Battle reports

Playing a bit of CoC and Longstreet

Heikki organised a CoC game based on a historical WW2 battle with a long range Finnish patrol fighting NKVD troops. History was reversed, the Finns launched furious charges and decimated the Soviets with their SMG fire. Heavy casualties all round. On another table Petri’s confederates trashed Eero’s Union army in a 1861 Longstreet game. As usual.


Longstreet 1862

Our second Longstreet campaign had reached the year 1862. Today Eero is leading the confederate defence against Janne’s Union forces. This is a 2 vs 2 game, Antti as the other confederate and Petri playing the NPC Union General.    The battle rages on. Let’s see who will win, who will be the hero of the day.

Longstreet battle 2

Eero (CS) and Petri (US) fought yesterday in a nail-biting-finale Longstreet game. The confederates were defending a rail embankment, the union were massed behind a stream ready to attack.     In a cunning stratagem the confederates launched a spoiling attack with their cavalry, trapping the union behind the stream. On the other flank the union pushed forward in a large …

Civil War Generals for Longstreet

These are the four Longstreet generals still battling it out in our club campaign. In mid-1863 the Southern gentlemen (still) have an unbeaten string of victories under their belt. The Union generals have the benefit of knowing that in the end, Victory will be theirs. A War is not won in a single battle, but maybe they will win a single …