Showing posts with label Artillery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Artillery. Show all posts

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Saratoga Campaign:American push on Sword's House, September 17, 1777

In this action, Gates, sends his army to push Burgoyne's Army back into the Hudson river.

The Americans quickly push off the British and American artillery occupy the redoubts which are in turn overrun by British Light Infantry 
British and Brunswick troops assault on mass

 The Americans attempt to form lines 

which keep being blown apart by concentrated musketry

in the end, the Americans are driven off. The British camp is saved

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777

Crown Forces: 17th Regiment, 40th Regiment, 55th Regiment, 17th Light Dragoons, Royal Artillery

American Forces: Virginians Continental, New England Continental, Pennsylvania Rifles, Artillery

I plan on fighting this action over the coming weekend. I haven't been able to get the game on as ordinary life has overtaken my hobby time. All is well, just busy.
At least it's not snowing here.
 A shot from last winter!
Crown Forces defensive position. Light Dragoons on each flank. Artillery in redoubts.



 American right made up of a militia regiment, semi-regulars, a gun and a Continental Regiment.

 American left wing and centre. A militia regiment and Continental  

 Close up look at the Crown lines. Four guns of the RA, 40th Regiment on the right, centre is 55th Regiment, far left is 17th Regiment, with 17th Light Dragoons on both flanks.

 The Americans advance. Their artillery blasts apart the British advances

American right attempts to flank the British, while a Continental brigade advances straight at the Crowns position. 

More American militia in reserve.

More American units advance to their front.

The American right forms line to advance and fire.

The 17th Light Dragoons advances and fires scattering and slicing into the Virginians and New Englanders.

The American line then deploys into line and blasts apart the dragoons, who are then decimated by Royal Artillery fire.

After rolling for American morale, they fail, and withdraw from the battle. 
An interesting played game. 





Friday, 16 January 2015

Japanese coastal artillery Meiji era

This smooth bore muzzle-loader is foun in a public park in Koto-ku Tokyo near Toyocho station.
By the looks of it, a bronze gun.

Not sure what the caption is, I'll have to ask my wife and kids to translate for me.