BBB Bash Day IV - 1st July 2023 - update 24 Feb 2023

 Bloody Big Battles – update 24^th Feb 2023

 

We are pleased to announce that a number of BBB players have offered to host games at the Bloody Big Battles Bash Day, which will be held at Leeds Wargames Club on 1^st July 2023.  If you fancy two battles (one in the morning, one in the afternoon) in one day, then here are the games on offer so far:

 

ACW                           Chancellorsville

Crimean War              Inkerman

Franco-Prussian          To be confirmed

ACW                           2^nd Manassas

Austro-Prussian          Kissengen

Anglo Sikh War          Gujrat (1849)  

Napoleonic 1813         Lutzen*

 

We are hoping to get a couple of other games hosted, but fear not! - we still have spaces/tables available if you have a BBB game that you’d like to host.

 

Our hosts include several veteran BBB players, including Chris Pringle, who wrote the rules and at least two scenario books and Mark Smith, who has just published the Bloody Big Battles in India scenario book.

 

As mentioned before, we are running this event on   Saturday 1^st July, so you can have a further day’s wargaming at the excellent Joy of Six show, on Sunday 2^nd July.  You don’t even have to leave Yorkshire!! 

 

Colin & Chris

 

Skalitz Turn 9 A - Last orders!

The final turn of the Skalitz game.  Chris' BBB Blog has a summary on his  BBB Blog here.

Skalitz Turn 9 P

The final Prussian turn - and we take an objective!

Skalitz Turn 8 A

The Dice Gods smile on the Prussians....  or may be that is a "wry smile"...

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Skalitz Turn 8 P

The end is nigh (for the Prussians....  again)

To summarise, it is still not going well for the Prussian steamroller.....

Skalitz Turn 7 A

Skalitz Turn 7 P

Skalitz Turn 6 A

Skalitz Turn 6 A

Skalitz Turn 6 P

Skalitz Turn 5 A

Skalitz Turn 5 P

Skalitz Turn 4 A

The Austrians respond...

Skalitz Turn 4 P

Skalitz Turn 3 A

Skalitz Turn 2 A

The Austrian turn 2.  Chris' excellent notes describe the action....

Skalitz Turn 2 P

The Prussians move...

Skalitz - opposing forces & objectives

Here are the OOBs & victory conditions for the Skalitz 1866 game:

Austrians

Archduke Leopold VIII Corps, CinC

Brigade Fragnern
15 Regt (4 bases Trained ML)
77 Regt (4 bases Trained ML)
5 Jaeger (2 skirmisher bases Trained ML)

Brigade Kreyssern
21 Regt (4 bases Trained ML)
32 Regt (4 bases Trained ML)
24 Jaeger (2 skirmisher bases Trained ML)

Brigade Schulz
8 Regt (5 bases Trained ML)
74 Regt (4 bases Trained ML)

2 x Rifled Artillery Bases

Right Wing Cav
2 x Cav Bases

From VI Corps

Jaegers (2 skirmisher bases Trained ML) (a reward for victory at Nachod !)

Brigade Schindlocker
2 x Cav Bases

Prussians

Gen Steinmetz 5th Corps CinC

MajGen Von Lowenfeld
37 Regt (3 Trained Needle Gun Bases + 1 Trained Skirmisher NG Base)
58 Regt (3 Trained Needle Gun Bases + 1 Trained Skirmisher NG Base)
1 x Rifled Artillery Base

From 6th Corps
38 Regt (3 Trained Needle Gun Bases + 1 Trained Skirmisher NG Base)

Col Von Voights-Rhetz
7 Regt (3 Trained Needle Gun Bases + 1 Trained Skirmisher NG Base)
0.5 x Rifled Artillery Base

Corps Artillery
1.5 x Rifled Artillery Bases

LtGen Von Kirchbach
1 x Rifled Artillery Base
6 Regt (3 Trained Needle Gun Bases + 1 Trained Skirmisher NG Base)
47 Regt (3 Trained Needle Gun Bases + 1 Trained Skirmisher NG Base)
52 Regt (3 Trained Needle Gun Bases + 1 Trained Skirmisher NG Base)

Objectives & Victory
The game is a delaying action by the Austrians, so speed is essential for the Prussians.

The Prussians have 5 physical objectives, plus gain an objective if they destroy both Austrian Cavalry units.

The Prussians will win if they hold:

Any 3 objectives at the end of Turn 6,
Any 4 objectives at the end of Turn 8,
Any 5+ objectives at the end of turn 9

A draw is if the Prussians hold 4 objectives at the end of turn 9

Austrians win if the Prussians have 3, or fewer, objectives at the end of turn 9

Thanks to Chris Pringle for allowing me to reproduce this part of his scenario (and the map in the last post).

If you want to see the full scenario, please visit the BBB Group https://groups.io/g/bloodybigbattles  "files" for this and many other exciting BBB battles.

Lockdown BBB war-game II - Skalitz

Ladies & Gentlemen

We have started Skalitz - the second BBB refight of the Austro-Prussian War.  As with Nachod, I'll give at least one update per turn and we'll see if the dice gods like the Prussians more than they did at Nachod!

Here's the Map

Here's Chris P's set up at BBB HQ....

The view from the West - the Austrian side:

 The South:

The East (Prussian) view:

Nachod - FINISHED

All good things come to an end....   here is the final position after Prussian turn 10.

The Austrians held their gains, despite losing a large number of troops.  The Austrian view:

The Prussian view:

It has been a really fun game, in the balance all the way.  Many thanks to my fellow gamers and to Chris Pringle, who has moved the troops, rolled the dice and presented the results in an easy to read format that has made planning our moves easy.

There are plans for another game in this campaign, so I will report on that as and when!

In the meantime - stay safe!

Nachod Turn 10 - FINAL Austrian Turn

Austrian view

Prussian View