Kesseldorf 1745 pt 2

Started by nevermore, February 20, 2013, 06:24:04 AM

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nevermore

Kesseldorf 1745 battle in the snow

Date:  15th December 1745.

Place:  On the Elbe River in Saxony, North of Dresden.

War:  The Second Silesian War.

Contestants:  Prussians against a Saxon Army supported by an Austrian contingent.

Generals:  Prince Leopold Max of Anhalt-Dessau, the 'Old Dessauer' commanding the Prussian Army against Field Marshall Frederick Rutowsky, commanding the Saxon Army and General Grϋnne, commanding the Austrians.

Size of the Armies:  Prussians:  21,000 infantry, 9,000 cavalry and 33 guns (not including light battalion guns): Saxons and Austrians: 24,000 infantry, 7,000 cavalry and 42 guns.


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bayonetbrant

Do you guys have a permanent facility where you leave stuff set up between gaming weekends? 
Are y'all just renting a meeting room from a hotel?
These games are gorgeous and take up a lot of space, and I'm just curious what you do between game weekends.
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TheCommandTent

Quote from: bayonetbrant on February 20, 2013, 06:34:19 AM
Do you guys have a permanent facility where you leave stuff set up between gaming weekends? 
Are y'all just renting a meeting room from a hotel?
These games are gorgeous and take up a lot of space, and I'm just curious what you do between game weekends.

+1  Not to mention where do you store everything.
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mirth

I've been to the website and it looks like they have a fairly large clubhouse for dedicated gaming space with loads of terrain on hand.

http://grimsbywargamessociety.webs.com/clubdirections.htm
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nevermore

Yea we owned the building and there are stacks of stuff at the clubhouse

mirth

Quote from: nevermore on February 22, 2013, 03:48:51 AM
Yea we owned the building and there are stacks of stuff at the clubhouse

It looks like a sweet setup.
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nevermore

Will take photos this Monday around the place to show u the place and how it works if you want

TheCommandTent

Quote from: nevermore on February 24, 2013, 09:14:51 AM
Will take photos this Monday around the place to show u the place and how it works if you want

That would be cool see, although it will just makes us more jealous of you.   ;D
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mirth

Quote from: nevermore on February 24, 2013, 09:14:51 AM
Will take photos this Monday around the place to show u the place and how it works if you want

Much appreciated. And TCT is right about it making us jealous :)
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus