Hittites versus Gasgans Chariots Rampant Game

 

Gasgan attackers deployed on the left,
Hittite defenders on the right

Gasgan force

Hittite force

The two sides mostly advance

Gasgan guardsmen, light infantry and slingers

Gasgan light infantry and archers

Gasgan chariots, light infantry and slingers

Last Tuesday afternoon I played a solo Chariots Rampant game with my 15mm Hittites taking on my recently painted Gasgans/Kaskans. The Gasgans were the attackers and had a slight points advantage but the Hittites had more chariots. The two sides advanced and after a couple of turns, were in shooting range. The Hittite chariots charged the Gasgan guardsmen who were warrior infantry, armed with bow and two handed axes.

The guardsmen retreated but then charged the Hittite chariots in their turn. The guardsmen failed a courage test and routed. The Gasgan light infantry then charged the half strength chariots and wiped them out. It was getting pretty messy in the game, the shooting activations were definitely less risky than combat. When the last Gasgan light infantry unit failed its courage test and routed, it was victory for the Hittites.

Shooting commences

Hittite chariots charge the Gasgan guardsmen

Gasgan guardsmen charge the chariots in their turn

Gasgan light infantry destroy
half strength Hittite chariots

Shooting is less risky than combat!

Gasgan light infantry charge Hittite spearmen

Hittites are victorious

Gasgan Infantry

 

Slingers

Guardsmen and archers

Gasgan warriors

Group shot with chariots

Above are some 15mm Gasgan or Kaskan infantry that I've just finished painting. The figures are all by Khurasan Miniatures. I now have enough figures, with the two chariots I painted earlier in the month, to try a Chariots Rampant game against my 15mm Hittites. Below are some photos of the Warlord 28mm Gasgan/Kaskan warriors I painted a few years ago. 

Warlord actually have quite a few later Anatolian highlander packs with at least two packs of warriors, as well as packs of archers, slingers and javelinmen. For the chariots you could use their light Hittite chariots and swap or convert the crew. These figures are more fully clothed with fleeces, pelts and cloaks which seems more likely as the Pontic Mountains region where they lived is at a high altitude and snow can occur even in the summer months. The highest peak there is Kackar Dagi 3,397 m (12,917 ft) and would have been covered in snow in the winter!

Gasgan Chariots

 

Here are two 15mm Gasgan or Kaskan chariots that I've just painted. The figures are by Khurarsan Miniatures. The Kaskan tribes from the Pontic mountains to the north were enemies of the Hittites and a constant source of trouble who sacked Hattusa, the Hittite capital, on at least one occasion. Not much is known about them apart from references in Hittite clay tablets.