Battle of the somme game

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Share This: Link Copied! Still, not only was Dale repulsed, he lost about four battalions in the process. So, north of the centre the Germans were doing fine, thanks very much. Unfortunately for us though, a major German disaster was unfolding in the south. There, after an initial hesitation, the French surged forward in large numbers.

Here, the French reached the main trench line in a coordinated massed assault, by which time the defenders were disordered, shaken and generally laid low by heavy French fire. John, our overall commander did what he could with his scanty reserves — three battalions — which were fed into the line to either plug gaps or to relieve pressure. So, at about 3.

While the Germans still held the northern part of the line, and looked like they planned to stay there, further south, from the river Somme to just north of Hardecourt the Germans had been completely overwhelmed. In the end there was just one German battalion left there, grimly hanging on outside Hardecourt, with the British surging past and around it.

The only consolation for the Germans was that the Allied salient was smaller than it had been in the real battle, thanks to the stalwart defenders of the northern sector.

Small consolation though, for what was a pretty emphatic Allied victory! Casualties of course, were heavy. Appropriately enough, John the German commander laid poppies on the table at the end — a tribute to the fallen at the Somme. While I was delighted to have the chance to play the game, it was very much that — a wargame using toy soldiers, pushed around by middle-aged wargamers.

At the end we got to pack up and go home — unlike the 30, or so young men of both sides who died on the First Day of the Somme, and who still lie buried there. It certainly was an experience though, and I tip my had to the Leuchars club for organising such a large and unusual game — and especially to Jed, organiser, umpire and all-round man behind the curtain.

Tags: Black Powder. Agree with you about the Allies bringing their heavy MGs along so easily, not sure about that one.