It was time again for some 10mm, Franco-Prussian War, Black Powder (with some house rules) all fictional, in our club - Bart and Alisdair played the imperial French guard while I played the Prussian (a Infantry corps and a off table cavalry corp reserve).
The Prussians had advanced, their cavalry were mis led by the French and far away and would come and join the battle at a later stage (1d6 turns and then on a 1in6 entry cascading)! Also unfortunately heavy fog and mist was still lingering in the valley (and units underneath it could not be shot at or shoot or receive any commands).
The French were poised to attack, and advanced down the hills while the clouds prevented the Prussian from seeing anything. The centre piece village (lets call it Sanguine-ville) were the Prussian HQ was stationed was quickly over run by French voltigeurs and the main artillery. The Jaegers were slammed and the ammunition cart was lost but the General was able to retreat to the other side of the valley.
Then Bart just as the mist lifted, attacked the Prussian line ... the chassepot did cause terrific losses, but the Prussian Krupp guns were at the ready - and Barts infantry suffered a lot too. In that time, I rolled successfully for the arrival of the cavalry - which then outnumbered his, and so his outflanking manouvre failed. Then Alisdair approached in Chassepot distance just enough to be out of range of my line. But also not out of range of my guns ... The French suffered naturally as they attacked and they had one window of chance to break my line, but unfortunately the cavalry came back too early and the clouds drifted away too early as well ....
Aaand - I need more French infantry, so there is a fighting chance ... maybe more cavalry as well ... sure as hell a new project for the upcoming year!
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| Initial set up in the misty valley |
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| Alisdairs French right wing |
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| My Prussian right wing |
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| Waiting for the cavalry .... |
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| Sanguine-ville and my HQ hidden in clouds ... |
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| The clouds pass ... right over my line ... |
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| Skirmish at the pond of Sanguine-ville |
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| Jaegers being shot to pieces ... |
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| And the corps artillery can‘t help ... |
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| The French move with the clouds ... dangerous ... |
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| But then the wind direction changed .... |
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| ... finally my line exposed. |
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| First cavalry fights ... |
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| The French charge, but did not break through ... |
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| My left wing stays put behind the river... |
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| And my cavalry arrives ... |
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| The French advance guard collapsed... after blowing up my ammo train! |
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| The French Right wing advances ... |
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| The Prussian corps artillery advances ... |
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| After fights the French lose the cavalry dog fight ... |
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| Everybody stays put and fires "at will" ... |
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| Both sides takes casualties, but the Krupp guns are deadly ... |
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| Now with the new cavalry the French are outnumbered... |
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| One last final push, but also Alisdair cannot break the Prussian line |
Great looking units on the misty valley, superb game!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! The “mist" will turning up in future naval games as well ...
DeleteAnother tough game for the French... Maybe next time?
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed! I need another French corps, full stop. The sign of the times is getting towards the defender vs attacker 1:1.5 to say at least! Yes, mostly the French defended, but that gets repetitive over time ... some corps of the army of the Rhine, that was a Mars-la-Tour ... :)
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