Russo-Japanese Naval War 1904-05

[Ithoriel]

Not very much though the capital ships have a surprising amount of detail and are instantly recognisable.

I can't recognise the 1/3000 scale ones without a name label!

[hammurabi70]

Not sure what AAR stand for, I'm guessing it isn't Air to Air Refuelling   This is Magister Militums website https://www.magistermilitum.com/  Search under 1:6000 or Hallmark, the manufacturer

After Action Report

[Raider4]

I can't recognise the 1/3000 scale ones without a name label!

I'm not a big fan of labels on ships, after hearing of a game in which one battleship took a pot-shot at a distant destroyer and caused a hit. Chap asked his opponent to roll the saving throw, opponent said "maybe you should do it, it's your ship!".

Friendly fire in action.

Wouldn't happen with name labels & national flags.

[Ithoriel]

Wouldn't happen with name labels & national flags.

You clearly haven't played with the groups I have!

Last BKC game my opponent placed an artillery template so as to catch three of my PzIVs, rolled the dice and failed to do much damage. As he reached to remove the template I pointed out he hadn't rolled for the last remaining target. The die rolls blew his FAO to fragments. Would have been less amusing if it weren't for the fact we were playing on my green mat and his Russians are all on snow bases and in snow cammo.

[pierre the shy]

We normally label bases with ship name, national flag, and General Quarters rules armour type and defence factor. Helps as not everyone in our gaming group has been studying ship recognition books for the past few decades   

At 1904-5 ranges with battle ensigns flying its pretty hard not to see who is on whose side, so in daylight we don't normally come across "blue on blue" situations, though after night falls things can potentially become very sticky using the optional night fighting rules we use for GQ 1&2, especially if you're not expecting ships to appear in a particular sector.

Yes John, we're pretty committed to 1/3000 with limited table sizes and existing fleets that we have. 1/6000 sounds like a very good idea if you want to do larger type fleet actions like Jutland.

[paulr]

I now have a tentative Navwar order:

RUSSIA: 16 Battleships, 3 Coast defense ships, 22 Cruisers, 12 Destroyers and 6 Torpedo Boats
JAPAN: 7 Battleships, 8 Armoured Cruisers, 22 Cruisers, 14 Destroyers and 18 Torpedo Boats

£89.85   

The order is now £96.60
I think its time I stopped researching

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

The order is now £96.60
I think its time I stopped researching

You KNOW you won't....

[fsn]

The order is now £96.60
I think its time I stopped researching

Tell me about it! I shudder to think about the costs of my latest project.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Better round it up to a ton!

[fsn]

Better round it up to a ton!

     

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Better round it up to a ton!

Posties aren't allowed to lift that much mass 

[paulr]

I've emailed my order to Pierre the Shy who will add it to his own, much more sensible order, and fax it to Navwar

£99.30   

[pierre the shy]

I've emailed my order to Pierre the Shy who will add it to his own, much more sensible order, and fax it to Navwar

£99.30   

Depends on how you define "sensible" Paul 

[paulr]

Pierre the Shy managed to find a fax app and get it working    

The Navwar transaction has gone through, the closest you get to an acknowledgement of order and/or shipping

I've placed an order with Leon for some MDF bases for the ships (much easier than cutting them out of sheet styrene)

Pierre the Shy added a 'few more' things to the order to make the postage worthwhile

[pierre the shy]

Made all the necessary labels for the "Hull fishing fleet" aka (in 1905) as the Channel Fleet for when everything arrives.....

12 pre-dreadnought battleships, 5 Armoured cruisers, 7 2nd class/scouting cruisers and 12 TBD divisions (each representing 3/4 small TBD's but only 1 actual model per base).