"The Guns in August" WW1 Sunday Game

On Sunday, we had a large early WW1 Game at Barrys, using mainly Marks figures and entirely Marks rules, scenario and specialised terrain pieces.

Map Copyright "1866 and All That" M. Strachan Enterprises.

The table from the East.

A delightful little Belgian ville.

To quote Capt Edmund Blackadder "and then suddenly four-and-a-half million heavily armed Germans hove into view. That was a shock, I can tell you. Baldrick"!

Belgians prepare to defend their 'hood

Local civilians head east...

 

2 bicycle mounted German Jaegers. That will have them quaking in their boots!

The German CinC deployed his onboard artillery immediately upon arrival and retained 25% of the infantry as a strategic reserve

Mounted German reconnaissance troops attract Allied artillery fire  

The dreaded Bosch move up to the north of the small town

"Yoicks, View Halloo, Tally Ho chaps" - yes, the bloody English have arrived!

AND the garlic breathed snail munchers.

German infantry deployed north of the town

Much coming and going to the south as the French and Belgians mill around, shouting orders and generally getting in each other's way.

"Je pense que nous sommes ici, colonel......" (the map is upside down......)

The Wurst munchers deployed to the northeast of the town

It's like The Grand Old Duke of York inside the place!

While to the north, the Germans blast away at the Belgian defenders

Slightly east of the town, another German unit deploys as the French move up from the south

And the British move in from the east.

Why are they still wearing their grandads Crimean War uniforms though?!!

The Belgians, including their dog mounted HMG's (it's a real thing!) begin to withdraw

The leading German unit was targeted by ALL the Allied artillery and after a couple of rounds of very effective fire - disintegrated - scheisse!

Germans entering the northern "suburbs" of the town

The Brits chasing the Germans back down the road whence they came ....

"Now, about this meal we have booked in Berlin for later in the month...."

Looks like the British cavalryman has lost his false teeth!

Belgian armoured car and French taxi heading east from the town

 

Final shot showing a solid line of French troops facing north, as their British allies come in from the east (left) to push the Germans back.

We called the game here - the German mission was to get off the eastern table edge, and we realised pretty quickly that was very unlikely to happen. Mark generously gave us some credit for control of the town but in reality, it was a severe check for the Germans, and they were left with a very bloody nose and forced to retire pell mell as the British advanced on them.

On arrival home, I had received a small courier delivery (not the cork buildings, I just put them in as a "progress report" for my ruins WIP)

Two bags of "bits" to enhance the aforementioned ruins - as per below

Lots of useful stuff here and a good deal at $NZ 12 per bag (the other bag is mdf "bricks")

One last look at the new cork buildings - they have now been based but with some more enhancement to go. The one on the right is an exact copy of one of the mdf ones, which I used as a template.

That's all I have for you today - another game of V&F coming up on Friday - don't know if I will do a home solo game this week - it's a possibility though 😏