This second Next War supplement will contain the following items:
Next War: Insurgency
Next War Series Additions
Camp Humphreys
Patriots, S-300/400s, THAAD
DPRK Nukes
Combined "Sub"-System
Submarine Marker rules for Next War: Poland
Updated Order of Battle for the PRC for use in Next War: Taiwan
Two counter sheets (containing the counters necessary for Insurgency, Submarine Markers for NWP, and the Next War additions as well as some correction counters)
One new Insurgency Sequence of Play (incorporating necessary changes for the Insurgency rules)
One Player Aid Card (incorporating necessary changes for the Insurgency rules)
Next War: Insurgency
This is, by far, the bulk of this Supplement. These rules will allow players to conduct an insurgency against the player occupying their country using new rules.
Alternatively, they will allow an occupier to attempt to crush the insurgency in the country they've supposedly just defeated. A new Sequence of Play is provided which simplifies overall game play. Elements of both the Standard and Advanced Rules are used.
For instance, air power is handled with a version of the Standard Game Air Points. The COIN player will get to have his HQs and SOF, but he'll also have to maintain supply lines. These rules will introduce new concepts such as unknown units (Direct Action Cadres and Political Action Cadres for the insurgent player) as well as Breakdown Battalions for the COIN player plus several other rules tweaks so that players can fight an insurgency/counter-insurgency campaign.
There will be at least four scenarios in the final product*:
DPRK insurgency in an occupied North Korea
ROK insurgency in an occupied South Korea
ROC insurgency in an occupied Taiwan
Polish insurgency in an occupied Poland
NEXT WAR ADDITIONS
Camp Humphreys
The United States is building a mega base in South Korea at Camp Humphrey's. These rules alter the way US reinforcements enter the peninsula and relieve the burden on Busan. It also offers opportunities for the DPRK player to interfere with those reinforcements.
Patriots, S-300/400s, and THAAD
This provides new, expanded rules for the use of these systems as well as providing all new updated counters. Players will be able to attempt to defend against Air Strikes as well as shoot down incoming Cruise Missiles (Patriot, S-300/S-400) or Ballistic Missiles (THAAD).
DPRK Nukes
The DPRK is deeply intent on weaponizing its missiles.
These rules provide for that option, along with an "Assured Destruction" mechanism by which the DPRK can be incinerated for using them.
The above three additions are meant to be used together, but players are free to pick and choose amongst them.
Combined "Sub"-System
Straight from a Next War player comes an excellent idea on combining the Submarine Marker rules from Supplement #1 with the Series ASW/Submarine Threat Level rules.
This provides a framework for using the rules in that way.
Submarine Marker Rules for Next War: Poland
Used either in conjunction with the combined rules above or stand-alone with the Submarine Marker rules from the Supplement, this will contain new counters and rules for applying those rules to the situation in Next War: Poland.
***SPECIAL***
This entire supplement* eventually will be available for free download via the Next War Series Support Site, including PDF files for the required counters (which will be DIY).
This P500 item exists for those of you who wish to have GMT produce it.
* The Insurgency rules available online will contain only a single scenario. Other scenarios will be available only with the printed product.