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Lincoln history simulation club
tries to outdo Napoleon,
History is plagued by what-if's.
What if Caesar hadn't crossed the
Rubicon? What if Napoleon had
defeated Wellington at Waterloo? And
what if Lee had won at Gettysburg?
Nobody knows what would have
happenea. But .some people try to
envision twisted fate. One such group,
Lincoln's Historical Simulation Club,
tampers with the judgments of history.
"We like to put ourselves in the
actual period," president Larry Irons
said. "It's a lot of fun to see if we were
in Napoleon's place if we could do any
better."
vThe'UNL geology major said the club
combats repertoire ranged from ancient
battles to futuristic warfare.
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popular, he said
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battles is
tanks and
the most
Irons, who has been recreating battles
for 10 years, said the Napoleonic battles
and fantasy combats based on J.R.R.
Tolkien's The Hobbit and Lord of the
Rings characters rank next in pop
ularity. Irons said the club members buy
instruction pamphlets from Maryland,
Pennsylvania and English publishing
companies to study their battle period.
"Within these rules, we can simulate
what really happened, he said.
The
added,
account
warfare
"Things like morale, weather or
casualties which can turn the tide of
battle can't be gauged," he said, "So
we leave them up to the dice."
Irons pointed out scale-model Viking
ships which he carved from balsa wood.
The battalions of soldiers, which he
handpainted, were sent in a kit.
Irons said the club has about 36
members. Another Nebraska chapter is
located in Omaha. The two groups often
meet together to stage mock battles..
What happens in these conflicts?
"Once we made a hypothetical
situation where the Russians got angry
at the West in 1950 and attacked West
Hprmarw " lrrm? saiH "Tho Amorlran
stopped the attack and saved West
Germany."
In other mock battles, Rommel beat
Montgomery and almost captured
Algeria during World War II and the
English beat the Duke of Normandy in
1066 and curbed the French invasion.
Although game materials can be
purchased in a kit, Irons said he enjoys
creating his own scenarios.
"We try to be as realistic as
possible;" Irons said.
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