Pike & Shot Action

Mark's New Model Army v. Chris's Covenanters
After a few rules tweeks following our Canberra expedition we tried our new rules in the English Civil War period.

The New Model Army is on the left: 3 pike & shot regiments, 2 cavalry brigades & 2 guns.  All troops are well trained & the army has superior command.
The Scotts have 4 pike shiltrons, 4 musketeer units, 4 Highland bands,4 cavalry & 2 guns. All are regular troops with standard command except the Highlanders which have poor command unless being ordered to charge, then superior.

 The New Model has advanced their cavalry against the highlanders on the near flank.  In the centre the Covenanter regular infantry has advanced with shot in front of the pikes.  Cavalry have charged the musketeers with mixed success.

On the near flank the highlanders saw the cavalry off, but with heavy losses.  The Scots have moved cavalry across their rear to support the highlanders (seeing no value in attacking the New Model hedgehog in front of them).  There an exchange of fire in the centre.   

The English have also reinforced their cavalry on the near flank while their musketeers arer whittling away the Scott's centre.

The Scotts make a desperate attempt to counterattack the New Model horse on the near flank.  They some gains, but don't break thru.  Meanwhile English muskets & guns continue to maul their centre.

The Scottish shiltons try a last desperate attack right of centre.  They break the musketeerrs, but are in turn broken by the New Model pikes counterattack giving the New Model army victory.

The latest tweeks continued to improve the rules.  The only issue arising was making sure the cavalry v. infantry balance is correct right across all eras.  (Some inf v. cav clashes didn't go quite the way we expected, but this may have been dice variance not imbalance in the rules).

No Camp Cromwell this coming Tuesday as I am going bush.