Another excellent outing with Regimental F&F and some superb 15mm ACW forces.
Present were myself (the 'hat'), Robust Steve, and Cider John as Rebs - and 'We Won' G and 'Side of Decency' Richard as the Union.
Apparently, some players liked to make it obvious which side they were on...(I believe that I only mentioned unjust Northern taxation on our
exports, and thereby our justified secession, four...maybe five times?)
The 'Dice Demon' was relegated to referee so that someone else had a chance at winning...
A rare picture from the setup phase...prior to all hell breaking loose...
Now you can see 'Seven Pines' in this pic - decorated with 'Four' trees. Hence, termed 7/4 Pines for the rest of the game...
The Union redoubt and 'killing box' in the centre (I'm sure that was once a movie with Martin Sheen...which was a poor imitation of Apocalypse Now, re-written for the ACW?).
Rebs have to negotiate felled trees and rough ground.
Rebs in extended line, with Rifle Muskets, opt to close assault the Union positions !!!
'What the hell is he ***ing doing suh,' my CinC was heard to cry... A roll of 4x9s in a row, and it worked though ;)
The centre will inevitably be a tough nut to crack, however, on the Reb left...there is more success...
A new Reb brigade reinforces their right. Union reinforcements will be piecemeal, but will appear in force at the end (yes, yes, we never got finished G, I know, I know...)
Rebs push on the left, threatening to cave in the Union right flank
Assaults in the centre go in two, three, four times...
It's a hard nut to crack...
'Le Duc has left the battlefield to go pee suh...' 'Vewy comendable, vewy comendable...'
The Reb's battlelines 'should' be enough to grab the Yankees by the nose and kick 'em in the ass (via those flanks)...
Union reinforcements. 'Pah!' we scoffed (yet they held on).
'We're goin' in again boys!'
The Union right ...holds, falters, holds again...
The Reb right, developing into a flank action.
The Reb left - considerably more success.
The centre is a horror story...
Near game end - Rebs begin to turn the flank while holding a Union regiment off.
Final assault in the centre. The redoubt holds, but the Union is weakened either side of it - the next point of Reb efforts.
Hard fightin' in the centre.
The overall picture near game end - fragile flanks and robust (Steve) centre.
Turnin' that thar flank boah!
Another great game with these rules, great hospitality from Cider John, and too much beer consumed...
G says it was a DRAW! Though of course, bein' a Yankee, they'd be used to re-writin' history in their favour suh...
