Battle of Ulsan

[Bluebear]

Today (August 14) is the 106th anniversary of the Battle off Ulsan in the Russo-Japanese War:

www.russojapanesewar.com/ulsan.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_off_Ulsan


-- Jeff

[warchariot]

Thanks for the links. I liked the Wiki one better with its pictures and links to the ships.

[afilter]

This is the next scenario on my list to build. Has anyone actually done a scenario for this battle? Just wondering on the set up.

These are the forces I am planning to aquire with the PS reference numbers:

Russian:
Rossia A-302 $4.00
Gromoboi A-302 $4.00
Rurik A-307 $4.00
Japanese:
Idzumo L-332 $3.00
Adzuma L-332 $3.00
Tokiwa L-331 $3.00
Iwate L-332 $3.00


Spelling in Wiki vs. the PS ship lists differ on some of them, so I want to make sure I have the correct models.

I just found the link for Col Campbell's blog(great resourceBTW) and it seems to support that I have the correct ships.

colcampbell-shipyard.blogspot.com/2010/10/japanese-battle-fleet.html

Anyone know about the spellings? PS adds a "d" to Azuma and Izumo

TIA,

[Bluebear]

afilter,

Russia uses the Cyrillic alphabet, not the one we're used to, so at various times there have been different attempts at translating it, which has resulted in some different spellings.

The ships that you indicate are correct. (Note that another ship was named "Rurik" shortly after this battle . . . but you have the correct Panzerschiffe number for the one at Ulsan).

By the way, I'm choosing to use the Adzuma spelling (instead of "Azuma") in order to avoid confusion with the cruiser "Asama".

There were also two smaller Protected Cruisers with the Japanese forces, but they did not play a part in the battle other than to extend the Japanese squadron's visibility range.


-- Jeff

[afilter]

Jeff,

Thanks, I think we are both doing the samething. I am just trying to build by scenario vs. complete OoB as Col Campbell did. Next I am going to put togehter the rest of the Yellow Sea scenario ships less the 12 capital ships I already have.