BBB Battle of Gettysburg for Anniversary

Started by KTravlos, 02 July 2018, 03:00:59 PM

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KTravlos

We played it, I lost. Read it all and watch the video (plus a forgotten video for the game we played of the Battle of Chickamauga)

https://phdleadhead.blogspot.com/2018/07/bbb-battle-of-gettysburg-anniversary.html

With Respect
KTravlos

Leman

Nice one KT. That made an interesting read and watch. I wonder what the modern world would be like if that had really been the result.
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KTravlos

Jospeh Miranda did a great article in Strategy and Tactics were he did a good job dissenting the options Lee had in the Gettysburg campaign, and laying forth why a victory of the magnitude to lead to an end of the war would had been hard to get. Probabilistic speaking a Confederate victory that did not eliminate the Army of the Potomoc (annihilation battles being hard to pull off in the ACW) you probably would had a result similar to Second Bull Run. Only this time Lee would be even more cut off from his lines of communication. Again there is always the stochastic factor, but from a hard look, a marginal tactical victory would not had impacted the strategic or operational situation.

Duke Speedy of Leighton

Great reports. Buford was the real hero...
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Chris Pringle

Thanks, Konstantinos! Gettysburg is such a classic; no wargaming career is complete without having played it.

Chris

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Leman

Just ordered more 3mm figures. Looks like some of the troops at Gettysburg will have to have been bussed in from the west.
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Westmarcher

Enjoyed your video report, KT (although my wife, on over hearing, thought I was watching Despicable Me ... *sorry*  :-[ ). The "still" photographs were also good.   :-bd
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