"Chain of Command: The Abyssinian War army lists go live!" Topic

Gents,

Chain of Command:The Abyssinian War army lists go live!

Starting with an Introduction and sort of explanation about what's in Chain of Command: The Abyssinian War, we discuss the various aspects of the period that need to be accounted for in the Interwar setting when using the rules. There's a bit to cover and some notes for players to digest before wrapping their head around the way Interwar CoC works, which really is just like standard CoC but with some twists.

The Abyssinia War setting has enabled us to utilise WW1, SCW and WW2 concepts for Chain of Command all pulled together..so it's a fairly ‘rich' gaming environment. This will lead the release of the upcoming 17 army lists that will cover all the forces of Italy, Ethiopia, Great Britain and France.

Players will be able to use these lists for historical clashes of The Abyssinian War or the counterfactual Abyssinian Crisis as explained on the TAC blog and elsewhere.

So, go find out what's in store for all you interwar CoC players.

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Cheers

Happy W

That's interesting. Thanks.

Gents,

The Italians are ready! Follow the link to download the Italian Regno Esercito and CCNN platoon force army list for Chain of Command.

Included in this release are the Specific Rules and Playsheet used for play.

The initial release details were given the TFL official treatment here so pompon over and have a read there as well.

toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/?p=5221

Godere!

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Hi

Was able to download the Army list but the Specific rules and Playsheet say they need the owners permission to display.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

I was able to download all three files without difficulty.

Looks like the next project after I complete my COC España troops!

Sorry Grumpy,

I left the privacy setting on but have removed it now….

…from Spain to Abyssinia sound good AND you get to use the same troops for some forces!!

Cheers

Happy W

I have 28mm Italians and Ethiopians for this war and also own Chain of Command so I'm glad to see this new material.

Because maybe I'm a newbie to this rules set, I'm a bit confused by what I see in the setup though for Italian and Ethiopian platoons?

They show the Ethiopian Imperial Guard platoon (their word not section) with 9 riflemen. That sounds awful small.

Then the Italian CCN looks to have a platoon leader with 2 men, a rifle team of 7 plus an NCO and a Breda team of 4. So that's 15 figures, again from looking at the original rules that sounds too small for platoons.

I must be missing something?

Hi mghFond,

Good pick up!! I was a little loose with my language there…I have corrected the wording. What was in the pictures was indeed a Section and I added in the Platoon HQ to just show he was there.

So, Section, not platoons, is what is shown. You can see this organisation in the Italian Lists.

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You didn't miss a thing!

Cheers

Happy W

Since my Desert Fort and ruined wall sections arrived today, I'm just about set for some adventures in the Desert!

Gents,

The next army list in the Chain of Command:Abyssinia series is released.

This time it is Italy's venerable allies, the Regio Corpo Truppe Coloniali, the Eritrean and Arabo-Somali ascaris of East Africa. Get the list from the The Abyssinian Crisis blog.

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Enjoy!

Gents,

The next release of army lists for Chain of Command: The Abyssinian War is ready for download.

This time we take a look at Italy's mounted Ascari forces, the Penne di Falco and Zaptie Carabinieri troops, both of whom gave excellent service to their colonial masters.

You can grab the lists from The Abyssinian Crisis blog as usual.

Cheers

Happy

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Better link for thePenne di Falco and Zaptie Carabinieri is link

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

Thanks Grumpy. Damn links!!

:-)

Happy W

Gents,

The next army list starts to detail some of the tribal forces of The Abyssinian Crisis. There were long standing feuds and inter-tribal warfare amongst the Eritrean and Somalian tribes that inhabited the Horn of Africa. They fought as much amongst themselves as against their Ethiopian neighbours and many warriors flocked to the Italian colours to serve, but more likely, settle old scores.

These forces include, but are not limited to, the highly regarded Somalian Dubat forces, the opportunistic forces of Sultan Olol Dinle, notable Azebo Galla cavalrymen and the Spahis di Libya, led by the enigmatic Amedeo Guillet.

These warriors start to give a look at how Chain of Command:The Abyssinian War handles irregular forces which adds a distinctly colonial feel to the period and provides much variety for those Chain of Command players fielding otherwise conventional forces up to now.

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Gents,

In this post we introduce the main protagonist against the Italians, the Ethiopian forces led by emperor Haile Selassie, defenders of their homeland. Off course historically these were the two countries that fought the real Italo-Ethiopian War and thus the actual conflict can be gamed by using the Italian and Ethiopian list alone, the British and French being an addition as part of The Abyssinian Crisis counterfactual.

The Ethiopian forces are diverse. They embody true feudal warfare culture all the way through to the Imperial Guard as a modern European style force trained and organised by Belgium and Swedish military missions – there is a lot of new and interesting concepts for Chain of Command players in these Ethiopian lists…I hope players embrace game play with these diverse armies.

We shall start with the Ethiopian Chitet list, move onto the Mehal Sefari ‘organised' forces and finally the Kebur Zabanga, the Ethiopian Imperial Guard. These lists will bring a new dimension to game play and provide many options for those wanting to try something different in their Chain of Command games.

As an aside – for those that are downloading and looking at these lists, any discussion or points of confusion that you feel need clarification would be appreciated. When constructing these lists sometimes only a fresh pair of eyes can see an obvious error or mistake and the TAC authors would appreciate that feedback.

So, to the Ethiopians…

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Gents,

The Mehal Sefari, literally "the one that camps at the center" are perhaps the most distinctive troops in Haile Selassie's army. They have not the look of the European style Imperial Guard nor the tribal warriors of the powerful Rases, the Mehal Sefari was older than emperor himself, forming an important role in Ethiopian society.

A significantly large force they were also to provide many recruits to the more professional and better equipped Imperial Guard battalions under the emperor's modernisation programme. Dressed in a blend of traditional dress and contemporary military style clothing they make for a unique looking Ethiopian soldier unlike others of their time.

The Mehal Sefari and Kebur Zabanga are closely related so it is convenient to discuss them both in one post. We provide some more detail and discussion behind the thinking when putting together the Chain of Command:Abyssinia army lists.

You can grab the list and read about the Mehal Sefari here.

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Happy W

The Ethiopian Imperial Guard, Kebur Zabanga, was formed by a Belgian Military Mission in 1928 at Emperor Haile Selassie's request. This was as much to secure his grip on power as it was to modernise his army. A subsequent Swedish military mission, along with Belgian Congo veterans, further aided in the development of the Imperial Guard making it arguably the preeminent African military force in the Horn of Africa before the arrival of the European interventionists.

Guardsmen were the cream of the warriors available for service, it being a great honour to serve the emperor. They were armed with magazine-fed Mauser rifles, smartly dressed and well disciplined and will surely give a good account of themselves in a capable Chain of Command player's hands. Review the list careful as it has strengths and weaknesses, but above all , it should give any opponent plenty to contend with.

Chain of Command:Abyssinia Kebur Zabanga army list
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What great period to apply chain of command too. Good job.

…this thread fell away a bit however for those interested the complete Chain of Command lists for the The Abyssinian Crisis are now available on the blog.

I hope to get the full lists up as a single document soon enough but each army list entry has lots of background info so looking at each army list post for the lists is probably a good place to start and then the list can be downloaded.

Cheers

HW