tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84687579740799203042024-03-18T09:49:12.377-04:00Anton's Wargame BlogMiniature Wargaming, historical and fictional, from 1/4800 to 54mmAnton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.comBlogger1480125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-9448182451318895332024-03-16T21:46:00.002-04:002024-03-16T21:46:50.801-04:00Prehistoric Terrain<p> When I think about it my idea of "prehistoric terrain" is more informed by Saturday morning "B" movies than any sort of erudite study. These epics often took place in the desert valleys near Hollywood, a terrain MOST unlike anything encountered by humans trying to survive at the end of the last Ice Age! Some quick study made it clear that the climate was far more temperate. Land so recently scoured by glaciers would have far less topsoil and much more exposed rock so plant life would be scattered and struggling. With those thoughts in mind I sat down to paint the terrain for <a href="https://zhodanisminiatureandboardgaming.blogspot.com/2024/02/tribal-part-2.html">Zhodani Commando's</a> caveman game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8itPIahY4uAA6ZERTmeRyibMZxs_lwu3qMSbvMXo4tW_rxybS12YCMDb4pxsliuhYev3yUZMdm8T836QxGC-QZXD6lrFtCRyPteULNnBm1iLzx0IEc-QXU9wawanhGvhm8R-yPdUOo-c7XwC5Sk39ShAquhamtaMsQCD-sTn2rjXxj3939TC-j2QZTW2T/s4000/20240315_235255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8itPIahY4uAA6ZERTmeRyibMZxs_lwu3qMSbvMXo4tW_rxybS12YCMDb4pxsliuhYev3yUZMdm8T836QxGC-QZXD6lrFtCRyPteULNnBm1iLzx0IEc-QXU9wawanhGvhm8R-yPdUOo-c7XwC5Sk39ShAquhamtaMsQCD-sTn2rjXxj3939TC-j2QZTW2T/w400-h300/20240315_235255.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a now-dead volcano's basalt core bared by the relentless weight of the ice <span><a name='more'></a></span><br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjqvLnCl2XczQj2aLkU6snwmFr6Yq5Quli3N0T0uxH94ZdnASS4c__PnttZP20qwBD3NkVyTpvJKPAlN8WQFaECzSOrqrQOkEyJo8kVNhaqQeYb_V1uVA_fDMW3bE4hzJShLVaJfzNImKNzPdF08Eh5KB0oKqhBJIUHWcm39qSh_-lUjP5C9YewyqpLai/s4000/20240315_235258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjqvLnCl2XczQj2aLkU6snwmFr6Yq5Quli3N0T0uxH94ZdnASS4c__PnttZP20qwBD3NkVyTpvJKPAlN8WQFaECzSOrqrQOkEyJo8kVNhaqQeYb_V1uVA_fDMW3bE4hzJShLVaJfzNImKNzPdF08Eh5KB0oKqhBJIUHWcm39qSh_-lUjP5C9YewyqpLai/w400-h300/20240315_235258.jpg" width="400" /><i> </i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a moraine pile just starting to grow grass </i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEB-KamXsb-eGolMvy0HCafg0IoYe8qI1-KLhEJgtnmwkaiVl_WCVYt10pmxgxbow8tENTjsCKgFYlX0Doe9dOl_tqhPfmBSuaFJKDFVNBrJ9H_9O4Sz_kqgQva8DU9IXdJtJSCc9lYBbBJu7TcT8Woxb61ImP2BJ9BHi5grsOKFHZAzo1wUREE06dIHN/s4000/20240315_235306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEB-KamXsb-eGolMvy0HCafg0IoYe8qI1-KLhEJgtnmwkaiVl_WCVYt10pmxgxbow8tENTjsCKgFYlX0Doe9dOl_tqhPfmBSuaFJKDFVNBrJ9H_9O4Sz_kqgQva8DU9IXdJtJSCc9lYBbBJu7TcT8Woxb61ImP2BJ9BHi5grsOKFHZAzo1wUREE06dIHN/w400-h300/20240315_235306.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>probably not correct geologically, but I love layered sedimentary rock exposed by erosion <br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKLxavXEQdFoSC-7ooKn6TSlgwtZl3TIwOK7aRcemO1K3d0Rh7rZ4UCo53w5XpS8qVfgulsRWjxWe3MN-S71Q_RZzsQNZirPpOdCQC6tQCpM6TdA8uCTF2CqUivgLNL3fhkVBKMGsfwIiqJjcp2mAlc9rDk3GbnWcSfY0ITNlfDcTx08uVSZpWvEKgWNf/s4000/20240315_235314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKLxavXEQdFoSC-7ooKn6TSlgwtZl3TIwOK7aRcemO1K3d0Rh7rZ4UCo53w5XpS8qVfgulsRWjxWe3MN-S71Q_RZzsQNZirPpOdCQC6tQCpM6TdA8uCTF2CqUivgLNL3fhkVBKMGsfwIiqJjcp2mAlc9rDk3GbnWcSfY0ITNlfDcTx08uVSZpWvEKgWNf/w400-h300/20240315_235314.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and how can you do Neolithic without a circle of standing stones? <br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FKLTyscaSOV7VQ5V5LrRjDLyDd14D_6Z5zYS96OjvCP8BU8pw5FmH6rjQdSbne-3i5Zkb7gpj1rTAmKywdlSB29ODWFDV2GjdxR2lJUuHCHL2uembqw5ExNIlP22BJLYexMvVoeQac7r9YRokr0oOPQ8HDqV_kQ6IliF9p5xufN3VzM3O8XBxuKKXQnu/s4000/20240315_235332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FKLTyscaSOV7VQ5V5LrRjDLyDd14D_6Z5zYS96OjvCP8BU8pw5FmH6rjQdSbne-3i5Zkb7gpj1rTAmKywdlSB29ODWFDV2GjdxR2lJUuHCHL2uembqw5ExNIlP22BJLYexMvVoeQac7r9YRokr0oOPQ8HDqV_kQ6IliF9p5xufN3VzM3O8XBxuKKXQnu/w400-h300/20240315_235332.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>of course cavemen need a cave! </i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BV65gjTg3INOe-DNUxm4C6P3dfNRwG71KZ9E1BBBN5gi5iemcr0U-XT7jEuaYJ2rU7wikIdaql2MR_WMOaGXNX1lzzZVyN0sdLHlFv5BAh2ZTiqJ5Kd97pt85CPI4JHPUwHEOC8oNAwcTL2zzA5aIyvfWtF9xcjPapGb1cFbDo3zTsaKja4JePymjUcS/s4000/20240315_235339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BV65gjTg3INOe-DNUxm4C6P3dfNRwG71KZ9E1BBBN5gi5iemcr0U-XT7jEuaYJ2rU7wikIdaql2MR_WMOaGXNX1lzzZVyN0sdLHlFv5BAh2ZTiqJ5Kd97pt85CPI4JHPUwHEOC8oNAwcTL2zzA5aIyvfWtF9xcjPapGb1cFbDo3zTsaKja4JePymjUcS/w400-h300/20240315_235339.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>one that opens so players can place minis inside, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>just waiting for an unwary herd of mammoths to saunter by </i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpiJ_WFg9w5P-3zReS9-fNrgkOaQzbradJaCxgTqjtoInVUozEkaG7vsWymauTQG1s2KEktdjwKOMyWoB8Py-_JeTvpvQIbOs-PNrQxtstwcCBHzw7Tk9gnaUAPGTa_ztK1BofLx9g0oFg27cPHeprhsxoBZlXOX1R7T8fQN5k_SU_XdUML1onnLWpAm_/s4000/20240315_235356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpiJ_WFg9w5P-3zReS9-fNrgkOaQzbradJaCxgTqjtoInVUozEkaG7vsWymauTQG1s2KEktdjwKOMyWoB8Py-_JeTvpvQIbOs-PNrQxtstwcCBHzw7Tk9gnaUAPGTa_ztK1BofLx9g0oFg27cPHeprhsxoBZlXOX1R7T8fQN5k_SU_XdUML1onnLWpAm_/w400-h300/20240315_235356.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I felt that I <b>had</b> to add a touch of cave art; here we see a couple of hunters trying to get a bear-skin rug, life was tough before Amazon! </i><br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxToQAgOAm4TnyxAMRunlPlkKvSb493nIxIknOlYeyLts1s9rfkjJHdgcRyd_iiLKotCnLs5yRBHhjSJH5xIdsCjok2KD4-HVROMwgtb2V_x9sbgN6Rl0pwrSwO96AoE56i2b7IQDW0GfzzTNHam5tgLzY0GlswZpA24faCUEgHY_kb_Q2PajZ-Gf9uY5t/s600/thagomizer-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="474" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxToQAgOAm4TnyxAMRunlPlkKvSb493nIxIknOlYeyLts1s9rfkjJHdgcRyd_iiLKotCnLs5yRBHhjSJH5xIdsCjok2KD4-HVROMwgtb2V_x9sbgN6Rl0pwrSwO96AoE56i2b7IQDW0GfzzTNHam5tgLzY0GlswZpA24faCUEgHY_kb_Q2PajZ-Gf9uY5t/w396-h502/thagomizer-1.jpg" width="396" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I <u><b>almost </b></u>added a painting of Thag Simmons important discovery </i><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> All paints were Americana craft paints. The hills started out <b>Honey Brown</b> with a pretty heavy dry-brush of <b>Pebble</b>. The flocking was stuck down with a 50/50 mix of Titebond wood glue and <b>Medium Hauser Green</b>. The darker colors were custom mixed. <br /></div></div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-73657689218249292762024-03-13T16:37:00.000-04:002024-03-13T16:37:25.116-04:00Wargaming Update, Battlefields is coming soon 16MAR2024<p> That perennial favorite, <a href="https://tabletop.events/conventions/battlefields-2024">Battlefields</a>, will soon be upon us. Make sure to set the day aside to attend this great local convention, it is always a fun time. New this year is a <b>Bolt Action</b> tournament and a <b>Paint and Take</b> table, two great additions. Of course there will be the usual raffles and free Flea Market tables. Just $10.00 gets you in all day and games are free. There is hot food and a bar in-house and any number of good restaurants nearby. Easy access off of I-96 or I-275. <br /></p><p> You can find the list of games and the location on<a href="https://tabletop.events/conventions/battlefields-2024"> Tabletop Events</a>. <br /></p>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-34387179482476862382024-03-12T20:32:00.005-04:002024-03-12T20:32:53.179-04:00Marius visits Persia<p> <b>Just an explanatory note</b>; our group long ago adopted certain "alternate methodologies" when playing WRG Ancients. Frankly we abhor book-keeping so we began substituting a "saving throw" rather than carrying over fractional casualties. As, under the rules, each figure represents twenty real soldiers we decided that we would roll a D20 against any fractional remainders after the whole figures had been removed. An example would be a unit suffering 35 casualties would have one figure removed (twenty soldiers) and then roll a D20 against the remainder of fifteen. A score of sixteen or higher and the figure stays with no fractional accounting, if the result of the die roll is fifteen or less the model is removed. This can lead to some unpredictable results but we had always considered that casualty generation under WRG was far too predictable (and everyone finds my ability to roll one less than the needed number to save quite amusing). The other thing we did was to discard written orders and just announce general orders to the opposing player at the beginning of the game; "This lot will skirmish forward" or "The main line will advance and engage the enemy" and trust that our opponent will cleave unto their orders honestly (and who would care to game with someone that isn't honest?). This has worked admirably in speeding play and getting rid of tortuously-written standing orders loaded with conditional circumstances. </p><p>This time around Anton had 19 scouting points and I had 14 so no one was outscouted and we both followed the rules and deployed our armies from our own right to left. Below is initial deployments. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPtj3nSKuHkvkwe3o3Sj0G47ghKB-LrFmjyrgPBu5g6yz9yeSfhLocuZaqpElGQXFYS4WioW4pOh8x4-NaDajuKJRgWbWhDQMba_c_p09vqbirkZ3yPJbdqpFF56BV3hWiFqf84J9ihwsk4fMJGM-upTvk52WsXjxLmGq_DkonfIGuG2W7OY1Lnf02Yv6/s4000/20240229_122014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPtj3nSKuHkvkwe3o3Sj0G47ghKB-LrFmjyrgPBu5g6yz9yeSfhLocuZaqpElGQXFYS4WioW4pOh8x4-NaDajuKJRgWbWhDQMba_c_p09vqbirkZ3yPJbdqpFF56BV3hWiFqf84J9ihwsk4fMJGM-upTvk52WsXjxLmGq_DkonfIGuG2W7OY1Lnf02Yv6/w400-h300/20240229_122014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anton's army is from left to right as follows. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">18 x Gallic Cavalry, IRG B MC, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">16 x Legionares, REG C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">16 x Legionares, REG B, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">16 x Legionares, REG C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CinC, HC, JLS & Sh, BG, REG A, HC, JLS & Sh w/PA standard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">16 x Legionares, REG C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">16 x Legionares, REG C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">28 x Spanish Scutarii, IRG C, LMI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Front 24 x Skirmishers, IRG C, LI, 1/2 S, 1/2 B</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Rear 16 x Legionares, REG B, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">16 x Legionares, REG C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x Immortals, REG A, HI, JLS, B, & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x Persian Foot, IRG C, JLS, B, & Sh, 16 HI, 8 MI</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">38 x Assorted troops, 10 - IRG C, MI, 2HCW & LB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*13 - IRG C, LMI, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*2 - IRG C, 4 Horse Heavy Chariots, 2W/JLS & driver</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*1 - IRG B, 2 Horse Heavy Chariot, 1 w? LB, 1 w/JLS, driver</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(The above is all one unit with a subgeneral, HC JLS & B, in command)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x Persian Foot, IRG C, JLS, B, & Sh, 16 HI, 8 MI</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">30 Phoenician Marines, IRG C, LMI, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rear rank 12 x Persian Cavalry, IRG B, HC, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CinC, HC, JLS & B</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x Immortals, REG A, HI, JLS, B, & Sh</div><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/AVvXsEjDBrmG7fMyVVMP9ItJuaXTZEHODO7n-qosKeNHXu6UC2fcmTymU0E8O45I61GeU8xtAnw2RGseOkevW0rgPWN_UbGQB1K2LpiDUKO_bdZXXMAxynlq87p9zZ88GckCY6OV8iU3uuZX6n9_cMCgVTtlq8fAzoOEJodX7knCh83InRK-VPz_6anPzMKLL2R0/s4000/20240229_122421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBrmG7fMyVVMP9ItJuaXTZEHODO7n-qosKeNHXu6UC2fcmTymU0E8O45I61GeU8xtAnw2RGseOkevW0rgPWN_UbGQB1K2LpiDUKO_bdZXXMAxynlq87p9zZ88GckCY6OV8iU3uuZX6n9_cMCgVTtlq8fAzoOEJodX7knCh83InRK-VPz_6anPzMKLL2R0/w400-h300/20240229_122421.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn One Anton's Army in general surged forward, although the units on his left held back a bit. I began redeploying my cavalry to my right. The resultant missile fire proved ineffective all around. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDskUBLie9dGPmOLFa5Hi_lNFNHTlE3fVYtO9-uWJ-DhqPN-w7TMYjJMJP9NZkC0ANzPGPQlS4aPbIG9DnbxWKOeetn4vh_9ThR4m7_VQoGDhyyGDdzwGFe5ntfLmHyQR0sas-qw_f9cs4A7ggwjjAqCApH1XnIOO6uvyukqNqlg6AsLa8Q14dPNbtWKU/s4000/20240229_124155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDskUBLie9dGPmOLFa5Hi_lNFNHTlE3fVYtO9-uWJ-DhqPN-w7TMYjJMJP9NZkC0ANzPGPQlS4aPbIG9DnbxWKOeetn4vh_9ThR4m7_VQoGDhyyGDdzwGFe5ntfLmHyQR0sas-qw_f9cs4A7ggwjjAqCApH1XnIOO6uvyukqNqlg6AsLa8Q14dPNbtWKU/w400-h300/20240229_124155.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Two my troops moved forward slightly on the left to bring Anton's cowards under fire. as Anton's troops continued to march forward. He also decided to redeploy his cavalry to his right. I realized that I was moving my cavalry out of position and had my CinC retrieve them and change their orders. My two units on the left began firing on Anton's two units on his left. My Persians on the right exchanged fire with Anton's skirmishers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GGyqW2npFH7p6MqN2XS8j-03m2KeL57x5s6W5-qhRIFuuVMCba0ba71SjJDt3nsjR7hCQjErZV2LQaVF_9obXPhp9n8IMXzDYtiP7RZgNbNHRBYMaJZ6tad6vuoXR_YhsfRAWdKB3e7RZoj0QpgFEMzP_Xg_qY-TzyovPrpRWe4fJo8APxVlCgPy78JG/s4000/20240229_125328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GGyqW2npFH7p6MqN2XS8j-03m2KeL57x5s6W5-qhRIFuuVMCba0ba71SjJDt3nsjR7hCQjErZV2LQaVF_9obXPhp9n8IMXzDYtiP7RZgNbNHRBYMaJZ6tad6vuoXR_YhsfRAWdKB3e7RZoj0QpgFEMzP_Xg_qY-TzyovPrpRWe4fJo8APxVlCgPy78JG/w400-h300/20240229_125328.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Three my mixed chariot unit and the Phoenician Marines to their right both charged to drive off the skirmishers. The Chariots BARELY passed their morale test, and the Persians LMI going Impetuous. Anton's Spaniards also went impetuous so some carnage was about to take place on the right side of the battle field. My Phoenicians rolled Up Four and Anton's Spaniards rolled Up one resulting in Anton doing 150 casualties to my Persians and my Persians doing 225 casualties to Anton's Spaniards. Both units became "Shaken" due to the carnage" however my troops pushed Anton's back and maintain their impetuous status, while Anton's Spaniards lost theirs, this did not bode well for his troops the next turn. Anton's skirmishers evaded the charges My Chariots did not reach Anton's troops because Anton held his ground like a cowering dog. However my Persian infantry Anton's cowards chose to engage with who happily counter charged. Anton's evil plan worked well as his Legionares pushed back My Persians and my Chariot unit was now disordered when it contacted on turn four. </div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3b2qK6b2D8lLCXA87Xo1V4d8Dws-B1BtlqpeCihtRzFWT6yC8RteNVNL0FyRPb3QQq5e3-LgVIwGu56MgcGHS2rMAQPk5j8i0TvD3V_sd7IRTtRHoJBt6iaXUvp6lEhFKRqb_i3J-L7Xhc7fFVjEA4aquO3TKsWkGaVliibxbdVEDsT6SZH85WPt-WVd/s4000/20240229_131151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3b2qK6b2D8lLCXA87Xo1V4d8Dws-B1BtlqpeCihtRzFWT6yC8RteNVNL0FyRPb3QQq5e3-LgVIwGu56MgcGHS2rMAQPk5j8i0TvD3V_sd7IRTtRHoJBt6iaXUvp6lEhFKRqb_i3J-L7Xhc7fFVjEA4aquO3TKsWkGaVliibxbdVEDsT6SZH85WPt-WVd/w400-h300/20240229_131151.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turn Four saw my Chariots finally contact Anton's Legionares. Unfortunately in their disordered state the chariots were pushed back by the Unit on Anton's left, but pushed back Anton's unit on the right. Basically the Chariots did enough casualties to push one back, but not both. Anton's Legionares on the right pushed back my Persians a second time which broke them, but my Phoenicians pushed back Anton's Spaniards a second time which broke them. Meanwhile our rear rank troops began moving forward toward the appearing gaps in our respective lines. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQgQzV6nfYLBS5x-WZgyNckPSVWh-Qn0hY-wpOTn8wJ5bxue2U1UGGmdcAsVqHaGuh3LpKxAqCeocgG1KuSo9BwJ12gduoFiBq8WbJWc7VRHJNQ6E4Qtvr08ExCNI4k8H_cUHc9WgzYwSgmOPerhQMHpLO2eBqARj5vQxkMGtE8dTR7qeC-os4BNW0aOB/s4000/20240229_134627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQgQzV6nfYLBS5x-WZgyNckPSVWh-Qn0hY-wpOTn8wJ5bxue2U1UGGmdcAsVqHaGuh3LpKxAqCeocgG1KuSo9BwJ12gduoFiBq8WbJWc7VRHJNQ6E4Qtvr08ExCNI4k8H_cUHc9WgzYwSgmOPerhQMHpLO2eBqARj5vQxkMGtE8dTR7qeC-os4BNW0aOB/w400-h300/20240229_134627.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turn Five saw my Persian unit on the left go impetuous and charge Anton's left end Legionares. Unfortunately, Again Anton and I rolled fairly well and as a result Anton's unit on the right broke as did my Unit of Persians. In the melee my left side Persians shattered Anton's deleted, but brave Legionares. In the center Anton completed pushing my Chariot unit back a second time breaking it. Anton's Legionares on the right side of the battle pursued and caught my fleeing Persians just as my Phoenicians caught Anton's fleeing Spaniards. </div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE4A5GILXrLSgvfhnJ1TkwwlfqMqePiVImKdC2OlpwKw8rOhr7MztrMg8TFX5l8DhHJfe3n599uwkapfm4N32rfwZads8PvUx8xfMzM4Niir5t6NFeJGwHwOFLk3k3lBXrBapdray33PqFSNKQfXRo0AeoBikHs3PmPJoGlokf5CgP8QuJKFIJEIydNNO/s4000/20240229_145319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE4A5GILXrLSgvfhnJ1TkwwlfqMqePiVImKdC2OlpwKw8rOhr7MztrMg8TFX5l8DhHJfe3n599uwkapfm4N32rfwZads8PvUx8xfMzM4Niir5t6NFeJGwHwOFLk3k3lBXrBapdray33PqFSNKQfXRo0AeoBikHs3PmPJoGlokf5CgP8QuJKFIJEIydNNO/w400-h300/20240229_145319.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turn Six saw my cavalry redeploying to the left side of the battle field to counter Anton's Cavalry heading the same way. In the center Left Anton's two weakened units formed up to threaten my immortals on the left while my Immortals lined up on Anton's fresh Legionares. In the center I withdrew my Sub general from the remains of the Chariot unit (all Chariots were destroyed) to free him up to try and rally the broken Persians on the right as my second unit of Immortals advanced into the gap vacated by the Chariots. On the extreme right my Phoenicians once again caught up with the Spaniards at the edge of the village. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwHK73Ji6KMUZG8CGh7IR3qp9EyAaO7OvfylqfjLpJLI6HURcO3z2BqlDUjOI4vma728Asl_oD04iUQgxbfZKqp1pzqGWfxk3sRyUZiLh9aLfYjM6sEdcbMGx4l2y-DfvRvNFNBEGXCcMH_Wcm3MN6wpIH6khrTdk3WIDv0Wr9bNN-vKpqGQSOXX9ANSa/s4000/20240229_145324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwHK73Ji6KMUZG8CGh7IR3qp9EyAaO7OvfylqfjLpJLI6HURcO3z2BqlDUjOI4vma728Asl_oD04iUQgxbfZKqp1pzqGWfxk3sRyUZiLh9aLfYjM6sEdcbMGx4l2y-DfvRvNFNBEGXCcMH_Wcm3MN6wpIH6khrTdk3WIDv0Wr9bNN-vKpqGQSOXX9ANSa/w400-h300/20240229_145324.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Spaniards did not survive this last contact. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTiPKpTaCBLEqSidSkVP7GJonZ5d1-_PTsq7z3FzZ-qJIAhuFeCAmm8Q329kNFx1_dNmLK_pd_e68Vuu-VswVFQhsu_9dlkgijQXRTV22jzX5SAtMqSpEJtyGKO775WjTsTKPQdU9o4z3e2m9lE2U7CH386e_-JfHZJ2MQ3RvO5ZpJGo1VDGyXsaf9Moe/s4000/20240229_151356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTiPKpTaCBLEqSidSkVP7GJonZ5d1-_PTsq7z3FzZ-qJIAhuFeCAmm8Q329kNFx1_dNmLK_pd_e68Vuu-VswVFQhsu_9dlkgijQXRTV22jzX5SAtMqSpEJtyGKO775WjTsTKPQdU9o4z3e2m9lE2U7CH386e_-JfHZJ2MQ3RvO5ZpJGo1VDGyXsaf9Moe/w400-h300/20240229_151356.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turn Seven saw the game come crashing to a close for my army. My cavalry unit rolled a "4" for its morale test to actually charge Anton's cavalry unit and routed away instead leaving the Immortals alone on the left. As Anton's two Legionares units advanced on my second Immortals unit in the center. Meanwhile, Anton's Legionares on the right charged my reforming Persians and broke them once again. With only my two units of Immortals remaining and the badly out of position Phoenician Marines facing Anton's six units of Legionares in various states, the field was yielded by the Persians. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-71129302073806452212024-03-08T20:46:00.039-05:002024-03-08T20:46:00.175-05:00Roman vs Roman<p><i> Ed Note: I must say that in all my years of wargaming (nearly a half-century now) this is the silliest terrain that I have ever played across. The Housemartin and I followed the terrain generation rules exactly and ended up with this odd terrain. Also, despite my endless carping about poor dice rolling, this game saw the longest run of positive rolls in many a decade. Therefore I will quiet my complaining and work on my generalship! </i></p><p><i> </i>Anton's cessation of complaints not withstanding, I would be remiss to not complain about the fact that We rolled to play out of the Second Army list book, but Anton "senior momented" (<i>Ed. note I am officially a Senior Citizen and I plan on milking it for all it is worth!</i>) and decided to run an army from the first book. So his Marian Romans will be taking on my Late Imperial Romans. One thing for sure, the terrain turned out quite silly. I was trying to get a gentle hill for my artillery and Anton placed a wood line in front of all the hills ( I placed four of them). Two of my hill stuck, but unfortunately Anton's wood line obscured the field of view for both. I had 16 Scouting points, Anton had 14, so no one was outscouted and we both deployed from our right to left. Here are our deployments and the messed up terrain. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsK5twvIJV6z_OsAhVWfBai2N_F2M7KJzVn6GNKZMi_Nh1OMvL7-tJ6NB0eRX5T0EIiGPRPidSdIPcZKId66-1JAG5WjaiPgeM_4gTENDdq3rpT8mgb8HrRgFoddOF6rSl_Zs454oUmJW1Eqb1kH0xBOt6kQcA8qu_TIrnPp5aatVsOCySlhhTl_ouvJA/s4000/20240215_121054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsK5twvIJV6z_OsAhVWfBai2N_F2M7KJzVn6GNKZMi_Nh1OMvL7-tJ6NB0eRX5T0EIiGPRPidSdIPcZKId66-1JAG5WjaiPgeM_4gTENDdq3rpT8mgb8HrRgFoddOF6rSl_Zs454oUmJW1Eqb1kH0xBOt6kQcA8qu_TIrnPp5aatVsOCySlhhTl_ouvJA/w400-h225/20240215_121054.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is Anton's Army Left to Right</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit I 12 Gallic Cavalry, IRG B, MC, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit II 24 Legionaires, REG B, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Second Row) Unit III 16 Legionaires, REG C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit IV 16 Legionaires, REG C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit V (Second Row) 16 Legionaires, REG C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CinC and Body Guard, REG A, HC, JLS & Sh, PA standard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit VI Light Troops 26 IRG C, LI, 12 w/B, 12 w/S, 2 w/JLS&Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit VII (Second Row) 16 Legionaires, REG C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit VIII (Second Row) 16 Legionaires, REG C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit IX (Second Row) 16 Legionaires, REG C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit X 20 Thracians, IRG C, LMI, 2HCW, JLS, & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are my Late Imperial Romans</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CinC, EHC, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit I 18 Cavalry, REG C, 8 SHC, L, 5 HC JLS & Sh, 5 LC, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit II 24 Legionarii REG B, MI, HTW, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit III 30 Auxilia, REG B, LMI, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit IV 24 Legionarii, REG B, MI, HTW, JLS, Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit V 31 Auxilia, Reg B, LMI, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit VI, 24 Legionarii, REG B, MI, HTW, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit VII 7 Light Bolt Shooters, Reg C, Crew of 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVAm8bqjVeJlWV4VyhteR9E3XSXIOHH-8xgi-CxF7S7cSX0RRFzAAzYNlrpsnJfp6MabynJy8c-iQB6IkmFxa4HY8KitJdZlojQwxfC1aLkMuA-LbuUp2tK5xNkUCNROTuJh5w4KYv6-aid334FZnHt6_a7aSb-IeeA_tjD2of7imi0XZqAWxU9hi5AN9/s4000/20240215_121751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVAm8bqjVeJlWV4VyhteR9E3XSXIOHH-8xgi-CxF7S7cSX0RRFzAAzYNlrpsnJfp6MabynJy8c-iQB6IkmFxa4HY8KitJdZlojQwxfC1aLkMuA-LbuUp2tK5xNkUCNROTuJh5w4KYv6-aid334FZnHt6_a7aSb-IeeA_tjD2of7imi0XZqAWxU9hi5AN9/w400-h225/20240215_121751.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn One Anton began a general advance on my army. My troops in the center moved up to the woods line so they could get a glimpse of Anton's army and get the "surprise" sightings over with. My Unit I and II went around the left side of the woods line. My Unit VI went between the village and woods line in a column. And my bolt shooters came out of the village and formed up to open fire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLtwLlBtPVezLXf9xEQEIQYfo3vkFtKCLy85XZ6NVOb-KTD060EVp3DcMeBCbt-6nJUjKHoRVJaoyRj0olOcK77NwYTZ7mmzQrUDgMAqKBe5MQlZCTXLqijVlz5kCd3MB-iQih1t48hXRRPHigZ6645O9cvfsWuHqtx8pbQcCCd_8Gx0qgT8Vjd_WoCtL/s4000/20240215_122621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLtwLlBtPVezLXf9xEQEIQYfo3vkFtKCLy85XZ6NVOb-KTD060EVp3DcMeBCbt-6nJUjKHoRVJaoyRj0olOcK77NwYTZ7mmzQrUDgMAqKBe5MQlZCTXLqijVlz5kCd3MB-iQih1t48hXRRPHigZ6645O9cvfsWuHqtx8pbQcCCd_8Gx0qgT8Vjd_WoCtL/w400-h225/20240215_122621.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Two Anton continued forward as did my Units I, II and VI. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJwWBAGq35I3mDawZ2cKp7RYlL5zYm4F-wCPeKwKPg2xwdh-XxgNSclsXGXsjkqYnCBsNZZtKCEceMZ9bWASXVzEnbdmD0LvO5WC29DAdrwynPJtFZe51WX5Lx1Kdq1bFLETvmmLotkU-QtvBKajCPbTnrCl51GcONbYOwnGB7-JEfD5Wo3_o-iOEXajj/s4000/20240215_124120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJwWBAGq35I3mDawZ2cKp7RYlL5zYm4F-wCPeKwKPg2xwdh-XxgNSclsXGXsjkqYnCBsNZZtKCEceMZ9bWASXVzEnbdmD0LvO5WC29DAdrwynPJtFZe51WX5Lx1Kdq1bFLETvmmLotkU-QtvBKajCPbTnrCl51GcONbYOwnGB7-JEfD5Wo3_o-iOEXajj/w400-h225/20240215_124120.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Three My cavalry and Anton's lined up for charges on the left. Anton continued moving toward the wood's line. Anton's skirmishers and my Bolt Shooters exchanged missiles as my Unit VI took station on the extreme Right. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uqHKMN7CC1DYbtMJvd9Rz83FsI96NTjwwwoBGuuAfjNlfKtJi-OjeqUH2cSo8ojTIh3bLATgNHj1J7k7Y0hucTU5VNHKpQoxOlPJmIr2Ijedru4qSDAVnXxo9r-zJ_84VKtdxYjB9MYU8RvifLmDVjhEi8omz12daQT1pBf3WSmXr3itCA5A2B5tSWfq/s4000/20240215_124737.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uqHKMN7CC1DYbtMJvd9Rz83FsI96NTjwwwoBGuuAfjNlfKtJi-OjeqUH2cSo8ojTIh3bLATgNHj1J7k7Y0hucTU5VNHKpQoxOlPJmIr2Ijedru4qSDAVnXxo9r-zJ_84VKtdxYjB9MYU8RvifLmDVjhEi8omz12daQT1pBf3WSmXr3itCA5A2B5tSWfq/w400-h225/20240215_124737.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Four my Cavalry charged and Anton's cavalry ran away (typical of the French). My Unit II began wheeling around the woods line to threaten Anton's left flank. On the far right my Unit VI began moving forward to threaten Anton's Right flank. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAxgSRptQrjBbqqxHPrYZp_q4ZMcG0dLEXn26AxysoSNMsZq03G0w-pTg5dZ1TxzVnFe2b84xilnhBxr5QAUyUMWfaB5-iiOQYZZr9wCsm_RX6XaR1sjixPJTn0FUmmJUJpLsLBc5YtYEN2WyAKv9SzOHSx0M_n7szkbnPRVaeXn89VTSlI2rAxPoP7CJ/s4000/20240215_130209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAxgSRptQrjBbqqxHPrYZp_q4ZMcG0dLEXn26AxysoSNMsZq03G0w-pTg5dZ1TxzVnFe2b84xilnhBxr5QAUyUMWfaB5-iiOQYZZr9wCsm_RX6XaR1sjixPJTn0FUmmJUJpLsLBc5YtYEN2WyAKv9SzOHSx0M_n7szkbnPRVaeXn89VTSlI2rAxPoP7CJ/w400-h225/20240215_130209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Five Anton's First Legion charged my Unit II. Unfortunately, My unit was forced to take a morale test for their third turn under missile fire and I rolled a 6 causing the Legionarii to stand around and absorb another round of missile fire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1v6wTGZ3mBmey1wI70mdslRLi22fWqnZ5K4uaOjznT_uKAboxek3Lxiq5Zcni6Y6o_inFA0q-2ACpSZ9Am3_r04tvViT_Xhjbel-PhESRArqR6SXquspVYz-U3sdbymNJgh-ebElpyD7bN9an2fRuDzpTSUYZnvRkBT63970Wifxvl5iTBRJx-Oo-iY9K/s4000/20240215_132744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1v6wTGZ3mBmey1wI70mdslRLi22fWqnZ5K4uaOjznT_uKAboxek3Lxiq5Zcni6Y6o_inFA0q-2ACpSZ9Am3_r04tvViT_Xhjbel-PhESRArqR6SXquspVYz-U3sdbymNJgh-ebElpyD7bN9an2fRuDzpTSUYZnvRkBT63970Wifxvl5iTBRJx-Oo-iY9K/w400-h225/20240215_132744.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Six Anton's Unit I regained their nerve, went impetuous and charged into my Unit I, who charged. My Unit II managed to not only follow win the second round of combat against Anton's Unit II, but managed to do so causing enough casualties to break Anton's First Legion. Meanwhile, Anton's Unit IV charged my Unit IV, and Anton's Unit VII Charged my Unit V and my Unit VII Charged Anton's Unit X. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0xnkvyU_4IhOlOfAbq7UaPPf19UyhyRKtvRvy_FP8ZE1Ht1dImREZv22dkJU0ETp59TgXqMbR9JEcORUHjMTQ-usoteBJnVGsv4XGzHx-Rfy-VJQ0HL_XS7qPuYouHifzfvbI49OtrZnvZOPbJPediPLelGGCaf6Cy1gNh_uM1Bjmd6u824CMBZG6lod/s4000/20240215_134001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0xnkvyU_4IhOlOfAbq7UaPPf19UyhyRKtvRvy_FP8ZE1Ht1dImREZv22dkJU0ETp59TgXqMbR9JEcORUHjMTQ-usoteBJnVGsv4XGzHx-Rfy-VJQ0HL_XS7qPuYouHifzfvbI49OtrZnvZOPbJPediPLelGGCaf6Cy1gNh_uM1Bjmd6u824CMBZG6lod/w400-h225/20240215_134001.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the combat Anton's Unit X rolled an Up 4, the best possible roll. This resulted in pushing back my Unit VI.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9xbKenxwldNBOd3NbuqmTDcXJP97v98sWUkBuYPA0TyC4Yteil3uSLUexZ-T2iwe7fJOdTmZkNS8c4YNkwuc1OXaxSAN_V7UthVapKqMjl7RsoT31a3ZO4gfweXuhzMdD5_3m2_lba8mjSIFFtA2bCxqTO6V0F-1-y8fWQTlT70MT9LS3OpWjT5ItuPS/s4000/20240215_134004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9xbKenxwldNBOd3NbuqmTDcXJP97v98sWUkBuYPA0TyC4Yteil3uSLUexZ-T2iwe7fJOdTmZkNS8c4YNkwuc1OXaxSAN_V7UthVapKqMjl7RsoT31a3ZO4gfweXuhzMdD5_3m2_lba8mjSIFFtA2bCxqTO6V0F-1-y8fWQTlT70MT9LS3OpWjT5ItuPS/w400-h225/20240215_134004.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Anton's Unit I, rolled an Up 3. This hot streak of dice rolling also led to pushing my Unit I back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1A0i_EJbMw_vApOecoTaTndOCt3D0rSY6KRNgrV3-lTiBaVu6rkFn4uj9knHupb5SsmO4C5BklOueP-EOLuXL3gGCaNYfhb10sebdMrRYRQVmfN_aSpzwXVzN9H61ZZ10L8GlxXQaWEPkBbAB7QgRi8NJutoDWyLTY5RILazsOZHE2v47A7Bk6g4Hrxi/s4000/20240215_134053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1A0i_EJbMw_vApOecoTaTndOCt3D0rSY6KRNgrV3-lTiBaVu6rkFn4uj9knHupb5SsmO4C5BklOueP-EOLuXL3gGCaNYfhb10sebdMrRYRQVmfN_aSpzwXVzN9H61ZZ10L8GlxXQaWEPkBbAB7QgRi8NJutoDWyLTY5RILazsOZHE2v47A7Bk6g4Hrxi/w400-h225/20240215_134053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Seven Anton's Unit I pushed back for a second time my Unit I causing them to break. My Unit II caught Anton's Unit II and further carnage ensued. Anton's Unit III charged in to assist his retiring Unit IV. My Unit IV managed to push back and Break Anton's Unit IV, but was itself pushed back by Anton's Unit III. Meanwhile Anton's Unit V charged into the woods line to assist his Unit VI and the two of them managed to break my Unit V. Anton's Unit X managed to push back my Unit VI for a second time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV6tT_QIx4v4Uy2yJlyaY94LAQvOXZvORb-e0jPMrk5eP0qCb31MT30DAoxr-JkR7POu-9lTtMMXNeLe95_E8r4C-WDC5ZLouV9AZw4Ox3yvXfXzBCS2HiSKCP_0drg9wdyTJi1FyTvTJKeSwCUv6kSHdgLi7jiFmsdsRd1J4nHqiMTq2VEYXcXlFBDqL/s4000/20240215_142846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV6tT_QIx4v4Uy2yJlyaY94LAQvOXZvORb-e0jPMrk5eP0qCb31MT30DAoxr-JkR7POu-9lTtMMXNeLe95_E8r4C-WDC5ZLouV9AZw4Ox3yvXfXzBCS2HiSKCP_0drg9wdyTJi1FyTvTJKeSwCUv6kSHdgLi7jiFmsdsRd1J4nHqiMTq2VEYXcXlFBDqL/w400-h225/20240215_142846.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Eight, My Unit I was pursued by Anton's Victorious Unit I. My Unit II rallied up and Anton's General joined his first legion to rally off their shame. Anton's Units VI and VII rallied up on the far side of the woods line. My CinC joined and rallied up my Unit V on top of the hill in my deployment zone. On the right Anton's Unit X pushed back and broke my Unit VI. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mAum_PppgfizYs_cohAljCJqvRp0h1ufpsJhXQ8CA9JO6RheqeTges4nO2rhSzUmlVDzdMVmXxmhF11iVZr7KKllfatZE-LDDF3E5GkpNt0Dt8BjP_JxV9aeOPh6O9Xutz9lH5UgNfu_Gmdu5l14tT3_aXNIeYfSnR0311GL8030HwIaG9ryKP2oOCKM/s4000/20240215_153746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mAum_PppgfizYs_cohAljCJqvRp0h1ufpsJhXQ8CA9JO6RheqeTges4nO2rhSzUmlVDzdMVmXxmhF11iVZr7KKllfatZE-LDDF3E5GkpNt0Dt8BjP_JxV9aeOPh6O9Xutz9lH5UgNfu_Gmdu5l14tT3_aXNIeYfSnR0311GL8030HwIaG9ryKP2oOCKM/w400-h225/20240215_153746.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Nine, Anton's Cavalry continued riding my cavalry into the ground (SHC can not out run anything). My Unit II charged Anton's Unit II again a it rallied. Anton's Unit III and my Unit III charged each other,with my unit pushing Anton's back. Anton's Units IV and VIII and my Unit IV all charged each other. And Anton's Units VI and VII charged my reforming Unit V on the hill next to the village. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </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/AVvXsEh9MY_PEgdi7P5_UXAAEnzhZs78NPVdnZaLeJjgO9dpxBqw-9MhYrW6jx7YizFHrOiCzDNhUISIBFHc5lpSr1eetFYheFb6N7L0zzFRBik-Q6DyvWLoHaYA7CMxnhnh9ItAlQGIQFi39ek9c0wCSg6yz912RNWb4wAdDAozWRTPtIq6yAwIVMZjJsV-5wVB/s4000/20240215_153657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MY_PEgdi7P5_UXAAEnzhZs78NPVdnZaLeJjgO9dpxBqw-9MhYrW6jx7YizFHrOiCzDNhUISIBFHc5lpSr1eetFYheFb6N7L0zzFRBik-Q6DyvWLoHaYA7CMxnhnh9ItAlQGIQFi39ek9c0wCSg6yz912RNWb4wAdDAozWRTPtIq6yAwIVMZjJsV-5wVB/w400-h225/20240215_153657.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunately for Anton, His general was killed when my Unit II charged the Unit the CinC had just rallied. The Unit passed its morale test as currently they were the only people who knew the CinC was dead. <i>(Ed. note, This continues my long tradition of heroically dead generals)</i><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Vcjup9ylptspd0Ox2vKQ6-LFqXuMMdTmQiNTGsBYJap7VL-O-4-ow4M9SXuZcWgvVaaCMnoUV2sJ50V7h_2hy3YaLtCeDlOHkAIOB4YFwMHq9Ek1MbDzBFdyIcwprD2O_e0E5Jg7Hc_wM-FFHsQXZuKA4O4L_2MME69Xe7gyQ3SAzjWGh7KugpLL6JW-/s4000/20240215_160229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Vcjup9ylptspd0Ox2vKQ6-LFqXuMMdTmQiNTGsBYJap7VL-O-4-ow4M9SXuZcWgvVaaCMnoUV2sJ50V7h_2hy3YaLtCeDlOHkAIOB4YFwMHq9Ek1MbDzBFdyIcwprD2O_e0E5Jg7Hc_wM-FFHsQXZuKA4O4L_2MME69Xe7gyQ3SAzjWGh7KugpLL6JW-/w400-h225/20240215_160229.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Ten. I managed to break Anton's Unit II again, but Anton's hot dice streak continued and almost the entire army ignored the death of their CinC. In the woods line I managed to push back Anton's Unit II again and break it, But Anton pushed back and broke my Units IV and V. Even though My Unit VII managed to do enough casualties to stop Anton's Unit X as it attempted to charge my bolt shooters. However, at the end of the turn I found myself with only two unbroken units and one of them was the bolt shooters. I therefore conceded the game to Anton and his suddenly hot dice. </div></div><p></p>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-16565528762458496432024-03-04T20:19:00.005-05:002024-03-04T20:24:27.895-05:001/72nd Hobbyboss F4F-3 Wildcat<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHOKDiBQqbG5myW6fbdghoEqYYerlz_jhW4U4h2YTauZKObRcHZwP2crW6SrMIeZxAzuQ0XzLN8fmNz2abhyphenhyphenCK5RnKwd1Ebjsme67TSDxfV7C6S19LQi_0cqdEFun8I9i84htwrLfI8sNJ2ZVzgJ7TLI7MNB5B9iVwY5Hie-Kk1LsTAhAU-IXzum-kj-n/s4000/20240304_110209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHOKDiBQqbG5myW6fbdghoEqYYerlz_jhW4U4h2YTauZKObRcHZwP2crW6SrMIeZxAzuQ0XzLN8fmNz2abhyphenhyphenCK5RnKwd1Ebjsme67TSDxfV7C6S19LQi_0cqdEFun8I9i84htwrLfI8sNJ2ZVzgJ7TLI7MNB5B9iVwY5Hie-Kk1LsTAhAU-IXzum-kj-n/w400-h300/20240304_110209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>overall it is a nice model, I liked the flashy paint-job</i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> In an effort to distract myself from building a vast (unauthorized) underground cave complex for <a href="https://zhodanisminiatureandboardgaming.blogspot.com/2024/02/tribal-part-2.html">Zhodani Commando's cavemen</a> I decided to build this kit. The "easy assembly" is a bit of a misnomer, it <b><i>is</i></b> easy to build if you don't mind that the wings and the fuselage don't quite fit together, or that there is no option for retracted landing gear and no trace of a pilot. Assembly required a fair bit of filing and a dash of brute force to get the wings and fuselage to accept each others company (I had the same problem with the Dewoitine D-520 from the same manufacturer). Once that was done and a bit of putty and filing had been administered the retracted landing gear needed to be scratchbuilt. After all that it made up into a decent looking model, fine panel lines and an excellent look. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-rl281XvjBTJMGzYxtmCTWe4OcygtKI-yYkgV4O5G27kX1ROwONvFhtmGjxtTBkFZui_goqQuWxwmlpy8x-2b_q4rQ7CmCDN9o56HPzuyl74RtuHTvrGvjM9rfUGb7_WkL7pp2FN4pUzqHmzEFnCkgYjE9sR87sUDRY5HXLOEfqy7h34HaSTECqAON1H/s2061/20240304_105908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="2061" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-rl281XvjBTJMGzYxtmCTWe4OcygtKI-yYkgV4O5G27kX1ROwONvFhtmGjxtTBkFZui_goqQuWxwmlpy8x-2b_q4rQ7CmCDN9o56HPzuyl74RtuHTvrGvjM9rfUGb7_WkL7pp2FN4pUzqHmzEFnCkgYjE9sR87sUDRY5HXLOEfqy7h34HaSTECqAON1H/w400-h246/20240304_105908.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I have to admit that I love the garish late 30's paint work on US aircraft </i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyCxgVIUiTSNtf5kPIZ9vkOBgz60nQviWI0HhKIVfSSUgHmqMAKAwam8BsJIpDHj-HRx6qynwlG1zv1FV1nnFBsdrWYvtB5L8AtAPdctkVQcGpnNKKVSkRBB8gWDwnbB8htcVPgf6YI7_hBfHg_0M_HEB1swEuENtwBUXYIaD7LPOX7pdaDX0OsIbxTVP/s2227/20240304_105919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1309" data-original-width="2227" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyCxgVIUiTSNtf5kPIZ9vkOBgz60nQviWI0HhKIVfSSUgHmqMAKAwam8BsJIpDHj-HRx6qynwlG1zv1FV1nnFBsdrWYvtB5L8AtAPdctkVQcGpnNKKVSkRBB8gWDwnbB8htcVPgf6YI7_hBfHg_0M_HEB1swEuENtwBUXYIaD7LPOX7pdaDX0OsIbxTVP/w400-h235/20240304_105919.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>this model perfectly captures the portly profile of the Wildcat <br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNAnG-65ZD-oWlkl-h-P7gp6DGqUGBuGFQHAgzYT524ZZowjXzVoz9vDYCZvbBW-Y-ZTko3SdR5RP00LbDSBXlXiY_xGjTFgpkfEgQY2TgJzk1ryUK9AK-LcgJN9KCxw3RbrSp5pH1vNhWu-W-Xt-ju7Tz0I3fkrzklrmoF4ruzgi5zXi1ZsT8lL-62ak/s1938/20240304_105956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="1938" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNAnG-65ZD-oWlkl-h-P7gp6DGqUGBuGFQHAgzYT524ZZowjXzVoz9vDYCZvbBW-Y-ZTko3SdR5RP00LbDSBXlXiY_xGjTFgpkfEgQY2TgJzk1ryUK9AK-LcgJN9KCxw3RbrSp5pH1vNhWu-W-Xt-ju7Tz0I3fkrzklrmoF4ruzgi5zXi1ZsT8lL-62ak/w400-h246/20240304_105956.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the usually reliable Vallejo aluminum spray had some differences with my primer and there was some crazing in the metallic finish, in a display model this would have led to a complete repaint, this is a wargaming toy so I decided to just live with it </i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPds7vwhMcSKv114DCrAb5QG89MjLq0VWxYEViXYtmAj2wZgBZDj70KahP0QpQeJOEsm6D1i3u9GxTL4Ysz4uaFi_iDhupErZFcddl_SWLyfM9rbN1k624vb9WzEDu1sTSdslKzPFjsttj9-TsgK6UnCUYonr6LchdQgntPMlottb5gFWIbmNMpSYtaPh/s2048/20240304_110029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPds7vwhMcSKv114DCrAb5QG89MjLq0VWxYEViXYtmAj2wZgBZDj70KahP0QpQeJOEsm6D1i3u9GxTL4Ysz4uaFi_iDhupErZFcddl_SWLyfM9rbN1k624vb9WzEDu1sTSdslKzPFjsttj9-TsgK6UnCUYonr6LchdQgntPMlottb5gFWIbmNMpSYtaPh/w400-h300/20240304_110029.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the Wildcat always reminded me of a bumblebee,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>an angry bumblebee<br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSx9v6aFwiDh6GTtB5tbKJjkf_xZlGypb66LHAHmDKl4syy_tXRLPm5qhiAT58tTXdKnzWbzTNbmhk1_UVOibzGtHneYk4h0Z4WS69Dr6Sfnx3bIPG7IiNqMZPiMk2zSGCWpjXTG9Ie1ftss2-HxgL_FaO07ojwpBxzpqdp_zq_Iwx7mj7RVMKkOptu2y/s4000/20240304_110040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSx9v6aFwiDh6GTtB5tbKJjkf_xZlGypb66LHAHmDKl4syy_tXRLPm5qhiAT58tTXdKnzWbzTNbmhk1_UVOibzGtHneYk4h0Z4WS69Dr6Sfnx3bIPG7IiNqMZPiMk2zSGCWpjXTG9Ie1ftss2-HxgL_FaO07ojwpBxzpqdp_zq_Iwx7mj7RVMKkOptu2y/w400-h300/20240304_110040.jpg" width="400" /> </i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>bottom view, you can spot my less-than-masteful scratchbuilding work on the landing gear </i></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Overall this is an OK kit. As a static display model it would be fine but I find myself questioning how well it will work as a gaming piece. The kit is a solid block of plastic, it weighs a ton. Keeping it on a magnetic post will prove troublesome. That is if I figure out how to insert a steel plug somewhere for the magnet to stick to.........</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I'm going to go back to the Aifix kit if I build any more, the parts are easier to assemble and the hollow body will accept my usual load of finish nails for magnetic basing.</div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-44878149204342340842024-02-28T22:31:00.003-05:002024-02-29T17:12:17.095-05:00AN IMPROBABLE CLASH The Anglo-Danish VS the Tabascans<p> Despite some far-fetched claims that the Vikings made it as far as Central America during the Dark Ages it seems unlikely that Anton's Anglo-Danish armies ever faced off against my Mexican force. But Anton and I made it happen anyway! Since Anton's army knew what a horse was, and mine did not (an old Steve Breismeister joke to those of you who knew him), Anton Out scouted me and I had to deploy first. Here is our initial deployment. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuy7lJ6cIVB7K_d-ojwVVP0s_6zLowa0oK5om-0WKLUYz2pRSNsOdKpxMKHYdbxfNMTFqBqD1Ky6jXNPGlRPNCByxvVRmliMMNxaqdD8gTWZy5s8nOMItTW6PBoMLhf9nGx2PuWjXSg8oTozz7E8vWioAeaTafllawHmsb6-Di4_-ZpB1gxs7RkWjjV2c/s4000/20240208_125249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuy7lJ6cIVB7K_d-ojwVVP0s_6zLowa0oK5om-0WKLUYz2pRSNsOdKpxMKHYdbxfNMTFqBqD1Ky6jXNPGlRPNCByxvVRmliMMNxaqdD8gTWZy5s8nOMItTW6PBoMLhf9nGx2PuWjXSg8oTozz7E8vWioAeaTafllawHmsb6-Di4_-ZpB1gxs7RkWjjV2c/w400-h225/20240208_125249.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My army is very much a one note symphony and here it is left to right. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Hummingbird on the left" 42 Otomi+, 30 IRG A, LMI, 2HCW, JLS& Sh; 12 IRGB LMI, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"2nd Hummingbird on left" 42 Warriors, All IRG B, LMI 1/2 2HCW & Sh, 1/2 JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Hummingbird in the Center" 42 Warriors All IRG B, LMI, JLS & Sh, 30 w/Sling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Hummingbird on the Right" 42 Warriors All IRG B, LMI, JLS & Sh, 30 w/Sling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"2nd Hummingbird on the Right" 42 Warriors All IRG B, LMI, JLS & Sh, 30 w/Sling. This last unit is strung out in a column as I ran out of deployment space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the rear is my CinC, with a 5 man bodyguard, All, IRG B, LMI, 2HCW & Sh with PA standard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anton's Army has some variation, that turned out to be quite significant. Left to right as follows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit A 50 Fyrd, All IRG C, 18 HI, JLS & Sh, 32 MI, IPW</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit B 16 Huscarls, IRG B, HI, 2HCW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit C 16 Huscarls, IRG B, HI, 2HCW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit D 50 Fyrd, All IRG C, 18 HI, JLS & Sh, 32 MI, IPW</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit E 50 Fyrd, All IRG C, 18 HI, JLS & Sh, 32 MI, IPW</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit F 16 Huscarls, IRG B, HI, 2HCW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit G 16 Huscarls, IRG B, HI, 2HCW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In front Unit H 33 Skirmishers, IRG C, LI, 10 w/JLS & Sh, 23 w/B</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Rear CinC w/ Body Guard 3 x IRG B, HI, 2HCW & Sh, PA standard, on on horse.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79qK8Ano6B9YIhQwNEf7ZaSt16BMQIsh44YCVi8pQ7be8Bf1-YtSzqKOgjisdhTbUxTIsb6KmVpCub_0lIXTnvndtYQ9HH14iJPaBr4D3YL1N2_l-H4r9D7aeP-yoRYP4vLxJ3TK3QAM6FkwARM5KitfhGSD4mtjfYV2G9T31HnlSWslovHQvmhyphenhyphenhgQn0/s4000/20240208_130642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79qK8Ano6B9YIhQwNEf7ZaSt16BMQIsh44YCVi8pQ7be8Bf1-YtSzqKOgjisdhTbUxTIsb6KmVpCub_0lIXTnvndtYQ9HH14iJPaBr4D3YL1N2_l-H4r9D7aeP-yoRYP4vLxJ3TK3QAM6FkwARM5KitfhGSD4mtjfYV2G9T31HnlSWslovHQvmhyphenhyphenhgQn0/w400-h225/20240208_130642.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the Left my Otomi surged forward and promptly went impetuous. On the right 2nd HonR surged into the woods in order to flank Anton's advance. Meanwhile my main line stood still and began pelting Anton's light Infantry with slings causing the skirmishers to fail a morale test and retreat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG_z2cerHPRV7O_tB_DReqM7kTC2ma5tQpGJwx3y2zUuF81XxXKWwoOWPl0BhEEtXEI68iDiMefMmbcxTBebOdci_52lRplyN3y_QhZWnnBqjeC16o4hU0NQHXme6k_pIO6at-nn5Y_Jl1s1Q_wsQg6e6_EssWKr1lb89a5nM0le9d1CAD0bVFAHRhPM2/s4000/20240208_131012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG_z2cerHPRV7O_tB_DReqM7kTC2ma5tQpGJwx3y2zUuF81XxXKWwoOWPl0BhEEtXEI68iDiMefMmbcxTBebOdci_52lRplyN3y_QhZWnnBqjeC16o4hU0NQHXme6k_pIO6at-nn5Y_Jl1s1Q_wsQg6e6_EssWKr1lb89a5nM0le9d1CAD0bVFAHRhPM2/w400-h225/20240208_131012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Two Anton's line of battle advanced into charge range and took delivery of some more sling shot. Unfortunately, at the end of the turn all three of my units in the center had to test since Anton had moved into charge reach for them and because the Otomi had already charged off impetuously, all of my units lost their minds and surged forward. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjqgXHeoqTGlmbDnoWCJbRlhEXaP_w8empo2ggMK77p5rElOK_pWzgNuW_Rm_jQt_Q0Q3vpOx2-UINyFWvwu6YpmFye5jMYSlb_hQtEEZYkNgtffrkzphFz2QpZwxRKrxlwOvJxqS9kMyL6jKDni9KXyUgZ53txd5HoQnEk-oV2AppTYVt8Wkxy-wPySV/s4000/20240208_131734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjqgXHeoqTGlmbDnoWCJbRlhEXaP_w8empo2ggMK77p5rElOK_pWzgNuW_Rm_jQt_Q0Q3vpOx2-UINyFWvwu6YpmFye5jMYSlb_hQtEEZYkNgtffrkzphFz2QpZwxRKrxlwOvJxqS9kMyL6jKDni9KXyUgZ53txd5HoQnEk-oV2AppTYVt8Wkxy-wPySV/w400-h225/20240208_131734.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In reaction to my impetuous charges Anton's Units C and D both went impetuous and all his units charged forward. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuMn8DrvkvP7t1h_EjSVPLY13rz7PklwtKJXT7J11xAEiFD13wYLgbjb9QfBJ0g3clEddEAH2oP8RnXaRZFPHcnHHLnry3UT16MMS1T0xRtj18WIiJq6Q2n2VAqJxoOcylLVtOsIZh5lrb7-aBmiZ_9ue1qwI9O2pbLFal45cAB1SRte5alsy-dlpTfDB/s4000/20240208_132304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuMn8DrvkvP7t1h_EjSVPLY13rz7PklwtKJXT7J11xAEiFD13wYLgbjb9QfBJ0g3clEddEAH2oP8RnXaRZFPHcnHHLnry3UT16MMS1T0xRtj18WIiJq6Q2n2VAqJxoOcylLVtOsIZh5lrb7-aBmiZ_9ue1qwI9O2pbLFal45cAB1SRte5alsy-dlpTfDB/w400-h225/20240208_132304.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Three, my Otomi (HonL) hit Anton's Unit A, and shattered it on contact, turns out sending close order barbarians into disordering terrain is NOT a good idea! However, Anton's Units B and C, pushed back my Units 2nd HonL turns out fighting in the open with loose order troops is ill advised against close order troops. Anton's Units D and E managed to push back my unit HinC. Finally my Unit Hon R, managed to push back Anton's Unit F. Anton's Unit G prepared for the arrival of my 2nd HonR unit as it continued to make its way through the woods. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfhg6LrpafZznnENJhZAMZP-NRiAduw97v_hWt2yF6ZNQIJefWuv5Xnc-5CFVvt-I5Ebt1KtZwg45he3QZC5O4LTi6rP7-FR8xdhmq97jSD35NoI_BC0eBr5ISnRAUvp-ikj63yJ8iywRUWfREnPhFAeGTqeg260qHt2FDEYXcx9WDapuhY5SNIgnJcuV/s4000/20240208_140000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfhg6LrpafZznnENJhZAMZP-NRiAduw97v_hWt2yF6ZNQIJefWuv5Xnc-5CFVvt-I5Ebt1KtZwg45he3QZC5O4LTi6rP7-FR8xdhmq97jSD35NoI_BC0eBr5ISnRAUvp-ikj63yJ8iywRUWfREnPhFAeGTqeg260qHt2FDEYXcx9WDapuhY5SNIgnJcuV/w400-h225/20240208_140000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Four Anton's Unit A managed to out distance my pursuing HonL. Anton's Units Band C once again pushed back my unit 2nd HonL. Anton's Units D and E once again pushed back my Unit HinC, and my unit HonR pushed back Anton's Unit F a second time. Through out these first two turns my dice were VERY busy rolling down while Anton's dice were serving him well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lFCXncpnLGEYQzGKpMC_tJuVpKkrs1rmf49I4hIQ25dTmZprfCsjEjyOTK7j6a8FATYxqsk9OFfpPrFblkqAN4WvSFqsdzl6DJUnlgQ7O2Gi9QmbisCX1dSA8NyyUI_97CzuNLtvLVbieN61t0f8lJtjad1dVkV8lp1CtBJ2eGK0jllQZarIqzB7hJ-P/s4000/20240208_142618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lFCXncpnLGEYQzGKpMC_tJuVpKkrs1rmf49I4hIQ25dTmZprfCsjEjyOTK7j6a8FATYxqsk9OFfpPrFblkqAN4WvSFqsdzl6DJUnlgQ7O2Gi9QmbisCX1dSA8NyyUI_97CzuNLtvLVbieN61t0f8lJtjad1dVkV8lp1CtBJ2eGK0jllQZarIqzB7hJ-P/w400-h225/20240208_142618.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turn Five turned out to be the resolution of the matter. My HonL charged and drove off Anton's Unit A again. Anton's Units B and C pushed back my unit 2HonL and broke it as this was their third push back in a row. Likewise Anton's Units D and E pushed back my Unit HinC and broke it. In a bit of better news for my troops my Unit HonR successfully pushed back Anton's Unit F for the third time and broke it. However, that victory was VERY short lived for me as Anton's Unit G rolled up three and my unit 2nd HonR rolled down one, resulting in my fresh unit Second Hummingbird on Right being shattered on impact and routed from the field. With three of my five units routed and only two of Anton's in the same state. Combined with the fact that Anton eight units to my five to start with, I now found myself with two units to try and contend with Six of Anton's. I conceded the match. </div></div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-61804269761576841302024-02-25T22:08:00.003-05:002024-02-25T22:08:40.600-05:00Assembling the forces for Battlefields<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpTvrqAvPCUC_qx8AccbfshfHgL7DoYAKaPOdZn0gtknkLcZ0j34_BYv9yG4ttA8FZb86iH4o-tdZkofsdV91Syl_yXJHoMP30i263NG3dXyUVrnkz1snrwthqkGwSDF-ye10weFvTu9sGxmigiabjotPOMg2RJC_BstFu5yk8kDDsOErkcjjQIbq3kbR/s4000/20240225_210701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpTvrqAvPCUC_qx8AccbfshfHgL7DoYAKaPOdZn0gtknkLcZ0j34_BYv9yG4ttA8FZb86iH4o-tdZkofsdV91Syl_yXJHoMP30i263NG3dXyUVrnkz1snrwthqkGwSDF-ye10weFvTu9sGxmigiabjotPOMg2RJC_BstFu5yk8kDDsOErkcjjQIbq3kbR/w400-h300/20240225_210701.jpg" width="400" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <i>the Japanese bombers </i><br /></p><p> Last Saturday I ran my scenario for Battlefields with my usual gaming group. The conversion from hex-based movement to octagonal movement went without a hitch. Some valid points were made regarding the rules and adjustments have been made.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2huFwTXSbnHbXS8zGk80DtcL8sgUtqMaxGmTRNLMvaOZ7aASegHncbAfHud20eUnVIteQNbX4nuS-KWXL0jj9yD6Mj_88mzKbi3FeeUimKiFKRjNjDjGGCRsJQ_BqqkOO2mhOJYcJlggIVkYgkAryrl9k5lpqt9V7gjmmvS0fhGMk8Oi4aW1i3RyqIqqU/s4000/20240225_210207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2huFwTXSbnHbXS8zGk80DtcL8sgUtqMaxGmTRNLMvaOZ7aASegHncbAfHud20eUnVIteQNbX4nuS-KWXL0jj9yD6Mj_88mzKbi3FeeUimKiFKRjNjDjGGCRsJQ_BqqkOO2mhOJYcJlggIVkYgkAryrl9k5lpqt9V7gjmmvS0fhGMk8Oi4aW1i3RyqIqqU/w400-h300/20240225_210207.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the Soviet interceptors </i><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p> The game scenario is this; the Japanese have begun an assault upon the Russian positions. Things were going well until the sun came up and the Russian artillery observers were able to effectively adjust the fire of their heavy guns. This fire has been making mincemeat of the Japanese infantry. To remedy this situation the Japanese have launched an air assault on the Soviet gun line with all available forces. The Soviets have a standing patrol (there being no radar available at this time) which will be outnumbered initially but will gain in strength as other aircraft respond after the attack has been identified.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBf8wuTQ5GyrmLAwq6_XFgNZf6zV9oOSWY7exlMeYCLrcq02ETRpc-IYu1qaGeS465uR37fwBHwxbFVX4Au_dTFtkVGvYNVLqU1ofso2Z71bWbD6IhwrAtIvdpJc-fDA6HpVe06z3nWdj8xCSdYhb1w7czBq90NJT2OaxjartQHnq289g-HVeiCFcJXZ4e/s4000/20240225_210509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBf8wuTQ5GyrmLAwq6_XFgNZf6zV9oOSWY7exlMeYCLrcq02ETRpc-IYu1qaGeS465uR37fwBHwxbFVX4Au_dTFtkVGvYNVLqU1ofso2Z71bWbD6IhwrAtIvdpJc-fDA6HpVe06z3nWdj8xCSdYhb1w7czBq90NJT2OaxjartQHnq289g-HVeiCFcJXZ4e/w400-h300/20240225_210509.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the Japanese fighters </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> </i> The Russians are outnumbered but they have a singular mission of taking out the bombers. The Japanese escort fighters have the role of shepherding the bombers over the target as well as the unspoken (but obvious to everyone) desire to outscore their compatriots. The bombers (which will be run by me-nobody wants to run bombers) will try to survive long enough to deliver their payloads and then skedaddle on home.<br /></div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-78161635050317075582024-02-23T10:15:00.001-05:002024-02-23T10:15:05.002-05:00Last Minute Gaming Update, my place 7pm Saturday 24FEB24<p> Well, the title says it all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Be there!<br /></p>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-64222590273287499032024-02-20T15:54:00.000-05:002024-02-20T15:54:14.054-05:00Mudslide!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8tEP_hXWHTz8kJ3LiYCdNNj3P4pz6sTCcRi4FMCy-9fySvXcrchxRe1kLeOshI4xS6ka7C4Td3WTQSaGQRxVvegbAw0stYI9Dj56cK4X4WoWLBE91vc9gTZnCQWLBrCLShsR4uC6BgiDS7eUXFW4lKpJQ5oMnG5imWQpf0fPLcS6VKaD0BMIHTfjF2fS/s4000/20240219_231522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8tEP_hXWHTz8kJ3LiYCdNNj3P4pz6sTCcRi4FMCy-9fySvXcrchxRe1kLeOshI4xS6ka7C4Td3WTQSaGQRxVvegbAw0stYI9Dj56cK4X4WoWLBE91vc9gTZnCQWLBrCLShsR4uC6BgiDS7eUXFW4lKpJQ5oMnG5imWQpf0fPLcS6VKaD0BMIHTfjF2fS/w472-h265/20240219_231522.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><i>wallboard compound, to be truthful, not real mud<br /></i><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> I was puttering in the workshop and struggling to resist the urge to build a vast underground cavern system to go with <a href="https://zhodanisminiatureandboardgaming.blogspot.com/">Zhodani Commando's</a> cave men. To keep myself busy I decided to add some wallboard compound to the existing hills to blend in the features and add to the texture. I use the sort with a latex base as it survives handling better than regular "mud". Now I have to wait for that to dry so I'm back to the "idle hands" problem......</p><p style="text-align: left;"> Maybe I will build a model airplane as a distraction.<br /></p>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-19785598801441096422024-02-19T19:19:00.000-05:002024-02-19T19:19:03.567-05:00Some prehistoric terrain bits and a little side-project<p> My good friend, <a href="https://zhodanisminiatureandboardgaming.blogspot.com/">Zhodani Commando</a>, is setting up to run a caveman game using the <b>Tribal!</b> rules. You can check out his beautifully painted minis over at his blog. I offered to put together some terrain for the game using the still massive pile of insulation board that I have. He happily accepted. I haven't been painting much lately so I thought that a terrain project would re-light those fires. </p><p> I dug out my old friend, Proxxie, and got to work cutting insulation board. Pretty soon I had several bits sorted out and enlisted my buddy, Mr 60-Grit, to round off some edges and get the models ready for spackle and paint. That is where things stand for the moment. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsATZ4K3KFwrEiBl3qHw7byoi8vIGM4hoRVMPxKSsWG7KMGirIFNx7tvduXVa39X7g0rhu7bGCmqRLW-3M4uMOINHww7-O-nFTLnuoILRTZtmFLb6GkTx4pXdQHHpA7ZjF-zXXN86CUCmBT8KQk9Hy5MdyXIz5ak8UH1kpQ06mFssqXgUrc9PPEmRfRu0/s4000/20240218_164834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsATZ4K3KFwrEiBl3qHw7byoi8vIGM4hoRVMPxKSsWG7KMGirIFNx7tvduXVa39X7g0rhu7bGCmqRLW-3M4uMOINHww7-O-nFTLnuoILRTZtmFLb6GkTx4pXdQHHpA7ZjF-zXXN86CUCmBT8KQk9Hy5MdyXIz5ak8UH1kpQ06mFssqXgUrc9PPEmRfRu0/w400-h225/20240218_164834.jpg" width="400" /> </a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I bought this off a flea-market table at a convention a couple of decades ago,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a coat of primer was as far as I got with it, I'm sure the talented brush of Z.C. will bring out the best <span><a name='more'></a></span><br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzQeOsALS126bHAcOBwRheFwFJHZdU8W4ciMXdmulYSsOy7LzkEynd_9dVGIW93j1mlnxno14iq06DxQvV3Uw-XmfwDYONky8_tYtAYUsJ0DgNLBeRB5ICZV1KhZ3ItLGHAL_K0NwnCsgqTFZ_NZy6BNyrMtWnWWfl6f6uttrgaxKZFEOmPBl81wOCXgA/s4000/20240218_164839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzQeOsALS126bHAcOBwRheFwFJHZdU8W4ciMXdmulYSsOy7LzkEynd_9dVGIW93j1mlnxno14iq06DxQvV3Uw-XmfwDYONky8_tYtAYUsJ0DgNLBeRB5ICZV1KhZ3ItLGHAL_K0NwnCsgqTFZ_NZy6BNyrMtWnWWfl6f6uttrgaxKZFEOmPBl81wOCXgA/w400-h225/20240218_164839.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>it is based on a real Neolithic hut found near the Urals </i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Q1sdrwr5p3aBTNoxtF0ogPiHGgtLDpl31NvEZBdpaxKJxX2BdG9RMos2PnmUn8WXRYeyrCLN_knmkvwDwDoYXRCJo86_OXKicXmEYTExlCbVQvo7Qjsc3sy7GFb32TcnBtXzy8hl8xcF-XGK5BZoVgqiZ93gTILawVtUidp0GbpCifvxvUKQL4VpS53A/s4000/20240218_215814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Q1sdrwr5p3aBTNoxtF0ogPiHGgtLDpl31NvEZBdpaxKJxX2BdG9RMos2PnmUn8WXRYeyrCLN_knmkvwDwDoYXRCJo86_OXKicXmEYTExlCbVQvo7Qjsc3sy7GFb32TcnBtXzy8hl8xcF-XGK5BZoVgqiZ93gTILawVtUidp0GbpCifvxvUKQL4VpS53A/w400-h225/20240218_215814.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>cavemen really NEED to have a cave so that is what I started with <br /></i></div><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxxlZeK1n_YXexUxlXqvV-BkecDtAiaP9-qVlxKZF7T2xQtZLcjQzctdgnwLJF5rRj2T2Q0NSnhtA48ztNDBMRUNqpdnq2F9whA2WSzR7S19nFD4JebCk9Bo-On8bisr0k7ChvtNHDJX76gcPXEgkmdFhPXNk7LsfkdEHBpODhedxOsct0DZOH5cExYpM/s4000/20240218_215817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxxlZeK1n_YXexUxlXqvV-BkecDtAiaP9-qVlxKZF7T2xQtZLcjQzctdgnwLJF5rRj2T2Q0NSnhtA48ztNDBMRUNqpdnq2F9whA2WSzR7S19nFD4JebCk9Bo-On8bisr0k7ChvtNHDJX76gcPXEgkmdFhPXNk7LsfkdEHBpODhedxOsct0DZOH5cExYpM/w400-h225/20240218_215817.jpg" width="400" /> </a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ivar Ironchin has been recruited to lend a sense of scale, he is a proper 28mm figure <br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1nZBUWdpjyCsxWAepmU0wCVWlSUHboqo_TtHtnp3R9d0rot1dHEuE0PxjqIucLggsJHlybjdhThPwrMn-c7MHLS7m2AC0LQA_95lPGL8GsSoO8e4s1xRHqkzFbJjm2R8o4CGDf9SFFxCc6beHhiE-N0AU7KXgbbNwhb7wQva8tRNXxHnyTCy7ISVg2u1/s4000/20240218_215825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1nZBUWdpjyCsxWAepmU0wCVWlSUHboqo_TtHtnp3R9d0rot1dHEuE0PxjqIucLggsJHlybjdhThPwrMn-c7MHLS7m2AC0LQA_95lPGL8GsSoO8e4s1xRHqkzFbJjm2R8o4CGDf9SFFxCc6beHhiE-N0AU7KXgbbNwhb7wQva8tRNXxHnyTCy7ISVg2u1/w400-h225/20240218_215825.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>time to download some pictures of cave paintings to decorate the interior <br /></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-gYoApS09W1OvU2Q87TYqJDGr9mVk4fpEPooIwvpxcfCbwQ1aADi28pZiKZBLlr91CYnd_tjXawZUJmRT9fTS_UHBR0074r02jJexrUNsQl_h_yZwvCNssIlQa8o2Y6L3foTxBc5QAEU4_qqrjm-Nig5WGUwpHlg2Kl-Or9YWJeT-6XFxDKBjI7ae5O4/s4000/20240218_215838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-gYoApS09W1OvU2Q87TYqJDGr9mVk4fpEPooIwvpxcfCbwQ1aADi28pZiKZBLlr91CYnd_tjXawZUJmRT9fTS_UHBR0074r02jJexrUNsQl_h_yZwvCNssIlQa8o2Y6L3foTxBc5QAEU4_qqrjm-Nig5WGUwpHlg2Kl-Or9YWJeT-6XFxDKBjI7ae5O4/w400-h225/20240218_215838.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and what Neolithic game would be complete without a stone circle? <br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB9dSG7D_En8KyPuea0crx611XVnQcxWwQf-IjFMEY84AjBPIY9hnRl_JDkCKvgHExFnGWQsEmC3lL5-wzzEIaO6lLUUAVd7S-pqigm9Uywzhyphenhyphenn4M2sjDWySNCJTqHH3n9HD7NlmLMfsuxrbbv4Ar-KS48l6SdDl60xVU7dOkdlIA0eqdvyyzDOA2Wfui/s4000/20240218_215844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB9dSG7D_En8KyPuea0crx611XVnQcxWwQf-IjFMEY84AjBPIY9hnRl_JDkCKvgHExFnGWQsEmC3lL5-wzzEIaO6lLUUAVd7S-pqigm9Uywzhyphenhyphenn4M2sjDWySNCJTqHH3n9HD7NlmLMfsuxrbbv4Ar-KS48l6SdDl60xVU7dOkdlIA0eqdvyyzDOA2Wfui/w400-h225/20240218_215844.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and the cave man era simply <b>must</b> have an extinct volcano</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> eroding away to expose the basalt columns within<br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3YqhW6FBm_oLm3XaEzHjt-vFXGbGf_U5yhltdjdh2G-lAf5yCLf_SUxwQGz4HEXuVyTqG2aAX6gP2FJRATzUyK9UUu17OaSybNagWefifKBwtJDV3HBvyavmbQCbS6ByYZopEnErx0OkL-mHEDS9yrBNHmu3Iv7iyRfcR3jxMs6NCrysBBA92W1gF-Bu/s4000/20240218_215850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3YqhW6FBm_oLm3XaEzHjt-vFXGbGf_U5yhltdjdh2G-lAf5yCLf_SUxwQGz4HEXuVyTqG2aAX6gP2FJRATzUyK9UUu17OaSybNagWefifKBwtJDV3HBvyavmbQCbS6ByYZopEnErx0OkL-mHEDS9yrBNHmu3Iv7iyRfcR3jxMs6NCrysBBA92W1gF-Bu/w400-h225/20240218_215850.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>of course a couple of "normal" hills are required as well <br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVr2LU8x84WkAF7aIYAen-edijEI_eq4InxPJ24ngdrtok1J74Ts0Nut5MJk0TqbsVNdXZo4ck_jPqDFXaZoteGg8sOgPS7XgomyLT_IGx-0kRnPfhtybC-xSaFg5_1-EDRDjSbmULWQyh5eeeVCFQo4D0p4E2EiTz3JH-FAofVo5vPQAw4OoLj6klpqyI/s4000/20240218_223807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVr2LU8x84WkAF7aIYAen-edijEI_eq4InxPJ24ngdrtok1J74Ts0Nut5MJk0TqbsVNdXZo4ck_jPqDFXaZoteGg8sOgPS7XgomyLT_IGx-0kRnPfhtybC-xSaFg5_1-EDRDjSbmULWQyh5eeeVCFQo4D0p4E2EiTz3JH-FAofVo5vPQAw4OoLj6klpqyI/w400-h225/20240218_223807.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>as a side-dish The Housemartin asked me to give some of his surplus S-Boats a facelift to make them look like R-Boats for his Cruel Seas collection, the success of this effort remains to be seen<br /></i></div><br /> The greatest problem now is to resist the urge to build a complex underground cave system to go beneath the hill with the cave entrance. A couple of layers of blueboard cut up into a labyrinth of caves with campfires lit by LED lights to scare off the sabre-tooth tigers and cave-bears...........<br /><p></p>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-67004610829656816492024-02-14T19:10:00.000-05:002024-02-14T19:10:23.851-05:00Enter The Octagon!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEW4SamE_rON92ygHOx_3N6Vz0hBJxxAWmJKbc-ywU82tjhReoi7tp0e5N28zQPNMshjgep7L47l-eEMLNRqa34JM30gZMPFgucG_ZBhyphenhyphenG8cWDDcudgVF-aCiXMMN9MLaXtW4d3DRO8C1rhb_Hu3DOwrK5B9Q67cqaRwdgbWK9aZiyOjfSjJjxNjYW5ZEb/s4000/20240214_145329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEW4SamE_rON92ygHOx_3N6Vz0hBJxxAWmJKbc-ywU82tjhReoi7tp0e5N28zQPNMshjgep7L47l-eEMLNRqa34JM30gZMPFgucG_ZBhyphenhyphenG8cWDDcudgVF-aCiXMMN9MLaXtW4d3DRO8C1rhb_Hu3DOwrK5B9Q67cqaRwdgbWK9aZiyOjfSjJjxNjYW5ZEb/w400-h300/20240214_145329.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i>a little package of happiness </i><br /><p></p><p> I have to confess to being incredibly lax about posting of late. In my defense the first couple of months of this year have been rough; on top of my usual "January Blues" a couple of sudden funerals and a long-running revision of my<a href="https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2021/09/more-dangerous-ramblings-while-writing.html"> air combat rules</a> have eaten up both my time and energy. That is all behind me now and I have renewed energy with the arrival of a package from <a href="http://24hourcrafts.com">24 Hour Crafts</a> (a specialist woodworking shop) who made me a custom set of octagonal bases for my revised rules. Everybody and their brother makes hexagons but these guys were the best price/service that I could find that would cut octagons. Product quality is top-rate and they got me my fifty octagons in less than a week, I would happily recommend them to anyone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOlQs3f-CAzYpMfPzDx_nJ66BN35UN9Sbz6qZ7jyYGcjhitattahUj-PgA3v6lrSP4Rrg5Y4DVg8yZtTHV_f94SLmidNRvN1G6smmwuhiHp97luQEhDFJoWIAi_lgYyLNwze7Gxj07fRAwKh7YEElgqHYcPFUf-CobgsL_Ulx-ZQ94FwFPDjG7CTk6qrV/s4000/20240214_145348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOlQs3f-CAzYpMfPzDx_nJ66BN35UN9Sbz6qZ7jyYGcjhitattahUj-PgA3v6lrSP4Rrg5Y4DVg8yZtTHV_f94SLmidNRvN1G6smmwuhiHp97luQEhDFJoWIAi_lgYyLNwze7Gxj07fRAwKh7YEElgqHYcPFUf-CobgsL_Ulx-ZQ94FwFPDjG7CTk6qrV/w400-h300/20240214_145348.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the items were carefully packaged </i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdOd7wgfZNv_4FwGDZq7VYekiY9ISKSZ1ZUe7R_WXEgRFOYH_uYhkL9aeSSqp-kY01H2chXlVMCtfimqiKOvzW1VLJ4x7c310_JmWRsmEampg-XglTJ7bl0tBCLQhyeRLRXLKcU6KJla4IYt9SjwoSYHAPLHqEbX0HgBzLA3doEW-YtMtrdOY8OOEJNPI/s4000/20240214_145419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdOd7wgfZNv_4FwGDZq7VYekiY9ISKSZ1ZUe7R_WXEgRFOYH_uYhkL9aeSSqp-kY01H2chXlVMCtfimqiKOvzW1VLJ4x7c310_JmWRsmEampg-XglTJ7bl0tBCLQhyeRLRXLKcU6KJla4IYt9SjwoSYHAPLHqEbX0HgBzLA3doEW-YtMtrdOY8OOEJNPI/w400-h300/20240214_145419.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the octagons were very precisely cut, fractions of a millimeter tolerances</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>notice how it is possible to get much more subtle movement patterns once hexagons are forsaken <br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlvD959jhHWXMFPXzofVQ4dOtd3E0JpWbwN0tYOoYqrTN82-5EltXX2vPjFW9JMoWXSOpLgPxvwt3IZbovVojClM0XLorsxHXbctD6tIcu1FCbumIGtdi37jODObgD_osiW5XWq5pLunnMeL9ZaJGPrYtuhFtwGwlwcYw5_LwiKUkyZj07R-LKkqppJiX/s4000/20240214_145532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlvD959jhHWXMFPXzofVQ4dOtd3E0JpWbwN0tYOoYqrTN82-5EltXX2vPjFW9JMoWXSOpLgPxvwt3IZbovVojClM0XLorsxHXbctD6tIcu1FCbumIGtdi37jODObgD_osiW5XWq5pLunnMeL9ZaJGPrYtuhFtwGwlwcYw5_LwiKUkyZj07R-LKkqppJiX/w400-h300/20240214_145532.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>it took me a while to work out the "tweaks" in the new movement system</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> but this seems to work very well <br /></i></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I am currently working on converting the individual aircraft maneuver books and will post them as I get them completed. I will leave the hex-based books up as well in case you prefer those.</div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-23779825880888798132024-02-12T17:38:00.005-05:002024-02-14T18:45:18.476-05:00Warfare By Proxy, or At Least It Was Quick<p style="text-align: left;"> This time around we were working out of the first book once again Anton selected the Early Hebrews (list 13) and I selected the Illyrians (list 26). Anton's army had absolutely no cavalry, and there was not enough terrain on the table for his light infantry to count for scouting so he had officially "Zero" scouting points. With my army I had presumed that I would be outscouted and elected to have my CinC on foot. I also chose to include an allied contingent, whose general could only be selected as on a horse, so I had exactly 1 scouting point. Due to the odd system of scouting in WRG because "1" if more than "50%" more than "0", I out scouted Anton and his troops had to be deployed first. I also had the option of flanking him on either, or both flanks if I wished. I did not! So here are our deployments.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8gQPlRka7p8wFsSrEq1oFnKK7aBF_6ZXM1Qb-pCW6S3SNDcimSSsuomNpd78tPD3HqScKId7b5D6VRNSPAzj0Zmk2aP2AOGS3P8kmYzYjNDNtWuQPIqEPh1Y3on6LK_ySyaQxx0Dy31hBqNTHzvHT_Zc-ljRnKYh6QwL35_rhEcR0Qgzs3g3cfaLpgdF/s4000/20240201_121135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8gQPlRka7p8wFsSrEq1oFnKK7aBF_6ZXM1Qb-pCW6S3SNDcimSSsuomNpd78tPD3HqScKId7b5D6VRNSPAzj0Zmk2aP2AOGS3P8kmYzYjNDNtWuQPIqEPh1Y3on6LK_ySyaQxx0Dy31hBqNTHzvHT_Zc-ljRnKYh6QwL35_rhEcR0Qgzs3g3cfaLpgdF/w400-h225/20240201_121135.jpg" width="400" /> </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anton's army was as follows. He obviously expected much impetuousness. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit A Light troops, 20 IRG C, LI, 1/2 B & Sh, 1/2 S & Sh (front Left)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit B Light troops, 20 IRG C, LI, 1/2 B & Sh, 1/2 S & Sh (second in Front)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CinC LHI JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit C Simeonites and friends, 45 LMI, JLS & Sh, 1/3 IRG A, 2/3 IRG C(third in front)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit D Gaddites, 20 IRG C, LI, JLS & Sh (Right Front)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit E Picked men and friends, 45 LMI, JLS & Sh, 1/3 IRG B, 2/3 IRG C (Rear Left)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit F Simeonites and friends, 45 LMI, JLS & Sh, 1/3 IRG A, 2/3 IRG C (second in rear)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit G Simeonites and friends, 45 LMI, JLS & Sh, 1/3 IRG A, 2/3 IRG C (third in rear)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit H Simeonites and friends, 35 LMI, JLS & Sh, 2/7 IRG A, 5/7 IRG C (Right rear)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My army is in the distance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit I Gaulic Mercs, 33 IRG A, LMI, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Syracusan Ally General HC, JLS (he promptly hopped off his horse and spent the entire battle on foot)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit II Spanish Mercs, 22 IRG C, LMI, HTW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit III Illyrian Warriors, 33 IRG B, LMI, JLS & Sh, 18 w/LTS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CinC LHI, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit IIII Illyrian "Warriors", 33 IRG B, LMI, JLS & Sh, 18 w/LTS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit V Illyrians, 36 IRG B, 2/3 MI, LTS & Sh, 1/3 LMI JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit VI Illyrian Warriors, 33 IRG B, LMI, JLS & Sh, 18 w/LTS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit VII Slaves, 21 IRG D, LMI, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUl1GOgDkuI-_RqFRN1AkOakbKuI3qJmfrZXH8YnOD4dH0l6c9yrs1iJ9UjUzjet_6A1aoOHTkAo43Wj9TJspo7JCRPSDzubY-avZykrR7UdcWfkUQkhSKkCQ3CHbDIZy8gF3_D6cGRqV80OWKxuWn9vRSEkoc5wcQZ1A1Sz4VjSUkZyscgeVoTvPL4qj/s4000/20240201_121927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUl1GOgDkuI-_RqFRN1AkOakbKuI3qJmfrZXH8YnOD4dH0l6c9yrs1iJ9UjUzjet_6A1aoOHTkAo43Wj9TJspo7JCRPSDzubY-avZykrR7UdcWfkUQkhSKkCQ3CHbDIZy8gF3_D6cGRqV80OWKxuWn9vRSEkoc5wcQZ1A1Sz4VjSUkZyscgeVoTvPL4qj/w400-h225/20240201_121927.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neither army wished to dilly-dally so they both surged forward on Turn One. Anton's missile troops took their shots causing minimal casualties. Anton stole my village, that is the beige rectangle in his deployment zone, and I decided to get "cute" and placed two sections of "scrub terrain to the left of the village, both stayed. Anton's "Unit E" slowed down due to the scrub as I had forgotten that LMI are slowed in such terrain. Light infantry, such as Anton's "Unit A" are unaffected by scrub. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-S8-aO5EAtRn0NMHnd1T0jze8fc4MASDlawWLrf2A1tW3pu25VHmGykyMxLfJEKiTdQnoB3O1uKuUTtGNpQk5BPb4-WShG1ohHWaDnBuC8kwF5MlBTtBlKUobWE34BTlhIMrWhefOupfxjXZ3R0SbH850lzgHKTrbFMyzEcDyK-9_4xuYoNpth0xuj3H/s4000/20240201_123250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-S8-aO5EAtRn0NMHnd1T0jze8fc4MASDlawWLrf2A1tW3pu25VHmGykyMxLfJEKiTdQnoB3O1uKuUTtGNpQk5BPb4-WShG1ohHWaDnBuC8kwF5MlBTtBlKUobWE34BTlhIMrWhefOupfxjXZ3R0SbH850lzgHKTrbFMyzEcDyK-9_4xuYoNpth0xuj3H/w400-h225/20240201_123250.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Two the armies drew closer and more missile unpleasantries were exchanged, but now we were in charge reach so basically all units had a morale test to start the next turn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4QO2OZNNNFTPDEEtygPc8pT0F5MBEqecJtKFJ1rwBHcjvelNBCvsWy48KY2A-JJy9Bbyp3ED-lgLwAEsaR-otjTsxNThAOhKyXKJ24tEMxUcmiV1PdqSDSKoBXmzj1rWJM-38vgy-UV6LGeo3eDrbsL1QIgPf63RQYz2lLpF8rrlV-9AR4s_aQrZLGWX/s4000/20240201_130414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4QO2OZNNNFTPDEEtygPc8pT0F5MBEqecJtKFJ1rwBHcjvelNBCvsWy48KY2A-JJy9Bbyp3ED-lgLwAEsaR-otjTsxNThAOhKyXKJ24tEMxUcmiV1PdqSDSKoBXmzj1rWJM-38vgy-UV6LGeo3eDrbsL1QIgPf63RQYz2lLpF8rrlV-9AR4s_aQrZLGWX/w400-h225/20240201_130414.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Three my army almost entirely lost its mind and went impetuous, Units 1 through 5 all taking on a blood lust. The only exceptions for me were "Units VI and VII". "Unit VI" did not begin frothing at the mouth because being in a wood meant that they could not see what the rest of the army was up to. "Unit VII", being slaves, were not enthused, but at least did not turn tail and run away. Anton's "Units: C, E, & G" also went impetuous. My "Units: II, III, &V" all pushed back Anton's Units, while Anton's "Unit G" pushed back my "Unit IIII". On the left, my impetuous "Unit I" failed to contact Anton's "unit A" because of the slowing effects of the scrub. On the Right Anton's Unit D, tried to evade from my "Unit VI", But did not run far enough and got caught from behind leading to the expected carnage and further running by "Unit D". </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_MKG5aFQit2-uIL6CkVpYGyvU9LzsqPeGpflLGLT774Ut_HI0AfnBT0p-FV7JCf5abW1iebub8bli96QZx7xxCdlm8hY3QYXvWAOjeHY_YajEUJDW-JDssn56BmPpyphUZ5PZG_QDSCFlztvxOzv8ptRBNDmdzy7iJrigd51C3aqI_Nya9j241DRXx9U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_MKG5aFQit2-uIL6CkVpYGyvU9LzsqPeGpflLGLT774Ut_HI0AfnBT0p-FV7JCf5abW1iebub8bli96QZx7xxCdlm8hY3QYXvWAOjeHY_YajEUJDW-JDssn56BmPpyphUZ5PZG_QDSCFlztvxOzv8ptRBNDmdzy7iJrigd51C3aqI_Nya9j241DRXx9U=w422-h237" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn 4, on the left Anton's Unit A, had no problems running away form my impetuous "Unit I". My "Units II and III" pushed back Anton's "Units E and F" causing them to break. Meanwhile Anton's "Unit G pushed back my Unit IIII once again. Since my entire Unit IIII was "B" class it did NOT break on the second turn of being pushed back as Anton's units had because they were mixed morale grades so their "C" class troops turned to flight and the better morale grade troops went with them. Finally, my unit V pushed back Anton's "Unit C" for the second time in a row breaking it as well. On the far right, Anton's "Unit H" charged my "Unit VI" who were reforming having lost contact with Anton's "Unit D". My disordered "Unit VI" was pushed back as a result. In the Rear my "Unit VII", the slaves were moving at a less than active pace toward trying to help "Unit IIII" as its morale was flagging, but would not make it in time. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2DmeG91-FGu_UtaqVaZzdjq4yjILMll-tE4wOrx4TSFyXAHJLbLkMTRzBEpXxowNX3gJ7DeQtdMt5TYjqotdTLUgD3MoW7qqGk-FKyCdVNXY0GnmUjhI225UkPoOlULZozTinaqn2FLoYL6Zth1ffHlpGGG53cBGKhFYjnTqRt684T5YvEr4WYT3hfb_/s4000/20240201_142735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2DmeG91-FGu_UtaqVaZzdjq4yjILMll-tE4wOrx4TSFyXAHJLbLkMTRzBEpXxowNX3gJ7DeQtdMt5TYjqotdTLUgD3MoW7qqGk-FKyCdVNXY0GnmUjhI225UkPoOlULZozTinaqn2FLoYL6Zth1ffHlpGGG53cBGKhFYjnTqRt684T5YvEr4WYT3hfb_/w400-h225/20240201_142735.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Five, Anton faced some morale checks due to routing friends. Anton's "Units A and B" failed and routed off the board. Anton managed to push back my "Unit IIII" for the third time and they broke. Anton also managed to push back my "Unit VI" getting it closer to breaking, but not quite there. With five of Anton's Seven units routing off the board and no hope of saving any of them, Anton conceded the short contest. In this case my smaller units of higher quality proved successful against Anton's larger units of a bit lesser quality. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until next time. </div></div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-64048999220441905992024-02-04T12:53:00.003-05:002024-02-04T21:21:43.169-05:00An Encounter In France sometime between the Hundred Years War and the War of the Roses<p> This time around in Anton and my game we were working with the third army list book for WRG 7th edition. Anton went with one of his preferences, French Ordinance and I went with one of mine, Hundred Years War English. The terrain dice proved kind to me and I managed to clutter up the fringes of the board as well as Anton's deployment zone with some woods. Unfortunately Anton went against type and stocked up on missile troops some of which could handle woods. Anton outscouted me HORRIBLY 60:12 so I deployed first. Here is our Deployment</p><p> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbXZ47Q8mvBs5E95tQvMH78FNw8bEwxKQw1SMz7AhoE51asB1DIwBKaRAlky1TRwSCm5lZFvKyFbQ-n0obhKwCTsY2FcQdpwDEqO-AzI7aEvukQXWiW5SUKJJA86OK8U3cccYIwTGHG4XvZSn7wU0MgwAwZLoY5lM9jFJH7qgxv7i_N2A62aGsk-t7ooK/s4000/20240125_114454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbXZ47Q8mvBs5E95tQvMH78FNw8bEwxKQw1SMz7AhoE51asB1DIwBKaRAlky1TRwSCm5lZFvKyFbQ-n0obhKwCTsY2FcQdpwDEqO-AzI7aEvukQXWiW5SUKJJA86OK8U3cccYIwTGHG4XvZSn7wU0MgwAwZLoY5lM9jFJH7qgxv7i_N2A62aGsk-t7ooK/w400-h225/20240125_114454.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anton's Army consisted of the following.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CinC SHK L & Sh, Body guard SHK L & Sh w/PA standard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit Un - 12 x Ordinance Horse, REG B, 1/2 SHK, L; 1/2 HC, JLS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit Dieu - 12 x Ordinance Horse, REG B, 1/2 SHK, L; 1/2 HC, JLS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit Trois - 24 Ordinance archers, REG B, HC (EHI), LB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit Quatre - 24 Ordinance archers, REG B, HC (EHI), LB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Unit Cinq - 24 Crossbowmen, IRG C, LMI, CB (1/2 with shields)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit Six - 24 Crossbowmen, IRG C, LMI, CB (1/2 with shields)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit Sept - 24 Francs Archers, IRG D, LHI, LB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My army was as follows</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CinC SHK L & Sh, Bodyguard REG A, SHK L and PA standard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit One - 24 Men-At-Arms, REG B, 1/2 (SHK) SHI 2HCW & Sh, 1/2 (HC) EHI, JLS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit Two - 24 Archers, LB, 2/3 EHI, 2HCW (3/4 REG B other C), 1/3 HI REG C (half w/2HCW) *</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit Three - 24 Archers, LB, 2/3 EHI, 2HCW, 1/3 HI (half w/2HCW) *</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit Four - 30 Archers, REG C, LB, 18 x LHI, 2HCW, 12 x LMI 1/2 w 2HCW</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unit Five - 30 Archers, REG C, LMI, LB, 24 w/ 2HCW</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* indicates pony riding loonies Unit Two is also not disordered by terrain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anton deployed Unit Cinq on his left. Unit Trois on the hill. Unit Sept in the woods on the hill. Unit Quatre in front of the woods to the right. Unit Six on his right. Units Un and Dieu are in the second rank left and right respectively. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My army is deployed with Unit Four in the village. Unit Two next to them. Unit Three in the middle. Unit One to the right. And Unit Five on the far right. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPesUEg3mv_6WYI7mbiwY99A8ILfaPXVqT9Y_CEJ7cJvpLsB0vRtLqbbIATcNy3zdcgnuGMfbZX-cvs-cIJriISmJGd_Y_l0OQrbw9-iI5Teuk73HkNAqgUUYwitoiHjvY5rtvK2fHLjTmG9ZseHOOdRfTBdRKM1HKCtTJhL6a3t9W5M6oqBb-6TsiG8Pq/s4000/20240125_120329.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPesUEg3mv_6WYI7mbiwY99A8ILfaPXVqT9Y_CEJ7cJvpLsB0vRtLqbbIATcNy3zdcgnuGMfbZX-cvs-cIJriISmJGd_Y_l0OQrbw9-iI5Teuk73HkNAqgUUYwitoiHjvY5rtvK2fHLjTmG9ZseHOOdRfTBdRKM1HKCtTJhL6a3t9W5M6oqBb-6TsiG8Pq/w400-h225/20240125_120329.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn one, Anton stood still and let fly with his overwhelming missile power, focusing on my Unit Three in the middle to some success. I sent Unit Four into the woods from the village and Unit Five into the woods on the right. Being careful in both cases to leave the units exposed on the wood edge so they could see the army standard. Mean while I attempted to reply in kind to Anton's barrage with my close order archers on units Trois and Sept and retrograded my SHI to avoid expensive casualties. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDTjjnYac8IFDRhipsRGh90uLHatHyx_hlCxCehUbro_vXSI36uTWaAlRA4YeeRP6qGpCOFhiJrkOwTEW1OqxUohMwNibP8u7EgguHEqd7e7Xh0mQaju1dQGm-1-YIbSXw8Kur5kEiCX1XKUTKQGUCiV2U_rra1iDdAj1vi99XZzQcYBXYrr7U70aULuD/s4000/20240125_121008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDTjjnYac8IFDRhipsRGh90uLHatHyx_hlCxCehUbro_vXSI36uTWaAlRA4YeeRP6qGpCOFhiJrkOwTEW1OqxUohMwNibP8u7EgguHEqd7e7Xh0mQaju1dQGm-1-YIbSXw8Kur5kEiCX1XKUTKQGUCiV2U_rra1iDdAj1vi99XZzQcYBXYrr7U70aULuD/w400-h225/20240125_121008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Two I advanced Units Four and Five out of the woods and the missile fire continued in the center with Anton focusing on my Unit Three to mounting results. Anton also began the ponderous process of moving his Knights out to the flanks to run off my loose order archers. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-Wwz2diePD1bzjwgzgqYSq2RB-szjM3ZJoRGpOvmNK9GBxN6ofUn14_AOJIjrzF98cLlOa_BPfzNMEDb-v5hg_CQUmcIepyiRqJSzwy55gf2g_MchWIOCkD4ud6DF84LETCLPSP7q4R5CrzvNmntEVlG9aNcO6V2rA7sojql65JTalIJH5qJTiF5nLGl/s4000/20240125_123147.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-Wwz2diePD1bzjwgzgqYSq2RB-szjM3ZJoRGpOvmNK9GBxN6ofUn14_AOJIjrzF98cLlOa_BPfzNMEDb-v5hg_CQUmcIepyiRqJSzwy55gf2g_MchWIOCkD4ud6DF84LETCLPSP7q4R5CrzvNmntEVlG9aNcO6V2rA7sojql65JTalIJH5qJTiF5nLGl/w400-h225/20240125_123147.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Three I marched my Unit One forward and made the mistake of keeping Units Two and Three back for one more turn of missile fire, to Unit Three's detriment. I then began signaling for a general advance by the center on the enemy by use of the Army standard. Unfortunately it takes a turn for those orders to be "digested" by the unit commanders so my center stood around for another turn. Finally my loose order archers began returning fire on Anton's Crossbowmen to some effect. The Cavalry maneuver continued slowly. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRkulF0v2iDy0DOX4SRtNAdXmvf2-HrV8cK_UWdhY_GRaNDrtTRtXB6fe2PafLNSc2XxJOK9EP6t0bB4wT0gBpSMafH5fdyn98DFEb386L1HbGWFJoT77n9KzF9xwxOC5tZ9rUSzehjf_N9L00k1WrhUT0umtFcm6YvF5VH8OQbihU4XfOlBlyAkAtC9v/s4000/20240125_124722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRkulF0v2iDy0DOX4SRtNAdXmvf2-HrV8cK_UWdhY_GRaNDrtTRtXB6fe2PafLNSc2XxJOK9EP6t0bB4wT0gBpSMafH5fdyn98DFEb386L1HbGWFJoT77n9KzF9xwxOC5tZ9rUSzehjf_N9L00k1WrhUT0umtFcm6YvF5VH8OQbihU4XfOlBlyAkAtC9v/w400-h225/20240125_124722.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn four as Unit Three was rapidly approaching 2/3 original strength which would have nasty repercussions on their morale I continued my wild gesticulations of the Army Standard calling for a general advance by the army. This turn my center advanced and the loose order archers fired again. </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTS4vYwKS4ATJPhPqJudJi2_KA6RNp_aR3rSoeWGbXlthi2y_zlDXcOEWCGnipOK8oAIS4di398_h0QEpqx5sJDAkVxj65PRaF36l4cgNjLfXeuj5bdNQ0MnKuNYZy_TR96S5JWzT5JDGbkOOMK0VibOhosEpw3dV96-8bOqNeFjwZ4DbSPNj-5yc8NlH/s4000/20240125_130135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTS4vYwKS4ATJPhPqJudJi2_KA6RNp_aR3rSoeWGbXlthi2y_zlDXcOEWCGnipOK8oAIS4di398_h0QEpqx5sJDAkVxj65PRaF36l4cgNjLfXeuj5bdNQ0MnKuNYZy_TR96S5JWzT5JDGbkOOMK0VibOhosEpw3dV96-8bOqNeFjwZ4DbSPNj-5yc8NlH/w400-h225/20240125_130135.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Five, my Unit Four charged into Anton's Unit Cinq and routed them. My unit Five was unable to charge due to a no charges allowed morale result (and the presence of Anton's Knights) and my slow crawl forward under missile barrage continued in the center. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXOh-eklY9mFmWGn1RxYzGWRZEGe9Rrh7lapHFf4NOvKIfGt-NglB8iiXCzBdk7rXlMy7QtvAUEhPU68OHazk3Mfyv0XXJ-gm4XHNLYSzEI1pdw1OdcNMJSDsQNZWSwfVAF5xHEbd2dNs26W8foh-M6mUHhIsH02-RUQlDYY1GPvDgS-8As9wICZgEAIQ/s4000/20240125_133036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXOh-eklY9mFmWGn1RxYzGWRZEGe9Rrh7lapHFf4NOvKIfGt-NglB8iiXCzBdk7rXlMy7QtvAUEhPU68OHazk3Mfyv0XXJ-gm4XHNLYSzEI1pdw1OdcNMJSDsQNZWSwfVAF5xHEbd2dNs26W8foh-M6mUHhIsH02-RUQlDYY1GPvDgS-8As9wICZgEAIQ/w400-h225/20240125_133036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Six Anton's Unit Un charged my unit Four on the left and Anton's Unit Dieu charged my Unit Five on the right. My unit Four was routed. But Unit Five was only pushed back. The slow grind forward continued for me in the center with Units Two and Three finally getting into charge range for the next turn. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Gze4LmBxOoHF4FB2rpGQPKVszhQqWQ0BQdIixYtyVl3JYzbUH9F3x7pxrmC9sjlWY_iFxbY3IQJQkhA8E8HGSImr3BnqrSM23jyIOnWbxSkkv_BM_32-sc2qUbIVBRtuvd2phXK1jvWdR0L6umoClJcYS4SdgkpG-WmbKhpycPmN7zQFwwyAU16MgwgF/s4000/20240125_142921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Gze4LmBxOoHF4FB2rpGQPKVszhQqWQ0BQdIixYtyVl3JYzbUH9F3x7pxrmC9sjlWY_iFxbY3IQJQkhA8E8HGSImr3BnqrSM23jyIOnWbxSkkv_BM_32-sc2qUbIVBRtuvd2phXK1jvWdR0L6umoClJcYS4SdgkpG-WmbKhpycPmN7zQFwwyAU16MgwgF/w400-h225/20240125_142921.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Seven my Unit Four ran off into the woods on the left while Anton's Unit Un pursued and lost contact. My Unit Two charged up hill and pushed back Anton's Unit Trois. But Unit Three refused to charge due to accumulated missile casualties and less than optimal dice rolling. However, on the right my Unit Five managed to push back Anton's Unit Dieu (God bless the English Archer's Maul) so Anton bounced his knights out of combat. </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GgtaPCzJnYTaGZ1p36zz6WwsmmH9jyLrNBFp5z5_ool5ljcyQi-P7B2Al5b5TeTPFCh44Pp-XG_D19RaNPJfFg2tvYAswLoQe89PjIBeb6E0fga4j5l3h8hPyWPr-POSQaZAOosQbtNIozrIWromgVfR4ScnCwEN4cdQhVCG85fp74b2d5fu7bxy6Wv_/s4000/20240125_144548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GgtaPCzJnYTaGZ1p36zz6WwsmmH9jyLrNBFp5z5_ool5ljcyQi-P7B2Al5b5TeTPFCh44Pp-XG_D19RaNPJfFg2tvYAswLoQe89PjIBeb6E0fga4j5l3h8hPyWPr-POSQaZAOosQbtNIozrIWromgVfR4ScnCwEN4cdQhVCG85fp74b2d5fu7bxy6Wv_/w400-h225/20240125_144548.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Eight Anton's Unit Un rallied forward and turned to face my Unit Two's flank. Meanwhile my Unit Two managed to break Anton's Unit Trois by casualties. My CinC joined Unit Three and after putting spurs to them managed to get them to charge into Anton's Unit Sept, shattering Unit Sept on impact, but the Francs immediately outdistanced my archers in the woods and escaped further harm. At long last my Unit One got to charge into Anton's Unit Quatre. However, being cowardly French, Anton had Unit Quatre evade. Cries of "Not Cricket!" And "Poor Show There Chaps!!" Went up from my Knights. But no matter how shabby a move, I can not deny it was COMPLETELY fitting with French style and accepted the dastardly deed. Meanwhile, Anton's Unit Dieu reformed on the right as did the remains of my Unit Five.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1NSaEqOB6ucu489bevui4vgb2UaNaPNPK-nidTcSTmkCADoNi_CCITMGRxoMi_MxZRIlo0EbFCsDcfaxd7IyrC4GxJsxLIIceMbHwusPjjgzAD9CCoRT_qCZshXyLiEeim79_w-UkKhQPZcvoYMYsKMwRuRDu3eDZVP07O1vSoqEwcHc8iBKpeFOJiI7/s4000/20240125_151121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1NSaEqOB6ucu489bevui4vgb2UaNaPNPK-nidTcSTmkCADoNi_CCITMGRxoMi_MxZRIlo0EbFCsDcfaxd7IyrC4GxJsxLIIceMbHwusPjjgzAD9CCoRT_qCZshXyLiEeim79_w-UkKhQPZcvoYMYsKMwRuRDu3eDZVP07O1vSoqEwcHc8iBKpeFOJiI7/w400-h225/20240125_151121.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Nine My Unit Four continued routing through the woods appearing out the other side. Anton's Unit Un charged at my Unit Two. After some wrangling with the always LESS THAN CLEAR Rules we determined that my Unit Two was allowed to be reforming in any formation or direction it chose (facing the oncoming Knights thank you) but, while uphill of the knights were still disordered from their previous fight with the French Longbowmen. The charge pushed back my archers, but did not break them. Anton Unit Sept continued routing in the woods. My Unit Three rallied forward and prepared to support my Unit One. Anton's cowardly Unit Quatre began reforming. My Unit One turned to face Anton's Unit Dieu and Anton's Unit Six moved to mask his Unit Dieu from my Unit Five on the right. </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfR4_tCv19f14qUx9EyDfhyphenhyphen6fYN6gX7Ar9-9fQU_HwDzTpifsZzg1x_Huo3VWhxsn2jGW1HIWm6V-2NTHCpstAX9wbA0Zf62HZQqGJUNVcOKT2__HwhWnYOraLzVRyHlGLND3TNGHmPqQ4Fet562LWnFdAjKE9hctEdvPOXB0LsfDVNFegpIoSsYHofZS/s4000/20240125_153736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfR4_tCv19f14qUx9EyDfhyphenhyphen6fYN6gX7Ar9-9fQU_HwDzTpifsZzg1x_Huo3VWhxsn2jGW1HIWm6V-2NTHCpstAX9wbA0Zf62HZQqGJUNVcOKT2__HwhWnYOraLzVRyHlGLND3TNGHmPqQ4Fet562LWnFdAjKE9hctEdvPOXB0LsfDVNFegpIoSsYHofZS/w400-h225/20240125_153736.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Ten, the battle was decided when My Unit Four rallied while Anton's Units Trois and Sept both failed the morale checks and continued routing off the board. Meanwhile in combat Anton's Unit Un was unable to push back my Unit Three a second time. At which point Anton conceded the game, which translates as his general ran off to save his own skin leaving his army to fend for themselves as best they could! </div></div><p></p>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-67260729335811200352024-01-28T20:52:00.000-05:002024-01-29T18:21:26.293-05:00Flintcon '24 coming soon! 3FEB24 I will be running Mad For War<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvGsNfCBeMDU7ihQWgvNfl3DqhpR_P00NKUeAMXgePfi8MyODP5_VFderTbxblVZXQRr-DuIKhmP2rltpRmbbrtU63TgnhFJ_ZZ5gUtleFUqznRwxZBNEQRrfasEB0AXX496YwEdsKZTn03tj3KScnN28KExnvuCnXwM-IrrX36311w4xAWAY8SJ_hHJ6/s4032/20200827_215031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvGsNfCBeMDU7ihQWgvNfl3DqhpR_P00NKUeAMXgePfi8MyODP5_VFderTbxblVZXQRr-DuIKhmP2rltpRmbbrtU63TgnhFJ_ZZ5gUtleFUqznRwxZBNEQRrfasEB0AXX496YwEdsKZTn03tj3KScnN28KExnvuCnXwM-IrrX36311w4xAWAY8SJ_hHJ6/w300-h400/20200827_215031.jpg" width="300" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I will be running <b>Mad For War</b> in the 1st session using the 1/350th scale models from Zvezda</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A powerful English supply convoy will try to fight its way past the nimble Dutch frigates <br /></i></div><div class="col-lg-8"><div id="details"><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span> <b>Flintcon</b> is a one day
annual gaming event held at St. Paul Lutheran Church and School in Flint
Michigan. It is an all day event featuring </span><span>Miniature, Role Playing, Board and Card games.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span>This is the registration site for the Pathfinder Society events durring Flintcon</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Two sessions are scheduled.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span>9:30am to 2pm and 3pm to 8pm.</span><span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span>All times EST</span></span></p></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-21219324663254385052024-01-25T22:42:00.004-05:002024-01-28T11:56:10.062-05:00The Worst of News, oldSarge has passed away UPDATED<p> </p><p> </p><p> It is with a shattered heart that I have to report the passing of one of my oldest and dearest friends, Gary Vikar. Known in the modeling/gaming/blogging world as <a href="https://gary-oldsargeswargameandmodelblog.blogspot.com/">oldSarge</a>. He has been a great friend and fellow wargamer for the past forty years; a man of vast knowledge, a kind heart and a wicked sense of humor. My world is diminished by his passing. </p><p> Funeral visitation will be tomorrow,
Monday, at A.H. Peters on Schoenherr from 9am to 1pm. Interment will be
in Resurrection Cemetery for military honors</p>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-75946759593358483542024-01-12T21:50:00.001-05:002024-01-15T11:32:25.963-05:00A "Family Squabble", with a different 'Caste' of characters<p> Anton and I got together for another of our WRG Ancients Games. This time we randomized the First book for army selection. This meant that we each had 60 armies to choose from, and we both happened to select the same army, Ancient Indian. The Indian Army has four different versions in this time frame. Anton and I happened to both select the same version (the third which is focused on the infantry). Furthering the "Civil War" nature of this game we selected almost the exact same armies as each other, with only some difference in unit numbers between our troops. Below is out initial deployment. Naturally there was no "out scouting", so it was simultaneous deployment, right to left. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5Kg4n9CxV4PIjHosZJSRy0CQWZ5P_EekKy18M97sqs455-nX4yIQymhe4f33-RW3bc0rK2rNawYdORz8FLqx0UsfzJYhiTVz6PJhovp7v_0aJmqV_apWMcD4p7h8vc8mlw9gSmX3GxCHVRpfgFzQSJwF_RqAUxw8BkDzBsdXdQuMmCiR-Uo-C2nTFMgM/s4000/20240103_120414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5Kg4n9CxV4PIjHosZJSRy0CQWZ5P_EekKy18M97sqs455-nX4yIQymhe4f33-RW3bc0rK2rNawYdORz8FLqx0UsfzJYhiTVz6PJhovp7v_0aJmqV_apWMcD4p7h8vc8mlw9gSmX3GxCHVRpfgFzQSJwF_RqAUxw8BkDzBsdXdQuMmCiR-Uo-C2nTFMgM/w477-h268/20240103_120414.jpg" width="477" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anton's deployment was as follows left to right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">12 x Maiden Guard, Reg A, LMI, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x Greek Mercenaries, REG C, HI, LTS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">20 x Slingers, IRG C, LI, S & Sh (*)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10 Javelinmen, IRG C, LI, JLS, 2HCW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">50 x Infantry, IRG C, MI, 1/3 - JLS. 2HCW & Sh, 2/3 - 2HCW, LB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rear rank 48 x Infantry, IRG C, MI, 1/3 - JLS. 2HCW & Sh, 2/3 - 2HCW, LB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Rear Rank 48 x Infantry, IRG C, MI, 1/3 - JLS. 2HCW & Sh, 2/3 - 2HCW, LB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the Rear Anton's CinC armed with a JLS and LB on an elephant with an IRG B crew of driver and PA standard bearer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rear Right 12 x Cavalry, IRG C, MC, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">12 x Cavalry, IRG C, MC, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">15 x Light Archers, IRG C, LI, LB 2HCW</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Army, again left to right was as follows</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x Greek Mercenaries, REG C, HI, LTS & Sh (**)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x Archers, IRG C, MI, LB, 2HCW</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x Spearmen, IRG C, MI, JLS, 2HCW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x Archers, IRG C, MI, LB, 2HCW</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x Archers, IRG C, MI, LB, 2HCW</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x Spearmen, IRG C, MI, JLS, 2HCW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x "Skirmishers", IRG C, LI, 14 - LB, 2HCW, 10 - JLS, 2HCW & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Second Rank, 24 x Archers, IRG C, MI, LB, 2HCW</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Third Rank</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CinC armed with a JLS and LB on an elephant with an IRG B crew of driver and PA standard bearer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">13 x Cavalry, IRG C, 6 - HC, 7 - MC, all JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">13 x Cavalry, IRG C, MC, JLS & Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The notable differences between our armies were that Anton built his foot troops in large blocks as they absorb casualties the best that way and it is a logical and time tested plan. I sold out on the notion that Anton was going to take the Marian Romans again and so built my foot troops to match him for units with 24 figure blocks - obviously I was wrong in this presumption, but I knew the risk going in. Another notable difference in our armies was that Anton noted the later update to the army list which added the slingers as an option, I just flatly missed them and so left them out. Yet another difference was Anton's inclusion of the Maiden Guard, which is a cool unit, but just too small to be of any value unless they can attack a flank. The final difference was that I used a rule from the game which allows regular close formation troops to fight on deeper bases allowing the to avoid being disordered in rough terrain, but still moving at half speed. Anton hates this rule and decided not to use it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4heu2bCkuPA9INDTqV-jY2omWO1mvpfHoOyrgYFT-fUAPl7yCOav-zGIXR4_Z2i2AM21a_4WrsZLW4MHWCQHSrJ2maja5GQeVZ6tcpm-_BOy4efiJMfiUxTq4AclYF4bv9NkdMZQa88xmSrJnSL8C3FCfsKRm94O9HTgVJNQfZ6sEckDOAbftxUVIesi2/s4000/20240103_122530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4heu2bCkuPA9INDTqV-jY2omWO1mvpfHoOyrgYFT-fUAPl7yCOav-zGIXR4_Z2i2AM21a_4WrsZLW4MHWCQHSrJ2maja5GQeVZ6tcpm-_BOy4efiJMfiUxTq4AclYF4bv9NkdMZQa88xmSrJnSL8C3FCfsKRm94O9HTgVJNQfZ6sEckDOAbftxUVIesi2/w469-h264/20240103_122530.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As is our usual, we forgot to take a picture after turn 2, so the above represents the situation as of turn 3. Anton has advanced his left and center troops, while my troops have stood to and poured on arrows. Unfortunately, it became VERY clear to me that Anton's light infantry were MUCH better at missile work, then my un-shielded close order medium infantry. On his right Anton sent his light infantry archers up on the steep hill and I have advanced my combined skirmisher unit to dislodge them. Both of our cavalry units are maneuvering to the right flank as that is where the space is for cavalry operations. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQgLYt8u1VHSU2Lv8YOmUFlP-gXMDGlx3enj5j4mpSGLStw90ov6TU6b611_LCOBzmiyWTI4TW0dXAs3vOWihz2EY17fKOq9Rf8a531lK_HLc8o8AieDuhUUBQuZjggPA6SctgCgDr1ByumNWROcCYf_QbS_rQk6gzA3Wcx1a9beTMPeFWstxswoBGq1R/s4000/20240103_124845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQgLYt8u1VHSU2Lv8YOmUFlP-gXMDGlx3enj5j4mpSGLStw90ov6TU6b611_LCOBzmiyWTI4TW0dXAs3vOWihz2EY17fKOq9Rf8a531lK_HLc8o8AieDuhUUBQuZjggPA6SctgCgDr1ByumNWROcCYf_QbS_rQk6gzA3Wcx1a9beTMPeFWstxswoBGq1R/w457-h257/20240103_124845.jpg" width="457" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> At the end of turn 3 when our light troops saw each other at the hill we each took a morale test. My skirmishers went impetuous and charged on turn 4. During that fight on turn 4, my skirmishers broke Anton's archers on contact. Otherwise on turn 4 I opened a gap in my line to allow one of my cavalry units (the one with the heavy cav component) to drive off the JLS skirmishers next turn. In the woods on the left the Maiden Guard and my mercenaries have have advanced into visual range. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGbYsdrb9iU7dEOpbgTahdIIkHIuLnQi_6kAb3KtCTye4ULKey1c1gEAxPpRwFdPGE7M3xn4yvOlVFs-CG-f5vrhcfeukk0apyPCLBxX96Tm9_kviD4zKowsoEGJSlZg7DZCwFg3WyZ82awIzWkslAYb7ppyFCUqX04wYC2SlZ6Vh8lnE5fCuvNtmdxKZ/s4000/20240103_132326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGbYsdrb9iU7dEOpbgTahdIIkHIuLnQi_6kAb3KtCTye4ULKey1c1gEAxPpRwFdPGE7M3xn4yvOlVFs-CG-f5vrhcfeukk0apyPCLBxX96Tm9_kviD4zKowsoEGJSlZg7DZCwFg3WyZ82awIzWkslAYb7ppyFCUqX04wYC2SlZ6Vh8lnE5fCuvNtmdxKZ/w449-h253/20240103_132326.jpg" width="449" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> On Turn 5, my mercenaries charged Anton's Maidens and the Maidens evaded away. On the left end of my line, my archer unit charged Anton's Slingers, who evaded away. My Heavy Cavalry led unit charged Anton's Javelinmen, who evaded, but unfortunately not far enough and were caught by my cavalry from behind and slaughter ensued. Meanwhile Anton and I both maneuvered on the right for advantage. Anton worked to get one cavalry unit on my cavalry's flank. While the remaining cavalry units lined up for a clash and Anton positioned his largest infantry block to save the routing light infantry. On the far right Anton's remaining archers managed to outdistance my pursuing skirmishers. </div></div><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/AVvXsEgtc6JrucV9xEv3Mmtk2dNVZS8SZERSUkR78JPSBZrh93HcAl064w8ZPBEepxToJO8B_R72b53UQ_NlKDX7z4aKtVMLVD65KmJ2rjkm2YvGDaJQQUw-W8Ag3_BeA7IfRuI8DWTwx9UQ44oPc3cGRpKkj-3KYhh_xyg_HBacJEDlN4G4zvQ0Dw0Ekmu3rQiT/s4000/20240103_144404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtc6JrucV9xEv3Mmtk2dNVZS8SZERSUkR78JPSBZrh93HcAl064w8ZPBEepxToJO8B_R72b53UQ_NlKDX7z4aKtVMLVD65KmJ2rjkm2YvGDaJQQUw-W8Ag3_BeA7IfRuI8DWTwx9UQ44oPc3cGRpKkj-3KYhh_xyg_HBacJEDlN4G4zvQ0Dw0Ekmu3rQiT/w447-h251/20240103_144404.jpg" width="447" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> On Turn 6 our battle lines in the center charged each other. Anton's unit on the left was broken by my archers and spearmen. However Anton's second unit broke both units of my archers it hit. Anton's Javelinmen evaporated before my cavalry crashed into them so he simply charged my cavalry in the flank with his cavalry unit on the left, my cavalry unit broke instantly and ran off down the gap I provided for just such an emergency. Our other two cavalry units charged each other resulting in a "peace in" as we both rolled down and managed to push neither side back. Anton's slingers are milling about in the center of the table having evaded out of charge paths once again. <i> Ed note, The Housemartin glosses over the heroic contribution of my general who joined into the combat and was crucial in the breaking of his central foot unit, the shocking aspect of this is that my general <b>SURVIVED </b>combat, a rare event indeed!!!)</i><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8w08YV8MAIf1fXk6I8ITdLlkSIlHlYLa0jI3aoFCQ7BnVK6bTYiMAAMVE_NKwCtURKcl1xUrMageVPw45yWRn9YOzCOEZf00pA6rvP2fHnE2KIhbpiqYel63nw64OQJWk1XqXsj3OHToaagqB6OorPVldEuD2UsKYCX-3HJoiQ2nQw83tZ5r5Z1Fm_8a/s4000/20240103_153803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8w08YV8MAIf1fXk6I8ITdLlkSIlHlYLa0jI3aoFCQ7BnVK6bTYiMAAMVE_NKwCtURKcl1xUrMageVPw45yWRn9YOzCOEZf00pA6rvP2fHnE2KIhbpiqYel63nw64OQJWk1XqXsj3OHToaagqB6OorPVldEuD2UsKYCX-3HJoiQ2nQw83tZ5r5Z1Fm_8a/w478-h269/20240103_153803.jpg" width="478" /> </a></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 turn 6, my mixed cavalry unit had retreated past two formed units of my infantry and thus got a chance to rally and managed to roll well enough to do so. In Turn 7 Anton's routing mob on the left outdistanced my pursuing spearmen who began rallying facing Anton's slingers and third mob in the center. Meanwhile my impetuous archer unit charged into Anton's Greek Mercenaries. The resultant fight did not go well and my archers broke. In the Right Center, Anton's impetuous cavalry charged into my spearman unit and were pushed back. Anton was happy with this result and immediately ordered his cavalry to retreat out of combat. Meanwhile on the Right my cavalry managed to out roll Anton's Cavalry and broke Anton's unit on the second round of combat. And my skirmishers continued their impetuous move off the table to sack Anton's camp. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJmVu4wbKtc5Ht4FJTmGNk4b-6BpgaJYRUoTG6WPnCs4JsssaNuNZLRFV83A1kcomXQVmIIYe23IilSBwaK0sTok_jr50SGplg7fR-iIUSyqVOYZvSVYtWGMN0Z2889xzIGd3wNj_vKhSS6w8CmYCq9Xolhw5lbuW8E7lMcoXb9UQCTXekoWWY4FbCE-a/s4000/20240103_160118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJmVu4wbKtc5Ht4FJTmGNk4b-6BpgaJYRUoTG6WPnCs4JsssaNuNZLRFV83A1kcomXQVmIIYe23IilSBwaK0sTok_jr50SGplg7fR-iIUSyqVOYZvSVYtWGMN0Z2889xzIGd3wNj_vKhSS6w8CmYCq9Xolhw5lbuW8E7lMcoXb9UQCTXekoWWY4FbCE-a/w490-h276/20240103_160118.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turn 8 my situation was untenable. On the far left my Mercenaries could begin a slow retrograde movement back toward the village without any real threats. On the Left Center my spearmen unit was already under a no advance morale result as a result of the routing of the archers next to them and rapidly approaching the losses that would reduce their morale dice. Plus they were caught between three of Anton's units in the open. On the right my situation was not as perilous, but Anton would be shifting troops over from the left now. So I conceded the battle, ending the Civil War, and swearing fealty to my princely brother. </div></div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-8622876981696884502024-01-07T18:52:00.001-05:002024-01-08T19:22:42.283-05:00Spartacon 2024 is 13JAN24, This Saturday<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebm9_07LFLr6zhAD4ONonxaXvLgj28q5G8eZpWgGU6CNLv2z9Bnl6sW7HnLRmRzLIIo58SZoNDNpi0MAtWUazWQJmS_u8WXmaKUW2gl_PK8Ka24pqFVK8yA4a2rPtl37nRWy5IoAyiy5A19qKiad6cX9xxXZ222YmQbw5nCizrhbRHl36ecbMFMHTgVz4/s4032/20200827_215031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebm9_07LFLr6zhAD4ONonxaXvLgj28q5G8eZpWgGU6CNLv2z9Bnl6sW7HnLRmRzLIIo58SZoNDNpi0MAtWUazWQJmS_u8WXmaKUW2gl_PK8Ka24pqFVK8yA4a2rPtl37nRWy5IoAyiy5A19qKiad6cX9xxXZ222YmQbw5nCizrhbRHl36ecbMFMHTgVz4/w300-h400/20200827_215031.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> Spartacon24 iwill be held on 13JAN24 which only four days away. You can find the info here at <b><a href="https://tabletop.events/conventions/spartacon-xxxiii">Tabletop Events</a></b>. This is a fun local convention and I like to start the year off by attending. </p><p> I tried to sign up to run a game but Tabletop Events said that they were full. This will be the first time in nearly twenty years that I'm attending as just a gamer, it seems weird. But this is a good sign that the hobby is active and vibrant and has fully shaken off the Covid curse. See you all there!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwLmjgu9X0fdRm9PONmlV84zL_eM8Ki2ciCIH0e2mviD6lZTQ9xlshzsizr0ML7jDi1nJbr75XpY5hkXqrUAB6O1yKlf8AKRb5MKsJ3S_3UkN1mMuXrSyRR0SbcnTi5PUWQHZlLpsHFtrgvYjaxtWUfKjxAVcL1MkqVI4lqaJmqAjW4OADdWD6WeXaB2L/s4000/20230918_115812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwLmjgu9X0fdRm9PONmlV84zL_eM8Ki2ciCIH0e2mviD6lZTQ9xlshzsizr0ML7jDi1nJbr75XpY5hkXqrUAB6O1yKlf8AKRb5MKsJ3S_3UkN1mMuXrSyRR0SbcnTi5PUWQHZlLpsHFtrgvYjaxtWUfKjxAVcL1MkqVI4lqaJmqAjW4OADdWD6WeXaB2L/w400-h225/20230918_115812.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-1493541404256902232023-12-24T21:34:00.003-05:002023-12-24T21:34:26.556-05:00HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL MY WARGAMING FRIENDS<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_oCoDF1ISB_wzYBdgXe_xhAC5srZ0hhbGP6QzIqyB48G_w3rO5lf8TLUjpEWjWQH6J0v_UmS4D6Z7AWhDVsuUVElx9AjrgLdJIVWq9ZXrsQN6KwnxrRF_pcME0fZ_nBRlhK7vHkW4oTbe0UMJLRCCdbWLHd3p0EHpkqAOpFkgAPApo7KgzCe3vaHEXe3/s2335/20231224_204755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2335" data-original-width="1212" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_oCoDF1ISB_wzYBdgXe_xhAC5srZ0hhbGP6QzIqyB48G_w3rO5lf8TLUjpEWjWQH6J0v_UmS4D6Z7AWhDVsuUVElx9AjrgLdJIVWq9ZXrsQN6KwnxrRF_pcME0fZ_nBRlhK7vHkW4oTbe0UMJLRCCdbWLHd3p0EHpkqAOpFkgAPApo7KgzCe3vaHEXe3/w332-h640/20231224_204755.jpg" width="332" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>MAY THE COMING YEAR FIND YOU AND YOURS HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND HAPPY</b><br /></i></div><br /><p></p>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-24347028634971439722023-12-23T16:11:00.003-05:002023-12-24T21:41:56.618-05:00Swiss vs Samurai <p> Anton and I managed to get together recently for another one of our WRG 6th (7th?) edition games. Finally the dice proved kind and ordered up the third book of army lists for our choices. Finally because I have spent the last four months acquiring and painting a Samurai army and then testing my patience waiting to play it. Anton selected the early swiss as his force. As usual, my army is in the background and Anton's is in the foreground. I outscouted Anton 26:0, so he deployed first. The terrain gods were kind to me and all but one of the four forests Anton tried to place diced off. Here are our initial deployments. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdzyfAEex3L6xROLFMbRSPzYJS54e5t9r7iEhXSzwMIJO0CrLNJcCT72UkSN0nr9eLvaEX_Xt6OoMOoBJlj_rt_0prCPtluCZqnYsEwMVdqsCNaz4WTiw6ANOfZWl35SpMPIHTDf30tZpee5FzCRr7-4sZxLQcapuLYDPUINQbfh-HV-P65-obpVwYktN/s4000/20231219_115324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdzyfAEex3L6xROLFMbRSPzYJS54e5t9r7iEhXSzwMIJO0CrLNJcCT72UkSN0nr9eLvaEX_Xt6OoMOoBJlj_rt_0prCPtluCZqnYsEwMVdqsCNaz4WTiw6ANOfZWl35SpMPIHTDf30tZpee5FzCRr7-4sZxLQcapuLYDPUINQbfh-HV-P65-obpVwYktN/w400-h225/20231219_115324.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Our gentle readers are asked to kindly excuse the fact that the ENTIRE Swiss force is proxied troops (Gauls rather than 1300's Swiss) My Later period Swiss are poorly treated under the rules and I was wondering how an earlier force would fare. Continue reading to see how things turned our.<br /></i></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anton's army is something of a "one note symphony", but it is quite a note. From left to right it was ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unit Matthew, 36 x Irg A, LHI/LMI (mixed but I do not recall specific numbers) with 2HCT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unit Mark, 36 Irg A, LHI/LMI with 2HCT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unit Luke, 36 x Irg A, LHI/LMI with 2HCT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Peter his CinC with one Irg B body guard (Paul), both SHK L, Sh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A front edge of town Unit Thomas, 24 x Irg B, LI, CB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Left side in town Unit John, 36 x Irg A, LHI/LMI 2HCT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Right side in town Unit Stephen, 25 x Irg A, LMI, 2HCT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My army, again Left to right was as follows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unit Flying Dragon, 24 x "Mtd" (dismounted) Samurai, Irg B, "HC"/(EHI), 2HCW, LB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unit Skunk Cabbage, 32 x Ashigaru, Irg C, 18 LHI 14 LMI, 2HCT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> CinC with three Body Guards and PA Standard, EHI, 2HCW, LB, Pavise</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unit Flying Crane, 32 x Samurai, Irg B, EHI, 2HCW, LB, Pavise</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unit Lucky Crane, 32 x Samurai, Irg B, EHI, 2HCW, LB, Pavise</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unit Corpse Flower, 32 x Ashigaru, Irg C, 18 LHI 14 LMI, 2HCT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> My Cavalry, CinC and one of his bodyguard began the game dismounted having sent their horses away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHyxKjJhBwa8O5ZF93VY3okWR26vM_w1PmR1it2eWmo8IR4mDq2xl17Gb2ib1jebcQTcYJlZNh52pfgtzhTEouyWbTKK-9s4Ne1zbGcQ6MwFasZ4Zugk_eWqfUTqfmBo0Itb6BnBCuktVe7VIqYkH5sZdfuqs54ubgi99GAMjCVwWOsulcLrVVQGeD1Pj/s4000/20231219_121106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHyxKjJhBwa8O5ZF93VY3okWR26vM_w1PmR1it2eWmo8IR4mDq2xl17Gb2ib1jebcQTcYJlZNh52pfgtzhTEouyWbTKK-9s4Ne1zbGcQ6MwFasZ4Zugk_eWqfUTqfmBo0Itb6BnBCuktVe7VIqYkH5sZdfuqs54ubgi99GAMjCVwWOsulcLrVVQGeD1Pj/w400-h225/20231219_121106.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead of Anton's customary move of skipping the photo of the initial deployment, this time he skipped a photo of turn one, so the above photo shows the situation after turn two. My unit Flying Dragon has moved forward as their bows have less range than the foot samurai associated and my unit corpse flower has moved out to the left flank wheeled and expanded into position. Anton's Units" Matthew, Mark and Luke have raced forward along with his CinC. Meanwhile his unit John has proceeded out of the left side of the village to reinforce his main thrust. Unit Stephen has proceeded out the right side of the village and advanced up the hill. Finally, Unit Thomas has proceeded out of the village and forward to fire on my stalwarts. Up to this point there has been only some missiles have been exchanged. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAY4uFKuCeTVoVh6qJd1irUTmgRxlZVQNCwqUgNwQwPqple2RyFjtFNuwzRgWRav4lvr2wP-C9bXdg5ua2LDOZLOSQXamR_9tNJjt8HgyFQpVE4mfdWB8pV-WL7gik0US8MOEZIqAucRjYB1Fuk0n1vcgny_6pkBFAfCKklxXFbrafdTupzlNY76wAIU4/s4000/20231219_122134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAY4uFKuCeTVoVh6qJd1irUTmgRxlZVQNCwqUgNwQwPqple2RyFjtFNuwzRgWRav4lvr2wP-C9bXdg5ua2LDOZLOSQXamR_9tNJjt8HgyFQpVE4mfdWB8pV-WL7gik0US8MOEZIqAucRjYB1Fuk0n1vcgny_6pkBFAfCKklxXFbrafdTupzlNY76wAIU4/w400-h225/20231219_122134.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the situation after turn three. Anton continued his advance on the left and missile unpleasantries were continued. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeie8fgr5Ci5GtOjoOaDdzCNLSK9nYM1gp-wzkH4eTeQnuLeDcTZDoXxarfaxA_z4VK6hO_HESX1Q-ualuB9rZqaVYyps0WIA2g1a6CxbR7r4fJ49B-MZ3s4gESd1JBj_7OZfJwagWwWPYI5HFhS9XEJjcr5vTSUOaKG91ED7nogOwWSrRsosBH3bcaFO/s4000/20231219_123018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeie8fgr5Ci5GtOjoOaDdzCNLSK9nYM1gp-wzkH4eTeQnuLeDcTZDoXxarfaxA_z4VK6hO_HESX1Q-ualuB9rZqaVYyps0WIA2g1a6CxbR7r4fJ49B-MZ3s4gESd1JBj_7OZfJwagWwWPYI5HFhS9XEJjcr5vTSUOaKG91ED7nogOwWSrRsosBH3bcaFO/w400-h225/20231219_123018.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn four, Anton's Unit Matthew with many vigour charged my Flying Dragons. However in the resultant combat my Flying Dragons broke (I rolled up Two to Anton's even) Unit Matthew on contact. In the resultant pursuit, my MUCH slower EHI (d6 plus 1 for pursuit) managed to stay on Anton's MUCH, MUCH faster troops (d6 plus 4). Meanwhile, Anton exploited a silly rule which allowed his cowardly units Mark and Luke to cower in the woods edge unseen as they had not "chosen" to reveal themselves. However, reports from the Lucky Cranes alerted my CinC to their cowardly actions and my CinC adjusted the Flying Cranes frontage appropriately and joined the Lucky Cranes redeploying them to flank the cowardly Unit Luke in its woodland hideout. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBKrGSCaSRBRatFXqKT0cVp5nLP2x34celgzwmijVVUtB1oGtUgUQfP-s_GFLyYZv4qRQysfgXNw7Oc74KZ2sKRGkfQEkYBkF0hBBjXSykt7zETK5M3A_WquqNdewU8oBSXgvarlZPj0MapwZFmf9E9qJqo8NbfAlhFgwE6FPwa0hhpZ4EMI1JudpJ0xs/s4000/20231219_124641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBKrGSCaSRBRatFXqKT0cVp5nLP2x34celgzwmijVVUtB1oGtUgUQfP-s_GFLyYZv4qRQysfgXNw7Oc74KZ2sKRGkfQEkYBkF0hBBjXSykt7zETK5M3A_WquqNdewU8oBSXgvarlZPj0MapwZFmf9E9qJqo8NbfAlhFgwE6FPwa0hhpZ4EMI1JudpJ0xs/w400-h225/20231219_124641.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Five, Anton's unit Mark found its courage, when their CinC joined them, went impetuous and charged my Unit Skunk Cabbage. In the melee, Anton Rolled up on and my skunks rolled down two. The result was that my skunks routed on contact. Anton's CinC survived the combat. The only positive being that they even ran slowly and Anton's Unit Mark stayed in contact. Anton's Unit Luke continued to cower in the woods as my units of cranes continued deploying. My CinC, having issued new orders to the cranes last turn now left the cranes and issued new orders to the Corpse Flowers. Anton's Unit John Proceeded into the woods to support his cowardly brethren. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOQ0-67dyrSlOtCKUUJGteCNxkKRS0-odeMFKzjgebSj-FxrYTkA_lBJ8STwLWt5asvr3mYY07ACI9ZFehPX2APZjxbdNwuHNLw6QsfI3bdnlIpdXX0CSC7UdBPqtREmOSU6lEtyEE3F-3BH0BM7GoEcZkrpicPAnr-tSDlYRMpvYj2u0rdVJovIRQ4i1/s4000/20231219_131651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOQ0-67dyrSlOtCKUUJGteCNxkKRS0-odeMFKzjgebSj-FxrYTkA_lBJ8STwLWt5asvr3mYY07ACI9ZFehPX2APZjxbdNwuHNLw6QsfI3bdnlIpdXX0CSC7UdBPqtREmOSU6lEtyEE3F-3BH0BM7GoEcZkrpicPAnr-tSDlYRMpvYj2u0rdVJovIRQ4i1/w400-h225/20231219_131651.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Six, Unit Matthew finally broke contact with my Lucky Dragons who also managed to avoid going impetuous despite the obvious temptation. My CinC now ordered the Flying cranes to retrograde to deal with the failure of the Skunks and the Lucky Cranes began deploying in line simply ignoring the casualties from Anton's Unit Thomas. My Corpse flowers advanced as Anton's Unit Stephen went impetuous as it advanced. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzam4KH-bQIYyiV5eLPZoPELqa5VAGUfAvHBQOcLbpHNMoJCNl3kUaQDDqrgPQIXSjy_4or4jOekv5xcA0dl3Wf0Uj-Wx8STeHr8Rt_k4ETD-MKc27QBG4dyPkqcyGkSb79nqP2mX2tH3tu0CSfHqkQIfjTCbVh9WYkACNjHwjDf7T1rBvj4Vnrovd4I5_/s4000/20231219_132825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzam4KH-bQIYyiV5eLPZoPELqa5VAGUfAvHBQOcLbpHNMoJCNl3kUaQDDqrgPQIXSjy_4or4jOekv5xcA0dl3Wf0Uj-Wx8STeHr8Rt_k4ETD-MKc27QBG4dyPkqcyGkSb79nqP2mX2tH3tu0CSfHqkQIfjTCbVh9WYkACNjHwjDf7T1rBvj4Vnrovd4I5_/w400-h225/20231219_132825.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn seven, my skunk Cabbages managed to run off the board, and unfortunately Anton's Unit Mark failed to follow them off. Meanwhile my Flying Dragons rallied facing the woods. Anton's Unit Luke continued to cower in the woods while Anton's Unit John moved up to the edge of the woods on my side to see how the battle was going. Unit Thomas continued shooting at the Lucky Cranes and the Lucky Cranes continued ignoring them. On the right, Anton's Unit Stephen charged impetuously into my Corpse Flowers, who lived up to their name and rolled a down three in melee to Anton's up one which combined to shatter the corpse flowers on impact. </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQvscVLlICepIu-0D_szgS3zATHnt9ztc56fBu8JGvptnNFVMCH0FepzlFFjdK2ybsp1LcFo7raeHX1FFKaR7W8Ks6XENXDLUUSkcwHJNTV6Eo4PcO8wrV2bB7DRf7rlDTv5Tg0yV1cQd7CbBZCt5B9g4XcT62xM0xXsn1luM0V8okAwKH37aOI7ZzRtv/s4000/20231219_134130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQvscVLlICepIu-0D_szgS3zATHnt9ztc56fBu8JGvptnNFVMCH0FepzlFFjdK2ybsp1LcFo7raeHX1FFKaR7W8Ks6XENXDLUUSkcwHJNTV6Eo4PcO8wrV2bB7DRf7rlDTv5Tg0yV1cQd7CbBZCt5B9g4XcT62xM0xXsn1luM0V8okAwKH37aOI7ZzRtv/w400-h225/20231219_134130.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Eight, the impetuous Unit Mark turned and charged my Flying Cranes. In the resultant melee Anton rolled even and I rolled Up two, which along with three disorders (two previous rounds of fighting and one facing change) broke Unit Mark on contact. Anton decided from his wooded hideaway to have his general join Unit John and turn to face the Flying Dragons while moving to the left woods edge. Not knowing what evil Anton was up to I had the Flying Dragons left face and begin marching backward to try and stabilize some sort of line. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5jpa7iPRh9P_391F9kWrIrmdBMKCAhz3p7rmNhPmLphNFcWOTZ59vXUFwdGKPwbuov0qocbZk3JP1Zt9PPBzXWJRJcB1meWcuCk_gA-yhPdZ9DOppNOYV19EGcleDlAoTvra5Q80pTMj6QhXeEp5u08Hd54OA_2iXeM5BOsbNkBRhyuu8TQ-zCB-TfvT/s4000/20231219_141635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5jpa7iPRh9P_391F9kWrIrmdBMKCAhz3p7rmNhPmLphNFcWOTZ59vXUFwdGKPwbuov0qocbZk3JP1Zt9PPBzXWJRJcB1meWcuCk_gA-yhPdZ9DOppNOYV19EGcleDlAoTvra5Q80pTMj6QhXeEp5u08Hd54OA_2iXeM5BOsbNkBRhyuu8TQ-zCB-TfvT/w400-h225/20231219_141635.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Nine Anton decided to charge the Flying Dragons with Unit John and his CinC, both of us did some expansion, although Anton did more because I had to turn to face his charge. However, in melee, the Dragons rolled Up THREE and Anton rolled even shattering Unit John on contact. Anton's CinC survived the carnage once again. My Lucky Cranes tried moving closer to the woods edge to see the enemy, but the cowardly Unit Luke continued to "Lurk" out of sight, although they did turn toward my Cranes. The Cranes continued to largely ignore Unit Thomas, although they did deploy their pavises to that flank. My CinC advanced toward Unit Thomas both to obtain the morale advantages of an advancing standard and threaten Unit Thomas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwtRehHfTNLfgccEEvhIYqjRnsxT-4vHoVaDnLENtuCceXFG_KO4bbTa92BEut4P-ACeyuOtTWHF4bVgAHMFGUEXWLhPn0lOskVk2PPShJfVetuQEu0FPLpC0d2kS4pp9lqEiypiIcipjbM8KsCMgG-wg3WEIy44BOa3j0PDNeQ8LKRpRYqcRkkgsgvPj/s4000/20231219_144816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwtRehHfTNLfgccEEvhIYqjRnsxT-4vHoVaDnLENtuCceXFG_KO4bbTa92BEut4P-ACeyuOtTWHF4bVgAHMFGUEXWLhPn0lOskVk2PPShJfVetuQEu0FPLpC0d2kS4pp9lqEiypiIcipjbM8KsCMgG-wg3WEIy44BOa3j0PDNeQ8LKRpRYqcRkkgsgvPj/w400-h225/20231219_144816.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On turn Ten my Skunk Cabbages managed to pass their morale test and began the process of returning from routing off board. Anton's Unit Luke finally decided to expand out of the woods and charge my Lucky Cranes. My CinC joined the Cranes to bolster them in combat. In the resultant combat The Lucky Cranes went rolled up three. Meanwhile Anton rolled up one. The combination of better dice results and more figures broke the cowardly Unit Luke. </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEx0tweUneXe9-7xIVd2oWKWrWZOlNIhFkyIQPo8xBmus4ufNn4XPjORCcztWRbtqddntchZJTwFO61w4fWzXX5HRPI4I_ZzY9KbkNu1xD8Ou0hnb6yDjssO5y6BHAT8ctDrX5JK99SMsHQFeH9g4O6OUFswPcoFslcWav_bWZ3LCnQudHr_TH_ccr_iQT/s4000/20231219_150612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEx0tweUneXe9-7xIVd2oWKWrWZOlNIhFkyIQPo8xBmus4ufNn4XPjORCcztWRbtqddntchZJTwFO61w4fWzXX5HRPI4I_ZzY9KbkNu1xD8Ou0hnb6yDjssO5y6BHAT8ctDrX5JK99SMsHQFeH9g4O6OUFswPcoFslcWav_bWZ3LCnQudHr_TH_ccr_iQT/w399-h532/20231219_150612.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, when the casualties were assessed Anton's cowards managed to strike down my CinC. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpADCA_hx6VlPJZY2mFUxrfBoej3Rv35ZhLIEl0BXyc4-rdoRywHGygwF1iR_uwRsLaLSJQyydl0PTpqrXPwavr-8tLM4Q_ZZELD0BzvkOtdaHVHYPRx235iyISn0RIWftfVztzE7up7W8i45FquJTgZ_omDVSbX5DeAt-UaQhegulBQpcMAOpL2u-n21/s4000/20231219_150716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpADCA_hx6VlPJZY2mFUxrfBoej3Rv35ZhLIEl0BXyc4-rdoRywHGygwF1iR_uwRsLaLSJQyydl0PTpqrXPwavr-8tLM4Q_ZZELD0BzvkOtdaHVHYPRx235iyISn0RIWftfVztzE7up7W8i45FquJTgZ_omDVSbX5DeAt-UaQhegulBQpcMAOpL2u-n21/w400-h225/20231219_150716.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my army, the good news was that apparently my CinC was both despised by ALL of the samurai and was owed money by ALL of my samurai. In the resultant morale checks, both the Flying Cranes and Lucky Cranes not only passed, but went impetuous as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2t04HQD7TZ-v_wpnkS3osZx8dXXBSXf7ZXgo8gWQ7JSsW29A7F7WAq1qT6bp3Ik8sK67pGi5cxCjRlzLG5hZyxZ1HboJ8jxn3vNnzCtfgfQfdcruw5lxU0flW0foPXuzeuy0IqSWPEvxpv7FTolR1XmjMp3lFthFaJ1J8UjtcQzoS1fFGwAUv7aUH94gn/s4000/20231219_150849.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2t04HQD7TZ-v_wpnkS3osZx8dXXBSXf7ZXgo8gWQ7JSsW29A7F7WAq1qT6bp3Ik8sK67pGi5cxCjRlzLG5hZyxZ1HboJ8jxn3vNnzCtfgfQfdcruw5lxU0flW0foPXuzeuy0IqSWPEvxpv7FTolR1XmjMp3lFthFaJ1J8UjtcQzoS1fFGwAUv7aUH94gn/w399-h299/20231219_150849.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With only one unit of functional troops plus the crossbowmen left, and facing three units of impetuous samurai and a returning unit of Ashigaru, Anton's still alive CinC decided to concede the game. </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div></div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-34192605459471985572023-12-11T16:22:00.002-05:002023-12-13T03:16:39.814-05:00UPDATE! Star Wars at R.U.P.S place 16DEC23 at 1900hrs UPDATE!<p><span style="color: red;">UPDATE! LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED TO R.U.P.'S PLACE ! </span> <br /></p><p> </p><p> R.U.P. has generously offered to run a Star Wars game this coming Saturday. Drop by and join in if you can. I know that the Holiday season tends to eat up everybody's time but it would be great to see some old familiar faces.<br /></p>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-51584186069578412142023-12-04T21:31:00.000-05:002023-12-04T21:31:00.440-05:00The Many Troubles of Marius A.K.A. Thracing Marius<p> </p><p>So, recently my scheduled cleared enough to let Anton and I get in one of our ancients matches. Randomly book One was selected (again) and armies were selected in secret this time. Anton chose to return to the Marian Romans. I went out of the box and selected the Thracians. I out scouted Anton 49:13 so he had to deploy first. Below are our initial deployments. I placed 5 wooded areas and a steep hill, but only got 2 of the woods to stick, this was not an auspicious start for my rough terrain army.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wHFQyqakSHzF2esCeiyhrkUQkOOyoXHx-WhEljOo9PLgVcO6zzyAfKyLni7hwkneLllBTNte3rs3lFU0MFo0fQMVMeljjOJKAD2eRRmcSk9ueo4RkgPBmnbPL8fpSrPa98rt-EdMz_HcXHAHITgED8gY-cZYsngcr_XfBTv07CZR4-4uGuMywWn58oHl/s4000/20231122_135935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wHFQyqakSHzF2esCeiyhrkUQkOOyoXHx-WhEljOo9PLgVcO6zzyAfKyLni7hwkneLllBTNte3rs3lFU0MFo0fQMVMeljjOJKAD2eRRmcSk9ueo4RkgPBmnbPL8fpSrPa98rt-EdMz_HcXHAHITgED8gY-cZYsngcr_XfBTv07CZR4-4uGuMywWn58oHl/w400-h225/20231122_135935.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Anton's army is shown in the foreground and was as follows left to right</div><div>Unit I 42 x Scutarii, Irg C, LMI, HTW & Sh</div><div>Unit II 24 x Legionaires, Reg C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div>Unit III 24 x Legionaires, Reg C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div>Unit IV 24 x Legionaires, Reg C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div>Unit V 24 x Legionaires, Reg B, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div>Unit VI 24 x Legionaires, Reg C, HI, HTW & Sh</div><div>Center Rear CinC, HC, JLS & Sh</div><div>Right Center rear Unit VII 12 x Gallic Cav, Irg B, MC, JLS & Sh</div><div>Right Rear Unit VIII 20 x Thracian Peltasts, Irg C, LMI, 10 w/2HCW, JLS & Sh; 10 w/JLS & Sh</div><div><br /></div><div>In typical barbarian fashion my army was basically a one note symphony left to right as follows in the background.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unit A 34 x Peltasts plus, 19 Irg B, 2HCW, JLS & Sh; 11 Irg C, LMI, JLS & Sh; 4 Irg C LI, JLS</div><div>Unit B 34 x Peltasts plus, All Irg C, 19 LMI, 2HCW, JLS & Sh; 11 LMI, JLS & Sh; 4 LI, JLS</div><div>Unit C 33 x Peltasts plus, All Irg C, 19 LMI, 2HCW, JLS & Sh; 11 LMI, JLS & Sh; 3 LI, JLS</div><div>Unit D 20 x Archers, Irg C, LI, B</div><div>Unit E 12 x Cavalry, Irg B, LC, 1w JLS & Sh, 11 w JLS</div><div>Unit F 12 x Cavalry, Irg B, LC, B</div><div>second rank</div><div>Unit G 33 x Peltasts plus, All Irg C, 19 LMI, 2HCW, JLS & Sh; 11 LMI, JLS & Sh; 3 LI, JLS</div><div>Unit H 33 x Peltasts plus, All Irg C, 19 LMI, 2HCW, JLS & Sh; 11 LMI, JLS & Sh; 3 LI, JLS</div><div>Unit I 33 x Peltasts plus, All Irg C, 19 LMI, 2HCW, JLS & Sh; 11 LMI, JLS & Sh; 3 LI, JLS</div><div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuUcCVV2yhIKJv7YCps1AVyMydFW0vYBi7TUJoKi9N0BkApf0KIt7DsbgB5vlKDpmMHuirS7L8dIMlRnsgeBDSlPIyR-14eIgbPLsb7sIWDEF18l4SzdVG-H4c82p-mJvgSQjKYCXkdAOQgYlGD6igvnl16GeFaRZwf7v8GY-yi3u5i24bfrPuMbN5DHO/s4000/20231122_141828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuUcCVV2yhIKJv7YCps1AVyMydFW0vYBi7TUJoKi9N0BkApf0KIt7DsbgB5vlKDpmMHuirS7L8dIMlRnsgeBDSlPIyR-14eIgbPLsb7sIWDEF18l4SzdVG-H4c82p-mJvgSQjKYCXkdAOQgYlGD6igvnl16GeFaRZwf7v8GY-yi3u5i24bfrPuMbN5DHO/w400-h225/20231122_141828.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As shown above Anton and I both did a bit of expansion on our flanks. My cavalry went into skirmish formations and advanced. Otherwise all my troops in range launched their missiles to minimal effect. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV03_LH0Qf3vPfNtZf51M1WtIEOotc0D0NraGyqMXiII3qz_iFM7_Lw5s0_K0WrGH5ZiaJCTtxQA_agmYuoVOMptVnL8fYsTxL-kK27gEQYbX81MGqjdPRPDQKzr_ndgoHfubjXa12jv4NY0_8657Zmve0RDisDyuZ802j-TusnnaXoMekcVaz_Te2Ttsz/s4000/20231122_144821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV03_LH0Qf3vPfNtZf51M1WtIEOotc0D0NraGyqMXiII3qz_iFM7_Lw5s0_K0WrGH5ZiaJCTtxQA_agmYuoVOMptVnL8fYsTxL-kK27gEQYbX81MGqjdPRPDQKzr_ndgoHfubjXa12jv4NY0_8657Zmve0RDisDyuZ802j-TusnnaXoMekcVaz_Te2Ttsz/w400-h225/20231122_144821.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turn two saw the carnage begin. My skirmishers evaded out of the way and the combat troops charged pretty much across the board. The only exceptions being Anton's Celtic Cavalry which had no target and Anton's Thracian Mercenaries on his extreme right who were out of range due to marching out to the flank on turn one. Results left to right were as follows. My unit A pushed back Anton's Unit I. My unit B and Anton's Unit II stood each other up thanks to my attached sub general making the unit ignore the down four they rolled and take an even instead. My Unit C was pushed back by Anton's Unit III, My Unit G, with my CinC attached pushed back Anton's Unit IV. Both of my generals survived combat. My Unit H went impetuous on the test to initiate a charge and routed Anton's Unit V, his Elite first Cohort, on contact. Anton's Unit VI pushed back my Unit I. Anton has done exemplary work editing in the actual effects on the direction arrows. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zCt8zXXIa1uwbKqG5mfpoKTgUlzN313p-V-LxsOiKPHg-puetPDo00lu_-QxkcCJA_iHXixOzMBfzkAyiRAr0Ku8_RH0d9Bp6xeW__Hc_FKxTu4UkfBP38NwChw-fa8VWSfycX-ky34CAGVulYqUjDkcNCHFXgyDBCbzsqw15dCwm3Y9yk4c_4bWXFMr/s4000/20231122_144931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zCt8zXXIa1uwbKqG5mfpoKTgUlzN313p-V-LxsOiKPHg-puetPDo00lu_-QxkcCJA_iHXixOzMBfzkAyiRAr0Ku8_RH0d9Bp6xeW__Hc_FKxTu4UkfBP38NwChw-fa8VWSfycX-ky34CAGVulYqUjDkcNCHFXgyDBCbzsqw15dCwm3Y9yk4c_4bWXFMr/w225-h400/20231122_144931.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the start of Turn 3, Anton ordered his unit of Thracian Peltasts to charge the exposed overhang of my Unit I. However, apparently they were kinsmen (and Anton rolled a "3" on the morae test) and the mercenaries refused to charge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFqOkM_fNYL5L9bEkC7jz8q1MGFzVg6cq5nZ0kxWpadKy52ayonU6L_UBSGRca5As6dL5XRl8OoLego6ibozJvCQuMUQU-W5MsWEkoMnICiIl8emtMNu9RKXXfaXWbiwdEkKEn59hqbyqX5l7Dg7J4v9NEMP-lOnu5nVkzGsfRiHxUQ9VKjNIG_ccOKY4/s4000/20231122_151218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFqOkM_fNYL5L9bEkC7jz8q1MGFzVg6cq5nZ0kxWpadKy52ayonU6L_UBSGRca5As6dL5XRl8OoLego6ibozJvCQuMUQU-W5MsWEkoMnICiIl8emtMNu9RKXXfaXWbiwdEkKEn59hqbyqX5l7Dg7J4v9NEMP-lOnu5nVkzGsfRiHxUQ9VKjNIG_ccOKY4/w400-h225/20231122_151218.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turn 3 was an eventful turn beside the mercenaries failure to follow basic orders. On the left, my Unit A pushed back and broke Anton's Unit I. Anton's Unit II shattered my Unit B because my attached general was a sub general so his melee impact only lasts through the first turn of contact. This being the second turn, and my unit insisting on rolling down four AGAIN, they suffered the fate the dice decreed and were broken by suffering double their casualty output and at least one casualty per figure. My Unit C was pushed back a second time by Anton's Unit III causing this unit to also break (pushed back twice in a row). Anton rolled up and managed to cause a stalemate with my Unit G. I was saved as my CinC was attached to this unit and saved them from rolling down three. My CinC survived the casualties as well. My Unit H, pursued and caught Anton's routing Elite Unit V, causing more carnage in their impetuous course. Finally, even though Anton's Thracian refused to charge, my Unit unit I was pushed back a second and broke without the added stress. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNQgWQKH4Ls7xP4_HPZq58iEoErh2WESTKnyNcErRuBOzlHN0M0jH4Vkgh83wFvFnbxNRJMBxsdwcoJJj3k2APt0qMAfkF79KCKxO7nT_9-tjv8btB9yZBS2i1gwaE5JKTCQtS5jvt_ZEoNXsW2iMe_7i2ygAj7ZLArgAiVS8UHUlJr2KqU04QbIypGJI/s4000/20231122_154940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNQgWQKH4Ls7xP4_HPZq58iEoErh2WESTKnyNcErRuBOzlHN0M0jH4Vkgh83wFvFnbxNRJMBxsdwcoJJj3k2APt0qMAfkF79KCKxO7nT_9-tjv8btB9yZBS2i1gwaE5JKTCQtS5jvt_ZEoNXsW2iMe_7i2ygAj7ZLArgAiVS8UHUlJr2KqU04QbIypGJI/w400-h225/20231122_154940.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As turn four dawned things were looking grim for me. I had broken two of Anton's units, but he had broken three of mine. On the left, my Unit A lost contact with Anton's Unit I. As it turned out for me, fortunately, Anton's Unit II ran into the woods and my Unit B (including the subgeneral) broke contact. Even more fortunately for me, Anton's Unit III managed to maintain contact with my Unit C, thus delaying their rallying up and returning to useful service in the battle for another turn. My Unit G and Anton's Unit IV continued their ineffective combat and once again my CinC avoided getting killed. Anton's cavalry charged my impetuous Unit H in the flank, but my unit had time to receive the charge at the halt and turn to face because Anton's Elite Cohort Unit V outdistanced my troops in the pursuit. Anton managed to roll down and caused very little in the way of casualties to my impetuous troops. Failing to either do casualties equal to my unit strength and thus push me back, or even do double the casualties by impetuous ax wielding Thracians managed to put out, thus resulting in a stand off between our units. Meanwhile Anton's Thracians turned about and prepared for what was developing to their left. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54lXh9TlpDPpZJYFTw5-20Zkf4OT5w3UHHiDYSp1JxqRAElV_dw-ogzjbRCn7T2Mb2iFB9RAe_87pweULucQFZyph2HGQdrAOH32WLRCiGnTS0tX0HoddpjjCtK_9830LOU4yI9md76R4m0bJF7vyCZcxhjtba7_YOYkAVlNuzppKyH6SNn5S5XDyeKyy/s4000/20231122_161230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54lXh9TlpDPpZJYFTw5-20Zkf4OT5w3UHHiDYSp1JxqRAElV_dw-ogzjbRCn7T2Mb2iFB9RAe_87pweULucQFZyph2HGQdrAOH32WLRCiGnTS0tX0HoddpjjCtK_9830LOU4yI9md76R4m0bJF7vyCZcxhjtba7_YOYkAVlNuzppKyH6SNn5S5XDyeKyy/w400-h225/20231122_161230.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> On Turn five, my Unit A rallied facing the general conflict. Anton's Unit II rallied facing my Unit G and had his general join them. My Units D and F attempted to keep Anton's Unit III busy with bow fire. My Unit G Finally broke Anton's Unit IV thanks to my dice rolling up one, Anton's rolling down one and the accumulated casualties on Anton's unit over the four rounds of combat. Once again my CinC managed to not get killed in the thick of the fighting. Meanwhile Anton's Unit VI and my unit E, faced off against each other while my still impetuous Unit H moved in on the Thracian mercenaries. Anton's Gallic Cavalry rallied just out of the picture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEitJf0CNrTnlE9JiymSgRfPLFcXphHIZrPZQyUJVFZdmAGh78zL4HlGz_csIjuItAM3VeIFkA3bpqVC83CV6tzizlioCxBwtIpp-KbkSCeW5yG-81K5aKG5ghZjJxTi_OfVuqLlpFv8DNo7wtkjySIgXAI6N5xq5NM5XN7bymI_BGzxNs1vJdIuia8XK/s4000/20231122_165011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEitJf0CNrTnlE9JiymSgRfPLFcXphHIZrPZQyUJVFZdmAGh78zL4HlGz_csIjuItAM3VeIFkA3bpqVC83CV6tzizlioCxBwtIpp-KbkSCeW5yG-81K5aKG5ghZjJxTi_OfVuqLlpFv8DNo7wtkjySIgXAI6N5xq5NM5XN7bymI_BGzxNs1vJdIuia8XK/w400-h225/20231122_165011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Turn Six my Unit A began its long march back to the action. Anton's Unit II charged the flank of my Unit G. However since my Unit G was NOT impetuous they had time to turn to face and expand to receive the in coming charge, although not counter charge. In the meantime my CinC detached himself from my Unit G and moved over to my Unit H, staying in the thick of combat and surviving again. </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrDVyX1hagWqnPSd61dMeVf9yLeqkxCjxcsoSl46JC7T7US4V9ax6bXPYwDzPWDhAT-OyRgg_fCWJwN81QHOA6tpkEIl2zAPY6RKvxlD29jb_f_CxHCxolW4xbXB6qlPNbwWFuAOwWToogaoH4U-INQUQ1vBeUIyfeChiFVe5HaRs-m1wQX9H1Xf6W80v/s4000/20231122_165501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrDVyX1hagWqnPSd61dMeVf9yLeqkxCjxcsoSl46JC7T7US4V9ax6bXPYwDzPWDhAT-OyRgg_fCWJwN81QHOA6tpkEIl2zAPY6RKvxlD29jb_f_CxHCxolW4xbXB6qlPNbwWFuAOwWToogaoH4U-INQUQ1vBeUIyfeChiFVe5HaRs-m1wQX9H1Xf6W80v/w360-h640/20231122_165501.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the resultant melee, Anton failed to push my Unit G back and also managed to get his CinC killed. This was quite remarkable as my two generals had been in combat for seven rounds combined by this point and neither one of them had been harmed, but the very first time Anton sent his CinC into combat he immediately got killed. Literally Marius got "Thracianed". Finally on the far right, my Thracians pushed Anton's Thracian Mercenaries back. Anton was spared for one round as his CinC did not have a personal standard so only the unit he was attached to knew he was dead in turn 7. If I could survive the next round, then the morale test for Anton's army would ensue. </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxe4IzSqc_ZE3WW7Ng4O1DZbJgUg2lafKV34t22TcjbyQDjgO5EEmdA3jMHd8cBIh_dJ779FXf2Rs4f0kj_cfKZEjIuSzl8vx6wBlwi-588fqG-smOjNP6zSkrZGCdDWUoudUT_nN28jJ1c0TcjzSbwL_-mc71GZAe08E6oIbLN2EX9BS-l8dSqemHuDn/s4000/20231122_172036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxe4IzSqc_ZE3WW7Ng4O1DZbJgUg2lafKV34t22TcjbyQDjgO5EEmdA3jMHd8cBIh_dJ779FXf2Rs4f0kj_cfKZEjIuSzl8vx6wBlwi-588fqG-smOjNP6zSkrZGCdDWUoudUT_nN28jJ1c0TcjzSbwL_-mc71GZAe08E6oIbLN2EX9BS-l8dSqemHuDn/w400-h225/20231122_172036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> On Turn 7, My Unit A advanced on Anton's Unit II, but since Anton's unit was under no advance orders due to the death of the CinC, all they could do was turn to face. Both my Units B and C, buggered off the table along with the sub general. Anton's Unit III turned to face my skirmish troops. NOW my unit G went impetuous and chased off after Anton's Unit IV which was the closest unit. Anton decided to throw everything he could at my Unit H which contained my CinC. So, without rallying, Anton's Unit VI charged the rear of my Impetuous Unit H, while his Thracian mercenaries continued to stand before my CinC led Peltasts. Finally, Anton sent in his Gallic Cavalry against my stalwart unit H. The result of this swirling melee was that my Unit H was pushed back by Anton's Units VI and VII effectively pinwheeling in place. Anton's Thracians were pushed back by my Unit H and broke. Of course my CinC survived ALL the incoming casualties. In the resulting morale tests, with the CinC dead and half the army routing. Anton's Unit II remained in no advance. Anton's Unit II which was below half strength due to melee and several rounds of missile fire routed. Anton's Gallic Cavalry retired from combat, leaving only Anton's Unit VI still in the fight. Anton conceded. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The moral of this story is Anton NEEDS to keep his CinC out of combat! </div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-6155081447937193112023-11-22T20:00:00.003-05:002023-11-22T20:00:36.316-05:00Gaming Update, Game at my place Saturday 25NOV23 7pm<p> Game will be at my place this Saturday 25NOV23 at 1900hrs.</p><p> Be there or we will insult your ancestors.<br /></p>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-89771970692112648972023-11-13T16:44:00.003-05:002023-11-13T21:05:37.099-05:00Wargames Atlantic 28mm Great War British; Ready for paint at last!<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGY7VAgnOL5Z4R3OF1KPUybnTo5YEYuX44pZcQYOHM5roXmN6Nu774IrdofmTMmLZW_Ft6852LzCt_S3MyOUERgIBZ9ChR1NHuL8qoHfIJT_k8vlPN663dxnd4MDB4EbHeblZiezeBECOcwGtWfDPaQ12n1X1Iwh2dFTHFyXs2UJoGI1cMW5n9is4Mmq5/s4000/20231113_152006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGY7VAgnOL5Z4R3OF1KPUybnTo5YEYuX44pZcQYOHM5roXmN6Nu774IrdofmTMmLZW_Ft6852LzCt_S3MyOUERgIBZ9ChR1NHuL8qoHfIJT_k8vlPN663dxnd4MDB4EbHeblZiezeBECOcwGtWfDPaQ12n1X1Iwh2dFTHFyXs2UJoGI1cMW5n9is4Mmq5/w461-h259/20231113_152006.jpg" width="461" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the whole crew; ready to do battle with my painting skills <br /></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Sorry about the long delay between posts but things have been a tad hectic around these parts of late. I have been slowly building these lads over the last ten days or so, striving to ensure that each figure is as different and unique as possible. This is made more difficult due to the smaller selection of weapons available to the the British P.B.I. as compared to the<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuBBng83m-rKEXaxzejq_DNnHKGigTgv7IjV2z2PX83ZXavHpu4OiCNVDnjVtJDbIZuRHMo9XGJL7qSxm2xwwNxt_OOGV-3Hl94RBQJ94o6ibArt99HY4I4sxkXo1ytXMmAHsv-cA5Um6/s2048/20200918_005116.jpg"> Germans</a> that I did a while ago. </p><p style="text-align: left;"> I decided to depict the troops as they would be organized for trench raiding or attacking. By the later half of the war the British had given up on the traditional "riflemen are the army" approach and greatly diversified their training and equipment. The whole "walking slowly into machine-gun fire" approach was also recognized as simply mass-murder and tactics, while still evolving, had been vastly revised. While still not up to the German Stosstruppen level of integration the British had recognized that decision-making and on-call firepower needed to be available to the Squad leader, or at least platoon levels.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> To this end they began organizing troops into attack files of a leader, a couple of soldiers equipped for trench clearing, followed by riflemen to hold positions and backed up by soldiers equipped with rifle-grenades and, last but far from least, a Lewis LMG team. The <a href="https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2023/10/wargames-atlantic-28mm-great-war.html">Wargames Atlantic set</a> provides for all of these except for the rifle-grenadiers (a matter easily fixed with some simple modifications).</p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRa3JHT_DLzVALDkjUEDuvo5EIbPSa7zZ32oyJfwSDVspPOCeLineagDrX3npZ2tu9zJimeu1EHwXfVEuDLBi1ltvydmtnTnEqEMJWSKuwdhbAxrdcW6DAAC5Mdj7nT-LWl1_RK0fGlnYvaesNsIJEJIogItVsbjMH0vPQVDd9JZ_hkEhcDv7SgI3QdBu/s4000/20231113_152050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRa3JHT_DLzVALDkjUEDuvo5EIbPSa7zZ32oyJfwSDVspPOCeLineagDrX3npZ2tu9zJimeu1EHwXfVEuDLBi1ltvydmtnTnEqEMJWSKuwdhbAxrdcW6DAAC5Mdj7nT-LWl1_RK0fGlnYvaesNsIJEJIogItVsbjMH0vPQVDd9JZ_hkEhcDv7SgI3QdBu/w400-h225/20231113_152050.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>swords had gone out of fashion by the Great War (and the Brits had also learned of the</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> pointlessness of the swagger stick by 1917) so leaders have to be defined by posing and pointing<br /></i></div><p><i></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRZtRpSOD7mr5H1mB8BW_pBtB862OZUbpthXRfqFTvPEMPxGrXnglvv6aUneSMOfkiehlrcknsNYFAkwDr5RNdeaAcRr0iqzuBvNVlU4PeATUc4iNc_bi0FE7qJ8JlBx40sFQ4W1YBt0N1Wn3z1IX-fgC4wer6hiFj3GkxtoIx-UvnWYRDOKnSctnbd1X/s4000/20231113_152124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRZtRpSOD7mr5H1mB8BW_pBtB862OZUbpthXRfqFTvPEMPxGrXnglvv6aUneSMOfkiehlrcknsNYFAkwDr5RNdeaAcRr0iqzuBvNVlU4PeATUc4iNc_bi0FE7qJ8JlBx40sFQ4W1YBt0N1Wn3z1IX-fgC4wer6hiFj3GkxtoIx-UvnWYRDOKnSctnbd1X/w400-h225/20231113_152124.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>next come the trench-clearing troops, equipped and trained to use bayonets, hand grenades, truncheons and pistols in close combat they would clear the way for the rest of the troops</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOd_2HCLwukg8biYyybYzHthWy53apVG7RQHmL7_71NA06N46Qxc6XuguBhHHDKWFc4F1DBjndxNUql79T-e5m6d4QHS6H5tWRt8T3REa5Ub9hPbOGkGQaME4mzsscvXLlVyxXGlYXLSbum1F84DrD_JgmGEeytUg_i_h6yHj4OqL773ON-Siz7Jy60BAI/s2692/20231113_152443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2692" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOd_2HCLwukg8biYyybYzHthWy53apVG7RQHmL7_71NA06N46Qxc6XuguBhHHDKWFc4F1DBjndxNUql79T-e5m6d4QHS6H5tWRt8T3REa5Ub9hPbOGkGQaME4mzsscvXLlVyxXGlYXLSbum1F84DrD_JgmGEeytUg_i_h6yHj4OqL773ON-Siz7Jy60BAI/w400-h171/20231113_152443.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>hard on the heels of the trenchers were the riflemen, their mission was to secure the newly-cleared trench and cover the advance of the heavier weapons</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26FcfcVdrRHaek_uXgIAHm9UNjjCwT0kZWTEFXsBW4b5OfL1vqN6U0qRU9jWG6jiC5AQS3sBHTD2H_DcHoKv3AapF4GVS0MBvysXcr4KTjbg7lr0ETGOaHEpSUkCXYcFvn4sxb4CJdOc4bim15qX75SCUMudfeSJDLmrAAtmFRriDi4a1tGUwIp89yb8K/s4000/20231113_152250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26FcfcVdrRHaek_uXgIAHm9UNjjCwT0kZWTEFXsBW4b5OfL1vqN6U0qRU9jWG6jiC5AQS3sBHTD2H_DcHoKv3AapF4GVS0MBvysXcr4KTjbg7lr0ETGOaHEpSUkCXYcFvn4sxb4CJdOc4bim15qX75SCUMudfeSJDLmrAAtmFRriDi4a1tGUwIp89yb8K/w400-h225/20231113_152250.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>next up were the grenadiers, equipped with rifle-grenades they were "instant artillery" to soften up hard-points that the trenchers were having difficulty with or target enemy MG posts to ease the advance</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPy7oJv86MnNPuZULk61JL3hhdlYo51q07RjReBGfsBK3gki_g0_JTwgARbtHkcbV5Zxy7HHEnVs3U2MQkRrG2M666OF6PXVlZEu8Bnv5HG11GdBbej_LgtR_Vsfx8otljEfhUhuIeJp0noajXBKBzO-Ll39m0Sww7vyzySt_pMSQ_k01crDhAaHvsekk/s4000/20231113_152212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPy7oJv86MnNPuZULk61JL3hhdlYo51q07RjReBGfsBK3gki_g0_JTwgARbtHkcbV5Zxy7HHEnVs3U2MQkRrG2M666OF6PXVlZEu8Bnv5HG11GdBbej_LgtR_Vsfx8otljEfhUhuIeJp0noajXBKBzO-Ll39m0Sww7vyzySt_pMSQ_k01crDhAaHvsekk/w400-h225/20231113_152212.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>last was the Lewis LMG team, their job was to deter counterattacks and suppress enemy troops so the leading soldiers in the squad could continue the attack</i><br /></div><div><i><br /></i><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> I tried to build each model as a distinct soldier (although the ones firing the rifles do tend to look a lot alike, there are only so many ways to do that task) and largely succeeded. I did steal some bits from other Wargames Atlantic sets, the odd arm or pistol-wielding hand, but almost all of the minis you see are right out of the box. I couldn't find any reference to tactical use of man-portable flamethrowers by the British so I was spared scratchbuilding one. The respirator-box gas masks gave me fits; getting the breathing tube to connect to the respirator box in a convincing way was the cause of much trimming, fitting and cussing. </p><p style="text-align: left;"> On the whole this was enjoyable, I do very much like modifying plastic figures into individual soldiers instead of cookie-cutter patterns. Let's see if they are as much fun to paint!<br /></p></div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-23133911587599819032023-11-03T13:51:00.003-04:002023-11-03T13:51:33.730-04:00The Armée de l'Air arrives (at least some of it) at last<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS1d5z65Q1jZEkANhEzomholpphT6ubqh0Zehs_ulv4Hlik5crku48LTEyz2V6C2ses4UGdKICg8zN5WvcoCVf2cNJ7rewjqeMvn9bMx48AUJRVCipQVqGaSmkJv-3X1CmRTgOCG3dzW9SAbtRw3PBvbpuAP9Er24PfLxaOCwxQs5Al8UBC4y4ICKECPe/s1175/ziz.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="1175" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS1d5z65Q1jZEkANhEzomholpphT6ubqh0Zehs_ulv4Hlik5crku48LTEyz2V6C2ses4UGdKICg8zN5WvcoCVf2cNJ7rewjqeMvn9bMx48AUJRVCipQVqGaSmkJv-3X1CmRTgOCG3dzW9SAbtRw3PBvbpuAP9Er24PfLxaOCwxQs5Al8UBC4y4ICKECPe/w653-h169/ziz.png" width="653" /></a></div><p></p><p> During a part of my reorganization process (which is pretty much a continuous effort to squeeze more and more toys into a finite amount of space) I was confronted with the realization that I had more model aircraft in my "Spats and Such" collection that there was room available in the <b>Heap of Embarassmen</b>t*. A sober-minded inventory revealed that there were a dozen of so that could reasonably be passed along to Ebay but that still left me with several kits that had no home. I impose few rules on my hobby but one that I do try to honor is that everything must fit into the assigned space.</p><p> While considering the unhappy thought that I might have to add these rare and wonderful aircraft to the Ebay pile I had an epiphany; I could build them and shift them from the guilt-laden "projects" section of The Vault to the "completed" section as minis that were ready to be used in a game. It also occurred to me that if I built the kits that were in the largest boxes it would free up more space. I didn't quite get that accomplished, but I did get four models in large(ish) boxes assembled and painted. Three of these belonged to the Armée de l'Air, an air force that I had rather badly neglected in my building program. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a> So, with no further ado let's introduce them in chronological order:<p></p><p><b>The Dewoitine D-500</b> series was part of France's move away from biplane fighters to modern low-wing monoplanes. It incorporated some antique features such as fixed landing gear (just look at those lovely spats!) and an open cockpit, but it was definitely heading in the right direction. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewoitine_D.500">A good Wikipedia article can be found here.</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6U-MaSBPC88eNEeDPVX8i1DHCj0P4pzBXgcSi742-rDv05bh2ZDw26xpVoVffaGunqAMBMK_WLLoR7BFjMFVlQrR9To0OhhxhYD7jLvONPBBNnZWXz-2s_A7iTbI7042FXYtCfnCHBF4TgdRp0STl2mTzJEeYv654IB467H5KKFSUR4oLxZqFvrqVm5i3/s1514/20231102_174848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="1514" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6U-MaSBPC88eNEeDPVX8i1DHCj0P4pzBXgcSi742-rDv05bh2ZDw26xpVoVffaGunqAMBMK_WLLoR7BFjMFVlQrR9To0OhhxhYD7jLvONPBBNnZWXz-2s_A7iTbI7042FXYtCfnCHBF4TgdRp0STl2mTzJEeYv654IB467H5KKFSUR4oLxZqFvrqVm5i3/s320/20231102_174848.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>this is the old Heller kit, despite its age it is a very good model <br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivr_xD2f5jky6VFDRuu9xnAEi7NqQxNLCIYKqAMPGqL8ztWyYC-Amqllqzaow6K9iW5bdORlNBpeKM9RvuMOZrinsVTLEq2nDuxFaRsgArnlEY40MBrQwmJIlOdHPJJzM_b8MHh7G7U0ST1zT7E4XiRvKHvVyH5q4fv7qJ8lXFzXSM-h8vrP9xYJdriopQ/s1520/20231102_174853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="1520" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivr_xD2f5jky6VFDRuu9xnAEi7NqQxNLCIYKqAMPGqL8ztWyYC-Amqllqzaow6K9iW5bdORlNBpeKM9RvuMOZrinsVTLEq2nDuxFaRsgArnlEY40MBrQwmJIlOdHPJJzM_b8MHh7G7U0ST1zT7E4XiRvKHvVyH5q4fv7qJ8lXFzXSM-h8vrP9xYJdriopQ/s320/20231102_174853.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>this kit required only the tiniest amount of filler on the bottom seam</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a couple of finish nails buried in the fuselage ensure it stays attached to the magnetic stand <br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBeSYVOibjhswpZUXSKQdiQ2H6uBZ5bRCXpFHZHrR8XTmOETe2ikQ-j3bquURTZ2kguAEGguSzHUTvpPESGEWG3aYuFHTvmY-dfwdczuyd7i6x5UkaHnU3gpcNYbI1BTYnSLzGJelsNPpN4GeZWolNF96wDwYBguA6vsDLLH2kBto8S8NDPdAcH1jACqk/s1780/20231102_174912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1780" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBeSYVOibjhswpZUXSKQdiQ2H6uBZ5bRCXpFHZHrR8XTmOETe2ikQ-j3bquURTZ2kguAEGguSzHUTvpPESGEWG3aYuFHTvmY-dfwdczuyd7i6x5UkaHnU3gpcNYbI1BTYnSLzGJelsNPpN4GeZWolNF96wDwYBguA6vsDLLH2kBto8S8NDPdAcH1jACqk/s320/20231102_174912.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I do love the all bright aluminum finish </i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="2624" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbV3D3-0DNP8_YIJk1OKLM6jFVtiheJpGT7ohaB8_st66qBaLu7GRbtpy00oM8sen0ZfeZxgVctxSxi6QY1E_jvMGxittRT96I_uDI7lgv5ddsh6QRozHvRbHe-cSIzXaWjmKMORJLRGm_WlqL2fzgP2contdXi03nrz9UZfjNzBaC-5BdUC2gS_8vnmpA/s320/20231102_174929.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJL8e6HGSfxfmse8WngNe8TeOUTKNJfyv6JEd2NhYvptYIj-xm2QaORHXNNbP6nBzpYdu5ZQj0WdLAzizPU-8Vx5-TzanDQuVfjpr5bsPH1mVuDvsUWYBbZy5sjMgV0WygUQZF33Rulxwh5Jnk-Ww4NzlBn9tDiOrJipbeeN4CT6vvM3LV9lBFgxUpH5O/s2618/20231102_174940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2367" data-original-width="2618" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJL8e6HGSfxfmse8WngNe8TeOUTKNJfyv6JEd2NhYvptYIj-xm2QaORHXNNbP6nBzpYdu5ZQj0WdLAzizPU-8Vx5-TzanDQuVfjpr5bsPH1mVuDvsUWYBbZy5sjMgV0WygUQZF33Rulxwh5Jnk-Ww4NzlBn9tDiOrJipbeeN4CT6vvM3LV9lBFgxUpH5O/s320/20231102_174940.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>The Caudron C-714</b> went a step further, but also a step in the wrong direction. In the mid 1930's there were two faulty crazes that seemed to infect most of the world's air forces; the first was the "heavy-fighter" concept of multi-man multi-engine aircraft, the second was the "light-fighter" concept. The light-fighter idea was that, if you were willing to accept some performance compromises, it would be possible to built inexpensive fighter aircraft out of non-strategic materials and using lower powered engines. In France this gave birth to the Caudron-Renault C-714. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caudron_C.714">The whole sordid story can be found in this Wikipedia article.</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgcp6CCgiN78LPhtHxwzMdbN6EeZhJMWORevX974sylviTbnPS49fZCHvuJ5hjk8OYMzlhlBfJCH-HjOAgk9gcLfpqT_08z7PDjlG2tdFh8s6W6XWvD75sI9FQpgaRxhbN1Tv8WRGbmCVzMa19Mslb6e7VecDmLJh_yS7bda71i27O6p0Eo6Rtx3px0V4/s2418/20231102_175154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2418" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgcp6CCgiN78LPhtHxwzMdbN6EeZhJMWORevX974sylviTbnPS49fZCHvuJ5hjk8OYMzlhlBfJCH-HjOAgk9gcLfpqT_08z7PDjlG2tdFh8s6W6XWvD75sI9FQpgaRxhbN1Tv8WRGbmCVzMa19Mslb6e7VecDmLJh_yS7bda71i27O6p0Eo6Rtx3px0V4/s320/20231102_175154.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>this kit is a Polish production of an old Heller kit</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the fit and finish is simply terrible, I'm not sure if it was this bad when Heller released it <br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSxbFGwkJ4BD9YnTnJAtYbZwlE5Y8yQF56Zsi7xJcxhXWMpWS0_5JrQoM3LskR8DjIuOEtXLEuF4Am-eLHp6gmHM7Hq2vuCNGkqkLQVHd5ai5ZzysYGbTX44AiT6e1uPAoZwB1E9NBWmRnFM8suU4hUnXAqhfbTC5ptlTaL_99KTGjZm96JM0z3ox_4-V/s2389/20231102_175158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2389" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSxbFGwkJ4BD9YnTnJAtYbZwlE5Y8yQF56Zsi7xJcxhXWMpWS0_5JrQoM3LskR8DjIuOEtXLEuF4Am-eLHp6gmHM7Hq2vuCNGkqkLQVHd5ai5ZzysYGbTX44AiT6e1uPAoZwB1E9NBWmRnFM8suU4hUnXAqhfbTC5ptlTaL_99KTGjZm96JM0z3ox_4-V/s320/20231102_175158.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>compared to the other aircraft in this group it is tiny <br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinx_MnZ7ibwxKs0bgp5b59T1gJpPIvnw7DsuOKs7iqAmIhvN5CImi50jPNDV_YO8TwIiVoBirKFk2jBdByWILtK7E2qlSstKoyBIE25lMIE99TLIm65EUS5uGsZ3x6Zw7IJ_QVk5EI_gClXchKxSwZrnRfc6uPSk8ctIUUxpeN3rtT55exb0AK5ArALulr/s2424/20231102_175144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="2424" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinx_MnZ7ibwxKs0bgp5b59T1gJpPIvnw7DsuOKs7iqAmIhvN5CImi50jPNDV_YO8TwIiVoBirKFk2jBdByWILtK7E2qlSstKoyBIE25lMIE99TLIm65EUS5uGsZ3x6Zw7IJ_QVk5EI_gClXchKxSwZrnRfc6uPSk8ctIUUxpeN3rtT55exb0AK5ArALulr/s320/20231102_175144.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the French didn't use it in combat in 1940, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>only the Poles were brave enough to take this into combat </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>even the fighter-hungry Finns refused to fly it<br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisM1ueUnnE4U0dA-uSolW6XHmb-J6fRhf_shoYa_FxEceLz4jCrrHIMYcyt1FshZNMUsexPEn3272yurlm9Uwrkiqqp2c-GSHucVdh_m_FjGZdCDhrDYwvzVg30eDxTrDwPaE7BzeE9zN6WZCcm7Cg0wvR-e1_uDVTweLWCTRIngfG1TVGbyeAz4DSi6Yx/s2123/20231102_175137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="2123" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisM1ueUnnE4U0dA-uSolW6XHmb-J6fRhf_shoYa_FxEceLz4jCrrHIMYcyt1FshZNMUsexPEn3272yurlm9Uwrkiqqp2c-GSHucVdh_m_FjGZdCDhrDYwvzVg30eDxTrDwPaE7BzeE9zN6WZCcm7Cg0wvR-e1_uDVTweLWCTRIngfG1TVGbyeAz4DSi6Yx/s320/20231102_175137.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>it did have very sleek lines </i><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCqCg551QPwuDVoL_jHRar71x_BWUGcjtg3RbX7R19UPvhVgRJk2EyWqVf7WOUBOA5D2w5aFiNYXnzAvCZtfXRPfUiwznmo4Nmh6PnSTHiJ2Wh0JUEaiPMzCsLQvSavq8OAS1BM6ttWD3jeYtUQYs49ISB6pgx0MWtypIBqtXY7XTDigzB0YvwsltWOD1/s2320/20231102_175217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2123" data-original-width="2320" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCqCg551QPwuDVoL_jHRar71x_BWUGcjtg3RbX7R19UPvhVgRJk2EyWqVf7WOUBOA5D2w5aFiNYXnzAvCZtfXRPfUiwznmo4Nmh6PnSTHiJ2Wh0JUEaiPMzCsLQvSavq8OAS1BM6ttWD3jeYtUQYs49ISB6pgx0MWtypIBqtXY7XTDigzB0YvwsltWOD1/s320/20231102_175217.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>in many ways it resembles the Heinkel HE-100 <br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o2lhOHFkSPlNLbEsEAGekIaIQB5Je8S5nInPql8A-feWWZ0J1kW4gDQcAD2Ka2t_doEC7Necyw_rzYJ2TfDuhOBZFOYbVL5tJgu2SC9i6pzWxwxzH9CWVRRKBXEr7aGtTQZHjEFL5SpGrEhqOCHnyhx2MlwYThrfCSwxgwLTBdZvw_zzKdaHaA0XlzWZ/s2545/20231102_175224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2362" data-original-width="2545" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o2lhOHFkSPlNLbEsEAGekIaIQB5Je8S5nInPql8A-feWWZ0J1kW4gDQcAD2Ka2t_doEC7Necyw_rzYJ2TfDuhOBZFOYbVL5tJgu2SC9i6pzWxwxzH9CWVRRKBXEr7aGtTQZHjEFL5SpGrEhqOCHnyhx2MlwYThrfCSwxgwLTBdZvw_zzKdaHaA0XlzWZ/s320/20231102_175224.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Dewoitine D-520 </b>was the logical outgrowth of the D-500 series. It did away with the fixed landing gear and open cockpit so loved by traditionalists and substituted much greater power and speed (much loved by the fighter pilots who were going to be asked to use these in combat!). It was a near match for the early Messerschmitt BF-109 series.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewoitine_D.520"> As you may suspect, there is a Wikipedia article on this aircraft as well.</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL21Djn2ICYG2HUeNYD-rg3heV3h67Y-Suz5KCihhvcCg2vJUsNRe1NhzjvgCuvzqpRWwvHDzq88BIsZj32cIKX1_KWXl5nzR23MBX9RDj1DGU8r7YPHHKdoRK9vShb5K3EPXys5bhNbIXqsr541hp1FNUO6-llnwr0oSxKyG93hkEOXrRribl7ysLPiuy/s2381/20231102_175040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="2381" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL21Djn2ICYG2HUeNYD-rg3heV3h67Y-Suz5KCihhvcCg2vJUsNRe1NhzjvgCuvzqpRWwvHDzq88BIsZj32cIKX1_KWXl5nzR23MBX9RDj1DGU8r7YPHHKdoRK9vShb5K3EPXys5bhNbIXqsr541hp1FNUO6-llnwr0oSxKyG93hkEOXrRribl7ysLPiuy/s320/20231102_175040.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>this is a HobbyBoss kit,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> I got it because it was cheap and was advertised as simple to assemble <br /></i></div><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFd3C7Nd2mcbqPlN32i_40QHE2SJGr5PAs1ZbZbwElc5Rr5EScnWYUmmZrTiFpwAg5EEwJN_gz2PYuIWN6CeeaTZKtOBJTb0TDA-mf4zqoL4pVhbD_cEEpMG92U_HvztVpI667IDq1OZc3-2LuGwTMdDPGDoKek10GVKi4L4sYLUnVcTHn7rv3feXNZN6I/s2537/20231102_175101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="2537" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFd3C7Nd2mcbqPlN32i_40QHE2SJGr5PAs1ZbZbwElc5Rr5EScnWYUmmZrTiFpwAg5EEwJN_gz2PYuIWN6CeeaTZKtOBJTb0TDA-mf4zqoL4pVhbD_cEEpMG92U_HvztVpI667IDq1OZc3-2LuGwTMdDPGDoKek10GVKi4L4sYLUnVcTHn7rv3feXNZN6I/s320/20231102_175101.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>well, it was cheap </i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8Fqqt0UNfJWtC-gAGg1RZ-0B2-WsnzhUnZADzPcby4EXIvIJuY3jgSEZEHY3d_mVEzeUdDpXo1gQCWQUAQP-iDL2BIZcWb6_OTwdxt88s_nftA13Fg0KoN9QEwP9gMH3KuQniYOGs86kwnv5T6IsVMRm58CWJf84bRIvpOuQjxR1XK1AC66H854X9NFl/s2526/20231102_175116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="2526" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8Fqqt0UNfJWtC-gAGg1RZ-0B2-WsnzhUnZADzPcby4EXIvIJuY3jgSEZEHY3d_mVEzeUdDpXo1gQCWQUAQP-iDL2BIZcWb6_OTwdxt88s_nftA13Fg0KoN9QEwP9gMH3KuQniYOGs86kwnv5T6IsVMRm58CWJf84bRIvpOuQjxR1XK1AC66H854X9NFl/s320/20231102_175116.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the fuselage and wings are cast as two hefty chunks that "only" require being snapped together <br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAQP37N6QryGZh5F8H_YH3dTHsw-HpNwGaFnRQVMa5kqzedXeyLu0CMeMwgKc-JXvv1Me0BMikQ66XQf-7u3nj51g2Hs8oUBZVJoB-7KbJG2q5iY5UaqUA0NdAg2lvV6UAsIfLtqNJDD8gCxuqINvYZp7bpHbxRLjeLSOSSRz8F_Jbqjd_YcjAqv-RgRG/s2835/20231102_175121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="2835" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAQP37N6QryGZh5F8H_YH3dTHsw-HpNwGaFnRQVMa5kqzedXeyLu0CMeMwgKc-JXvv1Me0BMikQ66XQf-7u3nj51g2Hs8oUBZVJoB-7KbJG2q5iY5UaqUA0NdAg2lvV6UAsIfLtqNJDD8gCxuqINvYZp7bpHbxRLjeLSOSSRz8F_Jbqjd_YcjAqv-RgRG/s320/20231102_175121.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>unfortunately they are dimensionally incompatible and require being hammered together<br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb93P1UcTX936T0KSA3TNnW7GUwtuAnEwgrKPD4pkdrC22p8KYxrxkWxTrEHZysp7eC3bPoikqQo-IacSVuvp_kmZwTYMeKbqqyyXj3qF_Z7G5KIyDtVQqjNmVfRnWccpDMe6El3uQGsA4IPoe9WpAVuORTDZc9nd3Dpun_PSYo2ZwDR6aNo7wGIGWzDU/s1940/20231102_175006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="1940" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb93P1UcTX936T0KSA3TNnW7GUwtuAnEwgrKPD4pkdrC22p8KYxrxkWxTrEHZysp7eC3bPoikqQo-IacSVuvp_kmZwTYMeKbqqyyXj3qF_Z7G5KIyDtVQqjNmVfRnWccpDMe6El3uQGsA4IPoe9WpAVuORTDZc9nd3Dpun_PSYo2ZwDR6aNo7wGIGWzDU/s320/20231102_175006.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>it does capture the outline of the aircraft rather well </i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfmsdQrA2e7zC1eMX3sNZ7D9VC4Anm15rS_2WnSYrH6YFx36PSHGTOud1ydrfyGURQ__TtDz7jG685BFNucIW_u93lBa7dQgWRVFe77C0dbfNJGE7UBfxPzBZAsb3GsPPgg1CN7-An29ZyQ9_KOc1NSxKGDpI-sTRN6Ix5d0PjvPlO1uPQFApsBc6yY-_/s1866/20231102_175014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1866" data-original-width="1866" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfmsdQrA2e7zC1eMX3sNZ7D9VC4Anm15rS_2WnSYrH6YFx36PSHGTOud1ydrfyGURQ__TtDz7jG685BFNucIW_u93lBa7dQgWRVFe77C0dbfNJGE7UBfxPzBZAsb3GsPPgg1CN7-An29ZyQ9_KOc1NSxKGDpI-sTRN6Ix5d0PjvPlO1uPQFApsBc6yY-_/s320/20231102_175014.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I had to make wheel-well covers from card</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> as the parts provided only allow for the landing gear to be attached in the extended position <br /></i></div><p></p><p> I would love to pretend that this completes my French section but I seem to have lost control on the "Acquisitions" end of this project and have another nineteen models to go before the Armée de l'Air is complete!</p><p> * As opposed to the <b>Mountain of Shame</b> (which consists of metal minis that I haven't gotten to) the <b>Heap of Embarassment</b> is the home of my unbuilt plastic toys.<br /></p>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-46697786243795513122023-10-27T11:23:00.001-04:002024-02-04T21:23:01.060-05:00Last Plane Out<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhKTfciih22A5acTw7hM7ihxKXzsuv3VAldcCKJyTNTuQDCpL1_4gmUMsPjKbz4ZdBKx59umnA3fg8jtUQ54a9sezwkE7wRNumuY0NwTFWu6RB3-Yvi8tS9O8yxzwMlYf3Lz1nQ3Sq9YPYkHJSQKrtiDeHLFB59HD2VuJRH5o7NlWoU1ZnUGNfJSZgLRx/s4000/20231024_225013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhKTfciih22A5acTw7hM7ihxKXzsuv3VAldcCKJyTNTuQDCpL1_4gmUMsPjKbz4ZdBKx59umnA3fg8jtUQ54a9sezwkE7wRNumuY0NwTFWu6RB3-Yvi8tS9O8yxzwMlYf3Lz1nQ3Sq9YPYkHJSQKrtiDeHLFB59HD2VuJRH5o7NlWoU1ZnUGNfJSZgLRx/w400-h300/20231024_225013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p> In my continuing effort to clear at least a small portion of my backlog of unfinished projects I got this little bird done and off the workbench.<a href="https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2020/12/plane-crazy.html#more"> Rich Uncle Pat had dropped it off ages ago</a> along with some other models to use as eye-candy in his continuing series of African Cold War games. I got the other two done pretty quickly but this model is a terrible eastern-European kit and it was so horrid that I almost trashed it. My inherent cheapness and stubbornness made me push through and see what I could make of it. It still reeks as a model but it will do as a prop in a wargaming setting. Bonus points to anyone that can recognize where the decals came from.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCqNQ71zVwYSp13roRQOBLN1nDfqWGPa-yHGtyCaVMeIsHPHo4qA7iqfhv-XEBX4ggKFX9sAuYNDKkU1F1uIr1thSnDDduAPSUBJQsKuYo1wanouiT8FyrQbGhJ0INXE8X2Z3ftNeM7MeMKaAxGwforvklBMCwYobt0UPM_D2TNub7ieSW4DsnlCmHfwA/s4000/20231024_225019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCqNQ71zVwYSp13roRQOBLN1nDfqWGPa-yHGtyCaVMeIsHPHo4qA7iqfhv-XEBX4ggKFX9sAuYNDKkU1F1uIr1thSnDDduAPSUBJQsKuYo1wanouiT8FyrQbGhJ0INXE8X2Z3ftNeM7MeMKaAxGwforvklBMCwYobt0UPM_D2TNub7ieSW4DsnlCmHfwA/w400-h300/20231024_225019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Anton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.com6