“The Trials of Task Force Faith” is a historical module. It is the second release by LFT in its “Perimeter of Necessity” series, which focuses on the Chosin/Changjin Reservoir Campaign during the early months of the Korean War. Many of you will recall that the first in this “Perimeter” series covered the actions of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines at Toktong Pass (see "From the Cellar" # 10). Now with “The Trials of Task Force Faith”, the action switches from the deep snow covered high mountain pass to the west of Chosin to its lightly snow swept and ice covered eastern shores at the P’ungnyuri-gang Inlet. Here beginning on the night of the 27th of November and through the 1st of December, 1950, the 31st Regimental Combat Team (31-RCT), U.S. Army held the bulk of the 80th Division, of the Chinese People’s Army, at bay in a stand worthy of comparison to Thermopylae.

“The Trials of Task Force Faith” contains 11 H-series scenarios (6 day and 5 night), 1 map (KGS in size) and a rules booklet. There is no CG. The battle was not one that lends itself to such a depiction, as 31-RCT received no reinforcements of personnel, and very little in the way of re-supply (which came only sporadically from the air). Likewise, there are no counters in the module pack. This was done deliberately in order : “a” to keep cost down, and “b” to maximize the value of Forgotten War, which, with Yanks, is all you need to play, the ASLRB not withstanding. Those familiar with the rules from FTC#10 will find many of them exactly the same, although there are some new ones to cover new terrain, and certain aspects of the battle.

“The Trials of Task Force Faith” captures the cauldron like feel as 31-RCT fends off fierce Communist Chinese night attacks, while then by day having then to mount counterattacks to retake key lost terrain, and so give the regiment the breathing space it needed to organize a breakout attempt under the cover of U.S.M.C. close air support. Can you handle the command challenges of 31-RCT ? Can you as the CPVA commander effectively move to seal the task force’s grim fate ?

The scenarios

– FT TF-F1 Red Dragon Stalking Polar Bears (11 turns)
– FT TF-F2 Shaking off the Shock Wave (5,5 turns)
– FT TF-F3 Taking back Vital Ground (6,5 turns)
– FT TF-F4 Return of the Dragon (9 turns)
– FT TF-F5 Triple a to the Rescue (8 turns)
– FT TF-F6 The Assumption of Faith (8 turns)
– FT TF-F7 Growing Pains (6 turns)
– FT TF-F8 Firemen vs. Icemen (5 turn)
– FT TF-F9 Bridges of Sorrow (6 turns)
– FT TF-F10 Hold out, one more Night (7,5 turns)
– FT TF-F11 The First Station on Faith’s Via Dolorosa (7,5 turns)

“The Green Hell of Inor” is LFT’s attempt at bringing 2 weeks of epic fighting that took place in the Ardennes Forest during the very first days of Fall Gelb, the invasion of France.

"The Fight for Seoul" is LFT’s third Historical Module, after The Shield of Kholm. and before it Operation Chariot. This module is also LFT’s first foray into the Korean War, the first hot war of the Cold War era.

"The Fight for Seoul" contains 21 H-series scenarios, 2 campaign games, two maps (each KGS in size), rules, and one sheet of full-color counters. The action moves from battles to cross rolling rural terrain in the face of entrenched hilltop defenders and on into a bitter urban struggle amid a city that was a mix of architectural styles. "The Fight for Seoul" captures a pivotal moment in the Korean War, one which swung the war in favor of the United Nations, if only for a few months.

"The Fight for Seoul" captures the intensity of the battles that led to the liberation of Seoul by U.S. Marines and ROK Marine Corps from KPA forces. Never-seen-before terrain combinations will raise new and challenging issues to the field commanders of your ASL army. How well will you fight for Seoul ?

All is in its title : 60 pages for KGS fans, as well as 9 scenarios and a SASL mission. :)

First shipments on May 11th.

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This is the sentence that led Andy to Cholm and after several years of research and development, the LFT crew is happy to present our next historical module. For more information and / or feedback on this unique module, you may want to check this thread on Gamesquads Forum : http://forums.gamesquad.com/showthr... or yet this blog, much more detailed and complete :http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2011/12/19/countermix/#more-3574

Operation Chariot – the StNazaire Raid is our go at putting this famous action into ASL. Designed by Andrew Hershey and friends, brought to you by the drunkards who already commit le Franc Tireur once a year (well... more or less!).