Andy brought his English Parliamentarian vs my Early 3o Years War Swedish.
We didn't realise till the end of the game that Andy had been working off an older version of the rules and had brought 250 points to my 230 points, which explained his army size of 28!
The Swedes won the initiative and invaded England.
The English tried to cover the table in bad terrain but most of it fell on the Swedish side. One positive for the Swedes was a gentle hill just in the right place for an artillery unit.
The English lined up with their pike & shot in the center and both flanks with average horse armed with pistol. For rear support, some mediocre pike & shot or cav with carbine.
The Swedes went for the classic line up of the Salvo Pike & Shot in the centre and on the left hand flank Elite Heavy Cav with Pistol, plus a dragoon and a Reiter with a command shot.
The third command was on a flank march, much to Andy's horror.
The result? Mutual Destruction, the Swedes loosing 23 of 23, the English loosing 28 of 28.
Turn 1, Deployment
Turn 2
The Swedish flank march still hasn't arrived, rolling a 1 in turn 1 & 2.
The Swedes begin to advance under artillery fire in the centre and on the left, break out from the rough terrain and threaten the English flank.
The English move their left hand cavalry wing to protect what they hope will be the flank march and advance their right flank of mounted to counter the Swedish mounted.
Turn 3
The Swedish foot's advance slows down while they take time to recover cohesion due to the artillery fire.
The English mounted use the delayed flank march as an excuse to break off one mounted to go sack the camp or charge the artillery unit on the hill.
On the left flank, the Swedish mounted charge the English, hoping to break thru and then get into the flanks of the foot.
The initial charge doesn't cause a break thru but the English flank is in trouble.
The Swedish Reiters with Dragoon support fire at the English Dragoon.
Turn 4
The Swedish flank march still hasn't arrived, they must have gone the long way, via a bar, Denmark, thru Belgium, up thru France and then delayed by Southern Rail.
The mounted melee in the flank continues with the Swedes loosing all the combats
The Swedish flank march finally rolls a 6 and will be arriving next turn on the right hand flank.
In the center, the Swedish foot line up ready for a charge, they still take heavy fire from the English foot and artillery, but the rear support starts taking effect.
The Swedish foot charge the English, breaking one foot unit in a turn with a series of 6-1s.
Turn 7 & 8.
Nearly every unit is engaged in combat on both sides with a mutual destruction happening in turn 8.
Cracking game!
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