IT HAS NOT ALL BEEN ABOUT THE DOGS

 Over the past months there have been many other games and projects I will try and get to here. These are some examples.

Epic 5th NY for On to Richmond Project

Epic Union 1st Brigade

Epic Confederate 1st Brigade

Preview Leviathans 2022

Leviathans French (left), German (right) Cruiser & Destroyer

Leviathans Germans & French 

AWI Test Paints Figures from Rank and File 

AWI Rebels and Patriots Game

Dog Wars – Battle for the North - Battle of Northbrook

 

The first battle of the Dog Wars Campaign sees the might of the Wolfenstein Empire advancing into the Union of Packs Commonwealth’s northern lands. The Empire having secured the County Line Bridge and nearby crossings the previous day are preparing to continue their advance in the morning. During the night an advance force from the UPC has taken control of a small hamlet at the crossing of Salt Creek. As dawn approaches both forces prepare for the days coming battle.

Empire Forces Beginning the Crossing of the North Ford

The Union of Packs Commonwealth (UPC) Garrison of Milton Defending Against the Initial Empire Combined Arms Assault

The UPCs Main Body of Troops Arriving

The Empires Initial Assault Being Checked with Little Gained

The Empire's Forces Advancing Across the County Line Bridge

Empire Forces Beginning to Mass in Front of the Town of Milton 

Artillery Exchange Volleys as Empire Grenadiers Begin the Advance  

The UPC Advance to Defend Against the Empires Flanking Attempt

The Empire Begins the Second Assault on Milton Garrison

Empire Heavy Cavalry Sweeps Around the Northern Flank

The Empire Attempt to Turn the Southern Flank

In the end the Empire found itself check across the line. The Empire Command found it difficult to coordinate its three-pronged assault, while the UPC seemed to arrive just in time to hold off each new attack. At days end the Empire was forced to withdraw and seek a different avenue of advance.   

Victory Points Standing: Empire 0, UPC 1

Dog Wars a Beginning

 

Flags of the Wolfenstein Empire Infantry

This past spring, I ran a linked campaign for my Imaginations of the Wolfenstein Empire’s attempt to retake lost territory from the Union of Pacts Commonwealth (UPC). The rules used throughout were Keith Flint’s Post of Honour. I like these better than the Honours of War rules he published through Osprey because of the size of games I run. These are typically 10-14 players, so fast play and memorable mechanics are a must.

The figures I use are from Alternative Armies. They are part of their Flintloque/Slaughterloo line of Valon. The Pudigrochumsburg Dogmen to be specific. I have 3 factions at present. The main 2, Empire and UPC, have nearly identical mixes of 8 Line, 2 Converged Grenadier, a Guard, 2 Light Infantry, and 4 batteries of Artillery. The UPC has 2 Cuirassier, 2 Dragoon and 3 Hussar cavalry groups, while the Empire has double that. The third faction, the Principality of Mutts has around half the forces of the Empire as I use them to bolster whichever side needs more troops for a game.

A quick photo spread of the armies follows.

Close up of Wolfenstein Empire Infantry Flags

Wolfenstein Empire Cuirassier 

Wolfenstein Empire Dragoon

Wolfenstein Empire Hussars

Union of Pacts Commonwealth (UPC) Infantry Flags

UPC Battle Cavalry Cuirassier & Dragoons 

UPC Hussars

Principality of Mutts Infantry

Principality of Mutts Battle Cavalry Cuirassier & Dragoons

Principality of Mutts Hussars

New Blog, New Battles

I have had to start a new blog as nothing I can do will let me recover the old Ramblings of an Eccentric Gamer. While it has been close to a year since I posted anything new, I have very active gaming. 

Last night saw the return of my Dog Wars games. This was the battle of Mollwitz, pitting the United Pacts Commonwealth (UPC), the boys in blue, against the Wolfenstein Empire, the lads in white. The Empire took on the role of the Austrians, while the UPC are the Prussians. The rules used were Keith Flint's Post of Honour. 

 It had been over six months since we had last played the rules and we were a bit rusty with them, but in the end the game finished in three and a half hours. That is not bad for an eleven-player game with over five hundred figures on the table. The game ended in an historical outcome of the Prussians holding off the Austrian cavalry attack until the Prussian infantry had beaten their Austrian counterpart from the field.

View from Behind Prussian Line

Cavalry Standoff at the River

Prussian Advance in the Center

Austrian Advance Begin to Take Light Casualties 

Prussian Right Flank Prepared for Austrian Cavalry Charge

Prussian Firepower Devastate Austrian Line

The Once Glorious Austrian Heavy Cavalry Weakened by Firepower

Yet for a Time Push Back the Prussian Cavalry 

All in Vain as the Prussians have Eliminated the Austrian Center. Troops near the town have been eliminated