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
