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Post by Jangles on Jul 10, 2019 6:57:40 GMT
okay in that case we will go ahead this Sunday, see you all then. (sans one Alan)
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Post by Zhao Zilong on Jul 11, 2019 13:43:58 GMT
My men have clearly retreated to their islands
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Post by Jangles on Jul 11, 2019 17:02:10 GMT
I imagine Ken will spread propaganda of your fear
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Post by Zhao Zilong on Jul 11, 2019 21:36:49 GMT
Typical Jacobite lies!
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Post by Jangles on Jul 14, 2019 16:59:07 GMT
Week 3 turned out to be a two part skirmish session, set in the Argyll territory of the AAF(aJ) HQ.
The first part saw The Presbyterian League and The Albertine Cricket Club welcoming a cloister of monks to their HQ for a friendly game of cricket. These monks were known Jacobite sympathisers working behind the scenes to form a revolt. By discussing a future together, the pair hoped to sway them to the AAF(aJ) side. However not everything can be easy.
Hidden in the ranks of the soldiers posted to guard the cricket game (and indeed some of the cricket players themselves) were communist sympathisers who unveiled their true colours over the course of the game.
By the end, the Cricket Club and adjacent Post Office was burnt to the ground, the leader of the Presbyterian League was killed, while the Albertine Leader escaped. Under the guidance of Reverend McPherson, the survivors of the assault managed to safely escort the monastery's leader off the table along with their secret plans together.
The Jacobites held captive on site were freed by the communists who, once the slaughter was over, managed to secure final control although the communists managed to complete many of their objectives.
The second part In a bid to escape the few survivors of the 'debacle' loaded into trucks and raced off to safety. The second game revolved around a truck chase where motorcycle squads from all teams raced to secure trucks to ram into each other. A very strong start by the communists saw them wrestle control over practically every important vehicle but bad luck saw their reinforcements plummet while the AAF(aJ) scored extra numbers to help. By the end, the swing in luck to the AAF(aJ) proved fatal to the communists who after a horrendous attempt to board the trucks resulted in a complete wipe of their forces, withdrew their attack. As expected, the Jacobite trucks were removed early and with vigour.
For our campaign map, this leaves the Jacobites with a strong case for control over Argyll but without the secret plans or the leader of the monastery they are unable to push this victory into other areas. The communists have now revealed themselves but with their leader killed in action, cannot yet declare a base of operations. They will likely attempt another secret uprising in future. The AAF(aJ) while battered continue onwards. They will need to mourn the death of their Presbyterian leader, however McPherson looks like capable hands to steer them going forward until a suitable alternative is found.
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Post by dandare on Jul 16, 2019 9:12:32 GMT
It certainly was a very hairy operation! two very clever scenarios, well worth trying again in different periods.
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Post by Von Widdler on Jul 16, 2019 10:23:55 GMT
Although this operation was not fully successful, we gave the reactionaries a bloody nose. The Scottish revolution has begun! Red Clydeside will spread like a wave across the nation washing away the old bourgeois society, and after the wave has receded, a socialist utopia will be stand triumphant!
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Post by dandare on Jul 16, 2019 10:37:15 GMT
I think the Socialist tide got a fairly bloody nose, to mix metaphors, itself! I'm sure that when the wave recedes, like the Red Sea closing, it will leave the usual detritus stranded above the tideline...
Rev Isaiah MacPherson DD.
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Post by Von Widdler on Jul 16, 2019 17:55:48 GMT
When one of us falls, another ten rise to take their place! Don't worry Rev. MacPherson, we won't send you to join your former leader beyond the grave, we have a special place at our reeducation centre for the ideologically illiterate waiting for you.
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Post by dicerman on Jul 26, 2019 20:55:52 GMT
What will you use for this re-education? The Bible??? A work of fiction!! We at the Albertine Cricket Club observe the strictures of Wisden, a tome of fact and truth reciting facts and figures that can't be refuted or argued with. We at the club laugh at false prophets and doctrines and put our faith in skill and knowledge of the prevailing conditions.
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