Contact Front, Engage.

Commonwealth Airborne units are pushing forwards, they have bumped up against a unit of Confederation Infantry.

A quick infantry action using Hammer's Slammers Crucible rules.

Confederation enter LHS, Commonwealth enter on the RHS

Commonwealth Airborne dash for cover

The Confederation unit is caught on the advance

The Commonwealth file through the rock outcrops

They seek cover where they can as they open up on the Confederation

The opening salvoes are deadly

The lead Confederation squad is hit badly

In return the Confederation dash for the cover of the rocks

The Confederation fail to get enough action points (APs) to bring on additional troops as they scramble to cover

The Confederation return fire is deadly, the Commonwealth lead platoon is hit hard

The second Commonwealth platoon forms a fire base and starts a flank march

The second platoon pins down the left flank of the Confederation infantry

The Commonwealth wins initiative and push forwards into firing positions

The lead Confederation unit is gunned down (finally found my other casualty markers, now using the red ones only for suppression markers)

The Confederation gain enough APs to bring on reserves

The Commonwealth Confederation lost their Lt, now they only have a Sgt, who opts to lead from the rear

The Confederation reserves push forwards, clearing the Commonwealth from the rocks in front and suppressing the remaining lead Commonwealth elements

The second Commonwealth platoon's flank maneuver ends in an ambush, the Confederation unit is suppressed by the other fire-teams enabling...

A charge, Commonwealth elements fix bayonets and go for it

The second platoon pushes up on the remaining Confederation elements

 The Confederation unit is in disarray, with heavy casualties

Commonwealth fire is accurate and heavy

The outnumbered Confederation element had no chance...

Game over!, Game over, man!

The remaining Confederation Infantry forms up to surrender formally to the lead Commonwealth platoon command.  

The Commonwealth Airborne has pushed back the Confederation this time, but with serious casualties, time to consolidate their position, deal with prisoners and begin to treat the wounded while other Commonwealth units continue the push forwards.

Canyonlands

 It was hot and dry that summer, all folks were ornery, none more than Ma Baker and the Reverend Runn.

Ma was sly and mean, Runn was mean and sly, it was time for a face off...

Reverend Run and his boys, Darryll and Jason and Joe

Ma Baker, Pa Baker and their boys Shirley and Sue.  Yup, Ma was mean alright.

Ah reckon this place is as good as any other

Yup

Pa, I dun seen them varmints!

Joe fires with his Winchester, barley missing Shirley

Ma wants in on the action, she dashes forward,

She spies Darryl on a rise

Ma rarely misses...

The Reverend Runn prays then blazes with his shotgun, Shirley had no chance

Jason, the only one to make it to 5th grade school was the smart one, he starts sneaking round the back

Sue brings up the rear, getting into firing position

Sue fires at Joe, missing wildly

Joe falls back and takes a bead on Ma Baker

Pa is having none of that, he dashes forwards

The Reverend pauses for a quick prayer then unloads on Pa, just grazing the rocks around him

Spewing hellfire and damnation the Reverend advances towards PA

As he nears he draws his rifle and calmly guns down Pa, like a dog in the street

Ma, seeing the Reverend in full advance feels discretion may be needed, she falls back to cover

Th Reverend's righteous indignation is in full flow, he stalks towards Sue

Sue has no chance, the Reverend guns him down with no mercy

The Reverend pivots and advances on Ma

Ma's fire is ineffective, the reverend scores telling blows on Ma

Joe and Jason advance to support the Reverend

The Reverend wins initiative (again...), ad bears down on Ma

He shoots and Ma is wounded

The other two totally miss...

Ma wins initiative and flees.  But Ma is too mean to stay down for long, she'll be back once she has raised another gang.

The Reverend and his gang camp down for the night.

Mini-me minor was talking about Cowboys today so I was inspired to dig out the figs for a quick game.  It was short and sweet, just right for a quick shoot 'em up!