Posts by Author: Ed Sansing

Game - October 15, 2022

Location:  Alex Kirk’s house in Forrest, MS   MAP

Scale:  1:285 microarmor

Title:  Encounter at Alsfeld

Setting:  The 1st Brigade (2-41 Infantry and 1-67 Armor), 2nd Armored Division, with 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment attached, race to intercept the exploiting elements of the Soviet 20th Guards Motorized Rifle Division.

Rules:  A Fist Full of TOWs 3rd Edition

Notes:  Please let Alex know (at alex-kirk@sbcglobal.net ) if you are attending so Diane can ensure she prepares enough rations (waffles!!!) for everyone.

For those living in and around the metro Jackson area or driving through it, we’ll rendezvous at Jay’s house ( MAP ) by 9:30 am to carpool/convoy to Alex’s.

Gamemaster:  Alex Kirk

 

Hope to see you there!

Game Saturday Oct, 1, 2022, 10:00 am

Location:  The "Little Strawberry House" in Strawberry Park, Madison, north of Bruce Campbell Field.   MAP 

Scale: 25mm.

Title: Battle of Hanging Rock, 1780.

Setting: General Sumter ("Gamecock") mustered 900 North and South Carolina infantry and cavalry (mostly militia in 3 or 4 detachments) to launch a surprise attack on Major Carden's 450 Loyalist Provincials and Colonel Bryan's 300 North Carolina Highland militia strung out in 4 camps near Hanging Rock, SC. A small Royal Artillery detachment with a 3 lb. field gun is the only British unit. A single troop of Tarleton's Dragoons is also in the area. It historically was a hard fought battle.    LINK

Rules: Steve's "The White's of their Eyes" rules.

Notes:

1.  On Saturday, there are no reserved parking slots around the Little Strawberry House.

2.  Please RSVP by Friday morning so that sufficient provisions may be procured.

Gamemaster: Steve Haller

 

Game Saturday, September 3rd

SATURDAY Sep. 3, 2022, beginning at 10:00 am

Location:  Jay Stribling's house   MAP

 Scale:  40mm

Title:  none given

Setting:  Somewhere in western Germany in the Seven Years War

Rules:  Based on Commands and Colors - Highlander rules

Notes:  This is an imaginary battle using Jay's home cast 40mm tricorne figures.

Gamemaster:  Jay Stribling

 

Hope to see you there!

August 20th Game

SATURDAY August 20, 2022  [at 10:00 am]

Location:  Alex Kirk's house in Forest, MS.    MAP  Look for the M-60 tank at the American Legion/VFW lodges just before the turn off US Hwy 80 and then the Texas A&M cover on his mailbox.

Scale:  1:285 microarmor

Title:  We Gotta Make That Flight!

Setting:  The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division fights the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend over possession of the Carpiquet airfield: June 07 - June 09, 1944.  Scenario -- https://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44/en/editor/view/?id=10138 

Rules:  Memoir '44 (Overlord Expansion)

Notes:  Please RSVP to Alex [ alex-kirk@sbcglobal.net ] if you are coming so his quartermaster can procure enough provisions (sandwiches, etc.).

For Jackson metro area games, we'll rendezvous at Jay's house about 9:15 to carpool/convoy to Alex's.

Gamemaster:  Alex Kirk

Game - Saturday August 6th

SATURDAY August 6, 2022 at 10:00 am

Location:  Jay Stribling's house   MAP

Scale:  1:2400 naval 

Title:  "Red Sun Rising"

Setting:  Somewhere in the Yellow Sea off the coast of the Korean peninsula

Rules:  "Broadside and Salvo" tactical from "White Bear, Red Sun" rules by David Manley

Notes:  For International Naval Wargames Day using Jim's 1:2400 scale pre-dreadnought ships

Gamemaster:  Jim Pitts

This is a picture of some of Jim's ships from a game we played previously.