Beskrivning
NOTE: CCFall of the West is not a complete game and requires ownership of Combat Commander: Europe and Combat Commander: Mediterranean to play.
Combat Commander: Battle Pack #5Fall 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). CCFall 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 scopeTANKS!
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 CCFall of the West are:
74Sturmgruppe Granit 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;
75Sturmgruppe Breton set near Maastricht, Belgium with another element of the glider landings facing fierce counterattack by Belgian forces , 10 May 1940;
76A Most Gallant Dirty Little Imp, set at the Dyle River, Belgium, featuring heroic leadership by the first winner of the Victoria Cross in WW2, 15 May 1940;
77The Crucible of Fire set at Petegem, Belgium, during the early tactical withdrawal of the BEFfeatures the Bren Carrier, 21 May 1940;
78By These Deeds They Shall Be Known set in Cassel, France during the desperate rearguard work by the BEF to protect the Port of Dunkirk, 27 May 1940;
79Battering Ram at Kvam set in the Gudbrandsdal Valley in Norway with valiant British defenders facing heavy German assault by tanks and bombers, 26 April 1940;
80Bitter Isthmus set at the French frontier town of Monthermé, showing that locally the French were equal to the test set before them, 14 May 1940;
81The Bottleneck set near Sedan, France in a fluid seesaw moment during the swift German advancefeatures the FCM 36, 14 May 1940;
82Hidden Guns Lash Out set at the outskirts of Gembloux, France, where defiant, capable defenders held off a major German assaultfeatures the PzKfw III, 14 June 1940;
83Thrust in the Dust covers the zenith of the heroic French anti-tank defense of Gembloux, facing waves of German armor, 15 June 1940;
84Seize the Canal set at Château-Porcien, France on the River Aisne, with a heavy urban assault by German forces seeking to breech the river line, 9 June 1940;
85The Striking Hammer features a major armored counterattack against the German-held positions at Perthes, Francefeatures the Char B1bis, 10 June 1940;
Five 17″ x 22″ 2-sided Mapsheets
Six 8.5″ x 11″ 2-sided Scenario cards
One 8.5″ x 11″ 2-sided Rules card
