World War III: American covers the US forces in Germany in August 1985, more specifically the 1st Armored Division, 3rd Armored Division, 9th ‘High Tech’ Motorised Division, 82nd Airborne Division, and the 2nd Marine Division.
World War III: American substantially expands on the forces available to the US Team Yankee player, as well as adding a bunch extra options for those who haven’t been tempted by the Americans yet.
World War III: American contains all the US force options found in the Stripes book, these include:
- M1 Abrams Armored Combat Team
- M60 Patton Armored Combat Team
- M113 Mech Combat Team
- M113 Armored Cavalry Troop
- HMMVW Cavalry Troop
- Infantry Combat Team
- M60 Patton Marine Tank Company
- Marine Rifle Company
- Marine LAV Company
With these we have the following additional new formations:
- M1A1 Abrams Armored Combat Team
- M2 Bradley Mech Combat Team
- M3 Bradley Armored Cavalry Troop
- Combined Arms (Heavy) Company (9th MD)
- Combined Arms (Light) Company (9th MD)
- Light Attack Company (9th MD)
US Army Support
The M48 Chaparral SAM Platoon is armed with MIM-72 AA missiles. You can also field the M247 Sergeant York AA tank. A third anti-aircraft weapon system is the Stinger surface to air missile. The M163 VADS AA Platoon mounts the M168 20mm Vulcan Gatling gun on a M113 to providing an effective weapon against both ground and air targets.
Artillery support is provided by the new M270 MLRS Rocket Launcher Battery. The M109 Field Artillery Battery is a tried and tested weapon system armed with a M185 155mm howitzer.
A-10 Warthog Fighter Flight gives you excellent tank-busting performance with its GAU-8/1 30mm Gatling gun and Maverick missiles. The AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter Platoon now has an option to field TOW-2 missiles. The new AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Platoon add another helicopter option for the Americans.
As the Marines share the same Force Diagram as the US Army all the support units from there are available to a Marine Force.
The Marines!
Including the background for the 2nd Marine Division landing on the coast of Denmark and counterattacking down the Jutland peninsula.
You can field three different Marine formations:
- M60 Patton Tank Company
- Rifle Company
- LAV Company
Marine forces have a variety of support like their own M109 Artillery Battery, and AV-8 Harrier Attack Flight. They can also take the LAV-AD which mounts a dual purpose turret mounting a GAU-12 25mm Gatling AA gun and Stinger AA missile launchers.
Scenarios
World War III: American contains three scenarios to try out with your US Forces.
Number of pages: 109
Format: A4
Language: English
Author: Wayne Turner
Note: Updated Army Book for American Forces in WWIII: Team Yankee.
