Designer's note - Scenario Design Center

#10_05s: Air Assault!
Gelnhausen, West Germany, June 10th 1985: Geography shapes many battlefields and
the campaign to capture West Germany is no exception. Central Germany is divided by a
series of very significant and difficult wooded ridgelines with few East-West roads or
clear access through them. One of these gaps – the Fulda Gap, is a high-speed access
route between the cities of Fulda and Gelnhausen. Once through this gap the attacker has
a clear path to the city of Frankfurt, the main objective of the Warsaw Pact. With control of
this gap in mind, the 79th Guards Air Assault Division has been tasked with securing the
Western end of the gap at Gelnhausen. The attack must be swift and decisive because
NATO will counter attack in an attempt to dislodge any foothold obtained by the Warsaw
Pact. [Size: small] Designer’s notes: Best played as Warsaw Pact or Human vs. Human.
Explicit supply is possible.
#10_06s: Encounter at Kassel
Kassel, West Germany, June 10th 1985: The city of Kassel is the key to securing the
northern flank of the Warsaw Pact’s advance in this region and is one of the main
objectives for the Soviet’s 8th Guards Army. The city of Kassel is also the garrison of the
2nd Panzergrenadier Division whose task is to ensure that Warsaw Pact forces do not
seize or bypass this important hub. [Size: medium] Designer’s notes: Best played as
Warsaw Pact or Human vs. Human. For a HvsH game, NATO has an escape hex, only
use it when there is no other option available than to retreat as some victory points could
be salvaged in this manner. Explicit Supply is possible.
#13_01: Clash of Brothers
Würzburg, West Germany, June 13th 1985: Three days after the initial attack and NATO
defence is beginning to solidify. The key communications hub of Würzburg is now
squarely in the path of the East German 3rd Army. NATO must hold this city in order to
block the Southern access into Frankfurt and to secure a spring board for the eventual
counter attack. The task now falls to the West German 12th Panzer Division who will have
to defend against their East German brethren. This is the first time in the war that West
and East Germans meet on the battlefield. It is a confrontation that had been hoped
would never take place. [Size: medium] Designer’s notes: Best played as NATO or
Human vs. Human.
#15_01s: The Northern Flank
Wetzlar, West Germany, June 15th 1985: The first five days of the campaign have been
deadly for both sides. On the Northern flank, the 2nd Panzergrenadier Division was forced
out of Kassel and is now resting and refitting in Frankfurt. Only the 5th Panzergrenadier
Brigade is combat capable and has taken up position with the 5th Panzer Division and
the remaining elements of the US 11th Armoured Cavalry Regiment. Their task is to
establish a new defence line near the cities of Wetzlar and Giessen in an attempt to slow
down the Warsaw Pact advance. This area is a vital link in NATO’s logistical efforts and
allows re-supply on the North-South Axis into Frankfurt. On the Warsaw Pact side, the
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