Following up from the last set of 1812+ Jaegers, here are some of their earlier cousins from the 1789-1810 period.
Saturday, 3 August 2013
Russian 5th Jaegers - Eylau 1807
Regiment of the Day
Following up from the last set of 1812+ Jaegers, here are some of their earlier cousins from the 1789-1810 period.
Following up from the last set of 1812+ Jaegers, here are some of their earlier cousins from the 1789-1810 period.
Thursday, 1 August 2013
Russian Jaeger - 1812+
Russian Jaegers (1812+)
I better get this thing Napoleonic before we get way off track.
Here is a quick one then - some 1812 Russian Jaeger Battalions.
Russians in Manchuria - 1905
Regiment of the Day
And now for something completely different to kick off Russian Month ...
Some 1905 Russians in Manchuria !
All figures below are from irregular's 15mm colonial range, and painted up as Russians for the 1905 campaign against the Japanese in Manchuria.
These figures are another save from years ago. After doing a monster house move, its amazing what turns up buried away in the cupboards ! So these figures are on FoW bases, and painted up using primitive techniques from before the discovery of vallejo glazes and sealers. The results are still pretty good though
The Russo-Japanese War
An excellent war to game this one - as the period is still in transition from Napoleonic post-linear style tactics to modern tactics. Artillery, trenches, mines, machine guns, barbed wire, flamethrowers, telegraph and rail .... all conquered by human wave bayonet attacks.
Well, thats how some observers from Europe incorrectly read the results anyway.
By the end of the Russo Japanese war, some observers had noted and learned the real underlying lessons .... some not so much. The result was clearly shown in the trenches of WW1 a few short years later.
I highly recommend reading up on this war, as the ground battles themselves demonstrate some of the worst possible command and control stuff ups (mostly on the Russian side). It has it all - whole Divisions attacking the wrong objectives at the wrong times, whole Divisions attacking each other !, orders simply not getting through, total failures of logistics, etc, etc.
In fact, just one short battle in this disastrous campaign has enough WTF moments to justify even the very worst die rolls on the table as being entirely "historical" in their impact.
Anyway, on with the figures .....
Some 1905 Russians in Manchuria !
All figures below are from irregular's 15mm colonial range, and painted up as Russians for the 1905 campaign against the Japanese in Manchuria.
These figures are another save from years ago. After doing a monster house move, its amazing what turns up buried away in the cupboards ! So these figures are on FoW bases, and painted up using primitive techniques from before the discovery of vallejo glazes and sealers. The results are still pretty good though
The Russo-Japanese War
An excellent war to game this one - as the period is still in transition from Napoleonic post-linear style tactics to modern tactics. Artillery, trenches, mines, machine guns, barbed wire, flamethrowers, telegraph and rail .... all conquered by human wave bayonet attacks.
Well, thats how some observers from Europe incorrectly read the results anyway.
By the end of the Russo Japanese war, some observers had noted and learned the real underlying lessons .... some not so much. The result was clearly shown in the trenches of WW1 a few short years later.
I highly recommend reading up on this war, as the ground battles themselves demonstrate some of the worst possible command and control stuff ups (mostly on the Russian side). It has it all - whole Divisions attacking the wrong objectives at the wrong times, whole Divisions attacking each other !, orders simply not getting through, total failures of logistics, etc, etc.
In fact, just one short battle in this disastrous campaign has enough WTF moments to justify even the very worst die rolls on the table as being entirely "historical" in their impact.
Anyway, on with the figures .....
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| Russian field gun. |
Thursday, 6 June 2013
New Gaming Room Finally Taking Shape
New Gaming Room ... slowly taking shape
The whole economy isn't exactly in top gear at the moment, and the repercussions for that go pretty deep for everyone.You don't have to look too hard to find empty warehouses, shopfronts, or even churches these days. Awesome great spaces that are basically sitting there in mothballs, un-used.
Here is one example of a church in our area which has been sitting vacant for a number of years. I have often looked through the windows of the meeting hall at the rear of the building, and thought "What a Great Gaming Room that would make !".
Anyway ... fast forward to today, and after a pretty easy run of enquiries, negotiations .. and some work ... have managed to score a 2 year lease on something even better - the whole Front of the old Church !
So, opening up in another 4-6 weeks ... my All New Gaming Room !
Here is a quick photo tour of what we have so far, and what the plans are for the next stages.
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Thursday, 2 May 2013
French Infantrie de Marine 1813
French Infantrie Artillerie de Marine - 1813
Finally got some Battalions out for the French Infantrie de Marine for Leipzig 1813.
After digging around for resources on these guys ... and finding the usual mix of conflicting details from different sources, I settled on this "interpretation", which I reckon fits the feel of these units well. See what you think.
All of the line troops have greatcoats, and are still equipped in bicornes. Note that all the leather cross belts are black as well.
All pompoms are red, and to distinguish them from regular troops in greatcoats, they have a little brass anchor insignia on the left sleeve.
Finally, the flag is standard French tricolor, with a gold anchor symbol. OK, I made that up, but it works for me :)
9th Silesian Landwehr - Dresden 1813
Regiment of the Day
Another batch of Landwehr ... another test of the varnish, and another excuse to make up a speculative flag.
Enjoy :)
Enjoy :)
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