Assault: Tactical Combat in Europe – 1985
1983
Command U.S. and Soviet ground forces in a detailed 1985 European conflict using 250-meter hexes and five-minute turns.
180
minutes
2 - 2
player(s)
12+
Medium Heavy
About this board game
Assault: Tactical Combat in Europe – 1985 is a two-player board wargame with an approximately 180-minute playing time, depicting a conventional conflict between United States and Soviet ground forces in Europe in 1985.
Released in 1983, Assault is the first game in the Assault Tactical level series of board wargames. Its scale focuses on detailed battlefield action, using 250-meter hexes, five-minute turns, and platoon- and section-sized units.
The game provides the materials needed to represent this tactical confrontation across two maps from the Assault Series. Its contents include three countersheets containing 480 counters, along with reference materials and folders supporting the game’s organizations and scenarios.
- Two 17 × 22-inch maps: Assault Series Maps A and B
- Three countersheets with 480 5/8-inch counters
- One 16-page series rulebook
- Two 4-page Unit Organization folders
- Two 4-page scenario folders
- One 4-page Designer’s Notes folder
- Six player aid charts and one decimal die
With its compact time and terrain scales, Assault: Tactical Combat in Europe – 1985 presents a focused look at conventional ground warfare. The combination of platoon- and section-sized units, short five-minute turns, and 250-meter hexes defines its tactical scope.
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