Folio Series: Lebanon ’82 of the Syrian Army and the PLO, which are dispersed throughout the region. These two forces have some coordination limitations imposed one them. This is refl ected in the fi re support rules, which allows a limited support of a different faction. The Syrians also have SAM sites which can give the Israeli Air Force some pause as a hit from these will permanantly remove an air support unit from the game. There are six of these sites on the map. Only the Israeli Army receives reinforcements. These consist of the 96th Division. These units may use amphibious landing to fl ank the Syrian and PLO forces. One advantage that the Arab player has is that the Syrian Commandos and the PLO units are not affected by the Israelis ZOC. The game is potentially 30 turns , but is of variable length. The length of the game is a measure of the level of International Pressure exhibited. This is affected by Israeli and Syrian losses. Each depletion adjusts the turn end by one space and each elimination by two spaces. The Israelis win by destroying all of the Arab units and the Arabs win by remaining on the map. Simple enough. Turn 1 Both sides select their fi re support markers. The Israelis have their full 14 and the Arabs have a total of nine support chits. The Israeli player could attempt to knock out the SAM sites to free the Israeli Air Force from it by E.R. Bickford AAR of Lebanon ’82 as a threat. Instead he decides to take the sites out from the ground. Production: Operation Peace for Galilee We’ll see if this is a good strategy. Chris Dickson Operation Peace for Galilee is a The Israeli 91st Division moves north- © 2013 Decision Games simulation of the Israeli invasion ward along the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon in 1982, an attempt to to Tyre. The PLO is situated there and Bakersfi eld, CA. clear out PLO terrorists, and expel occupies the town and both bastion elements of the Syrian army from positions along the road to the west. the country. Hoping to establish Then the Israeli 162nd Division moves the pro-Israeli Christians as the through the town of Bent Jubail, while legitimate government in Lebanon, the 36th Division fl anks it to the east. the Israelis sent in infantry and The 769/36 Mech Brigade drives all armored forces, which soon became the way to the Litani River. The 90th embroiled in vicious urban battles. Division enters the town of Mariayoun. The Israeli player is the fi rst player in At this early stage of the invasion, the this game. Their foil is a combination Israeli player wants to gain control | AFTER ACTION REPORT | A1 Folio Series: Lebanon ’82 Alras Jouaiya. This is a costly attack as it ends in an exchange. The Israeli 514th Tank Brigade suffers a depletion, while the extremists are destroyed. The Vardi Division launches an attack on the PLO in the town of Amoun. The Arabs are defending behind the Litani River. These forces are driven back and retreat to Nabatiya. The 375th Brigade uses the Mobile move to get into contact with the Muslim Extremists in Tyre. An attack successfully dislodges this unit, which retreats northward. The Arab player decides to look for defensible terrain. Several of the PLO units fall back across the Litani River line on the western side of the map. Other PLO units move behind the Awali River farther north. The Syrian forces hunker down in their positions, somewhat protected from the Israeli Airforce by their SAM sites. This Israelis have lost a net of one turn on the game, but three PLO units are eliminated. Turn 2 Both sides have all of their available fi re support markers this turn. This Israeli Army advances farther into enemy territory. In the center, the 252nd Division moves into contact with the PLO at the town of Hasbaita. The Arabs of the southern map. Starting on the left fl ank, the 91st Division is used to attack the bastions near Tyre. Both sides have support, but the Israeli needs De (defender eliminated) results to capture a bastion. This is obtained as the 769th Mech Brigade strikes the center bastion, which is defended by a PLO unit. Then the 211th Tank Brigade attacks the PLO in the eastern bastion. Again the Israeli Airforce makes an appear- ance. The Arabs respond with Syrian ground support. These attacks on bastions need to be done on the +10 column and even then only have a one-third chance of success. Another two is rolled on the d6 and the PLO unit is eliminated. Although these do count toward victory, the PLO losses do not lengthen the game turns. Next, the Israeli 162nd Division engages the Muslim Extremists in the town of A2 | AFTER ACTION REPORT | face overwhelming strength here. The Israeli 7th Tank Brigade has crossed the river (negat8ing its effects), but the PLO unit is in rough terrain anyway. The attack results in an exchange. The game end track drops to Turn 28. The Israeli 90th Division fi nally meets some of the Syrian units. The Syrian 91st Tank Brigade is defending in the rough terrain south of the SAM site near Mashgara. The Israelis are careful not to uses their Airforce in this area, so the Syrians take advantage of this and employ their air support in defense. The combat result is a retreat and the Arab player decides to use stiff resistance. The 91st Tank suffers a depletion and holds the ground. He did this to protect the SAMs. It may not have been worth it though. The game end increases to turn 29. The Vardi Division has moved into the town of Nabatiya. Just to their west sits another PLO formation. The Israeli Air During the Mobile Phase, the Israelis Turn 3 Force supports the attack. A defender try another attack on the Muslim retreats result allows the PLO forces Extremists. This attack results in an Again, both sides have all of their to escape. The PLO can ignore Israeli exchange. This is good for the Arab fi re support counters. This Israelis ZOC so it is diffi cult to pin them down player. The PLO unit is eliminated, maneuver in the west to surround without surrounding them entirely. but the Israeli 91st Division suffers the PLO deployed there. This will another depletion. The game end prevent them from escaping with The 375th Brigade has outfl anked returns to Turn 28. The Arab retreat results. Since these units the Arabs’ position to the northwest player decides to fall back toward are relatively slow, the Israeli player of the Litani River. A PLO extremist Beirut. The PLO units re-deploy. has been able to round them up. It unit is attacked. The enemy is is likely that retreat results will be hiding in rough terrain, but the converted to stiff resistance though. Israeli Air Force supports the attack. The combat result is no effect. [Photo 4 PLO surrounded] The westernmost attack results in an exchange. This drops the game end to Turn 27. The attack on the PLO unit in the center area is another exchange. The Arab unit is eliminated but the game end drops to Turn 26. The last of the PLO units in the Nabatiya area survives by offering stiff resistance. This doesn’t hurt the Israelis but ties some of the units down. The PLO unit is fl ipped to its depleted side. Next, the Israeli 90th Division attacks the Syrians in the center, near the town of Mashgara. The Syrian 91st Tank Brigade is the target. It defends in rough terrain. The battle culminates in an exchange. Both sides lose a step to depletion. The 91st Tank Brigade is destroyed. | AFTER ACTION REPORT | A3 Folio Series: Lebanon ’82 The Israeli player launches another has devastating effects and the Arab attacks to make. The Israelis have attack, this time on the Syrian 58th force is destroyed. A second air strike superior fi re support at this point. Tank Brigade. The Syrian unit is destroys another PLO unit near Chim. defending in the rough terrain south Turn 5 of Rashayyah. Both sides use fi re The PLO unit holding out just north support. The CRT yields an exchange. of Nabatiya is fi nally destroyed as it The Arabs’ fi re support drops by Both sides deplete a unit. Meanwhile, cannot retreat. (It was surrounded). one marker this turn. The Israeli fi re the Israeli 880th Division is turning the Then the 252nd Division attacks the support remains the same. The Israeli Arab fl ank on the east. These units Syrian 58th Tank Brigade south of Air Force fl ies a mission against the move through the town of Qatana. Rashayyah. The tank brigade has PLO in Beirut. This has no effect. already been depleted from earlier That’s it for bombardment this time. The Arab player forms a defensive fi ghting. Another exchange results position anchored from the lake on the CRT die roll. The 58th Tank is The 91st Division has a PLO unit caught through Rashayyah. Several Syrian eliminated along with the Israeli 424th. in Ein Hilwah. This is an Arab bastion commando units are maneuvered In a nearby contact, the Israeli 90th so a De result is needed. The die roll toward the east to address the fl anking Division attacks a Syrian commando is a two which yields the necessary move by the Israeli 880th Division. unit. This results in an exchange.