On Sunday we played an ACW game. The basic scenario was that a force of three Union infantry (each of two brigades, each of 5 regiments, and a field battery) was holding a position on a broad ridge. A small redoubt stood in the centre with a 24 pounder battery supported by two field batteries. Two of the divisions were deployed on the table with one in the centre around the redoubt and one extending to the left. The third division was held in reserve off table. In all they had 30 regiments and 8 batteries.
The Confederates were to capture and hold the redoubt and to achieve this had three infantry divisions each of 12 regiments and two batteries. They could also call on another two brigades each of five regiments at any time, but those would come with limitations. They chose to bring the reinforcements on at the start and discovered that both brigades were raw troops. In all they had 46 regiments and six batteries.
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| That big gun...from several angles... |
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| The Union line |
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| The Rebels massed in the centre |
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But those fences have the potential to disrupt those nice neat lines
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| In they surged... |
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| The first attack is pushed back, but an attempt by the Union regiment to drive |
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| One of the Union reinforcing brigades arrived |
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| And was quickly engaged |
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| In the centre the Rebs surge in again... |
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| ...but are beaten back again. |
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| Left of the centre both sides were wary of each other. |
In the end the Union line held. The Confederate attack could not disentangle themselves from the fences of the farm and bring their strength to bear on the weaker section Union line.
Now for a bunch of random images from my good friend John.
Nice photos of the game. Great photos of table and units up close. Quite the collection. Interesting situation with attack by Confederate force. Love the 24 pound guns.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe. The table would have been better if I hadn't left half my terrain items at home!
DeleteSuperb looking game Mark, great figures on show, really lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie...kept is busy fir a few hours.
Deletelove the ACW and seeing your ACW on the table. Magnificent!
ReplyDeleteI figured you would be pleased Stew...
DeleteLookes a great action packed game, Mark.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray . It was tense at times.
DeleteBeautiful stuff Mark, and the fewer terrain pieces made for an open-looking game without detracting from the visuals.
ReplyDeleteIt was a rather hastily set up game I an honest. I had planned a game based on Bryce's Crossroads because it was an interesting fight, but that battlefield was covered with dense woods and just too hard to manoeuvre figures. Then I had a bunch of problems to sort out that week so I wound up sorting the game out on the night before and setting the terrain up on the day.
DeleteChris told me it was Picketts Charge but without the good bits! Looked like a tough job for the Confederates...and confirmed by the end result!
ReplyDeleteIf the Confederates has shifted the left a bit and avoided those fences it would have been a very different ball game, but as it was they had to clamber over them in the face of opposition, so were at a disadvantage every time they tried to attack.
DeleteA fine game there for sure Mark, lots of eye candy and a lot of regiments to play with too:)!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve. I agree lots of troops on the table!
DeleteWonderful pictures and impressive close ups Mark, obviously a great looking game!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil
DeleteExcellent looking game and all that fencing getting in the way seems very ACW to me! Love the big gun and nice redoubt!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain. I didn't lay the table to be deliberately disordering. It was just thus one area, perhaps half a metre square on a table 5 meters by 2. A shift half a metre to the left would have made a big difference.
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