15mm Miniatures

Black Powder ACW – Piedmont 1864

This weekend the local HMGS-South group played a Black Powder Civil War game. The scenario was loosely based on the Battle of Piedmont, June 5th, 1864.

Black Powder rules modifications: BP-ACW specific rules (distances were adjusted for a ground scale of 50 yards per inch)

The river and hill terrain was based on Google Map terrain.

Barricades of felled trees protect some of the troops.

The Union advance with most of the artillery in the center, infantry brigades on each side and cavalry on the far left.

Union cavalry moving fast in march column are charged by Confederate cavalry. One Union regiment is destroyed.

The Union guns destroy a Confederate battery while the Union infantry advances.

Union cavalry and infantry gradually push back the Confederate right wing.

A Union regiment is broken by canister fire and another retreats. The second Union line charges in.

The Union assault on the barricades has failed, and the Confederate line shifts to face the threat to their right.

A Confederate battery is charged in the flank.

Union cavalry massed for an attack on the remaining Confederate cavalry.

After four hours of play we called the game. The Union took heavy casualties to their largest brigade, the Confederates lost two batteries and cavalry losses were about even.

Empire 1809 French vs Austrian

Saturday the local HMGS-South group played a Napoleonic game using a modified version of the Empire V rules. The game pitted two corps (four divisions) of French against a similar force of Austrians.

The Austrian division on the left flank advances.

The Austrian center right in the foreground.

The Austrian right flank division is ordered toward a small woods. The French division opposite occupies that woods and most of the raised ground on this end of the battlefield.

The French center left division advances to meet the oncoming Austrians.

Infantry firefights break out along the length of the front.

The Austrian right flank division pivots to face the advancing French.

French infantry units break and the Austrian left flank advances toward French a battery

Austrian infantry advances on French guns in the center.

French units advance into the void and move to overwhelm the Austrian right flank division.

The French success on their left seemed more significant than their losses on their right, but overall a closely fought battle.

Hail Caesar – Medieval AAR

This weekend the local HMGS-South group played a Hail Caesar game. The fictitious encounter was set after the battle of Grunwald (or Tannenberg) in 1410. Surviving Teutonic Order forces are attempting to escape to the west. Polish–Lithuanian Union forces block the retreat while others arrive in the rear.

The mounted Order units attack the blocking force while the foot units block the pursuit.

Several command roll blunders hinder the pursuit force.

Top right: Order knights are fought to a standstill by Polish infantry. Polish Knights all but destroy an Order mounted division.

The Order attack to the west has failed and the Polish knights are finally ready to charge the Order foot.

The confused battle lines at the end.

After about four hours of play the casualties were about even but very heavy. The remaining Order units seemed to have no chance of getting safely to the west.

Rapid Fire – Russian Front AAR

This weekend the local HMGS-South group played a WWII east front game using the Rapid Fire rules.

The scenario is described here: Byelorussia June 1944

The Russians advance on the town.

Russian infantry advance cautiously using the woods as cover.

Russian tank and artillery fire has reduced the Fallschirmjager to about half strength.

Russian tanks enter the town with infantry close behind.

Russian tanks flank the town and take cover from the expected German reinforcements.

German armor arrives to relieve the Fallschirmjager.

When we had to quit due to time, the remaining Fallschirmjager seemed about to be overwhelmed, with the German reinforcements unable to intervene.

TSATF – Zulu War Scenario

This weekend the local HMGS-South group played a Zulu War game using The Sword and the Flame colonial rules.

The game was to include a relief column and a besieged force but was cut down to just the relief column due to only having five players. There were 8 British infantry units, 1 cavalry unit, 4 guns and one Gatling gun against 20 Zulu units.The British stayed together, tripped the Zulu ambush with scouts and held their ground well until the last game turn. The Zulu commander choose to bring in all his units except two onto the British left flank.

Edit: More photos taken by one of the players have been added.

The final photo is after the final game turn when the Zulus finally break the British square. A typical TSATF game, the Zulu army is slaughtered but declares victory since they broke a square. The British would have reformed the next turn and what was left of the Zulu army would have been gutted.