tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42461940638278589772024-03-16T07:06:36.523+00:00Shed WarsA World of Wargaming at the end of my garden...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger744125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-13427395464750642222024-03-05T07:00:00.001+00:002024-03-05T07:00:11.247+00:0028mm Macedonian Army - part 1<p> Good Morning All</p><p>Following on from my rather large 28mm Ancient Greek Army (see <a href="https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2024/02/28mm-greek-army-part-6-all-complete.html">Here</a> ), it was time to turn my attention to the next phase of this project - the Macedonians/Successor forces.</p><p>Over the last 6 months I have bought six boxes of the Warlord Hames Successor starter boxes off ebay for around £60 a pop. These give you 100 Phalangites (pikes), eight horse and one war elephant. Personally I hate the Warlord metal horse and these have all been sold off and the funds used to purchase 4 packs of Victrix Greek Heavy Cavalry. These have all now been assembled and primedas Alexanders's Companion Cavalry. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/iw6D2QG.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/iw6D2QG.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Half the pike are now primed and ready for painting - that's 300 little chaps.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/8uuv9SD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/8uuv9SD.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Three of the elephants have also hit the painting table....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/wrAhGRA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/wrAhGRA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>and the first 300 Phalangites are now finished (these were done earlier in 2023 but I dont think I ever showed them off). Each unit is 32 figures strong and by the time this project is finished I should have 18 units ready for action.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/xdBe3hN.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="800" height="313" src="https://i.imgur.com/xdBe3hN.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/UPSFa2P.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/UPSFa2P.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The basing still needs to be done but like my Greek forces these will be done ar the end</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/saws6bD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/saws6bD.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Hopefully more updates soon....</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-42604075810350414752024-02-20T17:53:00.002+00:002024-02-20T17:53:44.258+00:0028mm Greek Army - Part 6 - All Complete<p>Well its been a long time coming but I can now finally reveal the full Ancient Greek Army in glorious 28mm. This has been very much a labour of love and I think the effort has all been worthwhile.</p><p>For the previous post head <a href="https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2024/02/28mm-ancient-greek-army-part-5.html">HERE</a></p><p>I do have one admission though - I thought I had painted up 32 units of Hoplites. It transpires that there are only 31. Which means there are only 992 rank and file Hoplites not the 1000 claimed. However there are at least 8 on the command stand bases so its not too wrong - STOP PRESS....I found the other unit in another box - it just didnt make the photo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/m58TerY.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="800" height="124" src="https://i.imgur.com/m58TerY.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The frontage of the force presented is about 6ft - ranked in 6 ranks so I can easily accommodate this on the table.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/LnT1iu7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/LnT1iu7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There are 8 units of Spartans present - 256 in total - I will of course have to up this to 300 !!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/IHph7ld.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="800" height="218" src="https://i.imgur.com/IHph7ld.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/2Zenqw1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="800" height="228" src="https://i.imgur.com/2Zenqw1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>By my reckoning there are 1300 figures on the table....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/v5dU8Oa.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="800" height="262" src="https://i.imgur.com/v5dU8Oa.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/JLZ9HyI.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="800" height="284" src="https://i.imgur.com/JLZ9HyI.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Most of the shields have come from the transfer sets in the Warlord games boxes however I have used some from other sources including old GW space marine transfers. I keep a big box of transfers for just such an occasion.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/uj4O0vj.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/uj4O0vj.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/4SZqD43.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/4SZqD43.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/L9pX33p.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="800" height="317" src="https://i.imgur.com/L9pX33p.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/P3WCWV9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="747" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/P3WCWV9.jpeg" width="598" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/uHJfM4M.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/uHJfM4M.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/UazhwrV.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="800" height="322" src="https://i.imgur.com/UazhwrV.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ryQNq0e.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="800" height="324" src="https://i.imgur.com/ryQNq0e.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And there we have it - the Greek Army is ready to fight. At the moment it will be used in some small scale engagements from the Peloponesian Wars....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/fNaDtWo.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://i.imgur.com/fNaDtWo.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So what next - of course it has to be the Persians and the Macedonians. Several of my Greeks will be used as mercenaries on the other side....<div><br /></div><div>Until next time<br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-42730917817589890732024-02-18T07:36:00.004+00:002024-02-20T21:03:26.287+00:0028mm Ancient Greek Army - part 5 - Skirmishers and light troops<p> </p><p>Morning All</p><p>Following on from the cavalry I can now deliver the Greek light troops and the skirmish units (peltasts and bows). These are all Victrix plastic and metal Warlord figures. There are a few Foundry cretan bows mixed in.</p><p>If unaware Victrix sell reinforcement packs of bows and slingers.</p><p>For previous post in this series head <a href="https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2024/02/28mm-ancient-greek-army-part-4-cavalry.html">HERE</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/9eJLfMf.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="800" height="193" src="https://i.imgur.com/9eJLfMf.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have yet to decide on the numbers in each unit but at the moment I can field - 34 bases of bows, 34 bases of slingers and 25 bases of light troops. The Bows and slingers are mounted two to a base whereas the light foot are three to a base. This helps to differentiate them from the heavy infantry.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/iWaJkyd.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="800" height="222" src="https://i.imgur.com/iWaJkyd.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The bows and slingers have all been given mixed colour tunics (browns, whites, blues and sandy colours)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ZxrKfoT.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="800" height="485" src="https://i.imgur.com/ZxrKfoT.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The light troops however are all dressed in white with plain black shields.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ExwiJOC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="800" height="297" src="https://i.imgur.com/ExwiJOC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In total there are about 200 figures here which represents a ratio of about 1:5 when compared to the 1000 hoplites. Not sure if this is right yet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/q9Vao8h.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="800" height="249" src="https://i.imgur.com/q9Vao8h.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/euHQynq.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="800" height="402" src="https://i.imgur.com/euHQynq.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p>Up next the full army takes to the parade ground....which you can now see <a href="https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2024/02/28mm-greek-army-part-6-all-complete.html">HERE</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-77035733519330402202024-02-14T11:24:00.001+00:002024-02-14T11:24:17.865+00:00Battle of Lewes - A 28mm Wargame<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Good Morning All</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the things we are particularly proud of in the Shed was our epic attempt to refight all the battles of the Wars of the Roses in chronological order (which we were successful). We have also fought all the major actions of 1066 (Hastings, Fulford Gate and Stamford Bridge) plus a large number of the battles in the English Civil War. This year I wanted to host a pair of games that featured in the second Barons War - namely the battles of Lewes and Evesham.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This post deals with the first of these battles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Before I start with the background etc I wanted to offer my thanks to the 'Unlucky General' a fellow blogger whom without his help I would have not been able to bring this game to the table so quickly. Putting together orders of battle for any game is an onerous task and I am always mindful that what is written in history books doesn't always convey well to the tabletop.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once I determined that we were going to refight Lewes I searched the internet for other likeminded wargamers who might well have played out this action. The Unlucky General has a blog dedicated to this battle and I was fortunate to discover he had already completed army lists for both protagonists using our favoured Hail Caesar Rules. Not only had he produced these lists in wonderful pdfs he had also taken the trouble to give units special traits that were in keeping with the battle on the day. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">His hard work delivered an excellent game that culminated in a a nail biting conclusion that had echoes of the Shed infamous refight of Towton.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Unlucky General's blog can be found <a href="https://battleoflewes.blogspot.com/">HERE</a> </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/kBLHo8N.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/kBLHo8N.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lewes Castle, the town and the priory</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/dg4qulc.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="800" height="422" src="https://i.imgur.com/dg4qulc.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking from the town to Offham Hill, the Barons forces in the distance</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/XIXMGsu.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/XIXMGsu.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hopefully you can see the distant hill is elavated...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Background</span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Battle of Lewes was one of two pitched battles in the second Barons War and was fought at Lewes (Sussex) on May 14th 1264. The batlle was fought between King Henry III of England and the Baron rebel leader, Simon de Montfort, the Earl of Leicester.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In essence several of the Barons of England were upset with King Henry's governance of England, notably his expenditure on wasteful wars and his favouritism on giving leading positions of power to foreign Lords. The Barons had been successful in bringing the King to the negotiating table and getting him to sign the Provisions of Oxford, a charter giving more power to the Lords. However once leaving Oxford Henry refused to accept the terms and even had the treaty annulled by the Pope.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This action incensed the Barons and lead by the dynamic Simon de Montfort raised forces against the crown. Throughout the spring of 1264 the two forces marched across the country raising troops before they finally met at Lewes.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The King based at the town of Lewes was roused from his morning slumber to discover that the Rebel army (albeit lesser in number) had massed of Offham hill outside the town.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Kings Army rapidly marched out of Lewes to face the threat. Apparently Simon de Montford felt it unchivalric to attack whilst the enemy slept or deployed. Without waiting for his Father's forces to deploy Edward Longshanks, the Kings heir and one day to be Edward I charged the Royalist cavalry up the hill and smashed into Simon's left wing. With no quarter given the heavily armoured horse rode down the London militia and put them to rout. The cavalry pursued their hapless victims for the next three hours and for a distance of over 4 miles. They were to play little or no further part in the battle.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With the bulk of his horse chasing peasants over the Sussex downs the King was still left with a more infantry numerical force and gave the call to advance. As his men wearily climbed Offham hill Simon gave the order to attack. After a brutal melee the downward slope had given Simon the advantage and soon the Kings forces were being pushed back into the confines of Lewes. The King was quickly captured by the Rebels barons whilst their men eager for loot poured into the town. The Royalists were pushed back over the bridge, many of whom fell to their deaths in the high water.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">By the time Longshanks had returned to the field he had found his Father and Uncle captives of de Montford. With no choice but to heed his Fathers safety and the crown of England Edward turned himself over to the Baronial command.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Battle of Lewes was fought with a surprising victory for the Rebels....</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For more info on the background of this period and the battles I can recommend the Osprey book...</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/blM1zpQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://i.imgur.com/blM1zpQ.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Its a good read...</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The Shed Re-enactment</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Typically I would publish the orders of battle but given these are not my work nor do I have permission to do so I would urge you to visit the Unlucky General's blog as listed above for these. I will however post a synopsis of the troops available.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Rebel Forces</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These were formed into four wards (left, Centre, right, and reserve). Simon de Montford commanded the Reserve Ward. Each ward typically fielded 2 Infantry units, a smaller cavalry unit and a skirmish unit of bows/xbows.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/wRItCUP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="800" height="355" src="https://i.imgur.com/wRItCUP.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rebel Forces drawn up on the hill</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/B5dOi2l.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="800" height="363" src="https://i.imgur.com/B5dOi2l.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rebel right wing looking down into Lewes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/gjhpzc5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="800" height="316" src="https://i.imgur.com/gjhpzc5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Royalist Forces</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These were formed into three wards. The Left ward commanded by Longshanks held three units of mounted Knight and Squires. the Centre had three Infantry units (including a scots unit lead by a certain Bruce), skirmish troops a small cavalry force. Finally the King was on the Left with three Infantry units, his personal guard of knights plus the royal archers and crossbows.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Lomz98t.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/Lomz98t.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Kings Left wing march onto the field</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As mentioned above each of these units had certain stats to create the flavour of the period. Of particular note was the ward lead by Longshanks. These mounted troops were impetuous and had to charge each turn if they could. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/AB3EIhZ.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="800" height="415" src="https://i.imgur.com/AB3EIhZ.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Hospitallers pressed into service as Longshanks Cavalry</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The Figures</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All the figures are 28mm and I have utilised my Crusaders for the bulk of the troops. Where I ran out of infantry I pressed into service some Normans and Saxons.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/XDM3xv8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/XDM3xv8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birds Eye view of deployment</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The Rules</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We used Hail Caesar 2 rules for the game. Excluding set up we fought this to its conclusion in three hours. Tony and I would lead De Montford's rebels whilst Mark and Vince would command the Royalists. Given the relatively small number of units on the field I would recommend that this is no more than a four player game.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The Table</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The table was configured like a squat T shape with Lewes, its castle and the priory sited on the lower part of the T. The slopes of the Offham hill were built up using form boards and dominated the main playing area. Terrain on the field was for aesthetic purposes only</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Objectives</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We agreed that if we ran out of time (ie three hours) we would objectively decide a winner...</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">- otherwise the Barons would win if they captured the King, the King could only win if he routed the Rebel forces. A marginal victory could be claimed if the Kings forces killed Simon but failed to destroy their army.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Let Battle Commence !!</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/pzQ2vyk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="800" height="290" src="https://i.imgur.com/pzQ2vyk.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lead by Longshanks the Royalist Cavalry first to deploy on the field</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/GEmNfgb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/GEmNfgb.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As expected Longshanks Cavalry leapt forward up the hill not quite reaching the massed ranks of the London militia, meanwhile the remainder of the Kings forces slowly marched forward onto the battlefield confronting the hill in front of them.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/FuO6f5U.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="800" height="382" src="https://i.imgur.com/FuO6f5U.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Charge begins</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> As Longshanks raced forward the Baron left wing commander charged his smaller unit of knights forward to stem the Kings son's advance. It was to no avail as the Kings horse trounced their opponents and routed from the field.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/YzFWJBr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="800" height="353" src="https://i.imgur.com/YzFWJBr.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Longshanks drew up to take breath and charged the waiting infantry. Their Long spears confusing the horse as they raced in. A brutal fight with the Infantry just holding their ground. The horse retired only to charge again when their ranks were organised.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/M1z14lg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="800" height="324" src="https://i.imgur.com/M1z14lg.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A second units of the Kings horse peeled off to try and advance on the Barons centre companies. Simon raced his personal guard into the gap to hold the line. Both units shattered but not defeated.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/pMYYVMN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="800" height="381" src="https://i.imgur.com/pMYYVMN.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">By now the Barons left wing were marching down the hill to confront the King. The centre now bolstered by Simon's reserve.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/BkuWTQm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="800" height="314" src="https://i.imgur.com/BkuWTQm.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Across the Kings line his troops were slowly making their way up the hill, Longshanks horse still hadn't broken the Londoners</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/h2JY3X1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="800" height="279" src="https://i.imgur.com/h2JY3X1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Battle lines werte forming and it was evident how outnumbered the Barons forces were.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/seh3bwb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="800" height="328" src="https://i.imgur.com/seh3bwb.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Again Longshanks charged and again the spears held.....this was not in the script. It was supposed that Longshanks would pursue the spears off the table and disappear for few turns. Instead they were giving him a bloody nose !!</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/5aZwDha.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="800" height="413" src="https://i.imgur.com/5aZwDha.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As we approached the two hour mark the Kings forces were ready to push forward across the front...</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/q3SD709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://i.imgur.com/q3SD709.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They charged forward....</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ti5XquF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/ti5XquF.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Kings personal guartd crashed into the Rebels right wing...severely mauling the opposing infantry. Tony was having a nightmare with the dice, failing to hit and failing to save.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/luwcz28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/luwcz28.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As the Rebel right wing was in serious danger of collapsing - the centre maul began. Again the numbers favouted the Kings force. Simon de Montford felt that it might all be over</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/kDkPexR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="800" height="398" src="https://i.imgur.com/kDkPexR.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The centre scrum started badly for the Rebels, outnumbered they fought bravely taking advantage of the downhill slope and slowly they started to beat back the attackers....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In the distance Longshanks Cavalry completed their task of defeating the spears only to wipe themselves out in the process. Edward Longshanks almost dying in the combat but he will live to tell the tale... </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/9xBtx9H.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="800" height="338" src="https://i.imgur.com/9xBtx9H.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As the melee unfolded the hits racked up with the pendulum now starting to swing the Rebels way....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://i.imgur.com/0Pi385E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/0Pi385E.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/XK4NBSL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="800" height="383" src="https://i.imgur.com/XK4NBSL.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But the battle over on the Rebel right wing was not a happy place for the Baronial cause....The Kings forces marched forward smashing into the remains of Simon's brother ward....</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Jt47Yy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="800" height="298" src="https://i.imgur.com/Jt47Yy2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Royalist centre was collapsing, first the Scots and second a large unit of heavy infantry....</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/EPa2y8K.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="800" height="357" src="https://i.imgur.com/EPa2y8K.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">With the chance to destroy the second of de Montford's wings and take the battle the Royal Household guard accompanied by the King surged forward (far distance picture below). A second Baronial infantry collapsed....was it all over?</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/LevsZxA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="800" height="522" src="https://i.imgur.com/LevsZxA.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Earlier in the battle Simons own personal bodyguard had been shaken but not defeated. throughout the battle he had been steadily rallying his guard. Now was the time...joining his mounted troops they crashed into the Kings guard. Simons brother managed to rally a second horse unit to offer support, and with the guile of a rebel the centre ward commander (de Vere Earl of Oxford) - using a follow me order raced a body of troops behind the Kings force cutting off any escape.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Y2EkTUP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/Y2EkTUP.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Qjhw7IF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/Qjhw7IF.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It was all down to the throw of a last few dice...both Simon de Montford and the King in the thick of the action.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The result...The Rebels won by a single hit, the break test delivering the coup de grace. The Kings force obliged to retire but with no where to go they had to capitulate. But what of the commanders, The King was captured (ie a slain result) but of de Montford - sadly he fell whilst leading his men to victory !!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It should be added that the Kings army was a spent force, whereas much of the Rebel Centre still held the field.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Conclusion</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A cracking game. Thanks to Tony, Mark and Vince for the spirit in which it was played, and thank you to the Unlucky General for his army lists.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Next week - well we are refighting this again !!</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-90507027431045947972024-02-13T06:31:00.002+00:002024-02-18T07:37:55.068+00:0028mm Ancient Greek Army - part 4 - the Cavalry<p>Hi Folks</p><p>Following on from the command stands I can now present my Greek light cavalry. These are all Victrix figures and aside from the extremely fragile javelins they are jolly nice figures to.</p><p>For the previous post in this series head <a href="https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2024/02/ancient-greek-army-part-3-commanders.html">HERE</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased 4 packs of these chaps and with a spare sprue sourced from ebay this gave me 52 horse to play with. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/apIDC4e.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="800" height="402" src="https://i.imgur.com/apIDC4e.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the end I I have put together six units of eight horse and three cavalry commanders. The regular units are all based on 50x50 bases sourced from warbases.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/v3wADfw.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="800" height="362" src="https://i.imgur.com/v3wADfw.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Two of the units are fielded with shields, at a push they can double up as medium cavalry.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/TiwDfbv.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="800" height="365" src="https://i.imgur.com/TiwDfbv.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The cavalry commanders have also been given shields. The transfers were plundered from the Warlord Hoplite sets</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/VVPL0LF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="800" height="566" src="https://i.imgur.com/VVPL0LF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The other four units are all regular light horse (no shields). Two units are designated as Thessalian horse with their sombrero style headwear. Personally I hate this attire.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ySf96bg.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="800" height="403" src="https://i.imgur.com/ySf96bg.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/UcrMfnS.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="800" height="246" src="https://i.imgur.com/UcrMfnS.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The rearmost units are also light horse but are differentiated with their white tunics and brass helms.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/sZyQroF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/sZyQroF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Up next the light infantry and skirmishers....which can now be found <a href="https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2024/02/28mm-ancient-greek-army-part-5.html">HERE</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-32012774850894993492024-02-11T08:30:00.006+00:002024-02-13T06:32:27.275+00:0028mm Ancient Greek Army part 3 - The Commanders<p> Good Morning</p><p>A few months back I shared some pictures of my growing Greek Army in 28mm...at last count I could field 32 units each with 32 figures over 1000 figures. At that point the project stalled. I still had to finish the basing on over 250 stands plus all the additional units needed assembling, painting etc.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/7GBvEdj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="800" height="255" src="https://i.imgur.com/7GBvEdj.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>More pictures of the Hoplites can be seen <a href="https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2023/11/my-big-fat-greek-army.html">HERE</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Over the last six weeks I have hit a purple batch of painting and the army is slowly coming towards a successful completion.</p><p>Up first are the Commanders - these are all based on round bases to differentiate them from the rank and file. The figures are predominantly plastic but I have utilised the metal command stands supplied in the Warlord Games Hoplite boxes. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/A15n0Vo.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="800" height="245" src="https://i.imgur.com/A15n0Vo.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>To date I have completed 9 command stands - 7 large and two small</p><p>As opposed to random shields I have opted on a singular colour scheme for each command stand with the same design on each Hoplon.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/8EJ2Y4c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="800" height="482" src="https://i.imgur.com/8EJ2Y4c.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small Spartan Command Stand</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/d6fFIrx.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="800" height="487" src="https://i.imgur.com/d6fFIrx.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Athenians</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/SJcREgy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="800" height="410" src="https://i.imgur.com/SJcREgy.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/7e4n8MA.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://i.imgur.com/7e4n8MA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larger Spartan Stand</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/pghS2BK.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="800" height="442" src="https://i.imgur.com/pghS2BK.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side view of above</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>The bases are my standard sand, grit, pva and emulsion base, then drybrushed yellow ochre followed by cream. On top of that I have added static grass (2mm spring mix) and some flowery tufts.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/WmHw1P3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="800" height="454" src="https://i.imgur.com/WmHw1P3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/nOs2pwf.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="800" height="470" src="https://i.imgur.com/nOs2pwf.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/UwVpMix.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="800" height="454" src="https://i.imgur.com/UwVpMix.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/DMe0Hp5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="800" height="516" src="https://i.imgur.com/DMe0Hp5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/s5cgb7S.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="800" height="542" src="https://i.imgur.com/s5cgb7S.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Athenian General</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Up next the Greek Light Cavalry....which can now be seen <a href="https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2024/02/28mm-ancient-greek-army-part-4-cavalry.html">HERE</a></p><p>More Soon</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-24961153562066972302024-02-07T20:04:00.005+00:002024-02-08T06:35:34.017+00:00Battle of Mons Graupius - A 28mm Ancient Roman Wargame<p> Afternoon All</p><p>A few years back myself and a good friend put together a project focussing on the Roman Invasion of Britannia in glorious 28mm. Between us we managed to put together two Legions alongside hundreds of auxiliaries (archers, cavalry and infantry). Facing this mighty force were over 2000 Ancient Britons and Celts. Sadly these chaps frequent the table on a rare occasion so we felt this ought to change and over the last couple of Monday nights we have tried to recreate the Roman Invasion of Caledonia (Scotlands) and the lesser known battle of Mons Graupius. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/NJ8BrbY.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="384" src="https://i.imgur.com/NJ8BrbY.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17ft table looking across the slopes of Mons Graupius</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ltw2xro.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="800" height="432" src="https://i.imgur.com/ltw2xro.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Roman Army</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/NIbMXAP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/NIbMXAP.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roman Cavalry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>This post talks about out attempts to bring this game to the table, the orders of battle and stats for the units involved plus our two games. Suffice to say that the honours were even with each protagonists winning one engagement.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/mGi2l5G.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://i.imgur.com/mGi2l5G.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The forces edge forward</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><b>Background</b></p><p>What we know about this battle comes from the Roman writer Tacitus. We know it was fought in Scotland (most likely the North East coastal plain) in either 83AD or 84AD. Having successfully conquered Wales and Northern Britain the Roman Governor Julius Agricola marched north into Scotland to complete the invasion of Britannia. Facing him were the warring tribes of the highlands loosely allied to face this Roman threat. The Caledonii as known were lead by King Calgacus.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/3lDgP97.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="800" height="355" src="https://i.imgur.com/3lDgP97.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before engagement...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/HbTCZGJ.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="800" height="340" src="https://i.imgur.com/HbTCZGJ.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charge !!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For some weeks Calgacus refused to give the Romans the pitched battle they craved, his strategy was to harass and generally avoid meeting the strong invader head on in the belief that they might just go away. However when the Romans were beginning to force the point and began to threaten the natives winter grain supplies his hand was forced.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/6U2Ampg.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="800" height="294" src="https://i.imgur.com/6U2Ampg.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/BwhfdMC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="800" height="263" src="https://i.imgur.com/BwhfdMC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fierce fighting across the front</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>The two sides were soon drawn into combat . Arrayed across the slopes of Mons Graupius the locals held the advantageous terrain. The two sides were evenly matched in numbers with each side reported to field 30,000 men (if true this could well be the largest ever battle fought on British soil)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/A8dstze.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="800" height="356" src="https://i.imgur.com/A8dstze.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skirmishing on the slopes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/eucxOt2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="800" height="286" src="https://i.imgur.com/eucxOt2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Generals debate their orders</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Romans deployed with their auxiliaries (mostly likely German/Batavian units) to the front, flanked by their armoured cavalry. The Legion was drawn up as a tactical reserve. Rumour has it that Agricola was keen not to sill Roman blood on these worthless natives.</p><p>As the Romans advanced the Britons charged forward en masse. The result was a massacre, according to Tacitus a third of the Caledoni were killed with the remaining routed, all for the cost of only 360 auxiliary soldiers. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/2V9j0uU.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="800" height="277" src="https://i.imgur.com/2V9j0uU.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/7uuNIYe.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="800" height="374" src="https://i.imgur.com/7uuNIYe.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Despite winning the day The Romans never fully conquered the highlands as there attempts were hindered by political issues of the day and the need to draw troops from Briton to other parts of the empire.</p><p>One final point according to Tacitus the Caledoni Calgucus addressed the tribes on the eve of battle with the following words.....which sounds very similar to the words used by Mel Gibson in Braveheart</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #074f71; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #074f71; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">“<i>You have mustered to a man, and to a man you
are free</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/3wNj07p.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="800" height="371" src="https://i.imgur.com/3wNj07p.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/KJ9TEUg.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="800" height="274" src="https://i.imgur.com/KJ9TEUg.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celtic Light horse chase down the Romans</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p>In both games we used the Hail Caesar ruleset and the stats for most of the units were drawn from the Britannia supplement. Note we did alter the Caledonian forces in the second game to create a more balanced game.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/aFDkAbM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="800" height="293" src="https://i.imgur.com/aFDkAbM.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holding the line against the horde</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><b>Orders of Battle</b></p><p>Romans</p><p>9 x Cohorts of Regular Roman Infantry (Testudo, Drilled) - Stamina 6</p><p>1 x Large Primus Cohort - Veteran Romans (Testudo, Drilled, Tough Fighters, Elite 4+ - Stamina 8</p><p>5 x Auxiliary Infantry (standard units) - stamina 6</p><p>5 x Auxiliary Archers (standard) - Stamina 6</p><p>7 x Scorpions (light Artillery)</p><p>5 x Medium Auxilliary Cavalry - Stamina 6</p><p>The Romans were given 9 commanders (all rated 9) and could use these to command any unit - we wanted the Roman forces to have complete flexibility on the table. </p><p>The Roman infantry were deployed in the centre as the players saw fit - our first game saw the auxiliaries lead the line (not a good idea) but in the real battle they did all the hard work. The Cavalry were split and lined the flanks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/SvvReuP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="800" height="285" src="https://i.imgur.com/SvvReuP.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/weaenmm.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://i.imgur.com/weaenmm.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to break the line</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>Caledoni</p><p>24 x Large Warbands of Warriors - Stamina 8. In the first game they were given armour of 5+ plus tough fighter trait. The second game saw the removal of the trait and armour modified to 6+. These were brigaded into 4 brigade across the centre. Each Brigade had a commander rated 8</p><p>6 x Light Cavalry - stamina 6 - Split into two brigades each with its own commander rated 8</p><p>6 x Small units of chariots - Stamina 4 - In the first game they had the standard 4+ save, this was modified to 5+ in the second game. In addition the second game saw each chariot unit as its own command with a rating of 7. </p><p>8 x small units of skirmishers armed with slings and bows (stamina - 4) . Two units Attached to each warband brigade</p><p>Finally the Caledonii were given a further three 'generals' (rating 8) who could command any unit - we decided only these could issue 'follow me commands'</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/v026TsC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="800" height="242" src="https://i.imgur.com/v026TsC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>The Game (s)</b></p><p>As mentioned earlier we fought this game over two separate Monday sessions. In both cases the objectives of both sides were to break the opponents army (ie they had to rout or break 50% of the opposition). In both games we ran out of time but the results were conclusive and we probably only missed out on an hour of play.</p><p>In our first game the Scots swarmed across the field and sensibly targeted the weaker Roman units. Given the Roman cavalry was strung out on the flanks and the leading line was manned by the lesser armoured Auxiliaries there life was made much easier. They also had better armour themselves. The result a Roman defeat by some margin. Trying to develop a scenario that is both balanced and fun to play is a juggling act. Our first game was definitely exciting but it just felt too easy for the Celtic tribes. </p><p>In the second game we allowed the Romans to deploy as they saw fit and we reduced the armour values of the Scots. These two tweaks turned the game into a much closer affair. Ultimately the Romans just won because of their superior command roles, the mutual support each cohort could offer each other and their better armour/morale saves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/z8z92uo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="800" height="222" src="https://i.imgur.com/z8z92uo.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>In conclusion </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>the game needs about 4 hours to play out to a successful conclusion</li><li>deploying the heavy infantry (albeit historically incorrect) is the right way for the Romans to survive the massive number of attacks coming their way from the big warbands</li><li>the light troops/skirmish units are a greaty way to screen the larger units and generally be a nuisance on the field</li><li>The Romans need to protect their weaker units (archers and horse in particular) - the loss of these severely impacts their chance to winning the game.</li><li>The large warbands (stamina 8) are great one shot charge weapons but extremely brittle against heavily armoured troops. They need plenty of supports in action.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/bbyGQss.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="800" height="210" src="https://i.imgur.com/bbyGQss.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-90475643653453875162024-01-29T19:36:00.000+00:002024-01-29T19:36:02.464+00:00Shed Wars features in a Podcast<p>Evening All</p><p>Just a short post tonight. Delighted to report that a few weeks ago I spent an enjoyable afternoon discussing all things wargaming, the Shed and my new venture The Shed wars Experience with the Yarkshire Gamer. If interested in listening in to this conversation please click onto the link below</p><p><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-52-giles-shapleyeric-the-shed-shed-wars/">The Yarkshire Gamer Podcast</a><br /></p><p>Ken, the Yarkshire Gamer has done a raft of fascinating interviews and so if you are not interested in hearing all about my exploits please do check out his other illustrious guests. I feel honoured to share their company.</p><p>Happy listening</p><p><br /></p><p>Eric the Shed</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-50834415143459722392024-01-22T09:40:00.002+00:002024-01-22T09:40:20.313+00:00Battle of Talavera 28mm wargame<p>Good Morning All & a Happy New Year !!</p><p>Its been three weeks since I last posted and with Christmas and the New Years festivities out of the way it was time to get back to the serious business of gaming in the shed. The first couple of weeks of the year saw a few boardgames being played and an annual outing of my Predators game - all good fun. However one of my shed warriors, Vince, was keen to put together a large Peninsular battle based on the battle of Talavera. </p><p>How could I resist? In an upcoming post I'll detail the orders of battle, objectives and how we translated this battle to the tabletop. However the game has been fought and with over 2000 figures on the table I was keen to show off the display.</p><p>Using Black Powder with six players we were able to almost complete this game in a three and a half hour session. A fairly momentous game that rattled along at a fair pace with some splendid cavalry charges, British squares and lots of French columns.</p><p>A few things to consider - our take on this battle only reflected the British centre and left flank from the real battle, secondly we had to use our Portuguese troops as Spanish units ., and finally despite having over 50 battalions of French Infantry on the table we still didn't have enough so had to recycle a few units. </p><p>The action started with the British deploying on the rear side of the river that cut across the field. The river/stream did not hinder movement but would remove the charge bonus for attackers forcing their way across.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/JStueMh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="800" height="254" src="https://i.imgur.com/JStueMh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The British had several brigades marching forward and then the French appeared. All cavalry on both sides were off table at present.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/rhSfMmw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="800" height="285" src="https://i.imgur.com/rhSfMmw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The full extent of the 17ft table - British to the left. Apologies most of the photos were taken from the British side . I commanded the Allied centre, with Vince and John as my flank generals. Facing us were Mark, David and Sven.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/mQ7dNFl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="800" height="582" src="https://i.imgur.com/mQ7dNFl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The massed British line were looking forward to showing their prowess on the battlefield. Over 30 line battalions.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/6tVPMkp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="800" height="315" src="https://i.imgur.com/6tVPMkp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Just off the centre the British deployed on the hill facing into the valley...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/knck2sU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="800" height="367" src="https://i.imgur.com/knck2sU.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The first French attack against the British centre. Four French columns massed forward. A violent battle ensued with honours approximately even. Special mention to the small rifle company who held back the facing column with some stunning dice rolls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/QPxTKnZ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="800" height="354" src="https://i.imgur.com/QPxTKnZ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The French second attack on the hill. This came a cropper as an entire division was held and then pushed back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/8jLWdrq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="800" height="470" src="https://i.imgur.com/8jLWdrq.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The French continued to try and force the hill with no luck. The British redcoats held firm albeit slightly bruised.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/CUgA9A5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="800" height="374" src="https://i.imgur.com/CUgA9A5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The third French attack against the Allied left wing - quickly seizing the artillery redoubt they surged forward.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/mWQkqTA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="800" height="262" src="https://i.imgur.com/mWQkqTA.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/tHz3Qsi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="800" height="245" src="https://i.imgur.com/tHz3Qsi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Allied centre held forcing back another French brigade</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/126H8YT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="800" height="412" src="https://i.imgur.com/126H8YT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The attack on the hill was faltering....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/IMIvt57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="775" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/IMIvt57.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Over on the extreme left Flank the Spanish conscript troops were holding their own against Sven's French forces.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/5un0fMm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="800" height="311" src="https://i.imgur.com/5un0fMm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The battle on the left wing would ebb and flow and despite the Allied fears that the left flank would disintegrate under the pressure they held firm for the rest of the evening</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/5un0fMm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="800" height="311" src="https://i.imgur.com/5un0fMm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/VY4YOov.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="800" height="310" src="https://i.imgur.com/VY4YOov.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The French launched a third and final assault on the hill. Again the red line held.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Xc49b29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/Xc49b29.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/bqyW4yT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="800" height="422" src="https://i.imgur.com/bqyW4yT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As the battle progressed horses from both sides entered the field. The French Lancers targetting the British centre</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/n07Hxj2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/n07Hxj2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>What to do, a combined arms assault by the French on the centre was our worst nightmare/</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/3Ax7kxo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="800" height="354" src="https://i.imgur.com/3Ax7kxo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The British had no choice but to go into square and take the brunt of the French attack.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/mtdxBm9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/mtdxBm9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>An entire brigade in square but fortunately good fire was disrupting the attack.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/JUnb7j5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/JUnb7j5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The French started to close in on the gaps of the British centre but time was running out. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Z1FPg8h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="800" height="386" src="https://i.imgur.com/Z1FPg8h.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fearing more French horse might pour into the lines behind the formed troops British heavies charged their opposite numbers and breaking the French brigade only to be ambushed the following turn by a well lead Chasseur unit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/mtgVhqb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://i.imgur.com/mtgVhqb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The French had run out of steam and units on the Allied left. The Hill had held and beaten back a sizeable portion of the French Army</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/QGpFOGX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="600" src="https://i.imgur.com/QGpFOGX.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Allied centre was shot to bits but sufficient forces remained to plug the gaps.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/SPKwHbX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/SPKwHbX.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>All that remained was the final french attack on the right wing. A dozen columns up against Johns lines of redcoats</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/fiiJcpw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="800" height="331" src="https://i.imgur.com/fiiJcpw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately for the French they failed to get their orders as the clock hit finishing time. What might have been?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Ys36FDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/Ys36FDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The French may well have succeeded here but across the field the other parts of their army had fared less well and a it was agreed to grant the Allies a minor victory</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/R3IenBf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="800" height="369" src="https://i.imgur.com/R3IenBf.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><p>A cracking and close game - one which will be refought later in the year. A big thank you to Vince for organising.</p><p><br /></p><p>More soon...</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-54360872707765524392023-12-21T11:55:00.000+00:002023-12-21T11:55:00.560+00:00A Very British Christmas War<p> Afternoon All & Festive Greetings</p><p>On Monday the Shed welcomed eight players for a bit of VBCW mayhem using Bolt Action Rules. It was an opportunity to layout my interwar British terrain and get some of my armour onto the table.</p><p>As opposed to a conventional rectangular table we created an L Shaped table with the British Fascists defending the British Pie Factory (BP). Opposing them were a ragtail mob of Anglican League, Royal Navy and Communist Partisans. Alastair, Mark, David and Tony would lead the attackers and I gave them 30% more forces.</p><p>Defending the factory from forward positions were Sven, Vince, Reese and Myself. </p><p>Simply put the attackers had to seize the factory so the Mince pies could be distributed across the good and equal of Britain. As mentioned we used Bolt Action rules but modified the turn sequence with the use of a deck of playing cards.</p><p>In remembrance of my late father in law who sadly passed away after a long illness the scenario was fought out in his honour and places named on his behalf</p><p>Suffice to say the game was great fun and everybody got into the spirit of VBCW madness. </p><p>No full Battle report today but lots of great photos...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/wiYZHi5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://i.imgur.com/wiYZHi5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Above - the left wing of the table complete with railway line and the Village of Little Crompton<div><br /></div><div>Below - The Pie Factory and The church of St Geoffrey's</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/E5KYbJZ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="800" height="280" src="https://i.imgur.com/E5KYbJZ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Below the right wing featuring the canal alongside Mustard Manor and the village of Greater Crompton</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/PsRgM4g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="800" height="332" src="https://i.imgur.com/PsRgM4g.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A shot across the table...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/NQlXzEX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="800" height="318" src="https://i.imgur.com/NQlXzEX.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/pKO2qyH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/pKO2qyH.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/uytsFJF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="800" height="302" src="https://i.imgur.com/uytsFJF.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The British Pie factory</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/eIMsz2g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/eIMsz2g.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Approach to the pie factory from the level crossing</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/7gLKJKN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="800" height="329" src="https://i.imgur.com/7gLKJKN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The defenders move out from the factory lead by Big Red</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/2Q9qqZj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/2Q9qqZj.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/NI1llzw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/NI1llzw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Vince's facists take position on the pub roof</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/3p6D9Re.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://i.imgur.com/3p6D9Re.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>More BUF defending the canal bridge....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/STOtWvT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/STOtWvT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/E0rTh56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="800" height="244" src="https://i.imgur.com/E0rTh56.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/oA2TQ2M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="800" height="223" src="https://i.imgur.com/oA2TQ2M.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Naval Barge gets in behind the defenders...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/FqtInNn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/FqtInNn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Mustard manor seized by the Anglicans after a furious firefight</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/EKkqqkh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="800" height="338" src="https://i.imgur.com/EKkqqkh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The BUF cluster around the Garage - for once the fuel depot did not explode !!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/qkzO6xT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="800" height="313" src="https://i.imgur.com/qkzO6xT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Defending the factory</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/zKODR7O.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/zKODR7O.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Anglicans force their way up over the Bridge with a borrowed french char tank</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/VJKMpDf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/VJKMpDf.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The attackers take the rail embankment</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/4BNpd9H.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://i.imgur.com/4BNpd9H.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Defending Greater Crompton</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Vta7FEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="800" height="387" src="https://i.imgur.com/Vta7FEB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Communist assault Little Crompton driving back the defenders</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/oCNkScO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/oCNkScO.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the factory in site the Communists have won !!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/f08zAKo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/f08zAKo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A last ditch stand at the crossing</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/J5r1Ovf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/J5r1Ovf.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/FVddqIy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/FVddqIy.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Pies are free !!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/1lI2DgW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/1lI2DgW.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year</p><p>See you in 2024 </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-61927706294304826382023-12-15T13:33:00.003+00:002023-12-15T13:33:19.275+00:00Shed Wars 12th Birthday & Annual Roundup<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Afternoon All<p></p><div>Delighted to report that Shed Wars is now 12 years old and as the blog approaches its teenage years I am delighted that it is still going strong with more posts, hits and comments than ever before. Indeed I can announce that over 2 million views have now been reported on the site since its birth and with growth of over 7% this year I can only hope that as I post more content growth will continue.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBEwNUyT5W79QhWfURJ2-SO5FDvyD0P6KNVPDC6RZaVW8oqevFAm6pBV5pwR8BFAdHuXXDnMvJBiOr4RLtCWZmtndDxzQzL7OU1C_EIN-9uWgAea-Wt4aaYmBBs7vUxUmIN0ShZzqA5OLpQbOzNyAv-sXi5BEk-9UbBTSaYKBzJD9q72F55qzWiYfhiIo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="321" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBEwNUyT5W79QhWfURJ2-SO5FDvyD0P6KNVPDC6RZaVW8oqevFAm6pBV5pwR8BFAdHuXXDnMvJBiOr4RLtCWZmtndDxzQzL7OU1C_EIN-9uWgAea-Wt4aaYmBBs7vUxUmIN0ShZzqA5OLpQbOzNyAv-sXi5BEk-9UbBTSaYKBzJD9q72F55qzWiYfhiIo=w400-h328" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As has been the case on previous years I usually use the blog's birthday as a round up of the previous years activity and comment on next years plans. This post will be no different although the year has been dominated by one major event. This was of course our house move (and shed displacement) at the back end of 2022. We have now been in the new home since Xmas of 2022 and although the building renovations are yet to start I can assure you that Mrs Shed and I are still delighted to have made the move and are still very much in love with our little bit of leafy Surrey.</div><div><br /></div><div>The refurbishment of the new shed dominated the first part of the year and it is staggering to look back on the transformation of my new man cave - both internally and externally.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Jg4MKzB.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="424" src="https://i.imgur.com/Jg4MKzB.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">External views when we arrived</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNovSJH9MU7W7n0wU7MRDOycAWaZ72YWoVOZ-vhCeRmtSgB-eI1yess0aFYAPpa8UV7DMwcn7K12nuVIdk0vlpbnFCZTfiAnwqMNgNKBy7kVnt36d8VENbnAXCXvMecuk9qLCns5PIa-vu6lffRb44MHkPs8f6U7znAZL0-0l5h5wRWOI2gh7eV2C87k/s3840/IMG-20230418-WA0003.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNovSJH9MU7W7n0wU7MRDOycAWaZ72YWoVOZ-vhCeRmtSgB-eI1yess0aFYAPpa8UV7DMwcn7K12nuVIdk0vlpbnFCZTfiAnwqMNgNKBy7kVnt36d8VENbnAXCXvMecuk9qLCns5PIa-vu6lffRb44MHkPs8f6U7znAZL0-0l5h5wRWOI2gh7eV2C87k/w640-h360/IMG-20230418-WA0003.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside has been repaired and given a new coat of paint. Landscaping and a new terrace sometime in 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/RxHHZ0I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/RxHHZ0I.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is what we were confronted with when we moved in - an old office. Once emptied its true potential could be imagined.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/mTE6Nr4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/mTE6Nr4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But before renovations we had to move in my wargames collections<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/y5ANwe3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/y5ANwe3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The finished article with an 18ft table</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/cmYtAD3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/cmYtAD3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The cupboards at the back hold all my figures and all the terrain is stored under the tables</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/oFiiaWN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/oFiiaWN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>So aside from some serious shed painting it wasn't until September that I was able to return to figure painting. </div><div><br /></div><div>Picking up where I left in October last year I managed to crank out another 850 Hoplites bringing the total to 1000. Current focus is to complete my Greek Army before turning my attention to Successors and Persians.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/kv6VF23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/kv6VF23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Although not shown I did manage to paint up a few more Saracens, Crusaders, Normans and English Civil War figures to complement my existing collections. The ultimate goal will be to have around 2000 figures in each focussed period.</div><div><br /></div><div>2023 was also a momentous year for my hobby plans. With the new room kitted out I decided that I would endeavour to share my passion for this hobby with other likeminded souls (aside from my regular gamers). The Shed Wars Experience was launched in July and for as little as £40/day visitors can take part in my epic battles. All the details are on the website <a href="https://shedwars.co.uk/">HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>In time the new home will have a number of airbnb style units for gamers to stay over and enjoy long weekends in the company of Eric the Shed ;-)</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWOSSXcwKtML73Vr-7TddQfb-IRj-Q2VsJVv7rI7aSyyoBzzT1LYxBrN5xyszc9EVb0zfXlwoz-S3IFka19sNDyEiL9H4Tde1kCB76UJfAitLl-8MAFdeNirSjcocye2onbthDYtdpVwQoKmNYEkZHjseNHLSGS0R_Lp0bJV4eS6yTxIbbYqWXs-D/s640/Shed%20Wars%20Experience%20Logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="640" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWOSSXcwKtML73Vr-7TddQfb-IRj-Q2VsJVv7rI7aSyyoBzzT1LYxBrN5xyszc9EVb0zfXlwoz-S3IFka19sNDyEiL9H4Tde1kCB76UJfAitLl-8MAFdeNirSjcocye2onbthDYtdpVwQoKmNYEkZHjseNHLSGS0R_Lp0bJV4eS6yTxIbbYqWXs-D/w640-h514/Shed%20Wars%20Experience%20Logo.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To support the launch I invited wargames Illustrated to come down and enjoy the hospitality of the Shed - a grand day was had by all as I put on a ficticious epic battle set in the Wars of the Roses. The Lancastrians were commanded by none other than Billhooks author Andy Callan who also graced us with his presence.</div><div><br /></div><div>A grand time was had by all and following a few inquiries I hope that we will see further guests joining us in the New Year. The diary of planned events for 2024 will be up on the website soon but I am always open to impromptu bookings and ad hoc events from individuals and clubs around the country or abroad. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Editors-Exploits-episode-25-%E2%80%93-In-praise-of-the-cat-herders.jpg?w=900&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="800" height="355" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Editors-Exploits-episode-25-%E2%80%93-In-praise-of-the-cat-herders.jpg?w=900&ssl=1" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>As soon as the shed was finished back in the spring I was keen to get the gaming back in motion and this year has seen somer truly wonderful games set out on the new larger table. These includfe in no particular order...</div><div><br /></div><div>A zulu invasion...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/WiMGQdQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="800" height="394" src="https://i.imgur.com/WiMGQdQ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A refight of Salamanca....</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/nFuLm05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="800" height="407" src="https://i.imgur.com/nFuLm05.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Big Billhooks.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/3WAkFYu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="800" height="474" src="https://i.imgur.com/3WAkFYu.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A refight of the Battle of Arsuf...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ZJX9j7t.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/ZJX9j7t.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/t9RCHsJ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/t9RCHsJ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Most recently ....Pirates<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/R9RrRKK.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="800" height="342" src="https://i.imgur.com/R9RrRKK.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Dark Ages - Normans v Saxons</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/p0ECk8m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/p0ECk8m.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Battle of Hattin</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/UyruBRl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/UyruBRl.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><br /><div>and loads more besides....</div><div><br /></div><div>Since our move to the outside of the M25 I have not seen many of my mates who I used to regularly play with in the old shed and once the roadworks are finished on the A3/M25 Junction I do hope that they will visit more frequently. Said Roadworks are adding almost an hour to journey which should only be 25mins ! For the record I do miss you guys...</div><div><br /></div><div>For those who live on the outside of the motorway thank you for your continued support and welcome to the new chaps. The shed now regularly hosts six on a Monday night and for the vast majority of gamers fun is had by all. </div><div><br /></div><div>I wish you all a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.</div><div><br /></div><div>As for next year a large amount of my time will be focussed on the grounds and house build BUT this should not prevent me from continuing to devise new scenarios, add to my figure collection and build more terrain.</div><div><br /></div><div>Current thinking includes...</div><div><br /></div><div>Completing the Greeks, Successors and Persians</div><div><br /></div><div>Starting on the American war of Independence</div><div><br /></div><div>Refighting the battles of the Barons war (Lewes, Ely etc)</div><div><br /></div><div>Starting our efforts to refight all the Battles of the Peninsular War</div><div><br /></div><div>and following up on our Batytle of the Five Armies hosting the Battle of Pelonnor Fields.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you all for reading this blog, your comments are most welcome and I wish you all the very best for 2024</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-88327836669138901692023-12-12T17:01:00.000+00:002023-12-12T17:01:15.688+00:00Battle of Etchingham 1066<p> Afternoon All</p><p>Monday night saw a full house in the shed and it was determined that a Dark Age Bash was in order using Hail Caesar. An entirely ficticious battle was created - to be called the Battle of Etchingham</p><p>In an alternative timeline William the Bastard and Harold Godwinson didn't meet at Senlac Hill in 1066 but further north at the village of Etchingham. This small hamlet straddled the London Road between the capital and the south coast. In our ficticious game Harold has drawn his forces up across the road as William approached. </p><p>Each side has approximately the same number of units (about 36 aside) drawn up into six commands and each player would command two generals. Vince, Alastair and myself would gallantly lead the Normans, whilst Mark, Tony and Sven would cower behind their Saxon shields</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/xeMxNOC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="800" height="255" src="https://i.imgur.com/xeMxNOC.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>With time limited (3 hours) the game would be fought until one side lost more than fifty percent of their force (unit count) and to help speed things along any shaken unit was removed from play immediately rather than leaving these weakened units on the field. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/0Y1oa7e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="800" height="186" src="https://i.imgur.com/0Y1oa7e.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The table looked pretty fantastic with over 1700 28mm figures on the table. This included almost 200 Norman horse.</p><p>Virtually all my Dark Ages are plastic with figures sourced from Conquest, Victrix and Gripping Beast</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/EDuEumi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="800" height="397" src="https://i.imgur.com/EDuEumi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One third of the Norman horse advances</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/bvntYit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="800" height="260" src="https://i.imgur.com/bvntYit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The game can be best described in five phases - each potentially impacting the course of the battle.</div><div><br /></div><div>Phase 1: Norman deployment and First turns.</div><div><br /></div><div>With the Saxons already deployed in line the Normans were given free rein to deploy their three Cavalry divisions and three infantry divisions. We elected to weight our centre and left wing with the heaviest horse knights and disperse the foot across the line.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/unA9g7l.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="800" height="386" src="https://i.imgur.com/unA9g7l.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another third...swinging onto the Saxon left flank</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>With deployment complete the Normans kicked off proceedings and whilst the foot surged forward the all the cavalry remained rooted to the spot. We didn't worry as the Saxons then began to make a right old mess of their command structure. Feeling that their line was too spread they elected to close up ranks. Subsequent rolls meant half the army moved - several new gaps appeared and to complicate matters their right wing blundered with units retreating off table and disordering the rightwing in their departure.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/p0ECk8m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/p0ECk8m.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Normans failed to capitalise on the chaos as units refused to charge in - this allowed the bulk of the Saxon line to achieve the tighter look they wanted and more importantly go into the inpenetrable shield wall<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ySte2Nd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="800" height="257" src="https://i.imgur.com/ySte2Nd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Phase 2 - The Normans charge !!</div><div><br /></div><div>With a cheer the Norman horse and foot charged into the Saxon line along their centre and right wing.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was brutal, attritional and tough work to manage so many melees across the table</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/89Wbn8U.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="800" height="218" src="https://i.imgur.com/89Wbn8U.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At first the Normans began to make headway on the Saxon right wing with Knights pushing back and bloodying the flank defenders</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/iP5gnZG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/iP5gnZG.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The centre saw foot and horse crash into each other and again the Normans had the edge. Our Saxon friends were looking a bit downbeat and muttering that their deployment had been unfair...war is not fair and I should add that I had just as much chance as playing Saxon as I did playing Norman.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Were the Saxons going to capitulate that quickly?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/zZoPPh8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="800" height="312" src="https://i.imgur.com/zZoPPh8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/WlJ3EF4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/WlJ3EF4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Phase 3: With frustration the Saxons charge.....</div><div><br /></div><div>Fearing that they had already lost the Saxons decided that they would charge to their front across the field. If they were going to go down they would fall bravely. Note: at this point the Saxons had only lost three units (out of 36) and most of their force was otherwise unengaged. </div><div><br /></div><div>The two armies crunched together.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/0yMxQY6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="800" height="282" src="https://i.imgur.com/0yMxQY6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/okME4yK.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="800" height="242" src="https://i.imgur.com/okME4yK.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/OabQexf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="800" height="263" src="https://i.imgur.com/OabQexf.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/WRwALu2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="800" height="294" src="https://i.imgur.com/WRwALu2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Phase 4: The Brutality of Dark Age warfare revealed....</div><div><br /></div><div>Across the field the two armies smashed into one another - with every unit most likely supported to their rear and potentially sides we had a scenario where virtually every unit on the table was fighting simultaneously. Typically the Horse did well in the initial charge but then started to falter as hits piled in, better armoured warrriors despatched lighter troops and the shield walls were all powerful.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/5hqZFPN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="800" height="633" src="https://i.imgur.com/5hqZFPN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>As the fight progressed Norman casualties began to pile up alongside the Saxon defenders. With an hour to go there was nothing between the two sides and it could still go either way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/OmR45QM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="800" height="254" src="https://i.imgur.com/OmR45QM.jpg" width="640" /></a></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://i.imgur.com/HwSIrpC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="800" height="293" src="https://i.imgur.com/HwSIrpC.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Phase 5: The endgame</div><div><br /></div><div>As the clock ticked down the larger number of armoured Saxon foot began to tell. With their right flank just holding they surged forward on the left and in the centre.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/KgwiNSl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/KgwiNSl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Disrupted by continuous attacks the Normans were pushed back with units falling on a continuous basis. Their vaunted cavalry having little ort no impact on these English men. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/x5lf11x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://i.imgur.com/x5lf11x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>As the clock reached 10 a cheer rose from the Saxon ranks they had broken the Norman army - two hours earlier they were bemoaning their position and the numbers of Normans confronting them..<div>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/odbKO9a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="800" height="346" src="https://i.imgur.com/odbKO9a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>An epic and exhausting battle....</p><p><br /></p><p>more soon</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-2071923485849653772023-12-06T17:24:00.003+00:002023-12-06T17:24:33.134+00:00The Battle of Hattin - a 28mm Crusader Wargame<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hello All and welcome back to the Shed. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today I am going to report on our attempt to refight the 12th century Battle of Hattin. By all accounts this was the first and most deadly nail in the coffin for the Crusader states in the Palestine and the growing powerbase of the Saracen King, Saladin.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We have already fought one of the other major battles several times in this period - the Battle of Arsuf - This <a href="https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-battle-of-arsuf-28mm-wargame.html">Link</a> will take you straight there, and I was keen to develop another option that could be hosted as a game for my Shed Wars Experience.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This game would be played twice over consecutive nights with learnings from the first game incorporated into the second. This post will share the orders of battle , a short summary of the games and of course lots of photos.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Before I proceed I should acknowledge that inspiration and the basis of the orders of battle was taken from an Italian blog site and the link can be found <a href="https://wargametorino.wordpress.com/2023/10/27/battaglia-di-hattin-hail-caesar-luglio-29-2023/?fbclid=IwAR0SnvrPzTEkRjhh-be3wmgBIEvhmT6pbgj6i_5rs4yCOvti-HptNYm-7Cs">here</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/lels9va.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="800" height="491" src="https://i.imgur.com/lels9va.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Background to The Battle of Hattin</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Battle of Hattin took place on the 4th July 1187 between the Crusader States lead by the King of Jerusalem , Guy de Lusignan and the army of the Ayyubid Sultan Saladin. The actual battle saw the destruction of the Crusader standing army and therefore their ability to take the war to the growing Moslem influence in the Levant. This defeat prompted the call for the third crusade which began two years after this battle.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The battle itself took place along the old Roman road that crossed Palestine towards the settlement pf Tiberias on the sea of Galilee. Also known as the Battle of the Horns of Hattin the topography was shaped by a waterless arid landscape dominated by the escarpments and hills of Hattin (an extinct volcano).</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Crusaders had amassed an army of almost 20,000 when word was received that the Kings wife had fallen captive to Saladin at the capture of the Crusader citadel at Tiberias. Urged by his commanders not to risk an ambush by Saladin in the wastes of the Desert the King decided otherwise and marched his army to rescue his wife. It soon became apparent that he should have listened to his advisors.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/QA5sNDg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="800" height="208" src="https://i.imgur.com/QA5sNDg.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The army set off along the road and in the heat of the July sun the force soon depleted its water reserves and began to be harassed by the swarms of light Saracen horse. As darkness fell on the eve of the battle the army was some 6 miles from the settlement of Hattin with a known water source. Out there in the darkness lay Saladin's forces marching towards them from Tiberias. Weary and thirsty the Crusaders endured a night of living hell. As dawn arrived the encampment were confronted with the prospect of another day of marching, harassing fire and no water. Saladin had other ideas. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Taking advantage of a dry hot westerly wind the Saracens set fire to the scrub, fanning the additional heat and smoke into the Christian forces. Saracen forces encircled the Crusaders. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">King Guy realised his only hope was to get to the waters of Hattin quickly. Forming his troops into three large formations with the infantry shielding his precious knights and mounts they marched forward. As the day progressed more me succumbed to the heat and the arrows of the Moslem horde. The Crusaders endeavoured to push their way through Saladin's forces and some even managed to escape but for the vast majority it was over either dying from thirst or being hunted down by the lighter marauders. Saladin achieved a total victory. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/p41yOca.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="800" height="237" src="https://i.imgur.com/p41yOca.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b>The Game - Using Hail Caesar Rules </b></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In our first game we determined that the objectives were simple - the Crusader army either had to break the Saracen force or reach the waters of Hattin with 50% of their forces. Should they fail to achieve this within the allotted time they would lose. The game would last three hours. All the Saracen had to do was to hold the Crusader force for this period or break the Crusader army.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To reflect the heat exhaustion and earlier skirmishes every Crusader unit will have suffered one casualty thereby giving the a starting stamina of 5 (as opposed to 6)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Crusader forces are set up in three boxes with all troops in march column. The Saracens are spread across the table. The fires have been lit along the northern edge of the table and their smoke would obscure targets for shooting (-1 to hit).</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/CAnRlPd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="800" height="358" src="https://i.imgur.com/CAnRlPd.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Orders of Battle</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>Crusaders</u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vanguard</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cavalry Commander - rating 8</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 x unit Templar Knights</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 x unit Crusader Knights</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Infantry Commander - rating 8</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4 x Heavy Infantry (mixed units of spears/xbows/bows)</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Middle Force</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cavalry Commander - rating 8 (King Guy de Lusignan)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> x units Crusader Knights</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Infantry Commander - rating 8</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4 x Heavy Infantry (mixed units of spears/xbows/bows)</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rear Guard</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cavalry Commander - rating 8</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 x unit Hospitaller Knights</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 x unit Crusader Knights</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Infantry Commander - rating 8</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4 x Heavy Infantry (mixed units of spears/xbows/bows)</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Va672DA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="800" height="378" src="https://i.imgur.com/Va672DA.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>Saracen Forces</u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At Waters of Hattin (Ahead and East of Crusaders)</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Infantry Commander - Saladin rating 9</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 units of Medium Archers</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3 units of Medium Spears</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cavalry Commander - Rating 8</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 x unit heavy Mamluks with Lances/Bows</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3 x units of Turcopoles (small units - stamina 4)</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 x unit Bedouin Camels</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">South Flank of Crusaders</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cavalry Command rating 8</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 x unit heavy Mamluks with Lances/Bows</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4 x units of Turcopoles (small units - stamina 4)</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cavalry Command </span><span style="font-family: arial;">rating 8</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 x unit heavy Mamluks with Lances/Bows</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4 x units of Turcopoles (small units - stamina 4)</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">West of Crusaders (Rear)</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Infantry Commander - Command rating 8</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 x units of Medium Archers</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3 x units of Medium Spears</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">North of Crusaders (fanning the fires)</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Infantry Commander - Command rating 8</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 x units of Medium Archers</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 x units of Medium Spears</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 x unit of Fanatic Ghazis</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/JgA3B7X.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="800" height="295" src="https://i.imgur.com/JgA3B7X.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">How did Game 1 play?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The first game featured myself and Alastair as the Saracens. Glen and Vince would lead the Crusaders. The pictures relate to the game on the first evening.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/UyruBRl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/UyruBRl.jpg" width="546" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Vince and Glen initiated proceedings with the column pushing outwards and trying to establish a barrier at the rear of the column. Suffice to say they achieved all their commands and by the end of the first turn they could begin to pour heavy crossbow fire into the Saracens awaiting in the wings. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/7i40vOZ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="800" height="338" src="https://i.imgur.com/7i40vOZ.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/jUlKgW3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="800" height="350" src="https://i.imgur.com/jUlKgW3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The first few turns for the Saracens went badly with very few of the units moving. The crusaders gained an early advantage and quickly pushed back one division of Saracen light horse and routed a heavy unit of Mamluks.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/kBY3NUC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="800" height="196" src="https://i.imgur.com/kBY3NUC.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Elsewhere the Crusader knights thundered forward challenging the lighter Turcopoles to a fight - they of course declined.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/RkhbRxs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="800" height="565" src="https://i.imgur.com/RkhbRxs.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As the battle progressed the saracens just couldn't get into gear and despite outgunning the Christians in archery they were both struggling to find the mark and when they did the heavy armour of these western knights was superior.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/LODQYlI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="800" height="304" src="https://i.imgur.com/LODQYlI.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">By now the rear of the column was being threatened by Saracen horse but once again they proved they were not up to the task.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/aHCNy4t.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="800" height="332" src="https://i.imgur.com/aHCNy4t.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/UZ5kMOE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="800" height="190" src="https://i.imgur.com/UZ5kMOE.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Both Crusader flanks were secure by midway through the game and they could begin to march forward.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/msHHP7N.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="800" height="374" src="https://i.imgur.com/msHHP7N.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Slow progress was made and again despite the more numerous lighter troops the Saracens just couldn't find the target. However reaching the waters of Hattin was going to be tough in the time allotted.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/vZmM1eA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://i.imgur.com/vZmM1eA.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ryxP7rK.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="800" height="211" src="https://i.imgur.com/ryxP7rK.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/lklGn1M.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="800" height="226" src="https://i.imgur.com/lklGn1M.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/OGh0WxA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="800" height="202" src="https://i.imgur.com/OGh0WxA.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Crusaders pushed forward engaging the horse near Hattin. An inconclusive melee and plenty of evades from the light turcopoles. The Crusaders charges just wouldn't go in.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/dTTkyQA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="800" height="258" src="https://i.imgur.com/dTTkyQA.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Despite this frustration Saracen casualties are wracking up and yet no Crusader unit has been lost despite some heavy losses.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It becomes apparent that time is the Crusaders enemy - had another hour of play been possible the Christians would have certainly broken the Saracen force and achieve their goals.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/h8dw1FY.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/h8dw1FY.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Crusader Generals are masters of the field but will run out time to achieve their goals.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/byIqLX2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="800" height="578" src="https://i.imgur.com/byIqLX2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Game 2 </b>- Following the success of Mondays game I played again on the Tuesday this time with Mark as the Saracens and I would lead the Crusaders.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I felt the first game had been too kind to the Crusaders - there was no sense of urgency in their actions to reach the water instead they were more content to fight a pitched battle with the Saracens. And as we have seen they achieved most of what they intended. This replay would be different.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Firstly the -1 stamina for the Crusaders would remain in play BUT at the start of each Crusader turn every Christian unit would throw a die. If a 6 appeared that unit would suffer a further casualty. If the unit was already shaken or would be shaken by this roll the unit would collapse and disappear.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Secondly the objectives for the Crusaders would be the same BUT the Saracens would win the game if they either break the Crusader force or prevent any units from reaching the waters. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/kk2e2nn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="800" height="350" src="https://i.imgur.com/kk2e2nn.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">With just two of us playing we probably played only 2/3rds of the turns achieved in the first game but this did not influence the outcome of the game. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mark played a blinder with his Saracen horse archers - they repeatedly weakened my armoured force and combined with the addition heat exhaustion roll by the end of the evening the Crusaders had lost almost a third of their force. Comparable losses were scored on the Saracens .</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/EJ9j5Q1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="800" height="273" src="https://i.imgur.com/EJ9j5Q1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Unlike the first game the likelihood of the Crusaders achieving a victory by the end of the evening was extremely unlikely. Too many units had too many casualties and the Saracens still had plenty of archers left.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/IBiO7OW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="800" height="319" src="https://i.imgur.com/IBiO7OW.jpg" width="800" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All in all two thoroughly enjoyable games and with a further few tweaks I think Hattin can be a very useful addition to my Crusader scenario list...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/u1oIFjk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="800" height="419" src="https://i.imgur.com/u1oIFjk.jpg" width="800" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Don't forget that if you ant to take part in one of these games my Shed Experience is open for business - just hit the link button at the top of the page and drop me a line.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Up next - another update on my Greek army</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">unitil next time </span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-7084913017755117752023-11-28T16:42:00.006+00:002024-02-11T08:39:42.322+00:00My big fat Greek army - part 2<p> Afternoon all</p><p>Over 12 months ago I put out a post that discussed my next army build - you can read it <a href="https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2022/08/greeks-macedonians-and-maybe-persians.html">HERE</a></p><p>In this post I mentioned that my next focus was going to be on Greeks, Macedonian Successors and Persians. The project started and then stalled with the house move BUT I am delighted to report that this phoenix has now been resurrected and work continues apace. </p><p>However the focus has changed a little bit. As opposed to two phases I have decided to break the project into three manageable pieces. The first will focus on the Greek State city wars also known as the Peloponesian wars. In essence these were the civil wars of ancient Greece where massed ranks of hoplites would bash and stab one another.</p><p>Phase two will focus on the Macedonian Successor wars where massed ranks of pike armed phalangites would stab at each other from a distance whilst fighting over Alexander's empire. The good news is I can press my aforementioned Hoplites into these battles as additional troops. Plus I get to field Elephants.</p><p>Finally phase three will focus on the development of a Persian Army not only to take on the chaps of phase 1 but also phase 2. In all three phases I am going to need Greek light cavalry and light skirmish troops.</p><p>Back in 2022 I had completed around 150 Hoplites and 300 Phalangites (pikes). My summer and autumn have not been idle as I can now field almost 1000 Hoplites in units of 32 men per unit. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/7GBvEdj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="800" height="255" src="https://i.imgur.com/7GBvEdj.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/kv6VF23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/kv6VF23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>All the Hoplites are from the excellent value Warlord Games Greek and Spartan starter sets. Each box provides around 150 figures ad all of these have been sourced via ebay at discounted prices. My best guess is I have been paying around 25-30 pence per figure.</p><p>I did consider the Victrix sets but the cost was both prohibitive and for the volume I am looking for their assembly is much more complicated. I will however use Victrix for Skirmish and Cavalry units.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/TwyS3wh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="800" height="446" src="https://i.imgur.com/TwyS3wh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/bRy1dDD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/bRy1dDD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Each 32 man unit has been painted with a particular distinctive three colour scheme, typically bronze or lined white cuirass. a dark colour for tunic. and white/light colour for plumes/tunic. This colour combination has then been mixed up on the shields. It provides some unit uniformity but also creates variety that would be expected of the period. The exception all the majority of Spartan units that have been given their distictive red tunics and plumes. I also decided that any bronze cuirass would be a Spartan (There is one on each sprue).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/pXiLJuz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/pXiLJuz.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>If needs be units can be mixed up to provide less uniform looking troops - eg picture below</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/MnMZnHE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="800" height="485" src="https://i.imgur.com/MnMZnHE.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/tA6ayy9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/tA6ayy9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I have adopted a factory line approach to his vast number of figures - from assembly to priming and onto painting and varnishing. Typically working in blocks of 96 figures I have been cranking three units out every two weeks when time permits.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Lre0DYl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/Lre0DYl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The excellent shield transfers are added once the figure has been painted with army dip (my go to process to both shade the figure and strengthen it) and only then is is given a coat of matt varnish.</p><p>The figures are mounted 4 to an mdf base which is 40mm x 40mm. The basing is yet to be done and I intend to do this en masse at the end.</p><p>With the Greek hoplites almost finished ( I think I have enough figures left to make two more units) attention will turn to the skirmish and light infantry units, cavalry and command stands. </p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/a5h3PAT.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/a5h3PAT.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/h17NzC7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/h17NzC7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Drop by again soon</p><p>Par 3 of this series can now be found <a href="https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2024/02/ancient-greek-army-part-3-commanders.html">HERE</a></p><p>Cheers</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-68479895198633387592023-11-14T17:49:00.000+00:002023-11-14T17:49:07.359+00:00I'm back - Shiver me timbers !<p> Afternoon All - following some technical difficulties I have been unable to access my blog for some weeks but the good news is I am back and have a load of new posts and news to share.</p><p>I'll update you on the progress of the house build in a future post but suffice to say that my hands have been rather full over the autumn months. The good news is that the work has started.</p><p>Lets get onto the most important business - the gaming and hobby projects. Monday night saw regulars of the Shed crew get together for a spot of piracy on our ficticious Pirate Island. Its been several years since this period saw some action and we were all raring to go.</p><p>The table was approximately 6ft x 9ft with three zones, the mountainous jungle area featuring Skull mountain and the lair of Ben Gunn, and in the valley some old lost ruins. The terrain is a bit of a mash up from my jungle, peninsular and desert set ups. I think it all works well together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/b8pH6vn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="800" height="318" src="https://i.imgur.com/b8pH6vn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The village of St James sat across the seafront and backed onto the jungle</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/OqZRxQ5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="800" height="246" src="https://i.imgur.com/OqZRxQ5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>and down on the coast a full third of the table was occupied by the sea, port and a coastal castle</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/joZdv36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="800" height="327" src="https://i.imgur.com/joZdv36.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The two ships moored off the coast were just for terrain purposes and could be boarded by the players but not sailed away. Scattered across the coast were a number of rowing boats. We house ruled that a boat needed a minimum of two players to move, it would move at the same pace of a walking man..If for any reason only one or no person could man the boat it would drift three inches per turn towards the castle and founder on the rocks with all treasure and lives lost. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/R9RrRKK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="800" height="342" src="https://i.imgur.com/R9RrRKK.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We used the excellent Fist Full of Lead rules for our game and with five players each commanding seven figures its was a full on experience. At the bottom of the post is a roster sheet of the crews created in advance for the players. In essence three groups of Pirates were raiding the island for treasure and other valuable goods. The goods themselves were marked up with values/points ranging from 1 to 10. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/8ggF3Se.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/8ggF3Se.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>The players did not know the value of the goods until; they were picked up. The goods themselves would then have to be transported to the Pirates lair (each Pirate had a ship off the coast, or in the case of Redbeard an old tomb at the end of the Island. Facing the pirates were the local garrison of British Redcoats and a marauding unit of French marines. The government forces got points for killing Pirates. At the end of the game the player with the most points was declared the winner. In the event that one player lost all his forces he would be given control of the towns militia and these only acrtivated/appeared if one player was knocked out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/d5uIjTh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="800" height="277" src="https://i.imgur.com/d5uIjTh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The following are a few photos from the game - with a short narrative.</div><div><br /></div><div>I commanded the British, Tony the French and Mark , Vince and Sven the Pirates. Sven pirates started in the jungle with the tomb as their lair. As it turned out both the British and French turned their attention towards Redbeard (Sven) believing the other two would do the damnedest to scupper each other plans.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/H2zfaYp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="600" src="https://i.imgur.com/H2zfaYp.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div>The coastal Pirates (Mark & Vince) seemed to strike up a cordial relationship and began to plunder the town with a view that there were enough spoils to share around.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/3gP57rR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="800" height="222" src="https://i.imgur.com/3gP57rR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Poor Old Sven's pirates were coming under significant fire from the French Marines sitting in the higher ground with only the temple ruins as cover.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/VXNMwiF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="800" height="290" src="https://i.imgur.com/VXNMwiF.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Perched on their high advantage point the Marines poured fire into the helpless pirates.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ua8RIJr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/ua8RIJr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Elsewhere Mark and Vice were happily rowing their boats taking treasure back to their ships....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ttGHaFX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="800" height="282" src="https://i.imgur.com/ttGHaFX.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately for Sven he was somewhat helped out by the marooned pirate Ben Gunn sitting in his camp on Skull mountain. Gunn was an NPC (up until someone could rescue him) and given he was mad he would open fire on the nearest target when possible. Ben's unerring accuracy put paid to two of my redcoats before the third could overcome him and convince him to join the Kings cause. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/3rwJ1iE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="800" height="348" src="https://i.imgur.com/3rwJ1iE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>By now the French were in the jungle and mopping up the remaining members of Redbeards (Sven) crew.<div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/0MTuhDB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/0MTuhDB.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Sadly for Redbeard his force was eliminated and so Sven switched to command the militia. The shot below of two pirates on the rope bridge was not from the game but I just wanted to share that this resin bridge is fish tank ornament but works so well for this 28mm scale.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ETfx8cH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/ETfx8cH.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With Redbeard dealt with the French turned their attention onto the remaining redcoats now heading back into the town. Seargeant Croissant took up a high vantage point in the church and soon scored a kill on the Redcoat commander.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/g6tnZnf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/g6tnZnf.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A firefight on the beach broke out between the militia and the coastal pirates who had now cleaned the town out of valuable (without coming to blows I should add)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/vpvAdQh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/vpvAdQh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The last Pirates soon made their escape and with the clock marching on a halt to the game was called</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/BvPAID6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/BvPAID6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Our winner was Mark who had quietly amassed a total of 56 points of treasure, in second place Tony and Sven shared the honour with 40 points, with Vince one point behind on 39. Sadly the poor old redcoats came last with 26 points.</div><div><br /></div><div>It should be added that if Vince had counted carefully he would have noticed the nine units should have been eight - (private joke !!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/bKk4UD1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/bKk4UD1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>An honourable mention should go to Roger the Cabin boy who from the walls of a villa in the town managed to take down one redcoat with his blunderbus. Despite being hunted down for the rest of the game he managed to flee the scene intact. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/pnZ3vH6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/pnZ3vH6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The crew rosters</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/2C9U9MC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="800" height="615" src="https://i.imgur.com/2C9U9MC.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Hope this was of interest and there is more to come soon...what does 1000 x painted 28mm Hoplites look like ??</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-79420094021437505912023-08-20T06:00:00.000+01:002023-08-20T06:00:29.742+01:00Herding Cats - a response from Dan @ Wargames Illustrated<p>A few weeks ago I invited Dan Falconbridge of Wargames Illustrated, Andy Callan of Billhooks fame, Nick Eyre of Northstar Games & Richard Lloyd, Captain Blood and painter extraordinaire to a weekend big Billhooks game - the post of the game can be found <a href="http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2023/07/battle-of-pontefract-what-if-scenario.html">HERE</a>..</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Editors-Exploits-episode-25-%E2%80%93-In-praise-of-the-cat-herders.jpg?w=900&ssl=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="800" height="355" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Editors-Exploits-episode-25-%E2%80%93-In-praise-of-the-cat-herders.jpg?w=900&ssl=1" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For those interested from left - Eric the Shed, Captain Blood, Mark F (my longstanding wargames partner), Andy Callan, Nick Eyre...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>The game was based on a what if scenario called the Battle of Pontefract</p><p>I have now just discovered that Dan posted his own take of the weekend on the Wargames Illustrated Blog. The link to his article can be found <a href=" https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/editors-exploits-episode-25-in-praise-of-the-cat-herders/">HERE</a> . Dan has been extremely complementary about the game and the Shed Wars hospitality. Thank you Sir !</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Pic-2--scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Pic-2--scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Pictures courtesy of Wargames Illustrated...</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-3860649088478955812023-08-18T05:34:00.000+01:002023-08-18T05:34:46.489+01:00More Normans<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Currently I am focussing on increasing the number of figures in my existing collections rather than starting any new projects. A few weeks ago I won an auction on ebay for some plastic Conquest Normans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Delighted to report that another 40+ horse, 5 command stands abd 40 more foot have joined the 'Bastard's Army'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/NLBqy5A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/NLBqy5A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> These took about two weeks to turn around.<p></p><div>At some point the Normans will appear on the table in the full force.</div><div><br /></div><div>More soon</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-17194781737069862382023-08-16T06:20:00.002+01:002023-08-16T06:20:10.994+01:00An update of recent games<p>Morning All</p><p>July was a strange old month here - the weather has been pretty awful with rain most days and the temperatures barely creeping above 20 degrees - very unseasonal BUT very welcome. Its meant that I have been able to spend a great deal of time managing our new estate without suffering the affects of heatstroke ;-)</p><p>This does mean that wargaming activities have been limited to the regular monday night gaming sessions and very little has been done to either the new shed or adding more forces to my completed armies. Saying that a few new units have been completed.</p><p>The following pictures highlight a few games that have taken place in the Shed over the last couple of months...</p><p>Refight of Arsuf - this time with over 1000 figures on the table ! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ZJX9j7t.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/ZJX9j7t.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/YvMPYyd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/YvMPYyd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/2bNVPja.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/2bNVPja.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/VmkxbUK.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/VmkxbUK.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/KSfNQ0y.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/KSfNQ0y.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/2ZqUA64.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/2ZqUA64.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>A Napoloeonic Peninsular Battle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/cnUhYTJ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/cnUhYTJ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/rKFwGox.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/rKFwGox.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/1WWfPPm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/1WWfPPm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/D4DyxCK.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/wqzwlYi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/wqzwlYi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/MKmY0Rh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/MKmY0Rh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/PpLEDTF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/PpLEDTF.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/wQ7FzOu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/wQ7FzOu.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/IRxjKyN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/IRxjKyN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And a Rome versus Rome Game...sadly only one picture</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/3lk8N0k.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/3lk8N0k.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>More soon</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-8425688307514992132023-07-13T06:39:00.000+01:002023-07-13T06:39:05.143+01:00Battle of Pontefract - a 'what if scenario' from the Wars of the Roses <p>As some of you may have noticed I launched the Shed Wars Experience in my last blog post. This is my opportunity to share with fellow gamers my take on big wargames and as part of the launch I invited a few illustrious figures from the industry to take part in a game and experience Shed Wars.</p><p>Quite early on in the process I was keen to showcase the new shed with the big battle approach we adopted with Never Mind the Billhooks and I was delighted that the two drivers of this phenomena were keen to take part.</p><p>On Saturday 8th July the Shed was opened for business and joining me for this inaugural game were none other than Andy Callan, creator of NMTBH, Dan Faulconbridge, Editor of Wargames Illustrated and Nick Eyre of Northstar Games. To bring the numbers up top six players I also invited Captain Blood, whose painted WOTR figures can only be described as gorgeous and finally my oldest wargaming friend known as Mark F. </p><p>Fortified by a light lunch and a beer or two the game started in earnest at 1.30pm with as plan to wrap up by 6pm. That evening I was hosting a bbq for my guests and several of my other wargaming friends. Could we complete a six player/90 plus unit game of billhooks in under 5 hours? Of course we could and in true Billhooks tradition it went right to the wire !</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="The Earls of Salibury and Northumberland deploy their battles. Awaiting for our guests from up North." border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="800" height="474" src="https://i.imgur.com/3WAkFYu.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard and Mark deploy their forces whilst waiting for the chaps from up North</td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/3WAkFYu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><b></b></a></p><p><b><u>The Battle of Pontefract – 29<sup>th</sup> December
1460</u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">‘A what if scenario’<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Events leading up to the Battle</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In December 1460 Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, along
with Richard Neville, the Earl of Salisbury, have marched north to counter a
growing threat from the Lancastrians. In mid December they skirmished with a
Lancastrian force outside Worksop and having being driven off retired to the
Duke of York’s stronghold at Sandal Castle (nr Wakefield).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In the real timeline the Lancastrians launched an attack on
Richard at Sandal on the 30<sup>th</sup> December. Given they significantly
outnumbered the Yorkists a victory was assured and both Richard, Duke of York,
the Earl of Salisbury and several other leading Yorkists were captured and
executed in the aftermath of the battle. But what if things panned out
differently?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Lancastrian army was considerable, numbering around
12-15000 men, and lead by a large number of northern nobles with an axe to
grind with the Duke of York and his Neville allies. These include the powerful
forces of the Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, Lord Roos and Lord Clifford.
Furthermore the Northern army had recently been joined by Henry Beaufort, Duke
of Somerset, and Thomas Courtenay, Earl of Devon who had marched north during
December from the west country.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Aside from the factional rivalry between some of these
families many of the Lancastrian leaders had inherited their titles when their
fathers had been caught and killed at the Battle of St Albans. Revenge, power
and the full restoration of King Henry VI to the throne were all powerful
motivations. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Lancastrian army mustered at Kingston upon Hull and as
Christmas approached it is believed that delegations between the two opposing
factions agreed to a seasonal truce until the feast of Epiphany (6<sup>th</sup>
January). <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In the real timeline the Lancastrians had no intention to
honour this truce and used this time to both goad Richard, Duke of York and
attempt to mislead him with potential defections. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Amongst the Lancastrian forces were two individuals that
might actually throw their lot in with the Yorkist cause. Firstly there was
Andrew Trollope, a commoner who had risen through the ranks and was seen by
many contemparies as an excellent field commander. Trollope had defected the
year previously with over 600 men to the Lancastrian cause. With the right
persuasion could he be a candidate for treachery? Perhaps of more interest
might be John Neville, Baron Neville, son of the Earl of Westmoreland. Neville
had originally aligned himself with the rest of the Neville family on the side
of York’ However, he came from the poor side of the Neville clan and this
interfamily rivalry had deep roots with both sides of the family contesting
inheritances, titles and lands. Richard of York’s key ally and personal friend,
Richard Neville, the Earl of Salisbury was convinced his estranged cousin would
switch back to their cause. In the real history neither party switched
allegiance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">As mentioned the Lancastrian forces, with what they believed
to be a massive majority, marched from Hull and by the 29<sup>th</sup> December
had encamped at Pontefract with a view of attacking the Duke of York eight
miles away at Wakefield on the following day. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In this ‘what if’ scenario Richard of York has been busy. By
mid December he is firmly ensconced in his castle at Wakefield and through his
network of spies he now knows that the superior force of Lancastrians intend to
attack him at the earliest opportunity. With his own supplies dwindling he
sends messages to his son, Edward the Earl of March to make haste and join him
in Yorkshire. Edward is currently wintering in Shrewsbury on the welsh borders
with his own army (which, in the real time line, will go onto be victorious at
Mortimer’s Cross two months later). Edward heeds his father’s call for help and
marches his army the 100 miles across the country to Wakefield. By the 26<sup>th</sup>
December Edward’s forces are now with the main Yorkist contingent swelling
their ranks to a force comparable to the Lancastrian army.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Following three days of rest Richard, the Duke of York sets
out to confront the Duke of Somerset. They meet on the banks of the river Aire
just outside Pontefract.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Amongst the Yorkist army are two individuals of note – the
first is William Bonville, son of the Baron Bonville. The Bonvilles
hailed from the West Country and have had a long standing feud (if not a
private war) with the Courtenay’s of Devon. Both parties mentioned will oppose
one another on this field. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In addition the Yorkist force featured a certain Lord Grey
of Wilton – I am fairly sure that this is NOT the same Lord Grey of Ruthin who
defected to the Yorkist cause at the Battle of Northampton but it would make
life interesting if it were the same said noble. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> (Incidentally this is the same river Aire that
featured in the battle of Ferrybridge, the prelude to Towton a few tears later)<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/nluUWI0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/nluUWI0.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our guests have arrived and survey their forces - Nick in the foreground deploys his Irish.</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Special Rules for Fighting the Battle of Pontefract</u><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/rvR9rqo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="800" height="407" src="https://i.imgur.com/rvR9rqo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Yorkist centre</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-weight: 700;">The Irish Contingent</span><o:p style="font-weight: 700;"></o:p><p class="MsoNormal">By special request I have incorporated a large Irish
mercenary contingent into the ranks of the Lancastrian army. This will be led
by the Battle Commander Lood Roos ( he has his own ward) and will take to the
battle on the left flank. The Irish force excluding the four standard commanders
no greater than 150 points in size and should be arranged into four
wards.(special request – total points required c140 with 4 leaders – excluded
in points). </p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/QI2l1gH.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="800" height="138" src="https://i.imgur.com/QI2l1gH.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the Irish Wing</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rivalry & Treachery:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rivalries & Revenge<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Several nobles in this action have an axe to grind and where
possible (and conveniently) these are facing off against each other. Each
battle will have their own target where applicable and a bonus for killing said
Lord. The bonus is simple when the game finishes the bonus points are totted up
and compared to the winning margin in the real battle – for example lets assume
the Lancastrians win the day by 4 read tokens but the Yorkists have amassed
five bonus point to the Lancastrians none. In this case the Yorkists albeit
losing the battle win the game. Players will be briefed on their ‘targets’<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">To make the likelihood of Leaders dying in combat all hits
suffered on a unit where a leader is attached will have the chance of
injuring/killing the noble rather than the over three rule.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">There are no duels in this game – killing a noble can only
be achieved through action on the table.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Treachery<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Both sides have potential turncoats in their ranks and it
wouldn’t be a war of the roses game if there wasn’t some kind of jeopardy.
Aside from the usual special card in play. The following will be in action.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A deck of cards will be shuffled and each time the ‘dummy
card’ is drawn turn the top card is turned over – If an ace is drawn the
following happens<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ace of Spades – Andrew Trollope switches sides<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ace of Clubs – Neville of Raby switches sides<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ace of Diamonds/Ace of Hearts – Lord Grey of Ruthin switches
sides.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Note a traitor will only switch sides if he thinks the
battle is going poorly for his side – he will only switch if the count of
opponent tokens in his sides pot is greater than the count of his tokens in
their side. If a unit switches sides all units in that commanders ward must
take one disarray token.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Note: The likelihood of a turncoat is low but cannot be
ignored <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tokens<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">The big battle approach adopted by the shed group opf
players is to pool all the morale tokens in one pot. This does mean an entire
force may collapse but the rest of the army fights on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Commanders</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">All commanders are ranked at level 2 (bar Edward – Earl of
March – level 3). Battle Commanders may be used to command any unit in their
battle in addition to their wards. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Momentum</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">To keep things moving the maneuver phase will allow players
to moves wards not units one by one<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Melees will be refought on both turns of the bonus card</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/EuP514I.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="800" height="370" src="https://i.imgur.com/EuP514I.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Yorkist right wing under the Earl of March</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Orders of Battle are published at the end of this article</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>BATTLE REPORT</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Lancastrians would be played by Mark (Percy on Right Wing), Nick (Lord Roos on Left Wing) and in overall command the Duke of Somerset played by Andy Callan.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Opposing them were Richard (Captain Blood) as Lord Salisbury on the left wing, myself as the Earl of March (right wing) and Dan Faulconbridge as the Duke of York.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Battles were deployed along the base line and we kicked off the maneuver phase with wards rather than units. I wasn't long before the Lancastrians opened the first salvo of gunfire on the approaching enemy</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/wGeyBpR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="800" height="383" src="https://i.imgur.com/wGeyBpR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Across the field the commanders issued their orders and by the end of turn one most of the armies had edged forward.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over on the yorkist right flank the Irish darted forward, numerous skirmish units and light horse taking advantage of the cover available. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Surveying the field Somerset wanted Roos to unleash his Irish hounds</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/0YprBpR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="800" height="536" src="https://i.imgur.com/0YprBpR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Elsewhere in the centre the massed ranks of Yorkist and Lancaster bows were moving into range. Big battles tend to have a number of key elements happening across the board at the same time and its difficult for the wing commanders to truly appreciate what is happening across the field.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/9YQSIoY.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="800" height="442" src="https://i.imgur.com/9YQSIoY.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Irish horse surged forward quickly despatching a hapless unit of bows and daunting their supporting bills. The driveback pushed March's horse to the rear causing disarray. One unit of Irish was causing significant panic in the Yorkist ranks.<br /><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/AF2Fo1a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="800" height="382" src="https://i.imgur.com/AF2Fo1a.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite the Irish gallant charge they soon fell prey to the Yorkist bows and normal service was resumed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ZopX32j.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="800" height="397" src="https://i.imgur.com/ZopX32j.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the far side of the field Neville and Percy were coming to blows in what would be a fiercly contested fight all afternoon with neither side giving ground or quarter. Elsewhere the centre saw some dressing of lines with battles readying themselves for the fight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was the engagement on the Yorkist right flank that was getting the attention.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ag6AfXB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/ag6AfXB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Time and again Nick threw his Irish forces forward and time and again their numbers were whittled down by accurate English longbows. The Irish were not having a good time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/1f77rHw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/1f77rHw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Nick readied his heavy Gallowglass and formed Kern for one big push.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Yg4T9Oh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="800" height="328" src="https://i.imgur.com/Yg4T9Oh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Mean whilst the centre was still very quiet. Aside from artillery trading fire and sporadic archery fire things were just ticking along.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/cn3YIDC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="800" height="305" src="https://i.imgur.com/cn3YIDC.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As the game approached about turn 3 most of the forces were now in competitive action. With bonus cards being predominantly won buy the Yorkists the Lancastrians were beginning to get a tad frustrated.</div><div><br /></div><div>As the Irish massed on March's front he readied his heavy horse to do battle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/R1DHc6k.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="599" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/R1DHc6k.jpg" width="479" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Across the field the Lancastrians were doing some serious damage to Neville's lead elements. Superior weight of numbers in bows was beginning to tell. Neville pushed forward his men at arms and pike units</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/kLg1fzE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="800" height="367" src="https://i.imgur.com/kLg1fzE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To the centre York (Dan ) had pushed forward his bow and was beginning to shoot some very telling fire into Andy's leading units.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/etY6KjZ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="800" height="419" src="https://i.imgur.com/etY6KjZ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the stream hindering March's infantry advance lead Lord Roos stepped forward with his bows. The impact was not severe but the return fire devastated the Lancastrian Lord's archers. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/0aA19zf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="800" height="330" src="https://i.imgur.com/0aA19zf.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Archers were now trading serious volleys at one another in the centre. By turn four several units were binning to take morale tests and the mtokens began to freely exchange across the table.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/4tnDv9M.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="800" height="270" src="https://i.imgur.com/4tnDv9M.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking across the field from Somerset's position (Andy) the Yorkist line was beginning to thin. Massing his men at arms and pikes he began to edge forward</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/fUmI0AX.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="800" height="245" src="https://i.imgur.com/fUmI0AX.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>From Percy's position Neville had pushed right forward but had taken serious losses. Both commanders sent their mounted units into action and a devastating charge from Salisbury caused panic in the Lancastrian ranks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/FWJlkY1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="800" height="382" src="https://i.imgur.com/FWJlkY1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/qeFhS8P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="800" height="354" src="https://i.imgur.com/qeFhS8P.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Despite this set back Percy (Mark) held his line (and his nerve) and continued to trade fire with the advancing Yorkists</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/cjU1UxQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/cjU1UxQ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back on the Right Wing the Yorkist cavalry had charged and swept away the Kern and Gallowglass. A general failure of morale across the Irish army caused several to panic and flee. By turn six most of the Irish force and their battle commander Lord Roos had been driven from the field.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Lancastrian high command was now very nervous. Lancastrian morale tokens were running low and his entire left wing had all but disappeared.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/GG95vLP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="800" height="422" src="https://i.imgur.com/GG95vLP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fearing defeat Somerset(Andy) surged forward with his men at arms and pikes into the Yorkist centre</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/MGzO3vR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/MGzO3vR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A fierce melee erupted in the centre of the field. The target of their advance was none other than the Duke of York himself. His capture (or death) would secure a victory for the red rose. </div><div><br /></div><div>York had managed to get himself bogged down in a melee with his bill and bow. It was not going well.</div><div><br /></div><div> <b style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/I0ghCsY.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/I0ghCsY.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><div><br /></div><div>By the fate of the gods York's bill unit was driven back. If the Lancastrian units went first he could be captured.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Yorkist command cards drew first and Dan readied a unit of archers to fire into the threatening pikes. At short range he needed fives to hit. 12 dice rolled and ten hits !! The pike unit crumpled and York extricated himself from the fleeing unit.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://i.imgur.com/zMhNGC8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="800" height="457" src="https://i.imgur.com/zMhNGC8.jpg" width="640" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">Melees erupted across the field, the last of the Irish were put to flight and several gallant Lancaster troops went down to the resurgent Duke of York.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/AE2oxuM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="800" height="574" src="https://i.imgur.com/AE2oxuM.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></div>As the game edged towards six oclock we were looking for a result. Both sides had taken horrendous casualties and the fight had nearly been one by the Lancastrians. How might the last planned turn pan out?<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://i.imgur.com/c9Ux4PR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="800" height="198" src="https://i.imgur.com/c9Ux4PR.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Fighting was now limited to the centre and Yorkist left wing. March's victory against the Irish would count for nothing if a breakthrough could not be found elsewhere.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/b0LAmav.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="800" height="390" src="https://i.imgur.com/b0LAmav.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Both sides gave it there all and as the turn was near ending a Lancastrian muttered - we cant give you a token. The Yorkists had won!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Had the game gone to the final morale test and if the Lancastrians had had but one token they may very well have won the game. It was very close.<br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/fmZsnQS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/fmZsnQS.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A massive thank you to Andy, Dan, Nick, Richard and Mark for a hard fought and thrilling engagement.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is how wargames should be fought !!</span></div><br />Talking of which if you are interested in taking part in one of these big Billhooks games please do drop me a line or visit my website www.shedwars.co.uk for more information. I am planning to host a couple of Wars of the Roses events later in the year so stay tuned <br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>ORDERS OF BATTLE</u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Commander - Sir Henry Beaufort<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Following the death of your father at St Alban’s you and
your brother, Sir Edmund Beaufort, are out for revenge – the traitor’s York and
Salisbury must die. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The death of either noble in combat involving either of your
two Lords gives two victory points<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sir John Neville – the death of Richard Neville, Earl of
Salisbury will do much to strengthen your side of the family . Kill Neville in
combat to earn one victory point.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Notes All leaders rated level 2 – bar Edward, Earl of March
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Men at Arms<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (72)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">York<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Edmund Beaufort<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (48)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">York<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Salisbury<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Henry Holland, Duke of Exeter<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 x Pike<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir James Butler, Earl of Wiltshire<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir John Neville of Raby<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Light Cavalry<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 (24)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Salisbury <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Skirmish<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Cannon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 (15)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Total<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">18 (231)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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</tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Commander - Sir Henry Percy<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Following the death of your father at St Alban’s you seek
revenge, this is fuelled by the hatred of the Percy’s with the Nevilles– The
Earl of Salisbury and better still his bloodline must die. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The death of Salisbury in combat involving your Lords gives one
victory points, the death of March gives two<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Courtenay v Bonville feud has lasted years – now is your
chance to finish it– Courtenay must kill Bonville in combat one victory point
if achieved.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Notes All leaders rated level 2 – bar Edward, Earl of March
rated level 3<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 0px;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Lancastrian <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Battle 2<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Wards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Unit Count<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Hatred<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Right<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Men at Arms<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (72)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">March<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Salisbury<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Thomas Courtenay, Earl of Devon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Knights<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">3 (48)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Bonville<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Andrew Trollope<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (48)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Henry Fitzhugh<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (48)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir William Gascoigne<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (24)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 123.65pt;" valign="top" width="165">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Skirmish <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 (6)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Total<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">13 (236)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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</tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p> </o:p></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Commander - Sir Thomas Roos<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Following the traitors actions at St Alban’s revenge is on
your mind, Richard Duke of York and his son the Earl of March must die ! <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The death of York or March in combat involving either Roos
or Clifford gives two victory points<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Notes All leaders rated level 2 – bar Edward, Earl of March
rated level 3<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 0px;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Lancastrian <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Battle 3<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Wards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Unit Count<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Hatred<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Left<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Thomas Roos, Lord Roos<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Men at Arms <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (72)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">York<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">March<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir John Butler (Irish)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> Irish contingent</o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Edmund MacButler<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p> Irish contingent</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Liadhnán Ó Fearghail<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p> Irish contingent</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Guaire Mac Con Uladhr<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p> Irish contingent</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Cannon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 (9)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Total<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">13<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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</tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> Apologies but Irish contingent of Gallowglass, Kern , Light Horse supplied by Nick Eyre. 150 points in total</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Richard Plantagenet,
Duke of York<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">As leader of the Yorkist cause the serpents head must be
trimmed – the removal of Somerset, Roos or Clifford in combat earns a victory
point for each<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Notes All leaders rated level 2 – bar Edward, Earl of March
rated level 3<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p> </o:p></u></b></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 0px;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Yorkist <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Battle 1<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Wards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Unit Count<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Hatred<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Centre<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Richard, Duke of York<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Men at Arms<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (72)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Somerset<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Clifford<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Roos<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Thomas Ferrers<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 (24)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir John Harrington<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (48)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir William Herbert<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Men at Arms<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 (36)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Hugh Mortimer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 (24)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Skirmish <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Cannon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">3 (21)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Total<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">17 (235)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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</tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sir Richard Neville,
Earl of Salisbury<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">The long running hatred between the Percy’s and the
Neville’s runs through your veins. Eliminating Percy in combat earns two
victory points.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Furthermore the upstart Neville of Raby must be put in his
place, his death will serve as a warning to others wishing to betray the family
ties. One victory point for the death of Neville.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Couternay v Bonville feud has lasted years – now is your
chance to finish it. Bonville must Kill Courtenay in combat – one victory point
if achieved.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Notes All leaders rated level 2 – bar Edward, Earl of March
rated level 3<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 0px;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Yorkist<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Battle 2<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Wards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Unit Count<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Hatred<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Left<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Knights<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Men at Arms<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">3 (60)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Percy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Neville<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 123.65pt;" valign="top" width="165">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Hugh Hastings<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (48)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</td>
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<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 74.55pt;" valign="top" width="99">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 123.65pt;" valign="top" width="165">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir William Bonville<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 (24)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Courtenay<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 74.55pt;" valign="top" width="99">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 123.65pt;" valign="top" width="165">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Edward Bouchier<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Men at Arms<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 (36)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 74.55pt;" valign="top" width="99">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 123.65pt;" valign="top" width="165">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Henry Retford<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Pike<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">3 (36)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 74.55pt;" valign="top" width="99">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 123.65pt;" valign="top" width="165">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Skirmish <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Cannon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 (15)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 74.55pt;" valign="top" width="99">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 123.65pt;" valign="top" width="165">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Total<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">16 (219)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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</tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br clear="all" style="break-before: page; mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" />
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Edward Plantagenet,
Earl of March<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Edward, Earl of March your reputation as a true warrior of
Arthurian legend is yet to be forged. For each new Melee you are involved in
earns one victory point. You must of course survive the battle.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Notes All leaders rated level 2 – bar Edward, Earl of March
rated level 3<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 0px;">
<tbody><tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Wards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="background: rgb(156, 194, 229); border-left: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 123.1pt;" valign="top" width="164">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Unit Count<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="background: rgb(156, 194, 229); border-left: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Hatred<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(156, 194, 229); border-left: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Wards<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(156, 194, 229); border-left: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Unit Count<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 75.1pt;" valign="top" width="100">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Right<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 123.1pt;" valign="top" width="164">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Edward, Earl of March – HERO comm - 3<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Men at Arms<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bow <o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (60)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 75.1pt;" valign="top" width="100">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 123.1pt;" valign="top" width="164">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir John Done<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Light Cavalry<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Knights<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 (36)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 75.1pt;" valign="top" width="100">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 123.1pt;" valign="top" width="164">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir John Wenlock <o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;" valign="top" width="95">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 (24)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;" valign="top" width="123">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Edmund Grey of Ruthin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (48)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sir Thomas Vaughan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bow<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2 x Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">4 (48)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 x Skirmish <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 (6)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">17 (222)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-73806318965128708222023-04-23T09:24:00.006+01:002023-04-23T09:24:58.260+01:00Some very exciting news!!<p>Good Morning All</p><p>Delighted to announce some very exciting news today. As of this morning <b>the Shed Wars Experience</b> is live.</p><p>What do I hear you ask is <b>the Shed Wars Experience</b>?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWOSSXcwKtML73Vr-7TddQfb-IRj-Q2VsJVv7rI7aSyyoBzzT1LYxBrN5xyszc9EVb0zfXlwoz-S3IFka19sNDyEiL9H4Tde1kCB76UJfAitLl-8MAFdeNirSjcocye2onbthDYtdpVwQoKmNYEkZHjseNHLSGS0R_Lp0bJV4eS6yTxIbbYqWXs-D/s851/Shed%20Wars%20Experience%20Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="851" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWOSSXcwKtML73Vr-7TddQfb-IRj-Q2VsJVv7rI7aSyyoBzzT1LYxBrN5xyszc9EVb0zfXlwoz-S3IFka19sNDyEiL9H4Tde1kCB76UJfAitLl-8MAFdeNirSjcocye2onbthDYtdpVwQoKmNYEkZHjseNHLSGS0R_Lp0bJV4eS6yTxIbbYqWXs-D/w640-h514/Shed%20Wars%20Experience%20Logo.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Please let me start from the beginning. If you have been following this blog over the last few months you will be aware that we recently moved from Surbiton to the the leafy woods of Surrey near Woking. The new place, despite needing considerable work, had an old office on site that was to become my new games room. This room is a considerable upgrade on the last shed and over the winter it has been completely refurbished. It was always my intention to broaden the scope of Shed Wars and share my passion for this wonderful hobby with others.</p><p>The Shed Wars Experience is the opportunity for likeminded gamers to visit, participate in umpire hosted games using my extensive collection of 28mm figures and terrain. Each month I will be hosting a themed set of games for up to six players, for example one event focusses on Invasion Britain where players can refight Hastings, the Roman attack on Mona and relive the exploits of Dad's Army. Such an event would be hosted over a long weekend (from Friday Afternoon to Sunday lunchtime). This experience comes with a price of £150/head with group discounts available.</p><p>Full details of all the events are listed on the website (details below).</p><p>Furthermore I am offering a full custom option where guests can create their own events, pick their own dates where available (minimum of one days gaming). Prices available on inquiry.</p><p>All events will be capped at six guests thereby ensuring that all have the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in the table top action and many of the games I will be hosting have been play tested in the 'old shed'. These can all be read about in the blogs history, and of course many of these will now benefit from an even bigger table !</p><p>In time the Shed Wars Experience will be able to offer onsite accommodation but for the moment guests travelling from afar and abroad will need to plan their own overnight stays if required. </p><p>The Shed Wars Experience is about 20 minutes drive time from Heathrow and 45 mins from Gatwick (traffic permitting). The area has a host of other attractions with Thorpe Park, Windsor, Brooklands and the RHS at Wisley all a stones throw away. Central London is only 30 minutes by train.</p><p><br /></p><p>Full details of the Shed Wars Experience can be found here</p><p><a href="https://shedwars.co.uk/">THE SHED WARS EXPERIENCE WEBSITE</a><br /></p><p>Please do pass this onto your friends, clubs and interested parties. In the coming weeks I'll be announcing more events, news and merchandise.</p><p>I am also open to any sponsorship opportunities.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-11800643869515845122023-04-06T17:14:00.009+01:002023-04-06T17:14:53.238+01:00A Hasty Retreat from Zululand - a 28mm wargame<p>Good Afternoon All</p><p>Monday night saw the return to the Anglo Zulu War for an entirely ficticious battle titled 'A Hasty Retreat from Zululand'. </p><p>In terms of background the players were informed that following the defeat at Isandlwhana the Commander of the 6th column (did not exist) Sir Reginald Smythe elected to return to the safety from where he had come. Fearing that his column might suffer the same treatment as his compatriots forces he turned around his force and march straight out of Zululand.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/AgCvHhS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="800" height="365" src="https://i.imgur.com/AgCvHhS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Crossings of the Easyane (rather appropriately the Zulu poster is in the background)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In the confusion of this sudden retreat his forces became spread out across the veldt and only began to converge when they neared the crossings of the Easyane Rive. The British forces comprised of</p><p><b>Infantry Force 1 </b>- Commanded by Captain James Pringle (CR 9)</p><p>2 x Companies of British Infantry (standard BP units)</p><p><b>Infantry Force 2</b> - Commanded by Captain Harry Styles (CR9)</p><p>2 x Companies of British Infantry (standard BP units)</p><p><b>Cavalry Force 1</b> - Commanded by Major Timothy Nesbitt (CR9)</p><p>1 x Lancer Unit (standard BP)</p><p>1 x Sikhali Horse (sml unit)</p><p>1 x Natal Police (sml unit)</p><p>1 x RHA Horse Battety</p><p><b>Cavalry Force 2</b> commanded by Pieter van Engels (CR9)</p><p>1 x Boer Infantry Unit (mounted std unit)</p><p>1 x Mounted Infantry Unit (small unit)</p><p>1 x RHA horse Battery</p><p><b>Naval Forces Defending Fords </b>commanded by Lieutenant Gerald Trump (CR9)</p><p>1 x Royal Marine unit (sml)</p><p>1 x Royal Naval Sailors (sml)</p><p>1 x Gatling Gun</p><p><b>Wagon Train </b>commanded by Captain John Black (Cr8)</p><p>4 x Ox drawn wagons</p><p>1 x Rocket Battery (in wagons but can be deployed)</p><p><br /></p><p>Notes on Wagons - Each wagon has a stamina of 3 and morale save of 4+ - when shaken wagon is destroyed. Wagons may move once per turn at 6" or the wagon train commander can roll for orders - a failure means wagons don't move. A blunder means one wagon has lost a wheel and is lost from game. Wagons may only move on tracks. At ford a wagon gets stuck on a 6 (d6 roll) - this causes a disorder and wagon must reroll again next turn </p><p>The British Force has no break but any unit driven off the table is lost permanently.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/5grNGOD.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="800" height="540" src="https://i.imgur.com/5grNGOD.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across the 17ft table - Zulus enter from the right</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><p>Unbeknownst to Colonel Smythe is the fact that a Zulus impi has already crossed the Easyane river and has set a classic ambush on the retreating allied forces. Commanded by Prince Inyasi (ficticious cousin to the Zulu King) the Zulus want to inflict a bloody nose on the invaders and most importantly capture/destroy their supplies.</p><p>The Zulu Forces are quite simple</p><p>6 War parties each consisting of five warbands - the sum total of 30 units. These are all regular warriors with the bloodthirsty trait. Each War party has its own commander (CR8). Prince Inyasi has a Command Rating of 8.</p><p><b>Objectives of the Game</b></p><p>The British win if they rout the Zulu army (achieving 16 units shaken or routed at any time), the Zulus win if they destroy all the wagons.</p><p><br /></p><p>The game started with the Naval forces deployed in three redoubts at the fords and the Wagon train entering at the road. Attached to the wagon train is a rocket battery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/abxcG8b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/abxcG8b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At the end of turn one we had determined by dier rolls that the wagon would be screened by the Boers and Mounted Infantry. The Centre of the British would be the Line cavalry and Sikhali horse with unfortunately the Infantry deployed on the right wing.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Tt1K3wM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="800" height="332" src="https://i.imgur.com/Tt1K3wM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Zulus entered from turn 2. In the picture below the cavalry are beginning to screen the wagon train by taking the high ground from approaching Zulus.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Tt1K3wM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="800" height="332" src="https://i.imgur.com/Tt1K3wM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Zulu right wing advanced rapidly quickly driving off the Boer cavalry. A few placed rifle shots dropped a few of the native chaps.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/QsGm8k6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="424" src="https://i.imgur.com/QsGm8k6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Zulus surged forward forcing the rest of the cavalry to fall back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/q21nKHn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="800" height="261" src="https://i.imgur.com/q21nKHn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>By now the Zulu centre had surged forward and quickly overran the jammed gatling gun (don't they always !!). The war party then turned its attention to the plucky sailors of the naval contingent.</div><div><br /></div><div>More Zulus were dropped but the second redoubt was quickly despatched.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/syCWEGn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="800" height="443" src="https://i.imgur.com/syCWEGn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Across the field the Zulus charged forward. The Rightwing washing their spears in the hapless advanced heliograph party. (This was added as set dressing and served no role in the game - but it made the Zulu commanders happy)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/cdgq59M.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="800" height="238" src="https://i.imgur.com/cdgq59M.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/9rIGrcM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="800" height="215" src="https://i.imgur.com/9rIGrcM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>By now the British line were beginning to deploy in the centre ready to receive the Zulu onslaught</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/WiMGQdQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="800" height="394" src="https://i.imgur.com/WiMGQdQ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Across the field the mounted skirmish troops had been driven back and were now launching their first attack on the wagon train - five hits inflicted on the poor oxen. Five saves !! The Zulus had failed even wound the first wagon. Many cheers across the allied side of the table.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/w5JBb9G.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="800" height="422" src="https://i.imgur.com/w5JBb9G.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Despite leaving the wagons to defend for themselves the mounted troops were still playing their cat and mouse game with the advancing Zulus. Each turn more Zulus were dropped and key units disordered.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/tsLgzeN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/tsLgzeN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Over at the ford all redoubts had been takern but the Zulus were now taking some bloody punishment from the British redcoats</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/LKreD01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="800" height="235" src="https://i.imgur.com/LKreD01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At this point the Zulu left wing was positioned top charge the thin red line.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/7FS1ce6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="800" height="283" src="https://i.imgur.com/7FS1ce6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>More Zulus poured forward (The table held about 60% of my Zulu units)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/XAxcSjZ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="800" height="274" src="https://i.imgur.com/XAxcSjZ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The British line in the distance looked incredibly fragile to the Zulu commander</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/iemKVf5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="800" height="251" src="https://i.imgur.com/iemKVf5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Even more Zulus entered the fray at the ford</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/tZGw3YX.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="800" height="508" src="https://i.imgur.com/tZGw3YX.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/s8M1HTh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="800" height="327" src="https://i.imgur.com/s8M1HTh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/pDAU8QJ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="800" height="290" src="https://i.imgur.com/pDAU8QJ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Back at the Wagon train the first cart had been destroyed but the Zulus had to deal with a new threat. Both the artillery and rocket batteries were opening fire. Rockets in black powder have a nasty habit of either misfiring or hitting friendlies - in this game the Rocket battery did a stirling job - hitting Zulus every round it fired. Not only did this cause tremendous disruption but also serious casualties. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/vjhsWOr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/vjhsWOr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The second wagon was destroyed leaving the Zulus with two to go and having only lost about six units they looked good for a victory.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/HEXJYeN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="800" height="149" src="https://i.imgur.com/HEXJYeN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Dg8XIjR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="800" height="307" src="https://i.imgur.com/Dg8XIjR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With their spears held aloft they charged across the table...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/puRl8R2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="800" height="234" src="https://i.imgur.com/puRl8R2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Crashing into the British troops - this was bloody, messy and brutal. Despite taking serious casualties the line held and more Zulus were consigned to the Allied victory pool.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/kmW47TT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/kmW47TT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A fierce melee erupted across the hill in the centre - this was tense. Casualties mounted on both sides</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/5kHqEvl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="800" height="417" src="https://i.imgur.com/5kHqEvl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>As the firefights and melees concluded a tally was made. The Zulus had two wagons to destroy but their break point had been reached. A victory for the British but only just !!</p><p>A cracking game and one enjoyed by all - a big thank you to Glen, Vince, Mark, Sven and Tony for participating.</p><p><br /></p><p>More soon</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-59050511095572890462023-04-01T17:48:00.003+01:002023-04-01T17:48:13.280+01:00Battle of Salamanca in 28mm<p>Since we moved into the new shed there has been a clamouring for me to break out my Peninsular War Napoleonic's collection and put on a big game. It was going to be interesting to see how the big table would fare.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/U5Rjhig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/U5Rjhig.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Following a short consultation with the chaps we elected to refight the Battle of Salamanca using the scenario outlined in the warlord Games Albion Triumphant book. Its relatively straightforward, two relatively evenly matched sides taking eacjh other on over a number of terrain objectives. To cater for the large battle the author elected to represent units as brigades with Divisional commanders. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/nFuLm05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="800" height="407" src="https://i.imgur.com/nFuLm05.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Fortunately I just about had sufficient troops with over 20 Brigades on each side plus cavalry and guns. If anything the table looked a little sparse and we could have probably fought on a smaller footprint. It did however look fabulous.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/S72pbNA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://i.imgur.com/S72pbNA.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The following photos are taken from the two nights gaming and are in no particular order. The buildings are just on the table to create some Spanish flavour. The Windmill is from Charlie Foxtrot models and is a great piece of kit.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/hddUeUk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="800" height="353" src="https://i.imgur.com/hddUeUk.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The French were effectively deployed in column on the higher ground and were in danger of being overrun quite quickly by the advancing Allied troops. In the real battle Wellington 'surprised' the French who thought they were chasing the British rearguard.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/oolxlFY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/oolxlFY.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>French cavalry providing support to Thomieres division</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/g67DDNG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="800" height="439" src="https://i.imgur.com/g67DDNG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Across the centre the thin red line advanced. In both games the British musketry was telling</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/N5sA7EX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="800" height="294" src="https://i.imgur.com/N5sA7EX.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>We fought this game twice and in both cases Wellingtons victory was assured - the French just could coordinate their defence nor mount a serious attack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/IHotY4d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="800" height="341" src="https://i.imgur.com/IHotY4d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Supporting the Brits were several Portuguese units - I think this was the first game I had deployed all six units - I need more !</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/5mZ2y7F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="800" height="304" src="https://i.imgur.com/5mZ2y7F.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/fleFTGZ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="800" height="146" src="https://i.imgur.com/fleFTGZ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Mass cavalry battle on the British right - the British heavies decimating the lighter French horse</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/kHwy5L4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/kHwy5L4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In both games the Greater Arapilees (a hill on the field) was hotly contested</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/WNQ6uqf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/WNQ6uqf.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>French troops advance top the front</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/aNfxmji.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/aNfxmji.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>French Dragoons survey the field</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/FQ2mzG6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="800" height="409" src="https://i.imgur.com/FQ2mzG6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/29HoGnz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="800" height="376" src="https://i.imgur.com/29HoGnz.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/2vg985J.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="800" height="319" src="https://i.imgur.com/2vg985J.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/JMCyhdL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="800" height="284" src="https://i.imgur.com/JMCyhdL.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fighting in the centre</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/jksEC6l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="800" height="255" src="https://i.imgur.com/jksEC6l.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Pictue below shows half the table - the French right flank</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/LPLivVa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="800" height="247" src="https://i.imgur.com/LPLivVa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A small French victor as a column crashes into a British line</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/yyYDjQ0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/yyYDjQ0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Contesting the hill</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/8OU3kSK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="800" height="265" src="https://i.imgur.com/8OU3kSK.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/TRoTbOk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="800" height="189" src="https://i.imgur.com/TRoTbOk.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/K2eaC27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="800" height="322" src="https://i.imgur.com/K2eaC27.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/fztnScl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://i.imgur.com/fztnScl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/WqKiPS9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/WqKiPS9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/lat1ovz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/lat1ovz.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/K0FPn5j.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/K0FPn5j.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>All in all a thoroughly good game and one that works well for six players in an evening. </p><p>More soon</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-85886843335542479272023-03-24T09:10:00.002+00:002023-03-24T09:10:25.038+00:00Another new game in the Shed<p>Morning all</p><p>The Shed is now properly up and running !! There are still some bits to do in the building but it is almost complete.</p><p>A few pictures from a recent Dark Ages game...</p><p>Titled the Harrowing of the North - three Norman Warlords enter the table to destroy the fields, crops and buildings of the rebellious Saxons. Using Hail Caesar rules with my 28mm collection great fun was had by all.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/oMB8sW7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/oMB8sW7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Beginning to realise that the larger table allows for a great deal more room for manuoever</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/w0A0S6f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/w0A0S6f.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Saxons were mostly simply armed Fyrd</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/5QNvTMI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/5QNvTMI.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Trying to hold back the armoured horse</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/uXmitbr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/uXmitbr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Stiff resistance was offered and a Saxon victory declared<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/v6Yfaqg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/v6Yfaqg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Up next will be our refight of Salamanca - table set for action</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/oFiiaWN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/oFiiaWN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and the troops mass</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/BsZ1bxI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/BsZ1bxI.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-48888336472060004382023-03-05T09:59:00.002+00:002023-03-05T09:59:32.436+00:00The Shed - onto the final stretch and the inaugural game<p>Good Morning All</p><p><br /></p><p>the previous post can be found <a href="http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2023/02/tables-and-disillusionment.html">HERE</a></p><p>Apologies for the radio silence as things have been rather hectic in the last few days but I now find myself with some spare time (truth be told Mrs Shed and Shed-daughter have gone off to the Canary Islands for a week) and aside from some dog walking and bit of housework I am going to take a break. Since October when we bought the new place I have been working flat out and the batteries need a recharge.</p><p>I mentioned dog walking - well The Shed household has a new family member. Gandalf is a Labradoodle puppy of 8 months and we have owned him since he as about 8 weeks old. He's fit in very quickly and even gets on with the cats !!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/5ULtL7c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://i.imgur.com/5ULtL7c.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gandalf at 10 weeks - </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/U79yDb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://i.imgur.com/U79yDb4.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gandalf at 8 months - now somewhat bigger at over 30kg</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Anyway that is enough of my dog - onto news from the Shed...</p><p>The last two weeks has been spent sorting the Shed out - namely finding a home for my vast terrain and figure collection. The fact of the matter is that the new shed was not big enough to store everything and as a result quite a lot has had to be stored in one of the other outbuildings.</p><p>The shed was formerly an office and came with a large number of metal cabinets and desks. I kept back some of these from the clearance and they have now been pressed back into service. Three large floor to ceiling cabinets have now been placed along one wall and hold all my figures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/kG27job.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/kG27job.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>These have been framed in timber and await cupboard doors. The section to the left were two old cabinets with drawer runners installed. I cut these down to fit my Khartoum and Peninsular War terrain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/RXgyJGB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://i.imgur.com/RXgyJGB.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p>They only just fit !</p><p>The cupboard doors have now been cut and once painted the same green used for the kitchen should be hung in the next month.</p><p>Up next are a series of bookshelves built from ply reclaimed from the old shed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/AHZ3g26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/AHZ3g26.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I built six of these units and although they need some tidying up they are now painted and hold a large number of my gaming books - as you can see from the picture below my 'movie' posters are also starting to grace the walls.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/mBamYgy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/mBamYgy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>The following set of photos are a series taking in the whole games room...with the first lay of the table across the room, This is 17ft long by 6ft deep.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ii1i6zT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/ii1i6zT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking back up the room towards the kitchen...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/cmYtAD3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/cmYtAD3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/BelJmqV.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/BelJmqV.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/7wdb8nb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/7wdb8nb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This area will eventually be my painting area and work desk.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/uU2N5ww.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/uU2N5ww.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/tff5oDM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/tff5oDM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>As mentioned above the table runs across the room - I can squeeze in an 18ft table lengthways as seen below - but it feels much tighter for the players to move around. I do have flexibility to re configure things.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/jCtv0wh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/jCtv0wh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So on Monday 7 of my gaming friends turned up to to christen the almost finished shed and fight out an epic ECW game using Pike & Shotte.</p><p>Thank you to Vince for some of these photos</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/HPmfnE5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/HPmfnE5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/fWQtFIw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/fWQtFIw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/W2apfJp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/W2apfJp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/kb9K9ER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/kb9K9ER.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/wqWsXNk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/wqWsXNk.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/nBjbkap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/nBjbkap.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/79L18RJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/79L18RJ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/qe8kIRc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/qe8kIRc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/3r2SdlS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/3r2SdlS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Once again a big thank you to these chaps for helping out in the move and to all those who have offered moral and physical support during these works.</div><div><br /></div><div>So the new shed is up and running !</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246194063827858977.post-61624682206132956592023-02-15T06:32:00.006+00:002023-03-05T10:00:20.399+00:00Tables and disillusionment<p>Morning All</p><p>Latest news from the Shed, for the previous post head <a href="http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2023/02/more-progress-in-new-shed.html">HERE</a></p><p>When I left you last I posted a picture of the first table that had been built and I am delighted to report that this has now been joined by five others.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/dkH2RjW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/dkH2RjW.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At this point I should extend a massive thanks to Mark F (picture below) for coming round and helping me put these together - thank you Mark !! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/7X3rGwi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/7X3rGwi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>These tables are all 6ft long and 2.5ft wide - and this gives me a number of combinations in configuration. They are all mounted on casters to ease movement around the room.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/qEs6NkO.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/qEs6NkO.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately these also have to serve as storage units for my terrain collection.</p><p>Ebay has been my best friend here with plastic 45 litre containers bought in bulk at about £7/unit</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/1lWdG8W.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/1lWdG8W.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I have also repurposed some old ikea metal baskets brought from the last house. STOP Edit - this unit has proved totally impractical and will be dismantled and reconfigured<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/16exogt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/16exogt.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>With the tables built attention has turned to some other parts of the room - for example a rescued frame from the new house now sports a new and more appropriate shed image..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/oaSpFWF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://i.imgur.com/oaSpFWF.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>An ebay purchase of £20 provided 4 more bar stools</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/YIZ0m3r.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/YIZ0m3r.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And the flat screen TV is now uip on the wall - with Wifi already up and running in the shed this will no doubt be used for all manner of purposes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Hmdz9GS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/Hmdz9GS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally the blinds arrived and I have started to fit these - they do need to be cut down to fit the windows.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/JyCDQv6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://i.imgur.com/JyCDQv6.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>and onto the disillusionment - I have too much stuff !!! </div><div><br /></div><div>Trying to store all this and maintain the clean lines of the room I am trying to recreate had me beaten on Monday...as Mark F will testify I was somewhat shaken as we started to empty the boxes and try to cram everything in...even the fortifying glass of wine (see pic below) was not enough to beat the blues</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/xWwrUjT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://i.imgur.com/xWwrUjT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>What happened next...until next time</p><p><br /></p><p>The next post in this series can be found <a href="http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-shed-onto-final-stretch-and.html">HERE</a></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5