Having a crack at the new Bolt Action ruleset for WW2, been thinking of adapting it for the Spanish Civil war. Going to need tweaking here and there for sure, should be interesting!
If it all works out, I may even consider publishing a supplement on t'internet, so other folks can have a go.
Worked out a couple of basic lists for both sides, just so we can see how the actual rules play out.
Republican Force
XVth Brigadas Internacional
Platoon Command
Capitan (R) Pistol
2 x Runners (R) Rifles 130
1st Section
Cabo (R)
8 x Rifles (R)
LMG Team (R) 120
2nd Section
Cabo (I)
9 x Rifles (I) 70
3rd Section
Cabo (I)
9 x Rifles 70
Compana Support
MMG (R) + shield 75
T-26 Light Tank (V) 150
Iron Column
Columna Command
Delgado 1st Lieut (I)
2 x Runners (I) 60
Section Del Choque
6 x Rifles (I)
2 x SMG(I)
1 x LMG Team(I)
AT Grenades (Dynamite) 98
2nd Section
10 x Rifles (I) 70
Guardia De Assaltos
Cabo SMG (R)
4 x Assaltos Rifles (R) 53
Somua Armoured Truck, Turret LMG, Light A/Car (I) 96 Tot 992
(V) Veteran (R) Regular (I) Inexperienced
Nationalist Force
Spanish Foreign Legion
Platoon Command
Capitan Pistol (V)
2 x Runners Rifle (V) 125
Section De Choque
Cabo (V)
3 x Rifles (V)
2 x SMG (V)
LMG Team (V) 117
2nd Section
Cabo Rifle (R)
7 x Rifles (R) 95
3rd Section
Cabo Rifle (R)
7 x Rifles (R) 95
Compana Support
MMG (R) 50
Moroccan Regulares
Platoon Command
Jefe 2nd Lieut Pistol (R)
2 x Runners (R)
1st Section
Cabo Rifle (R)
3 x Rifles (R)
LMG Team (R)
all equipped with AT Grenades-Tank Hunters 82
2nd Section
Cabo Rifle (R)
7 x Rifles (R) 80
Guardia Civil
Cabo Pistol (R)
3 x Rifles (R)
1 x SMG (R) 53
Panzer 1A Light Tank (R) Turret mount twin HMG 115
Cv3/35 (R) hull mounted twin LMG Light A/Car 70
Light Artillery 65mm (R) Gun Shield,HEd6,Fixed 50 Total 992
(V) Veteran (R) Regular
Its a good way for me to find out, just how many figures I will need, and judging by these two lists, quite a few!!!
Full report, and some nice shiny photos after we have had a pop.
You might think about changing el pelotón for la sección and changing la sección for la escuadra primera, segunda y tercera before you despligúe en guerilla.
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James
Waw these two armies are so great !
ReplyDeleteJames,I always get them round the wrong bloody way!!! Should know by now. :-)
ReplyDeleteJust a couple of scratch armies, but it does show how much more stuff I need to fill an entire force of say International Brigades, without having to rely on FAI militia to make up the numbers.
Changed to the English descriptions, makes it so much easier!!! The Spaniards use the terms in a different way!!!
ReplyDeleteAs you may have all gathered.!!!
DCT is right, according to the pre-war regulations;
ReplyDeleteSección (Secciones) is the Spanish term for a platoon(s) and Pelotón (Pelotones) is a section(s). Escuadre is a 'squad', of which there were 3 per Pelotón, commanded by a Sargento.
Two Pelotones made a Sección, which was commanded by a Teniente. In all a Sección was supposed to be composed of fifty two men of all ranks... which means that each escuadre was around 8 men strong, one of whom was the 'Cabo'.
I'm not certain whether the missing man would be a senior sergeant, or a musician. In a rifle Sección, one escuadre in each Pelotón was an 'Escuadre de fusil-ametralladora' and carried a light machine gun.
Obviously losses and sickness would vary the numbers, as would availability of equipment, or the seconding of 'weapon' units to formations which didn't have machine guns (Carlists and Falange in the early part of the war), but the basic structure of the company and its sub-units remained constant in both armies amongst the regulars, the 'militarised' of the Republican militias, Carabineros, Asaltos and Guardia Civil (with some small variations).
The Falange, Carlists and the early Republican militias had their own organisations initially.
A regular medium machine gun company was fielded as a complete unit, usually the '4th Company' , not broken up, as was more common in WW2. It was treated more like a 'reserve' company, 'shooting in' assaults, or providing 'rear support' on the defensive (as with the 'British Battalion' at Jarama).
I don't normally link to my blog on other folk's blogs, but I've done some work on the SCW and you might find it of interest or use... or not, but here's the Link anyway.
I, and I'm sure many others, will of course be interested in what you make of Bolt Action for the SCW, or for that matter, the rules themselves!
Rather spiffy SCW there, Nigel.
ReplyDeleteLook forward to reading how it goes, I plan to give them a try for the SCW too.
ReplyDeleteBTW in the BA Armies of Germany book they class the PzI as an Armoured Carrier @ +7 penetration.
Phil
Hmmm a/carrier, sounds about right, does its get twin LMG @ 6 shots?
ReplyDeleteIt just says 2 turret mounted MMG's, so I would assume it gets 8 shots.
ReplyDeletemakes it a nasty anti-infantry weapon!! Will make Italian CV3s nasty little buggers too.
ReplyDeleteToo true, no good against a T26 though :-)
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