Back in January we fought Noisseville from Bruce Weigel's "1871" rule book, using my adaptation of "Snappy Nappy". In it he gives a reduced option which we picked. We played on a 4' x 6' table at the Danville, CA Veterans Center. We did have several vets observe, including a general and a couple of colonels.
The reduced version has 5 French divisions with their artillery and the IV Corps artillery Reserve. The Prussians have 5 brigades of infantry and a brigade of cavalry. the French need to take 3 out of the 4 objectives (Failly, Servigny,Noisseville or Flanville - which was changed to the bridge near Montoy). Five turns and they took 2 of the three - close combat.
In any event, here are some pictures taken by one of the players - no captions as I normally would do, but since Photobucket went mercenary I haven't uploaded any of my pictures. I have 3 or 4 other fights over the past year. Someday i will get to them.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/8673130@N06/albums/72157666688966667
Nice collection pics, Kipt. I liked that the tabletop wasn't over-crowded with figures, giving plenty of maneuver room. Also like the way you did your field and earthworks/hedges.
Well done that man =D> =D>
Good stuff !
Cheers - Phil
Great looking game, but I was left wondering which side had access to the Flying Tigers air support ;) :D?
A great looking game. =D> =D>
Top report sir
Good looking game! Wonder what the vets' thoughts were. Also quite like the green striped patches of vegetation - presumably these are vineyards? I recently had to represent vineyards in a SYW game and all I could do was cut up a dish washing scouring pad and place the strips on one of the hills! :-[ Seemed to do the job but I like yours much better! :-bd
Lovely report, like the sharp bright paint jobs.
Lovely looking table
Take care
Andy
Excellent looking game and the vineyards are very effective.
Nice looking game! Also a favorite period for me. I prefer the Republic years as there is so much more uniform variation that lets you not have quite so much red and blue on the French side.
Terry
The vineyards are made with a modeling "grass" that comes in a sheet about 9" x 7". One I have is called "Tear and plant: Summer Meadow" but I don't remember who makes it. It has a sticky side when peeled off. I cut strips and glued it to felt with a flexible glue.
We have done a Republican fight; Battle on the Hallue, with the French Armee du Nord against the VIII Korps plus some cavalry. French defending the river line which they did successfully. I have pictures but not uploaded for that.
I currently have painted the 15th, 22nd and 23rd French corps and am halfway through the 16th, with the 17th waiting in the wings. I may do the 18th but don't plan to get the rest of them done. I have all the Prussian units except for the 2nd (almost done) and 4th Landwehr. And of course all the French Imperial units.
Bruce Weigle's scenario for Villers-Brettoneux in the 1871 book looks an interesting one, featuring marines and a train.
We will probably get there. I have the marines and track and cars but no engine ( yet).
I picked up a lovely little N gauge French 1859 engine from eBay a little while back. It was in a series made by the Italian company that does the football sticker albums. My missing bit is track, but Leon has promised some.
Picture? Does the European engine look like the American engines used in the ACW?
Nothing like. I'll try and get a picture up later.
Good show on the report and game!
Two trains in N gauge - the 1853 Bourbonnais for use up to the FPW and the Victor Emmanuelle II for use in the late C19th and early C20th.
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Thank you. Wonder why the large bellow type stacks in the ACW?
Very much like the loco, Leman.
Kipt, I think the bell-shaped stacks were designed to trap sparks.
I have heard that this is because the early American locos were woodburners , whereas the Europeans used coal which created fewer sparks.
Makes sense and I had my suspicions that was the case.
Those locos looks brilliant
Take care
Andy
Spotted them on eBay a couple of years back and thought they would come in useful one day.