While looking through the book "Austerlitz: The Empire at its Zenith" by F.G. Hourtoulle, I came across a panorama of the battle by Lejeune (I'm assuming Napoleonic General Lejeune, who was also a gifted painter). Looking at the panorama, it looked like a war-game table with Irregular Miniatures 2mm armies fighting across it. The Irregular 2mm armies can look quite impressive when set up on the table.
While talking of 2mm armies, I have been thinking of ordering more Irregulars; this time I'm leaning towards 2 ACW armies. While making my plans, I came across a set of rules "See the Elephant" on
The Stronghold Rebuilt blog . It is a set of rules for the American Civil War, to be used on an 8X8 board, such as a chessboard. As my wife went to Maryland to visit family for a few days, it gave me time to try out these rules.
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| I made two even armies mirroring their deployments. |
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| The Red army pushes forward |
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The red army wins the day.
The rules answered some simple problems I have had in the past with square grid games. I decided to have another game using a Command &Color scenario. I used my square template to pick out part of the battlefield of Salamanca. I put terrain down using the markers on the template. I also gave both armies units based on what fell into the square template. The British army swept the field of the French.
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For some reason I thought the infantry were somply slight adapted LEGO bricks. I was rather taken with that idea!
ReplyDeleteJust so you have an idea of how small each unit is; the squares are
Delete1 1/4 inches across. The idea of Lego blocks is an interesting one, though.
I enjoyed this Batrep. Must check out and try these rules.I frequently use a similar board but with old 5mm Minifigs regimental blocks. These sort of games have a charm all of their own.
ReplyDeleteI have seen a few photos of the 5mm Minifigs blocks and sometimes search to see if I can buy some. And while I like the 2mm, they can be difficult to handle, especially the artillery. I might add a set of tweezers to this set.
DeleteJonyoak, if possible could you send me some photos of the Minifigs blocks? There are only a few photos online of these figures.
DeleteOf course. I only have a couple of pictures at the moment. Most of the troops are out of town. I will certainly take a few more for you in the coming week or two. I shall email you what I have for the moment. They are not very detailed and very similar to the 2mm Irregulars.
ReplyDeleteSorry thought I could find a contact email. Mine is meechjon@yahoo.com
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