Game Objectives
- Local Levy of clan Tidamatsu have to delay the advance party of the invading clan Monogoto army
- hold the village for at least 10 moves.
- Try out some basic skirmish rules.
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The defenders wait, one of them watches the road...
In the distance he can see the advance party of the invading army ...
The advance party nears the village...
and then moves into the village slowly sending two small groups round the flanks ...
A defending bowman and musket man fire
.. but miss...The defenders rush in to hold off the main group of attackers ....
they just hold the attackers, but a couple of the defenders go down...
Out by the paddy fields, two musket men fire on the attackers
.. but miss...On the other flank the bowman and musket man fire again
.. but miss... !The attackers push down the road a bit and attack the flanks...
The defenders still just hold the road but are coming under pressure ....
The attackers have gained the upper hand ...
The defenders fall back to re-group...
A mixed squad of musket and bowmen work their way round the outside of the village ...
The fighting on the road starts again, with the defenders calling on their reserves.....
The attackers musket and bow men fire ... three of the defenders are hit and go down ....
Out by the paddy fields the last two defenders holding back the attackers have been cut down ...
The attackers push the defenders down the road ....
Some of the defenders hold off some attackers who have nearly got behind them ...
The attackers continue to push the defenders back down the road...
The fighting stops as both side re-group...
The defenders decide they've had enough and run off ... the attackers secure their position...
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0). Summing up
- The local levy defending the village lost 18 from a total of 26. The defenders had to hold/delay the attackers for a minimum of 10 moves - which they did - just
- The defenders may have done better if their bowmen and musketmen could have hit a target !
- The attackers lost 2 samurai and 7 spear armed ashigaru (9 lost from a total of 24)
1) Rules uses: a variant of my own Saxon V Vikings lightweight skirmish rules with a Samurai period flavour.
2) Stats for each side
Clan Tidamatsu - The Defenders (26)
Group 1 - Levy Ashigaru (17)
1 Samurai armoured, sword only
2 Retainers (unarmoured) with sword only
1 Ashigaru (armoured), sword only
9 with spear + sword ( some with makeshift armour )
1 with bow and sword
3 with musket and sword
Group 2 - Armed villagers (9)
8 Villagers with bamboo spears only
1 Levy Ashigaru (unarmoured)
with sword.
Clan Monogoto - The Attackers (17)
1 Mounted Samurai + ningata
4 Foot Samurai + spear
13 Ashigaru + spear
3 Ashigaru + bow
3 Ashigaru + musket
1 comment:
Excellent battle report a dam good story.
Willz.
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