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Massacre of the Acqui - Scooner size campaign for Chain of Command - Part 4 (Lists and Restrictions)


4.0 Lists

4.0.1 Italian List

The Italian player should use the Two Fat Lardies Italian List, available for download from their website.

Pre-set Italian officers and NCO are available for use at Part 8. Make note of the starting CO Ratings, Men Ratings and, PL Outlooks if you use these characters

4.0.2 German List

The German player should use:

  • For the first two battles– Regular German Infantry Platoon available in the rules.
  • At any point after the above – Elite Early Basic Gebirgsjager Platoon available from this blog.

Note: The same models can be used for both lists

Pre-set German officers and NCO are available for use at Part 9. When the German player swaps from the Regular German Infantry Platoon to the Elite Early Basic Gebirgsjager Platoon they should also swap their Commanding Officer from Lt Col Johannes Barge to Major Harald Von Hirschfeld. Make note of the starting CO Ratings, Men Ratings and, PL Outlooks if you use these characters (these will change when you take your new CO)

 

4.1 Support Restrictions

4.1.1 Italian Restrictions

Before the conflict occurred General Gandin surrendered most of the division’s heavy weapons and strategically important high ground to the Germans in the hope of a peaceful resolution. The 33rd Acqui Division, being originally fitted out as a mountain division, also has relatively few vehicles.

To represent this the Italians support options are limited per battle as follows:

  1. No more than one anti-tank weapon with an Armour Penetration (AP) value of 3 or more
  2. No more than one vehicle with an Armour value of 4 or more.
  3. No mortar barrages

The above restrictions do not apply to the Italians core force, only the support options.

The Italian player can use additional vehicles, calculated use the CoCulator.

 

4.1.2 German Restrictions

German player should use the support list from the Chain of Command Rule book, rather than the Gebirgsjager Support List throughout the campaign,

Before 17 September 1943 the Germans had a light, token detachment on the Island. To represent this, the first two battles the Germans have the same limitations as the Italians.

On 17 September (the third battle) and all days thereafter the Elite 1st Gerbirgsjager Division was committed to the Cefalonia, with support of less than a dozen assault guns. Therefore on or after 17 September the restrictions for the German player are:

  1. The first vehicle taken for support must be either a Panzerjager 38t ‘Hetzer’, StuG III (any variant), StuH 42, StuG IV, Flakpanzer 38t (either variant) or SdKfz 234/2 Puma
  2. No Mortar barrages

The above restrictions do not apply to the German core force, only the support options.

 

4.2 Reinforcements

4.2.1 Italian Reinforcements

The Italian player has one set of reinforcements which can be used at any time.

4.2.2 German Reinforcements

The German player has two set of reinforcements which can be used any time after battle 2.
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