Leipzig 1813 Project - part 2 - Planning

Before I post the final orbats that will be used for the game, here are some of the ideas I am using.

• Rules will be Black Powder with my Napoleonic Variations (link)
• Each division will be represented by a (Black Powder) brigade
• As far as possible all units will be standard sized with the same stats, exceptions need to be clearly identifiable
• All Generals will be rated 8 with a few exceptions
• Once a division (brigade) is broken it is removed from play
• To aid identification of divisions, all units in them should be as similar as possible and different from adjacent divisions.
• The target is to have four or more units per division (three can be a bit too vulnerable)
• Artillery will be treated as a Corps asset
• built up areas will be represented by a single building that can hold one infantry unit
• For the timing of reinforcements, each turn will represent 30 minutes. 
• Start time will be 10:00 with the Allies deployed and making the first move.

Scaling

Ideally I'd like to work with less than 60 French infantry units (I've got far more allied, so this should not be a constraint. Looking at the units involved on the 16th October on the southern flank this means I should be using a ratio of 1,600 actual men to one infantry battalion. Similar scaling gives 533 cavalry to one cavalry unit and 24 actual guns for each model battery.

Table size will be 1.8 x 3.6 (6' x 12'), which should allow me to cover most of the areas actually fought over.  So reinforcements will march onto the table

Medieval Transport

Finished some of the Crusader Transport, the two wagons and a few civilian figures. The figures are very nice, but the wagons are quite crude. I've added a removable load to the open-backed wagon, so I can use it for other purposes if necessary.


Sean, the bases are 40mm x 120mm

Leipzig 1813 Project - part 1 - useful links

I thought I'd keep an entry of any useful websites I've found for my upcoming refight

Nafziger OOBs
Allied
French

Maps of the Battlefield circa 1914 useful for the topography (just ignore the railways)
Lieberwolkwitz - the main map covering the southern flank
Leipzig
Naunhoff - east of Liederwolkwitz
Pehritzsch - northeast of Liederwolkwitz
Note the codes, the first two digits are northing and second the easting to find more maps search "MTBL nnee"

My French Army of 1940

As well as painting some extra figures as detailed in an earlier post I also reorganised and rebased the rest of my French forces. So here's what I possess.

The whole army

The pretty armour - H35/H39 and R40s backed up by Char B1s and S35s with a few FT17s thrown in

Transport plus a bit of armour. Certainly need a few more R35s

Some of the infantry, the fourth battalion is incomplete, but I plan to use it as a source of figures for a Reece battalion

Artillery, a couple of 47mm AT guns backed up by trio of 75mm guns and a 75mm mountain gun

Another view of the transport

And the armour

The whole arny again


Further work to do on rebasing the cyclists so I can have a company of these as part of the Reece battalion

End of an era

Just seen a post that Donald Featherstone had died yesterday in hospital following a fall at home.

Since he was my original inspiration though his book "Wargames" I hope he ends up in Wargamer's heaven with lots of toy soldiers.

On the workbench - September 2013

Well there is no firm plan this month as I'm planning ahead for a couple of events in October, first off is a club games weekend and given the date it had to be Leipzig 16th October 1813 so I'm busily sorting out the forces and I'm bound to find something I need to paint.

Then there is a replacement for the "big game" so I'll be down to Plymouth to play in the D Day +6 game. I'm taking my US Airborne, but also the 2nd Panzer for someone else so I'll be taking the opportunity to paint up the Plastic Soldier Germans that are in the stash to represent this force.

The Crusader Transport is nearing completion, so that will appear in about a week, and otherwise I'm going to paint whatever takes my fancy

A couple of Napoleonic Generals

A couple of Generals just to finish off the September painting. On the left a rather generic Russian General for my Guards brigade, using a HaT Spanish officer. On the right General Founier-Sarloveze, not one of the nicest characters of the Napoleonic wars and was depicted in the film the Duellists. The figure is an ADC from the Zvezda French HQ set.