This is the Day 2 scenario deployment taken from the original Fire & Fury rulebook. All the orders of battle are a direct transfer to Guns at Gettysburg rules. I had originally based my 6mm ACW for F&F but with 6 infantry figures to a base rather than 3 x 15mm and the base frontage reduced to 15mm. A simple matter therefore of retaining the number of bases exactly but using figure numbers rather than bases for casualties etc.
With figure bases being 60% of the 15mm size I reduced the table size by a similar amount allowing for my 9" square terrain bases. This provided for an 8'3" x 3'9" size widening to 4'6" east of Culps Hill. Some slight adjustments have been made to cater for my terrain but otherwise a direct copy of that provided in the rulebook.
I agonised for some time whether to play from day 1 but decided to fall back on my long term ambition of playing the large action as depicted in the rules. Given the speed in which I play through a large game, to play day 1 as well would take me eons to complete the entire thing!
Day 2 fired my imagination on acquiring F&F in the 90's but at the time my collection was almost universally 15mm. A 14' long table was never going to be an option in that scale. 6mm though opened up this up as a real possibility, and hence the long awaited game will now be played.
I will not be playing day 2 as a standalone game as in the book, but will continue into day 3 if not concluded. Start and finish times will remain, these being 1300 - 2000 on day 2, and 1100 - 1700 on day 3. Orbats for day 3 will be whatever survives from day 2.
In F&F each move is 30 minutes. GaG use slightly slower movement speeds and given the differences in the way they play, I have fallen back on the same timescale I use in General de Brigade. i.e. 15 minutes per turn. This equates to 28 turns for day 2 and 24 turns for day 3. This also improves the possibility of a conclusive outcome.
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ORDERS OF BATTLE
The 3rd column indicates the number of bases and the 4th the number of figures. The orbats including quality of troops and commanders are as listed in the F&F scenario.
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Initial deployment. |
In this introduction I will provide a photographic tour of the battlefield before action commences in the next post.
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Gettysburg looking west showing the position of Early's division. |
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Looking north east with Johnson's division occupying the west of Gettysburg. |
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To the west of Gettysburg and the Lutheran Seminary. Confederate batteries spread out across the Seminary Ridge.
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To the west of Seminary Ridge and brigades of A.P. Hill's Corps. |
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Culp's Hill occupied by the Union 12th Corps. |
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Greene's Brigade lining the breastworks on Culp's Hill. |
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Johnson's Division approaching Culp's Hill from the east. |
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A view from the Union side of Culp's Hill looking north east. |
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Cemetery Ridge from the Confederate position. Meade's HQ in the middle of the photo. |
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Union Artillery Reserve at the rear of Cemetery Ridge. Barnes Division of the 5th Corps advances along the road towards Little Round Top. |
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Little Round Top on the left and Big Round Top to the right. Devil's Den can just be seen between the trees on the right. |
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Ward's Brigade occupies the high ground at Devil's Den. |
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The 3rd Corps occupy this part of the battlefield with Humphrey's Division lining the Emmitsburg Road on the left and Birney's Division on the right. On the right behind Graham's Brigade is the Peach Orchard and The Wheatfield top right. Top left is the Trostle Farmhouse and the bottom left the Codori Farm. |
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Hood's Division prepares to launch an assault on the Union left flank. |
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A.P. Hill's Corps behind Seminary Ridge with Anderson's Division on the left and Pender's the right. |
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The west side of the Lutheran Seminary with Pender's Division in the foreground. |
Pickett's Division will shortly be arriving for the Confederates, and the 6th Corps for the Union.
NEXT: The Opening Moves
Oh my Lord that is stunning Jon!!! I really think this is possibly your best set up yet and along with the map, this is the first time I've really been able to take in all the topography in such an easy way. Hats off to your Sir! Can't wait to see the action unfold and hope those brave Union boys can hold out...
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for that Steve. Much appreciated.
DeleteWhat a stunning battlefield - well done! I fought the whole battle this year solo in 6mm and it took me 46 turns so probably a wise decsion of yours to start on day two. If you're interested to see how it went take a look at my ACW blog https://roadtoappomattox.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Stryker. Had a quick look at your blog and when I get time will sit down and have a good read. Looks good and 46 turns is probably not far off what mine will take even starting on Day 2!
DeleteA truly great looking table Jon! Looking forward to following this game
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Colin.
DeleteThat's an impressive, and a bit scary, table set-up you have there. I can't help wondering how many units will get overlooked in such complex terrain. Looking forward to settling down for a good AAR in the near future.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Rob.
DeleteWow, that is amazing. Huge amount of work involved getting to this point. Enjoy the occasion!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Prufrock.
DeleteAwesome work Jon. A fantastic table. All the troops! I am looking forward to watching the game unfold.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Ben.
DeleteSimply amazing terrain work, Jon. Simply amazing.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for that Jonathan.
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