Saturday, February 16, 2019

Auerstadt Test Game with revised Prussian OOB

The cut down Auerstadt scenario again, but with a revised Prussian OOB.  Dave took on the role of Brunswick while I went Davout.

Set up.  The Prussians are very crowded.  
I should do some research into alternative deployments.

Blucher is on the move, 
while Schmettau's Division advances carefully to keep in command.

Gudin brings fire to bear on the advancing Prussians,
scoring hits on their lead cavalry and their artillery.

09:00 and Blucher makes his first charge.
The French fail to form square.

Davout and the III Corps cavalry arrive to find Gudin's division in retreat.
After routing the first regiment Blucher went on the rout a second 
(which also had failed to form square).

09:30 and the Prussians send in some Grenadiers to take Hassenhausen.
One of the regiments defending part of the built up area 
had suffered badly from the massed Prussian artillery fire.

It's looking glum for the French.

10:00 and Blucher is in action again,
this time just narrowly failing to eject the French cavalry.

But now Davout brings on Friant's Division.
It had been held off table two turns to give it time to deploy.

The Prussians waste no time and counterattack.
Again the French fail to form square 
(they have a 70% chance of forming emergency square).

Blucher leads another charge at around 10:30.

The Prussians make a massive attack on the last part of Hassenhausen.

All the Prussian attacks are thrown back.

Bleary bird's eye view.

Davout clings on to the table edge.

The revised Prussian Order of Battle:

Prussian Army Brunswick I (4) 18" A(10)+1D
First Division Orange (1) 3"A(4)+0
Brigade Lutzow 24PrLN
Brigade Prussen 24PrLN
Grenadiers 16PrGN
Cavalry Brigade Prussen 16PrHC
Pr6#
Pr12#
Pr12#
Second Division Wartensleben (1) 3" A(5)+0
Brigade Renouard 24PrLN
Brigade Wedell 24PrLN
Grenadiers 16PrGN
Cavalry Brigade Quitzow 12PrHC
Pr12#
Pr12#
Pr12#
Pr6#
Third Division Schmettau (1) 3" A(4)+1
Brigade Alvensleben 24PrLN
Brigade Schimonsky 24PrLN
Grenadiers 16PrGN
Cavalry Brigade Bunting 16PrHC
Cavalry Brigade Irwing 12PrLC
Pr12#
Pr12#
Pr6#
Advance Guard Blucher (1) 5" E(8)+3
Hussar Reg Nr. 8 12PrLC
2nd Brigade 24PrLT
Hussar Reg Nr. 4 12PrLC
Dragoon Reg Nr. 3 12PrLC
Pr6#
Reserve Corps Kalkreuth (2) 6" A(6)+1
Division von Kunheim von Kunheim (1) 4" A(6)+0
Garde Brigade 28PrGD
Brigade Pletz 24PrGN
Cavalry Brigade Beeren 20PrHC
Pr12#
PrHFA
Pr6#
Division von Arnim von Arnim (1) 3" A(4)+0
Brigade Zenge 24PrLN
Brigade Malschitzky 16PrLN
Grenadiers 24PrGN
Pr12#
Pr12#

4 comments:

  1. Interesting, thanks for the report!

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    1. My pleasure. In case it wasn't obvious in my report, the Prussians were very lucky. The plan is to play the whole battle on the 16th of March.

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  2. Lovely looking minis. Naps Battles letting you field an army instead of a division.

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    1. Thanks. Yes, that's one of the reason I like the rules so much.

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