In World War Two, the vast majority of infantry fights took place at ranges less than four hundred yards. Beyond this range, line of sight is the key. Point blank represents that range at which submachine guns are deadly, grenades get thrown, and flame-throwers used. There are only two ranges in Crossfire: point blank, and everything else. These two claims are true, and are two of the main features of the rules, which make them enjoyable, quick, and true to the period. On the front cover, are the words 'No Rulers Required. The intention is for players to field infantry, perhaps supported by one or two vehicles, rather than for tank battles supported by infantry.
No rules for organising AFVs into units which act with co-ordination are offered. Tanks move and fire very slowly, and are quite out-paced by infantry. Though there are rules for fighting vehicles, these are very simple, and tanks do not get to do much in the game as the rules are written. While ideally you would base troops just for this system, there is no need to do so, and troops based for this system could be used for most other systems, so this aspect should not put you off. I play the game differently, with a stand of three figures representing three men, and a section being made up of three bases: commander, light machine gun team, rifle or SMG team. It is suggested that for 15mm scale games, a stand have three figures on it, representing the ten or so men of the section. A platoon of troops is represented typically by a single figure on a base, for the platoon commander, with three stands of troops, each representing one section. The scale it is intended for is battles involving one to three companies of troops per side. Whereas some sets of rules could be used for any period, and so capture the feel of none, Crossfire is quite specific to mid Twentieth Century warfare. Like all good sets of rules, Crossfire sets out to capture the particular feel of the type of warfare it simulates.
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