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Wider Wargaming => Batreps => Topic started by: KTravlos on 21 February 2015, 11:36:12 AM

Title: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: KTravlos on 21 February 2015, 11:36:12 AM
Good day

After a semester of hard work me and Onur from the Karagah Club in Istanbul were finally able to give our Ottoman and Russian armies, and the Black Powder Army lists we developed a run in Istanbul. All in all a great game and we are happy with the lists and scenarios. Find a heavily illustrated battle report at Leadhead PhD.

http://phdleadhead.blogspot.com.tr/2015/02/assault-at-plevna-black-powder-report.html (http://phdleadhead.blogspot.com.tr/2015/02/assault-at-plevna-black-powder-report.html)

With Respect
Konstantinos Travlos
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: Fenton on 21 February 2015, 11:41:21 AM
Looks really good

Its a war I know nothing about...I shall go and look it up
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: Ithoriel on 21 February 2015, 11:48:09 AM
A lovely report and a good looking game.

Looking forward to more of the same!
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: Techno on 21 February 2015, 12:15:56 PM
Absolutely terrific.
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: Roy on 21 February 2015, 01:04:56 PM
Good stuff!  :-bd
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: Leman on 21 February 2015, 01:46:35 PM
Excellent report; keep 'em coming.
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: Leon on 21 February 2015, 01:51:35 PM
 8)
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: Steve J on 21 February 2015, 02:53:09 PM
Nice :).
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 21 February 2015, 03:58:57 PM
Great work! :)
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: petercooman on 21 February 2015, 08:55:10 PM
Very nice!!

Table looks good!
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: getagrip on 21 February 2015, 09:04:44 PM
Excellent detail on the batrep  :-bd
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: JeffNNN on 23 February 2015, 07:27:19 PM
Really interesting report on a period I don't know much about. Think that attackers might have needed nearer to a 3:1 superiority unless there was a massive difference in quality and morale.
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: JeffNNN on 23 February 2015, 07:30:46 PM
Great battle report on a period I know very little about. Think the Russians might have needed nearer to a 3:1 superiority in numbers unless there was a massive quality/morale difference,
Title: Re: Battle Report from the Russo-Ottoman War 1877-8 (Black Powder)
Post by: KTravlos on 24 February 2015, 07:59:13 AM
3 to 1 superiority would had made the game easier for the Russians and maybe impossible for the Ottomans. But indeed the game does point to the need  for 3 to 1 superiority for attacks on defended positions, which makes it a pretty good as a model of reality. It also indicates that massing artillery in massive batteries is the way to go, which also makes it a pretty good model of reality.

What I should had done is either

1) Mass 3 brigades in one point and use the artillery and last brigade to stop the Ottoman center from interfering.

2) Go as I did but mass the artillery on the attack on A.

It was a cardinal mistake to send one birgade out in the open center. Quite correctly they got bogged down and could not do much for me.