tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50236630948558964652024-03-13T11:18:12.529+00:0028mm HeroesRandom wargaming and paintng musing by a random manMartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-83117816905653470772023-04-03T23:38:00.003+01:002023-04-03T23:38:43.855+01:00New Games Room and a Christening Battle<p> Saturday I went over to Matt's for another Blood in the Sand Battle. It was a great battle and I took rubbish photos but Matt's report can be found <a href="http://wargamesinthedungeon.blogspot.com/2023/04/blood-in-sand-ambush-on-coast.html">here</a>.</p><p>This morning some men in aa van came and removed some surplus furniture from my house, including the double bed from the spare room. this means I can now play big battles. So I fought one</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUygG0SU-X3okmeEObzB4z3PgBNExrZZhZeSGLoovikNiPQTxU-IYv6Hwt5EUong2e1XbX79yuAcERJLTTIzJA_NzA2KMPrdWYvOcGerID-TjBUd8w9dJCGi99-3jjjlUNAV4YiwYf122dqwlyPrKHhzjv27OPd5FqAhAFUznPxkR-8vaQx2LGK787/s1000/d1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUygG0SU-X3okmeEObzB4z3PgBNExrZZhZeSGLoovikNiPQTxU-IYv6Hwt5EUong2e1XbX79yuAcERJLTTIzJA_NzA2KMPrdWYvOcGerID-TjBUd8w9dJCGi99-3jjjlUNAV4YiwYf122dqwlyPrKHhzjv27OPd5FqAhAFUznPxkR-8vaQx2LGK787/w400-h300/d1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the table is 6ft x 4ft and folds up. It was made by Stig and given to me. Bren cut in in half to fit it in my car and then I stuck it back together I will be eternally grateful. The mat is an oatmeal coloured £6 single bed sheet with some spray paint for texture</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvKPi9Z9kaMGCX_8SXIaJ0RM2NIrhG9T7vHDh-KZ-bTlfPnU1dKuYdOQy6U0DCkbOqFi1cN50-XFsQw_Ima0LFZ2qNh_sFDhtlfQE6Jcqf1DLAajXI64W-KX2l5tDbWifH0APyDt7rkbX9tepQGzNts78Wt-SrutXxGERuazaDNAcb1RKqiheKtPu/s1000/d2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvKPi9Z9kaMGCX_8SXIaJ0RM2NIrhG9T7vHDh-KZ-bTlfPnU1dKuYdOQy6U0DCkbOqFi1cN50-XFsQw_Ima0LFZ2qNh_sFDhtlfQE6Jcqf1DLAajXI64W-KX2l5tDbWifH0APyDt7rkbX9tepQGzNts78Wt-SrutXxGERuazaDNAcb1RKqiheKtPu/w400-h300/d2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sides are Carthaginians (mainly Numidians) vs Republican Romans</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPij8mYGhEffVzENrDtic3JcyzRZZjoT3zGKbkQ-ShX7dDHQTLnBcNWFATm-x1kqHXifnqRU6ghRyXsV2qIehKFS2Fd-C4R0c46kbegk76e5crvVxjVNIMhB6zBmbBCiB9f8zaerVNTE1_jX_OsPzGQlrtMnwKz2wWuY_yl5FSqU3wIqMm6TQUB8H/s1000/d3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPij8mYGhEffVzENrDtic3JcyzRZZjoT3zGKbkQ-ShX7dDHQTLnBcNWFATm-x1kqHXifnqRU6ghRyXsV2qIehKFS2Fd-C4R0c46kbegk76e5crvVxjVNIMhB6zBmbBCiB9f8zaerVNTE1_jX_OsPzGQlrtMnwKz2wWuY_yl5FSqU3wIqMm6TQUB8H/w400-h300/d3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of heavy infantry</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3jsBOum4uT4o61hV0oGyMxO9e-T5mFQg3W9TY_crDbDkH3eJwQMxha-0zH_Absi7BXUBBa55x1fFpJgko9uu3mKBIdKowULGL9XS4k2sy5jLWtQNQDs9DDxwBSZzcJ3o1Ori_nI0l-40ZGpz9gPV7eh1pbGCKIy4ldDVP3momKruuF9tLKWkvqbd/s1000/d4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3jsBOum4uT4o61hV0oGyMxO9e-T5mFQg3W9TY_crDbDkH3eJwQMxha-0zH_Absi7BXUBBa55x1fFpJgko9uu3mKBIdKowULGL9XS4k2sy5jLWtQNQDs9DDxwBSZzcJ3o1Ori_nI0l-40ZGpz9gPV7eh1pbGCKIy4ldDVP3momKruuF9tLKWkvqbd/w400-h300/d4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">vs lots of lighter troops and missle troops</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNk6F9dthdMl7sWP7ycO7nfg46fvM6N6WdkVu1y6eoxori-_YNwVGp_95JwF5sc3Q_VTNZcbIje_IjBac2X38bSRd_vKwpVf6RCwdHakcx0jEV3WNsvitFo5kHXqxw0B_Y1kL6x5xZsDBMu3hHqxYKrld1Y1EVCUnobI3PRfwrnCa3Jn6Z9QaKbCUL/s1000/d5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNk6F9dthdMl7sWP7ycO7nfg46fvM6N6WdkVu1y6eoxori-_YNwVGp_95JwF5sc3Q_VTNZcbIje_IjBac2X38bSRd_vKwpVf6RCwdHakcx0jEV3WNsvitFo5kHXqxw0B_Y1kL6x5xZsDBMu3hHqxYKrld1Y1EVCUnobI3PRfwrnCa3Jn6Z9QaKbCUL/w400-h300/d5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">even more heavy iinfantry on the Roman left</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZN5469d_aUxDQvY-yi0U9XGVqgBKRwbE_JK64OrLskwYcSSzEv6EIHVkp5EA0h3wl3cSb1bbbVqAbJ9xuXoCmLDbnCN515okjg0NXwpXVzpZ3FsXYaO1gjFOhfUvBejZ2VDFusUqG8A1AuC9uzLnQ5_2a58BgApHqT_OugK0XpSCVWfDOgK7c3ThV/s1000/d6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZN5469d_aUxDQvY-yi0U9XGVqgBKRwbE_JK64OrLskwYcSSzEv6EIHVkp5EA0h3wl3cSb1bbbVqAbJ9xuXoCmLDbnCN515okjg0NXwpXVzpZ3FsXYaO1gjFOhfUvBejZ2VDFusUqG8A1AuC9uzLnQ5_2a58BgApHqT_OugK0XpSCVWfDOgK7c3ThV/w400-h300/d6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Carthaginan centre is very strong with heavy spearmen and elephants. In Kings of War elephants are mad hard so we've tweaked the rules to make then hard but easier to rout</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2n5BWY8ZHNLwAq-hIESV1236TcWZs0CK0nuuxPbnci3QUTKu_bAMnHutQsx2jL-kpJydBBz7nMtV8Cu_-CDm6yWsozUNs7u0Dn1FIxVujsrRRPgPhHpMC6MSEYMgezQGpVl4WfCI5y_beA5OR8dgA_47vUSlOIDfic6a-vN7WW1HJzJNlqnimSYtJ/s1000/d7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2n5BWY8ZHNLwAq-hIESV1236TcWZs0CK0nuuxPbnci3QUTKu_bAMnHutQsx2jL-kpJydBBz7nMtV8Cu_-CDm6yWsozUNs7u0Dn1FIxVujsrRRPgPhHpMC6MSEYMgezQGpVl4WfCI5y_beA5OR8dgA_47vUSlOIDfic6a-vN7WW1HJzJNlqnimSYtJ/w400-h300/d7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So they smash in</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P_g9FCpbxV98ICd2l1q62DdNM2azJl5zgoltiJ3lnxVTtE2bZRIWNLU7tLrggtYUgiQAdq-YlIDSo1WMUprr_RVZe9Fu4Pu4HvI18vJl0bsqWS4ZSCBSqeaaNMLOzNkrCFZblheO-7dlSYX9eIOLxLIFUhFtmChFWlF9WCm83OWlb-3N6fRDqm1U/s1333/d8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P_g9FCpbxV98ICd2l1q62DdNM2azJl5zgoltiJ3lnxVTtE2bZRIWNLU7tLrggtYUgiQAdq-YlIDSo1WMUprr_RVZe9Fu4Pu4HvI18vJl0bsqWS4ZSCBSqeaaNMLOzNkrCFZblheO-7dlSYX9eIOLxLIFUhFtmChFWlF9WCm83OWlb-3N6fRDqm1U/w300-h400/d8.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3 turns of attritional combat</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKgUdpnnpw1pCFakSvP2W99P5AVFc7Qi3PXFaTruMzS1w1mZGUDAQyQ6ex6Tv8pA2efMW-uPGq50cDE8BF7HaSE1KH_JzEo1GKdyE_xoPXsZEtqOUhAGsSnFDteKg6NFXBdKzy-BdchC2MS07AhF5XFtiL6-uUzCMU65_O_WIQBqSUiVghg32CsNu/s1000/d9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKgUdpnnpw1pCFakSvP2W99P5AVFc7Qi3PXFaTruMzS1w1mZGUDAQyQ6ex6Tv8pA2efMW-uPGq50cDE8BF7HaSE1KH_JzEo1GKdyE_xoPXsZEtqOUhAGsSnFDteKg6NFXBdKzy-BdchC2MS07AhF5XFtiL6-uUzCMU65_O_WIQBqSUiVghg32CsNu/w400-h300/d9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Carthaginians have the upper hand</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8sQckJt8WeQz0_EhBAFgno6blcLPx8NId6w8KsuPcYzP7iqGNUjJDm_uKUrqkYSTdJq5h76-q6M964t34wP8j4fP8PzF2waO4IhGyBcgg3lpi5XK0zMyh9nHcwlrSAWXVnK-K52PId2zVoVX2lYcQ1-MJDxq3yodHZMebD9IRDoPSoMHPc-A95Wl8/s1000/d10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8sQckJt8WeQz0_EhBAFgno6blcLPx8NId6w8KsuPcYzP7iqGNUjJDm_uKUrqkYSTdJq5h76-q6M964t34wP8j4fP8PzF2waO4IhGyBcgg3lpi5XK0zMyh9nHcwlrSAWXVnK-K52PId2zVoVX2lYcQ1-MJDxq3yodHZMebD9IRDoPSoMHPc-A95Wl8/w400-h300/d10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the left the Romans are winning</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRNaySMmkhmsXzemQvOQd4hGaIxJz1bDNeq7j2D1kKuOGyPQQoCk2MRtNKnT6VZ9omNuDv0punkVUs_IiifRbp5lwXCZNjhb7gDzAG8HJog2dmVvoVb1XVcb6yoqSReUT-P4XINVr5HOlo5sPHcO7TrQ4w5lULzakMddFYmwwYBbuJvl_QqG2NLQ4/s1000/d11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRNaySMmkhmsXzemQvOQd4hGaIxJz1bDNeq7j2D1kKuOGyPQQoCk2MRtNKnT6VZ9omNuDv0punkVUs_IiifRbp5lwXCZNjhb7gDzAG8HJog2dmVvoVb1XVcb6yoqSReUT-P4XINVr5HOlo5sPHcO7TrQ4w5lULzakMddFYmwwYBbuJvl_QqG2NLQ4/w400-h300/d11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But they are dead everywhere else</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEzHWht9I_k59kxkG8eG6604W929KhjnnckA7PmuQQn4Cra4rqtlm3Obg0MYe2ipQwAiiB-CRjFBAqnoix2nnV4b9fi9cKkh4GuBV35tyJbaYJXjiXq4O46H5jy-Ga27y-jjhmo3_Vl56suqt4h7wAcB8VdjApIgJIxm8CBaqCFimzD538IDPGEOV/s1000/d12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEzHWht9I_k59kxkG8eG6604W929KhjnnckA7PmuQQn4Cra4rqtlm3Obg0MYe2ipQwAiiB-CRjFBAqnoix2nnV4b9fi9cKkh4GuBV35tyJbaYJXjiXq4O46H5jy-Ga27y-jjhmo3_Vl56suqt4h7wAcB8VdjApIgJIxm8CBaqCFimzD538IDPGEOV/w400-h300/d12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crushing Carthaginian victory - Hannibal would be proud</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In other news I've bitten the bullet and bought a 28mm Warlord Napoleonic Russian starter army. Should keep my busy for a while</div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-44684043960498837802023-03-20T16:36:00.004+00:002023-03-20T16:36:34.243+00:0013th Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge Conclusion<p> Another winter painting figs for the <a href="https://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com/">Challenge</a> has finished and I painted 4643.6 points of figures - equivalent of 928 28mm infantry figures. I finished an honourable 3rd (although it is not about painting the most number of figures, it is just about painting for fun)</p><p>928 figures seems a lot but actually my challenge this year was dominated terrain (you get 20pts for 6" cube) and I needed a lot for an upcoming massive (48ftx6ft) game. Therefore I needed jungle and some really massive hills to do justice to the table</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRk4Jn2CjC9WWN17908_GINVafWqbPlneHoqKnOTaNUaGeUAcdIiqHseN1ovFZPaVX8i68aVLa4taYyFtGXgXThEz60W-_j212pV29-mUwU0_gp2kRO2dKwV8K_sk_Q2B6UyD4coTm9sxFqBazSeudmP6xzf-CNyzNl3c_94WiUxcJAp1dTXR0eXx/s1000/d6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRk4Jn2CjC9WWN17908_GINVafWqbPlneHoqKnOTaNUaGeUAcdIiqHseN1ovFZPaVX8i68aVLa4taYyFtGXgXThEz60W-_j212pV29-mUwU0_gp2kRO2dKwV8K_sk_Q2B6UyD4coTm9sxFqBazSeudmP6xzf-CNyzNl3c_94WiUxcJAp1dTXR0eXx/w400-h300/d6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some 10mm Spanish buildings - for SCW</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="973" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3MzKLitUEIQ2bRUsdwpm1Sj_t09Sm7W3s8-5ulG8pC-90FZGDp__USDBUVH9Pmv6Qkf4NoscTQiQQ7yHhGu7c75mdyDcIjplZE0vsPy6JNxUr51GLWhgTltboraKjzKs6w44DOgRxx5Egpvx1GHZruSnrIUONtp9guPkGUMPFx0A1mqSgwoqWKt3/w400-h200/j1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jungle, made from one of those plastic pivet balls from Poundland</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik78sR_4NnU9LHiDOdfLMbpaQItTj8ZKmgRNOdCOMJZk25Z7SKCt9zNhkisIHDh2-kk9p08TEQwuri5ZW5Vzb6ISouW1Hff-IKOsndgfzf4bQLgLwmLjdeW7i5V6tndsSi1bNg7J5O43Il7n3unFqElZcJGKQx5uWw_jeHFTP6RiTS1Bgh7WlKKJnq/s800/k12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik78sR_4NnU9LHiDOdfLMbpaQItTj8ZKmgRNOdCOMJZk25Z7SKCt9zNhkisIHDh2-kk9p08TEQwuri5ZW5Vzb6ISouW1Hff-IKOsndgfzf4bQLgLwmLjdeW7i5V6tndsSi1bNg7J5O43Il7n3unFqElZcJGKQx5uWw_jeHFTP6RiTS1Bgh7WlKKJnq/w400-h300/k12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Underground subway station in a file box</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfduNtYaRJE9M_S1_j8OXxgLNLcct9hX6QZ5VS_glplJElY9LcWUwjdkFafzflEGVMLDKncnDfhMsCXONus4_eoY16f6malzdUhLpM3EItugXTNdJfGLziYIThOL9AOxDVRhvZAh4U5OZiCz8OHIc5GU8oFAx2OtYSasv_riCqp1WX3f9tRAVB_4LL/s800/k14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfduNtYaRJE9M_S1_j8OXxgLNLcct9hX6QZ5VS_glplJElY9LcWUwjdkFafzflEGVMLDKncnDfhMsCXONus4_eoY16f6malzdUhLpM3EItugXTNdJfGLziYIThOL9AOxDVRhvZAh4U5OZiCz8OHIc5GU8oFAx2OtYSasv_riCqp1WX3f9tRAVB_4LL/w400-h300/k14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bigger hill, all 3 made from Kingspan and this was was 1, 2 and 3 inch thick sections</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer5Cf49GNHL2QWxkVxUoLyyFhEsmqvdDAphp2hpNngOKdOtRjLeGkv-UYKep_t8qHXLzFO2y_seZta33ic2b5E_8jGEabJOL7fDwbXOIlweOpBkxnf8IGhzKmAkeh2TmYXuB72fw__IIAOf5-rXtZnm9xJC8tmBdfJo6FXd06IBdO4MBq7VN8hlsE/s800/b9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer5Cf49GNHL2QWxkVxUoLyyFhEsmqvdDAphp2hpNngOKdOtRjLeGkv-UYKep_t8qHXLzFO2y_seZta33ic2b5E_8jGEabJOL7fDwbXOIlweOpBkxnf8IGhzKmAkeh2TmYXuB72fw__IIAOf5-rXtZnm9xJC8tmBdfJo6FXd06IBdO4MBq7VN8hlsE/w400-h300/b9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">28mm Subway car</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J5ZUyQgafwxMyaohRbVTothtwWIBRpZWEFRrRuCSlOpPytBfGAOtOq85igdlCtiXdJ1nfHYpvIQNBSg32ZX67imuZWjC4jys0S7omqNKaXixe6fAG1NQxOpnI7TMTPTGcZeJX5BIc8KEhdMKbWKnrDko2kyEn6zEDqp1zTokAJfRL__urru6Qpla/s995/f5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="995" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J5ZUyQgafwxMyaohRbVTothtwWIBRpZWEFRrRuCSlOpPytBfGAOtOq85igdlCtiXdJ1nfHYpvIQNBSg32ZX67imuZWjC4jys0S7omqNKaXixe6fAG1NQxOpnI7TMTPTGcZeJX5BIc8KEhdMKbWKnrDko2kyEn6zEDqp1zTokAJfRL__urru6Qpla/w400-h225/f5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10mm 7 Years War Scottish army, imaginary army. No plan to make it any bigger but useful for fighting Ian and Ian's French and Russian armies</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIDZy212Li7sKG_j9ZqZLIn3tM28dHw-WFZO8ALt896PGb4vLbRC9jExFrzFssazQDeaNPDNm1RMrobkV-K0NLjucbA6xx03i7HlFoXrviN1qjHnlTceKO7AYv7MuvhZ_QoEggKWpmc73ChzXhYP6SglCfjJ8wAUx3JJGV53yOXJG0R3fHZyot3UI/s1000/g12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIDZy212Li7sKG_j9ZqZLIn3tM28dHw-WFZO8ALt896PGb4vLbRC9jExFrzFssazQDeaNPDNm1RMrobkV-K0NLjucbA6xx03i7HlFoXrviN1qjHnlTceKO7AYv7MuvhZ_QoEggKWpmc73ChzXhYP6SglCfjJ8wAUx3JJGV53yOXJG0R3fHZyot3UI/w400-h300/g12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">French Trialleurs Algerien from HLBS. Very big 28mm figures</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtVz3oj12kbKx9IPcgUfCzuCnI5lXRfpjZEoxGMT8TVZ8IaFZfpRMzxtDvVZa2I2i9Hz_33EDJGlQ412_pgNAmeRflWcmRblbNKsi7dIWcgjFd849eKK1mYt9kmQlKQuA7pX6IdfaLas1NJQ5HWwBnR_z3bIlEtJ0YeaBilPic8YlZRej2RDHwKyO/s1000/i11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtVz3oj12kbKx9IPcgUfCzuCnI5lXRfpjZEoxGMT8TVZ8IaFZfpRMzxtDvVZa2I2i9Hz_33EDJGlQ412_pgNAmeRflWcmRblbNKsi7dIWcgjFd849eKK1mYt9kmQlKQuA7pX6IdfaLas1NJQ5HWwBnR_z3bIlEtJ0YeaBilPic8YlZRej2RDHwKyO/w400-h300/i11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Polish Winged Hussars, I finished the whole Polish army but barely started the Ottomans</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDcduO-G3bD9Puisd6vHz7dgaiFcMuMlCHMbfWn5SvFRybti0yUIvQDDIyeJamayFxC6eEBtN-pSQjXrw6fcsw6Bd9XuQu3iZv0Ey4FumwtTEQ2-P2pzDMAU1J5Y92t8X8vMXKCvcmxgKc-FJkLkl6driSJUCN4RNreV2EaGfWRm6g363v7y6FJCt/s1000/i18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDcduO-G3bD9Puisd6vHz7dgaiFcMuMlCHMbfWn5SvFRybti0yUIvQDDIyeJamayFxC6eEBtN-pSQjXrw6fcsw6Bd9XuQu3iZv0Ey4FumwtTEQ2-P2pzDMAU1J5Y92t8X8vMXKCvcmxgKc-FJkLkl6driSJUCN4RNreV2EaGfWRm6g363v7y6FJCt/w400-h300/i18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">75mm barbarian king from Mr Lees</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghP0dCXhkpZcFv0WiDsYtOmFiX4R_6-RXd7aeiJXW9S2ZdLPyei63bECo5P8rS4d2_pKDoEiZovxi8HxOrTUT6X_KZqwRcVQbMyyY72yA_nomW3KXFBmsTkIbjt_vPKQ_j-4hq9jgLrD5RBmHaaaIq4xooMW66i8W0YxwesfsPM6Nj8BE9p69A77j-/s800/k8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghP0dCXhkpZcFv0WiDsYtOmFiX4R_6-RXd7aeiJXW9S2ZdLPyei63bECo5P8rS4d2_pKDoEiZovxi8HxOrTUT6X_KZqwRcVQbMyyY72yA_nomW3KXFBmsTkIbjt_vPKQ_j-4hq9jgLrD5RBmHaaaIq4xooMW66i8W0YxwesfsPM6Nj8BE9p69A77j-/w400-h300/k8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dwarf general - I scratch built the rider</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbpjrG8MqIeC8BW6DwQFKT1BC9Arw7AxsmlEGynGJe7_SaYY3sjW2Z3RPIN3hMpeBTwdNr-YVC9VeT1KsOj0qPFf88Wrro2gxx4biQSe9fbJGHXBieTzKb-OZIeCZVbm9_K_b2tPdz5Cc3e4YvnQhorGOv4v_6wPFcGH-aiLPl4-mgZBND_tGb4pp/s1000/l4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbpjrG8MqIeC8BW6DwQFKT1BC9Arw7AxsmlEGynGJe7_SaYY3sjW2Z3RPIN3hMpeBTwdNr-YVC9VeT1KsOj0qPFf88Wrro2gxx4biQSe9fbJGHXBieTzKb-OZIeCZVbm9_K_b2tPdz5Cc3e4YvnQhorGOv4v_6wPFcGH-aiLPl4-mgZBND_tGb4pp/w400-h300/l4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I painted quite a few dwarfs, these are boar riders</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJxvamXhqfkz9eoJTbn_11isB4VjMl0VdYuOYvwteWFU2_pWaGs75oWnVxZoCWVXUCRWOhO20RQtXSo2LfgGkB5u3Vu6LhOJEr-7DjoMdGOvs9bSvXnPHLTWkYbK-pV4eRfnVY-840ESNkVwFRWeBmNO4EXgLEoD71slfh0ckJLLuK4K2ipIb1vIN/s1000/l11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJxvamXhqfkz9eoJTbn_11isB4VjMl0VdYuOYvwteWFU2_pWaGs75oWnVxZoCWVXUCRWOhO20RQtXSo2LfgGkB5u3Vu6LhOJEr-7DjoMdGOvs9bSvXnPHLTWkYbK-pV4eRfnVY-840ESNkVwFRWeBmNO4EXgLEoD71slfh0ckJLLuK4K2ipIb1vIN/w400-h300/l11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Female Dwarf rifle troop</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1n8q8PChnEUWMsBwZzzJ_wFHR3Z-j9Tia10O6QjUTBd7E98T8K9seuDwtq7GAoKAnYKJOCXYb38BlXNV-27zdDwy7pnQO4Z3AaiNRmBttZt2NSQ2xsgi4aCrAinayrM-6rTsV14THyqSzNX5A4PwmZtDoF99zoxy6ObFS7oNTer-tCShf9e_Wabf/s994/m2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="994" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1n8q8PChnEUWMsBwZzzJ_wFHR3Z-j9Tia10O6QjUTBd7E98T8K9seuDwtq7GAoKAnYKJOCXYb38BlXNV-27zdDwy7pnQO4Z3AaiNRmBttZt2NSQ2xsgi4aCrAinayrM-6rTsV14THyqSzNX5A4PwmZtDoF99zoxy6ObFS7oNTer-tCShf9e_Wabf/w400-h146/m2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gyrocopters, I have a plan for Dwarfs in Lustria - I have jungle and the fantasy version of Vietnam appeals</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaO-gmUMNmFcnRYOl4usI3eyhrIi1HaWQiYw8m99dXEpJ1wiPiodQlZtVRYFg2j_ehTCoXTag_G3DCbaS00BBAUI8Yg-LYE_CmgnDMX4kf46pxveZwda_xpYpktd6UDo57b1I407Dwv-Crqns9sPDnACjd3LVP6fArYUcq1wqVOZ4mxwbqhH6xIGD/s710/n8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="710" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaO-gmUMNmFcnRYOl4usI3eyhrIi1HaWQiYw8m99dXEpJ1wiPiodQlZtVRYFg2j_ehTCoXTag_G3DCbaS00BBAUI8Yg-LYE_CmgnDMX4kf46pxveZwda_xpYpktd6UDo57b1I407Dwv-Crqns9sPDnACjd3LVP6fArYUcq1wqVOZ4mxwbqhH6xIGD/w400-h353/n8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finished my ACW armies (10 file boxes altogether). These are the last unit, the 3rd New Jersey</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxatiRgm4HY5DgKa30bF45yJkpX5nV8P5mtFq9ho02stqQ4RK3m-EFSGwJWDrrqyTxEWOY4jozXqYO3uL3nSxazPew10rd1eqr6R3jaHiIfPe8gD1n05iCVuwCiXrXseYG5Fu_hAh3ZaI2pyHvsMwIlnqTQEkYYIH0bvzWa-PdKB6xxRbwVu5dk_pA/s1000/p2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="1000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxatiRgm4HY5DgKa30bF45yJkpX5nV8P5mtFq9ho02stqQ4RK3m-EFSGwJWDrrqyTxEWOY4jozXqYO3uL3nSxazPew10rd1eqr6R3jaHiIfPe8gD1n05iCVuwCiXrXseYG5Fu_hAh3ZaI2pyHvsMwIlnqTQEkYYIH0bvzWa-PdKB6xxRbwVu5dk_pA/w400-h214/p2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally some Montagnards for Vietnam</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you enjoyed this brief review of this years work, there were loads more. I'm off for a rest now</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-27998349011891553912023-02-19T18:45:00.001+00:002023-02-19T18:45:29.642+00:00Hail Caesar Action - been a while<p> Yesterday a wandered over to Bren's shed to play a dark ages battle. Bren was fielding an Anglo-Saxon army and me and Stig the Picts. Stig arrived late so we started with out him, and more importantly his troops. So I was outnumbered about 4-3 at the start. In HC Picts are OK but all my troops were only as good as Bren's worse troops and he hada division's worth of better troops.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU0TudoaeqZMKbR15vmRAoYNEPmEPhbal_3pHIhZIDqrLnssT6K6S31Tmv7xJfcnUIkabARXQN4nhuAM6tAWENEVDGNaGGVr6oKClZh-ftoxsQJm6BXWg00Da309s-2g6NYZQ_VWQifAEfPgfxbO_lYB8ZMITRyJZB7Xp2_CYv_xcqeKwoSUxbdk0/s4160/IMG_20230218_104812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU0TudoaeqZMKbR15vmRAoYNEPmEPhbal_3pHIhZIDqrLnssT6K6S31Tmv7xJfcnUIkabARXQN4nhuAM6tAWENEVDGNaGGVr6oKClZh-ftoxsQJm6BXWg00Da309s-2g6NYZQ_VWQifAEfPgfxbO_lYB8ZMITRyJZB7Xp2_CYv_xcqeKwoSUxbdk0/w400-h300/IMG_20230218_104812.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The battlefield. Hedges across the centre, a crossable river and a couple of roads. All of these were to be vitally important</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcLVH3bL2I1v8tCmNdubrgqUnwOGrTrVuYZrIEt-HsX5ucaRu0seLSADoEJuypnJcW6dBrc5o9EXsR9tw09fP2KEj3QnDiCN0SoA1HDCm6Id8XPST99hOib9Uvw-T0EyaDxu1xYsO5CMkfa0y5gcUrGEEcVFe5vwaiyDw69t7mNjiGalimF3lj6pZ/s4160/IMG_20230218_104818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcLVH3bL2I1v8tCmNdubrgqUnwOGrTrVuYZrIEt-HsX5ucaRu0seLSADoEJuypnJcW6dBrc5o9EXsR9tw09fP2KEj3QnDiCN0SoA1HDCm6Id8XPST99hOib9Uvw-T0EyaDxu1xYsO5CMkfa0y5gcUrGEEcVFe5vwaiyDw69t7mNjiGalimF3lj6pZ/w300-h400/IMG_20230218_104818.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I set up 2 divisions of Pict warriors on one side of the road and one on the far side. I had some javelin armed light cavalry on the road. I looked a little light on the left</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFitQLO7QRnopFV5fwlPjRPIO2sj6wqhXq9uayNDVo0V-vQlBOebRA87-sF5GiF8XasNyuPsume_lajtzwG26pVhVYxkrhba-k9cqr5gy6tGKVCxcuxBI5nkj0iQs3XvTS57PUP7CR17fRD-c-ndz2F9KFQgD4CXqJhGfNZHQDo7pFHp0AgLfW6Gpf/s4160/IMG_20230218_104827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFitQLO7QRnopFV5fwlPjRPIO2sj6wqhXq9uayNDVo0V-vQlBOebRA87-sF5GiF8XasNyuPsume_lajtzwG26pVhVYxkrhba-k9cqr5gy6tGKVCxcuxBI5nkj0iQs3XvTS57PUP7CR17fRD-c-ndz2F9KFQgD4CXqJhGfNZHQDo7pFHp0AgLfW6Gpf/w300-h400/IMG_20230218_104827.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bren was tooled up on both flanks and stationed all his good troops in the centre. My last battle consisted of me rolling 1s for 5 hours and getting pummelled. Would this continue</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNcxy9t-K0HCngTbM-UT-Co-bLdg14rDWMTApCIntVHpF3NA1bkyT9KwyMbGBzpmrAOM2gCtMFiYZ_GnWGNr5quVvIeXIZJmL8Ep6AGSLgI51MtrqjtUA9LUZgswMaYqZPHFSN_O8yWpHM5nAh-Pv2KwX_Q7SLBJ5X2Y71tRu6p9md7pK_TD20Gvn/s4160/IMG_20230218_105226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNcxy9t-K0HCngTbM-UT-Co-bLdg14rDWMTApCIntVHpF3NA1bkyT9KwyMbGBzpmrAOM2gCtMFiYZ_GnWGNr5quVvIeXIZJmL8Ep6AGSLgI51MtrqjtUA9LUZgswMaYqZPHFSN_O8yWpHM5nAh-Pv2KwX_Q7SLBJ5X2Y71tRu6p9md7pK_TD20Gvn/w400-h300/IMG_20230218_105226.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yip. THis was the 1st of 5 double 1s I rolled in the 1st 3 turns. Luckily in HC double 1 is a fantastic command roll so I got to move quickly and got to the hedge line and river 1st. THe plan was to hold there and let Bren feed his men into the meat grinder</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGiCFll6t15yk-foJ6hWcXTv_npRXzyKcvEDCt7cuBsqyDsuAUYh7Bqi76SygJfowtGB4w22sYHpXbPzxdrySBC9hl0nuNickU_CZMKX4X9cEREVn4hpqcUWy73yjiVkmt4-dCrWQXZXq2smRH-T1wBS1iOAs5FSAL6gZ9GrFBXB7W2rO80e0TkJ9/s4160/IMG_20230218_113905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGiCFll6t15yk-foJ6hWcXTv_npRXzyKcvEDCt7cuBsqyDsuAUYh7Bqi76SygJfowtGB4w22sYHpXbPzxdrySBC9hl0nuNickU_CZMKX4X9cEREVn4hpqcUWy73yjiVkmt4-dCrWQXZXq2smRH-T1wBS1iOAs5FSAL6gZ9GrFBXB7W2rO80e0TkJ9/w400-h300/IMG_20230218_113905.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He duly obliged in the centre and my Picts broke a unit of Huscarls in the 1st battle and forced his other elite units to retreat.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtjqcOGnb4j2aNj8fY_HlLxCpltIqN45ZP2xNijpOkuxXPrt_lnE8KUXfn1s-TvkU6e-TNDlAAFbPWUAH_j8GLr4TWCMXkpupP3jk2J7YgVZsHJJaUfcmhkELfDUxQzghlKQbY1mvKyJaVwpL6wXo0e-ZXhM8QhiMFiVM9BDiHrlefVuhTXuO7wE8/s4160/IMG_20230218_135504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtjqcOGnb4j2aNj8fY_HlLxCpltIqN45ZP2xNijpOkuxXPrt_lnE8KUXfn1s-TvkU6e-TNDlAAFbPWUAH_j8GLr4TWCMXkpupP3jk2J7YgVZsHJJaUfcmhkELfDUxQzghlKQbY1mvKyJaVwpL6wXo0e-ZXhM8QhiMFiVM9BDiHrlefVuhTXuO7wE8/w400-h300/IMG_20230218_135504.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He tried crossing the river on my right and pretty much had the same fate. I had terrible break rolls all game and get pushed back a lot but I had spectacular melee dice and chopped him up enough that he couldn't exploit any retreat that I needed to make.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RBqG86XQA9tJwRN3XU5CbwbzhLo56c3FtXiDPsVtv38h1ONgjLjvgmXiZCMuN5sDV9hyYlhVz4VqbVoKMX8rXlIMEXIKO2UETB5W86QSSLqiUsnHYzTObdh4xS7zV73CU-KqyndiZZiAixw7HTu7cIQ1-9WPOWZGsZXz6e_jhtXrvapqFCvO-YN7/s4160/IMG_20230218_135508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RBqG86XQA9tJwRN3XU5CbwbzhLo56c3FtXiDPsVtv38h1ONgjLjvgmXiZCMuN5sDV9hyYlhVz4VqbVoKMX8rXlIMEXIKO2UETB5W86QSSLqiUsnHYzTObdh4xS7zV73CU-KqyndiZZiAixw7HTu7cIQ1-9WPOWZGsZXz6e_jhtXrvapqFCvO-YN7/w400-h300/IMG_20230218_135508.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bren also didn't occupy the road and my light cavalry had free reign here, peppering the troops either side. This basically kept his elite troops at bay and breaking up his charges. Meanwhile Stig failed to activate his division, when he finally arrived, then they activated and advanced, and then they blundered and retreated again. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwJ5Nu4rTCCwd8kk9VjVJpP350qv9otlQv2Ff2O_bD7r8kXn1RiUFQVzkJagXXTSGXvgq2rPIhZxROTxDMsEpo3D240kh6m9gbnBdC7NsnnpGKNZBige0gXjkr9pe34HxD1iVuYmGaPQusJ1w_K9cM1jJuDJydjPO1MRJmVI8PD-ia4voydneA6bk/s4160/IMG_20230218_141104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwJ5Nu4rTCCwd8kk9VjVJpP350qv9otlQv2Ff2O_bD7r8kXn1RiUFQVzkJagXXTSGXvgq2rPIhZxROTxDMsEpo3D240kh6m9gbnBdC7NsnnpGKNZBige0gXjkr9pe34HxD1iVuYmGaPQusJ1w_K9cM1jJuDJydjPO1MRJmVI8PD-ia4voydneA6bk/w400-h300/IMG_20230218_141104.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally they got forward to support my very thin line</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistrSOqyw2Mt1WpVsWrjTqrZNYHm3nbc9VdWBc64phu5nlJbVHkEXpGhUwPrtvKkY5RcUolLtXhPqk_mmyzzhXbZqoEwIN4Rnjj2LSC09JQWVrwcxnv9nAgHJ7XuvrsSSbdricELEgB1okAxIEQPQqm3gcSZ8BNcC_XxaBI084bZsd-pdnpOWBGkBc/s4160/IMG_20230218_143433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistrSOqyw2Mt1WpVsWrjTqrZNYHm3nbc9VdWBc64phu5nlJbVHkEXpGhUwPrtvKkY5RcUolLtXhPqk_mmyzzhXbZqoEwIN4Rnjj2LSC09JQWVrwcxnv9nAgHJ7XuvrsSSbdricELEgB1okAxIEQPQqm3gcSZ8BNcC_XxaBI084bZsd-pdnpOWBGkBc/w400-h300/IMG_20230218_143433.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then his "mum" phoned and told him he had to go home and take his toys with him. So Stig's useless division was replaced with fewer units from the casulaties box. I advanced and forced Bren back from the road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At this point Bren's army was pretty much shattered and mine mainly intact so we called it. 1st time Bren has been beaten with the Saxons, and 1st time my Picts have actually fought as Picts. They won.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got the rules wrong, to Bren's advantage, and we will play again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall a good game and good to get back to winning ways.</div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-7223891076060987102023-02-08T20:24:00.005+00:002023-02-08T20:24:48.996+00:00Siege of Vienna Polish Army<p> I've been painting a 10mm Polish army for the Siege of Vienna for several years now. Well I painted some a few years ago and painted the rest last week.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-qgMEBw_i7MweEJ3suAW2f06AQCKVs48w7wBrX9-gRVOPcFsWQaiJkR8m33aiVG-pXoWfqld8f9Nv5VcND7xwrw5dbajpfBnVBIKZn8ki8_Mwk3kp6QlZginc3H8WDvislbBhs5xQPfEHhYpS7w5Wx-fb9RbxezyN5kyXLiFmpmSrvxeTgnM5lFt/s1000/i7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-qgMEBw_i7MweEJ3suAW2f06AQCKVs48w7wBrX9-gRVOPcFsWQaiJkR8m33aiVG-pXoWfqld8f9Nv5VcND7xwrw5dbajpfBnVBIKZn8ki8_Mwk3kp6QlZginc3H8WDvislbBhs5xQPfEHhYpS7w5Wx-fb9RbxezyN5kyXLiFmpmSrvxeTgnM5lFt/w400-h300/i7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cossacks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGCY6qYygN-yJcjvYuh8s4N1AqFGVtfMZ1MgKRIFY9QHl6pnvUySIfX1Vbz5nc_SdYxxlpEuUBpYOCReBoESAX5yIRHLC7b9LmJkHRD8Is_-1KEb1I9jfv9MydVC5HIclH01v8wwU4cAsALm-gnyGRi0WgLD69Eq8sjKw9q0CIM-GpK-_4_QV2mSr/s1000/i8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGCY6qYygN-yJcjvYuh8s4N1AqFGVtfMZ1MgKRIFY9QHl6pnvUySIfX1Vbz5nc_SdYxxlpEuUBpYOCReBoESAX5yIRHLC7b9LmJkHRD8Is_-1KEb1I9jfv9MydVC5HIclH01v8wwU4cAsALm-gnyGRi0WgLD69Eq8sjKw9q0CIM-GpK-_4_QV2mSr/w400-h300/i8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More Cossacks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJlIGKxqzGsN1-KJ0P0svSpkQiuy59NwHhfQkeU0KdTQUj_FbCrn8Zz08VP0HWyxSHQ-H8ha3xWYH8PnRyDGfLJl12IcwteZBQEMyBCJtQkPbsfqHmow2lml-spNXBQqrxluqfFvTWgJoQTvF09pO_A1Dg--XM9zLSU_zHq3kFFIpj-RK-u3j-t-b/s1000/i11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJlIGKxqzGsN1-KJ0P0svSpkQiuy59NwHhfQkeU0KdTQUj_FbCrn8Zz08VP0HWyxSHQ-H8ha3xWYH8PnRyDGfLJl12IcwteZBQEMyBCJtQkPbsfqHmow2lml-spNXBQqrxluqfFvTWgJoQTvF09pO_A1Dg--XM9zLSU_zHq3kFFIpj-RK-u3j-t-b/w400-h300/i11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winged Hussars</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-cgiFEHdcvmDTGe6HiefHe8sFQEKwtcs5J2k57wrsuZWdpQz2yQgvzz7Lf4vStpUavfabheBk8oaNRlmjfTcpf2N3k0_4uGor2XvA6X8piQn0Mf0Uyugf-ErJ2W7bN2ECa3S_D3NUQMYwZzIjNuIu-axbQgiZDEgQXLMDb--_twAGqJY5NBmpmEh/s1000/i12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-cgiFEHdcvmDTGe6HiefHe8sFQEKwtcs5J2k57wrsuZWdpQz2yQgvzz7Lf4vStpUavfabheBk8oaNRlmjfTcpf2N3k0_4uGor2XvA6X8piQn0Mf0Uyugf-ErJ2W7bN2ECa3S_D3NUQMYwZzIjNuIu-axbQgiZDEgQXLMDb--_twAGqJY5NBmpmEh/w400-h300/i12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some More Winged Hussars</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rE5H8hUOF2qofqshKpfg35gEMY9yW0bklTFnMCJrI2H7HGMK8Hj9homjZn8K7a8_STtDoPiLC7WyCNvrw6ixR7xzu4QKeWkba4JfVcxe19H4Onm6-S-dbTb3Eq7yO3oU-5qu4fTdm6qgwQjQg5pfYDFoWK8P9otHgly5M3Xogy7gOkHxLbzzlKLu/s1000/i13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rE5H8hUOF2qofqshKpfg35gEMY9yW0bklTFnMCJrI2H7HGMK8Hj9homjZn8K7a8_STtDoPiLC7WyCNvrw6ixR7xzu4QKeWkba4JfVcxe19H4Onm6-S-dbTb3Eq7yO3oU-5qu4fTdm6qgwQjQg5pfYDFoWK8P9otHgly5M3Xogy7gOkHxLbzzlKLu/w400-h300/i13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Artillery</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9eMVzDTSo6U_MwTOpmItww2A1vM-bz_4gbV5zQECwKaE4r8L_J6Sveqt4nfg2M7CfdpDuz_FzvWIdK5164c_WGY37vp3dXrFP3GTS03jcluuz7uKRoZyIcgQKcyNi2ib0xW3k8D32fJBIV9MiSLYMzv923FhZYVI3K5nezCWZjNIt9xjTDvmTmE7/s1000/i14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9eMVzDTSo6U_MwTOpmItww2A1vM-bz_4gbV5zQECwKaE4r8L_J6Sveqt4nfg2M7CfdpDuz_FzvWIdK5164c_WGY37vp3dXrFP3GTS03jcluuz7uKRoZyIcgQKcyNi2ib0xW3k8D32fJBIV9MiSLYMzv923FhZYVI3K5nezCWZjNIt9xjTDvmTmE7/w400-h300/i14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Command</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGD8uEEL-hPTORWKInhoGojuMjiz5uG473YqP3zhPBBbkbKAujU8zDjTrJdhrpiHT16UgP2vtVThJmVj7us-0_0fyylx1lxpGdeS9HUEXMO6LHryaWtxdHX5nhC00SlrHZGlZfiwwr3pfzDkmUE1srqNSioZmpZGuEJZHLTAz0db2YuBeXt8SUxP0v/s1000/i6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGD8uEEL-hPTORWKInhoGojuMjiz5uG473YqP3zhPBBbkbKAujU8zDjTrJdhrpiHT16UgP2vtVThJmVj7us-0_0fyylx1lxpGdeS9HUEXMO6LHryaWtxdHX5nhC00SlrHZGlZfiwwr3pfzDkmUE1srqNSioZmpZGuEJZHLTAz0db2YuBeXt8SUxP0v/w400-h300/i6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dragoons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm sure I have pictures of the other units but can't find them. So you will have to make do the whole army</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">`<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimu-VXivRBrhqlzjai4U78WNd1u395ijkX27mxMeW_vmmSMWlHXpjH32yFNyPnfFtv4gvlsZ4mBmPkvbXGXq5BS6mixmiPHJp8sJiuUhMORiScyR8m3dLW22m4tIHSGGJJkWDNXbCZ-8y4H4yjkgHTWHnJC3ANNrH7A1U1JLmZcaCbQpN2pI5KjR9m/s4160/IMG_20230208_111119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimu-VXivRBrhqlzjai4U78WNd1u395ijkX27mxMeW_vmmSMWlHXpjH32yFNyPnfFtv4gvlsZ4mBmPkvbXGXq5BS6mixmiPHJp8sJiuUhMORiScyR8m3dLW22m4tIHSGGJJkWDNXbCZ-8y4H4yjkgHTWHnJC3ANNrH7A1U1JLmZcaCbQpN2pI5KjR9m/w400-h300/IMG_20230208_111119.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The army with infantry in the centre and cavalry on the wings</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCN4bw78_c7htaDilIe0FhrJEXnlw2jqfSoYTZ-pz6NyVgBfXGUvEy4EAAt6TDVixyPnDA1aPQtZ6yzoZiqOD3DjoeClp5mXjOpBnJfHMAb-PxCoCvzSKMCiJraAmXfNjtjwbX3_pN2y5eK_sJGhX07kTwVgWWzHPMp2hLMYDasD2XJRviaUCK5k-/s4160/IMG_20230208_111133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCN4bw78_c7htaDilIe0FhrJEXnlw2jqfSoYTZ-pz6NyVgBfXGUvEy4EAAt6TDVixyPnDA1aPQtZ6yzoZiqOD3DjoeClp5mXjOpBnJfHMAb-PxCoCvzSKMCiJraAmXfNjtjwbX3_pN2y5eK_sJGhX07kTwVgWWzHPMp2hLMYDasD2XJRviaUCK5k-/w400-h300/IMG_20230208_111133.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mixed cav on one wing</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbmOqlaaV0GV0tc6f_Hr6MURCI50u9ge5G9HKL2dDoW7eHBqAlKHtak-iw_2-CWG7qas0CADwZrVNKvoRUMjrlvLtwEN7vMVUn1Vlm6oJjq69NYcsILUE48GEbMAHmcXtIv8sJ7Ban9lxCSnKdow6FfIARZXT0hcY0sIVGf0Jz39zp2uKZ3HozqHs/s4160/IMG_20230208_111129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbmOqlaaV0GV0tc6f_Hr6MURCI50u9ge5G9HKL2dDoW7eHBqAlKHtak-iw_2-CWG7qas0CADwZrVNKvoRUMjrlvLtwEN7vMVUn1Vlm6oJjq69NYcsILUE48GEbMAHmcXtIv8sJ7Ban9lxCSnKdow6FfIARZXT0hcY0sIVGf0Jz39zp2uKZ3HozqHs/w400-h300/IMG_20230208_111129.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Infantry in the centre, Polish infantry is pretty rubbish and tended to hold the centre while the cavalry went off and had fun</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTikAmnj7an446zWANvL1d-3E1jvcxV9O3DsYa2zI8TXzBST2rlo3_umYLbk-BAZ1SRTlYLfOW-cQzvBs10Y3aiQwFcQg3Kp8ju3ivQDYoTFlN7TsRMh8egEKpsf4JZmJVKu2IMk9BIEt4AnlCdkBJTv0qtcgA5LwfGpnjKdZUoi5PNa1btXksJoW/s4160/IMG_20230208_111125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTikAmnj7an446zWANvL1d-3E1jvcxV9O3DsYa2zI8TXzBST2rlo3_umYLbk-BAZ1SRTlYLfOW-cQzvBs10Y3aiQwFcQg3Kp8ju3ivQDYoTFlN7TsRMh8egEKpsf4JZmJVKu2IMk9BIEt4AnlCdkBJTv0qtcgA5LwfGpnjKdZUoi5PNa1btXksJoW/w400-h300/IMG_20230208_111125.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other flank</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PXYOf1aPflAMkzOQkvThUuUEvjZsxsnC5qmIOKQOCLQNic8JJGEXAaEnsolSvVm1AF2y4Xn8m1LhPPjUsX2PmlA-Cn8AfB3gk9hkPv0t8S3PwezOZrRkahe2DJ7MAzGz-ROL7-Jk9H0WImOp67opwKusJEiELrZLtzhuTUvLkoeSncxVMgrJVm-Y/s4160/IMG_20230208_134855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PXYOf1aPflAMkzOQkvThUuUEvjZsxsnC5qmIOKQOCLQNic8JJGEXAaEnsolSvVm1AF2y4Xn8m1LhPPjUsX2PmlA-Cn8AfB3gk9hkPv0t8S3PwezOZrRkahe2DJ7MAzGz-ROL7-Jk9H0WImOp67opwKusJEiELrZLtzhuTUvLkoeSncxVMgrJVm-Y/w400-h300/IMG_20230208_134855.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The figures are based for Kings of War with 4 bases being a regiment. However I can easily scale up and make 2 bases a regiment to give me an army twice the size.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I have to paint the Ottomans, I have none painted so give me few weeks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-80135627214751713872023-01-18T18:23:00.000+00:002023-01-18T18:23:01.831+00:00Spanish Civil War Action<p> Last weekend I wandered down to Stig's for a game of Spanish Civil War using Rapid Fire rules. They are a nice set of simple rules that work well and are well written. It was Stigs 1st ever SCW game. I like SCW and the whole interwar period because I really hate super tanks, but fairly rubbish tanks are cool. In SCW the Nationalists maxed out with Panzer 1 and the Republicans with T26 tanks. </p><p>The battle was a fairly simple one, I was an International Brigade with some AT and a couple of T26 tanks as support. I had to hold a town. As Republicans they were poorly trained and so had a -1 morale. Stig was the Nationalist Morrocan Falange, better trained and supported by AT, mortar and 5 Panzer 1. We both had 2 artillery barrages.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkhta56oi4727cOiJk7nIiROl7x5pvngNNGzPGCj4IyBtCiqomqZQMfe_05GFgOQ2KRRlE605pL39VPiAdurw3cyEs60prF8pZBCPF_8exmNHWPJkm_u-Fi9X9-az0cUkvehIx9INIO30m7b5TUerOIg1B-MJpOrOvRyCkcB_ZEqnydCpe_5rb-9W/s1000/a1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkhta56oi4727cOiJk7nIiROl7x5pvngNNGzPGCj4IyBtCiqomqZQMfe_05GFgOQ2KRRlE605pL39VPiAdurw3cyEs60prF8pZBCPF_8exmNHWPJkm_u-Fi9X9-az0cUkvehIx9INIO30m7b5TUerOIg1B-MJpOrOvRyCkcB_ZEqnydCpe_5rb-9W/w400-h300/a1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THe layout. I'm in the town with support on the hills to either side. Stig's Nationalists are advancing through the fields</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rPK6GVSSpb2owXcIV4nkocDQmo2k3KbK2TXd1WqkrJMSXmJe_EbcaR3Q_N-4OjoPAX_Tj_0W-ORE0UNyzX0au0eQJGbP5kHutZzqHWvCwE1thZOUdTMSFhfrxLsg_P6RdPFMYOSYoXVSa8Py398bMMROwUSaZ8aShIyTgvS08lZ5609IqrWiWSN8/s1000/a2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rPK6GVSSpb2owXcIV4nkocDQmo2k3KbK2TXd1WqkrJMSXmJe_EbcaR3Q_N-4OjoPAX_Tj_0W-ORE0UNyzX0au0eQJGbP5kHutZzqHWvCwE1thZOUdTMSFhfrxLsg_P6RdPFMYOSYoXVSa8Py398bMMROwUSaZ8aShIyTgvS08lZ5609IqrWiWSN8/w400-h300/a2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Town guys, all classed as hard cover</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLzsh2hE5VSRlxpmVXd1na8FbvXQ5pODz4WlRarCwGKVYcU2upaQSMZN5vSycaNiH4lVyPIw84IbdMvWYsT6w7nzBgQq_72rY-BgDiRrXnX7-RHZcfyZRgvQqTb8rx0Pze1-sRQQNYc3PhAtQwxtMZxSA9OXXpfvaJjUHrL-8xS8f-Fe0X1Q3cLCm/s1000/a3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLzsh2hE5VSRlxpmVXd1na8FbvXQ5pODz4WlRarCwGKVYcU2upaQSMZN5vSycaNiH4lVyPIw84IbdMvWYsT6w7nzBgQq_72rY-BgDiRrXnX7-RHZcfyZRgvQqTb8rx0Pze1-sRQQNYc3PhAtQwxtMZxSA9OXXpfvaJjUHrL-8xS8f-Fe0X1Q3cLCm/w400-h300/a3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left flank, 4 sections, 1 MMG and command section</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BudaJrf8zEHaT5LMxRj4dY1u-YkWXIi30di9Uz1jz35cD3KCYFWJxpKCOpkU4XiAJyrEKySpoDoz648NBt8jAUsto8HVf41rUbD3v9MxHDyoBjKrhU7g3GjL7d2Qf7hNoSvzvJXhMWQmmJgXrziIO1oZaBV7CKBNArrt65q_PMtdVh_pokvVaEPf/s1000/a4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BudaJrf8zEHaT5LMxRj4dY1u-YkWXIi30di9Uz1jz35cD3KCYFWJxpKCOpkU4XiAJyrEKySpoDoz648NBt8jAUsto8HVf41rUbD3v9MxHDyoBjKrhU7g3GjL7d2Qf7hNoSvzvJXhMWQmmJgXrziIO1oZaBV7CKBNArrt65q_PMtdVh_pokvVaEPf/w400-h300/a4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stig's evil fascists, red flowers</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-UP6VGLBhQ7gdbjmp-1Z5z08ZGTbziQmX0Lf4GbuT9Q1YxJk7xR4Y4QqoygCwr0fdhEUtrO1o3oTM1JN-wJif-HVajjGRgQqyP5vhGWKEjx9jOYYxM6g7gBy4OiSHtIibQ94F7lmEu-OBfzzVxhqxjWeyQ1izttiKWMZoVPs0dUFHR8tfHCSlQ6x/s1000/a6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-UP6VGLBhQ7gdbjmp-1Z5z08ZGTbziQmX0Lf4GbuT9Q1YxJk7xR4Y4QqoygCwr0fdhEUtrO1o3oTM1JN-wJif-HVajjGRgQqyP5vhGWKEjx9jOYYxM6g7gBy4OiSHtIibQ94F7lmEu-OBfzzVxhqxjWeyQ1izttiKWMZoVPs0dUFHR8tfHCSlQ6x/w400-h300/a6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">General advance behind a smoke screen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJM9bY0cL8xtev-q9t39dzX8_ZUL8tlJmk32h3dFErpHOLDdZP7ZPLIkLVcHyYzJuIC5-6a_WJTMOD5vZTg_X2QDuXS2qdmd4wfXsCk_brABuWcWA0rBTuzkKqYlOyJcwvEbdpuHY1VMtHsLDB1ZEBepS0pILucBSLa5QorzQl3dSjsE8Lz3uILZQR/s1000/a5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJM9bY0cL8xtev-q9t39dzX8_ZUL8tlJmk32h3dFErpHOLDdZP7ZPLIkLVcHyYzJuIC5-6a_WJTMOD5vZTg_X2QDuXS2qdmd4wfXsCk_brABuWcWA0rBTuzkKqYlOyJcwvEbdpuHY1VMtHsLDB1ZEBepS0pILucBSLa5QorzQl3dSjsE8Lz3uILZQR/w400-h300/a5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3 Panzer 1s attack the right flank. The SCW is the home of the molotov cocktail. So we had a rule that all units had molotov cocktails and they classed as anti tank rifles with a 1 inch range. So to attack they would need to pass the hero test and then hit</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUy9vrbtnR__BAua3oS-lYzTQAzN_eZxDnEez61_AXkJl_HIIBAiL4Hjb4k3hqG4tSfmcbRd7dkMrmuIEuea6qCeBRaugEaNFFmTitbYsqd6BFdTMdszeNes8oAAvH_bkqoCN5UJ06sM7sIxjzX6s5VQHmybHceA7HWz7Y8nIZHHT3HCXARFeCE_x7/s1000/a7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUy9vrbtnR__BAua3oS-lYzTQAzN_eZxDnEez61_AXkJl_HIIBAiL4Hjb4k3hqG4tSfmcbRd7dkMrmuIEuea6qCeBRaugEaNFFmTitbYsqd6BFdTMdszeNes8oAAvH_bkqoCN5UJ06sM7sIxjzX6s5VQHmybHceA7HWz7Y8nIZHHT3HCXARFeCE_x7/w400-h300/a7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 unitpassed, chucked it's bombs and blew up a tank, they retreated and my flank was secure. That single action made the whole battle - great fun</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdO3YTu8hMqIq-TIRh5pPT4AEDnjj_l1wKde4oVBYhFSTERdqmU0hQxj83ypmyn2ZB2FVgJmB8uLUOQCNCbWxqJOTAGRZzAh0HmYXCFt2LCgs7aHCgyR_j1yxCzJenzbPo72iRvDxtwJT6Cn6cNqVATlhIstDwq85kdxf3Z46XAgYHPE_jVRrFCe8W/s1000/a8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdO3YTu8hMqIq-TIRh5pPT4AEDnjj_l1wKde4oVBYhFSTERdqmU0hQxj83ypmyn2ZB2FVgJmB8uLUOQCNCbWxqJOTAGRZzAh0HmYXCFt2LCgs7aHCgyR_j1yxCzJenzbPo72iRvDxtwJT6Cn6cNqVATlhIstDwq85kdxf3Z46XAgYHPE_jVRrFCe8W/w400-h300/a8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The advance continues and casualties were high</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6obSnLigEkva3lPmAzZheXma2wCExUwgXxB-TCUJTO4zMZCPSAL4r35zpZizSTqkRajLPPm0LW-TwkBpGw_Jgpup2X6saV9OWydRyhawH6E8u59KpK7UOtKDuy4JlmFn3j3y4Jd0CvIoF7MhODjn2bH8ykc77x856mPv0nnT_jtiqSbPWWxXuiX3/s1000/a9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6obSnLigEkva3lPmAzZheXma2wCExUwgXxB-TCUJTO4zMZCPSAL4r35zpZizSTqkRajLPPm0LW-TwkBpGw_Jgpup2X6saV9OWydRyhawH6E8u59KpK7UOtKDuy4JlmFn3j3y4Jd0CvIoF7MhODjn2bH8ykc77x856mPv0nnT_jtiqSbPWWxXuiX3/w400-h300/a9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We both reached our army break point. The Republicans did so first, with a poor morale but passed. I then spent 2 turns failing to cause the single hit i needed to make stig reach his break point. Many hits failed to cause damage. Eventually I caused the hit and Stig failed his break test and I won, but it was a close run thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a great battle and the rules worked perfectly. They will scale up well to bigger battles with multiple players</div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-28143033229586308762023-01-18T11:40:00.001+00:002023-01-18T11:40:11.201+00:00ImagiNation 7 Years War Scots Army<p> I have posted a couple of times already my work on a 10mm imagiNation Scots army for 7YW. I love imagiNation armies and would like to have more. I even prefer fighting imaginary comapigns using real armies, see my Italian Wars stuff. All the figures are Pendraken</p><p>The premise for the Scots army is that they never undertook the Darian adventure and so were not bankrupted. They also didn't accept William of Orange as the king and the Stuarts are the monarchs of Scotland. After the civil war the English were more interested in colonial expansion and there exists an uneasy peace between the Scots and English. The Auld Alliance still exists and the French are supporting the Scots. At the outbreak of the 7YW the Scots sided with the French and Austrians against the Prussians</p><p>I've finished the last units</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNriJbqFLCswWB9G93ICHC7OIoax9V3O1t9wJIjv6oSERKcrEArHKOr13Utt7onSggljFXXp86FI8TnFZr3iJz8B05JEONHa3YawWUoaJc2fYyHvZTk623-Pjf_hO3izZg7-8SynXw9Zzs2AyO4dnmwPH7DcRhvyBG2U98_im5SE0Wt_0-OmTAq8u_/s997/f1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="997" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNriJbqFLCswWB9G93ICHC7OIoax9V3O1t9wJIjv6oSERKcrEArHKOr13Utt7onSggljFXXp86FI8TnFZr3iJz8B05JEONHa3YawWUoaJc2fYyHvZTk623-Pjf_hO3izZg7-8SynXw9Zzs2AyO4dnmwPH7DcRhvyBG2U98_im5SE0Wt_0-OmTAq8u_/w400-h216/f1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Lowland Brigade</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxivvW6IC2bxHaHC5oPvbTfhO9GER9wuBKuZT3Ss2SQGCbs-9NFICZJ3du6h-hRC27dr4o3r1HCzdkocRLQJTmwHGHU4yDi_P8-n3AS_4Svb_HrHmHtlMOeaHbni8HRPxlCm5LOFFuGULLj2Ib4xDmV3hErrN4Oh9Ulu-TDlpXQNGXPxVMOsMBc_v/w400-h300/f3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The final highland horde regiment, large, fast moving, inferior unit with no firearms</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfInB-MGL8_D6SpYWdeDGZA2zQrctkVYb9yqrK5T-vu63W7CNNcyyXGkMZbgNh__Zs06wSELh1anc46k8UZvTmE6m4t5uQjJcpqyUsFMK_m8iwbxKLQO7aGRTU6uEARS2OQriWhjXswWGERJkPRUEUQBo7ukVK_m7bb0BN6D6ADVA2qFkODbMzdn0/s790/f4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="790" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfInB-MGL8_D6SpYWdeDGZA2zQrctkVYb9yqrK5T-vu63W7CNNcyyXGkMZbgNh__Zs06wSELh1anc46k8UZvTmE6m4t5uQjJcpqyUsFMK_m8iwbxKLQO7aGRTU6uEARS2OQriWhjXswWGERJkPRUEUQBo7ukVK_m7bb0BN6D6ADVA2qFkODbMzdn0/w400-h285/f4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A 3 battalion highland regiment at the rear, the Scots Hussars light cavalry, the 4 battalion Life Guards and the 4 battalion lowland brigade</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With 4 field guns it is a nice army. Now to get them on the field</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-36048162553324613072023-01-15T16:56:00.002+00:002023-01-15T16:56:42.045+00:00Battle of Hochkirch<p> Managed to get in 2 days of gaming this weekend, and they were brilliant. Yesterday I went off to Matt's to refight the Battle of Hochkirch. Frederick has been caught strung out in camp by a much larger Austrian Force. I was the Austrians and had to capture the Prussians before they could escape. THe Prussians had to hold their defensive positions to allow their troops to make an escape.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5AHzyBkFaUNeWz_HWJx6iBhRv7eRjPlyTteSQvZ9D9sTC7zBOMSRIQGRsaVCQeXTKekcW8Tf2lPLeUwBnq58hDCcJsetxIKK9gjzrJrt1-sqpPK0jsJ7jF_t_8SlMdnixMEAUnfXWXAhjGdnyWxxRanmtFyQf6Qd-X1tIyr-qt-49sUg1n6tCRxL/s4160/IMG_20230114_102703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5AHzyBkFaUNeWz_HWJx6iBhRv7eRjPlyTteSQvZ9D9sTC7zBOMSRIQGRsaVCQeXTKekcW8Tf2lPLeUwBnq58hDCcJsetxIKK9gjzrJrt1-sqpPK0jsJ7jF_t_8SlMdnixMEAUnfXWXAhjGdnyWxxRanmtFyQf6Qd-X1tIyr-qt-49sUg1n6tCRxL/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_102703.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As usual it's a massive table and used all of our infantry. I'm on the edge and Matt in the centre. He has his advance guard camped on the wrong side of the river against 2 massive brigades</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tNye0gRO39pzMqRdk-AsnFEvAX2rJu8qh9CfZGv3DPcnzLIOBgYBLODQ4OaM45WTw2r21LSuQIswsSsj8mwK67CD6hpcNBTDUv53IxVJT1rBD3X5X3qWOign7PoOCw62LTOISSGck7PlvSaVZ9rCEjx7JRDMJXrpIlFHUK4-NwAcHGbHDmZEgMOD/s4160/IMG_20230114_102732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tNye0gRO39pzMqRdk-AsnFEvAX2rJu8qh9CfZGv3DPcnzLIOBgYBLODQ4OaM45WTw2r21LSuQIswsSsj8mwK67CD6hpcNBTDUv53IxVJT1rBD3X5X3qWOign7PoOCw62LTOISSGck7PlvSaVZ9rCEjx7JRDMJXrpIlFHUK4-NwAcHGbHDmZEgMOD/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_102732.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the other end of the table I again have very large brigades against is brigade behind earthworks in the centre</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35RFoe7CZPnOIi0qZ00HZBp91iaI17Y7dWrMfMOhomAfUFR-ouYX8AJcHhSjILZtYXDw2sazm81ifHoshUfN2mgJy9H-aJqOnOcT_YsHNjFgu10tj5md3ZAgVCZP4YYyeEl3-DK852yPZ3czZY7ggshlUT2FA2rYuGp1LPK9Wf-8zGAKblOwyHT31/s4160/IMG_20230114_102744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35RFoe7CZPnOIi0qZ00HZBp91iaI17Y7dWrMfMOhomAfUFR-ouYX8AJcHhSjILZtYXDw2sazm81ifHoshUfN2mgJy9H-aJqOnOcT_YsHNjFgu10tj5md3ZAgVCZP4YYyeEl3-DK852yPZ3czZY7ggshlUT2FA2rYuGp1LPK9Wf-8zGAKblOwyHT31/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_102744.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have reinforcements due to arrive on his flank</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjku6ot3FJjklzAF5IWtcKfiqNJmNK2Q1s4WfXWt8_mnCRtWoPK4AQAAYMZXsAeuuEOqktGlOA-EqiUqF0Yht4sn2tSRU-XffH17xLmd8mlVrigmfBntYfaD5RMQKUyuUBWTX2USbMc_GduOCu3R-W9DK3QBxPzAx78jXcXpn9FihHSQIrHh9i7JugB/s4160/IMG_20230114_102748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjku6ot3FJjklzAF5IWtcKfiqNJmNK2Q1s4WfXWt8_mnCRtWoPK4AQAAYMZXsAeuuEOqktGlOA-EqiUqF0Yht4sn2tSRU-XffH17xLmd8mlVrigmfBntYfaD5RMQKUyuUBWTX2USbMc_GduOCu3R-W9DK3QBxPzAx78jXcXpn9FihHSQIrHh9i7JugB/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_102748.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Matt's main redoubt next to the village of Hochkirch. I have more reinforcements coming to his rear</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51o4HSMhjDpffdxRfluxFKSUQKVQNcMMD9oDq_ie9MivOC8ySWomQftE4ZmbtiAok0f4u5cSY6WsxmJbEGtBlPktFy--vz50UseLrRwMKiPS8bON4lBtTt9bk6VRA0jhoJVhDSp16tbmH2MvwThikX2IFgobzE-ePd228tj0T46LHzU0_AmqUCJbC/s4160/IMG_20230114_111331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51o4HSMhjDpffdxRfluxFKSUQKVQNcMMD9oDq_ie9MivOC8ySWomQftE4ZmbtiAok0f4u5cSY6WsxmJbEGtBlPktFy--vz50UseLrRwMKiPS8bON4lBtTt9bk6VRA0jhoJVhDSp16tbmH2MvwThikX2IFgobzE-ePd228tj0T46LHzU0_AmqUCJbC/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_111331.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I open my advance to the right to kick out the vanguard from my side of the river</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHhNixkHd0SaJ6YzKCb3lK8jcd8k5t6MZRvvBVXzG_u-lW_qfu69RAnn6iE1DaRtYOaLhGmNrkpza13ZrMAimJzsk1ALYblVMtJB6_TGYmtcSMFcyM0-LjnDnB7w4U4l7ZOqqvu4rD1YhimH-fP1wWC8-iOJWW1d4g7wJ5pmxB6omGZOg8m3tuls8/s4160/IMG_20230114_111336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHhNixkHd0SaJ6YzKCb3lK8jcd8k5t6MZRvvBVXzG_u-lW_qfu69RAnn6iE1DaRtYOaLhGmNrkpza13ZrMAimJzsk1ALYblVMtJB6_TGYmtcSMFcyM0-LjnDnB7w4U4l7ZOqqvu4rD1YhimH-fP1wWC8-iOJWW1d4g7wJ5pmxB6omGZOg8m3tuls8/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_111336.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I start to advance to the left</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmA2kST_fBASZEEASIRDBJ8-14xDOk7Z3lOCmOPjlxL57N7uK2XZYE6xiVnxifXKBEkFtHkKMj2_9mY99Kgz7_AXIy6o3xhorHpMidbSlpgj6kYZ8RtjazUE1zvV35pJJaaVZ2chAwFxfYMXgTyvm3ZDn0vnBO9TZYsf1w99pyEgXS8bSgNd82fAY/s4160/IMG_20230114_112515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmA2kST_fBASZEEASIRDBJ8-14xDOk7Z3lOCmOPjlxL57N7uK2XZYE6xiVnxifXKBEkFtHkKMj2_9mY99Kgz7_AXIy6o3xhorHpMidbSlpgj6kYZ8RtjazUE1zvV35pJJaaVZ2chAwFxfYMXgTyvm3ZDn0vnBO9TZYsf1w99pyEgXS8bSgNd82fAY/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_112515.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I double move and almost immediately kick out the vanguard, capturing the guns</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxie16Q5_lpNppTnXNZcK8l1qceKC7PtisS6zC8W1vxBTUkrMvvrM7I-PeHzqyY_sGj418Tj1dw6WH5OpvOXbe5Im-k2CNhem8n4vz8jOJbhs48SQOAfagfF-a12GHeVBXlXF_8eC99_qU5h3j83QvZb6jmlD6m9aVWYLkVav8-dydUKGg1-EYdoGC/s4160/IMG_20230114_144159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxie16Q5_lpNppTnXNZcK8l1qceKC7PtisS6zC8W1vxBTUkrMvvrM7I-PeHzqyY_sGj418Tj1dw6WH5OpvOXbe5Im-k2CNhem8n4vz8jOJbhs48SQOAfagfF-a12GHeVBXlXF_8eC99_qU5h3j83QvZb6jmlD6m9aVWYLkVav8-dydUKGg1-EYdoGC/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_144159.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My intital advance on the main redoubt is rebuffed but I'm heavily engaged in woods tot he right of Hochkirch</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72mZXCgHEgU3tRh226TqjCTYBDlTwiCsi-Nt6c12Ib25nHh6EQJx7qpW4IYrlGBxUHWP-gZXgDXZZdG7LRvsVrIrqmQpwmZt0quzsQMtDxQLSkLKgVaYa1ktEpUZRXFnDV6srVvKZSGjGqMj3JctGSYbnAzudZ-J_m0pAwOoXJSqsfeM234secPKl/s4160/IMG_20230114_144202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72mZXCgHEgU3tRh226TqjCTYBDlTwiCsi-Nt6c12Ib25nHh6EQJx7qpW4IYrlGBxUHWP-gZXgDXZZdG7LRvsVrIrqmQpwmZt0quzsQMtDxQLSkLKgVaYa1ktEpUZRXFnDV6srVvKZSGjGqMj3JctGSYbnAzudZ-J_m0pAwOoXJSqsfeM234secPKl/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_144202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My artillery has pounded the redoubt and the Prussians are ripe for picking</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrU7eUvPZIAgrMPAgAbChQtpnONQton_ZShE-Pr5DG1TIJdpPaPOYT3G4BJJckBLI76coqjgsa58m7cfvwiDpvuzyNOmtVaUY83_N4Bq8z2wSzVJ0lKwQyHKllEHQ4Nod5cX5GqwRBRc6MWoBlfR6cFGF9vytDnArcogSoYjAvGbYmhDbpY_t-WMo/s4160/IMG_20230114_144207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrU7eUvPZIAgrMPAgAbChQtpnONQton_ZShE-Pr5DG1TIJdpPaPOYT3G4BJJckBLI76coqjgsa58m7cfvwiDpvuzyNOmtVaUY83_N4Bq8z2wSzVJ0lKwQyHKllEHQ4Nod5cX5GqwRBRc6MWoBlfR6cFGF9vytDnArcogSoYjAvGbYmhDbpY_t-WMo/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_144207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I make my move. My reinforcements hace arrived to the rear but Matt is waiting, more of that later.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdX99LTzhnOqud6olDn-UCeYxAJf8wQW9nwVctBQwtgAV4uis_BRmQZtB5YpoXZ75HxP583TpoXMX04shVgvUu78_2C-HhgT7DuBOaOnuu_rpJs8Fs-fql7IhZWvSUuQoCJDliOcz9usmiPmsVMNAwq4lQkVj5bIe2UGZ5DyrxC8E_IbxlGrIU0RE/s4160/IMG_20230114_144210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdX99LTzhnOqud6olDn-UCeYxAJf8wQW9nwVctBQwtgAV4uis_BRmQZtB5YpoXZ75HxP583TpoXMX04shVgvUu78_2C-HhgT7DuBOaOnuu_rpJs8Fs-fql7IhZWvSUuQoCJDliOcz9usmiPmsVMNAwq4lQkVj5bIe2UGZ5DyrxC8E_IbxlGrIU0RE/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_144210.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of bad command rolls has stalled my attack to the right and my reinforcements have arrived beyond the river</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhX1qIZgAlgT5UzrzDqVTgO8DiJMsjPpcIzPth3Ru9ZKchiPP7QwUmiik_-szA8I5y1gTYqPpFxz5-hcOVnipRa7T70THsulHjmtWfLUxi894_QaRQ3G8DlZWlg5-X3y5zaok6gju3AQjRaKi-oW2Ax1JY734EMNPKotn14cKAVsC_jqLdYr6uewb/s4160/IMG_20230114_145847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhX1qIZgAlgT5UzrzDqVTgO8DiJMsjPpcIzPth3Ru9ZKchiPP7QwUmiik_-szA8I5y1gTYqPpFxz5-hcOVnipRa7T70THsulHjmtWfLUxi894_QaRQ3G8DlZWlg5-X3y5zaok6gju3AQjRaKi-oW2Ax1JY734EMNPKotn14cKAVsC_jqLdYr6uewb/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_145847.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Massed cavalry battle, I get the worst of it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIaTo1XW60WG2l1ooqBMJPq4hKBEpzCoiWvYNRpkSyo24sp2ORoDJGCVI-YGnQSoQsHK-PPbtPu7L0hutqM2t7eQ0GJqi1D7IkNvcEpG1LR_fwgtfSV7g72zAwzuCk__VX6qC4wd4SayAw3FVpXg6Nzslaw3opmAIgEv3Z0QFitCbJmkwdzt9x2io/s4160/IMG_20230114_154653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIaTo1XW60WG2l1ooqBMJPq4hKBEpzCoiWvYNRpkSyo24sp2ORoDJGCVI-YGnQSoQsHK-PPbtPu7L0hutqM2t7eQ0GJqi1D7IkNvcEpG1LR_fwgtfSV7g72zAwzuCk__VX6qC4wd4SayAw3FVpXg6Nzslaw3opmAIgEv3Z0QFitCbJmkwdzt9x2io/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_154653.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But to the left another cavalry / infantry skirmish sees me get the better of it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-XyK-ImtGmGoB1XG8WZjG4_VB4UrWNrRfodWmYS-35zYpdMLIfwq0fuyMNEif7qnVCxuPuqL_SGWQh_-6jDjRRpCq2rnl-Y8Y-OyGFLzHjDflTKif13V0RJCyb2qJ8DwSaRarKp9A9h0_RBNB2undLLXWQ3xhLw29lXysH_RLIS6U171KZ8qPT4N/s4160/IMG_20230114_154659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-XyK-ImtGmGoB1XG8WZjG4_VB4UrWNrRfodWmYS-35zYpdMLIfwq0fuyMNEif7qnVCxuPuqL_SGWQh_-6jDjRRpCq2rnl-Y8Y-OyGFLzHjDflTKif13V0RJCyb2qJ8DwSaRarKp9A9h0_RBNB2undLLXWQ3xhLw29lXysH_RLIS6U171KZ8qPT4N/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_154659.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm at the redoubt as Matt bugs out</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPClsMgC2Ujnvw5u96PAwhICHxgYJwY-0vBJqepxOxOAbXEoLQQwOfmJ2Zf64ARUBwm7ETyjyQpmXLd8RLN4SyTKCfNgfXJNFAunTXl4Q8b-Pc-FDVQT-c86Znx4THXyX7W_Bg93nYz3xdBiKmeFkDfuYI3EetVaJJZGY51D7pSm_JcV8LbiTN71bg/s4160/IMG_20230114_163101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPClsMgC2Ujnvw5u96PAwhICHxgYJwY-0vBJqepxOxOAbXEoLQQwOfmJ2Zf64ARUBwm7ETyjyQpmXLd8RLN4SyTKCfNgfXJNFAunTXl4Q8b-Pc-FDVQT-c86Znx4THXyX7W_Bg93nYz3xdBiKmeFkDfuYI3EetVaJJZGY51D7pSm_JcV8LbiTN71bg/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_163101.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I own the redoubt and will soon own it and Hochkirch</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41Spug_-BfFxLIjoB9BVnCF4L_N0goVnwZsDnFuUY70c1NFzGujsa24cU_oRgtKsDPgC2TVYRXFBuTU79Ih8zOhtk9jgXghabU7tUaTR4zkjdXSrHlwI2xJ10eMywnBWYrurqmlNPabrIx1JSX8TambJw4jGWhSzVbifP-_aivElbxs8JneNdKCKk/s4160/IMG_20230114_164121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41Spug_-BfFxLIjoB9BVnCF4L_N0goVnwZsDnFuUY70c1NFzGujsa24cU_oRgtKsDPgC2TVYRXFBuTU79Ih8zOhtk9jgXghabU7tUaTR4zkjdXSrHlwI2xJ10eMywnBWYrurqmlNPabrIx1JSX8TambJw4jGWhSzVbifP-_aivElbxs8JneNdKCKk/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_164121.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I come</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHgB4PFxHkA64pQ5dx7qZxF2ftVXKvFridWi0SZSqjr_NAnEyQQZHg_rFixWG8GzCe6NP-RHixy4VE_1ywBmkhfZuOBNL13_iMGaFdWyrLghlF-pq6ByJIUFf5GAlyQZwPm1wDKhdtleecAu_x0g29ke3tipyx35HsNCBcFSrjVz2T0iV1GfYq72N/s4160/IMG_20230114_164125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHgB4PFxHkA64pQ5dx7qZxF2ftVXKvFridWi0SZSqjr_NAnEyQQZHg_rFixWG8GzCe6NP-RHixy4VE_1ywBmkhfZuOBNL13_iMGaFdWyrLghlF-pq6ByJIUFf5GAlyQZwPm1wDKhdtleecAu_x0g29ke3tipyx35HsNCBcFSrjVz2T0iV1GfYq72N/w400-h300/IMG_20230114_164125.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it's too late and Matt has sufficient space to bug out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brilliant days fighting and a well bakanced game. As always in wargaming we review what happened and the battle fought very well but there are 3 things that in hindsight we could have done better when designing the battle. We made the rivers too slow to cross and that stalled my attack to the right. The Austrians din't have quite enough space to rout before they were off the table and this chewed up my brigades. The prussians had loads of space and so whilst Matt had more units routing they recovered. Next time allow Austrians to recover on table edge. Finally when the location of reinforcements is known it is too easy to automatically set forces to oppose them on arrival, which happend with 2 of my sets of reinforcements. in future we will randomise thier appearence along the relvant talbe edge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">None of these things impacted the game play significantly but we always like to tinker don't we. We are running out of battles and on 2 more major battles to go. They we wil swap sides and I'll be the Prussians.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Can't wait</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-61017975550632503142023-01-02T14:23:00.002+00:002023-01-02T14:23:22.802+00:00Review of the Year<p> Other friends are posting reviews of the year so I thought I would do the same. Happy new year</p><p>So last year ended with a massive Vietnam game at the wargames club formerly known as the Old Guard. There is another club of that name so we are now the North Riding Wargames Club.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBZnINojqj0FddxIzbEYhoFF7HiKMrxZcR5q_f2vquqCiHs4swxDpDDwCgIGzINpIXZk5XQxl4rxXuSsU7EH7ssaqsnl7VSMWd8bSAxMFZsPtdtpaVoZI6ieeNcJm7zqb3mYvXKzmKYxvBkPXWe5C-UtW9z2fjIYX26FpdJz9AkQaAeHbVuMMOgig/s997/r1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="997" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBZnINojqj0FddxIzbEYhoFF7HiKMrxZcR5q_f2vquqCiHs4swxDpDDwCgIGzINpIXZk5XQxl4rxXuSsU7EH7ssaqsnl7VSMWd8bSAxMFZsPtdtpaVoZI6ieeNcJm7zqb3mYvXKzmKYxvBkPXWe5C-UtW9z2fjIYX26FpdJz9AkQaAeHbVuMMOgig/w400-h190/r1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexhkbSvh8jr9mxfzx3M3q1ds2n59YWzCYuW_zRe4iqEeErRhAMjqN_ZpIQbKASa0V3259t03trLeES85Mx4JHb18Kw0K-nXcwaApInPUKfYyb22nfH84gqS5a5QY7TbxLT_-kVcmh7HGiAZhv47X90xWH2tH_AKXofUdHINET4MDwg_06OOBISHdv/s1000/r2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="1000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexhkbSvh8jr9mxfzx3M3q1ds2n59YWzCYuW_zRe4iqEeErRhAMjqN_ZpIQbKASa0V3259t03trLeES85Mx4JHb18Kw0K-nXcwaApInPUKfYyb22nfH84gqS5a5QY7TbxLT_-kVcmh7HGiAZhv47X90xWH2tH_AKXofUdHINET4MDwg_06OOBISHdv/w400-h225/r2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Great fun was had by all and both mine and Dave's collections have grown significantly and we plan to return to Scarborough to put on an epic 3 day Vietnam game. I'm getting ahead of myself. In July Dave and I were invited to put on a massive Sudan game by Ged at his huge games room in Scarborough. A great time was had by all and I made some new friends. The blog post is <a href="https://28mmheroes.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-whopper-or-how-i-played-epic-wargame.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Throughout the year Matt and I continued to play 7YW games, I really enjoy these and have pursuaded the 2 Ians from the club to start armies - French and Russian. I've also added an ImagiNation Scots army to the fray and plan a campaign soon against them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I played many games against Matt and look forward to more this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I only completed 1 new project this year, 10mm Spanish civil war and managed to game at IanW's house, which was lovely. Would like to play more of these on a really big table and the rules I wrote are designed for spread out forces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBg8krppY_9CudfuGIFG2wqvb8Mir6n5D61PNqnH6P6C6z4VJ-Bfzw6KBilSYosql4ioNonJ2vpDP2-8I-saRc2-WVYQQHXkO658XWoTRHxdbdpHtc_XNQ0hNuqAmKQDbqhE6P5F_gNswkUXuUKIczR8KM0k9WTFYZtxBw58Dzz9saITv57QOAH639/s800/camp9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBg8krppY_9CudfuGIFG2wqvb8Mir6n5D61PNqnH6P6C6z4VJ-Bfzw6KBilSYosql4ioNonJ2vpDP2-8I-saRc2-WVYQQHXkO658XWoTRHxdbdpHtc_XNQ0hNuqAmKQDbqhE6P5F_gNswkUXuUKIczR8KM0k9WTFYZtxBw58Dzz9saITv57QOAH639/w400-h300/camp9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The autumn was wiped out with a shoulder injury that left me bed ans sofo ridden for 3 months. I'm fine now and want to do much more gaming. I have no new projects in mind at the moment, but my lead mountain is enormous and will finsih off many collections. The only really new stuff is sci fi, I've a copy of xeno's rampant which looks fun and enough forces to develop a Bolt Actiomn Sci fi game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm off tot he York show in Feb and Hammerhead later in the year, Dave and I are putting on a gangster game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See you over the table</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-53093882812490574002022-12-15T16:47:00.004+00:002022-12-15T16:47:53.967+00:00Pre Challenge Warm Up<p> The 13th Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge starts in 6 days and i've not painted anything for 3 months due to my shoulder injury. So I thought I'd have a practice, I was very rusty.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmStN3fsSswVQgaSXPwEm7VDyW570ZwhEtmPco9Q_hOXvj4QyB7FgsxUIw0SRnrpdaDCT0fHpQzo_ge7Ak2Xq-YBaBUcQM2pKa2423nqy8c13V3XdPtDH0yPjGqaGxx02EbVxqA4G7JDkkIfnSG0_k5_fc1AcignO-KyR_HYcyckKEPMMV0pVPgCPS/s4160/IMG_20221215_151151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmStN3fsSswVQgaSXPwEm7VDyW570ZwhEtmPco9Q_hOXvj4QyB7FgsxUIw0SRnrpdaDCT0fHpQzo_ge7Ak2Xq-YBaBUcQM2pKa2423nqy8c13V3XdPtDH0yPjGqaGxx02EbVxqA4G7JDkkIfnSG0_k5_fc1AcignO-KyR_HYcyckKEPMMV0pVPgCPS/w400-h300/IMG_20221215_151151.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1st up 2 battalions of Royal Ecossais. These will form the superior troops in my imagiNation Scots 7YW army and 1 battalion can be added to French army if needed (there was only 1 in French army formed by exile Scots)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHy7oWa1DTTe4csktCj09tHxmhtn6DGw8indLvGdnK-i9s1qZgJgaWHgVV9mydcITgK9uqrlTfVj9uU4tmhkWh7dwAVvHARc9JdK6fS1FcrQYBw57cqBB0bD-lLqGvReVWEr4SLm3cDvSw2bg87X3s44TaBm-2qXvm2UwWnH9j2le_xYs_DGIm_BL/s4160/IMG_20221215_151201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHy7oWa1DTTe4csktCj09tHxmhtn6DGw8indLvGdnK-i9s1qZgJgaWHgVV9mydcITgK9uqrlTfVj9uU4tmhkWh7dwAVvHARc9JdK6fS1FcrQYBw57cqBB0bD-lLqGvReVWEr4SLm3cDvSw2bg87X3s44TaBm-2qXvm2UwWnH9j2le_xYs_DGIm_BL/w400-h300/IMG_20221215_151201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unlike the rest of my Scots, these have European dress</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-DwHOq7VZYUpw0UeqcONUKPDN4KeP94krRSNB1JVi7h5aECX8ewfoJtpt6zqrDSOTdKPhkfHsZYlnXwFVhjm0qXmEpATigWQ0uX33s6aOwKzPAOiXVBBMq-pxQ0rYCWRnT8TGlOBSsD2aw82LoDcu6VK35sdhYpuj4hZmHNbZ929Uppq2f9cTaNJ/s4160/IMG_20221215_151248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-DwHOq7VZYUpw0UeqcONUKPDN4KeP94krRSNB1JVi7h5aECX8ewfoJtpt6zqrDSOTdKPhkfHsZYlnXwFVhjm0qXmEpATigWQ0uX33s6aOwKzPAOiXVBBMq-pxQ0rYCWRnT8TGlOBSsD2aw82LoDcu6VK35sdhYpuj4hZmHNbZ929Uppq2f9cTaNJ/w400-h300/IMG_20221215_151248.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have bought a copy of 02hundred and as it takes place at night I thought I'd paint them in grey scale. These are the 2 simplest sentries (Wargames Foundry make nice sentry types)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDKPfCoyFUgZa2_EKnDzosRQOcKFRbfq7verzCmmCEZ2EILMC96WW5uJDTVDh5FltRQ5UErM26JrGIZKn2rFwYls7Zq9Etxx64PntXfDn9dmWVKlReewsOI7KPbsJ3-PbgF6FLx7ZAMP0waDUC8Ej0ac7aMJ_ZRF86VwOPLe-AvTmzDDlobWH1pWA/s4160/IMG_20221215_151305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDKPfCoyFUgZa2_EKnDzosRQOcKFRbfq7verzCmmCEZ2EILMC96WW5uJDTVDh5FltRQ5UErM26JrGIZKn2rFwYls7Zq9Etxx64PntXfDn9dmWVKlReewsOI7KPbsJ3-PbgF6FLx7ZAMP0waDUC8Ej0ac7aMJ_ZRF86VwOPLe-AvTmzDDlobWH1pWA/w400-h300/IMG_20221215_151305.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only colour is the helmet badge</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2qBndEClG106u-aKakfHeY5lW6efdyFfgqMtvNMDVi6Dk0vYIGAfPVGODEz0otwSt8PdF9-REUGbj4P1_KJGrudPBgpRNuzhUGB1fNSsb2DaIKRjUXSvIxQnksb5Tqp-1FBxwnIc_kEIfieI-zRBwbsjwpAmoYpkg3f6ydsNudXX3YcfnSoNo-xI/s4160/IMG_20221215_151320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2qBndEClG106u-aKakfHeY5lW6efdyFfgqMtvNMDVi6Dk0vYIGAfPVGODEz0otwSt8PdF9-REUGbj4P1_KJGrudPBgpRNuzhUGB1fNSsb2DaIKRjUXSvIxQnksb5Tqp-1FBxwnIc_kEIfieI-zRBwbsjwpAmoYpkg3f6ydsNudXX3YcfnSoNo-xI/w400-h300/IMG_20221215_151320.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Overall quite pleased, although the bases need more work</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also had a delivery of toys today, I really don't need anymore toys but Northstar were running a mystery box and mine had £82 worth of figs and paint for £45. There was only 1 pack I couldn't use, ironically 7YW Austrians. Otherwise loads of pulp, colonial and WW2 figs. Bargain</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-1243101071827728512022-11-30T10:12:00.002+00:002022-11-30T10:12:49.543+00:00It's Alive<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxUEZtmCsyndkdtdaU_GvzQh2kBnWqO_MxP1Bx9ehL1U0Vx36UJCKo_B--Ok0-W8D5eMUh9yiWccPgEsqQj2ll8Hp9bohJZs-V69eOxdvE-AKcGXn4xlHAB6iyl0mQaI64ZLL2IEgtvVwtu48okOD4El1TbFID1GHUf9OxbxsQqpM2G-XE7mCUXuug" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxUEZtmCsyndkdtdaU_GvzQh2kBnWqO_MxP1Bx9ehL1U0Vx36UJCKo_B--Ok0-W8D5eMUh9yiWccPgEsqQj2ll8Hp9bohJZs-V69eOxdvE-AKcGXn4xlHAB6iyl0mQaI64ZLL2IEgtvVwtu48okOD4El1TbFID1GHUf9OxbxsQqpM2G-XE7mCUXuug=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's been a while. I've been out of action for a couple of months with a trapped nerve in my shoulder, 2 weeks of agony, 4 weeks of pain and now it's just sore. I'm still having problems sitting in office chairs for more than an hour. So no painting has been done, no games have been played and although I'm working from home, I'm bored.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This weekend was my longest journey in 2 months. I persuaded Tom to go to his 1st wargaming show and give me a lift. So we went down to Battleground at Stockton and spent a couple of hours meeting friends and doing a little shopping. I didn't buy much, my lead mountain has reached Himalayan proportions and is some what overwhelming. So it was flock, paints etc. I picked up a couple of 15mm ballistae for my 15mm Roman legion. But that was about it. Was great to meet up with everyone but I could only stop for a couple of hours as mu shoulder was starting to ache.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have recently managed to do a little painting and some prep for the challenge that starts on the 20th.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Yl07p4mvuUc_Snqh7I3vZMmoat-cdewiWs3Gh8u75B5jDfEtfB9aZ-Z1ahzAcCwGeHiCCNKBq4WUWaR3YhceR4EMImZvHMr6f4_0m9PxDklaHrUa82Pt9_ydV4w_9sRhgoj5JjeGGAoacpjCE102BwkTJIFeLv0sLcEWR4J60FOOe-sJ7l6KZLH4/s4160/IMG_20221130_094751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Yl07p4mvuUc_Snqh7I3vZMmoat-cdewiWs3Gh8u75B5jDfEtfB9aZ-Z1ahzAcCwGeHiCCNKBq4WUWaR3YhceR4EMImZvHMr6f4_0m9PxDklaHrUa82Pt9_ydV4w_9sRhgoj5JjeGGAoacpjCE102BwkTJIFeLv0sLcEWR4J60FOOe-sJ7l6KZLH4/w400-h300/IMG_20221130_094751.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I built this trench system years ago and have tarted it up to become part of a Vietnam firebase</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RJ1hE5QXmR_9xwpnqVzaxA6hw2Eea3eXOOewRREI0bkT9yADBcG7VvSumX8wqAR8-N-W6WCYKCqt8wt3wRrsj9ZhKE7E3JQ0IfwE6lIYQoJzGD9PwMwt-GYYC8TiUzrgE-sOR89Rq1M_9VOwFlNQKeRKjg35k3_k27181ZjtLwr6nzu7wxr20kRk/s4160/IMG_20221130_094801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RJ1hE5QXmR_9xwpnqVzaxA6hw2Eea3eXOOewRREI0bkT9yADBcG7VvSumX8wqAR8-N-W6WCYKCqt8wt3wRrsj9ZhKE7E3JQ0IfwE6lIYQoJzGD9PwMwt-GYYC8TiUzrgE-sOR89Rq1M_9VOwFlNQKeRKjg35k3_k27181ZjtLwr6nzu7wxr20kRk/w400-h300/IMG_20221130_094801.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Considering it was an early attempt at building from me i think it's come out OK</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirXdaU8V55hc82BzxApXlkJPkb0S7b9Ys6QTax06Ir9vjUgrjdcn8Nod9FMjrk8odt7fAdLevwawH6pGPcYN8aPlr33Y6N45Jqmu-uyUJhAZPCRRYxpyJLkeaotUm6CdzH2f-ExOQOydWx18t6Cuq-rbgwJyWZH1EZlUQwUOsrY_YIDn7QU2F08e4/s4160/IMG_20221130_094815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirXdaU8V55hc82BzxApXlkJPkb0S7b9Ys6QTax06Ir9vjUgrjdcn8Nod9FMjrk8odt7fAdLevwawH6pGPcYN8aPlr33Y6N45Jqmu-uyUJhAZPCRRYxpyJLkeaotUm6CdzH2f-ExOQOydWx18t6Cuq-rbgwJyWZH1EZlUQwUOsrY_YIDn7QU2F08e4/w400-h300/IMG_20221130_094815.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plenty of room for infantry and artillery</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-wBcbSFl7v4eyUJqlKeaL3nOxLAv6cGgXR0M4-ah8woKAd1_2-4Qz69bfGQq55RbJoZhOWtj2woOi02RsNqnvMnfvzAfnWt4OFa7ze84EAN4Kua_S9-UpeH5NPXe6ivzC1z5IMS6GShuoxsmLv-qPEm8lTL7J8KAMmCZXllp-ftqhrJeRjIq2yRA/s4160/IMG_20221130_094951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-wBcbSFl7v4eyUJqlKeaL3nOxLAv6cGgXR0M4-ah8woKAd1_2-4Qz69bfGQq55RbJoZhOWtj2woOi02RsNqnvMnfvzAfnWt4OFa7ze84EAN4Kua_S9-UpeH5NPXe6ivzC1z5IMS6GShuoxsmLv-qPEm8lTL7J8KAMmCZXllp-ftqhrJeRjIq2yRA/w400-h300/IMG_20221130_094951.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As this was so big, I managed to repaint it standing up, which is easier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also ordered some palm trees from Amazon, one of those "loads of trees for not much money orders. I've based these up individually and given them a bit of dry brush</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYL88DulfXaguIls4w-heQRWrYdbB1_wFhk2Ngu5wD1hHFeMa4vsDS6eFS_GVyl8DGfy_6PE02wOwSBiEynr_oR5rOOc6V_U8S7NCW6lPA9RYsByyXmwIQQC3xb17FpuOSRcNr9HKM450ZoE4ZYxsLEGSstLOIldnfhuOcUt2WdUs9kumGku2-owKH/s4160/IMG_20221130_094824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYL88DulfXaguIls4w-heQRWrYdbB1_wFhk2Ngu5wD1hHFeMa4vsDS6eFS_GVyl8DGfy_6PE02wOwSBiEynr_oR5rOOc6V_U8S7NCW6lPA9RYsByyXmwIQQC3xb17FpuOSRcNr9HKM450ZoE4ZYxsLEGSstLOIldnfhuOcUt2WdUs9kumGku2-owKH/w400-h300/IMG_20221130_094824.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are about 40 trees and will add to the Nam jungle or become a plantation</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wtmxFDfUc2LFnrWU3Og6T8dAQwecrQlE6jPXuDzuirnD-98zmG7dv2StKcbY53lXS4XfIs5daLhoXYANvs9g7Y5kPSuQUhSqu-24d0_mEZ_KKtEWBLYDxoDVEDX3QGFrLEtS70m5V9QjEq8fIQrIpzfXRQniV1sVPsOhefP-fpxocFm4tAvRsXJf/s4160/IMG_20221130_094825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wtmxFDfUc2LFnrWU3Og6T8dAQwecrQlE6jPXuDzuirnD-98zmG7dv2StKcbY53lXS4XfIs5daLhoXYANvs9g7Y5kPSuQUhSqu-24d0_mEZ_KKtEWBLYDxoDVEDX3QGFrLEtS70m5V9QjEq8fIQrIpzfXRQniV1sVPsOhefP-fpxocFm4tAvRsXJf/w400-h300/IMG_20221130_094825.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall a slow return but a return</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-44866195929620738332022-10-14T11:21:00.004+01:002022-10-14T11:21:44.591+01:00Things to Buy when you can't go to Partizan<p> So this weekend was The Other Partizan and Dave and I we due represent the Old Guard to put on a large Vietnam table with all our collections out and loads of action. We had been frantically finishing off bits. A review of the show layout put us near to the front door and quite close to another Old Guard club. I didn't know there was another Old Guard and they have been running for 40 years. A breif geography and history explanation later and we have done the honourable thing and changed the club name to the North Riding Wargames Club. I'm not from Yorkshire, thankfully for all concerned, and don't really understand what a Riding is or was.</p><p>So we are ready to go and I trap a nerve in my shoulder a couple of days before. If you have done it yourself, you have my understanding, if you haven't well it hurts like a Melon Farmer. I have effectively been bedridden for over a week now. I can walk about but after 10 minutes it hurts and I can't sit down. So no going to Partizan for me. I was gutted.</p><p>Ian from the NRWC stepped in to take my hotel room and Dave and he went down with 1/2 the collection. Dave kept sending me photos of the night before and I was both annoyed and pleased.</p><p>Speaking Dave with week he said he was amazingly busy and didn't have time to go shopping. Everyone loved the game. his report is <a href="http://onemanhisbrushes.blogspot.com/">here</a> and the "official" video is here <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHitwGWuemc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHitwGWuemc</a> (we are at 21 mins in).</p><p>So what do you do when you are stuck at home with loads of unspent money. I went online shopping for all the things I wanted to buy there</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJJbWO5yNgNYG1-3mO1BVnwlHQLIqplQk7fRfLnJ_VJUYA93FqrMsGu0LoFAgvTG-wk1J_wcwPSyyQV8xMGFfk-JGmV6tFeJRnrQIgQP54Oge1RXKnAlL7E7QPxijyISiZnuT9Z_y0VfU9SOeg-dHwpjzy6D2J279Z-NR-IakY-QCX1OOgyNITt8k/s4160/IMG_20221012_115822%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJJbWO5yNgNYG1-3mO1BVnwlHQLIqplQk7fRfLnJ_VJUYA93FqrMsGu0LoFAgvTG-wk1J_wcwPSyyQV8xMGFfk-JGmV6tFeJRnrQIgQP54Oge1RXKnAlL7E7QPxijyISiZnuT9Z_y0VfU9SOeg-dHwpjzy6D2J279Z-NR-IakY-QCX1OOgyNITt8k/w400-h300/IMG_20221012_115822%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So this is the stash. Starting at top middle and working clockwise we have</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. 02hundred rules. There is a loophole in the purchasing of these. You can buy the rules as a pdf but can't get the cards or markers. This is an error. I wrote to Grey for Game and they gave me a discount of the cost of the pdf from the hard copy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. 3 figures from MrLees. Kyle has closed down the store so I picked up a couple of figs from the sale and 1 i'd wanted to buy since they opened. Time for some posh painting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Atrizan design commandos for 02 hundred</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Tiger miniatures WW1 Turkish Cavalry. Cos my Turkish army isn't big enough - well it is but you know.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Foundry German Sentries for 02hundred.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6.Warbases buildings and bases for 02hundred. Plus their cool pre-printed ponds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dave also dropped off my small ColBill order that he picked up from Partizan. WW1 Turkish Officers, Australian Light Horse officer, couple of boars and some African warriors. All to complete some armies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you are all well and see you at Battleground next month</div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-49224520703406445182022-09-17T21:48:00.006+01:002022-09-18T16:06:45.582+01:00Vietnam Transport<p> When we think of transport in the Vietnam war we think helicopters. However you can't actually get a lot of stuff in a helicopter. Most of the supplies were moved in trucks. Huge great 300 truck convoys. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqfg9UwupBpewSiWm32T2dS72X8hPmnJK6c1ajMsXwlHplkvKA4RSRFQh3PR-EBZ7tNTZcs2SR-mE5VDhzSZCmJHgQ3g92VlGeI9gE9uLbuKowgf4AxpY7cjy8KSHnVN3yuKrWEbfkeM8TbGooohLbekFf246daIQOiZY2Apfyb-SI8ZosygXWOlU/s4160/IMG_20220917_212805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqfg9UwupBpewSiWm32T2dS72X8hPmnJK6c1ajMsXwlHplkvKA4RSRFQh3PR-EBZ7tNTZcs2SR-mE5VDhzSZCmJHgQ3g92VlGeI9gE9uLbuKowgf4AxpY7cjy8KSHnVN3yuKrWEbfkeM8TbGooohLbekFf246daIQOiZY2Apfyb-SI8ZosygXWOlU/w400-h300/IMG_20220917_212805.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In wargaming terms this is 300 trucks. They are Solido die cast a plastic trucks of various types but will all pass as 5 ton trucks. They obviously are US trucks as they are green and have a star.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqRY9XqhsotRP88KzYC4q33hg73AGo4GS94KqwfCxqyxErL8AOgJ_X1VrJHrFJhdJdwBNxC4fYVkhORDP_JbO7EsgPXJ1JSxdoUZgu7jcmOU2N71DalBAfvcbY-zkCdVFo4RcN3Bp7GdE2_V18Y98Oa7jo8pabZrD5llM36b16TIjPd4WkTSN9b7b/s4160/IMG_20220917_212840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqRY9XqhsotRP88KzYC4q33hg73AGo4GS94KqwfCxqyxErL8AOgJ_X1VrJHrFJhdJdwBNxC4fYVkhORDP_JbO7EsgPXJ1JSxdoUZgu7jcmOU2N71DalBAfvcbY-zkCdVFo4RcN3Bp7GdE2_V18Y98Oa7jo8pabZrD5llM36b16TIjPd4WkTSN9b7b/w400-h300/IMG_20220917_212840.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3GfdamDwiSaVKer0whYBaEoDYnybm5Se3LvgI81LErGme6rG_O7cjXN8IbzNbBFVj0ZkHVjMIZwu7oN6pEzHOEdMx5B3hV_LV-ef5YJU-UGllfrxD12bzLMI8I5xiZIXPDJuBZmOusaef3HlwlE5f5sYwGTnNJ8JUo_tmuREvxCQQJWTNuGpKj6p/s4160/IMG_20220917_212848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3GfdamDwiSaVKer0whYBaEoDYnybm5Se3LvgI81LErGme6rG_O7cjXN8IbzNbBFVj0ZkHVjMIZwu7oN6pEzHOEdMx5B3hV_LV-ef5YJU-UGllfrxD12bzLMI8I5xiZIXPDJuBZmOusaef3HlwlE5f5sYwGTnNJ8JUo_tmuREvxCQQJWTNuGpKj6p/w400-h300/IMG_20220917_212848.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The convoys were prone to being ambushed on the road and so the Americans developed ad hoc support vehicles called gun trucks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ILCufMkTdqLTEBQv5I7HwOvnryKr_erghdcUltCu9n4p634nPOnH-j65N5vwYxIuVNYOuPukqEZ864gTxlGC3iJjlIpV-9deG0m1jV5XFbts1M7K7sM2waXdcqeW5GlmnF5SUNASZGeYTnB2tClbKH-8AgobeWw5CP06m65zTYqfqam5Q01ygJ0l/s4160/IMG_20220917_212906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ILCufMkTdqLTEBQv5I7HwOvnryKr_erghdcUltCu9n4p634nPOnH-j65N5vwYxIuVNYOuPukqEZ864gTxlGC3iJjlIpV-9deG0m1jV5XFbts1M7K7sM2waXdcqeW5GlmnF5SUNASZGeYTnB2tClbKH-8AgobeWw5CP06m65zTYqfqam5Q01ygJ0l/w400-h300/IMG_20220917_212906.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Basically up-armoured trucks with lots of machine guns</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vam2O5oak5f0VrxejNDnFfpBYtVkafDtAa3u-Ljn3nhwWkaGy8E3eczFkMM1dQjt1qP3OJI5h2QfSnXb4c_K8qUxVOHEdTFl2NCD45fAPWyIja0Q2i0OLBt9k8PL6JOJMMYplJnqjMVaCSxvvyf6QXUoA88dm382qhSwGQ83eKoXWEynKWk0bt7V/s4160/IMG_20220917_212914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vam2O5oak5f0VrxejNDnFfpBYtVkafDtAa3u-Ljn3nhwWkaGy8E3eczFkMM1dQjt1qP3OJI5h2QfSnXb4c_K8qUxVOHEdTFl2NCD45fAPWyIja0Q2i0OLBt9k8PL6JOJMMYplJnqjMVaCSxvvyf6QXUoA88dm382qhSwGQ83eKoXWEynKWk0bt7V/w400-h300/IMG_20220917_212914.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Puff the Tragic Wagon (real name of a gun truck that looked a bit like this). It has a .50 cal and 3 M60s from Gringo40s. I love the Gingos figures but they are well fed. The .50 cal gunner is a converted Empress figure. I love Empress figures, almost all my collection is Empress but they are slight compared to Gringos farm boys. Dave's collection is almost entirely Gringos. Between us we have 2 marine platoons, an armoured platoon and a comedy amount of support.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0S0zBco678eIjsMO6_K-IEvpMFBMEzC65ubVtgCuG-146X7uYDpHWzJPjlFL-emZxGJeuE4hc1Q5uWKbO2tNW6zFiAAZq3JOa6xVWe-v8Sxxgn9tFZJ3apasBRFjFOiTXi3i1ifaoztG7TN7JQW5CxQ1sQpXyCG0Sba6WAU-8dC3Uq2twXv3AHX-l/s4160/IMG_20220917_212922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0S0zBco678eIjsMO6_K-IEvpMFBMEzC65ubVtgCuG-146X7uYDpHWzJPjlFL-emZxGJeuE4hc1Q5uWKbO2tNW6zFiAAZq3JOa6xVWe-v8Sxxgn9tFZJ3apasBRFjFOiTXi3i1ifaoztG7TN7JQW5CxQ1sQpXyCG0Sba6WAU-8dC3Uq2twXv3AHX-l/w400-h300/IMG_20220917_212922.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THe mud is a blend of filler, Foundry red shade and Vallehjo Flat earth. It was a bit matt so I gave it an ochre wash. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They probably won't get a run out at Partizan but if you are coming along pop over and say hello, if only to look at the massive chopper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-88218502064955710002022-08-16T11:08:00.002+01:002022-08-16T11:08:13.422+01:00Scottish Seven Years War Army - What!!!<p> The thing I like best about wargaming, apart form the other things, is letting my imagination run wild. I don't mind recreating old battles, esp ones I don't know the outcome of, but I really like what ifs and they would never had fought in real life scenarios (e.g.T'ang Chinese vs Saxons). This does explain my liking of Back of Beyond gaming, the world went a bit batty after WW1, so I can have battles between Turks, Brits, Russians (white and red), Chinese and Afghans.</p><p>So back to the point. I have decided to build a Scottish army to fight in the 7YW. Imagine that the Jacobites had won at Derby instead of just going home. They would have sued for peace and got their independance back. With the support of the French they could have flourished and at the start of the 7YW could have launched a 2nd front against Prussian by attacking England, or they could have sailed to Europe and joined the French against Hanover.</p><p>A trip to Pendraken and an order to Leon for 10mm Jacobite figures and some research based on the units who fought in the rebellion and I'm ready to go.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQzorD8pHKv_35Ux9ggddJTeNQBJiuQEx3e9y3mDe_YFkW6z-M4l5ukMcELuFIYKkMd88rXiOgibKIcvlEmoH79QpiycrTpa1okqFbHwDp9YNwPOOUs-a4qKVgt-V9sb7bpaOs9ztxsSSlw4-vzW5HirLiRqdn42Gy6H-0rzu10B8GSKfAC-_qKje/s4160/IMG_20220816_092605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQzorD8pHKv_35Ux9ggddJTeNQBJiuQEx3e9y3mDe_YFkW6z-M4l5ukMcELuFIYKkMd88rXiOgibKIcvlEmoH79QpiycrTpa1okqFbHwDp9YNwPOOUs-a4qKVgt-V9sb7bpaOs9ztxsSSlw4-vzW5HirLiRqdn42Gy6H-0rzu10B8GSKfAC-_qKje/w400-h300/IMG_20220816_092605.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Highland Brigade. Standard 1 battalion = 1 base of 15 figures</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqWg2nc9xFvdKkowS47DuXFLWn4ZW6KE36giiAl2ckAFaT_VEMxkVwI_-1wZ1EV1tYWw-3YIB5Co1aC8asm8A2W3jdxc2MNgClLbj9ewBUqQVczcVj49VW4DuDmwZH1tfrJUJ69QjuWQimEh6O0JpkocyXo8TW9y5inThl3YqMZz-CLnIYSu-W96g/s4160/IMG_20220816_092618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqWg2nc9xFvdKkowS47DuXFLWn4ZW6KE36giiAl2ckAFaT_VEMxkVwI_-1wZ1EV1tYWw-3YIB5Co1aC8asm8A2W3jdxc2MNgClLbj9ewBUqQVczcVj49VW4DuDmwZH1tfrJUJ69QjuWQimEh6O0JpkocyXo8TW9y5inThl3YqMZz-CLnIYSu-W96g/w400-h300/IMG_20220816_092618.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Atholl Battalion. Painting tartan in 10mm is easy, you can't see it any way, so work out the base colour and then add a few flecks and lines to give the impression. Sometimes in works, sometimes it's hard to tell - blue with light green doesn't really work. All units have a blue bonnet and a white cockade.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfPNrFChtyTjafFjlPangGFP_ufA0ybj4E2f7hRQR75OTTFDVuWO2Q2HdR_tHlV6Z6zMk3t2N4fztU5cTGoz-z7hoYhI4Kt0i-3iFdOGlLM7gP5FEJXoLyKAL4es2v1Z3hdXNgPFWDj9KquEWP0PE7EuAsEe_yG5iqnS9ljR3GBtjY64tV_BjS7uy/s4160/IMG_20220816_092634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfPNrFChtyTjafFjlPangGFP_ufA0ybj4E2f7hRQR75OTTFDVuWO2Q2HdR_tHlV6Z6zMk3t2N4fztU5cTGoz-z7hoYhI4Kt0i-3iFdOGlLM7gP5FEJXoLyKAL4es2v1Z3hdXNgPFWDj9KquEWP0PE7EuAsEe_yG5iqnS9ljR3GBtjY64tV_BjS7uy/w400-h300/IMG_20220816_092634.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">MacDonald of Keppoch - red and black works well. Loving the heather flock.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_yYCcJ5eWJ8CH1cR3J0OMnhrcYfvphfLA2FpUnHflJxDIJMZBc6SmzKOhHgs8mvJ5w20KxhNrwNtp2UGA0m4mtFCBIKof4y2GjUcPSalgIjdJXtYT2nDAfPHfy3GvApsPCxuh7KsApGzV7F7ATEQHKcoTo-00wvboNemXtNPRZ2X8aln9EWSEDvq/s4160/IMG_20220816_092644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_yYCcJ5eWJ8CH1cR3J0OMnhrcYfvphfLA2FpUnHflJxDIJMZBc6SmzKOhHgs8mvJ5w20KxhNrwNtp2UGA0m4mtFCBIKof4y2GjUcPSalgIjdJXtYT2nDAfPHfy3GvApsPCxuh7KsApGzV7F7ATEQHKcoTo-00wvboNemXtNPRZ2X8aln9EWSEDvq/w400-h300/IMG_20220816_092644.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cameron of Lochiel - red and blue also good</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnu1LH4KGUti2quXjdBl8x_x-4Zb2KMp9TjgVXfZXOnmkAlCaXowUutYQeoPDo7qcfzWEwHa8jDEjtULQW4tqGCGaF5OnUGNen_3z4D6N0mhR6UYj17fOnmKfRDkGJfiXPfD7pez9Wrq3TbJ69IdrOfuBoKraSsbX-jlxz1WGE3SREx6FI9H8ISvW7/s4160/IMG_20220816_092652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnu1LH4KGUti2quXjdBl8x_x-4Zb2KMp9TjgVXfZXOnmkAlCaXowUutYQeoPDo7qcfzWEwHa8jDEjtULQW4tqGCGaF5OnUGNen_3z4D6N0mhR6UYj17fOnmKfRDkGJfiXPfD7pez9Wrq3TbJ69IdrOfuBoKraSsbX-jlxz1WGE3SREx6FI9H8ISvW7/w400-h300/IMG_20220816_092652.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Appin - more blue and green</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwY_hk7YnB8eozJeXm-pBoXa5s5ULfdgICxbjkS7gGDvdlGy1skEOUho4I12LnfXNfxu7dUrWW0_sf6w-jfRG1oPeMP7ol5tZv0_mD-D4aIVdCy9fd40msID9BRoNd0PcUF5F4jwxezO_i5TY-Q5bzGck8FHJFH_oP3RYWgzOFfljmv4mnrmCZ34A/s4160/IMG_20220816_092735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwY_hk7YnB8eozJeXm-pBoXa5s5ULfdgICxbjkS7gGDvdlGy1skEOUho4I12LnfXNfxu7dUrWW0_sf6w-jfRG1oPeMP7ol5tZv0_mD-D4aIVdCy9fd40msID9BRoNd0PcUF5F4jwxezO_i5TY-Q5bzGck8FHJFH_oP3RYWgzOFfljmv4mnrmCZ34A/w400-h300/IMG_20220816_092735.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Border Reivers light brigade. The only completely invented units. They are a Rogers Rangers pack and will provide fast moving infantry over difficult terrain.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLw1oqNHuiXKsE0LIMsbY-BMaOgZI5vzRnebnVAKeHeOvW2-GGL0Vn_ePjOrSWi05OSAloaKwIkAhc3fGmZX2mjQXuq03ZO-AzmLJQJGnay9dhIUOWs_02dGeQ2brk7qrW4-bCWvFMnEGFQhmU7t_CdLlwFKuUR9mML31cm8rc5L_cc5Y8sdd2Lxh/s4160/IMG_20220816_092844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLw1oqNHuiXKsE0LIMsbY-BMaOgZI5vzRnebnVAKeHeOvW2-GGL0Vn_ePjOrSWi05OSAloaKwIkAhc3fGmZX2mjQXuq03ZO-AzmLJQJGnay9dhIUOWs_02dGeQ2brk7qrW4-bCWvFMnEGFQhmU7t_CdLlwFKuUR9mML31cm8rc5L_cc5Y8sdd2Lxh/w400-h300/IMG_20220816_092844.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Artillery and officers, repainted Austrians and Prussians. I have far too much artillery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have 3-4 more brigades to paint and a plan to make them unique in 7YW, but more of that next time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the advantages / disadvantages of playing at Pendraken's shop in the uncontrolled desire to buy stuff</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XAxtG2A-3gvQLo82ifqAsaVwMNYyF-FyHabyxydMMN--aHNtsVueFNxVpqNCr1EnUKudr8vPO2ejForeJvV81NxfK_z6G1ol6m5hKgmFnqIXiqoxbl8kY6E90xveUYc7ZS3np2WbE37PlzYBEXJZSMW4AyF5q8_zjKSYZ1TjQYGiVzhpN6c9s3P9/s4160/IMG_20220816_092310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XAxtG2A-3gvQLo82ifqAsaVwMNYyF-FyHabyxydMMN--aHNtsVueFNxVpqNCr1EnUKudr8vPO2ejForeJvV81NxfK_z6G1ol6m5hKgmFnqIXiqoxbl8kY6E90xveUYc7ZS3np2WbE37PlzYBEXJZSMW4AyF5q8_zjKSYZ1TjQYGiVzhpN6c9s3P9/w400-h300/IMG_20220816_092310.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pack horses, for use by any army</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wMK773zGphzxH3BV2agwQ-ntrsRrw5tXfsyy7ly6i-F_9X3zoajREwL9Qt1jPRMCSBQ9801Rb8W_R7Tqv_4lhLqmoXy7-3hvdw-aNtGfZskhwcQZw0nO1VVdXwkMSBLCeM1JSriszQoNOFqO0AxPTTgEu-kBrxgay5WxHFYp_EOOJooZt3-90BdT/s4160/IMG_20220816_092344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wMK773zGphzxH3BV2agwQ-ntrsRrw5tXfsyy7ly6i-F_9X3zoajREwL9Qt1jPRMCSBQ9801Rb8W_R7Tqv_4lhLqmoXy7-3hvdw-aNtGfZskhwcQZw0nO1VVdXwkMSBLCeM1JSriszQoNOFqO0AxPTTgEu-kBrxgay5WxHFYp_EOOJooZt3-90BdT/w400-h300/IMG_20220816_092344.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cows and sheep, or eating and worrying.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Right back to work.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-20380204524314419052022-08-16T09:55:00.007+01:002022-08-16T10:10:12.083+01:00In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle - Sorry<p> I've finished the next batch of jungle and river sections. I bought some 2mm mdf rectangles from Amazon, they were cheap and infinitely better than using card, which is a pity as I have loads of card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEqiSFn9wWd2oalkXEdw-0E1tpcZxnFbksMP6e35NJ7W9_S8RStA3qmHNL1ysfU-gf0jZjWE_ydJTAtEq4FADhgygw8SGuN_BGIxIqU_Dgq1APu6IR5A9xdHb7KMoXXAKM7DHJMPZ11Z4qKFbAC2_BXW7M8WIHEu9EbK50q1w7p4YQmwfWV1nEl1h/s4160/IMG_20220805_140523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEqiSFn9wWd2oalkXEdw-0E1tpcZxnFbksMP6e35NJ7W9_S8RStA3qmHNL1ysfU-gf0jZjWE_ydJTAtEq4FADhgygw8SGuN_BGIxIqU_Dgq1APu6IR5A9xdHb7KMoXXAKM7DHJMPZ11Z4qKFbAC2_BXW7M8WIHEu9EbK50q1w7p4YQmwfWV1nEl1h/w400-h300/IMG_20220805_140523.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The river layout on a 6x4 table with approx 50% of my jungle</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Tld4kdzzG_OhBjGPaMfu9WYjPFLDYZ3ZUTL7596X98rTbYEkiNyMbDLsIcQhhqwIOeUSqi-qzrXFjCPiczlrkQXBATW4wLNu6n-QeJ4cwiSyGySFlRzOBhYXXGLgAMUZn8lIgj9sRKlheygMhXshQYDdW9ESakaPrhGdl_BKlCt81foNDsROhMlQ/s4160/IMG_20220805_140537%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Tld4kdzzG_OhBjGPaMfu9WYjPFLDYZ3ZUTL7596X98rTbYEkiNyMbDLsIcQhhqwIOeUSqi-qzrXFjCPiczlrkQXBATW4wLNu6n-QeJ4cwiSyGySFlRzOBhYXXGLgAMUZn8lIgj9sRKlheygMhXshQYDdW9ESakaPrhGdl_BKlCt81foNDsROhMlQ/w400-h300/IMG_20220805_140537%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are 2 types of river, 4" and 2" wide. I have approx 7 foot of each. Really impressed with how they have come out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfygZfmIk3YFi6wJYohHizuGVaeOEwkxSNogRoOwGvDzuik2mCFmGR3pbj5m-MUUlQjhNSrXn4ijUUWxpPYyBV8DI9XEYA6pgsp4ySUYcxWgIuPxHx7ie6mnmr8QCgrWhESu5vW4Teyk-X83hvetaSmwpH1dsRiNXS-1xDWKZjw_Opg2GjbJBoxlw5/s4160/IMG_20220816_092158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfygZfmIk3YFi6wJYohHizuGVaeOEwkxSNogRoOwGvDzuik2mCFmGR3pbj5m-MUUlQjhNSrXn4ijUUWxpPYyBV8DI9XEYA6pgsp4ySUYcxWgIuPxHx7ie6mnmr8QCgrWhESu5vW4Teyk-X83hvetaSmwpH1dsRiNXS-1xDWKZjw_Opg2GjbJBoxlw5/w400-h300/IMG_20220816_092158.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last of the Poundland plants on the last of the mdf. Really happy with these.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is just a quick post but there will be another one later today, on omething completely different</div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-41348891069748662212022-08-01T15:43:00.003+01:002022-08-01T15:43:17.857+01:00The Next Project<p> So in light of the truly epic time in Scarborough, Dave and I were discussing going back next year to put on another massive game. So if you are playing a massive game what do you go for. Obviously 28mm Vietnam. No really. Helicopters, lost patrols, fire bases, tunnels and all kinds of bloody mayhem.</p><p>So with that in mind and already having 4 other armies ready to paint (28mm Dwarfs, 10mm Renaissance Poles and Turks and 7YW Scots - really, and i know they didn't exist but isn't that the best bit) I have been bulking out the Vietnam collection. I needed some more buildings for a firebase - in the post and loads of terrain</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIuhcfvqSF4dwn6dnmdUbygx2WeqDCwwKPp4xFecDPSeH4AsXLGQoi35VW1nFf-qilnZGNxbsHc0LlM9RPehkDYg32F5wdN2K71DH2dA6Nl1u0QnELoSLkhfMpbLIbaPUVlxmuJSdhOTn40czvrFkRKtyeT-dMvWbrFyNuy-3gQH0zpFQ3b9s0HG9/s4160/IMG_20220801_144943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIuhcfvqSF4dwn6dnmdUbygx2WeqDCwwKPp4xFecDPSeH4AsXLGQoi35VW1nFf-qilnZGNxbsHc0LlM9RPehkDYg32F5wdN2K71DH2dA6Nl1u0QnELoSLkhfMpbLIbaPUVlxmuJSdhOTn40czvrFkRKtyeT-dMvWbrFyNuy-3gQH0zpFQ3b9s0HG9/w400-h300/IMG_20220801_144943.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A trip to Poundland and I picked up loads of plastic plants for £2. This will do for a start.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0QBPDy3m6sutF4HF-CZSRH7GvzFMMLjLS9k4uBqTORjoPhBmBooye-C6_1Dn2wjQ2BXMsUxot32d4edSYhU-3eL8NgdMuDdpeh552BtXPnt2CNpDy5aa5VtlSByXPxWFvqaR-tURTNw3GNNiGq-6wfGD37A1HbIr_q-aNg3fOKEgUHQ4TJNy1-3O/s4160/IMG_20220801_145133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0QBPDy3m6sutF4HF-CZSRH7GvzFMMLjLS9k4uBqTORjoPhBmBooye-C6_1Dn2wjQ2BXMsUxot32d4edSYhU-3eL8NgdMuDdpeh552BtXPnt2CNpDy5aa5VtlSByXPxWFvqaR-tURTNw3GNNiGq-6wfGD37A1HbIr_q-aNg3fOKEgUHQ4TJNy1-3O/w400-h300/IMG_20220801_145133.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've also started a jungle river. This is a 4" wide river and a simple straight section to practice on. Plan to do 6" and about the same at 2". Insignificant on 48" of table but a sensible length for normal humans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also needed a few more USMC</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoevkCW0iRZn-jauo6ZYB1ot8UK7kz3OqfhqygIbO6oYA0E4mBZ2aqXyk0mWSzwZeWlx7aQFspn36pS23YtDk5vhXPIUzN3Dp84UvsBJNbUUuvyOxfhuFxnpQ3nvPtoXVr-cthWsSxDHwAJSdIuoSltl7YsChwMjf68qGy10HC47Z6vgRIUH3ZGDn/s4160/IMG_20220727_130539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoevkCW0iRZn-jauo6ZYB1ot8UK7kz3OqfhqygIbO6oYA0E4mBZ2aqXyk0mWSzwZeWlx7aQFspn36pS23YtDk5vhXPIUzN3Dp84UvsBJNbUUuvyOxfhuFxnpQ3nvPtoXVr-cthWsSxDHwAJSdIuoSltl7YsChwMjf68qGy10HC47Z6vgRIUH3ZGDn/w400-h300/IMG_20220727_130539.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 x .50 cal heavy machine guns. The guns are frm TAG and the crew simple converts or Empress minis, I cut the gun of the gunners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxOOMs5FuQYjLP-Cq7S2fwZHulTm-P5cQlXYQRAi6Bexf_YARFE7zWN1mXX6z-O9Rb03PKXJt1LIf7VtZ7JF0_7VQIN_ZpW8x1iKwGV_xg9xgF6UvPLAbkxE7H2BPlxdJZnQfUKvQLJJtoW5J05GZPSassnQmuVdVuf6DMIzjOn8xOqgzc_7R9CaI/s4160/IMG_20220801_144729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxOOMs5FuQYjLP-Cq7S2fwZHulTm-P5cQlXYQRAi6Bexf_YARFE7zWN1mXX6z-O9Rb03PKXJt1LIf7VtZ7JF0_7VQIN_ZpW8x1iKwGV_xg9xgF6UvPLAbkxE7H2BPlxdJZnQfUKvQLJJtoW5J05GZPSassnQmuVdVuf6DMIzjOn8xOqgzc_7R9CaI/w400-h300/IMG_20220801_144729.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've also bought some LAW operators and medics from Empress, 1 more pack to arrive. I've also put my section leader and radio man on the same base for ease of movement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>and finally I have bought my 1st games mat from tiny wargames. A bit of furniature movement and I have a 6x4 table set up in the spare room.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LlrB_B1_DzHEbwXkcQ6g7zQKMrXKcfWApTsspw1XkF3zpqfExXYdHTBTDZXRlLPtaR6QXgHRUvDGFGQwHIReH7-wa7KMoxgHh_CDeOOIcHgCbhiQjvZLEhbMsJvwAkz1ioVTn6pRwuVg4A9S_ZaQNyHaOxzvdjgCL00f49LOt4FvTnBMBm6KV6oN/s4160/IMG_20220801_144445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LlrB_B1_DzHEbwXkcQ6g7zQKMrXKcfWApTsspw1XkF3zpqfExXYdHTBTDZXRlLPtaR6QXgHRUvDGFGQwHIReH7-wa7KMoxgHh_CDeOOIcHgCbhiQjvZLEhbMsJvwAkz1ioVTn6pRwuVg4A9S_ZaQNyHaOxzvdjgCL00f49LOt4FvTnBMBm6KV6oN/w400-h300/IMG_20220801_144445.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Right I've got more river to build</div><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-45870209455776594852022-07-27T20:07:00.109+01:002022-07-27T20:42:17.873+01:00The Whopper, or How I Played an Epic Wargame<p>Last weekend Dave and I wandered down to Scarborough to play Sands of the Sudan on Gerry's ridiculously large wargames tables. We were playing Friday, Saturday and Sunday and were recreating the Relief of Khartoum, using Dave's glorious Sudan collection (as seen in "Exterminate all the Brutes" on HBO)</p><p>If you want to know how big watch this</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxAFlZGxhTde761jmy1JYKwekOGKm9gb_Q-a6uGqZNXN4U4A8NL_wIhFeOZKdysDTyekmBwg_KdEFS6dkKEqQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">The table was 24ft by 6ft. And there were 2 of them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The plan was to have 2 columns advancing against an infinite number of Mahdists who would arrive on random event cards every turn. Gerry and Graham took the table run by me, see above. They were advancing the Suakin railway and relieving the Egyptian Garrison of a forward post about 20 ft away and then onto Omdurman 24ft away. Steve and Bob had a similar column on the other table. They were advancing along the Nile with support from 2 gunboats and 4 smaller troop carriers (my only contribution to the figures). The 1st 2 days were columns advancing and the 3rd day would be the battle of Khartoum.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Right then, time for loads of photos, mainly from my table</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKpeyzNJ65Kw713irkQwOU1YnrkTpFqfYxIEelqmwzu4FH3CbMvFsd-VGlmv8KHHsoYpVXyPl3GUxx7foXANnYdD0hbnaUR7cZngPzQsX6-HWGF_BjNZ7U0hvSoPNDd6kRGU-rNrQuKKXXPiKQHLvJh6Z88JgyG37qJp3Uh6IGuYNp1XD4wq2bc8E/s4160/IMG_20220722_105832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKpeyzNJ65Kw713irkQwOU1YnrkTpFqfYxIEelqmwzu4FH3CbMvFsd-VGlmv8KHHsoYpVXyPl3GUxx7foXANnYdD0hbnaUR7cZngPzQsX6-HWGF_BjNZ7U0hvSoPNDd6kRGU-rNrQuKKXXPiKQHLvJh6Z88JgyG37qJp3Uh6IGuYNp1XD4wq2bc8E/w400-h300/IMG_20220722_105832.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The British advance, facing only light resistance at the moment</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VgidY0t9sRPBKi2SXdvE2871hE_9w7wBi_GXPSHQVUE6MpFUhbvNWnilb6KsSmYQCmrnZGvCLYQMbNkvQpX3QNNuU_NqyPXMswSB_zZsZdZcynw8-k2lAQwPpazfIBy1uSmumw0VqRScppySbHqFI04_o8MYeTe33-IcYA2ByCwwOJ1veWEJ2Tua/s4160/IMG_20220722_112306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VgidY0t9sRPBKi2SXdvE2871hE_9w7wBi_GXPSHQVUE6MpFUhbvNWnilb6KsSmYQCmrnZGvCLYQMbNkvQpX3QNNuU_NqyPXMswSB_zZsZdZcynw8-k2lAQwPpazfIBy1uSmumw0VqRScppySbHqFI04_o8MYeTe33-IcYA2ByCwwOJ1veWEJ2Tua/w400-h300/IMG_20220722_112306.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1UMKcVIz4VNc7MSIaZ2gDtgMe9LSOEvXwMrHq4sYEXLkw8dKeC_pvMNHVDNKqEHb-lrTxEk_POhFSwGvIVv7XmfPPkDPAZccZoZmv2dSl7jgV9NT1TotEqC8OGaTTjNPKGwd36PAdYiPQONEZ6Xxy5yQW_Tp8aOrZRGlb0fLnDDvmp_zmnf-yKOs/s4160/IMG_20220722_112309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Event cards placed a large force of Mahdist camelry to the front.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vBnkjxpKX70wh2Vw4gNm0zuW_aNpgFETVRXINgJztBGEl-UXz-tXJC8J8GQkpyBgXhxK5ZMP2-i4GA7kqCSc43dPqS23W1V_EOiNZL4lL3Iabn-S5pgSqnzrsqt6nrD753fH5d_Jui1PPeiqN1jm010lL5hbk7ezRiH1VeaSIO7XavKRpG2SCC1y/s4160/IMG_20220722_142842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vBnkjxpKX70wh2Vw4gNm0zuW_aNpgFETVRXINgJztBGEl-UXz-tXJC8J8GQkpyBgXhxK5ZMP2-i4GA7kqCSc43dPqS23W1V_EOiNZL4lL3Iabn-S5pgSqnzrsqt6nrD753fH5d_Jui1PPeiqN1jm010lL5hbk7ezRiH1VeaSIO7XavKRpG2SCC1y/w400-h300/IMG_20220722_142842.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next 3 event cards did the same and there were 1000 camels charging the British</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Shot a lot of camels, twice before the Bengal lancers charged in and routed the camelry. This was very cool.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H78dHi4BzTa-Eh-xJkzaXRvibqaNledlph7D1Y5jLFBpaxlYx12dI_M2Ld9ls-mCrTK6K25oVlUVVkzfqazKZ6c6IeiMKQZGx0U3IG444KXf_cmINV7JK0SBOioby-FuDP5RTBvDRPi1zYZwGF-7Iw8NPHH6ty9Wg-DFvCkOjIBFs9X35C4uGPZj/s4160/IMG_20220722_165138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H78dHi4BzTa-Eh-xJkzaXRvibqaNledlph7D1Y5jLFBpaxlYx12dI_M2Ld9ls-mCrTK6K25oVlUVVkzfqazKZ6c6IeiMKQZGx0U3IG444KXf_cmINV7JK0SBOioby-FuDP5RTBvDRPi1zYZwGF-7Iw8NPHH6ty9Wg-DFvCkOjIBFs9X35C4uGPZj/w400-h300/IMG_20220722_165138.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the other table Bob and Steve had to take a well defended town with gunboat support. THis would have been tight and they took a lot of casualties before the Mahdi called the forces back to Omdurman. But their fight was not over yet</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis71Fd4pjAffn97azEQmEj7m6TeTiCFLrT4vBS0_iy3OVioSM3q7iVsNsr0dRLYxVbAur60b0-w4M-_dmlMKQ3gOBFeK1QkbLt8whq8tJjDhKijKG1TOprtr_Q2IFQf9SgKhN7JhV0TYVDRc7QnJnQTAqNxsOf35oFrHj0Sec61gp83lPxNtojKGnk/s4160/IMG_20220722_165145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis71Fd4pjAffn97azEQmEj7m6TeTiCFLrT4vBS0_iy3OVioSM3q7iVsNsr0dRLYxVbAur60b0-w4M-_dmlMKQ3gOBFeK1QkbLt8whq8tJjDhKijKG1TOprtr_Q2IFQf9SgKhN7JhV0TYVDRc7QnJnQTAqNxsOf35oFrHj0Sec61gp83lPxNtojKGnk/w400-h300/IMG_20220722_165145.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THe Egyptian garrison of the forward base with Omdurman in the distance. The Mahdists as gathering</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8JkdKo3XCW_NHQJxEjfVyEXw_Ezx-9Bs-B9GKnU4sHvHbC72YVpHHf3o5pfym5IVGUGwfL3FPNyaeuRk-yoSgQsFpQDN-mej8Ttgmz3Jb4MGTU_voPFGPe42rEGw_q5eQo05bRZS47gGobpEY9b4UFTwND0Yuchqeb4oO5cY0P4u6AugORDnSaD_/s4160/IMG_20220722_165149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8JkdKo3XCW_NHQJxEjfVyEXw_Ezx-9Bs-B9GKnU4sHvHbC72YVpHHf3o5pfym5IVGUGwfL3FPNyaeuRk-yoSgQsFpQDN-mej8Ttgmz3Jb4MGTU_voPFGPe42rEGw_q5eQo05bRZS47gGobpEY9b4UFTwND0Yuchqeb4oO5cY0P4u6AugORDnSaD_/w400-h300/IMG_20220722_165149.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Camels destroyed the Brits start to advance again</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmiNy-KoDq6TB83ndsl6EunA9U_v2RzsHy3od1ok3z42jw9SnQx5VqQEUOWUrMKcCKP7SLf2CVIuZhttHTpDqKCl2y2CSRhqwRH_latxd3TwyH9dJV6gTB8e5QzLeGEPpKnXYwSlof2Z5nQ54rzIGZZvl9N-HxircMeVnV_YokTml76R0MVms5svA/s4160/IMG_20220723_132621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmiNy-KoDq6TB83ndsl6EunA9U_v2RzsHy3od1ok3z42jw9SnQx5VqQEUOWUrMKcCKP7SLf2CVIuZhttHTpDqKCl2y2CSRhqwRH_latxd3TwyH9dJV6gTB8e5QzLeGEPpKnXYwSlof2Z5nQ54rzIGZZvl9N-HxircMeVnV_YokTml76R0MVms5svA/w400-h300/IMG_20220723_132621.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Train is harried</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb99NfXRoh_nO45IahT6gjHmcCqvHUppCY2IcXYx67wjPx8pjreCUfuSRuOnqj6KE5Z17S-cE9PpnELWtzZbJduZZPfuG3MFXxO_LuHzrHWsnmX908FjtOJC8qqvI-2_HXOXVoHpEAPm_ltbgQevbW0WjW4x7yzA_IYhv56El9afEtd89U0GO0yac/s4160/IMG_20220723_132628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb99NfXRoh_nO45IahT6gjHmcCqvHUppCY2IcXYx67wjPx8pjreCUfuSRuOnqj6KE5Z17S-cE9PpnELWtzZbJduZZPfuG3MFXxO_LuHzrHWsnmX908FjtOJC8qqvI-2_HXOXVoHpEAPm_ltbgQevbW0WjW4x7yzA_IYhv56El9afEtd89U0GO0yac/w400-h300/IMG_20220723_132628.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While the Egyptians face another assault, they faced 3 major attacks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUb52SzbkTELxi_Odbdx8Yuj8DcZ1Md6zMNA7oeWBNd8G1Y8EicVBR-m0EvVYEg-uupRXmeOmaN4jsxY_hNUD9v8ulkkQhS3gnxpkItYXRYsHgQf43-g6-w1vEtVcmSD8oO-TK5Yx_tTcgc3fmODChY3G7DWVJVkuTIimmaAPJehr7FOrAt90C6Pn/s4160/IMG_20220723_140636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUb52SzbkTELxi_Odbdx8Yuj8DcZ1Md6zMNA7oeWBNd8G1Y8EicVBR-m0EvVYEg-uupRXmeOmaN4jsxY_hNUD9v8ulkkQhS3gnxpkItYXRYsHgQf43-g6-w1vEtVcmSD8oO-TK5Yx_tTcgc3fmODChY3G7DWVJVkuTIimmaAPJehr7FOrAt90C6Pn/w400-h300/IMG_20220723_140636.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the last one</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1hnTA8bfDxHKG4fIKOeyid_nWAaguR6_JryDFUttV8oDC3_s_wZ3hrHjt5cCA5OFBPnuhXEdt7xWwCnFNWfezbIb3qbIKvxxNMAqF6PLkYdTJDWXqMDvONaw7yx9IKuXPI2SRz9QuBvkwRZmyoiUhTw5pc2SZ1IBsZkfHpPiZmkHcHIOsGLeg3VM/s4160/IMG_20220723_140643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1hnTA8bfDxHKG4fIKOeyid_nWAaguR6_JryDFUttV8oDC3_s_wZ3hrHjt5cCA5OFBPnuhXEdt7xWwCnFNWfezbIb3qbIKvxxNMAqF6PLkYdTJDWXqMDvONaw7yx9IKuXPI2SRz9QuBvkwRZmyoiUhTw5pc2SZ1IBsZkfHpPiZmkHcHIOsGLeg3VM/w400-h300/IMG_20220723_140643.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can the train column get there to relieve them</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFDJlo4nWjQTW0YQEBmSj4e8WnOYLu6dtqP455qT3z4IUbt3Ys86GgqpsSmNLghA_4coALzCuRmvf36i-_XnrJFC5Ll3vD7sORVJn8i1rUsYirz_fiX4xuMPtGYDhP6qqqfcw8Ng0xGam0_wUVSCRJhZYXYtrqeOepksMaDL6cfxBM-mFCApuJCUh/s4160/IMG_20220723_150544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFDJlo4nWjQTW0YQEBmSj4e8WnOYLu6dtqP455qT3z4IUbt3Ys86GgqpsSmNLghA_4coALzCuRmvf36i-_XnrJFC5Ll3vD7sORVJn8i1rUsYirz_fiX4xuMPtGYDhP6qqqfcw8Ng0xGam0_wUVSCRJhZYXYtrqeOepksMaDL6cfxBM-mFCApuJCUh/w400-h300/IMG_20220723_150544.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile a massive Mahdist force has appeared to the rear and slowed down the column again</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREC2fuQ2MyLy9JdLGltzqyx9948A8dgr3d6xyL9aZP3zio2sV9wJAS5hTQwDBJ9vHyYt8SbMj_aJ5g3bdMJKYnkHs7dMSSbQzCAtPFJb6FIFybYpVF50Xaa1A4M9waBIezbAannt-WAmckgu-8kofQBd7pVtwRYqAnMl8kkevUY4Z463-qbOdZj49/s4160/IMG_20220723_151604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They got out with 50% casualties, but they did get out. And there ended the column advancing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-xMRKBrV8W1xMQYHlNAEUcgCi1IBgFhtZYlhMLjycylZtrTUKi-tqMwAoqkYZPpjcMNB4hfxluoqhL6uPjO-Ur8bhpe5yruLm4bRYjVY9UDtgYP1YEAywYW62f8L8RR8WTWB86lhIfWqmnTvHs3VdHd8tHREr0Bh3xMA0ikotFngGesLY0Ga7o4G/s4160/IMG_20220724_101350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-xMRKBrV8W1xMQYHlNAEUcgCi1IBgFhtZYlhMLjycylZtrTUKi-tqMwAoqkYZPpjcMNB4hfxluoqhL6uPjO-Ur8bhpe5yruLm4bRYjVY9UDtgYP1YEAywYW62f8L8RR8WTWB86lhIfWqmnTvHs3VdHd8tHREr0Bh3xMA0ikotFngGesLY0Ga7o4G/w400-h300/IMG_20220724_101350.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THe next day we rotated the battle 90 degrees. the Brits on one table with Gerry and Graham at this end and Steve and Bob at the other.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtK-yfJbEwNq-fdwKEK0ew-DmsDRg-tiIH-SaWeO98U0ao69SuqSy7c72I2Ot6mu_1cJLz9zlUfsEy_i6TeC2YHZuSqdX9ataGHkVQswlfESveE332wiUpsu44a27UnWoqeVwWjdZwPudrVRNy0bz_s9OSKlE48sKDlx6TrjyJ8zp7skJ5WOAeE3JS/s4160/IMG_20220724_101354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtK-yfJbEwNq-fdwKEK0ew-DmsDRg-tiIH-SaWeO98U0ao69SuqSy7c72I2Ot6mu_1cJLz9zlUfsEy_i6TeC2YHZuSqdX9ataGHkVQswlfESveE332wiUpsu44a27UnWoqeVwWjdZwPudrVRNy0bz_s9OSKlE48sKDlx6TrjyJ8zp7skJ5WOAeE3JS/w400-h300/IMG_20220724_101354.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the Mahdists are out and they can be recycled. Steve and Bob look on as Dave stands over Khartoum and tells them all the ways it will be impossible to win</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXFtb02n-IIqMlrZCq-iaYMlh3MXUbS3V4tsTxikGwDrokAVTrhFC97PBvRofDhRjFBN45t9s-At4jDKhRDO1TljWWhq8CnLkql4x7ClvfRieZFDWiUcpT_t6DiFIFdT9n5i4SL4TBX5RLBsOZHTQdwVS9jTZs-NRL79YMEs3NFAgvI68dnfd-B3d/s4160/IMG_20220724_120509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXFtb02n-IIqMlrZCq-iaYMlh3MXUbS3V4tsTxikGwDrokAVTrhFC97PBvRofDhRjFBN45t9s-At4jDKhRDO1TljWWhq8CnLkql4x7ClvfRieZFDWiUcpT_t6DiFIFdT9n5i4SL4TBX5RLBsOZHTQdwVS9jTZs-NRL79YMEs3NFAgvI68dnfd-B3d/w400-h300/IMG_20220724_120509.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Hussars sneak into the nearby fort.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6JF3MZUcgRTl77akkWvy8SWCamJJYGFID9c9nbHyLIxADjZoQ9DjhllmxLtDmww4_LWuXdgaORC4Nfyfq9Rn9msui5K0-VpYadEo4Z5kilZF6547hBEwXmJR8-a9yjkRU2CnYffHjWzt1oMxTDsEWulJXHF_OQB-ASLj7IJWHqHrX0CRdJ6-2wII/s4160/IMG_20220724_123440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6JF3MZUcgRTl77akkWvy8SWCamJJYGFID9c9nbHyLIxADjZoQ9DjhllmxLtDmww4_LWuXdgaORC4Nfyfq9Rn9msui5K0-VpYadEo4Z5kilZF6547hBEwXmJR8-a9yjkRU2CnYffHjWzt1oMxTDsEWulJXHF_OQB-ASLj7IJWHqHrX0CRdJ6-2wII/w400-h300/IMG_20220724_123440.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gerry and Graham have a tough time and a large camel force hits the Guards and a Beja force hits the artillery. THe Beja's blood was up, they'd just wiped out an entire Bengal Lancer Regiment! Losts of casualties but the Brits held</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAS-Xv-7UoQCwnDXjWshq7MlnKk0l-nXT9S6l3kb_6lYsyOCVg7V5b4W6f_NBkWAlFVSVvnJ2D5OC4w1AI_aoCnWClSyIoFUesIPee3xbq8FCGXNgTGlgJcK6OIJ-p_cfmzsA_eM0q9osfLN0LDn6CHrntk4Qh_E4n9xDKr_lO3KXrKv81rO0Xiki/s4160/IMG_20220724_132709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAS-Xv-7UoQCwnDXjWshq7MlnKk0l-nXT9S6l3kb_6lYsyOCVg7V5b4W6f_NBkWAlFVSVvnJ2D5OC4w1AI_aoCnWClSyIoFUesIPee3xbq8FCGXNgTGlgJcK6OIJ-p_cfmzsA_eM0q9osfLN0LDn6CHrntk4Qh_E4n9xDKr_lO3KXrKv81rO0Xiki/w400-h300/IMG_20220724_132709.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the centre a large force is threatening the flank of the Brits but they are seen off and the way to Khartoum is clear. At British victory, Gordon is saved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a properly brilliant weekend. Gerry and Anne were perfect hosts. Graham, Bob and Steve were great to play with. I had a fab time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We intend to go back and play a Vietnam game, hence my painting room is covered in foliage, when I'm supposed to be painting 10mm Scots.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-34198308438559464382022-06-11T21:36:00.003+01:002022-06-11T21:36:26.278+01:00Punishing the Afghans - 1920s style<p> Today I popped over to Matt's for some back of beyond action with Afghans vs British beyond the Khyber Pass. These punishment raids were common place in the late 19th and early 20th Century and they followed a common theme. Tribesmen would stir up trouble with unreasonable demands, like freedom and self determinaton, and the British would relatiate by attacking the village, at which point the Afghans would melt away, then blowing up the watch tower and stealing the wood (a precious resource in that part of the world). The Britsh would then start to retreat and all hell would break loose as the Afghans reappeared and attacked. So that was the scenario. Matt was the British and I was the Afghans. I would start with a handful of units and recieve significant reinforcements at random locations during the battle</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LwuGBT5oWkHpgW_qzobSSboKP7MF7pvdbtfW8GFoAakrXheFT1OjmKxTKcAa33E8c2YqKUTS_MJ5-0HX3U97Y1DrxCsH5RY7r-DcYP4ocRPgAaN2RxhW6h1y4UKxsgeSQIDr1k-Ryun4ZCfaCHbClpBZs68xeOiKenF4wTOk9GH5PjYIFVA4oeZE/s800/a1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LwuGBT5oWkHpgW_qzobSSboKP7MF7pvdbtfW8GFoAakrXheFT1OjmKxTKcAa33E8c2YqKUTS_MJ5-0HX3U97Y1DrxCsH5RY7r-DcYP4ocRPgAaN2RxhW6h1y4UKxsgeSQIDr1k-Ryun4ZCfaCHbClpBZs68xeOiKenF4wTOk9GH5PjYIFVA4oeZE/w400-h300/a1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THe table, Brits at far end about to leave the village</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRlaGLKCJGymLO9gnJrjUagAqW7q9y0VWMbMzV1M-8MXwBnjfadAdKD6HISDINmQmZqBIhlf4yuO8qbfcsmIPIhAekAJy8yWs7YdkOlq47siDtGA7xZa-VeAVifQ8Pxm2GV2q79OWHcfMo3M6rTuRZjuwe3rELz1KU0d84nFonII5WMDpWYoFMk_4/s800/a2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRlaGLKCJGymLO9gnJrjUagAqW7q9y0VWMbMzV1M-8MXwBnjfadAdKD6HISDINmQmZqBIhlf4yuO8qbfcsmIPIhAekAJy8yWs7YdkOlq47siDtGA7xZa-VeAVifQ8Pxm2GV2q79OWHcfMo3M6rTuRZjuwe3rELz1KU0d84nFonII5WMDpWYoFMk_4/w400-h300/a2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only bridge over the wadi, with my guys waiting in ambush</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU1AQlbuOe4-FNPGtvG-qv_jjH6SX94EwaguRGDPdQC-tP7SYc5MBq70CBu4Ey4HgdfuMEdIHkgqZUI1tBTddmPzSMkp1Arqz6-_hCrxlqpk6irvks5Oc4PbrUwtYAYy6seUeKKxdmatPeDT4pJncIQqqZxWL_C7y0EsINajC4hPItidrSEqL_AKe/s800/a3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU1AQlbuOe4-FNPGtvG-qv_jjH6SX94EwaguRGDPdQC-tP7SYc5MBq70CBu4Ey4HgdfuMEdIHkgqZUI1tBTddmPzSMkp1Arqz6-_hCrxlqpk6irvks5Oc4PbrUwtYAYy6seUeKKxdmatPeDT4pJncIQqqZxWL_C7y0EsINajC4hPItidrSEqL_AKe/w400-h300/a3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More Afghans hiding in the hills and a walled field</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPf0r8QQ4vH-XWVnMbWGCwbUXGQVIsfHRNyj5sV3OyCbnsoeOLuDVqaZ5m7oh_NTlh_avBMvW15b9mcOT3ASpEXz3NTDKDUIGVs8rH1TJIocrDtx2tZfKXOxwqT7EeCZyquPmbQKoj09aaEw5m_tYYvvQlaQ-xmtQWtiFqlaAav4QXMYN38fhkaWD5/s800/a4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPf0r8QQ4vH-XWVnMbWGCwbUXGQVIsfHRNyj5sV3OyCbnsoeOLuDVqaZ5m7oh_NTlh_avBMvW15b9mcOT3ASpEXz3NTDKDUIGVs8rH1TJIocrDtx2tZfKXOxwqT7EeCZyquPmbQKoj09aaEw5m_tYYvvQlaQ-xmtQWtiFqlaAav4QXMYN38fhkaWD5/w400-h300/a4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My heavy weaponss, a maxim and a stolen mountain gun</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOt2mN4-We6c-hxy_iYyFCnzqACSBDVxVDrd4x7gIuxk9EOVqLBWtde3LQDO23CEm3XlebFQpK6ivvvgRGnvNyu4QuZU_i2m8p5Vkh52gckzlBt4V1ntmTepZpSJ47NcgBvowKWXkQ8g4Nw8hywcDUSaTLyzM7w9x-_qOTRzjuwFvFD_oysznnU8E/s800/a5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOt2mN4-We6c-hxy_iYyFCnzqACSBDVxVDrd4x7gIuxk9EOVqLBWtde3LQDO23CEm3XlebFQpK6ivvvgRGnvNyu4QuZU_i2m8p5Vkh52gckzlBt4V1ntmTepZpSJ47NcgBvowKWXkQ8g4Nw8hywcDUSaTLyzM7w9x-_qOTRzjuwFvFD_oysznnU8E/w400-h300/a5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loads of Brits with 3 AC, field gun, machine guns, cavalry inc Bengal Lancers and loads of infantry. I have to stop the trucks getting off the far end of the table</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnTJI2hIOnYXrLwMu62DDo4oIsJUK6pOBbu1xBaIVDhgVSkzgAdqEdaI9iSxw2tPt5V6U-js0f7EZ1-qxBamSe8ovsOajoQylK7ij27s2wW8wYn2vZ5yKyWHfnsjADyyre3j1n9HLB8q6PedO-qxgzPppubHpuxsW0F_72wB5Rgihn-b6M_G6rRLC/s800/a6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnTJI2hIOnYXrLwMu62DDo4oIsJUK6pOBbu1xBaIVDhgVSkzgAdqEdaI9iSxw2tPt5V6U-js0f7EZ1-qxBamSe8ovsOajoQylK7ij27s2wW8wYn2vZ5yKyWHfnsjADyyre3j1n9HLB8q6PedO-qxgzPppubHpuxsW0F_72wB5Rgihn-b6M_G6rRLC/w400-h300/a6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brits advance and there is a sharp exchange of fire</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryzjDBpixFlooOgt_URgba2w3K9dIFbsOBIcx7J4JYK1Ej9m7JAHmf5pG7GyYHuh43t1sbY_oal1iHGCITuoIpIbgZ-zvm4XP4X9q9AhqQUOtyEHg1Lsezu0G_Q57w2IOTSolM8WniLYmAPU5ALeDvPD-IWbNr77zRJK65FoGSEbkKSnIMVUwHceC/s800/a7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryzjDBpixFlooOgt_URgba2w3K9dIFbsOBIcx7J4JYK1Ej9m7JAHmf5pG7GyYHuh43t1sbY_oal1iHGCITuoIpIbgZ-zvm4XP4X9q9AhqQUOtyEHg1Lsezu0G_Q57w2IOTSolM8WniLYmAPU5ALeDvPD-IWbNr77zRJK65FoGSEbkKSnIMVUwHceC/w400-h300/a7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My 1st batch of reinforcements arrive to support the front line</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xNB-hqjCtsnq86InfuqbiQAbYUQuuynUhILQt4oFKZntxx_9_QZLXK73aasSpQCmrjdwcA9Fm-tB9rhpN3XF7XMrHcfx5fvNe5DJvEaTXB_YBwWlfmdrnqSvpzvaTYBqveIv1NeTEzd51x9aEV2zDHOgU4XAB0mywBVCj0w5UlxkEzXmJgkopojf/s800/a8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xNB-hqjCtsnq86InfuqbiQAbYUQuuynUhILQt4oFKZntxx_9_QZLXK73aasSpQCmrjdwcA9Fm-tB9rhpN3XF7XMrHcfx5fvNe5DJvEaTXB_YBwWlfmdrnqSvpzvaTYBqveIv1NeTEzd51x9aEV2zDHOgU4XAB0mywBVCj0w5UlxkEzXmJgkopojf/w400-h300/a8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on the central hill</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFbEFWSKRaD8EcquMxp0wM4MRYNBYH8g5GRvEnDjNCx9kaHZuYs7RffrGSDV0s7elb5o7ljNbVVCDP9_1i-VRw9j5eH_M5Qha5NFF_yEAdnJC3uYE8XGrtv0GtfWThN-qCjch6_JvJ7lwSQusI8ldFTIv6NUrz6kt-rEsM4empb3sEl7FI0apdGbC/s800/a9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFbEFWSKRaD8EcquMxp0wM4MRYNBYH8g5GRvEnDjNCx9kaHZuYs7RffrGSDV0s7elb5o7ljNbVVCDP9_1i-VRw9j5eH_M5Qha5NFF_yEAdnJC3uYE8XGrtv0GtfWThN-qCjch6_JvJ7lwSQusI8ldFTIv6NUrz6kt-rEsM4empb3sEl7FI0apdGbC/w400-h300/a9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and brilliantly and large group of sword and spear armed men appear out of caves amongst the British machine guns and promptly take the guns out</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9cxyvhKAe-S3LxmfjDHAnj86pyaPz6lOgHFdVp80gi43q4OByHcHwn-GXWOthR44h33LS7vSvACOE-TLitZ2N11qPuSa0h2wahX9jUikWk-e3bQxEgl0qXtnYfgKCfELw3GaiMkuIiGycqTqsxCdFGcbUoPSEf1_lrkDFMachVF9V1QdCWohLDRk/s800/a10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9cxyvhKAe-S3LxmfjDHAnj86pyaPz6lOgHFdVp80gi43q4OByHcHwn-GXWOthR44h33LS7vSvACOE-TLitZ2N11qPuSa0h2wahX9jUikWk-e3bQxEgl0qXtnYfgKCfELw3GaiMkuIiGycqTqsxCdFGcbUoPSEf1_lrkDFMachVF9V1QdCWohLDRk/w400-h300/a10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THe brits push forward. I fire but the Afghans are inexperienced which makes them worst shots with lower morale that the Brits, but they do fight as well as the Brits. So I'm stuggling to lay down enough fire</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriH458p29wSRsZCS-8uar2XInj4gV07FF5BRUWtrM9yMPkZqH87D8OGVzMYyrFB-m4rMg6uPCtjdJsJhd9ofBXZaZT72MXB_ViM5wwSQUXcIuMoY4maUJ9VQnjYzVKhqQIy1WXYNlP8ZYeJm_7LcVyb7Q-qQCy3liB_OrZTKrm35abfU5bpoWqxML/s800/a11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriH458p29wSRsZCS-8uar2XInj4gV07FF5BRUWtrM9yMPkZqH87D8OGVzMYyrFB-m4rMg6uPCtjdJsJhd9ofBXZaZT72MXB_ViM5wwSQUXcIuMoY4maUJ9VQnjYzVKhqQIy1WXYNlP8ZYeJm_7LcVyb7Q-qQCy3liB_OrZTKrm35abfU5bpoWqxML/w400-h300/a11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Afghans taunt the Brits from the hill but are soon mown down</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEXNBdTXcaluto5Nr7fzCO1OW43EwwSmtPIDstUucUZOhRgfbJCilyXWHg7EcwDh8hV0Mcxe4JB0JqzAcz4vx_cx3Mv8aL8JGQHwCx9NtUbVyO1rrW7ouzaVElt_uT7qMP_FZmn_0J4gSLGJZnsuj5ig1r9GSqeFoVf1uBgsM5XMXWa2BAlZimj0p/s800/a12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEXNBdTXcaluto5Nr7fzCO1OW43EwwSmtPIDstUucUZOhRgfbJCilyXWHg7EcwDh8hV0Mcxe4JB0JqzAcz4vx_cx3Mv8aL8JGQHwCx9NtUbVyO1rrW7ouzaVElt_uT7qMP_FZmn_0J4gSLGJZnsuj5ig1r9GSqeFoVf1uBgsM5XMXWa2BAlZimj0p/w400-h300/a12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cavalry reinforcements arrive</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmQl7jKaFmQrkg9RtG4DzWb5cRrYmju-qKVKgaNJM2z6fqZG2Mt5WQJTiF894d1RtbJlk8FV_LzCwOdr1GMlQl7jNMF7qjW_XwE8VepIxS0TKiJReRBwSACKXmooDlXMzMmtavdlStVzuxc_EG4bVjmyIE9zUrWOpfMVpgPR8q-T6ZHsScC56errH/s800/a13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmQl7jKaFmQrkg9RtG4DzWb5cRrYmju-qKVKgaNJM2z6fqZG2Mt5WQJTiF894d1RtbJlk8FV_LzCwOdr1GMlQl7jNMF7qjW_XwE8VepIxS0TKiJReRBwSACKXmooDlXMzMmtavdlStVzuxc_EG4bVjmyIE9zUrWOpfMVpgPR8q-T6ZHsScC56errH/w400-h300/a13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Brits plough forward but I'm fighting hard</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgAu6AFv_onq8CMP4bFGHnUwzp3wh1qo6JoP7QeG3C8w3od3ORcj4Yz77iKpe2LkHYeOtUueitCuV8K2wtAKvLQGAM6vIqijBjmvbJLDAuftuzMnCpXfCrX9A5WKA3jfIVp61jvsCRx8KSzZXnPhIhpc8Kr6o16E8-i0798gwVukBPa5qXMjKUErt/s800/a14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgAu6AFv_onq8CMP4bFGHnUwzp3wh1qo6JoP7QeG3C8w3od3ORcj4Yz77iKpe2LkHYeOtUueitCuV8K2wtAKvLQGAM6vIqijBjmvbJLDAuftuzMnCpXfCrX9A5WKA3jfIVp61jvsCRx8KSzZXnPhIhpc8Kr6o16E8-i0798gwVukBPa5qXMjKUErt/w400-h300/a14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Brits attack the fram on my left, and I unleash a killer volley that routs the Bengal Lancers. I bring up reinforcements </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbOgtX-n_hn2u4GHDluz8uNXjXhvnGqs0nKLrmYvPT_7-2_bXKPLDR90tTVWu8w_f2bkKsiI65M7a0i_WiBDqmPTRpXuzIhZNnT0_2VKig-a1Ga5cQb1iHbUTPQo75aZP2Uehxb14xSfwf5nEu7GRFPwZSWnu0Bo_VAH-4aSzeP811Cl5q83eq4j5/s800/a15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbOgtX-n_hn2u4GHDluz8uNXjXhvnGqs0nKLrmYvPT_7-2_bXKPLDR90tTVWu8w_f2bkKsiI65M7a0i_WiBDqmPTRpXuzIhZNnT0_2VKig-a1Ga5cQb1iHbUTPQo75aZP2Uehxb14xSfwf5nEu7GRFPwZSWnu0Bo_VAH-4aSzeP811Cl5q83eq4j5/w400-h300/a15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the British cavalry catches them in the open and destroys them</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAQklovddMUoL4dD2nG6I76w-nW5_8CiVmBqpjR88ybE2jN688mxbn1RYTOKCPBR_Trw56pxjP3JOA_GNGg-YNMW51l-P0-r8Fg63hgbIRzrzhHBbGuR7-UiRHTFTCSAmXZvuXUWa_Zo_d5t2FeVfSfG9NXqKwxZw7-DinCnErBnUKQdoT2EVBwOm/s800/a16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAQklovddMUoL4dD2nG6I76w-nW5_8CiVmBqpjR88ybE2jN688mxbn1RYTOKCPBR_Trw56pxjP3JOA_GNGg-YNMW51l-P0-r8Fg63hgbIRzrzhHBbGuR7-UiRHTFTCSAmXZvuXUWa_Zo_d5t2FeVfSfG9NXqKwxZw7-DinCnErBnUKQdoT2EVBwOm/w400-h300/a16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I counter charge with my cavalry from the wadi and rout the British Cavalry</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1e-9GGUS1A5Pv4enwTEYFMsotYLrDqCP1itT9Sxt_QI7vHqFIk11cWflFiHCg6pkYMlhZdgGAnxmM5J5xi06rQi6XLdvJHyTTpWHnAexRLnlHXYPOG9FsDk1eD-SegR05m3nmW_7DjTXSLOwZWcIxt7objRf-zSWHkkzanuPXn1NsN5LmhZyeodry/s800/a17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1e-9GGUS1A5Pv4enwTEYFMsotYLrDqCP1itT9Sxt_QI7vHqFIk11cWflFiHCg6pkYMlhZdgGAnxmM5J5xi06rQi6XLdvJHyTTpWHnAexRLnlHXYPOG9FsDk1eD-SegR05m3nmW_7DjTXSLOwZWcIxt7objRf-zSWHkkzanuPXn1NsN5LmhZyeodry/w400-h300/a17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An armoured car makes to the bridge and the Afghans attack, but only manage to scratch the paintwork. Some T-cut will fix that</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAo--TMyUOhmitieAIaMpkzRiV_upxg4Ej6CLmhPYT3D9BN_YQDtnm8OV4x9hbpy42qUZ1l5xjLovvJ-quF4odzUhr-YujnOfl3TdRVI7xHgX841G3zZ-7RoXsyqZsLnfnuGm9_eGoMaNsQQ6BjEThsYm0_ite1IYTAOi_FPMe6jU_0qkMWg-34Ub/s800/a18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAo--TMyUOhmitieAIaMpkzRiV_upxg4Ej6CLmhPYT3D9BN_YQDtnm8OV4x9hbpy42qUZ1l5xjLovvJ-quF4odzUhr-YujnOfl3TdRVI7xHgX841G3zZ-7RoXsyqZsLnfnuGm9_eGoMaNsQQ6BjEThsYm0_ite1IYTAOi_FPMe6jU_0qkMWg-34Ub/w400-h300/a18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The supporting British take out the ambushers</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsKVjAEAw02hCXc9KSpS4WtIOKx9uvD0RTAASMvukshSkphyGOH1-Ak0UPkx4M7f3UwuBkgciOS2CocmhgXHLlAAoggdSEGkqMDElvjl-8Ot_FKEDvwNZmZiYV_y3uX9V_ClodUzBjo38PBxYeDQCw0Ga3sqxsibJy4-9Ut2xXCwcEf_UgLHjjSCQ/s800/a19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">They even try and unsuccessful assault</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJw6vDoU750YfQzpuBOVm9Sf3HLKUqPUOC279lA8SkvA2fxG6B9rwpd2w5IX7kd750udSN4HAaxXF4TYCNxJVGRbYiXzPgdUPFykDSwrUBai8bsR-2cZtmVkLOSZcGNgfIvk7wSYNtHJuY8ljrcK6o9hLSlLdjpjGqaB8jMISB3vyhnaIKvlZnGLLD/s800/a21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJw6vDoU750YfQzpuBOVm9Sf3HLKUqPUOC279lA8SkvA2fxG6B9rwpd2w5IX7kd750udSN4HAaxXF4TYCNxJVGRbYiXzPgdUPFykDSwrUBai8bsR-2cZtmVkLOSZcGNgfIvk7wSYNtHJuY8ljrcK6o9hLSlLdjpjGqaB8jMISB3vyhnaIKvlZnGLLD/w400-h300/a21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lead AC has crossed the wadi and I charge it, but again there is barely any damage and it costs a lot of lives</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkgE2qVS2FAYbIq6cAFD79zivJD12GJl46jrUks6u08dHOTV1m8SGBrp4FgMWkEsrB_zTCux7ZG8zJIN2zgnWzltMnIckXsNewkbFS2qTyIUfmmreTBFWMS543GBPdtZlDpOA2YGkYWpgGFtG0_KHg3b4nwIB6_8iiXOP5qBiQCSA4GYftlKVJsfL/s800/a22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkgE2qVS2FAYbIq6cAFD79zivJD12GJl46jrUks6u08dHOTV1m8SGBrp4FgMWkEsrB_zTCux7ZG8zJIN2zgnWzltMnIckXsNewkbFS2qTyIUfmmreTBFWMS543GBPdtZlDpOA2YGkYWpgGFtG0_KHg3b4nwIB6_8iiXOP5qBiQCSA4GYftlKVJsfL/w400-h300/a22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rifle fire from the RHS farm takes out one of the supply trucks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlHCMEb93FvjSXAu4Ku6eXOg9qDi9nCPCMRaoQlbzpXu-evKp0vYk-b8hvxiXSNgZYxKeeUfljSOFvCQy3PhDCDcZX5IJO4e7dDNRXVs3KiT0FuJJVgJWGzw-GSmZPCHp-o7PD0Wbu0uS4ls_oWusFWmf0AOEYEP5cfTqoiiGs2X9P6Rw6sVj2IOx/s800/a23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlHCMEb93FvjSXAu4Ku6eXOg9qDi9nCPCMRaoQlbzpXu-evKp0vYk-b8hvxiXSNgZYxKeeUfljSOFvCQy3PhDCDcZX5IJO4e7dDNRXVs3KiT0FuJJVgJWGzw-GSmZPCHp-o7PD0Wbu0uS4ls_oWusFWmf0AOEYEP5cfTqoiiGs2X9P6Rw6sVj2IOx/w400-h300/a23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then the maxim gun takes out the other one. At which point we call it a day and the Afghans melt away. A minor victory for the Afghans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A fantastic battle, perfectly balanced and great fun.</div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-12636723291042841752022-06-02T23:47:00.003+01:002022-06-02T23:47:51.466+01:00Battle of Campanilla - Spanish Civil War AAR<p> Today I went down to sunny Redcar to visit Ian and Jane and play in Ian's games room / garage/bike shed. We were giving my SCW armies a 1st try out and testing my Land and Freedom Rules, see pages above.</p><p>The battle was fictional one based around the campaign to capture Santander by the Nationalists, evil fascist scum (EFS) in 1937. The aim of the EFS was to secure the river crossings over the Pisuena river, whilst the the Republicans, brave socialist workers (BSW) were racing to stop them. Each side had 2 brigades, a couple of tank companies and artillery support.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-a7j3_OLpdyBsK6GhRk4wqHMKwTRHJjAGkXyK_FzSNGgfHl7qmVtCAiBNUHugeCW-ULI6tMsqJaB-fL2l4W4Md7CS4c2MJI-_OX472xATTOyEu_5cXiO6ULz6eQS5a3U0XKqlJgGIrZOtfY8pTsJHr7wtNgtC6FzhZYe1dA5AfVT0UW7VOfF2xK5i/s800/camp1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-a7j3_OLpdyBsK6GhRk4wqHMKwTRHJjAGkXyK_FzSNGgfHl7qmVtCAiBNUHugeCW-ULI6tMsqJaB-fL2l4W4Md7CS4c2MJI-_OX472xATTOyEu_5cXiO6ULz6eQS5a3U0XKqlJgGIrZOtfY8pTsJHr7wtNgtC6FzhZYe1dA5AfVT0UW7VOfF2xK5i/w400-h300/camp1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The battle, EFS (me) to the right and BSW (Ian) to the left. Victor holds both river crossings</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFajCIoEe_XGjIETR2GA_GngsRSfODHq5k99EIenz6jUva48x-jDuCgFAyO26ta5pZxQZVgkG4pCNudSn8KfFiedEvKpwhgUw1HrodjScvd6-7_PT9aF2nYz5QJs6AnvaML59-pccfWokEyY5bKSzYiI9HWvuP5j1NDktN5g6-c0b2PrxZXAHqQUH/s800/camp2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFajCIoEe_XGjIETR2GA_GngsRSfODHq5k99EIenz6jUva48x-jDuCgFAyO26ta5pZxQZVgkG4pCNudSn8KfFiedEvKpwhgUw1HrodjScvd6-7_PT9aF2nYz5QJs6AnvaML59-pccfWokEyY5bKSzYiI9HWvuP5j1NDktN5g6-c0b2PrxZXAHqQUH/w400-h300/camp2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my left Ian is advancing with a tank supported brigade of regulars</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSwpA1Hrl-mKaSpd_uFkcdRl0yzcQu-XHLrJgz7xG4MrVw2NWONgFabtzSIeA83aEuOe22mqTzV9M9s732EXxfvmE0nYQzFhcaKrh69mHPV-70u4-hMsdzes8bNgnR4MDIz69gCUG59I-Ni96ZD2GpK7bxai9itIzPTqlO1M7MewSRVNoWBrtLmsc/s800/camp3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSwpA1Hrl-mKaSpd_uFkcdRl0yzcQu-XHLrJgz7xG4MrVw2NWONgFabtzSIeA83aEuOe22mqTzV9M9s732EXxfvmE0nYQzFhcaKrh69mHPV-70u4-hMsdzes8bNgnR4MDIz69gCUG59I-Ni96ZD2GpK7bxai9itIzPTqlO1M7MewSRVNoWBrtLmsc/w400-h300/camp3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've taken the wooded hills on the left with 2 brigades of regulars but have no tank or AT support</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSebiQKlMw4ds6Ml-9-_V9qzviU-o-wRg49m-RGYuFPbNr3J9uiq0--jPIjLVRK5Phg-4TC1CaYiSOpZqCAOWm1DnbpBetfeSjsSqqDp6pIP1MKTcNByAYafXlky_tOioWfVsmF3poIrnU-Xk0yjVvliVblHnt6zksWIunprVMDmDJVHtdGmDcgST/s800/camp4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSebiQKlMw4ds6Ml-9-_V9qzviU-o-wRg49m-RGYuFPbNr3J9uiq0--jPIjLVRK5Phg-4TC1CaYiSOpZqCAOWm1DnbpBetfeSjsSqqDp6pIP1MKTcNByAYafXlky_tOioWfVsmF3poIrnU-Xk0yjVvliVblHnt6zksWIunprVMDmDJVHtdGmDcgST/w400-h300/camp4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do have artillery spotter with commanding view of the battle field. Artillery is good in my rules, but only one off map and 1 martor battery attack per turn max. The black and white numbers are priority points that decide when inte turn each unit is activated. Battalions have D3 (set at start) and these were pretty even across the armies. These can be added to by brigade and army commanders. I had 1 brigade commander with only 1 point to allocate and my army commander only had 1. Ian's were more even</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pGBYtaArpHrd7PoSlvLG1TLNFTD1bKgEuZJiPhmdsa2jEldazr6xHF6rgRI6aL4zxCq1JDrVQv-XpaYgc1Bt5Itq1cDZQj80mBgs6pJ2hUEUS42lM5B1dtuB-OUmaCyGIdB8qguQxovtoULaERAF1_SOTUkoHm5UkwNMc0ykizl6jSbprDXCJgE2/s800/camp5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pGBYtaArpHrd7PoSlvLG1TLNFTD1bKgEuZJiPhmdsa2jEldazr6xHF6rgRI6aL4zxCq1JDrVQv-XpaYgc1Bt5Itq1cDZQj80mBgs6pJ2hUEUS42lM5B1dtuB-OUmaCyGIdB8qguQxovtoULaERAF1_SOTUkoHm5UkwNMc0ykizl6jSbprDXCJgE2/w400-h300/camp5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have rushed forward with a Moroccan Falange battalion, with AT support, in trucks, debused and occupied the town because...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29Ff1_NAiw8v5taEgXgk9JbKXMs5mEoseJWVPUG1zVDLMWAQmBC-cpAbh27ceip3bF9mh6KcW2yFDHsoQggE3BHMnLVdO8qk-Q00nVE-gF6awBS_p0tQFa-o25hevztFIKtk7VouRJDdnzMk_3bojy-pSnp8EKjpMXM8_Px7JE-9JZR4Tba3wQEgA/s800/camp6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29Ff1_NAiw8v5taEgXgk9JbKXMs5mEoseJWVPUG1zVDLMWAQmBC-cpAbh27ceip3bF9mh6KcW2yFDHsoQggE3BHMnLVdO8qk-Q00nVE-gF6awBS_p0tQFa-o25hevztFIKtk7VouRJDdnzMk_3bojy-pSnp8EKjpMXM8_Px7JE-9JZR4Tba3wQEgA/w400-h300/camp6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ian has done the same and tanked the bridge with a T26 and battalion in trucks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh54yYcBDqzIgJ5wPsu78Ix1mZhqI3BZtDR0wDUXw1_OJKSOmNo3Sy70oqzRYJLTHszoBDOn2Eiz-oGn-705EKVrwVtmgdf46l87mIC1vcF2jI88IvP1Lvty8wNxvWVBtc-SArWYHpryq9fSgWybE1bZtJ2E42v4P6_4H1b5sPViexAWgG4ErpmzY6/s800/camp7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh54yYcBDqzIgJ5wPsu78Ix1mZhqI3BZtDR0wDUXw1_OJKSOmNo3Sy70oqzRYJLTHszoBDOn2Eiz-oGn-705EKVrwVtmgdf46l87mIC1vcF2jI88IvP1Lvty8wNxvWVBtc-SArWYHpryq9fSgWybE1bZtJ2E42v4P6_4H1b5sPViexAWgG4ErpmzY6/w400-h300/camp7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my right I'm advancing with a Falange battalion with Pz1 support</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYIOlu69V2vOGbzG9JrmyZJ2pwcNp5ltbetgfIeAuL60CdIhkeTSMVcwPXyDpXznSH_kgFN3d5q2dgg7BAl-t-Cvm5jrIt1xFKaHKu0PAI6Oe0I6NWMjONDHyHc0pAq27YZGN1KbHKfPudaA1KzrECnyLlserHTn-MXrh6R9WiHPVOpjjqYMbAOJ6/s800/camp8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYIOlu69V2vOGbzG9JrmyZJ2pwcNp5ltbetgfIeAuL60CdIhkeTSMVcwPXyDpXznSH_kgFN3d5q2dgg7BAl-t-Cvm5jrIt1xFKaHKu0PAI6Oe0I6NWMjONDHyHc0pAq27YZGN1KbHKfPudaA1KzrECnyLlserHTn-MXrh6R9WiHPVOpjjqYMbAOJ6/w400-h300/camp8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ian debuses and tries to form a bridgehead, but I rain in fire</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vwUWGmhC4czDrir6EIKiY1MoqaB6yqVYGw5e7n8uJ6n8mEsr2gzjcj5q9tYvpvf9R59EdkhR8aOq991Cia3Ps1xF8drAlpamaTtL1Era_rw92rCtRmcaxXrjQ4jHx2UqErSJHpUz4BqGIhbjbmt0SsHskdNVCrM6uuChuHjnLefqnEoZCQUcGMwB/s800/camp9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vwUWGmhC4czDrir6EIKiY1MoqaB6yqVYGw5e7n8uJ6n8mEsr2gzjcj5q9tYvpvf9R59EdkhR8aOq991Cia3Ps1xF8drAlpamaTtL1Era_rw92rCtRmcaxXrjQ4jHx2UqErSJHpUz4BqGIhbjbmt0SsHskdNVCrM6uuChuHjnLefqnEoZCQUcGMwB/w400-h300/camp9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My AT takes out his T26</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3oruap4_e6mml3S4fyKftgMBTTYxOe31A1Zbt5qk91HYFYeY0N50nWbiX0pjEympUxi9X4qmP_rie0vvy2q5BKs1OFSVcC9brwBy5HQcpRVpvaEACfWj23HfQ1OzIk_uBUblXiiZmZmiOJZWr1s4aN8EXG8UTVOatzFZLzZqYL_T1DXkndDXTsmE/s800/camp10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3oruap4_e6mml3S4fyKftgMBTTYxOe31A1Zbt5qk91HYFYeY0N50nWbiX0pjEympUxi9X4qmP_rie0vvy2q5BKs1OFSVcC9brwBy5HQcpRVpvaEACfWj23HfQ1OzIk_uBUblXiiZmZmiOJZWr1s4aN8EXG8UTVOatzFZLzZqYL_T1DXkndDXTsmE/w400-h300/camp10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A brief firefight on te right and I've destroyed a International battalion</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJDfuqouaYLvfbmstcXawm6NDHICes7An1hJVlh8cWTw8AJ05Q0wzAKdzk-frW0S0o7MOJtrGJ6g1TEi5ACr-VX_sUJ3g5DTV4akbNpDKOYqatbqQHKqOQNro658UeczNAghewlXhzg-_6ujaJx5w2g8za84QnuzIjHg4hq_a9ULp6KL0IRCXqv2A/s800/camp11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJDfuqouaYLvfbmstcXawm6NDHICes7An1hJVlh8cWTw8AJ05Q0wzAKdzk-frW0S0o7MOJtrGJ6g1TEi5ACr-VX_sUJ3g5DTV4akbNpDKOYqatbqQHKqOQNro658UeczNAghewlXhzg-_6ujaJx5w2g8za84QnuzIjHg4hq_a9ULp6KL0IRCXqv2A/w400-h300/camp11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ian has siezed the other bridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURCfK40alAveCAeIyXs0aTUxlQ3Kkg20aT4PgA55mAtUOjXqUxJFeVuzrhQwlZ4whSgRRUoQq3jLpkiN759ee3WGhzoNplK_C2qYKBkz0dBBfl7AI9tGM15RmgVvgAt7GQZKT9CUpsUtr7tRLiUg2gdsaYqa-dscnbwrxUEHyocMPREKuhuYFRJB9/s800/camp12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURCfK40alAveCAeIyXs0aTUxlQ3Kkg20aT4PgA55mAtUOjXqUxJFeVuzrhQwlZ4whSgRRUoQq3jLpkiN759ee3WGhzoNplK_C2qYKBkz0dBBfl7AI9tGM15RmgVvgAt7GQZKT9CUpsUtr7tRLiUg2gdsaYqa-dscnbwrxUEHyocMPREKuhuYFRJB9/w400-h300/camp12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My supports have arrived to attack and wipe out his bridgehead</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniIXKpTC2OZE_Vujtt_MP9br6R3WZTeN0QLtDjC2oya_ol_7Dbw7CYPGlNDcqpPIfu-nVQL688GzdBMHrxFdtA1PMFh5auDF6DVZaMKcaYB0EhH-zfft6cn98XBch_wGi6sQWt3nOdXNI1V36j8SzxwYKueV2pH1r0TtdwTIV8NNmZo0kveyHW0SB/s800/camp13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniIXKpTC2OZE_Vujtt_MP9br6R3WZTeN0QLtDjC2oya_ol_7Dbw7CYPGlNDcqpPIfu-nVQL688GzdBMHrxFdtA1PMFh5auDF6DVZaMKcaYB0EhH-zfft6cn98XBch_wGi6sQWt3nOdXNI1V36j8SzxwYKueV2pH1r0TtdwTIV8NNmZo0kveyHW0SB/w400-h300/camp13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I now have a lot of forces in the line but Ian is still struggling to match me</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvE5YNVyWsqmXIIhn2NjUd3Q9Gwd3D08k2EXo6bp4UXKokfJisjaPoWCYrg0vmZB7e0mxyJbtrXxCErPMqhLdr5gMai0c2ymNf8LPHRAX8LIilHoinZhGGYjdU6ymDF3EkORv_qwYQ2TkHaZHGVGKJ44wjkX0AYxSeJEIlZc5aGNn3dYUkZQ1Z1ed/s800/camp14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvE5YNVyWsqmXIIhn2NjUd3Q9Gwd3D08k2EXo6bp4UXKokfJisjaPoWCYrg0vmZB7e0mxyJbtrXxCErPMqhLdr5gMai0c2ymNf8LPHRAX8LIilHoinZhGGYjdU6ymDF3EkORv_qwYQ2TkHaZHGVGKJ44wjkX0AYxSeJEIlZc5aGNn3dYUkZQ1Z1ed/w400-h300/camp14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I advance to the edge of town</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJU-4F0J1l1ZPbWVEFIR9QIegKvT_pyQzap67msZbvG0gDYRwao1ShhthppPcHrwj9FG0NbfUhl4Z_2FDeS0kljzTg2h5ZQbJLhwpMT4HdqZaEMumeXrGgjutQhai6guq-jd2k-QbrIOTHWgY9Q_7S7CosfM0PQuaKnyz1mgJFduLDfXN6P3FJb4S/s800/camp15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJU-4F0J1l1ZPbWVEFIR9QIegKvT_pyQzap67msZbvG0gDYRwao1ShhthppPcHrwj9FG0NbfUhl4Z_2FDeS0kljzTg2h5ZQbJLhwpMT4HdqZaEMumeXrGgjutQhai6guq-jd2k-QbrIOTHWgY9Q_7S7CosfM0PQuaKnyz1mgJFduLDfXN6P3FJb4S/w400-h300/camp15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I advance on the right and take out the battalion on the hill. The tank is important and I wipe them out. The flank is now open</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoFlp-v95WMvZ_WvoBH0aqq6MVGCXaEfNX1XRlXHKXUCaXyB4wEgliAVUc5m-88BoLpbflkKxsRQZr7Z7C3Yn7kAtFFdp0RUfgAAFJXNA3g4BWLA9fUSXPJmg8z9tbwo-3322PnbgaLW8IKBzavxE6326wfURBE6aKRoZqMzUAwLNnulkp3Ym9Yqd/s800/camp16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoFlp-v95WMvZ_WvoBH0aqq6MVGCXaEfNX1XRlXHKXUCaXyB4wEgliAVUc5m-88BoLpbflkKxsRQZr7Z7C3Yn7kAtFFdp0RUfgAAFJXNA3g4BWLA9fUSXPJmg8z9tbwo-3322PnbgaLW8IKBzavxE6326wfURBE6aKRoZqMzUAwLNnulkp3Ym9Yqd/w400-h300/camp16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bring a battalion from the left to attack the bridge but in the open they get battered by artillery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XRC6rQc9cISKk9OP_ddy_zrOeuUu245GSlIJzJEWkAp7W-U1Z-vJ5rkkMQ6shAihp4MilJxrrRbSV12Cx8D7cbXUieThwQ8mZvbHqyC3Zt35Z5UOHJeEL6O0w17WcHF5zhGY2GvTmLy9O1S2x4sSxEp9F5698s4udanIe1WcrrixkzIRGUjCk8u_/s800/camp17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XRC6rQc9cISKk9OP_ddy_zrOeuUu245GSlIJzJEWkAp7W-U1Z-vJ5rkkMQ6shAihp4MilJxrrRbSV12Cx8D7cbXUieThwQ8mZvbHqyC3Zt35Z5UOHJeEL6O0w17WcHF5zhGY2GvTmLy9O1S2x4sSxEp9F5698s4udanIe1WcrrixkzIRGUjCk8u_/w400-h300/camp17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I storm the bridge with a Pz1 and Ian counter attacks with Molotov cocktails and take out the tank</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HNVb_b-6uhrNPPVm8KLD_3yRr__y4R_l-zA43Girh91brqkXTDXsUihGNRC1K2O_3gOzEWKtGwX-DjPw7uknNWDtaApf-a-bPNkeAsxRIuyAdpRXMbg6rhxbtQkR9if9OfUiR4_9ftoQhs-_wOVL6xN3VECI5bfwR36H_bN-pA4WTHT5ZnhpgbOB/s800/camp18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HNVb_b-6uhrNPPVm8KLD_3yRr__y4R_l-zA43Girh91brqkXTDXsUihGNRC1K2O_3gOzEWKtGwX-DjPw7uknNWDtaApf-a-bPNkeAsxRIuyAdpRXMbg6rhxbtQkR9if9OfUiR4_9ftoQhs-_wOVL6xN3VECI5bfwR36H_bN-pA4WTHT5ZnhpgbOB/w400-h300/camp18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ian is still holding the bridges but on the left is very reduced, remove 1 more base and they will rout</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFkImmLc7rLlihUMpqXqlb3tp4RvpXQWoTzcWIL-fSUynmlfAs2TXaH9lQA831AE8Yv1nYqblKHx0Ryl6ZRKvc3VelDnGMaGeasCZFfuNUX6I_vNFWpLpy_JMK8V2RjbgZi0ZqwBeTkfApVSjHb_ZgAoglJNYifaXssxRD5BN34aJqEO9oRCgR6iU/s800/camp19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFkImmLc7rLlihUMpqXqlb3tp4RvpXQWoTzcWIL-fSUynmlfAs2TXaH9lQA831AE8Yv1nYqblKHx0Ryl6ZRKvc3VelDnGMaGeasCZFfuNUX6I_vNFWpLpy_JMK8V2RjbgZi0ZqwBeTkfApVSjHb_ZgAoglJNYifaXssxRD5BN34aJqEO9oRCgR6iU/w400-h300/camp19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My weight of numbers has wiped out Ian in the centre and we ended it there</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a fun battle, very brutal and the rules worked well. We played on a 6x4 table and it was a bit packed. The messengers weren't really needed, mainly I had no points to give them and Ian was generally close enough with his commanders to not need them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-47894880903217086732022-05-30T20:45:00.004+01:002022-05-30T20:49:43.409+01:00Spanish Civil War Painting Mania<p> I've completed my planned Spanish Civil War armies. We all say "finished" and mean the other thing. I had planned to have forces of 2 brigades per side, with additional support units and that is what I have done. Obviously I need aircraft (Dave has some I can have), cavalry (if I want), armoured trucks (SCW classic) and if I want more brigades. But for now I have enough to play.</p><p>I've written some rules that feel like they will work really well. I have a play test on Thursday at Ian's, and will post them onthe page after. I have stolen the priority points system from Altar of Freedom, which I really like, and added messengers to move these priority points. It gets rid of the IGOUGO approach that can annoy me and required you to plan your moves carefully. More on the rules when I post them. </p><p>Enough of the waffling, I'm waiting for the photos to download to my one drive. Last time I posted a regular Republican Brigade, tanks, trucks and AT guns. Now for the rest</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij36AsFIAqP5a0KIR4zM-u0oqfNufz1BsTH5LB-wSf0AebOIHwMEkZZNeqC3dPX2KWFiuEGqU9B-FoQBOPs2qcpVqt2ydS4FUXPioEjTTnLpIM2SPaj20Q3BhjWe0Ko15bdCjy5UUTEW7rp1m0LaBd4neMGG398ZC1hbyT4NlvTMyVe3vj_aMiurPV/s600/scw20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij36AsFIAqP5a0KIR4zM-u0oqfNufz1BsTH5LB-wSf0AebOIHwMEkZZNeqC3dPX2KWFiuEGqU9B-FoQBOPs2qcpVqt2ydS4FUXPioEjTTnLpIM2SPaj20Q3BhjWe0Ko15bdCjy5UUTEW7rp1m0LaBd4neMGG398ZC1hbyT4NlvTMyVe3vj_aMiurPV/w400-h300/scw20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nationalist Moroccan Falange Brigade</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezBTXYuHU-9VC32aFKRzNJdLr72bBq60wxSB6U1yvqXbgrFS90kGwCsZsH1HwKxiJOamrsuafLAafLWC8L1NVMJNjSt5SjCqtuyUU47bYe6J9jrXGqJGZoPsH-LKBMF6qSiAOfKBpbpRF8SgKuLSHF0deht9dbW1wg3MUO8CO3HLNhoD6Spv-6tCc/s600/scw21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezBTXYuHU-9VC32aFKRzNJdLr72bBq60wxSB6U1yvqXbgrFS90kGwCsZsH1HwKxiJOamrsuafLAafLWC8L1NVMJNjSt5SjCqtuyUU47bYe6J9jrXGqJGZoPsH-LKBMF6qSiAOfKBpbpRF8SgKuLSHF0deht9dbW1wg3MUO8CO3HLNhoD6Spv-6tCc/w400-h300/scw21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pretty with their blue shirts and red fez</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2o4C6SVwpUaHT66oJK4rqbh8a6PtJF1SDI4IlCSEApb3lcPxRxN2473fDhTHQ-vQ5gxD80YP3un-8Lbacdr2lOHxFPohV_BiwRqV6x_lDqEqO0P6uFmrPr_lzb5B9BlvOAgFws7k-KR2RjNbWg6Ht71j3AUCfJtwEKq25DUblBWlux1DLFFMzZQIh/s600/scw22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2o4C6SVwpUaHT66oJK4rqbh8a6PtJF1SDI4IlCSEApb3lcPxRxN2473fDhTHQ-vQ5gxD80YP3un-8Lbacdr2lOHxFPohV_BiwRqV6x_lDqEqO0P6uFmrPr_lzb5B9BlvOAgFws7k-KR2RjNbWg6Ht71j3AUCfJtwEKq25DUblBWlux1DLFFMzZQIh/w400-h300/scw22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">African Colonial troops were essential for the Nationalist victory</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxJhZr4r6rIIoxLU2ehXGW9XMdRj7jvDgYycV60mq8NzTBpDB-VQV3xrzL9JGBSMGNObKAuesqZgdLCep7YciZv32xGNy0l77HaQft-MCYtja8ZLQFE2DchTH6O1pC9KgfcqFszxNk0Y2KHSDhUYDeJW7TmerWEK5YBjJu3lIGbFyx_JtkLg43kXw/s600/scw23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxJhZr4r6rIIoxLU2ehXGW9XMdRj7jvDgYycV60mq8NzTBpDB-VQV3xrzL9JGBSMGNObKAuesqZgdLCep7YciZv32xGNy0l77HaQft-MCYtja8ZLQFE2DchTH6O1pC9KgfcqFszxNk0Y2KHSDhUYDeJW7TmerWEK5YBjJu3lIGbFyx_JtkLg43kXw/w400-h300/scw23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several companies of Guarda Civilia, they fought for whoever was in control of their region, but were generally on the Nationalist side</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyvRoTnv5MvlNykaGuLCeWGYLSMxMF_GJ6d4jaeiiBcO4vS5WL-aghFWjeIjT3C9MXJ3zG9XMYb03g-74hA5bRpZ38J5bSnR0jQ8hRbO3QaKOPnsqm1BZCL0nRjAqmmbUYzY8YwAzH5vFY8AXKWQ4-qv1IBLoW6c0zzrZFFBZyGgtHAqG0Z3CQ1A6/s600/scw24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyvRoTnv5MvlNykaGuLCeWGYLSMxMF_GJ6d4jaeiiBcO4vS5WL-aghFWjeIjT3C9MXJ3zG9XMYb03g-74hA5bRpZ38J5bSnR0jQ8hRbO3QaKOPnsqm1BZCL0nRjAqmmbUYzY8YwAzH5vFY8AXKWQ4-qv1IBLoW6c0zzrZFFBZyGgtHAqG0Z3CQ1A6/w400-h300/scw24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Regular Nationalist Brigade</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLnvfH0i6z-6GjUiEGPlmI4QVkvmZEFWBLFhzopkWZRSp4nzIhOi_WfBmzoywiiZo-4KbzJyALO6ea3unWtcSXPVP819S1LcriWpRcCe3A2THRkgldzFUb722aMx__mu4D1G5q4xpHEZTkG3iFCzCVOx-z3x6M5Ek_8ccpNxxxTzBnBdJnOJwx-BR/s600/scw25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLnvfH0i6z-6GjUiEGPlmI4QVkvmZEFWBLFhzopkWZRSp4nzIhOi_WfBmzoywiiZo-4KbzJyALO6ea3unWtcSXPVP819S1LcriWpRcCe3A2THRkgldzFUb722aMx__mu4D1G5q4xpHEZTkG3iFCzCVOx-z3x6M5Ek_8ccpNxxxTzBnBdJnOJwx-BR/w400-h300/scw25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Green uniforms, compared with the Republican khake</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEaoMyqDBZOO5AY7xdEg3ZqSZMQusCDoyrcms8B_FKewr6VzBIZPCc47xRSHuW8jcEoXDkB5vpqF26J8ZsUgpFi-SYlHDX0vMsotye-F4ARjVJdDPTFYoHO0fppaPYkGhMFuz3WVyziz0QSFWvf27nlxrIPLUhnVNrQGUd2mCaNfWaTb5mWvlByCmQ/s600/scw26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEaoMyqDBZOO5AY7xdEg3ZqSZMQusCDoyrcms8B_FKewr6VzBIZPCc47xRSHuW8jcEoXDkB5vpqF26J8ZsUgpFi-SYlHDX0vMsotye-F4ARjVJdDPTFYoHO0fppaPYkGhMFuz3WVyziz0QSFWvf27nlxrIPLUhnVNrQGUd2mCaNfWaTb5mWvlByCmQ/w400-h300/scw26.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but same organisation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Messengers are important in my rules so</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXjNQKwuecKxb1Rc7PvX7NMc58fhT3XlxM1e_23WvbtLzpqdBLOOZ-cCucxhxGaG9GeSNaU0bruV__HkQON-jL8eX6ArlJYUCfJ8fT1WCnAOEy13Wc4nlrQrnUv-p5hR8mKJ-E34NyTZ8AEU4mLWjeiVnrh7CWMh5xyc0rTWVyKHhHje5s5uv-U_H/s600/scw27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXjNQKwuecKxb1Rc7PvX7NMc58fhT3XlxM1e_23WvbtLzpqdBLOOZ-cCucxhxGaG9GeSNaU0bruV__HkQON-jL8eX6ArlJYUCfJ8fT1WCnAOEy13Wc4nlrQrnUv-p5hR8mKJ-E34NyTZ8AEU4mLWjeiVnrh7CWMh5xyc0rTWVyKHhHje5s5uv-U_H/w400-h300/scw27.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cavalry messengers, the slowest</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsG_Ae2ZNsBZVq0mIcfKVfi4EWYXr36CQuh8JqunIY0y4OnOwzVNkomz_LGRpqA3qNBZTvN37kUBxuyQG3OpQYOLy-zkvVh_1Cad9qWWTzZwddjKeAPaEiYGmiNrmISHG7EGp9WKjd4F72buSQomjeAEJaVtm3toxFMPq8S0v_y-lqcsHsiefRr3S/s600/scw28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsG_Ae2ZNsBZVq0mIcfKVfi4EWYXr36CQuh8JqunIY0y4OnOwzVNkomz_LGRpqA3qNBZTvN37kUBxuyQG3OpQYOLy-zkvVh_1Cad9qWWTzZwddjKeAPaEiYGmiNrmISHG7EGp9WKjd4F72buSQomjeAEJaVtm3toxFMPq8S0v_y-lqcsHsiefRr3S/w400-h300/scw28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">radio operators, instant messaging if they get through.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYpXpPtcZMMpXkXUsYRPOOJ0pdnnO-EcVyXTm_5awJSv5nsYQ38_HHaxutef5Z8E9urZLv_cEC4Fe3cBDf8fyCG75JJWr5lVi0KkyC6S3HeVIqfvG2Cr34Tl1-mX-AHIwZsWKZWmm2t1nuyvpoyWWnPHOueZGLEep0YPgEU_9h6eTiUMh_mwlTFap/s600/scw29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Set of Opel Blitz trucks, to move a brigade about</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkONREPgT9kBrM6SiDpd7YavMK_YooFrSVqQ2nGXB2A-YTo2f0l0HnCUqV1e-fEPoldRg6LeI8JKho2FhbRcgZlgLwTjriCYoKBMkY9dd1gWrEHbbCuwn5PCYvq-rQ33IHISkx63Ic7i9cAErixwaaTDH_Gf8pKvoOW1kCLiveWbmy_hpBo2tOAfC/s600/scw31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkONREPgT9kBrM6SiDpd7YavMK_YooFrSVqQ2nGXB2A-YTo2f0l0HnCUqV1e-fEPoldRg6LeI8JKho2FhbRcgZlgLwTjriCYoKBMkY9dd1gWrEHbbCuwn5PCYvq-rQ33IHISkx63Ic7i9cAErixwaaTDH_Gf8pKvoOW1kCLiveWbmy_hpBo2tOAfC/w400-h300/scw31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally a Republican International Brigade</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEb_55jlaKA3ju4VsUXDDfPlY35yELuABCFJhib_moiUNHN_PZtk5ZJ4vScN_P1hKsfPwoCnvrvUk-liCdtg5vGI23hzh6VzR2fRbRTp8QE0LmZRq7ii6m2tdJ7eSeIpMpWXJ85b3SUk6_iwyv321TppRGZV6MtwxJzTldatKtm8PnHRo7sunYJ_1D/s600/scw32.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEb_55jlaKA3ju4VsUXDDfPlY35yELuABCFJhib_moiUNHN_PZtk5ZJ4vScN_P1hKsfPwoCnvrvUk-liCdtg5vGI23hzh6VzR2fRbRTp8QE0LmZRq7ii6m2tdJ7eSeIpMpWXJ85b3SUk6_iwyv321TppRGZV6MtwxJzTldatKtm8PnHRo7sunYJ_1D/w400-h300/scw32.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bit more rag tag and comprising Canadian, American and British brigades, cos I had the flags for them</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzzvTzS7vfjcBhxpdVlBXqP2vGfu8uiLDaLCF8a5H81Nrke86ByGWM-EZu8fwzJQSzotu99w5EEhhDeg7pQbedEkdJN4hgv44HKtai3gVZhTAba34RzIrKneJxWK73m32yF-sdUrVbtTCvX_iq46cxcT0hhgsyt5Ap9eRfbzphgYRzb8wMNyh6s4f/s600/scw33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzzvTzS7vfjcBhxpdVlBXqP2vGfu8uiLDaLCF8a5H81Nrke86ByGWM-EZu8fwzJQSzotu99w5EEhhDeg7pQbedEkdJN4hgv44HKtai3gVZhTAba34RzIrKneJxWK73m32yF-sdUrVbtTCvX_iq46cxcT0hhgsyt5Ap9eRfbzphgYRzb8wMNyh6s4f/w400-h300/scw33.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have to say the Pendraken SCW selection is marvellous and has gone a long way to reinforce my move to 10mm. I love 10mm, it's a nice scale to fight massive battles with loads of units. I prefer my gaming to be strategic and 10mm works. It also helps that they have a shop a couple of miles from my sister's house. So i can buy toys and then go drinking. Perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even more perfect, Port Vale won the playoff and got promoted to 1st division. UTV</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-86737145164171070212022-05-17T21:30:00.000+01:002022-05-17T21:30:18.293+01:00Land and Freedom<p> Over the last few weeks I've been assembling and buying a Dwarf 28mm army and 10mm Polish Renaissance and Ottoman armies, but I wasn't feeling the love to paint them. When I'm in the mood I will look forward to painting them, but I needed something to get me going. The opening of the Pendraken shop near to my sister's house is both fabulous and terrible. So a couple of weekends ago I wandered down to have a browse, visit my sister and play with the Old Guard on the Sunday.</p><p>Inspiration struck and I bought 2 Spanish Civil War army packs and supports. The SCW is an iconic civil war, a practice for WW2 and clearly good guys against bad guys. I like interwar games, the right amount of fire power, not too many tanks (a T26 is the most powerful tank on display) and not too many trenches.</p><p>I am writing my own rules based on Fire Power WW2 rules and Alter of Freedom (more of those later).</p><p>I've painted up my 1st Mixed Brigade of Republicans </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ejg71wjSVcera8Y1bsmf7fFk5EBtVLS9cOkTahTT2Hx9anKMa6ccVkdKlG6HIQsz9nA2WJOAbbZ6E2lrFIPxNCwd06VPdYi0YuiogfbrvUESQFWNnAdd-hCML19FXYORQs-tJVDFuqVIDBtLxO0DxcF0KK6KMy83M4ZodBFRdpE-jDaowmjgo1WY/s800/scw1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ejg71wjSVcera8Y1bsmf7fFk5EBtVLS9cOkTahTT2Hx9anKMa6ccVkdKlG6HIQsz9nA2WJOAbbZ6E2lrFIPxNCwd06VPdYi0YuiogfbrvUESQFWNnAdd-hCML19FXYORQs-tJVDFuqVIDBtLxO0DxcF0KK6KMy83M4ZodBFRdpE-jDaowmjgo1WY/w400-h300/scw1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each base is a company, 4 companies, a machine gun company and a HQ base make a battalion</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNW4Xe5Q_YMY-qxRNtVQ3wYzT1oWr4hLq02WXJxyz10GNAsjPVrcmq5YjVmV6bieB9fMVib6-WHLbELww7Ebwln6r8jXgbAsxoUYzHEbsQ8bpmfT6jw9q_1pm1ohi6l9RdQn4jUzZuHpO4W2LNOAGk-rBCRDVQCeVK6a-9T76vKNjBcwSmTlo1lXzz/s800/scw2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNW4Xe5Q_YMY-qxRNtVQ3wYzT1oWr4hLq02WXJxyz10GNAsjPVrcmq5YjVmV6bieB9fMVib6-WHLbELww7Ebwln6r8jXgbAsxoUYzHEbsQ8bpmfT6jw9q_1pm1ohi6l9RdQn4jUzZuHpO4W2LNOAGk-rBCRDVQCeVK6a-9T76vKNjBcwSmTlo1lXzz/w400-h300/scw2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 battalions and HQ make a brigade (I've ordered the missing machine gun company</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4WQv7drN1INtbhEHwnrL4NXhpXaGqCg030ETwP181ZvNpiVOtry840lbvmMCHI-zYNCQizotnRjmpKOl3kje7mttP24F4PqFbLBFfEnkTmWsHIMvO94vbYUCBDynLFevDO0F7c3QXNGBiQjlrFysrdm5uCMLTJlSccqhJ_EZKYP21O1puJg5lLmR/s800/scw3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4WQv7drN1INtbhEHwnrL4NXhpXaGqCg030ETwP181ZvNpiVOtry840lbvmMCHI-zYNCQizotnRjmpKOl3kje7mttP24F4PqFbLBFfEnkTmWsHIMvO94vbYUCBDynLFevDO0F7c3QXNGBiQjlrFysrdm5uCMLTJlSccqhJ_EZKYP21O1puJg5lLmR/w400-h300/scw3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 AT companies (1 per battalion) and an artillery spotter</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdxgli9cNGIN3zVkb0gft8mqXfky_ScOV0YEWI9YI2hKKTyT6IJD85SZVhU-SJXfTam7qtUTsJbJkYZ-hqugBbVaEg7Lg3_-Y9SRzuYZtVMTjkxANCHFscjjeJb-nozUBpqjEAqv8Sz-zuL26XuQXTqYJG4eS8HH0aWj0WrVUhDpsmRXO_vtKZRon/s800/scw4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Nifty turret paint design</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF4IGD13yYhw-_5ANe-t2DTd3IDJlU6cZlNnm3zeGoXd-04JAsSzuQewQm-pnRRnExoPB_9_gVJygFzn2uJGzaPf4kde0c4HTC_VYnbOkKVDvpqOT29_2ZS01UFEko6lm4vUvEujMm3fXQfCPNLuUAMv8iaDQ4V6V4w61Pp5gm4ixtmS6x7XrIriH/s800/scw6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF4IGD13yYhw-_5ANe-t2DTd3IDJlU6cZlNnm3zeGoXd-04JAsSzuQewQm-pnRRnExoPB_9_gVJygFzn2uJGzaPf4kde0c4HTC_VYnbOkKVDvpqOT29_2ZS01UFEko6lm4vUvEujMm3fXQfCPNLuUAMv8iaDQ4V6V4w61Pp5gm4ixtmS6x7XrIriH/w400-h300/scw6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some trucks to move stuff around quickly</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFY44yZOHv0sxI2qMQbqSB4hyujFSyqcFITIPnC3m79r0XuDBP9GeVM7KcAtNCMRWDRVduWyM5mO8IPgG4xXaIyml552fw_RiloNJx_T_CgpmDYyapT1zu4kanrk4IUhckb0Z9iVz3MMhP6UoJg3BWybpfiPPqeRtIko9K_EbSngXOL2OPutOa3Oq/s800/scw7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFY44yZOHv0sxI2qMQbqSB4hyujFSyqcFITIPnC3m79r0XuDBP9GeVM7KcAtNCMRWDRVduWyM5mO8IPgG4xXaIyml552fw_RiloNJx_T_CgpmDYyapT1zu4kanrk4IUhckb0Z9iVz3MMhP6UoJg3BWybpfiPPqeRtIko9K_EbSngXOL2OPutOa3Oq/w400-h300/scw7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally the Nationalist tank force, 6 Pz 1 companies. Didn't need 6 but here were 6 in the pack!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've ordered the rest of forces to give me 2 battalions per side. Once I've play tested the rules I'll add them to the blog. Finally the reason for the blog title, Land and Freedom was the name of a Republican column at the start of the war.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the end of July Dave and me are having a weekend at the wargames holiday centre in Scarborough to run his Sudan game. in random conversation he said he needed some boats. i've got some boats but they needed canopies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaguPCefGqU3lbBektLPXLDBgkOlnlKCs5C_WCDrJ-wB8Delv7pE1hQafNxd_3uFlmgtIe6t4c4CcJNiUTA60nMFbXusEQTsGTgj--1jaa2SRa8KjmkccGy7mfYweO-WTqH5x7J2cAXftzLjF22YyR6Jrrq8A6Dq07qQVEpu3ouW9isUOKvxa3uxbG/s800/scw8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaguPCefGqU3lbBektLPXLDBgkOlnlKCs5C_WCDrJ-wB8Delv7pE1hQafNxd_3uFlmgtIe6t4c4CcJNiUTA60nMFbXusEQTsGTgj--1jaa2SRa8KjmkccGy7mfYweO-WTqH5x7J2cAXftzLjF22YyR6Jrrq8A6Dq07qQVEpu3ouW9isUOKvxa3uxbG/w400-h300/scw8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I made 3 of these. Which will work nicely</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharhQbyuJHVGdZ1DN-BEw1wTtH4jags90u1sKhccqy5d43s_rVv-ABxkDADw-heVb1FJH-ntpTtlYOlGSnDqWvI7Jyy2jIeKl692V5jGhTemEmqhRfRBM7ggcL104jBaZyJ5TAUv1GIQuxepOpFnnz4OjSWtsjxMGLPOrcJP9axQ_elwz6dPAbAtwF/s800/scw9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharhQbyuJHVGdZ1DN-BEw1wTtH4jags90u1sKhccqy5d43s_rVv-ABxkDADw-heVb1FJH-ntpTtlYOlGSnDqWvI7Jyy2jIeKl692V5jGhTemEmqhRfRBM7ggcL104jBaZyJ5TAUv1GIQuxepOpFnnz4OjSWtsjxMGLPOrcJP9axQ_elwz6dPAbAtwF/w400-h300/scw9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Went for a walk near Hexham on Sunday to Dukesfield and the old lead mill. Very nice but the worlds largest number of ants </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Finally back to Altar of Freedom. a Corps scale ACW game. Each base is a brigade. It's a fantastic game with a really elegant orders system which forces you to think tactically. I'm going to use this as a basis for my SCW rules<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaX3QWx6BWiYKWilsO0Ij5cHcRLJ081lsprl63rMCErG3jyhBwRc254YzDphVk-5hxS3goFcZskYZEDx0TuQnnZTJnxVk08VbQANXQ3doTVQwkvK2nKb591PhrtiO0RWxrz-H6VPKJ62Yb_DKC6kr5IghdU9Sz3kzsitrNgYXOz59oC8h_DgivQW_/s800/scw10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaX3QWx6BWiYKWilsO0Ij5cHcRLJ081lsprl63rMCErG3jyhBwRc254YzDphVk-5hxS3goFcZskYZEDx0TuQnnZTJnxVk08VbQANXQ3doTVQwkvK2nKb591PhrtiO0RWxrz-H6VPKJ62Yb_DKC6kr5IghdU9Sz3kzsitrNgYXOz59oC8h_DgivQW_/w400-h300/scw10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2nd Manassas. we were the brave Union boys and they were the evil rebels. We didn't read the scenario properly and I had control of the most powerful Corps which we put on the left flank. However the Rebel objective was to take the bridge on the right flank, miles away</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTyp4_HLSLuRtcasMXpNT0Jn6q2VICMSm7JoJ9MXvqqZFyxVHEYHhn_eUngesIKmIQe9z8xPU2YYNM_CmzZWCjmTWL0GhNrRKRiZFGan1GjRAFFS5IfnDEm3aOO3kkwiUt-6Y0UNgxPq_NS7j5LO4NtB0euRHlTmK-5ULHxDstxfVKHMv2tQ4hVqQ/s800/scw11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTyp4_HLSLuRtcasMXpNT0Jn6q2VICMSm7JoJ9MXvqqZFyxVHEYHhn_eUngesIKmIQe9z8xPU2YYNM_CmzZWCjmTWL0GhNrRKRiZFGan1GjRAFFS5IfnDEm3aOO3kkwiUt-6Y0UNgxPq_NS7j5LO4NtB0euRHlTmK-5ULHxDstxfVKHMv2tQ4hVqQ/w400-h300/scw11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I moved as quickly as possible but this is as close as I got, never firing a shot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKChOUzilUF3qzEqWy0zzu01U0MBDSPAkVofFlDPicx8tfuXAj4kQ-Um1KmbrIexcAD0JVphEe6VvWLSpC_9OovtBOsmZaRlUlFV0HZfPZZKtzaCSwTEcqw-V3GRYjmyJNZPpu28g8TtmWDHmAM32eEXfxdIM5bSfoUt0BqPSf7GtBtTJhs9IAIH6/s800/scw12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKChOUzilUF3qzEqWy0zzu01U0MBDSPAkVofFlDPicx8tfuXAj4kQ-Um1KmbrIexcAD0JVphEe6VvWLSpC_9OovtBOsmZaRlUlFV0HZfPZZKtzaCSwTEcqw-V3GRYjmyJNZPpu28g8TtmWDHmAM32eEXfxdIM5bSfoUt0BqPSf7GtBtTJhs9IAIH6/w400-h300/scw12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stig spectacularly held the bridge with a fairly crappy corps, despite spending 3 hours standing next to a ford he didn't notice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>See you all soon, not going to Partizan, off to the seaside instead<br /><p><br /></p></div>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-38497609610074454362022-05-03T12:29:00.004+01:002022-05-04T16:38:57.781+01:00It's Been a While<p> Hello everybody.</p><p>It's been a whie since I posted, not since the Painting Challenge ended. I've not painted anything since them, some degree of burn out. I had a good challenge and painted a fabulous Lizardman army, amongst other stuff.</p><p>I've not stopped though, new job, holiday and lack of mojo have all combined. But I have played a couple of games</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAVzuCTPnU_7tvGvOW2vdS4n6Tum4dYJuz2_s7-RAYEzGhAyplGBTq3x6Crg7CTUU1Vp0GDzO_-iNIIsF5Rxbi2hbr7awFv1L74vpc6zma9zwNJrOSqH-q0fvYWq9bKSFxBcwb54UJ9TI66N-qj_Swuk1rmhIY9PuZpKeIK15w178Ha2GmuMuJFqL/s4160/IMG_20220326_113310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAVzuCTPnU_7tvGvOW2vdS4n6Tum4dYJuz2_s7-RAYEzGhAyplGBTq3x6Crg7CTUU1Vp0GDzO_-iNIIsF5Rxbi2hbr7awFv1L74vpc6zma9zwNJrOSqH-q0fvYWq9bKSFxBcwb54UJ9TI66N-qj_Swuk1rmhIY9PuZpKeIK15w178Ha2GmuMuJFqL/w400-h300/IMG_20220326_113310.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pendraken opened their shop and Stig and I went along to run a 7YW demonstration. As usual the Austrians struggled to advance and the Prussians got up close and personal. The shop is great and I recommend you pop along if you can.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFob2RXZwt7LTIQ_id2g6Mk4QF27eRmEb5zEl18vCMr3WXqebDMXK2YW35Eql4r_yB5rVpdex1mffrRDxicy0b7qmr7VwLxAAzZCyXaASOBmfbkfGKwc_C24Wi-X1nVXaqkFUDzJ2ypzAPo6CsLVsix9W7B-6pVIAqR6q1fo6YJgzisHZQMyHy9EA/s4160/IMG_20220418_103420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFob2RXZwt7LTIQ_id2g6Mk4QF27eRmEb5zEl18vCMr3WXqebDMXK2YW35Eql4r_yB5rVpdex1mffrRDxicy0b7qmr7VwLxAAzZCyXaASOBmfbkfGKwc_C24Wi-X1nVXaqkFUDzJ2ypzAPo6CsLVsix9W7B-6pVIAqR6q1fo6YJgzisHZQMyHy9EA/w400-h300/IMG_20220418_103420.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up I went over to play WW2 in Stig's shed - it's a lovely shed. We used rapid fire and it's a fun game. It was a close run thing until my army ran away!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did do a little painting though. I've bought massive Polish and Ottoman armies, Winged Hussars and all that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy6IN_EQoJsVjgWFC9_SO2rmsO2Mmx7AzQWq7Uv3K_hpu8jSDQaCq67FP41yU1RVqhshTFMBXscP8wbYOGk8KiXbpaYm7uGnJvPYDKNZJU2_m-H8E8yn-b0dy0hRwQJXwwIVVbQMJFgP-poBn3-6UJ6QkZaqf4Ndp2m4V30km9JWEOsHl_jIt7HDn/s800/pan1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy6IN_EQoJsVjgWFC9_SO2rmsO2Mmx7AzQWq7Uv3K_hpu8jSDQaCq67FP41yU1RVqhshTFMBXscP8wbYOGk8KiXbpaYm7uGnJvPYDKNZJU2_m-H8E8yn-b0dy0hRwQJXwwIVVbQMJFgP-poBn3-6UJ6QkZaqf4Ndp2m4V30km9JWEOsHl_jIt7HDn/w400-h300/pan1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3 bases of Polish Pancerni</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqA2uEh6dHkkHLqH4opYPXHbsr9kaNCDSQz4WD9T0Km426LUKj-ZlsQipKti7Cc_fEHGySDI6PjhXkSKL_Bc-UUC_D2oPa2MROCym8RpWAm1P8G00z_jXQsa_ywcsXTk9yXhK11CSZ5u8ZiqvGqPkToT5TytrGqux3UBLqlCAfikyWKa9aa8zhO4IX/s800/pan2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqA2uEh6dHkkHLqH4opYPXHbsr9kaNCDSQz4WD9T0Km426LUKj-ZlsQipKti7Cc_fEHGySDI6PjhXkSKL_Bc-UUC_D2oPa2MROCym8RpWAm1P8G00z_jXQsa_ywcsXTk9yXhK11CSZ5u8ZiqvGqPkToT5TytrGqux3UBLqlCAfikyWKa9aa8zhO4IX/w400-h300/pan2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice figures but not feeling the love at the moment</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I now have a 2nd project in prep, a dwarf army to fight my lizardmen. I have some very old dwarfs, 35 years old original citadel types. These are to complete the units, obviously these are much bigger than the old school ones</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwI1lzh90uGIEN5gUCjrC5DGXqw6fIgeJ5eKnUOxgcVwouNgQNUw0c4UK3nl_HtVgEqVjySBgdETIdMKYBJ-6JCUZsYONDCmqR2pjE_LAu6eis7qrqb5WNQqolrMBpepSvHt_5I9H-b7u1AA33Lr7WbCrS9LJ_JbXaVbFtuFwkxgvLifKKMr25ot0/s800/a1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwI1lzh90uGIEN5gUCjrC5DGXqw6fIgeJ5eKnUOxgcVwouNgQNUw0c4UK3nl_HtVgEqVjySBgdETIdMKYBJ-6JCUZsYONDCmqR2pjE_LAu6eis7qrqb5WNQqolrMBpepSvHt_5I9H-b7u1AA33Lr7WbCrS9LJ_JbXaVbFtuFwkxgvLifKKMr25ot0/w400-h300/a1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have 2 weekends of gaming coming up, a massive 10mm ACW game at the old guard and a back of beyond game the weekend after at Matt's. Promise I'll write them up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-74069087384623194762022-03-21T21:04:00.004+00:002022-03-21T21:19:47.876+00:00Battle of Hochkirch<p> Saturday I went over to the dungeon to fight another 7YW epic against Matt. In the battle of Hochkirch Frederick had been caught napping by the Austrians and was facing a desperate fight to escape</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUcNwK9G6D88JDe5hp2Us2qMgA0kEs7kBh-aoninOmoSXnwcSTUNkqL-6giu0EOeAUWtf6Dytt3TxoWwBaTylPRWTKWsoqI_OgWurntewb8gd2a4xH4QLrmhA_ClfZbHWBgUVi4k0hau8AwBsjZ7LBthOx7qZ-qnK-OXNAdz_SJWPDIFJqInD5lp91=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUcNwK9G6D88JDe5hp2Us2qMgA0kEs7kBh-aoninOmoSXnwcSTUNkqL-6giu0EOeAUWtf6Dytt3TxoWwBaTylPRWTKWsoqI_OgWurntewb8gd2a4xH4QLrmhA_ClfZbHWBgUVi4k0hau8AwBsjZ7LBthOx7qZ-qnK-OXNAdz_SJWPDIFJqInD5lp91=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The setup, looking to the Southern end, with the prussians on the far side of the fordable river, and behind entrenchments around the base of the river tot he south of Hochkirch</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRUhXqTUHJl9zWiq0x-P7EHUDNu3scTJXfGnaNpheX_RMYNL3ifojsySrbkR2W5BG2ddnRTYJIF4C5LHnxqVenbbvTw9ecCjQz3w_KTzmGVakGbAI3x_vAZnX4HCE3bOk_zqc5AcoVdVSzovVuHkpRB4UNDEVHaJC6z3SIArjl3T7qNBV5vlpFuDOq=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRUhXqTUHJl9zWiq0x-P7EHUDNu3scTJXfGnaNpheX_RMYNL3ifojsySrbkR2W5BG2ddnRTYJIF4C5LHnxqVenbbvTw9ecCjQz3w_KTzmGVakGbAI3x_vAZnX4HCE3bOk_zqc5AcoVdVSzovVuHkpRB4UNDEVHaJC6z3SIArjl3T7qNBV5vlpFuDOq=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the top of the river the crossing is held by a very strong force of grenadiers, again in entrenchments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSvOcihNV_M2asKdDJ0wP68soM4-bbDLR6iQ7-j64G-P8Z_tbuoVarZI0x3HHj82eB79KBOk7qmqfXzksacjmMuuUc-m1p00k0D3JdKkLZJ8zCrW93-Rpw3x2Bmn0N7wJL9LSEhdNnNHR9KKLeCP_CYcVonqqrFap-k2aeG1s46KeezNDDaaoeZlfS=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSvOcihNV_M2asKdDJ0wP68soM4-bbDLR6iQ7-j64G-P8Z_tbuoVarZI0x3HHj82eB79KBOk7qmqfXzksacjmMuuUc-m1p00k0D3JdKkLZJ8zCrW93-Rpw3x2Bmn0N7wJL9LSEhdNnNHR9KKLeCP_CYcVonqqrFap-k2aeG1s46KeezNDDaaoeZlfS=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they will be a tough nut to crack</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD0BKekNB9suaHKnfmTmSm58eGvlGgve7uHEg2WnymJCe4pf3y_FhBj9qpqtoedkhV7G0PTovOqFEwj_VMM89rxENawEsRSfObt2_oeb0so11n5Ky0BD1wOwP8Oad6UZQWfJSN3UawUgO4pRhjFJ8vW9e8X2jsURMLV7oeWw_jMcGD_j0UpLR-14x9=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD0BKekNB9suaHKnfmTmSm58eGvlGgve7uHEg2WnymJCe4pf3y_FhBj9qpqtoedkhV7G0PTovOqFEwj_VMM89rxENawEsRSfObt2_oeb0so11n5Ky0BD1wOwP8Oad6UZQWfJSN3UawUgO4pRhjFJ8vW9e8X2jsURMLV7oeWw_jMcGD_j0UpLR-14x9=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">view of the southern entrenchments from the Austrian position. There are Austrians on may side of the river and to the south, where my main strength lies. my plan is to attach the bridge position to keep the Prussians busy whilst I attach from the south in overwhelming force.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB5FxAOI52TqWb-zoo6NTF6uQI_8CEF69uru3eEoaWDnKjPAYps6Wq-E3ifQwH2UrFSThUHpVbU5dz3elYriN5g20BrPx04GZ-YMvLjSU4k0E0nGp4WHcSda6rA2PKB4XNh3Isa9SzgNV_NA53kGgV4_tHJwolxsbhbRCAQfwfzV8bZdIoe9VLApPZ=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB5FxAOI52TqWb-zoo6NTF6uQI_8CEF69uru3eEoaWDnKjPAYps6Wq-E3ifQwH2UrFSThUHpVbU5dz3elYriN5g20BrPx04GZ-YMvLjSU4k0E0nGp4WHcSda6rA2PKB4XNh3Isa9SzgNV_NA53kGgV4_tHJwolxsbhbRCAQfwfzV8bZdIoe9VLApPZ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The battle opens with the Austrians emerging out of the fog in column and changing formation to line but they couldn't reach the bridge embankment in 1 turn The Prussians opened fire and butchered the brigade. It was combat ineffective inthe 1st turn and i did the maths in my head, there was no way i could take this redoubt. I'm contemplating a new hobby as Matt has 3 of these and shooting is ineffective against them. I need to charge in, but not here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4t0PEgFsb9e5kFozPEjfI6BXUoPHWk_HuJbJYgWRBvBqwV4VVwcAaoa27JGBzxRcFJOihoZnHCbHqo8XAKiYSF0vnSwg7YxERi1ezVSZgzA0FDL8S-PxGqYITX0C5JZbReVLmGVFQqHq1jJgLG5_6-Ue8nN7nzYf1mdU8R37oLH8TE1_faa3mnSLX=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4t0PEgFsb9e5kFozPEjfI6BXUoPHWk_HuJbJYgWRBvBqwV4VVwcAaoa27JGBzxRcFJOihoZnHCbHqo8XAKiYSF0vnSwg7YxERi1ezVSZgzA0FDL8S-PxGqYITX0C5JZbReVLmGVFQqHq1jJgLG5_6-Ue8nN7nzYf1mdU8R37oLH8TE1_faa3mnSLX=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To the south I have 3 massive brigades and a cavalry brigade, with reinforcements expected. A well coordinated attack here and the Prussians will be running. I send the cavalry around the flank and begin my advance</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHzy9rt3pzRuZi_W50QywHNf5UkzPY7A-aiW5dPfR6DTE9nubrA1UVpwgsXms0R1__dAroD8yFW2Rh-5y9D-qrajb3Cfeer2PBuD6QjADXtBtvRiTszHGBEzo_cQNJPxft9HgZMsg9Q8egaaXGHOpabwpuEbshKtOdCUpuOF3Dx2tpHKE6X3SHZaZl=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHzy9rt3pzRuZi_W50QywHNf5UkzPY7A-aiW5dPfR6DTE9nubrA1UVpwgsXms0R1__dAroD8yFW2Rh-5y9D-qrajb3Cfeer2PBuD6QjADXtBtvRiTszHGBEzo_cQNJPxft9HgZMsg9Q8egaaXGHOpabwpuEbshKtOdCUpuOF3Dx2tpHKE6X3SHZaZl=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 1st brigade smashed home but I roll terribly on command rolls and they go in unsupported. I spike the guns but the brigade routs. I'm now actively thinking of the best way to set fire to Matt's dungeon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit3AaIKYiHxZT3o7jk8pkp8R_kyraYsOmx_w1GWW1LaDbaAKhW8cOq8wPzPB1ct9QJ5iRg_Qr-xHTdo_HEpYJYmgeXgY9XfR7vUX-7azVxq1EKFjk02M56OckrBLxz0Feo-U2xkiOcTEBNMb-YUN5AD61Fc5s-YF2NWSscOZFWlEFHDJ4ovFAEwX1X=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit3AaIKYiHxZT3o7jk8pkp8R_kyraYsOmx_w1GWW1LaDbaAKhW8cOq8wPzPB1ct9QJ5iRg_Qr-xHTdo_HEpYJYmgeXgY9XfR7vUX-7azVxq1EKFjk02M56OckrBLxz0Feo-U2xkiOcTEBNMb-YUN5AD61Fc5s-YF2NWSscOZFWlEFHDJ4ovFAEwX1X=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These 2 brigades watch their comrades run.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAfIugluiZbHzCy12qjUhNNk4d4DFPRRgIL5gux1g6aAGUgSOSJs6ZPaKLzSZMfqx-JBoFRrw30HFIjTMcLPDOTnrPGXQXJfnW3GzoPpEUReMVacVLJWGI-xuedL0uomOdzaurXAJoPNcO3tPjgKlGujC2a9fDBxfSWMY3zrTGHWQStohNULI2xlmo=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAfIugluiZbHzCy12qjUhNNk4d4DFPRRgIL5gux1g6aAGUgSOSJs6ZPaKLzSZMfqx-JBoFRrw30HFIjTMcLPDOTnrPGXQXJfnW3GzoPpEUReMVacVLJWGI-xuedL0uomOdzaurXAJoPNcO3tPjgKlGujC2a9fDBxfSWMY3zrTGHWQStohNULI2xlmo=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next turn and my cavalry launches their flank attack on the southern redoubt and capture the trenches. Top work, although they won't be able to take the town</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXzIu5nSA54b9FkHRggXUfvQccu25eO7yy0vS06GdjmSnNYCVeoaL4FbRCrXpabU6eyLFtGRSikaVem59qugL-X11mm6GeMMkXgU9Bu7nVJglVaLQuOXN1AN_3F491lkRHEYqKwPF4SJorPugkFLaKuSdA8lJKGCvB1guEgwrDeHPcN-oqSF9f7bii=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXzIu5nSA54b9FkHRggXUfvQccu25eO7yy0vS06GdjmSnNYCVeoaL4FbRCrXpabU6eyLFtGRSikaVem59qugL-X11mm6GeMMkXgU9Bu7nVJglVaLQuOXN1AN_3F491lkRHEYqKwPF4SJorPugkFLaKuSdA8lJKGCvB1guEgwrDeHPcN-oqSF9f7bii=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A brigade of cavalry and infantry advances to the west and facing off against a Prussian cavalry brigade.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC8S0y76XR6gN-oRLoBzX7QOXVtq7A9JkpnBgSp4s3f_MJoT6ero5lZ-Phn4KGwt2sGwVonSCEWyr79ABoPQKLVa3LCO2R3sn1QSQlupTTSGUszc94YgydZ0f8XHake5aw9nalCz7HHuOaiUS-fqvjDKXu9wpif9uq88PXxTiGNg_QJI37NkratRGv=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC8S0y76XR6gN-oRLoBzX7QOXVtq7A9JkpnBgSp4s3f_MJoT6ero5lZ-Phn4KGwt2sGwVonSCEWyr79ABoPQKLVa3LCO2R3sn1QSQlupTTSGUszc94YgydZ0f8XHake5aw9nalCz7HHuOaiUS-fqvjDKXu9wpif9uq88PXxTiGNg_QJI37NkratRGv=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view to the north. Prussians to the West of the river and Austrians to the East, currently out of range</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmYlF2E9yiRgd9P4PfSy-zFIgyRvuW3OIgudKVpnAJY-TUhav5oKfwMXgKBdhscjoYs2YiGQ9MjEMMDywnt3tgV1g0v8gI1lZGncWA6GcMp73vjtao7kF6XsTW5kfsDcniZO4mAYozzrgDxXIIwVb3-2IVEbLZEmij9ovPKR7pcDX5RWszse5c82gk=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmYlF2E9yiRgd9P4PfSy-zFIgyRvuW3OIgudKVpnAJY-TUhav5oKfwMXgKBdhscjoYs2YiGQ9MjEMMDywnt3tgV1g0v8gI1lZGncWA6GcMp73vjtao7kF6XsTW5kfsDcniZO4mAYozzrgDxXIIwVb3-2IVEbLZEmij9ovPKR7pcDX5RWszse5c82gk=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally get my Southern infantry moving and they smash into the redoubts and sweep them clear</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIyFnRA0f3A5sHXU7A5cyBTDivcg0hmn5aJn1bY0FiI6KeEUWAEWy9gOa1yEQuUG3mF4XaniXzqJ92xc_CtvkOuDE2xLQ9l37wGHuzaErhQQyO1CLjPfyXGK2ovOn5Rt365WCUlcPKfmfdHZy-cVPcVwSmp7Gd6jptgcA_tTWaoz1x2aud4S0Kf-ZD=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIyFnRA0f3A5sHXU7A5cyBTDivcg0hmn5aJn1bY0FiI6KeEUWAEWy9gOa1yEQuUG3mF4XaniXzqJ92xc_CtvkOuDE2xLQ9l37wGHuzaErhQQyO1CLjPfyXGK2ovOn5Rt365WCUlcPKfmfdHZy-cVPcVwSmp7Gd6jptgcA_tTWaoz1x2aud4S0Kf-ZD=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The massed Austrian infantry advance past the entrenchments and the end of the river and occupy Hochkirch. All I have to do now is sweep up the table and can claim the 7 victory points needed (1 per brigade destroyed and 1 for each village captured). I now have 3</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUmR1F5ktqlJXNn5fVI0l5eMk_LdbTguFF0JDysNo2K1MgInQJQ3QI84WJTorO_1Y6tlYn0Z2MtA2tGXi6_JXejP4A-TEz6DYd7OtjIEc2qmKGlM4AnW-7TvLQfsBIZEgxYJysxY3oyJwzQfiGXbz7G3vXCsHHZNDjenOJDauZCDm19NqjBr8FxaBE=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUmR1F5ktqlJXNn5fVI0l5eMk_LdbTguFF0JDysNo2K1MgInQJQ3QI84WJTorO_1Y6tlYn0Z2MtA2tGXi6_JXejP4A-TEz6DYd7OtjIEc2qmKGlM4AnW-7TvLQfsBIZEgxYJysxY3oyJwzQfiGXbz7G3vXCsHHZNDjenOJDauZCDm19NqjBr8FxaBE=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My bridge brigade is reinforced with another brigade and I try again for the redoubts. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA_Y6fZmeq3bvH3OSjp2dL1NDL9_zdW-E644rwMnRq7IS1DkNTTarXZJg4GUVo39oCRfYH9LosLLQRnC03otoDu7Cs7A683nvaPpblE4iiGq_nz_jBe188mv8EAcIwqSA6T6V5tKD64n8BAThDHVV1vg8pCmwboz0dWQscXDtSVAAleQ7VFcBiS_qq=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA_Y6fZmeq3bvH3OSjp2dL1NDL9_zdW-E644rwMnRq7IS1DkNTTarXZJg4GUVo39oCRfYH9LosLLQRnC03otoDu7Cs7A683nvaPpblE4iiGq_nz_jBe188mv8EAcIwqSA6T6V5tKD64n8BAThDHVV1vg8pCmwboz0dWQscXDtSVAAleQ7VFcBiS_qq=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a complete disaster, again. In hindsight I should have left it alone and advanced my brigade to the North and support by recently arrived cavalry. I could have pinned a large force of Prussians and bypassed the redoubt. That's why it's called hindsight</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj40kjBMU7ATtlfZ7jAp1bIRMJ81iXatZc0eVktK7PIWN83tasviuQQD9y3ifKVN-rIZvr9NmohfPzAmcQK1nyIvmUvwD9zwbc5B5VYt09gPxJLzrbjD6qv5FO7pxP49ktk5RS1I5OYCsSu-vB4TpIW83PZX-ObOXfPthm8EVtythL46NWk069BEGvI=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj40kjBMU7ATtlfZ7jAp1bIRMJ81iXatZc0eVktK7PIWN83tasviuQQD9y3ifKVN-rIZvr9NmohfPzAmcQK1nyIvmUvwD9zwbc5B5VYt09gPxJLzrbjD6qv5FO7pxP49ktk5RS1I5OYCsSu-vB4TpIW83PZX-ObOXfPthm8EVtythL46NWk069BEGvI=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because Matt's cavalry can now cross the river and engage my cavalry. I push him back but I'm very isolated here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaK3THY28c6HxWj2VhwyxwogMh5E_UD5NbsHFPZcmhS92slkcCFzTUG-8Pol1TNLsQFK0NgRiW1PbcXih_Qd867QQM00RerW3rCbB8Aw0yIVV3GR3ef43qr2NzSCVAcvMwV8DTFFfWLi9W3h4ZYR4zuKzzMzXdPxrXu3ZW0Vg7yhCPab1G-odo9eN0=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaK3THY28c6HxWj2VhwyxwogMh5E_UD5NbsHFPZcmhS92slkcCFzTUG-8Pol1TNLsQFK0NgRiW1PbcXih_Qd867QQM00RerW3rCbB8Aw0yIVV3GR3ef43qr2NzSCVAcvMwV8DTFFfWLi9W3h4ZYR4zuKzzMzXdPxrXu3ZW0Vg7yhCPab1G-odo9eN0=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To the South my infantry advances </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgq2pflFVTE-BcNMDBiIWvRuBDjYdv0rpdA9MfYjf_yh_V8XuS4iB0lXHEhVW4Hemb6p_9mJpmVeYDoGHCDy6F6ixljwRsdrncDgKpf74sZ-fqmq-kins0XOIi29YrFMWGAS7l0uXTSGoVsf2I4eqW1YsEkJfRtmtvxAknMHIq-PI6aYc8gbdQSqEFJ=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I'm in open country as Matt tries to organise a defence</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuNkZxByMlCsS8wQaclbSg7XdXNreDMco2jtE9hg-TmCt3ouOMO9JpaVZI0Oae4DpAzh9OaD1g6VpEy_nPiiC6rDTigZxC5har1SkHI5QInAjJcSjxXHbGGuSPDMpQPoniqAX9cepfEf4MHnEAY4VgQY8mtFeGdBP8M_Tx-M-ihHZ-snQS8RHKiaJU=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuNkZxByMlCsS8wQaclbSg7XdXNreDMco2jtE9hg-TmCt3ouOMO9JpaVZI0Oae4DpAzh9OaD1g6VpEy_nPiiC6rDTigZxC5har1SkHI5QInAjJcSjxXHbGGuSPDMpQPoniqAX9cepfEf4MHnEAY4VgQY8mtFeGdBP8M_Tx-M-ihHZ-snQS8RHKiaJU=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've finaly cleared the redoubts around the bridge, but only becasue Matt has advanced to kill my cavalry!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQdjzpBkZK2EqmxwJaVeops7CBwpmu4_VueQJYyK7C48AFdW2MTGvRzHApBrULCSu1o7IWgmaywP5al3oZQsCMGP2vG4MvwppbJd86RausOXMAIx3Sl4Yt3B-Zuq2JIPuwcPHwhzlOQwQSXN7IU9xlksJYp_lAHtQ7Xgp5jIR17vHGhy-ptmeprqFp=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQdjzpBkZK2EqmxwJaVeops7CBwpmu4_VueQJYyK7C48AFdW2MTGvRzHApBrULCSu1o7IWgmaywP5al3oZQsCMGP2vG4MvwppbJd86RausOXMAIx3Sl4Yt3B-Zuq2JIPuwcPHwhzlOQwQSXN7IU9xlksJYp_lAHtQ7Xgp5jIR17vHGhy-ptmeprqFp=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They die quickly</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh1JeC_i0HS41sb3X5pmJZ0a-uKRyTJG5QipARipaVfDbrZ0CG7uWYAVMA1aSNAukSgX8paj7n508MKjwcGMeQRIujgVRU4S5QOEW46_Ygyqn9VZ2ZH9iNee14tynAZSHcBYBJ3NiVm_QsJFQqmu7f63D6LjzvmpmKWfIS5Z7J9kneKDCre8h9mfj0=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I see them off and am now at 5VPs</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGoMamJFkg6VmkXQDWle2Di7SDUP7iFPoqAItFhyIEXHgl8qa3tCPrUcJqW2HgAZny4gPq-QOZpezdbKS9KZjgrNmcwZZv6gL4dovbzMZ4uNZShG-ihMYTaYbF7w0hSrU97oChbZ4eDLnH2cP591ZxgyfrPsFb6Lh-XcSSB_237C8PVuyfwyz6I4hb=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGoMamJFkg6VmkXQDWle2Di7SDUP7iFPoqAItFhyIEXHgl8qa3tCPrUcJqW2HgAZny4gPq-QOZpezdbKS9KZjgrNmcwZZv6gL4dovbzMZ4uNZShG-ihMYTaYbF7w0hSrU97oChbZ4eDLnH2cP591ZxgyfrPsFb6Lh-XcSSB_237C8PVuyfwyz6I4hb=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But Matt has a strong position with his 21/2 remaining brigades and we call it a day, it was 5.30.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was another brilliant battle, with epic sweeping manoeuvres and the swing from loss to near victory made it very exciting. Love these battles more than any other.</div>On the 26th <a href="https://www.pendraken.co.uk/">Pendraken </a>are having their shop opening and i'm putting on a 7YW game, if you are in the NE come along, say hello and do some shopping<br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-56348051317606519812022-02-16T13:45:00.005+00:002022-02-16T13:45:40.245+00:0012th Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge Update 2<p> So I'm charging through the challenge, currently I've painted 2500 points worth of figures and am comfortably sitting 3rd in the total points. No messing about on to the painting</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGtGzRF1TmF7Y7dyDiHJbO9GJZlqzE2kJZ9CoC-bfAWoevvTZrUTNWfVV6fvEeyGEHILLXNCTAtZDq7cShiaPiOIXXAJTwPhXKz1Hb6_nk2EYkERMqU863_bhnDFuCLZ6_gzaONILGhjuyx6gmiMSzg2MD3H35i-Hb9bmjwydTzKYpp-a2SLTerB81=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGtGzRF1TmF7Y7dyDiHJbO9GJZlqzE2kJZ9CoC-bfAWoevvTZrUTNWfVV6fvEeyGEHILLXNCTAtZDq7cShiaPiOIXXAJTwPhXKz1Hb6_nk2EYkERMqU863_bhnDFuCLZ6_gzaONILGhjuyx6gmiMSzg2MD3H35i-Hb9bmjwydTzKYpp-a2SLTerB81=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WW1 Arab Irregular Cavalry</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS1lMONShCkFRUfscDI0eO0rB9RMeXHyWys-m_gTnYft5qOxVnQ1ceN_uCemV6HdVE2itAsSqA_ybOjG9kBTpYaxs-jhgpj6CiwzIgbOkrfILiyt1cdeV31DQKm3AiBO-uOGRud9yTmc1wE_DUlBzJFip8Is5t3Xe5AFy57huAMhN_EIyg72C65P_w=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS1lMONShCkFRUfscDI0eO0rB9RMeXHyWys-m_gTnYft5qOxVnQ1ceN_uCemV6HdVE2itAsSqA_ybOjG9kBTpYaxs-jhgpj6CiwzIgbOkrfILiyt1cdeV31DQKm3AiBO-uOGRud9yTmc1wE_DUlBzJFip8Is5t3Xe5AFy57huAMhN_EIyg72C65P_w=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">White Russians</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy71euQrFapdq8KBoVPiYvq0BsF-ARopIppzXKEUJ5_NKvyITGi1wiicBHmu_gfoiraUZH-14aA_pck2ICVhghcD2cWjVG9C81KsA4oVYhc-GB8o_rs0kit4-SvONpyUT6GHYSJlDqr326TGhg3b2dgy2jG50oTaywLFrHbcVQQq7uUwPB2tpTwDei=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy71euQrFapdq8KBoVPiYvq0BsF-ARopIppzXKEUJ5_NKvyITGi1wiicBHmu_gfoiraUZH-14aA_pck2ICVhghcD2cWjVG9C81KsA4oVYhc-GB8o_rs0kit4-SvONpyUT6GHYSJlDqr326TGhg3b2dgy2jG50oTaywLFrHbcVQQq7uUwPB2tpTwDei=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some RCW Sailors</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXSRsjZdp9_lVx3--ecwsk0DUiuP9GuwyQkAl8U0bkameh1ATdwX7R4hYl1Wzk0KH0Q-lCjDIdCntO5Yra45i5yStmMtkVl4ZI-d2VOjF2pp-8Yyel5z8RgNFkK9fh6iTpr35eqwxhxPPlhIhETcwOzq8nJdGeOw2X_ODo8Q56VWgxC1_WHoOpCXww=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXSRsjZdp9_lVx3--ecwsk0DUiuP9GuwyQkAl8U0bkameh1ATdwX7R4hYl1Wzk0KH0Q-lCjDIdCntO5Yra45i5yStmMtkVl4ZI-d2VOjF2pp-8Yyel5z8RgNFkK9fh6iTpr35eqwxhxPPlhIhETcwOzq8nJdGeOw2X_ODo8Q56VWgxC1_WHoOpCXww=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sci Fi time. Section of troopers made from Stargrave mercenaries box with some additional cast bodies. Plan to play Sci Fi Bolt Action</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_g6PYcD3-C3x81wwS4LBDQEz1HB_ciwOxQDcxMrCaGY8r7zBTmNik3KsFNamQ7eprB6pwPUF4lcHN04jjgJk31xG1OgjKPlVVhYgQjM0bJVTCiUsgrC8bVXrUW4YhSfMnBvMkWs5H_f4Iy8ETDI2Xzfh6FTD2d0DRSn0_lf19oWZoRaiwIQmJp1Xy=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_g6PYcD3-C3x81wwS4LBDQEz1HB_ciwOxQDcxMrCaGY8r7zBTmNik3KsFNamQ7eprB6pwPUF4lcHN04jjgJk31xG1OgjKPlVVhYgQjM0bJVTCiUsgrC8bVXrUW4YhSfMnBvMkWs5H_f4Iy8ETDI2Xzfh6FTD2d0DRSn0_lf19oWZoRaiwIQmJp1Xy=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some Dr chappie</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1TtdQnMgYwoo2GojTDYfvmwbALXfoaYHlFov9soRZzMrF3hZFpNEHd4uKWVf_127KpwpigsIwbc8MDtlgTRMFc_c8oBVtMCkhPXbhDWoUN8XMSZrBrUGQEHEUSOxZ3A-g0mPlhK1NPabK0XMuGvENTWtqevpSbNHqCFfk5NPJCGp5kIMdtTePhh7J=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1TtdQnMgYwoo2GojTDYfvmwbALXfoaYHlFov9soRZzMrF3hZFpNEHd4uKWVf_127KpwpigsIwbc8MDtlgTRMFc_c8oBVtMCkhPXbhDWoUN8XMSZrBrUGQEHEUSOxZ3A-g0mPlhK1NPabK0XMuGvENTWtqevpSbNHqCFfk5NPJCGp5kIMdtTePhh7J=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another trooper section</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqwgo7q8bejixbxW_s2w2hIsuGNlBrhNY-fXDqgj1MiTpevvMiZ7HWIj3UqZP3jWOXfSBojmMQkm6bhobYIK41P3tt1gOXXjZfukNkXXQnA5ys6bHgGo8YplZOrqfMMazDGI_jWBItgHRmO_8OxjmK5GdToPF1cpd29UarpQM_lnKm7m2tN7TUeDTG=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqwgo7q8bejixbxW_s2w2hIsuGNlBrhNY-fXDqgj1MiTpevvMiZ7HWIj3UqZP3jWOXfSBojmMQkm6bhobYIK41P3tt1gOXXjZfukNkXXQnA5ys6bHgGo8YplZOrqfMMazDGI_jWBItgHRmO_8OxjmK5GdToPF1cpd29UarpQM_lnKm7m2tN7TUeDTG=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Drone and RPG</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-skKBXyvfcbn06TKnlYSiaGx_qOjcfF7fNp7gw2zdJ5ZLdpe_FD0IcCTSbSNGj7ALHJ7FTqtgT4GmKommt8yLhy12Hy9X4bO6h7CzmEEUpX-mmGSW8bneZu6Xn09iSkcRc7sPVcd9UvwnUztTY18GZqz20DlZ7X9yxQd89iEXvtnDHxUjuivBmqTQ=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-skKBXyvfcbn06TKnlYSiaGx_qOjcfF7fNp7gw2zdJ5ZLdpe_FD0IcCTSbSNGj7ALHJ7FTqtgT4GmKommt8yLhy12Hy9X4bO6h7CzmEEUpX-mmGSW8bneZu6Xn09iSkcRc7sPVcd9UvwnUztTY18GZqz20DlZ7X9yxQd89iEXvtnDHxUjuivBmqTQ=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Big Robot</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuw7fG63o1J0r6r2xNCCCXQTtLk5DrXRQp_WD4XRIUGi-66Qtpzv5KeWlcWdi1KltQYV98TD7M8CR9iA0vOzXjpLpEUCfUeYtA3pEk2A8Xg9synYCkz3i2SoLE3cNnlRhsw5XcpvMq6XS0qisClz8AidE-2LenSh2_j3vBIKY97dHawCgOoQouANoQ=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuw7fG63o1J0r6r2xNCCCXQTtLk5DrXRQp_WD4XRIUGi-66Qtpzv5KeWlcWdi1KltQYV98TD7M8CR9iA0vOzXjpLpEUCfUeYtA3pEk2A8Xg9synYCkz3i2SoLE3cNnlRhsw5XcpvMq6XS0qisClz8AidE-2LenSh2_j3vBIKY97dHawCgOoQouANoQ=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Final Sci Fi trooper section</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS-2okmKyyz0dHAu--ejoXVSixzs5F5yLoomDyOlYLJokh3UkDK5vN4r5LuiR06bMViQs9XinTgt0nWRshSIVsnACGeA17MElvp3m6zhdrdaZMy7GRMfwsA2VBxChKMEqDhR2FW7JQwxTkCcO1fdHpztM97EmCVj6Jl2V_0IU79depgwnmAB1zIf_L=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS-2okmKyyz0dHAu--ejoXVSixzs5F5yLoomDyOlYLJokh3UkDK5vN4r5LuiR06bMViQs9XinTgt0nWRshSIVsnACGeA17MElvp3m6zhdrdaZMy7GRMfwsA2VBxChKMEqDhR2FW7JQwxTkCcO1fdHpztM97EmCVj6Jl2V_0IU79depgwnmAB1zIf_L=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some Brownstone buildings, for Gangster games</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeYF2LZy9oGfk9nUTw3RViS6KnxphBWBz4Fd-ynrlBN405rZsf1Nd4sN5WXBoiPtYMbr_fBq0o2mBwjzbF8pCnFYDUB9q3_ellZ2fDLD3pdXfh5i9RuU6MqFG_EFzgyLQydMBaZw7lNJlmKfN_RaiEq9IV8DsMjK9Lel0AcUePmRisTPrtRKRxSZqJ=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeYF2LZy9oGfk9nUTw3RViS6KnxphBWBz4Fd-ynrlBN405rZsf1Nd4sN5WXBoiPtYMbr_fBq0o2mBwjzbF8pCnFYDUB9q3_ellZ2fDLD3pdXfh5i9RuU6MqFG_EFzgyLQydMBaZw7lNJlmKfN_RaiEq9IV8DsMjK9Lel0AcUePmRisTPrtRKRxSZqJ=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These have a special feature, they collapse for easy storage and I have a couple more to build, inc a factory</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr9GVYeCpLKWoGD76aO5dUJ4UdJJ0gnfkpObau6TkZ6PUG2gjP1WeL9tzqRQ6L4lNg7Z1R01k3r5J70vxvWGP0RuMJX1_liV4TihbLxkRgoq88RewQluL33qGu1MyEjlHtjnokcfTSh11VMvtFUY96WyNr-qO1iD5JRBe4GyWBCy0Jn1GMfsZHjBFb=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr9GVYeCpLKWoGD76aO5dUJ4UdJJ0gnfkpObau6TkZ6PUG2gjP1WeL9tzqRQ6L4lNg7Z1R01k3r5J70vxvWGP0RuMJX1_liV4TihbLxkRgoq88RewQluL33qGu1MyEjlHtjnokcfTSh11VMvtFUY96WyNr-qO1iD5JRBe4GyWBCy0Jn1GMfsZHjBFb=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up the Sagas of Noggin the Nog. This was my favourite TV programme as a child and so Northumbrian Tin Soldier make them. They are expensive but very nostalgic. These are Noggin, Nooka (his wife) and Cnut (their son)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVSN5kptlWYL40_vXPnlY-1J2CigodjbYwINQ6sF3eDtUadCkJ9GVH2rIFgAsymUGr3etjd68pksPYiK_cnRsI0XbZqGLWvGiyjxHL0hF6XS_g-4us8pCj3bktE_-RVmPmUJqvG-JURKERa5FwtWrZqtfUMg5zzR4mmk5mQamE9Uu60wt-1Wuyus2r=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVSN5kptlWYL40_vXPnlY-1J2CigodjbYwINQ6sF3eDtUadCkJ9GVH2rIFgAsymUGr3etjd68pksPYiK_cnRsI0XbZqGLWvGiyjxHL0hF6XS_g-4us8pCj3bktE_-RVmPmUJqvG-JURKERa5FwtWrZqtfUMg5zzR4mmk5mQamE9Uu60wt-1Wuyus2r=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Old knig Cnut and Queen Gunhilde</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju8dBDTLO-8mY0PUen181JNeQ_eYVXXLc2VLq9MPKLTtzI0Qfp_cIbDHO3TomO-s9njYzciE9ZJxBE-C3Nl0fS3mECoL0ddpCDtsYG8kvJIzIPkk7vjd6NyhRwVW_iFWtJt8koppA2QyY-QN6yALMVTmXXkwnw-T8FMebdOOnZI1F3h3uinop9v5zb=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju8dBDTLO-8mY0PUen181JNeQ_eYVXXLc2VLq9MPKLTtzI0Qfp_cIbDHO3TomO-s9njYzciE9ZJxBE-C3Nl0fS3mECoL0ddpCDtsYG8kvJIzIPkk7vjd6NyhRwVW_iFWtJt8koppA2QyY-QN6yALMVTmXXkwnw-T8FMebdOOnZI1F3h3uinop9v5zb=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Ice Dragon, Ronf, Nogbad the Bad and Gracculus</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4AG4Dc4jNIcr4qJiIXcfdoCrJa5vURhTz4PZP1siJPxCTNrQsjvxOSmoUoiSx5HpkeR-F8DScJrzhp8Kg2c05IxJBhQmQXkodEVQg73zLr3ZCv0i706KLPS03fOFqksZoXU05lhb7JWPnYaWbTnj7vonPA9BSERlgj5crgSbLiZ6ToJWEjIPrWRpf=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4AG4Dc4jNIcr4qJiIXcfdoCrJa5vURhTz4PZP1siJPxCTNrQsjvxOSmoUoiSx5HpkeR-F8DScJrzhp8Kg2c05IxJBhQmQXkodEVQg73zLr3ZCv0i706KLPS03fOFqksZoXU05lhb7JWPnYaWbTnj7vonPA9BSERlgj5crgSbLiZ6ToJWEjIPrWRpf=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Palace guards with Thor Noggson in the middle</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPBQzjhRlXEJdTu2OAprpB896v7vceHId98PakplPv3IxcvIkztdlxUV9q38Tfjc_7AL1PsZBFMPy7qyKiISM2H_RAgjLXDKAQnu0KdTKKyP_UoBJTOhoJe0cuC5akMuH_xgLupPakIoHltgubWYxhYUJQgdNofkTqw_XJz0EOA7s77Idvl03N0YF7=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPBQzjhRlXEJdTu2OAprpB896v7vceHId98PakplPv3IxcvIkztdlxUV9q38Tfjc_7AL1PsZBFMPy7qyKiISM2H_RAgjLXDKAQnu0KdTKKyP_UoBJTOhoJe0cuC5akMuH_xgLupPakIoHltgubWYxhYUJQgdNofkTqw_XJz0EOA7s77Idvl03N0YF7=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Villagers. I have a plan for a family Christmas game</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWfFCmDhrUkDP5ZV26Leuc4BBdEiLu8RE__mY2zBFlHvxTy_htNpiDayR8Dl7dI8_eXz7Id0RMogtHqwy3BpQ2z8NAl3H0_K0lns4GlJSG3NxkpzwqqfxULzqh1WoEQDJZhSkw1Yhtv7BQZ4uF5s8DqE3XSlLQPFeB5Wi_lQr9KxLSZfj-3rrKzjzd=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWfFCmDhrUkDP5ZV26Leuc4BBdEiLu8RE__mY2zBFlHvxTy_htNpiDayR8Dl7dI8_eXz7Id0RMogtHqwy3BpQ2z8NAl3H0_K0lns4GlJSG3NxkpzwqqfxULzqh1WoEQDJZhSkw1Yhtv7BQZ4uF5s8DqE3XSlLQPFeB5Wi_lQr9KxLSZfj-3rrKzjzd=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2nd Edition Warhammer Skinks for the Lizardman army</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheOnaTagjaiZ6B08LH3EkMkALw61kdiAf5T9P1O0-X53gLygPbPKS-fJqkIh4W_2yd_YF9VRVZ4iNvqYKdJiqoGXAHtAXQaO28PiFHZBCbqu63q4B_8OLSXRFbGEYiSziykaFwNovepftc7_W42SPVwGvMWjaZq7mJOUUPU8f40QnHO--18fP5iEAL=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheOnaTagjaiZ6B08LH3EkMkALw61kdiAf5T9P1O0-X53gLygPbPKS-fJqkIh4W_2yd_YF9VRVZ4iNvqYKdJiqoGXAHtAXQaO28PiFHZBCbqu63q4B_8OLSXRFbGEYiSziykaFwNovepftc7_W42SPVwGvMWjaZq7mJOUUPU8f40QnHO--18fP5iEAL=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and some lizardmen. Painted the different lizardmen species in different colours and based them on actaual lizards (ish)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWxipYBZOxhmbQRqo4LPDQ-NLolihaKnl7zp2K6zdwhOJS5GyHxezT7lI4-3WzdGeRyw-7nCH6LFBuBmOi3_U5lCvxBon9eQtJuF9x8J8tDnRz-0_AQj3cxOeWEqWeo3mqRitkruUisXvY-oU19Gozud_V57rmyIiFsDLfrICK-U4UcYUKfn8odh-z=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWxipYBZOxhmbQRqo4LPDQ-NLolihaKnl7zp2K6zdwhOJS5GyHxezT7lI4-3WzdGeRyw-7nCH6LFBuBmOi3_U5lCvxBon9eQtJuF9x8J8tDnRz-0_AQj3cxOeWEqWeo3mqRitkruUisXvY-oU19Gozud_V57rmyIiFsDLfrICK-U4UcYUKfn8odh-z=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WW2 French Cavalry</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5l6giZcxdXtZRrTYkVysbfCDeHYe3rAv5KCuSiN8sl-trdygwHa5yOHvjAMh7e5HcAezsodtDFreERisArVrKiUujV-2XBbiMtAV4C6swZAMaYDrhSsTsJ_hBpJ_HPkyHfTAs5vDa62awwATlNj2MGkpY_m05CZiX8d21niI1QjyLQSgStHp83pET=s622" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="622" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5l6giZcxdXtZRrTYkVysbfCDeHYe3rAv5KCuSiN8sl-trdygwHa5yOHvjAMh7e5HcAezsodtDFreERisArVrKiUujV-2XBbiMtAV4C6swZAMaYDrhSsTsJ_hBpJ_HPkyHfTAs5vDa62awwATlNj2MGkpY_m05CZiX8d21niI1QjyLQSgStHp83pET=w400-h289" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Char 1 Bis</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-t6n9eXU_LGrLINsLTyW5_gvr3zDLiNgpZKy1NXFBbhvnfl_IXhDHlwg9N8kA4GCS4uSnE8HuL9QDM5xVQu5PJWRQEHZKO6eWRb8MbTGILGhaS5REtSNnODGx4ucDr06sxS9QDHNkFcnCRXUe6sy0v0HUJtX6tzOTMFYTRz3BLnI8YgJRccfJs43B=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-t6n9eXU_LGrLINsLTyW5_gvr3zDLiNgpZKy1NXFBbhvnfl_IXhDHlwg9N8kA4GCS4uSnE8HuL9QDM5xVQu5PJWRQEHZKO6eWRb8MbTGILGhaS5REtSNnODGx4ucDr06sxS9QDHNkFcnCRXUe6sy0v0HUJtX6tzOTMFYTRz3BLnI8YgJRccfJs43B=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">M6 Fargo with 37mm AT gun mounted</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU_koK1IvMmyMYjgB3-Ohw6eT8Wg-tx_p0cOqRdXOyenXBe-HWYfrofS-xEgDgjd9iVZJzEtFGEIXaZcuImFpDf8FPQUHCUDWA-VpG4IjuIj7ndGJlXHG2GUucd96fvA4nC2qj0u8UJbzlamxZ6Gu5VzEqClQr36L6S6fgKMlkIF3mZG3bTyNdPYGF=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU_koK1IvMmyMYjgB3-Ohw6eT8Wg-tx_p0cOqRdXOyenXBe-HWYfrofS-xEgDgjd9iVZJzEtFGEIXaZcuImFpDf8FPQUHCUDWA-VpG4IjuIj7ndGJlXHG2GUucd96fvA4nC2qj0u8UJbzlamxZ6Gu5VzEqClQr36L6S6fgKMlkIF3mZG3bTyNdPYGF=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Australian Light Horse</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI-GxTBAtsw3qaV7i6uE8Ite6R9Bp4pNhu5di7biJEQLHcUrgiF5_1Z41u6VJIJ-KUpcPeHUG6L31ZNSZvdubIg1uDK0wOGoD_dCjgtpWL0zyJNKsILhOrhoOCzJhqnmScTLYSOAfrPfqJjvAZbTrXV_4KLWZoHVE4pzcnpGbjXjHZG9NskNFaY8GE=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI-GxTBAtsw3qaV7i6uE8Ite6R9Bp4pNhu5di7biJEQLHcUrgiF5_1Z41u6VJIJ-KUpcPeHUG6L31ZNSZvdubIg1uDK0wOGoD_dCjgtpWL0zyJNKsILhOrhoOCzJhqnmScTLYSOAfrPfqJjvAZbTrXV_4KLWZoHVE4pzcnpGbjXjHZG9NskNFaY8GE=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally my Tribute to the dear departed Noel, challenger and poet. This is a lancer on a brindle cow, a line from his poem Fire Moths.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've also done some gaming but will catch up on that later</div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-80810195861697552042022-01-18T15:24:00.003+00:002022-01-18T15:24:35.854+00:00It's Dunsterforce<p> Last year i painted up a set of figures for Dunsterforce. Dunsterforce, named after Lionel Dunsterville their commander, invaded Azerbaijan at the end of 1917. With the Russian Revolution the British were concerned with the potential capture of oil rich Baku buy the Turks. So they crossed Persia and then boarded ships to cross the Casptian Sea to Baku and mount a defence of the city. There were many adventures on the way but the force is best summed up by one incident. When it was time to cross the Caspian to Baku the locals wouldn't let them fly the Union Jack as it smacked of Imperialism (which was exactly the purpose of the campaign).The problem was the only other flag they had was the Imperial Russian flag and obviously that wouldn't do. So they turned the Russian flag upside down and crossed the sea under the flag of Serbia!.</p><p>On Saturday I drove over to Matt's and we fought a large action of Turks and some Russian vs Dunsterforce. THe aim was to capture the railhead and the trains in it. I was Dunsterforce and Matt the Turks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdfIQYY53v6LpyG8Pli-lKSMIZD2DsH9cXFLglKAiDXxhYBOrDdYGXqvmekw4VcxP7sxVpOUkVPY6m-C3d-akSe9UeVm4_UTHdJfgmcTBvoDA-b-n5WPm5f5rtwj8NBqBo0Wgd1SvTp7Mbq_OgO9jSiPHz5o3bMMaU0_Mh22TlqFpTNwnBgCy3J1Jr=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdfIQYY53v6LpyG8Pli-lKSMIZD2DsH9cXFLglKAiDXxhYBOrDdYGXqvmekw4VcxP7sxVpOUkVPY6m-C3d-akSe9UeVm4_UTHdJfgmcTBvoDA-b-n5WPm5f5rtwj8NBqBo0Wgd1SvTp7Mbq_OgO9jSiPHz5o3bMMaU0_Mh22TlqFpTNwnBgCy3J1Jr=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dunsterforce advances towards the railhead, which is lightly guarded by Russian militia</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijNxj37kf5yvFTxl5tcx8wb1rLMQULVv54BdGemuTZtZoG4qdTDbht-0vDC8iQaJhUPZuQJ2aybq8uDT-APWpFBorZoKknm1WGvcypDECL4AfSb7EUbgfUC3anPITA4--uRNeBMkbXwiWebLyNedL7vDQIHO92-qW2C8fd5cILiKMNjuPzldn5eZcc=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijNxj37kf5yvFTxl5tcx8wb1rLMQULVv54BdGemuTZtZoG4qdTDbht-0vDC8iQaJhUPZuQJ2aybq8uDT-APWpFBorZoKknm1WGvcypDECL4AfSb7EUbgfUC3anPITA4--uRNeBMkbXwiWebLyNedL7vDQIHO92-qW2C8fd5cILiKMNjuPzldn5eZcc=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THe railhead with a MMG and a light Howitzer</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif7MyUKxu4eqdQuOFUw8Tk5jgdEIrVHdla0J8_uRBDp988ZZkfV8tOkG5MVTSAoiiHNlTSVQfWrXKx9lKs_0q5qiUSWTXTw3XHEZCKD1_67atFuEMo-OR3hA0Q8jLiWrHOB9b9pHGd-g-H45PatqUxCjaM6xjFCGthMekhFrG5J9Z_0-BpST527n2y=s998" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="998" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif7MyUKxu4eqdQuOFUw8Tk5jgdEIrVHdla0J8_uRBDp988ZZkfV8tOkG5MVTSAoiiHNlTSVQfWrXKx9lKs_0q5qiUSWTXTw3XHEZCKD1_67atFuEMo-OR3hA0Q8jLiWrHOB9b9pHGd-g-H45PatqUxCjaM6xjFCGthMekhFrG5J9Z_0-BpST527n2y=w400-h193" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the distance the Turkish reinforcements are massing, they are many</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzwZOlVXG-uXhvtii3KS2v5pVGxbDIUqChjIuUKoc1Jsx29ucw-CDreNWzgn4D6v-nOOck7EycgtYBQm_Vvo5rQq9Ixul1HI0h-rDnxTJnxhC38223IwEYTi1fEqpLRumJFT8ds331Fz5J0_UtKy3_XKRboS4G79JR6kx9ab7RfmAQA1unWRtA9q7i=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzwZOlVXG-uXhvtii3KS2v5pVGxbDIUqChjIuUKoc1Jsx29ucw-CDreNWzgn4D6v-nOOck7EycgtYBQm_Vvo5rQq9Ixul1HI0h-rDnxTJnxhC38223IwEYTi1fEqpLRumJFT8ds331Fz5J0_UtKy3_XKRboS4G79JR6kx9ab7RfmAQA1unWRtA9q7i=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THe Rolls Royce AC advances but failss to kill the howitzer</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCV1gnNCAN273h58b9BQsE42hJpeMf_txHpr4SphfbYlke8OKExYzc4mTmakUfXw47dPGaP7dnBXtJ6FvurC_ypjaDw26igbg7xu2_jVov9wZ1xtLQk3mnhItyJQ8DXKYCxyYqT1pV7NTc0I8Vkk_9QbRAcP8FlndnXvY87-hFP8tk1Vv7I0ov7A3Y=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCV1gnNCAN273h58b9BQsE42hJpeMf_txHpr4SphfbYlke8OKExYzc4mTmakUfXw47dPGaP7dnBXtJ6FvurC_ypjaDw26igbg7xu2_jVov9wZ1xtLQk3mnhItyJQ8DXKYCxyYqT1pV7NTc0I8Vkk_9QbRAcP8FlndnXvY87-hFP8tk1Vv7I0ov7A3Y=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which takes it out next turn. The buildings are now full of milita and they will slow me down just enough</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif8EUYtCIn1lK27JFFRhq5y7ShavKdQDoXKEhq-5DFO3FEfEPkzNU6T8iBFgscL5fjexzyS3Lql36EhWO6_551tITGE_vz2FTRjjLVZO2kw-aHxdjEWcWp0ZcOZK0WLMlH9Admk6jhQ8FxUuDpFyd8Q9veQ8YAUNRl85Ru68n5HKRtaiLU2TeuHavx=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="1000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif8EUYtCIn1lK27JFFRhq5y7ShavKdQDoXKEhq-5DFO3FEfEPkzNU6T8iBFgscL5fjexzyS3Lql36EhWO6_551tITGE_vz2FTRjjLVZO2kw-aHxdjEWcWp0ZcOZK0WLMlH9Admk6jhQ8FxUuDpFyd8Q9veQ8YAUNRl85Ru68n5HKRtaiLU2TeuHavx=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the Turks race in</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggPv9Ieh8sxOYCrVMT69FmL6JUlNbzb3W6SbGLk1GLmzdJLmG1P05ZC4fOuW8ls0NayaC-rtaqgnkIUycjNCu1VbYezdRQbhJF3eNsC69YiWlnSy6M2wOg7VwHjTmXVTyxlR2Q5UIxwgS7LDLwaM5OwL747IcY1Z_86tnVE0BeD-9FQx7RL8sPXrH1=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">My cavalry have advanced, dismounted and are holding up the Turkish advance</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFFev2gFlfGQFVGunknxghGMq4kRfJwe8KDyeKlKMaxYU5_p5A0w6Ny7bt9EVCpkMnd0_GjwDjojSz-Zlt5D4ziJHsPx8aTQjcPFM3FFJgQkcn0XRpuWU8mx6O2K7R3kkfvawxEiMNIFII4IYPxODFAolaqVMdZcbqsedohskdWwIzq9tP_gW8zzwF=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFFev2gFlfGQFVGunknxghGMq4kRfJwe8KDyeKlKMaxYU5_p5A0w6Ny7bt9EVCpkMnd0_GjwDjojSz-Zlt5D4ziJHsPx8aTQjcPFM3FFJgQkcn0XRpuWU8mx6O2K7R3kkfvawxEiMNIFII4IYPxODFAolaqVMdZcbqsedohskdWwIzq9tP_gW8zzwF=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Overhead a British plane is raining down lead</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">At last through the town but I'm inthe open and the Turks are close by in cover</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtB95hlIcuHWGIzX4oX0cipzeylzOhkSGAIu8CWSXf55-LRNwe37Nf7ZWbphbNqtX56c09kStlByYQyssEUrJjWg8OGsgST4xjh1a7QP_yQXUJlkNcmi7TEdrF7WytrEq1cOh285P65x0n6njQKk7R9kCIYISkvUwuTJNJiuIREXe43sEyE0HvHSG5=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtB95hlIcuHWGIzX4oX0cipzeylzOhkSGAIu8CWSXf55-LRNwe37Nf7ZWbphbNqtX56c09kStlByYQyssEUrJjWg8OGsgST4xjh1a7QP_yQXUJlkNcmi7TEdrF7WytrEq1cOh285P65x0n6njQKk7R9kCIYISkvUwuTJNJiuIREXe43sEyE0HvHSG5=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I get the worst of the fire fight</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My artillery is ineffective</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVvWBeyzEYz3D9JyOeAu7IeII52fH7Zk-53hcgs2F-NKMmx6SOXf9GkvVwSVkmATC09fVAUi-QYQHOOIydQfpwsVpSO-X74-de6pLbWZbMB_80y85kb_EhcY0I5U58ZlfQm2bpYf_0W6t-8tzl0PqowH6ie3Q6tOFOgBTnDpYvF9EshFCBkmURV5Ax=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVvWBeyzEYz3D9JyOeAu7IeII52fH7Zk-53hcgs2F-NKMmx6SOXf9GkvVwSVkmATC09fVAUi-QYQHOOIydQfpwsVpSO-X74-de6pLbWZbMB_80y85kb_EhcY0I5U58ZlfQm2bpYf_0W6t-8tzl0PqowH6ie3Q6tOFOgBTnDpYvF9EshFCBkmURV5Ax=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But my cavalry charge and take out a Turkish gun</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3NGj45g__M3aVdBXgQ8QNUrlpRsulUCVtWSpqOrwo5496hMIbFurF0abgxQYHryLTibGvh00VEXM73akpX31iUl7WBf9dU57FfwSVYtL-PoNIg6gGJL9SyZlO8m-d2mAjxq096AkjMmoLB8SXf9A19z4I4ydoIgAPFbmv-7GvRMEQF3LwqnMM164D=s1422" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1422" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3NGj45g__M3aVdBXgQ8QNUrlpRsulUCVtWSpqOrwo5496hMIbFurF0abgxQYHryLTibGvh00VEXM73akpX31iUl7WBf9dU57FfwSVYtL-PoNIg6gGJL9SyZlO8m-d2mAjxq096AkjMmoLB8SXf9A19z4I4ydoIgAPFbmv-7GvRMEQF3LwqnMM164D=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite taking heavy fire on the way in the Cavalry then take out the Turkish commander and the machine gun behind</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguHCmwBJ5Rg4kkmxUujPv9sQ2fg2Xg9HNM7qsBDstHn7lPzX9wI978M0zYrYFjTwKmqOIEZjR-dOjNCMofllBR4cMinH4r1-RJ2UQQbXutah_WpKTTji0jyNUReewIzJUTEHxy0VYjvBeRyC3Z14jEb98xEfDcGnV3EWfLxpPaJDYuecF792etEwgV=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguHCmwBJ5Rg4kkmxUujPv9sQ2fg2Xg9HNM7qsBDstHn7lPzX9wI978M0zYrYFjTwKmqOIEZjR-dOjNCMofllBR4cMinH4r1-RJ2UQQbXutah_WpKTTji0jyNUReewIzJUTEHxy0VYjvBeRyC3Z14jEb98xEfDcGnV3EWfLxpPaJDYuecF792etEwgV=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I can't get here, it's too far, my artillery is too ineffective and there are too many Turks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfNSKXhVOagQ6zWoxAX_0Dd4_d0aeup-vtkT515nbewPX1B13domqH7pO_n3B0mh_uUcHbL4N5GjYEGxE9uypBf9OxNLQ-IVd83gGfV4bLgk-Iol3RnDzxOHrFzsA250Vi5f4JO7AxX3ZQbEvGuCkKDyKuPu9JGo_2ssxuSEApyD3mY-t4u4uqLPNw=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfNSKXhVOagQ6zWoxAX_0Dd4_d0aeup-vtkT515nbewPX1B13domqH7pO_n3B0mh_uUcHbL4N5GjYEGxE9uypBf9OxNLQ-IVd83gGfV4bLgk-Iol3RnDzxOHrFzsA250Vi5f4JO7AxX3ZQbEvGuCkKDyKuPu9JGo_2ssxuSEApyD3mY-t4u4uqLPNw=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the last throw of the dice the Turkish artillery takes out Dunsterville, just not cricket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was another great game to play and there will be many more. Back of Beyond is a great period, WW1 but with trenches and no mad good tanks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023663094855896465.post-55584878276429287502022-01-16T21:52:00.004+00:002022-01-16T21:52:48.105+00:00Ardhammer 2022<p> Today was Ardhammer in Gateshead. I've not been before and Matt and Steve were making the trek over to have a look. So I popped down. It is simply a bring and buy sale with about 30 tables in 3 shifts. It is not open to traders and is an opportunity to buy some stuff. Which I did.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ2yPIRn4aifRm863yk28KiTMiAOEJn7ngtqrfG1Z3sfc3MPyImbfhRrK2af39aw4EmrvS6LUKJLQcTowjtyhWq5CptToVa2DurlWlgayaYgjOwuZpTxCAOYHyeitmVe6nEcFHUSbnkcrGTrfzrFeb7je7ZiiF62vWfVTgzQhZ-4k24RjKziC890VW=s1422" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ2yPIRn4aifRm863yk28KiTMiAOEJn7ngtqrfG1Z3sfc3MPyImbfhRrK2af39aw4EmrvS6LUKJLQcTowjtyhWq5CptToVa2DurlWlgayaYgjOwuZpTxCAOYHyeitmVe6nEcFHUSbnkcrGTrfzrFeb7je7ZiiF62vWfVTgzQhZ-4k24RjKziC890VW=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kings of War Fantasy rules</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpDhjljCcZL43h07TY4F-yWmYqw9BlXtfDH3vKaUjJkjl4_I7qYyXLLcWXV9lTWxNrW1Nshsd8iYTIe67OlDwSo9VEZcoL9ubQNTCJymw3RdXGBbtiRH9Su7qnZq8UnTr0xolDyipE7zM_fRkhaZKDu37RDC4E3jPmN9clmFaVTsePf0NOEb4Zw7cG=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpDhjljCcZL43h07TY4F-yWmYqw9BlXtfDH3vKaUjJkjl4_I7qYyXLLcWXV9lTWxNrW1Nshsd8iYTIe67OlDwSo9VEZcoL9ubQNTCJymw3RdXGBbtiRH9Su7qnZq8UnTr0xolDyipE7zM_fRkhaZKDu37RDC4E3jPmN9clmFaVTsePf0NOEb4Zw7cG=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A load of painted gis, mainly dwarfs, all were £1 each. Should have bought more</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicHflOpRy0hvbVFOn6W10N9PNXRqYINCWXYEGN0m7gdwYy2_asWtCDYGnyZTzBgGbm52WKgH0Z-2O57w_YZ4ZKTpWNpEE4WsIW9d_SYd99m7ijJY53ONdx7RNSESwWoAlJ8UAzI-Ksr8OQIO3IjamE9rnqayJGGMR97cyvv2UwE3VBVpZHJX5IgF_d=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicHflOpRy0hvbVFOn6W10N9PNXRqYINCWXYEGN0m7gdwYy2_asWtCDYGnyZTzBgGbm52WKgH0Z-2O57w_YZ4ZKTpWNpEE4WsIW9d_SYd99m7ijJY53ONdx7RNSESwWoAlJ8UAzI-Ksr8OQIO3IjamE9rnqayJGGMR97cyvv2UwE3VBVpZHJX5IgF_d=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some ruins, not a bargain and need to pay more attention when checking out stuff as 1 of the sprues was nearly empty</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSiQBT-iCnpo-YzyU6PYYJeBIsjkfZ_ET7fjkx2FxfiltkFWLoCG91zne6ePWX-fEIYwjT3O9Pp8jPFIazL6Er3m3PioOtphyF5js8voPY2Tp6qHPexVsxKQcjaQ2rtwSth9Wqaza7Om0eus64dXSLHvD9hKSgRxXs3m2PGqemBhP7_syvSEpJbX8J=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSiQBT-iCnpo-YzyU6PYYJeBIsjkfZ_ET7fjkx2FxfiltkFWLoCG91zne6ePWX-fEIYwjT3O9Pp8jPFIazL6Er3m3PioOtphyF5js8voPY2Tp6qHPexVsxKQcjaQ2rtwSth9Wqaza7Om0eus64dXSLHvD9hKSgRxXs3m2PGqemBhP7_syvSEpJbX8J=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paint (£1 each) and some Chindit mule teams. Do love a mule team and will have multiple uses if I base the muleteers separately</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBeIhGJfy_qimKZqgpOv8T1sjouMVEYQpRKGxMbay_kFdP_z3OegHP5sDjRMDyNj7-xRAUI-7K9rZ3L5GZ-F19tAi4EnLFOXLICCoSAIqVbquEhiqEoaYbFUnDqzb7BERKbY_HyHS5S-JRKtsYLWsF5l9WdhuvQi5xLaz5L2QBBjWjNpKRW1u_DnLm=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBeIhGJfy_qimKZqgpOv8T1sjouMVEYQpRKGxMbay_kFdP_z3OegHP5sDjRMDyNj7-xRAUI-7K9rZ3L5GZ-F19tAi4EnLFOXLICCoSAIqVbquEhiqEoaYbFUnDqzb7BERKbY_HyHS5S-JRKtsYLWsF5l9WdhuvQi5xLaz5L2QBBjWjNpKRW1u_DnLm=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bargain of the day. Reaper bones figs at £1 or £2 each. Bought a lizardman, cowboy and a female warrior plus a couple more were creatures</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Generally a good day, although most of the stuff was GW and expensive (cheap for GW) and will be back for the next one in 2 years time</div><br /><p><br /></p>MartinChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.com2