tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15255273914374124502024-03-27T23:55:09.463+00:00Projects and ProcrastinationMaudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-44036204929423592652024-03-10T14:36:00.000+00:002024-03-10T14:36:47.589+00:00Free<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">A free hobby find is always welcome, and this paper house is just that. It come courtesy of <a href="https://ernysplace.blogspot.com/2012/08/oldhammer-buildings-for-all.html" target="_blank">Erny's Place</a>, and there are more posts with such buildings if one cares to look. Thanks Erny. I think he really caught the look of the 1980s Warhammer scenery.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8Fp1DdHp2C9udTfkrvMgM7WyyKOIgy6fFc7uiFEw5GcLB-kmN309P7mzm3eVbDmLInQ74tD697BS4xK_lZVP60Qmly-jOGU8ntZ7DXbZkKsfwCejYaJUzUIfcW3eAtEj-1gxRpWeC_jJaPZqcr9_MwEP0oXe1ytUrUP2eHrEZWxRvgdQHP67cQ30XJ4/s3147/Hs1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3090" data-original-width="3147" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8Fp1DdHp2C9udTfkrvMgM7WyyKOIgy6fFc7uiFEw5GcLB-kmN309P7mzm3eVbDmLInQ74tD697BS4xK_lZVP60Qmly-jOGU8ntZ7DXbZkKsfwCejYaJUzUIfcW3eAtEj-1gxRpWeC_jJaPZqcr9_MwEP0oXe1ytUrUP2eHrEZWxRvgdQHP67cQ30XJ4/w400-h393/Hs1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">A Free House (ie a Pub that's not linked to a single brewery)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm not very gifted when it comes to model making, but this one was nice and simple. I copied the image then printed it onto the thin card you can buy that will run through a laser printer. The card is quite flexible so I stiffened the walls by attaching some thicker card with a glue stick.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX__OeIPqw7Vj72y1UaQnNL15UCWrvl_8iJnFf8deSDm-FOHHX91fXt2LYYD-pUdSl3Hf3W_Vc_AMie5pX56_WZI7H2kRgbHm8zOtKhwPqYqDRgGE0B7l9-d8UBNDe9SimgTdO4PJ7FMtQQOrlM489fYZNq-lMwK1LLwVWuv98FVJNVUUBYL72jAXhRE/s3448/Hs2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3311" data-original-width="3448" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX__OeIPqw7Vj72y1UaQnNL15UCWrvl_8iJnFf8deSDm-FOHHX91fXt2LYYD-pUdSl3Hf3W_Vc_AMie5pX56_WZI7H2kRgbHm8zOtKhwPqYqDRgGE0B7l9-d8UBNDe9SimgTdO4PJ7FMtQQOrlM489fYZNq-lMwK1LLwVWuv98FVJNVUUBYL72jAXhRE/w400-h384/Hs2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">With hindsight (that really should be available on prescription) I should have left some card at the bottom of the walls to make tabs that could be stuck onto a card base - will definitely do that next time.</span><p></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-61571782689568531072024-02-16T14:49:00.000+00:002024-02-16T14:49:51.609+00:00Three<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">For the third post of the year I fought a Mini Campaign using 3x3 Fast Play Portable Wargame rules again. I was quite expecting it to go to three games, but as it seemed drawn at two I stopped there, leaving things open for a re-match.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUotDnWTQiaNEUqjiR0O7ZDh8qLsWBiMAR5lqosKJJui2vBo0ToLqwTnFZw09OHP-h6k3B9i98eXSMQ7UcjQKq6eN6kcy_83WERL7xzmu9tAouUz7b468MmeOjRM6JN7kKfGvCnzUkYKCMr5Rp53QbtBFpD09ipCihD-cwAlbKmhS3mQnpJn_TibmBL8/s818/game%20map.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="818" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUotDnWTQiaNEUqjiR0O7ZDh8qLsWBiMAR5lqosKJJui2vBo0ToLqwTnFZw09OHP-h6k3B9i98eXSMQ7UcjQKq6eN6kcy_83WERL7xzmu9tAouUz7b468MmeOjRM6JN7kKfGvCnzUkYKCMr5Rp53QbtBFpD09ipCihD-cwAlbKmhS3mQnpJn_TibmBL8/w400-h171/game%20map.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Map</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The Empire, tired of raiding parties playing havoc with the economy, have sent a force across the wide river to give the local tribe a bloody nose. As this involves quite a lot of logistics, the barbarians have had time to get a force of their own together and marched to meet the enemy.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrADO2jw8Ai3ah_7AUj35rXvIrbw4r4Wjd8DAx5h7LwP5JKQeNM-r9XWbjwV2LKSshKDOd34dMq2Tw7COlx5v6r-t64XvP63ymo8bMZkrnLIyTImlMSycA3dcPopzvIfL0stLi_itH3OdP9oV2ah-FteeQwWqLagHUdNFOrkv4Y5eWmaRsRbxRvzpGeFY/s813/battle%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="813" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrADO2jw8Ai3ah_7AUj35rXvIrbw4r4Wjd8DAx5h7LwP5JKQeNM-r9XWbjwV2LKSshKDOd34dMq2Tw7COlx5v6r-t64XvP63ymo8bMZkrnLIyTImlMSycA3dcPopzvIfL0stLi_itH3OdP9oV2ah-FteeQwWqLagHUdNFOrkv4Y5eWmaRsRbxRvzpGeFY/w400-h133/battle%201.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The First Battle</span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hV3clK8Mi7Npgm1xlMKuSCVqVEATp48vvX5X61K8Kfb75O_Q6PXvoNgXXWOqOp4fnjFD9YG-UnOF9s6yec2HG4-yCtsF_G0XWveaQXD494T_CWBAA5lelEI5F2N1Yli6tJsylCcsSid2mEN26U5o8QZk-B84mCqdaGzMMlmjQx2uhhowY2JkQJrBerM/s4608/01%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hV3clK8Mi7Npgm1xlMKuSCVqVEATp48vvX5X61K8Kfb75O_Q6PXvoNgXXWOqOp4fnjFD9YG-UnOF9s6yec2HG4-yCtsF_G0XWveaQXD494T_CWBAA5lelEI5F2N1Yli6tJsylCcsSid2mEN26U5o8QZk-B84mCqdaGzMMlmjQx2uhhowY2JkQJrBerM/s320/01%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The two armies arriving</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGX2mDaWlAFHtKFSoCYbNO7N2Crul40n5oRl2tPAKobu8sGh3NWVAdNfxAxeirj4nDqbFdCUIABO4CTjuVO9-pEGNiLKajaERXfP5_64UkvS2HCLOAHu0XbxGEVFGcjzUikONjqL3lBT4FkUoivXF_5Dwsn1NsUKo_SiXsphC50zqHpT3CFsKucxj5Vns/s4608/01%2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGX2mDaWlAFHtKFSoCYbNO7N2Crul40n5oRl2tPAKobu8sGh3NWVAdNfxAxeirj4nDqbFdCUIABO4CTjuVO9-pEGNiLKajaERXfP5_64UkvS2HCLOAHu0XbxGEVFGcjzUikONjqL3lBT4FkUoivXF_5Dwsn1NsUKo_SiXsphC50zqHpT3CFsKucxj5Vns/s320/01%2003.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Barbarians take the initiative </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIViR2s72tsAbLk7pAAKR0HxmMVZcGtqR-kSGceXfZwxTBuJnbw15kIXk6G3H_bVinqLQbtHtR6am1Z6YwcsrqWuBIO8Og5uxw_kuWHadOO3g8rDPvgiN9XlSQT1Yto75rzs9j8ErFhNogzNgefaf6BARxTuvjLOXdMkuaJMkqJiv_atkP8jW5v7-JsM/s4608/01%2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIViR2s72tsAbLk7pAAKR0HxmMVZcGtqR-kSGceXfZwxTBuJnbw15kIXk6G3H_bVinqLQbtHtR6am1Z6YwcsrqWuBIO8Og5uxw_kuWHadOO3g8rDPvgiN9XlSQT1Yto75rzs9j8ErFhNogzNgefaf6BARxTuvjLOXdMkuaJMkqJiv_atkP8jW5v7-JsM/s320/01%2005.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Evenly balanced</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCsu-j7x1qg33hpFPJl2TRZkrlXwRaJjLz-8lJJ7ByR9f-KkwqxgyvE_BmEuYngeihe0cn1jNEramUDUL2TEO9W-WwuQ_hg4Mh-i3o70McVvTLvwbqyYK6no8_3bKRw2BOhomy43YwTEZWoBehbDtcGEBu2o-DMosIQoLg6f2hpf5tQUiVNQ_RNFE7nQ/s4608/01%2006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCsu-j7x1qg33hpFPJl2TRZkrlXwRaJjLz-8lJJ7ByR9f-KkwqxgyvE_BmEuYngeihe0cn1jNEramUDUL2TEO9W-WwuQ_hg4Mh-i3o70McVvTLvwbqyYK6no8_3bKRw2BOhomy43YwTEZWoBehbDtcGEBu2o-DMosIQoLg6f2hpf5tQUiVNQ_RNFE7nQ/s320/01%2006.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Empire begin to push back</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVFy91O0SPg3WdFVxkJgGuL8op-9abHTeNDe6pgx6euicxvAJUkpVqnfN3fKei_Ck6E8LjRBN2a4cmWTJ1ptLhrwP9d3Tu2fKhaxL5xq0qVCbXZAQZyCnX80poGzLXg3lBnwhyphenhyphenP1ApJsKwytNIEfO3BDKK84Rr4JG3WFIink7cjuhF4gPtTyIAXw1RCc/s4608/01%2007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVFy91O0SPg3WdFVxkJgGuL8op-9abHTeNDe6pgx6euicxvAJUkpVqnfN3fKei_Ck6E8LjRBN2a4cmWTJ1ptLhrwP9d3Tu2fKhaxL5xq0qVCbXZAQZyCnX80poGzLXg3lBnwhyphenhyphenP1ApJsKwytNIEfO3BDKK84Rr4JG3WFIink7cjuhF4gPtTyIAXw1RCc/s320/01%2007.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">but run out of resources and must fall back instead</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The second battle</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLe9zWuAgSNU9k-Hq_0QFL2Qb-mv4-TYgkjY-MqEvrx83LL41UxOMbTqXOAKTrioqICObfzhfNcLZVtn26OdipjWcCRhmP6C2VWse9xqQCblq5dYGj_7QCaxtREgGN8qEX0FoPJ5QVgg58IrxtYYeUiXiUEcsPg1p8uJCd7tCOByDCrjNtelGkTErjqQ/s368/battle%202.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="368" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLe9zWuAgSNU9k-Hq_0QFL2Qb-mv4-TYgkjY-MqEvrx83LL41UxOMbTqXOAKTrioqICObfzhfNcLZVtn26OdipjWcCRhmP6C2VWse9xqQCblq5dYGj_7QCaxtREgGN8qEX0FoPJ5QVgg58IrxtYYeUiXiUEcsPg1p8uJCd7tCOByDCrjNtelGkTErjqQ/s320/battle%202.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A reinforced Barbarian Army chases the Empire force to the nearest town where they also gain additional numbers.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSUhFUJmI5jytPmmxm8RBOacfWv7CYGHt0RhZ84gdfMe1nSjfPRmnN6tB9FiwL3w4BtMmKSBUA5ck9TlPWuIcRVN7YAtgo1DnvzREkywYw75RRMC_cjjgY_CCq6SbPsM0M4yJ3Hi-8nkSDvqjiyUglvEEHE7ipwY1IefSnFnQzpSCoMRbfUEYG4HctZk/s4608/02%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSUhFUJmI5jytPmmxm8RBOacfWv7CYGHt0RhZ84gdfMe1nSjfPRmnN6tB9FiwL3w4BtMmKSBUA5ck9TlPWuIcRVN7YAtgo1DnvzREkywYw75RRMC_cjjgY_CCq6SbPsM0M4yJ3Hi-8nkSDvqjiyUglvEEHE7ipwY1IefSnFnQzpSCoMRbfUEYG4HctZk/s320/02%2001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAnBkcFjAytBgv8UUgqyQSD9D98O0U74uIaPMNZ3DV0F5aa2sR5upnMNRsNXOlvSS4KmrvSiFc1pH3LSExfXymE9GkGdqto30bfn2eQiuR6K26HanM7Nw7lznwgYm8Rme1Kwj_OJbqVXrCq52y0TyegD_uPHtWJDULAm2-Q7vD5DXdDNp5kkRjmYtIGM/s4608/02%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jrftUaMwnxrjmDwOE0YKva2ZnjpRRm_QvsXVfMZYxdOD_6kjckbxqijS0lMTHQSBd4l99qndiMIG8k1WdU4EzH2awOAlN_IB2iSoDK7xAN_-ZcmjyUuPwoqufTL7IO9G4UNTcXnqOXOGCmz237pO1axSiEi9xZMeEaupfXj4o6SQquc5y7BJrVp89ds/s320/02%2003.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">but are repulsed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMp3w_oz9VeDvmnyEFw_li54H0N3EvnuZlHgcMr9T3j0rnpP184nvLV4w783rhjlG-W91798X306XhvAlCqMV5m-aGPhQ70PR6VWK9w4BYNXZrxi15LHlKKGRcLj1anmYJQtLM4nXr3dVkotc2X4gBbkGTED1Md9EI0kBSJH3RBMMSH8Tx_yio44l28bk/s4608/02%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMp3w_oz9VeDvmnyEFw_li54H0N3EvnuZlHgcMr9T3j0rnpP184nvLV4w783rhjlG-W91798X306XhvAlCqMV5m-aGPhQ70PR6VWK9w4BYNXZrxi15LHlKKGRcLj1anmYJQtLM4nXr3dVkotc2X4gBbkGTED1Md9EI0kBSJH3RBMMSH8Tx_yio44l28bk/s320/02%2004.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">and now the Empire is on the offensive</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqyIiDtyZmmRxWYzGTcjO2sEGBG_b69E89XaJpz6Eh-9qx4Ah0WM4lXLYfQbmpeZlrfUk1KUf4DPpqtaTkYtiIjleyZltE7PqlH8cPhpQjyn0Q8S9UbTXcxmqbz_GWb7bzu-fLAo8ZodEcDd8QzOsTEj3H3tCb5r21C9wXBNfy7RoX1lrNUfVyUmx_qU/s4608/02%2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqyIiDtyZmmRxWYzGTcjO2sEGBG_b69E89XaJpz6Eh-9qx4Ah0WM4lXLYfQbmpeZlrfUk1KUf4DPpqtaTkYtiIjleyZltE7PqlH8cPhpQjyn0Q8S9UbTXcxmqbz_GWb7bzu-fLAo8ZodEcDd8QzOsTEj3H3tCb5r21C9wXBNfy7RoX1lrNUfVyUmx_qU/s320/02%2005.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Barbarians are driven off with few crossing the river at the end of the day<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirprKYJzFdMk7UoSMV12BvnuwfO3PP6MT4X4PxpZY6FId2g-4prsWniNiCbrmG6rsbmPmb-dUYfc1Z915O0Pl0k52Pyc8L1JyHrIQfQ6jZDJL5ArADyOOwp54K56uvDLGam6EO4g7ypnsULHbznuRPHk6RFqkhj2FKbhqVH0l2c_ZpIv1ISaSlT_kHZBg/s268/end.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="268" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirprKYJzFdMk7UoSMV12BvnuwfO3PP6MT4X4PxpZY6FId2g-4prsWniNiCbrmG6rsbmPmb-dUYfc1Z915O0Pl0k52Pyc8L1JyHrIQfQ6jZDJL5ArADyOOwp54K56uvDLGam6EO4g7ypnsULHbznuRPHk6RFqkhj2FKbhqVH0l2c_ZpIv1ISaSlT_kHZBg/s1600/end.PNG" width="268" /></a></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-21057921439341147352024-02-11T13:06:00.000+00:002024-02-11T13:06:33.182+00:00Sittangbad<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">More from the Journal of General Sir Bartholomew Archibald Tiberius Henry Norman Wells. Today I'm looking at the defense of Sittangbad (from Charge! (1967) by Brig. Young & Lt. Col. Lawford, in case you didn't know!)</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IrBCVFg5ICGKSk1TDWD8kobWRtWRxo-triHm3nTOK6JiqClGIOxolAZAh5BddQqFMXLXMg7ioJH067v_0EzYv2JAOR6DM58nTnETRJNRJ5p0Iv97RbUdA-FPMxmowrqZ6hn29CEeaRL4wgDMsD9gEAlD8LO8XjBuYgylL8CCZ-LShxYUNunqIhmncrg/s1600/Sittangbad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1271" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IrBCVFg5ICGKSk1TDWD8kobWRtWRxo-triHm3nTOK6JiqClGIOxolAZAh5BddQqFMXLXMg7ioJH067v_0EzYv2JAOR6DM58nTnETRJNRJ5p0Iv97RbUdA-FPMxmowrqZ6hn29CEeaRL4wgDMsD9gEAlD8LO8XjBuYgylL8CCZ-LShxYUNunqIhmncrg/w318-h400/Sittangbad.jpg" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Slightly edited Map from Charge!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I laid an 8x12 grid over the original map of the battlefield and created a plan for a Portable Wargame version of the classic scenario. I also added names to two features that hadn't been named in the original.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItTuFO0MUOvzIriz6Du7S3grpP60l0oxgAqQ0_CeI0-iIvtLNLVI2XJlhQ-X9eVYGNHFfhpYUWUib9hjvbSQR2PnGcoom9XyLX1MqlU3xtI70i9VnUJQV-mN8HhxhnA0ZRd9eprEStWyj4N6D-7TmvqZ8WnQC5AUwGyQH8inidc252plUXRmPtzi2pds/s734/Sittangbad%20grid%20plan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="734" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItTuFO0MUOvzIriz6Du7S3grpP60l0oxgAqQ0_CeI0-iIvtLNLVI2XJlhQ-X9eVYGNHFfhpYUWUib9hjvbSQR2PnGcoom9XyLX1MqlU3xtI70i9VnUJQV-mN8HhxhnA0ZRd9eprEStWyj4N6D-7TmvqZ8WnQC5AUwGyQH8inidc252plUXRmPtzi2pds/w400-h269/Sittangbad%20grid%20plan.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Plan</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHFnI-ZpuyMCm2zO0cXa2JmzK8GA3a0sAPCbCG_mSvpM5Ze6YtGww7nIVGlnNBmD2B2NqXi6ODx3F_hIeE8uF2iVbTquitLXJkfMlxYRwtPv_MpHRywiKHq5xdDA1k1Xx-qpnwUANVGfhkqKHd0Xpv7QoqNyYvQ2ZNGssFUejyB9gNbPGa-CrcYrK5vk/s4608/S00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3289" data-original-width="4608" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHFnI-ZpuyMCm2zO0cXa2JmzK8GA3a0sAPCbCG_mSvpM5Ze6YtGww7nIVGlnNBmD2B2NqXi6ODx3F_hIeE8uF2iVbTquitLXJkfMlxYRwtPv_MpHRywiKHq5xdDA1k1Xx-qpnwUANVGfhkqKHd0Xpv7QoqNyYvQ2ZNGssFUejyB9gNbPGa-CrcYrK5vk/w400-h285/S00.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Reality - buildings by Monopoly (trademark)<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The pre-battle situation, as detailed by General B.A.T.H.N Wells, is summarized as follows:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After a failed incursion into Red territory, the remnants of Blue's Army are camped between Sittangbad and Eisenberg. General Wells has been sent with a small force to take command of Army Blue, and to hold Sittangbad, or at the very least defend the river crossing from an approaching Red Army, commanded by General Kernel. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The opposing forces are as follows:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Army Blue </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">2 Units of Cavalry @ 3SP (1 unit starts in Sittangbad)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Unit of Light Infantry @ 3SP</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Units of Line Infantry @ 4SP (1 unit starts in Sittangbad)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Unit of Artillery @ 2SP (starts in Sittangbad)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">General Wells @ 6SP (starts in Sittangbad)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Total 28SP (EP at 19SP)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Army Red</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Units of Cavalry @ 3SP</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Unit of Light Infantry @ 3SP</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">4 Units of Line Infantry @ 4SP</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2 Units of Artillery @ 2SP</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">General Kernel @ 6SP </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Total 38SP (EP at 25SP)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The objective of both sides is control of the East end of the bridge by Turn 16.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Affair at Sittangbad </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6its8SGzKfZfTt17F1OXPo0dqCWkte2ZatCFbGzVsfseMS_yOA2D5OFbTTp_SlNuYkHLaijWzpoAaOgM6I6_yhCRXr0Dc9KWlMURbKxVkiTpTrPHPqRUfTm3oeNWP5MFz_CcmFX0D9HHiV7J8cc1-55tyvC6uU-1ugb9ot7JgWtgIq2M_3c8dCdFLHXo/s4608/S01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3160" data-original-width="4608" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6its8SGzKfZfTt17F1OXPo0dqCWkte2ZatCFbGzVsfseMS_yOA2D5OFbTTp_SlNuYkHLaijWzpoAaOgM6I6_yhCRXr0Dc9KWlMURbKxVkiTpTrPHPqRUfTm3oeNWP5MFz_CcmFX0D9HHiV7J8cc1-55tyvC6uU-1ugb9ot7JgWtgIq2M_3c8dCdFLHXo/w400-h274/S01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Blue's preliminary position</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">After a wet night in the field, General Kernel ordered Army Red to march towards Sittangbad at first light. Having spent a comfortable night in an hotel in the town, General Wells sent orders to his men to the West of Eisenberg to begin moving back towards the town, leaving a Regiment of Line Infantry to harry the approaching Red force from the village.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q6nCXiFkuIRdry4VWQytMBhqhOsmCU8A3D7edb8F4uUv0-m6sqIokQiDkNOnsWZ4mJtr-8CmRTYyNm3DMClaspOTkvJX17h0ZdkxvtsJYhKOp0FOx1XsYEJ1ZrZfBekW6krLbDu5DCt1OlfhcFLzRW0d2nlWci6pfQr-MPZp1c7N-HvEugBvgiIawRs/s4608/S01b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3241" data-original-width="4608" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q6nCXiFkuIRdry4VWQytMBhqhOsmCU8A3D7edb8F4uUv0-m6sqIokQiDkNOnsWZ4mJtr-8CmRTYyNm3DMClaspOTkvJX17h0ZdkxvtsJYhKOp0FOx1XsYEJ1ZrZfBekW6krLbDu5DCt1OlfhcFLzRW0d2nlWci6pfQr-MPZp1c7N-HvEugBvgiIawRs/w400-h281/S01b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The position at daybreak</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Red's Artillery began to bombard Eisenberg on arrival. The defenders themselves fired at the Red Cavalry who were swinging by to their North, under orders to ride around Sittangwald forest and out flank the retreating Blue troops. General Wells, wise to this had already sent some of his own cavalry to head them off.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-qqv64OrwpikoQ9I6fPMbVxC5QeuVU812kzV5uyUxjigSPXT6Str-sW5H-BP1fxdpyjxlfwIjLDuOjsnivGKGOVjuE0epDwiugv15JCTg0PDOilqWzvTG5ehNUQL69J7sXsKu_A8m6zBx6R-umfFMa4qDgwHDAbCBqaU-CU4ZyZcu1jIi6kxEjbCMVs/s4608/S02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-qqv64OrwpikoQ9I6fPMbVxC5QeuVU812kzV5uyUxjigSPXT6Str-sW5H-BP1fxdpyjxlfwIjLDuOjsnivGKGOVjuE0epDwiugv15JCTg0PDOilqWzvTG5ehNUQL69J7sXsKu_A8m6zBx6R-umfFMa4qDgwHDAbCBqaU-CU4ZyZcu1jIi6kxEjbCMVs/w400-h300/S02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Despite all of Red's troops now being on the battlefield, the early attack on Eisenberg was proving to be ineffective. General Kernel's cunning outflanking manoeuvre had also been countered and a cavalry melee had begun.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWqmtB9RojUZ4dScoO4ww-w5ca1O2kkY-igJ5L6WjlOZop7tgD6I1rmUKKFc_aTvlhI70wbod03qlSi95ARVZaNa0NrBJRJgDhCigi6RhQ1y54cqCMzLy95NIhByGMFtMENw5Dj69Q9YKZldCQ3iporu0J9vEUnZZrtFqoRde16FTTZ5AF3wT_XiZTu8/s4608/S03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWqmtB9RojUZ4dScoO4ww-w5ca1O2kkY-igJ5L6WjlOZop7tgD6I1rmUKKFc_aTvlhI70wbod03qlSi95ARVZaNa0NrBJRJgDhCigi6RhQ1y54cqCMzLy95NIhByGMFtMENw5Dj69Q9YKZldCQ3iporu0J9vEUnZZrtFqoRde16FTTZ5AF3wT_XiZTu8/w400-h300/S03.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> As the morning ground on, the attack on Eisenberg Village finally began to wear down the defenders, however the Cavalry fight was going Blue's way despite Red's superior numbers.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipD3z6pquvuKNDbhHSmRVIu3Kwc2aNifavHEYF-ib8Tai8oBxVPz_7MAJKUZYbnEZm_gcj2uzDJtOekq4Tw2kfgQhri6GJQqY9SRRWTI0tWqOOU9B7vWe-fbzUNqc38looPPU9ULLhn_dzCiUhw7t2DjdjvLUzfBx1sLqtCXpzNhxc62Ovvvus1Ibe84w/s4608/S04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipD3z6pquvuKNDbhHSmRVIu3Kwc2aNifavHEYF-ib8Tai8oBxVPz_7MAJKUZYbnEZm_gcj2uzDJtOekq4Tw2kfgQhri6GJQqY9SRRWTI0tWqOOU9B7vWe-fbzUNqc38looPPU9ULLhn_dzCiUhw7t2DjdjvLUzfBx1sLqtCXpzNhxc62Ovvvus1Ibe84w/w400-h300/S04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">To avoid the village, Red began moving forces up and over the steep sides of the Grimmberg.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9xxga9Hvw5GsXekbXwkCJl7frRWobwi04K1hjM2Q0cJa35wbLYOJNhgHuzDjrDJw_VI7B9Gyh4b0Kq0uik82HxxHrxDRXrvzd1f81Q5Z-X3hxJ_L4-DePW_6ZQ4VphPUoDs7Uryv8_Q2inCBbA_z2KWSOwoCq9FdYdFnw7m4CumuvVPovGkd4XoIt_s/s4608/S05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9xxga9Hvw5GsXekbXwkCJl7frRWobwi04K1hjM2Q0cJa35wbLYOJNhgHuzDjrDJw_VI7B9Gyh4b0Kq0uik82HxxHrxDRXrvzd1f81Q5Z-X3hxJ_L4-DePW_6ZQ4VphPUoDs7Uryv8_Q2inCBbA_z2KWSOwoCq9FdYdFnw7m4CumuvVPovGkd4XoIt_s/w400-h300/S05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Once past this obstacle they could begin the assault on Sittangbad. The Blue Regiment in Eisenberg stubbornly held on.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_8huQrD32gcLEFu7HNeA_-neX6XWJarhj8rCE2iV9oIJWm9TYXn_4DMUPM5w09adDB9peWEMKmNRW1tsfCnILkT4tZg0SlT0pjZxeua8wyyWs3lOTa5C4QiTUNA1tLJwmhpi0WhCGlCgSZ3J5JV8s6TydMgxkKEbZ9zZhS0dTBqL-JrjYplyNTa7nZw/s4608/S06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_8huQrD32gcLEFu7HNeA_-neX6XWJarhj8rCE2iV9oIJWm9TYXn_4DMUPM5w09adDB9peWEMKmNRW1tsfCnILkT4tZg0SlT0pjZxeua8wyyWs3lOTa5C4QiTUNA1tLJwmhpi0WhCGlCgSZ3J5JV8s6TydMgxkKEbZ9zZhS0dTBqL-JrjYplyNTa7nZw/w400-h300/S06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgq-tB7R4OFX8lXN3m9CBCtgFBzw63bIzwjXWxzfOUICX4UYvFvTR40j_D0mpWU2I86mwB3uyglkdoJ38lQSPDkEOzHZ_TP4jzwYt5d5X71a8EvgjgF0XkraUSfmvaSoswgm4xw9tNHJ0JEZb8xCJg3xwqVupeGU8Oak3Aho5qt1VcDOsUpMt96x-Ahw/s4608/S07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgq-tB7R4OFX8lXN3m9CBCtgFBzw63bIzwjXWxzfOUICX4UYvFvTR40j_D0mpWU2I86mwB3uyglkdoJ38lQSPDkEOzHZ_TP4jzwYt5d5X71a8EvgjgF0XkraUSfmvaSoswgm4xw9tNHJ0JEZb8xCJg3xwqVupeGU8Oak3Aho5qt1VcDOsUpMt96x-Ahw/w400-h300/S07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And continued to hold on, whilst General Kernel committed his artillery to pounding the village. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRRtmuGQHMd4bJ2l7wJpie4liz1j3UzGRp8Cm8E_rlPRP86Jq6y0y2-o42_G3PKeM4spzr-kjpPoUflZmdj_EtI2l_TtP_fSyXbR5kJxbbzwXRiRqOj4e5k6NGxajMWrgckfwdNnuEt41OOomEKfg3tJ9wBq2Ahlr3TFb89g6yI7DNf85LuIYJS6jflc/s4608/S09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRRtmuGQHMd4bJ2l7wJpie4liz1j3UzGRp8Cm8E_rlPRP86Jq6y0y2-o42_G3PKeM4spzr-kjpPoUflZmdj_EtI2l_TtP_fSyXbR5kJxbbzwXRiRqOj4e5k6NGxajMWrgckfwdNnuEt41OOomEKfg3tJ9wBq2Ahlr3TFb89g6yI7DNf85LuIYJS6jflc/w400-h300/S09.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> Finally Eisenberg fell to Red, however the defense of Sittangbad was proving to be even more staunch. Blue's Light Infantry in particular were firing steadily and accurately, inflicting heavy casualties.</span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_NuJ4mxdcichBP4xjc_37hSqObaYV5pvII_Hi967LsKGiVupAa4epqKSPllUY94N0qdd7UGAAWGbUyXKzM8ZS5M57Ns4jywuezGLR8faS2W6N-6LBGJYw5Vmz5euoRYh04He4Ace-rWa2vIu12fjhgZpaq_Pjdk3orcbjRq-9Mv-euNP_LvRK2IxtNo/s4608/S10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_NuJ4mxdcichBP4xjc_37hSqObaYV5pvII_Hi967LsKGiVupAa4epqKSPllUY94N0qdd7UGAAWGbUyXKzM8ZS5M57Ns4jywuezGLR8faS2W6N-6LBGJYw5Vmz5euoRYh04He4Ace-rWa2vIu12fjhgZpaq_Pjdk3orcbjRq-9Mv-euNP_LvRK2IxtNo/w400-h300/S10.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Assault on Sittangbad</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">By mid-afternoon, both sides were nearing Exhaustion Point and Red was still a long way from his objective.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHg7FpDe-kHWqvuCN616brC9nEGiPvxFGb07hsqkZ5vlvxnVX5QSodFB5mD4zwJ7jaN0fehwFUTCDXkRNn_bZrdBJ5SklNtpIM_qiwFBSskT8R3lgJj6aFXOU5zymsiCsyLwklviwxRaxKG_MMr0F_lNWewxG41q-Mpa9bnLNTmE_Z7scEAByK-9JKCY/s4608/S11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHg7FpDe-kHWqvuCN616brC9nEGiPvxFGb07hsqkZ5vlvxnVX5QSodFB5mD4zwJ7jaN0fehwFUTCDXkRNn_bZrdBJ5SklNtpIM_qiwFBSskT8R3lgJj6aFXOU5zymsiCsyLwklviwxRaxKG_MMr0F_lNWewxG41q-Mpa9bnLNTmE_Z7scEAByK-9JKCY/w400-h300/S11.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> Finally Red managed to get some artillery up onto the Grimmberg where it could fire down onto the town, but too late...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtoPnPzF96Z26r2yqqzAxivBys7raQkS3ggpjAbFxH54Ef0V5IUhOz-ZrPhhwUPaa0QNjA4HwUx_x8BRR3uUYKsTqh7EdLy_nDov70ILBrcjdwBSYOrTl24TDle9Ix57axXIP3PYqgKEoYrsxf9dk6bjZaQDdm4aCS8YXcxU11fmipwNXZ6g2he-_AC0/s4608/S14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtoPnPzF96Z26r2yqqzAxivBys7raQkS3ggpjAbFxH54Ef0V5IUhOz-ZrPhhwUPaa0QNjA4HwUx_x8BRR3uUYKsTqh7EdLy_nDov70ILBrcjdwBSYOrTl24TDle9Ix57axXIP3PYqgKEoYrsxf9dk6bjZaQDdm4aCS8YXcxU11fmipwNXZ6g2he-_AC0/w400-h300/S14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Army Red's cavalry finally broke through on Blue's left flank, but EP had been reached. Blue's accurate firing from the town had cut down the attackers making further progress impossible.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqnor6QFhbi6z_s1O6kNCFKUAxNlVJ6OzPdPdVm97grjPJYuz62YBBUo5Z3lB8RbPaSugUfbBj5aDmO-0htEs7j4Nc2hMvUIIL6MvV6l3iFBzUbYciL9eWwxYNV9ldOBTs8AKhvevpi-NHVx9QKpQ7QO8nRAkIZJiLUkJvMVlqhVDMJzQ8QX4CmL84ls/s4608/S16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqnor6QFhbi6z_s1O6kNCFKUAxNlVJ6OzPdPdVm97grjPJYuz62YBBUo5Z3lB8RbPaSugUfbBj5aDmO-0htEs7j4Nc2hMvUIIL6MvV6l3iFBzUbYciL9eWwxYNV9ldOBTs8AKhvevpi-NHVx9QKpQ7QO8nRAkIZJiLUkJvMVlqhVDMJzQ8QX4CmL84ls/w400-h300/S16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">By turn 16, Blue had suffered almost 30% casualties, whilst Red had 42% dead or wounded.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Another victory was chalked up by General Wells who had saved the honour of Army Blue.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnvcxB3B9XNQAQhdjkSTYwJ7AGR9sqF3cNEED5vfVEjaFR7CWpvkgWU35377YyvbA_G5g2VydgPDlGKUXWoOBKmJEgfP0JJzZFOYg2mDcyGMFMCgck_E2Ndt1ph24WqgqvAF5Unj1SNiBeLn7mmetxAHITb0cx7FV6H5rG_CyI85J_0LfBeuRvhJi87E/s235/gc2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="159" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnvcxB3B9XNQAQhdjkSTYwJ7AGR9sqF3cNEED5vfVEjaFR7CWpvkgWU35377YyvbA_G5g2VydgPDlGKUXWoOBKmJEgfP0JJzZFOYg2mDcyGMFMCgck_E2Ndt1ph24WqgqvAF5Unj1SNiBeLn7mmetxAHITb0cx7FV6H5rG_CyI85J_0LfBeuRvhJi87E/w271-h400/gc2.png" width="271" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-87018183358641764112024-01-21T08:37:00.000+00:002024-01-21T08:37:42.234+00:00First<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxu3vwQeoYm7YKvL-9aMQnFAwovy_uiWGD2tFlgLO1tZTJH577lu1NvjKG3kRPZjwdALKMpncSrP5AiFm5BNG5wyMPHw2VvboL4rmjNTZ-CNfrHUgd77_B0MGB0sQ2ooJ-WZgoQGpY3ExWlme_UVX4VzQD2420f2y4uK56bTyZSkqJ2T2HCLSblqbuT2E/s169/sign.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="169" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxu3vwQeoYm7YKvL-9aMQnFAwovy_uiWGD2tFlgLO1tZTJH577lu1NvjKG3kRPZjwdALKMpncSrP5AiFm5BNG5wyMPHw2VvboL4rmjNTZ-CNfrHUgd77_B0MGB0sQ2ooJ-WZgoQGpY3ExWlme_UVX4VzQD2420f2y4uK56bTyZSkqJ2T2HCLSblqbuT2E/s1600/sign.png" width="169" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the<b> first</b> game of 2024, I had a hankering to play what is possibly the <b>first</b> published scenario in the hobby. Unfortunately, due to busyness on both the Work and Domestic Fronts, I haven't been able to dig out anything but the smallest set-up. So here is another <b>first </b>(I think, please correct me if I'm wrong). Hook's Farm as a Fast-Play 3x3 Portable Wargame.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtWWeUUiNJbcFffeYhMky8xXtmwO4vO1ldh1GLji4GCwz0AMFKAwqIFAmzsAEi4_Iv84LyRZYnvfenpVoI7qjYHUrQZi3-TcX_st8_EQSCLGdqTH4eYHkRnmDMgx_iVF1rGjnSri4VE2OWJVnSIeOIWC_Ocyv54Qgz0Tdz6MrlUqCxH45l9pceZA5B4g/s544/Plan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtWWeUUiNJbcFffeYhMky8xXtmwO4vO1ldh1GLji4GCwz0AMFKAwqIFAmzsAEi4_Iv84LyRZYnvfenpVoI7qjYHUrQZi3-TcX_st8_EQSCLGdqTH4eYHkRnmDMgx_iVF1rGjnSri4VE2OWJVnSIeOIWC_Ocyv54Qgz0Tdz6MrlUqCxH45l9pceZA5B4g/s320/Plan.png" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Plan</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Farmer William Hook's Farm is situated at the West end of a ridge that happens to be of strategic importance in the on-going war between Red and Blue. The only other building of note is Firefly Church, at the Eastern end. The West facing slope is steep and heavily wooded and impassable to all arms. Red's Camp is in the Reserve area to the North; Blue's to the South. The objective for both sides is to dominate the ridge by the end of the game (turn 15). There is no exhaustion point and the throw of initiative dice determines the number of actions a side can take each turn (move/fire/close combat all counting as 1).</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZv7CB3xB5zRDM02zv3HX8-pKTJajii2RVQBLfCJGL3I7tXfzfArkYWjXl0POPt_CX-BdQEJWJDJQnYp5mgqXkaWKgTImCmmfQgxiTuEnk7kkf39iNMfMSY6ibKe2b2pd-LsGOfb5tnOqG2IgEmQjYRUMp3_JaBZil32ru9KX6zNvZ5r5I-MljRAT8oM/s218/Gen.Wells.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="154" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZv7CB3xB5zRDM02zv3HX8-pKTJajii2RVQBLfCJGL3I7tXfzfArkYWjXl0POPt_CX-BdQEJWJDJQnYp5mgqXkaWKgTImCmmfQgxiTuEnk7kkf39iNMfMSY6ibKe2b2pd-LsGOfb5tnOqG2IgEmQjYRUMp3_JaBZil32ru9KX6zNvZ5r5I-MljRAT8oM/s1600/Gen.Wells.png" width="154" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">General Wells (Blue)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjszHbODXkgeSHeLTIrWm-SfJooMPxWbSgcqv26lBTvZVxo-m96F_G4mXVZhE14RBKITTBmoFxNxGYqrEFw96GqmihLIaNJvSNLsKuAXao9gqmAv65nLlewhb54PFuZOE6EQboQRK3husiktAfysa1ITP1O6cPN_xkJFmqVPZQvmryw8FboESuy5qdXbM/s4608/20240120_125710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjszHbODXkgeSHeLTIrWm-SfJooMPxWbSgcqv26lBTvZVxo-m96F_G4mXVZhE14RBKITTBmoFxNxGYqrEFw96GqmihLIaNJvSNLsKuAXao9gqmAv65nLlewhb54PFuZOE6EQboQRK3husiktAfysa1ITP1O6cPN_xkJFmqVPZQvmryw8FboESuy5qdXbM/s320/20240120_125710.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Reality</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIm7xDtF0-bq17fziyE7-_NaAxaeJ9mOIC2Udt6z_T1PUJiFy0i4HdGGDbDve16ZUo1RIva2SOLoilfcOD9r7XNqch3H2CKma7dE8tcHT4JPZl9BkGzJVFU2t61tM0uxuJBAGMx7QOj6iUTChHNt5ruJkSsFozaRmgHK9zW0Lupt6hqAIrN8CmZfs8cM/s4608/20240120_130012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIm7xDtF0-bq17fziyE7-_NaAxaeJ9mOIC2Udt6z_T1PUJiFy0i4HdGGDbDve16ZUo1RIva2SOLoilfcOD9r7XNqch3H2CKma7dE8tcHT4JPZl9BkGzJVFU2t61tM0uxuJBAGMx7QOj6iUTChHNt5ruJkSsFozaRmgHK9zW0Lupt6hqAIrN8CmZfs8cM/s320/20240120_130012.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The opposing Armies approach the battlefield</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Blue had the best initiative rolls in the early part of the game and quickly established himself on the ridge. Red attempted to outflank his adversary by sending cavalry across the low ground to the West. This was blocked and Red's horse suffered badly in the face of Artillery fire and then melee. </span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXxMkulXX9XXPljgtmV9aLa-qttupc7SBQ5d-EOGlMgiBrsxZq1NIQoY8RY3cfdydZiaoEV2Cz0zF-ibVuG0iJJLEyeFcM3ArDirq85pQ-Co8R4hIc7XO861grvkBQx2tub4SWk5PfZULWETB3Pa9n0qDbNcr1FcnuJciaBHP4ekVbga-X51hqGZFtdI/s4608/20240120_130325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXxMkulXX9XXPljgtmV9aLa-qttupc7SBQ5d-EOGlMgiBrsxZq1NIQoY8RY3cfdydZiaoEV2Cz0zF-ibVuG0iJJLEyeFcM3ArDirq85pQ-Co8R4hIc7XO861grvkBQx2tub4SWk5PfZULWETB3Pa9n0qDbNcr1FcnuJciaBHP4ekVbga-X51hqGZFtdI/s320/20240120_130325.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Early manoeuvrings</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Red dispatched his reserve cavalry to the fighting on the West flank while bringing up his artillery to fire on the Blue force now dominating the ridge.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2WUnIi1ajFp0GSAwq3jGEMeJ4yMA0Zw11MnulUgvhKHbBWmTmyx0-eOUVvwe889yYBqb1cfgV-6Y86LEhnm7GDyI3B77CqIplYST6Y8Rrkz67aFqrYPGOMGpRYPCPzB2KmUGl19IXpK6iTRGowSxOQGx1Z-F58WgB_FhNfG8Zv7hN7A9jIdn470ReHA/s4608/20240120_130530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2WUnIi1ajFp0GSAwq3jGEMeJ4yMA0Zw11MnulUgvhKHbBWmTmyx0-eOUVvwe889yYBqb1cfgV-6Y86LEhnm7GDyI3B77CqIplYST6Y8Rrkz67aFqrYPGOMGpRYPCPzB2KmUGl19IXpK6iTRGowSxOQGx1Z-F58WgB_FhNfG8Zv7hN7A9jIdn470ReHA/s320/20240120_130530.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Losses mounted on both sides as the day wore on.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYoYpWRfZ870hTtzdpehwJT18WIsdS8viY_nSbd2JrDeWlzEk9WKlSBW1On0nCPgCbJ5HxfgqXt2oPpIer4c5HQYH434wajpt5JcUdeUkrdQH84gTow1J6sCxiVY2O3rIvww8qQAAaQ3SeYZ7JdRx6Qno1SqGVArCh9-5WYRoUgwX3D7h2_ucIFjvto0/s4608/20240120_131230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYoYpWRfZ870hTtzdpehwJT18WIsdS8viY_nSbd2JrDeWlzEk9WKlSBW1On0nCPgCbJ5HxfgqXt2oPpIer4c5HQYH434wajpt5JcUdeUkrdQH84gTow1J6sCxiVY2O3rIvww8qQAAaQ3SeYZ7JdRx6Qno1SqGVArCh9-5WYRoUgwX3D7h2_ucIFjvto0/s320/20240120_131230.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">General Wells led his reserve Infantry to join the defenders on the ridge<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALY879iMTJfA_AIPhC9h0iXknT8-OweZmhM6lwTVpiFMmVJ0dgGUDHNwMWp6YwjNbQJmmbcYvSFtefHOd9DPVnZW8OUvCMfJQuvYTarH8c2fujZCPNYTEixpG9kPBMWo67s-TMAQUSFdMSCyMCZULE9a3zyl4C13utNNBT0pSKeZFvvhBduCdhTaM2GM/s4608/20240120_131549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALY879iMTJfA_AIPhC9h0iXknT8-OweZmhM6lwTVpiFMmVJ0dgGUDHNwMWp6YwjNbQJmmbcYvSFtefHOd9DPVnZW8OUvCMfJQuvYTarH8c2fujZCPNYTEixpG9kPBMWo67s-TMAQUSFdMSCyMCZULE9a3zyl4C13utNNBT0pSKeZFvvhBduCdhTaM2GM/s320/20240120_131549.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Coming under concentrated fire, General Wells fell back whilst the rest of his men on the ridge finished off the last of Red's Artillery</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAckDouZ6mOP4O8-AKDijcwVShz4NQ9hRSwSqUUBkxy6tub0kkFwcZn3Pj72XFLHmLLW9CreCo5qiyvXZWWXFmLMGuPmCE7VFb6TCWvvIA5G7621XRYoL9vzsKsZnhweRsx7Nm7w7m7ccOMRWtSHXNxY575hSS_EvSCfwfRcJxewwisIEmJeqrtDkMxs/s4608/20240120_131742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAckDouZ6mOP4O8-AKDijcwVShz4NQ9hRSwSqUUBkxy6tub0kkFwcZn3Pj72XFLHmLLW9CreCo5qiyvXZWWXFmLMGuPmCE7VFb6TCWvvIA5G7621XRYoL9vzsKsZnhweRsx7Nm7w7m7ccOMRWtSHXNxY575hSS_EvSCfwfRcJxewwisIEmJeqrtDkMxs/s320/20240120_131742.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">As the sun sank, it was clear that Blue had prevailed, despite a small Red force still fighting gallantly around the Farm.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzazNq0c05PTNTGAK72zGlfvlSK_fXaJdeluEhN6uXcbMLagLWKznL1EHpbgU48Alr49N-QYIiWB4vG1Nb5_x6Sgu25xrpgo68ixHwRDhbmp6ABvMFE30ZEXr4k1dNPZFzsEa1F9GdV2MX4c3tuRT3qT1wc7-sqRxFifmMkzuprXnfzvpq4_U2-0Oayw/s4608/20240120_132112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzazNq0c05PTNTGAK72zGlfvlSK_fXaJdeluEhN6uXcbMLagLWKznL1EHpbgU48Alr49N-QYIiWB4vG1Nb5_x6Sgu25xrpgo68ixHwRDhbmp6ABvMFE30ZEXr4k1dNPZFzsEa1F9GdV2MX4c3tuRT3qT1wc7-sqRxFifmMkzuprXnfzvpq4_U2-0Oayw/s320/20240120_132112.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> In the words of General Wells, "The affair of Hook's Farm was one of those brisk little things that did so much to build up my early reputation." (Little Wars 1913). Brisk indeed, but containing the spirit of the original I think. I wonder what other classic scenarios could be shoehorned onto a tiny playing surface?</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-19542874674933875342023-12-22T11:36:00.000+00:002023-12-22T11:36:05.946+00:00Of Shakos and Machine Guns<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">A long time ago I planned to do some Early WW1 games and duly bought some 20mm figures from Irregular Miniatures. The project stalled, as so many do, and the figures languished part painted in a drawer. Recently I rediscovered them and have finished enough for a PW game.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At that time I was basing figures individually and adding static grass etc. These days I go for plain multi bases as it means I might actually get round to finishing a few units in a reasonable time frame (ie ever). This is by way of explaining the strange appearance of mixed basing styles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Setting - Le dernier jour de la Belle Epoque</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ABWTbf3VyN_Kyyh1sF8e-xZeZXRP2rjfGxDMLpGzSqYHT0CRUVeZ3oXNzxgxKFguqa0ErZ8qtKauCtNs2DCht1CG_c9p1MpX5NQzAVcZGlIdQjMaP4_YaMcwp5X7dHYPjaNudBtWfMGKreiNdwHnFL6BCSyEsP7fM103Zuws9OfWastI6OyH-IOSYtw/s800/11.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="800" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ABWTbf3VyN_Kyyh1sF8e-xZeZXRP2rjfGxDMLpGzSqYHT0CRUVeZ3oXNzxgxKFguqa0ErZ8qtKauCtNs2DCht1CG_c9p1MpX5NQzAVcZGlIdQjMaP4_YaMcwp5X7dHYPjaNudBtWfMGKreiNdwHnFL6BCSyEsP7fM103Zuws9OfWastI6OyH-IOSYtw/s320/11.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">It is August 1914. The German Army has invaded neutral Belgium, aiming to rush through into North France and capture Paris. The Belgians aim to hold the German Army allowing the French and British time to come to their aid.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The game features a small sector in East Belgium. The German objective is to get at least 3 units across the board, to simulate their advance, by Turn 15. The Belgian objective is to stop the Germans.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The German force is 7 units strong. 4 Line Infantry, 1 Jaeger (Elite) 1 Uhlan, 1 Machine Gun</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAwyr1QujcXQDjSXhm_3acbMKN5JpVJQbhA9YHYYRwYZMrtD4ra0TuM1OXoFLP2FfjsqFATgDCgFQpDDYHEmMXNepQBIJ0Pe8JAbzYbD8dWdpADLwSGGAaTnj9ncQoULK9HcStBm56v5ShwZNAE3FmXcQRGSlp2bYkoS6V8e82FL7nx5PR0G68yL7Fog/s4608/20231222_100514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAwyr1QujcXQDjSXhm_3acbMKN5JpVJQbhA9YHYYRwYZMrtD4ra0TuM1OXoFLP2FfjsqFATgDCgFQpDDYHEmMXNepQBIJ0Pe8JAbzYbD8dWdpADLwSGGAaTnj9ncQoULK9HcStBm56v5ShwZNAE3FmXcQRGSlp2bYkoS6V8e82FL7nx5PR0G68yL7Fog/w400-h300/20231222_100514.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Belgian force has 6 units. 2 Line Infantry, 2 Chasseurs a Cheval, 1 Carabinier (Elite), 1 Machine Gun (dog-pulled). Half of the Force did not arrive until Turn 3.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaH1-VwtddWZr1wgt33o0SPzEziDyvglTbDgEwA-PT_mzGU5UO2AnNoftZCdXsp2ppuVlul7YPw0HZTzD7RtQArmnlJ6GOr4mn2Uy4OdoEK_63i8_eMxrSCfbhsIuXw6PlWVr97Qxk4gqlVSUywO6rIPM_RC_EGqbJ7xgectJtI1rnLssw7uH1u7Rr8ZI/s4608/20231222_100752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaH1-VwtddWZr1wgt33o0SPzEziDyvglTbDgEwA-PT_mzGU5UO2AnNoftZCdXsp2ppuVlul7YPw0HZTzD7RtQArmnlJ6GOr4mn2Uy4OdoEK_63i8_eMxrSCfbhsIuXw6PlWVr97Qxk4gqlVSUywO6rIPM_RC_EGqbJ7xgectJtI1rnLssw7uH1u7Rr8ZI/w400-h300/20231222_100752.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Belgians got the initiative and quickly set up defensive positions behind walls.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzUZ_xzIy31j-1DjpK2y0ONpH7yzfGKcjfzF0ii77MWlBvOAWjtBbok_uuNWydWEQMfOzb5iPaci0MyvjLEgf3djYcJo535nXyz4ZPmsih2sm2GP4NWFjHC0aR1Tnvjeelmn5FZgCBScXDR5LJ3GVICqDH9zRkxK4DudQb_HAyfMp2UWahaYEfmGVsEo/s3300/20231222_094019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="3300" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzUZ_xzIy31j-1DjpK2y0ONpH7yzfGKcjfzF0ii77MWlBvOAWjtBbok_uuNWydWEQMfOzb5iPaci0MyvjLEgf3djYcJo535nXyz4ZPmsih2sm2GP4NWFjHC0aR1Tnvjeelmn5FZgCBScXDR5LJ3GVICqDH9zRkxK4DudQb_HAyfMp2UWahaYEfmGVsEo/w400-h309/20231222_094019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The Germans advanced along a farm track (actually Warbases' River sections)</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmR0WkntOWTO4WBtpzlZRG-f-7gKghBKBG2GU26FvRjdTv8qHnb2jV2qlv3WAUtPPW8Us5PubGPyWmwAKFCkpEYOjpMqO7UNC7q5qrqEjquuEH-qxe0OAhPZj4WhtbCq3GNla-D1y67ogHam45UL0oz48txR6qZGsUDlhX4sWY_JYZ9EFx24BCbfCTwfg/s4608/20231222_094001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmR0WkntOWTO4WBtpzlZRG-f-7gKghBKBG2GU26FvRjdTv8qHnb2jV2qlv3WAUtPPW8Us5PubGPyWmwAKFCkpEYOjpMqO7UNC7q5qrqEjquuEH-qxe0OAhPZj4WhtbCq3GNla-D1y67ogHam45UL0oz48txR6qZGsUDlhX4sWY_JYZ9EFx24BCbfCTwfg/w400-h300/20231222_094001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />The German plan was to rush forward and get the required number of units over the enemy's base line as soon as possible. Unfortunately things soon bogged down...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77awCUuTpDYMdtKCkxwoYhLIEiF3c0ByY_DwIuSpd_uOO9RPXXAWQhjYD5QYCzPNmMeq4gelnzbZD5lFzOxJ0n7MxKRkuc6YHfbIoM2D07P_QyqXMGupVCgxRUAYTptP0-66JMSrThswLcA44wuNDDwIXMHVh5EpnpiNhlfN6JWtp7ENC-F9lidHfxkQ/s4608/20231222_094804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77awCUuTpDYMdtKCkxwoYhLIEiF3c0ByY_DwIuSpd_uOO9RPXXAWQhjYD5QYCzPNmMeq4gelnzbZD5lFzOxJ0n7MxKRkuc6YHfbIoM2D07P_QyqXMGupVCgxRUAYTptP0-66JMSrThswLcA44wuNDDwIXMHVh5EpnpiNhlfN6JWtp7ENC-F9lidHfxkQ/w400-h300/20231222_094804.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">..until the German Army reached Exhaustion Point at Turn 9<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrh80Jb3LAthFxg7WXFkzPhOiUWIIsFXOqZOOh_VACOuKqmFR8ciVfeJrfFljcjW5gBo3muL_utHWPnKLkSM14wFst3Gh69rlesLUH6qbrg9fF3BTjy5xi009zpZCpyrhn8HdcfrOC83srfz97c7ycfA_dxBIE7iJl0atVKbwmnymcJ8Affc0ER0i7x6I/s4608/20231222_095928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrh80Jb3LAthFxg7WXFkzPhOiUWIIsFXOqZOOh_VACOuKqmFR8ciVfeJrfFljcjW5gBo3muL_utHWPnKLkSM14wFst3Gh69rlesLUH6qbrg9fF3BTjy5xi009zpZCpyrhn8HdcfrOC83srfz97c7ycfA_dxBIE7iJl0atVKbwmnymcJ8Affc0ER0i7x6I/w400-h300/20231222_095928.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Exhaustion Point!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">At Turn 10 the German force withdrew rather than continue to take casualties. The Belgian's had succeeded in stalling the enemy, in this sector at least. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p></div>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-40665209846225407492023-12-15T13:27:00.000+00:002023-12-15T13:27:19.286+00:00A Lunchtime FP 3x3 PW<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">With the (artificial) deadline of Christmas looming, time seems to be in even shorter supply. To that end a Fast Play 3x3 Portable Wargame over lunch seemed appropriate, with a very rapid write-up!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1d7lxIKr0OxYej5wxsaGNVUMOvbL7nSzw4BOswuyInmuuuA71io8-c3oNCg62ypPGKdwsdh-hOzZBM-Ty0Ra2HnD2cMJsqhZ1oKhyphenhyphenblOdZZhSTp08NqKN0YNNzBzOhoVT0ywrZV1Z7qSk7CMebLAP4TAlX39Wv05Z8ZkBdwu2iy-KN8G8vf1lkoOdn8/s4608/3x3%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1d7lxIKr0OxYej5wxsaGNVUMOvbL7nSzw4BOswuyInmuuuA71io8-c3oNCg62ypPGKdwsdh-hOzZBM-Ty0Ra2HnD2cMJsqhZ1oKhyphenhyphenblOdZZhSTp08NqKN0YNNzBzOhoVT0ywrZV1Z7qSk7CMebLAP4TAlX39Wv05Z8ZkBdwu2iy-KN8G8vf1lkoOdn8/w300-h400/3x3%2001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbarians (top of picture) are, as usual, attacking The Empire. Their objective is to capture and plunder the town. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Empire Army seized the initiative and took control of the town early in the battle. The Barbarians attacked...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix45LwLDiZxnZ2TEiDsMKXk7kjlOxQUkKLJHgzMYS-iEsO8YPTvp8inX6ksJUgtB4JlRMiETv1ARVoX0T4yLZA2Wpl-UAuRER_V_WM0Z4KRiHryMr3HYSbkEh3v1cxa2RirFBc8pEMm2q_ybuzNRhIylF1BvebsYQzAglf5tluDvq0B-Cg5HMUEWpw7VI/s4608/3x3%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix45LwLDiZxnZ2TEiDsMKXk7kjlOxQUkKLJHgzMYS-iEsO8YPTvp8inX6ksJUgtB4JlRMiETv1ARVoX0T4yLZA2Wpl-UAuRER_V_WM0Z4KRiHryMr3HYSbkEh3v1cxa2RirFBc8pEMm2q_ybuzNRhIylF1BvebsYQzAglf5tluDvq0B-Cg5HMUEWpw7VI/w300-h400/3x3%2002.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">..Calamity! The Barbarian Leader fell. His men bravely fought on.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9st8ywg9251OTFcAKgTT4Bx4AtLjX5nWAvmuNw74LNfP81Brri57jUITUD6WE2_UZdIJRlOJVT3JOpOAg3nNglf-ZUCJVczzP9ctSRaH_CHHs6zk4c_qVVQ5BuBWp2MRH8c9Jd4yo2IF5TA5VjsAXi5YvHSPWXg98mFDjzYdl0UrOylilA5dcxGprbs/s4608/3x3%2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9st8ywg9251OTFcAKgTT4Bx4AtLjX5nWAvmuNw74LNfP81Brri57jUITUD6WE2_UZdIJRlOJVT3JOpOAg3nNglf-ZUCJVczzP9ctSRaH_CHHs6zk4c_qVVQ5BuBWp2MRH8c9Jd4yo2IF5TA5VjsAXi5YvHSPWXg98mFDjzYdl0UrOylilA5dcxGprbs/w400-h300/3x3%2003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Both sides suffered many casualties, but the Barbarians had lost too many to continue the fight.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAo1ZHon2rp8lxwmDDLm2MTZ6-rm-TDgTAsX94bubxr-2QvFI0nJ1mwkbAkme0x79847vrTjcFun9ne5mhvlqqWozJM7Kiy0_AwedTOAhsMaYkQzhasMCoCYfoMwjZXGdTtG9xCHz2CEB3rw0VFKq3pPdnvBHv7VZkeA-aix4lcCb2LBzpZsWgAJHzhI/s4608/3x3%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAo1ZHon2rp8lxwmDDLm2MTZ6-rm-TDgTAsX94bubxr-2QvFI0nJ1mwkbAkme0x79847vrTjcFun9ne5mhvlqqWozJM7Kiy0_AwedTOAhsMaYkQzhasMCoCYfoMwjZXGdTtG9xCHz2CEB3rw0VFKq3pPdnvBHv7VZkeA-aix4lcCb2LBzpZsWgAJHzhI/w400-h300/3x3%2004.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The Empire holds firm for now.</span><p></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-63176872518111120672023-11-04T14:48:00.000+00:002023-11-04T14:48:56.505+00:00Horse & Musket Action on the St. Jakob's Road<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Following his success at <a href="https://pampersandp.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-action-at-pflattburg.html" target="_blank"><b><i>Pflattburg</i></b></a>, Army Blue's General pushed on towards the strategically important town of St. Jakob, a major hub in Army Red's supply chain. His advance was blocked, however, by an approaching Red force that held some high ground controlling the St. Jakob Road. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Blue's game objective was to have at least 4 units on the Western third of the board by the end of the game; Red had to make sure this didn't happen. The game is, of course, inspired by <i>Tank and Infantry Action on the St James Road, </i>from Donald Featherstone's War Games (1962).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IYBOpgb7k0teJpqHAvBv1Lvxlj2-d3huC8khjQctTMr4tXIAcJwJvzWZLaZLN1HWU7JlYtpmXEjEo43elujqli2FfsT4jg8QvnAf21lOhaL9gJ239W3cLP_MxmVjsYfDPUvkmONv21SJ61wkI6FgOX29M9pyGhi5eeIY6m2VjW0N4RLYHc6Ye4YqBRQ/s4608/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IYBOpgb7k0teJpqHAvBv1Lvxlj2-d3huC8khjQctTMr4tXIAcJwJvzWZLaZLN1HWU7JlYtpmXEjEo43elujqli2FfsT4jg8QvnAf21lOhaL9gJ239W3cLP_MxmVjsYfDPUvkmONv21SJ61wkI6FgOX29M9pyGhi5eeIY6m2VjW0N4RLYHc6Ye4YqBRQ/w400-h300/01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The battlefield rises gently towards the West. The stream in the East can be crossed by all units; Infantry and cavalry lose one grid movement, artillery require a full turn to cross. Only Light Infantry may enter the dense wooded areas. Rott's Farm (the building) counts as a built-up area.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEoJz5XtbpnuIHpJEkMa21aGNMNv4nsFvYSQP2EWSfyn1Rg_U8hyphenhyphenVj97PVNEYf_y63GBdaQtvDD7jQgJD6sPJG8P1Qhyphenhyphen5LH3opZAX814Jlxksfuho7nrpo1xsVw3spIMbB4KdltHz_c5UF17fWMoTLoERYF_zxZstBG1zM7fVf-19dokmOhkFbtL6XYU/s4608/04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEoJz5XtbpnuIHpJEkMa21aGNMNv4nsFvYSQP2EWSfyn1Rg_U8hyphenhyphenVj97PVNEYf_y63GBdaQtvDD7jQgJD6sPJG8P1Qhyphenhyphen5LH3opZAX814Jlxksfuho7nrpo1xsVw3spIMbB4KdltHz_c5UF17fWMoTLoERYF_zxZstBG1zM7fVf-19dokmOhkFbtL6XYU/w400-h300/04.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">End of turn 1 - Red's cavalry trot down to head off Blue's approaching horse</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGndDhiPUQMUMmCXe0ekbMnvTDf5HPSzTVUS-8LMGC81UPmpGpED013Zq5Pn6Rhh7ry2oN-lyYpOKW5M1sp8TNmRWx6uZG3jj3UBfwDWXFjvGr_435zT3GK9bys6jVlH5sYhZkyVBuRHCnOiJ5t9cLU4KNdHxW1VVagaWped4ebPe1bHPeN1RIMc-JLyM/s4608/05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGndDhiPUQMUMmCXe0ekbMnvTDf5HPSzTVUS-8LMGC81UPmpGpED013Zq5Pn6Rhh7ry2oN-lyYpOKW5M1sp8TNmRWx6uZG3jj3UBfwDWXFjvGr_435zT3GK9bys6jVlH5sYhZkyVBuRHCnOiJ5t9cLU4KNdHxW1VVagaWped4ebPe1bHPeN1RIMc-JLyM/w400-h300/05.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Cavalry melee begins</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKO4LXS-sWxJXYoOUIvT5OoS5ckZH8lA62f9bDrsHIOGWlFNwegxhveHyidJcIhWfBhhktz_BzZHBH63a9k96Kf4NGWrRpXuMzxXMxTEHW4Urn8-bt1_RAYv2e6tnJkpXrckWZ_domECh2RiHed67_ICHo8mwz46Jo83qDd7GXYjnnBmV7UaFamjND7w/s4608/08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKO4LXS-sWxJXYoOUIvT5OoS5ckZH8lA62f9bDrsHIOGWlFNwegxhveHyidJcIhWfBhhktz_BzZHBH63a9k96Kf4NGWrRpXuMzxXMxTEHW4Urn8-bt1_RAYv2e6tnJkpXrckWZ_domECh2RiHed67_ICHo8mwz46Jo83qDd7GXYjnnBmV7UaFamjND7w/w400-h300/08.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Army Blue steadily advances </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyLZGbYG6UzjI0tYPxxlE3jboJQ7xmZv_XB_GdxVV-GuooKZTx8BLeKKIaMnWTuyh1AAaX1cInRpIsutLzgqiixJUQDCI65v341ntIyN_SWrKVlSXM9geVMVgOkjTkuPVSWgew-zpQlPwbQuT6Dh30RrBHDTi9LrmPIkf5myNaZZ6N9Pp2Ga6fiGek4Q/s4608/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyLZGbYG6UzjI0tYPxxlE3jboJQ7xmZv_XB_GdxVV-GuooKZTx8BLeKKIaMnWTuyh1AAaX1cInRpIsutLzgqiixJUQDCI65v341ntIyN_SWrKVlSXM9geVMVgOkjTkuPVSWgew-zpQlPwbQuT6Dh30RrBHDTi9LrmPIkf5myNaZZ6N9Pp2Ga6fiGek4Q/w400-h300/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">As the afternoon wears on Blue's advance stalls as attrition takes its toll</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyGglM1plL_i8vQvjX5XMektsDK8oWLklzvbxP908dcQg-Dyg-hOUqSMNlupMmTBsNtg0cBlRB62sZqp0PMqESAhhdZiCk-jR_XToyMzcul2kPtnjulLEBomz_h7SRMCkr-bp-cDRkZFhqN0j5Ot2yVo-CvVpBGiP-oRzHWxPLGfuiMzUjGNCYocBidQ/s4608/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyGglM1plL_i8vQvjX5XMektsDK8oWLklzvbxP908dcQg-Dyg-hOUqSMNlupMmTBsNtg0cBlRB62sZqp0PMqESAhhdZiCk-jR_XToyMzcul2kPtnjulLEBomz_h7SRMCkr-bp-cDRkZFhqN0j5Ot2yVo-CvVpBGiP-oRzHWxPLGfuiMzUjGNCYocBidQ/w400-h300/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Close to getting troops on the high ground, Blue reaches Exhaustion Point</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXd99_5S0ukKcmx11kLzNc67CxGYEumPDv5AB_7GQ6k3l0bXdq_2oF0G5fVr12Hd8sB9t4fwH1xxVTrowagi6D3H1eavdKWKS_mmCghkqL8Q19W6p1bQu7KRAX1q5q3NeWp6iqx4pdNKhyphenhyphenxTb5b9gVTmf4OZy-tpi-HPUYgRrOr8bQFHU94iJ-6tppMXM/s4608/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXd99_5S0ukKcmx11kLzNc67CxGYEumPDv5AB_7GQ6k3l0bXdq_2oF0G5fVr12Hd8sB9t4fwH1xxVTrowagi6D3H1eavdKWKS_mmCghkqL8Q19W6p1bQu7KRAX1q5q3NeWp6iqx4pdNKhyphenhyphenxTb5b9gVTmf4OZy-tpi-HPUYgRrOr8bQFHU94iJ-6tppMXM/w400-h300/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The end of the battle with Army Red holding the objective</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Red's Artillery earned the unit a special commendation for destroying a Blue Infantry battalion that was approaching fast along the St Jakob's Road. Blue, on the other hand, suffered the ignominy of some classic MJT dice rolling. </span></div>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-86504248335806790102023-10-29T16:05:00.000+00:002023-10-29T16:05:17.833+00:00Operation Aurora<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Today's game was based on Bob Cordery's <a href="https://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-battle-of-arora-junction-loss-of.html" target="_blank">Battle of Arora Junction</a> a Colonial action that was fought in 2013.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My version of the scenario is set on my fictional continent of Uqbal in the 1950s. A large chunk of Uqbal was a former colony of Albiona, however control has recently been handed over to the Democratic Party of Free Uqbal (DPFU) who represent the ethnic group that dominate North Uqbal. Other ethnic groups are aggrieved and want independence; fighting has broken out across the former colony. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Under pressure near the Capital, the DPFU is pulling troops back from the verdant South. At Aurora Junction, one such detachment has broken camp and is about to depart by rail.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG6NnPGXMYcA7eax8fzhVYMbmvBewYM_9B2_-kDcKGh7EEY2qIFt_RLIPgyjrnf57SLJEafa_C93Pl_oHa1sl_jZuNx9M5K7UMNTR4Fa9hc-JW4Uj3BIgbw6AePTCOJ2k3SN-N9wUSuDfHkbHw5so-00XbK_hHDHqWI2YHiZ4BZMsmOBoOeZB_gU5CAo/s601/GAME%20PLAN.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="601" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG6NnPGXMYcA7eax8fzhVYMbmvBewYM_9B2_-kDcKGh7EEY2qIFt_RLIPgyjrnf57SLJEafa_C93Pl_oHa1sl_jZuNx9M5K7UMNTR4Fa9hc-JW4Uj3BIgbw6AePTCOJ2k3SN-N9wUSuDfHkbHw5so-00XbK_hHDHqWI2YHiZ4BZMsmOBoOeZB_gU5CAo/w400-h395/GAME%20PLAN.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The plan - light green represents impassable jungle plants</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A force from the People's Democratic Front (PDF), green figures, have been instructed to delay the departure of the DPFU, tan figures, while saboteurs destroy a rail bridge further up the line. To do this in game they must keep the enemy engaged until turn 12. Green get the benefit of surprise, appearing from behind two low ridges: Unfortunately they must attack across open ground.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6LTfukqECPDOeuvoxAZxRcB3ruTjqFCRvBh0sgDjgcYEeQw25unFVYyDz-6MV_gUf94VarqMooFybMAS859ujrOzS58NWuxc_gRrSABQihkK1L6faqP4gsFU66C9Pfoj5ekqzGf7aDsuc-MP_j2T112_f1El8r6wuoeEzPQ75Zpm2G0kXlCs4n_X8qc/s4107/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4107" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6LTfukqECPDOeuvoxAZxRcB3ruTjqFCRvBh0sgDjgcYEeQw25unFVYyDz-6MV_gUf94VarqMooFybMAS859ujrOzS58NWuxc_gRrSABQihkK1L6faqP4gsFU66C9Pfoj5ekqzGf7aDsuc-MP_j2T112_f1El8r6wuoeEzPQ75Zpm2G0kXlCs4n_X8qc/w400-h336/01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Any excuse to get the toy trains out of storage</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrWbepRaltXmcDhPrIBW9jl5gXlOw3fna9eXdeq9uTDMsr6hxxAbOIzsJpD-olMdHgQTmSnF8_w7FLYoPcyhuCJ6iK6B1ExS3YksHfN4q0LNYo8oU41uy65ZqYCQR-drGUbrcV0YxNNJb9dL4J9GRfSNR5bPqqFpxQxOz-Rakby9AGhlhYnOdF7Na8FY/s4608/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrWbepRaltXmcDhPrIBW9jl5gXlOw3fna9eXdeq9uTDMsr6hxxAbOIzsJpD-olMdHgQTmSnF8_w7FLYoPcyhuCJ6iK6B1ExS3YksHfN4q0LNYo8oU41uy65ZqYCQR-drGUbrcV0YxNNJb9dL4J9GRfSNR5bPqqFpxQxOz-Rakby9AGhlhYnOdF7Na8FY/w400-h300/02.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The DPFU commander coordinates his troops withdrawal from the ruined building </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pebWMUnCY4XWgdXQt4oWP0nypE0ZRTkn9kSO6fL9o14OiA8HwvzmDdeilrjNru9hX8s31PXpW3lmc4LtSdAgYL-AQOsW4oHQ3YV7HnV4w-TIjZB1GdUprwqmeA6EWgp0uXBuhAbyVA2e0yobeDIxFXRDUsr4kJvbWRSuQY8QBlipVAy_ZqoY5nRL0vE/s4608/03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pebWMUnCY4XWgdXQt4oWP0nypE0ZRTkn9kSO6fL9o14OiA8HwvzmDdeilrjNru9hX8s31PXpW3lmc4LtSdAgYL-AQOsW4oHQ3YV7HnV4w-TIjZB1GdUprwqmeA6EWgp0uXBuhAbyVA2e0yobeDIxFXRDUsr4kJvbWRSuQY8QBlipVAy_ZqoY5nRL0vE/w400-h300/03.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Army Green arrives and advances towards the two ridges</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3DSPIBV6kdJP5xha9fcz305Gd33_Zu2qU_ZloGjFTXKlVCAbeoNz3P1i91GYeL9SpDqwiLK70iTFaaxuXPlxVmDDrFmiW0PtgOKiTipyAtr2rahiIZzz8bz7L8thEj06_1K_xV5xqwP0H_7A7MNVSWvKpTSNPUMwpWr_2XEnh3FSkXpXewqUZf_Qfhc/s4608/04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3DSPIBV6kdJP5xha9fcz305Gd33_Zu2qU_ZloGjFTXKlVCAbeoNz3P1i91GYeL9SpDqwiLK70iTFaaxuXPlxVmDDrFmiW0PtgOKiTipyAtr2rahiIZzz8bz7L8thEj06_1K_xV5xqwP0H_7A7MNVSWvKpTSNPUMwpWr_2XEnh3FSkXpXewqUZf_Qfhc/w400-h300/04.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Departing DPFU troops turn and take up positions</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-1RfUMRpwJz7Zo23zEOPHuIZLiIbk-vdfh-zYx3C3AN8htB7nD7dSbnEkKu-_slBwysnITuEmtPvfwj3hjeZMqfBTMWktKfcUIOFC9kmJi54lhmLazfR0afw4wzxJUo1EIxtE8Tj8mcItKIurd9XF8PEgl4GweUPiN3OR92Ezs1tEkkxCCdcoC2AlEE/s4608/05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-1RfUMRpwJz7Zo23zEOPHuIZLiIbk-vdfh-zYx3C3AN8htB7nD7dSbnEkKu-_slBwysnITuEmtPvfwj3hjeZMqfBTMWktKfcUIOFC9kmJi54lhmLazfR0afw4wzxJUo1EIxtE8Tj8mcItKIurd9XF8PEgl4GweUPiN3OR92Ezs1tEkkxCCdcoC2AlEE/w400-h300/05.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Green troops on the Right Flank rush towards the enemy firing from cover</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTbcPLLeAkwyIjtW92HfNw0vajO6zwKChN944JwjAdRZm9kAF4cMRDg1tJkYwg9SuyLUTD0HFvxboJLvMU7Yii4aLZJZgTrJ_VvYv-ZF5Mph0R4JwNGr2zGO3mh35PiyRRNMQVa6pqbHQGO0HkPPm8_LNUd-mNLTvV_4xE7fGihmViiY0nr_itP2xQ_o/s4608/06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTbcPLLeAkwyIjtW92HfNw0vajO6zwKChN944JwjAdRZm9kAF4cMRDg1tJkYwg9SuyLUTD0HFvxboJLvMU7Yii4aLZJZgTrJ_VvYv-ZF5Mph0R4JwNGr2zGO3mh35PiyRRNMQVa6pqbHQGO0HkPPm8_LNUd-mNLTvV_4xE7fGihmViiY0nr_itP2xQ_o/w300-h400/06.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fOPDllSPHdF98bGO_o-im1LLt_iNKyo0Pc4sGOQXiWHSYtOpiIZcI1qDoyte8OItB47rqP8IL2kXLSRw29uZZENnnA0LG0x84B4i-jL6zz2lpCHj2OLiYbsCXpB4HIyG41DSRXiJVO0sAItB93PIyGVOnnXfCYd2s1EltytaX2nXYldpTzPWVW0e3Es/s4608/07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fOPDllSPHdF98bGO_o-im1LLt_iNKyo0Pc4sGOQXiWHSYtOpiIZcI1qDoyte8OItB47rqP8IL2kXLSRw29uZZENnnA0LG0x84B4i-jL6zz2lpCHj2OLiYbsCXpB4HIyG41DSRXiJVO0sAItB93PIyGVOnnXfCYd2s1EltytaX2nXYldpTzPWVW0e3Es/w400-h300/07.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">On the Left, Green keeps the enemy busy whilst the machine gun strafes the building</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkSmgW2F7H8MGW3XRBNbBuC44THNbWSgIt_v6Xky7XMapS-jrHvWEwK4ie6DEVGZOWk8m7jPMVQliOrmCWEC8fAelvC6Ec3Ygm_W1LvRqo7UQ0AGNtbBBD4y1iaaI3juLC31I0LtywvkuCAnTJMsIlus9yj6ih1H4m9W2_uazLPLzzDdG8jFVzxAB4Tc/s4608/08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkSmgW2F7H8MGW3XRBNbBuC44THNbWSgIt_v6Xky7XMapS-jrHvWEwK4ie6DEVGZOWk8m7jPMVQliOrmCWEC8fAelvC6Ec3Ygm_W1LvRqo7UQ0AGNtbBBD4y1iaaI3juLC31I0LtywvkuCAnTJMsIlus9yj6ih1H4m9W2_uazLPLzzDdG8jFVzxAB4Tc/w300-h400/08.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Despite being in cover the unit in the building is decimated</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdOxyHVIBs89jvdhWu-TD7MT0RRBENkueaoar0KqZB6KvE9v_KlEl8GAzJko_RznifnCtv-aXCfWR4XbvCxKPUz-mcun3tS1sIQGCtUTLgr9uW9l_MPe_49H7XOLiJSRIS2rDSP9RisSiyNjNYOC9-AZGpi5ULV04AhewuNA8mm1fSNdcvMnF79pFd_g/s4608/09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdOxyHVIBs89jvdhWu-TD7MT0RRBENkueaoar0KqZB6KvE9v_KlEl8GAzJko_RznifnCtv-aXCfWR4XbvCxKPUz-mcun3tS1sIQGCtUTLgr9uW9l_MPe_49H7XOLiJSRIS2rDSP9RisSiyNjNYOC9-AZGpi5ULV04AhewuNA8mm1fSNdcvMnF79pFd_g/w400-h300/09.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">By Turn 8 the DPFU are at EP - the PDF need to hold on for 4 more turns to delay the enemy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wDroVz1gWfU-TPdPrJg1sgwJRWTWbLxQSqoXciP92NII9UNQtNe1xEGJWlnUGmTsHbcgxjpSHsA-P_xrVYBq5PgJY9WpYdrNVMKKAgTa53cM18SJDbzcKpRRsM38wR-ofKHETPxvbOXgi9MCQtzaUk3V1CUiBJ_zXwkNyKIM4p_f1gG7KipptjQHvuw/s4608/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wDroVz1gWfU-TPdPrJg1sgwJRWTWbLxQSqoXciP92NII9UNQtNe1xEGJWlnUGmTsHbcgxjpSHsA-P_xrVYBq5PgJY9WpYdrNVMKKAgTa53cM18SJDbzcKpRRsM38wR-ofKHETPxvbOXgi9MCQtzaUk3V1CUiBJ_zXwkNyKIM4p_f1gG7KipptjQHvuw/w400-h300/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Game ends at Turn 10!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The PDF were not able to stop the departure of the enemy force, however they inflicted a large number of casualties.</span></div>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-4605329753484054032023-10-06T11:00:00.000+01:002023-10-06T11:00:12.578+01:00The Action at Pflattburg<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">A rare day off work (with a list of chores as long as your arm) has presented the opportunity to squeeze in a quick game. To save time I grabbed the RISK figures and set up a small battlefield. This was based (roughly) on Donald Featherstone's classic Action in the Plattville Valley.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9pUAUzT_PmaZwRwnb-WOYCxvpfa3lJvzp4Xi3XjY4penmqjT9ju1iz9VOSmClCZIyXdoC0a3oSkZoGdmJMIWYlSg0HRDJlHFgmHqVvzZkx3lvX070N42w262mQRYF28UMVVwxMhlhfL3Wjhy5e1V62dllLOfpweeJFL5z0Y2zk7qHxADiPuLPAgsN20/s280/Plattville.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="280" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9pUAUzT_PmaZwRwnb-WOYCxvpfa3lJvzp4Xi3XjY4penmqjT9ju1iz9VOSmClCZIyXdoC0a3oSkZoGdmJMIWYlSg0HRDJlHFgmHqVvzZkx3lvX070N42w262mQRYF28UMVVwxMhlhfL3Wjhy5e1V62dllLOfpweeJFL5z0Y2zk7qHxADiPuLPAgsN20/w400-h243/Plattville.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The objectives for Armies Red and Blue are to capture the River Crossing at Stier Brucke and the Town of Pflattburg. Holding one of them at the end of the battle would require using more forces in the area which neither side wants to commit. The game was to be played with Portable Wargame rules until both sides had reached Exhaustion Point (standard 30% SP).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54mdz3YPEdl8vRzT2yOXxqKVo_ogRCX7-6LEjsSiqy5Os8oAj6KXPCEbfKFd84X9f5gk-B7v6yekYCl49BkmQPzE_89xwum9rNfboMJWqn48f1fyxD-oF-oPC-hvj-gi_IuN8ixFfbEcttKRH4rhsv8owB3cOylKftm-reZDpUjMZkqYzV3tJFzGGRnw/s4608/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54mdz3YPEdl8vRzT2yOXxqKVo_ogRCX7-6LEjsSiqy5Os8oAj6KXPCEbfKFd84X9f5gk-B7v6yekYCl49BkmQPzE_89xwum9rNfboMJWqn48f1fyxD-oF-oPC-hvj-gi_IuN8ixFfbEcttKRH4rhsv8owB3cOylKftm-reZDpUjMZkqYzV3tJFzGGRnw/w400-h300/01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Blue started nearer to the town while Red got to dominate the crossing point.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkVpH_KQ8bO8BY19cZ7Xmt7wet2sojHBbBasGerYhyE4bARmcPkmyrSpbDenkEREr6xFWN8ZWwfdnZMvUuuTkY9pRyuFoGnkCGLHjYGgaGyJiccZ-1mSR-rIwhhNFKiq3E60bYUDlyObDi5gWtr7NSgPaPCDRtP0zfdZ2ARRq02JStpbGRpVF7C5FMwQ/s4608/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkVpH_KQ8bO8BY19cZ7Xmt7wet2sojHBbBasGerYhyE4bARmcPkmyrSpbDenkEREr6xFWN8ZWwfdnZMvUuuTkY9pRyuFoGnkCGLHjYGgaGyJiccZ-1mSR-rIwhhNFKiq3E60bYUDlyObDi5gWtr7NSgPaPCDRtP0zfdZ2ARRq02JStpbGRpVF7C5FMwQ/w400-h300/02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Blue quickly took charge of the town. Cavalry on both flanks engaged the enemy's foot.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTa3SiYw4ladpkR2Ww8g5cQLeAnhRwMjKY0U54G3GsfzSFPdHhz-fbzkp7bqG9l0wKRmfOMVnD3o8peJBnvmELe2hvUZ_mthbOJocl7PCAI92tyoKvJgZAHweTH-UZThbn23WoGV8w0akfte8sjTgPV5F6ro1aqi_juQ7XX8UgxfTEnc1zEAkDaXhtyA/s4608/03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTa3SiYw4ladpkR2Ww8g5cQLeAnhRwMjKY0U54G3GsfzSFPdHhz-fbzkp7bqG9l0wKRmfOMVnD3o8peJBnvmELe2hvUZ_mthbOJocl7PCAI92tyoKvJgZAHweTH-UZThbn23WoGV8w0akfte8sjTgPV5F6ro1aqi_juQ7XX8UgxfTEnc1zEAkDaXhtyA/w400-h300/03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiVJ2iiQ8lvS_807UTydt65D_Ju66jFLUoLQasg3S6iQfc8-jGvt3Z6TQpiIz1kAKsHXOQDxDAzCbV3T3IxaTE5V22irCUuSI7B_p1kcJv2cQB0-zYavYlYS3MMgGMhslUCQfCDfCCMbl9FYlVaKBJofkgirB_ZjjpvbGExiSqh5HmJ053FU0me1D1ws/s4293/04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3219" data-original-width="4293" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiVJ2iiQ8lvS_807UTydt65D_Ju66jFLUoLQasg3S6iQfc8-jGvt3Z6TQpiIz1kAKsHXOQDxDAzCbV3T3IxaTE5V22irCUuSI7B_p1kcJv2cQB0-zYavYlYS3MMgGMhslUCQfCDfCCMbl9FYlVaKBJofkgirB_ZjjpvbGExiSqh5HmJ053FU0me1D1ws/w400-h300/04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Red attempted to reduce the Blue force in the town with cannon fire but this proved futile. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9LuGVf3MMo7MKLaBmwV8HH2EnR6JfEITOQ98Q5lZVpji8U1Q13d5RT8CBtoIAObWRWVfciROXooBgpizjLlzKg9kSHPYwJ2Ur2PMc5MqpWIV5RhiW-nIYzLLrSOCpZ21EUXBL5jCJpINQotfiHi9dOx85xUbctvNgbnrXw_4QJ9ra29y3x4vUuVwGL4/s4608/05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9LuGVf3MMo7MKLaBmwV8HH2EnR6JfEITOQ98Q5lZVpji8U1Q13d5RT8CBtoIAObWRWVfciROXooBgpizjLlzKg9kSHPYwJ2Ur2PMc5MqpWIV5RhiW-nIYzLLrSOCpZ21EUXBL5jCJpINQotfiHi9dOx85xUbctvNgbnrXw_4QJ9ra29y3x4vUuVwGL4/w400-h300/05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">To the West of the town Red's infantry attempted to clear Blue's troops before assaulting the church. To the East Blue crept closer to the river crossing.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8rrQlnGvyDG5j5gaabm8I-hx5QoS_0TQ1-aAkx0mBDKrlDXMyzDDQxFWtwF9ue2vBKuRFmr8ZrSIYDZc6zv8civD9JOKm-rz7wK5-JoyDKfXxsa3GGHO-pMnh9ZZUnY4yS75nrt7RYARQksoB9sU_0EMzaUWMGnPlWnZ8sXP7A5SYGa9KP08o6ngWhI/s4608/07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8rrQlnGvyDG5j5gaabm8I-hx5QoS_0TQ1-aAkx0mBDKrlDXMyzDDQxFWtwF9ue2vBKuRFmr8ZrSIYDZc6zv8civD9JOKm-rz7wK5-JoyDKfXxsa3GGHO-pMnh9ZZUnY4yS75nrt7RYARQksoB9sU_0EMzaUWMGnPlWnZ8sXP7A5SYGa9KP08o6ngWhI/w400-h300/07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">By mid-afternoon Red's numbers were reduced to Exhaustion Point. Blue still held the town and it was now a case for Red of holding the crossing in order to slow Army Blue's advance.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEmlkmtv9YJLYxLo4zShI2C_gqei-O3-7H5EpnbUE5EjiSlN1fzflqaYd9gZf_MYl9ENXe60lhaLjAMLJnseM6MR5F8df4rg26P2y1b_Y_rly1Wn7d2rgDuuZwFHXuaR_uH3z2YtnP1P9J-NuXtS8NzgZH8dhCSMrF0LvN-9C6epK92N8RDSkbpvKPN0/s4608/08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEmlkmtv9YJLYxLo4zShI2C_gqei-O3-7H5EpnbUE5EjiSlN1fzflqaYd9gZf_MYl9ENXe60lhaLjAMLJnseM6MR5F8df4rg26P2y1b_Y_rly1Wn7d2rgDuuZwFHXuaR_uH3z2YtnP1P9J-NuXtS8NzgZH8dhCSMrF0LvN-9C6epK92N8RDSkbpvKPN0/w400-h300/08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">A fierce artillery duel saw both sides Eastern guns put out of action - at this point I allowed Red's General to move position to join the infantry holding the crossing.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MLkHsf3znEtIes6e0H2v6WZ2B6ipW0DQDRGZbZsqbQ8Ght1euzAMJgb4TLX_qAjZ_ajR4WdcTJqEJZkH0kFRNEKXDIQyno76s5JmCDYUV0XoHOqj2NqmItkcutPoyb9zHPl864ycLbQVPcb2TEpyFckb3OSwxS8-V-fDyrbLlzjihs9kZhe2IVYaCy8/s4608/09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MLkHsf3znEtIes6e0H2v6WZ2B6ipW0DQDRGZbZsqbQ8Ght1euzAMJgb4TLX_qAjZ_ajR4WdcTJqEJZkH0kFRNEKXDIQyno76s5JmCDYUV0XoHOqj2NqmItkcutPoyb9zHPl864ycLbQVPcb2TEpyFckb3OSwxS8-V-fDyrbLlzjihs9kZhe2IVYaCy8/w400-h300/09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Army Red stubbornly held the bridge as Blue inched towards EP, which would end the battle.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8JgqBnpyba19HVqUzXkJCQ9eb_8lLonts6iHl0SOgXzGb6mOAdbrPj7W-fId8r9kLvXpG0PrKFlXtzWMt7inYA14b6-Vv1Tyh5irE6TVzD9sqZEwPbZ89y2Si9fI3fz4DsqxP-4Z9hVjxqekzq93GjlISBATo0t0ObdV9YwHxkeVQsgifAgPSUjgVCw/s4608/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8JgqBnpyba19HVqUzXkJCQ9eb_8lLonts6iHl0SOgXzGb6mOAdbrPj7W-fId8r9kLvXpG0PrKFlXtzWMt7inYA14b6-Vv1Tyh5irE6TVzD9sqZEwPbZ89y2Si9fI3fz4DsqxP-4Z9hVjxqekzq93GjlISBATo0t0ObdV9YwHxkeVQsgifAgPSUjgVCw/w400-h300/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">At the end of the day Red's General finally admitted defeat. Blue had taken both objectives and was able to advance.</span><p></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-47261407215633083212023-09-03T14:57:00.000+01:002023-09-03T14:57:16.244+01:00Red/Blue Mini Campaign Pt 3: Going Off Piste<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">For the final Act of the Mini Campaign we diverge, for reasons of narrative, from the prescribed route; the Director's playing fast and loose with the script.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After the defeat at Blueville, the remainder of Army Red's invasion force is retreating towards their pontoon bridge. For purposes of the game, Red must get three of four units across the bridge to succeed. They have two units on the other side of the river who can give supporting fire but cannot cross the bridge. Blue will arrive two units at a time on turns 2, 3 and 4 at predetermined points on the board.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyMfx230L3-Hf6ffg3JQXAnw1ropSgordFXmH6wxs2ma9aNftukhLm6YQ3URqyBcyqCjCey08bok3OKL-pDH3MoiqA5S1sieW4nchMQ0M7rVBbS-kk2a_I07dNkbhBtYUEMIZW6lhdCMguyXv6muf_5iOjme6RHfO8D6YK99a1Qoop6h_laANzPu1u1k/s4608/01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyMfx230L3-Hf6ffg3JQXAnw1ropSgordFXmH6wxs2ma9aNftukhLm6YQ3URqyBcyqCjCey08bok3OKL-pDH3MoiqA5S1sieW4nchMQ0M7rVBbS-kk2a_I07dNkbhBtYUEMIZW6lhdCMguyXv6muf_5iOjme6RHfO8D6YK99a1Qoop6h_laANzPu1u1k/w400-h300/01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Redinan troops heading for the bridge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjlxhpbBemt67mT4mZPsbv2uubJnD_9QjkKPKIVaoWs4OvEH0VxZiTXvFAoJr0_RcYDQeRnb-jNn4JfcRE_AlaqAxwDZsO2XB4smPF98U1iSgTUwIP0L7S38rYS9F8U0Vx2QNyNMt-yNqH51mY-S8bPUeb_A1LcGdX2yowcNbBaNHa4tigZRvixQeEtg/s4608/02.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjlxhpbBemt67mT4mZPsbv2uubJnD_9QjkKPKIVaoWs4OvEH0VxZiTXvFAoJr0_RcYDQeRnb-jNn4JfcRE_AlaqAxwDZsO2XB4smPF98U1iSgTUwIP0L7S38rYS9F8U0Vx2QNyNMt-yNqH51mY-S8bPUeb_A1LcGdX2yowcNbBaNHa4tigZRvixQeEtg/w400-h300/02.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Fresh troops offering covering fire</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Q_-_Um7RzrBD5TMzMqRWXxjhYDZSYzMC00wDGIn_f22-jBHAD4lG5mHUy7qiXW9z7_tswTdsO07FXigAbQ4jcVkh_cxMGCZro0WtW8v-0GcfI0-0zCF7kcvvIng11raxZn4J__Jx9l8cysVI-BIT_u2Aeis8ZTiHBwg9SZo2ESObzTEbg7hFS2FHajM/s4608/03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Q_-_Um7RzrBD5TMzMqRWXxjhYDZSYzMC00wDGIn_f22-jBHAD4lG5mHUy7qiXW9z7_tswTdsO07FXigAbQ4jcVkh_cxMGCZro0WtW8v-0GcfI0-0zCF7kcvvIng11raxZn4J__Jx9l8cysVI-BIT_u2Aeis8ZTiHBwg9SZo2ESObzTEbg7hFS2FHajM/w400-h300/03.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Bluvian forces arriving<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1DJGB0ipo6CpO7ZtSY__AWBVDjTKJxT0PCMlp4Kn6xVQY6oC81Zs9WoqP_2chzwonA6yfNEORlzNXTZMjJ5e_6bODti_XPOAq3_spMq8Iw8qk-3opN0w9KU7CqlcLFMkeIzSPHhpawtDfPuyQJtz-jZhw12jzLs73OnD2IuOMl8vzy2N_TRjRjNyiyI/s4608/04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1DJGB0ipo6CpO7ZtSY__AWBVDjTKJxT0PCMlp4Kn6xVQY6oC81Zs9WoqP_2chzwonA6yfNEORlzNXTZMjJ5e_6bODti_XPOAq3_spMq8Iw8qk-3opN0w9KU7CqlcLFMkeIzSPHhpawtDfPuyQJtz-jZhw12jzLs73OnD2IuOMl8vzy2N_TRjRjNyiyI/w400-h300/04.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">All of Blue's units are on the board</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EIla9dX4l5fHmdZiMEQr1tmgGeWRYUexKHGda5ruZtg1rd_ZrZrpsq9E0ixTpXtGAGUbuc3zTz1rfD7H1p1rOaj78slFDMFD7KA0FVxLg2s5CIIiPqx-ugAtmCXQYZLNBjO69MRn2-HO6OHj9rba79V6honCn4uGGukCVmSGe7y3VNMJhzYG4_Vu8Is/s4608/05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EIla9dX4l5fHmdZiMEQr1tmgGeWRYUexKHGda5ruZtg1rd_ZrZrpsq9E0ixTpXtGAGUbuc3zTz1rfD7H1p1rOaj78slFDMFD7KA0FVxLg2s5CIIiPqx-ugAtmCXQYZLNBjO69MRn2-HO6OHj9rba79V6honCn4uGGukCVmSGe7y3VNMJhzYG4_Vu8Is/w300-h400/05.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Red's Hussars look ready to exit, however they're taking hits from their flank</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRnGLTcJvB8MsS6JkQajDj_qgaGSSRY2M3uubF7pdAQPTKRTvydXs9tUPYZCQNK3WOGv56hQVx6_eq6zjUWgf6kr5GAWL0LS-GQI5iupAoyIgdoNZnL8WQw1GKFBqXyUpatl-CY6ooKyG2uiL60STy5y0xylK08_91XpY0rkvcIJWetphUud45cxCugc/s4608/06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRnGLTcJvB8MsS6JkQajDj_qgaGSSRY2M3uubF7pdAQPTKRTvydXs9tUPYZCQNK3WOGv56hQVx6_eq6zjUWgf6kr5GAWL0LS-GQI5iupAoyIgdoNZnL8WQw1GKFBqXyUpatl-CY6ooKyG2uiL60STy5y0xylK08_91XpY0rkvcIJWetphUud45cxCugc/w400-h300/06.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Red's Hussars act as cover for the Line Infantry who are retreating returning fire.<br />The Red Guards are embroiled in a fight to the rear. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcyG-F0LABWFNpjUkFXOEvejMRnwspDMHz4yHHOgdf9Of4yAFq4p4KhODwfOLKqIuE6JWeLawLUsEDgosMYSjbkXU5DsuBRxptpNLJq2okn3e_vJ7GeuvBA0hNDnOZqTmJv-hD_e0_bdufGrB35a8fIsmGjua3yMDO81qoEleSvLpWJ3aXcptt0jGJVI/s4608/07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcyG-F0LABWFNpjUkFXOEvejMRnwspDMHz4yHHOgdf9Of4yAFq4p4KhODwfOLKqIuE6JWeLawLUsEDgosMYSjbkXU5DsuBRxptpNLJq2okn3e_vJ7GeuvBA0hNDnOZqTmJv-hD_e0_bdufGrB35a8fIsmGjua3yMDO81qoEleSvLpWJ3aXcptt0jGJVI/w400-h300/07.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Line Infantry make it but the Hussars are destroyed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40tjeovjWgBi6_TSHJl4POxdBg4t8MOxSMmYCrN-YUbpr2VuODsc-8xtu5r6Yhj5MPh3DQO0JYhSuU6hKCBySJldAr4sMEUx82xy6MdbC-5rfrl91bk6QWXmuZ8uirS5vJV4Egynb6JAO6-DXzeiRWLiCkMafdxEF19ObCUxAKdz3itcrfThjAvywcNw/s4608/08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40tjeovjWgBi6_TSHJl4POxdBg4t8MOxSMmYCrN-YUbpr2VuODsc-8xtu5r6Yhj5MPh3DQO0JYhSuU6hKCBySJldAr4sMEUx82xy6MdbC-5rfrl91bk6QWXmuZ8uirS5vJV4Egynb6JAO6-DXzeiRWLiCkMafdxEF19ObCUxAKdz3itcrfThjAvywcNw/w300-h400/08.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">As the day wears on Red's second infantry unit makes it to the bridge - <br />they just need to get the remaining Guards across to win.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgGu9s-XZ9qxJci1MnHqJnqwHWg6Ereza2NPHbyT6B24JtGTfaQXtNGQgb6z4P1mHh2QephP_JJErsrAI5OJMWEaby6bpqqxkI57_M_LkasHLV-za3K27GA2JbrUL6wuSQ2k9g03B1-qV-6jxdXMERm1CL1kyFB06eav7F8JEYjG-nOx3DG-MlStu8ek/s4608/09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgGu9s-XZ9qxJci1MnHqJnqwHWg6Ereza2NPHbyT6B24JtGTfaQXtNGQgb6z4P1mHh2QephP_JJErsrAI5OJMWEaby6bpqqxkI57_M_LkasHLV-za3K27GA2JbrUL6wuSQ2k9g03B1-qV-6jxdXMERm1CL1kyFB06eav7F8JEYjG-nOx3DG-MlStu8ek/w400-h300/09.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Blue's Cavalry have other ideas and Red's Guards are harried as they hurry towards the bridge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcE6Yg91GV-wCXS55R0k2a9fy57uAbweBJry4KxXdCkzfjRr9p3VFv1LTVZX0oDUP5yICgR5ng7n7OUAoZ4y4AvCtuGFcvWJjgD-txAyDgF7qh3X9iRoKd-__-wkdYCV8xaFCtdjV2Elp4_0xM_5nrG-jYx0cFqoO1kiavW49zJ5VEkj7aaJv2KJBi1Fs/s4608/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcE6Yg91GV-wCXS55R0k2a9fy57uAbweBJry4KxXdCkzfjRr9p3VFv1LTVZX0oDUP5yICgR5ng7n7OUAoZ4y4AvCtuGFcvWJjgD-txAyDgF7qh3X9iRoKd-__-wkdYCV8xaFCtdjV2Elp4_0xM_5nrG-jYx0cFqoO1kiavW49zJ5VEkj7aaJv2KJBi1Fs/w400-h300/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Defeat for Redina! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Despite the withering fire being given from the Redinan side of the Boundary River, the Guards were defeated before they could escape providing a victory for Bluvia. Admitting defeat, Red's engineers blew up the Pontoon Bridge leaving their General a captive of the Bluvians. A highly entertaining Mini Campaign, courtesy of Martin Smith, with a minor trip off piste at the end.</span></div>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-24307538657005761042023-08-27T08:10:00.000+01:002023-08-27T08:10:40.555+01:00Red/Blue Mini Campaign Pt.2: OHW Sc 14<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Having defeated the Bluvian brigade that threatened their bridgehead, the victorious Redinan Army dispatched a force to Blueville to root out the Radicals that were thought to be based there.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Red General left half of his men on a nearby hill to cover his retreat and led the remaining force to the town. He found the town undefended but his search for the treacherous activists proved to be fruitless. To make matters worse, before he could withdraw a strong Bluvian force arrived...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjBjZDeh0osHNgAa15eyt0kZBcYt3fTQR3MYSZFRrEYbq4WaWbNBkYOzn4EOM2jU0YBJ0BVXUMpe_rZhdZS7r47chAzCyu3v0sONsybDpvUVPxjZbt3dQ6XVyhFaWuo2mtJQJMAhCkFILYdTmwxuBa6ocqC13LQbOedq3Ydr1qjeEeXRkaWxMXSVMCks/s4608/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjBjZDeh0osHNgAa15eyt0kZBcYt3fTQR3MYSZFRrEYbq4WaWbNBkYOzn4EOM2jU0YBJ0BVXUMpe_rZhdZS7r47chAzCyu3v0sONsybDpvUVPxjZbt3dQ6XVyhFaWuo2mtJQJMAhCkFILYdTmwxuBa6ocqC13LQbOedq3Ydr1qjeEeXRkaWxMXSVMCks/w400-h300/01.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFJqbpVf78G1a3MWhINI6edLGQgByUNiGN2kmpL_ikXecXiB2bbodB7fiEf2UmHUFXuYh76siqGzpuTIu943sE9Nf8dN9k2oPO7KdJSmMcRTr4jr_iTNUwShiXybThCRK_jADgHV12xxMI0C3b0biwjTXY3CqDjQ7Q5p5EWzhG-CFfM2Q8wnjbiB158c/s4608/01b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFJqbpVf78G1a3MWhINI6edLGQgByUNiGN2kmpL_ikXecXiB2bbodB7fiEf2UmHUFXuYh76siqGzpuTIu943sE9Nf8dN9k2oPO7KdJSmMcRTr4jr_iTNUwShiXybThCRK_jADgHV12xxMI0C3b0biwjTXY3CqDjQ7Q5p5EWzhG-CFfM2Q8wnjbiB158c/w400-h300/01b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Blue General led most of his force against the town, and his attack began to cause casualties despite the exposed nature of the countryside around Blueville.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On the left, a fierce artillery duel saw the destruction of Red's guns, allowing Blue to concentrate on the town almost unmolested. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> By midday the town was almost surrounded. Red's force on the hill had been ordered to hold position and could only offer some ineffective fire at Blue's units moving to the rear of the town.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLvzy-ltu4uRTfP0LrDnpWiuuceqczfF6iTngSAXCA0FuWS9xgHN1fUSP6VG3jpmbmG9oXdg9QfiVdzirdWkQ09Toem3Z7baBVBx1IZmqrMHQS_7L6p6FjouXeQKGjYtyrKEGEd3vq787JFGHsSWhKwoZZdB2ttSkZ-luz6dp-taGWJR8ls6jYq4j_6g/s4608/08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLvzy-ltu4uRTfP0LrDnpWiuuceqczfF6iTngSAXCA0FuWS9xgHN1fUSP6VG3jpmbmG9oXdg9QfiVdzirdWkQ09Toem3Z7baBVBx1IZmqrMHQS_7L6p6FjouXeQKGjYtyrKEGEd3vq787JFGHsSWhKwoZZdB2ttSkZ-luz6dp-taGWJR8ls6jYq4j_6g/w300-h400/08.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">As casualties mounted, the Redinan's fought on, hoping to flee under cover of night. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXX4JJorNpepv2tSvdJRs1ckvird5FYnwNYVr5OZpHu7hif2xHSahQ-3k7rWlnD6c9EY3pSgkIP2FFmqX5ckMCJN3RgxGcUiwkCKIQ4BVZ_g8E4VZxwGPQyh-q0_wr13Zb--UzZ9pSUk_Ln4Ll_5zq95y4ZR4t1bF_xfycyD8gZLD6HJguCGhC5qWsDk/s4608/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXX4JJorNpepv2tSvdJRs1ckvird5FYnwNYVr5OZpHu7hif2xHSahQ-3k7rWlnD6c9EY3pSgkIP2FFmqX5ckMCJN3RgxGcUiwkCKIQ4BVZ_g8E4VZxwGPQyh-q0_wr13Zb--UzZ9pSUk_Ln4Ll_5zq95y4ZR4t1bF_xfycyD8gZLD6HJguCGhC5qWsDk/s320/12.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> By the end of the day, however, Blueville was recaptured along with the defeated Reds.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BIgteKSFV85jM6HRZhGpCp7EK-5fI8e26vEtJORrOpTNMuIG2EdCRxeJRhinLYqTWycW_NbpR0E1CfZbKRofFof_f2zuEi1C2Wp42gtkb1hn1D51iX_4D0XupHz0mdrOIanDySWsypkZQsInIbs2BQZpzcl6fRE4lBfv9BBijwS9ZlHem3RARB1630w/s4608/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BIgteKSFV85jM6HRZhGpCp7EK-5fI8e26vEtJORrOpTNMuIG2EdCRxeJRhinLYqTWycW_NbpR0E1CfZbKRofFof_f2zuEi1C2Wp42gtkb1hn1D51iX_4D0XupHz0mdrOIanDySWsypkZQsInIbs2BQZpzcl6fRE4lBfv9BBijwS9ZlHem3RARB1630w/w300-h400/15.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>The Red troops left on the Bluvian side of the river now needed to make their escape...</span><p></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-3795056139578388962023-08-21T08:32:00.001+01:002023-08-21T08:32:29.964+01:00Red/Blue Mini Campaign Pt 1: OHW Sc 8<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">The series of games to be played in this latest Mini Campaign are once again scenarios from Neil Thomas's <i>One Hour Wargames</i> that have been linked by Martin Smith (Mini Campaign number 2 - see <b><a href="https://pampersandp.blogspot.com/2023/08/martin-smiths-ohw-mini-campaigns.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> </b>).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The starting game is Scenario 8, Melee. The games will be fought using a variation of Bob Cordery's <i>Portable War Game</i>, with EP being set at 50% to reflect the OHW rules' lack of morale testing.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZMq6B62LxuyNdq52oiH5tBSx9TpQHA6fRSSC2fwyo84hjdd6P1NePKts22f74AG7yx7UWfAuqN2hecIYKXfQma8z1dUVpu_uOkRsvXcCBTTM-Tk_tKwXrfgPUC58b_tFPA8aJ3K4dm07XfbOFF1yRm4AeHLggKrF05-kAWSaBo3-GJGYgz0V4sFC6Qc/s586/Map%20Start.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="583" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZMq6B62LxuyNdq52oiH5tBSx9TpQHA6fRSSC2fwyo84hjdd6P1NePKts22f74AG7yx7UWfAuqN2hecIYKXfQma8z1dUVpu_uOkRsvXcCBTTM-Tk_tKwXrfgPUC58b_tFPA8aJ3K4dm07XfbOFF1yRm4AeHLggKrF05-kAWSaBo3-GJGYgz0V4sFC6Qc/s320/Map%20Start.png" width="318" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Game</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Red's scouts have identified a hill overlooking the Redinan bridgehead that could offer Blue a position to bombard the ingress/egress point. Field Marshall Plann, overseeing Red's invasion, orders the hill to be taken and held. A small force is at once positioned on the hill with more troops to follow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Bluvian forces, under General Moteures, are also aware of the strategic importance of the hill. Blue's troops begin to arrive.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSZO7eYRF1DyZFPhGg-7y0zGgkzsAlTHr0pWrOEdt69ZM5ylyDmiPTKGCH-Fr9mlGLqkgvv1DzM2DElGp-f_X0eNAFiW7AzkdOR8EB3JqyTbY9cLhCcaObQvXPtI5Bw90mEUcyqD9622q4mtnyje7tiMAYwULWHkuTsjZ0hCa1rJkR_bD16mGGuPWxYU/s4195/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3147" data-original-width="4195" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSZO7eYRF1DyZFPhGg-7y0zGgkzsAlTHr0pWrOEdt69ZM5ylyDmiPTKGCH-Fr9mlGLqkgvv1DzM2DElGp-f_X0eNAFiW7AzkdOR8EB3JqyTbY9cLhCcaObQvXPtI5Bw90mEUcyqD9622q4mtnyje7tiMAYwULWHkuTsjZ0hCa1rJkR_bD16mGGuPWxYU/w400-h300/02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Red's artillery are in position on the hill so Blue attempts to quickly outflank Red by rushing up the road. Blue's Light Infantry head across country aiming to establish themselves in a small wooded area on the edge of the hill.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VO__GFDGYbm_WSKnApLq3BoNYXxIMxYOws7A-Ms1Tp7U9K1qJ0LxpAlkq5vHY7VoLCtShyu1n2LtNkxx8TMUNLl6rKTYUJj00PbauS8JjJSTZFXo57v_mimaHuHkprig63zqt6k913mRmyd7X6QNmFBx6PulYLlFn9uhI8yoiq16swRPOSDtqs3lSMA/s4608/04a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VO__GFDGYbm_WSKnApLq3BoNYXxIMxYOws7A-Ms1Tp7U9K1qJ0LxpAlkq5vHY7VoLCtShyu1n2LtNkxx8TMUNLl6rKTYUJj00PbauS8JjJSTZFXo57v_mimaHuHkprig63zqt6k913mRmyd7X6QNmFBx6PulYLlFn9uhI8yoiq16swRPOSDtqs3lSMA/s320/04a.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Red's additional troops begin to arrive and there is a clash of cavalry on the road. The subsequent cavalry melee resulted in the decimation of both units who played no other part in the battle.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBn4w6gTbEa69US0EfUcCQ78atqL0tLcN_5kmNJwbO1Hf86ynPT8vhnvaqgAGSDSppSUlt9vD8DLnBQG8655fDWysJvKbprHtwPv3wCwOd5B1Tw_lJXT4aXwq6CY8sJ0MNlklHHet6KU5MKyjMz-Zlt_Qr7Z8PfO0bZ6G0K0rJTWAsFVklT4NwRENB-nU/s4608/04b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBn4w6gTbEa69US0EfUcCQ78atqL0tLcN_5kmNJwbO1Hf86ynPT8vhnvaqgAGSDSppSUlt9vD8DLnBQG8655fDWysJvKbprHtwPv3wCwOd5B1Tw_lJXT4aXwq6CY8sJ0MNlklHHet6KU5MKyjMz-Zlt_Qr7Z8PfO0bZ6G0K0rJTWAsFVklT4NwRENB-nU/s320/04b.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Red's artillery is moved to counter the flank attack and comes under attack from Blue's Light Infantry. Meanwhile, more of Blue's forces arrive and approach the objective.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9tdSPeGaF2HDiPdGdj7oTRBnpWJCb4JxwvEhSznwjZQTUpkU4tsZnbTyx6WI4TElny4706Tgtjg8hkAI0oDjJNgk1p5xiaDjvx8xsZlkIEHDe7_mugQd0dO0WFTqP4IXfH9uD8MOOYxwTdQYA_XIq1JQHyUB4dmn9gM-D3sixxp6iqDRk1nSwxh-soI/s4608/06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9tdSPeGaF2HDiPdGdj7oTRBnpWJCb4JxwvEhSznwjZQTUpkU4tsZnbTyx6WI4TElny4706Tgtjg8hkAI0oDjJNgk1p5xiaDjvx8xsZlkIEHDe7_mugQd0dO0WFTqP4IXfH9uD8MOOYxwTdQYA_XIq1JQHyUB4dmn9gM-D3sixxp6iqDRk1nSwxh-soI/w400-h300/06.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A desperate uphill dash by Blue's cavalry attempts to buy some time for the Infantry. Note: both sides had a battalion of Guards who start on 5SP in my "Toy Soldier" PW rules to reflect their toughness.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pf8mfUkNhV4jbGLl3qL-JmZUjGxLF_mxsBAf-0VC-eVeLBnCaayUut2t37paLWpNziXOoPARAqKRmW4zgGMIUSd5lmhLIYvT57pZTN-Lf7dkXH_qbHX0BdKFaO7Jv8S9uJ-VM6hCUP7B311oQdbylBgUjJFgKTYRlToivKRXtwPRvj4ZY6hKNib4pFk/s4608/09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pf8mfUkNhV4jbGLl3qL-JmZUjGxLF_mxsBAf-0VC-eVeLBnCaayUut2t37paLWpNziXOoPARAqKRmW4zgGMIUSd5lmhLIYvT57pZTN-Lf7dkXH_qbHX0BdKFaO7Jv8S9uJ-VM6hCUP7B311oQdbylBgUjJFgKTYRlToivKRXtwPRvj4ZY6hKNib4pFk/w400-h300/09.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">With time getting short, Blue resorts to charging in with fixed bayonets. Red's artillery have finally been removed by the skirmishing Blue Light Infantry.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirt_6K7sMN0pa4S1cR5qecuLSxla3dgUUM6xCGd4_sy1lj5SV6aSDxH8t5H0z4ctGQEyEtzNWqxMhoWJPW1nRBrjvrCObbYbZ-X4XLIze516xVRZjceep5lpTAGxawH6TzMD8tJ4TaXXNUjUNyoTpkTsHId8EpxmfotL-E-E8Od3bQjOJxjHaV1Zq3C3k/s4608/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirt_6K7sMN0pa4S1cR5qecuLSxla3dgUUM6xCGd4_sy1lj5SV6aSDxH8t5H0z4ctGQEyEtzNWqxMhoWJPW1nRBrjvrCObbYbZ-X4XLIze516xVRZjceep5lpTAGxawH6TzMD8tJ4TaXXNUjUNyoTpkTsHId8EpxmfotL-E-E8Od3bQjOJxjHaV1Zq3C3k/w400-h300/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Red's Line Infantry waver however the Guards and Highlanders hold position.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjxbsN-zAvKWhYNHOqN64ncXHeK-e7_KBCdoNSQ1BCGXiO2TUxiZA--w4Ex-IDPEmfbz4yUyWfoMGDM_GgloNGtLMj7W8a6gHVxeBQ6DQk5DmEWau8YfbshbSBCevaKu7fls9IbPpXRRTF7X3_MwOe4DKLcrpvlTV9_nClTExHN2Ea1P6AiPR3yzoqhs/s4608/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjxbsN-zAvKWhYNHOqN64ncXHeK-e7_KBCdoNSQ1BCGXiO2TUxiZA--w4Ex-IDPEmfbz4yUyWfoMGDM_GgloNGtLMj7W8a6gHVxeBQ6DQk5DmEWau8YfbshbSBCevaKu7fls9IbPpXRRTF7X3_MwOe4DKLcrpvlTV9_nClTExHN2Ea1P6AiPR3yzoqhs/w400-h300/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> By days end it was clear that Red were not going to be removed from the hill (apologies for the blurry picture). Blue withdrew his remaining troops leaving the hill firmly in Red's hands. In the meantime the bulk of the Red force marched on to their main objective, the town of Blueville.<br /><p><br /></p> </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-82407163560644829592023-08-19T12:00:00.000+01:002023-08-19T12:00:28.020+01:00Return to the "Red/Blue Campaign" World<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Back in 2020 I had some fun fighting a short campaign using the map featured in SHAM-BATTLE by Dowdall & Gleason. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1B-PskyvVB6p-hXxf02wU75A_k6BnKrmFuYguvESbIiEXdC-f_Z7VbZOKECMOUISk3A7vpf_H2idxSBRuJigVHwEUcaYT3fZgMmL1hV91yUvcS-RDXv4MgtgtyW7-8vnipgxiPTShsEV89y1zdLVp2MahkLLCNw0N8cRqki37nMA70VFuZ0nZDqrpKC4/s446/shambattle.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1B-PskyvVB6p-hXxf02wU75A_k6BnKrmFuYguvESbIiEXdC-f_Z7VbZOKECMOUISk3A7vpf_H2idxSBRuJigVHwEUcaYT3fZgMmL1hV91yUvcS-RDXv4MgtgtyW7-8vnipgxiPTShsEV89y1zdLVp2MahkLLCNw0N8cRqki37nMA70VFuZ0nZDqrpKC4/s320/shambattle.png" width="215" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The war was originally going to be named The SHAM Campaign but ended up being called The Red/Blue Campaign and the battles can be located using that label.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCg5i8KMDvlseEInExhh1M1WUgk4NK3fB1Jt1xftcybiGoG92FgTvOb05OiPy7ga_Z1R4YTmCGErYTUJ-TLHUKyIJ0I_t_uFEQU-gTMV3bKX_CkNdPHP5XSXeTrErhYKTbD2s51r7OOUOZHw_eLm7WJ-bmyhfSrHo7HleM-lSLLErcxoArujzqQ8QwAU/s394/sham%20label.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="394" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCg5i8KMDvlseEInExhh1M1WUgk4NK3fB1Jt1xftcybiGoG92FgTvOb05OiPy7ga_Z1R4YTmCGErYTUJ-TLHUKyIJ0I_t_uFEQU-gTMV3bKX_CkNdPHP5XSXeTrErhYKTbD2s51r7OOUOZHw_eLm7WJ-bmyhfSrHo7HleM-lSLLErcxoArujzqQ8QwAU/s320/sham%20label.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's the original Campaign Map (made simply in Excel) along side the SHAM-Battle version.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cIoAGKhpVdXyBGTNzuXpQy1jSMHhxFIjO56FFG8csEyPsvZRYTXsgcJyCIB0Ul8PuBESjPkTGCMiUdwaxi4mhMVUG-ghW4utChzIloXx9D7wSVDG5ACqnJ-DAPkLLVefJ9SxeTqKJJzsMgcRJeLzyf5aPHqLG7r6jBDH513bIzb-Io7hga89KgEdZKg/s970/SHAM%20Campaign%20maps.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="970" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cIoAGKhpVdXyBGTNzuXpQy1jSMHhxFIjO56FFG8csEyPsvZRYTXsgcJyCIB0Ul8PuBESjPkTGCMiUdwaxi4mhMVUG-ghW4utChzIloXx9D7wSVDG5ACqnJ-DAPkLLVefJ9SxeTqKJJzsMgcRJeLzyf5aPHqLG7r6jBDH513bIzb-Io7hga89KgEdZKg/w400-h243/SHAM%20Campaign%20maps.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In the very first battle, Bluvian forces managed to destroy the bridge that linked Red City and Blueburg and, three years later, it has still not been rebuilt; relations between the Kingdom of Redina and the Bluvian Republic are still very poor.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the current map; I have added a couple of small towns to the original and marked where the newfangled railway lines have been constructed - the white heat of Steam Technology has arrived!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5MRWYikMdyyhNBcj3ksQFW5GimdhgPnOe_H8kAmk3c2SDtLNsPa25BXlTO3W4CdnCtsVzr0NW9L1zj6DtZTmuly5Iza2Fk_7a7cCouFlitcH0S4TFepRwVG70PDs5ajiOt7YvUw-7uujCvSOr9C7l4uLwLvdEp_Ag4-B2_5Be-9AxiKcmPr3Aj4_4Lo/s586/Map%20Start.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="583" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5MRWYikMdyyhNBcj3ksQFW5GimdhgPnOe_H8kAmk3c2SDtLNsPa25BXlTO3W4CdnCtsVzr0NW9L1zj6DtZTmuly5Iza2Fk_7a7cCouFlitcH0S4TFepRwVG70PDs5ajiOt7YvUw-7uujCvSOr9C7l4uLwLvdEp_Ag4-B2_5Be-9AxiKcmPr3Aj4_4Lo/w398-h400/Map%20Start.png" width="398" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Recently the Government of Redina have been demanding the extradition of certain Radicals that had fled Rediton during the war. These revolutionary types have established themselves in the small town of Blueville and set about publishing pamphlets calling on the Redinan populace to rise up against the monarchy and declare a Republic. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Bluvian government refuse point blank to cooperate with their old enemy's demands and have put the military on high alert. Bluvian spies report a large build up of Redinan forces near the Eastern City of Redville suggesting that Red will attempt to march across the bog road and invade Blue via the East bridge.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In fact, the Eastern build up is a cunning ruse, a sham if you like. Early in the morning on the 19th August, Redinan Engineers built a pontoon bridge across the Boundary River somewhere West of Blueville (grid C4) and Red's troops, having rushed by train from Redville to Reding, are now marching into Bluvia...</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMhVd9CAx3Ks239CZtvOj3ZsYD6yc9C0mmUTCJvIR0mzID7PHuPJXfvmOEkL6DKMB52oie2f9P4uTbyVRQRrMJrshjIhp2AXmIqnrsRQgn_EGRcnzQaLR9RJDxAML7HL5pgzmlZfWW5vADed0Sna_k1wty-p6jpa57dwsYuOIKoOaEByCpnoROBld5e0/s4608/Pontoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMhVd9CAx3Ks239CZtvOj3ZsYD6yc9C0mmUTCJvIR0mzID7PHuPJXfvmOEkL6DKMB52oie2f9P4uTbyVRQRrMJrshjIhp2AXmIqnrsRQgn_EGRcnzQaLR9RJDxAML7HL5pgzmlZfWW5vADed0Sna_k1wty-p6jpa57dwsYuOIKoOaEByCpnoROBld5e0/s320/Pontoon.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;">(Why didn't they just jump across? - Ed.)<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytFcUNusKapWxeI2y75SOebfHC1o4s0XQ_dkFxmHj-A-GGOiuWlVTX46_VHq5MXJ5SHUNR1iuUyuO1AsMMXhiQFClXdxX21srKw6Cw0j-cYx01nLJg76Q9WwWL5rzUO3D67drICkoGJwxoSiaXuPA0vbuyIKW7ymlTpTuUjMhtdh_kk-oW_lRADZVNss/s4608/Crossing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytFcUNusKapWxeI2y75SOebfHC1o4s0XQ_dkFxmHj-A-GGOiuWlVTX46_VHq5MXJ5SHUNR1iuUyuO1AsMMXhiQFClXdxX21srKw6Cw0j-cYx01nLJg76Q9WwWL5rzUO3D67drICkoGJwxoSiaXuPA0vbuyIKW7ymlTpTuUjMhtdh_kk-oW_lRADZVNss/s320/Crossing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Redina's Ministers have warned the King that the country is not financially strong enough for a protracted war; the objective is therefore to capture and/or eliminate the Revolutionary cell in Blueville, and give the Bluvians a bloody nose.</span></p><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-91265367053298372902023-08-03T18:30:00.000+01:002023-08-03T18:30:54.686+01:00Martin Smith's OHW Mini Campaigns<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">David in Suffolk expressed an interest in the details of the Mini Campaign I have recently played. Please find here, with the Author's permission, the three Mini Campaigns that Martin Smith has prepared using the Scenarios presented in Neil Thomas's <i>One Hour Wargames</i>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The concept, I believe, was based on the rather wonderful Emperor's Balls Campaign (see<b> <a href="http://flagsofvictory.blogspot.com/p/simplicity-in-hexes.html" target="_blank">Here</a></b> ) by the Rt Hon Old Trousers. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Campaign 1 (apologies for the quality of the image but if you make it big you <i>can</i> read it) - follow the appropriate coloured arrow for the victor of each game</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8DZmHTTs4VlE2sP4NZ6vuBp1IANUqNL3h6ZOEr6yroBW6H6P_ANDxnGMIn-l6WFrI70Wd5k_dGmQjaYLKKtkCNmmFaYXHhNsy-4odTftBi1r7KrwksA9u14x8yojImpfGMDVs1Ug1AQdMtlvt8jwCLn3Wn5txrR66YnXKiKi4L1QNgKsfELXdmq-KT8/s974/3%20battle%20OHW%20no1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="974" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8DZmHTTs4VlE2sP4NZ6vuBp1IANUqNL3h6ZOEr6yroBW6H6P_ANDxnGMIn-l6WFrI70Wd5k_dGmQjaYLKKtkCNmmFaYXHhNsy-4odTftBi1r7KrwksA9u14x8yojImpfGMDVs1Ug1AQdMtlvt8jwCLn3Wn5txrR66YnXKiKi4L1QNgKsfELXdmq-KT8/w400-h281/3%20battle%20OHW%20no1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Campaign 2 (I haven't tried this one yet). The next two images are word files that were turned into pdfs and then converted to PNG files all without the assistance of someone under 50</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KykTMPBUak9LSaqzjS0NIAbX5OiWdVH6htgTJ7Qr7tWB5UB_bIENQR0cAFZ4nYtuk3Aqlen_Gg8WXuOpLwL2i_aGRr_WXW9uGi6xWfyl_k_mHC1ruY1Dx2Ie2hb9wXdhB2S5aWLmeyyVljj4sDsORKuCfvKk63_fNSdvOben2iACkW1RawmIdzeztU4/s2339/3%20battle%20OHW%20campaign,%20no2-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1653" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KykTMPBUak9LSaqzjS0NIAbX5OiWdVH6htgTJ7Qr7tWB5UB_bIENQR0cAFZ4nYtuk3Aqlen_Gg8WXuOpLwL2i_aGRr_WXW9uGi6xWfyl_k_mHC1ruY1Dx2Ie2hb9wXdhB2S5aWLmeyyVljj4sDsORKuCfvKk63_fNSdvOben2iACkW1RawmIdzeztU4/w283-h400/3%20battle%20OHW%20campaign,%20no2-1.png" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Campaign 3</span><p></p><p><span style="text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8o4XefUlR3_ONpUdTZgIcf1dn7WJzzb2HfzYfAxVHhLDVv8_dOoKmXWfJwPXq7ZtEZdxMwpoqUmXdHYQXjWtrmYivhCFYjX8HpoYelvAaCiqDeCSCZaJ7oYnHbDGN7npq28fNi5KmZgXKuYSZAGMzzhBT9tPr4Iz0_-OWzhtDPrsxo-icGfpQy__TN8/s2339/3%20battle%20OHW%20campaign,%20v3-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1653" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8o4XefUlR3_ONpUdTZgIcf1dn7WJzzb2HfzYfAxVHhLDVv8_dOoKmXWfJwPXq7ZtEZdxMwpoqUmXdHYQXjWtrmYivhCFYjX8HpoYelvAaCiqDeCSCZaJ7oYnHbDGN7npq28fNi5KmZgXKuYSZAGMzzhBT9tPr4Iz0_-OWzhtDPrsxo-icGfpQy__TN8/w283-h400/3%20battle%20OHW%20campaign,%20v3-1.png" width="283" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The above of course remain copyright Martin Smith. Enjoy.</span><br /> <p></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-7297016167618332342023-07-31T20:34:00.000+01:002023-07-31T20:34:01.170+01:00War of the Valvicon Enclave; an OHW Mini Campaign Pt. the last<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">The Army of Sutura, having failed to capture the Valvicon Enclave, began to beat a weary retreat. Marching towards the border they confront a disorganized force determined to block their path. The defenders are less in number but more troops are on the way. The Suturans must get to the crossroads before them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">OHW 27: Disordered Defence</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcRSHwX-YJ0yHi_Aa-l858bnPCpYAuFCDhwl0Wv4kbYFqQmM4g2rRDoCeWJRu-rMieUk4IHedZySIZJ0GmrTQENw5n5veMv-Gt3i75iPu3u8C_4ucRFhWUxKFX38JEBpOSGTECdMjCc_-I5zLF3x9TLwN8QIdYdx9TrI7Cym0L10Ucllk4udhQzNZPE8/s4608/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcRSHwX-YJ0yHi_Aa-l858bnPCpYAuFCDhwl0Wv4kbYFqQmM4g2rRDoCeWJRu-rMieUk4IHedZySIZJ0GmrTQENw5n5veMv-Gt3i75iPu3u8C_4ucRFhWUxKFX38JEBpOSGTECdMjCc_-I5zLF3x9TLwN8QIdYdx9TrI7Cym0L10Ucllk4udhQzNZPE8/w400-h300/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Note: In this game the trees do not represent woodland but are there to break up the flat board!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oWyXPzzxL6h2VU7OeZRnCoGNVCxx_wWtW_IsXE7CNCHqBakRegYV8AUQ7o6tfRDH5ZoV-JVKbhRyEH5iN7w7SDNY1XVEV07bizkTuxG4BdKNpSP1vx1k5y6iM9tMoGM779WxsRko8qpU54nBqazfQ5Fs76YYrq19NoJCkRpiXt_wkBQE_6g9o1TJobI/s4608/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oWyXPzzxL6h2VU7OeZRnCoGNVCxx_wWtW_IsXE7CNCHqBakRegYV8AUQ7o6tfRDH5ZoV-JVKbhRyEH5iN7w7SDNY1XVEV07bizkTuxG4BdKNpSP1vx1k5y6iM9tMoGM779WxsRko8qpU54nBqazfQ5Fs76YYrq19NoJCkRpiXt_wkBQE_6g9o1TJobI/w400-h300/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Suturans break through the disorganized defensive lines and head for the crossroads</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnCEV59eel9I650sGd2o0M4mOLgYu0ZIPxX7EXwU5iNGE1nBQ1tbs8pf_DwWYpbIqqaDCiA1gt0i_ZnFrchhdTvW1So8ukoNhtPYAV3zx02i2AQ5CGLxbtbdTnMR4t_CYeIPLNYImnY7oBjR_swfJ9QgtSJUo5M4ig8g2XPt4Y-mfkIMDdHoe9kaajoM/s4608/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnCEV59eel9I650sGd2o0M4mOLgYu0ZIPxX7EXwU5iNGE1nBQ1tbs8pf_DwWYpbIqqaDCiA1gt0i_ZnFrchhdTvW1So8ukoNhtPYAV3zx02i2AQ5CGLxbtbdTnMR4t_CYeIPLNYImnY7oBjR_swfJ9QgtSJUo5M4ig8g2XPt4Y-mfkIMDdHoe9kaajoM/w400-h300/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />however at midday the Valvicon reinforcements arrive blocking their enemy's route.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJmMT2pbzUSN0EFTHaqs0k7njeZ0Fx9FQjemEa1OzBqsPYTmMLJ8ZJp5a-XLRsqgPY_QJDLpfdgN6GgYZsPoNnMy2aSIMdTMfzSkUENn91FI5e-6S3I5Wq8eotxica5KaqWJzGwDNUYMgApWql6ftCId-E0BUByFcIb_LbB3ApFCOrWjEb4IEYekaDPk/s4608/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJmMT2pbzUSN0EFTHaqs0k7njeZ0Fx9FQjemEa1OzBqsPYTmMLJ8ZJp5a-XLRsqgPY_QJDLpfdgN6GgYZsPoNnMy2aSIMdTMfzSkUENn91FI5e-6S3I5Wq8eotxica5KaqWJzGwDNUYMgApWql6ftCId-E0BUByFcIb_LbB3ApFCOrWjEb4IEYekaDPk/w400-h300/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The fight for the crossroads is costly for both sides</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ASUCTgqJtP7hk_a7WBcN6lrtkyrQ2OEalfRILP6jVKvxyt_-O72bK5QeGtcO9yO9_6ZO6q10RYM969VY8Zge1DwCTctSeBysXJRkjgbM6dYDXEBDNFrE0I9yg0WTbzfg4aUTh1a4C5ADO5tervzmO298t767RWy7B4VfQcyZjCdu4-4XFuwbQUBgHf4/s4608/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ASUCTgqJtP7hk_a7WBcN6lrtkyrQ2OEalfRILP6jVKvxyt_-O72bK5QeGtcO9yO9_6ZO6q10RYM969VY8Zge1DwCTctSeBysXJRkjgbM6dYDXEBDNFrE0I9yg0WTbzfg4aUTh1a4C5ADO5tervzmO298t767RWy7B4VfQcyZjCdu4-4XFuwbQUBgHf4/w400-h300/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and eventually they fight themselves to a standstill. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcl-IdHNoWaRUyuM7cONJ3dm2of3xkNypG76xzq16AXSO9AnnRfej9_uv6pJuRdRxs2fnnnVG-Dq1PZQJ9ipvTuKUZe0LXd615bJNeU8wsyJTU1vGr0pC7_5LKgWZjAzd7R5N0znnJu5O4l96LuRB21Dbokm83gU3NCBAKWd_xwefdEe3rmCtKuQN1Wo4/s4608/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcl-IdHNoWaRUyuM7cONJ3dm2of3xkNypG76xzq16AXSO9AnnRfej9_uv6pJuRdRxs2fnnnVG-Dq1PZQJ9ipvTuKUZe0LXd615bJNeU8wsyJTU1vGr0pC7_5LKgWZjAzd7R5N0znnJu5O4l96LuRB21Dbokm83gU3NCBAKWd_xwefdEe3rmCtKuQN1Wo4/w400-h300/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Despite achieving the objective of the scenario, the Suturan Army was in no state to capture the enclave from a still numerically stronger enemy and a hostile population. The survivors of the invasion force were therefore allowed to leave and the Emir was left wondering what he should do next.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-77927564207577627042023-07-30T08:53:00.000+01:002023-07-30T08:53:11.134+01:00War of the Valvicon Enclave; an OHW Mini Campaign Pt. 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ObHO2l4YGHXj3Yh5a059Xr2NL9TLfEgzQ8rONEAv_d1nAjGZwmE5jQMXky3yk_QJBCdH4kw4kvXfg2te1X6ji7Nw5wdDozHtoS-4thaz4pOSG7jGrHtQgAoJUkHD87I_3Ycq9rYpSwcxjqpDUqm2I4RZO6Xv2GDG2CGewO8rsSUckSC6Y1zqEbiVeOA/s599/Valvicon%20Enclave.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="599" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ObHO2l4YGHXj3Yh5a059Xr2NL9TLfEgzQ8rONEAv_d1nAjGZwmE5jQMXky3yk_QJBCdH4kw4kvXfg2te1X6ji7Nw5wdDozHtoS-4thaz4pOSG7jGrHtQgAoJUkHD87I_3Ycq9rYpSwcxjqpDUqm2I4RZO6Xv2GDG2CGewO8rsSUckSC6Y1zqEbiVeOA/w400-h231/Valvicon%20Enclave.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Having gathered the surviving troops from the Duibron force (Red), the Grand Duke's General retreated to a pair of defended settlements. Here he was joined by some reinforcements from the regular army (Green). The Emir's Army mustered at dawn knowing that to succeed they must capture both villages.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">OHW 15: Fortified Defence</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Emir's Army set to at once; infantry attacked the nearer of the two villages while the guns began to soften up the second, and Skirmishers were deployed to fire from the cover of the woods. The Defenders Cavalry bravely rode across the battlefield to attack the artillery, with partial success.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKL9PS5owrkbLMJrB3UBy1drQrVLuWrkTEpse2YGvv3bglLty63PKnngx9pftqNTI5C7X1gMGmE8eLM8ZhP05UI0mz_Cf5cobnVGQ7M_z35cF0VRRffHBpMQoHAe_L9wBjzAjBtgAsNecjjLBfYG0hLnopT4HNQd_Bq54XA44NzpY0cTjA2qjHOhTF0po/s4608/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKL9PS5owrkbLMJrB3UBy1drQrVLuWrkTEpse2YGvv3bglLty63PKnngx9pftqNTI5C7X1gMGmE8eLM8ZhP05UI0mz_Cf5cobnVGQ7M_z35cF0VRRffHBpMQoHAe_L9wBjzAjBtgAsNecjjLBfYG0hLnopT4HNQd_Bq54XA44NzpY0cTjA2qjHOhTF0po/w400-h300/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">At great cost the first village was captured by late morning. At this point the Emir's General could have paused and allowed reinforcements to arrive (see the Refit Rule in the Scenario in Neil Thomas's <i>One Hour Wargames</i>), however, hubris got the better of him and he pressed on with the attack...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgyPVpfD_XgIj74MPnaNHUhBM1tXBrQwXMVqyxmIUajzRe8Ld48LTGpIDchowtqJ37p1xPgiU_DXXKqzwI-HOAL4zWopZY3KyiNfe0lmv0aKtmqPspFw-71UAjjTjVgQIzn5xssEyNuYbLxevtUB1_fxOcBAZeX-Eh7wJcwbW_tSLuZiPCJeLuuuYd6o/s4608/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgyPVpfD_XgIj74MPnaNHUhBM1tXBrQwXMVqyxmIUajzRe8Ld48LTGpIDchowtqJ37p1xPgiU_DXXKqzwI-HOAL4zWopZY3KyiNfe0lmv0aKtmqPspFw-71UAjjTjVgQIzn5xssEyNuYbLxevtUB1_fxOcBAZeX-Eh7wJcwbW_tSLuZiPCJeLuuuYd6o/w400-h300/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">By early afternoon it became clear that the battle was a stalemate and the Army of Sutura withdrew.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCC2imHG7InzQttU2m-spI9HR8mmPWVnSyZri6iHPBkroaQN3RG0VSYO3PGoz8-S03m9KvbI_34iqGHdjhoR02shZBum3gLEjAaT0nqy7W_Lf0NgpsXkGToqSjlrxm3ATuBhSWeF7fRavpJudXsDXupwVdj7dSCesVYAS9GfvVpI9vjahuAw1V_z4aD0/s4608/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCC2imHG7InzQttU2m-spI9HR8mmPWVnSyZri6iHPBkroaQN3RG0VSYO3PGoz8-S03m9KvbI_34iqGHdjhoR02shZBum3gLEjAaT0nqy7W_Lf0NgpsXkGToqSjlrxm3ATuBhSWeF7fRavpJudXsDXupwVdj7dSCesVYAS9GfvVpI9vjahuAw1V_z4aD0/w400-h300/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-60118445139259491782023-07-29T15:17:00.001+01:002023-07-29T15:17:18.921+01:00War of the Valvicon Enclave; an OHW Mini Campaign Pt. 1<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Today saw the start of another Martin Smith Mini Campaign that links One Hour Wargame scenarios. To allow a bit of context I generated a map and dreamed up a reason for the conflict.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyMASS6VSKEj1c1jSdmbzIQnotwVCKg7lqvdG3pyZlPIoTGplM2fRH3kLlWREkVSAO2MTxdE-X1kOF_0HzIIhj8AXKYL2-ClsPAEDkY3G2uroZV8r2SPv5vSZwteFavBaAlk9jw3JgW7E2dzYLpU3q9Ws_JkTDxOp7g0UnGAYgZBuSVMX4s2TXDQO5jY/s932/v3%20map.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyMASS6VSKEj1c1jSdmbzIQnotwVCKg7lqvdG3pyZlPIoTGplM2fRH3kLlWREkVSAO2MTxdE-X1kOF_0HzIIhj8AXKYL2-ClsPAEDkY3G2uroZV8r2SPv5vSZwteFavBaAlk9jw3JgW7E2dzYLpU3q9Ws_JkTDxOp7g0UnGAYgZBuSVMX4s2TXDQO5jY/w400-h384/v3%20map.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The Emir Asswhan XXIVth of Sutura has for some years been less than content with his neighbour, His Diviness the Grand Duke Roldolfo of Valvico, particularly regarding claims to a small enclave held by the Grand Duchy in the North of Sutura. Now that a particularly rich coal field has unexpectedly been discovered in the Valvicon Enclave (actually named Duibron on the map) the Emir sends an army to take what he considers to be his property.</span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U6rKSnklOaRJL9-sXk-y_jvg_AJ5ISsyBz_Hgcznj8h6_wVl64wfW4KM6N3wsZwigi4fV0kleVy8BqVRnulSw15N5HhpmNl_mqLYDck3aEcUI5QmkmLUEyVjBOH_4UUi2BEWTn9-pJyq2ZSA76Aom9a77Ytt_FmEZFpYIXuYsGKxVQ6dyVcjGJBAi7A/s599/Valvicon%20Enclave.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="599" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U6rKSnklOaRJL9-sXk-y_jvg_AJ5ISsyBz_Hgcznj8h6_wVl64wfW4KM6N3wsZwigi4fV0kleVy8BqVRnulSw15N5HhpmNl_mqLYDck3aEcUI5QmkmLUEyVjBOH_4UUi2BEWTn9-pJyq2ZSA76Aom9a77Ytt_FmEZFpYIXuYsGKxVQ6dyVcjGJBAi7A/w400-h231/Valvicon%20Enclave.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Valvicon Enclave or Duibron</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">OHW 11: Surprise Attack</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The rules used were a gridded version of Peter's D3 Horse & Musket OHW Variation (see <a href="https://gridbasedwargaming.blogspot.com/p/d3-horse-and-musket.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>). As neither side rolled up Skirmishers, the wooded area was off limits to all arms, as of course was the small lake.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Emir's Army favours a Lilac uniform whereas the Grand Duke's Army of Duibron prefers Red.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1brP2SzyLCrbyqhRE7rW-NtMVa44y0CENKo6mTqNTMZIb8yVhxEODTcWIcQ14HWY6I2hWAWLuVyzeBfilXtylHZrS239yScft7QdUFAFQUUAJyyqhOMC5uU_ksvENgzAKWdrevdiyGrVtAy2P9mHszcrP5BegwpAsjhpDoeHhUATIPTBLUViz0ssJi4/s4510/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3215" data-original-width="4510" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1brP2SzyLCrbyqhRE7rW-NtMVa44y0CENKo6mTqNTMZIb8yVhxEODTcWIcQ14HWY6I2hWAWLuVyzeBfilXtylHZrS239yScft7QdUFAFQUUAJyyqhOMC5uU_ksvENgzAKWdrevdiyGrVtAy2P9mHszcrP5BegwpAsjhpDoeHhUATIPTBLUViz0ssJi4/w400-h285/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In the early stages of the battle, Red's force of two infantry regiments managed to delay the invaders long enough to allow more troops to arrive and occupy the objective (the Crossroads).</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gWcaIljqQVUvAzEuZrCY-knsGa_fIApIa_UjoWsayM-kwMZh-57ySVzOrn4OOFpBOFjFPuF6qpNRE0GqdK9hf8O8RYImYfHGN1EnW_1IegaNniGb9HVrmGvpJ76dL-hMnRQyf96yHWnUBT3Geb-DHjtvQoM38lg59NYLDH9INBJvb-1gD7-922wqtZQ/s4608/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gWcaIljqQVUvAzEuZrCY-knsGa_fIApIa_UjoWsayM-kwMZh-57ySVzOrn4OOFpBOFjFPuF6qpNRE0GqdK9hf8O8RYImYfHGN1EnW_1IegaNniGb9HVrmGvpJ76dL-hMnRQyf96yHWnUBT3Geb-DHjtvQoM38lg59NYLDH9INBJvb-1gD7-922wqtZQ/w400-h300/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once the Emir's Army had eliminated the delaying force it was on to the objective.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGMmR2fn9xqVKoRUvgMBK9lqZ-fOolfm0QqsNz2BoX-xs_gRunyAgkp--Q56JBnD9I6z98862MS429_ENhm-CH7a9sJJxV2_fBL9T56VnxsIaRtebZpDuP2HqgDmSz7THQeluWbPtJRF7eN6yXfL2JGAgbpILXhKnTCe-YIvkc-vwLG0aGB_9PDw7wWc/s4608/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGMmR2fn9xqVKoRUvgMBK9lqZ-fOolfm0QqsNz2BoX-xs_gRunyAgkp--Q56JBnD9I6z98862MS429_ENhm-CH7a9sJJxV2_fBL9T56VnxsIaRtebZpDuP2HqgDmSz7THQeluWbPtJRF7eN6yXfL2JGAgbpILXhKnTCe-YIvkc-vwLG0aGB_9PDw7wWc/w400-h300/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The defenders' however put up stiff resistance, and the Activation rules make it increasingly difficult to get actions performed as casualties are accrued. Time was running out for the Emir's force.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5x5gygsTKFQdP5ppCAC0MKgHcP0J-abjhFN8FafmUXmBcLH133KIWF-vjeirUCuaSEriy4LNhzV0lELIGc-8fywzMt1hRsusk3z4ARtVdTVs4oDhOgovZLB5hIxn-P_jar7Zslag5YGuV73L4yCu0iHNh5wGf0H_P3Jp54rquUVq0k1_Yin_BVfyTVuU/s4608/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5x5gygsTKFQdP5ppCAC0MKgHcP0J-abjhFN8FafmUXmBcLH133KIWF-vjeirUCuaSEriy4LNhzV0lELIGc-8fywzMt1hRsusk3z4ARtVdTVs4oDhOgovZLB5hIxn-P_jar7Zslag5YGuV73L4yCu0iHNh5wGf0H_P3Jp54rquUVq0k1_Yin_BVfyTVuU/w400-h300/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Towards the end of the day it was touch and go who would prevail</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PvSQ5WrrNbo7JJUCmGJArjzHE6CVE3Yif8YcF82s9YlUN2TrZgY887ei6LiB3ccpb7IkrVD9uVhICDmUQ5WLOuVjRon7ZqHglQKKHM8l9qFSHm_bDSewf3pPUcSu4zWy8de03lbkCbKbYTDLdfRm1SGlj_CE_EjOcglVJRAqSDZBhjBJiJPDLUX12Zo/s4608/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PvSQ5WrrNbo7JJUCmGJArjzHE6CVE3Yif8YcF82s9YlUN2TrZgY887ei6LiB3ccpb7IkrVD9uVhICDmUQ5WLOuVjRon7ZqHglQKKHM8l9qFSHm_bDSewf3pPUcSu4zWy8de03lbkCbKbYTDLdfRm1SGlj_CE_EjOcglVJRAqSDZBhjBJiJPDLUX12Zo/w400-h300/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">But as the sun set, the remnants of the Grand Duke's Army withdrew to fight another day leaving the Suturans victorious.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgNh4ZTTr4otrihwLxuQ-56Sxkb8TnhbJIGyY__3fqlKeNf6ketQTx9_F5ro8D5nELL5BuDbx5YzESUvgEsVY97vRtOGJv7li0hFLcdJEFSQWUbwqsXaVgoY6kD3TcH5_jfj2pzj9GeD6Ii1VUvo0V60My_0l5qVeDgjdQOo9jlX2-0DSDPH9C2LKLno/s4608/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgNh4ZTTr4otrihwLxuQ-56Sxkb8TnhbJIGyY__3fqlKeNf6ketQTx9_F5ro8D5nELL5BuDbx5YzESUvgEsVY97vRtOGJv7li0hFLcdJEFSQWUbwqsXaVgoY6kD3TcH5_jfj2pzj9GeD6Ii1VUvo0V60My_0l5qVeDgjdQOo9jlX2-0DSDPH9C2LKLno/w400-h300/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-42770802712537489772023-07-22T12:48:00.000+01:002023-07-22T12:48:28.063+01:00Jeux avec Frontieres Part 3: The Winner Takes it All<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">The situation at the end of Season Six: The Elves were dominating.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWbFXfrm-7rq9u_GDl6l4hpkPm1G27YiEmoXyeAiN75sZoJOMDWwoWKQGJCbKZSaUA8SaP7or5sYCuP0k4Crs1h9_F-33G9ZZxJ5x_XxXxpAUq27XiaguQkGNkEFwNfdHG5j2XcnWappg9szBo2b7qlFwv-Tv--lM66HiJAdDdHjghjCcjnxZr6NX92c/s650/S6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="650" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWbFXfrm-7rq9u_GDl6l4hpkPm1G27YiEmoXyeAiN75sZoJOMDWwoWKQGJCbKZSaUA8SaP7or5sYCuP0k4Crs1h9_F-33G9ZZxJ5x_XxXxpAUq27XiaguQkGNkEFwNfdHG5j2XcnWappg9szBo2b7qlFwv-Tv--lM66HiJAdDdHjghjCcjnxZr6NX92c/w400-h374/S6.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The concluding battle would see the winner taking all and so was fought on the frontier between the wooded Elf territory and the hilly Orc lands. Rather than just line up and bash each other, the two forces were tasked with capturing a barrow atop a hill in the centre of the field of battle. If neither side controlled the barrow at the end of the battle then a count back of surviving forces would decide the victor.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NeJEiJZK728AzFjvLrTunSuCv-7W8sTkwpC_CBl6l9aUnqq2cMtgyuz3DbYlfHW1AGAyoFEOVB4ERgvqFRbsI942-bXS6qNb6TQLIY1bphqvF8arPQ37wLWiHboA-SNyYRc8h4XwlNXsek0ALZwf2dDA40JHqXkU2s3AHpLU2yoZ_CMaoEhl-8nOivQ/s4512/7%20EvO%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="4512" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NeJEiJZK728AzFjvLrTunSuCv-7W8sTkwpC_CBl6l9aUnqq2cMtgyuz3DbYlfHW1AGAyoFEOVB4ERgvqFRbsI942-bXS6qNb6TQLIY1bphqvF8arPQ37wLWiHboA-SNyYRc8h4XwlNXsek0ALZwf2dDA40JHqXkU2s3AHpLU2yoZ_CMaoEhl-8nOivQ/w400-h243/7%20EvO%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">For this game a 12x8 grid was used. The Elf side arrived with an Ent, the Orcs opted for a Troll.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSYssbgDbLclD4bqI3meuYuG2XHQ4ayxWxRLuDBjygWXFADNN8QsjJEUSupP_Xp7Kk-GDzKygNJoTW5oYHf7lWSowPQUzKrp5YT5zO6dTjwKHq94R_L7J6R_r9x_VimltHPFsDXOFlfn7yYq8XeFjQBXExJ2JPZ_r5G_X7-aD9WesmhlQYeKNqsdYkN4/s4608/7%20EvO%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSYssbgDbLclD4bqI3meuYuG2XHQ4ayxWxRLuDBjygWXFADNN8QsjJEUSupP_Xp7Kk-GDzKygNJoTW5oYHf7lWSowPQUzKrp5YT5zO6dTjwKHq94R_L7J6R_r9x_VimltHPFsDXOFlfn7yYq8XeFjQBXExJ2JPZ_r5G_X7-aD9WesmhlQYeKNqsdYkN4/w400-h300/7%20EvO%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Troll is ME12 25mm Small Troll (Minifigs Mythical Earth range) and fits in nicely with 10mm figures.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Elves were first to capture the Barrow. There their luck ended.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Elf left flank was mauled by wolf-riding orcs. The Centre did better, as did their Cavalry on the right, however they reached Exhaustion Point a few turns before the Orcs without any Elfin boots remaining on the Barrow top.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">When the Orcs also reached EP they were in full possession of the objective and had more surviving troops. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddvsOBomEshbVd9gDFDnhEUe7NfJxWT7lmzKJhws2aba0RVs7KUNlYOi0hkTVsGNPvYMFDRQuWtrFTPcRcUoR1yFuqofr9ybogAXo2vjdpnH1Nan4PCbru-g8qvNb4So7ExeJWbk_9b4qsp8nLRUgyXLLFy1SttzY5HmskbBO6Mh1JnrxqyoSs8LoLhg/s4608/7%20EvO%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddvsOBomEshbVd9gDFDnhEUe7NfJxWT7lmzKJhws2aba0RVs7KUNlYOi0hkTVsGNPvYMFDRQuWtrFTPcRcUoR1yFuqofr9ybogAXo2vjdpnH1Nan4PCbru-g8qvNb4So7ExeJWbk_9b4qsp8nLRUgyXLLFy1SttzY5HmskbBO6Mh1JnrxqyoSs8LoLhg/w400-h300/7%20EvO%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">An Orc victory!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrYpAPjv_E5bLpIOYMyk0nhAbBMiWxwDRqomjxEti3Lq1Si6nXiTG9IRoZaGYgr3PPcoyYH8YFwznpWVH8SPmBbVc6EQ7S0fdnhQplH1zsJ3eCNCD3iMHZ0x_9qBiDAb0jeQef7TS2Jv-h1HeSeaIhSL2JtKXAypVD-DfGGKz6XdFzCn5cbWS71W9tsE/s498/orc.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="498" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrYpAPjv_E5bLpIOYMyk0nhAbBMiWxwDRqomjxEti3Lq1Si6nXiTG9IRoZaGYgr3PPcoyYH8YFwznpWVH8SPmBbVc6EQ7S0fdnhQplH1zsJ3eCNCD3iMHZ0x_9qBiDAb0jeQef7TS2Jv-h1HeSeaIhSL2JtKXAypVD-DfGGKz6XdFzCn5cbWS71W9tsE/s320/orc.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Future's 'orrible. The Future's Orc.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-85089981946797592252023-07-16T10:32:00.000+01:002023-07-16T10:32:23.944+01:00Jeux avec frontieres Part 2: All Change<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">At the end of Season 4, the map looked like this, with the victorious Dwarves dominating the North:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrabbebhdZWxUvfQt82FDI7bA2Q82lP5kXBGuPPe6t1ne5JecUMemkV78GHEFmSI2FROGKl1T4ykxkzjHRdIH5AARj2RV_IRrc-cpf77RXdZXapITrbZsm8-DcihpcXIdvnAv1pz-oDulMZDUzOubecid1eKc_f2gMsFSgQ8u8Mrt6ofKoQC58zwkqVo/s650/S4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="650" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrabbebhdZWxUvfQt82FDI7bA2Q82lP5kXBGuPPe6t1ne5JecUMemkV78GHEFmSI2FROGKl1T4ykxkzjHRdIH5AARj2RV_IRrc-cpf77RXdZXapITrbZsm8-DcihpcXIdvnAv1pz-oDulMZDUzOubecid1eKc_f2gMsFSgQ8u8Mrt6ofKoQC58zwkqVo/w400-h375/S4.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Season Five:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Men attack Dwarves</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Wild Men marched into the very hilly Dwarf terrain with a big task ahead of them and it came as a bit of a surprise when they reduced the Dwarves to Exhaustion Point (EP). Once the Army of Men also came to EP they had twice the surviving numbers and won the day.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdAjXe9cd8xAvYxl6uMXogA1i76VS3zDWecsGjYEhkgIudVAWZgSNBhmx3I5BTkDPrKGx8Ndk_zcW3mE1HhTFwLuxsjsFaOPNzNZ6RNyDKM8xKKMYQj5jhVNGk0vBvMzssXmqE5L6nHyc2k1x5vP9sMwllecemztFRaRkm5jnBhIl9EirJRFyqK8qDQ8/s4608/5%20MvD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdAjXe9cd8xAvYxl6uMXogA1i76VS3zDWecsGjYEhkgIudVAWZgSNBhmx3I5BTkDPrKGx8Ndk_zcW3mE1HhTFwLuxsjsFaOPNzNZ6RNyDKM8xKKMYQj5jhVNGk0vBvMzssXmqE5L6nHyc2k1x5vP9sMwllecemztFRaRkm5jnBhIl9EirJRFyqK8qDQ8/w400-h300/5%20MvD.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The victory for Men means the Map now looks like this:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oCVnPhKmQwGwoi1JOHYGtiBV_B1KL3f6rmBjWCNwGkDlt7r0xiwiPFsoEWhPgjiZh798PDnUlg9EQ4jjGOprV2d5d2sEZEg2vwhKxNzW8gd7o3_JJXqvvQyTXC0J1sgQIqgj8SR5iSWsHhdUekH7X8rSHjIW-4tDupNuBXeDntZdLad0c2H6o00GNP0/s651/S5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="651" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oCVnPhKmQwGwoi1JOHYGtiBV_B1KL3f6rmBjWCNwGkDlt7r0xiwiPFsoEWhPgjiZh798PDnUlg9EQ4jjGOprV2d5d2sEZEg2vwhKxNzW8gd7o3_JJXqvvQyTXC0J1sgQIqgj8SR5iSWsHhdUekH7X8rSHjIW-4tDupNuBXeDntZdLad0c2H6o00GNP0/w400-h374/S5.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: arial;">Season Six:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Elves attack Men</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Seeing an opportunity to grab most of the territory, the Elves rushed into the Wild Men's land.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Army of Men attempted to hold the one bit of high ground but the Elves were too strong and rapidly reduced them to EP. The final indignity came when the War-Chief of Men and his retinue were killed by a unit of Elven Archers. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwQH9UKEdGsr-EeufCL9fP12u1U0xXmSTds7RMYGnRPYRa6ONLWHp5BjJYWaQBaeBrosImwjUIvo0Jdc6od4JmLbDrquE5Kw5UznktZgYBZ5UtgRlcSMFZMeA_BOBuAoGlQJ-1xBzBWCN2XMBFL93nMoir2F-uzQ12rOmXCcjIS13vAyLO-h9zZ3ND-E/s4608/6%20EvM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwQH9UKEdGsr-EeufCL9fP12u1U0xXmSTds7RMYGnRPYRa6ONLWHp5BjJYWaQBaeBrosImwjUIvo0Jdc6od4JmLbDrquE5Kw5UznktZgYBZ5UtgRlcSMFZMeA_BOBuAoGlQJ-1xBzBWCN2XMBFL93nMoir2F-uzQ12rOmXCcjIS13vAyLO-h9zZ3ND-E/w400-h300/6%20EvM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>The Elves won and are now dominating the Map, however everything could be won or lost in the final knockout game.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOySmJEuarqPrtCCKfuYQ0Z5Fk9F5PlQnmlYMKh39aBjPp9glpMp_RGvmOSWJj5nJNf5kUvaZOyctCcIgMDguVNu3Rg9lIQCFgtW5rku51dVSLDQEYeGT5myh1Xp5KBMRbc6frvieYlzn8PzQiXBMr6I5ewyvgDpe4zdL_c8jS6U2lDuPe5_lYVeDlwJ8/s650/S6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="650" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOySmJEuarqPrtCCKfuYQ0Z5Fk9F5PlQnmlYMKh39aBjPp9glpMp_RGvmOSWJj5nJNf5kUvaZOyctCcIgMDguVNu3Rg9lIQCFgtW5rku51dVSLDQEYeGT5myh1Xp5KBMRbc6frvieYlzn8PzQiXBMr6I5ewyvgDpe4zdL_c8jS6U2lDuPe5_lYVeDlwJ8/w400-h374/S6.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-22289829298798947782023-07-15T09:32:00.000+01:002023-07-15T09:32:59.821+01:00Jeux avec frontieres <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Having been very impressed with Kaptain Kobold's <a href="http://hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2023/06/its-hott-knockout-episode-one.html" target="_blank">Its a (HoTT) Knockout</a> tournament, I thought I'd give the format a go using The Portable Wargame Fantasy rules and five of my very small armies (10mm).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I am using a random army generator based on the system in One Hour Wargames. The terrain is determined by the territory being attacked; Goblins hilly, Men mainly flat, Elves wooded, Dwarves & Orcs very hilly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Starting off with a Map and a handful of D6s, this is how things have gone to date...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9DnTeMe1Qr_bm178pO7Umb5FdV1u6KdRRGAgtEWy68gnxflVkLisJfXhJaq90V_6Tl2QFN9UmGu6Go48P8I7FxySHaY6bSjeZuZH8MUjPC5UTTBhD11pxIZwllqVjaRzj5JITaXRJk-S03DPv8qaZrk-Js5lL7pc8DBH4yuRx6NmHJhYtaoDn6DL4W4/s653/MAP.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="653" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9DnTeMe1Qr_bm178pO7Umb5FdV1u6KdRRGAgtEWy68gnxflVkLisJfXhJaq90V_6Tl2QFN9UmGu6Go48P8I7FxySHaY6bSjeZuZH8MUjPC5UTTBhD11pxIZwllqVjaRzj5JITaXRJk-S03DPv8qaZrk-Js5lL7pc8DBH4yuRx6NmHJhYtaoDn6DL4W4/w400-h374/MAP.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Season One:</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Orcs attack Elves</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>The Elves, using the cover of the woods, repulsed the Orcs, forcing them to Exhaustion (50% SP) and then cutting them down. A convincing Elf victory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeIkI2PoMTiwxU_T4TTLDT5FIFlk_K1p0ITXzsM0kfCUm4ajvJNCJ8OBH0qFm9hLXcPK6NPS9lOgdrWIClvE422fUa_yi_iYvbFvhtrq_B4CJ3tXgRlXeoG8zFBIf0Di9dMp3cdRkwQYnNsm_IJvJ2SznQoKQNlbHQP0vKgP8YsHvuthUvnPqXSRim-o/s4608/1%20OvE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeIkI2PoMTiwxU_T4TTLDT5FIFlk_K1p0ITXzsM0kfCUm4ajvJNCJ8OBH0qFm9hLXcPK6NPS9lOgdrWIClvE422fUa_yi_iYvbFvhtrq_B4CJ3tXgRlXeoG8zFBIf0Di9dMp3cdRkwQYnNsm_IJvJ2SznQoKQNlbHQP0vKgP8YsHvuthUvnPqXSRim-o/w400-h300/1%20OvE.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Season Two:</span><p></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Dwarves attack Goblins</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>After a promising start, with Dwarf cavalry getting to the rear of the Goblin lines, the Dwarves were slowly reduced to EP (on the same turn as their foe). On count back the Dwarves had suffered greater losses and the defenders prevailed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzQv6MDSRzgK2-j0fY5awK4TbHqRBIazKdrx19T09A81iBO-Brsink87ElZX-tT7V_sjzSRc0kmZWk6HVUbSoIQca9lcifpKMgyweinMzr32F1YDRCC-ENQY2MJ7tI7fVMpE7N3qCREDqUagHCBTvTx86Y3mAo1wacHO6X3UitcE-sOQcMnWnFgcvvFI/s4608/2%20DvG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzQv6MDSRzgK2-j0fY5awK4TbHqRBIazKdrx19T09A81iBO-Brsink87ElZX-tT7V_sjzSRc0kmZWk6HVUbSoIQca9lcifpKMgyweinMzr32F1YDRCC-ENQY2MJ7tI7fVMpE7N3qCREDqUagHCBTvTx86Y3mAo1wacHO6X3UitcE-sOQcMnWnFgcvvFI/w400-h300/2%20DvG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Season Three:</div><div> </div><div>Men attack Elves</div><div>The Wild Men arrived without Archers but made an aggressive start attacking the Elves in the woods, initially with some success. This didn’t last however, and they were brought to Exhaustion Point and then destroyed, almost completely. Another Elf victory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEGQNofgYA9VrePVKDqEAMeib-fh3Z8REsMkmnhICUyilSVLNGF6_WplNjYVW_fEYggghxG331ppibFeaKR-HhFojhuVMVAO7S0CdrDyJ3ATD7lHpz9xermE8Kyk28kbeAvQIEB_yHv9b685ga7kO9Nkdb7KyuOiOO74-Mg-b_5z5LVVLoNXjxbnK1Kc/s4608/3%20MvE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEGQNofgYA9VrePVKDqEAMeib-fh3Z8REsMkmnhICUyilSVLNGF6_WplNjYVW_fEYggghxG331ppibFeaKR-HhFojhuVMVAO7S0CdrDyJ3ATD7lHpz9xermE8Kyk28kbeAvQIEB_yHv9b685ga7kO9Nkdb7KyuOiOO74-Mg-b_5z5LVVLoNXjxbnK1Kc/w400-h300/3%20MvE.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Season Four:</div><div><br /></div><div>Dwarves attack Goblins (again)</div><div>The Dwarves, still smarting from their early defeat, attacked the Goblins again. The two armies met on a dark and stormy morning in the Valley of Skullz and this time the Dwarves prevailed, annihilating their old foe. (Finally a decisive battle!)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8uWOBp6qeancO7cyr4zeT3Ks2HdetjqQ5U7dqyN5gAb3Gjo6DQs3C32hvMGp8x-t8gJsbBrAuLK2xrYpfqHxiqM3QpNNGNqHe9reTndVknoooqChosXRGGeF2uqqUx46ssFTBSWAT3zLwMBfsxQ0XfOXn3POgqB8c2xcowIYzMctpbFgy7YiDWGe_TI/s4608/4%20DvG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8uWOBp6qeancO7cyr4zeT3Ks2HdetjqQ5U7dqyN5gAb3Gjo6DQs3C32hvMGp8x-t8gJsbBrAuLK2xrYpfqHxiqM3QpNNGNqHe9reTndVknoooqChosXRGGeF2uqqUx46ssFTBSWAT3zLwMBfsxQ0XfOXn3POgqB8c2xcowIYzMctpbFgy7YiDWGe_TI/w400-h300/4%20DvG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> The Map now looks like this</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZE3qmqkd8bHIRO1Fr7ZmEgspb-w4k0NV4q7ivPUgkazUWxC88zoYUBGM_y8qu1FFGSYzJ53KTSnYJpZQmI-3Sz3MxSy0N16KqmvjYTfP_YrnYMQRBMYGEgOVY89BsWN31BV0EOyJc8Wpb0JYYC3hOBrifzq4EIkMB5LWCMH_3ELuYZX9T0VunCt0vRs/s650/S4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="650" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZE3qmqkd8bHIRO1Fr7ZmEgspb-w4k0NV4q7ivPUgkazUWxC88zoYUBGM_y8qu1FFGSYzJ53KTSnYJpZQmI-3Sz3MxSy0N16KqmvjYTfP_YrnYMQRBMYGEgOVY89BsWN31BV0EOyJc8Wpb0JYYC3hOBrifzq4EIkMB5LWCMH_3ELuYZX9T0VunCt0vRs/w400-h375/S4.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>This format is certainly a great way to get boots on the board! On to Season 5...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-58989104536832015652023-06-18T12:11:00.001+01:002023-06-18T12:11:27.086+01:00SciFi Skirmish Squared (Working Title)<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">I'm a big fan of the WargamingPastor's <a href="https://deathzap.co.uk/" target="_blank">DeathZap</a> blog which features SciFi battles mainly using very cheaply sourced materials and figures. The author is also very creative with rule systems. Feeling inspired I have pulled a few SciFi figures from the Mountain of Unpainted Shame and thrown together a simple gridded Skirmish game based on the 3x3 PW. It's still very much a WIP but may come to fruition (unless I get distracted by something else.)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fZV51e94gXbmaLuy767cUW3b0gSMLp0sp5OZKv8EYdHizbldkj6hcF1WclVmBkbhEZYG-kSyKgcw9FoEqrzunj2I9CpPbyPq8a04Lrlns9I-8Hu6k_RmQZQjSkyv_PGExjEEnGWVMOOLNsEMLuuzjdnYCB0f_GeB72iNlVj8KHZ0xM5r6LsEv6Lu/s4608/20230618_110316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fZV51e94gXbmaLuy767cUW3b0gSMLp0sp5OZKv8EYdHizbldkj6hcF1WclVmBkbhEZYG-kSyKgcw9FoEqrzunj2I9CpPbyPq8a04Lrlns9I-8Hu6k_RmQZQjSkyv_PGExjEEnGWVMOOLNsEMLuuzjdnYCB0f_GeB72iNlVj8KHZ0xM5r6LsEv6Lu/w400-h300/20230618_110316.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I've established a Near Future setting in which catastrophic climate change has reduced the population to a fraction of its current size, and where States and Governments have been replaced by Corporations whose private armies fight for scarce resources amid the ruins of cities - cheery stuff!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1GWbMYOopZZHXr4sTkG4DQbOcQPFeZgF_BKaTxsl7kZMfE7xLca6kXdbB9CX-9lT9TZDxGZ5QajyvVm0fKt_nq9O8WUGqiexaSuZNV4dFUrzWwqdFH_wlbL_UWurkBsixum0sWdRnuDq1CaY2ULxbMms3MVFUWzwL93Ye9dfdmBT2i8vTIDkRgCf/s4608/20230618_110307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1GWbMYOopZZHXr4sTkG4DQbOcQPFeZgF_BKaTxsl7kZMfE7xLca6kXdbB9CX-9lT9TZDxGZ5QajyvVm0fKt_nq9O8WUGqiexaSuZNV4dFUrzWwqdFH_wlbL_UWurkBsixum0sWdRnuDq1CaY2ULxbMms3MVFUWzwL93Ye9dfdmBT2i8vTIDkRgCf/w400-h300/20230618_110307.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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjko7G1YQnNgL-IfTnySlaRYz6Smw-OFUq2N3mCNC1MVso1N1dU1L2viJJm2RGqLt3K9m5x8rIQVTrnebYivjuyhTtpgWlgTYgMCH5H-B-EFM1gTC099Y15AFf1yE95U8Xw5F6WO-xj1jIc2T59GvFxwIzmE7_zVh6UE3Iubqbm9U6KztV3_m3y0neY/s4608/20230618_110508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjko7G1YQnNgL-IfTnySlaRYz6Smw-OFUq2N3mCNC1MVso1N1dU1L2viJJm2RGqLt3K9m5x8rIQVTrnebYivjuyhTtpgWlgTYgMCH5H-B-EFM1gTC099Y15AFf1yE95U8Xw5F6WO-xj1jIc2T59GvFxwIzmE7_zVh6UE3Iubqbm9U6KztV3_m3y0neY/w400-h300/20230618_110508.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-69033449608407777782023-04-10T11:18:00.000+01:002023-04-10T11:18:15.480+01:00An Age Undreamed of (Part the Second)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOKI3ceA4GtlQipsJ_OSMbvEpSl5OnHXqbfJZdUC4gizQkaTcJ3sCswgNJPrGjx7B-L_kWLvj7m6KKKukja3WX9SN3CwKvZhhztI6YMO4aDipxdUhpX5It37ab2ZRYFIlb8xsUjlhNkLy4BwDElfBikaHqAGPVtYH9PWWrOBFuEM7u_fZAR-XwmmXs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="400" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOKI3ceA4GtlQipsJ_OSMbvEpSl5OnHXqbfJZdUC4gizQkaTcJ3sCswgNJPrGjx7B-L_kWLvj7m6KKKukja3WX9SN3CwKvZhhztI6YMO4aDipxdUhpX5It37ab2ZRYFIlb8xsUjlhNkLy4BwDElfBikaHqAGPVtYH9PWWrOBFuEM7u_fZAR-XwmmXs=w400-h145" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The slaying of a Priest of Mitra, one Sopious, by Stygian Assassins from the priesthood of Set, led to the raising of an army from amongst the loose affiliation of City States that makes up Corinthia. Once again it was that old warrior <span style="background-color: white;">General Ilossmykies</span> commanding the host that made the long march South. With orders to avenge the Church of Mitra, the Corinthian force aimed to destroy a Stygian Seminary just South of the River Styx' near to the City of Luxur.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Crossing war-torn Koth without incident, the Corinthians entered the rolling grassland of Shem.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAY4WBqk2rwHVby7xMc5hpApcQUxgRFu1_ZVK6whn8G2cKXyw7zITFEbok5Ou5oHEQQ1r2uAiuIojcfydrvTLX8JRntOZtNn9IoepA4WyW2SqxvKQjayNAMbM0wcgoscg1z0XWhT4-tOcixsavZuU4x380x2iUjE5oVsQB0Lt0G0IEYXpoa2Pmf7cb/s369/map.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="369" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAY4WBqk2rwHVby7xMc5hpApcQUxgRFu1_ZVK6whn8G2cKXyw7zITFEbok5Ou5oHEQQ1r2uAiuIojcfydrvTLX8JRntOZtNn9IoepA4WyW2SqxvKQjayNAMbM0wcgoscg1z0XWhT4-tOcixsavZuU4x380x2iUjE5oVsQB0Lt0G0IEYXpoa2Pmf7cb/w400-h258/map.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Having received urgent dispatches from their spies in Corinthia, the Theocrats of Stygia sent a force into Shem to attack and delay their enemy, commanded by Bishop-General Pheerles.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Ilossmykies and the advance guard were probably half a day ahead of the main bulk of the Corinthian Army, moving as it was at the speed of the baggage train. Arriving at a deserted Manor house, the General determined to await the arrival of the rest of his men. It was at this point that the Stygian force appeared over the horizon. Both sides quickly took positions, cavalry and skirmishing archers leading the infantry. The Stygians had a slight numerical advantage but were mostly light troops. The Corinthians were all heavy types. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYcjCuZSTQra1iNGOndX503SlbbJDVAYrCg-ORXOWvdtrKKRAsHwHZXONk9e5SC500ckgUixMd4kQ0wS4QFaXZYdGdYTQ1l8EEcia8U0mnmGMifGv_BGO9OdSbnfzyDpTYjhJgYo3G8SD3aG1gjGZa7yAQrRTNUwBPMtTtHvR42hwiOWVDseX4c2W/s3766/20230409_084037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3766" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYcjCuZSTQra1iNGOndX503SlbbJDVAYrCg-ORXOWvdtrKKRAsHwHZXONk9e5SC500ckgUixMd4kQ0wS4QFaXZYdGdYTQ1l8EEcia8U0mnmGMifGv_BGO9OdSbnfzyDpTYjhJgYo3G8SD3aG1gjGZa7yAQrRTNUwBPMtTtHvR42hwiOWVDseX4c2W/w400-h368/20230409_084037.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">A few scenes from the battle follow. It was a fairly standard affair with both sides bashing away at each other, falling back, advancing again etc (apologies for the blurry pics)<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GEPUeyM5_GoSIEg2lsjBODFZ3YVy3sQBWftKYv4XuT7iCm6R2C6GOFg_6M4UadJVqzb8QT9RHIRXMcAMaGHR--u5jNhZOWoM5YbS0Q_a2YXflI5zk5v0BBsu0BmdZ-hQDu2AXPYX4R2EjMC_ejbq_Xj-_KGrgJGA21sPYc4sXKywr-_tuLnHNlRt/s4608/20230409_084452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GEPUeyM5_GoSIEg2lsjBODFZ3YVy3sQBWftKYv4XuT7iCm6R2C6GOFg_6M4UadJVqzb8QT9RHIRXMcAMaGHR--u5jNhZOWoM5YbS0Q_a2YXflI5zk5v0BBsu0BmdZ-hQDu2AXPYX4R2EjMC_ejbq_Xj-_KGrgJGA21sPYc4sXKywr-_tuLnHNlRt/w400-h300/20230409_084452.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6gseNSHbBhQG3b5y-PCnDMtmx-b2LEa7b0b3rhFxhY5KTbmipDTfOoWR-DwziXuL_MHmJuD52i-Qg8CRL65Q2kjUpw0qe5VMs_2mDVKtEFHUwVWkdju6b8ChjbsPvKcqmmcu7BkOND62eBZYoLd9LpwneJTNtmWPEF0IcskhQjlXmyMa99-thRhO/s4608/20230409_085127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6gseNSHbBhQG3b5y-PCnDMtmx-b2LEa7b0b3rhFxhY5KTbmipDTfOoWR-DwziXuL_MHmJuD52i-Qg8CRL65Q2kjUpw0qe5VMs_2mDVKtEFHUwVWkdju6b8ChjbsPvKcqmmcu7BkOND62eBZYoLd9LpwneJTNtmWPEF0IcskhQjlXmyMa99-thRhO/w400-h300/20230409_085127.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhasG_72_VW1knv3ebj_GTwl9XY-GeICG4BAG4ruLMsG3VOT4JcMHxAmWf18GoW-dG2LcGzfXZk7N-PTSCuc10RNHTVyTOrQ-bzoOUGkkzdG6aE96xQlQ-cMviQKDawd_or5khfZNYe8aRVOwu57zRMdKI6LoY8K38Yk71wR6X1CWFUxa4bvYDxHy/s4608/20230409_090019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhasG_72_VW1knv3ebj_GTwl9XY-GeICG4BAG4ruLMsG3VOT4JcMHxAmWf18GoW-dG2LcGzfXZk7N-PTSCuc10RNHTVyTOrQ-bzoOUGkkzdG6aE96xQlQ-cMviQKDawd_or5khfZNYe8aRVOwu57zRMdKI6LoY8K38Yk71wR6X1CWFUxa4bvYDxHy/w400-h300/20230409_090019.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Stygians, although half being lightly armed and unarmoured, made a good account of themselves pushing the Corinthians to Exhaustion Point (set at 50%) first.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2omaKPMn4JHROoiaoA88JZq6fw3Iv_UQG2YSi4leQfvQXYpQAcabMZHEMrLa3MYcKY5o8LP04Ij97Ol7WjOnGNGgyOIxguCQ51gFDlgwPq3VkTouQ2qNZpflz7Um_OVS-XDS12Iz3coFUBkAvXMdEyHxB-spT95DdO0pOwKqpJueNkRuzj4_moiEU/s4608/20230409_090239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2omaKPMn4JHROoiaoA88JZq6fw3Iv_UQG2YSi4leQfvQXYpQAcabMZHEMrLa3MYcKY5o8LP04Ij97Ol7WjOnGNGgyOIxguCQ51gFDlgwPq3VkTouQ2qNZpflz7Um_OVS-XDS12Iz3coFUBkAvXMdEyHxB-spT95DdO0pOwKqpJueNkRuzj4_moiEU/w400-h300/20230409_090239.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">As the Great Beetle maneuvered the Golden Orb of the Sun behind the hills, the two sides withdrew. The Stygians had succeeded in delaying the Corinthian advance, as </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Ilossmykies now had to patch up his Advance Guard and possibly rethink his strategy while awaiting the rest of the Army, who were approaching judging by the dust cloud to the North.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p></div></div>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-61417016524864880412023-04-07T14:32:00.001+01:002023-04-07T14:32:26.227+01:00Another return to Hyboria?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISH2v1735Qr9qk9VSwEYQo-5QDhM_ud6luH8WSia7xSvGYK5sGCUdz82Qq5kJSCdcXabRvf11YRlRMfrVDbNaA2vm10QKx4DIoYdCzzKhW_M4ZZ3qD6lx-Hc_ILroq33e3eeCFzsdFDOtyk8NtaAetfU0kP89-GHUth6bA5uEkdq6pJUoWfJffEHc/s648/Banner%20Two%20B.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="648" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISH2v1735Qr9qk9VSwEYQo-5QDhM_ud6luH8WSia7xSvGYK5sGCUdz82Qq5kJSCdcXabRvf11YRlRMfrVDbNaA2vm10QKx4DIoYdCzzKhW_M4ZZ3qD6lx-Hc_ILroq33e3eeCFzsdFDOtyk8NtaAetfU0kP89-GHUth6bA5uEkdq6pJUoWfJffEHc/w400-h145/Banner%20Two%20B.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Having discovered yesterday that there is going to be a specific Hyborian variant of the Portable War Game (PW), to be published in the Second PW Compendium (Ed. Bob Cordery), I've pulled out the boxfile of 20mm figures labelled "Hyboria" that I was preparing in 2020 (see <a href="https://pampersandp.blogspot.com/search/label/Hyboria" target="_blank"><b>Here</b></a>). Mark Cordone is the author, and I'm really looking forward to trying the game.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I had forgotten that along with painting the Army of Corinthia, I'd also got some way with my Army of Stygia (the country South of the River Styx, full of sinister Set Worshipers). A few pictures follow for anyone who is interested in this sort of thing. The figures are from various manufacturers, some plastic and some metal.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9WSlJ_VXI77dOaUBFP_cr_RhFyoICljhCxBsRQvqLsW9TzdaBkYrBnYCCkLh5ZPCWvdzZOosO2nAatCihskG_m7QX57I-1Pc79qbTGFDNtoblFBnG4PtpRvdmCMkqyR94KnKdVWofItBcmkfZO3Fyy-sLTSQkY9Ju3X2bu5tmlGzB6FzjGSVwT0Q/s3947/army%20of%20corinthia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2960" data-original-width="3947" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9WSlJ_VXI77dOaUBFP_cr_RhFyoICljhCxBsRQvqLsW9TzdaBkYrBnYCCkLh5ZPCWvdzZOosO2nAatCihskG_m7QX57I-1Pc79qbTGFDNtoblFBnG4PtpRvdmCMkqyR94KnKdVWofItBcmkfZO3Fyy-sLTSQkY9Ju3X2bu5tmlGzB6FzjGSVwT0Q/w400-h300/army%20of%20corinthia.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Army of Corinthia - this was in 2020. Another 3 units of foot have been added</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygEKatfdrH4kmAUySqBYuQ0xZXWvrQOnNIBkyNru9Zxc-FaQJGajXsFFn5RG8zDjFUlmni41PgSVXrqa2Xt3lga-RijQ5MdOHhZbfOH7awXoR4Ye3a2GmeFGOOH-HRfFK8VaiNKIH1LWKWhn5N5Abf5QnmdnoPPAnm-2LOY5-L2UcvnxPa0OyXM5V/s4608/Stygia%20Auxillaries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygEKatfdrH4kmAUySqBYuQ0xZXWvrQOnNIBkyNru9Zxc-FaQJGajXsFFn5RG8zDjFUlmni41PgSVXrqa2Xt3lga-RijQ5MdOHhZbfOH7awXoR4Ye3a2GmeFGOOH-HRfFK8VaiNKIH1LWKWhn5N5Abf5QnmdnoPPAnm-2LOY5-L2UcvnxPa0OyXM5V/w400-h300/Stygia%20Auxillaries.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Army of Stygia - auxiliaries made of tribesmen from client states to the South of Stygia (Kush, Punt, Darfar etc)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwy3HZcze644450rz7j0ivp5Gq1YMMlxSQjQ7ftD8cPLPnHfNMJLTIBtiug2WI-zQUNeGDW0ZW5AlQQENjbICSikZwza5pDTlPH5pjjY9Bw4wdcUJfz3Dyg_WMmJ7HU_WCiggBsfdzzkSiQK6WxP2IQnAWHMTxg_DfOd1cFlku8lZMwoJx7DUI7Me/s4608/Stygia%20Infantry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="4608" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwy3HZcze644450rz7j0ivp5Gq1YMMlxSQjQ7ftD8cPLPnHfNMJLTIBtiug2WI-zQUNeGDW0ZW5AlQQENjbICSikZwza5pDTlPH5pjjY9Bw4wdcUJfz3Dyg_WMmJ7HU_WCiggBsfdzzkSiQK6WxP2IQnAWHMTxg_DfOd1cFlku8lZMwoJx7DUI7Me/w400-h193/Stygia%20Infantry.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> Stygian Heavy Infantry - the backbone of the Army</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKQPnrtNTUALICwHD6QVt9S1DZ8RgQRDdsAexv03ERrKE53U7u5twTHvQKwY6vx5L6zJ97IHGYfCj0ZgWrYhGTvwB32Hzp7kLIed-rjeQagnfg2huznvKQWoMxxzMI15FuAsl80_AzELiawsjIPojWCOxKRvAmBxuyQbfinThqmvLvP7kneO_jcNY/s4608/Stygia%20Necromancer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKQPnrtNTUALICwHD6QVt9S1DZ8RgQRDdsAexv03ERrKE53U7u5twTHvQKwY6vx5L6zJ97IHGYfCj0ZgWrYhGTvwB32Hzp7kLIed-rjeQagnfg2huznvKQWoMxxzMI15FuAsl80_AzELiawsjIPojWCOxKRvAmBxuyQbfinThqmvLvP7kneO_jcNY/w400-h300/Stygia%20Necromancer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">A Stygian Necromancer and "friends" - Robert Howard's Conan stories included a bit of magic though they are more Swords than Sorcery.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Looks like I've got enough for a game!</span></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-88854565767685540842023-04-06T19:05:00.000+01:002023-04-06T19:05:21.814+01:00Mini Campaign using OHW Scenarios Part 2<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Retreating back to the border after their raid into Red territory, Army Green find their way blocked; they must fight their way home. The successful counterattack by Army Red necessitated the playing of OHW Scenario 13 "Escape". Green must exit at least 3 units by the road to succeed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Battle 3</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVJuh8bs5aYSlnKApWpMK6iDzBScuSeRGWZDwznsThtjiuX0swvLS4Fp_ZoivfzPGebQplP2YMWRMHkP8qRAUUvNOj9Mozelub5GN2voAQsviySxhNa1NjkhcWW06DhHfgLfnQNp2vuE-NXwGKhaPRjsAy0jmvGhrjo5gCPG37Yis7HnmaP80FkYk/s4608/20230405_173508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVJuh8bs5aYSlnKApWpMK6iDzBScuSeRGWZDwznsThtjiuX0swvLS4Fp_ZoivfzPGebQplP2YMWRMHkP8qRAUUvNOj9Mozelub5GN2voAQsviySxhNa1NjkhcWW06DhHfgLfnQNp2vuE-NXwGKhaPRjsAy0jmvGhrjo5gCPG37Yis7HnmaP80FkYk/w400-h300/20230405_173508.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At first glance it appears that a single battalion of infantry stand in the way of Army Green.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrMZFSbpT2HycXIy5feBvYkEL-0KHVBYeXQHqpCdOSodmF9s5U8vHu8bTfGi_4hCsXYVpAahGlT4fVdppkrJ5g38LIk4sZRiIo2oPS0SXFtRslkxKB3zaHosU68nMsRFBh3GMMvjWv9AosRL7Fh8C8PWZduMUom-TYWBsNg1UGj6AerYegFlhg9YY/s4608/20230405_173717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrMZFSbpT2HycXIy5feBvYkEL-0KHVBYeXQHqpCdOSodmF9s5U8vHu8bTfGi_4hCsXYVpAahGlT4fVdppkrJ5g38LIk4sZRiIo2oPS0SXFtRslkxKB3zaHosU68nMsRFBh3GMMvjWv9AosRL7Fh8C8PWZduMUom-TYWBsNg1UGj6AerYegFlhg9YY/w400-h300/20230405_173717.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">More units appear on the hill as the Green column advances.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLKo4YP2yD-igjSyTOpbzPD61Jml7b6SAl6NqbpL_Vwgb1eJBSMj9C5XGeyR9HFyrNHOaPWN2-f1ukfkTNWqAJB-vf7dCjufjBdEUy7ibKR8Csll4Mc41mWGUPQYeESu7d_HxRe-vX4ZbIbJUO8RDZlg-NKJUT1LHkOPioSPw2vtu527HM-SDR166/s4608/20230405_174120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLKo4YP2yD-igjSyTOpbzPD61Jml7b6SAl6NqbpL_Vwgb1eJBSMj9C5XGeyR9HFyrNHOaPWN2-f1ukfkTNWqAJB-vf7dCjufjBdEUy7ibKR8Csll4Mc41mWGUPQYeESu7d_HxRe-vX4ZbIbJUO8RDZlg-NKJUT1LHkOPioSPw2vtu527HM-SDR166/w400-h300/20230405_174120.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And more...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAvplg1dAf0ggPzowSIC8VjmUzFeZrEelsqYiJAMZOk-0lf27KMSw5RhwYBRXXVdyIsagfud3z35N3zSDQgg-0jmSzwbFkdqXN2T9HTjUOW0d9zsShnjNWDuFkiIDyGN0VsK1itJNTgnFvm6PXkgcpC2zIwD_Qaq4R-cDgdoML9G8kyNEnv_CQsR8/s4608/20230405_174312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAvplg1dAf0ggPzowSIC8VjmUzFeZrEelsqYiJAMZOk-0lf27KMSw5RhwYBRXXVdyIsagfud3z35N3zSDQgg-0jmSzwbFkdqXN2T9HTjUOW0d9zsShnjNWDuFkiIDyGN0VsK1itJNTgnFvm6PXkgcpC2zIwD_Qaq4R-cDgdoML9G8kyNEnv_CQsR8/w400-h300/20230405_174312.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Green's Commander, leading his cavalry, clears the last of Red's infantry from the road. The way is clear. Or is it? A further Red unit appears to replace it.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibA7_P_bEuth4co9y3HnY_62k9bpc_kslv3R7uAwMnebKI_1K30MWLzfDVzbm0-sgDpoU454DEErrOHkf3aoCM6KaTDBr1i3A-cnZTsE7mn4ncVwek8cznpfLIyrC77fWgJFL5K4GFaLwZ3qwtU5AhaxriVMbosBn00M8O63QnRw0XatOMHGGCRbuo/s4608/20230405_174458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibA7_P_bEuth4co9y3HnY_62k9bpc_kslv3R7uAwMnebKI_1K30MWLzfDVzbm0-sgDpoU454DEErrOHkf3aoCM6KaTDBr1i3A-cnZTsE7mn4ncVwek8cznpfLIyrC77fWgJFL5K4GFaLwZ3qwtU5AhaxriVMbosBn00M8O63QnRw0XatOMHGGCRbuo/w400-h300/20230405_174458.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Despite being shot at from their rear, Green's infantry concentrate their fire forward before their cavalry charge in again to finish off the survivors </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU843LHJn0vk3bbDan-UtKnL4EUozanOxSC3JdVDDpK-s6bArsZl8lYWTdb_KtzH7so3X3TvL2_EqX5lGT4TooHX9ZxT_eKdeG64WSBqX1RoL7vMmMifvAB5tSAMmfbjlHoq8PrGdWkFcscBhyh8N8OukphG4CrBasPogG59pQ9Jp6Aqc2Io-N5Oce/s4608/20230405_174716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU843LHJn0vk3bbDan-UtKnL4EUozanOxSC3JdVDDpK-s6bArsZl8lYWTdb_KtzH7so3X3TvL2_EqX5lGT4TooHX9ZxT_eKdeG64WSBqX1RoL7vMmMifvAB5tSAMmfbjlHoq8PrGdWkFcscBhyh8N8OukphG4CrBasPogG59pQ9Jp6Aqc2Io-N5Oce/w400-h300/20230405_174716.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Once again the road is clear and an orderly retreat resumed, giving and receiving fire</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfcA2G5caC7X0wYu12i3tkriAY63Aeh9gQfvz6wkY8-X6POOcqsi3ul2WGnRMNIwDt6FZpx3oNpR9Smig7neSEqcB3EvFyDuFK96i6B_4EdrA4FHxQP8b7pxzZkV7EgCRy5FcfQKgt4Ny5bD7BI3C9Phus9QDIJLMZPPF-EhLjKFTO4KQGfFbj7S8/s4608/20230405_174848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfcA2G5caC7X0wYu12i3tkriAY63Aeh9gQfvz6wkY8-X6POOcqsi3ul2WGnRMNIwDt6FZpx3oNpR9Smig7neSEqcB3EvFyDuFK96i6B_4EdrA4FHxQP8b7pxzZkV7EgCRy5FcfQKgt4Ny5bD7BI3C9Phus9QDIJLMZPPF-EhLjKFTO4KQGfFbj7S8/w400-h300/20230405_174848.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DLdA1kZuVqJt9NKF-EimenbxneqBj1Yj7JtwK-JXR_stxzzJpBeF9SPZkLw9AjNwOS7sMY6E_FBia1JACUC2yqE1WMCpeR-3nRvzGzgoVCMxUtrPgGXZ2EE3qA67KMubP7u0FsWwh7k8XH6uYsb6-XJSmuihT_1--AjlzXzdLZlHGiWxiG-Y0djm/s4608/20230405_175051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DLdA1kZuVqJt9NKF-EimenbxneqBj1Yj7JtwK-JXR_stxzzJpBeF9SPZkLw9AjNwOS7sMY6E_FBia1JACUC2yqE1WMCpeR-3nRvzGzgoVCMxUtrPgGXZ2EE3qA67KMubP7u0FsWwh7k8XH6uYsb6-XJSmuihT_1--AjlzXzdLZlHGiWxiG-Y0djm/w400-h300/20230405_175051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Green's escape ended the War. Red was hampered by a lack of cavalry and some terrible dice throwing.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks to Martin Smith for sharing his Mini Campaign matrix which is shown with the permission of its author but remains Copyright M.Smith.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhRowoeYSVobkZGFGymw8hB0L-a9F5g6hcDfrd0SrUOIrRNSOaZdouT769nk1tOS1JpC9sBydMH-CHzSht9egX81xsCx4clllFoiTDOetNK8Qsw1sehwNGV1imUmO74v8SznxHU_uaARw6CLwSI2pfEp35BZ16Pyfm1Fnsvvu5uLao6Inouo3RHss/s640/MS%20campaign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="640" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhRowoeYSVobkZGFGymw8hB0L-a9F5g6hcDfrd0SrUOIrRNSOaZdouT769nk1tOS1JpC9sBydMH-CHzSht9egX81xsCx4clllFoiTDOetNK8Qsw1sehwNGV1imUmO74v8SznxHU_uaARw6CLwSI2pfEp35BZ16Pyfm1Fnsvvu5uLao6Inouo3RHss/w400-h281/MS%20campaign.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525527391437412450.post-4126136468537505852023-04-03T20:18:00.001+01:002023-04-03T20:18:31.136+01:00Mini Campaign using OHW scenarios Part 1<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">A few days ago Martin Smith kindly sent me the plan of a Mini Campaign he has prepared using Scenarios from Neil Thomas's One Hour Wargames. The following summarizes the first two games with the concluding game to follow soon (I hope).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Campaign is map-less, so naturally I thought I'd add a map; for colour.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHc6OxUuZFyrO-4FlxDek7dXohGR9a7IF0TwuzdrAi16PTMJ-2XvcyEZEqOIO1jDaRR4wMg5w_LVdxy85Ux6MKeIpaljZ5Amt7y1tL1IBPJz2D62RoXwgKTpv5LDlJSgI0I0XgCeZCGtdEcAlGvS2_vVUBfTuq2rPEMMenRWXjaBkXc1F1JFIv8xmE/s837/Map%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="837" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHc6OxUuZFyrO-4FlxDek7dXohGR9a7IF0TwuzdrAi16PTMJ-2XvcyEZEqOIO1jDaRR4wMg5w_LVdxy85Ux6MKeIpaljZ5Amt7y1tL1IBPJz2D62RoXwgKTpv5LDlJSgI0I0XgCeZCGtdEcAlGvS2_vVUBfTuq2rPEMMenRWXjaBkXc1F1JFIv8xmE/w400-h315/Map%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> There has been a diplomatic incident involving the Kingdom of Azez (Red) and the Republic of Ora (Green); both sides have sent troops to the border but in their haste the forces are arriving piecemeal. ( I rolled for a choice of Game 1 from 3 scenarios offered and landed No.17 "Encounter"). For rules I'm using a house version of the Portable Wargame prepared for OHW (there's no Exhaustion Point, to reflect the zero morale rules in Thomas's book).<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Battle 1</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The sun was barely up over One Tree Hill when the two forces began arriving. Red was the first to get boots (or hooves anyway) on the objective.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8t_3cSMjlHkdlMRnK6oW7rIixpSWt63B3bkzkq2b3xYHf6mA1gGkPxe6fWh8n6bTSwErPzCaIv9lMWkyfv1MMWc0o1Cit4uTzBDj8vtSY9-H0ak23f1kNG0K2ZVzA3qZCJ77qVTy6xvjSTU85HY1uhSW9-ph5DzcyEcut8X39J6T4AMbSQWGTVB4T/s4608/20230402_074806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8t_3cSMjlHkdlMRnK6oW7rIixpSWt63B3bkzkq2b3xYHf6mA1gGkPxe6fWh8n6bTSwErPzCaIv9lMWkyfv1MMWc0o1Cit4uTzBDj8vtSY9-H0ak23f1kNG0K2ZVzA3qZCJ77qVTy6xvjSTU85HY1uhSW9-ph5DzcyEcut8X39J6T4AMbSQWGTVB4T/w400-h300/20230402_074806.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Red's troops began appearing each turn and they quickly dominated the hill though the slower arriving Greens persistently attacked.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbo9PWcnoQ6AhkhMQOAcwEzMcxaImbsf60VtMvKnnTHoZ80_4_SJpdyXb69KQcOpzIRLmis1dFbugirlh0gf9UHlq2iNklF6Zj6ivzmlMqEaiwhnIpICbH-psFDwSjRtfztlCUxmq_pFy3QO_EFSzkSxY4hnOS6v9WDPWbTOj1A9U9NxHDkOnjXpQV/s4608/20230402_075659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbo9PWcnoQ6AhkhMQOAcwEzMcxaImbsf60VtMvKnnTHoZ80_4_SJpdyXb69KQcOpzIRLmis1dFbugirlh0gf9UHlq2iNklF6Zj6ivzmlMqEaiwhnIpICbH-psFDwSjRtfztlCUxmq_pFy3QO_EFSzkSxY4hnOS6v9WDPWbTOj1A9U9NxHDkOnjXpQV/w400-h300/20230402_075659.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">As evening fell it looked like Red would hold the hill, but as the sun slipped below the horizon, a gallant counter attack from Green stormed the objective. Red was reduced to such a small force that their commander was forced to slip away under cover of darkness or face annihilation. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLywp9r7LeNy_ofVPckdfUN2j9yA4osRLbbEYPSi6bvEYcU6gOb4AdusKGrdCg1IgtKa2bSzifNNKGaq_2z3PgspBYo94VwgEjIOYBK37QRMapVOshOLLy_nhr6QoLZoCOOjz_4AGFk4GSbz5ZzhIyEBVjGq7TmQ9QbktOqLPgB9_x3jia3jCcTFD/s4608/20230402_080834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLywp9r7LeNy_ofVPckdfUN2j9yA4osRLbbEYPSi6bvEYcU6gOb4AdusKGrdCg1IgtKa2bSzifNNKGaq_2z3PgspBYo94VwgEjIOYBK37QRMapVOshOLLy_nhr6QoLZoCOOjz_4AGFk4GSbz5ZzhIyEBVjGq7TmQ9QbktOqLPgB9_x3jia3jCcTFD/w400-h300/20230402_080834.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Green's victory led them to take a border town near a strategic bridge; controlling both is the key to Scenario 18 "Counter-Attack".</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Battle 2A</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Red had one unit holding the bridge (the rest of his force would arrive on turn 3). Green held the town and advanced towards the bridge. Due to poor reconnaissance, Green was unaware of the two fords (marked by patches of sand).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNmJ2MIE06vJcuUeEvXBQEo2irQeeTAVmVhWDcZWfDCxS3EjxO61QC2pDqALpSRXKDefu317rHHEoWlSqfoCtejUMlwwAabIUP4QAsqp4KmCttyF2OPkrJYey8dUfyuK3CrJIHqnEbZFzkd7uZRDB2UtriR2jPrOGQR8JlGQCa9fL4h_qxj9CwETQ/s4608/20230403_180348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNmJ2MIE06vJcuUeEvXBQEo2irQeeTAVmVhWDcZWfDCxS3EjxO61QC2pDqALpSRXKDefu317rHHEoWlSqfoCtejUMlwwAabIUP4QAsqp4KmCttyF2OPkrJYey8dUfyuK3CrJIHqnEbZFzkd7uZRDB2UtriR2jPrOGQR8JlGQCa9fL4h_qxj9CwETQ/w400-h300/20230403_180348.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> As the main Red Army arrived Green held both of the objectives; the counter attack had to begin at once.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYnxnxVLOo0oq7VTRaurLUbTFIKeHLn86tFucUDZWMy77jMOGCIMpBIdzA191Id5Oz1wqSXpiR5aeLquw9LHeIJxXJ9gXNgN5MexMX_GOOF3563IO65FYEtjCmPgxSDr-ne2U8f7JuTHDYVSZ--axdXlapFDKVVk5Ja8g-wL71sBowAQPlMeNPYSl/s4608/20230403_180623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYnxnxVLOo0oq7VTRaurLUbTFIKeHLn86tFucUDZWMy77jMOGCIMpBIdzA191Id5Oz1wqSXpiR5aeLquw9LHeIJxXJ9gXNgN5MexMX_GOOF3563IO65FYEtjCmPgxSDr-ne2U8f7JuTHDYVSZ--axdXlapFDKVVk5Ja8g-wL71sBowAQPlMeNPYSl/w400-h300/20230403_180623.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p>Whilst attacking the bridge, Red made use of the Fords which the Green Commander stubbornly refused to notice, even when he was being fired on by Irregulars crossing the river on one of them.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyt3AORETdiVbzvGpwrWH2XkDM1QfpURRHU-MhiIMyX0j2nGNr9o_d6gvKu_swjpWiQIEj-FWPs0nGvZ018R0rcX2k-E0h5HEx5vwK0T0hD3U2e-SOPRBm4wsLrNsjn0TeTEr1bvh826wPCp1hMrophfRVtPhqvLrO-ICWdGUJBkWyI6byMjSPyh9D/s4608/20230403_181102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyt3AORETdiVbzvGpwrWH2XkDM1QfpURRHU-MhiIMyX0j2nGNr9o_d6gvKu_swjpWiQIEj-FWPs0nGvZ018R0rcX2k-E0h5HEx5vwK0T0hD3U2e-SOPRBm4wsLrNsjn0TeTEr1bvh826wPCp1hMrophfRVtPhqvLrO-ICWdGUJBkWyI6byMjSPyh9D/w400-h300/20230403_181102.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In a daring move, Red's Commander out flanked Green and personally led an attack, firstly destroying Green's artillery and then attacking the Town Garrison.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1tFaFnMUXNJhMRK0-RmpYMaiwWGqieQ0t1Y7Ftp88r-rz4Ik3I35h_qJemgqf3XKA-0AG5JuqqG8UI4t0k9BrjbMNNhepGOAMrLH9S1649EH8-QTNUcoWAtDyoxDXrV2DzjBeipRk70Q-YnnpQC8vMDu5Wz_atCJ536NTdyL5gOcPQQD-BKCeDVk/s4608/20230403_181528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1tFaFnMUXNJhMRK0-RmpYMaiwWGqieQ0t1Y7Ftp88r-rz4Ik3I35h_qJemgqf3XKA-0AG5JuqqG8UI4t0k9BrjbMNNhepGOAMrLH9S1649EH8-QTNUcoWAtDyoxDXrV2DzjBeipRk70Q-YnnpQC8vMDu5Wz_atCJ536NTdyL5gOcPQQD-BKCeDVk/w400-h300/20230403_181528.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Late in the day, both sides had lost their Commanders and casualties were mounting. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Red held the bridge and the town was surrounded on three sides. This time it was Army Green who were forced to withdraw from the field...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgba415gme9hTj43DlFIUqhOZ6_YQR1QvcmB3ayJobtkPyTz4zpVVjyghgm8hPTOqB_rl2V59UbwKk2B0IW-gfHeCAwk91StXgpYqtEWxDD7Nj5TCZagymh5Gtvgh9vV5Bko-wD-NqNcW7h7xF8YxCKPNErAFsnCOFYpufYF-j7D89QQnOTgS84G1d4/s4608/20230403_181954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgba415gme9hTj43DlFIUqhOZ6_YQR1QvcmB3ayJobtkPyTz4zpVVjyghgm8hPTOqB_rl2V59UbwKk2B0IW-gfHeCAwk91StXgpYqtEWxDD7Nj5TCZagymh5Gtvgh9vV5Bko-wD-NqNcW7h7xF8YxCKPNErAFsnCOFYpufYF-j7D89QQnOTgS84G1d4/w400-h300/20230403_181954.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Maudlin Jack Tarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com8