Welcome to the ASLComp only portal here at CH! We've been working on producing VARIANTS since 1994 and it is about time you got your own 'playground' here at our site to keep up on the latest offerings.

Things have been far from stagnant here over the last few years and we're sure you've noticed our laser-like focus on producing historical battlefields and scenarios for you to paner-push your favorite counters around on. We've also noticed our competitors' offerings and while we respect the presentation that has become standard from BFP and HoB before them, we aim to provide the BEST color military art of any variant counters while 'keeping up with the Jones's' since quite obviously, the market shifted while we were away focusing on our other lines. Needless to say, the ASLer is among the most vocal of all wargamers, almost 100% male (and studies show males post on the internet far more often than women; click here for an interesting NYT Op Ed on that subject)so we will leave it to your collective opinon in re whether you like the new soldier art or not.

And speaking of CH art, it is 100% new and created for YOUR enjoyment!

This page is being updated and while we have obviously chosen to 'go live' .... there is more work being done behind the scenes so please check back soon and often. We will be providing ordering information for upcoming items when it becomes available.

ASLComp Arnhem the Third Bridge is alive and well in a new edition and you can get color copies of the play aids by clicking here.

We are constantly adding new items to our catalog. You can always find the latest additions at the What's New page by clicking here.

Just in case you missed the CONTACT link above, you can drop Maureen a line in customer service by clicking here. You can also reach her during 9-5 E.S.T., M-F office hours at 845-278-9125. We've had the same phone listing and office hours since August of 1994!

In early March 1943 General Paul Hausser threw caution to the wind and ordered his soldiers into the heart of Kharkov, instigating a city-fight that pushed on to Dzerzhinsky Square, re-named "Platz der Leibstandarte" while fighting still raged within nearby buildings. The outcome of the battle led Hitler to sign off on Operation Zitadelle, and seal the fate of German fortunes in the east.

CH's treatment of the battle takes tactical-level gamers into the heart of the embattled city. The included scenarios pit some of World War II's elite soldiers against NKVD and militia troops in a fight for every room, cellar and perch. Check back here for the latest news about this impending project.

Here at CH we are heavily invested in YOU and the publication of tactical-level battlefields is our passion. Another chunk of Stalingrad is about to head out to your place, and will hopefully take its place in your Ostfront historian's heart.

The place is the Krasny Oktyabr (Red October) steel plant. The unit is the 24th Panzer Division, the 'Leaping Horsemen' that were moved into this sector after its workshops and buildings had already been reduced to wreckage. Check back here for the latest news about this impending project and another portion of the Stalingrad battlefield about to join it on the CH printing presses.

LATEST NEWS UPDATED February 15, 2012: The next phase of updating the CH line from materials published going back upwards of 20 years continues. Scroll down to find all the details. In 2011 CH shipped two completely FREE products to our best customers as part of two bundle offers. The special treatment continues in 2012 with more FREE gear for the most important man in the world: The Tactical Level Wargamer.

Everything that you were promised was delivered and then some ... with more counters, larger maps, and more .... the order of the day. OMAHA WEST is nearly sold out and some of the other recent releases are indeed OOP. See below for the status of each.

In order to provide YOU more freedom of choice, 'no map' versions of eligible products are available AND you can build your own 'bundle' by picking and choosing ... and still qualify for the FREE gear ... and super savings. Just click on the link for each product to go to its page and see the specials price for each. Buy any 3 of the new items marked READY TO ORDER at the same time and get the Bumper Sticker (one per customer). Buy any 5 and get DIGGER PACK 1 absolutely FREE. Buy any 6 and get both DIGGER PACK 1 and a RETRO copy of the 1st Edition of DZERHEZINSKY TRACTOR WORKS with original map (smaller hexes; larger area including Volga River and oil tanks area) plus color cover—the first edition with errata input—absoutely FREE. This is a FREE STUFF UPDATE following some e-mails—and for all orders already in as well as new orders provides an additional free product (Dzer Trac Wrks). So if you order 6 or more of the new items you get the bumper sticker, Digger Pack 1 and Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works retro edition FREE.

All offers also apply to International orders and overseas customers must pay final postage cost to ship your order (any additional postage is billed at the time of shipment and there is no 'handling' fee). As always, we will ship it using the cheapest USPS method.

Imagine a perfect world, one where a LC Inherent crew is no longer "represented by a 1-2-6 vehicle crew of some nationality (e.g., Chinese, Italian or Axis Minor) [just imagine the nutmail, 'why do I need to own the Chinese to play Omaha Beach...?!?]. Well, imagine no more, OMAHA WEST includes these Mae West-equipped LC crew counters in the event the Inherent crew of your LCs needs to take counter form.

North of SUJEWO, SOVIET UNION, 25 June 1944: On 23 June the first German counter-attack in the Army Group North positions known as the ‘Panther Line’ failed to regain all of the ground held by the enemy. Preparations immediately began to expand the ground won, until the Russians cold be forced out of their positions. The Germans began deploying forces to renew the attack in the northeast corner of an area known as ‘The Balcony’. Before German reinforcements were organized, elements of the Russian 23rd Guards Rifle Division struck, hitting the 407th Regiment, dug in on the ridge line on the north flank. Caught without artillery preparations, the Germans were forced to fight it out with the weapons on hand. The two divisions facing one another were old foes. And the fight was to take place on familiar ground—these same hills had been fought for during the Soviet spring 1944 offensive. Following that clash the Germans narrowly emerged the winner. The current Russian assault quickly devolved into close-order fighting, as the Guardsmen mounted the ridge and started to dig the Germans out of their holes. The Russians soldiers repeatedly massed and assaulted German lines, coming from both the north and east. Somehow the defenders held off the Soviet waves. The Guardsmen soon fell back to lick their wounds and await their next orders. There would be no respite for the bloodied landsers.

The update to "Tigers to the Front" is here and includes new color die-cut counters, two additional scenarios, new art, the new layout, all errata input and the usual balance tweaks. What's more, instead of a 'no map' version for previous owners, everyone gets the map. The action brings you right into the turrets of the Pzkw VI Tigers of the 502 Schwere Panzer Abteilung, 94th Grenadier Regiment, and 1st Shock Army and other hard-fighting combat elements. You receive all the vehicles used in the scenarios in camo-colored editions, plus a new set of German MMC/SMC counters in new poses and uniforms—to provide a unique Eastern Front gaming experience. The set includes 12 scenarios, a Special Rules booklet, two sheet of color die-cut counters (296 counters in all), and an historical map of the Panther Line positions. Ownership of Beyond Valor^TM is required but owners of the recent CH Berlin release "Final Days" will have all of the Gun and infantry counters needed to play the scenarios in a 'CH only' counter presentation using the counters provided in ASLComp Panther Line.

As an additional bonus, the packaging has been upgraded to include the 4-color cover you see above. Click here for the 'no map' version of this product.

TOLVAJARVI, FINLAND, 11 December 1939: General Mannerheim himself placed Colonel Paavo Talvela in command of all Finnish troops in the threatened Tolvajarvi/Ilomantsi sector north of Lake Lagoda. In order to prevent the entire Mannerheim Line from being outflanked Talvela had to stop the Soviet advance and if at all possible push them back. Therefore, Talvela planned a strong counterattack to halt the Soviet drives in this area. However, before Talvela could launch his counterattack on the 11th, he suffered a nasty surprise on his own left flank. A Soviet battalion had marched undetected through the wilderness and fell upon his flank. Without warning the Russians burst from the woods upon Talvela’s supply line northwest of Tolvajarvi Village. There were no defensive works here and few combat troops either. By all rights the Finnish HQ staff and the support personnel should have been routed from the field but something strange happened. The first target overrun by the Russians was a field kitchen where large vats of sausage soup were simmering. After the attackers caught a whiff of the soup, the majority of them paused and began to eat. The momentum of the original attack vanished and the startled Finns received a priceless interval of time in which to recover. And recover they did. What followed was an engagement dubbed the Sausage War by the Finns that was close, brutal and without mercy. Later front line troops from the east arrived to sweep up the survivors. Many of the Soviets died by the bayonet some with sausage still on their lips.

CH led the way almost 20 years ago with its Jatkosota variant when production was cut and paste and publishers were still adhering to unmounted counters. Fast-forward two decades and prepare for the heat of FIRE AND ICE ... as well as the bitter cold of Finland's version of 'General Winter'! In this final compilation of 1939-1944 scenarios set on the Finnish Front, things have taken a turn for the colorful, as in new color die-cut counters depicting elite Ski Troops, Soviet 1940 soldiers, and Finnish vehicles and Guns—all printed on a gray counter with full-color art.

The set also includes two new 'winter' geomorphic boards that you can click here to analyze the fitment of the hexgrid with you other geo boards by using this full-size pdf of the actual hexgrid used on the boards. You can also click here to check the fitment against the boards of another variant publisher, again, using the actual hexgrid that is used on the new geo boards. Then, get set for a truly 'winter' presentation, replete with new background, hills, and depicting a typical Finnish village and wooded countryside.

As an additional bonus, the packaging has been upgraded to include the 4-color cover you see above.

LA FIERE, NORMANDY, 6 June 1944: Following their successful drop, intact and in almost perfect order, Able Company of the 505th P.I.R. moved speedily to their D-Day objective: the Merderet bridge at La Fiere. The large manor house adjacent to the river bridge had been occupied earlier that night by a detachment of the 1057th Grenadier Regiment of the 91st Division: 28 men in all. First to draw fire from the vicinity of the manoir was Lieutenant Presnell of 1st Platoon. His team was followed soon after by the remainder of Able Company, and later by a succession of groups including elements of all the scattered parachute regiments of the 82nd Airborne Division. Each in turn advanced to contact and made their uncoordinated moves against the manoir, quite unaware of the presence of numerous friendly forces. The German resistance was finally worn down, the outpost soon surrendering to a band of 82nd paratroopers who promptly moved on to Cauquigny. As fire slackened about the manoir, Able Company displaced forward to take up positions around the bridge. As they dug their foxholes, the sound of approaching tanks could be heard across the Merderet River.

Talented module designer and military historian Ian Daglish (dec.) left us all too soon in 2011. Ian's craftsmanship combined expert map recreations and historical research, as well as a burning passion for all things to do with the Battle of Normandy. La Fiere was the place it all started, CH's exploration into the historical module, Ian's collaboration, and the beginning of what would culminate in his successful career as a published military history author for Pen & Sword books. And now Kellam's Bridge is back in a new edition with standard hexsize map, new counters, new art, the original historical and game-play booklet in a new version, and more. You receive 325th Glider Infantry Regiment-badged MMCs, the correct Hotchkiss tanks in 1944 colors with APCR, historical named leaders. You also receive a bonus set of Glider counters for use with other scenarios that use them in both Waco CG4 and Horsa models.

As an additional bonus, the packaging has been upgraded to include the 4-color cover you see above. Click here for the 'no map' version of this product.

Snakeshead Ridge, Near CASSINO, ITALY, 18 February 1944: Two attempts by the 4th Indian Division to take Point 593 had failed. Capture of the point was critical to support the attack directed against the Monastery. During the dark hours of the morning of the 18th the 4/6th Rajputana Rifles, 1st Royal Sussex, and a Co. of the 1/9th Gurkha jumped off in yet another attempt to capture Point 593 and Point 569. Despite heroic efforts by the platoon leaders of the various companies, the Germans held out resolutely on Point 569 and could not be pushed back off the reverse slopes of Point 593. As dawn approached, the German counter attacks began and gradually built in intensity. Due to the nature of the terrain, the issue would be decided with hand grenades. The Germans hurled counterattack after counterattack at the Indian lodgement on the forward slopes of Point 593. As the day wore on the 4th Indian Division. casualties mounted. The assault companies that nearly had carried the position in the morning were only tattered remnants of their former selves. It was too much; orders were issued to fall back to friendly lines. The Germans reoccupied Point 593.

When "Carnage at Cassino" was being finalized during 1998 CH was in its folio phase and the map was created by an artist that has long since replaced. Also replaced since then were two American presidents, film-based output for the creation of game maps, among other facts of the times. For years we've heard a call for a new generation edition of CAC and now it's here ... replete with fully remastered map, color die-cut counters with original military art, new layout and more.

Included in the 'more' is the fact that the new maps is LARGER in area than its predecessor (as well as physically larger). Better to depict the battle and to tie-in with the upcoming Cassino Abbey map (see playtest prototype below), finally in hand and poised to complete the series.

As an additional bonus, the packaging has been upgraded to include the 4-color cover you see above.

OOSTERBEEK, THE NETHERLANDS, 17 September 1944: Hurrying down the Utrechtseweg towards Arnhem, 3 Battalion were surprised by a German staff car rolling through the intersection in front of them. Many of the men in the lead platoon opened fire, killing Arnhem Commandant General Kussin and his aides. As the echoes of gunfire faded away, the now-primed men of 3 Battalion moved on. As they neared the next crossroads they suddenly came under fire themselves. Blocking the way was a German position centered on a self-propelled gun, part of SS Major Krafft’s No. 2 Company. B Company’s No.5 Platoon was in the lead and quickly took several casualties, including the platoon PIAT. None of Lt. Cleminson’s men had primed Gammon Bombs to hand, so with no real way of tackling this menace the men scattered and sheltered in some nearby houses and gardens. Major Waddy tried to launch an attack, but found the fencing between houses made maneuver very difficult. The paras engaged the Germans with their Brens and Stens while others hurriedly tried to turn an exposed supporting 6-pounder anti-tank gun. The German SPG blew up the Jeep, striking down the gun crew an instant before it could fire. After this brief but intense gunfight, No. 2 Company pulled back, afraid of being outflanked by the paratroopers, taking with them a number of British prisoners. 3 Battalion hitched up their gear and moved on, already far behind schedule.

BRAVE BUT DOOMED allows you to recreate the classic struggle of the Battle of Arnhem on a never-simulated-at-this-scale rendition of the battlefield. And to do it in the ultimate detail, house-by-house, at 50 yards scale. This module does not purport to answer whether Monty’s bold gamble to cross the Rhine and break into the heart of Hitler’s Third Reich could have succeeded. Nor does it have anything to do with whether ‘Market Garden’ aimed one or more bridges ‘too far’. Instead, BRAVE BUT DOOMED puts the gamer literally inside the hexenkessel, hammered by two Waffen SS panzer divisions day after day.

Here comes another great collection of color die-cut counters! All the British airborne you need to play the scenarios plus additional Waffen SS counters for owners of Hell's Bridgehead 3 (or the counter sheet that came with that product, available separately) to fill in and make it a CH combat party. All of the British MMCs come badged with the Pegasus and they are going to look just GREAT down on that massive battlefield created by the TWO 24" × 36" maps included with this module.

As an additional bonus, the packaging has been upgraded to include the 4-color cover you see above. Click here for the 'no map' version of this product.

West of the Minturno-Santa Maria road, SANTA MARIA INFANTE, ITALY, 12 May 1944: To carry on the unfinished mission of the weakened and helpless 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion was ordered forward. About 1115 Companies K and I jumped off toward Hill 103. On the battalion right flank the 1st Platoon of Company K—its three squads abreast and deployed in a skirmish line—pushed down the northern slope of the knoll in the face of heavy machine-gun fire from the S-Ridge as well as from the forward slope of Hill 103. On the platoon’s left, the 2nd Squad advanced under partial cover of terraces across the draw and a short distance up the southern slope of Hill 103, where it was stopped by machine-gun fire from the crest and from the rear. The 1st and 3rd Squads on the right could advance only to the draw at the base of the hill before enemy fire pinned them down. On the left the 2nd Platoon of Company K pushed on down the knoll to the draw south of Hill 103. Hardly had the platoon reached the draw when a machine gun on the northern slope of the knoll started firing on the platoon from the right rear, forcing the men to seek cover. Well-placed snipers on Hill 103 also trained their rifles on Company K. In visual contact with Company K and on its left, the two leading assault platoons of Company I moved up the western slope of Hill 103 a few yards beyond the farthest advance of Company K; then, enemy fire from mortars, artillery, and machine guns halted their attack. The 1st Platoon, Company I, advancing on the right, also reached the western slope of Hill 103 and suffered much heavier casualties than the other assault platoon. By the time the platoon reached Hill 103 it had barely the strength of one squad. Half an hour after both companies had begun their attack against Hill 103 they were stopped cold.

Feedback says that "Bracchi Hills" was one of the most linear depictions of war at this scale ever published, almost man-for-man and truly a small unit actions kind of module. A close second was CH's Pointe du Hoc. The new edition, HELL IN THE LIRI VALUE continues the tradition with new color die-cut counters, new art, the new layout and some treats in the form of a set of 88th Infantry Division-badged MMC counters to celebrate the feats of this fine unit on the road to Rome during 1944. And since much of the German defense was hinged on pillbox positions, you also receive a set of new, overhead art Pillbox counters to site your MGs from.

As an additional bonus, the packaging has been upgraded to include the 4-color cover you see above. Click here for the 'no map' version of this product.

Gemencheh Bridge, Malaya, 14 January 1942: In Malaysia, intensive Japanese air attacks on Commonwealth troops added to the pressure of the Japanese advance down the western part of the peninsula. The British Command planned a series of delaying actions as the men of the III Indian Corps slowly retreated southwards into and through the lines established by the newly arrived Australians. Bridges along the road would be left intact to heighten the effect of disorganized flight by the Indian troops, but were actually meant to lull the Japanese into becoming over-confident and careless. Meanwhile an ambush was set up by the veteran 2/30th Battalion AIF, at a small wooded bridge over the Gemencheh River about seven miles west of Gemas. Shortly before 1600 on January 14, Japanese soldiers on bicycles passed through the ambush position while the Australians waited for the motorized transport section. Just a few minutes later another bicycle column began crossing the bridge, and the Australians decided that the ambush would be triggered by setting off the demolition charge under the bridge. The charge hurled timber, bicycles and bodies skyward in a very deadly and satisfying blast. Almost simultaneously, the three platoons of ‘B’ Company hurled grenades among the enemy while sweeping the open area with fire from Bren guns, Tommy Guns and rifles. While attempting to call up artillery fire on the Japanese, the Australians realized that their field phone wire had been cut in some manner. While the lack of artillery was frustrating, there wasn’t much need of it, as the Japanese had been caught completely off-guard. The Commanding Officer now ordered the Australians to withdraw eastwards into the battalions positions at Gemas. During the withdrawal, some of the Australians squads ran into Japanese soldiers from the first bicycle unit that had been let through. Small individual skirmishes flared up and died down just as quickly, as the Australians made their return to the battalion that evening and night.

About a dozen years ago Total Pacific Theater Pack I crawled out of the jungle, not realizing the war was over. It apparently had survived on insects and lemon grass, with an occasional helping of brackish water. The year 2012 brings with it color die-cut counters, a new geomorphic board, new art, layout, and the usual errata/tweaks input and the result is DIGGER PACK I. The scenarios feature an Australian-laden bunch of actions and to bring it all together, you receive 296 counters for use with this product and ALL of your scenarios starring some of the best warriors this side of modernity. You also receive new markers including the Cleared Fire Zone (rules included) as well as a handful of other counters used in the scenarios.

DIGGER PACK I also includes a new PTO-themed geomorphic board that is used in a bunch of scenarios and replaced Board 37. You can click here to analyze the fitment of the hexgrid with you other geo boards by using this full-size pdf of the actual hexgrid used on the boards. You can also click here to check the fitment against the boards of another variant publisher, again, using the actual hexgrid that is used on the new geo boards.

As an additional bonus, the packaging has been upgraded to include the 4-color cover you see above.

HOTTON, BELGIUM, 21 December 1944: After revealing itself prematurely, the spearhead group of the 116th Panzer Division remained quiet for about ninety minutes. During that time, the Americans had time to improvise a defense. A roadblock was established in the Rue Haute using Bailey bridge components. Command was assumed by Major Fickessen of the 23rd Engineer Battalion. Fickessen organized 200 men from various staff, messengers, engineers, as well as supply and rear echelon troops. At 0900 hours a group of four Panthers slowly moved from the heights toward the east of town, probing for a way to the bridge. They first tried the Rue Haute, spotted the roadblock, and clanked off to some nearby gardens. One Panther continued on alone and returned to the Rue Haute a little farther up the road. There, the massive Panzer faced off against a diminutive Stuart, which was quickly destroyed. The Panther then engaged a Sherman, brewing it on the second shot. The German crew then backed away after seeing some anti-tank mines sitting on top of the ground. The retreating Panzer was struck on its side by shots from an AT-gun and some bazookas near the south bank of the Ourthe. The crew quickly bailed out, leaving the German platoon leader, Oberleutnant Köhn, pressing forward. He entered the Rue des Ecoles near a second building without being engaged, but then reversed back the way he came, fearful of unseen enemy. Back among the gardens, Köhn halted his tank and was attacked by a Bazooka team. The Panzer leader rotated his turret to face the threat but unbeknownst to him, a lone Sherman from the 7th US Armored Division had been found in the repair shops at Marche and requisitioned to bolster the south bank defense. Sited near the bridge, at the corner of Rue Parfonry, it was offered a rear shot and with two rounds from its 76mm gun, the Panther was brewed. The other two tanks pulled back after half-hearted attempts to reach the Rue des Ecoles near the railway line. As a side note, the south bank defenders also engaged a lone German 75mm gun-armed half-track, spotted near the Ti-Château’s heights, and destroyed it with fire from their 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun.

Moving images of the Battle of the Bulge often include German soldiers in their long greatcoat scuttling across the fields from their dark forest lairs, the men of the Volksgrenadier divisions. Now YOU can push cardboard around while you play out the epic stand at Hotton on three fully remastered maps from Devils In the Woods/Sudden Full Contact in one updated edition that includes bonus counters and a total of 20 scenarios in all. All of the scenarios are laid out in the new format and owners of our recent Nordic Twilight/BDF II releases should have all the combat counters needed to play without needing to dig into their standard-issue collection when combined with the new counters provided with ASLComp DARKEST DECEMBER.

As an added bonus, if you ordered any of the new items scheduled to ship in November 2011 as part of a BULGE AMMO BOX bundle, or separately, you are eligible for super special prices. International customers pay the USPS postage, but we'll try and get everything into as few Flat Rate envelopes as possible so you can rest assured you will be saving a ton of cash.

BOADILLA, SPAIN, 14 December 1936: The Civil War in Spain brought a wide variety of international volunteers and mercenaries to that troubled nation. Following upon the narrowly defeated Nationalist drive on Madrid during the Autumn, the Nationalists thought to renew a more limited offensive to complete their aim of isolating the nearby city of Madrid. The Nationalists assembled 18,000 infantry and cavalry organized into four mobile brigades, supported by elements of the German Condor Legion, and a large contingent of 155mm guns. Opposing them were the famous International Brigades, composed of left-wing dissidents, exiles, communists, and socialists. These enthusiastic volunteers were determined to stop the fascists. The brigade at Boadilla was the Thaelmann Battalion, consisting mostly of German communists and some Englishmen. The fiercely-independent ideologies of both sides promised for particularly vicious fighting. The Nationalists began the attack with the heaviest artillery bombardment of the war. The Nationalists attacked Boadilla and successfully seized it the first night. A counterattack by two of the Republican International Brigades and a detachment of Russian tanks forced the Nationalists to withdraw from the town the next morning, only to see them counterattack later that day, successfully trapping the Thaelmann Battalion inside the town. A terrible fight ensued throughout the town. Casualties were heavy for both sides as each side funneled more troops into the fighting. All Republican counterattacks to relieve the besieged comrades failed. Elements of an Russian armored detachment engaged the panzers of the Condor Legion inside the town square, while elite Spanish Moroccan Infantry fought their way into the fortified Marketplace and the nearby Castle Duque de Sueca. The Thaelmann Battalion and their Spanish and International brethren were forced to fight their way out of the town, leaving many dead behind. This costly fight left the Nationalists with a modest victory in having seized Boadilla and the surrounding territory, while both sides (especially the International Brigades) were heavily depleted in strength.

Years have gone by with requests coming in for a reprinting of GUERRA CIVIL, the Spanish Civil War historical module—you have been heard. But the request for a reprint has to be rejected. Instead, a fully remastered product, with all new counters. new geomorphic boards, scenarios laid out with the new format and art, not to mention all new color military art adorning the die-cut counters. Plus some extra scenarios and re-written Special Rules and notes pages. It comes to you during November 2011 as CONDOR LEGIONS and is sure to be evocative of this important time in pre World War II military history.

TOKTONG PASS, KOREA, 27 November 1950: Fox Company, under the command of Captain Barber, U.S.M.C., was positioned along the main supply route on a hill, later renamed ‘Fox hill’, overlooking the Toktong Pass. Barber and his reinforced company had arrived at 1500 houurs that afternoon, and barely had time to dig foxholes before the sun went down. He positioned his 3rd platoon on top of the hill, the 1st platoon on the right, 2nd platoon on the left, and Lieutenant Brady with his 60mm and 80mm mortars at the base of the hill near some buildings. Brady had just enough time to register the 80s on the rocky hill northeast of Fox Hill before dusk. The Captain put his unit on 50% alert, trying to match up veterans with the new kids, allowing two men per hole with one awake and one asleep through the night. A full moon rose at 2300, and the night was clear and cold with a temperature about 20 degrees below zero. At 0115 hours the Captain conducted an inspection and found many of his sentries sleeping. He roused the NCOs and encouraged them to stay awake, then lay down to sleep at 0155. At 0230 he awoke to heavy firing north of Fox Hill, and he heard his aide Corporal Ashdale shouting, “Here they come!” The 3rd platoon was under heavy attack and the perimeter was hit in three different places at the same time, including Lieutenant Brady’s area. The 3rd platoon was taking casualties and beginning to fall apart as a defensive force, when one of its soldiers, Private Cafferata, “…stood up and began firing two M-1 rifles as fast as a fellow wounded Marine could load.” He moved up and down the line, batted CCF grenades away from his position and killed 15 enemy soldiers in close combat. Later that morning he was wounded while grabbing a grenade, but still he fought on. Finally a sniper’s bullet caused him to sustain further wounds and he was evacuated. His actions and uncommon valor won Cafferata the Medal of Honor.

The first release of Toktong Pass sold out rather quickly and is now OOP. Problem is, those Chicom soldiers keep forming up, blowing their bugles, their whistles, and heading for the high ground! Not to worry, all new art has recreated the color, cardboard, winter-uniform clad Marines required to hold off the Communist Hordes and they are ready for YOUR orders on Fox Hill and the heights overlooking the vital Toktong Pass. Hold the pass or your fellow Marines, falling back from the 'frozen' Chosin Reservoir ... will be cut off. It all comes at you as THE CHOSIN FEW, and includes all the combat counters you need to play the scenarios plus scenarios in the new format, with the new art, and Special Rules pages to tie it all together. The helicopter rules model also takes a whirlybird nudge forward in development as you drop supply canisters (and hopefully for the Marines ... recover them before the Chicoms do.) This product comes in two versions, with and without the Toktong map, to provide previous owners of Toktong Pass even more savings.

THIRIMONT, BELGIUM, 15 January 1945: By the end of 1944 the German offensive in the Belgian Ardennes was definitely stopped. But the Allies still had to push the Germans back behind the Siegfried Line before they could resume their strike into the Reich. By January 13—eleven days after it was launched —the counteroffensive had expanded far enough to the east along the battle line to engage the American 30th Infantry Division into the fight, with the capture of St. Vith as a first objective. While its sister regiments were plowing south over the hills, the 120th Regiment was locked in a bitter three-day struggle for Thirimont, a ridge village which controlled the east flank of the attack. By irony of fate, this village was defended by the 1st Battalion of the 9th Fallschirmjaeger Regiment, the same unit, whose soldiers so full of confidence, earlier rode on the tanks of the powerful Kampfgruppe Peiper, and had traversed Thirimont one month earlier on the way to the Meuse bridges.

About 15 years ago Euro Pak II brought ASLers a bevy of Battle of the Bulge scenarios and proved to be one of our best-sellers ever. It's long been out of print ... and deserving of an update. And an update, and then some, is exactly what it has received! Two new geomorphic maps, both depicting rivers, scenarios updated, all known errata input, plus the new layout and art. PLUS some additonal bonus BULGE scenarios AND a FREE copy of the Wingen-sur-Moder counter sheet providing vehicles and AFVs shown on the image above. All in all it comes at you as BULGE PAK I (a hint that, yes, there will be a BULGE PAK II).

‘IRON TRIANGLE’ OUTPOST PORK CHOP HILL, 1025 Hours, 6 July 1953: At 1025 hours on the night of July 6th a massive artillery and mortar barrage preceded an onslaught by 700 soldiers from the CCF 200th Regiment, 67th Division. The sounds from the crashing shells concealed the oncoming Chinese, until they burst forward in what was described as “a moving carpet of yelling, howling men--whistles and bugles blowing, their officers screaming like women driving their men uphill.” In a bunker CP just beneath the crest of the hill Corporal Dale W. Cain heard his radio come alive with reports of “enemy in large numbers”. Company A reported hand-to-hand fighting in the trenches. The battle was fought in a driving monsoon rain, making evacuation of the wounded difficult, as well as re-supply. As the battle swayed back and forth, the Chinese made repeated pushes to take the hill while both sides unleased a storm of artillery fire upon the struggling soldiers. During the course of two days, parts of four companies defended Pork Chop. At dawn on July 8th, the rain ended for a time and the initial defenders withdrawn. A fresh unit, 2nd Battalion of the 17th, counter-attacked and re-took the hill, then settled in to prepare a defensive perimeter for the coming night.

We suspect the majority of you out there have witnessed the movie "Pork Chop Hill" more than once, with its stirring performance by Gregory Peck. If you are like us, you've seen it over and over again. It's just that good. Our feelings about this film are on par with those we reserve for YOU, our customers, the historical wargamer with the imagination and daring to break out of the rusty cage, genre-wise, that someone once told you was the only place you could maneuver your cardboard warriors. And it is for YOU, the decisive "Lt. Joe Clemons" of tac-sim gaming (and owner of the BULGE AMMO BOX bundle), we are happy to provide you with a FREE BONUS copy of ASLComp BATTLE OF PORK CHOP HILL. It includes an historical map and 4 bonus scenarios and requires ownership of THE CHOSIN FEW ... not a problem for BULGE AMMO BOX BUNDLE guys!

Along with your free Pork Chop Hill module, Bulge Ammo Box owners will receive a new overlay for Condor Legions at no charge. Scroll down to find out about all the FREE bonuses that are part of the final release edition of Pork Chop Hill, including new color die-cut counters, an expanded map and BONUS scenarios. Click on the links for the new releases for special prices and also note a special price for Pork Chop Hill is in effect for non Ammo Box buyers.

UPDATE: Pork Chop Hill has been upgraded with two sheets of BONUS color die-cut counters, the map has been doubled in size to a full-size mapsheet, and you receive two additional bonus scenarios. Ownership of CHOSIN FEW is required to use this product.

VIERVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE, 0630 Hours, 6 June 1944: The 743rd Tank Battalion didn’t have any illusions about D-Day. Unlike other units, they fully expected to be hurled at the beach first, paving the way for the infantry and all of the following waves. They were expected to make the landings easier for following units, but even with a successful bombardment they knew there would be hell to pay on the beach. In Company A, two of each group of three Shermans was standard; the third was a bulldozer model. Each tank had been specially waterproofed and had large ‘fishhook’ ducts mounted over the engine compartment. The rough surf had caused the officers in charge of the landing to conclude at 0505 hours to cancel the planned launch of the 743rd’s DD tanks in the water, and instead carry them ashore on their LCTs. The neighboring 741st Tank Battalion infamously lost 27 of their 32 DDs after launching them, with only a few sharp crews with small boating experience able to handle the sensitive craft in the high seas. Landing at the same time as the doomed infantry of the 116th Regimental Combat Team, the tankers didn’t find the going much easier. The LCTs took a pounding—they were the first big targets to hit the beach. Two LCTs were sunk during the approach, and only eight of Company’s B’s sixteen tanks actually made it to shore. An 88 shell knocked out the first Sherman off the ramp of LCT-591. Company CO Captain Ehmka’s LCT landed right at the Vierville draw, and Ehmka and many of his men were killed before they could unload. Across more than 400 yards of open beach, the surviving tanks had a terrible time picking out the guns firing on them, while they were exposed except for what the drivers could keep under water without flooding. Instead of supporting infantry who could threaten the gun positions, the tanks found themselves alone in the surf, surrounded by a great many bodies of the 116th. And they were stuck on the beach, trapped by the great anti-tank wall at Vierville. Walking among his tanks, trying to coordinate their actions, the 743rd commander, Lt. Col. Upham, got drilled in the shoulder. Still, the crews tried to stay alive while they looked for targets they could hit. Finally all of the work was rewarded when the survivors moved through the D-1 exit at Vierville just before dark, then rolled a precious half-mile inland. Lt. Harold Beavers was Company B’s only unwounded officer, and he earned the DSC. “They shot the hell out of the Germans,” an officer of the 116th said of the 743rd, “and got the hell shot out of them.”

OMAHA WEST begins the final chapter of our ASLComp exploration into the famous battle that will conclude with the release of OMAHA EAST. Ownership of OMAHA WEST will be required to play OMAHA EAST and the entire package has been upgraded and updated with new counters. The scenarios are laid out in the new format, as are the play aids and monster scenario materials and you'll receive OVER 1,000 COLOR DIE-CUT COUNTERS in OMAHA WEST. The maps have already been reprinted (see note below) and the counters are already done too so December 2011 release is firm on our end. A 'no map' version is being made available for previous owners, you'll also find information about that below.

NEW COUNTERS: The following changes are official and reflected on your OMAHA WEST counter sheets: To reflect more ammunition on hand for the landings 5-4-6 American squads have Assault Fire/5-3-6 squads receive a smoke exponent. To reflect the increased lethality to their crews, M4DD tanks have a CS5. Engineer squads have a smoke exponent of '5' printed on their counters (and are thus not increased to '7' by being defined as Assault Engineers). All 5-5-7 squads/HS are Assault Engineers (H1.22) and Sappers.

The second edition of the OMAHA WEST maps correct the beach label errata noted above. If your maps have the labels as printed in '1', you have the first edition maps. If your maps have the labels with the white surround, as in '2' above, you have a set of the limited number of second printing maps that have gone out with that last copies of FIRST WAVE AT OMAHA. We've printed up a set of color stickers for owners of the first edition that wil be provided FREE with all editions of OMAHA WEST.

Berlin, GERMANY, 28 April 1945: The 5th Army attacked across the Landwehr Kanal on a broad front and was able to establish several small bridgeheads on the north bank. The Russians packed as many tanks and guns into the crossing points as possible while combat engineers built pontoon bridges in areas where infantry had been able to get across on make-shift rafts or by swimming. The Germans were not quiet while these enemy preparations were taking place. The remaining SS and Volkssturm troops in the sector were deployed as close as possible to the canal with orders to counter-attack and eliminate the enemy crossings. Also, the internal security troops at the chancellery were mobilized under party bosses along with the remaining Königstigers to reinforce the thin front line. Before this last group could reach the main line of resistance the Red Army attacked out of its bridgeheads. Tanks moving out from the Belle Alliance Platz area quickly ran into the French SS of the Sturm Battalion “Charlemagne” and were stopped with heavy casualties. However, the combined force of the attack forced the French back one block. The attack towards the Anhalter Station also gained little ground against the reconnaissance battalion of the 11th SS Division “Nord”. Neither side achieved victory as the Germans were unable to throw the enemy back across the canal while the Russians were unable to break the line and capture the Reich Chancellery. The battle developed into three more days of slow bloody street-fighting until the last defenders of Berlin could be crushed under the Red Army steam-roller.

TYRANT'S LAIR 2 is the final chapter of our ASLComp exploration into the famous battle. The new edition includes a campaign game that uses all four maps for a massive urban battlefield. Additional copies of the counter sheets are available for those that want to play the CG and everything you need to play the über monster scenario, 'The Downfall" is included with BERLIN—FINAL DAYS + the new counters provided in TYRANT'S LAIR 2.

Once TYRANT'S LAIR 2 and BERLIN FINAL DAYS are sold out, the guns of Berlin will go silent and our sights will be on other battlefields, our task of building the largest urban tactical-level battlefield ever published .... complete.

KIBBUTZ DEGANIA A, ISRAEL, 20 May 1948: Having just captured the police fortress at Samakh two days earlier, Colonel Abdel Wahab Bey al-Hakim redeployed his forces to assault the kibbutzim on the southern edge of Lake Tiberias. His goals were to capture the bridge over the Jordan river just north of Degania A and clear a path to link up with other Arab forces on their drive on Haifa. However, the Jews were putting up stiffer resistance than he expected. Still, he had tanks on his side. As the Syrian AFVs advanced to the perimeter of Israel’s oldest kibbutz, and home of Major Moshe Dayan, the Israeli Commander of Lower Galilee, the leading tank was hit with multiple Molotov Cocktails. Other tanks and armored cars were now under assault as a PIAT team joined the fray. The infantry was too far behind to assist the armor effectively and the attack was repulsed with heavy Syrian losses. Wahab then turned his force south toward Degania B but was again turned back. Shortly thereafter, the Israelis brought up their first artillery pieces of the war, two old French 65mm field guns, and began shelling the Syrian positions in the valley. This forced Wahab to withdraw to safer ground. A burned out hulk of an R35 from that day still remains where it was lost at Degania A as a tribute to the defenders.

GENESIS '48 2nd Edition is a new generation ASLComp module that literally re-starts everything with YOUR hand on the wheel. In charge, your voice heard loud and clear. You've made it known that you like those BFP/HoB watermark style counters so we're taking aim to make the best variant counter along those lines, ones we'll be proud to have the "CH" emblazoned on. And what that means is the best overhead vehicle and gun views, professionally drawn soldier art second to none. And a data presentation you can understand easily.

The ground-breaking GENESIS '48 module sold out a decade ago, and has been awaiting a new edition for years. Additionally, the follow-on game, bringing in 1967 and 1973 actions has been waiting patiently for delivery to your gaming tables. Bringing together these two elements has resulted in an all new GENESIS '48 2nd Edition complete with counters and scenarios for 1948 and 1956, with the first taste of 1967 and 1973 actions. The Israelis get a new nationality color and a plethora of new counters are provided for Arab and Israeli armies. What's more, the soldier art is also new, none of that which was used in the first edition is carried over.

"G48 provides an incredible wealth of detail on AFVs and guns in the conflict, fully as interesting as anything in Chapter H..."

The above quote is nice,and accurate. That said, GENESIS '48 2nd Edition aims to polish every rough edge of its predecessor, while adding value in the form of new counters and situations. Rules such as the "Molotov Tank Hunting Hero" and others have been streamlined. Squad types have been reduced appropriately and redundancy in rules addressing their use edited down. Scenarios continue to use mostly non-desert, daytime situations and are moderate to small in size and play on geomorphic boards. An all new Kibbutz geo board is provided and a separate JERUSALEM '48 historical map-based module is coming with a fully remastered map that utilizes larger hexes than its predecessor. Thus, GENESIS '48 2nd Edition is a 100% geomorphic board product with 16 exciting scenarios and a LARGE COLLECTION of 1000+ of new counters!

In keeping with the CH approach used in the Berlin and Omaha releases successfully, all you'll need to own is your ASLRB and a collection of marker counters. EVERYTHING YOU NEED in terms of color, die-cut counters is provided in GENESIS '48 2nd Edition! Punch it out and play, no more hunting through tray after tray of old counters to get into the action.

STONNE, FRANCE, 15 May 1940: Soon after the withdrawal of the H39s of the 1st Company of the 45th BCC at 0730 hours, the heavy tanks of the 49th Battalion followed. After several passed through the seemingly empty streets, and in the absence of friendly infantry, the Char B1bis’ took position at the south edge of the village while the Gross Deutschland cautiously infiltrated the town with more and more support weapons. The next move by the French was another incursion by Char B1bis’, three of them ending up destroyed. Alarm was given at the higher echelons but the 10th Panzer command thought that the tanks of the 8th Regiment were still accompanying the IRGD infantrymen, so no reinforcements were sent. At 1030 hours, the main attack kicked off. Heavy enemy return fire was faced and progress was slow and murderous. Then the anti-tank nest was destroyed and the French infantry reached the gardens and houses, the pressure forcing the Germans to withdraw to a position four miles north of Stonne, covered by the fire from their StuG self-propelled GUN Company.

Welcome to THE STONNE HEIGHTS, a new edition of the France 1940 module created with extensive on-site research by Pedro Ramis. This new edition includes SIXTEEN scenarios and three Platoon Leader campaign games, all laid out using the new format. More importantly, owners of GEMBLOUX II and this product will have the entire OB of combat counters needed to play the scenarios provided (you'll need some of your standard counters for the CG). That means French AFVs, Guns, MMCs, SMCs and SW plus early-war Germans! All using full color original military art created just for you! The counters included with The Stonne Heights include additional AFVs (more Char B1 bis tanks than ever before in action in a scenario), new AFV types, etc.

Previous owners of the Stonne 1940 releases have not been forgotten. A 'no map' edition is available so you can save money and get the new materials only. Click here to get the NO MAP version.

BARAQUE DE FRAITURE, BELGIUM, 20 December 1944: The German effort to encircle or bypass American forces in the Ardennes offensive required aggressive, even reckless exploitation of any breakthrough. Invariably, this strategy resulted in unexpected and vicious confrontations. One such conflagration involved the leading force of the German 560th Volksgrenadier Division and the recently deployed American 203rd AAA Battalion at a tiny Belgian crossroads called Baraque de Fraiture. A small company sized patrol of the 560th’s Kampfgruppe Schumann encountered heavy automatic weapons fire at the small crossroads while traveling north along the N-15 highway. The 80 men of this bicycle-mounted reconnaissance unit lost 12 men dead and 14 captured from the deadly M16 (nicknamed ‘Meat Choppers’) and M15A1 anti-aircraft half-tracks and the men of the 203rd AAA Battalion. In this instance, German aggressiveness proved costly. Although this first battle of Baraque de Fraiture was to be an American victory, the German forces to follow were determined to take this vital position.

CH has teamed up with Front Line Productions to bring you a Battle of the Bulge battlefield recreated faithfully for our ASLComp customers. Just how did this come about? Aw, c’mon! You know here at CH we’re all about recreating 20th Century military history at 50 yards scale. And that means maps, LOTS of maps. In the case of the fateful engagement at the Baraque de Fraiture crossroads, that meant taking the original Front Line prototype and honing it through an onsite research trip, creating an detailed historical map in the process. Add tanks, guns and men and voilá, tactical-level gaming has a new battlefield, in this case an ASLComp variant that is a must-have for hobbyists of Beyond ValorTM and YanksTM.

BARAQUE DE FRAITURE documents the onsite visit and its conclusions in the expanded 12 page booklet included with the product. You also get a batch of well-crafted and cool scenarios to use the new 24” x 36” map with. A total of nine scenarios are provided, all printed on 110 lb. heavyweight card, and two using geomorphic boards.

What we think will make you sit up and pay attention is the inclusion of all the AMERICAN combat counters needed to play the scenarios provided. You also receive all the German counters needed for owners of HB3 (or the counter set from HB3, available separately). Your new American MMC/SMC/SW collection is perfect for use with NORDIC TWILIGHT too ... for those that want a CH-variant counter only presentation on the map!

Previous owners of Baraque de Fraiture have not been forgotten. A 'no map' edition is available so you can save money and get the new materials only. Click here to get the NO MAP version.

CREHEN, BELGIUM, 12 May 1940: At 0800 hours the 2nd DLM retreated from Hannut, to avoid being overwhelmed by German supporting units. Soon after, the Germans were engaged by another French strongpoint at Crehen at 8:30 A.M. In this position, the 2nd Cuirassiers, commanded by Captain Sainte-Marie Perrin and armed with 21 French Hotchkiss tanks, took on the best the German panzer force had to offer. The action rapidly grew hotter as Perrin's Hotchkiss squadrons engaged the Panzers from a series of prepared positions, even as the Germans approached on the center of Crehen. Despite the loss of Captain Perrin early in the engagement, the French unit stood and fought it out with the enemy, both sides taking heavy losses. As the supporting infantry of the Dragoons suffered losses, the responsibility for the defense shifted to the French tankers. Part of a German column advanced into the town center, while the rest performed a flanking maneuver around the defenses. By 11:00 A.M. the surviving Dragoons had retreated to Merdorp while the ten remaining Hotchkiss tanks broke out to Thisnes. Losses had been inflicted on the German attackers, but the French armor was being inexorably forced back.

Welcome to GEMBLOUX II, an updated edition of the popular Battle of France 1940 module. The emphasis is on the word 'new' because it is all NEW. And updated. The scenario layout you love, the new counter art, and more. A new 8' × 22" board replaces the previous 'Village 42' half-board overlay. What's more, you receive two copies of two bonus counter sheets. That means full color French MMC/SMC/SW, Guns, and early-war German infantry, AFVs and Guns. And if you enjoy the all-original military art we are creating to enhance and freshen your tac-sim experience then these are for you!

VROENHOVEN, BELGIUM, 11 May 1940: By mid-afternoon of 10 May, infantry elements of the 4th Panzer Division took over the bridgehead at Vroenhoven, relieving the exhausted paratroopers. During the evening, the infantry pushed west to free the main road and north to join with the Velwezelt bridgehead. Two platoons of the 2nd Company were all that remained of the Belgian troops near the Vroenhoven Bridge. On the morning of the 11th, the Germans started to attack towards the south to completely secure the bridge area. As the lead panzer elements were crossing the bridge, three Fairey Battle aircraft of the Belgian 5Ëme Escadrille appeared over the Albert Canal and began a bombing run against the bridge. Because their initial mission was to bomb wooden footbridges, the planes were loaded with puny 50kg bombs instead of the more potent 250kg bombs normally available. Lead by Captain Glorie, the three Battles made a first bombing run though withering anti-aircraft fire. Due to either the wounding of the observer or a malfunction of the bomb release system, Battle number T-70 of Captain Glorie, followed by the T-63 of Adjudant Delvigne, turned about and made a second run. Both were shot down after hitting the bridge. Une vaine mission de sacrifice!

Welcome to FACING THE BLITZ, an updated edition of the Albert Canal map and scenarios that were included in CH 7/1. A second edition map was printed after the initial print run was sold out and is included with this version. No worries, if you already own the map, a 'no map' edition is also being made available so you can get the new counters and updated scenarios and save some cash. Click here to get the NO MAP version.

St. Homme Crossroads, south of THULIN, BELGIUM, 23 May 1940: The Germans reacted quickly to the enemy threat. The commander of the Infantry Regiment 469, Oberst von Tschüdi, ordered his 1st Battalion to enter Thulin and eliminate all French resistance there. Following their orders, German soldiers swept toward the village. Men of the I/469, supported by the 105mm guns of the 2nd Battalion, Artillery Regiment 59 attacked from the west. Meanwhile, the Aufklarung Abteilung 269 moved on Thulin from the northern flank of the village. This would be no walkover. Groups of French defenders were engaged in the nearby village of Le Quéniau and at the St. Homme crossroads, to the south of Thulin. In a show of what could be achieved by a small but resolute group of French soldiers, the defenders of Thulin stopped the Germans in their tracks. The weight of enemy manpower and materiel soon was brought to bear on Pucinelli’s brave men. The defenders were overwhelmed in the village and Pucinelli, injured, was captured at his command post. All resistance in Thulin did not end with Pucinelli’s demise. A small group of die-hards destroyed all of their equipment and arms before a few groups of men slipped away. Despite the heroic defense, by 1100 hours the HQ of the 269 Regiment reported to division HQ that Thulin had fallen and hundreds of prisoners were in the bag. This small engagement would be but a footnote in the Battle of France 1940.

Here at CH we think it is high time you leap into the saddle of your Gnome et Rhône AX2 motorcycle and race off to the front where your brothers-in-arms are awaiting the orders tucked into your knapsack. What, you don't own a Gnome et Rhône AX2 motorcycle, circa 1938 production model and used by French troops during the 1940 battles? Not to fear, you'll be freshly equipped with your very own ride, finished in stunning green-brown, albeit in a cardboard edition! That's 800cc of motive power—although a little slower than the BMW R75 the generic 'motorcycle' counters are designed around—good enough to get you where your orders tell you to go.

Welcome to A FEW RARE MEN, a new pack built around the CH 6/2 scenario designs of ultra-creative British ASLer Phil Nobo. The theme is the Battle of France 1940, with actions spilling into Belgium and everything has been remastered, twweaked, new art, new layout, new geomorphic board. And the board is inspired by the design of yet another GEO BOARD CONTEST winner, a win-win really since it's all about bringing the work of your fellow ASLers to the fore and no publisher has feaured more designers than CH ... not even close.

There is only ONE WAY to get a copy of A FEW RARE MEN. And the good news is that for YOU, that manly bundle-man, the cost of this $39.95 value is absoultely FREE. Scenario cards, geomorphic board, color counters .... FREE. Nail down a copy of the MANLY BUNDLE (GENESIS II + THE STONNE HEIGHTS + BdF II + GEMBLOUX II + FACING THE BLITZ [and note -- you may order the 'no map' editions of any of the items offered that way and still be eligible as a Manly Bundle-man]) and in addition to lots of new color counters, geomorphic boards, stirring situations (aka "scenarios") and a celbration of your fellow hobbyists and their labors of love ... you get an almost FIFTY DOLLAR VALUE (once shipping is factored in) as our gift.

A FEW RARE MEN will not be sold. It is only available to the ultimate cadre, strong, disciplined, expert tacticians, outside the box thinkers, lovers and soldiers ... 'the most interesting men in the world' ... MANLY BUNDLE-MEN.

WINGEN-SUR-MODER, FRANCE, 4 January 1945: Shortly before the crack of dawn on 4 January sleeping American soldiers were suddenly awakened by what some on the scene described as “the most intensive machine-gun and automatic weapon fire that any had ever heard.” Disoriented GIs awoke to the sudden outburst of fire but there was no panic. German forces pushed out of the Low Vosges forests to capture Wingen-sur-Moder, situated along the road net needed for Operation Nordwind. The attacking enemy forces struck Wingen at the first light of day and rapidly moved through the village. In the confusion that followed, Company A lost communications with Companies B and C, and for a time the Company was without radio contact with the Battalion CP in the Kirchberg. Within the company perimeter confusion made it difficult for the platoon leaders and platoon sergeants to get their men organized. Nearly every squad was on its own. Their reaction to the sudden attack was left to the judgment of the individual squad leaders. By 0900 hours the Germans had captured and occupied the town, the high ground to the northeast of town, and established a bridgehead on the south bank of the Moder River. They immediately went about establishing a perimeter defense around the village then prepared to continue their attack southward toward Saverne.

During the first days of January 1945 German forces pushed out of the Low Vosges forests to capture the towns that lay along the snow-covered route of attack. One of these towns was Wingen, along the Moder River. American units there were initially caught by surprise as battle-hardened troopers from the 6th SS Mountain Division stormed in and captured the town. American reinforcements were soon pouring in from the west and the south and despite bitter fighting, by January 5th the German offensive had been brought to a standstill. Lacking exits from the Vosges, planned armored reserves stood idle and Operation Nordwind ended in failure.

Wingen sits in a small valley along the Moder River between Bitche to the north and Saverne to the south. Described in the following bucolic terms, “...the village and the surrounding area looked very much like a winter scene one might expect to find on a Christmas card back home. Smoke rising from a few chimneys made the houses appear warm and inviting...” Wingen would erupt on 3 January 1945 and become the focal-point of Operation Nordwind.
This module consists of eight scenarios, all playable on the Wingen-sur-Moder historical map. The map seeks to recreate this wooded region, and specifically allow for the investigation of combat problems inherent to a built-up area with river, bridges, and buildings laid out realistically in a manner unlike that which can be depicted on geomorphic boards.

Welcome to the NORDIC TWILIGHT*, a map-based VARIANT module that depicts the fierce fighting in the Low Vosges by the 6th SS Mountain Division during Operation Nordwind. NORDIC TWILGIHT contains eight scenarios, all playable on the new map included. You also two copies of two new die-cut counter sheets and an expanded 28 page SR and historical notes booklet. Bring your own ASLRB, Americans and markers and have at it!

*Credit to Peter Mudge for the excellent title!

ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS, 17 September 1944: Of the three British routes for the march into Arnhem from the drop zones, only the 2nd Battalion’s ‘Lion Route’ by the Rhine were the British able to actually reach the bridge. The Germans obviously understood 3rd Battalion’s intentions along the Utrechtseweg, so Lt. Col. Fitch detached Major Lewis’ “C” Company and sent it along a side road in a flanking attempt. The instructions to the lead platoon commander, Lt. Wright, were simply “That’s the bloody way. Get moving!” Following the railway as the evening light failed, “C” Company made amazing progress while taking out an armoured car, dodging other enemies and losing only one man. The company finally neared the bridge from the north in total darkness. Major Lewis went forward to report to Brigade Headquarters as the company closed on the perimeter. Unfortunately, a reserve from Kampfgruppe Knaust was forming up nearby. A short-range firefight broke out, forcing the paras to fight their way forward. Large numbers of the inexperienced Germans were cut down. On the British side, several men were killed and wounded as they maneuvered through the gardens. As the German command established order, they were able to cut off and capture most of two platoons. Thus, of the “C” Company men who had so nearly reached their objective, only some 45 managed to slip into the perimeter.

Welcome to the THIRD BRIDGE 4, an updated edition of the popular Battle of Arnhem module. TB4 includes 112 5/8" color die-cut counters and 100 ½" counters, providing all the British 1st Airborne 'Red Devils' SMC and MMCs needed to play the scenarios. You also receive all the 5/8" counters in BLACK (German) and CREME (British) colors for all the scenarios—just birng your black counters from HELL'S BRIDGEHEAD 3 and all you'll need are the markers from any release to get into the colorful and epic combat.

The new edition also includes scenarios using the Ponyri-style layout, the latest edition of the SR booklet, and some new toys including the air-dropped Welbike Mk II and the British Jeep with K-Gun. Optional tweaks to the scenarios freshens the play experience, includes the new toys, and calms traditionalists that find such things scary. You can find a no-map version here.

MABATANG, PHILIPPINES, 0830 hours, 12 January 1942: The 1st Battalion rode out the initial Japanese offensive facing little action on their front, enabling the unit to provide support for Colonel Fry’s more heavily engaged units. The commander of 1st Platoon, A Company, Second Lieutenant Alexander R. Nininger, led his men through the night, moving from hole to hole, facing nothing more than occasional sniper fire. Nininger, a West Point-trained, 23 year-old, was born to be a warrior and had no intention of letting enemy snipers go unpunished. During the morning of January 12th, Nininger directed his men to fire into the woods’ edge, where he suspected enemy snipers were lurking. He then gathered stragglers from 3rd Battalion, and along with his men headed into the dense vegetation to root out the Japanese. Enemy fire sent Nininger and his men back out of the brush. Undaunted, he ordered his charges to push back, and they attacked again. When the young lieutenant was wounded he continued to encourage his men to move forward, even managing to work his way to the front. The 23 year-old warrior refused evacuation, declined medical help, and went back at it, rallying his soldiers for a third push. This time he personally took the point, throwing hand grenades and killing Japanese soldiers as he inexorably moved ever onward. At about noon on the 12th the valiant lieutenant finally succumbed to his wounds. For his actions 2nd Lieutenant Alexander R. Nininger posthumously received the first Congressional Medal of Honor awarded during World War II. His, he first Medal of Honor awarded during World War 2 was not the first to be won, although Second Lieutenant Alexander R. Nininger was not aware of the distinction nor is it suspected would he have cared.

Welcome to the ON THE ROAD TO BATAAN, a historical VARIANT module that depicts the fierce fighting for the Abucay/Mabatang Line from 11-15 January, 1942. Situated on the on the Bataan Peninsula, this position ran through Mauban on the coast of Manila Bay (east side) to Mabatang on the coast of the South China sea. ON THE ROAD TO BATAAN contains eight scenarios, all playable on the historical map included. You also receive a set of Special Rules and two copies of the new die-cut counter sheet (a total of 269 color die-cut counters) with Philippine Scouts SMC/MMC, new SW, etc.

Customers keep demanding BERLINFALL OF THE 3RD REICH, the OOP historical module come back in print. We have to listen, these are known as 'orders' around here and we appreciate the interest. Here's our plan for deployment:

1. a) Super limited, bill and fill print run.
2. b) Map updated to BerlinTyrant's Lair look.
3. c) Counters updated to Ponyri style and include Ponyri Eastern Front infantry and SW sheets + new counters!
4. d) Scenarios updated to Ponyri style.
5. e) All errata and updates input plus some new scenario tweaks!
6. f) Two new scenarios for owners of BerlinTyrant's Lair ... to sweeten the pot.

What a-d above means is that... everything is new. The map was fully remastered, including re-interpretating roads to better adhere to ASLRB rules standards, same for some of the buildings. To differentiate this product from BFot3R we're calling it BERLINTHE FINAL DAYS OF THE 3rd REICH and creating each copy just for you, the customer that wants it before it is, as the name implies... in its FINAL DAYS as this is planned to be the last re-print before OOP, E-Bay markups, and all that. When you order your copies, you can rest assured: you will get your copies. Billing is immediate, followed by printing and shipping via Priority Mail (and International Priority Mail). This is a 'no whine, no cry, no cancel' offer. If you plan to whine, cry or cancel while we create your copy, please do not order!

Only the ultimate die-hards can hold out in the FINAL DAYS and if you don't meet that description, this product is not for you. For everyone else, we expect to have your item in hand 30 days or so from the end of ordering and the TINY print run will be for a handful of copies over the order quantityand we're allowing 10 days to order then cutting that off to get the presses rolling.

*PAYPAL INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR POSTAGE COST WHEN MAKING PAYMENT BY TOTALING YOUR PURCHASE PRICE + APPLICABLE SHIPPING. IGNORE ALL OTHER CHARGES LISTED AS "SHIPPING" AND CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL ONLY BE CHARGED FOR APPLICABLE POSTAGE + PRODUCT PURCHASE PRICE.

HELLS BRIDGEHEAD 3rd EDITION (HB3) is NOW SHIPPING and comes in TWO editions:

1. a) All of the materials you see in the HB3 splash screen below
2. b) HB3 no map version for owners of the 2nd Editon map

We couldn't let ASLCOmp PONYRI represent CH's Battle of Kursk offerings all by itself! We take our Kursk tac-sim gaming too seriously for that. To cure that ailment and make one of our most popular titles ever new again... the clash along the Psel River is back, with an ALL NEW counter set that provides ALL the German units needed to play + tweaks to the scenarios where we saw fit + the two BONUS HB #7 and HB #8 + bonus TIN PAN HILL Sevastopol scenario + bonus Battle of the Bulge scenario you can use your new counters with + color TIN PAN HILL map + HBSR laid out in booklet form just like DEVIL'S DOMAIN.

Here's the bottom lineIf you want to play all of the scenarios from HB3 using these counters, the next step is clear: GRAB ONE OF THESE BEFORE THEY ARE SOLD OUT AS THIS IS A VERY LIMITED PRINT RUN. If you want to play other scenarios you own using these counters, refer to the immediately preceding instructions.

Some additional bits of pertinent information:

1. 1) This product SHIPS IMMEDIATELY. This is not an advance order, "pre-order", or anything else except, click>pay>ship.
2. 2) If you live in the USA, your total cost for shipping = $4.95 ... the exact cost of postage for a Priority Mail Flat Rate envelope.
3. 3) If you are an INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMER your total cost for shipping = $11.95 for Canada and $14.95 everywhere else* ... the exact cost of postage for an International Priority Mail Flat Rate envelope ... AND we'll stuff as much as possible into one envelope (think this product and 2× modules or equivalent) to keep your shipping costs down ... AND the handling time (=cost) of all those Customs Forms will be our GIFT to you.
4. *PAYPAL INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR POSTAGE COST WHEN MAKING PAYMENT BY TOTALING YOUR PURCHASE PRICE + APPLICABLE SHIPPING. IGNORE ALL OTHER CHARGES LISTED AS "SHIPPING" AND CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL ONLY BE CHARGED FOR APPLICABLE POSTAGE + PRODUCT PURCHASE PRICE.

And to save Maureen time to pack more orders, we anticipate you may have some questions below:

• Q. How do I know if I already have the HELL'S BRIDGEHEAD 2nd Edition map?
• A. Check the screen-shot directly below. That is the 2nd edition map and cannot be mistaken for the 1st edition version.

• Q. I already have HB with the 2nd edition map so I don't want to have to pay for it again. That just isn't right!!!!
• A. Hold your horses, Nellie! You can buy this product minus the map, we did that just for you.

• Q. I have HB 1st edition and I am perfectly fine with the old map and just don't feel like ponying up for the brighter, nicer-looking new one.
• A. No worries Gunny, go ahead and purchase the version that comes without a map.

• Q. I like Tiger tanks, especially ones found on inky black counters. Are there Tigers in these scenarios and if so, is it okay if I yell, "boom!" when my Tiger scores a critical hit against my brother-in-law's KV when we play these?
• A. We admire a man that appreciates a Tiger tank, needless to say. We digress. Yes, the Tiger tank plays a prominent role and players are encouraged to use their choice of shout-out when they roll low, especially CH low.

• Q. Like, I order this today and it mails today and you eat all the costs except postage and did I ask if it is printed and ships right away?
• A. Yup Yup. Yup. And yup!

• Q. Okay, one last one and now I gotcha! Like in geeksquad post, ooh I can't wait to.... uh, my question. Well since you aren't providing any kind of advance order I bet you aren't giving me any kind of discount... I can't wait to get my fingers going ... and... what!?! What was that?
• A. My dear panzer-pushing comrade, of course you will get a discount. A discount and immediate shipping and the lowest shipping ever ALL using Priority Mail.

Directly above is a close-up sample of the new PSEL RIVER/HELL'S BRIDGEHEAD map, with Ponyri-style palette and art. In addition to new art, some new slope hexsides have been added to this new edition. Before any of our dear panzer commanders get their knickers twisted up, they can pencil in slopes on the following hexsides: T1/U1, Y9/Y9, JJ7/II8, JJ7/JJ8, KK8/JJ8, KK8/KK9, FF13/EE14, FF13/FF14, JJ14/II15, JJ14/JJ15, KK15/JJ15, KK15/KK16, U12/U13, and U12/V12. For everyone that ordered HB3 with the 2nd Edition map that wishes to upgrade to the new version, we've sweetened the pot as follows: With your copy of the new map you will also receive a FREE GIFT in the form of the Kharkov Urban Chessgame Minimap + Scenario set for use with your HB3 Waffen SS counters. There will be no other way to snag this little gift—it is only reserved for those that ordered HB3 complete product DIRECT or buy the complete product that includes the 3rd Edition map.

HAUT FORNEL , NORMANDY, FRANCE, 6 June 1944: The afternoon of D-Day wore on with numerous disjointed actions in the Normandy countryside for the Screaming Eagles. Preceding the main body of C Company was a point of twenty-three men under Lieutenant Morton J. Smit. As the point approached the village of Haut Fornel, a truck suddenly pulled up and twenty Germans leaped out. Smit unloaded on them, dropping ten, and scattering the remainder. Meanwhile, the main force of Company C under Captain Hancock heard the firing and moved forward to investigate. Just then Hancock saw a German battery—two 88s on halftracks—enter the village and halt just to his front. Hancock split his force into two groups, seventeen men on a wide sweep to the left and another seventeen under Lieutenant Jack Borchard, to come up from the right. Action intensified quickly, as another gun-towing truck was seen and a German platoon entered the village on foot. Private William Kelly managed to disable one of the 88s with a Bazooka round (the other disappeared). Enemy mortar and machine-gun fire took its toll and halted the American attack. The Germans tried to push forward but were stopped by accurate machine-gun and mortar fire from an 81mm mortar commanded by Lieutenant Rance Cotton of 1st Battalion’s HQ Company. The tables turned, most of the German soldiers turned and fled. Hancock and Cotton then went forward and rounded up thirteen prisoners.

Welcome to the BoB NORMANDY, a map-based VARIANT module that depicts the fierce fighting in the Bocage by the 101st Airborne Division on Da-Day and beyond. BoB NORMANDY contains eight scenarios, all playable on the new map included. You also two copies of the new die-cut counter sheet (a total of 269 color die-cut counters) with 101st AB SMC/MMC, new counters for M5A1 trailers (such as the one they carried John Wayne around in during the film, "The Longest Day"), some extra counters for the HB3 crowd, a new German truck type, etc. All in all, the 101'st Screaming Eagles depicted in the film "Band of Brothers" and the seminal unit history, "Rendevous With Destirny" will literally drop off the sprue on to your Normandy battlefield ... and you can be sure we'll pump out more scenarios to follow Winters, Guarnere, Toy, Talbert and company ... as they move on to new battlefields from Market Garden to the Bulge.

In addition to your 8 scenario BoB NORMANDY set, you'll also receive an additional 2 FREE BONUS scenarios, playable on the new map PLUS another FREE BONUS set of 2 Brécourt Manor scenarios PLUS the large-hex Brécourt Manor historical map. What's more, you'll not only get all this FREE gear but you'll get it at a special price for a limited time only (and see above for the Priority Mail postage-only deal you can take advantage of).

Above is a sample of the color soldier art used in our releases, blown up to over 1,000% of actual size ... to exhibit the detail that goes into the drawings before they are reduced to the size used for game counters. We hope this line-art conveys detail, yet remains distinctly 'retro' in appearance.

**PLEASE NOTE: IMAGES AND COUNTERS SHOWN IN COLOR PRODUCT SPLASH SCREENS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN THE FINAL PRODUCT**

GWASL^TM is an entirely new way to delve into Great War action. And it brings together topical submissions by Ian Daglish, Pedro Ramis and Mark Porterfield, a veritable who's who of brainiacs that have stepped up and offered their ideas to...YOU...via the presses of CH. We know these variants are not for everyone...and have zero interest...in fact a negative number would be more accurate...in starting a discussion about whether 'World War II über alles', 'official vs. variant'... none of that. Your rigid adherence to one approach is cool with us and no doubt our customers feel the same way. Now for the rest of you, guys with an inventor's curiosity, dabblers, historical simulation fans, looking for an all new experience You know, the GENESIS '48 and DIEN BIEN PHUers out there! You are the ones we are creating this experience for.

Picture in your mind...very simple straightforward SSRs and rules for use in Great War scenarios. A pile of new counters with colorful and detailed art and easy to read data. New geomorphic boards of the 'starter kit' type. Yes, we mean easy to digest rules, an approach crafted by Ian that does away with repetitive and tedious rules-writing and makes getting your cardboard soldiers and tanks down on the boards a breeze. You won't have to picture it for long as you'll be in a position to pull the trigger on some orders that will deliver the goods right to your gaming table. A note on the geomorphic boards. The current collection of boards has some that are fine to depict Great War terrain. But the collection is lacking some crucial period battlefields and that's where the new boards come in.

GWASL will begin with three releases that build a collection of counters, overlays and scenarios sure to entertain you for years to come. And the great part is they'll all be available to order at the same time since they are, as they say in publishing circles, 'in the can'. GWASL I: TANKSCHRECKEN! brings core rules, play aid, plus German and British units...along with new half-board overlays. With GWASL II: THE LOST BATTALION the Yanks aren't 'coming'...they are HERE and bring with them all the vim and vigor needed to put the Allies 'over the top', beyond 'no man's land' and into and clear through Belleau Wood...and beyond! In addition to more new counters and scenarios you get more half-board sized overlays to add to the Great War collection. You don't need us to tell you that GWASL III: THE FLOWER OF A GENERATION brings the French and their Attaque á Outrance and Élan to the fray (yes, there are rules to depict those very nationality characteristics, simple, not wordy!)

Both editions of our BERLIN II products are STILL SHIPPING in limited quantities so don't wait to nail your copy now!

Both new editions of our BERLIN II products include a new color play aid depicting the Zoo Flak Tower, along with updated rules for ranging its guns to on-map targets. You will literally place your gun counters in their emplacements on an accurate rendition of the Flakturm IV.

A new RETRO edition of CH 97 is coming soon! Check back for news here and at the CH Message Board.

THE LATEST NEWS: ASLComp PELELIU and PONYRI are shipping and are heading toward being SOLD OUT very quickly. HELL'S BRIDGEHEAD 3 will be on the streets during the week of February 7, 2011 and has been added to our page for ordering.

The "TT" in Comp TT stands for "Tabletop" as in small, hard-hitting releases with fast-playing scenarios and low price-points. Stay tuned, more on this VERY shortly.

That's right! We want YOUR geo board submissions once again and suggest Hexdraw as your program of choice to create unique battlefields for your gaming buddies ... not to mention your own entertainment. We're looking for some good urban boards and DESERT geo boards too ... so those will be the first entries to be picked for publication.

The designer of each board chosen for publication receives a $50.00 product credit good for use at our site. Submissions become the property of Critical Hit, Inc. Click here to send your Geo board submission in any file format including TIFF, JPG, GIF, and PNG. Click here for a PDF blank Geo board hexgrid for your use.

BUY 3 OR MORE OF THE NEW ASLComp items listed as READY TO ORDER and get this full color squad-laden "Honk if you roll low" bumper sticker absolutely FREE.

That's right, it's time for you to find your own kind on the roads of America and abroad using this simple system. Slap one of these babies on the rear bumper of your 1968 Camaro or your bad motor scooter and let the giant 7-4-7 and 4-6-7 squads in full color bring on the love ... toot-toot. You can be almost anywhere and find yourself stopping at one of those fancy truck stops for a quick scenario. Limit one per customer.

Designer Larry Winslow is at it again with HELL BEHIND THE EASTERN FRONT is the first-ever PARTISAN historical module for the ASLComp crowd! The map has been described as "incredible" and the small villages, wooded, stream-laced locale is just that...and quite unique as historical maps go. And yes, an ATS version is also in hand!

HELL BEHIND THE EASTERN FRONT has all those 'hides' partisan types like to hide out in to waylay truck convoys and German headquarters. Hitler's soldiers are tasked to DESTROY THE INSURGENCY and do it with great haste lest the supply of arms and equipment be affected...supplies so desperately needed by front-line units. But the enemy won't give up easily, and more and more the vital troops of the 3rd Reich are drawn into the conflict in an ever escalating battle with a foe once taken so lightly...

The popular ASLComp historical module FIRST WAVE AT OMAHA is NOW SHIPPING but stock is running low. Grab your copy now before it is out of print.

No one does fortified locales on the Eastern Front like designer Mark Porterfield and he's back at it again with MAXIM GORKI: THE BATTLE OF SEVASTOPOL. And if you liked his Panther Line/Tigers to the Front treatment of Ostfront battlefields you are going to be bowled over by his newly crafted cartological creation.

A valley runs between significant Soviet hill positions...like HILL 621 on legal but effective steroid-like supplements. One massive position is a fortress that includes the Maxim Gorki I battery, two turreted dual naval guns that German engineers had to get up close and personal with...not to mention neutralize (read: blow up!) Trench lines, a long river, gullies, two small villages...a unique battlefield for you to pore over intently...than fight for or defend in cardstock.

Don't be swayed y other publishers announcing their module on the same topic. CH's MAXIM GORKI is the first prototype, will be first to market, and is the labor of love of Mark 'tank' Porterfield, the designer of Tigers to the Front, Berlin I and Berlin II, as well as Pointe du Hoc.

 

CRITICAL HIT, INC. specializes in recreating tactical-level battlefields for the historical board wargaming market. In addition a to another new battlefield recreation in the form of DIEN BIEN PHU, new Stalingrad and Normandy offerings are about to ship. Our online catalog consists of 275+ unique offerings, in addition to numerous free downloads. Use the links on this page to enter our 'stockroom' and begin exploring.

Founded in 1994, Critical Hit coined the phrase "Enthusiast Media" to describe the firm's approach to bringing together the publisher and the hobbyist/designer in a unique method of cooperation that strips away everything but a mutual effort to bring labors of love to the fore. This approach has proven successful in the form of many tactical-level wargames in print, and many more currently being prepared for publication.

We currently serve 5,000+ individual customers and 20+ wholesale and other dealers and our ongoing focus is taking their gaming interests to new historical battlefields with a more extensive collection of military maps than any other firm. Critical Hit, Inc. is the publisher of the largest tactical-level/squad level simulations in wargame history with its BERLIN and OMAHA product offerings. Not content at that, both of these titles are slated for upcoming add-ons, expanding the OMAHA BEACH presentation beyond TEN FEET IN LENGTH and BERLIN to a massive FOUR 24" x 36" mapsheets in all.

If you're looking for 2,500+ of your fellow hobbyists and what is widely recognized in wargame circles as the friendliest and most informative message board on the internet you can sign up for the CH Message Board. It's a free service provided by Critical Hit and has attracted over 50,000+ posts to date and counting.

Players of Beyond Valor(tm) and beyond will find an extensive collection of VARIANT products published in our ASLComp line. These include everything from full-blown Historical Modules to scenario packs and the longest running magazine in the hobby.

CH is now an authorized Amazon Associate and we'll be selecting titles for your attention and making them available at our site on an ongoing basis. New book selections coming soon!