SNAFU at Huj

Well this was a turn up for the books , i decided to give a WW1 battle a go with my new freshly prepared solo war-game rules , the Battle of Huj was primarily a British cavalry charge but i decided to add a few extra elements to the game , i gave the British an extra machine gun unit  , an aircraft and a tank with some supporting infantry.

for the turks i up rated their morale and made the terrain harder for the British to cross

well it all went very wrong for the British early on as orders were not received , units attacked un supported and at one point looked like a resounding defeat for them. But in true British style the managed to get their act together and take the Turkish positions.

So on with the pictures , figures are all 10mm pendraken

Setup

The Turks are dug-in on the ridge in the centre of the picture , the British have assembled their forces behind the right most ridge.. the whistle blows and there off.... Not

Turn 1

Well at least the machine gun helps wake the turks up and one of the cavalry has finished its breakfast

Turn 2

The tank splutters into action puts a heavy foot on the gas and hurtles off towards the enemy

both cavalry units decide to have a second breakfast

Turn 3

With breakfast over the cavalry move off and the tank breaks down

the turks go to see if they can help but the machine guns dissuade them

Turn 4

The tank is still broken down , and the cavalry discuss breakfast , surely they are not hungry still

Turn 5

The tank thinks it had better get a tow home and the cavalry finally get their act together

Turn 6

and here comes Biggles

Turn 7

Charge! well one of the cavalry units did

Turn 8

Everyone decides to sit down and have lunch.. a waste of a turn nothing happened

Turn 9

A little fire from everyone but only slight casualties.. well the turks did find a few more bullets and drove the cavalry off

Turn 10

The Glory charge , the light brigade has nothing on this and biggles goes for some tea just at the wrong moment

Turn 11

The cavalry went straight through and took out a unit if guns supported by some infantry

Turn 12

And oh look we fixed the tank , rode down the turks

Aftermath , a good and fun enjoyable game that had me pulling my hair out at times as the units refused to follow orders.