tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039878527317652203.post3269823473271868710..comments2024-03-21T10:21:03.387+00:00Comments on Bloody Big BATTLES Blog: Smash, bang, wallop: Dresden!ChrisBBBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522334377353504659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039878527317652203.post-45374245985438637632022-06-02T17:31:11.067+01:002022-06-02T17:31:11.067+01:00For sure! And having that coup d'oeil to ident...For sure! And having that coup d'oeil to identify where to mass your grand batteries so they dominate the ground the enemy just has to march across ...ChrisBBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522334377353504659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039878527317652203.post-36410655475211910602022-05-29T03:07:46.511+01:002022-05-29T03:07:46.511+01:00A really interesting report of what sounds like a ...A really interesting report of what sounds like a great game. The troop density on late Napoleonic battlefields and masking of guns is a real problem/challenge in wargaming recreations. Gotta keep them firing lines open!<br />Regards, JamesJames Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039878527317652203.post-85078591296466671332022-05-26T20:23:36.393+01:002022-05-26T20:23:36.393+01:00Yep - we just had to laugh and say philosophically...Yep - we just had to laugh and say philosophically "c'est la guerre" (or, on our Allied side, "so geht's im Kriege" or something like that) - fortunes of wargaming!ChrisBBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522334377353504659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039878527317652203.post-88586193626533116702022-05-26T18:36:29.492+01:002022-05-26T18:36:29.492+01:00"The fog of war of remote gaming. Colin overl..."The fog of war of remote gaming. Colin overlooked units that were behind houses. For our part, a couple of times Graham and I advanced our cavalry into range of enemy guns that were off-camera. These were minor frustrations that actually enhanced the game in a sense, in that such blunders are a feature of real battle and it is more realistic than our usual perfect 'helicopter view'."<br /><br />How very apt! The sort of decision you read about and think "whaaaaaaaaaat? No one would do that!" but that happens all the time in real life from all sorts of reasons :)Toxic Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610996381605071743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039878527317652203.post-25676702958083510222022-05-20T07:12:55.022+01:002022-05-20T07:12:55.022+01:00Easier said than done, of course. In our pre-battl...Easier said than done, of course. In our pre-battle planning, Graham and I agreed to mass three artillery units on the ridge east of Racknitz. Then on Turn 1 I promptly sent my Russian guns east of the Gross Garten, to be played on by French redoubts that might otherwise not have had a target. It seemed a good idea at the time! Graham must have been scratching his head.ChrisBBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522334377353504659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039878527317652203.post-69269172329061978212022-05-20T07:05:34.910+01:002022-05-20T07:05:34.910+01:00Nice to see a BBB Napoleonic game again Chris. It ...Nice to see a BBB Napoleonic game again Chris. It certainly did look congested and your post game thoughts made for very interesting reading. Certianly getting your guns into the right position is a must from say the SYW onwards. If you don't, it's very hard to correct once the battle is underway, as I've learnt to my cost over the years!Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.com