Horrible Hawk

Lowering the tone of my Little Cold Wars forces still further is this tracked HAWK launcher. The basic Matchbox diecast was picked up - minus its long departed missiles - for £1 last year.  A rummage in the spares box yielded three big missiles from (I think) the Airfix Tornado kit.  After painting on the obligatory red warheads they were drilled and glued into place.
And yes, I know the whole ensemble should be painted olive drab or camo but I rather like it as is.

Plancenoit 1815 - part 2

And now....back to Belguim.  Hot on the heels of the appearance of the French Guard, above we see a unit of lancers trotting into action. Just hang on to my watch, will you?

In Plancenoit the blood just keeps on flowing.  The marker indicates that Blucher has invested one of his two 'Iron Will' counters in bolstering the morale of the light infantry.

The Prussian centre surges forward.  Landwehr against Guard.  What could go wrong?

There wasn't much wrong with the Guard's marksmanship - here they have mown down the crew of some Prussian artillery.  Scheisse!

The Guard firmly in control of the villages.

The lancers making life unpleasant for some Prussian infantry.

The French may be in the villages, but there are lots of Prussians advancing on them!

Sadly the lancers knocked off a final Prussian unit clinching a French victory.  Ah well, Waterloo was a rubbish name for a railway station anyway....

Little Cold Wars game - 5 June

Comrades

I have arranged a Little Cold Wars game at Knuston Hall in Northamptonshire - famed as the venue for Wargame Developments' Conference of Wargamers.  This will be a small and select affair - no more than 10 players in all.

The date - Friday 5 June 2015

The time - 1000 to 1700ish

The deal - £35 gets you a pleasant lawn game with an indoor option if there is inclement weather, lunch at lunchtime and tea/coffee throughout the day.

I'm thinking that afterwards we can adjourn to a local hostelry for a debrief and possible some food, setting off home after the worst of the traffic has dispersed.

Please let me know ASAP if you are interested and feel free to mention this to other discerning gamers!

Note that I need places booked and paid for in the next 2 weeks.  There will be no facility to simply roll up on the day!

Plancenoit 1815 - part 1

"Give me Blucher or give me night" quoth the Duke.  This time round he again got Blucher.  This scenario came from the C&C website.  As far as I can recall this was the first outing for my Prussians in at least a decade!  John led the Prussians and Martin the French.  All the toys were from my accumulation - I hesitate to dignify it with the title of 'collection' - of 15mm.
Above is part of the Germanic horde.

The field of battle.  Prussians to the left.  Quite a lot of them.

The French left.  This game saw rare appearances from lancers and the Young and Old Guard!

A quick look from the other end of the table.  The clumps of troops in the centre of the table are Frenchies in and around Plancenoit.

Hostilities open - and the French rush forward to seize the other villages...

...but are soon engaged by an impressive block of Prussians.  Rarely have French gunners had such a target!

Prussian light infantry soon saw off the gunners but the French in Plancenoit managed to beat off the attack.

Soon the Young Guard arrived to see off the Prussian lights.  What could go wrong?

Well for one thing, the Prussians could seize the village.  Merde!

The area around Plancenoit was soon piled high with bodies.  You'll have to imagine them.

Place your bets now on the outcome!