USMC 1942-43 (Guadalcanal) Counters for Panzer Leader

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Die-cut, mounted, ready-to-play counters for your Panzer Leader game. Counters are the same size and thickness, have the same feel and weight of the original game counters and are fully compatible with the originals. Counters have a matte finish. Ownership of Avalon Hill's game "Panzer Leader" required to fully utilize these counters. "Panzer Leader" is a game that has weatd well the tests of time for those players who enjoy tactical combat situations without the complexities of cumbersome rules (volumes, in fact, for games such as Squad Leader). The vehicular silhouettes have always been admired by gamers, but the bland military symbology for infantry and artillery generally left those units under-appreciated – until now! Now for the first time you can see the uniforms, weapons and even the postures of those infantry units. The new silhouettes for artillery also bring them more to life, giving every game a more "miniatures" feel. And having the historical division or battalion badges of the outfits printed on each counter enhances the experience while aiding in scenario creation and team play. Every counter has been printed with the USMC anchor symbol (except LVT's, which belonged to the Navy), along with standard combat and movement info, so that at a glance you can distinguish between "regular" units and this elite force during play. Excellent for team play! This set represents Marine Corps forces as they were constituted in 1942 and 1943 , with period-specific equipment, such as 37mm anti-tank guns, 75mm pack howitzers, 105mm howitzers, Jeeps, Gun Motor Carriage M3, T19 Howitzer Motor Carriage, T30 Howitzer Motor Carriage, M2A4 and M3 light tanks, LVT's (or Amtracs), light and heavy trucks. Infantry based on the 1941-1942 "D" Table of Organization. The uniforms are even the right colors for this time period! This set will get you from the invasion and battle for Guadalcanal to the rest of the Solomon Islands. BONUS: Also included is a Unit Function Table in the same format as that found in your "Panzer Leader" rules booklet listing all new units' dates of availability, composition, combat and movement restrictions. Printed on cardstock and sized to fit in your "Panzer Leader" game box, the Unit Function Table helps you to identify your units easily and aids the player in Design Your Own scenarios by providing the date a specific weapon was available to your force pool. One set per combined shipment. (See picture 3). Same combat values as original game Crisp, clear printing Some new units not included in the original Organization Table Field guns and artillery represented by silhouette instead of military symbology Infantry units charactery with authentic uniforms and weaponry instead of military symbology All Infantry represented: rifle, MG, scouts, engineer, 81mm Matte finish Olive color Silhouettes sized for esthetics, not relative size, so you can see them better Excellent for team play Use in existing scenarios or DYO 55 die-cut, mounted, ready-to-play counters The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, was fought between August 7, 1942 and February 9, 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II . Fiercely contested on the ground, at sea, and in the air, the campaign was the first major offensive launched by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan . On August 7, 1942, Allied forces, predominantly American, initiated landings on the islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi , and Florida (Nggela Sule) in the southern Solomon Islands with the objective of denying their use by the Japanese as bases to threaten supply routes between the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand. The Allies also intended to use Guadalcanal and Tulagi as bases to support a campaign to eventually capture or neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain . The Allies overwhelmed the outnumbered Japanese defenders, who had occupied the islands since May 1942, and captured Tulagi and Flor... read more

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