ITLSU - V Beach 1915

Started by Martin1914, 04 January 2022, 12:35:50 PM

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Steve J

Wow, that really is impressive!

T13A

Hi

Stunning looking game, really well done and thanks for the exciting batrep. =D>

Cheers Paul
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Westmarcher

Marvellous looking game! As a (mainly) pre-20th century miniatures wargamer, I often skip most AARs for this era but so glad I read this one.* Very entertaining.  :-bd

Mind you, I had to look up what ITLSU meant. #-o 

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

paulr

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Mind you, I had to look up what ITLSU meant. #-o 
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TFL (Too Fat Lardies) pick some pretty obscure titles for their rules but this one sums up the period well

"...Til we meet again, if the Lord Spares Us".

So ends the last letter written home from Gallipoli veteran 202537 Lance Sergeant Albert Skinner, 2/4th Royal West Kent Regiment, just a few weeks before his death in the hills near Tel Khuweilfe, a few miles north east of Beersheba, Palestine on 4th November 1917.

These rules are dedicated to Albert and all those other poor sods who are still out there.


I've just checked my research for Beersheba and I had decided that Tel el Khuweilfe was a promising part of the battle for a scenario.
Definitely a scenario I will have to develop now to remember Albert.
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Martin1914

Appreciate your comments Gents. Anyone spot the unit error? Rushing to finish at the end, '2nd Middlesex' should read 'Hampshires.'
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pierre the shy

Morning Martin

As I mentioned back in January your game has inspired me to create a Cape Helles scenario for ITLSU, but including W and X beaches as well.....been down many rabbit holes in the quest to find the correct Turkish OOB and what supporting weapons were there (there is much confusion about if the Turks actually had any MG's or heavier weapons at all around Cape Helles) I beleive that I now have a fairly accurate OOB for both sides. Been gradually gathering resources for the game and intend to construct the main landscapes using polystyrene blocks shaped with a hotwire cutter.

I do have a couple of questions about your game if you don't mind:

Where did you get the (presumably MDF) boats that you used for the troops landing at V Beach and the Camber from?

Are the models of the River Clyde and the lighters that you used from Heroics & Ros's 3mm naval range?

Thanks for your assistance.

Peter 
     
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we are not now that strength which in old days
moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are.

Martin1914

Hello Peter. Just caught your post.
The 'Clyde' is a 3d print from www.magpiedesigner.com. Not sure if this model is still available as I bought in 1:600? scale and the website now suggests only 1:1800 and 1:2400. The ships' boats for the troops are scratch-built from plastic card. For both see my forum post under Non-Pendraken Stuff/Hitting the Beach from April 2020.

The 'lighters' are card models from www.papershipwright.co.uk and are the 'coaling barge' free download.

Hope this helps. Good luck with your Helles project. I look forward to the game report.

Regards
Mart
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pierre the shy

Thanks very much for your assistance Martin  :)

I will definitely be posting a report on the days play once we have everything in place, looking at running it at the next local convention here in Wellington in early August, provided we are able to, though the Covid 19 restrictions have been lifted now so hopefully Call to Arms 2022 will be able to go ahead.
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we are not now that strength which in old days
moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are.

Raider4

QuoteThe 'lighters' are card models from www.papershipwright.co.uk and are the 'coaling barge' free download.
Oooh, thanks for that. Not seen these before.

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Quote from: pierre the shy on 20 April 2022, 02:01:26 AMThanks very much for your assistance Martin  :)

I will definitely be posting a report on the days play once we have everything in place, looking at running it at the next local convention here in Wellington in early August, provided we are able to, though the Covid 19 restrictions have been lifted now so hopefully Call to Arms 2022 will be able to go ahead.

Count me in as interested in playing.
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