Wooden Suspension Bridge #2

The bridge work continues, here are a short up-date...

Wooden Suspension Bridge

At the moment I working on a Wooden Suspension Bridge for our 1930´s Very Moderate Swedish Conflict Club Project.

The inspiration I got when visiting my grand parents home villade Floda in Dalarna this summer. The Wooden Suspension Bridge in Floda was built in 1922.

My bridge project starten when my friend Oskar donated some parts of a 1/72 Airfix Pontoon Bridge to our project. 

I thought the railings resembled the Floda bridge so I just had to build me some Bridge towers and then will have me a small Wooden Suspension Bridge :)

A Very Moderate Swedish Conflict AAR #4

Here comes some pictures from my and Jonas last test of rules for our A Very Moderate Swedish Conflict club project.

This time we continued to use the one I had put together by using the best parts of Muskets and Tomahawk, Triumph and Tragedy, Mud and Blood and of course some of my own ideeas.

The gaming area was 120x120cm and we used 300 points forces, the points are not totaly set.

OOB White force (Regular Swedish Army)

The White force was under comand of Ryttmästare Johan Beironsson mounted and considered a good Tactician. An Tank m/21-27 armed with a LMG, 3 soldiers and a medium mortar, 12 soldiers with rifles and one of them with a Automatic Rifle (BAR), 6 Landsstorm Militia with Rifles. All with Experience Level Trained and Morale Level Confident except the Landsstorm that was Green and had Poor morale.

OOB Red force (Socialist Miners Union Militia)

The Red force was under comand of the Legendary Union Leader of "Gruvettan" Engelbrekt Engelbrektson known as a determined man and accompanied by the "Gruvettan" Banner. 12 Miners with rifles and one of them with a LMG, 7 Miners with rifles and loads of Dynamite. 4 Miners with a HMG. All with Experience Level Trained and Morale Level Confident.

Objective

The White side have been ordered to performe a Recon mission, but the main reason for Ryttmästare Beironson to accept the mission was thet he would get a chanse to visit young and beautiful Miss Elvira Johansson that own the small newsstand known as the "Bro Kiosken".

The Red side had been sent to the "Bro Kiosken" by the Young Eagles Leader Erland Thageson to get some candy and sweets that hi had promised his young fighters in our last game...

Both forces started of table and was allowed to enter anywhere along their base line.

The White force choose to send in their Tank first followed by Ryttmästare Beironson that was wery eager to show of for the beautiful Miss Elvira at the "Bro Kiosken"...

The Red seemed to be a bit more on their toes and sent the Dynamitards and the HMG unde stiff command of Engelbrekstton himself on their right flank and in cover of the red cottage...

To cover their left flank the red sent their 2 groups of ordinary miners, the left one got a glimps of the White leader Ryttmästare Beironson all alone on his galant hores and they didn´t hesitate to take a shot at him...

...and down he went...or at least his horse... Ryttmästare Beironson took a run for it an fleed the field in disgrace all in plain sight of the beautiful Miss Elvira at the "Bro Kiosken"...

Might not have been the best start for the White, but the soldiers soon realised that now they had a better chanse to show of for the beautiful Miss Elvira at the "Bro Kiosken".

The Tank crew took some small arms fire and decided it was best to await the Infantry support before advancing again...

Situation after the forst shoots had been fired...

The two squads of "Gruvettan" riflemen continued their alternately advance and fire in the filed...

The Whites Mortar and Landsstorm squad took possitions amongst the cows...

Chairmen Engelbrektson lead his men from the safe possition behind the small red cottage...

Death from above...the White mortar squad get lucky and manage to get a mortar bombardement straight on top of the Miners Dynamitards...

The Whites grasped the moment and made a general advance, the tank crew was so eager that they left their infantry support behind...

...and the Landsstorm Militia soldiers started to make a headles advance throught the fields...

By the "Bro Kiosken" miss Elvira was most impressed by the Soldiers that had a shoot out with the Miners HMG...

Left behind by the Tank...

The "Gruvettan" HMG had a strong possition in cover of the privy... The remains of the Dynamitard squad prepere them self for a assault on the Tank that so incautious had advanced to the small houses...

Despite the cows the White soldiers manage to get some fire at the advancing Minerst in the field...

Do or die...a small group of Dynamitards assaultes the Tank...ending in disaster for the dynamitards...

The "Gruvettan" had to retreat due to heavy losses...

Sorry for the sporadic story, but as this was truly a playtest we discussed the rule mechanisms and replayed some parts of the battle. I think we are on the right track, but the tru baptism of fire will be by the end of the summer when we run a game for 6-10 players.

"Gruvettan" Miners Union Militia Squad #3

Some pictures of the 3rs squad for my Miners Union Militia Force "Gruvettan"

This time some more men throwing dynamites, minis from Empress and Musketeer.

Miners Militia Banner

The Socialist Miners Milita "Gruvettan" just had to have a banner as all Socialists just love to carry banners on the 1st of may as well in to combat...

Miniature from Musketeer Miniatures, the 3rd mini in the pack BCW 14 Militia Standard Bearers, i.e. the one not in the picture on the Musketeer site, was realy glad when I saw him as he is very cool i think:)

Hand painted linnen banner, on the fron you have: "GRUVETTAN" 2 pick axes under the Darlecarlian CoA (Blue with crosses Crossbowbolts and a small crown) "GRÄNGESBERG"

On the back you have their motto "ENIGHET GER STYRKA" (Unity is Strenght) the CoA for the Central union organisation "GRUV" and the year thet the Union in Grängesberg was founded "STIFTAD 1893"

I painted his jacket as a Swedish army uniform coat as I picture him as a former Officer.

Flee Market Find

Just had to show you my flee market find from my summer trip to Darlecarlia. It is a bit out of scale but I probably will build a stone foundation for it and turne it in to some kind of medieval Swedish Keep.

I put a 28mm perry mini in the picture for the scale.

"Gruvettan" HMG support

Thought that the Miners from the Socialist union "Gruvettan", for our "A Very Moderate Swedish Conflict" club project, needed some real firesupport so they now have got themselfs one of the few Swedish made HMG´s the "Kjellman Machine Gun" .

It will be a good addition for "Gruvettan" as the Defender of Strängnäs have started the arms race...

All minis are from Musketeer Miniatures.

"Gruvettan" Squad #2

I have painted med some more Miners from the Socialist union "Gruvettan" for our "A Very Moderate Swedish Conflict" club project.

The 2:nd squad have been reinforced with a Lewis gun. The Lewis gun was newer in use in Sweden but both Norway and Finland used it so "Gruvettan" have got theirs from some fellow Norwegian Socialists:)

All minis are from Musketeer Miniatures.

A Very Moderate Swedish Conflict AAR #3

Last monday I and Björn had one more try out of some rules for our A Very Moderate Swedish Conflict club project. This time it was a set that I had put together by using the best parts of Muskets & Tomahawk, Triumph & Tragedy, Mud and Blood and of course some of my own ideeas.

The gaming area was 120x120cm and we used 400 points forces, the points are not totaly set, but a 200 point force would be a good start for each player.

The Scenario I set-up was ofcourse a 3rd part of the ones we already played, with the same main characters, like a mini campaign:) This time the Red´s had escaped with the captured White Tank and was hiding in the Swedish contryside just out side the village Surahammar.

The Red sits in their camp discussing their next move when the White force suddenly stumble in through several roads, a devious plan to cut of all escape routs or just pure luck?

OOB - White

Swedish Army
Leader Second Lieutenant Sthål

2x6 Swedish Regulars Squads with Experience Level: Trained and Morale Level: Confident, one of the groups had a Automatic Rifle as support weapon.

1x3 Mortar Squad with Experience Level: Trained and Morale Level: Confident and of course a 60mm mortar.

1x6 Landsstorm Squad (Militia) with Experience Level: Green and Morale Level: Poor

Huddinge Frikår (Militia Freikorp from Huddinge outside Stockholm)
Leader Landsfiskal Sixten P Hydén (Landsfiskal would probably translate in to Police chief in a rural area.)

2x7 Freikorp militia with Experience Level: Green and Morale Level: Confident, one of the groups had a Automatic Rifle as support weapon.

1x Armoured Car with Experience Level: Green and Morale Level: Confident, and a HMG.

OOB - Red

Young Eagles (Socialist Youth Movement)

Young Eagles Leader Elrand Tagesson.

1x8 Young Eagles with Experience Level: Green and Morale Level: Good and a Aggressive attitude;)

1x Strv m/21 (Tank) with Experience Level: Green and Morale Level: Good and a HMG.

Fagersta Röda garde (Communist Worker Militia from the industrial town Fagersta)

Red Baroness (Communist leader) accompany by Commissary Kurt.

1x8 Communist Worker Militia with Experience Level: Green and Morale Level: Good.

"Gruvettan" (Socialist Mining Union Militia)

"Gruvettan" Union Leader Engelbrekt Engelbrektson

1x6 Miners Militia with Experience Level: Trained and Morale Level: Confident and loads of Dynamite.

The Reds won´t give up without a putting up a real fight and starts to move out of camp to meet the enemy..

The Miners rush across the stream behind the camp to set up an Ambush in a grove for the Advancing Freikorps.

Huddinge Freikorps advance like sitting ducks in the open along the contry side road... but what to expect from the City boys...

The White Army boys seem to know how to use the terrain for protection, but they did deploy the small Mortar Squad ON the road...

In the Red´s camp the Young Eagles Leader Tagesson have huge problem to get his young warriosr to leave camp...seem like hi haven´t provided the candy he promised...

Genial Swedish Contryside...just the cows missing...

The White Soldiers seeking cover by the stream...

At last Erlandsson manages to at least get the Tank up and going, but them the eager Fagersta Röda Garde run in the way...

Fagersta Röda Garde get caught in a deadly crossfire from the White Soldiers on the other side of the stream and the Armoured Car...

The Brave Worker Milita from fagersta falls to the deadly fire from the Whites and to the deadly persuason attempts by Commissary Kurt to get them continue their advance against the White enemy...

The White Soldiers have proven to be able to handle the Fagersta Red Guards with ease...Now they just have to cross the stream to be able to recapture the tank...

With the Red Guards out of action and the Young Eagles still in the camp it looked like the Whites would have an easy day...

Meanwhile the Huddinge Freikorps have discovered that it is more safe to advande throught the contry side even if you have to try to avoide the cow dung that was placed like mines, must be an evil trick by the Red´s...

The Huddinge Freikorps Armoured car continued their advance along the road and gor some fina targets presented as the Fagersta Red Guards run across by the bridge...

Young Eagles wasn´t impressed by their leaders promisses, they wanted their candy NOW! or they wouldent fight...

At least the Tank advanced and put up a fight to cover the Red´s left flank...

As the tank was out of Infantry support and there was no other Red troops on the left flank the Whites could concentrate their fire against it, and they even managed to drop some mortar rounds on it...forcing the tank to withdraw some...

The Mortar bombard was apperently what made the Young Eagles to  realize that their would be no candy at all if they didn´t win the day first... They started to advans to the bridge...

The Red´s left flank was hard pressed by 3 Squads of army soldiers with mortar Support...

General advance by the White Soldiers that now had crossed the stream and started to move through the field...

On the Red´s right flank the Miners had sprung their Ambush, but they coulden´t get close enought to get good use of their dynamite as they wished, so it all turned in to a gunfight there the Miners was heavely outgunned...

The Young Eagles had reached the bridge just as they was caught in a heavy Mortar Bombardment...

With a whiped out Red Guard, a depleted Miners squad a damaged AFV and the Young Eagles on the run the Red´s had a tought day... and the moral was very low...one could say non existing...the tank was abandoned and the Red´s run for the forest...

Conclusion

This was a veru fun game even if I lost it, the rules needs some more work, but I think we can have something that will work at our club when we play 6-10 player games, but that we will not know untill we test them with that many splayers during the late summer I hope.  I will work on with the rules during the summer or at least as long as the inspiration last;)