Re: Dispatches #37 Update & Playtesters Needed.

Bill Bennett <[email protected]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:27:04 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.games.advanced-squad-leader
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Hello
I'll give Stossgruppe Schlicter or Anchoring the Line a shot at testing, or
both if you need it/

Thanks
Bill


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Vic Provost <aslbunker-/[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello to all my ASL Comrades. The subject lines says it all as we
> steam
> ahead on Dispatch #37 and have 3 of the 4 scenarios ready for
> outside
> playtesting. If you are interested in helping out, Please reply
> and let me
> know which one you want to play. As per usual, a FREE Copy of
> Issue
> #37 is yours for trying either of the first 2 listed, anyone who
> likes
> large PTO melees check out the Mawchi Road, I'll give you 2 FREE
> issues
> for taking on that one. Here they are:
> Stossgruppe Schlicter: Nice tourney sized offering from Bruce Childs finds
> us in Norway 1940 as the German force is trying to remove a roadblock,
> cause
> casualties and exit. Quick playing with variable game length. Boards 34
> & 37.
> Anchoring the Line: The latest RB action from Any Hershey see the
> Germans
> on defense on New Years Eve 1942 in the east-central part of the
> Barricades.
> Reinforced infantry companies on both sides as the Russians try to take
> back
> buildings from the German defenders. Variable VPs for buildings in the
> German
> set up area lead to a guessing game on what they are worth. Nice SSRs
> spice
> things up.
> Mawchi Road: A big, large, nasty PTO fight from Joe Gochinski sees Brits
> of
> the Royal Berkshire Regiment trying to clear the Mawchi Road at Toungoo,
> Burma.
> Both sides have 3 company sized infantry units that are augmented from a
> pool
> of Divisional assets including SMCs/SWs/Ordnance for the IJA and a fleet
> of
> various armed carriers for the British. Although a Big Scenario on Boards
> 50, 63 & q,
> it plays fairly short due to only being 6.5 turns long and with all that
> firepower units
> tend to disappear quickly as well. Killer scenario in every way.
> Also due out but not quite ready for outside testing (should be soon)
> is:
> LZ S: Mike Puccio's latest look at the Glider attacks into Germany in March
> '45.
> Reinforced company of glider troops with plenty of SWs and some ordnance
> land
> around and possibly amidst German artillery positions on Boards 1a, 43
> & 44.
> Taking out the guns is the goal. I'll let you know when we can send this
> one out to playtest.
> Also in #37 we'll have another article by Kedge and Carl continues his
> Tactical Tips.
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> Assyrian Ambush: The 2nd in the Battle for Iraq series by Ted
> Wilcox sees elements
> of the Iraqi Independent Mechanized Brigade running the
> gauntlet through Bd 57
> as British trained and equipped Iraqi levies try to stop them
> from exiting. All armor
> vs all infantry in 1941 for a quick playing tourney
> action.
>
> The Police Station: Joe Gochinski has another in the Hong Kong
> battles with action
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> Japanese 38th Division tries
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> from the Winnipeg Grenadiers.
> Reinforced company side elements on both sides and a strong
> Canadian defensive position
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> frame. Exciting action for sure.
>
> Hunting Gray Wolves: The latest in the NKVD series from our
> own Tom Morin sees a sweep
> by a company of NKVD 6-2-8s supported by mixed armor and air
> support trying to dig out
> Graywolve Partisans in the Ukraine. Board 34 is where the
> action is and comes down to
> much close range fighting and CC. Lots of FUN for both sides
> as CVPs and Hut Control
> are the VCs.
>
> Defending the Twin Villages: The Battle of the Bulge setting
> of the approaches to
> Rocherath-Krinkelt on boards 5 & 32 sees Kampfgruppe
> Muller of the 12th SS Hitler
> Jugend crashing into the valiant GIs of the 2nd Infantry
> Division. 18 (6-5-8) SS squads
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> large action taking 8.5 turns with the SS trying to break
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> lots of firepower here.
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