The Battle of Faux-Illy, 15mm Franco-Prussian Wargame Part 2.

.....anyway on to the last part of the game and the first moves.

Just a brief synopsis of the rules as they affect the players as I saw them.

1.Cavalry in line get hit by muskets and artillery on a 2 on a D6 (automatic hits if they are in column!!), don't put your cavalry anywhere near infantry or artillery (difficult).

2. French infantry fire at 18" compared to 12" for the Prussians, Prussian artillery is better (longer range and shell).

3. 2 actions for all units, 2 moves, 2 fires (second fire is minus 1) or a mixture of these.

4. Troops in defence hit in melee at +1.

5. There are others but the main one is don't let your cavalry anywhere near infantry or artillery or that bloody mitrailleuse.

I have narrated from the point of view of myself and Dave's Northern and Southern Prussian forces, better pictures from the East and West attacks on Big Lee's site.

My boys advance

Dave's boys push forward.

A battalion of infantry in this house gave me arseache most of the game, nice smoke marker from the volley.

The French lines start to maul our advance.

Dice show the mauling effect on the Prussians.

Racing forward to negate the French advantage in rifle range

My deep columns advance protected by a screen of skirmishers.

Had to answer a question on Pearl Harbour to get this one artillery piece but it made such a difference (only one to get his question right)

The French fire was ruthless, that double action killed us going in...literally.

Dave especially got hammered by those 2 units in the woods with their fire and plus 1 in melee.

Things are still going well....so far.

A view of Big Lee's advance by his Bavarians (Yokels).

Cuirassiers in the lead, the heavy boys, shot out of their saddles and headed back to the Prussian lines.

This turned into an ongoing slog that wiped out both units.

Poor old Dave getting hammered in those woods, spent the day back and forth like a backpacker.

There was the odd rule clarification that usually screwed the Prussians ( the warm cream soda is still been peddled).

Postie and his contractual shot (cannot show you what he is pointing at but at least the t-shirt is clean enough to show).

Finally got to assault the house and drove the French out and occupied it myself.

Smithy trying to turn the French flank and eventually did but a little too late.

Prussian Lancers hitting the French cuirassiers and giving them a kicking (not technically a military term).

French remnants heading into the woods.

The last stages and as we did not take the hill, this counted as a minor French victory, very good game but a slog, a dice throwing slog with horrendous casualties for the Prussians.

Our genial host with the rules, top man.