Ever since I acquired the Command Decision rules that contained a campaign for the Stolberg Corridor, it was a project I wanted to do. This has now been completed using the Rommel rules and worked well.
The campaign I created using the base material, additional information and adapting for the Rommel rules had a few challenges and this post is based on these and other observations from the game. It also serves to provide closure and to publish the scenario.
Given the 15mm scale and ground scale of one hex is 1 km there would always be a need for some suspension of disbelief, but in looking at the images the labels are a bit too obvious unfortunately. They could probably be smaller and on a darker base.
The Rommel rules worked well over a nine-day campaign game although we stopped after day eight, nine sessions in total. The games changed over time and were also made interesting by the need to plan for the next day.
The rules for pillboxes and dragon's teeth also worked fine.
The use of ops dice to provide support points at the end of the day also worked out fine.
The reduction in available tactics was okay, but events could possibly need some tinkering.
The size of the battlefield was manageable.
I have updated my documents for this scenario, and they can be found here:
Stolberg Corridor Campaign for Rommel
Stolberg Corridor Campaign Labels
The AAR for each session can be found in these posts:
I just updated the Command Decision Campaign. See https://jdglasco.wordpress.com/2025/05/22/updated-german-obs-for-command-decision-stolberg-campaign/
ReplyDeleteThanks. I converted to Rommel which is basically an enlarged company per stand. It also doesn't allow for much difference between equipment and roles. But the extra detail in your OOBs is appreciated.
DeleteI always do a test layout for historical engagements, been using CD3 in 20mm for ever which requires a big table and accurate maps
ReplyDeleteI played with CD a bit last century, before moving to Spearhead, then Crossfire and then Blitzkrieg Commander. What I have liked about Rommel is using it for historical battles and must thank https://www.hexesandminiatures.com/ for all the scenarios it contains.
DeleteWith Stolberg the table layout seemed to fit and do justice to the recreation of the campaign. The problem we had was basically around availability - time and space.
Jeff updated again
ReplyDeletehttps://jdglasco.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/final-command-decision-3-tob-stolberg-orders-of-battle-and-map/