The Blue Army has fortified two villages and has orders to defend both but must hold at least one to win. Army Red has been ordered to capture both villages and must do so to win the day.
The side holding either village must garrison it with a unit that, once installed, cannot leave it unless being replaced by another garrison unit.
The villages have guns that can be used by the occupier. The Officer figures are only there for colour.
The game was played using Neil Thomas's Rifle and Sabre rules from One Hour Wargames, modified for use on a grid. There are no morale rules; it's a fight to the last man.
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| Army Blue's opening position |
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| Army Red attacks the first village |
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| Casualties mount |
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| The Red General has achieved objective 1, if he can hold it |
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| The attack on the second village begins |
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| and continues |
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| Army Blue hangs on |
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| Army Red's last desperate attack |
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| Battle's end. Army Red has only captured one objective. |
I've tried this scenario a few times and the attackers have yet to succeed. Good fun all the same!
Lovely report, and great to see the armies back in action. Does the random army composition have a big impact on Red’s ability to take the villages? eg is the cavalry only any use as a covering force while the foot and guns do the hard work?
ReplyDeleteThanks Martin. Random Army composition can be a hindrance at times. The Rifle & Sabre period cavalry are a bit limited and for this scenario the attackers could have done with another Infantry unit instead of the cavalry.
DeleteYes, more firepower probably helps 👍🏼🙂. How far do your units shoot or move on the grid version of OHW Rifle and Sabre?
DeleteInf move 2 shoot 3, Cav move 4, Art move 2 shoot 8
DeleteIt's an 8x8 board so things start happening fast! Makes for a quick game!
Cavalry can charge in, hit and move back out in a turn if they're close enough to start with.
Yes, that’ll be fast on an 8x8!! But that’s partly the idea, I guess…👍🏼👍🏼 (and as david in suffolk says, lovely looking game ✔️✔️).
DeleteCheers! Hopefully more to follow soon...
DeleteWelcome back! I do like the sheer simplicity of your setup, it has an elegance all of its own, looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks David. It's only a 2 foot square board so I have to limit the amount of "stuff" or it gets in the way!!
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