June 6th, 1944. D-Day was heralded as 'the longest day' of the war, yet it was but the opening salvo for the Allied offensive into western Europe; an offensive that would last for almost a year before the Allies could declare victory in the European theater.
The objective of the invasion: to dismantle Hitler’s Wehrmacht, the once-mighty German armed forces; liberate the occupied countries of western Europe; and ultimately to subdue the threat from Germany and the Nazi regime that ruled it.
Tide of Iron is a game of World War II tactical conflict for two to four players. The components in this base game allow players to simulate the dramatic struggle that took place between American and German forces in Northern Europe during the years 1944 and 1945. Expansions are planned that will broaden the scope of Tide of Iron, introducing more units and scenarios covering other periods and theaters of the war, adding English, Russian, and Japanese forces to the game.
Further scenarios are already available online.
The game includes plastic figures for both American and German troops:
- Regular and Elite Infantry
- Officers
- Mortar Crews
- Machine Gun Crews
The individual troop figures are designed to be clipped into general-purpose bases to form custom units.
American vehicles include:
- M4A1 Sherman Tanks
- M3A1 Half-Tracks
- GMC CCKW 353 Transport Trucks
German vehicles include:
- Panzer IV Tanks
- Tiger I Tanks
- SdKfz 251 Half-Tracks
- Opel Blitz Transport Trucks
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