Turn 5 saw Redina's Division number 2 pushing South towards the Bluvian Capital. Their Advance Guard was to clash with a Bluvian force who had been sent forward to a strategic position. Game 4 in the Campaign was based on the C S Grant Table Top Teaser no. 10, published in Military Modelling in September 1979; Rear-Guard.
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Red's larger force arrives. Blue has some of his force visible on the forward slope
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Red pushes forward. Their objective is to get at least three units to exit the North side of the board
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Blue's forces on the reverse side of the hill become visible as Red mounts the slope
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It immediately becomes clear to Red that this is going to be a tough fight
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By Turn 9 Red has command of the right flank and brings up his reserve
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| Turn 10 - Blue reaches Exhaustion Point but can keep defending |
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Red has managed to exit 1 unit on the right with another following..
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..but has reached Exhaustion Point. For now, the way South is shut.
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What happens when both have reached exhaustion points? Does the attacker (Red) fall back?
ReplyDeleteIn the Portable Wargame rules, when both sides reach Exhaustion Point the game ends. For the purposes of the Campaign, if the attacker fails to achieve his objective he falls back. In Turn 5 the Red Division has not progressed forward, but Blue has not moved forward either.
ReplyDeleteGiven that Red had superior numbers, it's surprising he couldn;t push forward faster.
ReplyDeleteGood scenario thugh and it must gave been very close.
My usual appalling dice rolls Joe! Those old Table Top Teasers were very good.
DeleteI shouldn't read these when I am tired. I spent an embarrassing amount of time trying to recognize the scenario by the map, then trying to relate the pictures to the map...until...it finally dawned on that I was, of course, looking at the campaign map. Duhhhh
ReplyDeleteTough scenario. Often is when the defender just has to draw (or stalemate) to win.
(Board and troops are looking good!)
Apologies for the time wasted Ross - I should have labelled the map.
DeleteIt is an interesting scenario and would play better with two I think. I rolled d6 for the position of the hidden forces on the reverse side of the hill, but that part of the game would certainly benefit from another person.
A tough battle and an opportunity for the Reds lost, will they mobilise the rest of the army?.
ReplyDeleteNothing has gone right for Red Paul. I fear the end of this invasion is nigh!
DeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
ReplyDeleteAnother great battle report. I will be mentioning your campaign on my blog when you have completed it, as I'd like people who haven't read it to see how it is possible to fight a fun and enthralling solo campaign using the PW rules.
All the best,
Bob
Thanks Bob. Feel free to use the pictures as always.
DeleteThe PW works perfectly for my campaigns as the games are short; I've even managed to fit a few games in over a free weekend and this moves the thing along. In the past I've got bogged down with Campaigns as the games were long and often didn't get completed in one sitting.