Lock 'n Load Tactical: Dark July 43
Lock 'n Load Tactical: Dark July 43
Tigers and T-34s, West of Prokhorovka
July 1943, the third year of the invasion, and the Battle of Kursk is starting. Some of the worst of it happens on a few square miles west of Prokhorovka.
You take the Soviet defenders, or the 1st SS Panzergrenadier Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler coming at them.
Ground That Was Prepared for You
New rules cover anti-tank ditches, low wheat, tank emplacements and roadblocks. The Soviets have had time to dig, and every one of those things is a decision you have to make before your armour is committed rather than after.
Killing a Tank by Hand
New weapons put the hand-held RPG-43 anti-tank grenade and anti-tank mines in play, so infantry in the right place can stop something that outguns everything they own.
The Real Battlefield
The maps join into one historical battlefield covering Hill 252.2, the Soviet trenches to the east and the Oktiabrski State Farm to the north. It is the ground as it was, not a generic hill and a wood.
Dark July 43 is an expansion module in the award winning Lock 'n Load Tactical series. It is not a complete game, and Heroes of the Motherland is required to play it.
Requirements
Stats
Solitaire: 10 out of 10
Ages: 12+
Players: 1-2
Time: 2-4 Hours
Components
1 x Map with total size of 22 x 34 inches
2 x 8.25 x 12.875 Geomorphic Maps
2 x 8.5 x 11 Player Aids
1 x 11 x 17 Player Aid
1 x Sheet of 80+ Counters
1 x Color Module Booklet
6 x Scenarios
Credits
Associate Producer - Devin Heinle
Series Lead Design - Devin Heinle
Steam Computer Game Module - Tom Proudfoot
Series Development Team - David Heath, Mike Panikowski, Stéphane Tanguay
Manual Author - Devin Heinle, David Heath, Stephane Tanguay
Editor - Hans Korting, Stephane Tanguay
Graphics & Layout - Blackwell Hird, David Julien, Marc von Martial, Ivan Caceres
Battle Generator - David Heath, Wolfgang Klein
Digital Tabletop Modules: - Tabletop Simulator, Vassal, Tabletopia Uwe Bech, Rick Billings, Trent Garner
Quality Assurance - Maddie Gale, Patrick White
Administration - Ava Marie Heath
Customer Support - Darren White
Series Video, Audio & Player Aids - Nate Rogers, Keith Tracton
Index Author - Al Davis
Playtesters and Support
Mark Apodaca, Brett Avants, Bob Bickart, Robert Peter Bottos, Russel Brown, Andrea Cantatore, Dario Cantatore, Richard Danda, Al Davis, Rebecca Davis, Sean Druelinger, Eric Duckworth, Robert Fairman, Ralph Ferrari, Maurice Fitzgerald, Robert Gurule, Shane Heath, Steve Higginson, Nick Huntington, Howard Jones, Phil Lucero, Doug Miller, Mark Mitchell, Steve Mynes, Jeff Newell, Jim Owczarski, Mike Panikowski, Tom Proudfoot, Tyler Roush, Kev Sharp, Chris Shockey, Norman Smith, Robert Smith, Ty Snouffer, Noah Stoltz, Vance Strickland, Stéphane Tanguay, Ken Tee, Keith Tracton, Gabor Venczel, Kindra White, Patrick White, John Wilson, Dick Winters, Jim Woodall
Dedication - Wild Bill Wilder 1937 – 2020
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