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Author Topic: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign  (Read 48500 times)

Offline leadfool

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #45 on: October 05, 2020, 01:07:04 AM »
Cold dice indeed!  How does one roll 12 dice three times in a row and not roll a single 5 or 6.  The Nationalists must have offended the G-d of the Cube. 

The attacking force was two units of rifles with rifle grenades ($800.00 ea.) two units of rifles with integral anti-tank rifle. ($700.00 ea.) and an armored car with 50 cal. ($800.00)  Total value $3,800.00. 

Defenders were regular rifles $600 each,  MMG $600.00. and an standard armored car $600.00.  Total $2,400.00

The defending communists lost most of the crew of their medium machine gun, so for campaign purposes that would translate into a $300 loss.

The attackers had one unit destroyed, and two shot up to less than half before they pulled back.  The lost unit was a rifle unit with rifle grenades so $800.00 and was eliminated from the attacking force.  The other two units were rifles as well but since they survived their upgrades got off the table.  They each lost $300.00 for troops lost but kept their upgrades. 

Losses attackers. $1,400.00 defenders $300.00. 

Next time I bring artillery!

« Last Edit: October 29, 2020, 05:24:00 AM by leadfool »
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Offline mysteriousbill

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #46 on: October 09, 2020, 09:29:39 PM »
I'm sorry but other than a few left over Mausers from WWI there are no AT rifles in the early 30s, certainly not in the US. Instead use a .50 Browning, not quite as much penetration, but lots more hits. Against WWI tanks and armored cars more than enough. I suspect the Italian Tankettes, wouldn't be much better off. Don't know about the Christie tanks, but they were built for speed, not for armor. Homemade stuff would be shredded by a .50

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #47 on: October 10, 2020, 12:38:49 AM »
I'm sorry but other than a few left over Mausers from WWI there are no AT rifles in the early 30s, certainly not in the US. Instead use a .50 Browning, not quite as much penetration, but lots more hits. Against WWI tanks and armored cars more than enough. I suspect the Italian Tankettes, wouldn't be much better off. Don't know about the Christie tanks, but they were built for speed, not for armor. Homemade stuff would be shredded by a .50
True, American Anti-tank units using 50cal MGs as the primary anti-armor weapon in the 20s early 30s. Supplemented by low profile 37mm Infantry Gun Model 1917, also used in the anti-tank role.
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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #48 on: October 10, 2020, 07:33:51 AM »
Military units could have 50 cal but ammo is always an issue.  The Anti-tank rifle is any big bore loaded with some type of AP round, being fired at a armored vehicle.  Could be a BAR with AP rounds, could be a 12 gauge with a steel core slug, could be a Boyes anti-tank rifle.   It is generic, but an attempt to give infantry some form of anti-tank ranged weapon, but without it being overpowering.

Besides Stalin shipped a large quantity of AT rifles to his COMM intern agents into the port of Freeport.  They were captured by the Trotskyite agents, but then liberated by a nationalist force.

We played that one out about 6 months ago.   
« Last Edit: October 29, 2020, 04:52:37 AM by leadfool »

Offline commissarmoody

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #49 on: October 10, 2020, 07:54:40 AM »
Military units could have 50 cal but anno is always an issue.  The Anti-tank rifle is any big bore loaded with some type of AP round, being fired at a armored vehicle.  Could be a BAR with AP rounds, could be a 12 gauge with a steel core slug, could be a Boyes anti-tank rifle.   It is generic, but an attempt to give infantry some form of anti-tank ranged weapon, but without it being overpowering.

Besides Stalin shipped a large quantity of AT rifles to his COMM intern agents into the port of Freeport.  They were captured by the Trotskyite agents, but then liberated by a nationalist force.

We played that one out about 6 months ago.   
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Offline mikos khan

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #50 on: October 11, 2020, 03:20:35 AM »
Flush with victory after their unlikely victory over the nationalists at the Battle of Lodi the over confident trotskyite forces blundered into an interventionist Japanese Special Naval Landing Force (rikusentai or kaiheidan) supported by a Type 92 Heavy Armored Car [tankette] that has been operating in the Sacramento delta area.  The resulting engagement was sharp but decisive with the communists fleeing after suffering a knocked out armored car and losing several infantry.       
« Last Edit: October 11, 2020, 04:10:24 AM by mikos khan »

Offline mikos khan

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #51 on: October 11, 2020, 04:08:44 AM »
Photos of the SNLF/trotskyite clash

Offline mikos khan

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #52 on: October 13, 2020, 01:19:30 AM »
Here are a few photos of a Second American Civil War game we did about 6 months ago.  Unfortunately, the photos were posed after the game itself and missed the main action which was several factions trying to capture/kill the Mahdi of the Nation of Allah while he visited his mistress in a local house of ill repute (the dark red building just past the seafood diner).  BTW the Mahdi escaped. 

Offline mikos khan

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #53 on: October 13, 2020, 11:07:13 PM »
Found a couple of more photos of the "Raid on the Mahdi" game mentioned above.  The first one is the Silver Legion attempting to storm the backdoor of the brothel where the esteemed leader of the Nation of Allah was hiding.  Unfortunately, for the SL they were confronted by the Mahdi's escorting armored car and were pretty thoroughly decimated.  The second pic is just a broader view of the same scene.     

Offline mikos khan

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #54 on: October 18, 2020, 03:01:44 AM »
Here are a few pics of our last ACW II game.  This scenario was a meeting engagement between a force of Mexican federales plus a couple of units of supporting cowboys against a nationalist force (Berkeley Union of Fascists).  The objective was for each force to bypass the other while inflicting whatever damage they could before exiting off the opposite table edge.  It began as you would expect but quickly degenerated into a close range gunfight as both sides attempted to occupy the ruins in the center of the battlefield.  Finally , the Nationalists disengaged and attempted to outflank the federales and exit the board but at this point we called the game because the game store was getting ready to close.     

Offline leadfool

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #55 on: October 18, 2020, 09:56:50 AM »
They were not Federales, but Trotskyites, up from Mexico, With two squads of gullible and likely drunken cowboys.   
Both sides inflicted some casualties, and each player lost more than 1/2 of two squads.  No units were completely destroyed as these players at least have learned the value of strategic withdrawal. 
« Last Edit: October 20, 2020, 06:50:35 AM by leadfool »

Offline mikos khan

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #56 on: October 18, 2020, 05:17:27 PM »
Trotskyites?  Well they looked like Federales! 

Offline leadfool

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #57 on: October 20, 2020, 06:50:55 AM »
Same Tailor.

Offline leadfool

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #58 on: October 26, 2020, 05:24:51 PM »
General Intel report.

Battle of Glenn Dairy.

The Davis Enterprise newspaper reports that there was strange goings on at the Glenn Dairy this past weekend.  It seems two forces clashed for control of the territory.  Luckily no cows were injured.  However milk production is down.  They were not happy cows.

Reports were that The temperance society brought its armored car, named the "TeaTotaller", but that the vehicle broke down about a mile away.  The crew dismounted the medium machine gun and attempted to bring it into play.  That weapon did not arrive in a timely fashion and contributed little to the attack.   The battle was an example of Quality versus Quantity.   

The Screen Actors guild reports a new promise of "Cream in every cup." 

In other news the following Territories all seem to be under new management. 
The Pacific Telephone HQ
The Libby McNeil Cannery,
The MarkStein Beverage company,

The following Financial institutions all seem to be have new guards and are short of working capitol:
Pacific Savings Bank,
The Merchant National Bank
D.O. Mills company (Gold Bank).
Wells Fargo.
Could this bring in Federal oversight?   

What more could be in store for the fortunes of Sacramento? 

« Last Edit: November 05, 2020, 08:02:30 AM by leadfool »

Offline mikos khan

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Re: ACW II 1933. New Sacramento Campaign
« Reply #59 on: October 27, 2020, 12:24:21 AM »
Photos of the Battle of Glen Dairy - the prohibitionists attacked the local Glen Dairy in attempt to stop the production of Irish Creme but as can be seen from the following images they were unsuccessful.   

 

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