GURPS WWII Classic: Dogfaces

✍ Scribed by S.A. Fisher

• Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Incorporated
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 131
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/ww2/dogfaces/

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction
About the Author
About GURPS
1. The Americans at War
The Reluctant Warriors
Over There! Over There!
Wilson and the League
Interlude of Extremes
The Roaring ’20s
On the Anvil: The Great Depression
Alphabet Soup
Isolationism, Again
The Approaching Storm
European Entanglements
“A Matter of Time”
Air Raid, Pearl Harbor. This is Not a Drill!
Map of Pearl Harbor
A Massive Mobilization
Peril in the Pacific
Bataan Death March
Give 'Em Hell, Boys!
Island Hopping
Hard Lessons in Africa
Aleutian Sideshow
China-Burma-India
Success in Sicily
Atlantic Lifeline
Inertia in Italy
The Western Front
June 6, 1944: The Great Crusade
The Breakout
Market-Garden
The West Wall
The Air War
Battle of the Bulge
Across the Rhine
V-E Day
Changing of the Guard
The Atomic Bomb
A Deadly Race
The Manhattan Project
Victory Over Japan
The One-Two Punch
“I Shall Return”
Iwo Jima
Rain of Ruin
V-J Day
The Final Cost
2. The U.S. Army
By the Numbers
Chiefs of Staff
The War Department
Department of the Navy
Phonetic Alphabet
Arms of the Army
Army Ground Forces
Badges and Decorations
Secret Weapons
Armor
Army Service Forces
Standard Infantry Kit
The Army Air Force
Silver Wings and Grease Monkeys
Heavies and Little Friends
Least Glamorous, Most Important: Transports
The Wild Blue Yonder
Flyboy Gear
Ratings and Flight Time
the Navy
The Surface Fleet
The Air Arm
Below the Waves
Gedunk and Horsemeat
Battle Stations!
The Marines
On the Beaches
In the Skies
Leathernecks
Other Naval Missions
Spirit of the GI
3. Uncle Sam Needs You!
Enslistment/Classification
The Raw Material
Classification
The Old Hands
Boot Camp: Basic Training
The Drill Sergeant
90-Day Wonders and Ring-Knockers
Advanced Training
Field Problems
Move Out!
Transport
The Repple Depple
Combat: Up Front
Rest and Relaxation
GI Slang
4. Characters
Creating a Character
Starting Points
Female Roles
Race and Racism
Advantages, Disadvantages, and Skills
Advantages
Disadvantages
Skills
Status
Status/Cost of Living Table
Military Policeman
Scientist/Engineer
OSS Agent
Mobster
FBI Agent
Major Personalities
Other Leaders
5. The U.S. Armory
Personal gear
Small Arms
U.S. Small Arms Table
Weapon Descriptions
Vehicles Design
The Atomic Bombs
New Weapons
Weapon Module Table
New Components
Previous Components
Component Modules Table
The Motor Pool
Vehicles Key
Medium Tank M-3 Stuart
M-10 Gun Motor Carriage Wolverine
M-7 HMC Priest
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
North American B-25 Mitchell
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
DUKW Amphibious Truck
LCVP Higgins Boat
LVT Amtrac
PT Boat
Gato-Class Submarine
Fletcher-Class Destroyer
Essex-Class Aircraft Carrier
6. The Western Front
Operation Overlord
Airborne Invasion
D-Day
Under Fire!
Bunkers
Bunker Busting
Terrain and the Weather
The Bocage
Death in the Firs
A White Christmas
Bastogne
Tactics and Techniques
Fighting the Krauts
Tank Fighting
I See You!
Air-Ground Teams
House to House
Field Expedients
Buildings
Night-Fighting
Sights and Sounds
Foxholes and Field Defenses
News Flash!!!
The GI Gourmet
The Air War
The Heavies
The Fighters
7. The Home Front
The War At Home
An Overview
A Different Age
Culture
Industry
The Government
Crime
Strife
Rationing
Rationed Foods
Civil Defense
Gold Star Mothers
8. Campaigns
Campaign Styles
The Glory of War
War Is Hell!
Walking Wounded
Campaign Settings
Target: America
In Theater
Props and Game Aids
References
Index

✦ Subjects

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