Welcome to “Sand & Snow” a themed HASL issue of From the Cellar, which examines two critical battles that the United States Marine Corps fought in WW2 and in Korea. The two battles (Tarawa and Toktong Pass) that this pack looks at could not be more different in geography, weather and enemy capabilities. As an ASL player you will have to adapt to the changing conditions just as the Marines who participated in these battles had to do.
In order to play the scenarios in FTC 10, you will need the map of "Blood Reef Tarawa", as well as its non-official extension, downloadable at the LFT site.
FTC11 contains 10 ETO only scenarios that will take you from Dunkerque to the snow covered Russian winter, Italy or Walcheren island and the replacement countersheet for "The Green Hell of Inor".
From the Cellar #8 is a mix between a From the Cellar pack and Le Franc Tireur magazine. It has 15 scenarios and 48 pages of articles. Published in 2017.
64 pages of new content for "The Green Hell of Inor" fans, as well as 16 scenarios and a Campaign Game. Requires ownership of the The Green Hell of Inor HASL module from LFT
"The ASL Companion" is divided into 90 chapters grouped into twelve parts, as you may see in the Comprehensive Table of Contents of the magazine.
PART I The Many Facets of ASL
Chapter 1 Welcome to Advanced Squad Leader Chapter 2 Warriors and Weapons Chapter 3 The Lay of the Land Chapter 4 The Play of the Game Chapter 5 The Role of Fate
Chapter 1, “Welcome to Advanced Squad Leader” introduces the reader to ASL and discusses the history of the Squad Leader and ASL game systems.
The next four chapters will discuss the four main components of ASL, the pieces, the mapboards and overlays, the scenarios, and the dice. These five chapters form Part I, “The Many Facets of ASL”.
Andy Hershey, prolific creator who brought you Kreta, Kampgruppe Scherer; The Shield of Cholm, & St. Nazaire, to name but a few, has designed this giant Korean module. This is the largest module ever produced by LFT. 4 Historical maps (2 for each CG), 2 campaign games, 21 scenarios, counters, rules, play aides, charts, etc.
This boxed set contains two "CG modules" and associated charts and rules for each CG. Also contains a sheet of counters (5/8" and 1/2").
Smith’s Ridge module:
2 A1 maps (23 x 33 inches) for a total playing area of 33 x 46 inches.
Specific rules booklet (28 pages)
11 scenarios
3 pages of Terrain charts
Seoul module:
2 A1 maps (23 x 33 inches) for a total playing area of 33 x 46 inches.
Specific rules booklet (36 pages)
10 scenarios
4 pages of Terrain charts
This is not a complete product. Ownership of the ASL system, including Forgotten War is required.
“The Trials of Task Force Faith” is a historical module, designed by Andrew Hershey. It is the second release by LFT in its “Perimeter of Necessity” series, which focuses on the Chosin/Changjin Reservoir Campaign during the early months of the Korean War. Many of you will recall that the first in this “Perimeter” series covered the actions of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines at Toktong Pass (see "From the Cellar" # 10). Now with “The Trials of Task Force Faith”, the action switches from the deep snow covered high mountain pass to the west of Chosin to its lightly snow swept and ice covered eastern shores at the P’ungnyuri-gang Inlet. Here beginning on the night of the 27th of November and through the 1st of December, 1950, the 31st Regimental Combat Team (31-RCT), U.S. Army held the bulk of the 80th Division, of the Chinese People’s Army, at bay in a stand worthy of comparison to Thermopylae.
“The Trials of Task Force Faith” contains 11 H-series scenarios (6 day and 5 night), 1 map (KGS in size) and a rules booklet. There is no CG. The battle was not one that lends itself to such a depiction, as 31-RCT received no reinforcements of personnel, and very little in the way of re-supply (which came only sporadically from the air). Likewise, there are no counters in the module pack. This was done deliberately in order : “a” to keep cost down, and “b” to maximize the value of Forgotten War, which, with Yanks, is all you need to play, the ASLRB not withstanding. Those familiar with the rules from FTC#10 will find many of them exactly the same, although there are some new ones to cover new terrain, and certain aspects of the battle.
“The Trials of Task Force Faith” captures the cauldron like feel as 31-RCT fends off fierce Communist Chinese night attacks, while then by day having then to mount counterattacks to retake key lost terrain, and so give the regiment the breathing space it needed to organize a breakout attempt under the cover of U.S.M.C. close air support. Can you handle the command challenges of 31-RCT ? Can you as the CPVA commander effectively move to seal the task force’s grim fate ?
The scenarios
– FT TF-F1 Red Dragon Stalking Polar Bears (11 turns) – FT TF-F2 Shaking off the Shock Wave (5,5 turns) – FT TF-F3 Taking back Vital Ground (6,5 turns) – FT TF-F4 Return of the Dragon (9 turns) – FT TF-F5 Triple a to the Rescue (8 turns) – FT TF-F6 The Assumption of Faith (8 turns) – FT TF-F7 Growing Pains (6 turns) – FT TF-F8 Firemen vs. Icemen (5 turn) – FT TF-F9 Bridges of Sorrow (6 turns) – FT TF-F10 Hold out, one more Night (7,5 turns) – FT TF-F11 The First Station on Faith’s Via Dolorosa (7,5 turns)
Here is a new product from the new England ASLERs ! This is from the same producers who brought you the YASL pack a few years ago. This time they had LFT produce the pack. It features 3 boards and 15 scenarios.
$40.00
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