This Dawn of Iron battle pack expansion takes you just beyond the American Civil War into a historically adjacent conflict in South America involving ironclads and wooden ships. The War of the Pacific primarily involved Peru and Chile as they battled for naval supremacy over valuable guano/nitrate reserves along the South American western coast lines. Both...
This Dawn of Iron battle pack expansion concludes the epic voyage of the venerable monitor Huáscar, including the famous ironclad battle of Angamos on 8 October 1879. This is a super-sized pack includes seven new historical scenarios and all of the ships you'll need to tell the dramatic conclusion of the conflict. Inside you will find: History & Maps of...
From the publisher: Dawn of the Battleship simulates naval warfare from 1890 up to 1904, just before technology began to quickly change in the years leading up to WW I. During this period, there are no all-big-gun battleships, aircraft, gun directors, or radios. In the 1890s, 1,500 yards was considered effective range, and 3,000 yards was long range. If...
Dawn of the Battleship: Monroe's Legacy is a scenario supplement for the Admiralty Trilogy Nautical wargame Dawn of the Battleship. Twenty-nine scenarios cover not only historical battles, like Manila Bay (“There Came Upon Us Numberless Projectiles”) and Santiago de Cuba, but hypothetical scenarios based on historical disputes that almost led to war, and...
In February 1904, Russia had the world’s third largest fleet, while that of Japan’s was ranked fourth. By September 1905, Japan had become number three and Russia had fallen below the top ten. Dawn of the Rising Sun contains nineteen scenarios for the Admiralty Trilogy’s Dawn of the Battleship game, covering all the major surface engagements of the...
"De Bull Run à Appomatox"is a wargame on the American US Civil war, at two months per turn. Units are infantry, cavalry, raiders, artillery, steam/sail ships and ironclads. This wargame has been published in Vae Victis issue #36. As with all Vae Victis games, the counters need to be cut out and mounted. The rules are entirely in French, although...
DEAD MAN'S HAND is the 28mm skirmish game by Great Escape Games. Bands of tough and wily Cowboys, stoic Lawmen, ruthless Outlaws and crazy Desperados fight for fame and respect in the Old West. With an accompanying range of 28mm miniatures and pre-painted buildings, now you can fight legendary gunfights of the historical Old West and the silver screen....
“We saw what probably has not been witnessed since the days of the Armada, ships coming out for deadly battle, but dressed as for a regal parade or a festival day. From their shining black hulls, with huge golden figureheads bearing the crest and coat-of-arms of Spain, to the tops of their masts where fluttered proudly the immense silken flags…to the...