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Chapter C: Ordnance and Artillery


General

First Impressions - An Introduction to Advanced Squad Leader: Armor Training, by Robert Medrow, General 23:2:5-15
Guns Versus Tanks, by Jon Mishcon, The General 25:3:27-28

Anti-Aircraft Guns: Employment and Tactics, by Chas Smith & Matt Shostak, ASL Journal 3:18
Panzer Gegen Panzer: Tank Warfare in ASL, by Bruce Bakken, 93a Annual 5-13
Gun Set-up Summary, by Dan Owsen
AT Gun Placement, View From the Trenches 32: 18
Area Target Type vs. Infantry Target Type
Gun Points
AT Gun Placement, View From the Trenches 32:18 (Jul-00)
Beginning ASL II: Off-Board Artillery and Guns, by Devaux, Jean Naud, Philippe, Vae Victis 22:6 (Sep-98, Histoire & Collections)
Pumas Prowling, by Repetti, Tom, View From the Trenches 23:5 (Jan-99) - Basic AFV Example of Play
Beginning ASL II: Off-board Artillery and Guns, by Jean Devaux & Philippe Naud, Vae Victis 22 (Sept/Oct 1998)
AFV/Ordnance Tracking Chart, by Van Osten, John, ASL Stuff:97 (WCW)
Weapon Notes: The Panzerabwehrkanone 35/36, by Tim Hundsdorfer, ASL Digest 6.1 (May 15, 1996)
Fire For Effect! ASL Digest 6.3 (July 15, 1996)

C.8 Moving Vehicular Target

Stop and Go Traffic: Moving, Motion, and Non-Stopped Status, by Ole Boe, 96 Annual 11-14

1. Offboard Artillery (OBA)

More OBA Battery Access Cards, player aid by Mark Pitcavage
Offboard Artillery Player Aid, ASL Action Pack 1, ( Multi-Man Publishing)
Call Up the Big Guns!" View From the Trenches 12:11 (Mar-97) - WW II Artillery Practices -Historical
The Second Card Draw, by Phillips, Pete, View From the Trenches 12:5 (Mar-97)
A Grunt's Guide to OBA Use, by Phillips, Pete, View From the Trenches 12:4 (Mar-97) - Basics of OBA Use
The Real-World OBA Flowchart, by Repetti, Tom, Backblast 2:40 (Apr-95, M.M.P.) - Humorous OBA Flowchart
The OBA Flowchart, by Sielski, Brian, Critical Hit 3:30 - OBA Flowchart
Automated OBA Requests, by Phillipps, Pete, View From the Trenches 25:15 (May-99) - OBA Request Humor
OBA Pr%babilities, by Mueller, Tom, View From the Trenches 12:6 (Mar-97)
OBA Probabilities, by Scott, from the old ASL Crossroads
Steel Rain: An Artilleryman's View of OBA History and Use in the ASL Game System, by Thompson, Jim, Critical Hit 4.1:38
Artillary Practices by Major Combatants of WW II, by , Rate of Fire 7.1: (Dec-96, Paddington Bears) ((p)re-print?: from the old ASL Crossroads - Historical
The Big One: Offboard Artillery, by Topp, Eric, Rate of Fire 4: (Jul-94, Paddington Bears) - OBA Rules Analysis
The True Cost (And Worth) of Artillery, by Rodney Kinney, ASL Digest 1.3
OBA Made EZ, by Rodney Kinney, ASL Digest 2.5
OBA Flowchart, by Bahadir Ermili, ASL Digest 2.5 (now superceded)
The Grognard Speaks: “Learning ASL, One Scenario at a Time” By Bob Smith, Hit The Beach! 6:2:6 (April 2001, Southern California ASL Club) - scenarios recommended for learning
Where Do I Start? OBA Scenarios, by Bob Smith, Hit The Beach! 6:1:10 (January 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
The Pain and Joy of Offboard Artillery, by Mike Licari, View From the Trenches 55/56:31 (May - Aug 2004)

Variants

British OBA in Northwest Europe, by Case, Paul, View From the Trenches 34/35:20 (Nov-00) - British OBA TOE & OBA Rule Variant
Historical OBA Charts, by Harris, Charles, View From the Trenches 12:7 (Mar-97) - Historical OBA Chart Rules Variant
British OBA in Northwest Europe, by Case, Paul, View From the Trenches 34/35:20 (Nov-00) - British OBA TOE & OBA Rule Variant

1.55 OBA vs. Vehicle

What Do You Do When You Don't Have a Can Opener? by Tate Rogers, 97 Annual 58, 61-63

2. Gun Classifications

2.2401 Gun Duels

Rule for Thought: Gun Duels, by Gorkowski, John, Critical Hit Special Edition - Stalingrad:43 (Jun-97)
Gun Duels, by Schilling, Curt, Fire for Effect 1.1:12 (Feb-92, Fire for Effect)

3. The To Hit Process

Panzer Gegen Panzer: Tank Warfare in ASL, by Bruce Bakken, 93a Annual 5-13
Throwing Away the Rulebook, by Rudd, Mike, View From the Trenches 34/35:16 (Nov-00) - Rules Variants for Fire Attacks

3.2 Covered Arc

A Twelve-Point Facing System for ASL, by Millard, Jim, Fire for Effect 2.3:20 (Feb-94, Fire for Effect) - Twelve Facing CA System Variant

3.3 Ordnance Target Types

Tuning The Tables, by Bill Kohler, Conscripts! 1.3:9 (Jan-02, D.C. Conscripts) - player aid

3.7 Critical Hits

Truly Critical Hits, by Mark Nixon, 92 Annual 67
Truly Critical Hits, by Brien Martin, View From the Trenches 55/56:35 (May - Aug 2004)
Rule Variant: Tobruking the ASL AFVs, by Pollocl, Brent, Canadian Wargamers Journal 33:40 (Sep-92, Canadian Wargamers Group) - Sub-Critical Hit Rule Variant
An Alternative Critical Hit Table, by Rudd, Mike, View From the Trenches 16:13 (Nov-97) - Varient Rules for Critical Hits
Critical Hits of the Infantry (Target) Type, by Peter Young; also at View From the Trenches 57:9 (Sept - Oct 2004)
Tuning The Tables, by Bill Kohler, Conscripts! 1.3:10 (Jan-02, D.C. Conscripts) - player aid

3.8 Multiple Hits

Tuning The Tables, by Bill Kohler, Conscripts! 1.3:10 (Jan-02, D.C. Conscripts) - player aid

3.9 Location of Vehicular Hits

Vehicle smoke and location of hits, by Cary Siemers

4. Gun and Ammo Type Basic TH# Modification

Panzer Gegen Panzer: Tank Warfare in ASL, by Bruce Bakken, 93a Annual 5-13

5. Firer-Based Hit Determination DRM

Panzer Gegen Panzer: Tank Warfare in ASL, by Bruce Bakken, 93a Annual 5-13

5.33 Bounding First Fire

Stop and Go Traffic: Moving, Motion, and Non-Stopped Status, by Ole Boe, 96 Annual 11-14

5.7 Deliberate Immobilization

Deliberate Immobilization, by Russ Bunten, View From the Trenches 55/56:30 (May - Aug 2004)

6. Target Based Hit-Determination DRM

Panzer Gegen Panzer: Tank Warfare in ASL, by Bruce Bakken, 93a Annual 5-13
Applicability of Cases "J" and "L" of To Hit Table, ASL Rules Tables, from the old ASL Crossroads

6.1 Moving Vehicular Target

Stop and Go Traffic: Moving, Motion, and Non-Stopped Status, by Ole Boe, 96 Annual 11-14

6.5 Acquisition

Acquisition Player Aid Sheet, by Tom Repetti

7. To Hit

Panzer Gegen Panzer: Tank Warfare in ASL, by Bruce Bakken, 93a Annual 5-13

7.4 Shock/Unconfirmed Kill

Front Line Rules Report: A Shock in Time, by Daglish, Ian, Rout Report 5.1:5 (Nov-95, Dagger) - Variant Rules for AFV Shock

8. Special Ammunition

Anti-Tank Ammunition, by Closier, Laurent, Le Franc-Tireur 1 (French Lang. Fanzine):1 (Sep-96) -Historical
Special Ammo, by Scott Jackson, View From the Trenches 55/56:17 (May - Aug 2004)

8.3 HEAT

Squad Leader Clinic: No Hollow Threat, by Jon Mishcon, The General 24:6:25-26

9. Mortars

Squad Leader Clinic: Mortars, by Jon Mishcon, The General 26:1:53-54
LIGHT MORTARS, by Bill Durrant
Another Shell in the Tube: On-Board Mortars in ASL, by Robert Medrow, 89 Annual 57-59
Reference Notes for SW - Chapter H Notes for ASL SW (part 2), View From the Trenches 29/30: 19
Reference Notes for SW - Chapter H Notes for ASL SW (part 3), View From the Trenches 31: 9
Throwing Away the Rulebook, by Rudd, Mike, View From the Trenches 34/35:16 (Nov-00) - Rules Variants for Fire Attacks
Keep it Simple Stupid, by Hundsdorfer, Tim, Advancing Fire 1.1:4 (Sep-96) - Motar Rules Analysis
Light Mortar Comparison Chart, Critical Hit Special Edition - Tanks!:34 (Critical Hit) - Chart of ASL Light Motars -Player Aid
The Hun's Corner: Learning the Law of the Curved Fire Gun, by Hunsdorfer, Tim, Critical Hit Special Edition - Tanks!:33
Mortars, by Durrant, Bill, View From the Trenches 9:8 (Aug-96)
Lt. Mortar Flowchart, by Hunsdorfer, Tim, Critical Hit Special Edition - Tanks!:33 - Lt. Mortar Flowchart/SOP -Player Aid
Mortars Cheat Sheet, player aid by Mark Pitcavage
Tactical Tips for Novices: Alternate Anti-Tank Methods, by Ruta, Tom, Dispatches From the Bunker 13:Backpage - Motars vs AFVs & Street Fighting
Small mortars, lethal killers or waste of time? Mortan Ketting
Mechanics of Mortar Fire, by Will Scarvie, ASL Digest 2.1
Keep It Simple, Stupid! Tim Hundsdorfer, ASL Digest 6.5 - a tip for learning mortars
Lt. Mortar Flowchart, Tim Hundsdorfer, ASL Digest 6.5
Hit 'Em High, or Hit 'Em Low: Some Things About Light Mortars You Might Like to Know, by Simon Spinetti, ASL Journal 4:45 (2002, Multi-Man Publishing)
Tactical Tips for Novices: Those Old Familiar Weapons, by Carl Nogueira, Dispatches from the Bunker 18:Backpage

9.1 Mortar vs. AFV

What Do You Do When You Don't Have a Can Opener? by Tate Rogers, 97 Annual 58, 61-63

10. Gun and Ammo Movement

Gun Set-up Summary

11. Guns as Targets

Firing on Guns, player aid by Cary Siemers
Tuning The Tables, by Bill Kohler, Conscripts! 1.3:9 (Jan-02, D.C. Conscripts) - player aid

13. Light Anti-Tank Weapons (LATW)

Squad Leader Clinic: No Hollow Threat, by Jon Mishcon, The General 24:6:25-26
LATW Tactics and Urbane Tanks in ASL, by Jeff Shields
Putting Nails in Iron Coffins, by Berger, Ronald, At the Point 8/9:25 (1991, Hanna Business Group) - Close Combat vs AFV & LATW Tactics
Taking Some Heat, by Cocke, Perry, Backblast 2:5 (Apr-95, M.M.P.) - LATW Tactics
Tactics Tip: LATW Use, Banzai!! 2.5:4 (Jun-97, Austin ASL Club)
LATW TH (TK) Numbers, Backblast 2:39 (Apr-95, M.M.P.) - LATW TH (TK) Chart -Player Aid
Gammon Bomb Rule, Critical Hit 5.1:43 - Gammon Bomb Rule Variant
Gammon Bombs, by Daglish, Ian, Critical Hit 5.1:42 - History of Gammon Bomb
PF/PFk/Baz/PIAT Quick Reference Table, by Zucker, Daniel, View From the Trenches 24:17 (Mar-99) - LATW Quick Reference Card -Player Aid
Minedogs, Rate of Fire 17: (Jan-01, Paddington Bears) - Russian use of Canines as LATW -Historical
Light Anti-Tank Weapons (LATW) Cheat Sheet, player aid by Mark Pitcavage
LATW—A Brief Overview, by Albert Rommal, Adaptation by John Slotwinski, 'Scripts 1:5:15 (Jan-03, D.C. Conscripts)
Light Anti-Tank Weapons in World War II, Front Line Dispatch 1:1:3 (October, 2003, Poor Man’s ASL Club)
On the Range: A LATW Tutorial, Front Line Dispatch 1:1:6 (October, 2003, Poor Man’s ASL Club)

13.2 Anti-Tank Rifle

ATR Use, by Bird, Lorrin Treadway, Terry, On All Fronts 117:3 (Apr-95, M.C.C.) - ATR Rules Variant - Immobilization/Smoke
ATR, by Cocke, Perry, Backblast 2:6 (Apr-95, M.M.P.) - ATR Rules Analysis
Here’s your rifle, now go take out that tank! Front Line Dispatch 1:1:5 (October, 2003, Poor Man’s ASL Club)

13.3 Panzerfaust

Panzerfaust? A Definite Maybe! Front Line Dispatch 1:1:4 (October, 2003, Poor Man’s ASL Club)

13.4 Bazooka

Assault Phase – The Bazooka in ASL, Front Line Dispatch 1:1:2 (October, 2003, Poor Man’s ASL Club)

13.5 Panzerschreck

Panzerschrecks (PSK) in ASL, Front Line Dispatch 1:1:2 (October, 2003, Poor Man’s ASL Club)

13.6 PIAT

Bring Up the PIAT", by Shields, Jeffrey, View From the Trenches 24:17 (Mar-99)
Say ole chap, have you a Piat? Front Line Dispatch 1:1:5 (October, 2003, Poor Man’s ASL Club)

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