The Attack On New Ivanburg
The Amerigans, flush with recent victories are invading Crussian territory. The Amerigans have marshalled a superior force and the Crussians await the onslaught.
The Amerigan force included two extra infantry regiments. Mat one the dice roll for who would set up first and also who would have first move. Mat decided to concentrate his forces in his right flank and center. The Amerigans concentrated on moving into the vacant area and moving up in the center. The Amerigan left flank performed a holding operation but as subject to considerable casualties from Crussian artillery.
Mat also managed to blow up my dynamite gun before it could do much damage.His cavalry also charged and took out my light artillery piece. Eventually my machine gun and infantry fire took out the enemy gun crews.
Mat's troops were mostly behind cover and suffered limited casualties although his cavalry suffered greatly.
Nearly all my volunteer units proved to be of militia quality, this being established by dice roll once the troops fired or engaged in combat. However, there resolve was stiffened by the presence of the regulars.
Eventually the Amerigans rolled up the center of the field but their attack on the enemy's left flank with cavalry was repelled with devastating casualties.
By move 12 the Crussians were concentrated in a corner of the battlefield, outnumbered but still well established. A Crussian rifle unit as eventually driven from a ruined house and an elite officers' regiment decimated. At move 15 the Amerigans had not driven the last Crussians from the field (the victory condition) and s a crussian victory was declared. The Crussians were still in possession of new Crussia on the Western coast of Ameriga but they no longer menaced Amerigan territory.
Unfortunately the game photos were not retrievable but i took some photos of some of my units, including new ones.
Foreground: Charging left handed Timpo Action Pack with previously black painted hats repainted brown. In the back is my recently converted Colored unit.
Marxman sailors, WW1 officer and West Point cadets. The latter had broken rifles that were replaced with metal ones and some extra details of black frogging added.
Marxman marching Spanish American War Americans and WW1.
A new flag for the general. A Cherilea Mountie has been converted and an Army red White and Blue flag from Patrick at The Armchair general added.
Closeup of colored regiment: Hilco metal officer repainted and kneeling Airfix or HK copy cowboy with clanket roll either from tissue soaked in PVA or green Stuff.
Nearest: BMC Spanish American War figure made to look like infantry rather than dismounted cavalry. Next, front left is a BMC Little Big Horn figure, again with blanket roll and bayonet added. (Bayonets were made from cut down marchsticks0
The back row shows converted Airfix or HK cowboys. Vests and pistol holsters were trimmed off and bayonets and blanket rolls added. The HK figures tend to be slightly smaller than the originals. The Winchesters were painted to represent rifles with out the tubular magazine.
Crussian priests bolstered the Crussian soldiers morale.
The Amerigan force included two extra infantry regiments. Mat one the dice roll for who would set up first and also who would have first move. Mat decided to concentrate his forces in his right flank and center. The Amerigans concentrated on moving into the vacant area and moving up in the center. The Amerigan left flank performed a holding operation but as subject to considerable casualties from Crussian artillery.
Mat also managed to blow up my dynamite gun before it could do much damage.His cavalry also charged and took out my light artillery piece. Eventually my machine gun and infantry fire took out the enemy gun crews.
Mat's troops were mostly behind cover and suffered limited casualties although his cavalry suffered greatly.
Nearly all my volunteer units proved to be of militia quality, this being established by dice roll once the troops fired or engaged in combat. However, there resolve was stiffened by the presence of the regulars.
Eventually the Amerigans rolled up the center of the field but their attack on the enemy's left flank with cavalry was repelled with devastating casualties.
By move 12 the Crussians were concentrated in a corner of the battlefield, outnumbered but still well established. A Crussian rifle unit as eventually driven from a ruined house and an elite officers' regiment decimated. At move 15 the Amerigans had not driven the last Crussians from the field (the victory condition) and s a crussian victory was declared. The Crussians were still in possession of new Crussia on the Western coast of Ameriga but they no longer menaced Amerigan territory.
Unfortunately the game photos were not retrievable but i took some photos of some of my units, including new ones.
Foreground: Charging left handed Timpo Action Pack with previously black painted hats repainted brown. In the back is my recently converted Colored unit.
The left handers - Timpo Action pack. Nearest figure has a Timpo Swoppet head.
Great conversions as always James, especially the mounted standard bearer.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully blended conversions all together James, thanks for sharing the details of the figures' origin.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliments. I like to make something new out of very common and cheap figures, especially when I have boxes of the 'junk figures'. The same goes for battered old figures that have some collectability except for their condition.
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