. Prior to
its possessor's Escape attempt, each SW/Gun may (must, if the unit ex­
ceeds its allowed portage limit) be dropped or freely Eliminated/frans­
ferred/dismantled-if-possible. A Gun can never Escape.
ESCAPE TABLE
1 An Original 2 DR results in Escape and Heat of Battle for an eligi­
ble unit (Al5.); use Random Selection to determine the unit(s) af­
fected in a stack [EXC: Any result other than Hero-Creation/Battle­
Hardening results in Elimination of the unit(s)].
2
A crew, or unit that would become Disrupted is Eliminated instead.
3
Use Random Selection for a stack.
4
The surviving crew (if any) may turn the vehicle into a wreck in its
current hex.
5 In current hex and VCA; the surviving crew (if any) may attempt to
Scrounge the vehicle/wreck.
6 ly unit (capable of being a Guard) in the same Isolated Area,
The surviving crew (if any) may attempt to Scrounge the vehicle
prior to its Elimination.
ESCAPE DRM:
4.7061 ESCAPE RESULTS: If a unit survives the Escape attempt, it
and all Equipment it took with it are Retained into a friendly Setup Area
or off-map in an Eligible Entry Area-whichever is nearest in a path of
contiguous, Enterable, Uncontrolled-Territory/enemy-Setup-Area Loca­
tions (Escapee's choice if� two such Areas are equidistant, but always
using as few enemy Setup Area Locations as possible). If a unit is Elimi­
nated by the Escape attempt all Equipment it took with it is Eliminated
on a subsequent dr of � 4; on a dr of :S 3 the Equipment is left in the
Eliminated unit's last-occupied Location. See also 4.7131.
4.7062 ENCIRCLED MARKER REMOVAL: All Encircled markers
are now removed.
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4.707 EQUIPMENT POSSESSION & HIDDEN FORTIFICATIONS
4.7071 IN SETUP AREA: Each piece of Equipment in a Setup Area is
Retained (as Captured, if applicable) therein by the side Controlling that
Setup Area. At its (new) owner's option, each such non-vehicle piece
may be Eliminated by any Personnel (even an Abandoning crew) Re­
tained in that Setup Area, and each such vehicle may be Abandoned, etc.
as per 4.71423. The Inherent crew of each now-Captured Immobile vehi­
cle with no functioning MA is also Captured. Each unpossessed/aban­
doned Equipment piece in a Setup Area may remain unpossessed/aban­
doned (in which case it retains its present CA), or may be automatically
repossessed/remanned and operated (as per A21.ll-.13, A21.21-.22,
D5.42, or D6.631) by Personnel Retained in that Setup Area. Each Im�
mobile vehicle must remain in its present Location and VCA until such
time that it becomes Mobile.
4.7072 NOT IN SETUP AREA: All unpossessed/abandoned Equip­
ment in No-Man's Land or Uncontrolled Territory must remain in its
present Location (and vehicle/Gun CA) until Eliminated or repossessed/
remanned in (or after; 4.7071) a subsequent scenario. Each Immobile ve­
hicle must remain in its present Location and VCA until such time as it
becomes Mobile.
4.7073 HIDDEN FORTIFICATIONS: Each still-hidden Fortification
within a Setup Area of the purchaser's opponent is placed on map. Each
on map Fortification (i.e., from previous CG scenarios) is Controlled by
the side (if any) Controlling its Location.
4.708 PRISONERS: Each prisoner guarded by a non-Isolat­
ed unit is Eliminated. An Isolated Guard may retain posses­
sion of his prisoner(s), freely transfer them to another friend­
or free them. If freed, a prisoner is automatically Retained (by the side
friendly to it) into the nearest (in shortest path of contiguous, Enterable
Locations) friendly-Setup/Eligible-Entry Area (of the Unarmed unit
side's choice if� 2 such Areas are equidistant). An unarmed MMC is Re­
placed by a Green/Conscript MMC of the same size; a freed SMC is Re­
placed by the original SMC type.
4.709 EXTINGUISIIlNG FLAMES & BLAZES: Players
must remove each Flame/Blaze counter and make the appro­
priate terrain alterations when performing the following sub­
steps (4.7091 & 4.7092):
4.7091 BURNING WRECK: Each Burning Wreck has its Blaze marker
replaced with a Scrounged marker.
4.7092 ELIMINATIONS: All Fortifications/Equipment in what were
terrain Flame/Blaze Locations are Eliminated. All Isolated units/Equip­
ment that would have been confined to setting up in Locations from
which a terrain Flame/Blaze has just been removed are Eliminated.
4.710 WOUNDED LEADERS: Each side makes a dr on the follow­
ing table for each currently wounded Retained leader:
WOUNDED LEADER TABLE
drm:
+1 if Isolated
-1 if heroic
-1 if Japanese
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4.711 RECOMBINING & BATTLE HARDENING
4.7111 RECOMBINING: All Retained same-type HS with the same
Strength Factors within the same Setup/Entry Area must now recombine
(Al.32) so that no more than one of each HS type is retained in that Area
[EXC: each side may retain one HS per SW MFR Retained even if that
SW is currently malfunctioned].
4.7112 HEROES & MMC: On each side, each Retained
hero [EXC: heroic. leader; 4.7113] is Eliminated; however,
each such Elimination enables that side to Battle Harden one
non-crew MMC of the owner's choice within the same
Setup/Entry Area as that hero [EXC: if no MMC are available to Battle
Harden the hero is Retained in that Setup/Entry Area]. Elite MMC that
Battle Harden become Fanatic (but only for the duration of the next CG
scenario). No MMC may Battle Harden> once per RePh.
4.7113 LEADERS: On each side, each Retained heroic leader Battle
Hardens and loses its heroic status [EXC: a heroic 10-3 loses his heroic
status with no additional effect].
4.712 NEW CG DATE & SAN ADJUSTMENT
4.7121 NEW CG DATE: Each passage of this RePh step represents the
start of a new CG Date.
4.7122 SAN ADJUSTMENT: Each side must determine if the SAN of
their side must be reduced for the current CG scenario. A side whose
SAN is currently < 2 has it automatically raised to 2 (no FPP expenditure
is necessary). If a side has a SAN � 4, a SAN adjustment dr must be
made with a + drm equal to the current SAN minus four. A Final dr � 5
immediately reduces that side's SAN by two.
4.713 SIIlFT: A Personnel/Mobile-vehicle unit (or group of such) Re­
tained in a Setup Area may attempt to Shift to another friendly Setup
Area, or Eligible Entry Area. A Personnel/Mobile-vehicle unit (or group
of such) Retained in an Entry Area may attempt to Shift to a non-Isolated
friendly Setup Area. A unit/group that wishes to Shift from a Setup Area
must be able to trace a path (of any length) of contiguous, Enterable (by
all units of the Shifting group), Uncontrolled-Territory/friendly-Setup­
Area/Eligible-Entry-Area hexes from any friendly-Controlled hex of that
Setup Area to any hex of the Area to which it is attempting to Shift. Each
MMC may portage !> five PP and each SMC may portage !> two PP
[EXC: a wounded SMC can portage nothing]. Prior to its possessor's
Shift (attempt), each SW may (must if the unit exceeds its allowed
portage limit) be dropped or freely Eliminated/transferred/dismantled-if­
possible. A Gun cannot be Shifted. Each squad stacked with a leader may
freely Deploy. Make a separate Secret DR on the following table for each
unit/group attempting to Shift [EXC: no DR is required if a unit/group
Retained in a Setup Area wishes to Shift to an Eligible Entry Area that is
part-of/adjacent-to that Setup Area; i.e., such a Shift is automatically suc­
cessful]. Only one Shift attempt may be made per unit/group per CG
Date, and all units attempting to Shift from the same, and to the same
new, Entry or Setup Area must do so as a single group.
SIIlFT TABLE
DRM:
-1 If the entire path can be traced on path/CR hexes
+1 Per every five Uncontrolled Territory hexes along that path be­
tween the current Setup/Entry Area and the desired new
Setup/Entry Area (FRD)
* Unit/group cannot Shift (the orders were not received or could not be
carried out). It may not attempt to Shift again until the next CG Date,
and must remain in its current Entry Area (if Retained off-map) or
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the next CG scenario.
t Each Personnel unit suffers Casualty Reduction on a subsequent dr of�
4. Each vehicle is Eliminated on a subsequent dr of� 4; if it is Elimi­
nated, make a CS DR for its Inherent crew (if any; Casualty Reduction
is NA). Roll separately for each unit.
4.7131 VACATED SETUP AREA: If the last unit in a friendly Setup
Area is Eliminated or successfully Escapes/Shifts elsewhere, each Loca­
tion of that Setup Area remains Controlled by the last Controlling (i.e., by
the vacating) side.
4.714 EQUIPMENT REPAIR & REPLENISHMENT
4.7141 VEHICLES: The American player performs the applicable
step(s) below for each vehicle in a friendly-Setup/Eligible-Entry Area.
a) ABANDONED: Each abandoned vehicle may remain abandoned, or
may be remanned and operated (as per A21.22 or D5.42/D6.631) by
Personnel Retained within the same Setup/Entry Area.
b) IMMOBILIZATION REPAIR: Each non-captured, non-abandoned,
immobilized vehicle must make a dr on the following table to deter­
mine if the immobilization is repaired:
IMMOBILIZATION REPAIR TABLE
drm:
+1 if Isolated
+1 if only Non-Qualified Use (A21.13) possible
+1 if in a Front-Line Hex
* And is Retained in its current Setup/Entry Area
c) AFV RECALL: Each Mobile, non-Isolated Retained AFV under Re­
call is Eliminated. If Mobile, under Recall, and Isolated, such an AFV
begins the next scenario under Recall (as well as suffering Ammuni­
tion Shortage; Al9.131).
d) STUNNED: A side Retaining a vehicle suffering the results of a Stun
(small stun; DS.34) must make a dr on the following table to deter­
mine if the vehicle recovers from the stun result:
VEHICLE STUN RECOVERY TABLE
drm:
+1 if Isolated
4.7142 WEAPON REPAIR: Each side now makes a separate dr on the
table below for each malfunctioned, non-captured, Retained Weapon in
each friendly Setup/Entry Area that contains Personnel (or, for a vehicu­
lar Weapon, an Inherent crew in that vehicle):
WEAPON REPAIR TABLE
drm:
-1 if vehicular-mounted
-x (Weapon repair number)
+1 if only Non-Qualified Use (A21.13) possible
+1 if Isolated
* If vehicular-mounted, the Weapon is disabled; if MA, the AFV is im­
mediately Recalled (4.7141c applies).
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4.71421 VEHICULAR MG EXCHANGE: A disabled, non-captured,
vehicular MG may be automatically repaired (even if disabled in step
4.7142) by Eliminating a friendly functional SW MMG. In all cases, the
MG to be Eliminated must be Retained within the same Setup/Entry Area
as the AFV.
4.71422 CAPTURED EQUIPMENT: Each side makes a separate dr
for each functioning, captured, Retained Weapon in each friendly
Setup/Entry Area that contains Personnel; if� 4 it is Eliminated (disabled
if vehicular). Each already-malfunctioned Captured Weapon is Eliminat­
ed (disabled if vehicular). Disablement of MA by either means does not
cause Recall. At its captor's option, a captured vehicle may remain in
play if it has any functioning Weapon (even if MA is disabled); otherwise
it is turned into a wreck as per 4.71423.
4.71423 ABANDONING & SCROUNGING: The Controlling player
may attempt to Scrounge � one non-Recalled vehicle/wreck in each
friendly Setup/Entry Area that includes � one Retained Personnel unit
(even an abandoning crew).
4.71424 SPECIAL AMMO: Each non-captured, non-Isolated Weapon
which has some form of depleted ammunition type may make a dr on the
following table for each type of special ammunition which is depleted in
order to attempt to resupply that type of special ammunition for that
Weapon:
SPECIAL AMMUNITION RESTORATION TABLE
4.71425 LOW AMMO: Each Low Ammo marker on each non-cap­
tured, non-Isolated vehicle is removed.
4.71426 DC: Neither side may retain a DC after its usage.
4.715 AMMUNITION SHORTAGE: See SSR CG18.
4.716 CPP REPLENISHMENT: CPP are replenished according to the
following formula: the CPP Base # (4.7161) plus CG Scenario Loss
Points (4.7162) equals the final amount of CPP replenished.
4.7161 CPP BASE NUMBER: The CPP Base # is given on the follow­
ing chart for the current CG Date.
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4.7162 CG SCENARIO LOSS POINTS: If the Casualty Victory Points
(CVP) lost by a player for the prior CG scenario (only) are� two times,
and � 6 more than, the CVP lost by the other player, that player may
make a dr and add this value to the CPP Base Number for the total
amount of CPP replenished.
4.717 PURCHASING REINFORCEMENT GROUPS: Each player
now secretly allots CPP for the purchase of RG. All CPP expended are
subtracted from the current CPP total. The CPP expended, those remain­
ing, and the RG(s) purchased may all be kept secret. The player consults
the RG chart for the different types of RG historically available, the CPP
cost of each, the number of each that may be purchased during the course
of the CG, and any applicable notes. As each RG is selected, record its
ID (and the CPP expended to purchase it) in the "RG Purchased" column
on the line for the current CG scenario on the CG Roster. After all the
RG are selected, write the total CPP expended in the "Spent" column of
the CG Roster for the current CG Date; then write the number of CPP re­
maining, even if zero, in the "Left" column for the current CG Date. Any
CPP remaining may be used to purchase further RG in any subsequent
RePh steps 4.7171-.7179.
The RG chart contains the following columns:
4.7171 ID: Provides an alphanumeric identification for each RG.
4.7172 GROUP TYPE: Lists the name of the RG. This name and its ID
are secretly recorded on the RG Purchase Record (4.7179).
4.7173 FULL/DEPL: Lists the number of units received in each RG.
4.7174 UNIT TYPE(S): Lists the type(s) of units that each RG contains.
4.7175 CPP COST: Lists the CPP cost of the RG (regardless of its later­
determined Strength). This is the number of CPP that must be subtracted
from the current CPP total in order to receive that RG. If a Japanese or
American "I" type RG is purchased for 20% less (FRD) than its printed
value that RG must be set up on-map in Reserve (SSR CG6). If a Japan­
ese or American RG is purchased for its printed value it enters play dur-
Japanese Reinforcement Group Notes
• Available for on-map setup on CG Date of purchase.
b This OBA module is battalion mortar (Cl.22).
c Each MG/Gun/ATR is accompanied by a 2-2-8 crew.
d To determine RG Strength, see 4.7181.
• These units are Assault Engineers (Hl.22).
1 To determine SW and leader type(s), consult Japanese
Support Weapon Chart and Japanese Leader Chart;
note that for RG 15 two Leader DRs are made.
P Increase CPP cost by one per Pre-Registered hex (Cl.73)
purchased (no more than one per module). Each Pre-Reg­
istered hex is Retained as long as the module to which it
is assigned is Retained.
r May enter only as reinforcements if used on the CG Date
of purchase. The RG is available for on-map setup on any
later CG Date.
s No CG Date may start with a SAN> 5.
1 Purchased T-H Heroes must always set up using HIP. For
each T-H Hero received, the Japanese player makes a dr;
if s 2, a DC is received. During setup, record the MMC
possessing this DC; the MMC can generate a DC Hero
without the need of a dr.
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ing the course of the scenario (SSR CG4 and CG5). The Japanese and/or
American player may purchase "I" type RGs for Standard On-Map Setup
by spending 2 more than the printed value. Unless otherwise prohibited,
each RG purchased for Standard On-Map Setup may be set up on-map in
a friendly, non-Isolated Setup Area in a scenario played on the same CG
Date that it is purchased. A RG purchased for Standard On-Map Setup is
not set up in Reserve and, if its Entry Area is Eligible, it may instead be
Retained in that Entry Area's Holding Area to enter as a reinforcement
(see SSR CG4). A RG may be purchased for Standard On-Map Setup
only if there is .:: one Setup Area on the map. For setup purposes RG
must be able to trace a path (of any length) of contiguous, Enterable (by
all units of that RG) friendly-Setup/Uncontrolled-Territory Locations
from its Setup Area to its Eligible Entry Area.
4.7176 CG DATE MAX: Lists the maximum number of RG of this type
that may be purchased per CG Date.
4.7177 CG MAX: Lists the maximum number of RG of this type that
may be purchased during the course of the CG. The player must keep a
written record (using the 4.7179 RG Purchase Record) of each RG pur­
chased during the CG in order to know if additional RG of that type are
still available for purchase. RG given during the CG Initial Scenario
never count against this maximum.
4.7178 NOTES: Special restrictions or comments about the RG.
4.7179 RG PURCHASE RECORD: After all RG for the current CG
Date have been selected and CPP expended for them, the RG Purchase
Record must be updated. One line of this sheet must be filled out for each
RG purchased in order to keep track of the number purchased thus far in
the CG. If preparing for a CG Initial Scenario, one line is also filled out
for each RG given in the Initial Scenario OB (but these latter do not
apply towards RG purchase limits; 4.7176-.7177).
The following listing explains how each column of the RG Purchase
Record is used.
CG Date: The CG scenario the RG is purchased.
RG ID: The RG's alphanumeric ID.
Group Type: The RG's name.
#P (Nwnber Purchased): The total number of friendly RG of this
Group Type purchased thus far during the CG.
#R (Nwnber Remaining): The number of this RG Group Type still
available for subsequent purchase in the CG. This number is derived by
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subtracting the number in that RG's #P column from the number listed in
the "CG Max" column (for that RG for the CG) in the RG Chart.
Str: The RG's Strength, as determined in RePh step 4.7181. Record "F'
for a Full, "D" for a Depleted, RG.
# Units: The number of units received in that RG of the Unit Type listed
in the respective RG Chart and the unit type.
SW/Gun(s) Received: As each SW/Gun for that RG is determined
(RePh step 4.7182), record the number of each Weapon type received.
Leaders Received: As each eligible RG's (armor) leader(s) is determined
(RePh step 4.7183) record his Al0.7/D3.4 Strength Factor.
Setup Area: On its CG Date of purchase, each RG must have a friendly,
non-Isolated Setup Area or its Eligible Entry Area recorded for it. Use
"N" (for American) and "S" (for Japanese) if using the board-edge Entry
Areas (see SSR CG4). For setup purposes RG must be able to trace a
path (of any length) of contiguous, Enterable (by all units of that RG)
friendly-Setup/Uncontrolled-Territory Locations from its Setup Area to
its Eligible Entry Area.
4.718 RG STRENGTH, WEAPONS, & LEADERS
4.7181 RG STRENGTH: Each RG whose ID begins with "I'', "V", or
"G" is subject to Depletion (unless listed as NA in the "Full/Depl" col­
urnn). For each such RG the player has just purchased (as well as for
each such RG he receives in an Initial Scenario OB), the player must
make one DR on the RG Strength Table to determine whether it is re­
ceived at Full or Depleted Strength. A Full Strength "I'', "V", or "G" RG
contains the number of specified units/Guns listed to the left of the "/" in
the Full/Depl column of the RG chart, while such a Depleted RG con­
tains the number listed to the right of the "/". For the support weapons of
these RG see 4.7182.
RG STRENGTH TABLE
ORM:
-1 "G" and "V" type RG
American Reinforcement Group Notes
• Available for on-map setup on CG Date of purchase.
b This OBA module is battalion mortar (Cl.22).
c Each HMG/.50-cal is accompanied by a 3-4-8 HS; each
Gun is accompanied by a 2-2-8 crew.
d To determine RG Strength see 4.7181.
• These units are Assault Engineers (Hl.22) and Sappers
(B28.8).
1 To determine SW and leader type(s), consult American
Support Weapon Chart and American Leader Chart;
note that for RG 14 two Leader DRs are made.
P Increase CPP cost by one per Pre-Registered hex (Cl.73)
purchased (no more than one per module). Each Pre-Reg­
istered hex is Retained as long as the module to which it
is assigned is Retained.
r May enter only as reinforcements if used on the CG Date
of purchase. The RG is available for on-map setup on any
later CG Date.
'No CG Date may start with a SAN> 5.
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4.7182 SUPPORT WEAPON ALLOTMENT: Each Full Strength "I"
RG receives all Equipment/Personnel counters listed for it. If Depleted
(4.7181), the player makes a Secret dr for each listed piece of Equipment:
an Original dr of s 3 results in that piece of Equipment being received
(with any attendant crew/HS counter); if� 4 that piece of Equipment (and
its respective crew/HS if applicable) is forfeit. Refer to the appropriate na­
tionality's Support Weapon Chart below to determine SW allotment.
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4.719 PURCHASING FORTIFICATIONS: Fortifications, which are
obtained by spending FPP, may be purchased on each CG Date if the
player has the requisite FPP (purchased in 4.717). All FPP unspent upon
completion of this step are forfeit. As Fortifications are selected, the spe­
cific type must be recorded in the "FORTIFICATIONS" area of the CG
Roster.
FORTIFICATION PURCHASE TABLE

a MMG/LT. MTR/BAZ 43: make a cir for each RG II purchased/received to

determine what SW (if any) it receives:
clr,;;3: MMG
cir= 4: M2 60mm Mortar
cir= 5: BAZ43 a 3S/2S/1S Foxhole costs.
cir= 6: none b Listed Cost is per 5/8"-Counter/Squad/HS-or-crew/SMC. SW may
b DC: make a cir for each RG II purchased/received; if,;;2 that RG receives a DC. set up with a HIP unit up to the legal IPC of that unit (leaders may
lend their IPC to a MMC) or one MTR SW per MMC.
c No more than 10% (FRU) of the American's Retained squad-equiv­
alents may use HIP in a daytime scenario. The Japanese may pur­
chase up to an additional 10% of his MMC squad-equivalents HIP.
d Only available to the American player.
e A trench may only be placed in a hex which contained a foxhole on
the previous CG Date. When the trench is placed the foxhole is re­
moved.

a LT. MTR/DC: make a cir for each RG II purchased/received to determine 4.720 ATTACK CHIT LIMIT: 4.6 lists the maximum number of At­
what SW (if any) it receives: tack Chits (4.7212) each side may select during steps 4.721-.7212 during
cir,;;2: Type 89 Heavy Grenade Launcher the course of the CG (there is no limit otherwise on selecting Attack
cir= 3: DC Chits on consecutive CG Dates). For purposes of this rule, neither side is
cir� 4: none considered to have selected an Attack Chit for the Initial Scenario.
b DC: make a cir for each RG 12 purchased/received; if,;;2 that RG receives a DC.

4.7183 LEADER ALLOTMENT: For each purchased/OB-given "I"/
"V" RG that is noted appropriately make one Secret DR on the appropri­
ate column of the Leader Chart to determine the type of leader received
by that RG. Each leader must set-up/enter with a unit of his respective
RG during the first (only) CG scenario in which he participates [EXC: if
Retained off-map for an entire scenario].
4.721 INITIATIVE DETERMINATION: Each side selects its Initia­
tive for the current CG Date, either to "Attack" or stand "Idle," represent­
ing its desired tactical plans.
4.7211 PROCEDURE: Each side takes its respective Initiative Chit (use
any mutually agreed-upon counter to represent "Attack" and "Idle") and
secretly places it on the playing area, hidden from the opponent's view.
The counters are then revealed simultaneously and cross-indexed on the
following matrix to determine if a new CG scenario is generated and, if
so, what type it will be.
INITIATIVE MATRIX

1 Scenario generated; consult proper scenario type below for further

DRM:
-1 Engineer Platoon
-3 HQ Section
+1 Depleted
1 10-3: Only one 10-3 leader may be re­
ceived from this chart during the course
of a CG; exchange each additional 10-3
leader from this chart with a 9-1 leader.
information.
2 No scenario generated for this CG Date; each side repeats RePh
steps 4.712-.7211.
DRM:
-1 Elite/Engineer Platoon 4.7212 SCENARIO TYPES
-2 HQ Section
a) DUAL ATTACK: Represents a CG Date when both sides have
+I Depleted planned offensive action. The American player makes a dr to determine
which side sets up first: ifs 3 the Americans do; otherwise the Japanese
do. The side moving first, however, is not determined until after all setup
is complete (step 4.723).

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b) NIGHT DUAL ATIACK: If both sides choose Attack for a Night
CG Date, both are considered Scenario Attackers. Both sides may use
Cloaking as per SSR CG3. Neither side is restricted by the use of No
Move counters (El.21), and neither side receives the benefits/penalties of
a Scenario Defender (El.2; El.22). The side moving first is still deter­
mined in step 4.723. See also SSR CG3.
c) JAPANESE ATIACK: On this CG Date the Japanese side is attack­
ing. The Americans sets up first and the Japanese moves first.
d) AMERICAN ATIACK: On this CG Date the American side is at­
tacking. The Japanese sets up first and the Americans move first.
4.7213 SCENARIO VICTORY CONDITIONS: Individual CG sce­
narios do not have Victory Conditions. The CG scenarios serve instead to
position the players for the overall CG Victory Conditions. Neither side
"wins" or "loses" a CG scenario, only the CG itself.

4.722 UNIT SETUP

4.7221 ISOLATED UNIT SETUP: The side that sets up first (4.7212)
in a given CG scenario now sets up all of its Retained units, Equipment,
and new Fortifications which will go into an Isolated Location, after
which the other side does likewise. Each Isolated unit/Equipment piece
may be set up only in its current Setup Area [EXC: in its current Loca­
tion and VCA, if an Immobile vehicle; 4.7071]. Each unit/Equipment
piece set up in an Isolated Location is affected by Ammunition Shortage
(A19.131) for the duration of the CG scenario [EXC: SSR CG/8]. These
units should be recorded to distinguish them from others not suffering the
same penalties.
4.7222 NON-ISOLATED UNIT SETUP: The side which sets up first
now sets up the remainder of its Retained units, Equipment, and new For­
tifications in eligible Locations of the Setup Area each is Retained in
[EXC: each Immobile vehicle must remain in its current location and
VCA (4.7071)]. Record the hex coordinates of new Fortification setup
Locations on the CG Roster, in the appropriate line(s) and colurnn(s)
under "FORTIFICATIONS." See also SSR CG4, CG5, CG6, CG9, and
CG15. Once the side setting up first has completed its setup, the other
side follows the same (4.7222) procedure.

4.723 SCENARIO COMMENCEMENT: Players are now ready to

begin the CG scenario. Each side announces its current SAN. If this is an
Attack scenario, the side setting up second always moves first (4.7212c­
.7212d). If this is a (day/night) Dual Attack scenario, the side that will
move first is determined by the American player making a dr on the fol­
lowing table:
DUAL ATIACK TABLE

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