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| Carl Rochling's Prussian Infantry at Mollwitz 1741 |
the Battle of Mollwitz. Actually, Sunday's game with mark an anniversary battle commemorating the 281st anniversary of the 10 April 1741 battle.
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| Initial deployments |
The battle will be fought in 18mm, remotely, using Honours of War (HoW) as the Rules on Engagement. I face off against an opponent new to HoW. This may be his first remote game too. That detail will be confirmed before play begins.
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| The armies face-off |
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| Prussian battle lines |
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| Austrian battle lines |
Until then, the battlefield lays silent awaiting the action to begin.
While Mollwitz was reportedly fought in the snow, my battlefield shows a springlike groundcover. In earlier refights of Mollwitz, a white groundcover played havoc with photography.
A second Mollwitz replay is slated for Monday so I will be getting the pleasure of a Mollwitz double shot this week.
Lucky me!
The tabletop looks splendid with all the troops deployed.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I, too, enjoy looking at long lines of troops deployed for battle.
DeleteLooking forward to seeing how the game pans out
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteLooks superb Jon. Look forward to seeing the action.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Mollwitz may be on the table for a week or two. Will try to arrange a game.
DeleteAh, the calm before the storm, followed by deja vu. Great double feature you have planned Jonthan.
ReplyDeleteYes, calm before the storm...
DeleteYou are certainly getting plenty of gaming in Jon...fantastic stuff and look forward to seeing how both games go!
ReplyDeleteLots of gaming, for sure. Some weeks, it seems like time for little else. Having Mollwitz before, I still await an Austrian victory.
DeleteThis is going to be good. Re: the snow problem, I wonder if there's some kind of less-reflective finish for cloth to take the edge off?
ReplyDeleteI hope so! Using less reflective material is a good suggestion but what? Perhaps scatter white granules in select spots to offer up a suggestion of snow?
DeleteThe lace wars were made for miniatures gaming; the uniforms, the regular formations and evolutions, it just doesn't get any better--unless, of course, you do it twice!
ReplyDeleteI agree, Ed! Lace Wars seems perfect avenue for wargaming.
DeleteI'll be intrigued to see what you think of HOW. Initially I really enjoyed them, but as I played more games I discovered more issues than I wanted.Best of luck.
ReplyDeleteRobbie, I am interested in seeing what you found lacking or causing issues. Artillery effectiveness was a problem for me early-on, but a strict interpretation of Target Priority mitigated that issue. Well, for me, anyway.
DeleteAnother great looking game Jonathan!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Michal!
DeleteA couple of lovely shots of the troops deployed before battle there Jon, and you really have to love the look of linear warfare. Looking forward to seeing how both games play out over the coming week.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steve. Linear warfare suits tabletop wargaming very well. stay tuned for a report-out or two.
DeleteGood to see Jon look forward to seeing the battle play out 👍
ReplyDeleteI expect to see you taking a turn at this too.
DeleteLovely looking table for what looks like being a really good game. I await with anticipation the battle reports.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Richard. I have yet to see an Austrian victory. Perhaps today is the day?
DeleteLooks great. Having done quite a few Battles in the Snow, they look great on the tabletop in person, but photography is really and issue, I like the patches of snow idea as a something to try. Maybe off white with patches of brown might work better, too on the photo ened.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I will look into the patches of snow idea.
DeleteLooks great Jonathan, and I'll be looking forward to seeing how this plays out, especially with a newcomer to remote gaming.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lawrence! Chris actually is not a newcomer to remote gaming.
DeleteLooks rather grand, look forward to reading how it plays out.
ReplyDeleteYou are very kind! The battle produced an interesting contest.
DeleteLooking forward to it tomorrow! A very different battlefield from Moys; no congestion there. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Cheers,
David.
Me too! I may have learned a hard lesson or two on what NOT to do from Sunday’s battle.
DeleteSplendid looking table,lovely ranked up troops, looking forward to multiple AARs!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Much appreciated, Iain!
DeleteLove those long lines of troops!
ReplyDeleteIt is a pleasing sight!
DeleteIt’s a good looking set up and seems to be something of a straightforward battle, though that doesn’t mean uninteresting.
ReplyDeleteI do like when armies anchored on a river. 😀
Enjoy your double shot! Which probably meant something much different in our youth.
What does Matt use for snow? His tables come out nice in pics.
Thanks! Straightforward battle in the sense that each army has a battle plan that is completely different from the opponent's plan. It is a challenging situation to each although I have seen the Austrians win only one battle.
DeleteI do not recall what Matt used for snow but he had photo challenges too.
Very impressive how often you are playing. Mollwitz is a real classic. Good luck, sir!
ReplyDeleteMollwitz is a classic, for sure. I must report that I was soundly beaten in Game 1 and Game 2 hangs in the balance.
DeleteLovely gaming, Jonathan. I know SYW is one of your favorites, and it shows.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dean, but I have so many favorites.
DeleteShould be a good game.
ReplyDeleteIt was!
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