54mm WWII - Big Boys' Toy Soldiers

A low level skirmish game in which a US recon section had to scout out the most appropriate route through to the other end of the table. This was dutifully undertaken through the time-honoured wargame tactic of driving or running up the battlefield to attract some enemy fire, thereby identifying the hidden enemy combatants. This lead to the inevitable sacrifice of a number of men and vehicles, but the mission was accomplished! A great example of 'Recon by Sacrifice', if you will.

'You can't make an omlette without cracking a few eggs', as they say.

Scouting for Victory - Franco-Prussian War

In this scenario, the two opposing armies had to scout ahead with some light cavalry, aided by Chasseur a Pied or Jaegers in order to make the way for the main infantry bodies of the respective forces to engage the enemy.

The game swung this way and that with commanders being killed by enemy fire, artillery batteries running out of ammunition, battalions morale breaking only to leave gaps in the firing line.

In the end the Chassepot rifle enabled the French to gain a narrow victory, the Prussian Krupp artillery having been held back too far to have made their highly accurate fire make a significant impact on the game.

1940 - Blitzkrieg!

Some great early WWII armour in 20mm scale on display here as the French attempt to stem the German Blitz across northern France.

20mm Napoleonics and Midgard

20mm Napoleonics, utilising HaT Miniatures for the most part. 20mm really does enable you to get the feel for larger battles on a 6'x4' table, which is an advantage over 28mm, which can only really represent a 'big skirmish' on this size of table. More 20mm figures are being painted en masse as we speak!, so hopefully we will see more in this scale over the coming months.

Some 'Elf and Safety for Midgard as the Elven Host make a rare appearance on our battlefield in support of their Saxon allies. Nevertheless, the Norse invaders proved too powerful in this engagement and achieved a 'narrow win'.