tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post5915336503182580369..comments2024-03-28T19:58:17.811+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: The Battle of Adowa: A possible re-fight?Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-77442507888948018242017-03-02T18:01:47.670+00:002017-03-02T18:01:47.670+00:00Nigel Drury,
I look forward to hearing about it.
...Nigel Drury,<br /><br />I look forward to hearing about it.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-26616272352081546852017-03-02T17:37:16.363+00:002017-03-02T17:37:16.363+00:00I've now ordered Adowa to go with Ascari that ...I've now ordered Adowa to go with Ascari that I had already. Remind me to let you know how it goes.Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-85556246209508530452017-03-02T11:10:15.313+00:002017-03-02T11:10:15.313+00:00Nigel Drury,
Thanks for this second link. Thanks ...Nigel Drury,<br /><br />Thanks for this second link. Thanks to you I have lots to think about!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-80430090092999349222017-03-02T10:43:33.874+00:002017-03-02T10:43:33.874+00:00Did you have the earlier Ascari game? If not it i...Did you have the earlier Ascari game? If not it is still available from http://www.hexasim.com/en/31-Acies .The four scenarios could easily be borrowed for other systems.Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-26860548357027809852017-03-02T08:43:51.208+00:002017-03-02T08:43:51.208+00:00Nigel Drury,
Thanks for the links. I wasn't a...Nigel Drury,<br /><br />Thanks for the links. I wasn't aware of that game before.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-32888346362815025042017-03-02T07:21:40.632+00:002017-03-02T07:21:40.632+00:00Have you seen this, following on from their earlie...Have you seen this, following on from their earlier Ascari game? http://www.aciesedizioni.it/Giochi/adowa-eng.htmNigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-41541192296253132342017-03-01T14:26:04.895+00:002017-03-01T14:26:04.895+00:00Ed M,
Thanks very much for the extremely useful s...Ed M,<br /><br />Thanks very much for the extremely useful suggestion.<br /><br />The fact that the Ethiopians clashed with - and beat - the Mahdists is not well known, and yet it would be a very interesting conflict to recreate on the tabletop.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-42898718101787357682017-03-01T14:02:11.186+00:002017-03-01T14:02:11.186+00:00You might want to look into Mark Fastoso's exc...You might want to look into Mark Fastoso's excellent "Colonial Campaigns Ethiopia 1887-1895" as a resource in this area (available via Caliver Books). There are several "stand up" battles among the scenarios, and the background information is most handy. A fascinating (and overlooked) Colonial area. Ed Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486985414917229516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-40666865121778081472017-03-01T12:22:41.822+00:002017-03-01T12:22:41.822+00:00John Camp,
Because of the nature of the battlefie...John Camp,<br /><br />Because of the nature of the battlefield, I would have thought that the 2-inch square grid would have had to have been at least 24 x 36 (i.e. 4' x 6') in order to accommodate the necessary terrain features and the figures for the full-scale version of the re-fight.<br /><br />A much smaller 18 x 24 grid - or even a 12 x 18 grid - of 2-inch squares (i.e. 3' x 4' or 2' x 3') would be about right for the quarter-scale re-fight, although I would tend to favour the larger of these two options myself.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-42865844277418584242017-03-01T11:21:56.136+00:002017-03-01T11:21:56.136+00:00I have been following your blog for a few years no...I have been following your blog for a few years now, I really enjoy how you have designed your rules. With the forces listed for Adowa how big of a grid would you have to have roughly to fight this battle?? With over 100 Ethiopian units it would have to be pretty substantial.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730410755452947698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-75916519406572182642017-03-01T10:54:54.570+00:002017-03-01T10:54:54.570+00:00Kev. Robertson.,
I'm not sure if I'll eve...Kev. Robertson.,<br /><br />I'm not sure if I'll ever get around to re-fighting this battle, but I enjoyed looking at its possibilities. I suspect that if I did I would have to use substitute figures from my collection rather than paint up a whole load of new figures.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-48161162372420889132017-03-01T10:36:38.182+00:002017-03-01T10:36:38.182+00:00Bob,
Interesting Project- I did paint up 1/72nd It...Bob,<br />Interesting Project- I did paint up 1/72nd Italians ( converted ESCI Zulu War British) and Abyssinians (Esci Muslims) to fight battles of 1896 in Ethiopia. It all worked well- the actual battle of Adowa was dissasterous for the Italians...I have an article on it - also discussing wargaming the Battle. Regards. KEV.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.com