"Nikopol 1877" Topic

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pushing tin	11 Apr 2021 1:25 p.m. PST
our latest 6mm socially distanced bash, using Bloody Big Battles link
ColCampbell	11 Apr 2021 2:21 p.m. PST
That's a great looking battlefield layout. The star fort is well done. I like Krudener's way of skating from a battle lost! Jim
Frederick	11 Apr 2021 2:32 p.m. PST
Nice AAR! Thanks for sharing
Bandolier	11 Apr 2021 5:20 p.m. PST
Interesting game. BBB are really good rules.
Old Contemptible	11 Apr 2021 9:22 p.m. PST
Very nice. 10mm or 6mm?
pushing tin	12 Apr 2021 6:04 a.m. PST
6mm, the clue is where I say '6mm' in the original post :)
Joe1870	12 Apr 2021 6:08 p.m. PST
That looks great. Where did you get the star fort?
ChrisBBB2	13 Apr 2021 2:57 a.m. PST
Beautiful layout. Though if I recall right from my own visit to Nikopol, you need to add a toothless and fragrant Bulgarian goatherd. We fought an earlier draft of this at OWS in 2015: link It was too tough for the Russians then – looks like the revised version is still tough for them!
pushing tin	13 Apr 2021 4:52 a.m. PST
The Star Fort is from Brigade Models range of small scale scenery, I added the ditch and glacis, made using coffee stirrers and acrylic sealant. link Yes, the Russians took heavy casualties, partly thanks to them being 'tactically inept' although the plan to seize Nikopol by coup de main was always going to be ambitious. I tried it as a solo later (which I know is not the same as a 'live' opponent) and it was a walkover for the Russians. Possibly it is a result of the small number of forces, which can make the results quite volatile in BBB.
ChrisBBB2	13 Apr 2021 5:00 a.m. PST
Aha, yes, fortunes of war. Good to have it confirmed that either side can achieve a thumping win. The scenario does have the virtue that both sides have enough options to try different plans, which is always good for interesting challenges and replay value.
pushing tin	13 Apr 2021 5:17 a.m. PST
Indeed, in the solo version I concentrated all the Russians in the centre and set the steamroller rolling, heavy casualties but by turn 5 the Ottomans had nothing left to retake the central redoubts and could only snipe bitterly from the walls of Nikopol. I used the Ottoman deployment as indicated on the scenario map, so may try it again but having the Ottomans less spaced out and concentrated more on the objectives.