Paratrooper: Great Airborne Assaults – Korea, Layer by Layer

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About the Game

"Paratrooper: Great Airborne Assaults, Korea" is a wargame system simulating airborne operations. There are two players, commanding the airborne and defending forces. Each game in the system will include one or more scenarios, representing different airborne operations. Units represent airborne (parachute, glider) and ground forces, plus air support. Combat resolution is quasi-tactical. Central to play of the game is the command system, with players expending command points to conduct special actions. Scale: Ground units are companies and platoons. Each turn is about a third of a day's operations. Each hex is about 600 meters (half a mile).

This wargame includes two scenarios:

OPERATION TOMAHAWK: Ridgway Springs the Trap, March 1951 SUKCHON-SUNCHON: Air Assault on North Korea, October 1950

Components: One 22" x 34" map & 176 counters.

This is the game contained in Strategy & Tactics Magazine #321.

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Categories: Korean War Modern Warfare Wargame
Mechanics: Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Movement Points Ratio / Combat Results Table Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Simulation Variable Set-up Zone of Control
BGG ratings: 20
BGG data: refreshed Sep 5, 2026

Paratrooper: Great Airborne Assaults – Korea 2020