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Steven's 2nd Tabor of Regulares of Tetuán

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2nd Tabor of Regulares of Tetuán

Posted 09 Apr 2008

As long as you led from the front
where they [the Moroccans] could clearly see you upright,
they would follow.

Alferez Juan Crespo.

Unit ID for Crossfire = "T" for Tabor or Turban or Tetuán.

My initial interest in the Spanish Civil War was La Marcha, i.e. the drive on Madrid in Sep 1936, so I decided to collect one of the Columns of the Army of Africa to field in Crossfire. I can't remember why but I latched onto Lt. Col. Carlos Asensio Cabanillas and his Column Asensio. According to Scurr (1985) this force contained:

Column Asensio

  • Column Headquarters
  • 1 recon Assault Guard armoured car
  • 2nd Tabor of Regulares of Tetuán
  • 4th Bandera, Spanish Foreign Legion
  • 1 battery of 70L19 mountain guns (Turnball, 1978, says ½ a battery of field guns)
  • 1 Sapper Company
  • Trucks

Figures

My Moroccan figures are all from Peter Pig Range 13: Spanish Civil War. In fact they are the older style of Moroccans, for example, the HMG teams have turbans rather than just Fez. I quite like the figures, but unfortunately there are only three variants for the riflemen.

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HMG
Notice the Turbans

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Rifle Squad

Painting

Of course I used my SCW: Moroccan Painting Guide and the flocking is Sand and Dry Brushing. Some of the photos are prior to gluing on the static grass. For a long time I debated whether to have any grass for the Army of Africa as I wanted to use the same figures for the Rif War. Then I realised the Rif is actually arid but green.

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Regulares Rifle Platoon

Order of Battle

My Tabor is based on the historical Spanish Civil War: Order of Battle and my interpretation as a Fuego Cruzado: Nationalist Order of Battle.

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The full Tabor

Order of Battle for the full Tabor:

Tabor

  • 1 x BC (Tabor Commander) (+2)
  • 1 x Machinegun Platoon: 1 x HMG
  • 2 x Infantry Company
    • 1 x CC (+2)
    • 3 x Rifle Platoons: 1 x PC (+1); 4 x Rifle Squads
  • Morale:Regular in towns otherwise Veteran
  • Command & Control:Adventurous / Dependent
  • Reckless: Yes

I don't believe the Moroccan infantry had the full complement of light machine guns so don't give them a bonus LMG stand.

Flags

I made my own Spanish Civil War Flags based on examples in Turnball (1978) and Bueno (1971).

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Tabor Commander

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1st Company Commander

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2nd Company Commander

Other Photos

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Regulares Company Commander

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Regulares Company Commander

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Regulares Company

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Regulares Platoon Commander

References

Bueno, J. M. (1971). Uniformes Militares en color de la Guerra Civil Española. Madrid: Libreria Editorial San Martin.

Fuego Cruzado: Nationalist Order of Battle

Scurr, J. (1985). The Spanish Foreign Legion. Osprey.

Spanish Civil War: Moroccan Painting Guide

Spanish Civil War: Order of Battle

Turnball, P. (1978). The Spanish Civil War 1936-39. Osprey.