Ulster Wargames Society - Field of Battle 3 - 'Zorndorf The Afternoon Battle' (pictastic)

Club meeting today and very busy it was too with several games taking place engaging a full 20+ chaps.

I put on 'Zorndorf The Afternoon Battle' with Field Of Battle 3 and my 15mm kit.

Only the one Dave of the 'Two Daves' (Dave B) available today so I got to take part for a change commanding the Russians against Prussians.

Highlights were my foot in center giving the Prussians a bloody nose and my Cuirassier on my left holding off superior enemy Cuirassier under Seydlitz at least initially. 

Less of a highlight for Russians were their lowly but numerous Hussars being decimated by enemy Dragoons and the Prussian heavies rallying and thumping my Cuirassier in turn.

Only the swamp area was saving my left wing being enveloped by Prussian mounted and I was able to turn some infantry to protect that wing.

I did succumb to a humiliating roll of 1 on a D12 vs a roll of 4 on a D4 in a cavalry engagement at one point but this was balanced by the sole Prussian Grenadier unit routing ignominiously to a musket volley. 

Elsewhere we traded casualties almost equally but this did run down my lesser morale (30 vs 35) quicker of course. 

Yet another excellent game with FOB 3 again going to the wire with my lot succumbing to Army Morale check just as Prussians were down to a mere 3 Morale themselves (although I had 'gifted' a couple of Morale to them).

Prussian left in front of Zorndorf

Russian foot in front of swamp

Prussian Cuirassier approach counterparts as Dragoons a bit tardy advancing

Prussian central Brigade suffering early

Bit later and my cavalry wing in real trouble from Dragoons and resurgent Cuirassier

Infantry engagement in full swing with Prussian Grenadiers routing (near wood)

View from Prussian right

The damage to Russian mounted arm was grievous in lost Morale points (two Hussar units already gone)

Russian foot deploying to cover flank 

Russian right wing 

End of game positions as Russians yield the field

Also at club several others games but as ever I have no idea how these turned out 

A Lion Rampant game run by Leslie and Phil with I think French facing English and Germans 

A game using Midguard rules and LOTR armies run by Jeremy D and Chris

A Battlegroup WW2 game with Dave P and Adam with more of his excellent kit late was Russians versus Germans

Adams superb painting on display or as I stated (in jest of course) 'You are a nice guy but I hate you !'

And last but far from least another epic 28mm game by Andy and co on a 18' by 6' table using Black Powder and a 'reverse' Malpaquet type scenario with French attacking Allies.

It had look of one of the large display games at a show.

This was still ongoing when I left and may still be going !

 

Was great to see so many enjoying the club, one of its busier days

Off to Middle Earth again

Game at Stephens today and he choose to use his Middle Earth Battle Game stuff again (he has several armies to try).

I used the Minas Morgul army again as wanting to try to use them better.

We managed two games (in between waffling).

First up was a Roharrim force with 14 mounted chaps, some supporting foot and Theoden and Eomer.

This was fun with my Witch King and Troll getting fully  into action this time and better use of Spectres (one drew a cavalryman to his doom as Orcs surrounded him)

I managed to kill both Eomer and Theoden (also set him on fire !) and hurl a Rider and his mount with the troll (fun trait) but still managed to lose the game as army fully broken ! First shooting volley by Roharrim was pretty good killing 5 of my lot but they do have 10 or so shooters (bows and throwing spears)

Second game was against a Last Alliance army (mix of Elves and Numenoreans) with Elrond and Elindel in charge. 

Again my Witch King and Troll both got into action (Elrond failed to topple Troll) but much less successfully and again army broke. 

Army maybe a tad small by Orc standards when including tooled up Witch King and a Troll but they are so desirable.

Nice playable game (if you can keep on top of all the special abilities and suchlike) and Stephens figures are excellent (most are 3D prints) and system a nice occasional change from 'proper' wargaming :-) 

Lines approach each other in second game (Blogger keeps reversing pics)

First game with Theoden visible on right as Eormer in trouble in center facing an Orc Captain and other Orcs

An unseen Spectre targets Roharrim rider (pulls him towards Spectre against his will)

As Troll makes his presence felt

Riders battle line of Orcs 

Witch King in range who later fly behind Eomer and dealt death blow 

The rather fetching Troll clad in armour and wielding a nasty 'toothpick'