"Amstetten Solo Game" Topic
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MichaelCollinsHimself | 02 Feb 2015 9:07 a.m. PST |
I`m planning to do a solo game of the battle of Amstetten (5th November 1805) using Grand Manoeuvre Solo rules. It should be reasonably easy to do, it is a manageable divisional-level game, I have already made the scenario notes and I have played it as a one to one game before. I intend to "automate" both sides once the game is started, but given a defensive deployment by the Russo-Austrian forces that I consider to be reasonably likely. If anyone has details on Bagration`s deployments (perhaps from Russian sources) I`d be most grateful if they would post them here ! The French orders and the choice of formations and battle array will be generated by the Solo Module itself. If you would like to see the Amstetten scenario it is at: link …it is available as free download. Information about the solo rules is at: link |
normsmith | 02 Feb 2015 9:34 a.m. PST |
Very nice, there is a ton of work in there. i like the way you have set out the Amstetten scenario. |
MichaelCollinsHimself | 03 Feb 2015 12:43 p.m. PST |
Thanks norm, With the Russians on hold orders of course, once I`ve determined what the Russian positions will be in general (and this will depend on the nature of the ground). I will then use the rules to determine exactly how the defence is to be set. Their artillery will probably be deployed by 1/2 batteries. |
MichaelCollinsHimself | 07 Feb 2015 1:07 a.m. PST |
I`ll be setting the game up today. I may post later after I`ve had another look at Google Earth; hopefully for clues about the nature of the terrain with regard to the southern part of the battlefield and the road itself that led into the town of Amstetten. |
MichaelCollinsHimself | 07 Feb 2015 3:15 a.m. PST |
Whilst the TMP membership pages were closed for the routine maintenance, I`ve been looking again at Google earth. I was interested in the southern part of the battlefield area; the Danube cuts a meander fairly close to the ridge that extends towards the village of Amstetten and so a flanking movement in that direction would not be easy. In any case, time was pressing and the French had arrived in the late winter afternoon, with darkness approaching there was little chance either to soften the position with artillery, or for skirmishers to go forward to prepare the attack. The French had little choice but to launch a frontal assault on the Austro-Russian lines in the clearings on the plateau above the village of Amstetten. Just a note: several online scenario maps have Amstetten confused with an Amstetten in Germany with no river Danube shown at all. Name confusion seems to afflicted other scenario writers and some historians too; as this is much like the case of the battle of Mariazell too – it too has a twin (or maybe more) in Germany! |
MichaelCollinsHimself | 07 Feb 2015 9:24 a.m. PST |
The game terrain is set up and I have determined the corps orders and battle arrays: For the French no artillery bombardment has been ordered and the battle array for Oudinot`s command will be as follows: they will "Assault in column with artillery in reserve and attached cavalry in reserve to flank with second infantry lines and reserves to be ployed in columns." The Russians, with hold orders will have… "Infantry first line deployed, second lines and reserves ployed to column. Corps artillery in reserve (12pdrs in the second line). Divisional artillery (6pdrs) by battery in the centre. Any attached cavalry in reserve limited to counter-attack enemy only if one of own infantry lines is broken." (The cavalry is to be held behind the second line.) Oh yes, the Austrian Grenzers will be as per the battle; along the front covering the Russian first line of battle. The Russian 6th Jager Regiment may be deployed to the south guarding the road to Amstetten and any Cossacks will guard the extreme flanks. |
MichaelCollinsHimself | 08 Feb 2015 9:21 a.m. PST |
Austro-Russian deployments:
3 battalions of Nostitz`s Grenzers in the first line supported by Hessen Homburg Hussars on the flanks. The Russians in two lines with artillery half batteries, and Hussars on flanks. The Russian 6th Jager are on the right with two cossacks regiments positioned on the extreme right of the Russian positions. A detachment of Nostitz`s command (one battalion of Grenzers and 2 squadrons of the Hessen Homburg Hussars)guard the road into Amstetten. French battle arrays:
Oudinot`s Grenadiers to assault in columns; the brigades are arrayed in lines and a reserve brigade of two battalions is with the divisional artillery. These are followed by Hussars and Chasseur Brigades under the command of Fauconnet. Oudinot and Murat are positioned close to the reserve and the artillery. |
KTravlos | 23 Feb 2015 6:58 a.m. PST |
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MichaelCollinsHimself | 23 Feb 2015 7:14 a.m. PST |
Thanks! I`ve duplicated this game rather on two other boards… I missed out on cross-posting to the solo board – but I`ve put it all together now at: TMP link |
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