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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: emosbur on 11 February 2013, 08:15:42 PM

Title: What rules for Russo-Japanese?
Post by: emosbur on 11 February 2013, 08:15:42 PM

Hi all

What rules are you using for the Russo-Japanese war? And for Spanish-American? I was thinking, in this last, in a size like San Juan Hill.

Emilio

Title: Re: What rules for Russo-Japanese?
Post by: fastolfrus on 11 February 2013, 08:25:25 PM

Peter Pig "Square Bashing" covers Russo-Japanese and in theory Spanish-American, although we mainly use them for 1919-20

Title: Re: What rules for Russo-Japanese?
Post by: Svennn on 11 February 2013, 08:35:46 PM

Triumph & Tragedy with the free RJW download from the Tsuba site

Title: Re: What rules for Russo-Japanese?
Post by: emosbur on 11 February 2013, 08:41:04 PM

Quote from: fastolfrus on 11 February 2013, 08:25:25 PM

Peter Pig "Square Bashing" covers Russo-Japanese and in theory Spanish-American, although we mainly use them for 1919-20

That was fast, Fastrolfus!!
Which figure scale uses square basing?

Title: Re: What rules for Russo-Japanese?
Post by: emosbur on 11 February 2013, 08:42:11 PM

Quote from: Svennn on 11 February 2013, 08:35:46 PM

Triumph & Tragedy with the free RJW download from the Tsuba site

Isn´t T&T for skirmish games?

Title: Re: What rules for Russo-Japanese?
Post by: fastolfrus on 11 February 2013, 09:14:54 PM

Square Bashing is notionally for 15mm, but can be used with other scales.
Units are formed of 4 stands of figures, and the game is played on a squared grid 4 feet wide by 3 deep or 6 wide by 3 deep.

The Army lists (55 of them) actually start with US 1898-99 (Philippines & Cuba) and Spanish 1898-99 (Cuba) and end with Paraguayan Army (Chaco War 1928-35)

There is a bit of blurb on the PP website:
http://www.peterpig.co.uk/square_bashing_talk.htm

Title: Re: What rules for Russo-Japanese?
Post by: carlos marighela on 12 February 2013, 04:23:02 AM

I'd suggest the old Frank Chadwick/ Greg Novak Over the Top. It's a WW1 version of Command Decision, plays well and would allow you to do brigade sized battles. That would be my choice and I'm getting perilously close to getting into the period.

Title: Re: What rules for Russo-Japanese?
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 12 February 2013, 08:18:45 AM

I think there's a mod for Black Powder over on the Yahoo group/site.

You could probably get away with a couple of battalions a side unless you're doing Mukden  :D

cheers

James

Title: Re: What rules for Russo-Japanese?
Post by: Conquistador on 12 February 2013, 11:29:46 AM

I think you can take SAW rules and adapt them for Russo-Japanese also.  I have not tried most of what follows but a sampling of what (rules and reviews, in no particular order, in this list) I have considered:

http://www.reocities.com/TimesSquare/Bunker/7475/splendid.htm

Free:  https://sites.google.com/site/petiteguerre/home/splendid-little-warriors

If you can find these:

The Splendid Little War
Miniatures Wargames Rules for the Spanish-American War. These rules focus on the basic realities of the battlefield as reported by the participants. While generalizing weapons types for ease of play, the flavour of this contest has been reproduced in a quick-play format.

http://www.balagan.org.uk/war/spanish-civil-war/rules.htm

possibly http://www.miniaturewargaming.com/index.php/mwg/comments/spanish_american_war_rules/

Another possibility is from here: http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=pickelhaube;id=17;url=http%3A%2F%2Fhmwrs%2Ecom%2F

http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Rules_Models/Rules/Downloads/When%20Empires%20Clash%20-%20Colonial%20v1.pdf

http://chuckgame.blogspot.com/2012/11/this-week-wargame-wednesdays-presents.html


http://www.thevirtualarmchairgeneral.com/400-Rough%20Riders.htm

Gracias,

Glenn

Title: Re: What rules for Russo-Japanese?
Post by: emosbur on 12 February 2013, 03:15:38 PM

Thanks to all for your answers.
I was thinking in using battallions or half brigades as units. I think Mukden is a bit...big.
Do anybody know if there is a Fire and Fury variant?
Emilio.