"Muskets and Tomahawks" - British landing on American shore

Manufacturers:    Terrain modules: Tabletop-Modellbau (see link-list)

Scale: 28mm

Hi,

about three weeks ago we had a great game using the rules of "Muskets and Tomahawks - 2nd edition".

Two British ships had reached the shore near an American settlement that was held by an American force.

The British started to row their four longboats to the shore and got immediately under fire of the only American cannon. The first Shot was a already a hit and the British unit had to leave the sinking boat.

The British answered by firing their Swivelguns at the cannon and were able to cause two casualties. The other crewmen had been shocked and left the ground.

This took place within the first 15 minutes of the game. A very heavy start.

The other three longboats managed to reach the beach but got under heavy fire started by a unit of Minutemen. They had to stand against three volleys and got some casualties before they were able to form up.

It seemed that the Americans would win this game for sure.

But fortune changed and after a while the British managed to cause heavy losses on the Americans, too.

It was a fierce fighting and at the end it was a close run. A further moral card could break both opponents` moral. In the end the game ended with the fifth red clock card.

As always it had been a very good game. We didn’t play everything without making mistakes as we found out afterwards but we again learned very much about the rules.

A short episode of a funny situation within the game - the Officer of the British Provincials got under fire and had to do a reaction test. Its result was a „flight“ and he started to swim back towards the ships. I wasn’t able to rally him for four times and every failed attempt to rally this guy was followed by a test if he would drown. After the fourth attempt this happened.

We could not resist to make it a funny event and let him be attacked by a great white shark. So don’t be confused by the three photos here showing this little episode of the game. Silly, but funny :)

Checking the placement of the units.

The American artillery.

Americans awaiting the British boats.

British longboats with Swivelguns.

Let the Lobsters come to our shore.

The longboats are filled with the British soldiers.

The first wave of boats is starting

The whole shore from the British view.

The lake from the American view.

"We will be prepared"

The first shot of the American artillery.

First shot and also first hit. This boat is sinking.
Only three boats left to bring the British soldiers to the shore.

The unit from the sunken longboat is in the water and must go back on deck of the ship.

But four soldiers lost their lives by drowning.

The second wave of British soldiers waiting for action.

One of the longboats firing its swivelgun on the American artillery.

A hit causing two casualties.

The reaction test failed and so the American artillery had left the battlefield.

Another longboat firing on the American Minutemen without effect.

Missed !

The shore is getting closer.

The embarking of the troops.

"Shoot them back into the water."

Another American volley hits the Highlanders.

The Highlanders getting shaken.

Another longboat brings some Rangers.

The British Regulars managed to form line.

The Indian allies.

The allied Indian unit from the American force.

The Highlanders` volley causes a retreat of the Minutemen.

The Rangers are here.

British Provincials landing on the other flank of the shore ...

... while the fierce fighting continous on the right flank. 

The Officer of the British Provincials was forced to retreat after a volley of the American Riflemen.
He must try to rally. If he can´t rally he has to swim back one movement to the ships and also has to check if he will drown.

Four failed attempts to rally and the fourth time the Officer also fails the check if drowning or not.
We had fun to let the Officer being attacked by a great white shark.

The Officer won´t reach the ship.

The two enemy Indian warbands in melee.

The American allies won the melee.

British Regulars firing a volley

The volley´s deadly result.

The swivelguns preparing for the next shot.

The ranks of the Americans getting smaller.

But also the British force is weakened by heavy losses.
The moral card causes some more units to retreat.

Some more modules from Tabletop-Modellbau have arrived

Manufacturer:   TabletopModellbau

Scale:  28mm

Hi, 

today´s post is about the new modules from Tabletop-Modellbau that I got by post last week.

The manufacturer published some new modules for lakes and a new waterfall. As I had seen these modules I immediately ordered them for my terrain setting for Muskets&Tomahawks as I had some new scenarios in mind that could work quite well with these new modules.

The seven new modules I got last week.

Last saturday I had some time to arrange a new layout including the new modules. As always I recognized that I should have ordered some more of them. :)

This arrangement with all its placed units and models is was just for fun to bring the terrain to life.

This is how it looks like while arranging a new setting.

This is the result after about 90 minutes.
Just to arrange all the hills, lakes and the river.

The next step is to place the trees and all the rest of the terrain like further stones or houses.

Another 30 minutes later it just looks like this.

Another view.

And when from the opposite side.

And another one.

The fort held by the French.

A detachment of British Regulars.

A French officer giving his orders while a preacher gives them a blessing.

A unit of French soldiers is taking position.

Another view from the fort.

An indian warband has set fire to a watchtower that is controlling the one side of the bay.

The watchtower on the other side is also under attack.

The first piece of French artillery firing on the British landing boats.

Candian and Indian canoes following the river using the new waterfall.
This module is ideal for chases.

The second piece of artillery also in action.

Hope you enjoyed it. :)

Cheers

Mike

SYW - Karlstädter-Lykaner - Reinforcements for an existing unit

Manufacturer:  FrontRank Miniatures

Scale:  28mm

Hi again,

a few years ago I have built up my Austrian Army to fit the rules of Sam Mustafa´s "Maurice". The units existed of four bases with four figures each concerning the infantry and four bases with two figures each concerning cavalry.

As my comrads are more likely to play using the rules of "BlackPowder" I had the problem to increase my units to give them a better look. As I like my regiments to carry their flags in the middle of the unit I decided to give my regiments one more base. 

My Grenzers also had only four bases with three men each and so I had to paint up three more figures.

The unit existed of figures of CrusaderMiniatures and as I didn´t have some more to paint them up I wondered if the figures of FrontRank would fit - and in my opinion they do fit very well.

So the reinforcements for my Grenzers are made of FrontRank Miniatures.

Cheers

Mike