Post by Eric Farrington on Sept 27, 2022 14:44:37 GMT
Hello faithful readers! Today, we will be delving into the Fury of the Northman rules as I take my Victrix Vikings out against my Wargames Atlantic Hibernian Irish.
Erik Greybeard had heard the tales and seen the wealthy himself. These islands had loot, and his fellows had told him how soft the brown frocked defenders had been. It was incredulous to hear that they were unarmed, and had all that gold sitting around! It was too good to pass up.
He gathered enough of his kinsmen to buy a few ships, and they had set sail. It had been several days of wet, grey, and rainy weather but they finally found land. The routes he had been told about were true! His men pulled up into a cove, and found a beach to disembark on.
The first order of business would be to find food for his men. They were tired of the dried fish and fruit, and the barreled water. They wanted something fresh to dine on. He heard the bellow of a cow in the distance and his mouth watered. His men looked expectantly up into the dark woods and rolling hills.
Of course, the approach of his ships had been seen. The shepherds ran back to the local village and told the chief of the newcomers. He sent runners to the other nearby hamlets, and soon the local king had gathered the men folk to defend their lands. King Ercc went forth to meet the invaders.
Mission:
The Vikings will be the attackers as they go on a Cattle Raid against the Irish. They will be attacking as Dusk Approaches as the complication.
Forces:
Since this will be a Cattle Raid, the Vikings are allowed 10% more points then their Irish foes.
Erik Greybeard's Vikings:
Nobles
- Shieldwall
- Boar's Head
Warriors
Warriors
- Shieldwall
Militia
- Shieldwall
Skirmishers
King Ercc:
Warriors
- Heedless Charge
- Throwing Spears
Warband
- Heedless Charge
-Throwing Spears
Skirmishers
- Throwing Spears
Skirmishers
-Throwing Spears
Slingers
-Skirmishers
Slingers
- Skirmisher
Set-up:
Today we are using a 72MU by 48MU board. 1 MU is equal to 1 inch.
Per the rules for the Cattle Raid, we rolled up 4 cattle to be herded up and taken off the board. Both players can deploy two cattle, at least 18MU in from the board edge, and 6 MU from any other cattle.
In addition, we placed terrain per the rules. We split the board up into a grid with 6 spaces. We then rolled off per the chart.
Grid 1= 1 Level Hill
Grid 2= Difficult Terrain (Field)
Grid 3= Hedges and bushes
Grid 4 = No terrain
Grid 5= Difficult Terrain (Field)
Grid 6= Difficult Terrain (Woods)
Both sides place their cattle.
The Vikings choose to deploy on Grids 1-3. The two sides take turns deploying a unit until the following deployments are set.
Irish deployment:
Viking Deployment:
If you are so inclined, you can read the full results of the game on the Blood and Spectacles blog here:
bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2022/09/battle-report-fury-of-northman-cattle.html