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Hello to all my ASL Comrades, and welcome to our Website for our Amateur ASL Newsletter Dispatches from the Bunker. Here is the new update posted to the various Mailing Lists and Forums:
Greetings from the Bunker to all my ASL Comrades at the yasl.
Just want to give everyone the usual monthly status report as we
start playtesting on Issue #30. We have 4 more good looking
scenarios we are working on and here in brief is what they are:
Task Force to Cotignac: The latest from Joe Gochinski finds
GIs from the 179th RCT aiding a company of French Partisans
in trying to wrest the town of Cotignac from a mixed bag of
German Rifle troops. Medium sized action on Boards 10, 17, 19 & 24.
The Western Cross: The next in Tom Morin's Operation
Rosselsprung series sees a small glider landing by Falschirmjaegers
of Gruppe Draufganger into the midst of Tito's Partisans at Driver.
Tourney sized that plays quickly once the landing takes place,
7 elite squads for the German and 8 squads for the Yugoslav.
Who controls the victory building at game end wins.
Mga Station: Tom tots out the next in his NKVD series with a nasty
NKVD assault on the Railroad Station at Mga in September of '41.
The Germans are no cream-puffs with a mix of rifle squads, 5-4-8s
and 8-3-8 Assault Engineers. Several Railroad Overlays transform
Board 45 into the station and vicinity, brutal city fight as only Tom
can design. Light armor support aids both sides.
Lack of Discernment: The latest from Robert Hammond finds us
exploring the obscure fighting in Canton, China between Red and
Nationalist Chinese. Building Control on Boards 23 & 49 determine
the winner with a CVP Cap keeping the Nationalist force honest.
We will also have another article from either Jim Torkelson or
Carl Nogueira plus Carl's always insightful Tactical Tips on the
BackPage. I'll have the Bunker Bash and Albany summaries
and a look ahead to the Nor'Easter.
Issue #29 shipped out at the end of September with 4 more
action packed scenarios for your ASL enjoyment:
Sole Success: Another Steve John's tourney style action
taking place in the dark days of December 1941. The IJA
16th Infantry Division is trying to push the brave Filipino
51st Division out of the way on Rt 1 on the Bicol Peninsula
on Southern Luzon. A battle of 4-4-7s with the Japanese
having 2 Type 94 Tankettes in support.
Shifting Bricks: The 2nd in the Brickworks series from Adam
Lunney with British 1st Line Rifles of the 78th Division trying
to hold the Brickworks (SSR defined buildings on Board 44)
against 1st line rifles from the 16th Panzer Division. The German
has armor support, the Brit a 57L AT. Both sides have 80mm
OBA. The German can also win by exiting through the Brits.
Out of the Shadows: August '44 brawl between Germ rear guard
of the 11th Panzer Division aided by a large company of Rifle Squads
trying to take Board 45 buildings from the 3rd Infantry Division.
German has 3 Marder II(t)M and a Panther VG, the USA is supported
by 4 M10 GMC and a M4A1. Sizeable 7 turn action with few SSRs.
Speed, Shock & Surprise: Tom Morin's latest series focuses on
the intense airborne assault vs Tito and his Partisan Forces in
Operation Rosselsprung. The first of several scenarios looking at
this campaign to capture Tito and break the back of the Yugoslav
resistance finds the SS Fallschirmjager Battalion 500 entering
Boards 56 & 57 via Air Drop. Waiting for them are 6-2-8 Cadets
from the NOVJ Officer School along with a mix of 5-2-7 & 3-3-7
Partisans. They also have 4 capture Italian L3-35(i) for armor
support. A wild and crazy scenario with all hell breaking loose
once the 24 German 5-4-8 SS land with 6 negative mod leaders.
We'll also have Carl Nogueira's analysis of Tom Morin's Illu Campaign Game from Dispatch #28. We'll have analysis of all the above scenarios and Carl's continued Tactical Tips on RB & VotG Urban Combat. We'll also have the usual local tourney new and all the usual features.
Meanwhile #28 made its debut at the Nor'Easter Tournament to positive reviews. It includes Tom Morin's mini-campaign of the fierce fighting that took place on the Ilu River (Alligator Creek). There is a 5 date Campaign Game and 3 stand alone scenarios. Tom also has yet another VotG scenario, this one a very cool, small night-action called Urban Nightmare. Tom also has an analysis article for the Guadalcanal scenarios. We also have Carl Nogueira's continuing Tactical Tips on urban warfare in Stalingrad on the BackPage and the usual local Tourney stuff. Here are those above mentioned scenarios:
Guadalcanal Series (includes a manageable 5 Date Campaign Game).
Bloody Banzai - This is the first in the 3 part series on Col Ichiki's
violent attack vs the 2/1 Marines at the Ilu River (Alligator creek)
to the east of Henderson Field. This small - medium Night Action
portrays the horrific Banzai Charge across the sandbar at the beach
where the Ilu heads inland. The Japanese just need to have one
unbroken MMC across the river at game end. This one is action
packed and usually goes to the bitter end with both sides taking
heavy casualties.
Hell's Point - The second scenario happens later that night after
Ichiki brings up reinforcements for a multi-pronged attack across
various points on the Ilu. Medium to large sized with plenty of
toys for both sides and many ways of approaching both the
defense and the attack. PTO mayhem to say the least.
Time to Die - The Marine counterattack to annihilate Ichiki's force
with the Marines attacking from several direction into the IJA pocket
at the coconut grove. Large, brutal daytime PTO action with lots
of bodies and firepower and some M2A4 tanks lending support.
Also on tap is Tom's latest VotG scenario:
Urban Nightmare - Small unit Night Action with Russian Assault
Engineers attacking German riflemen defending the Specialists
House. The German has 2 captured Russian Tanks that can set-up
Hip either dug-in or in buildings. The Russians need to capture one
ground level location in the building to win. Small, quick-playing and fun.
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.
Back-Issue #11 to current Issue #29 are all still available, # 01 through #10 are now available as pdf. downloads right here on this page, simply click the Download Link at the top of this page and choose the Issue you want to download. To find out how to get #11 - #28 along with any other questions just ask at my e-mail: aslbunker@aol.com and I'll do my best to answer your query.
For those unfamiliar with Dispatches, it is a 12 page Amateur ASL Newsletter that comes to the greater ASL Community twice a year, 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 3 or more 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.
Also I just want to make sure everyone is aware that Back-Issues #01 - #10 are now On-line for Free download at the new Dispatches website www.aslbunker.com The only cost is your time to down load the pdf. files from these now out of print issues.
Also check out the ASL WebDex when you have a chance at:
http://www.aslwebdex.net/ The specific page for Dispatches is at:
http://www.aslwebdex.net/aslwebdex/Publishers/Bunker/bunker.html
Thanks to Larry Memmott for giving us some nice exposure there. 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.
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