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DISPOSABLE HEROES II is a WWII platoon level historical miniature wargaming system. It is designed not just to put you in command of the troops and weapons of a WWII platoon but in the historical tactical situation of a platoon commander. It is your ri? e squads that will carry your attack forward, or be the difference between holding the line or the enemy breaking through. DISPOSABLE HEROES II recreates a realistic tactical battle?eld situation of a platoon commander. DISPOSABLE HEROES II features:
Realistic ground scale and platoon frontage
Effective Fog of War system
Accurate availability & deployment of platoons
Singular command and control system
Unique ?re?ght mechanics
This is not just another platoon-level WWII system.
DISPOSABLE HEROES II offers a unique tactical challenge with a focus on recreating the actual battle? eld conditions that platoons fought in.
This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
By Keith Stine
Blood and Guts contains all the platoon lists for the U.S. Army. It also contains the weapons, vehicles, and support weapons used by the U.S. Army in WWII. The three scenarios allow players to put their U.S. forces up against the Germans in two theaters (Italy and Normandy) covering three different types of tactical challenges (Defense, Attack, and Airborne Drop). A short history and timeline of the U.S. involvement in WWII and some ends notes on how to use the book gives players the complete Disposable Heroes II supplement they need to play the U.S. Army in WWII.
Why Disposable Heroes II?
This is an updated version of the original Blood and Guts U.S. Army Book for Disposable Heroes II WW2 Wargaming Rules.
A little about the Disposable Heroes II WW2 Wargaming Rules:
Disposable Heroes II plays fast. Disposable Heroes II is intuitive. Disposable Heroes II emphasizes fire and maneuver and those tactics work. Disposable Heroes II actually creates tension between advancing attackers and hidden defenders without the need for maps or hidden unit movement record keeping. The hidden rules are simple and elegant. Disposable Heroes II actually captures the tension and shock of initial contact in a platoon level WWII battle in a way that no other system does. The friction the scenario design and First Fire rules creates is refreshingly realistic and yet very simple to use. Disposable Heroes II is a full color illustrated rule book. Disposable Heroes II is fully supported. All of the original army books are usable and will be redesigned as the originals sell out. There is no “codex creep” other rules experience.
This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
By Chalfant Conley.
By Martin Wolverton
By Chalfant Conley.
This is a downloadable and printable PDF file for your licensed use only.
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By Greg Wagman.
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Disposable Heroes 2 - WW2 Small Unit Skirmish Rules (PDF - Digital Version)
By Keith Stine
$30.00
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This is the core Disposable Heroes 2 Rule Book.
DISPOSABLE HEROES II is a WWII platoon level historical miniature wargaming system. It is designed not just to put you in command of the troops and weapons of a WWII platoon but in the historical tactical situation of a platoon commander. It is your ri? e squads that will carry your attack forward, or be the difference between holding the line or the enemy breaking through. DISPOSABLE HEROES II recreates a realistic tactical battle?eld situation of a platoon commander. DISPOSABLE HEROES II features:
Realistic ground scale and platoon frontage
Effective Fog of War system
Accurate availability & deployment of platoons
Singular command and control system
Unique ?re?ght mechanics
This is not just another platoon-level WWII system.
DISPOSABLE HEROES II offers a unique tactical challenge with a focus on recreating the actual battle? eld conditions that platoons fought in.
This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Angriff - The Complete Guide to the German Army in WW2 - Disposable Heroes II - PDF (Digital Version)
By Keith Stine
$25
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You will need the core Disposable Heroes 2 Rule Book to use this supplement.
"Angriff", the German Army Book, has been updated and expanded (128 pages) to be used with the Disposable Heroes II Wargaming Rules by the author Keith Stine.
The book contains all the platoon lists for the Wehrmacht (including Heer, SS, and Luftwaffe ground units.) It also contains the weapons, vehicles and support weapons used by the German Army in WWII. The three scenarios allow players to put their German forces up against their enemies in three theaters (France 1940, Soviet Union 1943, and Holland 1944), covering three types of tactical challenges (Defense, Attack and Armored Infantry Assault.) A short history and the timeline of the German Army in WWII and some end notes on how to use the book gives players the complete Disposable Heroes II supplement they need to play the German Army in WWII.
We hope you enjoy this book and find it useful.
- author, Keith Stine, October 2018
Product Code: BRS-IIDH2-S02, 128pp full color
This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
The book contains all the platoon lists for the Wehrmacht (including Heer, SS, and Luftwaffe ground units.) It also contains the weapons, vehicles and support weapons used by the German Army in WWII. The three scenarios allow players to put their German forces up against their enemies in three theaters (France 1940, Soviet Union 1943, and Holland 1944), covering three types of tactical challenges (Defense, Attack and Armored Infantry Assault.) A short history and the timeline of the German Army in WWII and some end notes on how to use the book gives players the complete Disposable Heroes II supplement they need to play the German Army in WWII.
We hope you enjoy this book and find it useful.
- author, Keith Stine, October 2018
Product Code: BRS-IIDH2-S02, 128pp full color
This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Blood and Guts - The U.S. Army Book for Disposable Heroes 2 (PDF – Digital Version)
By Keith Stine
$20.00
This is a downloadable and printable PDF file for your licensed use only.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
You will need the core Disposable Heroes 2 Rule Book to use this supplement.
Blood and Guts contains all the platoon lists for the U.S. Army. It also contains the weapons, vehicles, and support weapons used by the U.S. Army in WWII. The three scenarios allow players to put their U.S. forces up against the Germans in two theaters (Italy and Normandy) covering three different types of tactical challenges (Defense, Attack, and Airborne Drop). A short history and timeline of the U.S. involvement in WWII and some ends notes on how to use the book gives players the complete Disposable Heroes II supplement they need to play the U.S. Army in WWII.
Why Disposable Heroes II?
This is an updated version of the original Blood and Guts U.S. Army Book for Disposable Heroes II WW2 Wargaming Rules.
A little about the Disposable Heroes II WW2 Wargaming Rules:
Disposable Heroes II plays fast. Disposable Heroes II is intuitive. Disposable Heroes II emphasizes fire and maneuver and those tactics work. Disposable Heroes II actually creates tension between advancing attackers and hidden defenders without the need for maps or hidden unit movement record keeping. The hidden rules are simple and elegant. Disposable Heroes II actually captures the tension and shock of initial contact in a platoon level WWII battle in a way that no other system does. The friction the scenario design and First Fire rules creates is refreshingly realistic and yet very simple to use. Disposable Heroes II is a full color illustrated rule book. Disposable Heroes II is fully supported. All of the original army books are usable and will be redesigned as the originals sell out. There is no “codex creep” other rules experience.
This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
By Keith Stine, Chalfant Conley, Jayson Gardner
$18.00
This is a downloadable and printable PDF file for your licensed use only.
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Mare Nostrum is an army list book for Disposable Heroes and Coffin for Seven Brothers.This Book details the Italian army from 1935 to 1945. Plenty of platoons, artillery, vehicles, and aircraft, covering everything from the Abyssinian War, the CTV in Spain, the Regio Excritorio, elite forces such as Bersaglieri and Alpini, and even Co-Belligerent forces and RSI. Also included are sections detailing several Italian enemies, including Libyans, Greeks, Yugoslavian partisans, and Ethiopians/Abyssinians.
104pp.
(c) This book is owned and published by Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
Mare Nostrum is an army list book for Disposable Heroes and Coffin for Seven Brothers.This Book details the Italian army from 1935 to 1945. Plenty of platoons, artillery, vehicles, and aircraft, covering everything from the Abyssinian War, the CTV in Spain, the Regio Excritorio, elite forces such as Bersaglieri and Alpini, and even Co-Belligerent forces and RSI. Also included are sections detailing several Italian enemies, including Libyans, Greeks, Yugoslavian partisans, and Ethiopians/Abyssinians.
104pp.
(c) This book is owned and published by Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Urrahh! Soviet Army Book WW2 (Supplement for Disposable Heroes)(PDF - Digital Version)
By Chalfant Conley
$15.00
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Urrahh! is an army list book for Disposable Heroes and Coffin for Seven Brothers. It features platoons, artillery, vehicles, and aircraft as used by the Soviets in WWII.
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Urrahh! is an army list book for Disposable Heroes and Coffin for Seven Brothers. It features platoons, artillery, vehicles, and aircraft as used by the Soviets in WWII.
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This book is owned and published by Sinister Laboratories, a joint
venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Go Forward Together: Guide to the Fighting Man of the British Commonwealth WW2 (Supplement for Disposable Heroes)(PDF - Digital Version)
By Keith Stine and Chalfant Conley.
$15.00
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This book covers everything you need to know to run the British and Commonwealth forces in WWII using Disposable Heroes & Coffin for Seven Brothers. From the BEF fighting for survival in France.
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This book covers everything you need to know to run the British and Commonwealth forces in WWII using Disposable Heroes & Coffin for Seven Brothers. From the BEF fighting for survival in France.
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This book is owned and published by Sinister Laboratories, a joint
venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Red Sun Red Death (WW2 Pacific Supplement for Disposable Heroes)(PDF - Digital Version)
Rules by Keith Stine and Chalfant Conley.
$15.00
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Red Sun, Red Death is a supplement for Disposable Heroes and Coffin for Seven Brothers. War Without Mercy in the Pacific Theater including Imperial Japanese USMC and Chinese forces. Cover features Brigade Games PACWAR range of miniatures and vehicles.
(c) This book is owned and published by Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Futile Gallantry - Early WW2 1939-1940 (Supplement for Disposable Heroes)(PDF - Digital Version)
By Chalfant Conley.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
Red Sun, Red Death is a supplement for Disposable Heroes and Coffin for Seven Brothers. War Without Mercy in the Pacific Theater including Imperial Japanese USMC and Chinese forces. Cover features Brigade Games PACWAR range of miniatures and vehicles.
(c) This book is owned and published by Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Futile Gallantry - Early WW2 1939-1940 (Supplement for Disposable Heroes)(PDF - Digital Version)
By Chalfant Conley.
$15.00
This is a downloadable and printable PDF file for your licensed use only.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
Futile Gallantry is a supplement for Disposable Heroes and Coffin for Seven Brothers describing in detail the forces of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Poland, and Finland during the early war and the fight against tyranny. Disposable Heroes is needed for referenced information in this supplement.
Also included is a wide range of the artillery, vehicles, and aircraft used by these nations. British and German forces are not included in this book. While this publication is informative, it is not a stand-alone product. A copy of DH/C7B is needed to play.
This product keeps with Iron Ivan Games philosophy of flash free products. We stripped down the fluff to provide players with the maximum amount of wargaming information we could cram in. There may be some brief introductions and a few pictures, but otherwise, this book is packed full from cover to cover of what you need for your games.
81pp.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
Futile Gallantry is a supplement for Disposable Heroes and Coffin for Seven Brothers describing in detail the forces of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Poland, and Finland during the early war and the fight against tyranny. Disposable Heroes is needed for referenced information in this supplement.
Also included is a wide range of the artillery, vehicles, and aircraft used by these nations. British and German forces are not included in this book. While this publication is informative, it is not a stand-alone product. A copy of DH/C7B is needed to play.
This product keeps with Iron Ivan Games philosophy of flash free products. We stripped down the fluff to provide players with the maximum amount of wargaming information we could cram in. There may be some brief introductions and a few pictures, but otherwise, this book is packed full from cover to cover of what you need for your games.
81pp.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Primera Batalla – Spanish Civil War 1936 (Supplement for Disposable Heroes)(PDF – Digital Version)
By Jason Gardner with assistance by Chalfant Conley.
$15.00
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Primera Batalla – Spanish Civil War 1936 (Supplement for for Disposable Heroes and Coffin for Seven Brothers) contains 76 pages full of detailed platoon lists for just about every type of Spanish Civil War army you can think of including aircraft.
76pp.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
Primera Batalla – Spanish Civil War 1936 (Supplement for for Disposable Heroes and Coffin for Seven Brothers) contains 76 pages full of detailed platoon lists for just about every type of Spanish Civil War army you can think of including aircraft.
76pp.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Seek Out Close With and Destroy - Post-WWII era to the near future battles (Supplement for Disposable Heroes)(PDF - Digital Version)
By Chalfant Conley.
$15.00
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Seek Out Close With and Destroy - Small Unit Infantry and Vehicle Skirmish for Modern Battles supplement for Disposable Heroes and Coffin for Seven Brothers. This supplement will allow you to recreate platoon level engagements from the post-WWII era to the near future. Also included in this book is platoon information for fighting two modern engagements, War at the Bottom of the World: The Falklands (British and Argentine Forces) and Militia Wars of Somalia (Somali Militias plus US Rangers and Delta Force.) Disposable Heroes is needed for referenced information in this supplement.
55pp.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
Seek Out Close With and Destroy - Small Unit Infantry and Vehicle Skirmish for Modern Battles supplement for Disposable Heroes and Coffin for Seven Brothers. This supplement will allow you to recreate platoon level engagements from the post-WWII era to the near future. Also included in this book is platoon information for fighting two modern engagements, War at the Bottom of the World: The Falklands (British and Argentine Forces) and Militia Wars of Somalia (Somali Militias plus US Rangers and Delta Force.) Disposable Heroes is needed for referenced information in this supplement.
55pp.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Man Among Men - The Rhodesian Bush War 1964-1979 (Supplement for Seek Out, Close With, and Destroy)(PDF - Digital Version)
By Martin Wolverton
$15.00
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Man Among Men - The Rhodesian Bush War 1964-1979 supplement for Seek Out, Close With, and Destroy. It is recommended that you obtain Seek Out, Close With, and Destroy to fully implement the material in this supplement.
A condensed summary sheet and a condensed version of the Helicopters from SOCWAD is included at the back of the book for ease of play. You will still likely need SOCWAD for your games. Man Among Men is a DH/C7B supplement for gaming the Rhodesian Bush War, meaning the conflict occurring within the borders of Rhodesia from 1964-1979. This book describes in detail the major infantry forces of Rhodesia and its adversaries, ZANLA, ZIPRA, and FRELIMO. Also included is a wide range of the artillery, vehicles, and aircraft used in this conflict. While this publication is informative, it is not a stand-alone product. A copy of DH/C7B is needed to play.
54pp.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
Man Among Men - The Rhodesian Bush War 1964-1979 supplement for Seek Out, Close With, and Destroy. It is recommended that you obtain Seek Out, Close With, and Destroy to fully implement the material in this supplement.
A condensed summary sheet and a condensed version of the Helicopters from SOCWAD is included at the back of the book for ease of play. You will still likely need SOCWAD for your games. Man Among Men is a DH/C7B supplement for gaming the Rhodesian Bush War, meaning the conflict occurring within the borders of Rhodesia from 1964-1979. This book describes in detail the major infantry forces of Rhodesia and its adversaries, ZANLA, ZIPRA, and FRELIMO. Also included is a wide range of the artillery, vehicles, and aircraft used in this conflict. While this publication is informative, it is not a stand-alone product. A copy of DH/C7B is needed to play.
54pp.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
The Long Road South - the Vietnam War (Supplement for Disposable Heroes)(PDF - Digital Version)
By Chalfant Conley.
$15.00
This is a downloadable and printable PDF file for your licensed use only.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
The Long Road South must be played with the DH/C7B main rulebook, but it is also recommended that you obtain Seek Out, Close With, and Destroy to fully implement the material in this supplement. A condensed summary sheet and a condensed version of the Helicopters from SOCWAD is included at the back of the book for ease of play. You will still likely need SOCWAD for your games.
The Long Road South Is a DH/C7B supplement for gaming the Vietnam War, meaning the conflict occurring within Vietnamese borders from 1964-1975, as part of the Second Indo-China War. This book describes in detail the major infantry platoons of the PAVN (NVA), VC (PLAF), US Army, USMC, ANZAC, ARVN, SVMC, and ROK as deployed there. Also included is a wide range of the artillery, vehicles, and aircraft used by these nations. While this publication is informative, it is not a stand-alone product. A copy of DH/C7B is needed to play.
66pp.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
The Long Road South must be played with the DH/C7B main rulebook, but it is also recommended that you obtain Seek Out, Close With, and Destroy to fully implement the material in this supplement. A condensed summary sheet and a condensed version of the Helicopters from SOCWAD is included at the back of the book for ease of play. You will still likely need SOCWAD for your games.
The Long Road South Is a DH/C7B supplement for gaming the Vietnam War, meaning the conflict occurring within Vietnamese borders from 1964-1975, as part of the Second Indo-China War. This book describes in detail the major infantry platoons of the PAVN (NVA), VC (PLAF), US Army, USMC, ANZAC, ARVN, SVMC, and ROK as deployed there. Also included is a wide range of the artillery, vehicles, and aircraft used by these nations. While this publication is informative, it is not a stand-alone product. A copy of DH/C7B is needed to play.
66pp.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Fields of Battle: Átacar es Vencer! - Spanish Civil War 1936 (SCW Scenario Book for Disposable Heroes)(PDF - Digital Version)
by Jayson Gardner with assistance by Chalfant Conley
by Jayson Gardner with assistance by Chalfant Conley
$15.00
This is a downloadable and printable PDF file for your licensed use only.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
A scenario book for the Spanish Civil War. Primera Batalla is our SCW Army Book and is available separately. Disposable Heroes is needed for referenced information in this Scenario Book.
¡Atacar es Vencer!, To Attack is to Win! This battle cry reflects the strategy of the Nationalist's March on Madrid, or La Marcha. Franco flew to Seville on August 6th to organize the 8,000 troops ferried from the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco by mostly German planes. This Army of Africa was led by General Yagüe and under him Colonels Asensio, Delgado Serrano, Barrón, and Tella with Major Castejón, all seasoned veterans of Moroccan warfare. Each of these officers commanded a bandera of Spanish Foreign Legionaires and a tabor of Regulares with one or two batteries of artillery and a few pieces of domestic armor. It was their plan to attack all the way from their launching points in Seville to the capital to seize power and victory. The loyalist forces of the Republican government were in many cases slow to react and made up of many independent elements, such as the militias that lacked the direction to counter attack and even defend effectively. As the Nationalist Columns formed and shot toward Madrid in motorized convoys supported with combined arms of aircraft and mobile artillery, the Republican defenders in route quickly found themselves out flanked and out maneuvered by the professional Nationalist Army of Africa. Even in superior numbers Republican counter attacks faltered into retreats that led back to the capital. A Nationalist victory looked inevitable, but this changed when Franco made the political choice to relieve the besieged at Alcázar and consolidate his position of Caudillo, leader, rather than push on to Madrid. This proved to be a choice that would lengthen the war by years. The Russian aid filtered into Madrid along with Milicianos bolstering the city's defenses with the time Franco spent on political gains. The Nationalists lost momentum as they found Madrid a now cornered beast ready to devour what forces they had left to attack. Madrid had held, ¡No Pasarán!, but now they knew that to win the war they must also be able to mount successful attacks. In the end, the Republic fell because unlike the Nationalists, they did not possess the logistics to mount a successful offensive.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
¡Atacar es Vencer!, To Attack is to Win! This battle cry reflects the strategy of the Nationalist's March on Madrid, or La Marcha. Franco flew to Seville on August 6th to organize the 8,000 troops ferried from the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco by mostly German planes. This Army of Africa was led by General Yagüe and under him Colonels Asensio, Delgado Serrano, Barrón, and Tella with Major Castejón, all seasoned veterans of Moroccan warfare. Each of these officers commanded a bandera of Spanish Foreign Legionaires and a tabor of Regulares with one or two batteries of artillery and a few pieces of domestic armor. It was their plan to attack all the way from their launching points in Seville to the capital to seize power and victory. The loyalist forces of the Republican government were in many cases slow to react and made up of many independent elements, such as the militias that lacked the direction to counter attack and even defend effectively. As the Nationalist Columns formed and shot toward Madrid in motorized convoys supported with combined arms of aircraft and mobile artillery, the Republican defenders in route quickly found themselves out flanked and out maneuvered by the professional Nationalist Army of Africa. Even in superior numbers Republican counter attacks faltered into retreats that led back to the capital. A Nationalist victory looked inevitable, but this changed when Franco made the political choice to relieve the besieged at Alcázar and consolidate his position of Caudillo, leader, rather than push on to Madrid. This proved to be a choice that would lengthen the war by years. The Russian aid filtered into Madrid along with Milicianos bolstering the city's defenses with the time Franco spent on political gains. The Nationalists lost momentum as they found Madrid a now cornered beast ready to devour what forces they had left to attack. Madrid had held, ¡No Pasarán!, but now they knew that to win the war they must also be able to mount successful attacks. In the end, the Republic fell because unlike the Nationalists, they did not possess the logistics to mount a successful offensive.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Fields of Battle: Without Fortune, Arnhem 1944 (WW2 Scenario Book for Disposable Heroes)(PDF - Digital Version)
By Jayson Gardner.
$15.00
This is a downloadable and printable PDF file for your licensed use only.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
This is the 2nd installment in our scenario campaign series Fields of Battle. Without Fortune is 54 pages long and includes 20 platoon level/small unit skirmish scenarios, all centered in 1944 Arnhem and the British Paras. Disposable Heroes is needed for referenced information in this Scenario Book.
Operation Market Garden devised by British Field Marshal Montgomery has been labeled as one of the most daring plans in the entirety of the Second World War. The plan called for use of some 34,600 Allied airborne infantry, the Market, to provide the blanket for armored forces, the Garden, to roll forward on as they advanced into Germany in what is known as the largest airborne battle in history. The First Allied Airborne Army under tactical command by General Browning was composed of British, American, and Polish troops who would be dropped ahead of the land based armored advance of British XXX Corps to secure key bridges along a route known as the Corridor through the Netherlands to the Rhine. General Brian Horrocks, the commander of XXX Corps likened the operation to threading a series of needles as each bridge is secured and passed with the last bridge being the most essential to it’s success. This last bridge was Arnhem and was tasked to the British 1st Airborne Division to hold for an estimated 48 hours till XXX Corps could link up with them. This was an operation that was more dependent on fortune than the men partaking it could imagine.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Operation Market Garden devised by British Field Marshal Montgomery has been labeled as one of the most daring plans in the entirety of the Second World War. The plan called for use of some 34,600 Allied airborne infantry, the Market, to provide the blanket for armored forces, the Garden, to roll forward on as they advanced into Germany in what is known as the largest airborne battle in history. The First Allied Airborne Army under tactical command by General Browning was composed of British, American, and Polish troops who would be dropped ahead of the land based armored advance of British XXX Corps to secure key bridges along a route known as the Corridor through the Netherlands to the Rhine. General Brian Horrocks, the commander of XXX Corps likened the operation to threading a series of needles as each bridge is secured and passed with the last bridge being the most essential to it’s success. This last bridge was Arnhem and was tasked to the British 1st Airborne Division to hold for an estimated 48 hours till XXX Corps could link up with them. This was an operation that was more dependent on fortune than the men partaking it could imagine.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
Fields of Battle: Berlin Race to the Reichstag (WW2 Scenario Book for DHCSB)(PDF - Digital Version)
By Greg Wagman.
$15.00
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You will need Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
This is the 3rd installment in our scenario campaign series Fields of Battle. Berlin Race to the Reichstag is 53 pages long and includes 16 platoon level/small unit skirmish scenarios, campaign decisions, a bonus multi-player "big battle" scenario, and a short tutorial on terrain, all centered in 1945 and the defense of Berlin. Disposable Heroes is needed for referenced information in this Scenario Book.
On April 22, 1945 General Helmuth Weidling received a direct telephone call from the Führerbunker in Berlin. For disobeying Hitler’s express order not to withdraw the LVI Panzer Corps in the face of certain annihilation, Weidling was told over the telephone that he had been condemned to death by firing squad. Instead of attempting to avoid his execution by escape or suicide, Weidling drove to Berlin and walked into the Führerbunker. Adolf Hitler, so impressed by his general’s courage, not only canceled the firing squad—he ordered 53-year old Helmuth Weidling to take command of Berlin’s defenses.2 “You might just as well have me shot,” Weidling remarked dryly to a staff orderly. As Berlin’s newest commandant—the previous three had each been sacked by Hitler—Weidling faced insurmountable challenges. He lacked manpower and even the most basic supplies, such as food and small arms ammunition. Berlin also lacked proper defensive fortifications and to complicate the situation further, Hitler’s adamant refusal to evacuate non-combatants meant that key military bastions—like the impregnable Zoo flak tower—were clogged with thousands of panicked civilians. But Weidling’s greatest challenge loomed farther east. The Red Army.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.
On April 22, 1945 General Helmuth Weidling received a direct telephone call from the Führerbunker in Berlin. For disobeying Hitler’s express order not to withdraw the LVI Panzer Corps in the face of certain annihilation, Weidling was told over the telephone that he had been condemned to death by firing squad. Instead of attempting to avoid his execution by escape or suicide, Weidling drove to Berlin and walked into the Führerbunker. Adolf Hitler, so impressed by his general’s courage, not only canceled the firing squad—he ordered 53-year old Helmuth Weidling to take command of Berlin’s defenses.2 “You might just as well have me shot,” Weidling remarked dryly to a staff orderly. As Berlin’s newest commandant—the previous three had each been sacked by Hitler—Weidling faced insurmountable challenges. He lacked manpower and even the most basic supplies, such as food and small arms ammunition. Berlin also lacked proper defensive fortifications and to complicate the situation further, Hitler’s adamant refusal to evacuate non-combatants meant that key military bastions—like the impregnable Zoo flak tower—were clogged with thousands of panicked civilians. But Weidling’s greatest challenge loomed farther east. The Red Army.
(c) This book is owned and published by the Iron Ivan Games division of Sinister Laboratories, a joint venture between Rattrap Productions LLC and Brigade Games and Hobby LLP.