On June 15th John and I decided to play pickets charge again correcting a couple of errors we made on the sunken road.
I split my batteries putting one on each flank this time and set up a central reserve brigade to plug the hole I expected John would blow in my main line (see
the last game)
John had a lot of weight on each flank.
I got some lucky rolls up front causing 4 casualties and causing a failed moral role for John's center brigade.
On my right flank John's force start to take punishment form my infantry and artillery. This time we remembered to use the bounce through fire rule making artillery much more effective.
On my left the Union troops are advancing and have started to punish my left most regiment.
John's center is still trying to get his center going as he was having bad luck with moral roles. Still his flanks are pressing in on the right
And using in the greater space for maneuver on the left he has my skirmishers back stepping fast.
The center and right flank troops are moving forward and powerful volleys are exchanged. Remembering the extra casualty dice units in the road get to roll in this scenario is helping me get the better of this exchange but...
Its not enough to prevent John from mounting two powerful charges.
Unfortunately for Union hopes Confederate troops aim true. In the center one entire battalion of Yankees disintegrated under fire causing moral disruption among the following units.
on the Right two Yankee regiments rout and others are badly disrupted
John drives one of my units back with flanking fire and I send forward my reserves!.
John begins to reorganize his right flank attack.
While his left flank attack presses home...
only to be thrown back by my on rushing reserves... I had really good dice this game while John's were only average. Still the game played well and was fun. The Pickets Charge rules are well worth checking out if you get the chance.
