Line of Fire Magazine Issue #14
Line of Fire Magazine Issue #14
Line of Fire Magazine Issue #14
More scenarios, more expansions, more tactical depth.
Line of Fire Issue #14 continues the Lock 'n Load Publishing official magazine series, delivering exclusive scenarios, strategy articles, game expansions, and developer insights for the Lock 'n Load Tactical Series, World At War 85, Nations At War, and more. Packed with new missions, expert strategies, and system updates, this issue is perfect for wargamers looking to expand their battlefield experience.
What's Inside Line of Fire #14?
Seventeen New Scenarios and Expansions. Take on new missions for Lock 'n Load Tactical, Nations At War, and World At War 85, each providing fresh tactical challenges and dynamic gameplay.
Lock 'n Load Tactical, new missions from World War II to modern combat. Experience new squad-level battles set in World War II, Vietnam, and beyond, featuring intense firefights and urban warfare.
World At War 85, Cold War escalation. Command NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in new mechanized and armored combat scenarios that expand the battlefield.
Nations At War, expanding the frontlines. Engage in platoon-level tank battles across North Africa and Europe, adding new dimensions to armored warfare.
Day of Heroes, the streets of Mogadishu. Continue the battle with new urban combat scenarios, adding depth to the Day of Heroes module.
Strategy Guides and Battle Reports. Improve your skills with detailed scenario breakdowns, expert strategies, and tactical insights from experienced players.
Developer Commentary and Behind-the-Scenes Features. Get an inside look at the design process, historical inspirations, and upcoming projects from the Lock 'n Load Publishing team.
Rules Updates and System Enhancements. Stay ahead with errata, rules clarifications, and system refinements for a smoother and more balanced gameplay experience.
Exclusive Previews and Upcoming Releases. Get a first look at upcoming Lock 'n Load Publishing games and expansions, with in-depth previews of what's next in the wargaming world.
Expand Your Lock 'n Load Collection
Whether you're a longtime fan or just discovering Lock 'n Load games, Line of Fire Issue #14 delivers engaging content, expert strategies, and challenging new scenarios to keep your wargaming experience fresh and immersive.
Open Line of Fire #14 and check out articles on the dust mechanic in Desert Heat, on the US Army's Armored Divisions in World War II, and a compelling and poignant exposition on the zombie phenomenon. Read part two of three of Mark Roche's Warparty fiction "Battle for Darg-Noth" and a rigorous report on the opening scenario from America Conquered. Or check out a Random Events Table Variant for Dawn's Early Light.
New scenarios and counters abound.
Use German Panther and Pz IV H tanks in a Band of Heroes showdown near Arracourt, France, in September of 1944.
The map from A Day of Heroes gets a lot of use in three new scenarios that utilize included up-armored HMMWVs and Navy SEALs in gripping missions that reflect the dark times we live in. A fourth brings Soviets from Heroes of the Gap into a desperate encounter with US Rangers in El Adem, Libya, in 1985, played on the A Day of Heroes map.
In "Early Birds", a Heroes of the Gap and Honneur et Patrie scenario, Soviets and French air-mobile troops battle it out for the vital bridges at Wolfenburg, West Germany. Above them, their departing transport helicopters fight it out with new chopper against chopper combat rules.
In the Nations at War system, use new Long-Range Desert Group units in a Desert Heat scenario on the raid on Barce, Libya, and a new formation of German motorcycle infantry in a White Star Rising and Operation Cobra scenario.
Nothing is certain in the World at War system. In "Entente Cordiale", British Royal Lancers from Blood and Bridges stand off against an ornery French recon formation from Paris is Burning at the Rue Jean Jaures Bridge. How will the French react?
The All Things Zombie scenario "Good Fences, Good Neighbors" will remind you that zombies aren't the only nasty thing out there.
Also included in this issue is Baltic Fury, an expansion module for World at War: Blood and Bridges. Baltic Fury comes with 11 scenarios, an 11 inch by 17 inch map, and 140 5/8 inch counters featuring units from Denmark, Poland, and the Soviet Union. At stake in Baltic Fury is control of the crucial sea lanes of the Baltic Sea, and battles rage between the Danes and the Warsaw Pact on the Jutland Peninsula and on the key islands of Funen and Bornholm.