Working on parameters for Lord Renaldo’s grand foraging expedition to the village of Kattego.\u00a0 This is an ambush scenario, with special rules.\u00a0 By the way, the leader of the Kattegoans is Oumar, of whom little is known.<\/p>\n
First a quick primer on Irregular Wars rules terminology.<\/p>\n
Distances are based on multiples of unit base widths, or “units”, abbreviated as “u”.\u00a0 \u00a0In my games the base widths are 40mm.\u00a0 So 1u equals 40mm.\u00a0 A unit is referred to as a “Company”.\u00a0 The force commander is “The Lord”.\u00a0 A force or army is referred to as a “Faction”.<\/p>\n
The Kattegoans\u00a0 will be concealed .\u00a0 Their attack will be triggered by a Yes\/No die roll beginning each turn the Portuguese are\u00a0 9u or closer to the village.<\/p>\n
A directional die will determine the location of the tribal faction(s), with Kattego being North.<\/p>\n
A Yes\/No die will determine if there are one or two ambushing groups.\u00a0 \u00a0If “Yes”, a percentile die will determine the allocation of companies.\u00a0 A d6 will determine the ambushing force(s)’ distance\u00a0 from the Portuguese.<\/p>\n
The Portuguese will have already rolled for their formation used approaching the village.\u00a0 The formation will be tactical on a d6 roll of 1-2; column if 3-4; and disorganized with a 5-6.<\/p>\n
Determining the positions of each company in the disorganized formation will be fun.\u00a0 Each company will be placed using a d6 roll for distance from their Lord.\u00a0 The Lord’s\u00a0 position will have already been\u00a0 determined by a d6 roll, with 1-2 being forward; 3-4 being in the center; and 5-6 in the rear.<\/p>\n
When ambushed, each Portuguese company will make a reaction die roll if\u00a0 beyond 2u from the Lord.\u00a0 The Impetuous Actions table will be used.\u00a0 Units with a d61 will not only “Run Away”, but will also lose one resolve.\u00a0 Note:\u00a0 I decided not to use the ambush rules that call for an automatic -1 resolve when contact with the enemy is made.<\/p>\n
The villagers will be considered a company with a resolve of 4, melee strength of 2, and a short range shooting rating of 5+.<\/p>\n
The Army rosters are finished and the table is set.\u00a0 The game will start after my return from a bikepacking overnighter.\u00a0 It’s a fun way to maintain social distance.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Working on parameters for Lord Renaldo’s grand foraging expedition to the village of Kattego.\u00a0 This is an ambush scenario, with special rules.\u00a0 By the way, the leader of the Kattegoans is Oumar, of whom little is known. First a quick primer on Irregular Wars rules terminology. Distances are based on multiples of unit base widths, … Continue reading Expedition to Kattego<\/span>