Mat John & Mark lined up on the Turkish side defending their positions - whilst Mike N, Mike W, Steve & Rupert played the Greeks, attacking with six divisions.
At the time, in 1912, the Greeks and Turks did not have a brigade structure. A division was made up with 3 regiments, each of 3 (or 4) battalions, a base being a battalion. A base of guns anything up to 12 real pieces. A base of cavalry is two squadrons (4 squadrons to a regiment).
A base of machine guns is a section of about 4 guns, there were not as many as in WW1!
As for ground scale, 300 yds = 1", 6" to a mile, so 6ft is 12 miles, 8ft is 16 miles...hence the title Bloody Big Battles.
Some of the scenarios have an even greater ground scale, ie 1" = 500 yds plus, with 5 or more bases equalling a division.
Rules used where "Bloody Big Battles'.
Pictures below show week one.
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| Two Greek Infantry Divisions, each of 3 x Regiments of 3 Battalions, plus Artillery, MG & Command Stand. Also a third division of 2 x Regiments of 3 Battalions, and a Light Infantry Regiment of 2 x Battalions plus Artillery, MG & Command Stand |
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| Close-up of the Greek Artillery models. 6mm gear, showing a fores & limber plus a deployed Field Gun. (French 7mm Field Gun) |
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| Close-up of a Greek Infantry regiment with each base representing a battalion. |
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| A Greek Infantry division, deployed, with two regiments in the attack line with one in reserve. Ahead are deployed the Greek Light Division, with two Light Infantry Regiments screening the Infantry Division to their rear. |
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| The right and centre of the tabletop, from Greek perspective, all terrain is hard going and you can see a couple of passes in the teraain in the mid background. |
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| Turkish Infantry Battalion |
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| A view along the Turkish lines at he start of Week Two |
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