48th Panzer Korps: Battles on the River Chir
(1991)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 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, Simulation und Zone of Control...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 240 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | Bonsai Games, Kilovolt Design, Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (国際通信社), Pacific Rim Publishing |
| Designers: | Jim Zoldak |
| Artists: | Joy Cohn, Rodger B. MacGowan, Suzuri "Spiny" |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Movement Points, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Simulation, Zone of Control |
48th PanzerKorps: Battles on the River Chir, is a battalion/regiment-level simulation of the battles on the Chir River, December 7-12, 1942. Players control the Soviet 5th Tank Army and the German 48th Panzer Korps. The game emphasizes the special abilities of armor, infantry, and weapons units. The German player must use his small number of powerful mobile units to blunt many Soviet drives deep into his positions, and then counterattack.
Game Scale:
Turn: 12 hours
Hex: 1 mile
Unit: Company to Regiment
Game Inventory:
One 22" X 34" mapsheet
One countersheet (200 1/2" counters)
One 12 page rule booklet
This game was included in CounterAttack magazine #3.
Republished in Command Magazine Japan #17 in 1997.
In 2006 Pacific Rim offered the companion game 57th Panzer Corps: The Strong Right Hook which had a similar size and scope to this title. It was to be published when orders reached 500.
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