Today saw a further battle in the group campaign game . Last game turn the Bolos had failed in an assault at Fort Alexandrovsky and were badly beaten . This game saw the Bolo army being harried by more arriving Cossacks while trying to extricate themselves from the Eastern side of the Caspian Sea area. The Bolos were all Morale 4’s (needing 4+ to pass ) which saw a number run retire or rout ..and this felt right for the scenario . They were short on squad LMG’s and no artillery .
The Bolo army retreating eastward to a rail line .
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| The local Cheka are mobilised at the sound of firing |
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| The sailors try to man a vessel coming under fire from White naval units |
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| The armoured train arrives to provide more support |
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| The massed ranks of the Cossacks arrive |
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| Charging on they come |
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| Overunning a Bolo Maxim |
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| The Red Cavalry evaded away from the Cossack hordes |
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| The Bolo infantry rolled well for movement and were able to outpace some of the attackers |
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| White naval assetts hit the retreaters |
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| It looks great and somewhat scary when it’s heading towards you .. it fired a few shots hitting nothing! But that was its first game . |
A number of Bolo units were shooting very well causing significant Cossack casualties, over 30% of the overall attackers . The Bolo cavalry managed to escape being overrun and regrouped having taken only one casualty. The White forces decided to not press the attack and 3 Bolo infantry units escaped to fight again . The train has had an outing and its presence put the White commander off advancing further ,
We tried a change to STEA system . Rather than activating by particular unit , we used the Bolt Action dice draw and you could pick . I will make up some MDF tokens to use rather the dice for future use . This speeded thing up nicely , and we used the STEA rules for everything else . It was a good game , not as disjointed as some STEA can get . It also looked the part
We are doing a very large game in November at the Battleground show . My last job is to paint up the die cast aircraft I have for the Bolos once the large decals have turned up .
The army stats used .
Great looking armies Dave 👍
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DeleteWhat a fantastic looking game!
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ReplyDeleteGreat looking game sir!
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DeleteYes, all looks great, and a sort of win for the forces of Proletarian Solidarity too!
ReplyDeleteIndeed they managed to avoid being destroyed so that’s a win!
DeleteOh wow Dave, this looks like a lot of fun.
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DeleteFabulous game with a marvellous mix of troops and 'extras', including of course your sensational train. So good to see it make its debut and you must have been pleased that it had some impact.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, James
Thanks - yes good to get a first game with it . It certainly seemed to stop the White commander pressing on
DeleteThat is a very impressive looking game, really very nicely done, so many great miniatures on show.
ReplyDeleteCheers . That collection is coming in nicely . I need to get some more bits in due course
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