Alright --- here goes ... after a couple of months off we wanted to keep things simple so we played your "line it up and have at it" kind of game ... I know, boring, but it kept things simple.
AUSTRIAN/RUSSIAN OOB (Competent):
Austrian Infantry Brigade (Seasoned)
2 x German Infantry Battalions (D)
1 x Hungarian Infantry Battalion (D)
1 x Grenz Infantry Battalion (R)
1 x Landwehr Infantry Battalion (R)
1 x Grenadier Infantry Battalion (VE)
Russian Infantry Brigade (Sluggish)
4 x Musketeer Infantry Battalions (D)
2 x Jager Infantry Battalions (D)
2 x Foot Artillery Battery (D)
Austrian Cavalry Bridage (Seasoned) - Arrived turn 2
1 x Uhlan Regiment (DE)
1 x Hussar Regiment (DE)
1 x Horse Artillery Battery (D)
FRENCH OOB (Skilful)
French Infantry Brigade (Seasoned)
3 x Line Infantry Battalion (D)
1 x Light Infantry Battalion (VE)
1 x Foot Artillery Battery (D)
French Infantry Brigade (Seasoned)
3 x Line Infantry Battalion (D)
1 x Light Infantry Battalion (VE)
1 x Foot Artillery Battery (D)
Dutchy of Warsaw Infantry Brigade (Seasoned)
3 x Line Infantry Battalion (D)
1 x Line Infantry Battalion (VE)
1 x Foot Artillery Battery (D)
Bavarian Infantry Brigade (Seasoned)
4 x Line Infantry Battalion (D)
1 x Light Infantry Battalion (VE)
1 x Foot Artillery Battery (D)
Dutchy of Warsaw Cavalry Brigade (Seasoned)
2 x Lancer Regiment (DE)
1 x (French) Horse Artillery Battery (D)
The Austrian/Russian objective was to keep the central road from being overrun (simple enough) and the French objective was to push the Austrian/Russian units further than 9" (since they needed to defend it) away from the road, or have more infantry units in good order within 9" of the road than the Austrians/Russians.
We called the game at the end of turn 5 and called it a minor victory for the French.
Turn 1 initiative went to the French --- who rolled a ton of MPs and as a result advanced quickly. Artillery managed to inflict some hits on one of the Russian artillery batteries and a resolve check result of 2 saw the battery go WAVER (lovely start). Austrian/Russian phase saw some responsitioning of the reserve units (since they had setup before the French) ... artillery was ok with one of the French attack columns getting some serious damage ... but they passed their resolve check.
Turn 2 initiative went to the French who got average MPs and took another big advance. Austrian cavalry brigade deploys across from the Dutchy of Warsaw cavalry brigade which was attempting to move around the flank of the Russian infantry brigade by the barn. Horse artillery deploys on the hill behind the barn.
Turn 3 initiative goes to the Austrians/Russians who struggle with MPs. Cavalry positions so the Uhlans will take the brunt of the Polish cavalry charge ... provided they hold the Hussars will counter attack in the next phase. Artillery breaks one of the French infantry columns and damages another. French turn sees the two Polish lancer units charge into the Austrian Uhlans ... who get hit standing still. They loose and the resolve D6 result is a 1 --- they ROUT --- oh well. Hussars pass their control check for seeing the Uhlans ROUT. The rest of the French get ready to charge in with various attack columns (their brigades are now on Attack orders).
Turn 4 initiative goes to the French. The Polish cavalry form (disordered from previous melee) ... and a number of charges are declared by the French. Against the Russian brigade all charges fail to make contact with many failed "initiate charge" resolve checks ... just bad rolling across the board ... all 1's and 2's ... haha. The Austrian Grenadiers get charged by two Bavarian line units in column. One fails to charge home after the stand and shoot ... other hits and after 3 rounds of CC runs away (ROUT). Grenadiers are a bit knackered though ... they got lucky on their resolve checks. A couple of French columns hit one of the Austrian line units ... which promptly routed. Landwehr and Grenz are not impressed and go WAVER. Austrian/Russian phase sees some extra MPs that can be used for charging. Long story short is most all fail to make contact, and many Russian/Austrian chargers become WAVER as a result.
Turn 5 initiative goes to the French. They capitolize on the several WAVER Austrian and Russian units ... charge it and the resolve checks go against the Austrian/Russians. The Austrian Grenadiers are wiped out to a man, but in the process one of the Bavarian units ROUTs and due to all the checks that get triggered from that all units except for the Bavarian artillery in that brigade are either RETREAT or ROUT.
At this point only two Austrian units on left on the table --- both WAVER. The Russians are a bit better off with 2 Musketeer units realatively ok (one had retreated earlier and rallied --- that saved them).
The French, although with two of the four infantry brigades, and the cavalry brigade essentially gone/retreating, still have two infantry brigades that are realatively healthy and ready to continue the fight. We call it.
That is at least how I remember it
Happy gaming!
Jay
so when I get home I'll put something together.
Oh, and guessing artillery ranges ... ahahahahahah! I think the British come from an island ... called Ulthuan ... and the French are just well dressed Orcs ... ok ... I'll stop now.
