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Post by morgan on Oct 29, 2015 10:52:49 GMT
Steven and I will be having a game of CoC, as it is amusingly abbreviated, on the above date. We've both played it once and I've done my best to learn the rules but nothing beats actual table experience so there will be a certain amount of faffing about with this game, I suspect.
Forces are, as yet, undecided but could be German vs Soviet during the Barbarossa campaign. Much depends upon what I myself have painted as well as leaning on Steven's own copious stocks :-) The basis of the game is an infantry platoon on each side plus a scattering of support options (usually along the lines of an extra mortar, a lone tank, some engineers, etc).
Observers and advisers are very welcome; I'm not sure I can turn this one into a multi-player experience at this point while still something of a beginner. However, some co-operative decision making and rolling of fateful dice is entirely possible.
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Post by morgan on Oct 29, 2015 10:55:59 GMT
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Post by steven on Oct 29, 2015 17:29:53 GMT
OK Morgan well i will be there.
Just to note my infantry is more Mid and late war.
However i suggest we use the stndard German Heer platoon that i have against Soviet Blacksea marines, thus replicating the attack on Sevastapol!
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Post by morgan on Oct 29, 2015 22:15:51 GMT
For my part, I am very happy to use models that are not 100% representative of the "authentic man on the ground" (for example, Late War Germans representing Early War or whatever). My own are something of a mix-and-match, depending upon what I've been able to obtain. The most important thing is that models carrying LMGs are distinguishable from riflemen, officers can be picked out, etc. However, the real constraint is that we need to use the force lists that are currently available for the game. So, for 1941/Russia, we have lists for German infantry (Heer, as you so rightly say) and for Soviet infantry. Now, if you're happy to treat the marines as if they were organised along the same lines as typical Soviet infantry (which, who knows, they might have been) that's all good by me. Check here for the relevant PDFs showing each platoon: toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/?p=5022That tells us what we need as a minimum for the basic platoon (how many riflemen, etc). In addition, there are the various support options which are 'purchased' dependant upon a pre-game dice roll. Naturally, one is also bound by what one has available to put on the table. I will have a look at my own plastic forces tomorrow and see what I have available. |
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Post by steven on Oct 30, 2015 16:08:40 GMT
OK thats fine. The Soviet Blacksea Marines was suggested simply because i don ften get to use them. We can always pad them out with other Soviet infantry that i have.
They are readily idenitiable - rifle, SMG, LMG etc although i have problems due to my poor eyesight.
Looking forward to it!
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Post by morgan on Oct 30, 2015 16:27:56 GMT
Splendid, bring on the "Black Death"! (I've been Googling ...)
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Post by steven on Oct 31, 2015 11:21:44 GMT
Yes thy did have a fearsom reputation!
I think the platoon is basically 2 sections of 10 men each plus an HQ of around 6 figs plus a Maxim HMG, if i remember correctly.
We can easily add more troops from my standard Soviet platoons.
I hope we might get some more players?
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Post by morgan on Oct 31, 2015 16:28:18 GMT
I mentioned it to Will who said that he would check if he was working on that day or not.
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Post by morgan on Nov 2, 2015 10:00:54 GMT
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Post by steven on Nov 3, 2015 0:18:20 GMT
Yes they are really impressive.
See you Sunday
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Post by morgan on Nov 6, 2015 16:24:05 GMT
Will has let me know that he, unfortunately, needs to work on Sunday. If anybody else is interested in giving the game a try, just shout. Not that I need any help to deal with my opponent ... I can lose spectacularly without the slightest assistance!
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Post by steven on Nov 7, 2015 13:25:02 GMT
oh please -i am known for losing all the time. look at last monday! My brand new IS-2 compant was slaughtered - i think we lost 8 out of the 10 tanks. I am hopeless!
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Post by steven on Nov 7, 2015 13:26:20 GMT
I shall be at the club around noon!
Banzai!!!!
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Post by steven on Nov 9, 2015 11:17:27 GMT
Morgan
A most interesting game. Great to see the BT-7 and Panzer II pointlessly firing at each other for the whole game!
Thank you
Steven
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Post by morgan on Nov 9, 2015 12:07:32 GMT
And thank you for providing some unbreakable opposition. I now need to remember the various questions and problems that came to mind during the game and see if I can find some answers (both rules questions and tactical ones, I think).
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