01 December 2006

Advanced Tobruk (ATS)



Quote from the Critical Hit website:

"ADVANCED TOBRUK delivers breathtaking action and suspense at the scale and detail true tactical-level enthusiasts demand—individual squads, weapons and tanks. All the subtle nuances of tactical-level combat are provided by the system: gun duels; separate pivoting turrets; AFV indirect fire; coaxial machine-guns; melee; smoke; armor penetration morale; AFV overruns; and more. And it is all accomplished using a detailed and intuitive system that models tanks using discrete armor values at turret, superstructure, lower hull and track aspects and front, side and rear facings and allows for the realistic use of High Explosive, Armor Piercing, APCR and HEAT ammunition. All this without the need for side notes or plotting moves and in a SOLITAIRE friendly presentation."

I am extremely tempted. Like ASL, ATS is often acknowledged to be the ultimate in World War II tactical level wargaming. ATS is known to be more armour-centric than the infantry-centric ASL. There are many published reviews and comparisons of both systems in many websites.

Still, given the focus on armour in ATS and my interest, I should really acquire this and try it some day. Who's with me? Heheh.

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