

This ended the life of a brave soldier, a shining example for the new armoured artillery of Italy.” Wounded a second time, mortally, he kept directing his unit’s fire and with a last strenuous effort he kept spurring his crew on with words of encouragement. Seriously wounded, he carried on with his action opening the way for the success of the division’s attack.


With a skilled manoeuvre and precise enfilading fire he then proceeded to silence several anti-tank positions. ‘”Commanding his section of Semovente during the assault against the enemy defence lines, of his own initiative he broke through the first line with great elan. In the case of Lieutenant Scalise, I went to his Medal of Honour citation for inspiration (I translated it here, trying to keep the old fashioned style of the language). When choosing the skills, it’s normally good to refer to the combat history of the man you are re-creating in the game, whether you have researched the actions he took part in and the reputation he had in reality, or instead you have made up a suitably evocative story about him. This might seem a little cheap, but consider that the rule has half the range of the normal ‘Command vehicle’ and that the four skills are only used once a game. Enemy trucks carrying rounds, fuel, and armor.To the cost of the veteran vehicle (and its chosen options if any), then add the special ‘discounted bundle of rules’ that every legendary tanker gets – at +25pts they receive both a less powerful version of the ‘Command vehicle’ special rule (see page 34 of Tank War) and four skills chosen from the lists on page 28-29 of Tank War. Three tanks: Sherman, Tiger, or T34, each with movable turret and cannon. Play one of three aces: Allied, German, or Soviet. Either way the brass will want to have a talk with you. The game ends when you take the enemy capitol, or they overrun yours. If you wipe out the enemies you will advance one sector, retaining any excess supplies you have scavenged. If you run out of fuel or armor, or for some reason drive your tank into the water, in addition to an untimely death you will be forced to retreat one sector. The last three can be replenished by ramming (not shooting) an enemy truck.

Skills you will need to accomplish this are a working trigger finger, the ability to navigate West or East (left and right on the overhead map), and driving ability sufficient to crash into other vehicles.Ī status panel shows the number of enemies left, rounds remaining, fuel, and armor strength. The goal of each round of play is to clear the enemy from a map sector and drive them off the far bank of a river so that your side can cross and advance. But since you face overwhelming odds and are forced to scavenge supplies as you go, you might just find yourself retreating instead. At least that's what the orders from HQ say. Allied and Soviet Tank Aces advance on Berlin German Aces advance on London and Moscow. In Tank Ace 1944 you command a World War II tank charging to occupy the enemy capitol. Do you like to drive tanks over rugged terrain, lob artillery shells into the far hills, and blow up lethal opponents lurking around every bend? If so, then Tank Ace 1944 could be the game for you.
