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Customer Emails (click here for a large list of emails):

"Your emailers are one of the highlights of my Fridays. The Dutch Trucks update had me in stitches! I can't wait for my set to come in!"

"Just wanted to write to say that I love the CH counters in the newer sets. I have just recently gotten back into ASLing after a long hiatus, and love the new CH counters. In fact, I think I like them better than the [other company] ones, even the newer [other company] ones that have larger graphics and print. The new CH counters are nicer, with color, easier to read (even the vehicle counters are easier to read). I might even play more with those than my official ones."

"Once again keep up the hard work Ray & all the rest of your hard working crew at Critical Hit there! All your hard work is appreciated by people like me here who are always looking for new ASLcomp items here & counter sheets too! Not to mention your emails with up coming news of new items too!"

Sincerely,
D.

Dear Miss Maureen,

Thank you so much for letting me know...really appreciate all your help...you are a gem!

Have a great weekend.

M.

Ps....got my order yesterday that I placed last weekend. Thanks again.

To our knowledge, CH is the ONLY company to ever comission a song, specifically for a release series. That series is GWASL ... and the song is from the 'Fighting 69th' 'Faugh A Ballagh' sheet music, from the period of World War One. We had Doug of The Martins sing lead in a period voice ... and All Rights Reserved for "69 Fight", which you can listen to by clicking on the DOUGHBOY above.


CH CONTRIBTORS LIST 152 and counting-

Some have died, a couple were fired, but they are ALL accounted for and it is an honor to bring you the list:

Ian Daglish (dec.) - 1
Mark ‘Tank’ Porterfield - 2
Pedro Ramis - 3
Yves Barette - 4
Kurt Martin - 5
Brian Martuzas - 6
Bob Davis - 7
Dave Lamb - 8
Drew Dorman (dec.) - 9
Hal Hock (dec.) - 10
Philippe Leonard - 11
Scott Holst - 12
Fred Schwarz - 13
PJ Norton - 14
Carl Noguiera - 15
Claude Scref - 16
Glenn Houseman - 17
Michael Cole - 18
Steve Swann - 19
Jim McLeod - 20
Jim ‘Gunny’ Thompsen - 21
Jerald Tracy - 22
Rob Modarelli - 23
Chris Maloney - 24
Steven Pleva - 25
Jeff Allen - 26
Peter Mudge - 27
Jan Himschoot - 28
Morten Lundsteen - 29
Jason Brown - 30
Charles Markuss - 31
Vincent Kamer - 32
Phil Nobo - 33
Alan Yates - 34
Paul Kenny - 35
Vince Lewonski - 36
Bob O’Connor - 37
Abraham J. Edelheit, Ph.D. - 38
Mike Puccio - 39
Darrell Andersen - 40
Oliver Giancola - 41
Bruce Kirkaldy - 42
Michael Klautky - 43
Ulrich Blennemann - 44
Mark Johnson - 45
Josh Qualtieri - 46
Scott Eagles - 47
Masahiro Yamazaki - 48
Devin Heinle - 49
Claude Scref - 50
Paul Haseler - 51
David Longworth - 52
Rick Troha - 53
Richard Cornwell - 54
Andy Daglish - 55
Jean Devaux - 56
Bruno Tielemans - 57
Luc Schonkeren - 58
Bob Gray (dec.) - 59
Brian Laethem (dec.) - 60
Dave ‘Ogre’ Dally - 61
Richard Berg - 62
Ted Racier - 63
Andrea Garello - 64
Larry Winslow - 65
Giancarlo Ceccolli - 66
Klaus Fischer - 67
Robert Murphy (dec.) - 68
Kerry Anderson - 69
Mike Nagel - 70
Randy Yeates - 71
Les Kramer - 72
Robbie Weissbard - 73
Nick Kabir - 74
Gordon McLelland - 75
Alan Smee - 76
Frank Watson - 77
Andrea Mateuzzi - 78
Ray Verbanic - 79
Michael Libens - 80
Adam Geibel - 81
Adam Aronson - 82
John Gorkowski - 83
Brian Abela - 84
Tim Robinson - 85
Serge Bettencourt - 86
Mike Gribbroek - 87
Scott James - 88
Jamie Westlake - 89
Rory Millard - 90
Peter Shelling - 91
Dirk Blennemann - 92
Jim Torkelson - 93
Joe Leoce - 94
Trevor Holman - 95
Paul Calvi - 96
J. P. Dasseville - 97
Christina Sinclair - 98
Dan LePore - 99
Michael LaPlante - 100
Matt Keurajian - 101
Peter Roberts - 102
Steve Haller - 103
Mark Adda - 104
Matt Zajac - 105
Nadir ElFarra - 106
Jan Rychetnik - 107
Edo Benvento - 108
Chuck Hamack - 109
Brian McCue - 110
Bob Miller - 111
Andy Daniels - 112
Charles Kruzshak - 113
Gary Boyce - 114
Bruce Bonnevier - 115
Yusef Bridges - 116
Benoit Foucque - 117
Joe Faraone - 118
Todd Larsen - 119
William Willow - 120
Gilles Timmes - 121
Gerald Nivison, PhD - 122
Eli Schwarz - 123
Jake Chadwick - 124
Ross Tweeten - 125
Caleb Tweeten - 126
Mike Allexenberg - 127
Andy Clarke - 128
Pat Florey - 129
Charlie Hamilton - 130
Steve Johns - 131
Dave Kirshfield - 132
Eric Myerson - 133
Kiri Neiman - 134
Allen Rines - 135
Christopher Spell - 136
Brian Sullivan - 137
Bob Walden - 138
Brian Wynott - 139
Darrin Anderson - 140
Robert Martin - 141
Robert MacGinley - 142
Harold Mortimer - 143
Davids Bishop - 144
Dave Wilson - 145
Andrew Rogers - 146
Derek Ward - 147
Murray McCloskey - 148
Mark Pitcavage - 149
Don Petros - 150
Chas Argent - 151
Yves Tielemans - 152
Don Carlucci - 153
Wiliiam Wilder - 154


Critical Hit is the proud publisher of the first edition of Bob Murphy's NO BETTER PLACE TO DIE, the story of the Battle of La Fiere. Bob is gone but the words and story of this true American hero, confirmed to be the 'first man in' on D-Day, live on. The contest for the crucial Merderet River crossing following the 82nd Airborne's D-Day paradrop is now being made into a movie and Bob was an important consultant in the making of the ATS title AGAINST ALL ODDS. Here we've provided the full interview conducted with Bob during the making of that game: MURPHY INTERVIEW.

A new set of Winter Geo Boards is NOW shipping! CH aims to be the largest publisher of geo boards in the hobby and thanks EVERYONE that submitted entries during past GEO BOARD CONTESTS! We are bringing them to gaming tables in an ongoing basis!

 
 

 

The study of history via the simulation metaphor is what we are all about. Our topics include a massive library of Arab-Israeli Wars modules, the American Civil War, the Great War and beyond.

In our 27th year of publishing YOUR labors of love and counting! Founded in 1994, Critical Hit, Inc. aka 'CH' coined the term "Enthusiast Media" to describe the strategy of bringing together the publisher and the hobbyist/designer via voluntary submissions in a unique method of cooperation that strips away everything but a mutual effort to bring labors of love to the fore. This combined effort has proven successful in the form of more tactical-level battlefields created and shared than any other publisher in the history of the genre.

We're just getting started with more works coming, and in hand than have seen the printing press to date. Our work brings original period uniforms to the fore, as well as studies that reveal the history of ordnance, AFVs and motor vehicles, many of which have been lost, buried in the sand of time.

Until we bring them back to life for you to command. To find the latest gear for our ASLComp line, click here.

Above, GWASL soldier art © Critical Hit, Inc. - marching to YOUR orders.


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SPECIAL THANKS to VASL man Pete for creating the new module - which you can get by clicking the large 'button' above! It's all there for you to play remotely using your VASL software, available free from VASSAL.org. Thanks to Pete also for the new Portland Class Cruiser Play Aid!

The latest (ver. 1.2) edition of the Tarawa Q & A doc is available here:

Send a smiley star with two thumbs up because you are happy about customer service and -- Clint Eastwood voice -- 'make my (Maureen's) day'. Send in your loving creation in the form of the Tarawa VASL module for one and all to enjoy, make a bunch of guys days. Create new Russian tank Damage Tables for BRL 1192, make MY day. Update me on plans for a winter Mamayev Kurgan module, zang Eastern Front gear makes EVERYONE's day. All in a single week around here, making today ... Friday Emailer day.

ASLComp VASL TARAWA IS HERE

Many thanks and a lot of AMTRACs to Big Pete the VASL man - with Pete demanding Big Rob McG get a shout out for his assistance > in creating the VASL software for CH's TARAWA module. And at the time of this writing the feedback has been solid, errata minimal, and nothing game breaking. We've updated the Q & A document - al0ong with an Optional Portland Class Cruiser Play Aid to add Direct Fire from that naval asset (the 200+mm currently only fires NOBA):

Additionally, a brand new BA1 TARAWA BONUS COUNTER SHEET has been added to the short stack of additional copies we cobbled together to go with the VASL release -- but NO FEAR > if you already own ASLComp Tarawa from us direct, Maureen is going to add a copy of the counter sheet to your next order parcel -- AT NO CHARGE. You can also nail copies of it here:


UPDATE: The Tobruk DEPRO material has been moved to its own page here.

 


The CH ANNUAL is here and heading into a 6th Edition right around the corner!

The inaugral CH ANNUAL sold out quickly. Yes, it was 'finally here' and aimed to be a retro experience, follow the CH approach of being all-inclusive, welcoming designers from all parts ... and then some .. not ony a clique, claque, or anything along those lines. We're grateful of your support for our first full-color magazine and more are in the works. In the meantime, the CH ANNUAL is out for REPRINT and we expect to have it on the streets in late April again!

CH Annual content is courtesy of YOUR ASLer gaming brothers, albeit the ones with a creative bent to share! We go all out in this first issue and present a varied mix of content, including a full-blown historical module with counters and map -- not to mention writing by THOSE THAT WERE THERE -- 'in theater' and hands-on developing a ground-breaking combat platform.

CH ANNUAL 1 Mike Klautky brings us "The Wolf and the Bear Trilogy" a set of scenarios and designer's notes from his special HQ ... aka his houseboat hideaway. Ok, a hint— being a Klautky design you KNOW the focus is on inrtense Eastern Front action .. and in this case you are right on, spot on in fact as the scene is Oboyan, the year is 1943 .... and the month is July. Need we say more? All scenarios in color format! Ok, we can say more .... Mike's article on "ASL® and Dating" is also included in the issue. Who knew you could do both? Mike proves the two are not mutually exclusive—and has a beautiful family—to go along with his expert skills as an ASLer.

Click here for an updated version of ASLComp LZ X-Ray #4.



If you're looking for 3,000 of your fellow hobbyists and what is widely recognized in wargame circles as the friendliest and most informative message board on the internet you can sign up for the CH Message Board. It's a free service provided by Critical Hit and has attracted over 100,000 posts to date and counting.

 

 

 

 Three years and multiple research trips to Normandy in the making, OMAHA EAST WEST MONSTER breakd all limits and is available for order RIGHT NOW. It depicts the landings on ALL of Omaha Beach in unprecedented detail and scope at this scale.

OMAHA EAST WEST MONSTER includes all NEW art created especially for this game as well as American soldier types never before used. Each counter is highly detailed and drawn by renowned military artist Alan Archambault and include Shore Fire Control Party personnel, Wire Cutting Teams, Medics, Bazooka Teams, and an expanded command structure with counters depicting officers such as Norman 'Dutch' Cota down to individual NCOs.

Not only are the soldiers treated to new art. A complete collection of new landing craft counters are provided for LCVP, LCA, and LCM use the standard vehicle counter while larger ships, including LCI(L), the destroyer Frankford, and LCTs, use new watercraft counters.

The defenders of Hitler's Fortress Europa are depicted in ultimate detail. Ground-breaking research conducted for this game places each and every weapon found in Widerstandsnester (Resistance Nest) Wn65 through Wn 73 in its exact location. New emplacement counters were created depicting various casemate types, with their unique fields-of-fire. Also included are counters for Tobruks, open flak platforms, and Panzerstellung, the latter coupled with accurate turret counters which can be realistically pivoted during play. You also receive the 5cm pedestal gun, Goliath counters, and 320mm Wurfgerat rockets, all part of the Omaha Beach defensive network.

At the heart of each and every ASLComp release is a historical map and OMAHA MONSTER is no exception. The game includes the largest historical map published in any system release to date. Measuring a whopping ALMOST 12 FEET long by three feet wide, the detail included will provide hours of enjoyment before the first game piece is placed. It's all there on the map, Belgian Gates, anti-tank walls and ditches, minefields, trench networks, hedgerows, paths, the Chateau de Vermicel, Vierville church, St. Laurent sur Mer, and of course the infamous seawall. Each and every detail is faithfully recreated at this scale.

Lots of new gear Award      |       GAZALA Monster—Wake Island starts the Island Hopping Campaign      |       CH Annual 2nd printing under way

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