MechWar '77 (1975)

Mech War '77 is a simulation of tactical combat in West Germany and Asia during the 1970's. The game is played by scenario. Eight scenarios revolve around a hypothetical Soviet-American clash in West Germany. One scenario is drawn from the Yom Kippur War. The tenth scenario pictures a Sino-Soviet clash.

Scale: Each hex represents 200 meters from side to side.
Time: Each Game-Turn represent one to six minutes of elapsed time.

Uses the same rules system (but with additional "modern" elements) as Panzer '44

Magazine References:

Moves Article Index:

• Number 18, December 1974/January 1975
  • MechWar '77 / Frederick the Great - "Designer's Notes" (Design Notes)
• Number 26, April/May 1976
  • MechWar '77 - "'77 x 7: Additional Scenarios for Mech War" (Scenarios), Phil Kosnett
• Number 27, June/July 1976
  • MechWar '77 - "Mech War Tactical Doctrine" (Strategy), John Hinsley
  • Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972 / Search & Destroy / NATO / Sniper! / MechWar '77 / Tank! / Foxbat & Phantom - "Scenarios for Modern Games" (Scenarios), Phil Kosnett