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June 6th, 1944. D-Day was heralded as “the longest day” of the war, yet it was but the opening salvo for the Allied offensive into western Europe – an offensive that would last for almost a year before the Allies could declare victory in the European theater.
The objective of the invasion: to dismantle Hitler’s “Wehrmacht,” the once-mighty German armed forces; liberate the occupied countries of western Europe; and ultimately to subdue the threat from Germany and the Nazi regime that ruled it.
Although bludgeoned by defeats in Russia and Africa and systematically weakened by Allied bombing of its supply and production infrastructure, the German army remained a formidable foe. The soldiers and officers of Hitler’s army were well trained, battle hardened, and in possession of some of the finest and most lethal equipment of the war.
Over the course of the Allied offensive, American forces would undertake the brunt of the fighting in northern France and Belgium, while their British allies would concentrate on the Netherlands and the liberation of the Scandinavian countries.
The American and British forces slowly but surely advanced towards Germany, yet not without problems. In Arnhem, a daring joint offensive by the Allies was struck down by German defenses, and Nazi forces nearly broke the American lines during the last major German offensive in the Ardennes forest.
TIDE OF IRON is a game of World War II tactical conflict for two to four players. The components in this base game allow players to simulate the dramatic struggle that took place between American and German forces in Northern Europe during the years 1944 and 1945.
Contents :
Rulebook,
Scenario Guide,
216 Plastic Figures (54 American Regular Infantry,
12 American Elite Infantry,
6 American Officers,
6 American Mortar Crews,
6 American Weapon Crews,
12 M4A1 Sherman Tanks,
6 M3A1 Half-Tracks,
6 GMC CCKW 353 Transport Trucks,
54 German Regular Infantry,
12 German Elite Infantry,
6 German Infantry Officers,
6 German Mortar Crews,
6 German Weapon Crews,
6 Panzer IV Tanks,
6 Tiger I Tanks,
6 SdKfz 251 Half-Tracks,
6 Opel Blitz Transport Trucks,
48 Squad Bases,
2 Player Reference Sheets,
12 Map Boards,
23 Map Overlay Pieces,
14 Black Attack Dice,
6 Red Defense Dice,
1 Round Track,
1 Round Marker,
1 American Victory Point Marker,
1 German Victory Point Marker,
110 Cards (90 Strategy Cards,
18 Operations Cards,
1 American Initiative Card,
1 German Initiative Card,
1 Initiative Token,
88 Activation Tokens,
32 Damage Tokens,
36 Condition Tokens,
6 Anti-Tank Specialization Tokens,
6 Engineer Specialization Tokens,
6 Flamethrower Specialization Tokens,
6 Medic Specialization Tokens,
6 Victory Objective Markers,
8 American Command Objective Markers (various values),
8 German Command Objective Markers (various values),
8 Neutral Command Objective Markers (various values),
8 American Control Markers,
8 German Control Markers,
51 Command Tokens (in 1s and 5s),
4 American Concealed Squad Markers,
4 German Concealed Squad Markers,
8 American Transport Markers,
8 German Transport Markers,
8 American Off-Board Indicator Tokens (numbered 1-8),
8 German Off-Board Indicator Tokens (numbered 1-8),
38 Fortification, Obstacle, and Cover Markers (12 Double-Sided Pillbox/Entrenchment Markers,
14 Double-Sided Tank Trap/Razor Wire, Markers,
6 Smoke Markers,
6 Minefield Markers,
1 Target Token,
1 North Directional Marker)
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