Strategy & Tactics S&T #64 Raid - Commando Operations in 20th Cen Unpunched FS

Description: Strategy & Tactics #64 Raid! Commando Operations in the 20th Century Raid is a tactical-level simulation of commando tactics and operations from World War II to the near future. There are several historical scenarios as well as provisions for the players to make up their own. Combat units represent infantry and heavy weapons teams of 2 to 4 men. There are Artillery Markers that players employ to display the use and effect of artillery and mortar fire which he calls in from units on and off the map. There are vehicle counters representing individual vehicles and helicopters. There are also markers to show suppression, current strength, smoke, mines & wrecks. Contains: Rules (bound in) 22" X 34" color map 200 die cut counters Each game turn represents 2 minutes of real time Each hex represents 25 meters across Designed by: Mark Herman Game Development/Contributing Design: Tony Merridy Rules include: Sequence of Play Command Control Observation Lines of Sight details Fire MG kill zones Multiple Fire Attack Direct Fire Opportunity Fire Over watch Fire Special Firing Situations (cross-fire & cone of fire) Movement Stacking Indirect Fire Fire Plot Application of Indirect Fire Scatter Routine On-map and off map Artillery units Indirect fire and chain of Command Close Assault Smoke Communications Helicopters Optional Vehicles and Weapons Scenarios Entebbe: 3 July 1976 Dawn Raid The Son Tay Raid: 21 Nov 1970 Convoy Ambush Tragino Aqueduct (Italy): 10 Feb 1941 Litiani River: 8 June 1941 Assault on South Vaagso (Vaagso Island); 27 Dec 1942 The Sweep Making your own Scenarios Player's Notes Designer's Notes Tables Magazine Contents Raid! Commando Operations in the 20th Century (Extensive historical article by Mark Herman. Includes: Early Operations; The Concept Expanded; The Desired Effect; Bruneval: Bigger is not always better (A WW II raid); Vaagso Raid: (Dec 27 1942 in Norway with map); Skorzeny: Mission Impossible (Sorties of some German operations in WWII); Special Forces: Rationale and Role; Wingate: Creative Genius ( Chindit campaign Feb 14 1943 with map); Selection/Destruction; Kamikazes: The ultimate Special Force; Son Tay: A POW Too Far (Son Tay Raid in Vietnam Nov 21 1970 with map); Entebbe: The Military Option (Entebbe Raid July 3/4 1976); Nuclear Sabotage: Are Today's Reactors Terrorist proof? (listing details on multiple reactors in different countries); The Modern Versions; "Solution" Force ) Canadian Civil War - Separatism vs. Federalism in Modern Canada (Extensive historical article by Steve Goldberg with the "what-if" background that supports the SPI Simulation game.. Includes The Canadian Dilemma; Cast of Characters; The fundamental issues of Quebec Separatism; A history of the events leading to the (hypothetical) Canadian Civil War; The advent of British Rule; The Quebec Act; Forces available to the Federal Government (TO&E); The Loyalist Influx and the war of 1812; The two Solitudes and Rebellion; Durham's Report and Union; Western Expansion and Anglo-American Conflict; The Violent Option; Confederation; Manifest Destiny- Canada Perseveres; Completing Confederation - The Northwest Rebellion and the Railroad; US Pressure Breeds Canadian Autonomy; Canada's Ethnic Character changes; The 20th Century; The First World War; The inter-war years; The Depression and the Constitution; The Second World War; Peace; The Contemporary Era; The Effects of Disintegration; The Fate of Confederation; ) Simulation: Raid! (Mark Herman & Redmond A. Simonsen) Veracruz (S&T 63 Game Errata ) For Your Eyes Only (An Open Intelligence Summary of Current Military Affairs, edited by Jim Dunnigan, Joseph Balkoski, Steven Ross & David Isby. Includes: Rumors: For a few Bananas More; SSN-14 Soviet Long-Range ASW; Border Clash between Libya and Egypt; The Third Kiev; F-111s arrive in Europe; New Israeli missile; US Military Strength Overseas; E-3A in Service; Leopard Vs XM-1; Rockets for US Army Artillery; Update: US Forces in South Korea mid-1977; Hardware: Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles: The US Experience with comparison lists; Software: Reconnaissance and Armored Cavalry Unit Organizations (US, British, Soviet, Chinese, Netherlands, Belgium, Italian, Swiss, Spanish)) Briefings (mini reviews by David Isby of: Wehrmacht (Fusilier Games), Edgehill (Combat Magazine, Wellington Wargames), Koniggratz (Spence & Gabel), Conquest of Space (Ursine Engineering), Dauntless (Battleline), Tannenburg (S&G Games), Nomad Gods (Chaosium), Der Fuhrer (Little Soldier Games), Peloponnesian War & Dieppe (Simulations Canada), Star Empire (TSR), Traveller (GDW), Cassino (Excalibre Games), Squad Leader & Gettysburg '77 (AH), Flash Gordon & the Warriors of Mongo and Mercenary (Fantasy Games Unlimited), Flat Top, Alpha Omega, Objective Atlanta & Fury in the West (Battleline), Battle of Raphia 217BC (GDW), Troy (Chaosium), selected non-wargames, selected books for the history gamer. ) This is superior shape copy that may have a bit of shelf wear or staple rust. The cover has some edge wear, a small 0.2 cm tear at the bottom and a 3 cm x 5 cm fold. The first few pages have 1 cm X 3 cm folds. The Game ratings chart has several marks on it. The remainder of the issue is clean, unmarked and guaranteed complete. The game is unpunched and unplayed. SPIS&T064 Sept/Oct 1977 44+16pp, map, 1 counter sheet There is no charge to ship this item to a domestic US address via Media Mail. We must caution that Media Mail is very slow and can take 2-5 weeks to reach you (despite what the post office ‘claims’ is their normal delivery with this service). We always send tracking numbers if they are available when we generate your shipping label. All other shipping (including Foreign) is dependent on the weight of the package, choice of service and distance shipped from zip code 14468. There are no additional discounts for combined shipping but we will always send a refund if estimated postage is less than expected. This item would weigh just under 0.94 pounds (0.43 kg) when packaged for shipping. Be sure to add me to your Favorites list Visit our Ebay Store

Price: 12.27 USD

Location: Hilton, New York

End Time: 2024-11-01T21:08:33.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD