| 1994 - Standard Box
Series: Operational Combat - Game No. 2
On a cold, foggy morning in November, 1942, a four-hour artillery barrage rocked the Rumanian lines north and south of Stalingrad. Countless swarms of Red infantry, tanks, and guns then swept the lines. In four days, the pincers met near Kalachna-Don - entombing the 6th Army in Stalingrad. During the next three months, the Germans will reel from successive Soviet hammer blows, try in vain to relieve the 6th Army, and fail to supply it from the air. The 6th Army surrenders, and only the counter-attack by von Manstein's panzers stop the red tide. The turning point of World War II in Europe has passed.
Enemy at the Gates, the second Operational Combat Series release, offers players different challenges from those in the very popular game Guderain's Blitzkrieg. The Soviet army has rearmed and reorganized, introducing their Tank Corps - their challenge to the Panzer Divisions. The unique force structures of each side force players to fight differently in order to maximize their strengths. And, of course, players must face the toughest operational and strategic choices they have ever faced. When to stand, when to run... and when to strike. Enemy at the Gates covers the entire period from 19 November 1942 to mid-March 1943. There are numerous one and two map scenarios. The game covers Operation Little Saturn, the German Relief and airlift efforts, and Operation Star and Gallup (to include vonManstien's famous "backhand blow.")
Features:
Dynamic and Gluid situation
All of the pivotal battles in AG South
-The creation of the Stalingrad Pocket,
-The relief effort and Airlift
-Manstien's famous Backhand Blow!
Follow-on to the popular Guderain's Blitzkrieg game and system - refined based on player feedback
Player Skill is highly rewarded
Contents:
Four Full-Color 22x34" Maps
2240 Die-Cut Counters
Series Rules
Game Rules
Full-Color Player's Aid Cards
Two-Color Charts and Tables Booklets
10 Major Scenarios - including 1 & 2 Mappers |