A game set in late August 1914 during the Mons Retreat. A rear defence by the BEF as it seeks to recover a battery of guns and battalion of infantry under heavy attack by the German 1st Army. Using a modified version of Black Powder, each unit represents a company of infantry, a squadron of cavalry, or a section of artillery / machine guns. The British undertook a skilful withdrawal, with well timed counter attacks to throw back the approaching Germans. The guns were rescued and the battalion saved, in no small part due to sword, and rifle, skills of the British Dragoon Guards.
A column of British Cavalry riding to the rescue.The road safety choked with retreating troops.Columns of Germans advancing hoping to cutoff the retreat.British Cavalry with their machine gun section.British dismounted cavalry covering the retreat.The British keeping a mounted reserve.The British escaping guns have to go cross country passed retreating French infantry.German column in pursuit.A British squadron surprise a German column.The guns, almost to safety.German cavalry, scouting ahead of their infantry force, blunder in to the British. The Germans pushing forward skirmish lines of infantry. Although shaken and disordered the British dismounted cavalry‘s firing line still holds off the German attacks.Overwhelming numbers of Germans arriving but too late to catch the British.
15mm World War 2 1939 game with Blitzkrieg Commander 2
A plucky Polish counter attack during the September Blitzkrieg. Hordes of Polish infantry, supported by some very cute tankettes, attacked a force of Germans in a 1939 game.
Polish troops massing ready to strike.Tankettes!.Polish infantry approach German cavalry scouts.German infantry approaching a village.
28mm Napoleonics with Black Powder
A tester game which pitted Austrians and Russians against Imperial France. Trying out the Clash of Eagles supplement rules ahead of the club’s ‘Big Christmas Game’ planned for 10th December.
Polish columns advancing for the French.Austrians.Russian Grenadiers.Clash of the lancers.Russian infantry, under artillery fire, assailed by French cavalry.
