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Suddenly, hundreds of boats appear on the horizon -- LCTs rush towards the beaches. German crews run to their pillboxes and in a fever pitch grab ammunition, load their guns, and aim out to sea... |
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On the 15th of August,
1944, the US 7th Army--commanded by General Patch--in a Mediterranean remake of
"Overlord", assaulted the French Provence coast in operation "Anvil".
The purpose was to open a second front in France, with the hope of trapping the maximum
number of German troops possible between "Anvil" and the Normandy
"Hammer". Two days later--on a rocky, desolate hill behind the city of Toulon -- the night is warm and quiet, disturbed only by cicada songs. Suddenly the cicada stops chirping, and soft footsteps are heard... First one man, then ten men, finally a full battalion walks silently toward the outskirts of Toulon. Their blackened faces reveal the tiredness that comes from their stumbling night march and the weight of their load. But their faces also show a kind of pleased determination...after four years of exiled humiliation they now fight on French soil! Long have they dreamt of this and the imminent battle against the despised foe! The following days saw the landing of French Army Group B in order to liberate both of the large French Mediterranean harbors Toulon and Marseilles. Thus began the saga of the future 1st Free French Army--that fought against and pushed the Germans out of France and back to the Rhine and the Danube.
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| The Provence Pack Team Historical
research, Scenario design and playtest coordination Graphical conception and redaction Design playtests: Greatest thanks to Jean-Claude... who played all the clumsy and rough scenario draft... with 70 Km way in and back to playtest.... |
Playtesters: Many thanks to all playtesters. Some playtested one scenario, others many, but all participated in bringing the Provence Pack to life. FireGroup '97 participants were very enthusiastic, despite having to put up with the teething problems on some scenarios. (in alphabetical order) Special thanks to Trevor EDWARDS, Steven THOMAS and Brook WHITE, who playtested almost every scenario, and whose comprehensive AARs and insightful suggestions helped upgrade the scenarios. I wish all designers could have such dedicated playtesters. Translations: Laurent CUNIN, Alain CHABOT, Rick FORTIER, Chris LEACH, Wynn POLNICKY, Ulric SCHWELA Many thanks to Alain CHABOT who never refused any extra work and who not only translated many of the scenarios, but also edited the other translations. Proofreading: John BROCK, Russ BUNTEN, Laurent CLOSIER, Chuck GOETZ, Scott JACKSON, John RICHARD, Jan SPOOR, Sam TYSON. |
And also many thanks to Laurent CLOSIER who published the French version in "Le Franc-Tireur"#4.
| NOTICE :"The Provence Pack" is a set of 10
scenarios as well as scenario analysis, and historical background articles for the Advanced
Squad Leader (ASL) system. It has been released and viewers may download copies
if any article or scenario for personal use only. Ownership of ASL Rulebook and of the following ASL components is required to play the scenarios:
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