Spanish Civil War, in development

[Nordlingen1634]

Hello, I'm new and also Spanish, sorry. My vocabulary is limited but quite understand when I read.

I'm currently working on a campaign for the Spanish Civil War, I have completed six scenarios so far (Guadarrama, Ciudad Universitaria, Jarama, Guadalajara, Brunete and Vizcaya) and am heavily involved in Belchite (Zaragoza offensive). The campaign was completed with Teruel, Alfambra, XYZ Line, The Ebro and any scenario, probably the front of Extremadura. I thought adding a way of epilogue scenario as "Felix" or "Backbone" pending the outcome of the war.

I used units from "Italian campaign" mod as a basis for work, air units been essential, without them I would not have dared, I greatly appreciate the author of this magnificent mod the possibility of using their models.
Other units I have changed just a little editing them with photoshop and I have added to the pool as requetés, carabineros, the mixed brigades and the different kinds of militias. I've also changed the stats of almost all units giving them, in my opinion, much more historical realism. 155 heavy artillery, fortified positions, Guardia Civil, CTV, fishing gunships militias UGT, CNT and PCE...etc

The work is very hard on the aspect of obtaining documentation, I want to be as true to life as possible
The battalion is the basic unit that I'm using in all scenarios and as you progress in the conflict chronologically I'm encountering problems in the large number of units that I have to deploy. In mass Brunete Republican maneuver battalions reached more than 70 national and 80 more. However I think it will solve, Alfambra for example, I can divide it into two scenarios ...

I have not rushed to finish this, to me is more studio work than just a game for a Saturday afternoon. The bibliography consulted this information is essential and not on the Internet, from Hugh Thomas, Ramon Salas Larrazabal, Rafael Casas de la Vega and JM Martinez Bande.

[Nordlingen1634]

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[Cataphract88]

Welcome to the forum - your idea for this mod sounds great.

[Uhu]

Good work, welcome to the Modder / Campaign maker Club!

I would advise to "zoom": of course that is just my opinion but it makes much more fun to play with max. 20-40 core units and a few aux as with swarms of any kind of units. If you zoom you don't have to represent all units who was in there in the battle and it is also more realistic in that situation that the core ("super" army ) gets the best available equipment.

Hello, I'm new and also Spanish, sorry. My vocabulary is limited but quite understand when I read.
... I'm encountering problems in the large number of units that I have to deploy. In mass Brunete Republican maneuver battalions reached more than 70 national and 80 more. However I think it will solve, Alfambra for example, I can divide it into two scenarios ...

[Nordlingen1634]

Welcome to the forum - your idea for this mod sounds great.

Thanks a lot Richard1, initially thought not to post anything until completely finished the project but now, with 6 scenario already completed and still a big job ahead, I think it's a good idea to open a thread here to see if you can helping me.

[Nordlingen1634]

Good work, welcome to the Modder / Campaign maker Club!

I would advise to "zoom": of course that is just my opinion but it makes much more fun to play with max. 20-40 core units and a few aux as with swarms of any kind of units. If you zoom you don't have to represent all units who was in there in the battle and it is also more realistic in that situation that the core ("super" army ) gets the best available equipment.

yes, but I lose historical detail and for me is very important. There is a serious problem with national units in this respect, not with the Republicans. The "mixed brigades" can be represented as a single unit for the brigade (usually made up of four battalions) greatly simplifying deployment, but with nationals there is a serious problem. National Divisions battalions were a mosaic of very different composition, I will give an example...

13 Division (Black Hand) at the Battle of Belchite, summer 1937:

-1st Bat of Reg Merida 35(Regular Infantry)
-3º Bat Reg La Victoria 28 (Regular Infantry)
-73º Bat Reg Toledo 26(Regular Infantry)
-262º Bat Ceuta Hunters nº7( in english sounds great!!)(Morocan Regulars Infantry)
-4th Flag Falange Militia of Castilla(Falange militia infantry)
-1st Tabor GFRI Melilla(moroccan regulars infantry)
-5º Tabor GFRI Melilla (morocan regular infantry)
-6º Tabor GFRI Melilla (morocan regular infantry)
-1st Tabor Ifni shooters (morocan regular infantry)
-Tabor Ifni-Sahara(Morocan regular infantry)
-4th Legión Flag (elite infantry)
-6th Legión Flag (élite infantry)

I can not simplify this division without losing its historical essence. The Legion battalions (Banderas in spanish) do not have any resemblance to the Falangist militias or the regular infantry. Neither the Moroccans with any other kind of infantry, is a problem.

Edit: Thanks for reply Uhu, your mod is wonderful and I thank you for the opportunity to use it for my idea, thanks again. Until now I had not realized that you were one of the authors, sorry.

I'll try to do first all scenarios faithful to history. Then I will modify to suit a playable campaign replacing some columns, divisions or brigades by "core" units it must to participate throughout the entire campaign.

[Nordlingen1634]

10 BM (Brigada mixta) during attack at "Quijorna" in the early phase of battle of Brunete.



Battalion of Toledo regiment in Brunete, in the left corner two international battalions of the XV brigade fighting for "Villanueva de la Cañada".



Tercio of Requetés "San Miguel", 5th Navarra brigade.


general view of the Vizcaya scenario, at the top the city of Bilbao, surrounded by the "Iron Belt".


Attack of the Barron´s Column on the Madrid district of carabanchel, Nov 1936.

[Cataphract88]

It's looking good, and the personalised 'bigunit' pictures are a nice touch.

[Spartacus70]

Hi ! It's looks like you already done a pretty good work. But if you need help, I offert mine. In fact I was thinking to a project of SCW at strategic level, but if I can starting not from notting...

[Nordlingen1634]

Hi ! It's looks like you already done a pretty good work. But if you need help, I offert mine. In fact I was thinking to a project of SCW at strategic level, but if I can starting not from notting...

Hi Spartacus70, I am at your disposal for anything you need.

In the mod "Italian campaign" you will find a good basis to start.If you need historical information about deployments or units i´ll be willing to give it to you without hesitation, on the internet u not find much ,sure.

I am glad to see that interest in this war outside my country, and I think that does not give the importance that really had.






I continue with the project, I am deploying forces on the stage of Teruel (the Spanish Stalingrad).

Greetings to all, great forum.

[Spartacus70]

Hello! Can you give me your data file please. I cannot download the Italian campain cause all the download links are dead. Thank you.

[Nordlingen1634]

Hello again Spartacus70.

I dont know what specifically file you want, I'll upload the whole folder. As you see is still a lot of work to do but you can play 6 or 7 separate scenarios and other strategic of the entire war.

You are free to use this little work to your mods if you want.

I will continue, slowly but without stopping, with my Project...regards



http://rapidshare.com/files/3036200558/SCW.rar

[Spartacus70]

Thank you for the quick answer. I will give you my first impressions tomorow. Please excuse my english cause my first tongue is french (I'm french Canadian).

[Nordlingen1634]

If I dare to forgive someone or censored by their level of English, Shakespeare in person will revive to hit my face and kick my ass


don,t worry.

[Nordlingen1634]

http://rapidshare.com/files/3053456141/ ... ivil.pzscn

I modified and fixed some errors in the strategic scenario. Hope you like it ... greetings