The Bolt out of the Blue 5.3 - MC 05 Danube Front '85

Designer: Aaron ([email protected]) New Graphics: Michal ([email protected]) Lead Tester: Midge ([email protected].uk) There is a Bolt Handbook in the download to explain the scenario and has some tips for playing. Eighteen hours ago the world found out Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was assassinated 2 days prior by hard line communists inside the military and government, at first the West didn't know the intentions of the new government in Moscow so they waited, and they didn't have to wait long when Nato communication stations picked up a high volume of communications between units and Moscow, satellites shortly after picked up increase Warsaw Pact military movements all around the country,in the west Pact forces where seen fueling military vehicles and troops were mobilizing, on the Kola Peninsula American satellites could see Soviet subs leaving port and their was still no word from the Soviet government, could this be it. Twelve hours ago Nato went on High Alert and started mobilizing, with Pact ground forces still a couple hours away from the few Nato units who reached their GDP positions, the rest still twelve hours away and the first American reinforcements just leaving US airfields the attack started with a massive cruise missile attack from Soviet long range bombers and surface to surface missiles, the target Nato airfields, it was followed shortly after by waves of Pact aircraft, this is when Nato commanders realized their worst case scenario had come true, the Soviets have initiated THE BOLT OUT OF THE BLUE .......................... House Rule No using your SSMs to deliver mines.

Optional rules

Automatic Defensive Fire

Virtual Supply Trucks

Recon Spotting

Programmed Weather

Blocking Helicopter Elimination

Higher Fatigue Recovery

Indirect and Air By The Map

Counterbattery Fire

Optional Surrender

Delayed Disruption Reporting

Quality Fatigue Modifier