Blood Reef: Tarawa – ASL Historical Module 5

About this expansion

Blood Reef: Tarawa – ASL Historical Module 5 is a two-player Advanced Squad Leader historical module recreating the US Marines’ invasion of Tarawa, with an approximately 120-minute play time.

Set within the Advanced Squad Leader system, this module presents a seven-scenario campaign game focused on the Tarawa invasion. Its historical-accurate mapsheets and dedicated scenario content provide the core materials for this focused ASL experience.

The Multi-Man Publishing edition includes a substantial collection of maps, counters, rules, and scenarios:

• Two 22-by-31-inch maps
• Four countersheets, including three unit sheets and one status sheet
• Blood Reef Chapter Divider
• Chapter T Rules, T1–T21
• Seven scenarios

Originally published by Heat of Battle in 1996, Blood Reef: Tarawa was later published by Multi-Man Publishing in an updated and expanded edition. The listed release year for this edition is 1999.

This historical module requires Advanced Squad Leader, Code of Bushido (ASL Module 8), Yanks (ASL Module 3), and Gung Ho! (ASL Module 9). Those titles provide the required Advanced Squad Leader foundation and modules for playing Blood Reef: Tarawa.