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Massena at Loano - Loano 1795, Naissance D'Un Grand

By: Acies Edizioni

Type: Ziplock

Product Line: War Games (Acies Edizioni)


Product Info

Title
Massena at Loano - Loano 1795, Naissance D'Un Grand
Publisher
Category
Author
Enrico Acerbi
Publish Year
2011
Dimensions
8.5x11x.33"
NKG Part #
2147460069
Type
Ziplock

Description

Masséna at Loano, is a two-player simulation of Napoleonic warfare at regimental/battalion level for the Revolutionary Wars period.

The title wants to be a reward for who probably was the best general during the first years of Bonaparte’s campaigns.Loano battlefield presented some features which the wargaming world did never explore or did partially: mountain warfare in the age of French Revolutionary Wars. The battle itself was not a decisive one. It allowed the French to maintain a bridgehead in Italy with more chances of supply than the naval option, very dangerous due to cruising British ships. Maybe it revealed a modest and good (not a genius) French commander, Schérer, but, above all, saw the birth of the republican military star, general André Masséna, who will put Napoléon out of troubles in many future battles (i.e. Rivoli 1797). The Austrian counterpart was, as usual, the common mix between ridiculous chiefs and heroic lower officers. So no news here.

Contents:

  • One game-map 84x60 cm
  • 216 5/8" and 140 1/2" die cut counters
  • Three Player Aid Cards
  • Rule booklet with scenarios and an historical commentary