Combat Commander: Battle Pack #5 Fall of the West
$ 30.00
SKU: GMT1308-19
Description
Combat Commander: Battle Pack #5 โ Fall of the West is the fifth themed collection of scenarios for use with the Combat Commander series of games. The theme of this Battle Pack shifts to actions in France, Belgium and Norway from late April to June 1940, looking at critical moments in this brief span where the forces of both sides tested each other sorely. To reflect this, the scenario special rules are designed to make the Allied Minor hand exhibit flexibility (which was demonstrated whenever higher echelon interference was reduced). CCโFall of the West features twelve new scenarios printed on cardstock as well as ten new maps.
Special experimental AFV Rules are featured in four of the scenarios where tanks are facing infantry in settings that reveal how the doctrines, armaments and countermeasures were still early in development. While unfettered races by companies of tanks across the countryside remain a landmark image of the blitzkrieg, we found many instances of a more tentative level of engagement, suitable for our attempt at capturing an unusual element in the CC scope โ TANKS!
The new maps depict specific locations in France, Belgium and Norway, which have been located and specifically verified (from the sky, maps and in texts). The player will discover the actual names of roads and other terrain features as a reminder of the reality of the events.
The scenarios included in CCโFall of the West are:
74 โ โSturmgruppe Granitโ starts with the daring glider landings on top of Fort Eben Emael and serves as the opening to the Fall of the West, 10 May 1940;
75 โ โSturmgruppe Bretonโ set near Maastricht, Belgium with another element of the glider landings facing fierce counterattack by Belgian forces , 10 May 1940;
76 โ โA Most Gallant Dirty Little Impโ, set at the Dyle River, Belgium, featuring heroic leadership by the first winner of the Victoria Cross in WW2, 15 May 1940;
77 โ โThe Crucible of Fireโ set at Petegem, Belgium, during the early tactical withdrawal of the BEF โ features the Bren Carrier, 21 May 1940;
78 โ โBy These Deeds They Shall Be Knownโ set in Cassel, France during the desperate rearguard work by the BEF to protect the Port of Dunkirk, 27 May 1940;
79 โ โBattering Ram at Kvamโ set in the Gudbrandsdal Valley in Norway with valiant British defenders facing heavy German assault by tanks and bombers, 26 April 1940;
80 โ โBitter Isthmusโ set at the French frontier town of Monthermรฉ, showing that locally the French were equal to the test set before them, 14 May 1940;
81 โ โThe Bottleneckโ set near Sedan, France in a fluid seesaw moment during the swift German advance โ features the FCM 36, 14 May 1940;
82 โ โHidden Guns Lash Outโ set at the outskirts of Gembloux, France, where defiant, capable defenders held off a major German assault โ features the PzKfw III, 14 June 1940;
83 โ โThrust in the Dustโ covers the zenith of the heroic French anti-tank defense of Gembloux, facing waves of German armor, 15 June 1940;
84 โ โSeize the Canalโ set at Chรขteau-Porcien, France on the River Aisne, with a heavy urban assault by German forces seeking to breech the river line, 9 June 1940;
85 โ โThe Striking Hammerโ features a major armored counterattack against the German-held positions at Perthes, France โ features the Char B1bis, 10 June 1940;
NOTE: CCโFall of the West is not a complete game and requires ownership of Combat Commander: Europe and Combat Commander: Mediterranean to play.
Game Features
TIME SCALE
several minutes per turn
MAP SCALE
30 meters per hex
UNIT SCALE
Squads, Fire Teams, and Leaders
NUMBER OF PLAYERS
1 - 2