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Why play Team Yankee? If you were there, in Germany in the 1970’s or 80’s, you often wondered what might have happened. If you were in the Gulf Wars, you can see the tactics and weapons in the 80's that made the battles of the 90's so successful. If you were in neither position, it is still a fun game and chance to ponder "what if?" In 1981, I joined the Army. At the Intelligence School, we studied the Soviet Red Army and a projected future attack in Central Europe. My first unit, 1st Cavalry Division, deployed to Germany in REFORGER 83. We were part of several larger exercises with the Dutch and British armies: AUTUMN FORGE 83 and ATLANTIC LION. We trained to counterattack a major Warsaw Pact offensive in Northern Germany, close to the area of the ground battle in the Clancy novel "Red Storm Rising". In 1985, I was stationed in Germany with the V (US) Corps. The Corps had the mission of defending the Fulda Gap and securing the river crossings on the Main and Rhine Rivers in and around Frankfurt am Main. This area, and the region east and northeast of it, are the probable settings for the battles in the Team Yankee book. When Harold Coyle's novel “Team Yankee” first came out, I was not aware of it. But later, when I did read the book, it was deja vu for me. It transported me back to the time when I lived and trained in armored vehicles. It brought back memories of the "oh-dark-thirty" alerts in Germany, preparing for World War III. We expected hordes of tanks, waves of planes and raining missiles to threaten us with extinction. I am grateful that the "Red Wave" never came. But now, years later and many miles away, in the comforts of our armchairs and the relative safety of our gaming tables, we can think, talk and game “what if?” The Team Yankee rules set and models make it possible to play out the various threads of those alternate history scenarios. Team Yankee explores the possibilities of a clash between NATO and Warsaw Pact armies. Team Yankee, the book, is a novel written by Harold Coyle in 1987 about a fictitious Soviet attack into Germany from the perspective of Captain Bannon. He commands Team Yankee, an Armor-Combat Team in the US Army. It has been revised and re-released in hardcover and Kindle formats in 2016. Team Yankee, the game, with its expanding line of forces, models and handbooks, provides us with great gaming and modeling opportunities. The next adventure of our local gaming group - RCDD (short acronym for the Rose City Dukes and Duchesses FOW Ranger Group) - will be an Escalation League and Campaign in the "Team Yankee alternate 'verse": "Fulda Gap '86: Iron Beasts at the Gates". This campaign is a home-brew creation of ‘barca’ and RCDD, and is not sponsored nor endorsed by Battlefront Miniatures, LTD. Although the campaign start has been delayed, we will roll this campaign out in April and open it up to both local (Portland, OR and Lacey/Lakewood/Olympia, WA) and remote participation. Look for our thread on this Escalation League and Campaign in the ordofanaticus.com forum, under “Flames of War”.

Due to scheduling conflicts, tournament has been moved to FEB 27th. See this thread for details: Feb 27th, Early-War 2016 FoW Tournament @GG (official thread) http://www.ordofanaticus.com/index.php?/topic/27345-feb-27th-early-war-2016-fow-tournament-gg-official-thread/

Nov 14, Late-War 2015 FoW Tournament @GG (official thread) Updated 2015-11-13 11:30 PM - - - - - - - - - A. PARTICULARS: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What: 1945 pt Late-War Flames of War Tournament Where: Guardian Games, www.ggportland.com Date: Saturday, November 14th, 2015 Rules: Flames Of War Rulebook, 3rd ed., dtd 2012, ISBN 978-0987660916 or Flames of War 3rd Edition Mini Rulebook (a.k.a. "Pocket Edition"), ASIN: 0986466174 Schedule: Player Check in 10:15 AM (See SteveM/taran.shannara) Table setup 10:00-10:45 AM (See JamesB/barca) Player Meeting 10:45 AM Round 1 (2h15m) start 11:00 AM, end 1:15 PM Lunch (Dutch) Round 2 (2h15m) start 2:15 PM, end 4:30 PM Round 3 (2h15m) start 5:00 PM, end 7:15 PM Awards Ceremony start 7:30 PM Table tear-down start 7:55 PM B. LISTS: Must be out of B.1. the Intelligence Handbooks listed below (para D) or B.2. the Forces of War digital app, filtered by the Handbooks listed below (para D) or B.3. the Allowed (1945) Late-War Online Official Briefings (para E) Let us know which reference you are using to compose your list. If in doubt as to whether or not it can be used, then ask! Lists should be sent to pdxwar@gmail.com for verification by midnight November 1, 2015. By doing so we are able to verify the correctness of your list and there are no surprises for us or fumbling with making your list on Saturday morning while others are waiting to play. If you need to borrow some bits, post on this forum topic. Feel free to stop by on Thursday nights at Guardian Games to get a practice game in before the tournament. C. REFERENCES: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LESSONS FROM THE FRONT, Last Updated on 3 September 2015. http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=3840 www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/Documents/LessonsFromTheFront.pdf NOTE: Ensure you read the first 13 pages, BEFORE jumping to the Briefing Updates. Flames of War Digital: http://forces.flamesofwar.com/ If using the digital service, send the resulting PDF as your army list. Another option for recording your list is the "Blank Order of Battle Sheet": An on screen fill-in version of the Order of Battle sheet http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/Documents/Rules/FOWorderofbattlefill.pdf http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=294 Handbook updates: Grey Wolf (Revised Edition) Changes: http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=4481 Red Bear (Revised Edition) Errata: http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=4244 Desperate Measures Options from Berlin: http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/Documents/Rules/Soviet-Desperate-Measures-options-from-Berlin.pdf Road to Rome Errata: http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/Documents/Errata/RtR-Errata.pdf Fortress Italy Errata: http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/Documents/Errata/Fortress-Italy-Errata.pdf Note that the "Know Your Enemy" books may be out-of-date: "Know Your Enemy: Early War" (September, 2013), and "Know Your Enemy: Late War Edition" (June 2012) D. Intelligence Handbooks (If it includes 1945, then it is legal for this tournament) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FoW Late-War Handbooks start end FW116 Grey Wolf (Revised Ed.) 1944.01 1945.02 FW117 Red Bear (Revised Ed.) 1944.01 1945.02 FW118 Fortress Italy 1944.01 1945.05 FW119 Road To Rome 1944.01 1945.05 FW220 Blood, Guts & Glory 1944.09 1945.01 FW227 Desperate Measures 1945.01 1945.04 FW230 Bridge At Remagen 1945.02 1945.04 FW231 Nachtjäger 1945.03 1945.05 FW232 Berlin 1945.04 1945.05 E. OFFICIAL BRIEFINGS (online) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Intelligence LW Briefing Index http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=881 German Pionierkompanie: ALLOWED Gebirgsjager in the West: ALLOWED Hungarian Infantry 1944 to 1945: ALLOWED 53rd (Welsh) Division: ALLOWED Indian Recce Squadron: ALLOWED Climb to Glory: ALLOWED Finns in the Lapin Sota: ALLOWED Brigade Piron: ALLOWED The Cobra is Smokin': ALLOWED Czech-Armoured-Brigade: ALLOWED F. FEE AND AWARDS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Entry Fee: $20 (goes towards prize support) Awards: - Best Axis General - Best Allies General - Best Sport - Best Painted/Presentation G. HOW TO SIGN UP: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Post on forum thread your inten to come and if axis or allied company. Register ahead of time via paypal to pdxwar@gmail.com beforehand or in store at Guardian Games the day of. H. VOLUNTEERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Need volunteers for table setup (terrain), and table tear-down (you can do either or both). Contact James (barca). name/Avatar, setup, tear-down H1. JamesB, yes, yes H2. H3. H4. H5. I. CONTACTS: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Organizer: SteveM. (taran.shannara) and James (barca) Email: pdxwar@gmail.com Tournament Forum Thread: http://www.ordofanaticus.com/index.php?/topic/26179-nov-14-late-war-2015-fow-tournament-gg-official-thread/ Tournament Blog: (TBD) Updated 2015-11-13 11:30 PM J. SIGNED UP LIST - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - paid, name/handle, list verified, Army, Nation, Reference Axis AX-1. no, Ryan/lazarus, no, (army-TBD), German, ref (laz:could be either Axis or Allies, also can loan an army) AX-1. no, Charlie/SchnellerKarl, Yes, Volksgrenadier, German, Berlin Digital Volksgrenadier AX-2. no, David S/Bolo, yes, SS-PanzerKampfgruppe (Totenkopf), German, Grey Wolf AX-3. no, Ed A./Centurius, yes, SS Panzer Grenadier Kampfgruppe (Totenkopf), German, Grey WoIf AX-4. no, Jake/Souldier3, yes, Grenadierkompanie, German, Grey Wolf (revised) AX-5. no, ZachB/?, yes, Compagnia Paracadutisti, Italian, Fortress Italy AX-6. no, AnthonyB/na, Yes, Panzer Kampfgruppe (Veteran), German, Desperate Measures Alternate: AX-7. no, Ryan/lazarus, yes, Panzer Ausbildungs Verband (With Veteran), German, Desperate Measures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - paid, name/handle, list verified, Army, Nation, reference Allies: AL-1. yes, JamesB/barca, yes, Inzhenerno-Saperniy Batalon, USSR, Red Bear (revised), with errata AL 1. unk, Daniel/apophis93,unk, SAS, British, Nachtjaeger? AL-2. no, MikeH/ZeroMoon17, yes, Rifle Company, British, Nachtjaeger AL-3. no, SteveZ/ZEKE, yes, Tank Company, US, BGG AL-4. no, Chris/Brother Glacius, no, Army?, Brit, Nachtjaeger -- WITHDRAWN AL-4. no, Derek/dvang, yes, Parachute Rifle Company, US, Road to Rome AL-5. no, MikeM/fingolfen, yes, Inomarochnikiy Tankovy Batalon, Soviet, Red Bear (revised) AL-6. no, Ryan/lazarus, yes, Hero Tankovy Brigada (Red Army), Soviet, Desperate Measures AL-7. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

We will continue our Flames of War (FoW) FIRESTORM: Overlord campaign: the 1944 battles around the Normandy Landing Beaches. Tanks, Guns, planes and grunts. Battlefront Flames of War (3rd ed.) 15mm Historical World War miniatures. See our current thread at: http://www.ordofanaticus.com/index.php?/topic/25927-firestorm-overlord-turn-3/