Wargaming the
Spanish Civil War

Using Spearhead Rules

by Mike O'Brien


TROOP RATINGS

NATIONALIST FORCES: UNITS EXISTING IN 1936
UNITDEF ATAIRANGEMOVEMORALE
ARMY 51499GREEN
FOREIGN LEGION51599VETERAN
MOORS- REGULARES51499VETERAN to 3/'37,
REGULAR After
OTHER COLONIAL51499REGULAR
LIGHT INFANTRY511599REGULAR
CIVILGUARD
CARABINEROS
ASALTOS
51599 REGULAR
NATIONALIST FORCES: WAR RAISED UNITS
CARLISTS 51499REGULAR to 3/'37
VETERAN After
FALANGE51499GREEN
ARMY51499REGULAR/GREEN
CTV REGULARS52499REGULAR
CTV BLACKSHIRT52499GREEN
CTV BERSAGLIERI 53599VETERAN

REPUBLICAN FORCES: UNITS EXISTING IN 1936
UNITDEF ATAIRANGEMOVEMORALE
ARMY 51499GREEN
LIGHT INFANTRY51499REGULAR
CIVIL GUARD
ASALTOS
CARABINEROS
51599 REGULAR
REPUBLICAN FORCES: WAR RAISED UNITS
MILITIAS51399GREEN
5TH REGT51499REGULAR
PEOPLES ARMY
FROM MAY 37
51499 REGULAR/GREEN
INTERNATIONAL BRIGADES51499 VETERAN/ REGULAR
ASALTOS51599VETERAN

EQUIPMENT RATINGS
VEHICLEMAINDEF ATAIRANGE HDWTMOVE
FT 17MG2/20313.5-139
FT1737/222/23313.5-1213.5
CV33MG2/20313.5-1213.5
CV33FLAME2/2464.5-1213.5
PZ 1MG2/20313.5-129
T2645/463/24318-413.5
BT545/462/24318-318
ARMOURED TRUCK RIFLE OR MG0/0039-129
A/CAR FAI /UNL
LANCIA IZ ETC
MG1/10313.5-1218
BA645/461/14313.5-1218
TRUCK020000113.5
PAK3537/4553218-19
47MM47/3254313.5-19
RIFLES-5149--9
HMG-50513.5--9
45MM45/4654218-19

ANTI AIRCRAFT WEAPONS
WEAPON DEF ATAIRANGE FLAKWTMOVE
AA MG 503181-Per Trans
QUAD AA5261832Per Trans
37MM52618319
76.2MM54527319
75MM54518319
20MM FLAK53418219
20MM 52318219
88MM FLAK 1859627429

ARTILLERY
WEAPON DEF ATAIRANGE ATAIMAXSM WT MOVE
81 MTR5---1445Y--
65/1753513.514105Y19
75/9754413.5-3130Y19
75/2754513.514150Y19
100/1755613.535105Y19
105/3255613.525270Y19
149/1956813.536210Y19
155/1556813.536195Y19
76/315551814210Y19
122/2256713.525180Y19
152/2956813.536210Y19

AIRCRAFT
TYPE DEF GROUND
ATTACK
DIE
LIGHT BOMBER
(A 101, HE 45, BRE 19, RO 37, R5 )
25
CR3235
HE5134
BREDA 65, HS 12333
STUKA42
MEDIUM BOMBER
(SM79, HE111, DO 17, SM81, JU52, SB2 ETC )
44
R Z 33

RULE MODIFICATIONS

3.12 ; Order changing is done as per Russian 44/45, for troops not designated veteran. All veterans change orders as US/British

5.2 & 5.27 ; All units may pivot up to 90 degrees prior to movement

5.7.3 ; Tank Borne infantry - units designated as such must be attached at the start of the scenario. this is the only type of cross attachment of armour to infantry allowed. Armour may be attached for tank borne infantry purposes as heavy weapons.

7.3.1 ; All vehicles with infantry weapons as their main armament use infantry priority rules as their target selection.

7.3.2; Target proximity now has equal status with target priority. If a target priority is further away than a non priority target, the firing unit may choose to fire at the closest target. If the targets are the same distance away, the priority target must be attacked .

7.54; The range for infantry AT factor is 1''. Infantry in this period basically have to close assault armour to destroy it.

8.4.1; Forward Observers may not call in fire missions in any turn in which they either move or fire.

Spearhead is the popular set of WW2 rules by Arty Conliffe.


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