Spanish Civil War-SB

[Mr Grumpy]

Some meat on the bone...........

HPS Simulations & John Tiller present
SPANISH CIVIL WAR 1936-1939

Introduction and Overview
With Europe beginning to smoulder after the rise to power of fascists Hitler & Mussolini, tensions quickly came to a boil in the Spanish peninsula between the Republican and Nationalist forces.

From July 1936 to April 1939 war would ravage the country and several hundred thousands would lose their lives.

For several countries this would be a dress rehearsal for the coming conflict of WWII, and for the world it would be a small taste of the horrors to come.

The wargame
Squad Battles: Spanish Civil War gives you the opportunity to command the forces involved fighting in the streets of Madrid and the countryside of Alto de Leon or Somosierra Pass.

This game of Squad Battles focuses on the Battle for Madrid, with all its initial staging, after the Army of Africa is transported onto the mainland and slowly advances towards Madrid to connect with the nationalist forces coming from the North.

It also includes the successive battles aimed at encircling the capital and the ensuing Republican counter-offensives.

The gamer is presented with a wide spectrum of battlefields and of different troop organizations, from the early columns to the later armies.

It also takes the gamer to other locations where combat was intense, such as Teruel (the Stalingrad of the SCW) or the banks of the Ebro and its surrounding mountains.

Features and Scenarios
Spanish Civil War proposes 58 stand alone scenarios and 2 campaigns to choose from, offering wide sampling of actions from this conflict.

Among them:
Maqueda
Somosierra Pass
Alto de Leon
Return to Merida
Badajoz - Puerta de la Trinidad
Puerta del Pilar
8 September 1936 Talavera
Sanctuary of the Santa de la Cabeza
Madrid, West of the Manzanares
Pozuelo
Madrid, Casa de Campo
Boadilla
Ciudad Universitaria de Madrid
Brihuega to Siguenza
Ciempozuelos
Villanueva de la Canada
Brunete
Aragon offensive
Teruel
Argente
Villalba de los Arcos
Sierra Pandols
Punta Targa
Bandera on the Ebro
etc …
The game contains 24 unique maps ranging in size from 760 hexes to 17,568 hexes providing ample scope for scenario designers to create their own actions.

Engine changes include:
Political leaders with both positive and negative effects.
Random reinforcement feature.
Cratered hexes have new attributes impacting combat in those hexes.
Destroyed hexes have new attributes impacting combat in those hexes.
Adjustments to the Random Support feature.
Spanish Civil War contains the usual editors of:
scenarios
Order of Battle
Parameter
Database
Sub map editors
Play modes include,Play against the computer AI,Play by e-mail,Play by LAN, Internet play.