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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: Father Primus on May 06, 2018, 06:25:17 PM
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Well, after a long pause we decided to continue our campaign (I've finished a little shipbuilding project and wanted to give my new toy a field test). We used "October Hammer" this time - being a pure beer&pretzel game it gave us a quick and fun result (though, we decided to add some homerules to it next time).
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Red command in Astrakhan didn't know about a crushing defeat near Dushak and ordered its agent in a fort near Krasnovodsk to start a mutiny. A contingent of sailors was sent by ship to strengthen the mutineers. Unfortunately to them, part of the garrison kept their loyalty to the whites and sent a message to Ashkhabad. Soon large column of british and white soldiers arrived...
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Sailors disembark but being too drunk and seasick they were unable to perform any successful maneuvers and shooting for first couple of turns much to their commander's anger.
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Infighting in the fort is interrupted by the arrival of relief column. Reds prepare hasty defense, while red agent and his subordinates launches an assault against remaining white loyalists.
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Oops... the assaults ends in a bloodbath. Agitator is mortally wounded, his squad - routed...
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Sepoys valiantly attack and drive reds out from the fort outskirts, but suffer from incoming fire and ammunition shortages...
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Sailors reach the fort and inflict serious losses to whites from relief column, but after two turns of heavy firefight they are also battered and decide to retreat back to the ship. Battle for the fort rages further...
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Indian lancers furiously charge the thin red line...
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...but are driven back and then shot to bits by red artillery.
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Reds mount one final assault at the loyalists in the fort and have some success.
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Unfortunately to them, all their efforts were fruitless. They suffered too many casualties and whites managed to outflank main red defensive lines. Red commander ordered all remaining troops to embark and leave the place. In the last exchange of fire a ship took a direct hit under the waterline and only the skill of crew and their captain saved the operation from total fiasco...
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Great game! :-* I love the premise. I imagine that the Red leader is in for some "re-education"!
LB
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Love it..need to paint more...
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Great work Father P!
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Thank you, gentlemen!
Next time we will try some new additions to our ground and air forces ;)
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Outstanding! Sand, sea and Bolsheviks. What's not to like???
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Great write up. It looked a very fun game.
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Thank you!
It doesn't just look as a very fun game, it really WAS a very fun game) with lots of sudden twists)
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Good looking game.
Love the boat.