Viewed from the front.
And from behind.
These guys suffered the curse of a new unit and were swept away in our Thursday night game last week, by Ian's light cavalry. Better luck next time!
Thanks for looking.
Sunday, 19 April 2015
More Napoleonic 15mm French Hussars
Here is the rest of the French Hussars battlepack from Lancashire Games that I picked up at WMMS. These are painted as the 7th Hussars in their olive green uniforms, ready for the Waterloo campaign.
Viewed from the front.
And from behind.
Viewed from the front.
And from behind.
Thursday, 16 April 2015
Lancashire Games 15mm French Cuirassiers
Part of my purchase from Lancashire Games at WMMS in March was a Battlepack of 24 French Cuirassiers and a pack of 3 Command.
Here are two Regiments, each of 12 figures, based in threes on 40x30mm bases, with the command figures on a round 40mm radius base.
One of the Regiments in more detail.
The command stand in more detail.
Nice figures, very pleased with these units. Unfortunately, their performance on the table tonight left a lot to be desired. I had three units of Cuirassiers brigaded on the French right wing and they were thoroughly broken by British heavy cavalry in two turns. The curse of the first outing for a new unit!
Thanks for looking!
Here are two Regiments, each of 12 figures, based in threes on 40x30mm bases, with the command figures on a round 40mm radius base.
One of the Regiments in more detail.
The command stand in more detail.
Nice figures, very pleased with these units. Unfortunately, their performance on the table tonight left a lot to be desired. I had three units of Cuirassiers brigaded on the French right wing and they were thoroughly broken by British heavy cavalry in two turns. The curse of the first outing for a new unit!
Thanks for looking!
Saturday, 4 April 2015
First outing for my 15mm Napoleonics
Two weeks ago, we managed to get together for a game of Black Powder. It turned out that Dave and Aidan had significantly more troops than I was expecting and also they were considerably bigger units than I was expecting - rather than units of 12 based on three 40x20mm bases, they were 24 man battalions based on the equivalent of 6 40x20s. Similarly, my 6 figure cavalry units needed to be paired to form 12 figure units. So that halved the number of units I was able to field.
However, we were still able to put a couple of brigades each on the table, plus wings of cavalry. Here is my disposition on the French left, opposite Aiden. On my right was Ian, pairing off against Dave. Both Ian and I had Napoleon for a CinC! On the right is a brigade of infantry in mixed order (two columns flanking a battalion in line), with an artillery piece on the right flank and squadrons of Lancers and Cuirassiers behind. On the left are three infantry battalions in column, including a unit of Guard, with squadrons of Hussars and Carabineers covering the open flank.
Looking along the French lines with Ian's troops in the distance beyond the low hill.
Ian's massed cavalry, mainly Dragoons, on his right flank.
French Dragoons trying to look mean.
British Dragoons and Hussars trying not to look intimidated by the French Dragoons.
The British (and Portuguese) lines looking from Dave's, towards Aiden's deployments.
The troop facing each other.
Dressing the lines with last minute adjustments.
Opening move, my infantry refused to advance, but both wings of cavalry were happy to get going.
Rear view of my infantry - these British masquerading as Swiss.
French light cavalry on the far left, Hussars with Carabineers in the distance.
Just bout every French unit refusing to move.
Ian's plucky infantry in campaign dress seemed much more eager to get stuck in, advancing steadily.
Ian's and Daves's cavalry clash with charge and counter charge on the far right.
On the French left, British heavy cavalry see off the Carabineers and break the Hussars, leaving them shaken, resulting in a frantic swing of Lancers and Cuirassiers from the French right over to the left, with a battalion of infantry shaking out into line to act as a stop line.
My infantry finally manage to advance on my right in support of Ian's infantry.
All too much for my Hussars and Carabineers, although the British cavalry were pretty much spent too.
Here come the Lancers and Cuirassiers.
The left flank becomes stabilised.
The British and their Portuguese allies advance on the French.
Ian's grand battery and infantry get to grips with Dave's line.
My infantry starts to trade volleys with Aiden's infantry, although the lads next to the forest have just repulsed a charge from Aiden's infantry with his unit fluffing their morale and routing, forcing morale checks for adjacent units, causing two more to rout off the field. To the left of the woods, the Lancers have charged a unit of rifles who successfully form square, but the Cuirassiers charge a unit of line infantry who fail to form square - oops!
The game had to end there as we had reached the Cinderella time of the evening. A game this size would have required a day to see through to completion. However, it generated quite a bit of interest from club members and all the players agreed it was a fantastic looking table. So, result. I think we will see the 15s coming out to play more often if all goes well.
Thanks for looking.
However, we were still able to put a couple of brigades each on the table, plus wings of cavalry. Here is my disposition on the French left, opposite Aiden. On my right was Ian, pairing off against Dave. Both Ian and I had Napoleon for a CinC! On the right is a brigade of infantry in mixed order (two columns flanking a battalion in line), with an artillery piece on the right flank and squadrons of Lancers and Cuirassiers behind. On the left are three infantry battalions in column, including a unit of Guard, with squadrons of Hussars and Carabineers covering the open flank.
Looking along the French lines with Ian's troops in the distance beyond the low hill.
Ian's massed cavalry, mainly Dragoons, on his right flank.
French Dragoons trying to look mean.
British Dragoons and Hussars trying not to look intimidated by the French Dragoons.
The British (and Portuguese) lines looking from Dave's, towards Aiden's deployments.
The troop facing each other.
Dressing the lines with last minute adjustments.
Opening move, my infantry refused to advance, but both wings of cavalry were happy to get going.
Rear view of my infantry - these British masquerading as Swiss.
French light cavalry on the far left, Hussars with Carabineers in the distance.
Just bout every French unit refusing to move.
Ian's plucky infantry in campaign dress seemed much more eager to get stuck in, advancing steadily.
Ian's and Daves's cavalry clash with charge and counter charge on the far right.
On the French left, British heavy cavalry see off the Carabineers and break the Hussars, leaving them shaken, resulting in a frantic swing of Lancers and Cuirassiers from the French right over to the left, with a battalion of infantry shaking out into line to act as a stop line.
My infantry finally manage to advance on my right in support of Ian's infantry.
All too much for my Hussars and Carabineers, although the British cavalry were pretty much spent too.
Here come the Lancers and Cuirassiers.
The left flank becomes stabilised.
The British and their Portuguese allies advance on the French.
Ian's grand battery and infantry get to grips with Dave's line.
My infantry starts to trade volleys with Aiden's infantry, although the lads next to the forest have just repulsed a charge from Aiden's infantry with his unit fluffing their morale and routing, forcing morale checks for adjacent units, causing two more to rout off the field. To the left of the woods, the Lancers have charged a unit of rifles who successfully form square, but the Cuirassiers charge a unit of line infantry who fail to form square - oops!
The game had to end there as we had reached the Cinderella time of the evening. A game this size would have required a day to see through to completion. However, it generated quite a bit of interest from club members and all the players agreed it was a fantastic looking table. So, result. I think we will see the 15s coming out to play more often if all goes well.
Thanks for looking.
Thursday, 2 April 2015
15mm AK-47 Republic battle photos
Some photos that have been lurking on my mobile phone for several months, this was my first game of AK-47 at the Defenders club in Broughton. My USMC figures were organised into two units on foot, supported by a platoon of three M60s, courtesy of Poundstretcher and repainted in Desert colours. Tanks directly support the infantry on the edge of the built up area top right and unsupported infantry advance through the light woods lower left.
US marines advancing cautiously through the woods.
The enemy defensive line.
The whole board.
A flank advance from APCs on the marines left flank.
Fighting heats up on the marines right flank with buildings hotly contested.
Marines about to close assault the defenders of the old Ottoman fortress on the hill top.
This game was slow to get going as there were lots of explanations and questions due to the steep learning curve needed to get to grips with this new, to us, set of rules.
Thanks for looking.
US marines advancing cautiously through the woods.
The enemy defensive line.
The whole board.
A flank advance from APCs on the marines left flank.
Fighting heats up on the marines right flank with buildings hotly contested.
Marines about to close assault the defenders of the old Ottoman fortress on the hill top.
This game was slow to get going as there were lots of explanations and questions due to the steep learning curve needed to get to grips with this new, to us, set of rules.
Thanks for looking.
Monday, 30 March 2015
Crisis Point 2015
I've not been as active of late as I've spent some time preparing for and then attending Crisis Point 2015 over in Dungworth near Sheffield. Friday evening, Richard and Jamie Crawley, Richard Phillips, Ian Shaw and I helped to set up the terrain, before adjourning to the Royal for a steak and oyster pie in honour of Chris Justice. The game was going to involve various factions fighting over the ruins of the fictional Black Sea country of Andreivia, using Arc of Fire rules and 20mm troops of various origins.
The old Turkish Quarter of Tcherbevan, the capital city.
Another view of the Turkish quarter with the Andreivian TV tower in the background. Richard P making last minute adjustments to the terrain.
Looking at the Turkish quarter from the Armenian quarter, no love lost between these two factions, except when the troops of the usurper Andreivian Government are around. Ian Shaw lurking in the shadows.
White government buildings in the foreground, across the Krupnehr River, with the Armenian (left) and Turkish (right) quarters in the gloom beyond.
Tcherbevan from the far bank of the Krupnehr.
Day 1. The Turkish faction deploy two 8 man sections of militia, each of 6 men armed with AK47s, one PKM LMG and an RPG. These were supported by a three man medium mortar team and a three man Dushka team. The Turks also deployed two squads of trained militia, armed as the militia, although one unit also had a female sniper/assassin, armed with a Dragonov. These trained militia also deployed a 4 man command team with leader, stinger AA launcher and two AK47s, plus a 2 man AT-4 ATGM team. The militia occupied the ruins just beyond and right of the tower with orange roof, while the trained militia occupied the stone houses beyond and left of the orange roofed tower.
The militia can be seen in the ruins. Their mortar team is in the ruins in the foreground and the Dushka on the roof of the stone building to the left of the ruins. All the fighting on day 1 was to take place in a bitter struggle to dominate the fire fight across the Ministry of Culture Boulevard, running right to left between the ruins and the large grey building beyond.
The militia - despite taking losses, these guys were able to dominte the fire fight with the aid of the rooftop Dushka on their left, allowing them to decimate and eventually break the Armenian squad lurking in the basement of the building in the right background.
The Ministry of Culture Boulevard - not a good place to take a stroll on day 1.
Late in the day, a type 61 tank from Japan, liberated from the Andrevian puppet government serves to add some much needed muscle to the Turkish advance.
Overnight, the Turkish infiltrated militia across the Ministry of Culture Boulevard and occupied the ruin recently vacated by the Armenians, although the Armenians inserted troops into the English Church beyons and sent an advance detachment to occupy the ruin on the right. In the meanwhile, Andrevian Govt forces began to retreat from the advancing Russians across the Krupnehr and began to infiltrate the flanks of the Turks and Armenians, both deploying reserve squads to secure the flanks with the Turks allocating the type 61 to cover the main axis of approach from the river. An observer team for a 120mm mortar battery also advanced to join the trained militia HQ.
The reserve squad of 5 AK47, 1 PKM LMG, 1 sniper with bolt action rifle and 1 RPG gunner. These guys are covering the advancing Andrevian Govt forces skulking in the white buildings beyond at the start of day 2.
Andrevian Govt sniper and artillery observer team on the top floor of the TV tower (right paper plate) try and prepare a nasty hand grenade surprise for advancing troops on the lower floor (left plate), whih turned out to be Italian Special Forces. Although an Italian died and another was wounded, none of the Govt troops survived the brisk fire fight.
A British Wombat team awaiting the call to deploy.
British Special Forces hanging around looking for trouble.
And some more.
US forces about to embark on their Chinook transport heading for a special mission in Tcherbevan.
US Special Forces Black Hawk, about to be given the stand down order for day 2.
Correction: Stand down was countermanded and the helo was used to lift a special forces squad onto the roof of the Italian embassy in downtown Tcherbevan in the last moments of day 2.
The Italians in control of the TV tower.
Serge Benkian, charismatic Armenian forces leader and much needed morale boost for his troops, with small escort attempting to pass the French NATO contingent in the old colonial fortress on the edge of the Turkish quarter and rescued by US forces. (edited - see Richard Phillips comment below).
Looks like the 101st Airborne - be cool everyone, perhaps they will let us past!
Alas no. On to the plane please sir. What will happen to the Armenian leader??
Best hurry sir!
I really must insist sir!
The Andrevian Govt bath tub deploys to assist in stemming the advance of the Russians pushing to secure the Krupnehr crossings. NATO later found the coaster moored on the jetty at Tcherbevan to contain a mobile "interrogation centre".
The Andrevian Govt manages to make allies out of the Armenians and Turks, who sign a non-aggression pact in order to put paid to the last Govt hold outs.
Govt armour and infantry gradually being whittled down by tank guns and sniper fire.
The Armenian T55 (to left) intending to serve some harm on the Andreivian Govt apcs strewn about the TV station.
The Turkish female sniper caused significant losses to the Govt squad occupying the 1991 monument, although she was to lay down her life for the fatherland soon after this picture was taken.
The Italian sniper in the TV tower continued to whittle away this particular squad.
The Turks were quite satisfied by the end of day 2, having secured a toe hold in Armenian territory, fending off an Armenian counter attack, agreeing a cease fire and anti-government coalition with the Armenians and holding off the Andreivian Govt. Fortunately, NATO seemed to leave the Turks alone on this outing.
A great, fun weekend, loads of food (the local pubs light bites section comprised a bowl of chips or a chip butty!), great Yorkshire bitter and good company. Thanks to Richard Crawley for organising and running the whole thing. I'm keenly looking forward to the next Andreivian outing.
Thanks to you for looking.
The old Turkish Quarter of Tcherbevan, the capital city.
Another view of the Turkish quarter with the Andreivian TV tower in the background. Richard P making last minute adjustments to the terrain.
Looking at the Turkish quarter from the Armenian quarter, no love lost between these two factions, except when the troops of the usurper Andreivian Government are around. Ian Shaw lurking in the shadows.
White government buildings in the foreground, across the Krupnehr River, with the Armenian (left) and Turkish (right) quarters in the gloom beyond.
Tcherbevan from the far bank of the Krupnehr.
Day 1. The Turkish faction deploy two 8 man sections of militia, each of 6 men armed with AK47s, one PKM LMG and an RPG. These were supported by a three man medium mortar team and a three man Dushka team. The Turks also deployed two squads of trained militia, armed as the militia, although one unit also had a female sniper/assassin, armed with a Dragonov. These trained militia also deployed a 4 man command team with leader, stinger AA launcher and two AK47s, plus a 2 man AT-4 ATGM team. The militia occupied the ruins just beyond and right of the tower with orange roof, while the trained militia occupied the stone houses beyond and left of the orange roofed tower.
The militia can be seen in the ruins. Their mortar team is in the ruins in the foreground and the Dushka on the roof of the stone building to the left of the ruins. All the fighting on day 1 was to take place in a bitter struggle to dominate the fire fight across the Ministry of Culture Boulevard, running right to left between the ruins and the large grey building beyond.
The militia - despite taking losses, these guys were able to dominte the fire fight with the aid of the rooftop Dushka on their left, allowing them to decimate and eventually break the Armenian squad lurking in the basement of the building in the right background.
The Ministry of Culture Boulevard - not a good place to take a stroll on day 1.
Late in the day, a type 61 tank from Japan, liberated from the Andrevian puppet government serves to add some much needed muscle to the Turkish advance.
Overnight, the Turkish infiltrated militia across the Ministry of Culture Boulevard and occupied the ruin recently vacated by the Armenians, although the Armenians inserted troops into the English Church beyons and sent an advance detachment to occupy the ruin on the right. In the meanwhile, Andrevian Govt forces began to retreat from the advancing Russians across the Krupnehr and began to infiltrate the flanks of the Turks and Armenians, both deploying reserve squads to secure the flanks with the Turks allocating the type 61 to cover the main axis of approach from the river. An observer team for a 120mm mortar battery also advanced to join the trained militia HQ.
The reserve squad of 5 AK47, 1 PKM LMG, 1 sniper with bolt action rifle and 1 RPG gunner. These guys are covering the advancing Andrevian Govt forces skulking in the white buildings beyond at the start of day 2.
Andrevian Govt sniper and artillery observer team on the top floor of the TV tower (right paper plate) try and prepare a nasty hand grenade surprise for advancing troops on the lower floor (left plate), whih turned out to be Italian Special Forces. Although an Italian died and another was wounded, none of the Govt troops survived the brisk fire fight.
A British Wombat team awaiting the call to deploy.
British Special Forces hanging around looking for trouble.
And some more.
US forces about to embark on their Chinook transport heading for a special mission in Tcherbevan.
US Special Forces Black Hawk, about to be given the stand down order for day 2.
Correction: Stand down was countermanded and the helo was used to lift a special forces squad onto the roof of the Italian embassy in downtown Tcherbevan in the last moments of day 2.
The Italians in control of the TV tower.
Serge Benkian, charismatic Armenian forces leader and much needed morale boost for his troops, with small escort attempting to pass the French NATO contingent in the old colonial fortress on the edge of the Turkish quarter and rescued by US forces. (edited - see Richard Phillips comment below).
Looks like the 101st Airborne - be cool everyone, perhaps they will let us past!
Alas no. On to the plane please sir. What will happen to the Armenian leader??
Best hurry sir!
I really must insist sir!
The Andrevian Govt bath tub deploys to assist in stemming the advance of the Russians pushing to secure the Krupnehr crossings. NATO later found the coaster moored on the jetty at Tcherbevan to contain a mobile "interrogation centre".
The Andrevian Govt manages to make allies out of the Armenians and Turks, who sign a non-aggression pact in order to put paid to the last Govt hold outs.
Govt armour and infantry gradually being whittled down by tank guns and sniper fire.
The Armenian T55 (to left) intending to serve some harm on the Andreivian Govt apcs strewn about the TV station.
The Turkish female sniper caused significant losses to the Govt squad occupying the 1991 monument, although she was to lay down her life for the fatherland soon after this picture was taken.
The Italian sniper in the TV tower continued to whittle away this particular squad.
The Turks were quite satisfied by the end of day 2, having secured a toe hold in Armenian territory, fending off an Armenian counter attack, agreeing a cease fire and anti-government coalition with the Armenians and holding off the Andreivian Govt. Fortunately, NATO seemed to leave the Turks alone on this outing.
A great, fun weekend, loads of food (the local pubs light bites section comprised a bowl of chips or a chip butty!), great Yorkshire bitter and good company. Thanks to Richard Crawley for organising and running the whole thing. I'm keenly looking forward to the next Andreivian outing.
Thanks to you for looking.
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