A quieter meeting this time, just three games in progress.
Paul and Colin staged a 2mm recreation of the Battle of Waterloo.
French advance covered by skirmishers
Mark J and Tony F were trying out ‘O’ Group with an early WW2 encounter between the French and Germans in 10mm.
German and French Infantry line the hedgesFrench InfantryFrench ArmourGerman ArmourGerman InfantryGermans push back the French right flank
And finally Stephen ran a Stargrave game, with a Valentine’s Day theme. Look out for the Captains’ unbiased reports in a blog post soon.
Some nere-do-wells in the streets of Verona on the planet RomanceThe mean streets of the west side of VeronaCarnage outside the pub.Mariah – the Angel, guarded by Captain Greyfax’s crewCaptain Reynold’s crew passing quietly down a back alley.All is quiet again in Verona
MWS meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month (except the 4th Saturday in December) from 10:00 to 17:00 at Linton Village Hall, south of Maidstone on the A299.
Information about the Society, including directions, can be found here.
The diary of planned games can be found here, this is updated throughout the year so please have a look from time to time.
In addition to the Stargrave game previously reported, there were two other games run at this meeting, both using rulesets new to the Society from from Two Fat Lardies .
First up the 6mm Ancients players tried out the Strength and Honour rules with a couple of games involving Roman and Pontic armies.
Our members collections are primarily based for Field of Glory / DBM, so for this trial game Perspex bases were used to reflect the bases sizes in Strength & Honour.
The left of the Roman Battle LinePontics on the left, Romans on the rightRoman Legions form upPontic pike phalanxesPontic scythed chariot supported by cavalry and clibanariiView from the Roman linesPontic phalanxes with skirmisher supportsClash of cavalry, Pontic Clibanarii against lighter Roman cavalryInfantry lines get into the fray
The first game was a narrow Pontic victory, the second was a Roman walkover.
Some members are also building some armies in 2mm for these rules on the regulation bases, here’s a Roman legion arrayed in the triplex acies:
Trial basing for 2mm figures.
The second game to feature a new ruleset was an early WW2 game using “O” Group rules. This featured a British advance on German positions, and ended in a German victory as the British failed to inflict enough damage on the Germans.
The battlefield in the lull before the stormGerman officer giving ordersTwo Matilda II tanks advanceGerman Pak 36German Pak 36British infantry advanceMatilda IIs with infantry supportGermans take cover behind the hedge.British infantry also take coverGerman heavy weapons, le.IG 18 75mm Infantry Support Gun in the forground. Pak 36 in the background
Finally, a few pictures from the Stargrave game that didn’t make the game report.
Tony’s crew advanceA cyber enhanced critter, the bane of Andy’s crewAndy’s sniper takes position to cover the flank
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