Last Monday Maurice hosted an Impetus game for us, more importantly he also laid on some neat dinner!
Dave took command of the Vikings and I led the Saxons! It was quite a large battle and Maurice's figures and terrain were excellent.
It was a grinding action. The Saxons in the village which was the Vikings main object held out long enough for their right flank to defeat the Vikings facing them and bear down on the rear of the Vikings right!
Some pictures...
The Saxon right advances! 11 Units faced 5 Viking ones, but the latter were of better quality and included 2 units of vaunted Berserkers
The terrifying Vikings warriors then followed up the Berserkers and attacked and they too were repulsed!
On their other flank the majority of the Viking Army advanced on the village...
The defenders were out numbered but the Saxons in the village were the best the Army had to offer up!
Saxons counter charged the main Viking force!
Meanwhile the Viking left was overwhelmed, not a good day for the Norsemen!
The Vikings were held by the village defenders!
Here we found the fact units get locked in combat until one side or the other is defeated made it hard to deploy fresh second line units into the fray to beat worn defenders!
Another view of the fight for the village...
Close up of some of Maurice's excellent figures!
It was a close battle. We like the Impetus rule set, the combat takes getting your head around but once that is done it gives us a good fight that can be completed in an evening!
