description Team Yankee Overview
World War III: Team Yankee is a 15mm, or 1/100-scale, miniatures wargame published by Battlefront Miniatures. It presents a hypothetical 1980s conflict in Europe and draws its premise from Harold Coyle's novel Team Yankee, while its tabletop forces include tanks, infantry, artillery, and aircraft. The game is for players interested in combined-arms Cold War battles fought with company-sized forces on a terrain table.
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What scale is World War III: Team Yankee played at?
World War III: Team Yankee uses 15mm miniatures, also described as 1/100 scale. That scale lets players field recognizable tank platoons, infantry, artillery, and aircraft on a tabletop.
What is the setting of Team Yankee?
The game presents a hypothetical 1980s World War III conflict in Europe. Its premise is drawn from Harold Coyle's novel Team Yankee, while Battlefront Miniatures publishes the tabletop game.
What kinds of units can players use in Team Yankee?
Players can command combined-arms forces including tanks, infantry, artillery, and aircraft. The game is built around modern military formations rather than individual fantasy heroes or small skirmish warbands.
Is Team Yankee based on a real war?
No, it is an alternate-history scenario about a possible Cold War conflict that never occurred. The game uses real 1980s military technology and national forces, but the campaign itself is hypothetical.
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