Howdy,
Ran my Volley & Bayonet scenario for Hohenfriedburg over Memorial Day weekend. Some photos of the game set-up are shown below. Enjoy!
Hohenfriedburg, 1745 --- Frederick vs. Charles of Lorraine in the Second Silesian War. The game uses ~6mm (1/300 scale) figures with 2-inch wide regimental bases. Baccus figures, IIRC, It has been 15 years since these were done.
Photo 1 – Overall view of the set-up, Austrian in foreground --- Prussians away
Photo 2 – Austrian Left Wing, the Saxons
Photo 3 – Charles and the Austrian Advance Guard, at their entry location
Photo 4 – Austrian Main Body, at their entry location
Photo 5 – Austrian Right Wing, cavalry, at their entry location
Photo 6 – Prussian Advance Guard deployed, Saxons away
Photo 7 – Prussian Right Center enters in road column, behind the Advance Guard
Photo 8 – Prussian Left Center, at their entry location
Photo 9 – Prussian Left Wing, cavalry, at their entry location
Photo 10 – Hussars! Thick bases, so people don't pickup by the figures
Photo 11 – Dragoons
Photo 12 – Frederick's stand; photo illustrates the three levels of command stands: Column Commander (fore), Army, Frederick, then Wing Commander (away)
Photo 13 – Prussian heavy artillery atop Spitzeberg
I'll try and add some photos from game play later. It was a fun game, a brief synopsis:
Exhaustion was tracked by wing; both sides had four wings:
Austrian left wing (Saxons), Advance Guard, Main Body, and Right Wing.
Prussian Advance Guard (right wing), Right Center, Left Center, and Left Wing.
The game would end when one side had three wings exhausted, or when a side had an advantage of 2 wings exhausted.
We played seven turns. There were several dramatic moments in the game. Notably, when the Saxon's last gasp, threatened the Prussian advance guard, and the back and forth fighting for the town of Thomaswaldau, as well as the Austrian charge in the center, that threatened a rupture of the Prussian line.
The Saxons, as the Austrian left wing, suffered morale collapse on Turn 4. The Prussian left wing and left center and the Austrian right wing were exhausted on Turn 6. Then on Turn 7, while their flank had been protected by terrain, the "gule" --- a wooded ravine, the Austrian advance guard became exhausted under assault by infantry of the Prussian right center. Overall a tough day to be a cavalryman.
So, I'd say a pyrrhic Prussian victory. 3-2 in wings exhausted or collapsed.
A look at hits inflicted, and casualties:
Prussian Right/Advance Guard: 10
Austrian Left/Saxons: 19 – Morale Collapse
Prussian Right Center: 5
Austrian Advance Guard: 18 – Exhausted
Prussian Left Center: 18 – Exhausted
Austrian Main Body: 3
Prussian Left Wing: 13 – Exhausted
Austrian Right Wing: 11 – Exhausted
Total Prussian Hits: 46
Total Austrian Hits: 51
Casualties (assessed as half of hits taken)
Game Prussian: 11,500
Historical Prussian: 4,800
2.4x historical
Game Austrian: 12,750
Historical Austrian: 13,650
93% of historical
Ponder on,
JAS
sails to the Skeleton Seas, and finds inspiration as she goes.
