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Category: Heroes of the Gap

Heroes against the Red Star: Down Time

Heroes against the Red Star: Down Time

brad March 11, 2020 After Action Report / Heroes of the Gap / Lock ‘n Load / Lock ‘n Load PublishingLeave a comment

Let’s take a quick look at a scenario from Lock ‘n Load Publishing’s Heroes Against the Red Star. One of my favorite scenarios is “Down Time”, which is a quick battle (five turns) of mostly infantry in confined quarters. Here’s the rundown: May 14th, 1985 1500 GMTWell into the afternoon …

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Heroes of the Gap scenario: Sucking in the ’70s

brad November 24, 2014 WW3 / Heroes of the Gap / Forgotten Heroes2 Comments

I originally submitted this for publication in Line of Fire 16 but stuff kind of happened and here we are.  I tried to make a scenario where the Soviets invade West Germany after the end of the Vietnam War, well before the US starts making those wonderful and deadly M-1 …

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Video Playthrough – Heroes of the Gap: Air Assault

brad May 22, 2014 WW3 / Heroes of the Gap6 Comments

Continuing through with my video playthroughs, I’ve set up and played a game of “Heroes of the Gap”.  In this scenario, “Air Assault”, the Americans are caught by surprise as the Soviets send in airborne helicopter assault troops in a pre-dawn raid to capture three vital objectives in Eisenbach.  The …

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Heroes of the Gap – Back to Basics AAR

brad January 19, 2014 WW3 / Heroes of the Gap / Lock ‘n Load / Lock ‘n Load PublishingLeave a comment

“Back to Basics” is one of my favorite scenarios from Lock ‘n Load Publishing’s squad-based tactical combat game “Heroes of the Gap”.  Set in the beginning days of World War III in a fictional 1985, this scenario consists solely of infantry fighting it out in confined spaces, up close and …

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AAR: Texas Hold ‘Em – Homebrew Scenario

brad December 30, 2012 After Action Report / Heroes of the Gap / America Conquered / Homebrew2 Comments

About a week or so ago, I posted a homebrew scenario I had made using the All Things Zombie maps with the Heroes of the Gap counters.   After lots and lots of playtesting, I think I’ve finally gotten it to the point where it’s balanced out a bit. Briefly …

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Scenario Review: Line of Fire 13 – “Hot in the City”

brad October 27, 2012 Heroes of the Gap / Lock ‘n Load Publishing / Line of Fire / A Day of Heroes2 Comments

I’ve just played Mark Mitchell’s scenario, “Hot in the City” from the new Line of Fire 13 and it was pretty great.  The scenario uses the Day of Heroes map and the Heroes of the Gap counters to showcase a battle between the Americans and Soviets in a small Libyan …

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Red Backer One: Soviet Opening Moves

brad October 27, 2012 WW3 / Heroes of the Gap / Lock ‘n Load Publishing / tacticsLeave a comment

Red Backer One is a scenario from LnLP’s Heroes of the Gap which centers on a tank battle between the Soviets and Americans.  The Russians get a relatively large number of tanks to start out with.  They have 9 T-72s and a couple of ATGM vehicles perched on the hillside to …

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Heroes of the Gap: Back to Basics

brad August 3, 2012 After Action Report / Heroes of the Gap / Lock ‘n Load PublishingLeave a comment

Ah…1985.  It was a year filled with good movies (Back to the Future, Out of Africa, The Goonies), good TV (Miami Vice had just finished its first season and The A-Team was in its prime), and good music (Springsteen’s Born in the USA became the bestselling album of 1985).  But …

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