I was to meet Jonathan's new model army . Like me he is discovering REG so at least in terms of knowledge of the rules we were equal. I had the advantage of having played REG at Britcon 2 years ago.
He had a protected flank but I managed some terrain in the middle . He posted his best infantry along the protected flank and I intended to slow him down . I was willing to fight for the woods to the front and would use my Cossacks and Hajduks for that job .
On the other flank he gave me the opening I wanted. His cavalry would be my target but would I be quick enough. He had deployed some P&S units to hold the flank and had not tough to deploy his cavalry behind the P&S tugs to protect them from my hussars who are better.
The elite of my army
My cuirassiers and some bow equipped Cossacks. They will be efficient enough shooting on green vs unprotected infantry
My household infantry holds the center
Here he comes and I play my delaying action
The battle for the woods has begun
The exange of arguments between P&S and bow equipped Cossacks is interesting as unprotected infantry is rather fragile . I shoot on green he fires back on white .
I am nearly ready but next turn I am not the phasing player so will wait one more turn before charging .
So my cuirassiers did charge and overrun battery during charge so continued it's charge and impacted some mounted harquebusier, just one turn before I would unleash my hussars .
You can also see that the P&S tug facing my Cossacks is weakening
Ok the fight for the woods did not really go my way but it is a secondary front ( excuses always excuses )
Delaying he said, delaying yes but till when
The great cavalry battle has begun. Impact would strangely be at the advantage of the new model army but melee will go my way till all that english cavalry breaks. It would be the glorious fight of the week-end as all other fights were less flamboyant. breaking that cavalry wil bring victory .
So I was loosing the delaying action but I just needed to kill the dragoon unit that was fighting in the woods and that would be easy so I got 15 points and jonathan got 2 or 4 points can't remember. The only glorious action of the week-end. REG is indeed quite different from MEG and needs adapting
Next game would be ..a very difficult test for me
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