On last year's wonderful trip to the UK, I picked up some of Wargames Foundry's rather nice Home Guard figures. I tried them out with I Ain't Been Shot Mum but the company+ level of the game didn't really fit with the HG's intended role. Then Chain of Command came out. Platoon level, limited troops on a reasonable table - Perfect! Along with a platoon of Fallschirmjaeger, I was ready to go - but... All the lists in the book were for Late War Normandy and Eastern Front - Not my cup of tea.
The Lardie's Rich Clarke said he was open to player produced lists so rather than mope around and wait for someone else to make one I got stuck in. Ross Bowrage from the Yahoo group was kind enough to send some information my way and gave some really good feedback. The early drafts in true open source fashion came fast and furious and were posted up on the Yahoo group. Now I am ready with the first final draft* Sadly, the space on Yahoo has run out so I have had to put it up on Google drive - so why not share it as widely as possible? So here it is:
CoC Home Guard List Final Draft 1
Enjoy, comment, criticise :)
*Yes final draft 1. I have worked with enough documents over the years to know that "final" never means exactly that.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
HotT Great news and a new list
With Hordes of the Things almost impossible to find and the last new copies long since sold out, the three authors have posted a PDF of the rules and allowed a single download for personal use. What a great way to support the players. Kudos to Richard Bodley Scott, Sue Laflin Barker and Phil Barker.
HotT 2.0 Rules
Page 23 combat results table
In light of this, I have signed up for a mythology based HotT campaign at the local club. Having only 15mm Celts at the moment, I went for an army based on the Ulster Cycle:
Other options could include switching Cathbad to a cleric, changing Cathbad for the hero Conall Cernach - Cú Chulainn's avenger or swapping some of the warband for spear. The planned deployment is a block of warband flanked by the two heroes with Cathbad behind in support. Depending on the opponent the warband will go double depth and the heroes may both be on one flank. The main tactic will be to use the heroes to win on the wings then roll up the enemy lines with overlaps and flanks attacks. Bad going will feature in terrain selection.
I will post a battle report after the tournament.
HotT 2.0 Rules
Page 23 combat results table
In light of this, I have signed up for a mythology based HotT campaign at the local club. Having only 15mm Celts at the moment, I went for an army based on the Ulster Cycle:
| Troop Type | Cost Per Element in AP | Number of Elements | Total AP Cost of Elements | Total Army AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-in-C Chariot Hero Cú Chulainn | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Foot Hero Ferdiad | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Magician Cathbad the Druid | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Warband Men of Ulster | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
Other options could include switching Cathbad to a cleric, changing Cathbad for the hero Conall Cernach - Cú Chulainn's avenger or swapping some of the warband for spear. The planned deployment is a block of warband flanked by the two heroes with Cathbad behind in support. Depending on the opponent the warband will go double depth and the heroes may both be on one flank. The main tactic will be to use the heroes to win on the wings then roll up the enemy lines with overlaps and flanks attacks. Bad going will feature in terrain selection.
I will post a battle report after the tournament.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
DBMM 100 Early Imperial Roman list
Needing an opponent for my Brits, I drew up this list for DBMM100:
I did not take the required 1-6 points of palisade as I think at the 100 point level it's a bit pointless and a vexillation of this size was probably working away from the main camp where all their stakes were. I wanted to take bolt shooters just because I could but practically, 4 Cv is the more logical choice. For anti-warband work, I envisage a line of Ax backed by the Bd with the Cv on a flank. Another option is to have the Bd backed by the Ax with the Cv in the rear - but then I have been reading too much of the interpenetration section recently. If I were to swap 2 Cv for 2 Art, I would put one on each flank of the infantry block to keep the horses and chariots at bay.
| Troop Type | Cost Per Element in AP | ME Per Element | Number of Elements | Total Cost of Elements | ME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-in-C - Reg Bd(O) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Equites cohortales - Reg Cv (O) | 8 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 4 |
| Auxillia - Reg Ax (S) | 5 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 6 |
| Legionaries- Reg Bd (O) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5 |
| Totals: | 104 | 19 | |||
| Disheartened: 14 Defeated: 10 | |||||
I did not take the required 1-6 points of palisade as I think at the 100 point level it's a bit pointless and a vexillation of this size was probably working away from the main camp where all their stakes were. I wanted to take bolt shooters just because I could but practically, 4 Cv is the more logical choice. For anti-warband work, I envisage a line of Ax backed by the Bd with the Cv on a flank. Another option is to have the Bd backed by the Ax with the Cv in the rear - but then I have been reading too much of the interpenetration section recently. If I were to swap 2 Cv for 2 Art, I would put one on each flank of the infantry block to keep the horses and chariots at bay.
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