by Rick Gayler
The Battle for Kiev, 1943 "The Battle for Kiev, 1943" is a 2nd edition version of Flavio Carrillo's popular scenario from TEM #32. There will be minor revisions to the rules and orders of battle, but the centerpiece of the revision will be an A.E. Goodwin Collector Series representation of the playing area (similar in style to the map that appeared with "Lunge to Stalingrad" in TEM #34). The Invasion of Sicily Operation HUSKY is the topic of this Europa battle scenario by Frank Watson. The Axis player must choose during play between a "withdraw" or a "hold" strategy, each with a different set of victory conditions. The Allied player must decide how hard he should push each turn, and the tension between avoiding losses and rapidly conquering territory leads to an exciting match. In addition to the historical battle, there are also "free deployment" and "hold at all cost' 'variants to add spice and variety to play. The Long Left Flank This scenario by Brian McKie focuses on the advance of the Commonwealth (primarily Canadian) forces along the coast of France and into Holland and Germany (on the Second Front maps from the 17A/16A:1500 row north) during late 1944 and early 1945. Bound to be a favorite among Europa fans north of the border, the scenario is heavily influenced by Jeffery Williams' 1988 book, The Long Left Flank: The Hard Fought Way to the Reich, 1944-45. Eve of Destruction Combined Arms editor Flavio Carrillo simulates Operation TYPHOON, the German drive to Moscow in late 1941. "Eve of Destruction" begins with the Vyazma-Bryansk encirclements in October and ends with the Soviet counterattack in December. The scenario will provide a platform for many experimental rules. Drive to the Meuse Oh no, another Bulge game?! No, three more of them! This project has evolved into multiple scenarios. The first simulates the battle at regimental/brigade level, with each game turn representing one day of real time. Special rules cover the reduced map and time scale. The second presents a Bulge mini-game, played at Europa scale on a 8 1/2" x 11" map consisting of Second Front hexes blown up to two or three times their normal size. The third variation offers a Bulge maxi-game covering the whole front, allowing players to experiment. Try Model's "small solution" (kleine Losung) of pinching off the Aachen salient, or launch the offensive in an entirely different sector of the Western Front. All three treatments will cover the January period usually ignored in Bulge games. A Winter War: Boot Camp "AWW. Boot Camp" will turn an already easy-to-play game into the ultimate introduction to Europa. New players familiar with other wargames will be playing in no time at all. Will appear as a bonus scenario. Berlin: 1945 "Berlin: 1945," the end of the 1000-year Reich by Alan Tibbetts and Ray Kanarr. Important progress has been made on this difficult project. The publication of Second Front has helped things along, and another piece of the puzzle has recently fallen into place with Charles Sharp's completion of a draft 1945 Soviet Order of Battle. Back to Europa Number 43 Table of Contents Back to Europa List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1995 by GR/D This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com |