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Special Edition - Knight's Cross of Iron (Japanese Edition)

By: Six Angles

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Six Angles Magazine w/Games

Last Stocked on 6/25/2024

Product Info

Title
Special Edition - Knight's Cross of Iron (Japanese Edition)
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Author
Masahiro Yamazaki
Publish Year
2014
Dimensions
9x12x2"
NKG Part #
2147566094
MFG. Part #
SASSA-01
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
12 Years and Up
# Players
2 Players
Game Length
240 - 300 Minutes

Description

Knight's Cross of Iron is a dual pack of two wargames designed by Masahiro Yamazaki. Those games are Paulus' 6th Army and Zitadelle: Duel for Kursk 1943. This is a Japanese language edition and does not contain any English components unless stated in condition notes.

Paulus' 6th Army is an operational level simulation of the Soviet encirclement operation named "Operation Uranus" and the German escape attempt from Stalingrad from 19th November to 24th December, 1942. This game represents the first significant operational victory of the previously inferior Soviet Red Army over the Wehrmacht. For this reason, the battle of Stalingrad in often referred to as the "turning point" of the World War II. But in this game, the German player has more options of command than Friedrich Paulus, the commander of German 6th Army. So the German player may conduct withdraw from Stalingrad with his troops as he chooses and may defend more effectively than the historical static situation.

Zitadelle: Duel for Kursk 1943 is an operational level simulation of the greatest tank battle in history. Beginning 5th July 1943, strong German forces attempted to cut off the Soviet Kursk salient. Hitler had decided to delay attacking however, until he had sufficient new Panther and Tiger tanks available. In the interim, the Soviet forces reinforced on a scale not seen since World War I, and what is more, they knew the details of the German offensive plan. The defenses were deployed in six belts. As a result, the German summer offensive they named "Zitadelle (Citadel)" was checked, and on 13th July, Hitler informed his generals the Operation Zitadelle was to be called off.

The original edition of Paulus' 6th Army and Zitadelle: Duel for Kursk 1943 were published by Six Angles in 2005 and 2009 as issue games of #10 and #13. This renewal editions are with improved components; both of counters and game-maps.

Contents:

  • Two 22" x 34" Game-Maps
  • Five Counter-Sheet (1200 Counters)
  • Six Charts & Tables
  • Two Rule Books (32 pages each, in Japanese)
  • Two Dice

    Please note that the English versions of the charts and tables are available for download, but are not provided in the game box.

    Does not include English rules unless specified in the condition note.