Back last July I posted a review of the Austrian infantry but of course since then recruitment has continued unabated so I thought I would treat you with a full review of the complete Austrian army.
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| There are now 12 units of foot, 6 of cavalry and 6 batteries. |
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| This brings the whole force (including generals) to 400+ figures which is surely enough? |
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| I'm thinking even Bonaparte must be starting to take them seriously! |
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| The map reading generals section - always good to know where you are. |
On Monday I was invited to take in more seaside air at Goya's with a game billed as the AWI battle of Cowpens but as we were using his War of 1812 collection it had more of that sort of feel about it. The rules were standard Commands & Colors Napoleonic.
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| We played the game twice swapping sides. In the first game I was the Americans (on the left) and Goya played the British (on the right). |
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| These are all Airfix British figures painted as US troops - they look great. |
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| All the troops on my left flank were militia and once the redcoats advanced they seemed to melt away. |
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| The result was a swift and decisive victory for Goya. These troops are of course Hinton Hunt so no wonder they were winning. |
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| The second game played out in a completely different way as although the militia once again ran away it wasn't far enough to give me any VPs. Then somehow the US troops got the upper hand and before I knew it I seemed to have no army left... |
It's always a pleasure to see Goya's troops on the table even if it results in a double drubbing!
6 comments:
Splendid Austrians and game!
What a parade! A superb looking army, look very impressive. Good looking game as well, lovely figures on a lovely looking table.
Thank you very much Prufrock!
Thanks Donnie and yes Goya’s troops look great and nice to see such an unusual Napoleonic army.
Absolutely splendid Old School game and figures, your Austrians look the business. Good to see a general who is willing to read a map and maybe even stop and ask for directions! :)
The Austrians are a most impressive collection. I would've thought Napoleon already took them seriously, given how he had been trounced the last time he marched down the Danube. He must be terrified now.
Do you have many Russians - they don't really seem feature much?
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