Red Parachutes: Soviet Airborne Assault Across the Dnepr
(1995)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 14 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Movement Points, Ratio / Combat Results Table und Simulation...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 360 |
| Minimum age: | 14 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | Avalanche Press Ltd. |
| Designers: | Michael Bennighof, Brian L. Knipple |
| Artists: | Doug Chaffee, Tom Hannah, Brien J. Miller |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Movement Points, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Simulation |
Red Parachutes - Soviet Airborne Assault Across the Dnepr, is a game based on the September 1943 Soviet Airborne operation which attempted to force a series of crossings of the Dnepr river near the city of Kanev.
1 22"x34" map, 980 counters, 16 pages of rules plus charts and tables.
Scale is 2 km per hex, units are battalions and companies, each turn is about 1/4th of a day (AM, Mid-Day, PM and Night).
At the beginning of each day, players receive replacements and artillery ammunition. Players then alternate turns conducting movement, special operations, deploying reinforcements, bombarding, attacking. This is a typical Igo-Ugo system, using an odds-based CRT with many modifiers. There are many special rules covering airdrops, river crossings, artillery bombardment etc.
This is a medium-high complexity game with high unit density.
Alternative names:
Red Parachutes: Soviet Airborne Assault Across the Dnepr
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