Saturday 16 April 2016

Thirty Years War Battle.


Sorry for the delay in posting these photos but I've been on a learning curve trying to get used to the new Adobe Photo shop - which in my opinion isn't as good as the old one , however think I've got it finally sorted. Having missed photographing the previous game with 'A' and 'R'  I reset the troops up and played it again .


Here we see the Catholic right flank with their Tercio guarding the bridge which is the objective of the game - the Protestant forces have to capture it in 6 turns.- this photo looks very faded - still need to fiddle with photo shop !.


The freshly painted Bohemian/Protestant 'Red' Regiment . Under 'Pike & Shotte' this counts as a 'Battalia' or Brigade hence the Commander on foot in front of it.


The Catholic League Left flank , the hedge is lined by a unit of 'Commanded' Musketeers.


Another photo of the 'Red' Regt. , the white markers are to show that the 'sleeves' of muskets have not shot yet - these are removed when they 'first fire' .


The battle itself was a disaster for the Protestants - the 'Red' regt. advanced bravely but due to the poor command dice rolled by the rest of their force were not supported and threatened on the flank by enemy Horse had to adopt a 'Hedgehog' formation to protect themselves . They were then truly shot to pieces and routed off the table , with a third of their army gone and once again failing their command rolls the Protestant Command called off the attack .


The Protestant Horse sit there and watch their newly painted comrades get massacred , only finally moving when it was to late ! Grr ! . A good game though even if it turned out a bit odd , with the similarities between the 'Pike & Shotte' rules and 'Black Powder' I didn't have any problems running the game and am looking forward to more games using them . This has of course excited me into painting up some more figures for this project which I will photograph and post soon.


A moody picture of the game using 'Photo Shop' , still need to practise getting it right .










11 comments:

  1. Looks excellent - photos great too.

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    1. Thank you , getting used to new tech stuff isn't easy for me ! , Tony

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  2. Tony - you have been very busy with the brush. The figures and armies look superb- glad you've had the first battle too. Could you recommend to me a shop in the UK that can supply HAT 1/72nd Plastic Figures along with Overseas AIRMAIL Postage to Australia and use PayPal for Orders? Regards. KEV.

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    1. I use - https://www.hannants.co.uk/ and https://www.emodels.co.uk/ for my plastic figures - is there not an Australian importer ? which might prove cheaper postage wise ? Tony

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    2. Thanks Tony for these Web Sites- will look them up tonight and see what the ranges are and prices. Locally there is next to nothing available- if you want a comprehensive range- you have to look to the UK for supplies. Regards. KEV.

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  3. Cracking looking game...mirroring Protestant disasters in the early TYW!!

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    1. Yes their commanders are rated poorer to mirror this, Tony

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  4. Lovely stuff chief. I'm surprised you managed to get a game on the table with such a comparatively modest number of figures.

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    1. One of the big myths about Blackpowder is you need lots of figures and units, have played succesful games with 5 units per side divided into 2 brigades, Tony

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  5. Neat little game; troops looking good

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  6. Yes the rules seem to work and the figures paint up quickly, Tony

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