Now on to Huesca.
The original attack signature holds: 8+1 : 3 factors. -1drm for attack into capital town, -1drm for attack into rough terrain.
Motivational roll is a 6. Attack proceeds without further drm.
Attack is a 3. Modified to 1, or a 2/1 on the CRT. Huesca falls, but two Republican units are eliminated on the battle. One of the units can’t be a 0 attack factor unit, but the other will.
Republicans hold 4 ML worth of Nationalist capitals.
End Game Turn 2 (August, 1936).
The Alcázar falls on a “1”. No modifier. The roll is a “3”
The Alcázar holds!
Turn 2 (August, 1936) Officially ends.
Turn 3 Begins-September, 1936
The sequence is as follows:
A) MUTUAL ADMINISTRATIVE PHASE (MAP)
(Nationalist, then Republican in all segments)
I. Event Chit Segment (6.0)
a) Draw chit
b) Add new chits (if appropriate)
II. General Mobilization Segment (Republican only, 7.10)
III. Resource Point and Reinforcement Segment
a) Withdrawals & Conversions
b) Receive RPs and Rebuild Units
c) Reinforcement Entry
IV. Strategic Movement Segment (11.0)
a) Sea Movement (11.5) & Paradrops (PB 17.5.5.12)
b) Rail movement
V. HQ and Reserve Formation Segment (12.1)
a) Flip all in-supply HQs to available side
We’ll go through the end of Nationalist III Segment. The The Republican criminals will go then,. Segment II, General Mobilization, cannot occur unless Republican Morale is 20 or less, which it is not. It is at 40.The Republicans controll 2 MLs of Nationalist Cities (they need 10 to win in Sudden Death).
So:
I. Event Chit Segment (6.0)
a) Draw chit
b) Add new chits (if appropriate)
Premier Raiaga drew his chit and it’s event was:
No Event
The Nationalists drew, yet Again:
Secret Chit…
Replacements: With 2 RP in the pool now, the Nationalists rebuild: The Solans Column is built in Valladolid, and the Gistau Column is built in Tudela.
Reinforcements:
South: The Baturone Column is delayed as Granada is OOS as are all hexes in a 2-hex radius. The García Cobián and Rementería Columns arrive in Cordoba. The colonial Barrón, Delgado Serrano and 2nd Tercio of La Legion Espanola arrive in Sevilla as do the standard Redondo and Arizón Columns. The Bertomeu Column arrives in Cadiz, as do the colonial Pujalte and 3rd Tercio/La Legion (as 1207 is OOS).
Here is the Map at the end of Nationalist Resource Point and Reinforcement Segment. I now hand over to the President leading the atheists bent on the damnation of Spain.
Republican reinforcements are a little weak this turn compared to the onslaught of Nationalist south.
2 northern RP remain unusable and stored.
2 regular RPs are spent in reinforcing the southern front.
Turn 3 (September, 1936) Strategic Movement Segment
Nationalist Strategic Movement Segment
IV. Strategic Movement Segment (11.0)
a) Sea Movement (11.5) & Paradrops (PB 17.5.5.12)
b) Rail movement
Supply is checked for every unit of both sides at the moment of combat resolution and at the start of every…
• Strategic Movement Phase (A-IV);
• Operational Movement Phase (B-I and C-I);
• Exploitation Movement Phase (B-III and C-III); and
• End of Turn Phase (D-II-a).
The Nationalists have no sea movement capability this turn but may rail move 4 Column/Brigade sized units (or use 2 moves for one Division).
In the South: The colonial Ceuta Regulares Column rails from Sevilla to to Cordoba; the colonial Delgado Serrano Column rails from Sevilla to Cordoba; the colonial Barrón Column rails from Sevilla to 1809; the colonial Pujalte Column from Cadiz to 1809.
The Map the end of the Nationalist Strategic Movement Segment
Turn 3 (September, 1936) Nationalist Operational Movement Phase
The line in and around Zaragoza is sraightened, following last month’s loss of Huesca. The Asturias front is sealed. Southwest of Madrid General Menestario leads his Cavalry column on a daring raid and captures Toledo, relieves the Alcázar, and also puts the Republican Riquelme Column OOS.
General Monasterio’s Cavalry approach the outskirts of Toledo.
After Nationalist Operational Movement, the map looks like this:
Turn 3 (September, 1936) Combat Declarations:
To this day, in Spain, September 9 is known as El Día de Los Cuatro…The Day of The Four. Four Battles were fought in one day, September 9, 1936, that helped decide the Spanish Civil War and Spain’s future.-The Spanish Civil War: Columns and Divisions, Oliver Birdsong, Random House, 1984. This is not a real book, nor a real quote, nor a real “Day”.
Combat A - Battle of Osuna- 10:2 net DRM +1 (+1 Concentric Attack, +1 Colonial, -1 Town).
General Juan Yagüe y Blanco, Commander of the Army of Africa, personally leads this attack. He is known as a soldier’s soldier and is a charismatic leader who inspires both subordinate officers and men. He is General Franco’s swift right hand. The Ceuta Regulares, the 3rd Tercio of La Legion, the Bertomeu Column and the Buiza Column are attacking the Córdoba Militia Column and the Anarchist Malaga Militia.
General Yagüe poses for an Hearst International Photographer before departing Sevilla for Osuna.
Combat B - Battle of Higuera de la Sierra- 8:1 net DRM +1 (+1 Colonial).
The Delgado Serrano, Tella and Sáenz de Buruaga Columns attack the Almería Militia.
Lieutenant Colonel Sáenz de Buruaga is General Yagüe’s warhorse. Steady and sure. He leads this effort. Some say that he is too old to still be a Lieutenant Colonel, and that this reflects poorly on his intelligence. To this, General Yagüe said, "Sabe más el diablo por viejo que por diablo./The devil knows more by being old than by being the devil."
Combat C - Battle of Espiel- 9:2 net DRM 0 (+1 Colonial, -1 Rough).
The Castejón Column and the Barrón Column are attacking the Córdoba Militia with Air Support.
Colonel Antonio Castejón Espinosa (right) commands Le Legion Espanola, and his column consists of the 1st Tercio and Legion Support Troops. Colonel Fernando Barrón y Ortiz (left) is an excellent Army of Africa Battalion Commander known for bold, swift, decisive action. He is in Command of this Battle. General Yagüe told him before the battle, “El tiempo perdido los santos lo lloran./The lost time the saints mourn.”, to get him to understand that following up on the relief of the Alcázar needed to occur as soon as possible.
Combat D - Battle of Zafra- 8:1 net DRM 0 (+1 Colonial, -1 Town).
The Asensio Column, the Pujalte Column and the 3rd Tercio of La Legion attack a Republican Militia Column melange called “Army of Extremadura”.
Colonel Carlos Asensio Cabanillas is a rash and impetuous Commander, always driving and moving. General Yagüe wants him to move as far North as he can after the battle, so, to get his blood up, he told him, "Al hombre osado la fortuna le da la mano./To the daring man, fortune gives him the hand."
We await Republican Air Commitments before Resolving our attacks.
Just wanted to let y’all know I’m really enjoying this. (Especially the pictures and commentary!)
Thanks, we’re having a blast too!
Republicans support no combat whatsoever. We save our planes for our attacks.
This is freaking glorious.
September 9. 1936: El Día de Los Cuatro (The Day of The Four).
Combat A - Battle of Osuna- 10:2 net DRM +1 (+1 Concentric Attack, +1 Colonial, -1 Town). So 5-1 odds, +1. The die roll is a “2”, modified to a “3”. The result is a 0/2, Defenders are eliminated, the Attacker gets no Breakthrough Movement.
Combat B - Battle of Higuera de la Sierra- 8:1 net DRM +2 (+1 Colonial, +1 Column above maximum odds). So 8-1 odds, +2. The die roll is a “3”, modified to a “5”. The result is a 0/6, the Attackers may Breakthrough up to 3 MF (defender had 5 steps left over after elimination and 3 is the maximum these units can breakthrough, Half their Movement, rounded up) after Advance After Combat.
Combat C - Battle of Espiel- 9:2 net DRM 0 (+1 Colonial, -1 Rough). So 4-1 odds, 0 DRM. The die roll is a “5”. The result is a 1/3; the Defenders are eliminated and the Attackers take one loss, a step from the Barrón Column. The Attackers may Breakthrough up to 2 MF. A note, Pozoblanco was brought under Nationalist Control in the Operational Movement Phase and not noted. Republican Morale is now adjusted a further -1 and is now 38.
Combat D - Battle of Zafra- 8:1 net DRM +1 (+1 Colonial, +1 One above maximum odds column, -1 Town). So 8-1 odds, +1 DRM. The die roll is a “2”, modified to a “3”. The result is a 0/4; the Defenders are eliminated and the Attackers may Breakthrough up to 3 MF. A note, Merida was brought under Nationalist Control in the Operational Movement Phase and not noted. Republican Morale is now adjusted a further -1 and is now 37.
Breakthrough Movements:
Note, Montanchez, Huelva nd the unit SE of Huelva are all OOS (all Repblican Units to the far E of the above map).
Map at the end of Turn 3 (September 1936) Nationalist Operations Phase:
Really enjoying this as well.
Thanks for thanks.
Well, this looks bad. Republicans pivot into crazy attack mode to try to stem the tide, but it might be futile:
Next to Zaragoza, 2 big attacks:
A is 6:2 with a -1drm.
B is 12:3 with a -2drm and a column shift.
Meanwhile in the South the Republicans stop a weakness and charge towards Cadiz.
4 + 2 air support : 2
Of course any of these attacks might get an additional drm due to motivational rolls and might not happen at all.
Waiting for Nationalist support commitment.
The Nationalist Fleet sails and supports Combat C.
The Nationalists also play the following Chit on the Republican Navazuela Column in Combat C as the Republican Player moves adjacent to finish his movement segment.:
Event 3: Massive Desertion (N:1)
This chit simulates what happened to several Republican columns
at the beginning of the war. Those columns lost an important
part of their manpower or were even disbanded due to the massive
desertion of pro-Nationalist elements that had joined those
columns with the idea of fleeing to the Nationalist zone when
the opportunity arose.
The Nationalist player may use this chit at any point during the
Republican Movement Phase of Game Turns 1 (Jul 1936) – 5
(Nov-Dec 1936) against any one Republican column with attack
and defense factors no greater than 1 (each, not in total) that starts
or ends its move adjacent to a Nationalist unit. Immediately remove
the Republican unit from the map and put it in the dead pile. Treat
it as “no effect” if pulled on Turn 6 (Jan-Feb 1937) or later.
Well, let’s first try to resolve attack A.
Motivational roll is a … 2. That’s an aditional -1drm on the attack for a total of -2.
Attack is a 2. Minus 2 that’s a 0. Or a 2/1 on the 3:1 CRT. Two attackers and the defender eliminated.
Zaragoza is now OoS for the next attack (+1drm).
Attack B is the attack on Zaragoza.
Motivational roll is a 4. No effect on the attack.
Rolling attack with a total -1drm on the 3:1 table.
It’s a 3. Minus 1 that’s a 2 or a 2/2. Two attackers, defender eliminated and 1MF breakthrough.
This is how the area looks:
Republicans now hold 8 points worth of VPs, and morale shoots up to 44.
Now on to the motivational roll for attack C:
It’s a 6. A +1drm that negates fleet support.
A 2. or a 1/0 in the 2:1 table. Defender holds…
Damn those deserters to hell.
End Game Turn 3 (September, 1936).
No more Alcázar rolls.
If the Nationalists can open a corridor to the North in he vicinity of Caceres then the Northern Ammo Shortage will be eliminated. But it stays this turn.
Turn 3 (September, 1936) Officially ends.
Nice work, especially the blending of historical photos into the posts. I think I’ll come back after reading a bit more about the history or watching that series mentioned in the other thread.
