{"product_id":"valley-of-tears-the-yom-kippur-war-1973","title":"Valley of Tears: The Yom Kippur War, 1973","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eValley of Tears is a Battalion Combat Series game depicting the entire 1973 Yom Kippur war from 6 Oct 73 until the ceasefire enforced by the Superpowers and the UN. As the culmination of over 20 years of research in consultation with world-class experts, Valley of Tears shows the Yom Kippur war at a level of detail not yet seen. For the first time ever, for example, the game’s maps were precisely drawn using actual tactical Israeli maps used during the war and include the official code names for hilly defensive positions in both battle areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eValley of Tears takes the BCS into a whole new level: that of post WW2 operations. For example, its dedicated air warfare system allows BCS players to not only pit F-4 Phantoms against MiG-21 Fishbeds in the contest for air superiority, but also assign the Front’s air units to execute SEAD and Deep Strike (both RAM and DOMINQUE) missions (to suppress the ever present SAM threat and attack enemy air bases\/destroy enemy infrastructure, respectively) as well as the traditional (but more effective) BCS Close Air Support missions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe game presents the largest tank battle since WWII, with the Cold War adversaries fighting a proxy war where the latest Centurion and Patton tanks faced off against T-62s following Soviet tactical doctrines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExpecting to have to repeat the war’s of 1967 and 1956, the Israelis were confronted by the then-new and unexpected masses of Sagger missiles and RPG hand-held weapons. It’s your job to win the war, with or against, these new weapons and the much more effective and versatile air war to generate a win without taking excessive casualties making the win Pyrrhic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCan you master the deadly environment and become the victor?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScenarios:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Yom Kippur War: Two Front Campaign (All 4 maps)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the Banks of the Suez: The Sinai Front Campaign (3 maps)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSyrians at the Border: Golan Front Campaign (1 map)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDual for the Golan (1 map)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIraqi Intervention (1 map)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAryeh Dov (1 map)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOperation Stouthearted Men (less than 1 map)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfrica (2 maps)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComponents:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBCS rulebook (v2.0, in full color)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo BCS Charts and Tables (v2.0, in full color)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBCS Support rulebook (v2.0, in full color)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVoT Game Specific rulebook\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIsraeli Player Booklet\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArab Player Booklet\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTurn Record Track Card\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIsraeli Player Display Card\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArab Player Display Card\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo Frontal Air Display Cards\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFour 22” x 34” Full Color Game Maps (Three Sinai, One Golan)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1,400 Counters (Three unit sheets and Two BCS marker sheets)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 scenarios total, 4 one-map (or smaller) scenarios of 2 to 5 turns.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBox and Dice\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Multi-Man Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40928845398095,"sku":"MMPBCSVOT","price":160.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1380\/9101\/files\/valley-of-tears.webp?v=1700395698","url":"https:\/\/leisuregames.live\/products\/valley-of-tears-the-yom-kippur-war-1973","provider":"Leisure Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}