I haven't painted anything for quite awhile. I picked up the Perry's "Battle in a Box" set at my local hobby store last weekend to get enough figures to keep me busy for awhile. I started with the 24 zouaves that come in the box and was very pleased with the outcome. These are painted up as the 155th Zouaves.
Picking up the battle at Turn 8:
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| Sergeant Harper's men withdraw before the superior numbers of the French |
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| The British light company is forced back due to casualties and the moral is lessened by one. |
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| The main French column forms into line to begin firing upon the thinning defenders. |
Turn 9:
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| The French line advances and is fired upon, suffering just a few points of shock. |
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| Two British line companies man the walls and fire into the dwindling French light companies. |
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| A group of Portuguese break off under their sergeant to assist the British skirmishers in fending off the legere formation. |
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| The firefight between the French skirmishers and a group of British line continues, with the French getting the better of it. |
Turn 10:
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| The Tiffin chip came up quickly, but the Portuguese were able to advance into the tow to bolster the defenses. |
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| The detached Portuguese group fired a rather ineffective volley. |
Turn 11:
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| A group of French light infantry is forced back, dropping the French morale by one point. |
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| The Portuguese grenadiers take up a position to defend the village gate which is being attacked by the French engineers. |
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| One group of Portuguese enter this house. |
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| The other group enters the church. |
Turn 12:
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| The French engineers have battered down the gate, and the main French column has redeployed to attack in mass. |
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| The Portuguese are losing men and adding shock. |
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| Harper's men fire on the second French column, taking out a man. |
The next several turns will determine the outcome. It looks like the fighting will be from building to building. Hopefully, I will be able to fight it out this week.
A French column as been given the task of taking the village of Santa Rosalita. The town is garrisoned by two groups of 95th rifles and a group of light infantry. Coming up in support are units of British and Portuguese line.
The first three turns see both sides get all their units on the table. The allies, however, are able to get their supporting units into the village, so the French have their work cut out for them.
Turn Four:
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| The main French column makes progress down the road, led by their group of grenadiers. |
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| A group of rifles take up position behind a hedge outside the town. |
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| The other group of rifles and the light company ready themselves behind the walls of the town. |
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| The British line groups enter the town. |
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| British skirmishers try to slow down the second French column. |
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| The Portuguese approach. |
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| The second French column. |
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| This legere group takes a casualty and some shock from the skirmishers on the hill. |
Turn Five:
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| The legere groups form a line and return fire. |
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| A group of French skirmishers poised to enter the town and cause some trouble. |
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| The main British force is ready to support the rifles. |
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| The rifles fire a rather ineffective volley. |
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| The main French force continues towards the town with a group of engineers in the lead. |
Turn Six:
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| The grenadiers fire on the rifles while the French groups snap into line. |
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| The light company loses a man and its officer! |
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| A British sergeant leads a group to confront the aggressive French skirmishers and lose a man for their trouble. |
Several years ago I jumped into Flames of War, mostly because the students I worked with were asking me to. Initially, I enjoyed it, but as time went on I found the rules to be more complicated than I wanted to deal with. However, I really enjoyed putting the armies together.
It is time to find these guys a new home. The vehicles typically go for $10 apiece, unassembled and unpainted. I am asking $8 per vehicle, but would rather sell the collections in total so will discount the price.
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| American Collection |
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| German Collection |
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| Scratch built "dug in" stands |
German collection $175 plus shipping in US
American collection $200 plus shipping in US
Dug in stands $2.50 per stand
Buy both collections and I will include the stands for free.
