Incredible photo coverage of the first two days of war in AFNORTH sector. No words, only pictures.
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Category: Deadly Northern Lights
1985: Deadly Northern Lights VASSAL Playtest
- Do you enjoy cold water and sub-arctic climate?
- Do you crave for spending whole days inside a converted civilian ferry that could be sunk any time by a Soviet Kilo submarine?
- Your idea of a wonderful weekend is being stranded on a Norwegian cliff surrounded by 4000 Russian trying to kill you?
- Do you own 1985: Deadly Northern Lights?
If you’ve answered YES to all of the above, then 1985: Deadly Northern Lights VASSAL playtest is for you!
You will test the Order of Battle and the module functions, and if you are really bold you could also be enlisted for preparing one or more scenario setup.
AFNORTH needs YOU! Enlist by writing to info@TRLGames.com!
Brezhnev Took Afghanistan, Begin Took Beirut…
….and COVID took the Wargaming Conventions.
As there will be no conventions in the foreseeable future, we decided to send to the front the strategic reserve of copies kept until now for conventions usage. In plain terms, this means:
- 15 copies of 1985: Deadly Northern Lights, with shipping from Europe, are immediately available to the fastest guns.
- 50 copies of 1985: Under an Iron Sky Third Echelon, with shipping from US and Europe, will be available soon.
As a side note, 1985: Under an Iron copies are now moving to the distribution points….Europe shipping should begin next week, US and Canada could take a little longer as they have to traverse the North Atlantic SLOC.
Oh well that’s it….The Convention Is Dead, Long Live to the Convention!
SITREP 20200730 1300 ZT: Following the tradition of the previous offensives, this one too was fast and bloody. 1985:DNL copies are gone, but stay tuned in the next few days for the fifty 1985:UAIS ones!
SITREP 20200804 1836 ZT: The 50 remaining copies of 1985: Under an Iron Sky – Third Echelon are now available on the product page!
1985: Deadly Northern Lights Players’ Gallery
Here’s a gallery of the Grognards reporting from the AFNORTH Front!
Thanks to everybody for supporting us in what has probably been our biggest endeavor until now.
Kev Sharp – The Nordic Balance 
Kev Sharp – The Nordic Balance 
Antonio Pinar Pena 
Andy Loakes – The Gates of Fire 
Allan Rothberg 
Steve Parker – Cat Not Included 
Sergio Orts – Family Reunited 
Patrik Spett – The Baltic Will Tell 
Mauro Bornioli – Under an Iron Sky 
Matt Purvis 
Jon Robinson 
George Hedfors 
George Hedfors – Furniture to remove 
David Christian Larsen 
Bernie Michalkiewicz – The Gates of Fire 
Bernie Michalkiewicz – The Gates of Fire 
Bernie Michalkiewicz – The Gates of Fire 
Bernie Michalkiewicz – The Gates of Fire 
Kev Sharp – The Nordic Balance 
Flavio Acquati – Frunze Approves 
Nils Bakke – Under a Norwegian Sky 
Simone Rolfo – COVID Break 
Kev Sharp – The Nordic Balance 
Ryan Harter 
Ryan Harter – Nuclear Football 
Pat Hirtle – At Last! 
Pat Hirtle – Mutual Assured Destruction 
Andreas Lundin – The Nordic Balance 
Andreas Lundin – The Nordic Balance 
Mats Eden – The Nordic Balance 
Mats Eden – The Nordic Balance 
Lars Wistedt – The Baltic Will Tell 
Lars Wistedt – The Baltic Will Tell 
Lars Wistedt – The Baltic Will Tell
1985 Series – Japanese Rules!
Once again, Grognard Emeritus Kaya Moriya translated the whole “1985” set of rules into Japanese! Kudos to him!
1985:DNL Field Manual 03-001: Amphibious Operations
The first Field Manual for 1985:Deadly Northern Lights, covering amphibious operations, is available! Read it to avoid becoming a tourist attraction at the bottom of Norwegian Sea.
1985:DNL Living Rules!
The first version of 1985: Deadly Northern Lights Living Rules is out!
Some interesting additions are Naval Bombardment and a more tricky GIUK External Front, plus other minor fixes – Check out the List of Changes for a complete overview. There’s also a small errata regarding two errors on the map and an omission in the scenario booklet….sorry for that 🙁
You may find the files on the 1985: Deadly Northern Lights page, or download them directly here:
- 1985:DNL Living Rules (version 25, 05/10/20)
- 1985:DNL Living Rules List of Changes
- 1985:DNL Additional Errata (version 1, 05/10/20)
1985: Deadly Northern Lights European Reinforcements
BREAK BREAK BREAK
With Nordic Front now stabilized, AFNORTH reports that 10 additional “1985: Deadly Northern Lights” copies are available in European depots. Request any needed supply before it’s too late!
EDIT: Front collapsed, no survivors.
Immediate Vertical Assault to the Product Page
1985: DNL – SITREP Kobenhavn
Ubiquitous Kev Sharp from Big Board Gaming is now reporting from UK Mobile Force, defending Kobenahvn port!
1985:DNL – SITREP Northern Norway
Big Board Gaming reporting from Finnmark and Narvik, where heavy fighting is taking place between Soviet airmobile forces and Norwegian regular units.