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Dec 11, 2025·Unboxing·12:39·76·Watch on YouTube

Italy ‘43: Fifth Army's Advance to the Gustav Line (GMT) - Unbox & First Look

KilroyWasHere

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Watch “Italy ‘43: Fifth Army's Advance to the Gustav Line (GMT) - Unbox & First Look,” a board game unboxing for Italy '43 from KilroyWasHere on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by KilroyWasHere on YouTube:

19xx - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmY-JH-M5G3Crs6YXtDw6V5eG-8ZG9rz3 Zoc-Bond - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmY-JH-M5G3BiXVPqTSLSEeE2aXI5VH2P Simonitch - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmY-JH-M5G3BpLOlCKBN6tsEGdAx0jH7N Italian Front - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmY-JH-M5G3BuE59qdEuE4elpCX-CoGzC Italy ’43 is a two-player game depicting the U.S. Fifth Army’s advance from Naples to the Gustav Line in 1943. The game (picking up where Salerno ’43 left off) covers the time period from October 2 to December 31st, 1943. Initially, the Allied advance moved quickly with the Fifth Army crossing the Volturno River on October 13th. But from then on, the Germans began to fight a stubborn delay action as they slowly withdrew to their prepared defense lines—The Barbara Line and then The Gustav Line. For the next two and a half months, the Allies advanced slowly north, fighting for practically every village and mountain top to even reach the Gustav Line. It was a grueling campaign known for the battles of San Pietro Infine, Monte Lungo, and Monte Camino. Italy ’43 uses the exact same map and unit scale as Salerno ’43 and Normandy ’44. Italy ’43 uses the same game system used in Salerno ’43 with some modifications and rule improvements.

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Italy '43

Italy '43

2025·Mark Simonitch

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Some unboxings. Italy '43 is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 2 other videos.

1 - 2 players
120 - 360 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

About Italy '43, from BoardGameGeek:

Italy '43 is a two-player game depicting the U.S. Fifth Army's advance from Naples to the Gustav Line in 1943. The game (picking up where Salerno '43 left off) covers the time period from October 2 to December 31st, 1943. It includes four scenarios: Across the Volturno, The Barabara Line, The Mignano Gap, and the full Campaign Game. Italy '43 uses the same game system used in Salerno '43 with some modifications and rule improvements, and it uses the exact same map and unit scale as Salerno '43 and Normandy '44. As in other 19xx games, the rules include ZOC Bonds, Determined Defense, Extended Movement, and a straightforward CRT. New rules include: Construction of Defense Lines, Mountain units, and two new attack options: Prepared Offensives and Sustained Attacks. Players will find the game and order of battle extremely useful in understanding what happened in this campaign. It allows players to experience and understand how a depleted German army was able to slow and then stop the Fifth Army at the Gustav Line. Time scale: 2-3 days per turn Map scale: 3.8 km per hex Unit Scale: Battalion, Regiment, and Brigade Players: 1-2 Components: - One PAPER Map: 25.5" x 22" - One Countersheet - One Rules Booklet - One Allied Setup/Reinforcement card - One German Setup/Reinforcement card - Two Scenario cards - Two (identical) Player Aid cards - Two six-sided dice -description from publisher's website

Designer

Mark Simonitch

Publisher

GMT Games

Categories

WargameWorld War II

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