Monthly Archives: December 2011

Happy 2012

Posted on December 31, 2011 by jony663

This year was really good to me and my gaming and history projects. I am finalizing a multipart blog dealing with conter-factural history and World War. My Aqaba game is in the final playtest, with the last part of the … Continue reading →

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Two Battleships for Turkey

Posted on December 22, 2011 by jony663

While in my recent post, I discussed the possible actions that were encountered by pre-dreadnoughts in the Mediterranean Sea. The reasons for that, is the allies had most of the Central Powers dreadnoughts bottled up in the Adriatic. While the … Continue reading →

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Battleship Jauréguiberry

Posted on December 22, 2011 by jony663

The great thing for a historian and gamer is to be involved with a period that is never stale or dry. While most think of World War I as trenches and no-mans-land, for me it is much more. The Great … Continue reading →

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Abu el Lissal

Posted on December 19, 2011 by jony663

On July 6th 1917, Auda abu Tayi learned that the Turks took back the blockhouse at Abu el Lissal. This battalion-sized force was to meet the wrath of Auda as he led his men into battle. In a wild cavalry … Continue reading →

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Guns for the Table Top

Posted on December 5, 2011 by jony663

While the Ottomans were lacking in most of the equipment for conducting a modern war, they did not lack in variety of artillery. While many of the pieces should have been housed in museums (and many were) they all gave … Continue reading →

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