On the 5th November 1854 a smaller British and (yes) French army beat off an assault by the Russians at Inkerman in the Crimea. It was known as “The Soldier’s Battle” as men fought small engagements due to poor visibility in dense fog.
The Russians had massed 32000 men on the Allied flank and headed for the 2700 man 2nd Division, commanded today by the aggressive Pennefather. Instead of falling back in the face of superior numbers, he advanced. The British had their rifles to thank this day as they took a terrible toll on the musket armed Russian Infantry, who were hemmed in by the valley’s bottle neck shape. The British 2nd Division pushed the Russians back onto their reinforcements and should have been routed by the Russians’ numbers, but the fog and the British Light Division saved them. Three successive Russian commanders were killed in this engagement.
The Russians other 15000 men approached and assailed the Sandbag Battery, but they were routed by 300 British defenders vaulting the wall, blunting the lead Battalions, who were then attacked in the flank. More Russian attacks ensured the Battery exchanged hands several times.
The British 4th Division was not as lucky. Arriving on the field, its flanking move was itself flanked and its commander, Cathcart, killed. This enabled the Russians to advance, but not for long. They were soon driven off by French units arriving from their camps and made no more headway.
The battle was lost and they had to withdraw.
This was the last time the Russians tried to defeat the Allied troops in the field. Despite this reverse, however, the Russian attack had seriously stalled the Allies from capturing Sevastopol. They had to instead, spend one harsh winter on the heights overlooking the city, before it fell in September of 1855.
The British suffered 2573 casualties, the French 1800 and the Russians 11959.
Axis and Allies Battle Calculator on the iPhone - 5 free codes!
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Hi folks,
I’m the author of a new app for the iPhone/iPod. It’s a battle calculator that can tell you your probability of winning a battle between a set of units. Screenshots and more information here: http://aasim.freezingblue.com
I thought I would do a little advertising - and give away some free codes at the same time. I have 5 free codes that can be used with a US account on the iTunes store. If you would like one, I will give them away to the first 5 people who request them in this thread. Also, you must send me a private message so that I can give you your code.
Thanks!
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+1 karma, I don’t have a iphone but I have an ipod.
Great job, I’ve tried out the web version and it seems to work.
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I would like a free code. A =1 karma to you.
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I meant a +1 karma to you,
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Cool, can I have one?
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freezing,
Thanks for the free code, I downloaded and it works!!!
Everyone should get one for their ipod (sorry I don’t own a iphone but if I did, I would recommend it for your iphone).
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Hey thanks guys -
If you like it I’d appreciate a rating and/or comment too! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=329680627&mt=8
Plus I’ve got 2 codes left …
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Done!
5 stars!
Any chance you might add another feature that shows most most likely scenarios per round?
Thanks
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Hey thanks guys -
No, thank you!
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Done!
5 stars!
Any chance you might add another feature that shows most most likely scenarios per round?
Thanks
Not sure exactly what you mean. After X number of rounds of combat what you have left? Or loaded presets where you can touch a button and it would automatically load a specific configuration?
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Done!
5 stars!
Any chance you might add another feature that shows most most likely scenarios per round?
Thanks
I was confused by that as well.
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Sorry about the confusion.
I remember someone had a battle calculator that showed all the different scenario round by round.
Let’s say you attack with 6 inf vs. 1 inf, it would show you as the attacker.
Scenario: Attacker Defender
Scenario 1: 0 hit 0 hit
Scenario 2: 1 hit 0 hit
Scenario 3: 2 hits 0 hit
Scenario 4: 3 hits 0 hit
Scenario 5: 4 hits 0 hit
Scenario 6: 5 hits 0 hit
Scenario 7: 6 hits 0 hit
Scenario 8: 0 hit 1 hit
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Scenario 14: 6 hits 1 hitIt would give the % chance of each scenario and also per round.
I can’t find it again.
+1 karma for trying to understand my confusing post.
Done!
5 stars!
Any chance you might add another feature that shows most most likely scenarios per round?
Thanks
Not sure exactly what you mean. After X number of rounds of combat what you have left? Or loaded presets where you can touch a button and it would automatically load a specific configuration?
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Sorry about the confusion.
I remember someone had a battle calculator that showed all the different scenario round by round.
Let’s say you attack with 6 inf vs. 1 inf, it would show you as the attacker.
Scenario: Attacker Defender
Scenario 1: 0 hit 0 hit
Scenario 2: 1 hit 0 hit
Scenario 3: 2 hits 0 hit
Scenario 4: 3 hits 0 hit
Scenario 5: 4 hits 0 hit
Scenario 6: 5 hits 0 hit
Scenario 7: 6 hits 0 hit
Scenario 8: 0 hit 1 hit
…
Scenario 14: 6 hits 1 hitIt would give the % chance of each scenario and also per round.
I can’t find it again.
+1 karma for trying to understand my confusing post.
Done!
5 stars!
Any chance you might add another feature that shows most most likely scenarios per round?
Thanks
Not sure exactly what you mean. After X number of rounds of combat what you have left? Or loaded presets where you can touch a button and it would automatically load a specific configuration?
I think I know the one you’re talking about gnasape, it’s my favorite one. Are you thinking of www.frood.net/aacalc ?
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Sorry about the confusion.
I remember someone had a battle calculator that showed all the different scenario round by round.
Let’s say you attack with 6 inf vs. 1 inf, it would show you as the attacker.
Scenario: Attacker Defender
Scenario 1: 0 hit 0 hit
Scenario 2: 1 hit 0 hit
Scenario 3: 2 hits 0 hit
Scenario 4: 3 hits 0 hit
Scenario 5: 4 hits 0 hit
Scenario 6: 5 hits 0 hit
Scenario 7: 6 hits 0 hit
Scenario 8: 0 hit 1 hit
…
Scenario 14: 6 hits 1 hitIt would give the % chance of each scenario and also per round.
I can’t find it again.
+1 karma for trying to understand my confusing post.
Done!
5 stars!
Any chance you might add another feature that shows most most likely scenarios per round?
Thanks
Not sure exactly what you mean. After X number of rounds of combat what you have left? Or loaded presets where you can touch a button and it would automatically load a specific configuration?
Hmmm, that’s an interesting idea. I will put it on my list - but honestly, I’m not sure I’d put that in. It seems like an excessive amount of information with no good way to show it cleanly. What are you trying to discern - what your odds of losing/winning per round are?
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You might want to look at the calculator in the link freezing. It does several things and in my opinion is about the best out there.
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You might want to look at the calculator in the link freezing. It does several things and in my opinion is about the best out there.
Frood’s calculator? Yes, it has many good options. My aim was for something quick and easy to use. If you are an expert player, you may want more in-depth statistics.
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I dont get it…
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