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Crossfire

I’ve been playing Crossfire, Arty Conliffe’s company level WW2 game, for over 10 years. And I love it. Sub-categories: House Rules, Scenarios, Musings, Orders of Battle, Fogo Cruzado (Portuguese Colonial War), Fuego Cruzado (for Spain’s Wars), and Arab-Israeli Crossfire.

Morale and Training in Crossfire

23 Aug 201321 Feb 2003 by Steven Thomas

Some musing on Morale and Training in Crossfire. Including:

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Rules a Crossfire Novice Might Miss

5 Dec 201920 Jan 2003 by Steven Thomas

Ian Hayward highlighted, to the Crossfire Discussion Forum, some rules he missed during his first couple of games of Crossfire. I thought it worth reproducing as other newbies might benefit from knowing what to look for.

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Crossing Rivers in Crossfire

8 Dec 20184 Jan 2003 by Steven Thomas

Some musing on Crossing Rivers in Crossfire. See also my musing on waterborne troops.

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Political Cooperation Special Rules for Crossfire

18 Aug 201321 Sep 2002 by Steven Thomas

Some musing on impact of political cooperation, or more specifically of lack of cooperation, in Crossfire. Standard Crossfire doesn’t cover this.

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No Fire: What it represents in Crossfire

18 Aug 201320 Sep 2002 by Steven Thomas

Some musing on what ‘No Fire’ represents in Crossfire. I asked the Crossfire discussion forum …

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Gun versus Arm Matrix in Crossfire

28 Aug 202118 Sep 2002 by Steven Thomas

Some musing on Gun versus Arm Matrix for anti-tank fire in Crossfire. This idea was tossed around by a few people on the Crossfire-WWII discussion forum. I first noted if when Robert Tesfro mentioned it. Others have given variations. Essentially anti-tank fire is handled with the same rule as infantry fire. No PEN and ARM.

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Open Ground Terrain Feature in Crossfire

8 Dec 201817 Sep 2002 by Steven Thomas

Some musing on an ‘Open Ground’ terrain feature to break movement in Crossfire. Standard Crossfire doesn’t cover this.

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A Few Suggestions for Crossfire House Rules

4 Nov 20133 Sep 2002 by Steven Thomas

A member of the Crossfire-WWII discussion forum shared his house rules for Crossfire.

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Modified ACC for Crossfire

18 Aug 20132 Sep 2002 by Steven Thomas

Some musing a modified accuracy (ACC) in Crossfire. See my House Rules for the ACC rules I actually use.

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Scenario Ideas for the 1948 Arab-Israeli War

19 Sep 20186 Jul 2002 by Steven Thomas

Scenario ideas for my Arab-Israeli Crossfire set in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. At some point I might turn them into proper scenarios. For the moment they are literally just ideas.

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Crossfire House Rules for the Arab-Israeli Wars

19 Sep 20186 Jul 2002 by Steven Thomas

I’ve started compiling some Crossfire amendments for refighting the Arab-Israeli conflicts. I’ve also started putting together scenarios – particularly for 1948-49.

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Datasheets for Arab-Israeli Crossfire

19 Sep 20186 Jul 2002 by Steven Thomas

Data sheets for my Arab-Israeli Crossfire.

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Bocage, Hedges and Walls in Crossfire

8 Dec 201830 Jun 2002 by Steven Thomas

Some musing on Bocage, Hedges and Walls in Crossfire. It isn’t clear to newbies what the difference is between Bocage, Hedges and Walls.

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Company Sized Group Moves for Crossfire

19 Aug 201314 Jun 2002 by Steven Thomas

Some musing on Company Sized Group Moves for Crossfire. Based on ideas by Nikolas Lloyd published in the Crossfire-WWII discussion forum.

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Armed Soft Skinned Vehicles in Crossfire

18 Aug 201812 Jun 2002 by Steven Thomas

Some musing on armed soft skinned vehicles in Crossfire. Standard Crossfire doesn’t cover this. An idea from Keith on the Crossfire Discussion forum, tweaked by me.

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