Trench
Warfare
During the
thirteen-month ceasefire which lasted until June 1990, both sides sought
to consolidate their positions. For the LTTE in the northern
provinces, this meant training, re-arming, and constructing fortifications
and strongpoints. In some places, the strongpoints were little more
than rifle pits and trench networks, but in other places, the LTTE had
managed to build reinforced-concrete bunkers with elaborate tunnel
systems.
When fighting
broke out again, the Sri Lankan military found itself facing these dug-in
guerrillas. In this scenario, two Sri Lankan squads and a machinegun
section are sent to engage LTTE troops hidden in a bunker. The
scenario is designed for two teams of two players each, with each player
controlling a squad.
LTTE: After
decades of violent oppression of the Eelam nation, and after several years
of war, the Tamil people finally seem to be gaining an advantage. The
ceasefire has allowed the construction of several bunker complexes, and
two squads have been sent to prepare this bunker as a staging area for
attacks on military bases. Unfortunately, the Army has located the
bunker and has sent an assault team to destroy it. The LTTE squads
must hold the bunker and fend off any attacks. The LTTE
set up in the bunker.
LTTE Units:
Number
Quality
Weapons
First Squad
3
Line
AK-47
1
Green
RP 46
1
Green
RPK
3
Militia
AK-47
Second Squad
3
Line
AK-47
2
Green
L7A2
3
Green
AK-47
1
Militia
M-870 with 30 shells "00"
Ammunition: All
combatants with AK-47s carry 6 magazines FMJ. RP 46 and L7A2 gunners
carry 4 belts FMJ, while the RPK gunner carries 2 drums FMJ. All
soldiers also carry 4 RGD-5 hand grenades.
The Bunker: The
bunker is made from reinforced concrete and the walls have a PF of 1600. For
the artillery variant below, the bunker has a BV of 7. Trenches
should be treated as field trenches.
Army: The
Sri Lankan Army is facing difficult times. It simply does not have
the manpower or logistic support to wage a protracted war with the Tamil
guerrilla groups. And now the Tamils have built fortifications. The
Sri Lankans must clear the bunker of any guerrillas. They set up on
the south road.
Army Forces:
Number
Quality
Weapons
First Squad
2
Line
AK-47
1
Green
Bren L4
5
Green
AK-47
1
Green
AK-47, RPG-7V with 10 HEAT.
Second Squad
3
Line
FAL
1
Line
Bren L4
2
Green
FAL
3
Militia
AK-47
Machine-gun
section
1
Green
M2HB
2
Green
FAL
Ammunition: All
combatants with AK-47s or FALs carry 6 magazines FMJ. Bren gunners
carry 10 magazines FMJ, while the machine-gun section carries 5 belts FMJ
for the M2HB. All soldiers also carry 4 RGD-5 hand grenades.
Variant: Normally,
fortifications are assaulted after they have been pounded to dust by
artillery. This variant gives the Army players access to a single
off-board M-37 82 mm Mortar and up to 40 rounds of HE. The Forward
Observer is the leader (Line) of the first squad who carries a backpack
radio.
