The table from the Blue army perspective with their forces converging on the crossroads.
Red army are rather slow to deploy but manage to get a unit onto the wooded hill on their left.
This forces the Blue army to deploy it's Colonial troops to cope with the threat.
The Red army Naval Brigade deploy and bring up their Gatling gun .
At a crucial moment the Gatling gun jams (rolled more 1s than 6s) -
- and is overrun and captured ! , this quite a blow for Red army who had put a lot of faith in this new technology (the Gatling gun being a converted toy pencil sharpener probably helped with the malfunction!?) - too be continued .............
Splendid sight! Lovely figures! The Gatling gun is nice...I need to get some for my armies.
ReplyDeleteThe Gatling gun is a novelty pencil sharpener off Ebay
DeleteLovely toy soldiers Tony!
ReplyDeleteA bit of pencil lead probably jammed the gatling gun
It couldn't of happened at a worse time .
DeleteA bad break for the Red Army, these new technologies are always causing trouble! Your troops and table look great Tony! There is something very elegant about 54mm tabletop battles!
ReplyDeleteThanks , they Gatlng jamming was a surprise.
DeleteA real body blow to the Red army, they are on the backfoot now. Great looking soldiers on the table, lovely collection.
ReplyDeleteMy 54mm figures are one of my favourite collections
DeleteA splendid looking tabletop action with your armies.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'm enjoying the game.
ReplyDeleteA pencil sharpener battery! Must get one of those. :o)
ReplyDeleteThink I got it and a ECW type cannon from Ebay (?)
DeleteIs the Colonel dead, too?
ReplyDelete'But the voice of a schoolboy rallies the ranks:
Play up! Play up! and play the game!'
Game being played as we speak !
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