ĦEn el filo! SCW Campaign - updated 16/05

[H.M.Stanley]

Excellent battle report.   It sounds like Chain of Command are a good set of rules for this period. I wonder if they will do as well for VBCW.

And Jame's report as Durruti - Pure prose.  :DI read it before reading the battle report on the blog.  It captured the battle very evocatively.  Have you though about taking up writing?

Thank you for your comments on the AAR and for your kind words on my scribblings. Funny enough i had but its time or, more to the point, lack of. These figures don't paint themselves you know ...  

[WillieB]

Excellent AAR! In fact one of the very best I ever read.

[scrivs]

Thanks for all the kind comments & support.

Following on from the Anarchist withdrawal in our previous game, Teniente Arrojo pressed on to attack the Republican scum in the village of Gran Salchichas.

We would be playing the 'Attack and Defend' scenario from Chain of Command.



A brisk and bloody battle centred on the village church soon unfolded.



 A full reports and loads of images on the Scrivsland blog

[H.M.Stanley]

"No Pasaran!!" And this time i meant it 

[Durutti]

Inspiring stuff gents, so much so, that I rummaged in the mysterious boxes under the desk, and rescued my long abandoned SCW collection, its going to receive a bit of TLC, abd then find its way over to where my gaming mates gather, so we can give these rules a try 

[Phil Robinson]

Same here, Nigel. Once I have my early Great War Germans complete it will be back to the SCW to get more figures done for a bit of CoC Espana.

Excellent pics and reportage.

[Lardy Rich]

Great report, as always. 

I am really pleased to say that Chain of Command have been nominated for the Origins Award for Best Historical Miniatures Rules.  We're in the final three!   

Rich

[scrivs]

Thanks folks

Best of luck Rich these rules deserve it!

[scrivs]

Al-Makawi relates his tale

"Mis-begotten spawn of pigs and owls," al-Makawi cursed as he struggled to fix his boot.

 He recalled the circumstances of his situation, the first bullet had shattered his rifle stock knocking him to the ground. While he struggled on the floor winded by the first hit, a spent bullet had taken the heel off of his boot.

Al-Makawi had regained his feet and urged his riflemen to take up positions when the third bullet grazed his forearm, the anarchist scum seemed to have singled him out for special treatment today.

The brisk engagement was now over, neither side had forced an advantage but neither was willing to give ground. Despite the pain in his arm al-Makawi recalled with some satisfaction the screams of the Asaltos in the church after the crump of the well aimed grenades going off.

Smoking one of his captured French cigarettes Teniente Arrojo strolled over. The young man had a stern cast and the men were alreay starting to call him 'El Scrivs' after the hero of the Reconquista."Sergento Primero, I have arranged a burial party for our dead, please organise a detail to help the wounded to the rear," said Arrojo, "and while you are there get that arm seen to."Cursing inwadly al-Makawi shouldered his the carbine he had taken from one of the dead and started to arrange the detail of wounded to the rear.

If the Tienente decided to attack soon he woukd miss the next engagement against the anarchist scum and their Asalto pig allies.

[Lardy Rich]

Pig Allies!   Wow, where did you get the list for them?

 

Rich

[Genialjim]

Super stuff. Rich are you still planning to put a CoC Espana campaign article in the summer special?

[Lardy Rich]

I'd certainly like to.  I'm hoping Senor Scrivs will be kind enough to send me some snaps when we get to that stage. 

Cheers

Rich

[Happy Wanderer]

...and for the info of interested CoC:Espana players, Arlequin and I have been refining the CoC:Espana lists and a compiled version 2 will be put up on the Lardy site or a suitable place.

These tweak a few PFR ratings and redefine the current Diehard rule into a more appropriate rule for the few occasions this trait is needed in the SCW. Organisationally, there is no change so player's planned forces are not effected in any way.

Happy W

[pocoloco]

Yet another brilliant AAR, thank you gentlemen for the pics and writing.

I will now have to purchase the CoC rules next month

[H.M.Stanley]

I'd certainly like to.  I'm hoping Senor Scrivs will be kind enough to send me some snaps when we get to that stage. 

Cheers

Rich

Knowing Scrivs, I think you're pushing on an open door with that one Rich!   

The best of luck with the Award. I'm really enjoying gaming CoC using the SCW variant especially.

James W