Shovels at Gut Waldau. Red vs Blue

As Red advanced units crest the Doppelberg... Scenario 5  Attack an Objective-Battle.

Shovels, shovels, shovels

Stores Officer Uriah Hackenbush has a wagon load of dodgy military stores that must be escorted to the main body from the nearest farm which he has established as a depot.  

Unfortunately the enemy know about the  supply convoy and an attack is imminent.  

Scenario 5  Attack an Objective-Battle

A Red company must get the wagon to, and then defend, the farmstead, and a plot complication is that a traitor .
is in their midst.

The list of possible traitors is generated from both the officers in the defending force and any of the three Civilians in this location,
Otto the mule guy, Paymaster Uriah Hackenbush and the Blue Nun.

Red Forces
1. Captain James Dale
2. Lieutenant Bernie Cribbins
3. Sergeant Pete Butterworth

4. Leutnant Trocken Stuhl

1 Group Skirmishers

3 Groups Line
1 Group Militia

Blue Forces
1. Major Jurgen Blödsinn
2. Skirmisher Sergeant Grande Jambe
3. Grenadier Captain Grüße Mörder
4. Line Sergeant Schreihals

The Column pokes its nose towards Gut Waldau

The Red Line with skirmishers to the right

And at the farm a group of Red Militia.  

Beside Captain Dale is Storemaster Uriah Hackenbush, he of the huge mustachios, sarcasm and blazing dueling pistols.  An enthusiastically home made figure

Up on the hill Blue arrive

The Blue skirmishers race for  the farm

Red skirmishers, outnumbered take cover behind the wagon

The Militia bravely shuffle back into the cover of the farmyard

Blue skirmish fire is ineffective.  that must be a thick planked wagon.

The red Line closes the distance

Looking good so far

But the Blue Grenadier Officer has a brainwave and takes his group to attack the farm, covered by the skirmishers

Blue first fire is devastating 

The Grenadiers charge into the buildings at bayonet point.  Its a massacre 

The surviving Militia flee.  The spy is revealed on the Event chip.  Its the Nun with the Gun!

With a finger on the lens I chase the Militia across the farmyard.  The wagon will be the centre of the fight.

The lines square up for the final volleys

And brave Captain Dale falls, pierced by a ball to the gorget

Bad things happen as the red line collapses and runs for it

The Red Light Company defends the Deployment point as Blue advances.  It's a tremendous win for Blue who have captured the wagon load of shovels.