Description
Salerno A43: The Allied Invasion of Italy, September 1943 is a regimentbrigade-level game on the Allied invasion of mainland Italy in September 1943 Two British and two American divisions land in the Bay of Salerno defended by the full-strength 16th Panzer Division, which is soon reinforced by five other german mechanized divisions For 8 days the survival of the beachhead is in doubt, and emergency measures are taken to reinforce the beachhead with the 82nd Airborne Division With their counterattack stopped and the British Eighth Army approaching from the south, the germans withdraw their left flank to avoid being trapped However, their right flank stubbornly holds back the British from pushing north to Naples Salerno A43 uses the exact same map, unit, and time scales as Normandy A44, providing an excellent way to compare these two invasions Salerno A43 uses a modified Normandy 44 game system With a smaller size, the game is easier to learn and play than its predecessor Salerno A43 inc
