Land and Freedom Rules

 

Land and Freedom -Spanish Civil War Rules

                              1 company = 5 men on single base, or 1MMG, or 1 AT gun or 1 tank

                              1 battalion = 4 companies, MMG company and company HQ

                              1 brigade = 4 battalions, AT company, and battalion HQ

                              Army = 2 brigades, army HQ, mortar company and tank companies

Orders

Each HQ unit has a number of priority points (decided at start of battle), to allocate to its units to determine when they move in the turn. Units with the highest priority move first and complete all their actions. Once that is done the turn clock winds down and the unit with the next highest priority moves. In the event of units on opposing sides having equal priority points then the side in charge of the turn clock moves 1^st.

Battalion commanders have D3 priority points Can only be allocated to their battalion.

Tank and AT units can operate independently (with D3 priority points) or be assigned to a battalion or brigade at start of the battle.

Brigade commanders have D6 priority points to be applied to any battalion in their command.

Army commanders have D6 priority points and to be applied to any brigade or battalion.

Priority points applied to units over 25cm away must be delivered by messenger or radio.

Commanders can remove the disorder from a unit by spending a priority point in the next turn. This removal of disorder is automatic, but uses up priority points.

Units with no priority points allocated may not move, but can fire defensively.

If HQ bases are destroyed then they can give no priority points to their unit.

HQ bases that are disordered must remove the disorder before issuing any priority points

Messengers

Once priority points have been awarded messengers are sent out from the Brigade or Army command to the recipient. There are 3 types of messenger

Radio – roll D6, if 1 then communication and points lost, otherwise priority points awarded immediately to receiving unit, who must also have a radio – obviously!

Motorcycle / Cavalry – move messenger towards recipient. If messenger arrives (within 5cm) then priority points awarded immediately. If messenger doesn’t arrive then priority points awarded in the turn when the messenger arrives.

There are a maximum of 5 radios, 5 motorcycles and 5 cavalry messengers per battle. Roll to award these. Nationalists always roll 1^st and receive D4 of each type. Republicans then roll D4 and can take an allocation up to the maximum of 5.

Once messengers have moved then complete the awarding of priority points and start the turn.

Artillery spotters

Artillery spotters can replace a radio and can be used to direct mortars, planes and off map artillery, all are assumed to have radios. Spotters are independent units with D3 priority points. They can call in artillery or air strikes on targets in LoS on radio arriving during their turn. Allocate priority points to artillery strike(s). Spotters move at double foot rate or can mount a single vehicle.

Turn Clock

The turn clock is a single D20 set to 14.  At the start of each full game turn the generals roll a D6 and the highest has control of the turn clock. Generals may use priority points to add to their dice roll. After each phase the generals each roll a D6 and the general in charge of the turn clock deducts which of the 2 rolls to lower the turn clock. When the turn clock reaches 0 that is the end of the game turn. Any unmoved units remain unmoved.

Remove Disorder

A HQ base can allocate priority points to remove disorder on units they command. 1 priority point removes disorder. This occurs during normal play when units with 1 priority point are activated

 

Move

Troop Type	Road	Off Road
Infantry	15cm	10cm
Truck	30cm	10cm
Tank	20cm	15cm
M/c Messenger	40cm	15cm
Cavalry Messenger	25cm	15cm
AT gun / mortar	In Truck only	In Truck only
Aircraft	Enter, attack and leave in same turn

Troops and artillery moved by truck can mount, move and dismount in same turn with no loss of truck movement, but they can’t undertake offensive or defensive fire. 1 truck per base.

Fire

Units can move and fire. Arc of fire is 360^o except for entrenched units, only fire forwards (90^o arc). Each base can only fire at 1 other base, except artillery and planes

HQ units can only fire defensively and engage in melee. They have no offensive fire capability. Individuals (on round bases) have no fire or melee capability and if engaged in melee surrender.

Weapon	Short range (10cm)	Medium range (20cm)	Long range(40cm)
Rifle base	3D6	2D6	1D6
SMG on base	+1D6
MMG base	3D6	2D6	2D6
AT Gun base	3D6	2D6	1D6
T26 – gun	3D6	2D6	1D6
Pz1 2xMG	4D6	3D6	2D6
Mortar	1 target base,  1D6 per base hit – radio. fire hits base on 5 or 6
Off map artillery	1 target base    2D6 per base hit – radio fire hits base on 5 or 6
Fighter strafing	1 base target, 2D6  hit – radio fire hits base on 5 or 6
Bomber	1 target base, 2D6 hits - radio fire hits base on 5 or 6

Shooting Factors

Target in cover -1 to hit D6. Not applied if firer is AT or artillery or aircraft, Firer disordered -1D6

AT gun firing at tank in flank or rear +1D6, soft skinned vehicle +1D6 for all firers

Defensive fire

A unit that has not moved or fired can fire out of turn at any enemy unit that enters its field of fire. That is the move for the firing unit. Targets that become disordered must stop immediately

Casualties

A roll of 5 or 6 on a D6 is a hit, 1 hit causes disorder, 2 hits destroys the unit

Melee

Melee is base to base fighting. There are only 3 instances where melee can occur

1. Fighting in built up areas, 2. Assaulting trenches, 3. assaulting tanks with infantry.

The attackers must pass a bravery test to assault a target. Roll 5 or 6 on D6, 5, 6 to assault. -1 if disordered, +1 if HQ unit is joining the assault. Roll once only for all units assaulting

Defenders can defensive fire if able, firing at short range, each base can only fire at 1 attacking base

If base disordered by defensive fire it retreats to starting position.

Attackers roll D6 +1 per ordered base in contact with the enemy or friendly that is in base to base contact with enemy. Defenders roll D6 +2, +1 if in cover, -1 if disordered

Highest score is victor, losers captured and attackers occupy their position

Morale

Units that are reduced by more than 50% (excluding HQ) are combat ineffective and removed.