We played our first game of BBB a few nights ago - an excellent set of rules
An AAR is on my blog http://twomarshals.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/hyicho-ri-rjw-battle-using-bloody-big.html (http://twomarshals.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/hyicho-ri-rjw-battle-using-bloody-big.html)
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/alanmillicheap/RJW/Hyicho-ri/P1120590_zps3542xqlo.jpg)
Alan
Hello Alan/Shedman
Very nice, great pictures too.
Are the Russo-Japanese Japanese mono-pose? I was thinking of using them as Chinese Warlord troops.
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
Nice report chaps!
Great stuff !
Cheers - Phil
That's great stuff.
I like the hills. Do you have to stick them together somehow?
Excellent stuff 8)
Thanks all
Quote from: GrumpyOldMan on 13 February 2016, 11:48:43 PM
Are the Russo-Japanese Japanese mono-pose? I was thinking of using them as Chinese Warlord troops.
The Japanese infantry come in two poses - advancing and firing. I mainly use the advancing ones - the firing ones I use just for dismounted cavalry - Leon kindly sorts out the poses I want
Just had a quick look at Osprey Chinese Warlord Armies - the kepis don't have flat board on the top like the British caps but in 10mm I could live with that
Quote from: fsn on 14 February 2016, 08:02:25 AM
I like the hills. Do you have to stick them together somehow?
Nope - they are cut up carpet tiles from Homebase - the 2.99 ones - those ones were originally for Square Bashing hence the regular shapes. I'm off to HB today to buy a load more to make bigger irregular looking hills
@Nathan - is your painting desk clear? I'll be wanting some more Japanese painted
Alan
In future try better generalship!
If the Russians had deployed like that against me I'd have masked most of their line with a part of my force while massing 3 to 1 against another section of their line, preferably away from their artillery. The Japanese should have broken the Russian line and where were the Russian reserves? I was always taught that even if its just a very small one, ALWAYS have a reserve!
Come on guys its not rocket science, what were you playing? Space Invaders? You can do better than this!
By the way the troops and terrain looked quite good.
Very nice stuff. Don't worry about the above and just enjoy yourself - after all you're not at Sandhurst. As I said to one of my regular opponents - I'm also rubbish at brain surgery, but thankfully that's not one of my hobbies.
It's a fair point by Steeleye
In my defense it was our first game using BBB.
When I get a new set of rules I always do the same scenario - frontal assault on a ridge line. See my blog for details of RJW games with Battles for Empire, Contemptible Little Armies, Future War commander and Square Bashing. http://twomarshals.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=solo+rjw (http://twomarshals.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=solo+rjw)
It's a good way of seeing if the rules work. I do the same with Ancients rules and my Romano-British & Saxons
As I hadn't got round to doing a BBB test I decided to inflict the scenario on Dave & Shaun
If you want an example of exactly what you suggested then have a look at my RJW refight of Waterloo http://twomarshals.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/waterloo-russo-japanese-war-refight.html (http://twomarshals.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/waterloo-russo-japanese-war-refight.html)
Alan
Ok, I'll send you a cat o'nine tails for a bit of self-flagellation.
Funnily enough I know a woman who does that as a hobby
Many years ago I worked with a guy who every one knew as "Whipper" Wallace - on a Monday he would stagger into work having spent the weekend alternating between being locked up in a wardrobe and getting the living daylight thrashed out of him
And people think wargamers are weird
Hello Alan/Shedman
Quote from: Shedman on 14 February 2016, 09:08:14 AM
The Japanese infantry come in two poses - advancing and firing. I mainly use the advancing ones - the firing ones I use just for dismounted cavalry - Leon kindly sorts out the poses I want
Just had a quick look at Osprey Chinese Warlord Armies - the kepis don't have flat board on the top like the British caps but in 10mm I could live with that
Thanks for the info. Had another look at the excellent photos on your blog and I think the Japanese are close enough for my tired old eyes to confuse as Warlord 'pork pie' cap wearers :). If I'm willing to accept Gold Coast Regiment troops as Indochinese police then I can't be taken too seriously anyway :D.
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
It looks great!
Question: are the russians or japanese available with greatcoats?
The only Russians in greatcoats are from the WW1 Russian range - RP6 Infantry, greatcoat, fur hat, firing
I use them as dismounted cossacks
Lovely looking figures, not a war I would have thought of doing but the Japanese look really interesting. :-bd :-bd