tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51704735429973901452024-03-05T20:13:56.298-08:00CAMPAIGNS IN GERMANIA18th. Century diplomacy, campaigns, battles, intrigues, story-telling and more using historical military miniatures, model terrain and the imagination.Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-24304359462106033772023-12-17T11:28:00.000-08:002023-12-17T11:38:51.986-08:00Merry Christmas 2023 and Always<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAzfOqtvcPd3RaMwliGb2hSSOF77iFDbBld5S2i8bRxB_rdiZw1OTB9hGaBzro_SMG0e0Qq3bP-DBoStRClfS0oqAdV3bJz_10WsvHyuyt4IUxlnsrCMsrjMHMmVcpymTWmCkEgBdJ1ha4P6759Nufqx9KjkKb2V3f-aIdyof4P5_migEcVJlBiSKjSGZ/s3888/img_5075c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2589" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAzfOqtvcPd3RaMwliGb2hSSOF77iFDbBld5S2i8bRxB_rdiZw1OTB9hGaBzro_SMG0e0Qq3bP-DBoStRClfS0oqAdV3bJz_10WsvHyuyt4IUxlnsrCMsrjMHMmVcpymTWmCkEgBdJ1ha4P6759Nufqx9KjkKb2V3f-aIdyof4P5_migEcVJlBiSKjSGZ/w266-h400/img_5075c.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This painting arrived as a Christmas card a few days ago. It is the most beautiful depiction of love and adoration of Jesus by heavenly angels and his Mother Mary I've seen. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Linger here for a few minutes this season in contemplation please. What is important? What are your thoughts and feelings about it including your relationship and engagement now and in the future with Jesus?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">You are invited to post your thoughts in Comments.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Merry Christmas Everyone!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bill</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">---------- ---------- ----------</span></p>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-67186965536849497332023-11-10T16:42:00.002-08:002023-11-13T15:49:03.458-08:00<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>AN AMERICAN WWII SOLDIER, HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER AND GREATGRANDFATHER</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>GONE TO REST</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeCP5I2_x6qx_sCmKkFlaNH0vCjWXSRuQH1ECS38-l1XR-Zq2hsMqxkLh0B0caSP0xs9jglFdiM6p3JEiLeGvgIBmtHFK7GuyrY608Qu3rMNDYNJ0mCSisf69erTg2WtTA3wkRiwhdA9EAznnrg-47b8Xe7x9MbyWeGuIdU126FvLwu3p4aX3_TbOgcQf/s3888/img_4972.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeCP5I2_x6qx_sCmKkFlaNH0vCjWXSRuQH1ECS38-l1XR-Zq2hsMqxkLh0B0caSP0xs9jglFdiM6p3JEiLeGvgIBmtHFK7GuyrY608Qu3rMNDYNJ0mCSisf69erTg2WtTA3wkRiwhdA9EAznnrg-47b8Xe7x9MbyWeGuIdU126FvLwu3p4aX3_TbOgcQf/w400-h400/img_4972.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Padre, we just lost my Chronicler's Father, an American ally from World War II. I want you to assist Miss Céline Evangeline Desmond, Correspondent for The Exploration Times, San Francisco, USA with his photo story."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Of course General Pettygree."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsic5jmLhkpS4Eto3ST19P2DmZlFoy-SiUIhs42cgWrNCK6SWGM65frMwAQXLliFHjwbiUV5qWG9vs4tj8P5IQHUFPDgXuwHu0cgiI-AGhHyXzWlkx5F6dchDE1O1M3AsV3buR291d_4glArFTb7ETEhnvFiVR3T7_gaHkmHdXxEy1iZXBLIWogDvb8hC/s3888/img_4974.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsic5jmLhkpS4Eto3ST19P2DmZlFoy-SiUIhs42cgWrNCK6SWGM65frMwAQXLliFHjwbiUV5qWG9vs4tj8P5IQHUFPDgXuwHu0cgiI-AGhHyXzWlkx5F6dchDE1O1M3AsV3buR291d_4glArFTb7ETEhnvFiVR3T7_gaHkmHdXxEy1iZXBLIWogDvb8hC/w400-h400/img_4974.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"My dear readers, Bill's father passed away October 29, 2023 a few months short of his 99th birthday. Whilst Bill and wife Dorothy were creating memory boards, his father's WWII photos were recovered. I think these and his story will interest you. Miss Desmond will take over from here with Padre Reynolds to tell the story. Meanwhile, I'm going to dinner with Bill and Dorothy at The Fox and Hounds. Won't the patrons be surprised when we arrive in the halftrack behind me --- much like the one Bill's father rode in?"</div></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>INDUCTION AND EARLY MILITARY CAREER</b></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></b></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><b style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"></b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5I2Xh55eZelbo4UjomgWCj3M-4ANmOD_d2Uj2tpndQK9kanTx25afSMn-94c-JEVtiRyN0cGKizbbMayGUzb418KVvbPPwCf_jQLGRQGxQFSX3n8ENWfwDuyC0Q8AFcU9oTJb1o3eQxtVzpQmm2U0EADwcu_BsgxZjs8PRGNES8tBS0HZDvrcS2gFpdAX/s3760/img_4983b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3760" data-original-width="2511" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5I2Xh55eZelbo4UjomgWCj3M-4ANmOD_d2Uj2tpndQK9kanTx25afSMn-94c-JEVtiRyN0cGKizbbMayGUzb418KVvbPPwCf_jQLGRQGxQFSX3n8ENWfwDuyC0Q8AFcU9oTJb1o3eQxtVzpQmm2U0EADwcu_BsgxZjs8PRGNES8tBS0HZDvrcS2gFpdAX/w268-h400/img_4983b.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">William B. Protz, age 18.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On 2 March 1943 Bill was inducted out of college into the US Army postponing engineering studies at The University of Florida. He reported to Camp Blanding, Florida seven days later for basic training. That's Bill on the right. </span></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhQPk1ktCpyVdKLDMbEIoKMQK7x1BbVzH-GKcZo0Kr7UU8r2mForFGtwTpXbAYuMZMr5ad3Zbry2ssso1ozfGBpGkcD4_ix0Vzo1FCbZYz4D30_KeRQxEI8gaMkRMjIf8tX4VMCiqfHc-UYEIJGdhQEf-oppwasfAbm664RPpiXikECVNyWj7z6kM1zKi/s3845/img_4976b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3845" data-original-width="2564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhQPk1ktCpyVdKLDMbEIoKMQK7x1BbVzH-GKcZo0Kr7UU8r2mForFGtwTpXbAYuMZMr5ad3Zbry2ssso1ozfGBpGkcD4_ix0Vzo1FCbZYz4D30_KeRQxEI8gaMkRMjIf8tX4VMCiqfHc-UYEIJGdhQEf-oppwasfAbm664RPpiXikECVNyWj7z6kM1zKi/w266-h400/img_4976b.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Later he joined the 106th Infantry Division and was promoted to Corporal. The shoulder emblem is the division's Golden Lion patch. However, Bill wanted to be an airman. Training soon commenced, but the Army Air Corps had too many eager pilot trainees. So he was transferred out into a Repo Depot from which soldiers would be taken to join units needing soldiers to replace those lost in combat.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Departure for the ETO (European Theatre of Operations) happened on 28 June 1944. He arrived in England on 5 July 1944 <span style="text-align: center;">still unassigned to a combat unit. It is unknown when Bill landed in France. However....</span></span></div></div></span><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPyjQFKIYxevOii30pPn3ArrUsRAmqo0b3WO_SepaVdzc-bGvgYvuGUa3IUhy51fAg3MkSFqSrYz54JnJfbqiu_kV1VUgl94y9dAp7006k9Qv6eimAyCl-0beKyJAAeoaODdyvUtogy28jdnv5eXmBJekElRIeUCXu_LQjj4m5qg3VRbTlMFO8NRXCJdc/w400-h267/img_4986b.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The photo of this German artillery bunker is presumably in the Omaha Beach American Landing Zone Sector. It is Summer or Autumn, 1944. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>However, it could be in the Siegfried Line. </span><span>Note the gun barrel aperture on the far right. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><span> DECEMBER 1944</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On 10 December 1944 Bill was in Givet, France near Belgium. While in a medical facility for a minor burn, he observed The Golden Lions drive by heading east. Although he did not know at the time, the division would take up front-line defensive positions near St. Vith, Belgium, a quiet sector given to this green unit to gain combat experience. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On 16 December The Battle of The Bulge commenced. The German LXVI Corps of the Fifth Panzer Army struck and surrounded two regiments of the 106th on The Elsenborn Ridge. 6.000 men surrendered or were lost on the 19th becoming POWs. Later they were sent to work in mines in Silesia.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On 25 December the deepest penetration for the German offensive came within 6-7 miles of Givet where the 2nd Panzer Division was stopped. We do not know if Bill was still there.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>776th TANK DESTROYER BATTALION</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>Motto: Discover, Then Destroy</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We do not know when Bill was eventually assigned to the 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion's Reconnaissance Company.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziMh4wVxxmRyIml5o9ob3gYQACp8SYPHaLAbaVQqqId1gNwJuCBlVwsR5RwvhYsGUn074uF9jBuHaK1LI1D2hYrGMG1f813gzzJxrQe1_ZRbp3QMTt5-ff_LMsHMuNkz6kAYmHrPwKcdtZvFz89-oceNKT7KR0F2yOAlAyDdBPK26NTJazVB__T7t3VVo/s3888/img_4975.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziMh4wVxxmRyIml5o9ob3gYQACp8SYPHaLAbaVQqqId1gNwJuCBlVwsR5RwvhYsGUn074uF9jBuHaK1LI1D2hYrGMG1f813gzzJxrQe1_ZRbp3QMTt5-ff_LMsHMuNkz6kAYmHrPwKcdtZvFz89-oceNKT7KR0F2yOAlAyDdBPK26NTJazVB__T7t3VVo/w400-h400/img_4975.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;">After ten months of service he was promoted to "Buck" Sergeant.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UKwKy1uWF9VNzSDrXUjWh4E4b-ICX8RcHX2DNiokgo5y40wV8hjFpfV-CqxuKsuWpVVZojO3xYnMeg9ba0lLMeZOGTaGTbTroKWsc4m8ViBUMZpooH98MjNlmeVy707YMYdxp0WluCRgpB_E_MAuCzluxCun0QDFJivEh4PD0H13se4eWpScOmbNMT9T/s3878/img_4977b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2584" data-original-width="3878" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UKwKy1uWF9VNzSDrXUjWh4E4b-ICX8RcHX2DNiokgo5y40wV8hjFpfV-CqxuKsuWpVVZojO3xYnMeg9ba0lLMeZOGTaGTbTroKWsc4m8ViBUMZpooH98MjNlmeVy707YMYdxp0WluCRgpB_E_MAuCzluxCun0QDFJivEh4PD0H13se4eWpScOmbNMT9T/w400-h266/img_4977b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">According to an official Army Separation Qualification Record, he, "Received all radio messages for reconnaissance cars and observation posts and consolidated them and forwarded them to higher headquarters." </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Presumably the following five photos were taken close to the end of the war in 1945. By then the 776th had passed into Austria. Bill never fired a shot nor was fired upon. He tells a story of celebrating the war's end with Soviet Russian soldiers where there was lively drinking and dancing.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQJK4VtWM0LVCbwFFFqBUDPx39ymW26atvp9nTeAUlhk5NMHJenaTB7Ye5HQiuZdiYIqdUkLDGXG3fqwqGAY-Az-XcPYJQdmYzQczSQ63ugWedA_R7ACcxCK4LCg04_WNNa5eOK2ue6jZPh7tJn2opo3JO9VoKohBnToOFEfvuyOWfkPwIucFjKLcDGqy/s3888/img_4982.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQJK4VtWM0LVCbwFFFqBUDPx39ymW26atvp9nTeAUlhk5NMHJenaTB7Ye5HQiuZdiYIqdUkLDGXG3fqwqGAY-Az-XcPYJQdmYzQczSQ63ugWedA_R7ACcxCK4LCg04_WNNa5eOK2ue6jZPh7tJn2opo3JO9VoKohBnToOFEfvuyOWfkPwIucFjKLcDGqy/w400-h400/img_4982.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">He apparently rode in this halftrack.</div></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LhvMGAMC9VoMDxQtQePy57Juxydn3OcCjpapyz8XCHW0N6b7LdSg2TV6RiE81syCbiecFef7W0F497pV_-hDcRlnAUj3hYt3Dr3LoToMfEBPTDvkiQp3_Mij7oTNudm4hBeOXHeDK0ziENvCCitqJBD9RjjHkaCC-dE7V9DHotcjtgUSdFyiuBpkiMsO/s3788/img_4981b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="3788" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LhvMGAMC9VoMDxQtQePy57Juxydn3OcCjpapyz8XCHW0N6b7LdSg2TV6RiE81syCbiecFef7W0F497pV_-hDcRlnAUj3hYt3Dr3LoToMfEBPTDvkiQp3_Mij7oTNudm4hBeOXHeDK0ziENvCCitqJBD9RjjHkaCC-dE7V9DHotcjtgUSdFyiuBpkiMsO/w400-h266/img_4981b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">A disabled American Sherman Tank.</div></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_YgQFw8Oyo4LJ82tSPh1VbHLRr-YbfIbx18XESl_NnEXlAqUpExApL4jZhK9ozPIP_jMAPPQBGFhHLTHhXODvM-6xVkfGS8Xh0lE0h2s_AdbTobFBcsy4ioHxjBS3s08yqmmh5xq7DLKOzI7jO7SEwRzMvWalqxmEqfjh3PhKTJjVwjobq1ilLN8K1nS/s3888/img_4987.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_YgQFw8Oyo4LJ82tSPh1VbHLRr-YbfIbx18XESl_NnEXlAqUpExApL4jZhK9ozPIP_jMAPPQBGFhHLTHhXODvM-6xVkfGS8Xh0lE0h2s_AdbTobFBcsy4ioHxjBS3s08yqmmh5xq7DLKOzI7jO7SEwRzMvWalqxmEqfjh3PhKTJjVwjobq1ilLN8K1nS/w400-h400/img_4987.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Off-duty.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXYgNvRS8B6taTsbDsMnSBvkNWRgWTf7fRnO2S2vWVodHH4q1kHDWIr41Zs7dStya1mrwG5HBTfdB-yF_5z2IQFQjFZwZj_3LT5SH4NRjFLIkkZ5qdwS49Lpjp-W7Tn2HITGfzZ7o5vwFm0KzLi6ILW2jGURpszeZcL7EwfI5K4A-mEtg6zJxfCEeGHqv/s3888/img_4979.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXYgNvRS8B6taTsbDsMnSBvkNWRgWTf7fRnO2S2vWVodHH4q1kHDWIr41Zs7dStya1mrwG5HBTfdB-yF_5z2IQFQjFZwZj_3LT5SH4NRjFLIkkZ5qdwS49Lpjp-W7Tn2HITGfzZ7o5vwFm0KzLi6ILW2jGURpszeZcL7EwfI5K4A-mEtg6zJxfCEeGHqv/w400-h400/img_4979.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No danger here apparently. Bill is seated second from the right.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJYipSIhnk155MDEDX0C6T3AlbOgklUIo8EYvI1kb7haPAxmyxwVLQ2pJz0hNX90svJ4hOIIMBvRG0VynorIpb2p1kryuSyW4-otiVM9L3yBVSKLyk1zQ0C0jGl-JYO4wCyi5LeaumZpyWl7mxMi6zYByl2UjqgiJH0vhvj1mddxJqB5a1NZiLuneleeX/s3888/img_4984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJYipSIhnk155MDEDX0C6T3AlbOgklUIo8EYvI1kb7haPAxmyxwVLQ2pJz0hNX90svJ4hOIIMBvRG0VynorIpb2p1kryuSyW4-otiVM9L3yBVSKLyk1zQ0C0jGl-JYO4wCyi5LeaumZpyWl7mxMi6zYByl2UjqgiJH0vhvj1mddxJqB5a1NZiLuneleeX/w400-h400/img_4984.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Continental Service: 1 Year, 2 Months and 26 days."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Foreign Service: 1 Year, 7 Months and 4 Days."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Served in Central Europe, Rhineland [and Austria]."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Honorable Discharge: 7 February 1946."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">The official 776th website is below. Check it out and find Bill's name.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://tankdestroyer.net/units/battalions700s/274-776th-tank-destroyer-battalion/">https://tankdestroyer.net/units/battalions700s/274-776th-tank-destroyer-battalion/</a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>AFTER THE WAR</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On 22 January 1946 Sergeant Protz embarked for the USA arriving on 1 February 1946. He was separated from the Army on 7 February at Fort Dix, New Jersey. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWo3SO9Z3YB9-IYuDOoBmPNCG-lB0_BBQBEZk8xTANuvWGmllICPgylyTj-vbY8vO8efiA5FDkmBx6QtYfByqqVTlJPBRogBRa2fRbRWFcVFIvfGdMxNZHGiIo7V6sZLfq1k7P6Tc4Kj7tt6LlA7dsiqixscn4MLIVS44wK458-0pTspzjGziOHlR4UZGB/s3888/img_4995d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWo3SO9Z3YB9-IYuDOoBmPNCG-lB0_BBQBEZk8xTANuvWGmllICPgylyTj-vbY8vO8efiA5FDkmBx6QtYfByqqVTlJPBRogBRa2fRbRWFcVFIvfGdMxNZHGiIo7V6sZLfq1k7P6Tc4Kj7tt6LlA7dsiqixscn4MLIVS44wK458-0pTspzjGziOHlR4UZGB/w400-h400/img_4995d.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Back at The University of Florida again, he met his future wife Shirley. They were married for 61 years. She passed away in 2008.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZo3sepSs4aPrT3TgDkVuU5_utOtW1X9_fwIGI8_sj19aOH52XDmiuwmycp6GiGeqQCp5-NX8Qx3VT4XpX0H2vlKmC0f-jHVJ4R7cBLybS-TtPkjxMzLClcLFoXTJ7EXMbShZu_3nG5Y0T1oO8CAJPSZp-FrJin5Q3lrp7v5Lfj1mK3KhQP2pVgw_zKqh/s3569/img_4989c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3569" data-original-width="2378" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZo3sepSs4aPrT3TgDkVuU5_utOtW1X9_fwIGI8_sj19aOH52XDmiuwmycp6GiGeqQCp5-NX8Qx3VT4XpX0H2vlKmC0f-jHVJ4R7cBLybS-TtPkjxMzLClcLFoXTJ7EXMbShZu_3nG5Y0T1oO8CAJPSZp-FrJin5Q3lrp7v5Lfj1mK3KhQP2pVgw_zKqh/w266-h400/img_4989c.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">2012</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBDgSz2Xn4OQzz7V1P0f9rGeKKApsvDCEYzfQ_YjNFxk5KJwizXPGW0Rz0-5fKUPVN76TFC1wSm_ZjmaGB8lGx-rv0KcMblV83101Bxji0FOZUkf_AuPPTd3qnsaOJg6ZZjhnhv84oGktnnLm72FxX57NyBs9AKgLRTCZR0fZyD05EIwcAgio7Fi-PVsd/s3888/img_4990.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBDgSz2Xn4OQzz7V1P0f9rGeKKApsvDCEYzfQ_YjNFxk5KJwizXPGW0Rz0-5fKUPVN76TFC1wSm_ZjmaGB8lGx-rv0KcMblV83101Bxji0FOZUkf_AuPPTd3qnsaOJg6ZZjhnhv84oGktnnLm72FxX57NyBs9AKgLRTCZR0fZyD05EIwcAgio7Fi-PVsd/s320/img_4990.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">14 January 1925 to 29 October, 2023.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"On behalf of the President of the United States, the United States Army, and a grateful nation, please accept this flag as a symbol of our appreciation for your loved one's honorable and faithful service."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">General Pettygree and his Adventure Chronicler Bill P., are also sincerely grateful for your readership over the years and for your interest in the military history about the latter's father. Chaplain Reynolds follows with remarks of an extraordinary nature next.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Céline Evangeline Desmond</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>----------------------------------------------------------------------</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Our late comrade's favorite expression was, "Time and Circumstance."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By this he originally meant the mysterious passage of time mixing with events resulting in significant outcomes. Later he recognized the involved hand of God in this repeating pattern.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the most significant examples of this happened during WWII when he was transferred out of the 106th Infantry Division to attend flight school. However, due to an overabundance of pilots, he was later sent to a Replacement Pool. After disembarking in France, he was ordered east to Givet. While there on December 10th he watched his first outfit, the 106th, drive by on its way to take up front line positions in quiet Belgium.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now for the guiding hand of God keeping Bill's dad --- out of harms way seven times.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. WWII US Aircrews had less than a 50% chance of survival. Losses: 78,017. One-third of these were from accidents.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. The 106th was surrounded by the Germans in The Battle of The Bulge. 6,000 died or surrendered on 19 December. POWs went to labor camps in Germany.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Sergeant Protz was later posted to the 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion serving in The Rhineland and Austria. He never fired a shot or was shot at arriving safely back home in February 1946.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Home was New York City. He was born on January 14, 1925 to Mary and Joseph Protz who had emigrated from The Ukraine in 1912 and 1914, preserving them from an imminent WWI. His parents learned English and they lived in apartments in The Burrow of Manhattan. The family has a photo of Bill and brother Dan showing them smiling in ethnic garments before doing one of those jumping, squat kicking and whirling dances unique to their Old World culture. In the 1930s the family spent summers in Connecticut enjoying farm life. Grampa Joe at some point became an entrepreneur operating a Pool Hall where both sons helped. Bill learned to be a very good pool player and was introduced to the business world.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After the war he earned a mechanical engineering degree at the University of Florida. There he met his future wife Shirley. They married in 1947.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">More of those “Time and Circumstance” events started happening again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. Money was sparse for the newly married couple. One night Bill had a dream advising him to place a bet on a certain dog at the race track. He did and won.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">5. Dad took his new family back to New York beginning work as a Continental Can Company management trainee. After a meeting with upper management, he was asked to drive the top boss to the airport. On the way they talked about WWII, family life and aspirations. As a result, Bill was placed on a fast track. During his time with the company, he was promoted to run several can plants (at one time three) in Wisconsin and out West. What if he had never driven that boss to the airport?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">6. Speaking of airports, in the late 1950s, Bill was supposed to accompany a management team from New York for a meeting in Milwaukee. Something bothered him about the flight. He did not board. All company people were lost in a crash. We now know this was again the hand of God.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">7. During a western vacation, the family drove in the Rocky Mountains for hours on a winding road with shear cliffs sometimes off to the sides below. It started to snow. After exiting a two-lane tunnel, driving through under a foot of newly fallen snow the family never saw another car. At the next stop, someone exasperatingly asked, “Didn't you know the road was closed due to weather?” ---“No.” --- We now know someone was looking out for them. Bill agreed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At times the company asked that he attend betterment courses. One was the Dale Carnegie Program. Two principles have remained in the family for decades.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first is: “Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another gem: “In order to make a friend you must first be one.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two long-standing family traditions were important.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From the late 1950s to now the family has gone to The Fox and Hounds Restaurant for important events.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From the early 1960s to now there has almost always been a Dalmatian in the family.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bill lived on his own until cancer made it tough to continue living alone. Last December he moved into an Assisted Living Facility where he met new people, had new experiences and recently increasing care.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bill Jr. and Bill Sr. could talk calmly about almost anything such as current events. A few years ago he asked to go through The Gospel of John, Bill Jr's favorite Bible book because of The Eucharist. In recent months bedtime prayer was added. Senior would start with Holy Water and The Our Father followed by the St. Michael Prayer, The Memorare and Hail Mary. Then, What are you thankful for today?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heavenly Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Blessed Mother, Saint Michael and His Guardian Angel, we sincerely thank you for Bill Sr's 98 years of blessed and protected time and circumstances. Your guiding hand is absolutely evident.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Excerpts taken from Bill, Jr.'s 11/07/2023 Eulogy by Chaplain Reynolds</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>----------------------------------------------------------------------</i></b></span></div></div></span></div>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-53099954872471951242023-03-30T21:09:00.000-07:002023-03-30T21:09:03.512-07:00BOMBARDMENTS TODAY!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcB2An_y1YlpLKmjyIDR_0xU3-NzfBmWyOI72Q9zuufVr76r_gebhF3jT1oBzfnMlryWDIYdNaScjD9M-7ZuNMLo1mp7cUkQFv827ipkw4HEy5YAzGxEDUazjOQhUl06CuzCC2h0gSDP590TAI9NHEkcTnvXWbbLH9wY7HE2Do3xVaI1Cui28tukHsg/s3888/img_4730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcB2An_y1YlpLKmjyIDR_0xU3-NzfBmWyOI72Q9zuufVr76r_gebhF3jT1oBzfnMlryWDIYdNaScjD9M-7ZuNMLo1mp7cUkQFv827ipkw4HEy5YAzGxEDUazjOQhUl06CuzCC2h0gSDP590TAI9NHEkcTnvXWbbLH9wY7HE2Do3xVaI1Cui28tukHsg/w400-h400/img_4730.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Readers are most likely familiar with prodigious WWII naval bombardments and the destruction intended ashore. Numerous Pacific Theatre battles may come to mind as the Allies recovered lost islands and territories into August 1945.</div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzl6nmQIqifbZtlKfMmqji_yusRmQVam5_hOzxo21FRdwT8XmA7wmvfPgTKlyCPh_LmToLixtipu6AcHPR5Aa_LaWmkuqNkAfaXtmi-dCCRhknOhZBRcMBa8QY2wY3fTdB4W08O5r8yWvbhqQLAqUIh3uHakz1KWkbp_ol81Ir8co4ERwxBr70LoSkg/s3888/img_4732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzl6nmQIqifbZtlKfMmqji_yusRmQVam5_hOzxo21FRdwT8XmA7wmvfPgTKlyCPh_LmToLixtipu6AcHPR5Aa_LaWmkuqNkAfaXtmi-dCCRhknOhZBRcMBa8QY2wY3fTdB4W08O5r8yWvbhqQLAqUIh3uHakz1KWkbp_ol81Ir8co4ERwxBr70LoSkg/w400-h400/img_4732.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">However, D-Day's thunderous salvoes sent into Normandy on June 6, 1944 may come more easily to mind. I recently watched The Longest Day again thinking about terrible destruction, death, shock and deafness intended for coastal defenders. It consumed every fiber of their being. How could it not?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74sFCXS4q6WaMgynqDEK91qw28K4T4dovD3_CaKGg_4mhMYnSZ-8JgBYBHkSFq3wYQcOb7UU9GE_LJ2zk1g7LzWUwJetOwWqDzwur7dQG16nnK96HmwVGmv9aFgSKRV9N8Zjpq6QdMmnk964CznQKCvsFdrFvbIim5m6Xqmb5qCcPbJ713VOgWBLIcQ/s3888/img_4733b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74sFCXS4q6WaMgynqDEK91qw28K4T4dovD3_CaKGg_4mhMYnSZ-8JgBYBHkSFq3wYQcOb7UU9GE_LJ2zk1g7LzWUwJetOwWqDzwur7dQG16nnK96HmwVGmv9aFgSKRV9N8Zjpq6QdMmnk964CznQKCvsFdrFvbIim5m6Xqmb5qCcPbJ713VOgWBLIcQ/w400-h266/img_4733b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It got me to thinking about the minute by minute bombardment consuming us daily. What is it doing to us? Why do we allow it --- such as?</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Overdoing</u></b> texting, emailing, social media, screen time at and off of work, video games, addictions, pursuit of experiences, television, workaholic and/or newsaholic behaviors, too busy for interaction with family and friends, the disappearance of quiet time and more. How about allowing cell phones to disturb family chow time, sleep or precious unrecoverable time with our children/grandchildren? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Marketing Director, Michael, tells a story about an ice skating practice. He sat in the stands watching his child skate. His cell phone was intentionally someplace else so he could be in the moment with his offspring. However, a nearby mom was immersed constantly on a cell phone. Her daughter then had an issue with a skate. The mom did not hear multiple pleas for mom's help because screen time was more important. Michael soon got the mom's attention.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">One more thing as Easter nears. The most important negative dynamic is....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtE0E5RiZU5EbVult6sRg7gsknU0aQY1Icd4VPIi_eVii89N4-SVrRrOMAdxmUQGKOHPGZhc6dy6TGk1phHmcI0IQtfhGqgQPlLInIBU2QrYFUpxqMJyXVzX_Sr1SlC3RN2n_2Jcmh1Lj3eLtb_hMJl8a6CJ0ERqj1eSmrt5BLNGulivbQz789IZNIQ/s3888/img_4734b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtE0E5RiZU5EbVult6sRg7gsknU0aQY1Icd4VPIi_eVii89N4-SVrRrOMAdxmUQGKOHPGZhc6dy6TGk1phHmcI0IQtfhGqgQPlLInIBU2QrYFUpxqMJyXVzX_Sr1SlC3RN2n_2Jcmh1Lj3eLtb_hMJl8a6CJ0ERqj1eSmrt5BLNGulivbQz789IZNIQ/w400-h266/img_4734b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">There is insufficient silence for us to hear the voice of Jesus in many different ways. </div></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijH_FN6cZwCMSxugNv3typSgMtjgS4zepYfKDIFHOwuGxcFkAk0kH1MnSiSkSFbZOCcElbhHeN21HpJ61ULGCq4YLDDoYvfqI2yA-Xd1YklvX-y-K51WZBncBZWnZnHIsZbiHcWDFu_G1Rw9nDcn9QK9f9_WS6XIHpBsOj8Y2XoWq1XMW1EqV4q_Zg1A/s3888/img_4736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijH_FN6cZwCMSxugNv3typSgMtjgS4zepYfKDIFHOwuGxcFkAk0kH1MnSiSkSFbZOCcElbhHeN21HpJ61ULGCq4YLDDoYvfqI2yA-Xd1YklvX-y-K51WZBncBZWnZnHIsZbiHcWDFu_G1Rw9nDcn9QK9f9_WS6XIHpBsOj8Y2XoWq1XMW1EqV4q_Zg1A/w400-h400/img_4736.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"And get to know me."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvSxKY0CheusnmsWprHKj0iQjQpdDkf0u1R4-okrxZjxtD83MztsyPORDCwUeEKgYGNxoJvezjTS4hhAZr1UWZAq8inI6dC1_bm76CUQSDoinOGPajL62aaR5NFexF62QEcp3CbQ-wG-bAnGlGX1EGny9aQT4lgUKayAO5IIasXmuU3jQ-iQZUggJlg/s3888/img_3046b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvSxKY0CheusnmsWprHKj0iQjQpdDkf0u1R4-okrxZjxtD83MztsyPORDCwUeEKgYGNxoJvezjTS4hhAZr1UWZAq8inI6dC1_bm76CUQSDoinOGPajL62aaR5NFexF62QEcp3CbQ-wG-bAnGlGX1EGny9aQT4lgUKayAO5IIasXmuU3jQ-iQZUggJlg/w400-h266/img_3046b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Come and follow me."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's Time To Go Home.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every Blessing and Happy Easter Everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">---------- ---------- ----------</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: red;">CLOSING REMARKS WHICH MAY APPLY FOR YOU</span></b></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div><b><u>It’s Time To Come Home Whether You</u></b></div><div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 3.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Retired from the Catholic or your Faith tradition (Understandable)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 3.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Have remained home since Covid (You aren’t alone)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 3.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Want to learn about Catholicism (Founded 2,000 years ago in the year 33)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 3.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Hear an almost silent voice inviting you (Saying come)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 3.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Aren’t sure, distrustful, hurt, don't believe or too busy (Come anyway)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 3.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Think Catholicism is unbiblical (It <b><u>is</u></b> scripturally biblical)<o:p></o:p></p><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Don’t think you are welcome (You <u>Are</u> Welcome!)</b> </div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">---------- ---------- ----------</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span> </span><br /></div></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-4030721171509314642023-03-20T18:26:00.002-07:002023-03-20T18:46:00.053-07:0012:40 "Special" Train to Vilyamgrad. A General Pettygree Russian Civil War Battle Story<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Date: Summer 1918 +/- (Maybe? It Doesn't Matter)</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Location: At the Imagineered Port of Vilyamgrad,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">North of Vladivostok, on the Sea of Japan, Siberia</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Why?: Royalist Army Arrives to Restore the Monarchy</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Miniatures: We Use What We Have</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rules: A Gentleman's War (AGW) by Howard Whitehouse</div><div style="text-align: justify;">See the Back Story and Rules Remarks first. Link:</div></span><div><a href="https://campaignsingermania.blogspot.com/2023/02/setting-up-gentlemans-war-battle-story.html">https://campaignsingermania.blogspot.com/2023/02/setting-up-gentlemans-war-battle-story.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">And Now General Pettygree Continues His Story</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtFVyznviS4BYUv-fRc8ePZilONJhyrmQaxIo--qf1BvRxVa8B_Z7cNwJgmBgfGIlLSYcE2yzTtB0uT5m2BHRF0DT1vS0ABlDZaJ7-YalejIIUDAbzSFaqB5aqIPzx49yqWLGikqlg8wBgV92MfQpfYf6NSfBU3qb0PMGMFUQWnYR6BH4oQkIKsovHQ/s3888/img_4707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtFVyznviS4BYUv-fRc8ePZilONJhyrmQaxIo--qf1BvRxVa8B_Z7cNwJgmBgfGIlLSYcE2yzTtB0uT5m2BHRF0DT1vS0ABlDZaJ7-YalejIIUDAbzSFaqB5aqIPzx49yqWLGikqlg8wBgV92MfQpfYf6NSfBU3qb0PMGMFUQWnYR6BH4oQkIKsovHQ/w400-h400/img_4707.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Our whimsical players at game finish left to right:</div></span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dave G., Chuck The Lucky, Aviator Kurt D. and Bill P.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the spirit of AGW, players wore fun headgear.</span></div><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: medium;"><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFL8N6yJuF-IAluVChWTzc_iusax9aT7z9WzI7MzNQL3mWMOHzHT6xCgDKJIs7NlPIu31hH8YXpvlwlNH-UzcKHO2UlCPSlczBAEm37uNBmSKOPTVacn92LUgq2ddoDTUKflV13-Pp1AfZiggh3e7KSO3qkdNurrlRJvWu_dI5jDyN5njQNqqjptOMw/s3888/img_4715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFL8N6yJuF-IAluVChWTzc_iusax9aT7z9WzI7MzNQL3mWMOHzHT6xCgDKJIs7NlPIu31hH8YXpvlwlNH-UzcKHO2UlCPSlczBAEm37uNBmSKOPTVacn92LUgq2ddoDTUKflV13-Pp1AfZiggh3e7KSO3qkdNurrlRJvWu_dI5jDyN5njQNqqjptOMw/w400-h400/img_4715.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Two items on our food table were Russian themed exports. Dave G. ordered the soft drink online while I found a local grocery store specializing in Russian and Ukrainian products none of which I've seen in routine USA grocery stores. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The soft drink is labeled #1 in Russia. Among ingredients are rye flour, rye and barley malt offering a unique flavor. We were unable to match it to any USA soft drink. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The colorful box contained a flavorful and not too sugary apple and cinnamon honey cake imported from Tula. Tula is 123 miles south-south-east of Moscow -- just so you know! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The honey cake reminded me about a bakery experience decades ago in Paris. Pastry there was not overly sugary as is routine in the USA. Maybe that's the way things are outside my country. This is not a bad thing --- just different. I'll buy the honey cake again for a next Russian-themed game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: red; font-size: medium;">---------- ---------- ----------</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The 12:40 "Special" to V<span style="text-align: justify;">ilyamgrad</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TXiwpY9lCZkqWGEfScRGdJF4Dxtkd1csg7yrMMXGRgXN6hSXYE6zRhCz3DmP4zuIKn-jOMitNN-6pj0tPq3jjOJyGQVPsuMh71ovz-nc11XWtTmhbMZfjTQEjrh9RB6H4AeDdK_slH5OZSgpx1UHmbnLdPkGzrkF3QZM_Yps1ylmFurYdCohrsjEAQ/s3107/img_4714b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="3107" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TXiwpY9lCZkqWGEfScRGdJF4Dxtkd1csg7yrMMXGRgXN6hSXYE6zRhCz3DmP4zuIKn-jOMitNN-6pj0tPq3jjOJyGQVPsuMh71ovz-nc11XWtTmhbMZfjTQEjrh9RB6H4AeDdK_slH5OZSgpx1UHmbnLdPkGzrkF3QZM_Yps1ylmFurYdCohrsjEAQ/w400-h266/img_4714b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Czarina Princess Hussars! Our benefactor is aboard this train. Prepare to salute on my command."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Da (Yes), Colonel Zakharova," shouted Trooper Pavlova but no one heard her. She was drowned out by the locomotive whistle announcing arrival of "The Special" at Vilyamgrad.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U4ARMg1RpBk6D4zFwDRPYpSyCAGztJqiasLYKqBUX1pbDyt5jMdB_FBc6YA8Te0AlJtGn4Dd_gGd9ahoZehBwl3X4_mfsG8dgEl0G1DAFRgaeM90QhEXd79jofSZY6l6F1U_kTxp1UsVhYER4gQLgeWIYssJeszzYASGWQbxcUCppUDP9BdgG4-0yg/s3888/img_4713b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U4ARMg1RpBk6D4zFwDRPYpSyCAGztJqiasLYKqBUX1pbDyt5jMdB_FBc6YA8Te0AlJtGn4Dd_gGd9ahoZehBwl3X4_mfsG8dgEl0G1DAFRgaeM90QhEXd79jofSZY6l6F1U_kTxp1UsVhYER4gQLgeWIYssJeszzYASGWQbxcUCppUDP9BdgG4-0yg/w400-h400/img_4713b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYb0UkOVQ-6S9R1acFtV0raIhANeWriP1QfcjMMpvCsDfIAq5Zi_GzpjovlcaSCbYN5P7Vxe225zfdivTE4tvbqDSzzuzgO1AmzTKjOqHacjrPeP-D9TU2wJ9oGnSMrHGWbQPD8mjj0YiRP-JnabK02CpmzIVLQLQIFbjJvYY6CmB99clQ8CqXJZDTEg/s3888/img_4708b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYb0UkOVQ-6S9R1acFtV0raIhANeWriP1QfcjMMpvCsDfIAq5Zi_GzpjovlcaSCbYN5P7Vxe225zfdivTE4tvbqDSzzuzgO1AmzTKjOqHacjrPeP-D9TU2wJ9oGnSMrHGWbQPD8mjj0YiRP-JnabK02CpmzIVLQLQIFbjJvYY6CmB99clQ8CqXJZDTEg/w400-h400/img_4708b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"In my backstory link above you will read that Grandmaison and I did not know the identity of the member of the Romanov Family arriving by train here. In our alternate history, that Royalist will soon commence a military operation to restore the monarchy. We now know who it is. Let's look closer, shall we." </div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3pSkUzlqh71GJvHLIcKK-vz67XXKoRcDXQ3YlOkSkR7JPlpIPY5OWIXkbZXgeGoUPKWGFQv2n3orcDleUG9CJj6qYbEY2MxshbGNNtqUTjO5MbvH5_0KqpaimMkZk-3Dey1e6-BfQj6gFhLaofZiEW7vODuYh4IbLwU3cHztYQ2gyOwamjIvlsCtwQ/s3888/img_4709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3pSkUzlqh71GJvHLIcKK-vz67XXKoRcDXQ3YlOkSkR7JPlpIPY5OWIXkbZXgeGoUPKWGFQv2n3orcDleUG9CJj6qYbEY2MxshbGNNtqUTjO5MbvH5_0KqpaimMkZk-3Dey1e6-BfQj6gFhLaofZiEW7vODuYh4IbLwU3cHztYQ2gyOwamjIvlsCtwQ/w400-h400/img_4709.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Can you identify the well-dressed nobles as they converse with various people?"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyD7czC75sZY4QDwlLfSkuahKOckZzDShd9Hg267j2EQXxbdQPCkQOkJSg2yBhjOF2-WLX1ECiJnVvyGTUavVjMCs8po5KJmbT2eWgs1XxwO1HqpfNilVq0zVnRC-cNKZUROPus8zh2T8m7vNP2kau_j9GtsAv19q73a9koc0Ri-AHAA6RsviGySNhcg/w400-h266/img_4710b.jpg" /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"I do not observe Red Communist forces as far as the distant ridge line. It appears safe to disembark," offered Major Bulgarin.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Very well, then."</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFBwhrgXWbZPwLNkK4aHXwVc8yWZRfhAxfDuhEyOIvddIldcKYAmWGVDFFNa6ylqMr7h7SaAAB1Le7J73m2JcoTx737ck2aY6huts-BaD8DVWqRISx8UUSswVodyg0eiLCYDozWTd3ydyIZqry1FLGh1_I4MiOlby_uZVmPitRrEoP96bdHsdAgCPBA/s3888/img_4719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFBwhrgXWbZPwLNkK4aHXwVc8yWZRfhAxfDuhEyOIvddIldcKYAmWGVDFFNa6ylqMr7h7SaAAB1Le7J73m2JcoTx737ck2aY6huts-BaD8DVWqRISx8UUSswVodyg0eiLCYDozWTd3ydyIZqry1FLGh1_I4MiOlby_uZVmPitRrEoP96bdHsdAgCPBA/w400-h400/img_4719.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"Did the gold bullion arrive safely Banker Volkov?" </div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Yes indeed and without trouble. Most is within the baggage coach on the siding, Sir."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Most?"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The prescribed amount was distributed two days ago to our allies for services to be rendered in the campaign. The rest is available to the paymaster for our soldiers here and for those friendly forces who flock back to the colors as you return west," said Volkov.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then Volkov shouted, "Stand back! A ruffian is dangerously close staring at you. Major Bulgarin take him away!"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"No. He is a welcome and loyal familiar. Thank you Mr. Volkov. That is all for now, if you please, said Madame."</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTrCEW1gKHpV672hlXNr3ORQo0K5Bc-OnmIiMxw1Zz2nhJcTYR_-k1sUimtzh4WkqcaXUMTfJo5SScr5c2rGFMrih-6skng_qe68RTQhMaMACdX56DxO2IFm5Aq7XWX_I7SVLVER7SOlVC20PyPqkhVA09JJwYVHolvo4bJH72mod9_uGXPl9OlwHlg/s3888/img_4716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTrCEW1gKHpV672hlXNr3ORQo0K5Bc-OnmIiMxw1Zz2nhJcTYR_-k1sUimtzh4WkqcaXUMTfJo5SScr5c2rGFMrih-6skng_qe68RTQhMaMACdX56DxO2IFm5Aq7XWX_I7SVLVER7SOlVC20PyPqkhVA09JJwYVHolvo4bJH72mod9_uGXPl9OlwHlg/w400-h400/img_4716.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"Kroshechny (Tiny), there you are. You look as healthy and strong as ever in spite of recent intemperate and very troublesome events. How are you, my dear?"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Da (Yes) Madame, I am here. I was anxious when we were accidentally separated in the surprise rescue by White Forces and rapid escape from Ekaterinburg."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We are delighted you arrived here safely," said Madame. "What do you have there?"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Two chests containing gold from the baggage coach to show you. The one half full paid the Japanese foreigners the other day."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"That is good Tiny. I too am delighted to see you again. Please return the gold to the coach for safekeeping," said Czar Nicholas II.</div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: red; font-size: medium;">---------- ---------- ----------</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Council of War</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF704o7KKyVR1qt6gX07OGiTQ83Srmx3bEiAdqjYLbGs4XcfHEVEWlrd5CXtoxUbv7K2sqGSkJ0SV-XeQvmYH6UYSE7YQbYUwEPoyfhJnY5v0sv4aMfgpYQwnI8aXaNZyalBtJg7ABauxUJd-eN370fXkYuqtBctqjbA6bIugue1OHFUip8kThHxeYLg/s3888/img_4728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF704o7KKyVR1qt6gX07OGiTQ83Srmx3bEiAdqjYLbGs4XcfHEVEWlrd5CXtoxUbv7K2sqGSkJ0SV-XeQvmYH6UYSE7YQbYUwEPoyfhJnY5v0sv4aMfgpYQwnI8aXaNZyalBtJg7ABauxUJd-eN370fXkYuqtBctqjbA6bIugue1OHFUip8kThHxeYLg/w400-h400/img_4728.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Potsgorski House</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzRvaIBbqe-MkSIpuvxC7xlsbzLqnInRxLbviK4IdV4NrmRBVulNmvjN-7hsciLn-wo-CHRFvGpYdvprEsKCHq99drykJZ8r67mxTWXySRnC8pF9xTP-CQBpxpu2S0aMT24Ns-KkwRuAMi0N01ATg2RN2b6P_guHsCsRn8zKqPzLBvPae2CXnczyHfw/s3888/img_4721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzRvaIBbqe-MkSIpuvxC7xlsbzLqnInRxLbviK4IdV4NrmRBVulNmvjN-7hsciLn-wo-CHRFvGpYdvprEsKCHq99drykJZ8r67mxTWXySRnC8pF9xTP-CQBpxpu2S0aMT24Ns-KkwRuAMi0N01ATg2RN2b6P_guHsCsRn8zKqPzLBvPae2CXnczyHfw/w400-h400/img_4721.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The only Russian-speaking Japanese officer, Lieutenant Colonel Itogora pointing at the Czar asked, "How far do you expect my men to escort your White Russian Force into the vast wilderness of Siberia?"</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"No more than one hundred miles along the Trans Siberian Rail Line, was the agreement," said Major Bulgarin. "In exchange for that, we have agreed to hand over several valuable islands in The Sea of Japan to your Emperor as you are well aware."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Itogora changed to a new topic....</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLoLcjmBWia2bzhFQq6fPN_rORcoCxN2nE2u7ZoqPGg_UQB5WANdNSrSCN357FreJ0HtLGRHciszaC9meJCRAFQWmt-7HnhY8aa1LUnJz3lRv2nahwRv2OhxtcEScvYD5kNW-JVwtoyCggX9bFKozTir0i9lq6t1guN8ayvh4xijSq3NRnxYQiPZ43g/s3888/img_4723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLoLcjmBWia2bzhFQq6fPN_rORcoCxN2nE2u7ZoqPGg_UQB5WANdNSrSCN357FreJ0HtLGRHciszaC9meJCRAFQWmt-7HnhY8aa1LUnJz3lRv2nahwRv2OhxtcEScvYD5kNW-JVwtoyCggX9bFKozTir0i9lq6t1guN8ayvh4xijSq3NRnxYQiPZ43g/w400-h400/img_4723.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Pointing at Colonel Zakharova, Itogora demanded, "Do you know where the Reds are now?"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQFJHz3aC92qQOgYiLptKOspeGCbrGBjZ1B6zvm9XeEKXMYXLgkBSBP2eQMprg72P2UqSiqn1hn_xWLSLySQOV0F9S8cB--dA2EPyomCmb3Bf81h136ge5G8v2ei6tePbVEsUKqsaJ1Io2OAW6Tr76NVCI-q1jcGy_65tzhIB0qWszN2KxTBvYbuUkw/s3755/img_4723b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3755" data-original-width="2501" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQFJHz3aC92qQOgYiLptKOspeGCbrGBjZ1B6zvm9XeEKXMYXLgkBSBP2eQMprg72P2UqSiqn1hn_xWLSLySQOV0F9S8cB--dA2EPyomCmb3Bf81h136ge5G8v2ei6tePbVEsUKqsaJ1Io2OAW6Tr76NVCI-q1jcGy_65tzhIB0qWszN2KxTBvYbuUkw/w266-h400/img_4723b.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The exasperated Japanese officer continued, "They could be nearing this location in close pursuit of the escaped Romanovs this hour. Has your screen of skirts seen them?"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiBTRrlUJ2fBJLilMu7XCdI33vVI-tgG1qF-bEVM7FHnoulUqrmgQZ0EVWeelDPxxHzykT4Ux450G0mCRd0Gzs0pYDEjfZFEI1YgXJfL6h--3EL5d7Z5eM7KgEuCubBQU693QT8MGNAWPQWA7TaSMOpvUhn8GBvkqSExxFvkjr1VFKrwehzJ7W-TgRg/s3888/img_4725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiBTRrlUJ2fBJLilMu7XCdI33vVI-tgG1qF-bEVM7FHnoulUqrmgQZ0EVWeelDPxxHzykT4Ux450G0mCRd0Gzs0pYDEjfZFEI1YgXJfL6h--3EL5d7Z5eM7KgEuCubBQU693QT8MGNAWPQWA7TaSMOpvUhn8GBvkqSExxFvkjr1VFKrwehzJ7W-TgRg/s320/img_4725.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Your Majesty," answered Zakharova, my Hussars, nor our mounted infantry nor the Japanese cavalry have seen any of the Red menace to the west since our arrival."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Very well then," said the Czar. "The plan continues without alteration and...."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISQ4fC-2GHcfU4bX3a4RXngqlBHBSx8nCMERHhWTTowjL6MTxgJCRg5Ai5R0Qp01B_U2JTCaErfbvGhSiDq67cTTxwhR2fUlS8qdK-QobImDqai3xxup7hnnQZz1pGahrmNsNkslJCSOYWmZwuBY293wzzY0EwVkBJqOR5D-QoZSuBRNEhrBRtaKDzQ/s3888/img_4727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISQ4fC-2GHcfU4bX3a4RXngqlBHBSx8nCMERHhWTTowjL6MTxgJCRg5Ai5R0Qp01B_U2JTCaErfbvGhSiDq67cTTxwhR2fUlS8qdK-QobImDqai3xxup7hnnQZz1pGahrmNsNkslJCSOYWmZwuBY293wzzY0EwVkBJqOR5D-QoZSuBRNEhrBRtaKDzQ/w400-h400/img_4727.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>"Major Bulgarin, please review the order of march for us, will you?," requested the Czar. <br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB3AaX3oLITjELBM1ryIeyRCR-6cSrRC4GGlr2ynW3tFtsrtoJfZv0dXTm8tVbw02JCz7Ld-FX1tZI1nUg3M5QM_xGzu8v73LbFQxxI-wCLDPlHoG3HJ8-wwSdRU06bUk4s4P6sv7Rj0x7RxAWRdWaSZVeFQtZQyE644pdtrk3X9mJ66aMxOH7_DtSQ/s3888/img_4675b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB3AaX3oLITjELBM1ryIeyRCR-6cSrRC4GGlr2ynW3tFtsrtoJfZv0dXTm8tVbw02JCz7Ld-FX1tZI1nUg3M5QM_xGzu8v73LbFQxxI-wCLDPlHoG3HJ8-wwSdRU06bUk4s4P6sv7Rj0x7RxAWRdWaSZVeFQtZQyE644pdtrk3X9mJ66aMxOH7_DtSQ/w266-h400/img_4675b.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">"Our mounted infantry are west of the village. They have seen nothing threatening," said Bulgarin.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLxFo84djaofPLGVrD85jz8y3n22FMRUsTbGjpnFVy-MCmr_iimCEIu3Iz7bVK11Be5899DYdB9weuOUeob9nRo4v5mgSpp5AwSX5i10wBKMBG3FtDfd0_R7sj5mdd-3whqErMRW3_Ys5Q6AW2iuRRVPpu7I-jWjSDBl7jaJ_gyjT4QGdnGau9cLV3A/s3106/img_4677b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="3106" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLxFo84djaofPLGVrD85jz8y3n22FMRUsTbGjpnFVy-MCmr_iimCEIu3Iz7bVK11Be5899DYdB9weuOUeob9nRo4v5mgSpp5AwSX5i10wBKMBG3FtDfd0_R7sj5mdd-3whqErMRW3_Ys5Q6AW2iuRRVPpu7I-jWjSDBl7jaJ_gyjT4QGdnGau9cLV3A/w400-h266/img_4677b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Continuing he said, "The Rolls Royce armoured car and Zakharova's Hussars are just outside en-route to the road that parallels the rail line. They lead the way west."</span></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrALyQW3Z4uzKInpmDA7l_HfncIDeo6KqkcpJKst_gDeoIrLfDaAt-r0Ad2Nx-XfBFhi-hI9NcS4-Sk-i_Bw-YtgIwJqJ49iwmS2FmFVc-tnqm9mQccRF4Om8PiZRHfsrkJV6YIA5Ik0KTj1jtDqf6C4WZNmTDlzdYMitJ0gLMQ3Rhwvq69NU19oZPg/s3888/img_4678.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrALyQW3Z4uzKInpmDA7l_HfncIDeo6KqkcpJKst_gDeoIrLfDaAt-r0Ad2Nx-XfBFhi-hI9NcS4-Sk-i_Bw-YtgIwJqJ49iwmS2FmFVc-tnqm9mQccRF4Om8PiZRHfsrkJV6YIA5Ik0KTj1jtDqf6C4WZNmTDlzdYMitJ0gLMQ3Rhwvq69NU19oZPg/w400-h400/img_4678.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Close behind are two platoons of White Russian infantry," said Bulgarin.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmazQb5HUGzOJ9KNCPP7B9M1WVlAWPh0PuDWGFoKnarliQU74B3RsvgOTip9Hf2nMuHiuoB_I0TiZP_eGvj-IVTE5KezmPqQNSO7WbU01zLiZTe3uo-NJuLeYzqLaYHSi0EAnVqTgs-B7YTaBscibx8nVJoL1TtAC1VkgwSyWYg7nWXRXdkDoOsr4eA/s3888/img_4679.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmazQb5HUGzOJ9KNCPP7B9M1WVlAWPh0PuDWGFoKnarliQU74B3RsvgOTip9Hf2nMuHiuoB_I0TiZP_eGvj-IVTE5KezmPqQNSO7WbU01zLiZTe3uo-NJuLeYzqLaYHSi0EAnVqTgs-B7YTaBscibx8nVJoL1TtAC1VkgwSyWYg7nWXRXdkDoOsr4eA/w400-h400/img_4679.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"Japanese horsemen are also upon their march west to the north of the tracks," added Bulgarin, and...."</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hifN2OfvDBPkwOIVaZJp86De7nXXfq-SRnHCfpqpJzwwp-4VGYlGp5uJe5MkXh0Eo4XsaBw8RUnQ-9kEKXw_9GXpHrx_hAXVPRHGaSrt-8iXgWVj6vorNOA7zAZj4_SNzhWPkqygV2p3Wj1s1uoJpurEj6bKCWA3AKX4RwZf1qU6PC1-goaCTcPuBw/s4032/20230204_124450c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hifN2OfvDBPkwOIVaZJp86De7nXXfq-SRnHCfpqpJzwwp-4VGYlGp5uJe5MkXh0Eo4XsaBw8RUnQ-9kEKXw_9GXpHrx_hAXVPRHGaSrt-8iXgWVj6vorNOA7zAZj4_SNzhWPkqygV2p3Wj1s1uoJpurEj6bKCWA3AKX4RwZf1qU6PC1-goaCTcPuBw/w400-h225/20230204_124450c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Soon platoons of my Imperial Japanese Special Naval Landing Force will follow them," stated Itagora." Photo courtesy of Dave G.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAYf51Bc19UP9hG6RRanBtqavv3J42NBzRNiZX9sTWwCb1oL_sqMLxrV0kI83uW9SNnlCe-zZh-L3rBKXxEO-PqtO2dadBkWuWc6CHLEEC3jm3uKRBFcFL0F1aNfAnHz0fj-W50s5HhquydwzsW7i5TNc-pVsJG5rWpE7BHIXOUozoJ3SEmSc-O6r2g/s3888/img_4681.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAYf51Bc19UP9hG6RRanBtqavv3J42NBzRNiZX9sTWwCb1oL_sqMLxrV0kI83uW9SNnlCe-zZh-L3rBKXxEO-PqtO2dadBkWuWc6CHLEEC3jm3uKRBFcFL0F1aNfAnHz0fj-W50s5HhquydwzsW7i5TNc-pVsJG5rWpE7BHIXOUozoJ3SEmSc-O6r2g/s3888/img_4681.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAYf51Bc19UP9hG6RRanBtqavv3J42NBzRNiZX9sTWwCb1oL_sqMLxrV0kI83uW9SNnlCe-zZh-L3rBKXxEO-PqtO2dadBkWuWc6CHLEEC3jm3uKRBFcFL0F1aNfAnHz0fj-W50s5HhquydwzsW7i5TNc-pVsJG5rWpE7BHIXOUozoJ3SEmSc-O6r2g/w400-h400/img_4681.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">"With supply vehicles following behind."</div><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">The Reds Arrive</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkhdxUY6tZmOeiBmKvqxPS2yFisYm_7psWAmNuWaNKoYMM-FhDBn1gZf2wadODRI8Ro9L3eb3ocB2Cyhqg64EWXXx5PDZ88RGVk-PCWDQD3z3eOhALogU3eFRbPZ_bggklZzJwbnre7laIpOmiK4Grg9lF5itiVf-ZBjOmxEcrvz3Nuo392EDuNLN5Q/s3855/img_4696b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2568" data-original-width="3855" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkhdxUY6tZmOeiBmKvqxPS2yFisYm_7psWAmNuWaNKoYMM-FhDBn1gZf2wadODRI8Ro9L3eb3ocB2Cyhqg64EWXXx5PDZ88RGVk-PCWDQD3z3eOhALogU3eFRbPZ_bggklZzJwbnre7laIpOmiK4Grg9lF5itiVf-ZBjOmxEcrvz3Nuo392EDuNLN5Q/w400-h266/img_4696b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5S3QLi5jC-2YG0RhJ5HY97AfNONDCwQ9HD8N8j1IgiHUhJtFmcXnDSD7uu57vhb6JvBdxr0BmaFw_D_eL-rZ_ZUQqql_KunVLL7c5wHWPkoZzxgnk2MVTXk18mBN1jGz9vI7FriI0-R4nrPVykHnXl6xDV12dP43YdMSpp63mGYcVwftr-a1CHl0NvQ/s3106/img_4698b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="3106" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5S3QLi5jC-2YG0RhJ5HY97AfNONDCwQ9HD8N8j1IgiHUhJtFmcXnDSD7uu57vhb6JvBdxr0BmaFw_D_eL-rZ_ZUQqql_KunVLL7c5wHWPkoZzxgnk2MVTXk18mBN1jGz9vI7FriI0-R4nrPVykHnXl6xDV12dP43YdMSpp63mGYcVwftr-a1CHl0NvQ/w400-h268/img_4698b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzES53dftVXAO8QNkm_pJ8R6CqYk9Ifq9mg91ohQx6H4ofd-xYc0cHsDCewqqsjAQ4o7n8Zj0mxbF6RX55DzlG_yZjF41EF7_3MsGNDq3WOeoEPOTWOnuYJZUVPst_dTPkT45AkNB2YW0VqrkCY60JB_v6hpKeVyz4HCBf1KxE89u5rNOMsLZ1MXToQ/s3888/img_4683.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzES53dftVXAO8QNkm_pJ8R6CqYk9Ifq9mg91ohQx6H4ofd-xYc0cHsDCewqqsjAQ4o7n8Zj0mxbF6RX55DzlG_yZjF41EF7_3MsGNDq3WOeoEPOTWOnuYJZUVPst_dTPkT45AkNB2YW0VqrkCY60JB_v6hpKeVyz4HCBf1KxE89u5rNOMsLZ1MXToQ/w400-h400/img_4683.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"My....," but no exclamation finished the sentence. "There they are rapidly materializing out of the forest on the ridge," said Captain Sidorov. "Feodore, mount up and tell headquarters the confounded Reds have arrived, we are falling back and bring me new orders fast. Off you go!"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Troop! Ready about. By half section to the left, canter to the rear."</span></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSDUEKbeYWCPQXtQpYfDBW5hC6BGZXCKCd06otVcNQYv8KxnmwjkA7SHo1qHDA2V-hga0uhU7h3-UXST8ojT8dFMnJY1zZ5RmhVW8lGxCxfjSR8epVlCp8xvcuAk5sLw9olRnawirHpnsyeRmf7BtDhZ5gAzSrz4lWWzIfbUZ_6Ah5IwrG1OdnY5z5Q/s3888/img_4695.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSDUEKbeYWCPQXtQpYfDBW5hC6BGZXCKCd06otVcNQYv8KxnmwjkA7SHo1qHDA2V-hga0uhU7h3-UXST8ojT8dFMnJY1zZ5RmhVW8lGxCxfjSR8epVlCp8xvcuAk5sLw9olRnawirHpnsyeRmf7BtDhZ5gAzSrz4lWWzIfbUZ_6Ah5IwrG1OdnY5z5Q/w400-h400/img_4695.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Your Majesty! A rider has just come in from the picquet line. We had no idea but the Reds are arriving on the ridge to the west and our picquet line is falling back. We must stop our march and immediately deploy for battle," offered Bulgarin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"What do you specifically propose, Major?," asked the Czar.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"There is no time for anything except to form our own infantry on the left and the Japanese on the right just outside the village."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Major, make haste."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMak5bMhlUDKZXnfjyE4_G5-m_iA2IoqT7nvsud9RaOfrmXntHLMa3nEwjxvLlYrMOChBy8GB-yZWw839uBMa-6UOm-EchPtUdI10_xVFyzexMhcUIxI2QjpSedCiocd4UFp9AbjBoeLewmeZCbDTh-Jq6WKNL_7zFsKtRNuX2JlDfHOyGlhlm_9PvEw/s3526/img_4697b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3526" data-original-width="2354" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMak5bMhlUDKZXnfjyE4_G5-m_iA2IoqT7nvsud9RaOfrmXntHLMa3nEwjxvLlYrMOChBy8GB-yZWw839uBMa-6UOm-EchPtUdI10_xVFyzexMhcUIxI2QjpSedCiocd4UFp9AbjBoeLewmeZCbDTh-Jq6WKNL_7zFsKtRNuX2JlDfHOyGlhlm_9PvEw/w268-h400/img_4697b.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The procession left the road heading west to deploy on a slight rise outside the village.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9luJy0veltaa5nMKXeTUqzhck4paLWQR0oASETNyVt8xXUgwuxsJDcsYr9yvs2wmuypzXYrJ4uaqngT_4421pXPPTu0NIOw8-BSNm1NrMT_Ye9Zd-ENZXUOdy8QTDl5GyEdaJrasou9_p9JMyHsjlDuuAG-IGO8ovAnQg-U29a36jQldGyy-tl8ytVQ/s3888/img_4699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9luJy0veltaa5nMKXeTUqzhck4paLWQR0oASETNyVt8xXUgwuxsJDcsYr9yvs2wmuypzXYrJ4uaqngT_4421pXPPTu0NIOw8-BSNm1NrMT_Ye9Zd-ENZXUOdy8QTDl5GyEdaJrasou9_p9JMyHsjlDuuAG-IGO8ovAnQg-U29a36jQldGyy-tl8ytVQ/w400-h400/img_4699.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">As Sidorov's retreating mounted infantry arrived and faced about on the battle line.</div></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWltTFMOjmm5nOBg1wrOrePmZTm5-kgWW3uWoDrPJDuIwerEOHAENgJXO-Bokf14LUjA6GfK1w3KLLeIjmcq7cxQtMG7FYJFlhtiaWwqAt9IZ_2_m6BMS_A6mnJhCaFtxFQXeEHg8Y-Z2Zqe78KH8TJl1zBYIqBd-1YYCO_1PqwwBNvFYjzkMr6LaLKw/s3888/img_4703b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWltTFMOjmm5nOBg1wrOrePmZTm5-kgWW3uWoDrPJDuIwerEOHAENgJXO-Bokf14LUjA6GfK1w3KLLeIjmcq7cxQtMG7FYJFlhtiaWwqAt9IZ_2_m6BMS_A6mnJhCaFtxFQXeEHg8Y-Z2Zqe78KH8TJl1zBYIqBd-1YYCO_1PqwwBNvFYjzkMr6LaLKw/w400-h266/img_4703b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HVfjaM10NkjRN8O-CidwV4jDaBNgW1rb0mpw2eC9lSYKkLER3Fbh-y2mT2DJO41b9kt-uJRR6xMghEZETfT9tjzs1ZmIM7kAYogHzKMLONgCHn-AxbNhFNmyqohiDaierYNFrKOwtY5_ticn43Q4ZdVOul33XdgVOBsyzXHnd0pObAVmUN4FLZKfnQ/s3497/img_4705b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3497" data-original-width="2330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HVfjaM10NkjRN8O-CidwV4jDaBNgW1rb0mpw2eC9lSYKkLER3Fbh-y2mT2DJO41b9kt-uJRR6xMghEZETfT9tjzs1ZmIM7kAYogHzKMLONgCHn-AxbNhFNmyqohiDaierYNFrKOwtY5_ticn43Q4ZdVOul33XdgVOBsyzXHnd0pObAVmUN4FLZKfnQ/w266-h400/img_4705b.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">"Comrades! Open fire on the White horsemen."</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hDJknMaTuqGIxbd1aTlr8-DYAA9sXUvQ88G9Z2rT2oU_vPX4L9y8NhjG9KOTCLDo1OUFHlU64kooOnv_Z9M0kAbbiIglcDYnXUXON5PnulBlUiuGQJMCE95z05LOoAIH-fWR2riFeFgzrkbyjc1ZB8O17kBf8JdK3IXeaNE6RLmHbGm7V-AjFZSGAw/s3888/img_4700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hDJknMaTuqGIxbd1aTlr8-DYAA9sXUvQ88G9Z2rT2oU_vPX4L9y8NhjG9KOTCLDo1OUFHlU64kooOnv_Z9M0kAbbiIglcDYnXUXON5PnulBlUiuGQJMCE95z05LOoAIH-fWR2riFeFgzrkbyjc1ZB8O17kBf8JdK3IXeaNE6RLmHbGm7V-AjFZSGAw/w400-h400/img_4700.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Which forced them farther back dismounting into cover.</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmbxkEuxsfVYoG7V3Jn_LWt7jIfdpDmzJA3FpqcB_sWJPOKVVBpinIfLy-rPwaHpRR3Wx2R9js-ytpNTHKNwTAdma-nXz1Yk4Vr3Ur9t6gOtdC47x9SGD26BYEp9QZQzW2b89MOlKSGBfEz-Gyerfzd1Whq_79VQmF2RrD8zdDro7auk1mbAE6GHlpg/s3888/img_4701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmbxkEuxsfVYoG7V3Jn_LWt7jIfdpDmzJA3FpqcB_sWJPOKVVBpinIfLy-rPwaHpRR3Wx2R9js-ytpNTHKNwTAdma-nXz1Yk4Vr3Ur9t6gOtdC47x9SGD26BYEp9QZQzW2b89MOlKSGBfEz-Gyerfzd1Whq_79VQmF2RrD8zdDro7auk1mbAE6GHlpg/w400-h400/img_4701.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRfJFAevYMj9ejts4pL4mfg9Ey3Qx1-DymKsoAXnAvbJhGK7TW6TKEKJeNPvm2gE06VkjscKVCs_2GR4ZRyu6O00hVDEyjSd44CPWLGDvX2DMcFd7gjcLzdvy_4RGnzOQG9OzjvkjnBZNOhrxW2GeRoCk8VuTrbT5tpkNQKVq9c6tMBUYPsZ3beTW6Q/s3888/img_4702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRfJFAevYMj9ejts4pL4mfg9Ey3Qx1-DymKsoAXnAvbJhGK7TW6TKEKJeNPvm2gE06VkjscKVCs_2GR4ZRyu6O00hVDEyjSd44CPWLGDvX2DMcFd7gjcLzdvy_4RGnzOQG9OzjvkjnBZNOhrxW2GeRoCk8VuTrbT5tpkNQKVq9c6tMBUYPsZ3beTW6Q/w400-h400/img_4702.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Other infantry took cover as well.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJG0_jO3bmS1pxkfHqP909B6lbUyMZ9HUP7LVXBV18xbgbAXULs2DAxr7CaTlCgD2cioJ-BU_dJNHSmD1yGRVDjnhhJJYCW_8uENdZWHSUhJnVEtLaGle0txzlqTajcn-Ih1urq7a9H2oGMe4Qs_eVspNgnVkgqMP9c_DenHmSSf82eLnFQsN1f3QxA/s3888/img_4704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJG0_jO3bmS1pxkfHqP909B6lbUyMZ9HUP7LVXBV18xbgbAXULs2DAxr7CaTlCgD2cioJ-BU_dJNHSmD1yGRVDjnhhJJYCW_8uENdZWHSUhJnVEtLaGle0txzlqTajcn-Ih1urq7a9H2oGMe4Qs_eVspNgnVkgqMP9c_DenHmSSf82eLnFQsN1f3QxA/w400-h400/img_4704.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With Zakhorova's Hussars forming a reserve to the rear.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfCIDItYKXz3iaRIvztmevMPJnbpKsIziOHyNF5-3EP52lOE9OHha8_2cNFtCfTPOK0wusFkKQakq8C-p3WewO-wiAZz7WjPNi9XeNlP93M_wgbmpPClYaeeXBKPcKAGrOheuTejdqTCstsA8i10U67JTw-ftiKSwQ46iZEO5TJVYCxTIAaQ_a3dv7A/s4032/20230204_140821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfCIDItYKXz3iaRIvztmevMPJnbpKsIziOHyNF5-3EP52lOE9OHha8_2cNFtCfTPOK0wusFkKQakq8C-p3WewO-wiAZz7WjPNi9XeNlP93M_wgbmpPClYaeeXBKPcKAGrOheuTejdqTCstsA8i10U67JTw-ftiKSwQ46iZEO5TJVYCxTIAaQ_a3dv7A/w400-h225/20230204_140821.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Japanese Special Naval Landing Force infantry with a 37mm anti-tank gun anchor the north end of the battle line. DG Photo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV42UZtxYmdTJLcdRlkzlnTXOZljqjYbjPfPsf6EP93kAHKV0n4osIuM7YI1RV_d0vIEYaxFWOpABVWbwNlhR9TPpMyqO4tIu9RdXC_aH1IWa1XkEJ0L7l8bMMFD2FG072b4hu_GXG2kULrQkXGukQTe0fFZsJoEkYG-MqAd-dBumdOK9Px8gbIYUm7w/s4032/20230204_132514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV42UZtxYmdTJLcdRlkzlnTXOZljqjYbjPfPsf6EP93kAHKV0n4osIuM7YI1RV_d0vIEYaxFWOpABVWbwNlhR9TPpMyqO4tIu9RdXC_aH1IWa1XkEJ0L7l8bMMFD2FG072b4hu_GXG2kULrQkXGukQTe0fFZsJoEkYG-MqAd-dBumdOK9Px8gbIYUm7w/w400-h225/20230204_132514.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As Japanese and Russian cavalry screen forward with a Rolls Royce Armoured Car. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">DG Photo.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DqgUk6hrjA-a4Zi3LmP-GoRe8hatRyWh8hmK-3wMXzGcki76T82TVtUdXgE65S2EC0qweGop6GimnE2UzL050qh3vG3xUuzi7P0z2EqxqQMo1_AjBEWPwnj4W46vl4ppAVacgbOWrrq2qr2wv2xGJ9sqvVNAOyKV-3ACzMoTjGN6IYvLhPIdnDeCog/s4032/20230204_140943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DqgUk6hrjA-a4Zi3LmP-GoRe8hatRyWh8hmK-3wMXzGcki76T82TVtUdXgE65S2EC0qweGop6GimnE2UzL050qh3vG3xUuzi7P0z2EqxqQMo1_AjBEWPwnj4W46vl4ppAVacgbOWrrq2qr2wv2xGJ9sqvVNAOyKV-3ACzMoTjGN6IYvLhPIdnDeCog/w400-h225/20230204_140943.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Reds move forward preceded by their own armoured car hit several times by.... </div><div style="text-align: justify;">DG Photo.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1983" data-original-width="3525" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjra9Kn-K1cfWa8IaMnpAEfxWX7dt56d2ie7uCFleNCqCaDHrSxeLWQwyHiM5VuGztZgNNSf0d7Nzy2SPw4K-v9esT7FqJfcduv4wwSCrsQHwpq85QNvJKOOPZPqDbbIruB2E8Ni9_5eX3-xtXc9NqzDPMtswW1tZOLmhXkZIOdKAvq9hg-oClQ9dhnsQ/w400-h225/20230204_142954acsmoked.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And destroyed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">DG Photo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWm58HO1yfpN51Bh3oOyeDF1jHnIa69t-Mwu5m2lpvdckALjHk8gMxoxJYNykQiICzPL2TNgUHDTrvHwcDcYhIgvuLd_Mh6WV7kQoPb95w-xNRNsda_cWQvTBhl0b4W-SEu5EZf8iaVlomLsKvrDksAsHrHDc5Ll83A7RpXZ6yFB7oeJ6gzwvD-sYcgA/s4608/20230204_153534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWm58HO1yfpN51Bh3oOyeDF1jHnIa69t-Mwu5m2lpvdckALjHk8gMxoxJYNykQiICzPL2TNgUHDTrvHwcDcYhIgvuLd_Mh6WV7kQoPb95w-xNRNsda_cWQvTBhl0b4W-SEu5EZf8iaVlomLsKvrDksAsHrHDc5Ll83A7RpXZ6yFB7oeJ6gzwvD-sYcgA/w400-h225/20230204_153534.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Emboldened by the arrival of the Czar's train gun, the Japanese advanced and stopped the Reds opposite them. DG Photo</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFm1lBgxDCi6HFL55tInhXOAz-hwsOgSzI97Ea-AGUbnX-rTgdGhxfMaBbAgfww-S2B8HpH6ya86h9TFbQ7zfv03tmzyfN9JmAorqjQq45NCygeLYGa40rUu1WvZMDGhfhCtOijPgSLCTKvQc5xo0w3A-H80iLtcK5BxZOUTElqloez-zG_YU_oPIaA/s3107/img_4671c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="3107" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFm1lBgxDCi6HFL55tInhXOAz-hwsOgSzI97Ea-AGUbnX-rTgdGhxfMaBbAgfww-S2B8HpH6ya86h9TFbQ7zfv03tmzyfN9JmAorqjQq45NCygeLYGa40rUu1WvZMDGhfhCtOijPgSLCTKvQc5xo0w3A-H80iLtcK5BxZOUTElqloez-zG_YU_oPIaA/w400-h268/img_4671c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"General, at this time White Forces were mostly defending hard cover. There was no chance to dislodge them."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Right you are Grandmaison. And so the Reds withdrew back onto and beyond the ridge from which they came. Still the Czar has much to ponder. Will the Reds be reinforced? Will the Czar be forced to hold out in the port? Will any potential friendly Whites even be able to reach his lines?"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"I would not like to be in the Czar's circumstances, General."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Nor would I. Time will ofcourse tell the rest of the story."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: red; font-size: medium;">---------- ---------- ----------</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></div></div>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-46648628986688281842023-02-02T22:49:00.001-08:002023-02-03T06:23:19.908-08:00Setting Up A Gentleman's War Battle Story By General Pettygree<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Date: Summer 1918 +/- (Maybe? It Doesn't Matter)</div></span><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Location: Sea of Japan, North of Vladivostok, Siberia</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At the Imagineered Port of Vilyamgrad</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Miniatures: We Use What We Have</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rules: A Gentleman's War by Howard Whitehouse</span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Circumstances: General Pettygree Explains Next</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="2583" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-UBxJg7YWvy2jkURJDDfFZkOf-p09pMoJwyfp5PudTR67jUq-7E-wDXkaiKd6rhOA6qnf5dU7O6NEjcKfnkAqLs4VOwQa3odofqtwndsi_PfuPSINIMVO1FdFW50vIcYpxJTS_T5J4pXovUEWZHdk1QORLxwsMxT317Wjqcbv3vc6ywJFMqUV5QfPQ/w400-h268/img_4672b.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">---------- ---------- ----------</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oB_0Xi58UEfBqeHhWED8tu-AbEEygu-LWEf55tMYvkgRDKT7WmjL378kz92WHncYsIxBdalAxpWgPygfpyn_4zuGNRhIrC1aHTZnMBuc36S4RS-VXW7UsM-e46HPFm92SBtiVcKUHijVJdywINGMCNigoLE3BdV6GCbJMjI7i5pzot9W5f-_FbUsTg/s3888/img_4671.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oB_0Xi58UEfBqeHhWED8tu-AbEEygu-LWEf55tMYvkgRDKT7WmjL378kz92WHncYsIxBdalAxpWgPygfpyn_4zuGNRhIrC1aHTZnMBuc36S4RS-VXW7UsM-e46HPFm92SBtiVcKUHijVJdywINGMCNigoLE3BdV6GCbJMjI7i5pzot9W5f-_FbUsTg/w400-h400/img_4671.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"General Pettygree, I hear a locomotive coming. It will be along soon, I should think."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Quite so Lieutenant Grandmaison. An amazing distance too along the Trans Siberian Railroad. It carries a senior member of the Czar's family escaped from being interned by the Red Communists at Ekaterinburg far to the west."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2pxYgGquKq4FgudQvwnnVPdQbuuZlVyOytLx1DVRHjhHWt7v_mOS99RHmuIdnaOtbOQ1zZTQB_PDCZIxSrP_wczDJuwkfRS-Fj0W5S0Lm0h_ZUaxqeCt23nK4GNP7Ul7aN0uP7HE-4CL3Py8Jm5TytrqJVegoHOm5xKd0PAxiAD-ZyGaRExQ-zEGOA/s3888/img_4673.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2pxYgGquKq4FgudQvwnnVPdQbuuZlVyOytLx1DVRHjhHWt7v_mOS99RHmuIdnaOtbOQ1zZTQB_PDCZIxSrP_wczDJuwkfRS-Fj0W5S0Lm0h_ZUaxqeCt23nK4GNP7Ul7aN0uP7HE-4CL3Py8Jm5TytrqJVegoHOm5xKd0PAxiAD-ZyGaRExQ-zEGOA/w400-h400/img_4673.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Do we know the identity, Sir?"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"No, but we should discover his or her name soon enough. Upon that royalist's shoulders rests the unlikely hope of restoring the Romanov Monarchy."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"But Sir, forces gathering in nearby Vilyamgrad are insufficient to do that."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"True. However, perhaps there is an historical precedent. In February, 1815 Napoleon escaped exile from the Island of Elba, landed in southern France and then marched north to start over. As his little band processed, Marshall Ney at first opposed him."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"I see General. Napoleon then convinced Ney to join him again as did many others on the march to Paris. Amazingly a new Grand Army formed in the next four months."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"It is my understanding Romanov gold bullion stashed in the Port of Vilyamgrad instead of being sent to Canada will be used to pay new soldiers, volunteers and unexpected allies as the army here moves west toward Moscow," said Grandmaison.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4sp0fPyQ_KMuJhSXhxtnFDYj1MoWQFl3EyrFRj61u-drjxgC8bW0muOwJ22RiqFsgP_23wS392O-VjiA8wUu8enihkxyKza8Riuuj0BxYruIOnhKzL4_Y6jK7hgjAgtT8T8RNAsGTmP5BxTRVw9TIYmBm9ABh81yfVnvRVGJ5-sGwZICT3Er1utdhQ/s3869/img_4674b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2583" data-original-width="3869" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4sp0fPyQ_KMuJhSXhxtnFDYj1MoWQFl3EyrFRj61u-drjxgC8bW0muOwJ22RiqFsgP_23wS392O-VjiA8wUu8enihkxyKza8Riuuj0BxYruIOnhKzL4_Y6jK7hgjAgtT8T8RNAsGTmP5BxTRVw9TIYmBm9ABh81yfVnvRVGJ5-sGwZICT3Er1utdhQ/w400-h268/img_4674b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"You have the right of it, my boy."</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnteGpZpFHWQVs8wSzVwL6i2HLcMqwn3V1zThfNxrzUNm6Q2pqhNC1UVeMxC5PHbA-hrL8KRQWlsNuwaizsZ0mo9l0XSFlObj7Jw8fj1uwcJBP434feJA5C3laDe9STh9TeZikZU5Pn_aGx3if16Xamrym1wUZlV9_rpS38M725VD8Rm1EkHvEYbGkcw/s3855/img_4689b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2569" data-original-width="3855" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnteGpZpFHWQVs8wSzVwL6i2HLcMqwn3V1zThfNxrzUNm6Q2pqhNC1UVeMxC5PHbA-hrL8KRQWlsNuwaizsZ0mo9l0XSFlObj7Jw8fj1uwcJBP434feJA5C3laDe9STh9TeZikZU5Pn_aGx3if16Xamrym1wUZlV9_rpS38M725VD8Rm1EkHvEYbGkcw/w400-h266/img_4689b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Oh. There's Bill, my Chronicler for The Adventures of General Pettygree. Bill, what remarks do you have?"</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVYnecAMwxdfDQayuzRfbB8EzEARSBX9h9KSOLGKBqzsWjYerQy0ndOxJw67pUDZDASs5af8C26TTWhW6Ed0BkGjLI_Td7cetB9d_7cI7oEqbgjWPTWuc7g6FU9XsmTIxX5mIRpYGy7kLv9sa2a-JVO8PElupaghZc8S5E1duUfSSJ0ToBVBe3AfIyw/s3888/img_4690b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVYnecAMwxdfDQayuzRfbB8EzEARSBX9h9KSOLGKBqzsWjYerQy0ndOxJw67pUDZDASs5af8C26TTWhW6Ed0BkGjLI_Td7cetB9d_7cI7oEqbgjWPTWuc7g6FU9XsmTIxX5mIRpYGy7kLv9sa2a-JVO8PElupaghZc8S5E1duUfSSJ0ToBVBe3AfIyw/w400-h266/img_4690b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Thank you General. Up to five local friends are joining me on 4 February 2023 at Vilyamgrad playing <u><b>A Gentleman's War.</b></u> Kurt D. and I have played the system four times since last Summer enjoying Howard's style, clever in a good way systems and fun. That's why I'm wearing my Behind The Fun hat to emphasize fun. I'm encouraging others to wear garments they may have in that spirit. Plus, I think one pard may bring cherry vodka and borscht to increase merriment." <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The Lionel train set behind me was restored recently to operational status. The remote control device on the table allows walk around control with several features. So instead of my grandchildren operating it, we will do so. I'll write more about this later. Meanwhile, General would you please resume your narrative? I see things in motion in Vilyamgrad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What do you see."</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4P8EAVN43zsey95Ec3dhe7FJexflXQw39l8mNxXBCfG84MowAQY7APEeHPetW9cAKjLGz1cUUkQbSf6OOFF8lfGNRzv6kHM2ooWJLW_-40-oL1GPf7NMEwfzh3wIbKgG4m7_4prH6nNX5vWPkbxnt7vsu7IqaOP7oheUY90X0c7WGVs5_YvNoMxYsw/s3888/img_4676.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4P8EAVN43zsey95Ec3dhe7FJexflXQw39l8mNxXBCfG84MowAQY7APEeHPetW9cAKjLGz1cUUkQbSf6OOFF8lfGNRzv6kHM2ooWJLW_-40-oL1GPf7NMEwfzh3wIbKgG4m7_4prH6nNX5vWPkbxnt7vsu7IqaOP7oheUY90X0c7WGVs5_YvNoMxYsw/w400-h400/img_4676.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"White Russian Infantry with a version of the American Gatling Gun."</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1ZvIO_CQLuaPevHAePGzu--7y7qjin6FTyn3VMzPxmKH-KT140VWu261xMkXGnPcO9uKXrlWGDYEOjegFvziZqW1PZMHZe7JYVPahXdvY8B65g4Z53bO-eL1-_m9ZQ52YoXYK6W898v3o_pI9-A0ajcCxmavnBut8wpjhFIGEIyEmPymYQguavQ1Lg/s3888/img_4678.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1ZvIO_CQLuaPevHAePGzu--7y7qjin6FTyn3VMzPxmKH-KT140VWu261xMkXGnPcO9uKXrlWGDYEOjegFvziZqW1PZMHZe7JYVPahXdvY8B65g4Z53bO-eL1-_m9ZQ52YoXYK6W898v3o_pI9-A0ajcCxmavnBut8wpjhFIGEIyEmPymYQguavQ1Lg/w400-h400/img_4678.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">"The Trans Siberian Railroad. Vladivostok is far in the distance to the south."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRxAf7jJE6WstGozD_TuG2zn0EqnTi4P4xtIu0Y_KuzyhtR-L4QRWcM7mRC6WnZTo9oQ-ZiLQQh8R-YHxFbEWGVRiI0aHF70_DwSr_jWcgHD1xfYFNoLYFYWeE7kDkym1jGnbG_z23ywLXclo9khY4ofZDiDFE7i3D4lonPLMJbohc3Zn_m9xAsPQug/s3888/img_4677.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRxAf7jJE6WstGozD_TuG2zn0EqnTi4P4xtIu0Y_KuzyhtR-L4QRWcM7mRC6WnZTo9oQ-ZiLQQh8R-YHxFbEWGVRiI0aHF70_DwSr_jWcgHD1xfYFNoLYFYWeE7kDkym1jGnbG_z23ywLXclo9khY4ofZDiDFE7i3D4lonPLMJbohc3Zn_m9xAsPQug/w400-h400/img_4677.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Czarina Princess Hussars."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMlDiqcDKu7I3QTpZGardRy6a1kBmAsZr9s6KBPLG9cjxasOv2ltZzRdaEQIT0BDj-2ttWtjq0QnkDaACE4PeFpM-gbetBv3bpdmh4rPx6-HF5IN_iY3RsZqtXVELcWgDXKOF2PqLgdprn3-XqGKIZumYn1g6bhQWp3_0WI_XmzUfOwGY36vsABNEEQ/s3888/img_4682.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMlDiqcDKu7I3QTpZGardRy6a1kBmAsZr9s6KBPLG9cjxasOv2ltZzRdaEQIT0BDj-2ttWtjq0QnkDaACE4PeFpM-gbetBv3bpdmh4rPx6-HF5IN_iY3RsZqtXVELcWgDXKOF2PqLgdprn3-XqGKIZumYn1g6bhQWp3_0WI_XmzUfOwGY36vsABNEEQ/w400-h400/img_4682.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The baggage coach is believed to contain Romanov gold bullion."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUcls90hEfY9AsuH3nvCYcCmfmK5u8ckX3ZWn1Yeu38XgF6qYTMyPo5ah2G3zvv7DOCuP9XLhx_xzMNCKQ_DXpb6ZdEu5Fwff79E5XLVBi5kJ50ZocwVTxg4SpFe4-NHaw9QEEwBENfH2kmf6Qv8EflBNfs5RDS6fD00IS24zDU5e6Cei2zOYOnlbbg/s3888/img_4680.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUcls90hEfY9AsuH3nvCYcCmfmK5u8ckX3ZWn1Yeu38XgF6qYTMyPo5ah2G3zvv7DOCuP9XLhx_xzMNCKQ_DXpb6ZdEu5Fwff79E5XLVBi5kJ50ZocwVTxg4SpFe4-NHaw9QEEwBENfH2kmf6Qv8EflBNfs5RDS6fD00IS24zDU5e6Cei2zOYOnlbbg/w400-h400/img_4680.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">"Unexpected allies sent by the Japanese Emperor who fears communism and in exchange for military assistance will ask for land and gold."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7Iuv54AItS2JYDN4oSsqL_-ODxOfHidiO-YcWouM6zkvryyaaPvQMdR9LcY9HGdSk4FIPv50YWle0A7Qq4q-AxxDfd_YDkmhj0RETKj0ciZN1RC1pkjGT5Oz6hGZmztvHa1zbZKnYF41RgRiZtWIn5wDY8AhHWBeIca3ZYaL4RnnJC8vlzvI4w4ngA/w400-h400/img_4681.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Supplies for the march west."</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilN5MlDOxNmVg-DkZu2EW50erFm_FGIAF-cQF692chRobfDlcfYsYVOsrtOifHUVuzsYlY8bMk_4kKdHqT28ZuOXd3_USHPEJ1hn_KW3DmMgWOvT90LXwKGd7SkZ4WMEI71MxHe-CvqOyEkqPLIHHie_Qdeg6lFsMowUCW5yzos-antiuTCFEb4WsO9A/s3888/img_4679.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilN5MlDOxNmVg-DkZu2EW50erFm_FGIAF-cQF692chRobfDlcfYsYVOsrtOifHUVuzsYlY8bMk_4kKdHqT28ZuOXd3_USHPEJ1hn_KW3DmMgWOvT90LXwKGd7SkZ4WMEI71MxHe-CvqOyEkqPLIHHie_Qdeg6lFsMowUCW5yzos-antiuTCFEb4WsO9A/w400-h400/img_4679.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">"Imperial Japanese cavalry move west to form a screen protecting the march westward. They will join...."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgNjCLL-dPM2uy_IqPw3vNF92Pdh6ZBvmCNTX7Zo1J2Dagv7X_5M3KQhvbYwB7fsjU8gg9CaZsZIW9um-WE6RmfHwdwfFjrTYwHIIQlUbexPTHSHsyNzaC2G8Am6ykvbjiIPqxJW-2d0cWDhn5GEiAEOYc7CKDk2gJ3Mz7H1OMveyKp8RXtNokKJqBA/s3888/img_4675.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgNjCLL-dPM2uy_IqPw3vNF92Pdh6ZBvmCNTX7Zo1J2Dagv7X_5M3KQhvbYwB7fsjU8gg9CaZsZIW9um-WE6RmfHwdwfFjrTYwHIIQlUbexPTHSHsyNzaC2G8Am6ykvbjiIPqxJW-2d0cWDhn5GEiAEOYc7CKDk2gJ3Mz7H1OMveyKp8RXtNokKJqBA/w400-h400/img_4675.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">"White Russian mounted infantry already posted west of the port."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5QBpn4j5VkSlPfrDtBCdmcs-C5EOrTr0NMFvRFKHz45Ei6M2yQdACu218Tc9ZxGuFH31LfE_eNj0ZNi2766MLDvLP9OGWXObqNmaMW5Qlakt19_giFizqecIuoqVoET8EDtV_EHcfd7XP4ypgb93WtZ99bJeHaLb632dtxD8VO4XHjZZKL-2ZMKt3g/s3888/img_4684.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5QBpn4j5VkSlPfrDtBCdmcs-C5EOrTr0NMFvRFKHz45Ei6M2yQdACu218Tc9ZxGuFH31LfE_eNj0ZNi2766MLDvLP9OGWXObqNmaMW5Qlakt19_giFizqecIuoqVoET8EDtV_EHcfd7XP4ypgb93WtZ99bJeHaLb632dtxD8VO4XHjZZKL-2ZMKt3g/w400-h400/img_4684.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">"Do you see anything Sergai?"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Nyet. (No) --- The Reds aren't coming. They are hundreds of miles from here."<br /></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1QstHVCcbj1ALmo6G2gJWWquoym0XiZ9STtn-Zt8Fj8Nf-iuvNImcKaOBY6rgJiSKpQjpW8cVzDgn0pM5qeNDm6SF38y6wFHciP_--QTXud_akDg8oz7QebMd85BYCbE8mpYV70g6_wOowFPvTjmfKbM9dHUGaLxMqz31BS9-T1HQ9vJZIiwo4P1Cg/s2821/img_4671b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="2821" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1QstHVCcbj1ALmo6G2gJWWquoym0XiZ9STtn-Zt8Fj8Nf-iuvNImcKaOBY6rgJiSKpQjpW8cVzDgn0pM5qeNDm6SF38y6wFHciP_--QTXud_akDg8oz7QebMd85BYCbE8mpYV70g6_wOowFPvTjmfKbM9dHUGaLxMqz31BS9-T1HQ9vJZIiwo4P1Cg/w400-h266/img_4671b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">"We know better Grandmaison. The Reds will arrive soon."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"And confusion to them, Sir!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">---------- ---------- ----------</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-3106843962598849422022-12-23T02:54:00.004-08:002022-12-23T02:56:31.826-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0OLv4_trAupZabo2HXj191voJdNIHqqcS8Rf8mDv0MGCQYIBRxrFGFYMj8sIqDNrIT7yD3KY3zPCQTaeFDrQxjV66MiYDlsidO7L-Fk6x_7hNYVKzR78A9fPT5xVhyT6VYs2N2qzfS6ZuSMi9ZGVvjhcMgyFg-6UYf334m-DvJEQxJokWErpnzCXug/s3888/img_3755b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0OLv4_trAupZabo2HXj191voJdNIHqqcS8Rf8mDv0MGCQYIBRxrFGFYMj8sIqDNrIT7yD3KY3zPCQTaeFDrQxjV66MiYDlsidO7L-Fk6x_7hNYVKzR78A9fPT5xVhyT6VYs2N2qzfS6ZuSMi9ZGVvjhcMgyFg-6UYf334m-DvJEQxJokWErpnzCXug/s320/img_3755b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Joseph and Mary Welcome Jesus Into Our World</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He Is The Reason For Christmas</span></div><p></p>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-46501970541956130742022-02-09T10:31:00.005-08:002022-02-10T02:59:31.348-08:00GENERAL PETTYGREE'S RECENT PHOTOS<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbsJmgt17hVU-OOSNIuKULLocrZ7JfyZilUK8BWSDLy5y9RTkkHX75SfONSozWHBEaQnJst3vQpaJgC3PJUGG2FM3lYtXJazQK2pdSkmtMW-JOfiFhNgeP1VnKdxxjRxQyrG0GEa7piRMIkEsQ3hV4Vt5wZdrG3WagiRf91hFyV-bIdi3SHLK6OvJykQ=s3883" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2587" data-original-width="3883" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbsJmgt17hVU-OOSNIuKULLocrZ7JfyZilUK8BWSDLy5y9RTkkHX75SfONSozWHBEaQnJst3vQpaJgC3PJUGG2FM3lYtXJazQK2pdSkmtMW-JOfiFhNgeP1VnKdxxjRxQyrG0GEa7piRMIkEsQ3hV4Vt5wZdrG3WagiRf91hFyV-bIdi3SHLK6OvJykQ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Good day to you chaps. Today I hope you will enjoy random photos from divers 2022 events. Click on images to enlarge them, if you please. We commence with four above and behind German front lines during WWI. The location is immaterial. What is important are the scenes and comradeship of the gamers participating in.... </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">KURT D's WWI AIR GAME</span></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">ADAPTED FROM SOPWITH</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9HWX8w5QowpYRhUY6CeaL83bRxNlb3z1gpYetNxuDufxztHbggD6Amr1h63W5TmF0mw6gJj5HzgPF5LjX4K8I7-3fEo4nYdwRm-Lha13RbLCsBou6YaIL8SvvE6pKUP-5mPXLLX6NGoi6MrsbWjX9BOL7YMXHEmXG7sP7FkEIl5TZ1fJ_CJm9AnM27A=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9HWX8w5QowpYRhUY6CeaL83bRxNlb3z1gpYetNxuDufxztHbggD6Amr1h63W5TmF0mw6gJj5HzgPF5LjX4K8I7-3fEo4nYdwRm-Lha13RbLCsBou6YaIL8SvvE6pKUP-5mPXLLX6NGoi6MrsbWjX9BOL7YMXHEmXG7sP7FkEIl5TZ1fJ_CJm9AnM27A=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That's Kurt there on the left in the game room in his home. Four chaps flew; Kurt naturally, Bill P. (yours truly), Lewis S. and a new mate well-versed in WWI aerial matters named Kevin. Kurt knows his stuff too and has done a marvelous job adapting Sopwith to the table.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The first photo reveals an "unbelievably brown"* Sopwith Camel bi-plane flying high at altitude 9 (10 is the highest) flown by Bill P. Models are pre-painted, well-made and attractive. --- *Inside joke.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmv7j3umTD_6loKaS5sYj5WTgh5dmaP4dAMOfqBKnJEIejuaxVKcXkCjLQkNkw9vK4B1XczFV_EzPWZmE8ZG0UBGNpNLss8vkGGyKm9K9ilVVse3SOsM97xb589WoDgybCOKuYOd5dftH7vGEURVEcZ8tYBmZRxjsyQUWxBJW5s0TSs9Ix_T8n19VZKw=s3878" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2587" data-original-width="3878" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmv7j3umTD_6loKaS5sYj5WTgh5dmaP4dAMOfqBKnJEIejuaxVKcXkCjLQkNkw9vK4B1XczFV_EzPWZmE8ZG0UBGNpNLss8vkGGyKm9K9ilVVse3SOsM97xb589WoDgybCOKuYOd5dftH7vGEURVEcZ8tYBmZRxjsyQUWxBJW5s0TSs9Ix_T8n19VZKw=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kurt flew the blue Fokker Dr-1 tri-plane. We fired and flew past each other whilst I waived at him. When hits are scored, the large card deck shown determines damage, King 5 pts., Queen 4 pts., Jack 3 pts. and Ten 2 pts. If two hits are scored, two cards are drawn. Other cards mostly cause one damage point. Twelve damage points cause an aircraft to crash. There are some specialty cards as well. Games last about two hours.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOTh6WfOdBPp71e32CjOogjDujKn9SU2sXZBltLfLYpSnEgerTa-Tq4-UynZ_i99-LjXVO1T1li220BU-vPUlJo_ZOIWEPWb2ub8RT0gsC_sFJXFpwWW2TaYx3KmrAVRQMXIInRimPtmYMAg4XA-G0-0n0FFJBLFvXFLBiKfqHRkXaYQi9CVzGjM2Oow=s3588" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2397" data-original-width="3588" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOTh6WfOdBPp71e32CjOogjDujKn9SU2sXZBltLfLYpSnEgerTa-Tq4-UynZ_i99-LjXVO1T1li220BU-vPUlJo_ZOIWEPWb2ub8RT0gsC_sFJXFpwWW2TaYx3KmrAVRQMXIInRimPtmYMAg4XA-G0-0n0FFJBLFvXFLBiKfqHRkXaYQi9CVzGjM2Oow=w400-h268" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This tri-plane unfortunately fell to the floor a few months ago badly broken and unsalvageable. So Kurt created an effective crash site rather than throw it away.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2suTIH2ZodLT1dHsGwmXtmbrTj2vfzYzjtlbQuwPhJck0ApRttoJsI1TdPcWOOk_gljSluBgcrx1u1v2gDA9JQLWBF7NlxKp8i9qC10ioUE0EB42HRUFGkd59HhKriZAPSVNOEXhRDiilEJKGwBTWwFMZIzn-Xf7NzOnASbTx5VM-JiXIRxLRIaYn4A=s3874" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2587" data-original-width="3874" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2suTIH2ZodLT1dHsGwmXtmbrTj2vfzYzjtlbQuwPhJck0ApRttoJsI1TdPcWOOk_gljSluBgcrx1u1v2gDA9JQLWBF7NlxKp8i9qC10ioUE0EB42HRUFGkd59HhKriZAPSVNOEXhRDiilEJKGwBTWwFMZIzn-Xf7NzOnASbTx5VM-JiXIRxLRIaYn4A=w400-h268" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">My other aircraft fixed another tri-plane in its sights. Of eight aircraft engaged, half were shot down. Mine returned to base without merit. Lewis scored highest with three enemy planes downed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kurt said, "Scale is somewhere around 1/72 though different companies seem to play rather loosely with the scale. Models were largely Postage Stamp models and Amercom."</div></span><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #cccccc;">WHAT'S DOWN THERE?</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdEFFjhwckxEotC-BYGbjN37tDoEmkIfjbpw4U4_0orDgYmuoCY9mnJPjNSE9fe1ytDma2c5FhxG2Hm69YhPgMb2nkM9ZalrJ_ar-ETa616IJs18fnloqAu7vMquFTBh5uH754HGpQuErqhoSbHnl_f0QHO-DayAEb4UGtjWkvuF8EclmQTqU_79sXXA=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdEFFjhwckxEotC-BYGbjN37tDoEmkIfjbpw4U4_0orDgYmuoCY9mnJPjNSE9fe1ytDma2c5FhxG2Hm69YhPgMb2nkM9ZalrJ_ar-ETa616IJs18fnloqAu7vMquFTBh5uH754HGpQuErqhoSbHnl_f0QHO-DayAEb4UGtjWkvuF8EclmQTqU_79sXXA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Scene Test for a possible General Pettygree Battlestory.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am disallowed from telling you more.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPgP2tfXgK6lSYHP5f0Js0b6zBElOBP4LNsmVu0OOE8lGrVDn1AHqq3f3igOTxi-qWpRSqSFFbEL6IN85VeZSYqiekjEG3fLy-OxvNpfWx3jwpIdMOlUdTcZhTxOSFaKnZY5NVh8pr_f6GU6zdv16HINpxRR6BLZQsBWy9acKMTFvby-O49izNsCuf_g=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPgP2tfXgK6lSYHP5f0Js0b6zBElOBP4LNsmVu0OOE8lGrVDn1AHqq3f3igOTxi-qWpRSqSFFbEL6IN85VeZSYqiekjEG3fLy-OxvNpfWx3jwpIdMOlUdTcZhTxOSFaKnZY5NVh8pr_f6GU6zdv16HINpxRR6BLZQsBWy9acKMTFvby-O49izNsCuf_g=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">"[?], you go first!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Question? What motion picture featured this iconic line?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">ANCIENTS</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6mHm0hjGbIOhOjUKq0y9gLJ3ZNBBP2uckXRLVK1dPhSgVaNzxP0mkn4sfUztDxQbtyFiaH29vRMfzauuDndS85Jr-2mnkyx2KdDpoccjeNhzCF5_io-4mnS1nxahj7Sv8iDWJhZOJYJKoJIieMm3mKLKJjjtf2IL9NTRFJz3Lsfs3hCqbHuDqhv9snQ=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6mHm0hjGbIOhOjUKq0y9gLJ3ZNBBP2uckXRLVK1dPhSgVaNzxP0mkn4sfUztDxQbtyFiaH29vRMfzauuDndS85Jr-2mnkyx2KdDpoccjeNhzCF5_io-4mnS1nxahj7Sv8iDWJhZOJYJKoJIieMm3mKLKJjjtf2IL9NTRFJz3Lsfs3hCqbHuDqhv9snQ=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bill has been adapting Batailles <span style="font-family: georgia;">de l'Ancién</span> Regime (BAR) for Ancients since November 2021. Here we see his forces advancing in a recent game. Clever eyes will see Hindu Archers and Pathan mounted and dismounted swordsmen from the 18th and 19th Centuries respectively. They look close enough. We use what we have to fill up the army. More appropriate Roman Republicans of Legio II are in the distance.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8z8Vx2qzoTsDcWk0CEqSkXDutE1fkZg4H0SrjMzzK9P_nOwVNmQwgpoCvi4obqRkQaqNsbRjW-ZSCoCGK3MEd4jofbqy4fueqn4WSfWvgpRglbJswN6GhohzoIyKflvy2jlPojOYp1CAL49BAOfpMDNpbwxdi2rJ8u0qifGuI3ALIYKu6RuQ3hPMCVg=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8z8Vx2qzoTsDcWk0CEqSkXDutE1fkZg4H0SrjMzzK9P_nOwVNmQwgpoCvi4obqRkQaqNsbRjW-ZSCoCGK3MEd4jofbqy4fueqn4WSfWvgpRglbJswN6GhohzoIyKflvy2jlPojOYp1CAL49BAOfpMDNpbwxdi2rJ8u0qifGuI3ALIYKu6RuQ3hPMCVg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Rob O's 28mm expertly painted Romans and Allies</div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: red; font-size: large;">NAVAL THUNDER GAME</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: red; font-size: large;">The Last Turn</span></b></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Scenario: Tirpitz with one destroyer and Prinz Eugen with Admiral Scheer versus Prince of Wales, Repulse and two destroyers near The Arctic Circle off Norway. Ship purchase points were close. We've played this scenario twice. The Kriegsmarine won both encounters. Tirpitz is a very powerful ship.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg17fUA_p0q9hZff88oc_AnUDGF9scoNwZvzIYQ_0UyYw16FC03ZSLgoOP7xFEytnhgMAtuX5yvWABmq8m0QJo2FCewbOZ96zFP98TDAMWLDTs-DdG-DAQWWgBSMaMFMNIsJsLpbDornGjYW-ZYbiJng_IefuG8wkK6Ko_4p51eV8iuH5bRWacpIVy7Ug=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg17fUA_p0q9hZff88oc_AnUDGF9scoNwZvzIYQ_0UyYw16FC03ZSLgoOP7xFEytnhgMAtuX5yvWABmq8m0QJo2FCewbOZ96zFP98TDAMWLDTs-DdG-DAQWWgBSMaMFMNIsJsLpbDornGjYW-ZYbiJng_IefuG8wkK6Ko_4p51eV8iuH5bRWacpIVy7Ug=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">GHQ 1/2400 scale Tirpitz giving me a final salvo....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNY1yzK1on_uD-3pBVD03R3UImv2sNZW8Tg_Vcq3CZZyEo5oEucWvAmVq7_pT3Cwb6q8bOuYgxfRdmm_nSf4-AW65ZSV2PvxUKPm14Kdh-E1EA5qqYYaw8zN8D5eRs2ziSGJneZHTJSvSgx-BZG8QcO-gPaQSC7hvWOL45VT0FGSM9QExsAUCTMAefPA=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNY1yzK1on_uD-3pBVD03R3UImv2sNZW8Tg_Vcq3CZZyEo5oEucWvAmVq7_pT3Cwb6q8bOuYgxfRdmm_nSf4-AW65ZSV2PvxUKPm14Kdh-E1EA5qqYYaw8zN8D5eRs2ziSGJneZHTJSvSgx-BZG8QcO-gPaQSC7hvWOL45VT0FGSM9QExsAUCTMAefPA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><span><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">As my GHQ Prince of Wales escaped through fog.</div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Destination: Scapa Flow!</div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: red; font-size: large;"><b>GREECE 1941</b></span></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR6FYynTv28A9k9H0_6Gv5evkDNbcKYxatn5x3hsAYQ4qyKuqCW47TvaJP1CkQ13pTWSjGjFkmmjhAcO8JdOT57yJdf5Au4optI0AflOclT_4IHEKZSSem6W4gJ2tKc1T04BL6MDHW-xi931mPhd_oyzmg3Etjm_Ko724n09F-ZoXkHTxI_U8nJzGCrA=s3240" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="3240" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR6FYynTv28A9k9H0_6Gv5evkDNbcKYxatn5x3hsAYQ4qyKuqCW47TvaJP1CkQ13pTWSjGjFkmmjhAcO8JdOT57yJdf5Au4optI0AflOclT_4IHEKZSSem6W4gJ2tKc1T04BL6MDHW-xi931mPhd_oyzmg3Etjm_Ko724n09F-ZoXkHTxI_U8nJzGCrA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bill got out our 15mm Blitzkrieg Commander forces recently after being idle for three years. This will be a future General Pettygree Battlestory. Shown is a small portion of a solo imagineered scenario test for a game in March. Here we see General Frisby (left rear) and myself (left front) discussing which Army will move first every turn. Generals Marx and Seydlitz won the throw.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGpul_nZw_gXEW6Cay6ixUusnPbVpRlwVV418H9rnQ0qN1UPG78JSd_AD2Htv6brFXrPNHWPxlc2PZUsAkO6LAFK-aIfM3p97fbdvDrTg41oZZ4QH_9Ktdr5ApSpUsI6Ke4TJoKsKDksXZbC49SFCyKxiOnJBYXQA70JUJCn8rY9lPU8w22dVzwFjq7w=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGpul_nZw_gXEW6Cay6ixUusnPbVpRlwVV418H9rnQ0qN1UPG78JSd_AD2Htv6brFXrPNHWPxlc2PZUsAkO6LAFK-aIfM3p97fbdvDrTg41oZZ4QH_9Ktdr5ApSpUsI6Ke4TJoKsKDksXZbC49SFCyKxiOnJBYXQA70JUJCn8rY9lPU8w22dVzwFjq7w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">We conclude our photo essay with Tom and Harry outside their A-9 looking for the foe and deciding if the road to the right leads to the Isthmus of Corinth and the Peloponnesus beyond. The Commonwealth Army was historically ordered to evacuate Greece in May 1941. This is what we will be doing.</div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">The model is a Command Decision 15mm A-9 British tank in North African campaign paint. Available from Brigade Games a decade ago. Maybe they still are.</div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>CLOSING REMARKS</b></span></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">(1) Remember your friends. Move units and throw dice with them.</div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">(2) Thank you for looking in.</div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">---------- ---------- ----------</span></div></span></div>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-34915849565348693322022-01-13T18:42:00.021-08:002022-01-14T18:51:11.909-08:00TESTING ANCIENT'S WITHDRAWAL RULE<p><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Apparently Republican Roman Legion Maniples could withdraw from melee to be replaced by Maniples from behind. No one knows exactly how this was accomplished. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One guess suggests tired individual soldiers in the fighting line withdrew and were replaced by individual soldiers sent from waiting unengaged Maniples in the rear. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Others say, no, an entire forward Maniple would withdraw to be replaced by a reserve Maniple from behind. The latter would move in filling the gap to continue melee. The following shows how the latter concept might work.</div></span><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;">TURN 1</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAL7n5Y_x-R9YQmJIhvE-66SYt903ZL0PI3afiMKHJw16h1kAYYyHyjFL9JJ9sTqmWuBsa5CLbPQ7OhtnRvKsDVSBDE69U2yR7Z95IX28vWB4eDLSbtHRcNcP_VqC6y3PyGaVqGJ5eBilOwH1dzw2tYENiRbPV-EC9jgKWfsM2_Q2UoYSHU07M4ns-HA=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAL7n5Y_x-R9YQmJIhvE-66SYt903ZL0PI3afiMKHJw16h1kAYYyHyjFL9JJ9sTqmWuBsa5CLbPQ7OhtnRvKsDVSBDE69U2yR7Z95IX28vWB4eDLSbtHRcNcP_VqC6y3PyGaVqGJ5eBilOwH1dzw2tYENiRbPV-EC9jgKWfsM2_Q2UoYSHU07M4ns-HA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two Numidian Masses (72 each) with mixed missiles and swords preceded by an Archer Screen (24). </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our Numidians are late 19th Century Hadendowah Tribesmen who resemble ancient Numidians closely enough. The Archers are 18th Century Indian Sub-Continent warriors who look the part. --- We use what we have.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNKspv1epAm80TCFIIZ5b6ogN3eutRiCqzTfg8A2zCBUkxti_ur48GAxXl0oak3V6AO8hW0g_NpA3pTBij5bZ2736DXPu-kqlp0N1f-MtU7w5dsI5KyQ0WTuW4n8V4UHf5kn3f0iHNa0mqusG4Qh9FYl8LAJYBCJz3m5rdnuyYdgkqj2qO9tH8r45D9w=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNKspv1epAm80TCFIIZ5b6ogN3eutRiCqzTfg8A2zCBUkxti_ur48GAxXl0oak3V6AO8hW0g_NpA3pTBij5bZ2736DXPu-kqlp0N1f-MtU7w5dsI5KyQ0WTuW4n8V4UHf5kn3f0iHNa0mqusG4Qh9FYl8LAJYBCJz3m5rdnuyYdgkqj2qO9tH8r45D9w=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: justify;">In the distance Legio II observes their arrival. T</span><span style="text-align: justify;">wo more Hastati and three Principes Maniples were left out of the test game. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Reason: Fewer Romans wanted.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfk7bqMyCx8gxObmaq9uBB4xT2vpelBLDsTioP2so6i_eOZjmPJT4R-TmbX5VIPKCOryaVaeEwUd3zyEfzQLpbwXycFfRah7rfRpEmMt8J9-2MiyGis9do1ijvmfzFffJzKlIcOKXcUFLo_10Duwwb-WrpWe2Px9VHKbRJf3_gIk2aKT--TdUDK7zWVw=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfk7bqMyCx8gxObmaq9uBB4xT2vpelBLDsTioP2so6i_eOZjmPJT4R-TmbX5VIPKCOryaVaeEwUd3zyEfzQLpbwXycFfRah7rfRpEmMt8J9-2MiyGis9do1ijvmfzFffJzKlIcOKXcUFLo_10Duwwb-WrpWe2Px9VHKbRJf3_gIk2aKT--TdUDK7zWVw=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Remember the bold Roman skirmish screen advance in the 1960 motion picture Spartacus? Here the Roman Javelin Screen (20) by card draw moves first with a throwing range of 8" closes to 6". The foe chose to not move. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next by a new card draw, the Romans threw missiles first taking out one archer. The archers (24" range) replied with 24 -1 = 23 bows taking out three javilineers.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">TURN 2</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOubvQns5yLlfEFps_Q66eYdKIcpxEj1lgZyqEJEJBpGkqQ7_aNTC_BGoqqEb0B7uasKvvr4eQdSgWTt8urj-L0zasH2s-sgKWbw-9sYru1qJNUmdsEdABqxC7zr35AOvsjYiyKCX9NWT2q24PJMX3kHGISbUtFtjpOGcXy_KZHZneASFezjCfaMkCYA=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOubvQns5yLlfEFps_Q66eYdKIcpxEj1lgZyqEJEJBpGkqQ7_aNTC_BGoqqEb0B7uasKvvr4eQdSgWTt8urj-L0zasH2s-sgKWbw-9sYru1qJNUmdsEdABqxC7zr35AOvsjYiyKCX9NWT2q24PJMX3kHGISbUtFtjpOGcXy_KZHZneASFezjCfaMkCYA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Numidians got to move first in Turn 2. Their archers split to flank the Roman open order screen while the two masses advanced. Once the latter came within 6", a Roman morale check was triggered. They fled 12"+3D6 = 25" to the rear.... </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq3IPeBjE3blx85x1OZ9SgRC_YIbf5-wt8UFzgZXovQjklhhEqMapjYz_q-gj8UNCm-xUVyEBAsEh_CN40H0aSifhpTuNrl_8XzC3bqmyAegJMx-J066mmTF9y0rG-udX4yScm7lYw53NLK6J-Yg2NqHc4qqLLKMI-gDxrOeZmXHWgV-RrGXcdKSZVRA=s3859" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="3859" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq3IPeBjE3blx85x1OZ9SgRC_YIbf5-wt8UFzgZXovQjklhhEqMapjYz_q-gj8UNCm-xUVyEBAsEh_CN40H0aSifhpTuNrl_8XzC3bqmyAegJMx-J066mmTF9y0rG-udX4yScm7lYw53NLK6J-Yg2NqHc4qqLLKMI-gDxrOeZmXHWgV-RrGXcdKSZVRA=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Passing through intervals in the first line of Hastati Legionaries (black plumes). </span><span style="font-size: medium;">To the rear 36 Principes (green plumes) and 24 Triarii (red plumes) wait.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Roman Javelineers are 25mm Miniature Figurines from the mid-1970s. Ancients indeed! Legionaries are 1st Corps with Little Big Man shield transfers available from 1st Corps. The latter provides consistent superior service.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSyGOfbqj52ToED9MLNZllxNLLjOqqE9IX5a00Yy9PnBwPvqdARLamy99mbJY6qzmtx2KjwIDB3travdpP0PP-ip0fu7LxC2m5e0lmfKjb04p0lefrYSymBHvzjRimNtNFRbljExs8cDOBV4ETBdlvH7Z6KGKNb_XxVjvgiG4htC2bbdySeFk2EDHYQQ=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSyGOfbqj52ToED9MLNZllxNLLjOqqE9IX5a00Yy9PnBwPvqdARLamy99mbJY6qzmtx2KjwIDB3travdpP0PP-ip0fu7LxC2m5e0lmfKjb04p0lefrYSymBHvzjRimNtNFRbljExs8cDOBV4ETBdlvH7Z6KGKNb_XxVjvgiG4htC2bbdySeFk2EDHYQQ=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">During the Roman portion of Turn 2 movement, the 36 Hastati closed up. No combatants were in arc, range or available to fire missiles.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-size: large;">TURN 3</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivsq40dSIP1wLO_cbNt85TUoO4fjVvFv6sW5On__g7IiPaj9WYl97jHy_5vyD1RxjIwcl0zzcZGMV1Yox6DKImirIpk76LK4j0Kwd381jCVEj0A537l9rQo91hhV2-_sq4XqK0rSnPiIeEGqsTXQnuxiE66QWXbtxddv8FZKIu2PVwPRvje4YFLON0Xw=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivsq40dSIP1wLO_cbNt85TUoO4fjVvFv6sW5On__g7IiPaj9WYl97jHy_5vyD1RxjIwcl0zzcZGMV1Yox6DKImirIpk76LK4j0Kwd381jCVEj0A537l9rQo91hhV2-_sq4XqK0rSnPiIeEGqsTXQnuxiE66QWXbtxddv8FZKIu2PVwPRvje4YFLON0Xw=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The first move (black card) allowed the Numidians to move first. Their archers moved to give flank fire into the Romans while the two masses moved to within javelin range.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2ekgo1fUSdr2ZZZi3j6y-r55_daNDZXAn8Z0NVzGlB0ewF4lwaVcYEQW8_ALdJqgpd9KR_r_7yF775RAsGiympnuHAXgBreGFvJnhbpJsMNxYYy__OEzJ0b4AShy75pgLT8TOo61ygF2a_t1Klkt7Ssrso74jITTXjw6NQpkn9xJVFio1sZHY2IELFQ=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2ekgo1fUSdr2ZZZi3j6y-r55_daNDZXAn8Z0NVzGlB0ewF4lwaVcYEQW8_ALdJqgpd9KR_r_7yF775RAsGiympnuHAXgBreGFvJnhbpJsMNxYYy__OEzJ0b4AShy75pgLT8TOo61ygF2a_t1Klkt7Ssrso74jITTXjw6NQpkn9xJVFio1sZHY2IELFQ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Legio II moved next. Their Javelin men did not rally and continued routing (green arrows) through intervals. The heavy infantry elected to advance (3 tan arrow markers) rather than stay in place. Had they remained in position, the sun would have been blotted out by enemy missiles.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The three Maniple Hastati body (36 black plumes - top center) charged forward throwing Pilums before contact.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To the left and right, two Principes Maniples charged enemy archers.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRfhOsuHN5MmgIZwICohmDAy3o0e5C-f5-uhwDInpJiIQpFy_OIlpU49ywYAd2IqxEyeVZx2jK8JmJPRCqMSgZEXRPld03VUB-SS9McFTX8ot5RJ0KwKZZuxiEgcKb47XKwYGR-fSeaL5yOFCxENHwXKKlqOTPFZV3Rp5W5CwyJu2LKGjvjmQVAFFYYw=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRfhOsuHN5MmgIZwICohmDAy3o0e5C-f5-uhwDInpJiIQpFy_OIlpU49ywYAd2IqxEyeVZx2jK8JmJPRCqMSgZEXRPld03VUB-SS9McFTX8ot5RJ0KwKZZuxiEgcKb47XKwYGR-fSeaL5yOFCxENHwXKKlqOTPFZV3Rp5W5CwyJu2LKGjvjmQVAFFYYw=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Numidians lost 14 warriors to Pilums. Surviving native missilemen cost Rome 3 Legionaries. Then the Romans marched forward into hand to hand combat.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZQa1ikqNWkotu-ps-OiYegOq44jujMoDwhECV5vs5Zdg4UXns9dmPp1IYt-RNGYJgNfhI-Tp5erFkiRVW5th2QqsJVca9f758ja3bPih2Vjm4ynYYbbupzJrpvQyM72rgv13Sv8rD9cMdQDAXjM5t50fmqhNlvEmD7nJhKb8QBrPDb3e6rC4vt4MvqA=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZQa1ikqNWkotu-ps-OiYegOq44jujMoDwhECV5vs5Zdg4UXns9dmPp1IYt-RNGYJgNfhI-Tp5erFkiRVW5th2QqsJVca9f758ja3bPih2Vjm4ynYYbbupzJrpvQyM72rgv13Sv8rD9cMdQDAXjM5t50fmqhNlvEmD7nJhKb8QBrPDb3e6rC4vt4MvqA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Left Principes Maniple charging enemy archers. Action on the right is not shown.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Both Principes Maniples forced archer morale checks when coming within 6". Both archer units fled. Had they made morale, they could have shot arrows and evaded. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiasOB0uES56xmg98bRmks3smzoeu186wuqWsHyWMf6BzNNAzat3DqUBGioRn4SWUUm4inf3mU4cB-RFyF0LvAr6GqRbgGepbU5cSk-i-7hy6YQkg_CvGpyoPza-z-If0xqM4y-1kFnpaG6xWLBjpfiaB_L7oRO5ep0TmzChiIET4HtuQIkorH9H1nOuQ=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiasOB0uES56xmg98bRmks3smzoeu186wuqWsHyWMf6BzNNAzat3DqUBGioRn4SWUUm4inf3mU4cB-RFyF0LvAr6GqRbgGepbU5cSk-i-7hy6YQkg_CvGpyoPza-z-If0xqM4y-1kFnpaG6xWLBjpfiaB_L7oRO5ep0TmzChiIET4HtuQIkorH9H1nOuQ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Turn movement is finished. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Numidian archers are fleeing in the distance as the melee begins (center). Two Triarii Maniples (red plumes) marched forward supporting the Principes Maniple (green plumes --- center bottom). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEichlEIC_-f4Plc-uYdBmdvXjnIVVF_OoVbxi8R1iyrpRp9b0BPgfs1EwPlfkQ-g8oTaSnrgTFrVTgTn04RUI_S86snoBZoArYE8VIhA1p73jZoOvarHiYJL0lOdlmRIezOYH2qB38GGHOpCvD2xRVQn45C5NcdX5zx4JW4e5K2_zUy0p-DZJbkNVUsag=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEichlEIC_-f4Plc-uYdBmdvXjnIVVF_OoVbxi8R1iyrpRp9b0BPgfs1EwPlfkQ-g8oTaSnrgTFrVTgTn04RUI_S86snoBZoArYE8VIhA1p73jZoOvarHiYJL0lOdlmRIezOYH2qB38GGHOpCvD2xRVQn45C5NcdX5zx4JW4e5K2_zUy0p-DZJbkNVUsag=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Melee Results</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>The Numidians filled in their losses from the rear meleeing with 48 warriors. The Roman Hastati body fought with 36 - 3 = 33 Legionaires.</span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Numidians: -14 warriors. --- Rome: -16 Legionaries. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Losers suffering the most melee casualties are forced back 6" followed by opponents. Losers now check morale needing a 2D6 modified result of 6 or more to hold. The throw was:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2D6 = 10 + 1 Charismatic Leader + 1 Veteran -2 Under 50% -2 Most melee casualties = 8.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The hugely depleted Romans held.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsvjqu2SGboYFotX26EuK-P51yRz76y0aq-Wb7Hg10tx4OvmambC387e0ds0Ip9FpnIb_0nOIX6_Lu7SOiX-_yoOKTqao3C6pYtMg8TgXDLJOMnEcPZuh8hK6OZ9W4vUfRvBqzzbqi7W2vRIgYfzQexTZ2dgqK6rxNi69wDWYbigMtTDbRP-Muz099qA=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsvjqu2SGboYFotX26EuK-P51yRz76y0aq-Wb7Hg10tx4OvmambC387e0ds0Ip9FpnIb_0nOIX6_Lu7SOiX-_yoOKTqao3C6pYtMg8TgXDLJOMnEcPZuh8hK6OZ9W4vUfRvBqzzbqi7W2vRIgYfzQexTZ2dgqK6rxNi69wDWYbigMtTDbRP-Muz099qA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Total Losses So Far:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Numidi</span>ans</b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Archers: 1 KIA + 23 Routed = 24 --- </span><span>Warriors: KIA = 29 --- Total: 53 lost </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Rome</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Javelins: 3 KIA + 17 Routed = 20 --- </span><span>Legionaries: 19 KIA --- </span><span>Total: 39 lost</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">TURN 4</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b>A Second Round of Melee Commences Testing</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b>The NEW Maniple Withdrawal Rule</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBOA7FbU591jqww__BUpnsYtB_6iqXzt1bhNvtxes7PUmTQWtF6Xz71IOKCP_Szsi9e8SFnyrY6LCqJNPGzvIMTcfReepPyIpXWoJVGtz5F8pyAPir-urA_1n-uq0twrvh8FcYXYhlS3yqHOgL_Tm71zzu7367APQqXX6x4XzJlegw4K-cZ7NmOvCCVw=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBOA7FbU591jqww__BUpnsYtB_6iqXzt1bhNvtxes7PUmTQWtF6Xz71IOKCP_Szsi9e8SFnyrY6LCqJNPGzvIMTcfReepPyIpXWoJVGtz5F8pyAPir-urA_1n-uq0twrvh8FcYXYhlS3yqHOgL_Tm71zzu7367APQqXX6x4XzJlegw4K-cZ7NmOvCCVw=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The first move card was red and therefore Roman. Green arrows show withdrawal routes for the three heavily reduced Hastati maniples after passing a Morale Check for each to withdraw. Failure would have caused a Rout.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0uZfb1LPDRaBTnbEQnPrTtlOKMCpbxV28rGDIMUK5aIKRJKqK3kcWssbW8eSZqYi9C9WiflbRD8Pf4kD1HGf-Yq474L3zwf2jPkmxP_iToY1X555QkYMoQmR2r0sb6-V1Lteks83gLIXnlYHSC2Qe5RopF-srmoVh_BqvI14xrPLcnDeGW3YDDINQXg=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0uZfb1LPDRaBTnbEQnPrTtlOKMCpbxV28rGDIMUK5aIKRJKqK3kcWssbW8eSZqYi9C9WiflbRD8Pf4kD1HGf-Yq474L3zwf2jPkmxP_iToY1X555QkYMoQmR2r0sb6-V1Lteks83gLIXnlYHSC2Qe5RopF-srmoVh_BqvI14xrPLcnDeGW3YDDINQXg=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Next in the same movement phase, two red plume Triarii and one green plume Principes maniples move into the place vacated by the Hastati. On the flanks two green plumend Principes Maniples charge into the flank of the enemy mass. The Numidians are ruled disordered/disorganized. Reason: They were just in a melee.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6DS1E_gYmag7WcuQfoNbJphoFO4RS0R2UE4AKICHf0s7XORFpEYOSdql0HBSm-Eb4WCZfJDNiImEZYTFtOMztRb1dPGjXRg6UqYC4oG9o4s80nEtYV6V9GW4NSzwyqBCz7gzzYuACHWBweo85H5cOVY4H9xWUWE3y5hCQYcrOWzytKV2x3Nz-GWHLtA=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6DS1E_gYmag7WcuQfoNbJphoFO4RS0R2UE4AKICHf0s7XORFpEYOSdql0HBSm-Eb4WCZfJDNiImEZYTFtOMztRb1dPGjXRg6UqYC4oG9o4s80nEtYV6V9GW4NSzwyqBCz7gzzYuACHWBweo85H5cOVY4H9xWUWE3y5hCQYcrOWzytKV2x3Nz-GWHLtA=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Green plumes throw pilums taking out 12 Numidians. Red plumes have non-throwing thrusting spears. </span><span>The Numidians throw afterwards taking losses into account. Their remaining missiles take out 4 Romans.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgtaCc8MydHLie8fdwbt7kCUFQn-pwWFiN_5wivAoB3Cj6iN7LfTxO33slLdSac_-NTslEKShPCeSRJvZRKg84ghrf0ENqBslSO1CCUGx6i6MvntShWHoxYEdQINQ_c1rIdzn7LbzqyK-y5D1m5jn_FHes04B2Dfny_eu1WKjczpu0rL0_wEVix3XChg=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgtaCc8MydHLie8fdwbt7kCUFQn-pwWFiN_5wivAoB3Cj6iN7LfTxO33slLdSac_-NTslEKShPCeSRJvZRKg84ghrf0ENqBslSO1CCUGx6i6MvntShWHoxYEdQINQ_c1rIdzn7LbzqyK-y5D1m5jn_FHes04B2Dfny_eu1WKjczpu0rL0_wEVix3XChg=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Romans won the melee. The above image shows the Numidians pushed back 6" followed by the Legionaries. Losses in the simultaneous melee were, Numidians: 23, Romans: 8. It is hard to fight well when disordered if the D6 Disordered Throw is high. They could have thrown 1s in which case they would barely be disordered.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSkVEgN7WVu-0cnTBsBU42EnvUy0llnYbVbtyiOBv2SoESXPbR0FbFILfgSt-Ri95-FiToAqJaQ0BBZWK7HmV8WV-lXXvUYEldpeOpA1gjr87lCJ7ladXztmlCr9vp15b3ar0qHePnQmZ4fE3yAOKiKN_DUXEALvaAF_pVPY4_RQDCwGd1mrBDoCWaGQ=s3797" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="3797" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSkVEgN7WVu-0cnTBsBU42EnvUy0llnYbVbtyiOBv2SoESXPbR0FbFILfgSt-Ri95-FiToAqJaQ0BBZWK7HmV8WV-lXXvUYEldpeOpA1gjr87lCJ7ladXztmlCr9vp15b3ar0qHePnQmZ4fE3yAOKiKN_DUXEALvaAF_pVPY4_RQDCwGd1mrBDoCWaGQ=w400-h268" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since the natives lost the melee, required morale checks were thrown. 2D6 morale throws started below average before negative modifiers were computed. Both Numidian bodies routed as shown by green arrows.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One body threw 2D6 = 4 -2 most melee casualties - 2 disorganized = 0. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The other threw 2D6 = 5 -2 most melee casualties -4 disorganized = -1.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A modified 6 was needed to hold to allow a third and last round of melee.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuOJ_xt9z159AEKMAJ5fAx2HTMD7Q4kq23AZLTPbHm-217hyoZp5PvQnAob-Ni9HtcI406cTVyMoG3TJD8QVzLZIF6tldFCHJG2C-gBChwucrYSm-wb3H2rbbULeK64-SiOZNZaST2naaJoppxoIcuXOAhJoGDhVw-4JQWwfDpcYGcdgCNerLRD2Pzjg=s3850" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2568" data-original-width="3850" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuOJ_xt9z159AEKMAJ5fAx2HTMD7Q4kq23AZLTPbHm-217hyoZp5PvQnAob-Ni9HtcI406cTVyMoG3TJD8QVzLZIF6tldFCHJG2C-gBChwucrYSm-wb3H2rbbULeK64-SiOZNZaST2naaJoppxoIcuXOAhJoGDhVw-4JQWwfDpcYGcdgCNerLRD2Pzjg=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Legio II let the Numidians go and reformed on the ridge.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Decimated by combat.</div></span><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">---------- ---------- ---------- ----------</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;">CLOSING REMARKS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Final Losses:</b></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Numidi</span>ans </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Archers: 1 KIA + 23 Routed = 24 --- </span><span>Warriors: KIA = 62 --- Total: 86 lost </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>168 warriors -86 lost (51%): 82 survivors</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Rome</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Javelins: 3 KIA + 17 Routed = 20 --- </span><span>Legionaries: 31 KIA --- </span><span>Total: 51 lost</span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>116 soldiers -51 lost (44%): 65 survivors</b></span></span></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Numidian Advantages</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Enemy javelin screen easily chased away </span><span>without being able to fire/evade.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two very large melee units armed with mixed missiles/swords.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">48 warriors meleed the foe in two rounds by filling in from the back. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The foe always fought with fewer men.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Neither mass fell below half original #s which helped morale checks.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Numidian Disadvantages</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Archer screen </span><span>easily chased away without being able to fire/evade.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Warrior saving throws/hit = 1D6 5-6.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Deep formation caused some extra missile losses.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Disordered after the Hastati withdrew.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Each mass was flanked in melee.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Unlucky card draw to fire missiles before the foe.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maniple withdrawal rule brought in fresh Romans.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">---------- ---------- ---------- ----------</span></div></div>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-53318101005152024952021-12-16T20:40:00.001-08:002021-12-16T20:57:08.076-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Bethlehem, Judea</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4nvDq9TUs1XBAKljcrlYI7Kc5maF1WolzOVUkcvbvNpObfTLCPQ-c_92ou6fsFJGHCUfmr7SzT5CRFJVILcUCZ0Tk5G0f2utFJlvqWHGc07rFgGFKZxczMu-JUPDASTM7bIRVJ12r9zFO6YUSToGEIF3cb8d2m8XJjCo5jpJcvZDXHtt4qEVT7PI8wA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4nvDq9TUs1XBAKljcrlYI7Kc5maF1WolzOVUkcvbvNpObfTLCPQ-c_92ou6fsFJGHCUfmr7SzT5CRFJVILcUCZ0Tk5G0f2utFJlvqWHGc07rFgGFKZxczMu-JUPDASTM7bIRVJ12r9zFO6YUSToGEIF3cb8d2m8XJjCo5jpJcvZDXHtt4qEVT7PI8wA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"...while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn." </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"...for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Merry Christmas</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Innkeeper made room for Jesus. Please always make room for Jesus too.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">-----</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Closing Remarks</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;">Ignatius Holy Bible Verses: Luke 2: 6-7, 2 and 14.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;">Figurines: King and Country The Life of Jesus 1:30 Scale</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;">-----</span></p>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-81868959625571798022021-10-22T19:19:00.011-07:002021-11-15T19:52:53.340-08:00Chapter III Concludes Legio II's Battle on Sardonia<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When?: Late Roman Republic Era Date Uncertain<br />Location: Sardonia Island<br />Situation: King Sardonicus III Contests Legio II<br />Miniatures: Using What I Have<br />Rules: Adapted from Batailles de l'Ancien Régime<br />Solo Game In An Imagineered Ancient World</span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Previously</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">See Chapter II</span></div><div><a href="https://campaignsingermania.blogspot.com/2021/10/chapter-ii-legio-iis-battle-on-sardonia.html">https://campaignsingermania.blogspot.com/2021/10/chapter-ii-legio-iis-battle-on-sardonia.html</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wherein King Sardonicus III began the battle at his southern shore to hurl Republican Roman invaders back into The Middle Sea. Pompeous Augustus Pettygree and Legio II were handled roughly. Sardonian "Mighty Men" believe victory is in sight. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let us now return to the cavalry battle on....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>The Roman Far Right Flank</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDgZvUE5QqbHpSkQGtyEcx3QnD653BZ0VIJPFLlzH_fXgjibZcLFP3CuDYYe8XUzqfGJONvdA4PyDbhItEC2p2EXOZwzicN8_eWurN4BxE4Suyiv2zcmTBLPXXnH_elhNHPysNFpaD-Xv/s2048/img_3696b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDgZvUE5QqbHpSkQGtyEcx3QnD653BZ0VIJPFLlzH_fXgjibZcLFP3CuDYYe8XUzqfGJONvdA4PyDbhItEC2p2EXOZwzicN8_eWurN4BxE4Suyiv2zcmTBLPXXnH_elhNHPysNFpaD-Xv/w400-h266/img_3696b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Where Marcellenius Alexander Pettygree, son of the commander of Legio II, took command of the Light Numidian Cavalry and Medium Roman Cavalry to break through heavier Sardonian horsemen. The melee had been indecisive with equal losses per side. It raged on.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcvNoOgMIAdthuPZETIp1tqmv-Dhshqm2synurh8xW87f2H7YmoWy-VVUUudosNkCVie982uXFX_sv2tEK2hLfj5Tr1cBMcnLXr7eO8x5zNyE5EyW8-qUnY9HLB0RHW7T6GGAb5WLOv6J/s2048/img_3691c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1368" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcvNoOgMIAdthuPZETIp1tqmv-Dhshqm2synurh8xW87f2H7YmoWy-VVUUudosNkCVie982uXFX_sv2tEK2hLfj5Tr1cBMcnLXr7eO8x5zNyE5EyW8-qUnY9HLB0RHW7T6GGAb5WLOv6J/w268-h400/img_3691c.jpg" width="268" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Draw your sword and fight! What kind of insult do you cast without a weapon? Are you a Mighty Man or a wretched Sorcerer?"</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknB9CE5Z8bcm2tWsDPeRtWwq3qVNbywn_Q9ig8qqSgZLurmzuvStl9RDyXPqo25L5PvYZmYoifWuypXTc3ORrbLR-BUVWdr7jUrkRA2MsGNZcVlMZlhTuTGMw7Zw7qokaL6xSXIvkN0Tz/s2048/img_3700b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknB9CE5Z8bcm2tWsDPeRtWwq3qVNbywn_Q9ig8qqSgZLurmzuvStl9RDyXPqo25L5PvYZmYoifWuypXTc3ORrbLR-BUVWdr7jUrkRA2MsGNZcVlMZlhTuTGMw7Zw7qokaL6xSXIvkN0Tz/w400-h400/img_3700b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"Now I know. You are a coward. My Numidians! They have turned to follow their fleeing leader. After them for honor and spoils. To the enemy baggage train!" </div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3KJeNQp8pCXQlPGYvRURdlnHJjz8OkVD5eFB5rivJ9y9PbII6UGoE2fL4gN67K-wXiSLlMmQu29FuL3zvbOMZue11ZAE11StaRO1SzODDc0eBYP0hYbdMeer5RRZXRU8WpcpipSk5Roh/s2048/img_3699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3KJeNQp8pCXQlPGYvRURdlnHJjz8OkVD5eFB5rivJ9y9PbII6UGoE2fL4gN67K-wXiSLlMmQu29FuL3zvbOMZue11ZAE11StaRO1SzODDc0eBYP0hYbdMeer5RRZXRU8WpcpipSk5Roh/w400-h268/img_3699.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sound the pursuit!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOHLf7YeQHMCMOjBoFeBfMO4FKIluwO2FGfyHQAq9JX0afnQr1TLUVKh92LzcizCUqv8Ba4QLqrnnBtSu8Wo5ivtCTOXheJxDQ62JkMaLWsLDjNK7jROukBe4KADLvlB6S-GK9qIWD-Ve/s2048/img_3701b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOHLf7YeQHMCMOjBoFeBfMO4FKIluwO2FGfyHQAq9JX0afnQr1TLUVKh92LzcizCUqv8Ba4QLqrnnBtSu8Wo5ivtCTOXheJxDQ62JkMaLWsLDjNK7jROukBe4KADLvlB6S-GK9qIWD-Ve/w400-h266/img_3701b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">"Follow me!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-size: large;">"Ah. I see King Sardonicus III atop an elephant. He will make a fine spectacle in our victory procession upon returning to Rome."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqG1xXEyw3YgH9nsxArtSEJnqmRjq-iPZdkZIT0s4Sqn7QKa2wNVlq3qYhw-ubglz19F4HKqAXaGZGyaXe_5W3EYzKPHv8fth-GcfFGQG7shJ-A0lKAuB2ImLGS1avj0IoUSW1fux3NgA/s2048/img_3707b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqG1xXEyw3YgH9nsxArtSEJnqmRjq-iPZdkZIT0s4Sqn7QKa2wNVlq3qYhw-ubglz19F4HKqAXaGZGyaXe_5W3EYzKPHv8fth-GcfFGQG7shJ-A0lKAuB2ImLGS1avj0IoUSW1fux3NgA/w400-h400/img_3707b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">"Sire, I beg to bring unwelcome news. Our cavalry force has been beaten and has fled."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">"Preposterous. Surely you exaggerate."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ76ybjROBulphC7mI2l8NXa0NTlxMrG0Z-5BO0RO7Yh1cY0Mj1JzIL1V9KVNc7pk5Ddak3u9ISFrW1nUZihQWwcEYK4A_J0awvwV2PSs4jxFnYs3G_nJ8N_Iuo7eQNa0sSWr9r3WZ-wIX/s2048/img_3702b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ76ybjROBulphC7mI2l8NXa0NTlxMrG0Z-5BO0RO7Yh1cY0Mj1JzIL1V9KVNc7pk5Ddak3u9ISFrW1nUZihQWwcEYK4A_J0awvwV2PSs4jxFnYs3G_nJ8N_Iuo7eQNa0sSWr9r3WZ-wIX/w400-h266/img_3702b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">"He does not lie Your Excellency. Look into the dust on our left. The Romans are coming for you --- I mean, us."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"I see the cloud and horsemen. --- Do something Craxus!"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"There are two counsels my King. The first is post your Household Swordsmen between the Romans and thee awaiting the outcome of the infantry battle in the Center. If that engagement goes well as I said it would, enemy horsemen will achieve nothing galloping here and there wearing out their horses."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"And the second, Craxus?"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Immediately send messengers to the Romans declaring the battle is ended and proclaim absolute unwavering obedience to Rome again."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3akk7eZzh8cCaU-pXMeyUY-SQQq7Oly-T_xgyQJokV5OEfXTUX_ouYB7JDoIF7blrkqt6GH192JAI9rQmo3s4YlX3uxSWX4wu2vFg9CdSqKOo0knotnEIJ3i-vQBEMJ3RtlqsDcGxgCZm/s3888/img_3703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3akk7eZzh8cCaU-pXMeyUY-SQQq7Oly-T_xgyQJokV5OEfXTUX_ouYB7JDoIF7blrkqt6GH192JAI9rQmo3s4YlX3uxSWX4wu2vFg9CdSqKOo0knotnEIJ3i-vQBEMJ3RtlqsDcGxgCZm/w400-h400/img_3703.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">"Never! My guards will stand and obey me."</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"As you wish, Sire."</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">THE INFANTRY BATTLE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfosq36zMypMVbxvixHrGVubUJ6pVoNKe_tz2mrgHotKgH9N5alzUdU8bYw_RFPwcJJkxDZuC6kXRSheHIQdUvnfRM6x7OTEKA6fKsFjpQZ1tl9kViO2_sbUwx3sgwLS4Evb74rkKsi1n/s2048/img_3697c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1367" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfosq36zMypMVbxvixHrGVubUJ6pVoNKe_tz2mrgHotKgH9N5alzUdU8bYw_RFPwcJJkxDZuC6kXRSheHIQdUvnfRM6x7OTEKA6fKsFjpQZ1tl9kViO2_sbUwx3sgwLS4Evb74rkKsi1n/w268-h400/img_3697c.jpg" width="268" /></a></div></b></div></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Charging Sardonian Green Sashed Swordsmen (image top) were indeed winning the day pushing the Legionaires back. Pompeous Augustus Pettygree rode forward taking personal command.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzFJ_4CjYTJsrEJvRPKHMPdKwhEwaNWO1FE8JvaoSMCaPRVKM11tKelNu7QFVbkD8g-SRwPBg1PZ2wxACLMZ1MfyOZOKXgdulSnk8Z5HOjZpOrY5WdQLxibF1akHz8d-mzTK8XGodYnZj/s2048/img_3668b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzFJ_4CjYTJsrEJvRPKHMPdKwhEwaNWO1FE8JvaoSMCaPRVKM11tKelNu7QFVbkD8g-SRwPBg1PZ2wxACLMZ1MfyOZOKXgdulSnk8Z5HOjZpOrY5WdQLxibF1akHz8d-mzTK8XGodYnZj/w400-h266/img_3668b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">"Romans! Stand your ground. Whom do you think these impertinent Barbarians are? --- Reserve Cohorts advance along our sides and attack the enemy flanks."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_D_dcmAQm4P5xa6U0KEpt-H723pGo16pVVY9MhHX_JiuGyOR5IB4Yk_SLx4HdF8ADkW4zJtV3Fz8BEXuMCLPR7_6fYBzpHw9pvug3tzUHH5K9rkqGpxUzSWTseBJoXrsvDzOcGXVPC1c/s2048/img_3706b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_D_dcmAQm4P5xa6U0KEpt-H723pGo16pVVY9MhHX_JiuGyOR5IB4Yk_SLx4HdF8ADkW4zJtV3Fz8BEXuMCLPR7_6fYBzpHw9pvug3tzUHH5K9rkqGpxUzSWTseBJoXrsvDzOcGXVPC1c/w400-h268/img_3706b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">They did as ordered.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9A_o6jE6Q9DaTMsw4KfP1_yQyHOdSr1NdKbj_bCcF1i3Zn-jXexkapB-HY0f6pyva9utO8nJVeaSDfdhCgMCWHJVorGScU-FvtHiPy8kURRzKhsoPebJmpnbBPexaWHLlPjwwEpO-zuwW/s2048/img_3710b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9A_o6jE6Q9DaTMsw4KfP1_yQyHOdSr1NdKbj_bCcF1i3Zn-jXexkapB-HY0f6pyva9utO8nJVeaSDfdhCgMCWHJVorGScU-FvtHiPy8kURRzKhsoPebJmpnbBPexaWHLlPjwwEpO-zuwW/w400-h400/img_3710b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">"It goes well General. The Barbarians are quivering."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Bring up the Catafractarii to discourage the foe more."</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VL_YXfOhRPWKuVrxAND-s1MNTqi1JckpbNvkvdPjdDmoilm8Trh9yjrZimEVbDh9kM_iyaIoU7PVcW607WFARPiU2g6VUqrGZtT76sSSDdfc05PdprMpVPA4W_OMK1fO4SeNdBPiAW6a/s2048/img_3705b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VL_YXfOhRPWKuVrxAND-s1MNTqi1JckpbNvkvdPjdDmoilm8Trh9yjrZimEVbDh9kM_iyaIoU7PVcW607WFARPiU2g6VUqrGZtT76sSSDdfc05PdprMpVPA4W_OMK1fO4SeNdBPiAW6a/w400-h400/img_3705b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"They are already here, My Lord, awaiting your pleasure."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">"Good. Now let's see what will happen to the Barbarian infantry."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQis6EI2y42XBsM_wHOsoZvq8IoB_PM2Vo_-Z9ddoOE-qCV6EKt2NmT_30tauncz30SpBw-FCgOs_xygr7p-Dv2w5feTMEW_g1Z-3E0_jJAH21edqMAssGlQvN2AflygpNHklNEDoTAy0p/s2048/img_3712b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQis6EI2y42XBsM_wHOsoZvq8IoB_PM2Vo_-Z9ddoOE-qCV6EKt2NmT_30tauncz30SpBw-FCgOs_xygr7p-Dv2w5feTMEW_g1Z-3E0_jJAH21edqMAssGlQvN2AflygpNHklNEDoTAy0p/w400-h400/img_3712b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Sardonian Green Sashes suffered huge losses and are.... </div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhollE1KwVqQ04VWeMjcVCZHD4IWcmU6UQMn_IBLMIxpjFB1e8aaXlkXiaWurmozvuAxvfQ1Oh5yOj09t5ywqSb5xxKi2SdbQNHYUnVAXUc2hV8nC4lbn0hU4cTQjcLbzFJGlOAKkstGXZl/s2048/img_3717b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhollE1KwVqQ04VWeMjcVCZHD4IWcmU6UQMn_IBLMIxpjFB1e8aaXlkXiaWurmozvuAxvfQ1Oh5yOj09t5ywqSb5xxKi2SdbQNHYUnVAXUc2hV8nC4lbn0hU4cTQjcLbzFJGlOAKkstGXZl/w400-h268/img_3717b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pushed back and then break.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3k33fSPND8lLFIDPOLBWEbdTrWkB43VFiX117-fXs5w6KBCNmguLRjXVoM6d6fr5DbmmYImc3U_UJZyHnAD1ol5JynxzEvGLo0xoUfkcUX4KeltKFrF5pCe7z6a4V4u9rwcA_rsC32bmu/s3888/img_3718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3k33fSPND8lLFIDPOLBWEbdTrWkB43VFiX117-fXs5w6KBCNmguLRjXVoM6d6fr5DbmmYImc3U_UJZyHnAD1ol5JynxzEvGLo0xoUfkcUX4KeltKFrF5pCe7z6a4V4u9rwcA_rsC32bmu/w400-h400/img_3718.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Running back to their astonished King.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68ODBtwrB9C2L6DwfGUrX7nc84SklZNtU_9ZL7X2b99fOxn_YgmW2xDnZ29Vu6vRrjanNz3E_DgxMJWwMQ9pYdJmd_RKCAOqPe1JPHPJFJqLFuefCUcvewd7ST3f-Xh3EhTWQVKR-RUaj/s2048/img_3698b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68ODBtwrB9C2L6DwfGUrX7nc84SklZNtU_9ZL7X2b99fOxn_YgmW2xDnZ29Vu6vRrjanNz3E_DgxMJWwMQ9pYdJmd_RKCAOqPe1JPHPJFJqLFuefCUcvewd7ST3f-Xh3EhTWQVKR-RUaj/w400-h400/img_3698b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, the five Cohorts on the far Left Flank no longer protected by their Javelin Screen, became weary of enemy Archers to their front and.... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijm8pfOjZwp_fpap1twvdanlMqBCyzZ4WNikwI1R4lrDf5javuoG51Pe6JcNKIlhRD9cgCve_gUED-OTtk5Q7Kjin4RXp2W1VyWTSq1r8RmIVx4a957u81AnznIXKG-QlxR_v8WymSIdfa/s2048/img_3704b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijm8pfOjZwp_fpap1twvdanlMqBCyzZ4WNikwI1R4lrDf5javuoG51Pe6JcNKIlhRD9cgCve_gUED-OTtk5Q7Kjin4RXp2W1VyWTSq1r8RmIVx4a957u81AnznIXKG-QlxR_v8WymSIdfa/w400-h266/img_3704b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Charged. The Archers fled (not shown) without loosing another arrow. Sardonia's monarch (upper left) was initially unaware of this new developing disaster. His Orange Sash Swordsmen were though.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">FINIS</b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4lUVkjjdV5egJXGKtgMGgSrjrwRvMqWHueRV_AquLGlD-Md7kG0tDJJDRy_M-vGPzvePF7clni46d17CbzmVvI6VJMUC73sz6-RoY3LXZ9o3t14pMPeq3FxpzLA_Fu5ZgYScZeTx5CQ9/s2048/img_3715b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4lUVkjjdV5egJXGKtgMGgSrjrwRvMqWHueRV_AquLGlD-Md7kG0tDJJDRy_M-vGPzvePF7clni46d17CbzmVvI6VJMUC73sz6-RoY3LXZ9o3t14pMPeq3FxpzLA_Fu5ZgYScZeTx5CQ9/w400-h266/img_3715b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The battle then paused taking a breath before resuming. </span>The distant Sardonian Army contracted itself into the shape of the Roman Numeral L. Craxus knows they are finished. Now so does Sardonicus III. Messengers were sent to the Roman Commander in Chief requesting a parlay.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZCNfJhRfK6EbipsR8zYgJUQoLwaAUI6hN4QOdhPAEdA071VU3wmWTb8_-UQNitBt_LXgn_sbLDNn7a37zlFB3Ql99zS4nDvBoCJjBnHNPZkNHc2Ci5lkz4tkiczVfNPPTjJ60hHiBo8A/s2048/img_3719b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZCNfJhRfK6EbipsR8zYgJUQoLwaAUI6hN4QOdhPAEdA071VU3wmWTb8_-UQNitBt_LXgn_sbLDNn7a37zlFB3Ql99zS4nDvBoCJjBnHNPZkNHc2Ci5lkz4tkiczVfNPPTjJ60hHiBo8A/w400-h266/img_3719b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>"Greetings my Lord Pompeous Alexander Pettygree, Supreme Commander the Roman Republic's vaunted Second Legion. I am Craxus Maximus, Chief Minister of Sardonicus III. The King and I congratulate you about your honorable victory. Behold, Sire, I am before you to request terms."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fLmUhxtWDNZAQbWZ9v-uQuKzi7CafjKkaKS9j6R0VBKGYA4M4AnX__S25b8nk0SHrmAr0fNNTNRUyXvT8P0LVrCEiSpbJcAl8by3i9ILn7Px2wF5lYms68IvZYuuR8H3O95zy9Tc-22F/s2048/img_3721b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fLmUhxtWDNZAQbWZ9v-uQuKzi7CafjKkaKS9j6R0VBKGYA4M4AnX__S25b8nk0SHrmAr0fNNTNRUyXvT8P0LVrCEiSpbJcAl8by3i9ILn7Px2wF5lYms68IvZYuuR8H3O95zy9Tc-22F/w400-h266/img_3721b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>"I am honored to consider your surrender and plea." </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"First, let it be known that the Third Legion arrives within days. Further resistance by your Army would be unwise."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Second, before the mid-day Sun, your forces will discard every weapon and shield where they stand."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Third, bonfires will be lit in front of my Legion at sunset. Your Army will parade in front of it."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Fourth, on the morrow your forces will disperse taking such sustenance as necessary to return to the capital."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Fifth, King Sardonicus III will remain in my camp enjoying our courtesies until you return from the capital with triple the tribute not paid to Rome this annum. You have ten days to return."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"What is your response Minister Craxus?" <br /> </div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Your generosity General, will be remembered for all time. We accept your terms."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>CLOSING REMARKS</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>1. Roman Tallies</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">60-25 Light Infantry* = 35</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">60-4 Hastati = 56</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">60-18 Principes = 42</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">24-2 Triarii = 22</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">30-14 Numidian Cavalry = 16</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">16-2 Medium Cavalry* = 14</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">4-0 Medium Cavalry* = 4</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">12-0 Very Heavy Cavalry = 12</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">8-0 Siege Crewmen* = 8</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>9-0 Leaders = 9</u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">283 Miniatures At Start</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>-65 Lost (-23%)</u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">218 Miniatures At Finish</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>2. Sardonian Tallies</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">72-20 Archers = 52</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">72-0 Red Sash Swordsmen = 72</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">72-0 Orange Sash Swordsmen = 72</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">72-45 Green Sash Swordsmen = 27</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">24-0 Household Guards = 24</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">11-0 Household Misc. = 11</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">10-10 Light Cavalry = 0</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">24-24 Medium Cavalry = 0</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>11-1 Leaders = 10</u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">368 Miniatures At Start</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>-100 Lost (-27%)</u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">268 Miniatures At Finish</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. Craxus Commentaries</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our Right Flank forces were to move swiftly forward and engage Legio II. However,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>After </span><span>Marcellenius Alexander Pettygree swept our horsemen from the field on the opposite flank and headed for our rear, we were taken out of our battle plan. It required the Red Sash Swordsmen that were posted near there (not even mentioned above) to retire to cover us. Half our archers and the Household Guard of the King were also called to help.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Orange Sash Swordsmen adjacent to the mutilated Green Sash Swordsmen were supposed to attack with the latter and push the Romans back to the coast. However, they paused as our leaders contemplated what enemy cavalry might do in their jubilations.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our sole happiness came from our archers single-handedly ruining the enemy Light Infantry Screen. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">4. Raison d' </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Être</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">(a) Action for my mostly new Republican Romans.*</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">(b) Had to conscript close enough foes outside Antiquity.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">(c) Get in a solo game. Real opponents preferred.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">(d) Test the rules and fine tune them for next times.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">(e) Casualty rings used to accelerate play.**</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">* Some were very old pards: 1970s Mini-Figs.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">**Table needs clearing for 1942 Burma tomorrow!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. Your interest and remarks are appreciated very much. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you for looking in.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<</b></span></div>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-38250542924923262282021-10-20T19:23:00.004-07:002021-10-21T03:00:54.751-07:00Chapter II: Legio II's Battle On Sardonia<span style="font-size: large;"><br />When?: Late Roman Republic Era Date Uncertain<br />Location: Sardonia Island<br />Situation: King Sardonicus III Contests Legio II<br />Miniatures: Using What I Have<br />Rules: Adapted from Batailles de l'Ancien Régime <br />Solo Game In An Imagineered Ancient World</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Previously</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">See Chapter I</span></div><div><span><a href="https://campaignsingermania.blogspot.com/2021/10/chapter-i-legio-iis-battle-on-sardonia.html">https://campaignsingermania.blogspot.com/2021/10/chapter-i-legio-iis-battle-on-sardonia.html</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wherein King Sardonicus III hastened to his southern shore to throw Republican Roman invaders back into The Middle Sea. Pompeous Augustus Pettygree and Legio II had come ashore demanding the renewal of tribute. At the end of Chapter I, all forces were in motion with screens about to engage thusly.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABgJB2M22xFXk-VVgs6cI35a390TN86REb6YOnIxvDefD2Fmj7Qf7QynDysgBqYpA0jfC5aELEIAf-8EMVC4SJ9deKMRJsh8T9SdUprbPT0UYG4jTRZZycaHMBkjs80LggQqILqMUIccP/s3888/img_3677.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABgJB2M22xFXk-VVgs6cI35a390TN86REb6YOnIxvDefD2Fmj7Qf7QynDysgBqYpA0jfC5aELEIAf-8EMVC4SJ9deKMRJsh8T9SdUprbPT0UYG4jTRZZycaHMBkjs80LggQqILqMUIccP/w400-h400/img_3677.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now observe the upper right of this image at....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">THE ROMAN FAR RIGHT FLANK</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRR1yg97X5dE8R8TjwxsM6F_st4__gprGZCalNwMUW7K9VhlZpXd4H-6pmboj6-kbM3b_Q1uarC45Fh-0D6mHmB1Pq15ObrCRUSfZ2x9xumcOutA9BE4vyNzPPje-SSWK_sDgMAUWY22I1/s2048/img_3678b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRR1yg97X5dE8R8TjwxsM6F_st4__gprGZCalNwMUW7K9VhlZpXd4H-6pmboj6-kbM3b_Q1uarC45Fh-0D6mHmB1Pq15ObrCRUSfZ2x9xumcOutA9BE4vyNzPPje-SSWK_sDgMAUWY22I1/w400-h266/img_3678b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Roman Auxiliary Numidian Light Cavalry and Slingers stop advancing Sardonian Light Cavalry as Marcellenius Alexander Pettygree arrives to take command bringing more....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYi2iVGDYKYK7NkLstMXF52Kn0uHqXRNazFkHZEEou4vomLpfnzfF0eWbQVcRp-3hSTc0Obsp6RglAYa6H7GiFPqBmfLyLw7G45fwdJqPrOW_Wg_ztSQwZmwJv1FZ5n5dvxCCtDqZw_Fz/s2048/img_3689b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYi2iVGDYKYK7NkLstMXF52Kn0uHqXRNazFkHZEEou4vomLpfnzfF0eWbQVcRp-3hSTc0Obsp6RglAYa6H7GiFPqBmfLyLw7G45fwdJqPrOW_Wg_ztSQwZmwJv1FZ5n5dvxCCtDqZw_Fz/w400-h268/img_3689b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Numidians shouting, "Hail Marcellenius!" as Sardonian Lights fall back and heavier enemy cavalry arrives (upper right). <span style="text-align: center;">He roars back, "Charge!"</span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNpqDm7ARciPhOQEL2MsHvelsEdsbdgi3tKqY_96HmJWsK5PzK0e2UtEby_1suU95auf4eHTKPfUkOGzh4Y6P9UQnxS7Q5CMcAEVi3EtfTLMh3h0WBsNQYGwvW7QYp4lLdvBEmiUpubjq/s2048/img_3690b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNpqDm7ARciPhOQEL2MsHvelsEdsbdgi3tKqY_96HmJWsK5PzK0e2UtEby_1suU95auf4eHTKPfUkOGzh4Y6P9UQnxS7Q5CMcAEVi3EtfTLMh3h0WBsNQYGwvW7QYp4lLdvBEmiUpubjq/w400-h266/img_3690b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Both bodies of horsemen surge forward as </span>more Roman red-clad horsemen arrive in support.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5XryBE8EdhmUJiPT2_AKXU5vU_rAOJWh0moLR4T2qJqCgQQwFNUQZ5oyfsZbKYu3l0bk8H7Ol9oYng6hxqgclrJ1B5zFFL3ma3dGPf7x40ABLFYFbQIrvm5hrZFtrfFxQwRFP3-jy8IE/s3888/img_3691.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5XryBE8EdhmUJiPT2_AKXU5vU_rAOJWh0moLR4T2qJqCgQQwFNUQZ5oyfsZbKYu3l0bk8H7Ol9oYng6hxqgclrJ1B5zFFL3ma3dGPf7x40ABLFYFbQIrvm5hrZFtrfFxQwRFP3-jy8IE/w400-h400/img_3691.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The two leaders face each other in the tumult.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8H6dTxphkcxqzc9_92GhfVz1Luz2qP1LOoAdPAFIbMJZzrR0VX-jiRsXsmBKcOXfA7ld-aFpKMjTbqsiKeSh2_UZP38wJhH3DsJKJkR9ZY7GZs62GfS3MAlV4PhJ0fINvz3ZqG1hAGF1/s2048/img_3696b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8H6dTxphkcxqzc9_92GhfVz1Luz2qP1LOoAdPAFIbMJZzrR0VX-jiRsXsmBKcOXfA7ld-aFpKMjTbqsiKeSh2_UZP38wJhH3DsJKJkR9ZY7GZs62GfS3MAlV4PhJ0fINvz3ZqG1hAGF1/w400-h266/img_3696b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Realizing the initial clash was indecisive, reserves charge in. (Sardonians in the upper left and Romans at the image bottom.)</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>THE ROMAN LEFT AND CENTER</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhla0N23-J8Z2WVA3RAW-e-v9JOg64cSYxyMeBWAAsKRN7Up0paDhASup-LWMXhx_mA-qAargFpXaOxpNqNe9qvG11vWggPD0A55Eo_7k7UoYfFH4YKYfplHIpcKcoYOYhITXZnAPJgMq_W/s2048/img_3681B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhla0N23-J8Z2WVA3RAW-e-v9JOg64cSYxyMeBWAAsKRN7Up0paDhASup-LWMXhx_mA-qAargFpXaOxpNqNe9qvG11vWggPD0A55Eo_7k7UoYfFH4YKYfplHIpcKcoYOYhITXZnAPJgMq_W/w400-h400/img_3681B.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">King Sardonicus III and Minister Craxus Maximus</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>"Let us cross the stream to be near our advance."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Yes, Highness and to better observe the Romans. See...."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLUXcVBmt-BJRVH4c5vs7v8spUxktHt4WXAMXk_MvMOE3QVnQDgVQFcjithXx7dlxh2w2c2obL2R_5tKVM1gaKVi1F59y514cn93uiPepIg4-UyXeBVgp53yyvR82Mv2rYhkVKGHqm-iK/s2048/img_3682B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLUXcVBmt-BJRVH4c5vs7v8spUxktHt4WXAMXk_MvMOE3QVnQDgVQFcjithXx7dlxh2w2c2obL2R_5tKVM1gaKVi1F59y514cn93uiPepIg4-UyXeBVgp53yyvR82Mv2rYhkVKGHqm-iK/w400-h266/img_3682B.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Those Javelin men on the Roman Left Flank."</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0KHhpenOmgYs-2HJ1TOzxRNWt9gSePKFcCIaY5M4Hh20nhrwE7-aG7FrUF21foMdjB6Ssclv0qwCPm5fOlatAXtKVHKoK9At3nGTul7C7-fDjaeYYeFNZ-xUIuYPBT3lrZOmeMWNc0G-/s2048/img_3683b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0KHhpenOmgYs-2HJ1TOzxRNWt9gSePKFcCIaY5M4Hh20nhrwE7-aG7FrUF21foMdjB6Ssclv0qwCPm5fOlatAXtKVHKoK9At3nGTul7C7-fDjaeYYeFNZ-xUIuYPBT3lrZOmeMWNc0G-/w400-h266/img_3683b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">"With Archers to their right slaying our bowmen." </div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBP8oVjkgb6jKX7ceSXkqZKfTCvYv1_scheCYA7aAfC2OP8TenygGTGv6c3C8uSK1eChFV5GU-mGAQjUwrHp0s9IgpWg9Y-yqT-9uoQ66bQfr_nxToCFShyMdE-YJHxMONjmzwIcEhOqvy/s3888/img_3685.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBP8oVjkgb6jKX7ceSXkqZKfTCvYv1_scheCYA7aAfC2OP8TenygGTGv6c3C8uSK1eChFV5GU-mGAQjUwrHp0s9IgpWg9Y-yqT-9uoQ66bQfr_nxToCFShyMdE-YJHxMONjmzwIcEhOqvy/w400-h400/img_3685.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"But, Majesty look! The enemy Center opens. Their Javelin Screen right of their Archers runs. It runs!"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Surely a happy omen, Craxus, but...."</div></span><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PuvEdrByTmC2fq42p7TpRZiwnIPw7ShdA-cGJe8sHOjro00KXBXL2LbsB7zTcrlPZPVSfo92HvnXtvoUwnj1Z9ZFNP65DuxFIefHHx1p-qZSYbl9abPbrhJmy2GDJlLm6EDX_LN31AWa/s2048/img_3687b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PuvEdrByTmC2fq42p7TpRZiwnIPw7ShdA-cGJe8sHOjro00KXBXL2LbsB7zTcrlPZPVSfo92HvnXtvoUwnj1Z9ZFNP65DuxFIefHHx1p-qZSYbl9abPbrhJmy2GDJlLm6EDX_LN31AWa/w400-h268/img_3687b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">"Ten Cohorts are coming toward our lines."</div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCid4OjjgO8SkDfg2hNSVL0IcUoTK-MM2GdSDUM1V-n3VzPf-rtMrZu-iENAbpdlaPkvkCAyVJJeWqox9eco8WSohvbxs9R9YdeoaGYQrRl2cOmImG5YmFxq2ChekbhH2EwkNKbyqOICW/s2048/img_3693b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCid4OjjgO8SkDfg2hNSVL0IcUoTK-MM2GdSDUM1V-n3VzPf-rtMrZu-iENAbpdlaPkvkCAyVJJeWqox9eco8WSohvbxs9R9YdeoaGYQrRl2cOmImG5YmFxq2ChekbhH2EwkNKbyqOICW/w400-h266/img_3693b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"Five march left. Five others joined by two more are marching straight. The entire body is coming resolutely toward us."</div></span><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPrqrmme_DZY6_6l358L01Eb6IJiH4ymzon7ji89Y-saFh_GCh6ZMQrS4zZDDSpTghWsHhY2QGb7uvCnCrjuVu-bt1uysRpIaIVohDr6ieW6RyODo0Y8M7IFkPPJjBc12bu1w8qnG_429/s2048/img_3695c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPrqrmme_DZY6_6l358L01Eb6IJiH4ymzon7ji89Y-saFh_GCh6ZMQrS4zZDDSpTghWsHhY2QGb7uvCnCrjuVu-bt1uysRpIaIVohDr6ieW6RyODo0Y8M7IFkPPJjBc12bu1w8qnG_429/w400-h266/img_3695c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"All should be well, Your Excellency. Our Orange and Green Sashed Swordsmen are advancing." </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKiJjO0rTr9ebk5k0KvwN6qkhcFGuUeZoQps1yuHcNnT-Of3YBTxmv5XF_CLAZK0bu7Ev77G5IVlJrSw7dzaILN4TRBMECQHuG9vGHpDb05TLp7yS_9TZgoYJlROZMuqnNBG-X_6fo-r6/s2048/img_3697b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKiJjO0rTr9ebk5k0KvwN6qkhcFGuUeZoQps1yuHcNnT-Of3YBTxmv5XF_CLAZK0bu7Ev77G5IVlJrSw7dzaILN4TRBMECQHuG9vGHpDb05TLp7yS_9TZgoYJlROZMuqnNBG-X_6fo-r6/w400-h400/img_3697b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"The Green Sashes charged pushing the Roman infantry back! BACK! Their Archers have even fled."</div></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3irwjxmVuBlEjIYLsSvY4oMVKxnaq7lxCTwCxFK3ABjNltb9marFYOgw-PEmZSW6CiHz3ukp6_JDqheRzlqdn7FyCM-JfXZo5UzERDr34ROjzpokurzgMDj5qdeK3WKmaXmBPyHoe1eO/s2048/img_3702b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3irwjxmVuBlEjIYLsSvY4oMVKxnaq7lxCTwCxFK3ABjNltb9marFYOgw-PEmZSW6CiHz3ukp6_JDqheRzlqdn7FyCM-JfXZo5UzERDr34ROjzpokurzgMDj5qdeK3WKmaXmBPyHoe1eO/w400-h266/img_3702b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"Great King Sardonicus III, Ruler of All The Middle Sea, things go well. In moments the Romans will be thrown back into the water."</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<</b></div></div>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-1171354186246999922021-10-17T21:20:00.002-07:002021-10-23T05:29:12.029-07:00Chapter I: Legio II's Battle on Sardonia<p> </p><span style="font-size: large;">When?: Late Roman Republic Era Date Uncertain<br />Location: Sardonia Island</span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Situation: King Sardonicus III Contests Legio II</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Miniatures: Using What I Have</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Rules: Adapted from Batailles de l'Ancien Régime</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Solo Game In An Imagineered Ancient World</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b><span style="color: red;">PREAMBLE</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>My two-year old Republican Roman Legion and Allies have barely been in action. Getting them onto the table has been percolating for a while. Historical opponents seem unavailable for now and somebody must oppose them. Hence, my 1890s Northwest Frontier sword and spearmen allied with archers from the 18th Century Indian Sub-Continent hope to back the Romans into the sea. They look the part if you don't look closely. It's Old School, you see.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWh-W8-iEf8fy0tp8xLsyYIS7BgWFlOmkCqF1RieCuhr50KXacCwJgoWmUFzs0fR6yOunq9yydnmS8VW9L8FuzV-LvBgtPdqn8iDy0Zlssh2CHsgfGh7PAFvaOoiEjk4nRjXFOWrRUGTF/s3888/img_3666.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWh-W8-iEf8fy0tp8xLsyYIS7BgWFlOmkCqF1RieCuhr50KXacCwJgoWmUFzs0fR6yOunq9yydnmS8VW9L8FuzV-LvBgtPdqn8iDy0Zlssh2CHsgfGh7PAFvaOoiEjk4nRjXFOWrRUGTF/w400-h400/img_3666.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Behold King Sardonicus III, ruler of the Middle Sea and all islands therein to the maritime lands of sunrise and sunset." </span></div></span><b style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vb1Cp1eiHiOk1j-CCsBynz6PkwLD7w3Dnd7LRSOWClIvbVbkG3jIVeNlX_ZoowtgJwd59xsVBHzuUx0DkFC3MIRu57ku6raD8f7HyhQpDMPGdfhvTnibg1FypEITo2EeX6ZjN1g6ycSk/s3888/img_3667.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vb1Cp1eiHiOk1j-CCsBynz6PkwLD7w3Dnd7LRSOWClIvbVbkG3jIVeNlX_ZoowtgJwd59xsVBHzuUx0DkFC3MIRu57ku6raD8f7HyhQpDMPGdfhvTnibg1FypEITo2EeX6ZjN1g6ycSk/w400-h400/img_3667.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">"The Host is assembled awaiting your order to throw the Romans back into the sea."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Yes Minister, start the men forward. </span><span style="font-size: large;">May the foe never return for tribute. Crush them."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YbxIPFIwcc-9PsObr6JJIUJ-vHw-JLjNAb8AqvM_XA7lKf7BepTR8PakfPu-srod0bC5EWuKG6hasaiFtk64fkmtBS4Ffa1q3997_LeO0G6Y6vbw-3EekFEUb1MauRNNMMIEupjdo2yH/s3888/img_3670.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YbxIPFIwcc-9PsObr6JJIUJ-vHw-JLjNAb8AqvM_XA7lKf7BepTR8PakfPu-srod0bC5EWuKG6hasaiFtk64fkmtBS4Ffa1q3997_LeO0G6Y6vbw-3EekFEUb1MauRNNMMIEupjdo2yH/w400-h400/img_3670.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Main Body of Legio II.</span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbymAEi5U5x0XCS9v-UqKiQVaBdUynTlE2D6cz07LqNAHUBuqitDWRb9GpxvjC1NzSp2imuxcA9Gx9KUoRnuiaHsOBWlHCk2QV3XD5rqPU2kIQ4Cn7kLjeg4fQmMs6Mk5OdyhoUnbcTJj/s3888/img_3668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbymAEi5U5x0XCS9v-UqKiQVaBdUynTlE2D6cz07LqNAHUBuqitDWRb9GpxvjC1NzSp2imuxcA9Gx9KUoRnuiaHsOBWlHCk2QV3XD5rqPU2kIQ4Cn7kLjeg4fQmMs6Mk5OdyhoUnbcTJj/w400-h400/img_3668.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Pompeous Augustus Pettygree.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu22V8QKCdA4_9xaR0DB5GCR66F0Xf2KX8F9HDd_KBum74wmYK6pxDZyN6bdjZ37xeL4Do8RZ-3AEjQvFvl_J4NdYqWKFirSgHmpfAgqsOVySmpbOLXvfjaVEXHmoItvApaj76tz5mr5Wm/s3888/img_3669.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu22V8QKCdA4_9xaR0DB5GCR66F0Xf2KX8F9HDd_KBum74wmYK6pxDZyN6bdjZ37xeL4Do8RZ-3AEjQvFvl_J4NdYqWKFirSgHmpfAgqsOVySmpbOLXvfjaVEXHmoItvApaj76tz5mr5Wm/w400-h400/img_3669.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Father, the Sardonians are quivering. They advance."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Engage with our screen and I will bring the Legion."</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0q-kJKhuk_RbMKE2rafUSrFkVNT-kMv-cS-kWmmPoeWuBbQgOozSJ1oUIR-s83dRblZauvdlEvXXaMKlTn0maOqTRe1Fq8R9AUu-ONng0fnlMiN0Bz8CQt5zLBYpd95kLw4g8XVpa6ZNO/s3888/img_3672.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0q-kJKhuk_RbMKE2rafUSrFkVNT-kMv-cS-kWmmPoeWuBbQgOozSJ1oUIR-s83dRblZauvdlEvXXaMKlTn0maOqTRe1Fq8R9AUu-ONng0fnlMiN0Bz8CQt5zLBYpd95kLw4g8XVpa6ZNO/w400-h400/img_3672.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Screen of Legio II.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPcdQ0p2eTr7dWaHs1XLRFPnbPXms3H94lUGQAI3GDV2B2Tpj3LGlrbRHL8rmjitb9YiZNcRiQtcpdtnO5MF4JTOMp_miFe97JxxViftxKMDb3nK_NIBqyAYkfhBimhvJicu9lvWYtZBu/s2048/img_3674b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPcdQ0p2eTr7dWaHs1XLRFPnbPXms3H94lUGQAI3GDV2B2Tpj3LGlrbRHL8rmjitb9YiZNcRiQtcpdtnO5MF4JTOMp_miFe97JxxViftxKMDb3nK_NIBqyAYkfhBimhvJicu9lvWYtZBu/w400-h266/img_3674b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Marcellenius Alexander Pettygree gallops to the fight bellowing to the Light cavalry, ....</span></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqUTAlD4WQITyTFIZEBjSqVLsbwhIaMwdifQ4lyl60uwCvf6BxHv7YNUI07blOYgaPoLD5kffpOI9ijR3W6EzTRO_3i8xeNrUTrySE2MpAXOk8N_4g2pE5SoI37AYQvfevOuch2iRQKQ7/s2048/img_3676b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqUTAlD4WQITyTFIZEBjSqVLsbwhIaMwdifQ4lyl60uwCvf6BxHv7YNUI07blOYgaPoLD5kffpOI9ijR3W6EzTRO_3i8xeNrUTrySE2MpAXOk8N_4g2pE5SoI37AYQvfevOuch2iRQKQ7/w400-h400/img_3676b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Follow me to stop the Sardonians threatening our Right Flank. We will repel them! Then ride to their baggage to capture Sardonicus."</span></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XSJiomkrGsnNUPPPUk_8EaeAb7ThKc1gZtfdDw1HS0RZzQ7aHQDcB2uBqveFlwZQSMelgR9wsRiMkLaWhLnHjcgwFe6B9r7LAaYXpV2q9gcsMdrQY53bJOHh8epB72wuVjJiMcGjEiwo/s2048/img_3675b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XSJiomkrGsnNUPPPUk_8EaeAb7ThKc1gZtfdDw1HS0RZzQ7aHQDcB2uBqveFlwZQSMelgR9wsRiMkLaWhLnHjcgwFe6B9r7LAaYXpV2q9gcsMdrQY53bJOHh8epB72wuVjJiMcGjEiwo/w400-h400/img_3675b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">While King Sardonicus III and Chief Minister Craxus Maximus turn to observe initial movements.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Magnificence, Your Majesty!"</span></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiTVsRnD_DghvU36krCFX27Tb9wpk6fXOEx6mVksiPDWaCt1ZOiEKCvOgAxIAxLAC6k99AklUXzph9Mn5HQ-A2_uBlIqIiAhrQt6qUpNP9Iicj8XCzZyZNTRKb28UOH9u9el9_HlMalWA/s3888/img_3677.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiTVsRnD_DghvU36krCFX27Tb9wpk6fXOEx6mVksiPDWaCt1ZOiEKCvOgAxIAxLAC6k99AklUXzph9Mn5HQ-A2_uBlIqIiAhrQt6qUpNP9Iicj8XCzZyZNTRKb28UOH9u9el9_HlMalWA/w400-h400/img_3677.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Opposing screens close.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkf1wh9rPaD8WZC-Eufr7UxMRSrz52LtIqNLv2J72-7MmWrE85l1SjnpjnFPNQ76hne8-M2IEAQlQ6mJgxWjsYxYfoRITX6Nfb1UB2Mvv5O1RfhsBvQgGK2xGhKc35b8jyJ_4-i5JADVA/s3888/img_3679.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkf1wh9rPaD8WZC-Eufr7UxMRSrz52LtIqNLv2J72-7MmWrE85l1SjnpjnFPNQ76hne8-M2IEAQlQ6mJgxWjsYxYfoRITX6Nfb1UB2Mvv5O1RfhsBvQgGK2xGhKc35b8jyJ_4-i5JADVA/w400-h400/img_3679.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">368 (3,680) Sardonians </div><div style="text-align: center;">vs</div><div style="text-align: center;">283 (2,830) Romans and Allies + two Siege Engines</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<</div></span>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-36897688100872262552021-04-21T21:49:00.005-07:002021-04-22T06:18:44.611-07:00"TIS A FINE THING ON PAPER!"<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">LET'S TALK</b></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Greetings Everyone,</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The link immediately below offers my brief remarks about the Easter Season plus a short reading list I hope you will consider especially the last entry by Christine Watkins. Blessings to all of you and yours.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://generalpettygree.blogspot.com/2021/04/2021-season-of-easter.html">https://generalpettygree.blogspot.com/2021/04/2021-season-of-easter.html</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">"TIS A FINE THING ON PAPER!"</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Tis a fine thing on paper" (paraphrased) was spoken by The Duke of Newcastle to Prinz Rupert prior to the 1644 English Civil War Royalist defeat at Marston Moor. The battle plan and order of battle looked promising but the King's men lost. Things didn't work out as happens to all of us. I speak the Duke of Newcastle remark sometimes to remind myself of Heaven's unexpected plans rather than my own.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Below are my hobby plans; fine things on electronic paper.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGBl2lroWzegg5_fpMSbTrcoyPj2M-4SclHi5y-B91CphSqszMbDwEFL4bBf3Ei-VQ8mWJF9cL67OYEkUqmrHMwuW59nV-imRr2AaB1NHcsR4RukGtfVznA-fDgHicMiCbIe6_mhT86X7/s2048/img_3069b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGBl2lroWzegg5_fpMSbTrcoyPj2M-4SclHi5y-B91CphSqszMbDwEFL4bBf3Ei-VQ8mWJF9cL67OYEkUqmrHMwuW59nV-imRr2AaB1NHcsR4RukGtfVznA-fDgHicMiCbIe6_mhT86X7/w400-h266/img_3069b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">"Hey Dad, are you sure your readers will be interested?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Unsure my dear Rocket."</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Okay, wake me up after you find out."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: large;">PAINTING</b></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Wielding brushes in 2021 is barely happening. Getting one item done which does not need much of anything else to go with it is working best. So...</div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qcq1nnAlcjzZGhkRJQp1ak1IdzmrKMXYhh940ZqoZqL9OmtkwIOY8tOqlRtZ_0glwKTFQcUEJGOllfCJnkb1CMKdKQ92dkjEt5vmJZvDspFHgVbUDJYWqD6jpjJsQtKAZb7WxoKK4Qh6/s2048/img_3054A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qcq1nnAlcjzZGhkRJQp1ak1IdzmrKMXYhh940ZqoZqL9OmtkwIOY8tOqlRtZ_0glwKTFQcUEJGOllfCJnkb1CMKdKQ92dkjEt5vmJZvDspFHgVbUDJYWqD6jpjJsQtKAZb7WxoKK4Qh6/w400-h266/img_3054A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is Warlord's WWII Kriegsmarine 1/300 scale Minesweeper. See the mines perched on the aft deck? It in company with a small destroyer and two merchant ships in the background will be fending off USA dive bombers and torpedo planes someplace near 1943 Norway. Did you know USA aircraft carrier Ranger flew air ops. vs German installations there that year? I didn't until six months ago.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbz0Q9yvVmIB2LBJmpjtIwC1VKCSuxuCX2FZnR12NVUBaiyIarsX5mu5MiENeHSubggNZti4mWjFSJdPm11ko4XbsVYRrsimpu4bCJlNJSNQhbJw9i1Y6yrkpbcGk5vENiW9dNwI5r85PG/s3888/img_3057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbz0Q9yvVmIB2LBJmpjtIwC1VKCSuxuCX2FZnR12NVUBaiyIarsX5mu5MiENeHSubggNZti4mWjFSJdPm11ko4XbsVYRrsimpu4bCJlNJSNQhbJw9i1Y6yrkpbcGk5vENiW9dNwI5r85PG/w400-h400/img_3057.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In keeping with the Norway theme, two GHQ 1/2400 scale ships were added to my "Naval Thunder" squadrons. In the foreground is Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen to starboard of....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiqg6KrR2tn7oJaG_uq9Ic7xYk8nwomn4QXqilll0BAG-dWItk6ybEOWQ33EmRoQizqfoCA6hOLOaC7ErGGyLcTRfrqmcC5R9jZhuw2PX-1LJKCV1IEMOq_QW-_CQo4TIpaPto7S2qxHt/s2048/img_3058A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiqg6KrR2tn7oJaG_uq9Ic7xYk8nwomn4QXqilll0BAG-dWItk6ybEOWQ33EmRoQizqfoCA6hOLOaC7ErGGyLcTRfrqmcC5R9jZhuw2PX-1LJKCV1IEMOq_QW-_CQo4TIpaPto7S2qxHt/w400-h268/img_3058A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Battleship Tirpitz. Both are well-designed models. The plan is to have them sortie out to engage Ranger protected by Royal Navy ships. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">GAMING</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We are slowly opening up our homes to small numbers of players in short duration games compared to lots of pards and units on big tables of more than one year ago. "Those were the days my friend. I thought they'd never end." Reduced contact is the key for now. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've played more solo games in the past twelve months than in five decades. Solo games previously were difficult to enjoy and find satisfying. Face to face games have always been prime for me, you see. However, there is some exercise health benefit going back and forth from one table side to the other. Truly.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You contented chaps who find painting and collecting so very satisfying are lucky I suppose. Good for you and I mean it. However, I'll drop brushes to game anytime and only really paint to prepare for games. My thing mostly is to plan games, design rules and write General Pettygree Battlestories.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Recently I began pondering a "Nostalgia Game." My 25mm English Civil War forces have been mostly marooned in storage boxes since the early 1980s. Back then they were on the table a lot utilizing the first rules I published, Wargamer's Guide To The English Civil War. The 1977 second edition is still selling. See <a href="http://oldregimerules.com/">http://oldregimerules.com/</a> Anyhow, thoughts are percolating to march the Royalists and Parliamentarians back onto the tabletop and convince my oldest pards and newer ones as well to move units and throw dice in the interesting Pike and Shot era again. It is time to avenge Marston Moor.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Otherwise we have an unusual game planned for May involving 28mm Soviets versus Japanese someplace in an imagineered Mongolia. It will be a combined arms tactical situation using the clunkiest tanks ever and that's a good thing. I like that. Wide open spaces too. If only I had some cavalry, my most favorite branch to command. --- Should I tell players that Genghis Khan's lost tomb might be there?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Did you see General Pettygree's newest Battlestory, Tunisgrad? Here is Chapter 1:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://northafricancampaigning.blogspot.com/2021/04/tunisgrad-nord-afrika.html"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://northafricancampaigning.blogspot.com/2021/04/tunisgrad-nord-afrika.html</span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecxNh7oQPlhLuvhWPDvlPEHP9Yml6WSmM5UTB-Fzzf-Fp0aIwIAiMHJbr0OCTSbpRoYID25qLh6BaamraQX_8_REM3cGP_Fw6c5oatfkPw08VZu3JTxROhyVb_AUx-v7Vfs0zuPI-iH30/s3888/img_3188.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecxNh7oQPlhLuvhWPDvlPEHP9Yml6WSmM5UTB-Fzzf-Fp0aIwIAiMHJbr0OCTSbpRoYID25qLh6BaamraQX_8_REM3cGP_Fw6c5oatfkPw08VZu3JTxROhyVb_AUx-v7Vfs0zuPI-iH30/w400-h400/img_3188.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">"Hey Red!"</div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"What's on yer mind Mac?"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"When will Bill and General Pettygree post Tunisgrad's Chapter 2? We're in it ya know."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Ah, I heard late April or early May. --- Want a cigarette?"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #073763;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">NEW --- BATTLESTORY VISUAL EFFECTS</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #073763;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Click on images to make them larger. What do you think? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnwvTQHz37SLltMdzSNiEs-CXyDEA4HVtcobCdgyDpfnyl7cRn-g24pOuZX2KWu1mPU2xlfyOKoSnVht46xiiqqpOOGI9s4LpGl2cdjrJJoYTI6cIDaAWCR2rgmDOG3IHANaWErg_6x0d/s2048/img_2816c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnwvTQHz37SLltMdzSNiEs-CXyDEA4HVtcobCdgyDpfnyl7cRn-g24pOuZX2KWu1mPU2xlfyOKoSnVht46xiiqqpOOGI9s4LpGl2cdjrJJoYTI6cIDaAWCR2rgmDOG3IHANaWErg_6x0d/w400-h266/img_2816c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">USN Torpedo Bombers off Ranger heading for a stormy Norwegian coast.</div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKy3uuBSUeDODN3Njv8ASMH9yPmczGUOXoPfGnGYnQ_1O4zOe6CVr3Nz2N7khcTqqpF5rARlQvTGeSfrbO_EJpn44L0v24qoxjLI0ejDZjui3KgVI3Um383V4YzZSqhK94Kwh5KYs1Xb9L/s2048/img_2826c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKy3uuBSUeDODN3Njv8ASMH9yPmczGUOXoPfGnGYnQ_1O4zOe6CVr3Nz2N7khcTqqpF5rARlQvTGeSfrbO_EJpn44L0v24qoxjLI0ejDZjui3KgVI3Um383V4YzZSqhK94Kwh5KYs1Xb9L/w400-h266/img_2826c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Diving to drop torpedoes and spotted by two Me-109s.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-ZTMTCiaJ5k8Q9eQPNaKJUldaRFdsuB_ZV5ag-ZqYzacDEmgO2W1OVTpwUgndnarU_1PGwIrzEbLRPphXKiCeDWYoESX1DiBO7bPdRiPnv3rN1sRc4yzkYY-xScGGgIMeSBruz58jlyk/s2048/img_2855c2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-ZTMTCiaJ5k8Q9eQPNaKJUldaRFdsuB_ZV5ag-ZqYzacDEmgO2W1OVTpwUgndnarU_1PGwIrzEbLRPphXKiCeDWYoESX1DiBO7bPdRiPnv3rN1sRc4yzkYY-xScGGgIMeSBruz58jlyk/w400-h268/img_2855c2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Dauntless Divebombers and Wildcat fighters in the same operation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMOZkk_bCazu3MsrqB0F88oVmffKR5vRnRzSLw6hyphenhyphen8he6sCo209Y8C-0aVdXYs2pX0hMEkUQ6Xu8FQOOP3zP2KrqytLmagw3W_qGnOvzehvcYC9BYOxwxdjg1GLFNi3ehcfbmWdwb8Kxu/s2048/img_2695c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMOZkk_bCazu3MsrqB0F88oVmffKR5vRnRzSLw6hyphenhyphen8he6sCo209Y8C-0aVdXYs2pX0hMEkUQ6Xu8FQOOP3zP2KrqytLmagw3W_qGnOvzehvcYC9BYOxwxdjg1GLFNi3ehcfbmWdwb8Kxu/w400-h266/img_2695c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">What is going on?</div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRQQN5USP6OBB_iMJRAgby3l5vl6y4rn0r8GScvh3uVkvATK7oCg0VLB_fSFsWsr0B3qIYGcxaVTk55O-KC9LrY3E9Q1sZSqSDqez_UddDiOJsMgUYorZjEwlu0TEOoVddPcPs8X9CVlw/s2048/img_2683b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRQQN5USP6OBB_iMJRAgby3l5vl6y4rn0r8GScvh3uVkvATK7oCg0VLB_fSFsWsr0B3qIYGcxaVTk55O-KC9LrY3E9Q1sZSqSDqez_UddDiOJsMgUYorZjEwlu0TEOoVddPcPs8X9CVlw/w400-h266/img_2683b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Homage to The Battle of Midway.</div><div style="text-align: center;">"That Japanese can is racing back to her fleet. Let's follow."</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLyANyVFJuvfGU3WEyNweC6KwLjgx2qp2hOqB3q-fVofXWmJQRtBE7vxDKrA01O-dYgDkrj9haKdusxSXgZ3Qvch9PXacf0MwDhDCXEzLSgxv-6BqmjlgztJue4B0w-jgxCAhThhFr47t/s3888/img_2729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLyANyVFJuvfGU3WEyNweC6KwLjgx2qp2hOqB3q-fVofXWmJQRtBE7vxDKrA01O-dYgDkrj9haKdusxSXgZ3Qvch9PXacf0MwDhDCXEzLSgxv-6BqmjlgztJue4B0w-jgxCAhThhFr47t/w400-h400/img_2729.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Was ist das?</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kZrivSa8b3oz14Ljid8Vr5zXcE9IKEuVoITJfPFG47qkGH0I-RnHqOz8jOE9ThBghYpPl0vInIfh7NKznrOc7FSv-oY7SUYY1BSMnerMl0nI44k2g1NxzGuTj2PWQYjcyejyYsQZDfwt/s2048/img_3010c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kZrivSa8b3oz14Ljid8Vr5zXcE9IKEuVoITJfPFG47qkGH0I-RnHqOz8jOE9ThBghYpPl0vInIfh7NKznrOc7FSv-oY7SUYY1BSMnerMl0nI44k2g1NxzGuTj2PWQYjcyejyYsQZDfwt/w400-h268/img_3010c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">"Winston, how do you think things went for Dad?"</div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"We'll have to wait and find out at Comments below."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: red; font-size: medium;">Thank you Everyone for looking in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: red; font-size: medium;">---------- ---------- ---------- ----------</span></div></div>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-46992743692742315782020-12-19T06:58:00.005-08:002020-12-19T06:58:51.383-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="color: red; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">MERRY CHRISTMAS</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeZ14P5hstnOjzOmIvgf1rWprm9EWueU7Y6AF4fQmwMQWKVkNAK-MENAXu_q5KbXVuNTn0ExyDXO66_FP_GA-uRyfCNeJNbf8DV-CmaPh443hRszuj9-puNCdoWi7rdWBWk7fuTLgAk4/s3888/img_2616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeZ14P5hstnOjzOmIvgf1rWprm9EWueU7Y6AF4fQmwMQWKVkNAK-MENAXu_q5KbXVuNTn0ExyDXO66_FP_GA-uRyfCNeJNbf8DV-CmaPh443hRszuj9-puNCdoWi7rdWBWk7fuTLgAk4/w400-h400/img_2616.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>Jesus, The Reason For The Season and Always</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-72125559421172309382020-08-12T21:25:00.007-07:002020-08-13T07:04:20.300-07:00Jakubowo-Kilastitzy July 30-31, 1812<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Adaptation: Battle of Jakubowo-Kilastitzy, Russia</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Rules Test of General d'Armee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span>Date: 22 August 2020 (July 30-31, 1812)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>TERRAIN ORIENTATION</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">------------------------------------------------------</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFALj3NI_za5gjrAoOaltpOFSWougg2vYrqUsqqHMn21TFKE6PIlZxMH1E1eS4SVkod6rlaRfbcnhzm3PM68NejvCjp3tb2zNP84o8Lr8VVM08UIr_lPlM608qmHwFdPEePBgXUSaaY9z/s3888/img_2472.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFALj3NI_za5gjrAoOaltpOFSWougg2vYrqUsqqHMn21TFKE6PIlZxMH1E1eS4SVkod6rlaRfbcnhzm3PM68NejvCjp3tb2zNP84o8Lr8VVM08UIr_lPlM608qmHwFdPEePBgXUSaaY9z/w512-h512/img_2472.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Russian Advance Guard Encampment at Kilastitzy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsbU_XWEOGM83yoIYO0L592HjVsNoH3fk4GN9gBXBCKQ_PaU-u7nJd_-iWErR7E26OQ39geQ9aTGpJ0cv3vHm7C4QQY4uFQtXiDhM_CHWO7QCyHVr9G6meFFE2sTwJuHmIkKa1JSUHfkm/s3888/img_2473.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsbU_XWEOGM83yoIYO0L592HjVsNoH3fk4GN9gBXBCKQ_PaU-u7nJd_-iWErR7E26OQ39geQ9aTGpJ0cv3vHm7C4QQY4uFQtXiDhM_CHWO7QCyHVr9G6meFFE2sTwJuHmIkKa1JSUHfkm/w512-h512/img_2473.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Russian Jagers moving onto the battlefield</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SRPOWTboHd0d_5HTbg-ElTz8Qt-11pzzYNqDuHrE6hi7W96Y44T87pUMdtxB4kVfzhm9PGSTDrVjf5M-dCP-hSPXJJPHGmTcpLo_D2OqwrBYbIDfXzuBO62aWE09dpV7hT5zeHVronUa/s3888/img_2465.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SRPOWTboHd0d_5HTbg-ElTz8Qt-11pzzYNqDuHrE6hi7W96Y44T87pUMdtxB4kVfzhm9PGSTDrVjf5M-dCP-hSPXJJPHGmTcpLo_D2OqwrBYbIDfXzuBO62aWE09dpV7hT5zeHVronUa/w512-h512/img_2465.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Uhlan screen at the forward edge of the Russian Deployment Zone</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hedges (left) mark the rearmost deployment line.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Line of bushes (right) mark the most forward deployment edge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4wtEHTYh59ha_LswdjI5BlK7itAnib_AD66lKWBJ01-g1TtsM_lakUlN1Jyt6vqB0SlCr1-kbDoVkyHRp5O8XQ7cf8ghL4vGcwB8FfqYpMHsNrY7eirZkD1ZUZdYKHDse7nLIqZd09a3/s2048/img_2474b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4wtEHTYh59ha_LswdjI5BlK7itAnib_AD66lKWBJ01-g1TtsM_lakUlN1Jyt6vqB0SlCr1-kbDoVkyHRp5O8XQ7cf8ghL4vGcwB8FfqYpMHsNrY7eirZkD1ZUZdYKHDse7nLIqZd09a3/w512-h342/img_2474b.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rear of Russian Right Flank</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5Mkzs8AlG8jglFlqZuh1y1wfpdkt_Lj-5m7miXgAkQ61v4k9HWq6sDSeL7xv069F0jdZznAWrmUEbXUumFxKmRYiVLhTAPxl8OPJWp6Dl0u60FABs4O-4rvaaDkziI5-krL0XV_lNOt5/s2048/img_2475b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5Mkzs8AlG8jglFlqZuh1y1wfpdkt_Lj-5m7miXgAkQ61v4k9HWq6sDSeL7xv069F0jdZznAWrmUEbXUumFxKmRYiVLhTAPxl8OPJWp6Dl0u60FABs4O-4rvaaDkziI5-krL0XV_lNOt5/w512-h512/img_2475b.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rear of Russian Left Flank</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8-ANdOHUhdHk48lSX2WN-N50w6ruCdh3mLie2dT74PugyiFRZkjPJtR9H8w2r5lg5jKVteAmAdw_78zKxIEk27lOehTTq0mnPxauaRGWJdnTVlo1mqlrz8ChF13QSvkKbCvdKXCvvoby/s3888/img_2467.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8-ANdOHUhdHk48lSX2WN-N50w6ruCdh3mLie2dT74PugyiFRZkjPJtR9H8w2r5lg5jKVteAmAdw_78zKxIEk27lOehTTq0mnPxauaRGWJdnTVlo1mqlrz8ChF13QSvkKbCvdKXCvvoby/w512-h512/img_2467.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lithuanian Uhlans (not in the game)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2DGWcKoCjqAEVMwxljNAcA_b_vjkJFXGomDWWAYqhx3K-GQT4Z6zpb3mMq49lhUCID_3Sxh7RReuVSap3y6JAVAwshLVPS_G5dkcT6NJOaFmAVhCYmiVncfMy_Rb3DA7ybQKO9tFaq8T/s3888/img_2469.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2DGWcKoCjqAEVMwxljNAcA_b_vjkJFXGomDWWAYqhx3K-GQT4Z6zpb3mMq49lhUCID_3Sxh7RReuVSap3y6JAVAwshLVPS_G5dkcT6NJOaFmAVhCYmiVncfMy_Rb3DA7ybQKO9tFaq8T/w512-h512/img_2469.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">French Left Flank </div><div style="text-align: center;">Deploy between hedges and the forward line of bushes and structure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLs1GN4CDjNEnEVqniy0aFIeQPI7hquIZ-uB_nDsOjjTKgBYQ9W1Fcy8p1_X_pE-9Kgqy_kJQnOHauksM45Zw0cd_lH-PgZBuCYKXhdIkX60yEn4QpSmHN5mjHWna-3Ce9C0P4mQQNZ2Y/s3888/img_2470.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLs1GN4CDjNEnEVqniy0aFIeQPI7hquIZ-uB_nDsOjjTKgBYQ9W1Fcy8p1_X_pE-9Kgqy_kJQnOHauksM45Zw0cd_lH-PgZBuCYKXhdIkX60yEn4QpSmHN5mjHWna-3Ce9C0P4mQQNZ2Y/w512-h512/img_2470.jpg" width="512" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">French Center</div><div style="text-align: center;">Deploy between the hedges and line of forward small bushes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The Russian Uhlan screen is in the distance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nf177Fg9atkfBTRGV_96kpulyk2Xz4SkRsPdA5gKiYo6W2ILtrMewybcepuZpDEq3f_SG8ft2va4ND6VxPpWpDT-_DnycHeut8yYuXZlwBtiv-JOoXQXxidYGhUHDrgYIKyZXgiX2XNP/s3888/img_2461.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nf177Fg9atkfBTRGV_96kpulyk2Xz4SkRsPdA5gKiYo6W2ILtrMewybcepuZpDEq3f_SG8ft2va4ND6VxPpWpDT-_DnycHeut8yYuXZlwBtiv-JOoXQXxidYGhUHDrgYIKyZXgiX2XNP/w410-h410/img_2461.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">French Right Flank</div><div style="text-align: center;">Deploy between hedges and the forward line of small bushes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Russian Uhlan screen is in the distance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>CLOSING REMARKS</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">(1) French: Greg B. and Bob B. Russian: Matt L with Bill P.</p><p style="text-align: left;">(2) Village is not in play. It is there for atmosphere and to show the Russian LOC.</p><p style="text-align: left;">(3) Use 28mm movement rates and weapon ranges.</p><p style="text-align: left;">(4) Suggestion: Turn 1 double move.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><strike>(5) Suggestion: Use pp 95-96 Corps Commander rules to maybe increase the number of ADCs.</strike></p><p style="text-align: left;">(6) Battlefield: 6'x8'. Deployment Zones 6'x2'.</p><p style="text-align: left;">(7) All units classified as "Line" to simplify things.</p><p style="text-align: left;">(8) Elevations are at a 1:1 ratio of height to miniatures. No fancy calculations needed. Use a laser pointer if needed. Undulations exist providing some cover; "hull down" in WWII parlance.</p>(9) To help with rules implementation we are sharing the following duties:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bill P. Officers/Activation/Initiative.</li><li>Greg B. Weapons Fire</li><li>Matt L. Melee</li></ul><p style="text-align: center;">---------- ---------- ----------</p>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-45354202721975942642020-07-13T20:35:00.000-07:002020-07-17T09:35:10.592-07:00Learning General d'Armee Napoleonic Rules 1<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Several weeks ago my 15mm Russian Napoleonic Army broke out of storage boxes demanding some exercise. Two nearby friends, Greg B. and Matt L. also have 15mm Napoleonics. We decided to field our forces on the tabletop perhaps next month. Reasons: Move units, throw dice and socialize.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Conversation led to acquisition of David Brown's General D'Armee rules and tokens. See the shop at Too Fat Lardies but go to Reisswitz Press there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The following is my hands on solo attempt to learn using a tactical situation. Surely something will be muddled as is routine when learning, but here we go anyway. The Russians want to force a crossing of the stream.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Russian Right Flank and Center from Right to Left</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3rd. Jager Brig.: 2xBns. skirmishing supported by 2x columns.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">22nd Arty. Battery: 3xCannons. Historically these were light cannons; 6-9 pdrs, in the rules.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1st. Inf. Brigade: 4xBns. with screen.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2nd. Inf. Brigade: 4xBns with screen. (See next photo)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">CinC in lower left with seven potential ADCs at the rate of one per brigade/battery. This photo might provide four ADCs while the next photo could add three more --- maybe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2nd. Inf. Brigade: 4xBns with screen. (Appeared in previous photo)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Converged Grenadier Brigade: 3xBns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seven brigades/batteries allow seven D6 throws.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Results of 3-6 activate ADCs. 1-2 = unavailable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2xADCs reported to the 3rd Jager Brigade with a Forwards Order to obtain additional movement. Two are needed for this order. The enemy has a large skirmish screen ahead needing pushing back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Two more ADCs brought an Artillery Assault order to stimulate rapid fire. Two ADCs were needed for this. The battery has been ordered to assist the Jagers off image to the right. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One ADC arrives to stimulate the Brigadier if he hesitates. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Brigadier will move on a 1D6 = 3-6.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Question 1: Bill, what about your other brigades? You have no more ADCs.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Answer: Each Brigadier can move on a 1D6 = 3-6; no rethrow without an ADC.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Question 2: What's next?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Answer: D6 throws to activate brigades. But we need to see what the foe is doing next.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The foe is posted mostly beyond the stream on a ridge. </span><span style="font-size: large;">A bold skirmish line holds a reverse slope forward of the stream.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Five ADCs are possible; four from formations on the ridge and one for the screen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mission: Hold the river line as long as possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The CinC threw five ADC dice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Worried that the exposed screen might need extra help, two ADCs arrived to help.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Question 3: Umm. Who are those blue and red coated guys the Russians are opposing?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Answer: I do not have Napoleonics to oppose the Russians but do have American Revolutionary War units to operate as a linear trained army.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Question 4: What's next?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Answer: Initiative 2xD6 throws determining which side moves and later fires first.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Red/Blue Army threw a 10 reduced to 8 because two Brigadiers hesitated throwing 1D6 = 1-2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Russian score started at 6, reduced to 5 because the Battery hesitated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hesitating usually means no movement though reactions are permitted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Question 5: The Hessian/British. won initiative and?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Answer: Yes and they chose to not move.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Question 6: Do the Russians get to move soon?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Answer: Unsure. Should I have thrown 2D6 per cannon model or the whole battery?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(1) One turn was played using the Quick Reference Charts with consultation back to the booklet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(2) Should each cannon model fire separately or is there a mechanism for a section/battery. I fired by cannon model.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(3) 28mm movement rates and firing distances are being used to no ill effect. Typically I increase movement rates for 15mms anyway because I am blessed with table space to do so and I prefer sweeping movements.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(4) This tactical study is a learning tool for Greg, Matt, myself and others interested regionally. Playing out the system is much better than just reading about it. Videos are very helpful too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(5) I also play the Napoleonic version of my Batailles de l'Ancien Regime rules using 28mms in The Peninsular and a clever set named Tin Eagles using flats owned by Kurt D, Lewis S., Joe G. and Mike F. Hopefully I can also take my Russians on the road and play Empire with pards in The Fox Valley one of these days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(6) Are you familiar with the General d'Armee rules? If so, kindly correct things I missed. Comments from one and all are also welcome.</span></div>
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"I believe that the pursuit of truth and right ideas through honest debate and rigorous argument is a noble undertaking. " Charles Krauthammer</div>
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"Quid est veritas? ("What is truth.") Pontius Pilate, John 18:38</div>
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<i>What Pilate's motivation was to ask Jesus this question on Good Friday is debatable. I'm taking him literally because it is a vital question for our time. I want to know the truth about everything. </i></div>
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"I want to know."</div>
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Dr. Irina Spalko, Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull</div>
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"Lying makes a problem part of the future; truth makes a problem part of the past." Michael McLean<br />
<i>Consider that The Ten Commandments tell us to not lie. For myself a lie also violates another commandment to not steal. Steal what? Time, energy, good will, trust and progress. William B. Protz, Jr.</i></div>
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"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance...."<br />
Martin Luther King, Jr.<br />
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"Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." Benjamin Franklin<br />
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"Advice is seldom welcome; and those who [need] it the most like it the least. Lord Chesterfield</div>
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"You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs - Victory in spite of all terrors. - Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival." Winston Churchill --- May 13, 1940<br />
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"Winners take responsibility. Losers blame others." Brit Hume<br />
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"I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes." Charles Swindoll<br />
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"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. For myself, I am an optimist. It does not seem to be much use being anything else. Winston Churchill<br />
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"Before you say a word about another, ask yourself three questions.</div>
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Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? Anonymous</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it's stored than to anything on which it is poured." Mark Twain</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">"Brace Up!" General Pettygree</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">"My humans, Dorothy and Bill are home all the time now. I am so very tired. No naps anymore!" Rocket</span><br />
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We are all in very tough times. BUT, please listen to the Vera Lynn WWII song, We'll Meet Again" linked below before going elsewhere. It also has some WWII images I've never seen. --- Here it is:</div>
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We'll meet again, God willing. Respectfully yours, Bill<br />
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Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-77961275531413599652020-03-18T20:48:00.000-07:002020-03-18T21:33:29.257-07:00Completion of Bonnie Prince Charlie's Battle Near Loch Lochy<br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Completion</b></span><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"> of The Battle of Loch Lochy</b></span><br />
Date: 7 March 1745/2020<br />
Location: Near Loch Lochy<br />
Situation: Rallying The Clans for Bonnie Prince Charlie<br />
Reason: We've not had a Jacobite encounter in a long time<br />
Rules Batailles de l'Ancien Régime 1740-1763; BAR<br />
See: oldregimerules.com<br />
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Cumberland's redeployed and somewhat reduced Army from the morning battle atop the low rise formerly held by Jacobite forces. Six battalions and two six pounders are about to march forward (to the right) to resume the battle. Off the bottom of the photo are two dragoon squadrons and another battalion.<br />
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Battalion de Albanie and a Highland Battalion also reduced numerically. </div>
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French Converged Battalion of Piquets still numerically strong. </div>
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<b>Main Table: Jacobite Extreme Left Flank</b></div>
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Highland musket and bow armed skirmishers defend a croft.</div>
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The croft was constructed by HG Walls for Jim P. (Der Alte Fritz).</div>
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The map shows a Main and two Back Tables.</div>
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<b>British Right Flank: <span style="text-align: left;">Between the Stone Enclosure and Croft </span></b><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">The croft is off image to the right which is why the battalion has refused its right-most Grand Division. Throughout the day Highland skirmishers, particularly the archers there, plagued the redcoats continuing their deadly morning routine picking off a chap almost every turn. </span><br />
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<b>British Inside Right Flank</b></div>
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French Piquets defended a strong stone enclosure.</div>
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Volleys and a charge carried the enclosure whilst newly arriving Jacobites<br />
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The piquets fell back soon departing for the log breastwork.<br />
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Battalion de Albanie and Highlanders defend a hedged enclosure.</div>
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Battalion de Albanie's mounted Colonel urges his kilted grenadiers<br />
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Bonnie Prince Charlie's plan was to slow the British buying time for the rest of his Army to arrive. He hoped the battle would be decided at the log emplacements behind him. Would enough Jacobite Highlanders arrive in time? He had reason for concern. Cumberland had just breached his second line of defense. --- Except for the croft.</div>
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<b>British Extreme Right Flank</b></div>
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Near the croft Highland Light Horse engaged a squadron of dragoons fighting it to a draw. This was such a shock that the Brigadier committed his other squadron in the next round.</div>
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The startled dragoons won the next round with overwhelming numbers.<br />
Result: No enemy cavalry left. The closest troop faces that pesky croft.<br />
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The Fusiliers marched almost across The Main Table where they were met by a charging Jacobite Force. (See the map) Although the Scotsmen were beaten, the Fusiliers became disordered and were spent. Indeed more Jacobites soon arrived....</div>
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Forcing the Fusiliers to retreat disordered.<br />
Then the ultimate humiliation occurred.<br />
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Jacobite archers from the croft landed arrows into the Fusiliers <i><b>again</b></i>.<br />
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Opposed by the weakened 60th and full strength 44th Foot.</div>
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These Redcoats stopped due to troubles elsewhere.</div>
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Cumberland knew they might be needed to cover a retreat.</div>
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Two French Four Pounders and a Highland Clan....</div>
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Sensing victory Bonnie Prince Charlie ordered his forces to move.... </div>
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Against the foe....</div>
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Pursuing them to defeat.</div>
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<b><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: #741b47; font-size: large;">CLOSING REMARKS</span></b><br />
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Turn 1 commenced near 10:45 am, we broke for lunch at 12:30 pm and concluded the game around 3:00 pm. BAR plays fast and we had the pleasure to introduce two newcomers to the rules too.<br />
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Government: 405 Infantry, 24 Horse and 2x Six pounders<br />
Jacobites: 322 Infantry gradually arriving, 12 Horse and 3x Four pounders<br />
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We use what we have.<br />
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We had fun utilizing three tables and three lines of defense. British officers were confident until mid-afternoon. Jacobite officers were sure of defeat until then. Well played by everyone.<br />
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Including Loch Lochy's....</div>
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Comments welcome.<br />
<b><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: #741b47;">********** ********** **********</span></b>Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-82459912035679432342020-03-09T19:51:00.000-07:002020-03-12T09:23:33.643-07:00Bonnie Prince Charlie's Battle Near Loch Lochy<br />
Battle of Loch Lochy<br />
Date: 7 March 1745/2020<br />
Location: Near Loch Lochy<br />
Situation: Rallying The Clans for Bonnie Prince Charlie<br />
Reason: We've not had a Jacobite encounter in a long time<br />
Rules Batailles de l'Ancien Régime 1740-1763; BAR<br />
See: oldregimerules.com<br />
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See the previous post for a brief early morning prelude.<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">MARCH 7, 1745 --- MID-MORNING</b></span></div>
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Jacobite cavalry gallop toward their first line of defense with news.</div>
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General Cumberland's Government Army is arriving. See upper left.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Government forces greatly outnumber still assembling clans and French allies. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Ridgeline defenders hope to buy time for more friends to arrive.</span></div>
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Cumberland formed two lines to attack the low ridge before him.</div>
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Three tables are shown. Intervals between them are non-existant.</div>
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The first line led with four battalions and artillery.</div>
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The second line added three more battalions and two dragoon squadrons.</div>
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Cumberland's Right Flank maneuvered to pin enemy infantry</div>
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A converged battalion of French piquets held the Jacobite Left Flank.<br />
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"Our piquets, my battalion, a Highland battalion and a few skirmishers can do no more than slow them down a trifle. Thus, I exercised a game option given to us by Bill. It was a kind of pause in the battle not uncommon in history. You modern people will know it as a reset. I used it when I thought it proper to retire and redeploy...."<br />
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"Here on a slightly higher piece of ground to my rear. It was empty for minutes only. Bill generously gave everyone a timed fifteen minutes to redeploy. We did it with time to spare."<br />
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"The British benefited by occupying the ground over which we had been fighting; redeploying in any fashion desired --- as you see above. Not seen are two dragoon squadrons and one more battalion off the bottom of this image. All are readying themselves to cross to the right onto The Main Table. We shall discuss this next time. For just now though with your approbation...."<br />
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<b><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: #351c75;">We Happy Few --- Left to Right</span></b></div>
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Front rank seated: Keith L., Earl K., Scott B. and Curt B.</div>
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Back rank standing: Tom H., Rob O., Jim P. (Der Alte Fritz) and me, Bill P.</div>
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A most companionable assemblage of new and long-time friends</div>
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Sharp eyes will see units that do not belong. We use what we have.<br />
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Date: 7 March 1745/2020<br />
Location: Near Loch Lochy<br />
Situation: Rallying The Clans for Bonnie Prince Charlie<br />
Reason: We've not had a Jacobite encounter in a long time<br />
Rules Batailles de l'Ancien Régime 1740-1763; BAR<br />
See: oldregimerules.com<br />
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"Good morning mes amis. Join me will you? We await the clans assembling beside Loch Lochy to oppose the Army of General Cumberland. I expect the arrival of our Bonnie Prince Charlie soon."<br />
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"Monsieur! Look."</div>
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"Our picquets are galloping in fast. They must have news."</div>
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"They will probably report to Major Campbell on our left first. Send a galloper to bring them to me without delay. I must know what is out there beyond sight and when our forces will arrive."<br />
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Out there beyond sight is the 60th Foot ascending a slope. Some of the men are unhappy with the dismal weather, barren countryside and nearly everything else. Let's listen in.<br />
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"This is a forsaken land sure, Tommy!"</div>
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"Aye it tis Davie. A bad place to die too. We should run the first chance."</div>
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"I've had a belly full an' damn the Colonel's eyes."</div>
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"Quiet you impertinent rascals. Sergeant Dowding!<br />
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A French 4 pounder was being run into position.</div>
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Where are the Jacobites, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his French allies?</div>
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Where is the Army of General Cumberland?</div>
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Surely both are en-route.</div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">CLOSING REMARKS</b></span><br />
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It has been a long time dear readers. Jim P., Der Alte Fritz and I are glad to be underway again.<br />
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Oh. Take a close look at Loch Lochy.<br />
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Your remarks and cheers for both sides are welcome below at Comments.<br />
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<br />Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-86386564514196301512019-06-09T21:01:00.003-07:002019-06-09T21:14:25.014-07:0027-28 MARCH 1945: HAMMELBURG<br />
Historical Dates: 27-28 March 1945<br />
Game Dates: 4, 6 and 7 June 2019<br />
Location: Hammelburg, Germany<br />
Situation: Task Force Baum to OFLAG XIII POW Camp and Back?<br />
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Adapted from real events using available 28mm equipment.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #6aa84f;"><i>PERILOUS MISSION</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #6aa84f;">ACT I</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #6aa84f;">Lt. General George S. Patton's Operation</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #6aa84f;">To Rescue American POWs</b></span></div>
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<b>27 March 1945: Morning</b></div>
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<b>OFLAG XIII Prisoner of War Camp</b></div>
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<b>Hammelburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria</b></div>
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"Herr General, die Amerikaner kommen hierher."</div>
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(General, the Americans are coming here.)<br />
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"Das denke ich auch. Wir werden bereit sein."</div>
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(I also think that. We will be ready.)</div>
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<b>Task Force Baum</b> (Not everything is shown)</div>
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3x Stuarts, 6x Shermans, 3x Half-Tracks with infantry,</div>
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1x Half-Track with 75mm gun, 2x HQ Jeeps and</div>
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1x Truck loaded with fuel for the return to American lines.</div>
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<b>Area A</b></div>
Photo orders given to the German commander. His units are hidden.<br />
Volkssturm #1 will harass Baum's TF from the trees at the photo top. An unseen Marder III deployed near the gondola will fire in support.<br />
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<b>Left side of Area A</b></div>
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<b>Area B</b> (Area A is to the right)</div>
Photo orders for the German commander. These units are also hidden.<br />
Volkssturm #2 and Tank Destroyers: 1x Marder III, 1x Panzerj<span style="color: #000066;">äger.</span><br />
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Engaged by this Marder III....<br />
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Baum ordered his Stuarts to leave the road to trouble these foes.</div>
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One Stuart destroyed.</div>
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One Sherman destroyed along the road.</div>
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Two remaining Stuarts maneuvered deep into Area B causing a different Volkssturm unit to abandon the battle. These Stuarts were eventually knocked out by two more Tank Destroyers.<br />
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The Stuarts enabled Baum's Task Force to reach OFLAG XIII successfully summoning it to surrender. Now for the return to American lines but....<br />
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Without the fuel truck trailing at the end of the column.</div>
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Volkssturm #1 captured it. My fault!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #6aa84f;">ACT II</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #6aa84f;">The Return To American Lines</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #6aa84f;">28 March 1945: Morning</b></span></div>
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Four Shermans covered the road column thinking</div>
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it might might dash sufficiently away from the foe.</div>
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A Tiger Mk VI then appeared, fired and knocked out one Sherman.</div>
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Two crew were able to bail out.</div>
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The other Shermans poured 75mm AP rounds into the heavy tank.</div>
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A lucky penetration caused an internal explosion.</div>
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a PAK 40 75mm anti-tank gun opened up on a its Sherman</div>
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Supported by two Tank Destroyers, the column's only Sherman was knocked out.</div>
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its Protze truck speeding away with a lone survivor.</div>
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Three surviving Shermans....</div>
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Poured fire into this Marder III destroying it.<br />
American spirits lifted but hardly dared believe a breakout might occur.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #6aa84f;">ACT III</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #6aa84f;">BREAKOUT</b></span></div>
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One Half-Track did brake free onto the open road.</div>
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Followed by infantry and tank crews</div>
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who had jumped free of their disabled vehicles.</div>
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Oberst von Kessel, the German commander, observed it all. </div>
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His men were in earnest to stop the retreating Americans.</div>
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One of the three Shermans attempted to join the race to freedom.</div>
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It was stopped by a Marder benefiting from cover.</div>
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Raced down the road following their distant friends. </div>
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Who now were far away.</div>
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Bill asked me to do a quick write up about my WWII vehicle collection. He thought there would be interest in who made them and where I got them.<br />
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I've never really collected my forces with much of a plan. Typically what happened is that I would chance upon a lot of figs or vehicles that were too good to pass up either on EBAY or The Miniatures Page (TMP). If I got really lucky, I would find useful items at local retail shops like Walmart or Target.<br />
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I had no intention of doing large scale WWII games in 28mm. The only reason I was buying WWII figs in 28mm is that I wanted to do some "Weird WWII" games and the selection of figures was better in 28mm than other scales. I had picked up a couple of Solido or Corgi Shermans here and there but really didn't have much of a collection. Then about ten years ago I stumbled across a lot on EBAY. It consisted of about four squads of painted and based US Infantry along with a Chessex figure case and about 10 Corgi and Solido vehicles. The price was very reasonable. Like most wargamers, I'm a sucker for a good bargain. I couldn't pass it up. I put in a bid thinking it would never hold up and the whole thing would end up out of my price range. As it turned out, I was the only one to bid on it and six days later I added a considerable amount of stuff to my collection. If memory serves, I picked up a Solido Tiger and German half track, three Shermans, three Half-Tracks and a couple other resin vehicles for less than $300. In my mind the infantry alone were worth $300<br />
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Most of my German tanks actually came from Walmart. It must have been around 10 years ago that I happened to notice they were carrying 1/50th scale WWII tanks. Unfortunately all I saw were German tanks. The good part is that they were some of the more hard to find kits like Marders and Panzer IIs and IIIs. This was before Warlord had their excellent range of vehicles To make them even better, they were fully painted. The best part was that they were only $5 each!!!! I would buy a bunch every time I went to Walmart. I ended up getting three Marders, three Mark IVs, one Mark III, and two [Czech] Panzer 38s. Sadly Walmart didn't carry them for long.</div>
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The rest of my vehicles were purchased here and there at flea markets, yard sales and online. My German infantry were purchased in a lot from TMP and painted by a TMP member named Combatpainter. I added a squad or two myself over the years mainly consisting of Old Glory and Black Tree with a few bits from Warlord.</div>
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That's about it. I hope you found this interesting. If nothing else, keep your eyes open. You never know where you are going to find the next deal.</div>
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Hey Chuck, I foresee some very large AFV games featuring your collection in 2019! John B. has more to add. Bill P.<br />
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1. Hammelburg was played in three sessions on 4, 6 and 7 June 2019.<br />
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2. First Session: March 27 Participants: Greg B., Bill K. (Cpt. Baum), Chuck The Lucky, Chuck S., Bob B. and yours truly Bill P. (AKA General Pettygree).<br />
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3. Second Session: March 28 Participants: John The Formidable, Don D., Dave G. and me again.<br />
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4. Third Session: March 28 (for the finish) was conducted solo by me.<br />
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5. All vehicles except the Stuarts and Protze truck are from Chuck L's fine collection.<br />
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6. Player Orders: Using photos with text on them helps players get into the game and comprehend orders faster than other methods tried.<br />
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7. The Germans had complete knowledge about TF Baum. He only knew what his men were able to spot or saw when Germans fired and therefore were placed on the table. However, when the latter scooted away out of sight, German forces could be picked up and rehidden. On 27 March the Germans were numerically weak. Baum did not know how weak.<br />
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8. Buildings are from Miniature Building Authority and Lionel Trains. The track is Gargraves three-rail O Gauge.<br />
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9. Main guns: Stuarts 37mm, Tiger 88mm and 75mm for all others.<br />
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11. Grateful appreciation to Stefan S. who kindly assisted with German language dialogue.<br />
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12. What matters is that we companionably move units, throw dice, play historically as best we can, laugh and have fun. "The currency of friendship is time." Dr. Mark Miravalle<br />
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<br />Galliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170473542997390145.post-37342786911816497222019-06-07T21:17:00.001-07:002019-06-07T21:17:18.471-07:00Coming Soon: Perilous Mission<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not. See, in all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other." Dialogue from the movie <i>Contact</i>.</div>
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