Kaiserschlacht 1918, the game

[MadMö]

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Kaiserschlacht 1918
I had the privilege to have a game at the wonderful gaming table of Spieltrieb Frankfurt at the Tactica 2010 in Hamburg.
Two players being the british (they are irish wait and see) and three players being the germans.
The guys of Spieltrieb Frankfurt showed fotos behind the gaming table and had a loan collection from the Bavarian army museum. Steel helmet, gas mask, and some newspapers.
Rules: Great War from Warhammer historical.

Many thanks to:
The guys from Spieltrieb Frankfurt who built the table, painted the miniatures ans led a most enjoyable game.
And the other gamers.
Thanks!

History:
At march, 21.1918 at 4:40 a.m. about 10.000 german guns and mortars opened fire.
At 42 miles along the front they fired 1.160.000 grenades in five hours.
At 11:10 a.m. after only 90 minutes of infantry battle 28.000 british soldiers were dead or prisoners.
German and british forces suffered about 80.000 dead, wounded and prisoners on the first day of the michel offensive.
The battle lasted to April 05.1918…

The game:
Display cabinet:


Screen:


Germans before battle:


British before battle:


Gaming aids:


The german view:


The british view:


British officers:


German artillery:


Aerial picture:


Details:










Defenders in position:


See the staff car for a hasty retreat:






Germans are fireing smoke and and attack:


From the british lines:


At the first trench:


Weiter, weiter, weiter!


At the second trench:


Through the razor wire:


We are less and less and less an...


The british are suffering casualities, too:


Irish magic potion and not a minute too late!:


Counter attack:




The last two germans of a whole batallion:


The last man:


Another last man of his batallion:


Reached the target for today:

[Svennn]

         

What can I say? Awesome from start to finish.

[Aaron]

That is the sort of thing you feel priveledged just being able to see pictures of. Truly inspiring terrain.

[Operator5]

Inspiring. Beautiful set up and sounds like the game went really well.

[Overlord]

Fantastic work. Absolutely outstanding

I've seen far worse displays in museums etc

[Mr.J]

One word: Wow! That is a simply stunning game!

[Stecal]

Wonderful trench terrain & figures!  Game looked very well organized too with all the prepared player briefings.  The museum exibit - icing on the cake

[Steve F]

Stunning.  A couple of the shots made we think of Paul Nash and "We are Making a New World":
http://www.tate.org.uk/magazine/issue6/nash_image1.htm

[ushistoryprof]

Wow is not enough, what a fantastic battle!  How many and which types of units were involved in the battle?

[Ignatieff]

Stunning!

[Chairface]

That is an awe inspiring board! Beautiful.

[MadMö]

Wow is not enough, what a fantastic battle!  How many and which types of units were involved in the battle?

Three Bavarian batallions: Stosstruppen (shock troopers) and Sturmtruppen (storm troopers) batallions plus HQ including two trench mortars, flame thrower and a field gun (Elite troops all of them)
Two irish batallions plus HQ including two heavy MGs and a stokes mortar (mediocre troops)

[Phil Robinson]

Excellent work, a very evocative and atmospheric feel.

[Hammers]

An absolute stunner! One of the very best tables I have ever seen.

[Calimero]

Very impressive