Mind the Gap (fan expansion for MBT: Second Edition)

NOTE: This game is no longer for sale.

***All briefings and maps can be downloaded from the files section of this page for free. The maps should be printed on 12 x 18 inch paper to produce an 11 x 17 inch map.***

"Mind the Gap" depicts a never fought 1979 engagement in the Fulda Gap using Jim Day's and GMT’s MBT Game pitting a reinforced US Armored Cavalry Troop from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment “The Black Horse” against a reinforced Motorized Rifle Battalion equipped with BMP-2 and T-64BV Tanks.

The scenario reflects my experience as a Platoon Leader in the gap as a tank and armored cavalry platoon leader and troop XO in the 1st Squadron, 11th ACR stationed in Fulda from January 1977 – December 1979. The game is not balanced although players may balance it as they deem fit. The actual fight was not; we had a healthy respect for the quantity, if not the quality, of the enemy.

To play the game, you must have a copy of the initial GMT MBT Game. The expansion includes a new map of four 11 x 17 inch map sheets scaled at 100 meters per hex (the same scale as the MBT game). The map is based on a period map of the battle area and utilizes contours to depict elevation.

The Scenario Briefing, a B Troop and Soviet Battle Books with deployment instructions, and alternate order of battle listings, a planning map and terrain key are downloadable from the files section.