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"David vs. Goliath"

Christmas week of 1979 the world was stunned by the news of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The mighty Red Army was on the move! But in the decade following, the Soviets were fought to a standstill by Afghan guerrillas in an insurgency which was one of the major turning points of the Cold War. In the end, the Soviets withdrew and the Middle East has not been the same since. Soviet-Afghan War is a tactical level simulation of this conflict using the Squad Battles system.

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Soviet-Afghan War Features:

- 57 stand alone scenarios and 3 campaigns to choose from.

- A wide sampling of actions from all over the country during this 9 year conflict.

- 39 unique maps ranging in size from 1900 hexes to 59,000 hexes providing ample ground for scenario designers to create their own actions.

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Engine changes include:

• New optional rule "Alternative Fire Density"
• Bridge destruction with demolition charges
• Cache and Hidden objectives
• Rest, for men and weapons
• Body Armor
• Vehicle Smoke
• Chemical/gas warfare ability added
• A new Database editor to enable users to easily edit the various DAT files included with the game (load, weapon & vehicle).
• A new Parameter Data Editor to easily edit the PDT files that come with the game.

The game also has the standard scenario, OOB, parameter, database & sub-map editors included with the game. Play modes include A/I, Hot Seat, PBEM, LAN & Internet play.

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Credits

• Game Coordinator: Rich Hamilton
• Scenario Designers: Ozgur Budak, Mike Cox, Jeff Conner, and Joao Lima
• Scenario Maps: Dave Blackburn, Rich Hamilton, Mike Cox, and Ozgur Budak
• Orders of Battle: Ozgur Budak, Mike Cox, and Jeff Conner
• Playtesters: Atle Jenssen, Joao Lima, Jeff Conner, Greg Coleman, Nik Butler, and Bob Bannerman
• Historical Background Documentation: Jeff Conner

System Requirements

Windows XP, Vista, or 7
Processor: 1 GHz
Disk Space: 1 GB
Memory: 1 GB

Planning Maps     (click for full-sized images)

Alishang Village: 4.63 mb gif	Babur Valley: 5.70 mb gif	Badguzar-Apikutan: 7.25 mb gif

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Baghlan: 10.2 mb gif	Bagram: 27.8 mb gif	Chandaran Canyon: 5.54 mb gif

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Darulaman Palace: 11 mb gif	Herat: 6.85 mb gif	Hindu Kush: 22.5 mb gif

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Islam Dara Canyon: 5.55 mb gif	Jalalabad: 5.69 mb gif	Jalalabad NE: 5.6 mb gif

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Jurm Sari Puli: 5.43 mb gif	Kabul East: 5.93 mb gif	Kabul South: 6.38 mb gif

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Kandahar: 5.22 mb gif	Kaneske Gorge: 4.15 mb gif	Kirgak Village: 15.3 mb gif

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Kokabulak Marzek: 9.78 mb gif	Kunduz: 7.87 mb gif	Laghman: 7.68 mb gif

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Loy Karez: 15.4 mb gif	Mahipar: 8.73 mb gif	Marjeh: 9.39 mb gif

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Mashala: 6.79 mb gif	Mohammed Agha: 8.61 mb gif	Paktia map: 5.5 mb gif

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Panjshir II: 14.2 mb gif	Shingali Kalay: 5.05 mb gif	Spinakalacha:10.2 mb gif

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Talbeg: 3.7 mb gif	Tor Ghar: 17.4 mb gif	Tsawkey: 7.06 mb gif

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Zhawar: 10.1 mb gif

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Reading List

	Russian General Staff; The Soviet-Afghan War: How a Superpower Fought and Lost; University of Kansas Press, 2002
	Jalali, Ali Ahmad; Afghan Guerrilla Warfare: In the Words of the Mujahideen Fighters; MBI Publishing Company, 2001
	Frunze Military Academy; The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan (10th Anniversary Edition); National Defense University Press, 2006
	Poole, H. John; Tactics of the Crescent Moon; Emerald Isle, NC, 2004
	Tamarov, Vladislav; Afghanistan: A Russian Soldier's Story;Ten Speed Press, 2001
	Bahmanyar, Mir; Afghanistan Cave Complexes 1979-2004 (Fortress); Osprey, 2004
	Borovik, Artyom; The Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan; Grove Press, 2001
	Zaloga, Steven; Warsaw Pact Ground Forces (Elite); Osprey, 1987
	Feifer, Gregory; The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan; Harper Perennial, 2010
	Jalali, Ali Ahmed; The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War; MilitaryBookshop.co.uk, 2010

Game Documents & Misc

Getting Started

Designer's Notes

Scenario List