"The enemy will be crushed along the shortest route to Berlin. The capital of fascist Germany will be taken and the banner of victory planted over it." Gregory Zhukov, April 15, 1945 After years of fighting and millions dead the Red Army has finally pushed the fascist invaders out of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and is poised to capture the capital...
From the publisher website: BERLIN—RED VICTORY is a detailed new ATS system game that tells the story of the Battle of Berlin at the most detailed level in the history of wargaming! The street-level map at 50-yards scale is simply unprecedented. The ATS gamer will be able to fight his way across the urban Berlin battlefield literally from house-to-house....
BERLIN, GERMANY, 25 April 1945: In the maze of ruined blocks both sides fought a close quarters war over each building. At the corner of Alt-Mark Strasse and Thorwaldsenstrasse a small group of desperate Germans converted a large building into an urban fortress. Soon the fortress would be put to the test as an assault detachment from the 220th Guards Rifle...
MAMAEV KURGAN, STALINGRAD, RUSSIA, 27 September 1942: Acknowledging the damage done to his army in assaulting the southern and central sections of the city, General von Paulus had systematically reconfigured his forces for a fresh assault. Two shock groups were formed, with one consisting primarily of the 100th Jäger Division, whose task was to clear and...
KHARKOV, UKRAINE, 10 March 1943: The SS Forces under Obersturmbannführer Kurt 'Panzer' Meyer led his recon unit to drive through the Russians and form a blocking position in the southeast section of the surrounded city, around the cemetery. Meyer's men passed through the city center and held a blocking position despite being surrounded for two days, armed...
The third ATS Briefing, the first in many years is loaded with invaluable resource material for Advanced Tobruk System enthusiasts. The 48 page issue, laid out in color, contains several new articles, such as: Buildings as targets, with a handy table to assist decision-making The Finns in WWII Obstacles and demolition Scenario design But that's not why you...
From the creative wargaming pen of Piers Brand, we visit the apocalyptic rehearsal of the downfall of Berlin. The Battle of Kustrin was every inch as terrible and desperate, and for the miniature wargamer, had just as many opportunities to game out the vicious close quarters fighting that took place as in Berlin. Moreover, it features one of the last...
Shortly after Poland was conquered in 1939, Hitler begin urging an immediate attack in the West. The original plans were uninspiring and his generals feared an attritional stalemate. Over the winter the Germans keep taking the measure of their opponents and hit upon a plan was that inspired, risky, and utterly decisive. Ironic of Hitler to assume his...
Bevrijdingsspel ("Liberation Game") appears to be a relatively scarce WWII Dutch game celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands by the Allies from Nazi Germany. The game consists of a colorful Gameboard with central images of a liberated Netherlands with local Dutch people celebrating with Allied troops, relief convoys of ships, ambulances and food...
Beyond the Rhine: The Campaign for Northwest Europe, September 1944 - April 1945, begins with the German Army reeling from a string of near-fatal defeats, and in full retreat to the safety of the West Wall where it hopes to make a stand. The Allies, flush with victory, believe one more push will bring them home for Christmas. The expected walk-over was not...