1745 Eye Candy... Possible Battle just North of London....

The Young Pretender side steps the main British army  and skirts toward London!! Old King George and a motley group go out to meet the wayward Jacobite host just a march away from London!! The King is not happy... But interested ....

Rules, Koenig Krieg III, Figures 15mm, mostly Old Glory with some Essex and others in too....

Drive on Shainghai Part 2.... Blitz Krieg Commander Rules...

Indeed, the Japanese are hard driving to Shanghai.. The Nationalist Chinese are now holding barely. In sector #3 a battalion of Nationalist are ordered to advance and take some commanding terrain around the village of Twan Son. There is an regular as well as a militia company as well. Plus very limited air support!

The Japanese have a strong company posted on the central hill with 70mm infantry guns as well as several 37mm AT guns as well. They were dug in and waiting for the Chinese to attack... They also had some very helpful air support too!

The game started with the Chinese moving on table very slowly! The command rolls were not too good for them the whole game! The Chinese were constantly being hammered by Japanese air attacks and being roughly mauled! The Chines commander could not really get any kind of attack going on though out

 the game. They did not know that they were only up against one strong Japanese company!

Even if they drove on hard they were not getting more than one or two command rolls in a row, and they Japanese air support was just devastating them all along the staging areas! The Chinese commander was only able to improve his defensive position and await the eventual massive Japanese counter assault!

 The Chinese lost 7 or eight bases plus their FAO. The Japanese lost one base...

Pre WW II China.... Blitz Krieg Commander Rules....

The scenario takes place on the approaches of Shanghai China 1937 1938... The Japanese have advanced and established themselves on the one side of Won Tong creek. The Chinese Nationalist are dug in on the other side of the creek! The Japanese must drive through the Chinese defenders, crush them and move on toward Shanghai. The Chines  must hold and inflict massive damage to the Japanese attackers...

Note, there is a Japanese flank march with half the battalion plus plus the battalion CO, an FAO, plus other heavy battalion assets ! That meant until Battalion CO showed up on table there was no Jap. air support or heavy artillery support for the assault across the creek!

What followed was a interesting fun game. With the Japanese driving the Chinese militia company from their dug in position by the creek. The regular KMT Chinese company was dug in at the Ho Sho Temple complex. The Japanese flank march never made it to the action before time ran out.

FIGURES; 15mm, old Glory and Flames of War. Painted by Chuck. Terrain various makers and custom made by us..

Game #2... to follow....

1967 Encounter in Sinai... Cold War Commander Rules....

Last Sunday some of the gang got together to play an "ad hoc scenario" set  in the 1967 Arab Israeli war in the Sinai. It pitted initially an Egyptian mechanized infantry company in a forward village position. Assailed by at first an Israeli mechanized infantry company. Both commands had reserves on the way to be "diced" for as to entry times.... The Israelis also had air and artillery support available.

The Egyptians int he village were an advanced force holding an important point on the way to hinterlands of Israeli... The main Egyptian force was stalled a few miles back after some rather effective Israeli air raids and interdiction's!

The local Israeli's command had sent all available IDF forces via the dessert flank of the occupied village to the surprise of the Egyptian commander! The IDF came out of the swirling sands of the dessert and came upon the defended village on a flank which had no heavy anti tank weapons. They had all been deployed to face the road facing north.

The IDF assault went rather well for most of the game. The Egyptians gave as good as they got but as IDF reinforcement's came on they were driven back but not completely dislodged from village. When the tardy Egyptian reserves came on they hit the IDF hard and established themselves once again into the village outskirts. It was a tough fight for both parties. losses were about even, as well as positions. The objective for both commanders was to gain possession of village and destroy or drive back enemy forces. The game ended with night and a firm draw on the battlefield. Perhaps the morning will see a renewal of the fight for the village... Or not...       Note; The Arrfff still watches on...RIP 7/20/2014...

Order of Battle... Jacobite Battle 8/15/2014...At Great Escape Games.

The figures used in the Jacobite Battle Post were 90% Old Glory 15's, with some Essex a few others from Washington's Wars miniatures.  The old Glory figures were of course the Age of Reason Line. The Washington War Figs were the two cavalry figures. The green guys aka... The Georgia Rangers, with a complementary Seneca Brave! General Oglethorpe had recruited this squadron for service in Georgia. There was a Seneca warrior or two that was with Oglethorpe while he was in Scotland. The mounted Rangers were almost on their way to the colonies. However, they were drafted into the "45 Rebellion".

The Royal forces in the scenario were as follows...

Class 0 general.

One British line battalion;  16 figs, class 5, British Fire and steadfast.

One composite Light Cavalry Regt. ; 8 figs, class 5,   Note, made up of 10th Light Horse, Volunteers. Hessian Hussars and the Georgia Rangers.

One Battalion Highland Independent Companies; class 5, average shoots, wild charge.

Two Battalion's of Volunteers/militia; 12 figs, class 4, average shots, unreliable.


Jacobite Forces in the scenario were as follows...

Class 0 General.

Highlander Regt; 16 figs, terror, Highland charge, poor shots, short range.

Two Lowland Regts.: 16 figs, average shots, wild charge.

Baggots Hussars; 8 figs, irregular cavalry, weak.

Koenig Krieg III... Someware in Scotland 1745...

 The Duke of Perth has mobilized some Lowland Scottish regiments and brought with him a Strong Highlander regiment. His force is moving  toward the city of Sterling. Hopefully to catch the Royal forces off guard and overrun the fort there. The munitions and supplies as were as the fort would be a great help for the rising clans!

 However, the Royal forces got wind of the Scottish advance and concentrated all the local militia and volunteer regiments in the area. As well as the British 15th regt of foot stationed at Sterling.

The British army marched north until their pickets came upon the Scottish army deployed on a small hill. There was only one thing to do. Drive those lowly Scottish rebels from the hill and run them down!

As for the Scots, well they had a strong defensive position. Come on and try to drive us from our position....


The game started with a strong British advance. The combined light cavalry regt charged the lowlanders on the hill but were driven back... The British light horse was chased away from the field by Baggots hussars. Next the British main line came up and due to some good initiative rolls was able to blast away the Highland regt.... as well as the lowlanders. The lowlanders shot away at their foes. But they could not stop the British advance. Even a charge to the rear of the British line by Baggot Hussars was driven back. Baggots hussars just did not have the metal to overtake the Edinburgh regt of volunteers!

In the end the British drove the Scots from the hill and from the field as well...

It was a fun little game, using the Koenig Krieg III Highland army list... not official.

Next game, lots of Highlanders.... Bonnie Prince Charlie is moving up with the main Scottish army!