Produktbeschreibung
Der Italienisch-äthiopische Krieg 1935-36 ist das Thema dieses einmaligen Moduls. 8 originale Szenarien und eine historische Broschüre, plus Regeln und ein Blatt Spielsteine runden dieses Set ab.
Contents: 4 page historical booklet, 2 rules pages (punched for a 3-ring binder), 8 scenarios, 1 countersheet
Commentary: Soldiers of the Negus features 8 scenarios depicting actions from the Italo-Ethiopian War of 1935-1936. It is a reprint of the hard-to-find ELR publication of the same name, designed by Rick Thomas. It does not have the AFV cards that the earlier version did, but more importantly, the counters are die-cut and mounted. However, because all the counters are 1/2", a few counters normally represented on 5/8" counters (like snipers) appear in a shrunken version here.
The greatest advantage this scenario pack has going for it, other than the die-cut counters, is its colorfulness. There are rules for the poorly armed Ethiopian Army (it even has some 2-3-7 squads), which can try to flip over the tiny Italian tankettes, as well as rules for terrain features such as Candelabra trees and for Eritrean (Italian colonial) troops. The scenarios are an interesting mix, with most of them somewhat on the large size. Six out of the eight scenarios use desert terrain.
Except for those people with desert phobias, the novelty value alone in this scenario pack makes it worth getting. |
