SYW - Gaming table for an upcoming game on July 9th 2023

Manufacturers:   mostly FrontRank Miniatures, CrusaderMiniatures, WargamesFoundry and DreispitzMiniatures

Scale:  28mm

Hi, :)

today´s post is about an upcoming game of SYW some friends and I want to play on July 9th 2023.

I just placed the gaming table today and we never had such a big sized gaming table in my cellar - 4,20m length and 1,20m deprh. Space enough for four players to place the armies comfortably.

We want to play SYW - Prussians against Austrians. 

Walter´s Prussian army will content:

8 units infantry (24 men each)

2 units of light infantry (12 men each)

2 units of Cuirassiers (12 men)

2 units of Hussars (12 men each)

1 unit Cossacks (12 men)

1 unit of Bosniacs (12 men)

3 pieces of artillery

My Austrians will bring the following units to battle:

5 units infantry (24 men each)

4 units infantry (20 men each)

4 units infantry (16 men each)

1 unit Croats (15 men)

3 units of Hussars (12 men each)

2 units of Dragoons (12 men each)

2 units of Cuirassiers (12 men each)

5 pieces of artillery

I again couldn´t resist to place my Austrians on the table just to check the size of the table. It will fit, I am sure.

In lack of having the Prussian army for taking some more fotos I decided to place my French army as Franz and I will play a smaller test game to remember the rules of Field of Battle using Austrians against French.

Having placed my French army I got aware that I will need some more units for them. I think that three more infantry units and six units of cavalry and another three pieces of artillery will make a good reinforcement.

My French army so far:

9 units infantry (20 men each)

1 unit Dragoons

2 units of artillery

This upcoming battle is going to be epic, placing about 450 figures of infantry, 168 figures of cavalry and 8 pieces of artillery. I hope not to forget taking some pictures for another post on my blog. :)

Cheers

Mike

The gaming table in total.

A view from the other side of the table.

The Austrians are coming.

The French Army´s deployment - just for a photo session.