Operation Fischfang Smashing the Allies at Anzio February 1944

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Operation Fischfang Smashing the Allies at Anzio February 1944

Score
5.7
Players
1-2
Time
360
Recommended Age
12+
Difficulty
not provided
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Description

Operation Fischfang(Fish Trap) depicts the German operation starting on Feb.16th, 1944 to destroy the Allied invasion landing at Anzio. The 76th Panzer Korps almost pushed the Allies back to the sea but was stopped by a desperate counterattack by the 6th Corps backed up by massive air and naval support. Both sides were quite exhausted by the end of the fighting.

The game has 280 counters, uses the same system as Nanawa: Verdun in the Chaco War, July 1933 complete with air and artillery rules, weather etc. 9 pages of rules.