Plug the Gap (fan expansion for MBT (Second Edition))

What is Plug the Gap (fan expansion for MBT (Second Edition))

NOTE: This game is no longer for sale

***All briefings and maps can be downloaded from the files section of this page for free. The maps should be printed on 12 x 18 inch paper to produce an 11 x 17 inch map.***

Mind the Gap depicts a never fought 1979/80 engagement in the Fulda Gap using Jim Day's and GMT’s MBT Game pitting an M60A3 Tank Company from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment “The Black Horse” against a reinforced Motorized Rifle Battalion equipped with BMP-2 and T-64BV Tanks acting as a Regimental Advance Guard which has penetrated the Regiment's screen line while the rest of the Corps moves into position.

The scenario reflects my experience as a Platoon Leader in the gap as a tank and armored cavalry platoon leader and troop XO in the 1st Squadron, 11th ACR stationed in Fulda from January 1977 – December 1979. The game is not balanced although players may balance it as they deem fit. The actual fight was not; we had a healthy respect for the quantity, if not the quality, of the enemy.

Game details

Players

2–6

Age

+13

Duration

360 min

Difficulty

—

Type

Expansion

Year

2019

Mechanics

Hexagon Grid

Categories

Expansion for Base-game · Fan Expansion · Modern Warfare

Designer

Mike Robel

Publisher

StrongPoint Modeling and Simulation, LLC