Combat Commander: Resistance! - 2nd Printing (English)

Combat Commander: Resistance! (or CC:R) expands Combat Commander: Europe and Combat Commander: Mediterranean by adding Partisans and their war behind the front lines. This fourth volume of the Combat Commander war game series features special rules and components for fighting with Partisan forces against the Axis nations in Europe.

The new CC:R manual covers the following:

Updated random scenario generator, including partisan leader table and fortification TO
Definition of the partisan faction, its unit structure, its statistics and weapons
Rules for Irregular Melee, Sewers and Aim Markers
New orders: Infiltrate and Gather
New actions: Knife, no quarter and trap
New Events: Inexperience, Patriotism and Stealth

In addition to the new gamebook, the game includes 3 back-printed cards (6 cards total), 6 double-sided scenario sheets (12 scenarios total), a counting sheet (units and markers), a 36-card Partisan Fate deck, and a 19-card Partisan Force deck. The new maps illustrate specific historical places in Greece, Herzegovina, Eastern Bosnia, Belarus, Croatia and Western Bosnia.

The scenarios included in CC:R are:

62 Bessarabian Nights II is a new version of Scenario 7 originally published in Combat Commander: Europe, set in a German rear area as Soviet forces push back German forces in the Carpathian Mountains, April 1944;
63 Praise the Lord and pass munitions located in Rouen France with FFI partisans moving quickly and elusively to attack elements of the German 2nd SS Panzer Division looking for a place to rest, August 30, 1944;
64 Predator Becomes Prey, located outside Leskovic, Albania, with ELAS partisans in a prepared ambush against elements of the German 1st Fighter Missile Division, whose commander suspected a ruse had changed his attack plans, June 27, 1943;
65 Road Trip located in Cressensac, southern France, with FFI partisan forces ambushing the German regimental HQ of the 4th SS Panzergrenadier, June 8, 1944;
66 These are not birds located in the Bryansk forest

The66 These Are No Birds set in the Bryansk Forest of Belarus, with Soviet partisans from the Orlov Regiment preparing a trap for elements of the German 707th Security Division during Operation Vogelsang, June 8, 1942;
67 The Orient Express takes place at the southern end of the Gorgopotamos Bridge near Lamia, Greece, with ELAS supporters seeking to suppress the Italian garrison while British demolition commandos prepare to blow up the bridge during Operation Harling, November 25, 1942;
68 Tito’s Trick takes place in Jablanica, Hercegovina, at the railway bridge crossing the Neretva River, with partisans attempting to seize the bridgehead and destroy Chetnik forces blocking the partisan escape of German forces (during the 4th enemy offensive), February 28, 1943;
69 Compagnie Scamaroni II is a new version of scenario 58 originally published in Combat Commander: Normandy, set at night in the Vaucelles district of Caen just before the Orne River, July 18, 1944;
70 Meet at Daliki located in a remote village south of Lepel, Belarus, with Soviet partisans at a major operational center suddenly trapped by a well-executed German rear zone clearing operation, June 26, 1943;
71 Valley of the Heroes located outside the village of Tjentište, eastern Bosnia, on the Sutjeska River, where trapped partisan units forced their way through a weak point in the German-Croatian lines, escaping once again although at great cost (during the 5th enemy offensive), on May 14, 1943;
72 Thunderstorm on the island of Korčula on the Croatian Adriatic coast, with partisans of the Dalmatian Brigade attempting to buy enough time for their comrades to evacuate surrounding German units of the 118th Fighter Division (during the 6th enemy offensive), December 23, 1943; and

73 No Quarter takes place at the town cemetery outside Drvar, western Bosnia, with partisans of the Lika Division in a fierce confrontation with elements of the 500th SS Fallschirmjäger Battalion after a spectacular but failed attempt to seize Tito's HQ at home (during the 7th Enemy Offensive), 25 May 1944.

NOTE: Combat Commander: Resistance! is not a complete game. You must own both Combat Commander: Europe and Combat Commander: Mediterranean to play.

Developer -- Kai Jensen