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Hi everyone,

We're going to release preview sections of the full manual between now and the release date (March 25th). I'll link each of them below in this post.

Please note that these are excerpted from the layout for the printer and are not the E-Book or home printer-friendly versions that will be in the final release, but provide an example of what the printed hardbound full color manual will look like.

First Preview, Chapters 2-4 (Setting up the Game, Scenarios, Basic Gameplay) - 96 pages

Preview of Chapters 2-4 (Download)

Second Preview, Chapters 5-6 (Sequence of Play, User Interface) - 34 pages

Preview of Chapters 5-6 (Download)

Third Preview, Chapters 7-11 (Map and Terrain, The Weather System, Administrative Points, Fog of War and Detection Levels, Special First Turn Rules) - 22 pages

Preview of Chapters 7-11 (Download)

Fourth Preview, Chapters 12-15 (National and Unit Morale, Theater Boxes and the Event System, Minor Allies, Leaders) - 22 pages

Preview of Chapters 12-15 (Download)

Fifth Preview, Chapters 16-19 (Air Units and Command Structure, Automatic and Manual Management of the Air War, Conducting Air Missions, Air Combat) - 49 pages

Preview of Chapters 16-19 (Download)

Sixth Preview, Chapters 20-24 (Fortifications, Ground Units, Ground Unit Land Movement, Ground Combat, Naval and Amphibious Operations) - 73 pages

Preview of Chapters 20-24 (Download)

Seventh Preview, Chapters 25-29 (Logistics, Replacements, Reinforcements and Withdrawals, Production, Victory Conditions) - 45 pages

Preview of Chapters 25-29 (Download)

Eighth Preview, Chapters 30-31 (Appendix A Player's Notes, Appendix B Developer's Notes - 20 pages

Preview of Chapters 30-31(Download)

Eighth Preview, Chapters 35-37 (Appendix F Commander's Report, Appendix G Information and Administration, Appendix H Interface Windows - 91 pages

Preview of Chapters 35-37(Download)

It's a 404 dead link for me

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Unfortunately I get this when I click on the link:

Server Error

404 - File or directory not found.
The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

Yep, working on fixing that.

Link should be fixed now, please try again.

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

Link should be fixed now, please try again.

Works for me - many thanks for making this available.

Hartwig

Thanks Erik. I noticed a strange choice in the scenario list: there is the full 41-45 campaign but no classic "Barbarossa 41-early 42" (for those looking for a quicker, classic experience)? The rest is fine [:)]

Just plan on either reaching the auto win (or auto loss) victory levels by Jan 42 and you will have the short game. [:)]

ORIGINAL: Joel Billings

Just plan on either reaching the auto win (or auto loss) victory levels by Jan 42 and you will have the short game. [:)]

Boy, decades of strategic/operational ETO games (both tabletop and computer) and this is the first time I think about that[&:]

Manual shows named SS unit as Toten, which is death/dead in German and to me looks odd, same number of digets would give it 3rdSS, etc.

Erik,
Thanks for posting this. I've a lot of reading to finish before March 25th.

ORIGINAL: Hanny

Manual shows named SS unit as Toten, which is death/dead in German and to me looks odd, same number of digets would give it 3rdSS, etc.

why?

I presume you are reffering to the image in section 4.7.7? If so that shows the formation as its 1941 mot division format, so why give it a mid-war title? And yes, of course there are abbreviations on the counters, esp for that display

ORIGINAL: loki100

ORIGINAL: Hanny

Manual shows named SS unit as Toten, which is death/dead in German and to me looks odd, same number of digets would give it 3rdSS, etc.

why?

I presume you are reffering to the image in section 4.7.7? If so that shows the formation as its 1941 mot division format, so why give it a mid-war title? And yes, of course there are abbreviations on the counters, esp for that display

Because of the reason I gave, it’s the 3SS Div formed, it starts as a Mot Div, becomes a Kamfgrupp Eicke in the mid war of 42, before becoming a Pzr Gren Div, and finally a Pzr Div, the common terms for all is 3SS, or Totenkopf, one of which fits on a unit counter.
Death is not an abbreviation of deaths head, so it looks odd.

ORIGINAL: Hanny

ORIGINAL: loki100

ORIGINAL: Hanny

Manual shows named SS unit as Toten, which is death/dead in German and to me looks odd, same number of digets would give it 3rdSS, etc.

why?

I presume you are reffering to the image in section 4.7.7? If so that shows the formation as its 1941 mot division format, so why give it a mid-war title? And yes, of course there are abbreviations on the counters, esp for that display

Because of the reason I gave, it’s the 3SS Div formed, it starts as a Mot Div, becomes a Kamfgrupp Eicke in the mid war of 42, before becoming a Pzr Gren Div, and finally a Pzr Div, the common terms for all is 3SS, or Totenkopf, one of which fits on a unit counter.
Death is not an abbreviation of deaths head, so it looks odd.

It was renamed 3.SS in `43. Before it was called "SS-Division Totenkopf"

ORIGINAL: Hanny

ORIGINAL: loki100

ORIGINAL: Hanny

Manual shows named SS unit as Toten, which is death/dead in German and to me looks odd, same number of digets would give it 3rdSS, etc.

why?

I presume you are reffering to the image in section 4.7.7? If so that shows the formation as its 1941 mot division format, so why give it a mid-war title? And yes, of course there are abbreviations on the counters, esp for that display

Because of the reason I gave, it’s the 3SS Div formed, it starts as a Mot Div, becomes a Kamfgrupp Eicke in the mid war of 42, before becoming a Pzr Gren Div, and finally a Pzr Div, the common terms for all is 3SS, or Totenkopf, one of which fits on a unit counter.
Death is not an abbreviation of deaths head, so it looks odd.

As battlefield91 already said, the SS divisions did not get their numerical designations until 1943. German situation maps abbreviated the SS divisions as SS "A.H." / SS "T." / SS "R." / SS "W.".

Thank you very much Erik for the effort. I think the work you have done is excellent!

ORIGINAL: battlefield91

ORIGINAL: Hanny

ORIGINAL: loki100




why?

I presume you are reffering to the image in section 4.7.7? If so that shows the formation as its 1941 mot division format, so why give it a mid-war title? And yes, of course there are abbreviations on the counters, esp for that display

Because of the reason I gave, it’s the 3SS Div formed, it starts as a Mot Div, becomes a Kamfgrupp Eicke in the mid war of 42, before becoming a Pzr Gren Div, and finally a Pzr Div, the common terms for all is 3SS, or Totenkopf, one of which fits on a unit counter.
Death is not an abbreviation of deaths head, so it looks odd.

This contradicts nothing and adds nothing.

It was renamed 3.SS in `43. Before it was called "SS-Division Totenkopf"

ORIGINAL: SigUp

ORIGINAL: Hanny

ORIGINAL: loki100




why?

I presume you are reffering to the image in section 4.7.7? If so that shows the formation as its 1941 mot division format, so why give it a mid-war title? And yes, of course there are abbreviations on the counters, esp for that display

Because of the reason I gave, it’s the 3SS Div formed, it starts as a Mot Div, becomes a Kamfgrupp Eicke in the mid war of 42, before becoming a Pzr Gren Div, and finally a Pzr Div, the common terms for all is 3SS, or Totenkopf, one of which fits on a unit counter.
Death is not an abbreviation of deaths head, so it looks odd.

As battlefield91 already said, the SS divisions did not get their numerical designations until 1943. German situation maps abbreviated the SS divisions as SS "A.H." / SS "T." / SS "R." / SS "W.".

Another way that works for me.

Nitpicking starting even before the manual is published...[8|][8|][8|]