Haszel Bossen, August 1914

[Phil Robinson]

Some pics from our recent game to playtest our embryonic rules for the 1914 period

Cavalry Clash


Over Open Sights


More pics and gibberish over on the blog for interested parties http://newsfromthefront-phil.blogspot.co.uk/

[Yankeepedlar01]

Super pictures Phil! A great game I thought, though I may be a tad biased there owning to my cavalry's splendid (& very unusual) performance!

[joroas]

Another win, is there no stopping you? 

Excellent looking game.......

[Helen]

Thanks Phil for the post-play-test report.

Have you had to consider how many machine guns you both can have in a game?

Thank you.

All the best,

Helen

[Phil Robinson]

Thanks Phil for the post-play-test report.

Have you had to consider how many machine guns you both can have in a game?

Thank you.

All the best,

Helen

Hi Helen, good to see you back.

Don't know about the Brits, Dave will have to answer that, each MG base equals two guns so I have 3 bases in my 3 battalion German regiment. I only have one Jaeger battalion so I have just one MG base attached to it.

[Helen]

Hi Helen, good to see you back.

Don't know about the Brits, Dave will have to answer that, each MG base equals two guns so I have 3 bases in my 3 battalion German regiment. I only have one Jaeger battalion so I have just one MG base attached to it.

Thanks Phil for your reply. Okay, that sounds good.

Have stacks of painting to catch-up on for this period.

Look forward to additional reports.

All the best,

Helen

[Yankeepedlar01]

Further coverage of the game can be seen now over on my Blog too ~
http://talesfromghq.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/plugging-gap-in-line.html

I also try to answer Helen's question about the rules.
David

[joroas]

try

[Yankeepedlar01]

Not gone yet then?

[joroas]

Saturday, just hoping that Icelandic volcano keeps its hat on.

[nelsons-signal]

Really great! 
I really had the early WW1 of my screen and was only thinking about stormtroopers trenches and destroyed areas.

[Helen]

Further coverage of the game can be seen now over on my Blog too ~
http://talesfromghq.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/plugging-gap-in-line.html
I also try to answer Helen's question about the rules.
David

Thanks David for your reply and nice to read about the history behind this set of rules. Thank you again for your contribution to the hobby.

David, with regards to cyclists are they mounted on bases as infantry or cavalry? Ditto for when they are dismounted. Dixon provide some miniatures for both the Brits and Germans an a bicycle pack is available as well. I've the Brigade model Belge carabinier-cyclistes dismounted which I'll use alongside the Belge cavalry.

Additionally, an as your know doubt aware, the Belge have the Minierva armoured car an as we know they started the conflict with two tourers with a lewis gun mounted in one of them. I welcome your thoughts on this too. Not important at this stage, but would welcome comment.

All the best and thanks again,

Helen

[janner]

Inspiring stuff - although I still shudder at the thought of painting more field grey  

Edit: this thread actually got me to test off my final handful of Germans from last year's nearly completed army challenge and base coat them!

[charla51]

Weren't British field guns and limbers painted in a grey colour scheme in the early days of the war, much like the German s and French?

[Yankeepedlar01]

Weren't British field guns and limbers painted in a grey colour scheme in the early days of the war, much like the German s and French?

All the ones I've ever seen are green so that will do for me. After all, as I've said to some before, these are only toys in a game. And one of about two dozen periods we play now and again, so it will do for us.