tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57638282235764605842024-03-18T10:33:07.789-07:00Warfare in the Age of Cynics and AmateursThe random musings of a jaded rules lawyer...Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-11876946233219235632024-03-17T15:15:00.000-07:002024-03-18T05:28:25.831-07:00The Joy of Hex<p>Steve over at <a href="https://soundofficerscall.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sound Officers' Call</a> has been using and hacking <a href="https://gridbasedwargaming.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Peter's </a>ww2 hex rules for a while now, and we have really got excited over the potential of these to use old Command Decision/GDW First Battle scenarios at multiple tactical levels - a solution to problems at Battalion right through to Brigade/Division level, that we have been looking for, for a long time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW88sUEdo8qylOFNwF55yjdcyQmV3Qjd8dA-tQQeeeUDr612D1lu4kO7AznI7oYpm1hRBqTXqgmhckc5cEP-cklxk5PVRUd-TnQ1A0IP3I6zlvXzFYPNRDxkvuk8gHQd2i9nkpG_rysyDo3WfYMWGIl_8XblMx73hqYKZZYhU76gYNV0VZBG_Z6dPx2uAj/s4032/20240317_193333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW88sUEdo8qylOFNwF55yjdcyQmV3Qjd8dA-tQQeeeUDr612D1lu4kO7AznI7oYpm1hRBqTXqgmhckc5cEP-cklxk5PVRUd-TnQ1A0IP3I6zlvXzFYPNRDxkvuk8gHQd2i9nkpG_rysyDo3WfYMWGIl_8XblMx73hqYKZZYhU76gYNV0VZBG_Z6dPx2uAj/w400-h180/20240317_193333.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Existing rules of course solve this issue to a large extent, although with caveats - not least of which is (1) ease of disagreement - not only between players, but on the basis of design decisions made - such that experts hack the systems because there are so many variables - and (2) players rarely focus on one system, UNLESS said system offers a multiplicity of outcomes at different levels and within different C20th periods/locales, and thereby encourages familiarity, without simplicity.</p><p>These hex based rules (assuming we have access to hexes of course - which I have luckily had at 60mm wide for decades, machined onto MDF and also at 100mm loose) offer a beautifully simple means of doing the following:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I can do a very large scale ww3 group game in the Fulda gap - movement is controlled and 'un-cheatable' as we use hexes to delineate. </li><li>I zoom in or out in terms of scale, and add rules/ranges/capabilities to reflect same. This means i can do 73 Easting at one tank/unit, OR I can do Market Garden on multiple 4x3 boards at company or battalion/unit level.</li><li>Does it seem like a hex board wargame? Yep...i don't care.</li><li>The rules are kept deliberately simple. but not simplistic - what they do however , is zoom in on the differences between the opponent's weapon systems on the day - so no, I don't have lists of factors which outline the difference between a T34 and an M1 Abrams - I don't need that. What I do need to know is do systems / command make a difference for one side over the other, then design accordingly. </li><li>Thereby, what I can do in a single scenario environment is (1) work out how differences in command - or equipment - may allow one side to fire/move while another can fire <u>or </u>move; (2) outline the differences between relative weapon systems on the same battlefield.</li><li>Recon units are harder to hit.</li><li>1 hit requires a quality check (I took this out to make it simple in the trial game below - but it would work in a longer game); a 2nd means disruption which limits disruption and can be removed with reorganise roll; a 3rd denotes destroyed.</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Play Sequence is Game clock; Indirect Fire; Combat; Move; Reorganisation/Rally</li><li>Steve has adapted the original to hit with a very flexible system involving (1) no. of dice and (2) then to hit numbers for said dice.</li><li>Modern weapon systems can move and fire - ww2 can move or fire.</li><li>I adjusted command in the game below based on flexibility, so though Syrian systems were using T72s in the <i>Bekkaa</i>, they would fire <u>or move</u>, whilst Israeli M60s could fire <u>and move</u>. we could translate same to Fulda Gap, whilst changing the number of units that can activate in an earlier ww2 situation. All of this is easily hacked.</li></ol><div>As movement and range is hex based - this all remains very flexible.</div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEiLSu8HJu4CiKS4Aj4N8Np5fx8JbnFNfHJ6ZZqcYevmbrQRDY8a9Q6H5LL_vmZ6y6I1W0ICag05uFzNlmcn1z0nDtUE5VgNN43p6Qwl9sSrzjfu8cAIowCdbT_GhK7Lomdjtj1dDcit0v49p5oX2VfODEXNinpLTvNG9TXwXQhVlzuNLfpX6Bhzis0pe/s4032/20240317_183337.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEiLSu8HJu4CiKS4Aj4N8Np5fx8JbnFNfHJ6ZZqcYevmbrQRDY8a9Q6H5LL_vmZ6y6I1W0ICag05uFzNlmcn1z0nDtUE5VgNN43p6Qwl9sSrzjfu8cAIowCdbT_GhK7Lomdjtj1dDcit0v49p5oX2VfODEXNinpLTvNG9TXwXQhVlzuNLfpX6Bhzis0pe/w400-h180/20240317_183337.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A setup whereby units are platoons, Syrian armoured and BMP companies moving against Israeli M60s and ATGWs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn5j2dUHhBBJ9wfzdiJQ7CXItvqWfD66RmIRXEbFQ5BpMoEONsQ0O03mGV9CHFxrn6eLlFkiVLS3iXV5UdyMgCjKkLmNtPYWVuwZO8Ld7MOgBfWN_voveZoBjOrUSQGWC2L2-URjzj3o44h3NYASjgZlSBc0ZErmtAzmA1IbTLPnQi4WqY7jtQ5ByDCgi/w400-h180/20240317_183344.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1/300 Heroics and Ros M60s</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBuCA46PD1_ne7rE8jU12lWyawDjja5hruukY0BukEeiN9YVB37sd6Fhf5JSpT2FZaI1GGJ8SdE6e9bCsgc2MCNzflCzG-_wJtn3WyoLV-rm3_AhZwINa6tmdF_vIPzyQw5brb3UxDNZopArvoG1nUbljaLYBdMj4GEnxDEIb_sRDjWCgRM_5FoIaqb20/s4032/20240317_183855.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBuCA46PD1_ne7rE8jU12lWyawDjja5hruukY0BukEeiN9YVB37sd6Fhf5JSpT2FZaI1GGJ8SdE6e9bCsgc2MCNzflCzG-_wJtn3WyoLV-rm3_AhZwINa6tmdF_vIPzyQw5brb3UxDNZopArvoG1nUbljaLYBdMj4GEnxDEIb_sRDjWCgRM_5FoIaqb20/w400-h180/20240317_183855.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Israeli units move to take high ground, and pour fire on advancing Arab units</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrldQVM3oQssiEKmsujgGaWnEFCL43GfQfHhJmQJqfzCb1LXDt8-KlApx7VQ8T2CgPjntArW8-vikyDzftWLe4YhhuguiM9mawNngOKjGFthwFbhba5-wgyLUnvJX_NHtfQNEYJqAlCn50yON7SOmEWQXdXTuyZrvt5pI3R1oVVSO4Sxk4EQkymhMbZmT/s4032/20240317_184105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This would blunt the Arab advance on that flank quite quickly.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQv55OoHvUBXs2CeUyhnnHlCSBD-Jz8vLaBQn3bTCagbNnO4iqGHcsKl9qiFRl-g1MX47i1s1R9AbjuTW0Eyl7DaAIBRb9YmN1yhDfjUOmMbZ7Sg0v28DTwblLnfN164Hf8EOa3yziZdeHxtpnm_4uK2_t_RbKs9-aZFqy5DIsKy2De60g5Tpb6_NIKeg/s4032/20240317_193837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQv55OoHvUBXs2CeUyhnnHlCSBD-Jz8vLaBQn3bTCagbNnO4iqGHcsKl9qiFRl-g1MX47i1s1R9AbjuTW0Eyl7DaAIBRb9YmN1yhDfjUOmMbZ7Sg0v28DTwblLnfN164Hf8EOa3yziZdeHxtpnm_4uK2_t_RbKs9-aZFqy5DIsKy2De60g5Tpb6_NIKeg/w400-h180/20240317_193837.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZY5h2LVdgIuJLO2WFRmfUlWCNgEG_T-53BBakAlvWKdX2u3wto87nEj_Y66SVk2L3-v5_fDwoEzZ_9F_1UQ3DBB9Nm14_zDNPJ4ZuZLK9uIubdtQpBvKlwYLd0vAmlQhtZby4FEvtlFSxMiC30o0Xs8WxrkC1q6PxS2EljhdqPkiboxyGleGFQmmZEOE/s4032/20240317_194954.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZY5h2LVdgIuJLO2WFRmfUlWCNgEG_T-53BBakAlvWKdX2u3wto87nEj_Y66SVk2L3-v5_fDwoEzZ_9F_1UQ3DBB9Nm14_zDNPJ4ZuZLK9uIubdtQpBvKlwYLd0vAmlQhtZby4FEvtlFSxMiC30o0Xs8WxrkC1q6PxS2EljhdqPkiboxyGleGFQmmZEOE/w400-h180/20240317_194954.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M60 company takes hits from ATGW fire (min range applies)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eFGNMsz3zyZyzzwvQxAmlQFuDPrZsX9UnUs2ZiXKXRe4mG5NjDsS0jUpgfeBoi5tZmAiimo2GEpbalfwpditVrdDuQ66klruToyWsb9TEvey0CMYZi2-Erx5E-4486EbV8nhadc0DL5BdahkdbDlLi-6wmADH8r6nErmCVhw3RPOJ9uhBJI8LC47-emo/s4032/20240317_195248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eFGNMsz3zyZyzzwvQxAmlQFuDPrZsX9UnUs2ZiXKXRe4mG5NjDsS0jUpgfeBoi5tZmAiimo2GEpbalfwpditVrdDuQ66klruToyWsb9TEvey0CMYZi2-Erx5E-4486EbV8nhadc0DL5BdahkdbDlLi-6wmADH8r6nErmCVhw3RPOJ9uhBJI8LC47-emo/w400-h180/20240317_195248.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This system remains very flexible, time-friendly and critically easy to teach to younger gamers and conversely to groups drinking beer!</div><p></p><p><br /></p>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-48297860255068933532024-03-02T06:01:00.000-08:002024-03-02T07:43:50.841-08:00Dune Part Deux<p> After my views on the recent <i>Napoleon </i>movie, I did consider that modern movies might not be for me…until Dune Part 2 came along.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MjEg0J-yASs9PZ7Hvfs_T5rd2LcL3KJmNDeV1T7jOt7SucOyD1JYRG28WaOG0ayfLq8yZRjq76N1qcJ-B0AWyMvkjMy96QYniUscxxqqInD_EgRuSkcK2FrpahVlk-N-G-bMxQtiBQMc10f917WyZsdTIxuAWWa6ps7WUeaqcodPbETf9E9hZr1mLiA/s1134/Dune2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="794" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MjEg0J-yASs9PZ7Hvfs_T5rd2LcL3KJmNDeV1T7jOt7SucOyD1JYRG28WaOG0ayfLq8yZRjq76N1qcJ-B0AWyMvkjMy96QYniUscxxqqInD_EgRuSkcK2FrpahVlk-N-G-bMxQtiBQMc10f917WyZsdTIxuAWWa6ps7WUeaqcodPbETf9E9hZr1mLiA/w280-h400/Dune2.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I read the Frank Herbert books many times as a kid, saw the 1980s David Lynch version (one of the 4 people that liked it) , and though Part 1 of this current Denis Villeneuve iteration was visually stunning, I found it a little dry toward the end.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_YUzQa_1RCE" width="320" youtube-src-id="_YUzQa_1RCE"></iframe></div><p>I was however, absolutely delighted with how enjoyable and (still) absolutely visually stunning, with added appeal of great performances for the most part, Part 2 was.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thoroughly recommended if a Dune fan, and even if not. Really good parallels with the message, if not the ethos of the book, with very few changes made for dramatic effect – and those that have been made, seem very effective (unlike Lord of the Rings Franchise…Battle of Pelannor Fields, ah’m lookin’ at you!).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Though of course the narrative is canted to appeal a little more to modern audiences, but whether Denis Villeneuve meant it or not, he has kept the core message of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>novels re. ideology, true/false Messiah narratives (be they spiritual, corporate or philosophical), and the inevitable corruption attributable to both. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Look for:</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li>Ornithopters</li><li>Paul's speech to the southern Fremen (wow - and no powerpoint)</li><li>A wee bit of Krav Maga ;)</li><li><i>Geidi Prime</i> effectively Black & White - stunningly done </li><li>Great performances from the younger actors - and the old hands were being shown up I thought...</li><li>Raban's unique set of leadership skills...</li><li>Rebecca Ferguson :)</li><li>Stunning shots and close ups - the look of this film resonates</li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">It is therefore admirable that Villeneuve managed to stick to the Dune narrative, without trying to be contextual with the modern world (the politics of Dune are very much not ours - no matter how some reviewers would like to think they are); of course, indirectly there are always parallels, but too many modern directors, or their production companies try to push an ideological narrative in order to make money – not so here. If anything, much of the 1960s era spiritual details have been blurred vs the context and meaning of the original book, as to dwell on same would have strangled the narrative.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Of course that said, there was a scene where the <i>Fremen </i>are heard to retort ‘of course he is not going to admit to being the Messiah; only the Messiah would deny being the Messiah!’<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">…which reminded me of…<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yj1OQjRYrV68PvDyQ3G2HSNksSHLZJf43P5DY2eDKhJS1T3ORTxPJvQHor8XvqR4KQnB9Z9lSyCVbFleVwav33Po0q4gqLaLVyBo-_nzuB3xKujEt1SgoQR-VA5GOvJ2q_m1jpuuqfdkoci2OKfKYI7OohrBgkYrvnZIqCSZpcW5hv7RVmT1a30jIZI/s2100/lifeofbri1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yj1OQjRYrV68PvDyQ3G2HSNksSHLZJf43P5DY2eDKhJS1T3ORTxPJvQHor8XvqR4KQnB9Z9lSyCVbFleVwav33Po0q4gqLaLVyBo-_nzuB3xKujEt1SgoQR-VA5GOvJ2q_m1jpuuqfdkoci2OKfKYI7OohrBgkYrvnZIqCSZpcW5hv7RVmT1a30jIZI/w266-h400/lifeofbri1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4HB7zqP9QNo" width="320" youtube-src-id="4HB7zqP9QNo"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>In fact...wait a minute...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHF8wlMibiViBP2rvqKF80UrmYKqoZksrtLbSD4_5YyZm22A5OFImPnngCdTeA_N82S3895X5SrfaCh-mfBHQqraye-xpH4sIPkxVedypos47fqTlPs-ITHE6qNXToiyDvouyBjZbfY2bepaWiE0efgfrWY8m8Ihoftis2VXFPoeHJNsZdxmPcHk4-mE/s593/Paul.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="593" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHF8wlMibiViBP2rvqKF80UrmYKqoZksrtLbSD4_5YyZm22A5OFImPnngCdTeA_N82S3895X5SrfaCh-mfBHQqraye-xpH4sIPkxVedypos47fqTlPs-ITHE6qNXToiyDvouyBjZbfY2bepaWiE0efgfrWY8m8Ihoftis2VXFPoeHJNsZdxmPcHk4-mE/s320/Paul.webp" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brian lives with his Mum...Paul Atreides lives with his Mum ...case proven !</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Another classic, with strangely, a similar narrative ...no ...really!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNPGNeBOzrWPLvSvwXSTzzX-oB90ri4mFfCtK8YYJSJSdmEcPweAD2cuh0XFwIMnQVy3OGkDy_ndrZbbrWRdmWHycF4mzznrwk1aMLPwo3SQalwKC17qpNmBepXDPjbA6mKkDwTVpmf4DHe8yYHE8PLydS_cMHbKfQKhS5skUuhw2RY_Dz9mojsQ9KW4/s1536/rebss.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1536" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNPGNeBOzrWPLvSvwXSTzzX-oB90ri4mFfCtK8YYJSJSdmEcPweAD2cuh0XFwIMnQVy3OGkDy_ndrZbbrWRdmWHycF4mzznrwk1aMLPwo3SQalwKC17qpNmBepXDPjbA6mKkDwTVpmf4DHe8yYHE8PLydS_cMHbKfQKhS5skUuhw2RY_Dz9mojsQ9KW4/s320/rebss.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Get back in the house Brian!...I mean Paul!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-53381409261289822152024-02-02T02:33:00.000-08:002024-02-02T04:17:24.309-08:00GDW Team Yankee with Steve's hacks...<p>I've known Steve over at the excellent '<a href="https://soundofficerscall.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sound Officers' Call</a>' for many years, and in addition to the fact that we have played games online with Jon over at the equally excellent '<a href="https://palousewargamingjournal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Palouse Wargaming</a>', we have a few gaming 'likes' in common, including a love for Frank Chadwick's 'Volley and Bayonet' and of course his 'First Battle' series from GDW.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhIWXm3AG9VFk__ARaDu5jKwnJCh42zwmapLvVYiwPBobLF2wTGupmLDIOCYTLOZaGv6uz1u_pmRTIDuLkexNFR2DROy66SQucspJyRIWRQv_ELd07nrlYObS0ipPAG5X4xHg-d2D724QEzE8aeRuDNUKkZqCVWMuwLqw0lyuMoVgClhgxjRmx2YorBOr/s4032/20240131_225943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhIWXm3AG9VFk__ARaDu5jKwnJCh42zwmapLvVYiwPBobLF2wTGupmLDIOCYTLOZaGv6uz1u_pmRTIDuLkexNFR2DROy66SQucspJyRIWRQv_ELd07nrlYObS0ipPAG5X4xHg-d2D724QEzE8aeRuDNUKkZqCVWMuwLqw0lyuMoVgClhgxjRmx2YorBOr/w400-h180/20240131_225943.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Now amongst the First Battle series was the superb Team Yankee, based upon Harold Coyle's book and released in 1987. (Not the similarly named Flames of War variant with 'tank parks').</p><p>We have tinkered with converting this game to tabletop since 2014, and I know Steve has been hacking these rules for several more years, so when he sent me his latest iteration, I was of course all over it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEDme0vuUq4p_PvgOJRqEkY4_5TA6zBFoMBPu5koFUzL70YokodkS7hIiCpsn7YXL__uFGyNzicIwabHIgzEW3tcgefOnYs0cunhKwNLGWIzhOSrkmYJNzmCU6O_QSFQE23L-rPxHQbxsp0Mo5FtX-iHFJTePVu8WQtdK6VrJlZl6u4brqrrkNLmpkDuE/s2724/20240202_091906.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEDme0vuUq4p_PvgOJRqEkY4_5TA6zBFoMBPu5koFUzL70YokodkS7hIiCpsn7YXL__uFGyNzicIwabHIgzEW3tcgefOnYs0cunhKwNLGWIzhOSrkmYJNzmCU6O_QSFQE23L-rPxHQbxsp0Mo5FtX-iHFJTePVu8WQtdK6VrJlZl6u4brqrrkNLmpkDuE/w266-h400/20240202_091906.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original 1987 Team Yankee box. Now, the original was designed to have the box look worn after 24 hours. ALL boxes look like this, no matter what they tell you about quality on BoardgameGeek...if your box is pristine, or undamaged, you clearly have a cheap chinese copy of the game...</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The design is mostly seamless, and has been upgraded and upscaled for other conflicts (Sands of War, Blood & Thunder, Test of Battle <i>et al</i>); but, it is the tactical nuance of <i>Team Yankee</i> that gives it the edge, with units as single tanks and squads.</p><p>This is why it works:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Turn Phases are '1st attacks' , 'move and reaction' and 'last attacks'. This is beautifully subtle, with some variation for missile technology, and unlike similar systems (like Rapid Fire for instance), where you can 'move fire' or 'fire move' - yet players rarely use this variation, the discipline of the sequence encourages you to manipulate it to your advantage - but in a tactical manner, which makes sense.</li><li>For instance, I might use one platoon to shield the move of another - hence 'overwatch' style play is intrinsically built into the rules, and 'reaction fire' can be easily handled too.</li><li>The stats are also beautifully done - in terms of attack / defence values, which are further manipulated to suit range modifiers. (There is a massive spreadsheet online which collates ALL the games' stats).</li><li>Steve's changes however, were mainly to the single biggest bugbear of the original system - that of the CRT or Combat Results Table; a holdover from more traditional 1970s hex'n'chit style games (we all know them). This in essence compared the attack/defence values - the issue being that an M1's attack value vs a T72's defence, invariably ended up at 1:1, or at the very least, was less than satisfying with the variability of a single d6 roll on a CRT.</li><li>Simply put, Steve's variant challenges this by using a number of dice based off the attack/defence differential (1, 2, 3 or more) - said dice achieving hits on a 6, 5-6, or 4-6 dependent on range and target. Hence the whole system is baked into a neater and dare I say, more modern appreciation of probabilities, which 'slays' said bugbear with 2d6 damage to the face!</li><li>'Yes!' you will say, 'but doesn't a 2:1 attack end up with the same probability of a hit/kill?". Of course, but if the math still works, but with a system that is more satisfying and actually faster without the 'wayback machine' CRT, then that is what we want.</li><li>Now, the rolls to hit and kill/damage/pin (infantry), are subsumed into the number of dice rolled, and the results on said dice. (As Steve pointed out, there is a throwback to FFT, which developed its systems from TY, so clearly the world works in perfect balance...).</li><li>The game that made tactical WW3 work, is now a lot more elegant in terms of design, in my view.</li><li>We used 'inches' to match range stats in the game in this one, on a 6x4. As a slight upgrade, would probably double this for future games, and use 2" or 50mm gradations on a range stick, as WWIII always needs to have long range stuff happen at 'long' range.</li></ul><div>Added to this was the fact that my eldest daughter always offers to play a wargame with Dad on his birthday (which somehow, she always wins), and my young nephew also joined us for the first half too - and now wants to ditch D&D for wargaming (yay). See how the stars aligned? Hence the short action below, which despite the depredations of a little red wine on my part, was hard fought...</div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMtPGwikG-FlB5NctVdTPsLvEbR8uCg8y1R_QonjM2T_iMNHtLaFtvJiYnQfqFCEJbQx-uG1CD3mcROdsVrHl-6VeOtWPb0obmZlFLmB8DOuq47yB4TDNmmvW8NWH94bi3In38dysBy1RIqZRiKhysiUqb-qicjN_2c4Wuc3J8_gijYM1s4tn-UIyDwIb/s4032/20240131_224217.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMtPGwikG-FlB5NctVdTPsLvEbR8uCg8y1R_QonjM2T_iMNHtLaFtvJiYnQfqFCEJbQx-uG1CD3mcROdsVrHl-6VeOtWPb0obmZlFLmB8DOuq47yB4TDNmmvW8NWH94bi3In38dysBy1RIqZRiKhysiUqb-qicjN_2c4Wuc3J8_gijYM1s4tn-UIyDwIb/w400-h180/20240131_224217.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only slight issue with my daughter playing in the games room, is that any 20mm stuff from other games, sitting near the table, thereby seems to become 'doused with bling' ...</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A badly mauled Soviet battalion, is ordered to over-run scattered US defensive positions in the small twin villages of 'HauenStadtBahnHoff' and 'BahnHoffHauenStadt'.</p><p>We have T80s and T72s, with BTR borne infantry, vs two platoons of M1s reinforced with 3x platoons of infantry. Artillery is unavailable on this, day 6, of the third world war in 1985...(yes, even for the Soviets)...</p><p>(Forces below are 1/200 Skytrex, the poor efforts are my painting - the more photogenic vehicles are by 'DiceDemon Steven'):</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3s8IXx14B2ql3-lQ9ZDiMVpjuyxdEMf-zwPlTFILC_k5nXHZ1TxAhfmmTwn0pOfKtPx34sK9auM0-URPLWYYIXP1ocwCY7hONqVSixwRIbJl5nxWYwoJoxMDcUxf9u8uoiItJF92Jsmk5nMfG7JYB86x6j_AHlJhbRMNMI-Dg_54sFxqWZadvEnCL_WI/s4032/20240131_194450.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3s8IXx14B2ql3-lQ9ZDiMVpjuyxdEMf-zwPlTFILC_k5nXHZ1TxAhfmmTwn0pOfKtPx34sK9auM0-URPLWYYIXP1ocwCY7hONqVSixwRIbJl5nxWYwoJoxMDcUxf9u8uoiItJF92Jsmk5nMfG7JYB86x6j_AHlJhbRMNMI-Dg_54sFxqWZadvEnCL_WI/w400-h180/20240131_194450.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">US units for a hasty defence of the twin villages. They must stop Soviet units exiting the highway...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4at-wCc2csqXATcRyjJkvHBrkACTadwhrncc0NYe3eI6ug5kiCNjDlSbGuJ9SUW7lxAScySYjyfzhH9gAbBvW6zfjrShDzv6fHVBySAlDciitoiAUSvLx0s9uShRCIw1V7V_GdPOvjQrdfKFStnLxuCAVJ97F_Nr4kiC-xFIdvKAqH93l8sJTvZUVpXu/s4032/20240131_194503.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4at-wCc2csqXATcRyjJkvHBrkACTadwhrncc0NYe3eI6ug5kiCNjDlSbGuJ9SUW7lxAScySYjyfzhH9gAbBvW6zfjrShDzv6fHVBySAlDciitoiAUSvLx0s9uShRCIw1V7V_GdPOvjQrdfKFStnLxuCAVJ97F_Nr4kiC-xFIdvKAqH93l8sJTvZUVpXu/w400-h180/20240131_194503.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soviet infantry on their right, will spend the day moving cautiously </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gV2izjKXCH68PgZq_LXVvRyRLFStntiFwO8oAx7M-d3GNY6w7TwMullbjC6Pk7YvHr-RZfrbp9lwZjfZLQ5SsBIcqbAXBFmLSc7EMO2YxINHcE2Pc3GlEtE-xqKYwaN3GqPP9Sjm6EV89GL9L1T7VmK9IOjvgpOUaqH6_8AAgFFDefIbnp81C-xvt4tQ/s4032/20240131_194510.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gV2izjKXCH68PgZq_LXVvRyRLFStntiFwO8oAx7M-d3GNY6w7TwMullbjC6Pk7YvHr-RZfrbp9lwZjfZLQ5SsBIcqbAXBFmLSc7EMO2YxINHcE2Pc3GlEtE-xqKYwaN3GqPP9Sjm6EV89GL9L1T7VmK9IOjvgpOUaqH6_8AAgFFDefIbnp81C-xvt4tQ/w400-h180/20240131_194510.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">US units are outnumbered, but well dug in. Canny Soviets however would spring a trap...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing71r8Czft8sLjOJEZ29F6uxMRW4_sdv2T0lY3w5AqOqVNf2CBpGArpDDRA5lgdQrPNEmbue71F5qVQPqg-IV-NVI-yTj7-P3qwDNH9AAgNPejzRzTTMGAQEajom0OcyGrBGvJT_Bb0JamNCmm54sXmBZJFyQR_zKHqUIJtp_AWP21OQaTgStRSPcsQWp/s4000/20240131_194514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing71r8Czft8sLjOJEZ29F6uxMRW4_sdv2T0lY3w5AqOqVNf2CBpGArpDDRA5lgdQrPNEmbue71F5qVQPqg-IV-NVI-yTj7-P3qwDNH9AAgNPejzRzTTMGAQEajom0OcyGrBGvJT_Bb0JamNCmm54sXmBZJFyQR_zKHqUIJtp_AWP21OQaTgStRSPcsQWp/w400-h180/20240131_194514.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNq7f5YUHddu_YpTp_zPNIFlzyPHhK9AhKOkNXoWpVZ3KMwRy-TKs3AItuj7ioMOkXw5Dp3U3FbVaKNGItI2IEcsF1acnaquYFHosSvMBtm4m5YSdVbLFKX3S0ASzLFzVvZivQRaot7LB_KKYwfWiMPlvtbFG8zR5Yi5pMBgy_9iUXfDtcw2m5IsXQD33/s4032/20240131_195534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNq7f5YUHddu_YpTp_zPNIFlzyPHhK9AhKOkNXoWpVZ3KMwRy-TKs3AItuj7ioMOkXw5Dp3U3FbVaKNGItI2IEcsF1acnaquYFHosSvMBtm4m5YSdVbLFKX3S0ASzLFzVvZivQRaot7LB_KKYwfWiMPlvtbFG8zR5Yi5pMBgy_9iUXfDtcw2m5IsXQD33/w400-h180/20240131_195534.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzuqerdQNd8CP-d0-7UPEnTIS5D-okRRgBnAT8ZcCy7w3gXaHrYJtzMlduBbMzOVl5Hhre4ZSOG7-AbwX89InfTA130NitSJqIKVlUei8qGF_lI6nj3cYW5VKMrA9vWJdHu4m7AxbBPb71v-64ydovv7PdgQYo5JX86O9WfRwNUjyc9bB_yLfbklbxVHI/s4032/20240131_200531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzuqerdQNd8CP-d0-7UPEnTIS5D-okRRgBnAT8ZcCy7w3gXaHrYJtzMlduBbMzOVl5Hhre4ZSOG7-AbwX89InfTA130NitSJqIKVlUei8qGF_lI6nj3cYW5VKMrA9vWJdHu4m7AxbBPb71v-64ydovv7PdgQYo5JX86O9WfRwNUjyc9bB_yLfbklbxVHI/w400-h180/20240131_200531.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XbaC_Ekcheecrtek5nqATTchQeZVJ-HsXtUipnGZPAoMaeZQ7hRiKztEwJESDaGMK_YsVYJ3mrwvsPm5eHtJKdbLEoyOIjGI8I1Q2CHapNbuGK-DWgsiIh90RUCwqg5wWbZIsjEuV-Wj2_7RJgF3Qp4OL0M0iJJa7uDO-xIFaTh5OnlR2ff86_wLYdAR/s4032/20240131_200541.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XbaC_Ekcheecrtek5nqATTchQeZVJ-HsXtUipnGZPAoMaeZQ7hRiKztEwJESDaGMK_YsVYJ3mrwvsPm5eHtJKdbLEoyOIjGI8I1Q2CHapNbuGK-DWgsiIh90RUCwqg5wWbZIsjEuV-Wj2_7RJgF3Qp4OL0M0iJJa7uDO-xIFaTh5OnlR2ff86_wLYdAR/w400-h180/20240131_200541.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M1s use the high ground where possible</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lgHS0qGn37PotULp9tHd7E5LX1UjuivbE-tc0KZPPaxAMC2zmr7SPWIp39jbgJmfqO3ZEJnRja9RqtarJzK_96vYREM-AHJEfvSMUrHlngGskcGnIBnDrLjXJ0PPtzXgm3kzFSnIqZsoJWTVcG33D6Qax7RZaE90gT0Y6nohwZyMsgXV7wTlXOjaBsCA/s4032/20240131_211037.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lgHS0qGn37PotULp9tHd7E5LX1UjuivbE-tc0KZPPaxAMC2zmr7SPWIp39jbgJmfqO3ZEJnRja9RqtarJzK_96vYREM-AHJEfvSMUrHlngGskcGnIBnDrLjXJ0PPtzXgm3kzFSnIqZsoJWTVcG33D6Qax7RZaE90gT0Y6nohwZyMsgXV7wTlXOjaBsCA/w400-h180/20240131_211037.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here they come. T80s have missile capability (Songsters down the gun tube) while the T72 does not. Firing said tac missile prohibits movement however. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sBa6kqRS6069VsqwD9J108OZPFyN7PAD78vkx8hlP9kkESqmjQfz2oMkSTfNQ6W0TA6Fc71xWvO8QnTFvxzMD79ijAv4j6gZfOjn-b5XNvboaID0VA2e_bWw337Zym9gGPCK49c5SoWuhp5UuiifRTj8mM_ieABonjX3RW84GpStF-HdvfKm98mpcJPC/s4032/20240131_211044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sBa6kqRS6069VsqwD9J108OZPFyN7PAD78vkx8hlP9kkESqmjQfz2oMkSTfNQ6W0TA6Fc71xWvO8QnTFvxzMD79ijAv4j6gZfOjn-b5XNvboaID0VA2e_bWw337Zym9gGPCK49c5SoWuhp5UuiifRTj8mM_ieABonjX3RW84GpStF-HdvfKm98mpcJPC/w400-h180/20240131_211044.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">US also has ITVs which do a lot of damage early on at range</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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A few kills and damaged vehicles littered the battlefield, but neither side was close to break point</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrVijUqczua6jVDKnehcgaCSrZ7H51oAq6djoJtNV99d7xSjoJfdNAilATf_b0JXkT79SZoSdo7lrwqI6EZ5eAGkM0Hfnz1VAKaJZXX4cUWWNgOnHLhXfW7D-AHUncT4SvVWTVLRhUco_pljKjGdmo-Epziz32SjHULwqmg0Pwj2dCNwNHprl40fvdIaa/s4032/20240131_223306.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrVijUqczua6jVDKnehcgaCSrZ7H51oAq6djoJtNV99d7xSjoJfdNAilATf_b0JXkT79SZoSdo7lrwqI6EZ5eAGkM0Hfnz1VAKaJZXX4cUWWNgOnHLhXfW7D-AHUncT4SvVWTVLRhUco_pljKjGdmo-Epziz32SjHULwqmg0Pwj2dCNwNHprl40fvdIaa/w400-h180/20240131_223306.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having overwhelmed the US left with infantry, the remnants of the Soviet BTRs launched themselves into town, dismounting into buildings, without US firepower being able to overwhelm them due to numbers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgjNokSnYolTpwvHZ_khEkU8rRnRGa2PQXLUMKi6jHk0allaOeki7oGyxk_KcnsdWIaTj8FcnTM0EduJ9QVz0BUBkXQFq-k0Jh58XcSVx_3vXIi7kDijJMjxj4iWhNS0BcjyxdycPfhPx4f5953NKKumLff2LGYobLsliZObXUi9YJrp3PF5K8VlMmUEi/s4032/20240131_223811.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgjNokSnYolTpwvHZ_khEkU8rRnRGa2PQXLUMKi6jHk0allaOeki7oGyxk_KcnsdWIaTj8FcnTM0EduJ9QVz0BUBkXQFq-k0Jh58XcSVx_3vXIi7kDijJMjxj4iWhNS0BcjyxdycPfhPx4f5953NKKumLff2LGYobLsliZObXUi9YJrp3PF5K8VlMmUEi/w400-h180/20240131_223811.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">jazz hands...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPw83khqLO1xkW3xPpB-oescpvN9xwV9i1qKHPLMVW5N-OZoRR8tXhbOPO5x6NQxIj8w_elCAdEKelyENHmLJ_FqqgClG__AK5p6WRCo-xd0xGE3EVv_hfjOkcW9ZeDV4c-QEs8ZIRdG7EBycYisLVZPJNCPcXbIFTj23MeHwUGAPEDD_gN0vGFYhbzc3/s4032/20240131_223934.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPw83khqLO1xkW3xPpB-oescpvN9xwV9i1qKHPLMVW5N-OZoRR8tXhbOPO5x6NQxIj8w_elCAdEKelyENHmLJ_FqqgClG__AK5p6WRCo-xd0xGE3EVv_hfjOkcW9ZeDV4c-QEs8ZIRdG7EBycYisLVZPJNCPcXbIFTj23MeHwUGAPEDD_gN0vGFYhbzc3/w400-h180/20240131_223934.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The US centre held for a time, and armour started to pull back to form a second line ...this was my main mistake; I had not planned adequate second lines of defence and really should have pulled back after first shots. As usual, I kept ITVs in place for too long, and did not pull back at opportune moment...I should really know better. Soviet units were able to overwhelm with simple numbers...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5ClWleEDX9NAZf2Lu6f2q097aB_zNVMcTuNS1aduVYln_re9m9FLQ54lpkKSTLfPRfZmBO1RNDZ_3bL7M9i8dSu4SP7b3AKLKLngE6pjg3RYSLw_xro4tVirKwVnRX54HThEB5VmXJzmndft4jMuWG4dX2760r6K77LEo_BlEsuTPWk_fJz8wNJFwBZV/s4032/20240131_224416.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5ClWleEDX9NAZf2Lu6f2q097aB_zNVMcTuNS1aduVYln_re9m9FLQ54lpkKSTLfPRfZmBO1RNDZ_3bL7M9i8dSu4SP7b3AKLKLngE6pjg3RYSLw_xro4tVirKwVnRX54HThEB5VmXJzmndft4jMuWG4dX2760r6K77LEo_BlEsuTPWk_fJz8wNJFwBZV/w400-h180/20240131_224416.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rules allow for US doctrine and Soviet doctrine to work seamlessly - simply put, the fire-move-fire - notation of the turn sequence builds in continuous advance under fire AND an element of fire and retreat to second line</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrwEpMERbpg5hI1WguMA3_EGIKB-KVE2vCsCeEXKwgQSJ3dnJK4R-u8Gv3wFegtg4rWk1somtOVhtq-ZkUzK4nhyOmjkkVQwdlZJd96xbGNRDCvlw7PgKf2NF1n1ylb7wSM7KmPIjvJNcyBLn4J21hYZQYyJR-AiZ8sKTLJcvicBtCRJ3hCfFwuyDaJan/s4032/20240131_224425.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrwEpMERbpg5hI1WguMA3_EGIKB-KVE2vCsCeEXKwgQSJ3dnJK4R-u8Gv3wFegtg4rWk1somtOVhtq-ZkUzK4nhyOmjkkVQwdlZJd96xbGNRDCvlw7PgKf2NF1n1ylb7wSM7KmPIjvJNcyBLn4J21hYZQYyJR-AiZ8sKTLJcvicBtCRJ3hCfFwuyDaJan/w400-h180/20240131_224425.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The centre turned into a massive firefight. Interestingly, both sides left several units out on the flanks and forced the fight into the town, where Soviet numbers became rapid equalisers to US firepower</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyUf2ziOQRmHRhhzICgcTIpRzMaJAnKP3OsHSXxvs8LlmzQI-1WByu375Mv1R3KunGEQOQcTKZARusU7A72ydHROnuF2EHyj4__XeVe9SIpQC8UWGil9I1LJ0R-nSZDIzuvdlqyqN-L9rL9SxnS1eFMtwXAQ71spFxuPE4wJ4rFlvwbKq2G_T544DNYki/s4032/20240131_225051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyUf2ziOQRmHRhhzICgcTIpRzMaJAnKP3OsHSXxvs8LlmzQI-1WByu375Mv1R3KunGEQOQcTKZARusU7A72ydHROnuF2EHyj4__XeVe9SIpQC8UWGil9I1LJ0R-nSZDIzuvdlqyqN-L9rL9SxnS1eFMtwXAQ71spFxuPE4wJ4rFlvwbKq2G_T544DNYki/w400-h180/20240131_225051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEyGtb3dfnLWX1Kttb36ouHEosLpgnPxRTHSbRM5wH9RrSN4DaeIbelxq9UHWKKQHWKyGMslbutFmvrReeXdW4-pBm_8qCxTDqjoXze7ZkL9LyUpoa7w7zMAp8RFBfCvfx0GBls9YY8dGBrJKjCL0YAdqsU2VsL-bJ6KDSr9bDdbrM76BVeHXoB94ssx4/s4032/20240131_225846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEyGtb3dfnLWX1Kttb36ouHEosLpgnPxRTHSbRM5wH9RrSN4DaeIbelxq9UHWKKQHWKyGMslbutFmvrReeXdW4-pBm_8qCxTDqjoXze7ZkL9LyUpoa7w7zMAp8RFBfCvfx0GBls9YY8dGBrJKjCL0YAdqsU2VsL-bJ6KDSr9bDdbrM76BVeHXoB94ssx4/w400-h180/20240131_225846.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdVZgsJnDeM1dPaxilYrinRMUP0O5ZascvHjjUGcl3U4OPjbNHYhgYVYdEQekb9NlxRezOIo5dTlgNmiRg9X-ptYV8Z9tkVROKPM83zeJ_8IAeEw0nrx-SKv-Kft5R-Fe_-AAyDIZc9wg0BXCbGCQUTMl1e3LMbZhZd8yK8xpqBJsgzqk0zW70y_efuTo/s4032/20240131_225943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdVZgsJnDeM1dPaxilYrinRMUP0O5ZascvHjjUGcl3U4OPjbNHYhgYVYdEQekb9NlxRezOIo5dTlgNmiRg9X-ptYV8Z9tkVROKPM83zeJ_8IAeEw0nrx-SKv-Kft5R-Fe_-AAyDIZc9wg0BXCbGCQUTMl1e3LMbZhZd8yK8xpqBJsgzqk0zW70y_efuTo/w400-h180/20240131_225943.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6D_tTkFxPoS79utyPyzdHdd5cp-vYknzc8Gg8vLa9kSjnhog2t4gMKkztl4XGkk9bt_BVObryb7d4y-zVcjN__lcYPORJFbem4DucVfEmYPY4clP28T4wXSXgq_hR00pkbgliNIgSl6k-rGRfrmlAW1iSXJmCsL_UMhwTgeIn9O6D4ZB-SFBnRVjo6_d/s4032/20240131_230114.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6D_tTkFxPoS79utyPyzdHdd5cp-vYknzc8Gg8vLa9kSjnhog2t4gMKkztl4XGkk9bt_BVObryb7d4y-zVcjN__lcYPORJFbem4DucVfEmYPY4clP28T4wXSXgq_hR00pkbgliNIgSl6k-rGRfrmlAW1iSXJmCsL_UMhwTgeIn9O6D4ZB-SFBnRVjo6_d/w400-h180/20240131_230114.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soviet troops drink Heiniken in the beer garden :(</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSOcaJrswW_2_-nrhrr9ahdVieerIF_nPhKacFsEw-hrzyziPKiHhczyZeH3JhT8yn4vUUpJ5kO6pIiza7DfjEAZN_kSEjvfnx0kNB0FpovrwaVmwso6SioXvxHwmII4G2EtcMPKweJ72ZUnQBkIM7-xbi6ZYmtdYsIkkJUQ7shAgfZbFIMwje8gk-SEo/s4032/20240131_230258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSOcaJrswW_2_-nrhrr9ahdVieerIF_nPhKacFsEw-hrzyziPKiHhczyZeH3JhT8yn4vUUpJ5kO6pIiza7DfjEAZN_kSEjvfnx0kNB0FpovrwaVmwso6SioXvxHwmII4G2EtcMPKweJ72ZUnQBkIM7-xbi6ZYmtdYsIkkJUQ7shAgfZbFIMwje8gk-SEo/w400-h180/20240131_230258.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>All in all, Team Yankee never fails to deliver - made all the easier with Steve's CRT hacks. Certainly a more valid ruleset now - and it easily competes for attention with more complex sets. My sense was, that 'seven days to the river rhine' hangs off its activation system - without that unique 'token' placement in 7dttrr, it is a d10 based hit system, while Team Yankee is designed for ww3 action from the ground up - the nature of its turn sequence, its hit/armour values, and its variations in doctrine. More to come, and can not wait to get my British on the table...even my Territorial Army elements ;)<div><br /></div><div>...and in other news, future games, as discussed with Steve, will be using both modern and ww2 variants of <a href="https://gridbasedwargaming.blogspot.com/p/ww2-rules.html" target="_blank">Peter's </a>excellent ww2 rules - now although these are company element based, we can also go with platoon variations on hexes. This enables larger scale 3 battle campaigns, Falklands, Fulda Gap, Desert war...watch this space...<br /><p><br /></p></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-55425718731947936052023-12-31T08:06:00.000-08:002023-12-31T08:06:24.007-08:00Iron Cross #2 ...the last die roll...<p> So finishing the game was always going to be tense, as the players were heavily invested in the result...BUT, in this case BOTH sides were close to break point and BOTH had last minute events which could have swung the battle either way - quite a game!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOftknXMkwwNKQeOKV3QRLlq0bAuPTBcd5RwZ9Qg8-kiggXAiwomeNMAtcumVB0MBbu9u02pCU7vELSgt6-Ba5OwuroGodvf_H4iElritxj-dWU7kLUF7iJSgFpxrHbeSMd-WEJqFl-DOriyL34f_yN1OQOvE1xicJ41fUv8FH4DOo-l_1w4VFYDZq_9z/s1521/cv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1521" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOftknXMkwwNKQeOKV3QRLlq0bAuPTBcd5RwZ9Qg8-kiggXAiwomeNMAtcumVB0MBbu9u02pCU7vELSgt6-Ba5OwuroGodvf_H4iElritxj-dWU7kLUF7iJSgFpxrHbeSMd-WEJqFl-DOriyL34f_yN1OQOvE1xicJ41fUv8FH4DOo-l_1w4VFYDZq_9z/w400-h280/cv.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Testament to the Iron Cross rules to an extent, and these were well enjoyed...though again I salute the QRS mentioned previously, because although everything is in the book, it's not always as intuitive as the QRS makes it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRQ8DF_9tFoBsDs9WMU2te8Xw-hWSpvmAINbGlX9elg20K8UmtGFNHnjR28UBw1MtwahNVXWtGNFAtECY822ZgV_UH3XEFMnTPrMjmBfCQdG_agKW1DXpHJcoktZrUGQnGtFAzwzJ7-FACe020T-UecYYInsvtfFhpxBVnzsXRmX4wXt5UtBlOuWWKIhyphenhyphen/s3125/20231231_104733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="3125" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRQ8DF_9tFoBsDs9WMU2te8Xw-hWSpvmAINbGlX9elg20K8UmtGFNHnjR28UBw1MtwahNVXWtGNFAtECY822ZgV_UH3XEFMnTPrMjmBfCQdG_agKW1DXpHJcoktZrUGQnGtFAzwzJ7-FACe020T-UecYYInsvtfFhpxBVnzsXRmX4wXt5UtBlOuWWKIhyphenhyphen/w400-h233/20231231_104733.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very dangerous German armour moves on the British right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1snrwQ-3VM_fF689duYlPsvuzdUWwsPHcFkS7dAvpxVMf8l2xRPlbdrjJyciHERwoWpRTkrWHHX8yXO0D46Ca79lP7Kb0dGp9XsyeuGJUmrHR4o2Ggz1WvWmSIbvyXu7pAN61lZdPBWecV45EyfG_X8bb6TrhJzZWSV7xonqBavMME4ZLUM6nljqxbed/s2724/20231231_105007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="3087" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEJrBKowcM-bSiqDNGPXKoZW6Mux1yeybS86OggtC8sM_m0IHf__kWmM0dOYCBS6LYEUjvZ16Zs26j0jEFkKoiO4oXpCSe0xcgpQqfBo2Ogqf8TZkImKsEqtet4CO1v9orHJ7CnopM-yqudX4oKMl_lNHlfuVZ8Y9HsormVKar-1bIqelESZDTAcNwb8g/w400-h234/20231231_111750.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British armour, not quite disabled...there is a Firefly still very actively 'hunting'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdGn1zH71cLsEB179m7Uxw3FYHOa5VReCciHCjEt9xwhme3ekVjm5WQJCFGb-G-woSQZc2CgAZmjOmV4gqcQYtGqDUeRrmNolqC3gPqOpCh-d6K8GZ0_B_uGbVc7QhIMIGA73Jfwa0aBogsKFfap3dpE172jMMYYjPmUdyIKsAcL6SB_ex87mn6NJ97oU/s2922/20231231_113022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2922" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdGn1zH71cLsEB179m7Uxw3FYHOa5VReCciHCjEt9xwhme3ekVjm5WQJCFGb-G-woSQZc2CgAZmjOmV4gqcQYtGqDUeRrmNolqC3gPqOpCh-d6K8GZ0_B_uGbVc7QhIMIGA73Jfwa0aBogsKFfap3dpE172jMMYYjPmUdyIKsAcL6SB_ex87mn6NJ97oU/w400-h249/20231231_113022.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German infantry makes a mechanised move in the centre, in a bid to capture the town...although we had Victory Points, so many areas were still being actively contested, it would come down to Break Points...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3jJ_NVstnn_w6HGIHgwmMhxp7u_VRXQykvD-Tvv0KU5zpRCpOn4kr7T1in_LaDNNm2khah9eCFqbvufmbSuOCAIBPWKkt4qm4zITBoDs0dB47KTNPkmqXJOHneG_8Pj8lK2gpjhIfyllOjnYUMfVvMePDXx3k8KdqCu5N3MKInl8KTOQ8j0o4qauSPf9/s4032/20231231_113519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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Panzer!...umm not one of ours Hans!!!'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGiWjgoOWiBtUElzCbifMU3C4ER43n28aWipJcGw0anB7FJeXQzoa_9u_g5zviH_EvZzB2pmsEksVUuwwbHVmF3lVMPGR3h9q_Uzh8hmu4El1rPie7gi3qMF_n4bAAFxpfADyPzUw-DdxplYofdUk2urspgZ4znUU-PEsoQyArfJRTGfZmkRlCjUJUobJ/s3516/20231231_114050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1813" data-original-width="3516" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGiWjgoOWiBtUElzCbifMU3C4ER43n28aWipJcGw0anB7FJeXQzoa_9u_g5zviH_EvZzB2pmsEksVUuwwbHVmF3lVMPGR3h9q_Uzh8hmu4El1rPie7gi3qMF_n4bAAFxpfADyPzUw-DdxplYofdUk2urspgZ4znUU-PEsoQyArfJRTGfZmkRlCjUJUobJ/w400-h206/20231231_114050.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German armour forced to react to the Firefly on the crest line...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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burning wrecks litter the road and approaches - Iron Cross is very unforgiving for armour </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEq8mmcjWE6z9gTPLUhS4Jrmm-kWmaXtXNRlF0nfYSuH9Q2CA4VUIG9urlIIyBmc1Q3-UvBc5SlKmZ0aSdmvLZorIOuya-RA0xM2ioPY7jufaf8Ib9ZNIQKe4lPmUfzxxfsrFwbZkQqtvbo9kZUyHCjVmw96Wvk2coabYoeXmupnzYgRtlIWZQdknpMs1/s4032/20231231_123320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEq8mmcjWE6z9gTPLUhS4Jrmm-kWmaXtXNRlF0nfYSuH9Q2CA4VUIG9urlIIyBmc1Q3-UvBc5SlKmZ0aSdmvLZorIOuya-RA0xM2ioPY7jufaf8Ib9ZNIQKe4lPmUfzxxfsrFwbZkQqtvbo9kZUyHCjVmw96Wvk2coabYoeXmupnzYgRtlIWZQdknpMs1/w400-h180/20231231_123320.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the last minutes of the game, British infantry assault the lonely Stug (now these rules do need checked - but it worked out alright, as the infantry were ineffectivethough...)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUvImB9KyK3DEPgb6G-XyS5J-NbYisnS11NYZgdsKKyZ5tjol_XMTvuBgFVCQDMC4fKAd0p7ax5WEL234BnbkcQw73c9EjqPJfOU_ctOGC6yXqC18DAeIU-6Y6dwf0v9saofs_icORjeh-1eL1QzextspexJG8RWyX4gRloPxqtYIoLCBuh58Z4LlTUII/s2863/20231231_125428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="2863" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUvImB9KyK3DEPgb6G-XyS5J-NbYisnS11NYZgdsKKyZ5tjol_XMTvuBgFVCQDMC4fKAd0p7ax5WEL234BnbkcQw73c9EjqPJfOU_ctOGC6yXqC18DAeIU-6Y6dwf0v9saofs_icORjeh-1eL1QzextspexJG8RWyX4gRloPxqtYIoLCBuh58Z4LlTUII/w400-h246/20231231_125428.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A certain 'company morale' roll, managed to rally them on a '6', completely...</td></tr></tbody></table><br />...and in the dying seconds, as each side was about to break, the British called in mortars on German infantry in the open...effectively breaking them, but it was down to the wire...<div><br /><div>An excellent game, and despite the vagaries and weirdness of some of those rules elements (I appreciate these are mostly fixed in 'Seven Days to the River Rhine'), it all worked quite well.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi843TnRBo77qHc9Ubv-HPmv6PVEWB5eaAnoyQChScneiVF52hWyqRQbBv5UY3nl5rbfEWt6XniUJuPFegE2Wjam9j877m4Ju7UqbFP8LdBN6s3g1SM6xQwpZ8awfK9cRVuD9zXk5fMMLL_GWB7fdOKVeZFUtEe6bbvUO_ie2tf-kSlbbxyAfWdtCZQhWJd/s2199/20231231_130112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="2199" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi843TnRBo77qHc9Ubv-HPmv6PVEWB5eaAnoyQChScneiVF52hWyqRQbBv5UY3nl5rbfEWt6XniUJuPFegE2Wjam9j877m4Ju7UqbFP8LdBN6s3g1SM6xQwpZ8awfK9cRVuD9zXk5fMMLL_GWB7fdOKVeZFUtEe6bbvUO_ie2tf-kSlbbxyAfWdtCZQhWJd/w400-h316/20231231_130112.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"been busy today mate? ...yeah, we fired one shell mate...cup 'o' tea mate?"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdI_c-Z9unUKTtwAf34JdTTy7RfD550I8SJEv3Iy41Yd0TqmuKkpWpNl_tJZHMyz24s5LJvY2XjsWaknZAuITJtncpdI5shlRzhT8g03-d2CiTyld9aqIwizK78ggUOYget__gq25breWmM_TLAlqmVaq95e7tzeSOp6pdg5mfvRpGPrjI_rIppT34RhrP/s643/ba11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="643" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdI_c-Z9unUKTtwAf34JdTTy7RfD550I8SJEv3Iy41Yd0TqmuKkpWpNl_tJZHMyz24s5LJvY2XjsWaknZAuITJtncpdI5shlRzhT8g03-d2CiTyld9aqIwizK78ggUOYget__gq25breWmM_TLAlqmVaq95e7tzeSOp6pdg5mfvRpGPrjI_rIppT34RhrP/w400-h249/ba11.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"A close run thing Archie eh? Archie? Why you are made of 20mm plastic...damn your eyes! Cup 'o' tea?"</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RVE-ocpfscKsQ_XwXt0xBJEDgNuCpqCt3W40k1abtJojyI5Amwiuct7klD8DJVcHeeNBix6WIL3u9_2t1sRsGygjlW2x4DeCjOLWuiTrYoHknHDYa1ziGVerZz0-9v-7mEdzXuQH6W5CGVXMCvaCQ9tdbPPu5Pr_xoOK9e-9Gc1ehSt2eiqdzZqsmPnZ/s773/t1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="773" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RVE-ocpfscKsQ_XwXt0xBJEDgNuCpqCt3W40k1abtJojyI5Amwiuct7klD8DJVcHeeNBix6WIL3u9_2t1sRsGygjlW2x4DeCjOLWuiTrYoHknHDYa1ziGVerZz0-9v-7mEdzXuQH6W5CGVXMCvaCQ9tdbPPu5Pr_xoOK9e-9Gc1ehSt2eiqdzZqsmPnZ/w400-h229/t1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Next time Tommy, vee vill hev a Tiger..."</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p></div></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-7588399792233595772023-12-29T11:35:00.000-08:002023-12-29T12:13:23.141-08:00Some 'Iron Cross' Part #1<p>A 'shock' game of 'Iron Cross' today...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNio6bD1BaauKqWzba0Ysixp1jKtzRlzjJ5tGw4RMSb1ScJE0uIlmGvjf3kaP2b9aRGuy3eWMsXZeJ0oZaCGLFNZybrZahzEP1xLKIj3Y2izB-22TcYA_NROw-rvVeu1CsMX8ylBDQKw2E4R8U_2jIm7Qh7aarhtUu5hE4j5DPSgz7cATsimpItDHem8q/s1780/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1780" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNio6bD1BaauKqWzba0Ysixp1jKtzRlzjJ5tGw4RMSb1ScJE0uIlmGvjf3kaP2b9aRGuy3eWMsXZeJ0oZaCGLFNZybrZahzEP1xLKIj3Y2izB-22TcYA_NROw-rvVeu1CsMX8ylBDQKw2E4R8U_2jIm7Qh7aarhtUu5hE4j5DPSgz7cATsimpItDHem8q/w400-h243/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Just as i am posting about being confounded by the younger players' interest in D&D, they wanted to start wargaming :) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8e7qGArr5yVVhiDO8TdcKSybk9bBgRzgtI0jm6mOKYnEWsdBaRTpKACjnZXsRsBVsHgKnqL4Ef6IzcuNn64xLOIs-JhYkf4htT7nW7pTeS0PDnD_iDRO8zwxQtW0zWBi2msbZcVBCj6-2TBm6ceZ0DgVoIFhMsozc5-_CK4zs2_tWvKTNx9Cfrw2WzEo/s320/i34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8e7qGArr5yVVhiDO8TdcKSybk9bBgRzgtI0jm6mOKYnEWsdBaRTpKACjnZXsRsBVsHgKnqL4Ef6IzcuNn64xLOIs-JhYkf4htT7nW7pTeS0PDnD_iDRO8zwxQtW0zWBi2msbZcVBCj6-2TBm6ceZ0DgVoIFhMsozc5-_CK4zs2_tWvKTNx9Cfrw2WzEo/s1600/i34.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Arpbm4VvznfCaiTzLPJ7QoNtUiw14QjWuxp1GlsndCJPbUC7lvGCWKfYBFdhVdAWQ7tYiQMsaJ4iKa0T-mObjEikJv7yl2WDQUkRUjKnfdbaXuX7DiOzeFpqjhDz7oWfe-hsV1twMTq45uGq9-XybMMiCQPr05hHxsSsrsz-Rnj-Y7tSsiQZ_kscirf1/s494/e44e.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="494" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Arpbm4VvznfCaiTzLPJ7QoNtUiw14QjWuxp1GlsndCJPbUC7lvGCWKfYBFdhVdAWQ7tYiQMsaJ4iKa0T-mObjEikJv7yl2WDQUkRUjKnfdbaXuX7DiOzeFpqjhDz7oWfe-hsV1twMTq45uGq9-XybMMiCQPr05hHxsSsrsz-Rnj-Y7tSsiQZ_kscirf1/s320/e44e.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bwoooha...bwooohahahahhaha</td></tr></tbody></table><p>'Iron Cross' was very well received today. The game still unfinished, and i gave myself a rapid refresher on the rules via an excellent QR sheet available online: https://sites.google.com/site/borderreiverwargamessociety/files</p><p>A 500 point 'ish' encounter battle - Germans and British, with a twist...</p><p>A little victory point quandry, with the 'Abbey' worth 2 VPs, the 'Casino' worth 2 VPs, and other buildings worth 1VP each ...it got a bit competitive.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7O-YoC0rFQB-FWIiiXl6U8gVCg8YSH1dTpPjDzVCV94bOsY3Wm8Ov2MPfSQILF2wujMo9jPscTVZIRyRs5pRq80zALuKvJV0FYltR_4ZOJniD8bDddqk15ZeIGv6k6wdDnBTx5kZOvAc5rWBvocJcn5U7FxtqyZUoxofaTEs5wni3qejOm3H7qUhlJ_62/s3476/20231229_121111.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="3476" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7O-YoC0rFQB-FWIiiXl6U8gVCg8YSH1dTpPjDzVCV94bOsY3Wm8Ov2MPfSQILF2wujMo9jPscTVZIRyRs5pRq80zALuKvJV0FYltR_4ZOJniD8bDddqk15ZeIGv6k6wdDnBTx5kZOvAc5rWBvocJcn5U7FxtqyZUoxofaTEs5wni3qejOm3H7qUhlJ_62/w400-h209/20231229_121111.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Both sides will drive toward the centre - Abbey on British left flank, Casino on right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj284JHRcyJ8KjQj5uEBR53uVMGM_sp6GA8zKma4hwV5f1z7rnP2pMRnP_5RySQn3SwyUYVxKTQ9rcL7X0ZvVmrLfvyas5M0Bx_Y44t-jJl4XVofE7kQ7ujnu8d0Q3nQ9pwUICRRyqyj-UbP6Oyf5BBeMJLSkIwwUUK08bM3noOlU23yR1TmGsREKoU68y5/s2652/20231229_135013.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2652" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj284JHRcyJ8KjQj5uEBR53uVMGM_sp6GA8zKma4hwV5f1z7rnP2pMRnP_5RySQn3SwyUYVxKTQ9rcL7X0ZvVmrLfvyas5M0Bx_Y44t-jJl4XVofE7kQ7ujnu8d0Q3nQ9pwUICRRyqyj-UbP6Oyf5BBeMJLSkIwwUUK08bM3noOlU23yR1TmGsREKoU68y5/w400-h274/20231229_135013.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early tactical positioning of average ATGs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIT0SdwICXW9_LwrtPwim79A5lsDbTZfCJ4hmbusOUOWYWeBNROfbBi0QQcBXUlS5TrGDyv-O0rhM5cPIxfhyphenhyphenRqOoVwJKIkIsDS-PET6TB3ZZwkMDmv9lpfZfgBvmkvGXJumpcL6rIrU4v_ZOIu-Kxjybz9M8oOxe3mg7FRHWHyxTaa5K8IizQ1kksV9UX/s2204/20231229_135632.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2204" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIT0SdwICXW9_LwrtPwim79A5lsDbTZfCJ4hmbusOUOWYWeBNROfbBi0QQcBXUlS5TrGDyv-O0rhM5cPIxfhyphenhyphenRqOoVwJKIkIsDS-PET6TB3ZZwkMDmv9lpfZfgBvmkvGXJumpcL6rIrU4v_ZOIu-Kxjybz9M8oOxe3mg7FRHWHyxTaa5K8IizQ1kksV9UX/w400-h330/20231229_135632.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British infantry on the right flank</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf7KEN_6YBonvCnopGbNprsagg0su5M0UTMoszIF8GZTkrTonVui0Z6h_6_fW6ewZaa_KCUr2UhLG1gaSr7xz6TfBpWJcWFi41wk5My95BorZgFV4B25upFdf0t8USnzNlvY3Dk6egpnAyeT3iprubIXsJoJtiJVv5i1TysNxF3zx4ioKSYIpPjOQ2hrr/s3434/20231229_135752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyJibxL8AKBgRk-Tf_neO6tqmV2uRV30LuuGonbNnp9_FphtvCdETzjexoC2Wev5fXKldgDRJSrWTjpz4ejUPb_4NsziFcfZ5zQ8gxh23gMZMLuyuPOkIgoYpye-7OU6ppTMrK6KPRkB4GXdVKB3C7HOoDeY7MiHpnsLWzzLy0wp3zTgSRNyw5HCliC_k/s4032/20231229_142729.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyJibxL8AKBgRk-Tf_neO6tqmV2uRV30LuuGonbNnp9_FphtvCdETzjexoC2Wev5fXKldgDRJSrWTjpz4ejUPb_4NsziFcfZ5zQ8gxh23gMZMLuyuPOkIgoYpye-7OU6ppTMrK6KPRkB4GXdVKB3C7HOoDeY7MiHpnsLWzzLy0wp3zTgSRNyw5HCliC_k/w400-h180/20231229_142729.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 'Abbey'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnns1LQrdsR1aits6bHCS-ifwZ9I0ZUgc1__KM0A6yPoEsWh0Qwe2UCVtUH7b-ccYt1iYiXI6AROVvx_0psC97AgNBo5oRxCwndFHohdCpqXOwAOyrzMDlF0BaZMsS6827_DnYdJj1hn0g4MtQ18zwRgZLshXAskxiMWSRY_uqqHVH9VCr0up-63o40mL5/s4032/20231229_142734.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnns1LQrdsR1aits6bHCS-ifwZ9I0ZUgc1__KM0A6yPoEsWh0Qwe2UCVtUH7b-ccYt1iYiXI6AROVvx_0psC97AgNBo5oRxCwndFHohdCpqXOwAOyrzMDlF0BaZMsS6827_DnYdJj1hn0g4MtQ18zwRgZLshXAskxiMWSRY_uqqHVH9VCr0up-63o40mL5/w400-h180/20231229_142734.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 'Casino' where most of the dudes from the abbey hung out, before the war that is...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigolGSQoE0yUMv31Ve1M3Oi18Z5iv9EKLtElKNINZb2FoWR8FyKLEJAJiol0n-IjHww2UIYwQ5crV4p6KdWwpNl_8zbz3oe1Rd6mDpN6NdcuzGeVJygjWClnuHEcZd96IQTUoYu3vzhhytXx9vwpKfHNoQVkj6PGEohoYZo2WCr6QaLgT-e-xlZaxyAwS_/s2891/20231229_143935.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="2891" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigolGSQoE0yUMv31Ve1M3Oi18Z5iv9EKLtElKNINZb2FoWR8FyKLEJAJiol0n-IjHww2UIYwQ5crV4p6KdWwpNl_8zbz3oe1Rd6mDpN6NdcuzGeVJygjWClnuHEcZd96IQTUoYu3vzhhytXx9vwpKfHNoQVkj6PGEohoYZo2WCr6QaLgT-e-xlZaxyAwS_/w400-h248/20231229_143935.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Counters liberally stolen from 'Axis and Allies')</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUpFi3tguKgnlGGXzXqAmYu394EF7BzgPce1beRWoB6hBn-vQ7xBTWafG-suQT-ymyY2OhPPOKucdSQnC13UlIsKOuslqb5yt0X3mINQrZKpifXa6kWU9CpyEXvpnhBYhXcWc-Sfft3y6qREI4sqF1SBkh2yFoJz3_G33WGAaCfmlxjyBnkW4hmiDrSKU/s4032/20231229_143939.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUpFi3tguKgnlGGXzXqAmYu394EF7BzgPce1beRWoB6hBn-vQ7xBTWafG-suQT-ymyY2OhPPOKucdSQnC13UlIsKOuslqb5yt0X3mINQrZKpifXa6kWU9CpyEXvpnhBYhXcWc-Sfft3y6qREI4sqF1SBkh2yFoJz3_G33WGAaCfmlxjyBnkW4hmiDrSKU/w400-h180/20231229_143939.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British take the Casino early on</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>An excellent game overall - now, as the rules are not well explained and a little internally divisive (mostly fixed in '7 days to the river rhine' in terms of mechanics and explanation), these chaps have done all the work for you though...<div>https://sites.google.com/site/borderreiverwargamessociety/files</div><div><br /></div><div>Part 2 to follow soon ...</div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-41954114327141827992023-12-27T15:35:00.000-08:002023-12-27T15:35:27.909-08:00I know what I did last summer...There has been a distinct lack of actual wargaming posts in the last year - I'm not proud I know...which of course begs the question, what have I been doing?<div><br /><div>Now, it's not the end of the blog - far from it, though I do have to mention that term, which makes even the most steadfast of <i>Grognards </i>quake in his boots, that makes even the most hardened of wargames tabletop generals make the -3 morale check, that creates discord in the ranks of even the hardiest Napoleonic (simulated) line - that of the dreaded, and most foul curse to wargaming, that is...'role-playing games'.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNejCOE30EB5y5eoIhGMDILXsXRbwGMWuyzIGdngTCNi9w_pVhZ56dTTVr1LfgUzOhxEdlTOwc82M827PJZ0jzYx0Fp3soqj_4RkjgZEqJoG7wv4lJuOa_SvYT0J5AOCz7XU0DEnc-GC30ymGCT0NDwSTabdMQnM5aM_KjDMODf2uopVwQ1WM_dZg3Y1Y2/s732/ee4.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="732" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNejCOE30EB5y5eoIhGMDILXsXRbwGMWuyzIGdngTCNi9w_pVhZ56dTTVr1LfgUzOhxEdlTOwc82M827PJZ0jzYx0Fp3soqj_4RkjgZEqJoG7wv4lJuOa_SvYT0J5AOCz7XU0DEnc-GC30ymGCT0NDwSTabdMQnM5aM_KjDMODf2uopVwQ1WM_dZg3Y1Y2/s320/ee4.webp" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gwen, Marduk, Jolene and Alric...hangin' out</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Though I have a vast and (un)impressive experience with 'RPG's since my initial forays into D&D at age 11 - whilst simultaneously discovering wargaming, (which of course got me into Swords & Sorcery literature - R.E.Howard and the 1982 Conan movie, Ah'm lookin' at youuu!)</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC2XDYQStYHrZ7vtrYHcOnjbxsS7mKLm22vOzAdq9GKxdZ83eYjyIZYJANQZ9uItDQVHzEK_ZJ4-gGdU_lGdZHbOV1Kwv9orR3iBg8gFdberjSbRuRMAYeO5T-xs7ozzFncV9shN03CcQuh3ToqbV3Wb2V9enCZdZ5_FQJxT9oydkL2lyPxzJyQF4XAE-/s723/c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="477" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC2XDYQStYHrZ7vtrYHcOnjbxsS7mKLm22vOzAdq9GKxdZ83eYjyIZYJANQZ9uItDQVHzEK_ZJ4-gGdU_lGdZHbOV1Kwv9orR3iBg8gFdberjSbRuRMAYeO5T-xs7ozzFncV9shN03CcQuh3ToqbV3Wb2V9enCZdZ5_FQJxT9oydkL2lyPxzJyQF4XAE-/w264-h400/c1.jpg" width="264" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'It can't be my fault...nooo...i even get accused of being a modern pro Nietzschean, anti woke, pro fascist classic these days...I mean ok...well actually yeah, but surely the movie is about the dangers surrounding the abuse of power...an allegory if you will...uhh...da riddell of steeeel.' So Conan might have an Int score between 5 and 18 , depending on which story you read...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Now I could wax lyrical about the absolute and complete saturation of RPGs in the 'market' (let's not call it an industry), but what actually put me on board with this was (1) my nephews and (2) my friends' kids - who, in the post pandemic, post '<i>Stranger Things</i>' Dungeons and Dragons frenzy - all became interested in playing, and understanding 'D&D'.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXL6TgKk1eGhb-4BOm2S7XOyXSYrEsE0xNdR4RQ-5qSuV8BIjcdTNA6Abt_ZqE7vZubNxHPIr-L7dHtAJtRRA-ArUfuKK7XEXvVxlkYmiewjadLgPyFg9fktwzcHupTCU8g0a7q4aLwdhGLp3aH5tzlh4DU6gWcQigEmRnZbHNp5imU-OIjujT6TN7MLc/s1920/snk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1920" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXL6TgKk1eGhb-4BOm2S7XOyXSYrEsE0xNdR4RQ-5qSuV8BIjcdTNA6Abt_ZqE7vZubNxHPIr-L7dHtAJtRRA-ArUfuKK7XEXvVxlkYmiewjadLgPyFg9fktwzcHupTCU8g0a7q4aLwdhGLp3aH5tzlh4DU6gWcQigEmRnZbHNp5imU-OIjujT6TN7MLc/w400-h170/snk.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>So as 'DM' and a bit of an old school hack, I started here:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDC55ikhI6FP8By1sPaXz8a7DkDWizki7BQXL0ub698TN44Iug5YE6VjVxOwrHL9b5JpjI8QdR_A0xmg50mhwMqyzFQmDNHOCreAnlcaYYniag-KB-nck6dRsgSmtw_WYcIam2ZnPY41IkTwFTE22Z0S6QoA9ty30aSoo3_ps9oIxV0fRKUsixekZR4zt/s788/d1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDC55ikhI6FP8By1sPaXz8a7DkDWizki7BQXL0ub698TN44Iug5YE6VjVxOwrHL9b5JpjI8QdR_A0xmg50mhwMqyzFQmDNHOCreAnlcaYYniag-KB-nck6dRsgSmtw_WYcIam2ZnPY41IkTwFTE22Z0S6QoA9ty30aSoo3_ps9oIxV0fRKUsixekZR4zt/s320/d1.jpg" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original 'Mentzer', which defined a lot of early stuff in the 80s, but wasn't the eponymous 'AD&D' which seemed to matter when I was 12, but not so much now...</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>...and ended up graduating to '5e' (just to keep things current for them)<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi90U5oEt0FnqqC92uHQVyJsJOPH4dgO0ZQXuz_O88NT-R5BzOZNd5SzYbAVsLI79uHtLJwGqmJybDlkgcYPikHAI08DW-WOh1FSgbLxbnU6PMttLvdOw-HWGd2NMdI8_38OO-961-B3R9XyPZ4iGEw3ZthJ9h965zFYJVmxmm4Kt8Wa2UHio28EYlsgp/s698/d5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi90U5oEt0FnqqC92uHQVyJsJOPH4dgO0ZQXuz_O88NT-R5BzOZNd5SzYbAVsLI79uHtLJwGqmJybDlkgcYPikHAI08DW-WOh1FSgbLxbnU6PMttLvdOw-HWGd2NMdI8_38OO-961-B3R9XyPZ4iGEw3ZthJ9h965zFYJVmxmm4Kt8Wa2UHio28EYlsgp/s320/d5.jpg" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The current edition, well this week, well as long as corporates can make millions from it, well...uhh...whatever works</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>NOw i also play in a game composed of old wargamers like me - in fact wargamers from that same era of the 80s, and here is what I noticed...(get the popcorn ready)...</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Wargamers are obsessed with rules, because without rules, we don't have a 'fair' game, and that sense of 'simulation' is nothing more than playing Monopoly...uhh...without said rules.</li><li>Hence we become fixated with the rules in 5e - because that makes it serious fun (uhh) and thereby we don't (always) have our basis for the game based upon Sword and Sorcery (or Fantasy?) fiction that the originals were very closely fixated upon.</li><li>Younger people, who have never played before, want a 'story', a hook, excitement, characters they can feel a part of. Now this amazed me; and it should not have. They want interesting characters, in interesting situations, like the books they still read (now and then when not videogaming and panicking about World War 3 or something).</li><li>...and the clear thing that hit me like a brick, is that they think 'outside the box'. They don't want the simulated fight - though they like the dice; they want to do 'sneaky stuff' - VERY reminiscent of the original games. They would rather talk their way out, or at least get advantage in a fight.</li><li>They want to imagine their own worlds - not have it all dictated to them, having no hesitation in suggesting things for the game and the world and the characters, and to be honest, I would bend or break a rule to let this happen...this suggestion matrix also helps because i am a lazy bastard that does very little prep...</li></ul></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Now that...becomes very refreshing for a guy who stopped RPGs many years ago because people were taking it far too seriously...so this is set to continue (though wargaming will return with a vengeance), and with an interest in some umm 'books' i have suggested, we might see these in future:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcu3N_xsw7eBThlmMWF7hQuJ0CHp5ReO47m1AWiISd2yHMkVWXBk9paQD67jljzytP0Tptp8ca4w5n-HjYy3sPxoKrqaELdR1MwANTyVK6_K6EeUkHYinZaO69a3yIHZ8Xnb053VjVDZZoGKQusix9ym4nUPXISPFNhK_xyZSHkAzwoF9PzjWQ-QPP461/s2048/bsh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;" width="226" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A more modern OSR version and Stormbringer above it</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcu3N_xsw7eBThlmMWF7hQuJ0CHp5ReO47m1AWiISd2yHMkVWXBk9paQD67jljzytP0Tptp8ca4w5n-HjYy3sPxoKrqaELdR1MwANTyVK6_K6EeUkHYinZaO69a3yIHZ8Xnb053VjVDZZoGKQusix9ym4nUPXISPFNhK_xyZSHkAzwoF9PzjWQ-QPP461/s2048/bsh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXY09-jyiAkp6unDqRewgAtv545DGG5iuIfm9WAEFpUd_Tc-ArsAt-Z02IGJPYob7L3ZECJLhyphenhyphenL2Az5lGkUBr2XZSCI3eiohn_1lJ_EOy4cGxR9G1p9tI3CPANY1d-ZO-DMm1ySERTxf3tFoAoEfijHvkXqfdIVXRkpL_8zLnpDD7d8_LBDV84GBMUDU6/s1024/icrpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="1024" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXY09-jyiAkp6unDqRewgAtv545DGG5iuIfm9WAEFpUd_Tc-ArsAt-Z02IGJPYob7L3ZECJLhyphenhyphenL2Az5lGkUBr2XZSCI3eiohn_1lJ_EOy4cGxR9G1p9tI3CPANY1d-ZO-DMm1ySERTxf3tFoAoEfijHvkXqfdIVXRkpL_8zLnpDD7d8_LBDV84GBMUDU6/s320/icrpg.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Index Card RPG' might also get some traction</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Now that said, D&D has also been in the news recently, and citing Conan and its pastiche in terms of scriptwriter John Milius's allegory referring to the abuse of power by 'corporations', D&D is going through its own trials as we speak:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ze7a_FRuHAs" width="320" youtube-src-id="Ze7a_FRuHAs"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>And to wrap up, I hope you all had a great Christmas, and may I be the first to wish y'all a Happy New Year....here's three movies we watched over Christmas, which all beat the pants off that <i>Napoleon </i>crap :) (and all of them are funnier)<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4b52A3sKz-I" width="320" youtube-src-id="4b52A3sKz-I"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O3CIXEAjcc8" width="320" youtube-src-id="O3CIXEAjcc8"></iframe></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/INjkNVpvQxM" width="320" youtube-src-id="INjkNVpvQxM"></iframe></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-12136678147917998392023-12-19T05:39:00.000-08:002023-12-23T08:10:06.250-08:00that movie rant...<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTt_8WJZs60qOr3ejlQ83xEKVtgNOMJ1w3W31HgWSKoiCh2fgE6d34VwQ3HofAVQ5u46ITM5T1PlTG2AGhYCjY8-8uQs2cNVU7EXq2e2Tvrq7L2WaKLpfKoysPAepz4mjuQuxk0-Vw_espYbO226SvUHI3j3nce9Jin7O_TwDFDieFKXPpEgpLFaUQYtd/s2297/20231127_182516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="2297" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTt_8WJZs60qOr3ejlQ83xEKVtgNOMJ1w3W31HgWSKoiCh2fgE6d34VwQ3HofAVQ5u46ITM5T1PlTG2AGhYCjY8-8uQs2cNVU7EXq2e2Tvrq7L2WaKLpfKoysPAepz4mjuQuxk0-Vw_espYbO226SvUHI3j3nce9Jin7O_TwDFDieFKXPpEgpLFaUQYtd/w400-h314/20231127_182516.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Overact mes Amis! Like you have never over-acted beforrrrre!'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ok, so I didn’t want to do this; I honestly tried not to do
this, but it’s embarrassing ffs!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Am I talking about rumours of a new edition of <i>Black
Powder</i>? Nope!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Am I alluding to the
latest news that <i>Warhammer</i> is to hit the big screen, promoted by your
favourite multinational? Nope!<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-cjcRETmj-j5XCtC_I3AqLSR5aj3PSqZz6du0gIgvbq-7IkbBL8fL4fvZfOlDGyzi5_4mh85IpA18c9VeypCKkiAp-6GRMn8qc43b42Ld5RxwvmHeyog-x2daUiDHfMsOM7kOBbOLANcS27O7DCEKnHrGr-e00Ipf79d1vmKb24QWJ8pvnsAm-GknVga/s790/hen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="790" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-cjcRETmj-j5XCtC_I3AqLSR5aj3PSqZz6du0gIgvbq-7IkbBL8fL4fvZfOlDGyzi5_4mh85IpA18c9VeypCKkiAp-6GRMn8qc43b42Ld5RxwvmHeyog-x2daUiDHfMsOM7kOBbOLANcS27O7DCEKnHrGr-e00Ipf79d1vmKb24QWJ8pvnsAm-GknVga/w400-h236/hen.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phew...</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m talking about <i>that</i> Napoleon movie.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I really wanted to like it; I really <i>tried</i> to like
it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The highlights for me were as follows:</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">It looked really nice – there is a lovely 3
second scene of Cuirassiers charging squares as they form at Waterloo. The
re-enactors did a brilliant job, as far as I could see</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -18pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Vanessa Kirby was beautiful as ever </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;"></span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->…then I ran out of ideas.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-_NOfRdGCszMv_YUItNcfQL6nMlvCCfq9TCcpXsdS2iR96d0BWrGoyra52ftnaUvDR2_0vp8ne_rRI1iSQNb3UFkvEePnw7pWSVCUKbllfuJCKVOK5ndPv9WRZWlCeV3cD-z2n4daXwUAsBMGpBZVmT_6weqmDJm5KKlUGA2zzJnXzQ9sK4SvvaN6Iu4/s614/Untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="492" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-_NOfRdGCszMv_YUItNcfQL6nMlvCCfq9TCcpXsdS2iR96d0BWrGoyra52ftnaUvDR2_0vp8ne_rRI1iSQNb3UFkvEePnw7pWSVCUKbllfuJCKVOK5ndPv9WRZWlCeV3cD-z2n4daXwUAsBMGpBZVmT_6weqmDJm5KKlUGA2zzJnXzQ9sK4SvvaN6Iu4/w320-h400/Untitled.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'So, I may be stunning dahling...but unless I get this f**king Napoleon neck tattoo taken off, my career is f**ked.'</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ok – there were a few things which concerned me, on a more
minor level at first, but as a whole they allowed the fast moving train to not
only leave the potentially well constructed rails, but ultimately vanish into a
hole in the ground, leading directly to hell… </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i>Toulon</i> – I tried to convince myself that
it looked good even though Napoleon in his 20s looked like an old man…I mean
could they not have used a younger actor, at least for this part</li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The revolutionary scenes ‘looked’ superb, but
for all of the concentration on getting dates correct, everything else seems
rushed or bluffed</li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Austerlitz – surely CGI, even thought people
hate it, could have been used to give an impression of the wider massive battle?</li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Austerlitz (again) – I wanted to hear him say to
a messenger “take these orders to General ‘X’ on the right flank – ensure that
he does not move until ‘X’pm…now GO!”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Never, in my wildest dreams, did I expect Napoleon in 1805 to say “SEND
IN THE INFANTRY!”. You can suspend all the disbelief you want, but this is
bullshit</li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Napoleon acting like a dying fish when he wants
a shag is weird enough, without using it to make the film even more ridiculous.
I’m sure Vanessa wasn’t actually acting in response to some of these antics,
she was just wondering when she got paid</li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Bits of Russia looked nice, but he led a charge
at <i>Borodino</i> (on a budget). Now I get that Napoleon once (or twice)
surged forward and added to morale…buuut he makes contact with Russian lines
etc. By this stage I was beginning to wonder just how bad Waterloo would be</li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->…and the Waterloo ‘scene’. To summarise…’over
the top boys’; charging Wellington’s lines. Little tents, and holes through
hats…I had actually starting laughing at the comedic value by this stage</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Yj9RLmEQiMW8CQVFnqW8GR9_HAFO1z4sGETMcCgmFYbufIiGhE7BmgWOegzsIGmsBvFyBAwZ0H18DOnW43BAGK8RnKwpbx2cPRG4dtP0hwJEt0zffgdCQIC5-TmRwnfyZ7FLNoWXnvozKOiOgwzVpA98nk_u9xWk16BhcZyGY3Zv2XMEBWLkpOWb92tP/s1252/charge!.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1252" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Yj9RLmEQiMW8CQVFnqW8GR9_HAFO1z4sGETMcCgmFYbufIiGhE7BmgWOegzsIGmsBvFyBAwZ0H18DOnW43BAGK8RnKwpbx2cPRG4dtP0hwJEt0zffgdCQIC5-TmRwnfyZ7FLNoWXnvozKOiOgwzVpA98nk_u9xWk16BhcZyGY3Zv2XMEBWLkpOWb92tP/w400-h225/charge!.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Charge! ...dudes...'</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><!--[if !supportLists]--><o:p></o:p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now, were I to jump to <i>major</i> issues, we could have a
field day, but let’s talk up conspiracy theory first…</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do I believe that viruses escape labs via accident or by
design? I’ve worked in industry long enough to know that people can be stupid, and
accidents happen; so accident, not design.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So thereby, if I am asked whether the <i>Napoleon</i> movie
is some sort of deliberate attempt to dumb down history and make people more
pliable to stupid ideas? …nope, because producers aren’t that smart – they just
want your money – like any good corporation; but was it just a shit movie
because too many cooks were spoiling the broth, and control/management was
abrogated because no one gave a shit, or lower ranks were terrified? Absolutely yes.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZYnacgb-IAGSDTgmSpHsldccOaIXsCINjPAgl5L4ilekVpg2ukKdKQA9o9CQnex26UsNfwi1YeaAEwjXw95JA-ubVWDFINM8YKM6qmmE8RJuLatdQB-3m91tp0wzmUTGlylUb5qcGpfnFOi7ONB6Bn6kgIz1svJ2u0iZF4g7Qh13lS8UGTyyR5kHyHd7/s691/click.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="691" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZYnacgb-IAGSDTgmSpHsldccOaIXsCINjPAgl5L4ilekVpg2ukKdKQA9o9CQnex26UsNfwi1YeaAEwjXw95JA-ubVWDFINM8YKM6qmmE8RJuLatdQB-3m91tp0wzmUTGlylUb5qcGpfnFOi7ONB6Bn6kgIz1svJ2u0iZF4g7Qh13lS8UGTyyR5kHyHd7/w400-h353/click.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clickbait...clickbait...clickbaaaait...</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">…and for the director to answer critics with a cry of ‘were
you there?’ when historians criticise, just succinctly proves, that he is less than engaged. Believe me; I know that history can be bunk; I am aware that much of what we consider
sacrosanct in terms of primary sources, can actually be disproven from a modern standpoint - ignoring the fact that history has been manipulated when it suits, but ffs... wise
up! I mean I get that the older generation loves to stick two fingers up at the
world…but screwing with a historical figure’s story? Naaah!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I watched this <i>Waterloo </i>movie twice after I’d seen <i>Napoleon</i>. I always
thought it was a great film. Now? It’s a stunning classic.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do yourself a favour...<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3DcWJrzK0wU" width="320" youtube-src-id="3DcWJrzK0wU"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-43071293436501669402023-09-24T14:50:00.002-07:002023-09-24T14:53:21.262-07:00'I'm not quite dead sir...'<p> Despite evidence to the contrary... NO! the blog is not yet dead. Granted I have been busy with research and being a DM for my nieces/nephews/friends' 5e D&D games; a long story which would require an even longer blog, but, here we are.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6ho6CR7u_zPQc32XtkXJkxaCHXYtwTrO2SahUzsUnOjSGpUTPkUFnitIN3qHiEDqaNk9CfSvaoygsNA56rwEF9GPcb_32cxQrPUIc0gLA5XBpGkNuAoGhEgEylkoydu3bR1ROK7RpTb4w3Oog0oY2Lu_7NI7eGHBClFutMz_PCBQ7azbPnKFm843PUw/s700/holygrail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="700" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6ho6CR7u_zPQc32XtkXJkxaCHXYtwTrO2SahUzsUnOjSGpUTPkUFnitIN3qHiEDqaNk9CfSvaoygsNA56rwEF9GPcb_32cxQrPUIc0gLA5XBpGkNuAoGhEgEylkoydu3bR1ROK7RpTb4w3Oog0oY2Lu_7NI7eGHBClFutMz_PCBQ7azbPnKFm843PUw/w400-h225/holygrail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>So a recent game with the Bunker crowd with Test of Battle, was covered by your roving reporter. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This involved the actions around <i>Buron</i>, on the advance toward <i>Carpiquet </i>airfield, with Canucks. Test of Battle again - nice turn sequence, but lots of debate around stats and design decisions which I can't really be arsed listening to any more - so I'd say my future game decisions on my end, will be based around 'Field of Battle' style rules rather than rigid turn sequences and numbers which meant a lot in the 80s, but precious little now in terms of getting an enjoyable and partial simulation/partial game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT5BiZHzHzjr70Y2CMu0jYzTcfqJgxYUqnJUMdbay8Ru6V380IeG3Ldo57JWEIkTBiioriOFj_F3dmmAiyR6FSnTRSiLBx-99Zq2nnSQNkorNZCohqy56XAseu0E2f7Q1pdRtvMKm01VgwVViFUGxn6vAgWZfePyVqvUOyGBY5BseR64uQK4seCkcy2M/s4032/20230923_142212.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT5BiZHzHzjr70Y2CMu0jYzTcfqJgxYUqnJUMdbay8Ru6V380IeG3Ldo57JWEIkTBiioriOFj_F3dmmAiyR6FSnTRSiLBx-99Zq2nnSQNkorNZCohqy56XAseu0E2f7Q1pdRtvMKm01VgwVViFUGxn6vAgWZfePyVqvUOyGBY5BseR64uQK4seCkcy2M/s320/20230923_142212.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian armour in defensive positions. the scenario had a little 'licence' in terms of what actually happened vs the setup at game start. Hence it was a bit of a cake-walk for the Canadians.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3UxfuZm8Uu7NM0iIQkwnVAvPRThRsfBlRTkjUb3kaWWIimfv-r371jdYLFOYTzzESVTYnYbioIiNNPuNfSUvdoVrc79xlDA9UIMHD27er4S2ifZKaJKZ7gEK_UU_WmuTp65rOdNxRh2pNHbXQxzz-qTYKa9aEVi1kuMtF4qJNnx6L67Z0l2Je4YnIiQ/s4032/20230923_142215.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3UxfuZm8Uu7NM0iIQkwnVAvPRThRsfBlRTkjUb3kaWWIimfv-r371jdYLFOYTzzESVTYnYbioIiNNPuNfSUvdoVrc79xlDA9UIMHD27er4S2ifZKaJKZ7gEK_UU_WmuTp65rOdNxRh2pNHbXQxzz-qTYKa9aEVi1kuMtF4qJNnx6L67Z0l2Je4YnIiQ/s320/20230923_142215.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German advances on Canadian left</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AIMOT37Ebt0fgJ2q54YblBRhgP0xB5Gva8bg0LbG2llr67mqiHbdH85z032Sf5kG-ZjluqClgvmsaOq8eh_ZKPzsofIAts9TMoVWPJKDMqhUpJI8kzqPO_YfXJCIMsmbnHKpfk2dJicjXqWUfwJMshMa8RurEDYxSQgdZ__IKjW-0iWMhoq0DQefNMQ/s4032/20230923_144506.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AIMOT37Ebt0fgJ2q54YblBRhgP0xB5Gva8bg0LbG2llr67mqiHbdH85z032Sf5kG-ZjluqClgvmsaOq8eh_ZKPzsofIAts9TMoVWPJKDMqhUpJI8kzqPO_YfXJCIMsmbnHKpfk2dJicjXqWUfwJMshMa8RurEDYxSQgdZ__IKjW-0iWMhoq0DQefNMQ/s320/20230923_144506.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The right flank made the Germans pay dearly</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I will be trying to get some more FoB games over the line in the coming months, plus some research pics of lost forts in Ireland ;)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And now, from the finest movie ever made:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CmrLsJUtxG4" width="320" youtube-src-id="CmrLsJUtxG4"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-76147578696497367462023-06-03T12:14:00.004-07:002023-06-03T12:17:50.639-07:00Zorndorf with 'Battle Command'<p> As usual, le Duc is busier than the proverbial dog with the proverbial double appendage...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="603" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lFv3Cj2vFfvNv_MqEenaTJJ7zLxSoufTjEQEH4Jj5-f8hfcnYuckhIioFmDs-RcPE4zBqvMP1mLydKLxJ0VcL9k1Fo9euvn6TU5qAPxU9DeFiJIbAiB-iMnoAcvw4oaFuIZ7CO-8Yw5AGJEA19yR6mqHJGfaah4C3L8JWRbHQfNdcQF5hrdmi3uM/s320/1122.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: left;">However, one did manage to squeeze a game in with </span><a href="https://sgtsteiner.blogspot.com/2023/06/battle-command-syw-game-with-le-duc.html" style="text-align: left;">Sgt Steinahhhhh</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISFQJ-rW70EpmcoEKpI8DQ8ShFsdTEspmFTPPQ9EhVt3REe-JIde4ic9j_ptlwm1QzbmgfYS3zyiYcTLDn2XFlLxyqkGWcWX1YeR7zLcRvivOBWG4QuC8FWbExb-AnYh9H4mbNntPyWuIZ0G6xOC3FpMB8ZRO4rSukas0nhxnNCS0U--VjoQckpsO/s685/Steiner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="685" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISFQJ-rW70EpmcoEKpI8DQ8ShFsdTEspmFTPPQ9EhVt3REe-JIde4ic9j_ptlwm1QzbmgfYS3zyiYcTLDn2XFlLxyqkGWcWX1YeR7zLcRvivOBWG4QuC8FWbExb-AnYh9H4mbNntPyWuIZ0G6xOC3FpMB8ZRO4rSukas0nhxnNCS0U--VjoQckpsO/w400-h249/Steiner.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Get on with it!!!'<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">As some may know (we keep talking about them), our favourite set is Brent Oman's <i style="text-align: left;">Field of Battle</i><span style="text-align: left;">. </span><i style="text-align: left;">Battle Command</i><span style="text-align: left;"> takes the same basic mechanics, but changes how the cards work, with a view to extending the influence of the multi sided dice of the commander, such that he has more influence and thereby choice, in terms of what cards to play and - depending on even or odd roll - whether to apply the card play to a single brigade, or the entire army.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9w3EIhZCMcSR4O2nSGg7w_UCy_HhwfE1opduKmBXQL3VsBzT8XemXdzBBUd_ilbAvq2ABXSrSvFxaD9OMztaVKlONCdYr7bt-RIAXKMDh5Iagm9GJNm1VJuA8SZyZ7ctYjv__NUyLb1Ww7SfS6jvh2uRHhNHRjomYA06F2f59A_i5A6xGeUvmB5uS/s4032/20230601_184655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9w3EIhZCMcSR4O2nSGg7w_UCy_HhwfE1opduKmBXQL3VsBzT8XemXdzBBUd_ilbAvq2ABXSrSvFxaD9OMztaVKlONCdYr7bt-RIAXKMDh5Iagm9GJNm1VJuA8SZyZ7ctYjv__NUyLb1Ww7SfS6jvh2uRHhNHRjomYA06F2f59A_i5A6xGeUvmB5uS/w400-h180/20230601_184655.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Now, I thought about trying to explain all of this, but instead, I have opted to outline why the rules and mechanics are much better than everything else (a bold statement, but it's a bold post). Well, perhaps it's not that they are much better - it's simply that they address the problems of wargaming with an elegant and highly efficient design, which pokes a finger straight into the eye of traditional wargaming rules.</p><p><b>There is no turn sequence</b></p><p>Why would that ever be an advantage? Surely we need a turn sequence? The sequence comes from the cards which dictate moves, firing, morale, leadership & rally - with opposed rolling - the deck is random, but built based upon commanders in FoB, and dictated heavily by command rolls in BC. I can't predict what my options, and in a sense, 'luck' will let me do when i get to activate. I have to work with what I have (what - like a real battle?), and the deck and my command roll does the rest. Now in BC, I get a little more choice than in FoB, but it still works roughly in the same way. I can't look at the turn sequence and know that I will get to do 'X' before my morale check. I can't know that my firing will have 'X' effect on that flank statistically speaking, before the opponent's turn. What? No predictability? Don't we get that sort of predictability in real battles dammit? I rest my case.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2_xltwJjXuzWHEDNfovmIiho-l_OlU9zchYZfeDUVHcL0M-9CpPm5SgLaA8tx-na7M6Drw1QynMWvz2CseAxYTjv3l2a9KEAyGyszurGJdCiwvdQY2pUJnCzApyN3ZE8-dcjE4PukjfVfMi4RjbLIXsntZhq-yo7dQfYTrF29j1Hlok4wT4VXjJx/s4032/20230601_185817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2_xltwJjXuzWHEDNfovmIiho-l_OlU9zchYZfeDUVHcL0M-9CpPm5SgLaA8tx-na7M6Drw1QynMWvz2CseAxYTjv3l2a9KEAyGyszurGJdCiwvdQY2pUJnCzApyN3ZE8-dcjE4PukjfVfMi4RjbLIXsntZhq-yo7dQfYTrF29j1Hlok4wT4VXjJx/w400-h180/20230601_185817.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>There are no modifiers</b></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">What? But modifiers help to simulate what happens in real battles? Two aspects here. Multi sided dice - so if i get an 'up two' i may go from d6 to d10 and vice versa - this is genius in terms of probabilities. Conditions will affect dice ups/downs; more genius is the fact that<span> </span><i>even<span> </span></i>rolls have more benefits than<span> </span><i>uneven<span> </span></i>rolls, including routs, rallies, movement 'bonuses' etc.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcu7zVZdM78UCWJ1_q6VvZJI70WAY3mqhhqLPFh_cXvxBssC3w8o-6dUJjWUFLq3kFwqFQhLICoCxSpsCdtkwr94N6KzfbKtc9EoOZkp6LZ9tjz-6QJIbgLsRU8Fn00AX1tFOrdlByDKIsd7Bd7OI8YMWwW497ozI7IyTX66wGFps2o4ViC9jZIny0/s4032/20230601_185818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcu7zVZdM78UCWJ1_q6VvZJI70WAY3mqhhqLPFh_cXvxBssC3w8o-6dUJjWUFLq3kFwqFQhLICoCxSpsCdtkwr94N6KzfbKtc9EoOZkp6LZ9tjz-6QJIbgLsRU8Fn00AX1tFOrdlByDKIsd7Bd7OI8YMWwW497ozI7IyTX66wGFps2o4ViC9jZIny0/w400-h180/20230601_185818.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>The Army Morale counts down to exhaustion</b></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p><b></b></p><p>The only other rules I have seen which replicate exhaustion really well are V&B, with division exhaustion. In FoB it's at the army level, and you give morale chips, to their advantage, to your opponent once you are worn down, and subject to a poor army morale roll - you will quit the field - so you always finish a game in 2-4 hours. Nope - there are no brigade morale checks and effects; to be fair this has never been a problem for me, though I know it has created issues for some.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjNyXiBA8rq1hXCTDh04RzmL5sDj6y_xv4t1uOF9OXkQhjURfuAhRcyMuItC05O9DBepfI2Bkz9DdfwePTBoqFFHcNS0WMLAFgh4EJ-mN7rnGlEOaGsPL8h6fMvntsdonBwoUUHD-CAYQYC1l1oQbUEJI3R_r4OO3by68spito2AZba4MMzkNxa3M/s4032/20230601_185820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjNyXiBA8rq1hXCTDh04RzmL5sDj6y_xv4t1uOF9OXkQhjURfuAhRcyMuItC05O9DBepfI2Bkz9DdfwePTBoqFFHcNS0WMLAFgh4EJ-mN7rnGlEOaGsPL8h6fMvntsdonBwoUUHD-CAYQYC1l1oQbUEJI3R_r4OO3by68spito2AZba4MMzkNxa3M/w400-h180/20230601_185820.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>To the game. This was played with Steiner's 15mm 7YW Russian and Prussian collection.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkajKz3vXFfC3wKt4qS8MQmHh1usV1nJSW1nba1pZb5ack_BpBesBJ0uxVcpyFcJIfKE3E7VwJbu-uEoEWNdsX6Kdh02l86qtAd1XyzjddKSN5Js2RpUYQiSSLG5QHWlCsPijML8ENoHmD9gFNBv3lDMUBkn8-gGo1-gw5JI0_ZDSomdo0_NBMFO8/s4032/20230601_192140.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkajKz3vXFfC3wKt4qS8MQmHh1usV1nJSW1nba1pZb5ack_BpBesBJ0uxVcpyFcJIfKE3E7VwJbu-uEoEWNdsX6Kdh02l86qtAd1XyzjddKSN5Js2RpUYQiSSLG5QHWlCsPijML8ENoHmD9gFNBv3lDMUBkn8-gGo1-gw5JI0_ZDSomdo0_NBMFO8/w400-h180/20230601_192140.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prussian cavalry on the right flank, which would see its sneaky beaky move through the woods stymied by the Russians<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFcd8U-34o-VKVHQwAnruG5dhT8ig0mVY6rlrA7LJg7dsRjOQGEO332BUu_eqfll4nPYSDf4s_RjpbdUkzuym4bEtzdKiNYjOL3gbr2tXgv6ogUglotCkSukBr77DNgjeB9bafUIXJc0g8tB-PuB-t4nElfL9n7pMq54ykQdaxWd5By7fmwabjR02/w400-h180/20230601_192143.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prussian Grenadiers, hopeful of early gains, are pushed back<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZoS08_B1vFaevrT8BNl8pO9RHttixoyJFhMmyaWWGFVn9e9w87qJYcp3Qff54t8tTI23sNZRMSRkwaOFgDmlDlw0cBFgJwM1fVfj8b0bZ31ARDw4Kwkuyn7WzGyvc10a7W2XGBvQnx8nDT13t8bnf7v40XqDKuyWmRyJ4p1Ayjo1eAyFoFaULuCl/s4032/20230601_192146.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZoS08_B1vFaevrT8BNl8pO9RHttixoyJFhMmyaWWGFVn9e9w87qJYcp3Qff54t8tTI23sNZRMSRkwaOFgDmlDlw0cBFgJwM1fVfj8b0bZ31ARDw4Kwkuyn7WzGyvc10a7W2XGBvQnx8nDT13t8bnf7v40XqDKuyWmRyJ4p1Ayjo1eAyFoFaULuCl/w400-h180/20230601_192146.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIHZKOkNvAUU1z7nVAZvVqqr7pjFpGjeXWeDHT2gd9wnhlxxhuNd0fyDifAzSfF0tCYDa6NAw2mxNlDCGzXOfCAB2RaaSWMqOnhcFwI7a4KLyWYVWGSrRDyl9F7sodkBCBSHZtvUCMGeNH3muFR4XGpVSk1jg01CqtUbkAwHH1czqpI9thpJRITYx/s4032/20230601_193114.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIHZKOkNvAUU1z7nVAZvVqqr7pjFpGjeXWeDHT2gd9wnhlxxhuNd0fyDifAzSfF0tCYDa6NAw2mxNlDCGzXOfCAB2RaaSWMqOnhcFwI7a4KLyWYVWGSrRDyl9F7sodkBCBSHZtvUCMGeNH3muFR4XGpVSk1jg01CqtUbkAwHH1czqpI9thpJRITYx/w400-h180/20230601_193114.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'I do not think zat zis is going to voork...'<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8i6OcE073m8m1cvR4DRNDM3FN4vhUiL_bET63D88NX5Bz4Bn_29N_tlRmB6etNzNUc-ouCWQzBSexUBWL4mz8RN4fL0_YYKhRG2L6qZ5gacRWvwMtZ6PvD9ity-EJ8s3sKVZ1taNEaUMrree_WnPynYfZ-FXlo1xSdvnqZQ0ByH28y__TV_30Hq_/s4032/20230601_194319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsjrvwRa1kJ2OUG2jJ1aOwsigBWdQlK9T3crjXa78k5zgPChjwewvy9E452TODtV4i8O4Aezh7bUD_SbZjVE3-L-PQ5bxBkvbXyZ_wSPO6Ex12KnoBtR63T4PhAvgAYqhcZ9_D4_McDxfOMmiQ05cwXCDNl_opHUoicPOTTJFrtmgDhi69Zxf_mPQ/s4032/20230601_201329.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsjrvwRa1kJ2OUG2jJ1aOwsigBWdQlK9T3crjXa78k5zgPChjwewvy9E452TODtV4i8O4Aezh7bUD_SbZjVE3-L-PQ5bxBkvbXyZ_wSPO6Ex12KnoBtR63T4PhAvgAYqhcZ9_D4_McDxfOMmiQ05cwXCDNl_opHUoicPOTTJFrtmgDhi69Zxf_mPQ/w400-h180/20230601_201329.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although the Prussians are forced back on the left, and take a lot of casualties, they do not rout<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrngS_iMwQBS3uCvw3J6OqewsHXLDdIA0gXNYDRfyHWRYfYsgiA9vXVl-A7HqMuZx9R1Yi2On5SCezDvjCB-OnZXA0EBfNuyl3sLTA1xrqH-HLqXtgnPSl-1AdefOpnub4GVv75XVOqg58kc1dT7-AfJOOu-51inAGETz_V0SZVClAypX8DmIAz6eX/s4032/20230601_201333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Thankfully, Russian musketry is ...erm...somewhat less than stellar<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHDSQq6iTTxhTXYlrxZkekyGf_1VubFaaQ7vUwqmwL08dWrnZnKN2VS-ehidExo3yL5RIdYoUiOpiaqT3wpJO44sx8oG8VaDEZrliDykWjsnn7fD51FUBK-OdvNeD79vIW-h5itjfagMmsVzcg_FJGzkVrFSsQ7WW9j2jyefusfU6iRhBSfnM9LS8/s4032/20230601_205939.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHDSQq6iTTxhTXYlrxZkekyGf_1VubFaaQ7vUwqmwL08dWrnZnKN2VS-ehidExo3yL5RIdYoUiOpiaqT3wpJO44sx8oG8VaDEZrliDykWjsnn7fD51FUBK-OdvNeD79vIW-h5itjfagMmsVzcg_FJGzkVrFSsQ7WW9j2jyefusfU6iRhBSfnM9LS8/w400-h180/20230601_205939.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steiner points at the problem...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDpmndsLv8T6COYvi18cRcsDovvYvXGhpispGY4xrPi0nxs7MIaXYZgBDZf3Ibux6BjR08iJakVL2xhwyx89ar2B4Q4ig9zGVVTO7-RUOwX9xrtqAhMdUhzJ4n6kkpP5Wjg-ytrWgLgFd5QyFELLJ4TCHB9Nb8chyw0PngpB0goUmGhcIL0N-oMq-/s4032/20230601_210456.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDpmndsLv8T6COYvi18cRcsDovvYvXGhpispGY4xrPi0nxs7MIaXYZgBDZf3Ibux6BjR08iJakVL2xhwyx89ar2B4Q4ig9zGVVTO7-RUOwX9xrtqAhMdUhzJ4n6kkpP5Wjg-ytrWgLgFd5QyFELLJ4TCHB9Nb8chyw0PngpB0goUmGhcIL0N-oMq-/w400-h180/20230601_210456.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and then...just in the nick of time...Prussian Cuirassiers are unleashed, and flood across the river ready to support the right flank...huh? but instead make a speedy move toward the weakening Russian centre<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh203RRayNWSkV0NwSK2FbF7Ut2Q0kGKXsFoRsvTujlwFyI9RawJCYoYNvzTEPZ2Lme9MI5Tu---pl7V4mvtJ2hEgCfD_PlcV-wJOHd0oIcg6J8jab5TkpAyfTcxtDDDHq5vFZSirrcfY6GtWY9ZSIkPuxQ5Hekozq3nWA9nnBxAEgPIJ1VHi-UcrTo/s4032/20230601_210458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeOE5Kl5FJ-KzU3PLBk5S7DJUPgY4d9_2zRn8jwB8EthipaUTn_6Wy2ZYrpGLT1PaP6gkUgq4SqZstKWroqzzGWpBd7QHr4J0QWlOzz_k8d2ffIprcZT3KOP_ELKz_9OtDOxj82UvQt9RF7YzabAAYrpwEITMyz2gmB71UGGSr5dCfXCLPlq9yh5N/s4032/20230601_210502.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeOE5Kl5FJ-KzU3PLBk5S7DJUPgY4d9_2zRn8jwB8EthipaUTn_6Wy2ZYrpGLT1PaP6gkUgq4SqZstKWroqzzGWpBd7QHr4J0QWlOzz_k8d2ffIprcZT3KOP_ELKz_9OtDOxj82UvQt9RF7YzabAAYrpwEITMyz2gmB71UGGSr5dCfXCLPlq9yh5N/w400-h180/20230601_210502.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Impulsive Prussian horse gallop forward with intentions of raiding the Russian camp. <br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuytyo81KQXNGUuVw3mv7zUUE4aUIGhCgLV3XgXU-fK1V_bGbUM9Zo1wK_KKsGjtLw1KRc49_IfV6d566Gopm0TQbyTuSgjkWAsMej7mhuYre_RnygOuTruNBcr6XL80_DNa9UbBRNldw36jMCWSmpQBLWBxPKn03kvY4mqaz-enltVsPs3SFkUVMp/s4032/20230601_210504.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuytyo81KQXNGUuVw3mv7zUUE4aUIGhCgLV3XgXU-fK1V_bGbUM9Zo1wK_KKsGjtLw1KRc49_IfV6d566Gopm0TQbyTuSgjkWAsMej7mhuYre_RnygOuTruNBcr6XL80_DNa9UbBRNldw36jMCWSmpQBLWBxPKn03kvY4mqaz-enltVsPs3SFkUVMp/w400-h180/20230601_210504.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'd love to say that the cavalry action on the right was simply a plan whereby the Russian horse would find itself compromised by having to check the movements of enemy horse...but no...it was a simple cock-up<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7rrGeWxf3ThHbv2e7udr2Ne1h1HZcHAaraSVCKNQr8_TbZgefZR08ufH_cfIQaEWnHQxwv7Ac4fPi5KkTvgoARU9oUClYKZa5Q5xwCtsVs65p5d2E_-RnLDJcNPaMvOLRLVZOyaq4Dod0L3hE-gSV2azDavGBjKDF2Sd8ZK8jHexBccIorlVVanv/s4032/20230601_214057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7rrGeWxf3ThHbv2e7udr2Ne1h1HZcHAaraSVCKNQr8_TbZgefZR08ufH_cfIQaEWnHQxwv7Ac4fPi5KkTvgoARU9oUClYKZa5Q5xwCtsVs65p5d2E_-RnLDJcNPaMvOLRLVZOyaq4Dod0L3hE-gSV2azDavGBjKDF2Sd8ZK8jHexBccIorlVVanv/w400-h180/20230601_214057.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjXE49DDFwhIBS8_zpadcxEAIfq2uFsPFUy7LJ3FUWI7iUCbZtdJ_imfUnT4UkT5DR8DmOfnHdjH-GPEXeinTb6ojXQg1qq1F75OjTjzJmZyEqMPSddfgVRJv_ZBoIgVx_r8Q9T-1ZEvKe_91aazJGJY0QaGKvj2gWxCcySwy2aK1L7HfdgdaJCQ7/s4032/20230601_214059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjXE49DDFwhIBS8_zpadcxEAIfq2uFsPFUy7LJ3FUWI7iUCbZtdJ_imfUnT4UkT5DR8DmOfnHdjH-GPEXeinTb6ojXQg1qq1F75OjTjzJmZyEqMPSddfgVRJv_ZBoIgVx_r8Q9T-1ZEvKe_91aazJGJY0QaGKvj2gWxCcySwy2aK1L7HfdgdaJCQ7/w400-h180/20230601_214059.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">By game end, the Russians had survived one army morale roll, and another one pending (based on less cards and probability). It's a different mechanic and way of playing the mainstay of these excellent rules, but still very entertaining. It's hard to play other Horse & Musket rules while FoB/BC are in place, simply due to the fact that they are unconventional, lend themselves to simulating command decisions and simply work...</div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-10815926676607868342023-04-10T14:04:00.003-07:002023-04-10T14:04:35.904-07:00Command Decision / Test of Battle 1944<p> The Easter game at the bunker became a Western Front ww2 action with Test of Battle (the artist formerly known as 'Command Decision').</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEileSm1ZOJ4sy7z6yYH0R19f5c3sUY6bgF5AW3txfsyVi2JsllUKBDgZILEavwpeHalDOqf4AqQg76XDobChh0CljQdQxqaf7mqN9pdk0vRNEem3v9XByB4388UkTEjxF1rfVQCa1uQYdt94jMSHpk7iZdoICNgmLBy_pQ7_bhTzngYrjzG1dTnGTihYg/s4032/20230410_113016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEileSm1ZOJ4sy7z6yYH0R19f5c3sUY6bgF5AW3txfsyVi2JsllUKBDgZILEavwpeHalDOqf4AqQg76XDobChh0CljQdQxqaf7mqN9pdk0vRNEem3v9XByB4388UkTEjxF1rfVQCa1uQYdt94jMSHpk7iZdoICNgmLBy_pQ7_bhTzngYrjzG1dTnGTihYg/w400-h180/20230410_113016.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The town at table centre - which probably should have seen the main attack vector centred upon it, buuut we're far too smart for that right? We probe the flanks instead...hmmm</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLMEoUVBqYbepVQ5IGvfhnZPMWWPMqYCStHgGCF7Aq0j1smW8wcD-VjNlUkLmBIj9xj6X6bIUIah4oqHOQinxpZMx76yVY34EPlb6PK-tBvI7aS4FyHHHg0DJA7qdrG4m5GpICR2qyZf9n2hQY-ArS0--kDPDPdfDV986WeJ4fzHtqCE9f2lx8SocOg/s4032/20230410_142503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLMEoUVBqYbepVQ5IGvfhnZPMWWPMqYCStHgGCF7Aq0j1smW8wcD-VjNlUkLmBIj9xj6X6bIUIah4oqHOQinxpZMx76yVY34EPlb6PK-tBvI7aS4FyHHHg0DJA7qdrG4m5GpICR2qyZf9n2hQY-ArS0--kDPDPdfDV986WeJ4fzHtqCE9f2lx8SocOg/w400-h180/20230410_142503.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The US drive on their right flank</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>These rules are very well known, and very well respected, and some of the guys are very familiar with them. There are complexities and as Steve says : 'lots of moving parts'. All good, and probably quite representative of ww2 (albeit for tank MGs :O ), but we did find a few things a little clunky.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnz4B2v3oHRPNKboALl2NYLTwFpr7H_UeuLr_VbvnmOqlhrSpupiiRgXMu0wrlwH1wSruqAt7N8jHtW1XLxT785MODL2je7mou2Gf8JBLhT9LAHu6HrhJUsDn_dVtSuP41ws0eGZXkekMuBs0v1QWo1TgxQY8lvBTPzI_QnhfiDqiMIUdX9rUrYftxg/s1574/20230410_163220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1574" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnz4B2v3oHRPNKboALl2NYLTwFpr7H_UeuLr_VbvnmOqlhrSpupiiRgXMu0wrlwH1wSruqAt7N8jHtW1XLxT785MODL2je7mou2Gf8JBLhT9LAHu6HrhJUsDn_dVtSuP41ws0eGZXkekMuBs0v1QWo1TgxQY8lvBTPzI_QnhfiDqiMIUdX9rUrYftxg/w400-h275/20230410_163220.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>'Not' an inflatable Sherman</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Having said that, a great game, and one which would benefit from us repeating with different battles via multiple games. The scenario was fairly generic, with multiple US Armor / Armored Inf battalions assaulting German held positions on the 'Westwall'; anti-tank ditches, the odd spot of German armour, and attempted US flanking moves would be the order of the day.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBYJj5w9XvgcQXTh2qUjZg_z_JYtcGcVVkw6k7dR_8uM66qLqOvNlsdiOGUTTu6HxbaeHr1cmaKBnxHoEcsSvCljV8czcR_-rP5cxh5iy3EiY2qsxDGkfpEM7nh3sCEMpXR2m62iA-K9nZDE9DTIT-Jty0YEEMg_ynw1OrP45KVp8Atds-4TZEuUZwg/s4032/20230410_113003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBYJj5w9XvgcQXTh2qUjZg_z_JYtcGcVVkw6k7dR_8uM66qLqOvNlsdiOGUTTu6HxbaeHr1cmaKBnxHoEcsSvCljV8czcR_-rP5cxh5iy3EiY2qsxDGkfpEM7nh3sCEMpXR2m62iA-K9nZDE9DTIT-Jty0YEEMg_ynw1OrP45KVp8Atds-4TZEuUZwg/w400-h180/20230410_113003.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The US right, where an attack would build, despite many of the German positions actually being held by 'Phantom' units</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5FpqZcd9rP9YjuJdrV9bsnTqTrhgQfnAwpsU4JBWS-OZykhnkgfY1qylUrl8a0AKt-bNPCSQKsm3zHRZtqjQqsArohQNUzLZGIRRASS0n8c3GeanJJm-O1CvALJg5ZGMbsFHhU5AgwS4FoLxA5Kzj1IDnTbQ72Gz1-TV59DS33Is4aMdLlhoIibQ_A/s4032/20230410_113005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5FpqZcd9rP9YjuJdrV9bsnTqTrhgQfnAwpsU4JBWS-OZykhnkgfY1qylUrl8a0AKt-bNPCSQKsm3zHRZtqjQqsArohQNUzLZGIRRASS0n8c3GeanJJm-O1CvALJg5ZGMbsFHhU5AgwS4FoLxA5Kzj1IDnTbQ72Gz1-TV59DS33Is4aMdLlhoIibQ_A/w400-h180/20230410_113005.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The centre - axis of potential advance would be along the road spine...although the US opted not to use this axis</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNexnwgPlO7QZmMcawXeicZzy0nzB901A-cV0l-k1VpXHb7hFAOkqVSkL9PkYKWfBOrdcrxx-KOzCUSi4WOZuU65Ws7Y42Rks9HpZplynL9eOLHN8UNropxE7-sG3zQmYGBEUvD_sghyBwgOrTBrEagLbBwhetfQoV0EGss7mjxDcnBTMAiEmZWE2omg/w400-h180/20230410_163601.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>All in all, a great game, though with lots of 'moving parts'. There is also talk of <i>Modern Spearhead</i> making a re-appearance soon...<br /><p><br /></p>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-55962799258952657302023-03-19T04:07:00.003-07:002023-03-20T11:49:13.332-07:00Ebenezer's Creek 1864<p> Another group game at Steve's Bunker today, and great ACW action using the guys' 15mm collection and Regimental Fire & Fury.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVx7EaTCOKwwLqIWcQNBECm5mDI4UKj_XqIe3-7UvtK1Ep1MBSjncyenYB8zc0E-w66Yq8Ovu5sNyfSkDZxlVgmdEJr0fgZy2wDrtnNh2lB4zzusG-Dueg5xa9i8eCJYWj9Xd2DBkdiWmMbodBvI7uPffOkel334qb8UEK_p9PHzvbwILP7YFlyYqPA/s2515/20230318_103912.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1798" data-original-width="2515" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVx7EaTCOKwwLqIWcQNBECm5mDI4UKj_XqIe3-7UvtK1Ep1MBSjncyenYB8zc0E-w66Yq8Ovu5sNyfSkDZxlVgmdEJr0fgZy2wDrtnNh2lB4zzusG-Dueg5xa9i8eCJYWj9Xd2DBkdiWmMbodBvI7uPffOkel334qb8UEK_p9PHzvbwILP7YFlyYqPA/w400-h286/20230318_103912.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes. Those are curtain tassels...yes, yes they are...</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The encounter is (mostly)fictional set around a Union attack near Savannah in 1864 - so expect lots of veterans (and lots of 10s rolled..so..so...many 10s rolled).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyk_-Zq5OC_4GPLFQIpRGabAm-AHFEcTgje6Afx99lyDQ78E6kRpeM-bjSDQOIWphZSLXC5conprfFmGUvcY3wpi2tDOl1WGUikSEOKktcz5C4V8bfUUA1XaHwZhuDoT8DrNb4bzki2il0SyQSpm_ccdGO555ReiqefL-9TAplyRQwPnjUssbRzL7ow/s1816/20230318_103134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="1633" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyk_-Zq5OC_4GPLFQIpRGabAm-AHFEcTgje6Afx99lyDQ78E6kRpeM-bjSDQOIWphZSLXC5conprfFmGUvcY3wpi2tDOl1WGUikSEOKktcz5C4V8bfUUA1XaHwZhuDoT8DrNb4bzki2il0SyQSpm_ccdGO555ReiqefL-9TAplyRQwPnjUssbRzL7ow/w360-h400/20230318_103134.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><p></p><p>It was mainly a 2 on 2 game with a Union assault on a partially fortified position across a river.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFNmIQGeLhhjX-GlT9e88GiLPlDjojc_HWPmkmsT5HCvosbUU5-Zp4BdaUsYDacr1IEj269aPB82UECXpIVTNYo6hZTrT7g8xnsso8Q9UBStRcTIlADP9Kg5wQXn5fz_xoy3oiZHfxiB6jEGXVjtqotLeGyShhfYBe9USzjIO8BPmrWL5lPLtGiKe6w/s4032/20230318_154232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFNmIQGeLhhjX-GlT9e88GiLPlDjojc_HWPmkmsT5HCvosbUU5-Zp4BdaUsYDacr1IEj269aPB82UECXpIVTNYo6hZTrT7g8xnsso8Q9UBStRcTIlADP9Kg5wQXn5fz_xoy3oiZHfxiB6jEGXVjtqotLeGyShhfYBe9USzjIO8BPmrWL5lPLtGiKe6w/w288-h640/20230318_154232.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><p></p><p>Excellent game as always, with significant conversation on the nature of reality as per usual...at least in terms of wargames rules. Oh, and in case debate spilled over into actual timewasting arguments over the nature of rules interpretations (don't mention 'cold steel'), I brought a whistle.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLT4jw3SmrBqYqDJm4YcYA9g_CrRq4gkR1itG35oxK4ixV7_QOxMixRcT5ZLmdHRSszDHAQdQfQopbPUR3o4GrEjW5LRK3IZ-tMiJSakzCz3IKhjNAHDENS4Vo60HX6HCK-kfeFrZTsst_eqcdCPty0uD4yClOZXiGDrUPpmiX29Wz6tYHRYUXmHykWQ/s4032/20230320_111716%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLT4jw3SmrBqYqDJm4YcYA9g_CrRq4gkR1itG35oxK4ixV7_QOxMixRcT5ZLmdHRSszDHAQdQfQopbPUR3o4GrEjW5LRK3IZ-tMiJSakzCz3IKhjNAHDENS4Vo60HX6HCK-kfeFrZTsst_eqcdCPty0uD4yClOZXiGDrUPpmiX29Wz6tYHRYUXmHykWQ/w400-h180/20230320_111716%5B1%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The fabled 'Sacred Whistle of Argument Enfeeblement', designed by Knights of the Order of Kwitcherbitchen, to stop rules arguments in their tracks; and lo, the artifact was used...often...</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNaW0BUBj8v9noentUCcdXfXnVka-Lhr3uY_MRldhU3r1pxeusz4hcYlP7xF5-hTDDgTrhU4JwqrJ868GAZrCMKCVUmXp3fZ2BtxLdVqKXQkxVcorB6luTQlJTzNEwV4jGP-2vbfK6G5TRrsK7LiYHtLhv_FpiUrWl4BOqC-m-wGJi3XQNdRYPYK4Jg/s4032/20230318_103126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNaW0BUBj8v9noentUCcdXfXnVka-Lhr3uY_MRldhU3r1pxeusz4hcYlP7xF5-hTDDgTrhU4JwqrJ868GAZrCMKCVUmXp3fZ2BtxLdVqKXQkxVcorB6luTQlJTzNEwV4jGP-2vbfK6G5TRrsK7LiYHtLhv_FpiUrWl4BOqC-m-wGJi3XQNdRYPYK4Jg/w400-h180/20230318_103126.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Also - every time someone says 'it certainly looks the part' ...TAKE A DRINK!<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOkolq1DuBTxRvo9fsJAByPpUqOzadjtosv_Jb6ZClfNvE0bHr_0rEDRTQLFF0p9L1RJOBT9LKKA_L4WA4BqN_e8_J3e_4xhkhw1FVXaTZnPqKaCT1h_EVuMJ9oxWNqzIycfwui1QwsqmsVIjUgEkmqc-3YaO0gDS-DL_FnEZL6firLhtJgpaj7bnLw/s4032/20230318_121355.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOkolq1DuBTxRvo9fsJAByPpUqOzadjtosv_Jb6ZClfNvE0bHr_0rEDRTQLFF0p9L1RJOBT9LKKA_L4WA4BqN_e8_J3e_4xhkhw1FVXaTZnPqKaCT1h_EVuMJ9oxWNqzIycfwui1QwsqmsVIjUgEkmqc-3YaO0gDS-DL_FnEZL6firLhtJgpaj7bnLw/w400-h180/20230318_121355.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rebel centre - hold the bridges</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoc0MPomq0k81r54ThiJI-WLUilC67DqS4W3s4GlOHoa7l3UVlGkXHP3gd1AElG127Bqc75N1JR1LGtMZjZLkrZzhy8AmtJ2BcCbSkNyIE6KT7R4fygzYUaOi-avsvW4Ho5g9v7pve14v3R9HHdXRBGymvAD-MEkd5m16N2afCobQd6rL8kfffyX_e5Q/s4032/20230318_131824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This flank would start to fall mid game, as the Rebs are pushed off the river. In hindsight, reserves could have been kept closer to this flank.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEvgeVwXDRI5z46bziQbX0-GJiZgv7KHIPXUe25aflPwSagYEYKH7dtkofamIUifdg0Ggw9xf31-wRZAr9bqEyx74OIBYGSFjYl83ihH2ub3bsA1wlOZx3DOIk29Z83mGdnBbIqUZCJQQzeUszpRkPkLL6TaQnTPUaieJboFF9SFCl96zeoIlQDZFIA/s4032/20230318_134801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEvgeVwXDRI5z46bziQbX0-GJiZgv7KHIPXUe25aflPwSagYEYKH7dtkofamIUifdg0Ggw9xf31-wRZAr9bqEyx74OIBYGSFjYl83ihH2ub3bsA1wlOZx3DOIk29Z83mGdnBbIqUZCJQQzeUszpRkPkLL6TaQnTPUaieJboFF9SFCl96zeoIlQDZFIA/w400-h180/20230318_134801.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80DHLv40-ohDYbvANXApgt6Hy7_F5dnaVJJmzvdMO-SUwi-UFsw824bbDGcpqYBcMOgZrGyEe5EgwQ4AKyQVYxnxm2nqCLAqgH3bOtO-qMNonJ6PjldzdbhshH8TYL3b4-ukX8HsIJ6GK2w2WL8qdrewoVq0eYTFoFgTm4zeINZhewAR2FdhbxefxEA/s4032/20230318_134826.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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Yep - low on ammo - we rolled so many 10s...so devastating fire, but you are wondering where all the ammo went</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtUuyXEJLqvze4z_ES-DSpqe4vkCSZcXJX-nFM6d7By-yL_YrtK_Ew1UrpkeAFYHvfyb_ZrH9eLD1LklOFUEZ638cm8-bWHmG0IQPpwPBGN8cF4Y_S3eVo7mZQZofAdfaZ5_503Gpfauv64Ks4boHp10odRM1ZfN01aycs2A7v_pfFSxj-VRnEyK4qQ/s4032/20230318_154624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtUuyXEJLqvze4z_ES-DSpqe4vkCSZcXJX-nFM6d7By-yL_YrtK_Ew1UrpkeAFYHvfyb_ZrH9eLD1LklOFUEZ638cm8-bWHmG0IQPpwPBGN8cF4Y_S3eVo7mZQZofAdfaZ5_503Gpfauv64Ks4boHp10odRM1ZfN01aycs2A7v_pfFSxj-VRnEyK4qQ/w400-h180/20230318_154624.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Though they held in the centre...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPALTbEHdk_NM1dQ4BVWvibyntl6YHGeLb4go2disQm4c1afx68Y2pEKfwlKTkTTF5FpNttKquwoOQZEkau29uer3F35l2WYx5QzpuqnYDU3Nxo1HLQhc99nf93X1SkGqCYK_gFlrpVoIococGtYOz-bleloiLp3G37nAnLqugFDx48YTWoMv7gftBg/s4032/20230318_162639.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPALTbEHdk_NM1dQ4BVWvibyntl6YHGeLb4go2disQm4c1afx68Y2pEKfwlKTkTTF5FpNttKquwoOQZEkau29uer3F35l2WYx5QzpuqnYDU3Nxo1HLQhc99nf93X1SkGqCYK_gFlrpVoIococGtYOz-bleloiLp3G37nAnLqugFDx48YTWoMv7gftBg/w400-h180/20230318_162639.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...but with both flanks collapsing, are under so much pressure that the Rebs could scarcely hold the bridges, we called it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Another great game with an excellent set of rules that is certainly reminiscent of ACW.</p>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-24409495502678511412023-02-05T15:54:00.004-08:002023-02-05T15:54:53.565-08:00KlosterKamp 1760 ...with V&B<p> After last month's basing exercise, we finally got to grips with a relatively small V&B game (it still took 4 hours though), based on the Allied / French battle of 1760 during the 7yw, near Wesel.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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All in all, a great game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also saw the beauty of the fire-counterfire system at work, in line with turn sequence. Said sequence does mean that there is a lot happening in these rules as the units numbers increase - although getting used to things again does make things go remarkably smoothly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_-vuTjAACc4" width="320" youtube-src-id="_-vuTjAACc4"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></span></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-71920551559677439152023-01-07T05:10:00.006-08:002023-01-07T13:51:23.239-08:00It's all about the base...<p> While most bloggers are using the first post of 2023 to display their early year paint jobs, I instead rebased my 15mm Seven Years War stuff for Volley and Bayonet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTbtj9hrQjncZGnkFaDFGF_SBTUHTWaF1w8iKRbn6339eH0nF_p-Insr83IvqofKmDbj3fTJ6Nqoc50LRuHwMoFBygEnR8m7Aj_HGN0u76LxDlaewCXx0b2VYvZdbmcdNl51o9NWwiSHIJBgSsZN9pbxBtua0PO2sxWe8f4I1aFzgWLCEAgjrPq78ig/s4032/20230104_153630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTbtj9hrQjncZGnkFaDFGF_SBTUHTWaF1w8iKRbn6339eH0nF_p-Insr83IvqofKmDbj3fTJ6Nqoc50LRuHwMoFBygEnR8m7Aj_HGN0u76LxDlaewCXx0b2VYvZdbmcdNl51o9NWwiSHIJBgSsZN9pbxBtua0PO2sxWe8f4I1aFzgWLCEAgjrPq78ig/w640-h288/20230104_153630.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Now, I don't have a lot of 15mm, but I remember buying the earliest figures here (Matchlock Miniatures) in the 1990s when 'Last of the Mohicans' came out, with a view to French & Indian War action.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbjOk_E72C0W9TVQqPP7F0Sl20N2-nn1zaX67aTg3FhXBWqjm2aLjVzoIreQe2f0TtY-CukWkVtJRiEWEHYazbBAypLzjr2ZffcI_oUJ8rrQ5W4Su-tHIyED4QM8B6zmE6tP3F8HozR7BrljbaA8FWNEN1UyJCI8Lu2IwddtJiQSrn7PVnUDmGnWZsw/s4032/20230104_153654.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbjOk_E72C0W9TVQqPP7F0Sl20N2-nn1zaX67aTg3FhXBWqjm2aLjVzoIreQe2f0TtY-CukWkVtJRiEWEHYazbBAypLzjr2ZffcI_oUJ8rrQ5W4Su-tHIyED4QM8B6zmE6tP3F8HozR7BrljbaA8FWNEN1UyJCI8Lu2IwddtJiQSrn7PVnUDmGnWZsw/s320/20230104_153654.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matchlock miniatures from the 90s (Green Howards of course)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkq-V28gqvstirXMYVcTR4yx-JR75BiF_HSYi3mOY0pfV1Zz6JMlK6rtrnMM09mQwUweIfflZ95mPKTvOUd0oCkW3XFzFYsr5ZUdJ5LWJ6m1u-cWAsWZJ7xzB751snSM_Bngd_FMUCdF2aQJXdPBgKnFF_upzaotSRsn3cVqOzvF4kw7IBME1Bvjfm9A/s4032/20230102_220915.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkq-V28gqvstirXMYVcTR4yx-JR75BiF_HSYi3mOY0pfV1Zz6JMlK6rtrnMM09mQwUweIfflZ95mPKTvOUd0oCkW3XFzFYsr5ZUdJ5LWJ6m1u-cWAsWZJ7xzB751snSM_Bngd_FMUCdF2aQJXdPBgKnFF_upzaotSRsn3cVqOzvF4kw7IBME1Bvjfm9A/s320/20230102_220915.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Matchlock French</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>To that end, they were only ever used for a Quebec 1763 game with WRG rules in mind but Canadian Wargames Group rules played.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqVsXGzPJ5zk9pamX40jR6Mze-xIyDzgb2e18AAvyw6j9UUUcdlgRXHPDBUa0nsEU-zF7to4G8CwsTXQ7nUHOW37_fQCkJkgVSiDCCuKExlMUkeI_xLPEsTcyEokq-RjByPTcdF90xUX1RGzMddUp0_iYDjpfp9JGUljw6CHW5gF1LLL2I9DwdMTBpg/s2679/20230101_142714.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2679" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqVsXGzPJ5zk9pamX40jR6Mze-xIyDzgb2e18AAvyw6j9UUUcdlgRXHPDBUa0nsEU-zF7to4G8CwsTXQ7nUHOW37_fQCkJkgVSiDCCuKExlMUkeI_xLPEsTcyEokq-RjByPTcdF90xUX1RGzMddUp0_iYDjpfp9JGUljw6CHW5gF1LLL2I9DwdMTBpg/s320/20230101_142714.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWi41Xct6DZgH9cDyOThFLsnkOxodjDY_3YrDLJfnsqH6V4GeY8CQKpRX4hgkU97FA_44Jnu60E6RH0lYCNU3t6ZVi8KD5U-pJ9YC_3ApaVrnSZVFYZlijG9kXDS5o3365YMpurN3k2jY89Nl_exOKI17TuuRosG3C-LdltGO9uudDGIfFN4nWSt2jA/s2172/20230101_142850.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2172" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWi41Xct6DZgH9cDyOThFLsnkOxodjDY_3YrDLJfnsqH6V4GeY8CQKpRX4hgkU97FA_44Jnu60E6RH0lYCNU3t6ZVi8KD5U-pJ9YC_3ApaVrnSZVFYZlijG9kXDS5o3365YMpurN3k2jY89Nl_exOKI17TuuRosG3C-LdltGO9uudDGIfFN4nWSt2jA/w268-h320/20230101_142850.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><p></p><p>There are also some Lancashire Games and Frei Korps figures in there for good measure, but here's the rub...</p><p>These figures were originally based in the nineties - on single and collective 3/8" per figure cardboard;</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>then rebased for V<i>olley & Bayonet</i> around 2010</li><li>then rebased on 30x30s to fit the groups' scheme around 2017</li><li>now rebased once more for <i>Volley and Bayonet</i>...(on 3"x1.5" and 3"x3")</li></ul><p></p><p>What the hell am I doing? ...</p><p>Well, as the kidz say this days, 'I like the aesthetic' of the chunky V&B base for one, and I'm trying to get back into it as a multi-player, multi-period standard when <i>Field of Battle</i> will not do. Granted, having a lot of 3mm MDF which I got cut to various sizes many years ago, most certainly helps too.</p><p>And dammit...I have to say, aside from task of leveraging PVA stuck figures off their old bases, without a risk assessment, and the chance of slicing a finger off or losing an eye - I actually enjoy rebasing?!?! The new flock always looks good, for a while...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSpu6GG3wCk9CCSEH8tPqWGX4ThxIlKhQrqPNdQn-aDiAiFaqaMAkP3gphsUhomjXHszg9PhpRh_2jb2rUKVftYM15oXnW32Ubzcpfwqc0m8GYDgq1jTM8wBadYqKB8wu1cHFG_1g-oUB-GmFYAFXUIbIJOwtoryQQhIa7xGxN7i_J8BYIRuBab-Zug/s4032/20230104_153635.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSpu6GG3wCk9CCSEH8tPqWGX4ThxIlKhQrqPNdQn-aDiAiFaqaMAkP3gphsUhomjXHszg9PhpRh_2jb2rUKVftYM15oXnW32Ubzcpfwqc0m8GYDgq1jTM8wBadYqKB8wu1cHFG_1g-oUB-GmFYAFXUIbIJOwtoryQQhIa7xGxN7i_J8BYIRuBab-Zug/w400-h180/20230104_153635.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The problem of course remains now, with regard to differentiating between attack column and line for cavalry...but I don't care, if a marker will suffice. Previously, with 3 bases, the frontage only differed by 30mm, or a third of base width, if using three bases, so mehh.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>In other news, I recently sold this 1989 boardgame on boardgamegeek:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtrgcErrwHYKFGsaNoryP3yi5WamB3yr7tRiLF4U9VKni5inTllsmxCbgupQxCkm7PuK4i9czxWG2c_tXVjXJStCfwBL6BdXysdMkyELKAItUyMdiwk6JF0rma64t1xoTRLfzZUgS3gVbQIR8dxVlOZ2bOIdK9zpVhnK_-VYYO6XZAqwMGMWToeA9TA/s893/mbt1.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="645" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtrgcErrwHYKFGsaNoryP3yi5WamB3yr7tRiLF4U9VKni5inTllsmxCbgupQxCkm7PuK4i9czxWG2c_tXVjXJStCfwBL6BdXysdMkyELKAItUyMdiwk6JF0rma64t1xoTRLfzZUgS3gVbQIR8dxVlOZ2bOIdK9zpVhnK_-VYYO6XZAqwMGMWToeA9TA/w289-h400/mbt1.webp" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I bought this in 1989, and despite still being a fan of WW3 wargaming, I have never even punched the counters out (and the scenarios are a bit crap anyway). Then of course, complex rules seemed to be the best way to (1) simulate modern combat, (2) impress your friends. Of course, now that I can't be bothered, there are invariably better ways to (1) simulate both the quasi-realities AND required 'gamey' elements of modern warfare, as we're all a lot smarter now and (2) I scarcely read rules which require heavy investment, and have little interest in them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hence a renewed interest in systems like GDW's 'First Battle', which does the same thing as MBT in my view, and even more renewed interest in attributing operation points to systems like this (which <a href="https://soundofficerscall.blogspot.com/">Steve </a>is doing with PanzerBlitzHack).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My youngest daughter has been playing this video game (Valkyria Chronicles below) over Christmas (it was about 4 quid on Steam), which incredibly uses a similar operational system - the video game element involves moving characters and/or tanks under restricted action points - but the map element reminds you of 'ops points' for unit actions and 'action points' for individuals as they move and how they might be used. You can move an element 2 or 3 points, but your command/ops points thereby dwindle for doing other things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p-0RY4TTNwE" width="320" youtube-src-id="p-0RY4TTNwE"></iframe></div>Yes, it's an Anime ww2 crossover (fictional Europa vs the Russian Empire; based on the Russo Finnish war I think - with mad manga) but even video game designers have been 'thinking outside the turn sequence'. Don't laugh, but this game has every single modern wargaming turn sequence mutation, that we have felt so proud about in recent years, and it came out in 2008. Granted, most of these companies have designers who are wargamers on staff, so it all works.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(There was now to follow the video for 'it's all about the Bass' (see what I did there?) This 'pastiche' version of the original song has been chosen as it is more 'aesthetically pleasing' (trust me...no really, trust me). I hope I'm proud of myself)...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RV5WqRnFejI" width="320" youtube-src-id="RV5WqRnFejI"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-63251483775709257342022-12-31T05:02:00.006-08:002022-12-31T07:17:05.080-08:00Le Duc on the Road XXII - Three Kings at War<p> As a roundup for the end of year, I present some pics (from the hundreds that I have taken) from a few road-trips during the latter part of the period. Now these are related to sites (existing and speculative) related to the Williamite Wars in Ireland 1689-91 (War of the Three Kings - Uncle Jimmy 'n' Billy 'n' that French guy Louie); so in some cases you might see a field, with some commentary, but it's all good.</p><p>There may be some truth to the rumour that there might be a battlefield touring company emerging off the back of these reconnaissance trips...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXwgsb9adC9L-SuxL_R97PV-hOwCmExVHawER3uCLy7PO3KnliSb33C0wH7-maeOtAvChBNctpkIjbNSJf_UedSyhM1sC33iMfJoe3IZGW2mu9cXCHTu7J7IPNqbNksFGyPxwl8RTaWhPjKqXcFlR4nC18cO1VALr0UEL5ZqosVyCpfXiF2LzvdaBOA/s4032/20221101_120533.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXwgsb9adC9L-SuxL_R97PV-hOwCmExVHawER3uCLy7PO3KnliSb33C0wH7-maeOtAvChBNctpkIjbNSJf_UedSyhM1sC33iMfJoe3IZGW2mu9cXCHTu7J7IPNqbNksFGyPxwl8RTaWhPjKqXcFlR4nC18cO1VALr0UEL5ZqosVyCpfXiF2LzvdaBOA/w400-h180/20221101_120533.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original accounts of the <i>Siege of Derry</i> in the Cathedral</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEL2S6zavFU4hRMmIGL21hWUwX8Pp2bTCGnBRX-q0Joh-gNcDJ0kAbTbiFmpjYe9U6CcL9GrryNrxlz7PgS7r8qTAIx8mhMiPD9pNahZDHtUMONZEahC8kp_s016eup7bzMY6kvrQEdobetqodk6bVQmOKZ2xD4dBQlc097xSbLwEm57W-KHxVSqgZA/s4032/20221101_121655.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEL2S6zavFU4hRMmIGL21hWUwX8Pp2bTCGnBRX-q0Joh-gNcDJ0kAbTbiFmpjYe9U6CcL9GrryNrxlz7PgS7r8qTAIx8mhMiPD9pNahZDHtUMONZEahC8kp_s016eup7bzMY6kvrQEdobetqodk6bVQmOKZ2xD4dBQlc097xSbLwEm57W-KHxVSqgZA/w400-h180/20221101_121655.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to see the business end of the tools, up close</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnJcvY0Zr0InqWS4GqzeVMkplTU1hJenpMUZCSD2YtjQg_0XkVTpN1zIZ8Z894Gf8DtlGdObcbtjukyn9gy-Qhs6aZVuCNsLolTxZBQHVG1v0XZHnLPXNxkW0wB0JDGg3Mk3_hpezoRS7RuuWymez6fQFHHEXbB2-ZpvaDOVrcqgZpCTWw0aijUJzQA/s4032/20221101_124630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lKpwMiSnOv5zHMtamXAETwHcBVp6Nz1sT0yKmhoJXkz2iUhiDfmpHLeWkP1nFV3QmVtEEptaIKXQHiigcjFEzDfvKFmim1ZAscfElrz5ogWFERYa1QQp7uenhYeyKzKSdWZlZbrYbhXdovMwXWBEdUGky_C0-XVTJn-aCW4CMFud3H4bjIBmqn59NA/s4032/20221101_134825.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lKpwMiSnOv5zHMtamXAETwHcBVp6Nz1sT0yKmhoJXkz2iUhiDfmpHLeWkP1nFV3QmVtEEptaIKXQHiigcjFEzDfvKFmim1ZAscfElrz5ogWFERYa1QQp7uenhYeyKzKSdWZlZbrYbhXdovMwXWBEdUGky_C0-XVTJn-aCW4CMFud3H4bjIBmqn59NA/w400-h180/20221101_134825.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You may see a random street, but this is the point where defenders at Derry took a shot at King James from the walls, after he advanced in apparent ignorance of Richard Hamilton's previously made deal of no Jacobite advances upon the city ...at least until the defenders had had had a think about surrendering. After this, 'no surrender' became a thing, and still is. (You can also see the old gaol in the distance).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSDKIzE2B3uoDiVtKfidtcsLWiQSygt4nTi-PFGu2r0y6g-LoXhkJPF_-i6Nxa4rZ59Y_ujflUPJ3StQYh6J5IC_XLPjlryPC0g1d7bDMH0PpX1NRIENJATxfSCBdrMPve2Y2h8hr8CcNiDsTy6DxpbT4eoQO8mozR02zKBF7rZTFYQOdownyFbMJEA/s4032/20221101_135020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSDKIzE2B3uoDiVtKfidtcsLWiQSygt4nTi-PFGu2r0y6g-LoXhkJPF_-i6Nxa4rZ59Y_ujflUPJ3StQYh6J5IC_XLPjlryPC0g1d7bDMH0PpX1NRIENJATxfSCBdrMPve2Y2h8hr8CcNiDsTy6DxpbT4eoQO8mozR02zKBF7rZTFYQOdownyFbMJEA/w400-h180/20221101_135020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeySDVnbUe4z4zhQaM2d7w65ZYNKtchOZOduBlREyhM5vg6MGOGgVKR_AEjyhXdDt-BO7oyfPJ4VxeAjc60DMznVHgvLJAe0RbrjT2rL-WeULTeWQLRVPdEQ3DlATvcPmlXS29MDAqOE9b8F1ZNEa-OAyBHkVqEBqfYl5QoBioK1STOZ_9G5Lr6InLQ/s4032/20221101_163021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeySDVnbUe4z4zhQaM2d7w65ZYNKtchOZOduBlREyhM5vg6MGOGgVKR_AEjyhXdDt-BO7oyfPJ4VxeAjc60DMznVHgvLJAe0RbrjT2rL-WeULTeWQLRVPdEQ3DlATvcPmlXS29MDAqOE9b8F1ZNEa-OAyBHkVqEBqfYl5QoBioK1STOZ_9G5Lr6InLQ/w400-h180/20221101_163021.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near <i>Culmore Fort</i> and not far from the position of the Jacobite boom across the river</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZv5YxE1eRT6EObG3qQE8EALJYqYDkpscTC28w1L4CHGMQW8M35ybhGeyfc_Ps9pJbFJB_DKGrrfZV0vqJjir3uvWz-RL0P7SwKH8Q8fRb8lUR3szlSAhodIvdoW8yzLpBNKrKl9gABAn2w1y-Gn6cjoIVuW5auE8Hd0sIk2j17dIM11HnflDBgZIVw/s4032/20221102_120211.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZv5YxE1eRT6EObG3qQE8EALJYqYDkpscTC28w1L4CHGMQW8M35ybhGeyfc_Ps9pJbFJB_DKGrrfZV0vqJjir3uvWz-RL0P7SwKH8Q8fRb8lUR3szlSAhodIvdoW8yzLpBNKrKl9gABAn2w1y-Gn6cjoIVuW5auE8Hd0sIk2j17dIM11HnflDBgZIVw/w400-h180/20221102_120211.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moving to <i>Athlone</i>, and the castle in very good state of repair. We had a great reception here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwexsCMwDKtiq4dIYCmrpkkYo1aKNou96y_Ry3v4FOjlJpSDL6ZwrTPENrPMVkUg4d8YBlWreEId-fks8LP4oYL9PvSZBTQooNIovBXycwB5ziQMJ_8L2oaUEFfDB4-cJcVmCPc8L5hQYfP2Iy5BKHij6nJbKp1pv9psjdWyXtDAGLZyAgY8aUIZOW0w/s4032/20221102_134429.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwexsCMwDKtiq4dIYCmrpkkYo1aKNou96y_Ry3v4FOjlJpSDL6ZwrTPENrPMVkUg4d8YBlWreEId-fks8LP4oYL9PvSZBTQooNIovBXycwB5ziQMJ_8L2oaUEFfDB4-cJcVmCPc8L5hQYfP2Iy5BKHij6nJbKp1pv9psjdWyXtDAGLZyAgY8aUIZOW0w/w400-h180/20221102_134429.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now this is a field at <i>Aughrim </i>- granted - but very hard to get to this position without a gracious farmer's permission. What you are actually looking at is Ginkel's view from Urraghy Hill across to the Jacobite lines on the ridge in front. He would have to cross that bog, under cannon fire, and then assault the Jacobite positions,,,</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4igFmeDCQNa4r_BFllzMyICtjqTKJcN2kFoMdVFK13I99jkc-tKgsyN84-vChPoD7FrQnTyngwWOS3oq6JEif6BTfxE8H5_2pq4_dqgQO9DtzOmaZlLBMX_Z6eudkGympfbzaW1apZl-Mid5ALNb0Ssuc8lqj3stPrQq2HeSJnd8O_XGh11dpdiQF6Q/s4032/20221102_143717.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4igFmeDCQNa4r_BFllzMyICtjqTKJcN2kFoMdVFK13I99jkc-tKgsyN84-vChPoD7FrQnTyngwWOS3oq6JEif6BTfxE8H5_2pq4_dqgQO9DtzOmaZlLBMX_Z6eudkGympfbzaW1apZl-Mid5ALNb0Ssuc8lqj3stPrQq2HeSJnd8O_XGh11dpdiQF6Q/w400-h180/20221102_143717.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the maps at the Aughrim site</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv9-Jkt9_vJETXRBDFmTh3rSz2ZCPrbgrIemND6AjHXLJYnj-f70h1IBub9S4KibJmt8cfWGazMe5ABA6B5S5TJhuDW5ldRJy2cY_KoJ4MbfQHxCmzWNBasd7lj252xENgvPPZUw2aNKBNUuXZhnuyF1yTaw-UrQhq-WbczDVfX6Wzz0Y2yJghif6jw/s4032/20221103_103036.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv9-Jkt9_vJETXRBDFmTh3rSz2ZCPrbgrIemND6AjHXLJYnj-f70h1IBub9S4KibJmt8cfWGazMe5ABA6B5S5TJhuDW5ldRJy2cY_KoJ4MbfQHxCmzWNBasd7lj252xENgvPPZUw2aNKBNUuXZhnuyF1yTaw-UrQhq-WbczDVfX6Wzz0Y2yJghif6jw/w400-h180/20221103_103036.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now to the <i>Battle of the Boyne</i> - the crossing point used by Dutch Guards at the start of the battle. The River has changed subtly and there has been some drainage in the area in the succeeding years, but still not an easy proposition...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9FamArtuuEstWXPdc2N6R357p2V-TIo24Ys2F0gZ-6U2i5Q4Lf1GSppxIKsPYtB0w4QafJX4YPvOpMXOkNX7AhyiKxE5K-HXj1paVifk3yVJHUm3HlrtBIngg0FZx_p3ALDqvU_0AYMV3qeR9kl6AwyM25E3RGnjYzBTQJG5LKhW1AcaYfRmwJr3tQ/s4032/20221103_121238.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9FamArtuuEstWXPdc2N6R357p2V-TIo24Ys2F0gZ-6U2i5Q4Lf1GSppxIKsPYtB0w4QafJX4YPvOpMXOkNX7AhyiKxE5K-HXj1paVifk3yVJHUm3HlrtBIngg0FZx_p3ALDqvU_0AYMV3qeR9kl6AwyM25E3RGnjYzBTQJG5LKhW1AcaYfRmwJr3tQ/w400-h180/20221103_121238.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing point further downstream - Hugenots and Northern Irish would have crossed around here</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4vkIT6msQ6JwDQL-BSxcdxhdLPo_VR9z0FysfirqVrY2cfHFQfyMm_BZphjG8-Mml2A5Wu9w5oMQhz3CudGjbLwvN7TP_2aNWTmKpXxONIY0BXiTojk68kC3vlr6GK9s-vbSAkw6IlFIOvd-7acNxz3mcM4wHVGKRJMv_GcE3jNBUUxTmjUkDSw-Ig/s4032/20221103_121247.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4vkIT6msQ6JwDQL-BSxcdxhdLPo_VR9z0FysfirqVrY2cfHFQfyMm_BZphjG8-Mml2A5Wu9w5oMQhz3CudGjbLwvN7TP_2aNWTmKpXxONIY0BXiTojk68kC3vlr6GK9s-vbSAkw6IlFIOvd-7acNxz3mcM4wHVGKRJMv_GcE3jNBUUxTmjUkDSw-Ig/w400-h180/20221103_121247.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A helpful map</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkdEt8ZSbyBXFy_GLlhA-7AQjS6xZw21yym0VErN_wZAxQp2jFAgLgVPY4WK6bbXbKrHUBplWP_LFsAmUCNtIcUfAPsRZp2lFll0Nr3thBgyTPudpL38WXDE9ouU07dh3WGjVnjvZmZ33ErtQJh7sK_GDQp3akNpa6OR4j95sRfzpbGffGkJbg_1M5w/s4032/20221103_122807.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkdEt8ZSbyBXFy_GLlhA-7AQjS6xZw21yym0VErN_wZAxQp2jFAgLgVPY4WK6bbXbKrHUBplWP_LFsAmUCNtIcUfAPsRZp2lFll0Nr3thBgyTPudpL38WXDE9ouU07dh3WGjVnjvZmZ33ErtQJh7sK_GDQp3akNpa6OR4j95sRfzpbGffGkJbg_1M5w/w400-h180/20221103_122807.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again - it looks like a field - but this is the centre of the Jacobite cavalry assaults, and not actually a focus for the local museum (but it should be). Jacobite cavalry attacked from here, down that hill toward Williamite positions for most of the day, repulsed again and again, using this area as a rallying point. The Duke of Berwick (later at <i>Almanza </i>during the WSS) and Richard Hamilton (later a mentor for the old Pretender) both in action and leading cavalry here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzwpQDUq2CJ9JTYK9P8Rb7ymz9zCG48fP24WIVWSGfCJ5BbyXVOsvVmanKQ3Myy4bVEe1lGPOYkZQBaJ2ME1xwWoiqeQLLIS5Q1N8R_y7vMv04SfwQQvIEwUhz4mZkLGmiysOG6HJpbnrKc-Fm8OWpTQJLB_NxRR0_9IXyY6XJa3xWRoI_ojJQ9XtmA/s4032/20221103_133727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzwpQDUq2CJ9JTYK9P8Rb7ymz9zCG48fP24WIVWSGfCJ5BbyXVOsvVmanKQ3Myy4bVEe1lGPOYkZQBaJ2ME1xwWoiqeQLLIS5Q1N8R_y7vMv04SfwQQvIEwUhz4mZkLGmiysOG6HJpbnrKc-Fm8OWpTQJLB_NxRR0_9IXyY6XJa3xWRoI_ojJQ9XtmA/w180-h400/20221103_133727.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhcI8IZaDfc7zG3-XwZUVg0neOrM91vtFInnA41XMqBjiEw4pOVo0o2zDdT5g359tZ1r7UIG_bBHhFEgvVfPyxs_vohw7b4ZdnDBE4WhTJsqyg8fiUtxLOtPWfAgnhXs9CMvIXZA8O-6vpz2AZfcxlHE8j4DczA8XuBa8_AssW3FlZd0PYyUGNCsBSQ/s4032/20221103_133740.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhcI8IZaDfc7zG3-XwZUVg0neOrM91vtFInnA41XMqBjiEw4pOVo0o2zDdT5g359tZ1r7UIG_bBHhFEgvVfPyxs_vohw7b4ZdnDBE4WhTJsqyg8fiUtxLOtPWfAgnhXs9CMvIXZA8O-6vpz2AZfcxlHE8j4DczA8XuBa8_AssW3FlZd0PYyUGNCsBSQ/w400-h180/20221103_133740.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the Nanny River - French battalions sat on this hill and prevented Williamite cavalry running down the retreating Jacobites - and yes, that's all they did. Damned if Louis was going to allow French troops to get shot up - the very thought of it :O</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eqaKLK045V3TWfTDqYPRQ4waCi5rWBOX1IMW6Mp2SVYtJ-odeCM2_pO8C10kriIB28ss8Xf12vBXp_T6yIDfdEe09szGE9vNmSlyI0XC4WHxS-V1yt0HzmrPjOBadDzW7HqES2gf_TZUZgAkaAkQuuNkoEKW6VuIaqXzd5zZXturn3dVJSQVXYChgw/s4032/20221210_103329.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eqaKLK045V3TWfTDqYPRQ4waCi5rWBOX1IMW6Mp2SVYtJ-odeCM2_pO8C10kriIB28ss8Xf12vBXp_T6yIDfdEe09szGE9vNmSlyI0XC4WHxS-V1yt0HzmrPjOBadDzW7HqES2gf_TZUZgAkaAkQuuNkoEKW6VuIaqXzd5zZXturn3dVJSQVXYChgw/w400-h180/20221210_103329.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now this one requires a lot more investigation. This is the <i>Bloody Pass</i> near the <i>Battle of</i> <i>Newtownbutler</i>. The water level was ten feet higher in 1689. A lot more to come on this one. A large mass grave is just off to the left.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixchCs2ndkqsuK-yGHCx52r_miOwFLszJshPVs6r-rYClaMYCHRVE5RbEtoaU4UvEE371hbxKSIjVTb59vaGjmV4zG_YLnlTWPiIqjltV5EtVaWpFOTHu1uO4Mz5Qg7AfHzO6VudC-YKi02I1ujYt0bzqfoliAmjx6aWSsJ_vBRDx4pwYizQXSob6r4w/s4032/20221210_114640.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixchCs2ndkqsuK-yGHCx52r_miOwFLszJshPVs6r-rYClaMYCHRVE5RbEtoaU4UvEE371hbxKSIjVTb59vaGjmV4zG_YLnlTWPiIqjltV5EtVaWpFOTHu1uO4Mz5Qg7AfHzO6VudC-YKi02I1ujYt0bzqfoliAmjx6aWSsJ_vBRDx4pwYizQXSob6r4w/w400-h180/20221210_114640.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Inishfendra </i>Island looking north to <i>Crom Castle</i>. Galmoy sat here in March 1689 - then Mountcashel in July, and there is some evidence to suggest that a garrison was left here during the battle and the myth of the <i>Bloody Pass</i> is thereby related. More of that investigation to come.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJtFsneIFMDETlraS4trbjViE925X_g82JAPQT4FscgVf9xRR15QjP2Ue7yWDwjTBZgaQtbEHKGYyBFm8D5Zpsseq95kMlLNYGwxo_YCVhy8AX20YcwYEcs-d1-ic8wjCxAdyd9eYsYnZxjJ3tQPQaNvl7S3no0I3-b3UQALaoxbaH8_vWci45xhKbw/s1252/US%20at%20Crom%20New.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="1252" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJtFsneIFMDETlraS4trbjViE925X_g82JAPQT4FscgVf9xRR15QjP2Ue7yWDwjTBZgaQtbEHKGYyBFm8D5Zpsseq95kMlLNYGwxo_YCVhy8AX20YcwYEcs-d1-ic8wjCxAdyd9eYsYnZxjJ3tQPQaNvl7S3no0I3-b3UQALaoxbaH8_vWci45xhKbw/w400-h209/US%20at%20Crom%20New.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: center;">Inishfendra was also used as barracks for elements of the US 8th Infantry Division during the Second World War- stationed at </span><i style="text-align: center;">Crom Castle</i><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">and vicinity from December 43 to June 44, when they were deployed for D-Day (this photo taken in front of the 'new'</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><i style="text-align: center;">Crom Castle</i><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">- probably in 1944). There is some evidence of trenchworks on </span><i style="text-align: center;">Inishfendra</i><span style="text-align: center;">, probably used for training, and in good condition. (The condition and design would suggest these works are not related to earlier C17th engagements).</span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>A few more trips are planned, and it looks like, with business trips now ended, Le Duc can now focus on that proper history stuff...</div><div>Happy New Year to all.</div></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-84092137763354014952022-12-29T15:56:00.010-08:002022-12-29T16:48:31.870-08:00October War action with SabreSquadron<div class="separator"> Another Christmas bash with the guys, and a dusting off of the modern <i>Sabre Squadron</i> rules.</div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq-EsFuDXRGRdYS4CIaT_vATrOmkBdPPL_CUSF3pb4KOBa26E6CLIsBA9yhmkzz1ZLXGaWUNHu0wgNvp4y8GhDs0ewnbZmE-gjpnR7QIJnboInlwYN_dc3ETxjsBBzu4TWGBQO3hCdAer23jygeSwybvmjSiX2HWgWbfqdMCGYlWjPIr02Czun4s1rw/s1820/20221229_120431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1820" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq-EsFuDXRGRdYS4CIaT_vATrOmkBdPPL_CUSF3pb4KOBa26E6CLIsBA9yhmkzz1ZLXGaWUNHu0wgNvp4y8GhDs0ewnbZmE-gjpnR7QIJnboInlwYN_dc3ETxjsBBzu4TWGBQO3hCdAer23jygeSwybvmjSiX2HWgWbfqdMCGYlWjPIr02Czun4s1rw/w640-h452/20221229_120431.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">These were published a few years ago, have some echoes of WRG 80s sensibilities - combined with modern D10 systems, and still give a good game.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5lqSu2ewYUuqv8zZ3e0MiYOWnJaHx_Ne_vbFdVo1zWZsZaKhpjnvlshxGLBw7vtb5YEDwS4dPJMV2_STWgJbsbPSR5h8EcVS-lIJishFJii_R1wAGHaQSUqGYnwY-uBpQldRy9LOBbQ_ypn1LQsh4hU6SAOsJqze_6awUwVx2zrjUiEILg2oQHX0uQ/s4032/20221229_131515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Israeli units will attack across the open ground, albeit with some cover for infantry due to folds in the ground.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuSLjrywvN2Y-z9jAOxe0rQ3tQK_oYeBRlOfAcJecOx9E3EUP2wpEOvouOThIzbCr_ilxHFlwL3I-TU9O5O7sDSvuIJ0VmKAppXnas3ooijTV5E5niiQydSKwQ2PakAIvywra2o1W8ESZILV7nTOrq5oXPLeNRt8SJdju0gkkh0ZIVcn2vfk-ZtsbAA/s4032/20221229_103640.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuSLjrywvN2Y-z9jAOxe0rQ3tQK_oYeBRlOfAcJecOx9E3EUP2wpEOvouOThIzbCr_ilxHFlwL3I-TU9O5O7sDSvuIJ0VmKAppXnas3ooijTV5E5niiQydSKwQ2PakAIvywra2o1W8ESZILV7nTOrq5oXPLeNRt8SJdju0gkkh0ZIVcn2vfk-ZtsbAA/w400-h180/20221229_103640.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...some lovely terrain on show for the BUA</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SNgCSKUdtKQaedVHAKxXrO6wP5HmGFTrPsMqUg0qpiHJGO-IHq68PjxRMYIQxXtVgLgAL9hoddmRnp7JYwP7_3W49YGprkqUbDlaHv8QzvV4zrm8NI80I6yCAYmOlnYPTVXuKjp8UyX5kfdFu7RHIxjKBDT0UMPo2HWC6vQ4Kjxa38DC2boSR9oVUg/s4032/20221229_110733.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SNgCSKUdtKQaedVHAKxXrO6wP5HmGFTrPsMqUg0qpiHJGO-IHq68PjxRMYIQxXtVgLgAL9hoddmRnp7JYwP7_3W49YGprkqUbDlaHv8QzvV4zrm8NI80I6yCAYmOlnYPTVXuKjp8UyX5kfdFu7RHIxjKBDT0UMPo2HWC6vQ4Kjxa38DC2boSR9oVUg/w400-h180/20221229_110733.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T55s - in hull down position - not something we see a lot of...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPiEa4hX8vzSzV0ts62V-G69cED_Axf3_CYSYfMcZ1JMhVTxhZ3goSfkaGLVqx4G7y1XZtetxuMWbptiJxfO7jy8cTfFEh83wtYJiwXoqWcNFQYIOm3Zg_70O2Y_bVw4kKb30ZnEqUHkXHQVLyqNIvD8_jVf8ISb3uPw4fJXyp5b_fYysx1lLFjDQNw/s4032/20221229_110740.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPiEa4hX8vzSzV0ts62V-G69cED_Axf3_CYSYfMcZ1JMhVTxhZ3goSfkaGLVqx4G7y1XZtetxuMWbptiJxfO7jy8cTfFEh83wtYJiwXoqWcNFQYIOm3Zg_70O2Y_bVw4kKb30ZnEqUHkXHQVLyqNIvD8_jVf8ISb3uPw4fJXyp5b_fYysx1lLFjDQNw/w400-h180/20221229_110740.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egptian units in the wadi/irrigation ditch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzbxZCnAkPR3K4ESPTSS0lFFnPphGs0GNCClUfoxCPDSvI_kDGXBcvC0YozIJO6Fghuu30r6sVm05o5_rXO2M0WAxrfaM3U9vgx7ATn-4pi9e1kPM_nmuyKCn8aT7SkqKiWAjGCOF0JowfM9yeaIpI3XMz0mwmtFBuKFF8vZ1B0NnPQRFk0td135xCQ/s4032/20221229_110749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzbxZCnAkPR3K4ESPTSS0lFFnPphGs0GNCClUfoxCPDSvI_kDGXBcvC0YozIJO6Fghuu30r6sVm05o5_rXO2M0WAxrfaM3U9vgx7ATn-4pi9e1kPM_nmuyKCn8aT7SkqKiWAjGCOF0JowfM9yeaIpI3XMz0mwmtFBuKFF8vZ1B0NnPQRFk0td135xCQ/w400-h180/20221229_110749.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyqIzu1LnPjWubB6oaQJsrs9Z2tfluZjLQ0mbgalupKgOT9P7i_9b6t9AcoKvoofMNmnggRvc7la-qQoDnzE0qRPLkbFEfsRJBqZBDJGxf8L1IUwvP9gLik8deQDs9SzYHyx2P7uBwUk8BIJC8-yfYg47b53b3orR8PEdMaKBY3M7c0T83TTO7Hc1mA/s4032/20221229_111723.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyqIzu1LnPjWubB6oaQJsrs9Z2tfluZjLQ0mbgalupKgOT9P7i_9b6t9AcoKvoofMNmnggRvc7la-qQoDnzE0qRPLkbFEfsRJBqZBDJGxf8L1IUwvP9gLik8deQDs9SzYHyx2P7uBwUk8BIJC8-yfYg47b53b3orR8PEdMaKBY3M7c0T83TTO7Hc1mA/w400-h180/20221229_111723.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Though not particularly dangerous looking, these 4x Egyptian <i>Sagger </i>ATGW units would create absolute carnage. Lessons learned re. blinding them with smoke and/or suppressing them with MGs...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVUM6IOk5JTaS1ygnmL5m8LS4zXmie-1MsvbEFMADE1-dse2zUXA1AznWA6nzZFKI2u_AyZjH7teM0LwyFLEYieWQ5sTNwLzEHrNEYhTN86hAFQIZjb2DFdbWzYDGUBQTIHu79breIPbg2X5EeWg9QZb4ppgCSlkvNWNW561J_Icv5yueVNLOyUk98Q/s2604/20221229_114658.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="2604" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVUM6IOk5JTaS1ygnmL5m8LS4zXmie-1MsvbEFMADE1-dse2zUXA1AznWA6nzZFKI2u_AyZjH7teM0LwyFLEYieWQ5sTNwLzEHrNEYhTN86hAFQIZjb2DFdbWzYDGUBQTIHu79breIPbg2X5EeWg9QZb4ppgCSlkvNWNW561J_Icv5yueVNLOyUk98Q/w400-h228/20221229_114658.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8efQSFOfYO-3sX6QjUQOJstCTxszs6Jd41o3a1Sha4JnsqNLObv1qOiNruERbWjqCZz9v_mKuKr9JZYbTjLpJ8SjhuQUu3kBmEp-Ubn7WXwAjOLMwkLH8a_HD0El3Ep0sK3RehyUpBPoWG-PBXopkiovlZkY2Jzgj0a3ewRKp_eb_Sxu-PcZnT2QRA/s4032/20221229_114624.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8efQSFOfYO-3sX6QjUQOJstCTxszs6Jd41o3a1Sha4JnsqNLObv1qOiNruERbWjqCZz9v_mKuKr9JZYbTjLpJ8SjhuQUu3kBmEp-Ubn7WXwAjOLMwkLH8a_HD0El3Ep0sK3RehyUpBPoWG-PBXopkiovlZkY2Jzgj0a3ewRKp_eb_Sxu-PcZnT2QRA/w400-h180/20221229_114624.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I mentioned the Sagger carnage, right?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYXOyiVwV75U9Nrsj9ztx6AuaFh2kkc8baBFD98AV02dDueK8df8CL24FMPJ015Czlhlpk33FRdEEIkRzuBN-wzPf9V_w7doDraqtJtnO0wN2Ev8LnnTlsesAeSN6QyAZ9uw57yK6GArOIRQmnF4CQajy2-uEBgxoY5ZjldZj7Wp6_SI_LlhIvm6-zA/s2683/20221229_114644.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="2683" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYXOyiVwV75U9Nrsj9ztx6AuaFh2kkc8baBFD98AV02dDueK8df8CL24FMPJ015Czlhlpk33FRdEEIkRzuBN-wzPf9V_w7doDraqtJtnO0wN2Ev8LnnTlsesAeSN6QyAZ9uw57yK6GArOIRQmnF4CQajy2-uEBgxoY5ZjldZj7Wp6_SI_LlhIvm6-zA/w400-h254/20221229_114644.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T55s, at the ridgeline, will not last long - facing accurate Israeli long range fire</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOjMjoRgkPPzEEPGeXn4F8yOMBl7_kqBW5PIRfMelrqkECJqY3Nge2p5OmczG3O4u_2drvgNamH8jWXA-gmPaSeeYlee6DHmT87G5k88ZHI7OduM_7d8PQAhEgbaMlLKgWWaLFRYWrCwscQefwMN-4Obio0khEPc6iWthSgnazbJBQBEXNgJo8u0y1Q/s4032/20221229_114719.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOjMjoRgkPPzEEPGeXn4F8yOMBl7_kqBW5PIRfMelrqkECJqY3Nge2p5OmczG3O4u_2drvgNamH8jWXA-gmPaSeeYlee6DHmT87G5k88ZHI7OduM_7d8PQAhEgbaMlLKgWWaLFRYWrCwscQefwMN-4Obio0khEPc6iWthSgnazbJBQBEXNgJo8u0y1Q/w400-h180/20221229_114719.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Infantry in the ditch - remember - these are 12mm scale</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgw7925m8zeuW0BRiJd1o0AhA3NZI0W2VpChU7BCFGtbcEsjYpWVBf_rRrWeUZyw0y36Smz53VwqER2D9OuDyJ6XmiRflAwdrrCRuuYH8hOcvrMsb-rIzFWgwbvUnhsqugkAlqOxX3Mm5Z51NUrjHG2PYUGUwhxvuwFU_XZ8Tid_c8TyZtbIAmesYTQ/s4032/20221229_114737.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Saggers had made a massive difference.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUe8QQqO08EP4lZHARimvCe1xS0lpDXdjLrqaxaToZ_7dr8-BmWHG84sBvr697nrLrs0fzfUsTjTU1_J9f4Aa0rCxddmnJl08S7aNf08TqjwKi5Ufv-xgywe_0bCLhOH8bEavKRsLO2DrJTy_ORkd6aK4NmBZKRy9_SFwoqyXAupJoqk3VUfwTizHzg/s4032/20221229_161527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUe8QQqO08EP4lZHARimvCe1xS0lpDXdjLrqaxaToZ_7dr8-BmWHG84sBvr697nrLrs0fzfUsTjTU1_J9f4Aa0rCxddmnJl08S7aNf08TqjwKi5Ufv-xgywe_0bCLhOH8bEavKRsLO2DrJTy_ORkd6aK4NmBZKRy9_SFwoqyXAupJoqk3VUfwTizHzg/s320/20221229_161527.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A very good scenario, and Sabre-Squadron gives a good game. It doesn't have the glitz perhaps of '7 days' but certainly covers all the bases that a modern set needs.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bJ9r8LMU9bQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="bJ9r8LMU9bQ"></iframe></div>(I have been looking for an excuse to get 'Rock the Casbah' on a blog post for so long now...)<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-9224273576927151602022-12-24T04:02:00.010-08:002022-12-24T11:24:20.597-08:00'Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..'<p>It's Christmas, and time for family get-togethers. over-eating, the odd drink (or two), gifts & celebration etc.</p><p>My wife is a massive fan of Christmas movies (like - an authority on the topic; if they ever teach this as a subject, she should be the Department Head). </p><p>These last few years however, especially with Covid restrictions, the traditional Christmas Eve bash has routinely seen a repeat watching of the <b>BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE EVAAAAR !</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jaJuwKCmJbY" width="320" youtube-src-id="jaJuwKCmJbY"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/phs3i0onDDg" width="320" youtube-src-id="phs3i0onDDg"></iframe></div><p>Classic trailers, Damsels in distress, curly permed 80s hair, smoking (lots of smoking...like my lungs feel tired after this movie), MP5 and Steyr AUG action, German (but really Viking) terrorists in the 80s, terrible 80s acting (but at the same time awesome), every cop and bad guy stereotype you could wish for, CLASSIC 80s one liners (superior even to the classic 'Aliens') and PUT YOUR SHOES ON JOHN FFS! (did I mention the 80s?)</p><p>I hate going to work Christmas parties, and listening to corporates talk BS, but every year, without fear, deep down, I kinda hope 'Die Hard' will happen ;)</p><p>Yippee Ki Ey y'all. Have a great Christmas. ...and of course, 'Welcome to the party pal!'</p><p><br /></p><p><i>(Also worth considering that this movie came out in 1988. That's almost 35 years ago. Conversely, 35 years before it came out, it was 1953! The Second World War had been over for eight years, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned, the Korean war ended, Joe Stalin died, the world was still in recovery after the war (some historians would argue it still is), we had no face-book, no blogs, no heavy metal, no carbon framed racing bicycles and computers used valves...).</i></p><br />Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-72635645206902757202022-12-04T04:49:00.002-08:002022-12-04T04:49:35.288-08:00Warburg 1760 - the Christmas Bash<p>Assembling once more for a long game, in the fine traditions of the Christmas Bash (with an Indian meal at the end) the members of the <i>Wobbly Warchest</i> greeted each other once more in John's bunker.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nfoMb9aLqBfpLngYX4RxhOxUkpbaPqdrciedgKd0PY_W2NWCITt00w2e3iEeKf3Ww029TZ3t7RNmXYMETN7HaMcYl_9IqDCL4bWqWvzrXswAy4WemJFhGxpLXrVQUWq4Tto84kN73FJ11W7nDrulRFpn4xcQf5sntACAok7suGljLo0qIVN7D5IO6w/s4032/20221203_171926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nfoMb9aLqBfpLngYX4RxhOxUkpbaPqdrciedgKd0PY_W2NWCITt00w2e3iEeKf3Ww029TZ3t7RNmXYMETN7HaMcYl_9IqDCL4bWqWvzrXswAy4WemJFhGxpLXrVQUWq4Tto84kN73FJ11W7nDrulRFpn4xcQf5sntACAok7suGljLo0qIVN7D5IO6w/w640-h288/20221203_171926.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>There is no truth to the rumour that the the French players brought some national delicacies, in terms of stinking cheese, in order to psychologically undermine the Allied players... (but it was quite whiffy)...</p><p>Warburg 1760 is a Seven Years War battle, seeing a clash between <i>Du May's</i> French and <i>Spoercken </i>and the <i>Erbprinze's </i>British/Hanoverian contingent. The French have seen some success in Hesse, and it is time for the Allies to turn a strategic flank...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNa4bHYOD2otSDOeU4uROaOQDtouHpaN4lzAYK-4vgzfDbpvbED3cbNlmYpyKwmGLGJezqF1KizSbt5waWCcGfruKMakY4lMUesGCgMr7D7GfRl5alkUoWZBiqgb0VblKH4FCgulpQ7WCBUGwjdwyCsACcGMD4C68P0VQdRnyB1uXn0335epEFexuzA/s4032/20221203_124540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNa4bHYOD2otSDOeU4uROaOQDtouHpaN4lzAYK-4vgzfDbpvbED3cbNlmYpyKwmGLGJezqF1KizSbt5waWCcGfruKMakY4lMUesGCgMr7D7GfRl5alkUoWZBiqgb0VblKH4FCgulpQ7WCBUGwjdwyCsACcGMD4C68P0VQdRnyB1uXn0335epEFexuzA/w400-h180/20221203_124540.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The finest Calvados brandy; purely medicinal of course...</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Rules used were <i>Koenig Krieg 2</i> (2nd edition 1986 Frei Korps version (with addition of material from the full blown US published original 2nd ed.)), with some excellent amendments, to suit group play and general sensibilities, from our Umpire Stephen.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivs4YkAM2rZvetLmluHI96gDt5s96TTx1fMVggkLg2tYluFbckTJv30but1CjXv7-V_iFCwNrcwknX4inl3PmVq8m86gWsWHG6HxPS_42OQbD1YNslD9hl3DXnvihXmUYWshx289zF2aPsevlIjaKJMN0G9faHH1poVuIQjiUPnOEoLY2s0_lXmgyG8w/s233/35669753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="160" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivs4YkAM2rZvetLmluHI96gDt5s96TTx1fMVggkLg2tYluFbckTJv30but1CjXv7-V_iFCwNrcwknX4inl3PmVq8m86gWsWHG6HxPS_42OQbD1YNslD9hl3DXnvihXmUYWshx289zF2aPsevlIjaKJMN0G9faHH1poVuIQjiUPnOEoLY2s0_lXmgyG8w/w137-h200/35669753.jpg" width="137" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Figures are from the fantastic 15mm 7YW collections of John & the 2xSteves. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>No figures were harmed (though some may have been splashed by beer) in the making of this blogpost.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGFeoF6mpSYOupdZtnSltl1IXyH3Y98z5Www_T9pjUK67KZV7NrstjOg25NAYdnKc9Qv_4yZclTYIZ7A461uXZp0mrTTXrgR28rcrpzTp-avVLylwa7q3ALpBJZPOuQDPDff96QSQoXl5RNNlYp09B1hWPeV3icg2zkJnpVk4r98GndJlS6rIAKnb_g/s4032/20221203_101423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGFeoF6mpSYOupdZtnSltl1IXyH3Y98z5Www_T9pjUK67KZV7NrstjOg25NAYdnKc9Qv_4yZclTYIZ7A461uXZp0mrTTXrgR28rcrpzTp-avVLylwa7q3ALpBJZPOuQDPDff96QSQoXl5RNNlYp09B1hWPeV3icg2zkJnpVk4r98GndJlS6rIAKnb_g/w400-h180/20221203_101423.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The French right, with 3xBrigades on the ridgeline, skirmishers in Warburg itself, and some out of command horse elements defending the flank along the line of the <i>Diemel River</i> all day long. Though these troops were a bit of a glass hammer themselves, they acted as an effective anvil against British and Allied troops - who would take Warburg, then lose it. The tragedy is that I held a Brigade of troops (albeit poor morale) on the back of the hill, when they might have been used in the centre/left - where John got his nose bloodied by Allied charges and very accurate musketry.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnZv0gpRFYH4xReqR85H5fQ8619VPo0nffviSNqd0hyf-xCVrP9CBIJhyfkmPbJBC62O3YNBFpxbNDeX35i8drA-XiLkn_I6YY71Hjo5Mqw0m1vy8SN9oXKpdj24_vqI44dk-yJkTurNmEceTcqzPPQ2mD6KMh-ORj6tarzFGv_63Q_LeBLv2Aj7WcQ/s4032/20221203_105541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnZv0gpRFYH4xReqR85H5fQ8619VPo0nffviSNqd0hyf-xCVrP9CBIJhyfkmPbJBC62O3YNBFpxbNDeX35i8drA-XiLkn_I6YY71Hjo5Mqw0m1vy8SN9oXKpdj24_vqI44dk-yJkTurNmEceTcqzPPQ2mD6KMh-ORj6tarzFGv_63Q_LeBLv2Aj7WcQ/w400-h180/20221203_105541.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied assault starts to go in on the French right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLx2aiNEDlKuZ7EF7fvRkQPXn8dB02iQbz0l_r810zFjPLui2QugTJwrWLERk2yEJF-ttiu26sLj7-_xCRIH0HcpEXfHJ_peY24Exczv27nNc-rDF94b6nPr88taKRHt4yMIZgD3kudSW2i72mW-tomrKJCKz7Cl0xtSXHxvPIdkqLQxHXIH8lFdhv9g/s4032/20221203_112052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLx2aiNEDlKuZ7EF7fvRkQPXn8dB02iQbz0l_r810zFjPLui2QugTJwrWLERk2yEJF-ttiu26sLj7-_xCRIH0HcpEXfHJ_peY24Exczv27nNc-rDF94b6nPr88taKRHt4yMIZgD3kudSW2i72mW-tomrKJCKz7Cl0xtSXHxvPIdkqLQxHXIH8lFdhv9g/w400-h180/20221203_112052.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French horse on the left</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigS2pb7VYKfkalJ60kZt9xsXng3gL5n-5Pf3ago4wWwO7cNO5KKsVjX4ZLzSBTpUR1zbk_95VNC-yN2kUr56pJdO-MPg4RFv6lXpPK43k_RJu6Z6y4YOOaoyjy8vrgVX9dcOrkdcw6XfzMhBTkAHhLV1UtdBupUyEaZip4rOvgpN36W9S6lF0-vErnqA/s4032/20221203_113048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigS2pb7VYKfkalJ60kZt9xsXng3gL5n-5Pf3ago4wWwO7cNO5KKsVjX4ZLzSBTpUR1zbk_95VNC-yN2kUr56pJdO-MPg4RFv6lXpPK43k_RJu6Z6y4YOOaoyjy8vrgVX9dcOrkdcw6XfzMhBTkAHhLV1UtdBupUyEaZip4rOvgpN36W9S6lF0-vErnqA/w400-h180/20221203_113048.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swiss troops in the French centre - who would be mauled and battered by Allied cavalry and infantry all day</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JMwwoJyoEOKUeF8U65w-MqLXr6yZHa0Fy7_Wh4qaRUcl4BSdx6p8It4TwafoOaqOxlKrYc5qTNoq4qmxzQJQQNdiiZWcYKoQFGiYQNQ7GX4TcA6uPxX8GKScsqdC87U7yZbnysnFU1t2FhrZOAaINNcsU4ElNJmXUT98fXaxO_7ir2WywRXOpEA-Bg/s4032/20221203_113152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JMwwoJyoEOKUeF8U65w-MqLXr6yZHa0Fy7_Wh4qaRUcl4BSdx6p8It4TwafoOaqOxlKrYc5qTNoq4qmxzQJQQNdiiZWcYKoQFGiYQNQ7GX4TcA6uPxX8GKScsqdC87U7yZbnysnFU1t2FhrZOAaINNcsU4ElNJmXUT98fXaxO_7ir2WywRXOpEA-Bg/w400-h180/20221203_113152.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied troops advancing in the centre</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmAzmqmIWSU8Sc0MlBaW9lTGQVFbnLN2bZlAZccue9g7yVaKJDpQdgiZR1zdfxm5CT3BqYxHOfq_HOsatYyQdBIG86iRh9yhAoocOMhPf4pfIASPxpSwikMhYfumEuh3YeQs51K7IYI2K4i_iMQJeKvETLq_sme3PIeza3IEf58pXh5_tmywCi81d2g/s4032/20221203_114043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmAzmqmIWSU8Sc0MlBaW9lTGQVFbnLN2bZlAZccue9g7yVaKJDpQdgiZR1zdfxm5CT3BqYxHOfq_HOsatYyQdBIG86iRh9yhAoocOMhPf4pfIASPxpSwikMhYfumEuh3YeQs51K7IYI2K4i_iMQJeKvETLq_sme3PIeza3IEf58pXh5_tmywCi81d2g/w400-h180/20221203_114043.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>'Les voici mes amis. Tenir! Vous devez Tenir!!!'</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR26YIL04V72Dt-LY43mZWXExydym3QrCTmbQKuC39OANXdtmSg3dadWT0bnPGPQRRQIHi64bypqnwLkRE5jbGrLnujJqo2LX-NUxN3KcbxrlLGLFztP6zpDyQe2IeoeYv8wCF2g-CJEp-wUXhZBJSYaJzzxZLEzDDhDyhiCS6-aAOikg3VemDj6bJ-g/s4032/20221203_114052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR26YIL04V72Dt-LY43mZWXExydym3QrCTmbQKuC39OANXdtmSg3dadWT0bnPGPQRRQIHi64bypqnwLkRE5jbGrLnujJqo2LX-NUxN3KcbxrlLGLFztP6zpDyQe2IeoeYv8wCF2g-CJEp-wUXhZBJSYaJzzxZLEzDDhDyhiCS6-aAOikg3VemDj6bJ-g/w400-h180/20221203_114052.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The French centre and left will be bloodied - no question</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSc7FNlxEnveaLO2BDeBVPG9GWXhhWdYqD41upwyTXfeKbfw-e5cT_Bf18lezU2KwTvCj9hv7MR9Sily56ooJWes621aF9WbrNEqjcjg3E1Ud6qlBVKcHVsUz0QKtCxH4mU80gZ7ugdW_K66zufgFAJVZeF8-5uOO02JDC0R-BtmRVgyEeyquwXt6i0g/s4032/20221203_114316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSc7FNlxEnveaLO2BDeBVPG9GWXhhWdYqD41upwyTXfeKbfw-e5cT_Bf18lezU2KwTvCj9hv7MR9Sily56ooJWes621aF9WbrNEqjcjg3E1Ud6qlBVKcHVsUz0QKtCxH4mU80gZ7ugdW_K66zufgFAJVZeF8-5uOO02JDC0R-BtmRVgyEeyquwXt6i0g/w400-h180/20221203_114316.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's quiet down by the river, where Allied horse will sit at the Warburg bridge</td></tr></tbody></table>, looking sternly (very sternly) at their French counterparts sitting across the riverbank...all day long.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchIRQNxQJGLKdWzDmChmXelPIofYAcYerfT-TaZ_nhk0B16zySGabWwP0ZLjpB8_Zx2We-KQ53-JwLyGjjaoNTDLRWQ1fosLi6-sr7Fsp8MMcQNydQJQLlTU7uIjW81I6cgkRV3kfXQ1I9LwMobEC7ESwFG5EAvNNCaEWwCMIDTNQPGOPBKGs40P6yQ/s4032/20221203_120757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchIRQNxQJGLKdWzDmChmXelPIofYAcYerfT-TaZ_nhk0B16zySGabWwP0ZLjpB8_Zx2We-KQ53-JwLyGjjaoNTDLRWQ1fosLi6-sr7Fsp8MMcQNydQJQLlTU7uIjW81I6cgkRV3kfXQ1I9LwMobEC7ESwFG5EAvNNCaEWwCMIDTNQPGOPBKGs40P6yQ/w400-h180/20221203_120757.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Though, on the French right, Warburg will change hands a few times. <i>'Pour La Gloire mes Amis!!!'</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheytfbeXuSEhmUlOBQrGpl6qLppBnxC1cEJu0tuyQR2nz_04qCvej34z2PZ2rqgbuXMMSEh4MpkQdQlY_jDst0rU1eUqH_hVXx4GwoNQDW9WGX-g-rCepkOMVxkdirJQvG5QbCcfvnAsB73UsaPt0HCXNJR6hUYefqaZ2hqTKZIQMD2QuI4g83bNaCSg/w400-h180/20221203_123436.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Musketry duels in the centre - where the Allies do not hold back.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFDvA8pIP-w9DdGna5d87uTj5_OFUGcHRw-4zBkyt8Rh8I_1uusRbbBZPJAzp5U2GLXsk9LPlTIOCBj5AGaIdUQGCoqd1G6kZqqYSfrpIs70sZ6Qm6ToW0GE8voKjRa14E2nRqQHQfcpSFtxhHSNXHToUQKnc1pK5KIUMbcCHmlMJisVkLOfAUAVDSA/s4032/20221203_134608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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The Allied right starts to flood with horse.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijS36l2GvItck72kvTi3eg6fz42nTjQM9lJOfFp2yypfSFpC7p8OIOBcY9Co5wpaBfyuA_36DAn6RQnluuuiXEIcSFaGjLy7YCbJwkAJ2Pwzq3Bm77Oq59HCM6FNff127vPoVzTDhimpFXENyHs1ScfrjDxKVwWBncUefjYFBlE0ELwDyL9NFsr0iwQ/s4032/20221203_143418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijS36l2GvItck72kvTi3eg6fz42nTjQM9lJOfFp2yypfSFpC7p8OIOBcY9Co5wpaBfyuA_36DAn6RQnluuuiXEIcSFaGjLy7YCbJwkAJ2Pwzq3Bm77Oq59HCM6FNff127vPoVzTDhimpFXENyHs1ScfrjDxKVwWBncUefjYFBlE0ELwDyL9NFsr0iwQ/w400-h180/20221203_143418.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of French centre and left. French troops move and bend as required, in order to stem the tide.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9JINWt5qO4aUThvbGX2l0WyVM997FxOE5uJ02wPM8g19HIkknfun-9pfb0iYiiBAIH9Hu_u7zFm7Q0y87k0KS-jrK00GDHBxTiR6EGSCKvTe9wOcoxnYAeG9HwbA6Vdeo7cCi8A-bAvXOR0oWBwY-CFP1fYrI9-tqqdsZyXdfs93z0qBhvdsZZU-nA/s4032/20221203_143423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9JINWt5qO4aUThvbGX2l0WyVM997FxOE5uJ02wPM8g19HIkknfun-9pfb0iYiiBAIH9Hu_u7zFm7Q0y87k0KS-jrK00GDHBxTiR6EGSCKvTe9wOcoxnYAeG9HwbA6Vdeo7cCi8A-bAvXOR0oWBwY-CFP1fYrI9-tqqdsZyXdfs93z0qBhvdsZZU-nA/w400-h180/20221203_143423.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Things remain relatively quiet on the right, bar vicious fighting for Warburg itself, some skirmisher actions and hard looks from each side. The British troops here hold back, not attacking toward the ridgeline ...just yet. This helps delay a brigade of reserve French troops, which might have moved to centre.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpbjqK8mRB_1A85Ff7SoJkZnQgQ-cQPOy9XWTYl9NYkWNSvcd_Ca3MfOqlPk_lh-A1y78i4YDOQJOxLdn83aPlbsGu3mI_JWYrg0Fj6NA5nL_vk0k7IB6-k7xQqbQ_CbPmxJA1bzKkfy4yotTaUleGRsp9rw9XYTdrYqyO7-LhuLtCm-0d-dbzx5vKw/s4032/20221203_143445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpbjqK8mRB_1A85Ff7SoJkZnQgQ-cQPOy9XWTYl9NYkWNSvcd_Ca3MfOqlPk_lh-A1y78i4YDOQJOxLdn83aPlbsGu3mI_JWYrg0Fj6NA5nL_vk0k7IB6-k7xQqbQ_CbPmxJA1bzKkfy4yotTaUleGRsp9rw9XYTdrYqyO7-LhuLtCm-0d-dbzx5vKw/w400-h180/20221203_143445.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The centre becomes a desperate fight.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLJv0p977ytyAuM1BVH8t-kO9pQZNFe-gFCvI9KnmUjrtiB1-_lN02qtnphW-dW3wc56Fg4R3U-m31IScGpQFVIXAH_Gt52wlQ7dml4yXXsNX_bv5DFogA8mwvyjDV2HcgpZypLyErAVbdGr2ml0LiXcIUIZCn_NoycnvvFPe8zc4s4PwoF_U_RXoFA/s4032/20221203_143451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLJv0p977ytyAuM1BVH8t-kO9pQZNFe-gFCvI9KnmUjrtiB1-_lN02qtnphW-dW3wc56Fg4R3U-m31IScGpQFVIXAH_Gt52wlQ7dml4yXXsNX_bv5DFogA8mwvyjDV2HcgpZypLyErAVbdGr2ml0LiXcIUIZCn_NoycnvvFPe8zc4s4PwoF_U_RXoFA/w400-h180/20221203_143451.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and the French left becomes a war of manoeuvre, against very effective British musketry and rapidly approaching Allied horse...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyCtLK3nVrC23cJn9YTt7Qg01T6UC-_x7Sl-x6P0mLz6-YkglpuGF_B2vSLFOum1ZIx3Eyg7NLap04olb7nKyIWgnwnSVoCxeHPdlVyyMGgptw_LdYhbw-tp8iE1EdtuKMTHXtrpNiDmM-oJSYo4jtrfRAZJrc8KTtsYSXPrF0R4g7BvIusEGO7u7mQ/s4032/20221203_150904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyCtLK3nVrC23cJn9YTt7Qg01T6UC-_x7Sl-x6P0mLz6-YkglpuGF_B2vSLFOum1ZIx3Eyg7NLap04olb7nKyIWgnwnSVoCxeHPdlVyyMGgptw_LdYhbw-tp8iE1EdtuKMTHXtrpNiDmM-oJSYo4jtrfRAZJrc8KTtsYSXPrF0R4g7BvIusEGO7u7mQ/w400-h180/20221203_150904.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX__k-wCcEIlSOSKwX4fvoJl2gabkEgi5NgMZdvSgRh3m84t3gijfdEmqkSQJdqpaDj4X8sb9k3mxi6x-xlehGcQBi4qH97Eh9OeW2X9vcvxrQmfdBq2d0UEcVK97jJMHQPtSGoQmXpv_4RpbKXaE8WhTrCd4xIwW4c1r9QO7B4zA4pKV8re7iJljmSw/s4032/20221203_150908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX__k-wCcEIlSOSKwX4fvoJl2gabkEgi5NgMZdvSgRh3m84t3gijfdEmqkSQJdqpaDj4X8sb9k3mxi6x-xlehGcQBi4qH97Eh9OeW2X9vcvxrQmfdBq2d0UEcVK97jJMHQPtSGoQmXpv_4RpbKXaE8WhTrCd4xIwW4c1r9QO7B4zA4pKV8re7iJljmSw/w400-h180/20221203_150908.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFm1IXiq1P96Na3cPe_Y0u_5RYtnRZpbdX62aJ5_P8R07swaR5djaUfTEaYY_JMm0pXdSuGA6NwbzVV_52h_Owt72clsRkOXJcOpSpmO9Uv-N3ECCQleKibQEZOo1lqmtPrQzAMO3w1kkPMZq3VsLnl4IbEDxV05HkUfdBxoiCHSg43EXJhNgd29gn1Q/s4032/20221203_151048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFm1IXiq1P96Na3cPe_Y0u_5RYtnRZpbdX62aJ5_P8R07swaR5djaUfTEaYY_JMm0pXdSuGA6NwbzVV_52h_Owt72clsRkOXJcOpSpmO9Uv-N3ECCQleKibQEZOo1lqmtPrQzAMO3w1kkPMZq3VsLnl4IbEDxV05HkUfdBxoiCHSg43EXJhNgd29gn1Q/w400-h180/20221203_151048.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BREAKTHROUGH!!! Allied horse flanks and destroys Swiss troops in the centre.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wXMcxeL3-LWTsb80eNCyRNvG3r_sm60mgzVGCMj3UhoEHKRH_2qQxtUPjUVE5Ld-jIKD0h5ejZijWGapNW2np1hiwkRzF1hkN6A6qJGUJOArpuVLK11vH1lgTfvFfk7xKUKH30ZWYK72rNjCtwhgfGPx0BPAngpbukCe8jJhKDyWersmQ8BS4Mp-ww/s4032/20221203_153530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wXMcxeL3-LWTsb80eNCyRNvG3r_sm60mgzVGCMj3UhoEHKRH_2qQxtUPjUVE5Ld-jIKD0h5ejZijWGapNW2np1hiwkRzF1hkN6A6qJGUJOArpuVLK11vH1lgTfvFfk7xKUKH30ZWYK72rNjCtwhgfGPx0BPAngpbukCe8jJhKDyWersmQ8BS4Mp-ww/w400-h180/20221203_153530.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...even as the Allied assault goes in at centre and partially on the French right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There is only one option remaining now. Hold the line of the river - and buy time for the horse to cross it. Thereby, the French can form a secondary defensive line.<br /><i>'Retournez à la rivière ! Retour à la rivière !'</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2crY3weGYoSwVBy2y5ToEy6odiDwu-UvZe2mnnfJVyxFtkd-xc-nciRbx-3M-HJUS3Kw10FbdT6eclRcDyEYsQ4QODlIBn53Sb0Om5kwrUgTaoHXrksM-G-U8nYE5_Znm42rSRd9ZPvUa2nv7xqX7iqtvjApybBedJffDwVmUhtIuz26OPWSlihdMrQ/s4032/20221203_173509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2crY3weGYoSwVBy2y5ToEy6odiDwu-UvZe2mnnfJVyxFtkd-xc-nciRbx-3M-HJUS3Kw10FbdT6eclRcDyEYsQ4QODlIBn53Sb0Om5kwrUgTaoHXrksM-G-U8nYE5_Znm42rSRd9ZPvUa2nv7xqX7iqtvjApybBedJffDwVmUhtIuz26OPWSlihdMrQ/w400-h180/20221203_173509.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Hold ! Damn your eyes!!!'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzk7k00JIGeOQpd5wea8zcFrs8OBMsUiuDApTLxE17RwKhcqVehmmODkDfKuA9zWKH3oVcPOg43lERM1tSFmToIN_vpy0Xmgnl7GQ5xFZ3jKr3nNllLVFYKRPUcE1OfFnNGwh8aYQ9MWh4Vsi40DLUrryXoME3gS7U2PLDcPLuZWfDXK9OSuweU7JM-w/s4032/20221203_174254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzk7k00JIGeOQpd5wea8zcFrs8OBMsUiuDApTLxE17RwKhcqVehmmODkDfKuA9zWKH3oVcPOg43lERM1tSFmToIN_vpy0Xmgnl7GQ5xFZ3jKr3nNllLVFYKRPUcE1OfFnNGwh8aYQ9MWh4Vsi40DLUrryXoME3gS7U2PLDcPLuZWfDXK9OSuweU7JM-w/w400-h180/20221203_174254.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yawn... at the river crossing on the the flank, what could have become the crucible for desperate action becomes a holding pen for dice and markers. Ahhh, the vagaries of war.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17zNm-8egaO_mA_Ft6yN19b7LtFb9RH38Ga4g8NEAstxnA0qnQlt1bnU-oi6IiiwUdwP_RXvdEE46jE9vjXEzZY8HQZmI_3bRifgHxOc39EKsWkjMVNFi0ONmIWWpYmyd5KvP7qU3IdcxwN_OC-_xtJdmLH2bgJalG3DCF53P5MwNYzhcRDKTe_yylQ/s4032/20221203_175617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17zNm-8egaO_mA_Ft6yN19b7LtFb9RH38Ga4g8NEAstxnA0qnQlt1bnU-oi6IiiwUdwP_RXvdEE46jE9vjXEzZY8HQZmI_3bRifgHxOc39EKsWkjMVNFi0ONmIWWpYmyd5KvP7qU3IdcxwN_OC-_xtJdmLH2bgJalG3DCF53P5MwNYzhcRDKTe_yylQ/w400-h180/20221203_175617.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No such peace on the French left</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSUQ1G3GrrvisUDLOfq5aXVamKyV6Xmh7w31ABAmhd-Wg1-3a6cmGj8tXF2RdpdYbYVr0TjXl2iOhiLPK0R2_KA0RVAL5Bk-ypY68yOmSX3qv-xvCY3DMf4IEU8C5jh27z_mmDIitjbizN-lOL1HQtA6Py2DzZbOg9fPMy14aHBKzwpWUsBP8LYKaSw/s4032/20221203_180720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSUQ1G3GrrvisUDLOfq5aXVamKyV6Xmh7w31ABAmhd-Wg1-3a6cmGj8tXF2RdpdYbYVr0TjXl2iOhiLPK0R2_KA0RVAL5Bk-ypY68yOmSX3qv-xvCY3DMf4IEU8C5jh27z_mmDIitjbizN-lOL1HQtA6Py2DzZbOg9fPMy14aHBKzwpWUsBP8LYKaSw/w400-h180/20221203_180720.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British attacks on the right, as they finally get onto the ridgeline, however...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtkjHJY8lP5YjhRjrmmLydmfgj1eNlTSC5bYiNl39a-0yoi7hPaVE_SGtNtyht0DC5N94yrGlTosO565c2S2-ok69tzUZnlmS8txBHZoXaIbD7NGyoeSy3fQDehTFqnvYmkpffvPZtmNgragF0QWmySxB0ebOhzaq-TgdZp4PvkJL7JgmL7Zq-BLSGA/s4032/20221203_171333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtkjHJY8lP5YjhRjrmmLydmfgj1eNlTSC5bYiNl39a-0yoi7hPaVE_SGtNtyht0DC5N94yrGlTosO565c2S2-ok69tzUZnlmS8txBHZoXaIbD7NGyoeSy3fQDehTFqnvYmkpffvPZtmNgragF0QWmySxB0ebOhzaq-TgdZp4PvkJL7JgmL7Zq-BLSGA/w400-h180/20221203_171333.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>By this stage, three French brigades were broken and one (or two) British. It was time for Army Morale rolls - which ended up resulting in a withdrawal for both armies. They had bloodied each other (some more than others ;) ) and decided to call it a day.<p>A great game in great company as usual. There might even have been some (minor) discussion of rules mechanisms, which hardly ever happens. ;)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MkF-RYcPdJs" width="320" youtube-src-id="MkF-RYcPdJs"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-79374821425756077682022-11-30T15:14:00.000-08:002022-11-30T15:14:06.056-08:00Setup for Warburg 1760<p> In a crass attempt to get a post in before the 'end of the month' (in a similar manner to how the 'end of the month' results haunt business endeavours like the ghost of Christmas past) ...I got a post up before the clock ticked into December...yay! Mind you, it's just the set up that the guys have done for the Big Christmas Game this Saturday. This has become something of a tradition, together with the Easter game, the Summer game, and any excuse for the proverbial p1ss up ;) ...I mean, serious military simulation ...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6WsdKR7sKZML0ApnZg7quHrJ4HQ8-fd1Bi6WV39dbCpPmpRC6uQj7tjD6qzneqqzaatJVA2vg0kPEWBNDjAvnz-pzmEASxOZuxAEjEc-q0nmhcWc95EwpibrWMzbgQOkGE9IkfRrnFAHXWDl1N85irpbMzp1l1kMcCgxraTf8zR0hs1oR8LO4iwlrCA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="400" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6WsdKR7sKZML0ApnZg7quHrJ4HQ8-fd1Bi6WV39dbCpPmpRC6uQj7tjD6qzneqqzaatJVA2vg0kPEWBNDjAvnz-pzmEASxOZuxAEjEc-q0nmhcWc95EwpibrWMzbgQOkGE9IkfRrnFAHXWDl1N85irpbMzp1l1kMcCgxraTf8zR0hs1oR8LO4iwlrCA=w400-h180" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Warburg 1760 - an epic 7 Years War clash between an Allied Hanoverian/British forces and a larger defending (whilst surprised) French army.</p><p>The rules will be Koenig Krieg 2 - with Steve's excellent amendments. A 2nd outing for these.</p><p>The guy's fabulous 15mm forces will be in play - it promises to be quite epic.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQzjnoZ02esjtBgFe2CuCxS7etXKbZ83YSIWj6uDbojFTZBOagS1boi9D6Ls4ebosL0FSL-S_Wlf_NsRjR3MIK50XunhPKVf1pVUzz_X-O9-iqwytbi8LSmLt7MIloKOsaTJ7lOh849vyWgRHEuKMvJFdUvcANCHjntp_E8OyIyQRSYoIBw1hqj7pIQ/s4032/20221130_203313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQzjnoZ02esjtBgFe2CuCxS7etXKbZ83YSIWj6uDbojFTZBOagS1boi9D6Ls4ebosL0FSL-S_Wlf_NsRjR3MIK50XunhPKVf1pVUzz_X-O9-iqwytbi8LSmLt7MIloKOsaTJ7lOh849vyWgRHEuKMvJFdUvcANCHjntp_E8OyIyQRSYoIBw1hqj7pIQ/w400-h180/20221130_203313.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's all quiet so far...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0j1woXA5zBzY2nPgL-9ijlZl6A9htOtoGVSK2MXWrG3AkTRYzXrvg6fgDCr7R0_sVGslQqCD2-VCAtCXgTP0ZXXV3MgvnDK8D7eCcN4uapluLFzXsjqtJY_z_BoGo8OIvO4UWxozj_7QI38J_dQOc6ncxP0ZpksIeJ1nhNKRpuQHv1SxwmdXCDZNFw/w400-h180/20221130_212341.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...with some support on the left</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30PqmLYNUnAMIOl4cCb1HfAa4QhlcrXyxIheyKQPDlUaD-ig-O8VbX89Cgxbk-8mMi2SIIfCmmrBdWtYwbHfUBdhaYTze0u5JCzdvEfxBMRqihTFLPXCd3WXyfSbgdOPwYij_CTGrmHsM1HEM4CGBcBnzGYwMBOaSP_LqLs8oKR0yHNH9gBOqR95uTA/s4032/20221130_212835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30PqmLYNUnAMIOl4cCb1HfAa4QhlcrXyxIheyKQPDlUaD-ig-O8VbX89Cgxbk-8mMi2SIIfCmmrBdWtYwbHfUBdhaYTze0u5JCzdvEfxBMRqihTFLPXCd3WXyfSbgdOPwYij_CTGrmHsM1HEM4CGBcBnzGYwMBOaSP_LqLs8oKR0yHNH9gBOqR95uTA/w400-h180/20221130_212835.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied forces will deploy fully on Saturday in response to the French dispositions</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEG5r7J5vIa2v1kME9trrunDIT2FQOMddL9VO2iGss327vQPRFOvvYQWW7PbnoOaInmVRQzmL0G9n9wcjAjmnf2spEtT45e_d7MzrRUpJ2miM0hotxTmSb0wODGY2VcJWvSQAYT5gOoYeVbfsarMV2nWuKWGS1IbudhSXC7bhsWb3Vx_bQYg5PwrhXQ/s4032/20221130_220718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEG5r7J5vIa2v1kME9trrunDIT2FQOMddL9VO2iGss327vQPRFOvvYQWW7PbnoOaInmVRQzmL0G9n9wcjAjmnf2spEtT45e_d7MzrRUpJ2miM0hotxTmSb0wODGY2VcJWvSQAYT5gOoYeVbfsarMV2nWuKWGS1IbudhSXC7bhsWb3Vx_bQYg5PwrhXQ/w400-h180/20221130_220718.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's looking fab, and we haven't even sat down yet...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-60556499531574287182022-10-29T09:48:00.005-07:002022-12-25T06:07:37.510-08:00Guilford Courthouse 1781, with Volley & Bayonet<p> A return to Volley & Bayonet with Pete. We're looking at a few different periods for a bi-monthly game, mostly with V&B, but also looking like Crossfire will see an appearance for the WW2 games.</p><p>This variant for an AWI game downsizes slightly, in order to do Guilford Courthouse. My chief concern was whether V&B would be flexible enough to give a similar result to historical, in that we would see a British force push to the end of the table, albeit exhausted and withered. That actually seemed to work well, though we didn't get finished. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsYhsXjpWicYk-jVQkIf2qS2DAZsOv3jmuvnLhUsEnV-bBDrHOUCkcjRT2hRMvElIFK_dYjkJp8kkdbbx80LMMbAMmmXFJ9PEr5SiYCdKxrfyWwgLRfMmnIqA0sd3Z48II_MmnZSeXoJ9xJcvziQc_Sn1gIU2lb4rTwOBhaZwjy_sdcqAaHB028zSFA/s4032/20221029_114145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsYhsXjpWicYk-jVQkIf2qS2DAZsOv3jmuvnLhUsEnV-bBDrHOUCkcjRT2hRMvElIFK_dYjkJp8kkdbbx80LMMbAMmmXFJ9PEr5SiYCdKxrfyWwgLRfMmnIqA0sd3Z48II_MmnZSeXoJ9xJcvziQc_Sn1gIU2lb4rTwOBhaZwjy_sdcqAaHB028zSFA/w640-h288/20221029_114145.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I saw a depleted British force with brigades on the verge of exhaustion by the time they got about halfway, and American militia that had been driven back. </p><p>The Maryland force were still fairly secure at game end - so really, a historical refight with a few tweaks but V&B is more than up for re-fighting a lot of these battles, and I think there is still some real period flavour</p><p>The turn sequence, as with most well designed GDW games, the substance is in the turn sequence - and the hex n chit boardgame parentage is there - but it honestly makes for a better game, and the style that gets so over-represented with glossy stylised hardback books with lovely pics, is not required. With BP, this game would have been a pain in the a**.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMGnXb9lQ284ULx4gfg54dsxXeBSWNqF1Wzk42fgWxMIwhs52Wie8aMBjJ4bcaf1cVnxjxIevzk1KfRbkhdy0W0LiFoIr6HSNatVEj0EgFjSPMfzGaDQhHPkE5aEaj_rjPXq0LphlM0NPgp4R7it8f5dBhQEyjdVOj9YM52GINor22eyGGY4qA6UQ3w/s792/Map.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="477" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMGnXb9lQ284ULx4gfg54dsxXeBSWNqF1Wzk42fgWxMIwhs52Wie8aMBjJ4bcaf1cVnxjxIevzk1KfRbkhdy0W0LiFoIr6HSNatVEj0EgFjSPMfzGaDQhHPkE5aEaj_rjPXq0LphlM0NPgp4R7it8f5dBhQEyjdVOj9YM52GINor22eyGGY4qA6UQ3w/w241-h400/Map.png" width="241" /></a></div><p></p><p>That sequence again:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>COMMAND DETERMINATION - check units in command </li><li>MOVEMENT</li><li>RALLY</li><li>MORALE - Both sides test for morale - in contact or at close range - this meant that some militia units even pulled back, or were routed, even before melee</li><li>COMBAT - both shooting and melee. Use your best troops to your advantage. Here we saw a lot of British charges to contact.</li></ul><div>The main changes for the battalion scale vs the original regimental scale are: 200 men per strength point (rather than 500), 4" musket range (rather than 2") and 1"=50 yards (rather than 100 yds). In essence therefore, everything vs scale seen at Brandywine previously, is effectively halved in terms of distance and men and doubled in terms of range. Most of these amendments are available online - at <a href="https://volleyandbayonet.wordpress.com/">Kieth Mcnally's</a> site and the scenario is based on Dr <a href="https://jdglasco.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/awi-for-vnb.pdf">Jeff Glasco's</a> work.</div><div><br /></div><div>That sequence has so much elegance in terms of units being 'spooked' even before fighting takes place, devastating musketry and advantage given to charging grenadiers vs weaker units. You find yourself making decisions that a commander in the black powder realm would make; including use of artillery and striving for that stationary troops effectiveness bonus. Put simply, it works.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPD5KR5boqV3BKVIMzWiSetT3JbYe4U6m_IqjQSuj1hry0O246nfRvFT8quE-ceblh62RHJVEFGJI9RgXgwfa2xb5y6DcAjmzE4CzA4c2_kTSSw4YXsKTt4wlq9VtjUEbyUE4fQqwsgNF_upge2Vyp49cTtkNrxYLpohG42XVkV14OSuQBcO48wlanQ/s1280/bggg11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1280" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPD5KR5boqV3BKVIMzWiSetT3JbYe4U6m_IqjQSuj1hry0O246nfRvFT8quE-ceblh62RHJVEFGJI9RgXgwfa2xb5y6DcAjmzE4CzA4c2_kTSSw4YXsKTt4wlq9VtjUEbyUE4fQqwsgNF_upge2Vyp49cTtkNrxYLpohG42XVkV14OSuQBcO48wlanQ/w400-h288/bggg11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><p></p><p>V&B will never look great on the bookshelf vs those 'great' hardbook books like BP, and I don't care...since the games it gives are accurate, fun, elegant and (key) leave very little room for argument. Most of the things we either discussed or got wrong in early editions have been resolved in the <i>Road to Glory</i> edition (including return fire from destroyed units and units going stationary on turn 'after' disorder).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR1tBmyBvGPGVWO_cvKo5kYxNrF748aVajDf5I8DuK7fl62YmRhKQy-1xEnH0iHv7pe7hJnZyT4mQLY47vgAH19VBknSHwPNTW-EmsZIU74Q0P0Nnat4OXaKgskazuUaHYLHw3DaOhj6FlN7_f_4kp0IwezLQ2g5yCUy7Eydaqa_6SOaF5-CWtAaTSQ/s4032/20221029_114141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR1tBmyBvGPGVWO_cvKo5kYxNrF748aVajDf5I8DuK7fl62YmRhKQy-1xEnH0iHv7pe7hJnZyT4mQLY47vgAH19VBknSHwPNTW-EmsZIU74Q0P0Nnat4OXaKgskazuUaHYLHw3DaOhj6FlN7_f_4kp0IwezLQ2g5yCUy7Eydaqa_6SOaF5-CWtAaTSQ/w400-h180/20221029_114141.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlh16zAc0TTuZdaLyMd0ajac0bhi7Qopthctg3-6sdah2FJg1yAlyISA6PtJd8RqAhNmu_I4qehm_oR8STYyfNk4FRCXOi3AzvLFwFrxF_zrlltdtERNuIV9xVYLWo_9lnaPpux78KRMYfVnD2affJXqeEcVAvbdG7TauBXbtiGCEucYbRzk0I58qiw/s4032/20221029_114155.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlh16zAc0TTuZdaLyMd0ajac0bhi7Qopthctg3-6sdah2FJg1yAlyISA6PtJd8RqAhNmu_I4qehm_oR8STYyfNk4FRCXOi3AzvLFwFrxF_zrlltdtERNuIV9xVYLWo_9lnaPpux78KRMYfVnD2affJXqeEcVAvbdG7TauBXbtiGCEucYbRzk0I58qiw/w400-h180/20221029_114155.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the British start line, include Tarleton's Dragoons on the road<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8ilFX5MS0jlRqRO0d9fT_thEvYCRz4_BfhN_cFTqozlkK5FOX-S2tvY666Nxorq46D4JR-bWDI59ZayPlz0gfYdWZunnbS3BiA-bJB0DZV9TrV1IG5wnFgYE3oXwI23HGd1WHrho38DINmnpYUSEnOc-VjdmgHDpJRplQniheibH-GoLCcCG488KzQ/s2501/chocolate.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="2501" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8ilFX5MS0jlRqRO0d9fT_thEvYCRz4_BfhN_cFTqozlkK5FOX-S2tvY666Nxorq46D4JR-bWDI59ZayPlz0gfYdWZunnbS3BiA-bJB0DZV9TrV1IG5wnFgYE3oXwI23HGd1WHrho38DINmnpYUSEnOc-VjdmgHDpJRplQniheibH-GoLCcCG488KzQ/w400-h250/chocolate.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easy Mel...I said <i>Tarleton</i>...you know the real guy? Not that <i>Tavington </i>guy? </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiauRS8A7Km_vO4IGM02-jZIkLAO5Gn9MfyOkEJBWpDFX3twzgKbcrqRxL26I-hXjrXOIrs4nJ-jKG0wn1xp-kbnmhxeIncbs00tjCcZXlffurDNTFZv48Z8t0npecCXJzWCiCQFti4nJa5DWFiGNL390PpS1rc_obz3_80mWza1eDr29nl4AUp7XTkw/s4032/20221029_114158.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiauRS8A7Km_vO4IGM02-jZIkLAO5Gn9MfyOkEJBWpDFX3twzgKbcrqRxL26I-hXjrXOIrs4nJ-jKG0wn1xp-kbnmhxeIncbs00tjCcZXlffurDNTFZv48Z8t0npecCXJzWCiCQFti4nJa5DWFiGNL390PpS1rc_obz3_80mWza1eDr29nl4AUp7XTkw/w400-h180/20221029_114158.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the British right, where most of the fighting would take place</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFK8gx3QdbgQy94UO_wez_5uyo0PF-QQGqM-hfyCEKiFNSKy2skNObzWHCVpnLoF9k_pRCxpREz80dM8XiBzDTY0lwy_EEozPdePpNpNTYfJAMoOfTtdlMIQ2A1Xuyf_ZpBIIlnr0SxGvY_8_YrBbE8oPWSse_pNkooKD5AVuFPYmS0mk-9BdCM5aAyg/s4032/20221029_114214.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFK8gx3QdbgQy94UO_wez_5uyo0PF-QQGqM-hfyCEKiFNSKy2skNObzWHCVpnLoF9k_pRCxpREz80dM8XiBzDTY0lwy_EEozPdePpNpNTYfJAMoOfTtdlMIQ2A1Xuyf_ZpBIIlnr0SxGvY_8_YrBbE8oPWSse_pNkooKD5AVuFPYmS0mk-9BdCM5aAyg/w400-h180/20221029_114214.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British left; quite un-historically this became a firefight at the fence-line. The fisrt shots from the militia.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMJnF4zdesZYhu-dN6hya-KPETEpCpx5Z51fM2iX0KBPsuSp6eIp67myR1J1rvFM91B3EUxo-4ZCHpF1cTnB2v07Gz9WxBqHCLOsKsEZ3LuaGhTFnJTrDjH6GRwVpmJDNXXzCtlGMRy64jrnsYngboTmED60ihgyMjDvTzmbRzma9GyYZx5FfQJdZEw/s4032/20221029_121340.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMJnF4zdesZYhu-dN6hya-KPETEpCpx5Z51fM2iX0KBPsuSp6eIp67myR1J1rvFM91B3EUxo-4ZCHpF1cTnB2v07Gz9WxBqHCLOsKsEZ3LuaGhTFnJTrDjH6GRwVpmJDNXXzCtlGMRy64jrnsYngboTmED60ihgyMjDvTzmbRzma9GyYZx5FfQJdZEw/w400-h180/20221029_121340.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British triumphant, on their right, pushing those damned militia back (clearly they have fired the two vollies they promised).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YS6EL5wPnwr3x0yB-8qzOEFfnqf3zstP3pLZ0vXzg8-GI4PJqYe3jdyNbonSg79xn_U7SJvbTUSDQgEW_C4GcC62pW_grcS6jZBd_0tKD-aJJL7wrCWbw4jk4L80G-E0wfSDm-9BT86cJO8RI-Wc8vLI7JRiLe3YORFrqmKhgfihZRJ3U2DQb3hvEw/s4032/20221029_121346.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YS6EL5wPnwr3x0yB-8qzOEFfnqf3zstP3pLZ0vXzg8-GI4PJqYe3jdyNbonSg79xn_U7SJvbTUSDQgEW_C4GcC62pW_grcS6jZBd_0tKD-aJJL7wrCWbw4jk4L80G-E0wfSDm-9BT86cJO8RI-Wc8vLI7JRiLe3YORFrqmKhgfihZRJ3U2DQb3hvEw/w400-h180/20221029_121346.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We see militia units rout in the midst of British Guards and highlanders pushing hard to their right, supported by von Bose's Hessians</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We reasoned that yes, this would mean that they could drive for the Maryland units at the end of the table and yes, they might even gain a tactical victory, but again, Cornwallis's army would be pretty exhausted. Our conclusions were therefore that V&B works again - for this level of game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some rosters:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIiTqw_d1UHiCTicTeNoZ1STgbvGlHpQ8f6drNk2TN7nkjleetqEcwx95znVdn3XYd0k1IhWLk0tt-jHDKnOrC95oJRgs47snggOu68UFG2oOaBpRLvi5_nVTj80IrYszdrfL09Q3j_rt7_SWxGJ_Q-WnNw8-hNdkunxrvwoz2JjG7o7nXsTE0PlDfPg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="483" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIiTqw_d1UHiCTicTeNoZ1STgbvGlHpQ8f6drNk2TN7nkjleetqEcwx95znVdn3XYd0k1IhWLk0tt-jHDKnOrC95oJRgs47snggOu68UFG2oOaBpRLvi5_nVTj80IrYszdrfL09Q3j_rt7_SWxGJ_Q-WnNw8-hNdkunxrvwoz2JjG7o7nXsTE0PlDfPg" width="205" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieTLRc1bHaV5hIU-_k_KMWrKui5Fx1-0rTprgI6IwPCnI6dQxmQtm1xZkdrxqAGQ98STwsDhEImWK9rR7CFSqWWdv3GUtLQeK8g4V8237BhSsjt9Q-8AxlU5aiVQwthqJWihw2ldRVIIT4e2xl4NwiD0VXxpcoH0FgAFp41knLRsUcjOLli1cjjPmz1g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="390" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieTLRc1bHaV5hIU-_k_KMWrKui5Fx1-0rTprgI6IwPCnI6dQxmQtm1xZkdrxqAGQ98STwsDhEImWK9rR7CFSqWWdv3GUtLQeK8g4V8237BhSsjt9Q-8AxlU5aiVQwthqJWihw2ldRVIIT4e2xl4NwiD0VXxpcoH0FgAFp41knLRsUcjOLli1cjjPmz1g" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The American Battlefields Trust's excellent videos on the battle:</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kQNSTJ8APk8" width="320" youtube-src-id="kQNSTJ8APk8"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JoB2QYzluSM" width="320" youtube-src-id="JoB2QYzluSM"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-89664711584537256292022-10-23T07:16:00.005-07:002022-10-23T08:55:02.397-07:00Typhoon on the Web<p> ...and no, I am not referring to the online media frenzies over all things related to pandemic relaxing, mid term European War or new excitement over collapsing / resurging / realigning governments and inflationary 'excitement' (delete as applicable - I'm sure there will be media 'reality checks' for us all, so that we don't have to do our own research on such things).</p><p>Indeed...I am referring to 'Operation Typhoon' the 1941 German drive on Moscow, which Norm recently played out (in terms of the GDW/Victory Point Games Army level game) over on his excellent blog - <a href="https://battlefieldswarriors.blogspot.com/2022/10/battle-for-moscow-operation-typhoon-1941.html#comment-form">Battlefields & Warriors</a>.</p><p>Now, since I am always interested in a smallish map that allows me to co-ordinate larger divisional sized campaign fights for 'Field of Battle ww2', I went hunting for the game on <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/49276/battle-moscow-operation-typhoon-1941">Boardgame Geek</a> ...and found this link to a 'play on line' version: <a href="https://oberlabs.com/b4m/">https://oberlabs.com/b4m/</a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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I am now on the search for similar GDW programmed modules. Very impressive stuff here.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKBvXYVbGQcISQ1V2dYH8UpSaTkJl20CtoyWAhp_Qe7JdX_YnnS05sxsh7oSwMZymjfJR166h9B1sqrXgB8XYHGcPO19QVbyZACWK3cd0MCZj1UZT_GUtdNn3D3hWJsDLbvQGZRDSbxWSuYsgHxpKtz0nK8irAd1iBP7iu4mlfk5nOf5Z3hen7yVYMQ/s1416/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1416" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKBvXYVbGQcISQ1V2dYH8UpSaTkJl20CtoyWAhp_Qe7JdX_YnnS05sxsh7oSwMZymjfJR166h9B1sqrXgB8XYHGcPO19QVbyZACWK3cd0MCZj1UZT_GUtdNn3D3hWJsDLbvQGZRDSbxWSuYsgHxpKtz0nK8irAd1iBP7iu4mlfk5nOf5Z3hen7yVYMQ/w400-h256/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the intro screen - I did make the mistake a couple of times of playing against myself rather than selecting the AI - which will from here on be known as SKYNET ...grrr</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5oc0KzDzQB6HDdvSNW0EyJ7TOjubfGSdbLwc05AzaAJ4cSlRYQOuAq-Xtc7ZW3t7HnTSy8wDhpA9PLtf9GScdTKSFgND9VInCbVglMjvMLm418zrTLVes2GJ0_QPWmaFDEF3dp5rKxbvtVaxrwmjHhegYw9_QGggFkSKx1vWNyf3xE3qlHft657ejA/s898/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="898" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5oc0KzDzQB6HDdvSNW0EyJ7TOjubfGSdbLwc05AzaAJ4cSlRYQOuAq-Xtc7ZW3t7HnTSy8wDhpA9PLtf9GScdTKSFgND9VInCbVglMjvMLm418zrTLVes2GJ0_QPWmaFDEF3dp5rKxbvtVaxrwmjHhegYw9_QGggFkSKx1vWNyf3xE3qlHft657ejA/w400-h338/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rules and turn sequence is solid, like all GDW rules dna ...Soviets can use rail movement as a benefit; Germans get panzer advance as an extra move for armoured units.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCPAEErx4ePlsZ2ouaqfqGE_VxomGfDA9gTPHFy35_wQlESkoTVN5rvaUzW-pSG2N5pc8Ev1TPTzb1hrvRJl9jSPD0YakGcJ22Bi_4suB0ERmKJvElWB9xwYK1NxORu1TvWooOol1OejCSnqVUJCaWyU2RYUS9B952SWIvjHgDV5Hwj8tz6G4mejfMA/s1416/t3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1416" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCPAEErx4ePlsZ2ouaqfqGE_VxomGfDA9gTPHFy35_wQlESkoTVN5rvaUzW-pSG2N5pc8Ev1TPTzb1hrvRJl9jSPD0YakGcJ22Bi_4suB0ERmKJvElWB9xwYK1NxORu1TvWooOol1OejCSnqVUJCaWyU2RYUS9B952SWIvjHgDV5Hwj8tz6G4mejfMA/w400-h248/t3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prepping the thrust for armour is actually quite critical in the early turns...as I rapidly learned to my cost.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg96CIZ-IurAqNoUoC77oXQjpSgoj-6_owuViMfkHvhCWI-41lJVH8mX0CqgoqlXCmpuaNzVChjeOxWL0_KYJ1lBs3TpCU24YFdvm6K8LQIbkMbKzJP839kNsyICkB2w2bJjKdDoimd6-GO8Av8_ywO6CmRzE1I0jvvRq8ZX8UEenO_wa0778X0KuiA/s1585/t4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1585" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg96CIZ-IurAqNoUoC77oXQjpSgoj-6_owuViMfkHvhCWI-41lJVH8mX0CqgoqlXCmpuaNzVChjeOxWL0_KYJ1lBs3TpCU24YFdvm6K8LQIbkMbKzJP839kNsyICkB2w2bJjKdDoimd6-GO8Av8_ywO6CmRzE1I0jvvRq8ZX8UEenO_wa0778X0KuiA/w400-h226/t4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's still a long way to Moscow, and the Sovs (the damned SKYNET AI) will get reinforcements.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrFdBcoG7vWUgASBwB_n2ymT5BCMiM7sfcPrq-I0qRcRAwCzDhN2CaykK6vfsAjikKPQztagMQJGH_SetZnOu2lKHb-nI81HdgySPGuecFU1GjpqRC1F62h9Cjy44HPK-XfA-6kO0lzeDm4KpiGLUJLmV-pCuwYI3yxsxbs37fi7t7GdxQn0W5FZjLw/s1516/t5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1516" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrFdBcoG7vWUgASBwB_n2ymT5BCMiM7sfcPrq-I0qRcRAwCzDhN2CaykK6vfsAjikKPQztagMQJGH_SetZnOu2lKHb-nI81HdgySPGuecFU1GjpqRC1F62h9Cjy44HPK-XfA-6kO0lzeDm4KpiGLUJLmV-pCuwYI3yxsxbs37fi7t7GdxQn0W5FZjLw/w400-h228/t5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A breakout, but not as exciting as it seems, as mud will hit soon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYcDe4I-2ZOIyq64H3lBp7CKG2vXmsLf7pisI_EiJjOFBsSi3tm2mKDtaB6lpoueeJ2OzHSM-9drvWyvxnFs3CmyU6IvNSIm6nbI_YknEV-tnqIJQxJ4twUVV0CjtBXJ3vniU_k9Pghx2kgLjnbf_YXfJ1TwShdTgvM_0eAyE6z-2Gc-uOrLiS6CIsg/s1550/t6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="1550" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYcDe4I-2ZOIyq64H3lBp7CKG2vXmsLf7pisI_EiJjOFBsSi3tm2mKDtaB6lpoueeJ2OzHSM-9drvWyvxnFs3CmyU6IvNSIm6nbI_YknEV-tnqIJQxJ4twUVV0CjtBXJ3vniU_k9Pghx2kgLjnbf_YXfJ1TwShdTgvM_0eAyE6z-2Gc-uOrLiS6CIsg/w400-h228/t6.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October 10th - Turn 2 - Germans hit and take first line of defences.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpL1SZkY4Ry-JzcAsFnOsiOyP9-CJMtsG0BMAe84L5vu_Q07WQ3_PUwPEoYF4vsAWvy4Eb5i5ROmfgZ-F8Im-0lxybTXWAEJeL6zMGwmOlodpBz0JcMvIjl3rnR2nMoDUNIoT03PdSAnG-lsc29JFRh4MiPBVptmVaxpliiUmAIYeSM1Ruc2VUeDBaQw/s1685/t7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1685" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpL1SZkY4Ry-JzcAsFnOsiOyP9-CJMtsG0BMAe84L5vu_Q07WQ3_PUwPEoYF4vsAWvy4Eb5i5ROmfgZ-F8Im-0lxybTXWAEJeL6zMGwmOlodpBz0JcMvIjl3rnR2nMoDUNIoT03PdSAnG-lsc29JFRh4MiPBVptmVaxpliiUmAIYeSM1Ruc2VUeDBaQw/w400-h211/t7.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Movement Phase on Nov 1st - and the mud hits. Highly mobile Wehrmacht units...not liking the mud.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7MH-LevQgB-qWN4iKMz-7ICXAqa0r1nbpznk_OrKxnnzQyAVs6bA8Qlx9dnR83gdHL1eznU5DwKHVWiWRjZZfxR1M5enmzGJrYXpPsFvqblsNTstMEmNDDEl6zUj6VdApNe4n69Tg0NC9fWJPtUPXIL2VsmApiH74h8LmPdZWProF3qXrA4bX68C2A/s1779/t8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1779" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7MH-LevQgB-qWN4iKMz-7ICXAqa0r1nbpznk_OrKxnnzQyAVs6bA8Qlx9dnR83gdHL1eznU5DwKHVWiWRjZZfxR1M5enmzGJrYXpPsFvqblsNTstMEmNDDEl6zUj6VdApNe4n69Tg0NC9fWJPtUPXIL2VsmApiH74h8LmPdZWProF3qXrA4bX68C2A/w400-h203/t8.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By November 23rd however, things are looking up - the problem is that it is now turn 6 - and the game ends on turn 7... Sovs (the damned SKYNET AI) still hold Tula and downtown Moscow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLX3xiu2zKE9qMqD-ykvLI711ALJBxZcneCfAM5lkvk2ShzelOcO9p2C6DYd42PO2HN1KvcibEBpD3ZLCFwXxYguCOLdU_rvumZbVRt64r4tTH9JacU9GSfSceyALAOdIgxML0OKuEU7DgfvBCM-RKVzwtUust7wiSERWq1GhPkJhN0Hsz3igwu7xNg/s1632/t9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1632" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLX3xiu2zKE9qMqD-ykvLI711ALJBxZcneCfAM5lkvk2ShzelOcO9p2C6DYd42PO2HN1KvcibEBpD3ZLCFwXxYguCOLdU_rvumZbVRt64r4tTH9JacU9GSfSceyALAOdIgxML0OKuEU7DgfvBCM-RKVzwtUust7wiSERWq1GhPkJhN0Hsz3igwu7xNg/w400-h223/t9.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German's last movement phase. It wasn't going to end well at all...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUkU8m7hxhYCElif6Vl8FdaopQbCGs1GA6bUIaQDMU_59N5ej_xgpL-7Ibjk6sxzCPA5QXER8qQqThYRvXYUki-p4HLa1W-JegNPizgn46Z-aZPn0nNmy8srlgOlLr5Sp7WEZzc-zvREBBF4UVxBVy98vpmBsOdOBb6r0xkAGWDxURXSxyJg7eys2SA/s1647/t10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="1647" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUkU8m7hxhYCElif6Vl8FdaopQbCGs1GA6bUIaQDMU_59N5ej_xgpL-7Ibjk6sxzCPA5QXER8qQqThYRvXYUki-p4HLa1W-JegNPizgn46Z-aZPn0nNmy8srlgOlLr5Sp7WEZzc-zvREBBF4UVxBVy98vpmBsOdOBb6r0xkAGWDxURXSxyJg7eys2SA/w400-h214/t10.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Army wins. A tough ask; I'll play the Soviets next time and watch what SKYNET does ;)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>A great version of a classic I think - certainly, the gameplay was very tense. Worth a look...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Addendum...Addendum ...Breaking News</i></p><p>I actually caught a break ...and beat the machine ;)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjor2dY3dHPsc2yqhlNG8YPzPUxW6UGii3SqJFRQ_nAhJZoMlR_fY91tob-TfnnvWCSSkmVfJGaRXhs6o2YQaAj93aCKPiEIbbv0PHg1JDct5_zCbdrGfJpToRxXgKrBZHkGP6jc-EKnf2lz7TgAAAJbe16TY3RBv-hY9PyNm5q4AiQZGFU1SBQbkIqDQ/s1508/new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1508" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjor2dY3dHPsc2yqhlNG8YPzPUxW6UGii3SqJFRQ_nAhJZoMlR_fY91tob-TfnnvWCSSkmVfJGaRXhs6o2YQaAj93aCKPiEIbbv0PHg1JDct5_zCbdrGfJpToRxXgKrBZHkGP6jc-EKnf2lz7TgAAAJbe16TY3RBv-hY9PyNm5q4AiQZGFU1SBQbkIqDQ/w400-h240/new.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-2694970869134119022022-10-08T04:48:00.002-07:002022-10-08T09:36:30.146-07:00Brandywine 1777, with Volley & Bayonet <p>I've waxed lyrical about these rules for years, and I had Brandywine set up for Fitz and I to have a go at, even before we tried the FKaP game last episode. That said, I do want to try the FKaP hack for Williamite wars, plus I needed the table for another side project, hence we had to get Brandywine done...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUz0kIkfQqW67zMka6cUEHXmEAQv1dyfwueIQq66lOGIR8HjmZC5TYCJk6gkI-Dga27ExkRgJ0hlgFN_xgG0a6zJbYJMa0W9A5y0KoNffbafBnKy295pvbsyLKw30T2gDBGSDPoEraZHpEDBxISNlsI7-lvKn3Np30wlUMPhOK2PYT6m7MdJSP4oyUg/s4032/20221007_223725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUz0kIkfQqW67zMka6cUEHXmEAQv1dyfwueIQq66lOGIR8HjmZC5TYCJk6gkI-Dga27ExkRgJ0hlgFN_xgG0a6zJbYJMa0W9A5y0KoNffbafBnKy295pvbsyLKw30T2gDBGSDPoEraZHpEDBxISNlsI7-lvKn3Np30wlUMPhOK2PYT6m7MdJSP4oyUg/w400-h180/20221007_223725.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKWmdDuC0HYqLs87BaKBD5GJuCKUx17SJe49FrXGf9gE7_RQVMqs2HiiXM79zBGh0FKW9VEE0S2Ny3KQK5WAZkYT51W6T7lhoQTzLD10imcdcBMUwRqdeDdw8y51YwHgjgKtAR598TWujCc1l44VbKV0C5zqEPxvhxTJNZbfDs4wWi2TTDUaIKWPD-Q/s4032/20221007_223338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKWmdDuC0HYqLs87BaKBD5GJuCKUx17SJe49FrXGf9gE7_RQVMqs2HiiXM79zBGh0FKW9VEE0S2Ny3KQK5WAZkYT51W6T7lhoQTzLD10imcdcBMUwRqdeDdw8y51YwHgjgKtAR598TWujCc1l44VbKV0C5zqEPxvhxTJNZbfDs4wWi2TTDUaIKWPD-Q/w400-h180/20221007_223338.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>We have done Brandywine <a href="https://warfareintheageofcynicsandamateurs.blogspot.com/2015/10/game-33-battle-of-brandywine.html">before</a>, so rather than go through the battle (the British won it again :O ), it was indeed refreshing to see the elegant simplicity (without being simple) that is V&B in all its glory.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PGJseA4CU9dzKj4XpPIwei8AnJX5fjRjqSGoJkJ7tZ9Li8CdA3KsoiL2b567pGHuOS47IO15-I05Bu8V04K3t_DePe-mKVXUEcx_Q78V2QwFyS9C09ZO9t_zHN7wE-AC2LXMENN3iNCAOZ5a4KZcP9z0-qBe_FQFlQ_yOVFc1dIPCrnNLFwXHD6IKA/s1200/mp22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PGJseA4CU9dzKj4XpPIwei8AnJX5fjRjqSGoJkJ7tZ9Li8CdA3KsoiL2b567pGHuOS47IO15-I05Bu8V04K3t_DePe-mKVXUEcx_Q78V2QwFyS9C09ZO9t_zHN7wE-AC2LXMENN3iNCAOZ5a4KZcP9z0-qBe_FQFlQ_yOVFc1dIPCrnNLFwXHD6IKA/w400-h320/mp22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Granted the new edition simplifies a few things, gives an extra dice for regimental stuff due to some Napoleonic battles now have linear vs brigade bases, and sorts out the skirmisher issues, but we used the original rules for this one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jIimK37YWjJX4v8DdiNPQH9A8Ub8iEzLGgv0Zhtaad6X_gb_c5hiJIIxyBM7HTdCywrjUC5zMKCapNdVLWkEkSbsFd0RL1lQyCHKrO5KAp0RC9D-Qalf09Bw-R8OYsqHNWTLqP-FLfXR-X395NHlxkmY16J5LrS_zoDdD3h6I_8NuAlZ2VdqYgf9gA/s4032/20221007_220620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jIimK37YWjJX4v8DdiNPQH9A8Ub8iEzLGgv0Zhtaad6X_gb_c5hiJIIxyBM7HTdCywrjUC5zMKCapNdVLWkEkSbsFd0RL1lQyCHKrO5KAp0RC9D-Qalf09Bw-R8OYsqHNWTLqP-FLfXR-X395NHlxkmY16J5LrS_zoDdD3h6I_8NuAlZ2VdqYgf9gA/w400-h180/20221007_220620.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>It did make me think again about using the wing scale rules for AWI (which extends range, but allows for individual battalions, or even companies, depending on scale); indeed, perhaps V&B are the perfect set for AWI, especially so with a multi battle campaign in mind. Definite food for thought. They also make a perfect group game.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>An inch is 100 yards at Divisional scale, a strength point 500 men. you can field large regiments or brigades.</li><li>PLAY SEQUENCE is Command Determination, Move, Rally (by touch), Morale tests (in contact or short range - muskets don't have a short range though - later firearms do), Combat.</li><li>Roster sheets are used, but they have never caused me great issue; in fact their contribution to logging the numbers vs an eventual division exhaustion total, can be quite tense.</li><li>COMMAND DETERMINATION is fairly simple - the only downside is the number of commanders due to 'better' staff. French Napoleonic armies have officer clutter everywhere. I have considered fixing this by using division 'counters' as commanders.</li><li>MOVEMENT is 'BIG' : 12" for an infantry regiment/brigade. NEVER forget the advantage of going stationary after movement however. You double your fire effectiveness. This is the dirty little secret of the original game.</li><li>DISORDER effects can radically reduce effectiveness, allow saves from firing etc. requiring rallying - which is where the high number of officers come in where relevant. Older C18th armies miss this benefit.</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4OdhsqmRQbLn0GTC_rv_5q9DyYy6wFpgUjKw6dodDptH9GVxcDxMSqleyrMWNe-XDY2twCIBi4KW_k90Cdd2M8ed2OyRR4BCK2vl7I5tFZJq5CmzQXW5BalPbxqf8w8WkPxFTtWlaD1ecM9OOVWuem4-ocKw4EMlS23GIETEjyKfXannE4qMKnTHBQ/s4032/20221007_215317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4OdhsqmRQbLn0GTC_rv_5q9DyYy6wFpgUjKw6dodDptH9GVxcDxMSqleyrMWNe-XDY2twCIBi4KW_k90Cdd2M8ed2OyRR4BCK2vl7I5tFZJq5CmzQXW5BalPbxqf8w8WkPxFTtWlaD1ecM9OOVWuem4-ocKw4EMlS23GIETEjyKfXannE4qMKnTHBQ/w400-h180/20221007_215317.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Units moving to contact, can't move obliquely, but CAN make a facing change at the start of movement. This makes decisions very interesting along the line of firing. Actually a very well thought out mechanism.</li><li>MORALE TESTS - built into the turn sequence - can be devastating for poor troops as they disorder. Double disorder is a rout. The mechanisms here are well thought out and work well.,</li><li>COMBAT has some nice touches; again, stationary units can win out simply by virtue of being well formed and in good order.</li><li>SAVING THROWS - NOT like BP in this regard, as they are used vs disordered fire, buildings, arty vs arty, and skirmishers. That's pretty much it - buckets of D6 you will not see here.</li><li>DIVISION EXHAUISTION - my single favourite mechanic in the game. As the brigade wear down, they contribute to the overall division 'number', which can be 40-60% of overall strength. This is absolutely key, as when DE is reached, it can't move to contact, and then has to roll vs morale collapse, which means permanent disorder. Rallying will help for DE, but not morale collapse. It's the nicest mechanism I've seen for seeing your division just devastated in the midst of battle. I can see it happening in everything from Williamite wars through to ACW.</li></ul><p></p><p>A lovely system, which has also been hacked for many periods and does deserve more attention. I have often considered using it with hexes, but that, is as they say, another story.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS251r7KUlJl4AH8w9UHyqvxbLUnfsySG5Hi6Kf6wbJht58WNFyoCRvWihR_ZK_pq61PtcLUk8Ks7yYkZOplWy5weg-m34ULAbF44Jutthy-YBE3RQkOHAJ55UfYcF7wMnWk_J5oWDEZfagyep6wW9_sU8-BAAgxoVOSqR-oAa-6auNYoMOllVLYJRiQ/s4032/20221007_212258.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS251r7KUlJl4AH8w9UHyqvxbLUnfsySG5Hi6Kf6wbJht58WNFyoCRvWihR_ZK_pq61PtcLUk8Ks7yYkZOplWy5weg-m34ULAbF44Jutthy-YBE3RQkOHAJ55UfYcF7wMnWk_J5oWDEZfagyep6wW9_sU8-BAAgxoVOSqR-oAa-6auNYoMOllVLYJRiQ/w400-h180/20221007_212258.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View across the Brandywine, form the American lines</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_HuVa7084V9glPoVOg4kD-8L_USPu1xMgWqSeJJWULH92W2p6bEEUB6EGxxd555o-MMhzWQNf9AJp1YKwJ5mHWN4idIQR5Af-RdGjoDyjYnETHypTwzO9BBxb1cJJ-Svm1cmXI_4p05sMATexc9Ns3SBkwPXl0wMQGKiHgHd3QW0q4B2S0cvtISeog/w400-h180/20221007_214203.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Americans keep a decent reserve throughout the battle, but...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H-dj-DXRnChrkGdUZ32bh1ILN_b_AAK_MptpvJI9tuSVA2Izl5yE0vTmWVrBndK7yAg4rL9aue7G9PmJHDALHXcafPUW4slu4IIUY_hdJRh-Af7-p4IHJhXUyXXXRRTuYs_r0m2lNYdbLPo2BBBYTbcWD6ExB_OtXlHcHa7q0xFqeHsZmIPqPhe-dg/s4032/20221007_215310.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H-dj-DXRnChrkGdUZ32bh1ILN_b_AAK_MptpvJI9tuSVA2Izl5yE0vTmWVrBndK7yAg4rL9aue7G9PmJHDALHXcafPUW4slu4IIUY_hdJRh-Af7-p4IHJhXUyXXXRRTuYs_r0m2lNYdbLPo2BBBYTbcWD6ExB_OtXlHcHa7q0xFqeHsZmIPqPhe-dg/w400-h180/20221007_215310.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British assaults on the fords</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJTg9x1Qs61lc83wq5Ytb0h0tmzcllGDXL3Q-QjK5Q_VkdvXgDE4DI-ipTCMgHryiXk5-ciQ_SIQWON9A9zuzAxI-iJ04BMra1WyhZTOEUdtkTuW7uPVUjsc9l6nbd1gDqv0DFuGHQxYgN5KPk2W4fIY6X-6m9u4f-Z8jxymPoyBSdfplkDUPkhnC4g/s4032/20221007_215313.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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The battle become three separate fights. (This also happened last time, if I recall).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkJ4RKTh2hOE860PKHs0Ps7Fj7pmCV3sXkrPtG33NpbHayVtQvjhSXds0R0NYDh6A43tpWVG29DwiwSggCJaXcUnuK9ZnkqihGaL5rZ3yt0_b-_ZCAkdWLJ1EmsMv2hmWDz6H0whaq8OH5XPwJKQ94T2ugJf0miMpcqWKd75P1GSBbqqR45GXstu-NQ/s4032/20221007_223653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkJ4RKTh2hOE860PKHs0Ps7Fj7pmCV3sXkrPtG33NpbHayVtQvjhSXds0R0NYDh6A43tpWVG29DwiwSggCJaXcUnuK9ZnkqihGaL5rZ3yt0_b-_ZCAkdWLJ1EmsMv2hmWDz6H0whaq8OH5XPwJKQ94T2ugJf0miMpcqWKd75P1GSBbqqR45GXstu-NQ/w400-h180/20221007_223653.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChnczwZTeysQZdJU5YiLucvBdevYIeSFC7fdq2zrfZWsiY_NxnG0mGoN7bGLSSOPXb0Hb9KcPw1vBGHGeSGw48pAgZWm-EsVpXRG2Kv1a3RWfipgCThqxAa4juOqi_HmYFLQHbQdMSQPBIuXQm5xYxLmnkYPZnxENEVCobH8uSBSFnIuraKyNPpizJQ/s4032/20221007_223701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChnczwZTeysQZdJU5YiLucvBdevYIeSFC7fdq2zrfZWsiY_NxnG0mGoN7bGLSSOPXb0Hb9KcPw1vBGHGeSGw48pAgZWm-EsVpXRG2Kv1a3RWfipgCThqxAa4juOqi_HmYFLQHbQdMSQPBIuXQm5xYxLmnkYPZnxENEVCobH8uSBSFnIuraKyNPpizJQ/w400-h180/20221007_223701.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>There was simply too much British pressure, and allowing them to move around the fords, permitted too many units to gain ground. The Americans simply ran out of units. But again, these rules let us fight big battles, and get sensible results.</p><p>I have a few of the additional books, and really must analyse the Scottish Jacobite one in some detail.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tLyw7jytykE" width="320" youtube-src-id="tLyw7jytykE"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-44251711735309269432022-10-02T13:26:00.002-07:002022-10-02T23:54:09.892-07:00For King & Parliament ...or 'Tonight's the night, if you play your cards right...'<p>I missed most of the good hype around Simon Miller's 'To the Strongest' ancient rules, though I knew that a grid and cards were involved, so when the two Steves set up a game of 'For King and Parliament' - the ECW version, I just had to attend.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKL7VKbgi-Ige-1gNx79K0RPYqev9aq-jToLcTFLqU2-wKTHXQofb_4I_5f3--fWMJp2t8bGKakDbhPJwKjZo5h1gnNqU4BTz2pobyaB6Z_TZG3sNNOLa7ujVKQ83z4_hXLsnVS-TB14pdA5X5Y4bTZqkJcuYqTfiG_BcxmRPhZH3XvdMiAaQkllEeA/s4032/20221002_153410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKL7VKbgi-Ige-1gNx79K0RPYqev9aq-jToLcTFLqU2-wKTHXQofb_4I_5f3--fWMJp2t8bGKakDbhPJwKjZo5h1gnNqU4BTz2pobyaB6Z_TZG3sNNOLa7ujVKQ83z4_hXLsnVS-TB14pdA5X5Y4bTZqkJcuYqTfiG_BcxmRPhZH3XvdMiAaQkllEeA/w400-h180/20221002_153410.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Also of course, Simon has looked at a late C17th version of this, so already, he has my attention..</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9AFFwFLcZmQvPEVIJZw5aZC0alpoCIiD3FKKk-9aF_s1enLbbzE5Xwc8v1c8UkmkoILm0a99FZp3kwOxnp4RTSz813dfbzbkEAXm5qX7l3kBQkaJIIyW7-nHJ3L4UHqwW5mRPvekDC__H2xFU5DAMa0G3-zeoIpn7tIL3V4fjsrHTtBSVqJjzx4SXg/s4032/20221002_155316.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9AFFwFLcZmQvPEVIJZw5aZC0alpoCIiD3FKKk-9aF_s1enLbbzE5Xwc8v1c8UkmkoILm0a99FZp3kwOxnp4RTSz813dfbzbkEAXm5qX7l3kBQkaJIIyW7-nHJ3L4UHqwW5mRPvekDC__H2xFU5DAMa0G3-zeoIpn7tIL3V4fjsrHTtBSVqJjzx4SXg/w400-h180/20221002_155316.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actually, just for contrast, these are some of Steve's 28mm Empress figures painted up - awesome...</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The key take-aways from the game for me were:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>As mentioned above - a few tweaks based on French doctrine and cavalry doctrine for the 1680-1690 period, and these rules allow me to do Boyne, Aughrim, Neerwinden, and even stretch to Marlburian battles - I believe. Just look at a map of Almanza for instance - it looks perfect for the gridded approach.</li></ul><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kvlGzWaEzdrfYhXMT2sp-Lgnqq0e4t-dea1fwK17_H-gFGlAJ7iC_inqR07LntH7tSAXOxpj7jmqw75NMQR9q21g5CWZmScR9lyCblWX7Mb4clSOJz-EWTQugJ7VLXf-MMDNpI4Tx0TMryZPoWHDv132X1ijkSp6DkUGUQIm9jNxa1E1ZrqjmtB01w/s2521/20221002_113606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2521" data-original-width="1763" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kvlGzWaEzdrfYhXMT2sp-Lgnqq0e4t-dea1fwK17_H-gFGlAJ7iC_inqR07LntH7tSAXOxpj7jmqw75NMQR9q21g5CWZmScR9lyCblWX7Mb4clSOJz-EWTQugJ7VLXf-MMDNpI4Tx0TMryZPoWHDv132X1ijkSp6DkUGUQIm9jNxa1E1ZrqjmtB01w/w280-h400/20221002_113606.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Everything operates off a grid. Now, that does create a a few issues with diagonal decisions and charges.</li><li>BUT more is solved via using a grid, than is made complex - i.e. delineation of terrain is simple; movement is simple; range is simple; arguing is mostly invalid, and my concerns about it all appearing 'too' linear were mostly disproved.</li><li>Ok , ok ...I'm a heretic - I didn't like the playing cards, and I prefer D10s ...I know, I know. </li><li>D10s still work, and to my mind, give a nicer element of randomness when required, and are quicker in a large game.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiIbiZTIncb9Zv8dvhXqzElXQHDdwNO22pUt3suOBpog_EDRWeYFTUAsRcw93gfdgmk70wu9W6QG-ury_zdbP4X1CHYrr2F-hTzuWOSzcdHweq_tzS5MwebQtOdkx8Mts12aTib85POD20ER1IZQfVQGUqCoKFHAsiHppD6VfDfbrWP2w9jzFBZW6pQ/s4032/20221002_132215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiIbiZTIncb9Zv8dvhXqzElXQHDdwNO22pUt3suOBpog_EDRWeYFTUAsRcw93gfdgmk70wu9W6QG-ury_zdbP4X1CHYrr2F-hTzuWOSzcdHweq_tzS5MwebQtOdkx8Mts12aTib85POD20ER1IZQfVQGUqCoKFHAsiHppD6VfDfbrWP2w9jzFBZW6pQ/w400-h180/20221002_132215.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>And as Bruce used to say 'Tonight's the night, if you play your cards right!'</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLupTgb-9pEWw3iqpPYhQtWHaqlN89bc7sEuhdlLiXCKf8kYwOIJxk-hrhLW-AZTOqzYc2gPyohJHp-73UuJw193lanLvQKYlR0wzfXoWWqcn3Juy9wYyX6CYkIHOwxzssqSSK8Bi5K1Mh3PvDfmhbIIxvxNvxuAuGmH28dOvr_QbpblZwiqjPyzD8A/s1000/bruce2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLupTgb-9pEWw3iqpPYhQtWHaqlN89bc7sEuhdlLiXCKf8kYwOIJxk-hrhLW-AZTOqzYc2gPyohJHp-73UuJw193lanLvQKYlR0wzfXoWWqcn3Juy9wYyX6CYkIHOwxzssqSSK8Bi5K1Mh3PvDfmhbIIxvxNvxuAuGmH28dOvr_QbpblZwiqjPyzD8A/w400-h225/bruce2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time for a Brucey Bonus???</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><i>(I fully appreciate that this 1980s/90s British TV reference is so far off base for my American friends, that its relevance as a meme, joke or otherwise humourous skit, is about as useful as a fart in a space suit...)</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>The figures are all from the two Steves' excellent 15mm stuff.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmY418NiXj5766efYRUC6bd-uVhz_H0LFTTKkgdubjUueLqmexI5sKHBfBox772c1KofEyKo13gn1pFp5Yx0eTTZGKL-Fj-DklrAOn8Qlv1FaL4XN_8yTLp1F-S81YbAVbZavOuZ5_SfOocrrHLz39QUSBoXTq6mjfYmO7-awuX1Axb_e4EJvkIbwr1A/s4032/20221002_115140.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmY418NiXj5766efYRUC6bd-uVhz_H0LFTTKkgdubjUueLqmexI5sKHBfBox772c1KofEyKo13gn1pFp5Yx0eTTZGKL-Fj-DklrAOn8Qlv1FaL4XN_8yTLp1F-S81YbAVbZavOuZ5_SfOocrrHLz39QUSBoXTq6mjfYmO7-awuX1Axb_e4EJvkIbwr1A/w400-h180/20221002_115140.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those Rubbery Royalist forces</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Apparently the rules say I am a 'heretic' for preferring D10s ...oops</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdV2zDt-O6b-Q6f2AWvbMkjXeSgH90Vh_fDEYyuLELD-SX9Fo_lnhS1MDdIpenmp0uefXPXB4DQvgiLSx5C8tFnHGUm1jG6ulbxQI4M0gTTK2ZIwV0Zy2Qb2x89vDMq-NwALIm5Uqo96U2ifnaAAywB9gVlfvXzL8KfkZG9CZVgL-6pcwU34V9Cm6CQ/s4032/20221002_115524.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdV2zDt-O6b-Q6f2AWvbMkjXeSgH90Vh_fDEYyuLELD-SX9Fo_lnhS1MDdIpenmp0uefXPXB4DQvgiLSx5C8tFnHGUm1jG6ulbxQI4M0gTTK2ZIwV0Zy2Qb2x89vDMq-NwALIm5Uqo96U2ifnaAAywB9gVlfvXzL8KfkZG9CZVgL-6pcwU34V9Cm6CQ/w400-h180/20221002_115524.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chits are used to delineate dash (no of charges as horses get blown, which is a great mechanism) and fires (for cavalry it is literal, for infantry firing at full effect does wear down)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Again, I will playtest with D10s and maybe use small cards for actual group games.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1vK6fRn_Fp50mUq6EDtqrWXbvM6ElRUbNBmpMzmv0zfJOZMBoZ8dnfo8S_qK-4I2VZvEsisOchKyws2FiAlqENxP41st1YTmQW8CkJXTL_OOvPjZtW8GAdNpx7HnxFmirTQeamrJtBM8grZAJsbyeiGVRv7V24CnX9FRupOeZ0hzOuqLAM6NsZY0Uw/s4032/20221002_130630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1vK6fRn_Fp50mUq6EDtqrWXbvM6ElRUbNBmpMzmv0zfJOZMBoZ8dnfo8S_qK-4I2VZvEsisOchKyws2FiAlqENxP41st1YTmQW8CkJXTL_OOvPjZtW8GAdNpx7HnxFmirTQeamrJtBM8grZAJsbyeiGVRv7V24CnX9FRupOeZ0hzOuqLAM6NsZY0Uw/w400-h180/20221002_130630.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">There is a lot to like in these rules, and this style of play. I love the fact that I can transpose this to Grand Alliance / Nine Years War / even Marlburian - I believe, with relative ease.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's a very different style of play, but I think one that really lends itself to a good game - the tactics are somewhat different - but the key to play is knowing 'when' to commit. That's probably a lot closer to the real decisions made at this time, in these periods, than we actually realise. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More to come...</div><p></p>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-47320654502352029332022-09-17T12:49:00.004-07:002022-09-17T12:56:23.607-07:00Some 'Seven Days to the River Rhine' Modern Action<p> Another post within 24 hours???</p><p>Yes - I have some catching up to do. :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYzDjLXdMvLDwdNH4RwjWp99FfPgj1xTTO4aPl791seExbNjwFJ-sC-uZSelcq1D0QGT3uRhe_OsNh7A8qtw25fhyuKKVwpYIJEfQ5BqTtlkA4I6N4KCXd_H6XbFqbK8BxhNYjzKrNHblcdUv5VCbxILfTXbpyjRf8TApY6MbJOKa2XgObIh-AwgFSQ/s4032/20220907_222212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYzDjLXdMvLDwdNH4RwjWp99FfPgj1xTTO4aPl791seExbNjwFJ-sC-uZSelcq1D0QGT3uRhe_OsNh7A8qtw25fhyuKKVwpYIJEfQ5BqTtlkA4I6N4KCXd_H6XbFqbK8BxhNYjzKrNHblcdUv5VCbxILfTXbpyjRf8TApY6MbJOKa2XgObIh-AwgFSQ/w400-h180/20220907_222212.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>This game fell hard on the heels of the previous 1914 game, and though dealing with rules published by the same company, deals with the very different 'Seven Days' modern version, which, to be fair, is very well written and explained, and VERY playable.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKnguPCAwVuxQxpqQzgmMzwnqtsMkmFZQk6qX23KdOoxzYWx5evt0DUiOxo8cf7ENKq3fAUw8ltNQRoBDedciXLIwu6dSh7DM5FyiXW9b_EaPtFvXJdtabq680QplJR3Pgvf9DYfJpcMH-j4NKDBDLcErCJ0z2JR2v1rG7K91nPogEL3MFNI2B33f9g/w288-h640/20220907_203200.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NATO satellite footage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_q8KCYsVLqvmS-RvLi3kAThkeW-LnFnFGBhzaOerw9BqMcmEtPQSqGeRI8sVvtqlYT6hoXrIMs1bTqWg7JK07jcf2u2-zyaTHsVfsgr0WJk85iI9DKLiAAFsLHcFAvNWpCUYGTS7fKWmb07CY0lbNUM74PJ8ZFQAFdP1BxHd2lDlkD71nH5D4-SMOzg/s4032/20220907_203750.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_q8KCYsVLqvmS-RvLi3kAThkeW-LnFnFGBhzaOerw9BqMcmEtPQSqGeRI8sVvtqlYT6hoXrIMs1bTqWg7JK07jcf2u2-zyaTHsVfsgr0WJk85iI9DKLiAAFsLHcFAvNWpCUYGTS7fKWmb07CY0lbNUM74PJ8ZFQAFdP1BxHd2lDlkD71nH5D4-SMOzg/w400-h180/20220907_203750.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small numbers of Germans...but they have MILANs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmniKiq7rV05qSrZL2tchzNcbOv8jSoVYb3_8mQ5oblqQuILz3KKor8S763kCKoJkpajFru5V9lBFBWrcNlS_l5A6L2OeUpRh21r6Fy3joJwZaC51l7PFVe2ykmJYH0cwp2nw9nzxTjOrl_De5VErlzMYnGI5JmPQX_Ce5lCwre7I4CgPU_A27M5GxLw/s4032/20220907_204136.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmniKiq7rV05qSrZL2tchzNcbOv8jSoVYb3_8mQ5oblqQuILz3KKor8S763kCKoJkpajFru5V9lBFBWrcNlS_l5A6L2OeUpRh21r6Fy3joJwZaC51l7PFVe2ykmJYH0cwp2nw9nzxTjOrl_De5VErlzMYnGI5JmPQX_Ce5lCwre7I4CgPU_A27M5GxLw/w400-h180/20220907_204136.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...just like that, as a BRDM pops from cover and is killed before it can shoot its Sagger load...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfNdr_VFEKz6MN6ic8ib6sWHgOfuNWXTYWOdkTyOC5QOSN4hGsaVB0vpq1TpQ8cBaEQY4U9DFgRdJvI1X7BLpHw864Izr7hN9bquN-ifLfYz7lScnojSfsCwkzfNDhlwUHn7-qSY_jf4Iw-hGcNnUzs555q9w9SvqzS9NSzaDQsLLTyXEmDtAONiAhw/s4032/20220907_204144.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfNdr_VFEKz6MN6ic8ib6sWHgOfuNWXTYWOdkTyOC5QOSN4hGsaVB0vpq1TpQ8cBaEQY4U9DFgRdJvI1X7BLpHw864Izr7hN9bquN-ifLfYz7lScnojSfsCwkzfNDhlwUHn7-qSY_jf4Iw-hGcNnUzs555q9w9SvqzS9NSzaDQsLLTyXEmDtAONiAhw/w400-h180/20220907_204144.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MILAN discipline is nothing if not effective</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-sxJlsDtX--HxpBLaI36w7m3fpMMaxU1XThoqfwoAM9As9kQho5U0Qs0IadDKY7-4uTVmM0XO-OYa-VlerGAhrfGUaxdfnF43zf6l10HL2HTQbMOGsrrM7fJwHW4OU_3ICaP1GqnKSZPXrc1krpOMGeJvK2uSJv0lBbiTNbqSKMKwLZnWcpbHLNP0g/s4032/20220907_204442.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-sxJlsDtX--HxpBLaI36w7m3fpMMaxU1XThoqfwoAM9As9kQho5U0Qs0IadDKY7-4uTVmM0XO-OYa-VlerGAhrfGUaxdfnF43zf6l10HL2HTQbMOGsrrM7fJwHW4OU_3ICaP1GqnKSZPXrc1krpOMGeJvK2uSJv0lBbiTNbqSKMKwLZnWcpbHLNP0g/w400-h180/20220907_204442.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soviet Sagger teams lose their wheels</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rJzSW7k4YkLsDRBsS4fApWIUGBF6L2dSlLQsWuhOA-XIgJQCx_GmxOfG-SVdKVvwfwMlv9nkf-G-3_tZScWAFDGfiRAf-UQbRtrGTsmUPRWrYlYxj0wGNzNUoW3XGJCDKYU9kDdgbkeEYbMCOnfw0Hpq6Xv9hmd9mWqrv9Yd1cmVvzpdDVHul1wE3w/s4032/20220907_205132.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rJzSW7k4YkLsDRBsS4fApWIUGBF6L2dSlLQsWuhOA-XIgJQCx_GmxOfG-SVdKVvwfwMlv9nkf-G-3_tZScWAFDGfiRAf-UQbRtrGTsmUPRWrYlYxj0wGNzNUoW3XGJCDKYU9kDdgbkeEYbMCOnfw0Hpq6Xv9hmd9mWqrv9Yd1cmVvzpdDVHul1wE3w/w400-h180/20220907_205132.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A German Jaguar now shows itself and begins to take kills amongst the T-64s</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfItPWoKCYyehYmTlNWltfdCcBMPpgdApV4GLWl58oLiKrxHnZuW4_tDCr9eW4SprwIl38efs5slyRaLwRQ6m-fBIEz52-d6h6aLg3rCpCTqGtRNo1gDV0Hqim0hEqCtSXukRd_L2WiSX3l3gok3yt2XB3UJ_sN8xgIS14lySmjbZ2WhQZHZGq0C2dg/s4032/20220907_211114.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfItPWoKCYyehYmTlNWltfdCcBMPpgdApV4GLWl58oLiKrxHnZuW4_tDCr9eW4SprwIl38efs5slyRaLwRQ6m-fBIEz52-d6h6aLg3rCpCTqGtRNo1gDV0Hqim0hEqCtSXukRd_L2WiSX3l3gok3yt2XB3UJ_sN8xgIS14lySmjbZ2WhQZHZGq0C2dg/w400-h180/20220907_211114.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...there are dangerous gaps in the cover...which the German MILANs exploit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-OxUPwFFAltrnzgc1GeKRin3xq5uPSV2saMoFBcwSs5rsl4d6A7mzRSTDZ2KtcqbAcNuxCYdC1HbZNGWqD_m76kkb-8rm8q1u-ti6AYzDtBfuKomqL7s6KbPLzDvhgUcxFP01vLJ-WNHl3wLiQZxjBn2ImtVQcC73w8LncJ8sSdGXxdtpsNfZdkXzA/s4032/20220907_211126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-OxUPwFFAltrnzgc1GeKRin3xq5uPSV2saMoFBcwSs5rsl4d6A7mzRSTDZ2KtcqbAcNuxCYdC1HbZNGWqD_m76kkb-8rm8q1u-ti6AYzDtBfuKomqL7s6KbPLzDvhgUcxFP01vLJ-WNHl3wLiQZxjBn2ImtVQcC73w8LncJ8sSdGXxdtpsNfZdkXzA/w400-h180/20220907_211126.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-WsnMOYyZa28whbEGvK7MoOvItC5jWt65F_29oCI0pt2m2xto2F8eW-KLRUMUd3zHikCAgqAwVSceijoWu2C8ORnJxifhlQbkwui5uJ_sEfTRTgLXFL79cFuhS8ILu6-mA0EYqIZZ7aPNtgWErsPG40LOoBf-vfvaaK9uB20mv_jf2O8iTSQl6KXzg/s4032/20220907_211132.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-WsnMOYyZa28whbEGvK7MoOvItC5jWt65F_29oCI0pt2m2xto2F8eW-KLRUMUd3zHikCAgqAwVSceijoWu2C8ORnJxifhlQbkwui5uJ_sEfTRTgLXFL79cFuhS8ILu6-mA0EYqIZZ7aPNtgWErsPG40LOoBf-vfvaaK9uB20mv_jf2O8iTSQl6KXzg/w400-h180/20220907_211132.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But some accurate T-64 fire takes out the Jaguar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMR8Zb6mz6HwdZg-V6uZpmVB9hODqYkMi2ec2PmWWladKQ4jd-YdmHTjlsPr_sEhj-3N7Wl59QJT2FppcGYUOYRPYqsKcAZqHO3-k9ZZRj3oCmL3p_zQgj1vBT9miL6eI6YNZYm1MHZmQD8iUVl8mB4W7H4h8N-saXE30zuV6sxaQxkSzKkZKhpdWyw/s4032/20220907_214410.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMR8Zb6mz6HwdZg-V6uZpmVB9hODqYkMi2ec2PmWWladKQ4jd-YdmHTjlsPr_sEhj-3N7Wl59QJT2FppcGYUOYRPYqsKcAZqHO3-k9ZZRj3oCmL3p_zQgj1vBT9miL6eI6YNZYm1MHZmQD8iUVl8mB4W7H4h8N-saXE30zuV6sxaQxkSzKkZKhpdWyw/w400-h180/20220907_214410.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soviet infantry desperately assaults the German infantry dug in, in the woods</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0gI0rclZdFFvE95uR5vmzdlAIDBqzQMf82cSxIE_GUCQkHzX_R-HST2gK0phWOLESKqUJ2ae7zEsmmusd8vQJ8FF9EQ2N6TZExfk46BW0KxW6CtjK4nxO0Ooi3HeUMsY9_ol98d58Ys9q2PI0xSBrcaK9GHa89EmLw_IqjZBa_v0fILn2S6eIeb_aQ/s4032/20220907_214413.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0gI0rclZdFFvE95uR5vmzdlAIDBqzQMf82cSxIE_GUCQkHzX_R-HST2gK0phWOLESKqUJ2ae7zEsmmusd8vQJ8FF9EQ2N6TZExfk46BW0KxW6CtjK4nxO0Ooi3HeUMsY9_ol98d58Ys9q2PI0xSBrcaK9GHa89EmLw_IqjZBa_v0fILn2S6eIeb_aQ/w400-h180/20220907_214413.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bloody fighting ensues, but the Soviets carry the position</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-UpxLnolJFCBjKLUNwjDMZaULpDiRUlSqx8v425MCSIQq4hkbAWr2vhdVNp2B2DzCsmmto5jK8rAeh_XCktcdl6WTjQbPj_H4MKnaI17Bp2xfsXcdUNjpEEVRG01qQTV-4H9MXtPPV1LXyr89uOV_A4RQ2Diw0oX8F4_iSZqCLY5QKHLNwLeC2vLvQ/s4032/20220907_214416.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-UpxLnolJFCBjKLUNwjDMZaULpDiRUlSqx8v425MCSIQq4hkbAWr2vhdVNp2B2DzCsmmto5jK8rAeh_XCktcdl6WTjQbPj_H4MKnaI17Bp2xfsXcdUNjpEEVRG01qQTV-4H9MXtPPV1LXyr89uOV_A4RQ2Diw0oX8F4_iSZqCLY5QKHLNwLeC2vLvQ/w400-h180/20220907_214416.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...with cover fire from the T-64s on the high ground</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gPGhVoIHyuMmc_qJSlX5pzHOJjoIIsUzzfZwb2Ip1L6InssS3kBJxgX0D9PH_PtKEdrwdl3ODAORTT-fHLPshPxxNLQCYnIt4C9y-AbwQJ_4-Tkk1TyhLq-3_8Z6MDIXD-cFX85Do0W1dEGdM_57CtRSpHgy7a3P2PCd3KaXVnNiry1oxXpGPug-sQ/s4032/20220907_214418.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gPGhVoIHyuMmc_qJSlX5pzHOJjoIIsUzzfZwb2Ip1L6InssS3kBJxgX0D9PH_PtKEdrwdl3ODAORTT-fHLPshPxxNLQCYnIt4C9y-AbwQJ_4-Tkk1TyhLq-3_8Z6MDIXD-cFX85Do0W1dEGdM_57CtRSpHgy7a3P2PCd3KaXVnNiry1oxXpGPug-sQ/w400-h180/20220907_214418.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...even taking out a Leopard at long range</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBleWVJokZ_PA3zj49iKGYn5nNSvn1MZn1bsZM-6XWp29szrfd00o1J6I7Ve3ZgzDfU3z0QqZqBXzMNXhpMxbG3v-2E1jJlakxrJZEJPqFJ70jlLid5Z8WKc8oeV1-9XLJTBS3Hr_4ZR0bKUGOWbtIBPiyNhXYrlhnUxZUcnn0Tz5v6cq2KyFn9o9vwg/s4032/20220907_214421.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBleWVJokZ_PA3zj49iKGYn5nNSvn1MZn1bsZM-6XWp29szrfd00o1J6I7Ve3ZgzDfU3z0QqZqBXzMNXhpMxbG3v-2E1jJlakxrJZEJPqFJ70jlLid5Z8WKc8oeV1-9XLJTBS3Hr_4ZR0bKUGOWbtIBPiyNhXYrlhnUxZUcnn0Tz5v6cq2KyFn9o9vwg/w400-h180/20220907_214421.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German defenders at the houses around the crossroads objective</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: left;">We didn't manage to get finished, though still a genuinely entertaining set of rules, with much to like. This set, in particular, does not appear to suffer from the degree of rules queries that we might see in 'Iron Cross' and '1916', though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iQVei5C2N4E" width="320" youtube-src-id="iQVei5C2N4E"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-75241936337227336072022-09-17T02:51:00.003-07:002022-09-17T03:13:00.385-07:001914 & some WWI action<p>We recently had a game using the '1914' rules.</p><p></p><p>Now, these are from the same stable as 'Seven Days to the River Rhine' and 'Iron Cross', so activation is a thing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnw8hy8_HJ5fm_o6OldbetutLAzWIUW9PHkvkBccfx5j_V999P7oc9wJTKQgEn2co1zamsRHxJsRy33VZGyy4Hau-5AP_u_N_FJEC03Blwja2jf49rv1ezJKClUGgyMlGUrvPXJFYg1VR9ZhnIb3lLspow-Dti82YW1tDUvi2KuM8BUfX3qqSfXQD_Q/s4032/20220831_205612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnw8hy8_HJ5fm_o6OldbetutLAzWIUW9PHkvkBccfx5j_V999P7oc9wJTKQgEn2co1zamsRHxJsRy33VZGyy4Hau-5AP_u_N_FJEC03Blwja2jf49rv1ezJKClUGgyMlGUrvPXJFYg1VR9ZhnIb3lLspow-Dti82YW1tDUvi2KuM8BUfX3qqSfXQD_Q/w400-h180/20220831_205612.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><p></p><p>A nice set, with some nuances and differences related to how machine guns work and companies thereby activate - though an interesting set.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuNEpMZBuMUqMqbycE6I_g7xaX78ylsNqYErpdnxAl3ZgzlbjNdWvjr3yxJEgnl9do7zo6OmWYhrUxYQJfX1L9SrEHY8yAbHXOfWcLa5xNTa2Z8p98Eegrm9USdYPbgNV8L9yBx4LqnpJOGANztQ-sJUJkHxdTGQKIL1BcXceCA27-TIvwRNdlWJY2w/s2409/20220831_215454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="1625" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuNEpMZBuMUqMqbycE6I_g7xaX78ylsNqYErpdnxAl3ZgzlbjNdWvjr3yxJEgnl9do7zo6OmWYhrUxYQJfX1L9SrEHY8yAbHXOfWcLa5xNTa2Z8p98Eegrm9USdYPbgNV8L9yBx4LqnpJOGANztQ-sJUJkHxdTGQKIL1BcXceCA27-TIvwRNdlWJY2w/w270-h400/20220831_215454.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpetvlodL0vYaJB8l-JZMXcW9WkC8PnQjlsaClb2_evN8m689kucYCLzXRbbgqksS2VTEv_KUUQW_dTEiZn2FQOR_3pZHW_38cjVWb-h1R4IfzUQxWLODOq1pG1E9iqQiJkt5cCI2OnGnsdbKr97-8kwAZdeQFq3OpQbBo3x--bOXKamdd7vx_OETDQ/s4032/20220831_194505.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpetvlodL0vYaJB8l-JZMXcW9WkC8PnQjlsaClb2_evN8m689kucYCLzXRbbgqksS2VTEv_KUUQW_dTEiZn2FQOR_3pZHW_38cjVWb-h1R4IfzUQxWLODOq1pG1E9iqQiJkt5cCI2OnGnsdbKr97-8kwAZdeQFq3OpQbBo3x--bOXKamdd7vx_OETDQ/w400-h180/20220831_194505.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">None of these today ...but they were in the box<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Two things struck me as memorable :<p></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Stands are companies, so formations are battalions- always a good thing for BIG battles.</li><li>I was particularly interested in using the rules for East Africa stuff. I do like this segment of the period, and <a href="https://gridbasedwargaming.blogspot.com/">Peter </a>has done some excellent work here with his own version of One Hour Wargames rules and some great scenarios and period feel.</li></ol><div>A lot of discussion on rules interpretation, but the game was very entertaining nonetheless.</div><div>Miniatures used are 10mm Pendraken (I think) from 'da bruvaz' ' excellent collection(s).</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi641WQ8v2CdxZThqdwe_8DylJnkP1tn5SneNaz0pkqoOAZOqDu31NH1tZsRbzZlUkCa3XpsA8K5Xd2CqmcRsAD9ZKt9gO2GxZzCXN3zQiQksB0IYuwK35FxmSwZ-1JFBrvpQiBEVuceTCYAuUt2jZ9kW8IWHwNGnUHOhQHAvkEVP9HW1PENJirCRgPmg/s4032/20220831_201454.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi641WQ8v2CdxZThqdwe_8DylJnkP1tn5SneNaz0pkqoOAZOqDu31NH1tZsRbzZlUkCa3XpsA8K5Xd2CqmcRsAD9ZKt9gO2GxZzCXN3zQiQksB0IYuwK35FxmSwZ-1JFBrvpQiBEVuceTCYAuUt2jZ9kW8IWHwNGnUHOhQHAvkEVP9HW1PENJirCRgPmg/w400-h180/20220831_201454.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French infantry in late uniforms <i>sans les red trouseuuursss...</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoJj_VYsek4t7bxO4o8vKS0PNpY6tKDouxWR85bza8agaEshBf2n63aWBlSJb0z8e_ZecMJLrEwghiBz1kajJ8WS2soJJy3j8vSnh1-CUxf7xt9QcGaIFLt1zq6U6L8l7qgwZJsVuGAVBczbM85vkoQ_vu9F-uHjhaND1MxYmv4Gal4Qa6HSX8H0g1Q/w400-h180/20220831_202551.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A German battalion deployed - complete with MG company, which can detach, pivot, or fire straight ahead</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78QpTL9FXDlN7NyxJJP9a7Bu52vZmk6z44ppRvO7-ZqlmFgI0xrX0Y809KH-jt0Gmk1v_pN6LVvGwfk4NOsrL0DdGH4KSmVssxzanabSLko2Sz8V3wMyhQgjdwIfVDj3vva245oLtY0qAF2PcXRHAdhWUyaT516t0AW9u3WeA5tLxlBiRve5M3c5egw/s4032/20220831_203834.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78QpTL9FXDlN7NyxJJP9a7Bu52vZmk6z44ppRvO7-ZqlmFgI0xrX0Y809KH-jt0Gmk1v_pN6LVvGwfk4NOsrL0DdGH4KSmVssxzanabSLko2Sz8V3wMyhQgjdwIfVDj3vva245oLtY0qAF2PcXRHAdhWUyaT516t0AW9u3WeA5tLxlBiRve5M3c5egw/w400-h180/20220831_203834.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Movement on the French left</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6MSybG8JM_avzPy4MDwQ_CvUS0qEF84E6tHFjSESYWx131Kedq67bBaOvM92HkzFSu0FjBNWnqSSKizhmy_mI9uNog3zDx1oI5HBDxd1EdMZLQ7T0lF8yxsZHKQMrHMxbqonhl3dDXAL65At7kghRjo4J8BcwhTXJawH8m0rTr62NOjGnWBBz3VbGQ/s4032/20220831_204330.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6MSybG8JM_avzPy4MDwQ_CvUS0qEF84E6tHFjSESYWx131Kedq67bBaOvM92HkzFSu0FjBNWnqSSKizhmy_mI9uNog3zDx1oI5HBDxd1EdMZLQ7T0lF8yxsZHKQMrHMxbqonhl3dDXAL65At7kghRjo4J8BcwhTXJawH8m0rTr62NOjGnWBBz3VbGQ/w400-h180/20220831_204330.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lot of chits being used. There are slight differences in activation.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocjid6ZEtspORchfJNP_JT_uStjbx6uA9GGwzZkF-HjJkWsqdCEgQ2CiQ7KyaCpoKDvkj_a5_A_VcW_3avRoGycrpbBiuNv5tPf8FAQ-z5NK1kUfdDpdT23khzjZtf0PwbaWfqIgNzRLCr4wn5FYC6Hw35qU5-r0Ohfy8pKfdbjV2ODY8ntHEl9LI1A/s4032/20220831_205617.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocjid6ZEtspORchfJNP_JT_uStjbx6uA9GGwzZkF-HjJkWsqdCEgQ2CiQ7KyaCpoKDvkj_a5_A_VcW_3avRoGycrpbBiuNv5tPf8FAQ-z5NK1kUfdDpdT23khzjZtf0PwbaWfqIgNzRLCr4wn5FYC6Hw35qU5-r0Ohfy8pKfdbjV2ODY8ntHEl9LI1A/w400-h180/20220831_205617.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French guns</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll50f9sYZ5DFdx7GrXCy0G9A3S2G6mN3tPQFvPONLsbzVR4mMuLmpByZjDJsSEbRXi69cx6d-cvqhZhdnRixUhSCOqmj_FoVH_TLrpbacqmOpzCbjXjn-Q4fkNUdgGYqYkDd8t2A4f40HWD2DalAycJD9Aal6vwxyTnwH8ZjYPmO3nsGUHPUv0rXC_Q/s4032/20220831_205628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll50f9sYZ5DFdx7GrXCy0G9A3S2G6mN3tPQFvPONLsbzVR4mMuLmpByZjDJsSEbRXi69cx6d-cvqhZhdnRixUhSCOqmj_FoVH_TLrpbacqmOpzCbjXjn-Q4fkNUdgGYqYkDd8t2A4f40HWD2DalAycJD9Aal6vwxyTnwH8ZjYPmO3nsGUHPUv0rXC_Q/w400-h180/20220831_205628.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8kMGdOmw4F3zNIdnh7yGDQOs9WGEkGmtSYjUX96HpFYCPvK1o5MlbS5HJu4x8P3e4JX83_J0ckhrfNafwX7gBLLp-Cf-kBHsxQ3HAqDxntpK5OKhBCYOz66eoPSJpXt5jd0bZ85NmfDiGdznkG_MTP90XdicOg9YFrPyXg633ITBv6TUghmaOV3uZw/s4032/20220831_210520.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8kMGdOmw4F3zNIdnh7yGDQOs9WGEkGmtSYjUX96HpFYCPvK1o5MlbS5HJu4x8P3e4JX83_J0ckhrfNafwX7gBLLp-Cf-kBHsxQ3HAqDxntpK5OKhBCYOz66eoPSJpXt5jd0bZ85NmfDiGdznkG_MTP90XdicOg9YFrPyXg633ITBv6TUghmaOV3uZw/w400-h180/20220831_210520.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French moves in the centre as they are forced to cover from German fire on their left.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJh1yI-qWBE72sPfbyXGjFp0XAkVwq3n7CEGsxOsIQT8-FtC8CB9sV2jaWhYSOkbQ6hoycLAvREttywabvBLQZM-QbdSdr_NazA6pPmAPFDL9CJTvotLL8FIMmrjR-emKQ-i8vzArg0H2GaYEaLMgbIXEryhODKXraKYvZbgVVQbzjEoLc3HhxHWrHQ/s4032/20220831_210525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJh1yI-qWBE72sPfbyXGjFp0XAkVwq3n7CEGsxOsIQT8-FtC8CB9sV2jaWhYSOkbQ6hoycLAvREttywabvBLQZM-QbdSdr_NazA6pPmAPFDL9CJTvotLL8FIMmrjR-emKQ-i8vzArg0H2GaYEaLMgbIXEryhODKXraKYvZbgVVQbzjEoLc3HhxHWrHQ/w400-h180/20220831_210525.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuMw2MXQ6aUQ4iuchS2VIZ8-fumaSUXBp6JLyq0nSHNOfLvGLpcLs4PjKhu2D1Kv0mf0f8mLFdgj9nNrzDDJ7ZJRcu9rmps2E8--DJx4KNHOz71WIZO-xBNH9bkNQsz7c4wLBQcN14-sjS53m-LfsK9Yn7K1NQpCDA0HhLQgrSSJfbPnYdgSeF4hqdA/s4032/20220831_212202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuMw2MXQ6aUQ4iuchS2VIZ8-fumaSUXBp6JLyq0nSHNOfLvGLpcLs4PjKhu2D1Kv0mf0f8mLFdgj9nNrzDDJ7ZJRcu9rmps2E8--DJx4KNHOz71WIZO-xBNH9bkNQsz7c4wLBQcN14-sjS53m-LfsK9Yn7K1NQpCDA0HhLQgrSSJfbPnYdgSeF4hqdA/w400-h180/20220831_212202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moving troops take to cover as MG and Artillery fire start to take their toll. There are nice reserve rules to exchange lost units for fresh - which can really tip the odds when required for the losing player</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELYhoXBuhzUpWmQYq8t0SiKrnqCPHj0t314DZ97GEa0fbW0HeQlJVh72yPyYXh_9pHOBuchrTBKDAw0QKCVmhjWojePypfUIzHc4oA8OjbWKida3_DYXY8CVJqipZdUWUND1oHGcUCwTMXnVjT_nADawEKDGGj2nRAEI8QKB7RCvWIJkyUubkYu0UGg/s4032/20220831_212204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELYhoXBuhzUpWmQYq8t0SiKrnqCPHj0t314DZ97GEa0fbW0HeQlJVh72yPyYXh_9pHOBuchrTBKDAw0QKCVmhjWojePypfUIzHc4oA8OjbWKida3_DYXY8CVJqipZdUWUND1oHGcUCwTMXnVjT_nADawEKDGGj2nRAEI8QKB7RCvWIJkyUubkYu0UGg/w400-h180/20220831_212204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjoWEbO7EGlYhjhgPMg2YRUZkG3Nlz1yptD421Aze8azVKcXtk3kMkT4Q-U7p90aXszd6ARRjhpnA5Lnggq8S8TMZ7FfWfbLy5Z8g_C_PsuiajjrUy0I2O8MixAquH63lSf_lhcEs0Dq1SUBDy-SLP2pORInw3ZrIlwParHnNutGQDxoD6A_vZxmjWg/s4032/20220831_212206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG235xxoyR2aiENuOIJH9Fd8GU67fY0qOSO1x6ph7bttaE_pTzSFgY8ehGykpUEVu5JzYxj1ryQuhyEFeaBw3MyyOxNGl2t3ShIoQFOFaWZMshu1CZZI5p1Ddvsw7XLFyoRLyyy-6qYRzhjGB_LVBQrGlogIjH_K--apFe0VB2FtnjB58ip1jhbO1Gg/w400-h180/20220831_215646.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the box...it'd just be rude not to take a pic...</td></tr></tbody></table><br />We didn't get the game finished, but the rules were fascinating, for a period / genre which should see more interest. As I'd mentioned, the East African theatre does hold a lot of interest for me here.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RlLF3a5nzXI" width="320" youtube-src-id="RlLF3a5nzXI"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><p></p></div>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763828223576460584.post-79872314231057593562022-09-09T13:46:00.002-07:002022-09-09T13:46:24.740-07:00Sad days indeed...<p> What can be said about her majesty. What a life! What a Queen. A very sad passing indeed. The end of an era that both she and her late husband helped shape.</p><p>I'll never forget this one though ... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1AS-dCdYZbo" width="320" youtube-src-id="1AS-dCdYZbo"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Duc de Gobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com2