After a nearly 6 month long hiatus, the LANNES campaign is due to get back on track with the 2nd game, this one set in 1805. I set up the table for the game, and laid out some troops for effect - the actual deployment won't take place until tomorrow, using the campaign rules based on the system included in Field of Battle, 2nd edition. Barry will presumably be bringing his own Russians along as well.
French Forces
The Atlas for this square indicated the presence of fences and ditches, in addition to the terrain depicted on the card, so I added some fields enclosed by fences to the terrain.
The Fences will count as Class 2 terrain for movement and melee only; no cover from fire. The fields themselves are purely decorative.
View from the French side. Actually, my fellows will be allowed to deploy up to half way onto the field in one of the 4 zones (left flank, left center, right center, right flank), as a result of the pre-game process.
View from the Russian side. One of Barry's commands will be late to the party, once again a result of the pregame process.
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Part of the Warplan 5/5 map card the battlefield is based upon (in district 23)
French Forces
Unit # | Unit Name | DD | CD | Routs Caused | Final UI loss | Routed, etc? | End Game Result |
1 | Vendémiaire Line | D6 | D12 | ||||
2 | Brumaire Line | D4 | D8 | ||||
3 | Angoulême Chasseur | D6 | D12 | ||||
4 | Ardennes Light | D4 | D10 | ||||
5 | Bordeaux Chasseur | D6 | D10 | ||||
6 | Chaumont Chasseur | D6 | D10 | ||||
7 | Vertu 6# Ft Artillery | D4 | D8 | ||||
8 | Génie 6# FA | D6 | D12 | ||||
9 | Bouches-du-Rhône Light | D8 | D8 | ||||
10 | Frimaire Line | D4 | D8 | ||||
11 | Nivôse Line | D4 | D10 | ||||
12 | Côte-d'Or Light | D6 | D8 | ||||
13 | Rhône Light | D6 | D10 | ||||
14 | Morvan Dragoon | D4 | D10 |
General | Name | LD | Special | Hit? | Outcome | Year | End Game Result | |
C-in-C | Francois Faucon | D10 | - | 1799 | Hawk | |||
A | Simeon Souris | D12 | Poltroon | 1799 | Mouse | |||
B | Fabien LaFerme | D8 | Fabian | 1800 | The Farm | |||
C | Rene Renard | D10 | Fabian | 1799 | Fox | |||
D | Henri Hibou | D12 | Fabian | 1805 | Owl |
Russian Forces
Unit # | Unit Name | DD | CD | Routs Caused | Final UI loss | Routed, etc? | End Game Result |
1 | 1/Alexapol | D4 | D10 | ||||
2 | 3/Alexapol | D4 | D10 | ||||
3 | 1/Ingermannland | D4 | D10 | ||||
4 | 3/Ingermannland | D4 | D10 | ||||
5 | 6# Battery #1 | D6 | D12 | ||||
6 | 1/Smolensk | D6 | D8 | ||||
7 | 3/Somlensk | D4 | D10 | ||||
8 | 1/Simbriski | D4 | D10 | ||||
9 | 3/Simbriski | D4 | D8 | ||||
10 | 6# Battery #2 | D4 | D12 | ||||
11 | 1/20th Jager | D6 | D10 | ||||
12 | 1/21st Jager | D4 | D10 | ||||
13 | Siberia Dragoons | D6 | D10 | ||||
14 | Cossacks | D4 | D8 | ||||
General | Name | LD | Special | Hit? | Outcome | Year | End Game Result |
C-in-C | Boris Badenov | D10 | N/A | ||||
A | M. Smartov | D12+1 | N/A | ||||
B | Trembalalotsky | D10 | Epileptic | LD Roll of 2 = no move; re-roll officer survival | |||
C | Boramirov | D12 | N/A | ||||
D | Scardikatzky | D8 | Poltroon | Down 1 for Rally Rolls |
Nice!....I like, according to the photos, both sides flanks are exposed/ opened for attacks.... I'm sure Cavalry will gallop to the flanks? :o)
ReplyDeletecheers,
Id you look at the adjacent squares, that's pretty much the way they are, so I included a foot or so of each to reduce "edge of the World" effects.
DeleteGood to see the campaign season kicking off again. Must have been a very long winter. On your Warplan map, how are you selecting on which sector to deploy? Is it randomized or does one player have influence over where the battle will be fought?
ReplyDeleteWell, we've actually moved from 1799 to 1805, so perhaps it wasn't so long after all! we randomly generate 3 to 4 districts in order. If the first one is unsuitable (say, all or mostly water!), then we move on to the second, and so on. Actually, considering that bI have fleets, it wouldn't be such a bad thing if a district that was more than 75% water triggered a Naval battle instead!
DeleteGreat news. The campaign is back. Looking forward to reading about the game.
ReplyDeleteThanks, David. We'll roll some dice for you!
DeleteLooking forward to following this as it progresses Peter. Great looking mat by the way!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Carlo. Just felt with lots of layers of splotches of spray paints in about 8 different colors.
DeleteLook forward to following the campaign!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gordon! Good to have you along!
DeleteI look forward to more! :)
ReplyDeleteShould have a report up by the end of the week!
DeleteShould have a report up by the end of the week!
DeleteRussians are my favourite Napoleonic army, so I'll be looking forward to this Peter.
ReplyDeleteIt was a humdinger of an action, Lawrence! Film at 11...
DeleteIt was a humdinger of an action, Lawrence! Film at 11...
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