This took 5 months of works in the unpacking, refinishing of bathrooms (more to do yet), securing a roof and deck space, electrical, water, tile, drywall, painting etc. and this past Sunday my eldest son suggested getting the minis out on the tabletop.
It was a SHAKO meeting engagement, using some second line troops and cossacks and militia in a simulation of 1812 ...
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Russian Command
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the Russian forces were put on the 'new' covers
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a long-view of the whole table
something I could not do since 2011
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Austrians were on the old 'green paper' bases
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the 'after action' of the whole battle plans
our horse forces were going to meet in battle!
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first turn was all about the Cossacks closing in (top right)
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by turn 3 there were exchanges of artillery
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foot 'cossack' forces (of dubious quality)
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Cossacks engaged Austrian light horse
managing to give and take in the casualty counts
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by turn 5 the horse were exhausted
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both the Austrian right and Russian right
infantry formations were now on the move
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these both contained less than 'stellar' troops
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though the Cossack foot were not 'gone'
they were to have little further impact on the battle
other than being eliminated this turn
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turn 7 was to be the pivotal one
the losses counters were 1 Austrian (of 9 needed)
and 2 Russian (of 6 needed)
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both divisions were now fully engaged in battle
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with the outcome of the entire conflict
hinging on the outcome of second rate divisions ...
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Austrian horsemen, were not able to engage fully again as neither
squadron could sustain any more casualties
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at this point the Austrians conceded defeat, as the
central division had fled the field and taken 1/2 of all
their artillery with them
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the other Austrian foot division had not broken through
the Russian left.
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Austrians withdrew ...
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leaving many behind
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All in all it was really fun to get some minis back on the table and test out the new stand covers.
I'll be making more of them soon and then re-doing the grass covering of the table cloth along with flocking the new covers.
7 comments:
Great to get the toys back on the table. And kudos for running a scenario with LOC type troops.
Great to see you have had a game, looks fun.
Sounds like a fun game, and must have felt good to christen the new place.
It was fun, no commitment to anything other than the game at hand.
At one point my youngest son came into the room and commented, "Hey is this the first ever game here?"
Nice to have the positive re-enforcement from you online chaps as well.
Great stuff Murdock. It looks like you have a great space to play.
Great game David and a really good idea to have predominantly second rate troops. Adds an extra level of challenge to the commanders, I should think?
Regards, James
Absolutely James!
It was an interesting thing to use the ADC rules in Shako2 and send them out to 'boost' the line rather than worry about any changes to the plan.
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