Chain of Command SCW

[Florin]

Yesterday we had our 4th game of CoC in the SCW. And this time we also had a camera.
The game was "probe" with the anrcho-syndicalist CNT trying to get at least one team to the other side of the table, where the italo-fascist CTV waited to stop them.

the village of San Puton was quiet...



...which was going to change as the anarchist entered the scene and were detected by the italians.



On the left flank, the anarchists attacked and destroyed an italian lmg-team, which was answered by an counter-attack by the italians, throwing grenades and driving the CNT back.



So the CNT came now in mass over the right flank and into the cemetary...



... to be stopped there by some more italians.



So the attackers swung back to the right flank, where two CNT-teams, who ran into the open field, were shot to pieces by italian lmg and rifle fire and the senior commander now stood exposed to the fire of 10 italians.



That's when the anarchist gave up.

A special mention goes to my Bilbao-Armoured Car, which only managed to get onto the table and then made no further move for the remainder of our game. So it just watched the battle and stayed out of trouble. Intelligent if a bit cowardly.



We really like CoC. Its comlex but rewards tactical thought (wich I had to learn this time around...). And even if it's not made for SCW it's really good for playing it.

Cheers,

Florian

[jp1885]

Looks like a great game - thanks for sharing!
I agree, CoC really punishes you if you let your troops get caught in the open doesn't it?

[Florin]

I agree, CoC really punishes you if you let your troops get caught in the open doesn't it?

yep. nearly all 20 men of the secion dead in two phases...

[Spicker]

Thanks for posting. Interesting to read about CoC being used for non-WWII games.

Really nice terrain and miniatures, thumbs up!

[commissarmoody]

Pretty cool, on the TFL forums there are states for AVBCW factions and SCW Spicker. Check it out.
And a pretty cool report at that.

[Patrice]

Nice battlefield. Simple but very nice to look at!

[Happy Wanderer]

Fantastic looking action.

Watch out for some special content in the Lardies Xmas special all about the SCW...due out in days.

.....plenty to follow those articles to.

Great to see the CTV in action.

Nice one.

Happy Wanderer

[Juan]

Very nice and interesting game. But... San Puton? 

[KingKobra]

Well, San Puton, we called it that in our third game. It may even become the center of a campaign, based in the Valle de los Imbecilos... It is not strictly based on historical facts.

My CTV is from the 11. Blackshirt Company "Nero d'Avola", led by Giambattista Piombino (until he underperforms again).

Lots of fun are to be had with Chain of Command, though. Don't get caught in the open, yes, but Flo can sing sad songs about his men being trapped inside a building (where they held a plenarial meeting about the influences of historical materialism on the last harvest). Each phase two of them, manning a window, died in the fire of an italian LMG...

CoC is not Panzer-heavy, which I prefer, with a maximum of one or two armoured vehicles in a game, if they do move or act, though, they give your men on the ground a hard time.

We have to further explore the finer details, laying smoke-screens, blowing things up with dinamiteros or showing the international press the true grimace of the socialist brigades...

[Patrice]

Ah ah I do not know what "San Puton" could mean - yes probably our Spanish friends here can be surprised. 

It is what wargamers do to foreign languages. 

In pirate games I often play a Spanish ship, that I have called: "San Guacamole de la Constipación". 

Well, I am also often surprised by some "French" names that English-speaking wargamers can imagine. 

[Arlequín]

I have to admit I often wonder what other nations do for invented English names, or might it be better had I not asked?  

My favourite 'foreign' name is San Sombrero which interfaces French and Spanish quite nicely. I am however easily amused.  

CoC is not Panzer-heavy, which I prefer, with a maximum of one or two armoured vehicles in a game, if they do move or act, though, they give your men on the ground a hard time.

Oddly enough I have written an article this very evening about the very subject of SCW tanks in CoC. If adopted it should reflect the reality of tanks at the time and make them somewhat more inefficient and vulnerable... but still deadly if you are not careful.

[Happy Wanderer]

For those that aren't aware,

The Xmas Lady special is out and has a good deal of Chain of Command, plus plenty of focus on the Spanish Civil War authored by our esteemed administrator!!...don't miss it! 

Cheers

Happy Wanderer

[H.M.Stanley]

Very nice AAR

My copy of CoC has been sent to Santa but i fully intend dusting off my SCW figures and using it for this.

Where does one get the Lardy Xmas special from?

Arlequin - i would be insterested in your thoughts chap on how to tone down tanks for the SCW. I have a Panzer 1 and the Spanish FA1 as well as a Bilbao

Cheers

James

[Happy Wanderer]

You can get the Special from the shopping cart right here.

http://toofatlardies.co.uk/index.php?main_page=products_new

Happy W

[H.M.Stanley]

Mmm ...

It's only £6 but there's a lot that i can't use. I'll think about it but thanks