tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65583503149280355062024-03-18T16:24:33.223+00:00Heretical GamingA blog dedicated to wargaming, mainly concerned with battles using 6mm toy soldiers set in a variety of different historical periods. "Make the game fit the figures" - Conrad KinchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger608125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-23579171718953307202024-03-13T20:54:00.000+00:002024-03-13T20:54:00.306+00:00Esparraguerra 1808 - A Polemos General de Division game.<div style="text-align: left;">Esparraguerra was part of the small action known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_El_Bruch">Battle of El Bruch</a> on 6th June 1808. <a href="http://thenapoleonicwargamer.blogspot.com/2010/09/action-at-bruc-6th-june-1808.html">This post </a>gives a good explanantion of its part in the operations, which were somewhat complicated. Michael Hooper, he of the great Napoleonic scenario books, sent me a selection to try out. This is a slightly modified version of that scenario, although I think it followed most of the essential features. I used <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23699/polemos-napoleonic-marechal-de-lempiregeneral-de-d">Polemos: General de Division</a> for this, rather than the Polemos: Ruse de Guerre I have been using more recently. This had some consequences for the gameplay, but I will discuss that in the game notes! I also changed one element of the scenario guidelines: the scenario has it that the Imperials can't go on the hills but the Migueletes can. Since Polemos General de Division gives quite heavy penalties for attacking uphill on steep slopes, I felt it fairer to leave the option in, on the grounds that if the Migueletes could get into sufficiently numerous musketry positions to enable effective fire, then the Imperial infantry could probably get at them, if they really tried.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS07cxdk0dWcf_soaiePw5pjp1mN-rWLwaVRCPhIk5w25jV_QP-bbqR19UJ58jtbYBZymfOOi3kclXBgsd7L-y0eCUPzXQ6hRGK5DbKxcGr-BunVvSUyKHDOYOIJsZQ90wygrRtPccsUBnHT097oNVWYzIrZdD6mvc5QtIvMpDy4ZdyGBsuMFAu7eMgj1C/s270/Polemos_Napoleonics%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="270" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS07cxdk0dWcf_soaiePw5pjp1mN-rWLwaVRCPhIk5w25jV_QP-bbqR19UJ58jtbYBZymfOOi3kclXBgsd7L-y0eCUPzXQ6hRGK5DbKxcGr-BunVvSUyKHDOYOIJsZQ90wygrRtPccsUBnHT097oNVWYzIrZdD6mvc5QtIvMpDy4ZdyGBsuMFAu7eMgj1C/w400-h277/Polemos_Napoleonics%20Cover.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Imperial French: <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">C-in-C:</div><div style="text-align: left;">4 bases Neapolitan Infantry Raw, SK1 </div><div style="text-align: left;">1 base Italian Infantry, Trained, SK1</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 base Swiss Infantry, Trained, SK1</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 base Cuirassiers, Trained</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 base Light Cavalry, Trained</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 base 8pdr Foot Artillery, Trained</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The above were organized in two brigades.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Spain:</div><div style="text-align: left;">C-in-C: </div><div style="text-align: left;">11 base Migueletes, Raw, SK2</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 base Infantry, Trained, SK0 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Spanish were organized in 3 brigades.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Migueletes appeared randomly, both in time and on which wooded hill.</div><div style="text-align: left;">There was a possibility for the bridge to be damaged if crossed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I won't include all the specifics, you can get them in the scenario book when it comes out!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><p></p><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/AVvXsEgI0W96KcKdeeg8W-gFz61HpKjnYzELC14snx-875qwSRmbSliRyeCjs-29v5F0evggT92unJJSOjdgdoN-0ui9c7Ndp29hVkEs9vuDkZgf4qEVoZ4vWf0RKvgJmp_n4OX2NLu1MUKCtQ20sgFI-KrXgr1YNwxqWhkeCbbQDVS-w8SrRKXfK9loCTdWjKRZ/s3174/IMG_0618.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3174" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0W96KcKdeeg8W-gFz61HpKjnYzELC14snx-875qwSRmbSliRyeCjs-29v5F0evggT92unJJSOjdgdoN-0ui9c7Ndp29hVkEs9vuDkZgf4qEVoZ4vWf0RKvgJmp_n4OX2NLu1MUKCtQ20sgFI-KrXgr1YNwxqWhkeCbbQDVS-w8SrRKXfK9loCTdWjKRZ/w400-h310/IMG_0618.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Esparraguerra is the village in the centre; the Imperials are trying to escape over the bridge and take the road<br /></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/AVvXsEhDbyZoCsUkEH02DEvPMa8RSDa3Ee4CUG3PzG-p4PvR6ZVkhl9i39mCF0D9WCb5iY8Vh3W9afTpgftZR6S3_Au7F1mB0kAwMN5gaePtvWNuF93bSn-iqF5nOnpPm477JEHiApkAEpKiMW0VDeGopNAM1y2CURdFfXp1_hCLT2j7iqhJzjpJqWHKhGxzdKTC/s4032/IMG_0620.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbyZoCsUkEH02DEvPMa8RSDa3Ee4CUG3PzG-p4PvR6ZVkhl9i39mCF0D9WCb5iY8Vh3W9afTpgftZR6S3_Au7F1mB0kAwMN5gaePtvWNuF93bSn-iqF5nOnpPm477JEHiApkAEpKiMW0VDeGopNAM1y2CURdFfXp1_hCLT2j7iqhJzjpJqWHKhGxzdKTC/w400-h300/IMG_0620.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Spanish unit garrisons Esparraguerra, hoping to block the French escape.<br /></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/AVvXsEi8pBHnWdI6P2YLpVIAP2DtXIy1WlYNZK6edcBXJ2Uym9U2pKKYSN3ra2MKmit8OhOaY6o7BT-m0fPrYdggJOTvEsN0eRdOUkazY-2YdL5e_dqFu5nD3bTnRTzCnjkMvhUhyUPULqoqTGwLiUW389-1g5_3E9iOIUBPnaPtIMtZdQLU7tS8EgcHVbVZWuJo/s3524/IMG_0621.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="3524" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pBHnWdI6P2YLpVIAP2DtXIy1WlYNZK6edcBXJ2Uym9U2pKKYSN3ra2MKmit8OhOaY6o7BT-m0fPrYdggJOTvEsN0eRdOUkazY-2YdL5e_dqFu5nD3bTnRTzCnjkMvhUhyUPULqoqTGwLiUW389-1g5_3E9iOIUBPnaPtIMtZdQLU7tS8EgcHVbVZWuJo/w400-h316/IMG_0621.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The head of the Imperials' column - Neapolitan infantry in the lead (distinguished here by not having standards, only the silver horses atop the flagpole); Italian infantry and the cavalry are in the rear, with the precious guns in the rear.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Battle:<br /><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/AVvXsEhSnIEfhl9LxLSY65s_RLvmzjZEqIgZH4Bfk0l328V2N4gsAk6L2uP-5FLVuiMSMEDI28zmVlGH4Yh3zvkPZaEYeXae4PT4pgivLt1OHGqQGRY6ULTwbViR1KKKD42CCH7OqBu28g9Trp_1iwLlmUIjnZTgA4fxau6yFxF1vxkRgCuIOuCny4MDJq2p9Vk_/s3163/IMG_0624.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="3163" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnIEfhl9LxLSY65s_RLvmzjZEqIgZH4Bfk0l328V2N4gsAk6L2uP-5FLVuiMSMEDI28zmVlGH4Yh3zvkPZaEYeXae4PT4pgivLt1OHGqQGRY6ULTwbViR1KKKD42CCH7OqBu28g9Trp_1iwLlmUIjnZTgA4fxau6yFxF1vxkRgCuIOuCny4MDJq2p9Vk_/w400-h329/IMG_0624.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spanish migueletes advance into the wooded heights</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/AVvXsEisG40WNLTt0kftjyxycM2CU-3qDAo9WuH9zvmYkkojx6FMDPpAw5UsUx4bpQgEvt6flf7KOe2G5mSsjxohdZ9rmselGR4i1-truYvwrzL5J7KJiADUbAQO5yAmUM3Ef2h-_RlE6AvaeQdPg71KM6tcjxDHbrh4AL9kg6xIedz-QVuQEviMK0AD7tjiir06/s3691/IMG_0625.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2668" data-original-width="3691" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG40WNLTt0kftjyxycM2CU-3qDAo9WuH9zvmYkkojx6FMDPpAw5UsUx4bpQgEvt6flf7KOe2G5mSsjxohdZ9rmselGR4i1-truYvwrzL5J7KJiADUbAQO5yAmUM3Ef2h-_RlE6AvaeQdPg71KM6tcjxDHbrh4AL9kg6xIedz-QVuQEviMK0AD7tjiir06/w400-h289/IMG_0625.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The action develops: the Neapolitan infantry have had to deploy to try and take Esparraguerra, but the Migueletes are becoming numerous in the woods, opening a (so far) ineffective fire.<br /></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/AVvXsEjt0Y0e8AnqWFDv0E42qCipQxQHTBj7BigxINLYP4pZ-78d6HYUfrOq5l5S-YJBeM99j-IMIkPtKGHlrDDV6DRJOV-XDJxdEnNKxVKgb2sr_sCAEno3RPeqbKmIgRA_3nDWV0i9RbpnVZRuWu70HMZdiorKPlheP7rz3JbAd3kndv699ZzvFd8fw3RV8Inp/s4032/IMG_0627.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0Y0e8AnqWFDv0E42qCipQxQHTBj7BigxINLYP4pZ-78d6HYUfrOq5l5S-YJBeM99j-IMIkPtKGHlrDDV6DRJOV-XDJxdEnNKxVKgb2sr_sCAEno3RPeqbKmIgRA_3nDWV0i9RbpnVZRuWu70HMZdiorKPlheP7rz3JbAd3kndv699ZzvFd8fw3RV8Inp/w400-h300/IMG_0627.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A first-attack having been beaten off, the Neapolitans are encouraged to go in with the bayonet once again.<br /></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/AVvXsEg8JYoT8HmCvU8ADh6jVAdzKui30CM9yjLz3lqa8gRAhfMQlegynwi0wYmi7MIMCaDTmkfhGnJ9CR9TRk7tCxLK24vYtIMZNjNriW72_gf6H_qYLBJpRO7M6Ugx2Wq2Ee3o6U9hfWjHIbyyfLQ2wRygc_1T0PlV3D1KdUE3PFZGTPapInm0cUz_ACqUNrta/s4032/IMG_0629.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JYoT8HmCvU8ADh6jVAdzKui30CM9yjLz3lqa8gRAhfMQlegynwi0wYmi7MIMCaDTmkfhGnJ9CR9TRk7tCxLK24vYtIMZNjNriW72_gf6H_qYLBJpRO7M6Ugx2Wq2Ee3o6U9hfWjHIbyyfLQ2wRygc_1T0PlV3D1KdUE3PFZGTPapInm0cUz_ACqUNrta/w400-h300/IMG_0629.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To no avail, as they are beaten back with loss.<br /></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/AVvXsEhzPSOZDanBD35U0y7TKbnf0S-DZOOuyosqjWi2wbJWWmOAY_RpcEqJGj7XlqyWIrM_D7_3GhwyaBAk7UlSbpj6xtikWtm-gECSkhF5GduXPbQ73T-YwPH6NGkVlu03ISu-6F1LOBY1uijTswAzCvXUO28z6lphyphenhyphenOV3bICFD-MxjIlw6ZrZrl5nf_DY6cr_/s3636/IMG_0630.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3636" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPSOZDanBD35U0y7TKbnf0S-DZOOuyosqjWi2wbJWWmOAY_RpcEqJGj7XlqyWIrM_D7_3GhwyaBAk7UlSbpj6xtikWtm-gECSkhF5GduXPbQ73T-YwPH6NGkVlu03ISu-6F1LOBY1uijTswAzCvXUO28z6lphyphenhyphenOV3bICFD-MxjIlw6ZrZrl5nf_DY6cr_/w400-h333/IMG_0630.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rear half of the column is coming under ever-increasing pressure from the Migueletes' musketry from the hills on both flanks<br /></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/AVvXsEgUPWNPt6LP6twpiNqUZuFTuA5k-Rk2KcZPJs_DU_91dFgAMfQSpCP6RGiuCOlSX-Q0xKU0s2WGpfTbfq7dcOKysHRRdE3ag7XApPGz5iNd-wehdKVQktAUWwZL4i301bffM-cHgm2urTTeeEQOO76uXGq9_P3-gfHr5CPILOFePbwCdGimX-oAit7ZXerp/s4027/IMG_0631.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="4027" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPWNPt6LP6twpiNqUZuFTuA5k-Rk2KcZPJs_DU_91dFgAMfQSpCP6RGiuCOlSX-Q0xKU0s2WGpfTbfq7dcOKysHRRdE3ag7XApPGz5iNd-wehdKVQktAUWwZL4i301bffM-cHgm2urTTeeEQOO76uXGq9_P3-gfHr5CPILOFePbwCdGimX-oAit7ZXerp/w400-h255/IMG_0631.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Miguelets, Monsieur. Des milliers."</i><br /></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/AVvXsEgEwuiRP-0MCDoQBV2Hvhfi1w6BSn_gWmGdsEUOS2P66J89axLjWGE5EmAM6mpp_GEkfM-z_ScXQ10slAP68xEZmsL3NYWVK7znA5sKN6je0AFt8wy414JZi2j-1IS2p09pXDPhUp2qtHUt58T1ClQzR4qWbHEgb78dXB6JXFNtadHg-KcTDAg3Im2C_ZTa/s4032/IMG_0633.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwuiRP-0MCDoQBV2Hvhfi1w6BSn_gWmGdsEUOS2P66J89axLjWGE5EmAM6mpp_GEkfM-z_ScXQ10slAP68xEZmsL3NYWVK7znA5sKN6je0AFt8wy414JZi2j-1IS2p09pXDPhUp2qtHUt58T1ClQzR4qWbHEgb78dXB6JXFNtadHg-KcTDAg3Im2C_ZTa/w400-h300/IMG_0633.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The situation is getting somewhat desperate now. <i>Another</i> Neapolitan attack is beaten back!<br /></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/AVvXsEgQl624PwChCu8WCPGN1O8RJtO1GKY6bHVd7sq_SEw15AeWHfCZS4IZhWMOWzPh1j6Yz5LKudR4x4CevwWdo7aC0P776Wbq7h8Iarv0FlwIGrQVE4liKiUfb3VPjT3ETTX5wWW3_DnsrLz6Zq9yMc0ESW9YkOlZssXLVNT6VuUvWFJ2z0HbVKFdModv4Aec/s4032/IMG_0635.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2734" data-original-width="4032" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl624PwChCu8WCPGN1O8RJtO1GKY6bHVd7sq_SEw15AeWHfCZS4IZhWMOWzPh1j6Yz5LKudR4x4CevwWdo7aC0P776Wbq7h8Iarv0FlwIGrQVE4liKiUfb3VPjT3ETTX5wWW3_DnsrLz6Zq9yMc0ESW9YkOlZssXLVNT6VuUvWFJ2z0HbVKFdModv4Aec/w400-h271/IMG_0635.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to relieve the pressure somewhat, the Imperials deploy all their infantry against the Migueletes on one flank (left) to try and win somewhere<br /></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/AVvXsEhQKp6tFvLBkAIhoyCSITAun9H9v7ZLrFE8IE2fjc3hwOziwvV4fZpmxMaL5OboLuKra4wMvpZl5nT6r9AhTp08twv-_BAqqWbxUGtI64n8DrWQ0JIRiuWDMmATkE2zZMK6Gr4LMWm-xocYz0qT4LV-xYxT3miHyx3pdH8yB2W2b1SVvlZqV8SVv80rb-ER/s4032/IMG_0636.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKp6tFvLBkAIhoyCSITAun9H9v7ZLrFE8IE2fjc3hwOziwvV4fZpmxMaL5OboLuKra4wMvpZl5nT6r9AhTp08twv-_BAqqWbxUGtI64n8DrWQ0JIRiuWDMmATkE2zZMK6Gr4LMWm-xocYz0qT4LV-xYxT3miHyx3pdH8yB2W2b1SVvlZqV8SVv80rb-ER/w400-h300/IMG_0636.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Imperial Cavalry is strong enough in the open to stop the Migueletes from advancing, but the price of this is heavy casualties as the Migueletes use them for target practice...<br /></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/AVvXsEj0-IORE1w-qo5zQL5LjZPD_cq4kOd5wb8uC0w8iNr74CatBe7bmXowoiJjM9DAOVQSlFQbv6s7jJfu3uY9CNAIjGcMLmzQEmXrykA1X53bo75UwtqxGbjXoeCt07WWRzDSoEaq95Ql_froyZLoCZWbUhwdw0KnYDydVTGkzkgm4SEJgJC9EUZJnGDJGeiU/s3560/IMG_0637.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3560" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-IORE1w-qo5zQL5LjZPD_cq4kOd5wb8uC0w8iNr74CatBe7bmXowoiJjM9DAOVQSlFQbv6s7jJfu3uY9CNAIjGcMLmzQEmXrykA1X53bo75UwtqxGbjXoeCt07WWRzDSoEaq95Ql_froyZLoCZWbUhwdw0KnYDydVTGkzkgm4SEJgJC9EUZJnGDJGeiU/w400-h340/IMG_0637.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Imperials' have got their gun into the firing line (centre) to help the assault against the village<br /></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/AVvXsEj1pHN6NwuObamW9F5M6Ob_WhGlhGMdpmFqIxBUTodeIO2McqPWGT3O1CGogmmtjkeguaLtufs3DzCKnJiD5_mktFdHMxUqyVAHsXz5_AD_VGY7XXFOFspVRNG7GHKUPsbzP48xInD3h4P0s_NDjg6UxTgYj2iEm8MiWMVWfByb9ulg-Ne8raIsf6q6k2ZZ/s3355/IMG_0638.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3355" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pHN6NwuObamW9F5M6Ob_WhGlhGMdpmFqIxBUTodeIO2McqPWGT3O1CGogmmtjkeguaLtufs3DzCKnJiD5_mktFdHMxUqyVAHsXz5_AD_VGY7XXFOFspVRNG7GHKUPsbzP48xInD3h4P0s_NDjg6UxTgYj2iEm8MiWMVWfByb9ulg-Ne8raIsf6q6k2ZZ/w400-h360/IMG_0638.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Imperials (Italians and Swiss) launch a desperate bayonet charge up the slopes<br /></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/AVvXsEjw0BpjmettnRZt_GQyjNHdSh-PouEbXKwTw_HF-CT7cYJc7HXYtqrr9Ay8pTdhb1xfdyPbHgvgdYhcjbzxMujqT7E91M3MkhGilUMluzNXlbhFptAU4b1GPtY9UZFRGAWLm3Va189NM0Rkft_na6uf3l-IjZRQEQWauLePI1idDoHKnMxxaOuXtwiwdWTU/s4032/IMG_0639.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0BpjmettnRZt_GQyjNHdSh-PouEbXKwTw_HF-CT7cYJc7HXYtqrr9Ay8pTdhb1xfdyPbHgvgdYhcjbzxMujqT7E91M3MkhGilUMluzNXlbhFptAU4b1GPtY9UZFRGAWLm3Va189NM0Rkft_na6uf3l-IjZRQEQWauLePI1idDoHKnMxxaOuXtwiwdWTU/w400-h300/IMG_0639.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, another (a final assault) goes in on the village.<br /></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/AVvXsEjUDnCjY1myiAaooB8oOySuGphS6YVjKMfzwxUMDL4IOcX4HGu5k1WEIq59c70-Q6_MwFUys3UZICRopx9SZW3MAO-3pNjH5KxmE3fIFknegNLmhVVquzPmVCFsKHbxWzkaeJXnJdVyS8u3Hq7Uhj_4Gdptr50oXOneWGswevhxYrViB7D20KGZjfMY9aFP/s3024/IMG_0640.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2822" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDnCjY1myiAaooB8oOySuGphS6YVjKMfzwxUMDL4IOcX4HGu5k1WEIq59c70-Q6_MwFUys3UZICRopx9SZW3MAO-3pNjH5KxmE3fIFknegNLmhVVquzPmVCFsKHbxWzkaeJXnJdVyS8u3Hq7Uhj_4Gdptr50oXOneWGswevhxYrViB7D20KGZjfMY9aFP/w374-h400/IMG_0640.JPG" width="374" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from the slopes - note that on the other hill, the Imperial cavalry is slowly but surely being made to come apart...<br /></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/AVvXsEhe4TD27YcAlKGGKVsUJBc4atiSfp9lfRYB2qDa-9dl9_llA-zzRhSaw-z_7ffsiyA0u7fpRvjs-LY4gfg8G48paYUFaNL-LQKU_kHoKdb7OtJZC4FDGyp5pOqFSQX5mlGz9iRBNIFNvGmMUTH2-0mC6r2_4gpHr1LvyPSKs56O0UzXuGp8Jp8rW6ANrnGO/s4032/IMG_0641.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4TD27YcAlKGGKVsUJBc4atiSfp9lfRYB2qDa-9dl9_llA-zzRhSaw-z_7ffsiyA0u7fpRvjs-LY4gfg8G48paYUFaNL-LQKU_kHoKdb7OtJZC4FDGyp5pOqFSQX5mlGz9iRBNIFNvGmMUTH2-0mC6r2_4gpHr1LvyPSKs56O0UzXuGp8Jp8rW6ANrnGO/w400-h300/IMG_0641.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The artillery support made all the difference! The Neapolitan infantry finally expel the Spanish defenders<br /></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/AVvXsEhcUC5eTNBbDqZK2ENrszfuW3jatRUUsh-j3Dw57gUyHunSxYNbltifzjCy4Bpyu5eWBioxR7bBKCZBRFYzSGd7_KttTd32Xi3_MBQdMSN4Yx3NbTaI6ODhk2oEgP9kDOvp6doAIAzvbGQcwQN38p4p81ftZ_LDm4Oa4UYmwr6YNBfevoKY4DiQA-si9Fzc/s3701/IMG_0642.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3701" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUC5eTNBbDqZK2ENrszfuW3jatRUUsh-j3Dw57gUyHunSxYNbltifzjCy4Bpyu5eWBioxR7bBKCZBRFYzSGd7_KttTd32Xi3_MBQdMSN4Yx3NbTaI6ODhk2oEgP9kDOvp6doAIAzvbGQcwQN38p4p81ftZ_LDm4Oa4UYmwr6YNBfevoKY4DiQA-si9Fzc/w400-h326/IMG_0642.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mad charge of the Italians and Swiss brings some reward, pushing back some of the Migueletes - however, in the background one of the Imperial cavalry regiments is broken...<br /></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/AVvXsEjATJ3ryztd75BOieFwbPNvxhLt51hgZ-DjKXhMyYbWJNwqrbr2SeQyMgHQOfujDa5iOVYXOhVpJ4T2HPDcpIeieI1e4jcDYM8hhWXi8er6c2iG2JMT_SNM-K_3ay-a3FK3E5w_xqnJzBK77A3eD9N1gd_YcAd99HqRHuAwWxr5MPgBUPrZoefnyi5xmjMB/s3113/IMG_0644.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2585" data-original-width="3113" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATJ3ryztd75BOieFwbPNvxhLt51hgZ-DjKXhMyYbWJNwqrbr2SeQyMgHQOfujDa5iOVYXOhVpJ4T2HPDcpIeieI1e4jcDYM8hhWXi8er6c2iG2JMT_SNM-K_3ay-a3FK3E5w_xqnJzBK77A3eD9N1gd_YcAd99HqRHuAwWxr5MPgBUPrZoefnyi5xmjMB/w400-h333/IMG_0644.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and they ride off into the distance; given that this is the wrong way to safety, it isn't looking good for the Imperial horsemen...<br /></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/AVvXsEh0AtY60NDaaosB5OfCz-bR8oJyO96gRAyF7S-sQYnkBT11Da71lQ-WgRGIt-NAg7C4JOzcNCh-Fqwx9Qd5kBxwjwJs9ihhB3TyIfxFLwgiKx2xsANBKW4KXLfRfewRWlhMtNOd9lbrSWFOJJWVJHDLxy8mwHvBm0d0L3ye5geyPs4t4o0bn0rUGCsR3yJt/s4032/IMG_0646.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AtY60NDaaosB5OfCz-bR8oJyO96gRAyF7S-sQYnkBT11Da71lQ-WgRGIt-NAg7C4JOzcNCh-Fqwx9Qd5kBxwjwJs9ihhB3TyIfxFLwgiKx2xsANBKW4KXLfRfewRWlhMtNOd9lbrSWFOJJWVJHDLxy8mwHvBm0d0L3ye5geyPs4t4o0bn0rUGCsR3yJt/w400-h300/IMG_0646.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">However, the route to safety is in sight - the Spanish infantry try and block the road, but the Neapolitans, flush with their victory, attack once again with the bayonet...<br /></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/AVvXsEg1CF8Y1F7faWdumEo_ZD-aZklE-7UjcKtkNDAwJtFlYE899-lwqCrGy7e1CHFqB0iWFpvLlx50vayXEPDIUZhNroW_QzHteHKH5CUI0GOaypUgp9td0gsf3kBZ6R-9thPbME6TYk31cZ5bo4tJYp6sjI_xmxyOxCNNdtcE7Vqq-1_kfzfH9dEPGeZl0ZDv/s4032/IMG_0647.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CF8Y1F7faWdumEo_ZD-aZklE-7UjcKtkNDAwJtFlYE899-lwqCrGy7e1CHFqB0iWFpvLlx50vayXEPDIUZhNroW_QzHteHKH5CUI0GOaypUgp9td0gsf3kBZ6R-9thPbME6TYk31cZ5bo4tJYp6sjI_xmxyOxCNNdtcE7Vqq-1_kfzfH9dEPGeZl0ZDv/w400-h300/IMG_0647.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...the Spanish have had enough for one day..<br /></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/AVvXsEhwngztOZ-HqmCagx5usj16AWvd1SkBvJQtZUZeubnAN9ylHnBoX6c_NWWvWHbSt1NeH9dPDX94eUWxRqLqbKx8kZbmz8cxpNC_Dt40ifdGfswqGHDL-aoJ3LXtU_hKF33G9lQ7xPP7UKKXQ_73oZr9XBOU7Pn_VbURk_ZmAfDeoBjNbpeUOMPoXjL7EOZj/s4032/IMG_0648.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwngztOZ-HqmCagx5usj16AWvd1SkBvJQtZUZeubnAN9ylHnBoX6c_NWWvWHbSt1NeH9dPDX94eUWxRqLqbKx8kZbmz8cxpNC_Dt40ifdGfswqGHDL-aoJ3LXtU_hKF33G9lQ7xPP7UKKXQ_73oZr9XBOU7Pn_VbURk_ZmAfDeoBjNbpeUOMPoXjL7EOZj/w400-h300/IMG_0648.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and flee!<br /></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/AVvXsEjeUvyr2bVOICG3FFI5EvhygibsiRo5rFIuaYyVipg_4z4haAAAlAOWgd5qcnlIogl0IMG7MbtYurN9iTa3aohWIQOeIc275JOV5ovFea0EpoD2ImAdH1WpTVMZWHl8Z0WKF-HT0cy7KD0y9JRwSZaaSZtHe0lgTGYuR62cXrYhzdByrJsJjClfs1F58fxO/s4032/IMG_0650.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUvyr2bVOICG3FFI5EvhygibsiRo5rFIuaYyVipg_4z4haAAAlAOWgd5qcnlIogl0IMG7MbtYurN9iTa3aohWIQOeIc275JOV5ovFea0EpoD2ImAdH1WpTVMZWHl8Z0WKF-HT0cy7KD0y9JRwSZaaSZtHe0lgTGYuR62cXrYhzdByrJsJjClfs1F58fxO/w400-h300/IMG_0650.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The weak bridge eventually gives way as the Imperials' cross it, although the precious guns were largely across it<br /></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/AVvXsEhMc-jeOllMSUHBSLYsbNvZjzdNTsWA3zrK6oL9kyuvBpbXgJQeYFPgvtqrlLexhTEJP_gmFS5wNTXnu1643pqKgO1ZqIftkLenlPBqxErhFNB61HQn0mfk9WOx6HmkASQzd_OPVwkPFyWNGsWarovHWX3uW450yjzS5jwzWpDdzyMTzXgGKUlUr-2qbK8o/s4024/IMG_0651.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2774" data-original-width="4024" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMc-jeOllMSUHBSLYsbNvZjzdNTsWA3zrK6oL9kyuvBpbXgJQeYFPgvtqrlLexhTEJP_gmFS5wNTXnu1643pqKgO1ZqIftkLenlPBqxErhFNB61HQn0mfk9WOx6HmkASQzd_OPVwkPFyWNGsWarovHWX3uW450yjzS5jwzWpDdzyMTzXgGKUlUr-2qbK8o/w400-h276/IMG_0651.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It has been somewhat close run and hard fought, but it looks like the majority of the Imperials' will escape!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Game Notes: </b>It ended up being quite an exciting game! The scenario was pretty evenly-balanced it turned out. I do regret making the change to the scenario rules in allowing the uphill attack, although thankfully it probably didn't make that much change to the overall outcome. It felt like the scenario fitted reasonably well onto a small 2'x2' board - it seemed to restrict/clarify both sides' choices. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Using Polemos: General de Division rather than Polemos: Ruse de Guerre had certain interesting consequences. GdD usually needs forces to close to achieve decisive effects, whilst Ruse de Guerre will let you win threw artillery fire and musketry exchanges in many circumstances. RdG also rewards numerical superiority rather more. Broadly, I think this favoured the Imperials. On the other hand, the scenarios are broadly based on the Shako / Shako II rules as a framework. The Shako rules are quite interesting in that they propose quite a few meaningful divisions at the lower-end of the quality scale for Napoleonic troops: Second Rate - Poor - Unreliable - Raw (IIRC). This is really handy for dealing with the Peninsular War, particularly the 1808 fighting. Both Polemos sets are much less gradated which <i>generally</i> I consider a strength, but for these particular scenarios, it is a weakness. It is somewhat fixable in GdD, which can easily slot in perhaps 3 more grades but harder in RdG - there is just less design space. Basically, your French Legions of Reserve for example are not 'good', but they should be much better than newly-raised Spanish troops. It isn't being pro-French, rather the basic situation of the Legions of Reserve which had at least somewhat trained officers and troops with over a year colour service, and new Spanish troops who had 1 <i>month</i>. In any case, the flatter structures of Polemos helped the Spanish here quite a lot. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, all good fun and I am looking forward to the book's eventual publication.<br /></div><p> All figures by Baccus, I think the buildings are mainly by Leven.<br /></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-21323916050306231122024-02-18T20:49:00.001+00:002024-02-18T20:49:18.254+00:00Stratton: A Polemos ECW Refight<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stratton">Battle of Stratton</a> took place in Cornwall in 1643, and was a significant victory for the Royalist cause in the South-West of England. It was written up as a scenario in a very early issue of Miniature Wargames, number 13. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQQowBz4V9VEB5gnn_0FtuHZLWDXKyhOoxQgyOKcmLZ2ZwynejgaqADctwgWGkHoJFCFa6zdKs6IdSMJd2-soH7jWnLpMB-p_UHpy08Xbo4AE-kKZlD_lu_9rcvaytsxfoh_FWB3JJq01LW95MqyZ-K6zcXi1LIBYQaP6qPs6Md1eZylhAIihJ3ViU2c-/s898/MW013%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="638" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQQowBz4V9VEB5gnn_0FtuHZLWDXKyhOoxQgyOKcmLZ2ZwynejgaqADctwgWGkHoJFCFa6zdKs6IdSMJd2-soH7jWnLpMB-p_UHpy08Xbo4AE-kKZlD_lu_9rcvaytsxfoh_FWB3JJq01LW95MqyZ-K6zcXi1LIBYQaP6qPs6Md1eZylhAIihJ3ViU2c-/w284-h400/MW013%20Cover.jpg" width="284" /></a></div>The issue is quite an interesting one historically, as it contains Paddy Griffith's <i>The Case Against Toy Soldiers</i>, which seems to have caused quite a stir at the time. It also contained this Battle of Stratton article, by Paul Eaglestone. This in turn was paired - and in the pdf scan I have, which seems to have reflected the genuine published magazine, it got jumbled up with - an ECW terrain article, which was written by Ian Weekley, a long-time contributor to
Miniature Wargames. Was he the first regular 'terrain guru' in a
wargames magazine? It felt like that to me reading magazines in
retrospective, although of course that impression could be very wrong.
In any case, he did sometimes include a scenario with his terrain piece, so one might have confused the authors quite easily here! <p></p><p>Anyway, back to the scenario. The set-up is tactically very interesting: a larger army on a hill and partly entrenched is surrounded by a smaller army. In most rules, that is one of the hardest obstacles to overcome so it is quite a good test to see by how much troop quality, leadership and good tactics can overcome some of the worst tactical modifiers troops are likely to incur. I played it with <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18916/polemos-english-civil-war">Polemos: ECW</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/3eMoaH9Ca6dqa1v65gVpFw__imagepagezoom/img/hLIqsm4gwKXUvxG_pJLfziRvuzc=/fit-in/1200x900/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic206161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="283" height="403" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/3eMoaH9Ca6dqa1v65gVpFw__imagepagezoom/img/hLIqsm4gwKXUvxG_pJLfziRvuzc=/fit-in/1200x900/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic206161.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Royalists:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">C-in-C: Hopton (Decisive)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 base of Musketeers (Shot only, Trained-Elite)</div><div style="text-align: left;">5 bases of Foot (Pike Heavy, Trained-Elite) </div><div style="text-align: left;">4 bases of Artillery</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Parliamentarians:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">C-in-C: Stamford (Poor)</div><div style="text-align: left;">11 bases of Foot (Shot Heavy, Raw)</div><div style="text-align: left;">5 bases of Artillery (Raw)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Obviously a lot of this is very arguable! In this scenario, I trialled an authorial suggestion to revise the artillery to make it somewhat more effective than in the book - more on this in the game notes.<br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up:</h2><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/AVvXsEjWSXkWEYm-B7OLWR1myRJQjp44inWCgbhw8wTHp-7a6551l9VvK07RsAAMtX55dnwcJQeSeCevl1_Np8Dk3BuvJ1BaNZeywL4jHZqIXxugYZzUSHGaRCXGBp2-k-1KWmiVJrQ3Da8rHPY1KwZSBFRYrkete9zuApaogdgXTQukM_SJ67ZdYJlxWXacw3Bs/s4032/IMG_0999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="4032" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSXkWEYm-B7OLWR1myRJQjp44inWCgbhw8wTHp-7a6551l9VvK07RsAAMtX55dnwcJQeSeCevl1_Np8Dk3BuvJ1BaNZeywL4jHZqIXxugYZzUSHGaRCXGBp2-k-1KWmiVJrQ3Da8rHPY1KwZSBFRYrkete9zuApaogdgXTQukM_SJ67ZdYJlxWXacw3Bs/w400-h272/IMG_0999.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Parliamentary forces on the hill, the Royalist forces surrounding it. The Royalist musketeers are in the woods. The entrenchments were not particularly extensive or effective, so are only considered a '-1' piece of linear terrain, rather than proper earthworks. The slope to the East (i.e. right) is steep, the other slopes are gentle.<br /></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/AVvXsEj0GLRCbehZ-D42xnpVSsIE2VnbwPErW6HH-vzfqEOGcRTjwROvYu6silxbSSY6M_9KSv9Kswh6RL0mgaeBwKgFVCa3F6uTnbZCD6gQGOX529DhqH8KUm_BojwzxnebK1pM1or6nfm2SkJCmWG03JF4AQL1hQYnP_tj-S_0tSxK07CUZazv8_pPSVK8ZQyd/s4032/IMG_1001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="4032" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GLRCbehZ-D42xnpVSsIE2VnbwPErW6HH-vzfqEOGcRTjwROvYu6silxbSSY6M_9KSv9Kswh6RL0mgaeBwKgFVCa3F6uTnbZCD6gQGOX529DhqH8KUm_BojwzxnebK1pM1or6nfm2SkJCmWG03JF4AQL1hQYnP_tj-S_0tSxK07CUZazv8_pPSVK8ZQyd/w400-h233/IMG_1001.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look at the bottom of the hill: Hopton looks on (bottom-left)<br /></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/AVvXsEhQWFvRrOT4XqOBsT5odsWgfD9RlMwdHcWthfC3BRSKw_2_Zl-M1Bga-bFunAu3CXXjuEhHgUqzCWYcgdHIFPCyaWQ-b3NbgUj2RPch_xBr-rm14RPBmOgR5XrXEj-stCBWhCiO_tyhRMKPua50DlBjpref_HyC7_zBrtQfJqnd-814oyf5hlgV9tNmMxbN/s4032/IMG_1004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWFvRrOT4XqOBsT5odsWgfD9RlMwdHcWthfC3BRSKw_2_Zl-M1Bga-bFunAu3CXXjuEhHgUqzCWYcgdHIFPCyaWQ-b3NbgUj2RPch_xBr-rm14RPBmOgR5XrXEj-stCBWhCiO_tyhRMKPua50DlBjpref_HyC7_zBrtQfJqnd-814oyf5hlgV9tNmMxbN/w400-h300/IMG_1004.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And from a bird's eye, from the West looking East. Note the blue flag of the Royalist Musketeers' in the woods (top)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The Battle:<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/AVvXsEjfeynOu5lEgdMoUCyMvohQGP6yJnRfpb8lzG0gg1RcNRq9JhA5b6_UGPrBtD2D5reTvrzaOIXAtHTfNdxrshvTap27LPK_oY0e0fU-etcz0xadVm3yxYQDJ041VMid22NgtuqXi7ao6BdNcxEIWh5S7zde5srhweLbh4T0bxerE9xm5gtVeixSOaAv2sZ8/s3913/IMG_1005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="3913" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeynOu5lEgdMoUCyMvohQGP6yJnRfpb8lzG0gg1RcNRq9JhA5b6_UGPrBtD2D5reTvrzaOIXAtHTfNdxrshvTap27LPK_oY0e0fU-etcz0xadVm3yxYQDJ041VMid22NgtuqXi7ao6BdNcxEIWh5S7zde5srhweLbh4T0bxerE9xm5gtVeixSOaAv2sZ8/w400-h279/IMG_1005.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apart from an artillery exchange, in which one of the Royalist units suffered some losses (top-left), the main action was with the musketeers at the edge of the wood (right); after wearing down their Parliamentary opponents, the musketmen see them wavering and charge in<br /></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/AVvXsEg40K9UG7fcXAYXQBA7o76siySG4gUQoGWuAqQBQ68dsLmNyCUMP5ezapeoihyvZMzgNtKVznosNjJIcpNkKmIwLYpQoOCiU5wsHFIhGzfT_ZjJLSPTwSCS0-Grnn2EnSrSm-6rAGap169MILXGX9RABt797JQ3AhqoAVGkpSzzVOj6cFNHN5HvlBYW8p_r/s4032/IMG_1006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40K9UG7fcXAYXQBA7o76siySG4gUQoGWuAqQBQ68dsLmNyCUMP5ezapeoihyvZMzgNtKVznosNjJIcpNkKmIwLYpQoOCiU5wsHFIhGzfT_ZjJLSPTwSCS0-Grnn2EnSrSm-6rAGap169MILXGX9RABt797JQ3AhqoAVGkpSzzVOj6cFNHN5HvlBYW8p_r/w400-h300/IMG_1006.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look - can the musketeers take advantage of the Parliamentary Foot's discomfiture?<br /></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/AVvXsEj8jt1Nmy1YJxeXC-KVc9hM2Q8LBnJVo7tMy9ivXshIHxYmZPz5GLWoh_HBdjz-wQ1lMlfZ3C0lAz2-CovFs20tfrmI-c-ONWNW_FbLjbYKWXu52nw0EOr8QgeeJAQLq38cwLXAJHd3rPv4_Hw1qFDJlYwltmvxTbQsWDo-AvHDFNKG7rDO2GidPwUXVY2X/s4032/IMG_1008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jt1Nmy1YJxeXC-KVc9hM2Q8LBnJVo7tMy9ivXshIHxYmZPz5GLWoh_HBdjz-wQ1lMlfZ3C0lAz2-CovFs20tfrmI-c-ONWNW_FbLjbYKWXu52nw0EOr8QgeeJAQLq38cwLXAJHd3rPv4_Hw1qFDJlYwltmvxTbQsWDo-AvHDFNKG7rDO2GidPwUXVY2X/w400-h300/IMG_1008.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Royalist regiment's endures more casualties from the Parliamentary guns on the hill<br /></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/AVvXsEjUU3NUSl1ScL_Yw6JDBX9-jRb5v7-dHySA69eo8a1Mr6MmM61PqlDyUpeq-7WMKQtgdib0FZ8FZtkNxDVh-ibxB2WJmqsbNjWmOo8bsmuJofBxprNNMX4ycL6pcMYxOSSt7z4UCWJrB1gHAiptDUFuew_XEq7wodfdm8dIRKb8VD8Kh4NtXf0j-g_e8ErO/s4032/IMG_1010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU3NUSl1ScL_Yw6JDBX9-jRb5v7-dHySA69eo8a1Mr6MmM61PqlDyUpeq-7WMKQtgdib0FZ8FZtkNxDVh-ibxB2WJmqsbNjWmOo8bsmuJofBxprNNMX4ycL6pcMYxOSSt7z4UCWJrB1gHAiptDUFuew_XEq7wodfdm8dIRKb8VD8Kh4NtXf0j-g_e8ErO/w400-h300/IMG_1010.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Parliamentary pikemen reform and send back the Royalist musketeers - the musketry exchange resumes.<br /></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/AVvXsEh_WOeJVfcWbnIRAbH2JUD-wm3_KT0iMxBgsXu1d1DheJpoupF1ecubSX-a_qW6XZVeVeLETps5UCzkKApZpFxIZPHPu-Y6rU_Agafv8GP2B5Aki0g4kb3Cx2MlLXDTfRF7S5KabL2a-K-bQn262pbOlz9Ct-lIE0v_O_cWlOKk9fvu8-4fG2zdDlAtTTni/s3915/IMG_1011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="3915" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WOeJVfcWbnIRAbH2JUD-wm3_KT0iMxBgsXu1d1DheJpoupF1ecubSX-a_qW6XZVeVeLETps5UCzkKApZpFxIZPHPu-Y6rU_Agafv8GP2B5Aki0g4kb3Cx2MlLXDTfRF7S5KabL2a-K-bQn262pbOlz9Ct-lIE0v_O_cWlOKk9fvu8-4fG2zdDlAtTTni/w400-h272/IMG_1011.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feeling that he must get a move on before the Parliamentary artillery fire hurts too much, Hopton orders two more columns forward...<br /></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/AVvXsEggN6nuC1OQgmJPa5es0_NVfLmGKl2t5s1aqxJcxNVinXKX6-pYF6qVP4-9UiSc1SfsEIn7AmD-OMBcdM9UQtkUBqThWqQOC9Wp6iEhJGhugBbTKqLFkQrtUPs62bIAnYOXd_9VIG4E2iNdbow9CSnE4Gnnf4hZQ1qb2rsmW6j9TluF9ipl7V7rxY65qrF1/s4032/IMG_1014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="4032" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggN6nuC1OQgmJPa5es0_NVfLmGKl2t5s1aqxJcxNVinXKX6-pYF6qVP4-9UiSc1SfsEIn7AmD-OMBcdM9UQtkUBqThWqQOC9Wp6iEhJGhugBbTKqLFkQrtUPs62bIAnYOXd_9VIG4E2iNdbow9CSnE4Gnnf4hZQ1qb2rsmW6j9TluF9ipl7V7rxY65qrF1/w400-h279/IMG_1014.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elan carries the Royalists up the slope, despite the intensity of Parliamentary fire<br /></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/AVvXsEizvvPSBBJ7W5-SZp_lV-F6u26qonrhyqu0ZY96ghzIa-XKsRVcLxwFp3UyrkE5Xp1PAdw7IKiCZlF9mRsVHXaPnqcOC8JmzOJJWwNScoEQZ0pliZrChzteEUl6vvidhoEgbEmdVIgUs28swl6pImYUZSd0apreArYtj4BREJGPYiBybOJ7Jt8vecxlqEau/s4032/IMG_1015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="4032" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvvPSBBJ7W5-SZp_lV-F6u26qonrhyqu0ZY96ghzIa-XKsRVcLxwFp3UyrkE5Xp1PAdw7IKiCZlF9mRsVHXaPnqcOC8JmzOJJWwNScoEQZ0pliZrChzteEUl6vvidhoEgbEmdVIgUs28swl6pImYUZSd0apreArYtj4BREJGPYiBybOJ7Jt8vecxlqEau/w400-h239/IMG_1015.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the Royalist musketeers are causing more losses on the right<br /></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/AVvXsEhxl8DE8xuVlugtSwv1_YJks3W6BiD6VY6iqnlsZnDbSsIR9lyX2iu2HWwS5kjWdCvp4eY50SO9K2eocPKrVL45R2tZeRVI8CgTI_-6s3FK1230OBHebcTEU7eYFTKQOSAKW2DoyHfqqwPMwQPGD184q9HQ8j4hhlwmXJr_8SngUN6G9aLa8Eazv2ErWSA2/s4032/IMG_1016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxl8DE8xuVlugtSwv1_YJks3W6BiD6VY6iqnlsZnDbSsIR9lyX2iu2HWwS5kjWdCvp4eY50SO9K2eocPKrVL45R2tZeRVI8CgTI_-6s3FK1230OBHebcTEU7eYFTKQOSAKW2DoyHfqqwPMwQPGD184q9HQ8j4hhlwmXJr_8SngUN6G9aLa8Eazv2ErWSA2/w400-h300/IMG_1016.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parliamentary foot moves into a better position to resist the advancing Cornishmen...<br /></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/AVvXsEhzUmJI7Ka0_zTed9mvpVR6KnJ8dSr4jhYuqW1QyBKdqzmFp9Se10WGdPKYeDvmH6iKpwshotjpJdi9zpKq9LBxSGcYw_RIMp8sO-lO1h75ir4JxQFCLaHUidabWUwW0Z0hKE1k2ZJmern360wiFgIMzbLD-kBckhEWWCT6udSL5VLthjtp2ArKjmSyWBdz/s4032/IMG_1017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUmJI7Ka0_zTed9mvpVR6KnJ8dSr4jhYuqW1QyBKdqzmFp9Se10WGdPKYeDvmH6iKpwshotjpJdi9zpKq9LBxSGcYw_RIMp8sO-lO1h75ir4JxQFCLaHUidabWUwW0Z0hKE1k2ZJmern360wiFgIMzbLD-kBckhEWWCT6udSL5VLthjtp2ArKjmSyWBdz/w400-h300/IMG_1017.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Royalist musketters make another rush forward, after seeing the Parliamentary regiment wavering once again<br /></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/AVvXsEhK-p3vHyT_Xsaq-9HIYuVsLfYKQp0_9vam7cC6FvOc-Xobwd1Yikd94DNJoMgbMzD2dV1IilixndfHUj4t8R898AS_Hwrp3JHOFJ8Dkl-RE4bNaDrwH8yrG3IovZyvtLtui7k3cmuhUVayrbr2qGDHnLiBWPVPyf595rjFFfvtPc_aDhRSe_EWQP25W7My/s4032/IMG_1019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-p3vHyT_Xsaq-9HIYuVsLfYKQp0_9vam7cC6FvOc-Xobwd1Yikd94DNJoMgbMzD2dV1IilixndfHUj4t8R898AS_Hwrp3JHOFJ8Dkl-RE4bNaDrwH8yrG3IovZyvtLtui7k3cmuhUVayrbr2qGDHnLiBWPVPyf595rjFFfvtPc_aDhRSe_EWQP25W7My/w400-h300/IMG_1019.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main Royalist column has struggled to get forward for a while, held back by the intensity of the fire, which was ferocious without ultimately being that damaging - but eventually the Cornishmen get moving again<br /></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/AVvXsEil5Wsodunp2j2nTtBGKywh96K8ytPDCiqodz7p8goWOu2rVwR7NwWtoeNRhFrr3oDAy5-Bcm6nOwbvavyodqnl-3xyu5Seo3aLTYW1KzkXODETjOZX7qZszfOd3ed15279ohREPubJXDtQYQX5zA0LPmz6E4rDhF4t6w_0A-zL0FInLOI712ViJDNq8nvJ/s4032/IMG_1020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="4032" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5Wsodunp2j2nTtBGKywh96K8ytPDCiqodz7p8goWOu2rVwR7NwWtoeNRhFrr3oDAy5-Bcm6nOwbvavyodqnl-3xyu5Seo3aLTYW1KzkXODETjOZX7qZszfOd3ed15279ohREPubJXDtQYQX5zA0LPmz6E4rDhF4t6w_0A-zL0FInLOI712ViJDNq8nvJ/w400-h258/IMG_1020.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Royalist Foot on the other side of the hill manage to carry out a neat simultaneous attacak which leaves the Parliamentary Foot somewhat flat-footed, and then the Royalists are on them!<br /></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/AVvXsEiFMUdWMKFfQ31oNvXj9FkCZGJwhN5L7OHCmdh9ctNtWtrfFQIkXVKzYcliE9sUiToP2lG0OuONxh-f_Au_yPc01WvXCn5oOSeASdEI-wYthFqHHB775cEnjSphHBKQNz3xNHPRGzaqoAF18pguB6W8XN6IKuGWEu_B_wOS3R_Yc2ZneKFrFJSgiAFd2PBh/s4032/IMG_1021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMUdWMKFfQ31oNvXj9FkCZGJwhN5L7OHCmdh9ctNtWtrfFQIkXVKzYcliE9sUiToP2lG0OuONxh-f_Au_yPc01WvXCn5oOSeASdEI-wYthFqHHB775cEnjSphHBKQNz3xNHPRGzaqoAF18pguB6W8XN6IKuGWEu_B_wOS3R_Yc2ZneKFrFJSgiAFd2PBh/w400-h300/IMG_1021.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eventually, the Parliamentary Foot at the South of the hill gives way, both flanks more or less simultaneously - on the crowded position, two more regiments immediately joint the flight!<br /></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/AVvXsEhKkeJpIPn9b_Ps6TbahH0YktUG_gDfAn96Lfeu_L5ijigb9k0jLcAKhC4CAqaTZ6skvjJAcLyT2M9Oejb5UxJnvnRUlDxcQiE1M0I7cFtTKcL-Yfg5pLnZzTugbpsFgYu2Pfvk_pLek6t_cb4_rX6XCYfirLiCJs-TFlKfr-8-xn-4tWw78so0ntMeXXiH/s4032/IMG_1022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="4032" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkeJpIPn9b_Ps6TbahH0YktUG_gDfAn96Lfeu_L5ijigb9k0jLcAKhC4CAqaTZ6skvjJAcLyT2M9Oejb5UxJnvnRUlDxcQiE1M0I7cFtTKcL-Yfg5pLnZzTugbpsFgYu2Pfvk_pLek6t_cb4_rX6XCYfirLiCJs-TFlKfr-8-xn-4tWw78so0ntMeXXiH/w400-h278/IMG_1022.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although the Parliamentary Foot on the other side of the hill managed to hold off one attack, the flank attack proved decisive, and the regiment breaks...<br /></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/AVvXsEhTgmWYDBfnOszgz_thAt4j2O5xKib-PpZWJQd-UkL8w9OWsYDcY59LsNjQFr2YYj8xaPU7txsu6YsKElDZzE8XnGJKx_zPO8Qr1cZhtUV1uS5ijzJO9QjrTUzs8tE5ReRnafN7zdN3h5f5d07wsbK3dheIedkCRqJNlZJkV01Yk6WOSqoX7ZGgY2OHizmK/s4032/IMG_1025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgmWYDBfnOszgz_thAt4j2O5xKib-PpZWJQd-UkL8w9OWsYDcY59LsNjQFr2YYj8xaPU7txsu6YsKElDZzE8XnGJKx_zPO8Qr1cZhtUV1uS5ijzJO9QjrTUzs8tE5ReRnafN7zdN3h5f5d07wsbK3dheIedkCRqJNlZJkV01Yk6WOSqoX7ZGgY2OHizmK/w400-h300/IMG_1025.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very shortly, regiment after regiment breaks and runs for the gap in the ring to the North-East, abandoning guns and equipment as they flee<br /></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/AVvXsEh2ECJz0W8vCxM2qe9Iyf9OmzuQncTRywnTBecPs5TRjt_NO1wsBzb9oWdxI_ElK1nZ_9DvrrWJ7KZlkLBZZH9I_wcov6rMs4pQG8m875LtpeeSUF-gu0f732tyzvg9zHbNi4cPfsZ8cYzSzBsWUdRGULsM33pmep7Ts0N4LNOtngoENUyJG0XHiQkJ8YeA/s4032/IMG_1026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="4032" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ECJz0W8vCxM2qe9Iyf9OmzuQncTRywnTBecPs5TRjt_NO1wsBzb9oWdxI_ElK1nZ_9DvrrWJ7KZlkLBZZH9I_wcov6rMs4pQG8m875LtpeeSUF-gu0f732tyzvg9zHbNi4cPfsZ8cYzSzBsWUdRGULsM33pmep7Ts0N4LNOtngoENUyJG0XHiQkJ8YeA/w400-h263/IMG_1026.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Organized resistance collapses<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Quite a fun, neat game. Given the more-or-less historical result, perhaps my judgements about troop qualities weren't so far off. The behaviour of closely packed troops in the Polemos ECW rules does allow for the kinds of collapse which seem to have happened in reality, which is good.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The artillery did actually become a little too effective perhaps. The original rule is that artillery fire incurs a -1 for each base width of range beyond the first. The problem here is that artillery basically becomes entirely useless, since the best it can hope for is maybe a single maybe-effective shot. Incidentally, it is a lot more effective against pike-armed troops than musketeers, which is interesting! So David Heading suggested not introducing the penalty until after 4BW. But this then allowed plenty of fire against attackers. I had retained the generic +1 to all musket fire, since otherwise pikes are just too much better than muskets to be credible.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This stable of Polemos rules (ECW, SPQR, Counter-Reformation) I think is one level harder to play than the other stable (General de Division, Marechal de l'Empire, Ruse de Guerre, WSS). It is hard to work out why exactly but I suspect it is partly that the modifiers and attack sub-routines just seem a little bit harder too manage - perhaps there are just a few more factor to deal with. But noticeable nonetheless, especially compared to Ruse de Guerre, which is a <i>lot</i> smoother. But that said, a fun game and a convincing result, in both senses of that.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Figures by Baccus 6mm, earthworks from Irregular.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-83199324755456241712024-02-08T13:00:00.001+00:002024-02-08T13:00:10.422+00:00Planning My Next Campaign<p>Over the last couple of days, I have been planning my next campaign. It isn't actually a response to the latest chat about campaigns, but the timing is happened to coincide! This campaign was published back in Miniature Wargames 31 and was written by George Gush (of WRG Renaissance fame, inter alia). It is worth quoting part of his introduction, I think:</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/AVvXsEiItysr3m3MhtTpraujyJM3dQhncS049o7UoVWv8jsxAq886V8MMIvp-h6ltbDGfzyeB8fA6lfRvdF8_IrYT4ay_UE_IFZc-Iu8my8G7k98nDNZPe-2Q6IeFeMltm1SSqjDB7zEgVgpYXd5NaMsCaXKQUXsp_4_LqP-euQ8l9Fq5nXevUjunRQ0u5rv6Yrd/s898/MW031_Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItysr3m3MhtTpraujyJM3dQhncS049o7UoVWv8jsxAq886V8MMIvp-h6ltbDGfzyeB8fA6lfRvdF8_IrYT4ay_UE_IFZc-Iu8my8G7k98nDNZPe-2Q6IeFeMltm1SSqjDB7zEgVgpYXd5NaMsCaXKQUXsp_4_LqP-euQ8l9Fq5nXevUjunRQ0u5rv6Yrd/w285-h400/MW031_Cover.jpg" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That is a very pretty cover!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><i>One often seems to read general advice and ideas abou campaigns, but less often the nitty gritty regarding rules. map and so fonh - so I have tried to provide a practical package, giving everything necessary for running a short, simple campaign.</i></p><p>I definitely think we have moved on somewhat since then, and perhaps more campaigns are played now than then, but it is also still true that campaigns are more written about and contemplated than played.</p><p>In any event, I have been re-doing the map so I can record stuff more easily digitally, and I have done a bit of tinkering to make it more suitable for the tactical rules (the original was based around WRG 1685-1845). It is no great example of the cartographer's art, but hopefully it is clear and serviceable enough. I am hoping to get this kicked off in the next day or two...<br /></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/AVvXsEg0Zydi8RTpXDsJxMRW0FWau8iDte3Pe0sJ0Li2rAmRfhyuMNakc2CcaMY1qhlOfFqSy_k5YWCu9kvqRSVhZcQfTUp-9LG6O2lAIT12wS-zOFslsQlkOaFWvXjGvB669KKmWykh1jXE9nSW4KS46zHlga5FS6VK4fzJWHvZCMJd9rU0mNdXM0COca1sUJNC/s1152/Northern%20Italy_Campaign%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1152" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zydi8RTpXDsJxMRW0FWau8iDte3Pe0sJ0Li2rAmRfhyuMNakc2CcaMY1qhlOfFqSy_k5YWCu9kvqRSVhZcQfTUp-9LG6O2lAIT12wS-zOFslsQlkOaFWvXjGvB669KKmWykh1jXE9nSW4KS46zHlga5FS6VK4fzJWHvZCMJd9rU0mNdXM0COca1sUJNC/w640-h365/Northern%20Italy_Campaign%20Map.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apologies to Italian people looking at this map: most of the locations look just about within the grounds of 'close-enough for a toy soldier game' map (admittedly written by someone who has never been to Italy), but Garessio looks badly out of place even by those standards...; also, for good and sufficient reasons, the first hex in Row A is A2...</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-50654772068176593592024-02-06T06:56:00.001+00:002024-02-06T06:56:50.381+00:00The Campaign Paradox - The Heretical Take<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Top wargaming blogger Polemarch maintains his prinicpled refusal to court click-bait by showing pictures of gorgeously painted miniatures and lovingly sculpted lavish diorama battlefields and instead keeps on discussing a wide range of issues around wargaming. They nearly all pique my interest to some degree or other but <a href="http://ancientrules.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-campaign-paradox.html">this week's article was really searching</a>. Perhaps it might be summed up as "so why don't wargamers play more campaigns, when many acknowledge it as the pinnacle of the wargaming experience?" And obviously, there is a lot to be said for this: I can think of many different wargaming 'thought-leaders' who designed, played and wrote a lot about campaigns. I can think of no wargaming writer who has argued that campaigns were a bad idea and a waste of time that could better be spent playing one more game of DBA (or one more game of 6th edition, 1000 points a side...).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am not sure if this blog gets counted amongst those which do campaigns or don't. He mentions that most blogposts he reads concern historical refights (guilty) or scenario games, especially from Neil Thomas' One-Hour Wargames book (very guilty!). On the other hand, I have played and recorded quite a few campaigns over the years...but I guess they would be in the (slight) minority overall. In any case, it doesn't really matter: I guess the point here is that if we think of campaigns are being the pinnacle, then I could have spent more time playing campaign games and less time playing historical refights or scenario games.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What are the positive reasons for playing scenarios and historical refights as one-off tabletop battles. Wargames scenarios are, on the whole, well-designed. They give a chance - definitely not an equal chance, but a chance - to both sides, either through balance of combat power or through victory points. Historical refights have a specific charm of their own. The 100 Days is interesting - but so are Quatre Bras, Ligny, Waterloo and Wavre as standalone events. The history supplies some context. Of course, playing the campaign allows us players to look at the strategic and operational contexts...but wargaming with miniatures is largely (although not necessarily) an affair of tactics anyway. I think 'supplying context' is an over-rated justification for playing campaigns. If one's gaming interest is focused on the tactical - and there may well be an element of self-selection here, because if you weren't, it might be a bit surprising that you were into tabletop wargaming - then it isn't clear that setting things in a campaign context improves the tactical experience. The only tactical issue it solves is one that older players will remember as a real issue - rules tended not to have formation or army morale, so therefore it was always tactically optimal to keep on pushing until the last unit collapsed (because, you never know, right?). However, this was largely solved by rules adding in army and formation morale.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Both of these forms of game have other specific virtues too. The real-world is physically and conceptually complicated. Scenario games get around the problem of how to translate the real world directly onto the tabletop by accepting conceptually higher levels of abstraction, especially in terrain. The temptation to model every ditch and rise on a historical field is strong but that makes design and set-up quite difficult, sometimes. Typically campaigns won't generate the full possible range of scenarios unless the campaign rules have sufficient complexity to allow for the possiblity of rear-guards, raiding logistic hubs, reconnaissance parties and so on.In somewhat similar vein, historical scenarios, thrown up as an emergent property of that vast system 'real life', generates tactical situations that are hard to throw up as part of any campaign game, because the systemic constrictions on the latter reduce the possibilities that can be thrown up. Also, iconic battles have a romance of their own - again, Waterloo is interesting as part of the 100 Days, but also it is interesting in its own right.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There is also the reduced importance of failure: if a game doesn't work for whatever reason, then maybe you lost a couple of hours. But the failure of a campaign can represent a couple of months' investment of gaming time, perhaps more. And these seem relatively common. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, those might be some of the under-played attractions of non-campaign games. What about campaign games themselves, why do they not lend themselves to as much play as might be imagined?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Well, one possibility that I somewhat favour is that they are somewhat under-developed as a game form. Yes, I do know that several very good books have been written about them - I have read them. But, at best, it resembles a situation where the 'key texts' would consist of:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Don Featherstone's Wargames</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Charles Grant's The War Game</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bruce Quarrie's Napleonic rules</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tony Bath's rules</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lionel Tarr's WW2 rules</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Phil Dunn's Sea Battles <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">DBA & HFG<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Henry Hyde's Shot, Steel and Stone</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chain of Command</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Polemos: Napoleonics</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sam Mustafa's Blucher </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Most THW and Nordic Weasel games</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(we might include Paul Leniston's blog on here as an example of serious devotion to Napoleonic campaigns and specific rules to support them - or should that be the other way around?)<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't think I am being unfair here: these are the authors who I can think of who have written somewhat influential books or rules on campaigns, but I have listed their tactical rules rather than their campaign rules. Now, this certainly isn't a bad list at all, but I think it would be a stretch to say that campaign rules development has been a focus for rules development in the same way that tactical miniatures rules have been, and it shows. If you take a skim through The Wargames Website or The Miniatures Page and so on, you will find lots more discussion about the tactical aspects of period than aspects which relate to the operational level or the strategic level. This is reflected in a lack of models that can be translated into campaign structures. Of course, board games add something to the thought that has gone on here but almost definitionally, they haven't included the aspects relevant to refighting actions in miniature except incidentally. I think it is worth noting that relative to the popularity of the periods, I get the impression that campaign games in WW2 and C20-21 generally are much rarer than in other periods - I think this is probably a reflection that the game structures don't exist to generate the types of tactical action that players generally want for many of the rules systems, although the 'follow the platoon in action' system of Nuts! and the ladder campaigns of Too Fat Lardies' pint-sized campaigns do seem to cater really well for the section-platoon and reinforced platoon levels of action.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What I will say is that integrating the various levels of warfare is <i>hard</i>. What I mean here is how to incorporate and integrate political, strategic, operational and tactical elements. Now, we don't want (at least I don't want) to create a campaign version of the tactical rulesets which demand that you simultaneously adopt the personae of 1 general, 4 brigadiers, 14 colonels and 50 captains. But if we concentrate on a single command point - say a Napoleonic corps commander or a WW2 German Kampfgruppe commander - how do we incorporate the levels of command that we aren't focusing on? This can be somewhat easier in eras where an army commander was all things simultaneously (to some degree, I think I am right in saying this was never wholly true in any period), but the issues remain.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And finally we come to the practicalities. Although it is relatively easy to improvise some campaign materials - a sketched map, a few scribbled in hexes, some home made counters, some notes in a notebook - the equivalents wouldn't necessarily be that pleasing for a tactical miniatures game. Making nicer yet practical versions of these things is somewhat harder and more time-consuming. This is especially true for digital components, which have great advantages in terms of storage, legibility, portability and so on, but a higher overhead in terms of getting it to work in the first place.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now, I have concentrated in this post entirely on the positive aspects of not playing campaign games and on the negative aspects of playing them. This doesn't represent my views - I love campaigns! But there are practical and theoretical issues to overcome - although conversely I think this does give an opportunity space for wargames writers who really want to take this on. For myself, I hope to get more campaigns to the table, and soon...<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-91908907325045533142024-02-05T12:35:00.004+00:002024-02-05T12:35:51.407+00:00Mollwitz - Polemos Ruse de Guerre<div style="text-align: left;"> With a little free time and in a short gap of my Kampfgruppe Heller WW2 campaign, I decided to have a another go at that venerable wargame scenario: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mollwitz">Mollwitz</a>, from Charles Grant's <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34029/war-game">The War Game</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/fXveeVXfuyM3pEHDA8FjxQ__imagepage/img/ubx1PV-FDIBSeROJv5e5l4lCSDc=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic290182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="460" height="600" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/fXveeVXfuyM3pEHDA8FjxQ__imagepage/img/ubx1PV-FDIBSeROJv5e5l4lCSDc=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic290182.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">In typical style for the time, this was played with 30mm figures and used a 'representative' order of battle, with the Prussian and Austrian armies proxied by the author's 'imagi-nations' forces. For this refight, I used my 6mm WSS-ish armies, with the Franco-Jacobites standing in for the Austrians and the Anglo-Dutch standing in for the Prussians. As chance would have it, three of the regiments in my Franco-Jacobite army were also in the Grant original (<i>Normandie, </i>Dillon<i>, Royal Eccossais)</i>! One of the Grant armies was a very 'French-influenced' force...<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The Forces:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Franco-Jacobite:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">C-in-C: Lord Berwick<b> <br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">1 base of Well-Trained Infantry (<i>Gardes Francaises</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">6 bases of Trained Infantry (<i>Normandie, Lorraine, </i>Dillon, Berwick, Clare, <i>Royal Eccossais</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">4 bases of Trained Cavalry (<i>Royal Allemands, Etranger, </i>FitzJames, Lifeguards)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2 bases of Poor Dragoons (can operate as either Cavalry or Light Infantry) (<i>du Roi, La Reine</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1 base of Trained Field Artillery - 6pdrs</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 base of Trained Light Artillery - 3 pdrs</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Anglo-Dutch:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">C-in-C: Earl of Galway<b> <br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">2 bases of Well-Trained Infantry (Dutch Guards, British Guards)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">8 bases of Trained Infantry (Leven, Fergusson, Lord North's, Lord Orkney's, Vicouse, Lislemarais, Albemarle, Murray)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2 bases of Trained Cavalry (Schonberg, Macclesfield's Horse)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1 base of Poor Dragoons (Lord John Hays')<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">3 bases of Trained Field Artillery - 6pdrs </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Both armies were organized into 4 brigades: the Franco-Jacobites had two infantry brigades, a cavalry brigade and a dragoon brigade; the Anglo-Dutch into three infantry brigades and a cavalry brigade. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I used <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289741/polemos-ruse-de-guerre">Polemos: Ruse de Guerre</a> rather than Polemos: WSS for this battle. I will discuss the reasons for this in the Game Notes later. Movement distances were halved, I have found this better for small table games. I didn't halve the firing ranges - some discussion on this later too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepagezoom/img/buwbg9VC-FAivqVo59bNU49zyi4=/fit-in/1200x900/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="567" height="734" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepagezoom/img/buwbg9VC-FAivqVo59bNU49zyi4=/fit-in/1200x900/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" width="567" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up: <br /></h2><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgi3fRaJFnYv41zXI6Ky2TTAQLLA_sMILRH9C2Le89LixPIjyD0KdYicH6VqxNqyKMqJNZkWz72yryJD4Fk7aLcWUjHlbf58jkt1Ufv8fL9OVh5DYxtoAIeKTQpZ3D0kK4u4cFjjyn2VhkGgRb4me5q3WYKaNTTRTvWSOanLrtkjyo3deTgtSagK8Fg1UvC/s4032/IMG_0874.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2297" data-original-width="4032" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3fRaJFnYv41zXI6Ky2TTAQLLA_sMILRH9C2Le89LixPIjyD0KdYicH6VqxNqyKMqJNZkWz72yryJD4Fk7aLcWUjHlbf58jkt1Ufv8fL9OVh5DYxtoAIeKTQpZ3D0kK4u4cFjjyn2VhkGgRb4me5q3WYKaNTTRTvWSOanLrtkjyo3deTgtSagK8Fg1UvC/w640-h365/IMG_0874.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Anglo-Dutch at the bottom, the Franco-Jacobites at the top.<br /></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/AVvXsEhFyBAIqp0txy1l3MWzFz9lTVk7yCshISc8S2YzK7EHdno-zoUFmKZjHRhaanHSK8IAlPz7BvIERcMepZp0t5iRx5V73JxtXyX-ag2zDZhXCvtmNY6uesfrfxOYIs3uhMpjV_aBtVZqGN9zG-dIsZlrhzEHCc-0s0uhzhgHMPjmblnqIFwiSnThG9LuJeoN/s4032/IMG_0877.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2548" data-original-width="4032" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyBAIqp0txy1l3MWzFz9lTVk7yCshISc8S2YzK7EHdno-zoUFmKZjHRhaanHSK8IAlPz7BvIERcMepZp0t5iRx5V73JxtXyX-ag2zDZhXCvtmNY6uesfrfxOYIs3uhMpjV_aBtVZqGN9zG-dIsZlrhzEHCc-0s0uhzhgHMPjmblnqIFwiSnThG9LuJeoN/w400-h253/IMG_0877.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Anglo-Dutch left: the Dragoons and Cavalry on the left, the Dutch brigade on the right<br /></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/AVvXsEhdt4qXKMqll00NZ2QK35dOTYFR6Aki2xTKeVAbOs0VgHvqck_uRpJIwFnO7yJs5WXUfQtxEelw7JQrYsF9uwUstFNO2AlYYFg7q1-bcnzlc_3DIM3JTGxjsKVDEgtH2hplAKVPbRIMMjdj1lcZ4gLcjN6Pv234EIE0DSFRPOwZvxaf0ClO4NyxD4KxOBiB/s4032/IMG_0878.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdt4qXKMqll00NZ2QK35dOTYFR6Aki2xTKeVAbOs0VgHvqck_uRpJIwFnO7yJs5WXUfQtxEelw7JQrYsF9uwUstFNO2AlYYFg7q1-bcnzlc_3DIM3JTGxjsKVDEgtH2hplAKVPbRIMMjdj1lcZ4gLcjN6Pv234EIE0DSFRPOwZvxaf0ClO4NyxD4KxOBiB/w400-h300/IMG_0878.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Anglo-Dutch right: the combined Guards' brigade on the left, the British brigade on the right (in two groups)<br /></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/AVvXsEgV1LQwuAlzAsvMSFgIVdmgMeZwxIQG88iGVeFweSyUuzTUTCrOUEHd1FdZA_z1JP9l6Xz0kGiNtBabN0avf4bXU3y_nZFVdausXjCGTq4Aw8uTRy187pOCMuqcX4Ez1gc3ecEqxPE7xDeh6NfHjd7jJxq5AguR-_UCEFwj78hVc1NPLtumpMmZ1eKlHtOF/s4032/IMG_0879.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="4032" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1LQwuAlzAsvMSFgIVdmgMeZwxIQG88iGVeFweSyUuzTUTCrOUEHd1FdZA_z1JP9l6Xz0kGiNtBabN0avf4bXU3y_nZFVdausXjCGTq4Aw8uTRy187pOCMuqcX4Ez1gc3ecEqxPE7xDeh6NfHjd7jJxq5AguR-_UCEFwj78hVc1NPLtumpMmZ1eKlHtOF/w400-h264/IMG_0879.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Franco-Jacobite left: <i>Normandie </i>and <i>Lorraine</i> on the right, Dillon and Berwick on the left<br /></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/AVvXsEhzH2XiAv-jmG9zC83bDjcTacq9-w9Dfod8gtS84R6wHTkbValihW8I94E85nu1tk3HAoBP0kg_5XMiTcNN3SYBwThyphenhyphenijcKpaZAXmkpz0fcA5DMZzwm-MD7yTzP5OThMaYoEmITTe0CaK8TaKEm148C1aBrBlETPQiRv-kaXlR-WGgIwjE-Plkl1snV5m2_/s4032/IMG_0880.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2158" data-original-width="4032" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzH2XiAv-jmG9zC83bDjcTacq9-w9Dfod8gtS84R6wHTkbValihW8I94E85nu1tk3HAoBP0kg_5XMiTcNN3SYBwThyphenhyphenijcKpaZAXmkpz0fcA5DMZzwm-MD7yTzP5OThMaYoEmITTe0CaK8TaKEm148C1aBrBlETPQiRv-kaXlR-WGgIwjE-Plkl1snV5m2_/w400-h214/IMG_0880.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Franco-Jacobite centre: <i>Royal Eccossais</i> and Clare behind the village, <i>Gardes Francaises</i> to their left.<br /></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/AVvXsEh0VfmTKLKetnMgnEL1b2_eLjb897o3EtTLOznjJMPA5Irb06Z4IT2GAGFuXjZSb9u77z1h5vjxQJUjMXHs-7QiFBH43FR7GlqCxuRSnrSSHuWSwrnUnsOzUAQEjESZliN3iguELoCzebp3sMI-nSTOdfPjkUda5J1ihJzH4bQomp9kl2teH3xV8Jh0Oo8y/s3618/IMG_0881.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="3618" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VfmTKLKetnMgnEL1b2_eLjb897o3EtTLOznjJMPA5Irb06Z4IT2GAGFuXjZSb9u77z1h5vjxQJUjMXHs-7QiFBH43FR7GlqCxuRSnrSSHuWSwrnUnsOzUAQEjESZliN3iguELoCzebp3sMI-nSTOdfPjkUda5J1ihJzH4bQomp9kl2teH3xV8Jh0Oo8y/w400-h199/IMG_0881.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then the Franco-Jacobite Horse (<i>Royal Allemands</i> and <i>Etranger</i> at the front, the Life Guards and Fitz James' to the rear) and then the Dragoons on the extreme right (left), <i>du Roi </i>and <i>La Reine</i>.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Battle:</h2><div style="text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEg5Or6aIaV3Mkuc2_ZMrAvps22tWR2-fsD0Wcj63eevAsXRf8xkaK_QchoI4zwOcSyHi2aiQS-j0tNDWDKf8z0uHmajHqbdPMSaKY53CC7Sw44For0vVxjdoRyEIGN83ZcJr9RmIwzcBSdHgyEGbT2jjFweA_niL7NBSo6YyLhLCaPp3gau9pw3tqlkIHy-/s4032/IMG_0882.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Or6aIaV3Mkuc2_ZMrAvps22tWR2-fsD0Wcj63eevAsXRf8xkaK_QchoI4zwOcSyHi2aiQS-j0tNDWDKf8z0uHmajHqbdPMSaKY53CC7Sw44For0vVxjdoRyEIGN83ZcJr9RmIwzcBSdHgyEGbT2jjFweA_niL7NBSo6YyLhLCaPp3gau9pw3tqlkIHy-/w400-h300/IMG_0882.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Franco-Jacobite Right advances, trying to 'pin' the Anglo-Dutch Left and create a hinge to exploit later - with the option of over-matching the Anglo-Dutch Horse, if an opportunity presents itself.<br /></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/AVvXsEh0S7gUqS7TT2IGwc7XKxkiNvYNxkLOduSDnERLKD8uyQc-7u3zjy9trCSm8Rcill9TacouqYu5ngPh3l74iIFINPhEBpWiUEw-sOVrAR8UA3bhO1DLYckU8orH9ijoaG7YDjyqT9I4QaVMXcMHA7yS6j15Ow8ov7IqENkSXiZqLYp1ETq9gS4d9Bp984YN/s4032/IMG_0883.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0S7gUqS7TT2IGwc7XKxkiNvYNxkLOduSDnERLKD8uyQc-7u3zjy9trCSm8Rcill9TacouqYu5ngPh3l74iIFINPhEBpWiUEw-sOVrAR8UA3bhO1DLYckU8orH9ijoaG7YDjyqT9I4QaVMXcMHA7yS6j15Ow8ov7IqENkSXiZqLYp1ETq9gS4d9Bp984YN/w400-h300/IMG_0883.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">However, a storm of effective British gunnery destroys <i>Etranger</i> quickly - the French Horse backs off somewhat<br /></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/AVvXsEgDKu39PqZLa3yUA3lnZRbf70FyUyYN8HGbu2CJHLedybnb0roIwUoRR6R42VsGJRbfqCnlf7mST6m0F41oENuHHzJ3QKHj4KOcarVxM9YryvISgVfQg5gU2A-rBDqePPfKErffh6FpfpscIPCkOLnmxyHRoJ-DMlpGzzGpKtoyI56N4GiJ6fNCMq-CHkuF/s4032/IMG_0884.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKu39PqZLa3yUA3lnZRbf70FyUyYN8HGbu2CJHLedybnb0roIwUoRR6R42VsGJRbfqCnlf7mST6m0F41oENuHHzJ3QKHj4KOcarVxM9YryvISgVfQg5gU2A-rBDqePPfKErffh6FpfpscIPCkOLnmxyHRoJ-DMlpGzzGpKtoyI56N4GiJ6fNCMq-CHkuF/w400-h300/IMG_0884.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Anglo-Dutch Left arranges itself for an attack, coming under somewaht inaccurate French artillery fire as it does so<br /></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/AVvXsEiI_YdRsOJC-a9UWD2cV8JQGn1Y_fVF3KXuZmKxv1Ma4hlO9cBxo9zwvnIGvscMmKtLi7vUiXby5mVcsHejV4lLHUgavUVR54O9ZYo49Sn6LWaRUGg4ftLVrI3XOkuHobJP_2ED1T4Yvo0L-EdwRdnA4S2PDUIjSyCTAmwAag1nEOB_5E3MbIwmfO-AputX/s4032/IMG_0885.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_YdRsOJC-a9UWD2cV8JQGn1Y_fVF3KXuZmKxv1Ma4hlO9cBxo9zwvnIGvscMmKtLi7vUiXby5mVcsHejV4lLHUgavUVR54O9ZYo49Sn6LWaRUGg4ftLVrI3XOkuHobJP_2ED1T4Yvo0L-EdwRdnA4S2PDUIjSyCTAmwAag1nEOB_5E3MbIwmfO-AputX/w400-h300/IMG_0885.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the Franco-Jacobite Horse pulled back a respectful distance, the Royal North British Dragoons dismount and occupy the village to secure the flank (bottom-left); whilst the Dutch (okay Swiss-Scottish-Huguenot) brigade deploys in a little more depth, manhandling its artillery forward<br /></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/AVvXsEiZ1bgYeoxxR-o5DFdTFJw8pv3dnL5C5ij1ee8v2nIFKwYrLfFFu-hi_WXFQPAKnDK2zOGujnkpZ9_A8DmWKcpD9_IKddazvhVWzALQIjzc5G9MaNEfgThEAjmHCkGuVcMdA03xnQgDuI_5GBGyRLwvondwv5TX1nk37r_t_OufhH2Zgmhk-uPACOcSYe6h/s4032/IMG_0886.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1bgYeoxxR-o5DFdTFJw8pv3dnL5C5ij1ee8v2nIFKwYrLfFFu-hi_WXFQPAKnDK2zOGujnkpZ9_A8DmWKcpD9_IKddazvhVWzALQIjzc5G9MaNEfgThEAjmHCkGuVcMdA03xnQgDuI_5GBGyRLwvondwv5TX1nk37r_t_OufhH2Zgmhk-uPACOcSYe6h/w400-h300/IMG_0886.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Anglo-Dutch attack begins on their right flank: Leven and Fergusson's regiments advance through the wood, Lord Orkney's and Lord North's regiments advance to the left of the wood.<br /></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/AVvXsEjHXZIH3AS6y17ZNsndLnogHcBcEjNA-ut2RBuY-yxzYd1lfJ-5khy2SbKcmgPqI0UD-68945CxGdn4peoUGChipi2sRe0xc1_fxORE4s1f-EN8HTtT2u8UxwO-11PEYKFvxkLcL6bg4SxuGVQEtS9KQHnwMSV5bGMQ-q4KSBsoe7mycyUDE-ioLJjwamGn/s4032/IMG_0887.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXZIH3AS6y17ZNsndLnogHcBcEjNA-ut2RBuY-yxzYd1lfJ-5khy2SbKcmgPqI0UD-68945CxGdn4peoUGChipi2sRe0xc1_fxORE4s1f-EN8HTtT2u8UxwO-11PEYKFvxkLcL6bg4SxuGVQEtS9KQHnwMSV5bGMQ-q4KSBsoe7mycyUDE-ioLJjwamGn/w400-h300/IMG_0887.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North's and Orkney's regiments are driven back by accurate fire, causing serious casualties<br /></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/AVvXsEh6Yxmh2If5ByA6Ed98qzoZ2xFE84mLWMObNveRw1kpN_W6l1avv34Rhuz8zPy1YQNQCbenJR3NQelAT3C2v0TORfhiGv6mDjMLlrtWCvMP9CjeyidKthRV7bwYRk9KsXx8PROjyZYBmZvFGacB4AixaMwjZZdE2_hbJmr2GPUtX2hSWDD7qW-dFEmBloI8/s4032/IMG_0888.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Yxmh2If5ByA6Ed98qzoZ2xFE84mLWMObNveRw1kpN_W6l1avv34Rhuz8zPy1YQNQCbenJR3NQelAT3C2v0TORfhiGv6mDjMLlrtWCvMP9CjeyidKthRV7bwYRk9KsXx8PROjyZYBmZvFGacB4AixaMwjZZdE2_hbJmr2GPUtX2hSWDD7qW-dFEmBloI8/w400-h300/IMG_0888.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galway orders forward the guards to re-invigorate the faltering attack and give his regiments time to reform<br /></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/AVvXsEjRAFHgTqgcwKUfrIy9fDpGE8mQPDK7GAVzbKVMaFmypq276dV4sc5oVlYVtddjfGjacShps4qnLTC4eCBF_q8Q9XPyPJbleCtIpSJKb90q15rDPicmFk_zVJLQFVpRsGm3fSPSfMeXpiJO7RwgZg1xolNm9pKqHjjsHqGEfbhKTKEeAFQRf5AkrWqa5owr/s4032/IMG_0889.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAFHgTqgcwKUfrIy9fDpGE8mQPDK7GAVzbKVMaFmypq276dV4sc5oVlYVtddjfGjacShps4qnLTC4eCBF_q8Q9XPyPJbleCtIpSJKb90q15rDPicmFk_zVJLQFVpRsGm3fSPSfMeXpiJO7RwgZg1xolNm9pKqHjjsHqGEfbhKTKEeAFQRf5AkrWqa5owr/w400-h300/IMG_0889.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Anglo-Dutch Left engages in an artillery duel - the firepower superiority of the Anglo-Dutch gives it the advantage here<br /></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/AVvXsEiCY_Z2K_6nd0pbYvnKNoVxepuYDlLljwqs9rhX_TYBxfW1r0afr5MpR9cDOTdlxN0wjnsIIDxwbMeeV5QutIHIlorX9kutaqeKE7diJgb-ea3gto9PPT0zZvGiI9C8G96r9SgHZbGb7gYIqugxM9sgm04NBDQOyc6xNExUkTBUq7aaLajoAa2XPiYlS2mg/s4032/IMG_0890.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2907" data-original-width="4032" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCY_Z2K_6nd0pbYvnKNoVxepuYDlLljwqs9rhX_TYBxfW1r0afr5MpR9cDOTdlxN0wjnsIIDxwbMeeV5QutIHIlorX9kutaqeKE7diJgb-ea3gto9PPT0zZvGiI9C8G96r9SgHZbGb7gYIqugxM9sgm04NBDQOyc6xNExUkTBUq7aaLajoAa2XPiYlS2mg/w400-h289/IMG_0890.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, Dillon's Regiment is broken by some very accurate British artillery fire across the valley!<br /></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/AVvXsEiQY8EASfIhoJAHHg_NtdQOyV3b6osOf3gyANmPY2qsA64ldLV4w-qi_GgEc78cVaqfURs9qPeFa4y72bVh-SwjIMyPRGGSM4L8v3bWoZ0-YAbG9hrRtsHX24ps0daZVS6ovneCxY_Ooa5XIS4eTToHJkjxwAJR1pxfkuMOSoq_z3IeF50QGOerVgqqCMHa/s4032/IMG_0891.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQY8EASfIhoJAHHg_NtdQOyV3b6osOf3gyANmPY2qsA64ldLV4w-qi_GgEc78cVaqfURs9qPeFa4y72bVh-SwjIMyPRGGSM4L8v3bWoZ0-YAbG9hrRtsHX24ps0daZVS6ovneCxY_Ooa5XIS4eTToHJkjxwAJR1pxfkuMOSoq_z3IeF50QGOerVgqqCMHa/w400-h300/IMG_0891.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Realizing that 'something must be done' i.e. the current course of the action is really going the Anglo-Dutch army's way. Berwick orders his Horse forward again...<br /></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/AVvXsEgYIDrsNyw6PBW9b2jL05bGLN61uThFmahWAbjzSXeplI7EIPbksIqLQz0l0y1XFRUvKV3ERWUHgjjfFHAwaf16jEm-T9ymPGkToxh7mAVBjQJCj8UyzEje78p9E4rkvYIStPAuS_CDHD9h_6wRGeOrymJ2zFkM_RLcZXeoyLHCFZc4hpp386yKgoxQW6T2/s4032/IMG_0892.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2735" data-original-width="4032" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIDrsNyw6PBW9b2jL05bGLN61uThFmahWAbjzSXeplI7EIPbksIqLQz0l0y1XFRUvKV3ERWUHgjjfFHAwaf16jEm-T9ymPGkToxh7mAVBjQJCj8UyzEje78p9E4rkvYIStPAuS_CDHD9h_6wRGeOrymJ2zFkM_RLcZXeoyLHCFZc4hpp386yKgoxQW6T2/w400-h271/IMG_0892.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fighting is renewed on the Franco-Jacobite left: Berwick's regiment is driven back, although the artillery is still holding back North's and Orkney's regiments<br /></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/AVvXsEgCufHdqaWJMU5GzoXbcMxOS3UIQjwnoHEoulBDlQxxnmtgPuWxlK2ACR2NybHRfx77ubzSJ5z67Kqbvxz1gJRTV3_wuh3XzW1ayLyotQN17ZUsDehk9pwL4paBKMaXvKUOWSHp7lX9jFPG-jWedANpbQ3tN-zz7Aa_FM6W-gCWepA9rJ8xsgoz1BmGk10i/s4032/IMG_0893.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCufHdqaWJMU5GzoXbcMxOS3UIQjwnoHEoulBDlQxxnmtgPuWxlK2ACR2NybHRfx77ubzSJ5z67Kqbvxz1gJRTV3_wuh3XzW1ayLyotQN17ZUsDehk9pwL4paBKMaXvKUOWSHp7lX9jFPG-jWedANpbQ3tN-zz7Aa_FM6W-gCWepA9rJ8xsgoz1BmGk10i/w400-h300/IMG_0893.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the subsequent musketry exchange, the Dutch Guards see off Berwick's regiment opening up a gap in the Franco-Jacobite line.<br /></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/AVvXsEjTTcofSiTI2JvsUU3py5t0OPMny_ohgGOA0SxOiBGFMlIs4c63Ye5I5_77m9I2ZSaFLIGkSL1w5HidPWlvJTY3NIv3otYnKY3xwQW5CqOuGM_OzyS0PiyPEpg9nj5EiFvy1txU-WyxaRAPw7ZTeLKflWbMNk7MgXDnPF9Z1dakYmxYyc9vDR_GqODxO7_W/s4032/IMG_0894.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTcofSiTI2JvsUU3py5t0OPMny_ohgGOA0SxOiBGFMlIs4c63Ye5I5_77m9I2ZSaFLIGkSL1w5HidPWlvJTY3NIv3otYnKY3xwQW5CqOuGM_OzyS0PiyPEpg9nj5EiFvy1txU-WyxaRAPw7ZTeLKflWbMNk7MgXDnPF9Z1dakYmxYyc9vDR_GqODxO7_W/w400-h300/IMG_0894.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Jacobite Horse charge the wavering Huguenots - the British Horse (Schonberg's and Macclesfield's Horse) take this moment to charge the French Dragoons in response<br /></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/AVvXsEjv3OwBPnQJ9Yuk-_U82Y4L97fR7jd4Mige8lnCt3cDT9cvQYqou3zC9nXh5m5GL08faPtAmBW5ewhfozklIZr3HfjGJje_8a3R-edCN5lnHJj8w_0Mo2emUEtjh4tj8mL0HUyOxcAQX0iVb5uJIC7f_JYUHz7i8dw1Of3ff_JsVwYvW9GMYMR8-S_DDaHY/s4032/IMG_0895.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3OwBPnQJ9Yuk-_U82Y4L97fR7jd4Mige8lnCt3cDT9cvQYqou3zC9nXh5m5GL08faPtAmBW5ewhfozklIZr3HfjGJje_8a3R-edCN5lnHJj8w_0Mo2emUEtjh4tj8mL0HUyOxcAQX0iVb5uJIC7f_JYUHz7i8dw1Of3ff_JsVwYvW9GMYMR8-S_DDaHY/w400-h300/IMG_0895.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British try to exploit the opening on the Franco-Jacobite Left, but the French infantry and gunners are resisting hard - most of the British infantry are stuck at the foot of the hill<br /></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/AVvXsEifSpf1YEy4vSvXctCXhN-UNnBRABRe6wvb3X52FSuv13Bpd0R4TmRMnJh9g1MOgKWPRV4usBYWW3242SJMdN7Juq1BKWU9NUmpnlqkTwg5g_eebaUTFfMINrdOZZLjW6JI7n3yF_h7L82oNKtP7Tz3L16S8yJWGmpj9OOwyl8YkbKpap7o95x_OXnYQAMV/s4032/IMG_0897.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSpf1YEy4vSvXctCXhN-UNnBRABRe6wvb3X52FSuv13Bpd0R4TmRMnJh9g1MOgKWPRV4usBYWW3242SJMdN7Juq1BKWU9NUmpnlqkTwg5g_eebaUTFfMINrdOZZLjW6JI7n3yF_h7L82oNKtP7Tz3L16S8yJWGmpj9OOwyl8YkbKpap7o95x_OXnYQAMV/w400-h300/IMG_0897.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Huguenot's, despite the disorder, generate such effective fire that they drive off FitzJames's Horse...<br /></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/AVvXsEj93YpWoLswImaRLraVrhWUGMGbs-jsbAxvrbCb03sDEqbAsrnTL-j7miVTRJczNAihmNwkCWn0SBVJ9mKq-wBwHx8whrSeCVTIZBbdEWsDcyhLzPu6N-VsoGbvsZmk0zw4fZPKQQ2wFYjd7daWm_gHcNHMgFtWAmRLa7k5HcK2jqqVgSzvIGINkyYz60qi/s4032/IMG_0898.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93YpWoLswImaRLraVrhWUGMGbs-jsbAxvrbCb03sDEqbAsrnTL-j7miVTRJczNAihmNwkCWn0SBVJ9mKq-wBwHx8whrSeCVTIZBbdEWsDcyhLzPu6N-VsoGbvsZmk0zw4fZPKQQ2wFYjd7daWm_gHcNHMgFtWAmRLa7k5HcK2jqqVgSzvIGINkyYz60qi/w400-h300/IMG_0898.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But then the threat of the remaining Horse seems to discourage the Huguenot Regiment <i>Lislemarais</i>, and they break!<br /></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/AVvXsEgNowvoYT7o8WALis7wh-dO5jWVbLBJWvzKM42lELfL9VMdIowYdx-vPOHb580Y3qaCfVKeC10fIeTCIsBRVJMXi1PY-GzKIdQn5zfwyKRDvDIpts8-NbxSqBiNp0vmW3EuO2TFb8X1Is-s7qxdoHgbVPNwTyGXwwOafdSTgB5AqjowtALQQ6_s5Hx8cd_B/s4032/IMG_0899.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNowvoYT7o8WALis7wh-dO5jWVbLBJWvzKM42lELfL9VMdIowYdx-vPOHb580Y3qaCfVKeC10fIeTCIsBRVJMXi1PY-GzKIdQn5zfwyKRDvDIpts8-NbxSqBiNp0vmW3EuO2TFb8X1Is-s7qxdoHgbVPNwTyGXwwOafdSTgB5AqjowtALQQ6_s5Hx8cd_B/w400-h300/IMG_0899.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider-shot: the French Dragoons were pushed back but have reformed (left), and although <i>Lislemarais</i> is in flight, the remainder of the line, although shaken is holding...<br /></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/AVvXsEjrvCXWsozlOKRWIdpQgoKuNNEdYhLdt7HELqnSG8SM7Qye622fRj93-Ym5kg45CfHt3AsXOigGFHJBKV1EsZIvinHU0TElsI9csFmyaeD9TL2zE1Y9BDOtmQPz-qGX-Z7csBi8jWHYjzNS9_C1R1GZfV_WX2Ms7Mk6Um73EOFhNb_2dmR9G0N81mMmoGqa/s4032/IMG_0900.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvCXWsozlOKRWIdpQgoKuNNEdYhLdt7HELqnSG8SM7Qye622fRj93-Ym5kg45CfHt3AsXOigGFHJBKV1EsZIvinHU0TElsI9csFmyaeD9TL2zE1Y9BDOtmQPz-qGX-Z7csBi8jWHYjzNS9_C1R1GZfV_WX2Ms7Mk6Um73EOFhNb_2dmR9G0N81mMmoGqa/w400-h300/IMG_0900.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look: FitzJames' Horse in flight, from the shaken Huguenot Regiment <i>Vicouse</i><br /></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/AVvXsEhSDSkAreYwh_rbeHkxiTauuIZKjH8MKQXpHOKG9D1FFALQszZPAd7KK7jPkDxqS94c4dgRBJEQa6GLDLEmlfRLNMu_B0dLYXE25spo7WNXBOO3kChhxf_mZEJ-_qbumahNRCkNWbFPKW2kXZEpPF7zBhmwKfWl-MdUZ6JAwyIX5sPw-BdFto-cXqW8tHGw/s4032/IMG_0903.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDSkAreYwh_rbeHkxiTauuIZKjH8MKQXpHOKG9D1FFALQszZPAd7KK7jPkDxqS94c4dgRBJEQa6GLDLEmlfRLNMu_B0dLYXE25spo7WNXBOO3kChhxf_mZEJ-_qbumahNRCkNWbFPKW2kXZEpPF7zBhmwKfWl-MdUZ6JAwyIX5sPw-BdFto-cXqW8tHGw/w400-h300/IMG_0903.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lorraine</i> and the French artillery continues to defy the odds, as the British take some time to re-organize their attack...note that <i>Normandie</i> is still holding off Leven and Fergusson too<br /></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/AVvXsEj0XGdfkVovUdBWsiM4Q6ZQKEaZXwcM3WKFuIDJNpltghvYHCnhhcptMRTe6FjbYM4l3iloWZR2b_iA0L8WNOoKuQ94g4c7g9QZYFb8q3TXLEFd1LCLXddwUhKXPVwz9Lwy27N63TpzUbFF7uxv1TGwmAjzICfOKkuzQ_2CEsRGCE6KGYdqSvnU88xpzo1k/s4032/IMG_0904.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="4032" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XGdfkVovUdBWsiM4Q6ZQKEaZXwcM3WKFuIDJNpltghvYHCnhhcptMRTe6FjbYM4l3iloWZR2b_iA0L8WNOoKuQ94g4c7g9QZYFb8q3TXLEFd1LCLXddwUhKXPVwz9Lwy27N63TpzUbFF7uxv1TGwmAjzICfOKkuzQ_2CEsRGCE6KGYdqSvnU88xpzo1k/w400-h279/IMG_0904.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But the gunners cannot stand the British musketry any longer, and break <br /></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/AVvXsEiT4I3SJrnsQ5d7M9MYpCRxhsaltGUTwezXyrZEmNrYiwPXk6y3pXfOc-_w-FUlrrquqEsPQv6JI13ALcM36Ttohz1nOwgbb1pOyNKe_rPTojvqdhrqk2xcGFC-gUPzK5dVFGq3VM1WZ6DcYUwl3byuu6rrdIxDmC76BdHJaAzV7ztiAQ_VAoSjDA7FVgJA/s4002/IMG_0905.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="4002" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4I3SJrnsQ5d7M9MYpCRxhsaltGUTwezXyrZEmNrYiwPXk6y3pXfOc-_w-FUlrrquqEsPQv6JI13ALcM36Ttohz1nOwgbb1pOyNKe_rPTojvqdhrqk2xcGFC-gUPzK5dVFGq3VM1WZ6DcYUwl3byuu6rrdIxDmC76BdHJaAzV7ztiAQ_VAoSjDA7FVgJA/w400-h258/IMG_0905.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider view<br /></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/AVvXsEguL0rP54PcuKikz6K5OK3otPlqyaqktAR0vXVPZ1xNwF9w_tqN6hmq9jfa6Cjgee1IZKYuxQG9UDtrLee-mH4KkuR4h2sR9VX95YQvmTcTt7P1rvGSRQ9Q_rymbmv_OWBkYJsbJ6XJv0e6tZY50NXMDhaULiJNhT6I1Hpavj3qXoiGNEL2Kf8-2Vpiipvi/s4032/IMG_0907.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL0rP54PcuKikz6K5OK3otPlqyaqktAR0vXVPZ1xNwF9w_tqN6hmq9jfa6Cjgee1IZKYuxQG9UDtrLee-mH4KkuR4h2sR9VX95YQvmTcTt7P1rvGSRQ9Q_rymbmv_OWBkYJsbJ6XJv0e6tZY50NXMDhaULiJNhT6I1Hpavj3qXoiGNEL2Kf8-2Vpiipvi/w400-h300/IMG_0907.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Huguenot regiment rallies and the line firms up; the French Horse bring up their reserve regiment to reform their line. The British artillery gets hit by some accurate French counter-battery fire<br /></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/AVvXsEgFDD0Dod_lwsjNosErLV8QibkYzACQY1ncQSPT5zr4Yh_-dXvi78j7YenNcJwRMoy4qkfLrlSFowqVfabSBnS4znHwHBxOiQoovRfrMqkwFj-MP9gn77Np7uxNJ9QpQyiu5cniKWlC81O69mR38oY4oDZTCv4L6roNpBWelNt5-zHe0CDOLVD47_6wbUTw/s4032/IMG_0908.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="4032" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDD0Dod_lwsjNosErLV8QibkYzACQY1ncQSPT5zr4Yh_-dXvi78j7YenNcJwRMoy4qkfLrlSFowqVfabSBnS4znHwHBxOiQoovRfrMqkwFj-MP9gn77Np7uxNJ9QpQyiu5cniKWlC81O69mR38oY4oDZTCv4L6roNpBWelNt5-zHe0CDOLVD47_6wbUTw/w400-h263/IMG_0908.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lorraine</i> and <i>Normandie</i> continue to hold off the British attackers<br /></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/AVvXsEjLWQ7vdUF_8jAiJ3-hbLju20Lft44o1C09lq9owLfc2hLlcHUFI2FknX8dGveRPatVubLr3q1MS_fklCeI8e-KyIuX6bGj5vM5gA03zWX4ZcyA3hyphenhyphenD_mkEb11FUpWUzDZm3XY4DMUfrW4QfcTjBGmFDlmb9_tolBQZTtlnBeVj4V56K3I-xDqT3B6nAb_6/s4032/IMG_0909.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWQ7vdUF_8jAiJ3-hbLju20Lft44o1C09lq9owLfc2hLlcHUFI2FknX8dGveRPatVubLr3q1MS_fklCeI8e-KyIuX6bGj5vM5gA03zWX4ZcyA3hyphenhyphenD_mkEb11FUpWUzDZm3XY4DMUfrW4QfcTjBGmFDlmb9_tolBQZTtlnBeVj4V56K3I-xDqT3B6nAb_6/w400-h300/IMG_0909.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Royal Eccossais </i>leaves the village, to try and instigate a flank attack on the Dutch Guards and British infantry beyond them<br /></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/AVvXsEjjAtA_N0U8K_hC10E1v8gkgbYZ-1ySHUn6MW5C5dVRAfSpQyG_osAmpPjs8xPgEgnp8sT9kpfhAwWWZjtig7FU0rLT2ZENHolr3YHI41f3wRYaMFterL4iEiwwG-754KNlgRvDBpNAo93c8QZMdL5O3iooT_Wz9kTVxY6XxevQv6Vz8PbdOIR4Dhpc7p47/s4032/IMG_0910.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAtA_N0U8K_hC10E1v8gkgbYZ-1ySHUn6MW5C5dVRAfSpQyG_osAmpPjs8xPgEgnp8sT9kpfhAwWWZjtig7FU0rLT2ZENHolr3YHI41f3wRYaMFterL4iEiwwG-754KNlgRvDBpNAo93c8QZMdL5O3iooT_Wz9kTVxY6XxevQv6Vz8PbdOIR4Dhpc7p47/w400-h300/IMG_0910.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Normandie </i>is taking heavy casualties from the combined musketry of the two Scottish regiments, but is still holding on<br /></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/AVvXsEiS24rPeVVpPGoqt8MLPm3nW1FWPs_6Vr2-qQexrIWt8PB8v0cLeWCRPcQaUxvUcLtcVGPp4Ks5RKhSZCq7kWk0myYFIVaOQmNIyrE1Gh_PQ1tUTWCqqv6MOYwTmHe5JdLVOj99aT6fnCzjJ_J4kPWQKZYZzLGv6vGitIDxJxtYG3KuMaxi54rtYdw5lgZY/s4032/IMG_0912.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2832" data-original-width="4032" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS24rPeVVpPGoqt8MLPm3nW1FWPs_6Vr2-qQexrIWt8PB8v0cLeWCRPcQaUxvUcLtcVGPp4Ks5RKhSZCq7kWk0myYFIVaOQmNIyrE1Gh_PQ1tUTWCqqv6MOYwTmHe5JdLVOj99aT6fnCzjJ_J4kPWQKZYZzLGv6vGitIDxJxtYG3KuMaxi54rtYdw5lgZY/w400-h281/IMG_0912.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately for Berwick's attempted counter-attack, <i>Royal Eccossais</i> are broken by accurate flanking fire from the British artillery<br /></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/AVvXsEh9RRw34IbMcUKe5XVEtBCiE4uczmTUjP1YzTfqlrT6dXdw4AFSEv9AbIIsy-VDREmofMbOXm4o2nFcORKRZso08JJb5JDHhlf_V-8xRRdQmN8iXGps8HCRLnSeOcn3XcD9VDTlweWf6NDCxyCCjHrzGklRnn6zFPnX2qfN9uZBEjBrllcMK-d5DJkDIe7U/s4032/IMG_0913.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2457" data-original-width="4032" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RRw34IbMcUKe5XVEtBCiE4uczmTUjP1YzTfqlrT6dXdw4AFSEv9AbIIsy-VDREmofMbOXm4o2nFcORKRZso08JJb5JDHhlf_V-8xRRdQmN8iXGps8HCRLnSeOcn3XcD9VDTlweWf6NDCxyCCjHrzGklRnn6zFPnX2qfN9uZBEjBrllcMK-d5DJkDIe7U/w400-h244/IMG_0913.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their flight disorders Clare's regiment, holding the village; however, they are still keeping the Dutch Guards at bay, for the present<br /></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/AVvXsEjwynG2Jzfw5bCIZI6IG7wvo-a0RWfkK1p1n4Uwih8_GfL4jIOend2gcp6KsubL4u_EsQjancY_TIbLRavGoGpsj1MUTTQUs1M7mwqaN-oFvos-QoXhAG2kC7UuMHmISrWaSg-qwBHlrWlx6jOd0XMHnrs-OLSMEmb6DdClm3uc1wMVaAlhCQVcuwuOjsW3/s4032/IMG_0916.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="4032" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwynG2Jzfw5bCIZI6IG7wvo-a0RWfkK1p1n4Uwih8_GfL4jIOend2gcp6KsubL4u_EsQjancY_TIbLRavGoGpsj1MUTTQUs1M7mwqaN-oFvos-QoXhAG2kC7UuMHmISrWaSg-qwBHlrWlx6jOd0XMHnrs-OLSMEmb6DdClm3uc1wMVaAlhCQVcuwuOjsW3/w400-h244/IMG_0916.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It had to happen in the end - <i>Lorraine </i>cannot take the pressure any more, and the troops break and run<br /></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/AVvXsEiDrEdoTmsBzD-r8paRcpBo3AlUiRz9pih1fKcFRk1PV3a-iLJ1oPQyM1TURn9mxS5BhKzS2nY_nq6xupXueMOaRhUeAT-sm5x1CT5I3GSydxzDx12HGubepyW7BlEeuUCAYNwYnBhD6ph22F7D_JwFL67YxABlChkkJj2bOj54WmFU-LoN2i7Cje4E3YRi/s4032/IMG_0917.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrEdoTmsBzD-r8paRcpBo3AlUiRz9pih1fKcFRk1PV3a-iLJ1oPQyM1TURn9mxS5BhKzS2nY_nq6xupXueMOaRhUeAT-sm5x1CT5I3GSydxzDx12HGubepyW7BlEeuUCAYNwYnBhD6ph22F7D_JwFL67YxABlChkkJj2bOj54WmFU-LoN2i7Cje4E3YRi/w400-h300/IMG_0917.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British Horse try another charge against the French Horse, supported by the Dragoons<br /></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/AVvXsEhC2bifKSdzcapMx188trNhO1b64-BqrP0J1RmcinhT53uW7LgqHKuF4Ukl_IdLu5WdIqZpUSRkq3Tl4l3WTRiZT-VsODptT3HW1pmEEJb2m7HKpA0zZsTDSgVwZmqZMG3XqdeHaXdCSYjoWg9rntRaV38gHW3ypKbkju6hYRYw0PZioq29zAC0kGN5YNm6/s4032/IMG_0918.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2bifKSdzcapMx188trNhO1b64-BqrP0J1RmcinhT53uW7LgqHKuF4Ukl_IdLu5WdIqZpUSRkq3Tl4l3WTRiZT-VsODptT3HW1pmEEJb2m7HKpA0zZsTDSgVwZmqZMG3XqdeHaXdCSYjoWg9rntRaV38gHW3ypKbkju6hYRYw0PZioq29zAC0kGN5YNm6/w400-h300/IMG_0918.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boldness pays off! <i>Royal Allemands </i>break and disorder the <i>du Roi</i> Dragoons supporting them<br /></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/AVvXsEgBiCxk1nPvaxlPQV499CbnQuJjSitLJV7VPY4hyphenhyphenKcp7eKoQTZ7Oo_7DY_2cXN2RR4qrfKDpj-wIOzkrzcKFUW1398yy0SzUC87Y8eJxkyhSmbWgMNpYJb3_Q0AD2xqhKeuMXUjnhOD4kT5LTo3MqBzj68V23r4ZDXqx-msO-a30QwyLUrbiq_2BXgpP7EU/s4017/IMG_0920.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2533" data-original-width="4017" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiCxk1nPvaxlPQV499CbnQuJjSitLJV7VPY4hyphenhyphenKcp7eKoQTZ7Oo_7DY_2cXN2RR4qrfKDpj-wIOzkrzcKFUW1398yy0SzUC87Y8eJxkyhSmbWgMNpYJb3_Q0AD2xqhKeuMXUjnhOD4kT5LTo3MqBzj68V23r4ZDXqx-msO-a30QwyLUrbiq_2BXgpP7EU/w400-h253/IMG_0920.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the rest of the brigade dead or in flight, <i>Normandie </i>retreats from the village also<br /></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/AVvXsEhK6Ihv6MsIg220PfwjQ1dQGHOL2_xJBmUcSQphb9jJlcnKfISVkknEyoLtKyvA9rcovkXrlCqzMHVibqbOJaQKZY2eQTSiNT_QLZWeLDzdUOTqcbm3W82vzY-mBsNO2cjK1xsYjItCOip1HmjRhkjlIy0ASCDBNXKqI-mvBNBej6GYduyDNXP-1UM5zGQ7/s4017/IMG_0924.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2482" data-original-width="4017" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6Ihv6MsIg220PfwjQ1dQGHOL2_xJBmUcSQphb9jJlcnKfISVkknEyoLtKyvA9rcovkXrlCqzMHVibqbOJaQKZY2eQTSiNT_QLZWeLDzdUOTqcbm3W82vzY-mBsNO2cjK1xsYjItCOip1HmjRhkjlIy0ASCDBNXKqI-mvBNBej6GYduyDNXP-1UM5zGQ7/w400-h248/IMG_0924.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It has been a long struggle, but the British regiments have decisively triumphed on the right flank<br /></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/AVvXsEhiMqLLu2uiuM2uKHXUt92_6H4KUsN8oAVRExHqk2XGLh3trA7bofsDy4jNB5Gm5yOXn0nWuesTlrm07qE4mCnz4EZQ0zdK7E9K0c4fxPVLYv8MgsWlEKK_cFRW1nGht8Y_xqqtMmIdPYxuTW9Jm5Og4JpmplGMkyD40vs2YAJ1DpgyMQASoSDc_hd8I2jw/s4021/IMG_0926.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="4021" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMqLLu2uiuM2uKHXUt92_6H4KUsN8oAVRExHqk2XGLh3trA7bofsDy4jNB5Gm5yOXn0nWuesTlrm07qE4mCnz4EZQ0zdK7E9K0c4fxPVLYv8MgsWlEKK_cFRW1nGht8Y_xqqtMmIdPYxuTW9Jm5Og4JpmplGMkyD40vs2YAJ1DpgyMQASoSDc_hd8I2jw/w400-h228/IMG_0926.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the Franco-Jacobite Horse also defeated, the whole of Berwick's Army retreats in flight<br /></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/AVvXsEhloyp1mp1YFM-w773Dj2R_iVKc2jQPnoglwhmmtvPxXs9MNDbuc32Nb4KqXeG3J8Yo8z74KvIvs866AVjnpwU4kxMhm-oRKDL_Ugl2sDZArLnpv8KANnFnfqTtmBCpov9s3946jOkMsq2Xtoe2reL7g1qayrNagjPhbWA7NQhrdNBV9Ntkpqh4VOBDVdtU/s4032/IMG_0927.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4032" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloyp1mp1YFM-w773Dj2R_iVKc2jQPnoglwhmmtvPxXs9MNDbuc32Nb4KqXeG3J8Yo8z74KvIvs866AVjnpwU4kxMhm-oRKDL_Ugl2sDZArLnpv8KANnFnfqTtmBCpov9s3946jOkMsq2Xtoe2reL7g1qayrNagjPhbWA7NQhrdNBV9Ntkpqh4VOBDVdtU/w400-h206/IMG_0927.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Position at the end of the battle<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2></div><div style="text-align: left;">It is always nice to break out one of the old classics and it genuinely gives a really good game. The tactical problem for the 'Austrian' side i.e. the Franco-Jacobites is can they create some kind of opportunity that a massed cavalry charge can exploit. Keeping that framing in mind is useful, since the effectiveness of firepower in the rules will essentially determine how likely the 'Prussian' side - i.e. the Anglo-Dutch - is to win. To this extent Polemos <i>Ruse de Guerre </i>gives a bonus to the Anglo-Dutch here, since it is quite a 'firepower'-based set of rules and one can see it in this battle: in my opinion, the key moments were the destruction of the Franco-Jacobite regiments <i>Etranger</i>, then Dillon<i> </i>then <i>Royal Eccossais</i> at critical junctures in the game, with the old gamers standby of 'if in doubt, roll high'. Crucial rolls of '0' really make a difference in this game, because they might (not always, but might) lead to the equivalent of the DBx 'quick kill'. It would be interesting to play <i>Ruse de Guerre</i> using 2d6-2 rather than a D10 for the combat rolls - there would be more shaken results and fewer break results. Similar considerations apply to halving the movement ranges but not the firepower ranges. If maximum range became 4 Base Widths (i.e. 24cm) rather than 8BW, then that really allows a lot of manoeuvre; but if it stays at 8BW, then that really rewards the side with more artillery.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't use <i>Polemos WSS</i> although I was very tempted. The main reason is that Polemos WSS has some good, accurate deployment rules for march columns and how they deployed at the time. But to use them propoerly, you need a good bit of time and space to allow those lines of battle to be deployed. One could do it, but you would have to change the scenario a little to either give more deployment space or allow a freer deployment to have everyone starting in desired line of battle.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Figures by Baccsu 6mm, buildings from Leven & Battlescale.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This isn't the first time I have gamed Mollwitz: see<a href="https://hereticalgaming.blogspot.com/2015/04/mini-mollwitz-tribute-to-charles-grants.html"> here </a>for an earlier attempt.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9WSuOmpoYT9-R_f5eixQWDk-nXf9YyZEceT1zt9aha2a-TdCbFzBLEPBGMCU2MOOjTXXA8BaVqYpHzA0Y123G2msl6peO-8OmDU86ZQ5BL_W83mB-Iwi_zctVb-bHxWvlvhdfSJLwUwk/s1600/WP_20150325_007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1600" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9WSuOmpoYT9-R_f5eixQWDk-nXf9YyZEceT1zt9aha2a-TdCbFzBLEPBGMCU2MOOjTXXA8BaVqYpHzA0Y123G2msl6peO-8OmDU86ZQ5BL_W83mB-Iwi_zctVb-bHxWvlvhdfSJLwUwk/w400-h245/WP_20150325_007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-21841538860338305982024-02-02T05:09:00.003+00:002024-02-02T05:09:21.560+00:00Battle of Blue Mountain (or Blaauwberg 1806 re-imagined)<div style="text-align: left;">This battle was an exercise in combining 4 things I am really keen on:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1 - The Napoleonic scenario books by Michael Hopper.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <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://www.caliverbooks.com/images/covers/Perfidious.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="262" height="400" src="https://www.caliverbooks.com/images/covers/Perfidious.jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2 - The style of scenario design of Neil Thomas.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">3 - My "C18"-themed armies.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">4 - The Polemos rules of Chris Grice.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/k7cu1WAgCY4IKKA909MBaQ__imagepagezoom/img/mT3Pzhyhftq5c4rz-zHa-Wa4ceo=/fit-in/1200x900/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic206162.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="216" height="320" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/k7cu1WAgCY4IKKA909MBaQ__imagepagezoom/img/mT3Pzhyhftq5c4rz-zHa-Wa4ceo=/fit-in/1200x900/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic206162.jpg" width="249" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, having recently completed some Dutch troops for the War of the Spanish Succession, I was looking for an appropriate horse-and-musket scenario to try them out on, and I settled on re-theming the Blaauwberg 1806 scenario from Michael Hopper's <i>Perfidious Albion</i> scenario book, which covers early Napoleonic Wars British battles, with engagements from South Africa, South America, Scandinavia and Spain - and rounded off with some scenarios featuring Sicilians...Although obviously set in the Napoleonic Wars, I didn't think I would do too much violence to the logic of the scenario by setting it a 100 years earlier, and so it proved.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Those who have been following this blog recently will know that I have been taken by the simplicity is best approach of Neil Thomas to scenario design. Blaauwberg isn't complicated to begin with so it was easy enough, but the underlying idea is that with quite constrained choices of troops and terrain, one can produce both a recreation and a game broadly as good as a much more complicated offering (not always true, but often). So I took the original scenario, and then derived this version from it - admittedly pretty close on this occasion. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have been playing a lot of the Polemos <i>Ruse de Guerre</i> rules recently, but I hankered for a more period-specific set, rather than the more universal aims of RdG. So I picked - wildly enough - <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18917/polemos-war-spanish-succession">the Polemos set actually designed for the WSS</a>. I have the first edition rather than the newer one. I have played several games, but it has been a while. So anyway, I made a few notes, layed it down, and had at it...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The British:</div><div style="text-align: left;">C-in-C: Gen Johnson, Duke of Carlisle<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1st Brigade: 4 bases of Trained Infantry (Dutch School)</div><div style="text-align: left;">2nd Brigade: 4 bases of Trained Infantry (Dutch School)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Artillery: 1 base of Trained Field Artillery</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Franco-Dutch:</div><div style="text-align: left;">C-in-C: Gen Janssens<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1st Brigade: 3 bases of Trained Infantry (Dutch School), 2 bases of Trained Field Artillery</div><div style="text-align: left;">2nd Brigade: 2 bases of Trained Horse (French)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up:<br /></h2><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/AVvXsEjATunVCvNKxgRlHNCW1qUG1Vh8671MeKf1AC6xwR3gl1E9LPGqSVPOIBXSHBqKZnMb8vus_GSi28_IZrjFWH0v_d979KPnvaI3PsFo_4UnxzJ5ghX0WK_vkpvUj1iV8F8nmSB_yw_WTse2X0ieZupoww1_H97oIIgzu2d1PoIB1wEGebbNZpgbwdOyNT1_/s4032/IMG_0680.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="4032" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATunVCvNKxgRlHNCW1qUG1Vh8671MeKf1AC6xwR3gl1E9LPGqSVPOIBXSHBqKZnMb8vus_GSi28_IZrjFWH0v_d979KPnvaI3PsFo_4UnxzJ5ghX0WK_vkpvUj1iV8F8nmSB_yw_WTse2X0ieZupoww1_H97oIIgzu2d1PoIB1wEGebbNZpgbwdOyNT1_/w400-h272/IMG_0680.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British force approaches from the top of the board, the Dutch force is defending the bottom. The hill on the left is supposed to have a ridgeline in the centre, so it is quite disruptive to walk the length of the hill<br /></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/AVvXsEgk9Ms7ECX2ZwvtaP_-CZe4qIafMBO7OmTwfnvQRW2UE7yIOBsD2FT9JBxB29huElLjKhevzcOxF0QFouEbsnGeSu5GrioXqjfXtrq-gysJgzap8us8S6c6GA5VDp-nK7kZP6VtNKupyKDXeqeUx2zFU-UqL-IKQ4Bjshj3NCCRp9IPa1ntcc9H-3OToaW6/s4032/IMG_0682.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2274" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9Ms7ECX2ZwvtaP_-CZe4qIafMBO7OmTwfnvQRW2UE7yIOBsD2FT9JBxB29huElLjKhevzcOxF0QFouEbsnGeSu5GrioXqjfXtrq-gysJgzap8us8S6c6GA5VDp-nK7kZP6VtNKupyKDXeqeUx2zFU-UqL-IKQ4Bjshj3NCCRp9IPa1ntcc9H-3OToaW6/w400-h225/IMG_0682.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British have their lead brigade in line, with their second brigade split between their right flank and a reserve of 2 battalions. The artillery is supporting the first brigade.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Battle:</h2><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/AVvXsEj3aBgUWGLEoPNyNbPJUCId7odgtbB4tTS_C9tnvjtMURbqtxbMttT6pmi61ibvLu6d6r1W8pD0be3HDmmH7TeMh-pMBzqz7pAwV33K5qsUYz-TlLEbG8Q3ZPjFRaezjGPst0EzrZWYpiwWRPWncVfq0s6FowItQsFlaJlNqbqFQOemRnp4K-84mezr2s6S/s3885/IMG_0684.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1833" data-original-width="3885" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aBgUWGLEoPNyNbPJUCId7odgtbB4tTS_C9tnvjtMURbqtxbMttT6pmi61ibvLu6d6r1W8pD0be3HDmmH7TeMh-pMBzqz7pAwV33K5qsUYz-TlLEbG8Q3ZPjFRaezjGPst0EzrZWYpiwWRPWncVfq0s6FowItQsFlaJlNqbqFQOemRnp4K-84mezr2s6S/w400-h189/IMG_0684.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British leading brigade advances, supported by their artillery; they outpace the flanking force on the hill<br /></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/AVvXsEhayoYTbE3az8iIe5f965xkpDE6hjt1exKkENF5bK_dizgbAxPUamVBed4481a7Pv9KSTCpRWFUHIyFKuYa3V2dzA2SOve6lDVSsFL3oYMlsrmuW7I3sHFTkIV-3zTfXtDXXlvBJi4xL5Fw0L5oQSwcMHIzAxi5PPX_7E1rHZ8kGn9MxopyAl-XL6FeY9Yo/s4032/IMG_0685.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayoYTbE3az8iIe5f965xkpDE6hjt1exKkENF5bK_dizgbAxPUamVBed4481a7Pv9KSTCpRWFUHIyFKuYa3V2dzA2SOve6lDVSsFL3oYMlsrmuW7I3sHFTkIV-3zTfXtDXXlvBJi4xL5Fw0L5oQSwcMHIzAxi5PPX_7E1rHZ8kGn9MxopyAl-XL6FeY9Yo/w400-h300/IMG_0685.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The flanking Duch battalion recoils from the effects of musketry and artillery - however the rest of the Dutch artillery and infantry holds<br /></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/AVvXsEiG8khqzn3BJQyIFl89a1Jct__lfG6grkOmgT1Tc4jpbZ9320j-nNMLFatJgm3DFcFkxqprFpSB6fFWNALpBgSx1-AfyYRGrx3U6-DQKG1an6yfmFtJ4r0sfP4vE-YgKonOihYa9MrxqqKFR34nSC02B9QB4rcSvdYFX4ThCVyeN5hkqoOOScyPBSHr6B-1/s4032/IMG_0686.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8khqzn3BJQyIFl89a1Jct__lfG6grkOmgT1Tc4jpbZ9320j-nNMLFatJgm3DFcFkxqprFpSB6fFWNALpBgSx1-AfyYRGrx3U6-DQKG1an6yfmFtJ4r0sfP4vE-YgKonOihYa9MrxqqKFR34nSC02B9QB4rcSvdYFX4ThCVyeN5hkqoOOScyPBSHr6B-1/w400-h300/IMG_0686.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The unshaken Dutch battalion in the centre seizes the initiative and charges - as does the French cavalry<br /></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/AVvXsEilSpiTWEgy61qFStl1grz4hLKE7Z_0oaNJsEoUgU_rH36OgfUwwIOqa_QagH0apmWbZwc5x-S6e-LMMKqvAZNid3hpIJ9psdB9KuK3apRQvFsWmfEk76WiPDCoGNn9xXIa1o-YcKaqjeo51sQY0il587KJcfoW6YT0NH1cByYl3QpNiSsTKa76X7_j5cqp/s4032/IMG_0687.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSpiTWEgy61qFStl1grz4hLKE7Z_0oaNJsEoUgU_rH36OgfUwwIOqa_QagH0apmWbZwc5x-S6e-LMMKqvAZNid3hpIJ9psdB9KuK3apRQvFsWmfEk76WiPDCoGNn9xXIa1o-YcKaqjeo51sQY0il587KJcfoW6YT0NH1cByYl3QpNiSsTKa76X7_j5cqp/w400-h300/IMG_0687.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The infantry attack is somewhat successful - their British opponents stagger back from the effects of the volley fire<br /></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/AVvXsEjQmq5O64WtupFiWdLXb-x7Zr8TLMd_DuazjGc4bL6ra3kUa_ej7l2-AtNicr59QuIgw5HYudMMRlU-BsCgsEO1OUj9GIbxYgnGnPCEWQ9EpxP_ESYi_S-1N79q9QSuHGiIFwqiK_fdXgVZJRxFmjxfxQnAAccUcfnSkqndQYSYQTKkCHR3idyo8HyORUeh/s4032/IMG_0688.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmq5O64WtupFiWdLXb-x7Zr8TLMd_DuazjGc4bL6ra3kUa_ej7l2-AtNicr59QuIgw5HYudMMRlU-BsCgsEO1OUj9GIbxYgnGnPCEWQ9EpxP_ESYi_S-1N79q9QSuHGiIFwqiK_fdXgVZJRxFmjxfxQnAAccUcfnSkqndQYSYQTKkCHR3idyo8HyORUeh/w400-h300/IMG_0688.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British brigadier gets his line back into order<br /></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/AVvXsEhmVDCUVn5WsHqqjlRNLU4AZMHGvTFbJBcJ3bEJ2P8W4cFWbPPJTT8ifj8o0U3-yUrgoyeeN08TSFsvw4j7KubmXCaBQjxvvthZPdZxeHoQSB04qDt8WmYD9MQXIpfp1SeBKyG5jRBDBzYjN7DJw_OeWNTv1C-lhlukENq_EuaVV_3fynxkfhkLd1fgEYKy/s4032/IMG_0690.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVDCUVn5WsHqqjlRNLU4AZMHGvTFbJBcJ3bEJ2P8W4cFWbPPJTT8ifj8o0U3-yUrgoyeeN08TSFsvw4j7KubmXCaBQjxvvthZPdZxeHoQSB04qDt8WmYD9MQXIpfp1SeBKyG5jRBDBzYjN7DJw_OeWNTv1C-lhlukENq_EuaVV_3fynxkfhkLd1fgEYKy/w400-h300/IMG_0690.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now the outnumbered Dutch infantry are feeling the pressure, as casualties mount - the British then charge the guns!<br /></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/AVvXsEhUwjwcCcov-gTqC2GJNWQy87TcGuc4z2Gni4oriQtNBreu5ncclwWMz1UhaHhXzZYysg7sSIHeysy8dGj4cT6u_Lmm4TJM0vBpJad3gJ7zieaTS1T3Hq1ZZpBgp0Nvls83hPIeyGjq6-F-nEZ8tyUomwH-C5-JDIUXXHnu_VTbI8mNm_RwucBDQOrs5Orc/s4032/IMG_0691.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwjwcCcov-gTqC2GJNWQy87TcGuc4z2Gni4oriQtNBreu5ncclwWMz1UhaHhXzZYysg7sSIHeysy8dGj4cT6u_Lmm4TJM0vBpJad3gJ7zieaTS1T3Hq1ZZpBgp0Nvls83hPIeyGjq6-F-nEZ8tyUomwH-C5-JDIUXXHnu_VTbI8mNm_RwucBDQOrs5Orc/w400-h300/IMG_0691.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the guns are seized and the crews killed, captured or drive off...and mounting casualties finish off the centre battalion...and one of the Horse regiments breaks too!<br /></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/AVvXsEgZI1cym4GvEspTtCouCCOLJ1s-GPiKNAc4OQakryhT3I67aMK3NUSNHdCcJsqAJHNRFgHlocRvDWP6346-bpXDdx8XdJj4ul1XZNMExBxCYMGpiifbgv_cm_A98yMmSjQ6jq-WmziYW71q25ZqQXhD_h2NoFBVlkn7og1Rd3f9fDn1SXMAdD8FTu_35lbQ/s4032/IMG_0693.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="4032" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZI1cym4GvEspTtCouCCOLJ1s-GPiKNAc4OQakryhT3I67aMK3NUSNHdCcJsqAJHNRFgHlocRvDWP6346-bpXDdx8XdJj4ul1XZNMExBxCYMGpiifbgv_cm_A98yMmSjQ6jq-WmziYW71q25ZqQXhD_h2NoFBVlkn7og1Rd3f9fDn1SXMAdD8FTu_35lbQ/w400-h211/IMG_0693.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider view; the Dutch line is looking shaky, and the British flanking attack has finally reached the enemy too<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEgzmTIWKf937ab5KA39eugumwOVR8qdxiuPa2B8g2dvYkQBOewxS8745HFF3ECmexNiFuF4EfcXKZ1cwhBZrdxvCKtWMk5hak9mm1X3u7mmmoPXDGo82PwDBimBfMhYRpWvRaoo9wvorJ3jVjOCLP9hYJpw4Il-vNbBL-FBrm9XwTZL0mgOFufYx08gJkgi/s4032/IMG_0695.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmTIWKf937ab5KA39eugumwOVR8qdxiuPa2B8g2dvYkQBOewxS8745HFF3ECmexNiFuF4EfcXKZ1cwhBZrdxvCKtWMk5hak9mm1X3u7mmmoPXDGo82PwDBimBfMhYRpWvRaoo9wvorJ3jVjOCLP9hYJpw4Il-vNbBL-FBrm9XwTZL0mgOFufYx08gJkgi/w400-h300/IMG_0695.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last Dutch battalion in the centre grimly holds on...<br /></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/AVvXsEiMRvO0jiUed0Wz2Z_NJhDScchCQFcnbUvpq4mIX-OkaZWxQeyBDK6GV0zI-ivwL4a720ZKeaFaPU-MaIlnrftdRZgj30TLXeABQks0XjNCeq1xJwUSDTE2ioOYaHBwDLXDQvFrUFj4Vwskct8DLf4LEuJ0bLeJN86dRhUj-nAmBSxsGiYPFqyhYBB3pXZB/s4032/IMG_0696.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRvO0jiUed0Wz2Z_NJhDScchCQFcnbUvpq4mIX-OkaZWxQeyBDK6GV0zI-ivwL4a720ZKeaFaPU-MaIlnrftdRZgj30TLXeABQks0XjNCeq1xJwUSDTE2ioOYaHBwDLXDQvFrUFj4Vwskct8DLf4LEuJ0bLeJN86dRhUj-nAmBSxsGiYPFqyhYBB3pXZB/w400-h300/IMG_0696.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But the French cavalry is done for the day<br /></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/AVvXsEg1g-JL1wF4zRhqq4ZdbC_RGg3wJCta538ptV8kePhMz3BEbx4CTxVWw3RhtgnlY0EuYlL8y7IQqTrbNM8_8nBSmbI7UTci2gJGfyQyxDxNdz4HB-MIfFLb-95sOIoDfjw2WY0b3bi5-GiGBesRJB4Q8nzM3GZTEWeGbA35okIPR9cxRforW8_7fvW4GOy4/s4032/IMG_0700.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1g-JL1wF4zRhqq4ZdbC_RGg3wJCta538ptV8kePhMz3BEbx4CTxVWw3RhtgnlY0EuYlL8y7IQqTrbNM8_8nBSmbI7UTci2gJGfyQyxDxNdz4HB-MIfFLb-95sOIoDfjw2WY0b3bi5-GiGBesRJB4Q8nzM3GZTEWeGbA35okIPR9cxRforW8_7fvW4GOy4/w400-h300/IMG_0700.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A twist in the tale: the Dutch infantry rout one of the British battalions - can they achieve something very improbable here, and turn things around?<br /></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/AVvXsEhRD2Yj3PtJouC-t6ZSDyirWfUyFV9wP7ThIfczSq3sjeWsjn28_MbWcuCEtDWdX6iQSQzspFCuntDFRQ0ipAwnyth5wvyyRM2wInjzgCVsR5jbZUw8cImQ1bh_9pM1Nl6HzWBDQEDjtyl7k2XgeJW8Ww0Uw1xSdm4GVs21ucuNN61NE89_S2pGHLOYQdFZ/s4032/IMG_0702.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRD2Yj3PtJouC-t6ZSDyirWfUyFV9wP7ThIfczSq3sjeWsjn28_MbWcuCEtDWdX6iQSQzspFCuntDFRQ0ipAwnyth5wvyyRM2wInjzgCVsR5jbZUw8cImQ1bh_9pM1Nl6HzWBDQEDjtyl7k2XgeJW8Ww0Uw1xSdm4GVs21ucuNN61NE89_S2pGHLOYQdFZ/w400-h300/IMG_0702.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other Dutch battalion, on the hill, is just about holding on too...<br /></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/AVvXsEj3SVk4XWybyDHTbHdS2951OYW-5MBZo0TJf-l1AQ9KjCQqCDlTYPbZAApK5IPwCVFG3bkHo5fYTw0G8lktf4m1zoBuSZdTM-ABUzdUOcieb51_2wNYZFyGeTZH8CP6J_5Be8Wgmi9T4SEJnhx3C8Lj6k0Yv734QngAMLN0hFfjcDhehRzr6oZti2-hKl03/s3887/IMG_0704.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3887" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SVk4XWybyDHTbHdS2951OYW-5MBZo0TJf-l1AQ9KjCQqCDlTYPbZAApK5IPwCVFG3bkHo5fYTw0G8lktf4m1zoBuSZdTM-ABUzdUOcieb51_2wNYZFyGeTZH8CP6J_5Be8Wgmi9T4SEJnhx3C8Lj6k0Yv734QngAMLN0hFfjcDhehRzr6oZti2-hKl03/w400-h311/IMG_0704.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then suddenly it is all over: Dutch morale collapses, and the last two units flee<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">All good simple fun, it could have gone either way but the odds always favoured the British in this one. But it was quite a good work out for the rules, since there was enough of everything on the table to test most of the systems, bar cavalry melee. The scenario translation to the 'Neil Thomas standard' worked fine. What that meant in practice here, and in other recent games, is that some mild constraints on terrain types and unit types made it a much more 'playable' scenario in that the requirements to model very unusual unit types or very specific terrain features went, so it became a much more 'out of the box' affair.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The rules worked pretty well and I did really enjoy the game; it was quite nice to get back to some period-specific rules after quite a while using more generic horse-and-musket rules. The central mechanic in Polemos:WSS is how the different forms of infantry training encourage slightly different tactical options, with the importance of seizing the right moment to advance and fire. Like the Polemos Napoleonic rules, this central combat system is just great, whereas some of the other elements feel a little under-written: not enough to prevent a good game, but just enough to make you feel that you have to 'feel the force' a bit whilst playing. A lot of this stuff used to get teased out on the old Yahoo! group, but whereas I made plenty of notes for the Napoleonic, SPQR and ECW sets, I didn't for the WSS set. Maybe I need to get around to buying the next edition...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Figures by Baccus 6mm.<br /></div><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-45569918612820447232024-01-31T14:26:00.002+00:002024-01-31T14:26:23.229+00:00Kampfgruppe Heller: Battle 08, Poland<p>Okay, the next battle in this campaign, following <a href="https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2015/01/kg-klink-poland-game-8.html">the equivalent battle</a> in JustJack's original 'Kampfgruppe von Klink' campaign, is set on <a href="https://hereticalgaming.blogspot.com/2024/01/kampfgruppe-heller-battle-07-poland.html">the same ground as the last action</a>, but this time it is a more deliberate German attack, aimed at breaking into the suburbs of Warsaw...</p><div style="text-align: left;">This is an infantry based attack, with some artillery support to give it some punch.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">As in the previous battles, I am playtesting John D Salt's <i>Gummipanzergrenadier </i>rules. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Germans:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Company Command: 1 x Armoured car and command section, 1 x SdKfz 222</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 Platoon: 3 x Sections (belt-fed LMG and bolt-action rifles, inc. 1 x Comd section), 1 x 50mm mortar, 1 x ATR, 1 x sMG34</div><div style="text-align: left;">2 Platoon: 3 x Sections (belt-fed LMG and bolt-action rifles, inc. 1 x Comd section), 1 x 50mm mortar, 1 x ATR</div><div style="text-align: left;">Support Platoon: 1 x FOO, 1 x 8cm mortar, 1 x 75mm infantry gun, 1 x sMG34</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Supporting fires from 4 x 105mm howitzers <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Polish: </div><div style="text-align: left;">Company Command: 1 x Command section (bolt action rifles and BAR), 1 x truck</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 Platoon: 4 x Sections (bolt action rifles and BAR, inc. 1 x Comd section), 1 x47mm mortar, 2 x ATR, 1 x MMG</div><div style="text-align: left;">2 Platoon: 3 x Sections (bolt action rifles and BAR, inc. 1 x Comd section), 1 x47mm mortar, 2 x ATR, 1 x MMG</div><div style="text-align: left;">AT platoon: 2 x 37mm anti-tank guns <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up:<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/AVvXsEjCnMbhqvTgsCXSxMwyWvVCJHroX4tiET89Vntc_oK9vYSo-DcIqs004oY3n_tOOZ7PafN0tBcy9WI4cwbuxnzUlLLD318pL5N16Si-rTPVgSqBahVJhMqDKLxI47pM2ex1MCC2pBxpJLDmSriqidusvAmAZTAmAqKaF20_sFRTEYYe5aPBKvss2GK-PLJq/s3362/IMG_0829.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2729" data-original-width="3362" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnMbhqvTgsCXSxMwyWvVCJHroX4tiET89Vntc_oK9vYSo-DcIqs004oY3n_tOOZ7PafN0tBcy9WI4cwbuxnzUlLLD318pL5N16Si-rTPVgSqBahVJhMqDKLxI47pM2ex1MCC2pBxpJLDmSriqidusvAmAZTAmAqKaF20_sFRTEYYe5aPBKvss2GK-PLJq/w400-h325/IMG_0829.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The same battlefield, with the Germans again approaching from the West (left) and attacking the suburbs and environs, defended by a fresh Polish infantry company...<br /></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/AVvXsEjtBNLsiymyf8b4bDz2iO1cX04Uv3WVwYDTJyhKS_ipHk7Une9dkNOajvuNJSTmLcGl84Ur6TBeYl6T52Et-7gwrcmTpH3tMcDQx4sYhHZoUTkLvyrgZAlMzQADbzBnb22cNXXctnB4iWWBzmUeZHZKxftdyZ76ge1tAdnbgvZs0xlWh1N2hEYUCKVRHY3g/s4032/IMG_0831.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBNLsiymyf8b4bDz2iO1cX04Uv3WVwYDTJyhKS_ipHk7Une9dkNOajvuNJSTmLcGl84Ur6TBeYl6T52Et-7gwrcmTpH3tMcDQx4sYhHZoUTkLvyrgZAlMzQADbzBnb22cNXXctnB4iWWBzmUeZHZKxftdyZ76ge1tAdnbgvZs0xlWh1N2hEYUCKVRHY3g/w400-h300/IMG_0831.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A German platoon in the woods (left); they haven't spotted the Polish infantry overlooking the fields in the opposite woods (right)<br /></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/AVvXsEimILWUPzlTuPQbV6OEFda1tD5Zb4s9SSsOzq9D7iNPIQULAz1YIOyLhHNx5oBHzY1UUdiZwsZQEn2ZnC0pjyrKX33Y41DASERTNcTP45oqHhvNvJCaAqDzDWgwicBZ8cq1_3AZ3hu_fo-DZosmFnVpkT7JE-uaIL6KKSfuY_77LiGXRE2kqe_GwxlAjTIf/s3315/IMG_0832.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3315" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimILWUPzlTuPQbV6OEFda1tD5Zb4s9SSsOzq9D7iNPIQULAz1YIOyLhHNx5oBHzY1UUdiZwsZQEn2ZnC0pjyrKX33Y41DASERTNcTP45oqHhvNvJCaAqDzDWgwicBZ8cq1_3AZ3hu_fo-DZosmFnVpkT7JE-uaIL6KKSfuY_77LiGXRE2kqe_GwxlAjTIf/w400-h365/IMG_0832.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German OC has deployed his second rifle platoon by the stone wall (top), with his support weapons gathered in the nearby wood (bottom-left); the FOO is in the wood between (centre-left); the OC's armoured car and an SdKfz 222 are on the road behind<br /></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/AVvXsEiqSzjL0dAZ9xHobLy1QURAYv5KzyRFo8pHN4fZhtPkCn3BJF8kQgfNv8ctQHXOjyYL2GmaH_mrv7zue-g35FF3OGUuXft-bKqWP8hWPoSSAFtFU7PMMaWRu730m0v0xfJO3vS0OcpDV00EbKgO8w8ZxZ5ayKF-tbpAwmPpKKwq7IqG0QnZNcGDFSCpZtlI/s4032/IMG_0834.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2699" data-original-width="4032" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSzjL0dAZ9xHobLy1QURAYv5KzyRFo8pHN4fZhtPkCn3BJF8kQgfNv8ctQHXOjyYL2GmaH_mrv7zue-g35FF3OGUuXft-bKqWP8hWPoSSAFtFU7PMMaWRu730m0v0xfJO3vS0OcpDV00EbKgO8w8ZxZ5ayKF-tbpAwmPpKKwq7IqG0QnZNcGDFSCpZtlI/w400-h268/IMG_0834.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish infantry occupy similar positions to that in the previous action: a forward detachment on the wooded hill (top), a platoon position behind the stone wall (with a 37mm (right)...<br /></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/AVvXsEh94cCc9gP00xd_CyEYoR69vAdpmFY7dGzlUooeUDPB_yi2sKDXRdjKJqeVVPzeJ8_BqRQJlee7pcWg994QdAeql8feT3t4u4ISONry9ini9SR1hWvnk4pEXoeblHTtlHdtsRW-cDwomIoyShuD9J0gekPGaWFw0ua2c7UGPGLVgfSJRHUnexN-GzdnqAhV/s4032/IMG_0835.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94cCc9gP00xd_CyEYoR69vAdpmFY7dGzlUooeUDPB_yi2sKDXRdjKJqeVVPzeJ8_BqRQJlee7pcWg994QdAeql8feT3t4u4ISONry9ini9SR1hWvnk4pEXoeblHTtlHdtsRW-cDwomIoyShuD9J0gekPGaWFw0ua2c7UGPGLVgfSJRHUnexN-GzdnqAhV/w400-h300/IMG_0835.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and another platoon position around the suburbs; with some outposts around the woods. Note the German AFVs from the last battle are still gently burning away...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Battle:</h2><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/AVvXsEjBkwp3d7_lzYVGvFzTyESrwyOyz49tJiKdd4_c1VdYomFA6UWhSYnp7nihOeVdEUFEwWU_GFTqFBaV4rfwzKXyZg7vTNRKz3gFEd4hPbuDkdRYir4mpsUfwN9BKWhMHojG_MTrzM7pu6FdMksQS-4I2BsTl5Tws2CVZ-kDw8zHhN_TYBsSb1c3eh6aSNnM/s4032/IMG_0837.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkwp3d7_lzYVGvFzTyESrwyOyz49tJiKdd4_c1VdYomFA6UWhSYnp7nihOeVdEUFEwWU_GFTqFBaV4rfwzKXyZg7vTNRKz3gFEd4hPbuDkdRYir4mpsUfwN9BKWhMHojG_MTrzM7pu6FdMksQS-4I2BsTl5Tws2CVZ-kDw8zHhN_TYBsSb1c3eh6aSNnM/w400-h300/IMG_0837.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German infantry approach the wooded hill, and are engaged by Polish troops in the woods<br /></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/AVvXsEiQAS57t7WV_cCrdy9f12U1bzqgHKCEZobHAAkYuls1mreiHbSpZXBHe-QuAnIa-WdaZ0MPU5es3CMxB0l_HXKILKg7naPB7dqihmzEDavM7kN5-e_zS7BnBOaf7HEO4uVpU0p3A85lVLcSE9s-Slfwe9rRyeAg87on0Uw4oeDgoEOwI8efvs5E2yDIwiTb/s4032/IMG_0839.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAS57t7WV_cCrdy9f12U1bzqgHKCEZobHAAkYuls1mreiHbSpZXBHe-QuAnIa-WdaZ0MPU5es3CMxB0l_HXKILKg7naPB7dqihmzEDavM7kN5-e_zS7BnBOaf7HEO4uVpU0p3A85lVLcSE9s-Slfwe9rRyeAg87on0Uw4oeDgoEOwI8efvs5E2yDIwiTb/w400-h300/IMG_0839.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German infantry on the other flank head directly for the muzzles of the waiting Polish infantry - after the leading Germans get gunned down however, the Polish section is in its turn destroyed by German covering fire<br /></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/AVvXsEgLrPWI_i86bfMgk3wW1ErES6pTh2Tp2_vNmTrBrhRZXog-7gQL2JXRfJXPVtCGZgLBKz9I_T7pHlsYGmS2z5srt4PANwCxm7XQHoV6zVPNaDra2cw-b0BvKQwYlbwUZiG7qd-2pN57iN2Dal3d_KARAvBKTDoU6Fb7Ik46ChhyphenhyphensbyYNM7I9WJ0oyq5M76O/s4032/IMG_0841.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2694" data-original-width="4032" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrPWI_i86bfMgk3wW1ErES6pTh2Tp2_vNmTrBrhRZXog-7gQL2JXRfJXPVtCGZgLBKz9I_T7pHlsYGmS2z5srt4PANwCxm7XQHoV6zVPNaDra2cw-b0BvKQwYlbwUZiG7qd-2pN57iN2Dal3d_KARAvBKTDoU6Fb7Ik46ChhyphenhyphensbyYNM7I9WJ0oyq5M76O/w400-h268/IMG_0841.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By the wooded hill, the Germans have brought up the remainder of the platoon and the SdKfz 222 in support - which immediately gets knocked out by a Polish ATR crew! Meanwhile, the 105 concentration hits the woods and the Polish troops inside<br /></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/AVvXsEi3-uEvfaZy1i3l8bl17PW-7z93LVlzuiCFAj8fgXg17WwLMLnM217Zy4pJ8DVR6qEwGVn2sLK071oQohbYSXO4Lo17U2B9fcZMt0wSitpiHhiwtTB7rpgwuVed7a86jfdy008Wk-X9DMi-V5TRJaG3W4xZlUDKtMx5a8aSVK7D8LaLemtHYY3ZTC48tD1c/s4027/IMG_0842.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2683" data-original-width="4027" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-uEvfaZy1i3l8bl17PW-7z93LVlzuiCFAj8fgXg17WwLMLnM217Zy4pJ8DVR6qEwGVn2sLK071oQohbYSXO4Lo17U2B9fcZMt0wSitpiHhiwtTB7rpgwuVed7a86jfdy008Wk-X9DMi-V5TRJaG3W4xZlUDKtMx5a8aSVK7D8LaLemtHYY3ZTC48tD1c/w640-h426/IMG_0842.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bigger image<br /></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/AVvXsEjcqOQU4ZdRabXFGP1kz6URU8McMztUJTNVKd3FkfxnHB0IOFmZ79BcQoBWCoX0yQuumEpOwiIycPJ6YsVQRNMaLfkr6CZfBLiPUbJB2Yaaj26zXKYmpI1JewByhn3LrYnmuO11FvD6LCUBKJPWPnw5G9nR1dsYvelIIvgPAdEVcfFE6SBfxGxtYxTO0_Rv/s4032/IMG_0845.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="4032" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqOQU4ZdRabXFGP1kz6URU8McMztUJTNVKd3FkfxnHB0IOFmZ79BcQoBWCoX0yQuumEpOwiIycPJ6YsVQRNMaLfkr6CZfBLiPUbJB2Yaaj26zXKYmpI1JewByhn3LrYnmuO11FvD6LCUBKJPWPnw5G9nR1dsYvelIIvgPAdEVcfFE6SBfxGxtYxTO0_Rv/w640-h432/IMG_0845.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again, enlarged so you can see better - the surviving Poles have run off to the far side of the hill<br /></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/AVvXsEgclPHtJ04Miqx1wtA4ZhzbeTMRoJFLH9BA-wCsqcss8Mmrv1AhqRqcgMEEoDUNwv852aKuD1j-Gwwg7l-kDydaFUofyOFerGmn_ISQTeQ0mfU99ht8G-H7D6gJ0M1G71zN-GGh7Eq65a6WkVBSkOVHjfqVmKuMluZh_SBeSQvsIgtKJClozclkicYkohNW/s4032/IMG_0846.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclPHtJ04Miqx1wtA4ZhzbeTMRoJFLH9BA-wCsqcss8Mmrv1AhqRqcgMEEoDUNwv852aKuD1j-Gwwg7l-kDydaFUofyOFerGmn_ISQTeQ0mfU99ht8G-H7D6gJ0M1G71zN-GGh7Eq65a6WkVBSkOVHjfqVmKuMluZh_SBeSQvsIgtKJClozclkicYkohNW/w400-h300/IMG_0846.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the German platoon on the opposite flank makes decent progress<br /></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/AVvXsEjRTiw7w_jgoyqjCZQP-uvpf5wFeGJfdLgP2wZAViCQphsov4304pUAppKixts41G3WLLHIskSsvrAkcrAgOMOdcWX3qZnlS0sT71OmTh8Kv_GqkugH7dWSi8-c37lnyCCgt_WfFbOHtgOgfs6xN0P_ck4eYPvJz5MIUSf9G8wyxso0tHflS7PaXqhAJCRf/s4032/IMG_0847.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTiw7w_jgoyqjCZQP-uvpf5wFeGJfdLgP2wZAViCQphsov4304pUAppKixts41G3WLLHIskSsvrAkcrAgOMOdcWX3qZnlS0sT71OmTh8Kv_GqkugH7dWSi8-c37lnyCCgt_WfFbOHtgOgfs6xN0P_ck4eYPvJz5MIUSf9G8wyxso0tHflS7PaXqhAJCRf/w400-h300/IMG_0847.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It encounters another Polish infantry section...<br /></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/AVvXsEi4nI_4rbI8PX8V_E9hoZQ4bXrgKJWyZrUapERwf5bTw2TQTNXq_pa-oKY-t-3D0yZrvhm9rtlYh2rcctbyqCEZyizkMCZuYqQ-Sa03xdJ3d2CSPgWdz5QU5MjVNlSLgFoo1WTwomQhDV0KovJLf89QC3hmaBzjqzSPb9foLsYEap05T84-PigAr5ocheoo/s4032/IMG_0848.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nI_4rbI8PX8V_E9hoZQ4bXrgKJWyZrUapERwf5bTw2TQTNXq_pa-oKY-t-3D0yZrvhm9rtlYh2rcctbyqCEZyizkMCZuYqQ-Sa03xdJ3d2CSPgWdz5QU5MjVNlSLgFoo1WTwomQhDV0KovJLf89QC3hmaBzjqzSPb9foLsYEap05T84-PigAr5ocheoo/w400-h300/IMG_0848.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But after a brief, intense firefight, the German MG34 team works around the flank to enfilade them - the few Polish survivors run off.<br /></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/AVvXsEgPwO9CeNuaVPuvziHVlrDXht72u34VObc9DYUCNpS7qR0oR_mPibd4ocoH1p09Txos_Ki7lE45_VWbRNC3hrzXtiQCFqh53OVG03JlfUr15lsetMMBS_IGn05U-1q_qHND5o0jpmmVJVL_3dCgSyeNTGiN4MvVtaEhm5fiRZHz3VUmsMQbVitRGcLlN3tV/s4032/IMG_0850.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwO9CeNuaVPuvziHVlrDXht72u34VObc9DYUCNpS7qR0oR_mPibd4ocoH1p09Txos_Ki7lE45_VWbRNC3hrzXtiQCFqh53OVG03JlfUr15lsetMMBS_IGn05U-1q_qHND5o0jpmmVJVL_3dCgSyeNTGiN4MvVtaEhm5fiRZHz3VUmsMQbVitRGcLlN3tV/w400-h288/IMG_0850.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 105mm barrage lifts, and the German infantry advance through the wooded hill<br /></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/AVvXsEjFv-X4TBL8Yrvb2hf2eueLrbhjQYqLe88CBEIXP9z_mOU5wY_1mM0XV_qcuDNShgvfyl8GLYmHfRmbSYrtCmM7rQa6Ek0gaHgJiBpayFU8mgtkvOLuBogCf9PIJM5UNEroLAGPCCvCJTWTdcaNq6tJucMdD5cNjHU1x_RZItc2bnw_ff-M8Ok2Gvewkxdw/s4032/IMG_0851.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFv-X4TBL8Yrvb2hf2eueLrbhjQYqLe88CBEIXP9z_mOU5wY_1mM0XV_qcuDNShgvfyl8GLYmHfRmbSYrtCmM7rQa6Ek0gaHgJiBpayFU8mgtkvOLuBogCf9PIJM5UNEroLAGPCCvCJTWTdcaNq6tJucMdD5cNjHU1x_RZItc2bnw_ff-M8Ok2Gvewkxdw/w400-h300/IMG_0851.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A firefight breaks out between the advancing Germans and the Polish infantry defending the suburb - the Germans suffer heavy casualties in the initial exchanges...<br /></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/AVvXsEjCwH5PfT0dDi7oC3vmTo3wwmgD8ZPdeSHFrmUHFCj1sFhSIWOpy0BhE9FFgniAXVrr4WzpnBVCG2HODoaC95Z5hGWthbX4De5uxQjAibZBwgl8_9T0TmKHmN6fmH4EyskvaQ4ncEm89hOvmHlhdn6BQhlytbK5F1ArLMlxICW2qnX_rHntCpCJDqm7fW0Z/s4032/IMG_0854.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwH5PfT0dDi7oC3vmTo3wwmgD8ZPdeSHFrmUHFCj1sFhSIWOpy0BhE9FFgniAXVrr4WzpnBVCG2HODoaC95Z5hGWthbX4De5uxQjAibZBwgl8_9T0TmKHmN6fmH4EyskvaQ4ncEm89hOvmHlhdn6BQhlytbK5F1ArLMlxICW2qnX_rHntCpCJDqm7fW0Z/w400-h300/IMG_0854.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polish troops try and cross the road to assist their comrades (right), but they are spotted by a German sMG34 team (left)...<br /></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/AVvXsEj7JxCdVzBM-7niF-jwocOoZQH_ojGW98mnGIU9fb8al5zuG-XHYNkGcx1c1ZDuqXmHbhs1i23ZdOP-E6pvUcEZ_5A2WarlAs7hfZ1y506MkyqKAQxQBpQcY7D4VAp5c0Ay_w0L2amZO_yj_1q6HIDr_lx6m3MN3IOpneQFjy9ASZsFCrzrPT0TOjohorTp/s4032/IMG_0857.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JxCdVzBM-7niF-jwocOoZQH_ojGW98mnGIU9fb8al5zuG-XHYNkGcx1c1ZDuqXmHbhs1i23ZdOP-E6pvUcEZ_5A2WarlAs7hfZ1y506MkyqKAQxQBpQcY7D4VAp5c0Ay_w0L2amZO_yj_1q6HIDr_lx6m3MN3IOpneQFjy9ASZsFCrzrPT0TOjohorTp/w400-h300/IMG_0857.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and are gunned down in an instant; meanwhile, the 105 battery begins lashing down shells into the suburb<br /></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/AVvXsEgmoSEz_kvDY-r-Q7D3GixPMfhY0VtDJelI1EIsaak2J1g6-YORnHvPbbrmmHyJ88_PBRl9CcUwgaDxu7Sk-ZewoAfHgDocjqiiGME4bHXCcJzJeTKfe4t4GqNt7oPnLV72_qL1QkZHpmeSjLa5LQcWOjLACfx_eCL1np5_ZWx3OAXyM1iQ7zyiQPzzbuoq/s4032/IMG_0858.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="4032" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoSEz_kvDY-r-Q7D3GixPMfhY0VtDJelI1EIsaak2J1g6-YORnHvPbbrmmHyJ88_PBRl9CcUwgaDxu7Sk-ZewoAfHgDocjqiiGME4bHXCcJzJeTKfe4t4GqNt7oPnLV72_qL1QkZHpmeSjLa5LQcWOjLACfx_eCL1np5_ZWx3OAXyM1iQ7zyiQPzzbuoq/w400-h228/IMG_0858.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German platoon on the left sends forward a squad, covered by the remainder of the platoon...they are ambushed by the Poles immediately!<br /></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/AVvXsEiQ9KXlZwNQ_ZKn94ZChluyLAnftu-I9Q-l7R-UTkXQPgxpn71aXQXkK7ci-c4GXYa-pKC2aEKqKd3QggquvNaImp2-UiBjqlO1qeFFYwrqavu8lrQYJoLPUoUwJ0YYT-QI3AuaAjgbhfgDhxeo6QQbdZTPzHdLroxg1L0y_F0judgBBw7epAJWn7pwAWav/s4032/IMG_0860.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9KXlZwNQ_ZKn94ZChluyLAnftu-I9Q-l7R-UTkXQPgxpn71aXQXkK7ci-c4GXYa-pKC2aEKqKd3QggquvNaImp2-UiBjqlO1qeFFYwrqavu8lrQYJoLPUoUwJ0YYT-QI3AuaAjgbhfgDhxeo6QQbdZTPzHdLroxg1L0y_F0judgBBw7epAJWn7pwAWav/w400-h300/IMG_0860.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The barrage on the suburb lifts, so the German infantry can get forward...<br /></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/AVvXsEjpsM8AIobVgHkDff9kYOxnZkTYGrFn8jxO9OcN1XENvEpe6IRejTo4bw54fcJc5-LVgbP_1mSW_j68qUf__AfMQmFOLDlT__1zk9C-QWkx4wSFC3qPAPhlF5IXQ_PZS2BXqw8ZeFoe1tuAObr9cIk9kxmJcyXAPP1WIwzTWFPYQmngNXNh_noTvuVsaYSZ/s4032/IMG_0861.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsM8AIobVgHkDff9kYOxnZkTYGrFn8jxO9OcN1XENvEpe6IRejTo4bw54fcJc5-LVgbP_1mSW_j68qUf__AfMQmFOLDlT__1zk9C-QWkx4wSFC3qPAPhlF5IXQ_PZS2BXqw8ZeFoe1tuAObr9cIk9kxmJcyXAPP1WIwzTWFPYQmngNXNh_noTvuVsaYSZ/w400-h300/IMG_0861.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German OC tries to get forward to assist, but is knocked out by an anti-tank gun!<br /></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/AVvXsEi4paTEBdCRFsGdsQXBMcvLy15vCOrqZM92n6G4-SSEOyh2hGEeGl-F6LfhtPFjBsgklqTd2XsOhaLeCaSxxa0OAmbiTvX0s3l54rU6JDee7q0LYs4R1OWwnN-Ypz6_z6pFz_40nKGzkVmCwf2EiiBA-5x_RgehyphenhyphenNVQ3ezWWdy_9nVR92AYynw1shtM-JQa/s4032/IMG_0862.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4paTEBdCRFsGdsQXBMcvLy15vCOrqZM92n6G4-SSEOyh2hGEeGl-F6LfhtPFjBsgklqTd2XsOhaLeCaSxxa0OAmbiTvX0s3l54rU6JDee7q0LYs4R1OWwnN-Ypz6_z6pFz_40nKGzkVmCwf2EiiBA-5x_RgehyphenhyphenNVQ3ezWWdy_9nVR92AYynw1shtM-JQa/w400-h300/IMG_0862.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German platoon in the wooded hill has been shot to bits by the Polish platoon facing them: the wall was better cover, plus they had more support weapons to assist them<br /></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/AVvXsEjib9rCLzcKWw3tFuSo7YaP-B0lZj2FOJnhyrz13N-E3Ox1DVui2BQqhLQWjIemTW7uXgPQ35mrJdBJe4Y0U8stZdJP2nn_3D52fYiFatFp7X531GAaX7Sk9DOCBqnI8tZHkmkYQ9OkW8lxOGznnbywY3VAPKAozFZW1MX2wqVfDDyx84vXyoFJF0A2DnZX/s4032/IMG_0863.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjib9rCLzcKWw3tFuSo7YaP-B0lZj2FOJnhyrz13N-E3Ox1DVui2BQqhLQWjIemTW7uXgPQ35mrJdBJe4Y0U8stZdJP2nn_3D52fYiFatFp7X531GAaX7Sk9DOCBqnI8tZHkmkYQ9OkW8lxOGznnbywY3VAPKAozFZW1MX2wqVfDDyx84vXyoFJF0A2DnZX/w400-h300/IMG_0863.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German infantry in decent enfilading position in the suburbs, making life very difficult - and sometimes very literally impossible - for the Polish defenders<br /></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/AVvXsEgKCXd51m1SkhkHh2CWMJmIWy85ddMmNEvJltBzcRlkmPKtMch4f6CN0Oah4-2xpkzeYwYC773EpACReFqRsC4tQntvv7thmJnEup4zMbDxPs-2_l4NQXNHw1p5yNnF8BBdPDvUnQwrq6V4Wcon8ngBrF5LegV4dfk0VYAMq5PWgiOiR_uHUj6iGz_aZjRE/s4032/IMG_0864.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCXd51m1SkhkHh2CWMJmIWy85ddMmNEvJltBzcRlkmPKtMch4f6CN0Oah4-2xpkzeYwYC773EpACReFqRsC4tQntvv7thmJnEup4zMbDxPs-2_l4NQXNHw1p5yNnF8BBdPDvUnQwrq6V4Wcon8ngBrF5LegV4dfk0VYAMq5PWgiOiR_uHUj6iGz_aZjRE/w400-h300/IMG_0864.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Poles try to get to the other side of the road...<br /></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/AVvXsEhAAoPWFgNQl5xQcBeJLX0kEo7cBYLY0-4QCLZN3-BABfWONdxoFo_iMIYFp4X0zU-UylzvBztYXCshlkqyYlIN0dVbRXgeE8wEe3slHtItV46Abf4FZYV4EsPqh8u4gGT2Dsav5-jIM8kPE64_4BYuezOIVc1ImLwqDqyAqIv_ba8E3Dt-t5dr0-dvC0yD/s4032/IMG_0865.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAoPWFgNQl5xQcBeJLX0kEo7cBYLY0-4QCLZN3-BABfWONdxoFo_iMIYFp4X0zU-UylzvBztYXCshlkqyYlIN0dVbRXgeE8wEe3slHtItV46Abf4FZYV4EsPqh8u4gGT2Dsav5-jIM8kPE64_4BYuezOIVc1ImLwqDqyAqIv_ba8E3Dt-t5dr0-dvC0yD/w400-h300/IMG_0865.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but the German sMG34 team is having none of it!<br /></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/AVvXsEjYEhev4SZOxhSeMt-8TQMttTY8oRYb2xskJ8CDfuptVTRqfMoJCwk3-IkK8TcRKldK7YGnSYYat_4YgaNTe4vFRbTPNl-aXvt-Xg3veo73lfYqLEDq70gPdaSXI07y9Le9eC3U98PkHUZQMiXRRXPYBO5-fXpm-eMesAxrpaqxXkJpUHn62tkWXnxBqFV7/s4032/IMG_0868.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEhev4SZOxhSeMt-8TQMttTY8oRYb2xskJ8CDfuptVTRqfMoJCwk3-IkK8TcRKldK7YGnSYYat_4YgaNTe4vFRbTPNl-aXvt-Xg3veo73lfYqLEDq70gPdaSXI07y9Le9eC3U98PkHUZQMiXRRXPYBO5-fXpm-eMesAxrpaqxXkJpUHn62tkWXnxBqFV7/w400-h300/IMG_0868.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The position at the end of the battle: two very, very battered forces, but the Poles are still holding on<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Another very bloody action, but with overall somewhat similar results to last time. The Germans have lost two AFVs, 14 KIA and 33 WIA; whilst the Poles have lost 12 KIA, 27 WIA (inc. 9 POW) and 7 unwounded POWs.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the end, the Germans have not yet committed sufficient forces to make a breakthrough particularly likely here. What they really needed to succeed in these rules were the forces from the previous battle and this one <i>combined</i>.</div><div style="text-align: left;">That said, it was clearly a mistake for the Germans to attack on two axes: whislt that is a defensible choice with vehicles, it isn't for leg infantry and the Germans would probably have done better to concentrate both their platoons on the southern (near) flank - given the ability of the German infantry support weapons to dominate the road, that would have made it difficult for the Poles to stop the Germans before they were in the suburbs up to the crossroads.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, all very good fun indeed, they worked very smoothly, definitely think I am making some progress.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Models by Baccus, Heroics and Ros, Scotia and Leven<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-86556024667366331472024-01-31T13:08:00.003+00:002024-01-31T13:08:40.053+00:00Kampfgruppe Heller: Battle 07, Poland<p>Moving on from Mokra... <br /></p><p>After all that intense fighting around Mokra, the campaign now moves on: this time to the outskirts of Warsaw. Following on from JustJack's original campaign, the next battle, <a href="https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2015/01/kg-klink-poland-game-7.html">Battle 07</a>, sees an impetuous/bold German Recce commander try and seize part of the outskirts of Warsaw by <i>coup de main</i>, using merely light recce forces...a company of Polish reservists tries to stop them!</p><div style="text-align: left;">As always for these refights, I am playtesting John D Salt's <i>Gummipanzergrenadier </i>rules.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Germans:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Recce Company Command: 1 x SdKfz 231, 1 x SdKfz 222</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 Recce Platoon: 2 x SdKfz 222 <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1 Motorcycle Platoon: 4 x Motorcycle sections (Bolt-action rifles and belt-fed LMG), inc. 1 x Command section</div><div style="text-align: left;">2 Motorcycle Platoon (dismounted): 3 x Infantry sections (Bolt-action rifles and belt-fed LMG), inc. 1 x Command section</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Polish:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Polish Company Command: 1 x Command section (Bolt-action rifles and BAR), 1 x truck</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 Platoon: 4 x Infantry section (1 x Comd) (Bolt-action rifles and BAR), 1 x 47mm mortar, 1 x ATR, 1 x MMG<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2 Platoon: 3 x Infantry section (1 x Comd) (Bolt-action rifles and BAR), 1 x 47mm mortar, 1 x ATR, 1 x MMG<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2 Platoon: 3 x Infantry section (1 x Comd) (Bolt-action rifles and BAR), 1 x 47mm mortar, 2 x ATR</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up:<br /></h2><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/AVvXsEi2thWQ8s3VOxnvf1FLI7noeg6TBKZ7xPOj9gYmaefjog7obacVQ3JHFN_Yv5aoqkUkBeHeG-UedBUe6KulYZl44VFAFEKkYoyfwwEt79UWonIPtveQSeEzW5LQuHl6WPfGOdvHRuMM2bHQ9NBGGRNzGHuepMQkNRsR4cHBRDwnW6IufbGCdwTjbpYbVgji/s4032/IMG_0771.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2778" data-original-width="4032" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2thWQ8s3VOxnvf1FLI7noeg6TBKZ7xPOj9gYmaefjog7obacVQ3JHFN_Yv5aoqkUkBeHeG-UedBUe6KulYZl44VFAFEKkYoyfwwEt79UWonIPtveQSeEzW5LQuHl6WPfGOdvHRuMM2bHQ9NBGGRNzGHuepMQkNRsR4cHBRDwnW6IufbGCdwTjbpYbVgji/w400-h275/IMG_0771.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Germans approach from the West (left), Poles defend the outskirts of Warsaw (right)<br /></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/AVvXsEiARjxvkcPEDLXe3Sb9Pm2GY5Z4bbOVyJyHrSKEYObBWVSm4jXRwMqPy3yCrpKN0q8BR4qbVwx49DHw_Mw92AU3bGu_yR_7A6tHKnVqsCnGrPOzF_Ah7cjt9Xh-6uTyHMpOvxQvg-yP6dK9kaftGZovGnQcGPceopyRyg1reHu121euA3iIfsKxsNA3Xjm8/s3351/IMG_0773.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3351" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARjxvkcPEDLXe3Sb9Pm2GY5Z4bbOVyJyHrSKEYObBWVSm4jXRwMqPy3yCrpKN0q8BR4qbVwx49DHw_Mw92AU3bGu_yR_7A6tHKnVqsCnGrPOzF_Ah7cjt9Xh-6uTyHMpOvxQvg-yP6dK9kaftGZovGnQcGPceopyRyg1reHu121euA3iIfsKxsNA3Xjm8/w400-h361/IMG_0773.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Germans right flank column is its mounted motorcycle platoon, advancing in the sunshine<br /></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/AVvXsEjXlD63124ZwQF4rMLxBBCRFAGaQeo1iIRBoQ3sq3KpG0OVIaQpDWBc3VGZneM6-grzt3RI8rfkuBZqmEuw9bCncatKtb3eqPtYremBRvHigVtuwc6Q-waJi7Sa-kXFQSTtz6ZyW-R_eIiIWLTavKHzFBkagmM8hFXNvHfpX2njgl6tPpdya5PADdo2KuR_/s3498/IMG_0774.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3498" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlD63124ZwQF4rMLxBBCRFAGaQeo1iIRBoQ3sq3KpG0OVIaQpDWBc3VGZneM6-grzt3RI8rfkuBZqmEuw9bCncatKtb3eqPtYremBRvHigVtuwc6Q-waJi7Sa-kXFQSTtz6ZyW-R_eIiIWLTavKHzFBkagmM8hFXNvHfpX2njgl6tPpdya5PADdo2KuR_/w400-h346/IMG_0774.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of armoured cars behind the woods (bottom-left), with the Coy commander and the other armoured car on the road on the other side; the dismounted motorcycle platoon has taken up position by a stone wall (top)<br /></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/AVvXsEgJwlRC6W19iPWyMPX3nkbR3n6E-jIh4M8a-9cdFEg5gfzXuHXZYOrSKKlaJcKevt2DBzzGco1ANoKzH7HAHTslJ0K2X1u5ZB72_AAOXVJsgs0l-C9gthz7ON9ist_UxKQrMd8Wk8Gyf_iSvFbYcJx-fP4vb6s_V06ZgcccmTQgVdAixxDfLRF5We4KLr5m/s4032/IMG_0775.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwlRC6W19iPWyMPX3nkbR3n6E-jIh4M8a-9cdFEg5gfzXuHXZYOrSKKlaJcKevt2DBzzGco1ANoKzH7HAHTslJ0K2X1u5ZB72_AAOXVJsgs0l-C9gthz7ON9ist_UxKQrMd8Wk8Gyf_iSvFbYcJx-fP4vb6s_V06ZgcccmTQgVdAixxDfLRF5We4KLr5m/w640-h480/IMG_0775.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Polish platoon behind a stone wall (right), with another in position in the woods on the high ground (top-left) and behind some trees dividing one of the field (left)<br /></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/AVvXsEgCCcb9dAGzawATOZHDhJFlE6bKnqOoqkArd9U5nlqX2_WejtKT6dfHdtu9iT6fK9cqJ1io7aEJ-_8MqVnOjPFAYQsZzKt53Ik1Qc-MzWW4JJDfJEON2DCaoCZ5I_SEPCKjjsF2mBRfocF1-E8FIFsWITtC7lLDJxdtsgcVZhKMSRMLHyQGmnjRVhpHeEuC/s4032/IMG_0776.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCcb9dAGzawATOZHDhJFlE6bKnqOoqkArd9U5nlqX2_WejtKT6dfHdtu9iT6fK9cqJ1io7aEJ-_8MqVnOjPFAYQsZzKt53Ik1Qc-MzWW4JJDfJEON2DCaoCZ5I_SEPCKjjsF2mBRfocF1-E8FIFsWITtC7lLDJxdtsgcVZhKMSRMLHyQGmnjRVhpHeEuC/w400-h300/IMG_0776.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remainder of the Polish infantry concentrated in the suburb, with a section in the woods just to the south (bottom)<br /></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/AVvXsEiibRedaRiSYGfCh-8n3nC_TaUpS4XMVi_mxcZEtWTs3FM2tNUJo97DNjNNpJG3MD8Y5UAXOmFCD_jrv7o6rhvUoj8Iyaw2Cvpql6xNevrGNENzlEOyNKv8W4E8e8Z0UTj-njwJHRcI2CXXi6lNrpAAs7PaWjLyKGfP5CWS_yBIPmOWbjjAPwKnLNa-6vAE/s4032/IMG_0777.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibRedaRiSYGfCh-8n3nC_TaUpS4XMVi_mxcZEtWTs3FM2tNUJo97DNjNNpJG3MD8Y5UAXOmFCD_jrv7o6rhvUoj8Iyaw2Cvpql6xNevrGNENzlEOyNKv8W4E8e8Z0UTj-njwJHRcI2CXXi6lNrpAAs7PaWjLyKGfP5CWS_yBIPmOWbjjAPwKnLNa-6vAE/w640-h480/IMG_0777.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Poles also have one outlying section at the edge of the southern woods (bottom-centre)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Battle:<br /></h2><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/AVvXsEjxhJSc3x7wP1a5s3Ij7-Jd9PdifhrIWXzYitdUVcQFgjA2NxScNPvMmVesM9mN48evds8BwS3uoi9WfiOe5jJoIVX5vk9h6WDTqmt1DC2G3eZrngUGHHhY0PNWcUVYzl8igf7FWEWS6Y1_2f5u408MiSD-I-9p6D8hn3s5QgjBZh_M2a6LAndwF-y2tIXi/s4032/IMG_0778.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhJSc3x7wP1a5s3Ij7-Jd9PdifhrIWXzYitdUVcQFgjA2NxScNPvMmVesM9mN48evds8BwS3uoi9WfiOe5jJoIVX5vk9h6WDTqmt1DC2G3eZrngUGHHhY0PNWcUVYzl8igf7FWEWS6Y1_2f5u408MiSD-I-9p6D8hn3s5QgjBZh_M2a6LAndwF-y2tIXi/w400-h300/IMG_0778.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The morotcycle platoon advances down the road, when the lead element comes under fire from a machinegun in the suburb...<br /></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/AVvXsEhkqICGJiR1I5hc9Ed2PAtE7HEHMi1-sf9jZ_3iKpeadGf-DyX912R9cS0E3TXu5y1E5ZovpK8Dwf4mjYBqkIi8foZ4jGUHc9_qQge6C7WfjrghNIp9s_dd05vbvJb6k4e5bN3MDosWN-x9H1EbaS6Q94oKXe33Jyf1_RnyrtCwLKHYkVnfbGWejurBBdPu/s4032/IMG_0779.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqICGJiR1I5hc9Ed2PAtE7HEHMi1-sf9jZ_3iKpeadGf-DyX912R9cS0E3TXu5y1E5ZovpK8Dwf4mjYBqkIi8foZ4jGUHc9_qQge6C7WfjrghNIp9s_dd05vbvJb6k4e5bN3MDosWN-x9H1EbaS6Q94oKXe33Jyf1_RnyrtCwLKHYkVnfbGWejurBBdPu/w400-h300/IMG_0779.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German bikers hastily get back around the corner out of sight!<br /></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/AVvXsEhjDwI-wl5cf7GUBa31Q6QKDlYHilOxFeKcdNSoUPu4LFRQOS5p5EWim-BCSNxC5cc0qGuEI_JTaTFi7awfSpcMIlHFbUNtFsWogRIng_lxGeftlSPnc3s5uQO_4aa4vYKaHbrUAHIhPDZnd9cG19fzMLEMEhgyt2Rw-9WLo8dvZjjwhCLwnwF4DP5irNW8/s4032/IMG_0780.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDwI-wl5cf7GUBa31Q6QKDlYHilOxFeKcdNSoUPu4LFRQOS5p5EWim-BCSNxC5cc0qGuEI_JTaTFi7awfSpcMIlHFbUNtFsWogRIng_lxGeftlSPnc3s5uQO_4aa4vYKaHbrUAHIhPDZnd9cG19fzMLEMEhgyt2Rw-9WLo8dvZjjwhCLwnwF4DP5irNW8/w400-h300/IMG_0780.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish infantry in the wood then opens up with BAR and rifles on the middle of the motorbikes...<br /></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/AVvXsEhuoldUknQ1P1s-bE6Ot_In9yMaVfAjHH__uWi_he1iB5Vs-GljPKR3noXxFXdAhi-f8LCz2ORbf3G8DlFTUV7hu5CktRmlK2hf3yX05-B2A_rPL52lFNo7ZyUJr8xN_MVp5lltwru8MEz37LcdqFstAv8IpazSrvD7BcuUowWXDK4Kn-O04gNZREebzfQw/s4032/IMG_0781.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoldUknQ1P1s-bE6Ot_In9yMaVfAjHH__uWi_he1iB5Vs-GljPKR3noXxFXdAhi-f8LCz2ORbf3G8DlFTUV7hu5CktRmlK2hf3yX05-B2A_rPL52lFNo7ZyUJr8xN_MVp5lltwru8MEz37LcdqFstAv8IpazSrvD7BcuUowWXDK4Kn-O04gNZREebzfQw/w400-h300/IMG_0781.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, on the other flank, the German armoured cars advance, trying to both get forward and get in position to support the infantry<br /></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/AVvXsEgTdYRqO7C05X74zN-CF_lBgruMKmRPL61G2Dl1YDeZba9tuUJ05cnVwlzNETLuR9gk1oSqanABw-kjimoDAh06meef-brla3mwAzqmd1FOAjP5PK0aG9_2S-gVB6l2kehwFmVyXClXei2D6G2APKWUzK7pR8lJ8dIE4O3qTtYzNuXdtsmFTIjZK-mWO8ct/s4032/IMG_0782.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdYRqO7C05X74zN-CF_lBgruMKmRPL61G2Dl1YDeZba9tuUJ05cnVwlzNETLuR9gk1oSqanABw-kjimoDAh06meef-brla3mwAzqmd1FOAjP5PK0aG9_2S-gVB6l2kehwFmVyXClXei2D6G2APKWUzK7pR8lJ8dIE4O3qTtYzNuXdtsmFTIjZK-mWO8ct/w400-h300/IMG_0782.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the other German platoon has dismounted also, and engages in a firefight with the Polish section in the woods<br /></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/AVvXsEiycBQs7biudDl6wqui-va3OE0C1AxdFA5BggJwukJ2YpTREHcU3NtNZ1d68DjugOzNB2zhsLs4-cXj0nSuCVJ5MLTKgShTKq8PX142jU7-gUkijgc4gRjMYO7IbR_0dn2VYT33s0RnBWgF5kmSHSjeOKUXzvnH747vskflzfoxuta-QTMPTwZnLl16CTLu/s4032/IMG_0783.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycBQs7biudDl6wqui-va3OE0C1AxdFA5BggJwukJ2YpTREHcU3NtNZ1d68DjugOzNB2zhsLs4-cXj0nSuCVJ5MLTKgShTKq8PX142jU7-gUkijgc4gRjMYO7IbR_0dn2VYT33s0RnBWgF5kmSHSjeOKUXzvnH747vskflzfoxuta-QTMPTwZnLl16CTLu/w400-h300/IMG_0783.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some accurate fire from the superior quantity and quality of the German LMGs quickly devastates the Polish infantry<br /></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/AVvXsEidlvJjd5ebajZ90AULT7q2YLd0wijm7Miz6lYAcGc8GI1xk6zd5pD0U3Lv33iXyY9uKOM3YgvzpCh2QSermfajtPq4CXQ-_wl4RJO7Hslhe0BLlTLauAUwO1N9S6_7QwdGUzF-i4K_HXzXUed-zqk_1TvzjLZT88zqvPP3Gs-4FDHdtzXS6ldeADgJgm7R/s4032/IMG_0785.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlvJjd5ebajZ90AULT7q2YLd0wijm7Miz6lYAcGc8GI1xk6zd5pD0U3Lv33iXyY9uKOM3YgvzpCh2QSermfajtPq4CXQ-_wl4RJO7Hslhe0BLlTLauAUwO1N9S6_7QwdGUzF-i4K_HXzXUed-zqk_1TvzjLZT88zqvPP3Gs-4FDHdtzXS6ldeADgJgm7R/w400-h300/IMG_0785.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish mortar team in the woods shuffles round a bit<br /></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/AVvXsEhmtMIuG4XzjD3jv7_7lFpVoRY1TmnWXRwfalI6Qv5Roj8vizGVfoLmUcBTfqtXf_KHyLADp-FYin0LR6EtGOYnl8ryZWaCU7ve3dV5cZat9UMTMAR7YGaRmIht7iycWmvKtZ5Tvj6b1_10wbkYop_7t5G_cBzuE-MB7yHsZwPM68qlVSS2UXchFGmL42uF/s4032/IMG_0786.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtMIuG4XzjD3jv7_7lFpVoRY1TmnWXRwfalI6Qv5Roj8vizGVfoLmUcBTfqtXf_KHyLADp-FYin0LR6EtGOYnl8ryZWaCU7ve3dV5cZat9UMTMAR7YGaRmIht7iycWmvKtZ5Tvj6b1_10wbkYop_7t5G_cBzuE-MB7yHsZwPM68qlVSS2UXchFGmL42uF/w400-h300/IMG_0786.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German armoured car platoon races forward...<br /></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/AVvXsEhFT7mfL8T_r_mJHoJmND0J9tZTyEYwPyOVbikx59IOa-xVZfAKXxuW3P8-XyqcImNpvY1t3Y3nKiIZAH1mafUduYXsvwbTRoFSi9qP0-zqHgYCZEg7UENhkaNqDHG5TrQnFVZtTkl2X4vzgqhHLMpwDaKfeIpip5KorcDkZLkPUN1rziiBt2CGznrSyhRP/s4032/IMG_0788.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFT7mfL8T_r_mJHoJmND0J9tZTyEYwPyOVbikx59IOa-xVZfAKXxuW3P8-XyqcImNpvY1t3Y3nKiIZAH1mafUduYXsvwbTRoFSi9qP0-zqHgYCZEg7UENhkaNqDHG5TrQnFVZtTkl2X4vzgqhHLMpwDaKfeIpip5KorcDkZLkPUN1rziiBt2CGznrSyhRP/w400-h300/IMG_0788.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Resistance is ineffectual from the Polish platoon leader and the ATR team<br /></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/AVvXsEjoYPeeXYwtTF8YFhG-ukMsnsmV10XntOCgHiknzeqnH3D6e-0HAg09ad-2ScO2C95IZMXXjH7LynKGEHlQr0iRY7rwNJqJqlKYSnOLQYBy-BmvKrirnjM9igODhY9Gt32qhPSF9th1sr8-HiT5rPQzWrvxvMZg8g8KHY2gYL3hEWtuGYCUIW8OWaXtYGCs/s4032/IMG_0789.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2678" data-original-width="4032" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYPeeXYwtTF8YFhG-ukMsnsmV10XntOCgHiknzeqnH3D6e-0HAg09ad-2ScO2C95IZMXXjH7LynKGEHlQr0iRY7rwNJqJqlKYSnOLQYBy-BmvKrirnjM9igODhY9Gt32qhPSF9th1sr8-HiT5rPQzWrvxvMZg8g8KHY2gYL3hEWtuGYCUIW8OWaXtYGCs/w400-h266/IMG_0789.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Okay, a sequence is missing here - one of the German squads had started advancing over the field but had been cut down by fire from the Polish infantry in the woods (top)) - the German armoured cars are now advancing against them<br /></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/AVvXsEh2z0fphr2W-VP-UEO9BRi9HRSDz5fzJuP74HgYWbJtlFG24kMkxnLOu5ZRb_kLrmYYnGztchcu6vWVzUkya5rd__1IUndJeZCvdydsq1C3JSTlwLtb2c6aMJVrdNDbE4iVPjTPwr2gnSHzHQm7f8CDli87AjMMIB1YJKGJSRqWiMRqcUIYei-eog4wMbSa/s4032/IMG_0790.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2709" data-original-width="4032" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2z0fphr2W-VP-UEO9BRi9HRSDz5fzJuP74HgYWbJtlFG24kMkxnLOu5ZRb_kLrmYYnGztchcu6vWVzUkya5rd__1IUndJeZCvdydsq1C3JSTlwLtb2c6aMJVrdNDbE4iVPjTPwr2gnSHzHQm7f8CDli87AjMMIB1YJKGJSRqWiMRqcUIYei-eog4wMbSa/w400-h269/IMG_0790.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German machinegunners are very busy!!<br /></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/AVvXsEg8Z0XscCWEA0XIqjI1pMPPD-uUr_AV0V1Ib0vdgcwpe70X2Jo-MHl4XVImoMGUL18o_gIRKC-eQAM7w7OUs46RcSWiXuIuG-nPX8RNQIdSwuhxzRv8v4yBHFpeopPGRcz8tDTWUscmc1iWBye0-85LCjyYBAp_jv8phkJSiTRZCKqhzYgZMPpjTKhTi6sW/s4032/IMG_0791.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Z0XscCWEA0XIqjI1pMPPD-uUr_AV0V1Ib0vdgcwpe70X2Jo-MHl4XVImoMGUL18o_gIRKC-eQAM7w7OUs46RcSWiXuIuG-nPX8RNQIdSwuhxzRv8v4yBHFpeopPGRcz8tDTWUscmc1iWBye0-85LCjyYBAp_jv8phkJSiTRZCKqhzYgZMPpjTKhTi6sW/w400-h300/IMG_0791.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the now dismounted 1 Platoon advances...<br /></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/AVvXsEgkCqY6kHmqNtj800iMNhQXHbFvwQGMfb1SXytV30UJQyXNSw9fvc6s9ZsEEEunt3vAyZhmaBhwcVK_zj3Fi7Q_JmGlc70indq1XFb6LAdJgw8GSXdd37E7mp03OKp0n9OQCF8M8EwwVxrWdJs3KX2Y2R-2tJp60Gd_qpJBIQ6vBw3dgFomMrjDQnbv8M44/s4032/IMG_0792.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCqY6kHmqNtj800iMNhQXHbFvwQGMfb1SXytV30UJQyXNSw9fvc6s9ZsEEEunt3vAyZhmaBhwcVK_zj3Fi7Q_JmGlc70indq1XFb6LAdJgw8GSXdd37E7mp03OKp0n9OQCF8M8EwwVxrWdJs3KX2Y2R-2tJp60Gd_qpJBIQ6vBw3dgFomMrjDQnbv8M44/w400-h300/IMG_0792.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and starts pushing through the woods on the southern flank (bottom)<br /></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/AVvXsEj5Ro_1l3UGC97ntV-qr0BDx_wxG32M8QVYYkCDNbmr2V9qSELmJ2mNAqODme_unt8WfB6ucdF1buOWLG1PrfwDI0oxEC_px8GE-3oheNxCdA59-Ze3biLHKGDT8W4PSRA7Vj2G7NGH8SoyyJ_Yqnbh_QqNx8eTKFp61O6NE5Me-c1oirolRE6APwT325s1/s4032/IMG_0793.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ro_1l3UGC97ntV-qr0BDx_wxG32M8QVYYkCDNbmr2V9qSELmJ2mNAqODme_unt8WfB6ucdF1buOWLG1PrfwDI0oxEC_px8GE-3oheNxCdA59-Ze3biLHKGDT8W4PSRA7Vj2G7NGH8SoyyJ_Yqnbh_QqNx8eTKFp61O6NE5Me-c1oirolRE6APwT325s1/w400-h300/IMG_0793.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the armoured cars have eliminated the Poles in the woodline in the field; the others have pulled back into the northern woods (top), daring the armoured cars to come inside after them!<br /></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/AVvXsEgGnsrM9ZGKOERB2n7dy1YMLfiAH8r1iuxli-LbPHT1eZwwomBR7dxO2rJ80IUxER6kOxobUe4Rmnt6pwTEpD5ZoaBYI-BgHCmi7pIqYwW_Z7zznwjH8pzEDl77D0LvjHLLm1FtLLnDkZ6k_cAJAJuZjCArz43ENx0y9IgPcrFSgqu4lytbpKhniCMqO4_u/s4032/IMG_0794.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnsrM9ZGKOERB2n7dy1YMLfiAH8r1iuxli-LbPHT1eZwwomBR7dxO2rJ80IUxER6kOxobUe4Rmnt6pwTEpD5ZoaBYI-BgHCmi7pIqYwW_Z7zznwjH8pzEDl77D0LvjHLLm1FtLLnDkZ6k_cAJAJuZjCArz43ENx0y9IgPcrFSgqu4lytbpKhniCMqO4_u/w400-h300/IMG_0794.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German recce commander declines such an obvious invitation, and sends in his other infantry platoon instead - an intense firefight begins: the Germans have 2 MG34 against a BAR, but the Poles do have their 47mm mortar...<br /></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/AVvXsEgDuB6KF5FUr0PORv_I1hE9PvcHEa5zCVWANvdqrkRueb7FwPAmaFiglEl-HUDYOlxY76o8GlCtjly39_SWzAHPQEPGTSGu_pEEiubDq8QoHUa5FCgusAjiSYk7J2RWKMe0JmKGIvlnzaN-KcbDxDFLI-PzBUMGe9WC0_zThWoCXGOiD9KEfE2iNyVdqcDx/s4032/IMG_0796.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2699" data-original-width="4032" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuB6KF5FUr0PORv_I1hE9PvcHEa5zCVWANvdqrkRueb7FwPAmaFiglEl-HUDYOlxY76o8GlCtjly39_SWzAHPQEPGTSGu_pEEiubDq8QoHUa5FCgusAjiSYk7J2RWKMe0JmKGIvlnzaN-KcbDxDFLI-PzBUMGe9WC0_zThWoCXGOiD9KEfE2iNyVdqcDx/w400-h268/IMG_0796.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Poles win this one, half the Germans are <i>hors de combat</i><br /></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/AVvXsEjQNvAV4QEeFmodhQ7CTQRujBp88Rn7EQcQ6QNJyBX98VoWe-S-ZZLg4qXiFxC_fRPctPTfKSSsPo2R3Ot4ZxDisLK1y3_mHk27PS8PDO2yGRiBdBzoVgtKDua9LRWi4cp5Pfa_5b4E7BmSeuriEtYqvOPBBtD1J5G9TwSy8pQISwceDrAabNArKmnxHydr/s4032/IMG_0798.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNvAV4QEeFmodhQ7CTQRujBp88Rn7EQcQ6QNJyBX98VoWe-S-ZZLg4qXiFxC_fRPctPTfKSSsPo2R3Ot4ZxDisLK1y3_mHk27PS8PDO2yGRiBdBzoVgtKDua9LRWi4cp5Pfa_5b4E7BmSeuriEtYqvOPBBtD1J5G9TwSy8pQISwceDrAabNArKmnxHydr/w400-h300/IMG_0798.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the road open, the Germans gamble and charge into the suburb, blissfully unaware of the Polish ambush...<br /></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/AVvXsEjLo2Cq0RzLj25w-fpLUcsoSCuj9EK4b6d6bxqCC4Mf3ScllG2K6m99IrwbnOElZbOcad8u0beAuAGteXQ8kRiAWVvLb48qEb-6F65_Yi2Q7AMEkEy_l3aggz_l2289Ia15K9njrLn2C_tvFMFnIweGHTKwKvni_oNjnLZYhPJZ2bXX8RhXmAeRHdHEh6OP/s4032/IMG_0799.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLo2Cq0RzLj25w-fpLUcsoSCuj9EK4b6d6bxqCC4Mf3ScllG2K6m99IrwbnOElZbOcad8u0beAuAGteXQ8kRiAWVvLb48qEb-6F65_Yi2Q7AMEkEy_l3aggz_l2289Ia15K9njrLn2C_tvFMFnIweGHTKwKvni_oNjnLZYhPJZ2bXX8RhXmAeRHdHEh6OP/w400-h300/IMG_0799.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish ATR gunner knocks out both in short order!<br /></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/AVvXsEhTmbuhc_uXWhNWEqquK4XtUCYfs3P-JOUw_hK6El_6nsqpssToDOJvgBGlPM7P9U2Uu5DJNPVp7K6Xx_4DnZSZ1E2NmgKhwSJmE-xejpGfz9ilM1ItIO_Kn1Z9sx7aX010eNK5BW-ceFLHWAziN5gHL7K0o17clSPXZCfHc_c8Vz5OhQuft3Pnj3OHLjQf/s4032/IMG_0800.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmbuhc_uXWhNWEqquK4XtUCYfs3P-JOUw_hK6El_6nsqpssToDOJvgBGlPM7P9U2Uu5DJNPVp7K6Xx_4DnZSZ1E2NmgKhwSJmE-xejpGfz9ilM1ItIO_Kn1Z9sx7aX010eNK5BW-ceFLHWAziN5gHL7K0o17clSPXZCfHc_c8Vz5OhQuft3Pnj3OHLjQf/w400-h300/IMG_0800.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fighting breaks out in the southern woods: one German squad goes down under the combined weight of fire from the Poles in the woods and defending the suburbs<br /></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/AVvXsEgCGilQ_4kq3EdAU6-QWml6i75EJLHSkFxP7CWb6pLjOVBT9yCWadZBlAiHAEq6x0iWjaNLMHexDtWHtyqbScxPCJ6t0j_TT4p6b_P1mK8-HOTsCc8y2_JazEwJGm12jnMAg7JyKVqat4CZ8wSO1-LG76GvvzcQI8pJ_TnujDXqX7R6xttTfuRqiWonO5d4/s4032/IMG_0803.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGilQ_4kq3EdAU6-QWml6i75EJLHSkFxP7CWb6pLjOVBT9yCWadZBlAiHAEq6x0iWjaNLMHexDtWHtyqbScxPCJ6t0j_TT4p6b_P1mK8-HOTsCc8y2_JazEwJGm12jnMAg7JyKVqat4CZ8wSO1-LG76GvvzcQI8pJ_TnujDXqX7R6xttTfuRqiWonO5d4/w400-h300/IMG_0803.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the woods, the Germans make their local superiority tell and flank the Polish infantry...<br /></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/AVvXsEh72x1gqIjLXMvHYtsijN3djsuF7kGJI5XlGLoOt32PfCSO5pPT13JL0KJAAGBi8RNlZu-Mq1Db6SPZuyTytoE27sA49olB0axS_LMPiETW1vctSKDnjulFocyYgfOeQGGEdW7b65nVNSXEoraCTn31kmn4eU5kcpKrfRGLVViIggA4t8clJNCPH2_r4zPM/s4032/IMG_0804.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72x1gqIjLXMvHYtsijN3djsuF7kGJI5XlGLoOt32PfCSO5pPT13JL0KJAAGBi8RNlZu-Mq1Db6SPZuyTytoE27sA49olB0axS_LMPiETW1vctSKDnjulFocyYgfOeQGGEdW7b65nVNSXEoraCTn31kmn4eU5kcpKrfRGLVViIggA4t8clJNCPH2_r4zPM/w400-h300/IMG_0804.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and eliminate them...<br /></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/AVvXsEhagXCcMdkZs34Ac1O_tG7TbJLLs2OAEhribr01bYiIO2QAHHIfjzmMau7i_VcEj93B3HVqe-CWxH4TVjma6SjMAy984CM6HnuU4216zvSha44uGW2BK6Yijq6f-yqu0K0GJPw4NpdrF47yUkH6lRyStUTghklkBw9NmwEN3kZz63PEw2FFbzNvaU0kbKkX/s4032/IMG_0806.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagXCcMdkZs34Ac1O_tG7TbJLLs2OAEhribr01bYiIO2QAHHIfjzmMau7i_VcEj93B3HVqe-CWxH4TVjma6SjMAy984CM6HnuU4216zvSha44uGW2BK6Yijq6f-yqu0K0GJPw4NpdrF47yUkH6lRyStUTghklkBw9NmwEN3kZz63PEw2FFbzNvaU0kbKkX/w400-h300/IMG_0806.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They continue their attack<br /></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/AVvXsEhk1xt5MIXsR5uuocCi5UYWqlLdW_UXMInNqMGM6DVb1JraaNcO3v9krmKz_lsDELma0EY1uh1RbwT6D3MugBt28z6bGxI7DMCjSqus3KJefehVBepRwhT5g_KVoJkeHeABX-SN0Goe05LaFe3cR5IpUNUyfbLLovt-Lw9KVFCJ4v0FLHIEvftOXWNs1I0x/s4032/IMG_0807.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1xt5MIXsR5uuocCi5UYWqlLdW_UXMInNqMGM6DVb1JraaNcO3v9krmKz_lsDELma0EY1uh1RbwT6D3MugBt28z6bGxI7DMCjSqus3KJefehVBepRwhT5g_KVoJkeHeABX-SN0Goe05LaFe3cR5IpUNUyfbLLovt-Lw9KVFCJ4v0FLHIEvftOXWNs1I0x/w400-h300/IMG_0807.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Which they press home with vigour! More Polish reservists fall...<br /></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/AVvXsEgUCWEY8-9P-S8O393WMhreKUNkZ2WFfVAlMkTsUrNGFfEQtE3ow9MmtdxVEZrF_N8jM1aYGm7mw5SHfHYpykVIMGm6FspuuLI9g33kWWZEk9POHtkpLUtM4vih7yiPM0tlFF7s9U9scNVQ4uNAgJMSrovQYIonfb6ZaNTaOLXhlOC03-8SvsS1g42I7f34/s4032/IMG_0809.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCWEY8-9P-S8O393WMhreKUNkZ2WFfVAlMkTsUrNGFfEQtE3ow9MmtdxVEZrF_N8jM1aYGm7mw5SHfHYpykVIMGm6FspuuLI9g33kWWZEk9POHtkpLUtM4vih7yiPM0tlFF7s9U9scNVQ4uNAgJMSrovQYIonfb6ZaNTaOLXhlOC03-8SvsS1g42I7f34/w400-h300/IMG_0809.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the advance of the remaining SdKfz 222 seems to have discombobulated the distracted Polish infantry<br /></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/AVvXsEjHCh_ywhDgauj9k4A17ZkgGaSsr_2oTlJmR08lIV2XlwgeszV1h1oQwAFDNqmYh7kR3xKuMTxXCXdlxeMexhSyjXKbjSApub9oRaeGt8LQI-cJNMKl4Lsg2DA52Scemz8n0PXeeg8j-Sn3cHF_xntJT2NwXZCgP-hCnI-HtMK9kknqqcpR1yn6jaFAe9p1/s4032/IMG_0810.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCh_ywhDgauj9k4A17ZkgGaSsr_2oTlJmR08lIV2XlwgeszV1h1oQwAFDNqmYh7kR3xKuMTxXCXdlxeMexhSyjXKbjSApub9oRaeGt8LQI-cJNMKl4Lsg2DA52Scemz8n0PXeeg8j-Sn3cHF_xntJT2NwXZCgP-hCnI-HtMK9kknqqcpR1yn6jaFAe9p1/w400-h300/IMG_0810.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...so the German infantry press on with renewed courage<br /></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/AVvXsEgtd_x6t-slVXyfFR0hfl3yD-AdqPs0wIo5TEfozpPkCDlQwk_lnkE_xmxQVvREqqaOeEdWpuZ2y7IjLtd1RSOWEvRjvQOT-Ln1xOV2IcKBbMd5zHe-b6IjrhyZjXmWWI9mWFkS1mw_Rt5WmxAi_OW5VfWscJiUq8wBfbvjVWQlcaDGjGf-aP4H7NKrkurX/s4032/IMG_0811.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtd_x6t-slVXyfFR0hfl3yD-AdqPs0wIo5TEfozpPkCDlQwk_lnkE_xmxQVvREqqaOeEdWpuZ2y7IjLtd1RSOWEvRjvQOT-Ln1xOV2IcKBbMd5zHe-b6IjrhyZjXmWWI9mWFkS1mw_Rt5WmxAi_OW5VfWscJiUq8wBfbvjVWQlcaDGjGf-aP4H7NKrkurX/w400-h300/IMG_0811.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The surviving Poles run back into the houses and towards the crossroads; note that some help is coming from the other platoon (top)<br /></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/AVvXsEhDqj_RAeRL3aNd2ys9jMmpuFoGCEwbexweLt8MgDdb0CS3TDNiCNNjzJ26xjt17iknxung5LSNTQC0Y8MsuBX8lAeOyYJoDfY7AbXsQD3DEyKPOm3u2mxxznRAapwC_jdVdiCPFcWCF3u2-MFesAbL5V1DX8y9LZsqlOEhDUMIgbcR3XaNKEPOn8SFc5EE/s4032/IMG_0812.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2699" data-original-width="4032" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqj_RAeRL3aNd2ys9jMmpuFoGCEwbexweLt8MgDdb0CS3TDNiCNNjzJ26xjt17iknxung5LSNTQC0Y8MsuBX8lAeOyYJoDfY7AbXsQD3DEyKPOm3u2mxxznRAapwC_jdVdiCPFcWCF3u2-MFesAbL5V1DX8y9LZsqlOEhDUMIgbcR3XaNKEPOn8SFc5EE/w400-h268/IMG_0812.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After an exhausting struggle, the remaining German infantry in the northern wood appear to have seen off the remainder of the Polish platoon...under the stern eye of the company commander!<br /></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/AVvXsEj8oTAAjRkXpxRN_TaDGylw_4MabIn_PGfoiyxhntT0B-povPvaMdF9oR63gtUbwo_BUEAzJ-kZGO6maONbznf76KHtw67zUEm1VYU8nNAfNMAPeSZVuG0MV3_FUw0uKzOYTt1cJApzpb7Fa1WqTcVI7a0v2kGBlXQfwGcfEcu8TfD72fIP67kk8gAlHpfG/s4032/IMG_0813.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oTAAjRkXpxRN_TaDGylw_4MabIn_PGfoiyxhntT0B-povPvaMdF9oR63gtUbwo_BUEAzJ-kZGO6maONbznf76KHtw67zUEm1VYU8nNAfNMAPeSZVuG0MV3_FUw0uKzOYTt1cJApzpb7Fa1WqTcVI7a0v2kGBlXQfwGcfEcu8TfD72fIP67kk8gAlHpfG/w400-h300/IMG_0813.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remainder of the Polish infantry in the suburb are in a confused state, mixing firing and panicking in equal measure (you can just see the SdKfz 222 between the two houses)<br /></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/AVvXsEg7ACNnUEUgmPHKDEWHpaTISevkMN2vCv1nKiQnHu6SFavwmBcOfOiTGAjzMXfYfquA__SqqM33M6g2pfrZx37RODHWFNtl85D4X6p1FBBeqCWN2lRRfXoUySSYoJv3bDf_o3RhoKWLCgjjtC9Qo5MhiLQ8BeBGYFi2mZVOyxsPeJe9wrfY1ZeSGcD4Pi4z/s4032/IMG_0815.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2811" data-original-width="4032" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ACNnUEUgmPHKDEWHpaTISevkMN2vCv1nKiQnHu6SFavwmBcOfOiTGAjzMXfYfquA__SqqM33M6g2pfrZx37RODHWFNtl85D4X6p1FBBeqCWN2lRRfXoUySSYoJv3bDf_o3RhoKWLCgjjtC9Qo5MhiLQ8BeBGYFi2mZVOyxsPeJe9wrfY1ZeSGcD4Pi4z/w400-h279/IMG_0815.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other German platoon finally clears the woods, at least<br /></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/AVvXsEhwrFvpCujFgJH2QR6ir-vJTwk9f76OzaVzIGFKiucH-wuXu0fd-5dOYgnl0ii9ADEdc-7VF85jjs6jyBjP8kv_C7a9PBawVeMz5JtnofK0okpOerbioV2DOXOJFwx8WOZQxGV-8mfENnYPCvuDR06Zz-3qGwx71sUlrHwjTg6SIqZWW9erDwjjVvDxCNN6/s4032/IMG_0816.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="4032" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrFvpCujFgJH2QR6ir-vJTwk9f76OzaVzIGFKiucH-wuXu0fd-5dOYgnl0ii9ADEdc-7VF85jjs6jyBjP8kv_C7a9PBawVeMz5JtnofK0okpOerbioV2DOXOJFwx8WOZQxGV-8mfENnYPCvuDR06Zz-3qGwx71sUlrHwjTg6SIqZWW9erDwjjVvDxCNN6/w400-h272/IMG_0816.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Recce Coy command moves off the hill towards the suburb, to help out his subordinates!<br /></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/AVvXsEgoAs0dESnfva54brdCuOF1F09AFHYiB_rdwfkAN9JW5sVICHYJ5OtzIdNArgWHngin6gN6g0lSzzQ_Nmq_4qGn7xI2ESPJ_U5T2hjyv2LvlsOc4WmgpyH500EMy0UxIdn8qn54MtHmWsSrz-A7FvGjzAKYWSlx7ugEUeFj2kgVfyyL8ewOEWcq836XDTv4/s4032/IMG_0817.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAs0dESnfva54brdCuOF1F09AFHYiB_rdwfkAN9JW5sVICHYJ5OtzIdNArgWHngin6gN6g0lSzzQ_Nmq_4qGn7xI2ESPJ_U5T2hjyv2LvlsOc4WmgpyH500EMy0UxIdn8qn54MtHmWsSrz-A7FvGjzAKYWSlx7ugEUeFj2kgVfyyL8ewOEWcq836XDTv4/w400-h300/IMG_0817.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German platoon is stuck in a firefight with the Poles, although they have managed to eliminate one of the MMGs<br /></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/AVvXsEhgfmkBeHRLDDo5179GmWBcQclBg11TI-w9MQzJA4KEcJ4FD1B4udZ8Odv6WysNxxz6svCAzLLHTNZ6FcMfKMUc9Oz9i6uVXIypc184huV-BmfOnrrbbBbnPwkpGxsgdV-1aytNqfSs7zpqRiuLUOWGvm0-FvdsJB81L6MP1d6CPmoV-KWcLCTKwyOdIq3X/s4032/IMG_0818.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfmkBeHRLDDo5179GmWBcQclBg11TI-w9MQzJA4KEcJ4FD1B4udZ8Odv6WysNxxz6svCAzLLHTNZ6FcMfKMUc9Oz9i6uVXIypc184huV-BmfOnrrbbBbnPwkpGxsgdV-1aytNqfSs7zpqRiuLUOWGvm0-FvdsJB81L6MP1d6CPmoV-KWcLCTKwyOdIq3X/w400-h300/IMG_0818.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More of the Germans fall in their turn<br /></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/AVvXsEhEwSiy0N-cunCCxlrg5n9Z8N4Z0QswfOwazOeL8gNj3GcsOv1LWgYgpuNlcIx94YNkbntlFm632CYaGQbB2OcCM_Mtx_dGyDIjtNcDotyImt7jfPy8m4oSl1m4BL7vytVH0tibSaLNZORfvPIGQlDGs1xCseeISPNGrEoloJl8LzWtpKnNqCTVZp5LZT4N/s4032/IMG_0819.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwSiy0N-cunCCxlrg5n9Z8N4Z0QswfOwazOeL8gNj3GcsOv1LWgYgpuNlcIx94YNkbntlFm632CYaGQbB2OcCM_Mtx_dGyDIjtNcDotyImt7jfPy8m4oSl1m4BL7vytVH0tibSaLNZORfvPIGQlDGs1xCseeISPNGrEoloJl8LzWtpKnNqCTVZp5LZT4N/w400-h300/IMG_0819.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going for broke, the remnants of 2 Platoon advance, but they walk into a hail of fire and are cut down<br /></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/AVvXsEiYI2m1DC2e8yA1MUczfW1Szl6YxdNbvWTzjnwiwegZ56o1dhQB6ofIThyphenhyphenVVe1ZF6CGbpIwoOKG8INZcwHMxbR27AR9-IUWsMryqqMXC4bxNWCRB8ndPLEiMfbu4pmryhil_BsQmcNggjrVrBr0W8i0mDW1h7m_zbtuvqPFQbF5TmvEeSv3FI5wnnJCP_VP/s4032/IMG_0821.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYI2m1DC2e8yA1MUczfW1Szl6YxdNbvWTzjnwiwegZ56o1dhQB6ofIThyphenhyphenVVe1ZF6CGbpIwoOKG8INZcwHMxbR27AR9-IUWsMryqqMXC4bxNWCRB8ndPLEiMfbu4pmryhil_BsQmcNggjrVrBr0W8i0mDW1h7m_zbtuvqPFQbF5TmvEeSv3FI5wnnJCP_VP/w400-h300/IMG_0821.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The arrival of the heavy armoured car throws the Poles into more confusion - they are lucky that the German armoured car gunners are shooting pretty badly!!! On the other hand, the ATR gunner is spending his time alternating panicking and missing too...<br /></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/AVvXsEhgn_ZZSYyw_Iw2H2-lCnk8Az_gXGjo-qF8cQswh5MkqTouIUgqKfiVFmQXFuKzWjqvAYwugQUpCaU5FmZy4ZNj8icIBIsEwSVAwLzUNe9Ghe31MvTcUxUcOrDn3PM3UmQ8FkfYDKm_Y5xUFbktzAi1xokQq9ASRE4DNITFZjhJISlcV5PjmyHNLYfG5f_w/s4032/IMG_0823.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgn_ZZSYyw_Iw2H2-lCnk8Az_gXGjo-qF8cQswh5MkqTouIUgqKfiVFmQXFuKzWjqvAYwugQUpCaU5FmZy4ZNj8icIBIsEwSVAwLzUNe9Ghe31MvTcUxUcOrDn3PM3UmQ8FkfYDKm_Y5xUFbktzAi1xokQq9ASRE4DNITFZjhJISlcV5PjmyHNLYfG5f_w/w400-h300/IMG_0823.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since he is there, one Coy commander (German) destroy the other Coy commander's ride! The truck blows up...<br /></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/AVvXsEiuog1xv5M4Geo3Ku3b39WNcPKuQqJVAHtuJO4D5DLDbOvvqCJICr7PNodMZcTE6p9Q_dFOhcRwam8L4NLPC_zPqP_LP88-CZh-hLopQs0RyQgMX709rIp3sO7DpoVB1n4PKToGo69ofj9E0_60fFEvvMnLdOBUL-T8pRGFOAPCAJggDPZwW6r2_VC4PxB7/s4032/IMG_0824.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuog1xv5M4Geo3Ku3b39WNcPKuQqJVAHtuJO4D5DLDbOvvqCJICr7PNodMZcTE6p9Q_dFOhcRwam8L4NLPC_zPqP_LP88-CZh-hLopQs0RyQgMX709rIp3sO7DpoVB1n4PKToGo69ofj9E0_60fFEvvMnLdOBUL-T8pRGFOAPCAJggDPZwW6r2_VC4PxB7/w400-h300/IMG_0824.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish company commander himself is killed seconds later<br /></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/AVvXsEjmdDsR-uyw9jz46w_UKH-wI2XHpvqYPuGaX3OWEDjzeEhU8_tlQHZEDWwXWAs9GJef7NMfkZ3rJOE1Y1GEmKOYIvvVfYZb-ZSF6rArSa2xeACi0vCt7TLMjP09RuGz1vWvmOnkX0XGEe9HIbslUht53eQr8bG7Bk8b7NCvV02uJEap5KCv79eMTDNepeBy/s4032/IMG_0827.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdDsR-uyw9jz46w_UKH-wI2XHpvqYPuGaX3OWEDjzeEhU8_tlQHZEDWwXWAs9GJef7NMfkZ3rJOE1Y1GEmKOYIvvVfYZb-ZSF6rArSa2xeACi0vCt7TLMjP09RuGz1vWvmOnkX0XGEe9HIbslUht53eQr8bG7Bk8b7NCvV02uJEap5KCv79eMTDNepeBy/w400-h300/IMG_0827.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish ATR gunner flies into a murderous rage, and despatches both the armoured cars in short order, the surviving German crew bailing out and surrendering<br /></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/AVvXsEiKMWpQ1YJWorwi_tGNSyi5AvszMOEb8GBTWJ6IecXjXcCXXQwKc56I_XqTAcAWy-ZZYKsZj061ACGRCKgwkDA4t1Rwoc7Z8HtE0tv95Vqwxehnbh9YwRGgzXQyGEbkwVXb7BkoMHMyd6z-yEF6FLQljvYcl4yMx9lS1lcu-wlb9e8EAQK10VN_dA_xgr88/s4032/IMG_0828.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMWpQ1YJWorwi_tGNSyi5AvszMOEb8GBTWJ6IecXjXcCXXQwKc56I_XqTAcAWy-ZZYKsZj061ACGRCKgwkDA4t1Rwoc7Z8HtE0tv95Vqwxehnbh9YwRGgzXQyGEbkwVXb7BkoMHMyd6z-yEF6FLQljvYcl4yMx9lS1lcu-wlb9e8EAQK10VN_dA_xgr88/w400-h300/IMG_0828.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The position at the end of the battle: most of the German Recce company is killed, wounded, captured or burning...but they have managed to at least cling onto a toe-hold at the edge of the suburb...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Another fun fight, if very bloody once again! I make the total losses for the Germans as 4 AFVs,16 KIA, 30 WIA (of whom 7 were also POW, including the Company commander); for the Poles, 1 truck 12 KIA (including the company commander), 24 WIA (inc. 3 POW), plus 12 unwounded POW. Broadly I think we can give that one to the Polish reservists, although it definitely felt like a big ask for the Aufklaarungsabteilung!!! As in the last battle, but more pronounced, fear of German armoured vehicles had an impact rather larger than their physical capabilities might warrant; unlike in the last battle, the Germans were without any artillery support to help them over the line. Incidentally, the way the armour shock and the observation rules work, it is perfectly possible for the AFV to never even see the infantry they are making panic...<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Models by Heroics & Ros, Baccus, Scotia & Leven. <br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-26316220958553562732024-01-31T05:59:00.002+00:002024-01-31T05:59:16.740+00:00Kampfgruppe Heller: Battle 06, Poland<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2015/01/kg-klink-poland-game-6.html">Battle 6</a> in Just Jack's 'Kampfgruppe von Klink' campaign (and, confusingly enough the <i>seventh</i> action in my re-fight...) is the last action around Mokra - this time, my own Kampfgruppe, KG Heller, has been ordered to make another armoured push to clear the area...</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">As ever in this series, I am playtesting John D Salt's <i>Gummipanzergrenadier </i>rules. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Germans:</div><div style="text-align: left;">KG Command: 1 armoured car, 1 command group (SMG)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Attached FOO: 1 PzI</div><div style="text-align: left;">Panzer Coy HQ: 1 PzIIIA <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Panzer Platoon: 3 PzIVB, 2 PZIIB</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 Rifle Platoon: 3 sections (belt-fed LMG, bolt-action rifles), 1 50mm mortar, 1 ATR, 3 trucks <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2 Rifle Platoon: 3 sections (belt-fed LMG, bolt-action rifles), 1 50mm mortar, 1 ATR, 3 trucks </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Poles:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Company Command: 1 Command section (bolt-action rifles and BAR), 1 truck</div><div style="text-align: left;">Anti-tank battery: 4 37mm anti-tank guns, 1 rifle section (bolt-action rifles and BAR, treated as a command section), 1 MMG<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1 Rifle Platoon: 1 Command section, 3 rifle sections (bolt-action rifles and BAR), 1 MMG, 2 ATR, 2 47mm mortars<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div> </div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up: <br /></h2><div style="text-align: left;"> </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/AVvXsEgOSHlt3fkMEKDFNmSFh2GbE-wT3UWxnqG4pYpF3NuLK81_tPtzQv5B7_jTRX5irAcnhDr1T1NUDMg1mk_bEkAlKxoUGq2AKdRr6PvhBOPIDGILcDS0fn56igWJ56rZHHMoX1r5oR9BJC1tjvvnq06RWxUWmePm__OKIwNUJ__d68y5OnH6w9Ck0qyRTM4k/s3689/IMG_0711.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2665" data-original-width="3689" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSHlt3fkMEKDFNmSFh2GbE-wT3UWxnqG4pYpF3NuLK81_tPtzQv5B7_jTRX5irAcnhDr1T1NUDMg1mk_bEkAlKxoUGq2AKdRr6PvhBOPIDGILcDS0fn56igWJ56rZHHMoX1r5oR9BJC1tjvvnq06RWxUWmePm__OKIwNUJ__d68y5OnH6w9Ck0qyRTM4k/w400-h289/IMG_0711.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KG Heller approaching from the West (left)<br /></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/AVvXsEi9bIkxsmk-tETKK2vp9Vb1EWHKM89ufLvUrNjzx6wvNhuB40vkwM2KGzGScOvGyP74XvrHugr58-K6aDosOlCe9sz61xS-eM_qAc6PP4dt9tvawdAPQqXnIPpIiw67xY15QlsbfC-uY0a7TTl2b7YAEBRqt2Rzihb54oi9pFm3LeYQcUe2PL5jTGhhKNsJ/s3209/IMG_0713.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3209" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bIkxsmk-tETKK2vp9Vb1EWHKM89ufLvUrNjzx6wvNhuB40vkwM2KGzGScOvGyP74XvrHugr58-K6aDosOlCe9sz61xS-eM_qAc6PP4dt9tvawdAPQqXnIPpIiw67xY15QlsbfC-uY0a7TTl2b7YAEBRqt2Rzihb54oi9pFm3LeYQcUe2PL5jTGhhKNsJ/w400-h378/IMG_0713.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Panzer Platoon and 2 Rifle Platoon are on the German left (above the road), 1 Rifle Platoon is on the road<br /></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/AVvXsEi4yY5NBQ5So7dZMzaIBfh8ap1sZD2JSSPT-FJFv8LX5_o1nU16I4kaFPp1Su967FZyQ7Pp_APzmsGApbXLOHN0tOveHmYdEvIMnGRKq1slJ_kb5i_qL_VHUHBAAQxvGtJMgEQ3ThYFdZzOse9CyyJ-9hDLVS05QXWVLaZQoKWh38a5JVsKtYtt20BXqr_T/s3024/IMG_0714.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2887" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yY5NBQ5So7dZMzaIBfh8ap1sZD2JSSPT-FJFv8LX5_o1nU16I4kaFPp1Su967FZyQ7Pp_APzmsGApbXLOHN0tOveHmYdEvIMnGRKq1slJ_kb5i_qL_VHUHBAAQxvGtJMgEQ3ThYFdZzOse9CyyJ-9hDLVS05QXWVLaZQoKWh38a5JVsKtYtt20BXqr_T/w383-h400/IMG_0714.JPG" width="383" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another angle<br /></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/AVvXsEipD9em34g0XaXKOVkVGnho-ex7RSBuk0V_KRpTh6o7TWE7fychR_FoQNUOdJqcs8tzSOJHedG2yC1NKN2dw2PWFltApUj7KTV-SZnUXovIJ39cSLa6X-i7rO_8veBKQe8oSioXIWGbDWC7d8pXdbID_b-f8Khd2KfZMyu-_Y560D8FCp8-PNCBtu4RGNOg/s4032/IMG_0715.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2564" data-original-width="4032" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipD9em34g0XaXKOVkVGnho-ex7RSBuk0V_KRpTh6o7TWE7fychR_FoQNUOdJqcs8tzSOJHedG2yC1NKN2dw2PWFltApUj7KTV-SZnUXovIJ39cSLa6X-i7rO_8veBKQe8oSioXIWGbDWC7d8pXdbID_b-f8Khd2KfZMyu-_Y560D8FCp8-PNCBtu4RGNOg/w400-h254/IMG_0715.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elements of the Polish 1 Platoon are spread between the woods (left) and the trenches (top-right); there are two 37mm anti-tank guns in support<br /></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/AVvXsEjYUbK1cOPUkiHXWPERKigSttSzSG_qyyzJgFU3zOWFZS6-7lX4xauY19-svjhfmPkbtMA4igajZf8l1Elrs0aFKtTyNKI4A90t2Z6z2y7gE0W5lRR17YDcbvSMMEXgiE_VNZjLtRh3-R-_eRjFDrROIhcRo1Ju2GCF7Pr6e5Q7X5-5IeltyT_2MWyi9VlK/s4032/IMG_0716.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="4032" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUbK1cOPUkiHXWPERKigSttSzSG_qyyzJgFU3zOWFZS6-7lX4xauY19-svjhfmPkbtMA4igajZf8l1Elrs0aFKtTyNKI4A90t2Z6z2y7gE0W5lRR17YDcbvSMMEXgiE_VNZjLtRh3-R-_eRjFDrROIhcRo1Ju2GCF7Pr6e5Q7X5-5IeltyT_2MWyi9VlK/w400-h243/IMG_0716.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other pair of 37mm anti-tank guns each side of the road, dug-in; one of the anti-tank guns is supported by a Polish MMG; there should have been another infantry section in the forward trenches (bottom) but they have disappeared from view!!! Full marks for cam-and-concealment...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Battle:<br /></h2><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/AVvXsEiL1o4jnf2cTMb3Vsvatz-awwVDNmkyKejiyfZjAuSt2Q0ApY2Chfx4qR-kLsUActMaPZzHOQ0GHC2ZrHNvOX2dIBbQkb_BDvzvyiOBEcxKcZIlaQubMUtRWMM1PulGCaOPpzErFXmfYPWyee3GEfPKUAFijjN3HDKEPKUu-rhLH4Pj6wHlD3-u-Ve7phux/s4032/IMG_0718.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1o4jnf2cTMb3Vsvatz-awwVDNmkyKejiyfZjAuSt2Q0ApY2Chfx4qR-kLsUActMaPZzHOQ0GHC2ZrHNvOX2dIBbQkb_BDvzvyiOBEcxKcZIlaQubMUtRWMM1PulGCaOPpzErFXmfYPWyee3GEfPKUAFijjN3HDKEPKUu-rhLH4Pj6wHlD3-u-Ve7phux/w400-h300/IMG_0718.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German plan is to go three-pronged, hoping to find some kind of gap in the Polish line...<br /></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/AVvXsEgpBogop6BIy3-fyoA5xT9-PaHL-obhSMNVx74TdxiE_Flr0u6NJT-RvcSDJTP4dCdPbEN6YVsKusaOINQHXguZxQTCTzJNOrrA39_CbfhlWh3s_maZkQppHuyODPQN4zlTzMd0JFbq_WC4HgnndwiAcuddadhk-N3X0zRkhMiEeJ7lZppld6a96Tgh7XbK/s4032/IMG_0720.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="4032" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBogop6BIy3-fyoA5xT9-PaHL-obhSMNVx74TdxiE_Flr0u6NJT-RvcSDJTP4dCdPbEN6YVsKusaOINQHXguZxQTCTzJNOrrA39_CbfhlWh3s_maZkQppHuyODPQN4zlTzMd0JFbq_WC4HgnndwiAcuddadhk-N3X0zRkhMiEeJ7lZppld6a96Tgh7XbK/w400-h265/IMG_0720.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lead PzII advances close to the woods...<br /></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/AVvXsEinamu4OoiSD9uiGvq8D8KPoXBgqRF98-Gh75NWmLgxSw8zswwg7pncgoUBc19H5v0QT4UEhUye_LudyI-pW2xPdaiosBcGdBRrUO2WDhI0R6CVv11MU0LD3MFyDnMraFQqUbXo7f9Yytx4voY1mcx5h1pztUtLKnjWtfZK0M8u6DbyxcwulrwiTLDjKsv3/s4032/IMG_0721.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2524" data-original-width="4032" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinamu4OoiSD9uiGvq8D8KPoXBgqRF98-Gh75NWmLgxSw8zswwg7pncgoUBc19H5v0QT4UEhUye_LudyI-pW2xPdaiosBcGdBRrUO2WDhI0R6CVv11MU0LD3MFyDnMraFQqUbXo7f9Yytx4voY1mcx5h1pztUtLKnjWtfZK0M8u6DbyxcwulrwiTLDjKsv3/w400-h250/IMG_0721.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...but beats a hasty retreat when contact is made!<br /></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/AVvXsEjph8X44E6qk2WCDvNs3r9cmknH6hnPK1uGNVxcnD7ox2IKkV_0r0H-aqNDIeQX-EDjQyeFMwHuygtu9MGprAXOXjLVrY20p4xwP1ezkkEkN2YcRF-vdJDEYFCLz6IHYmJ-DjCJlOStZbeflrGMDsC5U1rS0sL8W9oKlcvE5etjM770xYLPRj3WOVl2kuxx/s4032/IMG_0723.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjph8X44E6qk2WCDvNs3r9cmknH6hnPK1uGNVxcnD7ox2IKkV_0r0H-aqNDIeQX-EDjQyeFMwHuygtu9MGprAXOXjLVrY20p4xwP1ezkkEkN2YcRF-vdJDEYFCLz6IHYmJ-DjCJlOStZbeflrGMDsC5U1rS0sL8W9oKlcvE5etjM770xYLPRj3WOVl2kuxx/w400-h300/IMG_0723.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German rifle platoon breaks off the road and uses the woods to shield their advance - the 37mm anti-tank gun has them in sight, but the low probability of hitting but certainty of giving away the location inclines the crew to hold their fire...when suddenly some loud explosions from the middle of the field indicate a 37mm anti-tank round has found its mark (it is actually from the anti-tank gun in the far corner (top-right))<br /></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/AVvXsEiH42BfetpcqXtM7k2WPaZHT1q8sxGULuS95xsqjXD6ibVfaBGOb3QD_lvrebYa98MUId_wVZb103PwOHdUXH9K8sKRmQu-V5mLoZtxXNr_EVQWZQfyht5BVawSgBqldntf_-89krq7bJy-WpqnGmCpWNFNV07EWSNP4ojIqL4GwYAc1VjQM3u7My9iQksk/s4032/IMG_0726.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="4032" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH42BfetpcqXtM7k2WPaZHT1q8sxGULuS95xsqjXD6ibVfaBGOb3QD_lvrebYa98MUId_wVZb103PwOHdUXH9K8sKRmQu-V5mLoZtxXNr_EVQWZQfyht5BVawSgBqldntf_-89krq7bJy-WpqnGmCpWNFNV07EWSNP4ojIqL4GwYAc1VjQM3u7My9iQksk/w400-h251/IMG_0726.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German FOO noticed the anti-tank gun and calls in the 105mm battery on its position...<br /></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/AVvXsEiaY1btAplXBHy8ssX5ulq-7VPX9Rs0gLTU2UUZ0bLLXSIavESCBLzgriB0z96t2qayjO7n_Se_ZUynpIbo_f3BgAvxcSwISS05gS3tFAWJ4ffcADhV3lVfgDVlwQS0kkKSxMn1IeqKceO3_ik3rYRVJmEmfLGQZkcwu7HWxzLUPvMOVFOgUhuwFwgCWb4v/s4032/IMG_0728.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4032" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaY1btAplXBHy8ssX5ulq-7VPX9Rs0gLTU2UUZ0bLLXSIavESCBLzgriB0z96t2qayjO7n_Se_ZUynpIbo_f3BgAvxcSwISS05gS3tFAWJ4ffcADhV3lVfgDVlwQS0kkKSxMn1IeqKceO3_ik3rYRVJmEmfLGQZkcwu7HWxzLUPvMOVFOgUhuwFwgCWb4v/w400-h230/IMG_0728.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some very effective shooting knocks out the anti-tank gun in short order (and unknown to the Germans, eliminates one of the Polish MMGs in the trenches too!)<br /></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/AVvXsEg3APYhyphenhyphenRn9De8DpqTUgy7TTzR5R0RyKLmrdPK01VoKnUc-jM4kooGOhWULgyuV0_AA0xXZPRqSG-a-g5Vq7aQUI5GZw8E6RvPs8YtNiCN9OnIyyrz0PFLQDaHoIWEBaehRnF10UOeb3N4LwRIa-0J3e8zvoxJianX2xkr3Qk1zwqWIGPiLVoH33lrhPJP7/s3034/IMG_0729.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="3034" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3APYhyphenhyphenRn9De8DpqTUgy7TTzR5R0RyKLmrdPK01VoKnUc-jM4kooGOhWULgyuV0_AA0xXZPRqSG-a-g5Vq7aQUI5GZw8E6RvPs8YtNiCN9OnIyyrz0PFLQDaHoIWEBaehRnF10UOeb3N4LwRIa-0J3e8zvoxJianX2xkr3Qk1zwqWIGPiLVoH33lrhPJP7/w400-h373/IMG_0729.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other German rifle platoon has dismounted and is working its way through the woods...<br /></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/AVvXsEhgEcPGl2iPKaSHmOvR9Ebe1qld8C6xgtkZCqHB_E2FkwLoT6t-olkgiYMafq9E3n6t2xx5JExRpkQYNyJMcIcG9MJ3BjSJnWgUCCZZKpZyqNtbtb1nMyhSsb9liz5EfZqF7plfKdD82AAmJq7qR-IvhlHYCIXlKtuL88Wg6JrBwpk2aRwGdCx4RzPN8B6j/s4032/IMG_0732.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEcPGl2iPKaSHmOvR9Ebe1qld8C6xgtkZCqHB_E2FkwLoT6t-olkgiYMafq9E3n6t2xx5JExRpkQYNyJMcIcG9MJ3BjSJnWgUCCZZKpZyqNtbtb1nMyhSsb9liz5EfZqF7plfKdD82AAmJq7qR-IvhlHYCIXlKtuL88Wg6JrBwpk2aRwGdCx4RzPN8B6j/w400-h300/IMG_0732.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone's camouflage is working a bit too well but, as Oberst Heller tries to catch up with his infantry platoon, he comes under fire from an anti-tank gun...<br /></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/AVvXsEgdFzuUoLp2xnugrVgWGpk5C5zbGNpsOb6KvOV746Deuxlalgzp3wZ_boomzWOyLHHjqw_g7pzlKp1P0KJz3H9oBmQaRxsLJDLelPEj7Bt-pSKCgbdXvAcc8nUhLyYpv7woVO9XzICbxTDdN_mkYydEWUgj6G8CB0mR8eIGy9PKF9Fcze8UZuTnwOSq76Oe/s4032/IMG_0733.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFzuUoLp2xnugrVgWGpk5C5zbGNpsOb6KvOV746Deuxlalgzp3wZ_boomzWOyLHHjqw_g7pzlKp1P0KJz3H9oBmQaRxsLJDLelPEj7Bt-pSKCgbdXvAcc8nUhLyYpv7woVO9XzICbxTDdN_mkYydEWUgj6G8CB0mR8eIGy9PKF9Fcze8UZuTnwOSq76Oe/w400-h300/IMG_0733.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happily for him it missed, but he quickly retreats back into the cover of the woods (left) - note the position of the FOO's Panzer I at the other edge of the same wood<br /></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/AVvXsEix6oYJIUJzUpWJx2DCn_aG6Dc0mBFi3bZeKQt9Dnrwg4H4nkuyArfZ1WeKAM2wrPTQRp9MG7LjFt64hWYQPGgGqotvuyXUS7CD8dwhrnWJav63c77hY6lfRE7XTaqGtSuawGsOXuIKWBFVmQWCmChVgm6u7Z8kSNtctFTI9HotVHqez1cnFAf2tlJvSIF3/s4032/IMG_0735.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="4032" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6oYJIUJzUpWJx2DCn_aG6Dc0mBFi3bZeKQt9Dnrwg4H4nkuyArfZ1WeKAM2wrPTQRp9MG7LjFt64hWYQPGgGqotvuyXUS7CD8dwhrnWJav63c77hY6lfRE7XTaqGtSuawGsOXuIKWBFVmQWCmChVgm6u7Z8kSNtctFTI9HotVHqez1cnFAf2tlJvSIF3/w400-h263/IMG_0735.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is quite difficult to see unfortunately, but the Poles have retreated to the far side of the wood to get away from the two Panzers<br /></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/AVvXsEhLvqNUJVvRYCFfd1EfGMHVUHk37jthUUuljTkY8N5d9fsZGpAub19ESnhyphenhyphenXaS6WdxIGjqAcpwr0JOWI-ThZpcmehCZsMP-st4KSIe6mbdlJ08MC6RnS0NJsdsZ4u7S9m3Y52WBcxdC2lNAGbHuHQj2Ee9uTytoyifaCNZ3VaCojrRZzbTKGV7bOd691Hn9/s4032/IMG_0739.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="4032" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvqNUJVvRYCFfd1EfGMHVUHk37jthUUuljTkY8N5d9fsZGpAub19ESnhyphenhyphenXaS6WdxIGjqAcpwr0JOWI-ThZpcmehCZsMP-st4KSIe6mbdlJ08MC6RnS0NJsdsZ4u7S9m3Y52WBcxdC2lNAGbHuHQj2Ee9uTytoyifaCNZ3VaCojrRZzbTKGV7bOd691Hn9/w400-h269/IMG_0739.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probably, just in time, since the Panzers are on the move again<br /></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/AVvXsEimuKjOYldHj7Y58Ixef7aSMzis33c9-0uGtGpI5__84lIQG8qv0QZUeJUqZVY6ta3s97ROe2V_NKVn2-FtPNxBFsjSoNGDP2biXB9GTGpAbo5Es9zSTMc8hZ3Id4okEPuWMB-IlKBXn7lMNVAqDDFnHUHL8cxfQ8o6z7Tf1Q7A1SdAbyyCrLyG57OmLoIb/s3575/IMG_0741.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3575" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuKjOYldHj7Y58Ixef7aSMzis33c9-0uGtGpI5__84lIQG8qv0QZUeJUqZVY6ta3s97ROe2V_NKVn2-FtPNxBFsjSoNGDP2biXB9GTGpAbo5Es9zSTMc8hZ3Id4okEPuWMB-IlKBXn7lMNVAqDDFnHUHL8cxfQ8o6z7Tf1Q7A1SdAbyyCrLyG57OmLoIb/w400-h339/IMG_0741.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second German rifle platoon is advancing somewhat gingerly through the woods<br /></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/AVvXsEgL9Ft0RhVoUgdwH82z9uoJ16TZBGQDh3W6KISfRybgDD1GTo38ZX7FHnPSk_i3LmUY41Qhgqcl5H4LBRe1pn0CXRtrtwsfifuP5FTwBEPTPFJYbp-KKs7-flA00gQMEa2l9NVQ2JAINrTSWdQ7x25leg1aUpsBizWdkiiajHzf7N9CghHCmO491JZOCqPb/s4032/IMG_0743.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9Ft0RhVoUgdwH82z9uoJ16TZBGQDh3W6KISfRybgDD1GTo38ZX7FHnPSk_i3LmUY41Qhgqcl5H4LBRe1pn0CXRtrtwsfifuP5FTwBEPTPFJYbp-KKs7-flA00gQMEa2l9NVQ2JAINrTSWdQ7x25leg1aUpsBizWdkiiajHzf7N9CghHCmO491JZOCqPb/w400-h300/IMG_0743.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the missing Polish infantry section puts in an appearance in the forward trench ;-) (centre)<br /></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/AVvXsEhwsuRmOJBwI4EdsigLv_MD08lqlH8KhUX582kkTUo7Uaeru0QgHcWKf6sVxaQcyxjiluyKmvW1LvEDZRbcYvP5G4cpK72aE5uJZIwmyA8DJJJWkJPK2p4E8gEuqF5E3vEEnt3Sr6fqjxpR-hEdc1TNFi56WjUKSOVHmBBjWF0Usw2YG1F9ZLoKohSbi8yx/s4032/IMG_0748.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsuRmOJBwI4EdsigLv_MD08lqlH8KhUX582kkTUo7Uaeru0QgHcWKf6sVxaQcyxjiluyKmvW1LvEDZRbcYvP5G4cpK72aE5uJZIwmyA8DJJJWkJPK2p4E8gEuqF5E3vEEnt3Sr6fqjxpR-hEdc1TNFi56WjUKSOVHmBBjWF0Usw2YG1F9ZLoKohSbi8yx/w400-h300/IMG_0748.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider shot - note that the Panzers in the centre have resumed their advance, going past the smoking hulk of the lead Panzer<br /></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/AVvXsEj9aKSETgU8bAtM2wzpo5Ovm3_ZiMHKlgjHm-R29XyycCh9QYV38YWPlkFkurmzk1m-2trhGLu-d3dMdGhK_mUetNekL11GwkVkKVyoH98vGxSt1Wmy5E5SeDDQFzew98B4vebwMHfhV0N_b0_CMUU9zN_4E3f53-YiHnPTVAAuGOnrmVyoqBdNIG4sRvTf/s4032/IMG_0749.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2580" data-original-width="4032" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aKSETgU8bAtM2wzpo5Ovm3_ZiMHKlgjHm-R29XyycCh9QYV38YWPlkFkurmzk1m-2trhGLu-d3dMdGhK_mUetNekL11GwkVkKVyoH98vGxSt1Wmy5E5SeDDQFzew98B4vebwMHfhV0N_b0_CMUU9zN_4E3f53-YiHnPTVAAuGOnrmVyoqBdNIG4sRvTf/w400-h256/IMG_0749.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the last unrevealed anti-tank gun fires - and knocks out another Panzer II<br /></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/AVvXsEhbwwLljs901CPi8iklh9sayjzSU4T2xFQv8y3xX2KILNs1b-lEd9BTRi7IkaC1KE8fhAckvUCnPD4uPD9o3T6rT58VI07ycLvKc9aPjvXwOndGXCp_ZbGVRZEZguWFbLbHgJZKqJM4GreY59zC5sWheeSnESB-tzGE9w9teQfPS0fQaPj-ZvpY0CrUtssm/s4032/IMG_0750.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwwLljs901CPi8iklh9sayjzSU4T2xFQv8y3xX2KILNs1b-lEd9BTRi7IkaC1KE8fhAckvUCnPD4uPD9o3T6rT58VI07ycLvKc9aPjvXwOndGXCp_ZbGVRZEZguWFbLbHgJZKqJM4GreY59zC5sWheeSnESB-tzGE9w9teQfPS0fQaPj-ZvpY0CrUtssm/w400-h300/IMG_0750.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And yet another German tank is knocked out in the centre, this time by an anti-tank rifle crew in the central woods (towards top)<br /></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/AVvXsEhnfzttaD6iR9wY-E3148oC3GxeZ9sChGXyxBhzMUAi_-qFtXcl30dqMvX4F40fjx68QtSC-BZkOCrt-rm5m1jP2loNTbclXL7RMdEQq8BOfm_UWCWUiRecXWn8Mo_OkDLx8EAHBCsPcFa20A-agkxyH5lezN-81FFBuN30llTPPqeyG8C9QRqd8031myN_/s4032/IMG_0753.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfzttaD6iR9wY-E3148oC3GxeZ9sChGXyxBhzMUAi_-qFtXcl30dqMvX4F40fjx68QtSC-BZkOCrt-rm5m1jP2loNTbclXL7RMdEQq8BOfm_UWCWUiRecXWn8Mo_OkDLx8EAHBCsPcFa20A-agkxyH5lezN-81FFBuN30llTPPqeyG8C9QRqd8031myN_/w400-h300/IMG_0753.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish anti-tank gun by the road joins in too (right), knocking out the other German tank in the centre (red smoke)<br /></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/AVvXsEilzaagg7tVLmeyAmXHLHuJoClDpBydk9rMgFJpsVENRAsL0cKD_4Z6zAVEAnY6ZzGz8AP-5HBoQO0ciLNPNKl343YuMNCW2Qg5TcnlFOEcMXtgzCF0aCo3tTDnPsNB1bflEBl6n3HYmH-tZ-XgEjODLd6SrYkg2YxZJ6NtHC56OtfaD6jAsaV8ICQp8yvy/s4032/IMG_0754.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzaagg7tVLmeyAmXHLHuJoClDpBydk9rMgFJpsVENRAsL0cKD_4Z6zAVEAnY6ZzGz8AP-5HBoQO0ciLNPNKl343YuMNCW2Qg5TcnlFOEcMXtgzCF0aCo3tTDnPsNB1bflEBl6n3HYmH-tZ-XgEjODLd6SrYkg2YxZJ6NtHC56OtfaD6jAsaV8ICQp8yvy/w400-h300/IMG_0754.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German platoon moving through the woods comes under quite intensive fire from the Poles in the trenches as soon as they come into view...<br /></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/AVvXsEj2nz9y4OPvq0kJyEMKgdFmYZuFhSbm4Q69aGJctbIuvjSpZvSxSct0Dryi4j-FTrsHgTxEfVscEcN_BwrUXsushRAUjSHCXS5ga-Bbdxb1_6lU_tVoZ3ka-nmHrwV1WIwWbqpyTO8ZmdA71Q6Tkn9TuOk5ZPP8z7YcREZ6i9k7GjsPm-g9mPp4gngvIZAJ/s4008/IMG_0755.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="4008" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nz9y4OPvq0kJyEMKgdFmYZuFhSbm4Q69aGJctbIuvjSpZvSxSct0Dryi4j-FTrsHgTxEfVscEcN_BwrUXsushRAUjSHCXS5ga-Bbdxb1_6lU_tVoZ3ka-nmHrwV1WIwWbqpyTO8ZmdA71Q6Tkn9TuOk5ZPP8z7YcREZ6i9k7GjsPm-g9mPp4gngvIZAJ/w400-h241/IMG_0755.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last German tank on the flank attacks! It causes quite widespread panic amongst the Poles<br /></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/AVvXsEiTE9CsPAFW_-9kD66a31O8TzAPaV9PIgZyTrk5bL-9wBhJsussAml-x8x6Hlfh6wt8g68Rs1SRiEnBjbkJgqiu8596B9lOW1mdPKs4Jhaem_iQzADDyazkMX43hAHKqCMNKII6DytXhD6rtMe9KU-fN_uPFEV5F9xdPv3Rj-xOV-0Th7CDtBnVrn6fo-uQ/s4032/IMG_0756.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2605" data-original-width="4032" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE9CsPAFW_-9kD66a31O8TzAPaV9PIgZyTrk5bL-9wBhJsussAml-x8x6Hlfh6wt8g68Rs1SRiEnBjbkJgqiu8596B9lOW1mdPKs4Jhaem_iQzADDyazkMX43hAHKqCMNKII6DytXhD6rtMe9KU-fN_uPFEV5F9xdPv3Rj-xOV-0Th7CDtBnVrn6fo-uQ/w400-h259/IMG_0756.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German tank gets in position to enfilade the trench (it is poking out behind one of the smoke plumes! I should have taken the smoke markers off - the barrage had stopped a while ago - but in the heat of battle, I forgot...)<br /></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/AVvXsEj6PC2aPwwelEeHgZx-c-JmOqHO3WzwXbRhyphenhyphenxl3F5XKAGhQbyzbAZRNLQEw05SohwhXRi1ht_nijcEtL76WTeQDCqdsx-GXDUXXsvWiyGIfLBuuuDcQQ4GmsFdUkxUyWB6YsrtyX4LIJetfoRfhpTyzMyORR-Seh5BxbU5z-LCMMZ7-fgDK7hR0yoLOA7zs/s4032/IMG_0757.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PC2aPwwelEeHgZx-c-JmOqHO3WzwXbRhyphenhyphenxl3F5XKAGhQbyzbAZRNLQEw05SohwhXRi1ht_nijcEtL76WTeQDCqdsx-GXDUXXsvWiyGIfLBuuuDcQQ4GmsFdUkxUyWB6YsrtyX4LIJetfoRfhpTyzMyORR-Seh5BxbU5z-LCMMZ7-fgDK7hR0yoLOA7zs/w400-h300/IMG_0757.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German infantry at the edge of the woods is suffering heavy casualties, caught as it is between close range BAR and rifle fire from the trenches (centre) with the MMG by the anti-tank gun (right)<br /></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/AVvXsEhVnbxqwGEiIbkhkT5j-b1m63_XPrWK_8BrhgqgcjxATooxdlgfnEiiQVFGvTK16IT5Y07BnXfGuvbs3rq3DyXFkigiqvCq6a3-gd_0NEZ9YoRL558s7fHkeNMlGviimmihnQDYkGSsIQgqJhc6kvgusV1dFou2Fk75ziGCMs6MVWswjF8jzoDcIokjlsRN/s4032/IMG_0759.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnbxqwGEiIbkhkT5j-b1m63_XPrWK_8BrhgqgcjxATooxdlgfnEiiQVFGvTK16IT5Y07BnXfGuvbs3rq3DyXFkigiqvCq6a3-gd_0NEZ9YoRL558s7fHkeNMlGviimmihnQDYkGSsIQgqJhc6kvgusV1dFou2Fk75ziGCMs6MVWswjF8jzoDcIokjlsRN/w400-h300/IMG_0759.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another German squad goes <i>hors de combat</i>...<br /></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/AVvXsEgy5uC9EBy0GBIG_-QFY21fgE-3xX_Lg5EvfOCMT5ljMO13vIlI0li4Xs_Xrgjdg-FwuHnP3SySPnfJIWNF_LV470NLQFwJT5Pxc_Wirgn7CY2ptMVlv6LmQUOtBISy8z_sJLWZMkH0FLVU6FwjKWo9sOy0grECuP-QsRrW6OH9lgLGxXE64OeZ0vtkvJMt/s4032/IMG_0760.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5uC9EBy0GBIG_-QFY21fgE-3xX_Lg5EvfOCMT5ljMO13vIlI0li4Xs_Xrgjdg-FwuHnP3SySPnfJIWNF_LV470NLQFwJT5Pxc_Wirgn7CY2ptMVlv6LmQUOtBISy8z_sJLWZMkH0FLVU6FwjKWo9sOy0grECuP-QsRrW6OH9lgLGxXE64OeZ0vtkvJMt/w400-h300/IMG_0760.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish infantry in the trenches finally succumb...<br /></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/AVvXsEhbYOw815wHR8CyBndwuzDE8mKCrUXrq9Tsj7NG5J4PWBpnhdOOJvTuj-6HJB4JCaxiaxRNbydALv5tNqTorpRoH4VAQ7bArQVlLNDWtYWMEt2xPXyy_VzF-5CmnW9u_vFlEBjJsK1eyQO_YurzP0koMOeRaSsmxa_r77N4Qv2M-91bG9q5XIyVa3H2qu1D/s4000/IMG_0761.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2395" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYOw815wHR8CyBndwuzDE8mKCrUXrq9Tsj7NG5J4PWBpnhdOOJvTuj-6HJB4JCaxiaxRNbydALv5tNqTorpRoH4VAQ7bArQVlLNDWtYWMEt2xPXyy_VzF-5CmnW9u_vFlEBjJsK1eyQO_YurzP0koMOeRaSsmxa_r77N4Qv2M-91bG9q5XIyVa3H2qu1D/w400-h240/IMG_0761.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the other German infantry platoon has got into the woods on the other flank - they start engaging the remaining Polish infantry there - the German Panzer Company commander is following up the other surviving German tank (right)<br /></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/AVvXsEjVbJtF3jP2hB5AGSdEwE8KAKcyYwjDzSH4SaOTBMfqDtFy-1PVlXhIhhU1dWN4EXOS3E7l2lqpmqkm8DR-3B_grIWoYARIrP4FsEepdu6kCeY3r7F2AU40d1co2-xj9ytpDkElCtP_PauDjqfYXP3wMcHr0fctP1hoJrCaVLLoxOs0uLPSAe-G-Rz126DR/s4032/IMG_0762.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbJtF3jP2hB5AGSdEwE8KAKcyYwjDzSH4SaOTBMfqDtFy-1PVlXhIhhU1dWN4EXOS3E7l2lqpmqkm8DR-3B_grIWoYARIrP4FsEepdu6kCeY3r7F2AU40d1co2-xj9ytpDkElCtP_PauDjqfYXP3wMcHr0fctP1hoJrCaVLLoxOs0uLPSAe-G-Rz126DR/w400-h300/IMG_0762.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although the enfilading German panzer killed or scattered most of the Polish defenders, the Polish anti-tank rifle team in the woods claims its second kill, as the panzer goes up in smoke!<br /></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/AVvXsEgiHrL7wG4uc4D-Uts3cHOiF0Q3u1C1Sn_Ft5bR4jiNJAIRrq5d6cYhzQJqlLJ9nHLIE51gr1kmGdab4OhDNMR1oGAz-KPntMdBazNjCvxNdlSzkweM6iaGiDNyhqDDxJdwuxrumsV41zQgTZo6dhbCeui4eNj6kRP4RLDpv_o5_nAMUV2hnQ7-c30_H9zG/s4032/IMG_0765.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2612" data-original-width="4032" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHrL7wG4uc4D-Uts3cHOiF0Q3u1C1Sn_Ft5bR4jiNJAIRrq5d6cYhzQJqlLJ9nHLIE51gr1kmGdab4OhDNMR1oGAz-KPntMdBazNjCvxNdlSzkweM6iaGiDNyhqDDxJdwuxrumsV41zQgTZo6dhbCeui4eNj6kRP4RLDpv_o5_nAMUV2hnQ7-c30_H9zG/w400-h259/IMG_0765.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German infantry has won its firefight in the top wood, clearing out the Poles (except an anti-tank rile team, keeping very quiet at the back!)<br /></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/AVvXsEg67j-TU-AU9RxeRMUefQXTXmb-Ayw1s6WMPSLviwMvtLFOAOSdb7MB2z6nSxrsJVL8By1d7qIL5HtZTuIDy89UB39Zqdt0i0YoIPqfHdNeaAUt1blyHfG8n_vnz8npJXdLe3mF2byIWGF8d3FiUQSXRGiyqWmiztQgWArx_oBjb2-ag5gHXMnOL9UilwCw/s4032/IMG_0766.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67j-TU-AU9RxeRMUefQXTXmb-Ayw1s6WMPSLviwMvtLFOAOSdb7MB2z6nSxrsJVL8By1d7qIL5HtZTuIDy89UB39Zqdt0i0YoIPqfHdNeaAUt1blyHfG8n_vnz8npJXdLe3mF2byIWGF8d3FiUQSXRGiyqWmiztQgWArx_oBjb2-ag5gHXMnOL9UilwCw/w400-h300/IMG_0766.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Panzer Company commander charges in, killing and scattering the remainder of the Poles in this sector!<br /></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/AVvXsEjdlz_GRM-XnfaQe-ej75CMyjQ9WkKQ0FOkEACGkF4jPGAdcwpU4jAguQbehKP9DUtQ7sHEjy7HfGFLbF_OtmuOX-OJkLfFISKQT3Ec2xVDkzSNdLcjnHdPLooa19oRoR1d3jnv2LUHujO4PpvcZV-pLfVOCi_9K0DqWhDzMYXeDs3K7ydUYNg0C8l-BydF/s3310/IMG_0767.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3310" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlz_GRM-XnfaQe-ej75CMyjQ9WkKQ0FOkEACGkF4jPGAdcwpU4jAguQbehKP9DUtQ7sHEjy7HfGFLbF_OtmuOX-OJkLfFISKQT3Ec2xVDkzSNdLcjnHdPLooa19oRoR1d3jnv2LUHujO4PpvcZV-pLfVOCi_9K0DqWhDzMYXeDs3K7ydUYNg0C8l-BydF/w400-h365/IMG_0767.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, the German FOO gets the artillery firing on the other Polish 37mm....<br /></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/AVvXsEjk0DzwUiuOz-zZ8tHaYTU4tHiN5LtsylC0zzEUHDnw28MKr2x39ZALjd5G4Nzr7TyUubs9g8Th4hdJEZha7XFNjZzt9xPJmk7Zsuxytb7x7cPg3oL3OV4x6k0SIX4EKprcgaf3If8CqbitoeR__hU7hK2XRRSfiSUq5an4m2kZss1k3ue5CdeRFShfl15t/s4032/IMG_0769.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2368" data-original-width="4032" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0DzwUiuOz-zZ8tHaYTU4tHiN5LtsylC0zzEUHDnw28MKr2x39ZALjd5G4Nzr7TyUubs9g8Th4hdJEZha7XFNjZzt9xPJmk7Zsuxytb7x7cPg3oL3OV4x6k0SIX4EKprcgaf3If8CqbitoeR__hU7hK2XRRSfiSUq5an4m2kZss1k3ue5CdeRFShfl15t/w400-h235/IMG_0769.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At least one German sub-unit has managed to achieve its objectives efficiently today!<br /></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/AVvXsEhtqVVAY9aPtKaHmJlk4FWoYAJMH-dYrx7CuuZBlEcO_CdbZYdvu_86Thxvj2EQpSpjNc40K6hjXTCwMymbTKnpVIt8G5Q2vKB9QkQkcmrzww3AdODGfaCKbps56W8u1E64H27OZaMRA9KNWVMdNlH6Q3QRIqa7iUCu8pcrpLYyNzaeO1O8xPk2VcB3bRCZ/s4032/IMG_0770.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1811" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqVVAY9aPtKaHmJlk4FWoYAJMH-dYrx7CuuZBlEcO_CdbZYdvu_86Thxvj2EQpSpjNc40K6hjXTCwMymbTKnpVIt8G5Q2vKB9QkQkcmrzww3AdODGfaCKbps56W8u1E64H27OZaMRA9KNWVMdNlH6Q3QRIqa7iUCu8pcrpLYyNzaeO1O8xPk2VcB3bRCZ/w180-h400/IMG_0770.JPG" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last German panzer (the Company commander) outflanks the few remaining Polish defenders, who run off!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Somehow Oberst Heller managed to pull that off, despite two of his three platoons being more-or-less wiped out: the Germans lost 3 Panzer IV, 2 Panzer II, 14 KIA and 25 WIA. The Poles lost rather more: 26 KIA, 44 WIA (mostly now prisoners) and all four of the anti-tank guns. The keys to the German victory were #1: the artillery support and #2: having enough tanks to take losses but still get just enough close to the Poles to cause the panic which led to victory.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The rules worked really well; the artillery support mechanism is so good! It gives some uncertainty as to how long a given fire mission will take, but it is far from entirely random - so for instance in this game, the FOO was able to get fire onto the first anti-tank gun it destroyed very quickly, but it seemed to take an age to get it onto the final anti-tank gun. The mechnics also really show the importance of why FOOs in tanks were so widely used in WW2! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Models are a mixture of H&R, Baccus and Scotia<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-3899264030587070192024-01-18T20:17:00.003+00:002024-01-18T20:17:38.668+00:00Kampfgruppe Heller: Battle 05, Poland<div style="text-align: left;">Okay, the next battle is the sixth in this series following Just Jack's awesome original 'Kampfgruppe von Klink' campaign, and is taken from <a href="https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2015/01/kg-klink-poland-game-5.html">this original game</a>. The premise is that the successful Polish armoured counter-attack has petered out due to logistic and co-ordination constraints, and this engagement takes place whilst 4 Panzer Division is regrouping for its counter-counter-attack, with infantry elements from both sides bumping into each other during that regrouping process...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As with the other games in this series, I am using a set of rules in the playtest stage called<i> Gummipanzergrenadier</i>, written by John D Salt.<br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Germans:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Company Command: command Squad (SMG + Belt-fed LMG), armoured car</div><div style="text-align: left;">2 x Infantry Platoons: 3 squads (Rifle + Belt-fed LMG), 1 attached MMG<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Poles:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Company command section (Rifles)</div><div style="text-align: left;">3 x Dismounted cavalry platoons, each of 3 sections (Rifle + BAR)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x Mounted cavalry platoon, 3 sections (Rifle + BAR)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I played this before receiving some of the feedback about including more of the platoon and company weapons available to both sides - I will include more in some of the upcoming games.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </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/AVvXsEjoLxgN_49Uwfccf0lqzpMbVdXcpXAkGE_fhIq8QlFcM4cSQvXSmG1CdQXvuWmBiO4_Z_N2x9GrgRHpbnehH9JMwcX4VLmnDb5_XT3EC5noa8_JNcpkz_BWdFQ32fA39P9IpCvlM7-D1pGmKKN5kY7RlWtp1htA_OeLVIt_3bRSSDxQClkX_n-PNo4abRH_/s4032/IMG_0594.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2435" data-original-width="4032" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLxgN_49Uwfccf0lqzpMbVdXcpXAkGE_fhIq8QlFcM4cSQvXSmG1CdQXvuWmBiO4_Z_N2x9GrgRHpbnehH9JMwcX4VLmnDb5_XT3EC5noa8_JNcpkz_BWdFQ32fA39P9IpCvlM7-D1pGmKKN5kY7RlWtp1htA_OeLVIt_3bRSSDxQClkX_n-PNo4abRH_/w400-h241/IMG_0594.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Germans are advancing from the West, the Poles from the East (right).<br /></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/AVvXsEgJZC3mns4aChTqfjuRkCxxd8gLlIyppkv_GZ_J1KYCYA10TKL6bj4MPxk-XCXNADjps6O_Vp67s0H6g0yY0A99Hw6aEiwZWhbLDbD_nhqeHAvEGpI4koBle3RVHGjtLvCqB27erkS3ukUr1J5iExX0PsEf8R92qSAqqeOEKV8CWLQRFsl0BX-sUAUmCgIb/s4032/IMG_0596.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZC3mns4aChTqfjuRkCxxd8gLlIyppkv_GZ_J1KYCYA10TKL6bj4MPxk-XCXNADjps6O_Vp67s0H6g0yY0A99Hw6aEiwZWhbLDbD_nhqeHAvEGpI4koBle3RVHGjtLvCqB27erkS3ukUr1J5iExX0PsEf8R92qSAqqeOEKV8CWLQRFsl0BX-sUAUmCgIb/w400-h300/IMG_0596.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German company commander is at the corner of the abandoned village, whilst his two platoons to each flank catch-up (bottom-left and top-left)<br /></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/AVvXsEhN8IbgNPqe82aEB7p0uAp32srdq3lj5CLoCLTLS3-UpESFWX0bhulz_V9-IwQ7_QUqSo0RmSZyFawA_CBJzZmHSQ5SOBr5GpvaegScwqp5GQGTY1mBMVHEzLgr18HKYOGZbF7Xa1O7M4zRpLHZMhSc_RwhQlO38u05IRKTx3arFcj7u94ED9cDwUmr2qmC/s3392/IMG_0598.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="3392" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8IbgNPqe82aEB7p0uAp32srdq3lj5CLoCLTLS3-UpESFWX0bhulz_V9-IwQ7_QUqSo0RmSZyFawA_CBJzZmHSQ5SOBr5GpvaegScwqp5GQGTY1mBMVHEzLgr18HKYOGZbF7Xa1O7M4zRpLHZMhSc_RwhQlO38u05IRKTx3arFcj7u94ED9cDwUmr2qmC/w400-h246/IMG_0598.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish company, with three infantry platoons (actually dismounted cavalry) and a mounted cavalry platoon (top)<br /></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/AVvXsEibDBHbTF-A45I1DOIM16JTx2Lpz7vOF76r8TV4wYbbGkntfbsSU-8tBIwrrm9qK3KpN_x44XCFbmDkSDQ_-bVGYD5ULFJyjsAiAXaGQfTJNW1DkIYgODsYcsUJDoQTKnRlDXJy6FzihTdo-jJg184IFpinJ63DlOc_iP9DWNUJCv4BS7rHY9QgLdLeQgwt/s3966/IMG_0599.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2283" data-original-width="3966" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDBHbTF-A45I1DOIM16JTx2Lpz7vOF76r8TV4wYbbGkntfbsSU-8tBIwrrm9qK3KpN_x44XCFbmDkSDQ_-bVGYD5ULFJyjsAiAXaGQfTJNW1DkIYgODsYcsUJDoQTKnRlDXJy6FzihTdo-jJg184IFpinJ63DlOc_iP9DWNUJCv4BS7rHY9QgLdLeQgwt/w400-h230/IMG_0599.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last Polish infantry platoon is somewhat off to the South, on the Polish Left (right)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Battle:</h2><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/AVvXsEiqWqh7Y4ecayMGDU155r9h8DszK8rEsEKRBaqO6igSEh786WfLAFFS7WnRA7_EeQ7nrI8_o_Wer3YYU3MLsABjFVwRz0D6mIdn5Kw2kBVJQECurhKAgern979e__d24PYqa7Vam7_XRuly-z3tgWHwVc-3cLlQ9H3YLZ2IMo5nJ-r72q1ZFe_0FxJOMSxO/s4032/IMG_0600.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWqh7Y4ecayMGDU155r9h8DszK8rEsEKRBaqO6igSEh786WfLAFFS7WnRA7_EeQ7nrI8_o_Wer3YYU3MLsABjFVwRz0D6mIdn5Kw2kBVJQECurhKAgern979e__d24PYqa7Vam7_XRuly-z3tgWHwVc-3cLlQ9H3YLZ2IMo5nJ-r72q1ZFe_0FxJOMSxO/w400-h300/IMG_0600.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German platoon reaches the abandoned village<br /></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/AVvXsEgRJ2QlDm1yHv_e4e4aD1lspJ2Oftt9rlEV7t_t2uy3RKp8jUPVoWnPLrrgg54Vwcc0srXXyB3OTDUpG2eP0AcQ5uY3L4espV16paA1fp0789DK8SMT_ddIVyRoibVH3r_ItBv1ANSwBDwaa0yceV7ubH6JNbxwvP7tAZ053_sHIbrO4mOTwcbyAmI1aw16/s4032/IMG_0603.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="4032" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJ2QlDm1yHv_e4e4aD1lspJ2Oftt9rlEV7t_t2uy3RKp8jUPVoWnPLrrgg54Vwcc0srXXyB3OTDUpG2eP0AcQ5uY3L4espV16paA1fp0789DK8SMT_ddIVyRoibVH3r_ItBv1ANSwBDwaa0yceV7ubH6JNbxwvP7tAZ053_sHIbrO4mOTwcbyAmI1aw16/w400-h258/IMG_0603.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other German platoon advances towards the wooded hill, as are their Polish opponents<br /></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/AVvXsEj4mkOSa1SICEiF_RN_rHmTn-K6qvrug6Vt-fBE8J5sl09lLyRLlzvd2RlP2kLQ2jHVBk02ormlffce3inwDtao4111awVXlwahQfkThmVQlMFJpVfWowvlTZHWWXClgCLSvq3_rXucUcAvspiW1y9glFW3vAs4839jDkIvQsI0xEullbJ6zNoOoCTaN1um/s3140/IMG_0604.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2803" data-original-width="3140" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mkOSa1SICEiF_RN_rHmTn-K6qvrug6Vt-fBE8J5sl09lLyRLlzvd2RlP2kLQ2jHVBk02ormlffce3inwDtao4111awVXlwahQfkThmVQlMFJpVfWowvlTZHWWXClgCLSvq3_rXucUcAvspiW1y9glFW3vAs4839jDkIvQsI0xEullbJ6zNoOoCTaN1um/w400-h358/IMG_0604.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Germans get into the woods just before the Poles - German fire at quite close quarters halts the Polish advance; the Polish cavalry platoon has cleared through the top-end of the woods (top-left)<br /></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/AVvXsEjjyP-Xh1PSDkLjzvNrV3VODTkHxkdzuPiD0rJvjyhK1c0g4qPgw62TbhJZ5SHjKjovowDoaAj-C1j9b5NjseCe-CkxQzICYU1VGq2wBXzGESJITQiYC2-7I-Zrjkzkr6tY9calchcjlqFSj_m9zZz8XPXGrg0kNWiInH8JNUUAgg9pXQSsi-eHrV9bjsNc/s4032/IMG_0605.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyP-Xh1PSDkLjzvNrV3VODTkHxkdzuPiD0rJvjyhK1c0g4qPgw62TbhJZ5SHjKjovowDoaAj-C1j9b5NjseCe-CkxQzICYU1VGq2wBXzGESJITQiYC2-7I-Zrjkzkr6tY9calchcjlqFSj_m9zZz8XPXGrg0kNWiInH8JNUUAgg9pXQSsi-eHrV9bjsNc/w400-h300/IMG_0605.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the last Polish platoon is brought to a halt by intense fire in the woods by the village<br /></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/AVvXsEhgEdP3Ppd_PWtiIu4_ONYitz9tQaeD7la0bqQpQkKCR3V6ImQevQD6PiZdilVmunpXekg_oB_ot3kSnBZCiOgLf-1mcII8PTeHea3-DYk8Tjau2hUgZRpZiCh7rQ8ElxIzhhhpRkLte7Hd8z9STbz0r_Hc2_zdDMst_RP4-9sgCkFGhrTNd1tNjJzdOOOW/s4032/IMG_0607.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="4032" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEdP3Ppd_PWtiIu4_ONYitz9tQaeD7la0bqQpQkKCR3V6ImQevQD6PiZdilVmunpXekg_oB_ot3kSnBZCiOgLf-1mcII8PTeHea3-DYk8Tjau2hUgZRpZiCh7rQ8ElxIzhhhpRkLte7Hd8z9STbz0r_Hc2_zdDMst_RP4-9sgCkFGhrTNd1tNjJzdOOOW/w640-h445/IMG_0607.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German platoon in the woods has, after a few rounds of fighting, has eliminated the Polish platoon that was caught on the hill on front of it, and has switched its fire to the other Polish platoon, caught in the field (centre-right); but the Polish Cavalry platoon is patrolling back through the woods behind the Germans in the woods (top, hard to spot!)<br /></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/AVvXsEitJvN2QGNpGhL6IyJEa9IV8MtMGDazqRL0RZior01h5U3H1700IXL7Qcr3n_8kVZvVb1PsNGZkSbjQVL4so4d74VlfcxXN2edwZoRa4hRpXKvvsn5bYmVo7pkUOOZob-NXUXC4ziEk9cxmTcQXgBmc770-kx8EVcyzWRHzgLFsPBAPiJzEuHkrIOnJ-beK/s4032/IMG_0609.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="4032" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJvN2QGNpGhL6IyJEa9IV8MtMGDazqRL0RZior01h5U3H1700IXL7Qcr3n_8kVZvVb1PsNGZkSbjQVL4so4d74VlfcxXN2edwZoRa4hRpXKvvsn5bYmVo7pkUOOZob-NXUXC4ziEk9cxmTcQXgBmc770-kx8EVcyzWRHzgLFsPBAPiJzEuHkrIOnJ-beK/w400-h272/IMG_0609.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A final burst of very accurate rifle and machine gun fire finishes off most of the second Polish platoon which had been caught in the field; the armoured car has helped (a little!)<br /></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/AVvXsEix3OJ4yfDxRcIq0ASKjiRCxS_n4p9kSZcpmsg89175DYV4KGrCn4qX0CTrWcvM2wdSebwzrbg-XiC3Dfb9KuJOIDLv_lXDTWK6ji16YG2edyPBIjuooM3mV2ab63Mn-JM9jDn0ZIHNASmmVUkys4fKYs58CmWwZu9C1IfPicQLxg6FzMIRiWkEpKV2Xgk6/s4032/IMG_0612.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3OJ4yfDxRcIq0ASKjiRCxS_n4p9kSZcpmsg89175DYV4KGrCn4qX0CTrWcvM2wdSebwzrbg-XiC3Dfb9KuJOIDLv_lXDTWK6ji16YG2edyPBIjuooM3mV2ab63Mn-JM9jDn0ZIHNASmmVUkys4fKYs58CmWwZu9C1IfPicQLxg6FzMIRiWkEpKV2Xgk6/w400-h300/IMG_0612.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After suffering devastating casualties, the third dismounted Polish platoon pulls back<br /></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/AVvXsEhzmX9rGlnDGUFks5cmUc3CHDpbGz8FMAqYYEN65ObCYVqb5NYxHo2v2VkGQCmoBar-AiJHOpXfChVlFz1lIA2GsjBZzbl5JXrXm54YqC13GJ5xlvI5wtiJjBQIz1HofBxopu9Z9u73JIHkwg-n2ef3xVZnxULWk8DufCno6yMhwWJlLas4Hm8cGFqfUyMA/s4032/IMG_0613.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmX9rGlnDGUFks5cmUc3CHDpbGz8FMAqYYEN65ObCYVqb5NYxHo2v2VkGQCmoBar-AiJHOpXfChVlFz1lIA2GsjBZzbl5JXrXm54YqC13GJ5xlvI5wtiJjBQIz1HofBxopu9Z9u73JIHkwg-n2ef3xVZnxULWk8DufCno6yMhwWJlLas4Hm8cGFqfUyMA/w400-h300/IMG_0613.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish cavalry attack entirely miscarried! Their fire serving mainly just to alert the Germans to their presence, only suppressing a couple of the Germans, the German platoon simply turned around and decimated the Poles(!)<br /></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/AVvXsEgKue9bTDk5OHWgRpJIpxjj8LDpVJF9KEO9ncWPVdcz5FByJl9aSOF4vLo5SsAa2TLMirDBrgHVBsJSpWflxTU9nAASLbh0K-F0ax7v8AksnvyV0PPR3Mti9q6go2vts2EtGGvjkUUhXcO3lhO15AyiwnshLq2TVWLAXZqRbTdza92_XAa8CcwnD1Hppd5T/s4032/IMG_0614.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKue9bTDk5OHWgRpJIpxjj8LDpVJF9KEO9ncWPVdcz5FByJl9aSOF4vLo5SsAa2TLMirDBrgHVBsJSpWflxTU9nAASLbh0K-F0ax7v8AksnvyV0PPR3Mti9q6go2vts2EtGGvjkUUhXcO3lhO15AyiwnshLq2TVWLAXZqRbTdza92_XAa8CcwnD1Hppd5T/w400-h300/IMG_0614.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish company commander is trapped; attempting to escape means almost certain death...unless the Germans pull back, he and his staff must be made PoW...<br /></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/AVvXsEgkvuJI1BVsvY0NOO54dSFAZ_4PMjcNiCSanPym8WmlmD4SMN2pzkoIcRvvAh7oEJe_1tZ7d45IVec7woVgMgzuFLBZST2tSu5BUxBOLHrOzz21VjCLG513AYHALkAITzjspDjCT4lF-lFSf2Cp1iviz2iluK0QGRhHM0Xokm8LQuTGJWuvd0tDVwOyJBzE/s4032/IMG_0615.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvuJI1BVsvY0NOO54dSFAZ_4PMjcNiCSanPym8WmlmD4SMN2pzkoIcRvvAh7oEJe_1tZ7d45IVec7woVgMgzuFLBZST2tSu5BUxBOLHrOzz21VjCLG513AYHALkAITzjspDjCT4lF-lFSf2Cp1iviz2iluK0QGRhHM0Xokm8LQuTGJWuvd0tDVwOyJBzE/w400-h300/IMG_0615.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Position at the end of the battle<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Well, that was a considerable turnaround in fortunes! Apologies for the quite quick wrapping up of this game, quite a few of the phots didn't turn out well at all, so some of the back-and-forth firefights have been summarized as if they were quick, when in fact they took several turns. The Polish company was absolutely devastated, loosing 29 KIA and 73 WIA, most of whom who were made prisoners, as were 5 unwounded Poles. The Germans suffered only 2 KIA and 5 WIA: a truly lop-sided result. Every marginal thing seemed to go the Germans way - in particular, the miscarriage of the Polish attack from the rear was pretty miserable - the Polish commander might well think himself hard done by, as that should have worked. Oberst Heller on the other hand is smiling once again, this victory putting him back in OKH's good books...<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The other ace the Germans had - their possession of heavy weapons, even in very small quantities - wasn't quite as important as their outrageous luck, but it was important, particularly in the destruction of the middle of the dismounted Polish platoon, which found itself stuck, unable to advance or retire, and waiting for the inevitable lucky throw to deliver the coup de grace. Even on the matter of winning the first action on key turns, luck was with the Germans - everytime it mattered they won the roll.</div><div style="text-align: left;">As previously, models a mixture of Baccus, H&R, Scotia, Leven, Battlescale and Timecast.<br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-91795883621968108962024-01-15T18:13:00.002+00:002024-01-15T18:13:48.271+00:00Kampfgruppe Heller: Battle 04, Poland<p>After having butted into the defences around Mokra then been comprehensively rebutted, KG Heller is facing an armoured Polish counter-attack! The Polish brigadier wants to exploit local success, although it is being done in a pretty crude and unco-ordinated way. Although still in some disorder after their recent drubbings, KG Heller is ordered to put in an immediate counter-attack ("Christ, not us again" mutters Oberst Heller...).</p><p>This is the battle from Just Jack's original KG Klink campaign <a href="https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2015/01/kg-klink-poland-game-4.html">here</a>. <br /></p><p><b>The Forces:</b></p><div style="text-align: left;">The Germans:</div><div style="text-align: left;">KG Comd: 1 x Armoured Car, 1 x Command group<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tank Pl: 3 x PzII, 2 x PzI</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rifle Coy Comd: 1 x SMG + Belt-fed LMG (Comd section)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">#1 Rifle Pl: 2 x Rifle + Belt-fed LMG sections (1 is the Pl Comd Section) </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">#2 Rifle Pl: 2 x Rifle + Belt-fed LMG sections (1 is the Pl Comd Section) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Polish:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Coy Comd: 1 x Coy Comd (Rifles), 1 x Truck</div><div style="text-align: left;">1st Cavalry Pl: 3 x Rifle + BAR sections (1 is the Pl Comd)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1st Tank Pl: 5 x 7TP-jw</div><div style="text-align: left;">2nd Tank Pl: 2 x Vickers-jw</div><div style="text-align: left;">3rd Tank Pl: 2 x Vickers-dw<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p></p><p>German morale is higher '3' than the Polish '2'</p><p> Eagle-eyed observers will note that the armoured orders of battle are slightly different from the original, with the Germans having PzII and PzI rather than PzIII available, whilst the Poles have actual Polish tanks rather than the T-26, Matildas and so on that were used in the original. For what JustJack described as tankettes he used Vickers tanks - I have gone with the content rather than the form and retained them as machinegun tanks rather than actual tankettes, but I could have used a couple of TKs instead...</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Set-Up:<br /></h2><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/AVvXsEikVRae4ECMf_PFwYU7jtxMi1cNTwlTO0uepaWfOXqpdqNYPNEc-O_zhXbAn5Ctet_S6-K_3rVtMMv0FJhyphenhyphen7rfd2Li7WYR_xF0NTwvs7gsjMqLmWUl-IKAbtvc_mx_B7b_guhyphenhyphenquyniMoEWofrrIA91tTLAT7Gt7bOk65tYqpJ_paUfGsZ6J_FfXr6cq4-R/s4032/IMG_0562.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2298" data-original-width="4032" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVRae4ECMf_PFwYU7jtxMi1cNTwlTO0uepaWfOXqpdqNYPNEc-O_zhXbAn5Ctet_S6-K_3rVtMMv0FJhyphenhyphen7rfd2Li7WYR_xF0NTwvs7gsjMqLmWUl-IKAbtvc_mx_B7b_guhyphenhyphenquyniMoEWofrrIA91tTLAT7Gt7bOk65tYqpJ_paUfGsZ6J_FfXr6cq4-R/w400-h228/IMG_0562.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Germans attacking from the West (left), Poles from the East (right)<br /></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/AVvXsEhmt3u4ORCPM0MnzWBjBEimE3UXIRbSRSDEkLh7Sq6Y5SYIGx_Os0_4Mwv34crXA-3Er4zPDfzqgSLT3y5FCg6sVzjvWSc2n7m1wtQSO1TkQEnLA9l_zo1k90WvE6sq_jSvQy0bUU3mSI1yCS5blS1lWv5wPshS1V_hBuwSU0TZzotG1kr9B680_Xoes-3-/s3572/IMG_0564.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3572" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmt3u4ORCPM0MnzWBjBEimE3UXIRbSRSDEkLh7Sq6Y5SYIGx_Os0_4Mwv34crXA-3Er4zPDfzqgSLT3y5FCg6sVzjvWSc2n7m1wtQSO1TkQEnLA9l_zo1k90WvE6sq_jSvQy0bUU3mSI1yCS5blS1lWv5wPshS1V_hBuwSU0TZzotG1kr9B680_Xoes-3-/w400-h339/IMG_0564.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The very weak German infantry company wends its way through the woods.<br /></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/AVvXsEgIfeydWlrKb3WOZrxeQraO1twuwAaQ0kqm3gUWwlGZhBaCfLyMdIveZrtMxi8K9Y2hF3GurfaizdiRXUYLtlwqkR4vsRBpfeo7iwlLkTuFSxwfZwwPBt373in_XPm5zJ2_3b2mVOh-UxddcLDvT7WTSDW45zwImbAfWUYHTpbhPU99GYsSgNdzo9g6-8Ou/s3270/IMG_0565.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3270" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfeydWlrKb3WOZrxeQraO1twuwAaQ0kqm3gUWwlGZhBaCfLyMdIveZrtMxi8K9Y2hF3GurfaizdiRXUYLtlwqkR4vsRBpfeo7iwlLkTuFSxwfZwwPBt373in_XPm5zJ2_3b2mVOh-UxddcLDvT7WTSDW45zwImbAfWUYHTpbhPU99GYsSgNdzo9g6-8Ou/w400-h370/IMG_0565.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German tank platoon in its wedge formation<br /></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/AVvXsEjwfgIG4pn7I3n4mIO6Q4eNq4eluh2ULRJ576zkkPL9x71A5K7qcOwO8HIUt9uWeR8WPwhxWjr3bexE3RDjA-2Kj0N2hKP5VHpTKS4dg_Jz_ERVAgbXcg1blCXczFRAnnGW1PF7hyphenhyphenQm2JgkDO1tgkX18q5qGaU07j4diGPI5iGwBen9u2d96VbsR_A5Rka8/s4032/IMG_0566.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfgIG4pn7I3n4mIO6Q4eNq4eluh2ULRJ576zkkPL9x71A5K7qcOwO8HIUt9uWeR8WPwhxWjr3bexE3RDjA-2Kj0N2hKP5VHpTKS4dg_Jz_ERVAgbXcg1blCXczFRAnnGW1PF7hyphenhyphenQm2JgkDO1tgkX18q5qGaU07j4diGPI5iGwBen9u2d96VbsR_A5Rka8/w400-h300/IMG_0566.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The two Vickers tank platoons behind the treeline<br /></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/AVvXsEjh0_7gwnLAnlJzgeJ1aV4M2vpDQYnHr8M2211h98g1cwCnCwDr9TCAIySlHmhs-MZpHPhtCObcoTaLFzvHtn2_47WaBiLUHIMDGrQ8lxfsOuCE_pkAjseiitN9znoIotQqSvpkiqYOc_07utuyyNL-dNDNn1sculhk4JKA79Vvqx08I_TcSjLZUwES8zlX/s4032/IMG_0567.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0_7gwnLAnlJzgeJ1aV4M2vpDQYnHr8M2211h98g1cwCnCwDr9TCAIySlHmhs-MZpHPhtCObcoTaLFzvHtn2_47WaBiLUHIMDGrQ8lxfsOuCE_pkAjseiitN9znoIotQqSvpkiqYOc_07utuyyNL-dNDNn1sculhk4JKA79Vvqx08I_TcSjLZUwES8zlX/w400-h300/IMG_0567.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 7TP platoon divided into two sections; the Polish company commander vaguely wondering if the lorry he is riding in is really suitable for being at the front of the impending armoured battle...<br /></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/AVvXsEiwzlqbdR7XS9gUtdapOop_o2TfcfI-OfX7b9bbl_m_RNfO8OIZkayJ5zgJPVk1cGrVX2FaurYjeNw8xj3-YwTH4wgsaDfMaiFBCYnJP3O9zwdqQwmVBl8yIKjl_6981wNiYzO532wcMZny0kc8ZJBMTouANvDLz5Ks5Pbj3PEiS0dQVSFdjP8rruulhvre/s3559/IMG_0568.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3559" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzlqbdR7XS9gUtdapOop_o2TfcfI-OfX7b9bbl_m_RNfO8OIZkayJ5zgJPVk1cGrVX2FaurYjeNw8xj3-YwTH4wgsaDfMaiFBCYnJP3O9zwdqQwmVBl8yIKjl_6981wNiYzO532wcMZny0kc8ZJBMTouANvDLz5Ks5Pbj3PEiS0dQVSFdjP8rruulhvre/w400-h340/IMG_0568.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Polish Cavalry Pl in the woods<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Battle:</h2><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/AVvXsEgrl1QD4B_PndYXQ4UZo5Gk8shDoYlc-z_HsUP-nFht1a4KgkEiSYFNeqCpptjFbimDWiu6feJiFnQA0HMTYCHjwkxx5HHIn-MgjOAgoDel1WzTFg2LXcyfMHecGsPJ7LzoHH25NX1JZIezahizlRLRgWyfAq5rSQMO2HXq36-U1kjxV67PHQBuwERHljNQ/s4032/IMG_0569.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrl1QD4B_PndYXQ4UZo5Gk8shDoYlc-z_HsUP-nFht1a4KgkEiSYFNeqCpptjFbimDWiu6feJiFnQA0HMTYCHjwkxx5HHIn-MgjOAgoDel1WzTFg2LXcyfMHecGsPJ7LzoHH25NX1JZIezahizlRLRgWyfAq5rSQMO2HXq36-U1kjxV67PHQBuwERHljNQ/w400-h300/IMG_0569.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German Panzer Platoon breaks left<br /></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/AVvXsEjap6MNO-BM3uI5H2WBHYC7Lh8lEFOYGYdtUKexG_LOxOnz21BfNiW1BJogsC7JGWrgI7RH5ET3ZgoALo3vIlxUZ5NR8e7A86ydofEfipyA-LCHQx59OT5xUQilJEvrzn3iaj7pewBtqkQG0GrvfCXdQ9aP0IIWfcWjQvvCn0jPaSwhf-AOMYONvRyTcQHw/s4032/IMG_0572.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2367" data-original-width="4032" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjap6MNO-BM3uI5H2WBHYC7Lh8lEFOYGYdtUKexG_LOxOnz21BfNiW1BJogsC7JGWrgI7RH5ET3ZgoALo3vIlxUZ5NR8e7A86ydofEfipyA-LCHQx59OT5xUQilJEvrzn3iaj7pewBtqkQG0GrvfCXdQ9aP0IIWfcWjQvvCn0jPaSwhf-AOMYONvRyTcQHw/w400-h235/IMG_0572.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider view; note that one of the 7TP sections has advanced, screened by the treeline (centre-right); both the German infantry and Polish cavalry are advancing (bottom)<br /></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/AVvXsEhBGmjbJUoDyB0oPelPHa1Ks5oSjMf4cpeps62oMoNiqwwIfVkh8iclGclq9J2PdFLt-7zMMQIPB5VQ4RYcS3ScoQSfVZ1yRpKQuRH7rU3BU2SQy2pGSJq_PB9CmruZ82C2kDOF44myjnf0KdqPovTDc0TkkBL18QxwY0xulllxaSn7XEnFBNy-TFhBCGfi/s3525/IMG_0575.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2713" data-original-width="3525" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGmjbJUoDyB0oPelPHa1Ks5oSjMf4cpeps62oMoNiqwwIfVkh8iclGclq9J2PdFLt-7zMMQIPB5VQ4RYcS3ScoQSfVZ1yRpKQuRH7rU3BU2SQy2pGSJq_PB9CmruZ82C2kDOF44myjnf0KdqPovTDc0TkkBL18QxwY0xulllxaSn7XEnFBNy-TFhBCGfi/w400-h308/IMG_0575.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First blood to the Poles! One of the 7TPs knocks out a Panzer I (top-left); mostly firing on the move is a waste of time for everyone though</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjDOeVoSM4wrOYbjmSCtpkfTpMews8Ar1WMzKaVjPan84UXFyq953_i5wbiyT_AznWL2CA1R3HcgJUHYLr_pbZF3x8DlEY_iYRUWstGgKfi_b6FZvzOwKzNZLu-2qK-PBHrFxsdeFROJ4NwBi4QEg_gPjLvGlaGKl32wP60WgB4ltaAVxbgX1xO2G7bza84/s3616/IMG_0576.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2164" data-original-width="3616" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOeVoSM4wrOYbjmSCtpkfTpMews8Ar1WMzKaVjPan84UXFyq953_i5wbiyT_AznWL2CA1R3HcgJUHYLr_pbZF3x8DlEY_iYRUWstGgKfi_b6FZvzOwKzNZLu-2qK-PBHrFxsdeFROJ4NwBi4QEg_gPjLvGlaGKl32wP60WgB4ltaAVxbgX1xO2G7bza84/w400-h240/IMG_0576.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note the Vickers-dw on the road at the top - they need to get out of there!<br /></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/AVvXsEjXmJIFZrsJj8KibRfpYufEvqAcSzZsDWWtmNkbsJ7cgS1TMYXJ2Bk3AiX4yD_v90j_iEBLqfXKhhICHbMuD74CRLxj2Rx-1DzUgQtEXltFZdsFVpVdFOZjTwId7SGt-ZlDAnKbaZBTyZ4QSZbDi92L0FcNMn1daBKRvQoZunstlXMK09s3xrmHW0FSQPKw/s3900/IMG_0577.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2526" data-original-width="3900" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmJIFZrsJj8KibRfpYufEvqAcSzZsDWWtmNkbsJ7cgS1TMYXJ2Bk3AiX4yD_v90j_iEBLqfXKhhICHbMuD74CRLxj2Rx-1DzUgQtEXltFZdsFVpVdFOZjTwId7SGt-ZlDAnKbaZBTyZ4QSZbDi92L0FcNMn1daBKRvQoZunstlXMK09s3xrmHW0FSQPKw/w400-h259/IMG_0577.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German infantry and Polish cavalry continue to advance<br /></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/AVvXsEjRsa6a9p48R4_2Gbfkqytpm1q8zZopYYrdOdo6Y6RFWmT99v5ITyRGn_Rqh0SmyEMejl3fezIQXAQ7ZyNWTnjKVzQ4ZNn6A9jeTC0w1zsg0kZ8vDcfNlmBdEkxuRS_xJE-uaYeRpGtnqTGVmuZBZpaQiDB8EI8zcn061e1cpGncOmMJOSWxm8IWf54D7v1/s4032/IMG_0578.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="4032" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsa6a9p48R4_2Gbfkqytpm1q8zZopYYrdOdo6Y6RFWmT99v5ITyRGn_Rqh0SmyEMejl3fezIQXAQ7ZyNWTnjKVzQ4ZNn6A9jeTC0w1zsg0kZ8vDcfNlmBdEkxuRS_xJE-uaYeRpGtnqTGVmuZBZpaQiDB8EI8zcn061e1cpGncOmMJOSWxm8IWf54D7v1/w400-h220/IMG_0578.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then, suddenly, the battle was won! One of the Vickers-dw did manage to knock out the Panzer I with its HMG*, although the other Vickers-dw was then knocked out; then another Panzer II was knocked out by a 7TP...</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/AVvXsEhOfKdb7DSnRq9quLBBtqojxtJG_RE7cn3e9oGWuUbEtvTknrF6lAWYXXsU4ZF1CstW38oEMs6KYYLBl8E5Z5O8iqRjHFuz3V6s0Cgfze08W3wWz6UoGvVkaKv4XLG2_RDzsuVNuqncD4fbPrv9_tRTIkOex0VR5xuZ4IJN_s224I4fXJt2m4Qr7t2gmtVA/s4032/IMG_0580.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1703" data-original-width="4032" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfKdb7DSnRq9quLBBtqojxtJG_RE7cn3e9oGWuUbEtvTknrF6lAWYXXsU4ZF1CstW38oEMs6KYYLBl8E5Z5O8iqRjHFuz3V6s0Cgfze08W3wWz6UoGvVkaKv4XLG2_RDzsuVNuqncD4fbPrv9_tRTIkOex0VR5xuZ4IJN_s224I4fXJt2m4Qr7t2gmtVA/w400-h169/IMG_0580.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Followed by another Panzer II, again by a 7TP!<br /></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/AVvXsEjJBce31mMb5Qg_yON9DJO08d0n9TLBvFmAhNaZGuRcaEZAtx1Sh_6l01rTXKcw78mT2iXsH_6mtV24O6cSFbOl_2jD_dMPvY_eMEBsdWngoHN9qiQJIXJhL9xgayDq63y_zJwI37ROD9XBxHdDXQI9olIULbldWt-PF9JbRf2CpAkGr41vDrm-D6APBaES/s4032/IMG_0581.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2114" data-original-width="4032" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBce31mMb5Qg_yON9DJO08d0n9TLBvFmAhNaZGuRcaEZAtx1Sh_6l01rTXKcw78mT2iXsH_6mtV24O6cSFbOl_2jD_dMPvY_eMEBsdWngoHN9qiQJIXJhL9xgayDq63y_zJwI37ROD9XBxHdDXQI9olIULbldWt-PF9JbRf2CpAkGr41vDrm-D6APBaES/w400-h210/IMG_0581.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 7TPs who have done such great work (bottom-right)<br /></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/AVvXsEhTaMrz2bkm3wuk72b26u9oXb0lMFTc6g3oBnQxGEzQia2NTzpSirQFZyVIHWwwL0cFkAH-CVwcqrsHD8f95f_CKMPl05_U1i6OD2k8ln3FOz_Cmsuq3PDz9SDVCwEciMWsHKd_5IgSet62_phv5xkk_OfJdgo1Crf_I4p90JjtqGGDJGI4-ly2YhYiWWDq/s4032/IMG_0582.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2648" data-original-width="4032" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaMrz2bkm3wuk72b26u9oXb0lMFTc6g3oBnQxGEzQia2NTzpSirQFZyVIHWwwL0cFkAH-CVwcqrsHD8f95f_CKMPl05_U1i6OD2k8ln3FOz_Cmsuq3PDz9SDVCwEciMWsHKd_5IgSet62_phv5xkk_OfJdgo1Crf_I4p90JjtqGGDJGI4-ly2YhYiWWDq/w400-h263/IMG_0582.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish cavalry and German infantry bump into each other at the edge of the wood<br /></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/AVvXsEi0MFglvqZVFIYhHBAGoR2H6ve7NiNHYGVEweSzXqJMeVUWILpvpr5ygX8iWvink8wpzswqzG5iaKrmVMV1bYXhwFkHKbr-XOKQB1cYRn4XflpL5al_oZaXVW57eZ6G8TsSdBbtCFbPbWKxEbfRl3_jMt5NspyEk0Q0SgqWezMD45HQFCy8sO-7Hx0rYcfw/s4032/IMG_0583.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2363" data-original-width="4032" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MFglvqZVFIYhHBAGoR2H6ve7NiNHYGVEweSzXqJMeVUWILpvpr5ygX8iWvink8wpzswqzG5iaKrmVMV1bYXhwFkHKbr-XOKQB1cYRn4XflpL5al_oZaXVW57eZ6G8TsSdBbtCFbPbWKxEbfRl3_jMt5NspyEk0Q0SgqWezMD45HQFCy8sO-7Hx0rYcfw/w400-h235/IMG_0583.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider view at this stage of the battle<br /></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/AVvXsEg4BIcl1rrlqmt6H0OQz1lktsmkn-vOr1rtUqW0BGWdmWi1CVogPh-wzu2Uqw8lohyEfz4A1jItnvx-hcDEdEkX_7E81AuWbdrc6PZJwwGHSbKAvzuMz2hgAYU2ijtZ5TKP4T_Xue8IfpuMejDigapc9kfegOi3YjfkTGGAypQqCa8dYzxRl7JCl69DCobs/s3741/IMG_0584.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2312" data-original-width="3741" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BIcl1rrlqmt6H0OQz1lktsmkn-vOr1rtUqW0BGWdmWi1CVogPh-wzu2Uqw8lohyEfz4A1jItnvx-hcDEdEkX_7E81AuWbdrc6PZJwwGHSbKAvzuMz2hgAYU2ijtZ5TKP4T_Xue8IfpuMejDigapc9kfegOi3YjfkTGGAypQqCa8dYzxRl7JCl69DCobs/w400-h248/IMG_0584.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-range fighting begins at the edge of the wood...two German squads go down in the first minute...<br /></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/AVvXsEidosKhqHXMf-YFgWzZWM562Dk5O-z7W_yayLS0RDGb7v_NvFP5aW3rrUPP5TsZpCverqTTkzlaYuh-jrji7-idSV_75GBjE1VAYAKRZeP2B0y1E2fbOrVES5C48NAo9dXqIbnAgjp3FVm_b3DnCY9BgOd7Gs0znZk5xjUI81yOYOUfQ0k4SHvtmmFfg15F/s4032/IMG_0585.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2206" data-original-width="4032" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidosKhqHXMf-YFgWzZWM562Dk5O-z7W_yayLS0RDGb7v_NvFP5aW3rrUPP5TsZpCverqTTkzlaYuh-jrji7-idSV_75GBjE1VAYAKRZeP2B0y1E2fbOrVES5C48NAo9dXqIbnAgjp3FVm_b3DnCY9BgOd7Gs0znZk5xjUI81yOYOUfQ0k4SHvtmmFfg15F/w400-h219/IMG_0585.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Polish cavalry sections is then eliminated by German counter-fire...the Germans at least manage to pin down the Polish cavalry platoon<br /></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/AVvXsEg0CD9Bcyc6QSHgztQ0UmcPkUfWQvfOO3WuNYmY3It4qtND9qcALvaiuYTxj0RLGEsZsheYYhqyTBPMBzIVcelItMA_-CWdLUb5J-OOR7z1rjYPc8sQmN2pVSElr2_HIOV6-f_kCmhM-uh19AZxAEpq-UE2td1lIKwPuixci1biOv5OQxga_DBwJ5VzhP_r/s3706/IMG_0588.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="3706" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CD9Bcyc6QSHgztQ0UmcPkUfWQvfOO3WuNYmY3It4qtND9qcALvaiuYTxj0RLGEsZsheYYhqyTBPMBzIVcelItMA_-CWdLUb5J-OOR7z1rjYPc8sQmN2pVSElr2_HIOV6-f_kCmhM-uh19AZxAEpq-UE2td1lIKwPuixci1biOv5OQxga_DBwJ5VzhP_r/w400-h256/IMG_0588.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The game is of course up for the Germans - the last remaining vehicles escape, avoiding the Polish 'seeing them off' fire<br /></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/AVvXsEiLWn7uR8bBinaxEc4v1z5nVYupUxa5i5Kjf4aan7oIj0MiP9NtnO6T_qAvsqT8Myfg865pohSjJQkfN-uGfGLIhos6jDlvZsaVbzeRQZWNpKMCtB776QCQ_omY2QZMQm9pewTiJ5FvFzvuIaIC_Hqp8Tj4Vjerdq0OQ5kIyw-8slomFSM81oN1iq7ChGak/s3357/IMG_0591.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="3357" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWn7uR8bBinaxEc4v1z5nVYupUxa5i5Kjf4aan7oIj0MiP9NtnO6T_qAvsqT8Myfg865pohSjJQkfN-uGfGLIhos6jDlvZsaVbzeRQZWNpKMCtB776QCQ_omY2QZMQm9pewTiJ5FvFzvuIaIC_Hqp8Tj4Vjerdq0OQ5kIyw-8slomFSM81oN1iq7ChGak/w400-h291/IMG_0591.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remnants of the German infantry join them...<br /></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/AVvXsEiIP4n4vvrF8KwCqmlfOGoqQJCyOAeyop83fcth9Qk1xqf7W_RsuPBbj60AIJc_wotYjWLXNFSAoYh-cYFGtt3MRA22Gz3ehyphenhyphenQ9axUbGeAzlSxQYf4XNIcABzxpfHegxyqcz_Ni0BS2IHuRqRYFZP96oQpmnBjRdVRRzOmujfncbelvbq0V97VjfQIwhghY/s3773/IMG_0593.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="3773" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIP4n4vvrF8KwCqmlfOGoqQJCyOAeyop83fcth9Qk1xqf7W_RsuPBbj60AIJc_wotYjWLXNFSAoYh-cYFGtt3MRA22Gz3ehyphenhyphenQ9axUbGeAzlSxQYf4XNIcABzxpfHegxyqcz_Ni0BS2IHuRqRYFZP96oQpmnBjRdVRRzOmujfncbelvbq0V97VjfQIwhghY/w400-h248/IMG_0593.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The scene at the end of the battle<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes: </h2><div style="text-align: left;">Another very fun game using these rules I am playtesting. This was the first armoured clash and it all seemed to go pretty well I think. There is a little complexity in what vehicles can do what and how they respond, but it is pretty easy to understand and gives a little richness to the game - it somewhat recalls the modes in the second edition of WRG 1925-1950 but it is easier to understand, whilst also giving more flexibility. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Although we have all been brought up on tales of German armour superiority in the early war, in this clash the Germans were both out-numbered and outclassed: the 7TP with the 37mm and the Vickers with the 3pdr are just straightforwardly better than the 20mm armed Panzer IIs. So nice to get some of that Polish armour on the table! The to hit/to penetrates mechanisms are simple but easily capture both the relative qualities of the weapons and armour, but also the effects of fire: it, really easily, with hardly any extra 'weight' in the rules, tells you if the hit didn't penetrate, was close enough to get the enemy's attention or missed so badly they didn't even really notice...and which shots hit, but you were saved because you were hit with a 20mm rather than a 2pdr...<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The cavalry vs infantry fight was more random - the cavalry were just in a slightly better position, and 50m or less is when you want to bring a BAR against MG34 armed opposition! </div><div style="text-align: left;">For losses, the Germans lost 2 PzII, 2 Pz I, 14 KIA and 22 WIA (16 of whom were POW also). The Poles lost a single tank (a Vickers-dw), 5 KIA and 9 WIA.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-12558415911113449012024-01-15T13:11:00.001+00:002024-01-15T13:11:34.977+00:00Kampfgruppe Heller: Battle 03, Poland<div style="text-align: left;">This is the fourth action in my refight of the first campaign of Just
Jack's 'Kampfgruppe von Klink' WW2 campaign, whilst I simultaneously
test out a new set of WW2 rules (being written by veteran wargamer John D Salt, provisionally titled<i> Gummipanzergrenadier</i>).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This battle aligns with <a href="https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2015/01/kg-klink-poland-game-3.html">the third action</a> in Just Jack's original campaign. Loosely based on real actions, this features a direct Panzer attack on the Polish defences...<br /></div><p><b>The Forces:</b></p><div style="text-align: left;">The Germans:</div><div style="text-align: left;">KG Comd: 1 x PzII, 1 x Armoured Car, 1 x Command group<br /></div>Pz Coy Comd: 1 x PzII<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Tank Pl: 5 x PzII</div><div style="text-align: left;">#1 Rifle Pl: 3 x Rifle + Belt-fed LMG sections (1 is the Pl Comd Section) </div><div style="text-align: left;">#2 Rifle Pl: 3 x Rifle + Belt-fed LMG sections (1 is the Pl Comd Section); 3 trucks<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Polish:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Coy Comd: 1 x Coy Comd (Rifles), 1 x Truck</div><div style="text-align: left;">1st Rifle Pl: 4 x Rifle + BAR sections (1 is the Pl Comd)</div><div style="text-align: left;">2nd Rifle Pl: 2 x Rifle + BAR sections (1 is the Pl Comd) </div><div style="text-align: left;">Support Pl; 1 x HMG, 1 x 82mm mortar</div><div style="text-align: left;">Anti-Tank Pl: 4 x 37mm anti-tank guns <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p></p><p>German morale is higher '3' than the Polish '2'</p><p> In case you are wondering looking at the pictures, the KG Comd and Pz Coy Comd are using the PzIIs in the 'experimental' camouflage pattern (i.e. they are PzII Lynx...) <br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up:<br /></h2><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/AVvXsEjgVtNX_Td9oE2xhHM2tXircVelKwas6ZU_qWAs7gBP0jluq4VzpFzrjoTU_mEtPl1oGsLgzGBDaOrhyphenhyphenjkx3A9ZwQCQ_z4CNH1OOowgAxA4mQemv9-EYmbCi2ZZ3aOdUj8JYyCcQY3meJ1Od7dmFA2KlLshGZrfFMA4_F81l1BgMVuchUM_PliV01RMqXSc/s3845/IMG_0538.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2701" data-original-width="3845" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVtNX_Td9oE2xhHM2tXircVelKwas6ZU_qWAs7gBP0jluq4VzpFzrjoTU_mEtPl1oGsLgzGBDaOrhyphenhyphenjkx3A9ZwQCQ_z4CNH1OOowgAxA4mQemv9-EYmbCi2ZZ3aOdUj8JYyCcQY3meJ1Od7dmFA2KlLshGZrfFMA4_F81l1BgMVuchUM_PliV01RMqXSc/w400-h281/IMG_0538.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Germans attack from the West with the Poles defending.<br /></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/AVvXsEjDE5RIlvkNPQj3nWVKnP8tOBCriyOlfiZD3fuuUHhrc1aFKN4PJKA0Diu718bWbcMsy_vRNOODfduesOynEeNJ0EEBg7chMXHG9a7u0S5nTGit8Bg-A2DURGbBfPblJDel8frQB-ffByQbGrzdzKxfoVxVCI45xXFKBx6rw2OLkyNGh7i01JZQ_d38GBU4/s3218/IMG_0539.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2943" data-original-width="3218" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDE5RIlvkNPQj3nWVKnP8tOBCriyOlfiZD3fuuUHhrc1aFKN4PJKA0Diu718bWbcMsy_vRNOODfduesOynEeNJ0EEBg7chMXHG9a7u0S5nTGit8Bg-A2DURGbBfPblJDel8frQB-ffByQbGrzdzKxfoVxVCI45xXFKBx6rw2OLkyNGh7i01JZQ_d38GBU4/w400-h366/IMG_0539.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German dismounted infantry platoon advances through the woods (bottom-left) with the KG command group on the other side of the road<br /></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/AVvXsEj0ZG1VF6wmIS0U843pDQVIDQwz04FmMvaxlk4TsSzoIpVZk0grwVsTDk-bhaMOSnDzeB8TobAhT1Vd41BrhHgXReK7hYRnyj2tip0TaFKKHw66W90aBD4jkw2f4DZGkcCFTsofksLsqaZrXeRWYIS4UiyB76px_fAsSaFd2zfJgAw4W5ZuEmREUhVgkBNR/s2984/IMG_0540.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2951" data-original-width="2984" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZG1VF6wmIS0U843pDQVIDQwz04FmMvaxlk4TsSzoIpVZk0grwVsTDk-bhaMOSnDzeB8TobAhT1Vd41BrhHgXReK7hYRnyj2tip0TaFKKHw66W90aBD4jkw2f4DZGkcCFTsofksLsqaZrXeRWYIS4UiyB76px_fAsSaFd2zfJgAw4W5ZuEmREUhVgkBNR/w400-h395/IMG_0540.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the German left, the Panzer II platoon leads in a wedge formation, with the lorried infantry platoon behind it.<br /></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/AVvXsEjxyaqaxcJI47ldrLksFpcFGmDuKZLc-UGqero3GPynCNLYhuJuElt-kM1a_r6TgexWUYES21m6ZSsM1mj-X9JZFCPf52BMqtwY7OMal3hPR67JKkkwtWU-XB8BtN7qkyegTZotqTclIzfIAZNgeIqXW2hU7UVQHCncYp2rzryxcI1MhuTHoQUt895vI4x1/s4032/IMG_0541.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyaqaxcJI47ldrLksFpcFGmDuKZLc-UGqero3GPynCNLYhuJuElt-kM1a_r6TgexWUYES21m6ZSsM1mj-X9JZFCPf52BMqtwY7OMal3hPR67JKkkwtWU-XB8BtN7qkyegTZotqTclIzfIAZNgeIqXW2hU7UVQHCncYp2rzryxcI1MhuTHoQUt895vI4x1/w400-h300/IMG_0541.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Poles await the attack with quiet confidence: the Company command group and the anti-tank platoon are dug-in on the wooded hill (top-right), with 2 Rifle Platoon and the HMG in trenches in front of it (left)<br /></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/AVvXsEgQA28PE4SJ_7ag_K3Ef4zobbn9_jmc68BCPg-HC6GP3i0zE4XopVkfW3oysG0cazispXkHEIIQ8PVjl1u-yraarJoJXV2HUa1uhAvtnxe-9ucnDsB_cgjyWup4_73bzqwMwDv7Bd6qDaanLq3fCWpkj7NbTLXokNV2-Lx2pW7BAtZZeHW_hL7ediRrFEp2/s4032/IMG_0542.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQA28PE4SJ_7ag_K3Ef4zobbn9_jmc68BCPg-HC6GP3i0zE4XopVkfW3oysG0cazispXkHEIIQ8PVjl1u-yraarJoJXV2HUa1uhAvtnxe-9ucnDsB_cgjyWup4_73bzqwMwDv7Bd6qDaanLq3fCWpkj7NbTLXokNV2-Lx2pW7BAtZZeHW_hL7ediRrFEp2/w400-h300/IMG_0542.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 Rifle Platoon defends the village<br /></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/AVvXsEg75sCXAXoW_KuxFNZggivKGUJ7rlGEVj1TIOwOCFT2ykxWYkxcLo1yjQAkj98ByWoeXmOsozovlCT10cwaLhvYVjHuykKuNl2RsN854PzBLdSngXyUCUQd3iMbgiHf03sFNOPUgkQgKDyVD7FDefIhNO2w5WoEpYpcisnbc9o7JAGNhwXPA2EiDwkl7j_6/s4032/IMG_0544.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75sCXAXoW_KuxFNZggivKGUJ7rlGEVj1TIOwOCFT2ykxWYkxcLo1yjQAkj98ByWoeXmOsozovlCT10cwaLhvYVjHuykKuNl2RsN854PzBLdSngXyUCUQd3iMbgiHf03sFNOPUgkQgKDyVD7FDefIhNO2w5WoEpYpcisnbc9o7JAGNhwXPA2EiDwkl7j_6/w400-h300/IMG_0544.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another shot of the whole position<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Battle:</h2><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/AVvXsEiek1rGAVfO9F6OlsWdTR64yGN5uW15oXCYoOveeQvUfdNqt8sNefagrJtl_9hVYndBhsx0xqb7OqcjKdMJ6hLHyZD3LhakgmA4u5i3q1BfwO6bFb_m15dF4fV7epwxmswFBmZSsdN7lzg0VDrSM3UMPitgKgp3E9yX22fuEEVwIHnfKxhKLVZnsCJSYDFJ/s4032/IMG_0546.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiek1rGAVfO9F6OlsWdTR64yGN5uW15oXCYoOveeQvUfdNqt8sNefagrJtl_9hVYndBhsx0xqb7OqcjKdMJ6hLHyZD3LhakgmA4u5i3q1BfwO6bFb_m15dF4fV7epwxmswFBmZSsdN7lzg0VDrSM3UMPitgKgp3E9yX22fuEEVwIHnfKxhKLVZnsCJSYDFJ/w400-h300/IMG_0546.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bright sunshine over the battlefield as the Germans advance, panzers to the left (top) and infantry to the right (bottom)<br /></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/AVvXsEg6SWRQbGFXP2UEl7WsmyGEm6CIyTRWiemxi2RPIiaHvK2c36aQVPaSnImKIwcCVtCGTQI8gbIBnOpFlRthhUpFTFyDoskhsywNFH3ij5wG634PhL566eN5aS2_uNJixKcrlwMY-nBrFmfYg20MYjBO3OZDxF85Q2pMqpPSeT2TEGfTAwQqKRXcyfSaqQrx/s4032/IMG_0548.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SWRQbGFXP2UEl7WsmyGEm6CIyTRWiemxi2RPIiaHvK2c36aQVPaSnImKIwcCVtCGTQI8gbIBnOpFlRthhUpFTFyDoskhsywNFH3ij5wG634PhL566eN5aS2_uNJixKcrlwMY-nBrFmfYg20MYjBO3OZDxF85Q2pMqpPSeT2TEGfTAwQqKRXcyfSaqQrx/w400-h300/IMG_0548.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hidden 37mm anti-tank guns open up! The shooting is pretty awful, although in the end one gun manages to find its mark and knock out the lead Panzer<br /></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/AVvXsEjyL5aJ8zyemL7ElLCc-kHvJw8pgky47u6jgjlQr98XOgQdAZ9J2l3xV8Wkor2G00BROPXV7nM2ZJyLXEdW2UDZfZginTlQg-U_lDjUmJbFAg9pbr42GOZUaty31IZ6fTpycgHKtEv66hgEibqp9yjHNJlrULvEScLLJ4fZGpUDFLFu3RnJxgCvRBLquHHk/s4032/IMG_0549.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyL5aJ8zyemL7ElLCc-kHvJw8pgky47u6jgjlQr98XOgQdAZ9J2l3xV8Wkor2G00BROPXV7nM2ZJyLXEdW2UDZfZginTlQg-U_lDjUmJbFAg9pbr42GOZUaty31IZ6fTpycgHKtEv66hgEibqp9yjHNJlrULvEScLLJ4fZGpUDFLFu3RnJxgCvRBLquHHk/w400-h300/IMG_0549.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deciding that without artillery support and with only small high-velocity cannons there isn't much point trying to shoot it out with the dug-in anti-tank guns, the panzers charge, hoping to find a gap in the line to turn...the next tank evades a few shots before the gunner who got the first tank also gets this one<br /></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/AVvXsEgtjoFPKKHNT9tGalDuC6eO0r7hM2MeqEWr-UGEqQei108xsLvO_FX9G6i0gUEvhSKD-y6IwNulcb2gv0WQ5swlVPe88EmhLyPXmMDrFwgqZatE6WdcbLGYvAi9JPwRyeaX22SG0Gd-hSQ3175H5MCOKqnUsTVmppl5epYzZ-isv4o6kcC56FnnfGIui9Kr/s4032/IMG_0550.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjoFPKKHNT9tGalDuC6eO0r7hM2MeqEWr-UGEqQei108xsLvO_FX9G6i0gUEvhSKD-y6IwNulcb2gv0WQ5swlVPe88EmhLyPXmMDrFwgqZatE6WdcbLGYvAi9JPwRyeaX22SG0Gd-hSQ3175H5MCOKqnUsTVmppl5epYzZ-isv4o6kcC56FnnfGIui9Kr/w400-h300/IMG_0550.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In a few glorious, deadly moments, the same gunner knocks out a further three Panzer IIs!!!!!!!<br /></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/AVvXsEjR13Ll_x72PVBrVGlLiJsVtOhy4Qb8NxHpeT4KCMUoQhS7hPLB6jn2JTjprfK4KLpZENUPuwh5HQwHsycrA1KHyvzsl7KUfX8eFAUJzJSi0ExdiWbunlfYIusLRkxc49vJ1HJGSVunlStHdPlas-qu4Agm_GCvMToIk_arcF0xG7Q1z4LYLAAk6XkAvcpI/s4032/IMG_0552.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR13Ll_x72PVBrVGlLiJsVtOhy4Qb8NxHpeT4KCMUoQhS7hPLB6jn2JTjprfK4KLpZENUPuwh5HQwHsycrA1KHyvzsl7KUfX8eFAUJzJSi0ExdiWbunlfYIusLRkxc49vJ1HJGSVunlStHdPlas-qu4Agm_GCvMToIk_arcF0xG7Q1z4LYLAAk6XkAvcpI/w400-h300/IMG_0552.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Against the background of burning tanks, the German infantry approach the town, with one section leading each platoon and the others in support...<br /></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/AVvXsEhRYaUskusqv7q_KoEPQQYQVLo5k44XtMLor7j6v80xtSdIwd27Db-4UEXHZ-ViY1V7SyjAFm4pZfVjU9TLELmvi9csAysdWFUlcYS-fUViNOu9hP1gZ1db6KFrikiaDemE_4TnZOX96BwJVF86M3q1rbM4kUCtx5hqQ6wpP8RKYyVMNzXN3B0z7mzrkdHb/s4032/IMG_0553.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYaUskusqv7q_KoEPQQYQVLo5k44XtMLor7j6v80xtSdIwd27Db-4UEXHZ-ViY1V7SyjAFm4pZfVjU9TLELmvi9csAysdWFUlcYS-fUViNOu9hP1gZ1db6KFrikiaDemE_4TnZOX96BwJVF86M3q1rbM4kUCtx5hqQ6wpP8RKYyVMNzXN3B0z7mzrkdHb/w400-h300/IMG_0553.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They get nearer...<br /></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/AVvXsEifh4EWBKNr1dPeGkB902AL3uWWGkwi0uPSYxJkwnLamuPhNED2XkDKgjhaQlLNtI8Xl-rk8RZKi-xSqukOuElmaEQqXSk9hOHICatLIXS2WoICFz23q31rNd4cCl2AfcjNC7eVPP1WEDtJiW5x6YCkHHUFPoGP5sqm8TxazTuD6nD8unfum4493oetRSpB/s4032/IMG_0554.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifh4EWBKNr1dPeGkB902AL3uWWGkwi0uPSYxJkwnLamuPhNED2XkDKgjhaQlLNtI8Xl-rk8RZKi-xSqukOuElmaEQqXSk9hOHICatLIXS2WoICFz23q31rNd4cCl2AfcjNC7eVPP1WEDtJiW5x6YCkHHUFPoGP5sqm8TxazTuD6nD8unfum4493oetRSpB/w400-h300/IMG_0554.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and are gunned down, which initiates firing across the fields from both sides..<br /></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/AVvXsEjnCDSY0puWsEovJPsTxwqBcKUEPG_3CJVMMwmHZ0_YdAIkTrQW0jFanLdU9FCRxhnsTQejHt8xIy4UaRl18cg-gtDHSGI6vuxvPpfD4MDpVfrAJtYf6I19MOV_xJQrkMnByrMCanvawOx4YMzTpFtL06zALiuoOrFzVKyudcOhZgaFA6aMgEZ2ewF-CSKe/s4032/IMG_0557.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCDSY0puWsEovJPsTxwqBcKUEPG_3CJVMMwmHZ0_YdAIkTrQW0jFanLdU9FCRxhnsTQejHt8xIy4UaRl18cg-gtDHSGI6vuxvPpfD4MDpVfrAJtYf6I19MOV_xJQrkMnByrMCanvawOx4YMzTpFtL06zALiuoOrFzVKyudcOhZgaFA6aMgEZ2ewF-CSKe/w400-h300/IMG_0557.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It takes a little longer, but the other leading German section is destroyed too<br /></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/AVvXsEgKpTJSzVwYzpdRKJvdh02gAJFBdP-nOMPL2Hk7szlLPFsOjCuEa3t95H3FczWlJMxgty-hIT1vzBuTJR7sPfRNQXcjXwj_aaR13615kZm2TcactPbt9zxB6BcWUiuOhluils2u_iEyVOZWP1C8N4AOFUipY7w7bHIBgIr_GdhyphenhyphenE0lAovZK1H-P7Rx8FOjL/s4032/IMG_0558.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpTJSzVwYzpdRKJvdh02gAJFBdP-nOMPL2Hk7szlLPFsOjCuEa3t95H3FczWlJMxgty-hIT1vzBuTJR7sPfRNQXcjXwj_aaR13615kZm2TcactPbt9zxB6BcWUiuOhluils2u_iEyVOZWP1C8N4AOFUipY7w7bHIBgIr_GdhyphenhyphenE0lAovZK1H-P7Rx8FOjL/w400-h300/IMG_0558.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">However, in the subsequent exchange, belt-fed MG34s prove their superiority over BARs and one of the Polish sections is eliminated! The KG commnder's tank is usefully suppressing the Polish infantry too<br /></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/AVvXsEh2Vto4k4ityoYMybJvLE9Ie6deocdFq4BxBS7bGaD6B9acIus1sb0bR2NaDjYCoTocyAWKJYkCf_lP6pwfPCVoH0LYCGX9idWyUsFWAPBcWZ1FrOxHhLI5mN2joqI-JR4K-E512bjxJhICnd4NrxADq2g1dN94Wi-EZnU52rSXf2S3NnDBe7uzDrt72Qmm/s3226/IMG_0559.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3226" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Vto4k4ityoYMybJvLE9Ie6deocdFq4BxBS7bGaD6B9acIus1sb0bR2NaDjYCoTocyAWKJYkCf_lP6pwfPCVoH0LYCGX9idWyUsFWAPBcWZ1FrOxHhLI5mN2joqI-JR4K-E512bjxJhICnd4NrxADq2g1dN94Wi-EZnU52rSXf2S3NnDBe7uzDrt72Qmm/w400-h375/IMG_0559.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But the Poles have a mortar, which quickly ranges in...<br /></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/AVvXsEjHON2V9Ylchl4wa-5rKRaSzo2CzEyxZKmJBItLJ-Yltbth53C5QPRf7S3I9jbgrGXSjYuOl7AfgfyerHQwMmSQpl6MGanLPlouyYkvZ-K_O4Ms1iOdzUFxat222OeXURMbHjoLWUwlPzv_3NX2qyR1HW9RYRntG7qkPgT5fjDzFEXqkzNQ6U1WUXTsiSwr/s4032/IMG_0561.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHON2V9Ylchl4wa-5rKRaSzo2CzEyxZKmJBItLJ-Yltbth53C5QPRf7S3I9jbgrGXSjYuOl7AfgfyerHQwMmSQpl6MGanLPlouyYkvZ-K_O4Ms1iOdzUFxat222OeXURMbHjoLWUwlPzv_3NX2qyR1HW9RYRntG7qkPgT5fjDzFEXqkzNQ6U1WUXTsiSwr/w400-h300/IMG_0561.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the trucks is knocked out, and the Germans decide to call it a day.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">I think this battle just re-confirmed the lessons of the previous couple of batles, but <i>fortissimo</i>, so no need to go over that ground again. One very interesting point is that the achievement of our hero, Sierzant Szymczyk, who's gun-crew team knocked out <b>five</b> panzers single-handed: there were no bonuses or anything involved, rather the way the watch-and-shoot mechanic works (and to be fair, if I have interpreted it correctly) alongside the way the CRT is calibrated. Successful firers can keep on firing, and if they have a weapon likely to do damage if it hits, then this creates this situation naturally. Otherwise, I think the main things to note were that the Germans would have been better off with anything other than Panzer IIs; at least machineguns are more likely to suppress if you have Panzer Is, and the bigger gun the better for taking on dug-in artillery. German platoons definitely have the edge over BAR and bolt-action equipped Polish platoons in extended firefights; the Poles actually need some support I think whereas the Germans have a chance without it. Anyway, all great fun - and the more so, now I seem to be getting a little more fluent with the rules!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The models by the same bunch as last time (Baccus, H&R, Scotia, Leven, Battlescale) with the addition of some entrenchments from Irregular.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-1677355299291929532024-01-15T09:32:00.005+00:002024-01-15T09:32:34.506+00:00Kampfgruppe Heller: Battle 02a, PolandThis is the next action in my refight of the first campaign of Just Jack's 'Kampfgruppe von Klink' WW2 campaign, whilst I simultaneously test out a new set of WW2 rules (provisionally titled <i>Gummipanzergrenadier</i>).<br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Following the debacle in <a href="https://hereticalgaming.blogspot.com/2024/01/kampfgruppe-heller-battle-02-poland.html">Battle 02</a>, as the German Recce Company was ambushed by a Polish force with anti-tank guns in prepared positions, Oberst Heller conducts a field "interview without coffee" and gets his Recce Coy Commander to try again, this time with at least some idea of what he is facing...</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The terrain is the same as in the last battle, my recreation of <a href="https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2014/12/kg-klink-poland-game-2.html">the original game</a>. The forces remain the same as last time too, the Germans are assumed to be using some reinforcements from other sub-units to make up the numbers...<br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>The Forces:</b></h2><div style="text-align: left;">The Germans:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Recce Coy Comd: 1 x Armoured Car</div><div style="text-align: left;">Recce Pl: 2 x SdKfz 221, 1 x SdKfz 231</div><div style="text-align: left;">Recce Pl: 4 x m/c sections (Rifles + Belft-fed LMG - 1 is the Pl Comd Section)*<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tank Pl: 2 x PzIIII</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rifle Pl: 3 x Rifle + Belt-fed LMG sections (1 is the Pl Comd Section), 3 x Trucks<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Polish:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Coy Comd: 1 x Coy Comd (Rifles), 1 x Truck</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rifle Pl: 4 x Rifle + BAR sections (1 is the Pl Comd)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Support Pl; 2 x HMG, 1 x 82mm mortar</div><div style="text-align: left;">Anti-Tank Pl: 3 x 37mm anti-tank guns <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p></p><p>German morale is higher '3' than the Polish '2'</p><p>* I couldn't find enough m/c+sidecar combo models, so I have used some Kubelwagens too. </p><h2 style="text-align: left;"> The Battle: <br /></h2><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/AVvXsEhFfE6n0Oa3LSf_wbZPP5F6EjZGvV7MD59rDpEL4K5t2ODd3kOHrWqxQKaVqtj8p8cfruk02veiUf1viVHnNyLTp-lXMqq6wHpzdN3_cQSGS7KpOFnPKxgKSHfNjZpcq7l_amYw8dwhNgsovzF8mhcU-JQ9kQkaSOitRlkVeRvpOeyCGD68jpGocJYLQN46/s3478/IMG_0495.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2729" data-original-width="3478" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfE6n0Oa3LSf_wbZPP5F6EjZGvV7MD59rDpEL4K5t2ODd3kOHrWqxQKaVqtj8p8cfruk02veiUf1viVHnNyLTp-lXMqq6wHpzdN3_cQSGS7KpOFnPKxgKSHfNjZpcq7l_amYw8dwhNgsovzF8mhcU-JQ9kQkaSOitRlkVeRvpOeyCGD68jpGocJYLQN46/w400-h314/IMG_0495.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The motorcycle platoon leads the way, but this time breaks left to try and do a wider encirclement of the Polish position (they didn't really discover its full extent last time...)<br /></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/AVvXsEjQnBmCCxEQNk_SzyDn0qiPlp2Tmd_8zxSRRFNKFR6J_v89561jIlXvp7TbG2bTp6Ax9oqkPTJaEUSjP0ZhLq0fbEIamLYEYrs6OU6N6ghyphenhyphenhyu3uFi9uCV3ruh1OVht5IC8Ks-t0yF-SFIkkVWdcj624Nuffmx408ZQpE3xUN82RNhJvQns-XafO1anMsnu/s3854/IMG_0496.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3854" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnBmCCxEQNk_SzyDn0qiPlp2Tmd_8zxSRRFNKFR6J_v89561jIlXvp7TbG2bTp6Ax9oqkPTJaEUSjP0ZhLq0fbEIamLYEYrs6OU6N6ghyphenhyphenhyu3uFi9uCV3ruh1OVht5IC8Ks-t0yF-SFIkkVWdcj624Nuffmx408ZQpE3xUN82RNhJvQns-XafO1anMsnu/w400-h314/IMG_0496.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The armoured car platoon follows up the road but behind the woods, as the motorcyle platoon goes left flanking...<br /></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/AVvXsEi5SfCTmzzESOijmJL9MTTmvkWu2RgjpIbD4xLKb9M7Bu-_dWc8wM2OBc7XKyhvRMtx5KwOO6PaCgW3JSyNu6yJ6VHm8MdCEbF6lxpvpRFkh3on9bqv7iRWvRdnU8TfLNgJDIOzcGRSqO_xXqLyhLbBs4MoodLCIE3gvaq3npMO3Q2WJfRxzkQjSDUF4VYs/s3178/IMG_0497.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2511" data-original-width="3178" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SfCTmzzESOijmJL9MTTmvkWu2RgjpIbD4xLKb9M7Bu-_dWc8wM2OBc7XKyhvRMtx5KwOO6PaCgW3JSyNu6yJ6VHm8MdCEbF6lxpvpRFkh3on9bqv7iRWvRdnU8TfLNgJDIOzcGRSqO_xXqLyhLbBs4MoodLCIE3gvaq3npMO3Q2WJfRxzkQjSDUF4VYs/w400-h316/IMG_0497.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Polish infantry section, which spots the movement but is not seen itself, redeploys to face the new threat direction (top-left)<br /></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/AVvXsEjcZzevbNP_9AuBOlv166je8-z_Gjcb8WNwy6Wp7KQkRo-oYmb86tA53Ct6Oi30g3GIQFmvbprN7E_FLo00zR_QOLmnjsDhOsCHz22y__5qOd8C4APmo3B-_3MCwp1j2vERf9aUVmw993fl6Tbwi_W8WN4ngfjw9j549Fpoa1_vgfJsV4h0fFW2NHjhGVX1/s4032/IMG_0499.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2628" data-original-width="4032" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZzevbNP_9AuBOlv166je8-z_Gjcb8WNwy6Wp7KQkRo-oYmb86tA53Ct6Oi30g3GIQFmvbprN7E_FLo00zR_QOLmnjsDhOsCHz22y__5qOd8C4APmo3B-_3MCwp1j2vERf9aUVmw993fl6Tbwi_W8WN4ngfjw9j549Fpoa1_vgfJsV4h0fFW2NHjhGVX1/w400-h261/IMG_0499.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider shot, with the motorcyle platoon approaching the outskirts of the village (left); the Polish have remained static and silent (top-right)<br /></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/AVvXsEgI1IWEmFqpDrR0jpRRRQurc7MdGnN3A2VJHA0fWFPB7SSaxGYBo_ElC4FvF4QrDbRkrGG0EwtogHrnQCbd3RbJkaVYKV4aaLTIlz5Bf41V_pRTwoA40jtPSRBc8xUIVKcBm5CQLY_c1W-oJco7O-fEkrwh7m3BcFa_OsXg9X-PrFef5WqMisZEkTLpAO7G/s3768/IMG_0501.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="3768" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1IWEmFqpDrR0jpRRRQurc7MdGnN3A2VJHA0fWFPB7SSaxGYBo_ElC4FvF4QrDbRkrGG0EwtogHrnQCbd3RbJkaVYKV4aaLTIlz5Bf41V_pRTwoA40jtPSRBc8xUIVKcBm5CQLY_c1W-oJco7O-fEkrwh7m3BcFa_OsXg9X-PrFef5WqMisZEkTLpAO7G/w400-h263/IMG_0501.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As the Germans cross the road, a Polish HMG opens up - the German platoon commander has made it across, but the rest of his troops are pinned on the far side, having taken a few casaulties...<br /></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/AVvXsEjRDO_mN2d7pliHkh79HbG0wCacRLSYpfuaOFbbsjdgRNF_Czn6Ske4QxQq9Av0ZyigU-zv1ipMYAdVH2pZ_3g84X2_0LMZ2hljDYTd2AJqsOjK2Ru4viIKvqXCSoq9BQLT6_D5XD4ikXBnS5JmXuT31B2wNfeiWKMcbmGuGOkwh7RmHjXYYmW9OhW2KvOt/s4032/IMG_0502.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDO_mN2d7pliHkh79HbG0wCacRLSYpfuaOFbbsjdgRNF_Czn6Ske4QxQq9Av0ZyigU-zv1ipMYAdVH2pZ_3g84X2_0LMZ2hljDYTd2AJqsOjK2Ru4viIKvqXCSoq9BQLT6_D5XD4ikXBnS5JmXuT31B2wNfeiWKMcbmGuGOkwh7RmHjXYYmW9OhW2KvOt/w400-h300/IMG_0502.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the main German thrust goes right-flanking; only the German tanks can be seen by the Poles, whereas the Germans cam see nothing<br /></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/AVvXsEjitsOX1HnkNl_kcCtVN2uLxMxXLlhhbesET2AtNS99nA0xr-IfSwfQWFcvNEq7vUtacI8FXrbT6RmybB3ND_zWFgiRGkrgbKg-_WBk5L8jFhqaBRKkO3Quo4MDSUTgkcmbyXJg-9ZsFYUdC9MOPhnr2w92f7axCiYXx0SHE2SSKMiQzFLwP1mAX8Y3dsql/s4032/IMG_0506.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2694" data-original-width="4032" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitsOX1HnkNl_kcCtVN2uLxMxXLlhhbesET2AtNS99nA0xr-IfSwfQWFcvNEq7vUtacI8FXrbT6RmybB3ND_zWFgiRGkrgbKg-_WBk5L8jFhqaBRKkO3Quo4MDSUTgkcmbyXJg-9ZsFYUdC9MOPhnr2w92f7axCiYXx0SHE2SSKMiQzFLwP1mAX8Y3dsql/w400-h268/IMG_0506.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German armoured cars move forward, also going left flanking, to try this route and help out the motorcycle troops: if they are only facing a machinegun, this might work<br /></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/AVvXsEhNPzE2Dl8jqKn7AQY3zuAXWFHa6W9OMtpnicmcgRKRZWGiEGE-RbygmiqdIb_DAk-nyHP8Wwp-vcSayjoa0MiSNFPmEKf7E73ZVICAMG6mdMjSzcLx0_cgPqEuki7Zu555GGg_po8DyaSAWVsNn-bjllnRI1AbS9qgV8b-_OFXNbVz5VrCZzpp4Cf6RuNn/s4032/IMG_0507.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPzE2Dl8jqKn7AQY3zuAXWFHa6W9OMtpnicmcgRKRZWGiEGE-RbygmiqdIb_DAk-nyHP8Wwp-vcSayjoa0MiSNFPmEKf7E73ZVICAMG6mdMjSzcLx0_cgPqEuki7Zu555GGg_po8DyaSAWVsNn-bjllnRI1AbS9qgV8b-_OFXNbVz5VrCZzpp4Cf6RuNn/w400-h300/IMG_0507.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">However, the German main attack gets into trouble very quickly: the 37mm anti-tank guns in the bunkers destroy the two Panzer IIIs in short order (the second bunker (top) had been placed so its arc of fire also just covered the debouchment between the woods that the Panzers used. The Panzer IIIs gun was pretty useless against the bunker.<br /></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/AVvXsEgcWlegtECtmpikMUD0OImJ5OYe2NCJ4j-BmjnG0opUji39S_cAUTpeTRIQkCZkR_iWJLMp1kvB202999rFTaMbfY6WNVjVQUtKMUaDy05kz0rjsVUp0G5JYFSXbvfzlRJdAu6RTQxfaa0TvhtXS4hQlcEJhaDulMAhttZGZ4QsLSoP7e6ZOFuEBls1lsAa/s4032/IMG_0509.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWlegtECtmpikMUD0OImJ5OYe2NCJ4j-BmjnG0opUji39S_cAUTpeTRIQkCZkR_iWJLMp1kvB202999rFTaMbfY6WNVjVQUtKMUaDy05kz0rjsVUp0G5JYFSXbvfzlRJdAu6RTQxfaa0TvhtXS4hQlcEJhaDulMAhttZGZ4QsLSoP7e6ZOFuEBls1lsAa/w400-h300/IMG_0509.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shortly afterwards, the Polish mortar opens up on the German infantry (who revelaed themselves by trying to suppress the anti-tank bunker)<br /></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/AVvXsEjEeuUe4V9KTitqVp-isJ2C_u1GlwaAyk3orJASP1cBlktpZuvIwExP43j25Ea9WDvmKdS-lW2mlqeeoOLo7yy36Xe3guqu9jCF-pOydX4VWhGJ13gwryS1oDv-TfzdlXc-2MfJRKA-kranfAmNhdAAvrRqNkVwIOBLhnrfFVJl5xD1_8Ufcm3Dj81-f3Bl/s4032/IMG_0511.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeuUe4V9KTitqVp-isJ2C_u1GlwaAyk3orJASP1cBlktpZuvIwExP43j25Ea9WDvmKdS-lW2mlqeeoOLo7yy36Xe3guqu9jCF-pOydX4VWhGJ13gwryS1oDv-TfzdlXc-2MfJRKA-kranfAmNhdAAvrRqNkVwIOBLhnrfFVJl5xD1_8Ufcm3Dj81-f3Bl/w400-h300/IMG_0511.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A combination of mortar, machinegun and rifle fire causes devastating casualties amongst the German infantry, who only inflict minor annoyance in return<br /></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/AVvXsEha-DQWxzmWQCSHgWrezbUNxVV_wsoHZfEB0wQZ5uLoQLQ6A6LAN8lJ_uJAEbrCl1c1DO_ri-4TXIaCE1SE9Tt2lu39UFQCfO9EZ-R9LWdv2T63L9oi2Xw0XKHpV2Xt7g14tCHD_wVsNNfnlmdbWajUxzfsCJ_qWsKXdGzGX9DJx6pkSEQRQ62sR6I8FXUb/s4032/IMG_0513.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="4032" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-DQWxzmWQCSHgWrezbUNxVV_wsoHZfEB0wQZ5uLoQLQ6A6LAN8lJ_uJAEbrCl1c1DO_ri-4TXIaCE1SE9Tt2lu39UFQCfO9EZ-R9LWdv2T63L9oi2Xw0XKHpV2Xt7g14tCHD_wVsNNfnlmdbWajUxzfsCJ_qWsKXdGzGX9DJx6pkSEQRQ62sR6I8FXUb/w400-h244/IMG_0513.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Germans pack up<br /></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/AVvXsEi_t-uQ8BL3dsbRHodGzCY452FW3J0L5NrSJ3EfVXcS0ce5Rdd-v6kIY1NHA3f_E78XB8EQRFYz1tMKI24EvWvvBLe8spzu6wx6QYpmXTTydshKQVNlbU96LFCipK1p0U81gpP3gK1rw0pCnHLAUb-KJo0kXS_A2fp4fmhCS-mG8kPVwMx7vADgZlYjgUjl/s3036/IMG_0514.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3036" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_t-uQ8BL3dsbRHodGzCY452FW3J0L5NrSJ3EfVXcS0ce5Rdd-v6kIY1NHA3f_E78XB8EQRFYz1tMKI24EvWvvBLe8spzu6wx6QYpmXTTydshKQVNlbU96LFCipK1p0U81gpP3gK1rw0pCnHLAUb-KJo0kXS_A2fp4fmhCS-mG8kPVwMx7vADgZlYjgUjl/w400-h299/IMG_0514.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The motorcycle platoon, although it did eventually manage to get most of its troops across the road, beat a hasty retreat, not wanting to try and re-cross under fire; one German motorcycle section is so heavily beaten-up it has to be abandoned<br /></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/AVvXsEitSFzqTheANpVZ57U31wGfGwDJDWDEBWvjR92mJyukW55F1f5o2THstKITKsWdvxEmwzawSsrgd6sKOPvXknz5a99DViClbkSbyMJ6BWOSxEt032GKjXZJ9lr6X3XdUBMSuzmmFwoykRZGkRaPQeiK6pKfFUPBXSvGHOtZsn32Bb3NGGO-llxhxRlY3U5h/s3590/IMG_0515.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="3590" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSFzqTheANpVZ57U31wGfGwDJDWDEBWvjR92mJyukW55F1f5o2THstKITKsWdvxEmwzawSsrgd6sKOPvXknz5a99DViClbkSbyMJ6BWOSxEt032GKjXZJ9lr6X3XdUBMSuzmmFwoykRZGkRaPQeiK6pKfFUPBXSvGHOtZsn32Bb3NGGO-llxhxRlY3U5h/w400-h290/IMG_0515.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Position at the end of the battle.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">This time, Oberst Heller was forced to admit what he had suspected after the previous action: the enemy here was too strong, too entrenched and too well-hidden, with inter-locking fire and without either a great superiority in numbers or strong fire support, he was going to get nowhere. He gave Kapt Koller (Recce Coy Commander) a stiff brandy, then went for an urgent conference with HQ 4 Panzer Div...</div><div style="text-align: left;">German losses amounted to some 2 tanks, 2 motorbike and sidecar combos, 13 KIA, 24 WIA (inc. 3 POW) and 6 unwounded POWs (+ another abandoned motorbike and sidecar). Polish losses were again trifling: 4 WIA.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This game reinforced the lessons of the last one: towed anti-tank guns are a menace due to the spotting rules, good entrenched positions need powerful HE to shift them, interlocking arcs of weapons on 'watch-and-shoot' are very difficult/impossible to break through. That said, the tactics were faulty: the Germans should have picked one flank and focused on that, rather than try both. If the German tanks had supported the motorbikes, they may have managed to get around that Polish right flank, which wasn't too strong once the village road was crossed. At the very least, the German infantry and armour attack should have been delayed until the armoured cars at least had tried the flanking route also. But that still feels like the Germans had to do a lot more right than the Poles...#moreartillery would have been simpler!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Models a mixture of Baccus (German infantry), H&R (German vehicles), Scotia (Polish infantry and vehicles) and H&R (Polish vehicles). The bunkers are from Timecast I think, buildings a mixture of Leven and Battlescale.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Incidentally, at the time of writing, I think Scotia are probably the best deal in 6mm micro-armour, especially for infantry, for starting on a budget.<br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-10562643147711667712024-01-08T07:06:00.004+00:002024-01-08T07:06:59.313+00:00Kampfgruppe Heller: Battle 02, Poland <div style="text-align: left;">Hello - I have been continuing with my twin projects of re-fighting some actions of Just Jack's 'Kampfgruppe Klink' campaign and doing some testing of some WW2 rules. Happily, the ruleset is set at a perfect scale for handling these actions, which are to some degree historically inspired, but with the emphasis on good gameplay/good story. In any case, Just Jack's original is here: <a href="https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2014/12/kg-klink-poland-game-2.html">batrep</a> . Following on from the <a href="https://hereticalgaming.blogspot.com/2023/12/kampfgruppe-heller-battle-01-poland.html">first action of the campaign</a> in which the German infantry broke through the 'crust' of the Polish defences on the road to Mokra, the German Kampfgruppe commander is now pushing some reconnaissance elements forward. However, they are about to encounter some further strong Polish resistance...</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>The Forces:</b></h2><div style="text-align: left;">The Germans:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Recce Coy Comd: 1 x Armoured Car</div><div style="text-align: left;">Recce Pl: 2 x SdKfz 221, 1 x SdKfz 231</div><div style="text-align: left;">Recce Pl: 4 x m/c sections (Rifles + Belft-fed LMG - 1 is the Pl Comd Section)*<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tank Pl: 2 x PzIIII</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rifle Pl: 3 x Rifle + Belt-fed LMG sections (1 is the Pl Comd Section), 3 x Trucks<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Polish:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Coy Comd: 1 x Coy Comd (Rifles), 1 x Truck</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rifle Pl: 4 x Rifle + BAR sections (1 is the Pl Comd)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Support Pl; 2 x HMG, 1 x 82mm mortar</div><div style="text-align: left;">Anti-Tank Pl: 3 x 37mm anti-tank guns <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p></p><p>German morale is higher '3' than the Polish '2'</p><p>* I couldn't find enough m/c+sidecar combo models, so I have used some Kubelwagens too. <br /></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up:<br /></h2><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/AVvXsEixMNfYXRCfKjdPpekaHABAsQgzRyw-LsN1OnMmjGVgarYETW3zed0Xu5GJGrfJw_HHCsCy2G3e13iPIBcgFBmj77mlHOJQMDLs8P2iz7GsAiO1U_fqwbL-RsAMvmmuTCF7CBL3iZQS4MfHwmOzgNR0uroA_glfet-Q69aLs_k9dkFSCPd1PSF-fm1Qc8LF/s3660/IMG_0471.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2111" data-original-width="3660" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMNfYXRCfKjdPpekaHABAsQgzRyw-LsN1OnMmjGVgarYETW3zed0Xu5GJGrfJw_HHCsCy2G3e13iPIBcgFBmj77mlHOJQMDLs8P2iz7GsAiO1U_fqwbL-RsAMvmmuTCF7CBL3iZQS4MfHwmOzgNR0uroA_glfet-Q69aLs_k9dkFSCPd1PSF-fm1Qc8LF/w400-h231/IMG_0471.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Germans are advancing up the road from SW to NE, the Polish defences are broadly linear to the E (right) facing W-SW<br /></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/AVvXsEiPiMexwnbc1YT46cVlX4pkF8wk9adpueLIJ4uIsf98OG-HFl4K1_o2doZLA1EwD7Sh-agL-PUU8w5qtl7nWahi9DT1WlIrOJeDc44PJ0DxfJAfjFev_VnzkeVOWfRKg5_cIHHSUSLluYK_WV03QEfNGW7-KFI4EiJWtRwyiqMjvQQ7_fgWPwOqv3Xb4zvr/s3707/IMG_0472.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2922" data-original-width="3707" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiMexwnbc1YT46cVlX4pkF8wk9adpueLIJ4uIsf98OG-HFl4K1_o2doZLA1EwD7Sh-agL-PUU8w5qtl7nWahi9DT1WlIrOJeDc44PJ0DxfJAfjFev_VnzkeVOWfRKg5_cIHHSUSLluYK_WV03QEfNGW7-KFI4EiJWtRwyiqMjvQQ7_fgWPwOqv3Xb4zvr/w400-h315/IMG_0472.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German column: the Recce Pl and the Motorcycle Pl lead, the Panzer Pl and the Rifle Pl follow.<br /></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/AVvXsEhHqrlFIh_HBK6h0NoQLTqQLCx-1ZTwJq6jlbTbrtC-LkUyARgDul5fqWABTRkHTrG4ZNL0igP45z8lSqq9w59pK0fc1PKXmzeX7ZRyJGQz-lEYbxtHwdme4YFsiOchsMHgfnVXNftInQAaU5ogATM4FiKv566HcbZXe2B7S8hD9czL8MKL2OVwQ-7Zxvyg/s4032/IMG_0473.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2907" data-original-width="4032" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqrlFIh_HBK6h0NoQLTqQLCx-1ZTwJq6jlbTbrtC-LkUyARgDul5fqWABTRkHTrG4ZNL0igP45z8lSqq9w59pK0fc1PKXmzeX7ZRyJGQz-lEYbxtHwdme4YFsiOchsMHgfnVXNftInQAaU5ogATM4FiKv566HcbZXe2B7S8hD9czL8MKL2OVwQ-7Zxvyg/w400-h289/IMG_0473.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the Recce elements<br /></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/AVvXsEhA7lpuswSbo69YBNhyphenhyphendq7CA1MyeVM8wU3Q1oXrCiFJEERjRd-L0kF-qFW0ZpPZhGJLKIBx8ds-2X8IsY1ls6ktpbDJecY_pV3rTktcfH5qWkC4tjmo78k_C_ndq1WHDKxoStBhOdGPSjOrxKmTmdOzaZaaUgKR3RbsPoh_CwKkqEtLYIGCZizIKOug4Xpl/s4032/IMG_0474.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7lpuswSbo69YBNhyphenhyphendq7CA1MyeVM8wU3Q1oXrCiFJEERjRd-L0kF-qFW0ZpPZhGJLKIBx8ds-2X8IsY1ls6ktpbDJecY_pV3rTktcfH5qWkC4tjmo78k_C_ndq1WHDKxoStBhOdGPSjOrxKmTmdOzaZaaUgKR3RbsPoh_CwKkqEtLYIGCZizIKOug4Xpl/w400-h300/IMG_0474.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish Right: infantry with HMGs in the trenches, an infantry section in the woods (top-right), 2 x 37mm anti-tank guns in bunkers and the company command group in the woods (right)<br /></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/AVvXsEiag7S6ukVTtuoRMubsrqtZRyMUSIHuMXJZia4418pURs9kI9X5sprHKLRj6ock7dSr5lEP_yCWkp0j2YrMzRk8R554avat7HRcRSifpdPuAobLYPeKCpSXJj_NEWRdjyhAmMbZE1Ss5pJK2DkChaw2R9mY1tfft9ZTgXJxNIjzDOmNycHUsdYY_yIugWAR/s4032/IMG_0476.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="4032" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiag7S6ukVTtuoRMubsrqtZRyMUSIHuMXJZia4418pURs9kI9X5sprHKLRj6ock7dSr5lEP_yCWkp0j2YrMzRk8R554avat7HRcRSifpdPuAobLYPeKCpSXJj_NEWRdjyhAmMbZE1Ss5pJK2DkChaw2R9mY1tfft9ZTgXJxNIjzDOmNycHUsdYY_yIugWAR/w400-h233/IMG_0476.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish left, with the main part of the Rifle Pl and the mortar, with another 37mm anti-tank gun in a bunker behind (top)<br /></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/AVvXsEhwrE6aiE_SxEBjOkvOxESlGBCH6wsO1V9T5GLEBdFHviBmCqsVmdNrRISDT0gwVQPT-jY3RXEVoC0AYdfl6wNhga9h_5m3EQ5pR4S4GQOwDxidJcfwTBB91X5Uwn76IWh_5EKL0Xn4CrNoCrE0SCwZMxquCPold0A9tlgScfigwx_fjJJIq5_Ue2LUBWXx/s4032/IMG_0477.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2602" data-original-width="4032" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrE6aiE_SxEBjOkvOxESlGBCH6wsO1V9T5GLEBdFHviBmCqsVmdNrRISDT0gwVQPT-jY3RXEVoC0AYdfl6wNhga9h_5m3EQ5pR4S4GQOwDxidJcfwTBB91X5Uwn76IWh_5EKL0Xn4CrNoCrE0SCwZMxquCPold0A9tlgScfigwx_fjJJIq5_Ue2LUBWXx/w400-h259/IMG_0477.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One last view.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Battle:</h2><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/AVvXsEjtMbdiuCCWOddCGtK71Tze9YPs76q1W9onWufMqOs3FeanD8lneutual1P01uyzEx49FETAoqtHL8eVIdkMShum2TCldC5eGRdZ-vRKHTfN16ZAtHpTBdcAC3W-jNXhtMApCmHidJH74eMgJ8yOCKAALU2UoEv8H6kbG1250D4pTj7-2afs7b1S899MLfR/s4032/IMG_0478.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2648" data-original-width="4032" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMbdiuCCWOddCGtK71Tze9YPs76q1W9onWufMqOs3FeanD8lneutual1P01uyzEx49FETAoqtHL8eVIdkMShum2TCldC5eGRdZ-vRKHTfN16ZAtHpTBdcAC3W-jNXhtMApCmHidJH74eMgJ8yOCKAALU2UoEv8H6kbG1250D4pTj7-2afs7b1S899MLfR/w400-h263/IMG_0478.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German motorcycles are in the van<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEjfGRHI5peYNxV46IcfQ1nStwNl6NMmWc4s_1Boe5_aQIwVfffIMSPrs23l5Rx-AQ19vm65df-SXAkFTUs8RqQ0vwYo4Jfg105hfYgiGmNBat6t6NpMDNPiP0xXW4UghAPAf7Ep9xiM8CnOWWO5j_3d5Rl7bDzPz73X_KgcxZZ1jBS4-WSHKpdeXQhyh5XW/s4032/IMG_0480.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2617" data-original-width="4032" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGRHI5peYNxV46IcfQ1nStwNl6NMmWc4s_1Boe5_aQIwVfffIMSPrs23l5Rx-AQ19vm65df-SXAkFTUs8RqQ0vwYo4Jfg105hfYgiGmNBat6t6NpMDNPiP0xXW4UghAPAf7Ep9xiM8CnOWWO5j_3d5Rl7bDzPz73X_KgcxZZ1jBS4-WSHKpdeXQhyh5XW/w400-h260/IMG_0480.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polish rifles and BARs cut down the lead motorcycles; the 37mm in the bunker (top-right) knocks out the lead armoured car<br /></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/AVvXsEgirZ6tU5LpQOiKobo67S5uKtNcz8uoxhceQWCjYiiWQSpfoYtPnPhbk4ZOUgrle0pT2JpFi8oHVGDAtRR4LHw7zQ3OoXjBRExpXBjht41_zXNTrSsATxm3BgSnnu3VeKhUGJoDHmY-x3BglPmY0f9KWNtxCiTrk18aEC6zPPSgvK8Z7rJCKnCyjYIJ0VBf/s4032/IMG_0481.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirZ6tU5LpQOiKobo67S5uKtNcz8uoxhceQWCjYiiWQSpfoYtPnPhbk4ZOUgrle0pT2JpFi8oHVGDAtRR4LHw7zQ3OoXjBRExpXBjht41_zXNTrSsATxm3BgSnnu3VeKhUGJoDHmY-x3BglPmY0f9KWNtxCiTrk18aEC6zPPSgvK8Z7rJCKnCyjYIJ0VBf/w400-h300/IMG_0481.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second armoured car is knocked out by the second anti-tank gun bunker (top-right)<br /></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/AVvXsEh4KXlkcIYfOKdpk5CHtxJUTJoLT1zNkBFY5PM9YNSaay1DmSKsekGm1tGiHWZG9sN2PDCAt0e_sZzWeCA1PMiIBecxkpkt4uOO6dXfzCcwpKnUnRWFUfHvvr1rw1TAvPuOo_3puC4eJflsHhzWkCw21fovZ-vVKUZjR8Nm2Rp0bhIVCofBqA8V4w5QC97n/s4032/IMG_0483.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2261" data-original-width="4032" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KXlkcIYfOKdpk5CHtxJUTJoLT1zNkBFY5PM9YNSaay1DmSKsekGm1tGiHWZG9sN2PDCAt0e_sZzWeCA1PMiIBecxkpkt4uOO6dXfzCcwpKnUnRWFUfHvvr1rw1TAvPuOo_3puC4eJflsHhzWkCw21fovZ-vVKUZjR8Nm2Rp0bhIVCofBqA8V4w5QC97n/w400-h224/IMG_0483.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German recce elements are struggling to get either forward or back, so end up in an indecisive firefight with the Polish infantry; the German riflemen debuss to try and go right flanking (bottom-left)<br /></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/AVvXsEibPotBIZ9LS1s2I1PnqZXHN1qrNogM1h_fO3W_qnnURDXzRDToIxpC8C_urJOZopRU6FK79khQWmqJzMBQbGezZHrrRglToLoVKIHMKHHrVYwpvGkW8J_74I8j8Y8t9NFXdGi2xhkEZBefW2CxAZVQYqtobb9jTRIHWYLkkvI_3Md-6YFKl_ldbYl7oHT_/s4032/IMG_0484.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="4032" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPotBIZ9LS1s2I1PnqZXHN1qrNogM1h_fO3W_qnnURDXzRDToIxpC8C_urJOZopRU6FK79khQWmqJzMBQbGezZHrrRglToLoVKIHMKHHrVYwpvGkW8J_74I8j8Y8t9NFXdGi2xhkEZBefW2CxAZVQYqtobb9jTRIHWYLkkvI_3Md-6YFKl_ldbYl7oHT_/w400-h272/IMG_0484.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German Panzer Pl starts its left flanking move...<br /></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/AVvXsEgKf5WIiKCrQV40LD1pgpmqbSdILd56LLid_w5EcRV3kQJ7E_mZxDIFmrZ70DBXiuuKTReADFC2L2KdUxHfKe32hjgpuJrvC85FrHjlRMq2SMBJ51HSjRtgD26lfZuu5mNlL2YFkUOS9jIQIHAskgW_3SDCRsLIX-KByHr2KnYcJ21KCwqffHUFhdBShutF/s4032/IMG_0485.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKf5WIiKCrQV40LD1pgpmqbSdILd56LLid_w5EcRV3kQJ7E_mZxDIFmrZ70DBXiuuKTReADFC2L2KdUxHfKe32hjgpuJrvC85FrHjlRMq2SMBJ51HSjRtgD26lfZuu5mNlL2YFkUOS9jIQIHAskgW_3SDCRsLIX-KByHr2KnYcJ21KCwqffHUFhdBShutF/w400-h300/IMG_0485.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But more accurate Polish anti-tank gun fire knocks out the lead Panzer III<br /></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/AVvXsEi2s8ZHUl4fkiFsfmmOrzPcAEZNDeR7aZMEb13GJbgsWRYnlQJmx1icv6hZBEu0PfqfMjL8vewJ_HkA3ukTBaeGitGk8sLLR9OMoV9EQc3DKURcQleTX6HcFELHBqPY-oCXCg5aVua1IELmAbDCCjd9zQgIH3ZXTzlou2mIw8JG2eAadvB37Ex6XaeWVhDN/s3756/IMG_0487.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2499" data-original-width="3756" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2s8ZHUl4fkiFsfmmOrzPcAEZNDeR7aZMEb13GJbgsWRYnlQJmx1icv6hZBEu0PfqfMjL8vewJ_HkA3ukTBaeGitGk8sLLR9OMoV9EQc3DKURcQleTX6HcFELHBqPY-oCXCg5aVua1IELmAbDCCjd9zQgIH3ZXTzlou2mIw8JG2eAadvB37Ex6XaeWVhDN/w400-h266/IMG_0487.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German riflemen advance through the woods, unaware of and unspotted by any of the Polish troops; the remaining PzIII moves around the woods on the left (top-left)<br /></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/AVvXsEjAarStOrnFwTHbXggboOWqNQpgily4f4F3Q91XhvbPpr1GEZW40TI44mlI13iTRNWWmxSbFoM-8yDSzrKLBtkjUTnf_GDYzHRToUiKQ7KrXC4lM9v3KghNgX6oLEYZoUeL3jU8HAvWsnECV8PCNGs3a3nb8Gd3uaDGqqiriTE_JDZzl6pSlX7XaaM9dHte/s4032/IMG_0488.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="4032" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAarStOrnFwTHbXggboOWqNQpgily4f4F3Q91XhvbPpr1GEZW40TI44mlI13iTRNWWmxSbFoM-8yDSzrKLBtkjUTnf_GDYzHRToUiKQ7KrXC4lM9v3KghNgX6oLEYZoUeL3jU8HAvWsnECV8PCNGs3a3nb8Gd3uaDGqqiriTE_JDZzl6pSlX7XaaM9dHte/w400-h264/IMG_0488.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More German m/c troops go down in the exchange of fire<br /></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/AVvXsEi53R4ko8wyg6KA_4GUukx9MoxK0o34r64ZD55JMq1ES3f09CdRKftFUSAWDaWSjq8Xq0shPdVnGif1-MQvlkUbb34D-AdryHpTN1rVntgOF8NF-cVqaQOfDepxjrKWJqRVLwRF9vAGAYvymGh3jrp7-_QV_SomMmwcp_eihLl9CJpSsYC5NehKjGZ5LGhw/s4032/IMG_0490.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="4032" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53R4ko8wyg6KA_4GUukx9MoxK0o34r64ZD55JMq1ES3f09CdRKftFUSAWDaWSjq8Xq0shPdVnGif1-MQvlkUbb34D-AdryHpTN1rVntgOF8NF-cVqaQOfDepxjrKWJqRVLwRF9vAGAYvymGh3jrp7-_QV_SomMmwcp_eihLl9CJpSsYC5NehKjGZ5LGhw/w400-h286/IMG_0490.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can the flanking PzIII unlock the Polish position and re-start the advance?<br /></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/AVvXsEj29al9n3AUHVn53NoLZXIQyF13M7guJbmtWrjuN-DbdQcko586oBwSg-8MNKJE21PSHiD40LKqqkPMV3cDBsL5YVSCsU-ROmHJTxQ1hyee334mTYT3qv7LGy2Z1hsD3QsR2yBhwj-Jrf85wtht6r8JaHMD1CQ18gjB7Xh_Pm6IKiS86nW6j5PBOvVY1uQa/s3615/IMG_0491.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="3615" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29al9n3AUHVn53NoLZXIQyF13M7guJbmtWrjuN-DbdQcko586oBwSg-8MNKJE21PSHiD40LKqqkPMV3cDBsL5YVSCsU-ROmHJTxQ1hyee334mTYT3qv7LGy2Z1hsD3QsR2yBhwj-Jrf85wtht6r8JaHMD1CQ18gjB7Xh_Pm6IKiS86nW6j5PBOvVY1uQa/w400-h285/IMG_0491.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No! It too goes up in flames as a 37mm shell smashes through its flank armour as it tries to cross the road...<br /></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/AVvXsEiIeP68m_NEzvd9vad82HWLLcVWN_-0a8Ocu8unQFxz-3ALoC4LM2Bc2QciTjrfk_pzrVlo8EFW4fZuc7BpAH_ckuuR3A1L4nvnZWHPJ7kVnssfN9MXkUT1PyY5qX5HPGPCTNGDBcm_XWuo1YbKFWyH_HnkD2TFeg3SMVPxNFzQNxNN7pA67lzu2kfVy74J/s3800/IMG_0492.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="3800" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeP68m_NEzvd9vad82HWLLcVWN_-0a8Ocu8unQFxz-3ALoC4LM2Bc2QciTjrfk_pzrVlo8EFW4fZuc7BpAH_ckuuR3A1L4nvnZWHPJ7kVnssfN9MXkUT1PyY5qX5HPGPCTNGDBcm_XWuo1YbKFWyH_HnkD2TFeg3SMVPxNFzQNxNN7pA67lzu2kfVy74J/w400-h280/IMG_0492.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A scene of carnage along the route of the main German advance<br /></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/AVvXsEirkwtluAIueBZqd6Mk1cEN-ipntazuKe7ej7cvl5izodwcwACp7waDz1SCaRobwcbv7MZ_v6O-6DxpUOZSMsx7fLiTU5B5YmIi_i5Yb-8s2lAbiDVCUu9_N-N9VXJGR9sRkbqA9xFdWeDQU6Yib8utMDUm41pU0Qi_3qrwdLFmZdhIjXi4ckUj5KoC72a6/s3837/IMG_0493.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2364" data-original-width="3837" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkwtluAIueBZqd6Mk1cEN-ipntazuKe7ej7cvl5izodwcwACp7waDz1SCaRobwcbv7MZ_v6O-6DxpUOZSMsx7fLiTU5B5YmIi_i5Yb-8s2lAbiDVCUu9_N-N9VXJGR9sRkbqA9xFdWeDQU6Yib8utMDUm41pU0Qi_3qrwdLFmZdhIjXi4ckUj5KoC72a6/w400-h246/IMG_0493.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Without any 'punch' left, the German Recce commander retrieves his infantry and pulls back<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Well, that was a fairly convincing Polish victory. I make the losses around a few Polish troops injured - call it 4 - whereas the Germans lost 2 tanks, 6 motorcycles and 2 light armoured cars; around 10 KIA, 18 WIA (half POW) and 5 unwounded POW.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Without any meaningful fire support or enough armour to overwhelm the Polish defences, the dug-in and concealed Polish anti-tank guns are too strong really for this level of German offensive power. Added to this, in the rules the spotting rules are really well-done, but that restores some of the advantages that towed anti-tank guns actually had in WW2, particularly in early WW2 before the fire support environment started to make this less-and-less healthy. These rules distinguish between 'observed' and 'pinpointed', with the latter being somewhat harder to achieve, so a lot of the fire is conducted at quite low-odds...which is where the more visible vehicle targets come a little unstuck.</div><div style="text-align: left;">For understanding the 'story' of this game, remember that the ground scale is 1mm:2m - thus even this small 2'x2' board is over a kilometre square. Most of the engagment ranges fell in the 200m - 750m range, so support weapons dominated: the only real effect the rifles on either side had was in the initial ambush on the lead German motorycle elements. This doesn't seem unrealistic.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, all good fun, and I am starting to get a little bit of familiarity with the rules now, smoothing the play somewhat (although there are still a few things I am working on).</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">German models are a mixture of Baccus (infantry) and Heroics and Ros (vehicles); the Polish are a mixture of Scotia and Heroics and Ros. <br /></div><p> <br /></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-48368911038079149232024-01-07T19:41:00.004+00:002024-01-07T19:41:56.768+00:00Neil Thomas-esque: Test Scenario<p>Feeling quite inspired by the simplicity but effectiveness of the Neil Thomas style of scenario design,I have been experimenting with developing scenarios and using a similar format: first completed one is <a href="https://hereticalgaming.blogspot.com/p/neil-thomas-style-ohw-format-scenario.html">here</a>. As and when I do any more, I will add them as pages rather than posts. Not sure whether I will have a single page with many, or use many pages. I will cross that bridge if and when I come to it!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2v-uo7gZnFfIBnl-GMrNBL7xbC-0Xa8zbmHIB4gGrYRBegXTaQpZZz6-oDt_RXITYAckFGO6gurY3KCbUDBMNI3HFR2nqlFGj4QN8Them6SYmA4Y3k4qPXqJHzmHnQAwvBGIPfYchkEC0cPX5RqzppstUEbVoEzKxPZJim3hWVOIMGhID2hj9f7RpMiS/s3268/IMG_0521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2283" data-original-width="3268" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2v-uo7gZnFfIBnl-GMrNBL7xbC-0Xa8zbmHIB4gGrYRBegXTaQpZZz6-oDt_RXITYAckFGO6gurY3KCbUDBMNI3HFR2nqlFGj4QN8Them6SYmA4Y3k4qPXqJHzmHnQAwvBGIPfYchkEC0cPX5RqzppstUEbVoEzKxPZJim3hWVOIMGhID2hj9f7RpMiS/w400-h280/IMG_0521.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-73221479803976910252023-12-31T18:05:00.002+00:002024-01-03T09:42:44.959+00:00Review of 2023<h2 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">A Very Happy New Year to all !</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">Many thanks for reading this, and for all those of have made time to read any or all my blog this year. And especial thanks to those who have taken the time to leave a comment - it really is greatly appreciated.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">I had hoped that 2023 might see a world of less conflict and suffering than in 2022. It seems fair to say that hasn't come to pass. But hope springs eternal - I hope that you will join me in hoping for a more peaceful, prosperous and happy world over the next 12 months.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">On a much more trivial scale, 2023 has been a difficult year. I have found my work difficult, my cat died & I haven't always been in the best health. I have many things to be very grateful for, which I try and keep to the forefront of my mind, and usually manage - but this year has been stressful, there is no denying it. And that has generally had a negative impact on my gaming, either from having literally no time to do it, or feeling so drained that I haven't really felt like making the commitment of mental energy and time to play even quite smalll games.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">That said, there have been at least a few achievements and highlights. I finished the Too Fat Lardies' pint-sized campaign, the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"> </span><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/taking-the-gembloux-gap/" style="color: #2288bb; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">Gembloux Gap</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">I finshed my playtesting of the set of WRG-inspired rules being written by John D Salt: which retro-fitted the old WRG 1950-1985 Modern set into WW2. These rules are more or less finished I think and John has said he intends to get them published when he can. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">I finshed playing through a;; of the marvellous scenarios from Neil Thomas' book</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"> </span><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170298/one-hour-wargames" style="color: #2288bb; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">One Hour Wargames</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">. For the games this year</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"> I have used the Polemos set</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"> </span><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289741/polemos-ruse-de-guerre" style="color: #2288bb; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">Ruse de Guerre</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">. I only managed to get a single big game of Ruse de Guerre in though: <a href="https://hereticalgaming.blogspot.com/2023/05/polemos-ruse-de-guerre-battle-of.html">Talavera</a>. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZX_3wZtrOohHVcyapPfDPRHucZwIZw8YUZ5kjo9eWy3wpcXrsUyI4QkEl2orQM65tErof31-Dk3-7UbvVRY4Y-yQTdvL6Qe9emQH_YDzhcLAWQg1cWipuFOY30U2YojNtuRmBZ-zMdnboUlpTZCN8XMIIuwbLBbu5RRPDdkD_542WlS6_JECxgPy8uA/s800/IMG_7375.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="800" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZX_3wZtrOohHVcyapPfDPRHucZwIZw8YUZ5kjo9eWy3wpcXrsUyI4QkEl2orQM65tErof31-Dk3-7UbvVRY4Y-yQTdvL6Qe9emQH_YDzhcLAWQg1cWipuFOY30U2YojNtuRmBZ-zMdnboUlpTZCN8XMIIuwbLBbu5RRPDdkD_542WlS6_JECxgPy8uA/w640-h316/IMG_7375.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">This shows off that I managed to finally get my garage set-up to play some quite big games: I could extend to 10'x4' if I needed. I am trying to get one more small table which would allow me to configure it as 6'x6' if required also.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">Of other gaming, there was only a smattering. I managed to get in a game of 1st edition 40K with my 7-year old, and great fun that was.<span style="font-size: 17.6px;"> </span><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11106/warhammer-40000-rogue-trader" style="color: #2288bb; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader</a><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">book. I managed to sort out a game of</span><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"> the <a href="https://hereticalgaming.blogspot.com/2023/10/battle-of-white-mountain-twilight-of.html">Battle of White Mountain</a> scenario using the</span><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"> </span><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270657/twilight-divine-right-defenestration-restoration-w" style="color: #2288bb; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">Twilight of Divine Right</a><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">rules which I really enjoyed, and also a go at Wimpfen. There were a few other 6mm WW2 games and a 15mm WW2 game, but there really wasn't that much. I was delighted though to get in the game of <a href="https://hereticalgaming.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-portable-wargame-nutcracker-miniature.html">'The Nutcracker' </a>designed by Arthur Harman - it was such a perfect Christmas game!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGXSULShEu6mbPfjxXSyS_LMks_4Jf31vGKtk9rZdX6Cb-vh3BKdOWH3HJMyhlcIcsIlO14V8AJwA-Ka33oSTKHjmbQnMFeGtx9GUELap19V6r3ZcdPGLGUYHLzTEalMKecipZUH578dRKgXbOjCaWoeq1Qmgrmu9iE0wn_9xfDBbhs9LI7xB_4jxX7Ij/s800/IMG_0390.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGXSULShEu6mbPfjxXSyS_LMks_4Jf31vGKtk9rZdX6Cb-vh3BKdOWH3HJMyhlcIcsIlO14V8AJwA-Ka33oSTKHjmbQnMFeGtx9GUELap19V6r3ZcdPGLGUYHLzTEalMKecipZUH578dRKgXbOjCaWoeq1Qmgrmu9iE0wn_9xfDBbhs9LI7xB_4jxX7Ij/w400-h300/IMG_0390.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">I didn't even get many boardgames in, just a little bit of </span><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"> </span><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2748/thirty-years-war-europe-agony-1618-1648" style="color: #2288bb; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">Europe in Agony</a><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"> and </span><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8316/over-reich" style="color: #2288bb; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">Over the Reich</a>. I also managed to get <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/699/heroquest">Heroquest</a> to the table a little bit, with the little one.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">I did get to do some more </span><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">role-playing games in though this year, mainly </span><a href="https://rpggeek.com/rpg/917/shadowrun-1st-edition" style="color: #2288bb; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">Shadowrun</a><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">and</span><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"> </span><a href="https://rpggeek.com/rpg/275/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay-1st-edition" style="color: #2288bb; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay</a>, but also <a href="https://rpggeek.com/rpg/1388/twilight-2000-2nd-edition">Twilight 2000</a> and <a href="https://rpggeek.com/rpg/390/dungeons-dragons-original-edition">Original D&D</a>. I discovered <a href="https://thealexandrian.net/">The Alexandrian</a> blog and <a href="https://thealexandrian.net/videos">videos</a> this year, which has been a great find for my role-playing games. My older bairns really enjoy Shadowrun, so we have been having great fun with that.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">In terms of buying models and painting and so on, for the first time in ages I have built up a bit of a lead mountain and plastic pile, I just got far less done this year than in other years. What I have managed is some reinforcements for my WW2 French, US, German, British and Soviet armies, primarily armour and artillery support. I also put a credible Polish force together. I did paint some Zulu War Zulus and British, as well as some Agincourt-era Knights for my son. He has seemed to enjoy them! A fair few of the models are in the bits box for repair now however, they aren't really robust enough for child play. I managed to fill out my C17 forces with some more East European light horsemen, rebased everything to make them more flexible and equally at home with both Twilight of Divine Right and Polemos: ECW, and got a few bits of additional terrain I needed, primarily additional earthworks.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><h2 style="font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">Review of 2023</h2></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">So, how did I get on against my plans for this year?</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><h2 style="font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">The Plan (Playing):</h2></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">1 - Finish the Gembloux Gap campaign: ideally want to get hold of a few terrain items to make one of the scenarios look a bit better.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b>COMPLETED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">2 - Play the Caesar's Camp pint-sized campaign (think I have all the necessary forces for this).</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">NOT STARTED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">3 - Play some more WW2 company-level games (have bought some Polish WW2 forces for this, with some French on the cards too. Other armies will get additions on an as-and-when-needed basis).</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">DID A LITTLE BIT.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">4 - Continue to play through the Neil Thomas' One-Hour Wargames scenarios. If I should complete this, then I will move onto Grant's Programmed Wargame Scenarios (I have all the necesary figures and terrain for this)<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">COMPLETED THE FIRST, NOT STARTED ON THE SECOND.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">5 - Continue to play the same scenarios with the Napoleonic Historical Wargames Society of Toronto as far as I am able.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">DID A LITTLE BIT.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">6 - Play the scenarios from the Twilight of Divine Right scenario books (I have all the required figures but need to paint up a few more Eastern European light horsemen. I also need to make some new/additional earthworks for a couple of the scenarios).</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">DID A LITTLE BIT, & COMPLETED THE EXTRA MODELS.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">7 - Play more dungeon crawls (THW Dungeon Crawl, Heroquest, Imperial Assault, Space Hulk)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">DID A LITTLE BIT.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">8 - Play more WW2 air war scenarios (will use a mixture of models and boardgames)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">DID A LITTLE BIT.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">9 - Get a 1/4800 Napoleonic naval game to the table (have the models, don't have the rules)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">COMPLETED. OKAY, ONLY A COUPLE OF VERY SMALL GAMES BUT I DID DO IT, AND QUITE ENJOYED IT.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">10 - Experiment with WW2 squad-level skirmish to determine best 'small-board' set-up.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">NO.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">11 - Continue to play RPGs with the bairns.<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">COMPLETED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><h2 style="font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">The Plan (Hobby):</h2></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">1 - Paint up a few more bases of 6mm C17 East Euopean light horsemen.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">COMPLETED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">2 - Paint up a reinforced company of early war WW2 Polish.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">COMPLETED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">3 - Finish purchasing a reinforced company of early war WW2 French.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">COMPLETED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">4 - Purchase and paint up some missing WW2 German elements (Panzerjager I, some aircraft, engineers, assault rifle-armed infantry, Volksturm).</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">PARTIALLY COMPLETED; STILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE VOLKSTURM & AIRCRAFT.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">5 - Purchase and paint up some WW2 US armour and artillery (Shermans, M10s, various artillery, some aircraft?)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">COMPLETED, EXCEPT AIRCRAFT.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">6 - Purchase and paint up some WW2 Soviet artillery (and a 'maybe' for some Soviet Naval Infantry)<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">COMPLETED, BUT DIDN'T DO THE NAVAL INFANTRY (BUT DID DO SOME MORE ARMOUR).</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">7 - Purchase and paint up some minor additions for WW2 British (primarily tank destroyers and artillery, perhaps some more transport and aircraft, maybe some landing craft); some Desert War stuff from 2d6 wargaming is a 'maybe' here.<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">PARTIALLY COMPLETED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">8 - For the Age of Sail naval stuff, my new plan is to go back to first principles and buy a Featherstone book or similar and go from there.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">COMPLETED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">9 - Purchase and paint up some 1940s-era agricultural, industrial and railway buildings.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">PARTIALLY COMPLETED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">10 - Build or purchase some more earthworks suitable for C17-early C19.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">COMPLETED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">11 - Obtain and prepare a 3'x3' terrain board for some 'slightly bigger small board' games.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">NO.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">12 - Obtain and prepare a 6'x4' terrain board for some slightly bigger summer games.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"> <b style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 17.6px;">COMPLETED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">13 - Purchase and paint a few more 28mm Napoleonics to build on existing forces (British, French and Austrian), in particular a few horseman and perhaps an artillery piece per side. This is partly for Sharp Practice but also for some Neil Thomas' type gaming. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">NO.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">14 - A couple of very minor additions for my 6mm C18 forces (including some more Lowland Scots, a few Cuirassiers, some small field guns and some siege guns)<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">NO.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">15 - Finish off the lead-pile, including: some additional 6mm Napoleonics (mainly German state troops plus minor British Allied forces); early 1/300 WW2 aircraft; a few 6mm Cold War troops;15mm Cold War (East Germans and militia/terrorists); some 28mm fantasy/early medieval bits and pieces.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"> <b style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 17.6px;">NO.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">16 - Some touching up of my C17 and Wars of the Roses collections, which are looking a little scruffy. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">NO.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">17 - Arrange my models and terrain more effectively to allow quicker set-up/take-down and thus more games.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">PARTIALLY COMPLETED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">18 - Arrange and modify some of my playing areas for greater ease and comfort in playing.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">PARTIALLY COMPLETED.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">19 - Write an article for a wargames magazine.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">NO.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">20 - Complete my re-writes/amendments for WFRP, Shadowrun and Twilight 2000.<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">NO, BUT SOME PROGRESS MADE (Shadowrun is largely done, T2000 is nearly done, WFRP is well in hand).</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">21 - Consider the following potential projects:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">6mm Chariot Wars</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">6mm Late Romans/Dark Ages<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">6mm ACW (Commission Figurines)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">6mm Colonial (Sudan, NWFP/India being most likely) </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">6mm Pony Wars<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;">C20 Naval</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">Byzantines </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">NO (EXCEPT A FEW TESTER BYZANTINES & PONY WARS & ACW BOUGHT).</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><b style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 17.6px;"><h2 style="font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">Plans for 2024</h2><div>I didn't do so badly against my specific plans for 2023, it was more that as well as generally 'feeling low', my lead pile did somehow seem to grow. So my plans for this year should focus on sorting that, as well as keeping a bit of my current gaming impetus. I am very much in the mood for more campaigning this year, so the main questions are whether I need to do any preparation for that, either in terms of more testing or practice with the rules or campaign engines I intend to use, or whether a few judicious purchases will really help with those campaigns. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Play:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">1 - Play the Caesar's Camp pint-sized campaign. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">2 - Play the scenarios in Grant's Programmed Wargame Scenarios.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">3 - </span><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">Catch-up on the scenarios from the Napoleonic Historical Wargames Society of Toronto.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">4 - Play some more 6mm Napoleonic battles, using more of the scenarios from the collection of Michael Hopper scenario books.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">5 - Play the scenarios from the Twilight of Divine Right scenario books.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">6 - Start another Ancients or Horse-and-Musket campaign (exact details TBD).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">7 - Start a Nuts! or similar campaign.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div>8 - Start a Five Leagues from the Borderlands or similar campaign.</div><div><br /></div><div>9 - Play many more WW2 air wargames.</div><div><br /></div><div>10 - Try the Neil Thomas' One Hour Wargames simple scenario techniques on some more actions.</div><div><br /></div><div>11 - Play some more Heroquest.</div><div><br /></div><div><b style="font-size: 17.6px;">Hobby:</b></div><div><b style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></b></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">1 - This one is easy: finish off the lead pile by October 2024. By my birthday, I don't want a single thing left.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">2 - </span><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">Obtain and prepare a 3'x3' terrain board for some 'slightly bigger small board' games.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">3 - Buy and paint some more fortifications for various periods.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">4 - Finish my RPG modifications for Shadowrun, Twilight 2000 and WFRP.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">5 - Complete my collection re-arrangements to allow easier and quicker setting up and taking down of games.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">6 - These are very much to be considered 'stretch goals':</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><span>A few additions to my C18 forces.</span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><span>Complete my 6mm Byzantine army.</span></span></div><div>A few additions to my Napoleonic armies, ready for some more serious Napoleonic campaigning in 2025.</div><div>6mm ACW armies.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully these goals manage to be both ambitious and achievable!</div><div><br /></div><div>And lastly, I want to thank all those bloggers out there who are still producing really interesting content about wargames, history, game design and suchlike. I try and comment and congratulate when I can, although I type it less than I think it. For those, I want to share <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/26/blogging-freedom-outdated-format?ref=mc.news">this article</a> from the Guardian: although blogs are perhaps less popular now, and certainly Tweets and Youtube videos and clips have their place, I think for <i>the kind of long-form writing that blogs contain, accompanied with pictures,</i> it still remains an excellent medium of expression and communication. And wargames thinking has often been in that form - the magazine-type article has always been crucial to discussion of our hobby and I think of blogs as an extension of that. And there are plenty out there doing excellent writing on games: I both salute and thank you!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-57972327976888514562023-12-31T15:54:00.002+00:002023-12-31T15:54:53.808+00:00Kampfgruppe Heller: Battle 01, Poland<div style="text-align: left;"> As mentioned recently, I am doing a little playtesting of a new set of WW2 rules. I wanted to get my new(-ish) 6mm Polish Army onto the table, but didn't have a suitable scenario handy. But I remembered that Just Jack had originally started his Kampfgruppe Klink campaign in Poland, so in honour of that, I <a href="https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2014/12/kg-klink-poland-game-1.html">revived the scenario</a> for this first full playtest.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It features a German Rifle Company attacking a partly-entrenched reduced Polish infantry company. Part of 4 Panzer Division, this is the lead element of the attack which is supposed to create a hole in the Polish defences and open the road to Mokra.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">The Germans:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Company Command (Rifle/SMG Section) & light truck</div><div style="text-align: left;">attached:</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x Infantry Section (Bolt-Action Rifles & Belt-fed LMG)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x MMG team</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x 8cm mortar</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x 7.5cm infantry gun</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Platoon 1:</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x Pl Command section (Rifle/SMG & Belt-fed LMG)</div><div style="text-align: left;">2 x Infantry Section (Bolt-Action Rifles & Belt-fed LMG)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x MMG team</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Platoon 2:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>1 x Pl Command section (Rifle/SMG & Belt-fed LMG)</div><div>3 x Infantry Section (Bolt-Action Rifles & Belt-fed LMG)</div><div><br /></div><div>The Polish:</div><div>Company Command (Bolt-Action Rifles) & light truck</div><div>1 x <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Armata 75 mm wz.02/06 Infantry gun (in earthen bunker)</span></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">1 x M31 8cm mortar (in earthen bunker)</span></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">1 x ckm wz.30 HMG (in earthen bunker)</span></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">1 x Pl Command (Bolt-Action Rifles)</span></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">3 x Infantry Section </span>(Bolt-Action Rifles & BAR)</div><div><br /></div><div>The Germans are advancing at the start of the game and the Polish elements are considered to be in static fire-positions.</div><div><br /></div><div>To help judge distances in the pictures, 1mm = 2m in the game, and effective spotting of infantry and infantry fire is thus in the 200m - 600m type range, i.e. 10-30cm. The board is 60cm x 60cm, i.e. just over 1km square.</div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up:</h2></div><div style="text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjtGpKzR2PpLKvOt-7c3T00jMq_Fu2RDYcWPsYoNAXy9vGbvVvf4FVJRthzLlQj5U0t2a7C8trdvGpvhteTUxb470dEZdNu8sCBb_0BQDFpZaJR0cxt8MfZq7fQn6kU58O0I2fi2SX8tid85BePlHC82TRuL2hRs0V9-6azl7sB3XI_rp24sS5Dzc67ogyz/s3829/IMG_0425.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2414" data-original-width="3829" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGpKzR2PpLKvOt-7c3T00jMq_Fu2RDYcWPsYoNAXy9vGbvVvf4FVJRthzLlQj5U0t2a7C8trdvGpvhteTUxb470dEZdNu8sCBb_0BQDFpZaJR0cxt8MfZq7fQn6kU58O0I2fi2SX8tid85BePlHC82TRuL2hRs0V9-6azl7sB3XI_rp24sS5Dzc67ogyz/w400-h253/IMG_0425.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Germans are attacking from the West (left) with the Coy Comd group in the centre, Platoon 1 on the Left (top-left) and Platoon 2 on the Right (bottom-left); the Polish rifle platoon is on the Polish Right (top), with the Coy Comd and weapons in the centre and rear, mainly in the earthen bunkers. The Polish left is undefended.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />For awareness, the earth bases which are more or less covered by trees indicate a wooded area; isolated trees indicate trees which block LOS unless an element is right next to it and using it for cover; all of the terrain is unrestricted to infantry, excpet the stream which is cold, fast-flowing, quite wide and muddy - this can only be crossed at slow pace.<div><br /></div><div>The German plan is quite 'horns of the buffalo': the heavy weapons are in the centre to provide support, whilst the rifle platoons go simultaneously left and right flanking, hoping that one or both will be able to find a gap, infiltrate it, and thus unhinge the defence.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Battle:<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/AVvXsEjKMB8gPLolEnepsuIrHdRJYO7geuI3NdVcoWLpghB1EXVDUAisXoePD45a9As6aDA-eeCQsbqeI77gRIsyzRbS-2sy731JMONVB11lOuDBVwlWMKhXiI3QKF0oKnvlElOh6NfLQONAdT5ocR-7mXu84dxY1whl05USoUd_aL7Y84taKwTLo6kWt6TfS9wU/s3863/IMG_0429.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="3863" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMB8gPLolEnepsuIrHdRJYO7geuI3NdVcoWLpghB1EXVDUAisXoePD45a9As6aDA-eeCQsbqeI77gRIsyzRbS-2sy731JMONVB11lOuDBVwlWMKhXiI3QKF0oKnvlElOh6NfLQONAdT5ocR-7mXu84dxY1whl05USoUd_aL7Y84taKwTLo6kWt6TfS9wU/w400-h268/IMG_0429.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early in the game, Platoon 2's rear section (left) comes under effective fire from the Polish MG in the bunker in the woods beyond the bridge; the Platoon commander comes back to try and rally them (the 3-figure base by the trees (bottom-left).</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/AVvXsEgeWI5HE25OUpEOVvrBMg3xPujPH37DeD_Qhm2HATJ3LCt0RSbmQ-Hb551jwq8hn2XFv_k2N1Vrj0bfP_7sfyWW6ysowTwBod0RqiXhjdHJU53ophSe_0E3VTmO0AJm27iXjs-MsL6bOm-kJAoJava4ZvyD5GfMTzRk7TH2XOMxWmfpkGK_NzKP_9nyy4I1/s3520/IMG_0430.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="3520" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWI5HE25OUpEOVvrBMg3xPujPH37DeD_Qhm2HATJ3LCt0RSbmQ-Hb551jwq8hn2XFv_k2N1Vrj0bfP_7sfyWW6ysowTwBod0RqiXhjdHJU53ophSe_0E3VTmO0AJm27iXjs-MsL6bOm-kJAoJava4ZvyD5GfMTzRk7TH2XOMxWmfpkGK_NzKP_9nyy4I1/w400-h251/IMG_0430.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Platoon 2 moves through the woods at the top, unseen by the Poles thus far.</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/AVvXsEgy4Mx_PKe_8W-NpdgTXRnKIZIkW0L8vap-yfAuZQzREt8uMckrlzrQIz9x-2fyLBYzdFPNuoHA5wbWOa7tVJTMntguiEsq5ASuCSQi93A28ucVWJOgJTeX951o9iKujHOKn28m1pKYHOQS56bB3XR-TO9Z8xKtcej3-K3QCaanbKA3KX0-TVi8Bedp2BpU/s3651/IMG_0431.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="3651" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4Mx_PKe_8W-NpdgTXRnKIZIkW0L8vap-yfAuZQzREt8uMckrlzrQIz9x-2fyLBYzdFPNuoHA5wbWOa7tVJTMntguiEsq5ASuCSQi93A28ucVWJOgJTeX951o9iKujHOKn28m1pKYHOQS56bB3XR-TO9Z8xKtcej3-K3QCaanbKA3KX0-TVi8Bedp2BpU/w400-h259/IMG_0431.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the centre the Polish HMG (bottom-right) fired at the German infantry, suppressing some of them; but they rallied and crawled out of sight; the German company commander and team have now crawled forward to spot the bunker</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/AVvXsEg9Rb2DlH3mFRTjRIwMfAzs_ss6zjp4qvPqNRbqnGwaQTBXAL_XdCArcn6_EcuNoHiz6roEXoTmax5huSnnpfS4opdSH4YX1pgo6vYwqmzODxMWaBLAy2WOf8_1tP9T5pYTVBPi8npOgy53mXmDicAEPnPXAlP1QTOHhBb8adXxGlwpDQ61a2UnBMiN1KIS/s4032/IMG_0432.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Rb2DlH3mFRTjRIwMfAzs_ss6zjp4qvPqNRbqnGwaQTBXAL_XdCArcn6_EcuNoHiz6roEXoTmax5huSnnpfS4opdSH4YX1pgo6vYwqmzODxMWaBLAy2WOf8_1tP9T5pYTVBPi8npOgy53mXmDicAEPnPXAlP1QTOHhBb8adXxGlwpDQ61a2UnBMiN1KIS/w400-h300/IMG_0432.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The commander calls in fire from his 80mm mortar; its first fire is close, silencing the bunker - its second round kills the occupants and knocks out the Polish MG!</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/AVvXsEhZXWXu-V-HzGTuQSq4KvT5v3e7vnuL-CGEv5aWzMw4YMh7cGe4wswgkHKCU0mLB6VdImOP0z8vN5Otf4LUV1bpAbgvXcy23MChMyWRGYkHhbOfo_60p39a_P3e5ScweTQpLpar_4HO0J1EXvFh1WsNrvRC6G-dpGv7beNi7lF994dl3RecSi4WwC0QSpwD/s4032/IMG_0433.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2805" data-original-width="4032" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXWXu-V-HzGTuQSq4KvT5v3e7vnuL-CGEv5aWzMw4YMh7cGe4wswgkHKCU0mLB6VdImOP0z8vN5Otf4LUV1bpAbgvXcy23MChMyWRGYkHhbOfo_60p39a_P3e5ScweTQpLpar_4HO0J1EXvFh1WsNrvRC6G-dpGv7beNi7lF994dl3RecSi4WwC0QSpwD/w400-h279/IMG_0433.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look</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/AVvXsEhgFkhRTMHvSmrjGbR1O1fHgrC9F5onWUEvRBtU6eUfZV6qZz-cxZcSnA_LiXvxC8VXg-iYugUyC6nLpkvdvX_jWgY2R8jzW2L3lBYmR4hgvjLbD7iPgTvZzYRGpT4WX5Gvv0KTK703FO0YGsz39BGgJyhoLZwYTEmQQYbiJWXt_vapSzWwnI2h9KZHtEQy/s4032/IMG_0435.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFkhRTMHvSmrjGbR1O1fHgrC9F5onWUEvRBtU6eUfZV6qZz-cxZcSnA_LiXvxC8VXg-iYugUyC6nLpkvdvX_jWgY2R8jzW2L3lBYmR4hgvjLbD7iPgTvZzYRGpT4WX5Gvv0KTK703FO0YGsz39BGgJyhoLZwYTEmQQYbiJWXt_vapSzWwnI2h9KZHtEQy/w400-h300/IMG_0435.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As they edge forward, the German company HQ element comes under ineffective fire from the Polish infantry gun, in the other bunker; they use the cover to move out of sight before any damage is done.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhtwX3IU7O-EfLaiVe10cNG_SJFW3oy-SFIoUtwV7JJuwCpharF_HhABtLZrDTSlrBKsZKEYR_g7EX1XiSd3lN2uene8Y0t2SLnkf5uri9HbhZZfoIa85CpcJpRJE3v6zuS0vuhWJxf8zs17dn6SysLPL589rQpQj4cp0UGj7rNF2zb-f0VeryJsEev_t6c/s3531/IMG_0437.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2021" data-original-width="3531" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwX3IU7O-EfLaiVe10cNG_SJFW3oy-SFIoUtwV7JJuwCpharF_HhABtLZrDTSlrBKsZKEYR_g7EX1XiSd3lN2uene8Y0t2SLnkf5uri9HbhZZfoIa85CpcJpRJE3v6zuS0vuhWJxf8zs17dn6SysLPL589rQpQj4cp0UGj7rNF2zb-f0VeryJsEev_t6c/w400-h229/IMG_0437.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reaching the edge of the woods, Platoon 1 breaks out into line formation prior to advancing; with the supporting MG34 in the SF role on the flank to support</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/AVvXsEiEtFBBMqWtiU-Kp8OvoiqfWetyHrGYezp1P6zWb8FlWxdjt3BrMBaW7BSQZOCGaDvZ16RrA4rYXdIqR-NRJRwm7sEGFv-OnOY34ThayfwbILTYmdgO85y95hrE-gz9Nh0XIuC6lbYd0kQjMMB5DQZibf5QGX0p0w-Fs0g-JMpepiFDwk7Q8w5uGIywZLP6/s3593/IMG_0439.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2694" data-original-width="3593" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtFBBMqWtiU-Kp8OvoiqfWetyHrGYezp1P6zWb8FlWxdjt3BrMBaW7BSQZOCGaDvZ16RrA4rYXdIqR-NRJRwm7sEGFv-OnOY34ThayfwbILTYmdgO85y95hrE-gz9Nh0XIuC6lbYd0kQjMMB5DQZibf5QGX0p0w-Fs0g-JMpepiFDwk7Q8w5uGIywZLP6/w400-h300/IMG_0439.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German platoon commander sends a single squad to advance to the next treeline...</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/AVvXsEj2CDDnTWFFk7xlHO_d4khnIuZaD853pH_8jztW4XfMWMnmtimEBP3rZjaHGX-EKLG4ZuYFZe-yWv5-Pb6HCnMHuhfP0rN6QOTSKhoisLP0uZLbo-ymizKW2RAoNlg2wFSdny5MH8OXEl0azF-8jSQ5xzbwRFAp5QhFAkTjLEdx4JaSbRhfznWwyNNQNkXV/s4032/IMG_0440.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CDDnTWFFk7xlHO_d4khnIuZaD853pH_8jztW4XfMWMnmtimEBP3rZjaHGX-EKLG4ZuYFZe-yWv5-Pb6HCnMHuhfP0rN6QOTSKhoisLP0uZLbo-ymizKW2RAoNlg2wFSdny5MH8OXEl0azF-8jSQ5xzbwRFAp5QhFAkTjLEdx4JaSbRhfznWwyNNQNkXV/w400-h300/IMG_0440.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This triggers a violent response from the Poles, whose fire takes effect and suppresses the advancing German infantry; note that the Polish section on the near side of the river hasn't spotted them yet (since they aren't in their observational arcs and haven't opened fire yet)</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/AVvXsEg5Izaf58T_MafTJAY5666EDh_QWh6eQ_hcAsiuZdttVoP6Ctlhwf82b2OYicaoXs9nWSel8vCuPieMUlDXYL5l6BI9AKq5XexPb30F8miDydXKR1-O7FaFT8xly69yCZDroefRAdJ4wvbW3Qi7RpLXHvNxZ3si-2jvM4njRCv67BfNGaft00Vddo4ou8nL/s3769/IMG_0441.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="3769" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Izaf58T_MafTJAY5666EDh_QWh6eQ_hcAsiuZdttVoP6Ctlhwf82b2OYicaoXs9nWSel8vCuPieMUlDXYL5l6BI9AKq5XexPb30F8miDydXKR1-O7FaFT8xly69yCZDroefRAdJ4wvbW3Qi7RpLXHvNxZ3si-2jvM4njRCv67BfNGaft00Vddo4ou8nL/w400-h198/IMG_0441.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">However, the Polish fire reveals the location of its infantry to the supporting Germans in the woods to the left...</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/AVvXsEiUHBKask7kIoxMGVlNWvdfKasVKSZlEm_LpsuBg3Wge8ohACiICgtuglIJcrKSRJLORL0tHJaZqmr5WxVCZGFML-79IXO08GhrvpNxCug9Uxk40RFow2lrO9S9BbuhxT_ROSnOrGo66AqJcHudUiqxCSbN3pcmXWTuNiyU0onHttjuyWw1Lnaq64Di8yNK/s4032/IMG_0442.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1891" data-original-width="4032" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHBKask7kIoxMGVlNWvdfKasVKSZlEm_LpsuBg3Wge8ohACiICgtuglIJcrKSRJLORL0tHJaZqmr5WxVCZGFML-79IXO08GhrvpNxCug9Uxk40RFow2lrO9S9BbuhxT_ROSnOrGo66AqJcHudUiqxCSbN3pcmXWTuNiyU0onHttjuyWw1Lnaq64Di8yNK/w400-h188/IMG_0442.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 MG34s and a bunch of K98s throw a mass of lead into the Polish infantry in the treeline, eliminating one Polish section...</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/AVvXsEjNxaLWrcLjRoBN5FTml3hxd4HP4tGokv8k8TH7OtjIoTgSwJwcgLyeMV0mofpphlBilchtzg-xsKpGnV2dcosCfozfNf3QHNWAR_lSHqUhzptVGVH9jowyEJiSFAsjUj8MWWSivhHfUvkweMz3z2WwP6VIz0E9QsuNpdG4CYEupVDv901mpUFWTCK0Q3RC/s3494/IMG_0443.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2119" data-original-width="3494" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxaLWrcLjRoBN5FTml3hxd4HP4tGokv8k8TH7OtjIoTgSwJwcgLyeMV0mofpphlBilchtzg-xsKpGnV2dcosCfozfNf3QHNWAR_lSHqUhzptVGVH9jowyEJiSFAsjUj8MWWSivhHfUvkweMz3z2WwP6VIz0E9QsuNpdG4CYEupVDv901mpUFWTCK0Q3RC/w400-h243/IMG_0443.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and then the other</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/AVvXsEie6UvVRhXQeSRYf2bxw1i5Nua0U12Po2EUn0XSDerbELXxOKSYbpX6lY5qvHfEMn44xcZ50mv1Z8GnLm6eutyoJYtcfF83KYhwocKb0u3AlSdlqll0QBuXeSZh7OPtJEJHQB2cqGuWg3Y1dsbClKW8bju43qqOkriJ7O5nK_fk1VRFYl1insvrJ3-9xshF/s4032/IMG_0445.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="4032" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6UvVRhXQeSRYf2bxw1i5Nua0U12Po2EUn0XSDerbELXxOKSYbpX6lY5qvHfEMn44xcZ50mv1Z8GnLm6eutyoJYtcfF83KYhwocKb0u3AlSdlqll0QBuXeSZh7OPtJEJHQB2cqGuWg3Y1dsbClKW8bju43qqOkriJ7O5nK_fk1VRFYl1insvrJ3-9xshF/w400-h243/IMG_0445.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lead German section reaches the treeline...but comes under intensive fire from the other Polish section, who has now spotted them </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/AVvXsEjQuTK8Td4QZkaxprkVs52apsTC3ojd_lOKipPx6rLwsuqHqkfstfl6yKwvAFSoIUs6dv_SXsVun8E-yjRMgfkUApAV1SSiPo7RB8cxfrnx67Mw8BgFfuS9rdP_CH8cWJscBEv4s2UUiI50tQe8HJmG8-tM3gfZkLkZYOGq9MqvJ1_lyidnX4w8qc2LighQ/s4032/IMG_0446.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2607" data-original-width="4032" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuTK8Td4QZkaxprkVs52apsTC3ojd_lOKipPx6rLwsuqHqkfstfl6yKwvAFSoIUs6dv_SXsVun8E-yjRMgfkUApAV1SSiPo7RB8cxfrnx67Mw8BgFfuS9rdP_CH8cWJscBEv4s2UUiI50tQe8HJmG8-tM3gfZkLkZYOGq9MqvJ1_lyidnX4w8qc2LighQ/w400-h259/IMG_0446.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German squad takes casualties and needs rallying; the German platoon commander starts crawling forward to enable that...</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/AVvXsEjraesyLmBRk-U9hyJwAXWpnE_ma68PLx8t2AhyMWtqulY6qbKh5ofO4iEELkRyyuOUcsWMcJ9g2DVIeeVUdhjW8vch86fnh5ep6y0YlWS7ipwHs0_KbmAUtrSXQowx_PH8Iyyvwpp9N2PcrPic8RC5Oox7fD7pqP7yUDivgOFL1KwYXDWYUvRdfxstigD3/s4032/IMG_0447.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2262" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraesyLmBRk-U9hyJwAXWpnE_ma68PLx8t2AhyMWtqulY6qbKh5ofO4iEELkRyyuOUcsWMcJ9g2DVIeeVUdhjW8vch86fnh5ep6y0YlWS7ipwHs0_KbmAUtrSXQowx_PH8Iyyvwpp9N2PcrPic8RC5Oox7fD7pqP7yUDivgOFL1KwYXDWYUvRdfxstigD3/w400-h225/IMG_0447.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But too late! The next round of Polish fire eliminates the German squad as an effective unit...</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/AVvXsEjPfdidSgZG6LnYArC606LuQsxmorF9Xv2EqxqwlRjeCFpLfJeMD-7DQnh7xctOJDjvY-JtcodYnwygRQ6uAPZQeiWp-7Q8jE2e73L1qJFjEH2FiBm9NBXS0ZaiCik_D-lfJJTQnFjCQIWMAWBbQwHoM5EBZQd3njlBtlC6bYvl46gkHoJHy2Cr8BFNSbKY/s4032/IMG_0448.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfdidSgZG6LnYArC606LuQsxmorF9Xv2EqxqwlRjeCFpLfJeMD-7DQnh7xctOJDjvY-JtcodYnwygRQ6uAPZQeiWp-7Q8jE2e73L1qJFjEH2FiBm9NBXS0ZaiCik_D-lfJJTQnFjCQIWMAWBbQwHoM5EBZQd3njlBtlC6bYvl46gkHoJHy2Cr8BFNSbKY/w400-h300/IMG_0448.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, Platoon 2 is crossing the stream and entering the woods behind the knocked out Polish bunker...</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/AVvXsEigPn_VXHlekfuE2eGt3xKuDp9UlrOVJX-daDUpQHzZe1mZofigtqtK0QthRsLCxXMRgrAWlq046fXIx6JXZQVZLjXwwvT7KX6nnQid3sHif8gCjTQJ2rIJDh0cIegwybGtdlazIELnJXhRMcARRzfqprd_E6oPhBS9l5IViFLiifZl9FqJUObYKCnptFns/s4032/IMG_0449.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPn_VXHlekfuE2eGt3xKuDp9UlrOVJX-daDUpQHzZe1mZofigtqtK0QthRsLCxXMRgrAWlq046fXIx6JXZQVZLjXwwvT7KX6nnQid3sHif8gCjTQJ2rIJDh0cIegwybGtdlazIELnJXhRMcARRzfqprd_E6oPhBS9l5IViFLiifZl9FqJUObYKCnptFns/w400-h300/IMG_0449.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the centre, there is lots of ineffective fire to and against the Polish infantry squad at the edge of the ploughed fields (centre), but the German MG in the treeline (left) has successfully silenced the Polish infantry gun in the other bunker in the woods</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/AVvXsEhsRTK_Eag26szy_IceT83XOBh4SXwNl1dyeEDWbx2T4CrQpysrqymjov5WUY5BaEtjyeCYUv0mwpPpOAqYHfhDtECYBuCFCBduvNWbwnKeEWYDSu5QBFyGp_tny7fKROuS8tQ2xKreUGmHMlIaRtA8RonqGVpMnkdm4ZNoYpiuSbwGaXA5VlU00OzSRntP/s4032/IMG_0450.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRTK_Eag26szy_IceT83XOBh4SXwNl1dyeEDWbx2T4CrQpysrqymjov5WUY5BaEtjyeCYUv0mwpPpOAqYHfhDtECYBuCFCBduvNWbwnKeEWYDSu5QBFyGp_tny7fKROuS8tQ2xKreUGmHMlIaRtA8RonqGVpMnkdm4ZNoYpiuSbwGaXA5VlU00OzSRntP/w400-h300/IMG_0450.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Platoon 2 comes to close quarters with the Polish Company Command group; although the Polish officers get the first rounds off, the fire is ineffective and they quickly surrender to the advancing <i>Landsers</i></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/AVvXsEhIDsjH2am_5vLQj_qGu4py-e_4em7t18v2s9xUA6I1ELBo9b2kDkYGUIE-FvZgqT6Rw0MgQ1yYBo5e2x_bDArQSnZq0sFha5fEis919kl0VWS7x9UI9H2irsrlh3nZBGvJwatklWaI1Iyq7oZOA9eHLYxdWwbk0PZqFrEJfAgr3v_4JZ9EPfEc78t_bcdi/s4032/IMG_0452.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2291" data-original-width="4032" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDsjH2am_5vLQj_qGu4py-e_4em7t18v2s9xUA6I1ELBo9b2kDkYGUIE-FvZgqT6Rw0MgQ1yYBo5e2x_bDArQSnZq0sFha5fEis919kl0VWS7x9UI9H2irsrlh3nZBGvJwatklWaI1Iyq7oZOA9eHLYxdWwbk0PZqFrEJfAgr3v_4JZ9EPfEc78t_bcdi/w400-h228/IMG_0452.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German MG has now killed the crew of the Polish IG in the central bunker; and more accurate mortar fire and rifle fire has eliminated the other Polish infantry section</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/AVvXsEg6f2jbiSKwKVdsTStxh2WZpSzM6CylQJAaew2_QMrNimmB-2XcGqFdP3b526TBjg4dZMpP7RcURE5yRdCgX7yLHMOd0ncYLQnQILxHx9aLMPSEOhi_kBKIbxaG7yrSYAsDko6zkuxUQWrPRfXUoQdfoA9OolAT_Z0Bt84ZZMLyhagriJdHmKrycM0Yl63C/s3920/IMG_0453.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="3920" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f2jbiSKwKVdsTStxh2WZpSzM6CylQJAaew2_QMrNimmB-2XcGqFdP3b526TBjg4dZMpP7RcURE5yRdCgX7yLHMOd0ncYLQnQILxHx9aLMPSEOhi_kBKIbxaG7yrSYAsDko6zkuxUQWrPRfXUoQdfoA9OolAT_Z0Bt84ZZMLyhagriJdHmKrycM0Yl63C/w400-h190/IMG_0453.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Polish mortar team decides to retreat to fight another day...</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/AVvXsEhOYTsl084bCO8OjBm9gD2WLw4YD5GoC-w33kna2CSHBxFzJUC3iKNmM93CTqMFMU-EYABooAOUsYaBssITvan4a5REJlOricQFBf7a5-ojo0J2JxiL1UdJ2oz5dDP3-XdcDDKMAkgZ7WgdlI75uCtKukcQYaxEr3G1Q5EKtTIb7asd-x5uv7izRNVNkFLJ/s3007/IMG_0454.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="3007" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYTsl084bCO8OjBm9gD2WLw4YD5GoC-w33kna2CSHBxFzJUC3iKNmM93CTqMFMU-EYABooAOUsYaBssITvan4a5REJlOricQFBf7a5-ojo0J2JxiL1UdJ2oz5dDP3-XdcDDKMAkgZ7WgdlI75uCtKukcQYaxEr3G1Q5EKtTIb7asd-x5uv7izRNVNkFLJ/w400-h261/IMG_0454.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As does the Polish platoon command team</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">For a first full playtest, it went pretty smoothly - the mechanisms were quite easy to pick up. From a tactical point of view, I think the Poles were pretty unlucky: their own shooting was generally mediocre, whereas some very accurate German MG and mortar fire pretty much unhinged their defences...although in fairness, the Polish position was too dependent on that single HMG position and once it was eliminated early on, it was difficult to retrieve the situation. The main error was in having the Polish commander too static, he needed to be in a better vantage point or more active, in order to achieve something with his mortar support.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The observation rules allow two states - 'observed' and 'pinpointed' with the latter much harder to achieve, but much better in allowing accurate directed fire. The rules neatly but indirectly put quite a premium on not firing too much and giving away positions. Only WRG I think has incorporated this element into its games as such a key aspect.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, an enjoyable game and a good start - looking forward to doing some more!</div><div style="text-align: left;">German stuff mainly by Baccus 6mm, with the vehicle probably by H&R; the Polish are mainly from Scotia.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-30348359218634498452023-12-30T09:53:00.001+00:002023-12-30T09:53:33.455+00:00Clarity versus Inspiration: an Heretical take<div style="text-align: left;">I was recently watching a very interesting episode on the Miniature Adventures YouTube channel about clarity versus inspiration in writing wargames rules. For better or worse, it was interesting enough to inspire some thoughts of my own...<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LZ8w88slU1w" width="320" youtube-src-id="LZ8w88slU1w"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think I agree with most of what the host, Big Lee, is saying. But I think I disagree with one of the main stated assumptions, and I disagree quite vehemently with one of the main unstated assumptions.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The stated assumption that I disagree with is that there is a fundamental tension between clarity and inspiration within wargames rules. Clear writing and explanation of the rules might well be surrounded by or interrupted with sidebars and illustrations but I don't think this is a significant hurdle to understanding the rules. Conversely, concision in rules-writing might be helpful in clearly explaining rules, or it might not. Phil Barker is a very concise and precise rules writer, although it is clear that opinions are somewhat split within the wargames community about whether WRG and DBx rules are particularly clear. 'Charge!' and 'The Wargame' and 'Black Powder' are all full of 'inspiration', aren't particularly concise but are generally pretty clear IMHO. Whereas some other rules, like Firefight! and Firepower and even some of the Polemos rules I play quite often aren't necessarily so. The old SPI-type rules might have been written in a quasi-legalistic or technical manual style, but that didn't of itself make them particularly clear.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This leads me onto the hidden assumption that I disagree with. Discussion of this within the wargames community as far back as I can remember has been dominated by discourse about <i>language</i>. The assumption being therefore that the problem of clarity is mainly one that can be solved by writing in a clearer way. I see this has being a distinctly secondary problem. The primary issue is that some of the concepts in some wargames can be difficult, under-defined, contradictory, or all three. In essence, these are content issues, not failures of description.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The challenge to overcome in wargames is that, compared to most boardgames, the players are free to carry out a really vast number of actions - both voluntary and involuntary - with each of the playing pieces. These actions then interact with the terrain in an equally vast number of possible configuration states. The number one thing that a games designer can do to make a game more clear is to impose some kind of grid, because that action alone reduces the potential actions and states into something much more manageable and capable of definition. Secondly, the designer can reduce the number of independent playing pieces. This does not mean less toys on the table necessarily, but it does mean that the number of independently-moved elements determines the complexity (since each can interact with terrain and adversary elements independently). Thirdly, the designer can reduce the number of voluntary actions and places in the game's sub-systems where the player can interact with the game. IMHO designers should try and do this anyway, since it makes for better, more exciting and more realistic wargames. Next, the designer can reduce the number of involuntary actions within the game. The main reason that Polemos: Ruse de Guerre is much smoother than its stable-mates is that the author really stripped out a lot of the involuntary actions within the game. This eliminated lots of potentially awkward interactions between elements, and between elements and terrain. In similar vein, Mike Whitaker on Meeples & Miniatures once noted the game-breaking way multiple independent special rules, all of which make individual sense, can interact. Lastly, the designer can carefully design and define how terrain should be set-up in a game and how elements should interact with them. This is especially true where there are exaggerated features compared to the ground scale. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Incidentally I don't think that long lists of factors are unclear <i>per se</i>: it isn't that the factors themselves are complex but indirectly they create exploding numbers of tactical optimization pathways, which in turn also create huge calibration issues, especially in historical wargames.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't want to imply by any of the above that clear language isn't important at all, it is. But I don't think it is the most important element at all. Clarity and opacity are created by design choices as much as by language choices.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, I think that a separate issue is the apparent ease of learning a given set of rules. For me, this is only very partially related to the fundamental clarity of a ruleset, because ease of learning is (negatively) related to the number of novel concepts that I have to learn, the complexity of the language and the way they are presented, whereas fundamental clarity is related to once a player has worked out what the sentence means, is it clear? So quite unclear rules can actually be easy to learn because the unclear bits aren't necessarily going to surface straight away, they emerge from play. Even worse, unclear rules can be thought of as clear because of the style, and the players agree, or use mind caulk, to keep playing despite the lack of clarity. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, this is just what I think - what about you?</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-72195123685595372372023-12-29T22:42:00.001+00:002023-12-29T22:42:52.468+00:00Neil Thomas One Hour Wargames - Refighting the Scenarios<div style="text-align: left;">Over the last two years I have re-fought all the scenarios, 30 in total, contained in Neil Thomas' gem of a book, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170298/one-hour-wargames">One Hour Wargames</a>. Why a gem? Because Thomas has an absolute knack for simplifying but retaining the essence within wargaming, whether that be within rules or within scenarios. That isn't to say that he has necessarily divined the secret elixir of how warfare works, or the best way to represent it; rather, he divines what makes the most common wargames work and distills <i>that</i>. I am going to try and learn from this scenario design and both for my original scenarios and my conversions of existing scenarios (mainly from magazines), I will try and use similar types of scenario outlines, mapping and terrain features, since they make it easy for both myself and anyone else using them to get a reasonably flavourful game, reminiscent of the source material, quickly to the table.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As well as the scenarios being great - I had played a smattering of them previously - they show, I think, an almost perfect minima of what a scenario needs to succeed. So a key part of the project was to use a very minimal collection of figures and terrain. I fitted everything into four quite small plastic boxes: one for each army, one for all the trees, and a final box for the other terrain. If I had been *really* optimizing, I might have got it down to three (both armies to fit in one box) or two (a further minimization of terrain) but I was putting in terrain for other games in the same box. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another part of the project was to keep costs down. I think the overall cost for all the figures you would need for this is c.£65 (at December 2023 Baccus 6mm prices). Obviously value is in the eye of the beholder but that seems to me like a pretty reasonable price. Most of the terrain is home made or bought quite cheaply, so that wouldn't push the overall cost up too much either. At the beginning of the project I made a list of all of the terrain I would need, and there was enough to give variety but little enough that it could all be prepared relatively easily: there are a relatively small number of hill, wood, marsh, urban and water shapes used. This also explains why I kept with the quite minimalist terrain given in the scenarios. I still wanted the games to look respectably nice, but didn't want to increase the time/effort/money costs too much by using real resources on the spectacle, past a certain minimum. I think this would be true for all periods until the more tactical side of C20 warfare, in which case you will probably need to add a lot of scatter terrain into the mix, to break up lines-of-sight and killing zones and so on. So with very little being spent on rulesets or the scenario book either, there would definitely be no need to push past £90-100 all in.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I used two rulesets during the course of the project: Neil Thomas' <i><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353739/simplicity-practice-horse-and-musket-rules">Simplicity in Practice</a> </i>and Glenn Pearce's <i><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289741/polemos-ruse-de-guerre">Polemos: Ruse de Guerre</a></i>. Both gave really good games, although I enjoyed the RdG games a little more, on balance. They are a lovely streamlined set, and the mechanics of bidding for action points give lots of solo-friendly problems to solve. <i>SiP</i>by contrast needs, IMHO, a little work to make it work so to speak, and doesn't have the same solo friendly qualities (as a minimum, use one of the modifications available to help sort out the melee rules). That said, for the beginner, they are probably a little more intuitive and they are great fun.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Those readers who have followed most or all of the battle reports will have picked up on certain themes that have re-occurred about the scenarios.</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. I think that, on balance, the BLUE forces have slightly tougher assignments over the spread of the scenarios than RED forces.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Scenarios which have implied 'time' factors are the ones most subject to a change of dynamics as a result of the use of different rulesets. If we think of a force consisting of <i>x </i>attacking a force consisting of <i>y</i>, a ruleset will have both a range of outcomes, a median outcome and a modal outcome, although no person alive, including the scenario and rules designers, may actually know what these are. If scenario events are expressed in terms of 'turns' then they must have a feeling for how long movement across the board takes and how long combats tend to take. The first is a relatively simple conversion - although indirectly we should probably think of command rules as additional 'movement constraint rules' and their effect is anything but simple to calculate; but the second is much harder to intuitively judge, without a lot of experience of the rules which are explicitly or implicitly in the scenario designers mind. Where this will be revealed is in how attrition-based the rules are, and how bloody the rules are. Attrition-based rules can, in theory, allow combat outcomes as quickly as shock-based rules (by setting the attrition levels high enough per turn); in practice though, attrition based rules tend to generate slower combat outcomes in game turns than those which are shock-based. As Neil Thomas' rules are heavily attrition-based, this is obviously an important factor. The rules in OHW are actually on the quicker side - as are <i>Simplicity in Practice </i>which I used for the first half of the game in this series - since the ability to deal attrition isn't diluted by losses; in some of Neil Thomas' rules this isn't the case, and attrition slows down as everyone takes losses. This can lead to surprisingly long games, given the simplicity of the mechanics and the small number of units compared to other games.</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. One rough rule-of-thumb is to consider the 'actual strength points' in game terms. Rules which count individual soldiers as casualties effectively have '600' or so strength points per unit; figure-based units tend to have 10-50 strength points; Neil Thomas' rules often have units with effective strengths of between 8 and 16 strength points; <i>Ruse de Guerre </i>effectively has <i>2</i>. Some of this strength can be rallied back of course, but even so - it points to a much quicker, more decisive game; whereas rules that have effectively 600 strength points per unit will still probably have mechanics which allow attrition at the rate of 1 of those per turn. All of these differences have radically different implications for how many game turns combats will, or at least might, take.</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Allied to this is how easy it is for units to reduce the number of strength points of an enemy unit (in whatever form); rules which make it hard to remove strength points will be longer, rules which make it easy to reduce strength points will be easier. <i>Simplicity in Practice</i> makes it relatively easy to reduce enemy strength points, <i>Ruse de Guerre </i>makes it very easy. This is basically asking how effective 'firepower' is in a given game. It is interesting to me to note that two sets which use individual losses, the Bruce Quarrie rules and the Carnage & Glory rules, are both noted as having particularly deadly artillery.</div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Also strongly related are indirect ways of reducing strength points, the most obvious way being through morale checks. The Polemos rules usually make reducing a significant percentage of an army's strength through failed morale checks relatively straightforward; and it allows for double and triple effects (i.e. to reduce strength at the unit level, formation level and army level). I believe that, although a bit quirky from time-to-time, the Polemos rules have the right here, bringing in both game uncertainty and more realism.</div><div style="text-align: left;">6. I don't think that the factors identified in 3 or 4 or 5 are easily calculable in terms of how much more or less time given changes will take, at least from human estimation alone. That they are fairly critical is obvious, however.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In theory, a scenario could express these things in terms of real times and distances. However, since so few rules really try and do a good job of trying activity to time in an historically accurate manner, this technique also has severe issues (rules would often suggest that 2 minutes of tactical activity represented 15 times as much in terms of campaign-level activity; this indicates to me there is still much work to do in solving this problem, i.e. making scenarios rules-agnostic, and vice-versa).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, those are my thoughts about it at this time. I have really enjoyed playing through them and doing this project and as a simple but great way of doing wargaming, they seem to have succeeded very well. Many thanks to all of those who have read these posts, and even more so to those who have taken the time to comment: would love to read any more thoughts any readers may have, or any questions on any aspect of it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-65143285009739841872023-12-29T10:51:00.001+00:002023-12-29T10:51:04.137+00:00Neil Thomas One Hour Wargames Scenario 30<div style="text-align: left;">And - it had to happen - the last scenario in Neil Thomas' <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170298/one-hour-wargames">One Hour Wargames</a> book: Scenario 30, aka 'Last Stand'. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gpMlvVjIvU0nKtX3gzRSFA__imagepage/img/QhyNuVWE9sRjLuF1pEhafnwL65M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2450648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="403" height="600" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gpMlvVjIvU0nKtX3gzRSFA__imagepage/img/QhyNuVWE9sRjLuF1pEhafnwL65M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2450648.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This specific scenario doesn't have a particular historical reference given, the sources of inspiration mentioned are two CS Grant scenarios (one with Stuart Asquith). In essence, the attacking force has to wipe out the defending force. The attackers can be replenished as many times as needed but they only have 15 turns to do it. Again, I am using the <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289741/polemos-ruse-de-guerre">Polemos: Ruse de Guerre</a> rules:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepage/img/_1_YDGFRwH3fo3RV6Ox7VvObP9M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="463" height="600" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepage/img/_1_YDGFRwH3fo3RV6Ox7VvObP9M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" width="463" /></a></div><br /> </div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">The British: 2 infantry bases, 1 artillery base (all Elite +1 to all firing and combat rolls)</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Franco-Spanish: 6 infantry bases, 1 artillery base, 2 dragoon bases</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The British unit on the hill is in strong defensive redoubt. This can only fit inside one unit. <br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up:<br /></h2><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/AVvXsEhKsAumXUL2ETmFpMm7PjgzTQRh_uKiTFkjRi6sFroe4wzPvhue0VOHrLhhitMKiumoAnKWfQEyYjHG7IGqz1Tnr8muJp6zebeTKlMSoYsg4qt9g40krfq2tYELWvrAD32dKNMbM8qbLVarfLCttYVDNfd3MfN5l760j1M9VtE7y2ytbl15t9G7ORt2-wQj/s4018/IMG_0330.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1994" data-original-width="4018" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsAumXUL2ETmFpMm7PjgzTQRh_uKiTFkjRi6sFroe4wzPvhue0VOHrLhhitMKiumoAnKWfQEyYjHG7IGqz1Tnr8muJp6zebeTKlMSoYsg4qt9g40krfq2tYELWvrAD32dKNMbM8qbLVarfLCttYVDNfd3MfN5l760j1M9VtE7y2ytbl15t9G7ORt2-wQj/w400-h199/IMG_0330.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British are spread between hill, wood and town - concentration is vital, but leaving huge gaps is probably worse...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Battle:<br /><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/AVvXsEi7k1Xwp-gnZyxzLH6nb2z0_bYqVjFRLZMr_X3y0wznDrrSWpmMihoyx1dTWerUOJ8ZHcXr8h0bKsUB3fW9RaWv5Syd0EmQMrA7HjvfF_mtwRycFuV61vLHk0BdfuYKkoLEHQDMyHJaIkKiP9W90nDt1yKuwc2tiOawTzV0IoCE5vsvkowypT_b0CKdtUHf/s3115/IMG_0333.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3115" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7k1Xwp-gnZyxzLH6nb2z0_bYqVjFRLZMr_X3y0wznDrrSWpmMihoyx1dTWerUOJ8ZHcXr8h0bKsUB3fW9RaWv5Syd0EmQMrA7HjvfF_mtwRycFuV61vLHk0BdfuYKkoLEHQDMyHJaIkKiP9W90nDt1yKuwc2tiOawTzV0IoCE5vsvkowypT_b0CKdtUHf/w400-h389/IMG_0333.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A French infantry brigade crosses the river - the defending British infantry are more confident in holding the woods than defending the river line<br /></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/AVvXsEieZjYlryLYl1-qZHI1xzkZTBl_0msZYxSTU3Aee16VPypUfcHdPDxZUSzsh3onJvx5FzQ6zLQjdS_NNLs-24b7GaYlIXLrqolNm1Mp5jvZTG2TSzP-L9o_sYUhlh9Sa1UCopsDzm1sh3XovxTYiP3ibhsqe2AmDCUpJBu9RIX0i0YFZcTfjlHf3aXpj-Ld/s3612/IMG_0334.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3612" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZjYlryLYl1-qZHI1xzkZTBl_0msZYxSTU3Aee16VPypUfcHdPDxZUSzsh3onJvx5FzQ6zLQjdS_NNLs-24b7GaYlIXLrqolNm1Mp5jvZTG2TSzP-L9o_sYUhlh9Sa1UCopsDzm1sh3XovxTYiP3ibhsqe2AmDCUpJBu9RIX0i0YFZcTfjlHf3aXpj-Ld/w400-h335/IMG_0334.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the Spanish infantry brigade attacks the town, whilst the French Dragoons are in central reserve<br /></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/AVvXsEhtcXraEzkcZ2za_9bHKcWoLnwXhOqJcV8zbmCRuWQ6ip3y-WA4e_AB2fi1-xJ0D-xnYKNKfcZa9esC2muNy52J2T7dv6m0ftmHRVlwPeSspZeaZPzhLndAh_RFw9X7BkfXRg6jWq6QDpHKdK0or6Lm7aBmuhaHXZKoUiM4BtLHL5U72C0QwgsPobH-lTpK/s3105/IMG_0335.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3105" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcXraEzkcZ2za_9bHKcWoLnwXhOqJcV8zbmCRuWQ6ip3y-WA4e_AB2fi1-xJ0D-xnYKNKfcZa9esC2muNy52J2T7dv6m0ftmHRVlwPeSspZeaZPzhLndAh_RFw9X7BkfXRg6jWq6QDpHKdK0or6Lm7aBmuhaHXZKoUiM4BtLHL5U72C0QwgsPobH-lTpK/w400-h390/IMG_0335.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surprisingly, the British are coming off words as the French infantry advance towards the woods<br /></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/AVvXsEjx_nhyyZPH8EPKW8C8FwIqMze3rLbBIvp6Q9rOEHJluMTJ0eW3wikUMXJ82UCnoRZR6_b79VPQozsrWqsJC6SgioZvpY_c90LUc539My0hK6fZzgYU3vybaT7qOez21ZuFgghYZyjSwCxTq7EWBYy2lJ8GMgfXTnFJL6brRnGjxO8-rBbOFkhzO9yUvPBC/s4032/IMG_0336.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_nhyyZPH8EPKW8C8FwIqMze3rLbBIvp6Q9rOEHJluMTJ0eW3wikUMXJ82UCnoRZR6_b79VPQozsrWqsJC6SgioZvpY_c90LUc539My0hK6fZzgYU3vybaT7qOez21ZuFgghYZyjSwCxTq7EWBYy2lJ8GMgfXTnFJL6brRnGjxO8-rBbOFkhzO9yUvPBC/w400-h300/IMG_0336.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Spanish infantry similarly get the better of the British gunners in the town<br /></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/AVvXsEgswSs-_2cP7AJtetaHy0JaMv7PW5PLcn9jUHXuBEiNvSp93gvV-17mA4jSzIVRxRh0jxgNtC2jecSGkRQDUO16UzsdXHCLe5x3a8PJjfgoSegqfp0gkRRObih5pkJU39t2-0tlImDWlHzr4MTmELwwYUoX8LQIcGxi5rXCCmvA2QwcoRKXU3KxfRMEvpb5/s3536/IMG_0337.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="3536" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswSs-_2cP7AJtetaHy0JaMv7PW5PLcn9jUHXuBEiNvSp93gvV-17mA4jSzIVRxRh0jxgNtC2jecSGkRQDUO16UzsdXHCLe5x3a8PJjfgoSegqfp0gkRRObih5pkJU39t2-0tlImDWlHzr4MTmELwwYUoX8LQIcGxi5rXCCmvA2QwcoRKXU3KxfRMEvpb5/w400-h240/IMG_0337.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The way is clear for the Spanish<br /></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/AVvXsEiYZ48etEUkIVcXkQLgZlFwW9HYZC2eimwljPmZ2tFGARgUAtHPyo6_1eNU2viG4iZEYZ0qAaTuxv4sHA4KNwXEs_I9PlRKpA6zXldwt-S8EZdnz3DgIIVZo3BzwZG4CyJjHhhDu4sXJTrOQZZnuMR8nMXXGUg_pCYhvmZELOQxROvhzxCt1Ywvp4cYyMZJ/s4032/IMG_0338.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZ48etEUkIVcXkQLgZlFwW9HYZC2eimwljPmZ2tFGARgUAtHPyo6_1eNU2viG4iZEYZ0qAaTuxv4sHA4KNwXEs_I9PlRKpA6zXldwt-S8EZdnz3DgIIVZo3BzwZG4CyJjHhhDu4sXJTrOQZZnuMR8nMXXGUg_pCYhvmZELOQxROvhzxCt1Ywvp4cYyMZJ/w400-h300/IMG_0338.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Despite their losses, the British hold on in the woods: the French deploy, in order to bring their guns into play. The Dragoons follow up.<br /></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/AVvXsEh6xssY0ylamibg0rdVFnZ5S0Yik79Bask83Bk0XVjJEmgJtokYBOVl-_NZdt7P2NlAVes8coC65VvSdmex-XB-Xoj3K5yPRWSmoYuLik6FSghILBVKWBgnU-0coX3I2QnWF-ID7bbXX-x_KUl-MgrgpPecaM7AaG00Rj0utxoksnCV4r_fxyumofR43_Hy/s4032/IMG_0339.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xssY0ylamibg0rdVFnZ5S0Yik79Bask83Bk0XVjJEmgJtokYBOVl-_NZdt7P2NlAVes8coC65VvSdmex-XB-Xoj3K5yPRWSmoYuLik6FSghILBVKWBgnU-0coX3I2QnWF-ID7bbXX-x_KUl-MgrgpPecaM7AaG00Rj0utxoksnCV4r_fxyumofR43_Hy/w400-h300/IMG_0339.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The big Spanish brigade needs a couple of turns to reform in order to get into marching order<br /></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/AVvXsEi5V9aykdiftbRBboYwUUKHWgnnGSZctbqxLeLXzxY1_cnRb7fkyItV0AjkujLMO4kKCqE_P4e1pVEORQa5kGCTR2wqbjUYZgBvMX5BqxNRj6p0za04EN2k6SjkLraToGzsRsj75_RTHmV1MBNfmK4_td9Vcy0smqpCUnInhiCyATdM66p-ZVHXyr7xCVjF/s3449/IMG_0341.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3449" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5V9aykdiftbRBboYwUUKHWgnnGSZctbqxLeLXzxY1_cnRb7fkyItV0AjkujLMO4kKCqE_P4e1pVEORQa5kGCTR2wqbjUYZgBvMX5BqxNRj6p0za04EN2k6SjkLraToGzsRsj75_RTHmV1MBNfmK4_td9Vcy0smqpCUnInhiCyATdM66p-ZVHXyr7xCVjF/w400-h351/IMG_0341.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of those strange situations: in the close-range musketry battle, both sides break each other simultaneously!<br /></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/AVvXsEgX7yHpoHJvLeWD42AU3yPEdNVqZ1ykHWqpehuxf17PJpJ5KBlQEB8bO-dP4VEK8DGOihFW67nRVf6xWE6gGhPmtnzsAzpSqA-jzE-N6wgDN4gRNSO9q0HaZWSvNq_ESjp__7-7pHZG6uR8bxt2u_0B5vRLpVRcfzxLF4BANjeSw4wag4MpTC8zWlgqNGIQ/s3055/IMG_0342.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="3055" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7yHpoHJvLeWD42AU3yPEdNVqZ1ykHWqpehuxf17PJpJ5KBlQEB8bO-dP4VEK8DGOihFW67nRVf6xWE6gGhPmtnzsAzpSqA-jzE-N6wgDN4gRNSO9q0HaZWSvNq_ESjp__7-7pHZG6uR8bxt2u_0B5vRLpVRcfzxLF4BANjeSw4wag4MpTC8zWlgqNGIQ/w400-h393/IMG_0342.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British flee through the woods; meanwhile the rout of the lead French infantry battalion causes mass disorder in the French Left!<br /></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/AVvXsEgYi0qCu13Ir0idyhA-z9rmGB6Ho8UKhKCcvLYlALSo0pPPggXeQDJeQj1fpHmogzuYTvn8WoCZNtJfrjohWBB4_Rd-eh0jmR5Tn1BC758LXlFzPbCo2UffUrcd2F8bRI3uTqPweMJFzIhE4-u7-gfL2-6GGMvE5hgesOPOlYqIJPUVeT79_XF-A2zVNU3e/s3404/IMG_0344.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3404" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi0qCu13Ir0idyhA-z9rmGB6Ho8UKhKCcvLYlALSo0pPPggXeQDJeQj1fpHmogzuYTvn8WoCZNtJfrjohWBB4_Rd-eh0jmR5Tn1BC758LXlFzPbCo2UffUrcd2F8bRI3uTqPweMJFzIhE4-u7-gfL2-6GGMvE5hgesOPOlYqIJPUVeT79_XF-A2zVNU3e/w400-h355/IMG_0344.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This leads to mass panic, as the French infantry, dragoons and gunners all flee back across the bridge!!!!!<br /></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/AVvXsEj2_S93lHTXOJX-94qw4XzFQj2qBsPPfkMVOvhGCwyYrRmLKb2WI2A8lid-VW0hsRP-S0JNs9PomGTRru5T0kFXdNa7l64vBpCanP3LAeftDymOpKyOsJNycChccXSIO48xpN-2shX953PNSIeMcGcVQnsOAmRBmt-zwUooLhaokYvrJXyJE3svsrKq2-g4/s3224/IMG_0346.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2428" data-original-width="3224" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_S93lHTXOJX-94qw4XzFQj2qBsPPfkMVOvhGCwyYrRmLKb2WI2A8lid-VW0hsRP-S0JNs9PomGTRru5T0kFXdNa7l64vBpCanP3LAeftDymOpKyOsJNycChccXSIO48xpN-2shX953PNSIeMcGcVQnsOAmRBmt-zwUooLhaokYvrJXyJE3svsrKq2-g4/w400-h301/IMG_0346.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wider view: although the debacle on the French Left is hilarious/annoying, there is only a single British unit left in the fight...<br /></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/AVvXsEjy3RHWR3_bZuBdqqQH70-wGRPnN58ZFjJMZlQDglKu-WvIr7WRcvlGaN8Rx1aSJo6-Wg8-TL3qu8OsGWPtN72LYElpmYeMbV30NnzD_FVdPThzO16DLyj08iFE_8TiqFMDyMQpl1xmtS_jvwqxSt8mnlEsvVpGEmu9Z4xBZna6MPptPQY8vbyVlE6WfaHb/s3335/IMG_0347.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="3335" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3RHWR3_bZuBdqqQH70-wGRPnN58ZFjJMZlQDglKu-WvIr7WRcvlGaN8Rx1aSJo6-Wg8-TL3qu8OsGWPtN72LYElpmYeMbV30NnzD_FVdPThzO16DLyj08iFE_8TiqFMDyMQpl1xmtS_jvwqxSt8mnlEsvVpGEmu9Z4xBZna6MPptPQY8vbyVlE6WfaHb/w400-h319/IMG_0347.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reserve French formations arrive and advance on the Left; the Spanish infantry makes steady progress on the Right<br /></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/AVvXsEii6lH5mtqabP6PW5_HSUaNQYeYdqodNDDiO4Z9MlWJ6oLESwxcsDN-LpHwP58NVENswqMX97G0LGnAg7LW7Rdp4oMV2KsKsjj7Olg9rbQ0YvZCzfsWpdZihKUtk5-RA7etbqiaOfOiTes0ljSpZBOC51Sqn66kMgqzSAAX_kW2JLtXQ_hKhRpvk2fdxgeB/s3696/IMG_0349.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="3696" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6lH5mtqabP6PW5_HSUaNQYeYdqodNDDiO4Z9MlWJ6oLESwxcsDN-LpHwP58NVENswqMX97G0LGnAg7LW7Rdp4oMV2KsKsjj7Olg9rbQ0YvZCzfsWpdZihKUtk5-RA7etbqiaOfOiTes0ljSpZBOC51Sqn66kMgqzSAAX_kW2JLtXQ_hKhRpvk2fdxgeB/w400-h255/IMG_0349.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Franco-Spanish prepare a three-pronges assault on the final redoubt<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEgs4zXPeDG7aI_eT7itLMNkYU-oss0y2Zdi26j0-Nc57j7Fq6crx0ki4D8tdESLqwcFR-X7wDTjq1t0LclzrjKDAoJAA58fzfJ13BCosMQp0bpDuysDY0_ko3AX5AgwTHNq0eki_N8BMH0HjLk_0hVct0Ai-p7H3uEiuJnmiZ4-8Fr-ySgbjwun5e2iMaVs/s3991/IMG_0351.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2634" data-original-width="3991" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4zXPeDG7aI_eT7itLMNkYU-oss0y2Zdi26j0-Nc57j7Fq6crx0ki4D8tdESLqwcFR-X7wDTjq1t0LclzrjKDAoJAA58fzfJ13BCosMQp0bpDuysDY0_ko3AX5AgwTHNq0eki_N8BMH0HjLk_0hVct0Ai-p7H3uEiuJnmiZ4-8Fr-ySgbjwun5e2iMaVs/w400-h264/IMG_0351.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The assault goes in<br /></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/AVvXsEgLc-sVo9Zijw28P-IXAv37G4NtR0maDSnJC72Q3vR4pM6ili0gcIu4UzNiUv0HRSshSLhPyH8jXrEnqhHxgrH3yZBZh1b1AkODr5WCIF5r_COxQzzVTCx_yQd7KKShAywt_Rq2OxxIBPL0MkcoOMfTpuZnN5xkCrhPl0PB131cwQi7Sf8kewvoBirVknU5/s3770/IMG_0352.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2487" data-original-width="3770" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLc-sVo9Zijw28P-IXAv37G4NtR0maDSnJC72Q3vR4pM6ili0gcIu4UzNiUv0HRSshSLhPyH8jXrEnqhHxgrH3yZBZh1b1AkODr5WCIF5r_COxQzzVTCx_yQd7KKShAywt_Rq2OxxIBPL0MkcoOMfTpuZnN5xkCrhPl0PB131cwQi7Sf8kewvoBirVknU5/w400-h264/IMG_0352.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After brief but futile resistance, the last British unit breaks<br /></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/AVvXsEhLhKmysZxLQAAUL9nfFYfuKqvltdGzVcRXYdxipG1IildRW7VyAA-0Hxr-Bte5bidGJ6G100ulGcqsczxnptIlRSkfH547h5O8QEDRmp9x5BsH7u78i0JyQchOA3wWTDoQiRUyaknSPhwwrg5Msz7YxEOcMjJrA83vDaJCdenbm_4k29vh23wlBBai4Tnd/s4032/IMG_0354.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="4032" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhKmysZxLQAAUL9nfFYfuKqvltdGzVcRXYdxipG1IildRW7VyAA-0Hxr-Bte5bidGJ6G100ulGcqsczxnptIlRSkfH547h5O8QEDRmp9x5BsH7u78i0JyQchOA3wWTDoQiRUyaknSPhwwrg5Msz7YxEOcMjJrA83vDaJCdenbm_4k29vh23wlBBai4Tnd/w400-h268/IMG_0354.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victory to the Franco-Spanish<br /></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/AVvXsEgQZ2dd5Fsnp1bVEHOILXPAnc7R10Jbmoa7-7-x9pi4SNM_m_KRajEA58CLl9eb0hzs_s4r0B9tCPD1Zxs4PXcD-NbhBO4LSmxLEGydvDNQRvu2fmIuPOy3srNSocucLA5FI2TM9w4x0duhoQ07lKDiaWrFMWHs-IYgqe1i0qtib9J5-ZexcKWNWd-CYWtM/s3818/IMG_0356.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2260" data-original-width="3818" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZ2dd5Fsnp1bVEHOILXPAnc7R10Jbmoa7-7-x9pi4SNM_m_KRajEA58CLl9eb0hzs_s4r0B9tCPD1Zxs4PXcD-NbhBO4LSmxLEGydvDNQRvu2fmIuPOy3srNSocucLA5FI2TM9w4x0duhoQ07lKDiaWrFMWHs-IYgqe1i0qtib9J5-ZexcKWNWd-CYWtM/w400-h236/IMG_0356.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider shot.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">A nice game to round it all off. There was a quirk in this halfway through: the Franco-Spanish army morale actually collapsed after the collapse of the two French brigades on the Left. The scenario rules allowed all these to be replaced, but the question was whether to:</div><div style="text-align: left;">a. Count this as an actual British victory.</div><div style="text-align: left;">b. Ignore Franco-Spanish army morale.</div><div style="text-align: left;">c. Rule that the whole Franco-Spanish army needed to be replaced.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I chose 'b' as closest to the broad intent of the scenario author, but all three options are viable, I think.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, I think because of the linear-scaling firepower within the rules identified in earlier battles, this one is going to be an even bigger struggle for the defenders than perhaps the author intended; it might therefore be worthwhile considering 'a' an option in the future, in order to enforce an appropriate level of difficulty and caution on the attacker. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope those readers who have been following some or all of the series have enjoyed it. I hope to wrap it all up with some closing thoughts on scenarios, rules, terrain and so on tomorrow. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Figures by Baccus 6mm, buildings by Leven, bridges by Timecast (I think)<br /></div><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-11375299519400069212023-12-29T09:54:00.001+00:002023-12-29T09:54:09.940+00:00Neil Thomas One Hour Wargames Scenario 29<div style="text-align: left;">Scenario 29 in Neil Thomas' <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170298/one-hour-wargames">One Hour Wargames</a>, entitled straightforwardly enough as 'Shambolic Command', is based upon a battle which I have re-fought quite a few times (e.g. <a href="https://hereticalgaming.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-battle-of-medina-de-rio-seco.html">here</a>): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Medina_de_Rioseco">Medina de Rio Seco</a>, one of the early Peninsular War battles. The 'shambolic command' referred to is that of De La Cuesta, often considered one of the most incompetent commanders of the entire Napoleonic Wars. In typical Thomas style, this is a brutally simplified but still recognizable version of the battle.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gpMlvVjIvU0nKtX3gzRSFA__imagepage/img/QhyNuVWE9sRjLuF1pEhafnwL65M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2450648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="403" height="600" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gpMlvVjIvU0nKtX3gzRSFA__imagepage/img/QhyNuVWE9sRjLuF1pEhafnwL65M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2450648.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">As usual, I used <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289741/polemos-ruse-de-guerre">Polemos: Ruse de Guerre</a> for this refight. Changing things up slightly though, instead of 'Jacobite Wars'-themed forces, I used a Franco-Spanish force instead.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepage/img/_1_YDGFRwH3fo3RV6Ox7VvObP9M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="463" height="600" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepage/img/_1_YDGFRwH3fo3RV6Ox7VvObP9M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" width="463" /></a></div><br /> </div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Franco-Spanish: 5 bases of Infantry, 2 bases of Artillery, 2 bases of Cavalry</div><div style="text-align: left;">British: 3 bases of Infantry, 1 base of Dragoons, 2 bases of Cavalry<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The object of the battle is to control the high ground at the end of the game. The Franco-Spanish may only activate two units in any one turn (although for my purposes, any units with a target could fire; reform moves could also be done by forces of any size, although only two of the units could actually move in a single turn during the reforming - this will all make sense if you are using a Polemos set!).</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up:<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/AVvXsEjUqafLN-8GT_0qs3zzGcuxygOx43xYhFVRorzqCcaaV5Gd1MmmJo7hLOBkx9ETby2a65L-Xj2s7NDD56_T-vEaOAKU7SHY7CBQHE7mdptTM1E-HdHgHYiIbJ2ZhhgqMSUvZpLbey68Hypq8uGK5HHABfQ0BemS-a2DqEfdqV4PmgBmJ2P9iMih2W9V4vgb/s3524/IMG_0302.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2565" data-original-width="3524" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqafLN-8GT_0qs3zzGcuxygOx43xYhFVRorzqCcaaV5Gd1MmmJo7hLOBkx9ETby2a65L-Xj2s7NDD56_T-vEaOAKU7SHY7CBQHE7mdptTM1E-HdHgHYiIbJ2ZhhgqMSUvZpLbey68Hypq8uGK5HHABfQ0BemS-a2DqEfdqV4PmgBmJ2P9iMih2W9V4vgb/w400-h291/IMG_0302.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the Franco-Spanish baseline: the main force occupies the high ground, a reinforcement of 2 infantry units and the artillery is moving up.<br /></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/AVvXsEg9sGSfYh2McyAjaOoYL-jLQnF4kG2_eAaaYSToXxF7w0J31fMxODS4jMZ9OnLoKjJ_ZhlHnQ4WGirl7iUEUdsdfl1iKm9d1LspqGTtXQZH3bWVT49mS5QiVwSbmSUC0LFw4VH7haAZKvUbFhr0sTVUx6jaH_LRtc5fCWq05-K0Y5HRMc6LF-8j1xsgpXs_/s3819/IMG_0303.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="3819" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sGSfYh2McyAjaOoYL-jLQnF4kG2_eAaaYSToXxF7w0J31fMxODS4jMZ9OnLoKjJ_ZhlHnQ4WGirl7iUEUdsdfl1iKm9d1LspqGTtXQZH3bWVT49mS5QiVwSbmSUC0LFw4VH7haAZKvUbFhr0sTVUx6jaH_LRtc5fCWq05-K0Y5HRMc6LF-8j1xsgpXs_/w400-h278/IMG_0303.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look at the troops on the hill<br /></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/AVvXsEhVAroIhe3iqz-6Wbzg7SufnbVatcP3xYLN1wJVThciZYn1DWbYuejnNYshs1x87C3hO5N9urbM0PsPKxcOb7ij3APKMVTZkvr2I89hyphenhyphenzy5ebOfyD7SQt4ahyo12W2gvZF7T_dnb07lQj5FiAhO86hSn8uKLrlJRPMjpGZJnAgG-K666uaUwEeDH79hoWtU/s4032/IMG_0305.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="4032" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAroIhe3iqz-6Wbzg7SufnbVatcP3xYLN1wJVThciZYn1DWbYuejnNYshs1x87C3hO5N9urbM0PsPKxcOb7ij3APKMVTZkvr2I89hyphenhyphenzy5ebOfyD7SQt4ahyo12W2gvZF7T_dnb07lQj5FiAhO86hSn8uKLrlJRPMjpGZJnAgG-K666uaUwEeDH79hoWtU/w400-h161/IMG_0305.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and from the front<br /></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/AVvXsEhyDS17RYUrgVeVn-rbx97OIO_avboVhAawsSXugVgBWz5H9h01X2_1AlO3fmAhYNGZdwaJt_-nXDvqHvqDcAokCtawjfADhHdiZPEr-xTmiYXF1eF2mlehXuxs93FbrDJF4w41sRkhrCwWC5fNnD7GwJzqklgFwZhG5zRiGKWrOtIJxR7U1_rRQ4nnIBJF/s3860/IMG_0306.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1983" data-original-width="3860" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDS17RYUrgVeVn-rbx97OIO_avboVhAawsSXugVgBWz5H9h01X2_1AlO3fmAhYNGZdwaJt_-nXDvqHvqDcAokCtawjfADhHdiZPEr-xTmiYXF1eF2mlehXuxs93FbrDJF4w41sRkhrCwWC5fNnD7GwJzqklgFwZhG5zRiGKWrOtIJxR7U1_rRQ4nnIBJF/w400-h205/IMG_0306.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the reinforcements: the French Regiments <i>du Roi </i>and <i>de le Reine</i>, along with the guns<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Battle:</h2><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/AVvXsEhpqLSQCsubzl3s1ayF6FQmxKzfOIwbRNpbX2nlGDX4xTlXkk3ENfvkLPMPxSwfOJM0hQ3VzMiHTGgEATq6KLbKUViTNl2hydQhFJs1jcomKpT1bUM_H9fwWFbM6zcU1LppUE6Wg0i7YPkiP6WmefnJtNH6tLb7b4usOsC0K6kO7s_4F3L8voH4qnuVGnL9/s3674/IMG_0307.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="3674" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqLSQCsubzl3s1ayF6FQmxKzfOIwbRNpbX2nlGDX4xTlXkk3ENfvkLPMPxSwfOJM0hQ3VzMiHTGgEATq6KLbKUViTNl2hydQhFJs1jcomKpT1bUM_H9fwWFbM6zcU1LppUE6Wg0i7YPkiP6WmefnJtNH6tLb7b4usOsC0K6kO7s_4F3L8voH4qnuVGnL9/w400-h268/IMG_0307.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British strategy is fairly direct, attacking straight away with Horse and Foot, whilst the Dragoons guard the flank<br /></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/AVvXsEhOu6NRrNWuItYOfKkCUqJBBTzm-9xz1jnVXBdpkw5zPTMDIP6f-u43jbIYhRIX1hmC7qZ9e1DbqOHSnubwBtEG71mh0T14-MBIVPYrSe_O55eO_yyLbkULIK3Kl994KbwzTEOptfJgP9QJeKZ4rsdq8JHyIxdIxpge2fxNePKOPOq3R-RmFwoxSID41pPK/s4032/IMG_0309.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2517" data-original-width="4032" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOu6NRrNWuItYOfKkCUqJBBTzm-9xz1jnVXBdpkw5zPTMDIP6f-u43jbIYhRIX1hmC7qZ9e1DbqOHSnubwBtEG71mh0T14-MBIVPYrSe_O55eO_yyLbkULIK3Kl994KbwzTEOptfJgP9QJeKZ4rsdq8JHyIxdIxpge2fxNePKOPOq3R-RmFwoxSID41pPK/w400-h250/IMG_0309.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view, because why not?<br /></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/AVvXsEjPkKoFSA0BLR3jW3mnf2m-Uo7h0IICnrioyxVDd2E-IIWG5ARopp2pgs2YEhzsGDSZhlfCbEOhfGSgbOFm9AfRT1oRYPCoGKegSol0arLozIqArBp9YjLCGVu3CphcxS_wuWZLnE4-yH2FhCqii6aRiaHpWg1Earn4o2YlJC12geZ0JYNNjiH5TSH3emLr/s4032/IMG_0311.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkKoFSA0BLR3jW3mnf2m-Uo7h0IICnrioyxVDd2E-IIWG5ARopp2pgs2YEhzsGDSZhlfCbEOhfGSgbOFm9AfRT1oRYPCoGKegSol0arLozIqArBp9YjLCGVu3CphcxS_wuWZLnE4-yH2FhCqii6aRiaHpWg1Earn4o2YlJC12geZ0JYNNjiH5TSH3emLr/w400-h300/IMG_0311.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first British attack meets with pretty much universal defeat; the infantry attack is stopped by firepower, with one of the regiments routed; the cavalry is seen off by half its number; the only bright spot is that the French gunners have been driven off by close range musketry<br /></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/AVvXsEjgRT-p1PgRqfh-7IcEkVSX2jdc-Ng4VhrJtxov4QffMqmENP8bqQuaht8r40rJl025bv7NX6DqTMyXcaLuHz68QkCX_NlK2xa4fFFRhLtHf5UneX3Q5n2keLMKb9AMVZJzJuvuQYVb6lRo7FZgBgVkcvIZMubPKMhqcUJrlGAjXLEYcE6HN83LDnueSx0Z/s3383/IMG_0314.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="3383" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRT-p1PgRqfh-7IcEkVSX2jdc-Ng4VhrJtxov4QffMqmENP8bqQuaht8r40rJl025bv7NX6DqTMyXcaLuHz68QkCX_NlK2xa4fFFRhLtHf5UneX3Q5n2keLMKb9AMVZJzJuvuQYVb6lRo7FZgBgVkcvIZMubPKMhqcUJrlGAjXLEYcE6HN83LDnueSx0Z/w400-h279/IMG_0314.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the French infantry march forwards to assist<br /></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/AVvXsEgBxEqdaO5b9Tii_qZelquo-xgGWfkj6UFqVJ2yuQwlar_aWzD6-ZYTDIHg2G71MLkiZXdS7Zer3_UGI-NGY660nmdGKPUcONefwsDzE9y2EtYPXdrzlkwp0fVgZzglAcBPo88yrdFFA-3Ozklqqzdpjpj6rfBEkm8PpeVkS2IGmUrmH_VO2_q7dYaDuFz4/s3527/IMG_0315.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2107" data-original-width="3527" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxEqdaO5b9Tii_qZelquo-xgGWfkj6UFqVJ2yuQwlar_aWzD6-ZYTDIHg2G71MLkiZXdS7Zer3_UGI-NGY660nmdGKPUcONefwsDzE9y2EtYPXdrzlkwp0fVgZzglAcBPo88yrdFFA-3Ozklqqzdpjpj6rfBEkm8PpeVkS2IGmUrmH_VO2_q7dYaDuFz4/w400-h239/IMG_0315.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British infantry and cavalry reform, ready for another go, although the musketry exchange still continues<br /></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/AVvXsEjnjonT6wckVjwhbgAscv2eNKQzSqhzAK8YFna5TdOgYFsRlcSLNRzdKPR8s9ot0y8AWeGyD-eR1VjnLK41XOnSnex1iJh3gMfD7uHDqRFoWKGvh6WEjkP3OUeozTFPMHDF2Z8QC_KPfnmGsb82u4oayBd_pWO5q0WKgqRfcIH2uBI-YHglELZStibhRut9/s4032/IMG_0316.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjonT6wckVjwhbgAscv2eNKQzSqhzAK8YFna5TdOgYFsRlcSLNRzdKPR8s9ot0y8AWeGyD-eR1VjnLK41XOnSnex1iJh3gMfD7uHDqRFoWKGvh6WEjkP3OUeozTFPMHDF2Z8QC_KPfnmGsb82u4oayBd_pWO5q0WKgqRfcIH2uBI-YHglELZStibhRut9/w400-h300/IMG_0316.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British are once again pushed down the slope - however, the continuous musketry has eventually taken its toll on the right-hand Spanish infantry battalion (centre)<br /></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/AVvXsEi0G_yXf_JtLKGF9MFQn2bCGtbuAxD3yb-nm6N5MeMPGa4lkdkkTWlEWVr9Ud86T2Z2kbHw82W9LiDyPcHJABJUTIn_e-ZIL7FCG_s8FrHoH3_Ag1UgrfOyksAGtyHS0idhbBDP7Bq2sv7RKbjNvFRsOfoLZrkOrH7_2-cE-xUtGLEDfeRB6Odd9QlS282x/s4032/IMG_0318.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0G_yXf_JtLKGF9MFQn2bCGtbuAxD3yb-nm6N5MeMPGa4lkdkkTWlEWVr9Ud86T2Z2kbHw82W9LiDyPcHJABJUTIn_e-ZIL7FCG_s8FrHoH3_Ag1UgrfOyksAGtyHS0idhbBDP7Bq2sv7RKbjNvFRsOfoLZrkOrH7_2-cE-xUtGLEDfeRB6Odd9QlS282x/w400-h300/IMG_0318.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Which breaks and runs...<br /></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/AVvXsEiWl34kqqPaaI8ThNo18HLBsG6D-XwUNtsG5Gvzi7WVqctkwHWq5zHGhfruNHESZ6UXACkGmTwX8nyuMvZEV1bippnaUIl0QpsggYdZKAdFRtbSmE9XjadPSdTh827KjDmq4OZ51PMYGy9eSUtxr-VxQqvmu354tXS5zdsIWNhaKU7jIpoURIBMyjEqHeK_/s3951/IMG_0321.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2649" data-original-width="3951" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl34kqqPaaI8ThNo18HLBsG6D-XwUNtsG5Gvzi7WVqctkwHWq5zHGhfruNHESZ6UXACkGmTwX8nyuMvZEV1bippnaUIl0QpsggYdZKAdFRtbSmE9XjadPSdTh827KjDmq4OZ51PMYGy9eSUtxr-VxQqvmu354tXS5zdsIWNhaKU7jIpoURIBMyjEqHeK_/w400-h269/IMG_0321.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British cavalry put in yet another charge, whilst the Spanish infantry counter-attack down the slopes against the disordered British infantry<br /></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/AVvXsEjKOodC98XKV-OiI-7cJ6djeAvDv7c2KvkI7Pvs6eKxlNStDQ4uN_GhXrvflppX2-4hnWTacfg-4JRgONngW0SP5QFDlPYISIyNIKZlIOAzclDDecWDasahMAnoG3PjPi7KW7MoZMdQxhx9Z_XuBWLwMe8J_2FEwp4ccmkWOyH6HGq_aj8PhCdpXaSNn_QP/s4032/IMG_0322.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2382" data-original-width="4032" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOodC98XKV-OiI-7cJ6djeAvDv7c2KvkI7Pvs6eKxlNStDQ4uN_GhXrvflppX2-4hnWTacfg-4JRgONngW0SP5QFDlPYISIyNIKZlIOAzclDDecWDasahMAnoG3PjPi7KW7MoZMdQxhx9Z_XuBWLwMe8J_2FEwp4ccmkWOyH6HGq_aj8PhCdpXaSNn_QP/w400-h236/IMG_0322.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Both attacks fail; the British cavalry are bundled down the hill again, whilst the Spanish infantry recoils back <i>up</i> the slopes<br /></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/AVvXsEhHpJcUKKK7gLPbynFSp2C_Ct8dScXcz38AgKA3qL2pml2sU8BPjDd8l9rPjt1sZ6FqFpnRr3B9jfUiblOiFwkmSbP23ta4epob32SjXJCYPSSy-Sp3vL_vWxBKyI3vGVvl93Ax2JLIVepwE-ybrKU3iI5VwLlcuent23lSdy1iLmdjxVWl19NL3MQKsPnp/s4032/IMG_0323.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpJcUKKK7gLPbynFSp2C_Ct8dScXcz38AgKA3qL2pml2sU8BPjDd8l9rPjt1sZ6FqFpnRr3B9jfUiblOiFwkmSbP23ta4epob32SjXJCYPSSy-Sp3vL_vWxBKyI3vGVvl93Ax2JLIVepwE-ybrKU3iI5VwLlcuent23lSdy1iLmdjxVWl19NL3MQKsPnp/w400-h300/IMG_0323.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then a devastating volley rings out, as the leading Spanish battalion crumples under the weight of British musketry...<br /></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/AVvXsEgaJsWi17ernxw7Nl1USKl1Awsavw8DFzE7nqdp3ohRQJjBS6pTaYxFphX34s5UtOYaQw311GwhCvI0n8spY0rS_taAFVXPmKMRVtgVy2HhnL5TrwSDagGIhf9rbvb-OMUWB-WceY4nFXD1mkAIDgtmdBG3ISJ1rovVTyWF54kyYWoXtvnvn5iALjYS9KX1/s4032/IMG_0324.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="4032" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJsWi17ernxw7Nl1USKl1Awsavw8DFzE7nqdp3ohRQJjBS6pTaYxFphX34s5UtOYaQw311GwhCvI0n8spY0rS_taAFVXPmKMRVtgVy2HhnL5TrwSDagGIhf9rbvb-OMUWB-WceY4nFXD1mkAIDgtmdBG3ISJ1rovVTyWF54kyYWoXtvnvn5iALjYS9KX1/w400-h264/IMG_0324.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...which breaks and runs, disordering its supporting battalion...<br /></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/AVvXsEjr8yblw9hJ20s2AnnkW5rIm96h1cWGK8SrAPx3xsrVHJy0BZ1qObugtp9-r0M_axweyxS5ZjvR8072z2P5CGf3ZudZy5jP9u3X8Eje954Lly3lRuD8W642l4niHA3F_N_IDYYrFXdDtYQkB93EAMWdGtglW598Sot-iTONFSOCWk20znxOVczc6GTVsJ8p/s3890/IMG_0325.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1699" data-original-width="3890" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8yblw9hJ20s2AnnkW5rIm96h1cWGK8SrAPx3xsrVHJy0BZ1qObugtp9-r0M_axweyxS5ZjvR8072z2P5CGf3ZudZy5jP9u3X8Eje954Lly3lRuD8W642l4niHA3F_N_IDYYrFXdDtYQkB93EAMWdGtglW598Sot-iTONFSOCWk20znxOVczc6GTVsJ8p/w400-h175/IMG_0325.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...which in turn runs, as the Spanish infantry remnants recoil en masse...just as the French infantry is arriving to start intervening in the action!<br /></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/AVvXsEiS4iXXuqGO6733S-Xe6iarKRFzCOp_jOvywIiyTkJnPqpHeKp8Jvm1B7iG2RVLcHTi3DfzLtc_Hf8w1qnTJcCSmRfyZrkxqJmthsZj_z8jPDj1BQXVRqFdWrsf5Bp6rl1oXmqHyTr2amZAk5-M0xV0qHcAvzchLigypOqnVLu28EhYyQdqRH0sUVRAee3I/s3607/IMG_0327.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2207" data-original-width="3607" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4iXXuqGO6733S-Xe6iarKRFzCOp_jOvywIiyTkJnPqpHeKp8Jvm1B7iG2RVLcHTi3DfzLtc_Hf8w1qnTJcCSmRfyZrkxqJmthsZj_z8jPDj1BQXVRqFdWrsf5Bp6rl1oXmqHyTr2amZAk5-M0xV0qHcAvzchLigypOqnVLu28EhYyQdqRH0sUVRAee3I/w400-h245/IMG_0327.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">However, the collapse of the Spanish infantry leads to a general rout of the Franco-Spanish...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes: </h2><div style="text-align: left;">Another good fun game, although it all ended rather abruptly when the Spanish infantry brigade collapsed. The British tactics might seem a bit crude, but given the command constraints on the Franco-Spanish side, it felt like the best way to overmatch the Franco-Spanish by giving them too much to deal with. In retrospect, I should have allowed the Franco-Spanish to move 3 units per turn, to scale up in accordance with the slightly increased numbers of units used in my games. Otherwise, the Spanish troops fought well, although they were unlucky to lose their artillery support very early, and for their victories over the British cavalry to be so indecisive. The attack of the Spanish infantry was a risk well worth taking despite its ultimate lack of success, it was much better odds than waiting for the British to reform and volley-and-attack again. I don't think there is much else to mention that I haven't already dealt with...a good, fun game, and quite recognizable as a bit like Medina de Rio Seco, despite its much simplified form! I suppose I might note that this battle <i>really</i> shows the difference when using the more firepower-focused Ruse de Guerre rules compared to the much more shock-focused Polemos: General de Division Napoleonic set.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Figures by Baccus 6mm<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-77540116904364280252023-12-29T08:16:00.001+00:002023-12-29T08:16:32.966+00:00Neil Thomas One Hour Wargames Scenario 28<div style="text-align: left;">Scenario 28 in Neil Thomas' book <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170298/one-hour-wargames">One Hour Wargames</a>, and next up in my series of refights, is called 'Botched Relief' and is loosely based on the Mexican-American War battle of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Molino_del_Rey">El Molino del Rey</a>. This is the first of a pair of scenarios in which Neil Thomas explores mechanisms to reflect poor/weird command actions during the actual battle...</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gpMlvVjIvU0nKtX3gzRSFA__imagepage/img/QhyNuVWE9sRjLuF1pEhafnwL65M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2450648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="403" height="600" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gpMlvVjIvU0nKtX3gzRSFA__imagepage/img/QhyNuVWE9sRjLuF1pEhafnwL65M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2450648.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Again, I was using the <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289741/polemos-ruse-de-guerre">Polemos Ruse de Guerre</a> rules. The aim of both sides is to control the town at the end of the game.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepage/img/_1_YDGFRwH3fo3RV6Ox7VvObP9M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="463" height="600" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepage/img/_1_YDGFRwH3fo3RV6Ox7VvObP9M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" width="463" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">The Hanoverians: 2 bases of Infantry, 1 base of Artillery (the town garrison); 4 bases of Infantry, 2 bases of Cavalry (the main body)</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Franco-Jacobites: 3 bases of Infantry, 1 base of Dragoons, 2 bases of Cavalry</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Only a single British unit from the main body can take an action in any given turn(!).<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up:<br /></h2><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/AVvXsEhGFxe-fPKgiTdt9IudAoJ_Z3OcKBqlTLVBkdb05d4Gc4FzDqSAAHhU3i7epH8jYls4AY9sz4kmhPP0zsg9-bsdqdDOFCX2keYI__-59_6eh6eT-Yv37jFczlak74OncXvB7CXGpFp2zu0_Rj7vhnujob8LcvEUNpYOTL3LsszqY3hxcBkZAaEIiF3vl-ns/s3005/IMG_0257.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1993" data-original-width="3005" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFxe-fPKgiTdt9IudAoJ_Z3OcKBqlTLVBkdb05d4Gc4FzDqSAAHhU3i7epH8jYls4AY9sz4kmhPP0zsg9-bsdqdDOFCX2keYI__-59_6eh6eT-Yv37jFczlak74OncXvB7CXGpFp2zu0_Rj7vhnujob8LcvEUNpYOTL3LsszqY3hxcBkZAaEIiF3vl-ns/w400-h265/IMG_0257.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Scottish battalions and an artillery battery protect the town.<br /></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/AVvXsEiK-a19eBitM28hDuzxg4vRGLHDlSII6n6ED0f2FZiRtdC86hkPLPFsGUVRW3iqGSkWKmccRQ6YiAH2P4dFPVuPNTUXjNY5C48bw33dAagsoIfzXDzRlYZ_7LPDCVHNS3okmXNCDjizAPA9Yqtny2NnPswAOzhQhexvx95XtKHB4D3_nQCKvMLC1UM0Li1j/s2892/IMG_0258.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2781" data-original-width="2892" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-a19eBitM28hDuzxg4vRGLHDlSII6n6ED0f2FZiRtdC86hkPLPFsGUVRW3iqGSkWKmccRQ6YiAH2P4dFPVuPNTUXjNY5C48bw33dAagsoIfzXDzRlYZ_7LPDCVHNS3okmXNCDjizAPA9Yqtny2NnPswAOzhQhexvx95XtKHB4D3_nQCKvMLC1UM0Li1j/w400-h385/IMG_0258.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main body occupies the higher ground<br /></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/AVvXsEhHi32j52Tse7wUCshn8QSAtsyE8_DetmSOLZ130c5CWH3zPvN_FQ77i70GM4QgPilZup9o9c16HsZS6oHQGM4G7XUMNXPwq6qKsdfW8KiwA2E9hXzdjxuZhhy8K2zJEL-484VqqWAqBTD7ywKJf7BIaku27IhTJN53Gk_tHmo43JIA1CYzi075K2iaMteS/s2701/IMG_0259.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2170" data-original-width="2701" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHi32j52Tse7wUCshn8QSAtsyE8_DetmSOLZ130c5CWH3zPvN_FQ77i70GM4QgPilZup9o9c16HsZS6oHQGM4G7XUMNXPwq6qKsdfW8KiwA2E9hXzdjxuZhhy8K2zJEL-484VqqWAqBTD7ywKJf7BIaku27IhTJN53Gk_tHmo43JIA1CYzi075K2iaMteS/w400-h321/IMG_0259.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two infantry battalions on the near part of the hills...<br /></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/AVvXsEi-iYC140e92JMw3aBB5fji1iVYCQ5RA_XbI1NRfPDBGGEV8ye8GGnm7RJZiqxDmVRCFm7dD_Fkv_aNoNpA0cG1cesO6cFs92IlqwyAsfJ-6AGapZ9F31WsTF-pvi0of0WwH15nq2n1wPKqrmjhnWg3memyq5Z3a73dXE8NuJFVD9KBs2mNwxsrTClpZGBJ/s3638/IMG_0260.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="3638" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iYC140e92JMw3aBB5fji1iVYCQ5RA_XbI1NRfPDBGGEV8ye8GGnm7RJZiqxDmVRCFm7dD_Fkv_aNoNpA0cG1cesO6cFs92IlqwyAsfJ-6AGapZ9F31WsTF-pvi0of0WwH15nq2n1wPKqrmjhnWg3memyq5Z3a73dXE8NuJFVD9KBs2mNwxsrTClpZGBJ/w400-h270/IMG_0260.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And two more, plus two Cavalry regiments, on the further part<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Battle:</h2><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/AVvXsEjHrpC-qjuQ8_S3RG51yic1D_KmKoQox9vlAfsirZ_VzhfNpdInba95i1LRGa1VgTM8bWk4x2I7HYdgLVvne0TFCMUmMXm9yCoo92YUH7hBNma6iBsMNK5qH9u8latezIwfZAYW8rYGq5LHP7irhTaPIBc6rRIImk-Gp2YCqMVNlkWCIQeASoURkVCCW1TN/s2563/IMG_0261.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="1793" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrpC-qjuQ8_S3RG51yic1D_KmKoQox9vlAfsirZ_VzhfNpdInba95i1LRGa1VgTM8bWk4x2I7HYdgLVvne0TFCMUmMXm9yCoo92YUH7hBNma6iBsMNK5qH9u8latezIwfZAYW8rYGq5LHP7irhTaPIBc6rRIImk-Gp2YCqMVNlkWCIQeASoURkVCCW1TN/w280-h400/IMG_0261.JPG" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Franco-Jacobite commander left his Dragoons and Cavalry to protect the flank, whilst the Irish brigade attacked the town. The British infantry's volley has disordered the French Dragoons, and they are now closing with the bayonet (bottom)<br /></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/AVvXsEjqt73-dsKmLB2vLfafqnR_EXSypg8u1VoK-mxr-RRk_KzLU5h5kh11SHDu4WWN2I7KNG-fwmBv7kCk4tx9u2wXRQ-uCov0nqs_OeHdWl5i2TUVjOqlucJaH_rlQDCL6Q_CtBEUrpiXjDoh_kVksgEoIl6wbFgtl4SJ8p5_gM9tOQ7neaerSTMr-HKhz-kv/s2626/IMG_0263.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2626" data-original-width="2344" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqt73-dsKmLB2vLfafqnR_EXSypg8u1VoK-mxr-RRk_KzLU5h5kh11SHDu4WWN2I7KNG-fwmBv7kCk4tx9u2wXRQ-uCov0nqs_OeHdWl5i2TUVjOqlucJaH_rlQDCL6Q_CtBEUrpiXjDoh_kVksgEoIl6wbFgtl4SJ8p5_gM9tOQ7neaerSTMr-HKhz-kv/w358-h400/IMG_0263.JPG" width="358" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Despite their casualties and disorder, the French Dragoons drive off the attacking redcoats!<br /></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/AVvXsEjLL7xVFpolW4W29SxexxY-YXcnbLjY3uToNNr7MZMfaZNhUioh341-_GfcO9F2HhFbaHW-WZhr9O_adPT-_h8QXdr030V9QCRhJRUa_9yIY6F1UcK6_no8ESiVilmIZjpsaXhDNsUgNmtbi5-6SquoUcnLOUzmE-HhLrwcYkiQoIZphPCiQxm6l-6ereRc/s3352/IMG_0264.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="3352" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLL7xVFpolW4W29SxexxY-YXcnbLjY3uToNNr7MZMfaZNhUioh341-_GfcO9F2HhFbaHW-WZhr9O_adPT-_h8QXdr030V9QCRhJRUa_9yIY6F1UcK6_no8ESiVilmIZjpsaXhDNsUgNmtbi5-6SquoUcnLOUzmE-HhLrwcYkiQoIZphPCiQxm6l-6ereRc/w400-h323/IMG_0264.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British manage to reform and charge in again...<br /></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/AVvXsEjn-uEyiPaAs1YT5SixqHw5h8f3ZRPBtvQ_4xGk0hTmywgp6nlfqUiyjUYxVn9JtzwpAZupVRyQqZ7QyA_smBebb6-ui-IMSwN_jXCZJ3TUIW7i-9bnQw2b4JC2kJvmbsW-fnj5ryHgkbULlEfE5eHDS1kkkXJc61UHvk-xsW8U7zOrS0QUJgibznxTl-3L/s3188/IMG_0266.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2588" data-original-width="3188" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-uEyiPaAs1YT5SixqHw5h8f3ZRPBtvQ_4xGk0hTmywgp6nlfqUiyjUYxVn9JtzwpAZupVRyQqZ7QyA_smBebb6-ui-IMSwN_jXCZJ3TUIW7i-9bnQw2b4JC2kJvmbsW-fnj5ryHgkbULlEfE5eHDS1kkkXJc61UHvk-xsW8U7zOrS0QUJgibznxTl-3L/w400-h325/IMG_0266.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, there is a ferocious exchange of fire at the edge of the town.<br /></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/AVvXsEhw0LEN-1ghtdWRVYziwCZYiWygC27_n31iUPxG1MqYygxoVMJfyZI4wsazCBKPwWAA7jwvGwnMVs1q3KlOZ0LBAMWAHFuQxFabFZwQS1VdZONBbzcUh6tU5TWgUhRIfRal8OjBekNG27BALoCWDBRgVBtphgc1K73nIgAG3OxxHf0frY3N74Owv2ns3sSS/s2625/IMG_0267.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2305" data-original-width="2625" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0LEN-1ghtdWRVYziwCZYiWygC27_n31iUPxG1MqYygxoVMJfyZI4wsazCBKPwWAA7jwvGwnMVs1q3KlOZ0LBAMWAHFuQxFabFZwQS1VdZONBbzcUh6tU5TWgUhRIfRal8OjBekNG27BALoCWDBRgVBtphgc1K73nIgAG3OxxHf0frY3N74Owv2ns3sSS/w400-h351/IMG_0267.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over on the flanks, this time the French Dragoons cannot hold, and break...<br /></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/AVvXsEireV1sGtMUe52sRASprgtiphBsh24Uw2s-kZ2SO2XdyodojiQx_cQ3L46Drj52FN4SsCRd9yfRMhqUAU18ee1eCFGfeBnI6MUJltJYgKyqSmd4BKQIrtY7B-I6puzytihWb7hNVpDlm4MjVnYknDq_vRAKPisPzbDVWTdKcR8NGHDIx8qMgtpD2Sjg3Hby/s2903/IMG_0269.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="2405" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireV1sGtMUe52sRASprgtiphBsh24Uw2s-kZ2SO2XdyodojiQx_cQ3L46Drj52FN4SsCRd9yfRMhqUAU18ee1eCFGfeBnI6MUJltJYgKyqSmd4BKQIrtY7B-I6puzytihWb7hNVpDlm4MjVnYknDq_vRAKPisPzbDVWTdKcR8NGHDIx8qMgtpD2Sjg3Hby/w331-h400/IMG_0269.JPG" width="331" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and run!<br /></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/AVvXsEjdcCiffNfQTORZ9TdQ4ZFT-qPkxu2rY0ot2AN8avoV25qDAbxIzjSY5JlcL41WEUbiXoD64I-ArgkXzx7HTjO8bt2xVN4vKDkQAyyF43Io2bVCUNGmeTVzLJhXeS5hGCSuUnS5EaybfBoQfLjl0N5zpFUlhI_SASOkAbHKOl1bknmsRnnGqqku-E3CmIy3/s4006/IMG_0271.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2562" data-original-width="4006" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcCiffNfQTORZ9TdQ4ZFT-qPkxu2rY0ot2AN8avoV25qDAbxIzjSY5JlcL41WEUbiXoD64I-ArgkXzx7HTjO8bt2xVN4vKDkQAyyF43Io2bVCUNGmeTVzLJhXeS5hGCSuUnS5EaybfBoQfLjl0N5zpFUlhI_SASOkAbHKOl1bknmsRnnGqqku-E3CmIy3/w400-h256/IMG_0271.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whilst Leven's Regiment has been forced to evacuate the town and reform (top), Berwick's Regiment has been forced back by the combination of bombardment, ball and bayonet... (bottom-left)<br /></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/AVvXsEjeFfXb6UEWMrKCcy4Uz-FPUOyBprTNFerVEaQzehHAfxX0NJReLwpIgE_aUZKuWEZXVtmBz4zeibQcAKKLHKlaieH8dV0z8zvRL0avfG9lIe9CrRh0kVqahlhOk0cKlaWT-z2rCjfKBT6bl6g9KMMiHN8DMviLcfJiFP-rsNyXlHbln_SxybIuMQ7rkPtA/s3024/IMG_0274.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2988" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFfXb6UEWMrKCcy4Uz-FPUOyBprTNFerVEaQzehHAfxX0NJReLwpIgE_aUZKuWEZXVtmBz4zeibQcAKKLHKlaieH8dV0z8zvRL0avfG9lIe9CrRh0kVqahlhOk0cKlaWT-z2rCjfKBT6bl6g9KMMiHN8DMviLcfJiFP-rsNyXlHbln_SxybIuMQ7rkPtA/w395-h400/IMG_0274.JPG" width="395" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seizing the initiative, the Scottish infantry attacks before the Irish regiments can either take the town, or reform - although accurate musketry from Berwick's Regiment has decimated the British gun crews; then Fergusson's Regiment delivers a crashing volley before charging in with the bayonet...<br /></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/AVvXsEgH0GcaXmowG39TZFtkZyYkXlT4Vn4p7b0lIosIiZ9WP2ihZP-WBiQy7Rdp9D54vOGFUQq4wjhAXFD4y81TlL2QFeYJbtqmz6oE7oyvpCo5eWtF4n_ruN-w_aAcYMnKak-UnOHTAeGaL0FL1FVwEfY3Q6F2EpPY7475dfFhcxAZH3ZkIQPlXqIPfvy6s_ov/s3024/IMG_0276.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2922" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0GcaXmowG39TZFtkZyYkXlT4Vn4p7b0lIosIiZ9WP2ihZP-WBiQy7Rdp9D54vOGFUQq4wjhAXFD4y81TlL2QFeYJbtqmz6oE7oyvpCo5eWtF4n_ruN-w_aAcYMnKak-UnOHTAeGaL0FL1FVwEfY3Q6F2EpPY7475dfFhcxAZH3ZkIQPlXqIPfvy6s_ov/w386-h400/IMG_0276.JPG" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and Berwick's regiment duly routs; fighting continues at the edge of the town<br /></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/AVvXsEjH88Lm1PrE8nRtHtRdSZr76bwcazjVLilzBsCcC6SRn6XNrDOcCWLYsvYkwGNV6TGtZBsDcr_OpXvSBHbuaqPjcNwcEeiXX9ae-BkbUXd0QqMzzSijvK0SW2hhVJoXrlUdiTIMCy9g1Kr8vg3JRQKCbQTokQIoCs333jXDGhyphenhyphenFlY41f3yTPcka5Zbh2vvY/s3718/IMG_0280.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2497" data-original-width="3718" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH88Lm1PrE8nRtHtRdSZr76bwcazjVLilzBsCcC6SRn6XNrDOcCWLYsvYkwGNV6TGtZBsDcr_OpXvSBHbuaqPjcNwcEeiXX9ae-BkbUXd0QqMzzSijvK0SW2hhVJoXrlUdiTIMCy9g1Kr8vg3JRQKCbQTokQIoCs333jXDGhyphenhyphenFlY41f3yTPcka5Zbh2vvY/w400-h269/IMG_0280.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Irish infantry still cannot get into the town, while the Jacobite Horse is subject to a galling musketry from Fergusson's Regiment (bottom)<br /></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/AVvXsEjQrMPpYXgBLzjUYYWT6HPQdogHruSt7EIPQi8Sh1U_yRH8y9gsEL9omagQtyNT5qoHfcTkMVPRDqgPH4VoTp8tgEQ6nDsK7G6vX8LhfTWIxoMf8cZhyphenhyphenht7W1TZa9G8U-OBSaCboAqLnKuVW5xiEGbIAfzHq3vsuSSo-2tjTl_fHOalRGMBxiaETY5ZoJGD/s4032/IMG_0281.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrMPpYXgBLzjUYYWT6HPQdogHruSt7EIPQi8Sh1U_yRH8y9gsEL9omagQtyNT5qoHfcTkMVPRDqgPH4VoTp8tgEQ6nDsK7G6vX8LhfTWIxoMf8cZhyphenhyphenht7W1TZa9G8U-OBSaCboAqLnKuVW5xiEGbIAfzHq3vsuSSo-2tjTl_fHOalRGMBxiaETY5ZoJGD/w400-h300/IMG_0281.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider shot<br /></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/AVvXsEidmWB_r2CzYi3RM7jGH3tt2NDniLEOvwr1RufOLbDLoWZdlpbQDVr9iqHhyphenhyphenXwH4ycFj_iaMpjQdLwJFDeVk9VnQxLBqnshVPCnC2PHhThZbSIYyqrLuUfNleMexU201t12ygdigy3iRhNVgsQZvfWEtAq6aQ-LCNUxth8Hd82SQ5q4OfoFn54TpXu7oESm/s4032/IMG_0282.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="4032" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmWB_r2CzYi3RM7jGH3tt2NDniLEOvwr1RufOLbDLoWZdlpbQDVr9iqHhyphenhyphenXwH4ycFj_iaMpjQdLwJFDeVk9VnQxLBqnshVPCnC2PHhThZbSIYyqrLuUfNleMexU201t12ygdigy3iRhNVgsQZvfWEtAq6aQ-LCNUxth8Hd82SQ5q4OfoFn54TpXu7oESm/w400-h278/IMG_0282.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fergusson's Regiment, supremely confident, advances to try and push away the disordered Jacobite Life Guards<br /></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/AVvXsEgNm1iT1S-jpMvkR9mcYHUEbDn93LcB5Twi5W9gIfCAec0mOYpCuknIPetaffCGPjd3k-KQl5F4bt7YS8vl3q5LQQRRhmwGON_HJUP7OSRAuYs8tneiV60gHJmLivfjpAjt4j6PBmMpDbzmCxkOaWb7jP6mHi6h1XpPTLeUai2YT7bDR3pa4M8rbGFszcL_/s4032/IMG_0283.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNm1iT1S-jpMvkR9mcYHUEbDn93LcB5Twi5W9gIfCAec0mOYpCuknIPetaffCGPjd3k-KQl5F4bt7YS8vl3q5LQQRRhmwGON_HJUP7OSRAuYs8tneiV60gHJmLivfjpAjt4j6PBmMpDbzmCxkOaWb7jP6mHi6h1XpPTLeUai2YT7bDR3pa4M8rbGFszcL_/w400-h300/IMG_0283.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But the manly bearing and accurate carbine fire of the Jacobite riders pushes Fergusson's regiment back. However, Fergusson's volleys then break the Life Guards!!<br /></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/AVvXsEggWZT8NaRfKacwCHWwZdNUjfvEHhZq7qcCRdZWh03Fag8gDwagkrmO5imeX8C9mD08W8WvGoOYplcgvLqbS3SnrHg7wFzfg7LjvQ1zG97mQ09FiS2sE0J53MFanx0J6e6xoTTE3czm5MaGF5yhMmXqR5R84OvsMXkyXfsDf68fhlgvg98X1QH63A97XfGx/s4032/IMG_0289.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWZT8NaRfKacwCHWwZdNUjfvEHhZq7qcCRdZWh03Fag8gDwagkrmO5imeX8C9mD08W8WvGoOYplcgvLqbS3SnrHg7wFzfg7LjvQ1zG97mQ09FiS2sE0J53MFanx0J6e6xoTTE3czm5MaGF5yhMmXqR5R84OvsMXkyXfsDf68fhlgvg98X1QH63A97XfGx/w400-h300/IMG_0289.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking a calculated risk, noting the increasing casualties and disorder amongst Leven's Regiment in the town, the Hanoverian general leads Fergusson's Regiment into an attack on the flank of the Irish infantry!<br /></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/AVvXsEgUzgIoECczxgZ4QSGhhDdPvaLF2wY8VQjMYtopAQEMO-5XHV6W3QzCYEZcwc2tT_qLP7f89b_305KaFtIKUhGoII1B9z8OZT4xtFj8XHo1nbGWhbkUFOeV1pNb3TxYKeT21cGBTjx1prg_jA8U2xANYgcXB66Fhi4ayWockG2gV7n6x0hfTi7j3XVdaZuW/s4032/IMG_0291.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzgIoECczxgZ4QSGhhDdPvaLF2wY8VQjMYtopAQEMO-5XHV6W3QzCYEZcwc2tT_qLP7f89b_305KaFtIKUhGoII1B9z8OZT4xtFj8XHo1nbGWhbkUFOeV1pNb3TxYKeT21cGBTjx1prg_jA8U2xANYgcXB66Fhi4ayWockG2gV7n6x0hfTi7j3XVdaZuW/w400-h300/IMG_0291.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It works! The Irish Regiments are thrown into total disorder...<br /></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/AVvXsEg2gJiGUok76o1GAKSNvPy3Xu754K_AIaJc7-912eHaWg6j7Hxcgez3G9EmbwuR1ku5UsYj6uxGkMTnKksrseAraoevRe1_ibw4rjqVqEp9oEEnoZ_9MlDNXDpR59EeTb161duic56uTiveG2khv-lvS0ocyNvZbnDNBRrU6LSNixSCA0cfO2J6xxATLWSG/s3997/IMG_0294.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2447" data-original-width="3997" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gJiGUok76o1GAKSNvPy3Xu754K_AIaJc7-912eHaWg6j7Hxcgez3G9EmbwuR1ku5UsYj6uxGkMTnKksrseAraoevRe1_ibw4rjqVqEp9oEEnoZ_9MlDNXDpR59EeTb161duic56uTiveG2khv-lvS0ocyNvZbnDNBRrU6LSNixSCA0cfO2J6xxATLWSG/w400-h245/IMG_0294.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And one regiment breaks!<br /></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/AVvXsEi-1G4k1VVORJ-BmsSnjd3zKTcDsXczSZd6Ortfwa-qEzxp8RImqCza9FbQzzoXo0j2k-olP2hHpiFGLk1VAaN9RH7CNxxWINZMTlwUkXrLw1NGb7EU0NfYUZj8WWnyYb7VwktqOqO08jIM7NGddjmiUzpfdB16_9EidiXmAe7sBmoBVmARj2dlGkLJXXHA/s3737/IMG_0300.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2050" data-original-width="3737" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1G4k1VVORJ-BmsSnjd3zKTcDsXczSZd6Ortfwa-qEzxp8RImqCza9FbQzzoXo0j2k-olP2hHpiFGLk1VAaN9RH7CNxxWINZMTlwUkXrLw1NGb7EU0NfYUZj8WWnyYb7VwktqOqO08jIM7NGddjmiUzpfdB16_9EidiXmAe7sBmoBVmARj2dlGkLJXXHA/w400-h220/IMG_0300.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remaining Franco-Jacobite units flee the field...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Another very exciting game. It was close, but the Hanoverian Army just had that bit of luck when it needed it, and the performance of its infantry in this game was outstanding. The Franco-Jacobite tempo rolling was simply awful too: it found itself pretty much stuck every time a fleeting opportunity to attack the British when they were off balance, so casualties and disorders could never be turned into routs, and thus potential army morale breaks. The only other thing to note is that the relatively generous movement rates in Polemos Ruse de Guerre allowed the units on the hills to threaten meaningfully the flank of the Franco-Jacobites without ever moving, so although only one British unit actually left the hills to fight, the threat of a British regiment, especially a British cavalry regiment, charging a carelessly explosed flank at any time very much affected the Franco-Jacobite deployment</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Figures by Baccus 6mm, buildings by Leven. <br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-3310390911798056962023-12-29T07:42:00.002+00:002023-12-29T07:42:20.816+00:00Neil Thomas One Hour Wargames Scenario 27<div style="text-align: left;">Okay, next up in the <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170298/one-hour-wargames">One Hour Wargames</a>' scenario series is Scenario 27 'Disordered Defence', (very) loosely based on the Battle of Shiloh. Obviously all of the trees have disappeared! But this seems to be very much on the principle of 'having trees everywhere is quite like having trees nowhere'. Obviously this is on one level mainly untrue tactically...but it is potentially <i>just sufficiently true</i>...to make it a worthwhile basis for scenario conversion. This is part of the 'Neil Thomas spirit' of scenario conversion. Interesting at least (if debatable) as a minimum!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gpMlvVjIvU0nKtX3gzRSFA__imagepage/img/QhyNuVWE9sRjLuF1pEhafnwL65M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2450648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="403" height="600" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gpMlvVjIvU0nKtX3gzRSFA__imagepage/img/QhyNuVWE9sRjLuF1pEhafnwL65M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2450648.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Again, this one played with the <i><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289741/polemos-ruse-de-guerre">Polemos: Ruse de Guerre</a></i> rules. The aim for both armies is to control the crossroads. the dynamic is for the initial attacking force to try and overwhelm the defenders before reinforcements arrive to strengthen the attackers and change the situation.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepage/img/_1_YDGFRwH3fo3RV6Ox7VvObP9M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="463" height="600" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepage/img/_1_YDGFRwH3fo3RV6Ox7VvObP9M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" width="463" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Franco-Jacobite Army: 4 bases of Infantry, 1 base of Cavalry, 1 base of Dragoons</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hanoverian Army: 3 bases of Infantry, 1 base of Dragoons (Initial); 3 bases of Infantry, 2 bases of Cavalry (reinforcements)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgNzIu5XXx-jsqmdf4OnEldjnYC-w49bHRbFQXe_S6OrvHgImhYbNLuRr3mCQ8G3gJ_6YYEab2z40CeAjPzrDQS2zzIbqrGroBkJykBSfSdbszs-UfUkGXfdavR9EUfJQ69eNQFpNGxI8vyDkqbbPyPH2wYuoVK8mQ7eKPw9Tm_kqDyDBt9u9tjV48HhRyP/s3474/IMG_0206.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2354" data-original-width="3474" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzIu5XXx-jsqmdf4OnEldjnYC-w49bHRbFQXe_S6OrvHgImhYbNLuRr3mCQ8G3gJ_6YYEab2z40CeAjPzrDQS2zzIbqrGroBkJykBSfSdbszs-UfUkGXfdavR9EUfJQ69eNQFpNGxI8vyDkqbbPyPH2wYuoVK8mQ7eKPw9Tm_kqDyDBt9u9tjV48HhRyP/w400-h271/IMG_0206.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The initial deployment: hardly ideal, but the defending British have been caught by surprise (i.e. mandated by the scenario)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Battle:</h2><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/AVvXsEgtbIWqixGiZP_06-YfEHV1e-7YRD7lNxsUfpQ30tgdurbUea573xA3Uyp2eaPIjvh8zaWxIPzD6tvuso5ZN2VKwerEmCIwfWZGZP7gikWjKuBRSYR8FDRHOEOgmXW4-grWbdanGZR5MFJ5M0plftzfYfwoXrDOuEH7L0wssd5taX6KPxRKIUpaIoZ02Yxz/s3644/IMG_0210.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2571" data-original-width="3644" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbIWqixGiZP_06-YfEHV1e-7YRD7lNxsUfpQ30tgdurbUea573xA3Uyp2eaPIjvh8zaWxIPzD6tvuso5ZN2VKwerEmCIwfWZGZP7gikWjKuBRSYR8FDRHOEOgmXW4-grWbdanGZR5MFJ5M0plftzfYfwoXrDOuEH7L0wssd5taX6KPxRKIUpaIoZ02Yxz/w400-h283/IMG_0210.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Franco-Jacobites are advancing on a broad front; an infantry brigade on each flank and a cavalry brigade straight up the road. One of the Scottish regiments has retired slightly in order to avoid being outflanked by the Jacobite Horse and French Dragoons.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgCFuNUFZk2Oerue3Qz7-mkBs57n14q2qmYAyNzNCYnYyd0HnNG9uXOlOeuYzKAZzwMXfWxs-ZLGUu3lhKu2hX1NxSbt-Oi-46PAi12CVXRj2s8IoOgdIwFhVvnP-NxRqsPMwfM0VRbQ1CiHV9tL5U0ioupF6Les0yVY74heG-rTvqcQ4TKf9FrfPartWAl/s4032/IMG_0213.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFuNUFZk2Oerue3Qz7-mkBs57n14q2qmYAyNzNCYnYyd0HnNG9uXOlOeuYzKAZzwMXfWxs-ZLGUu3lhKu2hX1NxSbt-Oi-46PAi12CVXRj2s8IoOgdIwFhVvnP-NxRqsPMwfM0VRbQ1CiHV9tL5U0ioupF6Les0yVY74heG-rTvqcQ4TKf9FrfPartWAl/w400-h300/IMG_0213.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Numbers tell in the firefight on the Franco-Jacobite Right: despite the casualties inflicted on Berwick's Regiment, the combined fire of Berwick's and <i>Royal Eccossais</i> defeats Fergusson's Regiment, which breaks...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEioiBNOmJViQBYto6kPJTcvVVU-v39PVNV4ie1-XLFb2iKY1cXsXYSHWYpmHVveRbrVF44qcLrX6Xkly2Fx-3G7KGRDVoo8LO76vBmFLbaYC8YGwU7Thzk9z73igD6rfLhoyuqtvBFeioUxmeDQsXswId1ywX5ntOuBmTgdQp7GbGNj1LA0Bn-i0XuXIST_/s3764/IMG_0216.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="3764" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiBNOmJViQBYto6kPJTcvVVU-v39PVNV4ie1-XLFb2iKY1cXsXYSHWYpmHVveRbrVF44qcLrX6Xkly2Fx-3G7KGRDVoo8LO76vBmFLbaYC8YGwU7Thzk9z73igD6rfLhoyuqtvBFeioUxmeDQsXswId1ywX5ntOuBmTgdQp7GbGNj1LA0Bn-i0XuXIST_/w400-h294/IMG_0216.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider shot</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/AVvXsEhWh1Zao_xNGRa-1nz-zSP2CZVjFYvVGQ-y5e0jwY9eDzzsxhwa5DUMn8iBziOtgzOwQa-_qE4yBFh85DvofPfJ-sjWGRLWk5znA1PyaB2MBP5Z8fYsPw2zvG1AyhR0EuqZXKabxG8kFjcXaEBSTLeG6plbZ51l5sIJSmkcfIA9QxHbdWuAv3uslxGSJ1BU/s4032/IMG_0217.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWh1Zao_xNGRa-1nz-zSP2CZVjFYvVGQ-y5e0jwY9eDzzsxhwa5DUMn8iBziOtgzOwQa-_qE4yBFh85DvofPfJ-sjWGRLWk5znA1PyaB2MBP5Z8fYsPw2zvG1AyhR0EuqZXKabxG8kFjcXaEBSTLeG6plbZ51l5sIJSmkcfIA9QxHbdWuAv3uslxGSJ1BU/w400-h300/IMG_0217.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leven's Regiment is doing well in the firefight on the other flank, despite the 1:2 numerical inferiority...one of the Irish Brigade regiments (Dillon's) breaks...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEicSa_o21KcRyGFTbSI1ck1hOQaZVkCTZu_dMjMthcAv_xPwGooN1-0NU6SK4qYQkx6uQQdKHvTe1GIbo2GUM5-Ia9gRO83FWB7rpnrHg_4KalF9bt7jW0c-5eZIThOs9xmiBA28MIhvXUt4KCMPyXxfv2SBzNQIHZOxrv4BrX9Oi_6W7PC0ThqnO8RVyZJ/s3518/IMG_0219.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="3518" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSa_o21KcRyGFTbSI1ck1hOQaZVkCTZu_dMjMthcAv_xPwGooN1-0NU6SK4qYQkx6uQQdKHvTe1GIbo2GUM5-Ia9gRO83FWB7rpnrHg_4KalF9bt7jW0c-5eZIThOs9xmiBA28MIhvXUt4KCMPyXxfv2SBzNQIHZOxrv4BrX9Oi_6W7PC0ThqnO8RVyZJ/w400-h306/IMG_0219.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leven's Regiment withdraws towards the crossroads to get some kind of force concentrated...</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/AVvXsEhDKN-nUAYYl2S3kJFRCUGBZUmPeV2uT23V1_CmhCJz1nbFEDFtHYqRfkkvQps1kZM6RNNCclXnJvl7NDxCtPUKUeJ9UpLTGqNvrPCIvfaORkIHF-ZHNpdxxmrJzxOiNYiI6RAiqU5pjnb6kxolIhH31EU5zxElxQlUQ1lQTnJTOZApBkTuVoTa43CkXHFz/s4032/IMG_0221.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKN-nUAYYl2S3kJFRCUGBZUmPeV2uT23V1_CmhCJz1nbFEDFtHYqRfkkvQps1kZM6RNNCclXnJvl7NDxCtPUKUeJ9UpLTGqNvrPCIvfaORkIHF-ZHNpdxxmrJzxOiNYiI6RAiqU5pjnb6kxolIhH31EU5zxElxQlUQ1lQTnJTOZApBkTuVoTa43CkXHFz/w400-h300/IMG_0221.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Franco-Jacobite infantry attack, supported by the Horse.<br /></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/AVvXsEgTfzcN5PgiPYi6lI8I16Tth1BCKN044eHIYvqL-uQ2Gmo2voZAQpQ5wQAGKXBDwo7m4jQZzDtLgunFCHIJLZQdEsn-Z37XGYHp_1ugaNZi4IsL9cB2ivoi1uFJEmdHgkMe-k2DYv8PFXOThNVIh2_8dYe4aSqUMV7UcfRk0FjL50XLTq177FHtDqGKPLpE/s4032/IMG_0223.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="4032" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfzcN5PgiPYi6lI8I16Tth1BCKN044eHIYvqL-uQ2Gmo2voZAQpQ5wQAGKXBDwo7m4jQZzDtLgunFCHIJLZQdEsn-Z37XGYHp_1ugaNZi4IsL9cB2ivoi1uFJEmdHgkMe-k2DYv8PFXOThNVIh2_8dYe4aSqUMV7UcfRk0FjL50XLTq177FHtDqGKPLpE/w400-h253/IMG_0223.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British infantry battalion breaks, disordering the cavalry regiment behind it...<br /></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/AVvXsEimsd3PRAmCTkJz82qQevCcGNgAUZ006D_maWwHoH5pYAl1a3n7XdwUVuPkeWeSEC6B12ryFT2kJQFiHFTK2U4FuidmuIKI-IhHdyarAyiRsDqZvMj_uLIok-ZpqFOvI_EIxqLi0BhL0dZG26RDBhNVpRK76le_VnfCHX-izQh-f5ACX5mLlaFAeEVWZzls/s4032/IMG_0226.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2381" data-original-width="4032" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsd3PRAmCTkJz82qQevCcGNgAUZ006D_maWwHoH5pYAl1a3n7XdwUVuPkeWeSEC6B12ryFT2kJQFiHFTK2U4FuidmuIKI-IhHdyarAyiRsDqZvMj_uLIok-ZpqFOvI_EIxqLi0BhL0dZG26RDBhNVpRK76le_VnfCHX-izQh-f5ACX5mLlaFAeEVWZzls/w400-h236/IMG_0226.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider shot. The Scots' Regiment had been resisting stoutly until this point (left)...<br /></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/AVvXsEg-hQg7ZGWTlsJ3opFreY5ev8M_BZWe6gTDToyUcKf4toTTxh7MIDw4sIuYcJ5nHHbAh-bhtEGdjQZV697_jBomLfdpbg18s85Vf3q5SHwbVgLLntfcpeps97jcrmk8jf726fbA0fSl8pcmueI5zXRtcR-6VPm8gdgeSg6Xn0P_p-Z-ILHMJZ3OO5dEZSD9/s3779/IMG_0228.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="3779" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hQg7ZGWTlsJ3opFreY5ev8M_BZWe6gTDToyUcKf4toTTxh7MIDw4sIuYcJ5nHHbAh-bhtEGdjQZV697_jBomLfdpbg18s85Vf3q5SHwbVgLLntfcpeps97jcrmk8jf726fbA0fSl8pcmueI5zXRtcR-6VPm8gdgeSg6Xn0P_p-Z-ILHMJZ3OO5dEZSD9/w400-h190/IMG_0228.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But now joins in the general rout!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHrtIdhQnurknJaBE02saEbPM_JjojmWYBeGM7NW1ZlCmv-cqGH-TeECIqxeqCfPKFvv86CFrY3o0b2R0sMrjke59szznHYoRvjoIXSJSOF597gygVlSU2I60NR3TCrq8wVbLkBLd22c0TJ7D91TCD8qzIAAGqwvMnmYlvFjuDXuKtGjozHOjX-6CJQn5/s3414/IMG_0234.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1913" data-original-width="3414" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHrtIdhQnurknJaBE02saEbPM_JjojmWYBeGM7NW1ZlCmv-cqGH-TeECIqxeqCfPKFvv86CFrY3o0b2R0sMrjke59szznHYoRvjoIXSJSOF597gygVlSU2I60NR3TCrq8wVbLkBLd22c0TJ7D91TCD8qzIAAGqwvMnmYlvFjuDXuKtGjozHOjX-6CJQn5/w400-h224/IMG_0234.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main portion of the Hanoverian Army arrive to counter-attack<br /></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/AVvXsEi3WXVP1MYqW7QbNuY3Vo28yLdR9JBA6QsYpcdE3o4bZU5hyphenhyphenJ3mb8gTwTpnLLIavQprtg1qv4b2Y-NVXbLArqDK0f-Ufs6go6k3KGZ44aaQybZjTFYOgy9VFmANn6b0ZFW5Q29YGduBe46vnQBSfP2woaxLWDgr3VSxtsXTMM8sCaIVB_UORmvAQ6Tox7uU/s4032/IMG_0236.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="4032" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WXVP1MYqW7QbNuY3Vo28yLdR9JBA6QsYpcdE3o4bZU5hyphenhyphenJ3mb8gTwTpnLLIavQprtg1qv4b2Y-NVXbLArqDK0f-Ufs6go6k3KGZ44aaQybZjTFYOgy9VFmANn6b0ZFW5Q29YGduBe46vnQBSfP2woaxLWDgr3VSxtsXTMM8sCaIVB_UORmvAQ6Tox7uU/w400-h193/IMG_0236.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British units press forward immediately, hoping to exploit early positional advantages; the Franco-Jacobite cavalry move around the flank looking to deliver a decisive charge (right)<br /></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/AVvXsEjbC71mKrhUwEVQcMWgQ5-YJZoTx3alLNNIigWgLKYZUU-rWsahyqIMv-xblB-GbpDYFo5uTqOOmMuZS1GGwdnQu6nhMAYjdjCGrTzvdEExNKo3aPhO-_nKogmncPs5-n3ZRuwOpVSsFmiLsrmkMuPTqOuApucPg7-djo1ATqYqrLvvqfxuCu2RPiLIcS9p/s4032/IMG_0237.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="4032" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC71mKrhUwEVQcMWgQ5-YJZoTx3alLNNIigWgLKYZUU-rWsahyqIMv-xblB-GbpDYFo5uTqOOmMuZS1GGwdnQu6nhMAYjdjCGrTzvdEExNKo3aPhO-_nKogmncPs5-n3ZRuwOpVSsFmiLsrmkMuPTqOuApucPg7-djo1ATqYqrLvvqfxuCu2RPiLIcS9p/w400-h211/IMG_0237.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The attack is a bit of a damp squib: Berwick's Regiment is forced back with some loss - but does not break - whilst Clare's Regiment (left) pushes the British attackers back (left)<br /></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/AVvXsEjtwkhEsjMiNLYri8w-nNqnSc63Ce82tLHKcvBzi9xNRvL11x0qVy2dxQHO33_XrrTg0uw_1qsWoje_fWRWa3iYNossLaolVXBRj7oly0HEYq2XrdIV0BojA-jgPCkqVpMe1yv3vcnlPJu4z0gLVhs6jntQfEFVks_GzSSEkgk6shTRMMIYhrR1DMpq_zpg/s3595/IMG_0239.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2241" data-original-width="3595" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwkhEsjMiNLYri8w-nNqnSc63Ce82tLHKcvBzi9xNRvL11x0qVy2dxQHO33_XrrTg0uw_1qsWoje_fWRWa3iYNossLaolVXBRj7oly0HEYq2XrdIV0BojA-jgPCkqVpMe1yv3vcnlPJu4z0gLVhs6jntQfEFVks_GzSSEkgk6shTRMMIYhrR1DMpq_zpg/w400-h249/IMG_0239.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And they follow this up with some devastating volleys which routs the opposition!<br /></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/AVvXsEgE_7E-CUGJaIhjnijljdnwpycTUYQLQPJZeaCYDejVH1j6ByfzrRxVPNdgtfzyOe3IT5LcJiFbIECHIYaxcVEBgrkWM1q8KpkOTHWJuFUDXKiWYrEebKqZSugAyBEcaUDjlu13I85iFtX6ePrfsPQKDiMoEQDYPvk3or-3613StgdJq0Ob5cVBx5xTXmMC/s4032/IMG_0240.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="4032" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_7E-CUGJaIhjnijljdnwpycTUYQLQPJZeaCYDejVH1j6ByfzrRxVPNdgtfzyOe3IT5LcJiFbIECHIYaxcVEBgrkWM1q8KpkOTHWJuFUDXKiWYrEebKqZSugAyBEcaUDjlu13I85iFtX6ePrfsPQKDiMoEQDYPvk3or-3613StgdJq0Ob5cVBx5xTXmMC/w400-h203/IMG_0240.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berwick's Regiment meets the same fate in the centre however!<br /></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/AVvXsEg-HygMfXLr8kQqU_SgWKxS4dAO-5qTBYRc5qcVQzXULrq1ttqYmIBxu5qZvjzOWt6PzTD3CdC85tCo-fHl44CxcsqE_59QT_lDlSBKFJ7YZq_NImCL79Hxri9eb7DXP695zwkolaZPpXDJtqQdJAvNZJzDdnXiMPatxgQqN2tQolwIwyB4G23-vusrSEBM/s4032/IMG_0243.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="4032" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HygMfXLr8kQqU_SgWKxS4dAO-5qTBYRc5qcVQzXULrq1ttqYmIBxu5qZvjzOWt6PzTD3CdC85tCo-fHl44CxcsqE_59QT_lDlSBKFJ7YZq_NImCL79Hxri9eb7DXP695zwkolaZPpXDJtqQdJAvNZJzDdnXiMPatxgQqN2tQolwIwyB4G23-vusrSEBM/w400-h216/IMG_0243.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving the position like so...<br /></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/AVvXsEinXQ80ptlEqkX9QWIaieEwywCREB5sFy_GV3m3KFVvLaa29UQEyXyGmYrikT0zjMWJyw-LpF1GgKZ5GJXb6n1E909gs3UOc1BMzmF5S4svVBY2i3485ZMkTHnUcNjnJ_fwpMHlw9LzpA3SAyPhyphenhyphenSRmdJrUYGyVJwtZtjmRcbZKoKVVpFur_TeNi4o3TS39/s3541/IMG_0245.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="3541" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXQ80ptlEqkX9QWIaieEwywCREB5sFy_GV3m3KFVvLaa29UQEyXyGmYrikT0zjMWJyw-LpF1GgKZ5GJXb6n1E909gs3UOc1BMzmF5S4svVBY2i3485ZMkTHnUcNjnJ_fwpMHlw9LzpA3SAyPhyphenhyphenSRmdJrUYGyVJwtZtjmRcbZKoKVVpFur_TeNi4o3TS39/w400-h184/IMG_0245.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British quickly re-organize, to avoid their flanks being turned on both sides; Clare's Regiment (left) advances (top-left) to attack the disordered British cavalry<br /></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/AVvXsEivKnMAbiM1SdJp9aenCidvheepN8QikafZg4KsoaGuQJcZwvruAcG9_Iz0AsJvTy1tXDD98GO8esLsFpaMmMi-gPtce31U0RP2te4J8FJN2SQSjEfuBo4A-1YbASwYt-bqHSknakSU4ExombjgtACMajxnK6zIXNgVd8Hgm5T-P8WqURGYRbE9Vk_kextk/s3025/IMG_0246.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="3025" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKnMAbiM1SdJp9aenCidvheepN8QikafZg4KsoaGuQJcZwvruAcG9_Iz0AsJvTy1tXDD98GO8esLsFpaMmMi-gPtce31U0RP2te4J8FJN2SQSjEfuBo4A-1YbASwYt-bqHSknakSU4ExombjgtACMajxnK6zIXNgVd8Hgm5T-P8WqURGYRbE9Vk_kextk/w400-h284/IMG_0246.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Which their effective musketry fire proceeds to break!<br /></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/AVvXsEjTvvnafMzI7xXd7H36-B5MvI4wkemb9nFPJ9dgNaDy6ySzoT4TkOgYoAJGwqK1XDGHcp_LIuCPtVoknZ8HeqDteEuBamfyLGGhiTvn5DO5zo5pU9wSi3kAcdTN3cy4rsxkvYOXnKOJ1v4BxbMZLhHXguzsht3xvuSMnMz64DeYPRAWh1-cQn-nx3tQaMFc/s4032/IMG_0248.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2457" data-original-width="4032" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvvnafMzI7xXd7H36-B5MvI4wkemb9nFPJ9dgNaDy6ySzoT4TkOgYoAJGwqK1XDGHcp_LIuCPtVoknZ8HeqDteEuBamfyLGGhiTvn5DO5zo5pU9wSi3kAcdTN3cy4rsxkvYOXnKOJ1v4BxbMZLhHXguzsht3xvuSMnMz64DeYPRAWh1-cQn-nx3tQaMFc/w400-h244/IMG_0248.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the Franco-Jacobites attack along the other flank with both Horse and Foot...<br /></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/AVvXsEiX0r6CmwUkvQRhucZqhQXWPwQZSybK6w9vbORlW9AEan1v-vyQQOjbN3ta-3WLjr1y49p6FEvw3YxUWTgRye9ZkZz2Ai-YMY9nTZ6t5RN70mFcMIUCTXyW_jfHn94O_Op22Qqsow1b05GERuwfLjjjWUf0MB2umkl-6i6OQen0kC6lP-bpdoOTp4lXqm51/s4032/IMG_0250.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2175" data-original-width="4032" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0r6CmwUkvQRhucZqhQXWPwQZSybK6w9vbORlW9AEan1v-vyQQOjbN3ta-3WLjr1y49p6FEvw3YxUWTgRye9ZkZz2Ai-YMY9nTZ6t5RN70mFcMIUCTXyW_jfHn94O_Op22Qqsow1b05GERuwfLjjjWUf0MB2umkl-6i6OQen0kC6lP-bpdoOTp4lXqm51/w400-h216/IMG_0250.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Royal Eccossais </i>defeat Seymour's Marines, who break...<br /></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/AVvXsEjXh-revPXleUJ3j2nr_rrsdbNRTfliwe3nKTTHdZKYQo_KRgqVZznGiptG_QHBttGz8hbrAHObOnrAn-z7UZL5PfIfr0ZXPWOraJT7-a0nEJMAlFUjhkA7NqklaYuK4G5d3DzxWtN9nyDyY5BuQjM4NdMW0feF_gpnA5WX6VD7A4n684qgy1D8x8CbaCLQ/s3676/IMG_0251.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1819" data-original-width="3676" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXh-revPXleUJ3j2nr_rrsdbNRTfliwe3nKTTHdZKYQo_KRgqVZznGiptG_QHBttGz8hbrAHObOnrAn-z7UZL5PfIfr0ZXPWOraJT7-a0nEJMAlFUjhkA7NqklaYuK4G5d3DzxWtN9nyDyY5BuQjM4NdMW0feF_gpnA5WX6VD7A4n684qgy1D8x8CbaCLQ/w400-h198/IMG_0251.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...disordering the 5th Foot, behind them...<br /></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/AVvXsEhIHa7U9EKYOyhTJFaHWpZS057dHDt5BP6RmBBU7nVHJq_kcGdYsrRwCZkKE4EEqZMLqKwFOdyYCFep1yJ0Q1OGVM64kTeAHq7UniHS-03YoEI7i8iaTmtDI0cayNHk2ceRsJA_nW6VO86suSpyTfhXzQbcAKwZayDg7nRmObPbnB2TfgzbRVWXwB-FkUWQ/s3497/IMG_0252.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1993" data-original-width="3497" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHa7U9EKYOyhTJFaHWpZS057dHDt5BP6RmBBU7nVHJq_kcGdYsrRwCZkKE4EEqZMLqKwFOdyYCFep1yJ0Q1OGVM64kTeAHq7UniHS-03YoEI7i8iaTmtDI0cayNHk2ceRsJA_nW6VO86suSpyTfhXzQbcAKwZayDg7nRmObPbnB2TfgzbRVWXwB-FkUWQ/w400-h228/IMG_0252.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At this point, the British have had enough and run/ride back to their own positions...<br /></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/AVvXsEgzNaRPVwZ2NyDVfmyUk3UmCKF6GV3ZfHey7QqevNv-CvmaU3c2t6Pf0RRmY-JMzDREVnklkzLZp1odJhjeLXQ2LGP9u8VndFuSgO7IntZ0CcY16K5o92gh9D3OPsmkwApqQwWRw3JDdyp6sCd8lVj6BIGdsvwnbo0LQ6S3LGWDxRcwgf_uv8VAof3AW92o/s3346/IMG_0253.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="3346" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNaRPVwZ2NyDVfmyUk3UmCKF6GV3ZfHey7QqevNv-CvmaU3c2t6Pf0RRmY-JMzDREVnklkzLZp1odJhjeLXQ2LGP9u8VndFuSgO7IntZ0CcY16K5o92gh9D3OPsmkwApqQwWRw3JDdyp6sCd8lVj6BIGdsvwnbo0LQ6S3LGWDxRcwgf_uv8VAof3AW92o/w400-h226/IMG_0253.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victory to the Franco-Jacobites! The crossroads has been secured...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">A really thrilling, enjoyable game this one. However, this was another one where the non-obvious structural factors within the rules interacted with the scenario design to make things a little easier for the attacking Franco-Jacobites. Let's go through them:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Generous movement rates</div><div style="text-align: left;">Linear scaling of combat capability</div><div style="text-align: left;">No meaningful attrition, the currency is 'disruption'.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The first allows the attacker to rapidly close the distance and take ground; the second allows the efficient exploitation of superior numbers; the third allows combat to lead quite swiftly to decisive tactical victories. What this meant was that the attacking force was able to destroy the holding force quite quickly, with only the loss of a single unit. When the reinforcements arrived, they were forced to counter-attack at a 1:1 ratio, so their only chance was to take advantage of their freedom to attack in a configuration they chose until the original attacker could get in some form of order. None of these factors is 'huge', even in combination, but they all make a difference.</div><div style="text-align: left;">There was another important factor embedded in the rules in play for this scenario and this concerns the organization of the armies. In this game, the Franco-Jacobites were organized in three brigades of two units; whereas the Hanoverians had four brigades (two infantry brigades each of three battalions, a brigade of two cavalry regiments, and an independent dragoon regiment). Formation morale is calculated differently for small brigades (1 or 2 bases) than other brigades; in effect, you have to destroy them entirely. They also reduce army morale (Army morale is a single number, the number of formations in the army x 2; as a game balance measure, both sides use the highest number, so in this case '8') by a fixed value if they are eliminated: 4. The combined effect of this is that smaller brigades are actually <i>a lot</i> tougher than slightly bigger brigades. Take a brigade of 4 units and a brigade of 2 units: the former needs the enemy to inflict 4 'levels' of Shaken to have a 33% chance of routing it, 5 to have a 66% chance of routing it, 6 to be certain; whereas the latter needs 8 'levels' of Shaken to eliminate it. True, the average hit to army morale of the former is 5.5 and the latter is 8 which looks worse, but if we look at it from the point of view of average Shaken levels at the time of loss, it is actually even, and it has more high-side risk since the 8-point loss is fixed, whereas the 5.5 loss could be a 10-point loss if you roll poorly. The other potential downside is that the force with more, smaller brigades needs more Tempo Points to do the same stuff. This is sort of true, but given the relatively decent supply of Tempo Points in <i>Ruse de Guerre</i> compared to other Polemos games, then it doesn't actually make that much difference, unless you are constantly losing the Tempo bidding (and there is no reason why that should happen); it may even increase the efficiency if the commanders of these small brigades bring in at least 1 Tempo Point themselves (i.e. if they are average, or better).<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">My conclusion is that the author would be better off dropping the exception for 'small' brigades so that the toughness levels of formations are uniform. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, some slighlty geeky stuff in these notes, but worth re-stating the main thing: the scenario and rules did combine to create a really cracking game!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Figures by Baccus 6mm.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-10261446792014993312023-12-28T19:01:00.004+00:002023-12-28T19:01:56.286+00:00Neil Thomas One-Hour Wargames Scenario 26<div style="text-align: left;">The next scenario in the series of <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170298/one-hour-wargames">One Hour Wargames</a> scenarios that I am playing through is Scenario 26, called 'Triple Line' and based on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bladensburg">Battle of Bladensburg</a>. Here the attacking force must defeat a deep, layered but uncoordinated defence. There has been a lot of modifications to turn this battle into an interesting scenario, primarily substituting strength (or lack of it) for morale (or lack of it).</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gpMlvVjIvU0nKtX3gzRSFA__imagepage/img/QhyNuVWE9sRjLuF1pEhafnwL65M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2450648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="403" height="600" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gpMlvVjIvU0nKtX3gzRSFA__imagepage/img/QhyNuVWE9sRjLuF1pEhafnwL65M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2450648.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As usual at the moment, I am using the <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289741/polemos-ruse-de-guerre">Polemos <i>Ruse de Guerre</i></a> rules.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepage/img/_1_YDGFRwH3fo3RV6Ox7VvObP9M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="463" height="600" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepage/img/_1_YDGFRwH3fo3RV6Ox7VvObP9M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" width="463" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In this re-fight, the Hanoverian Army is in defence and the Franco-Jacobites are attacking.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Hanoverian Army: 4 bases of Infantry, 1 base of Artillery, 1 base of Dragoons</div><div style="text-align: left;">Franco-Jacobite Army: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hanoverian units are not permitted to move or take any action until/unless Franco-Jacobite forces approach within 2BW.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up:<br /></h2><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/AVvXsEgzicg4xi0MmvW_MO_YZlrjfN0SsWfUWeegee2-VZch2hZ_rvdt7fckh0Z6P2XSN4RfPSsz_qOW7DxyIaDMYOZEcs7Ykwe1Jb4jo6bE65MdW0PcW0FNxgxHYbSa2JLMNNXGi_j_jhyphenhyphenA9giTtEG-xQaaSOqn9vtmRn7UNH7m1ODv7XPGbY9KHoNpZPZl4Jgz/s4032/IMG_0168.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2562" data-original-width="4032" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzicg4xi0MmvW_MO_YZlrjfN0SsWfUWeegee2-VZch2hZ_rvdt7fckh0Z6P2XSN4RfPSsz_qOW7DxyIaDMYOZEcs7Ykwe1Jb4jo6bE65MdW0PcW0FNxgxHYbSa2JLMNNXGi_j_jhyphenhyphenA9giTtEG-xQaaSOqn9vtmRn7UNH7m1ODv7XPGbY9KHoNpZPZl4Jgz/w400-h254/IMG_0168.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The defenders, in three lines<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Battle: </h2><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_bvRnnDIZqn8tfKAVAEEE_6rYYJI-BB9bLnj6EOvdafDWLi8XXSDGgVERp1aDrNe_eKxDMSznoxa-g2q9fyc13hGiRB8VjItOc8sbx2Rn5SRBiykV1ngpvmSClmytsiWpXDglm5OscB4dL69irGVslx3NqvwP8yYcl0TKB_1UjYvFuFaj8ABGWHwsh4HB/s4032/IMG_0172.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bvRnnDIZqn8tfKAVAEEE_6rYYJI-BB9bLnj6EOvdafDWLi8XXSDGgVERp1aDrNe_eKxDMSznoxa-g2q9fyc13hGiRB8VjItOc8sbx2Rn5SRBiykV1ngpvmSClmytsiWpXDglm5OscB4dL69irGVslx3NqvwP8yYcl0TKB_1UjYvFuFaj8ABGWHwsh4HB/w400-h240/IMG_0172.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Franco-Jacobites arrive. Two brigades of infantry, two bases of artillery, two regiments of cavalry.<br /></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/AVvXsEif44hyphenhyphenYv9w46jTgpLrOWIhVpQs3Ywky0Ah9Mbf_aExVzIiaC_SoCsZhfH2kGTBtrqU1lWY-IiHPWW-aNLH9Gn04ejLchMWGKLyilDtAqAHlPFHG1m-Bjo9yOqyro8vfg9m-uNfY0gzDZyuQkpG3eTSPKxbWmILdJXsQh5YbEHTBODZOkxs4L39xm0B4c8Z/s2888/IMG_0174.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="2545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif44hyphenhyphenYv9w46jTgpLrOWIhVpQs3Ywky0Ah9Mbf_aExVzIiaC_SoCsZhfH2kGTBtrqU1lWY-IiHPWW-aNLH9Gn04ejLchMWGKLyilDtAqAHlPFHG1m-Bjo9yOqyro8vfg9m-uNfY0gzDZyuQkpG3eTSPKxbWmILdJXsQh5YbEHTBODZOkxs4L39xm0B4c8Z/w353-h400/IMG_0174.JPG" width="353" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Irish Brigade deploys<br /></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/AVvXsEgYozMa9vorO0lTr6MHiky6pXcftRB5WNH_TqHat6w69WOHpxNPe6YU5te1BOOMSF0VeGsAZFyACf3MHrXd56_VXtAJ4cVStgoGipoOeOrvvHKOO1fmXUKnG5iFFOHmIvQe8yWGqSTIza5GC-NR1hqg7KMTePMRBhTb3xHX8_3KX0_b2GlzoGHSFSp1nI0y/s4032/IMG_0175.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYozMa9vorO0lTr6MHiky6pXcftRB5WNH_TqHat6w69WOHpxNPe6YU5te1BOOMSF0VeGsAZFyACf3MHrXd56_VXtAJ4cVStgoGipoOeOrvvHKOO1fmXUKnG5iFFOHmIvQe8yWGqSTIza5GC-NR1hqg7KMTePMRBhTb3xHX8_3KX0_b2GlzoGHSFSp1nI0y/w400-h300/IMG_0175.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Scottish infantry are overmatched by the confluence of French artillery fire and Irish musketry; Leven's Regiment routs<br /></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/AVvXsEiEZ8iaNvgY4EUGfo6SRKmYECT869X-XeQnMsRzf72NR_kcXgZezhLy4NXgUIDSdsJq5nm7GS3Y61dIICZcZuNkR62-ai3n3IfzHPB_qT4tgvEi_X_ZqLPG-DW1TGzazNYxROQqUs-mQDa47hXjFA1bPkdh0gnGktrhJJNMbYKHfRN9cmegZ19h9hk9SZgf/s4032/IMG_0177.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZ8iaNvgY4EUGfo6SRKmYECT869X-XeQnMsRzf72NR_kcXgZezhLy4NXgUIDSdsJq5nm7GS3Y61dIICZcZuNkR62-ai3n3IfzHPB_qT4tgvEi_X_ZqLPG-DW1TGzazNYxROQqUs-mQDa47hXjFA1bPkdh0gnGktrhJJNMbYKHfRN9cmegZ19h9hk9SZgf/w400-h300/IMG_0177.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leven Regiment runs from the bridge...<br /></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/AVvXsEh5nkmqmiGgVcWC6ldSsWVgAnU0I4zxkmF8W-RnvRGI3eeBB7AJc-aKWn6oHsEAJppEj3Jryf4phctWjav4dVvvifdXo0nhMtdq4xviL0ACldwQOmtnR23L4xmACY1GXogD4tM8E_webknWebPq3Q66sH9KE7S534O4kN30QE8pc1fbHCV4BflQrecu59B9/s4032/IMG_0179.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nkmqmiGgVcWC6ldSsWVgAnU0I4zxkmF8W-RnvRGI3eeBB7AJc-aKWn6oHsEAJppEj3Jryf4phctWjav4dVvvifdXo0nhMtdq4xviL0ACldwQOmtnR23L4xmACY1GXogD4tM8E_webknWebPq3Q66sH9KE7S534O4kN30QE8pc1fbHCV4BflQrecu59B9/w400-h300/IMG_0179.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Given the disordered state of Fergusson's Regiment, the Franco-Jacobites take a risk and the Jacobites charge over the bridge...the Scottish battalion runs...<br /></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/AVvXsEh7t3w3qsh7XbVZWKC9-L68Hxtyp3CsOptia6-e15sUIsbVUraaLoqyMinORONIqKb9Ed66bkL5bNhw_bwmLB6L_FOascYCKPCCTbZfXWJUnXArGc0vOqh3lBBcVO_FwGyzc30LbFx-vpKgM0VI0md1nhcKA9hyphenhyphen1FTGnZKlbw1bhXuJRSr0woJNeSoW677P/s4022/IMG_0184.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="4022" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7t3w3qsh7XbVZWKC9-L68Hxtyp3CsOptia6-e15sUIsbVUraaLoqyMinORONIqKb9Ed66bkL5bNhw_bwmLB6L_FOascYCKPCCTbZfXWJUnXArGc0vOqh3lBBcVO_FwGyzc30LbFx-vpKgM0VI0md1nhcKA9hyphenhyphen1FTGnZKlbw1bhXuJRSr0woJNeSoW677P/w400-h284/IMG_0184.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Franco-Jacobites re-deploy over the bridge, then begin a second advance with the <i>Royal Eccossais</i> leading on the right, followed by<i> Normandie</i>.<br /></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/AVvXsEiK5cHY6sxgfHICUIAnceEZ_MLQOUc2VJID1D3C70S9SJ_IgHJ4_tiFZwxCEfUDAwYBirVKAikiY0BpUTIlD_kBiIYKRF2thgJ-_PvJHqVeH2rbHpA_0gYdAyaKaCIX_kKQoZVgkUkw3ve0TrhuHF_SksZpjcu7NKxfsN1HI-WFxyzRQ3ObFZLnJQ-Bsn7M/s4032/IMG_0185.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2745" data-original-width="4032" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5cHY6sxgfHICUIAnceEZ_MLQOUc2VJID1D3C70S9SJ_IgHJ4_tiFZwxCEfUDAwYBirVKAikiY0BpUTIlD_kBiIYKRF2thgJ-_PvJHqVeH2rbHpA_0gYdAyaKaCIX_kKQoZVgkUkw3ve0TrhuHF_SksZpjcu7NKxfsN1HI-WFxyzRQ3ObFZLnJQ-Bsn7M/w400-h272/IMG_0185.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Franco-Jacobite build up continues, whilst <i>Royal Eccossais</i> pins the next defensive line by fire (top-right)<br /></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/AVvXsEjBUOXVDKleH79C9BXicqXJcSvr0hc8I7uwHhMyufgGlg7HHtT0B_fcssahyphenhyphenS73l2QhfDZXBrYdlG2RAF841ius-GrVXY6h1j2hKeXfYSMSuESH83bVSDXqy_02RnuFwxLKy8jW4XRfTqxYNOqxCZ8OJM45Frv5wbRCjkgR1QJNGkEz2Wje3NpzWQw0jxLF/s4032/IMG_0186.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2847" data-original-width="4032" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUOXVDKleH79C9BXicqXJcSvr0hc8I7uwHhMyufgGlg7HHtT0B_fcssahyphenhyphenS73l2QhfDZXBrYdlG2RAF841ius-GrVXY6h1j2hKeXfYSMSuESH83bVSDXqy_02RnuFwxLKy8jW4XRfTqxYNOqxCZ8OJM45Frv5wbRCjkgR1QJNGkEz2Wje3NpzWQw0jxLF/w400-h283/IMG_0186.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The artillery superiority of the Franco-Jacobites leads to the destruction of the British guns...<br /></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/AVvXsEhDx_FvGAkbdmx7oJ9CVS18olsVBDHASdNrQM3HjNlUJ9ts7JXAIl_TLaNYelzZNx_kSIpHP-eQfrs1h-wPzbhTw9chm2XD4m6gLOvn5prlAgaxSPy-Do_KArut_gLdGcO-Hczw_35ZlYwkpKlu8yZn22u713t9xsI9NtiS8nXqlIanw1GCzmnNmh8fdlVQ/s4032/IMG_0189.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDx_FvGAkbdmx7oJ9CVS18olsVBDHASdNrQM3HjNlUJ9ts7JXAIl_TLaNYelzZNx_kSIpHP-eQfrs1h-wPzbhTw9chm2XD4m6gLOvn5prlAgaxSPy-Do_KArut_gLdGcO-Hczw_35ZlYwkpKlu8yZn22u713t9xsI9NtiS8nXqlIanw1GCzmnNmh8fdlVQ/w400-h300/IMG_0189.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trading space for time, the British regroup on the hill for their final stand<br /></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/AVvXsEhDz2b2RpoU2pxuWwNh4qOdZcAaauDihKzAjbZY7s-i8wQSEw6wvYHSjss9vWEPIFFs2dBvpb6DkQwCqXGX3TJ9r_QxckK0eiflh5mqJDPvilW91l5LM_-BhC2LWTyVyizQxgVdgaHAIz5VXa4ltyiY2259r6YRh5bqBcHxBMdfP66ZR_CIDjDJc2VTe7ju/s4032/IMG_0191.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDz2b2RpoU2pxuWwNh4qOdZcAaauDihKzAjbZY7s-i8wQSEw6wvYHSjss9vWEPIFFs2dBvpb6DkQwCqXGX3TJ9r_QxckK0eiflh5mqJDPvilW91l5LM_-BhC2LWTyVyizQxgVdgaHAIz5VXa4ltyiY2259r6YRh5bqBcHxBMdfP66ZR_CIDjDJc2VTe7ju/w400-h300/IMG_0191.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Franco-Jacobite infantry storm forward (right), supported continuously by the French artillery<br /></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/AVvXsEg4-8CJV4Zj0xymQZwz9YP4FY34odPs3ahquHeCByCwhYptZDIzrHJ30v98e1AX9Nrp1Uf_Lrmq-tXRdz7I7LGtaKeuHCQEGqenOeRFxYFLPiyV9SbaZJHQoIAgKFFX3FA0hfPnHoWKc-WBh5CfnJEvLUebBUSdf8kZt9qea_UqgpuedD-rJp9okt1SeJ9m/s4032/IMG_0193.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="4032" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-8CJV4Zj0xymQZwz9YP4FY34odPs3ahquHeCByCwhYptZDIzrHJ30v98e1AX9Nrp1Uf_Lrmq-tXRdz7I7LGtaKeuHCQEGqenOeRFxYFLPiyV9SbaZJHQoIAgKFFX3FA0hfPnHoWKc-WBh5CfnJEvLUebBUSdf8kZt9qea_UqgpuedD-rJp9okt1SeJ9m/w400-h243/IMG_0193.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British regiments are no push over, extracting a toll on the advancing Irish Brigade...but the Franco-Jacobite fire proves too intensive for Seymour's Marines...<br /></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/AVvXsEgEct3-qAc6FuGTz41AmE9x6ICrVH7pbM0OGTZBBhGcBIDYk-Bv6wHEtV-8eR18Tai2C0TUbU5RzJ28KbKe66TRkrRmXADsQqospBs4URFsxITykrAaz_tVfcY6h7Nuj3N0N7raDcgB4kBl639KYqp7V_lxtusl8wSpA0__wWmxe8Jj9T7kfMlE2jvaUYGl/s4032/IMG_0199.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="4032" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEct3-qAc6FuGTz41AmE9x6ICrVH7pbM0OGTZBBhGcBIDYk-Bv6wHEtV-8eR18Tai2C0TUbU5RzJ28KbKe66TRkrRmXADsQqospBs4URFsxITykrAaz_tVfcY6h7Nuj3N0N7raDcgB4kBl639KYqp7V_lxtusl8wSpA0__wWmxe8Jj9T7kfMlE2jvaUYGl/w400-h243/IMG_0199.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perhaps surprisingly, the British beat off the next attack - the Irish brigade therefore retires slightly to rally and reform, whilst the other infantry brigade attacks the flank of the hill (top-right); this proved decisive and the remaining British units broke<br /></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/AVvXsEgKZScaGFjyRwEPWzI2hyphenhyphen7KKSNtILBeE5-laxiqmfEmWGK7W4j9ZjhKf5lJ8L3Qf8jxiWr2gRS8gdXeAjqXZ6Eqw32J1fDh9_jJryzeN3fHyJMEgDtCB33S3DQrd2wkrowUihrtZ1xNWlNzZojB4fSObtnnpDyB2_f-Xu_qw31M9M3jNrJQADxIXB_uoEtc/s4032/IMG_0200.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2593" data-original-width="4032" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZScaGFjyRwEPWzI2hyphenhyphen7KKSNtILBeE5-laxiqmfEmWGK7W4j9ZjhKf5lJ8L3Qf8jxiWr2gRS8gdXeAjqXZ6Eqw32J1fDh9_jJryzeN3fHyJMEgDtCB33S3DQrd2wkrowUihrtZ1xNWlNzZojB4fSObtnnpDyB2_f-Xu_qw31M9M3jNrJQADxIXB_uoEtc/w400-h258/IMG_0200.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider shot<br /></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/AVvXsEiLfvykt2WCdVi3TZm2ud8xWSXafZ4yJMY877XLe9cmtwX7iv4ogXIpM4L1lQ43TqTN8DN0t_pSMXTUq01ccggx5bdR0q_puAj5h54pgPlGvr8fzPxdGKp-GAaquM2hiqtGTCahxP_mYCwDQb3k7DazigeRey0qb04bvmQlwlSYQ8_bauKK-VR_7vv6jIUo/s2880/IMG_0205.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="2880" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfvykt2WCdVi3TZm2ud8xWSXafZ4yJMY877XLe9cmtwX7iv4ogXIpM4L1lQ43TqTN8DN0t_pSMXTUq01ccggx5bdR0q_puAj5h54pgPlGvr8fzPxdGKp-GAaquM2hiqtGTCahxP_mYCwDQb3k7DazigeRey0qb04bvmQlwlSYQ8_bauKK-VR_7vv6jIUo/w400-h245/IMG_0205.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the endgame<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Relatively straightforward for the Franco-Jacobites, although military skill is not solely measured in the ability to win in really difficult circumstances - dealing with a straightforward problem neatly & efficiently is also an important thing! Superior numbers and firepower on the one side, with severe co-ordination issues on the other, with no counter-acting appreciable difference in troop quality for the latter side, gave the 'grammar' of this action.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Once again, I really noticed the difference between how this played out with <i>Ruse de Guerre</i> compared to others of the sets I play relatively often. In Neil Thomas-type rules, the need for attrition to work would have potentially meant each stage of the attack would take longer. In Polemos <i>General de Division</i> the firing alone would be tremendously unlikley to cause such damage, there would have to be more advancing with the bayonet to clear out positions. But <i>Ruse de Guerre</i> combines effective firepower which scales linearly with potentially quite quick collapses at unit and formation level. I make no judgement about which approach is most historically accurate in a given period, but the tactical dynamics are very different. More on this in a full series round-up, perhaps.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Figures by Baccus 6mm.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558350314928035506.post-9895347038755293232023-12-27T17:26:00.006+00:002023-12-27T17:26:45.097+00:00Neil Thomas One Hour Wargames Scenario 25<div style="text-align: left;">The next <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170298/one-hour-wargames">One Hour Wargames</a> scenario, named 'Infiltration', is a very heavily modified scenario of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Kernstown">Battle of Kernstown</a>. The essnce of this scenario, as opposed to the real battle, is that one force has to punch through the other and head up the road to carry out its raid. In my version, it is the Franco-Jacobites attempting to break through and the Hanoverian Army which is trying to stop them...</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gpMlvVjIvU0nKtX3gzRSFA__imagepagezoom/img/SZrIoZbY05QykIzTuIaymaiPNGQ=/fit-in/1200x900/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2450648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="535" height="400" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gpMlvVjIvU0nKtX3gzRSFA__imagepagezoom/img/SZrIoZbY05QykIzTuIaymaiPNGQ=/fit-in/1200x900/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic2450648.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><br /> As usual, I am using the <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289741/polemos-ruse-de-guerre">Polemos Ruse de Guerre</a> rules.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepage/img/_1_YDGFRwH3fo3RV6Ox7VvObP9M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="463" height="400" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yRLUrwZeTl2FMeEghELPmw__imagepage/img/_1_YDGFRwH3fo3RV6Ox7VvObP9M=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4967644.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Forces:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">Franco-Jacobites: 4 bases of Infantry, 1 base of Artillery, 1 base of Cavalry</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hanoverians: 4 bases of Infantry, 1 base of Artillery, 3 bases of Dragoons*</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Initially, the Hanoverians have 2 bases on the field, located on the hill; the next reinforcement comes in along the road at the top (3 bases), the last reinforcement comes in along the bottom edge (4 bases)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">*I accidentally saw off the Hanoverians - they should have had another base of infantry. That may well have made the difference, or at least a difference, in this game.</div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Set-Up:<br /></h2><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/AVvXsEi3YdD-ejeubFk9fY6sph2NGAYy79XpaAtRlKmmgbwvzg95PnqdjlgypCR9Y3gzdBSMac21aJOGdOj5FrGVGajKiHSq0V9HwLvi_w3FhLZPWuZK9Iz8LZL67InZR1QKa6kLaeIB_MzWhxyzzS_t2-7dRkRWa6LSwnM9JjvLmU_Tw59llow8bK_dHlEEyVCa/s3802/IMG_0127.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2373" data-original-width="3802" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YdD-ejeubFk9fY6sph2NGAYy79XpaAtRlKmmgbwvzg95PnqdjlgypCR9Y3gzdBSMac21aJOGdOj5FrGVGajKiHSq0V9HwLvi_w3FhLZPWuZK9Iz8LZL67InZR1QKa6kLaeIB_MzWhxyzzS_t2-7dRkRWa6LSwnM9JjvLmU_Tw59llow8bK_dHlEEyVCa/w400-h250/IMG_0127.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battlefield, occupied only by a small brigade of Scots' infantry<br /></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/AVvXsEiRT_2NvRCJmavQ2b9LilmRgGK4UAueLLi0_Pa6qzqcQLa08LQMJRSZZ3yTzubogvjXQAxYSqM74KiRzhMHrwvgcLKZzoVCVqWMluphuCPmIYvC06HYci6OIXZ9xgZC4YCFG1gOzxBDpyyldwnf_vtyVW9PaBuRErAI_NbyarqqR8Ysj_-IhgnQhrxOD6Q0/s3404/IMG_0128.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3404" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRT_2NvRCJmavQ2b9LilmRgGK4UAueLLi0_Pa6qzqcQLa08LQMJRSZZ3yTzubogvjXQAxYSqM74KiRzhMHrwvgcLKZzoVCVqWMluphuCPmIYvC06HYci6OIXZ9xgZC4YCFG1gOzxBDpyyldwnf_vtyVW9PaBuRErAI_NbyarqqR8Ysj_-IhgnQhrxOD6Q0/w400-h355/IMG_0128.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look<br /></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/AVvXsEjchdCVz1naVxmdXrO3aExqATN5d8ErMiZgpanH1IdvK3c9U0zD38FD29CHooPdROfF4ZcVNt6cg0qJiQaTZpBjL8n-OLc4xcJ_r9HrlPyvCTpc9iS1FlAwkYhWjDkTYSe4lDIZoWJd8uaXf8F6dd5hfBU5I6gs1Bi6sQxlDYODy70jiXu7tqw0YaDooyr9/s3552/IMG_0130.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="3552" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchdCVz1naVxmdXrO3aExqATN5d8ErMiZgpanH1IdvK3c9U0zD38FD29CHooPdROfF4ZcVNt6cg0qJiQaTZpBjL8n-OLc4xcJ_r9HrlPyvCTpc9iS1FlAwkYhWjDkTYSe4lDIZoWJd8uaXf8F6dd5hfBU5I6gs1Bi6sQxlDYODy70jiXu7tqw0YaDooyr9/w400-h303/IMG_0130.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battle begins: the Irish brigade moves towards the hill held by the Scottish infantry, whilst the other Franco-Jacobite troops advance up the road.<br /></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/AVvXsEjCVTAFFhTn3xEnTkVWdOo3ygdsHIAwyencWhbG1asxGRUuHOIr_M1MKVk_Hw_kzhANZoSV3APmeV4GpC9u7_TB7rFn9Vc5d3sjuTCvfcNKwQndwCaOVmnWaUbblbEfIM9lQCWylbHnsOytQVpMUm_RXBFFfYyBlOO90q6CxuvxaFwCWWOkFbp15fkcGXm7/s3718/IMG_0131.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3718" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVTAFFhTn3xEnTkVWdOo3ygdsHIAwyencWhbG1asxGRUuHOIr_M1MKVk_Hw_kzhANZoSV3APmeV4GpC9u7_TB7rFn9Vc5d3sjuTCvfcNKwQndwCaOVmnWaUbblbEfIM9lQCWylbHnsOytQVpMUm_RXBFFfYyBlOO90q6CxuvxaFwCWWOkFbp15fkcGXm7/w400-h325/IMG_0131.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their movements having been somewhat slow, the Franco-Jacobite forces deploy into a battle formation; note that a second British brigade is now astride the road, blocking it.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEj-HoSUPGvALePFQbfpKET-fii6sNQrba5tDBVGuU1YdJlnjB8fJg7z7GLuGZ4AuTCijKP1-0oCtTiddOrI61XfhD8tLQBIZXKGsPpiuerho6K-odjpXG5O9kqJ1mjgyOvY_YNfqS7w4ms6b8n1ebNnzxoe29AMja4pr7nrSZVgX9Kso9KowPrXBXPYo3RU/s3500/IMG_0133.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3500" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HoSUPGvALePFQbfpKET-fii6sNQrba5tDBVGuU1YdJlnjB8fJg7z7GLuGZ4AuTCijKP1-0oCtTiddOrI61XfhD8tLQBIZXKGsPpiuerho6K-odjpXG5O9kqJ1mjgyOvY_YNfqS7w4ms6b8n1ebNnzxoe29AMja4pr7nrSZVgX9Kso9KowPrXBXPYo3RU/w400-h345/IMG_0133.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the Irish Brigade went up the road, leaving only Berwick's Regiment to face the Scots. Leven's Regiment took some punishment, as did the Irishmen, but Fergusson's Regiment is advancing with the bayonet...<br /></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/AVvXsEjKcZNNbJBTsyJAQceZMGu5TlzCNOzqKVorJ_hQ-z5onVT7GV66MgFUjLqXkdu37zlZn-aRxqXbyW0uOYnvCjcFFaZegZ424n26TmgdFum3Z8CMqe7iyHJRLpqQJ5lpSDPcvWDvFQBaqdxehvIqB8uV1F5714HQ9gre3w5dvLYSCn9nArP_NtNZBvCGMM5b/s3156/IMG_0136.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2639" data-original-width="3156" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcZNNbJBTsyJAQceZMGu5TlzCNOzqKVorJ_hQ-z5onVT7GV66MgFUjLqXkdu37zlZn-aRxqXbyW0uOYnvCjcFFaZegZ424n26TmgdFum3Z8CMqe7iyHJRLpqQJ5lpSDPcvWDvFQBaqdxehvIqB8uV1F5714HQ9gre3w5dvLYSCn9nArP_NtNZBvCGMM5b/w400-h335/IMG_0136.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berwick's Regiment is thrown back to the road, but giving as good as it got, its musketry is still causing hevaily losses in Fergusson's Regiment; meanwhile, its sister battalions begin an audacious flank march, whilst <i>Royal Eccossais</i> and the artillery face off against the British blocking force (top); meanwhile (right) the British Dragoons have arrived in the Franco-Jacobite rear<br /></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/AVvXsEivF1CNGMlMCH7ZHjfT7dbtCZkYOjXR0yi_FYNRJerOT9kYi1DN7CS7okxR2jczvjZNYVNztojsTvO5WQmBDa6M8MqR-W3qsNzWPUl6NzMKu7qukLpvQwHHMy43UWZ0G__0gBVGuWUjFFmRMfN8jkCTOLCx6Ok3nKNAqYe9TKS2OIdkdLna7HrHfvCPc_M-/s4032/IMG_0138.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF1CNGMlMCH7ZHjfT7dbtCZkYOjXR0yi_FYNRJerOT9kYi1DN7CS7okxR2jczvjZNYVNztojsTvO5WQmBDa6M8MqR-W3qsNzWPUl6NzMKu7qukLpvQwHHMy43UWZ0G__0gBVGuWUjFFmRMfN8jkCTOLCx6Ok3nKNAqYe9TKS2OIdkdLna7HrHfvCPc_M-/w400-h300/IMG_0138.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The drill and discipline of Berwick's Regiment is simply superb today: quickly re-ordering its ranks, its punishing salvoes break the resistance of Fergusson's Regiment<br /></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/AVvXsEiQd64PnkhEvqPkFoTWgNJrrAgguOAUdWg1biDJpND9_bPZogjaX2Xe6P-QA0DqHGbVaE7z-c-qbWjm1fzWx1UPI-pHetOE2pHOp6r4WQwrZXN2gY3kcuyZZh6tNXC7sp6VY55rfPUDpzzZhn9nM04PIhzX2P8RSV4pV7ZffhBqSxabBKxuQhKe608dxGgz/s4032/IMG_0141.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2583" data-original-width="4032" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQd64PnkhEvqPkFoTWgNJrrAgguOAUdWg1biDJpND9_bPZogjaX2Xe6P-QA0DqHGbVaE7z-c-qbWjm1fzWx1UPI-pHetOE2pHOp6r4WQwrZXN2gY3kcuyZZh6tNXC7sp6VY55rfPUDpzzZhn9nM04PIhzX2P8RSV4pV7ZffhBqSxabBKxuQhKe608dxGgz/w400-h256/IMG_0141.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The French artillery and the musketry of the Jacobite Scots' is proving equally effective up the road: Orkney's Regiment breaks, and Seymour's Marines are taking heavy losses, although this in turn is not without loss on the Franco-Jacobite side </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/AVvXsEi6BK0KaPBXsEhfh7L9vjE5T7XKUlY0gjU8WItrbZyzShM5pHW2v2bAwuKQKL9JbAEz3tDYJ1DaCtnkGzyIlU79DUbnLa6twYzaf86M97VpfTPzLA4S9CpwWm0cd_YUWcMXAuZqI03P5XoKOCgv8XjhUyU0J79gXp19kQ_oahCRc7CJ_Jhi4E76-LkiNjPZ/s3522/IMG_0143.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2857" data-original-width="3522" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BK0KaPBXsEhfh7L9vjE5T7XKUlY0gjU8WItrbZyzShM5pHW2v2bAwuKQKL9JbAEz3tDYJ1DaCtnkGzyIlU79DUbnLa6twYzaf86M97VpfTPzLA4S9CpwWm0cd_YUWcMXAuZqI03P5XoKOCgv8XjhUyU0J79gXp19kQ_oahCRc7CJ_Jhi4E76-LkiNjPZ/w400-h325/IMG_0143.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wider shot to recap the situation: the Franco-Jacobites seem to be making decent progress - but are the British Dragoons (right) about to sweep away the mounted elements of the Franco-Jacobites?<br /></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/AVvXsEhwjrq4OlteVcLPY8Ooj9Gzskcp_vm-kr3QMiDoJdkpVCb4nxacqFuckxU55HMoqmU-TiBrpm2vRgrab6wkY3gkCwb8oT2QokytAcTAstLeEbV-daVnjOtLq00vMgTr_DZr4kJWrf7_D8bxUmv_h64B_KeUSEHVWX9yF0FwwFihhll4LM08Yih3w8Ob2ci4/s4032/IMG_0148.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjrq4OlteVcLPY8Ooj9Gzskcp_vm-kr3QMiDoJdkpVCb4nxacqFuckxU55HMoqmU-TiBrpm2vRgrab6wkY3gkCwb8oT2QokytAcTAstLeEbV-daVnjOtLq00vMgTr_DZr4kJWrf7_D8bxUmv_h64B_KeUSEHVWX9yF0FwwFihhll4LM08Yih3w8Ob2ci4/w400-h300/IMG_0148.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are not! Despite the losses that FitzJames' Regiment has taken, they stop the attack of the British Dragoons!<br /></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/AVvXsEizeW2Uy9nnyRv2uASqDES_zfsasRIgUDYnFFMVExv9EZqExfHvSK2-zZOfbsyiBVaiYmic4aOgQyPAVQtJcQ8pLHIJy-fNv4tcw3CLkrThKrLP0RvkbDHi-E12tnNh2dWchUKnBXdw-FKd4NJBmWmga6WFzzsqnnLm8YoyqKcTYGS8Ci7ej6iw7jQXWWZJ/s3762/IMG_0150.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2261" data-original-width="3762" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeW2Uy9nnyRv2uASqDES_zfsasRIgUDYnFFMVExv9EZqExfHvSK2-zZOfbsyiBVaiYmic4aOgQyPAVQtJcQ8pLHIJy-fNv4tcw3CLkrThKrLP0RvkbDHi-E12tnNh2dWchUKnBXdw-FKd4NJBmWmga6WFzzsqnnLm8YoyqKcTYGS8Ci7ej6iw7jQXWWZJ/w400-h240/IMG_0150.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berwick's Regiment has rejoined those of Clare and Dillon (top-left) and they are about to attack the last British battalion protecting the road, Seymour's Marines; meanwhile, The British Dragoons have deployed two-regiments wide and have charged again! (right)<br /></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/AVvXsEhR7Fvy8GmwYRjgObaN41qgxbTlscxLFoaJCgrVNZJ0bY9rKR0iLEWlhcXGCkLMtMIQpyShH1qAhG_JqT8OiEWmX6RW7pCvHJeQ2D797_-46DS5C7rE8X-EKO8GLupcS1OMHnwdB3Tzsbw7WIi0UCeTz7dt17jdvUgWaPXNhpwvXAsZ0z30vE3S2LSck71H/s4032/IMG_0151.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="4032" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7Fvy8GmwYRjgObaN41qgxbTlscxLFoaJCgrVNZJ0bY9rKR0iLEWlhcXGCkLMtMIQpyShH1qAhG_JqT8OiEWmX6RW7pCvHJeQ2D797_-46DS5C7rE8X-EKO8GLupcS1OMHnwdB3Tzsbw7WIi0UCeTz7dt17jdvUgWaPXNhpwvXAsZ0z30vE3S2LSck71H/w400-h258/IMG_0151.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Royal Eccossais</i> is still suffering heavily under British artillery fire (centre) - and duly breaks; but the French artillery then sees off the British gunners, who abandon their pieces and run off in their turn!<br /></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/AVvXsEgDNVYgrq-rTygfY3on1CvRa49jS-1-HZ-5BY8livjWYY8e4209MusU3smocq4mIMjRZBjErumWoR7193qgBkvbSlISvjHgMG7eofK420Zqw-zbVJsfppL_1w0iexWvEMUZ662lZLtXqi4z08Sr16tNWtIOFR4aYulfyPJpcsdqDyh5TsCxqFHTYI6qiW7J/s3820/IMG_0154.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2305" data-original-width="3820" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNVYgrq-rTygfY3on1CvRa49jS-1-HZ-5BY8livjWYY8e4209MusU3smocq4mIMjRZBjErumWoR7193qgBkvbSlISvjHgMG7eofK420Zqw-zbVJsfppL_1w0iexWvEMUZ662lZLtXqi4z08Sr16tNWtIOFR4aYulfyPJpcsdqDyh5TsCxqFHTYI6qiW7J/w400-h241/IMG_0154.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Irish brigade advances to close quarter...(top-left); meanwhile, the British Dragoons charge both the Jacobite Horse and the French artillery from the rear...<br /></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/AVvXsEgY3Hjg8w-6cpHMyuIV1veglgPIvDVOVZcTKbvo1EtZdtg0yhwSsuMdv_MWjCtcvTdwuhceExoN4qDwF8u2bjeI80Dtlq55_p3NCastIuDHAYCCXFn5ycPACws0oguJxiaTbPnZFPAon5igScGkW2cKp_C8AhS2t6merNOy68ijzX7tUbV_BRSdyvRmIiLR/s4032/IMG_0157.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3Hjg8w-6cpHMyuIV1veglgPIvDVOVZcTKbvo1EtZdtg0yhwSsuMdv_MWjCtcvTdwuhceExoN4qDwF8u2bjeI80Dtlq55_p3NCastIuDHAYCCXFn5ycPACws0oguJxiaTbPnZFPAon5igScGkW2cKp_C8AhS2t6merNOy68ijzX7tUbV_BRSdyvRmIiLR/w400-h300/IMG_0157.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But - oh me, oh my! the French artillerymen beat back the British Dragoons with musket shot, musket butt and every improvised weapon to hand; the FitzJames' Regiment again beats back twice its own numbers!<br /></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/AVvXsEjVyL9VjuhkTzaNf8kvsnNmeK2DreSK8INvLT73eMwi3f9lHKVtFNbgXeq84Up6qkIO2kIXBtLCLYV-CLEwSPWx6Q-K4VJJn6Ds-qL-J88JC-vXoaZeSHHn5nl1YymKX2JbktSI7zI-qJt83La6XeZ2Up-TzTbz0H__8_nUJEr8C4AnjzsAdh84xI8oIaBY/s3135/IMG_0158.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="3135" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyL9VjuhkTzaNf8kvsnNmeK2DreSK8INvLT73eMwi3f9lHKVtFNbgXeq84Up6qkIO2kIXBtLCLYV-CLEwSPWx6Q-K4VJJn6Ds-qL-J88JC-vXoaZeSHHn5nl1YymKX2JbktSI7zI-qJt83La6XeZ2Up-TzTbz0H__8_nUJEr8C4AnjzsAdh84xI8oIaBY/w400-h288/IMG_0158.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But the Irish Brigade sees off the last British battalion, and the road is clear - although Leven's Regiment has now marched up behind Berwick's!<br /></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/AVvXsEj4T0fzQX3jaaLvfFCniVnlUkiSsVAsC48ziVCRalb9dIIJI88F9RH0ibQAP7cZexBdLZdkDrf1oP6bttQcXwSx_uEAFZcSHUzaJ0lwqJT7KPrDwMETWWmWuGOXnQi5RwUIkzoNBKKkNbbC_H-A0FfrfwWuNpgKWYonctx18qQgdDd_3nb-eFQf9aOMPKS7/s3733/IMG_0163.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2624" data-original-width="3733" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4T0fzQX3jaaLvfFCniVnlUkiSsVAsC48ziVCRalb9dIIJI88F9RH0ibQAP7cZexBdLZdkDrf1oP6bttQcXwSx_uEAFZcSHUzaJ0lwqJT7KPrDwMETWWmWuGOXnQi5RwUIkzoNBKKkNbbC_H-A0FfrfwWuNpgKWYonctx18qQgdDd_3nb-eFQf9aOMPKS7/w400-h281/IMG_0163.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">However, at this point the Hanoverian Army could take no more, and it is <i>sauve qui peut</i>...and the road is open to the Franco-Jacobites!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Game Notes:</h2><div style="text-align: left;">A thrilling battle and if it owed more to the bravery and skill of the Irish infantry, the Scottish Horse and the French gunners than the skill of its generals, well...some battles are just like that.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Polemos <i>Ruse du Guerre</i>, with its combat rolls based on a single D10, are just more prone to producing a wider envelope of results than other rules and there was plenty of those today. Combined with the crucial formation and army morale rolls, the rules really aren't that predictable. It is an interesting contrast to some of the other Polemos rules, where the unpredictability in the game tends to come more from the Tempo bidding and allocation systems. Ruse de Guerre shares these systems, but they are overall calibrated to be more generous than in most of the other sets (the Wars of the Counter-Reformation system is absolutely brutal here; Polemos SPQR and Polemos General de Division aren't quite so harsh, but much more so than Ruse de Guerre. By contrast, the SPQR combat system is calibrated to be much less chancy - if it had been British Chariots attacking a Gallo-Roman ballista from the rear in a similar battle, the only doubt <i>might </i>be whether the ballista was destroyed instantly, or in the following turn.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, all very good fun - hopefully that came out in the report!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Figures, as ever, by Baccus 6mm.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2