OT2021 C&C Napoleonics – round 3 – Tamames
Mike Stanley – French – 8 banners – won
Andras Kopscik (Kandras78) – Allies – 6 banners – lost
The French sought a strong start with a Forward followed by an Attack Center – but both orders were cancelled by Spanish Guerillas. Meanwhile, two Spanish Bombardments eliminated one French LT on the left and badly damaged another on the right.
A French Assault now opened a major battle on the Spanish left, damaging two infantry units that disdained going into square against the two French LC. One French LC soon eliminated a Spanish LC and LT. Angiona took command of the four remaining Spanish cavalry and attacked the now badly exposed French cavalry. Each side lost a cavalry unit, and after Guerillas thwarted the next French plan, the last French LC on that flank was lost as well.
A French LT marksmen took out a Spanish LN, followed by an artillery duel that did some damage, mostly to the French. French Leadership accomplished nothing, (including rolling 7 dice with a French HC against a Spanish 2-block HC and rolling 4 blue and 3 red!) That left the French HC exposed, and he was surrounded and eliminated on the next Spanish turn. Lorcet was able to sneak through the Spanish lines and rejoin his army.
We were now tied with four banners each
French Leadership was again put to the test, and this time succeeded in removing 11 blocks, killing a Spanish LN and reducing two LT to ineffectiveness. But the Spanish still had plenty of fight left in them, and a Bayonet Charge killed one French LN and reduced another to 1 block. The French Counter-Attack took out an enemy LT and LN at the cost of a LN. A Spanish Center Assault put units into position but did no damage, and the French response in the center took out a LN for the 8th banner and the win.
A tense, hard-fought game, and a lot of fun against a skilled opponent.