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COBRAS INVIETNAM (Cornbatnrlesfor theBeIlHuryCobra) by Paul Elliot The armedhelicopterhasbeenaroundalmostas long as the by Cobras when battle casualtiescould not be recoveredby helicopteritself.One of the first practicalmilitaryhelicopters land. wasthe Focke-Achgelis Fa 223Homisse.a six seatertransport Most U.S. Army divisionshad an 'air cavalry component machinefor the Germannavy.Ofcourseit benefittedfrom the that includeda reconnaissance Dlatoon(1st Platoon,Aero prctectionof defensivemachineguns mountedin the hull, but Scouts),a troop and cargotransportplatoon (2nd Platoon, andan its primary missionwas to ferry passengers, not to attack Lift), a gunshipsupportplatoon(3rdPlatoon,Weapons) rarge$. air mobileinfantryplaloon(4thPlatoon,Aero Rifle). Post\\'arconfliccsuchasthe KoreanandAlgerianwarswere The very natureof the gunship'sclosesupportwork meant the first to seearmedhelicopterscarryingout anythinglike that Cobra pilots were in great danger.Undoubtedlythe usefultactical roles.The U.S. employedSikorskyS-55sanned immensespeed, firepo*er and manoeuvrabilitythat they wilh machinegunsand air'to-groundrocketsinKorea,whilethe controlledkept manyCobracrewsin the air whenhostilefire The wargamerulesthatfollowarean Frenchvirtuallyinventedbattlefieldgunships with hundredsof hadbeenoverwhelming. andatmosPhere of litde AlouetreIIs 'n combatservice. attemptto capturesomeolthe desperation It becameclearin the Sixtiesthat the helicopterwouldbe a thesemissions. valuableadditionto the battlefieldarmoury.Bell Helicopter quicklyproducedthe Model207SiouxScout,aDexperimental THE GUNSHIP RIJLES gunshipthat wasto performthe duly of a dedicatedescortand infantry supportheUcopter.This prototypeled almost im- Theserules ignore the complicatedmatter of altitude and mediatelyto a redesignof thc UH-IB transportirhe famous assume thereareonly two levelsat whichto fight:groundlevel AH-l Hueycobra. and N.O.E. (Nap of the Ea(h) for helicopters.The board A two-manvehicle.the Cobra was intendedto fly like a shouldbe roughlya metresquare.with a P.Z. andriverin one fighterandwasbuilt with a tandemseatingarrangement in the comer(opposite thefriendlyedge). Thescalefor playshouldbe cockpit.The gunner/co'pilotsits lower down in the noseand conkolsthe weaponsof the chin turret as well as the guns, The U.S.playercontrols oneCobragunship andthreeUH-1 rocketsormissilesontheshortstubwings.lmmediatelyrushed Hueys.althoughadditionalgames canexpednentwith all kinds into servicein Vietnam, ihe AH-l Cobra (nicknamedthe ofcombinations andnumbers-His aimisto getthe Hueysto the 'Snake proveditselfa valuablebattleficldasset.From1967up P-2. closeto the river, where an infantry patrol has been ) tothe presenldaytheCobrahasremainedin U.S.Army service trappedby theViet Cong.The€lose-infightingwillwipeout the with few seriouscompetitors.Only the recentlyintroduced infantryin 25 moves,andtheCobrapilot cannotintervenedue HughesAH-64 Apachehasoutclass€d the ageingCobra,but to the proximiiy of friendly troops. Neither side needsto the phenomenalexpenseof the Apachehas meantthat the represent anytroopsataheP.2.. sincetheywillnotinteractwith Snakewillb€ aroundfor sometime to come. helicopteroperations. A constantseriesof upgradesandimprovcdversionsof the The V.C. playermust locatehis dug out weaponbunkers Cobrahasculminatedin the AHIS. an anti armourgunship before the game begnN. He has two heavy machinegun totingeighiTOW nissilesandan M19720mmthreebanelled (H.M.G.) bunkers and three light machinegun(L.M.G.) cannon.With a maximumspeedof 333kph,the AH-IS cafl bunkers;his other units are 6 AK-47 rillemenreadyto help vinuallyoutflyandoutguntheearlierCobrasthatfoughiin the bringdownthechoppers. Thesefiguresareplacedontheboard skiesoverVietnam, when they fint open fire. Reinforcernents may arrive each This aniclewillbriefly descr;be tbe useofthe CobraAH,IG move,roll two six-sideddice:on a 9 or over, the V.C. player in Vietnan and then providesomebasicruleswith which to receives anadditionalAK-47riflemanto beplacedontheboard stagesimilarair-to-ground operations. Mostofiheseoperationswereinvolvedin the esconof more vulnerabletroop-carryinghelicopters(typically the UH,l Huey,alsonicknamedthe 'Slick')as $ey approached hosrile MOVEMENT Landingor Pick-UpZones(L.Z.s andP.Z.s).With the Hueys Evervunit ofmovementeoualsabout 10seconds of realtirne. at theirmostvulnerablewbentheyslowedto landandtake-off, Helicopteffshouldmovelirst, followed by V.C. dflemen. the Cobrascarriedout battlefieldsuppression, attackingany Gunmencanmove1cmeachturn. but cannotfire whiledoing Viet Cong positionsin the area.When .wo Cobrasworked so,unlikehelicoptenwhichcanmoveandIire duringtheirturn. togethcrtheywouldcirclethe L.Z. takingit in turnsto pound Helicoptermovementcan be accelented(or decelerated) by hostilelargetswith rocketsand cannonfire. AlthoughCobras 3cmpernove, up to themaximummovementratefor eachtype benefittedfrom armour plating to provide someprotection (l5cmfor lhe Cobra,10cmfor theHueys).Highspeeds limit the from smallarmsfire. whenit cameto Surfacero,Air Missil€s amountof turn allowed: they werejust as vulnerableas their unarmouredcousins,the Speed(in cn) Max.Turn Hueys. 0 180' Often, 1()prev€nathe concentration of V.C. atta€kson one I 150' Hueyat a dmeastheycane in to land,asmanyHueysascould 2 120' be fitted into the L.Z. werelandedsimultaneously. Oncethe 9tr infantry had disembarkedand moved to securethe zones 6tr the nextwave Derimeter. ofUH-lswould movein. Bell UH 1s 30' outfittedforemereencvmedicalevacuation werealsoescorted
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HELICOPTER WEAPONSYSTEMS The AH-1G Cobraas 1470mmrockets,andan M134Minigun built intoitselectrically-operated chinturret.TheUH I Hueyis unarmedbut for an M60 LMG on a swivelmountat the door. This canfire in a 180'arc alongthe left sideof the machine, similarlythe M134canfire in a 18ff arc acrcssthe front oI the Cobra.The 70mmrocketscanonly attacktargersin the30'arc eithersideofthe directionoftravel.Assumeihatallhelicopters and V.C. have unlimited suppliesof rifle and rnachinegun
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GINSTING SETTINGTIIE SCENE 1942startedbadlyfor the British.A seriesof nilitary defeats fortressofSingaPore culminated in thelossof the 'impregnable' Allied troopswer€marched in mid Februaryandover 100,000 offinto captivity-The Dut€hEastIndieswouldquicklysuccumb to the Japaneseblitzkrieg and invasionof th€ Australian mainlandseemeda realthreat. The little known ('little known' becauseit doesn'texistl) British colony of GINSLING stood defiantin the JavaSea awaitingthe ondaught. GINSLINGconsists ofa groupofthreeislands,the largestof apanfrom thetwo whichis an extinctvolcano.lt is uninhabited smallerislandsand two coastalareas.It has no commercial deepwaternaval anchorage, and value,butprovidesasheltered forces stationedthere are well placed to harassJapanese shippinglanes. RearAdmiralSuzukihasbeentaskedwith the captureof the colony.Hismissionhasalow prioritythough,andallthatcanbe anda solitary sparedarea coupleofold'rusl bucket'transports seaplane tender.The 41st'Saki'SpecialNavalLandingForce (SNLF)hasbeenplacedat hisdisposal,togetherwith a mixed campaign. bagof lightranksrulvagedirom Lhelvlalayan on TheBritishhavestationed twopowertulradiotransmitters andthe the islands:one is in GovernorDufposting'sresidence theseto be otheris locatedin the Dostoffice.Suzukiconsiders hisprirneobjectivesandhe intendsto securetheseasquicklyas possiblebe{orethe woeful inadequacyof his force becomes to the defenders. aDDarent
-AWWII FarEasternSklrmlshfor 20mrnFlgures GINSLING is defendedby a ralher motl€ycollection.Two weak (in numbersrather than spirit) battalionshave been Theser€gular cobbledtogetherhom refugeesfrom Singapore. by thelocally soldiersaresupported(somewouldsayhiDdered) raisedGinslingAuxiliaryForce(GAF) underrhe redoubtable Major Hardly-Withit.The RoyalNavyarepresenlinthe shape of the armedcoasterHMS Maru'.apa,. Unfonunalelythe latler repairsandis completely is only at GINSLING for emergency immobile.
FORCES TIIE OPPOSING The troop scale is approximalely1:15, wilh a basic rifle companyrepresentedby eight figures.The largestunit for of 35 moralepurporesis a Britishbattalion,whichcomprises figures. Thrceaerialshotsof Ci4sling.Left: Iookinginto the hatbour with the Mars -Ipan it1 the backgrountl aid lapaneselahdinq cmftbeachingon NofthIsLand. Abow:Jap tank6nfixChi Ha) & tanketeslanrlonSouthIsland. Opposite bp: The se1plane(a Paul ) lurns avav fton its A figurcs A @ftain fron the Lottettion of Cotin Runfo . Figuresby Rarenthorye& Lanlt itg Miniatutes. Landinq crafl Paul' is a plastic kit, nanufacturerunknowt. Jrom Hoveb. Palm tees "scratch-built" bt Mick Sewe who acnnlU tlid nost ol thestuflcrcdited to Cotin in lastnon t's Corregidorpic!
The Defenders HMS Mdru-Ipan(Captain Rumswigger) 1 x 4"(105mrn)gun IxMMG CO + 7 saiton ConpositeIndianBattalion- Deployedon North Island(Lt. ColonelT.Cak€,the nominalnilitary commander) 1 x ,{0mmBofors AA I x Boys A/T rifle 2 x VickersMMG I x 2" moraar CO + 34 figures CompositeBritish Battalion - Deployed on South Island (MajorP. l-onquer) 1 x zpdr A/T gun I x Boys A,/T rifle 2 x VickersMMG I x 2" mortar CO + 34 figures on thenorthernMainland(Captain MobileReserve-Deployed cumrunnin) 2 x Lt Trucks I x Boys A/T rifle CO + 13figures GinslingAuxiliaryForce- Deployedon thesouihemMainland (Major Hardlywithit) 1 x l8pdrgun 5 gunners CO + 15figures r lorry on wherethey can beachis that they shouldnot drop off the r Armouredcar (1MMG) edgeof thetable. Therearealsoa furthertwo light trucksandthe Govemor\ To win, the Japanesemust captureboth the Covernor's These Residence to movetroopsandgunsaroundtheislands. caravailable andthePostOffice.Iftheycaptureonlyonethenthe havea capacityof eightandfourfiguresrespectively. resultis a draw.If theyaredrivenoff, thentheylose. The only potentiallyeffectiveanti-boat "guns" that are Th€Japs the The SNLF is split inro four attackinggroupseachcommanded availableto the British are the 4" on HMS Mltrr-Ipdt, guns hit on a tfthe achieve a s l8pdr and the 2" mortars. GAF by a Colonel(Kawasaki,Toyota.YanahaandMitsubishi)d6's are thrown. If th€ resulris a landing barge, two fu(her SNLF"Group' double,andthebargeisstillmoving,it issunkwithallhands.A CO + 29figures similarthrowis madefor a mortarhitwith doubleoneor double lXMMG sixrequiredto sink. 2 x 50mn kneemortars All troopsoperarenormallyuntil a moralecheckis requir€d. This is undertaken\rhena Britishunit fallsto halfstrength,an Twogroupsalsohavea70mminfantrysupportgunattached, "Group" onlyhas12figuresleft oratank conpanyhasa SNLF gun lorry. Each has three crew. a thirdhasa T5mmIieldgunand "heavy' damage. vehicle destroyed or receives Eachgroupis transportedashoreon two lightelsor landing barges.The trlo groupswith the 70mmgunsmay improvisea makeshift"gun barge"by usingthegun,MMG andmortars. TIID ACTION Two further bargescarry a tank companyeachof which conprisestwo Type 94 light tankettes(SingleMG) and one I have playedthe gameon severalo€casions and each has Type97"Chi-Ha" (two MCs + 57mm). producedits ownmemorable incidents.Thisparticularaccount Air suppon is providedby one "Paul" seaplaneequipped is a summaryof a bashwith fellow Grimsbyclub member withthreeMGs andthreebombs. MalcolmTaylor. EachSNLF"Group' or tank companyis a relevantunit tbr k wasall overin eleven"moveJ'andwassetup, play€dand _posr-morlemed dunngthecourse ot a Vondayevening. I don'r intendto givea full setof rules(mostWwlI gamels havetheirownfavouriteset),but by wayofexplanationofwhat follows,in one of our "moves",eachplayertakesalternate THE GAME tums; infantryfire by "groups"and crewservedweaponsfire The tabletopis 6' x 6' andrhe mainfeaturesofrhe terrainare 'light damage', individually.Anri-tank firing can result in shownon the mao.The two smallerislandsfNorth and South 'heavydamage'orthedestruction ofa vehicle. kland) are representedin their entirety. The two coastal 'volcanic "off Move I sectionsof the mainland"are connectedby an 'heavy'weapons hble" mountainroad.The rcstofthe mainlandis impassable to FigureI showsthe dispositionof the British I tookthe role andtheinitialJapanese attacks.On thisoccasion bypass NorthIsland Suzuki andhad decided to ofRearAdmiral western The Japanese landingcraft enterfromthe edgeand maymovetwicetheir own lengthperrurn.The only restri€tion andmakea twoDronseddirectassaulton Southldand.
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Move5 A moveof mixedfodune.The seaplane arrivesandattemptsa straffingrun on the Indiansonly to be drivenoff beforeputting in its attack.Casualtiesmount on SNLF Group 3 on South Island; a morale test is requiredand they just pass.Their colleagues ifl Groupl throwa 6 for theirmoraleandarestillOK sterlingstuff.The 18pdrfinishesoffaType 94.(TheJaptank force on South Island now only comprisesone extremely batteredType94.) On the plusside.the Japsforcethe surrend€rof the British battalionon SouthIsland.On North Island,CaptainCumrun' ning is killed and the two Type 94sextricateth€mselves and driveontothebridgejoiningNorthIslandto the mainland. I decideto commitmyreserv€.The bargescarryingGroup4 enlerthetable,sailingforlhe lagoon.Mals-1pan\gun,keeping up its 100%record.firesat a bargeandmisses. Move6 Justwhenthingsweretuming the Japsway- disasterstrikes. Theseaplane is drivenofffor asecondrime(andundertherules may not return for the resl of th€ game).The defenceforce cornpels Group2 andtheirsupportingtanksto -rouf andthey aretakenout of thegam€. Group3 atiemptto rushthebuildings
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Mov€7 on the southemmainland,unopposed SNLFGroup4 beaches "kneemortar"kills apartfromfire from thecoaster.Firefrom a a sailor. his armouredcar to the The Britishcommanderdispatches southand two Indian conpanies(one rifle and one MMG) mount trucks to form a flying relief column.The boat gun retumsto foIm andmisses. MoYe8 The Japmarinesreachthe PostOffice,oneoftheir objectives. Another sailor is killed and the recentlylandedJap 75mm beginsan ineffectiveduelwith thecoaster. thelagoonjetty A companyofmarinesseizea boatalongside 'I\e in preparation for a boarding artempt on MarsJpon. moraleofGroup3 recoversandtheybeginto moveinland. the two Group4 "kneemonars". The lSpdrsilences Move9 Using an improvisedrule for boarding(sinilar to house-tohousefighting)the rnarinesattemptto seizeMa.r-Ipa, - and fail,losingtwo oftheir number.The boatgunkills threeofthe 75\crew.The DefenceForcebeatsoffanotheraltackbyGroup 3 afldtheJapshaveto fall backto thejexy. Mov€ l0 A r€-crewed75 knocks out the boat gun, but then the redeployed18pdr neutralisesthis Jap scratch"crew. The British armouredcar appearson the southemmainlandand have goesinto actionagainstthe marines.Group4'scasualties moralecheckmakesthem"pinned mountedanda compulsory down' in theirfollowingmove.
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..4USEFUT PIECEOFRASCALITY' THECONQI'EST OFSIIID,1843 by Colin Ashton For manyreadersthe conquestof Sindmayonlybing to mind the growingevidenceof the Amirs' hostility,anda new treaty oneofthe worstmilitarypunson record,thatis,thesingle-word was drawn up and the provincesannexedformally on 8 telegraphmessagesent ro Lord Ellenborough,Governor December.A few dayslater a strongBritishforcecrossedthe "Peccavi" Indus and occupiedSabzalcot.Napier'sprivateview of the Generaloflndia,byMajorGeneralCharlesNapier, ("1 have sinned").Behind this lies anotherchapterin the annexation is recorded "We haveno rightto seizeSind,yetwe expansion ofBritish lndia, whicb,corningasit did on the heels shalldo so.anda veryadvantageous, humaneandusefulpiece of tbe Afghandisaster,did muchto re-establish the supremacy ofrascalityit will be." ofBritish armsin the eyesof the remainingindependent native Napierhopedto accomplish the annexationof Sindwithout any bloodshed,and actuallymanagedto win over one of the Sindis flal andmainlydesert.(Seemap 1.) The RiverIndus AmirsofKairpur, whoreplacedRustam.The latter,with many flowssouthward throughit beforereachingtheseaill theregion of his followen, fled, it was believedto the fortressof of modern day Karachi.The west of the country is more Imamgarh,eightymilessouth-east ofKairyurandin themiddle mountainous,borderingas it does on Afghanistanand the ofthe desert.NaDierresolvedto followrhem-rakethe fortress Khanateof Kalat in BaluchistanSindwasdividedinto three andproveto ther€mainingAmirsthatevena pla€easrernoreas amnates,KairpurunderRustarn,HyderabadunderNasirKIan Imamgarhwasnot safefrom the invincibleBritishtroops,and andMirpur. ruledby SherMohamed,alsoknownasthe Lion. thatanythoughtso{resistancewerehopeless. ByearlyJanuary Corruptionwasrife andasexamples ofmisgovernment it would 1843hewasreadyto beginthe expedition. be hard to find equals.The bulk of the populationwere Napierhadfewcamelssowasonly ableto takewith him into thoroughlydisaffected with their lot. and it wasfelt that they the deserta small force, numbering350 men of H.M. 22nd mightbe only too willingto transfertheir allegiance ftom the Foor. 200 Sind Horse and two 24 Dounderhowitzers.The Amirs to the British Crown soundsfamiliar. doesn'tir? infantryweremomtedin pairsoncamels.He beganhisadva.ce Behindthis beliefwasthe desireof the Directorsof the East on 5thJanuaryanddespitethedeepsandsfoundplentyofwater IndiaCompanytoopenup the lndusto rrade,(i-€.theirtrade). to replenishhis own meagresupplies,reachinga desened Duringthe AfghanWar thethenGovernorCeneral oflndia, Imamgarhsevendays later. After blowingthe placeup he Lord Auckland,hadmanaged to extractfrorntheAmilsof Sind lvithdrewwithoutfiring a shot,havingmet with no opposition permissionto move troops fron Bonbay through their duing a veryriskyandremarkable({orthe period)campaign. territories.Thesetroopsand their linesofcommunication had been under frequentattack frorn Baluchitribesrnen.and a number of defearswere inflicted on British columnsand garrisons.To counterthis threat the British gainedfurrher concessions ftom the Amirs, and a treaty was agreedwhich permitteda Britishforceto be nainaainedin Sind,paid for by the AmiIS,to safeguard linesofcommunication inroAfghanisTh€ outcomeof the 1stAfghan War is well known,and in ,. ^ ,.. "l 1842thenewGovernorGeneral,Lord Ellenborough. inherited from Aucklandthe problen of maintainingrhe safetyof the Britishtroopsretreatingfrom Afghanistanand the securityof thefronlierin general,asthepostureofthe Sikhswasbeconing extremelydoubtfulandthe Amirs ofSindwerealreadyproving to be an unrulyproblem. In July 1842,Major GeneralCharlesNapier,newlyarrived \ , r r + t 7 o.\ . from England, was appoinied to command the brigade gaffisoningUpper and Lower Sjnd(Kairpur and Hyderabad) |o with full militaryandcivil powers.Napierwasa veteranof the ,. ^ ,.,. wars. dnd of exremel) e(cenldcappearance. Napoleonic havinglong white hair and a mane of whiskersand beard reachingalmostto hiswaist.Perched atopan enormous hooked pair of large round spectacles, Napier being (This had beena handicapnearlyall exrremelyshort-sighted. his military career,and was to continueto be so duringthis campaign.) He receivedno instructions. nor evenanyideaasto the number of lrooDsunder his command.and arrived at Karachiin earlySeptenber. Rebuking.he Amirs for the many violationsof the 1839 treatyhe gaveordersthat any who still continuedto display hostileintentionswouldbe dealtwith severely. The Residentin Hyderabad,Major Janes Outram,suggested that the Brithh annexKarach'.Sukkur.Bullu' andSabralcol in re,ponse ro
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by CaptainLedie.who ir HorseArtillery asit wascommanded is knownled the lst Troop BombayHorseArtillery duringlhe AfghanWar. Howeverothersourcessuggestthat the artillery waslargelycamel'drawn!If Leslies troopwaspresentit tlould probablyhavebeenequippedwith six-pounders. Perhapsthe otherbatteryhadheavierguns.sucbasthet\renty fourpounder howitzerstakenro Imamgarh.Tbesewouldno doubtbe drawn byeitheroxenor,asis recordedin thiscase.camels. The approachmarchto the baitle $as delayeddue 1(rthe terrain, the flat plain b€ing inrersectedby many dry water courses, andilwas notuntilsevcnin thc morning,afteramarch of lhreehoursthat the vanguard.the SindHone. the Madras Sappers and Minercand2 guns.madecontactwith the en€my nearthe dry bedof the River Fuleli.On the left of the enemy positionwasa thicklylvoodedpark boundedby a highwall on whichwereperchedhundreds of B aluchinatchlock-rnen. Their right appeared1(rrest on a grcve of mangotrees.The gap between.some twelve hundredyards. was cov€redby the enemyguns,drawnup irregularlyinadvance oftheir lefi centre, behindwhichwereswarmsof horsemenandinfantry.Reconnaissance showedthal it wasirnpossible to outflankthe enemy position.andthatthemangogrovehidavillageoccupiedbyth enemy.The only optionavailablewasa frontalattack,andat about10.30Napierordered (seeMap theadvance to commence
Having noticed that the enemy occupyingthe walled enclosure on hisrightkeptdisappearing from view,presurnably to reload.Napierperceivedlhat they hadnot madeloopholes nor built a parapeito enablethem to fire throughor overthe wall. thereforemaking this flank rcasonablysecurefrom interference. He alsonoticedan openingin the wall, whichhe had closedby the Grenadiercompanyof the 22nd under CaptainTew, who took positionjust insidethe wood with ordersto block the entrance.if necessary to the last man! Meanwhilethe Britishartilleryhadadvanced inro rangeofthe enemygunsandsilencedthem in fairly shortorder.The main lineadvanced in echelonwithtbeleft refusedin anricipation ofa flank attackfrom the enemyoccupiedvillagein the nango grove.Haltingto dresshis lines.Napierorderedthe baggage camelsto be formedinto a circle.wilh their loadsforning a defensiveperimeterto fail back onto in casedisastershould strike.The PoonaHorseand four companies of sepoyswere detailedto holdthisposition. The advance continuedandthe enemygunswere overrunby the 22nd.Almostimmedialely.abour300yeardsto theirfront, theBritishsawa lineof facesshowingjustabovethe levelofthe plain.andNapierrealisedthathe hadutterlymiscalculated the situation.The enemyhe hadseenformingup earlierhadbeen their reserves. andiheir mainbody wasconcealed in the dried up bedofthe Fuleliwhich.unknownto him. tumed acrosshis frontl As theBritishadvanced, mostofihe gunsandtheMadms Sappers& Minen were crowdedout of the line. and only 4 BRITISHFORCES AT THEBATTLEOFMIAM. pieceswereablero engagethe enemyoccupying ihe riverbed. 17FEBRUARYI843 Napiergavetheordertocharge.andthe 22ndracedforwardto ( S t ' e n g r hI' ' v e n a r es u g S e ' r i o nf 'o ' s J ' g d m e 5p u r p o . c sJ. . o n l y the lip of the bankandstopped-the wholeriverbedwasfilled with thousands ofthe enemy.After a shortwhiletheywithdrew thestrength ofH.M.22nd's known) somefiveor sixyardsoui ofsightofthe enemyin the riverbed. H.M. 22ndFoot(CheshireRest) 600 whosefire hadcaused themmanycasualdes. andat firstnothing 450 lst BombayGrenadien their officescoulddo wouldgel them to mov€forwardagain. 400 12thBombayNativeInfantry Presentlytheir confidence relurnedand they advancedto the 400 25thBombayNativeInfantry edge,pouredin avolley,thenwirhdrew,repeatingthisexercise MadrasSappers & Miners 100 tim€ and line again,practicallyimmuneto the fire of the enemy.The sepoyson iheir left followedthis example.The 300 9thBengalLightCavalry Baluchishad no way of counteringthesetacticsotherthan to 250 SindHorse launcha furiousattackto drive the British awav.This never 250 PoonaHorce occurredas they were unableto co-ordinatea seriesof mad 12guns Two BatteriesBombayArtillery rushesby smallgroupsof clansmen,all of which were easily One of the batteriesof anillery rnay have bccn Bombay beatenoff by theB ritish.Hundredsof Baluchiswerebeingshot
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down without ever havingthe chanceto even fire at rheir enemy, althoughtheir left was relativelyunscarhedas rhe BombayGrcnadiers hadnor copiedthe tacticsofthe restofthe line. theircommander preferringro remainecheloned backto covertheextremeleft from attack. Napiershortlydecidedrhat ir wasrime to launchhis final attack. and orderedthe 9th Bengal Light Cavalryto pass betweentheendofhis line andthevillageandsweepdowninto the river-bedand acrossthc enemyreserves,whitstthe Sind Horseatlackcdthe enemys flank.The infantryasonc charged inlo the middleof the BaluchisiD the river-bed.who. after a brief struggle.simplydisengaged and walkedawayfrom the fighll Meanwhileihe Sapp€rs & Minersbadbreachedthe park wall and. with the help of a gun. clcaredthe enclosureof a Thc battlehad lastcdfour hours.andconsidering rhat they hadwalkedinlo a trap.the Britishcameoffverylightlywiih jusi over300casualties. lessthan 100of whomwcrc killed. Figures tor the Baluchicasualties vary. but perhapsas manyas 2000 lverekilled.with manymorewounded. Napicrcampedon rhe plain beyondthe rivcr. and overrhe nexlfewdaysreceivedthesurrenderoflr)anyofthe Amirsfrom Hyderabadand Kairpur. Sher Mohamed.Arnir of Mirpur, althoughoutNardlyfriendly. failed to disbandhis army of 10.0mmen.andin factbegantocallfor morerecruirs.Napier. afteroccupying Hyderabad,wasnot strongenoughro anack.as hjs menweresufferingfrom rhe increasing heat.He sel up an cntrenchedcanp ncar Hyderabadand. requestingreinforcelir)cnts. waitedfor themto arrive. By mid'Marchthc Amir of Mirpur. Sher Mohamed.had assembled an army of some25.000men. and th€ conrinuing depradations of iribesmenfromthcwesternprovinceshad even threatenedKarachi.The reinforccments requ€stedby Napier wereat Sukkur.andanadvance bodyof a regimentofcavalry.a battalionof infantryand somegunsNere despatchcd undera Major Stacktojoin forccswith Napierourside Hyderabad. Sher itlohamedlet thissmallforcegetwithin5 niles ofNapierbefore anacking.Fortunalelythe attackNas a shamblesand easily
repulsed by Stack'sforce.whicharrivedsafelyat Napidr'scamp on 22ndMarch.Nexrday,furtherreinforcemenrs from Sukkur andKarachiarrived,bringingihe Britishforceup to some5000 m€n-In additiontothetroopswhohadfoughtat Miani.he now had the 8th and 23rd Bonbay Nalive Infantry and the 3rd BengalLight Cavalry.togetherwithan additional5guns. On March 24th Napier led his army northwardsin the directionof Khuseri,wbereit wasreportedSherMohamedhad concentrated hisforces,andateight;nthe morningscouts ftom tbe Sind Horsemadecofltactar the villageof Dabo. Napier madea personalreconnaissance of the enemypositions,but could seelittle. Their lefr and right eachseemedto rest on woods.aboutamileapart.andin tbecentrewasanothermango grovethoughtlo concealavillage.Closerexamination showed that their right restedon the bankoflhe Fuleli river, whichat thispointappeared tobe fullofsoft deepmud.In the reargreat masses ofBaluchihorsemen couldbe seen(seeMap 3). Whatcouldnot beseenweretwowatercoursesrunnins atons lhewholeIenglhol rheBaluchiline.whichhadbeenp;prrf; tor defence. The.eobsracles werel$enl) and tofiy-ts; feel widerespectively. The first waseightfeet deepandthe second seventeen. Bothwerefull of Baluchimatchlockmen. suDDorted b) rnillery.Whdri\ more.the Balufhirighrin rhevrllage or Dabo.whichhadbeenstronglyfortified.wasobscured by trees, andtheir left did not end.asNapiersupposed. at the wood,as behindthisanotherwater,course, runningbackat ananglefron the majn lines for over half a mile. had been scarpedand strengthened. Behindall thiswerefurtherlinesofravines,each preparedfor defence. All in alltheBaluchishavingchosentheir groundwell, werein an evenstrongerpositionthan they had beenat MianiNapier'sapproachrnarchled him acrossthe front of the enemylineat a slightdiagonal,andit wason rhisalignmentthai he deployedfor batile, with cavalryon either flank and rhe artilleryat intervalsbetweenihe infantry.H.M. 22ndformed the extremelcft ofthe infantryline, closestto the woodswhich obscuredth€ village of Dabo from view. Expectingsome offensivemove before deploymentwas complete Napier
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of Shahsarh.locatedin the desertsome60 milesnorth_east lmamgargh,remainingto him as a refuge,and to cut him off a forceat Rohri.Other fromthisfinalstrongholdNapierposted troopsweredeployedat Umarcot,MirpurandAli KaTandato preventhim from escaping towardsthe deltaofthe Indus.The heatwasnow so intensethat all movementwasmadeat night. By dayth€ menremainedin th€jr tentswith wetclothsaround their heads.Even so many died from the effectsof the for a sho( time, in€reasing heat. Napier himselfsuccumbed althoughunlike manyhe quicklyrecovered.All this time the noosewastighteningaroundSherMohamed.andon 14June. afteronelastattackon a columnunderColonelJacob.he fled of Sindwasover. with a handfulof followers-Theconquest Takingplaceso soonafier the Afghandisasterihere is no in its wasa greatmilitaryachievement doubtthatthiscampaign ofthe boostit gaveto the prestigeoflhe own right. regardless anything Britishin India.Napierhadneverbeforecommanded more than a battalionin action. was hamperedby lack of of the terrain,andthe poorcondition transport,the harshness by hispersonality and ofhis largelyuntriedtroops,yet managed into hislittle armywhichtwice will powerto install€onfidence happilyatlackedan entrenchedenemyoutnumbeingthemby ten or fifleento onel
OFSIIID UNIFORMSOFTHECONQUEST di€tatethat whatfollowsis simplya brief Spaceconsiderations For generaldescription of the dressoftheBritish andBaluchis. more detail I would suggestconsultingthe excellentworks shownin the bibl;ography.
EuropeanTroops Duing this campaignBrilish lnfantry wore a bell-topshako werepermittedto with plate and a white ball tuft. Sergeants peakedblueforagecap.Undress wearfor olher wearanundress pill-boxcapwith a whiiepom-pornon rankswasa bluepeakless top andthe reginentalnumberat the front. Pictotialevidence with a whitecover.Thecoatmost showsall formsofhead-dress frequentlywornduringthiscampaignappearstohavebeenth shelljacket,facedwith thc regimentalcolourandwithoutlace. A fewpointsare worth mentioninghere.It wouldseemthat Battalioncompanieswore white shoulderstraps.Grenadie$ wereeither up and Light Companie!wore whitewings.Trousers theBaluchiforcewasnot veryhighlymotivated.beingrnade 'Nankeen overalls. blue white or more usually undress, mulually distruslful tribes. each of a grearnumberof different wore a crimsonsasharoundtheir waist,and were ofthe others-Bearingthisin mind-the wilhdrawalof onetribe Sergeants white. permitted to wearswords.Allequipmentstrapswere treacherytothc rest.whothenmight fromthelinecouldsuggest an almost identical style. officers uniforms Iollow€d Bntish lik€wisebave withdrawn.and the movcmenttowardsDabo "Company' troops.Headgea. whether that of s" or Queen jusl this Also. Baluchi by many as mayhavebeeninterpreled wasweakexceptontheirextrem€right.wheremost wasa bell-topshakooran undressdarkbluepeakedfonge cap. resistance were suffered(approx270.of whom A numberof differenlstylesof coaiwereworn. The fulldress of the Brilish casualties jacketwasplainwith rworowsofpairedbutlonsdownthefront. over half belongedto H.M. 22nd Foot). Their cavalrywas Lace was gold. The long-tail ski s were adomed with took flight whole affair and aboutthe unenlhusiastic universally regimental insigniaand collar and cuffs were of regimental s as many ere aboul lwice rhe Ba luchi lo5'es hr.t opporluniry. ar facing colours. Flank companyoffi€erswore wings.Battalion asat Miani. i.e. perhapsasmanyas5000. vdrling in 5i7c wore boxedepaulerles. compan) orlicer. It is interestingto note that Napier did nol recogniserhe according to rank. who had swept victory by MajorStack. contributionmadetothe Alternativelythe undressjacketcouldbe worn, plain apart awavthe wholeofthe Baluchileft. Had Napierbeenawareof from a singlerow of buttonsdown the fronl, wilh collarand thismovehe couldhavesavedmanylivcsbyturningthe enemy frockcoats regimental facingcolour.Singlebreasied cuffsofthe the positionfromthisdirection.thusoutflankingandenfilading permitted. with a were normally dark blue were also Trousers pieces with his villagc of Dabo to the ravinesbeforebattcring permitted. redstripe,thoughin hotweatherwhiletrouserswere anillery. Afterresting{or8hoursNapiercontinuedhismarch.arnving The Bombay Horse Aftillery wore blue coateesor shell atMirpuron26thMarch.Thetownsurrenderedwithoutafight.iackets,facedred. wilh gold lac€for offic€rs.Other ranks,all SherMohamedhavingfled to Umarcot,some60 milesfurther European.woresimilarjackets.althoughofl€ssornatedesign. east.Deiachingthe SindHorseanda camelbatleryin purs it. Headgcarwasof Roman pattern.blackwilh a cbeelah'skin Napierheldhisremainingtroopstogether.fearfulof beingcut turbanforofficers,giit filtingsandblackmane.Onitsfrontwas floodingot the lndus.U marcotheldout for ashieldbearingthetlords HorseArtillery'. Darkblue overalls off by tbeexpected and werewornby all ranks,with a singlegoldstipeforofficen and a fewdaysuntilSherMohamcdhadmadegoodbisescape. th€ fort of doubleredstripesforotherranks. now hadonly 4 April. Sher Mohamed surrendered on
25 The BombayFoot Artillery in the campaignwere rnainly European,and wore blue shelljacketsor coatees.facedred. Blue overallswere worn with a red stipe. Headgearwas a bell-top shakowith 'BombayArtillery' on the shakoplate. Indiangunners(golunddlrz)wore a similaruniform,but with sandals. for EuropeanHorseand Foot artillery Undresshead-dress rnaywellhavebeena bluepeakedforagecap,forthe officersat
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Nativeofficerswore a plain singlebreastedlacketwith five RegularCataloguesissued. pairs of buttonsand gold lace around the collar and cuff. Personalequipmentincludeda white swordbelt with a plate UDI ll, l]5 Dinoo Wrlk, CembtidgcCB5 8QD (gilr)anda crim,on.a.hworn aroundrheqri'r. Tclcphonc022J.2r1010 TheMadrasSappers andMinersweredressed similarlyto the infantry,in red coatwilh dark bluefacingsandshoulderscales lacedyellow,darkblue(or whiie)trouserswith a redstripe,and a blackturban(withwhitecoverasabove).Nativeofficerswore a similarunifonnwith gold lace,whilstBr'tish officen wore a attackon the Residency. Unfortunately. therearenotverymanyfigureson lbe market uniforn asdescibedabove. AII infantrywerearmedwithsmoothbore muskets,probably that are easily recruited into a warganes army for this mostlyflintlocks(particularlythe Nativeinfantry)but perhaps campaign.In 25mm.the wargamesFoundryBritishfrom the the only 'Queen's'battalionwere equippedwith percussion Opiumwars rangeareideal.andBombayNativeInfantrycan muskets. Artillerywassimilarlyallsmoothbore muzzleloaders, be found from their Indian Mutiny range,if one caresto do jobs to headgear.MadrasSappersand somebulk conversion whetherfieldgunsor howitzers. Miners can ako come from the Indian Muliny range.The NativeCavalry Britishartilleryfromrhe OpiumWarsrangecouldbe used,but Th€ tworegiments ofBengalNativeCavalrywhichtookpart in for true Bonbay HorseAni,ery conversionis againihe only worea uniformconsisting the campaign ofa bell-toppedshako answeratpresent(Fren€hCuirassier headson R.H.A. bodiet. andFrenchgreyj acketwith orangefacings.Overallsweredark As for cameldrawn artillery . . ? Poonaand Sind Irregular blue.Undressuni{ormfor officersincludeda darkbluejacket. Horse are no problem. (Foundry Indian Mutiny lrregular lacedwith silver,w;thorange{acingsandbrassshoulderscales. Lanceo,but problemsreappearwiththe BengalLightCavalry The PoonaandSindHorse.beingirregulrrunir..sere nol type can be any bell toppedshakol;ght dragoon/chasseur includedin the official dressregulations.For the most pan utilisedat a pinch. British officerswore a mixtureof nativeand Europeanstyle In 15mmand 6mmthe aboveproblemssdll exkt, but more uniformsand a wide selectionof headgear.from shakosto figuresareavailableto convert,evenwith a simplepaint-job,to dragoonhelmets-Nativetroopersin both regimentsmay have the appropriateunit type. worn redturbans,greena/kdtukwith(possibly)red faciflgsand Baluchis,like a greatmany other potentialenemiesfor an redor sreenpyjamas. ea.ly19thCenturyBritishArmy in India (e.9.Afghans,S'kht The Baluchi A.ny are a bil of a problem,regardless of scale.SomeMoghul and TypicalBaluchidressconsistedof a whire rurban,long white Indian Mutiny typesmay do, but not many of theseexistin detailis robeandwhitelrousers.Statusor rankwouldbe reflectedin the 25mm,soa smallerscalemaybethe onlyanswerwhere quality of clothing,equipmenrand weapons,which would perhapsnot asvital. consistofsword andshieldandprobablya matchlockmusk€t. Overalltheapparentlackofsuitablefiguresisfrustrating.but not the endof theworld.
WARGAMING THE CAMPAIGNAND FIGURE AVAILABILITY Personally I think thiscampaignisjust askingto bewargamed, - eitherinitsentiretyorasasettingforone-offbattles, betheythe full blown confrontationsas at Miani or Hyderabador a skirmishgamebas€darounda smalloutpostor convoy,or the
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LIVONIA A GreatNorthernWarMlnl-Campatgn (Snbtltled:Whfle the cat'saway,the bearswlII play) byAngw Korctam
The year is 1701-So far, the Great NorthernWar hasgone swimminglyfor CharlesXll of Sweden.The year b€forehe defeatedthe raw Russianarmy at Narva (seePete Berry's articlein Wl46 andthe presentwriter'spiecein WI53).Earlier armywasrouiedoutsideRigaand in the yeartheSaxon-Polish Thekingisnowin theenemywas drivenoutofSwedishLivonia. armydeeper hot pursuit,chasingthe alliedRusso-Saxo-Polish anddeeperintoPoland,andwinningvictoryaftervictory. by a smallSwedisharmyof7,000men Livoniais garrisoned His lask is to underthe cornmandof GeneralSchlippenbach. guard the region against attack by the demoralisedand disorganised Russians. The Russianarmy lies around Pskov,Iickingits wounds. Althoughrecentlydefeated,a newspirithassweptthroughthe army.TsarPeter(the Great)hasrecentlyappointedthe Boyar to commandhis troops.and hascommenced a Scheremetev pro$amme of re-organisation, re-trainingand th€ improvetwice. mentofmorale.Thearmywont makethesamemistakes when Charlesxll setoff chasingthe Poles,he dismissed the Russiansas a spent foice, of no military threat. The much vauntedmilitaryboygeniushadjust madehisfirstmistake. . .
MajoFceneral.Your reply wasthat you wouldsoonerstaya Colon€lbut be givenanother7,000rnenlo do thejob properly! The King repliedthat he haseveryfaith in your abilities.then marchedoff with the mainarmyinto Poland.andthesunset! Your briefis to hold the provinceandthusmaintainthe lines betweenthe King and Sweden.Livonia is of communication seenasthegranaryofthearmyandofSweden. Apart from your garrisonsat Riga,Doryat, Pernau,Reval andNarva,youhavea smallfieldarmyof 7,000men,all veteran troops, includingcavalry and artillery. You cannot expect reinforcements from th€ King exceptin the event of utler disaster, in whichcasetheywouldarrivetoo lateanyway. Intelligencereportsstatetbat the Russianarmy encamped andplansareafootfora Russian aroundPskovis re-organising, ir nol a(ack on Litonia.Therrnew General.Scheremele\, perceivedas muchof a conmander,havingperformedbadly lastyearat Narva.Theirarmyh largerthan,althoughmarkedly inferior10,yourown.Your ganisonal Narvaeffectivelyblocks the no hernborder.so the mainenemyaltackwill cone frorn the southof Lake Peipus.Yourtroopsareconfident,andtheir campat Dorpat is bustlingwith activity.You wishyou shared the confidence and €nthusiasm of your soldiers.Your forceis 'mall.and!ou cannor bee!erv$here dl oncc.
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You are ColonelAnton von Schlippenbach, an experienced You areGeneralBorisSheremetev, a boyarandheadofone of thoughelderlyofficer,and the military Governorof Livonia. Russia'soldestfamilies.At 40. you have extensivemilitary WhenCharlesXII gaveyou thecommand.he promotedyouto experience, andhavetravelledin the restofEurope, andthus gainedinsightinto westernmilitarymethods. Although your performancein last year'sNarvacampaign was lacklustre,you are respectedby your men and, more imponantly,by theTsar-You havea reputationasa competent, Thistiesin with the policyofthe althoughcautiouscommander. Tsarnot to risk the army unlessthe oddsare sta€kedin your The aim is thus to pin the enemyuntil you are powerful enoughio defeathim in barle, andalsoto ravagelhe province army. in ordertodenyprovisions to the Swedish you capturewouldbe an unexpecled bonusAny fortresses for latercampaigns aswell Thesewouldserveasa springboard promolionto FieldMarshal! asguaranteeing a victory This is a crucialtime for Russia.TheTsardemands in orderto help offsetthe Narvadisaster.andhe demandsan immediateoffensivecampaignin orderto relievethe military pressure on hisally, King Augustusof Poland. You haveto reconcilethe needfor an immediateoffensive befor€your strengthis fully built up andthe dangerof risking the only armybetweenthe Swedes andMoscow. ZhelayooOodacheel(GoodLuck)
INTRODUCTION TO THERULES
Map ofth€ Baltic showingar€aofcampaignmap.
The aimofthe campaignis to providea ftaneworkto allowthe playen to fight interestingbattles with a purpose.This operationalscalecampaignposesproblemsfor both players. with interiorlinesofsupply. The Swedesareon the defensive.
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29 havesuperiornumbers,but lackthe operational The Russians comeswith flexibilityof their opponents.Their big advantage freeze the wintersnows,whenLake Peipusandthe marshes Thesecanpaignrulesaresolelygivenasguidelinestoanyone oftheir own.Feelfreeto adapt. whowantslo setup a campaign chopandchangeasyou seefit. The importantihingis to adapt anybasiccampaignrulesyou want to usero suitthe natureof thisparticularcampaign. Similarly,I cannotsuggestbattle rules for you 1o use. or suggest a way of layingout the battlefieldtcrrain-This is up to the individual.asmostruleshavetheirownsystenforthis. Mychoiceisforthe Koetig K,{e8rulessoldby Freikorps,but rulesot TheAge of Marlbotough tesftor,r wRG's 1685-/84J do GladiatorGarnes the job ofreflectingthestyleofwarfarein suchas the penod quite weu- Variouscampaignmechanisms unit recoveryandunit abilitiesmayhaveto be tinkeredwithto suitthe needsofthe campaign.
R.EINFORCEMENTS startat Seethe CampaignTurn Table.Russianreinforcements mdp. Pskovortheea'tern edgeutlhe cdmpdign The Swedesalsohavethe chan€eofcallinguponemergency reinforcemenis hom Charlesxll s mainarmy. or Schlippenbach If a Livonianfotress fallsto lhe Russians. havelostoverhalftheirfi€ld iskilledor captured,orthe Swedes arny, CharlesXII is forcedto sendhelp. At the start of the followingturn, threebaxalionsofline infantryplusa regiment by a new of cavalryarrive in Riga. They are accompanied subordinatecommanderand can move in the following movernentphase.The Swedishplayercan alwaysdeclinethe offer of reinforcements from the King. and thus savelosing victorypoints.
WEATHER Two weathertypes haveaninfluenceonthe campaign, mudand
CAMPAIGNSEQUENCE andweatherphase 1 Reinforcements 2. Movementphasc 3. Battlephase 4. Siegephase
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In both mud and snow, if a force containsartillery, its Similarly,anyforceconductingasieg€ needsto beaccompanied movenentisreducedfrom4to3movementpoints.Thisdoesn't by a commander;he cannotjustleavethemto it. dpplyro Ihe Russian,. a, rheygor 'ound rhi' by rran.porring lfthe C-in-Cis killedorcaptured,a subordinate €omnander theirarlilleryon sledges in winterl ispromoted,andalowlybrigadierpromotedtotakehisplace.If a subordinatecommanderis killed. the samething happens. With whatever les you useon the battlefield,thesenewlyMOVEMENT promoted generalscannot give any bonus to units they Players writeordersfor theirunits.Themovesarethenreadout simultaneously by theplayers,andforcesaremovedaccordingry. SIEGES Each leader has a rating. This is added to the normal ,l movementallowanceof movementpoinrsto give the rotal To besi€ge a fortresscity, a ratherformalritual hasto be gon€ movementallowancefor that force. Normal movementis 6 through,in rhestyleof ihe period. pointsifthe forceis anallcavalryone.Mapmovementcanonly First. a force l€d by a comnanderhas to enter the hex be doneifunitsarea€companied by a leader.A leadercanforce containingthe fortressduringmovement,andstopsrhere. marchhistroops.adding2 movementpointsto rheirallowance, Sieges canonly beundertakenifthe besiegersoutnumber the but thisleadsto an attritioncheck.Leaderraringsare2 for the gaffisonby at leas13:1.and the besiegers must be in supply commanders in'chief and the Hetman, and I for all olher throughoutihe siege. namedgenerah.lf your rules requirethe use of un-named On the followingturn,in the siegephase.siegelinesarebuilr brigadiers, thesecannotmovea forceby themselves. (includinglinesofcircumvallation to hinderanyreliefattempr) and ibe besiegingforce remainsin the hex.Thesesiegelines are Terrain costsar€ asfollo$s: completeby theendofthe turn. Clcarterrain: l MovementPoint From the n€xt turn on, in the siegephase,roll a die to 2 MovementPoints determinethe resulrofthc siegethatturn. Hills: 2 MovemenlPoints 1-5:The siegecontinues. Roads: l/2 MovementPoints 6: A breachis made. plus1 MovenentPoint Rivers: onetromlherollif lhebesrege'\ dreRus5ian.. Seahexesare impassable. as are lake hexes,exceptdu ng Subrracr Subtractonefrom theroll ifno heavygunsarepresenr. Subtractonefrom theroll if the besieged city is Riga. In mud turns.roadscost I MovementPoint. andriverscost Addoneto theroll for ea€h3 turnsthe townhasbeenbesieged. plus2 MovementPoints to cross. (Every5 turnsifR'sa.) In sno\ rurn,.doubleall normalmo!emen'poinrr.excepr If a breachis made.the garrisonhasthe optionto surrender that all Lakehexes(exceptthe all iakeonein LakePeipus)can with the honoursof war, andare marchedout with flagsflying becrossed, andthereis no additionalcosrtocrossaiver-Marsh etc. They can movewithout a lead€rto the nearestfriendly hexesaretreatedasclearhexes. (ie a freemove).Onceat the new You haveto stopmovementwhenenieringa hexcontaining fortress.startingimmediately ibrtress. they can be used to fight again.The besiegers then enemytroops.unlessyou outnumberthem by at leasi4:1. In you thatcase canscreenthemwith an equalorgrealernumber lfthe optionto surrenderis refused.reconstruct the areaof of troopsandkeepon moving. the breachon the $'argames tableandfight the srormingofthe You have to stop when entering a hex coniainingan fortress.If the defenders win. the breachis repaired(bul add enemy-controlled fonr€ss. two lo subsequent siege rolls), and the siegecontinues.The If both sideshaveforcesin the sarnehexat anytime duing is alsorenounced asa €adthroughoutrhe movement,iransferthe forcesto a tabletop andfight a battle. garrisoncommander Settingup ihe terrainshouldusuallybe possiblebasedon rhe Marlburianmilitaryworld.andcannotexpectanymercyif ihe surenders.he is shot andhis mechanisms for this givenin your chosenserof tacti€alrules. fortressfalls.If h€ subsequently garrison mrde pr;soners!S€rves hirn right. Rememberto_place dueemphasis on the lerraintypeshownin The map also contains a number of towns. The same thesrrategic maphex.I suppose an Umpireis bestfor thissrage. procedure isgone through {or these. except a breachis madeon I use Koer?igK/ieg ruleswith their Marlburianadaptions. arollof,{-6. andone is addedtorhe roll for every singleturn the whichallowfor pre-battlemanoeuvring. This worksperfectly, town is besieged. juggling but some of forcesbeforea bauleshouldbe allowed with whateverrulesyouuse. After a battle,thevictorremains in rhehex.Theloserrerreals SUPPLY 2 hexes(but not throughenemyforcesor over an un-bridged Supplyis tracedfrom friendlyfortresses. orfrom themthrough riverhexside). a chainofdepots.Forcescanoperateup to4 movem€ntpoints from fortresses or depotsandstill renain in supply.The handy thingabouiforcesconsisting enlirelyof Cossacks or Kalmuksis COMMAND that they don t needro botheraboutsupplyitheyloor off fie Each side has a Commander-in-Cbief (Schlippenbach or landl Sheremetev). He commandsthe wholc army. and can n€ver lf a force is deemedout of supply.it cannotmove.except
3t backtowardsits sourceofsupply.Ifit hasto fight,you needto razedtwice. If the forceis attacked andforcedto retreat.the applyrestrictions on ammunitionthroughwhateverbattlerules Depotsare built within supplyrangeof a fortressor other depot.To do this,a forceled by acommanderneedsto remain stationaryin the hexfora full turn. The depotis€reatedby the endof the movementstage. In order for a depot to be operationalit needsto be garrisoned by at leastabattalionof infantry.If thisgadson gers altacked.placeit insidea redoubt,with the supplydepotalso within the fort. lfthe garrisonis capturedorrouted,rhesupply depotfallsintothe handsofthe enemy.However,roll a die.On a 5 6, thegarrisonmanageto destroyit beforeit iscaptured,and the depotand redoubtare wipedfrom ihe map. Otherwise,it canbeusedby theenernyasifthey built it. aslongasthedepotis
CAMPAIGNTURN CHART l70l August S€ptember October November Mud Russianreinforcemenls December Snow
1702 January Snow February Snow March Mud Ap l Mud Russianreinforcements May June FIELD FORTITICATIONS Ifthe forcedoesn'tnove for a tum. th€nfrom the startofthe July August next turn it is considered1o have the benefil of field S€ptember fortifi€ations(ie. a fonified camp).This benefitis Iost if the Iorcemovesoffwithout leavinga garrison.Th€ benefitsof the givenin whatever field fortificationsis up to the effectiveness FORCESAVAILABLE rulesyouuse.Thelayoutshouldbeenoughtocontainthearmy, S$,edes andshouldbe built in the Vaubanstyle. C'in-C:GeneralS€hlippenbach
ATTRITION
Subordinate Commanders:
At the end of a campaignturn a force might haveto roll for attrition.This isdonein threecases:
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1 After spendinga tumundersiege. 2. After movingduringa snowturn. 3- After retreatingafrera battle-
Field Army of 7,000men: 4 r€giments of horse(each800men):
Abo cavalryregiment Rotl a die for the wholeforceinvolved.The resultmightbe a Kareliancavalryregiment(Finnish) percentage loss.Countthe total numberoffiguresin the force Livoniandragoonregiment and deduct that percenrageol lroops. You can apponion Upplafldsdragoonregiment attririonlosses asyoulikewithinthe force. 6 battalions of foo. (each600rnen): Attrition roll: Upplandfoot regiment(1bn.) Viborgsfoot regiment(l bn.) 1-3 No effect Hehingefoot regirnent(1 bn.) 4-5 Lose10% Livonianfoot regiment(1bn.) 6 Lose20% lstLivonianfoot bn. Deductonefrom the rollifRussiansmovingin snow. 2ndLivonianfootbn. Deductonefrom the roll ifSwedesundersiege. Add one to the roll if retreatingforce haslessthan hal{ the A illerytrainof 2 heavygunbatteriesand3 lightgunbatteies. (l modelper battery?) cavalryofthe victor. Gsrrisors: Dorpat:1bn. foot (600men),l batt.oflight guns) Reval:1bn. fool (600men),l batt.oflight gunt on both Narva:2 Aftera battle.thereareboundto be a numbero{ Iosses bns.foot (1,200men),l batl. oflight guns) sides.Are thesekilledfor good,or cansomeofth€m retum to Pemau:2bns.foot (1.200men),1batt.oflightguns) as the ranks?This is bestleft up to the playerstbemselves, Riga:8 bns.foot (4,800men),3batts.oflight guns) severalsetsof ruleshavesectionson this. If not, lry returning quarterof the casualties on Not€: These ganisons are static. They cannot leave the city afteron€turn, andanotherquarter the turn followingrhat. lf troopsrout off the table,a third of unlessforcedto surrender.Thentheybecomegarrisontroops theseare lost,whilethe remaindermlly at the nearestfriendly citv fortressin timeforthe followinsturn. Reinforcements: None(exceptemergency reinforcemenh)
BATTLEFIELDCASUALTIES
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(2 Em€rg€ncJ: Brig. Gen-Creutzwith theBjoemborgregiment bns.).andtheAboregiment(l bn.).plustheQueen\ regiment .ofcavalry.
Partofthe Russianobjectiveis to denythe supplyof Livonian grain1(rtheSwedish army.Ifa Russianforceremainsstationary Russians Jor a turn in any clear Livonianhex within 3 hexesof a city C-in-C:GeneralSheremetev fortress,it candestroythe cropsin the area.This canonly be done in rhe Juneand July tums. and the samehex cannotbe
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THEGREATWARONTHEEASTERN FRONT PartIV: TheImpertalandRoyalAustro-HungartanArmy by N.H. Comish The Imperialand Royal Austro'HungarianArmy wasconstituted as a political gestureto stem the increasingtide of thatwasrisingasa resultof th€Prussian Hulgariannationalism Warof 1866.Thiswasnot, victoriesduringtheAustro-Prussian wouldhaveusbelieve,a'comic-opera assomeof its detractors Army led byin-bredmoronsthatrequiresspecialrulestoallow by its Slavtroops.Indeed,it performed fordesenionen-masse and bore its fair shareof the well undertrying circumstances fightingduringthefour yearsof the GreatWar. thatall areasofthe Empireother to understand It is essential werereferredto as'G€rman'. the Royal lands of Hungary than This terminologyalsoappliedto the Army. Regimentswere either Germanor Hungarian,even thoughthe men were of Polish.Romanianor CzechstockThe Arny wasdividedinto threepartsof whichthe Common Army was regardedas the 'primusinter pares'.As its name irnpliesthe Connon Army recruitedthroughoutthe EnPire, amongstall ethnictypes.The Austrian(Geman) army was knownastheLand*ehrithe Hungarianarmywasknownasthe Honved.Both the Landwehrand the Honvedwere ful-time regulartroops,thoughtheir equipmentwasnot alwaysof the highestquality. Reserveand Landsturmfomations existed. duringtheearlyweeksof Indeed,followingthelossessustained thewarLandsturm(HomeGuard)troopswereto beseenin the front-linein out-of-dateuniformsalongsideactiveunitsof the
The artillery for each infantry division consistedof eight 6-gun field batteries.Artillery, controlled at Corps level, compriseda furtherthreefield-gunbatieriesandtwo of heavy howitzersin batteriesof threeguns.Therefore,eachCdrpswas equippedwith 122piecesofordnance. To eachCorpswasattacheda Feldiaegerbattalion, theoretically a €ontinuation of the skirmisher,4ightinJantry role of earlierwars.In practicehowever,they weie usedas ordinary infantry,someArmy Corpshavingmore than one battalion, othen havingnone. Other Army Corps units included a Pioneer battalion; troopsand varioussupplyand bridgingand communications medicalfacilities. The CommonArmy also includedfour regimentsrecruited Thesewere Modemsand and basedin Bosnia-Herzegovina. wore a uniform that variedftom the norm that will be described in a laterarticle. On the strengthof the Landwehrwere threeregimeltsof Althoughraised mountaintroopsknownas Landesschuetzen. that they would only sefle in their on the understanding hornelands,which ran along the border with Italy, they servedon the EasternFrontuntil Italy'sentryinto nevertheless the GreatWar in 1915.
CAVALRY
At the outbreakof war thereweresixteenCommonArmy At the outbreakof war in 1914therewerell cavalrydivisions, on mobilisationby eightLandwehr which were numbered1-11.The 5th and llth divisionswere Corps,to be supplem€nted andeighrHonvedinfanlr) divisions.Reserveformalionswere formedfron 1heHonved,thus the CommonArmy provided not to actasseparateuniB intendedto replacefrontline losses, a similarfashion. Thecavalrydivisionswereall establishedin inthe Germanmanner-The Landsturmwasentrustedwith the of two regiments each.On a A division comp sed two brigades These distinctions and home defence. taskof intemalsecurity war footingth€ €omplementof a regimentwas roughly1050 begantoblurrapidlyasnotedabove. Th€ Army Corpswerenumbered1_16.basedandr€cruiting menof all ranks.lncludedin this numberwasa pioneertroop cable. In withinthe majorpopulatiorcentresofthe Empire.Therewas equippedwtth explosivesand tilephonerrelegraph a machine-gun troop equippedwith each regiment had addition such. no GuardCorpsas Within the Afmy c€nain reginentswereregardedas 6lite, four, shieldless,Schwatzlosemachine-guns.Three 4-gun 'Hoch und Deutchneistet'regimentand batteies of horse artillery (these units were known as theseinctudedthe 'Tnolet completedthedivisionalestablishment. Kaisetiaeeer' regiments which were half-regiments) several of the of Six Ulan regimentsandtwo wars. Landwehr cavalry consisted of the Napoleonic descended from volunteerrifle units half regimentsof mountedrifles,one from Dalmatiaandone from theTirol. Ten Hussarregimentswere providedby the Honved.who ARMY CORPSORGANISATION the also countedtheonlyhalfregimeniofhorseartilleryoutside An Anny .Corps €onsisted of two Common Army infantry Army as theirs. Common divisions(3 in the caseof Third Corys)to whichwasaddeda Theonly LandsturmcavalrywerealsoHungarianHussars. divisionof Honvedor Landwehr,dependingon the dislrictin All Austro'Hungariancavalrywere armedwith sabreand whichthe Corpswasbased. carbine. not eventhe Ulanscarriedlances. The basicunit was the battalion,roughly 1000all ranks, which broke down into four companies.Each battalionwas with shields. losenachine-guns issuedwith two Schwatz ARTILLERY A regimentcompnsedthree or four battalions,this was in regardto the CommonArmy, Two This topic has been covered and the available manpower. determinedby local needs but it is necessary to concludewith somedetailregardingthe a division. a brigadeandtwo brigades r€gimentsmadeup (i.e.3 squadrons) of otherpartsofthe ImperialArmy. To eachinfantrydivisiona half-regiment for escort,guardand other Staffduties. EachLandwehrinfantrydivisionhada field artillerybigade cavalrywasassigned for consistingofaCommonArmy field gunreginentia Landwehr Similarly,eachinfantryregimentprovideda half-company field gun half-regimentand a Landwehrfield howilzerhalf-
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TIIE AUSTRO-HI]NGARIANARMY The Common Army, the Honved and the Landwehrhad infanrr)balralions andcavalry regrmentr oflhesamesire. A) Infantry. A battalionconsistedof 1064officersand men. givinga unitof 15figuresandan officer. b) Cavalryregiments comprised900troopersandan indefinite nu-mber of officers.I suggest unitsof 14figures,a buglerandan
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The balancestill wasn'tright within the castlewalls so I I've soldseveralmodel buildings.to theEditorof thiswondrous decidedto put a ganisonbuildingbetweenthe tower and the magazineover the last few years.Sometime ago,after handing gatehouse. The buildingwassimpleenough,but achievingthe over a Da(icular batch. I askedhim if he was interestedin conectanglewhereit met the gatehouse wasa nightmarefora havingi castlemade.He saidhe mightbe, but only ifit were geometricbufoonlike me. EventuallyI got it aboutright. The small enough to fit isto his already cluttered house (an Aladdin'scave ofwargamingilems).I wasitchingtohaveagoat makinga castleso,evenwithouta firm order,I beganplanning the model. I wantedto buildasubstantial lookingmodel,but waslimited loasnall baseboard.I decidedona lozengeshapefor thecastle, on a baseboard measuring 2 x lTzfeet.This,I hoped,wouldbe wide enoughon the long side and by making the structure progressivelytaller away from the gatehousegive depth from the shortside. pansof lhe castle,Iwentfor a simple As for the constituent arrangement ofstrongpointsjoinedby a curtainwall.Thekeep is a simplerectanglewith an o€tagonaltower to breakup the shape and.ofcourse. lo strengthen thedelence. Thelargeroundtowerisa little lowerthantheo€tagonal one, but of a greaterdiameter.The garderobehopefullysuggests thatthistowerisindependently defensible. Thesmallhalftoweroppositethe largerinterruptsthewallon that sideand is built in a w€ak spot.That shouldmakefor a Thrceshotsof thecastledescibedin theatticle- aBdaho seenon more interestingwargame,especiallyfor any of Duncan's lastmonth's ftont coitet door to the keepIrom the couttlta ; who readthis. opponents baseol the round rrA,er & the ga ison's quatets looking oi/et The gatehouseis basedon a Romangatewith two bullet the opposite cuttain wall; external view, 45y" anti-clocktrise shapedtowers.This had to be rcmovableto allow camen shots from position of last month's covet shot. Esset Mininfines to betakenofthe castlecourtyardMedievah in 25mmfton the editot's co ecno\
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14 HindlipClose,Winyates Redditch, worcs 898 0QP rel Q527)29217
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45 unfonunate figureandthe groundscale.It is in manyrespects thatrhetwo mainreasons for theadventof 15mmasascalehave led direcdyro the neglectof one of the major benefitsthat Pfeseflts to smallerscalefigurescontribute.The traditionalmotivations purchase to limit theuseoftbe scalein havein a senseconspired a way that wouldcreatemoreaccurategames.To elaborate,I in 15mmwouldbe believethara moreusefulwayto playgames firstly to maintaina 25mmsizeground.This wouldmeanthar with battalions the figure-to'man ratiowoulddropdramatically whichhad numberedbetween30-40figuresin 25mmdoubling in 15mmtooccupythesamefrontage.Thiswouldin tum leadto faster movement.with playerssufferingfrom some of the constraints of decisionthat wouldexistin reality.Th€ infantry tfrz utitnote in 75mmS{apoteonics ofwarfarefor battalionin line,forexample.a majorcomponent nearlytwo hundr€dyears,wouldbeginto take on someof the figuresfor collectors A rangeof super-detailed trairs that it had historically.being difficult to deploy and with new releaseseach anddiscemingwargamers but capableof deliveringa considerable unmanoeuvrable, monlh! weight of fire. The dependenceof the battalionon other 060 aoatLaDtz supportingbattalionswouldbecomecrucialto the outcomeof anengagement andthiswouldforce generalsto usehistorically accuratetacticsratberihan jigger'aroundwilh unrealistically units. smalland'nippy' Of courseall that I havesaid appliesequallyto thc scales smallerrbanl5mm. The dilemmais. asmuchasanythingelse. one of human nature. Most wargame$ want to re-enact 9{ove[s,Sftgtre4200, KdM qreet d nofl! Napoleonal Austerlitz,MarlboroughatBlenheimor Gustavus Morand,Rowe Adolphusat Breitenfeld.ratherthanBrigadi€rs SSAEfor detailsto: or Hands.and thereforethe reductionof coslsandthe sizeof Wargames South lhantheaccuracy iablearetakenasbeingofgreaterimportance CricketeN Close, Ockley,Suney.RH5 5BA 24, Allthat ofthegame.The truth is thatbothendsareachievable. Tel: CJ306797 is necessaryis some thought in organisingarrnieswhere become battalionscan with ease, in other circumstances, Mail Order only brigades andviceversa. Howeveras I surveymy own misgivingaboutl5mn. whilst removingmotes.planks,pikes.halberdsand other assorted difficult io find any 25mmfiguresto comparewith thesenew pole armsfrom my eye.I mustreturnto thesubjectin hand. releases. It is interestingto imaginewherefiguredesigncango frorn the heightsachievedhere. they certainlyhave little in commonwith the 25mm Minifigs I was buyingin 1969and TIIE RANGES speculationas to where we shall be in 2015 is certainly Fromone dilemmato another.The two rangesfor reviewthis inrriguing.One move'forward is in the priceof AB Figures; monthareverymuchat oppositeendsoftbespectrumforl5nm with infanlry retailing at 18p they are considerablymore figures.The interestinglynamedPeterPig rangeof American expensive But here,it seemsto thanmanyof theircompetitors. Civil War figuresis at the traditionalendofthe 15mmmarket me, Iies the problem regardingtbe future directionof th€ in termsofquality andprice.whils!Tony Barlon'sAB Figures wargames marker in thiscountry.Whilsttherewouldappearto rangeis an attemptto breaknew groundin both areas.when be a necessity for rangesof cheap,easilyavailablefiguresto reviewingprev'ousrangesof 25mmfiguresI have made no encourage youngpeopleto beginwargaming,there is a real mentionof price as a criteriumof criticism.This I felt was needfor the profitabilityof manufacturing to increasesuffiare ciently for new and existingtalent to be rewarded.lt is appropriatein the caseof25mmfiguresaspricedifferences not considerable. Howeverthisis not the casewith l5mmsand nforlunatethat the wargarninghobby has for yearsunderI have valuedthe creativiiyof its designers the marketdoesin generalseemnore priceconscious. and manufacturers. Thus thereforemade th;s a considerationwhere appropriate.In not only do few,ifany. designervmanufacturers earna fortune relationto the sizeofthe figures,the heighthasbeenmeasured from the hobby,but only a smallnumberearna decentliving. top ofthe head.not includingany Most gain a very moderateincomewhich they acceptas the fromthe feetto theesrimated etc. headsear. DIumes priceofbeinginvolvedin a business which,in mostcases, isalso theirhobby(andin manycases thcir life). Sogiventhequalityof to the productI believethat 18pperfigureis areasonablepdce AB FIGURES payfor AB Figures.How manymembenof the buyingpublic Scale:lsmm agreeremainsto be seen.If wargamerswish to retain rhe Designer:AnthonJBarton Subjecr Napol€onicFrench! 'Ma.engo to Austerlitz' services ofihe bestdesigners for the futurethenmodelsoldiers Reviewer: MarkAllen mustbe pricedal a levelwhicballowsqualityandcommiiment Released:JanrarJ/Iebruary 1992 Distribut€dbt: Hallnark Figuresand WargamersSouth. to be properlyrewarded.
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PETERPIG Designer:Ma.tin Goddard Period:AnericanCiYilWa. Released: 1991
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As I mentionbeforethe PeterPig figuressentfor revieware very differentin conceptto thoseby Tony Barton reviewed above.WhilstI firmly believethat AB figuresrepresentgood value for money I am quite capableof understanding the 'rationale that meanslhat manywargamersmay find figures like the PeterPigrangeat 8 figuresfor 95pa morerealisticand priceto pay.Althoughit is true that the American acceptable Civil War figuressent for review have somecharacterthey ccrtainlysufferby comparisonwith AB Figuresand my own opinionis thattheydo little to movethe standards ofthe hobby forwardin the sameway as Tony Barton'sdesignsdo. As a confirmed25rnmganer I am sorelytemptedby AB Figures,I an not so inclinedtowardsPeterPig. HoweverI hope that designer MartinGoddardsticksat it, for it maybe in a fewyears time thal I may be makingcongratulatory commentsabouthis
allows units to be formed in either standingor marching positionswith two headvariantsand the option of gaitersor trousers.Trlo smallcornpla'nts are the absence of voltigueurs for the Line infanry and thc presenceof greatcoats,the ubiquitous cabot. on the infantry packs.The former were introducedinto the infantryin 1803.and whilstnot presentat Marengo$ erecertainlypresentat Austerlitz.Thisproblemis in factquiteeasilyovercorne,asTony hasconveniently designed grenadiersin bolh bcarskinsand bicomeswhich. with the removalof the grenadefrom the pouch.becomevoltigueursThe 'cabof was only officially issuedafter the Auslerlitz campaign. but thisindiscretiondoesallowthe useof figuresfor the 1806 JenaAuerstadt campaignand the 1807 EylauFriedlandcampaign. The figuresvaryin heightbetween17and 19mm. The Range F1 Linc Fusili€r(in bicome) This consists of 25 packscontaining8 infantryor 4 cavalrymen Variant as abov€-As mentionedbefore, suitableas Voltigueurs.Like the fusiliers.head variationsinclude mixed bicornesen colonne(fore& afr) and'enbataille (cross-wise). l. Full Pack,MarchAttack figure,muskeiheldhighon Quiienice.ifsomewhatmannered. F3 LineGr€nadier(in bearsk'n) ight. Variants the in kepis and floppyhats. VariantasFusiliers-Really full of character. superbI 2. BrimmedHat Command F,l Line lnfantryOfficer figuresinthe range,thefigureofa 3 variants.One standing.swordrestinghorizontallyacrosshis Someofrhe leastimpressive goodat all. standard beareris really not very tront. Two funher figuresin moreviolentposes.leadingtheir 3. Kepiadvancine menforward.Theformerin particularis excellcnr. F5 & F5aDrummersfor threemainLine Infantrytypes.ofihe Althoughthe pack is describcdas wearingkepi, the figuresI r€ceivedwerebarehcaded. samehighqualityasbefore. 4. Ha{ advancing F6-7-7a Standard andEaglc-Bearers to covertheConsulare and Some betterfigures.althoughthe highport advancers are not Enpire pcriod. very convincing. F8 Line InfantrvSkirmishcrs Three differentfiguresFiring. Loadingand Advancing.The 5. Kepi.charging Ioadingfigure is particularlygood. Could be usedto nake Someofthe bestfiguresin the range. infantry lines and columnslook lesswell formed and more 6. Hai. charging exc'trng, 7. Kepi.Marching F9 Light InfantryChasseur (earlyshako) The bestfigures.The beardedfigurewith blanketroll is really plurne. Shakowithside march,a$ack. Jusrasgoodastheline.2 quitegood. 8. Hat. Marching Fl0Lisht lnfantryCarabinier(earlyshako) Quitegood.but not asgoodasthe kepi figure. Thelight infantrygrenadiers. march,attack asabove. 9. Kepi. Firing F1l Light I nfantr!'Carabinier(bearskin) Nearlyasgoodas7. AsFl0withbearskin. 10.Hat. Firing Fl2-15LightlnfanlryOfficer.Drummer.Standard,bearer, and Eagle-bearer. All excellent. 11.KepiComnand.Running Fl6 Light InfanirySkirmishers good.officerisdisappointing. Twovariants.Oneloading.onefinng.Amongstmyfavourites. Beardedstandardbearerisquite 12. Hat Command. Running Cavalry Dragoons(F20-23), Hussars(F2729).andCu'rassiers (H34-37) Verydisappointing. are so far availablewith more. including Chasseursand 13.Zouaves.cap/fez Quitenice. Carabiniers. to come. The Dragoonsare at r€st.with shoulderedsNordsand rhree l4- Zouaves.Turban head variants.Also availableare an officer. trumpererand 15.Cavalry.Sabre.K€pi guidon'bearer. all ofwhichareexcellent. Nice figureandhorse. The Cuirassiers are in approximately the samepositionasthe 16. Cavalry, Sabr€.Hat Dragoons.the kumpeterandthe guidonbearerarethe pick of TheHussarsdressed in ihe earlyshakoandwearingthe dolman lsi'hou' pelrs,el aremy frvourile.The lroopercomc.in r\\o vervdifferenivariantswith a superbtrumpetcrandofficer. This surelymustbe the beginningof the bestrangeof l5mm tiguresev€rdesigned. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
17.Cavalry,carbine.kepi Not asimpressive asthefirsrrwocavalrymen. 18.Cavalry.carbine.hat Betterthan17. 19.Cavalrycornmand. kepi Thebeslofthe cavalry.panicularlythe officer.
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20.Cavalrycommand, Hal Ouitegood,but not asgoodas 19. 21.KepiCommand.standing Betterthanthe runningcommand. 22.Hat Command.standing Goodstandardbearer.restatbestalright. 23.Casualties Disappointing. 24.Anillery Crew.Kepi Someofthebestandworstfiguresin the range. 25.ArtilleryCrewHat As24. All in all a moderaierange of figures.but with a distinct improvementin standardamongthe later releases. I wishthe designerwell.but a continuedimprovemcntis necessary ifthis rangeis tocompetein a verycompetitivemarket.
NEWRELEASEI TARTANPAINTS Due for releaseinto the UK on lst Aprill99zis a revolutionarv ne$ rangeot parnrsirom rhe Belgianrirm of L UMBROH. paintssodifferenifromanyothersistharthe Whatmakesthese manufacturershave managedto combinethe antagonisric properliesinherentin oil and waterbasedpaintsto producea compoundcapableof holdingstrandsof acryliccolourwithinan enamelbackground. Whilst originally developedfor rhe interior decorating market.theobviousinteresrfrom thc variousmodellingrclated hobbieshaveled the conpanyinto releasingrhisinitial range aimedat Napoleonicwargarners in 25mm.consisring of four tartan patt€rns, F0/0L1r Black Watchi F0/0L2: Gordon; F0/0L3:Cameron;F0/0L4: Argyll andSutherland, andalsotwo patternsfor shabraques etc.F0/0L5rLeopardskin andF0/0L6; T'gerskin. Obviously.the adventofthesepainrsis goingto makemuch intricatework a lot easier.They are not particularlycheap.at €1.25per50mljar.bul representasignificantsavingontime.as painringdiminuriveUneson anyonewhohaseversatcross-eyed kiltsinto theweesmallhourswill tcstify! In the pipelineare a rangeofcoloursfor WWII camouflage pattcms,andalsosom€checkedpatternsandwoaddesigns for ancicntbarbarianhoards. The coloursare not easyto apply,anddry fairly quicklybut careshouldbe takennoi to stir the jar too thoroughly,asthis canleadto sone blurringoflines.The resultsstraightout ofthe jar are a little 'flaf but a little judicious shadingand highlighting with ordinarypaintproduces a verypleasingeffec! with a minimumofefforl. The manufacturers recommend thar brushesarebestcleanedin a 2 to I mixtureofturpsandlageror similar.followedbywaterwilh a touchofwashingupliquid. The sampleswereprovidedby David Thomas,the soleUK importer,whocanbe seenaimostshowswith theConnoisseur/ Elitestand,andisofferinga33%discounton all Scotrish figures with thepurchase of allsixpaints,whichshouldencourage nost peopletogivethema try. Mark Moon
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