Friday, August 17, 2018

Hatti versus Wilusa Chariots Rampant Game



Trojans on the left, Hittites on the right

Hittite three crew chariots

Trojan chariots on the right flank


Hittite force advances


Trojan spearmen in the centre



As I mentioned in my last post we played a Chariots Rampant game in the afternoon last Sunday at the club. This was a twenty four point game with Craig commanding a Trojan force against Garry who had the Hittites. The Hittites made good use of their superior fire power to weaken and then wear the Trojans down. The dice gods deserted the Trojans and the game was over fairly quickly.



Trojan chariots charge on the right flank


Trojan chariots retreat battered


Hittite and Syrian light chariots with Hittite archers


Trojans about to rout


Trojan chariots on the left flank


One of the games played at the club last Sunday was Greg Blake's extremely impressive 35mm Wars of Spanish Succession game. Greg sculpted all the figures in the armies and said he has been sculpting, casting and collecting these armies since 1983! He has designed his own set of rules for the period as well and you can see more photos of these fantastic figures on his blog:

http://landofthelead.blogspot.com


Wars of Spanish Succession 35mm game with troops deployed

Opposite side of the table

15 comments:

  1. Very, very impressive and inspiring, Mike.

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    1. Thanks Dean, these Charriots Rampant games are usually quick and good fun.

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    1. Thanks Jonathan, Wilusa has often been identified with Troy and was part of a confederation called Assuwa by Hittites sources. There are six separate references to Wilusa in Hittite sources.

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    2. Wilusa, Ilios, just other names for Troy. Are some of the chariots Old Glory 25s? I think I recognize them.

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    3. Yes three of the chariots are Old Glory and the other one is Foundry. I have quite a few of the Redoubt ones to paint, they are very nice as well.

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    4. Cool! Dean has lovely Trojan War armies with quite a few Redoubt chariots and infantry.

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  3. Two great looking ancient chariot armies!
    Best Iain

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  4. Chariots Rampant looks like just the thing for my Trojan War battles. Those are great looking armies you have!

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    1. Thanks Scott, it is a lot of fun and ideal for the Trojan War and other Bronze Age conflicts. I have quite a few armies for this period. You have great looking armies yourself!

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  5. Great change form usual Hittite v Egyptian. Sorry to hear those proud Wilusa warriors were shot to pieces before getting in the fight.

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    1. Thanks Colin, yes they didn't have much luck with their activation dice, maybe next time...

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  6. Looked like a very enjoyable game to watch. I aim to try these rules out.

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