Dispatches #39 Update

Hello to all my ASL =

Comrades. We are=A0winding down=A0the playtest =

for =

Dispatches from the Bunker #39 =

and it will be ready for =

transmission =

by the end of next month. We'll =

have the usual 4 scenarios and articles =

from Kedge, Chuck Tewksbury and Carl Nogueira.  =

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Here are the 4 scenarios we are working on:

Mopping Up Kobayashi: The latest =

in the long dormant =

Philippines
Series B (Late War) finds =

elements of the 38 Infantry =

Division
catching up with remnants of the =

Kobayashi Group in May =

1945.
A large infantry company of mixed =

Elite and First Line GIs with a =

9-2
in command tries to control the =

road on board 7A along with =

controlling
a hamlet of huts. The Japanese =

are down but not out and look to =

prevent the USA win via a 20 CVP =

Casualty Cap for the =

American. =

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Taking Eibertingen: Nice tourney =

sized offering from Jeffery =

Myers =

sees Company G, US 23rd Infantry =

Regiment attacking the =

remnants =

of Falschirmjaeger Division 3 at =

the village of Eibertingen on =

the =

road back to St Vith. The GIs are =

suffering from Ammo Shortages  =

but have 2 x Sherman M4A3(75)W =

tanks that are not in =

support. =

The German force is=A02/3 the size =

but on defense in =

buildings =

and have a HIP Stug IIIG in =

support. On Board 12 with ground snow  =

and 2 Orchard overlays spicing =

things up. Building control =

wins. =

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Killer Kloskowski: Literally a 'Killer' scenario from Ralph =

McDonald =

with the above German Panzer Commander audaciously =

taking =

the bridge at Pawlograd in the opening of the 3rd Battle of =

Kharkov. =

His Panzer IIIL is quickly reinforced by a=A0Pzkw VIE=A0as the =

Russian  =

pour reinforcements into the town. The German gets half a =

company =

of SS reinforcements mounted in SPW 251/1 halftracks as the =

melee =

moves into the town proper. Tourney sized and action packed =

on =

Boards 3a & 6b. Building and Bridge Control =

wins. =

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Teeth of the Wolf: After the Iraqi resistance collapsed on =

the =

Habbaniya Escarpment they re-established a defense at =

the =

village of Sin e--Dhibban.=A0The British May =

1941counterattack  =

is supported by 4 x Royals Royce =

Amoured Cars and a 1939  =

Fighter Bomber. 3-4-7/3-3-6 =

Iraqis vs 4-5-7/4-4-7 Brits on  =

Boards 3b, 35 & 40. Medium =

sized and another =

winner =

in Ted Wilcox's Iraqi =

series. =

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If you think you were due Issue =

#38 and did not receive it, =

let
me know, I have seen a few =

bounced e-mails come back =

to
me and would love to update any =

bad e-mails and get =

my
subscribers who did not see it a =

copy. =


With #38 now =

published, I will continue to offer discounted =

re-subscriptions for =

any current subscriber who wants to take =

advantage of the =

discounted price of $14.00 for a 4 Issue =

re-subscription to all current =

subscribers. Anyone not a =

subscriber
who wants in can get a =

subscription for $15.00.

I'm also offering pdf Back Issues for =

$3.00 if complete or
$2.00 if missing content that was re-published by =

MMP.
(In that case an informational page was substituted for the
missing =

content telling you what MMP publication it appeared in
the affected issues are #01, 03, 04, 05, =

06, 07, 08. 10, 13, 16, 17, =

18, 19 & =

28).

If you =

want all 37 Back Issues it is =

$50.00.

If you want =

the Digital Works (a 4 issue subscription plus
all 37 Back Issues) it is =

$60.00.

If =

interested, send your Payment via PayPal to:

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Below are the 4 =

Scenarios we had in =

#38:

Flanking Hatten: The latest quick play, =

tournament style offering =

from Steve Johns see a German =

Kampfgruppe of 6 x PzIVJ tanks =

along with a platoon of infantry in =

halftracks attacking a small =

American combined arms for on boards 62 =

& 63 in this 1945 =

encounter. The German looks to cause =

CVPs and =

exit.

And So it Begins: =

Another great looking Japanese-Chinese
scenarios from Robert Hammond sees =

hostilities boiling over in =

1928 in the city of Tsinan as the Chinese are =

trying to evacuate =

civilians on Board u. More than a company of infantry =

apiece =

make for instant action in this exciting city fight. Pregame rubble =

and flame rolls add to the carnage. =


Fontenay by Day: =

Here we finally have a chance to publish =

scenario 1 of 2 set in June '44 at =

Fontenay-le-Pisnel in Normandy. =

Chuck Hammond (no relation to Robert) has a =

reinforced company =

of British Elite Rifle Squads, supported by a Churchill =

and 2 Sherman =

Tanks, attacking a company of SS on Boards 10, 19 & 44. =

The German
gets a Panther to raise Havoc for a couple turns before Air =

Support arrives.
OBA on both sides rounds out a brutal fight for Board 10 =

buildings. =


The Streets of =

Rostov: Mr Stalingrad himself, Tom Morin, has a new, =

large city fight, this =

one set in Rostov in 1942. Boards 1, 8, and 22 have =

Railroad overlays giving =

a new feel to those venerable boards as the SS
try to punch through a mix of =

NKVD, line and conscript troops to dominate =

the railway hexes. With 37 =

squads and 5 guns on the Soviet side and 17 =

squads and 14 AFVs for the SS =

and Panzer troops, there is a lot of firepower =

for both sides and plenty of =

options on offense and defense. =


We'll also have an =

article by Kedge on Ammo and Fuel Shortages and Carl =

will have more of his =

tactical =

tips.

For those unfamiliar with Dispatches, it is a 12 page =

Amateur =

ASL Newsletter that comes to the greater ASL Community twice =

a =

year, sometime in March and September courtesy of the New
England ASL =

Community, including the Bunker Crew and our yasl =

Brothers in Southern New England. It typically =

contains 4 New Scenarios, =

Analysis =

of each one, a Main Article on any aspect of the game system, =

Tactical Tips, =

ASL News and Tournament Updates from our region. =


If sending a Check or Money order (in USA Funds only, =

drawn on a bank
based here in the USA), Make your remittance out to =

Vic Provost =

and send to: =


Vic Provost =

Dispatches from =

the Bunker =

P.O. Box 2024 =

Hinsdale MA 01235 =

USA =


Remember, =

Dispatch #28 included Tom Morin's 3 scenarios and =

5 date mini-campaign of =

the brutal battle that took place on =

Guadalcanal at the Ilu River (Alligator =

Creek). =


Also Please remember that Dispatch #23 is devoted to =

VotG =

including the 3 scenarios that Tom Morin designed =

specifically for the =

newsletter, analysis of each, Tom's
VotG Saga and Jim Torkelson's look at =

VotG from the =

German point of view.

Speaking of old Dispatches, MMP published 'Out of the =

Bunker' featuring =


scenarios that originally were published =

in Issues #01 - #20. It is =

temporarily

out of print but we hope to see it back soon. See the link =

below:

http://www.multimanpublishing.com/ta...9/Default.aspx

Any other questions just reply to my e-mail at: =

[email protected]
and I'll do my best to =

answer your query. Thanks =

again to all my Contributors, Playtesters, and =

Subscribers, without whom the Newsletter would =

not be possible. Thanks =

for your time and
consideration, your ASL Comrade, Vic Provost. =


'SSR: =

All Occupants of the Bunker Location =

are considered Fanatic [A10.8]' =

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