Bolt Action: Korea

by Warlord Games, Peter Dennis (Illustrator)

Overview

A new supplement bringing Bolt Action to a new period and conflict, the Korean War, with special rules, forces, and scenarios to game this conflict.

This supplement for Bolt Action expands the rules-set from its World War Two roots to this new, and truly modern, conflict. Bolt Action: Korea contains all the rules, Theatre Lists, scenarios, and new and exciting units, never seen in Bolt Action before, to wargame this turbulent period of world history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472836670
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	09/17/2019
Series:	Bolt Action Series
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Warlord Games is one of the world's leading producers of wargaming miniatures, as well as the publisher of the successful Black Powder and Hail Caesar rule sets. Their Bolt Action range of 28mm World War II miniatures is the most extensive on the market and continues to grow and develop.

Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

Table of Contents

This is Korea 5

Prelude to War 7

The Land of Korea 12

The World Beyond The Two Koreas 14

Timeline for the Start of The War for Korea 15

North Korean Invasion 17

Scenario 01 Battle for Osan 18

Scenario 02 Comrade Ivan Needs Your Help! 22

Scenario 03 Battle of The Big Cities 24

Inchon and the Drive to the Yalu River 27

Inchon Landing, Pusan Breakout, and the Drive to the Yalu River 28

Scenario 04 Battle of Inchon 30

Scenario 05 Battle for Hill 282 34

Enter the Dragon - Chinese Intervention 38

Scenario 06 Battle of Pakchon 1950 40

Scenario 07 Nuke 'Em Till They Glow! 43

Scenario 08 Actions at Takchon And Kunu-Ri 45

Scenario 09 Hold Back the Night 47

UN Counter-attacks and Chinese Offensives 49

Scenario 10 Chipyong-Ni February 1951 52

Scenario 11 Task Force Crombez 54

Scenario 12 Battle of The Little Village 56

Scenario 13 Valkyrie 58

Stalemate - July 1951 to July 1953 60

Scenario 14 Fog and Friction 63

Scenario 15 Bug Out! 66

Scenario 16 Prisoner Hunt! 68

Scenario 17 Battle for Outpost Haros 70

North Korean People's Army 73

North Korea - KPA Army List 74

Reinforced Platoon 76

North Korean Special Rules 76

Infantry 77

Headquarters Units 77

Infantry Squads and Teams 79

Artillery 87

Field Artillery 87

Anti-Aircraft Guns 89

Anti-Tank Guns 90

Vehicles 92

Tanks 92

Self-Propelled Artillery 92

Armoured Cars 93

Transports and Tows 94

Republic of Korea 96

Republic of Korea - RoK Army List 97

Reinforced Platoon 97

Republic of Korea Special Rules 97

Infantry 98

Headquarters Units 98

Infantry Squads and Teams 100

Artillery 106

Field Artillery 106

Recoilless Artillery 107

Anti-Tank Guns 107

Vehicles 108

Tanks 108

Tank Destroyers 110

Armoured Cars 110

Transports and Tows 111

United States & United Nations 113

United States Forces 114

Reinforced Platoon 115

United States Special Rules 115

Infantry 116

Headquarters Units 116

Infantry Squads and Teams 119

Artillery 128

Field Artillery 128

Recoilless Artillery 130

Anti-Tank Guns 131

Vehicles 132

Tanks 132

Tank Destroyers 134

Self-Propelled Artillery 135

Anti-Aircraft Vehicle 137

Armoured Cars 137

Transports 138

The British Commonwealth 143

British Commonwealth Army List 144

British and Commonwealth Special Rules 144

Reinforced Platoon 147

Infantry 148

Headquarters Units 148

Infantry Squads and Teams 150

Artillery 154

Field Artillery 154

Anti-Aircraft Guns 155

Anti-Tank Guns 156

Vehicles 157

Tanks 157

Tank Destroyers 159

Armoured Cars 159

Transport and Tows 161

Chinese People's Volunteer Army 162

The People's Republic of China - PVA Army List 163

Reinforced Platoon 165

Chinese Special Rules 166

Infantry 166

Headquarters Units 166

Infantry Squads and Teams 168

Artillery 175

Field Artillery 175

Recoilless Artillery 176

Anti-Tank Guns 176

Anti-Aircraft Guns 177

Vehicles 178

Tanks 178

Armoured Cars 180

Transports and Tows 180

Korean War Period Selectors 182

North Korea - KPA Period Selectors 183

Invasion Reinforced Platoon 183

Assault of Pusan/Defence of the 38th Parallel 184

Defence of Inchon/Defending the 38th Parallel 184

Chinese Offensives -Through Spring 1951 185

July 1951 Through 1953 185

South Korea - RoK Period Selectors 186

Invasion Reinforced Platoon 186

Defence of Pusan/Advance Across the 38th Parallel 186

Inchon Landing/Crossing of 38th Parallel 187

Chinese Offensive and the UN Counter Offensive-Spring 1951 188

July 1951 Through 1953 188

US and UN Allied Nations Period Selectors 189

Invasion Reinforced Platoon 189

Defence of Pusan/Advance Across The 38th Parallel 190

Inchon Landing/Crossing Of 38th Parallel 191

UN Counter Offensive-Spring 1951 192

July 1951 193

July 1952 194

The United Nations' Baptism of Fire 195

Fielding Allied UN Platoons 200

United Nations Platoon 200

British Commonwealth Period Selectors 201

Defence of Pusan 27th Infantry Brigade 202

Advance to, and Across, The 38th Parallel 202

Chinese Intervention and UN Counter Offensive 203

July 1951 204

July 1952 204

Chinese PVA Period Selectors 205

PVA Intervention Reinforced Platoon 205

Chinese PVA Offensives - Through Spring 1951 206

July 1951 To July 1953 207

Notable Combatants 208

Communist Combatants 209

Company Commander Zhao Cheng - Hero of The Chinese People's Liberation Army 209

Commander Chu Pak Of Tank No. 215, - A Member of The Chinese Peoples Volunteer Army (PVA) 2nd Tank Division 209

Sergeant Taek Kim - Recipient of The Order of the National Flag 210

UN Combatants 210

Captain Lewis Millett 210

Sergeant Reckless 211

Private William Speakman 211

Korean War Special Rules 212

Rules Generic to Bolt Action Korea 213

Multinational Forces 213

Periods 214

Generic Units 214

Transports 214

Aircraft in The Korean War 215

Korean War Aircraft Table 215

Jet Aircraft Warplane Type 215

Propeller Aircraft Warplane Type 216

Weather Hazards 218

Exhaustion 218

Mud 218

Monsoon Season 219

Snow 219

Frostbite 219

Fog 220

Night Fighting Rules 221

Different Types of Game 221

Reduced Visibility 221

Reacting to an Assault 222

Indirect Fire 222

Forward Air and Artillery Observers 222

Dug In: Foxholes, Trenches and Gun Pits 222

Dug In 222

Fortifications 223

Minefields 224

Amphibious Assault 227

Movement in Water 227

Basic River Crossing Rules 228

Landing Craft 228

City Fighting 229

The City as A Battlefield 229

Rubble 229

Buildings 230

Roads and Open Ground 230

Sewer Movement 230

Command and Control in a City Fight 231

Raiding 231

Airborne Assault Rules 234

Epilogue 235

Final Thoughts 236

Bibliography 237

Credits 239