28mm AWI Battle Report in Pictures

Haven't posted anything for a while so here is something to share with you all.

Yesterday, five of us gathered for a 28mm AWI game at my place. It was a fictional scenario called the Battle of Three Farms. The basic premise is that the American forces are protecting some supplies gathered from the area to feed the main army. The British are attempting to either stop the supplies from exiting at the ford (which they don't know about) and/or crush the rebel army. We used a modified free set of rules called Sons of Liberty.

The British (@3,500 men)have 3 brigades, plus a reserve, 3x3pdr guns and a cavalry detachment. The Americans (@5,000 men) have 4 brigades, plus 2x6pdr guns and a cavalry detachment.

Figures and terrain are my own (except the dead ones and some animals) and are a mix of Perry, Foundry, Eureka & Kings Mountain.

Lots & Lots of photos!

Cheers,

Mick

The residents of Chifley House

The Eastbrook Farm House

Clayton’s Farm (Note the home made lettuce patch!)

On comes the Elite Brigade of Grenadiers and Light Infantry

Surprise! Already within range of the American riflemen

Militia occupying a large field.

Some seasoned Continentals in the Eastbrook Farm.

Off go the supply wagons and escorts…

Jaegers skirmishing with the solid looking Rebel line.

  

Ooh, nice… the British main attack is launched on turn 3.

The Elite brigade starts deploying to counter the annoying resistance.

Guards, we’re guarrrrds! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0KYh4J2trE

Getting stuck into the militia.

British 1^st brigade pushing ahead.

A cheeky bunch of Continental Dragoons sally out and run over some grenadiers. While the Jaegers stay clear.

British have cleared out the Eastbrook Farm house in one go. Cows don’t seem to care.



And the large field goes next. Was too much for this cow.

 

 The British, now cluing onto the American aims, launch an attack on the ford. The first supply wagon is on the top left of the picture.

The result of the British attack. Didn’t go so well.

Crappy E class troops are taking hits, but won’t run. 

 

While their left flank willingly gives ground to 1/3 of the British troops

The wooded ridge is almost cleared. 

And the British kept-a-coming…

The Americans reach their ‘line in the sand’ positions. But have bought enough time for the 2^nd cart to escape.

With time running out, The bloodied British prepare to launch another assault.

The rather exposed and contracted American position awaits more attacks in the South.

 In goes a light battalion attack over another set of obstacles.

In goes the Lt Dragoons for a successful 11^th hour attack.

All too little too late though as the Americans claim victory by acheiving their objectives.

HAIL CAESAR AND OTHER GAMES

 

Here are photos of today's games played in Goulburn. The theme for the day was Ancients, so Ian, Steve and myself brought along my Romans and Steve's newly minted Celtic army. He has built up quite a force and we wanted to put them on the table and see how they went. So we set up a Hail Caesar game. The Celts threw themselves at the Romans. They pushed the Roman right back but then the Romans rallied and beat them off. A bad morale roll by one Celtic player (Ian) saw a big chunk of the Celtic force on the Roman right flee. In the Center Celtic naked fanatics surged forward and hit a lonely unit of Auxilia. The fanatics had masses of dice and hit hard. It looked like curtains for the Auxilia but the Gods favored the Auxilia and they fought like heroes (nine hits on them and they rolled nine saving scores!) They then slammed back into the fanatics who crumbled and fled. That Auxilia unit will receive a unit laurel and free wine for a year for that effort. On the left of their line the Romans did not do as well. Not only could none of their skirmishers or Legion hurled javelins hit the broad side of a barn but one cohort fought like babies and got destroyed by charging Celtic cavalry. The cavalry crashed through and ran into the second line of Auxilia and smashed them as well ( I reckon something must have been in the food of those Romans for them fight as pathetically as they did). Having broken two Roman units the Celtic cavalry was pretty well spent and when a fresh Auxilia unit hit them they disintegrated. The First cohort held the center of the Roman line. These veterans has suffered from the skirmishing of the Gaul chariots and got hit hard by masses of Celts. They got pushed back but hung on. At that point both sides were pretty well exhausted and the game ended. The Romans were badly battered and had suffered heavy casualties but they held the line.

 

There were three other ancient games being played: Late Romans against Huns, Romans against a Phalanx and Late Romans versus Sarmatians.

 

 The Celtic horde - all fired up and ready to slaughter Romans

The Romans await the surging wild torrent of blood crazed savages rushing towards them

  

 

 The warriors crash into the Roman line

The Roman Scorpion had deployed out to the front where it had shot at the Celts and inflicted some damage. When the time came for it to withdraw it refused to do so - every one always said Quintus was a stubborn old bugger. Inevitably the Scorpion was overrun and Quintus and his crew were slain.

The Celts crashed into the right of the Roman line and pushed it back, but the line held and hit back causing the Celts there to flee in disarray.

 The Celtic chariots race forward keen to get at the Romans

 

 The chariots threw their javelins and did some damage to the Roman first cohort

 The game ends with the Romans badly battered but still holding their lines

In one of the other games the Phalanx advances on the Romans

A delightful little vignette that was part of the Phalanx versus Romans game with an elephant having fun with an unfortunate Roman

 

Late Romans Line up to do battle with the Huns

 

 

EVIL WIZARD

Here is my latest Reaper figure - this one is Orson Lugrum Evil Wizard. The figure has a lot of character and was a pleasure to paint. I like Orson's little friend emerging from the pouch.

The next plastic Impetvs project

The Vikings sold.. next project will be a Norman Impetvs army..It will be a bit more than 300 points ..so far   so good  some WiP here . and the rest may be found at

The Norman Impetvs Project

Last Sunday in Goulburn

was an Impetus affair, with two games LIR vs Sarmatianans. and the one I lplayedin Normans against Vikings .The Normans won and following the pics you should see why..

so to see it all go to 

The Goulburn Valiant Stormers 17th February

SUNDAY'S WARGAMES

 Here are some photos from our groups games played on Sunday. There were three games played. A game set in a modern African country with one force attempting to capture a bridge and another attempting to stop them. The figures used in this were 28mm and the vehicles die-cast metal models, mostly Solido. There was a glorious big Hail Caesar game with two Successor armies battling it out and nice WW2 game using Command Decision rules. We all had a good day.