"AAR Italians vs Abysinians" Topic

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RogerC	26 Apr 2018 8:50 a.m. PST
Had a great game at the club with an Italian Colonial Division taking on a small Abysinian army post Adowa. Write up and lots of pictures on the blog. See what you think. gapagnw.blogspot.co.uk
Oldgrumbler	26 Apr 2018 10:22 a.m. PST
Do you know which 15 mm figures were used for each side? I know Eureka makes some Abyssinians.
princeman	26 Apr 2018 10:38 a.m. PST
They look like 25mm to me.
RogerC	26 Apr 2018 10:56 a.m. PST
They are 25mm and 28mm and a real mix of figures. Most of the Abysinians are Stratagem with some Irregular miniatures thrown in. The Italian Native troops mainly Irregular I think and the Italian regulars and Bersaglieri are from the Old Glory boxer rebellion range from memory. Chris also has a load of figures from an Italian manufacturer specific to the period and we have a few Zulu War Brtish painted up as officers and gunners from Foundry.
jurgenation	26 Apr 2018 11:02 a.m. PST
Love the game..Love gaming this theater..
Frederick	26 Apr 2018 11:10 a.m. PST
Nice game – the last time I played in this theatre as Italians we got out butts beat
Doctor X	26 Apr 2018 11:50 a.m. PST
Good looking game. I've played both these armies and they make for an interesting game. The Abyssinians are very well armed at this point in time.
RogerC	02 May 2018 2:58 p.m. PST
Thanks Guys, I think we gave the Abysinians 2 shots plus lots of melee bonus's whilst most of the Italians had 3 firing dice. It was the machine guns that made the difference in the end.