10.2002 Schwerpunkt Volume 8

Publisher/Date:
Sherry Enterprises/Schwerpunkt (2002)

Product Type:
Periodical

Country of Origin:
U.S.A.

Contents:
24-page magazine, 12 scenarios on cardstock inserts

Commentary:

The “resurrection” of Schwerpunkt continued in 2002 with Schwerpunkt Volume 8 (SP8), which looked and felt much like volumes 1-7.

SP8 contained, in addition to the standard designers’ and players’ notes, a lengthy article on Red Army manpower and firepower by Brook White.

The 12 scenarios included a range of actions:

• Burma 1942 (Gurkhas vs. Japanese)
• Soviet Union 1944 (Soviets vs. Germans)
• Eniwetok 1944 (Americans vs. Japanese)
• Yugoslavia 1944 (Yugoslav partisans vs. Germans)
• France 1944 (Poles vs. Germans)
• Belgium 1944 (Americans vs. Germans [2])
• Hungary 1945 (Soviets vs. Germans [2])
• Germany 1945 (Soviets vs. Germans [2], British vs. Germans)

Unsurprisingly, the scenario mix reflects the Schwerpunkt bias towards late-war actions, but even more so than usual.

The eighth volume of Schwerpunkt is not as jam-packed as its predecessor with classic scenarios, but it does contain two all-time classics, SP95 (Burn Gurkha Burn!) and SP96 (Husum Hotfoot), both extremely popular and well-balanced scenarios.  SP95 is one of Schwerpunkt’s best scenarios.

Other good scenarios include SP86 (Bridge at Stavelot) and SP89 (Assaulting Tes).

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