Blunt's Rifles, A Sharp Practice Peninsular War Campaign

[Captain Reid]

I have embarked on an episodic Peninsular War campaign for Sharp Practice: Cerro Manteca, 1811, featuring the exploits of Captain the Honourable John Thomas Blunt of the 1/95th Rifles. Nine posts so far:

 1. Prelude to Battle
 2. The Fuexu Affray
 3. Encounter at the Viñedo Tripa de Pudrición
 4. Engagement at Hueco Soñoliento
 5. Forcing the Río de la Cocina Laga
 6. Clash at Granja de Grasa
 7. Foray to Corazón Sangrante
 8. Escape to Vitória
 9. Assault on La Concha
10. Riposte at Iglesia de los Santos Pederastas
11. Race to Río de la Manteca

 

[Driscoles]

Funny....my charakter for these games is also called  Blunt.

[Harry Faversham]

Well done, The Rifles, that's shown them Voltijoors!

 

Wot rules you using Cap'n?

[Captain Reid]

Wot rules you using Cap'n?

Sharp Practice 2, which is, in all fairness, the best set of 'large-skirmish' rules I've ever played. It has a quirk or two and some things need tidied up a wee bit but I have yet to play a game of it which has not had several really memorable incidents. I mainly use it for French and Indian War games (and I think it knock spots off Muskets and Tomahawks for that era, albeit I have in the past enjoyed M&T quite a lot) but most of my gaming friends want to do Peninsular War, so . . .

[vtsaogames]

How do you think Sharp Practice II would go with 15mm figures mounted about 3 per stand?

[Captain Reid]

Fine I should think.

I mount a single figure on a 20mm base. In my experience if your single figure equivalent takes up less room than that (eg 15mm single figures), big formations become easier to use and can dominate a game much more easily. Conversely, if your single figure equivalent takes up, say, 25mm of front (perhaps 3-4 15mm figures on a base), then formations will become more cumbersome and relatively weaker.

 Neither of those things are necessarily bad, but they are worth bearing in mind

[Captain Reid]

 Encounter at the Viñedo Tripa de Pudrición

 

[Captain Reid]

Engagement at Hueco Sonoliento

 

[Malamute]

Splendid stuff. Lots of food for thought for our own forthcoming SP campaign

[Furt]

Great AARs. Right up our alley! 

[Captain Reid]

  Forcing the Río de la Cocina Laga

 (and thanks very much for all the kind comments)

[Captain Reid]

Clash at Granja de Grasa

 British Guards against French Grenadiers - who will pound the harder?

[Earther]

Le Boom! 

[Malamute]

Stirring stuff.

Vive La France!

[Captain Reid]

 Foray to Corazón Sangrante

 Can Tom Blunt and his Spanish allies capture the notorious Major Manque and bring him to exploring officer Robert Edward Lee?