Another Napoleonic Germany 1813 clash now, with our take on the Battle of Mockern. Again using a free download from the nice chaps at KISR:
For our game, we put ALL the forces on the table at once. A bit tougher for the French (yours truly), whilst General Amy took the Allies. the game would last 21 turns, the first to ten points would be the winner. 3 points were awarded for the capture of Mockern, which would be classed as a BUA Built Up Area for a defender, resulting in a big defence bonus. The other villages would be classed as Fortifications. Again DBN rules.
The French forces took a defensive line from Mockern to Podelwitz, impregnable I thought till Amy put on her troops, 'EErrmm' I then thought....
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| Prussian troops advance at Mockern 1813 |
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| The Battlefield, Russians in Green, Prussians in Dark Blue |
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| Mockern with French Marines in support. |
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| The Russian lines |
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| The Russian Grand Battery opens up on the French Artillery entrenched on the hill |
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| The Prussian Infantry advance |
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| The fortifications count for nothing as the French Artillery is destroyed. |
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| Mass Cavalry clash in the north, as the Infantry engage. |
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| Up close, Prussian Elite troops attack the French |
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| But are forced back... |
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| Elite French Marines would form the backbone of the French defence, they fought well. |
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| Turn 6 & the French reinforcements arrive |
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| Amy forces the Prussians forward again & again. |
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| Prussian & French Cavalry, a back & forth clash all day |
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| The French attack forcing back the Prussians |
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| First blood to Ze French.... |
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| The Russian attack on Mockern starts... |
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| To take Mockern would take a lot of units. The hill would have to be taken first.... |
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| Awesome.... Mass Cavalry clash. 2 Nil to the French |
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| Another view of the battlefield, from behind the Allied lines.... |
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| As Harry Hill would say.... FFFFFIIIIIIGHT!!!!!!!!!! |
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| The Prussians storm Podelwitz.... |
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| Resulting in them capturing it (I know it's a Russian Flag...no comments please..lol) |
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| Oh no, the shame!! A 'winded' French Cavalry Brigade is destroyed by.... Cossacks UUUrrggh! |
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| The Russians take the French Fortifications on Mockern hill. |
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| The Allied Cavalry is winning |
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| But Hey! Superb French counter attacks destroys the Prussians.... |
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| Onward roll the Russians.... |
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| Casualties in the North, change the face of the battle.... |
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| Amy launches her Prussian Landwher units into the battle.. |
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| AAArrggh! The Prussian Elite Grenadiers finally show their stuff!!!! |
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| Amy unleashes the Russian Grand Battery on Mockern |
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| A few rounds of movement & the Allied attack goes in... |
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| In the North both sides take time to re-organise.... |
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| The lines clash in the South.... |
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| Who would take the day??? |
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| The Russian guns go BOOM BOOM BOOOOOMMM!!!! |
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| Breakthrough by the Prussian Grenadiers.... |
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| AAArrghhh! The Russians as well! |
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| D'Oh! Crappy PiP dice for the French when they are needed..... |
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| In go the French Cavalry for a last Huzzah! |
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| Prussian Cannister & 'heroic' Landwher musketry sends them packing... |
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| Allied Cavalry looks to exploit the breakthrough in the French Lines... |
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| The French Cavalry counter attack fizzles out.... |
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| FeldMarshall Amy is winning the day.. again!!! |
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| I withdraw the remnants of the French in the North to 'save casualties' |
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| Rahoo! The Heroic French Marines!!! |
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| Amy forces my forces back & launches a Mass Attack on Mockern...... |
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| Mockern Falls!!! Victory for Amy's Pwussians & Wussians!!! |
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| The Final Battlefield..... A good scrap |
Grand FeldMarshall PiPPin Von Krums After Action Analysis
Rolling poor PiP dice is never helpful
'Cavalry attacks without infantry support'...tsk tsk tsk
I LOVE BONIO's ruff ruff ruff
Wonderful blow-by-blow report! Got carried away just reading it, must have been fun to play. That 'General Amy' seems to know's what she's doing.
ReplyDeleteAnother great looking game and wonderful pictorial battle report Mr F, thanks for posting. Wow, that was some Russian grand battery! I really like your idea of the flags atop the objectives to indicate current status; it is a nice touch. Love the 'special' effects too, as I have commented previously.
ReplyDeleteCheers Fellas, I did think the French would win that one, but overwhelming pressure shone through.
ReplyDeleteYes Amy knows what she is doing, she's also big on history through the games we've played.
MrF & gang
Best ever; whith thousando of photos
ReplyDeletethanks
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