Produktbeschreibung
Get ready for Mark H. Walker's Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes. This is the second complete board game in the Lock 'n Load series, covering the battles of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions during World War II.
More Game, Less Guff...
"Superb!! Nobody makes games better than Mark Walker! [...] If you want to catch a glimpse of the complexity and horror of 20th Century infantry combat, 'Lock and Load' is a must-play." - Colonel [retired] John F. Antal, author of Proud Legions, A Story of America's Next War(referring to the first of the Lock 'n Load series)
Mark H. Walker's Lock'n Load: Band of Heroes, the tactical simulation that is - more game, less guff.
Mark H. Walker's Lock'n Load: Band of Heroes is the second complete module in the Lock'n Load game system and it covers the battles of America's airborne troops during June of 1944.
It's an easy system to learn and even better, gamers who are familiar with the Lock'n Load system can jump right in. As with the original game, each hex is 50 meters and turns are a few moments; counters represent squads, leaders, heroes, medics and even the occasional chaplain or scout.
The module includes, SS Panzergrenadiers, Fallschirmjager, straight stick Wehrmacht, U.S. Airborne (both 82nd and 101st), Airborne Glider troops, StuG IIIG, PzIIIJ, Marder I, Pz35-S, Tiger I (ya gotta have a Tiger), M4A1, M10, M5A1, Jeeps, 88mm, 57mm, and 60mm and 81mm mortar Weapon Teams, MG42, MG34, M1919A4 .30 cal, BAR, 16 brand new Skill Cards that provide Leaders and Heroes with unique abilities, six mounted map boards, 480+ counters with Niko Eskubi's fabulous art, and 16 gut-wrenching scenarios.
The scenarios play to LnL's strong suit... story telling. We have the Medal of Honor battle (XYZ Complex)... where two paratroopers (later supported by a platoon) took down an entire German artillery battalion. The Alamo depicts the final battle in Saving Private Ryan, Flash... Thunder demonstrates the chaotic struggle of the first scattered paratroopers as Germans and Americans randomly appear, and still another (The Call of Duty) dishes up some tough choices for the commander of the 327th Glider Regiment.
There are also straight up, tactical firefights such as Coming Through... a meeting engagement between elements of the 37th Regiment 17th SS Panzergrenadiers and the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, The Road to Foucarville, where the 502nd attacks toward Foucarville through the 1057th Regiment of the 91st ID, Ewell's Charge, in which the 501st PIR attempts to flank the 6th Fallschirmjager at Dead Man's Corner.
* Scenario List: 1. Counter Attack at Ste Mere Eglise: The 82nd AB
fights elements of the German 91st Infantry Division.
* 2. The Call of Duty: Glider troops from the 82nd face some
interesting decisions as they battle men from the 6th
Fallschirmjager Regiment.
* 3. The Bridge at Chef du Pont: The 82nd AB attempts to force a
crossing at Chef du Pont against determined defense from elements
of the German 1058th Infantry Regiment.
* 4. Le Manior: Troops from the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
fight tooth and nail for control of a huge farmhouse overlooking the Meredet.
* 5. Ewell's Charge: Elements of the 501st PIR battles with
German Fallschirmjagers near Dead Man's Corner.
* 6. Doggin - Down the Road: Meeting engagement between the 506th /101st
and the German 919th/709.
* 7. Medal of Honor: Two paratroopers take on an entire artillery battalion.
* 8. Alamo: Recreates the climatic battle in Saving Private Ryan, complete
with Tiger tank.
* 9. Coming Through: Men from the 502nd PIR and Combat Command A of the
2nd Armored Division, battle the 37th Regiment, 17th SS Panzergrenadiers.
* 10. Flash - Thunder: Alone, without support, American paratroopers try to
find each other and battle Germans.
* 11. Brothers in Arms: Lieutenant Turner Turnbull, and his men defend
Neuville from the Germans from the 91st Infantry Division and a pair of
StuG IIIGs.
* 12. Roosevelt's Butchers: Big battle between the 502nd PIR, supported by
2nd Armored Division tanks and Fallschirmjager and SS men and armor.
* 13. The Road to Foucarville: the 502nd PIR attacks against the German
91st Division into Foucarville.
* 14. Rebecca Can you See Me?: Scenario about the Pathfinder Company of
the 101st.
* 15. Mission Koebuck: An Airborne patrol searches for a dead commander
and lost documents.
* 16. Get a Prisoner: Units from the 101st are ordered to bring back a
German officer. Frantic, exciting scenario.
* Units involved include US 101st AB, 82nd AB (Glider and Paratrooper),
German 6th Fallschirmjager Regiment, 17th SS Panzergrenadier, 91st
Infantry Division, 709th Infantry Division.
* New Game Features Include: Enhanced armor rules
* Simplified artillery rules
* Streamlined spotting routine
* Straightforward Assault Movement rules
* The Game Box Includes: Six MOUNTED geomorphic maps
* 480+ beautiful four-color counters
* 16 Scenarios printed on quality card stock
* Rule and example of play book
* Player's Aid charts
* 16 Colorful Skill Cards
* Two six-sided die. |
