Moroccan Knives – A Crossfire Battle Report

Moroccan Knives Table

Andrew Coleby and I tried out my Moroccan Knives scenario set in the Spanish Civil War. Andrew wanted to try a Spanish Civil scenario for Crossfire and I wanted to experiment with a small table and lots of terrain; like the 2 Foot City but in the countryside. We only get a couple of hours to play when Andrew comes over so the game had to be small. All this meant we had small companies facing each other on a 4’x3′ table covered in woods features. It turned out to be a good little game.

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92nd Naval in Stalingrad – A Crossfire Battle Report

92nd Naval Table

Four of us had a go at my Crossfire scenario 92nd Naval in Stalingrad. The essence is that a German battalion is trying to push through the centre of Stalingrad to the Volga. In their way are the newly off the boat men of the 92nd Naval Infantry Brigade. Being a urban battle it has similarities with 2 Foot City and Tarnopol: SU-152s Up Close and Personal. We used Planned Operational Zones for the multi-player aspect.

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Kodorov – A Crossfire Battle Report

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Chris Harrod and I had a go at my Kodorov scenario. We threw for sides – I got the Russians and Chris got the Germans. Strangely we both started quite confident about our chances. Before we had rolled the dice I told Chris that if the scenario was unbalanced, it probably favoured the Russians. He, on the other hand, thought the Germans could hold them off. The game was unusual for two reasons: it is a night battle using night time special rules from Hit the Dirt; the Russians deploy splitting the Germans in half. The historical action concentrated on the four objectives, and the battle report follows suit. The narrative jumps fairly rapidly between the Store House, School House, Tomato Farm / Farm House, and Infantry Gun company on Battery Hill.

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