 McLaddie  | 16 Nov 2015 9:22 p.m. PST |
What sources for maps and OOBs do folks reference on line for the Spanish Civil War, particularly for platoon-level games like Bolt Action and Chain of Command? |
 Saber6  | 16 Nov 2015 10:02 p.m. PST |
SWAG. Pick a force and a timeframe and run with it |
| McLaddie | 17 Nov 2015 8:11 a.m. PST |
SWAG works by default.  I am just interested in any sources folks might have. |
| Primalucem | 17 Nov 2015 10:04 a.m. PST |
What is SWAG? I'm mostly relying on Wikipedia, photographs found online, and Google maps/street view at this point. Other options would be great. |
| Fatman | 17 Nov 2015 10:32 a.m. PST |
If yo are looking for detailed OOB's for actual platoon sized actions I think you are on a hiding to nothing. These are hard to find for many conflicts and for the SCW rarer than rocking horse poop. Detailed platoon TOE are available from the The Lardies for all forces in the conflict. They are written for CoC but even if you use other rules, and I do, they are an excellent resource. Primalucem
Well WAG is Wild Ass Guess no idea what the S stands for, I'm in my fifties I don't really do acronyms. ;-P Fatman |
| Shedman | 17 Nov 2015 11:38 a.m. PST |
Have you had a look at Steve Balagan's excellent site link |
| McLaddie | 17 Nov 2015 12:08 p.m. PST |
Yes, I have seen Steve's site. It is great. However, I'm interested in area maps, so I know the area of conflict, terrain etc. Steve is WAGGing it to some extent too. I don't mind that, it's just wondered if others have found some sources. Certainly the TFL site has some great SCW scenarios. McLaddie |
| Mike O | 17 Nov 2015 4:55 p.m. PST |
In English I recommend "The Battle for Madrid" by George Hills for lots of maps and military data on the fighting surrounding that pivotal campaign. link However if you want to get down to the platoon level with historical accuracy – as it sounds you do – then you can't expect everything clear-cut and on a plate. Most of it isn't there and anything that is will be biased – intentionally or not. You have to prepare to do some digging and research, including using good old "google-fu" and translation resources with Spanish sources and sites. This can be ENORMOUSLY satisfying in itself – much better if you make some discovery rather than getting it "spoon-fed" by someone else :) As an example I'm interested in some actions on the Aragon Front which started with sketchy accounts in the books of Orwell and "Abel Paz" (Diego Camacho). These led to more information in Chris Hall's "In Spain With Orwell". Also a website on the "Ruta Orwell" memorial set up by the Aragon local government: link Plus other sites with accounts in Spanish on the fight at Perdiguera thrown up by these books. Good luck! |
| McLaddie | 19 Nov 2015 9:02 a.m. PST |
MikeO
Thanks for that. I also found some articles in the Military History Journal on the Spanish Civil War. |
| mashrewba | 01 Dec 2015 11:35 a.m. PST |
 is swag cidn cio omsg
I can do this acronym stuff -you just make it up
cidn -cos I don't know (n sic)
CIO – cos I'm old
osmg -oh my so god. It's incredibly easy to be thoroughly modern isn't it – lol (of course…)
sff (smiley ing face) |
| tberry7403 | 25 Dec 2015 7:18 p.m. PST |
SWAG – Scientific Wild Ass Guess |
