tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post4338056487524252460..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: World War One GameMark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-5976762490089312972018-12-20T22:02:22.343+13:002018-12-20T22:02:22.343+13:00I agree about early WWI. There is still a sense of...I agree about early WWI. There is still a sense of innocence. The armies haven't quite learned thier task yet and there is a fluidity. The artillery, while still a potent arm, is struggling to find its place - there have been great advances in the ability to use indirect fire, but in the ebb and flow of 1914 most of the fire is over open sights simply because the action developed so fast that there wasn't time to lay the telephone lines before it was time to move again. So yes it was very much like 1870 with machine guns and high explosives. <br /><br />Once the trench warfare began the role of the guns was dramatically transformed and they, with the MGs, dominated the battlefield. I find this difficult to game as it suits small forces. I like big armies...you may have noticed.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-80089687981499369762018-12-20T20:50:32.038+13:002018-12-20T20:50:32.038+13:00A lovely looking game Mark...
I must admit that I ...A lovely looking game Mark...<br />I must admit that I do prefer the early part of the Great War... it’s like the Franco-Prussian war on steroids.<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-28478087840470153162018-12-19T22:05:34.374+13:002018-12-19T22:05:34.374+13:00Well spotted that man! The Jägers were actually jä...Well spotted that man! The Jägers were actually jägers (I didn't manage to get a picture of them before they got shot to pieces), but we roped in some Austro-Hungarians - although we called them Wurtembergers - to bolster the German numbers.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-43645394215480540042018-12-19T17:38:04.501+13:002018-12-19T17:38:04.501+13:00Great looking game. Were those German jagers actua...Great looking game. Were those German jagers actually AustroHungarians though?<br />Not that it matters. Sounds like it was a fun gaming session. Joseph.Cadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852800690417139299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-64458456681462985952018-12-19T12:38:02.617+13:002018-12-19T12:38:02.617+13:00Thanks Ian. The guns were a joy to do. I would lov...Thanks Ian. The guns were a joy to do. I would love to do limber sets for them too, but at present only the British limber set is available. I scratch built the limbers for the German and French guns, but I don’t have the teams.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-61769640749240511782018-12-19T12:35:43.850+13:002018-12-19T12:35:43.850+13:00I have a nice black and white shot of this edging ...I have a nice black and white shot of this edging it’s way out of the town. Maybe I will post it as part of and end of year post.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-52363229618394590922018-12-19T12:34:43.754+13:002018-12-19T12:34:43.754+13:00And a successful cavalry charge to boot!And a successful cavalry charge to boot!Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-63265195227185959492018-12-19T12:20:46.339+13:002018-12-19T12:20:46.339+13:00That all looks great, and I especially like the Be...That all looks great, and I especially like the Belgian armoured car. Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-28328614145271184652018-12-19T02:06:55.845+13:002018-12-19T02:06:55.845+13:00German uhlans,;French Zouaves, and a Belgian armou...German uhlans,;French Zouaves, and a Belgian armoured car. Fantastic stuff. Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-25718724808061398562018-12-19T01:00:53.098+13:002018-12-19T01:00:53.098+13:00Gorgeous looking game! The artillery pieces are pa...Gorgeous looking game! The artillery pieces are particularly fine!<br />Best Iaincaveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-28908017276562075072018-12-18T22:14:50.534+13:002018-12-18T22:14:50.534+13:00I think the Germans would have won in the end simp...I think the Germans would have won in the end simply because they managed to keep all eight machine guns and all their artillery intact, whereas the allies lost five of their seven MGs and half their guns, and the French force had almost completely dispersed.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-34366627365503675292018-12-18T22:07:08.559+13:002018-12-18T22:07:08.559+13:00Thanks Phil, it is just a shame that the French fo...Thanks Phil, it is just a shame that the French force suffered so badly.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-81885399309369045522018-12-18T22:05:54.542+13:002018-12-18T22:05:54.542+13:00Thanks Norm. I have been short of time this week s...Thanks Norm. I have been short of time this week so I have been quite selective with the photos. I took a number of close ups that were intended for monotone or duotone creation, but just haven't had the opportunity to process them.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-30782101631168312802018-12-18T21:19:53.776+13:002018-12-18T21:19:53.776+13:00A really enjoyable post, your woodland looks lovel...A really enjoyable post, your woodland looks lovely. I am going to click through the pictures now :-)<br />Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-12757647603290000422018-12-18T20:49:21.341+13:002018-12-18T20:49:21.341+13:00Absolutly superb, I like a lot your collection of ...Absolutly superb, I like a lot your collection of artillery, painting and basing, and details on the terrain add a lot to the atmosphere...Gorgeous!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-35563051430526165892018-12-18T20:00:49.342+13:002018-12-18T20:00:49.342+13:00Great looking game Mark - so I take that went down...Great looking game Mark - so I take that went down as an allied victory, having successfully held the German advance all day?rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-25362078978815816012018-12-18T17:21:33.329+13:002018-12-18T17:21:33.329+13:00That was the first time in eight games that cavalr...That was the first time in eight games that cavalry has actually done something useful, but lots of fun was had.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-86651896844672320772018-12-18T16:34:38.596+13:002018-12-18T16:34:38.596+13:00Outstanding visuals, Mark! The uhlans did what ca...Outstanding visuals, Mark! The uhlans did what cavalry do best; charge in gloriously but brashly.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com