Friday, May 22, 2020

Refighting Fontenoy (part four)

TURN TWO
The battlefield at the start of turn two
We diced for initiative, and again the result was a tie (2-2 this time), which meant de Saxe won thanks to his +1 modifier.
De Saxe decided to go first, rolling 4 (right) and 12 (left), the latter becoming 13 action points thanks to his +1 modifier.
He moved units forward on the right, but on the left only moved the Chasseurs de Fischer in the Bois de Barry. Thanks to the move-variation rule, they covered 10cm, which put them on the edge of the wood and just in range (measuring from the middle of the front rank of the light infantry) of the Queen's Own Dragoons. The chasseurs opened fire, causing the dragoons to lose 25% effectiveness. That necessitated a morale check, which the dragoons just passed.
My action-points rolls were 4 (right) and 9 (left).
On the left I was able to advance every unit, apart from the artillery battery which unlimbered, ready to fire next turn. On my right I advanced the guns to within range of the French infantry, the grenadiers continued towards Fontenoy and the Royal Foot turned to confront the chaasseurs, but could not fire as they were out of range.
The Chasseurs de Fischer have sprung their ambush from the Bois de Barry
TURN THREE
De Saxe won the initiative again, and again chose to go first, this time rolling 7 (right) and 1 (left), the latter becoming 2 thanks to his +1 modifier.
He used his two left-flank action points to fire his artillery batteries, the one in the redoubt firing at the Royal Foot and the other one at the Royal-Buffs Grenadiers, but neither had any effect.
His battery across the Scheldt fired at the nearest Austrian cavalry, the Liechtenstein Dragoons, but could not even register a potential hit. His battery in the redoubt between Antoing and Fontenoy was just able to reach the Hessen-Homburg Horse with roundshot, scoring a potential hit but narrowly failing to turn it into an actual hit (de Saxe rolled a 3 instead of the required 4). The rest of the right-flank action points he used to make minor adjustments to units between Antoing and Fontenoy.
The French prepare to defend Fontenoy from converging allied units
My action-points rolls were 1 (right) and 2 (left).
I used the single right-flank action point to unlimber one of the artillery batteries.
My battery facing Fontenoy opened fire on the village, scoring two potential hits on the Normandie Foot (this was achieved by rolling a 6, which quartered gave 1.5 potential hits, which was rounded up to two hits on a 50:50 chance). Normally troops behind cover need a saving throw of 4 or more, but a special rule reflecting the fortified nature of Fontenoy meant only a 3 was needed, and de Saxe rolled two 3s! With my last action point I moved the Liechtenstein Dragoons out of range of the French heavy artillery beyond the Scheldt.
Overview at the end of turn three

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