{"product_id":"fortress-europa-designer-signature-edition-compass-games-copy","title":"Thin Red Line Wargame Fortress of Hamburg - Thin Red Line Games","description":"\u003cp\u003e                                                                                                                               OSS-113    \u003cspan\u003eManufacturer: Thin Red Line Games\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Line: War Games Thin Red Line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType: Boxed Game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopyright Date: 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: Fabrizio Vianello\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an expansion that requires the game Thin Red Line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaking its roots from SPI’s “Central Front” and “NATO: Division Commander”, Die Festung Hamburg is the third module of the C3 series, focused on Command, Control and Communication and pioneered by Less Than 60 Miles – one of the five nominees for the 2019 Charles Roberts Awards as Best Post-WW2, Cold War, \u0026amp; Hypothetical Era Board Wargame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll the elements of modern mechanized warfare are covered: Chemical and Nuclear Weapons, Attack Helicopters, Engineers, Electronic Warfare, Counter-Battery Fire, Ribbon Bridges, Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Close Air Support coordination and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeveral typical wargame mechanics have been reinterpreted, and both sides must fight three equally dangerous foes: the enemy, their own plan and time. Even a simple action can quickly turn into a disaster when facing an opponent using more efficiently the real key to victory: the OODA Loop theorized by John Boyd in the early ‘80s and used today as the basis for several military doctrines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMilitary doctrine, tactics and peculiarities for each side are represented, allowing a skilled commander to use his own strength points and exploit the enemy’s weak ones. Some examples are:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWest German Auftragstaktik (Mission-Type Orders), giving Bundeswehr a flexibility hardly obtained by other armies.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMobilization of Dutch and Danish reservists.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe critical boundary between NATO’s AFCENT and AFNORTH Commands.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoviet Sappers, first-line assault units used to crack the toughest nuts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoviet Assault From March.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarsaw Pact Axis of Advance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarsaw Pact vulnerable supply network.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoreover, this is the third module of the C3 Series, covering the whole NATO – Warsaw Pact conflict in Central Europe. Yes, the idea is to have the whole Central Front playable in a gigantic, unmanageable, mind-blowing campaign.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44487580549293,"sku":null,"price":475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/1912\/7981\/files\/Die.jpg?v=1747776206","url":"https:\/\/mantisgamestudio.com\/products\/fortress-europa-designer-signature-edition-compass-games-copy","provider":"MantisGamingStudios","version":"1.0","type":"link"}