Last BlitzKrieg: Wacht am Rhein, The Battle of the Bulge (Inglés)
Batallion Combat Series
Last Blitzkrieg is the first entry in the new Battalion Combat Series (BCS), which simulates Combat in World War II (and beyond) at the Battalion Scale. Its subject is the German Ardennes offensive Wacht Am Rhein (the Battle of the Bulge) on 4 detailed Maps (at 1 km. per hex) and with 1,680 Counters. Last Blitzkrieg covers the Battle in a level of detail rarely seen before and does so in a very playable manner. The BCS itself was designed to show that Battalion Level Combat is its own subject, being neither Small Divisions nor Large Platoons. The results may surprise some Players, but will hopefully pique the interest of all and allow them to see many things they thought they already knew in a fresh light.
Key Battalion Combat Series concepts include: Objectives, Recon Units, Concentrated Armor and Support, Prepared Defense, MSRs and Combat Trains, Set Piece Combats vs. Shock Attacks vs. Engagements, Artillery Barrages, Artillery Asset Points, Attack by Fire, SNAFU, Activation by Formation, Traffic and Coordination, Fatigue and Memory Markers.
Last Blitzkrieg also adds: Bridge Blowing, Greif Teams, Weather, Tiger Maintenance Woes and Voraus Units.
Game play commences on 16 December 44 and ends on 31 December 44 (with each turn being one day) allowing the first Phase of the Allied Counterattack to proceed. The winner is determined by comparing the German high water mark in Victory Point hexes against the situation at the very end of the Game. In addition to the Full Campaign, which uses a 4-Map Box layout, there are 10 Scenarios of various sizes:
- Two 4-Map Scenarios.
- Three 2-Map Scenarios.
- Five 1-Map Scenarios (including 2 Scenarios on portions of a single Map).
Contents: four 22x34" Maps, 6 Countersheets, 1 Battalion Combat Series Rules Booklet, 1 Last Blitzkrieg Specific Rulebook, 1 Battalion Combat Series Crib Notes Booklet, 2 Battalion Combat Series Charts and Tables Booklets, 2 Last Blitzkrieg Charts and Tables Booklets, 1 Box and Lid and two 6-sided Dice.
