A
couple of weeks ago, thanks to Ezio's initiative, we organized a quick game
using Musket and Tomahawk. The rule system published by Tomahawk Studio that is
designed for French-Indian and American independence wars.
I was the commander of the French forces, Biagio controlled the English army and
Ezio was the referee.
All
miniatures were painted by Ezio. Only a unit of Indians and the smaller unit of
French marines are prepared by me.
Game system: Musket and Tomahawk
Miniatures scale: 28 mm
Army list
British Army
1 officer (regular)
2 units of regular infantry
1 unit of ranger
2 units of colonial militia
French Army
1 officer (irregular)
1 unit of Compagnie Franches de Marine (6 men) - Irregular
1 unit of Compagnie Franches de Marine (12 men) - Irregular
1 Indian chief
2 units of Indians
1 unit of Indians with bloodthirsty trait
Set up
Ezio
deployed three houses at the table center, some cornfields and four woods.
Objectives
We determined the objectives drew a dice. The British army had to
protect a group of civilians (Protection mission) while French-Indian
forces had to slaughter the town's citizens (Slaughter mission).
In addition to his forces Biagio received 3 units of civilian and their
leader.
Victory conditions
At the end of each turn we rolled 2d6. If the score rolled was less than
twice the number of turns the game ended.
British forces win if at least half of civilians are still alive at the
end of the game.
On contrary, the French forces win if all civilians are killed.
Battle report
Biagio
deploys one of his regular unit and the rangers at the center of the town.
All
civilians are into the house at the back of the regulars. A unit of militia covers
the left flank.
A unit of regular and a unit of militia are in reserve.
I placed a part of my units into the woods on the left and the remaining
models on the right. I used the rules of dummy markers to deceive my adversary.
On the left only a unit of 6 marines is real. All Indians, my officers
and the 12 marines are on the right. The idea is to attack on the flank the
enemy.
All my units are irregular and so they move very quickly.
Biagio tries to block my flank attack with his militia ...
..
while the British regular unit remains substantially fixed hit by my six
marines that are arriving from the wood
The Indians reach the houses and start the attack against civilians protected by the large unit of marines.
Biagio orders to the second unit of militia to protect
the houses and to his regular unit to come back to contrast my
initiative
Now British forces are between "two fires" ...
Near the houses a unit of Indians destroy the militia while the other Indians
tries to move out the civilian leader ... unfortunately they are repelled.
Meanwhile
the British regular arrives to bother my marines … but without a great success
Unfortunately
for Biagio the second unit of British regular doesn't enter into the game and
my Indians attack the civilians.
The
unit of six French marines arrives from the wood and destroys the British
rangers while the second unit of marines (with the blue uniforms) assaults and
neutralizes the British regular.
The
latest unit of civilians is annihilated by marines.
End Game
French-Indians forces win the game
