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 war 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
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