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VOLUME 1, NO. 1
M A Y 1,1964
THEY'RE FIGHTING T
I ALL OVER AGAIN!
a s h a r p u p s u r g e i n s a l e s of L e Mans
caught u s s h o r t handed a n d , m u c h to
o u r e m b a r r a s s m e n t , s o m e of you had
t o wait 2 m o n t h s f o r y o u r copy.
B a l t i m o r e , Maryland. J u s t about t h e
t i m e you a r e r e c e i v i n g t h i s f i r s t newsl e t t e r , t h o u s a n d s of m i l i t a r y buffs w i l l
b e fighting t h e World War I I d e s e r t c a m paign all o v e r again. W e ' r e a l r e a d y
b e s e i g e d by l e t t e r s f r o m . R o m m e l s a n d
M o n t g o m e r y s popping u p a l l o v e r t h e
country. T h i s s u d d e n p r e - o c c u p a t i o n
f o r A f r i k a K o r p s will n o doubt b e a
boon t o t h e M a r s h a l l s Baton b u s i n e s s .
A s m o s t of you l o y a l s u b s c r i b e r s
know A f r i k a K o r p s is t h e l a t e s t i n a
continuing s e r i e s of f a m o u s b a t t l e g a m e s
Avalon Hill h a s b e e n publishing s i n c e
1958. B u t f e w know t h e background of
Avalon Hill, i t s e l f .
I n c o r p o r a t e d i n 1958 Avalon H i l l ' s
f i r s t games w e r e Gettysburg, Tactics
I1 a n d D i s p a t c h e r (chronological a p p e a r ante o n t h e m a r k e t f o r e a c h g a m e is
indicated b y t h e c o d e n u m b e r p r i n t e d o n
501, T a c t i c s 11 t h e box; G e t t y s b u r g
502, e t c . ).
P r e c e d i n g t h e s e , pf c o u r s e , w a s o r i ginal T a c t i c s published b a c k i n t h e d a y s
p r i o r t o i n c o r p o r a t i o n . T a c t i c s I1 w a s
s i m p l y a r e f i n e m e n t of t h e o r i g i n a l
game.
But i t w a s G e t t y s b u r g t h a t r e a l l y
caught on. National m a g a z i n e s a n d n e w s
services s p r e a d the word demanding
national d i s t r i b u t i o n f o r t h e game. Q u i t e
n a t u r a l l y , o t h e r g a m e s followed i n o r d e r
t o s a t i s f y t h e a p p e t i t e of b a t t l e g a m e
enthusiasts that s e e m e d t o crop up f r o m
edrywhere.
A s a r e s u l t Avalon Hill h a s enjoyed
o v e r n i g h t s u c c e s s . . . a n d i n just 6 s h o r t
y e a r s h a s been forced to seek newer
q u a r t e r s four t i m e s since leaving the
o r i g i n a l Gun R o a d a d d r e s s .
T h e r e i s n o M r . Avalon, n o r is t h e r e
a M%.Hill.. . t h e v e r y f i r s t g a m e s w e r e
published i n a B a l t i m o r e s u b u r b , Avalon,
high u p on a hill l i t e r a l l y overlooking
_Ye genteel plantation l a n d of p i c t u r e s q u e
south B a l t i m o r e . It w a s t h e r e t h a t
G e t t y s b u r g w a s c o n c e i v e d . . . l a b o r of
l o v e in which t h e f a m o u s civil w a r b a t tle was rehashed time and time again
by a d m i t t e d C o n f e d e r a t e s y m p a t h i z e r s
(in the " b o r d e r " s t a t e of Maryland
s o u t h e r n loyalty r a n high. ) One of t h e
We h o p e t o continue t o publish g a m e s
b a s e d o n r e a l l i f e a d v e n t u r e s . And if
r e a d i n g t h i s a r t i c l e h a s i n t e r r u p t e d you
f r o m finishing y o u r c u r r e n t g a m e o i
Afrika Korps, then b y a l l means yo
back to g a m e board.. .for this very
m i n u t e , h i s t o r i a n s a r e fighting i t a l l
o v e r again.
v e r y f i r s t correspondents was a n elderly
A l a b a m a gentleman who w a s having t h e
t i m e of h i s l i f e "slaughtering t h o s e
damyankees. It
B e c a u s e of t h e e n t h u s i a s t i c r e c e p t i o n
t o r e a l i s t i c g a m e s in t h e b a t t l e a r e a .
Avalon Hill e m b a r k e d o n a policy of d e s i g n i n g r e a l i s t i c g a m e s f o r s u b j e c t s of
a l l w a l k s of life. In f a c t , t h e o r i g i n a l
V e r d i c t w a s quickly followed up by
V e r d i c t 11, a n indication of t h e t r e m e n dously i n c r e a s i ~ ~ ign t e r e s t i n t h e l a w
profession.
We h a v e l e a r n e d t h a t i n t h e f i r s t
s e v e r a l g a m e s bet,ween new opponents
u n f a m i l i a r with t h e g a m e , o d d s a r e i n
f a v o r of the B r i t i s h p l a y e r winning.
However, a s t h e G e r m a n p l a y e r b e c o m e s
m o r e f a m i l i a r with t h e n u a n c e s of s t r a t egy open t o h i m , t h e p l a y - b a l a n c e l e a n s
t o w a r d h i s s i d e . Actually, t h i s tends
t o b e t h e c a s e f o r m a n y of o u r b a t t l e
g a m e s . . . a n d I ' m s u r e h a d R o b e r t E.
L e e b e e n a b l e t o fight G e t t y s b u r g o v e r
a g a i n , h e would n o doubt h a v e won a l l
the m a r b l e s .
'
L o w e r t h e G e r m a n Supply Capacity
..
Management, which w a s i n t r o d u c e d
in 1960, h a s fourtd c o n s i d e r a b l e f a v o r
with p r o f e s s i o n a l a d m i n i s t r a t o r s . We
h a v e l e a r n e d that t h i s g a m e h a s b e e n
used in various management courses
a r o u n d t h e l a n d a s a guide t o designing
the m o r e complex decision-making
g a m e s t h a t a r e m a c h i n e solved.
Avalon Hill h a s a l s o a p p l i e d the a u thenticity k i c k t ~ : s p o r t s c a r racing.
L e M a n s which is v e r y , v e r y popular
with t h e s p o r t y s e t ( e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e
whose d r i v i n g l i c e n s e s have b e e n r e voked). A s a m a t t e r of f a c t , r e c e n t l y
F o r t h o s e of you wishing t o b a l a n c e
A f r i k a K o r p s o n c e you h a v e played it
s e v e r a l t i m e s , w e s u g g e s t t h a t you r e d u c e the G e r m a n Supply m a x i m u m frorn
3 Supply Wagons t o just 2 m a x i m u m . So
t h e k e y t o the B r i t i s h s t r a t e g y b e c o m e s
e v e n m o r e a p p a r e n t : hold T o b r u k a t a l l
c o s t s e v e n if t h e G e r m a n p l a y e r d e c i d e s
t o push o n t o w a r d A l a m e i n without fight i n g f o r t h i s F o r t r e s s . In effect, the
G e r m a n Supply c a p a c i t y is r e d u c e d 50%
which m e a n s that h e will not be a b l e to
attack on every Turn.
He will have L O
pick and c h o o s e h i s b a t t l e s c a r e f u l l y s o
a s not t o r u n out of supply wagons when
h e needs them the most. A s a matter
of f a c t , t h i s w a s t h e c a s e i n the r e a l
c a m p a i g n d u r i n g w h i c h R o m m e l w a s not
able to launch any major attack from
e a r l y S u m m e r t o l a t e F a l l of 1941.
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Copyright 1964 T. A. H. C.
Baltimore, Maryland.
Printed in U. S.A.
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Have Sword
:Will Command
Hilary Smith
7805 Maple Ridge Road
Bethesda 14, Maryland
'
by Hilary Smith
T o s t a r t off this column I would l i k e
to tell you about my club. I f o r m e d a
club inBethesda consisting of t e n m e m b e r s which is about the maximum o u r
club can handle. Soon a f t e r forming we
decided to make a big game of our own
s o that m o r e club m e m b e r s could play
a t a time. We wrote Avalon Hill and
asked them if they could supply u s with
a l i s t of r e f e r e n c e books, a supply of
blank counters, and white sheets with
hexagons printed on them. This they
did. A s soon a s we received our m a t e r i a l s we plunged into the construction
and finally turned up a war map of
Europe (3'x5') of doubtful quality a s to
the a c c u r a c y and a r t work. Little ina c c u r a c i e s like a huge nonexistant
mountain range on both sides of the
Rhine, c e r t a i n islands missing, cities
in the wrong place, and b o r d e r s s o m e
t i m e s a s much a s 200 m i l e s off. We
did however enjoy playing it. After 20
o r s o games we realized that this battle
map just had to go because the a r t work
was t e r r i b l e ( I was one of the a r t i s t s ,
natch).
We o r d e r e d newboards and counters
and enlarged the a r e a of Europe our
game covered. We now included m o r e
of R u s s i a , a l m o s t all of North Africa,
some of the Middle E a s t , a l l of middle
Europe plus Turkey, and some of Scandinavia. The a r t work was n e a r professional (none of i t by m e , mind you)
and the a c c u r a c y was close. F o r units
we included a i r f o r c e s , flak units, a r mored, infantry and combinations of
both, engineers, navies, t r a i n s , mines
..
L o u i s Zocchi. S/Sgt. U. S. A. F.
1305 P o r t o R i c o
A l a m o g o r d o , New Mexico
EDITOR
Southwest c o v e r i n g A r i z o n a ,
New Mexico, T e x a s , Oklahoma. A r k a n s a s and Louisiana.
"The S a g e S a r g e Sez" c o l u m n is b e i n g
w r i t t e n by a 29 y e a r old A i r F o r c e s e r geant n a m e d Lou Zocchi. Lou h a i l s
f r o m Chicago, I l l i n o i s a n d h a s 10 y e a r s
of m i l i t a r y s e r v i c e behind h i m . H e is
and h a v e w h i t e b l a n k f a c e . T h i s is now
s u i t a b l e f o r c o l o r i n g o r w r i t i n g on.
T h i s m e t h o d s t i l l h a s bugs i n i t s o I
would e x p e r i m e n t t o find t h e b e s t
method b e f o r e doing o n a l a r g e s c a l e .
In d r a w i n g a m a p o n your b o a r d s t h e
b e s t m e t h o d I h a v e found i s to:
1 ) F i n d a m a p you want t o , c o p y
(check your l i b r a r y )
2 ) Buy s o m e f i l m a n d
photos of t h e m a p
3 ) Make
slides
out
of
take flash
the
film
4 ) Using t h e h e x b o a r d s a s a s c r e e n
p r o j e c t t h e s l i d e of the m a p o n to
the screen
5 ) By moving t h e p r o j e c t o r b a c k a n d
f o r t h you c a n p r o j e c t a n y p a r t of
t h e m a p o n t h e s l i d e on t o t h e h e x
board s c r e e n
6 ) T a k e a pencil a n d t r a c e a l l you
want of t h e m a p on your h e x b o a r d s .
7 ) Now s i m p l y d a r k e n the b o u n d r i e s
a little heavier,
put on c i t i e s .
r i v e r s , etc., and color i t and
your in b u s i n e s s .
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LXilr
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II
Jon P e r i c a
5663 R a m a r a Avenue
Woodland Hills, California 91364
EDITOR Pacific Coast covering Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington and Far East.
"Though only a Junior in High School,
F o r m Clubs
-- Here's
How
2.
3.
4.
T r y t o s e t up a regular schedule
of games and opponents. A
round robin type gives everyone
a chance to play every other
player in o r d e r .
5.
6.
7.
8.
pretty
game.
I'm a
in my
CONTEST NO. 1
5 different battles with the object of eliminating a s many
British Units a s possible while keeping German l o s s e s to a
study the battle situation below:
minimum. F i r s t
The f i r s t contest involves a multiple battle situation a l ready s e t up for you. But the actual b r e a k down of combat
i s left up to you. You must divide combat into no m o r e than
HOW TO ENTER
This contest i s f r e e to a l l s u b s c r i b e r s . Simply fill in
the entry blank and mail to: The Avalon Hill Company,
210 W. 28th Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21211. Contest
Department. Entries must be postmarked on o r before
Saturday. May 30, 1964. P r i n t your name and address
clearly. And make s u r e you mention the game you wish a s
winning prize.
ENTRY BLANK
.ARMY
OPERATIONS FOR
ENTRY BLANK
ENTRY.
Ampex
Food F a i r
Eastern A i r Lines
,
Korvette
S e a r s Roebuck
Coca Cola
IBM
Motorola
F o r d Motor
Goodrich
.Goodyear
Chrysler
I.
I
I
I
NAME
PRIZE
(Avalon Hill g a m e )
by C a r l F. Knabe I1
West L a f a y e t t e , Indiana: In a n s w e r
to many queries regarding optimum
G e r m a n d e f e n s i v e s e t u p s f o r D-DAY.
we a r e p r e s e n t i n g P l a n Red. G r i d coordinates have been a r b i t r a r i l y establ i s h e d i n o r d e r t h a t you m a y h a v e a
r e f e r e n c e point f o r the e x a c t p l a c e m e n t
of G e r m a n Units. T h e r o w of s q u a r e s
t h a t r u n E-W a r e n u m b e r e d ; s q u a r e s
that r u n NW-ES a r e l e t t e r e d . F o r e x a m p l e s : E s s e n is i i 9 , Reims-W19,
M a r s e i l l e s - N45, B r u s s e l s - AA13,
Lyon - Q34, Dieppe - R l 6 a n d Nantes
E27, e t c . T h e r e s t you c a n f i g u r e out
f o r y o u r s e l f . Note t h a t t h i s s e t u p d o e s
not include HQ Units.
Once t h e g a m e g e t s u n d e r w a y , follow t h e S e c o n d a r y D e f e n s e L i n e f o r
P l a n Red.
T h e a t r e H e a d q u a r t e r s O B West, G e r m a n
Initial G e r m a n P l a c e m e n t
P l a n Red
2.
Soak-off a t m o r e t h a n 1 t o 6 is not
allowed.
3.
4.
Units b e i n g a t t a c k e d f r o m a c r o s s
r i v e r s a n d f r o m plain, city, mount a i n , f o r t r e s s , o r f o r t i f i e d zone
s q u a r e s not a c r o s s t h e r i v e r a r e
e n g a g e d a t b a s i c o d d s b y all u n i t s
attacking.
5. Allied A i r b o r n e u n i t s m a y not l a n d
adjacent to any German unit whether
t h a t G e r m a n u n i t zone of c o n t r o l
l i e s o v e r t h a t s q u a r e o r not.
6.
7.
Plan
Red:
The G e r m a n will make h i s initial
p l a c e m e n t of m e n i n s u c h a m a n n e r a s
t o m a k e t h e i n v a s i o n a r e a s of N o r t h S e a ;
P a s De C a l a i s ; L e H a v r e ; a n d , t o a n
extent, Normandy impossible to invade
s u c c e s s f u l l y . Any i n v a s i o n i n t h e s e
a r e a s will b e c r u s h e d o n t h e b e a c h a t
a l l c o s t s with t h e exception of Normandy
I s a w m y f i r s t Avalon Hill b a t t l e
g a m e i n F o r t Wayne - TACTICS 11.
S i n c e then t h e g a m e s h a v e become a
r a t h e r s e r i o u s hobby with m e and I have
played a l l t h e b a t t l e g a m e s and a good
p o r t i o n of t h e non-battle Avalon Hill
g a m e s . I find t h a t I enjoy WATERLOO,
D-DAY, STALINGRAD, a n d AFRIKA
KORPS m o s t of all t h e b a t t l e g a m e s .
P e r s o n a l l y , I find t h a t I d i s l i k e old
GETTYSBURG b e c a u s e it w a s i n p r e .is,,
new GETTYSBURG and C ~ N CELLORSVILLE because luck on the
C a r l F. Knabe I1
1244 S t a t e S t r e e t C o u r t s
West Lafayette. Indiana
I
Being of G e r m a n d e s c e n t , I w a s
given a G e r m a n name: C a r l F r e d e r i c k
Knabe I1 (Knabe m e a n s l i t t l e boy i n
D e u t s c h ) w h e n I w a s b o r n i n Washington,
D. C. i n 1943. I l i v e d t h e r e t h r e e y e a r s
while m y f a t h e r s e r v e d i n Italy with t h e
A r m y . A f t e r t h e w a r m y f a t h e r went
(Continued P a g e 8, column 1 )
JJ- 1 3
27 1
FF- 5
275
DD- 7
-
Lehr
P-17
-
51SS
EE-23
Q- 16
-
M-18
21
106
N- 44
0-02
M-44
ARMORED INFANTRY:
Plan Red
)19
BB-9
-
243
X-11
347
DD-7
-
326
BB-9
-
7 16
FF- 5
-
348
DD-7
719
FF- 5
S-15
W- 12
48
165
STATIC INFANTRY:
159
V-12
244
Y-11
189
9
T - 14
X-11
-
338
CC-8
266
BB-9
708
EE- 6
346
DD-7
17LW
Q-16
712
FF- 5
157
T - 14
X- 11
l6LW
148
47
S- 15
-
.242
49
Y-11
-
245
709
CC-8
EE- 6
-
18LW
s-15
158
v-12
-
343
O B WEST
FF-6
HQB
EE7
-
HQ 1 1 5
BB-10
NETH
AA-10
Quoting f r o m t h e official s u r r e n d e r
" c o m m a n d s to the Allied
dispatch:
A r m i e s w e r e i n s p i r a t i o n a l l y conceived,
f l a w l e s s l y planned a n d b r i l l i a n t l y executed. O u t s i d e of t h a t , I c a n ' t think of
anything you (Avalon H i l l ) did right."
. ..
116
P-17
ARMORED:
E-27
A-37
-
353
Initial G e r m a n P l a c e m e n t
17SS
R-16
INFANTRY:
352
(Continued f r o m P a g e 7 )
JJ-13
AIRBORNE:
STATIC INFANTRY:
15SS
HEADQUARTERS:
182
T - 14
W-12
265
Y-11
-
344
CC-8
-
'71 1
EE-6
-
(Continued P a g e 9, column 1 )
. ..
In a m o r e s e r i o u s n a t u r e , the good
Sgt. p a s s e s t h i s c r i t i q u e a l o n g t o you
. . I think my
f o r what i t is worth:
i n i t i a l e r r p r w a s i n placing 2 Static
Divisions t o o m a n y i n t h e South of
F r a n c e . I u s u a l l y h a v e 3 S t a t i c s in
A v r a n c h e s . . h a d I d o n e s o i n t h i s game,
I might h a v e h a d b e t t e r l u c k i n sealing
off B r i t t a n y u n t i l m o r e h e l p a r r i v e d . I
think m y s e c o n d e r r o r w a s when I fought
you i n t h e open p l a i n s of F r a n c e . If I
h a d o f f e r e d only token r e s i s t a n c e until
I r e a c h e d a position w h e r e I could t u r n
t h e t e r r a i n t o m y a d v a n t a g e I might
h a v e done b e t t e r . T h i s w a s the f i r s t
t i m e a n opponent m o v e d inland s o f a s t .
I u s u a l l y m a n a g e t o fight a slow withd r a w a l a n d a r r i v e a t t h e 0 l i n e ( ? ) about
the 9th week. My t h i r d t a c t i c a l e r r o r
w a s failing t o p l a c e s t r o n g e r Units south
of 20. Had I d o n e s o m y South of F r a n c e
f o r c e would p r o b a b l y h a v e a r r i v e d a t
the L o i r e i n t i m e t o m a k e you fight your
way a c r o s s . I a m wondering if leaving
a l l t h a t f o r c e on t h e b e a c h e s until a f t e r
the 9th week w a s a n e r r o r . I n e v e r had
s u c h g r e a t n e e d f o r t h e m b e f o r e . I proba b l y m a d e m a n y m o r e e r r o r s but the 3
I mentioned s e e m t o m e t o b e the most
c r i t i c a l . I would a p p r e c i a t e a c r i t i q u e
on what you c o n s i d e r e d t o b e the key
e r r o r s in m y s t r a t e g y .
".
Plan Red
- S e c o n d a r y Defense L i n e
INFANTRY:
Epinal
AIRBORNE PROTECTION
EMPLACED
by type-
AA-26
6-6-4. 6-6-4
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AA- 2 5
5-5-4, 5-5-4
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Nancy
AA-24
4-4-3, 4-4-3
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Metz
DD-25
2-2-4
CC-23
3-3-4
BB-21
4-4-3
CC-19
3-3-4
Luxembourg
CC-17
Liege
EE-13
1-1-3
DD-12
1-2-2
--
Rotterdam
EE-7
4-4-4
JJ-3
-
1-2-2
-
SQUARE
Belfort
1-2-2
ARMORED:
G-25
49SS
106
FF- 22
2SS
9SS
EE-23
21
116
2
11
Q- 18
L-18
-
EE-23
K-21
0- 17
-
AA- 18
Lehr
M-18
51SS
EE-23
BUY 5 GAMES
Sedan
AA- 16
1-21
BB- 14
AIRBORNE:
HitlerCorpsJJ-13
HH- 6
3 SS
H i t l e r C o r p s 15SS
2 5SS
FF- 6
P- 20
-
1
1
Namur
BB- 13
Brussels
AA-13
O E - 12
1-2-2, 1-2-2,
1-2-2
Question Corner
Antwerp
Sli- 11
3-4-3. 3-4-3
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r--CLUB
Q: "Can t h e B r i t i s h p r e v e n t i s o l a t i o n
of Units a t B e n g a s i if h e is unwilling t o
put a Supply Unit t h e r e by r o t a t i n g 2
Units b a c k a n d f o r t h between h i s h o m e
b a s e and B e n g a s i , saying t h e m e n a r e
supplied a t a l t e r n a t e i n t e r v a l s ? " .
A: Yes.
Q: "In r e g a r d s t o G e t t y s b u r g ( o r i g i n a l
v e r s i o n ) how long d o e s i t t a k e to construct Hasty Entrenchments and k
v e r s e Slope & Valley D e f e n s e s ? "
A: Hasty E n t r e n c h m e n t s a n d s l o p e a n d
valley d e f e n s e s r e q u i r e no l a p s e of
t i m e . They a r e c o n s t r u c t e d on t h e s a m e
t u r n of a r r i v a l .
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y o u r chance to get
Club f o r m e d a t l e s s
You c a n buy b garxles
5. We even pay the
You m a y s e l e c t any 6 g a m e s y o u
wish
they m a y b e a l l one t i t l e , o r
a n a s s o r t m e n t m a d e up of the g a m e s
l i s t e d on t h e Club Discount O r d e r F o r m .
Tb o r d e r , s i m p l y c u t out a n d m a i l the
Club Discount O r d e r F o r m along with
a c h e c k o r M o n e y - o r d e r f o r $25.00.
Upon r e c e i p t , we will s e n d you a 6-pac, i.
postpaid, containing your g a m e s . Mail
to: T h e Avalon Hill Company, 210 W.
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O N AFRIKA KORPS:
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1 FREE
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5-5-4
--
-- G E T
Special: H e r e is
y o u r Avalon Hill
c o s t than n o r m a l .
f o r the p r i c e of
freight.
N-20
ARMORED INFANTRY:
17SS
AA- 19
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1
1
D- DAY
- U-Boat
Dispatcher
T a c t i c s I1
L e Mans
- Verdict I1
- Management - Gettysburg
I Name
I
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D-DAY--Chicago Style
NN-2
51SS
1-21
K- 19
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2
Chicago, Illinois: H e r e is a t h i r d
German set-up used t o great advantage
by R o b e r t Olson, i n Chicago. If you
a r e playing with t h e HQ Units, we r e c ommend you t r y t h i s s e t - u p a t l e a s t
once.
STATIC INFANTRY:
X-11
l6~wCC-8
182
17LW CC-8
189
344
P-17
18LW C C - 8
242
W-12
346 P - 1 7
47
BB-9
-
243
V-12
347
0-17
48
BB-9
-
244
U-13
-
348
C-21
49
AA-10
245
708 C
148
Z-10
Z-10
265
T-14
T-14
T-14
-
711D-26
R-16
712 M-44
R-16
Q-16
-
716-
157
266
158
319
159
326
165
338
INFANTRY:
271
M-44
277
272
P-45
33.1
275
0-45
77
276
N-45
84
ARMORED:
ZSS
E-21
S-15
9 SS
NN- 2
-
1ss
709
I-44
Q- 17
"Germans Can't Lose in D-Day
F-21
T h e G e r m a n should a t a l l t i m e s s e e k
NN-3
t o play a g a m e e m p h a s i z i n g h i s s t r e n g t h s
11
21
106
ARMORED INFANTRY:
116
A-37
-
3SS
JJ-13
1 7 s
L-18
15=
JJ-13
25SS
EE-23
AIRBORNE:
2
GG-6
FF-6
-
EE-7
-
HEADQUARTERS:
O B WEST
U- 1 4
-
19
L-42
-
WETH
G-23
11- 3
S- 16
-
15
P-18
-
Q-43
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r a t h e r t h a n h i s w e a k n e s s e s . He should
a v o i d a g a m e of m a n e u v e r , of isolated
s t r o n g points, of c o m b a t in plain squar e s , a n d of w e a k o r no a i r b o r n e a t t a c k
protection. H e should look f o r continuous l i n e s (giving t h e Allied units'
m a n e u v e r a b i l i t y n o advantage), he
should a t t e m p t t o p l a c e h i s m e n s o that
t h e i r d e f e n s e f a c t o r i s doubled, and
should p r o v i d e sufficient a i r b o r n e p r o tection.
1. P l a c e w e a k u n i t s behind r i v e r
l i n e s s o t h a t i f A l l i e d u n i t s a r e adjacent
t o t h e m a f t e r c o m b a t t h e weak units
a r e not r e q u i r e d t o a t t a c k .
2. On e x p o s e d s t r o n g points (i. e.
points not behind r i v e r l i n e s s o that
Allied men adjacent to them after combat f o r c e withdrawal o r counterattack)
p l a c e s t r o n g a r m o r a n d infantry f o r c i n g t h e A l l i e d p l a y e r t o t a k e b a d odds.
3. S i n c e t h e G e r m a n is not weak on
d e f e n s e b u t h e i s on offense, he should
a v o i d c o u n t e r - a t t a c k i n g u n l e s s he m u s t
m a i n t a i n t h e position o r he c a n c a u s e
the Allied player t o take l a r g e r loss
than himself.
4. T h e G e r m a n should a l w a y s fight
h i s b a t t l e s with t h e i d e a of h i s next
w i t h d r a w a l i n m i n d and conduct h i s
move s o as t o not deny himself good
l a t e r d e f e n s i v e positions.
P r o t e c t R e a r With HQ Units
Although t h e G e r m a n s i d e i s a v e r y
difficult o n e t o play in D-DAY, even
with t h e new r u l e s , i t h a s been my p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e t h a t t h e G e r m a n side
h a s a v e r y d e f i n i t e advantage. That
is: t h e good G e r m a n p l a y e r s t a n d s a
m u c h g r e a t e r c h a n c e of winning than
t h e good A l l i e d p l a y e r . According to
t h e new r u l e s HQ u n i t s a r e not u s e d .
H o w e v e r , if two p l a y e r s f e e l they need
HQ's a s a play b a l a n c e r , I f e e l they
should b e u s e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s e t h r e e
principles:
1. F o r t h e Initial G e r m a n P l a c e ment to prohibit airborne attack.
2. D u r i n g t h e G e r m a n r e t r e a t back
t o h i s S e c o n d a r y Defense Line to slow
u p A l l i e d a d v a n c e through s a c r i f i c e ,
and prevent a i r b o r n e attack.
3. Behind G e r m a n Secondary Def e n s e L i n e t o p r o h i b i t a i r b o r n e attack,
f r e e i n g the m e n s l a t e d f o r AIRBORNE
PROTECTION i n t o the d e f e n s e line.
5. Just before poor haggard Gotrocks throws that bone, call the number
that will be most advantageous to you.
If you can get the number you need 2 o r
3 times in a row i t heightens the illusion
that you have a mysterious control over
the dice. P o o r Gotrocks will be s o
rattled he'll probably continue to throw
your numbers 5 out of 6 times. P r a i s e
him when h e r o l l s what you want; s a y
nothing when h e doesn't.
6 . Never take his word f o r anything.
Make him d e s c r i b e in detail every a t tack and soak off a t l e a s t twice. This
i n exasperating to h i m e s ~ e c i a l l ywhen
you pretend you don't understand what
he's trying to explain. If he t r i e s to
make you explain your attacks comply
with his wishes but make a g r e a t show
of forced patience. With skillful a p plication this technique will make h i m
feel like s o m e kind of a n idiot. Talk
down to him a t every opportunity. T r y
to get him into a n argument over r u l e
interpretation. Make him dig out proof
that he i s right. Naturally in the heat
of the moment he probably won't be
able to find what he is looking for.When
you have toyed with him enough inform
him in your haughtiest manner that you
think that it's a stupid rule and you still
don't s e e why i t h a s to be like that.
7 . Keep him moving. Always a s k
for an a s h t r a y , pheasant under g l a s s ,
caviar, o r champaign a f t e r he h a s
moved 25% of his force. If he gets it
f o r vou before he finishes his turn he
will probably loose his trend of thought
and boo-boo on the board. Be s u r e to
Question Corner
Q: "The r u l e s in D-DAY s t a t e that
Allied P a r a t r o o p s a r e not allowed to
d r o p into s q u a r e s adjacent to German
Troops. Does this rule apply if the
square, while being adjacent, i s not in
the German Unit's zone of control such
a s a F o r t r e s s o r a c r o s s the r i v e r ? "
A: The
rule applies r e g a r d l e s s of
whether German zones of control extend to the adjacent square o r not.
Q: "The r u l e s s t a t e that the Allies
must make their second invasion on
the 9th week. Does this mean anytime
a f t e r the 9th week?''
A: No - a second invasion m u s t be
launched exactly on the 9th week. Howe v e r , you may invade the s a m e a r e a a s
on the 1st week, o r you may not invade
a t a l l a t your option.
Q: "When you have t h r e e battles, f o r
instance s a y they a r e 1-1. 3-1 and 1-5,
do you pick the battle and then roll.
or
do you roll and then choose the battle
for which you wouldget the best overall
r e s u l t s ? " Chuck B a r k e r , Kaiserlauten,
Germany.
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