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This is Ensign Janne L signing off<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-81912540875500174762012-12-09T10:55:00.002-08:002012-12-09T10:57:19.955-08:00Force on Force -Germany 1984Tried some FoF in Europe.
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Two Soviet squads enter the table on BTRS.
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You want to dismount quickly in order to avoid being blown up while in the APC.
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Still no jerries in sight.
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(Played: May 7th. GM: Aksu Jerries: Aksu and Eero (&perhaps even Mr H.). Sovs: Janne, Mr V.)
<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-46864684130418169812012-04-01T14:25:00.016-07:002012-12-09T10:45:35.749-08:00Force on Force -FalklandsWe played our first scenarios of the Falklands War and both were from the invasion. they were also kinda linked. The Brit had some two squads which were to be divided between the barracks at Moody Brook, the observation post in the coast and a patrol roaming the countryside.<br /><br />Because of the wonders of modern technology we are able to present to you both clearly discernible pictures of the events as well as pictures of how the actual troops perceived what was going on.<br /><br /><br />In the cover of night an Argie force is creeping towards the barracks at Moody Brook. besides a MG team on guard duty, all the Brits are sleeping. Operating at night is mighty difficult since every time you want to fire when the enemy is not withing half effective rage, you got to spot the target first -no spotting means no fire.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_e4f7fPRzngrv47qqt0g0umlvjOPRIbCvw0UkdUIIfTROhkFBX5fxkfKErqOMiPn9ENstdly3zKJ04spSVN16SVWCGt_5tGjtRIIbPO0c0v_pn5zQKlcAZ9NBWGQa4EHKkJr5CR8gtw/s1600/Kuva1.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_e4f7fPRzngrv47qqt0g0umlvjOPRIbCvw0UkdUIIfTROhkFBX5fxkfKErqOMiPn9ENstdly3zKJ04spSVN16SVWCGt_5tGjtRIIbPO0c0v_pn5zQKlcAZ9NBWGQa4EHKkJr5CR8gtw/s320/Kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726555598224524770" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjftSiR98njBkHV08hBVyjQQhUTemAz8Pam3PGAqYuwbq0qriQc9g83TIfRasZxBXBlRk60jGL1em7NK8SRe4E1iXKRtlGrCETTIDvGdX_zygHQ6cORlf8pe7gASiIwNJsTJYhai7qCA/s1600/Kuva1n.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjftSiR98njBkHV08hBVyjQQhUTemAz8Pam3PGAqYuwbq0qriQc9g83TIfRasZxBXBlRk60jGL1em7NK8SRe4E1iXKRtlGrCETTIDvGdX_zygHQ6cORlf8pe7gASiIwNJsTJYhai7qCA/s320/Kuva1n.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726555484247653250" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
Two thirds of the Argie force was special forces ninjas that couldn't be spotted at all when outside half effective range and when they were closer you had to roll to spot. What a coincidence that they also carried suppressed SMGs which were, erm, rather effective at close quarters.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4piPU7vWSj8V2DDgMk4rhDp5Iuw_niLtdNqINia4101xwvjaIuDcDaz8btLEtwYZbmxBoMxa0lC6xMCYXxN0SSk8jcPIeOyE4-bikP5okXLJY_n7JErk4NNY5oHTNaiYYw8Gc777PFio/s1600/Kuva2.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4piPU7vWSj8V2DDgMk4rhDp5Iuw_niLtdNqINia4101xwvjaIuDcDaz8btLEtwYZbmxBoMxa0lC6xMCYXxN0SSk8jcPIeOyE4-bikP5okXLJY_n7JErk4NNY5oHTNaiYYw8Gc777PFio/s320/Kuva2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726556240359759266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNvZGb6bpwVi076NTyDDvNS1g9sCI50O-kbyUyEOG7Vw4FxWXAhyphenhyphenrjB-adch1plI0gTcuXOBpbAajMNyefnW0cNiImqBcJ1kA76PUT8wOSj-kvEZ3Ttf36ksfjNN54LniqqClI_0y8m0/s1600/Kuva2n.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNvZGb6bpwVi076NTyDDvNS1g9sCI50O-kbyUyEOG7Vw4FxWXAhyphenhyphenrjB-adch1plI0gTcuXOBpbAajMNyefnW0cNiImqBcJ1kA76PUT8wOSj-kvEZ3Ttf36ksfjNN54LniqqClI_0y8m0/s320/Kuva2n.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726556148591030146" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
Brits managed to wound like two or three Argies, but after surrendering only one Brit was unscathed and two lightly wounded. Two or three were dead and the rest were heavily wounded. The Argies had orders to use minimum force so the operation went kinda south in that regard...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In next scenario a small Argie force consisting of two small squads and a MG section was to capture a British observation post. The Argies deployed the MG section in the hilly area to give covering fire and closed in. Pretty soon the small British patrol also entered table ad it took quite a while for the Argies to shoot them down.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3qprey-fnE4WhAJ_U37Xf7_05lAwHm-LhRPhROFSVSOeAwfJnkZWQI6CUDwFkKVFawNu5fqNZV9miRlXsBJZpfYiiUtDucCWlWgx9kHc0H0gzml_NWKqYf6K-pISlkl97SK7JsD86wU/s1600/Kuva3.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3qprey-fnE4WhAJ_U37Xf7_05lAwHm-LhRPhROFSVSOeAwfJnkZWQI6CUDwFkKVFawNu5fqNZV9miRlXsBJZpfYiiUtDucCWlWgx9kHc0H0gzml_NWKqYf6K-pISlkl97SK7JsD86wU/s320/Kuva3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726556623023210562" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIcUtUodxVXsJ64gNZQNGK4ojJklB2GchbAV069cr5NHhMZ9gfpz_KFWuDZ6zudckNt6Tco6QUzte0pWmFuAsLZCpPNyjpEwqEO7yhmJvfx47WxEB5RM8OhdVQYQ0utNL77XZ0oUOQak/s1600/Kuva3n.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIcUtUodxVXsJ64gNZQNGK4ojJklB2GchbAV069cr5NHhMZ9gfpz_KFWuDZ6zudckNt6Tco6QUzte0pWmFuAsLZCpPNyjpEwqEO7yhmJvfx47WxEB5RM8OhdVQYQ0utNL77XZ0oUOQak/s320/Kuva3n.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726556530346688434" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
After which they had little options but to engage fully in order to capture the OP before dawn. The OP managed to beat down the Argentinian sqaad that entered melee and even captured a prisoner while the sun rose (on that part of the Empire...)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgaQxfQN6cte4NVcpPAxwx3otAEOU0hzH_1oKxPRfDsh2Gwpqt1Fh_1o2_Z76lkEmFmqAth8TA1_Gfs3MmLpyYnc2kjSwxFVpEhMi9EbqwE1YDjta6Yl5pot0bV-Vqw1mCxgNBd80n2A/s1600/Kuva4.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgaQxfQN6cte4NVcpPAxwx3otAEOU0hzH_1oKxPRfDsh2Gwpqt1Fh_1o2_Z76lkEmFmqAth8TA1_Gfs3MmLpyYnc2kjSwxFVpEhMi9EbqwE1YDjta6Yl5pot0bV-Vqw1mCxgNBd80n2A/s320/Kuva4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726556984510590434" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZibOHMqxZoo6tA1f1feRa3QekDBmH5OB8D87nTnWDNwOh1PSFw-pNo21Ua-zh3waKDTOmdAmcUkyROzyOeVNPgjJZl-1XEK6g81nKzrkE5zTYvuSzoU9moBKQKdD7D4gMgB8TMcQ8_s/s1600/Kuva4n.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZibOHMqxZoo6tA1f1feRa3QekDBmH5OB8D87nTnWDNwOh1PSFw-pNo21Ua-zh3waKDTOmdAmcUkyROzyOeVNPgjJZl-1XEK6g81nKzrkE5zTYvuSzoU9moBKQKdD7D4gMgB8TMcQ8_s/s320/Kuva4n.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726556895291779602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The night rules were OK, but the stealth rules for the "ninjas" seemed excessive.<br /><br />Janne L<br />(Played: Mar 26th. GM: Janne N. Argies: Aksu, Mr H. Brits: Janne, Mr V.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-20968500351132174572012-04-01T13:33:00.008-07:002012-04-01T14:24:22.313-07:00First Battle of LexingtonThis was a pretty straightforward siege affair where roughly the twice as large Confederate force attacks an Union fortified position. Since we had two newbies with us, non-club members but gentlemen nonetheless I might add, this rather straightforward scenario seemed a relatively good way of showing them the ropes.<br /><br /><br />Following initial clashes between the Confederate Missouri State Guard and local Union forces at Boonville and Carthage (both of which we played last Spring), the overly aggressive Union attack at Wilson's Creek (which we will somewhat paradoxically be playing in two weeks) resulted in a bloody repulse for the Federal troops. As the Northern army withdrew and regrouped, the Confederates swept forward throughout the territory in an attempt to take advantage of their victory. However, they found themselves held up by the garrison of Lexington, which had dug in around the local Seminary College and were prepared to await relief. After waiting some time for lack of supplies to weaken the Union forces, and then blocking the first serious relief effort by Northern troops, General Price finally ordered his Missouri State Guard forward to the attack.<br /><br />This scenario pits the surrounding Confederate forces against the besieged Union forces, as the Missouri State Guard attempts to storm and capture the Northern stronghold. The Confederate forces are composed of the still poorly armed but numerous and somewhat more confident Missouri Sate Guard. Union forces are a mixed bag of well motivated regular troops and local militia that had begun to consider surrender the better option.<br /><br />The works are Rough Terrain for movement, Full Cover (-2) versus fire, and Favorable Ground (+1) in close combat. The Seminary itself, in the middle of the works, is a Fortified Position (-3 versus fire) and a Strong Position (+2) in close combat - it can be garrisoned by up to 10 stands of infantry. While a strong position, note that any Union unit which is forced to Retreat from the works is considered Broken and Surrendered instead ... all stands are lost!<br /><br />The woods in the northeast corner are Light (Broken Ground, -1 versus fire, +1 in close combat); the Lexington Suburbs in the southeast corner are treated the same. The "Anderson" mansion and warehouse to the west only affect movement as Broken Ground. The "ravines" (sunken roads) to the northwest and southwest are Broken Ground for movement - a unit may choose to "lie down" in the ravines and will be out of LOS of the Union defenders, but will require a formation change to reform.<br /><br />The Confederates have come up with an ingenious plan to use the local stock of hemp bales as a sort of mobile bulwark serve as cover during their advance - resulting in the battle being known as "The Battle of the Hay Bales". There is a frontage of 240mm (8x 30mm pieces) of these hay bales available - this is conveniently equal to the frontage of two Confederate units in line. The hay bales may be moved forward using the Rough Ground movement rate. While moving, they provide a -2 modifier versus fire; if immobile, they provide a -3 modifier ... reports credit the hay bales as stopping Union artillery fire! The hay bales count as Broken Ground to move over, and provide a +1 advantage to a defender in close combat if charged, but are destroyed if occupied by enemy forces. The hay bales are initially deployed with McBride's command, covering the two regiments in front of the Anderson Warehouse.<br /><br /><br />Overview from the East.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrbhIM3vqQWNwfkMNtiCRLF-ew_A6Kf-uI26JlZ8BMh0NGqZW-HUu0NbQ0zmNImNWq6fkSujhMisMNr4iyGQUBQqc7Y7zDH1Y1fItOvKh77R-V8Kh0pyX5mTwERTL_RTr2vsLQ-CsWOg/s1600/Kuva02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrbhIM3vqQWNwfkMNtiCRLF-ew_A6Kf-uI26JlZ8BMh0NGqZW-HUu0NbQ0zmNImNWq6fkSujhMisMNr4iyGQUBQqc7Y7zDH1Y1fItOvKh77R-V8Kh0pyX5mTwERTL_RTr2vsLQ-CsWOg/s400/Kuva02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726537960643078066" /></a><br />Most of the Units move immediately to really close quarters. That is except the troops pushing the bales which didn't provide any shelter against the howizers which, combined with regular arty, wrecked havoc on the troops slowly pushing the bales forward. Thus the only thing the bales did was to slow the units behind them down so they got get fired upon more than without them -quite a change from what apparently happened in reality (most of the confederates closing in behind the bales...)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2PORw6rFt-V7baDmgUBLSlNeZB2JhbyEW6iLW6CRTqpCS-Dhlyu6xpUfiAUgaJgJscYzv3-Vh3Kmj9gM-Bnn4KfhRkeh7dkW4r2RS9sB8SDyhdbdWOJcOOS5UPtGVjvl76GjgNQHJ-k/s1600/Kuva03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2PORw6rFt-V7baDmgUBLSlNeZB2JhbyEW6iLW6CRTqpCS-Dhlyu6xpUfiAUgaJgJscYzv3-Vh3Kmj9gM-Bnn4KfhRkeh7dkW4r2RS9sB8SDyhdbdWOJcOOS5UPtGVjvl76GjgNQHJ-k/s400/Kuva03.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726537800969775074" /></a><br />Much bloodier affair that it was in reality.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAup4FC6o8cUzFj8vTb2fKKDdaeBYLPetfxOgDWIoSXROcQFVo3y8WkCakHvFB0re9GJG9llzY8CzgCmALq9NQ08mvmGoZUKGlBwh0jKiBJfZ9jvx7306ra0exXQNEfXRefTZqAPRIb3o/s1600/Kuva04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAup4FC6o8cUzFj8vTb2fKKDdaeBYLPetfxOgDWIoSXROcQFVo3y8WkCakHvFB0re9GJG9llzY8CzgCmALq9NQ08mvmGoZUKGlBwh0jKiBJfZ9jvx7306ra0exXQNEfXRefTZqAPRIb3o/s400/Kuva04.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726537717356465970" /></a><br />Confederates on the ramparts! Breaching enemy fortifications sure seems pretty easy in this ruleset!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFVujHx9KBs_tKqYaSHAvn4iHxMgejT2UMdogd8g-yfZRVke66zzRaqq-IWEw1tCFPtSDh7EJdtNupF5_E3l4HkqDLHveFs0QGhhAT5OCmMefBYCGzroihXpTPukfG5XsYMq6FA7tORY/s1600/Kuva05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFVujHx9KBs_tKqYaSHAvn4iHxMgejT2UMdogd8g-yfZRVke66zzRaqq-IWEw1tCFPtSDh7EJdtNupF5_E3l4HkqDLHveFs0QGhhAT5OCmMefBYCGzroihXpTPukfG5XsYMq6FA7tORY/s400/Kuva05.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726537612357274674" /></a><br />A wider view of the same.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjCr-d_RXq7Roio-BJ2ZoJEtyjYNNPsMMGcBnEksOaLjY4s_DEQpbjDFGGQPKtqOoJnGU1-OHr9zI8R-7HebGRmAl7MdtRzS2UV6SxMCQHryU9iSJmUJpWvUi6RGJYnQYo8tk11sJNRE/s1600/Kuva06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjCr-d_RXq7Roio-BJ2ZoJEtyjYNNPsMMGcBnEksOaLjY4s_DEQpbjDFGGQPKtqOoJnGU1-OHr9zI8R-7HebGRmAl7MdtRzS2UV6SxMCQHryU9iSJmUJpWvUi6RGJYnQYo8tk11sJNRE/s400/Kuva06.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726537494809153522" /></a><br />Marshall's cavalry retreats to the Seminary.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXXW6uEOIYryaXKgmcXRHpdvfQzPcojST3OkzEQer4bntDKLYxLUDsED25lRjzf4KNRSQ0rQ8Uj_pykjySeU52kIznPwBAEbAlpOaCJn1FuqSoRpu5-swBZ8YGmumAB5TeiGlKLq6kmg/s1600/Kuva07.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXXW6uEOIYryaXKgmcXRHpdvfQzPcojST3OkzEQer4bntDKLYxLUDsED25lRjzf4KNRSQ0rQ8Uj_pykjySeU52kIznPwBAEbAlpOaCJn1FuqSoRpu5-swBZ8YGmumAB5TeiGlKLq6kmg/s400/Kuva07.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726537374130698002" /></a><br />Despite casualties Confederate troops in the west try to tie as many Union troops as possible into shooting them and not supporting the troops defending against the breaches.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTZpB-I7ANj-898px61Bk_Adc_1kjr_dmfkpBbtGy-kYs-JO7b2AUGn1dL6RXZjcUiHG-nz0pDEVsICRvKADC-nHQh7zl1noUJ-mrHLoOEYYC7-PfPRZsO8A2A5wlwnaA7Ox5gWpvUb0/s1600/Kuva08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTZpB-I7ANj-898px61Bk_Adc_1kjr_dmfkpBbtGy-kYs-JO7b2AUGn1dL6RXZjcUiHG-nz0pDEVsICRvKADC-nHQh7zl1noUJ-mrHLoOEYYC7-PfPRZsO8A2A5wlwnaA7Ox5gWpvUb0/s400/Kuva08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726537275960938626" /></a><br />A closeup of the same.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsP5W-DUFbmoP3jj1hFMQvZ10RNxWPpJUbhvzUpHz3nxcBlaOBHrA6zcD6Mxf3S69ihsYbNZRF7ollnCeqkXCSYZ5L1NWNNqmojbFvLDX0ACBqDAo5_dp8LopKiFFsWux8FR4IVVjU3s/s1600/Kuva09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsP5W-DUFbmoP3jj1hFMQvZ10RNxWPpJUbhvzUpHz3nxcBlaOBHrA6zcD6Mxf3S69ihsYbNZRF7ollnCeqkXCSYZ5L1NWNNqmojbFvLDX0ACBqDAo5_dp8LopKiFFsWux8FR4IVVjU3s/s400/Kuva09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726537180532003762" /></a><br />Confederates storm the southeastern salient.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9Icrc-ZDJI2UmyO0uqVfojCsRb6mShBDHcuJA9zMZT1Znbnw4cVH6IyW4NYmRx7Y2RAOeFb_voQa9o4OSUuoKx_BRFs6WKJyD3TbPOraAifZUuocNU_L2Zjis_5fYk53xlSpqvxGb74/s1600/Kuva10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9Icrc-ZDJI2UmyO0uqVfojCsRb6mShBDHcuJA9zMZT1Znbnw4cVH6IyW4NYmRx7Y2RAOeFb_voQa9o4OSUuoKx_BRFs6WKJyD3TbPOraAifZUuocNU_L2Zjis_5fYk53xlSpqvxGb74/s400/Kuva10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726537082298177698" /></a><br />Meatgrinder in the process.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSi6TnzXl4mKLD2MZk4dNuMkp0fYVMXT0BLWAS9DtiEd6JRTpGnR4nRZ-OQHhQHjxooJMyPnQKhVsDyNJxNNYSpvtZd3TgzZU2BueI-MtPG-ZlFTmgCdo1E9k749VTpkRlpzFjQ35aXI/s1600/Kuva11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSi6TnzXl4mKLD2MZk4dNuMkp0fYVMXT0BLWAS9DtiEd6JRTpGnR4nRZ-OQHhQHjxooJMyPnQKhVsDyNJxNNYSpvtZd3TgzZU2BueI-MtPG-ZlFTmgCdo1E9k749VTpkRlpzFjQ35aXI/s400/Kuva11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726536974938975730" /></a><br />The Confederate troops on the west have had enough. Part flee from the table and the remainder just fall back.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcZa-IEo6vj3jj2BoYVat2XfETTK4Hrtm3bSJG8cxOPv6QoStDM2ljq7dmRo64D9H7EbCdI1yk6C1rLYD7bC_ZN5sVGs_6K_tBCDt9O2zDeuqb_qjlpqMcRnfzXlKyySN15gUS8_xVdU/s1600/Kuva12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcZa-IEo6vj3jj2BoYVat2XfETTK4Hrtm3bSJG8cxOPv6QoStDM2ljq7dmRo64D9H7EbCdI1yk6C1rLYD7bC_ZN5sVGs_6K_tBCDt9O2zDeuqb_qjlpqMcRnfzXlKyySN15gUS8_xVdU/s400/Kuva12.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726536866802844210" /></a><br />But still they try to close on the Billy Yank.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJ_nBhF6dTJ75eLym8-b-U-v9q1H1Of5i3WGsL89oPy6l4rCKj1bu6Sz9tFjO7KjsAU1fFk1yGxQOCL6_p50-RqyjPhyphenhyphenjpru5lrdOiIPz7fIMO4pqVqolDPbqlFBfBTT5-IfAivaFOT4/s1600/Kuva13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJ_nBhF6dTJ75eLym8-b-U-v9q1H1Of5i3WGsL89oPy6l4rCKj1bu6Sz9tFjO7KjsAU1fFk1yGxQOCL6_p50-RqyjPhyphenhyphenjpru5lrdOiIPz7fIMO4pqVqolDPbqlFBfBTT5-IfAivaFOT4/s400/Kuva13.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726536747906444562" /></a><br />Who need the darned bales anyhow?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjCfxphNDdCg071k6F_Kw61lbt7i6kaXtpScsTrv9dDOMzLTMqw7hT4JLYZE5tJ8Xu2qXLLGK-BwZE8oOtJJITySWRA-QCsgpuLSU9lDOGT3F0wso9qiG1p6tXV_QZg88Hacb0V1EdTA/s1600/Kuva14.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjCfxphNDdCg071k6F_Kw61lbt7i6kaXtpScsTrv9dDOMzLTMqw7hT4JLYZE5tJ8Xu2qXLLGK-BwZE8oOtJJITySWRA-QCsgpuLSU9lDOGT3F0wso9qiG1p6tXV_QZg88Hacb0V1EdTA/s400/Kuva14.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726536623949019426" /></a><br />Having lost the Seminary the noose tightens on the Union troops and they surrender.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaftSFTJlWQv2mIHMqCLNMhNsBu-wnETUAIesLf1JIFw4rJRxWj1STQZOaQvraDqg2d2T-QLQ6HZdkzK8TZ0NsSlGO_5bodNtbb32TgqmGIvOnGTwYmw9VlNXbxg0nJzluKOo4JsIrx4/s1600/Kuva15.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaftSFTJlWQv2mIHMqCLNMhNsBu-wnETUAIesLf1JIFw4rJRxWj1STQZOaQvraDqg2d2T-QLQ6HZdkzK8TZ0NsSlGO_5bodNtbb32TgqmGIvOnGTwYmw9VlNXbxg0nJzluKOo4JsIrx4/s400/Kuva15.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726536515333479394" /></a><br /><br />The game was hard-fought and murderous, with the Union reaching army-level heavy casualties after only 1.5 hours of play, the South by 2 hours, and the Union finally surrendering with honors after 2.5 hours - quite the bloody assault!<br /><br />On the western flank, the Union was able to check the advance of McBride's "Hay Bale Bulwark" by concentrated fire from their most reliable infantry, numerous cannon, and the highly (okay, over-) effective fire of their 18lb Coehorn Mortars. Rives' small brigade was likewise stymied by concentrated crossfire as they approached the works in support. However, the Union concentration in the west had left the east thinly manned by regiments in extended line, and both salients occupied by small Missouri Reserve regiments of doubtful quality. These quickly folded under assaults by Parsons and Harris, and the Union regular cavalry was forced to retire within the works as Rains' brigade advanced. The battle was now fought in earnest over the grounds of the seminary, and several Confederate assaults were thrown back with bloody casualties. However, with both sides now teetering on the edge of morale failure, the Union flanks finally collapsed and the Cavalry and Missouri Reserve brigades routed, leaving the gallant Colonel Mulligan with no choice but to surrender the remainder of his garrison, now backed into the northwestern salient.<br /><br />This was an unusual scenario, being a straightforward "Charge!" into the works, but it's always interesting to try and game a variety of situations. Under the "if I had to do it over again" heading, I think I would:<br /><br />1. Okay, downgrade the Coehorns to FP4 with no special advantage against cover.<br />2. Make the Union works more "square" in shape, as the salients are simply indefensible, which is common to most rules.<br />3. I think I have to rethink my rating of breastworks. With things like occupying a woods line or a hill crest being +1 in close combat, I suppose "hasty works" would be +1 but actual breastworks should be +2, and able to be garrisoned so that they ignore Hard Pressed results. So... woods and hasty works are -1 cover versus fire and +1 in close combat, while breastworks are -2 cover and +2 in close combat, and ignore Hard Pressed. -3 cover versus fire is reserved for stone buildings, actual fortress walls, and so on.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Lexington">Wikipedia entry of the battle</a><br /><br />Janne (preface and afteraction report by Chris)<br />(Played: Mar 19th at Chateu d'Tenwolde. GM: Chris. Confederates: Bill, Janne, Mikko and Mr V. Union: Aksu and Chris.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-50470863301046302902012-04-01T13:01:00.009-07:002012-04-01T13:33:52.147-07:00Force on Force -Lebanon 2006IDF is supressing local insurgents while Hezbollah is preparing for ambush.<br /><br />Some of the terrain.<br />DHL, Excellence. Simply Delivered -they really deliver everywhere... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtPOo639Td0o02WIUR6ZDOoTFkih4bw0VWSd6vqf6xPkNp6ECvJ1zhKg9a_t53tJ5X10k_y-m0lHmWo_sdExbc3ULKPo3wO__hI0EesSravcQM-nVq3g77ouCVvfZJwuKzR9_MLvj97c/s1600/Kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtPOo639Td0o02WIUR6ZDOoTFkih4bw0VWSd6vqf6xPkNp6ECvJ1zhKg9a_t53tJ5X10k_y-m0lHmWo_sdExbc3ULKPo3wO__hI0EesSravcQM-nVq3g77ouCVvfZJwuKzR9_MLvj97c/s400/Kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726527160384026946" /></a><br />Closeup on the bombed out school bus. Notice the dove of peace sitting on the remains.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlERx-W5RlQ8iT8uTplKhfnTZyL6HvgW7g5dpfADNaZX98wc5NT0y_I2mxbt3U-7mUlcwWuFBgv21fE891ExqSOK1dHierQ4jWZsL02oOHRknUGSC5D_Ody5sfwtcnqbwUBUqHA7vQBs/s1600/Kuva2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlERx-W5RlQ8iT8uTplKhfnTZyL6HvgW7g5dpfADNaZX98wc5NT0y_I2mxbt3U-7mUlcwWuFBgv21fE891ExqSOK1dHierQ4jWZsL02oOHRknUGSC5D_Ody5sfwtcnqbwUBUqHA7vQBs/s400/Kuva2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726526944030996770" /></a><br />IDF organizing their approach.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoinRqfJ55uufnoQHjLfeIOwcaGAnnP6J_iYJmrqQ1pask35X6i0231V5sPErGJFXdJ9xdOM8_Js7QN0AiUEVRUeKlfnJc9wCQ63D8S3ZiiEHdE1_jI4hT2i7teQWHN041l2166u_mVEk/s1600/Kuva3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoinRqfJ55uufnoQHjLfeIOwcaGAnnP6J_iYJmrqQ1pask35X6i0231V5sPErGJFXdJ9xdOM8_Js7QN0AiUEVRUeKlfnJc9wCQ63D8S3ZiiEHdE1_jI4hT2i7teQWHN041l2166u_mVEk/s400/Kuva3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726526819977866690" /></a><br />A couple of turns in. The Merkavas on the back have been ambushed (badly) by anti-tank missiles and in the front the only natives the IDF forces can see are the two protesting mobs.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_Y_Q6GE_-M9O1wgKQVyLj1jZCz1slbo6NhVqYi0xDGcCdhvYPZb_mlAJvFl6a46vq3ZN3IIbopl9wLXA9XEJ5KkysreF1l8VJ1UsA-YchOBrWyg77StzlYFtTmvbYmFprHdtv9V6P68/s1600/Kuva4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_Y_Q6GE_-M9O1wgKQVyLj1jZCz1slbo6NhVqYi0xDGcCdhvYPZb_mlAJvFl6a46vq3ZN3IIbopl9wLXA9XEJ5KkysreF1l8VJ1UsA-YchOBrWyg77StzlYFtTmvbYmFprHdtv9V6P68/s400/Kuva4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726526509881385170" /></a><br />Most of the natives consisted of local insurgents but there were also some proper Hezbollah troops present.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3GFtZwA6sEPAYRYzvhKYBqD7bTYYrFs4FxgDsUVpMhzJUSVmRZrloTVvyFzN7Fr7VXo1BurUN1LmCo3tKc4zR1nfz8VnWOXiTGkWfadiPFv54PCM4J9DR0PXCezjAy1lPTuWqAYlDrc/s1600/Kuva5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3GFtZwA6sEPAYRYzvhKYBqD7bTYYrFs4FxgDsUVpMhzJUSVmRZrloTVvyFzN7Fr7VXo1BurUN1LmCo3tKc4zR1nfz8VnWOXiTGkWfadiPFv54PCM4J9DR0PXCezjAy1lPTuWqAYlDrc/s400/Kuva5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726526335584110978" /></a><br />Amidst these suddenly drives a green pickup which stops at the crossroads.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKNE9cnSmQNFvxQBVOkdh1wIFyYHKPsFzjWSh4ttcEtQF5S8K6kYFevIXSnciBl1-jJ_HcW-SRYUSRe4L97t8PBIt-yX9G2VO-8Udbkzn2EGu8oSQWk2qsWi7dSRPKVMPO86y2-ClRxc/s1600/Kuva6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKNE9cnSmQNFvxQBVOkdh1wIFyYHKPsFzjWSh4ttcEtQF5S8K6kYFevIXSnciBl1-jJ_HcW-SRYUSRe4L97t8PBIt-yX9G2VO-8Udbkzn2EGu8oSQWk2qsWi7dSRPKVMPO86y2-ClRxc/s400/Kuva6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726526135825290850" /></a><br />And a couple of UN observers come of of the truck causing IDF to limit their firepower to hand weapons and tank machine guns.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitajOJIyHYHqPKV4mK7eWk747PADGqel2d1z-OwJuBWI_PfC5vCiht99zvQWXilehG2oLlsSTZsXeQaO3EqpMwQNl0hTe0NxPIuM1gd-3m4oOYrf56XraLaY9HvDNhuLyfHq0TORMbidU/s1600/Kuva7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitajOJIyHYHqPKV4mK7eWk747PADGqel2d1z-OwJuBWI_PfC5vCiht99zvQWXilehG2oLlsSTZsXeQaO3EqpMwQNl0hTe0NxPIuM1gd-3m4oOYrf56XraLaY9HvDNhuLyfHq0TORMbidU/s400/Kuva7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726526011860312930" /></a><br /><br />In the end this didn't really matter that much as as there was no time limit and IDF could thus proceed wisely with extreme caution. So they pretty much annihilated all the natives suffering only like 2 wounded casualties as well as one scrapped tank which can be seen in the last pic.<br /><br />Janne L<br />(Played: Mar 12th. GM: Janne N. Hezbollah: Aksu, Janne L. IDF: Chris, Mr. H, Mr V.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-73807143694027158242012-03-03T09:31:00.007-08:002012-03-03T10:14:57.472-08:00WWII Aerial Game Test II<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj413dxGGTZrz6emUvc4ap3GhULJYu1pau7fPLB8lgK_iK20d4BMQnDqk9OjRxe-tjbSboIa2S5m31O2_pMH_0Qkk4egbEB_l75aktCLRtNl9W7NSwtkuC0f3tbNgROQ-eDEmAlECoAHYk/s1600/kuva_tn.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj413dxGGTZrz6emUvc4ap3GhULJYu1pau7fPLB8lgK_iK20d4BMQnDqk9OjRxe-tjbSboIa2S5m31O2_pMH_0Qkk4egbEB_l75aktCLRtNl9W7NSwtkuC0f3tbNgROQ-eDEmAlECoAHYk/s200/kuva_tn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715728272112204450" /></a><br />Did the second playtest with another set of rules, <a href="http://www.aandagames.co.uk/scramble.htm">Scramble!</a><br /><br />They seemed to work better than I recalled based on <a href="http://gemigabok.blogspot.com/2011/01/christmas-game-scramble.html">our first experiment with the rules</a>. Actually with Scramble the game flowed better than with Sturmovik Commander which came to me as a surprise. Also the all important feel seemed to be a tad better. Here's the link to the <a href="http://www.aandagames.co.uk/Scramble_New_Rules_1_4.pdf">Rules Update 1.4 PDF</a> from which you can gleam some info on the system.<br /><br />We managed to play two games with Scramble! and in the second one we tweaked the initiative system a bit so instead of having just one initiative for a side we generated initiative for each formation. This seemed to make the game more interesting and also somewhat more tilted in favor of better pilots.<br /><br />In the first game we noticed that if a plane, like I-153, has a turn ratio of 1 (meaning after each 30 degree turn it must move 1 inch) it can really fly circles around those with turn ratios 2 (I-16) and especially ratio 3 (Brewster). You shouldn't get into dogfight with a more agile plane, even if it is piloted by a green pilot! You can make a pilot roll to turn 60 degrees but need to score less than your pilot skill on d10 or stall so you're doomed to stall sooner or later even if you're a good pilot. Most likely sooner...<br /><br />Shooting distance, compared to plane scale was quite short, being 4 inches for machine guns. For comparison, a Brewster moves 12 inches in turn.<br /><br />Also bomber gunnery seemed to be really quite effective with around 25-30% of shots hitting the target so it also goes against the gut feel. You REALLY don't won't to find yourself in the middle of a bomber formation with multiple gunners shooting at your fighter.<br /><br />All in all a solid and enjoyable game and based on these two consecutive test games I'm inclined to say Scramble is the better one -not that Sturmovik Commander isn't a solid system mind you. There seemed to be somewhat more distinction between different aircraft and it played quicker. Naturally we already had some ideas we wanted to include to system but we must be careful not to go overboard with these as not to add too many bits to the system -especially when we don't have that many games under our belt with it. For example Mr V really likes the Avalon Hill's old Mustangs boardgame so some bits from it might get adapted.<br /><br />A Brewster formation closing in on a Soviet blind.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gqlzp_mdKvyqNbiUOE-7pIymXYGwWpgKHOxWmQluEJPdTr1th2fHJqsOLOytteum6QrQoWMtLSLUqqUjsRlGeP2UiOyXIWcILtMlCtA3Ar9CrllEWNUWxUVK4xWNUh_aknpQ8YxVV3U/s1600/kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gqlzp_mdKvyqNbiUOE-7pIymXYGwWpgKHOxWmQluEJPdTr1th2fHJqsOLOytteum6QrQoWMtLSLUqqUjsRlGeP2UiOyXIWcILtMlCtA3Ar9CrllEWNUWxUVK4xWNUh_aknpQ8YxVV3U/s400/kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715735052370478050" /></a><br />I-16 is going down in flames, a Jak-1 is in dire straits and I-153 would be fine, if it wasn't shot to smithereens (one hitpoint from destruction).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjcrFzKOlk-LMj1D92Bg7ksf9nEu9r0rFKqUz7tU6c32oKl9bNRTA5BPvjhghp1x1XdVow45wOWvYdhOBQa12Qf_jmiks4M7uv0ndeiiX-yIFKkpcFd8PtTckh0-bfsW1-123ZHMFbLA/s1600/Kuva3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjcrFzKOlk-LMj1D92Bg7ksf9nEu9r0rFKqUz7tU6c32oKl9bNRTA5BPvjhghp1x1XdVow45wOWvYdhOBQa12Qf_jmiks4M7uv0ndeiiX-yIFKkpcFd8PtTckh0-bfsW1-123ZHMFbLA/s400/Kuva3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715735328694786338" /></a><br /><br />Janne <br />(Played: Feb 27th. GM: Aksu. Finns: Mr V. Soviets: Aksu, Janne)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-33838072607772861812012-02-21T12:03:00.003-08:002012-02-21T12:35:30.173-08:00WWII Aerial Game Test I<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziengM1S-fGtovRe_A1VbAtAWSmh-HYJ5fjyY0cCBdfr4nsaBKUziMopZmLM88qhUMoh7WUmCl6_kNx5o6Ir_jYzSLi4teZWywS6APejB5Y1MbegH95eixLCkbj1IdcIpbmYhzt0laMI/s1600/sc.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziengM1S-fGtovRe_A1VbAtAWSmh-HYJ5fjyY0cCBdfr4nsaBKUziMopZmLM88qhUMoh7WUmCl6_kNx5o6Ir_jYzSLi4teZWywS6APejB5Y1MbegH95eixLCkbj1IdcIpbmYhzt0laMI/s200/sc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711690242769130034" /></a><br /><br /><br />Years ago we hugely enjoyed playing WWI aerial combats with <a href="http://www.eaglesmax.com/">Canvas Eagles</a> and even played a <a href="http://www.the-ancients.com/gemigabok/canvas_eagles/index.html">campaign</a> for the whole war where one weekly game portrayed one week's activity -yeah the campaign lasted several years!<br /><br />Since then we've kinda wanted to have similarly enjoyable games with WWII aerial combats and over the years have tried to locate a suitable system. I seem to recall Aksu having found a Canvas Eagles derivative from Rome (perhaps it was called "Fatto!") that we tried but it simply didn't work.<br /><br />We currently have a couple of games that seem to work rather well but not everyone had played them so as Aksu wanted to give them a test we decided to play the same scenario with both Scramble and <a href="http://www.sturmovik-commander.com/">Sturmovik Commander</a>.<br /><br />Unfortunately Mr H who was most familiar with Sturmovik Commander didn't show up so the game took little bit longer than we expected and thus we didn't have time to check the Scramble too.<br /><br />Our main interest is local combats so naturally the test game was between Finland and the Soviet Union, four SB-2 bombers escorted by two I-16 Ratas against two Brewsters and two Morane Saulnier 406s.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-qf0iBCLztcP2ejDZppfyNpdZqG544Ra3mlyCqQqsQuS5sHkFTJha3eOJykaSwgo7Y5iNMkhLKG3LEMGXFXNWjXdXmXsH1mew9GmGn1cjA8OUxlflbP0g1TnUkmLDrDdVnbZ8QOEn9I/s1600/kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-qf0iBCLztcP2ejDZppfyNpdZqG544Ra3mlyCqQqsQuS5sHkFTJha3eOJykaSwgo7Y5iNMkhLKG3LEMGXFXNWjXdXmXsH1mew9GmGn1cjA8OUxlflbP0g1TnUkmLDrDdVnbZ8QOEn9I/s400/kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711689511694918306" /></a><br /><br />We used just the basic rules and while the system worked rather well, the fighters differed extremely little from one another. And I kinda felt that the system seemed to have worked better the previous time we played it. Anyways, it is basically impossible to beat the value for money the game has since it IS a good system and it doesn't cost a thing as you can download it from the above link for free.<br /><br /><br />Janne <br />(Played: Feb 13th. GM: Aksu. Finns: Eero, Janne. Soviets: Aksu, Chris, Mr V.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-71515573710389615122012-02-12T13:14:00.006-08:002012-02-15T13:14:31.256-08:00Battle of Belmont<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnwgh3MiAuTs5JFbrn3XNsuYi0p511fkXwWg_oNs8dXPUkZ5YhdbWLXwgEXDHfoyR9B4sDWL_rBIGFTlzpn1ubQ4Urlc5iit0_TnkU-P1AhxE2N-A2Nb_4vz2rrumse9EUSXaDtIvwH8/s1600/RFF.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnwgh3MiAuTs5JFbrn3XNsuYi0p511fkXwWg_oNs8dXPUkZ5YhdbWLXwgEXDHfoyR9B4sDWL_rBIGFTlzpn1ubQ4Urlc5iit0_TnkU-P1AhxE2N-A2Nb_4vz2rrumse9EUSXaDtIvwH8/s200/RFF.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708366793479008210" /></a><br />Let's start with a couple of overviews of the table.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABJRhSmP1g9PljBK3Bkkx7aMAHrYeH44LZqt03tCBOy79ChwBy2iCd_4Vpn8yZNkxSVEmYQZOhNLDDbB4JVdCyptX_2YmBE6cPg0LF8qr5CbgMLvtme8uAWGO19JNd-sfPdNZ6YM5Fjw/s1600/kuva01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABJRhSmP1g9PljBK3Bkkx7aMAHrYeH44LZqt03tCBOy79ChwBy2iCd_4Vpn8yZNkxSVEmYQZOhNLDDbB4JVdCyptX_2YmBE6cPg0LF8qr5CbgMLvtme8uAWGO19JNd-sfPdNZ6YM5Fjw/s400/kuva01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708366667525143442" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK-48CJ87fUXmoaU2F3tZkP6OWdMX0fQRyJ13iqxw5pRzH9GcizSvkD5fpD5F_BDUP_pJlrZUA5MXRIkFcS7jQYqo5ZaheH9-15D0NZ3N6KhIQpoR0zn9K2DzPHUrklpTg3orMCOhRLA/s1600/kuva02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK-48CJ87fUXmoaU2F3tZkP6OWdMX0fQRyJ13iqxw5pRzH9GcizSvkD5fpD5F_BDUP_pJlrZUA5MXRIkFcS7jQYqo5ZaheH9-15D0NZ3N6KhIQpoR0zn9K2DzPHUrklpTg3orMCOhRLA/s400/kuva02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708366542605248530" /></a><br />The Union advances a bit. Mostly through a swamp.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDk5s8np3Hv-CKYVAXiwIrGBw1lqh8fEyRgONls4CZPav4E9UsF_cXGD28ExNb_j2V3wb2yjFUyBONZj475YgEOsIrsncB01ASrWu_nPkM-Et_7IP6Tj9BvG-kbba4baqv6ruEm7IbwT8/s1600/kuva03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDk5s8np3Hv-CKYVAXiwIrGBw1lqh8fEyRgONls4CZPav4E9UsF_cXGD28ExNb_j2V3wb2yjFUyBONZj475YgEOsIrsncB01ASrWu_nPkM-Et_7IP6Tj9BvG-kbba4baqv6ruEm7IbwT8/s400/kuva03.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708366427270727218" /></a><br />Confederates in their camp...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89Cx4O5XeYzYl3y_hJMkilCfxJH86LP9mtT8e9j75ETYE1Z1u5MNuhaENMQp16vaAvOhIdijUE-2rVGgwb0oGG-hv53ajjKDVt_ls_CLS_KvN4r2AZZQfGdumme-Qo2GJNn0s_Zll56I/s1600/kuva04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89Cx4O5XeYzYl3y_hJMkilCfxJH86LP9mtT8e9j75ETYE1Z1u5MNuhaENMQp16vaAvOhIdijUE-2rVGgwb0oGG-hv53ajjKDVt_ls_CLS_KvN4r2AZZQfGdumme-Qo2GJNn0s_Zll56I/s400/kuva04.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708366286484364610" /></a><br />...is a ruse. Some of those regiments are actually in the cornfield hidden from the Union troops because of a small raise....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRIIuKHU_snfZPtiQeDB-2rPWqTwfvcAsSPVup1eiugXcZqH6aj59c1KGKn_XVgvGUVmYDrjCjLaOCB_2z0phriVM4fQILYhM96ewn5PkFpvPs33YQMRSlBCCp-YY18cNb8wtS2SteNU/s1600/kuva05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRIIuKHU_snfZPtiQeDB-2rPWqTwfvcAsSPVup1eiugXcZqH6aj59c1KGKn_XVgvGUVmYDrjCjLaOCB_2z0phriVM4fQILYhM96ewn5PkFpvPs33YQMRSlBCCp-YY18cNb8wtS2SteNU/s400/kuva05.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708366146843276242" /></a><br />...so we have an ambush.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1ArANChK_N8anR1JfDNn1qjs_zJHmn5ybZYhUBl3_fQKU2JN3t7wO2J0IAZ-azxD64vRbgUawhToVaNwzqPGAHWh8UN_4NvGFRM9EkDkP0qJVH-AdTdEtUNWTD8rWC6HyXGbMpsX4do/s1600/kuva06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1ArANChK_N8anR1JfDNn1qjs_zJHmn5ybZYhUBl3_fQKU2JN3t7wO2J0IAZ-azxD64vRbgUawhToVaNwzqPGAHWh8UN_4NvGFRM9EkDkP0qJVH-AdTdEtUNWTD8rWC6HyXGbMpsX4do/s400/kuva06.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708365976651965762" /></a><br />And using Wellingtonesque tactics, a charge goes nicely with an ambush.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqODggALFwb-QIvzw6bsOZUcFxwrbmPniiBzbv0aJYXP5_PsYBBv4meQDRMAKU-W0imZxMJyv5ebi0UAbD7rNjKfuTuWeM4O4VmC6v-qGEfSEuITOiC8LhS6pWKt3uvIc95CCF0YpSlBo/s1600/kuva07.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqODggALFwb-QIvzw6bsOZUcFxwrbmPniiBzbv0aJYXP5_PsYBBv4meQDRMAKU-W0imZxMJyv5ebi0UAbD7rNjKfuTuWeM4O4VmC6v-qGEfSEuITOiC8LhS6pWKt3uvIc95CCF0YpSlBo/s400/kuva07.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708365844658435474" /></a><br />With one section damaged the Union artillery limbers up and relocates quickly while their infantry gets into firing distance...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4sYFekDO6UONmt_F-nmz6AAXq-KHsclfTLw5rDjiQGFTqBKzSb1mJehjvCbtPAAoJ1pdO3PD85Qa69Hp0UrkuYz5KuzLHWsZzUb3sq0tinC3waGQrVroQmhCNvdBFSuQNUjW1ns8J54/s1600/kuva08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4sYFekDO6UONmt_F-nmz6AAXq-KHsclfTLw5rDjiQGFTqBKzSb1mJehjvCbtPAAoJ1pdO3PD85Qa69Hp0UrkuYz5KuzLHWsZzUb3sq0tinC3waGQrVroQmhCNvdBFSuQNUjW1ns8J54/s400/kuva08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708365686507579586" /></a><br />...routing one Confederate regiment while others just retreat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebIuG6sE_pH2GTXSMw_oc8sSRANQQr2SGzsZWCgEG3vB9JFygHIAstNZSo0GP-QlmVE1dLrUAgqY6M2-Iq7eBJ2zvkySmWl2kjqi9v-ncl7UwAxNOm2wMjIS6DYlynO-NJj3c5B68VyU/s1600/kuva09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebIuG6sE_pH2GTXSMw_oc8sSRANQQr2SGzsZWCgEG3vB9JFygHIAstNZSo0GP-QlmVE1dLrUAgqY6M2-Iq7eBJ2zvkySmWl2kjqi9v-ncl7UwAxNOm2wMjIS6DYlynO-NJj3c5B68VyU/s400/kuva09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708365554421434946" /></a><br />Same situation. The new movement trays REALLY speeded up the game.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQHyAXEY8hA5xoq4SjbFhF1SeGWcA8t7lU_t_UP9u14Ljy3skFg4cnQPXjfsRTuCIsEUFtE92LbDlxBG_oiaQzJNrzKLjJIXO8eKWbgZlfhctfbut58klW9zsOy3jI9KTnbJVPGXXnRU/s1600/kuva11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQHyAXEY8hA5xoq4SjbFhF1SeGWcA8t7lU_t_UP9u14Ljy3skFg4cnQPXjfsRTuCIsEUFtE92LbDlxBG_oiaQzJNrzKLjJIXO8eKWbgZlfhctfbut58klW9zsOy3jI9KTnbJVPGXXnRU/s400/kuva11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708365258801718834" /></a><br />Union troops angrily chase the retreating Confederates...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxGV_8Qzjhsrqeni6gdaVofZvYoFjGFwZ3J7RPSNG22VQV_pukY-dXtVpe9vFzAEmx4fnO-AxPHWNz6ldXBWgrxCvdSEizm7p70WcvRlTR1rRZzsG-Gl4CEBNiZorPxEE5QLQqiPX7ks/s1600/kuva12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxGV_8Qzjhsrqeni6gdaVofZvYoFjGFwZ3J7RPSNG22VQV_pukY-dXtVpe9vFzAEmx4fnO-AxPHWNz6ldXBWgrxCvdSEizm7p70WcvRlTR1rRZzsG-Gl4CEBNiZorPxEE5QLQqiPX7ks/s400/kuva12.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708365056569672450" /></a><br />...who move rather slowly but at least manage to rally the routing regiment.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeU0LfrtB-j8Yo9L15kL9lR9xCkDC8Xo8t3wVp3OHwhOW8deq4zinaHeluSCzXWXoLnsLkUJUYAYLHiqlPxxgYaDfFaLLHhXgRGiiziwc5C7wjzm3Yw_sjqUyt_DshXJI6O4e0cbGe7U/s1600/kuva13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeU0LfrtB-j8Yo9L15kL9lR9xCkDC8Xo8t3wVp3OHwhOW8deq4zinaHeluSCzXWXoLnsLkUJUYAYLHiqlPxxgYaDfFaLLHhXgRGiiziwc5C7wjzm3Yw_sjqUyt_DshXJI6O4e0cbGe7U/s400/kuva13.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708364887252723666" /></a><br />Some fighting in the cornfield.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvNwQaxwJyZmD4RDKFsaxtFZXnLRtE1FiyFqlxYRZEw62Ab-s38ffGBmsRsRmOsP-cbQe8x-0BrEl-I7oV_dxBJ9GYZSfWy9zeNLAMrJp5DDv3yp8AFwJMaeUSrZ57MTwLTfgHBxGOWQ/s1600/kuva14.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvNwQaxwJyZmD4RDKFsaxtFZXnLRtE1FiyFqlxYRZEw62Ab-s38ffGBmsRsRmOsP-cbQe8x-0BrEl-I7oV_dxBJ9GYZSfWy9zeNLAMrJp5DDv3yp8AFwJMaeUSrZ57MTwLTfgHBxGOWQ/s400/kuva14.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708364749742345138" /></a><br />And some retreating.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyylxaYNFhb60dss3n9x-qcy8-Ui8ek7_vIdb1_x5-72JLv5BTwP_s9l2Sly57vYSm_Yv03MxO5Z7i-pz22Y0HNyVUy7vMTnvdiC8I4d1gVEX77XHDXu0cNgnadg3W9ctcJPTiEspCOjY/s1600/kuva15.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyylxaYNFhb60dss3n9x-qcy8-Ui8ek7_vIdb1_x5-72JLv5BTwP_s9l2Sly57vYSm_Yv03MxO5Z7i-pz22Y0HNyVUy7vMTnvdiC8I4d1gVEX77XHDXu0cNgnadg3W9ctcJPTiEspCOjY/s400/kuva15.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708364603089358050" /></a><br />The 2nd Union brigade gets into firing distance of the smaller part of Confederate camp.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghw6JBQZpJUGrr2opKF8MuuoN8rl1hphjPQjH-66OC9ekwqqfg97TbSa1uwMsZVuKoSXmALmdrHQw4Ek5M1MPoJ3rdgAM8gFFyQ6YJAzgQc2a8jOxY_NPfYZG8XdLX47fV5quzabtzS4g/s1600/kuva16.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghw6JBQZpJUGrr2opKF8MuuoN8rl1hphjPQjH-66OC9ekwqqfg97TbSa1uwMsZVuKoSXmALmdrHQw4Ek5M1MPoJ3rdgAM8gFFyQ6YJAzgQc2a8jOxY_NPfYZG8XdLX47fV5quzabtzS4g/s400/kuva16.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708364456940600834" /></a><br />First retreating regiment manages to get back into camp.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHW5JWIa-oK-ZwMCaSTjAsZPRTZPRAB8dP90XvR1sF2LKUbo4W10C5_xI8lLInvL71MiJH66Ud90tqPCdIyXAsEWBfa6XaHlsyrWjIaiS0BZMbO-TUa6laEg2urjOIm7ALCz7cKROfajs/s1600/kuva17.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHW5JWIa-oK-ZwMCaSTjAsZPRTZPRAB8dP90XvR1sF2LKUbo4W10C5_xI8lLInvL71MiJH66Ud90tqPCdIyXAsEWBfa6XaHlsyrWjIaiS0BZMbO-TUa6laEg2urjOIm7ALCz7cKROfajs/s400/kuva17.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708364312992924882" /></a><br />Union presses on towards the main camp and storms the smaller one in one sweep!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEged9y8gIDJWyCeL8wIBbBDdnxqucQfK_ltgbl86kvQUc2lvF7v3HFVefxMJFgnQLj2_2YImJhpqeXZiIieYesWvwtcwtCNunb85vaTyvlgpt1UQN6x6p6E6Kl1GCWaFDswoEMRI6fElhw/s1600/kuva18.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEged9y8gIDJWyCeL8wIBbBDdnxqucQfK_ltgbl86kvQUc2lvF7v3HFVefxMJFgnQLj2_2YImJhpqeXZiIieYesWvwtcwtCNunb85vaTyvlgpt1UQN6x6p6E6Kl1GCWaFDswoEMRI6fElhw/s400/kuva18.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708364186573217778" /></a><br />Confederate guns escape to the bigger camp while the infantry regiment tries, in vein, to repel the union troops. Also one unlucky regiment tries to find a way to get into the camp all the while being shot to pieces by Union troops.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUeRU7W3iyo-w_hRSAB1XhV2ZL5ZtGYgL8bD3g5SXxN6o4SPUf85sYlzvIhXVNv6cRrBiy27R3mLU15aJf5-6II1Zjh06o-YqsbSIJ8zyq-YNiT_sNdbMo86PX-4MrPCb_8-FO2uswG0/s1600/kuva19.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUeRU7W3iyo-w_hRSAB1XhV2ZL5ZtGYgL8bD3g5SXxN6o4SPUf85sYlzvIhXVNv6cRrBiy27R3mLU15aJf5-6II1Zjh06o-YqsbSIJ8zyq-YNiT_sNdbMo86PX-4MrPCb_8-FO2uswG0/s400/kuva19.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708364001703143922" /></a><br />Union gets their artillery back to front -this doesn't look good.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPna7cMkllA9LlCLks1A2zzOp_vc2irIxluF7H39P-XS8JJFJ164W7i0uv-NRSSnTINcQg2UiI49x_k0DEpDerUcxs882yFdh_B2QM2qUksRGM9KaFcYYfPyyDbNWha9pIyzjdHisMUOQ/s1600/kuva20.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPna7cMkllA9LlCLks1A2zzOp_vc2irIxluF7H39P-XS8JJFJ164W7i0uv-NRSSnTINcQg2UiI49x_k0DEpDerUcxs882yFdh_B2QM2qUksRGM9KaFcYYfPyyDbNWha9pIyzjdHisMUOQ/s400/kuva20.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708363858937475666" /></a><br />Trying to maneuver out of the artillery's firing arc.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vfFDkzolM0RYrb8dTktdW4yGgh7aXRWc89JM6DFDqCBIZ4yBbFRk_wTaBG40DdTgrLqN0si2qelDFbKjOSLEn9C_DwLMB6StPX-BUMTSe57uzrscetSxOrRliwd6Bwkd8Q2erqGmOpA/s1600/kuva21.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vfFDkzolM0RYrb8dTktdW4yGgh7aXRWc89JM6DFDqCBIZ4yBbFRk_wTaBG40DdTgrLqN0si2qelDFbKjOSLEn9C_DwLMB6StPX-BUMTSe57uzrscetSxOrRliwd6Bwkd8Q2erqGmOpA/s400/kuva21.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708363707734392114" /></a><br />Union regiments creep closer and open up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGKbDIa1cwNTJf5a875S6g5EuDPMrTh2STGxWO6-3v0q4WfgjZWnhs1kR84bB_5FxnBL050ZMfvcda5gHptTMDej0AsslR-EJzzYaC4hQF-Zgtfl6D_sFiOESWu8d-kbJuMPQKUq5YOs/s1600/kuva22.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGKbDIa1cwNTJf5a875S6g5EuDPMrTh2STGxWO6-3v0q4WfgjZWnhs1kR84bB_5FxnBL050ZMfvcda5gHptTMDej0AsslR-EJzzYaC4hQF-Zgtfl6D_sFiOESWu8d-kbJuMPQKUq5YOs/s400/kuva22.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708363557077625346" /></a><br />Plenty of fire and smoke but little effect. Confederates had to this point of the game rolled at least eight "2's" while shooting. But this was soon to change to 8's, 9's and 10's.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFl2xZR9nLQGOMlmOTOTRXBYzhN5XntT4drGYH68X6xFMm_f1vhvQNIkRmmT8FqVhJTRl5FuflqFV9BoNqWLIAt6gVh-9or8vshu3gHnuPIAVN9-Aq6-ICInMXJUFKHJmEBU6IhwBd38/s1600/kuva24.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFl2xZR9nLQGOMlmOTOTRXBYzhN5XntT4drGYH68X6xFMm_f1vhvQNIkRmmT8FqVhJTRl5FuflqFV9BoNqWLIAt6gVh-9or8vshu3gHnuPIAVN9-Aq6-ICInMXJUFKHJmEBU6IhwBd38/s400/kuva24.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708363388677390722" /></a><br />half of the Confederate reinforcements arrive by ferry and start flanking the Union occupied part of the camp.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7u00Iu3zW-5DtlgqNfZ24fA5IyjsXed22hf5H25Vsq4b1Fh1WlqG6QKb35FRywCUO6PD-_dxcThUwIewAWWbHzBRL8aAq8_qErR5EkAwsQKD5YaSOByLHcACLNV_jTKwwVaG78t5v2yc/s1600/kuva25.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7u00Iu3zW-5DtlgqNfZ24fA5IyjsXed22hf5H25Vsq4b1Fh1WlqG6QKb35FRywCUO6PD-_dxcThUwIewAWWbHzBRL8aAq8_qErR5EkAwsQKD5YaSOByLHcACLNV_jTKwwVaG78t5v2yc/s400/kuva25.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708363246098151906" /></a><br />Since outnumbered and with little hope of overrunning the camp, Union decides to skedaddle.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZ0d-TDY67_xZ7Jwz26CU5zvWUWt9E0l713CFgHJIMoxBXSvEBf0RQaF4Qe2ju2R9TgMj4NTvSP7uUbgfnxW-uzJRNW9jDeHfPk62weB34vhwS-PrFMmNNngGFuj7aRGqVKP9X-k0csY/s1600/kuva26.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZ0d-TDY67_xZ7Jwz26CU5zvWUWt9E0l713CFgHJIMoxBXSvEBf0RQaF4Qe2ju2R9TgMj4NTvSP7uUbgfnxW-uzJRNW9jDeHfPk62weB34vhwS-PrFMmNNngGFuj7aRGqVKP9X-k0csY/s400/kuva26.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708363059652227058" /></a><br />Right Union brigade retreating in good order...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLf_tLq_NaJFk7iSArfCodFGCvm64PevcaB0cT___RXnoGlkW4qnBRsGWTxosiNhMKqT7623AlSfRGcvQZ-0SU-GBTiVxLdv1nYM0Gv4Uqy36zA8RfDKhyphenhyphenOMbA0ES84D4E9a8zOCYuxM0/s1600/kuva27.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLf_tLq_NaJFk7iSArfCodFGCvm64PevcaB0cT___RXnoGlkW4qnBRsGWTxosiNhMKqT7623AlSfRGcvQZ-0SU-GBTiVxLdv1nYM0Gv4Uqy36zA8RfDKhyphenhyphenOMbA0ES84D4E9a8zOCYuxM0/s400/kuva27.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708362908096332610" /></a><br />...while the left is still duking it out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBACeWqitsQ1vclyP8fy7IFyj-fMSYHlN2lMFLrsDx9k1KXD1fK1cjQCwOfps7AWdP4JYpObSttYf4hFMLGG6moUER0CkfVdw8aKj78jy3L8uU1fAMh1uWxKqN6XWlQ_OaJ8QUQ-H4BWs/s1600/kuva28.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBACeWqitsQ1vclyP8fy7IFyj-fMSYHlN2lMFLrsDx9k1KXD1fK1cjQCwOfps7AWdP4JYpObSttYf4hFMLGG6moUER0CkfVdw8aKj78jy3L8uU1fAMh1uWxKqN6XWlQ_OaJ8QUQ-H4BWs/s400/kuva28.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708362782262088146" /></a><br />Confederates swiftly follow and engage and around this time Union got the heavier casualties marker.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOI_pPmcxzydsrbj8q7zAbiWroKPqVr6b92m-omeGNXZSJpcTvpIUPqVC4WjBZpCA8ItnS5Wf7aYFhzW0Im2iiwSxeRF169tiOjN2rDbwAHJ5iR-j2v_t82YhFaLldr3y6SVriQuNVNeg/s1600/kuva29.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOI_pPmcxzydsrbj8q7zAbiWroKPqVr6b92m-omeGNXZSJpcTvpIUPqVC4WjBZpCA8ItnS5Wf7aYFhzW0Im2iiwSxeRF169tiOjN2rDbwAHJ5iR-j2v_t82YhFaLldr3y6SVriQuNVNeg/s400/kuva29.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708362652073476338" /></a><br />The whole left Union brigade is routed and one regiment in the right one is pummeled into oblivion.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_Xr8jYXjAEjGWIrR-fXece4umlH87XRvF3sM1powjyXWWQmIGNZIhFXdm58myT47Rn-fp65FoaAY-qxuH-L23mXB7sxYIIctaUWs2qXUE8Armh12ENN1Xf6QgPaGxsi0l7fOjmq-Z2Q/s1600/kuva30.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_Xr8jYXjAEjGWIrR-fXece4umlH87XRvF3sM1powjyXWWQmIGNZIhFXdm58myT47Rn-fp65FoaAY-qxuH-L23mXB7sxYIIctaUWs2qXUE8Armh12ENN1Xf6QgPaGxsi0l7fOjmq-Z2Q/s400/kuva30.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708362515246105538" /></a><br />Confederates surge into close combat. The Union left brigade's regiment manages to win the melee even if it was routed and got the enemy into flank -go figure. On the Union right flank the already mauled regiment got beaten but the regiment next to it managed to give the Confederates a good trashing. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfQVhTlHMK0BZ0mMH_sACYnkiqw1sLM5yAYTYTlSLBndLXIEGtj-qI1DzoeVOpzLTGJKKwRa6UyfAXxu1KDOvX4CFp6SiErXBUHUeya-Wbcuj3yG0aPQ7TEpVS1uHQZDkS5miDlsinO4/s1600/kuva31.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfQVhTlHMK0BZ0mMH_sACYnkiqw1sLM5yAYTYTlSLBndLXIEGtj-qI1DzoeVOpzLTGJKKwRa6UyfAXxu1KDOvX4CFp6SiErXBUHUeya-Wbcuj3yG0aPQ7TEpVS1uHQZDkS5miDlsinO4/s400/kuva31.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708362367810354210" /></a><br /><br />Thanks to Aksu, Janne, and Mr V for coming over yesterday and gaming the Battle of Belmont, Ulysses S. Grant's first outing as a Union general ... well, he might want to reconsider those future White House ambitions!<br /><br />Grant's goal was to storm and burn Camp Johnston, which was being used to stage Confederate troops along the Mississippi. As the long Union march column approached the Confederate breastworks, it began to deploy along the road in preparation for the march through the swamp and forest towards the camp. This was a cautious approach (as opposed to continuing as far as possible along the road), but as the Union cavalry pickets discovered the Confederates had a surprise prepared. Hidden along a slight rise in a large cornfield, three regiments of CSA Tennessee Militia launched themselves onto the surprised Illinois Cavalry, which soon withered under the weight of numbers, and then drove off the Union artillery which had been approaching along the road.<br /><br />This changed the Union plan, so that McClernand's main force began to march obliquely towards the cornfield while Dougherty's smaller supporting brigade deployed on the left and began to make its way towards the Confederate redoubt. The overzealous Confederates found themselves in a bit of a pickle, pinned to front and without room to maneuver. Fortunately for them ... I misremembered a rule and the pinned regiment was allowed to "voluntarily break away", starting the long process of the Confederate retreat towards the camp, which proved singularly uneventful in the face of some truly bad dice rolling. Things began to swing in the Union's favor as Dougherty's 7th Iowa stormed the Confederate redoubt protecting the flank of the main camp, routing the 2nd Tennessee and driving off the CSA artillery.<br /><br />McClernand's regiments were also in position along the wood line to launch their assault on the main camp, just as Confederate morale began to falter under the weight of heavy casualties ... and then the Confederate reinforcements began to arrive! Brought in by steamer, two brigades of CSA infantry began to deploy on the flank of Dougherty's men, who were still jammed into the redoubt trying to redeploy. As one brigade pinned Dougherty's men, the other began to advance towards the Union landing point, and the entire Union army was ordered to break off the attack and retire. McClernand's men were able to do so in relatively good order, although they suffered heavy casualties as the newly invigorated Confederates left the camp to pursue them. Dougherty's men, however, caught between opposing forces and unable to redeploy, did some "voluntary breaking" of their own and streamed away in confusion.<br /><br />As the Union was unable to storm the main camp, while the Confederates were able to inflict heavy casualties on the Union, the game was a solid win (3-0) for the CSA.<br /><br />I was perhaps a bit heavy handed in making the Tennessee Militia somewhat too strong and resilient, and allowing the "ambush" to catch the Union so unprepared (and at close range), however the Union plan also unwittingly played into the Confederate strengths. Add to this some lucky rolls for reinforcements, and the game was actually much closer than it looks. Given another few turns, or a bit more historically brittle opposition, the Union could have stormed the camp. All in all, the game played fairly quickly and was certainly eventful!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3zyGRMnAxg_ciTIrW4S9JNz_zTzFuATTiTh6o6zknSvj0WpNjCPxkfv3OePU_vOK1iLVjHvMYkJ0ZPn3x0HAfPMR-vgcokhVOCyC2kUJDYDBjoaM4mWgmO3taC4DaS6kDS1L8YrNOQE/s1600/southern+belles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3zyGRMnAxg_ciTIrW4S9JNz_zTzFuATTiTh6o6zknSvj0WpNjCPxkfv3OePU_vOK1iLVjHvMYkJ0ZPn3x0HAfPMR-vgcokhVOCyC2kUJDYDBjoaM4mWgmO3taC4DaS6kDS1L8YrNOQE/s400/southern+belles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708362038541575938" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Belmont">Wikipedia entry of the battle</a><br /><br />Janne (afteraction report by Chris)<br />(Played: Feb 6th at Chateu d'Tenwolde. GM: Chris. Confederates: Janne, Mr V. Union: Aksu, Chris.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-80163586561044349422012-02-01T22:49:00.000-08:002012-02-02T00:06:24.987-08:00Battle of Burgos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzp-pjA_jRhLk8uYsjYWSk6addTIxYYzyKU47RRHImEH_El72h1lm8in9hEc8nGaEqG4a4SyNkvaelt0a1THysI71jTsTWET3rV00i_ce9nBca9padJA1gU0OPYuw59WSLQIpGXTzJueQ/s1600/LFSIII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzp-pjA_jRhLk8uYsjYWSk6addTIxYYzyKU47RRHImEH_El72h1lm8in9hEc8nGaEqG4a4SyNkvaelt0a1THysI71jTsTWET3rV00i_ce9nBca9padJA1gU0OPYuw59WSLQIpGXTzJueQ/s400/LFSIII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704428477728700098" /></a>It has been a long while since we played napoleonics the last time and it probably has something to do with our <a href="http://www.the-ancients.com/gemigabok/suomensota/index.php">1808 Russo-Swedish War project</a> too. Like battle weariness coupled with the fact that not everyone in the club is into the period...<br /><br />Aksu had bought Too Fat Lardies' Le Feu Sacre III -rules and painted some 15mm Spaniards so he wanted to give both a try so he put together a scenario for the Battle of Burgos. There was no doubt about the outcome, the Spaniards were going to get their heinies kicked. Hard. No probs there though -the battles definitely don't have to be fair and even to be enjoyable. Quite the opposite.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUM3H22kw5NApyAssedkKg2mvhnciaJYET_0rpuRuJk7gn9vZr7AZQJs1t4Sg3tisqYepfHnowyRQGVpsgu_tyEDZ5GhzuFf5UV4ol3DUw1Ir2hLgkUrVe8Xi9WFKFYCf_rTwHxJc5W0/s1600/BurgosMap.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUM3H22kw5NApyAssedkKg2mvhnciaJYET_0rpuRuJk7gn9vZr7AZQJs1t4Sg3tisqYepfHnowyRQGVpsgu_tyEDZ5GhzuFf5UV4ol3DUw1Ir2hLgkUrVe8Xi9WFKFYCf_rTwHxJc5W0/s400/BurgosMap.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704428415318819842" /></a><br />Spaniards deployed for the battle. Since the actual commander had fleen the forces were commanded by a count, or some other noble, who had no military experience at all. On the right side of the road you have crap de la crap, Spanish militia which is a bad troops as can be. On the left side of the road are Spanish guards supported by regular infantry -these are more or less the quality of regular Frenchies. On both sides of river there's a regiment of not-so-trained light cavalry. Excelente!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbP6d9ryjzWCuJ8AZQXGIfr8eIpFK16tJch4qsUsg9co0HD57FD9jpti3hy8tcqOfde8z3Zrc-FpXwk0iglxbD_RATkdUp7gprhKvrCdf06T_LFleB60TnDvKLQSobiJ9OtnqdBA16F8/s1600/Kuva01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbP6d9ryjzWCuJ8AZQXGIfr8eIpFK16tJch4qsUsg9co0HD57FD9jpti3hy8tcqOfde8z3Zrc-FpXwk0iglxbD_RATkdUp7gprhKvrCdf06T_LFleB60TnDvKLQSobiJ9OtnqdBA16F8/s400/Kuva01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704428340850211538" /></a><br />Froggies arrive using blinds. Took them a couple of turns to get this far from the board edge -these brigade blinds are supposed to quicken the play as you don't have to fuss with fiddling of the miniatures. Spaniards could also have been deployed like vise but we kinda forgot that...<br /><br />Blinds can be spotted by enemy commanders but they are notoriously bad at this -units in the open within artillery range are probably not going to be recognized so you can't even tell whether the blind is actually a dummy without any troops or it if contains cavalry, infantry or both. Fog of war and all that. Hrmph!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSytiHqPvna8ItT4oiORBRn89sNlN41cNxt89SUgwYa0L3vyYFf-q2vwtnShvPlknh-0ZoXbbdD8XP02TnprCQow3Pbax6eU5SYgdizEMT2VBAX_vteTTRAKHp59tj9WUhi5HOsYCJ4hE/s1600/Kuva02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSytiHqPvna8ItT4oiORBRn89sNlN41cNxt89SUgwYa0L3vyYFf-q2vwtnShvPlknh-0ZoXbbdD8XP02TnprCQow3Pbax6eU5SYgdizEMT2VBAX_vteTTRAKHp59tj9WUhi5HOsYCJ4hE/s400/Kuva02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704428243619868194" /></a><br />Trying to avoid the historical events by deploying the militia into squares...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5m3jOHwGk748JX-sV5GCjE96dY1uXaSFg3hNwN3ktC_KLx817NHN56Brpx8g3NO6NDAFKID6rC_GPtmRIL6IR1g1ahOS3PZ7yrJWV2YX7gTlhkq2NrzJ8GgB5znvCloOBcXI_J12BYE/s1600/Kuva03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5m3jOHwGk748JX-sV5GCjE96dY1uXaSFg3hNwN3ktC_KLx817NHN56Brpx8g3NO6NDAFKID6rC_GPtmRIL6IR1g1ahOS3PZ7yrJWV2YX7gTlhkq2NrzJ8GgB5znvCloOBcXI_J12BYE/s400/Kuva03.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704428123590411234" /></a><br />...which wasn't in vein as the blind on French left flank contained three regiments of medium cavalry. Luckily the Spaniard light cavalry is absolutely inferior to them but now also heavily outnumbered. Fleeing seems like the most valid option, but unfortunately they have hold-orders so they are waiting for a sound trashing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtwzxQaH7s8VirFNTa7T0unXSbHmXIs6d0rxc_rxt_dhGKwhqhJfBA7KQ_STXzMI6uzK98YG5Rn5GKU_rj63HdPUSyHHCIFf7sOnCHeKWA60PV7EIf8koqU0_ooAiqUtnR6teaBdpykA/s1600/Kuva04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtwzxQaH7s8VirFNTa7T0unXSbHmXIs6d0rxc_rxt_dhGKwhqhJfBA7KQ_STXzMI6uzK98YG5Rn5GKU_rj63HdPUSyHHCIFf7sOnCHeKWA60PV7EIf8koqU0_ooAiqUtnR6teaBdpykA/s400/Kuva04.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704428009751221842" /></a><br />Fearing the couple stands of Spanish artillery (the only unit type eligible to shoot in LFSIII) the French infantry deploys in the forest.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL7XzZArHLIMJe3zPRV84oIMBLk4lbiG2DPBGsvgxeeS8fYkt_5_zgjiJI8xo5wmVlZbEfi6NkChRzX7eUWLN0nFzX55GmFey6ZHLUa23p9z_214oA5q0zaYG-i6bOwZoNmB02HUxqHY/s1600/Kuva05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL7XzZArHLIMJe3zPRV84oIMBLk4lbiG2DPBGsvgxeeS8fYkt_5_zgjiJI8xo5wmVlZbEfi6NkChRzX7eUWLN0nFzX55GmFey6ZHLUa23p9z_214oA5q0zaYG-i6bOwZoNmB02HUxqHY/s400/Kuva05.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704427908378523106" /></a><br />Surprise of the surprises! Against supported attack by French dragoons led by their commander the Spanish cavalry manage to get a result where they both combatants retreat a bit without casualties. Ay ay ay! Muchos cohones!<br /><br />Infantry vise the Spanish artillery manages to score, against all odds, a couple of hits to some of the numerous French battalions, but nothing that has any effect on the game. The Frenchies advance out of the forest and especially against the unlucky militias in squares.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaHqFcAfDWKBOdA7rMsdotfjX9oGpUYQcKmS3Hw6IvMffW7ElVoT1WyxkAs_YDCbdWqczmS-mAO7ygqbY4ZGOU1dJZBWYZQbrf-e-NtD1cYfzOGeCT8_JrBku-jNRQ0vQK-2yK-wMkHs/s1600/Kuva06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaHqFcAfDWKBOdA7rMsdotfjX9oGpUYQcKmS3Hw6IvMffW7ElVoT1WyxkAs_YDCbdWqczmS-mAO7ygqbY4ZGOU1dJZBWYZQbrf-e-NtD1cYfzOGeCT8_JrBku-jNRQ0vQK-2yK-wMkHs/s400/Kuva06.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704427625939495122" /></a><br />Caramba! Francés de infantería.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNvblPLGXU8d5JKhihyphenhyphenFUJWb4ux_d-NKWDeO0_gG47nDCH5Js9WCDTCK1ju7c1whxxiMk5plBo96tfnXq_rhAeVgS6MXdJ_GSfplHegOjBTdO0-zOvDMZZ_UXPjjpeeC3Hley8aUjrP4/s1600/Kuva07.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNvblPLGXU8d5JKhihyphenhyphenFUJWb4ux_d-NKWDeO0_gG47nDCH5Js9WCDTCK1ju7c1whxxiMk5plBo96tfnXq_rhAeVgS6MXdJ_GSfplHegOjBTdO0-zOvDMZZ_UXPjjpeeC3Hley8aUjrP4/s400/Kuva07.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704427517325444322" /></a><br />While the three French cavalry regiments drive off the hapless Spanish cavalry, the French infantry gives a good ol' whupping to one square making it flee and, as the militia is brittle, the remainder join in. The last remaining French blind contains two more regiments of dragoons -things are looking might grim for our heroes!<br /><br />The remaining French infantry also start closing in on the better quality Spanish troops. Ah, and the Spanish artillery (previous in the middle of the formation, now suddenly in the right flank) is forced to flee by flanking attacks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TMXgW0X1UQwd8L0h6fc9s0JkWPKJ2uucrE2zvKOJbUgT79SIJ7z3pDa85KhSp5aTz3TvgYt701uq7zYNL1C2B7d2HT5qFc380RSOVvYhmq7Ybyw_p7rdXhg11vw5rRi9TzHIvhPbZ_E/s1600/Kuva08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TMXgW0X1UQwd8L0h6fc9s0JkWPKJ2uucrE2zvKOJbUgT79SIJ7z3pDa85KhSp5aTz3TvgYt701uq7zYNL1C2B7d2HT5qFc380RSOVvYhmq7Ybyw_p7rdXhg11vw5rRi9TzHIvhPbZ_E/s400/Kuva08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704427404457067298" /></a><br />The militia is rallied for a while, but new attacks send them running for the hills again. The other Spanish units are now also engaged and thus pinned.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZ62P_AtVpTuVs6nX0oIj6yIprmPAafdWARE9-IY4DDjBiNVLnNqzp8X6lGJNIthonbL2NkqIUjcnraZxQbm7vB-_S_Jhkzm5bf5A-cJB2M2a27IfMSIM6LFBudbiVb_3DJrkZ-ZO37k/s1600/Kuva09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZ62P_AtVpTuVs6nX0oIj6yIprmPAafdWARE9-IY4DDjBiNVLnNqzp8X6lGJNIthonbL2NkqIUjcnraZxQbm7vB-_S_Jhkzm5bf5A-cJB2M2a27IfMSIM6LFBudbiVb_3DJrkZ-ZO37k/s400/Kuva09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704427288915942738" /></a><br />The most beaten militia is allowed to flee while the others are rallied.<br />Elsewhere the Spanish guard is routed by flanking attacks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGoyGx0cp1uRTeE-8HDrGgtt-M4T_U1EZYzrxBNBcklMrEWVyBDOSd35EULXYB9OfL3m9bUa_HNJsUd_ULjvW6n32bpDruscvQnIl8YH72sOdY4Po-MEJMGNN_0a8BPKoS94N8Iyqc18/s1600/Kuva10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGoyGx0cp1uRTeE-8HDrGgtt-M4T_U1EZYzrxBNBcklMrEWVyBDOSd35EULXYB9OfL3m9bUa_HNJsUd_ULjvW6n32bpDruscvQnIl8YH72sOdY4Po-MEJMGNN_0a8BPKoS94N8Iyqc18/s400/Kuva10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704427177342952850" /></a><br />One dragoon unit routs three battalions by flanking attack and the subsequent breakthroughs leaving one Spanish battalion to defend the field in addition to one cavalry regiment on the left flank on the other side of the river. The Spaniards are soundly beaten -a historical result even if our guard units didn't get to put up a proper resistance.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWy5xKnPBrhG9pPS1FWaHzqJrsxsxl8Ae1DRKNxtzrlxEK9e_ny6Oe5SPVGSVcKHyY0VmaGIztvzjQgrcOlLUeoieEKQfRiAmWowdA5W0_1feSkcrGge0IieIpOZw4YGkXYyqBjRKlAA/s1600/Kuva11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWy5xKnPBrhG9pPS1FWaHzqJrsxsxl8Ae1DRKNxtzrlxEK9e_ny6Oe5SPVGSVcKHyY0VmaGIztvzjQgrcOlLUeoieEKQfRiAmWowdA5W0_1feSkcrGge0IieIpOZw4YGkXYyqBjRKlAA/s400/Kuva11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704427057702008562" /></a><br /><br />The system uses unit cards to see which brigade is acting. Each commander also rolls initiative point dice -being in the opposite ends of spectrum French had a positive modifier for this while the unlucky Spaniards a negative one. Quite often the card system meant double actions for one side as they got their card last from one deck and then first from the next turn's deck -never that good a thing for a game.<br /><br />Combat resolution and results seemed a bit foggy and cumbersome. Had plenty of fleeing/routing and surprisingly little damage. Undecided if this is actually a good or a bad thing.<br /><br />Some interesting concepts in the rules that look promising when you read the rules but most of them didn't really seem to work all that well in practice. The one I thought was the best was one that made the rallied units permanently shaken -no more infinite rallies with no adverse effect on the morale! British style of rule writing (sloppy or non-existing editing) don't really help using the rules.<br /><br />The rules are supposed to be quick play rules but even if you take into account all the problems involved in the first game I thought that the rules were pretty darn slow.<br /><br />Dunno if it was because of the lack of shooting but the worst part of the game was that it lacked the period feel. I think that in that aspect the game was probably the worst nappy game I've ever played and that also includes the few games of Piquet we played years ago. At least with Piquet the game flow was much better. Actually this experience was not that unlike other set of Lardies rules, <a href="http://gemigabok.blogspot.com/2012/01/troops-weapons-tactics-2.html">TWaT</a>, we tried out last fall -seemingly simple and sound in theory, but throughly rotten experience as a game.<br /><br /><br />Based on the experience from this game (and I don't mind losing, mind you, the Spanish defeat was a certainty from the first moment) the hype from the publisher seems like as inaccurate as can be:<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"The result is a set of rules that is fast and enjoyable to play, but also captures to true feel of the period."</span><br /><br />YMMV, butI think I'd rather have my teeth pulled than play with these rules again... :(<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Burgos">Wikipedia entry of the battle</a><br /><br />Janne <br />(Played: Jan 30th. GM: Aksu. French: Chris, Mr V. Spain: Aksu, Janne.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-76772368783745339352012-01-26T11:05:00.000-08:002012-01-29T12:51:28.766-08:00The Battle of Logan's Cross Roads<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQG_tkIHKvpZ9AqahwOgOMOuNlR7qprxhJ2CpgnQUYnimo_EqoqRNIJAiLd9wcvWCji8ViDpOwPg8qSruk0QS0hZ2U7OCbjPtigakI5kkNalCS0n_rnqT7uHWMyHlTYTkMW5Ekai0Dq8U/s1600/RFF.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQG_tkIHKvpZ9AqahwOgOMOuNlR7qprxhJ2CpgnQUYnimo_EqoqRNIJAiLd9wcvWCji8ViDpOwPg8qSruk0QS0hZ2U7OCbjPtigakI5kkNalCS0n_rnqT7uHWMyHlTYTkMW5Ekai0Dq8U/s200/RFF.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703145027571517634" /></a><br />Confederate probing attack with all kinds of disadvantages:<br />-Overall commander who was drunk as a skunk during the battle<br />-Nearsighted brigade commander destined to die<br />-Almost all troops are as green as they come and armed with antique flintlocks to boot.<br /><br />Overview of the battlefield from the Union's side.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYayOO2NlCnq41xQXIsFKnbphMgG7Ju-ISKAdARf_Wmsa2Z37RvHe2u8FIZfD8dNmz_Rqd69a4hYoZNW6Bw6xgvxTbgWnBeOtkI9C0I6za-4iCxI_AacVxhi-cdOwKSUrGTEaH4XZ2jt4/s1600/Kuva01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYayOO2NlCnq41xQXIsFKnbphMgG7Ju-ISKAdARf_Wmsa2Z37RvHe2u8FIZfD8dNmz_Rqd69a4hYoZNW6Bw6xgvxTbgWnBeOtkI9C0I6za-4iCxI_AacVxhi-cdOwKSUrGTEaH4XZ2jt4/s400/Kuva01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702023716012957202" /></a><br />The initial setup -Union pickets are beset with the Confederate horde.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38n9o2F1UEu6h0fuXsOf2r-PKCFJQXW-bfx42qCYZV-gXCUCoLMBPFv7uMRZ8c8ZzO3WtHqsubVEku9gwv9WcQaFPVY90lE7PiJW_vQyLeHEXdVzB7nIPeVPJbyAdEJE0IHwytHOi-e4/s1600/Kuva02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38n9o2F1UEu6h0fuXsOf2r-PKCFJQXW-bfx42qCYZV-gXCUCoLMBPFv7uMRZ8c8ZzO3WtHqsubVEku9gwv9WcQaFPVY90lE7PiJW_vQyLeHEXdVzB7nIPeVPJbyAdEJE0IHwytHOi-e4/s400/Kuva02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702023507567966162" /></a><br />Chaaaarge!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiragdhTng-tWAkZ9Mzd5-j3TxCCgABn_MeY1-WSdx0hmLi4x9t37aGiRU4O6NnncJ95xUSWxXvpZvMovFh2VmCQzJgpZ1SF5OUcVcShkG1Nb2dtBWHaWjD5yzX2_dMeGcBwNoUyNVvsJc/s1600/Kuva03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiragdhTng-tWAkZ9Mzd5-j3TxCCgABn_MeY1-WSdx0hmLi4x9t37aGiRU4O6NnncJ95xUSWxXvpZvMovFh2VmCQzJgpZ1SF5OUcVcShkG1Nb2dtBWHaWjD5yzX2_dMeGcBwNoUyNVvsJc/s400/Kuva03.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702023254529785890" /></a><br />Union pickets start withdrawing as well as reinforcement battalion arrives at the ravine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH2mQiHmXvBcvnTwdvwGe13ioiZaeOutYm70H1Dzo7XrgucbAviFgKfop6dhEbK8q7CKJKbjvvqn7xPS9yJLALyPwhCOCKYYEVMG0wy1O7XVGNETl-NiLJJVJrh4azmvFpNbIaoqeziE/s1600/Kuva04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH2mQiHmXvBcvnTwdvwGe13ioiZaeOutYm70H1Dzo7XrgucbAviFgKfop6dhEbK8q7CKJKbjvvqn7xPS9yJLALyPwhCOCKYYEVMG0wy1O7XVGNETl-NiLJJVJrh4azmvFpNbIaoqeziE/s400/Kuva04.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702023141245255810" /></a><br />The pickets have withdrawn behind the second fence.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRz6JKlQKEBDQoq2j6h_12e8pxbFK5ezUiCdgrrLN2RIsf1VYVTcMColDH9MZKv-ZsQsLKDXdRBxHEI2ZhZgfCGcCKQMBQGwrxbXhBcLwlj3i68zSf_NqVK4O0Nqt-6jda9eJjUom1mI/s1600/Kuva05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRz6JKlQKEBDQoq2j6h_12e8pxbFK5ezUiCdgrrLN2RIsf1VYVTcMColDH9MZKv-ZsQsLKDXdRBxHEI2ZhZgfCGcCKQMBQGwrxbXhBcLwlj3i68zSf_NqVK4O0Nqt-6jda9eJjUom1mI/s400/Kuva05.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702023030196611250" /></a><br />The other Union picket unit, Cavalry, gets annihilated in close combat and Crittenden starts to arrive with the Confederate main force.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoG62rNh-N4Z1XXGD9siNScg_dOdf83GANszncPRjO_wLXB-L3iLz096R_8rHle45g4mRhcogb9IpaWdqV0erG7abfUKehKqefMFIOHlRvTeCpObGGtOBCWGXqSNc4g1Km45XqUrQvUQ/s1600/Kuva06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoG62rNh-N4Z1XXGD9siNScg_dOdf83GANszncPRjO_wLXB-L3iLz096R_8rHle45g4mRhcogb9IpaWdqV0erG7abfUKehKqefMFIOHlRvTeCpObGGtOBCWGXqSNc4g1Km45XqUrQvUQ/s400/Kuva06.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702022934429071650" /></a><br />Marching towards Washington!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv_3sLDsKWMQ04uTNg9DJ8aQsFixwFywM0fQSmsK6fbYqJmPB8g_vvaXLKSQPU9GIH8Fsz8W4uE41Fpt79y9bPG5-F_uqYybiNvVv3cESMQsADqqq0LvWhkWdavpB_TZvVGf6VRRA5fE/s1600/Kuva07.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv_3sLDsKWMQ04uTNg9DJ8aQsFixwFywM0fQSmsK6fbYqJmPB8g_vvaXLKSQPU9GIH8Fsz8W4uE41Fpt79y9bPG5-F_uqYybiNvVv3cESMQsADqqq0LvWhkWdavpB_TZvVGf6VRRA5fE/s400/Kuva07.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702022827141876786" /></a><br />Union reinforcements.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNO4XuLkj03fKWBkoD1LvPupfZU0ZrI_zh3_oPBfAjk-Eg_nBP6OCKx1L97DM3_8SVLDuFiWKdTVqxYr2mnxRtNCRzJxYZl9H-NKGVYND88O7hBjEM3xp3rQD-CRg0C5dCjYwQDWrw7n0/s1600/Kuva08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNO4XuLkj03fKWBkoD1LvPupfZU0ZrI_zh3_oPBfAjk-Eg_nBP6OCKx1L97DM3_8SVLDuFiWKdTVqxYr2mnxRtNCRzJxYZl9H-NKGVYND88O7hBjEM3xp3rQD-CRg0C5dCjYwQDWrw7n0/s400/Kuva08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702022711887916274" /></a><br />On the Confederate side only the Mississippi boys have guns that have any range.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1MazDu3lTy3ApWCdQ7kIyrXIdFKKWIDdbk_cpE_nG-IL29dOGm9MLy4DZN4yTcOg3WjhT6MbnpjfkPiAHXCLBkNan2mCiFtjFU6Qyc6zUQ5ou7p5STuYHD1U0ScNH3oOs5284XYTwog/s1600/Kuva09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1MazDu3lTy3ApWCdQ7kIyrXIdFKKWIDdbk_cpE_nG-IL29dOGm9MLy4DZN4yTcOg3WjhT6MbnpjfkPiAHXCLBkNan2mCiFtjFU6Qyc6zUQ5ou7p5STuYHD1U0ScNH3oOs5284XYTwog/s400/Kuva09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702022606042530370" /></a><br />Rebel trafic jam in making. Also, Zolicoffer gets killed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgB16T-5_pFIEiuoDLcCcHgQa6jAoKdjxxab9zrFZ-yIiNr8-YcSA0aEDK5vd1MgB0JE1dDugu6LX8aR03ku_uhucgYxiH7jtRznbmiyv2CQNoUV2YBX7y85WjmzWU28c7K5o0OEJv2w/s1600/Kuva10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgB16T-5_pFIEiuoDLcCcHgQa6jAoKdjxxab9zrFZ-yIiNr8-YcSA0aEDK5vd1MgB0JE1dDugu6LX8aR03ku_uhucgYxiH7jtRznbmiyv2CQNoUV2YBX7y85WjmzWU28c7K5o0OEJv2w/s400/Kuva10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702022491019525554" /></a><br />Some not so spirited shooting.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17OTI1Qxcv0cjo_dnH1Xo3n262kmBT0GVgnUgIWVVyTRQHrd54YNwlSK_vMrqyOiKkZ8i6dUWh5ugoIyR3cAl5S9Kon9EE8H9ofPkcBkDlMmUsdeXhMT7h3_T68F3C3JqRIfIJ9b1mfY/s1600/Kuva11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17OTI1Qxcv0cjo_dnH1Xo3n262kmBT0GVgnUgIWVVyTRQHrd54YNwlSK_vMrqyOiKkZ8i6dUWh5ugoIyR3cAl5S9Kon9EE8H9ofPkcBkDlMmUsdeXhMT7h3_T68F3C3JqRIfIJ9b1mfY/s400/Kuva11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702022367316976818" /></a><br />Union reinforcements get closer. Those 2 batteries don't promise anything good for the rebels.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60If_g22VjWg49HZHG_jJu0xHBiOqsLOM8W_iB9XfEzZoAL8WknyeGVSPbtU2w0-OwZtDR46zqskH0A1t9CB0CpwluWYgbfUx2972aR_OoOor-KPA2HX7ZXlx3S4-nJ3c3jtuybWjeCw/s1600/Kuva12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60If_g22VjWg49HZHG_jJu0xHBiOqsLOM8W_iB9XfEzZoAL8WknyeGVSPbtU2w0-OwZtDR46zqskH0A1t9CB0CpwluWYgbfUx2972aR_OoOor-KPA2HX7ZXlx3S4-nJ3c3jtuybWjeCw/s400/Kuva12.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702022245845472274" /></a><br />Confederates slowly organize their troops.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkQeTsl0X5ijnxFiaHZNEfy0NOWPczXLrLhsMAXSZRrXd97B22w5Ux7AGMLMtXMxCPU3r7pOxKROLyfhvE3du8lqiIHRGn1XmPGgvixUVa76fn6pKjYP2AQR8nm26vSKoZJJPUfKviOM/s1600/Kuva13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkQeTsl0X5ijnxFiaHZNEfy0NOWPczXLrLhsMAXSZRrXd97B22w5Ux7AGMLMtXMxCPU3r7pOxKROLyfhvE3du8lqiIHRGn1XmPGgvixUVa76fn6pKjYP2AQR8nm26vSKoZJJPUfKviOM/s400/Kuva13.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702022124079519730" /></a><br />It is better not to shoot at enemy infantry at you when they are providing a meat wall against numerous enemy artillery...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4c0XeLYr-keMXbtEsCkXaWFr9IE0pRALFN9heXL-_gZp7QuozS0E8Ijs8wybZUq0I0dvQJkKlW70vF3jsq2k2QOJ3sn5jwEdVgKZXeIwKbG5i6diBtERURGAFgQypG4a4pBMi6AhEQzg/s1600/Kuva14.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4c0XeLYr-keMXbtEsCkXaWFr9IE0pRALFN9heXL-_gZp7QuozS0E8Ijs8wybZUq0I0dvQJkKlW70vF3jsq2k2QOJ3sn5jwEdVgKZXeIwKbG5i6diBtERURGAFgQypG4a4pBMi6AhEQzg/s400/Kuva14.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702021871834649250" /></a><br />Green troops on the receiving end of couple batteries is likely to result in a rout. Other units scramble to get off the open to avoid being bombarded to pieces. Confederate guns are finally in position too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Z0IhO4ASVF7e3fdD7K4RHt97qrf06rXonMOJJo95LfDmNP0Job5J5TfWK6megshKD9p6-G23_Hq78orWUW8e0XlqRlmcGLHX8QLJhCf19fOlWt3-VVJZrq3TNdmYizXR1ndSYT0Qfp0/s1600/Kuva15.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Z0IhO4ASVF7e3fdD7K4RHt97qrf06rXonMOJJo95LfDmNP0Job5J5TfWK6megshKD9p6-G23_Hq78orWUW8e0XlqRlmcGLHX8QLJhCf19fOlWt3-VVJZrq3TNdmYizXR1ndSYT0Qfp0/s400/Kuva15.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702021757938609554" /></a><br />Flee! They're are shooting human beans ovah there!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqd075N1UizW9nPGkZYwikqVFuSR4CG6UjMZKsTQOOHwlvFZxJFRbBzFyG21CqPXd-8uKcmYWEUqMHmE_74lLit2uc0yBkSOmlMRbc2aI_hPFNMpx8ok1yE9FXpHwQGPsb-XzVEIGUWE/s1600/Kuva16.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqd075N1UizW9nPGkZYwikqVFuSR4CG6UjMZKsTQOOHwlvFZxJFRbBzFyG21CqPXd-8uKcmYWEUqMHmE_74lLit2uc0yBkSOmlMRbc2aI_hPFNMpx8ok1yE9FXpHwQGPsb-XzVEIGUWE/s400/Kuva16.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702021638935794866" /></a><br />Artillery duel. Some additional Union reinforcements arrive.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVona2OS4jkGcqbw9Gcs5qI6Mb3qAAswfRO8riLAgnTatkZDWIIIOfHRTnPbYKXAbCCCOnvAoKrfN3nX5FeZ-zGXIPexLWe55O7IMlZAV-WkKeSl9SnjKOD2KI-mMxrSNTL_7FfzssXI/s1600/Kuva17.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVona2OS4jkGcqbw9Gcs5qI6Mb3qAAswfRO8riLAgnTatkZDWIIIOfHRTnPbYKXAbCCCOnvAoKrfN3nX5FeZ-zGXIPexLWe55O7IMlZAV-WkKeSl9SnjKOD2KI-mMxrSNTL_7FfzssXI/s400/Kuva17.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702021527197176722" /></a><br />Pound 'em into oblivion boys!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBYSclei_IaJZc0qa08vflolsxUNjPfewVCTToo3HOCQ6uUJXRCIs5X5vGZYbbNr9ufA2ORmFwccKV8GR7xySsFFwJSWGQnwnwmWURQEPXBIsOTVWIHWv2jywdYE2SdhBnBKBRKRa8OU/s1600/Kuva18.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBYSclei_IaJZc0qa08vflolsxUNjPfewVCTToo3HOCQ6uUJXRCIs5X5vGZYbbNr9ufA2ORmFwccKV8GR7xySsFFwJSWGQnwnwmWURQEPXBIsOTVWIHWv2jywdYE2SdhBnBKBRKRa8OU/s400/Kuva18.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702021420681653746" /></a><br />Union dilemma: how to get past the batteries?<br />BTW I have no idea why this picture is totally of different color range...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMvABnDzUT3XA3liXMniItneDK2lYOXpxYeh6ZAByhNxG2C9HemIstys9qsyJ3gzw1-79RB7QUvG-ZYVbsCY_cJwJ_1KK-71UJZyI6LLoxzkiEuUYI854X3uVSb4QXgISZSiNDnJ6TNE/s1600/Kuva19.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMvABnDzUT3XA3liXMniItneDK2lYOXpxYeh6ZAByhNxG2C9HemIstys9qsyJ3gzw1-79RB7QUvG-ZYVbsCY_cJwJ_1KK-71UJZyI6LLoxzkiEuUYI854X3uVSb4QXgISZSiNDnJ6TNE/s400/Kuva19.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702021306185559986" /></a><br />The Confederates gain control of the Mill Springs Road.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh29U4xVcAackwmmS-WvSvoJbdSKMzKrNXwNjG4Za0Df5zXKF9AtuQoVahIwLE6n-1Hb_9fsgmU4yeBkA13aFH49TUjdvk03ywnUGnQr2xtekzdClABWMXwckyGrsGYeslX1_axHNZKo/s1600/Kuva21.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh29U4xVcAackwmmS-WvSvoJbdSKMzKrNXwNjG4Za0Df5zXKF9AtuQoVahIwLE6n-1Hb_9fsgmU4yeBkA13aFH49TUjdvk03ywnUGnQr2xtekzdClABWMXwckyGrsGYeslX1_axHNZKo/s400/Kuva21.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702020883225205266" /></a><br />Here starts the lesson of not tarrying in the road column on the battlefield.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-6OsepdmF7AsfdwavP8dNhioCjC_drG8_Y1fyxZdjtKJ46BxIqT0wldFfmfw9SAV5OBgzR5Luu0S-1J2-rkqIMfU_ljHXiwGgMDgB4XqTybmxmfMP0g_ATdCCAP2pU3X6YWFbJTLQlY/s1600/Kuva22.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-6OsepdmF7AsfdwavP8dNhioCjC_drG8_Y1fyxZdjtKJ46BxIqT0wldFfmfw9SAV5OBgzR5Luu0S-1J2-rkqIMfU_ljHXiwGgMDgB4XqTybmxmfMP0g_ATdCCAP2pU3X6YWFbJTLQlY/s400/Kuva22.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702020750522858706" /></a><br />Plenty of fire but to little effect.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbXuZMG1lYGamNtXmuJ4mh0piD_2AcfkBAxl_LBSo6LZn6Y9-sKfKb_K55mX1IYXZocwfSsT1GGNzwR7Dys2TymrJswHW7zsO2iufLZxO09yFIS6shaDDpaJlU50R6o0LUcEDL7ZxJSo/s1600/Kuva23.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbXuZMG1lYGamNtXmuJ4mh0piD_2AcfkBAxl_LBSo6LZn6Y9-sKfKb_K55mX1IYXZocwfSsT1GGNzwR7Dys2TymrJswHW7zsO2iufLZxO09yFIS6shaDDpaJlU50R6o0LUcEDL7ZxJSo/s400/Kuva23.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702020637923030914" /></a><br />Advancing in heavy woods in quite slow. Even more Union reinforcements arrive.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp15k2sSURVNA852bzpmXRxM4aC76txG7N1xtVMeEXaN5DsoQQxH3ghMYotDGQuwH-39-KLJ3Quz2NLNRSLYWfJPB7GQggzKUibLeGo9ZX6lNgX-RUZgv2MWPkTpL9kSP9pg48AMCPO1I/s1600/Kuva24.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp15k2sSURVNA852bzpmXRxM4aC76txG7N1xtVMeEXaN5DsoQQxH3ghMYotDGQuwH-39-KLJ3Quz2NLNRSLYWfJPB7GQggzKUibLeGo9ZX6lNgX-RUZgv2MWPkTpL9kSP9pg48AMCPO1I/s400/Kuva24.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702020453782783970" /></a><br />The Mississippi boys keep on taking the beating...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ6FJscJgif2vjOK8ZT07p3ZcaDuNeVtMMq2f4DwtwfKZrgcrMiD5OB5a4kd-VBV0EKPGeiEvry7_U805it4fwx1RBLlOK1BVxLDI24wkKwzHbT2t7k4zJx8JK7pS72nTat9QdQaX8FE/s1600/Kuva25.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ6FJscJgif2vjOK8ZT07p3ZcaDuNeVtMMq2f4DwtwfKZrgcrMiD5OB5a4kd-VBV0EKPGeiEvry7_U805it4fwx1RBLlOK1BVxLDI24wkKwzHbT2t7k4zJx8JK7pS72nTat9QdQaX8FE/s400/Kuva25.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702020330863932642" /></a><br />...so the Tennessee rookies need to bail them out by charging and driving away the enemy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7dBE7VHK4I3xbjxwmXy_0vu1PKJ8s2MYJ5mJnQ9LIKrRig-JlMSzSESXKqn1zkv9euVbtRFdZrKNaYQAbiyzQcOgEpxSX1-GCa8MVLEmZ78ZSRsGPXo_KDbH6OanRO2PxlCHHLUvuPg/s1600/Kuva26.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7dBE7VHK4I3xbjxwmXy_0vu1PKJ8s2MYJ5mJnQ9LIKrRig-JlMSzSESXKqn1zkv9euVbtRFdZrKNaYQAbiyzQcOgEpxSX1-GCa8MVLEmZ78ZSRsGPXo_KDbH6OanRO2PxlCHHLUvuPg/s400/Kuva26.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702020212252556226" /></a><br />More Union reinforcements advance.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtCX4QjZKBUhU_yaQZXV_JGrAN1Rt_f9XUxfuzD6x8dcxskxOmBR1qrsgerGiTuNvLHNaInwm86iYeV5FW0UMbhiyQgqCEOQGEDqpDxmESVgOBXyduNVCnkFNN9ucvB7A9uXoL-Pz8AM/s1600/Kuva27.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtCX4QjZKBUhU_yaQZXV_JGrAN1Rt_f9XUxfuzD6x8dcxskxOmBR1qrsgerGiTuNvLHNaInwm86iYeV5FW0UMbhiyQgqCEOQGEDqpDxmESVgOBXyduNVCnkFNN9ucvB7A9uXoL-Pz8AM/s400/Kuva27.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702020100924413218" /></a><br />The Union troops didn't stay away for long though...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdYfhcP9pKaa8dZS9UflAGgn_zwRpKMFerOHSrOJ1l3aTHuaXAsPbQxpBFpXoOLBm7XVDt2wMswYXmwrKB4rYxeCUKubHQp4yIx7CYFDDLVMbRUo8LYyjmtJdcCQybe56A2TL4Z9X0x8/s1600/Kuva28.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdYfhcP9pKaa8dZS9UflAGgn_zwRpKMFerOHSrOJ1l3aTHuaXAsPbQxpBFpXoOLBm7XVDt2wMswYXmwrKB4rYxeCUKubHQp4yIx7CYFDDLVMbRUo8LYyjmtJdcCQybe56A2TL4Z9X0x8/s400/Kuva28.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702019986074312706" /></a><br />Firefight ensues on the other flank as well as the battalions battle it out in the orchard.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaDeKAVKQccs7e3jYR6SFKcWWs_ICZcG22F4_RIHSk2HI9IRpWB4AX93kujWmf3ih_5_9b9ZVPP9ISuEQvU3S4Pnt04GdYAu7EIIIlaW2o6Qgrjx7t7ldxsiXDNL8Kbd0eIMGiGNkmRg/s1600/Kuva29.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaDeKAVKQccs7e3jYR6SFKcWWs_ICZcG22F4_RIHSk2HI9IRpWB4AX93kujWmf3ih_5_9b9ZVPP9ISuEQvU3S4Pnt04GdYAu7EIIIlaW2o6Qgrjx7t7ldxsiXDNL8Kbd0eIMGiGNkmRg/s400/Kuva29.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702019858343271394" /></a><br />Confederates start taking positions on the edge of the wood -too bad their flintlocks have abysmally poor range.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wTqjTLM0If0tNLzUFb7v0w7-t0mkINO2IyXzhxgp-5mWYvC5B12998cEx0yONwflBeipEyXBpDLQpl0LshTF_4rLKBT4-Ovwlj6AIirNvF147RzrRqHCeDBEFSpzYoR-6clXuml56EI/s1600/Kuva30.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wTqjTLM0If0tNLzUFb7v0w7-t0mkINO2IyXzhxgp-5mWYvC5B12998cEx0yONwflBeipEyXBpDLQpl0LshTF_4rLKBT4-Ovwlj6AIirNvF147RzrRqHCeDBEFSpzYoR-6clXuml56EI/s400/Kuva30.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702019656845207506" /></a><br />Although it seemed to control it in the beginning the Confederate artillery lost the duel and retreated to the cover of the forest to secure the right flank with the Cavalry. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmOV1rcf1NOq5494TY9eR1G_NDdR_xzYxYAQOevpvn03g9D5tSYsm-RhW-E8onlDLAiizqMdeD9px__BovpPdH8g8ctYV9Rk94RtASsf_1OxgpVzew7QPvMmOUKBGfpFAfoNbrWdowcQ/s1600/Kuva31.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmOV1rcf1NOq5494TY9eR1G_NDdR_xzYxYAQOevpvn03g9D5tSYsm-RhW-E8onlDLAiizqMdeD9px__BovpPdH8g8ctYV9Rk94RtASsf_1OxgpVzew7QPvMmOUKBGfpFAfoNbrWdowcQ/s400/Kuva31.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702019493744552370" /></a><br />Lines are clearly forming on the left flank.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bszqErQHkiGy-R_O3-ggkFIIKlxyAWrJLsBtLOu8FRP8L98tjkSc-gNrnqvVerOAcrQbGMWPvLsCsov6GaJbgY0-9a25lB2lC_INF2VT20cyvYdU4_RC5-UsnanN6s_gd_CKfHWYywc/s1600/Kuva32.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bszqErQHkiGy-R_O3-ggkFIIKlxyAWrJLsBtLOu8FRP8L98tjkSc-gNrnqvVerOAcrQbGMWPvLsCsov6GaJbgY0-9a25lB2lC_INF2VT20cyvYdU4_RC5-UsnanN6s_gd_CKfHWYywc/s400/Kuva32.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702019377172879602" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately we had to end the game at this point since it was getting late.<br />Chris was going to play the last remaining rounds as a solo game to see how it went.<br />The confederate players informed Chris that since they are outgunned and outranged the only way they'll be able to win is by getting into close combat.<br /><br /><br />Here's his report:<br />Thanks! I hope everyone had fun with a very confusing and sprawling game. Strangely enough, I had thought it would get congested around the clear "lane" in the middle of the table, and instead the forces scattered to the wooded flanks! Is the artillery that powerful? Hmm ... I guess if you have flintlocks, yes, but they seem awfully easy to silence.<br /> <br />At any rate, I did finish out the final few turns. And ... how much detail do you want? In the northern woods, the Confederates retired out of close range and the Union troops realized that if they advanced they would get hit by the CSA guns in the field, so they held tight waiting for reinforcements ... which rolled Tardy every turn. So, no real action there.<br /> <br />In the main action to the south, the CSA launched its assault on turn 10, but a critical rally/retreat result on the middle regiment messed up the support waves, the far flanking units weren't able to move up in time, and the Union checked one of the two charges (both by the Trained units) with fire. The other charge started at CSA +1 and Union +0, and the CSA won by 2 and pushed the Union regiment back 2". During Union turn 10, a whole brigade piled into the CSA regiment in the salient, and pushed it back out of close range. Everybody was disordered, but the Union line looked pretty strong.<br /> <br />On the CSA turn 11, the CSA regiment at the rear table edge finally routed off the table, which brought the CSA to Heavy Casualties and Greater Casualties ... ouch (but they don't apply until next turn). The CSA managed to rally everyone in the south and launch another supported charge across the open field, but it was checked by withering fire. The CSA did manage to disorder the entire Union line again, but it was looking gloomy for the South. In the Union turn 11, the northern part of their line had to retreat out of close range - but even this was bad for the CSA, as they had to retreat out of enemy musket range but had rifles themselves to reply with. The rest of Union line rallied and kept up the fire on the CSA line, hoping for bad morale results next turn.<br /> <br />On CSA turn 12, the main CSA brigade in the south broke (all it took was rolling a 4). Four of the five regiments broke, and the fifth retired into the woods. The other pair of units from Zollicoffer's old brigade rallied, and established a sort of rearguard line. That pretty much ended the game as I saw it, but despite being driven back the CSA still held the Cumberland Pike at game's end.<br /> <br />So, the final results were: Union 2 (inflicting heavy casualties and greater casualties), CSA 1 (key position). It was a marginal victory for the Union, but all in all the CSA did pretty well with the vast limitations of their forces.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mill_Springs">Wikipedia entry of the battle</a><br /><br />Janne <br />(Played: Jan 23rd at Chateu d'Tenwolde. GM: Chris. Confederates: Janne, Mr V. Union: Aksu, Chris.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-3690053822447801162012-01-21T14:30:00.000-08:002012-01-29T11:53:01.579-08:00Libya 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuAW7wtbc23A6yANdP0BfStqcghY7yTGXnCyALlRF6uJrOz-K6OXbEzcQJJm7ZiE4Ceccaj_Hdvukcr_xyDd57j46lekBablyiCMWXI-yVECTGGGloiqtfmlhtkqM0NATVDEiPMRg3Ss/s1600/fof.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuAW7wtbc23A6yANdP0BfStqcghY7yTGXnCyALlRF6uJrOz-K6OXbEzcQJJm7ZiE4Ceccaj_Hdvukcr_xyDd57j46lekBablyiCMWXI-yVECTGGGloiqtfmlhtkqM0NATVDEiPMRg3Ss/s200/fof.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703125584899065522" /></a><br /><br />Janne N devised us a rather topical Force on Force scenario.<br /><br />There's some Libyan regulars who are emptying secret base number 45 (originally built for manufacture and storage of chemical weapons) from the gold that has been hidden in it. Leading this operation is a cousin of Gaddafi. They want to escape with their lives and as much gold as possible.<br /><br />Numerous irregular Libyan freedom fighters have arrived in the vicinity and capture the gold and the cousin of the hated former leader.<br /><br />Few British SAS troops are here to capture the chemical weapons in the base. And give the rebels support.<br /><br />Overview of the base with rebels surrounding it from two sides.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bUfdRhuVtb9_PtWuiNt3f5_UrknAb4ifIrBpMgeEz1A4TzIz-fxVPfMP7n2RKMn0vNGg1ak7mkYi9_7vK_dq55zm2LLg1VQ7cXv2cWetUWtU_IDXbvP9krLCpaur1l4uSxFprQmwZ00/s1600/Kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bUfdRhuVtb9_PtWuiNt3f5_UrknAb4ifIrBpMgeEz1A4TzIz-fxVPfMP7n2RKMn0vNGg1ak7mkYi9_7vK_dq55zm2LLg1VQ7cXv2cWetUWtU_IDXbvP9krLCpaur1l4uSxFprQmwZ00/s400/Kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700219221367171218" /></a><br />The local sheep farmer is about to get the surprise of a lifetime!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHCjceKrHmTzvMC7xrXV664Znj-a3skMccYCkbBri6QV92ZJMrES_qx33w2XJ9Y2Cu4t5u_Xw9ts6pSny9fDZAIlX_NIcFEcpcOzPFwamrtHUPg69pgewBNWf9ogOvT90V80ij8e0Hy0/s1600/Kuva2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHCjceKrHmTzvMC7xrXV664Znj-a3skMccYCkbBri6QV92ZJMrES_qx33w2XJ9Y2Cu4t5u_Xw9ts6pSny9fDZAIlX_NIcFEcpcOzPFwamrtHUPg69pgewBNWf9ogOvT90V80ij8e0Hy0/s400/Kuva2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700219128206148498" /></a><br />Couple of squads of rebels manage to reach the fence but are slaughtered there almost to a man (from the leftmost one manages to survive. This guy, Ali, picks up a machine gun from a fallen comrade and later on... it is payback time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhor2T-vB25z199F4lBZlyfP75J9mNBuqQnZNpOYqqNTMWtCfnOnUpz3cMQCAvIeJlmG-D711ZYUBVzrrMgXw4VgXsZUkiwsRkv_Yzmp77r8zBS5IUZZLaUNFeLZPsvBDjyhAHbXg3Bog4/s1600/Kuva3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhor2T-vB25z199F4lBZlyfP75J9mNBuqQnZNpOYqqNTMWtCfnOnUpz3cMQCAvIeJlmG-D711ZYUBVzrrMgXw4VgXsZUkiwsRkv_Yzmp77r8zBS5IUZZLaUNFeLZPsvBDjyhAHbXg3Bog4/s400/Kuva3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700219036300336242" /></a><br />After the positions on top of the houses have been silenced the remainder rebs on this flan surge towards the compound and the poor SAS sods, dressed in civvies, have no choice but to follow them.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IM4yAG-tm_YFdBhSJF4IEsCGpM28G7wY0Ovd4rsw-pGup-YZZO7zdjik6uqpNwOYgG15d-Vqv7-50mbsQ3whnicQ_Kc4Fh4kbcB-Z5qsBqx2PU6fOyIVFDMn26GQWNIi7lxPrExls0c/s1600/Kuva4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IM4yAG-tm_YFdBhSJF4IEsCGpM28G7wY0Ovd4rsw-pGup-YZZO7zdjik6uqpNwOYgG15d-Vqv7-50mbsQ3whnicQ_Kc4Fh4kbcB-Z5qsBqx2PU6fOyIVFDMn26GQWNIi7lxPrExls0c/s400/Kuva4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700218931125660834" /></a><br />The rebs occupy the positions now, as well as hold the enemy leader as prisoner on the leftmost building. But there's still plenty of stiff resistance from the remaining regulars. The other reb flank also starts to advance towards the compound.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnvbgO45PQLTd40WQSeTkQTJjscILXuxtUZVOCqX1UepA1_0_DTbQ0B8JiONFhBzx5Wwc41SIHfFe9k5o2h9PmNlv6Wjrmz7Ld5FMGqxu4sp-XsJkm8OSQy-WnEqWkW_8j5NtZKMQudk/s1600/Kuva5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnvbgO45PQLTd40WQSeTkQTJjscILXuxtUZVOCqX1UepA1_0_DTbQ0B8JiONFhBzx5Wwc41SIHfFe9k5o2h9PmNlv6Wjrmz7Ld5FMGqxu4sp-XsJkm8OSQy-WnEqWkW_8j5NtZKMQudk/s400/Kuva5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700218713111083138" /></a><br />The fire from the regulars sweeps the rebs from their positions on the left building. Ali has moved to the low middle building.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqpuuqXRwWKzqZBvg0j1J-beeXGgzICFZ1ugwUMkakqeFA_AjzFycR11s3034i6W0HFW9qUVR2eIeR2py5LxoYsf_7hcf7NRW8URWvQUEWcH8lCjC3F3-csplmQMzQmk3Ibuc03g6PcU/s1600/Kuva6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqpuuqXRwWKzqZBvg0j1J-beeXGgzICFZ1ugwUMkakqeFA_AjzFycR11s3034i6W0HFW9qUVR2eIeR2py5LxoYsf_7hcf7NRW8URWvQUEWcH8lCjC3F3-csplmQMzQmk3Ibuc03g6PcU/s400/Kuva6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700218622165053090" /></a><br />Enemy prisoners in the process of being moved away from the combat area. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mClcgz8-vNYamdodZE4gd1xu3vTjUtEkTfNvEVaF_ZAT4nHxmQK8BcuJW960Oc0b8SpIm0PzD_Wo0FCInmVTQOctfayqKWfrl3ohgCzQ7-hQ3sF8hYX_-mUkqVute20Y-hCTp0nznhQ/s1600/Kuva7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mClcgz8-vNYamdodZE4gd1xu3vTjUtEkTfNvEVaF_ZAT4nHxmQK8BcuJW960Oc0b8SpIm0PzD_Wo0FCInmVTQOctfayqKWfrl3ohgCzQ7-hQ3sF8hYX_-mUkqVute20Y-hCTp0nznhQ/s400/Kuva7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700218517230325730" /></a><br />Both reb technicals in action -they are rather fragile...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPo02arPDOQiqKoW6VZikuy3nm0SXDHuC76kWFQkP3ulYSEow4i2KqUH4tIjb7cG-fp3BPgpb3PrvLcWPA6MHWn_4hrNombcuwcpiQlC8lThmjKmGA-znqRIioQVagjsontd8plffHc0g/s1600/Kuva8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPo02arPDOQiqKoW6VZikuy3nm0SXDHuC76kWFQkP3ulYSEow4i2KqUH4tIjb7cG-fp3BPgpb3PrvLcWPA6MHWn_4hrNombcuwcpiQlC8lThmjKmGA-znqRIioQVagjsontd8plffHc0g/s400/Kuva8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700218198188546210" /></a><br />All the regulars have been shot to pieces.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Mz727WE87a3b_Cl7loY0yYSLhXNJe-52RJS8ihbAi4muuHj2sAnY1066z2zjfdfN8MFLr6kn15HvmR6D5Wf6jwnfTaQMkMEOnX6zbun5YNDGB4uyJatK8TukVMeTjvtvmOiQiXQl2iQ/s1600/Kuva9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Mz727WE87a3b_Cl7loY0yYSLhXNJe-52RJS8ihbAi4muuHj2sAnY1066z2zjfdfN8MFLr6kn15HvmR6D5Wf6jwnfTaQMkMEOnX6zbun5YNDGB4uyJatK8TukVMeTjvtvmOiQiXQl2iQ/s400/Kuva9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700218020904014354" /></a><br /><br />Resultwise, everyone went into negative points, but the Brits least (their commanding officer was their only casualty) so they won.<br />Rebs were almost killed to the last man and none their leaders survived so they weren't able to get the gold as the rank & rile hardly knew about it. And besides there were too few of them to try to get it from the Brits after they noticed that the barrels contained something else than chemical weapons. At least they managed to capture the Gaddafi's relative alive.<br /><br />Janne<br />(Played: Jan 16th. GM: Janne N. Libyan Army: Aksu, Mr V. Libyan rebels: Eero, Janne L. British SAS: Mr H.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-78740304264844822822012-01-21T14:16:00.001-08:002012-01-29T12:37:23.703-08:00Battle of Hanover Court House<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifj514iBvauFkhi6P_FE36rQJ7QY5bOdsBSpJtN_rqHrcocR9ngo46TaOG6Z0BU_z6U6PnK_ZngvLpBWiz472p-4adbktj7IGifkzlD_LToq8ZDVJnhHD4R3OfUJ6L8vfhyphenhyphenewFwkCKBB0/s1600/RFF.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifj514iBvauFkhi6P_FE36rQJ7QY5bOdsBSpJtN_rqHrcocR9ngo46TaOG6Z0BU_z6U6PnK_ZngvLpBWiz472p-4adbktj7IGifkzlD_LToq8ZDVJnhHD4R3OfUJ6L8vfhyphenhyphenewFwkCKBB0/s200/RFF.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703118531363978194" /></a><br /><br />May 27th 1862<br />As the Union Army of the Potomac made its way slowly towards Richmond in the summer of 1862, General McClellan received reports that a large Confederate force had maneuvered to threaten his right flank near Hanover Court House. He dispatched the entire IV Corps to counter what turned out to be a single reinforced brigade, however during the confused maneuvering the Confederates were offered a brief opportunity to smash a small Union rear guard. This scenario recreates that action, as the Confederates race against time to defeat the rear guard before the bulk of the Union IV Corps arrives on the field.<br /><br />Although outnumbering the Union troops by more than two to one, the Confederates have only 8 turns to defeat the rear guard before the IV Corps arrives on the field and they have no choice but retreat.<br /><br />Instead of sending just two battalions against the Union as happened in reality the Confederate players were allowed to use the whole force in their disposal which meant that the outcome should be pretty certain.<br /><br />Overview of the battlefield before the game started.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvaCKsLTJ-02KRL0D0Vw92TVtZ_0w9iJxDO64fvGfmoJUTxVIBKNEKHoKC-PTPpBpEs2PLbI8yHsPm3tDoQs-jmGfbL4l_zGHCsAASKufe1E0YSDMpw7lGCPrOOT0rrQO0oUJ9Ta6n-I/s1600/Kuva01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvaCKsLTJ-02KRL0D0Vw92TVtZ_0w9iJxDO64fvGfmoJUTxVIBKNEKHoKC-PTPpBpEs2PLbI8yHsPm3tDoQs-jmGfbL4l_zGHCsAASKufe1E0YSDMpw7lGCPrOOT0rrQO0oUJ9Ta6n-I/s400/Kuva01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700215154850403826" /></a><br />View from another direction.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t0vbdIdcdLxdX8FmQwGtGUAuZpHVCs29Tb-1aTZ50ErMI0pJbdTc7Itr4IX6cu2jZGnOk2JHWoBG9e3dQEOYme5Yqovbj1Ku19j1iDfKjhaQW0059ovEgWuc-noeWh4zV9FIdpt5tlM/s1600/Kuva02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t0vbdIdcdLxdX8FmQwGtGUAuZpHVCs29Tb-1aTZ50ErMI0pJbdTc7Itr4IX6cu2jZGnOk2JHWoBG9e3dQEOYme5Yqovbj1Ku19j1iDfKjhaQW0059ovEgWuc-noeWh4zV9FIdpt5tlM/s400/Kuva02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700215055497228034" /></a><br />After the initial move we have immediate firefight.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ui4R6OopNOyl_0XnC8YT_yZxz-kNIP9xy1X4cG5uHYGxzju7Hqhu9dS7XE-3dpRTwpNgZLSad4X_MIH9hqZYPnS5gP1Y3R3pnvQ3A_5Cv7PygdyGKAye0vUmBGt7-8O9P5MtfjT5Mos/s1600/Kuva03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ui4R6OopNOyl_0XnC8YT_yZxz-kNIP9xy1X4cG5uHYGxzju7Hqhu9dS7XE-3dpRTwpNgZLSad4X_MIH9hqZYPnS5gP1Y3R3pnvQ3A_5Cv7PygdyGKAye0vUmBGt7-8O9P5MtfjT5Mos/s400/Kuva03.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700214951539790098" /></a><br />Union starts refusing their left flank.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXea1vuhOS8VN2walpIKadz1g7p56v1Ls6w3nJuoRQSJkPqcahc1lY3YQ8FcKTd66MqXWdPfjX2Ni9-v5QxePIEn2tIAl15wbNs-xNteQpSnjvUJL7Ms18m-RebFnF7mHfFt48jG0_hto/s1600/Kuva04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXea1vuhOS8VN2walpIKadz1g7p56v1Ls6w3nJuoRQSJkPqcahc1lY3YQ8FcKTd66MqXWdPfjX2Ni9-v5QxePIEn2tIAl15wbNs-xNteQpSnjvUJL7Ms18m-RebFnF7mHfFt48jG0_hto/s400/Kuva04.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700214824631773010" /></a><br />The mauled Union section retreats to safety.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZO_HHKvxKDE6ggf3cBh1nv-fQEI3lvYmFlfAgEyom7UmZXrahnvmwJprI097R2JkzVCMIk1Ogtk7ona4uqPkSPx2udUMwu-GMNT-Zs0n2HB-NLoHLXACza4mr-f3Q423_Wsuan2Hyug/s1600/Kuva05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZO_HHKvxKDE6ggf3cBh1nv-fQEI3lvYmFlfAgEyom7UmZXrahnvmwJprI097R2JkzVCMIk1Ogtk7ona4uqPkSPx2udUMwu-GMNT-Zs0n2HB-NLoHLXACza4mr-f3Q423_Wsuan2Hyug/s400/Kuva05.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700214739772271682" /></a><br />Confederate left flank moves too close and gets drawn into the firefight. On the right flank the flanking maneuver is not successful.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-insEtz5QnT3_jAMywDtDQGcA4oZnd5f1kn6QPGdRgDeofyJ03DEM0WtgcKpXA2iJ0Didqqu_tSD0kmN6aOGkrs3CjT-bkZ7yMiowtyPNSIPM7baj0XHUqZvM1T-UHnBY4xXk26vrZzs/s1600/Kuva06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-insEtz5QnT3_jAMywDtDQGcA4oZnd5f1kn6QPGdRgDeofyJ03DEM0WtgcKpXA2iJ0Didqqu_tSD0kmN6aOGkrs3CjT-bkZ7yMiowtyPNSIPM7baj0XHUqZvM1T-UHnBY4xXk26vrZzs/s400/Kuva06.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700214645503339586" /></a><br />Plenty of shooting on the field.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4CrVYuhs6JCQWX8XjAYVhsHjxjdVKwEN89Y_0lNIyDkN71upreBccBqmpa0MmZxadBgQwW1I0pi8qRQPrOKDa_3iEvH2YEHCF5OYFIyob-nLJMQreDeRohDq6K5Kdjia4kmNpvnFdFI/s1600/Kuva07.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4CrVYuhs6JCQWX8XjAYVhsHjxjdVKwEN89Y_0lNIyDkN71upreBccBqmpa0MmZxadBgQwW1I0pi8qRQPrOKDa_3iEvH2YEHCF5OYFIyob-nLJMQreDeRohDq6K5Kdjia4kmNpvnFdFI/s400/Kuva07.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700214550150194050" /></a><br />While one Union battalion acts as rear guard the remainder keep on slowly sidestepping away from the field. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqhkcs4mYafQCyMQ_S1_NG9pyam0x4jhaHYXa9e7rX-_E4rNTeMpHUG2dtrUcreqTfMt01VrcUKCQVt3eAaPODvIa8Gdy5FAH3jCz9deWgimHFA4UjxN55v94AmCG0Jm4KJ859ixcVzs/s1600/Kuva08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqhkcs4mYafQCyMQ_S1_NG9pyam0x4jhaHYXa9e7rX-_E4rNTeMpHUG2dtrUcreqTfMt01VrcUKCQVt3eAaPODvIa8Gdy5FAH3jCz9deWgimHFA4UjxN55v94AmCG0Jm4KJ859ixcVzs/s400/Kuva08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700214419057302386" /></a><br />There seems to be no stopping Johnny the Reb!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgB-wiVTx4CVvxwWXPvAxoegGoO4nScZq5MT6_zMPvppUkzDJKhPFbyYUGyT1VFso3Zmg1oLqXZttnNgsI5zAY-v7VEHg2WFLHAKWhTqT6JBZVBgwssKhZn38-rkaGWKUzQFlUrnR1VM/s1600/Kuva09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgB-wiVTx4CVvxwWXPvAxoegGoO4nScZq5MT6_zMPvppUkzDJKhPFbyYUGyT1VFso3Zmg1oLqXZttnNgsI5zAY-v7VEHg2WFLHAKWhTqT6JBZVBgwssKhZn38-rkaGWKUzQFlUrnR1VM/s400/Kuva09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700214313350661602" /></a><br />The Union rear guard is having its left flank threatened.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGM-pnnMzqGPjS71fAfuw-7rtVGZBpX0z9hktOO9Y5Zfz1MiS0aObXJIrlcUmGA22L_m6HR9pU6jgNTqinLey7EvSKFrI8U1LRgeU5aZ-ld-YxWUZvd2YedgTql2wezsTNvohBYx4GXEI/s1600/Kuva10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGM-pnnMzqGPjS71fAfuw-7rtVGZBpX0z9hktOO9Y5Zfz1MiS0aObXJIrlcUmGA22L_m6HR9pU6jgNTqinLey7EvSKFrI8U1LRgeU5aZ-ld-YxWUZvd2YedgTql2wezsTNvohBYx4GXEI/s400/Kuva10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700214155495112610" /></a><br />A Confederates kinda just were drawn into this firfight. Their left flank is continuously threatened by the possible arrival of Union reinforcements.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPIwypmLjVN9mr7DnA_pVrxczgUUKI0Yz-20It9XY201mkK2mT6DEvvb7gHaST1Lf0OEL-Z_60GXXIUTe0JScvbKPIdtxyXiGOJ7ovyXB43zxwzptNzdKo96FOB8aFLhxuq3F9lPSECg/s1600/Kuva11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPIwypmLjVN9mr7DnA_pVrxczgUUKI0Yz-20It9XY201mkK2mT6DEvvb7gHaST1Lf0OEL-Z_60GXXIUTe0JScvbKPIdtxyXiGOJ7ovyXB43zxwzptNzdKo96FOB8aFLhxuq3F9lPSECg/s400/Kuva11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700213998705809570" /></a><br />Union troops start routing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU56eSeO_elu3fHoObUTGauAyY1EYnI0d_NzfkWeBsKZZrBV3oNl2c9znMTSCPz_Ap1QvB4uM_9RTAONCrxVljPrE5OcZ8wg9pW5RNYI5I5q63xjJn1kROo2A1Fr7_YoQltMPB1L9nKfc/s1600/Kuva12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU56eSeO_elu3fHoObUTGauAyY1EYnI0d_NzfkWeBsKZZrBV3oNl2c9znMTSCPz_Ap1QvB4uM_9RTAONCrxVljPrE5OcZ8wg9pW5RNYI5I5q63xjJn1kROo2A1Fr7_YoQltMPB1L9nKfc/s400/Kuva12.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700213907782975362" /></a><br />Confederates push on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtmjxH-0i9_WpiOKM4d_t2A2MUM4dj57v3-L0FD5gDNUNIpkwDVAlJWL_atRbGkYrAHacS_XCP-SsDBCNhjZZdv13m9Xi5eXPftXMraAUXOqO4sTvlc0UDD_Lr2jdblIXneq9JNJjrTo/s1600/Kuva13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtmjxH-0i9_WpiOKM4d_t2A2MUM4dj57v3-L0FD5gDNUNIpkwDVAlJWL_atRbGkYrAHacS_XCP-SsDBCNhjZZdv13m9Xi5eXPftXMraAUXOqO4sTvlc0UDD_Lr2jdblIXneq9JNJjrTo/s400/Kuva13.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700213811618360834" /></a><br />Union boys decide to sell their hides with a high cost.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPbZrLcADXHtKEqJj1RyuMgch6h6Gj_zKJ-XogzwUKcuXHm2gvle1-UW5PbfLyqy3Mf80ancwGWB4U0bHu234hYqxP_K37pEXKRFpjd2RwsXBT-Gy4N3AavHoOjjRk8Xgn0cPduiVsao/s1600/Kuva14.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPbZrLcADXHtKEqJj1RyuMgch6h6Gj_zKJ-XogzwUKcuXHm2gvle1-UW5PbfLyqy3Mf80ancwGWB4U0bHu234hYqxP_K37pEXKRFpjd2RwsXBT-Gy4N3AavHoOjjRk8Xgn0cPduiVsao/s400/Kuva14.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700213702513661970" /></a><br />Reorganizing the confederate attack took a while. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5ZrcKpfvEKIzHapIOsrJsLg4DzCMlF_Vy4-AcH2q2H_QbTVb2pRNkeluOCxJIX6hkUAV4GvzYS54q_5RNgCzmc52OAMmhzg_ZBZB-dpH9xyGfSyXIZ3mz7p1Mt-LNi6cnr64JZl-70E/s1600/Kuva15.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5ZrcKpfvEKIzHapIOsrJsLg4DzCMlF_Vy4-AcH2q2H_QbTVb2pRNkeluOCxJIX6hkUAV4GvzYS54q_5RNgCzmc52OAMmhzg_ZBZB-dpH9xyGfSyXIZ3mz7p1Mt-LNi6cnr64JZl-70E/s400/Kuva15.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700213561919490786" /></a><br />Union gets "greater casualties" marker -never a good thing. Kinda like the beginning of the end if you will...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4GPC-abYJOsuIcpt525kuMayeS0A07uPdYqIOrZE764hsImFt9tttpouzR2wEqiUtMilYzP_IpJI4CGpmljiLrcZF_EpuoYNrKzR8DBC4hEbTtxreBPmWpMbdSBoFlNWBsPdSkJ48f4/s1600/Kuva16.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4GPC-abYJOsuIcpt525kuMayeS0A07uPdYqIOrZE764hsImFt9tttpouzR2wEqiUtMilYzP_IpJI4CGpmljiLrcZF_EpuoYNrKzR8DBC4hEbTtxreBPmWpMbdSBoFlNWBsPdSkJ48f4/s400/Kuva16.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700213438937518034" /></a><br />Protect the wounded!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Jx6A4uEMFHPPVo-iZgJBBWcJbmg8EhxOEGAS-0isNPCuHz9fmJYUu4RIg5KVUTvcLvnql45fYKrconnX9WSFYe_Y5YU20RAAiDDJ2j43F2-9298OeJLRQtIVE7Zxiw4pgVyBa67a5Ws/s1600/Kuva17.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Jx6A4uEMFHPPVo-iZgJBBWcJbmg8EhxOEGAS-0isNPCuHz9fmJYUu4RIg5KVUTvcLvnql45fYKrconnX9WSFYe_Y5YU20RAAiDDJ2j43F2-9298OeJLRQtIVE7Zxiw4pgVyBa67a5Ws/s400/Kuva17.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700213336436572738" /></a><br />Confederate flanking unit finally gets into contact in column and wrecks havoc in Union troops. The other Confederate flank prepares for possible arrival of Union reinforcements.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5htcQWfKUkN47TB1lSWn65FTSNZW1nFk6kcC60TV_98xnlbArnKBIIo7j3L8dMfm2uqUFmbqxsdechJ2tcPaenMJ_9yCPvFjRereOGEDR9ryldNXigT2WO7tNa0EKrXA3aUHSkSpTpI/s1600/Kuva18.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5htcQWfKUkN47TB1lSWn65FTSNZW1nFk6kcC60TV_98xnlbArnKBIIo7j3L8dMfm2uqUFmbqxsdechJ2tcPaenMJ_9yCPvFjRereOGEDR9ryldNXigT2WO7tNa0EKrXA3aUHSkSpTpI/s400/Kuva18.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700213042597123906" /></a><br />The last Union foothold.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgps4bCwOBfSnWf-dTogTF9WDzqSJ8dEtfnoorBgPKJopXMRwhWQAZjpiFm-Ilmx02LITLqkc01-jwIJ1hna39O9TCVAHo_sEqd8eeiSbaEawGkY9gUkBpi5IFkTZFegageEulMKX6Sw-E/s1600/Kuva19.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgps4bCwOBfSnWf-dTogTF9WDzqSJ8dEtfnoorBgPKJopXMRwhWQAZjpiFm-Ilmx02LITLqkc01-jwIJ1hna39O9TCVAHo_sEqd8eeiSbaEawGkY9gUkBpi5IFkTZFegageEulMKX6Sw-E/s400/Kuva19.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700212854227962258" /></a><br />Quite different result than historically, but with the unhistorical outnumbering there was little else than could happen.<br />Also, the Union was extremely lucky with their reinforcement rolls -these never arrived!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_URVIoFBgWZWEpr6Hq8kH15amcURkBR3sP-x345Y3SnZcnSyBwfTr_f-skcv0oVOO4Qmlxers0WCzAUdwerP80KQ2HThRT0tUbHBoJGZ7necGqT5TCwdwKvSRQGKrzNIoVn4fuhgDwrw/s1600/Kuva20.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_URVIoFBgWZWEpr6Hq8kH15amcURkBR3sP-x345Y3SnZcnSyBwfTr_f-skcv0oVOO4Qmlxers0WCzAUdwerP80KQ2HThRT0tUbHBoJGZ7necGqT5TCwdwKvSRQGKrzNIoVn4fuhgDwrw/s400/Kuva20.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700212754860327202" /></a><br />Some mighty fine southern Belles for the unusual occasion of Confederate victory.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNvcOG4hURgfV4z_-xYezO10tKOsU_d45nxwNFSzpi118pJ9NkJ-obWFdxRBRwjGQGJ4NRHUIUe9h7KIASdci6o4TQi3oEQ8yZe1dBDvBcLvNGjWagFKtgHNsMs4DjG2ZYlF6doCIUiU/s1600/southern+belles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNvcOG4hURgfV4z_-xYezO10tKOsU_d45nxwNFSzpi118pJ9NkJ-obWFdxRBRwjGQGJ4NRHUIUe9h7KIASdci6o4TQi3oEQ8yZe1dBDvBcLvNGjWagFKtgHNsMs4DjG2ZYlF6doCIUiU/s400/southern+belles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702019124168922018" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hanover_Court_House">Wikipedia entry of the battle</a><br /><br />Janne (afteraction report by Chris)<br />(Played: Jan 9th at Chateu d'Tenwolde. GM: Chris. Confederates: Chris, Janne. Union: Aksu, Mr V.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-91212732001191615222012-01-21T14:13:00.000-08:002012-01-29T10:12:06.164-08:00I Ain't Been Shot Mum -Stalingrad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmuYOARF5HN5X9x1gw2ljx4xMUCvzdEcfPt7gUzwUoTwQ7RCcHnphsffAR9uKlb7GEqqUqYaaVAvkNhauKt-_GOtQJfg3I5-WWmXZI6jkFVDHZIEHo6xO7Mk0dM1wPpOD2JToQeXfcqE/s1600/iambs.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmuYOARF5HN5X9x1gw2ljx4xMUCvzdEcfPt7gUzwUoTwQ7RCcHnphsffAR9uKlb7GEqqUqYaaVAvkNhauKt-_GOtQJfg3I5-WWmXZI6jkFVDHZIEHo6xO7Mk0dM1wPpOD2JToQeXfcqE/s200/iambs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703115321790562306" /></a><br />No one else than Mr H and Janne showed up, so first we cleaned the clubroom for a while while waiting for possible other players to show up. AS no one did, we played a quick game of IAMBS set in Stalingrad with about a platoon of troops per side. The Jerries are almost at the river and just need to push a little bit further. the glorious defenders of the Motherland obviously are not going to allow this.<br /><br />While all Germans are still blinds half of the Russians are already deployed. The German flanking maneuver was not done by an empty blind as Mr H originally thought.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ClDGafHGNTyHVijIp0LZ-4Kaz7X4EMOTl-KAlHpBfQRGj8QbOyHPPnzMEuTv3m_GZ7KNpuLzqfVjyWhpyDAzDcbvJaSXgPEiddi-Sxp28fA1lMyiO1oWWuZBhHEs85b6Dq-QlsGcaBI/s1600/Kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ClDGafHGNTyHVijIp0LZ-4Kaz7X4EMOTl-KAlHpBfQRGj8QbOyHPPnzMEuTv3m_GZ7KNpuLzqfVjyWhpyDAzDcbvJaSXgPEiddi-Sxp28fA1lMyiO1oWWuZBhHEs85b6Dq-QlsGcaBI/s400/Kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700212235312861106" /></a><br />The last remaining Soviets join their commissar in a charge against the last remaining battle worthy Germans who managed to shoot the Soviets into ribbons.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI883ZGR63BRWLkepO73TzfiGFEqUJDIKdDXlokMf3Lk824_kPMWXd0yfD-YsNBeMQUwE7qKU_RTSdX3ZgIMibzFR4RM6Gyc_xdUzyaPaxEfek5stpmnWZrilJxe7HhjS-uaagbs_YY7U/s1600/Kuva2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI883ZGR63BRWLkepO73TzfiGFEqUJDIKdDXlokMf3Lk824_kPMWXd0yfD-YsNBeMQUwE7qKU_RTSdX3ZgIMibzFR4RM6Gyc_xdUzyaPaxEfek5stpmnWZrilJxe7HhjS-uaagbs_YY7U/s400/Kuva2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700212048030535522" /></a><br /><br />Plenty of ebb and flow during the game with the ruins providing good cover for the troops so finishing enemy off was an arduous and bloody task.<br /><br />Janne<br />(Played: Jan 2nd. GM: Mr H. Germans: Janne. Soviets: Mr H.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-32543678145796456432012-01-21T14:12:00.000-08:002012-01-29T09:59:14.702-08:00Gemiyear 2011 in ReviewQuite a solid year all in all.<br />Started off with playing some of Mr H's GREAT Paul Carrell influenced scenarios with Battleground WWII. Also missed some game days due to people having personal matters requiring attention.<br /><br />Late May Aksu finally managed to present us the Germany 1984 game that has been talked about for years. This was originally going to be played using Modern Spearhead, but we decided to switch over to Cold War Commander which is a more solid set of rules.<br /><br />Summer was quiet on the game front, as usual. Weekend at the countryside and summer vacations etc. At Chris' we managed to play one game of Regimental Fire & Fury with 10mm figures, a project Chris has been doing with Andy.<br /><br />In the autumn gaming started with new vigor and in WWII games Battleground WWI was replaced by I Ain't Been Sot Mum, although we did give the more complex TooFatLardies ruleset, Troops, Weapons & Tactics, also a good ol' try. Autumn also brought Janne N with Force on Force which was immediately a hit among us.<br /><br />And finally ACW rules at Chris started again. The schedule seems to be that on odd weeks we play at the clubroom and on the even weeks we play ACW at chateu d'Tenwolde.<br /><br />If for some reason an ACW game can't be played, as a backup plan we are prepared to start processing the unpainted plastic at the clubroom -that is, start a sweatshop production line with them.<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-51200246020960467062012-01-21T13:12:00.000-08:002012-01-29T09:42:21.160-08:00Operation Smash and Grab - Feb 14th 1945<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAr0uSWMvjuZcl3J8Dcw9GVX32J5VzxwzTllrmANvvh9C6O_laZTlrxWXInOiu_Jild5fOd-v4R9zUucNl3KDue-br3aZpBTdaWObYB2JUcuv5GGWlTe1nUV12QMKkFK6RqGnFDRk3_tU/s1600/fof.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAr0uSWMvjuZcl3J8Dcw9GVX32J5VzxwzTllrmANvvh9C6O_laZTlrxWXInOiu_Jild5fOd-v4R9zUucNl3KDue-br3aZpBTdaWObYB2JUcuv5GGWlTe1nUV12QMKkFK6RqGnFDRk3_tU/s200/fof.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703106970656332466" /></a><br />Aksu wanted to give Force on Force a try with a WWII scenario.<br />In it British paratroopers try to intercept a small German convoy and capture a top rocket scientist. For simplicity's sake we used the same terrain as in the previous FoF games as it was still on the table.<br /><br />There was a small outpost of Jerries guarding the crossroads and just as the paras had managed to overcome these a Kubelwagen zoomed in. And a truck after that. The paras managed to finish off the Jerries in no time and didn't even hurt the scientist in process.<br /><br />Here we have the outpost silenced, Kubelwagen halted and the truckful of Jerries kept in bay.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQYpzV9O3d0Da80HJk5tpf719Y0GY1yjoFpLfubbA_-ap-20undhgJKDjtOevT2qJNtHx2TSmLD65t75qRtTdPo55hluPqRaiOtoYk4bK_1Erqf861yVMU_tB8eCq4IyhEj-DoseVm_8/s1600/Kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQYpzV9O3d0Da80HJk5tpf719Y0GY1yjoFpLfubbA_-ap-20undhgJKDjtOevT2qJNtHx2TSmLD65t75qRtTdPo55hluPqRaiOtoYk4bK_1Erqf861yVMU_tB8eCq4IyhEj-DoseVm_8/s400/Kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700197112411083570" /></a><br /><br />It seemed that Force on Force worked just fine with WWII troops too.<br />Hmmm, the club has kilos of unpainted 20mm plastics, like colonials, so using the rules for skirmishes involving Foreign Legionnaires or British redcoats would probably work too. Also doing a Finnish Civil War game has long intrigued me...<br /><br />Janne<br />(Played: Dec 19th. GM: Aksu. British: Janne, Mr H. Germans: Aksu, Mr V.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-52658638195109450922012-01-21T13:03:00.001-08:002012-01-29T05:07:16.730-08:00Battle of Misty Creek<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvSqdR4W9bWGvGzYLySpn6EHmYcIgRgTYkNqXUSU5L__8kR_eD7ohYzLl4m4dqjswDXl3YaWswdmjN5Icy4XEO2wubq0TNTjOPte__suljGCCpMfDr4e7cCGgdM8GWjfA-ZaSlZYoBQ8/s1600/RFF.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvSqdR4W9bWGvGzYLySpn6EHmYcIgRgTYkNqXUSU5L__8kR_eD7ohYzLl4m4dqjswDXl3YaWswdmjN5Icy4XEO2wubq0TNTjOPte__suljGCCpMfDr4e7cCGgdM8GWjfA-ZaSlZYoBQ8/s200/RFF.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703032586653073442" /></a><br />The game begun by having both sides encamped on different sides of a river with plenty of mist around the river limiting vicibility. The river had a bridge and several places where it <span style="font-style:italic;">might</span> be fordable -meaning you randomly rolled when your troops were near enough of the suspected ford.<br /><br />Here we see the battlefield from the Confederate side. The mists haven't yet been placed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxBPOeinqAugkHtUeriO02EKA8jdfXocTbsBeAFQHPuYqWY-irAO816aYy970z8fKrxJIsnNvErYgXw4eU9OfBYZOAdRyRbZKlznKIyXdNUecaG21L03cFSqz3AwCwfbMXXO0l3ba99M/s1600/Kuva01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxBPOeinqAugkHtUeriO02EKA8jdfXocTbsBeAFQHPuYqWY-irAO816aYy970z8fKrxJIsnNvErYgXw4eU9OfBYZOAdRyRbZKlznKIyXdNUecaG21L03cFSqz3AwCwfbMXXO0l3ba99M/s400/Kuva01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700195086128024098" /></a><br />Both try to flank from left by fording. The leftmost Confederates have to wade through forest for a wile to reach the ford and the other Confederate battalion in extended line searches for ford in vein. The Union however finds a usable for right next to their encampment. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQmZTdzatYqBVCDZHT3iO5_8H-bc9Ujiw6PuPG7gvciur7vI6IkIN2Rg21ZOZnQBdEBeyvQHvrBLf3fTQTBzyFQzcW6MOpT0-gdd49pEt8D4tMa9E9vZ1jxB7Jcc2Q5bvUW88dKpV2wA/s1600/Kuva02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQmZTdzatYqBVCDZHT3iO5_8H-bc9Ujiw6PuPG7gvciur7vI6IkIN2Rg21ZOZnQBdEBeyvQHvrBLf3fTQTBzyFQzcW6MOpT0-gdd49pEt8D4tMa9E9vZ1jxB7Jcc2Q5bvUW88dKpV2wA/s400/Kuva02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700194982687818786" /></a><br />Manning the fences while pickets probe the possible ford/enemy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKH6S2UTy-NepDWHNgCO4oOMJSmSrvHlYqROM0FLCsbhNKcM079qCoUojQDMm0DRlIvTH1gUvnT9vXQaN8W3bSUyFE1Zl5T_1oPQDq-Z2RbXHtdauDMqau0C6TWx_-ZktfSamhgXgWJk/s1600/Kuva03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKH6S2UTy-NepDWHNgCO4oOMJSmSrvHlYqROM0FLCsbhNKcM079qCoUojQDMm0DRlIvTH1gUvnT9vXQaN8W3bSUyFE1Zl5T_1oPQDq-Z2RbXHtdauDMqau0C6TWx_-ZktfSamhgXgWJk/s400/Kuva03.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700194893678256978" /></a><br />Morning mists have lifted so it is time to produce some gun smoke instead...<br />Union's flanking attack is already on firing range and they are getting a third battalion over. The attack is also supported their pickets on the other side of the river. Also they got their battery to the bridge where it has a good field of fire and a central position.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7cGOD-AKmU0kMqbBMwolAKvFlASsaeRuXASC8qPVGxqhTu85nBKG57zmsnxhLDaeN_igpX2KYFmDWVdscupVxo5hgt0dm0FPg62oqcwIMYa8ZS2_u0A9jXp-3rHK186R-PF-CuMVjFQ/s1600/Kuva04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7cGOD-AKmU0kMqbBMwolAKvFlASsaeRuXASC8qPVGxqhTu85nBKG57zmsnxhLDaeN_igpX2KYFmDWVdscupVxo5hgt0dm0FPg62oqcwIMYa8ZS2_u0A9jXp-3rHK186R-PF-CuMVjFQ/s400/Kuva04.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700194793772822706" /></a><br />Confederates getting outgunned...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp-PcU3zO6bibTExdFJPd5ejwjpmCdQA0MQIm8D8x-nJKejLEDrBkMeN0mCOGqRoGC31tIE26X4LkWJYJ5dKp0-fYwfrkVCibpC_2V-WZ6p5NuoSLrNxez1TMW-pWz_bkNp9_QCeC1HE/s1600/Kuva05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp-PcU3zO6bibTExdFJPd5ejwjpmCdQA0MQIm8D8x-nJKejLEDrBkMeN0mCOGqRoGC31tIE26X4LkWJYJ5dKp0-fYwfrkVCibpC_2V-WZ6p5NuoSLrNxez1TMW-pWz_bkNp9_QCeC1HE/s400/Kuva05.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700194686281514610" /></a><br />...so they decide to get the hell out of Dodge.<br />Note how Confederates have managed to start their flanking maneuver with one battalion over the river while Union has four battalions over and penetrating deep into enemy side.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcOp07A3o0Osz1mbxO04JmfYUSJ93DEoFg8NAVhJGkcZI_ZHYRIihOHvmGyGSgo_R00WTS5X1z4Ks3rjzaeeskDYtZzDEsifb8PO-i4dPqE0Rave3y8jslYlzsvuU63CR6cQLMagLXfY/s1600/Kuva06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcOp07A3o0Osz1mbxO04JmfYUSJ93DEoFg8NAVhJGkcZI_ZHYRIihOHvmGyGSgo_R00WTS5X1z4Ks3rjzaeeskDYtZzDEsifb8PO-i4dPqE0Rave3y8jslYlzsvuU63CR6cQLMagLXfY/s400/Kuva06.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700194576540741762" /></a><br />Confederates retreating into less precarious positions.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f223qd-faE3OvbWxzaTnnCJWBcJkeFW9YRajoId1tj3OrU4nwZHvg8_GP72U5p04TzDCnAYfDMNBwaHoVViWYu-u69EFkEtsTkKs3Pztyk_SVY_7pn_amnQg5rlV-xTya0dsJihb_cs/s1600/Kuva07.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f223qd-faE3OvbWxzaTnnCJWBcJkeFW9YRajoId1tj3OrU4nwZHvg8_GP72U5p04TzDCnAYfDMNBwaHoVViWYu-u69EFkEtsTkKs3Pztyk_SVY_7pn_amnQg5rlV-xTya0dsJihb_cs/s400/Kuva07.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700194478277896818" /></a><br />Confederate flanking attack gets finally underway. Unfortunately Union begins to redeploy their artillery in order to receive them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZegMZLjTLjIrhyA4hznvZ_rjiok9DnT6AXKljnT_fSQd3_pHVH8oOneL7iQ_IGQI2LkdodWIihkDRGpRd83tLWJvlUiDMHRer2PifVqgZQmrSyX8S-rj2Ohx2eewcLJtWbo7gdxKq0_w/s1600/Kuva08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZegMZLjTLjIrhyA4hznvZ_rjiok9DnT6AXKljnT_fSQd3_pHVH8oOneL7iQ_IGQI2LkdodWIihkDRGpRd83tLWJvlUiDMHRer2PifVqgZQmrSyX8S-rj2Ohx2eewcLJtWbo7gdxKq0_w/s400/Kuva08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700194381741113602" /></a><br />New defense lines. On the right there's a hill between the lines.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlrjKLm5ltuw33gDn2qQ06Q5ozGXv3kZgxLhmPvtckMyLM8bTOyAdCZOb-qWZQAm5RxtQyl4aQBM6kNFVjSGR8Np5yY-RNcDeH3vDbuys6wQzT0ouY5DeQKHehcjO_l2Axm-ugNDyUFc/s1600/Kuva09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlrjKLm5ltuw33gDn2qQ06Q5ozGXv3kZgxLhmPvtckMyLM8bTOyAdCZOb-qWZQAm5RxtQyl4aQBM6kNFVjSGR8Np5yY-RNcDeH3vDbuys6wQzT0ouY5DeQKHehcjO_l2Axm-ugNDyUFc/s400/Kuva09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700194272137100994" /></a><br />View from the side.<br />Far off the Confederate flanking maneuver is being shot to pieces by two Union batteries.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6ZRDa9Q9VjAfIA6IokCUeBHssGFvDmQQO__M73sJ4Oa0b2YZqRnXR-tXo_7HQF2S22GMzJZForUyKLrEGdv2ubXHWauU8yqGrqSwQs_EVCl2t744cr2k1hQgNPojmQIXgx-EObwrSsg/s1600/Kuva10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6ZRDa9Q9VjAfIA6IokCUeBHssGFvDmQQO__M73sJ4Oa0b2YZqRnXR-tXo_7HQF2S22GMzJZForUyKLrEGdv2ubXHWauU8yqGrqSwQs_EVCl2t744cr2k1hQgNPojmQIXgx-EObwrSsg/s400/Kuva10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700194011779561650" /></a><br />Union camp and the murderous batteries.<br />They managed to destroy the flanking Confederate artillery and inflict some casualties on the infantry before these decide to head back to safety of their side of the river.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyq6XuYL8z_S4ozQ8XdM0CjHafhoW_IX7YRWb_jCilThvOeNpT8ZgUVE1WIVkZBMlC_20BfVeDTMP-wtbM43KoctAxkn41aiLXEYnnbpOWPGmV2t6eWthHf1jMx_eZ5mz9FSiPZt4EPPQ/s1600/Kuva11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyq6XuYL8z_S4ozQ8XdM0CjHafhoW_IX7YRWb_jCilThvOeNpT8ZgUVE1WIVkZBMlC_20BfVeDTMP-wtbM43KoctAxkn41aiLXEYnnbpOWPGmV2t6eWthHf1jMx_eZ5mz9FSiPZt4EPPQ/s400/Kuva11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700193308146267858" /></a><br /><br />The "Battle of Misty Creek" - a scenario loosely based on an early war encounter between two divisions of raw recruits who were surprised to find themselves camped in close proximity after the morning fog lifted! A special welcome to Eero, who braved Horse & Musket gaming from his usual 20th century haunts and also doubled as a photographer - hopefully we didn't put you off!<br /><br />The battle opened with a swift Union flanking attack over a ford in the north with one of their infantry brigades (Mr V), while the their artillery massed in the center to hold the bridge, supported by their second infantry brigade (Aksu). The Confederates were slower in launching their own flank attack (Eero), due to the confusing terrain, and thus the Union attack caught them in the north before they were able to organize their own offensive efforts. The Union attack pressed forward steadily, however the CSA defenders (Janne) were able to pull back and form a solid defensive line.<br /><br />As the fighting settled into a protracted firefight in the north, the Confederates finally crossed the stream in the south only to find themselves facing the hastily redeployed second brigade backed by the massed Union artillery. The 24 Union guns proved too much, and the CSA flanking brigade withdrew back over the river. At this point the battle drew to a close, with neither side eager to advance and come to grips, but the Confederates faced with the necessity of an eventual withdrawal in the face of superior Union artillery, especially after losing most of their own guns to the withering union rifle and artillery fire. Losses on both sides were very light, amounting to only about a hundred men for the Union (3 infantry stands of a breakpoint of 30) and a couple hundred for the CSA (4 infantry and 3 cannon from a breakpoint of 31), although the loss of their artillery would be felt. All in all, its seemed a faithful reproduction of those "confused probing attacks" one is always reading about!<br /><br />Due to me being late in finalizing preparations, a somewhat complicated and slow start to the battle (which was double the size of previous encounters), nasty terrain, and the problems inherent in maneuvering green troops with inexperienced leaders, we only managed 10 tens in about 3 hours of gaming time. This was a slower pace than previously, and unfortunately we didn't come to final grips as we had in previous battles. As Mr V mentioned during our discussion, given more time to prepare I probably could have done a better job of streamlining the first 2-4 turns of breaking camp and initial maneuvering, and I'm sure that with a full four hours and some better planning we could have made more progress (although it may still have ended in a face-off). Live and learn!<br /><br />Janne (afteraction report by Chris)<br />(Played: Dec 15th at Chateu d'Tenwolde. GM: Chris. Confederates: Eero, Janne. Union: Aksu, Mr V.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-12964086597093302952012-01-21T12:59:00.000-08:002012-01-26T14:15:59.906-08:00Traditional Christmas PartyNo games this year though, but instead a video evening at Mr V.<br />So we ended up boozing and eating all kinds of goodies -Chris did American style popcorn but kinda went overboard with the butter...<br /><br />Started off with The Battle of the River Plate aka. Pursuit of the Graf Spee (UK 1956).<br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xvFgWeuFnRg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Eero had some bits to show from a contemporary US TV series set in Afghanistan. But for the life of me I can't recall the name of the series anymore...<br /><br />We also watched assorted bits from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obBpLyIgbww">They Fought for their Country/Motherland/Land</a> (USSR 1975). I recall seeing this on the telly as a wee lad and it was nice to see the few familiar scenes again. (Click the link for the movie -they don't want it to be embedded)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFMKS7hKaaDd5FmXUpvlGJjbd7pc3Y3TMAuas54a3DX6SjbGOUOQ_lOXHc_xf77VUbOF6LURCOITjWqmSweIHVnRy1L_a20SLT7ue7jlwsLFMWtVnxNfnqgVvHJmXLHSWsdtfOXYT5q8/s1600/theyfoughtDVD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFMKS7hKaaDd5FmXUpvlGJjbd7pc3Y3TMAuas54a3DX6SjbGOUOQ_lOXHc_xf77VUbOF6LURCOITjWqmSweIHVnRy1L_a20SLT7ue7jlwsLFMWtVnxNfnqgVvHJmXLHSWsdtfOXYT5q8/s400/theyfoughtDVD.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702061945984181618" /></a><br /><br />Since we didn't have time to watch another whole movie we checked the Poltava battle scenes from Sovereign's Servant (Russia 2007).<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/24gQKRF9aJ0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Mr V also showed bits of A Game for Vultures (UK 1979) which was kinda topical for us due to our recent games of Force on Force.<br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R0WJQlDlxmU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Finally we finished the evening off with some Black Adder Goes Forth as Chris hadn't seen any episodes of this brilliant series where Rowan Atkinson shows his true talent. Plenty of other great British actors like Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are in it as well.<br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HsE1WqZBGmM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Dec 8th (Present: Aksu, Chris, Eero, Janne, Mr H, Mr V)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-82381558799457583182012-01-21T12:41:00.000-08:002012-01-29T12:38:00.364-08:00Battle of Boonville<p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbrxHYb8NyMmPQUVXhusK388UL3rTvwaUoHWBXDoL-9w_bXfhdUYXg4qTmRlII5c_8Kqs_UUiFbjTa9Mwq9rIlIFnCQtUS5WBytYTOLvaNgxAeTVIywF4n_bdwCIHj-aU6l-g4DKyUeU/s1600/RFF.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbrxHYb8NyMmPQUVXhusK388UL3rTvwaUoHWBXDoL-9w_bXfhdUYXg4qTmRlII5c_8Kqs_UUiFbjTa9Mwq9rIlIFnCQtUS5WBytYTOLvaNgxAeTVIywF4n_bdwCIHj-aU6l-g4DKyUeU/s400/RFF.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702018677323285522" /></a><br />Troops from both sides arrive to the field. The farm is already occupied by the best troops the Confederates have.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcGXfcRHAHsSTTFNB-LczuQ6VdwGRV6rTnEE48iSbJI0D0qaXHDm2zqUc9Y2VbaIz0PcUwNRO0S9zGbsT_5fuW90X1aadG4omb_bBDMJGEVKOTRVv0IHKhg99z3RMKFhamktbDCBgIGE/s1600/kuva5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcGXfcRHAHsSTTFNB-LczuQ6VdwGRV6rTnEE48iSbJI0D0qaXHDm2zqUc9Y2VbaIz0PcUwNRO0S9zGbsT_5fuW90X1aadG4omb_bBDMJGEVKOTRVv0IHKhg99z3RMKFhamktbDCBgIGE/s400/kuva5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700192516805264674" /></a><br />The Confederate defense line.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xNga2xuoLSr975vHbadyr0wOtEmy3yCF2VfjHrCWHDD6vrwTTvfaUBbrzmDSzhLzoHYXaL2ajI_1F_6larvkPwXoqGSIzag9ZxyUNwZ6OEA808F6UGlvssQnisM7uFKTz0Ci7g9cVt0/s1600/kuva6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xNga2xuoLSr975vHbadyr0wOtEmy3yCF2VfjHrCWHDD6vrwTTvfaUBbrzmDSzhLzoHYXaL2ajI_1F_6larvkPwXoqGSIzag9ZxyUNwZ6OEA808F6UGlvssQnisM7uFKTz0Ci7g9cVt0/s400/kuva6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700192463787378818" /></a><br />Union troops organize their attack.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZVFT0fBEIQQccgplOoAbP3XTB4RZxLfVL_hsmd49Mv12x3BGMDMDLQZFwkDXN5aPuxuJTYNPbB0HKaNf9nnHS1nrHHXCnIgVPKUoVCHnKzjYqLqLr3C75PE5T9_rtFiWV-YqbkeXWrQ/s1600/kuva7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZVFT0fBEIQQccgplOoAbP3XTB4RZxLfVL_hsmd49Mv12x3BGMDMDLQZFwkDXN5aPuxuJTYNPbB0HKaNf9nnHS1nrHHXCnIgVPKUoVCHnKzjYqLqLr3C75PE5T9_rtFiWV-YqbkeXWrQ/s400/kuva7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700192414564584370" /></a><br />The Confederate flanking threat is immediately halted and routed by the first Union salvo earning the fleeing unit the dreaded chicken marker.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rXCQ4Z1oXv3AUEACxe_ZLnNQCyer7e0YQWgIfeeYao8tQJycqC3t6IQG529wT1IAoe0r5W1XoyKilg_Zh5xMruBTKMjt2CcqbTKmn0Xhqtubz00qDbSvvSEbz_tGfxgnQfr2YG-pDtk/s1600/kuva8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rXCQ4Z1oXv3AUEACxe_ZLnNQCyer7e0YQWgIfeeYao8tQJycqC3t6IQG529wT1IAoe0r5W1XoyKilg_Zh5xMruBTKMjt2CcqbTKmn0Xhqtubz00qDbSvvSEbz_tGfxgnQfr2YG-pDtk/s400/kuva8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700192352403232818" /></a><br />The Confederate reinforcements join the line in time to receive the Union attack and plug the gap made by other fleeing battalion.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SUIwk5iLgsqc6cpGt8Y1OIzUyOVzQ1WwGMtcXVjmcESWPwAG6k6QyyPZbWoOWHm3AeAeaCepah9JbzSVaLWIhDgOzth3W3ekLVbch40Yg1GoFUK5_vGQrNCA9G0wGai3WoHZ3j_KKBI/s1600/kuva9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SUIwk5iLgsqc6cpGt8Y1OIzUyOVzQ1WwGMtcXVjmcESWPwAG6k6QyyPZbWoOWHm3AeAeaCepah9JbzSVaLWIhDgOzth3W3ekLVbch40Yg1GoFUK5_vGQrNCA9G0wGai3WoHZ3j_KKBI/s400/kuva9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700192295072444354" /></a><br />As the firefight continues both routing Confederate battalions reform and move back towards the fray. Union infantry mounts an attack against the farm.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjtOLq44VLuBeEnur6ifK11jcIkY-K7ZT80m8hlwf3Y94iwXgiNDcedUPFnqH10jWBdxhliIGFvapkIlNQyBslaVsfZOGGFVYLrGkZCQJWZ7aMqeSt-XBxKXchaZJeaszStH1l7y9_yg/s1600/kuva10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjtOLq44VLuBeEnur6ifK11jcIkY-K7ZT80m8hlwf3Y94iwXgiNDcedUPFnqH10jWBdxhliIGFvapkIlNQyBslaVsfZOGGFVYLrGkZCQJWZ7aMqeSt-XBxKXchaZJeaszStH1l7y9_yg/s400/kuva10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700192215457860562" /></a><br />The farm defenders drive the attacking Union infantry away but the situation doesn't exactly improve for them as Union artillery starts pounding them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRWsiHHkT0Cs7dlwGsdJ0UlQPxNF7t-XY6AOeEYojTLHux3Eya6NTax8Luxl9qGuFUDSuEsGvx6zCoAk2PeaoKZHwA7tsdEGis8EH4Rroqy2I-xaJHD8I2pbrv1gLjRNUIv_A4sJv9MY/s1600/kuva11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRWsiHHkT0Cs7dlwGsdJ0UlQPxNF7t-XY6AOeEYojTLHux3Eya6NTax8Luxl9qGuFUDSuEsGvx6zCoAk2PeaoKZHwA7tsdEGis8EH4Rroqy2I-xaJHD8I2pbrv1gLjRNUIv_A4sJv9MY/s400/kuva11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700192160533690514" /></a><br />Confederate mounted infantry has managed to secure the flank.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx01GZ9uj8P6fqi8HxEuvBLlLiKIvhd9elZFCU1_9DNBVHt-Q1kA9_e1bZKzQayqL673XMYyAUQQJmNdRS3SuNN1awMuO8sBg-Kpu7VCvzjRDhqJiS0ia2q7h3ECF2T70MTTOf0zF45NQ/s1600/kuva12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx01GZ9uj8P6fqi8HxEuvBLlLiKIvhd9elZFCU1_9DNBVHt-Q1kA9_e1bZKzQayqL673XMYyAUQQJmNdRS3SuNN1awMuO8sBg-Kpu7VCvzjRDhqJiS0ia2q7h3ECF2T70MTTOf0zF45NQ/s400/kuva12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700192094824886450" /></a><br />Both units involved in the farm fighting are no routing -the Confederates from the artillery fire.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI18Y90q0C8lLEHDBQDu0YqLWndpmFSH7OznvD3P8w5M7jOoo0ONFMe-P3BFIUuj29vG9nRCiQKaEGzO8Cn6N6q-_LFQo9quPpIJxWX4n15ZxsJwlbv9yyN2yPeINZTybnFmukRhinmc/s1600/kuva13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI18Y90q0C8lLEHDBQDu0YqLWndpmFSH7OznvD3P8w5M7jOoo0ONFMe-P3BFIUuj29vG9nRCiQKaEGzO8Cn6N6q-_LFQo9quPpIJxWX4n15ZxsJwlbv9yyN2yPeINZTybnFmukRhinmc/s400/kuva13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700192031768194978" /></a><br />More Confederates start running towards the hills...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8e846d1h8_zksKdeoPnT9-aGnUv9Yl-iNoC6HvSdO6S6acNw0m0UAN8p8Bc4Viq0HymTx8nHEnBWs3ivknQLnmNDmLUpuoN3pzaxz0jrePhZE8opP_RmUle7fNGDIt-hMDnpq9ixIK1c/s1600/kuva14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8e846d1h8_zksKdeoPnT9-aGnUv9Yl-iNoC6HvSdO6S6acNw0m0UAN8p8Bc4Viq0HymTx8nHEnBWs3ivknQLnmNDmLUpuoN3pzaxz0jrePhZE8opP_RmUle7fNGDIt-hMDnpq9ixIK1c/s400/kuva14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700191974309735154" /></a><br />...until finally there's no one to defend the fence line against the Union troops<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvXWLuY6X3qRiZuRPTH1LMv-0XJcijGIW4XskATuhpYRKdgOmB4JJnTUt5-guzbpb-b4hv4w3QhWT96m7oni5TSv7EFdcGCT1FXp2zUOSO_f5a1sLJlQKOmyWxEv5VoIwPq6Y03bjJyk/s1600/kuva15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvXWLuY6X3qRiZuRPTH1LMv-0XJcijGIW4XskATuhpYRKdgOmB4JJnTUt5-guzbpb-b4hv4w3QhWT96m7oni5TSv7EFdcGCT1FXp2zUOSO_f5a1sLJlQKOmyWxEv5VoIwPq6Y03bjJyk/s400/kuva15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700191928285393762" /></a><br />The 10mm Confederate mounted infantry.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWip0z9CLBrLeZM-jcsWs7wFaf57xgIpnWxqORqpswL3ruaUhVT6-pEApKEc-IKB259w5wb7d0NThbcrf3l9yagaUnPZn5nkShuRek63JP_4zUy4q7rKjYaOI0vqUiXuarS1oFIJg2MS0/s1600/kuva16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWip0z9CLBrLeZM-jcsWs7wFaf57xgIpnWxqORqpswL3ruaUhVT6-pEApKEc-IKB259w5wb7d0NThbcrf3l9yagaUnPZn5nkShuRek63JP_4zUy4q7rKjYaOI0vqUiXuarS1oFIJg2MS0/s400/kuva16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700191864580554882" /></a><br />The mighty Union chicken troops.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1-i3yAL34NYUoppBTXADrz7ZF0byIewON4G1mLfx0TErmWzXuwLMtO8nDIIau6_on28C9FLuURDDihfmpXw2mpheUtuo8v1ReAM0stpcqOPayz1hGClj3DxOrV1Fka2QfDAdhLbuvYs/s1600/kuva17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1-i3yAL34NYUoppBTXADrz7ZF0byIewON4G1mLfx0TErmWzXuwLMtO8nDIIau6_on28C9FLuURDDihfmpXw2mpheUtuo8v1ReAM0stpcqOPayz1hGClj3DxOrV1Fka2QfDAdhLbuvYs/s400/kuva17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700191735855214914" /></a><br />"How far are my routed troops fleeing?"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2kJQvxliGoFJZqQHv77MZ9cuR2pls-NhG3bpvTW6SBwodLtKZmm1kFOIIXXnpi6u6avu4SmfOXhfzrZnYEZngEY7DcGF0elejawLvRq0z0ylbOvzGncvH9qEGtX4le30jdUmlOZome8/s1600/kuva18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2kJQvxliGoFJZqQHv77MZ9cuR2pls-NhG3bpvTW6SBwodLtKZmm1kFOIIXXnpi6u6avu4SmfOXhfzrZnYEZngEY7DcGF0elejawLvRq0z0ylbOvzGncvH9qEGtX4le30jdUmlOZome8/s400/kuva18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700191666189521042" /></a><br />"Hot diggity dang, ah say that we draw the line... here!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ANwBW2NoqLteDFhIX7YsSzP1oAzspH3InXwZMT8-mU4aWAUuSCb77rAWGuPe-Oy3AyLwsHQB4aOGt805Pp2uxun4h922B4pDwhBXiGngndm01Ha2O8aE3kVliMTFIEKooHDWjw1jQhU/s1600/kuva19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ANwBW2NoqLteDFhIX7YsSzP1oAzspH3InXwZMT8-mU4aWAUuSCb77rAWGuPe-Oy3AyLwsHQB4aOGt805Pp2uxun4h922B4pDwhBXiGngndm01Ha2O8aE3kVliMTFIEKooHDWjw1jQhU/s400/kuva19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700191611295027394" /></a><br />When he heard that we were going to play a ACW game, Janne N supplied Aksu, Janne and Mr V with mighty fine ACW ties he had bought on his travels. The guys all dressed like gentlemen and wore these fine garments to surprise Chris who didn't even notice them. Until he was told about them at the end of the game -cheers!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOK7zTSMrneqMOoVVZcaaveZYS0ZOr2e88tl8rducOWcgrEfT1i_m8yzLtXoHinATIDjJ1ZzWkydR1agQcCl7fPnqX8Unj0KOEpEb8fqYb8GeLxmlz0cU_G_O-zXygnqClWpUSe5fyn1o/s1600/kuva20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOK7zTSMrneqMOoVVZcaaveZYS0ZOr2e88tl8rducOWcgrEfT1i_m8yzLtXoHinATIDjJ1ZzWkydR1agQcCl7fPnqX8Unj0KOEpEb8fqYb8GeLxmlz0cU_G_O-zXygnqClWpUSe5fyn1o/s400/kuva20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700191491863786418" /></a><br /><br />Considering the long break (and the fact Janne and Aksu hadn't played it yet), we fought the Battle of Boonville again, since it is a nice introductory scenario. The Confederate Missouri State Guard was defending a vital crossroads (and chicken coop), which was being attacked by the lead elements of the Union army's Northern Missouri Column. The CSA troops were about as bad as you can get ... Green, Unreliable, and armed with grandpa's old squirrel guns. The Union troops were better armed (with smoothbore muskets, and even bayonets), were also Green, but were Reliable troops. The Union was also led by a Gallant general, while the CSA was led by an Able general ... who got himself shot on the first round of fire and was replaced by a Poor subordinate!<br /><br />The Union deployed their strong infantry and single artillery battery in the open ground to the south of the crossroads, intent on rolling up the southern line. The Confederates made an attempt to distract them by advancing a regiment through the woods on the north flank ... only to have it shot to pieces by combined canister and musketry and rout!<br /><br />Although this was not a promising start (especially with the general being killed as well), reinforcements in the form of a large regiment of infantry and a small regiment of mounted infantry arrived to bolster the southern flank just as the Union started its attack. Despite their advantages (partially countered by the Confederate position along a sunken road), the Union troops were thrown back several times as they tried to assault the line with the bayonet, and the Confederates even managed a brief and glorious counter-attack from the farmstead at the crossroads, routing a Union regiment. However, as casualties from fire (and several routs) began to mount, the poor quality of the southern troops, combined with poor leadership, disorder, and some low rolls eventually resulted in the majority of their forces retreating from battle just as the Union troops appeared stalled. Although the Union had won (again), it was a hard fought battle and certainly gives some measure of hope to the rebel forces that they could do better in the future.<br /><br />We managed about 12 turns in about 3 hours of play (although we also spent some time before and after with rules talk and such), so I continue to think that Regimental Fire & Fury is a good choice for the period, and with more play I'm sure we'll be zipping right along.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Boonville">Wikipedia entry of the battle</a><br /><br />Janne (afteraction report by Chris & pics by Aksu)<br />(Played: Nov 28th at Chateu d'Tenwolde. GM: Chris. Confederates: Janne, Chris. Union: Aksu, Mr V.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-62003925288910034962012-01-21T12:38:00.000-08:002012-01-26T13:09:55.773-08:00Force on Force - Vietnam 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfckjtDClqX8fAnys3GHBCufYt8p50XW77NR0cvJuQj-oRqw8KkXaAADP4Wv0StmNAtte2nAhFCJf2T7lRWdQeB2v4-qTuSzeDt4tzflknJuzRIifNYstzR0VP6fV2DQHQOOHaOQbqr6o/s1600/fof.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfckjtDClqX8fAnys3GHBCufYt8p50XW77NR0cvJuQj-oRqw8KkXaAADP4Wv0StmNAtte2nAhFCJf2T7lRWdQeB2v4-qTuSzeDt4tzflknJuzRIifNYstzR0VP6fV2DQHQOOHaOQbqr6o/s200/fof.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702047872231161922" /></a>Continuing with the TET '68 scenario from the previous session.<br /><br />In the ruined suburbs the VC manage to close assault one American squad and even capture one wounded US soldier who is quickly carried away via the spawning point. A long march towards prisonment ensues for this unlucky GI. The remaining Americans still manage to secure both spawning points in the suburbs despite the VC's willingness to throw themselves into the fire.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7-1WORT0ZcQHddqeaXpKHwkbN9Z_wtgAr1BqeSGbjQ_Q2cj430ikeXAaOFOPQTaKb67JymSopKzyJqdcfPABrtu1TW2lGaCiH4zIh2gW6w7V5fD35_klqwJPdMRbdva6JGlOy4EPG8g/s1600/Kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7-1WORT0ZcQHddqeaXpKHwkbN9Z_wtgAr1BqeSGbjQ_Q2cj430ikeXAaOFOPQTaKb67JymSopKzyJqdcfPABrtu1TW2lGaCiH4zIh2gW6w7V5fD35_klqwJPdMRbdva6JGlOy4EPG8g/s400/Kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700187969616738882" /></a><br />By the other bridge large amounts of VC have slowly amassed and they finally open up against the Americans.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mNjYaQ9Bg1hhZbfgvgAp6hCC_f_Jiq1tYWFgNNWeo76yS6TACjGGbuqaBQd49_4u6sEUKtMGXkSmk2thm16dxstTG6bI_Obas3FYtKl0nWaSz_mJwG4k0Pp74bk2yBmshohl6FrcfFI/s1600/Kuva2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mNjYaQ9Bg1hhZbfgvgAp6hCC_f_Jiq1tYWFgNNWeo76yS6TACjGGbuqaBQd49_4u6sEUKtMGXkSmk2thm16dxstTG6bI_Obas3FYtKl0nWaSz_mJwG4k0Pp74bk2yBmshohl6FrcfFI/s400/Kuva2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700187856002558194" /></a><br />Despite of the murderous American fire the VC slowly manage to silence all the US squads. All it took was total lack of human life as squad after squad was thrown into the meat grinder -too bad we didn't keep a bodycount...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFVAwbrG5YfI-QVMn4fkAoOaZ1jBoIOx4qpSJFm9okYMGIJXCfcr8rLHutOB2z99Q7llnwaCD1Rn4gKcCag4179hOsTrGool5FvzdpGaIPEHhOP4RoGT6pGYH-solq54eDIJRZM4q50A/s1600/Kuva3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFVAwbrG5YfI-QVMn4fkAoOaZ1jBoIOx4qpSJFm9okYMGIJXCfcr8rLHutOB2z99Q7llnwaCD1Rn4gKcCag4179hOsTrGool5FvzdpGaIPEHhOP4RoGT6pGYH-solq54eDIJRZM4q50A/s400/Kuva3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700187744153420418" /></a><br /><br />A nice game that quite nicely solved the problems involved with totally different units/tactics -small number of better equipped troops against poorly equipped hordes. <br /><br />Unfortunately I didn't manage to take any pics of the rural side's hamlet -hopefully Eero has some?<br /><br />Janne<br />(Played: Nov 7th. GM: Janne N. NVA/VC: Janne L, Mr H. Americans: Aksu, Eero, Mr V.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-21626688708024770212012-01-21T12:29:00.000-08:002012-01-26T12:56:08.227-08:00Force on Force - Vietnam<p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F9URvog0WAnRUO_fjkuD6lUOJtyTx5lSp7MNVdJdBPAEpegTEqJfMXlmqO1xBqLuWfqceTkzhuYoC5ZqnZ-V52oERNF1221DNWYk41Ycq2AjH8OkAegKYW99BjqXiui3iiFQZgMLnww/s1600/fof.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F9URvog0WAnRUO_fjkuD6lUOJtyTx5lSp7MNVdJdBPAEpegTEqJfMXlmqO1xBqLuWfqceTkzhuYoC5ZqnZ-V52oERNF1221DNWYk41Ycq2AjH8OkAegKYW99BjqXiui3iiFQZgMLnww/s400/fof.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702018475842168642" /></a>Janne N had recently started playing Force on Force and as he had immensely liked it he wanted GM a game to the rest of us so we were learning the ropes during TET '68.<br /><br />In the ruined fringes of Hue some NVA troops are creeping towards a bridge guarded by US troops.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdFy08JYfEkBy5dFhjMqXKMYBsuHauaAl14KPkj3Lj_5ei_SRDtE8p8ZRRkTBvy_2GIM3mHu5ba_6Ai0lMLuxeoioIX6nqLB1z40Il0YHujeVubmo-U3IxgRBugcA4Ne_rwkLdqnfsS8/s1600/Kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdFy08JYfEkBy5dFhjMqXKMYBsuHauaAl14KPkj3Lj_5ei_SRDtE8p8ZRRkTBvy_2GIM3mHu5ba_6Ai0lMLuxeoioIX6nqLB1z40Il0YHujeVubmo-U3IxgRBugcA4Ne_rwkLdqnfsS8/s400/Kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700186303867007218" /></a><br />Unsurprisingly a firefight ensues.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoaeJj9ogd5Fyrmfhf-WSmwxvAfsgWffX8LFkGvrXmexFWyzb_MMVhP5jjzYs978KkRDbTip9npxpAD-6n7nFkOUgWMyQx1CcKratEOdOCUuRVHhN-u5HjMEYH984PfPTdXlWZPc8CAc/s1600/Kuva2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoaeJj9ogd5Fyrmfhf-WSmwxvAfsgWffX8LFkGvrXmexFWyzb_MMVhP5jjzYs978KkRDbTip9npxpAD-6n7nFkOUgWMyQx1CcKratEOdOCUuRVHhN-u5HjMEYH984PfPTdXlWZPc8CAc/s400/Kuva2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700186121829373858" /></a><br />After the initial try-out game is over a bigger scenario is begun on the same table. On the table there are several hot spots which the few US troops need to investigate/secure and thus remove from the game. The VC troops use these spots randomly as spawning points for their randomly generated reinforcements.<br /><br />While section secures the bridge leading off to rural areas other US troops and a photographer move towards the ruined suburbs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhD1dqqLzHJFZl-NpDYClXznBx-nC5lHrQkQp7k0jtTE9W3AOI7Ldy9_XWfKgESAOtezWdNf62gfjtmNKemOIjYuWzEqytVRPuKYnEIyOJz8lEFDmn5FNiOr4ZmWFSrM2SFUo3KALcsCI/s1600/Kuva3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhD1dqqLzHJFZl-NpDYClXznBx-nC5lHrQkQp7k0jtTE9W3AOI7Ldy9_XWfKgESAOtezWdNf62gfjtmNKemOIjYuWzEqytVRPuKYnEIyOJz8lEFDmn5FNiOr4ZmWFSrM2SFUo3KALcsCI/s400/Kuva3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700185877999446402" /></a><br />Near spawning point "3", they are ambushed by several VC units while crossing the bridge to suburbs. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_F9CL_8AG3o5TZ2yNqaee7g45i_z56Wi3V_W993Ooah2BMwwrUje0vUARvJQY7aY8ucgJZwGdZWLtyv6VD6L3BfGDLozqSARkLeq_ypYCCuKMbabYUHAae5HmP3QYa0HyZlTAO2ZxV3Q/s1600/Kuva4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_F9CL_8AG3o5TZ2yNqaee7g45i_z56Wi3V_W993Ooah2BMwwrUje0vUARvJQY7aY8ucgJZwGdZWLtyv6VD6L3BfGDLozqSARkLeq_ypYCCuKMbabYUHAae5HmP3QYa0HyZlTAO2ZxV3Q/s400/Kuva4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700185705362413378" /></a><br /><br />Undaunted the Americans press on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOaJpPdVfQuPXAYoYOZBVUU8Dlk2qrXpIRr_slF_x4mun-ODWJlCCCt84QG98F0sQanbf6oEHZyTyzMBd246GQwP16nMbVrbACW5DX1VFp4KcyHPW760y5ePeKrY4e8EOiyO2KqzU51M/s1600/Kuva5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOaJpPdVfQuPXAYoYOZBVUU8Dlk2qrXpIRr_slF_x4mun-ODWJlCCCt84QG98F0sQanbf6oEHZyTyzMBd246GQwP16nMbVrbACW5DX1VFp4KcyHPW760y5ePeKrY4e8EOiyO2KqzU51M/s400/Kuva5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700185519300645554" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately building the terrain and playing the first game too so big a slice of our gaming time that we had to leave the game waiting to be finished the next time. The rules needed very little explaining and flowed very well. Everyone was impressed by them.<br /><br />Janne<br />(Played: Oct 24th. GM: Janne N. NVA/VC: Janne L, Mr H. Americans: Aksu, Eero, Mr V.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-48176080253314911622012-01-21T12:25:00.000-08:002012-01-26T12:32:28.364-08:00I Ain't Been Shot Mum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvRZrqvjlMC0nbi5lUye1qXK47qxqv72yjysTKBoN208U0N199DZG-Xk0g1KXMg0eqPsQ5DBohtzM8esB8QIuLyKFSkZVoQllp92eXPLcW6zejl5RaquFCOvxUhSS4syS3eiH5jngIVI/s1600/iambs.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvRZrqvjlMC0nbi5lUye1qXK47qxqv72yjysTKBoN208U0N199DZG-Xk0g1KXMg0eqPsQ5DBohtzM8esB8QIuLyKFSkZVoQllp92eXPLcW6zejl5RaquFCOvxUhSS4syS3eiH5jngIVI/s200/iambs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702040000854262722" /></a><br />We decided to give the previous scenario a go with different ruleset -I Ain't Been Shot Mum which could be considered a sibling to the previous set.<br /><br />Soviet tank riders surge to German defences and trash the squad there -some Jerries are even captured. Other German squad further down the ditch is still a blind.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TYBMtU1FxgnqSI6uuDwNZVWaWim1IhOxLJj6zLNYcoVfchEtAmcTco5x5lfK1HgTZdATwX1zvpFZyxAeuLDQKK7rl23RP1hrjIb8CZN6wHUEQfHLYVMekoRjRowGsixKSJ11-KATZG4/s1600/Kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TYBMtU1FxgnqSI6uuDwNZVWaWim1IhOxLJj6zLNYcoVfchEtAmcTco5x5lfK1HgTZdATwX1zvpFZyxAeuLDQKK7rl23RP1hrjIb8CZN6wHUEQfHLYVMekoRjRowGsixKSJ11-KATZG4/s400/Kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700184938772840322" /></a><br /><br />The gameflow was like from different planet and the results, while lacking some of TWaT's chrome, were none the less believeable. It would seem that, for us there is no competition between these two systems.<br /><br />Janne<br />(Played: Oct 10th. GM: Mr H. Soviets: Mr V. Germans: Janne.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-56497112929926611702012-01-21T12:24:00.000-08:002012-01-26T12:25:59.624-08:00Troops, Weapons & Tactics 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqQaKlbu7XzAEmR41Y7zuRgsqdtCkxnYNfnQsjp02qrfxGe3kzWfumjrby7OUGvG6dXpgKc5ZqzMlCr0rH07zcIbCpRHRaAjQTXs_tlja6OfnueCfuEQVpmbZnrUzTwo5E9K3XT_Ae6w/s1600/twt.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqQaKlbu7XzAEmR41Y7zuRgsqdtCkxnYNfnQsjp02qrfxGe3kzWfumjrby7OUGvG6dXpgKc5ZqzMlCr0rH07zcIbCpRHRaAjQTXs_tlja6OfnueCfuEQVpmbZnrUzTwo5E9K3XT_Ae6w/s200/twt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702037525074915842" /></a><br />Continuing the game from previous session.<br />Behind the hedgerows there was ditches that worked as trenches. Also a wooden MG position was hidden inside a thicket. The Soviets moved forward and encounter fire from point blank range which has very little effect. Finally a firefight ensues but there is hardly any visible effect even if plenty of gaming time passes.<br /><br />The Soviet tank has located the German MG nest and is pounding it into oblivion. The Soviet infantry is staring to get past the wire into the German trenches. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_CEiaqIZjDT6P2RM4jsubB2w01YqgK8XT4CqEt53ZuvWO7_PBmOGM38tw6Hcl_nUqlPq01hkhmHpzHwhVhJDbNOZZtvhkPPHmx4tOuf3IGw_tCW8C_UFD8t-P2KtYduCWUqGSmPqgVk/s1600/Kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_CEiaqIZjDT6P2RM4jsubB2w01YqgK8XT4CqEt53ZuvWO7_PBmOGM38tw6Hcl_nUqlPq01hkhmHpzHwhVhJDbNOZZtvhkPPHmx4tOuf3IGw_tCW8C_UFD8t-P2KtYduCWUqGSmPqgVk/s400/Kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700183971799664658" /></a><br /><br />If the test game in the shooting range flowed well the experience with actual enemy that shoots back is quite the opposite. Most often nothing much happens during the game -the game flow just seems plain bad.<br /><br />Janne<br />(Played: Oct 3th. GM: Mr H. Soviets: Mr V. Germans: Janne.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-89091871480449238012012-01-21T12:17:00.000-08:002012-01-26T12:16:23.260-08:00Troops, Weapons & Tactics 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_78Zca3ksy7bKkjt64hBEAAWgJEMbpoYLwZvLIi_VifPBlGI73halVlnHuApzuotH-g0mG6typhwDFnUFXunugdiQutmpGaAy_hJMNrYqo4t4h4I9HEcxhKUBC7Q8EAfcG6dwmA5qMc/s1600/twt.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_78Zca3ksy7bKkjt64hBEAAWgJEMbpoYLwZvLIi_VifPBlGI73halVlnHuApzuotH-g0mG6typhwDFnUFXunugdiQutmpGaAy_hJMNrYqo4t4h4I9HEcxhKUBC7Q8EAfcG6dwmA5qMc/s200/twt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702037127468932306" /></a><br />East Prussia, spring 1945.<br />Soviets are rolling towards the west and Germans seem to be defeated since they are strangely absent (read: hidden).<br /><br />Soviet units arrive to the table as blinds.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN8H5QvV0EGhNk0mSA5v5kjkkfGbLxP3kWCeJuWLuZSi2sftPAVOfDJsnIaNjcfYo7y7I905lARM_oF1xFh3WsfEK-4V2FX-J9lVvz3OMiJh0gf8-FIIPARJs0B7t5ROq0Apv89C21-U/s1600/Kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN8H5QvV0EGhNk0mSA5v5kjkkfGbLxP3kWCeJuWLuZSi2sftPAVOfDJsnIaNjcfYo7y7I905lARM_oF1xFh3WsfEK-4V2FX-J9lVvz3OMiJh0gf8-FIIPARJs0B7t5ROq0Apv89C21-U/s400/Kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700182964180603282" /></a><br />Side view of the table.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRb-SmLs9qoS78HAvBCPq6HXdEl0jrxVifKfw_8nxZm7nATpoaT6tvkMxJ5FWr4y7hJC9_wX9gKxWtHCUeOeYNmtuDCbUrFLDOW1sAspLKxbCRcLPW8zu_lI5PcF4VEU4ZwvmvOzktTo/s1600/Kuva2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRb-SmLs9qoS78HAvBCPq6HXdEl0jrxVifKfw_8nxZm7nATpoaT6tvkMxJ5FWr4y7hJC9_wX9gKxWtHCUeOeYNmtuDCbUrFLDOW1sAspLKxbCRcLPW8zu_lI5PcF4VEU4ZwvmvOzktTo/s400/Kuva2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700182839776983426" /></a><br />Some Soviets deploy and move further onward. But is that a German blind on the left?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqZwxSEPRapSZ-EBme-i4DboZJCG7_7YzS-kbW1ge9pfF3xfrwiZ7ck6t69Obz0CMxZ55QAEOEmU-N2a9R6xhD65VVUZ6OBFo6Avj8HXKGvjpuOayFgJCYBdLGyTOi5FicsBAa-HYaTU/s1600/Kuva3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqZwxSEPRapSZ-EBme-i4DboZJCG7_7YzS-kbW1ge9pfF3xfrwiZ7ck6t69Obz0CMxZ55QAEOEmU-N2a9R6xhD65VVUZ6OBFo6Avj8HXKGvjpuOayFgJCYBdLGyTOi5FicsBAa-HYaTU/s400/Kuva3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700182723822634642" /></a><br />A T-34 and a Maxim are in position to give the scouts support fire if need be.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZLBS2jwe4WCfcb-oJir28RnbifFhdqxH5W4KjJ7XHauKp4JskMqq-pi90BOFDgn9dMazIlJv24AyDngKlqUsfX3bn9S4ZVXuni4N9f8K9B7h9DsACN4lRENKxD9BnsIQzBxObub4zj8/s1600/Kuva4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZLBS2jwe4WCfcb-oJir28RnbifFhdqxH5W4KjJ7XHauKp4JskMqq-pi90BOFDgn9dMazIlJv24AyDngKlqUsfX3bn9S4ZVXuni4N9f8K9B7h9DsACN4lRENKxD9BnsIQzBxObub4zj8/s400/Kuva4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700182572224550594" /></a><br />The German must've tucked his tail and retreated all the way to Berlin...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwu7IgwSRb1Dk0FNDivrH_RvYO6-v6nIWCYu3jEPr2VOdelySAmg1vqfNqVacw13qgpbxHJI38aBi7wLwRusUgWfeWe-_ULOGTy1RgSDCW1jnfrAsu1ZEWyYebrhtv82r1siKoqUE2ts/s1600/Kuva5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwu7IgwSRb1Dk0FNDivrH_RvYO6-v6nIWCYu3jEPr2VOdelySAmg1vqfNqVacw13qgpbxHJI38aBi7wLwRusUgWfeWe-_ULOGTy1RgSDCW1jnfrAsu1ZEWyYebrhtv82r1siKoqUE2ts/s400/Kuva5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700182415416850098" /></a><br /><br />Janne<br />(Played: Sep 26th. GM: Mr H. Soviets: Aksu, Mr V. Germans: Janne.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-33193500292130461082012-01-19T11:58:00.000-08:002012-01-26T12:07:29.794-08:00Shooting Range -a Troops, Weapons & Tactics training session<p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdVU9nentDc4xwswN2ADMzhranDw7KO3Nfy3BQSELum-OEmpzXQKn5caoel_8hecYzX5xcP76RSvsjxSyNkJ-ELZhs5M0DeCo1nUPZSqPuJu23-6-Tfda7YNAmk3FvBYQX6_Dp5Ksbq4/s1600/twt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdVU9nentDc4xwswN2ADMzhranDw7KO3Nfy3BQSELum-OEmpzXQKn5caoel_8hecYzX5xcP76RSvsjxSyNkJ-ELZhs5M0DeCo1nUPZSqPuJu23-6-Tfda7YNAmk3FvBYQX6_Dp5Ksbq4/s400/twt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702018172961068082" /></a><br />Mr H had bought Troops, Weapons & Tactics from Too Fat Lardies and wanted to give it a try. Expectations were high as the system was kinda big brother of I Ain't Been Shot Mum which we have enjoyed in the past.<br /><br />Mr V decided that the proper way of learning the ropes was to game a shooting range session. So the table had two similar ranges side by side, one located in Russia and one in Germany. Both contained shooting positions and various targets. The object was, unsurprisingly, to shoot the targets.<br /><br />The Soviet troops are still blinds but the Germans in the more distant shooting range are already deployed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkRpY3f7B6ZR-bGQQIT_eDtHftFdAF0-fhwXjGqpptNMBw5eHDIuD9jTUIVsgtaGinIVckk0o1xfk6X75z7iCzHd9aVbyl_0fFkUkdfTMZcsEmGFAZ609kraTONLfX2G58G1lnWKLVLk/s1600/Kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkRpY3f7B6ZR-bGQQIT_eDtHftFdAF0-fhwXjGqpptNMBw5eHDIuD9jTUIVsgtaGinIVckk0o1xfk6X75z7iCzHd9aVbyl_0fFkUkdfTMZcsEmGFAZ609kraTONLfX2G58G1lnWKLVLk/s400/Kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699435704794048610" /></a><br /><br />The game seemed to work just fine.<br /><br />Janne<br />(Played: Sep 12th. GM: Mr H Soviets: Aksu, Janne. Germans: Janne, Mr V.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582336890308238556.post-17069934077785025132012-01-19T11:30:00.000-08:002012-01-26T11:59:44.669-08:00Germany 1984, Part 3Another year, but same old sloth...<br />I'll probably upload some pics first and fill the texts and links to the scenarios/OOBs later on.<br /><br />Germans hunker down.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuc5uJm-FaLiYtDPTBjXUSuRTDp1tgYVzylmQtE9DAlzaIcHl9AW48RyHtyhDsRah-m6IomU1G9kjiH8AxrVILggUPx5dzASOVgfSuIkTsiI4dSiKSMjsOQ4RWDxCE3e7uex0KKMkLa0/s1600/Kuva1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuc5uJm-FaLiYtDPTBjXUSuRTDp1tgYVzylmQtE9DAlzaIcHl9AW48RyHtyhDsRah-m6IomU1G9kjiH8AxrVILggUPx5dzASOVgfSuIkTsiI4dSiKSMjsOQ4RWDxCE3e7uex0KKMkLa0/s400/Kuva1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699432473387272146" /></a><br />The Soviet recce surveys the situation. The real threat comes from their HQ as it can call for artillery and air support. Direct fire is not THAT big a threat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDID2FcYmL-RJoMb56RDHMI8zcisht0oHLNZD0kMVhzGJOPYpSxcwWOYqLfmb_myXLdRXMZZJsShmcwIjxg_DPTqiBAOgnCz1k330NRgydcMK0ZX74UZwb6N9ejJeen9m46v52YAFBknk/s1600/Kuva2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDID2FcYmL-RJoMb56RDHMI8zcisht0oHLNZD0kMVhzGJOPYpSxcwWOYqLfmb_myXLdRXMZZJsShmcwIjxg_DPTqiBAOgnCz1k330NRgydcMK0ZX74UZwb6N9ejJeen9m46v52YAFBknk/s400/Kuva2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699433114537701186" /></a><br />Soviet main forces start to arrive.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGDUIWs-SKr-Z9wj16WL1eRRBov4NM_6Fuf_6Tyh_fPww596uFhq3zldA2ISIKiFzaKN1ia3youj-15yegj8H2hY7Fsn6xy4DxZdd_Hh-zNBRbrJdgZTOMufxh7BO6XydCARS6QC-LQE/s1600/Kuva3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGDUIWs-SKr-Z9wj16WL1eRRBov4NM_6Fuf_6Tyh_fPww596uFhq3zldA2ISIKiFzaKN1ia3youj-15yegj8H2hY7Fsn6xy4DxZdd_Hh-zNBRbrJdgZTOMufxh7BO6XydCARS6QC-LQE/s400/Kuva3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699432982526961874" /></a><br />Overview of the table. The Soviet main forces have now reached their recce.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTp045H6tTShdRqHfV8XVFJU9SiRiYbOrMK3eqcrqiHJcb32Z5u3eaD7mYYBrmsW5Z7gvlu-ZylPYT0ty2A_u8Wy_cBP4X5JOeTaTAzW3J869p8V4adFdaVvR8yq-r507SmLUi1VUM8A/s1600/PRKL%2521.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTp045H6tTShdRqHfV8XVFJU9SiRiYbOrMK3eqcrqiHJcb32Z5u3eaD7mYYBrmsW5Z7gvlu-ZylPYT0ty2A_u8Wy_cBP4X5JOeTaTAzW3J869p8V4adFdaVvR8yq-r507SmLUi1VUM8A/s400/PRKL%2521.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699434335385265410" /></a><br />A German Phantom is shot down in flames.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMj5hVrUeNIxYIAOteUm-ySzLzQSecWtlRZWyfbUJ7MPnGa3LLqpzJYai1ttlz1WrAVFKZE3-Dja-jwKo2XBiTKD0nAA2QGJ6MW5Heb3oayT3l4-6-xTB5rgFYg8g1-DqvIRQYyFBRtp8/s1600/Kuva5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMj5hVrUeNIxYIAOteUm-ySzLzQSecWtlRZWyfbUJ7MPnGa3LLqpzJYai1ttlz1WrAVFKZE3-Dja-jwKo2XBiTKD0nAA2QGJ6MW5Heb3oayT3l4-6-xTB5rgFYg8g1-DqvIRQYyFBRtp8/s400/Kuva5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699432653003352402" /></a><br /><br />The biggest threat in the game was artillery support. Not unrealistic though...<br /><br />Janne<br />(Played: Aug 29th. GM: Aksu. Soviets: Janne L, Janne N, Mr V. Germans: Mr H)<div class="blogger-post-footer">GeMiGaboK -and now for something completely different...</div>Gemigabokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805672261790782762noreply@blogger.com0