Date: August 1982 Place: Istanbul, Turkey Southern Flank - The Battle for Istanbul Swedish Game Production - Combat Series No. 4 Southern Flank - The Battle for Istanbul is a two player simulation which hypothesizes a Soviet/Bulgarian thrust into Turkey sometime in the troubled near future. The game includes a 30x42cm three-color map, 130 three-color back printed die cut counters, typeset rules, charts, tables and ziplock bags for parts storage. Realism is enhanced by special rules features, such as: Air Superiority * Four air combat zones * Two fronts for supply * Unique Terrain Effects * Concentrated and dispersed combat modes * Paratroops and armor engineers * Aircraft ECM * Optional Ankara box * Also included are a Historical Background and Designer's Notes for your full playing enjoyment of this exciting game, which could all too easily happen in reality.

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