A Dismal Bloody Fight Seckenheim 1462

 

My Hungarians Charge a force of Skirmishers 

They over run the skirmishers... 

and then are charged first by nights... 

and then by mounted crossbowmen... that was all in turn one... they  were wiped out until turn two... but  I got good service out of those guys. 

Turn two sees the Swiss arrive and my Billmen charge them... 

And We disorder the Swiss pike block 

My Billmen are wiped out but my knights charge and wipe out the Swiss

Then we are charge in turn.... 

a massive melee results and my Knights are defeated and I am captured. 

Battle of Dijon 1870 (La Guerr a Outrance)

 This time I was the Prussians trying to take a French Position held by Colonial troops and Italian vlunteers.

In the open turn we establish that like in Star Trek wearing Red Shirt gets you killed quickly.  

We had a flanking position... 

But a group of Tuccos storm in and drive us back after a bloody melee 

So much of the flanking position. 

On the other flank my corps Artillery drives some more volunteers out of a village... but  My cavalry was destroyed in a clash with French cavalry. 

My second division arrives, its artillery disorder a French battery and was then road down by my cavalry... My cavalry was driven off in trun. 

ON the left the French consolidate, but my artillery drives the Tuccos off 

Prussian Artillery does damage to French troops but not quite enough to break them.  

Then disaster... on of my infantry brigades is ridden down.   Artillery dives the French cavalry back. 

A charge on the village is tried but my men break and fall back...

The last desperate charge drives the Italian volunteers off... but my army is also broken.  Its a very bloody draw. 

More like Foxes then Lyons: Defrence of Le Crotoy

 Arofan hosted this remote game using his rule set More like Foxes then Lyon.  This scenario was based on a landing (raid) on the French coast. 

The Scotts Fusiliers are already ashore as my battery fires on the troops still in the boats. 

French troops are on their way to the rescue!

French troops advance but time is already running short. 

The Scots storm the battery and take it as the survivors of run for thier lives. 

The English are ashore but seem reluctant to advance... 

the French move up on their left and open fire hitting the Germans hard. 

Firing back and forth becomes general, I'm holding my won except for the disproportionate damage coming from the naval gun fire. 

With two units hit and shaken by the ship (and some failed rally rolls) I lose my best chance to break the Allied center. Still my opponent is having just as much trouble making head way.

Both side have a battalion and a battery lost. Arofan is looking into what happed with the Naval gun fire and we agreed after that the English needed to have a turn limit (I advanced so we would have a game but logically there was no reason I should have) forcing them to push forward. 

There Stand Empire: Danube 1809

 

I have the Austrians 

and Alex has the 

The stated off with a cavalry charge... My Hussars countered..

They drove back both french cavalry units though were blown in the process but the French dragoons also with drew

The battle settles in to a back and for of artillery and musket fire 

My troops nort of the village threatened the French flank 

French units rally are demoralized and rally again ... My friekorps take advantage of moment of rench weakness to charge and drive off an infantry brigade.

Both sides are teetering on the edge of breaking 

The French rally, charge of of the village and break my Frekrops brigade but then take artillery in the flank and rear my Grenzer's charge the battery holing the village and take the guns though disordered.  The French army breaks, if Alex had held his position in the village he would probably have won. 

Two San Juan Nepomuceno Class

 These are a Pair of San Jan Nepomuceno Ships of the line Printed by Arofan from Simon Mann's excellent files. 

These were considered solid ships of the line admired by many for their sailing qualities and strong construction. 

The Name sake of the class the San Jan Nepomunceno (some times called Neptuno by the English) had a brave crew. One of the last to strike at Trafalgar after being totally battered  into submission.

US Battle Line

 My Japanese Battleships need some opponents so here they are.

Two modern Fast Battleships a South Dakota class and a North Carolina class. Both would be somewhat outclassed by Yamato but are more modern than rest of the Japanese Battleships.

Two Tennessee class Battleship or perhaps it would be better to call them Dreadnoughts. They carry twelve 14" guns similar to the older Japanese Battleships.

Two Colorado class Battleship carrying eight 16" guns the same armament as the Nagato class of Japanese Battleships. They are slower than the Nagatos but are a bit better armored. I used the prewar paint scheme for US Battleships with the turret color coded to make it easier for their spotter planes to find them. 

Japanese Battle Line

 Some more Japanese Battle ships.  Two Fuso Class at the top these are the old ladies of the Japanese battle line, still they have twelve 14-Inch guns mounted in twin turrets Making them a decent match for older US battleships.  In the middle are the two Nagato Class Roughly the equivalent of the US Colorado class(though a bit faster). Dangerous ships with eight 16-inch guns.  Last of all they legendary Yamato a monster of a modern fast Battleship Yamato's stats are well know a match for any US Battle ship One on One and quite possibly a match with many at two on one.