tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post4230047600016036721..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Breaking the Camel's Neck, The Caucasus 1877....Game Number 31, Part 3David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-50372822416320790892013-01-03T19:19:09.762+00:002013-01-03T19:19:09.762+00:00Hi Bob,
It was a real pleasure to fight and I was...Hi Bob,<br /><br />It was a real pleasure to fight and I was very pleased that the final result felt so realistic. The actual battle was very much in the nature of, to use modern parlance, a hasty attack and so the all important artillery for the Russians was way behind the advancing infantry.<br /><br />The battle was larger than I would have usually fought but the rules worked like a charm and are testimony to the soundness of the original ideas.<br /><br />Many thanks Bob for giving us such a good toy to play with!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DC<br /><br />PS This does mean though that I shall have to look at the Caucasus for more inspiration - and I shall not be disappointed methinks!David Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-33988731881651978552013-01-03T18:16:12.597+00:002013-01-03T18:16:12.597+00:00David,
It was nice to see a real battle fought on...David,<br /><br />It was nice to see a real battle fought on a tabletop where the result was historically correct.<br /><br />The larger Russian force should prevail in such a grinding battle ... but should not emerge unscathed. In your battle the Russians did grind down the Turks, but at a cost that they would find difficult to pay if the Turks were able to mount a counter-attack in the near future.<br /><br />I now feel that the PORTABLE WARGAME rules have been proven to work (and work well), and I have you and the other enthusiasts to thank for your feedback and encouragement, as without you this end result would not yet have been achieved. The test of any set of rules is whether or not they will produce a reasonably historical result if they are used to refight a real battle; your recent battles have done that more than once.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-37433510304878001482012-12-31T08:30:08.095+00:002012-12-31T08:30:08.095+00:00Hi Fran,
Happy new year to you old chap! It was a...Hi Fran,<br /><br />Happy new year to you old chap! It was a great battle to fight and I am looking forward to 2013 with a lot more ideas for the blocks - I am even going to tackle painting some figures so watch this space!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-28751635835381359782012-12-31T08:27:47.418+00:002012-12-31T08:27:47.418+00:00Hi Steve,
Thanks old chap! It was great fun to fi...Hi Steve,<br /><br />Thanks old chap! It was great fun to fight and certainly the largest battle I have fought using BBPW. The action flowed really well and no problems to speak of were thrown up. It was a great way to round off the year and the theatre of war has certainly given me much food for thought going forwards.<br /><br />Junior General has some Russo Turkish paper soldiers and they are very nice indeed.<br /><br />The war suits either attacking or defensive minded gamers equally well so is great fun for opposing reasons.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-84836930865590215882012-12-30T23:50:41.931+00:002012-12-30T23:50:41.931+00:00Bloody good batrep as always David.Bloody good batrep as always David.The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-64652202369651512842012-12-30T23:20:44.396+00:002012-12-30T23:20:44.396+00:00What a fine game, David! The build up was well don...What a fine game, David! The build up was well done and the resulting action was certainly not a let down. Nice use of Unit quality ratings to represent the different abilities of armies. <br /><br />Now I'm thinking about printing some Russo-Turkish paper soldiers......<br />-Steve Steven Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879645260438845222noreply@blogger.com