Moving Models

Deployment: The romans anchor each flank with a solid line of legionaries, leaving the centre to their iberian allies. The Macedonians adopt a similar approach, with a pike block facing off against each legion and thracian mercenaries in between. In addition they have a reserve of heavy cavalry, and more horsemen ready to swing out on the left flank. Roman Turn 1: The line advances free of the plantation encumbering their deployment area, with the  iberian javelinmen lagging behind at the camp. Macedonian Turn 1: Seeing the might of two roman legions bearing down, the macedonian cavalry wing hesitate. Deprived of his flanking force, the hellenistic general cautiously extends his line, bringing the cavalry reserve into the centre and preparing for a long fight.  Roman Turn 2: The romans hold one legion back to refuse their exposed flank, while the rest of the army march forwards. Both sides skirmishers dash between the lines, exchanging arrows and javelins, and jostling for an early adv

Deployment: In this game the germans are attacking, trying to rupture the soviet defensive line along the river. There are 3 objectives, the town with the church at the top, the factory on the right, and the village in the centre. To win the germans must control 2 of these 3 objectives. The soviets have all 3 of their company commanders deployed, one in each town and another in the woods between. The germans have a company commander facing the village, and another on the road leading into the town. Their main axis of advance is along this road and they have deployed an infantry platoon alongside a half platoon of Panzer IV's. Turn 1: The morning silence is broken as soviet maxim gun's open fire from the church, forcing the german platoon on the road to scramble for cover. The panzer IV's stand off and lob a few HE shells into the town in retaliation, but with little effect. Elsewhere both sides begin sending out and advancing their combat patrols to probe avenues of attack.