Just Played Mar22

Here is a quick look at just a few of the games I’ve managed to play since I last posted on this page. It goes without saying that I enjoyed all of them despite their common theme. That being, I lost all of them of course.

First up we have one of two Fire and Fury games Rob, Michael and I have played recently. Both of which I lost (that would be the common theme I mentioned). We chose to use the regimental version of the rules with 28mm miniatures for both of these battles.

▲ A big fire fight begins in the centre ▲
▲ The main Rebel battle line pushes forward ▲
▲ Union guns deploy on the left flank ▲
▲ Confederate troops advance up the rail line ▲
▲ Welcome re-reinforcements arrive in the Union centre ▲
▲ Confederates charge down the creek bed ▲
▲ Union forces attack on the right ▲
▲ Rebel rush towards the wavering Union line ▲

The second game here is a solo run through of Chain of Command. Technically I also lost this game even though it could be said I also won it at the same time.

▲ German infantry advance on the left ▲
▲ Jumping the fence they quickly forward ▲
▲ The MMG team stands ready to provide covering fire ▲
▲ French Motorcycle troops rush forward to counter the German advance ▲
▲ More Germans are committed in the centre ▲
▲ Yet more take cover by the railway tracks ▲
▲ The French call on some armoured support to slow the German advance ▲
▲ German troops take cover as the tank approaches ▲
▲ French troops open fire from the top stories of a ruined building ▲
▲ The VB team occupies the lower floor ▲
▲ The Germans manage to take out the French light tank ▲
▲ The Germans continue to advance on the left ▲
▲ French open up from the tree line ▲
▲ German casualties start to mount ▲
▲ The German offensive grinds to a halt ▲
▲ More French arrive just as the Germans decide they have had enough ▲

The final game featured here is the last of three Grand Triumph games we have played over the last few weekends. Michael, with a Carthaginian list carved up my Roman/Spanish force in a protracted battle that lasted four to five hours. There have been other games but, sadly I didn’t get any photos of those.

▲ All lined up and ready to go ▲
▲ The Spanish try to out flank the Carthaginian line ▲
▲ Centre left is shaping up to be a massive cavalry fight ▲
▲ The cunning Carthaginians have a second line ▲
▲ Light infantry move forward to take the town on the opposite flank ▲
▲ Looked to have worked for the Spanish ▲
▲ Having seen off the flank attack the Carthaginians push forward ▲
▲ Gauls and Celtiberians clash on the left ▲
▲ Both battle line advance to contact ▲
▲ The Cavalry fight goes badly for the Spanish ▲
▲ My Skirmishers can't seem to kill the enemy elephants ▲
▲ The Spanish have some success on the right but its to late to save the day ▲