Tide of Iron
Manufacturer:
Fantasy Flight Games
EBG Price: £48.99
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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
- 1 Rulebook
- 1 Scenario Guide
- 216 Plastic Figures, consisting of:
- 54 American Regular Infantry
- 12 American Elite Infantry
- 6 American Officers
- 6 American Mortar Crews
- 6 American Machine Gun 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 Machine Gun Crews
- 6 Panzer IV Tanks
- 6 Tiger I Tanks
- 6 SdKfz 251 Half-Tracks
- 6 Opel Blitz Transport Trucks
-
48 Squad Bases
- 12 Light Grey German Bases
- 12 Dark Grey German Bases
- 12 Light Green American Bases
- 12 Dark Green American Bases
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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, consisting of:
- 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, consisting of:
- 12 Double-Sided Pillbox/Entrenchment Markers
- 14 Double-Sided Tank Trap/Razor Wire Markers
- 6 Smoke Markers
- 6 Minefield Markers
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1 Target Token
- 1 North Directional Marker