Battle of Twin Forks.
Last night we played an "experimental" game using my Plains Indians and US cavalry figures.
We each had a command,Dave,Paul and I were the Indians,whilst Graham and Brian were the Cavalry commanders.
To test my new rules for this period,I put two Indian tribes quite close to the river,where they wouldn't get shot to pieces! and one in a position where they would !!well,you've got to test rules to their limits!!
Top photo shows the Indians and cavalry engaged in a fire-fight-bottom photo shows the end result!!-ie. the Cavalry retiring(it's good being retired!)-they should have performed their classic fire and retire(it's good...!!) tactic,as per the rules,but didn't, and paid the price!!
Note the tribe about to cross the river,as per the "normal" Indian tactic of encirclement!
That's more like it-fire and retire(it's good....!!)-this tactic eventually saw the Indians having to get back to their camp!!
These two Cavalry troops didn't retire quick enough and were caught!!
All in all,the game went quite well(if you weren't Cavalry!) but the rules still need a few "tweaks" to balance them out.
Paul and Dave have been sending figures way to Sri Lanka to be painted,and they have returned a fair few,which have been based and flagged..........................
Yes,I would call that a fair few!!-Dutch-Belgian and British infantry plus Heavy cavalry-superb,and Dave is awaiting more cavalry and infantry!!-come on lads,get them on the board!
Marvellous stuff-the painting standard is very good,and they come varnished for a hard finish-what more could you ask for??
Dave is fortunate enough to work with a chap who asked him if he wanted(for free!!) some weapons-of course Dave said yes..........................
Bayonets and two swords-we don't know anything about these,but will do some research-any help would be gratefully accepted!-but the pearl in the oyster,was this...............................
A fully de-activated,but genuine Brian-er no I mean a Martini-henry Carbine!!!
These are great and will enhance Dave's wargames room-the luck,lucky man!!
Brian has started a 15mm ACW project,and should have some figures to show us next week,and Graham is nearing completion of some Napoleonic figures,which he will also bring along next week!
I have just finished a terrain project,which I will post mid week!
Roll on next Sunday-probably at Dave's house and featuring either WW2,ACW or Napoleonics!
Blimey!! That's a gift and a half!!
ReplyDeleteSteve-the-Wargamer-some people have all the luck!!-Dave is going to put as many as he can on the walls of his Wargames "Den".Cheers,
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Really important to get the tactics right. I'm getting to grips with Apache tactics at mo so I get it right. As an article I'm reading suggests tho', if in doubt, just go Hollywood
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Chris
Hi Chris,from what I can gather,Apache tactics were very different from Sioux,Cheyenne etc.tactics-as far as Hollywood is concerned,I watched John Wayne in "Fort Apache" the other night-OMG!!! it looked as though the Cavalry horses could gallop for about ten miles,fight a brisk action and then gallop ten miles back!!
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I need to recreate their ambush skills, ability to use cover and hit'n'run tactics.
ReplyDeleteI watched Major Dundee last night. A merry band of sweaty American misfits successfully ambushed and killed all the Apaches then fought a regiment of French lancers in the middle of a river. Silly Hollywood ;-)
Hmm,problems,problems,problems!!-only solutions!!-you can do it,as for Hollywood-FUBAR!!
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