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    • RE: Choose your Leader

      General Douglas MacArthur

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    • RE: French Resistance Campaign

      1942 SCENARIOS

      For 1942, you will need some WotC maps that can be found online. Thanks to Rebel for putting them in his Cartography thread, where it will be easier to find them.
      Also,you will need terrain tiles for some scenarios. I use Memoir 44 tiles, but if you don’t have those, there are some on the official site.
      http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/article/ah20051104c

      ST. NAZAIRE: ESCAPE

      On March 28, 1942, British commandos raided St. Nazaire. Their objective was to damage the drydock in St. Nazaire so the Tirpitz, a Bismarck-class battleship, would have to return to Germany for repairs. The raid was a success. However, some commandos never managed to escape.

      By this time, however, most of the landing craft had been sunk or set on fire and evacuation by sea was no longer possible. Although the main objective had been achieved, Lieutenant-Colonel Newman nevertheless was now determined to try and fight his way out into open country and so give all survivors a chance to escape.
        The only way out of the harbour area lay across a narrow iron bridge covered by enemy machine guns and although severely shaken by a German hand grenade, which had burst at his feet, Lieutenant-Colonel Newman personally led the charge which stormed the position and under his inspiring leadership the small force fought its way through the streets to a point near the open country, when, all ammunition expended, he and his men were finally overpowered by the enemy.

      Lt. Col. Newman was taken prisoner, and later awarded the Victory Cross.
      If the FR could help the survivors, maybe they could help the Resistance.

      Read more about St Nazaire here: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/raid_st_nazaire_1942.html
      Read the whole article about Lt Col Newman here:
      http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/british_regiment/essex_regiment_newman_vc.htm

      Maps
      Dog-2, Best-1, and Dog-3.
      Dog-2 in south, then best-1, and then dog-3 in the north. Map names should be in SE corner.

      The maps can be found in Rebel’s cartography thread
      http://axisandalliesunderground.com/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=658

      Or on the WotC site.
      http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/article/ah20051121c

      The river is impassable, it can only be crossed on the bridge.

      Objectives

      FR:  Get the Inspiring Lieutenant off the north edge of the map to safety.

      Germany: Kill the Inspiring Lieutenant, Lt. Col. Newman.

      Setup

      Germany

      Setup on bridge
      MG 42

      Setup on two northern rows on Dog-2
      Mauser Kar (x2)

      Setup on two southern rows on Dog-3
      Mauser Kar (x2)

      Allies

      French Resistsnce setup on two northern rows on Dog-3

      French Resistance Fighter (x4)

      UK setup on two southern rows on Dog-2
      SMLE Rifle (x2)
      Inspiring Lieutenant

      Bonuses

      FR: UK soldiers help resistance and supply weapons. You receive 1 inspiring Lieutenant and 2 SMLE Riflemen.

      Germany: SS cracks down on the Resistance. You receive 1 SS Stormtrooper.

      THE AIRFIELD

      The Luftwaffe is constructing an airfield in the French countryside. This would give them a closer airfield to England and air superiority in France.

      Maps
      German player’s choice. Mark 3 hexes in open terrain in a straight line as the airfield. The airfield counts as open terrain.

      Objectives

      FR: Occupy the airfield uncontested and hold it for a full turn, OR kill the Pioneers.

      Germany: Finish construction of the airfield.

      At the end of each turn, each Pioneer in the airfield rolls a die. On a 6, construction progresses. When 5 6’s have been rolled throughout the whole game, the airfield is completed.

      Setup

      Germany sets up in or adjacent to the airfield.

      Pioneers (x3)
      Mauser Kar 98k (x3)
      Luftwaffe Infantry (x3)

      FR sets up on the edge of the map.

      FR Fighter (x5)
      FCM 36

      Bonuses

      FR: Large amount of oil found at the construction site. Give 1 tank the Vanguard SA.

      Germany: Airfield can base a squadron. You receive 3 Messerschmitt ME 110’s.

      SS BARRACKS

      The SS is increasing its forces in France. A company is being garrisoned in a barracks in the French countryside. The FR sees an opportunity to defeat the SS in a night raid, but the SS is prepared.

      Map
      German player’s choice. Place 3 adjacent large building hexes on open terrain. This is the barracks.

      Objectives

      Defeat all enemies.

      Setup

      Germany sets up first in barracks.

      SS Panzergrenadiers (x6)

      FR set up on the edge of the map.
      P107 half track (x3)
      FR Fighter (x6)

      Bonuses

      FR: Weapons found in barracks. You receive 1 MG42.

      Germany: SS has a strong presence in France. You receive 3 Panzergrenadiers.

      BOCAGE FIGHTING

      A German patrol is ambushed by the FR in the bocage.

      Maps
      Bocage 1, bocage 3. 1 is in the west.

      The maps can be found in Rebel’s cartography thread.
      http://axisandalliesunderground.com/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=658

      Objectives

      Defeat all enemies.

      Setup

      German patrol sets up first on any hex with a road,except on the edge of the map.
      Panzer III Ausf. F. (x2)
      Opel Blitz
      Mauser Kar (x2)

      FR sets up on north and/or south edge of map
      Hotchkiss H-39
      FR Fighter (x7)

      Bonuses

      FR: Your FR Fighters are veterans at hedge fighting. They all receive +1 to cover rolls for hedge for the whole battle.

      Germany: Patrol survives. You receive your choice of an Opel Blitz with 2 Mausers, OR a Panzer III.

      SECRET PLANS

      A German officer has plans for the production of a new German vehicle: the Wespe. If the FR could kill him, they could retrieve the plans. However, the officer is in a highly fortified German-occupied town.

      Maps
      Bocage 2 and Bocage 1. Bocage 2 in the west.
      Found on Rebels cartography thread.
      http://axisandalliesunderground.com/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=658

      Objectives

      Germany: Eliminate all French forces.

      FR: Kill the officer. Have one unit enter the hex he was killed in, and exit off the west edge of the map to safety.

      Setup

      Germany sets up first

      German patrol sets up on first row in west in Bocage 1
      Opel Blitz
      Mauser Kar

      Setup anywhere on Bocage 2
      Mauser Kar (x4)

      Setup in town
      SS Haupsturmfuhrer (the objective)
      SS Panzergrenadier

      FR sets up on 2 eastern rows of hexes on Bocage 1
      FR Fighter (x9)

      Bonuses

      FR: The FR has the plans to build a Wespe. You receive 1 Wespe.

      Germany: Factories produce Wespes. You receive 2 Wespes.

      Those are all the 1942 scenarios. Again, thanks to Rebel for keeping all the Wotc online maps in his cartography thread.

      posted in Miniatures Scenarios
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    • RE: French Resistance Campaign

      1941 SCENARIOS

      LIBERATION

      A platoon of German soldiers is occupying a French village and oppressing the citizens. The Resisitance comes to liberate the village. Once the FR attacks, Germans will be alerted of the Resistance and will be prepared for any future skirmishes.

      Map 1

      Objectives

      FR:  Completely control the town hexes at the end of 7 turns, when the German command learns of the battle and sends reinforcements.

      Germany: Hold the town hexes for 7 turns.

      Setup

      Germany sets up first. Set up in the town hexes.

      mauser Kar 98K (x3)
      MG34

      FR setup on any half hex.

      French Resistance Fighter (x5)

      Bonuses

      FR: Village citizens join FR. You receive 3 French Resistance Fighters.

      Germany: German forces are now on alert.  You can deploy 2 Mausers as reinforcements on any half hexes on turn 2.

      SEARCH AND FIND

      An Allied pilot was shot down over France. The pilot had knowledge of RAF plans. The Germans want these plans, and the FR need to prevent them from getting them. However, neither side is exactly sure where the plane was shot down.

      Maps
      4, 16.
      Map 4 is the west. Both numbers should be in the bottom left corner. Replace shellholes on map 16 with town hexes.

      Make 4 markers. Mark 1 as the pilot. You should not be able to tell which is the pilot. Shuffle the markers face down. Players take turns placing a marker in any grass hex at least 3 rows from the half hexes. When a unit enters a hex with the pilot, flip it over to see if it is the pilot.
      If the FR enters the  hex with the pilot, he becomes a FR Fighter. Remember which one he is.
      If  Germnay enters the hex, the pilot a German Opel Blitz enters the same hex, he is immediately loaded into the truck. He is unable to offload.

      Objectives

      FR: Return the pilot to the town on map 16.

      Germany: Transport the pilot off the west edge of map 4 for interrogation.

      Draw: The pilot is killed. The pilot is killed if he is destroyed as the FR fighter, or the truck carrying him is destroyed. A draw counts as 0.5 wins. If the FR has half a win at the end of a year, roll a die. On a 1-3, round down. On a 4-6, round up. Neither side can use the bonus from this scenario.

      Setup

      Germany sets up in half hexes in the north of map 16.

      Opel Blitz (x2)
      Mauser Kar 98k (x4)
      Luftwaffe Infantry (x2)

      FR sets up in half hexes in south of map 4.

      FR Fighter (x5)
      FCM 36

      Bonuses

      FR: The pilot joins the Resistance. You receive a FR Fighter.

      Germany: The Germans know of RAF plans. They lose less planes, and can afford to use them against the Resistance.  You receive a Messerschmitt ME 110, but it has to leave at the end of turn 3.

      ASSASSINATION

      The SS has discovered the location and time of an important Resistance meeting. In attendance are some very important FR leaders that are critical to the war effort. The FR must stop the assassination.

      Map
      FR player’s choice. Place 3  adjacent town hexes in or near the middle. The hexes cannot be on top of hill or Forest.

      Objectives

      FR: Defeat all Germans. Both commanders must survive.

      Germany: Kill both commanders, disrupting FR plans and demoralizing its fighters.

      Draw: 1 commander survives.

      Setup

      FR sets up first.

      Meeting attendees, set up in town:
      FR FIighter (x4)
      FR Leader (x2) (FR Leader has same stats and SAs as Red Devil Captain)

      Meeting guards, set up adjacent to town:
      MAS 7.5 rifle

      Germany: set up on any half hexes

      Wehrmacht Expert Sniper (x3)
      Mauser (x3)

      Bonuses

      FR: You receive 2 FR Leaders.

      Germany: The Resistance is demoralized and their plans disrupted. -2 to all their initiative rolls.

      THE TANKS

      A platoon of German tanks is heading west towards Caen. Along the way, the come to a village. The village is being used as a base for a group of FR tanks.

      Maps
      1, 3.
      1 is in the west. The number “1” should be in the SW corner. The number “3” should be in the NE corner.

      Objectives

      Defeat all enemies.

      Setup

      FR Setup first in town
      Hotchkiss H-39 (x3)
      MAS 7.5 mm

      German tank platoon, on 2 eastern rows of hexes
      Panzer III Ausf. F. (x3)

      Bonuses

      FR: You receive a Hotchkiss H-39.

      Germany: You receive a Panzer III.

      THE FACTORY

      Germany has recently built a tank factory in the French countryside. The Germans are using forced laborers from a nearby camp to produce their tanks. The FR needs to liberate the camp and destroy the factory.

      Maps
      11, 2.
      11 in west. Numbers should be at the bottom.

      Objectives

      Germany: Eliminate all French forces.

      FR: Destroy the factory. The FR can destroy the factory if they hold it uncontested for 3 turns. Check turns during the casualty phase.

      Setup

      Germany sets up first

      Camp guards, set up in town (the town represents the labor camp)
      Mauser Kar (x4)—must always have at least 1 in the camp

      Factory guards, set up in factory
      Mauser Kar (x3)
      SS PAnzergrenadier

      Armored guards, row of half hexes between the maps
      Panzer III Ausf. F (x2)

      FR sets up on 2 eastern rows of hexes on map 2.
      FR Fighter (x7)
      P107 Half Track (x2)
      Hotchkiss H-39 (x3)

      Special Rules

      Keep track of how many turns the Germans control the factory uncontested. Every 7 turns they control it, place a PzKpfw IV Ausf. A  in the factory.

      When the FR liberates the camp, they receive a FR Fighter in the camp.

      Bonuses

      FR: People from camp join the Resistance. You receive 4 FR Fighters.

      Germany: The factory is producing tanks. You receive 4 PzKpfw IV Ausf. A’s.

      Those are all the 1941 scenarios. When all are completed, move on to 1942, unless Germany won. I’ll try to get the 1942 scenarios up by Sunday.

      posted in Miniatures Scenarios
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    • French Resistance Campaign

      Last month was the 70th anniversary of D-Day, and next month is the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Paris. I decided that I would make a campaign for the French Resistance. In some ways, this is similar to the German Campaign I made, in that the results of one battle affect the next. The approach I have taken this campaign is different, though. Here’s how this campaign works:

      One player will play the French Resistance (FR) and the other will play Germany. I recommend the more experienced player play the FR. There will be five groups of five scenarios: one for each year from 1941 to 1944, plus D-Day. The French player chooses the order of the missions. Once all missions are completed, move on to the next year (or d-Day). Make sure you keep track of how many wins each side has, and which scenarios they won, because that will effect the subsequent year.

      Table for victories
      FR wins……effect
      5…FR can use 2 bonuses the next year
      4…FR can use a bonus the next year
      3…no bonuses for either side
      2…Germany can use a bonus next year
      1 or 0…Germany crushes the FR and wins the game. The year does not advance.

      Each scenario can provide a bonus that the winner can use in a battle of their choice next year. The bonus can only be used if the player won the scenario. Each bonus may only be used once, but you can use multiple bonuses in a battle, if you are able. Bonuses are how one battle effects the next.

      Campaign victory conditions

      German major victory: Defeat the FR by winning at least 4 scenarios in a year. The FR is crushed, and the allies cannot plan D-Day. Although the Allies eventually win, this prolonged the war by a few years. Additionally, the Soviets push completely through Germany and control the majority of Europe, since the US and UK never established a western front.

      German minor victory: Win at least 3 of the D-Day scenarios. The FR still remains a nuisance for Germany. The FR helps the Allies plan another assault on Europe at a later date. This prolonged the war, but still ends in Allied victory.

      French victory: The Allies win at least 3 of the D-Day scenarios. Germany surrenders less than a year later.

      Special Rules

      French Resistance Fighter: Replace it’s stats and SAs with those of the Free French Infantry.

      Half hexes are always in play, unless said otherwise.

      In all scenarios, north is at the top.

      posted in Miniatures Scenarios
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    • RE: Why is Foruminis so much more popular than here?

      @Lt_V:

      If you look at both forums with ‘new eyes’ this looks like a forum for the board games with some talk of the miniature games while the forumini is the other way around, if I want to talk board games, I can do it there but the interest is much higher here. There’s nothing wrong with either…just different 🙂

      Yes, this just isn’t the minis site. I always come here when I want to post or talk about the board games.

      One thing that draws me here for the board games is the articles. I like to read news on the new game, strategies, etc on this site. Perhaps if we had articles on minis, more people would come. Maybe writing articles on strategy or releasing a new scenario every 2 weeks could draw more people here.

      posted in Miniatures (Original)
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    • RE: Dieppe Raid

      Der Leiter, nice scenario. I’ll try to play it sometime.

      @Der:

      The hardest part may be having the number of infantry - always feel free to substitute - Use Free French (French Canadiens!) or SMLEs. They’re all the same really.

      Whenever I need a lot of one type, I just use pieces from the board game. If you need a lot of Canadians, just use the UK soldiers from the board game.

      @testguy:

      also why are the hexes so tiny?

      Print them off at 150% and they’ll be 3 inches. That’s what I always do.

      posted in Miniatures Scenarios
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    • RE: Campaign 1 SCRO 3

      Nice campaign. I’ve actually making one right now, but I might play This when I’m finished. I like the concept of building the army in squads.

      posted in Miniatures Scenarios
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    • RE: Modern warfare

      Also, here are some templates for if you want to make cards for the units.

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      posted in Miniatures Variant Rules
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    • RE: Modern warfare

      @testguy:

      I’m starting my own minature game based off of modern battlegrounds. (Iraq, Afganistan, etc.)

      What would be some good stats for the following:

      M4a1 carbine
      M16a4
      SAW249
      M14DMR sniper
      …and other weapons used by America, Britain, Canada and other allies

      Also I need unit names for terrorists, and stats.

      Please put in your input if you read.

      Here are a few:

      For the sniper, probably a soldier attack of 6/6/6, no vehicle attack. Give it the crack shot SA, which gives it +1 on attack dice.

      M16a4, soldier attack of 8/7/0. Give it Close Assault, probably 6.

      For the terrorists, you could call them armed insurgents. Possibly use RPG-7 for some of them. Vehicle attack of 12/7 maybe? Soldier attack of 5. And give it a very strong Close Assault, maybe 14.

      Are you still going to do this?

      posted in Miniatures Variant Rules
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    • RE: Do-it yourself AAM Play-by-Post

      @Field:

      Here’s an idea I had of how to provide the tools for anyone to play AAM online here on A&A.org. Below are 2 links to download of a blank map and photoshopped mini’s ready to post and play.

      1. Download Gimp for free here: http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
      2. Install Gimp and open the program.
      3. Open the 2 files you downloaded and saved on you computer.
      4. Simply click and drag the text and mini’s over to the blank map and position them where you want.
      5. Save the map as a jpeg for turn 1 or etc……
      6. Post as the attachment or Image code in the game thread and your good.

      Simply delete images and texts as units are destroyed and preserve the master .psd file as you will return to it each turn to edit the map. You will notice my set-up is a bit different than other versions of P-b-P as It shows vehicles in one of their 6 facings rather then a generic pic.This visually makes it easier to play because the facings are true and correct.

      Maps: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28096553/Winding road.final.psd

      Units: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28096553/ace Vs Ober winding Road.psd

      I would like to hear opinions on the idea.

      Isn’t this what you used when we would play on Underground?

      posted in Play Miniatures
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    • RE: Some projects I have been working on.

      Those are good, Ober.

      posted in Miniatures Painting & Modeling
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