Round 4

Log files

Game 2
GomJabbar (Allies) 10 Banners
Mark McG (French) 9 Banners

The French primarily pushed forward on the left going for the woods. They managed to get 1 unit into the woods but the Russians flooded the woods with units and halted the rest of the French advance with their brave Guard Light Cav lead by De Tolly. The Russian, then buoyed by their success in the woods pushed forward dangerously in the center. In the end it was a very close game with the Russian advance being just successful enough. The most amazing moment was when a French combined arms attack against a Russian LC w/leader rolled 8 dice and got 1 flag which was ignored. That was the typical luck of the French most of the game. Thanks to Mark for the fun games and organizing these tournaments.
 

Deadline is next Sunday (7th Dec). 
4 pairs of matches yet to be played / reported

203 Pultusk (26 December 1806) [OT2025 - Fourth Round - 1st game]
French(TTC) 3 vs Russian(Kandras78) 10

An early LGM card enabled the Russian to form up their artillery in an advantageous position. The French had to suffer a heavy cannonade. With a reckless and successful Bayonet Charge, they managed to take the Mostachin Woods temporarily. After heavy fighting the Russian retook the forest and went on the offensive in the Center.

 

203 Pultusk (26 December 1806) [OT2025 - Fourth Round - 2nd game]
French(Kandras78) 4 vs Russian(TTC) 3(Retired)

Once again, Russian artillery has formed up. French attack on their Right has collapsed and was countered. French managed to consolidate to the baseline.
A local counter-attack scored the fourth banner to the Blue. The belligerents agreed to end the battle.

 
 
 

(We have encountered a bug, not letting us square up. Also had a couple of DCs during the game)

Two interesting battles with Treb.
I can assure you, my friend stands out as one of the most talented and chivalrous adversaries anyone could hope to challenge.

Kandras78 wrote:

203 Pultusk (26 December 1806) [OT2025 - Fourth Round - 2nd game]
French(Kandras78) 4 vs Russian(TTC) 3(Retired)

retiring in this instance gives up the possibility of a point. 

rjvonline (1st side) vs soul1st (2nd side)

1st game: French (10) vs Russians (9)

That was a week ago, so I don't remember the details. A fair bit of action on the French right, initiated by both sides; some action in the middle, initiated by the Russians; and some action on the French left, mostly initiated by the French (the last French VP came on that side). Most noteworthy action: the French, specifically Claparede leading the LC, were successful in taking the BUA closest to their line. The Russians then used Grande Manoeuvre to nearly surround them, with one unit blocking the access to the bridge. The French then played Short Supply to force that blocking unit back to its back line, then played Counter-attack to have the LC seize the bridge, get a sacrificial LN in the town and have a couple of other units put pressure on the Russians. Claparede actually managed to get out of Dodge and survived almost to the end, eliminating 1 Russian unit for the French 9th VP, before succumbing as a decoy to allow the French action on the left that nabbed the 10th VP. So in short order it went from 9-7 to 9-9, and then 10-9.

2nd game: Russians (10) vs French (3)

Initially it looked to go the French's h way, especially as Russian die rolling was atrocious, but even though 2 Russian bombardments didn't kill any French unit, they certainly put a damper on French aggressiveness. The French never set foot in any of the BUAs on the right. They mounted an attack on the left, with HC and LNs, but the HC was eventually foiled by a square, and then it failed to kill  the GLC it had reduced to 2 blocks and pushed on the rea line. Eventually the French HC succumbed (in 2 rounds) to the Russian HC that came to the rescue from the center. The French LNs got a double foothold in the woods after eliminating both LTs, claiming the banner for it, but eventually one LN succumbed to a Combined Arms attack by 1 Russian LN and FA, and that banner was lost and reclaimed by the Russians. More artillery sniping claimed Claparede (the second of 2 KO'ed French leaders) mid-game and then both a 1-block French LN and 2-block LC to wrap it up. Oh, and there was a cavalry charge on each side that didn't work particularly well either way.

Thanks for 2 fun games -- the first one was particularly tense, the second didn't look like it was going to be a major Russian victory until it was.

Here there are the logfiles of the two matches played between David Isaac and David Horts (Craterus), with a global output 17 / 17.
 

Game 1
EZPickins (Russian) 8 
Dawnreader (French) 10

The French started with an attack on the center wiping out cossacs and inflicting heavy casualties to light cavalry. Then there were small skirmishes on the French right flank giving 2 banners to Russia. Then again a lot of maneuvers and small fights. Russian cavalry attacked the French artillery. The French lost 2 artillery units and russian lost heavy cavalry. 6:5 Russian is leading. The French are amassing in the center behind hills. Russian decided to start bayonet charge with grenadiers. The French side played a force march. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. 8:6 Russian is still leading. The French kept assaulting in the center and won.



Game 2
Dawnreader (Russian) 10
EZPickins (French) 6

The French started aggressively on his right flank and destroyed russian artillery with a cavalry attack. Then they followed with bayonet charge on both flanks killing one light infantry and light cavalry. Russian tried to repulse it with a forward card. 4:4 The French force marched in the center to the first line of hills. Russian played bayonet charge destroying a lot of units and now it's 8:5 in favor of russians. French counterattacked in the center and destroyed one line infantry. But the next russian attack brought them the last 2 banners.

Game 1
Javelinthrower (Russian) 10 Banners
kfan (French) 4 Banners

Up until the endgame both sides were unable or unwilling to engage in the centre, so both flanks were in the constant tug of war with reinforcements from the centre being pulled both ways. In the end a decisive push in the centre was ill-judged (bringing French banner won from 2 to 4), but finally brought an end to the fighting

Game 2
kfan (Allies) 10 Banners
Javelinthrower (French) 8 Banners

A much weirder and shorter battle. The French tried to mirror the previous game tactics with engaging on the flanks, but had much less luck. So I decided to push in the centre just to be met with much more and better cards allowing for a brutal counter-attack. Still, even then victory was close with uneven fighting form both sides.

 
Game 1 vlog somehow " exceeds limit allowed by configuration", but I can send it via mail

Game 1
FoxK (Russian) 10 Banners
RiverWanderer (French) 8 Banners

Early French success against the Russian left turned sour when pressed too hard. From there the focus shifted to the centre, with the Russians in the ascendency for the remainder of the game. A late French fight-back put the battle in the balance again for a turn or two but lady luck did not deliver any reprieve against the earlier mishaps.

Module v4.1 used:


Game 2
RiverWanderer (Allies) 10 Banners
FoxK (French) 6 Banners

French got stuck in early with 3 Cavalry Charges in succession, by the end of which both sides' cavalry was eliminated or whittled down. A Russian Force March in the centre following by a Grand Manoeuvre seemed to buy some time as the battle was forced to the flanks for the remainder of the game. In the end, the Russians pulled ahead in a battle of attrition and managed to close in on vulnerable units that had gathered on the French left.

Module v4.1 used again for game 2; two logs as we had to conduct the game in two sessions.