Neftyanka River bridge

[nevermore]

Neftyanka River bridge

The First Battle of Grozny was the Russian Army's invasion and subsequent conquest of the Chechen capital, Grozny, during the early months of the First Chechen War. The attack lasted from December 1994 to March 1995, resulted in the military occupation of the city by the Russian Army and rallied most of the Chechen nation around the separatist government of Dzhokhar Dudayev.
 
The initial assault resulted in very high Russian Army casualties and an almost complete breakdown of morale in the Russian forces. It took them another two months of heavy fighting, and a change in their tactics, before they were able to capture Grozny. The battle caused enormous destruction and casualties amongst the civilian population and saw the heaviest bombing campaign in Europe since the end of World War II.Chechen separatist forces recaptured the city in August 1996, ending the war.
The wargame is based on the small Neftyanka River bridge on the way into Grozny this would open the advance into the city itself.

Another 93 photos of this battle on the website, cheers Malc. 



















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[dhtandco]

that was a brilliant game the Russians were very poor troops accurately recreated by the rules

[The Gray Ghost]

WOW! what a great board!
Did you build that?
also are those Mongrel Russians?

[nevermore]

WOW! what a great board!
Did you build that?
also are those Mongrel Russians?

Was a couple of the lads at the club made the boards the russians are Mongrel as the coats at the beginning of the war were still in use..perfect for the snow, nice and warm

[Plynkes]

What smashing, atmospheric pictures. I feel cold just looking at them.

[Marine0846]

Really great photos.
Have enjoyed looking at the pics of all the games
you have posted.
Thank you.

[dhtandco]

It was a great game the force on force rules really show how disadvantaged the Russian conscripts were

[carlos marighela]

Nice!

[Lowtardog]

fantastic

[nevermore]

Thax everybody for the feedback it helps boost moral when you edit and load so many pictures up on the website.

[Rob_bresnen]

Very nice battle field and minis- well done to all involved. I love the snow and ice!

[Saragarhi]

Great looking game. Very happy to see an Alvis Stalwart in action on the table, even if it is on the wrong side of the former Iron Curtain. I've got a few made by Solido/Verem that I'm planning to use for Modern gaming and Sc-fi.
Cheers, Andy

[dhtandco]

The justification was they were used by the oil industry( I used to have a white matchbox car in white with BP markings on it) and were left overs in the region!