GALLIPOLI TRENCHES

 For our third Square Bashing test, I thought we'd try the trench game. This time the British would attack against a Turkish trench system.

The centre of the Ottoman line, showing a MG bunker with the main trench
line behind. The wire represents areas of rough going.

Turks in the trenches.

The British poised to attack.

A mine is successfully blown in the centre of the Turkish trench.

A point barrage precedes the attack but does little damage.

The attack reaches the wire.

The Turks respond with their own point barrage which routs the British left.
Nevertheless, the centre and right push the attack behind a rolling barrage.

Despite being attacked from 3 sides the bunker position wins the fight.

The assault on the right also fails, although one battalion
makes it into an unoccupied part of the trench.

Further assaults also fail and a much depleted British force is thrown back to the start line.

We're only halfway through the battle countdown but we stop there. Ostensibly, to go to the pub but in reality the British have been comprehensively defeated.

Another great game, and I'm sure one that we will return to at some point/