First Wave at Omaha

Published by: Critical Hit. June 2009
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Introduction:

ASLComp First Wave at Omaha brings the fury of Bloody Omaha to the ASLComp crowd in the most massive historical module yet. Three linking maps recreate OMAHA West and portions of Omaha East with SIX FEET of running map length. Every detail is there, and all of the Vierville and Les Moulins draws, scenes of the hardest fighting in Normandy and the setting for the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan, are included.

The 'three story house', Norman 'Dutch' Cota, wave after wave of landing craft, laden with American soldiers headed for their doom...or the first step in freeing Hitler's Fortress Europa. There has never been anything like ASLComp First Wave at Omaha and we're confident you'll experience D-Day like never before with this product.

Everything you need to play is provided, just bring your own ASLRB in any edition plus markers/fortification counters and American/German counters.

ASLComp First Wave at Omaha contains:

• 15 action-packed scenarios
• 1 monster campaign style scenario that depicts the entire landing and battle inland
• 3 linking color maps
• 8 page variant Special Rules booklet
• 10 116th Regimental Combat Team Landing Play Aids
• 4 German Resistance Nest Play Aids
• 2 Destroyer Cards
• 6 sheets of color die cut counters (over 1150 counters!)
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Scenarios:

ScenarioPlayedTotalRatingLocationTheatreAttackerDefenderLengthBalancePopularity*
#1: Plan Two06 6.00Omaha Beach, NormandyWTOAmericanGerman2.2 hrs67% American14%
#2: Buying the Farm017 5.00Omaha Beach, NormandyWTOGermanAmerican1.4 hrs80% German39%
#3: Ace01 Omaha Beach, NormandyWTOGermanAmerican2.2 hrs100% American2%
#4: Trapped Like Rats04 5.50Vierville-sur-Mer, FranceWTOAmericanGerman2.1 hrs75% German9%
#5: Texas Tea00 Omaha Beach, NormandyWTOAmericanGerman1.1 hrsUnknown0%
#6: Sergeants Lead the Way00 Le Hamel-au-Prêtre, FranceWTOAmericanGerman3 hrsUnknown0%
#7: Off the Beach!00 Omaha Beach, NormandyWTOAmericanGerman2.4 hrsUnknown0%
#8: Lesson One00 Omaha Beach, NormandyWTOAmericanGerman1.6 hrsUnknown0%
#9: Frontal at St. Laurent00 Omaha Beach, NormandyWTOAmericanGerman5.2 hrs100% German0%
#10: A Brutal Task02 Les Moulins, FranceWTOAmericanGerman6.9 hrsBalanced5%
#11: Three Story House01 2.00Omaha Beach, NormandyWTOAmericanGerman3.2 hrs100% American2%
#12: Rocket Men01 St. Laurent, FranceWTOAmericanGerman3.8 hrs100% German2%
#13: Smashing a Breach01 St. Laurent, FranceWTOAmericanGerman6 hrs100% American2%
#14: No Footprints05 6.33Vierville sur Mer, FranceWTOAmericanGerman5.6 hrs100% German11%
#15: Blood in the Water00 Les Moulins, FranceWTOAmericanGerman5.1 hrsUnknown0%
#16: Black Day for the 11601 9.00Normandy, FranceWTOAmericanGerman219.8 hrs100% American2%

 * Popularity is the sum of Roar and Archive reported playings based as a percentage of the parent publication's total games.

 (Dark) grey rows indicate Night scenarios.

Median length of scenarios: 3.1hrs

Average rating of scenarios: 5.64

Total playing time: 271.6hrs

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