Storm of Steel: Ju-87 STUKA, Eastern Front

Manufacturer: Compass Games

Take command of the legendary Stuka dive bomber on combat missions over the vast battlefields on the Eastern Front.

Select and equip your Stuka Staffel with individual and historically named pilots and gunners or create your own. Lead your unit during the opening days of Operation Barbarossa, targeting Soviet airfields, troop concentrations, rail lines, convoys, tank formations, and more. Attempt the final drive on Moscow during Operation Winter Storm. Continue your career to participate in Case Blue and the offensive on Stalingrad. Use the newly converted Ju-87G Stuka tank killer during Operation Citadel to destroy enemy armor. Conduct maritime missions to sink, and disrupt the Red Navy on the Gulf of Finland and the Black Sea utilizing specialized ordnance.

Log your missions, scores, and gain experience for yourself and your unit. Manage replacements and repairs of your aircraft as well as your wounded and replacement crew. Balance mission assignments, crew, and aircraft to develop a long-term winning strategy.

Command your Stuka squadron to execute close air support missions along the Eastern Front from the opening day of Operation Barbarossa on June 22, 1941, up to the Kursk offensive in 1943. Lead a Staffel or Kette From Sturzkampfgeschwader (StG) 1, 2, or 77 as you fly missions deep into enemy territory. Avoid enemy fighters and endure murderous anti-aircraft fire to deliver your deadly payload!

Complexity: Medium
Time Scale: 1 Turn = 20 Minutes
Map Scale: 1 Zone = 60 Kilometers
Unit Scale: 1 Unit = Single Aircraft

Contents:
1 Mounted Air Operations Mat (22" x 34")
2 Countersheets
16 Aircraft Cards
24 Event Cards
1 Double-sided Player Aid Card
1 Single-sided Player Aid Card
1 "How to Play" Card
1 Pad of Mission Logsheets
1 Rules Booklet
1 Ten-sided Die
3 Six-sided Dice

Ages: 14+
Players: 1
Game Length: 60-360 minutes

Mechanisms:
• Area Majority / Influence
• Chit-Pull System
• Events
• Solo / Solitaire Game