White Star Rising - Airborne Expansion (1st Printing)

A scenario expansion pack for Nations at War: White Star Rising.

White Star Rising: Airborne is an expansion to the widely popular White Star Rising series. Featuring fourteen scenarios and a set of new map overlays, the expansion details British and American paratroopers fighting in Europe during 1944-45.

Included are two persistent campaigns--one featuring the British Paras at Arnhem, and another detailing the battles fought by the troopers of the 101st Airborne on June 6th, 1944. The British campaign is five scenarios long and the Screaming Eagles three. Additionally, there are six standalone scenarios detailing paratroop actions of the Americans, British, and Germans.

The persistent campaigns really make the gamer think. He must learn to conserve his forces, because what he finishes one scenario with is the basis for the next. On the other hand, the more objectives a player meets the more refit points he gets to refit his troops. These are the types of delicious decisions wargamers game for.

Ten of the scenarios in Airborne were originally published in Line of Fire, and four of the firefights are brand new. Fourteen scenarios, overlays to change your existing White Star Rising maps, what's not to like?

The Expansion Includes:

• Fourteen scenarios put together in an attractive 30- page, full color scenario book, including historical commentary for each campaign/group of scenarios.
  
• Three new map overlays. These are on cardstock for the professionally printed version, and part of the PDF for the print and play version.
  
• One new British recon jeep counter.

The Campaigns and Scenarios

The primary goal of a combat leader is not only to accomplish the assigned mission, but also to take care of the members of his command. For example, in White Star Rising: Airborne, the Allied player may take an objective, but without preserving his command he will be left with insufficient forces to win subsequent scenarios. The two campaigns in Airborne simulate those often conflicting objectives. They also add the dimension of Refit Points for the Allies.

Refitting

Refitting, or the ability to rebuild units, is the cornerstone of the campaigns. Divisional command has limited resources and will only use them to reinforce success. Accordingly, the Allied player earns Refit Points (RPs) in relation to how well they do. These Refit Points can be used to purchase new (but reduced) units, refit existing units, or buy Support Weapons (Bazookas or Hvy MGs); a player can also bolster an already reduced HQ in to a full-strength HQ or purchase a P-47 Airstrike. Refit costs are listed with the appropriate campaign.

• Normandy Scenario 1: June 6th, 1944, Early Morning- The 101st Airborne Division dropped behind Utah Beach in the early hours of D-Day. A combination of weather, darkness, and general confusion resulted in units being spread over a wide area. One on the ground, small units began trying to capture whatever objectives they landed close to.
  
• Normandy Scenario 2: June 6th, 1944, Approaching Dawn- As dawn approached elements of the 101st Airborne Division began trying to secure the exits from Utah Beach before the Germans could bring more forces into the area.
  
• Normandy Scenario 3: June 6th, 1944, Afternoon- Having secured many important crossroads inland from Utah Beach, elements of the 101st Airborne Division waited for reinforcements to reach them from the beachheads.
  
• Arnhem Scenario 1: To the Bridge: September 17th, 1944- Having landed near Arnhem, elements of the 7th Para and an attached recon platoon had orders to capture the roadway bridge in Arnhem before the Germans could move reinforcements into the area.
  
• Arnhem Scenario 2: The First Defense: September 18th, 1944- Capturing the bridge over the Rhine was the easy part of 7th Para's mission. Having captured it, they now had to hold it against whatever forces the Germans could organize for a count