tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51512855312629280482024-03-24T16:32:21.702-07:00Troop Time!Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.comBlogger448125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-87609666133077414852024-02-14T03:21:00.000-08:002024-02-14T03:21:13.660-08:00Cold War Commander Warsaw Pact v Chinese<p>Having become disillusioned with his Americans refusal to obey his orders Simon invested in a Chinese army to rival my 'quantity has a quality all of it's own' Soviets!</p><p>For their first run-out we went for the 'Diversionary Attack' where the attacking Chinese have 3000 points, the defending Soviets have 2000 points split into three groups, 1000 points on table and two 500 point reinforcement groups. For a major win the Chinese have to force the Soviets to deploy both reinforcement groups, for a minor win (for both sides!) one group and for a Soviet win none at all in 8 turns.</p><p>Looking at what 1000 points gets you this looked like a hard task indeed. I opted for 8 of my trusty BMP-1's with attached infantry for the main force and two groups of reinforcements each 2 T72's and 4 conscript infantry. The only plan I could think of was to hide as far back as possible and hope to not get destroyed quickly.</p><p>The view from the Soviet position, all units are concealed in woods or villages:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4o-iNy0xfCB5fsWN4GgZj1zB_FKRM_ti1QTN2u0evD84QdsxH4DtIOo3F07SYx72ztaDWlahAYcw_vBwrhxKsrJ3xuUvyt-u5_pwMAL5oz_dWmrJcwsxF8Dukwd7Bk27lRoq3gYZXYqqDKuMYu0ddyKxyU_S5Z7gVVxpabmIPJ00LX67yI3gF83Duyk/s827/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="827" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4o-iNy0xfCB5fsWN4GgZj1zB_FKRM_ti1QTN2u0evD84QdsxH4DtIOo3F07SYx72ztaDWlahAYcw_vBwrhxKsrJ3xuUvyt-u5_pwMAL5oz_dWmrJcwsxF8Dukwd7Bk27lRoq3gYZXYqqDKuMYu0ddyKxyU_S5Z7gVVxpabmIPJ00LX67yI3gF83Duyk/w400-h300/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Chinese hordes appear. Simon seems to have mainly gone for tanks which is bad news for the BMP-1's. The enclosed areas are minefields which I hope will slow them down:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBd_KsOmjKONeJ19vUGQzg0-3uXge7EeWzFNeWCRtQvg3ESZWnmRlWoeECTrlCNuy8DL2DE9hFLIMjPug-oIcIVhNx9ibOM5c4fvNDlhTAgTcZft_YtcMMClTqTYzm4464iZx6v7P-6GYzH8fITcWfrv03kKDh6Fj5OhbeE1hcsc-dvH3hfgUPQPw-5I/s856/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="856" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBd_KsOmjKONeJ19vUGQzg0-3uXge7EeWzFNeWCRtQvg3ESZWnmRlWoeECTrlCNuy8DL2DE9hFLIMjPug-oIcIVhNx9ibOM5c4fvNDlhTAgTcZft_YtcMMClTqTYzm4464iZx6v7P-6GYzH8fITcWfrv03kKDh6Fj5OhbeE1hcsc-dvH3hfgUPQPw-5I/w400-h290/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Chinese seem keener to obey orders than the Americans we usually face and push forward rapidly:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="888" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwlhEum1FSlPEYOSyi4J7U6hg_5mMEBQBfiJS7L6fByQp_AjtmSjMXY8n7OE6lFwhC2UTZqEMWQue4kCXlqyAL9bZH69cuiHjo_TICRFLIL4Wo9oMaNidEBZTC-Odh7eb6pxUc1tyviWxCZFISifbWUFYqgx5aFyK91aLL6738akp-oqmomJr8EbpPbZ4/w400-h279/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Assailed on two sides the first two BMP-1's are taken out:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnRLhJLy3UubPI04NQgCtATepsEmyUXmYSlvQusKlj9T4si15oUitlRDE45jmiZsArm9sJbhS13QwbYOgWnzthNYo7XVUI6C3gF4zoyYFbo1ZS7-hZLFFG4ijMjmp8ZxM_7orCE5x4_ibAi6UXhsAyTu7HNy6oz0qRED-xctCFs94It129McooLs_Tck/s1115/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1115" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnRLhJLy3UubPI04NQgCtATepsEmyUXmYSlvQusKlj9T4si15oUitlRDE45jmiZsArm9sJbhS13QwbYOgWnzthNYo7XVUI6C3gF4zoyYFbo1ZS7-hZLFFG4ijMjmp8ZxM_7orCE5x4_ibAi6UXhsAyTu7HNy6oz0qRED-xctCFs94It129McooLs_Tck/w400-h223/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The other two don't last much longer:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="757" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwH7KXkgys0v1IHEHToq-8tVQ4l31mf7SEp7zXPhviWkoYalaon4Chf7hNxkjEI8nOnNpHCRouqbfMySdwJaRJZvFjYTF6nIDDhQvdNLJA90wkZHaWdb_o6qA732Rusg4oluEV8Z9xRFEUi4k3-9DsT9NLGtv0GKChdrNDjQ6Po_5sMgtdg0TatVxUrM/w400-h328/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Chinese move on to the next village defended by the BMP-1's. This time the BMP-1's manage to get off some shots:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUeKIWHtQsYsS3X7__6uS2srdsv099yDsuxkfMcpkw2im4ZqkAyeBp4S76_oj1fpo9Y9cMZbIuW0vdp7hM6qmFdRQkmEV4bJgZ-tVAs1UMWt0vxxMxM6zMppH8f0-k9xlgk6lDXdMXK7GzWcNUPQRk-Mij6O0ZDjgArk0S7pq0G_ReDwy5Uk4wXqvCx4/s852/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="852" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUeKIWHtQsYsS3X7__6uS2srdsv099yDsuxkfMcpkw2im4ZqkAyeBp4S76_oj1fpo9Y9cMZbIuW0vdp7hM6qmFdRQkmEV4bJgZ-tVAs1UMWt0vxxMxM6zMppH8f0-k9xlgk6lDXdMXK7GzWcNUPQRk-Mij6O0ZDjgArk0S7pq0G_ReDwy5Uk4wXqvCx4/w400-h291/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Three Chinese tanks are suppressed which isn't a bad result all things considered:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDX4bncvhedYbRCCMFclNFgpmux7dNvtere_gf0ydjLOWwRzp9LQhrg4IfacAOI6C3M6VjkarlsZRL7KQH25VUUsHduNkGTuRvfmxVDglwm55-8xWGvCYyIra3joRGI5pWjcKLZ8fut8JmTQ01X5ZLsIuYRTC6eY3uhlWO0nTw1tr3KnOgNaqnGsD4gL8/s991/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="991" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDX4bncvhedYbRCCMFclNFgpmux7dNvtere_gf0ydjLOWwRzp9LQhrg4IfacAOI6C3M6VjkarlsZRL7KQH25VUUsHduNkGTuRvfmxVDglwm55-8xWGvCYyIra3joRGI5pWjcKLZ8fut8JmTQ01X5ZLsIuYRTC6eY3uhlWO0nTw1tr3KnOgNaqnGsD4gL8/w400-h250/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unfortunately they recover and take out two BMP-1's:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL82KAenXjyNyBeXcArKLTIsqGK4EysiprPon4FQQxI9SUlH-aH417XQYFxtYUaIwWGxe-CBIv6np8aPi3u2UGEGRZ8UmhI-tzQkkt2YpwEhwLR0HSfDQ7aunAisgOHDCJ4g3EO1l1mMVsmm3aAQxJ9Kzuz6YhjNK5nk-De-RehkfUBM8HBfbR9wH8iDY/s923/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="923" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL82KAenXjyNyBeXcArKLTIsqGK4EysiprPon4FQQxI9SUlH-aH417XQYFxtYUaIwWGxe-CBIv6np8aPi3u2UGEGRZ8UmhI-tzQkkt2YpwEhwLR0HSfDQ7aunAisgOHDCJ4g3EO1l1mMVsmm3aAQxJ9Kzuz6YhjNK5nk-De-RehkfUBM8HBfbR9wH8iDY/w400-h269/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Chinese APC's and tanks prepare to assault the woods:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOwvDga8oRWIRkvvk_6sa6HrsoC_uyGfs21fhhWfUlSz1O3xxJIGpHx49XpP3zjjQPYLKT5SHHHZqWbVDjfh8qLtBLwTQKJd9B2tuJj4Shy7yw9YxRW8yamfiJwUDZnmaKulRmthRsocNDB2Ohtwu0pEsN6FW1heH3X2AVK6EK9kXtt7SyytzXBoCx1g/s759/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="759" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOwvDga8oRWIRkvvk_6sa6HrsoC_uyGfs21fhhWfUlSz1O3xxJIGpHx49XpP3zjjQPYLKT5SHHHZqWbVDjfh8qLtBLwTQKJd9B2tuJj4Shy7yw9YxRW8yamfiJwUDZnmaKulRmthRsocNDB2Ohtwu0pEsN6FW1heH3X2AVK6EK9kXtt7SyytzXBoCx1g/w400-h326/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The remaining BMP-1's get off a few more shots to little effect:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhK0v8Ak0BQqe-4llC6tMu6qlKsitiWbHume64eLeVZViSoNVkfoW11tmG_uYC8iVm-sZTUYn27cBzhmBi0xD-OFttQXZk02Il72Xf9BwZzutHBySNd45M_GObz56Xv6cE9XO-QCdDL8r4OpKPuiw-eNHSPnvKhKyjpsRjsjIGv98NtJeEiX9SESWeKY/s910/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="910" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhK0v8Ak0BQqe-4llC6tMu6qlKsitiWbHume64eLeVZViSoNVkfoW11tmG_uYC8iVm-sZTUYn27cBzhmBi0xD-OFttQXZk02Il72Xf9BwZzutHBySNd45M_GObz56Xv6cE9XO-QCdDL8r4OpKPuiw-eNHSPnvKhKyjpsRjsjIGv98NtJeEiX9SESWeKY/w400-h272/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Only a single BMP-1 survives plus the commander:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiHecpwg5AdKysrtLiJPDT5S23LVybW1qStWtvxaoSy7mcwNNCJCf9oxNj640uY8ExVwEVTPrnH2t_IMLHO_APbXRTO00FhjrDlnz7eahhP2FwfGWsGa_wlYV0sEhCB5OnBMLhjXobncDEZDYWi3tfbruSZpTsl8GEeElRPBHBrsqZde9VpV6ygjG8Kc/s842/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="842" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiHecpwg5AdKysrtLiJPDT5S23LVybW1qStWtvxaoSy7mcwNNCJCf9oxNj640uY8ExVwEVTPrnH2t_IMLHO_APbXRTO00FhjrDlnz7eahhP2FwfGWsGa_wlYV0sEhCB5OnBMLhjXobncDEZDYWi3tfbruSZpTsl8GEeElRPBHBrsqZde9VpV6ygjG8Kc/w400-h295/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Chinese tanks are everywhere! The Soviets are being overrun:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvk4m8qD9Tcv7337VBVPno-4hhuF0A7DGM39YTUx8tJtHeWisPFp9d3VKOkpedTgcW0FD45mAdDdkPG6o4VsEkVeatNfUJ_EaMwsJEQ87HKjKsGETH6DD-QG4loLTyLg9XnqZyUl5nl_RrYPjgrXrQXxnru5jM6swUPzb-RODZ3OV71siIoSODKg11-Q/s1311/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1311" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvk4m8qD9Tcv7337VBVPno-4hhuF0A7DGM39YTUx8tJtHeWisPFp9d3VKOkpedTgcW0FD45mAdDdkPG6o4VsEkVeatNfUJ_EaMwsJEQ87HKjKsGETH6DD-QG4loLTyLg9XnqZyUl5nl_RrYPjgrXrQXxnru5jM6swUPzb-RODZ3OV71siIoSODKg11-Q/w400-h189/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Surrounded and faced with massive firepower the infantry in the woods are slaughtered:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprRKmJ5RHtJSx3DtWXMm8gCteAeiRQW9xTbuncDhSfWkOMQexcTrJc0EP54C4DZUkhghVcCGRl_5gISuuS2l8af1GZS0rUhevnkThWrsCmM3k47BOgoSlM5xm_oFW8FBEibwl6Us2z3nvcuZu1DIFK4VWya31UllaZx-U0uXOkRTms2xraz2E01aXUKs/s799/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="799" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprRKmJ5RHtJSx3DtWXMm8gCteAeiRQW9xTbuncDhSfWkOMQexcTrJc0EP54C4DZUkhghVcCGRl_5gISuuS2l8af1GZS0rUhevnkThWrsCmM3k47BOgoSlM5xm_oFW8FBEibwl6Us2z3nvcuZu1DIFK4VWya31UllaZx-U0uXOkRTms2xraz2E01aXUKs/w400-h310/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The lone BMP-1 in the village is still fighting though:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8A2RwZP3Uzol1vsJANbMf1UaPmzBjMXrXjt6RARTnMTRMJkdzXOd_H-q9kNZAQ6MptIbnbPEjtgMud56A972ZaHn_7_R5dfgG0r3Ojavr8rTfEApIygfAdAYxdIfMqwZ4OSLBDFeQokPKLKjBZV8lIhldN_X4HplYtQVi6rNdL_VB6a0gdLAJZBDVJI/s1304/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1304" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8A2RwZP3Uzol1vsJANbMf1UaPmzBjMXrXjt6RARTnMTRMJkdzXOd_H-q9kNZAQ6MptIbnbPEjtgMud56A972ZaHn_7_R5dfgG0r3Ojavr8rTfEApIygfAdAYxdIfMqwZ4OSLBDFeQokPKLKjBZV8lIhldN_X4HplYtQVi6rNdL_VB6a0gdLAJZBDVJI/w400-h190/17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Chinese infantry decant and prepare to rush the woods:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_RhW4tRte0mwTaEUXjaxsef27aFl58RLIE_Vhq666YmFx5f1Hj6Y2ZdRf-jYynanQMViimKLql8LYc-_4qjOofEbKE_p8HO4tuw4rnFnrIAU0d4EbYF9cEBQ3YC5JnBvQfkgcvydyadh9rX0iSJ0CVvRXUi8ShrK_0QMZ5VAYN2Kjt7Hyk9lfFStW0k/s746/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="746" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_RhW4tRte0mwTaEUXjaxsef27aFl58RLIE_Vhq666YmFx5f1Hj6Y2ZdRf-jYynanQMViimKLql8LYc-_4qjOofEbKE_p8HO4tuw4rnFnrIAU0d4EbYF9cEBQ3YC5JnBvQfkgcvydyadh9rX0iSJ0CVvRXUi8ShrK_0QMZ5VAYN2Kjt7Hyk9lfFStW0k/w400-h333/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The one remaining Soviet infantry unit yells 'Huzzah!' and assaults the Chinese for the Motherland:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTIdxGSWEAKUfJBevwauDsADKZcO_YtUyxjc3fxPIp0MRuKH37VbyMrLsDvNebXl1r0z7xcs_47f6bBK9H48Te-WhL4NnbpZYTbdPn4juhFfLFenR3-7RdZe0Y_Hzl0Et1zw0l_lLz9QDlpuZM6c02urB50k1jNBiGhjVpBoWqhO6LFPM6lMRqWC0joI/s699/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="699" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTIdxGSWEAKUfJBevwauDsADKZcO_YtUyxjc3fxPIp0MRuKH37VbyMrLsDvNebXl1r0z7xcs_47f6bBK9H48Te-WhL4NnbpZYTbdPn4juhFfLFenR3-7RdZe0Y_Hzl0Et1zw0l_lLz9QDlpuZM6c02urB50k1jNBiGhjVpBoWqhO6LFPM6lMRqWC0joI/w400-h355/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The last BMP-1 is destroyed:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmf7gr1uy4x_T4YhF27ehxPrGl3WFFr5jB8L8JjbwNUfuvIot6zbomMmkltdgBYX74S7RegGvZOOEJc0iF9JMVdVY6yqpO9gi6dXvNInsqgksbshRK1N9E-AuygYoLIfuJRGpTIx0KicIwUX7BPqx5iZtTTONIwCGI4GERyStw7oRrLBn8n0hC6kAtm4/s780/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="780" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmf7gr1uy4x_T4YhF27ehxPrGl3WFFr5jB8L8JjbwNUfuvIot6zbomMmkltdgBYX74S7RegGvZOOEJc0iF9JMVdVY6yqpO9gi6dXvNInsqgksbshRK1N9E-AuygYoLIfuJRGpTIx0KicIwUX7BPqx5iZtTTONIwCGI4GERyStw7oRrLBn8n0hC6kAtm4/w400-h318/20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is no one left in the woods either:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_f4v5QMqiwf1vkTUHd2wZ5EOw2NQUbZnZoBhp8AajoTVm5WViPYHRQGTFtm0l-Aq_PyexaRBa2EC-W0dDp1EotcqmDZjoWhco_lIlN2dTE2QPiX3x0yah0NtkUzoabnf1yrY4tC_jw38sUssApq3TG4r4ZIeiMyK69hyphenhyphenATcmJP4YkPc8kQKfeKijrDFw/s733/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="733" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_f4v5QMqiwf1vkTUHd2wZ5EOw2NQUbZnZoBhp8AajoTVm5WViPYHRQGTFtm0l-Aq_PyexaRBa2EC-W0dDp1EotcqmDZjoWhco_lIlN2dTE2QPiX3x0yah0NtkUzoabnf1yrY4tC_jw38sUssApq3TG4r4ZIeiMyK69hyphenhyphenATcmJP4YkPc8kQKfeKijrDFw/w400-h339/21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Soviets have been forced to deploy their first lot of reinforcements. T72's are effective but heavily outnumbered. However, there is only one turn left for the Soviets to survive or the Chinese to gain a major victory:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9anEXKz38LJxspS5lwNfFZGZgg2FKFWjeEP170F9euHZ41uBeAiUHRWVXX53sueNVxeD5z1vtUqGoG-oQyfHlxHbYZVapxnmTGkGOFKA-oeZHf579PryMmzOvem7wKkTQnzktiueokRLHN35zXGI-qBirLuuFYSii-v4LgzWYWGPNanEzTTAokCToMXo/s903/22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="903" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9anEXKz38LJxspS5lwNfFZGZgg2FKFWjeEP170F9euHZ41uBeAiUHRWVXX53sueNVxeD5z1vtUqGoG-oQyfHlxHbYZVapxnmTGkGOFKA-oeZHf579PryMmzOvem7wKkTQnzktiueokRLHN35zXGI-qBirLuuFYSii-v4LgzWYWGPNanEzTTAokCToMXo/w400-h275/22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The only survivors of the initial force hang on in the forest to the right of the village. All the reinforcement conscripts can do is hide in the woods:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUqJiCRQ-MSh-VMYO-kZnpy7iBBgzyZ8onoUd7mFIV_gwMdn5vk1JOAhoirnWPt27fJIZG0xZLrRoFbdfIc5-9-cQckOWZdR67N4zAryYRCp63HawtQvZt0Y1rDsCCEl2Etrp1sWNPuRTZSGaIei_kO6MGQvLL85gmFO7ML_Mohm4AUjXoM8e58xZXzE/s764/23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="764" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUqJiCRQ-MSh-VMYO-kZnpy7iBBgzyZ8onoUd7mFIV_gwMdn5vk1JOAhoirnWPt27fJIZG0xZLrRoFbdfIc5-9-cQckOWZdR67N4zAryYRCp63HawtQvZt0Y1rDsCCEl2Etrp1sWNPuRTZSGaIei_kO6MGQvLL85gmFO7ML_Mohm4AUjXoM8e58xZXzE/w400-h325/23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The T72's are under heavy pressure:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZknsu3RQORNNaZACwncGmQAfzTKYxSWH2eRUN5xjQLAD4lZTM7ny6R90pMruDElFwOD8STUwXO_F_hv1G27dOHgJLZUdV5iRqoa8qjqec1Sfr6LKYt4VxsRZROLIl2LXjMPDS7m5x9ScDVRCzzBKNNR6CsP1kQ8zZTdDHG0GmkbQU1THrCYZQyDLFK1k/s786/24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="786" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZknsu3RQORNNaZACwncGmQAfzTKYxSWH2eRUN5xjQLAD4lZTM7ny6R90pMruDElFwOD8STUwXO_F_hv1G27dOHgJLZUdV5iRqoa8qjqec1Sfr6LKYt4VxsRZROLIl2LXjMPDS7m5x9ScDVRCzzBKNNR6CsP1kQ8zZTdDHG0GmkbQU1THrCYZQyDLFK1k/w400-h315/24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Just in time the Chinese finish off the remnants of the initial Soviet force giving them a major victory on the last turn:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCCpJQsVbeMafyfuoOqW8hjLmq-JaTdv_VpZ4UsewsxdQItZ9uC9aV5lJRR2N3XD60EtdWTx35oT0GEf-OkpS8MFzxVywuRxuGY0acFxXFwhjhC_OdVwDs7sGcJsENE0C_zRPP0AbAOTracqQUmFVJ96qaxyk2UJAcQ3ZkDT5z7Gp1UxbU1PNmI6aGBY/s1249/25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1249" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCCpJQsVbeMafyfuoOqW8hjLmq-JaTdv_VpZ4UsewsxdQItZ9uC9aV5lJRR2N3XD60EtdWTx35oT0GEf-OkpS8MFzxVywuRxuGY0acFxXFwhjhC_OdVwDs7sGcJsENE0C_zRPP0AbAOTracqQUmFVJ96qaxyk2UJAcQ3ZkDT5z7Gp1UxbU1PNmI6aGBY/w400-h199/25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Much more exciting than I thought it would be with the Soviets almost but not quite holding out. Simon's Chinese were far more numerous and better behaved than his Americans with only one group failing to get into the fight I think.</div><div><br /></div><div>On reflection I feel my force composition was poor, the BMP-1's are great when supported by tanks but poor alone against tanks. My deployment also left units isolated allowing Simon to pick them off one at a time which didn't help. </div><div><br /></div><div>Probably I'd have been better off picking hordes of conscript infantry, stuffing the woods and villages with them and just challenging Simon to kill enough in 8 turns while doing absolutely nothing myself but of course that would have been a dull game for both of us!</div><div><br /></div><div>The other option might have been to start with just six T72's and hope that by using manoeuvre to pick on one part of the Chinese army and actually destroying units I might have been able to hold out, while I'd only have had 6 tanks they would have been much harder to destroy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Still greatly enjoying Cold War Commander and looking forward to the next encounter!</div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-32683429958029497312024-02-12T11:13:00.000-08:002024-02-12T11:13:40.989-08:00Bag the Hun USN v IJN<p>Jerry and I continued our efforts to become more proficient at Bag the Hun with another Pacific set game. This time I had the USN with 6 Wildcats escorting 3 Devastator torpedo bombers attacking a Japanese battleship. Jerry had 6 defending Zero's.</p><p>The American pilots head for the battleship:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwT8xnlreX8SVIJGBCGsxkH0RiNw2iDzn5V8BMmHkJLvXpO2JHJ2T6Q40LfRtMYMXn6Zyy7_hw4snAC-aRgD320wjur_l0ncqn86RTTzyL8CKDCTAddRoF1kCOAdY6YoteD9P5Y_OW29pkWwEqTLLqLPRqUSUVM4H-wGS318cX6rrcQYC_g2TztWOnfKQ/s1258/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1258" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwT8xnlreX8SVIJGBCGsxkH0RiNw2iDzn5V8BMmHkJLvXpO2JHJ2T6Q40LfRtMYMXn6Zyy7_hw4snAC-aRgD320wjur_l0ncqn86RTTzyL8CKDCTAddRoF1kCOAdY6YoteD9P5Y_OW29pkWwEqTLLqLPRqUSUVM4H-wGS318cX6rrcQYC_g2TztWOnfKQ/w400-h305/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Zero's move to intercept:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EPcTQUNYZ9BWbtwXtucHDb9eWeQhyphenhyphenTtdxnINB0ABjMRdetwFalMrgd1iwhyphenhyphenI8kvQHBaE9gYI97g-KvmiKz1_0ekmNWC44PnybHDPKiPSF2hTKKQz2jK1AFC6ImqBQJEF4hdrAASyMxPk83WlQ8p2vkzoFNK8HXYeqH_5yNIdq4BioTndqw_7plbUYg0/s958/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EPcTQUNYZ9BWbtwXtucHDb9eWeQhyphenhyphenTtdxnINB0ABjMRdetwFalMrgd1iwhyphenhyphenI8kvQHBaE9gYI97g-KvmiKz1_0ekmNWC44PnybHDPKiPSF2hTKKQz2jK1AFC6ImqBQJEF4hdrAASyMxPk83WlQ8p2vkzoFNK8HXYeqH_5yNIdq4BioTndqw_7plbUYg0/w389-h400/2.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Wildcats attempt to head off the Zero's:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdTynvrfGslDTGNQixwRqXCVM3h1VBk-tB16V3JwWN7CWBmUs9z-1Lwvv52F94lJy7cR5YMqRZFWk1iKY4be6M5d9t2FFXJo2lS3tFq8Cf0N4oTPu0SoYcSqwYwsJHoV7Y0xOmadqMvEaqRUBfl5Fi4iLAJeH16KNogKJUeh0alN19WihbJY0sPnLzTU/s983/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="983" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdTynvrfGslDTGNQixwRqXCVM3h1VBk-tB16V3JwWN7CWBmUs9z-1Lwvv52F94lJy7cR5YMqRZFWk1iKY4be6M5d9t2FFXJo2lS3tFq8Cf0N4oTPu0SoYcSqwYwsJHoV7Y0xOmadqMvEaqRUBfl5Fi4iLAJeH16KNogKJUeh0alN19WihbJY0sPnLzTU/w400-h390/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>More Zero's appear:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPs3kTn9PgJQ-DziUTdttzb-K0YFu6TTcBv3jund_3FXMUY9jv0UOR9YhbIcByurpGXpoJ0sRgFCc02wqsua3wYNIYFAo_4gN6P6mzbKxF1saBv0uiYydXetZC3zCxIIWRf1XW2VHEXaFZu_kzq2PUm6u091APYTrIRIFNQPLTmbQcN7hokduYjjqadFg/s958/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="722" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPs3kTn9PgJQ-DziUTdttzb-K0YFu6TTcBv3jund_3FXMUY9jv0UOR9YhbIcByurpGXpoJ0sRgFCc02wqsua3wYNIYFAo_4gN6P6mzbKxF1saBv0uiYydXetZC3zCxIIWRf1XW2VHEXaFZu_kzq2PUm6u091APYTrIRIFNQPLTmbQcN7hokduYjjqadFg/w301-h400/4.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Zero's close with the Devastators:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fQNZbaTGpIIT1AJ7sq9BNm1gyg-0DHjTFAtKxXB9bH3A09wDXW9oiXzN4UgGQahyphenhyphenWD-1gaPaG7IPsx0GIKXDx5uwoHoX9bfip84jL4rTJSlVsHM_tRY9_Ysodk0XGYt4AAWyWVYqda584acw9Xsz_rJ80So3yyVokXozqbBPoWM6AhNZOoTO6LUdTzM/s1912/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1912" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fQNZbaTGpIIT1AJ7sq9BNm1gyg-0DHjTFAtKxXB9bH3A09wDXW9oiXzN4UgGQahyphenhyphenWD-1gaPaG7IPsx0GIKXDx5uwoHoX9bfip84jL4rTJSlVsHM_tRY9_Ysodk0XGYt4AAWyWVYqda584acw9Xsz_rJ80So3yyVokXozqbBPoWM6AhNZOoTO6LUdTzM/w400-h168/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Planes whirl in all directions:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMlpUNm5jQ-ZTtxGNnvQbCJxJQL9HTZy7AaGB0-QZnNq37XZWzPuaPJKHDZEXke1SnCYPOK5UXQQexu9dasZlpUiasmbJmpO5AdXoxDc_j36prbBtyWB4AFbKlx3pCikcLa9brOhnxdNl1kBRdjV9ZSykCII1z-AfOE4yRVa_T6sa3ELM1xC6UhJ2Mu8/s1802/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1802" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMlpUNm5jQ-ZTtxGNnvQbCJxJQL9HTZy7AaGB0-QZnNq37XZWzPuaPJKHDZEXke1SnCYPOK5UXQQexu9dasZlpUiasmbJmpO5AdXoxDc_j36prbBtyWB4AFbKlx3pCikcLa9brOhnxdNl1kBRdjV9ZSykCII1z-AfOE4yRVa_T6sa3ELM1xC6UhJ2Mu8/w400-h213/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One Devastator is forced to ditch in the sea, luckily the crew survive:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5krRJ4AjrV3ucLgX_oUZtlLDf3LkvBG8oeXTQYhsFZ-9gczpBdmwW6QnlyLnjpA_-w-OKYU3RxT3ZtdeYKsgTiNOxKsWfR-Zpfik7nnUb1Vw9LYwDKGY85Wyl-QZRBZkq1XcLhYTbmoxdC9vI_GYjnM7owgXXwQdqeP9RkqwkTMdTlr-g6EwRAm1DGuA/s1423/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1423" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5krRJ4AjrV3ucLgX_oUZtlLDf3LkvBG8oeXTQYhsFZ-9gczpBdmwW6QnlyLnjpA_-w-OKYU3RxT3ZtdeYKsgTiNOxKsWfR-Zpfik7nnUb1Vw9LYwDKGY85Wyl-QZRBZkq1XcLhYTbmoxdC9vI_GYjnM7owgXXwQdqeP9RkqwkTMdTlr-g6EwRAm1DGuA/w400-h269/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The other two Devastators though manage to get their torpedoes away!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGawLMHrO8jlEHQzHlcutoER3ob-FxOXsGo-238tKk7iR48ngafy7eiaXpa3d40A4sD1Rkn4qC9EM4kPME18imdQpeI1AjKtfPwoBCVGEbPKD2ZTdRdw9Oehc5b55FE8unq087P_UxGXyCIKjXOOOU4Vjaqra9xDyAviD2MN-fbXlJDUrZc2QRJnfVas/s1762/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1762" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGawLMHrO8jlEHQzHlcutoER3ob-FxOXsGo-238tKk7iR48ngafy7eiaXpa3d40A4sD1Rkn4qC9EM4kPME18imdQpeI1AjKtfPwoBCVGEbPKD2ZTdRdw9Oehc5b55FE8unq087P_UxGXyCIKjXOOOU4Vjaqra9xDyAviD2MN-fbXlJDUrZc2QRJnfVas/w400-h217/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A Wildcat tails a Zero and shoots it down:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiln8iiLrkLA1OvM-oN6ijStS6bcCBXue8ufzfr5Z6zzxud_bbD0XR4t6iPkVPLK8hstkDRzD5o2GpVaX66dv5i_Du-woOHNuPZV-yNh01NsNJZ8K8s6VyfnyAK-u74A7p0WPlJoq3qFxOHPlm715hPFZ6IoY3HNBSezKOkifFUrI-zHPPUsougC3ARj50/s1912/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1912" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiln8iiLrkLA1OvM-oN6ijStS6bcCBXue8ufzfr5Z6zzxud_bbD0XR4t6iPkVPLK8hstkDRzD5o2GpVaX66dv5i_Du-woOHNuPZV-yNh01NsNJZ8K8s6VyfnyAK-u74A7p0WPlJoq3qFxOHPlm715hPFZ6IoY3HNBSezKOkifFUrI-zHPPUsougC3ARj50/w400-h163/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Wildcats and Zero's melee:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9C-P2QHYIe6J8yvRj2SPzgo2JCMQtfXdAsESqkplhGcBnOLc0TjQ3lOuKM3IYxRCF5tBUJI9aPTKix_Xl5Xrcu98j-bld8YtEMLpGWkp80BdAzdj6Er6vHwocg6oi_E0BK2lm7nxDnI3aAoFPwQ0m37o3ww6pnmEF6loGatA7Z7m_acrM5TeqJi1zb0/s1291/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1291" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9C-P2QHYIe6J8yvRj2SPzgo2JCMQtfXdAsESqkplhGcBnOLc0TjQ3lOuKM3IYxRCF5tBUJI9aPTKix_Xl5Xrcu98j-bld8YtEMLpGWkp80BdAzdj6Er6vHwocg6oi_E0BK2lm7nxDnI3aAoFPwQ0m37o3ww6pnmEF6loGatA7Z7m_acrM5TeqJi1zb0/w400-h296/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another Zero goes down:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlvRmRZ8Qf9romdnlw8DRoponMYF_CtlfqFb-KMTqlbNW9RBApJLDmzFHMqqdkNhWogDJYwb0CxAeEs5Fdbjp0AuY8spGxzcJcpSKQBvIaEnmmi2usD7BlcS0-oGEF4K__JEw6-jUp1oXO8IeE5BtAJl_dgpmnT91stzgsy1LQ0QPViwCaI8wFSVBn0I/s1099/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1099" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlvRmRZ8Qf9romdnlw8DRoponMYF_CtlfqFb-KMTqlbNW9RBApJLDmzFHMqqdkNhWogDJYwb0CxAeEs5Fdbjp0AuY8spGxzcJcpSKQBvIaEnmmi2usD7BlcS0-oGEF4K__JEw6-jUp1oXO8IeE5BtAJl_dgpmnT91stzgsy1LQ0QPViwCaI8wFSVBn0I/w400-h349/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Flak from the battleship downs another Devastator. The crew are not so lucky and don't survive:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhq6bDHTPhaebtyX9GRcP_wcalU0YiiwLuvjGYht8GZvioUeqD1OnQ1AqccVXUS2x65W-8cfEK4CgIO4X0BWQnv_PKsZ8UA3p1fz-Sp8CyJz7-KBLedVWn6y5UrrZwGc__PE_tLAZhCkzlev3_QUxZe7nXo6Zd0xV7LLjhjHN6mzxX-NHN5CN4ESFAXeQ/s1719/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1719" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhq6bDHTPhaebtyX9GRcP_wcalU0YiiwLuvjGYht8GZvioUeqD1OnQ1AqccVXUS2x65W-8cfEK4CgIO4X0BWQnv_PKsZ8UA3p1fz-Sp8CyJz7-KBLedVWn6y5UrrZwGc__PE_tLAZhCkzlev3_QUxZe7nXo6Zd0xV7LLjhjHN6mzxX-NHN5CN4ESFAXeQ/w400-h223/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One torpedo hits the Japanese battleship! Disaster occurs though as it turns out to be a dud:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWVA5lugmQTm95r4q1fbNg-7Vr7Z3YA0jRcvHYN3lAp8dGEFgOnGMLKCh5_D4UVJO8m46VrY-LM31IR1bl2CMo09COUc07IvTqE2uBZi3A6YFosCVNy_JBqJHRuIQVI4MyeRhCOeyBF_C_FcXB0gWh-Ukt6kAL1JtG4PbhhBFxbKBP3UISosZROrio34/s1040/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1040" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWVA5lugmQTm95r4q1fbNg-7Vr7Z3YA0jRcvHYN3lAp8dGEFgOnGMLKCh5_D4UVJO8m46VrY-LM31IR1bl2CMo09COUc07IvTqE2uBZi3A6YFosCVNy_JBqJHRuIQVI4MyeRhCOeyBF_C_FcXB0gWh-Ukt6kAL1JtG4PbhhBFxbKBP3UISosZROrio34/w400-h369/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another Zero is shot down:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNwo8HOFiAqmS0PvMwUnMsiBwYdPQOwRBn7ZgY2yF1rTq74mOdS_rJMuAUA60bhzizZ5ZrFBJbETTQyt3dGrUs5kXN_13I5UQf6hT_MYDnq7uQ-1ycSnJmtVR-WLniMKKdhJwuPDrnbZ2fzF3CpoksGXa_KKlydYiJNPUGWmmGy_F0hSjf9s-8ADWjLM/s958/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="838" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNwo8HOFiAqmS0PvMwUnMsiBwYdPQOwRBn7ZgY2yF1rTq74mOdS_rJMuAUA60bhzizZ5ZrFBJbETTQyt3dGrUs5kXN_13I5UQf6hT_MYDnq7uQ-1ycSnJmtVR-WLniMKKdhJwuPDrnbZ2fzF3CpoksGXa_KKlydYiJNPUGWmmGy_F0hSjf9s-8ADWjLM/w350-h400/14.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The fight begins to break up with planes on both sides heading for home:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsThIOp0-oQcQxgC46dZTQwWvQwYWd_51tw0yUnJ0_rajPrW_H5a3mR2Bgyms2bXbAphjRzq3GvtbOe769orA1FBG5fbqdsygrrObTvBhaFj6QuSIGNGRdELhm8Vxh5YqcyxWBMWg4-5wuF-rCT2ag3c8I2RICoGDyUWvXeNlNiR9y7NlNoWBIDRKUSw/s1687/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1687" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsThIOp0-oQcQxgC46dZTQwWvQwYWd_51tw0yUnJ0_rajPrW_H5a3mR2Bgyms2bXbAphjRzq3GvtbOe769orA1FBG5fbqdsygrrObTvBhaFj6QuSIGNGRdELhm8Vxh5YqcyxWBMWg4-5wuF-rCT2ag3c8I2RICoGDyUWvXeNlNiR9y7NlNoWBIDRKUSw/w400-h228/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Americans manage to catch one last Zero taking their score to 4 with 2 Devastators lost:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAJc8KrZYhZrWysMnfenma8_KOJi9lvpfgIiYzQ4IJJ3Uvrx7HhLRCx73SwYQbH1Sxb-_H8vfYwxorQWoq0YktIxf6321Wosx2opLxkcwcUecqtv7aXW5EtnVYXv2_C_oN-O07eRMhA6zuPrjkJSo4vwqzXrqS0FZeFOgmH7sED5HzG23gjzcxraIDQU/s1094/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1094" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAJc8KrZYhZrWysMnfenma8_KOJi9lvpfgIiYzQ4IJJ3Uvrx7HhLRCx73SwYQbH1Sxb-_H8vfYwxorQWoq0YktIxf6321Wosx2opLxkcwcUecqtv7aXW5EtnVYXv2_C_oN-O07eRMhA6zuPrjkJSo4vwqzXrqS0FZeFOgmH7sED5HzG23gjzcxraIDQU/w400-h350/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>We are gradually getting the hang of BtH and adding in the torpedo attack certainly made it more interesting, I was really pleased to launch the torpedoes and really disappointed when one hit and failed to explode!</div><div><br /></div><div>The rules are very comprehensive and not actually that complicated but there is a lot to remember and again I'm sure we missed a few things. The campaign system looks great fun but unfortunately I'm not sure we will have the time to play one, perhaps something for the future!</div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-63695431456823882862024-02-12T10:22:00.000-08:002024-02-12T10:24:35.083-08:00ADLG-R Neapolitan v Huguenot<p>An Italian Wars game featuring my Neapolitan army against Simon's Huguenot's. I was going to use the army for the club ADLG-R competition but didn't in the end enter so thought I'd see how it might have done.</p><p>I tried to pick an 'unusual' composition with a Strategist, two Brilliant commanders, a large number of mounted troops and a substantial force of terrain troops plus some fortifications. The idea had been to attack down one flank with one command flank marching. Unfortunately I'd forgotten this when we deployed!</p><p>The Huguenots have a substantial body of heavy foot with Reiters and Gendarmes in support. The Neapolitan terrain troops rush forward to claim the right flank while massed Gendarme's await action in the centre:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_MyG3F6PV6c3ScVkRnFB_q3ZUgGgF8KP1HqUV9TLrxNF3ZAFKG0nJ7MytWNg9C222dGHr8TwgqVnjDrn4Eu5_45aqCNkvIhQDF55xhmBJKWTNM08z5hRZ_f83p2AXs89mecb4Y6H47SW8PiB9vEEUFpafk5kstcy-5D9tYNoX3mVsgH0lTXFnfxU8iw/s1912/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1912" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_MyG3F6PV6c3ScVkRnFB_q3ZUgGgF8KP1HqUV9TLrxNF3ZAFKG0nJ7MytWNg9C222dGHr8TwgqVnjDrn4Eu5_45aqCNkvIhQDF55xhmBJKWTNM08z5hRZ_f83p2AXs89mecb4Y6H47SW8PiB9vEEUFpafk5kstcy-5D9tYNoX3mVsgH0lTXFnfxU8iw/w400-h139/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Huguenots push forward their own mounted:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTnU41tiDylBv0nrmH3GAs0dbZukOeM7rSDcZWW0nI-in9RLDDl_kgDt6_5PEBfR-Aj6t1PnJ_KIgZWKf3F-n2NbMml57lIQUmKy_Kh6TosWpYpQfDxnlR5MAbWlEIqWAvm2QlAj2_RMrT8OSyufEJenYM1daBEeNXFcq175Wczg5891z7Oexx76XJYk/s1658/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1658" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTnU41tiDylBv0nrmH3GAs0dbZukOeM7rSDcZWW0nI-in9RLDDl_kgDt6_5PEBfR-Aj6t1PnJ_KIgZWKf3F-n2NbMml57lIQUmKy_Kh6TosWpYpQfDxnlR5MAbWlEIqWAvm2QlAj2_RMrT8OSyufEJenYM1daBEeNXFcq175Wczg5891z7Oexx76XJYk/w400-h231/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Theoretically Neapolitan swordsmen and crossbowmen should make short work of the Huguenot crossbowmen even though they are uphill:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzP8CniMYWzuWfZ5xbcgcoD7XXvbwIU_dsBtLH4o5q7LuVgps106y_dPsFcZqfo2CeJpdcEBXdbejr4Zi1W_UkgMnvIjnbmWBybKaOumSxVucdl6iwJYSpdGYsNNLROnU71uO-KULaeLSgVclcMVB06JpRopJeJL1MW7sm_MncnxSQOCqKUawjfs9i1M8/s1610/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1610" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzP8CniMYWzuWfZ5xbcgcoD7XXvbwIU_dsBtLH4o5q7LuVgps106y_dPsFcZqfo2CeJpdcEBXdbejr4Zi1W_UkgMnvIjnbmWBybKaOumSxVucdl6iwJYSpdGYsNNLROnU71uO-KULaeLSgVclcMVB06JpRopJeJL1MW7sm_MncnxSQOCqKUawjfs9i1M8/w400-h238/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Gendarmes and Reiters clash! Being better in combat and having an overlap this should go well:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3YaS697ZZJcf-dyuYUDUZACTERQ5Koli5PAG7ceai3qoAXSg-6-AUy5Q5y046iTuiEI6cYsCTe70cXhHCm8ncDKuZ_Cx4yTvKcf1HaIbuAU59nf_CAuQIf4-b9ggYZEp4nxK8zUc3HyyjTe8no9dqMrcKsv6GGoC0oSocybB2vegtUR_Exebv_M_UL0/s1171/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1171" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3YaS697ZZJcf-dyuYUDUZACTERQ5Koli5PAG7ceai3qoAXSg-6-AUy5Q5y046iTuiEI6cYsCTe70cXhHCm8ncDKuZ_Cx4yTvKcf1HaIbuAU59nf_CAuQIf4-b9ggYZEp4nxK8zUc3HyyjTe8no9dqMrcKsv6GGoC0oSocybB2vegtUR_Exebv_M_UL0/w400-h328/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Swordsmen attack the crossbowmen on the hill while the Neapolitan crossbowmen outflank their opponents:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlCdOwOk0fIlktMN3oXbDf02eGplUVFMPbAP7mRJ_beaIQezdYNZZyTJzgPehsSvjc72-roX3H0mJOPijisbY9-d6SasQNYqiF6fhObEU3GqPs-3dNjSvUYJirHXABG2sWKGpx0MFUppE-465_6t7uqKbt84EeQrzyoWt40rsejSw92XGK6s8niwZFo4/s1912/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1912" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlCdOwOk0fIlktMN3oXbDf02eGplUVFMPbAP7mRJ_beaIQezdYNZZyTJzgPehsSvjc72-roX3H0mJOPijisbY9-d6SasQNYqiF6fhObEU3GqPs-3dNjSvUYJirHXABG2sWKGpx0MFUppE-465_6t7uqKbt84EeQrzyoWt40rsejSw92XGK6s8niwZFo4/w400-h200/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That didn't go too well, lost a mounted arquebusier base and took a hit on the Gendarmes:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JrfIxD2uQf_AGgb7wRKaaxW3FvetjB6D9lFh3ZCkiuScKonChq9_QXV-3OmiKHoncuemfiogu8sDfFuC2qVeYLtzQDleIJNDMYxdRo-7Lm5RJhfrB5oIj-virE1-jkOPcuQsH3LgWsmpdn1s4XEcmBMc0d8goDzxdIvw5bn0iHzKX_pUDRpvsaAv0xo/s1542/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1542" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JrfIxD2uQf_AGgb7wRKaaxW3FvetjB6D9lFh3ZCkiuScKonChq9_QXV-3OmiKHoncuemfiogu8sDfFuC2qVeYLtzQDleIJNDMYxdRo-7Lm5RJhfrB5oIj-virE1-jkOPcuQsH3LgWsmpdn1s4XEcmBMc0d8goDzxdIvw5bn0iHzKX_pUDRpvsaAv0xo/w400-h249/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Huguenot Gendarmes join in the massed mounted battle:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ5Ghh2LYn6IFxdcrQjeNu5M1WzNUK6UvIMkaYGcJaCqRFOn7Vn8TQJAXDSeyrshaIrISofnbdXxRgUPXCW4zwgOn8fWsiZtaZB5MDo9IhoZh79_X_2j8YDjKRIySwemPkR-_W49NbLW4yaZnhkdlO8q05ANrjpTDU02UPM0D2jaWuLIhzg64PFHXbic/s1912/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1912" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ5Ghh2LYn6IFxdcrQjeNu5M1WzNUK6UvIMkaYGcJaCqRFOn7Vn8TQJAXDSeyrshaIrISofnbdXxRgUPXCW4zwgOn8fWsiZtaZB5MDo9IhoZh79_X_2j8YDjKRIySwemPkR-_W49NbLW4yaZnhkdlO8q05ANrjpTDU02UPM0D2jaWuLIhzg64PFHXbic/w400-h186/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the hill the Neapolitan swordsmen have fled from the Huguenot crossbowmen:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwh0Ve-sVbI0snl_a-VXYAuKmWycDsyf1gmhq9jJy9d5EDDs-A-rWOtgkcsZZNLsRa4DXbo6cGfp_Mt4tsFTGdkAVLvAjhyYjOd7f3UQbelgPCWIEu5Xu1T_1DUw6MvlaMUXecJeMRoiMophCTN_-C60jKKOtNZdjU7jusBNfpPpy5Pe5Ds1gc1WIeXA/s1912/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1912" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwh0Ve-sVbI0snl_a-VXYAuKmWycDsyf1gmhq9jJy9d5EDDs-A-rWOtgkcsZZNLsRa4DXbo6cGfp_Mt4tsFTGdkAVLvAjhyYjOd7f3UQbelgPCWIEu5Xu1T_1DUw6MvlaMUXecJeMRoiMophCTN_-C60jKKOtNZdjU7jusBNfpPpy5Pe5Ds1gc1WIeXA/w400-h196/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The cavalry battle continues with infantry ominously moving up to help out the Huguenots mounted:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEY1XAF3FjWxFMRHHDP8Fy9TRYKCKy6LSgnb9NEa87qTUYIwm7BXzjpUDVgwWnpbRh9zlRiyUE_dWoLzPSfHJ3YognpxDihlPFqg4G7VMqnWCUaiwLOQ_sS9L4XjKqPljppN85loIfXctLlVob47_A-8E7iP4INfXuew5acL_ExucHJdVh0PQrslG8zRc/s1490/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1490" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEY1XAF3FjWxFMRHHDP8Fy9TRYKCKy6LSgnb9NEa87qTUYIwm7BXzjpUDVgwWnpbRh9zlRiyUE_dWoLzPSfHJ3YognpxDihlPFqg4G7VMqnWCUaiwLOQ_sS9L4XjKqPljppN85loIfXctLlVob47_A-8E7iP4INfXuew5acL_ExucHJdVh0PQrslG8zRc/w400-h258/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the centre massed Landsknechts approach the very thinly held Neapolitan centre: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDq3aCfjv0XGP_2Ffg2t7SK0wr42DOqjjzJs_7FsiYvrxYKM9pR7X39El-c0Y8Eo1n8mAKJ8BNcRKjZ6kMmLgfjVQ_sasEdpjIlAhIQP7lHznoWuVytX4gcmHWoFtbavi9GyUkYUCDehWv_mTKZSz0sXiOsqwpSm6pMQvGmPxhmFUFX61nshZB30DgOs/s1351/12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1351" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDq3aCfjv0XGP_2Ffg2t7SK0wr42DOqjjzJs_7FsiYvrxYKM9pR7X39El-c0Y8Eo1n8mAKJ8BNcRKjZ6kMmLgfjVQ_sasEdpjIlAhIQP7lHznoWuVytX4gcmHWoFtbavi9GyUkYUCDehWv_mTKZSz0sXiOsqwpSm6pMQvGmPxhmFUFX61nshZB30DgOs/w400-h284/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The cavalry battle on with both sides taking hits:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oz7bmugaysmUYp-av3P-IsILV_CqhAmTsNZn1Zstq884Yakyrkb_Nc7BPPGyVwPhCCaPlxIjDmAEP6jci1pz0IAgvwxcqPTX9dnyZaaJU6pRNhJT10sjGpcmOzbtEU49PEfd-F4FCt1ZL9UYr2KdpFnylSz5TT8sJDMYtBq28OcqYNwGZzdwH0vbfMk/s1503/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1503" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oz7bmugaysmUYp-av3P-IsILV_CqhAmTsNZn1Zstq884Yakyrkb_Nc7BPPGyVwPhCCaPlxIjDmAEP6jci1pz0IAgvwxcqPTX9dnyZaaJU6pRNhJT10sjGpcmOzbtEU49PEfd-F4FCt1ZL9UYr2KdpFnylSz5TT8sJDMYtBq28OcqYNwGZzdwH0vbfMk/w400-h255/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The battle reaches crisis point:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloNx-7-E7GR7h6sow9NJjCKUJBxZTsLbZKKNxVS54yOsG0OnfuYO1Zr2zP9o9WrwJ8mrA0R32WhYmISBkCCfRsGRT-c8zJ9x5tDvWGm0eYobUQ41qxqKZ5MzUMVUdvQbm1kMmvwyKCbxMMSUAr1c6PhA2qwmz6Aqcop0bfevNqfg3jnfERLNyFGcHw0s/s1757/14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1757" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloNx-7-E7GR7h6sow9NJjCKUJBxZTsLbZKKNxVS54yOsG0OnfuYO1Zr2zP9o9WrwJ8mrA0R32WhYmISBkCCfRsGRT-c8zJ9x5tDvWGm0eYobUQ41qxqKZ5MzUMVUdvQbm1kMmvwyKCbxMMSUAr1c6PhA2qwmz6Aqcop0bfevNqfg3jnfERLNyFGcHw0s/w400-h217/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Gendarmes clear away the opposition:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTHtyjx7hVhQN_zxK-1MvMFDKEWhKEkq3QqPxIVRv8ckvIj5jpjZqnE5dkZuZ3aYUxYHzfECyGw0v-2-oGJoCne_JNYsGtd-JhpouK-JmZrvBVnmFrj3KIg-yhVKxgPcvcafxmrzuJSR3k3YY7wISf6LwECQCOuWNP_kt3mfvxmFKCajpZkMpTu3BI4E/s1121/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1121" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTHtyjx7hVhQN_zxK-1MvMFDKEWhKEkq3QqPxIVRv8ckvIj5jpjZqnE5dkZuZ3aYUxYHzfECyGw0v-2-oGJoCne_JNYsGtd-JhpouK-JmZrvBVnmFrj3KIg-yhVKxgPcvcafxmrzuJSR3k3YY7wISf6LwECQCOuWNP_kt3mfvxmFKCajpZkMpTu3BI4E/w400-h341/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Landsknechts and Gendarmes clash: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmA11Xz79u115Bt8HSuyP3GzHrzYBOLChoR8WENpBZ17kwOkCmpZt3KwKhLE-vTOXCqZrXhkb7-Ah5L6-zM3Q_iWaJbveIyXQzAgxaWiet_eUUukQwkVjF5EAX5ybfswZkeWOS9u-8O_qXhVyruvOhdz_yY2jmcFq65p-iuYTrFOUGXgJdrLbtxP2QvU/s1513/16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1513" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmA11Xz79u115Bt8HSuyP3GzHrzYBOLChoR8WENpBZ17kwOkCmpZt3KwKhLE-vTOXCqZrXhkb7-Ah5L6-zM3Q_iWaJbveIyXQzAgxaWiet_eUUukQwkVjF5EAX5ybfswZkeWOS9u-8O_qXhVyruvOhdz_yY2jmcFq65p-iuYTrFOUGXgJdrLbtxP2QvU/w400-h254/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Arquebusiers hold the fortifications. In the distance the Huguenot camp is sacked giving a narrow victory to the Neapolitans:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWScog-AmINlPaAudu4W7hxudoTB2FWJ65YfRMc9xK73crl0SUIgL3B60x6e9UMWy0VyLGQ46mpDY-1j3DpRU0VenlMaKI8gawQXvFJvJL0Du92wzBM9NTojMp3RmqRE8mKQ74u7_qf52HwnAL2b39JRu2Koa72u85IKXDSLpfcRrP5z9J4iwDV_EvFrc/s1636/18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1636" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWScog-AmINlPaAudu4W7hxudoTB2FWJ65YfRMc9xK73crl0SUIgL3B60x6e9UMWy0VyLGQ46mpDY-1j3DpRU0VenlMaKI8gawQXvFJvJL0Du92wzBM9NTojMp3RmqRE8mKQ74u7_qf52HwnAL2b39JRu2Koa72u85IKXDSLpfcRrP5z9J4iwDV_EvFrc/w400-h234/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The army composition was certainly different and kept much of Simon's heavy foot out of the game. For a long time at the start it looked like the Neapolitans would be driven off easily but gradually they came back into the game and pulled off a narrow win in the end. I think it would have been fun to use in the competition and for the first game at least would give opponents a bit of a shock!<br /><div><br /></div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-25595158852203376542024-01-30T06:06:00.000-08:002024-01-30T06:06:09.770-08:00Nimitz Kreigsmarine v Royal Navy<p>Another Nimitz game against Andy with equal points of Germans and British battling it out over an open sea!</p><p>I chose the Tirpitz, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and six destroyers for a small but very powerful force which could quickly overwhelm any larger RN ships then mop up the rest!</p><p>The fleets approach. As expected the RN fleet is considerably larger but only has two battleships:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzblE_fezuGRfwRkT3U0-rRADrOIT4d6noU5QqgmnVxoQgU8gXKQ6aGVE9UkqRIlhNBCzWazaGgorwJtMTkj16exBn2e9cePYZTsTHpoo223cE-M5yU7B6HzYwX15sgrr6Nmod7SbdR-mXuDjO4QEnbqbkPZqonRcrl1SQDvwuuobshy4ki5lbnIrzwm0/s1080/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1080" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzblE_fezuGRfwRkT3U0-rRADrOIT4d6noU5QqgmnVxoQgU8gXKQ6aGVE9UkqRIlhNBCzWazaGgorwJtMTkj16exBn2e9cePYZTsTHpoo223cE-M5yU7B6HzYwX15sgrr6Nmod7SbdR-mXuDjO4QEnbqbkPZqonRcrl1SQDvwuuobshy4ki5lbnIrzwm0/w400-h340/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Action Stations! The Warspite and Nelson engage the Germans:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCDC6RclV-qkSkA9qkGLP_nFbzO4FfEnTwzRPz4EZtpfQ9YhsKDdgvI7iFqO_7hT5iRLt5SifptP1GG4Tn3PbimM630h6JFsP7ZL-Rz5BWDYUK7DjCVQBdZGqPqAAGXf-BXheSn5LpijrARULoAqTx4hD3TgGRsnYt1PC8qYOM5D8uwr1umlc8dk8B5g/s1080/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1080" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCDC6RclV-qkSkA9qkGLP_nFbzO4FfEnTwzRPz4EZtpfQ9YhsKDdgvI7iFqO_7hT5iRLt5SifptP1GG4Tn3PbimM630h6JFsP7ZL-Rz5BWDYUK7DjCVQBdZGqPqAAGXf-BXheSn5LpijrARULoAqTx4hD3TgGRsnYt1PC8qYOM5D8uwr1umlc8dk8B5g/w400-h328/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Warspite is quickly sunk:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnekkudIijUwBqEyaubkQi3ESdH_qrBFMqO4a4rP_kLZTbTfUsYroI3BrxBgH75tzYcDq-3WFAMS55AxwXkbpIrskqgkIhc9aeEtnIlhSFXfkFekKUKZTRAaedyLPdm8gcxyVV12KRJyfitrLjH8bT6Ibby2NJDk5dOah_A2Pq-mmIXl0dtfU0_jKu94/s1080/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1080" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnekkudIijUwBqEyaubkQi3ESdH_qrBFMqO4a4rP_kLZTbTfUsYroI3BrxBgH75tzYcDq-3WFAMS55AxwXkbpIrskqgkIhc9aeEtnIlhSFXfkFekKUKZTRAaedyLPdm8gcxyVV12KRJyfitrLjH8bT6Ibby2NJDk5dOah_A2Pq-mmIXl0dtfU0_jKu94/w400-h340/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The German destroyers fare less well against the more numerous British:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii10rnhBCDgDZb8_6G5nW6aQyTY-Rlbr99ICo3RJcDs2EsWFMFl3D5LAg1FMnQPyU25WGdflMsK46zCNmsMlTvlKa6XC6BD6sN6raj1tQoNo9zeKiAsux2Ck7UJuEYZ1RoPrcglnSOgqdfeZ5OAJS1pLoLEUNPUeJ1iAdgd5NaLoEw5XjFA3j479Lq_5A/s1478/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii10rnhBCDgDZb8_6G5nW6aQyTY-Rlbr99ICo3RJcDs2EsWFMFl3D5LAg1FMnQPyU25WGdflMsK46zCNmsMlTvlKa6XC6BD6sN6raj1tQoNo9zeKiAsux2Ck7UJuEYZ1RoPrcglnSOgqdfeZ5OAJS1pLoLEUNPUeJ1iAdgd5NaLoEw5XjFA3j479Lq_5A/w293-h400/4.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Nelson follows the Warspite to the bottom of the sea:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3gNZMIV5AZodJrrsIj2dhTl0cwvfh3QI9oEw9IKFBO-E4nIvD3d9Ptst29fiIxgTS-hAjnhNuGHNDz_CZMdIDj8x-ALYZxnE1WZudt_9NSXr9S8QueofP_DvV16L-d9I11YSZSjPlPgfPPliu8uKkuX-HWvUatHtqWk6-ZHXBlhE_w_mgtz_C2y0qzU/s1080/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3gNZMIV5AZodJrrsIj2dhTl0cwvfh3QI9oEw9IKFBO-E4nIvD3d9Ptst29fiIxgTS-hAjnhNuGHNDz_CZMdIDj8x-ALYZxnE1WZudt_9NSXr9S8QueofP_DvV16L-d9I11YSZSjPlPgfPPliu8uKkuX-HWvUatHtqWk6-ZHXBlhE_w_mgtz_C2y0qzU/w400-h240/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The British now have no answer to the German's big ships, with minimal damage inflicted on them and most of the British having fired their torpedoes the British retire what is left of their fleet:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTGpjay__vpE0TPRMSgWziVQWSYs6qIH1yan53lAfCi2LXYDa_mM-68htx6NKu8py2oTE4gwSosd9HUNduioUsCtZ1ovdQhvPuZ-fwdAtQszM6NfIOWf_nGAuUysHcWUKHGELMzK5HwRrAzdFL7TW4jc3Jr5DKMQ_bWSOFQ4yTKGQYfBI-LgBf44e4QM/s1080/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1080" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTGpjay__vpE0TPRMSgWziVQWSYs6qIH1yan53lAfCi2LXYDa_mM-68htx6NKu8py2oTE4gwSosd9HUNduioUsCtZ1ovdQhvPuZ-fwdAtQszM6NfIOWf_nGAuUysHcWUKHGELMzK5HwRrAzdFL7TW4jc3Jr5DKMQ_bWSOFQ4yTKGQYfBI-LgBf44e4QM/w400-h253/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We actually played two more Nimitz games last year that I didn't write up, the first being the Norway campaign which ended in a decisive British victory without having an actual surface engagement played out and the second a points based game with the RN against Italians which the British lost comprehensively! <br /><p>An interesting set of rules and a fun game but I suspect it is quite hard to achieve reasonably balanced forces especially if you use some of the tougher ships. </p>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-43530416282678054272024-01-28T12:30:00.000-08:002024-01-28T12:30:54.813-08:00Bag the Hun IJN v USN<p>First game of 2024 was a return to Bag the Hun in the Pacific. Initially I took the Japanese Zero's and Dave had USN Wildcats, after a while Jerry joined us and took over the Wildcats, Dave had the Zero's and I had the Betty bombers.</p><p>The pilots prepare to engage:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiViqVt-4-gy_OCv5aqbzfQEgaz30sgKewoHzCxEBiZHxtV9uMApxq3nVwDnrGbyyyPDc4sXaK19Q9ZPZd6zfHIdK2IGA01t3meYyeTuFKGQmcz2MYjxaKnZinIDKeBAR6mUP8_j3_iktydpCzY7D8ouX6o0nJB2S8RrJLAjEApu82NI6wgUdNIf8uM5Xo/s1769/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1769" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiViqVt-4-gy_OCv5aqbzfQEgaz30sgKewoHzCxEBiZHxtV9uMApxq3nVwDnrGbyyyPDc4sXaK19Q9ZPZd6zfHIdK2IGA01t3meYyeTuFKGQmcz2MYjxaKnZinIDKeBAR6mUP8_j3_iktydpCzY7D8ouX6o0nJB2S8RrJLAjEApu82NI6wgUdNIf8uM5Xo/w400-h216/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Zero's close in against the first two Wildcats:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PnChBDswYWQ6v7KLjQhvgKaPPrtufD_gJmti4azlXhi99K3JwtwKOF3-E0VvAGN1HWVe_l2eUAkd0CZQV9KM78cZzzmIfFi42ws3gjOp3SQaJEtG8crUloyTsdy_Jh3W8QwDDKE1RMkOCy8nXCQwd6uvHhTG-dTrW7uj7uFu5KRdL7mC_ESTxhIx_vs/s1642/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1642" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PnChBDswYWQ6v7KLjQhvgKaPPrtufD_gJmti4azlXhi99K3JwtwKOF3-E0VvAGN1HWVe_l2eUAkd0CZQV9KM78cZzzmIfFi42ws3gjOp3SQaJEtG8crUloyTsdy_Jh3W8QwDDKE1RMkOCy8nXCQwd6uvHhTG-dTrW7uj7uFu5KRdL7mC_ESTxhIx_vs/w400-h234/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was no real damage though:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7Ujj7YZETAG2FcMsL6TsNcuPpnx6C8wyjhNBNJPk4KOUPbS2fTVmbS95mhZclLotcVetHweNAYKTNAstgL9K0kxyUU9bcZozxr2ZkHFuioM09cNmxXnYxRL8lnd7myaKCVJeXQMgQGKF_hOPGYFEOZQ2TboBLrJBSWGnDh-7OalYIVRC7TC5CWfhmt8/s1867/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1867" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7Ujj7YZETAG2FcMsL6TsNcuPpnx6C8wyjhNBNJPk4KOUPbS2fTVmbS95mhZclLotcVetHweNAYKTNAstgL9K0kxyUU9bcZozxr2ZkHFuioM09cNmxXnYxRL8lnd7myaKCVJeXQMgQGKF_hOPGYFEOZQ2TboBLrJBSWGnDh-7OalYIVRC7TC5CWfhmt8/w400-h205/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Again the Zero's close in:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xIdTRdFZBv3aGJY_MwGUf68y9fgKoWaB4clfZ3PjgorAau-csBJNvOHtXF1G6m9ZLDruFnHprKiSk9mXgRjH-PWf8yHEDwWyHzuSX2mS6xuZmNCsJeXq5KorouapQOlNUwl_-Lvgm6vf04u7GhoFHQU56DVsNXg9rGJLUBvjACTEDieJojxr8psHgSs/s958/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="766" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xIdTRdFZBv3aGJY_MwGUf68y9fgKoWaB4clfZ3PjgorAau-csBJNvOHtXF1G6m9ZLDruFnHprKiSk9mXgRjH-PWf8yHEDwWyHzuSX2mS6xuZmNCsJeXq5KorouapQOlNUwl_-Lvgm6vf04u7GhoFHQU56DVsNXg9rGJLUBvjACTEDieJojxr8psHgSs/w320-h400/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The bombers are coming! Betty's join the fray:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6DvfWn3x1Vv1A_rKhAurOB3mh75evi-jPJsN8MpfQc5XXBaZNL1fh42sPsLSD8NuxMDtos7EjJtac16977UJDEz0-TkE8flHXdtOenNboy8IRHqPiFvJ5rcdtM2rAOtqi2I7JjTibNFNyBByv4GfNfExjmvzE9_dDRR62p2pE9aDTgCnJwtD-ijkfWw/s1869/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1869" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6DvfWn3x1Vv1A_rKhAurOB3mh75evi-jPJsN8MpfQc5XXBaZNL1fh42sPsLSD8NuxMDtos7EjJtac16977UJDEz0-TkE8flHXdtOenNboy8IRHqPiFvJ5rcdtM2rAOtqi2I7JjTibNFNyBByv4GfNfExjmvzE9_dDRR62p2pE9aDTgCnJwtD-ijkfWw/w400-h205/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Wildcats come up behind the Betty's. Where are the Zero's?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsv_UKXCexwR2XU4w27PuhAvJX2_vy1DH-aqEZzlI7a7aux95TmZX0plahkpigdI14AAuOAJ-D83Um-Qt1-ZJeqB07cmZ1NpIwQntknVR7PVsMtWey26tz-_QngYrd260iMVnN5ftPOupKo1c9Rgj8ccKfTB-DWWjbaKmuUiNmVH9ZdEECx9DJpFcYN1A/s1117/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1117" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsv_UKXCexwR2XU4w27PuhAvJX2_vy1DH-aqEZzlI7a7aux95TmZX0plahkpigdI14AAuOAJ-D83Um-Qt1-ZJeqB07cmZ1NpIwQntknVR7PVsMtWey26tz-_QngYrd260iMVnN5ftPOupKo1c9Rgj8ccKfTB-DWWjbaKmuUiNmVH9ZdEECx9DJpFcYN1A/w400-h343/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Wildcat's on their tails, Zero's approaching too late, the bombers have to fend for themselves:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vYYLg5vEhjkjM_Pxvyd5kkrPEYzJvxGxE1nsFgB8f4LPpX4tjGi6DiL7_B70tDIsCY30yk9dbnKaMR5svfP8RBkU-FHRVQa-gzRdrZ_YdvIXdHECNkqc6PKx1thX2Do6JLc3yk87T0f4kKtEI8DhKIVZyaRtNRD5jKLtK2V7T0AT5bH2v8FU4aKY7M8/s1024/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1024" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vYYLg5vEhjkjM_Pxvyd5kkrPEYzJvxGxE1nsFgB8f4LPpX4tjGi6DiL7_B70tDIsCY30yk9dbnKaMR5svfP8RBkU-FHRVQa-gzRdrZ_YdvIXdHECNkqc6PKx1thX2Do6JLc3yk87T0f4kKtEI8DhKIVZyaRtNRD5jKLtK2V7T0AT5bH2v8FU4aKY7M8/w400-h374/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>First victory to the Zero's! A Wildcat goes down after catastrophic damage:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKlt0XbjzQH3__8DfGqR8Y3WSkWP1SAJwl_nM5TsXt9jTiWISzXVRaxxa-UIlWMhxs62L8aFO7HgqBjZY3ZUup-OxqcQNbMgMmmIsTk2KA95jLcKaLuXxpZEsPYoH31NM1U3qbu2PWcgQfQwQTALBz6ucvl6BL_4xx3HKHnZnU-Fz8etZ6om7plsr4x4/s1023/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1023" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKlt0XbjzQH3__8DfGqR8Y3WSkWP1SAJwl_nM5TsXt9jTiWISzXVRaxxa-UIlWMhxs62L8aFO7HgqBjZY3ZUup-OxqcQNbMgMmmIsTk2KA95jLcKaLuXxpZEsPYoH31NM1U3qbu2PWcgQfQwQTALBz6ucvl6BL_4xx3HKHnZnU-Fz8etZ6om7plsr4x4/w400-h375/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The bombers fight off Wildcat's:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XE1A4Wft0uesQugri0lKQPTLca83ntzkUPSEZ1qAXdH9kMsmx-k-LzN7i93Uv2VP1vpGJ_MSOh_fyeQDnHtUo1k83Q-_zjeJu0vwn8R8TK5qCx05-fych_6WiAUUxhiTgbKeYsy6L6_KHWoENlnJrbb9PxOh3BIi_4Zo8WvxTXoJQqeQlm3-GTJ4mvA/s1159/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1159" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XE1A4Wft0uesQugri0lKQPTLca83ntzkUPSEZ1qAXdH9kMsmx-k-LzN7i93Uv2VP1vpGJ_MSOh_fyeQDnHtUo1k83Q-_zjeJu0vwn8R8TK5qCx05-fych_6WiAUUxhiTgbKeYsy6L6_KHWoENlnJrbb9PxOh3BIi_4Zo8WvxTXoJQqeQlm3-GTJ4mvA/w400-h331/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The game ended with two Wildcat's shot down, one badly damaged and one escaping off table for no losses to the Japanese and the Betty's completing their mission.</div><div><br /></div><div>As ever with BtH much time was spent flaying around and failing to get shots in by both sides. The bombers are actually quite tough defensively and drove off the Wildcat's a couple of times.</div><div><br /></div><div>I almost think to really make progress with the game we would need to go to 'flight school' and learn how to get where you want to be from where you are using the many varied manoeuvres available to pilots! </div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-14772323854400112092024-01-18T02:37:00.000-08:002024-01-18T02:37:53.673-08:00Sharp Practice AWI American v British<p>My last game of 2023, an AWI Sharp Practice against Jerry and Dave playing a scenario from the 2023 Lard special "Raiding the Wilderness". Jerry took the British with Indian allies, I had the American Militia and Dave commanded the Continentals and State Line.</p><p>The British and their allies were attempting to raid a Rebel farmstead, seize supplies and ideally burn it down to show the Rebels the price of disloyalty!</p><p>All is quiet at the farm:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1Eme_EvTjCuuG6tlfm8BmhpEO5bDCMPhICwkt9_kctSiNQ-WHEaNuxYQt38sPOUmqVHug9GUiglSg4h8tFtPvQWOwlB7xb673LL6iRgFjKutJ360S8adnLHXymJQX4nAikPmf64a9cXb_WGYprZb-G034fM4e_-ur0Dhpd7Yzmbrvo2kQjAkteHRjCE/s827/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="827" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1Eme_EvTjCuuG6tlfm8BmhpEO5bDCMPhICwkt9_kctSiNQ-WHEaNuxYQt38sPOUmqVHug9GUiglSg4h8tFtPvQWOwlB7xb673LL6iRgFjKutJ360S8adnLHXymJQX4nAikPmf64a9cXb_WGYprZb-G034fM4e_-ur0Dhpd7Yzmbrvo2kQjAkteHRjCE/w400-h300/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Beasts lurk in the woods while one lucky Native tries to drag three women off from an isolated hut:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjDB7sLQzEFIRSEzNcZCaEZBeQLeA94oT_crrRO6GmXfOxF1gMO7qI137kMGYeSylMiBVK2zecYPB2Ns8A6uRDZEMTCUYFACHeWguPqCtNWFmD9dDIhA2MPxcKp7XpgohS8riHbGGIq_Xh67rhrJySdSb9vIubjInbJop07zcYL8CTFVI3-aFKc1edKU/s827/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="827" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjDB7sLQzEFIRSEzNcZCaEZBeQLeA94oT_crrRO6GmXfOxF1gMO7qI137kMGYeSylMiBVK2zecYPB2Ns8A6uRDZEMTCUYFACHeWguPqCtNWFmD9dDIhA2MPxcKp7XpgohS8riHbGGIq_Xh67rhrJySdSb9vIubjInbJop07zcYL8CTFVI3-aFKc1edKU/w400-h300/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The British are coming! Some militia skirmishers prepare to contest the farm:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-Emdduo7dwRog3XXDVGO7H1u4Z6OTLoMNr7E0p-JslyBS4hFaLkpEkOs66dP7W2k6REX6zz4AjNikxoytIWzmgzJmE5rA4dgU06CxrQqX8mQ-jnCYq2c0lFFSeaRkeE5vfNGEn7jQeb3vKpgA9a-E6QiFtZzlsHyehD0yWUFxv1Je_5KmC1uoC5k2f0/s1005/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1005" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-Emdduo7dwRog3XXDVGO7H1u4Z6OTLoMNr7E0p-JslyBS4hFaLkpEkOs66dP7W2k6REX6zz4AjNikxoytIWzmgzJmE5rA4dgU06CxrQqX8mQ-jnCYq2c0lFFSeaRkeE5vfNGEn7jQeb3vKpgA9a-E6QiFtZzlsHyehD0yWUFxv1Je_5KmC1uoC5k2f0/w400-h246/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A messenger sent back to the local Rebel commander has run in record time and returns with some State Line and Riflemen:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CpJYAQRHq2bh-bGzNamP4waZRI9_tTMw3uT5_RDWePXfCHGRem062HgqFQmVBOhjkqSvRdYJNpOc3XIFhHymoYgfaL0brcD5Opk_4cvk-qFUmz5kg7KfJIogWV30OaX86CARB59imFUINeetS3TUipMprBj88zIJchATgkVqq92pZOc9DMfb_7IZbLU/s804/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="804" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CpJYAQRHq2bh-bGzNamP4waZRI9_tTMw3uT5_RDWePXfCHGRem062HgqFQmVBOhjkqSvRdYJNpOc3XIFhHymoYgfaL0brcD5Opk_4cvk-qFUmz5kg7KfJIogWV30OaX86CARB59imFUINeetS3TUipMprBj88zIJchATgkVqq92pZOc9DMfb_7IZbLU/w400-h309/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Riflemen lead the way:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnw5f5HJmPkDwjDZipcVA3FGgrtC8cOOJM-OtCDX1vDkWNjRT_fYJI86NsWT_Xfl-_UvL5zPz8DntZ8LkF7UldBpsuL4Or3lQt1JUxyit2F6iKorU7XfbH8umOXK5oJhnKvQ-Mj1JCtkh612RmQdM3xKW0OEHX47WPB0AA_S2hYhuv7HNhW9USHIaCX30/s878/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="878" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnw5f5HJmPkDwjDZipcVA3FGgrtC8cOOJM-OtCDX1vDkWNjRT_fYJI86NsWT_Xfl-_UvL5zPz8DntZ8LkF7UldBpsuL4Or3lQt1JUxyit2F6iKorU7XfbH8umOXK5oJhnKvQ-Mj1JCtkh612RmQdM3xKW0OEHX47WPB0AA_S2hYhuv7HNhW9USHIaCX30/w400-h283/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>More Militia gather at the farm while the British send some Loyalist skirmishers into the woods. No sign of the Natives yet!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRUEcI2NGXSLmo3Q5f33PJfVuroVtDzqn7AFoD8e0D7CyT1F5t6O4m2HwRzcJyq5B4Z7UDBAGv5GKHfwISHJyNQhmihj1zEpSTmRZg8TIRq9BWwwUe3Hsk7YRHMz5127x3HrHWrntnvzOdphyphenhyphenFE2QE_-lpAZDnhgTcrbdIujJSIPhKQIT6xbTItMQXx0/s827/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="827" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRUEcI2NGXSLmo3Q5f33PJfVuroVtDzqn7AFoD8e0D7CyT1F5t6O4m2HwRzcJyq5B4Z7UDBAGv5GKHfwISHJyNQhmihj1zEpSTmRZg8TIRq9BWwwUe3Hsk7YRHMz5127x3HrHWrntnvzOdphyphenhyphenFE2QE_-lpAZDnhgTcrbdIujJSIPhKQIT6xbTItMQXx0/w400-h300/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Natives appear! Fire from the Militia is effective though reducing their numbers:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxI0ql533XKW7vdTShQV55IAp7KlmYnoEDKvPzJpYsRzgaq2JV5DiKbnnDQ6ud-iXWitfuKZEI0pEogkUeG5LbP3lXvSLQdlYJgK-38bNrRDjwv4WvfFMGheNlL-klwsZu0Ul7uMAGjLIDfYoHVYV8Fs-pMBWoOEk9yRsvDYEODzMIplo-BKxefKCcvY/s827/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="827" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxI0ql533XKW7vdTShQV55IAp7KlmYnoEDKvPzJpYsRzgaq2JV5DiKbnnDQ6ud-iXWitfuKZEI0pEogkUeG5LbP3lXvSLQdlYJgK-38bNrRDjwv4WvfFMGheNlL-klwsZu0Ul7uMAGjLIDfYoHVYV8Fs-pMBWoOEk9yRsvDYEODzMIplo-BKxefKCcvY/w400-h300/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Fighting rages around the farm:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwr2fJd72Ih508P0YNu5LzTWmdCvX3jiEVcexe5TyNrxCzIBbEhvm1NZ9LvQ5ehEm2TOug8rqFYFte8Omb05Eezeq6RClZKqLoNl9CGwNmV0qnDBlCk69yr49TkWau0UNbkEUwE1KRFiPbHG1b7jQquCXPILdO3glC5BNpo4h5aYXsscPS7qAg5b4I8zk/s827/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="827" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwr2fJd72Ih508P0YNu5LzTWmdCvX3jiEVcexe5TyNrxCzIBbEhvm1NZ9LvQ5ehEm2TOug8rqFYFte8Omb05Eezeq6RClZKqLoNl9CGwNmV0qnDBlCk69yr49TkWau0UNbkEUwE1KRFiPbHG1b7jQquCXPILdO3glC5BNpo4h5aYXsscPS7qAg5b4I8zk/w400-h300/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Natives mass on the flanks, the Militia are determined to defend their homes though:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUas64DhU1QlNcfniFiue_tRK1Zac2-YipWdE5i9SZtffKSj_vi_5_yq173tvYGjb7D1hMC3cTw-_G075sofiU-_hCWEC6BZVOiyiyLAtGhOMQ-HDl-hTGAxc0CF7QApGmDBvXPN1Yz0Lu6ijp32ZXGnKMswUZudSZUMpKrtpfPrT28-y4QeVxslozRU/s827/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="827" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUas64DhU1QlNcfniFiue_tRK1Zac2-YipWdE5i9SZtffKSj_vi_5_yq173tvYGjb7D1hMC3cTw-_G075sofiU-_hCWEC6BZVOiyiyLAtGhOMQ-HDl-hTGAxc0CF7QApGmDBvXPN1Yz0Lu6ijp32ZXGnKMswUZudSZUMpKrtpfPrT28-y4QeVxslozRU/w400-h300/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>State Line move up to threaten the flank of the British line:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0OGkJBFCUcS8Cts9Y7zQmjynqbwAh4fQRjhAT1rJ7AV0ENPSwpwN0YlGSI-p3ELF8W6IGmTGkCMklGy0BJTmLLiMhBa6RUNCMJgwyVyNKgERsNjRzNNJtH18XjaCL3qVJ0wVIEpMy3JdqRMi3roV1dc9dtx-ZtspbbQOOjwvJgyyK-yRCl1gQL-cF0s/s1074/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1074" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0OGkJBFCUcS8Cts9Y7zQmjynqbwAh4fQRjhAT1rJ7AV0ENPSwpwN0YlGSI-p3ELF8W6IGmTGkCMklGy0BJTmLLiMhBa6RUNCMJgwyVyNKgERsNjRzNNJtH18XjaCL3qVJ0wVIEpMy3JdqRMi3roV1dc9dtx-ZtspbbQOOjwvJgyyK-yRCl1gQL-cF0s/w400-h231/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Natives have not managed to co-ordinate their attacks and the farm holds out:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZsQChp9wQsAoSSmRvL3sy2G7mRXQyYHasF-UMk3cG38CKRd1tLdBd4-n4YIp72Wd9gNfsu-on2SfxEp3HZkE5xDJcpt3xLiMhnHIHkTL1WFJx0w1Ao33eCBt84DA5dRRbQXCXQWuMVoqYgTpJ9IDdeciIOMFbhWWRxNqAjxOmRF5HvRvUJPq5MKIOAw/s827/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="827" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZsQChp9wQsAoSSmRvL3sy2G7mRXQyYHasF-UMk3cG38CKRd1tLdBd4-n4YIp72Wd9gNfsu-on2SfxEp3HZkE5xDJcpt3xLiMhnHIHkTL1WFJx0w1Ao33eCBt84DA5dRRbQXCXQWuMVoqYgTpJ9IDdeciIOMFbhWWRxNqAjxOmRF5HvRvUJPq5MKIOAw/w400-h300/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One group of Natives charge home against the Militia! 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Continentals charge the Natives in the rear!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86uYXAo6NI9DQPwKkoGOE0PsWTmlYVZYkQiNIc6vWvdtuJpYWR_BYZ8Dci5qRyw2lqFPG7mWgEkRyjYo0Fiftqh7POOyRst1GBXLM3cOkJVN77btvuSs-bf7SsZ9soxBf8SN4Ynu-8ISEjrV9cXjpZNI5UcnHtMwllxj2IvS8cDa1PPVD4GytVSdoX4U/s915/14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="915" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86uYXAo6NI9DQPwKkoGOE0PsWTmlYVZYkQiNIc6vWvdtuJpYWR_BYZ8Dci5qRyw2lqFPG7mWgEkRyjYo0Fiftqh7POOyRst1GBXLM3cOkJVN77btvuSs-bf7SsZ9soxBf8SN4Ynu-8ISEjrV9cXjpZNI5UcnHtMwllxj2IvS8cDa1PPVD4GytVSdoX4U/w400-h271/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the farm solidly in the Militia's control, the British line heavily outnumbered and their Native allies fleeing the British withdraw and victory goes to the Rebels:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16t0LHiPnOfzX9yJWzOUokh53G92fJC75k1Rj87Atx7KAxrWvSU_To931GkNUvI4nUd9aA0v3f5xKcm4hUaQDshvLITUO3LBMycy3tZlemjj3XoW6gVLFj71Qmsyylz-Ck5KKI_aOq-S2fWF_gkiuaZJ6fpYf4cqHMtSqe5zqAE3ohLSKpwwmidChGlo/s827/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="827" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16t0LHiPnOfzX9yJWzOUokh53G92fJC75k1Rj87Atx7KAxrWvSU_To931GkNUvI4nUd9aA0v3f5xKcm4hUaQDshvLITUO3LBMycy3tZlemjj3XoW6gVLFj71Qmsyylz-Ck5KKI_aOq-S2fWF_gkiuaZJ6fpYf4cqHMtSqe5zqAE3ohLSKpwwmidChGlo/w400-h300/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another excellent game of SP with a bit more movement than usual. The variety of units was interesting and the scenario seemed better thought out than many. <div><br /></div><div>Jerry couldn't really co-ordinate his Natives into a single attack leaving them to be picked on one by one and the early appearance of Dave's State Line and Continentals didn't help either. The Militia also resolutely defended the farm to the death!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-67088423195717132632024-01-15T02:42:00.000-08:002024-01-15T02:42:10.055-08:00Sharp Practice Napoleonic French v Spanish<p>An outing for my 28mm French against Gary and Jerry using Spanish. The objective was to rescue a spy held in the courtyard of the building on the left:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9LiPeqnWasGR07eNadaIZNQncdjMU98I8No4N8EN5VSdlPh5qBlJo0sTZ4q6icTyJzaXageT23aB9aWguRwKxHy-N39iS1UF2BmJJHo2NL5FnuaZ_mdB5ss-iysQ41K1190Tg3leJMpDhDYNOqP_WjP1i7TLfFJwzLHsS0WjKLNXugSK-UZ3hftH1OM/s1067/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1067" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9LiPeqnWasGR07eNadaIZNQncdjMU98I8No4N8EN5VSdlPh5qBlJo0sTZ4q6icTyJzaXageT23aB9aWguRwKxHy-N39iS1UF2BmJJHo2NL5FnuaZ_mdB5ss-iysQ41K1190Tg3leJMpDhDYNOqP_WjP1i7TLfFJwzLHsS0WjKLNXugSK-UZ3hftH1OM/w400-h233/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Spanish Line appear on the road into town:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcaHmp2PfBVXIF0ZBAGLstowLeucpq4YrSKAmLO-6GdoWNhlbJmIdR792SXkvf4yZIxJQyZEXR_OeWHN0LSpwSXFzRN0h3_z6cOCTdhmCtXcx8IdC2gLAYvFBSXYnhCQ7po7fpogu-qgxs60zzq5iTmrqGXpOmR4x1DgB-XnepXoBClaRwLKlPpQCzpE/s790/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="790" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcaHmp2PfBVXIF0ZBAGLstowLeucpq4YrSKAmLO-6GdoWNhlbJmIdR792SXkvf4yZIxJQyZEXR_OeWHN0LSpwSXFzRN0h3_z6cOCTdhmCtXcx8IdC2gLAYvFBSXYnhCQ7po7fpogu-qgxs60zzq5iTmrqGXpOmR4x1DgB-XnepXoBClaRwLKlPpQCzpE/w400-h314/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>French Voltigeurs deploy and quickly rescue the unguarded (for some reason!) spy:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6mAbZW0fozXGJ32Kk7F44DCy4HxYnaBFVftKv79p0l-pIDI4yORr8WnBsavukwE7kXTa0zGyaifwx0ooENl7Uwq6QxKw53GxDxFVhePVv6Bw0UHaThTY6KN4u7ObzHmd1QlzUPridcHl8sDuVuYma4ghhE2IsrGdouOfz59hOAnwtu_ge2l4oD7kFBQ/s1066/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1066" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6mAbZW0fozXGJ32Kk7F44DCy4HxYnaBFVftKv79p0l-pIDI4yORr8WnBsavukwE7kXTa0zGyaifwx0ooENl7Uwq6QxKw53GxDxFVhePVv6Bw0UHaThTY6KN4u7ObzHmd1QlzUPridcHl8sDuVuYma4ghhE2IsrGdouOfz59hOAnwtu_ge2l4oD7kFBQ/w400-h233/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Hoping to distract the Spanish Line infantry French Dragoons deploy on their flank, if they can charge in before the Spanish turn around it could be messy:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHDfREfO9llqtROVV0Gd1jHkzro_nlXJYykRl_AuG7Qiyy2n30P_Qe5mC4LE1K-TrQDGe0NVdVB5kdjTkCPr4Zj5bJGP4gK2q3sV1bGtCqdk6bX3mfifDahZYpBm48Px6DbBAjtv6ecycg0nbAX438Jfm2ETHCHazv3WMS6Pg8K31_aix6zmTPPln8bo/s1052/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1052" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHDfREfO9llqtROVV0Gd1jHkzro_nlXJYykRl_AuG7Qiyy2n30P_Qe5mC4LE1K-TrQDGe0NVdVB5kdjTkCPr4Zj5bJGP4gK2q3sV1bGtCqdk6bX3mfifDahZYpBm48Px6DbBAjtv6ecycg0nbAX438Jfm2ETHCHazv3WMS6Pg8K31_aix6zmTPPln8bo/w400-h236/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Adding to the Spanish problems the Voltigeurs manage to shoot one of the Spanish:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_FhIHWyeGdc4_9AnhD5tnTN_ho5Ph5aarZPzoQuqq3NVsdfeWxjW1EOtqDcIEkxtkVcZ27kbQH78a2JRiKsv4MRbcMQ1B2v5-dGGCtXwMglnT_oIGbM_UaM38XprPYPM5VClewcOIlUIUqIfoJRU-pavIPQaD_7-ersuk4-PPXJMIkMTlAsD51UsYyc/s1143/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1143" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_FhIHWyeGdc4_9AnhD5tnTN_ho5Ph5aarZPzoQuqq3NVsdfeWxjW1EOtqDcIEkxtkVcZ27kbQH78a2JRiKsv4MRbcMQ1B2v5-dGGCtXwMglnT_oIGbM_UaM38XprPYPM5VClewcOIlUIUqIfoJRU-pavIPQaD_7-ersuk4-PPXJMIkMTlAsD51UsYyc/w400-h217/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The plan is executed! Dragoons at the gallop crash into the Spanish flank:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48xrkmBvBF4EhTNGhWrVhWlz7DgIxOJmmkmmZ1szYxNpm_u-MqRivnHo7Aq57uVgukYXHUOVrhAOI_DdkaSejTNsceg-XWavJY7XAGTuYBGLeVf3NUebZxt-JmX34PBiI_ILLBWp9t_2RqkUOQDl2YJVg8Fqp5VAPTDh5jE4ECNtEMO6HxLms98itAPU/s827/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="827" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48xrkmBvBF4EhTNGhWrVhWlz7DgIxOJmmkmmZ1szYxNpm_u-MqRivnHo7Aq57uVgukYXHUOVrhAOI_DdkaSejTNsceg-XWavJY7XAGTuYBGLeVf3NUebZxt-JmX34PBiI_ILLBWp9t_2RqkUOQDl2YJVg8Fqp5VAPTDh5jE4ECNtEMO6HxLms98itAPU/w400-h300/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Considering they have every advantage possible the Dragoons don't do well killing only two men and forcing the Spanish to retreat:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhRlB49IUKG95LSmE1SR013OpXLIO0c7wWRdQ5w5VXXienQCh_Upq3RfUbe-t1SzkVu1QIqwAijWcRJzcDBP6fGeL0MoNRIayHtPZghlETEHHqdXwGnq7Llhz1rdXTBb2atlzLKExqke9RxZ9gx9IXgkgeTF6e0S5mk6cWprqYTiIvsIl4rgaEjRGYhs/s1123/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1123" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhRlB49IUKG95LSmE1SR013OpXLIO0c7wWRdQ5w5VXXienQCh_Upq3RfUbe-t1SzkVu1QIqwAijWcRJzcDBP6fGeL0MoNRIayHtPZghlETEHHqdXwGnq7Llhz1rdXTBb2atlzLKExqke9RxZ9gx9IXgkgeTF6e0S5mk6cWprqYTiIvsIl4rgaEjRGYhs/w400-h221/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>More shooting from the Voltigeurs reduces Spanish numbers further:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C6LxfB4RuP1GWcbaGpeiplQ5akUKI1_33QZjp_8ZSKKM_TjEuHP_HqKYfI8w4iulzEEc0q47Kv78KhzPHDKORWYfNt_Tsvnq_4Ov3gaFbQlOBWeByLMeADIgNW1S6P7NkOAgrTRx5I2nYAqpX0eYsEaSy1NqMCeDNMeo0aHqBHTYX6ez5YSV_hjGBcA/s862/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="862" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C6LxfB4RuP1GWcbaGpeiplQ5akUKI1_33QZjp_8ZSKKM_TjEuHP_HqKYfI8w4iulzEEc0q47Kv78KhzPHDKORWYfNt_Tsvnq_4Ov3gaFbQlOBWeByLMeADIgNW1S6P7NkOAgrTRx5I2nYAqpX0eYsEaSy1NqMCeDNMeo0aHqBHTYX6ez5YSV_hjGBcA/w400-h288/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Spanish turn and face the Dragoons who prepare to charge again:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tGFm0G1TC2rfrRS3AJPmDqZCK8J1F4kBWxkCfMMhcdJ3vcqF22Oh-KZO-IXnQ5SPm7c_ZWV-EyKuNpzxi9vhnos9imJSIJVKQAeJTQd2Iji78tPSM6OXCd7bV5bnuVj4emAZ9OtYzpRJuv1yEIWj0lXYndGrSM0lLEa0dFFom8Nro447qeYxU6-Nh_s/s954/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="954" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tGFm0G1TC2rfrRS3AJPmDqZCK8J1F4kBWxkCfMMhcdJ3vcqF22Oh-KZO-IXnQ5SPm7c_ZWV-EyKuNpzxi9vhnos9imJSIJVKQAeJTQd2Iji78tPSM6OXCd7bV5bnuVj4emAZ9OtYzpRJuv1yEIWj0lXYndGrSM0lLEa0dFFom8Nro447qeYxU6-Nh_s/w400-h260/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Meanwhile masses of Spanish guerrillas and milita are held off by a second group of Voltigeurs covering the escape of the prisoner:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV4gvh4Vgz0QVYvCRSRDtrVgV8w6YVpKDeG2WuyQDTFaOIlqq9kew3nVAXgI-bB3n2LcS_C_0afCusWY_K-94r3cLbxebbJOxS1tc2C7g-NsvrzP8TsaMpYyURUS4PfnfgSr1qj0GsNdNcUaRwPQ9iCC8rmZH-LmfbOk0pS34mX5Cd9-yXTKOKb7GKlw/s882/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="882" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV4gvh4Vgz0QVYvCRSRDtrVgV8w6YVpKDeG2WuyQDTFaOIlqq9kew3nVAXgI-bB3n2LcS_C_0afCusWY_K-94r3cLbxebbJOxS1tc2C7g-NsvrzP8TsaMpYyURUS4PfnfgSr1qj0GsNdNcUaRwPQ9iCC8rmZH-LmfbOk0pS34mX5Cd9-yXTKOKb7GKlw/w400-h281/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This time the Dragoons smash the Spanish routing them:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2RNBzLLScuSUKuUzCCr22ZNHGvNiyx8KVQBEmICtOHgUVobP6c4SBvo21KWk_8b15TNfMZkrJbXB0pMgeIuPZsM8mt29hBxVOJCBGR3ip1pjhdJUK2nZlDOUdrxpYV_TF2GlryK4z_UuZcSoINHwE323ZUO5drc3PI6U-bUbbjn5CTfSCRuSVGyAy6A/s1127/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1127" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2RNBzLLScuSUKuUzCCr22ZNHGvNiyx8KVQBEmICtOHgUVobP6c4SBvo21KWk_8b15TNfMZkrJbXB0pMgeIuPZsM8mt29hBxVOJCBGR3ip1pjhdJUK2nZlDOUdrxpYV_TF2GlryK4z_UuZcSoINHwE323ZUO5drc3PI6U-bUbbjn5CTfSCRuSVGyAy6A/w400-h220/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Voltigeurs with the prisoner start their dash to safety:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8k9ai-WG2H17s9tRFrwPm7zilGZEqCatUK04AOtNJFDFTaKcZvMEvFns_mRkkjoNCZ1LJsZRwb0VlJ0FzUVHIawffjVW_ibFERU8clANNrJCeOH1g1-ltXzMLjwK7QzLt8TvFeVW2sv-WP5OZlXsm5X_iG9H4VIAcPbNuxH3g4YvIN647kGzJZHMm5A/s987/12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="987" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8k9ai-WG2H17s9tRFrwPm7zilGZEqCatUK04AOtNJFDFTaKcZvMEvFns_mRkkjoNCZ1LJsZRwb0VlJ0FzUVHIawffjVW_ibFERU8clANNrJCeOH1g1-ltXzMLjwK7QzLt8TvFeVW2sv-WP5OZlXsm5X_iG9H4VIAcPbNuxH3g4YvIN647kGzJZHMm5A/w400-h251/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The main French infantry body arrives together with a horse artillery gun:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRKLr79iVrxElGq0NfkeVspV9LiZl00TUo22UMqxQiGvqVWvSgq6qsINKGrw_b-nqNCMEyb172ghcy6k8t8dIK52Dj8dLdu7iiHy8efDMZRFiVNSpTWEVDPlP1glXXVLfP_x6GIzdUTo8VYf5v1vH4AhRe-M361Z-9nVZiRYzx6XmBoQkN3c0x-lMuaE/s1085/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1085" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRKLr79iVrxElGq0NfkeVspV9LiZl00TUo22UMqxQiGvqVWvSgq6qsINKGrw_b-nqNCMEyb172ghcy6k8t8dIK52Dj8dLdu7iiHy8efDMZRFiVNSpTWEVDPlP1glXXVLfP_x6GIzdUTo8VYf5v1vH4AhRe-M361Z-9nVZiRYzx6XmBoQkN3c0x-lMuaE/w400-h229/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Dragoons and Voltigeurs make rapid progress:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWf7CJ7MTn3AfdQZISqZAsTk58b15-8z68sFzVFPE9Db5fViNr6VDW-uA577F0eRniOrlUjGZE1kN3bYo5GECvcC-gKtMGMwcB8qkPiBZ0mY0feeURhOpFnwT2l134YHvEGNhm6OGdHz93xhSwJ-8dyZTcEvP3SnQkV1HH0EEXskbT0hbkQj_XLLVcKw/s874/14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="874" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWf7CJ7MTn3AfdQZISqZAsTk58b15-8z68sFzVFPE9Db5fViNr6VDW-uA577F0eRniOrlUjGZE1kN3bYo5GECvcC-gKtMGMwcB8qkPiBZ0mY0feeURhOpFnwT2l134YHvEGNhm6OGdHz93xhSwJ-8dyZTcEvP3SnQkV1HH0EEXskbT0hbkQj_XLLVcKw/w400-h284/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It looks like nothing can stop them now:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2mUYcKeVjE5GjRLgUWQQgaBKf0ZLyXT3HvbeWCtbsr0H06s8zNgTwTNx2eRo41oHb9ogOh0Nxuvjct11WEu0yT8NyiiX2BXEuybsUzYIKj1UULi1gljsWEiTtQn-mkf10B8WT6I3fa16fAYqri75Kcus_F8QiECOfDYeNHvY4X4NWAleVEGObPKv2M4/s1090/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1090" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2mUYcKeVjE5GjRLgUWQQgaBKf0ZLyXT3HvbeWCtbsr0H06s8zNgTwTNx2eRo41oHb9ogOh0Nxuvjct11WEu0yT8NyiiX2BXEuybsUzYIKj1UULi1gljsWEiTtQn-mkf10B8WT6I3fa16fAYqri75Kcus_F8QiECOfDYeNHvY4X4NWAleVEGObPKv2M4/w400-h228/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The prisoner is taken to safety:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxCmaZy9lEHrggnhk4MqD11VwnQDRtD9brjNPnlycdPxSgqhM1FMNQXir1dDFYPyaMNC95hDwlWoMSbpsd6hJNv-forjpcnQegrc6dMBNlQB5zHFmAzQCf0a1MY9AHuxAa6XYg-SU-_q5AU9zY-lFlUAH6-zcnugDvfams-VY0DWbUafY54r8Wik1FwQ/s891/16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="891" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxCmaZy9lEHrggnhk4MqD11VwnQDRtD9brjNPnlycdPxSgqhM1FMNQXir1dDFYPyaMNC95hDwlWoMSbpsd6hJNv-forjpcnQegrc6dMBNlQB5zHFmAzQCf0a1MY9AHuxAa6XYg-SU-_q5AU9zY-lFlUAH6-zcnugDvfams-VY0DWbUafY54r8Wik1FwQ/w400-h279/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We played on for a few moves as the game hadn't taken long. The Dragoons try charging frontally Spanish infantry along the road:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wW1I8VXxKY1kVjF6toQAC1zm5rGvc232960e606HB0zHWWSRgXbz_HT-6mNqD07Kwd3M5iz43tk9qTNwset7zNPFDe96bYxunUgaWvaT1bb5jk0le0UJZj0ub6iZI-x1PioC2kEUtzTx2yKtIJVyaNFnXWuHebTLMcWH-OmtCC6hCiuJy8QapEleC5o/s620/17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="589" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wW1I8VXxKY1kVjF6toQAC1zm5rGvc232960e606HB0zHWWSRgXbz_HT-6mNqD07Kwd3M5iz43tk9qTNwset7zNPFDe96bYxunUgaWvaT1bb5jk0le0UJZj0ub6iZI-x1PioC2kEUtzTx2yKtIJVyaNFnXWuHebTLMcWH-OmtCC6hCiuJy8QapEleC5o/w380-h400/17.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Heavy losses on both sides, the Dragoons fall back:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRl9zTx8xZwjxxVXDDFWFwsdBp6oEXlrcRckC5tXOJLV58jDWxRwnFTuiXd6aWEVww-IMoTy4Lgi57ynR4Mue5t2kjryO2erK951Pi5biNABJknAKR1iiISfSZAY1ufjFQ8RqEMpD6Ocma476Xn7dJATODmUhjfMBIRCf8gWtarK_GOJ7U8k74e2qxq0/s620/18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="497" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRl9zTx8xZwjxxVXDDFWFwsdBp6oEXlrcRckC5tXOJLV58jDWxRwnFTuiXd6aWEVww-IMoTy4Lgi57ynR4Mue5t2kjryO2erK951Pi5biNABJknAKR1iiISfSZAY1ufjFQ8RqEMpD6Ocma476Xn7dJATODmUhjfMBIRCf8gWtarK_GOJ7U8k74e2qxq0/w321-h400/18.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Spanish have shot down the French gun crew and the game has drawn to a close:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXLGzHri1oJXBHcDQNr0gjsz4cLRN3Lv8K2T6Z49jxeHRumwNxyLEIDZaC6Y3G47q4S8dlOrDyAxnRJAkMcQ8LLCEUILVgJcxDwxodBgpy6S-xx-VGSSLZO-wkuLoC46PuPrjv1yQ2vcE_PQMoxPqpQT0Gg0nx5cpr5zbcox6lvr1_M47PEqa1eCN8YU/s873/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="873" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXLGzHri1oJXBHcDQNr0gjsz4cLRN3Lv8K2T6Z49jxeHRumwNxyLEIDZaC6Y3G47q4S8dlOrDyAxnRJAkMcQ8LLCEUILVgJcxDwxodBgpy6S-xx-VGSSLZO-wkuLoC46PuPrjv1yQ2vcE_PQMoxPqpQT0Gg0nx5cpr5zbcox6lvr1_M47PEqa1eCN8YU/w400-h284/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>A fun game which again perhaps showed the unbalanced nature of SP scenarios which depend very much on when and how many units you can activate each round. </div><div><br /></div><div>With the French gaining control of the prisoner quickly and having units turn up much quicker than the Spanish there wasn't much Gary and Jerry could do to influence the outcome especially as the Volitgeurs escorting the prisoner moved with great rapidity! </div><div><br /></div><div>The game certainly looked great with Gary and Jerry's scenery which really added to the overall look.</div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-30915254187027843552023-11-09T01:47:00.003-08:002023-11-09T01:47:35.590-08:00What a Cowboy Lawmen v Mexicans and Navajo's<p>Back to Mexico for another WaC game, this time with my Lawmen taking on Jerry's Mexicans and Dave's Navajo. The objective was to capture a treasure-laden donkey tied up in the village.</p><p>As another experiment I went with only four characters this time, a Legend (Wyatt Earp), two gunslingers (Morgan Earp and Doc Holiday) and a shootist (Virgil Earp with a shotgun).</p><p>The village is quiet but probably won't stay that way for long:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhjOLAS2Y20BOsckFig6BdTf3kp8U9TpLQRQXM3jeQASKAaIx3g5m86hD8Iqs4yw4nty1U1oUlGyQ498pzkIvMEclOPCLBj6-OwjsxLDY4lAmb6YY79DBrlPxElD3PHnbqx-H79O0ldgYVAjaOPtl1u8WBJXlnGzodmbdVmAOviYnWNi1SuV-evbhn9s/s1494/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1494" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhjOLAS2Y20BOsckFig6BdTf3kp8U9TpLQRQXM3jeQASKAaIx3g5m86hD8Iqs4yw4nty1U1oUlGyQ498pzkIvMEclOPCLBj6-OwjsxLDY4lAmb6YY79DBrlPxElD3PHnbqx-H79O0ldgYVAjaOPtl1u8WBJXlnGzodmbdVmAOviYnWNi1SuV-evbhn9s/w400-h256/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Earp's move in lead by Wyatt and Morgan with Doc and Virgil following behind:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-96I2M48g0WKieAX4lmHyjAUY8wnJ4w3N96uBDRRzRRrXKdgN-42Dxq_3S6MpuBsJjGx27T28UXlcPGxJLUM2JyEUYe3924HDOQZSLThyflBVGE4bjCpnU88nlcmNWuvUZaV1XsxKFJt37cE2ixJd_wjeYjQ6oDXxf5JMhuxQE9tv2D5IYMBC7Rl2Qdw/s1471/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1471" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-96I2M48g0WKieAX4lmHyjAUY8wnJ4w3N96uBDRRzRRrXKdgN-42Dxq_3S6MpuBsJjGx27T28UXlcPGxJLUM2JyEUYe3924HDOQZSLThyflBVGE4bjCpnU88nlcmNWuvUZaV1XsxKFJt37cE2ixJd_wjeYjQ6oDXxf5JMhuxQE9tv2D5IYMBC7Rl2Qdw/w400-h260/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the distance the Mexicans are closing in on the donkey. Wyatt has been shot at by a Navajo and has had to dodge back into cover:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_x705RlfBYIYf0A1N6CVPtJcc3cQZSmOyI39L9caijL1GEWKJeWq9XzWg21dxwotHVkXS-qSBci6uHWeErJ_3dElvNvYz42JQlphhJcbln4JdShrwhHhWuNIXBJbCqtE9L9M6FALiYFos26P3wFAebPZLw4k4l0ZBr9TSzTk6nNzMq7R0lGPwM-okJE/s975/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="975" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_x705RlfBYIYf0A1N6CVPtJcc3cQZSmOyI39L9caijL1GEWKJeWq9XzWg21dxwotHVkXS-qSBci6uHWeErJ_3dElvNvYz42JQlphhJcbln4JdShrwhHhWuNIXBJbCqtE9L9M6FALiYFos26P3wFAebPZLw4k4l0ZBr9TSzTk6nNzMq7R0lGPwM-okJE/w400-h393/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Numbers of Navajo close in on the village:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCszZaVXKPPSr38Zb4ZDlec0LUvf_NaSKoKAUoOjZI2EPtryE431Yzv2rYgH4KA-qOYn2-1MKXHCVWW73DfPdwTwq-8267MEXwZ_IocXSvLw6wIyon3q29vTT3W0TIZ2hy7UJL7ofrShHmCHg_0bV1pH1Qz2AnnogoJQ9VYhj3szEVxwkP0L1NBMcTr0/s1786/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1786" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCszZaVXKPPSr38Zb4ZDlec0LUvf_NaSKoKAUoOjZI2EPtryE431Yzv2rYgH4KA-qOYn2-1MKXHCVWW73DfPdwTwq-8267MEXwZ_IocXSvLw6wIyon3q29vTT3W0TIZ2hy7UJL7ofrShHmCHg_0bV1pH1Qz2AnnogoJQ9VYhj3szEVxwkP0L1NBMcTr0/w400-h215/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Wyatt is targeted by more Mexicans and has to dodge back into cover again:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtq5wimGThUaOkpRDw57Hq6kADCpqjhESGyqppW4Qji-CWd5eKpXjXWgaw5P4BgieJTS5TxLF1QOUgXvBWlPP5BIWl48Egwlf-4O0rX8b8qta2_J2qHFYlh_zwwu9C5sPXrj18-1YlfY7_ejI-tvc5yqskM218viPV4gmA5rnOPALDLpByFozpnWJ20I/s1277/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1277" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtq5wimGThUaOkpRDw57Hq6kADCpqjhESGyqppW4Qji-CWd5eKpXjXWgaw5P4BgieJTS5TxLF1QOUgXvBWlPP5BIWl48Egwlf-4O0rX8b8qta2_J2qHFYlh_zwwu9C5sPXrj18-1YlfY7_ejI-tvc5yqskM218viPV4gmA5rnOPALDLpByFozpnWJ20I/w400-h300/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Doc is wounded:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUkNwY0bgeF_ZLiqSEPUU0Klr-_-fwu5jL_Dm9T1gFioLPTFhvaD0byJn3fdKe9yt5EaXUehCs-ETuO9pNOH_Y5n1HEMa43wkJz1o9gHXPOSMxnx0Fp7fUz3Y-a3ds3vu24LE8K0jbuWIDgspJIOS8IA5ftdWsA3oWSCGYrbij4mAIVW-vovywXEiz0w/s1477/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1477" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUkNwY0bgeF_ZLiqSEPUU0Klr-_-fwu5jL_Dm9T1gFioLPTFhvaD0byJn3fdKe9yt5EaXUehCs-ETuO9pNOH_Y5n1HEMa43wkJz1o9gHXPOSMxnx0Fp7fUz3Y-a3ds3vu24LE8K0jbuWIDgspJIOS8IA5ftdWsA3oWSCGYrbij4mAIVW-vovywXEiz0w/w400-h260/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mexicans and Navajo close in on the donkey:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCBlyWkGHKWBZwBS-GTis2eWpJvsWJ_qT9NCa-Ds8d5P1WZwAvOo10l383LIt7v89ugGPTQ6xFxG3n_5mdnlpCLGDUcG0BAvP-dYZ-ZwPcwZT7v9PKgAs2EL1fnGCR5RE267GQOj9IT9Z2SyDPY7owyV8BPhwaYm-aFn7IPLCbUFCAXpZwVLx32tkffA/s1374/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1374" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCBlyWkGHKWBZwBS-GTis2eWpJvsWJ_qT9NCa-Ds8d5P1WZwAvOo10l383LIt7v89ugGPTQ6xFxG3n_5mdnlpCLGDUcG0BAvP-dYZ-ZwPcwZT7v9PKgAs2EL1fnGCR5RE267GQOj9IT9Z2SyDPY7owyV8BPhwaYm-aFn7IPLCbUFCAXpZwVLx32tkffA/w400-h279/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One Navajo climbs down from the roof into a building Morgan has occupied:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZvPmO9Wsu_GtT72QLNK7oBgzXH-wRPfV4ZEgIPF2ASRPA8XoxlLuPcm2q1faPZlkgw-4gweUo8gcPIRqDhaTGJk-b1wQaSt4SfgB6W70DaXCsqfL9AzxCMGHtjeENnRqOyT06JXVueHvzPNTj9bXMdvq3mL8gV7YYVoEzQYIXOqFRhp4sj1HvptEcpk/s1682/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1682" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZvPmO9Wsu_GtT72QLNK7oBgzXH-wRPfV4ZEgIPF2ASRPA8XoxlLuPcm2q1faPZlkgw-4gweUo8gcPIRqDhaTGJk-b1wQaSt4SfgB6W70DaXCsqfL9AzxCMGHtjeENnRqOyT06JXVueHvzPNTj9bXMdvq3mL8gV7YYVoEzQYIXOqFRhp4sj1HvptEcpk/w400-h228/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Morgan knocks the Navajo out. Meanwhile the Mexicans have taken control of the donkey:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sisyAbwO1v0XuT6pVCdzl09VT3Dx3LyOi335p3Dwbw4PyppEzhtEBegYHZJNgLaBzc1DWLORbGMpiBIbNS_Ww6K-tNtduKIQ99PiJlOIt9E0F6Gl17Mzsw7gFYd3mkb9qU9fVAosSW4Ksk58wOje6WdDiH3VBJCKwXKZ_CNL8YQhotXeRi8Jki81D58/s1498/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1498" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sisyAbwO1v0XuT6pVCdzl09VT3Dx3LyOi335p3Dwbw4PyppEzhtEBegYHZJNgLaBzc1DWLORbGMpiBIbNS_Ww6K-tNtduKIQ99PiJlOIt9E0F6Gl17Mzsw7gFYd3mkb9qU9fVAosSW4Ksk58wOje6WdDiH3VBJCKwXKZ_CNL8YQhotXeRi8Jki81D58/w400-h256/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The situation is not great for the Lawmen, Virgil has taken a head wound, Doc is also wounded and Wyatt is pinned down. Morgan holds the house but can't stop the Mexicans running off with the donkey:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEbAE-Xb0Xyj9FAim-5IrK-fmEtbzu4CAhAiL0Hu37UNMzp1DRTOhxZ_a2wjCyhwwPAiNDo0yUXeFZiL1_c5Kd4LCF2xU38uNXIEkTkbdF5yH9emh4R9FkGIZy32rORKAc_nGTTlW6B4NZP1jcP19lAFfDa99ckE7ES63FmYDS17XM7QctcjhNrFiOPA/s1503/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1503" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEbAE-Xb0Xyj9FAim-5IrK-fmEtbzu4CAhAiL0Hu37UNMzp1DRTOhxZ_a2wjCyhwwPAiNDo0yUXeFZiL1_c5Kd4LCF2xU38uNXIEkTkbdF5yH9emh4R9FkGIZy32rORKAc_nGTTlW6B4NZP1jcP19lAFfDa99ckE7ES63FmYDS17XM7QctcjhNrFiOPA/w400-h255/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Doc and a Mexican shoot it out:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DjNGKy1t6tiJknO1GFoCcM9t6EsWJVf40todz9eiSfSDvUD-zBIvPi1F_rUzvVHoAwvf8H_DpC8qObwxVlBb1gJnFX2rmZVp89iXjor_uxtkCHW72C8BSa63iXU5GRqmKSH8dnj5XSD1KpLR4qz-duzDDshIrIsObDCMJEWNeDAckgY7x5sNl4zyz_0/s1151/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1151" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DjNGKy1t6tiJknO1GFoCcM9t6EsWJVf40todz9eiSfSDvUD-zBIvPi1F_rUzvVHoAwvf8H_DpC8qObwxVlBb1gJnFX2rmZVp89iXjor_uxtkCHW72C8BSa63iXU5GRqmKSH8dnj5XSD1KpLR4qz-duzDDshIrIsObDCMJEWNeDAckgY7x5sNl4zyz_0/w400-h333/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Doc loses the encounter and is shot down:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ngZs9Rd9jMLTT6oFGqjqb8CY6FEmHrp6DzM71o3qbdjpxLCQrrHi7sDCyQcteAz0OBSHYKPSmPpraL7VdIYBlTNbxt4rvuzmkAbGZAe2zxUEupmfa94fPoBun0z6p5C-h0VoNgEgiRJ1pofluyHNlwlyuECopzvv5MKnnNeXA8TqHafspGd-j6hXf4Q/s1437/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1437" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ngZs9Rd9jMLTT6oFGqjqb8CY6FEmHrp6DzM71o3qbdjpxLCQrrHi7sDCyQcteAz0OBSHYKPSmPpraL7VdIYBlTNbxt4rvuzmkAbGZAe2zxUEupmfa94fPoBun0z6p5C-h0VoNgEgiRJ1pofluyHNlwlyuECopzvv5MKnnNeXA8TqHafspGd-j6hXf4Q/w400-h266/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The Mexicans quickly took the donkey to safety giving Jerry the win!</div><div><br /></div><div>This was my fourth game of WaC and, while it was fun, I think I'm coming to the conclusion I prefer Dead Man's Hand with it's greater depth and characterisation.</div><div><br /></div><div>Everything in WaC is very generic, there was no difference other than random skill allocation between the Lawmen, the Mexicans and the Native Americans. You could just as easily call it 'What a Pirate' or 'What a Highwayman', which I guess is both good and bad!</div><div><br /></div><div>I guess you could add that in but in DMH it is a big part of the rules and all the different gangs have appropriate advantages and disadvantages which make them play in a different style.</div><div><br /></div><div>Perhaps next time I'll dust off DMH and see if Jerry and Dave want to give that a go, I also understand there is a 2nd Edition of DMH coming out soon which might be interesting.</div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-61411968882822586342023-11-07T13:38:00.003-08:002023-11-07T13:39:59.682-08:00Bag the Hun RAF v Luftwaffe<p>Jerry and I returned to Bag the Hun, this time using his models and the introduction scenario from the rule book which sees four Spitfires climbing to intercept four ME109's. The British have an advantage in that one of their pilots is an 'Ace' (Biggles of course!).</p><p>The chaps (Biggles, Ginger, Algy and Bertie) climb over the Kent coast while looking out for the Huns</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXURJXRNMVzSNzs5zFKno3DQRsChgG-ly71phP0kikPIxnybBLSM3rZoJBrXhIUGa9ihsRMm7850Ar4ZfHLQdVc-8cCxI8HLKxnqOW1472tlKRMU-cqibHBck2pYEkiVqgNTVn5MeKWH9_zRwnZqv4dCnPJnynUQbi_h6nAS1qIaWYlhfUwngqwaPXLM/s1370/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1370" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXURJXRNMVzSNzs5zFKno3DQRsChgG-ly71phP0kikPIxnybBLSM3rZoJBrXhIUGa9ihsRMm7850Ar4ZfHLQdVc-8cCxI8HLKxnqOW1472tlKRMU-cqibHBck2pYEkiVqgNTVn5MeKWH9_zRwnZqv4dCnPJnynUQbi_h6nAS1qIaWYlhfUwngqwaPXLM/w400-h280/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Enemy in sight! Tally Ho chaps!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPuU4zLCZSoD29V9psSdDpwI0Y79hH36pJHYoqGBxEACXtLGjDBMioOqn62lLBlBHPO15p9dkkBi7LPwHGb3S5sPkqTNh1xY5vW8h8GuN8GgHDF336sdJfAsRKRyhlX9By6hL4wC71BR9H6lliz2JZe59uAzXpsBpYXOnHn-fLxG1ZCw3PGICAwtFsVE/s1605/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1605" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPuU4zLCZSoD29V9psSdDpwI0Y79hH36pJHYoqGBxEACXtLGjDBMioOqn62lLBlBHPO15p9dkkBi7LPwHGb3S5sPkqTNh1xY5vW8h8GuN8GgHDF336sdJfAsRKRyhlX9By6hL4wC71BR9H6lliz2JZe59uAzXpsBpYXOnHn-fLxG1ZCw3PGICAwtFsVE/w400-h239/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Both sides are eager to get to grips with each other:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLFyjh1t6utz5fm64mq1VpBu42ZewF-x1nZbdQAAVg4yG22bsQd9m6jaR05yGwgoRWhO3fjx2q5VVLfEVkgmGNp25O0DmuNu0HBRe5UIACIT2-PzFYOSfMk3fwC8_enHm80skyXFZ1sU7tTwjCq9o3dv7UwK7o-vgMTd5gAYCwldRaKf06EbJJXzo8B0/s1493/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1493" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLFyjh1t6utz5fm64mq1VpBu42ZewF-x1nZbdQAAVg4yG22bsQd9m6jaR05yGwgoRWhO3fjx2q5VVLfEVkgmGNp25O0DmuNu0HBRe5UIACIT2-PzFYOSfMk3fwC8_enHm80skyXFZ1sU7tTwjCq9o3dv7UwK7o-vgMTd5gAYCwldRaKf06EbJJXzo8B0/w400-h256/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Two of the 109's get behind the British, the other two fail to follow and fly off into the distance:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAVLqs9yviLKYrfodR6hN1Bry4tHiTXoia9BKt1o6HPwtNBY3ZhgPvGg6tVdvcMBGeRoUlUbGS79eu_Hk7YZVaumv3yxhlZecBYq3zA4hoU-cOHeXLuVE4SFFat0lobqqCzPcq9Uo2Yc_MnNIQVF5kBvuM4L44pFi1SHwqjeH9TUGUAOwhj4x6W47ACE/s1481/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1481" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAVLqs9yviLKYrfodR6hN1Bry4tHiTXoia9BKt1o6HPwtNBY3ZhgPvGg6tVdvcMBGeRoUlUbGS79eu_Hk7YZVaumv3yxhlZecBYq3zA4hoU-cOHeXLuVE4SFFat0lobqqCzPcq9Uo2Yc_MnNIQVF5kBvuM4L44pFi1SHwqjeH9TUGUAOwhj4x6W47ACE/w400-h259/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There follows much jockeying for position with neither side getting a shot off:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprab9GJHjidJ2OIny-JW2kf12Sr0Ia7U1ZLmNCsM4kQ736I5rsDlDjjTQcf6tJqUJAd0WnGg-GxCIeTdw3Hr18jY7yInVRhtEbc1sWBQ63F8T_zVuFF0AnWPhYxJhRNwACVqADjyjBEpSWKH_xG76r0nhoRoK2A3DgQO8-k1upWKfRTcMLO2MHLkoJwM/s1388/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1388" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprab9GJHjidJ2OIny-JW2kf12Sr0Ia7U1ZLmNCsM4kQ736I5rsDlDjjTQcf6tJqUJAd0WnGg-GxCIeTdw3Hr18jY7yInVRhtEbc1sWBQ63F8T_zVuFF0AnWPhYxJhRNwACVqADjyjBEpSWKH_xG76r0nhoRoK2A3DgQO8-k1upWKfRTcMLO2MHLkoJwM/w400-h276/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At last one Brit manages to open fire!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OcnxwrBrnChbR1sYjqUdB0I9ROK-b9N6_-h4erxctMfCxgRUTTFcnq5JP7fPQf_TjlMu7eie3IVH-a744fKDjVZihIwCxiV6ibY_l9-Tx4V3cUGHVZEjh-slNhh14qqLMFssFwXuQyMGh3qgymwhgU1du4FcyI7tMWZnl94J-RuuX5s4EYvg2QrDJWY/s1475/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1475" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OcnxwrBrnChbR1sYjqUdB0I9ROK-b9N6_-h4erxctMfCxgRUTTFcnq5JP7fPQf_TjlMu7eie3IVH-a744fKDjVZihIwCxiV6ibY_l9-Tx4V3cUGHVZEjh-slNhh14qqLMFssFwXuQyMGh3qgymwhgU1du4FcyI7tMWZnl94J-RuuX5s4EYvg2QrDJWY/w400-h260/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>More firing:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-E6SHBpw8Dk1876Idlpid19b1ZyZEk3i5l3BLaeDmYThuVq9KCUnRH9RHOnDz5w-8KQMSZ8zEoqPEAtOLLIbW5EN7WssNCaY-viMSoaqELGQjkwr-W_bHScxOWZ8AFtjC1-Gu52xB2BhuEzix3b9kw0vgSbJQRqLzkMABV3SR4zYPNvHdy7J67z9r4Q/s1544/12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1544" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-E6SHBpw8Dk1876Idlpid19b1ZyZEk3i5l3BLaeDmYThuVq9KCUnRH9RHOnDz5w-8KQMSZ8zEoqPEAtOLLIbW5EN7WssNCaY-viMSoaqELGQjkwr-W_bHScxOWZ8AFtjC1-Gu52xB2BhuEzix3b9kw0vgSbJQRqLzkMABV3SR4zYPNvHdy7J67z9r4Q/w400-h249/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>An ME109 manages to get on a Spitfire's tail:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnap8FD92TTOTc57ui3tW1l3gleBLsLM71WkdebX0pWOBuQO7D4EZr4LjtHNMP5bH-cvGNU2JhlZzovcVGRHMzbkBH3JAab6Rt7YFAYejs_wGXP262ZhAQLaIfsIBOCUiT3866tcdKFBladsWjsSaeqJAN885qexrCeut37ri-UMnm6itQP6hrrNymF9c/s1396/14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1396" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnap8FD92TTOTc57ui3tW1l3gleBLsLM71WkdebX0pWOBuQO7D4EZr4LjtHNMP5bH-cvGNU2JhlZzovcVGRHMzbkBH3JAab6Rt7YFAYejs_wGXP262ZhAQLaIfsIBOCUiT3866tcdKFBladsWjsSaeqJAN885qexrCeut37ri-UMnm6itQP6hrrNymF9c/w400-h275/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Biggles tails one of the 109's:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WxLtn-SCHrarKu83g_RM7RJgF1eVL7kZgAq-SLroBkozusG5PtV2VL-iaJIS3TutfdiYwNSiYwM0Y3SCwJLoTbE50xaLYGdUJdGnSh9xC9BgFV9NXuVd9KqIdEH_ws10UJ071LBSuwNZhMgJ5lHZncdXGVLjvauwSAbdm3x0p1bPUUWKeCVSXihFu-c/s1494/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1494" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WxLtn-SCHrarKu83g_RM7RJgF1eVL7kZgAq-SLroBkozusG5PtV2VL-iaJIS3TutfdiYwNSiYwM0Y3SCwJLoTbE50xaLYGdUJdGnSh9xC9BgFV9NXuVd9KqIdEH_ws10UJ071LBSuwNZhMgJ5lHZncdXGVLjvauwSAbdm3x0p1bPUUWKeCVSXihFu-c/w400-h256/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>First blood to the RAF, Biggles shoots down the 109:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsB0F8pFSmFPVaIYCLuumQPgwbhmDO9Lb3mzaZbsClbNqXTVNcHHzSP3PsokHG1dMmQ_766a9IAoQWOYsQv8pKMCRlS41DMISoMEZUsztwXzC7IwV5Z7Hi-CYDHtQwYuKjESgAjogRDm6EtAXgS5QrlC-xyUobmLOwRRiIq0gPx21zHgFG8gkvxgtfSc/s1459/16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1459" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsB0F8pFSmFPVaIYCLuumQPgwbhmDO9Lb3mzaZbsClbNqXTVNcHHzSP3PsokHG1dMmQ_766a9IAoQWOYsQv8pKMCRlS41DMISoMEZUsztwXzC7IwV5Z7Hi-CYDHtQwYuKjESgAjogRDm6EtAXgS5QrlC-xyUobmLOwRRiIq0gPx21zHgFG8gkvxgtfSc/w400-h263/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A confused melee continues with planes flashing past in all directions:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhm6aMHhuaIl0aM03K2WSfJoQ-IzsjkrKZWx-0VYjmq8K08udUz8kDmKORnJh_IsCdOrjgceLhBFUIqQSbSVzVFzPMc9AHwSheqhJy7oebcYR9su4yPML1jCXHZyl89snDM2fWWwf2GyQa_37cfglyiJyiQPLu43V47nNmp-EqjHIimYvwcrQLuNc78c/s1520/17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1520" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhm6aMHhuaIl0aM03K2WSfJoQ-IzsjkrKZWx-0VYjmq8K08udUz8kDmKORnJh_IsCdOrjgceLhBFUIqQSbSVzVFzPMc9AHwSheqhJy7oebcYR9su4yPML1jCXHZyl89snDM2fWWwf2GyQa_37cfglyiJyiQPLu43V47nNmp-EqjHIimYvwcrQLuNc78c/w400-h253/17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Biggles tails a second ME109:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhal2aSJi1hD2vgVoVQJApxuifDbKp8dJoGYQRz70TypIylKpEDwLIe68PFalTLrNPVQEcb5SAdCvZKxbGi93JPtF6UllqQO1n9MwYV9PmGB4Tx3o9UJ5vvP59YaAJC8k9lqyFJ6OKWO9ZybdbUmTCrDAEM3aINKQ9ZnzSDsFpykjebZi-qPerSzbbd6w/s1912/18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1912" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhal2aSJi1hD2vgVoVQJApxuifDbKp8dJoGYQRz70TypIylKpEDwLIe68PFalTLrNPVQEcb5SAdCvZKxbGi93JPtF6UllqQO1n9MwYV9PmGB4Tx3o9UJ5vvP59YaAJC8k9lqyFJ6OKWO9ZybdbUmTCrDAEM3aINKQ9ZnzSDsFpykjebZi-qPerSzbbd6w/w400-h153/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He strikes again and the ME109 is shot down:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfOROLTdaOlGo6L9p6NJR17K_jojCeyJp_6gvthyphenhyphenWN4C4V9e5bMkijQhs7Ap0exVQxANvfQVd2uG_tiiKQmgKV_4een3z7A6Niw18Ca5gIUF5D935Mlb9d0UXoPMslf_TjwscbX-Yw7oYlF2rL1G7Z7HAOR4hlzkw-Zdvi07snAw92biAXvbOFttV_jQ/s1912/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1912" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfOROLTdaOlGo6L9p6NJR17K_jojCeyJp_6gvthyphenhyphenWN4C4V9e5bMkijQhs7Ap0exVQxANvfQVd2uG_tiiKQmgKV_4een3z7A6Niw18Ca5gIUF5D935Mlb9d0UXoPMslf_TjwscbX-Yw7oYlF2rL1G7Z7HAOR4hlzkw-Zdvi07snAw92biAXvbOFttV_jQ/w400-h164/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Spitfires close in on another ME109 which is tailing Ginger, fortunately for Ginger Biggles is already on the German's tail himself:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIQBkH5x8NvxWg9n9DltF0xnYskDkDxhyphenhyphen5IHZWFGqNlu-RV58DR62BC0zd80NPRaMU9cm9Wfcy4M1hyphenhyphenm_y47y-3jSnHq4kYtj-sWE0l317Qp9NdiiC6tz5qy2jfK_rHfDUmhjCbeg45QlxlYEGHixwAG8Q8RY3Qe6EYIlVjWzD_8KC5Bnb7wiGd0Ur8A/s1912/20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1912" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIQBkH5x8NvxWg9n9DltF0xnYskDkDxhyphenhyphen5IHZWFGqNlu-RV58DR62BC0zd80NPRaMU9cm9Wfcy4M1hyphenhyphenm_y47y-3jSnHq4kYtj-sWE0l317Qp9NdiiC6tz5qy2jfK_rHfDUmhjCbeg45QlxlYEGHixwAG8Q8RY3Qe6EYIlVjWzD_8KC5Bnb7wiGd0Ur8A/w400-h196/20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One of the earlier ME109's that was shot down finally splashes into the Channel. The pilot managed to bail out though:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCq9hBBePPCPsKITL7NIkPX9wfUtSJ9dQ35Q4CBQ6RGqyZPFmasNue7J6lJ_0KmFLhDO7RS2ytCPPFESSl2C3EgI4Jb6A1dYVicvyH7npdvs9CPmZ14u150sV1PWlgJRpE8Wfm9Va7Osv5hgybIFbFWRczoCpXEZ50dpNWzjTkyL9TNuJySqvt5hGqlmo/s1648/22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1648" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCq9hBBePPCPsKITL7NIkPX9wfUtSJ9dQ35Q4CBQ6RGqyZPFmasNue7J6lJ_0KmFLhDO7RS2ytCPPFESSl2C3EgI4Jb6A1dYVicvyH7npdvs9CPmZ14u150sV1PWlgJRpE8Wfm9Va7Osv5hgybIFbFWRczoCpXEZ50dpNWzjTkyL9TNuJySqvt5hGqlmo/w400-h233/22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Biggles claims his third victory in the encounter! The final ME109 is also damaged but manages to limp home:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABiX1Nw9QIRnjegb7M3Gnp7SnKi-MEbHqx0gcCpN0qwSiGnl84Ozu-v-wjLH_Mt1Al1IbW6Odto9VMqtIlZzBEC8d6uY07i_SfHjLGBGLnUmiZEOKUynAyfrwzprMqs7sgKzXUeEbgIxagz-5FhKaKPM40KP5g0uPopOMukYu7xiok4Nmu_-kfx8ybnc/s1912/23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1912" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABiX1Nw9QIRnjegb7M3Gnp7SnKi-MEbHqx0gcCpN0qwSiGnl84Ozu-v-wjLH_Mt1Al1IbW6Odto9VMqtIlZzBEC8d6uY07i_SfHjLGBGLnUmiZEOKUynAyfrwzprMqs7sgKzXUeEbgIxagz-5FhKaKPM40KP5g0uPopOMukYu7xiok4Nmu_-kfx8ybnc/w400-h193/23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>BtH is certainly an interesting and comprehensive rule set which I think you'd have to play a lot to get the best out of. As usual we forgot some of the rules (running out of ammo for instance which certainly helped Biggles as he wouldn't have had enough ammo to shoot down three Germans!).</div><div><br /></div><div>Having an 'Ace' was a huge advantage, the hardest part of BtH is actually getting to shoot at someone, most of the game consists of zooming around and failing to get a shot. The extra action card for an ace allows you to shoot or move doubling your change of getting off a shot at the right time.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jerry's planes and the mat with the coast on it looked great, looking forward to playing again perhaps with some bombers next time.</div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-25772094549430360062023-11-07T12:59:00.002-08:002023-11-07T12:59:59.083-08:00ADLG-R Scots Covenanter v Scots Royalist<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p>Another ADLG-R game against Simon, this time with my Scots Covenanters taking on Simon's Scots Royalists. I opted for a <i>huge</i> army with almost every unit mediocre apart from one elite Pike and Shot regiment and two average medium guns giving a break point of 35! </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p>I expected Simon's army to be much smaller, the plan being to overwhelm him on the flanks while ideally trading losses in the centre.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">Most of the terrain ended up on the left. Unfortunately for my plan Simon's army was not that much smaller than mine and was of somewhat better quality: <span> </span><span> </span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4qGjqGaiy_gJhkp_Z8E4LpdyioJ1_fo5iq3dk2TI8A3K1NFHS9q-aEnA9C7O567XKjwVDFXT-i0spQThSpjLozVNE6EuGB-dB5_7PQ04EPbhC5XMkHWY3wiAbHVe-cOSyBx5QSZQD78Vt5Fk74sGMC5TwjjWCaedjE_qJb5EVq_LMNr6RyrPQIcHNVY/s1912/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNdAy1RcGR5w0wii7uyx18t-77siZFvoJnyrO1s2CZaQa2FW8CxzVhQ2APM8LREVPNRIcMFn1SZ7QsbLmm33R4Z6QBmPFPZptytUcfrlvnvHPrVUwmfJIe7xxqmQMS5dnwGkS7GkInKdmkio8P7oc6Ft7nDcer6lywjDjGRcP4vivW5ZLbsjATjblBZE/s1912/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1912" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNdAy1RcGR5w0wii7uyx18t-77siZFvoJnyrO1s2CZaQa2FW8CxzVhQ2APM8LREVPNRIcMFn1SZ7QsbLmm33R4Z6QBmPFPZptytUcfrlvnvHPrVUwmfJIe7xxqmQMS5dnwGkS7GkInKdmkio8P7oc6Ft7nDcer6lywjDjGRcP4vivW5ZLbsjATjblBZE/w400-h173/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">My army was a mighty horde though, I've never seen so many figures in an ADLG army! </p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMNmZg1tOvDpjfzXEMySpEeGL1ypydqM0Oh6bFJ8KQbrShNWF1vniVMp6H-mJKQ91zXpTYHynAeetWZ9cuEhElKSY-XtG3Hh0glAonIdSAalk4smt-zMB8zukZYbco0TWh7wvgrt5yoAqtSqwpJIJRCEjEsPdtXyEvHM5D52GgWzLQRnBfsevBqXYyk0/s1912/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="1912" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMNmZg1tOvDpjfzXEMySpEeGL1ypydqM0Oh6bFJ8KQbrShNWF1vniVMp6H-mJKQ91zXpTYHynAeetWZ9cuEhElKSY-XtG3Hh0glAonIdSAalk4smt-zMB8zukZYbco0TWh7wvgrt5yoAqtSqwpJIJRCEjEsPdtXyEvHM5D52GgWzLQRnBfsevBqXYyk0/w400-h96/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">The initial clash occurred on the right where the more numerous and better quality Royalist cavalry gained an advantage: </blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw5xzrrtf1zhc9J24azOInTY4JnAwj89gu5kB9GdN6JQBqfJRr4c00yK8fh5FK8IUPwlmg5dT_UFE2brwCp5Zjt_QcOuCl703rrRuVKSdAa3yWK6-N3p3Q7gFNsfGRNUrgJo3TqIiwVUMtbYzGphx6qXFPDfTMCv3ydcQBbKirsRgrOr97x6iaSOOUi4/s1912/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1912" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw5xzrrtf1zhc9J24azOInTY4JnAwj89gu5kB9GdN6JQBqfJRr4c00yK8fh5FK8IUPwlmg5dT_UFE2brwCp5Zjt_QcOuCl703rrRuVKSdAa3yWK6-N3p3Q7gFNsfGRNUrgJo3TqIiwVUMtbYzGphx6qXFPDfTMCv3ydcQBbKirsRgrOr97x6iaSOOUi4/w400-h181/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">On the left the Covenanters had an advantage but were struggling to use their cavalry up against the terrain:</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgR80BbaCEjBV-pcXUwZquRfEBzXCHflwr_Tn3jtDQGINTNrFxJTxdz5h9pP0ZRC28TqBE3NQnmoXFkY7XbdO4EV5S6piLg0kaUKyiaVYtUWWupWqs_M-VLWrXQ553FgMZbfxGcKXQhjAnlvAAqULBOgKF7Zcyc1VbGKYZHqUbgIoh_66rHdu4e3ZM3k/s1912/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1912" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgR80BbaCEjBV-pcXUwZquRfEBzXCHflwr_Tn3jtDQGINTNrFxJTxdz5h9pP0ZRC28TqBE3NQnmoXFkY7XbdO4EV5S6piLg0kaUKyiaVYtUWWupWqs_M-VLWrXQ553FgMZbfxGcKXQhjAnlvAAqULBOgKF7Zcyc1VbGKYZHqUbgIoh_66rHdu4e3ZM3k/w400-h143/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">Charge! The only elite unit in the Covenanter army goes into action:</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvw-xVSiIdiGJ8OALt8SJUeiZiJfFqdzT04UGlPwuZn5OtvZ4ddXWITqzqliT0nHtNjbTjCO27F4kb2otx5CqqDy_d7j-7HoCDv0ywphnyZnwOMxK3PwBG1IWUQOdjq09U9iNzhyp13HLUdqb_RKoY12OcisyNKqqcagkZ7KPM9sMbJfPHIAcOITplEw/s1912/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1912" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvw-xVSiIdiGJ8OALt8SJUeiZiJfFqdzT04UGlPwuZn5OtvZ4ddXWITqzqliT0nHtNjbTjCO27F4kb2otx5CqqDy_d7j-7HoCDv0ywphnyZnwOMxK3PwBG1IWUQOdjq09U9iNzhyp13HLUdqb_RKoY12OcisyNKqqcagkZ7KPM9sMbJfPHIAcOITplEw/w400-h195/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">More violence in the centre where Royalist Highlanders are swarming into the Covenanter lines:</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSCLKt2DNxBRztgVQ7ycqwpk8hKyvP6hnb9hFYmuwGMyNfqfDppOEfXHyABg47KD2t0SjG_7kVYKyZ516liIxm45AJpz4AfUYOOqzkxgQfI3vByEspxYsSFEFG8JLwpgobPwE3XaO5ypZTamXYLr3JgjTPsPMPNXGXfQ9XfEH3Mu4HGbeoOtyilw__h4/s1480/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1480" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSCLKt2DNxBRztgVQ7ycqwpk8hKyvP6hnb9hFYmuwGMyNfqfDppOEfXHyABg47KD2t0SjG_7kVYKyZ516liIxm45AJpz4AfUYOOqzkxgQfI3vByEspxYsSFEFG8JLwpgobPwE3XaO5ypZTamXYLr3JgjTPsPMPNXGXfQ9XfEH3Mu4HGbeoOtyilw__h4/w400-h259/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">On the left the struggle favours the Covenanters:</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTExQhfOjHevnzfG8EKo4eG_G1yNAnbIayKIRkGFCtl82_rQlLL9YntecjBic3wMz4mbSPGrgx5LdRC1TTkfhDNpzGSjuqz2AXAwRinim6_qn5I04hSPueE51eFqD5wibiaX8uXa3HREwBQxnfFx4B5VeZLzvPKvvNiBKGbz3CSZuCNHjS0fXsA89eYZ8/s1912/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1912" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTExQhfOjHevnzfG8EKo4eG_G1yNAnbIayKIRkGFCtl82_rQlLL9YntecjBic3wMz4mbSPGrgx5LdRC1TTkfhDNpzGSjuqz2AXAwRinim6_qn5I04hSPueE51eFqD5wibiaX8uXa3HREwBQxnfFx4B5VeZLzvPKvvNiBKGbz3CSZuCNHjS0fXsA89eYZ8/w400-h194/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gaps appear in the Covenanter lines as their artillery is quickly overwhelmed:</div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjim2amDVRGlQqGvA3L_ORG0FquXlxsbZj3ikMjuga3237PluUMKuteXLHG2pBYC9w0mh8rPFfBuEEYiymnrDqrManznYMRDIERw9joxnkvGdnI-mQ7zbhCgG1to9hNZb9reDUFs33iS8umLX407AD7PmiuqbLw0HN1brsPIGQkQ6ZNx-pW6ho1JR5wI2A/s1912/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="1912" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjim2amDVRGlQqGvA3L_ORG0FquXlxsbZj3ikMjuga3237PluUMKuteXLHG2pBYC9w0mh8rPFfBuEEYiymnrDqrManznYMRDIERw9joxnkvGdnI-mQ7zbhCgG1to9hNZb9reDUFs33iS8umLX407AD7PmiuqbLw0HN1brsPIGQkQ6ZNx-pW6ho1JR5wI2A/w400-h191/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Covenanters have more reserves but will they help? </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJvQkrq-h4CqvOWBPcn02seIzhbcpf91tu8685lL0cwMX-GRGEaoj4LL00jKg5N1DA2WUcG8OeBZQaV66n_lBm5bI12zI-FjfrYlyziVAjEfTWGGVBhA3VjFAkBdPgxWTPjN_L5pn2UNJgQAlY43XLf7aUD7zYW6cZc7NrJkbC1mfQ5aDUD2Rg3TbahA/s1653/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1653" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJvQkrq-h4CqvOWBPcn02seIzhbcpf91tu8685lL0cwMX-GRGEaoj4LL00jKg5N1DA2WUcG8OeBZQaV66n_lBm5bI12zI-FjfrYlyziVAjEfTWGGVBhA3VjFAkBdPgxWTPjN_L5pn2UNJgQAlY43XLf7aUD7zYW6cZc7NrJkbC1mfQ5aDUD2Rg3TbahA/w400-h231/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;">Covenanter cavalry advance to outflank the Royalist Highlanders, they should have done this before but I forgot to move them: </blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1R0k7WcxXyYQ5-MaERe0ntHHj24IqT8FKmQVSa19MmZQipX7P8kz-rnww1r7Pfqm5743nRzPWyVlDdhiFP15_J-IDh-WtDGaSfXyudvdLZ1b3RWtMt_hlPmsa-9viXsC9JJXyJnKG2Nm5u5pknG1hJlXErGkhMgFv2vz6_90eT4cKuIfwrf3DpSB63J0/s1882/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1882" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1R0k7WcxXyYQ5-MaERe0ntHHj24IqT8FKmQVSa19MmZQipX7P8kz-rnww1r7Pfqm5743nRzPWyVlDdhiFP15_J-IDh-WtDGaSfXyudvdLZ1b3RWtMt_hlPmsa-9viXsC9JJXyJnKG2Nm5u5pknG1hJlXErGkhMgFv2vz6_90eT4cKuIfwrf3DpSB63J0/w400-h204/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">The Covenanter line starts to collapse: </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiov5SuRTrzZyfEDsMYTv4StMWLEhXZH84BQyoq10zKmLZ5oHkC-tBC3_c7JxM5t7Ll9rN1aAjMjFoiqbdQL-2wKDFXZEKr45JulMD8wUHqIpbeJO3tRRsbZZOp9z4RTchA8eSuJJ-WnFZ-j-jnZ_8It9tQH7c3tfJci2V-x3J9icitdhLhGc7SAPbA84M/s1903/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1903" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiov5SuRTrzZyfEDsMYTv4StMWLEhXZH84BQyoq10zKmLZ5oHkC-tBC3_c7JxM5t7Ll9rN1aAjMjFoiqbdQL-2wKDFXZEKr45JulMD8wUHqIpbeJO3tRRsbZZOp9z4RTchA8eSuJJ-WnFZ-j-jnZ_8It9tQH7c3tfJci2V-x3J9icitdhLhGc7SAPbA84M/w400-h201/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">Losses mount on both sides: </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBIuJXQ8EpRdeogqIijnQac38D8pIxGWb1o6oPuuuvinObL6kgwY1xHUvSZMm3NRiuMwxI0Bzi8B2ii_xCjhQ7tizzdLOp06gst4Ce2WDxTlbaHFfCDtu-jy400NyKnxyH5d6KMj0pY-HLKiRrMdsTI2MNueZGX41iBpjp97_r2NhLPP7mTgeutP5Uds/s1912/12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1912" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBIuJXQ8EpRdeogqIijnQac38D8pIxGWb1o6oPuuuvinObL6kgwY1xHUvSZMm3NRiuMwxI0Bzi8B2ii_xCjhQ7tizzdLOp06gst4Ce2WDxTlbaHFfCDtu-jy400NyKnxyH5d6KMj0pY-HLKiRrMdsTI2MNueZGX41iBpjp97_r2NhLPP7mTgeutP5Uds/w400-h181/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">On the left the Covenanters get their act together at last: </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nahlNJEiv3pAMDOnLbbBeqTlHX4a7bECoYC9a_EKCdPG5OFoBkcswxjvJrh5_NtC3mTZ9t7RZPKQ4FLu-u83wzTcEx0cQRHNZ-GsJUrpjCk9qlAg8Tmdo9YoMH6HRMabAdSNozLdLx89NvvQuYB48DhuNlLYNWlRmdxV7BUoEDITbiiadZG1vNOxj_E/s1803/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1803" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nahlNJEiv3pAMDOnLbbBeqTlHX4a7bECoYC9a_EKCdPG5OFoBkcswxjvJrh5_NtC3mTZ9t7RZPKQ4FLu-u83wzTcEx0cQRHNZ-GsJUrpjCk9qlAg8Tmdo9YoMH6HRMabAdSNozLdLx89NvvQuYB48DhuNlLYNWlRmdxV7BUoEDITbiiadZG1vNOxj_E/w400-h213/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">It is too little too late though as the Covenanters break in rout! </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPX5W1d5_anudPCvjEgShfQlnftBAT5KeG7Uto80Akh0GSKGtx296CY7-UVNhgljQgKvNfs26IGtU1OKUtaTp5MS-1VGaTboQ5ZUkp6IrzguiVh6MK_xHzXt9sHnSTMfYSX8GuE7yfPZJx6H9pGhkN5qhFHs5MvHIlNbTqnSnmYwCRVy6de7Ve4EiJJ-w/s1912/14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1912" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPX5W1d5_anudPCvjEgShfQlnftBAT5KeG7Uto80Akh0GSKGtx296CY7-UVNhgljQgKvNfs26IGtU1OKUtaTp5MS-1VGaTboQ5ZUkp6IrzguiVh6MK_xHzXt9sHnSTMfYSX8GuE7yfPZJx6H9pGhkN5qhFHs5MvHIlNbTqnSnmYwCRVy6de7Ve4EiJJ-w/w400-h154/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">Great fun and interesting to use such an unusual army composition, the Royalists lost a fair few units but it wasn't that close. Unfortunately I ended up making some of my frequent ADLG mistakes again, especially with the cavalry on the left which could have flanked the enemy much quicker.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">I also hadn't realised quite how bad the light artillery interspaced between my pike and shot units would be, I should have dropped them back before they could be contacted as they were all wiped out very quickly.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"> <p></p></blockquote><div><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-21754922032153125552023-10-17T12:42:00.001-07:002023-10-17T12:44:57.875-07:00What a Cowboy Mexicans v Yankee's<p>Another game of 'What a Cowboy; this time with my Mexicans taking on Dave's Yankee's partly as I wanted to use some newly finished Mexican/Mediterranean/North African buildings I'd recently finished.</p><p>My gang consisted of Tuco (Legend), Big Pedro (Shootist with rifle), Loco, Raoul and Ernesto (Greenhorns) and a Henchmen group (The Three Amigos). Dave's Yankees had a more even spread of abilities with several shootists but no legend.</p><p>The mission for the Yankees was to rescue a captive being held by the Mexicans:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrww_wQ8MxS1hhY-uHD3JRoE0fByUV3QmpfdTWepJPGrfIgPkPHzpt-xF3KT_OC2rh19aE138sS-MQhILXyzg5SJtHUHpbD37tahwTuygB4npOcSu2tG6IqEkVhAZWRUTLl9RPMNiITHVQRLBxlLF5YH6txmZkY-bWcYNIPCMT_MXaQ4Xz9yUSmd5vwc/s1784/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1784" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrww_wQ8MxS1hhY-uHD3JRoE0fByUV3QmpfdTWepJPGrfIgPkPHzpt-xF3KT_OC2rh19aE138sS-MQhILXyzg5SJtHUHpbD37tahwTuygB4npOcSu2tG6IqEkVhAZWRUTLl9RPMNiITHVQRLBxlLF5YH6txmZkY-bWcYNIPCMT_MXaQ4Xz9yUSmd5vwc/w400-h215/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Raoul takes up position on a rooftop and observes the advancing Yankees:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJgLQOvjOQTCQ0koflziY6DWD1a7gU9WcJ_4yy8XJGc8F4Du1JUFlbHTgN37qA6NLAvVHr2SgjQqfYnerTJaPcdi3xrCCeCDrYrrSJpO5AddD7NegOO5nrzHbhnXmwQ45j9Q0l4piS9pai7NCeILUQW-b1Jk8q9ftU2q4GktOV14kxUS1mJ1o4vTWdUY/s1385/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1385" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJgLQOvjOQTCQ0koflziY6DWD1a7gU9WcJ_4yy8XJGc8F4Du1JUFlbHTgN37qA6NLAvVHr2SgjQqfYnerTJaPcdi3xrCCeCDrYrrSJpO5AddD7NegOO5nrzHbhnXmwQ45j9Q0l4piS9pai7NCeILUQW-b1Jk8q9ftU2q4GktOV14kxUS1mJ1o4vTWdUY/w400-h276/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div>The Three Amigos cautiously advance:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6wRXJgCYO3bczr_EjAxgqcbhxfMG2_HINjkfp7iYmgUGuYqX_yVMqgOvIbzzBsGi5CY4oiey2Mqnyr9vPUqjFSU8NR0vzZNyb6SBCglTsvw05KlcT18d0NXJFKmowPv4YOPRtRHrXeyaX_8aJcrtZgrDfPOQXEZ-VD48lmMgVM9yrOsnF9yxrkQvrvQ/s1628/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1628" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6wRXJgCYO3bczr_EjAxgqcbhxfMG2_HINjkfp7iYmgUGuYqX_yVMqgOvIbzzBsGi5CY4oiey2Mqnyr9vPUqjFSU8NR0vzZNyb6SBCglTsvw05KlcT18d0NXJFKmowPv4YOPRtRHrXeyaX_8aJcrtZgrDfPOQXEZ-VD48lmMgVM9yrOsnF9yxrkQvrvQ/w400-h235/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Big Pedro, Raoul and Tuco combine to take out the Yankee leader:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVCmhVIx4DyQC02lQg_cZecxRxC4ahVHM3fXqdHMdjFe1-zvBOrst0OU8ozNzRlWeoSjBrFhZ700caAS_S5SivA9he1wSwu1RX8NvoRP96Do4MvIGMwYyJoVAaQev9Wcyd3zgePVyZxNM6M5-GP5Qu2mE65hEXSwT2lt9P1gr4kaMoGlcOtgc6gUTneM/s1277/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1277" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVCmhVIx4DyQC02lQg_cZecxRxC4ahVHM3fXqdHMdjFe1-zvBOrst0OU8ozNzRlWeoSjBrFhZ700caAS_S5SivA9he1wSwu1RX8NvoRP96Do4MvIGMwYyJoVAaQev9Wcyd3zgePVyZxNM6M5-GP5Qu2mE65hEXSwT2lt9P1gr4kaMoGlcOtgc6gUTneM/w400-h300/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Three Amigos try brawling another Yankee:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQMuo3DxXqJIi-AX1nxDe_0HYubbNXCWGEMTMBtH6DQKUJloiIy9xfdTScJFeXA4X6vkk9pck-Y4EvzJVlGZfrL5Dv4EbkL1WPwNzHA68nCJqcT5SvRQPkvaVGwFk1TRgjM3I3caMGWcVlIgRUaiCX1Ltila0duSlxSj_aUzvWGdVAfmtwn4DFqox4FM/s1265/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1265" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQMuo3DxXqJIi-AX1nxDe_0HYubbNXCWGEMTMBtH6DQKUJloiIy9xfdTScJFeXA4X6vkk9pck-Y4EvzJVlGZfrL5Dv4EbkL1WPwNzHA68nCJqcT5SvRQPkvaVGwFk1TRgjM3I3caMGWcVlIgRUaiCX1Ltila0duSlxSj_aUzvWGdVAfmtwn4DFqox4FM/w400-h303/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One of the Three Amigos goes down while Loco and Raoul move to support them:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4pnwHIeausBbcQM0VcmukBNdHgK2ZL_cf4gC3s9wUt4qDvR2cf3Zfc_4-E9NryyO1KG_IoscYBwKZhBKx7W16GsZNrBowepFwyX-dLrt1kmsZT-kq5jDPPqA_BHPmvvnJ_VZVmUezwLkTWylNmqd0mgo0mR2qrnASpKvDpP2xBB_Gd-paKgpuxKxfes/s1544/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1544" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4pnwHIeausBbcQM0VcmukBNdHgK2ZL_cf4gC3s9wUt4qDvR2cf3Zfc_4-E9NryyO1KG_IoscYBwKZhBKx7W16GsZNrBowepFwyX-dLrt1kmsZT-kq5jDPPqA_BHPmvvnJ_VZVmUezwLkTWylNmqd0mgo0mR2qrnASpKvDpP2xBB_Gd-paKgpuxKxfes/w400-h249/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Tuco guns down another Yankee:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxrB1803fnj70uyoiKRpCX9Bf-QgGxnkLYcFqVekWkzQGfrwU7YV9qI-Yo_ctFUJHyfb5_2Avp7O_1K-RDPfN2KfEc-NwGN-QMQMB8_gCWRCA0SmWHTf6DC-LgwMlHu9XtxGTN75zVswywaqf3mj7jaUa1Qs2GXfcTv6_a5gMrMaMcfy8f9MPt7C2cyQ/s1433/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1433" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxrB1803fnj70uyoiKRpCX9Bf-QgGxnkLYcFqVekWkzQGfrwU7YV9qI-Yo_ctFUJHyfb5_2Avp7O_1K-RDPfN2KfEc-NwGN-QMQMB8_gCWRCA0SmWHTf6DC-LgwMlHu9XtxGTN75zVswywaqf3mj7jaUa1Qs2GXfcTv6_a5gMrMaMcfy8f9MPt7C2cyQ/w400-h268/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ernesto puts another Yankee down:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABw9F7DUfZdS6QYhGySQHNsRWiNQcf7DjVfjb8T-js6-WBokDHEdKj4KK20hNDQEQVEOveKNxPycoxo9dZroh_MWmtESATzTd9VsuHPtnWJjtFQwNB873kth5n4ucU93cfhhD5srbzUDqnMBHQ7HmrdmR0aqlGxPhZnL3McXG0Z30ndWLd9aUBzcUubg/s1069/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1069" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABw9F7DUfZdS6QYhGySQHNsRWiNQcf7DjVfjb8T-js6-WBokDHEdKj4KK20hNDQEQVEOveKNxPycoxo9dZroh_MWmtESATzTd9VsuHPtnWJjtFQwNB873kth5n4ucU93cfhhD5srbzUDqnMBHQ7HmrdmR0aqlGxPhZnL3McXG0Z30ndWLd9aUBzcUubg/w400-h359/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With only two men left and no injuries to the Mexicans at all the Yankee's flee giving Tuco and his men a comprehensive victory! <div><br /></div><div>In this game I think I made better use of the Bonanza tokens and the legend abilities of Tuco though I still forgot mostly to use the Desperado cards. Mostly the victory was down to Dave's lack of ability to dodge, he hardly managed to dodge any shots and largely missed when he fired!</div><div><br /></div><div>Having played a few games now I quite like the way the game plays but it very much lacks the depth and variety of Dead Man's Hand. </div><div><br /></div><div>In WAC everything is very generic on the character front so you can't give your gang a distinct flavour and way of operating which very much occurs with DMH. The differences between the various gangs (cowboys, lawmen, outlaws, desperados, bandits and Apache's among others) is really brought out in DMH and there is much more depth to each character. However, DMH is more complicated to play and learn so perhaps less suited to casual play.<br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-26186593286485045442023-10-17T12:40:00.007-07:002023-10-17T12:41:28.684-07:00ADLG Early Imperial Roman v Ancient British<p>My Early Imperial Romans took on Simon's Ancient British (actually Gaul's but little to no difference in the lists!). </p><p>The table was fairly open with the Romans slightly stronger on their left and considerably overlapped on the right. Both armies attempted to take advantage of this:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtrJJiYrlp4WKj2bM3PSVTjUinguZQ-2bb_o2CsIhML8-43CR3q5_tu8DTIMkQd2JrLOBEKaIvR0977FIT_q84ymPLLfiL2A1S18kN24_2I2a46DScPTuFRVBDVlSgJQfxL202J3B0km0k1XgHTNPMtvoOBODHLVY-r3Mta_vB03MLLZcUt4Q_kPof24/s1912/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1912" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtrJJiYrlp4WKj2bM3PSVTjUinguZQ-2bb_o2CsIhML8-43CR3q5_tu8DTIMkQd2JrLOBEKaIvR0977FIT_q84ymPLLfiL2A1S18kN24_2I2a46DScPTuFRVBDVlSgJQfxL202J3B0km0k1XgHTNPMtvoOBODHLVY-r3Mta_vB03MLLZcUt4Q_kPof24/w400-h180/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First to engage were the Roman Auxilia on the left, tempting some impetuous Britons out of the safety of a field:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BzmQU79zMNoKDInDsFG5WERALsGpR5TdvHU28eyQIN4MWHipPbDWI6lwy3YaA59myqW3dOmrgLAVc9I3ZUGrVZFfB1JwdsyAglqKJ530N5z3e7wm_bFKujWJdJqd03f1aU5IdJ8I0VHbgmWCYpv5WMsq9HG_HtZq77a4ZEYylDFsUcr8LwVwW8GnZuo/s1424/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1424" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BzmQU79zMNoKDInDsFG5WERALsGpR5TdvHU28eyQIN4MWHipPbDWI6lwy3YaA59myqW3dOmrgLAVc9I3ZUGrVZFfB1JwdsyAglqKJ530N5z3e7wm_bFKujWJdJqd03f1aU5IdJ8I0VHbgmWCYpv5WMsq9HG_HtZq77a4ZEYylDFsUcr8LwVwW8GnZuo/w400-h269/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>To protect their warriors the chariots charge Legionaries:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBZLFkJaC3_ZY1CZAf7VlHE2CmtqMgFLyMsp-dghyphenhyphenv4jRP205S4Xc8aIx8j9ZEkER7LOJzybg3ddTWRpgoniv2mjq8zIAuKTZbo_LLV_N5qryN4EgN8UGMK7mJnIXTJcJCVtCANG4odjB9CQSy-ur9x0iVoqxix6n9htvppzd4BmJn_348574_4Y1x74/s1602/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1602" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBZLFkJaC3_ZY1CZAf7VlHE2CmtqMgFLyMsp-dghyphenhyphenv4jRP205S4Xc8aIx8j9ZEkER7LOJzybg3ddTWRpgoniv2mjq8zIAuKTZbo_LLV_N5qryN4EgN8UGMK7mJnIXTJcJCVtCANG4odjB9CQSy-ur9x0iVoqxix6n9htvppzd4BmJn_348574_4Y1x74/w400-h239/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Britons create a gap in the Auxilia line:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOt0NEoJnKLziz-8u0WNNk6Amxj6UUFMiDHdPVDXoP_h4tVC2W1ZnqXIOimsJDoQ0rWBsBHECS078LuugQr0z6eemmhFcnzUDqAbWwE3zDzpYAfNfhdUh1MXUAPHxkx-sX8kE8oOxn1isULFwaveKldopA2vBT1iBW01NX_ukusPtJyBYCXIaW8E6kek/s1878/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1878" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOt0NEoJnKLziz-8u0WNNk6Amxj6UUFMiDHdPVDXoP_h4tVC2W1ZnqXIOimsJDoQ0rWBsBHECS078LuugQr0z6eemmhFcnzUDqAbWwE3zDzpYAfNfhdUh1MXUAPHxkx-sX8kE8oOxn1isULFwaveKldopA2vBT1iBW01NX_ukusPtJyBYCXIaW8E6kek/w400-h204/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>On the right the Roman cavalry attempt to hold off numerous Britons:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1910" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdee_hQfDD1BhXxxUYAS4mEYHfnsu3H5om3jT1-NGWyi-ymRhuhr89z8BZitaNErqvePOUTy1ruFGXZGPWiWdvXSlhOxv3y8ca3CxLoqoZloeP4mrzmb4ebytWaPpwGM63NEl6SfIfaVY4fevH6ISHscv8uLux3_A6WQ-2ZfSAhQF3wXoy9nUDewRStg/w400-h201/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>A gap appears in the Auxiliary line:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdNultCJekJRTGcbh24fAqNt_5KYYuuEJaaSNwiWIRRJrvbVJGl7IhV96-g8LnqfO58Pqh2bSNkg4fmhGgg6mCyzV8QOMvm-_GzpiWmU5Jo0KSfQICWJiVUcI99rZD_4q1pYdIjBrkArG2xKKuHkGT1vy1a99C5EMPD6db9VusK_zhlC2uKo4zv_x_mY/s1376/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1376" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdNultCJekJRTGcbh24fAqNt_5KYYuuEJaaSNwiWIRRJrvbVJGl7IhV96-g8LnqfO58Pqh2bSNkg4fmhGgg6mCyzV8QOMvm-_GzpiWmU5Jo0KSfQICWJiVUcI99rZD_4q1pYdIjBrkArG2xKKuHkGT1vy1a99C5EMPD6db9VusK_zhlC2uKo4zv_x_mY/w400-h279/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the right the cavalry and Moors battle on but are being flanked by British infantry:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1293" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfvO5RbSL_4pGHqJXi6OHg3TVcbWn3Z9SUZyWn4v4UoYHJIiaGybgekjhhB1LCmDSNpHk21sCn2k_He-Yip8lHNCMI_DZLkcB7I37arxj_RilC-6_I83H0gQDiX0XB9c7-ltBjIAS-VDw4OpRekwgXvz5s4W7xpuNYnjxCvjtf-yMEXVhqEwbGeXVLE0/w400-h296/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Britons have broken through the Roman lines and are attacking the camp:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnzRV8SJsHYkFxqaRlXWTEyZEb028v2TbxHcNJlAbKEAEgxCj3XM1TqE26QDwwUj6seRnF7aCj_OzgleEXV7uy-lfZeDKUJFqpNRR3wB01B4SJ_DXOO6VAQMhWEEaCZHjf_G4QgQeCRv9goFLjYIF2owW6IKpJtcBILOgsJNvAt7uzSlfLtrZ19OXLrI/s1912/16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1912" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnzRV8SJsHYkFxqaRlXWTEyZEb028v2TbxHcNJlAbKEAEgxCj3XM1TqE26QDwwUj6seRnF7aCj_OzgleEXV7uy-lfZeDKUJFqpNRR3wB01B4SJ_DXOO6VAQMhWEEaCZHjf_G4QgQeCRv9goFLjYIF2owW6IKpJtcBILOgsJNvAt7uzSlfLtrZ19OXLrI/w400-h176/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Romans attempt to save the camp:<br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1661" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikQw1vYV_5T5v7B2fc1ohMmkGjgqLnv6_Kd8mtYk4WqAS2dig_KNOzXX-nh-PcrYvg3eHnPfA3gIjhDVx03ZjmazdS3jhrQ_d308l8L2HXL4P3x8CuQeKesyHYqrMyGNSWosoOXqIOhMTRJq987bmY7DNmuk-k_odg94mdAOI1pkSfFivlYOZErM6h28/w400-h231/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Eventually the camp falls sending the Roman army to defeat:<br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JlGE59Wlisz_8BZyXCQNL37OFxfNX8BAcwBdYNxWhGlux48w9bzWwP3WC-EazKzL9P_Pb2UDkBXmld0GEJZdAKoU10II3FkrhGSMev263dveZsjPhQLecoE8244tB1NncqGEoNRZxMNs4ENhOZn6X5uAriVEqbRKzg_-vK62UOv6Oowi_gDpBSzpupI/s1912/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1912" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JlGE59Wlisz_8BZyXCQNL37OFxfNX8BAcwBdYNxWhGlux48w9bzWwP3WC-EazKzL9P_Pb2UDkBXmld0GEJZdAKoU10II3FkrhGSMev263dveZsjPhQLecoE8244tB1NncqGEoNRZxMNs4ENhOZn6X5uAriVEqbRKzg_-vK62UOv6Oowi_gDpBSzpupI/w400-h190/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Back to my old habits of making several positional errors in ADLG games and perhaps not having the best army list I could have had. It was a bit closer than I thought it would be for a while but the loss of the camp tipped the army over the edge, having said that the camp heroically held out for several turns which it really shouldn't have done!</div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-29017914197983649692023-09-20T08:08:00.004-07:002023-09-20T08:11:03.913-07:00Blucher 1809 Austrian v French<p>Our second 6mm game of Blucher, this time using 300 points of Austrians against Sean's French. Sean managed to out-manoeuvre me at the Scharnhorst map stage giving him 6 VP to my 4 VP, though with one of Sean's VP being on table if I could capture it we'd be equal on 4 VP each:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGShRscW34ro9ytxdSLzbViCpqSNePfo5itYt07MIlITBbxYQrdpl4IfTw2Uj8bD-c6jnaKVl8nPR-d9BUV8QfkWQH4kTSJ57C7LsEjIHbJxHlKolQhu91gIxneVIr6bYvBpUkGCErlHsB_CkAzFFphnT8GQNDFK-hk4vJIT_lLXF3s19mvh39IrfgZO4/s1146/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1146" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGShRscW34ro9ytxdSLzbViCpqSNePfo5itYt07MIlITBbxYQrdpl4IfTw2Uj8bD-c6jnaKVl8nPR-d9BUV8QfkWQH4kTSJ57C7LsEjIHbJxHlKolQhu91gIxneVIr6bYvBpUkGCErlHsB_CkAzFFphnT8GQNDFK-hk4vJIT_lLXF3s19mvh39IrfgZO4/w400-h335/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Both sides had three columns on table and one off-table, I had one potentially arriving on the French left flank while Sean had one arriving behind his left flank.</p><p>The initial set up. The Austrians plan is to capture the VP village the French hold on the Austrian left, attacking it with an infantry corps supported by the reserve corps which is deployed in the centre. The Austrian corps on their right will cross the stream and redeploy to the right of the reserve corps:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdvAhv542vBbzlIXY8TCeBbWCjyP8Nty5HeZzCocgxjGlKoghNHCFfid8_J9cjM_6Jk7ekX8u_n2-4wm080j2HbgRpjBQf8NyCHBrWs-1azM0Cy-8NO5mjk6-SWWY848vJwDWfgkKbEWKrPWS6Z5jlrQAmMgNzYIo0Q7oUUwo7qKFmTFnVl9YzSkR6wA/s1912/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1912" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdvAhv542vBbzlIXY8TCeBbWCjyP8Nty5HeZzCocgxjGlKoghNHCFfid8_J9cjM_6Jk7ekX8u_n2-4wm080j2HbgRpjBQf8NyCHBrWs-1azM0Cy-8NO5mjk6-SWWY848vJwDWfgkKbEWKrPWS6Z5jlrQAmMgNzYIo0Q7oUUwo7qKFmTFnVl9YzSkR6wA/w400-h179/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Austrians waste no time moving to attack the village and starting a preliminary bombardment with heavy artillery:<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVwRgD19YcA9vojWlWQWzAv9pfI5dIbiJeuxHXDk9QvJkhWmByvH39BzKSvcvxDMUWgTIHIX0e9G2Pyx4zZMmevpUlZzA55Xnv64JSsGC_Ww5kQue42djk5tJ1tFd_ATPXYprhjOWnuXe8pSFIlI9wtwbj1rnkQMO-JaEUSQ1UqRwkmA531HcRIWiPOA/s1342/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1342" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVwRgD19YcA9vojWlWQWzAv9pfI5dIbiJeuxHXDk9QvJkhWmByvH39BzKSvcvxDMUWgTIHIX0e9G2Pyx4zZMmevpUlZzA55Xnv64JSsGC_Ww5kQue42djk5tJ1tFd_ATPXYprhjOWnuXe8pSFIlI9wtwbj1rnkQMO-JaEUSQ1UqRwkmA531HcRIWiPOA/s320/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The corps on the right flank redeploys across the stream as planned:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyGjWD6V_Td-a_47gBZHCcibkCKb1gYESsEjPocQvXqt2UDaTRw8R9hiNPDQv1q6z9rPT-a1pAXMDPWCMYLHbKQ0H_Nms4QEx-6UMqDUF2T382XQwFX5EqzHvqJUP7f8Kryv0LiD2cKGFvTNqlTgEbjuQe9naX8fXmgIyiH4AIdgvEYAINV5fQUSFJdg/s1781/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1781" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyGjWD6V_Td-a_47gBZHCcibkCKb1gYESsEjPocQvXqt2UDaTRw8R9hiNPDQv1q6z9rPT-a1pAXMDPWCMYLHbKQ0H_Nms4QEx-6UMqDUF2T382XQwFX5EqzHvqJUP7f8Kryv0LiD2cKGFvTNqlTgEbjuQe9naX8fXmgIyiH4AIdgvEYAINV5fQUSFJdg/w400-h215/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The French defend the village with infantry and a dragoon division:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ey1miaQih9px7Ur9jiRijcRAm3ETCCoz6YXBPCLvsrTWD6yVfEGEARTpp20Hb11HEsnbxthYhFxWP-qpU3sOBCnyr-FnDqQOrpduursLUAOfSWufJiZOhUCFbki9kluZM3--djF0azzU6G6Ew7UYbPTyew-OjotG_qOu5zGlpxpXI7V2VOdFb6ai4SM/s1912/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1912" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ey1miaQih9px7Ur9jiRijcRAm3ETCCoz6YXBPCLvsrTWD6yVfEGEARTpp20Hb11HEsnbxthYhFxWP-qpU3sOBCnyr-FnDqQOrpduursLUAOfSWufJiZOhUCFbki9kluZM3--djF0azzU6G6Ew7UYbPTyew-OjotG_qOu5zGlpxpXI7V2VOdFb6ai4SM/w400-h174/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The plan unfolds with the reserve corps moving up to support the attack on the village. the French, however, have countered with a cuirassier division in their centre:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit69zVT3mz1g4sODI9zMzNmphzCOLDK644vULjWVvYSXh_0FNkFxakdVnpJRKpnx8wtyOw8tdXTetQhQq3EUhcE5Cd8ljpBvM2PP1gTNRX7qHfmiqBLqUGqSjkARXOp6zaDjGLso_kr3i6QSRWSfPAqQblZsG_ix1hRwUlDF-bYKyE3HublHiEsnZxRfM/s1802/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1802" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit69zVT3mz1g4sODI9zMzNmphzCOLDK644vULjWVvYSXh_0FNkFxakdVnpJRKpnx8wtyOw8tdXTetQhQq3EUhcE5Cd8ljpBvM2PP1gTNRX7qHfmiqBLqUGqSjkARXOp6zaDjGLso_kr3i6QSRWSfPAqQblZsG_ix1hRwUlDF-bYKyE3HublHiEsnZxRfM/w400-h213/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Austrian hussars clash with French dragoons but get the worst of the combat:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqpEWKGZ20CTBV2S8RQ8UqWAjHONws4REEpmJBY2WL3VKPtt8vt_vDAdaXDfJXPFMvVav0a4s5yDwCDPItFT6Zshp1Q0T-2aCORCKaF2DnY8mz3ipEuqhPAtzL32Krf8gaxnH3lEr9N5iNZE_vXXHv35yXjdGfkiT7Zv1n08HQPEbH3ZYezreQ0jKZ08/s1429/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1429" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqpEWKGZ20CTBV2S8RQ8UqWAjHONws4REEpmJBY2WL3VKPtt8vt_vDAdaXDfJXPFMvVav0a4s5yDwCDPItFT6Zshp1Q0T-2aCORCKaF2DnY8mz3ipEuqhPAtzL32Krf8gaxnH3lEr9N5iNZE_vXXHv35yXjdGfkiT7Zv1n08HQPEbH3ZYezreQ0jKZ08/w400-h269/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Grenadiers from the reserve corps are more successful, breaking a French allied infantry brigade:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3C20Dr8puPfwsEPIsmu1fflRn6AyCnwFRniIdJdsIJYgmi4kWRsWprl6_WwvCw5QDtRe1zFn9MKdbXx1CaJJJEFVGiqtZ-ORMHGXXBxq1C-9f-njbDIQp1KNMPEadd-Tbdcbdby9ZzdjeSumBSLoDOH-eqF62vMAty25jsJlgbjWhs3Bcxm7ZDzRPiZ0/s1912/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1912" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3C20Dr8puPfwsEPIsmu1fflRn6AyCnwFRniIdJdsIJYgmi4kWRsWprl6_WwvCw5QDtRe1zFn9MKdbXx1CaJJJEFVGiqtZ-ORMHGXXBxq1C-9f-njbDIQp1KNMPEadd-Tbdcbdby9ZzdjeSumBSLoDOH-eqF62vMAty25jsJlgbjWhs3Bcxm7ZDzRPiZ0/w400-h186/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Austrian attack progresses while the reserve corps cuirassiers hold off their French counterparts:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5yBEbCBpgiiUN4lPF-hO8DZ3BEoXrRo8-rhFYfA_1VEd3xmPt0t22Y2PVNp87jlOKg2BSKtzUv1RtfVYQmtTp7fmyH4s63JYUYA2H0zIrLYbI9VoYCPyUUVPnlQ4lsKvJdpEfwpM_glfc7mGOiuCmeHMG2DD59lOm3DdjIUec9StQMlLBl7fW33A2Tc/s1312/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1312" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5yBEbCBpgiiUN4lPF-hO8DZ3BEoXrRo8-rhFYfA_1VEd3xmPt0t22Y2PVNp87jlOKg2BSKtzUv1RtfVYQmtTp7fmyH4s63JYUYA2H0zIrLYbI9VoYCPyUUVPnlQ4lsKvJdpEfwpM_glfc7mGOiuCmeHMG2DD59lOm3DdjIUec9StQMlLBl7fW33A2Tc/w400-h293/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Austrian hussars regroup behind their infantry, surprisingly the infantry are quite successful at shooting down French dragoons:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt58aNAcoW7_L3d2HOPvs8g7wl__v2Cf9OrLmfCDZfIewSWMwbmWY70ONWL_ubqhbTmAXujfVDz1dchXh2-mJ3LM-NoSjgyfWmWa_-am2UdNo9Tu6mKPLMivclS3txA-rnM6PtQWfMmxV3IohRubdo7vpnNdMIQseTVOuZQzhr5MlWaE5PRBNxk1pEKA/s1468/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1468" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt58aNAcoW7_L3d2HOPvs8g7wl__v2Cf9OrLmfCDZfIewSWMwbmWY70ONWL_ubqhbTmAXujfVDz1dchXh2-mJ3LM-NoSjgyfWmWa_-am2UdNo9Tu6mKPLMivclS3txA-rnM6PtQWfMmxV3IohRubdo7vpnNdMIQseTVOuZQzhr5MlWaE5PRBNxk1pEKA/w400-h261/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The overall picture (other than the columns which were off-table and had now arrived but were not really engaged at all):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcdk6U_4sCyJLh5_h3xpXcKPDTAgnxkpxjuc3hvOH17eo4HZR9asRIyG7Y4OdDVRBtOOz42npW51YwSKeyc1IfjNUERXceI-c-QHyssL3u1LtlC8P-8cIBr76IEhAoSTH7Qt7cj6efhw9WBM7z68_RN7x89uKKEx0-sWjpI7RuspbqvShjsmHfh4NpDg/s1277/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1277" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcdk6U_4sCyJLh5_h3xpXcKPDTAgnxkpxjuc3hvOH17eo4HZR9asRIyG7Y4OdDVRBtOOz42npW51YwSKeyc1IfjNUERXceI-c-QHyssL3u1LtlC8P-8cIBr76IEhAoSTH7Qt7cj6efhw9WBM7z68_RN7x89uKKEx0-sWjpI7RuspbqvShjsmHfh4NpDg/w400-h300/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Austrian grenadiers demolishing more French allied infantry:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wDZU4oMeHXCklhXpQbWZGpRX03j54-huxfq44YdYvZqMVDOTWTtBr6D90QWjVlW16z4aWLdkxWTMgh-lukH0Tu963QJKeXHwpemASs_g85r75F5Kv4WfaarL7uwdGugR1_jCLVHmlm87KBmstdih1XWXGevL_e3wQnCVdt5F34Z3_f5qyVlclpQy3Ps/s1616/14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1616" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wDZU4oMeHXCklhXpQbWZGpRX03j54-huxfq44YdYvZqMVDOTWTtBr6D90QWjVlW16z4aWLdkxWTMgh-lukH0Tu963QJKeXHwpemASs_g85r75F5Kv4WfaarL7uwdGugR1_jCLVHmlm87KBmstdih1XWXGevL_e3wQnCVdt5F34Z3_f5qyVlclpQy3Ps/w400-h238/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Gaps are starting to appear in the French lines with brigades starting to break on both sides:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBcxoIxvZ7v-d8xp3nbDd1lU4QNOT9lvqa9QQOH7xKh7qO9BIiCFouQhWsCzoLshagAH4Xk8RG8YhZuQ8fH_bHTceORY5PG0uQXCocaG1K1CZXGpcMo-YHwltyi7oK58g6q8JuEYTTuQ-86jTappmnyNfrQZ11WPouSMeXEIf0xg7IPgX1y31DQ9m1K8/s1912/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1912" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBcxoIxvZ7v-d8xp3nbDd1lU4QNOT9lvqa9QQOH7xKh7qO9BIiCFouQhWsCzoLshagAH4Xk8RG8YhZuQ8fH_bHTceORY5PG0uQXCocaG1K1CZXGpcMo-YHwltyi7oK58g6q8JuEYTTuQ-86jTappmnyNfrQZ11WPouSMeXEIf0xg7IPgX1y31DQ9m1K8/w400-h170/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At this point after three hours with battle fatigue setting in we still had several turns to play until nightfall and both armies were a fair way from their break points so we decided to stop here. <div><br /></div><div>The French line was staring to collapse but the Austrians had suffered similar losses and both sides had several vulnerable brigades so the outcome was very much in doubt still. </div><div><br /></div><div>Playing at 300 points with 6mm armies certainly makes it look like a battle, but the extra MO to move units every turn (three MO dice instead of two at 200 points) results in the turns not unreasonably taking longer to play and it being somewhat easier to withdraw damaged brigades before they rout. A smaller table might have helped but I'm not sure how much as it is the MO dice that limit what you can do really, not the table size (the same issues arise in 300 point 15mm games where the table is relatively smaller).<br /><div><br /></div></div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-29593946886407565392023-09-14T08:02:00.002-07:002023-09-14T08:04:06.602-07:00Longstreet 'The Crossroads' Union v Confederate<p>After a considerable gap I thought I'd revisit Sam Mustafa's 'Longstreet' ACW rules, partly as they have an interesting campaign system and partly as they need less space than 'Fire and Fury'. When I played them years ago I wasn't that enthusiastic about them (partly as I really like F&F) and lost interest quite quickly without really giving them much of a chance.</p><p>In this game my Union force took on Ian's Rebels. Each side starts off with a brigade sized force of three infantry regiments, a cavalry regiment and an artillery battery. The game is run partly by a card deck and partly by dice.</p><p>The scenario we went for was the encounter at a crossroads, Ian won the initiative and decided to attack.</p><p>My force deploys to defend the crossroads. As we don't know if the Reb's will attempt to out-flank us one infantry regiment and the cavalry are in reserve:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoJzbEWGOOXadMMa1AAE-JWn6XkXjIYhchMVLZ4ppcx10r7RN-BR6gBs7IdvorWqQRXUzF3HxokyILzpGjhkwFa1dmPdgNONs4RlYnqRfAYTWSWZ894DHo3V8N58r6YzW1xqNME2diSNb0PXpAMi4NxVtMX5zDu6kYZisyGxa8qzjLRMThqIUU1saR8U/s1683/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1683" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoJzbEWGOOXadMMa1AAE-JWn6XkXjIYhchMVLZ4ppcx10r7RN-BR6gBs7IdvorWqQRXUzF3HxokyILzpGjhkwFa1dmPdgNONs4RlYnqRfAYTWSWZ894DHo3V8N58r6YzW1xqNME2diSNb0PXpAMi4NxVtMX5zDu6kYZisyGxa8qzjLRMThqIUU1saR8U/w400-h228/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Rebels choose a simple frontal assault, hoping to overwhelm the Union front line before the reserves can move up:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHH02dV-4nLpYN4AC-WYWrAWuYuS3qHpXhXpOBUtrl5jaBdBVliawpUXPyd9NrE_ddBsV1Y9TLVahBnx4BAix7eBuqIft13HslzgC6RZGr9MptrEmtjyhSJ1L8hc8UWEY3oB6cuwE_FQKFxehl4T33U_btIfxeBHv-DB97s1SGDR9eNh4MsbZZ7gLhA8/s1277/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1277" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHH02dV-4nLpYN4AC-WYWrAWuYuS3qHpXhXpOBUtrl5jaBdBVliawpUXPyd9NrE_ddBsV1Y9TLVahBnx4BAix7eBuqIft13HslzgC6RZGr9MptrEmtjyhSJ1L8hc8UWEY3oB6cuwE_FQKFxehl4T33U_btIfxeBHv-DB97s1SGDR9eNh4MsbZZ7gLhA8/w400-h300/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Union artillery and infantry open fire. defending the fence line gives them an advantage in combat:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_TyRGu0sTxVYabRw-ICDdRs_MV2s2b5zoP87iDXCqxF7d4_nP9yrjeHwlc90vEnvXfyu4VANfxJbiT3_qZv0fE2djV3Z4b0ZMbOuHOAN6E8bpEiqZHsC_F33TLTnIXGXAhId3e_Iwxxq_bejBRJobAILbPSOjuKy8pZIu0TD0Tqu9LEI-dO0ODudF2Q/s1912/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1912" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_TyRGu0sTxVYabRw-ICDdRs_MV2s2b5zoP87iDXCqxF7d4_nP9yrjeHwlc90vEnvXfyu4VANfxJbiT3_qZv0fE2djV3Z4b0ZMbOuHOAN6E8bpEiqZHsC_F33TLTnIXGXAhId3e_Iwxxq_bejBRJobAILbPSOjuKy8pZIu0TD0Tqu9LEI-dO0ODudF2Q/w400-h193/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unfortunately Ian plays one of his cards, 'Confusion' to move the Union infantry over the fence towards the Rebel attack! Obviously the men felt the Reb's were wavering and a solid advance would drive them off:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3dJgf1zYBgTgjccXePr-N7OFx7qwTi9pobieGPypHfk8fxNt3HWUxt3BgJWuxz1LEL3gebk6y5mCAenTj3Y8onwcaSY4mvdsaNOZhtUqSY-lBfTlUjo3tETTnQjPhLrcdVYJ247xF3E9bTbB1CJ430ez3gC5ZUgTyjOJZpIaZgiXF5t8EmRBL84USBA/s1320/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1320" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3dJgf1zYBgTgjccXePr-N7OFx7qwTi9pobieGPypHfk8fxNt3HWUxt3BgJWuxz1LEL3gebk6y5mCAenTj3Y8onwcaSY4mvdsaNOZhtUqSY-lBfTlUjo3tETTnQjPhLrcdVYJ247xF3E9bTbB1CJ430ez3gC5ZUgTyjOJZpIaZgiXF5t8EmRBL84USBA/w400-h290/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The union men regret their choice as the Rebels charge!:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BhNVIzEYt83yEd3eCZ7HrkDvbbbABsMrHtlNYnHtRY0yeurm4f29rSQAdO-QWiqwLvaKeDLbWv6bmKTHPgHN5ef6vNi78XNfRxXuDc2K30M-GHkWgcPk0SG1UQ4H7Sg66iyhwJxCb4vDcxo4tWYMNOQ2YEVe7oOyx6z-__YdhXom8CKYqQIUKVTNLi8/s1912/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="1912" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BhNVIzEYt83yEd3eCZ7HrkDvbbbABsMrHtlNYnHtRY0yeurm4f29rSQAdO-QWiqwLvaKeDLbWv6bmKTHPgHN5ef6vNi78XNfRxXuDc2K30M-GHkWgcPk0SG1UQ4H7Sg66iyhwJxCb4vDcxo4tWYMNOQ2YEVe7oOyx6z-__YdhXom8CKYqQIUKVTNLi8/w400-h127/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Union regiment is forced back and takes some losses but mitigate the situation with a 'like a Stone Wall' card that improves their defence against the charge:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWujL5TUyVhTVSI52S25Y2Y_bodaDqBFH_cWj6wUL4Hte0QUYcXUi2JUx0m5IJE5Uv0FTVTOdTF6BQ2MVPbNmLSry36o-MZYHHaC9BcrNSqr433qPkI9maTskw4GItWthxPCXaT8fezK6nVMBGApqR7DK8y4Hm6Jxqkc09zv7DSIJ119xPwuD5QAcfkJI/s1882/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1882" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWujL5TUyVhTVSI52S25Y2Y_bodaDqBFH_cWj6wUL4Hte0QUYcXUi2JUx0m5IJE5Uv0FTVTOdTF6BQ2MVPbNmLSry36o-MZYHHaC9BcrNSqr433qPkI9maTskw4GItWthxPCXaT8fezK6nVMBGApqR7DK8y4Hm6Jxqkc09zv7DSIJ119xPwuD5QAcfkJI/w400-h204/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The cavalry also clash:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnkxCYYsdJrOX3D-izP4fOgutynbUlpOgpUSP7IaC_ZYXydEUMqzExjm02g65CAj_65kOHz90THUEBUWLW46kOHTLgPNFR_z3sasMfXTfPV_-fICMgvXoag_hGSNaT8JcCHn6HOibGQZWP4kbCBxNP10sKEG3KrdaD6XkEbW5pBBEvKnwf9IFgMSZLz4/s958/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="957" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnkxCYYsdJrOX3D-izP4fOgutynbUlpOgpUSP7IaC_ZYXydEUMqzExjm02g65CAj_65kOHz90THUEBUWLW46kOHTLgPNFR_z3sasMfXTfPV_-fICMgvXoag_hGSNaT8JcCHn6HOibGQZWP4kbCBxNP10sKEG3KrdaD6XkEbW5pBBEvKnwf9IFgMSZLz4/w400-h400/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Volley fire rolls along the Union lines hitting the advancing Rebels:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjR3kE6GFqoNJ3CSykw5twc33VIvJ73ghx9Rm3iRL7xfazFQWu8SMoGTk2mLj9OBFTODCn1o_HjTQDJTNb5ABnraY3ejVRk2C2FrfuUSWTZa9u72pxqxaPGMQD0xE2oFISaXORkI0oTM1NhYl3NolhA33gUtVWgYCGOuvPmgzycsn9YJqCefnorQGq2rI/s1912/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1912" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjR3kE6GFqoNJ3CSykw5twc33VIvJ73ghx9Rm3iRL7xfazFQWu8SMoGTk2mLj9OBFTODCn1o_HjTQDJTNb5ABnraY3ejVRk2C2FrfuUSWTZa9u72pxqxaPGMQD0xE2oFISaXORkI0oTM1NhYl3NolhA33gUtVWgYCGOuvPmgzycsn9YJqCefnorQGq2rI/w400-h154/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>the Reb's charge again, this time engaging the artillery as well as the infantry regiment:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUSpRP8BjSN734VHNGOtcz6z2bHHhOs8Eu1a-p-oxzAqoARM5BkEtjJg8irpLJqVybozL2rGMgEubgnQ1B1YWbzl2m13rWngQYthLBAInwRHcOiBTpywg5rqqTl3v_p6lHu88-gXpCvIYIedr_biABgaxi3pWflpvG0YbqH4Hoi4RvGNaQy_TrLQexyg/s1912/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1912" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUSpRP8BjSN734VHNGOtcz6z2bHHhOs8Eu1a-p-oxzAqoARM5BkEtjJg8irpLJqVybozL2rGMgEubgnQ1B1YWbzl2m13rWngQYthLBAInwRHcOiBTpywg5rqqTl3v_p6lHu88-gXpCvIYIedr_biABgaxi3pWflpvG0YbqH4Hoi4RvGNaQy_TrLQexyg/w400-h171/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Union cavalry is gradually being pushed back:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NY1_Jkc3VAb0ReXvrH5rEvZ4BrHELCD3U-af6UkH-_TRfQIXg9CLAbRIJ3T7W9DfQv7NnhiUVad_AI3nFDGV3n4vVKcr8A3DBP8XO8PwRtFUC6FDotfu4P7WrW29MKpK3k6foqfctftbrSTenzB4rnTwzrYJyL74d25JFPvyTVTJSBkPk4PIYXigB7k/s1373/12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1373" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NY1_Jkc3VAb0ReXvrH5rEvZ4BrHELCD3U-af6UkH-_TRfQIXg9CLAbRIJ3T7W9DfQv7NnhiUVad_AI3nFDGV3n4vVKcr8A3DBP8XO8PwRtFUC6FDotfu4P7WrW29MKpK3k6foqfctftbrSTenzB4rnTwzrYJyL74d25JFPvyTVTJSBkPk4PIYXigB7k/w400-h279/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Union artillery is forced to limber up and retreat leaving one gun behind while the infantry fall back over the fence:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cCrZXqgay86nP_awUOjZw06QncIdc-p0C_eKZmLrJ6tozy0THzX2gffo7OgnvNbLUFh0PnzBoU5AlXNwjbjjl6kYlnEgB24S7z4v_vTZRfxeBdLioeg4whxSlyEymd7ykvs4AzNrUZ1azIFzx_ARbi2ZbU2P_HZ_MSk6DsbO0QLQRCpUPdmKNKaBkvQ/s1912/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1912" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cCrZXqgay86nP_awUOjZw06QncIdc-p0C_eKZmLrJ6tozy0THzX2gffo7OgnvNbLUFh0PnzBoU5AlXNwjbjjl6kYlnEgB24S7z4v_vTZRfxeBdLioeg4whxSlyEymd7ykvs4AzNrUZ1azIFzx_ARbi2ZbU2P_HZ_MSk6DsbO0QLQRCpUPdmKNKaBkvQ/w400-h161/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At this point we called it a day as we'd spent quite a while going through the rules reminding ourselves how to play. It was more fun than I remembered, when/if to use the cards (either to activate units, 'save' hits or for their special effects) is something to think about for sure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The balance of the game also changes over time, in 1861 the Rebels tend to have the advantage while the Union becomes better in the later years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The campaign system follows a single brigade over the war and, I think, is really designed for multiple players but Ian and I enjoyed our game so we are going to start a campaign off with our next game and see how it goes. It was certainly good to get the boys in blue and grey out again even if it was only a small proportion of them!</div><br />Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-73185620566279052642023-09-11T02:45:00.005-07:002023-09-11T02:45:50.223-07:00ADLG Umayyad Arab v Khazar<p>Another practice game for one of Gordon's future competitions, this time with a Dark Ages theme. Gordon was trying out Khazars which was a slight problem as I'd consigned all my Dark Ages armies to the loft!</p><p>Looking at the lists Umayyad Arab seemed a suitable historical(ish) opponent especially as not all the army had been relocated yet. A search found some, but not all, of the rest of it leading to a composition I probably wouldn't have chosen had I been able to find them all!</p><p>However, when we chose the terrain it appeared that the unusual army composition might be an advantage. Gordon was expecting massed heavy spearmen and impact mounted (the figures I couldn't find) and as a result picked a lot of rough terrain which suited me as I had a fair few medium foot including some of the fearsome Dylami impact swordsmen. As a result the table was very cluttered. </p><p>Gordon had a flank march which was allied and went unreliable, his mounted were facing mixed heavy spear and bow and his Slav medium infantry up against my better quality Dylami and medium spear. So far so good:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4e5CtFLLriPeCKOkAVD007XX_VOCpnJeGNle75o-Y5RaOgM0GTysVbxYxsSoK7HbsAqJiMgBDlxyPZXUFnVpIY3rWGQfgysgZuZDaPybV61GIb1gNMooaZ-Za9PYxhaHkXOtqwWc4I1aIaJnnDJQccHToybEUl1-YKsiW8uPU8lTtqiBd1VuZPU8wLo/s1912/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1912" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4e5CtFLLriPeCKOkAVD007XX_VOCpnJeGNle75o-Y5RaOgM0GTysVbxYxsSoK7HbsAqJiMgBDlxyPZXUFnVpIY3rWGQfgysgZuZDaPybV61GIb1gNMooaZ-Za9PYxhaHkXOtqwWc4I1aIaJnnDJQccHToybEUl1-YKsiW8uPU8lTtqiBd1VuZPU8wLo/w400-h154/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Both sides move up to contest the plantation:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_l0_zofc4eqL8UHfFy7RCXh41tY2F5F64DM8vFME0Ogg5RSfIuCPDXV7MKRChLMyE7rhMHgF30NJYL96_noVUAVRVlEnPPfgcFZJk_zDNddPzukrgZ706uAN9yPANlJrVXx4V9MLWNNZR4tKQQQrWWSBARfO1I43NguMk_GfnwwL3Eq08_I73vX9UrSo/s1856/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1856" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_l0_zofc4eqL8UHfFy7RCXh41tY2F5F64DM8vFME0Ogg5RSfIuCPDXV7MKRChLMyE7rhMHgF30NJYL96_noVUAVRVlEnPPfgcFZJk_zDNddPzukrgZ706uAN9yPANlJrVXx4V9MLWNNZR4tKQQQrWWSBARfO1I43NguMk_GfnwwL3Eq08_I73vX9UrSo/w400-h206/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Khazars attempt to redeploy their mounted wing:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCDPl-yXwaXtlnfWrPCaoULRnzwNZm0muDumspAvB8QHNI48YI1wXGWs7wFQ0n_C7rSChYr6jxhScEiJmbRchAycAqGLxGlR6qlgtNe8v8NrYX5MIhoytAjrcjofFP5R2pDGuD2hgMTeKA_syRjj9LACRuwOpaW-eBzkuc3D2CnCIvzFAF3bE70ZW6J8/s1551/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1551" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCDPl-yXwaXtlnfWrPCaoULRnzwNZm0muDumspAvB8QHNI48YI1wXGWs7wFQ0n_C7rSChYr6jxhScEiJmbRchAycAqGLxGlR6qlgtNe8v8NrYX5MIhoytAjrcjofFP5R2pDGuD2hgMTeKA_syRjj9LACRuwOpaW-eBzkuc3D2CnCIvzFAF3bE70ZW6J8/w400-h248/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Umayyad heavy foot advance anyway hoping to outflank the Slavs while the cavalry and bowmen redeploy themselves:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zgvt2YHQrImPJii53-_jitvyIuTWHJjWEgGxWuppY3-5F0xBKej6654MuOaGtr-HEbU-pBt1Px3qi6EVDuaMHEfaOBUqHaezBL4qh2L9NqSyzWGSFIAPdKXhYFc_bttUvGFL1EZ1TiDdb5z4D9dtbcKDZ2CaMw2gNnSG0WiRJTs9E9uTLUCJz0FMYaw/s1612/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1612" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zgvt2YHQrImPJii53-_jitvyIuTWHJjWEgGxWuppY3-5F0xBKej6654MuOaGtr-HEbU-pBt1Px3qi6EVDuaMHEfaOBUqHaezBL4qh2L9NqSyzWGSFIAPdKXhYFc_bttUvGFL1EZ1TiDdb5z4D9dtbcKDZ2CaMw2gNnSG0WiRJTs9E9uTLUCJz0FMYaw/w400-h238/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Crunch! The orchard is the scene of heavy fighting:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_us_WWEgILTldZt-r3nijLeaxuS-FB2-n9MUrGbmRh723hzK68PAIBlJyBuRwihs107Qdu2drEzhmizFPB--BqArEFa7QsBmX0Ar6Oq2g7uWGXY2CMCi-Bf_KEWzr0sDy00x_EljbIjbXnG7drfFYBohbIrue53buOQOvJRSgkH3EJdI6f9PwcK2BGs/s1912/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1912" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_us_WWEgILTldZt-r3nijLeaxuS-FB2-n9MUrGbmRh723hzK68PAIBlJyBuRwihs107Qdu2drEzhmizFPB--BqArEFa7QsBmX0Ar6Oq2g7uWGXY2CMCi-Bf_KEWzr0sDy00x_EljbIjbXnG7drfFYBohbIrue53buOQOvJRSgkH3EJdI6f9PwcK2BGs/w400-h163/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Umayyad's fight hard and gain the upper hand:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlo80-PTfEZOL9TIWIQ53kL-aefQ5vN1FcI6FPBMgQmgLDGc8Q0N-jLjpOJz9qNlX9e6fmfHXw2aUfoKFFkBWLx3Cj8_AUweWcMYbsfJhTpUCSEQJeOfD2bw41MzaogEMa1ZNxDr2y9nUSUMXAgl3yIEmvab_2rB9gEl0lJZIcwV34Ql4AbkwOSC1Rlag/s1813/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1813" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlo80-PTfEZOL9TIWIQ53kL-aefQ5vN1FcI6FPBMgQmgLDGc8Q0N-jLjpOJz9qNlX9e6fmfHXw2aUfoKFFkBWLx3Cj8_AUweWcMYbsfJhTpUCSEQJeOfD2bw41MzaogEMa1ZNxDr2y9nUSUMXAgl3yIEmvab_2rB9gEl0lJZIcwV34Ql4AbkwOSC1Rlag/w400-h211/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Khazar cavalry have few opportunities to get into the fight:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn3LkboRRtW3eY6CJg2_U_83Q_ts8qbZUc0X6qZwppDD4BkX9IvevkvaqG1JQklF-QXg_A0efF5T41xtiUucwqbTUNa5pA32aweq8XDHt8NJhbb6H9RXHUJGo6yZjqauiurMJM-tXlMJS3hhM_Rq5AaZpF_9Q7qS3LFHInSYXev9oBUCG6mro2gRwXCM/s1912/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1912" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn3LkboRRtW3eY6CJg2_U_83Q_ts8qbZUc0X6qZwppDD4BkX9IvevkvaqG1JQklF-QXg_A0efF5T41xtiUucwqbTUNa5pA32aweq8XDHt8NJhbb6H9RXHUJGo6yZjqauiurMJM-tXlMJS3hhM_Rq5AaZpF_9Q7qS3LFHInSYXev9oBUCG6mro2gRwXCM/w400-h200/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Losses rack up for both sides. The Khazar flank march continues to fail to arrive:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDqwTPN7Z3EmIYN3fOmH1H1z6zlv6VIG7HsEsrGDFBXLvcXxxHh4tpv6Jvb9yM9JiBqQTH9jJNG6wI_5UiMWJjgYkZt2c2gQqJLxNHdX0tRPK3Iz-eWeVIEvRKGpoqE4yHlDQWiMHlN5S0-mflVdXrSekyHTYd4XO7mOrro_yx7eZYDEVewdOfQ1sE3Q/s1869/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1869" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDqwTPN7Z3EmIYN3fOmH1H1z6zlv6VIG7HsEsrGDFBXLvcXxxHh4tpv6Jvb9yM9JiBqQTH9jJNG6wI_5UiMWJjgYkZt2c2gQqJLxNHdX0tRPK3Iz-eWeVIEvRKGpoqE4yHlDQWiMHlN5S0-mflVdXrSekyHTYd4XO7mOrro_yx7eZYDEVewdOfQ1sE3Q/w400-h205/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Umayyad heavy foot are starting to threaten the Khazar's flanks while the mounted and bowmen from the right flank will soon be in action as well:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz09VHyeSI7t8JPnWUIBtiNjAwbSSXW6Dg0pcfI0Wzf2i3d4U6B4djmzg_cHa2nUWeB-pZAJEsERFk9QHDKCJlMt9nsqs9pgga3H5qv-tuiAknVMUxPlqtfhO6MZ85Hk8uoXVkmtvI1WTeb__dM7UBLdl5AKINov4IO9VbTgCDPH6SOkWUSu4a1bJxuXM/s1410/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1410" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz09VHyeSI7t8JPnWUIBtiNjAwbSSXW6Dg0pcfI0Wzf2i3d4U6B4djmzg_cHa2nUWeB-pZAJEsERFk9QHDKCJlMt9nsqs9pgga3H5qv-tuiAknVMUxPlqtfhO6MZ85Hk8uoXVkmtvI1WTeb__dM7UBLdl5AKINov4IO9VbTgCDPH6SOkWUSu4a1bJxuXM/w400-h271/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Umayyads have constructed a solid line of battle while the Khazars are struggling to get much of their army into action:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2RwdlhcYzGpGDKM0lvdgnd6CuqqjoJm8TrRKEnIV4k7TmifDGoNPEomAtRknmro1uKnSS1y7cIe3HvdpuzO5EqSXTPxBZFdijw2x1BDEm_wtEHTNcWlVJBdwjQ9Xxoz2g5cFPcNa1Qurf04En6YSo2SgarPNg2ZzaLdiVGW1ZjYj958hkPBk0jrZlBs/s1002/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1002" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2RwdlhcYzGpGDKM0lvdgnd6CuqqjoJm8TrRKEnIV4k7TmifDGoNPEomAtRknmro1uKnSS1y7cIe3HvdpuzO5EqSXTPxBZFdijw2x1BDEm_wtEHTNcWlVJBdwjQ9Xxoz2g5cFPcNa1Qurf04En6YSo2SgarPNg2ZzaLdiVGW1ZjYj958hkPBk0jrZlBs/w400-h383/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>With the Khazar flank march due to arrive next turn the Umayyads manage to get the last few hits to break the Khazar on-table army giving victory to the Arabs:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEisU4jxppNmCiKaiP8WqNTCmhU6eHSDv4-tj9GCs4Ux_oS404I5OVOtSd5zpHeilmt90qjnCaIFhpZh5gQFk6m5bOoh_wyR77r3Ao_yn5WYPMl07d7q5rO1MFX_AhIqqCTqojJBJLF9NK3IKtOzXB9bLW3eviLlZSG8xncOWnc_zoB39UkRNLJJi1eSk/s1225/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1225" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEisU4jxppNmCiKaiP8WqNTCmhU6eHSDv4-tj9GCs4Ux_oS404I5OVOtSd5zpHeilmt90qjnCaIFhpZh5gQFk6m5bOoh_wyR77r3Ao_yn5WYPMl07d7q5rO1MFX_AhIqqCTqojJBJLF9NK3IKtOzXB9bLW3eviLlZSG8xncOWnc_zoB39UkRNLJJi1eSk/w400-h313/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>An interesting and fun (for me, less so for Gordon!) game where my unusual army composition paid off helped considerably by the initial deployment being heavily in my favour and Gordon's flank march failing to turn up (though flank marching with an allied general is risky). </div><div><br /></div><div>The Arabs had not had a run out in years, I'd forgotten I had rebased many of them for FoG-R (which was why I had so few heavy spear) and I'm not sure what happened to the rest of the army (the generals and loads of light horse) but they must be somewhere....</div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-81752058959506347472023-09-05T04:16:00.005-07:002023-09-05T04:16:42.806-07:00'O' Group Scenario 2 'ROADS TO MOSCOW, 1941' Soviets v Germans<p>The second scenario in the Eastern Front 'O' Group supplement is 'Roads to Moscow' following on from Dave and I's play through of Scenario 1. </p><p>The forces are a bit bigger in this scenario with both sides having access to armour in numbers. The Germans have to capture the town of Voin in 25 turns or force the Soviets to withdraw. As previously I took the Soviets and Dave the Germans. The town of Voin is in the middle of the table:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDyToLCUbUkj8m3sA7AcTC2DZUoxy3O4YELDFWWdmXZRbBJTyfHrj3AUEIgyjyp3-bQZSItCv10EQq-LQF71YXtNXcFBZQ7M-hYkwDklk35Jdo4TW1ZY7MemJFFtWsoNHJWgsTNKDbIlpj9yrA7fA7sx5elJjxgbK4CVvtle4Q81UvMyl68Fy2R3Xj-c/s1912/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1912" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDyToLCUbUkj8m3sA7AcTC2DZUoxy3O4YELDFWWdmXZRbBJTyfHrj3AUEIgyjyp3-bQZSItCv10EQq-LQF71YXtNXcFBZQ7M-hYkwDklk35Jdo4TW1ZY7MemJFFtWsoNHJWgsTNKDbIlpj9yrA7fA7sx5elJjxgbK4CVvtle4Q81UvMyl68Fy2R3Xj-c/w400-h194/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Germans immediately mass on the Soviet right with armoured cars, tanks and infantry moving forward:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF-Nrvv36gl1-9H0D4ujQ0YfwJFIPAn4vbbvoH9VO23dFeoGZAeuZH8lB7uDS_yYwpP1pQct4NfMBQ3Kw-vF5itmm2aY7CVb46G4WdvT1PD8-Y7mWQyNPVIv8EP6CXWxYZ4aIJBiQVmM9gA67Ehbf0DMhsp1B8PrPDwVa2Ui74YYtTMhCioWd63HWCkU/s1191/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1191" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF-Nrvv36gl1-9H0D4ujQ0YfwJFIPAn4vbbvoH9VO23dFeoGZAeuZH8lB7uDS_yYwpP1pQct4NfMBQ3Kw-vF5itmm2aY7CVb46G4WdvT1PD8-Y7mWQyNPVIv8EP6CXWxYZ4aIJBiQVmM9gA67Ehbf0DMhsp1B8PrPDwVa2Ui74YYtTMhCioWd63HWCkU/w400-h321/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Soviets respond with an ambush by two BT-7's dug in on the hill and an infantry platoon:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJWw9UJGscIV-cHdhZydhmH58gTItj3OYi1dxz_H4RpgZGDuvoGV5La1oG4R8DTQSBZMvuq8W6lkAy94B309MQJVgUVxaWLTqVkLPODzqHwOen8DukBV4iVNsLMtqZ3l9UON7j8cjEHRgQ0VHYiWskSZey1UEiQnDDnLxJ7m7EXXAm-g180FJvGhnnpE/s1396/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1396" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJWw9UJGscIV-cHdhZydhmH58gTItj3OYi1dxz_H4RpgZGDuvoGV5La1oG4R8DTQSBZMvuq8W6lkAy94B309MQJVgUVxaWLTqVkLPODzqHwOen8DukBV4iVNsLMtqZ3l9UON7j8cjEHRgQ0VHYiWskSZey1UEiQnDDnLxJ7m7EXXAm-g180FJvGhnnpE/w400-h275/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>While the BT-7's have some success, driving off the German armoured cars and destroying one of them, the Soviet infantry take a battering becoming suppressed and losing two platoons:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROCQca7MLrrf-2MSBJcoSHjC2YEnfVR0GByoHrqaL7ze9dTcrLXBv2S373kMKD2riDZ4imrurU1TTs2IrkCZmM_lbUDJDf7by_Gw4ecf-3EVsZ-49Sas83bLdcEQAR6iGLGb7IQvftAZ6bz7l2-r_aAmtdsVKJMajgOgFDansMufxQxyZpvUQ2B-e7gI/s1602/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1602" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROCQca7MLrrf-2MSBJcoSHjC2YEnfVR0GByoHrqaL7ze9dTcrLXBv2S373kMKD2riDZ4imrurU1TTs2IrkCZmM_lbUDJDf7by_Gw4ecf-3EVsZ-49Sas83bLdcEQAR6iGLGb7IQvftAZ6bz7l2-r_aAmtdsVKJMajgOgFDansMufxQxyZpvUQ2B-e7gI/w400-h239/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The initially deployed Soviet infantry company is wiped out so a second deploys behind the hill together with four T24/76's to hold the flank. The Germans have made good progress moving up on the Soviet right:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhvZW4oYCdKf5WSXhhflb3rXGvON5qIMCYbwn279_pAN9ZMr2ufWgDdz1poglQxJZyiFPFDAhZfEda9CVFI0mw6nGJTkp1ZUuvd4hPXI_IdwcEeZnvHFclfpMUAihvf4C_ezYHe9cKHu0EgZElIGiZBl8Y97DPAfD-VNVgv1QkmjIDXbKipQ1hHNtOKA/s1320/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1320" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhvZW4oYCdKf5WSXhhflb3rXGvON5qIMCYbwn279_pAN9ZMr2ufWgDdz1poglQxJZyiFPFDAhZfEda9CVFI0mw6nGJTkp1ZUuvd4hPXI_IdwcEeZnvHFclfpMUAihvf4C_ezYHe9cKHu0EgZElIGiZBl8Y97DPAfD-VNVgv1QkmjIDXbKipQ1hHNtOKA/w400-h290/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The BT-7's have done a sterling job holding back the German armour. Unfortunately the Germans manage to deploy an 88mm gun which promptly and scarily wrecks a T34:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxqykPdrnVkFAU4ZTbRvyynlyjoKwZfo2ZDI4cwS_mA9JqnYmn_VpGB432OtS8ETh_8Ve5wzdVv1c-iyEz9TWTGuHxToaIEwFrb0fLAOqfnyVwhh95uwDRMILGaF_lL8vFXOBw5UsY-1QeTliKhWzBPAzrwlSeJiwVXrQ-5fBsABfuSVtlIrw7GUXoQs/s1094/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1094" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxqykPdrnVkFAU4ZTbRvyynlyjoKwZfo2ZDI4cwS_mA9JqnYmn_VpGB432OtS8ETh_8Ve5wzdVv1c-iyEz9TWTGuHxToaIEwFrb0fLAOqfnyVwhh95uwDRMILGaF_lL8vFXOBw5UsY-1QeTliKhWzBPAzrwlSeJiwVXrQ-5fBsABfuSVtlIrw7GUXoQs/w400-h350/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Desperate to deal with the 88mm the Soviets shoot everything at it that can, the last possible shot finally taking it out:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1912" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytUdDZ-KbY1v1b6wFezWFQNBHZ7HIqnWlrVCWjr45XCnOOFDuCsNxb7oaQy3k5rReEXyHeZy3S4C80UZ3VP8lpZxapE1f8EOK3cd19W9mSlgEhSNMeCKXMm3uRa3b3eCqctH2M46UXvuHMm6JrWENugtaXbnyXJLT1rxLZ_nYgSjRUE7FBpWQG3YKFKA/w400-h184/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At this point we finished the game. I think we'd probably got through maybe 12 to 15 turns so there were still another 10 or so to go. The Soviets had lost some infantry and most of their tanks while the Germans had lost far less they had not really got any closer to taking the town so the game was definitely still in the balance and could have gone either way.<div><br /></div><div>'O' group are an interesting set of rules but quite hard to pick up I think, as with the first game we did several things wrongly on post-game re-reading of the rules. </div><div><br /></div><div>I suspect you'd need to play quite a bit to get the hang of the rules, how best to use your troops and speed up the turns which is fine (and indeed good) if you want to play a lot of games but perhaps not so suitable for the odd game now and then which is probably what I'll actually play.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-14076555509784857292023-09-05T02:56:00.001-07:002023-09-05T02:56:10.665-07:00Samurai skirmish<p>Another multi-player game in Norfolk, this time a Samurai skirmish hosted by Bill. Rich and I took the part of the Samurai lord attempting to reassert control over some rebellious peasants lead by a mysterious warrior monk. Our mission was to find and 'take care of' the troublesome monk.</p><p>My retinue, two Ashigaru with spears and two with bows:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQf5aDyLDLa9YW3Hqnx8Z7147PipekuQykhamZ6GE-WPWlgR0teJzDJYnnAEecNPUy9hgpePLNqMfTzEUg1pgDFysOH6Ue8qlv67n0V8SQeviCsFpii3Ilpstp8CpBHdSsu5fEy8ulK_s1h_otFU5EqALbtN68gh6riu0M8p1UtL8aYSKAGTerwm1SIU/s1507/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1507" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQf5aDyLDLa9YW3Hqnx8Z7147PipekuQykhamZ6GE-WPWlgR0teJzDJYnnAEecNPUy9hgpePLNqMfTzEUg1pgDFysOH6Ue8qlv67n0V8SQeviCsFpii3Ilpstp8CpBHdSsu5fEy8ulK_s1h_otFU5EqALbtN68gh6riu0M8p1UtL8aYSKAGTerwm1SIU/w400-h254/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A close up of my Samurai, the mightiest warrior in Japan!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i8TSM8E3rsTGhjPrL3PQaYa--lA5cRVI7cLeDoZtLGk8D2CJ9b2tJWDmYz-xKRrQvhSIutRaXCgBtDJVi8JExo1U2EaD7DdW0FKlpNzadRPaPZIbuVKKVILaoZxKk-_8U_JgTx_Ym6UVHfgTlSgub51b44bc3U2H-s0z6WCR_8kwWd4awU2eOfmJNMA/s958/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i8TSM8E3rsTGhjPrL3PQaYa--lA5cRVI7cLeDoZtLGk8D2CJ9b2tJWDmYz-xKRrQvhSIutRaXCgBtDJVi8JExo1U2EaD7DdW0FKlpNzadRPaPZIbuVKKVILaoZxKk-_8U_JgTx_Ym6UVHfgTlSgub51b44bc3U2H-s0z6WCR_8kwWd4awU2eOfmJNMA/w354-h400/2.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There were a number of locations where the monk could be hiding and numerous peasants wandering around. I decided to investigate the Japanese Garden, largely as it looked so fantastic:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kkmdtVRH3H7FyGC5Y25GuZiKURlR7ztIFmPwI0t5MUIBUarhqcJ5DMsnn4ZzcvJdyZGV5Y1Zv5RdWO4wcTPfMed0DiJCBGj1BaLUBus-58gBLcOcmQ8HHbXkcAfoEG6f2WPxCZEvClAa7Bd2HU0r2WvV2uoNUnxvRxDDZ6mO06E0HD5epwwHuL1t8OI/s1168/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1168" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kkmdtVRH3H7FyGC5Y25GuZiKURlR7ztIFmPwI0t5MUIBUarhqcJ5DMsnn4ZzcvJdyZGV5Y1Zv5RdWO4wcTPfMed0DiJCBGj1BaLUBus-58gBLcOcmQ8HHbXkcAfoEG6f2WPxCZEvClAa7Bd2HU0r2WvV2uoNUnxvRxDDZ6mO06E0HD5epwwHuL1t8OI/w400-h328/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Rich lead his men to a large house. His Samurai follower embarrassingly got killed by a rogue Ashigaru while Rich administered some punishment for being disrespectful outside:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8iL3OzZsVwHNEo2xgf8wzgS8ikUw-qZ1Fip_5HlxxB7esjcGLzPHMiX2cBy4m1rxOwoyA_rBnrmK7_0ZCw1v2zXrbzxLzsyZcxsrOBEo-1PQxk-lcgaJUxILqrAG7K7EOvljBEwruByfwjti8pQbN7h3SqUkr4P5EkcRvKa6Dqr0A2YS7roEuRAKyKE/s1177/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1177" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8iL3OzZsVwHNEo2xgf8wzgS8ikUw-qZ1Fip_5HlxxB7esjcGLzPHMiX2cBy4m1rxOwoyA_rBnrmK7_0ZCw1v2zXrbzxLzsyZcxsrOBEo-1PQxk-lcgaJUxILqrAG7K7EOvljBEwruByfwjti8pQbN7h3SqUkr4P5EkcRvKa6Dqr0A2YS7roEuRAKyKE/w400-h325/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I find three more rogue Ashigaru in the Garden:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWXUtAXZz7TTitCdUB4R6ztJUzGGSanMhTlOzleZVxmChmaaeVMxfJHvBSCMBL9xHAxK-qOoAh8Q5JdgPOwkrL5_ZQU45uw1qd626IEqm7c4km7OP0gbtwcZdPtHFNF42eV8VBeWflZVKrQcO4q_eKz5XWNdd7vK_VO_V-B_QiD1-eZ1xYr7hjyZ0g5o/s1352/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1352" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWXUtAXZz7TTitCdUB4R6ztJUzGGSanMhTlOzleZVxmChmaaeVMxfJHvBSCMBL9xHAxK-qOoAh8Q5JdgPOwkrL5_ZQU45uw1qd626IEqm7c4km7OP0gbtwcZdPtHFNF42eV8VBeWflZVKrQcO4q_eKz5XWNdd7vK_VO_V-B_QiD1-eZ1xYr7hjyZ0g5o/w400-h284/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We rush into combat and one rogue Ashigaru is felled:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQvmccipPSwxrjedZKrdpzOcZOuT4xGXm4RYAVP8fPdGcmB2dS88xddvZM-FUIvWLL7GEdhm0eXGc7yRzZN5upWnJSEFuJuYo9-8YTK3s5c8jEzrMuT0quXvE_r3x_JG1qbdhdGQyl_9lGQ9HA3OMJLlWNtzz3CgCBviSV0_kWKeW5--n3R-j9yT5uo4/s1277/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1277" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQvmccipPSwxrjedZKrdpzOcZOuT4xGXm4RYAVP8fPdGcmB2dS88xddvZM-FUIvWLL7GEdhm0eXGc7yRzZN5upWnJSEFuJuYo9-8YTK3s5c8jEzrMuT0quXvE_r3x_JG1qbdhdGQyl_9lGQ9HA3OMJLlWNtzz3CgCBviSV0_kWKeW5--n3R-j9yT5uo4/w400-h300/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A second rebel is despatched:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWTgrwLjJgx_oOeqm7lLNzgJwFix5Ctb_p6c3iE6bAZLJuJJY4XzKsbqPh1COdI65HUrTTaMclODgxQtxOTUGrMpcTzAcm41M9jgXp-TWeVWlM8P9GwjZJw2afM5jHiafy35OKqCYKjbGAnrKZet0KjJmJoM9ox2OBk9QGVDIqeddSrTl33148rpDeiA/s1524/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1524" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWTgrwLjJgx_oOeqm7lLNzgJwFix5Ctb_p6c3iE6bAZLJuJJY4XzKsbqPh1COdI65HUrTTaMclODgxQtxOTUGrMpcTzAcm41M9jgXp-TWeVWlM8P9GwjZJw2afM5jHiafy35OKqCYKjbGAnrKZet0KjJmJoM9ox2OBk9QGVDIqeddSrTl33148rpDeiA/w400-h251/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Garden is cleared. My archers take pot-shots at peasants while securing the gate to the Garden:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Q7nQeAqFQNCgE_0buPkg8YvHsTtfZ0PreBC11_-ftcTgMj_VYB93IS9cV6vnw_RilD_6hNOivXvenvtlDNGFixUk_2eHR7l953P-Uk7Qj8L_-WWMKo30OfqcS_1SfatNZLZ4wDs88pwUwrUgoi5aY1ru3hWveMOLPmGIMAQtfl5Lyuy_xl7h1Ag6rSo/s1546/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1546" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Q7nQeAqFQNCgE_0buPkg8YvHsTtfZ0PreBC11_-ftcTgMj_VYB93IS9cV6vnw_RilD_6hNOivXvenvtlDNGFixUk_2eHR7l953P-Uk7Qj8L_-WWMKo30OfqcS_1SfatNZLZ4wDs88pwUwrUgoi5aY1ru3hWveMOLPmGIMAQtfl5Lyuy_xl7h1Ag6rSo/w400-h248/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With no sign of the Monk we move out to continue the search:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_RBafwpNsqb945_uD_s_34kcBXHghDcT75fpnL_jZPLugU_f5CL8kVymP5QCPtlx9-yO-V38EGEo2-PiqM7Jdmwvo4G4jzxbypWOrpXB1T5ur2PffVc7ShwkRI3-O1nqb8EZWWAmS1UxWy9RDJ_jMpb_nM4m5rKuAG_UwYdMuUy-tulVTmSVi88RnAc/s1529/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1529" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_RBafwpNsqb945_uD_s_34kcBXHghDcT75fpnL_jZPLugU_f5CL8kVymP5QCPtlx9-yO-V38EGEo2-PiqM7Jdmwvo4G4jzxbypWOrpXB1T5ur2PffVc7ShwkRI3-O1nqb8EZWWAmS1UxWy9RDJ_jMpb_nM4m5rKuAG_UwYdMuUy-tulVTmSVi88RnAc/w400-h250/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This building looks nice but contains nothing:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYbxhrcwoE1D_4e-TUnHHKCsn6ZUqpKf7lPWpgNsYFtbnFaJ92xqQKnNjRdCF9_JP5WfIyhUe6MOz-sH2bH9bn29c_5urv0VPBsBh0kCQ1nGfgCss3mSC8kzkoYgy99FTv2NvRNMVJS2AzavEWsfuwKG5rA1qLF3S-nT9NcGg0LyK_NG4-2Wm2w4cfEQ/s1583/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1583" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYbxhrcwoE1D_4e-TUnHHKCsn6ZUqpKf7lPWpgNsYFtbnFaJ92xqQKnNjRdCF9_JP5WfIyhUe6MOz-sH2bH9bn29c_5urv0VPBsBh0kCQ1nGfgCss3mSC8kzkoYgy99FTv2NvRNMVJS2AzavEWsfuwKG5rA1qLF3S-nT9NcGg0LyK_NG4-2Wm2w4cfEQ/w400-h243/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Rich has lost a few followers but closes in with my men to the last remaining house. The remaining peasants huddle outside:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEL3X6Ds_Hx_RvVO9LdOxVNTFQGTKcXiypxCcBbEdlDtoNUJ-swvcH_Ny46cJhZNKt1hr78kLimigSAl2IhT7hnq2EV2el7M_dqzkdZN7wILRSGzugP3zFRz14hrAHJI25O96a-M2ZurRbDhO4Eh5l4EO7FFl3By32ibrAeveGgB_z5y1Ba90JVoagoyo/s1393/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1393" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEL3X6Ds_Hx_RvVO9LdOxVNTFQGTKcXiypxCcBbEdlDtoNUJ-swvcH_Ny46cJhZNKt1hr78kLimigSAl2IhT7hnq2EV2el7M_dqzkdZN7wILRSGzugP3zFRz14hrAHJI25O96a-M2ZurRbDhO4Eh5l4EO7FFl3By32ibrAeveGgB_z5y1Ba90JVoagoyo/w400-h275/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I detach one of my archers to take a look behind the building:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2uZSMWXSrX-8nns-4y3In8GBJGLit59EF_h62-crsXUjYDqvzXxSV3UzBq8ww3meMWzYVP1fc0AfpIqoo_98-EusDsitbC4_njW96HqY89IjLZj56_UD9x9PtTUFx_sxjgbLCxTyoQBQvkpNjPijRaqXg6ULXbPV0m1OV7xULZQxWbuIY2BZAJ5SomI/s1423/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1423" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2uZSMWXSrX-8nns-4y3In8GBJGLit59EF_h62-crsXUjYDqvzXxSV3UzBq8ww3meMWzYVP1fc0AfpIqoo_98-EusDsitbC4_njW96HqY89IjLZj56_UD9x9PtTUFx_sxjgbLCxTyoQBQvkpNjPijRaqXg6ULXbPV0m1OV7xULZQxWbuIY2BZAJ5SomI/w400-h269/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Spotting what seems to be a lurking peasant the archer fires and wounds him:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDM6KyWk6R02ro7ICqAofzWjJWcAPYkSy139CaLi6Or6MwdUEF-bH4KP1l4HFda4lvaCE2Lwkw7X03V9hDu0szY5bikE3YEyFUMeR6Zjva8SgO71161VnkkE0T0Dth9uM2eBcHQKisBUzGKU3Q7ty36UgFtwk0zwhuVFtrOC535mDkb0b-GKL6svG1gE/s1420/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1420" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDM6KyWk6R02ro7ICqAofzWjJWcAPYkSy139CaLi6Or6MwdUEF-bH4KP1l4HFda4lvaCE2Lwkw7X03V9hDu0szY5bikE3YEyFUMeR6Zjva8SgO71161VnkkE0T0Dth9uM2eBcHQKisBUzGKU3Q7ty36UgFtwk0zwhuVFtrOC535mDkb0b-GKL6svG1gE/w400-h270/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With nowhere else to hide the Monk rushes out and engages Rich's Samurai Lord, wounding him but then being surrounded. The wounded peasant from the rear of the building has turned run up to help the monk:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWTpWIsnmf0_u4ANeePJ9PtWYDltW721ERQgHTLEKvvyZEOtT4Sqsm7rGIzgtxo_U1MCGMClImKTnnau83-sgjv_IZ_-6IQnyOiMFSrPx1kiaX6wUBpypVyxWPWsnoT2mj1J7meQXHK0Yk6KcFjjXQlro6GffN-725XPI6uu5sCdY2hWGC20zybZJE0M/s1486/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1486" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWTpWIsnmf0_u4ANeePJ9PtWYDltW721ERQgHTLEKvvyZEOtT4Sqsm7rGIzgtxo_U1MCGMClImKTnnau83-sgjv_IZ_-6IQnyOiMFSrPx1kiaX6wUBpypVyxWPWsnoT2mj1J7meQXHK0Yk6KcFjjXQlro6GffN-725XPI6uu5sCdY2hWGC20zybZJE0M/w400-h258/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Monk is cut down (by my Samurai from behind, not especially honourable I suspect but efficient):<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikw2bQ9-sXSBcAyzoPSZ8y75rs97dFGQZ9UccV8H5GKkwUwki00vQJPHsv6_Y30hezRvbLj1kEtesnqPgZRh9kkiCIz8JLaxaqQXIGjY3vRpfOcvdu3vx9UhgSBgRnosTopgu_pmV8OtKJ3n4jRRGYNy6WPwUw1WMXZ2zgWzz3vRBTHF0kKaBPQO8kZ_g/s1189/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1189" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikw2bQ9-sXSBcAyzoPSZ8y75rs97dFGQZ9UccV8H5GKkwUwki00vQJPHsv6_Y30hezRvbLj1kEtesnqPgZRh9kkiCIz8JLaxaqQXIGjY3vRpfOcvdu3vx9UhgSBgRnosTopgu_pmV8OtKJ3n4jRRGYNy6WPwUw1WMXZ2zgWzz3vRBTHF0kKaBPQO8kZ_g/w400-h323/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Remarkably the wounded peasant then runs up to the Samurai Lord and kills him! It appears we were tricked, the 'Monk' was actually a follower in Monk's robes while the peasant my man shot behind the building was the actual Monk:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R6m_CnJ7GJ5dyyCI_UQVLf9Xq7tsrDfYZYfXcxweeCRbqOGiIjplw5Rf5_MQG4qn3subAq6a2MQKLqDSbeAiCkMoA5OxylHGLMkVu4I52ctdZub_mwr8XVgOICD6MPekxHP00RNBRfApfLtJeyK0t-sYCp-jaBLC9QC92EjYA1-TTuEkToRy93ODF1E/s1222/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1222" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R6m_CnJ7GJ5dyyCI_UQVLf9Xq7tsrDfYZYfXcxweeCRbqOGiIjplw5Rf5_MQG4qn3subAq6a2MQKLqDSbeAiCkMoA5OxylHGLMkVu4I52ctdZub_mwr8XVgOICD6MPekxHP00RNBRfApfLtJeyK0t-sYCp-jaBLC9QC92EjYA1-TTuEkToRy93ODF1E/w400-h314/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the Samurai Lord dead and the Monk about to be overwhelmed we called it a day and a draw, the revolting peasants had managed to kill two Samurai but had lost numerous peasants and the charismatic and very effective Monk. <div><br /></div><div>Admittedly from my Samurai's point of view things had gone rather well, no losses from his men and as the only surviving Samurai he should now be in charge of a load of cowed peasants with his loyal followers to enforce further discipline if needed!</div><div><br /></div><div>A good fun game as ever with some really nice terrain and figures which Bill provided, the Japanese Garden was especially splendid with it's cherry tree in blossom. Of course it has tempted me to buy a small Samurai force of my own......<br /><div><br /></div></div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-6190799811039497902023-08-25T08:37:00.001-07:002023-08-25T08:37:14.286-07:00To the Strongest Ancient Britons v Imperial Romans<p>A game of To the Strongest in Norfolk very aptly saw me join in a game between Pete's Ancient Britons and Ken's Imperial Romans on the Britons side. The armies were very impressive 28mm on a large table and I took control of the Britons left flank while Pete had the centre and right.</p><p>My command of chariots, warriors and slingers:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpX1_kKA94W4XkK_ruVdzjXL_mrTZtjWykxqBRzDGM2ZujKDbXPySHm3MxQgc2i1IzSwUPSTYKxVadKDkT9mUi2LjLP37nIZEuVvtRG7ZzdK6gWh3ZhqfRdQBNXHxCwT3I7nxH51ld_Xts2H9MfhVFE7LpErmNh3QoHDDqKwq5Il5q6n0Olf7ILwj9L0/s1113/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1113" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpX1_kKA94W4XkK_ruVdzjXL_mrTZtjWykxqBRzDGM2ZujKDbXPySHm3MxQgc2i1IzSwUPSTYKxVadKDkT9mUi2LjLP37nIZEuVvtRG7ZzdK6gWh3ZhqfRdQBNXHxCwT3I7nxH51ld_Xts2H9MfhVFE7LpErmNh3QoHDDqKwq5Il5q6n0Olf7ILwj9L0/w400-h225/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Romans awaited attack on a hill: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxmar7liWqgGBirGprgN5H2xVDeL1a9CTYc9BPRDXfgN25rJgto-cki2d4ALKGUBbGsWMN6cMJCR5PmoOr_psIce9Z22U6MUEY7N_oqCTAMCeuzHEBPITQrbizWLK3-z5Xl_h71U0N3kuUhsPXyN2Eh6H-FOXX02IYygRmKkpTTg6ZyURIQnIClMVhTo/s1366/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="1366" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxmar7liWqgGBirGprgN5H2xVDeL1a9CTYc9BPRDXfgN25rJgto-cki2d4ALKGUBbGsWMN6cMJCR5PmoOr_psIce9Z22U6MUEY7N_oqCTAMCeuzHEBPITQrbizWLK3-z5Xl_h71U0N3kuUhsPXyN2Eh6H-FOXX02IYygRmKkpTTg6ZyURIQnIClMVhTo/w400-h89/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One of Pete's elite warbands:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Eau5adzUEcVzly1BBkD-oyrwb1pagtWHPpdzwGWJ5fZ9abKcpyBNk2Oawc6GRT9IlPtij3azaW8il38BT3gi7wEr73BhQhBgjDC85JdUh0NQt77c5eSkuPSt8uzRaacudyMPq_Vtqs9lldnZeiphXBvJ-HGmBmXPO8U0h86Yg_z8pWl1rUvFVqqgO5c/s779/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="779" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Eau5adzUEcVzly1BBkD-oyrwb1pagtWHPpdzwGWJ5fZ9abKcpyBNk2Oawc6GRT9IlPtij3azaW8il38BT3gi7wEr73BhQhBgjDC85JdUh0NQt77c5eSkuPSt8uzRaacudyMPq_Vtqs9lldnZeiphXBvJ-HGmBmXPO8U0h86Yg_z8pWl1rUvFVqqgO5c/w400-h321/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My warriors following up their chariots:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLoHzN8sX0NZFOA35Zjyj0k6VBwsWoKDp1_SsMArizAKknWAhfRtUeK1ndZ5IISsaoly_BXI53raD8RMzSAUVCvdlPZaVO2EquSYGcW8rr63n0uV1QQ5yk2coJHdUnDe2a6GrL6HPX7lpi5_J6UOdRdL29GDTerJLrFEoeKC0awRNu7atZFwelDCP9vk/s1179/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1179" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLoHzN8sX0NZFOA35Zjyj0k6VBwsWoKDp1_SsMArizAKknWAhfRtUeK1ndZ5IISsaoly_BXI53raD8RMzSAUVCvdlPZaVO2EquSYGcW8rr63n0uV1QQ5yk2coJHdUnDe2a6GrL6HPX7lpi5_J6UOdRdL29GDTerJLrFEoeKC0awRNu7atZFwelDCP9vk/w400-h213/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Roman line looks solid and threatening on the hill:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhlqrE31xg2L8NQDaunlyjpqe5tS9eg0WZgkUo8JPAkJXvkAc1LOCvczvxfyQC0cXHSsZzZp0-RDZtRNqv4vZ5X4hdfPRjNKYcHTaUtvHreji93jcPp-ooosdiRjQ4Razw3F4DPQQAZ1RHpab-MHR2jYjAet63NBQpMv9Qce8smhvDNpZ8M3lg21XPvM/s1366/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="1366" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhlqrE31xg2L8NQDaunlyjpqe5tS9eg0WZgkUo8JPAkJXvkAc1LOCvczvxfyQC0cXHSsZzZp0-RDZtRNqv4vZ5X4hdfPRjNKYcHTaUtvHreji93jcPp-ooosdiRjQ4Razw3F4DPQQAZ1RHpab-MHR2jYjAet63NBQpMv9Qce8smhvDNpZ8M3lg21XPvM/w400-h150/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The full lines of battle:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOLfQcN3tNU6oYrOLjQsuE8tEoh0gnq9CXecH-l01N3rAc2V8mQwsFlx4pqHcro0ZXk6WIWeJCYW__KDMbbtOkeQDV8QeIyTYvm00aQrhAXEv-DVSu4rI5D3nB_-uspr7AjkFXz2tQyVE72yoZlCw4ovIaFoRYm321tOhmeDy9ybFB0Ztro9-yiaqIsM/s842/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="842" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOLfQcN3tNU6oYrOLjQsuE8tEoh0gnq9CXecH-l01N3rAc2V8mQwsFlx4pqHcro0ZXk6WIWeJCYW__KDMbbtOkeQDV8QeIyTYvm00aQrhAXEv-DVSu4rI5D3nB_-uspr7AjkFXz2tQyVE72yoZlCw4ovIaFoRYm321tOhmeDy9ybFB0Ztro9-yiaqIsM/w400-h297/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My tribe is facing Auxiliaries and slingers:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr16eDGgprBeujvZXTLRv3aEMSCRGg4HK5_3cnxwBASKuudp6uQaJ8T9yl_oNfbNomwaRTtJQ3fkT47bse35xdpHG6s4jOyMoLyKWfrcq0aLdaqpvTv8hIzwDHAf6UBUn7tMVYNOaSmuzl-egbS4RYPiFOyAJP0MC-b3vXtqO5izlONJLbDRHeMpb84Hg/s978/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="978" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr16eDGgprBeujvZXTLRv3aEMSCRGg4HK5_3cnxwBASKuudp6uQaJ8T9yl_oNfbNomwaRTtJQ3fkT47bse35xdpHG6s4jOyMoLyKWfrcq0aLdaqpvTv8hIzwDHAf6UBUn7tMVYNOaSmuzl-egbS4RYPiFOyAJP0MC-b3vXtqO5izlONJLbDRHeMpb84Hg/w400-h255/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Britons centre prepares to charge up the hill:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCGnUT48B2Yk8T1YdEJLu5bty0yq2shqsDw6D_3g3ljQOl55EWCS-ndedVpi7sQMHcTNAOXMHIZc2FXWU1jOH08q6nUgSQ2qYwWk02GNRNSfVgK36TkswFliFt_tn3w5iMR3fLe2pSEmOoBpqYgVrp6kwVjsmc_IAQoIA3oxZ8chsVsPHpKcBW05010k/s1228/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1228" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCGnUT48B2Yk8T1YdEJLu5bty0yq2shqsDw6D_3g3ljQOl55EWCS-ndedVpi7sQMHcTNAOXMHIZc2FXWU1jOH08q6nUgSQ2qYwWk02GNRNSfVgK36TkswFliFt_tn3w5iMR3fLe2pSEmOoBpqYgVrp6kwVjsmc_IAQoIA3oxZ8chsVsPHpKcBW05010k/w400-h204/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My warband is still in reserve:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdK547Z0-yNAx6U4IZ5gC25XfuueeYUI5a1mpJI8J560CUH9AYkbxPxWxybx9dEKO_soc7JWNrNnhgKzTiVi4CSkez0gHZwj4ddIaqyqI6_vpizB0vthPLViD7DmxZJ4cjPGNS2B-d0ip8ERnrNWrNpHOtBnshUb-BJDT2eWoosHt26LLOEPnwjZ7mr4/s1005/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1005" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdK547Z0-yNAx6U4IZ5gC25XfuueeYUI5a1mpJI8J560CUH9AYkbxPxWxybx9dEKO_soc7JWNrNnhgKzTiVi4CSkez0gHZwj4ddIaqyqI6_vpizB0vthPLViD7DmxZJ4cjPGNS2B-d0ip8ERnrNWrNpHOtBnshUb-BJDT2eWoosHt26LLOEPnwjZ7mr4/w400-h249/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The chariots pepper the Auxiliaries with missiles ineffectively:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherUYZBV48IAsiY7l1M9CObRceWBSanpf_Zv8GACnfHjsJlyrW4pOvtsF5GzoZtg6hrTYvEyfLETU9gKQRrCvRWTx0ciqqeqUnjN0AUDy1wxD_mTshs4u9kQ7V4Q0QeRd2tVdMQ7rQmqsskTcFFVgnneyeTfK54rnGMUcrUVURPoZm-odsj61wKj2pjnw/s920/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="920" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherUYZBV48IAsiY7l1M9CObRceWBSanpf_Zv8GACnfHjsJlyrW4pOvtsF5GzoZtg6hrTYvEyfLETU9gKQRrCvRWTx0ciqqeqUnjN0AUDy1wxD_mTshs4u9kQ7V4Q0QeRd2tVdMQ7rQmqsskTcFFVgnneyeTfK54rnGMUcrUVURPoZm-odsj61wKj2pjnw/w400-h271/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The fight for the hill is vicious:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="1366" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOd4ayx70Z5bElXDSiuMHT0tuFBwj1KVuvNpfgSmAWVb3g2GE-rPCrwCHSeGB_3OChX1rnUYly_bdCbL7hwjoiNbUHXIcSQEwsbTY0trnMBYpj2MZ3Ox4ZRlCOTjP_UzV1PmtA2AC0elCgfJ056bPDLCxVMqOEx9soW2rX47iQhlMHiyGrpZzk6DWF5oc/w400-h171/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Freedom loving Britons fight brutal Imperialist Romans!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkXYIxAvS35qzZq5qGHTMFhxAxBAXucENxL9yU22JuPN1BF-FLqy_l1GEjccMsSNf0quU2KQxd1FykFjLDKFCLLO5zb9tnkXPbh_WkhEB91zdkfz5iy0z9ZvLyq7UfeysS4Ypr-3kGQRkaQbCRrU5Kxf6pd8jPYCmS08RMwtUz4ZHQ6qP5KmJiOYRFLM/s1366/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="1366" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkXYIxAvS35qzZq5qGHTMFhxAxBAXucENxL9yU22JuPN1BF-FLqy_l1GEjccMsSNf0quU2KQxd1FykFjLDKFCLLO5zb9tnkXPbh_WkhEB91zdkfz5iy0z9ZvLyq7UfeysS4Ypr-3kGQRkaQbCRrU5Kxf6pd8jPYCmS08RMwtUz4ZHQ6qP5KmJiOYRFLM/w400-h156/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Attacks from the Auxilia break one of my chariot units:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="1366" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1MhZrzVOw9EmGEovZ44mpgiHLH_Blvy6Yfvkhw4mJ89_wJS0cBTi3_oHuDWn4AUPD_mHpsYZvFTfiI0Ka1qEAQ4up-i6X3zzpF8NhvUxEGoWCoVZvZ23SQsCNg2f6p5eFNSYbKi6fKS2heRRtdMgee0cIZCFGOvfLpzUx0x79JSOLzLawZ9IancJ-70/w400-h133/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My command has, in all honesty, not contributed much beyond keeping the Auxilia occupied:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4a8PUv1-Hq1ISHvqCtYrnp2p6Xe0MZS9DVkVOGPKgpOwelPS9ldhojk7q-6ORsHTp6KUPVb5MIq9gpu7U7m-iwyQlXjCxWtXYVX8As8kVjLZKTk63mVqsX0OVZ96RzSpvUDl_diFujjeIITbZp5Kzqevy4NKeFB0VdVjdzIvwXldHXaPsCF34LxU8wU/s1366/16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1366" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4a8PUv1-Hq1ISHvqCtYrnp2p6Xe0MZS9DVkVOGPKgpOwelPS9ldhojk7q-6ORsHTp6KUPVb5MIq9gpu7U7m-iwyQlXjCxWtXYVX8As8kVjLZKTk63mVqsX0OVZ96RzSpvUDl_diFujjeIITbZp5Kzqevy4NKeFB0VdVjdzIvwXldHXaPsCF34LxU8wU/w400-h178/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My warband falls back having failed to better the Auxilia on the hill:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="918" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpqGB8WFLMn3sOMUVcG1G0A7VBqhJemgYCa9EnBdEouN5Aw8B165MMjgXdoJZIK1LMJtaonh90uB_Ks9UYFscWDUFKn3JboijITiHtaKhW7bWmqUZ904DUjmIsKop_77270mnUr_ZiB18L5Z-Txa6iEaOIdXbYj_LNkJqS6OyoNU4iqYS98wXnG3bvwM/w400-h272/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Very enjoyable and impressive looking game put on by Pete and Ken, it was easy to pick up TtS after playing FK&P and the fewer markers and smaller cards made the table less untidy looking. </div><br /><div><br /></div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-88869820190786701212023-08-21T00:54:00.005-07:002023-08-21T00:54:48.308-07:00O Group Scenario 1 'ADVANCE TO SMOLENSK, 1941'<p>My introduction to O Group thanks to Dave saw my Soviets take on his German's in Scenario 1 from the O Group Eastern Front book. I'd painted up the extra bases I needed a while ago and used some of the improved 6/10mm scenery I'd been working on lately.</p><p>The aim for the Soviets is to drive the Germans back over a river, needing to have no more than two German units across the river by move 10.</p><p>The map consisted of the river, several farms and villages and some woods:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhk0EkOrSTJzfLDdLosNGcC7hlcGqGmVCddIdaqff-HhIVfzWJUZsmhJDeVn1Bk9VKp5plxyBJWYioh9u8on9xfxIFTnpC04KOMUnoXAPviJFIbBZjLkCMzg3xHtQkjsBgjCqgjVoJryA_MPQXXe6UUzoez67mN50dVw8Ap6Jsx4dLRGTajzgOXKwquYU/s918/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="918" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhk0EkOrSTJzfLDdLosNGcC7hlcGqGmVCddIdaqff-HhIVfzWJUZsmhJDeVn1Bk9VKp5plxyBJWYioh9u8on9xfxIFTnpC04KOMUnoXAPviJFIbBZjLkCMzg3xHtQkjsBgjCqgjVoJryA_MPQXXe6UUzoez67mN50dVw8Ap6Jsx4dLRGTajzgOXKwquYU/w400-h272/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Soviet HQ and mortars set up in an apartment complex:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMF2mZBK4HUfXCDeGUUTvjDQaoQZu1gNkykwKGCkIp9P5Pec_6KovoR1F7i49J0PBnsYB1TjJluw-ythoDFO9Pq2W0hqgdYpOR0h1_JqU0kC5N6UzwkzRXd6yiV3jkx8w478KaXRMoYOJ4OBBs9E4KboFi9qDNNtHifO8zt9zMkoCzFZGdKt0BOJMmlFk/s865/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="865" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMF2mZBK4HUfXCDeGUUTvjDQaoQZu1gNkykwKGCkIp9P5Pec_6KovoR1F7i49J0PBnsYB1TjJluw-ythoDFO9Pq2W0hqgdYpOR0h1_JqU0kC5N6UzwkzRXd6yiV3jkx8w478KaXRMoYOJ4OBBs9E4KboFi9qDNNtHifO8zt9zMkoCzFZGdKt0BOJMmlFk/w400-h289/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Germans move up a couple of armoured cars:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZRU8VGfjCnSF6gN3YG3Zel98ZEu1KYdf-5VnanqlS4AQJ9CHVHf0RlsP3qcLNITSR6sCReKHDUpRBxVTvIFkKAHpUdAP0WA1Z-Eggrad9VFFAwE0iir_6SuxorOIQC6HnwzcUxnPbIY2VJDTuYccL6fGqV22CZIFZrf4FbVVlCP73le0MY-WhmqfkXY/s887/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="887" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZRU8VGfjCnSF6gN3YG3Zel98ZEu1KYdf-5VnanqlS4AQJ9CHVHf0RlsP3qcLNITSR6sCReKHDUpRBxVTvIFkKAHpUdAP0WA1Z-Eggrad9VFFAwE0iir_6SuxorOIQC6HnwzcUxnPbIY2VJDTuYccL6fGqV22CZIFZrf4FbVVlCP73le0MY-WhmqfkXY/w400-h281/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Soviets counter with BT7's:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcyjzoop6_AweS1CT3FATQQbr3xa-1mWvcRIFQa13ZFadoug6Ep7jQSEsNQUytRkGfuadTvYYY3ZrTetE8DOT9M0VKn5_8kNtqvDOhKv8KGGaMyhBMQ0mPb_gHX0X4lLh0Z7fyCZX3kPj2xNVDpFCaTPWWrPg8-2kyFK6zz4svOq6ywXEZGcAC1XApfc/s784/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="784" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcyjzoop6_AweS1CT3FATQQbr3xa-1mWvcRIFQa13ZFadoug6Ep7jQSEsNQUytRkGfuadTvYYY3ZrTetE8DOT9M0VKn5_8kNtqvDOhKv8KGGaMyhBMQ0mPb_gHX0X4lLh0Z7fyCZX3kPj2xNVDpFCaTPWWrPg8-2kyFK6zz4svOq6ywXEZGcAC1XApfc/w400-h319/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Soviet infantry advance into the woods covered by the BT7's:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVT9P_aUAwDaY6DiJtFT4hH4dpZJQqNRBl6Wk7y8VDT8wHCGdrXMCnfkRndbtMzLxtoeY_X8bmSYKO9uRjtJ4Y7fjNQ2qo0HO0YcStSvhhRllpwjE2mtRqF0lteZdvXyZNHdju8vy3jEy4XmlY-IVAH2F3tM67Cmk5SN7pcOOb3KLXQnb3Cg_2MLWmEs/s762/5.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="762" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVT9P_aUAwDaY6DiJtFT4hH4dpZJQqNRBl6Wk7y8VDT8wHCGdrXMCnfkRndbtMzLxtoeY_X8bmSYKO9uRjtJ4Y7fjNQ2qo0HO0YcStSvhhRllpwjE2mtRqF0lteZdvXyZNHdju8vy3jEy4XmlY-IVAH2F3tM67Cmk5SN7pcOOb3KLXQnb3Cg_2MLWmEs/w400-h328/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>German infantry approach the river bank while their armoured cars pull off the road to avoid the BT7's:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18KVly_Kax86uIVVPlRk3ZCoKZtxzWvdhRaQ8hQc_EH37lJqnbhFXK7o8pK6n1RHGa6jvoOpIfp4BITZ3brvQ0QYNPgTGgRa4nhNdoeQx8oqxLYdXt6_Eos_saBdr0Tpvl4qtlNRFVq-NvntvUMKf_1CN-QEb-WOHqndy9deaqteAU2UCi-rP961NiZk/s1118/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1118" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18KVly_Kax86uIVVPlRk3ZCoKZtxzWvdhRaQ8hQc_EH37lJqnbhFXK7o8pK6n1RHGa6jvoOpIfp4BITZ3brvQ0QYNPgTGgRa4nhNdoeQx8oqxLYdXt6_Eos_saBdr0Tpvl4qtlNRFVq-NvntvUMKf_1CN-QEb-WOHqndy9deaqteAU2UCi-rP961NiZk/w400-h224/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Being SMG armed the Soviets need to close the range and push through the forest to engage the German infantry:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipibcS4gD5-ZJa3Q81s0FZ2pjVRA-MEnhlsfkE1lmQRlJSJaL1ozGFPrnpvM96kr4I1QiOtzrdeQR5sEO32X0C9CLlCyccc-rL-4W1R4GWfh89fE-rohXl5fODJkbPinF2CyvDdW7h_Q4wSxPKeqn5n_nped0EIlrUfOawzjjUFpXoUkMGRXOdmqYOAgA/s770/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="770" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipibcS4gD5-ZJa3Q81s0FZ2pjVRA-MEnhlsfkE1lmQRlJSJaL1ozGFPrnpvM96kr4I1QiOtzrdeQR5sEO32X0C9CLlCyccc-rL-4W1R4GWfh89fE-rohXl5fODJkbPinF2CyvDdW7h_Q4wSxPKeqn5n_nped0EIlrUfOawzjjUFpXoUkMGRXOdmqYOAgA/w400-h325/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the right more Soviet infantry deploy:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgSCeD3REk2F4WRXTwhORE9CA43bE21WxT8yKuCK5UH0o6tpHC-D1jOAJHL2E9Xr3x-KMxWy6LUbNkCnaXpyV8Ggvw8bq6kZEx5kmt_nC07k3DyuIaKBxh811ItBRTo-p4aGeHDKW8_IfGqLMH1yBE8xSHcDBmxrUjXAN2bW-ASRenmfa2xiSW6QPh2U/s833/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="833" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgSCeD3REk2F4WRXTwhORE9CA43bE21WxT8yKuCK5UH0o6tpHC-D1jOAJHL2E9Xr3x-KMxWy6LUbNkCnaXpyV8Ggvw8bq6kZEx5kmt_nC07k3DyuIaKBxh811ItBRTo-p4aGeHDKW8_IfGqLMH1yBE8xSHcDBmxrUjXAN2bW-ASRenmfa2xiSW6QPh2U/w400-h300/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Soviet forces continue to build up while the German infantry by the river bank take a lot of casualties:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7M0VJAY5CP7WOkZW37xYTrUVLYShyHe_y_NwVQmcFcNkyx1VjTZ-qKhXiRhrIkFdddTlMjna4_rmQr5_qjyjla76H652rS8IvuMsT18FP9AuujzuXxr4_lZlMk-fV7ZahVweAxyvgo0ZCZNEFXMZ4bQDvNhuTH7uBlnbkIW_rjvBOPLaBrryZ9DXoDU/s751/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="751" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7M0VJAY5CP7WOkZW37xYTrUVLYShyHe_y_NwVQmcFcNkyx1VjTZ-qKhXiRhrIkFdddTlMjna4_rmQr5_qjyjla76H652rS8IvuMsT18FP9AuujzuXxr4_lZlMk-fV7ZahVweAxyvgo0ZCZNEFXMZ4bQDvNhuTH7uBlnbkIW_rjvBOPLaBrryZ9DXoDU/w400-h333/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The BT7's have moved up to cover the infantry but get hit by an artillery strike:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FZpZxY3JZipzSQZoQgKO8a3JD-Zkx9cUSJChE4v2GCB0BKiAbTQWMJ__pWi2_0xmQ2VuwJxEii7SDb8BfDUMTuJHtzLGyuYI97vAQYhbpAJ4AxREvT-WDC99bDAFkp9EMT5Xg8nUs3RzdOCll3yZZEpq50qq68ASiUCaY4UkijzIZe-EifYDjP2HlTw/s849/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="849" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FZpZxY3JZipzSQZoQgKO8a3JD-Zkx9cUSJChE4v2GCB0BKiAbTQWMJ__pWi2_0xmQ2VuwJxEii7SDb8BfDUMTuJHtzLGyuYI97vAQYhbpAJ4AxREvT-WDC99bDAFkp9EMT5Xg8nUs3RzdOCll3yZZEpq50qq68ASiUCaY4UkijzIZe-EifYDjP2HlTw/w400-h295/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Soviet infantry in the forest fall back having cleared the Germans from the river bank:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyP_IIJDg2Ww5j01W-oFfVD-tcOhfzeEa8cTdyyTiRurj7yZFkgW0CtH6Jf1MpFDJKbl5ZKd7i7pndU1GUKLiztM413vKpeuGCS9zVqIVQ-PsiHUjwbKWE6-9S-Dj-tSJ0xnJWDao8Q8O5JeeLM208igkHlDS6uYzrx0j5QDZY-EjGBDnqe-klCdTFFo/s997/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="997" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyP_IIJDg2Ww5j01W-oFfVD-tcOhfzeEa8cTdyyTiRurj7yZFkgW0CtH6Jf1MpFDJKbl5ZKd7i7pndU1GUKLiztM413vKpeuGCS9zVqIVQ-PsiHUjwbKWE6-9S-Dj-tSJ0xnJWDao8Q8O5JeeLM208igkHlDS6uYzrx0j5QDZY-EjGBDnqe-klCdTFFo/w400-h251/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>By concentrating a lot of troops in one area the Soviets have left themselves vulnerable to another artillery strike which the Germans quickly call down:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3966T-EP8e35-hFmvd-UPt0oaC6JxaV9YE58u5DEegxksGTI3AztZ2n2GLEZwm_2CvYhLGZ5fJhUxiUqhNbg_u9lXwDMK34_Qe_icQK6lfioWbrpGyvvSFumxkN-3ExD3T2vR5IQSY6ZKJVYTkoMUq185oAOoUYNaUQaAVP4XT_XpxxOGAb0CQorGMQ/s833/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="833" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3966T-EP8e35-hFmvd-UPt0oaC6JxaV9YE58u5DEegxksGTI3AztZ2n2GLEZwm_2CvYhLGZ5fJhUxiUqhNbg_u9lXwDMK34_Qe_icQK6lfioWbrpGyvvSFumxkN-3ExD3T2vR5IQSY6ZKJVYTkoMUq185oAOoUYNaUQaAVP4XT_XpxxOGAb0CQorGMQ/w400-h300/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The artillery hit hard damaging the Soviets badly. On the right the Germans are pushing more men across the river:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkK-VS7DTl-KiQiSBOKFVG9tX_IGLCLNO76RQMlroDTk6-e2qjfTtgF6BHLJTAaqVBcQMtJjpLqf5weUOfWdGIcgnzY1jycE_34HnPxDyeHaw4pGnkgqfTHynbaiE_-Kxw_LktLA7Nqu9mL7AN8xKnmcaZ0W3bM7CqkntPXMqvh3-ae7zsZ69afANkWzE/s1283/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1283" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkK-VS7DTl-KiQiSBOKFVG9tX_IGLCLNO76RQMlroDTk6-e2qjfTtgF6BHLJTAaqVBcQMtJjpLqf5weUOfWdGIcgnzY1jycE_34HnPxDyeHaw4pGnkgqfTHynbaiE_-Kxw_LktLA7Nqu9mL7AN8xKnmcaZ0W3bM7CqkntPXMqvh3-ae7zsZ69afANkWzE/w400-h195/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One BT7 is knocked out and the other suppressed by a German AT gun:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3BznyVz_Kfk1kfuSNzOyNQmgpQCSIIg31BDG98DuTkIquNeZzk5HFyTMhpTMiZ7FjMfSiTmAHSoZwpCoQyhobo9-Bq9VbvdH3J7Vg4Nlf0Cpqfpru20l0COhKo4zX2ZSXhsnoTT7unsnOv--Hn1bgEYMNFvf4ugD6kNSkWg6pjFguUvBf6sQg9kA5Po/s928/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="928" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3BznyVz_Kfk1kfuSNzOyNQmgpQCSIIg31BDG98DuTkIquNeZzk5HFyTMhpTMiZ7FjMfSiTmAHSoZwpCoQyhobo9-Bq9VbvdH3J7Vg4Nlf0Cpqfpru20l0COhKo4zX2ZSXhsnoTT7unsnOv--Hn1bgEYMNFvf4ugD6kNSkWg6pjFguUvBf6sQg9kA5Po/w400-h270/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The AT gun pays a price though as it in turn is knocked out:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittudWFVbAVtFuH9WblHnnlq5CQ6Jqa0HQg5VvsS2BR3q15wdiijdqGR3hxOBiyxsSadSKO8rjrkfSjtJXwNGC0UJMzskGdYU4AAGY7rjvT4N8BxCDl3ToklGlUaI0lLsUP4SbvxPfn5yFUbnL6LuIFwSXWQHXAs2rkAvyu-KqvCjf7kVg4Uz4Ow74YXo/s1031/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1031" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittudWFVbAVtFuH9WblHnnlq5CQ6Jqa0HQg5VvsS2BR3q15wdiijdqGR3hxOBiyxsSadSKO8rjrkfSjtJXwNGC0UJMzskGdYU4AAGY7rjvT4N8BxCDl3ToklGlUaI0lLsUP4SbvxPfn5yFUbnL6LuIFwSXWQHXAs2rkAvyu-KqvCjf7kVg4Uz4Ow74YXo/w400-h243/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Germans now attempt to approach the river on the Soviet left but face significant opposition:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOo_OOObMXwYa2a_oxm7uVavPLNysz7As-6VirOxobzG56Izd6QV3TOykenxD_aJGg_MU1ayCi0H7jBWHZ2aNxUCqURYBry4AuuGxI5oMAgMZ-6Ppp5PQm9LAewLObdMUdNgQrhPRz-Pwrlq7jAbMLjDjrsvKi2daixSfkXjwCuPOI0KKZDpSLURrFD8g/s833/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="833" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOo_OOObMXwYa2a_oxm7uVavPLNysz7As-6VirOxobzG56Izd6QV3TOykenxD_aJGg_MU1ayCi0H7jBWHZ2aNxUCqURYBry4AuuGxI5oMAgMZ-6Ppp5PQm9LAewLObdMUdNgQrhPRz-Pwrlq7jAbMLjDjrsvKi2daixSfkXjwCuPOI0KKZDpSLURrFD8g/w400-h300/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the right the German advance has been halted:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ngDE6_58oI3KdHoRLtNYbRGnTzXe4JK0A2ksrtTaXCPXi2VBE8P7rkcQHd19BsHs5ZE8Ur6kLSGzLKb90xdvntgoRLyK1laAucIuK9tzkBnRVC1QqaSU9r6yfKC1Cx9YMIzqSMNE31m2ZQqJrbmMB3rllvDRLno8hW8ET51Ux6oRUGp2tkw8lLYm80w/s908/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="908" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ngDE6_58oI3KdHoRLtNYbRGnTzXe4JK0A2ksrtTaXCPXi2VBE8P7rkcQHd19BsHs5ZE8Ur6kLSGzLKb90xdvntgoRLyK1laAucIuK9tzkBnRVC1QqaSU9r6yfKC1Cx9YMIzqSMNE31m2ZQqJrbmMB3rllvDRLno8hW8ET51Ux6oRUGp2tkw8lLYm80w/w400-h275/17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Disaster for the Soviets though as one platoon is broken by German fire:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AoVkdi_1CKPX1fxW_i10Ocm3oJR1H9jij0Z6AVFBe5KTdii_IDcjZiZiyQrosouEGdWade8nsUwCM01EI30ATTY6Fv7PIWL7bua8upLabG3HwQQBkUfCNbRlvg5kbC7QCeT35SvU0M2mkcI2qVZevhQvyZ9LTsitW7X6bD1eYHLp8jKXqsWU4ScxmkE/s763/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="763" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AoVkdi_1CKPX1fxW_i10Ocm3oJR1H9jij0Z6AVFBe5KTdii_IDcjZiZiyQrosouEGdWade8nsUwCM01EI30ATTY6Fv7PIWL7bua8upLabG3HwQQBkUfCNbRlvg5kbC7QCeT35SvU0M2mkcI2qVZevhQvyZ9LTsitW7X6bD1eYHLp8jKXqsWU4ScxmkE/w400-h328/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>On the left though the Soviets have done much better, clearing away all the Germans attempting to cross the river:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbsoG2BOfIKNmP6UGlGi68vKXYrQpBRC6mFRLTCbei5mi8Q4EkogC2MzFmnCXICMlR0Zfb4eGQdDI_siwEtt4Cz1VysFZGvOF6Pti2ijsgwDB4aGdrcgWqTtlkvSrWhatR84KgyuhpX1Rs3RnQbaRwd2jln8N6h1l2Ho4tg5v-aGgwU2QXbWUi4C7YQ4/s871/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="871" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbsoG2BOfIKNmP6UGlGi68vKXYrQpBRC6mFRLTCbei5mi8Q4EkogC2MzFmnCXICMlR0Zfb4eGQdDI_siwEtt4Cz1VysFZGvOF6Pti2ijsgwDB4aGdrcgWqTtlkvSrWhatR84KgyuhpX1Rs3RnQbaRwd2jln8N6h1l2Ho4tg5v-aGgwU2QXbWUi4C7YQ4/w400-h288/20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>With the game past turn 10 and only two German units across the river the Soviets gain a victory and have, for now at least, repulsed the Nazi attack!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'd resisted O group for a while mostly as I had little enthusiasm for learning another set of rules! However Dave's enthusiasm combined with not really playing Rommel any more and already having a load of 10mm WW2 armies persuaded me to give it a go.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was in fact quite good fun, a bit similar to CoC but with a time limit avoiding the tendency of CoC to degenerate into a just-kill-everyone game while avoiding the actual mission requirements totally.</div><div><br /></div><div>Will be happy to play again and may even purchase the odd few things like AT guns and AC that were not needed for Rommel for my 1940 British so I can use them as well.</div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-19890580193512260602023-08-07T10:34:00.002-07:002023-08-07T10:34:25.541-07:00Scramble WW2 Finnish v Russian<p>A different set of air warfare rules this time, 'Scramble', which I think was published in the 80's and does not seem to be easily available any more.</p><p>Bill from the Norfolk club umpired the game and provided a short summary of the rules. Nigel and I were on the Finnish side with me having a Gladiator and a Fokker, Richard and Robin were our Russian adversaries with a variety of Russian aircraft.</p><p>My Fokker and Gladiator:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNt4enSBpQUdq6H-rKsx89eTVsSBD1M8_s2HsTgec9WqqVKGIvuqISvbNXFUx-_awcnOtMGAxSpzixXwJycIJdYoYiDUC8k-qObsygsYmR-XB_H1I9VTWBNoVxU3pzPwvkQ7AzeRvCAbfL3FM8kcKwWo-NMPpiQU7CJ6q8wRxdiNaO4A6ROTFakcO9-Y/s652/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="652" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNt4enSBpQUdq6H-rKsx89eTVsSBD1M8_s2HsTgec9WqqVKGIvuqISvbNXFUx-_awcnOtMGAxSpzixXwJycIJdYoYiDUC8k-qObsygsYmR-XB_H1I9VTWBNoVxU3pzPwvkQ7AzeRvCAbfL3FM8kcKwWo-NMPpiQU7CJ6q8wRxdiNaO4A6ROTFakcO9-Y/w400-h384/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Nigel's planes in the distance:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZue6rGpxyZJlnpGZW51QwCN95uwUtqqyKxEMZCUQTjWA3aQS-o_tzVDpN05u3RQMD_wI72Gci0s6V1TL18q-htOX4f5mjxCbxe2R-Q5iDUWaetvUQBkeUBG9aE8ZE8tqumVZMSwhUSDspaAH2XTEdgD3LlgZ9Bc49PZebnw6L2foQSQ7xMrqSy4xVdvQ/s1047/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1047" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZue6rGpxyZJlnpGZW51QwCN95uwUtqqyKxEMZCUQTjWA3aQS-o_tzVDpN05u3RQMD_wI72Gci0s6V1TL18q-htOX4f5mjxCbxe2R-Q5iDUWaetvUQBkeUBG9aE8ZE8tqumVZMSwhUSDspaAH2XTEdgD3LlgZ9Bc49PZebnw6L2foQSQ7xMrqSy4xVdvQ/w400-h239/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The enemy is spotted! A Yak and a Buffalo (perhaps):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOruDBMznaOYgNYZchR9pjoYH2PHbSaN4yI9p4jsruE6_EFnnmD-8id2kUmg5bqwPJzB6rojd7H_j7lC6FNbrIsK7-NPsMY7ijbuy3tbtY1nh4-X7pd0LWmpTgO0DX1AeMY94KOO5Zi5oPMx3UveBRU9ZLX_-yAulbWZNoCcGyekQn8pz74ajHH94TL0/s1186/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1186" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOruDBMznaOYgNYZchR9pjoYH2PHbSaN4yI9p4jsruE6_EFnnmD-8id2kUmg5bqwPJzB6rojd7H_j7lC6FNbrIsK7-NPsMY7ijbuy3tbtY1nh4-X7pd0LWmpTgO0DX1AeMY94KOO5Zi5oPMx3UveBRU9ZLX_-yAulbWZNoCcGyekQn8pz74ajHH94TL0/w400-h211/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Both sides close:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgben1fVaKNnKBKkLkrJO8PGHbcsvNdAKNzacgiEQ-rDlHdgHRSPIGCVgcfuvTJy_bkIZ9qdP8_U52fTvMePUnWRMqLQHavY55m8fxsHIPzlBiSLt6Zd2KvI8hkgJ4ALWmymGQZgAnClTlZGJiRMHgOEGCouIK8u_ga06WXilsFqa40gxiX2ng9mEowI/s867/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="867" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgben1fVaKNnKBKkLkrJO8PGHbcsvNdAKNzacgiEQ-rDlHdgHRSPIGCVgcfuvTJy_bkIZ9qdP8_U52fTvMePUnWRMqLQHavY55m8fxsHIPzlBiSLt6Zd2KvI8hkgJ4ALWmymGQZgAnClTlZGJiRMHgOEGCouIK8u_ga06WXilsFqa40gxiX2ng9mEowI/w400-h289/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>No one manages to get a shot off though:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9Zvh_PrnEVI0jHzr26l4VA0yya7Ylg4x8u8PGDBp1SMOExt-NTGpEm35rmI-jHbRTPUWRmBPy4h0DeXvgvX-Yu3iuFBJcKkhplhXZlqgM6959fvHd752nHHozidHhSfxkqX3vK2s879ePHi9GjIOWEUbmFl3GvBOMk4GM7vFIi0pXkxtzJNJOOOHGv4/s625/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="529" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9Zvh_PrnEVI0jHzr26l4VA0yya7Ylg4x8u8PGDBp1SMOExt-NTGpEm35rmI-jHbRTPUWRmBPy4h0DeXvgvX-Yu3iuFBJcKkhplhXZlqgM6959fvHd752nHHozidHhSfxkqX3vK2s879ePHi9GjIOWEUbmFl3GvBOMk4GM7vFIi0pXkxtzJNJOOOHGv4/w339-h400/6.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think here I managed to take a shot at the Yak:</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3MUVNO4qVAaii9bg2CYlJd9VGKVSzLQ15W1nyMmwgmpbl9KKu5dPf9wMWzOBQrsV91pgZBbDLl_mO1RIyDcgZwuHbisAh6jOzcpKmN0A9xjyQ28itQZfmkJDN00Oh7qJq3yWkv5vuNMEXfuxs03E70eD9hExvf8WDBw7vI0kbx96974Kg5NxstCIFgU/s1013/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1013" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3MUVNO4qVAaii9bg2CYlJd9VGKVSzLQ15W1nyMmwgmpbl9KKu5dPf9wMWzOBQrsV91pgZBbDLl_mO1RIyDcgZwuHbisAh6jOzcpKmN0A9xjyQ28itQZfmkJDN00Oh7qJq3yWkv5vuNMEXfuxs03E70eD9hExvf8WDBw7vI0kbx96974Kg5NxstCIFgU/w400-h246/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Aircraft whirl around rapidly:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhcza-G30V1xU2NcD7hzZ-teoh-NHZfXUMmv_onieo2Rae3PQG_mSoDVIXWDsFOOpCuZpQMG4jFZmxHTh4nBkZmLusQel2lO2sQkLee0XQZIqXmse9PPinqp5hHNKT5QzymyxAbCsjqj56D5bNPtrSychwNhQGwKsuJDsJdHy8FbHVaKDH2djkipaN00/s700/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="700" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhcza-G30V1xU2NcD7hzZ-teoh-NHZfXUMmv_onieo2Rae3PQG_mSoDVIXWDsFOOpCuZpQMG4jFZmxHTh4nBkZmLusQel2lO2sQkLee0XQZIqXmse9PPinqp5hHNKT5QzymyxAbCsjqj56D5bNPtrSychwNhQGwKsuJDsJdHy8FbHVaKDH2djkipaN00/w400-h358/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Yak almost but not quite shoots down my Gladiator:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0_752pxFmKFEfcgYrOtR7BWI10cLVxnufS_oBpRtS4FQY7dCVI2squEy4Wx63LEnAuDMTQrlJU5ISE_srhmdfWQFfHEJa45vjGuQdWZRYURZlraWHhzDuX-0w8DU-HgjqSmC84QiMygzUczBrrt-pMlSAT74T49L9fHDLYXnKclp1gH6I7HBEUomly0/s1006/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1006" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0_752pxFmKFEfcgYrOtR7BWI10cLVxnufS_oBpRtS4FQY7dCVI2squEy4Wx63LEnAuDMTQrlJU5ISE_srhmdfWQFfHEJa45vjGuQdWZRYURZlraWHhzDuX-0w8DU-HgjqSmC84QiMygzUczBrrt-pMlSAT74T49L9fHDLYXnKclp1gH6I7HBEUomly0/w400-h249/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Fokker is also hit but not quite to the same extent:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZv_jKjXOVStt0zdb5CRfwIu8FEoVxukJq-Sjq60JS09Y6gosOOKIP7q1rgfLFRoBMfT6YlGwT1e40Go8wdk9xerqfeYG3zl61IGCXb2b1s0Qqe9-ZrcALj99wl-cofRVRL2G64K4JbQRy2CopntNMjHzDUYc-kDOo8-CdMURe9F5z-qmjUVTuJ1yT1xE/s625/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="494" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZv_jKjXOVStt0zdb5CRfwIu8FEoVxukJq-Sjq60JS09Y6gosOOKIP7q1rgfLFRoBMfT6YlGwT1e40Go8wdk9xerqfeYG3zl61IGCXb2b1s0Qqe9-ZrcALj99wl-cofRVRL2G64K4JbQRy2CopntNMjHzDUYc-kDOo8-CdMURe9F5z-qmjUVTuJ1yT1xE/w316-h400/8.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The whole fight:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEN98RTEJpxEeEHgNSCclmQJ6yPH_bB-2l2uKapfn30W_fsDpeSFxx7GyUuMpCaugPvKr1BzTayMqMC7fjVinVS5mAKegEufUnCTc8C9Ox1st0c1ow0QwPCd0a01q9QJTvhFTQ5SLFCbRgFczBFME4ZGBaYRhEwWz4VhebwEr-3_DgSsu1VBR7x1bXTmM/s625/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="601" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEN98RTEJpxEeEHgNSCclmQJ6yPH_bB-2l2uKapfn30W_fsDpeSFxx7GyUuMpCaugPvKr1BzTayMqMC7fjVinVS5mAKegEufUnCTc8C9Ox1st0c1ow0QwPCd0a01q9QJTvhFTQ5SLFCbRgFczBFME4ZGBaYRhEwWz4VhebwEr-3_DgSsu1VBR7x1bXTmM/w385-h400/7.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><br /><div>A fun game where it was difficult to keep up with the action as a lot of it, like BtH, is manoeuvring for position and trying unsuccessfully to get a shot off! In the end two Russian planes were shot down for no losses to the Finns (though my Gladiator was only a single hit off disintegrating).</div><div><br /></div><div>The rules worked well and we soon got the hang of moving and firing (only one of us had played before so we were very reliant on Bill's help and knowledge as umpire!). The only really tricky part was the initiative system, winning that (a simple roll-off) seemed vital as then you could make all the opposition move first which is a huge advantage when trying to set up shots, I think perhaps BtH handles this better with it's cards for each flight to determine the order in which you move and shoot.</div><div><br /></div><div>An enjoyable game on the whole which I'd be happy to play again.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-85484064411764390752023-07-23T13:47:00.005-07:002023-07-23T13:47:23.750-07:00ADLG-R Ottoman Turkish v Later Polish<p>For a change from Cold War Commander Simon and I played a game of ADLG-R on Thursday. I used Ottoman Turks so Simon picked the most suitable opposition, Later Polish, complete with Winged Hussars!</p><p>I went for the later version of the army with a centre of musket armed Janissaries and two wings of carbine armed cavalry giving a decent frontage which would hopefully allow me to envelope the Poles.</p><p>The Ottomans attacked in the plains. The Poles have a strong right flank of mounted, a mixed German and Polish infantry centre and a left flank based on a hill and a war wagon:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzzQ9VBuN5oeK8hMCCaQEus18HGHRkO7hNXD61n1BTlkosw8ownCqektMS-KgN_cnXX_COGMrBO8qzsZ5JzsKcaI3Bt9s2ZHD6sLvDadNOEb1kidCys_ASUGQjk9ZfyFRP5dR-IODWcYD-uvwNt6jA4nPVz6xgqrjitVeyybXTOm4w0ucUWO8daJVy0w/s1920/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="1920" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzzQ9VBuN5oeK8hMCCaQEus18HGHRkO7hNXD61n1BTlkosw8ownCqektMS-KgN_cnXX_COGMrBO8qzsZ5JzsKcaI3Bt9s2ZHD6sLvDadNOEb1kidCys_ASUGQjk9ZfyFRP5dR-IODWcYD-uvwNt6jA4nPVz6xgqrjitVeyybXTOm4w0ucUWO8daJVy0w/w400-h114/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the left the Ottomans advance their mounted (largely to give them room to evade!) and capture the village with some mounted sharpshooters:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwQbJnlDHDaRfwhNoTzthyVAD9T7NVUJsCMspyyBZmC_XpKytmNYCJC96YMdbPOYINthlVJtP-F38oWJPo0vRCEFcpfNNbNlj9ukLJX9z1frI6ZnGS_uyDsj73OV4uHG_Pb9UzCCFyKFE4Q--U_IPiWxTu_AjpU5mUTwCakSvpul_1BIIxrSgh4GdCE8/s1920/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1920" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwQbJnlDHDaRfwhNoTzthyVAD9T7NVUJsCMspyyBZmC_XpKytmNYCJC96YMdbPOYINthlVJtP-F38oWJPo0vRCEFcpfNNbNlj9ukLJX9z1frI6ZnGS_uyDsj73OV4uHG_Pb9UzCCFyKFE4Q--U_IPiWxTu_AjpU5mUTwCakSvpul_1BIIxrSgh4GdCE8/w400-h144/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With no artillery the Ottoman infantry also advance with one elite unit being committed to taking the hill. The Ottoman right wing mounted mostly await developments:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6BNlGMI-Hmyl_ktKdZ5troAKTZmjMFAX-cfu8-YEB2vZEM09zsJ4fuPdar7eCbknX_SBxHbYLwUYAF69r_JsRggTAOQG8v_mZlAv0GLjPROlroxgsAOXOx5QFX_pNINLSgPawOraa7p6_K93Vdj1np-d96GXlyfqiOxL1eHC-LYeDiJpiTvyc-aDQpw/s1588/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1588" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6BNlGMI-Hmyl_ktKdZ5troAKTZmjMFAX-cfu8-YEB2vZEM09zsJ4fuPdar7eCbknX_SBxHbYLwUYAF69r_JsRggTAOQG8v_mZlAv0GLjPROlroxgsAOXOx5QFX_pNINLSgPawOraa7p6_K93Vdj1np-d96GXlyfqiOxL1eHC-LYeDiJpiTvyc-aDQpw/w400-h243/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Janissaries charge uphill into Polish infantry. Tatar light horse prepare to join in:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6MiGrtVB68EVz2K8khAxePPUrMIvD16lX0fCSGT4oMEpxpeE_BghjFe4Brs1Xo3o15cfgVSJvcCMVxgGC9sCWOJwia9eJ0jJRdWUZnmi4vldAIW09GH_FybpjLp-b06Niu8nDmRBQggkcEmDq_0ldNDoHoInsj2a1o53bl3L7p5TfPkaiDZXbNhJOaI/s1591/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1591" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6MiGrtVB68EVz2K8khAxePPUrMIvD16lX0fCSGT4oMEpxpeE_BghjFe4Brs1Xo3o15cfgVSJvcCMVxgGC9sCWOJwia9eJ0jJRdWUZnmi4vldAIW09GH_FybpjLp-b06Niu8nDmRBQggkcEmDq_0ldNDoHoInsj2a1o53bl3L7p5TfPkaiDZXbNhJOaI/w400-h241/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Both sides start to take shooting hits:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjGG6xo7MF9gTM5mG5VXveIln-Y0LBZ9weoec1v4oSNKMlf5CMMCtlF0tb2svC7mOXSm__cywSPsrvSkMSuv4MvPp9QFS7Wau_g8M3yr18iwo4h1VrCB6R86dYfnFRRwZRK1_p9k9hCe5hlRZEA7S9zmz5WvwCwEZp7m8mrIdW5eHCK0hyQcE_cAhNJk/s1706/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1706" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjGG6xo7MF9gTM5mG5VXveIln-Y0LBZ9weoec1v4oSNKMlf5CMMCtlF0tb2svC7mOXSm__cywSPsrvSkMSuv4MvPp9QFS7Wau_g8M3yr18iwo4h1VrCB6R86dYfnFRRwZRK1_p9k9hCe5hlRZEA7S9zmz5WvwCwEZp7m8mrIdW5eHCK0hyQcE_cAhNJk/w400-h225/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Impressively the Janissaries sweep the Polish infantry aside in one brutal combat:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRzrpkYhirVB7Qb3ZOkhT_QmYqHs6Bt-Ijw10U32_m_-6u-DBGggB6N-DoqqwRIPFPxj7sByUYtV-ThU0PmSHRmZgrhCi1Q9oi7juP5yhlsG17f9ppJZmlrewudelzy2n3VoSFrRQC5wcn6dvcCMhKzsDiZHWJbu3bEuWYZxgp59w5Z5bXle7vXrkhkI/s1409/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1409" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRzrpkYhirVB7Qb3ZOkhT_QmYqHs6Bt-Ijw10U32_m_-6u-DBGggB6N-DoqqwRIPFPxj7sByUYtV-ThU0PmSHRmZgrhCi1Q9oi7juP5yhlsG17f9ppJZmlrewudelzy2n3VoSFrRQC5wcn6dvcCMhKzsDiZHWJbu3bEuWYZxgp59w5Z5bXle7vXrkhkI/w400-h272/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Polish cavalry prepare to charge:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSGkfjRWu6TIRaeFX7mBD9rjWpITiL-m1diF11dH3uqM_fbZXWxKssyANWuURxQRWFMhIHF5B-MdgeAxzazSQ5VEKvxLTpJrYWkuWLZhzTxrhGwx_iNIZyuqdncBChrP_o4q1RPzhK2dFN1GS0DWhLO2iBun9iyEt4n4_Ax_NEbxwCVl3aSrqouSHKYU/s1920/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1920" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSGkfjRWu6TIRaeFX7mBD9rjWpITiL-m1diF11dH3uqM_fbZXWxKssyANWuURxQRWFMhIHF5B-MdgeAxzazSQ5VEKvxLTpJrYWkuWLZhzTxrhGwx_iNIZyuqdncBChrP_o4q1RPzhK2dFN1GS0DWhLO2iBun9iyEt4n4_Ax_NEbxwCVl3aSrqouSHKYU/w400-h169/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Ottoman cavalry successfully evade but expose a Janissary unit to a cavalry charge:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48zOu7KV1dc0wgOo4LZrY49YN9m5wYIrjRPQwNdGcX5wS7cYH9HwYiMDuMssfG989B3Q1OKnJusjWkjNjbsmSgwzca7goFesEXfJf_2INkxQaajJworp7z9p99Ssg7IOYGmWTOYexKofM8hCkG9x4vMpvk-u7RHDLEaBc7zwRjD3VofnG2cmG6O5sWJU/s1301/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1301" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48zOu7KV1dc0wgOo4LZrY49YN9m5wYIrjRPQwNdGcX5wS7cYH9HwYiMDuMssfG989B3Q1OKnJusjWkjNjbsmSgwzca7goFesEXfJf_2INkxQaajJworp7z9p99Ssg7IOYGmWTOYexKofM8hCkG9x4vMpvk-u7RHDLEaBc7zwRjD3VofnG2cmG6O5sWJU/w400-h295/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The overall situation from above:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpaLTq-JPs0R13bY8UpghoW8UP5iHX_BkjBC2GquuY-lwalkb5Mb2jc3NO0M23VxJX0hDgLAyjehw1rE6VDRtbI_fkZRXbQdkPg_3bSZjb-X8e-bUQ0mutOZAty47pUn2GTEMukMN3JcMt3bFPSu69_uuCoamyayW7YuGmzJf8NBe-NKROuarvlS3XSI/s1428/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1428" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpaLTq-JPs0R13bY8UpghoW8UP5iHX_BkjBC2GquuY-lwalkb5Mb2jc3NO0M23VxJX0hDgLAyjehw1rE6VDRtbI_fkZRXbQdkPg_3bSZjb-X8e-bUQ0mutOZAty47pUn2GTEMukMN3JcMt3bFPSu69_uuCoamyayW7YuGmzJf8NBe-NKROuarvlS3XSI/w400-h269/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Janissaries are making rapid inroads into the Polish infantry centre:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJ0EPtVnGF1cPBMVpDvYEokZTC5dF5SuFgkXQgecdHFPxc2D-wlW6hQZSYWm5DMZ6nj6dxJtjjcvdwPkm-Kpprmf0LpKDwxZqPquJnLMSOfzrpz8c7vSzC1ANvD71qJKrWn01Gi3HdyWhdDo3h2oKE4uwyasSS8YVrhH6WVvEyzU2oOECACkNNwvujLQ/s1920/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1920" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJ0EPtVnGF1cPBMVpDvYEokZTC5dF5SuFgkXQgecdHFPxc2D-wlW6hQZSYWm5DMZ6nj6dxJtjjcvdwPkm-Kpprmf0LpKDwxZqPquJnLMSOfzrpz8c7vSzC1ANvD71qJKrWn01Gi3HdyWhdDo3h2oKE4uwyasSS8YVrhH6WVvEyzU2oOECACkNNwvujLQ/w400-h184/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Even the Janissaries charged by cavalry have managed to break their opponents:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1610" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZNCzPjiCT4fALAwS5Jlmp58QK9pvpc1ts-hIcvzX-I-BonySZZZoPv9n_ISNGSkBwQRiT4jkiaGzf1j_W0VfcUUHsp7M7GRE2ywQJ93pyI1rCs6fU1_qB6ZiEpapCeR8kQ2CiugRdT5EnVmcLMC9PaKX8mhsdRgCsd3ks0jkEv9uqS25i2YN7g81JbY/w400-h239/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Janissaries battle on in the centre:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5YuBFbXqoDHuMySAlw4R0CUcBfaV6w59d6PRLog5yXJwQAnA8fndPrjbrCen_eqmjPScaajmDER2rfvg1h0RsIs8W2yinR9-ZhYNLc3S0SCYAYhh1dYs6BsIx08LbC7gNX6r-EGW8_FYl--ZnemtjEEisX3nnfQPcnmFTX5so4fx9EXvVJb3weuC2v4/s1464/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1464" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5YuBFbXqoDHuMySAlw4R0CUcBfaV6w59d6PRLog5yXJwQAnA8fndPrjbrCen_eqmjPScaajmDER2rfvg1h0RsIs8W2yinR9-ZhYNLc3S0SCYAYhh1dYs6BsIx08LbC7gNX6r-EGW8_FYl--ZnemtjEEisX3nnfQPcnmFTX5so4fx9EXvVJb3weuC2v4/w400-h263/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As they are largely at a disadvantage at impact the Ottomans are very happy with a first round of combat that sees them inflict more hits than they take:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1538" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKI9YZ6MYGRF9iF4gFR1Pf_AfjDa0x-bUGDEBGcHRXZgqndOSfdtcPUET81CVYDvgTAkW3Ht9RLtMOCXQyYoU8QyvViNPcV_qtOoXScaxf1ANxjum9FX44bfax2xS42-4V9iJVCnf3snKaJyioqsL5EHmtJVgaj0NJDkJMLhCnagLleG3bafu80FSvvVQ/w400-h250/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Ottoman cavalry also achieve a break-through:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCECDEgpC6KADX-gYrzadj0QuPdbC7mu-MkGrMbCO-NNLmP4g1879jsWilC5n0jcwIEV7ar1e9l0_PZjTJelfQ-2z8Heg22gFNKddr8aau-SGD_uWht2-lfioABJXqu_WXkmNcnkETPsWHk15nnG14iuT8cvKhDP16kyS8eZNJcsEEVOJCRiBL2tKJldY/s1622/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1622" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCECDEgpC6KADX-gYrzadj0QuPdbC7mu-MkGrMbCO-NNLmP4g1879jsWilC5n0jcwIEV7ar1e9l0_PZjTJelfQ-2z8Heg22gFNKddr8aau-SGD_uWht2-lfioABJXqu_WXkmNcnkETPsWHk15nnG14iuT8cvKhDP16kyS8eZNJcsEEVOJCRiBL2tKJldY/w400-h238/17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Polish centre and left have collapsed with Janissaries bursting through the lines:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1861" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v8LuGeHaV70IRp8ZtBErFdcohc8DUalUFYPdWm5cDwJJtTlhkr6sZws-6J80AkB5KRu6NLeKyqZCMh8Skdgt5oE-GRzVVgVilEGCDMwiNxuojlzbZcyM0r154cQZA09iGY7cxNMcwDP9HGKXTgZymS9NfuXj2HJvMyJWFDnkk4OVPznN9O5Y7e_6QYU/w400-h206/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With all the Polish infantry wiped out the Poles break and flee everywhere:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXKIiTEsYdK4CfK7JYqKiMYJQj8Cdfm3K6xF3LMgeh8iBCfHjMRFesNlj2f5H6mWPqyFxCGX5ox-ZgUjdtWD4JYehsYtvoJ4c-mJ0gi_3s2hegENueBX9GXjsdhA6TDuuiRGzX96pXnfoFS5ec6tTFUUJ81wuqei3vhX6Bd13M5EuFlnVb1qKTZHhpp8/s1326/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1326" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXKIiTEsYdK4CfK7JYqKiMYJQj8Cdfm3K6xF3LMgeh8iBCfHjMRFesNlj2f5H6mWPqyFxCGX5ox-ZgUjdtWD4JYehsYtvoJ4c-mJ0gi_3s2hegENueBX9GXjsdhA6TDuuiRGzX96pXnfoFS5ec6tTFUUJ81wuqei3vhX6Bd13M5EuFlnVb1qKTZHhpp8/w400-h290/20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>An unusually crushing victory for me at ADLG-R, the Ottomans were nowhere near breaking and only lost a single Janissary unit and a couple of cavalry elements. <div><br /></div><div>If this was down to luck or skill I'm not sure, generally the infantry match-ups favoured me while my mounted did better than expected against Simons superior cavalry (though my guys were actually decent quality all being armoured and half elite).</div><div><br /></div><div>As ever was nice to get an army I've not used in a long time on the table and try being the Ottomans rather than the Poles for a change.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-89559292598157268902023-07-23T01:21:00.005-07:002023-07-23T01:25:04.249-07:00Bag the Hun Imperial Japanese Navy v United States Navy<p>A return to 'Bag the Hun' after a considerable gap with Jerry. I took the Japanese while Jerry had the Americans (using the slightly less powerful Wildcats instead of Hellcats).</p><p>As Jerry hadn't played at all and I had only played two games before against Gary a long time ago we started with a simple 4 v 4 zero's against Wildcats game.</p><p>The Zero's attempt to get behind the Wildcats:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN1vVeFN4ceN4-E4yLpOq_5NnUONypDk8QB9-H5X11BV0EwtlKWCSFw7gQsbLTki1qrwnpHOeK4fgXTDoFHuOScnObcsZDIiS3kXbOK5X9Gyb9gnXFOt0c9wwpS5ipCEndYIa0ZCzbsn1t6RpBJpP5N589oqp50tY8gagkjeiADSmdmYGaOxEqqwb4Nk/s1920/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN1vVeFN4ceN4-E4yLpOq_5NnUONypDk8QB9-H5X11BV0EwtlKWCSFw7gQsbLTki1qrwnpHOeK4fgXTDoFHuOScnObcsZDIiS3kXbOK5X9Gyb9gnXFOt0c9wwpS5ipCEndYIa0ZCzbsn1t6RpBJpP5N589oqp50tY8gagkjeiADSmdmYGaOxEqqwb4Nk/w400-h180/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unfortunately the Wildcats turn the tables and end up behind the Zero's!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZw1594Uvv7vN2P8OaDU-XnIhURxQ-7UTZHwM8_-C6c22l1Fnv4zUmncvT2IcAdVcuQePQAyukE_purJSpRCVV8s6ymC0Mmu1o5Z6h8DS69KyRGRleSVkROuxlS94GCd5gv9JdGc452PovDBcTxTWRKiehvBeOKW3EGmgtgAClrCVwt78h9MzrMmV0G9w/s961/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZw1594Uvv7vN2P8OaDU-XnIhURxQ-7UTZHwM8_-C6c22l1Fnv4zUmncvT2IcAdVcuQePQAyukE_purJSpRCVV8s6ymC0Mmu1o5Z6h8DS69KyRGRleSVkROuxlS94GCd5gv9JdGc452PovDBcTxTWRKiehvBeOKW3EGmgtgAClrCVwt78h9MzrMmV0G9w/w388-h400/2.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In a scene familiar from the previous two games one Zero explodes immediately and another suffers a catastrophic structural failure:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsYRkotgRM2KoySripiEk8r6t4kym01VBXD0g7GnTYktK8zqGF03ykff-3pXD9x1rzvUtWQHWGeUx3GmuCW-sYKG8iZBSjiwizaHzjUw_fXZUXSoZ-YOrPPRYq05tabxO4mBuLOF1sxu6cUwbaHSO-sGFraCU91c66UnrxTJNaqGtQfuuXQSTxV7WwJ0/s961/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="860" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsYRkotgRM2KoySripiEk8r6t4kym01VBXD0g7GnTYktK8zqGF03ykff-3pXD9x1rzvUtWQHWGeUx3GmuCW-sYKG8iZBSjiwizaHzjUw_fXZUXSoZ-YOrPPRYq05tabxO4mBuLOF1sxu6cUwbaHSO-sGFraCU91c66UnrxTJNaqGtQfuuXQSTxV7WwJ0/w358-h400/3.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another Zero catches fire while the pilot from the structural failure plane manages to bail out:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFTpIoBfWEblAwSd-nuCOtcdML8SsZ8lPACjuyVeh9Fg-H63MZO2hP3Oj8FjfTw9rnSyV1h4ThWC7SgoQuAO-ZE1-HUhtIs9jb_Smc3SPDkSmVMxZ4-es2N7kg5y41r4c13w50pMKAeGoYZ_NyQ2PjpvZDwwS2GmoMw8OFNlKne7aC9GgGF8PLb5Itoc/s1823/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1823" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFTpIoBfWEblAwSd-nuCOtcdML8SsZ8lPACjuyVeh9Fg-H63MZO2hP3Oj8FjfTw9rnSyV1h4ThWC7SgoQuAO-ZE1-HUhtIs9jb_Smc3SPDkSmVMxZ4-es2N7kg5y41r4c13w50pMKAeGoYZ_NyQ2PjpvZDwwS2GmoMw8OFNlKne7aC9GgGF8PLb5Itoc/w400-h211/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Zero on fire explodes leaving one Zero against four Wildcats and effectively finishing the fight:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLBZIcipXmgvOjZunkeN_A6cUhmPI9tIvo3ETDKh-r4FaSE6VUh1R7j74iwChZL16tnq6uYCeXnYHXyZeo9sgCiZZO0FBcBOv-ZT7kzU2rVmIDOUtf8MFMKFLDozNM01gv67fTDRzaYjT6V7ITML9WosebTNmEUWpXSL9_hJwzbW1tjkRpaRohKyd-D4/s1249/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1249" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLBZIcipXmgvOjZunkeN_A6cUhmPI9tIvo3ETDKh-r4FaSE6VUh1R7j74iwChZL16tnq6uYCeXnYHXyZeo9sgCiZZO0FBcBOv-ZT7kzU2rVmIDOUtf8MFMKFLDozNM01gv67fTDRzaYjT6V7ITML9WosebTNmEUWpXSL9_hJwzbW1tjkRpaRohKyd-D4/w400-h308/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For the next game the Japanese had a flight of three Betty bombers escorted by four Zeros against four Wildcats. The Betty's quickly came under attack from the Wildcats:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWZOVK59lJOh-UVDIXJSgarNNfPNZm8HQYHmt02M552wSG8cXAdFoy5Qx-s-bINTIx6y-9NqgDu40ofkA7B8vOzfGWHO8HdXyG_IGg49wCG6aokNxo-0gDagWzmx0mcACJX6LEORttbWock5kxsrGMTVDWQ0nImdhDtlS4K8vfyV-v5ZdxXXD7BjetFU/s1806/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1806" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWZOVK59lJOh-UVDIXJSgarNNfPNZm8HQYHmt02M552wSG8cXAdFoy5Qx-s-bINTIx6y-9NqgDu40ofkA7B8vOzfGWHO8HdXyG_IGg49wCG6aokNxo-0gDagWzmx0mcACJX6LEORttbWock5kxsrGMTVDWQ0nImdhDtlS4K8vfyV-v5ZdxXXD7BjetFU/w400-h213/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The escorting Zero's attempt to distract the Wildcats:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexoV5x-ovx7COodaBa8jDy9z_py_gkJS1ZDlh-1Y7DjwTTAF0p82no2gLJg0VaAE3Ylr82oCP2UgOH09i4BAHmpF0807ONxUtPOLuUJC8HwMGWYjusenwqiK8-C6u8pulbOoJDL6i8mk-QSliAcKwhretV-IZP3flgMgFmAfCrUX3RPKnD_MIjKg5G7A/s1424/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1424" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexoV5x-ovx7COodaBa8jDy9z_py_gkJS1ZDlh-1Y7DjwTTAF0p82no2gLJg0VaAE3Ylr82oCP2UgOH09i4BAHmpF0807ONxUtPOLuUJC8HwMGWYjusenwqiK8-C6u8pulbOoJDL6i8mk-QSliAcKwhretV-IZP3flgMgFmAfCrUX3RPKnD_MIjKg5G7A/w400-h270/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remarkably the combined fire of the Betty's resulting in a Wildcat being shot down!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutbSkxcZFFGwSQOdBcMKhSmSq6dJxv8TSH-tvjZQS09FGmSInT8it-k8CDXh_HFPbntenKtNzoKHbizfnK2jtvaU4Kj1pfFkYAqHN82_O_WhET_MY0cf9evGhJSTEEk0ljnk_CMw-CtxjeeBD6v26tMOnb5tI33AWAhn_WsgH1r7PVRFAPliXaWFA2nQ/s1080/thumbnail.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1080" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutbSkxcZFFGwSQOdBcMKhSmSq6dJxv8TSH-tvjZQS09FGmSInT8it-k8CDXh_HFPbntenKtNzoKHbizfnK2jtvaU4Kj1pfFkYAqHN82_O_WhET_MY0cf9evGhJSTEEk0ljnk_CMw-CtxjeeBD6v26tMOnb5tI33AWAhn_WsgH1r7PVRFAPliXaWFA2nQ/w400-h249/thumbnail.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One Betty is on fire and has an engine knocked out:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Over the two games the Japanese lost three Zeros and a Betty to the Americans single Wildcat. </div><div><br /></div><div>Unlike the previous games where the disparity in losses was perhaps largely down to the vast superiority of the Hellcat over the Zero the Wildcat and Zero seemed better balanced so probably this was down to my incompetence and Jerry's skill!</div><div><br /></div><div>Bag the Hun is certainly a comprehensive and interesting rule set and the game was good fun. I think though that you'd need to play it regularly (or even practise!) to be able to select the best moves for your planes from the numerous options to ensure you end up in the right place at the right time which is (realistically no doubt) difficult to achieve.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've seen a few campaign reports from other players which have a lot of character and have invested in 'Squadron Forward' as it also has a number of scenarios to play.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jerry really enjoyed the game and is keen to get his vast Battle of Britain collection in action so I suspect we will be playing again soon!</div><div><br /></div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-87589981340012238762023-07-17T12:26:00.001-07:002023-07-17T12:26:19.142-07:00Nimitz Straights of Sicily Campaign<p>Andy and I's second Nimitz campaign, this time the Strait of Sicily scenario. The British (me) are attempting to run a convoy from Gibraltar to Egypt over 8 days while the Italians (Andy) try to stop them.</p><p>After my experience with the Murmansk campaign I went for five TF containing a single destroyer (HMS <i>Tynedale</i>, <i>Hambledon</i>, <i>Jervis</i>, <i>Khartoum</i> and <i>Kelly</i>), one containing just HMS <i>Ajax</i>, four dummies and a final TF with everything else in it (HMS <i>Howe</i>, <i>Rodney</i>, <i>York</i>, <i>Belfast</i>, <i>Norfolk</i>, <i>Hermione</i>, <i>Spartan</i>, <i>Offa</i>, <i>Orwell</i>, <i>Mohawk</i>,<i> Zulu</i>, <i>Cossack</i>,<i> Eskimo</i>, <i>Jackal</i>, <i>Eagle</i> (the only carrier) and twenty merchant ships. </p><p>In addition I had some Hurricanes and Swordfish on Malta and a medium sized submarine force.</p><p>The general plan was to hope that Andy would find it hard to identify the convoy with effectively only a 1 in 11 chance of him hitting the right TF each time he succeeded in identifying a TF. When he did identify it all the defenders would be in place and, combined, the ships had an impressive AA ability together with some Fulmars from the <i>Eagle</i>. </p><p>The initial set-up with my Sunderland flying boat getting some use! The wind was blowing down the map and the only two storms were on land:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UVUeGRqaTN7bqbmFWOJ78wmCeeuI2mrXSskqYU2nflRx3RhLMoxb6CaUqQbiwEGzmo6X6CBRaTnLwxU1sJStUKlOuMPuqZKolwtxOoZOvsZJwgZvtHyjCa9MLjhkyXivettxUMMqwNJS5JlwloRu_5FDeokcFvOKYDgnIRt4L-UYPVXOgz7GPP_-T0g/s1533/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1533" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UVUeGRqaTN7bqbmFWOJ78wmCeeuI2mrXSskqYU2nflRx3RhLMoxb6CaUqQbiwEGzmo6X6CBRaTnLwxU1sJStUKlOuMPuqZKolwtxOoZOvsZJwgZvtHyjCa9MLjhkyXivettxUMMqwNJS5JlwloRu_5FDeokcFvOKYDgnIRt4L-UYPVXOgz7GPP_-T0g/w400-h251/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Andy's initial move was to hit Malta with a large force of Italian fighters and bombers. Despite scrambling four Hurricanes the Italians broke through destroying four Swordfish on the ground for the loss of a single fighter:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzlvMYvs_GPxCHu1mM56GPZQvbEK2thL0XOHNj6mtYj037ba1aYkUYfZtWDazBv2Yqfaw_nhwKXqdtEGCDGx0ysAPcngaJHk4CFQsN-FZB3uvcyQtbFJ98IDgcqSGCuV8b3QWB10jD9TYcg5tgxCi_yQHXqWpca67u1yCURrg0RTr_DRc_S4X9vDydbE/s1175/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1175" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzlvMYvs_GPxCHu1mM56GPZQvbEK2thL0XOHNj6mtYj037ba1aYkUYfZtWDazBv2Yqfaw_nhwKXqdtEGCDGx0ysAPcngaJHk4CFQsN-FZB3uvcyQtbFJ98IDgcqSGCuV8b3QWB10jD9TYcg5tgxCi_yQHXqWpca67u1yCURrg0RTr_DRc_S4X9vDydbE/w400-h328/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The remaining two Swordfish find the Italian destroyer Freccia and immediately attack:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkENBhEElH_TB4SsESImoPOtWZIBwUzeOyWSO1ByURSVFpcey4M7MOoNV9bYJU_N1_p6DwRHehOTP6TVlHlSHKimJKPo3EBGDmbORk5ILV0780_GQS4_NXLfyXw2S5cQzARKezxV0dGCCWtBsHpwtuI_3flfwhC2i2pXyAz4p4Xg0QfZY8CR8jDVndtJU/s1064/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1064" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkENBhEElH_TB4SsESImoPOtWZIBwUzeOyWSO1ByURSVFpcey4M7MOoNV9bYJU_N1_p6DwRHehOTP6TVlHlSHKimJKPo3EBGDmbORk5ILV0780_GQS4_NXLfyXw2S5cQzARKezxV0dGCCWtBsHpwtuI_3flfwhC2i2pXyAz4p4Xg0QfZY8CR8jDVndtJU/w400-h361/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A torpedo strikes home and the Freccia is sent to the bottom of the sea:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNagFbta452RkxLwyMEWUbQaQCRZTIVSRcP7izKAaoVt_CKSKEgazXopJxiNFbxiIXfKUxTAt2jCYkqZf6D_sXbtIE_TuwqE49dyaEqPM-jX1o8ak5wCN5P9RDCnrakXpXEnmkC1IbRTO7aCoCBDYyAqg75MqZZ0tDLULriiM-L7782zCGSVbJyWlVvQ/s1043/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1043" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNagFbta452RkxLwyMEWUbQaQCRZTIVSRcP7izKAaoVt_CKSKEgazXopJxiNFbxiIXfKUxTAt2jCYkqZf6D_sXbtIE_TuwqE49dyaEqPM-jX1o8ak5wCN5P9RDCnrakXpXEnmkC1IbRTO7aCoCBDYyAqg75MqZZ0tDLULriiM-L7782zCGSVbJyWlVvQ/w400-h369/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Andy then launched another attack on Malta destroying the remaining two Swordfish that had just sunk the Freccia and a Hurricane for the loss of a single fighter again.<div><br /></div><div>Malta was not finished yet though with submarines operating from the island finding the main Italian fleet (three capital ships and six destroyers):<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLpaDFOsgXfpc3eDvr55kwX_OV2MG_p8EVeH5E1ZQ8Hp60f8s5bMm9-X3pPmSw5I-p7IFohbr_39UHljo-CxgXwXHUJEsEl16EE-fYA4_xpW3NhiikSMBn3Q3QpsyqlzHx30UQrZjGUu2OOKZEUFvD5rt9YWX0bkunh9QOt8tBvaKvoeyIDsA0jT6KP4/s1783/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1783" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLpaDFOsgXfpc3eDvr55kwX_OV2MG_p8EVeH5E1ZQ8Hp60f8s5bMm9-X3pPmSw5I-p7IFohbr_39UHljo-CxgXwXHUJEsEl16EE-fYA4_xpW3NhiikSMBn3Q3QpsyqlzHx30UQrZjGUu2OOKZEUFvD5rt9YWX0bkunh9QOt8tBvaKvoeyIDsA0jT6KP4/w400-h215/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Italians close in on the British:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEIGFBhZIIdWCjQN3S6ptBwwmoH0pho6EQbl-BErEDACAAWjk7aMrjgnlitvTu0ijgmC1u6sN4Xyc6xozTf2N-xckSA2pCtNXoXM9uelnYhCkpUMArRc2GC1QceIxgJ-TMaeWYXjveytE9DMwSiZ73MWx2tlZOZN8-WcYgmy1w5JxUXhUY-9EVEqBhWw/s1920/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="1920" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEIGFBhZIIdWCjQN3S6ptBwwmoH0pho6EQbl-BErEDACAAWjk7aMrjgnlitvTu0ijgmC1u6sN4Xyc6xozTf2N-xckSA2pCtNXoXM9uelnYhCkpUMArRc2GC1QceIxgJ-TMaeWYXjveytE9DMwSiZ73MWx2tlZOZN8-WcYgmy1w5JxUXhUY-9EVEqBhWw/w400-h196/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Stuka's discover HMS <i>Ajax:</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyh2jhKJhppwBU6vfZfU0Fg0V9G9T28H4mvMvbOdBvVwiYlHEnHg0IM7Mw4jdr1aSQKEy2k1OlfEw9FlQTHL1RGP3y1sDwPPDlZLT4cFJj6Ol8TZ041zZGyfEIxmDZIIciWhwIXbvRsIWZGNHO6E_0QuIauXcn1EA6SIG_swu7gzlVvIFqW_vP1ywrnk/s968/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="968" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyh2jhKJhppwBU6vfZfU0Fg0V9G9T28H4mvMvbOdBvVwiYlHEnHg0IM7Mw4jdr1aSQKEy2k1OlfEw9FlQTHL1RGP3y1sDwPPDlZLT4cFJj6Ol8TZ041zZGyfEIxmDZIIciWhwIXbvRsIWZGNHO6E_0QuIauXcn1EA6SIG_swu7gzlVvIFqW_vP1ywrnk/w400-h398/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>HMS <i>Ajax</i> is sunk:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLMTtCkc8LzmnVRRoMfWLwEMa51gn4wezKVZQIJnbA983yVyrfnBkuFaB5mz2G9YkIbokHKKsiVNIe-IeIfUPiiWefq8THhGkDzAj_1ngd4_caxgFMgwbCUFBtLf3SmHdklxVDO8iMOdv8lFUvqSk3U2GeVgODWizUGOzj40fqmyyEgn-ye5sRtqj3tQ/s961/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="954" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLMTtCkc8LzmnVRRoMfWLwEMa51gn4wezKVZQIJnbA983yVyrfnBkuFaB5mz2G9YkIbokHKKsiVNIe-IeIfUPiiWefq8THhGkDzAj_1ngd4_caxgFMgwbCUFBtLf3SmHdklxVDO8iMOdv8lFUvqSk3U2GeVgODWizUGOzj40fqmyyEgn-ye5sRtqj3tQ/w398-h400/8.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Not everything goes the Italian's way though as the <i>Bolzano</i> is sunk by a torpedo from a British submarine:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJNL6xlalK8Co33qdP1xcqFQwsE6WyL3xShqJHhvXT_yb8bzOM2lhv1Gwy0clKQZ7w4v-CSVQSFmnckD6SubQ4UsR7Jg4Uucm3YDTBgIgd6gVFII2iQAfLwd-tYZPDDpEfZUrUkyxDf614NphJDgOtsDSWcHp0WWyilnRfx0ZHK_r0JGUzu3Q7zyBSNM/s961/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="756" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJNL6xlalK8Co33qdP1xcqFQwsE6WyL3xShqJHhvXT_yb8bzOM2lhv1Gwy0clKQZ7w4v-CSVQSFmnckD6SubQ4UsR7Jg4Uucm3YDTBgIgd6gVFII2iQAfLwd-tYZPDDpEfZUrUkyxDf614NphJDgOtsDSWcHp0WWyilnRfx0ZHK_r0JGUzu3Q7zyBSNM/w315-h400/9.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The convoy is still undiscovered and on it's way to Malta:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkefb2iLJfoAHqcXNmr536PpcexJOS8-40crEB8sztlWsFJxBM1218OBMO7v10XxCf5NlYcCbBz4REPrFkxJBTiJq-TTgrUm36ejeGCp47zvQ0MXznArdOyowEjpwDBbd7cwZ9lAnqotJxTPRAvRurdkUuwP_Ir1JJjeI2JuXOx-p1D971iJT_7Sq98W0/s1281/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1281" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkefb2iLJfoAHqcXNmr536PpcexJOS8-40crEB8sztlWsFJxBM1218OBMO7v10XxCf5NlYcCbBz4REPrFkxJBTiJq-TTgrUm36ejeGCp47zvQ0MXznArdOyowEjpwDBbd7cwZ9lAnqotJxTPRAvRurdkUuwP_Ir1JJjeI2JuXOx-p1D971iJT_7Sq98W0/w400-h300/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>HMS <i>Hambeldon</i> is the next ship to be found by the Italian air force. Surprisingly one Stuka is shot down, the other misses and the <i>Hambeldon</i> is undamaged!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghX0la24ZF84Gn07c0WHaHYwORv4zPOsQV1acExuHn9ikhOOp_YRExQsRlybYeSV7c4K9s1SFeCS7YEvvp7D7DDlSeimLGvNqYa55ufZ8SkcvqY5jNnYjHsnr1semXoJNKoa5xCE5UGJ-E6JZ_WHzeAXds4xLYAKXkNumuoT5F5sA18SIZ3nC2f-4LxPU/s1062/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1062" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghX0la24ZF84Gn07c0WHaHYwORv4zPOsQV1acExuHn9ikhOOp_YRExQsRlybYeSV7c4K9s1SFeCS7YEvvp7D7DDlSeimLGvNqYa55ufZ8SkcvqY5jNnYjHsnr1semXoJNKoa5xCE5UGJ-E6JZ_WHzeAXds4xLYAKXkNumuoT5F5sA18SIZ3nC2f-4LxPU/s320/11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The convoy has now passed Malta and is making good progress:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEFcas1cFt4SnNu92fG9h0QZjxx2CE0AVlRglaqjQg29mx2WHHHZv3W5vVclHOWd4u2XuJj_xl3b0e5Z5KHmbPy-Dp8gzj4D-UzgIHZ3gIj_TjFOrB-KgC5WeDAK-YFsO-7AJICKDAOwR0LcpuH3Zuhbu40BPj2zWbd7_o5w-X5IaJhvp13EkM5FvrKE/s1920/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1920" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEFcas1cFt4SnNu92fG9h0QZjxx2CE0AVlRglaqjQg29mx2WHHHZv3W5vVclHOWd4u2XuJj_xl3b0e5Z5KHmbPy-Dp8gzj4D-UzgIHZ3gIj_TjFOrB-KgC5WeDAK-YFsO-7AJICKDAOwR0LcpuH3Zuhbu40BPj2zWbd7_o5w-X5IaJhvp13EkM5FvrKE/w400-h185/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another destroyer, HMS <i>Jervis, </i>is found. In another surprise outcome the <i>Jervis</i> shoots down<b> both</b> Stukas and sails on unconcerned!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjie-PxjYP_RBQt835PibCETLwaAuMv7QkkjHzovs5dyi9b2_lY_gJ_qBHdSHF7oHpc_9PdvWpryiInl6oLHuW4V4SmMBeELGib4yYyuIzaV3l453YLl-d6QU72ShtL-BPwqXIE5-S4XqxpxBuJoFdxcFoPgNmxGTtOhiLKFqtAWXDKsgts8ooMCxLHvp0/s1044/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1044" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjie-PxjYP_RBQt835PibCETLwaAuMv7QkkjHzovs5dyi9b2_lY_gJ_qBHdSHF7oHpc_9PdvWpryiInl6oLHuW4V4SmMBeELGib4yYyuIzaV3l453YLl-d6QU72ShtL-BPwqXIE5-S4XqxpxBuJoFdxcFoPgNmxGTtOhiLKFqtAWXDKsgts8ooMCxLHvp0/w400-h369/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally the Italians identify the TF containing the convoy. They are somewhat shocked by the number of defending ships and the morale of their surface force drops considerably when they consider the odds against them. The Italian air force is undaunted though and attacks the <i>Eagle:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGqiNFJNpbYGFeS41zGC-qmoLhro00j2Oa1jMIubJmartpM8JhlET9YHINXAulrOftVkxqiO6hCqgqQzt1BIlbsajWM0UOdUFi8l28H_xmQR6QDIyLPaf4rA6MbEOigEr2wvvfnABaOX75KNkI4nUvLdsWeM80EYEqbeEd0XZ5JgCdg1DdK_l5ltHFmM/s1920/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1920" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGqiNFJNpbYGFeS41zGC-qmoLhro00j2Oa1jMIubJmartpM8JhlET9YHINXAulrOftVkxqiO6hCqgqQzt1BIlbsajWM0UOdUFi8l28H_xmQR6QDIyLPaf4rA6MbEOigEr2wvvfnABaOX75KNkI4nUvLdsWeM80EYEqbeEd0XZ5JgCdg1DdK_l5ltHFmM/w400-h175/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The <i>Eagle </i>is unlucky and explodes when a single bomb hits it. No more air cover for the convoy but they still have considerable AA ability from the ships:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL94cg5dZoL_zzLgeznpU0NcKH94pPSz4bQcn5f75gRK1hn8KTTxPl5i7uxL4S7gAl56OCJYcZPrnRWyWJoW0zOP0JuTf4hJWWY21Mh5-jOPDrq8bMTcm3CVosl7UUztE7JXVnNs18JuIJkPsYv-nTJ88j_uZ42Xn2gyLOPYGrBTUWqkQsWmToIiZBlsg/s1336/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1336" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL94cg5dZoL_zzLgeznpU0NcKH94pPSz4bQcn5f75gRK1hn8KTTxPl5i7uxL4S7gAl56OCJYcZPrnRWyWJoW0zOP0JuTf4hJWWY21Mh5-jOPDrq8bMTcm3CVosl7UUztE7JXVnNs18JuIJkPsYv-nTJ88j_uZ42Xn2gyLOPYGrBTUWqkQsWmToIiZBlsg/w400-h288/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the Italian surface fleet sloping off to safety it is down to their air force to try to stop the convoy getting through:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8Yw71L46ptKyEjoHhif5OXQovX_QH8_E4NOepC_WOO1Zy9kx6JpspqKS7aVWZ22IXBtvr4Z5T8n8ENWJREDYGk_cR0EXsiUM2sPLlWIpHgh2nUaTksr0h8V6bTa0Ekrgp8O_RROzkmy8Ow6RyUaGD7vuoULZ1KRTFZD0fwPJtQcJ_j_8uHw51bwvae8/s1542/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1542" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8Yw71L46ptKyEjoHhif5OXQovX_QH8_E4NOepC_WOO1Zy9kx6JpspqKS7aVWZ22IXBtvr4Z5T8n8ENWJREDYGk_cR0EXsiUM2sPLlWIpHgh2nUaTksr0h8V6bTa0Ekrgp8O_RROzkmy8Ow6RyUaGD7vuoULZ1KRTFZD0fwPJtQcJ_j_8uHw51bwvae8/w400-h249/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Six large merchant ships are sunk, a few Italian planes shot down. A serious blow for the British:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORME4-tHMrp9PDkrQryNmMV-l-vTH8jqWIzBhrFluWNrns78ugyrmaqd91yFMyIYMj4vRjr0L2nf58_wCSXaQboshjTPBSA0ri7XBZ4kx7oqDf6YEgehpxtVU7p1lLv_xk_e6L7QKqFkK6a1vPhhi37q3rAM9mHR7G1KvDLfzlFfL0PFGO683Xl09xJQ/s1565/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1565" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORME4-tHMrp9PDkrQryNmMV-l-vTH8jqWIzBhrFluWNrns78ugyrmaqd91yFMyIYMj4vRjr0L2nf58_wCSXaQboshjTPBSA0ri7XBZ4kx7oqDf6YEgehpxtVU7p1lLv_xk_e6L7QKqFkK6a1vPhhi37q3rAM9mHR7G1KvDLfzlFfL0PFGO683Xl09xJQ/w400-h245/17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The convoy is almost through but still vulnerable to air attacks:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkVvILTd-hbKU5iXelvXGHI0atT21ULRkfZ436SQ4gyix6CdFJ63Mrw66wBktfQnee3rS8J21gRdgv_eMQmV_e5bdKYe0nBD4pER3eenhRzB3gOlLAFscs212Nq1qY-d7NsLAzDopSeb_vs-uCJRFPuyhOeto28MZTJFpGqcCGAsuDCwzVG7PP9DYLIU/s1920/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1920" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkVvILTd-hbKU5iXelvXGHI0atT21ULRkfZ436SQ4gyix6CdFJ63Mrw66wBktfQnee3rS8J21gRdgv_eMQmV_e5bdKYe0nBD4pER3eenhRzB3gOlLAFscs212Nq1qY-d7NsLAzDopSeb_vs-uCJRFPuyhOeto28MZTJFpGqcCGAsuDCwzVG7PP9DYLIU/w400-h173/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Italians are starting to run out of planes but launch another attack:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6AGzCmV1KND-GgrGrB1-NsYEQhYp-_EOlXpe4DC1hcdFRtFN7BvoAaw8nMIgCsFFzngHjnw0Z3NDByBnRJSe_aYG8wvcCAIhsn6fEoAr3yukxKL2KAfYNjrA1ZL7SoP6Q9ISgzQcJtAQhErMePfGthRg9QYIBciIH4wzYJOPJ0a-un34YKJHwmfVyQU/s1442/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1442" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6AGzCmV1KND-GgrGrB1-NsYEQhYp-_EOlXpe4DC1hcdFRtFN7BvoAaw8nMIgCsFFzngHjnw0Z3NDByBnRJSe_aYG8wvcCAIhsn6fEoAr3yukxKL2KAfYNjrA1ZL7SoP6Q9ISgzQcJtAQhErMePfGthRg9QYIBciIH4wzYJOPJ0a-un34YKJHwmfVyQU/w400-h266/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Another large merchant is sunk:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEMQF9NjzR_1fNWrUFqpT8sVXpekwplB5-wioJt5UGYpbnkhRufxhrM07gFc2iAmMFfJMKqecuGzNfSs6NPkMC0UtBO3NSp0PTdBSTzOAHimcsmnUk2zQq8WgblqrarMPJOi51xdqVuKfWt7ug1x5HOt7LNqSmwJHwy9d_qftC9T2rRGoAvLRj_L9VjE/s1403/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1403" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEMQF9NjzR_1fNWrUFqpT8sVXpekwplB5-wioJt5UGYpbnkhRufxhrM07gFc2iAmMFfJMKqecuGzNfSs6NPkMC0UtBO3NSp0PTdBSTzOAHimcsmnUk2zQq8WgblqrarMPJOi51xdqVuKfWt7ug1x5HOt7LNqSmwJHwy9d_qftC9T2rRGoAvLRj_L9VjE/w400-h274/20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Remarkably after this encounter the Italians failed several times to locate the convoy again and it sailed on to Egypt safely.</div><div><br /></div><div>The British got VP for sinking the <i>Freccia</i> and <i>Bolzano</i>, shooting down numerous planes and getting ten small and three large merchantmen through. The Italians had sunk the <i>Ajax</i> and the <i>Eagle</i>, six large merchantmen and destroyed several aircraft resulting in a narrow win for the British 109 to 97 VP.</div><div><br /></div><div>The campaign was good fun and quite intense, Andy's unerring ability to choose the wrong TF to investigate meant the convoy made good progress before he got to attack it and, once he had found it, it was very apparent that any attack on it by his surface force would be suicidal. As a result all the action was air and submarine attacks with no surface action at all.</div><div><br /></div><div>Having played two campaigns now I think they are fun but have a bit of a flaw in that, certainly for the convoys, they are unlikely to result in surface actions which is kind of the point of playing.</div><div><br /></div><div>It feels more like playing a board game and, I suspect (from my very limited knowledge of naval warfare) may be 'realistic' in that in fact almost all of the action was by aircraft and submarines with the German and Italian fleets lurking in port and surface actions being few and far between. Next time we might do the invasion of Norway (which Andy has played once against someone else) or I might suggest we just do a points value surface action to get the ships on the table and fighting!</div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-56544890669491990242023-07-13T01:29:00.002-07:002023-07-13T01:29:08.182-07:00Chain of Command 1940 Germans v British<p>Jerry is running a CoC game at a Lard day later this year and wanted to try it out. The setting is 1940 with the Germans attempting to cross a canal against British and French resistance. As the game is designed for four players there is quite a lot of support options so a good chance to get more kit on the table!</p><p>The canal can be crossed either at the bridge or for infantry via some sunken barges and a lock gate in the distance:</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6Eefx7p_GHAQuTuqHIYo0T3jeBLwZ2TaSHJFaIqdrsT3BB5pm5TjWvd_XURxASa1bUxtv3YquL9m9kgtUNU-XnMa_K1k_HuyipniM5T4XWYx62i9ZTgt1ZnerSXJqveDiYiAr1cwi0PQYlN19v5GeVJgl-uXqgCCaJ69mPy0UcBV0PVm4qUv-Fgxvms/s1791/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1791" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6Eefx7p_GHAQuTuqHIYo0T3jeBLwZ2TaSHJFaIqdrsT3BB5pm5TjWvd_XURxASa1bUxtv3YquL9m9kgtUNU-XnMa_K1k_HuyipniM5T4XWYx62i9ZTgt1ZnerSXJqveDiYiAr1cwi0PQYlN19v5GeVJgl-uXqgCCaJ69mPy0UcBV0PVm4qUv-Fgxvms/w400-h215/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Wasting no time a Panzer III and an infantry section deploy by the road:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkh6BFN8xxsZgi5Qe0lEwRpgm0xnHkNFYD0anvQuoqKV3aNVZfUcCqJQo7HcCJ4SDvVgtfDv4v0BEX3izBGbhr2aa6zlJhWrWnC2nSXztA_a4GrFL7DSlizcT1LjIV-7PGQLBOva-_gHJ4psUJjw3QRXsLnpd3zo-3zR2OdLpyiOlSaomQoqDjTJjw_M/s1281/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1281" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkh6BFN8xxsZgi5Qe0lEwRpgm0xnHkNFYD0anvQuoqKV3aNVZfUcCqJQo7HcCJ4SDvVgtfDv4v0BEX3izBGbhr2aa6zlJhWrWnC2nSXztA_a4GrFL7DSlizcT1LjIV-7PGQLBOva-_gHJ4psUJjw3QRXsLnpd3zo-3zR2OdLpyiOlSaomQoqDjTJjw_M/w400-h300/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another section deploys by the bridge itself:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmtK4NDEzscuM9XH90-UjBPfNj9tOPiMVBm19RFpDza7Ke8hzC9J33ZPy1XMr8ngpb2eOn-WC4XyX5760bdWkIetmv2VjFKfXkYtnvPHIOtvFDV5IhzOjIWotSkP5K678MUBRkOljG-_fdGJyKneYbz8LXbkPwaNVdEAyM9mhXdcMU26Lyz_9ePup11o/s1281/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1281" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmtK4NDEzscuM9XH90-UjBPfNj9tOPiMVBm19RFpDza7Ke8hzC9J33ZPy1XMr8ngpb2eOn-WC4XyX5760bdWkIetmv2VjFKfXkYtnvPHIOtvFDV5IhzOjIWotSkP5K678MUBRkOljG-_fdGJyKneYbz8LXbkPwaNVdEAyM9mhXdcMU26Lyz_9ePup11o/w400-h300/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the distance a French infantry section can be seen on the hill:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjU6jRffB9ct_qHPWpuRDlZdMeYkJlLOppoFD3NJ9uLebVQ2TQo8L6GBHaUhs_U4aZk764ZP-BrN3j_rjXNAc_HwsKpDRUnll9wUoScNgN2ZVS48obt5yekL65UOsRhSyFYC6oPwCQmOthBcgeJvaLt-R7KChkbD0B1tpJw5d_M2KcrX7ttb8car6XUqc/s1442/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1442" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjU6jRffB9ct_qHPWpuRDlZdMeYkJlLOppoFD3NJ9uLebVQ2TQo8L6GBHaUhs_U4aZk764ZP-BrN3j_rjXNAc_HwsKpDRUnll9wUoScNgN2ZVS48obt5yekL65UOsRhSyFYC6oPwCQmOthBcgeJvaLt-R7KChkbD0B1tpJw5d_M2KcrX7ttb8car6XUqc/w400-h266/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A third German infantry section arrives together with the platoon mortar:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHH3FnwbbyVHadaGmk9ZMo9jFF9EfmsYOD8rT0vEhvPsfnK2MWXbsM24E4RXw63gSJvQpdIJ0Id8Vwktnqzjcg105KLWeMSvcMvEFhsdsuNQKhBCZFx4pDhKwYG0zTVZ0vhWwVDoJWSKOCqh092qU3b3kfnvJTFL0vq5hkKv_L0UcLOmQX7mHZW8_5Z_I/s1153/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1153" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHH3FnwbbyVHadaGmk9ZMo9jFF9EfmsYOD8rT0vEhvPsfnK2MWXbsM24E4RXw63gSJvQpdIJ0Id8Vwktnqzjcg105KLWeMSvcMvEFhsdsuNQKhBCZFx4pDhKwYG0zTVZ0vhWwVDoJWSKOCqh092qU3b3kfnvJTFL0vq5hkKv_L0UcLOmQX7mHZW8_5Z_I/w400-h334/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The British counter with a 2pdr AT gun, their mortar team and some engineers. However, the AT gun team is shot to bits by the waiting German infantry after missing it's shot at the Panzer III:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyO7kNHPILrksJWajG1uhcZRrO4ywFtk3ubMdQ7cIbYngrl2Ah7f30E_eAFGNQWYtyAcr9P9GZmAL7uJwf4Dh-s0oi75ckVHvzDVWvlmEk5Ae27cNk1vQHff7r6Ost9C4NTDOAhSVNNdw-_WtQOWWtqioDIaBoFyTrVpDR3odTj520DI20H8TqaTW0H88/s1134/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1134" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyO7kNHPILrksJWajG1uhcZRrO4ywFtk3ubMdQ7cIbYngrl2Ah7f30E_eAFGNQWYtyAcr9P9GZmAL7uJwf4Dh-s0oi75ckVHvzDVWvlmEk5Ae27cNk1vQHff7r6Ost9C4NTDOAhSVNNdw-_WtQOWWtqioDIaBoFyTrVpDR3odTj520DI20H8TqaTW0H88/w400-h339/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>First casualties for the Germans as they exchange fire with the distant French on the hill:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXneGNStUT4ArrO-J5tfWJAiS_8cJEFr83cL78K4JnwIl-wbLpEdwc1xf58LUcze-rt17IyWDhxcuQluC_nIubBwnmpeLjuhbtnD8chVvOu7NQgo_PgCqjNfUTVTNag79MzpJBaM9wvn9eL-DnHTC8pT_56dKBumV0qhM0eDKCjMmY0-RS_BaT7nbWec/s1281/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1281" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXneGNStUT4ArrO-J5tfWJAiS_8cJEFr83cL78K4JnwIl-wbLpEdwc1xf58LUcze-rt17IyWDhxcuQluC_nIubBwnmpeLjuhbtnD8chVvOu7NQgo_PgCqjNfUTVTNag79MzpJBaM9wvn9eL-DnHTC8pT_56dKBumV0qhM0eDKCjMmY0-RS_BaT7nbWec/w400-h300/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A British infantry section joins in the firefight:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRe2S7MUMiIH2hnLsGwAH0YmiV_w6rABrLDlex-GZ-SHZaY0uH0zQv1IGNDFCDDA437-2zyIDaLm8B_4B02HIyNAYw-y10ZtKeWxEFkXRGfqVdrZ8UOYAVTpBWDOQx_o2lO-KfJ48YVR009zOeB7OWqhC1xl2BrMnblzKsn6bdsR5g2Zv_JXd_yPhmxI/s1081/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1081" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRe2S7MUMiIH2hnLsGwAH0YmiV_w6rABrLDlex-GZ-SHZaY0uH0zQv1IGNDFCDDA437-2zyIDaLm8B_4B02HIyNAYw-y10ZtKeWxEFkXRGfqVdrZ8UOYAVTpBWDOQx_o2lO-KfJ48YVR009zOeB7OWqhC1xl2BrMnblzKsn6bdsR5g2Zv_JXd_yPhmxI/w400-h355/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Germans respond with an additional Panzer II and the advance of the Panzer III:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP3h4DBTSV98ZetY6-KzI2FZjJwPhcOkvbdGS1GJZCnS-hl6uNIXlTjNQnSUmtHVO30mmq6A2MTqRKM9Rx8QcT-2QRgYeEZJguFLoLBf3j8wOEwvFnH8R25Br_cw2UJa0fzFc87tNf3zLoSwt7xxtW-28kV4ZlcvE-taGDH5YKuVvo6GOLM18fRrHgso/s1396/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1396" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP3h4DBTSV98ZetY6-KzI2FZjJwPhcOkvbdGS1GJZCnS-hl6uNIXlTjNQnSUmtHVO30mmq6A2MTqRKM9Rx8QcT-2QRgYeEZJguFLoLBf3j8wOEwvFnH8R25Br_cw2UJa0fzFc87tNf3zLoSwt7xxtW-28kV4ZlcvE-taGDH5YKuVvo6GOLM18fRrHgso/w400-h275/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A powerful French Souma tank arrives to take on the Panzers<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKWGY9t-vblpANiOnAjFHRmpxoKmoujdiPX6AG66ykPcXOM9HnfSRnrCr_Y-19JojC26lDhEkBPkA8V9OjCjUuks9xgu3G6zfysqlUbu6M9MwzH3Mb99yi6wd0Q2xARfgvTpzjeBRr-RZ73mK4RU2qz3lBsZvxFE7LKQHDQbsXO5tHtKGOWfQH-7abek/s961/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="709" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKWGY9t-vblpANiOnAjFHRmpxoKmoujdiPX6AG66ykPcXOM9HnfSRnrCr_Y-19JojC26lDhEkBPkA8V9OjCjUuks9xgu3G6zfysqlUbu6M9MwzH3Mb99yi6wd0Q2xARfgvTpzjeBRr-RZ73mK4RU2qz3lBsZvxFE7LKQHDQbsXO5tHtKGOWfQH-7abek/w295-h400/11.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div><br /></div>German infantry move out of cover to advance on the bridge:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifO0fspajbkZdZkdKClNzc6Tl0RlPv8algcSP2UZGU471KqLscdNxCD2Vt4YlaG9oi4v6fScwTn2RGnV6d0MHTg6ts8URIlICOjGRHGXi7hfOQHf28438mpuD0tti5Bhp2KyJxBnJ-UmcGwLTlqx4wg7Dap3RgKcGXjDBmBb7aGkzdmNYM7ZTCB3Ra4qM/s1281/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1281" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifO0fspajbkZdZkdKClNzc6Tl0RlPv8algcSP2UZGU471KqLscdNxCD2Vt4YlaG9oi4v6fScwTn2RGnV6d0MHTg6ts8URIlICOjGRHGXi7hfOQHf28438mpuD0tti5Bhp2KyJxBnJ-UmcGwLTlqx4wg7Dap3RgKcGXjDBmBb7aGkzdmNYM7ZTCB3Ra4qM/w400-h300/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They make it to the cover of the canal bank. Meanwhile the Panzer III and Souma exchange generally ineffective shots:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia10JkrUTVUwkM9vHTrLgRsxQ8QwAIHKTUbox2uvtugbNJTVE7DUF_QNQOhK9BHuP1m9iNBboRA7mB8o5lP8GxFAFOAYk82E62vYjJceuhoLZyuSG2hi2IkBrcJSVHIfboBOrf1wDhB28Nl1x1qxUYsrp7ynSx-Cdez_MNJ2pzZR0g3wlEby84idwiRaI/s961/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="721" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia10JkrUTVUwkM9vHTrLgRsxQ8QwAIHKTUbox2uvtugbNJTVE7DUF_QNQOhK9BHuP1m9iNBboRA7mB8o5lP8GxFAFOAYk82E62vYjJceuhoLZyuSG2hi2IkBrcJSVHIfboBOrf1wDhB28Nl1x1qxUYsrp7ynSx-Cdez_MNJ2pzZR0g3wlEby84idwiRaI/w300-h400/13.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Panzer II also moves up:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaymsXXt37O_9Dx2v8aNe-TJzELJbKXxyzKG7zhVhIW9vDWrpPAjZeRKivXOkic9se4n9UR81BLxheaSNNUHoMUH1H28GI5_JhGYedRMA_YiW8HBWMcWbH0tr-okR_ZryR-zKCFlI7XecwNPad3l2FdvSONfI-zj3baDAlaL630-8xWn0FYGP6yg6roU/s1281/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1281" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaymsXXt37O_9Dx2v8aNe-TJzELJbKXxyzKG7zhVhIW9vDWrpPAjZeRKivXOkic9se4n9UR81BLxheaSNNUHoMUH1H28GI5_JhGYedRMA_YiW8HBWMcWbH0tr-okR_ZryR-zKCFlI7XecwNPad3l2FdvSONfI-zj3baDAlaL630-8xWn0FYGP6yg6roU/w400-h300/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Souma holds it's ground:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hcB4vXnhCQWWwf4I0M24j_N_DBuUGAEQg6vrzcBv6ljdcbcMLoaKiaO4mn7ooRLk5CZDYUTsXm0mFHBcjoVB32wLhhGzmxiIpxQlKeCqbrQYS3D4gXCquMxvp7j_M4nrfay6b90Hav_xxGicB3a5BY6aVCM-neRI4Wudy7T9lLLOPeuTsqPZktZmz80/s1281/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1281" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hcB4vXnhCQWWwf4I0M24j_N_DBuUGAEQg6vrzcBv6ljdcbcMLoaKiaO4mn7ooRLk5CZDYUTsXm0mFHBcjoVB32wLhhGzmxiIpxQlKeCqbrQYS3D4gXCquMxvp7j_M4nrfay6b90Hav_xxGicB3a5BY6aVCM-neRI4Wudy7T9lLLOPeuTsqPZktZmz80/w400-h300/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The British mortar crew have done a very poor job with their smoke rounds failing totally to obscure the Panzer II's line of sight to the British infantry. The final German section has deployed in the fields to the left of the Panzer II:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqBMjhNIh9aWxwwU-4_N2UsIpQfUaXR_tAHi5F0AVq1KZSThsi6NWHjCLNVwXzqvlbxVmnuqzAFdWs6-ph-T2hPLBG8AdWIdUaUrc8ppf-IZ306wVcBZESlv31tcnXhVxKt-P0M6ErzOgnLXFNaIjWNomd9lCkBVm8q-D8bqzb2O0R5X_eP8gCpmNbss/s1281/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1281" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqBMjhNIh9aWxwwU-4_N2UsIpQfUaXR_tAHi5F0AVq1KZSThsi6NWHjCLNVwXzqvlbxVmnuqzAFdWs6-ph-T2hPLBG8AdWIdUaUrc8ppf-IZ306wVcBZESlv31tcnXhVxKt-P0M6ErzOgnLXFNaIjWNomd9lCkBVm8q-D8bqzb2O0R5X_eP8gCpmNbss/w400-h300/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The British deploy a Vickers MMG to try to cut down the exposed German infantry but remarkably accurate German fire wipes out the crew in short order:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGXLyLjdC5QhL_wF6QoHb01we_rs-KCQAtAcMYMqbposd8nl9SHkKpiX2OAfWf13IlGKxySDV_4ssiY7KpMPQTdQRJ8o-qBTvjVQW4Ll7m4CEkvPWA7PIXUEOBDtgZ0WZuM0HYY8vS4U1QpOjRA34iLQMExel7pbvgvLG61uEW68mPXkmzNJMpnTDMCY/s1446/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1446" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGXLyLjdC5QhL_wF6QoHb01we_rs-KCQAtAcMYMqbposd8nl9SHkKpiX2OAfWf13IlGKxySDV_4ssiY7KpMPQTdQRJ8o-qBTvjVQW4Ll7m4CEkvPWA7PIXUEOBDtgZ0WZuM0HYY8vS4U1QpOjRA34iLQMExel7pbvgvLG61uEW68mPXkmzNJMpnTDMCY/w400-h266/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Germans make a dash for the canal bank hoping to cross the sunken barges. Casualties and shock pin the section though:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YIA3qJXIL95XqCf4mLQ_r0RPmiTRiCa-X62dumzHny_dzTCyrv4Mn2xltNz7NazHQGCHC9qQgxa2_mZssBvOleega5opRYsIUK5Su7LSwrB-7OtAVbOh9imEhUb78sMvT83_nS31IEdPT_dPiDTzTC5_O6jSUftDHqoMF35JMJ4ozYgV9Fa4Jf_JB3A/s1323/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1323" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YIA3qJXIL95XqCf4mLQ_r0RPmiTRiCa-X62dumzHny_dzTCyrv4Mn2xltNz7NazHQGCHC9qQgxa2_mZssBvOleega5opRYsIUK5Su7LSwrB-7OtAVbOh9imEhUb78sMvT83_nS31IEdPT_dPiDTzTC5_O6jSUftDHqoMF35JMJ4ozYgV9Fa4Jf_JB3A/w400-h290/20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The British mortar continues to lay down smoke, mostly ineffectively:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mVFEamOvbUPPtb0fec9K9x-78Elh7HMVDv8HYX0RY2XGRwdiaP_6m-XoMCS5AeTxe0EtvZPHV3eYO764FjjVYPbjvl5F74RbNY7NpFVFGbDgg3jmw3TnwGKAZzVdChWl6JhzMVCWDNHdvI2alCYeTWiHvOGX0bgvgUhDcKleWeS77kCWNAWt80_S-YA/s1281/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1281" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mVFEamOvbUPPtb0fec9K9x-78Elh7HMVDv8HYX0RY2XGRwdiaP_6m-XoMCS5AeTxe0EtvZPHV3eYO764FjjVYPbjvl5F74RbNY7NpFVFGbDgg3jmw3TnwGKAZzVdChWl6JhzMVCWDNHdvI2alCYeTWiHvOGX0bgvgUhDcKleWeS77kCWNAWt80_S-YA/w400-h300/21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>More misplaced smoke rounds:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxnRIEp9fhE2mNLJacbG6ZBeNku898XbGmAsm1Wwwk6vUJ0nU6HLVMjYCcyGL-Q8RXIUWjVgWLAeoeGv4zFE_EOcrBWC6joM6MTV-FsohqAidSBfEPIMsq5CzINJ5QOJNJeAksshzeSR2HGmjM-QQKCnDYemSXM0y9GKi9jyCJCPomieazqLeCy-_MeE/s1281/22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1281" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxnRIEp9fhE2mNLJacbG6ZBeNku898XbGmAsm1Wwwk6vUJ0nU6HLVMjYCcyGL-Q8RXIUWjVgWLAeoeGv4zFE_EOcrBWC6joM6MTV-FsohqAidSBfEPIMsq5CzINJ5QOJNJeAksshzeSR2HGmjM-QQKCnDYemSXM0y9GKi9jyCJCPomieazqLeCy-_MeE/w400-h300/22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Panzer III continues it's advance, trading shots all the time with the Souma. The Panzers driver has been killed, both tanks have survived several hits but fight on:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYNkV7ic-x4yUmcer1oqnKnNM9iv5Hnf0P8sjDNZWcmrip8VdMXGdlnbyaP1KQh85G-_NLAOO__C-MhNQc4NL2BEN_6WyxCs5G5FZNZGuuLcvPeZorSoKMdQVGrh7o9SsN6iYSW9gFC7t_O0atJ-SQCOMvfuAcHIQp0PTNqqIvAWrtlDLckFDnpKwPDY/s1404/23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1404" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYNkV7ic-x4yUmcer1oqnKnNM9iv5Hnf0P8sjDNZWcmrip8VdMXGdlnbyaP1KQh85G-_NLAOO__C-MhNQc4NL2BEN_6WyxCs5G5FZNZGuuLcvPeZorSoKMdQVGrh7o9SsN6iYSW9gFC7t_O0atJ-SQCOMvfuAcHIQp0PTNqqIvAWrtlDLckFDnpKwPDY/w400-h274/23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally it all becomes too much for the Souma crew who bail out after yet another hit from the Panzer:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOQ8qUEZRnIPqhDYRrRnXXcG5KtUbsg97WBiYGd32gaVaUq3zKKFcgIfPz_ftJrxV81Pzj6JIKKoC1x_QuaIazbfOFLBmIDSNOH94AayP9H29JdLov_DlUQCLZIcH2ro58YP-ncOKPgj25jMml_01YtvK2ME4eAI4OjOsh7ERc9Yq9LN1a3EQ-lDua_A/s800/24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOQ8qUEZRnIPqhDYRrRnXXcG5KtUbsg97WBiYGd32gaVaUq3zKKFcgIfPz_ftJrxV81Pzj6JIKKoC1x_QuaIazbfOFLBmIDSNOH94AayP9H29JdLov_DlUQCLZIcH2ro58YP-ncOKPgj25jMml_01YtvK2ME4eAI4OjOsh7ERc9Yq9LN1a3EQ-lDua_A/w400-h300/24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With one last literal throw of the dice the British ambush the Panzer III with a Boy's AT rifle. The rifle hits but has no effect on the tank. Return fire from the German section wipes out the AT rifle team reducing British morale to zero and forcing them to withdraw:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7T5jj-MDfPWkbk44Kj-N3-FWKu_O-NN4e98MZGWyi5NFfM88Uy8Zh_YiZTfgIvO4g1Hf43doGXQKvagtB7TeXJDR9LFq1xeaN_KhYqnXxdPvgoa-NfEUdCWvzf4RALTbudqT29MfXF8_EISMpLjNglOeVQ__xX_pBiSvqPPsx54vQhOj_35avmwzm-A/s1163/25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1163" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7T5jj-MDfPWkbk44Kj-N3-FWKu_O-NN4e98MZGWyi5NFfM88Uy8Zh_YiZTfgIvO4g1Hf43doGXQKvagtB7TeXJDR9LFq1xeaN_KhYqnXxdPvgoa-NfEUdCWvzf4RALTbudqT29MfXF8_EISMpLjNglOeVQ__xX_pBiSvqPPsx54vQhOj_35avmwzm-A/w400-h330/25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A game where careful German preparation before each forward move paid off, every time Jerry deployed something to slow the Germans down the Germans had plenty of extra troops deployed to retaliate. The British mortar team were spectacularly ineffective being unable to put smoke down where it was needed and the Souma, which greatly out-classed the Panzer III, also performed poorly.<div><br /></div><div>The canal and bridge looked great and I'm sure the participants at Jerry's game will greatly enjoy it, looking forward to hearing how it goes!<br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151285531262928048.post-25722978158731627132023-07-04T14:29:00.001-07:002023-07-04T14:29:04.119-07:00ADLG-R Swiss v French Italian WarsWith another ADLG-R competition coming up at the club soon I gave Swiss a try-out against Mike's French Italian Wars army. I thought I'd try Swiss as they are rather one-dimensional which perhaps suits my level of ADLG-R experience! The army consisted of elite Pikemen, more elite Pikemen and some elite Pikemen to make up the numbers with a few skirmishers and a couple of allied Gendarmes.<div><br /></div><div>The Swiss attacked in the woods, as usual the table ended up fairly open with a few hills and woods on the flanks:<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFt0ClGkc9SYDdgljuP2sMNoyzyjyDg85LKAbuFx_r36b8UGJqthpueiwXJwkaht_ij2P0CBr24wlMvvQFo5xFyesoszwTskDYEVCqcGItHDpUl6BQcd-HDrFwuetz40q-N39Lt6exTPZAxBBJfmkmOoD4jJ5poJ-XZQJ-wORL5z-RBCVTHiZDA2kUnR0/s1920/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1920" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFt0ClGkc9SYDdgljuP2sMNoyzyjyDg85LKAbuFx_r36b8UGJqthpueiwXJwkaht_ij2P0CBr24wlMvvQFo5xFyesoszwTskDYEVCqcGItHDpUl6BQcd-HDrFwuetz40q-N39Lt6exTPZAxBBJfmkmOoD4jJ5poJ-XZQJ-wORL5z-RBCVTHiZDA2kUnR0/w400-h129/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Simple army, simple plan. Everyone advances with the Gendarmes in reserve:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEvyATyE1bnqI5nQsEAFEc7RXIZN8Uctbxa64SCYY0SkbVvEdvodJWNZ5kf59DOKb0m96AwQLuhNVdmqbv3gqXNjK7DdzSL8kpKVdpF00ZpSDcT5L_3ISZnWyWYiYDlXmITVh4X0VOqghHyzPrJfOCfktz2psmeOI-yYEeRl8dD3ehLQJYWYjoCQBsB4/s1572/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1572" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEvyATyE1bnqI5nQsEAFEc7RXIZN8Uctbxa64SCYY0SkbVvEdvodJWNZ5kf59DOKb0m96AwQLuhNVdmqbv3gqXNjK7DdzSL8kpKVdpF00ZpSDcT5L_3ISZnWyWYiYDlXmITVh4X0VOqghHyzPrJfOCfktz2psmeOI-yYEeRl8dD3ehLQJYWYjoCQBsB4/w400-h245/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Swiss skirmishing crossbowmen lose out to Stradiots on the left:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vESsEoCY42QN7uglh6WTuhM6v-FW1J8aKkbOocfbmYqIdYiAaRJvRdyg84_Ar8qwnG_H2NxW5FwFDDortNMgH-Jdac6ktdNhNQKoQ9NOhLHtdnHQ6Oi0Oo_2UriVUWYpDGZF-hWceKm8vsbXPfLO0n8fpIqZQDKAO0NYD7ZE4PeG4kPTI8XPX0OE2bg/s1281/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1281" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vESsEoCY42QN7uglh6WTuhM6v-FW1J8aKkbOocfbmYqIdYiAaRJvRdyg84_Ar8qwnG_H2NxW5FwFDDortNMgH-Jdac6ktdNhNQKoQ9NOhLHtdnHQ6Oi0Oo_2UriVUWYpDGZF-hWceKm8vsbXPfLO0n8fpIqZQDKAO0NYD7ZE4PeG4kPTI8XPX0OE2bg/w400-h300/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mike's army consisted of Gendarmes, Landschneckts and (even more) Swiss Pikemen all of whom awaited the Swiss avalanche:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6f6pqNxKzNamPlz7O8uCYXQ5eKu5liQw2Nomrou18XHMjbYTb5uHB8EdCsEUn8ogIKZbr3djmv9sjONW_sZ40U6jODH4L8pK07Ta34_zou89serIkvUL4clwNjKlP9T_fmv3MhNeK9isr4XIsEcJNk-NxNDAmnRxW25Z64g4kvTPMBWbdzguuyFQYyik/s1920/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1920" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6f6pqNxKzNamPlz7O8uCYXQ5eKu5liQw2Nomrou18XHMjbYTb5uHB8EdCsEUn8ogIKZbr3djmv9sjONW_sZ40U6jODH4L8pK07Ta34_zou89serIkvUL4clwNjKlP9T_fmv3MhNeK9isr4XIsEcJNk-NxNDAmnRxW25Z64g4kvTPMBWbdzguuyFQYyik/w400-h161/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are three individual battles really, Swiss Pike v Gendarmes on the left, Swiss v Swiss in the centre and Swiss v Landschnects on the right:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC70kvNPiA4C_ofUGZuvw23R75j4kPdqBdcRKHeOyf5d0ymla1-lCBHxnwlFhiu58AnXIgvGE2SL_RUUO06OLa7ZilHd5iy53TbY_ke1X8VMq83D6g1uo4ZbO-_gJKGWXZ7kjQYhVXCPyxcCPoj1P9IEobx9tbxbPRHFVA24JVr-cOggGuyybCIjBihZY/s1920/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1920" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC70kvNPiA4C_ofUGZuvw23R75j4kPdqBdcRKHeOyf5d0ymla1-lCBHxnwlFhiu58AnXIgvGE2SL_RUUO06OLa7ZilHd5iy53TbY_ke1X8VMq83D6g1uo4ZbO-_gJKGWXZ7kjQYhVXCPyxcCPoj1P9IEobx9tbxbPRHFVA24JVr-cOggGuyybCIjBihZY/w400-h193/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>French artillery fire is having an effect on the Swiss:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNsVqQIbYVyKmivasKYcZ-UA_kSzW9D15xhaJAfiHfB0Y42gUy7dk4szHi2nFNaIHvP6O_O5S2vYuwjB3ZZlBosvRhgrI297G9agGuj_Vj1E08dwn0YQ4ICgxMH3Z0Ix5wVHo1GeYVa0W-IGcDtEwEgfsXj1uG2lehxeAp8ncPq5RmaoYG2ZqnUNtDi0/s1920/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1920" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNsVqQIbYVyKmivasKYcZ-UA_kSzW9D15xhaJAfiHfB0Y42gUy7dk4szHi2nFNaIHvP6O_O5S2vYuwjB3ZZlBosvRhgrI297G9agGuj_Vj1E08dwn0YQ4ICgxMH3Z0Ix5wVHo1GeYVa0W-IGcDtEwEgfsXj1uG2lehxeAp8ncPq5RmaoYG2ZqnUNtDi0/w400-h189/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Gendarmes await the Swiss attack:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLgh--hz_U6k1rOhHiwbZar4sWLFprreY6wLN4zlZg3qf5Ldk13mPF2cesBwb7lgWw_mr4yRKRCNFa3V18BENSQHeRavM3mdav7fiSVCSFvXv0t3qp86gDJW10XzMibnejAvLy1kZolEv6mkh9ehIlaGe7SR5HgEhPHecFC5p-qyjfzbZhIbL8VlA-n8/s1376/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1376" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLgh--hz_U6k1rOhHiwbZar4sWLFprreY6wLN4zlZg3qf5Ldk13mPF2cesBwb7lgWw_mr4yRKRCNFa3V18BENSQHeRavM3mdav7fiSVCSFvXv0t3qp86gDJW10XzMibnejAvLy1kZolEv6mkh9ehIlaGe7SR5HgEhPHecFC5p-qyjfzbZhIbL8VlA-n8/w400-h279/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Troops close up in the centre and on the right:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqWODakw5MKkJj2OskGYcyeXq6hzvFsoi7mvVs2fh2r14p9pJZzP6XkcHCyfYHpXGypN0INNf4XpdWh48YjdxmmNXSCzp6qbSV6O0YjHFtPMBiO7JvDXi3cIjYjEzRKRBnRXpN8r-o6rsrSAOAC8n5wttxKqsLVSnwWr7KLBD9_G3e-iFWq0ZCJw1pXk/s1920/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1920" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqWODakw5MKkJj2OskGYcyeXq6hzvFsoi7mvVs2fh2r14p9pJZzP6XkcHCyfYHpXGypN0INNf4XpdWh48YjdxmmNXSCzp6qbSV6O0YjHFtPMBiO7JvDXi3cIjYjEzRKRBnRXpN8r-o6rsrSAOAC8n5wttxKqsLVSnwWr7KLBD9_G3e-iFWq0ZCJw1pXk/w400-h193/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Being 'Headstrong' the Swiss are forced to charge into the Gendarmes. This seems like a bad idea:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt97F0DCcSizAGNQppzl5b1fL_Dd8MI6HuT4KAMFykmmPwqQ5XB0mgHjKxBPo-VUBRDjdAblO_VjMS8Yows21g63lDpCsAwwHGLPjp2UtAJYoj2cDpyiCrZ2hfaE4oNP4ZYy1fcEEqLlecobeJs8GxfHLpube2PFjIZYUnOb2ha25FgujkQiorrOL7fAc/s1360/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1360" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt97F0DCcSizAGNQppzl5b1fL_Dd8MI6HuT4KAMFykmmPwqQ5XB0mgHjKxBPo-VUBRDjdAblO_VjMS8Yows21g63lDpCsAwwHGLPjp2UtAJYoj2cDpyiCrZ2hfaE4oNP4ZYy1fcEEqLlecobeJs8GxfHLpube2PFjIZYUnOb2ha25FgujkQiorrOL7fAc/w400-h283/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>It turns out to be a <i>very </i>bad idea as one Kiel is obliterated and the other takes numerous hits. I seem to remember all four threw 1's in combat to Mikes Gendarmes 5's or 6's:</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45rto58p1CWtCXdIgm7z4crXv4o7vkyUzUKSvjU-f4MaTZ_RvXx5qN3VQ8QNl2hfpEW4fNOAPuBKNUhE_mm7fSo8RLU3UIgttUcQsL0aBfQMdAHg21V_Hc0b5awwNSJog2k5nHBGgEJ1M1WvAWV-JW7cwrZ_JRMSiuM0_K6GcW2XW7FcyivomwumSNcQ/s1794/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1794" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45rto58p1CWtCXdIgm7z4crXv4o7vkyUzUKSvjU-f4MaTZ_RvXx5qN3VQ8QNl2hfpEW4fNOAPuBKNUhE_mm7fSo8RLU3UIgttUcQsL0aBfQMdAHg21V_Hc0b5awwNSJog2k5nHBGgEJ1M1WvAWV-JW7cwrZ_JRMSiuM0_K6GcW2XW7FcyivomwumSNcQ/s320/16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In the centre Swiss clash with Swiss, again going badly for the erm Swiss:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitfkUiDCAFdt1QVMFsKEmGLsAeYCiSjWRwZbU6CSrzrpndSDZnNM0Subyhsc_VtogfRingCfZcSOUmDhSIALsZcC2k7ioKWcjYbQP8CBrl_sp0eQ2I27d7mafiG2IY_p4PWgezu6vpL1v9XwCjyojhE_f7XHLKx1fZS4fOQM3CfAM_hbZ6uVOcKRjCuI/s1161/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1161" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitfkUiDCAFdt1QVMFsKEmGLsAeYCiSjWRwZbU6CSrzrpndSDZnNM0Subyhsc_VtogfRingCfZcSOUmDhSIALsZcC2k7ioKWcjYbQP8CBrl_sp0eQ2I27d7mafiG2IY_p4PWgezu6vpL1v9XwCjyojhE_f7XHLKx1fZS4fOQM3CfAM_hbZ6uVOcKRjCuI/w400-h331/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the right Swiss and Landschneckts battle it out:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgHp4Djy8mBpvxN-uZuU6SPPduKntKZeAxAUpnOXQcykzNXEvJjwpLB2FYWsaxuX2y_qbjrKTsfmTRCjlpcF0QtNPOgj5j6PalojrfmiDz6bP-yUW0lLCJFfpF8njvbD6q2za9MjEmHT93h9YskNtLS4WQrpYVMDKiQoxTfhPQKAIWeQc1-wjcY3ykNU/s1405/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1405" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgHp4Djy8mBpvxN-uZuU6SPPduKntKZeAxAUpnOXQcykzNXEvJjwpLB2FYWsaxuX2y_qbjrKTsfmTRCjlpcF0QtNPOgj5j6PalojrfmiDz6bP-yUW0lLCJFfpF8njvbD6q2za9MjEmHT93h9YskNtLS4WQrpYVMDKiQoxTfhPQKAIWeQc1-wjcY3ykNU/w400-h274/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the left the Swiss recover a little and dispose of a French Gendarme:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5Wur4Kpi3PErowU8Y4DIhDKyJNn-LO3MfB5IhVGK_yNxxEecBc766eDAXvA7KlrMogfj4uM48ZnyrPN6Pb4TWS-pHNHYBIb_-yO7-N8sbxvcXk8c38Kdb1SkcUFQgBskDRVut7yU3nA-TptS_WEsPsOD531D79j-TyfSBINX5lvJ72_TZnoOLahVKB8/s1562/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1562" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5Wur4Kpi3PErowU8Y4DIhDKyJNn-LO3MfB5IhVGK_yNxxEecBc766eDAXvA7KlrMogfj4uM48ZnyrPN6Pb4TWS-pHNHYBIb_-yO7-N8sbxvcXk8c38Kdb1SkcUFQgBskDRVut7yU3nA-TptS_WEsPsOD531D79j-TyfSBINX5lvJ72_TZnoOLahVKB8/w400-h246/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>No result as yet in this combat:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LDd2IWAXwtYrbLXL-aVtylmrvteYuRDzdNI55LvSI8MorfBkuApRHk8GSGooszJsC1rg4vBEB2IEUNxVpnIdsXioVc1LByz9_D4UoSdT3_oGgfwIqzE3kmD94KitUtOHDv8ndMyvOLKO7ctmaKynKlL_uMXQgPBAANtTILkAJBBS7YSSnoRn01hJ40M/s1392/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1392" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LDd2IWAXwtYrbLXL-aVtylmrvteYuRDzdNI55LvSI8MorfBkuApRHk8GSGooszJsC1rg4vBEB2IEUNxVpnIdsXioVc1LByz9_D4UoSdT3_oGgfwIqzE3kmD94KitUtOHDv8ndMyvOLKO7ctmaKynKlL_uMXQgPBAANtTILkAJBBS7YSSnoRn01hJ40M/w400-h276/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Or this one:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dLrWbULQTs5B37cqMDSdMuogT449LdaNdVnZ7U5jvNfLlEc0V9rAWAO2ogTvbuBwvePSU82shTK7r8sOz9uiZ3SMNCxDBrUitZj7_b0PUXrcP6uiNmGmV5kS3buFC8GEQUsegGVnD5vEqnvgLIvCSE9nw2oqgo51KmzU_X2QdgsRg9318sdggHf_Ikw/s1874/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1874" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dLrWbULQTs5B37cqMDSdMuogT449LdaNdVnZ7U5jvNfLlEc0V9rAWAO2ogTvbuBwvePSU82shTK7r8sOz9uiZ3SMNCxDBrUitZj7_b0PUXrcP6uiNmGmV5kS3buFC8GEQUsegGVnD5vEqnvgLIvCSE9nw2oqgo51KmzU_X2QdgsRg9318sdggHf_Ikw/w400-h205/17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A Landschneckt Kiel breaks:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lkfLsxPAAc42h-DMooyGt6LcRewjX4gt0MlxC2gLnfpa997hAueu2DcAgJ3J63xHFkIwxVB4t7trB0WL7r-rMaDSOZdUDBvmlaQduP-m7KXtUVQi4E7sIuPyJ4BrN1mlQ7q9u_ygJPfwGLfZP4xLEBeGJ2SWrF3a1iZn2qU1G8_5rJuwYWnK54kqoCI/s1395/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1395" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lkfLsxPAAc42h-DMooyGt6LcRewjX4gt0MlxC2gLnfpa997hAueu2DcAgJ3J63xHFkIwxVB4t7trB0WL7r-rMaDSOZdUDBvmlaQduP-m7KXtUVQi4E7sIuPyJ4BrN1mlQ7q9u_ygJPfwGLfZP4xLEBeGJ2SWrF3a1iZn2qU1G8_5rJuwYWnK54kqoCI/w400-h275/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unfortunately so does the Swiss one in the centre breaking the Swiss army:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MxUpKXZnLVzokoUhgmUR9Ym6ZfrapsGp2-xFteRtuX8nnz_uHlzVk08RDt_YBWE63p8LQWmHUZKXpNzfJOz0gf4SmWowiy-wdqvgqqsKKzMB9b6YergWG3jsDnd92H1qg0a_2jHokT5GmEhtOr1HB_v-CgmyyEBRp2SKg3fWt-x2ALDDAkvCEI-2WdI/s1016/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1016" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MxUpKXZnLVzokoUhgmUR9Ym6ZfrapsGp2-xFteRtuX8nnz_uHlzVk08RDt_YBWE63p8LQWmHUZKXpNzfJOz0gf4SmWowiy-wdqvgqqsKKzMB9b6YergWG3jsDnd92H1qg0a_2jHokT5GmEhtOr1HB_v-CgmyyEBRp2SKg3fWt-x2ALDDAkvCEI-2WdI/w400-h379/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Swiss were indeed rather one dimensional but were still fun to play with, having to charge the Gendarmes was unfortunate but with better luck might not have been so disastrous! One other thing I didn't pick was the 'swordsmen' option for the Kiel's which allows them to win ties in melee against other pike or spear armed troops, I didn't think it was worth the cost but Mike had paid for it for his Kiel's and I think it made a fair bit of difference.</div><div><br /></div><div>Still contemplating what to use in the competition, the lists are all quite similar with no 'unusual' choices like the Chinese army I used last time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Zanonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974822392662065322noreply@blogger.com0