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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”.

Team-Yankee-team-battles: The Battle of Alfeld, from Red Storm Rising. MISSIONS: Can the Warsaw Pact Team cross the Weser River and blow open NATO’s Defenses? As a Commander on the NATO team, will your force hold the Red tank hordes and destroy them in a massive counterattack? 12 commanders will decide the outcome. ARMIES: Players supply their own forces, dice, rule books, etc. All current Team Yankee nationalities are eligible. Force Lists are 100 points. SCHEDULE: Two rounds, 90 minutes each. PRIZES: The players on the winning team will get to choose between 3 good- to new-condition Cold War military fiction titles: “Team Yankee”, “Red Storm Rising” and “Red Army" plus 3 other prizes TBD. Time slot requested is "Time Block E" SAT, 7-11 PM (immediately after the Flames of War Tournament) Location requested: State Room (same location as the Flames of War Tournament)

Trying to gauge how long people would play the campaign. Also want to get a feel for length of turns. Is 7 days too short? Is 10 days about right? Plan is to have practice time for FoW version 3 late war prior to the ENFILADE FoW tournament. I expect each pair of gamers will complete about one battle per week. The rest of the map-board battles (in a turn) are diced off strategically.

Battlefront's Team Yankee Previews on Breakthrough Assault website If you already saw all these, then pass the info along. If you didn't see any, here are the ones I found (just catching up myself). If you missed any, then catch up quick! Breakthrough Assault Flames of War World War III - Team Yankee http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/07/flames-of-war-world-war-iii-team-yankee.html Team Yankee Preview - Infantry and Transports http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/08/team-yankee-preview-infantry-and.html Team Yankee Preview - Air Support http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/08/team-yankee-preview-air-support.html Team Yankee Preview - Tanks and Anti Air http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/08/team-yankee-preview-tanks-and-anti-air.html Team Yankee Preview - Artillery http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/08/team-yankee-preview-artillery.html Breakthrough Assault: Team Yankee - Info About The Game. http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/09/team-yankee-about-game.html Breakthrough Assault: Team Yankee - Unit Cards http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/09/team-yankee-unit-cards.html Breakthrough Assault: Team Yankee - Unit Cards Infantry http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/09/team-yankee-unit-cards-infantry.html Breakthrough Assault: Team Yankee - Formation Cards http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/09/team-yankee-formation-cards.html Breakthrough Assault: Team Yankee - Unit Cards - Extra http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/09/team-yankee-unit-cards-extra.html Team Yankee Preview - Terrain http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/09/team-yankee-preview-terrain.html Team Yankee - Rules Preview http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/10/team-yankee-rules-preview.html Breakthrough Assault: Team Yankee - Airpower Stat Cards http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/10/team-yankee-airpower-stat-cards.html Breakthrough Assault: Team Yankee - Background Fiction http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/10/team-yankee-background-fiction.html Beyond The Foxholes Episode 41 - Interview with Phil - Team Yankee Special http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/10/beyond-foxholes-episode-41-interview.html Beyond The Foxholes Episode 42 - Interview with Phil - Team Yankee Special - Part Two http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/10/beyond-foxholes-episode-42-interview.html Team Yankee - Rulebook Preview http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/11/team-yankee-rulebook-preview.html Team Yankee - Hind Kit Preview http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/11/team-yankee-hind-kit-preview.html Team Yankee - Army Deals http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/11/team-yankee-army-deals.html Also, First Team Yankee Models Sighted! http://forum.wwpd.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=17287