BW Designs

I decided to use a Hungarian huszar cavalry list for  a one day mid war flames of war comp up near brisbane on the weekend.

I have to say cavalry are fun and heart in the mouth type of army that can either win big or loose big but will always make you think.

Game one

against an english desert armoured company with shermans on a 4 x 4 city table misssion hast assault .... I think. 6-1 win my way tanks fell left right and centre to my artillary and the enemy infantry falling to my horse mounted Heavy machine guns on the 4th turn. The enemy tanks taking heavy losses while assaulting my engineers wholed up in a bulding and loosing a trickle of tanks to the german allies stugs.

Game two.

against a monster sized Italian russian front infantry list with a german pk 40 platoon alpini monster sized platoon and 3 tiny tanks. 3-3 draw. My cav assaulting his left flank with stug support and pounding his line of infantry with my artillary. on the right his assault grinding to a halt pinned and looking second hand by the end of the game.

high lights, loosing two stugs to tiny tanks on the last turn with some poor rolling on my part, and my cavalry attack on the right failing twice to do the job. fun game. fair fight mission

Game three

soviet naval infantry.

a second tar baby army to fight against. I got stuck in on the right flank using some buildings in the centre and a big wheat field on the right flank as cover for both platoons of the cavalry. In the end I didn't grind throught enoughof the russians to make a big enough dint only taking out one platoon/company. 5-2 against me fun game but wasn't to be. retreat mission.

In all three games I had a chance. With game two I could have sat back for a turn or two and pounded them with artillary for a few more turns which could have payed off but then again maybe not. Game three not sure what I could have done better as it was a tough ask and my opponent kew his stuff.

Horses are great so long as you don't have to clean up after them :-)

Cheers

Chris