American Civil War Miniature Gaming
It would be better to say that the game "Longstreet" is a campaign system but with a simple set of rules for battle attached.
Has anyone tried using the Longstreet campaign system with another set of rules?
If not, what other miniature rule sets - other than the Longstreet rules of course - do you think would be a good combination with the Longstreet campaign system?
Thank you for your summary.
I feel Italy is very underrepresented when talking about the first world war. Did Italy fight on any other fronts except their own border with Austria-Hungary? Like in Greece or the western front?
I know their fleet fought Austria as well, but did it fight with the ottomans?
Italian troops played a major role in the defence of Albania against Austria-Hungary. From 1916 the Italian 35th Division fought on the Salonika Front as part of the Allied Army of the Orient. The Italian XVI Corps (a separate entity independent from the Army of the Orient) took part in actions against Austro-Hungarian forces in Albania; in 1917 they established an Italian protectorate over Albania.
Some Italian divisions were also sent to support the Entente on the Western Front. In 1918 Italian troops saw intense combat during the Spring Offensive. Their most prominent engagement on this front was their role in the Second Battle of the Marne.
Italy also played a token role in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, sending a detachment of five hundred soldiers to assist the British there in 1917. They were heavily involved in the Senussi Campaign in Libya too (it was their colony after all).
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Homebrewed something like the Longstreet's Campaign system over 10 years ago.
>muh Reputation based on the winning/losing awesomeness
>muh random reinforcements/reductions
>muh Union getting stronger / Rebels getting weaker
>muh random events
>muh random enemy size
I got bored after about 5th set-piece head-to-head slogging-match battle & proceeded to hack 'A House Divided' boardgame to support field battles.
I'm not au fait on pirates, but are those muskets turning into boarding pikes behind their heads?
Plug bayonets (and slightly bent barrels, because I hate metal models)
My guess is they're plug bayonets
The Battle of Graveney Marsh occurred on the night of 27 September 1940 in Kent, England, and was the last ground engagement involving a foreign force to take place on the mainland of Great Britain. The fighting took place between the crew of a shot-down German Junkers Ju 88 bomber and a detachment of soldiers from the 1st Battalion London Irish Rifles in Seasalter.
British Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane aircraft from 66 Squadron and 92 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, attacked what they recognised as a Junkers 88 over Faversham. An order had been issued to them to capture one intact if possible. One of the bomber's engines had already been damaged by anti-aircraft fire during a raid on London and the Spitfires were able to destroy its remaining engine, forcing the pilot to make a crash landing on Graveney Marsh.
When the London Irish Rifles arrived at the scene from their billet at the Sportsman Inn in nearby Seasalter, the four German crew had unexpectedly armed themselves with machine guns from the aircraft and a sub-machine gun. After an exchange of fire, during which one German airman was shot in the foot, the crew surrendered to their opponents and were taken prisoner.
Captain John Cantopher disarmed a demolition charge and the bomber, which carried a new and accurate type of bombsight, was captured for examination by British experts. The aircraft was taken to Farnborough Airfield where it was said to have "provided highly valuable information". Cantopher was subsequently awarded the George Medal for his action.
In September 2010, the London Irish Rifles Regimental Association marked its 70th anniversary by unveiling a commemorative plaque at the Sportsman pub.
>en.wikipedia.org
How come I've never heard of this? Thanks man for showing me this.