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 .OPERATION OAIT though fuly awre that he wd disobeyinShis instnctions, he wa$1
aboutto give Dpat this stage.
The Mussolini rescue
TIIE ASSAULII
by
Cralg Rorolings One by otre the glides crashedinto the ground mud the Albergo
Ritugia. As they cme to a halt the Gemm comandos bunt out and
1943 With Britain dd the U.S. poisedon the bntrk ofthe invasiotrof ru loward the holel- Skorzenyhad orderedrhat no one was to tue a
Italy, the FascistHigh Coutrcil dismissedthe disgc@d Muselini dd sbot unnl he had and so as Iblian senFieswere encoutrtercd.the
placedhid underarrcsLThe new GovmeDt, underthe leadenhip of Germansshouted Mann in altol'r"Hands up!" there was no
Mdsbal Badoglio, then begatrtentativeleace talks with the Allies. r€sistance.Withh minutesSkoueny s men had rcachedthe hotel dd
Hi er, inient on rcsioriDghis old al]y to power, orderedSS Captain the Caphin hirDselfchargedthrcughthe rcrest door Inside,f Italian
Orc Skorzeny, head of the 'Friedenthal Orgdisation' - special radio operatorwas frantically trying to signal d alen, Skozeny senr
commedo uniq to fomolate md exeute a rcscueopemtionto free rhe the manflying widr a kick md smashedthe wirclessto pieces.
The room itself yielded no exits into the hotel's interior md so
Skorzenyhadto rctEce his stepsdd headbackoutside.Runningalong
BACKGROT]ND tbe fagadeof tbe bDildinghe dd his nen cameupon a high terace,
scrmbling Dpmd over they at last found the main €ntrmce ed, moE
Ti'e fi6t problemSkoneny had wd actuallylocatingMussolini. lt was importmdy, Mussolini could be seenpeeringftom one of the fi^t fl@r
knoM thal since his rest he had been moved ar least fou times,
finatly ending up somewherein the mountainregion of crd Sasso, Wastingno time, tie commdos disabledlwo mehine gunswhich
northasl of Rome.Monitoring of Ilalian comunications rcve€ledlhat had been set up on the terace, md rushed thioDgh de entrance,
secuity in $is areahad beensteppedup ud that a lcal horel - fte coming face to face with a laree Sroupof Italid soldierscoining the
Albergo Ritugia - had beetrrecently convertedinto a military camp, other way- Still no one lred a shot Skoueny waded into the
accessibleby cable cd only. cemd lnteligence we€ convinced Ceabinie.i, pistol whippinShis way tbrcughfte throng,andcameto a
MDsolini was there od Skoaeny t@k to the aii over rhe hotel in an flight of stans.Racingup them he wa facedwith a long conidor and
He I t I in order to gathersomereconnaissance photographs- tlrcw open the neest d@r: he wd in luck, Mussolini stood in the
The photographsrevealedftat the AtbergoRitugia was situatedalop room flanked by two Italim offers. MomenE later Skoruenywas
a high mountainplateau.a tridglld shapeddea of flat meadowand joioedby his men,two of whomhadclimbedin fmugh thewindow
tie cablecar's top stationat one side. via a ligbtning condDctorAs the two officen wereled away,the last of
Skorzenyplatrn€dtherefoe to deploy from Rome in a fleet of 12 tbe elideB were landing outside.minus a further two which failed to
DFS 210 glideB with a combined force of 108 pdatmpeB md Mive. Skoreny walchedas one of them was suddenlycaught by a
comandos, lmd on the nountainside and srom the hotel. In the wam rhemal air cunent and sent smashinginto the mourtainside.
meantime.a secondalsault group would seize lhe lower cable c& then cane the sound of tuing. tbe Italims it would sem were now
stationtu the valiey belou A third eroup would ensurcthe releaseof putting up a fight.
Musolini s fdily who were urder house :rest at Rocca della Skorzeny sumoned lhe senior Cdabinieri dd demanded a
completesurender he gavethe officer - a colonel a minDteto thinl
aboulil. Having left fte room, the colonel rctumedwilh two gla$es of
PROBLEMS ARISE qine. hdding one to Skoueny.he todted tbe Captainwitn fte wo.ds,
"To the victor." Then he fomatly surendered.
The emly stagesof the operatior weredoggedby bad luck. Tte gliders Once the ltalian guison had hmded in their weapons, the
andtheir tugshad lo be broDghtover from southemFrance- a job that corrunatrdos)egm prepeing for Mussolini\ evacuationfiom the
woutd take at leastthe days- but rheywere delayed,rcsulting in rhe mouDtain.The dsault on the lower cable car. nadon had been a
mision s D-Day ofdawn, 12Se enber beingput back sev€ralhou6, conplete succes, so SkozeDyprompdy orderedreinforcementsto be
Wlten the glideB finally did dile dd the comandos readiodfor take seni up iiom the valley' As for getting the DDceto saferyrherewere
oq the airield wd hit by d Allied aii raid, which peppercdthe
runwayswith daters ud d€bris.Luckily howeverthe gnde6 dd iuss A The iiAt pld called for an attackon rhenearbyairfield ofAqDila
were undmaged and by l30O hours the asault goup wd finally deAbruzi at ihe €ntranceof the vatley.The Gemm troopswould hold
airbome. 'OperadonOak' wa undeflal the airfield just long enoughfor 3 He I I I s to ldd dd whisk Mussolini
As the gliders somd above tbe clouds Skoueny received some
unfortDnare news from his pilo!. Two of the 12 gliders were B The secondplan consistedof a Fi€seterStorchldding in one of
uMccounted tor What made the situation worse was that ihe two the meadowsadjacentto the lower cablecd slation where Mussolini
missingaircran weredue to leadthe assault-Now in deger of stnying
otr co$q Skoreny cut throughrh€ floor of his glider, and havinSgot C- The tbird plo was for the preceious lmding of a Storchon the
his bedings ftom tbe terain below,direcEd $e tug\ pilot on toward
the objectiv€. Once the Albergo Ritugia was in sight, rhe glid€rs Atter considering the options, it was d@ided to adopt plan A.
slipped $eir tow ropesdd bege their descent. However.the radio operatorwas unableto makeconlacl wirh H.Q. in
order to make the tr@essaryttlagemenls for the NsaDlr-With this
MORE PROBLEMS plan unusable,Skoreny contactedthe troopsin the valley ro checkon
the Siorch he had watchedland in the meadowsedlier, only to be rold
As tbe gliden approachedthe hotel Skozeny realisedro his horor that thar it had
damagedils underceiage dd would aot be readyfor some
the flat ridgulm meadowchosenfor the leding sighr wd in facr a lime. Plaj) was
C now the only viable optior. The Storch cmndy
steepslope-Ib gradienrws later tikened ro tbat of a sk jDmp. Wirh
acting as a sponerabovethem was to ldd on tbe mountainplateau,
lime runningout a decisionhad to be made,Skozeny\ direcr superior
The roclry @a dound the hotel wd fd frcm ideal a! a landingsFip.
Gen€mlStldent had expresslyforbidden a cralh ianditrg. d@ming it but the coImddos md
obliging Iblians togethermanagedto cled
too dogerous. In the €v€nt of atr emerg€ncy,the opemtionwas 1obe aide the larger
boulders to allow fo. the plee's saJetouchdown-
abmdoned,wilh fte glides orderedro .lrift down irto the valley- Lucldly fte pilot skill tully achievedd emergencyldding. bDt wrs
As the hotel looned closer.SkoEenygavethe o.der to 'cnsh lmd', none too pleased
at tire prcspet of loading both Skozeny ed
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Musolini into what was essenlially a two man aircnft. Skoueny
explainedthe ned for him to penonaly accompanythe Duce as, if
dything wee to happento the Fuhiels friend at this siageit wotrld be
nore honoubte for him to die also, raiher than retum to Berlin in
shde, Reluclantlylhe pilot agreed,dd aI threeclamb€redab@rdthe
aircrsft, Musolini in the passengerseatmd Skoueny cmn!€d in the
Iuggageslace. As the Storch preparedfor the ddgerous take otr,
coma os took hold of its wings and tail. allowing the plme to build
up its r€vs, then wilh a signal frcm the pilot, the men let 8o md the
aiicraft bounced across the rcugh grcuDd towards the edge of the
plateau. As ir reachedthe edge however and beg& io asceDd.it
faltered,md sEuck the ground hed, losing a wheel. The impact sent
the plaDenose-divinginto fte valley.With a mere 30 nelres frcm lhe
grcund to spare,ft€ pilohegained conFot and lhe Storchleveled out,
needles to say much to lhe relief of thoseaboad.
EventDally,following an energencytwo point landing, dE to the
mjssingwhel, the Storchdived safelyin Rome.Musolini wa! safe,
the missionhad beena completesuccels-
Back at the Albergo Riftgia, wi$ fteir commding otrcer gone. d a liaisotr with the hote! gdison in orde. to avoid bloodshed, he was
rhe Gemu comandos retired to fte lower valley via the cable ca not a p.isoDer and is optioDal in the scendio.
wilh the lalian Colonel and a subsequentlycaptured General as
prisoneK.The cablecar railway ilself aas then efectilely disabledto ITALIANS
rempotuily\trandrheCarabinied Sdison aroplhr mountdin.
Avemge roops - below averagenorale. Comand - two officers
AFTERMATH av€mgeability, .med with pistols. Fony Infotry - 25 amed with rifle.
13with SMGS+ 2 LMGS.TwoAA gDnsPositioned on hotelrcof.
Hitler was delighted wilh the successof OperationOak'. personalty
orderingthat Skor.eny be awardedtbe Knight\ Cros on fte very day MUSSOLINI

Skozeny himself laterwent on to preventa Hungary-Soviet.llidce
by ki.lnapping Admiral Honiy\ son md forcibty replacing ihe
Hungdid dictator with a pro Nzl t2ter. h 1944 he ted the G€if
conmandosduring the Ardennesotrensive.Following tbe end of fte
war in Europe,Skozeny was indicted for wa crimes by lhe Allied
Prosecutor.principally for "FightiDg in eneny nnifom"- Ilonically it
wa the lestimony of the Bnish wd hero Wing Comander Fotesr
Yeo-Thoms, ihat saved Skoteny from the gallows. Yeo'Thond
revealedthat Brilish troopshad often usedeneDy unifoD! in fte Past
and that it was p& for the come- Skozeny was subsequendy
acquitled.With the we over,Skodeny becme a businesmanin Spain
*here he lived until his deathin 1975.
WARGAMING'OPERATION OAK'
The Musolini rescueprolides a g@d scopeof scenanoswhich cd
mounl to a miDi campaign:the assaultson the lower cablecd statio.
and the Albergo RifDgia,followed by fte actualcarryingoul of planA
the holding of theAqDila deAbruzzi airfield - conclDdingfinally with
theflight to Romeof lhe 3 He 1lls heassd by Allied fighters.Each
$endio would havea settine limil to ensurevadoustbrcesrendevouz
Mussolini comesunderIhlian conlrol until a Cermancomesinto base
to baseco(act with him. He will not fight.
SET I]P
Musolini nNl be placed inside lhe hotel at lhe Ilalian playe6
discretion.The Cmbinieri se1up anywherewithin o. aroundfte holel,
The Geme glideB mive one per lum.
CLIDERS
Mosr set of Ww2 rules cale. for elider landing, so the following
fado^ shouldbe applied1()your rcspative system:
FAILT]RE TO ARRIVE
It was later found our that, of the four gliden ftat faited to makeit rc
fie Gran Sdso, lwo had gotten losr in the clouds and rwo had fallen
foul of the ruined runway bombedin the air Eid. To simulaE these
problems,roll a D6 at the beeinningof the sceEio. The nuttber rolled
indi cateshow nmy Slides fail to reachthe mountain-

This anicle only fcuses on the actualmoumainlop attackhowever, MAP 2 - TIIE LOWER VALLEY
and asnosl WWz gmeE havelheir prefeftd sel of rules.I offer only
guidelinesfor factoB concemingfte 'OperationOak scenuio. '\f
The numbeB of men involved have beenscal€ddom so s not 1o
overcrowd whatis esentiallya smallSming Na.
rrALrANRETNFoRCaMENT/V
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GERMANS
Pda/Comandos cldsed d 6lite.
Eight x DFS 230 gliden with 8 comandos. one oftcer dd a pilot in
each, all amed wilh d MP.rc and I genades. Therc re also two
MG42 teams,allocatedto a glider of the playels choice. Offces atrd Mg{DOW
pilots de additionally armedwith pistols.
ComrnandingOfficer CaptainSkodeny - HiShly compelant
(Elite)in gliderof playeis choic€. E E ur-n",
Ali otherof6ce6 - VeteranfElite.
There wd also a ltalian of6cer Favellidg wift the Gemans. to acr
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their wspons if within rdSe of the hotel-
TITE LANDINGS It lim reinforcenentscom€in lhe shapeof rwo sranng runsa.ross
The Grd Ssso mountainssbouldhaveu addedduger coupledwith the plalea! by a CaproniCa3t4- Again, d in the cde of fte GeMs
normalglider rul€s- th€ fact that Sko@try s menhad lo crsh tmd due calinS in their Storch, the ttalie radio operatormrst sp€ndone th
to the unexpectednaturcof the temin. This fet shouldb€ rcfleted in callinSin the aircraft after which it only app€m oncea 5 or 6 hd been
the gane nechmics. Also. the dea NUrd the hotel should have rolled at rhe beginningof rh€ Iralian nh. The Ca3l4 ha! rwo snafing
patchesof deadly rocks tud bouldeB, onto which the glideB have a runsonly, and oncen hasexpendedlheseit cannotbe usedagain.
ddgs of ldding. If this should happen,the aircra.ftis consider€d Th€ combatin the low€r Ettey h deemedto b€ a Gemm success,
smashedto piecesand all inside n€€da roll of I on a D6 to survive. fo. tbe betrefitof the oDeofi scendio, but altemativ€lyyou could use
m 'off table action system,whereby it @uld acu thal the lower
valley dsault force de bsten or. This could later Esult in Italim
AIR CI]RRENIS grcmd troops beoming available N reinforcementscoming via the
Becauseof'Op€ration Oat' tr-kingplacein mid-aftenoon as opposed
tD a cmpaign, the valley actiotr wil obviously be played d a
to dawn, the dangerof warm an cuJrentsdisrupting the landingswa!
sendio in ihelt In this cde the Gemm dsault forceconsishof the
ttucks of l0 comandos. an HQ truck and an amour€d car. They are
up againsta force of 15 Carabinienaned with I nfles, 6 SMGSand
AA CI]NS atr HMC set up dound the cable crr statiotr, The subsequ€nt
reinfoem€Dts consistof 20 infutry - 10rifl€s, 8 SMGSud u HMG.
Tbe AA gus cm of couse be Dsd to devaltating effect on the They aEive h two Eucks with m lmoued car ar o escon,I hav€
incoming glid€6. with dles for sentriesspottinSthe aircraft being takenlibenies with the facis concening the fidting in the varleyas I
taken inro account. N,B. With rcgdd to Fntries dd visibility, the hav€had very lilde infoination on rhat elenent of the op€rarion,so I
weatheron the aft€m@n of the nid was cloudy ed huy, idsl for apologisefor the inaccuracies.
concealingthe glialers4 they approached.

TIIE CARABINIERI
Thoughin reality Mussolini s glards put up oily slight resistdce, this
'rould nele for a dun scetreio so. although the Italid player cu
fight, the sheersurpriseelementof the glider lddirgs should not be
ignoEd. ThercfoE, d soonas the Gemd! either land, or are seenby
sentriesin mid an, the Italie player cenoreact untjl a 5 or 6 is rolled
on a D6.
YICTORY CONDMONS
The Germrns mDst get Mussolini $fely off fte nountain (in a
canpaien, safely to Rome.)in order to securea victory.
The ltalians Inust prevent this either by defeadng lhe Gemds
and/orkiling Mussolini.
N.B. - As killitrg the Duce imediately would make tne scetrdo a
littl€ short,the Ilalim player is not pemined b blm Musolini Dntil
he hd comeunderGellrm cortrol.

EVACUAIINGTIIE DUCE MINIAII]RES AND RULES

Once in Gel]rm hmds, Mussolini must be led to safety. ln a mini
cmpaign sitDatiotrthe next stagewonld be the airfield assnulr,bur in
the cde of the hotel battle as a one otr scenario.the Gernan player
must bring in the FieselerStorch.
It takesone whole uninErruptedtum for SkoEenyt radio opeotor
to call in the plane, and a turther thr@ tums for th€ Storch to dive.
Whenit does,it stops60cns awayftom the edgeof the plateaufacing
ec{. Ir wiu tnenremainrheRlor aslonga Rquir€d.
TAKING OFF
The Storchspendstwo tms lading 3600,then moves20cns per tum
toward the llatsu\ edge.Onceil hs lravelledover the actualedge,it
hasercaped,Musolini is saJe.At fy lihe the Iblies can openfire on
lhe Storch- Should this happenthe aircEft is considered1o havethe
slaristicsof a \oftskin fo. tuing purposs.
Any seriousdamageinflicted on lhe Storchrcsultsin it crashinginto
the vatley,killing all aboad.
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seleclionof Gemd pardsaid Italians, dd 'QRF do a few parasin
tnis scale.As for fte glid€rs, I am unawareof any being availableitr
l5mm al rhe mofrent. Incidentalln though nor speifically ww2,
'Peter PigS Wiid We$ rules - Hey You In The Jail'. feaure an off
table actior mecbdism, ideal for detemining the oDtcomeof the
valley assautt.'Hercics ed Ros' dd 'Nawd' cm prcvide 1/300
aircmft for lhe fl ight of the He I I ls ftom Aquila deAbdzzi.
For Mussolini himself, a simple civilie figN will suffice. Should
myone wdt d exactrcprcsentationof hin, lhotographs takenduring
the rescue show him weding a ddk hat md coat, dd under this,
ecording lo Skoreny, be wor€ an itl fittitrg li8ht blue suii.
MAPS AND FLOOR PLANS

I have included a map of tbe nounlain top and lower valley for use
REINT'ORCEMENTS with the scentuio,bul a fd a the Albergo Ritugia int€rior floor plans
de concemed,the sp€cificsde not impondi. Any floor plds should
Tlle Gems can be consideredto have a tunher 15 men ftom the corsisl of ryproximately five floos, with a conidor dd a nunber of
rEtley dsault forc€ available as ieinforcenents. Though ther€ re
cerraiDlymorc troopsat rhe lower stationonly 15 canbe s€ntup ro tbe
hotel becauseof the need to guard againstan lblian counter-anack
BIBLI OGRAPIIY
The cablec& cm carry six figures at a tine and takes fou tums to
Chatbs Foley, Conn@ndoEttrao.diMrr, GrahamBooks, 1988
reachthe mountaintop. The sme rulesas used to radio for the Storch
Leo Kessbt, KonMndo,bo Cooper.1995
ee used!o sumotr reinforcements.
Jon E. tsis (edlror), Ttue sbn s oJ the elile Jorcs: Robl6on
As with lhe Slorch, the cablecd cd be shot at. If ntunobilised,it
PublishtugLtd., 1993
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The Drums RaymondRoad,cametwo divisions.comnandedby A. J. Smithand

Blair One and onequane!miles oi wooded(eirainseparared then
of Champion HiIl frcm an adjacentcolumn to the north, Here on rhe Middle Road
marchedOste.hauj divisionfollowed by Cad. Corps connander
GeneralMcclemanddiuected bothofthesecolumnslnd rodewith the
by lroopson lhe Middle Road.Anothe.mile and three-quaneB funher
James R Arnod no.thwasrheJackson Road.Hovey\ divisionwasin thc van-iollowed
bi Logm dd CrockerThe sevendivisionsnunberedabout10,000
At a place caued ChampionHill, a volunleerUnion a.my of men.Giventhat rhe ftree Unioncolurnnswerenoving alongroads
rnid*eslemmen ed boys foughl and won a battlethat drovethe sepaBtedby ruggedrerain, they would havedifficulrycoordinating
Conlederates into Yicksburg\fo.tificalionsdd assured i$ inevitable
slrendei Afterthebarlle,foughron l6 May 1863,theSouthcouldno Tho roads on which lhe two, no.thernmostcolunns mar.hed
longer win the Civil war throughtheir own generals'initiarive. evenrually nergedat a pointusefullyrefered to as the Crosyoads.
ChampionHill redDcedPresidentJeffe6onDavis to relianceupon Fron theCrcssroads, theroadheaded westloab.idgeat Bake6Creek
Union bungling o. northern wd wea.inessto confer southern ard thencontinuedlo EdwardsSlation.A plantationroad.thc Rltliff
independence. If a decisiveba e is definedasone in whicha nalion Road,ransouthwest from theCrossroads alongthespineoia wooded
tatally wounds ils foe, ChampionHill was indeed a decisive ridgefor two and one,quaner niles ro inreaed rhe Ralnond Road
Oneandone-quarter mileswestofthis intersection theRaymondRoad
Because the Vicksburg campaign coincided vith the alsocro$edBaker Crcek.This thenwastheroadnetthrt sas to hlve
Chdcellocville-GettysbD.g campaigns in lhe east,thenandthereaiter adominaflimpacron rhebattle:threeroads- fromsourhro nonhrhe
it has been oveGhadowed. To redressthis ovesight, I recently Raymond, Middle.andJackson alongwhichG.anl'sannymarched
conpleteda campaignhisrory.prolocativelyentitledG/anrWinrrhe ro contad the Confederates; an importantinters€ctionrheCrosroads
War Whetberoneagreesor nor with my assessment, therecanbe no - where tbe Jackson and Middle .oadsjoined; lhe Ratliff Roadthat
denyingthatthebaltiepresenha fineopportunity to fighrachallenging providedlale.alcommunication for the Coniederaiesi andlNo outes
tabletopencounterWhat follows I would like ro descnberhe g6nd headingestove.swouerBake6CreektowddEdwardsSrarion. EighL
tacticalsiluarionand tenain, summarize the battle'shighlighrsand hundredyardsnortheasroflhe C.osroads.inthe direcrioniiom phich
suggeslnow to warSameu. approached HovenLogan,andC.ocker,theJackson Roadcro$edrhe
Sunnseon May l6illuminaledthreeUnioncolumnsmarchingwes- crestoi Champ'onHill. This hill, whichwasto give the Unionnanre
towdd EdwardsStation.(SeeMap l) On fte sourhemmosr roule,the for the baule,was rhehighesrgroundon the batrlcfield. Thc hill qas
clad in a forestcover.A cleanngon ils top provideda commanding
dillery position.The ndge along which ran the planution road
taalDred denserundergrowth anda thickcrstandof kecs.Ravinesand
gulliesbisected boththisddgeod theslopesof ChampionHill In the
bottomland eastof$e planration roadwasJack$nCre€kArrhcpoinr
vhere $e RaymondRoad cro$ed it, JacksonCreek sas nol a
significdr obsracle. Along both deek banksbehveenrhe Raymond
and Middle Roadswas thick underbrush. Overall,the te(ain was
difficult,confusinggroundon whichto nanel]ver. I
Shortlyafte.7 a n., Contede.ate cavalrybegarsknmishingwith rhe
enemyon lhe RaymondRoad.The Confederare connandingoflicer,
Gene.alJohnPernberton, thenreceiveda rne$ageftom his supedo.,
.loeJohnston, proposing ftal hemarchto unite*ith Johnston. lgnoring
the grcwingsoundsof combat.Pemberton orderedhis 21.000-nan
army to countemarchbackto EdwardsStation.So bcgan\ehalo.e
Coniederate brigadierlater called a husrlc to cxtricateourselves
from the predicament."
Pembertonttains werejammedalongtheJacksonRoad.To cover
lheirextrication,andbecause lheyankees we.eclosingfast,Pembenon
o.deredthepartialdeploynenroihis a.ny. He commanded a forceof
threedivisionsposnioned alonga two andone-halfmile frontatopa
woodedndgein theorder,southro north,Lo.ing,Bowen-Stevenson.
Ifeiven time,Pemberton possesedlhe strenglh!o detind his position
qhi.h locdltopogruph)rcndercdn"rurlly tomid.ble.
Because of somesuperbpre-baLtle inteUigence,includingcapturd
disparches andspies'reports, Cranthu..iedto the f.ont in the beliei
thata battlewassoonto occllr.Ar 10:30a.m.,fromhis comnandposr
a1$e Champion House,hejudgedthathe hadd sufficienttbrceon the
fleld to begin the conrest.He orderedcorys commanderrames
McPhe$onto feel for theeneny.DivisionalsknnisheBbelongnrg ro
HoveyandLoganslowlydrovelhe .ebelskimisheGup ChampionHill
andacrcs brokenterain berween rhe hill andBake6Creek.Ir Civil
war parlance,'feeling'the enemymeantlocatingrhe enemy'smain
line oi resistance.When regul volleysbeganro rhickenrhe singje
sho$firedby rebelskinnishers, the Unionskirmishers haddonerh€i.
joh By I l:30 a.m.,McPhe6onorderedHoveyandLoganto stoanrhe
hill.
Opposingthen were soldies belorging to Cader Stevenson's
division.ReynoldJb.igadewasakeadyoiithe ueld,havingled what
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wassupposed lo bea withdrawaltoEdw{ds StaiioniBanon'sbrigade Thh wd rhe 56th and 57th Georgiaand two sec-ionsol waddells
was moving to @cupy the bo$omlandbetw@n Bale6 Creek and a batlerySpedheaded by rhe 24thlowa,Slack'sbrigadeusednre and
ndge spur wberesat SrephenLee's Alabamab.igade.Cumming's moveracticsro surgeacrossrhecomfieldtowardtheBrlrs.TheGeorgia
Georgjabngade, chdged with defendingthe batrleneld\r*o key infantryfircd a heavyvolley bur could not stop rhe 24th\ spnited
fealDres,the Crosroads ad Chanpion Hill - was fraSmentedinro four charge-Slack s brigadeovedanfte glns and captlrcd the Crcssroads.
separateelements with 2 companies buildinga b.idgeat Bake6Cr@k, Over on the Confederate left, initially StephenLee\ Alabanian
19 companiesatop Chanpion Hill,20 companiesguddinS the bngadehad been doing very well in their flgbi againslLogan\
Crosroad!,and 9 compeies mdning a roadblockon the Middle division.(S@Map 3) Usinga rail fenceto st.adylheir mDskels, lhey
Road.Therewasa 300 yard wide gap betweenrhercbelson Champion hadmanaged to holdoli Leggeu\brigadeduringa 30-minure firefigh(.
Hili andthoseat theCrossroads. An Qhiooffrcerremembered lhal thebullet flew so thickthatwhcna
Hovey'sensuingchdse enjoyedspectacnar success. (SeeMap 2) staff offrcercame to speakwirh a reginenralcolonel,rhe sraflet
Making skillful use of the ground,Mccinnis\ brigadecliDbed "involDnlarjly andunconsciously screened his eyeswith onehand,as
th.ou8h the fire of four rebel cdnon. Seventy-fiveyards below fte one would shieldhis eyesf.om a driving min." However,whenthe
crest,ihey fouDdshellerin somedeadgrcund.Mccinnis appreciated Sunners of CompanyD, I st lllinoisAnillerymanhandled lheir four24-
that his bngadelappedaroundthe ConfedenreL{haped defense. pounderhowilzersto within400 yardsoiLeet iine,therebelinfantry
Fromwhereheslood.hisnen wouldchargesourhwesl aSainnoneside nskedbeingslowly shol apa(. Conseqlently, Lee orderedhis 23rd
of the L. He lnew that rhedefendeswould be ableto fire ontvone Alabamato chargethe guns. It was a mislake.Major Charles
volleyb€forehis menwereon then. Accordingly, he rold the rearby Stolbrand,Logan\ divisionalchiefof artillery,observcd themovemenl
soldiesof the29thWisconsin thalaftertheyhadadvanced a few paces ed rcdetoGene.alJohn Smith.InhislhickCedan acccnt,Slolbnnd
he woDldchophis sworddowneardsas a signalto fall flat on rhe alertedSmithto therbrar, adding,By damnir theyvart mineg!ns."
ground. L'lccinnis hoped thar lhe defendeasvolley would pais Smithhad tvroregimen$in nearbysupport.He gdmly .eplied, Let
hdmlesslyov€rhead- ThenthemenwouldriseDpandcharge. 'em come,wete
readyto receivethen.'Fjre from the big-throated
His schemeworked perfectll Nedly simujtaneously, his llth howirzersand the supporting infantrysenlthe 23rdAlabamareeling.
Indianausedrheir zouavetrairing to advancestealthilyagainsrrhe ThenMccinnis brigade,who hadretainedtheirorderaftercapturing
easkm faceof the rebelposition.After firjng oneshonnnge volley, ChanpionHill. wheeledto therjghtto exploirirsluccessby a$cking
the zouvescharged, The deferdes foughia bmvebut brief hddro, towardLee\ righl flank.Lee wilhdrcwro the ne* Uneparallelto the
handstruBglearoundthe.ebel Suns.Exhibitinga frnecommandof
tactics,Mccin.is commirtedthe 461h Indianainro the breach.
Meanwhile,the lllh Indiananimbly tumed to rhe left wherethey
eniiladedthe adjacentdefendingregirnenr. The suniving defenders

ColonelJamesSlack,who commanded Hoveys secondbngade,

adlancedon Mccinnis leir towardrhe Closyoads.His nen looked
acrossa comtieldto seean anillery-srudded
Confederate
batle line.

HoYey's
Assault
rr:30 A.!1.-l P.ltl.
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Logan.ridingwell foNard with his leadi.Btroops,recognized thdt

Lee'sleit flankwasdanglingin theair CeneralJohnSmith'sbigade
aheady panially ovcrlappedrhe Confede.ateleft. To exploir
thoroughly lhe siluarion,
Logansunrmoned hisrese e brigadeaswell.
JohnStevenson\brigade*as iormedin hrndy battalioncolumns,a
tormationthat penniuedrapid movemcntand e.sy deploymenr.
Slevenson husrled hismenthroughtheUeldsto theUnionri8hrburjusr
belbrerhey afiiled wh.re Logan wantedrhen drey found $rr rhe
'F'W'i1|l?n-x"- enemyhadbeatenthen to it. The Confederates loomnrgbetbredrell
wereBanons CeorgiabriSade, menwho hadjustcompleed noretlrun
mile'lorgjog at thedouble.
,3ra 4rnl \\ _r)4rN Barlon\ mencaDeup just beioreLee relreared. Ba on sawJdrn
- "'l!':iDr Stelenson s wellernersoccupyinga lvood and prcpaing to chrrge
b rcor"-^".-,,.
E o o n1 4r . "i,i,i;ilii againstLee\ left flank. Banonke$ rhe52ndCeorgirin reserlea.d
rB:il
Bde.d.
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imnediatelycommiiedhis otherrhreereginenlsto a chargcagainst
JO{P6hro,
's'fcr'ro Il H@?t'\ Stevenson. k enjoyedinitialsuccesanddrcveSrevenson\ sknmishers
R!F*W.i \ backfor severalhundredyards.Bur Srevenson s bdlle line heldlin!
lnd checkedthe rebeladlance.Then Bartonsa$ slclenson\ bdgadc
beginro ourflankhis o*n leii. He summoned his ese e. burrl'c 52nd
l-"-rt -to rt "u*or"ly comesrthe progressof d entirc Udon
brigade. As the bluecoaB continued to $@p eud his left fldt,
Banon saw dother enemybrigadebeganto €nflade his ridt flank.
Thesesoldim belongedto Leggen\ brigadewbo had advdced irto
the void tf,e hadleft whenhe had withdm\rn. L€ggett'sbrigadepouEd
a destruclivefie into Barton's flank and then chdged. Ar llinois
soldierdesoib€d how his regimetrt"rushedright Dpto them ltheyl had
Dow become€rror-sEicken at our boldness.crouched down in rhe
chMnel of the c.€ek, held Dp their hdds and beggedfor nercy.
Banon's men routed wesl along lhe JacksonRoad and surg€dacrcss
Meatrwhile. Jobn Stev€nson'smen spied a ConJedeEteartiilery
position oDthe crestof the ridge lo rheir left iiont. Ofrce6 Edi@red
the brigade'sth@ regimentsrowardthoseguns: FoMard, guide left,
narch.'The rcgimentswheled io the l€ft in line abl6t. Aiter a few
stepsthe menof the 32ndOhio - a unir whos€vetetus bad seNedin
\.Jgida whercthey had beencompelledto suender ignominiouslyto
"Stonewall" Jacksonat Harpe6 Ferry, md had lived with
fte shase
ever since ' raised the shout "Go in. Harpefs F€rry cowards."They
ignored their officeN comands 'Steady, steady' md charged
impetuouslyup hill. Simul&neoustn t ogan. who semed to havehis
finger always otr the battlet tactical puls. ordered JotD Smith\
brigadeto join the attack.
On th€ hiltop stood eight guns b€longing to Compdy A, lst
Mississippi Light Anillery atrd the Cheroke ceorgia AJtillery. The
Mississippi g'ms slood somewhatapart md to the left of the
Georgia battery. As the Union line suged towdd them, Caner
St€vensont chief of .nillery, Major Jos€phAnderson,ordered the
gume6 to switch fiom shell to canister,dd then doubl€cmister. The
Mississippid were cl€arly shak by the rcut of the ceorgia infantry
dd their aim was pool tn addinon. the rclling lermin offered
coNidenble shelterto rhe cbargingtufatry. The Union infantrf tued
a volley at 30 yardsrangethat ripped tbrcugh rhe battery kiUing mosr
ot rhe horsesatrd numercu!creq. SdU. rhe Mbj$'ppr gunne^
exhibited amazingtemcity. Batery Caflain SamuelRidley suffered
multille wounds while serviog a gm singl€-hudedly.SectioD
colmdder Lieur€nantFmrk Johtrton had his horse shor our from
underhim in the tust volle' He roseto sfle dorher gun whorc crw
bad al@dy fallen. Recognizinghe could not extrac!his gunsbecause
of the loss of his ho6es. Ridley orderedJohnsronro ger the menout if
posible. As he tumed bis hoBe to the rear.an Illinois srgedt called
out, Seeme shootthat fellow." The sergeant6Ed md Ridley fell dead.
The Mississippi battery lost 74 of 82 men in its desperaBbur furile
deranse.Spe&headedby the 32nd Obio. the federal soldieB ovelfu
tbe guns- The Harper\ Ferry cowards' had achieved vindication.
Shordy thereafter John Smith\ brigade successfqlly sromed the
Chercke Anillery. Everywh€relhey l@ked. Logm\ men saw dued
or fleeing Confederates.
It was l:30 p.m. Back at the Chdpion hous€.rhe roe of battle
cle&iy indicated that Stevenson's brigade was ourflankitrg the
defenden.Grdt told an aide,"Co down Io tngm and retl hin he his
makitrg history today." So f& that hisrory included rhe lhoough
thEhing of Caner Slevensons division. the captue of 16 cannondd
numeros prisres, ad rhe occupation of the batilefield\ key
fe ures.victory seemedat hdd.
However.colmud dd conEol confusionimposedby tne complex
lermin had coupled with his own incapacity lo preventMccledard
fton effectiv€ly engaging his forces on lhe Raymod od Middle
Roads. This atlowed Pembenonlo progessively strip forces from
rhis sector 10 rcinforce his left. He disparchedBowent division to
coun€mrlackG@t s brcal1tuough-
M.rching along the Radiff rcad toward the Crossrcadscme
Cockell's 250cmm Missouri brigade.Cockrell saw lhe 56th ceorgia
sbnding nm. He orderedhis leading .egiment. the 5th Missouri. to
deploy on trE Georgians'left. with the baldce of his brigadeto fom
on the left of the 5th Regimentas tbey cameup. The brigadebuglq
soundedthe signalto begir tne deploymentiion roadcolum ro banle
line- His noteshad hardly ceNed whenthe Georgiansdissolvedbefore
the onslaughtof Slackt fedemls.
Becausethe 5$ Missouri wa caughtin the ad of deploying,at first
the advantagetay witb Sl&k s p@ple.At a mge of 50 y&ds ft€y fired
a punishing volley into the right fldt of the 5th Missoui. The 5rh
Missouri recoiled,but the metrrcmiDed steadl Tbey R€d back into
the snoke. loadedwhile moviDgawayfrom the fe, fomed up b€hind
a fence line. md for the nst 15 minDtesexchang€dregule volleys
with StacL When the 5th MissouJiretired,it exposedfte ri8ht flanl of
the adjacentregimentto enfiladefire. This rcgimentalso rctircd to the
fe.@ line. It was an altogetherinauspiciousiDtroductionto the batde
for C@I|fell\ brigadeand it mademore thm one Missoui rebel mad.
kivate JohnDale of fte 5th MissoDriboundedover the rail fencero
wdd th€ foe and scr€amed,"Com€ on Compdy I. we cd whip the
God dam Yank€esons-of-bitches!"Compey I cheeredmd followed
the belligerentprivate.The rcginental color parry joined then. Then
lhe entireregimentsurgedfosdd dd this causedth€ 3rd Missouri to
advanceas weI. The spontaeous counterattackregainedthe positioD
where the 56th Georgiahad sbod. Cockell realizd tbat the UDior
strcngthwa on his righr so be countemarchedhis @n two left flanl
rcgimetrts.the 2d fd 6th Misouri, to fte oppositeflank wherethey
fonned up unde. heavy fiE. Again the Union boops chargeddd
seemedabout to ovesheln the 5th Missoui unril Cocloellt l4r
regimentcme pdting up the Radir Road-The tst Missouri Regimenr
managedto stop the attackm by liring a heavy volley at t€n pace
range.At that morent Doone realird that the tremendouschargeof
Hovey'sdivision had reachedits high water mark.
At this poitrt BoweD\ s@nd brigade corunanded by CreD,
deploy€don tbe right of the Missoui brigade. Ne"'q fiv€ Missoui
batteri€snumberitrB20 gms trundled into position behind Bowen's
infaDtry.unlimbeEd, dd openedfire. {SeeMap 4) WitI that, Bowen's
5,000-mm dilision conpleted its deploymenr.The division posessed
substanlial tutical adlanrages.Had Hovey s divisiotr b@n inracr,
Bowenwould haveoutnumbe€di1five to four Blt Hovey had already
sutreredsignificanl coDbat loses dd wd weakenedby the needto
escon pnsoneB and woundedcotrades to the ree. Morcover it had
jnsr completeda tong chargeover ngged remin which had causeda
considerablejunbling of the ranks-Iady, the divisiont lwo brigades
werc not in nutual suppoG Mccimis rcmtued on Chmpion Hilt
while Slack was at fte Crossoads.Neither had anillery suppon. ln
sDm,5,000of the bestsoldiersor the field wereaboDtto counreGttack
abourI,600 disorgdized menof Slackt brigade.Ar 2:30 p.m. Bowen,
Grcen,ud Cockel the latter acting very mrrh the gallet cavatier
by holdine both his reinsdd a largefraCnoliaflower in one handmd
his sword in rbe otber rode befor $en nen od signalled the
advdce. The Missoun andArkmss inJolry eavevoice10a wild rcbel
While Cekell .lrove tuough th€ Crossrcads,Green\ brigade
movedfosdd in lnnden on their right, Moy of the federal soldien
G€en initially encoutrteredhad udoaded mDsketsmd rhis pemitted
Green to push foNed Fpi.Uy. After pasing the Crossroads.the
fiShling ragedalongthe eastemgopesof Chmpion Hill whereSlack\
brigade conlestedeach tree. stump. and 1og. Slack\ srubbom
resistdce slalled Green's advancebut at grcat cost. An Aikdsas
soldierde$ribed whal t@k placewhenbs regimentfred at a rmge of
80 feet:"Never beforemr sincehaveI everwihessedsucha sight.The
whole lin€ semed to fall md tunble headlongto rhebonoD ofrhe hill.
ln a momentthey cameagain,dd we werer€ady and againrepulsed
Oem.And againand againfor severalhoDisin this way we held them
CoclEll s bngademadebetterprcSiessand nanagedto comewith
ten ymdsof MccitrniJs position atopChampionHill untit haltedby a
pair of federal camon. One of Mccinnis's mendescribedhow "men
tumbled.fencerails fles wildly thrcughthe ajr The gunne6..-nowcut
loosedoubleshottedwilh gape andcadsrercompletelymowingdown
tbe enemy.They stood in nadtully for at ledt twenty minuEs then
tumed and fled.'Having failed in tbeir fiNt nsh. the Confed€rates
begansofteningup the defedels Iine with accDmErifle tue. Whetr
Cockell's nen chargedagain they received sixteen rounds of firc.
 23
man] of Mccinnis' :nen .erired through them. Under cranfs gaze,
they chargeduphill. Jusrbelow the hill c.est the brigadeencolntereda
solidgraywall oitroops.A mDsket duolbetweenCockru ud Boomer
ensued,andnow..elatedar lova soldieawe..kiUedeachotherasfast
a! we coutd."For 40 ninules Boomels bngadecheckedCockretts
advdce and while so doingstfferedthe heavie$bdgadecaluatties
enduredby Grant\ armyduring the banle.More thaDone rn hree were

BowenoderedG.eenro try lo tum Boonels ]eft,The combinalion

of Green\ advdce and a hrming move by some of Cockrellt
Missourians exposedBoomeasfldk egimenr'toa dargerous enfilade
fire.Halfof thereSimenisleft flankcompanyfell to Confederatefire.
Fromrheheightsar 200-yardrange,rebelgunneBwho werecrewing
$e lwo capturcdgunsalso rargetedBoomeasmen.OveNhetmed,
Boomerwithd.ewdownslope. The batrle'scrisiswasat hand.Afterthe
stemest fighting.Bowen\ divisionhadovercome allresistance
excepr
for a remnantoi Slackbbngadewhichcontinue.tro hotdrhewoods
southeast ol ChampionHiU. Now CockeU\ and creen s warrioB
enleredtheopenfieldsbenearh Champion HiUto thrusragaineCranfs

Uly$es Crant had faced rour and near ruin ar Belmonr.Fon

Donehon.and Shiloh. Nor as then he retainedhis balance.The
artjlleryofferedtheclosestreserve al hand.Cmnto.deredhisChiefoi
Artiuery to a$emble rhree barrerieson a rise nonhwesrof fte
Championhouse.He sent a cou.ier to recatl Stevenson's brigade,
shich at thismonenrslillposessedachokeholdon theJackson Road
ne the Baker'sCreekcrossing. Thenhe sawlwo regiments of fr.sh
soldie$ belongingrc Crockeis remainingbngademarchingat thc
quick pace up the JacksonRoad. Evaluatingthe siruationcrant
chamcteristically iocusedon his enemys ratherthanhis own a.myt
pe.il: "Hoveyt divisionand BooneCsbrigadede good troops, he
told an ofticer, andif ihe enemyhasdrivenrhem,he is no1in good
plighthinsell Ifwe cango in againhereandmakea liule showing,I
thinkhewillgive way.'crantorderedthc freshreSimenrs cornnanded
by Holmesto nakehis little showing'by advancing upCharnpion HiU
until sroppedby rheenemy.
As Grantconpletedrhesedisposirions, Bowen\ soldies emerged
onlo the iields ar rhe baseof rhe hill. The cornbination oi Stacks
comnuedresistance on Bowen\ rightandthepresence oftwo federal
inchdingsixdoubleshottedwith canislerThecanisrer rippedrhrough regimenls who occupieda gully on his lefr limitedBowen's rhrusrto
theMissouriinianrryA horified Mhsour'privarevrole thattheblood a namw frontagerhatprobablydid nor exceed400 yards.Oncethey
in fie rutsof lhe road tan in a srream, aswalerwouldhavedone,afrer entered fte opentheypresented a cled rargelro rheUnioncannon. The
a hdd .ain."Six colorbearers of lhe I sr Missouriwerehit whileurging cannonand the infantryc.o$fire innictedheavyloses on Bowent
thencomrades forward.Thusinspired,Cockrelts wamorsoveranue rnen.Thelsr Missouriachieved thedeepesr Confederate penerrationof
tvo Sunsandrecaptured rwo oftheir own,Slill theilghlingcontjnued lhe day.Bcausehe hadhedd rharthe prizedUnionwagontmin was
asMccinnisandBowenfoughtbackdd tbnh arounda log cabinatop parkedjustove.anse nearrheChampion house,rheircotonelledthen
ChampionHill for al least60 minures.Finally,superiorConiederare rhreetimesup this slope.Soldie6of rhe 6rh Misouri gor a! tar as
Hoveys ambDldcewagons. creen\ lgrh Arkansas advanced to wilhin
Pembenon tried1oexploitrhesucc4sby summonjng Lorjng,smen 30 pacesof the federalgun line. But the Unioncannonprovidedfte
from his still unengaged left. But Loring derestedPembenonand tacticaltrumptofinally sropBowen'samzing neD.TheConfederares
.eiiised.Aroundthis riine, aboDt3:15 p.m., tqo ot Lee,sAlabama oi CarterStevensont divisionwho srill .emainedon fte heightscould
regiments cameup to supponCockrcllt leii. The Bllied Oeorgians catchglinpsesof Bowen\ ughr.An officerinquiredwho werethose
alsorenrmedro plug a void thathaddeveloped betweenCockrelland troops? Tlrereplycame'"They areMisouriansgoingto rheirdealh.'
Green.But in Loring'sabsence, it wascled rhatifthe battlewererobe GrudginglyBowenSdivisionretied to thewoodedslopes. Hadrhev
won,Bowent divisionwould havelo proceedlargelyunaided.From beenSranleda breathingspace,rheymight haveheldrbebaxeof the
lhe wtage pointonChampionHiU,Cockrellt mencoDtdseeClanfs hill. But beforeCockrelland his regimenral office^ couldrie in thei.
headquaders at the Championhouse.Nearbystooda wagonrajn, urirs with the divisionalanillery HolmeJs two-regimentbrigade
seeminglyavailablefor rhe taling. Al1 lhat was requiGdwas an
advmce of another600 yards and cranl s cenrer would be ruptured. The EmperorNapoleon, qho prcbablyconducred morebanlesrhan
Cockr€ll'sline charged downslope, drivingoil lhe legimentsmaming any generalin history,onceobsefledthai whena baulehungin rhe
Mccinnis cenbr and left, TheseUnion soldies tried ro halr and balsce, rhe intervenrion of evena small,but ireshunit otien had a
rcform in the meadowirom whe.e they had begunrheir assault.To ore decisiveimpacl.His observation becamecontainedin the aphorism
'rhelast battalionwilldecide
tunningUnionsoldierthepuBuingMissou.irebehsounded like ,.ren rhe issDe.'A!ChanrpionHiU,the 17rh
thousand st{ving andhowlingwolvesl' lowaand l0th Missourihada combinedtolalofabout500 men.Their
G.antwas alen to the p€ril and comnittedBoomels 1,500man chargetippedrhebalanceand the federalsrecaplurcd rhe heightsand
brigadeto shorcup his center.In a performance rharmatchedthatof thenlhe Cmsyoads.Because of Mcclemand\ blundedng,therelvas
Cock.elh bngade,Boomer'ssoldiersdeployedd rheM evenwhile
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markerson ships.
Medieval Naval J. Notemovemenr
statusfor alt shipsduringthenexttum.
Warfare Rules
IV: MOVEMENT
by
A. Movemenrdirection will be determinedby rhe use of a compals
Tbornas Colenev rosewith 16equaly spacedpoinls aroundtbe compas edge.
B. One Dro wil be rolled ar the s$n of eachtum to detemine rhe
numberof pbaes b each tum dd the posibility of wind diEctio!
L INTRODUCTION
chuge, rsirg the folowing results:
I producedfiese rulesin orde. to atlow fo. navalactionswithiD a small L A scoRoi | = a *iDd chdSe ot I poilr cl@kwir
scale c.1200 A.D- mythical MediteEuid cupaign, which will 2. A scorcof 2 = a wind chdge of 2 poinls cloclTise
include Chistiu, Byatrtine, Nee E6tem, md North Africa stats. 3.A scoreof 3 = atmof I phde
However,I believe that they would be very suitablefor use in p@ 4.A scoreof 4 - 7 = a tMof 2 phases
nalaypiratecampai$s, aswel 6 prcvidtug a navaldpect for my sort 5.A scorcof 8 = a tmof 3 phdes
ofmedieval cepaig! fioD d edly d 800 up 1o1500A.D. ff anyone 6. A scoreof 9 = a wind changeof I point counterclockwile
has&y questionsor suggestionswith regardto theserules I would be 7. A scoreof l0 = a wind changeof 2 points counEr clockwise
happylo corespond wilh them. 8. A I point wind chug€s iocludesa tm of 2 phases
Thomd Coveney,t1867 E. 165thStreet.Nonalk, Ca.90650. USA 9. A 2 potut wind chmge includesa tum of 3 phases
Theserules de desiSnedto provid€a r€latively fasq easydd bdic
style of gme- h order to achievethis end the nunber, typ€s, and C. Sequenceof movementfor aI ships will be determined using the
op€ratingdetailsof tbe shipsincludedha ben sticdy limit€d. lslm following syslem:
or 25Im figms my be usd. Ships models,such as those sold by l. Onedl0 will be roled for eacnship at the b€ginningof eachtm to
Greedeld Hobbiesmy be used.dek plds from vsious sources.or de0erminethe order of movenent of eachship, including re-rcls for
homemademod€lsusilg suchmaterialsasbalta wood, cardstockand shipswith dle sane score.
dowelsmy be used:ftDm 9 to 13ircha long and 4 incheswide. Dice 2. Eachside will altematelymove 1 ship. srartingwith that side which
needed: D6 = l-6, aveESedice= 2,3,3,43,5& Dlo = l-10. has the ship with the high€st scorc, i.e. one with a scorc of 10 if

tr: SHIPTY"ES (SIZES,PERSONNEL,EQUIPMENT)
A.This systemusesfive basic t]"€s of ship€ as follol{s:
l. Cogs; squ@-rigged,single sail & auiliary oars
2. Dhows;lateeFrigged,single sail & auxiliary oars.
3. Drcmons;oai powered& an auxiliary late€n-riggedsail
4. lonSships;oar powered& a snall auxiliary squre rigg€d sail.
5. Ship\ Boats;od powered& a small audiary lateetrsail.
B. Ships must clEy th€ folloeing offctr€ srd cr€w' with rs nany
mele€/bisile fiBUIts ar can fit on the nodel {ithout overlapping.
l. Ldge Cog: 1 caplain,2 inares& 6 cree
2. Small cog: I captain,I mate& 3 crew
3. Dhows: I captain,I mate& 3 crew.No moretho oneqDanerof the
combathoops may be bowmeD
4. Dromons: I captain,I mate& 4 crcw No morc tbm one quader of
the combatimps may be bormen.
5. t-Dgships: I captaii/officer. No more rhanone fifth of the combat
troopsmay be bomen.
6. Ship'sBoats; I mate& I crew
C ltmp lo{t! nay imlud€ both foot and mourred ffgur€s, with
och mouted ngult t{king the spac€of 3 fooafigurts.
fil: SEQUENCE OF PLAY
A. RoUdice to determinewind dir€ction dd fore.
B. Roll dice to determineoralerof novemont for @ch ship.
C. Move shipsin sequ€nceas d€lerminedby dice sorcs.
D. Rsolve etrets of all rajns.collisions and oar she6.
E. Roll dice io resolve etrecB of nissile fire for each ship at tbe
appropriatepoint duing its movement,if missile Foops@ on bodd.
by the end of the shiph move al the la0esr,
F Detemine total dmage on eachship causedby raming. colisions.
bumine &.Vor ruming aground.
G. Detedine gnppled sliatusof all ships allowed to do so doring
H. Roll dice to resolveaI meleecombald[jrg ach half of eachtum,
L Note d@8e on eeh ship sl,atussheet,renove eliminatedfig!rcs
3. If due to ship tossesone side hd more thu the otber,the side with
the larger numberof shipswould haveto move2 or moE of its ships
i! seqDeDce, at the end of the tm.
D. Ships moving Dder seil Dusa move lhe baximlm nmt€r of
inches in each pha$ of a tum as detarmir€d by the direction fmtn
shich the wind cltches lheir tlTe of sail, as d€6n€d belowi
1. Ru = the wind cominCdirecdy iiom lhe stem,and at up to I poitrt
off either side of the centreof the stem.
2. Qu.ner = the wind coming agoss the srem al fiom I to 2 points
nfiher arongfrom the firihest 'Run' point.
3. Reach= the wind coming acrosseither side of the ship at iiom I to
2 poinb fDnheralong ftom the fulthest Quaner' poinr.
4. Beat= fte wind coming acrossthe bow at ftom I to 2 poinb nfths
atongfton the turthest 'Reach'point.
5. Lutr = fte wind coming di@tly ftom .he b@ md at up to I point
from eifter sid€ of lhe centreof the bow.
E. ff a ship is pointedalonga line sepmling 2 wind sp€edaJeasit nay
be movedat either sped.
F. Ships using square-riggedsails nust move the numb€. of inch€s
duing e&h phasea! listed below:
l. Ru = 6 2. Quaner= 4 3. Re3ch= 2
F. Ships using lat@D-riggedsails musi move the number of inches
during eachphde 6 listed below:
3. Bear= 2
G. Ships operatingunder sails may tum up to 2 points at the end of
eachpha!€of novemen! which h doneby moving tbe st€mo. 1 poirt
if ir hasno r€mainitrgofficer.
H. Ships using lat€€n-rigged sails mry attempt to 'Ihck' i.e. moye
dir€ctly fron one 'Beaf itirectior to the oppBile NinA lh€
l. The ship must stan the tum ir wishesto Tack'with its bow poioM
in either 'Beaf direction.
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2. Duing a 2 phrle tum a scoreof I ,2 or 3 rciled on one D6 causestheP. Shps rnoving under oa$ must move at ledt one half their cment
bow of the ship lo cross the Lutr' direction to the opposite Beaf speedin order io increasefteir sp€edduring be next tum.
Q. Shipshavelhe fotlowing mardmumnumberof Stmina loina per
3. Duringa 3 phasetum a scoreol 1,2,3,or 4 rolledon oneD6 causes tlT€ as listed beloq which may be recoveredby engagingin no kind
tl'e bow of lhe ship b cross,as above. of rnovenent, while not under missib nre or in inele€, for tne tsted
4. when a ship makesa Tack it will move aheadI inch, dunng a 2
phasetum o.2 inchesduring a 3 phasetum. and lhen shift its bow to 1 Dromons= 8,+2for3 2. Longships = 8, +1 for I
thene@stopposile'Beaf poinl. 3. LargeCo8 = 6, +2 for 2 4. Dhows = 6. +1 for I
5. ff a ship scoresI higber thd it needsto 'Tack' it sill mve aheadI 5. Small Cogs= 6. +2 for 2 6- Ship s Boats = +l for I
incb, thenshift its bow into the middle ofthe Luff'dir€clion dd con€ 7. Any ship nay recover+l sumina poinl for each2 hns

6. If a ship scores2 higherthan il needsto 'Tack' jt will nove ahead2
inchesad thencometo a slo!.
7. If a ship startsa tm with ils bow pointedin dy 'Luff' dirftlion il
may tm its bow to the nedesl 'Beaf poinl using lhe fint phaseof a
tum and tl'en moveaheadif possible.
R. Ships movjng under oars mu$ hale at lealt I renaining Stamina
point in order to conducldy frovemenl, including tms.
S. If a longshipor a dromonha! lesstb& one half of its stmina poinh
whenit engages in a meleeit will deduct-l pointfromits meleedice

l. Ships noviog unde. sail win 'D.ift'dom-wind 6 folos: T' Shipsoperatineunderom may tm the direcnonof their bow up to
l ShipJ boaK will drift I inch at the eld of a tum for each phde in 2 points in either direction after fte number of incbes of fofldd
movementas listed below-
2- Longships and Drcmonswil dnf12 'nchesat the endof a 2 phase 1. DrcDons & longships= each4 inchesof non-Ii.]ming speed
rum. md 3 inchesat lhe end of a 3 phasetum. 2. Cogs& Dhows = each5 inchesof movemen|
3. Snall Cogswill drift I inch at the endof a 2 phde tum. od 2 inches 3. ShipsBoats= each2 inchesofmovement
at fte end of a 3 phasetum.
4. Largecogswill drift I inch at the end of a 3 pbasetum. U. Shi?smay only tum while stopped.cruising. fast & battle speed.

J. Ships may shift fmm oals to sdls, or back, as follov,s: Y Ships moving under ods which re stoppedat the beginningof a
l Ships using auxiliary oars must sp€nd3 tums raising or lowering tum Day tum up lo 6 points h either direction if they nate no other
sails.a t I tum bking in or putting out oN, Dovemetrt,or tum up to 2 pointsin eitherdirectioned moveup to one
2. Ships using auxiliar/ sails nu$ sped 2 tums raisin8 or lowqing third of their cruisingspeed
sails,md 2 tums tahng i! or putting out ods.
3. The times listed abovefor raising or lowering sailswili be doDbled X. Ships able to move may jncr€as€ or decreaselh€ir sp€ed a
for a ship with les thu one half of its original numb€rof fiew figures maxnnumof I l€vel at the b€ginningof a tum a! definedbelow:
on boardai thal poinr. 1 A ship which b€ginsthe tum in Reve.semay either stopor conrinue
4. While a ship is shifting Aon sails to oms, ir will Drift' under the
2. A ship which b€ginsa tum at Stopmay eirherSlop,go inro Reve.se,
a. lf the wind is not comin-qfrcm such r direction so as lo causelhe or go to Cruising. afier having tumed up rc 2 point! to either side.
bow of the ship to be poinred into any each o. run dnecdon, ar the 3. A ship which beginsthe tum at Cruisingspeednay eilher Slop rft€r
begitrningof eachphasethe boa of $e ship wiu shifi I point lowdds having noved a minirnurnof one third of Crlising speedor go to Fast
the nerest reachpoint md drift downwind I inch duing eachphare.
4. A ship which beginsthe tum at Fastspeedrnaygo b eitherCruising
b. If the bow of tbe ship is pointedinto any reachor run direcrionat the
beginningof a phasefte ship will &ift 2 inchesdomwitrd during eeh or Battle/Rming speed.
5. Any ship which des not begin a tum at Stop may 'Stop after
moving Iedt onethird of its cruisingSpeedat the beginningof the tum
K. Ships noving under sail may come ro a conplete stop at fte at $e cost of +1 Stanina Poitrts.
begiming of my tm by 'SpillinS' tbe wind from rheir sail{s) also 6. Ady ship nay slop at fte b€ginningof any um by Digging In' ils
causing then to rcmain sroppedotr the followinS tm including om also causingit to remainstoppedon the following tum, including
drifting asin IVJ above. drifting as in IV. J above.
L. If a ship moving undersail ltans a tum poimedinto my of the Luff' 7. Any ship moling underoa$ may Liff its oarscausingit to drift at
dircctionsit musrtm its bow I point per ph$e until it is poinrd into one h8lf it! speeddu.ing $e previoustum.
the nedest di@tion in which it ca moveahead.
M. Shjpsmoving underods will move onceper tum Y. r friebrly ship! make contact duira e tum ih€ folowitrg n es
N. Dromonsand Longshipshavea maximum sp@din 'tnches while
noving underoa$ for eachtype of movement6 listed betow for each l. If ftiendly ships contact at less thd Rming speedboth must
type of ship,including Staminacost! onceeachtum. imediarely cometo a Stop for the rcs! of that tum.
l. Sropledr0, -0 2. IJ ftiendly shipsmakecontactat RMing Speed.a ram attackwiu
2- Revene a. Dromons= 5,-0 b. Longships= 4.-0 be consideredto have@cu@d. as iD SectionV below
3-Cnisins n. Dronons= 10,-0 b. Longships = 8. -0
4- FsL a-Dronons=13,-l b. Longships= 11,-l Z. Il enerny ships nake con,act at less than Ramming speed the
5- Batde a- Dronons= 16,-2 b. Longships = 11,-2 folowing pmc€dure wil be us€d .o determine the oukome:
6- Ra]mins: a-Dronons= 21, -3 b. Longships = ll, -2 1. The moviDg ship will continue its creft general direction of
movementif at all posible, for the rest of its tum. Pushingasideany
O. Cogs,Dhows and Ship's Boatshavea naximum speedin 'Inchej contactedship if possibte.
while moving underods for eachtype of novement aslistedtelow for 2. If at ledl one lbird of the om of the movitrgship comeinto contEct
eachship, plus stmina cosl5,onceeachtum wilh any pan of the body of the enemyship, $e moljng ship will have
1 Stopped: 0. -0 sutreredan Oar Sheai as in YI. b€loq and will irunediately cone to
2. Cruising a. tjrge cogs=5.'l b. Shipt boats= 4, -0 a futt Stop.
c.SnallcogsandDhows= 7,-I 3. A ship witrr 'Lifted' oa$ may not sutreran Oar Shear'.
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by -t loint.
it causes
reduceay damage
v: RAMMINC & OAR SIIEAXING
'Recovel ftom damge cauwd by ming
G. Shipsmay never
A, DromoN Day attempt io deliver a 'FuI' Rtm attack against
ary semy ship onder ihe folorving conditioru: 'sutrk shi!!
H. Elidinaled ships shoDldbe replacedwith partially
l. h mDsthavecompletedat least 12 inchesof ils raffning sPeed,as 'down
which will .lrift wind' I inch per tum, after spendingI phaseper
in lV. L 5 above,before ir will be consideredto havebuilt up enoDgh
compasspoinl neededto um the bow of lhe wreck into the nerest
2. It must havecompletedany tums by tbe end of lhe fst 6 inchesof
I. Oar Sho. atiack wil b€ conduct€d .s follows:
3. lf it d@snot meelboth of the above€quiremetrtsat fte point when
l. If movementof a ship causesils oN to move acrossthe space
it comesinto conlact with dother ship, it witl b€ consideredto have
occupiedby the bow of aty other ship, or if its bol{, movesacrcsslhe
delivercda'Glancing'Rm d foUows
spaceoccDpiedby oan of eother ship. the player contouing the
4. Once it h6 cornpleleddy changesof di@tiotr during the fist 6
moving ship mustcheck for Od Shed dmage by rolling one D6 and
inchesof movenent of ils fst tum at rmitr8 sPeedil may contitrue
using the folowing resulls:
to move at this speedin a straidt line if it has sufficient remining
a. A scoreof 1 or 2 cause! I sp@dlevel loss, md the drnaged ship
staminapoints, and nny deliver a Ramat any point duing a following
may oDly nove in Reverse,at Cruising and at Fdt for $e rest of the

b. A scoreof 3 or 4 caDss 2 speedlevel lossesdd tbe daDagedship

B. A Full' rm may only be deliveredagainstlhe side of a ship.being
may only Dole in ReveBeat h.lf speeded at Cruising for the resrof
d€finedd at least I inch id nom fte st€mot 2 inchesin from the bow
of a lar8et ship. along fte side of the base,at d dgte of b€rween45o
c. A scoreof 5 or 6 causes3 speedleael losses,the damagedshiP is
and90" awayfton the centeline of the ramed ship by the bow of the
Stoppedfor the rcst of tbe tum md may moveody at Cruising al half
speedthe rest of the game.
2. A ship cnusingm 'Od Shear'moving farter ftd cruising will cause
C. Any colision betweenships other than that defined in VB above
+l pointtobe addedto thedicescorcin VI.l
will be classedd a Glancing' Rm, causingthe rmed ship to be
3. ff the final scoe is greaterthd 6, the ddaged shiPis iDnedialelv
pushedout of the way of the rMing ship if at a]l Posible.
Stoppedand may not nove for the next 2 lums
D. The nmbe. of points of siructurc damagewtich may be caused
L Any ship which sutrersany rm along its side while moving under
by either type of Ram will be dete.mined a! folows:
om will lose - I pemdenr level of off sPeed.
1. the player causinethe rm rolls ore D6 to determinethe numberoi
points of structuieddage. using lhe chartbelov.
K. Once a sbip has lost aU it! leveb of otr sp€€d, il wil oP€rate
2. A Dronon will add +1 poiDt of damageagainsta Dhow or a Small
und€r the fonowing rcstrictionsl
cog or +2 points againsta Irrgship.
'Full' rm will imediately siik. 1. Ir will hn its bow I loint ler move phde into $e middle of the
3. Any ship\ boatmeiving a
4- The player causinSa 'Glucing' Rd wiu us the following system
2. Until it ce 'RaiseSail' it will drift downwind I inch for eachPhde
to modify ary potertial dmage;
a. IJ a Dromon conlactsa Dhow or small cog, +1 poinl will be added
3. It may not move under oN until it hN beetrfitted with new ods,
to tbe total scoredby the Drcmon, on the chartbelow.
eilher after a battle when il joins ftiendly oded shiP(s)or at a friendlv
h If a D.omon coniactsa Longship, +2 Points will be addedto total
scoredby the Dromon, on the cban below.
c. r a Large Cog contaclsa smaUCog or Dhow. or a small Cog or
Dhow cortacts a Longship,+2 points will be addedto the total scorcd
VIl MELEFS & I{ISSILE FIRE
by the moving ship on the chdt b€lou A. M€ls wil be conductedusing the folowing syslem:
d. If a Ship\ Boat is cont&ted by my other ship type, the Player L Shipsmusl becone SGppledduring the movementponion of a tum
cotrtrolling the moving ship will roll oDeD6, with a scorcof 1,2, or 3
in orderfo. a nelee to be conducted.
causingthe Ship\ Boat to sink. 'FDlt ram will
2. A Dromon which successftrllydelivers a
e. If a Longship or Dhow cotrlac$ a Ldge Cog or a Drcmon _l point aulo@tically becomeSEppledwith its l"lmed oplonent
witl be deductedfrom the lotal damaSePoints scor€by the moving 3- A ship which is within 1 inch of my other ship ar my Point dunng
ship. 'Grapple' by rclliDg one d6
the movem€ntponion of a tm Inay tlf to
t If the finar dice scoreis lessthm I, Dodmage occm with a scoreof 4.5 or 6 causing a success-
g. ff the final dice $ore is greaterth& 6, + I point of additionatalamage
4. As soonas a ship belomesCmppledthe controlling Playe.mav take
one aitenpi 1obreaka Smppleasfollows:
a. OneD6 my be roued for eacbmeteefigm in cont4t alongfte Part
Glmcing RaIndamage
of the side of the ship which hasbecomeelapPled.
I b. Ary figDresconnga 6 wil successfullybreaktbe grapple
2 poinrs 2 5. Gnppled shipsmay engagein no movemenl
3 poinls 6. Meleesoccur after all movementhasbeencomPleted.
2 poinis ?. A boardingnetee will corsist of a ma/jmu of 2 tounds of combat.
8. All boarding meleeswiI begh during the hatf of a nn aier the
shipsbecomegrappled.
E. Shipswill be eliminatedfrom play when they hav€sufferedat least 9. If a ship wins the first bolnd of meleeits cotrtrollingplayer may end
the lotal numberof smlctrdl points listed below as a result of Ru thar meleedd breakgmplles.
Damag€l 10. I'Iie results of a md€€ wil tle detemrin€d as follows:
1. Largecog = 10 2. Dooon = 9 3. Dho* = 7
a-Eachplay€rwill roll I averagedice (2,3,3,4,4.5)for eachof his ships
4. SmaI cog = 6 5. Longship = 5
engagedin that metee.
F. r ftieDdty shipseverbecomeengagedin a rm, the moving ship will b. The dice scoreofeach ship witl b€ multiPtiedby the combinedtobt

of the numberof meleefigrs plus otre third of all the missile ud
c. The final dice scorcb divided by 10. dd ay ftaction of at leasi 5
beitrgrcundedup md adding +l to that scoE.
d. r thereis a leaderfigm involvedin a mel@+1 wil be addedto the
e. The ship wirh the highesrtoral scoie wins rh€ mel€€.
t If a ship is in a m€leewith 2 or more opponents.that player nust
decide before rclling his dice how many fiBurcs will be dsistred ro
g. The finat total scoredby qch ship h a met€ewiU detemine the
numberof fiBuresoDboardeachship which mDslbe checkedfor with
savingthrowsas below:
11. One D10 wil be ml€d for each potential ffgur€ todsafter erch
mund of mele€usirg the folowing sJstem:
a. r a 1 is scoredthe seniormilitary leaderis checked.
b. If a 2 is scoredlh€ seniorship ofEceris ch€cked.
c.Ifa 31o 7 is scoreda inetee6gureis cbecked.
d. r a 8 or 9 is scoreda missile figue is checked.
e. ff a 10 is $ored a sailor / crew is checked.
t tf a figurc type is not on the ship the followir8 syslemwill be used
to detemine which alrematefi8re will be checked.
1. No l@der causesa meteefigue to be cb@ked.
2. No caprainor mte causesa crcw fi8ue ro be cbeked.
3. No meleefigw causs a misile fi8ue to be cbeked.
4. No misile fi8re causesa meleefi8ue ro be cb@ked.
5. Bo crew figw causesa missile figue to be checked.
12. One Dlo wiI b€ ml€d for 4ch figuE to b€ ch€ckedafter ach
mel€€bourd to s€€if it is 'Saved'
a. MilitaJy leader= a scoreof I to 7 saves
b. Melee figure = a scoreof I to 5 saves
c. Missile figure = a scorcof 1 to 3 saves
d. Crew figure = a scorcof I or 2 saves
13.All ligrlB fighling on a ship higher ftd ftei. opponentas defined
below will bave'l deducEdiion ftei dice score.
a. A laige cog is higher lhan all o$er ship types.
b. SmarlCogsand Dronons are higher then Dhovs and t ongships.
c. Dhows and lrngships are higher thanShip's Boats.
14.If the bow or stemof a shi! is grappledto dother ship only 1/3 of
fte mimum numberoI figures cuied by tha( ship may engagein a
nele fton that pan of rharship.
15- ff the side of a ship is erappledto molher ship, only 3/4 of the
maiDum numberot figms cdied b) $al :hip may eoSagein a
m€l@ ftom that pan of ftai ship.
16-A ship wiming 2 corccutive bouDdsof mel@ agaist the sme
oplotrent capturesthe opposing ship. which must be tllzmed by al
least I cr€w figurc in order to more iL
17. A single ship b€ing boarded by 2 or nore enemy ships may 3. The attackmay be diiecdy to its fron! over the bow or up to 2
automticafy lose the tust bomd of melee,incltrdingcheckingfor the
los of I fig@ for lhe first attacKng ship, plus I figure for each 4. The
additionalattackingship i.e. I figue for the fi$l ship,2 fo. the second, tbe anack
B. tt wil tak€ 1 bouDdof relee to ttusfer figres ftom I ftieldy
gEppled ship to ey adjacentfti€Ddly Siappledship.
C- ReidorcemeDts@y bever tucrede the total Duber of fi$rcs
which coDldoriSiD.Iy b€ caried by ey rhip.
D. Reinforcernentsof a s!@ific tlTe of figure nay neverincrea!€the
tolal of ihat q?q excepttbat equiEtent t}?es nay b€ counted6 part
of anothergoup e.g. ertra @w may be countedagaiostthe missile
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limit ud my mel@ my replaceany nelee.
E.In a multiple ship mel@ alt shipsnust engagein nelee-
F.A ship mustactuallybe attek€d by at least I enemyfiglle beforeit
can b€ co6ideEd to be ca?turcd.
G. It will takeprevioDslyg€ppled ships I tum after they utrgmppleto
pushtherelves fa enoDShap.it so that both cm mov€away.
H. Milsile fir€ from fsuns will tle coduct€d a.! folows:
1. ArchersInay 6re oncehalf way thJoughe&h tm md onceat the
2. crossbowsmay tue oncear the end of eeh nm
3. Missile rangesare as followsl
a .B o w sN e o = r 0-6 Mid=6'15 Fd=15-30
b . C r o s s b o wnse: a r= 0 - 8 Mid=8-18 Far=18-36
4. The dishce betwetr sh@ting figurcs dd target ships wil be
detemined by using lhe folowinS procedure:
a. The mee will be measuredftoD the outsideof that part of the ship
rcrest to the shootingfigu€ to the neeest part of the iarget ship.
b. Figuresoily sh@t overd enemyship if suchfiguresaie higher than
c. Figuresmay rcver shootoveratrypart of ften own or a fiiendly ship.
5. If a ship comesto a stopduring $e 6rst halJ of a om any missile
shorswhich rcmain nust be done assoonaspossible
6. Missile figures which sbootduring either half of a tum may only
d€fendduring a boardingaction during that halJ a tum.
7. One D6 win be ml€d fo. erch ffgur€ shooting its nissile werpon
uing the foloEing 6nlts:
a. Ned = a scorcof 4, 5 or 6 cau$s a hit
b. Mid = a scoreof 5 or 6 causesa hit
c. Fd = a scorcof 6 causesa hit
Dlring a 2 phasetDm the chmce to hit wil be rcduced 1
8- During a 3 phasetm the chdce to hit wil be reducedby -2
9- r tl'e cbece for figuEs to scorehits is reducedto less tbd I in 6
otre dice wil be rcIed for every 2 d 3 fi$res
10. Effects of misile hits will be detemiDedas folows:
a.All figues hit will be ch€ck€dfor 'Saves'd in \aI.B.l1
b. Figureshit by dossbowsnust deduct'l ftom savingscores.
11. Whenevera ship haslost at ledt otrehalf its total crw ud officers
it may ody tum 1 point at the end of eachph6e while noving wder
sail and it must add +l to irs dice scoreehen it atremprsro Tack' a!s
I. Dromons may atremptto ma-keotre Creek firc'anack during any
tum underft€ following conditions:
L The attackmay be mad€whil€ operatingeither underoarsor sail.
2. Therenust be at lff$ 5 nms betwen eeh att&k-
points
otr eithq side of the bow
player @ntrolitrg the Dromotrwill roll one D6 to det€min€ if
'Cc\ Ofl wiLba \coE of 6 b€inga failure.
5. The tuge of a 'G@k tue attackwi]l be determtuedby rc]ling one
D6 usitrgthe followjlg chart:
Luff Bea! Broad Run
I -0 -0 +l +2
2 -0 +1 +3
3 -2 o +t +Z
-l -2 -l -0 +l
5 -2 I -0 +l
6 -5 -3 -z I -0
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a. The be distdce of the nearesipoint wh€re the c@k Firc lmds
will be 9 inchesftom th€ muzle' of the sbot-
b. The score on the chan above wiu detemiDe dy possible
modificatioDto the basedisrance,
c. A shot tued into lh€ 'Luff' or 'Beat' dircction wi]l have its tuge
rcducedby -1 inch for eachtm pbe.
d. A shotfir€d into the run dircction will haveits mge incr€asedby
+l inch for eachtum phN.
e. If $e shot is tued duing a 2 phasetum, rhe direcrion win be
deflectedI inch down wind.
f. If ahe sbot is fiftn during a 3 phase tum. the direction will be
deflect€d2 inchesdown wind.
6. w}etr G@k Fire strikes either onto water or againsta ship i. wil
tplash'into d oval panem4 incheslong by 2 incheswide acrcssthe
useonly Cogsand Longships.
2. Those which occw itr the Meditetmem or Black Seashould use
only Cogs,Dhows ad Drcmons.
3. SNp s Boatsshouldoily usedwith Cogsdd Dhows.
B. The folowing poirts system should b€ Dsedehen setting up the
sid€seitbe. for . single game or a simpler campaign,
1.Atldtic, Nonh Sea,or BalticSea:a.largeCog=20
b Smallcog= 15, c. L.lgship =60
2. MedilermneatrSeaatrdBlack Sea: a. Ltrge Cog = 22,
b Smallcog = 12,c. Dromon= 72.d. Dhow=10.
3. Ship\ Boatsalwayscost 4 poinls each-
4. All ships ex@pt htrgships dd Dromos must pay poinu for all
combatfigur€scarded on board asfolows:
a. Foot Knights = 10.b. Archs & Crcsbowmen = 4
c Men al Ac - 8. d. Spemen includingAnbs = 6

7, If G]r€k fire hits sry pdt of a ship fre damaee rvil be C. Whenevera long t€rm campaignis being set up ships dd fi8lres
detemired uslng the folowing systeb: shourdbe pioducedusing whatevereconomicsystemis being usedfor
a. thereh a I in l0 chuce that GreekFire will eo out ar thepoint when the rest of the cmpaign.

b. Therc is a 1 in 6 chancetbat Greektue will sprcadto the mast,sails D. Wben setting up a sirgle battle, the opposingships should b€ on
ed riegtug at the point when it Iandsagairst a ship, if it do€srot go the gamirg 3M ud€. the following conditioN:
l. A1l ships on a.h side must be within I move of at ledt I othe.
c. r the Grcek Fire spreadsto tlE masts,sails, rieging ir can only be ftiendly ship, md moving in lh€ sane direction.
stopp€d by discarding the bumiog msts, sa s, rigging oveftoard, 2. The oppositesidesshouldtJ€placedso ftat enemyshipsneest eeh
wbich may be accomplishedio 2 tums while the ship is engagedin no other re at ledt 6 cruisingtums apad.
3. The wind sbouldbe set up so that it is blowing ar a ridt angleto the
d. Greekfire which succestuly startsto bm a ship causesa numb€r dircction ach gioup is facing.
of points of structural d4mageeachtm equal to the num&r rolled 4. UDlessthe playerswish to roll dice to detenioe the sidefrcm which
wilh one D6. the wind is bloqing, the player with the largesl number of lateen-
e. While the ndts, sails, rigging e still pan of OE ship md @ iigged ships. or if thesede equal,the side with the l.rg€st nunber of
buming,+1 poitrt will be added1()the structuratdanagecausedby the Dromons or t ngshipswill detemirc from which side the wind is

i Ifthere @ 2 pba€s in a Nm +1 poinr will be addedto my srructural 5. The opposiDgflets shouldbe placedso that there is at ledt some
rypeof land, codt or isldd(s), arongthe side of fte playing ea.
g. If therc re 3 phdes in a tum +2 poinrs will be added to my 6. The playe.s on eachside shotrldmdk down the relatile locarionof
structuraldamagecalsd by the Greekfire. their individual ships. subjectto the prcimity restiictions desc.ibed

J. Eachpoint of damSe causedby Raltrmingwitl be equalto 3 poinls 7. Playe6 should strongly consider gr€atly limiting their
of ddage causedby Gre€kFire comunications after d inidal discussionof then phns for the cou6e
of the batdebeing ser up.
K. Figms on boarda buming ship my attemplto put out a tue using 8. ff the mtue of the gamebeiD8orgdised rcsults f6m mdcuvres
the following pmedure: during a cmpaign, the playeB sbould oily discuss the geneEl
1 The ship may be engrged in no other &tivity campaigngoalswhich havebroughtabourthe actionand shouldnot be
2. The basecbmce to put out a fire is I in 6 a,llowedto seedy particDld shipswhich havebeensightedatrdcould
3, For eachsuc@ssivetm tnat an att€mptis madero put out a tue tbe b€ hiendly or etreny as wen d beinSgiven only a sketchmap of the
chanceto do so wiU in@.se by I in 6
4. Eachfigw eliminatedby nissile fift fion a bumiDSship reduces
the chancero plt oDtthe fire by I in 6. E. Wl€n c.€atiDg a rlvd campaigr or uling shlps as part of a
larger campaign. Play€B shourd rcnenbtr the folowingl
L- If a bqming ship is grappledro my other ship(s).they win havea l. Ihere should be enoughobj@lives in a cmpaign so lhar serious
bde chanceof I in 6 to catchfir which will increaseby I in 6 for each thoughtwill hav€to be given to a[ options-
successivegrappledtum. 2. Playds should rememtEr that Cogs ed Dhows were usually
privately owoed nerchanr ships conscriptedfor a limited period of
M. Ships will be eliminatedfrom action when they hale sufiered ar time, dd the los of lhe nilitary colmoder otr bodd woDld .lmost
ledt the toizl numberof strudural points listed below ar a result of automatic.Iy causeit to leave the combat dea as soon d posible,
probably with no bett€rthan a I in 10 chanceof EmainiDg.
l. Ldge cog= 27 2. Dromon= 21 3. Dbow= 18 3. PlayeB shotrld be encouragedto a8rEeto severelimirs on tbeir
4. SmallCog = 15 5. t-ongship= 12 6. Shipt Boat= 5 ability to chdge from using oals atrdsdls, inctuditrga rule that there
shouldbe a I in 3 chanceof a one tum aletayfor €eb ruB of 2 phNs,
N. Shipseliminatedby 6re wil be Fearedrhe sde as sunk€nships. md a 50% chmce of a I tum detayfor eachtum of thE phases.

VII: SPECIALRULES F. Ship€ transporting horsesshourd use the fonowirg system:

L The list b€low givesthe mdinurn horsecarryingcapacity:
A. th€ totlowing 6t icaions a]t Euggestedfor s€tting up Dlysl a- Latge Cog = 12 bo6es + 3 combatfigur€sas ho6e pages
b. SnaI Cog = 6 hmes + 2 horsepagesas above
l. Thosewhich ccu in the Atlantic. North Sea.or Baltic Seashotrld

c. Dhow = 8 hoNs + 2 horsepagesas above
d.Irtrgship = l0 hones +3 horsepagesa above.
2- Only feDdaynercenary Europeus ud Byzdtines shoDld be
allowedto Dsehngships ashorseEansportsat 16 poiDts.
l. Shipsbeing usedashoBe transporrsmy only use sails.
4. Shipssailing in fte Noih Seawill add +l to their lcore.
5. Shipssailing in Winter wiu add +l to their score
6. All ships b€ing Dsedas ho$e transpon! should roll I D6 at the
b€giming of eachcmpaign tum when the wind sp€edis equal to the
equivaletrtof eilher a 2 or 3 seCmenrbattle tum using the folowine
Numberof Ho6e figues losl
No Horsesl-ost
2 No Horseslrst
3
5 lo 'Tow other shipsinclDdingspeedreductions:
6 2 HorsesLosl
7. ff playersareusing difiering crw qualities,the following modifien
shouldb€ usedwith the chdt above:
a. Poor crew = -l to the $orc
h Averageoew = no modification.
c. Vetem crew = +l to the scorc
8. Cogs& Dhows shouldoDlybe able ro load dd / or unloadhorsesar
9. tongships should b€ able to load / or unload horsesar peruent
docks as wetl 6 alor8 sh.low coasb, ihe laner opention raking 3
dmesastong a the fomer
10.For everyhose lost by a transponsuryivitrghoNs sbouldhaveto
spend eitber 1 cdpaigl tum with m novemert or move the
apprcpnate nuDberof led canpdgn rumsar onehatf.ped.
G. During cmlaigD tms €acb ship in a goup sbould use the within l0 ro 15inchesof rhe coastar the end of a tum.
following syst€mlo detemine il! ability ro sraywith irs grcup.
l. Each ship ir a grcup should bave a I in 10 chece of b@oming 'RaiseAnchor' and at leastsix tums if they haveles thd one half of
separatedfrod its own group when it is out of siShtof ldd, as well as thetr cr€w and caplain aboard.
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e. Shoals.reefsand beachesshoutdhaveat teast3 levels,for purposes
of ships gounding'; and on€ dagerous oDly at high tide: distances
ftorn a coastdep€ndingon the codt twe,
3. Tidal etrectsshouldbe recorded,if known to play6 or by m umpire
if possiblefor locationsunlsoM to playeB. bur which coutdbe found
4. Cogsmd Dbows shoDldbe allowedto ldd at d@ks.
5. AI other ship types may eithd Ds dock! m push ashoreon sandy
bqches along coastsor islands.
L The chanceof ships running aground'shouldbe b6ed oD the type
of coast / island, ship sped dd direction of movenent, dd tidal
condinonsa3weu asweatherstatus.including the followirg:
L Cogsand Dhows will be nore likely to suryive coDtactwitb @ky
or rough coail! / islandsftan ofter ship ||es.
2. Cogsand Dhows win be morc likely to be pemtuendy 'gronnded'
on smdy b@chesthm other sbip 9?es-
J. The following nles e suggest€dfor detemining the abitity of ships
1 Shipsmustb@ome grappledbeforc they cm engagein a Tow
2. Dromons dd LDgships should b€ twice 4 likely 1o be able to
'Tow
eroundedships fte thm other ship types, with the chdce of
succes detenined by the weather codition, with a better chance
whenthe tide is nmine out to rca.
3. No more thu two shipsmay attemptto 'Tow' one groundedship.
4. ff a ship is towing a ldSer ship the ihelf in openwaterit will Inov€
at 50% of its mdimlm sp€ed.
5. r a ship is towinS a ship no longd thanii.elf in op€n water ir will
Dove at 70% of its mdjmum sped.
6. r a ship is lowing anothership dosrl wind it will increde its twing
7. Shipsmay tow Ship'sBoatsat the cost of -1 iDcbfor eeh sucbboar
K. The following syslemshouldbe usedfor 'Anchoring' ships:
L Ships should only be allowed to Anchoi if they @ docked or
2. Ships should be required to spetrdat l€dt fou tms in order to

2. An isolaledship shoutdhav€a I tu 6 chace per cmprign turn of K. Shipsshoutdbe alowed 1obe 'Chained' togetherunderas followsl
fitrdjrg one or moft other shipsliom its own grcup. l. Only shipsof the sme getreraltype c& be chainedtogelher
3. r a ship rcDjrs lost at the end of $e campaigntM, it shouldhave i-e. Dromonswith Longshipsdd Cogswirh Dhows.
a I in 6 chdce of firding sone olher ship(s) which would have d 2- Shipsmu$ s|alt a batttechainedtogether
equalchanceof b€ing Aien.Uy,neutnl or hostile. 3. Shipsmy only b€ unchainedafter a banle haseded.
4. If a lost ship 6nds Doother ship(s)at the end of a canpaign tu it
should have a 1 in 6 cbanceof sighting a coalt wbich ha o equal L. As pan of a canpaign ir is suggest€dthat a Cog e.yor Dhow
chanceof betugfrien.[y, neutral or hostile. eogagedin a boardiDg action against a Drcmotr ddor tnngship
5. If a ship rcmjns lost for one cmpaign tum without sightingltud, it shouldadd +l or +2 to its rneteescore.
will b€ considercdto havebeeneliminacd ftom play.
6. r a ship fin& a ftieDdly codt it will ldd at the neaiesrporr ud M. Ship's Boatsmy only join theii p.rent ship or orher Ship s Boats
uDload,wbereir may b€ brcught backiDto play laler in a b@rdir8 action, dd must deduct-2 to ils meleescor€.
7- ff a ship 6rds my non-ftiendly co6t it will move alonSthat coan
uDtil it |@hes a ftiendly port as above. N. For lat€r 13th ud l4th certuy gm€s / cmpaigns m€dium and
h€avycrossbowsmay be added,using th€ folowinS ruls:
H The folowing systemis sugg€stedfor using 'Tenin' in a gme a! 1. Medium crosbows usethe followjng tugs in ircbes:
well asfor a cmpaigr, sincemostactiotrst@k placevery ned a coast a . N e a r = O t o 1 0 b . M i d = 1 0 t o 2 4 c-Fd=24to48
2. HeavycmssbowsuseOe fonowtug rugs iD irchs:
1-Th€ utue of coaslsshould be detenircd aspart of th€ begiming a . N e a r = 0 t o 1 4 b . M i d = 1 4 r o3 6 c.Fd=36to?2
of a cdpaign, a wel asbefore singlebat les.
3. Medim / heavycrcssbowshit with the folwing $orcs with a D6:
2- Codt typesshould includ€ the folowiDg: a. Near = a scorcof 3,4,5 or 6 calses a hir.
a. Harbou6, including tides dd dock, if present. b. Mid - a score4,5 or 6 caDs€sa hit.
b. Satrdybeaches,including varying depthsof sboals. c. Fm = a scoreof 6 causesa hit.
c. R@ky b@hes, including varying depthsof shoals.
d. Off-shorcislmds, including numb€r,siz€s,nd qes. 4. Figues hit by nedium / h€aif crossbowsmust deduct -2 Iiom
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5. Heavycrossbowsnay only sh@t orce everyother rum.
P Tlle ship rypes described below may be used for l4rh and l5rh
cennfy batdesdd canpaig$ md may replaceone of the older lypes
ircluding thei specificgme statistics.
l Carmck squaErigged, 2 or 3 sirgle sail masts.
2. Carvel squde rigged, 3 or 4 malts eachwith I or 2 sails.
l. Balinger: od lowered & I or 2 single sail auxiliary lateenrigged
mats. (Replrcesth€ t-ongship)
4. Mediterdem greatGa,lley:2 or 3 singlesail aDxiliarylateenrigged
ndts & auxjliary oars for raming ed mdcuring. (Replacesfte
5. Below @ the gme statisticsfor the aboveships,under sail:
a.Cuack: I captain,2 nales and I c.ew.Rutr = 8, Quaner= 6,
Reach= 3,
b. Cdel . I cap6in.2 mate\ed l0 cEq. Run = a. Quaner- 7.
Bear= 2
c. Balinger: I caprain/ leader. Run & Quarter= 5, Reach= 3,
except that they eachhave a I in 6 chanceof not tuing which wil
requirc 3 hms before firing again.
h Cdon will use tbe following 3 ratrgesin inches
l Nee= 0 to 18. Mid= 18ro40. Fd=40to80
c. Cmon will normally have3 preparedchdges at qch eun position
which can b€ usedevery third tum.
d. Afler a cadon hastued all its prcpded cbdges, ii will ta,l(e6 tums
to prepareeachsuccessivecmon shot.
e. Camon fie hd a 50% chanc€to hir figures.killing rhem,or to cause
sail / m4t d@ge, a total cansedby rollig one D6.
f. tndividual mats / sails shouldbe able to sufr€riiom 15 to 60 ooinls
dmage, dependingon their rumber od ship size.
16. Wlile movementfrom the Adantic to lhe North Sq through the
English Chmel sbouldbe relatively straighdoMard,eitherunder sail
or oars, movementin th€ other direction uder sail sbould be very
unc€nainincluding a very good posibility of nnning ou! of supplies
vhile Eying to makethe pasage.

17. By the beginning of the 14th Century Solthmpton wa! rhe onty
6. Shipsmay carry ho6es using the folowing maximun numbers: major pon on the south coa$ of Engldd where oced going ships
a. Cdack = 40 hors€s+ 8 combatfigws d bone pages. co'nd led, followed by Portsmouthby the eDdof the cenrury
b. CNel = 80 hones + 15 hoBe pagesa above.
c. Batinge. = 24 horses+ 5 ho6e paSesN above. A?PENDIX I : MEDIEVT{L SHIP PAINT SCIIEMES
d. GrearCrlley = l0 hor*s + 3 boRep.g.s as.bove
A- The folowing colours are occasiomly used in the nmes of
7. Balingen and Great Galleys have a mdimum sp€€din 'inches'
dring movemenrundq om fc eacb 8?e of movemetrrd listed 1. 'Red', 'Redd' , 'Rede' Cog 2. 'Yellow'Cdel
below for eachq?e of ship plDsStmina costl
a- Stopped:0. -0 B. When f-ouis IX landed in Egypt duirg the Crusadeof 1248,rhe
b. RevelserI BaliD8er= 5, -0 2. GreatCalley = 3, -0 galley of the Count of Jatra (of the Kingdom of Jerusalen) wa
c. Cruising 1-BaliDSer= 10, -0 2. Greatcal€y = 7, -0 descnbed by Joinvile, his relation, as being pahred withitr ud
d. F6t I Balinger=13.-l 2- Greatcaley = 10,-l without, with escutcheonsof his arms, which are: or a crcss paree
e. Battlq I Balinger = 17, -2 2- GreatGaley = 13, ,2 gutes.He hadat l4t 300 rowerson bis galley,ud for eachrcwer th€rc
I Rmirg: GreatG.lley = 17, -3 wd a targe with the CoDt's alms thereonad to eachrargewN a
pennon attachedwith his ']tm Nronght it gold'. Henldry and the
8. Staminarul€s re the sme for other shipswhile usirg ods
9. Balinges my ody turn at the end of qch 4 tuches md Great
Ga]leysat the eDdof acb 5 inchesof noHalming movenent. C. In 1295 the Englisb Royaj Govertrm€ntpurched the folowing
10. All other flles describingships while moving Dnderoars are dE amountsof the listed coloDrsfor usein painringships:
s:@ a listed in the main body of theserules. 2. Redlead= 8 ib 3. Vemilion = 2lb
I l. Shipswill b€ eliminatedfrom play whenthey havesufferedat leat 4. Red& qhite lead= 20lb 5. orpinent Gold) = 3 1b.14oz
the total nmb€r of structurepointslisted belowasa r€sulrof eitherfiE 6. Verdigds{ere€nof Greece)= E lb 7. Ochre= I lb
or rm da@ge, listed in rhar order E. ForeignBlue (yldabedas) = 4 oz 9. Brown = I lb
10.Red& Green(cFopre)= 4 oz ll.Blue&White=4oz
c. Baling€r= 18/6 d. GreatGaley = 42114 1 2 .B l a c k= 2 0 l b 13.Vamish= l8lb
12. All the shipsdesribed* in lhis sectiotrmay be usediD dy of the
campaignrea lisred eelier although Grcat calleys would be mosr APPENDD( ft MEDIEVALSHIPFLAGS,BANNERS, ETC
cotunon in the Mediternneanand rheArtmtic.
13.The points listed below will nodify rhe cupai8tr systen: A. By at least the 1330\ ships in English Royal service used rhe
a. Adantic, North Ss, B.ltic Sea: fonowing qT€s of flags:
l. Canel = 482 calmk = 363. Baling€r= 14 1 Udes othesise not€d att shipscuied a pedoncel with rhe ams
4. G@t Galley= 60 (onry ir Addtic) of St- G@rge.
2. If a sbip was l'ded afrer a sain! it woutd also carry two stremds
h Meditedmea & Black Sq with the ams of the apprcpriat€saint, as shom in the following
1Cdel = 522.
3. Balinger = 154. Greatcalley = 42 a.Ia 1337tle St Banolph Md the.tr Mciolas qch cuied streden
14. For tater 15th centurycdpaieDs the following sNp rypescd be fiom 14to 22 euslonged I ro 5 ells in breadb
allowedto cairy the listed numbeBdd tyPesof cdnonl b. In 1350Edwdd Itr led his fleelftoln the cog the Sr r/loMr which
a. Camck = 4 swivel gutrsatong eachside on a niling and 4 camon had an inage of the sainl aboard( a banneror sFeanar?)which wd
alongeachside in the waist on the top d@k. apparenttynwly madefor the cmpaign.
b. Cdel = 6 swivel gunsand 6 cmoD as above.
c. GEt Galley = 8 swivel g!!s alonSeachside on the railings md 2 3. lf an Etrglishship wa not nam€dfor a Saint,the sEeder issuedto
cannonmountedat the bow poinring forward. it woDld show other charges.such a th€ 'Jerusarem'which u!€d red
md white colours, witb white dESons,greenIozengesand leopdds
15. CaDnor fin wil opemte under the folowiig procedur€s:
a. Swivel guDswill hav€the sane ruge dd etrat a h€vy crossbows, 4. Ships in ahepeEonalserviceof Edw.rd Itr, suchas the Edrald ir
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Of the alleged cure for PPSD
Operatlon'Grerf 1945
During the Battle of the
Bulge
by AIex King
For an €xplmation to the bekgromd for this article ed PostPuchde
Stres Disorder, pleN refer to issue 119 With that said, here is the
lecond anicle. dsling wilh small scalestartup gdes md contiDuing
rherhemeof hisroricala.rion(ler behindeoemylitre..
On 14 Decernber 1944, unil! of operation 'greif moved otr,
following behindthe lead Panzr spemneads,at the sun of fte Batije
of the Bul8e in the AJdemesdurine the 2nd world war. Thes€units
were of cou6e ceman and a mixture of (initiallx) four units of
Gconnaisancecotunandosand two of demolilion. wnh nfiher units
being sentin over the next few daysof the Gemd advmce.
Eachcomnando unir had its own Americd j@p, wilh a crew of 2
4 men, all dressedin Amencan unifoms ad able io sp€akpasable
EnglisvAmerican.Their &sks wer€ to la*e advmtageof tbe hopefully
rcneadng Anerican unib in fteir seclos, tben to either, add to the
seneralchaos.or obsede and sendback infomtion- The demolition
units had sp€cifictdgel! to reach.sDchd bridees,whercthey wereto
usually disconnectany explosiveslard by the Americms.
Now fony or so Germansyou rnay think, could not caDsemuch
dmage in actualphysicaltems. a in that assumpdonyou would be
corect, asindeedwasthe case.But in psychologicatlems, the damage
to theAmericu troopscqlainly madea difficult situationmuchworse
in ihe eely days of the GeI]]fr offensive,making units at the fton1,
somewhaltigSer sDspiciousof their fellow Americes. A situationthal
wd sadly to causethe deatbsofAmericu troops frcm friedly fiE,
well alter the Gel]lEs slopled the p@tice of using corunatrdouirs.
Passwords were ofteD f@ly given by unsusp@tingAmericans, as
commdo units blutred their way aloDg.with two Cetmns disguised
s MPs. even maginS to rejout a tdge part of U.S.16th Ree! lst
Inldtry Division, bek along to Malmedy. whetr it should of been
Now that takes some nerve, to stmd therc qhilst hDndiedsof the
enemydrive right pa$ you. of8cen fd .ll. ed yoDwith but probably
only a vague undeBtandine of the Americm latrBuag€.They had
employedthe old sign switch gag.dd the two s@n hi-tailed i! out of
therc opontbe uival of somegenqin€MPs.
Evetr the scene ftom the filn. The Baule of lhe Bulge, qhich
portEys a coMdo unit dismding somechargestayed to blow a
bridSejust ah@dof the advmcing puers. may be panially correc!
which is not bad for Hollwood.
A squad of supposedengio@6, a,lthoughdescribed as looking
"st@ge" by witbdmwitrgurits, wa! actuallyseen,busyat work undd
andarounda bridge nearStavelot.The fact thal the bridgedid trot bloq
up may be pul down to fte undeniedable nenoDs srateof genuine
American eneiieer! failing to lay the chtrges @E@dy. but could
€qually have been members of the 'Greif comando leams
dismanfing the chareer.
Tbe resultof this ser induceddd Senuinediety on tbe pan of the
fionl line Americd unih. war hDndredsof rcad blcks establishedto
check the movementof mil! ad in particDld lone vehicles,whose
vehiclemil ID would be scrulidsed upoDtheir appro&h by very wary
GIs. BecaDseof meaues like this dd with the best eleDent of
surpnse and infiltration now gone, the last coImddos went in 19
DeceDb€r thercafterrcmd G€man uniforned reconnaissance uniis
operated-It wa also soonlemt by the Amqices thai tbe us of just
a passwordwd not enotrd 1oensuresafe identity, so supplementary
questionsw@ Dsualy dked, relatjng to America" which Bost true
Americds wft at ledt expectedto loow
The tactic employed to infiltEte the American lines war sifrple
enough.The comdo
the variousspearheads
units would bejust b€hindthe leadPanzeAor
dd uponthem engagingthe forwardAnerice
defences,would by meds of side rcads or wooded trncks. derour
round lh€ battle area and try 1()join with ey retreatiDgcolurnn,
blenditrgin wirh the generalnelee. what follows is the expenenceof
one of the actual comndo groups. whose target wd a mere 80
kilometres behind Amqicd lines, that of the town of Htry dd it's
bridge over the rivd MeDse.
Wilh bul 150ft covered ftom their jump off poinl, they were
informed by lh€ leading tank that the American posinons were just
aheadmd that theyweremw in {heno mm\ land betweenboth sides.
Then with the sound of their tdik having start€d to engageihe
Amencans,the unit led by FeldwebelHeiD Rhode,disgardedtleir
Gernan parachute uniforms, revealing a mixture of Amencan
unifoms, takenftom prisoners.
A1l wd gotug wel. althougb upon maljng tl'e move doDnd the
actualfightitrg up ahead.leaving the protection of their tanls behind.
they had smng a litde wider tha! they had plMed. Despilethis. they
madeit back onto the nain road. with tbe fis1 evidenceof their own
artillery fire ereetingften, buming lrucks dd debrislittered the rcad's
length.Up aheadan and tank gun ws beingdraggedinto position aDd
e ADerican sergeantbellowedat themto join his makeshift defeDsive
position.but they reshtedthe offer, racing on pdt him, coming almost
imediaiely upon an MP post.
A tall lone MP wavedat them a! they approached,but oncethey gol
close they thanldully realisedhe was merely signallihg them to move
or the main rcad, 6 n was being shelled by their owtr Cel]rw
art'illery.he dirated then insteadto makeuseof a side'rcad.
With tbeir luck holding md the ddknes relentingto revealthe slow
glimpsesof daylight, which in tum revealedftesh falling snoq they
decidedil wd best1oslop io checkthen position.sopulled off lhe road
into sone woods,This lhey ndaged to do. but b@auseof the g.owing
nurnberof vehicleson the roaddd the subsequetrt detays.lhey hadbut
Eavelled15Klometes, muchles thd they hadplanned.Despitethis,
rhey enthDsidtically radioedir their successin negotiatinglhe ftont
line. which was readily acknowledged.With that done they tri€d to
rejoin the road, which prcved to be a Uttle tricky due to the strearnot
traffic now on it movingWesl,awayfrcm the front. No onewaswilting
or perhapsable to let them back in the lire, till eventuallya Shemd
taDk obliged with fte tank comnander waving tnem ir, dd they
resumedtheir joMet
Their eventual place in th€ colum foDnd them in d unusual
situationof following a lorry tull of not too udEppy Geman prisoneN,
who srded back at them d they drcve along with Heinz and his mon
walching Dnknowingfelow cotrades with equal curiosiry. As lhey
movedalongtbey pased, evermorc MPs.Thesewerc the real threarto
their nission, a! lhey had the authority,just d their Geman equivalent
had, of b€ing able to slop my men or vehiclesatrd sk any questions,
for no givenredor. So wift tE jeepsprcgss stow at be$ towardsthe
town of Huy, their pld of reaching it by midday was lost. It was
aLeady atem@tr ed the vehicles around them switched on theii
beadlups in th€ diminishing ligbt.
This simpl€ act madethe teamr$lise that they stoodoDt like a sorc
thumb. AU the Gennanunits when they had set oi had put coveriDgs
over their headliglts. Ioto*n as trlack{lt lighting', which just left a
small cut for the headlight to shine thoDgh. The ADericd vehicles
howevercerlainly did not use them, d they app€&edurconcemedby
fte possibiliF/ of an anack. Unable 1o stop their j@p, as they w€rc
Iodgedh tle colunm anddesp€raleto late the coversoff, they decided
to just drive otr fte roa4 feigning a bre.k down. No s@nerbad they
lifled fte bomet ascoverso ftey could r€movethen, thenmoths jeep
puled up b€sidethem ud & Anencan Captainotr€red tnem a lov
Quickly Heinz stadedup the j€ep, giving tbe impressionit was now
fixed, gave a "rhanks" to rhe CaplaiD dd mmaged to rcjoitr the
r€Eeatingcolunn once rnore. t ter alotrg the rcad they ndaged to
radio fiis mistakenuseof lhe coveB brck to bae, but it wa too lat€ to
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savetwo colmddo unirs who were caughtb@auseof ir. They later
.lso lemed that it wa unusualfor jeeps to cuy nore thd 3 lnen.
they being cotunand vehicles,not .roop carrying vehicles,od Heinz
bad 3 men with hin in his jep.
Continuing on dd makng good use of the covd rhe rctreating
colums gave,they @aged to reachHuy witbout fifiher concem,at
the much later tine of 5.30 p.rn. Therc they anempted ro find
somewheEto pdk up, away iiom the mds of American troops dd
vehictes that were positioning themelves dound the small town.
Eventuattythey foud d ideal spornee rhe river,bank.jusr up ftom
th€ bridge,b€ing ableto hide themselv€sdd thejeep wirhin sone ratl
Oncetherc,lhey Eeatedthemelv€s to a l'elcone fi^t me.l md then
discDssed
whatbesrto do rext. They plannedto watchthe bridgein rhe
moming,by positioDirgthejeep with just otredriver, trd it and!o then
fom a plan once they had familiarised thenselvs wilh rhe general
then up to the momtug.
Pulling ou! th€y thoughtit bestto avoid rhe main oads for the rrip
back dd by nears of a morc crosscoutry .oute, mmged without
los to make it back to their owtr lires. They were greetedwith the
question "fion which pluet do you come ftom" which wd the
Gemar passwordof the day.
Sadly,lhe countersignis not mentionedby Heiu, ashe md his men
mt klowing it, jDst askedto t'€ tal(enro the cedm soldier,sofficei
Heiu wa to go out again,on foor rhis time, md hadnor€ thanrheodd
scrapedd Ded mis with AmericanEoops,but asbeforc,unlike many
of his comad€s, he agair rethed in one piece.This s@ondtiDe he
wd on a reconnaisancemissioDmd was ablero direct ani]lery tue on
Americm positionsaswel d bring back someusetul info@tior.
WARGAMING TIIE ACTION

I haveto say at this sra8e,it is nol altogerherclee as to the exact lbble

natw of the missionfor Heiu ud his men.Th€ secuing of the bridge For staded 20lm, 6ft x 4ft is ideal and plee refer to the suggesred
is th€ nost likely, ar ftey would b€ uDlikelyto wantro blow it up abed mapasguide andfor letter cldsification on ir, seeb€low.A b.idge has
ben usedfor fte Gemu objective.
Back witb Heiu, be decideduder cover of nidr ro tak€ a closs
Iook ar the bridge, with his netr. Tbey cEpt.long rhe river bok md
wilh the aid of the mmy Anerican v€hicls' hea<Uights crossingit, got B- Vehiclecolums. pl@ idmtry onesar suirable
to within a fw ydds. From thereth€y sawa sorry sight,the bridge w4 C- Defensivepositions
guardedby d irfdtry detachmeftand 6 they w@ watcNng,a seeh D- MP psrs
light was broughtup on the oppositeside md switchedon. Its sEoDg E- Engine€rsquad.
beamof light b€gd to swe€priver baok. They witbdrew back to rhe
jeep and amited the pre-setsi$al tine so they could relay back their trrgur€s
obsenations and concems. This they di4 asking pmission to A glarce tlrcu8b dis magazine'sadvertsshouldpoinr you in the right
withdrdq as theythouSbtit impossibleto cary out their mission,as it
app€aredthat the Americansw€re awre oflhe commandounits.They
had to wait severdlno doubt uocomfortablehous for p€rnission ro be
grant€d,ftom a probablydisappoinredco|md4 wiih rhedelayraking t Jeepand up to 4 figues, seatedand st nding
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I fixedMP postof 2 o.3 netr I i285Scale

I mobileMPunil ol I jeepwith 2 o.3 men
2 defensiv€positionsby road,ol possiblyAntiTankCun o. Tank
2 vehiclecolumnseach.sevenlasoned vehicls, all headingbackro
the bridge
2 smalliDfarry colunns,headiDg backto bridge
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I Engineersquadof dosnd 6 or7 menandltrsport

I' Il is beslto give theGermanplaye.an objectiv€ofa smaUb.idge,

eilher standingalone,or in a small hamler.Thei. task is to secDreit lor
fie coDingGemanranksandtodisconnatanyexplosives laid. G H Q , 2 8 1 0 0W o o D s r D E
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3- As H€inz tells Ds they were able to ignore orders from hasrity
ioming defensiveposirionsnnd d.ive on. Roll a D6. uponthej€p
comrngup nearanyto teslAmencanreacrionro thejep approaching
6' At lhebddge,theEngineecshouldbelayingcha€es.Youmaywanr
ro considergiving theCernanplayera chancehereby rollinga diceto
1,2,3,4- Anericansignorejeep. seeil thesquadmovesoff. havinglaid thechdSes,ju$leavingajeep
5.6 - Amedcanofilce./ NCO stepsout in roadandorde.sil to stop a coupleofmen walchingoverir prior to theCeman playeCs adval-
Il lheGemes reachthebridge.theywiu haveto engagetheEngineer
Thenyou shoulddicero se theourcome ofdiscusions.TheAmerican unil o. whoeleris there.They will ther needat leasltwo rnovesto
wouldbe likely to be seekinginfonnationon whatwa! happening up disconnect any explosivs.Then they haveto sta) wirh rhe bridge,
ahead,althouehtheymay wantyou lojoin theirposition.Roll a D6, p€tendingto be Engin@6for perhapsanoter 2 or 3 moves.whilsr
wailinglo. fteir otr tabletal}s tojoir up with ftem.
I ,2,3,4- OK. story given believed,drive on You will haveto de.ide how manymovesit wiu rale rheGednan
5 ' askedtojoin position lank! to r€achthe bridgeandyou may wanl a tokenGennantanklo
6 story is not believed. signalthe advanceaslhey get closeto the bridge.P.ior to the anival of
the Geman tanks,all the Americanunits will t'e movingbackand
If askedtojoin theposition,it is up to you wherberyou shoolit out or crossingover the bridge,with the odd qreston direcredat thse
.lusrshoutsone obscenjtyand drive on, risking an alarmbeing senton StrangelookingAmericans.
10the MPs,Goll dice).With ey shooting.tbeOeman playershould TheGemanplaye.alsohastheoplionofhiding closeto tle bridge,
be gi!€n an advantageasthey know who the enemyis and arc likely ro havingnade the bridgesaieandjust obs€Ningwhetherin passing,
bavetheir weaponshandy. anyonenotices tbe bndge has been tamperedwith. using a dice rou
everytine a column or MP goesacros.
4Tbe nxed MP ch@kpoint should be jusl back from rhe above
defensivepositios. Tle mving unir should stan from rhe bndge and ? - Firing - nomal rules cm be tweated here.You may want to use
shouldhaveto dice for Diredion Movemenrwhen he comesto every someskirmishbasedones,includingwounds,andas mentioned give
junction-Thisstopshin havingtbecod like abililyin movingslraight theGemo playe.m advanBge in gettingoIThissholsfr6t.
for the placefte Geman player h on the table.
As always,ifnothingehe I hopethis hasgivenyou soineideasior
Direction Movement a sDallscaleWW2bash. For a moredetailedinsightinrofte wholeof
1,2,3,4- OK, caris on therout€rheAme.icd playerdecided the Battleof the Bulgeand OperatiorGreil you shouldprocurerhe
5,6- Har to tum orat nextjunction,whicheve.laleshin awayfrcm 'Then and Now b@k on rhe subjecl.which was rhe baris ior lhis
Gemm jeep, until the nextjunciion.Tlen he can go in whichever article. It is for 2nd World War buffs without equalmd ar 500 odd A.4
directionhe likes,unlil the nextjunclionwhenhe mustdiceag.in. pagesand.'t is qrite a r€d. Nextmonth,seesBonnieP.inceCharlie
trying to escapeafter Culloden in I 746.
Tbe MP unit canslopanyonewhikt d.ivingalong.althoughifconing
upona Geman jeep. you shoulddice to seeif they evenbolher to srop
thejeep.Renemb€r,ftis is at tbe outsetof thellseoflhe commmdo
units,so theCermanplayershouldstu have(heedgein anydicercll,
in gettingthrouthanyquestions, or actuallynorge ing stoppedat all
by fte MPs. Howeveryou want to increasethe chancesof being
stopped if thejeepis drivingalongalonedd decrease it. if n is w h a

Jeepin colDnn- i,2,3.4.5- not stopped 6 sropped

Jeepalone- 1,2,3- not stopped 4,5,6,-stopped

5 - V€hicledd infantrycolumnsshoutdbe headingbackto rhebridge

md it is up 10you whetheranyonefrom thesechallengethe cerman
playerTheir ideain the wargameis thal theyaidhinder,in termsof
slowinghim downifhe decidesrojoin one.Il shouldbe saidherelhal
lhe Germanplaye. cdnot just leave rhe rcad md cut acrossfields to
avoid everylhinS.They hale to stick to lhe road, so as ro get ro rheir
objectiveby lhe mostassu.edquickest roure.
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HARLEQIJIII MINIATURES 2smm SAXONS
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which nomally reiail at !1.00 each,but cu tempoftily be obrained
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which ar€calt sp@tely dd localeon a "lund' noulded onto the left
wnst (exceptfor 8002c,who hasth€ locaringlug otr his back).
leking at the figures individMlly :
800la AJcherin tunic and cap-He appem to have.iusrloosedrhe
sliing, and theree for .mws pldted in &e gound by his
loot readyto use.A good l@king usefirl fi$m.
8001b Unamoured spemm with his sp€ardmM back acrosshis
right shoutder.@dy to thiow or stabat someone.md his
shieldhold high. Bdebeadeddd cle3nshaven.
8001c Unarmouredsp€:md advdcing with his shieldout in fiort of
him dd his spd readyat walst height.Bdeheadedwith a fDll
beard.he l@ts older than the previouschap.
8001d Ultlmoued speamanweartuga cap md stabbingoverthe rop
of his shield-Anothe. be*ded nd. bur obviotrslya bit richer
becausehe has a purseotr his b€lt.
8002a Amoued sp€amd- He is slighdy hunched,so he is either rhe
nat'nlly cautiousrype,or perhapshe is abourto receivea blow
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E0O2b Anoued srr€arman. A very simild poseto 8001b,but he is
holding his shield fondd. TheE wd someninor fla3h
berwen ihe spearop od ampil buro$e ;e a verynice
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8002c Unmoured speanm in cap. Stmding with his sled resting
on the ground ed blowing on a hunringhom, wirh his shield
slungotr his bek.
8002d Unmoured speamd with de Bdeh$ded with beard.
Anothd standingfi8urc. md againhe h.! the look of a
weath@d old retainer,cther thfl a ftesh facedyourh.
8003a Isder holding sword alofi. weuing tuI frce belmer.A v€ry
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detail.
8003b Utrlmoued spearmanstandtug.Atrotherold man,alrhougb
this time cletu{hav€n.
8003c Amoured sp€3mm standing.Another cautiousone,buching
down bqhind his shield-tte ha longer hair the the oths,
which spills out ftom undera crestedh€lnet, po$ibly basedon
the Benty Grdge" Mercid Spangenheln.
8003d Armouredsp€:mu srdding.
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the swordsatEof differcnt styles or m hung differ€ntly. UDamowd
figEs haveshort loives a th€ir only secondaryweapon.otner thm
8002dwith the axe.Faces@ more vidble on the umnmuEd fig@q
especiallythe breh@ded ones,and arenicely sculpred.giviry a sense
of chuacter As noted on rhe individual figEs, some fac€s look
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Connoisseurquality 25mm amies (any period) andexpertly
painted l5mn amies (Ancientsonly)wantedandfor sale.
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The Soud Est hrdon wtrgms c@up (SELWC)
de l@king for tr* oenb€6. We net everyFriday ar
rhe Grov€ Pad( Youlh Club, MNels laq t ndo.
SEl2 ftom ?.00pn. Facihi€s include hot md cold
s.ack dd @n for 12gtuirs t bl6. AI penodsmd
i eftsts e playedand€verybodyis welmma Contrcl
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MARSTONMAGNA'97
WiI b€ h€ld in the larger nee village
c6t witb a @esed centnl bossto takethe locattuglug oDthe figures,
so agah this will give a litfe more !a!iety. The raes md lug helpsto
give a good securcdchoEse for the shields,*hich will be especialy
tmdy if yo'r prcfer to use a slow sening epoxy-glue.Alr€matety,it is
losible with somevery creftl cuttiDgto removethe locaringlug dd
havesomefigues without shields,althouSbthis may look a little odd
In terins of size,tbe figlB shoDldblendin well amongsrOld clory,
Gripping Beast or Foundr/ figws, althoughthey don't look d fat s
someof the latter chaps.
The nSues clearly representmiddle-priod Ar8le,Sdoru, and their
dsign style is '6ombly closero the other mdufactren ro blend in.
although some of them do look mther timid or cautious.Since mosi
Saxonpe6dry will otrly €nd up a! axe-fodderfor \tking mies, I se
this d a definite attraction.
As rcted edlier, they e not cheap.Wiih a nomal rcrail price ofll
eachthey@ m@ tu line with faniisy figur€s.However,Hdlequi! e
prepaEd to let WI reades havethem at tbe sp€cial offq price of 75
penceeacb, whicb mats them more compalableto other historical
mnges.ff you wmt to obtain lhe discoun! atl you needto do is qnote
If you de interest€din any of Haiequio's products,they producea
ftee cabrogue which can be obtainedby sendingthem yow addEss
and 2 tusFclassstmps to coverpostag€.
Grry Hughs
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 Readers Letters
A GENTLEMAN IS ALWAYS PROPERLY DRESSED
FOR TIIE OCCASION
Long ago,whetrthe world was new' wargmes figues were 25Im (at
le6t whencrcuched)ed therewerc only 6 editiols, my wif€ Suewa!
baUdtiDg the multiple basesof her Airfix plasticAncient Briti wirh a
sprirktinS of new lead figures and buying new chariots.So ftat none
of our friends in the trade should be left out. eachchariot unit came
frcm a direrent manufacnrer.one ofwhom was Bi Lming- There
wd one snag- His chdiob were glea! the ponies as cynical md
vicious as orly the trDe Danmoor breedcan be, b$ the drives wer€
musculd nakedqimps, standingwilh legs apaft,handsheld out and a
slighlly simperingexpression.We quailed at the tboughtof exposing
Oeseinnocentsto the teethof ponieswith a disbned seBe of humour
However, a solution was at hdd. Lming figures came with
sepdatewea?ons.The driven were replacedwilh a be-chesled but
trouseredjavetimu, the rcins substitutedfor his shielddd thejavelin
for his Dpnjsedhandby a fits wirc whip. This left lhe fomer driveB
Wste noi, wdt not. Each was given a shield and a sword or sp@
to maketheminto the famoqsnakedCeltic gesati- They werepaitrted
pink, their shieldsbrighdy decoratedand their hair lime washed.They
j!!t stoodfiere looking embmassed.
Nevergive up. Out camea fine brushad somewoadblue patut ad
on went curling aarrior tattoos.They gadually lost that shy look md
beganto tale on an incredibly metracingappe@ce.
Two days later, they were caled into action for a gde to d@idea
postalcmpagn batde.Tbe) were suppo\edro be Rtresentinga
peasan!lerT for which we did nol havelroops,bDtdo not seemro have
appreciatedtbis- Fisr reacriontest, 3 sixes, innediarely imperuous.
Chdge into contact, throw 2 up, eneny routs, Pu6ue into dother
enemyunit, thrcw 3 up, eneny rouc. hrsDe inb a third enemy.tbrcw
4 up (the mdimum possible),enemyrcurs. Pusue of rbe table edge,
removingthe tr@essityfor the dice to spontmeouslycombusr.
This fine tladition is sliu kept up in ou cmni lsmm DBM Brit
amy, but being fds of lhe late great"Chelt€nham123" we havenow
addedthe awed of Kemit the Frce qdior jockst apsfor nentolious
Phil B0ker
WI-G.
PRAISING & BEGGING
I m witing lo congmtulateyoo on Junes issue.For me at 16l it was
a clalsic. The high points w@ d folows:
i) Phil Robinson's The Dyhenturth Raid-The bestWI/II scendio
I havesmpled in a long time. It w6 original in that the missionwd
ftalistic ( dd rcall!), there was a chanceof both succes dd totat
disasterfor both panies, and it did noi conforn to the usual rather
uniDteEstingwa]l to wau late war tanks,or skirmishesbasedupontwo
fighting patrolsbllndering into €acholher.
ii) StepheDRymt 'Made 1oMedue' was an unusualarticle on a
matter I bad rcver considered before- I nighr alk ny favounre
maDufeturcr ifhe could makeme some:p€cials'- It could havebe€n
fotlowed up in one of two ways, either a swey of nanufacture$
giving quoteson rcugbly how much they would chargefor a special
comission. ifthey re wiling to p.ovide sucha senice. Altematively,
a repty by somemmufactuers oDdiningthe b€nefib and difficulties. I
l@k foNard 1l) ftlture developnentr with someintercst.At the very
leastit might genemtemore advertisemetraif apprcachedcorecfy. I
really wonderwhich sulplom @ wilinS to maketo measureat n good
pnce and how Imy wargmeB or coll@ro6 would use the service.I
think Mr Ryan har raisedar imponant issuelhat really nee& fufiner
ni) ReadersL€ners' and lhe Stateof WargamingToday'. It was
wondertul to se€ my p'rivalereservationsabout Messn. Siggins and
Early's re.ent columns were reflected in a gr€at nany otber readers
connenls. It se€rnsto ne that most wargamerschewing th€ fat i!
clubs a pubswith then fiiends comeup witb the sa@ ropicsa the
afor€mentioD€d dd geDdally ce di$uss it with moreobj@livity thd
D,Ii Siggins' Junecolum was perhapshis bestyet. No navelgazing
or contentiousopinionsthat needmo€ tho a colum to defend-In Ir|y
snbjectiveand unrepresentatileopinion, June's colum was what a
Wdgmer's notebook should be: notes on shows atendedi
tmDfacrmre' newsmd figure reviewsdd coments. I look forward
to more of fte safre and lhis represenrsa complete reversnlof my
previousopinionof this columl
Hope you do nor mind a lener of pEise. I undeBted most
comu cations dise from dissatisfaction.Ircidentally, the
photo8rapbywas realy g@d ad t like the new cover layoul. Cm I
havemy !5 rcwardfo. utredoMble sycophdcy as s@trasposible?*
Frank lIesly
*Ed note:cheques in the post.
SMASIIING
Following the recentandmtherunexpectedanemprto 'merge'rhe srock
of both Britannia & Hdlequin Miniatws, with the aid of an HGV on
the M25, we would like to thd* everyonethat has help€d us. caled
and wishedus well dd exprcsed their concem.
Huge thanls go to Peterdd Betty Hd4 The Edtbome Club md
in particula Neil md Ame ZdbnSge- Overall we've had liemendous
supponfrom within the hobby which hashelp€dus ftrough a difficqlt
tibe. Mmy, mdy thanks.
Jon Swo.d & Jdet Isa6
PS Wlilst rumouB of a B.itdnia / Halequin merger de untrue - a
Jdet & Jon DerSerhd beer successfDllycompleled- despitebackand
FRANKLY - A PLUG FOR C.O.W. . AN'D WIIY NOT!?
Having readthe Mike Siggitrs'colum stuceits iDtoduction md frcm
talking abouiit, or overhedingpeoplediscussingit, it seemsto me tbat
Mr Siggins seens to polarise peopl€ into on€ of two cmps- Therc
seen to b€ those lhat disagee sFongty with him. or tbose who like
him, It seens that thereis no party of the in@Nquential. Tbosetbat
like him se€mto b€ sEaight 1.000point figw gmer 'eomk' typs
with tunnel vision. Wbereasthosetbat donl like him seemto be ftom
the open minded broad church - who will anemptto simulate th€ir
ga@ environnem in whateverthey fe€l ro b€ rhe mosrsuirable- b€ it
fig@ gmirg. di.loeue gmes, role play, kiegsspiel, tewts, maEix
gues c whatever to nme a few. I d awde of N{i Siggins'
involvemedtiD the 'board gding'a@ ofou hobby on the lntemet
dd in the pagesof SMa.*
Yourreadersmay wdt to draw their owtr conclDsionsto tie fact thrt
lhis yee's Coderenceof Waieme Developmertsentided 'Designing
Conflict Simulations was sold our. Tre w@ked was also recoSnised
a m educanonalcome by the edlcation authorities md w6 also
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weeked could havebeenfiIed to two or thEe times capacity.This
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Pig) and open to all f,89.50 for ttrce days futl bodd. ud d
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WaJgameDevelopmenb,but were by the lime they left. Mr SigAiB f.om tminS PDsid Iadwehr ilio Anericd hfotry for the
was not present- but would haveb€€nwelcomehad he attended,I arn MexicanWai. So, to sum up, keep prirtirg thosepovGative articles
sure.He would certainly havebad nany sessionsto choosefton, dd even if they result in lynch mobs. I Sues tbat meds I'm l@ljng
eould haveleafrt a lot I am sure. fo$dd to m@ Kevin PonpoN. Satireis your besttool yet-
I woDld also suggesl, to relieve pressDr€on a certain figue
manufacturer,that his pageshouldb€ an 'open'page wherea different Thona! Hon
rcadereachmonth submitscopy. ftis co'rld b€ doneby lncky dip' of
articlesreceivedor by 'lucky dip of subscribeE. tud thetriNititrg that LET'S HAI'E A BEGINNER'S SECTION
rcaderro submit smethirS. At leastthe magzine would get fd mor€
open - dd prcbably b€tter infomed overall view of the wdgmes I would tusr like to congratulateyou on an excelletrtnag@ine qhich
scere. This would intrdNe the tne 'voice of the people' their t have enjoyed coUectilg since Issue l. I must however s$essthat
ditreent fields of inlerest, what rhey havebought, placesmd shows althoughI hav€eve.y issueI m new to wdgming.
visiied, md issuesthal they fel e impondl to rllem-* My letter is one of a cry for belp.I m not ablelo get to manysbows.
The rcgule authoB of adicles fd this maSuine colld be a g@d in fact one every couple of ye6, so thereforeI would app@iate a
staning point for such .nicl€s. They would also hopetully review begimeF\ectioD'l al aI po"sble.l-ni" I aD suc "ould atFaclmc;E
purchasesthat lhey havenade in good faith, ra6er than what app€ars new comers1othe hobby. tn this sectionyoD could haveanicles on
to be a begging letter rsiew in anticipation each month. But if basing ngures, naterials needed,where to bDy ihem md paintinS
Wargmes Foundry wmt to seDdme some figres and have my teft
after supplyiDgMr Siggins,plqse donatethe noney to chdity. I haveptayedmey a gme of sci-fi / fantasyand evencollecEd lhe
figurcs in OaDesworkshop becauseeverythingyou needjs underone
Tony Haekiru rool The sinplicity is whal atr&ts ihe younSer genenlion (me
Norfolk included).They teachyon how to painl, evenlell yoD whal colour to
use, this would be a Crat addition to painting guides sometimes
Ed notes: All contributions ro WI come in volunrnrily hom $e pnblished in your naguines, i.e- ACw saq jacker use(make)(colou).
readenhip. we've never cormissioned an anicle or colunn in l0 We yorngsters do like ro havea dabbleat paintinSomelves-
years. So, everyoneis and atwaysb€enfiee to sendin nnyting dey I wotrld also like rc ask if ir would be possibleto inclDdedetailsof
Iike. figue scalesd bde sizes when you pDblishrules- Also could you
plede sbn qDolingnles usedoi strggested rulesin you batderepons,
LET SWEETNESSFLOW FROM YOTIRPENS this used to happen but ha! soinehow disappeded.
I must say thanksto Mr M Sigginsfor telling n lke ir is- AlftoDgh I
We havese€nsev€ralarticl€sb€moaninglhe cunent slateandapparent collecr Foundryfigur€s I also collect rhe Redoubrfigures as rhey do a
d€cljneof warganing in recentmonlhs.but I am su.eI am not alonein complete@ge to include peBonaliti€s,troop typesand eqoipmentso
feeling $at one of the biggesttum offs 10fte new wdgamer o. casual tnumbs up to them. r the Foundriesdid this lhey woold sur€ly be
readeris the incrcasinglyunpledut totreof someof rherecert iene6. mdket leadeB (if theyte rot already) or posibly tne only 25'm
It sems stoddd practicefor writeB of lettes to rubbisho article or mdufacmr wonh considering. One ldt point. n bay sem a litde
piec€ with which they do nor ag@ withoul dy cotrsideratiotrfor the siUybut do the Foundrylads designthe Citadel figures sold in Gmes
recipient. Often they ar€ couchedwith exFemes@6m ( tbe lowest Workhop? [Yes.tbey do!] If so could they not try to wrdgle a deal
form of wit - I cite C.Niles"'s piae in issu€ I 19 as an €xmpl€) md with Gmes Worksho! to seUthei wargdes figures in the sho?s,this
often includ€ p€rsonalattack and insults. The lene6 pag€usedro be t@ could be a way to get yourg wargmeB involved. Wllat do you
a sourceof grear debate,oftetr heated,but the criticism was atways think Mr Siggins?
consFucdveatrd wd conductedwith a @rtain amountof rcsp€ctmd A lot of peoplemieht rubbishmy coments above,you included.If
civility. Alas thos days md ways sem to be fadinS. Duncd, plee that is the casethen I am surewargamingwill stan to lose the appeal
do Dsa favou md pDt lettes like "C-Nile's' wherethey belong- in th€ $nt the youngergeneradonhavein playing historical wargames.
bin!

FANTASY vSTRADITIONAL
PS b€fore anyonecalls me a senile crazedreetionary. I can tel you
$at I was just a gl€m in my mothels eye at the time of the Yom I haveud the letreB rcactingto S.W Eardt€y\ anicte which seened
Kippur Warl - Also, on a happiernote, I enjoyedN Laird s "Imp€rius to have att@ted morc Oan its fair share of cnticism, The only
Mminns' dd any choce of somemorenaval articlesl) redeemingcoment I rcad was ftom youself. in stating Oat the
u,riten and Mr. Eardley were equally endded to their say- lr does
LBT SATIRE FLOW FROM YOUR PENS boweverilluslrale perfeclly the atdtudeswhich makeme remaina solo
warSmer There is m way I wolld join a club or wish to spenddy
Re: WargaDesNotebook libe in theii compdy. I havebeena fdtasy wdgder for a few yeds
while I atwaysenjoy rcadingthe abovearticle I have10admit I wish ad enjoy painnng the figres dd fighnng the odd banle with like
ir wa! less of a mouthpiecefo. the Foundnes,I mean it seemsas mided close friends. Altbough I enjoy Mding the historical anicles
Oough Siggins must be secretly on the payrctl of the Perry's. md prefer buying dd readingpubucationssuchas this, in preference
wargames Foundry figures arc good, bur thar doestrt relegate to the fotasy ?ublicatiotrs,that is abouta fd asit g@s.I canoily give
everyding else10the slatusof scEp metal.I also enjoyedrhe editorial my own opitriotr otr tbis matter but I'm sw that otbe6 rcading such
piecesby S.W Eardly. Evetr though I disagreewith him on a lot of venomouscriticism mustbe of the sme mind.
points it is alwaysgood to reflect on wherc we cme fiom, if nothitrg I haveber told in the past,by sometradinonal walEmeB I kno%
elseto preventus ftom sliding backl P€EonallyI play a lot of periods thal fdtasy wdSmes re held in the sme cotrtemptd model train
that woDld be consideredoff lhe main lrack (Great ParaguayanWm en$usiasb. Now, I rhought,what sort of atritudeis rhat?Thereagain.
anyone?)and am thanltul for the variety of figurcs out otr the mdket I havebeenlo a numberof showsdd stoodfterc watchiDgthe gmes
today.Evenif you still havelo coN€n figures it leadsto a lot lesswork in progress.With one o! two exceptions.the panicipdts makeil cled
$an *e usedto haveto do. I think I stilt havethe X-acto hiJe scN that you re a "necesary evil dd to dk a quesnonto coDfim your
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woodenhousesneal lbe stonehousq it took th.ee lris but finally all
Victorian Canadian Battles but the stonehouseitself were taken.At I :00, Markham t.ied ro uke
b1t rhe house,but the atle npt falled, rhe 32nd driren back dd Markbam
woundedtwic€ in the neck and once in the leg. Ev€n as Mekhan
Daatd AUen9ntth attempredto takelh€ stonehou!€, rhe Habsweregetiing reinforced,by
lmd md .iver. Markhamordereda etreat to the coulee.
"You know," said
orc AEerican lady to historianAuthur Phelps,"...I At 2:00. C'orc tried oDelast dsault. an encirclementfrom the left.
don't believe I evtr in my life thought to think about Canada.'As As the Bdts advan@dthroughthe brush,lhey mn into entrcncbedliDes
wargamers,sometunesI belierc that we eea bit guilty of this of Habsmaskedby shrubscr€ens.Only a fee of tie entrench€dmen
ounelves.We are all familie with the Frenchand IndianWarsandthe had$ns, mosthavingpnchforksand cudgels.but in spiteof this. th€y
War of 1812, but what about the curious "little wars" of Vicrodan ch{ged the British. Habs came out of their positions od advanced,
Carada!This article will e'(aminebatdesfrom sone of the lide wars m€n diving at the riveCsbank also advmcedupon the coslee.Gore,
fought on this seldor, studiedfrcnti€r of Britair's Victo.ie colonial seeingrhat hh gun hadused60 ofirs 66 roDnds,and thar his menwere
€Dpirc. No aneDpt is made to tell the entire srory of each war. e-{hausreddd cold, deided to retreat while one bridge remained
(Readerssbouldrefer to $e selectbibliograghyfor moreinformarion.)
Inst@d,I havechosenthreeencounlerswhich I believetransferwell to Gorebatled to hold the bridge while menstruggled10crossit wirh
tle Pariote., in closepursuit.No unit struggledmore thanthe arrillery.
The mud wa so d@p that the ho6a worc out for exhaustioD.When
sT. DEMS - 1837 manpoeerlook over,it achievedthe sameetre At tbe unit's docroas
urging, the gun was spiked and abandoned,fie force moved into
It didn t evenrate a mebtionin Byrcn Far'ell's Q@enVctori4's Little colunn and set out for Sor€1,ehicb war finally reachedthe following
Wa", but it was indeeda "little "
w&. dd Victo.ia\ fi6t at that.The da} Aboul 750 Hab Patdoteshad fendedoff a forceof Bntish regllasi
causeof tlh conflict was rooted in Montrcal. Ird by Louis-Josepb norale in lhe Palriole mnks soarcd.Tle Habihnt victory was shon-
Papioqu, the Palrioles,asthey werecall€d.sawftenselves asthe new lived. Eventually,the rising w6 put down: British forces prevailed
'r{merican revolutionaries." Their 13 Holutions
called for self- sendingthe Patriotesto prison md into exil€.
govemmentanda Declaratjonof Righls of Man.On 6 Novemb€r1837,
vjolent riots €ruptedon the st@ts of Montreal betweenthe Patriotes'
"Sons of Liberty" md the
Anglophile "Doric Clubl' The govemment
reactedby €stablishinga strong nilitary presencemd the issuanceof
tl l
wddts for tlle arrest of Papineauand other leading Patriotes.The
tugitive Patriotesfled b the RichelieuValley SoDthwestof Monteaj. I:.-;-l
lT!: l I
Overlooking all of this w6 Her Majesly's military representative
dd velem of Waterloo, Lt. Gen. Sir John Colbome. He w6, of
course,ordered to pur down the rebellion. At his disposal werc (at
Queb.c Ci16)remnanr!of the 66th, 79th, 83rd Regimenlsof Fool and
tr - l
the l5th Regimentof Foot. In Monrreal he had etenelts of rhe lst
Royal and 24lh Regimentsof Foot, dd the 32ndRegimentofFoot. At iiil;'---
St Helen\ hle in the Lawrence River werc batteris of the Royal
Artillery. Colbome'splansincludeda lwo prcngedattackon tbe valley.
One column. underthe commmd of Sir CharlesGore. would b€ sent
by steam€rto Sor€lon 22 November.Accompaning him wo$ld be the
flank coy of lhe Zll and4 coysof the 32nd,a detachDentof R.A. with
one 12 pdr howiEer, and the Royal Monftal Cavalry.Unde. Lt. Col.
-t-
George Wetherall of the lst Royals, moth€r column would be
despatchedoD 18 NoveDb€r,including 3 coysof the Royal Regiment,
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one coys of tle 66ti, 20 Royal Monlreal Cavalry volDnteers,and fte
R.A. with two six-poundes.The columnswqe ro m€etat St. Denis.
Gore war hoping for a quick victory ar St. Denis. only l8 miles -l-
Battle ot 5t- Denis-_'\-
away.He led his force in a grueling nidt mdch, bui mud md a d€tour
1 Dec mber 1837
mound the viltage of St. Ou6 delayedhis arival. This provedto be a |
cosdy mor for Core. As nooing davned on I December his force
wasstill seve.almiles form irs objective.There*as no needfor secrecy
noe, as Gore could hq church bells ir the distdce mounce his
advanceup the vallet As Gorc ard his 300 nen closed on then
objective, skinnisheB bego to ha6s the column dd b@ak the
bridgesapproachingthe vitlage. Soddedlythe fo.st broke dd before GAMING ST. DENIS
them lay the viltag€ of St. Denis. Gore qlickly fomed a line dd
Th. Swo/dandtheFlMe Nlesareeasilynodifiedto filthecondilions
advancedto a coul@ wherebe p.eparedhis troopsfor tie assault.
of 183?.When replayirglhe conflict,do not overlooklhe weather
Up tbe slope and to the right (near a bam) Gore placed his g1ln.
conditionsand their effect upon British morale.Ratethe Palriolesand
Compmjesof infantry w€re dhpers€din skimish line beforc the s!n,
the Britilh as 'tolotrial militia'' (i.e. Egyplians).For miniatures,Iook
cleding the bamyard for the field piece at the point of the bayonet.
no further than warganesFoundry's25mmChina/Afghanwar range.
Wolfred Nelson,in chargeof St Denis defense,crowdedmen into a
Any Bntsh 1830sfigurewill do, bur the Foundry\ beaudfulfigures
largestonehouseat the edeeof town a! the Bnlish approached.A few
are reasonenoughto pursuethis period. Patriotefigures are harderto
groups of Habitant (Patriote) nilitia were senl ro skimish with rhe
find. (Se figure 1: QuebecPatriote,1837.Palriotenilitia wore
redcoats,As the British tried to set up their gxn, the Palriotesopened
clothinS of varying coio6. This figlre is wea.ing a hoodedgarment,
up; threeaniuery nen weredrcppedbeforethe gun could betminedon
bur othe6 wo.e b.ightly colored toques and sashes,and broad-
fte Stone Hous€.The gun proved inetrective,so Core ordeed Capt.
brimnedhats).Oneoughtto look jnto the Old Glory French-lndim
Mdkham of the 32nd lo take 300 men (3 coys.) od asault the snall
Warlin€sto pick out theCoureurs desBois/Miliranesres.

RIDGEWAY . 1866
h I 866, in one of the mosr unusualevenr! in the hhbry of Canada
(atd the United States),Canadawas invadedby elementsof a ndical
Idsb independencemovemdt. Their goal: 10 hold Cmada hosrage
until Irclard was given its indep€nd€nce.
On I June 1866.one of rhree plm€d invasionstook plac€ when
Colonel John O'Nein crossedfrom Buffalo, New york, to Fon E.ie,
Ontariowirhtle 7th, l3rh,lTrhand18thIRA Batralions 0.000 menin
all). As th€yenteRdCanadainrerritory andmovedbwards rheWelled
Canal,tbe Canadianmilitia was called out to aid th€ l6th Resimenrof
Foor.thenstat'oned al Hamitron.Onrario.Ir waspoDeity $;eueen s
Own Rifles Cloronro)and rhe I 3fi HaDitton Regimenr(both of which
eventuallycameutrderrbe commandof Lt. Col. Atfrcd Booker)which
resposdedto fte crisis, .acing rowards the invadine Amedcds.
Transportationwd haltily armged, and by feny and rhen rrain, the
troops ariived at the small viltage of Ridgeway, tocated nea. rhe
threatenedWellandCmat. Their goat: to join with rhe 16th Regiment
in SEvensville,locatedro rhe north of Ridgeway.
Stir, soreand tired froD spendinga sleeplessnight in boxcars,the
Canadiansrolled out at Ridgeway starion md began to re-forn.
Amnunition wasbroughtup from Port Colborne,bul uErc wasno Nay
to carry it, and the gendemenofficeB were too polire to ask Iocat
fdmers to borow a horse and cart. Ar 6:30, BookeCsforce left rhe
stalionto completerhe firal leg of the tnp 10Slevensville.This trip wa!
madein spire of wamings from local residenrsaboDtthe prcsenceof
FeniansnearRidgeway.
CaplainJohnRlward\ No. 5 Compmyofthe eueen'sOwn Rifle!
took lhe lqd, armed wirh Spence. repeating rifles. The road to
Stevensville (RidgeRoad)clinbed untjl it mer the carrisonRoad,
which was distinguishedby the pr€senceof the Smuggle.'sTav€m.A
half-mile fanher was a brick fam houseand fte Bertie Road.Tbere
wereorchddson both sidesof the road,providinglinired visibility.
Bookercontinuedtow&d the Cdisor crossrcads,in spiteof rwo more
wamingsabourFen'anlroop. tying in wair dnqriy aneadof his
advdce.
The Fenids couldhed rie Canadimslong befo.€theycouldse
then. O'N€ill had chosenhis posirionwell, on a ridSeoverlookinSthe
advanceof the Canadians,just north of the Berrie Road. He had senl
lharpshoolersto take positionsjust soulh of the B€rlie Roadand they
openedfirejustas5Coy passed Smuggle.'s Tavem.As ifthey wereon
the paradeground al Toronto, 5 Coy spreadout and advancedro take
cove. behind a tence.retuming the Feniant fire. cillmor, the Colonel
or lhe Queen'sand in commandof lhe vangudd, issuedordersas fasr
as his subordinatedcould take them. Companis l-4 were moved
foNard in support of No. 5; 6 Coy moved lo fte nght fla* and
Conpania 7 and8 cover€dthe left flank.Companies 9 and l0 were
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The mssage rhatPeacockecould nor supponlhe Canadids did nor
se€D to botber Booker as he galtoped fo*ard to orchestratethe
advdceon theFeniarposilions.In aboutan hour,the Canadimshad
advancedto the Benie Road. How€ver.even as the eueent Own
Rifles succeeded in pushrnglhe Fenids bact. Lhey*e'e running
ddgerouslylowin ammunition. Bookersawthatit wastimeDe eOR
cceivedsuppon.Sendingl0 Company(theHightander CoDpany.as
theycameto be krown. for theyretusedto give up $eir tradinonatkilts
in favour of the standardizedriflemar unifom) to clear me wooo! on
th€right,heb.oughtI, 2, and5 CompaDies of the l3th Battalionro the
{iringline.The Feniansbeame discou€gedwhenthe Canadians did
not run ar had ben hoped. Some Feniar'seven believed rhey were
fighiing British regulars-Confidencein the artackbeganro fait, and the
Feniantoops beganro fall back - a fw troopersat a rime.
Thosewho studynilitary history re well awarcthat sometim€sone
srnalleveDlcant igger chdge resultingin a radical reversalof fo.tune.
Suchwd the casewirh this battle.Jusr a! fortune seemedto haveIeft
the Fenim forc€, fate deah them a new hand. tn e altemDtto rallv
ihem,officef.onsroleDho6*, roderhroughrtreretreating A mencani.
encou.agng ihem to rerum to the line of battle. Sone Canadids
caughl a glimpsedof gauoping horsesthrcugh the treesand shoured:
'Cavalryl
bok out for rhe cavalryl" Booker o.dered .Trepare for
cavalry."Just ar they had lmed on tne pdade ground,the Canadians
unthinkingly movedro fo.m a squa.e.This providedrbe Fenianswith
their fi6t good B.8er of the day md rhey pouredfirc into rhe squde.
Booker realized his nisrake almost inmediately and ordered to
''extend."
Ttvo conpanies,rhe I st and 2nd QOR, did so, but lhe others
neededto re-form in column befo.e e"\tending.Citlmor orderedthe
bugler10sound".etire," and rheorderswererepearedby otherbugters.
Threecompmies fton the the squar€rerired back to the woodsto the
rear. Some sae the coDpanies of the t3rh ariving ed shouted
"Reinfo.cements."
The ariving companiessaw fte etirins eORs md
broke,thinting rharrheQOR riflenen hadb€enroutedby rheFenies.
The two extendedcompaniesbegm to fatl back, as did 3 Coy. ehich
*as stiu tryingro @,fom-CaptainJamesBoustead altied a line of a
hundredmenro facerhe Fenians,bur whenBooker cameuDonhim. h€
orderedBousrqdro reuear.SoontheCanadidswerern tu reL-eal lo
RidgewayStation.
The Fenim did pu6ue, bul nor very hdd. Many sroppedm collect
discdded equipmentand clothing, or rakefte woundedCanadies a!
prisones. OnceO'Neill hadgatheredhis men,heretumedto Fon Ene.
O'Neill knee that he had b€en lucky, dd that Peacocke\ regulas
wouldbediving sooD. At theendoftbe day,O'NeiUgavefte invasion
a s@ondthought md rehearedlo New York. And, in spile of being
anesteduponhis retum,o'Neill ros€!o Presidenoffte Feniansand
pltuned(andexecuted) two norc invasions ofcanada.
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Rifles: 29 officers, 298 men, dd the Winnipeg Fietd Batlery with 3
GAMING RIDGEWAY
ofiicen,59 nen,2 gqns)marchedslowly out of Fon Qd'Appelle
The miniaturcsfor this battle can easily be fotrnd: Fenianswore fteir (towdds Batoche), so that reinforcementscould catch up with the
old ACW unifoms GoDe wore a gr€.n tunic. insteadof g.ey o. blue), column. Within a few day! thei. numbers were bolstered by A"
so theret litde difficulty in finding figlres for them. The Caradias Bauery Regiment of Cdadim Anillery (4officers,104men,2 gus).
''C" Companyof the Infantry School Corps (Io.onto) (2 oftlcels, ,10
wo.e Brilish Crimean' unifoms: the 13th Hamilton wore a shato
(figures 2: ddk blue trouserswilh red stripes. .ed jacket wirb white Den),Boultont Mountedlnfantry(Manitoba)(5 omcers,108men),
piping md blue "facing," white belts)and tbe Queen'sOwn Rifles (see od tbe 10thRoyal Grenadiers(Ioronto) (17 officers, 250 men) .
fisure 3i "Rifle (dark) s@n unifom witb red trouserpiping and red Tle Metis wer€ not idle whjle the Canadids approachedtheir
jacket "facing," black belts) wo.e fo.age caps (except for the clpital. Dumont designeda stmtegywhere he wolld set a Dp a series
HighlandeB).As for using fte S\9or.lud rhe Flade tuLes,I wottrd of nigbt time hit-md-run attack! upon the columns,but Riel would nol
ate both the Feniansand the QOR as "British R€gulars"fld rhe l3rh hav€it, consideringit too savage.The pld they did agreeupon waslo
HaniltonBaualionas"Egyptians." lure Middleton into an anbush, or as Dumont put it: "I want to treal
ftem Iike bufialoes-"On 23 ADril. Dumont and Riel alsenbled thek
200 besl Metis and lndians south bward Middleton s column. Soon
aiter they had left Batoche,rumor camethar a detachmentof NWMP
wa! headedfor Batoche.so Riel dd 50 men returnedto the Mets'
capital. Dumontcontinuedaiead and deployedhis lorcesin a lvooded
couleealongFishCreek.The Indianssp.eadou1to therightof a lrack
crossing rhest@m ed fortifiedtheirpositior,rheMetisdid rhesane
to the left of the track.With mosrDer sttled in the coulee.20 menand
Dumontwi outto lure Middleroninro his t ap.
On 25 April, Boulton's Scoutspuicked Dumonl\ advmce guard
inb f,nng and giving awaytheir positionat Fish C.eek.Boultor's
lroopes held their posilion instead of following the Metis into the
coulee.thusavoidingfte mp laid for th€n- Middleton arived uponrhe
sceneeadyon in the nghr with'C CoDpoy and the 90th,bur his
attempBto rushthe Melis' position failed unde. a sliff, accuratefire.
Middleton faced a grear challengear Fish Creek: leading
inexpenerced and undisciplinedtroopspositioned as to be "oudined
againstthe sky." he faced a tough opponenlin the Indid,Metis
coalition.HoweverMiddleronwas not afraidof the challenge. Cdm
md disciplined, he was lverywhere"duringcombal,€ncouEginghis
troops;a bulletsailedlhroughhis fur cap,dd bothhis aidesde-camp
were seve.ely wounded.Still, these t.oops neededhore rhan
encouragement; A' Battery was eagerto enterrhe lmy, but once
FISH CREEK . 1885 deployed, foundnothingbut Metisfam houses to firc upor.Repeated
afiernpts rushingthe couleefailed ud il seemednothingcould
TheNorthWestRebellion, asrhisconflictcamerobe known,occured dislodgethe Metis.
in whatis nowtheCaadian PmirieProvincesllt waslhe fist najor Dumont was not without his problemsdespitehis supenor
conflic!considered asinvolvingonly Canadian forces.The mainfigure posilioning.His lroops,lhoughcrackshots,wereaho undisciplined
of the Rebeuionwas ore Louis Rjel. When rhe Canadiangovemmenl md werespookedby fte Canadiananille.y.Oulnumbered. Dumont
decidedto buy HudsonBay Companylandin whatis row Manitoba t.ied to sei a prairiefire to Middleton\ righr in orderrc prorecrhis
and open i1 ro sertlemenr,the Metis - a people of French flank, but Middletont cool head prevaileded the Canadians
Canadiar'/lndiandercent- fearedlhal they would loserheir homesleads extinglishedlhe flmes. Finally,theMetisandIndians,beingfromrn
to the new legal" seuleGcomingfrcm rhe easl.In 1869the Melis individlalisticfightingtradition(which pr@ludesprolongedbattle),
issueda lisr of gdevmcesdd, led by the chansmatic Riel, cirptured beganlo slipawayiby mid'afteooonDumonthadorly 50 men.By the
Fon Cary.In lST0lhegovemment endedthererokandRiel wason lhe time 80 Metis dived irom Batocheto suppo( Dumon! l'ire had
slackenedlrorn both sides:both Dunont and Middlctonhad had
The Metisalsomovedwestward, givingup theirManitoba landfor enoughIighting iof lhe day.The price of batlle was hi8h for the
theSaskatchewm Rive.Valley.In 1884,Rielretlmedto Saskatcbewat Ceadiasr ofthe 350 menengaged, ten died and 55 werewounded.
to helpselup a provisional governmenl (lor the Metis)ar Sr.Laurent. For the 150 Metis, five had died and 55 horseshad beenkilled by
Fora shorttine it seenedthattheCanadian govemment andtheMeris Canadian toops.As Middlelonprcparedhis bivou.cuponthe freldof
could come.toa compromise, but the sitDationdererioraled and a1 battle,the temperature d.oppeded a latesp.ingsnov b%anto fau.
aplacecalledDuck Lake, shotswere exchdgedand fte both lides Reiniorcedwilh additionaltroops,Middleroncontinle on to rhe
Merh' capitalof Balochewhere,in the four days of fighting,thc
The Canadiangovemmentchoseceneral Sn Freddck Dobson Canddians defeated thc Metis.On 15May.Riel surendcr€dto two of
Middletonto leadan expednioD md D.gedto give inmediateaction Boulton'sScouB'trooDers. Dumontescaoed ro the UniredStatesto
again$rbe Met$. This crisisgavethe fledglingCaadian Amy rhe join BDffaloBill\ Wild WesrShow...ir's ttue,I swearlo itl
opportunity lo showtheir mettle.The Canadian Army wasconposed
of a few professionals wilh a va.ietyof volunree.miliria!ni$. Most GAMING F'ISHCREEK
wereEnglishspeaking,rhoughQuebeceventuallysentrwo French
Canadianunirs.In that winlery ea.ly springof 1885,rheseunits, Because of the scaleol fte baule,rulesoughtro be of rhe'small 'r
ldgely ill'preparedfor whatlay ahead.boardedtraincarsGomerode tactical vadety.As wilh the previousbafiles,one couldeasilyadapl
on openUarcars)md stanedeaslon whai was rhenan unfinishcd TheSvoa!a the FIaDre ler.Applyrherulesfor Boersrc theMeris
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPIIY
Fo. all batfles:
Fryer,Mary Beacock.aarlet€tdr o/Cdaala. Torcnto:Dundumpress.
t986. andMote BaukleLds oJCandla. Toronlo: Dundumprus, 1993

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Headquanem(in Chicago)and the Senlry Box (in Casaryr.
Fo. St. Denis:
Figu* 6
Schull, Joseph..Rererli,nr flr e Risiasin Frea.h Cdnadat 837.
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Siggins
Mlke
Iate June meansa shon bus trip to fford for the ever int€resting
'Rmpage show'. This year wa-sno ditrerent, but was probablya little
lactjng in atnosphere compaled to previous incmations - fewer
outstoding Sues anda reducedtradepresenceI gDes. No rcasonfor
that I can work out,just an observation.I like 'Rmpage' b@auseit is
tull of enthusiasticclubmen.and is p.idy mmed by the smaueror
mor€ esote.ic dealersand one can always find somethtugrcw md
int@sting. This yed ir wa a chanceto have a fascinalingchal with
John LainS on the AwesomeEnterprisesstand,and to purchasesome
of his lslm medievarsfd one of his sup€rblittt€ L€onardolanks.l'd
be€neyeingtheseup for somemontbs,dd fnaly cruked l ve watted
a diveBionaryprcject for the sumer months(which, technic.ny, e
hot md sumy, you may rcmemb€r)as a relief fron semingly endless
B.itish Napol@nics and RenaissanceSwiss, md this fitted the bil
perf@dy.The moulditrgis impeccable,the lookjust nShl od it nakes
a perfectset piecefor the comer of the tableor tbe fto of tbe display
cabinet.Higbly Recomeded. The besrgameat the show'jusl beanng
oul m imprcssiveACW gde that was perhapsa bnle too 'clm', was
the Sh@burytres boyt Winter wonalerland.Tiis wa! an incredible
pi@e of temin mod€[ing. thened to the tudennesotrensivein 19,14.
The demomtatoB w@ k€en and infomative. Oe models were
excellent,the nles semed ftn, bur the mo$ impressiveelenent wN
$e handlingof the light dusling of snow eay to overdo.rhis wasspor
on. An excellentpresenlation-
Someof you will fondly renember Mi@prcse s attemptto comer
the computerminiatures'market wilh Fi?ldr a/ Glory. It was a mble
etro.t, which sadly fel shortin a numberof ed, dd which hasben
sonewhateclipsedby th€ inpresive T.losoft titles of @ent nonths.
Now, at lasl I m ple€sedto say TaloDsofthd a rival md riel& o/
Glorr has a worthy sDccessor, albeit frcm a competitor Mindrcapeb
,4se o/A'ler has be€n on lhe shelvesfor a while dd I didDt buy it
becauseit is slighdy out of period for me (1840 1905)md is part thE
of fte WargameConstructionSet - a ventm of which I'd bought the
fist two dd was lesstbd impress€d.Anyway, I was loded the gme
by a ftietrd who insistedI should df it and I wa! not disappoioled.In
fact, apartfiom th€ odd battt€thar falls ontsideii. impresive $ope, it
is €xhemelyimpressive.And unlike the T.losoft apprcach.whercyou
are obliged to wair for then 1oSeneratethe rcxt order of battle, AoR
comes complete with a superb editor Not just for batttefields and
ftalJ, bul foa (gdp!) udfoms. WereI a betting man,I woutd saythis
syslelnhad beendevelop€dby a n8re gder wlo elsewould go the
extra mile to provide over 200 ditrereDt p€riod jekets. tons of
weapons,beadged, lroD$rs, kilts dd boots, atrd even four horse
colom, a cdel, dd tniee skin tones.
UsinSthis imprcssivetoolht. one caDmakeup jqst aboutany troop
type fd the period covered,dd a few mor€ besides- apait from the
lack of biconi€s ed Ficomes,yon could go quile a way back. Indid
guides in redcoa$,or Apachescouts?No problem-Zultrs. Mexicds,
Fuzzy-Wuzzies,Aust ian Jagers,kon BriSade,LiSbt Brieade,
Zouaves.PrussianCuirassiers.24th Foot.Siths, Boxere?All therc,dd
ir tookstbe pdr This is incredibleslutr-Add to inat a list of batrlesthat
includes all the main ACW encounteB, AtrstcPrusiu, FrdcG
Prusian, Mexican-American (Bmna Vista is a corker). Russo-
Japaneseand a buckedul of colonial encoDnte6.And if you get borcd.
therc is alreadyan expansiondisk. In lermt of v.lue for motrey (or
'bmg for buck if you prefer) rhis knocks Talonsoft into lasl week,
,
fnlling shon only in temin graphics.It is compact(rumiDg easily on
my ailing DX33), quick. accessible.very playable dd some of the
baules (Koniggrao fo. one) de superb entertainment.Highly
recomended. and if nothidg else ii s greatfDn to createyour own
C H E L I F E RB O O K S
tulikeSmith
Wigton,Cumbria
ToddClose,Curthwaite,
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MILITARY BOOKS
Boughtand Sold Sendsaefor catalogue
Dnitsmd batdes.Given the odd few hours, I'd t y to pDll ofl Quatre
Bm. My only othe. coment is thal of couse we now want a
Napoleonicmd dlier ho6e & muskerversion.-.
Ii hs been m interestingmonth. In ftar slow way fedback hd of
reachinSme, it hastakena while for me to eslablisbtbat my com€Dts
on somere enactorswent down like lhe proverbial lead ba]loon. ud
bolh Duncanmd I find oselves being accused,yet again,of bis. On
the fomer. I am unrepentdt. I do not include all re-enactorsin ihe
generatisation..iust thoseI happenedupotr at the NapoleonicFair - a
sadand pompousbunchindftd, bul 8?ical of a fair p.opo.tion or fte
breedI susp€ct- and thoseodd p@ple who (presumably)get I frisson
fton Nazi ftgslia. I will hold up my hands to accusationsof
intolerance,but only becauseI genuinely lhink they do the hobby m
good at all. And it is oDr hobby ro which they have attached
thenselves,yer I cmnot believeI m a minority of one?Do we really
want to seeSS troopeB strouirS ffoDnd shows.both inside dd oDt?
Perhapstough I havemisjudgedtbe situation.As for bias,lheresems
to be a substartialcurem of f@ling thal \\aI and Notebookde deled
towads The FoDndry,dd tbat thereis a real dangerof it lming into
ootler wfttr" trad well, sp€akitrgfor myself. I an not going to
€xptainyet againwhy I pnise FoDndry'setrorls dd a basicanalysisof
t@nt issueswil put the lie to Duncd\ bias.AIl I will say is that as
s@n d Ai{Y olher companycomes trp wilh 25Im figurcs to rival
them (as haveG.ipping Beastin the lasl yed) then I'll be the fist to
trllmpel that fact, in the sme way that if a WD membtr prodDcesa
stunningrule set(astheyprcbablywill). thenI'll befi61in lineto buy
Which leadsme to rhe latestrelealesfrom the row Dnifiedhomeof
The Foudry. Those pesky injuns hav€ long waited for some viable
opponenrs,md at last they areherein the shapeof the 7th Cavalf. Not
you eeneric dusty blues fton coundesswestems, bDt a realistic
looking, toDSh bmch of hard nde6, led by Custer himself, ably
assisiedby Serge3nlO'Brien\ nw @ruits. Again, superbwork ftom
M&k Copplestoneandjusl ilching to be paintedup. The Penieshave
not been idle, and before launchitrg into thei. mouihwatering
Renaisdce prcject. they have produc€dyet moE of those stuMing
ACW Rebs.This time it is a rcarguardwhich de nothing short of
wonderful.The higl ights?ACWH34 is a diSnified offi@r, weding a
long coat ud amed with pisbl and sword,just breakioginto a run.
ACWH4o is a buSlercaughtperfectly in motion (very Troimi, tEse
two), while ACWH25 is c@king the hamn€r of his musket,his faceis
a picturc. Wonderful stuff, topp€d only by ACWH29. a prone figure
reachingbackfor a cartridge- jusr lale a l@k at the delail dd anatomy
of this chapud m@d. I cd'l wait for the promisedBufialo Soldiers
atrdPrussianDragoon! that de comjlg alotrg 'rcal soonnow'.
Book of tbe Monlh is easy,given that Mr Bowdenhs nor yer 8oi
his act bgether dd finishedhis loDgawaitedAusterlilz volume.So the
winnei is Bill OtjnAet's Histora Masterclas: Napoleonic Pldstic
FiEuft Moddlihg- I ktrN whal you are going to say here, what is
Siggins Dp to reviewirg books about 54ffn nodeh? WeI, I'll poirt
you to the frct that a few enlightetredsouls uselhem foi geine, but
mainly becausethis is e inspiratioml feast of unifoms, modeUing
skilh, ideN dd painting techniquesthar apply al whaleverscaleyou
favour (except perhaps 10Im dd smaler). I snppose the ody
reseryation is that windiow & Greene. like Spellmount, have a
worrying tendencyto cut then pric€s (eithd inteDnonallyor tltough
availability in remaindershop9 in a y€ar's time whicb ratherputs one
off pmhasinS as 'fEt kid on the block'. Whalelea this one is well
wonh tuI price dd He6ets cm supply a Nuar.
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WeI paint€d l5tm Ancients Ami6: Good prices paid fo. high
Play Postal Diplomacy ard oih€. B@.dgm6: Joh our inexpensive
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Softw&e Simularions WGI, ceorgid House, Tririty Streer. SoulhetrdWargms Club if you wdr inreu€crualstiDularion dd aE
Dorcbster, Dorse! DTl IUB only satisfiedwith a chatenging wargamiDgenvircmen!
Beslseuirg PBM: to. att tasles:The rutesexptaneveryrhrng you We do not havea cofftrittee (shock, horc!: what. no ego_tripping?),
needro know Choorefrom: EnStig Civit waBa|l]es rutest6.40- od the .ems SecreiaryandTreasurer.reusedtoosly to describetwo
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campaign'f5. The C@r wd ivorld War Obe cmpdgn) €5. t8; sut€ment is; all the iDponant decisionsare takenco €ctivelv. IJ this
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Sci-Fi board wdgame. seek opponenh. Contacr Mike Ande6on
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Can't fi.d an opponena?Then by the SotoWdgames Ass@hlron SALVO '9,
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dd seehow they do ilt For derailssee us on www.maaweb.comor
Charter Hall, Leisure World, CowdEy Avenue, Colchester,Esex.
\end a SAE ro: SrephenMoor. 12 crar SLoneRo;. Fir,wood,
Sunday 2 Novernbe. BrinS dd Buy. Over 60 ctubs dd traden.
MancheslerM16 oKD Email: eleinpson@nercomuk.co.Dk. rbr USA ContactPhil (01206)853 556, h(p:/btintemet.conv-satvo.
n e m b e r s h i pR i c h A u f t u r o . t 7 0 7 R i d g e R o a d . L e a r e n w o n h , Warior '97
Warhingtonwdgames Ctub will be holding Warior ,97
Ktnsas.66048 USA Emit lb&bDio@smanner n.r at GatesheadCiric Cenre on Saturday 18 Ocrober 1997.varietv of
SudburJ and Di6rrict Wargmes CIub have moved dd now meet uade rrnds.
BnnB & Au) dd demon\trariongmes. encienr
every-Friday nighr ftom 7.00 to r l.00pn at Newton creen Villnge
compelitions:individuat l5lm DBM; 25nunWRG 6th e.tirion (teams
Hall, Newron creen, Sudbury,Suffotk_ConractSteveTee on 01787 of thiee).
conpetitionenquiries ro cary Mills (0t91 4l?7548).Tmd€
372498for funler detaih. enquiries to DaveKnight(01642323256).
Ibnbridge W€lls WuAamg SocietJ prers R€teaseAtter lhe end of SKELP 97 Novembef lsr I99?. Town Hall, Kirnenua Anqus.
JDI) l9o? fte Socierywil no tongerbe ,ne€rin!al rheSr Thoma5. Scorland.l]!h mDalpubtic wd8meserffbiDon.ctDbsdd $cr;es
chx,ch Hallin Souriborcughtouowingnoticerharrhesireu u! tol from tbJoughout Scotland, England and Wales. Traders tud
.T,!..1:r- Painrinsed mode rns compeLirion(. Brins and buy
From the first Sundayin August. the Sociery wil be neeting ar fte ,rall. E{cellenlhor ,ood\ aU day.Orer 500 arkndedta\r yrd. fo,
Speldhurstvillage Hall in St Maryb Lane. Speldrur$. slmnq ar fDriler infomation contactDale Smirh 01575574128
around0q.J0dd fini\hne ar t8.0OThe Do\e ro a new \enue bas MARCHER 97. S.A.H.A. Club, Royal ShrewsburyHospital,
enabledus to opemtea longer Sundaymeetingthan we had before. Shrewsbury Sunday 7th December,B&8, relieshments.bm. oEn
The venuefor the weekdaymeeringhas not yet been finalised, aDd DBV 100.Fade^ 'nL Keep.LtrcashireCaDe\ Andy Dumet;e,
anyonemterestedis recomended to conracl the seiew secrcran Ontposr wa'gmes. fEfalgd. F.AA.. Demos.parrripariongmes
An.lrewtinchon 0171277081| tordetaih.alsotordirecrionslo d; Dela ls 0 | 741 464000
Caling all Warganers. The EssexWarriors,al Wrinle Villale HaUin
Shoebu.'ness Waryames Ctub will sbority be relocatina to new CheLBfod. m rh.owingoFenOeirdoo,sonSDnday 2 t.r S;penber
prcm\es clo\e, ro cearat Sourhend. raruc'pahongme' ro rheforc.wrrhrcfre\hmencatrd\everat!-ade6.
aad a\ a (onsequence $,lt be
rcnmed Soulhend Warames Club. The new ciub will have a. Freeadmission.free pdking. Enquiriesto Derek Cox 01245 260243_
pemmenr room in Centratplace Comunity Centre,kospect Close. or Pelercrimwood 01245265274
Wrexham & District W..games prcsent pendrsson I The prcmie.
We will continue !o otrer hiSb quatity gmes to botn expenenced Wd€am\ e\flr. DBA kroctourand opendd) a,Brlmbo Spods&
p ayes and rbse who re itrteresEdin takitrg up u absorbinghobbl Soc-ralcornplex W,rxlm on Sundayt2LhOcrober1q97.Doob open
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our weeMymeins is hetdbetween2.30p.m.and 10.30p.;. every 12-00 19.00hn. Tradeslaads.Bring & Buy. Display & paniciDation
wedmday. The new prcnises otre6 us the faciity to baveone targe gmer. Adrussn Il.0O. Under 16: & OAf\ 50p FE pdking.
(6 x 12 ) or two smatl (6 x 6) rablesfor conlinuing, long rem gmes, remsnments.lrade enquineswetcome.For tunhe! rDlormarion
prus run everunggames.We have a large supply of tiles atrd otler conlactrRickSwift 01978366848or DaleRobertson 0197836431?

The existitrgclub menben Sameall pe.iods,from Arcients all the wav BOOKS& CAMES
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scale..6m 6m ro 25Im \km\h acuon\.IlIu.hed. tre would'\a)
we specialisein 15mmNapoteonicdd WW]L but the cu@nr fave is
BOOKS& GAMESBOUGHT& SOLD
While we do not play comperidongmes. we do usewell pldned dd Military & WargamingB@k Collection BouEhr.
orsdned .cenuio\. Connot\euu who r,"u" ...n ,, uitl" Sourr,- SpeciatistDealer in out-of-pnnt & secondhandW;games
Eastt leadingshowswiI no doubt be awde that we Droducebtaltv
& Role-ptaying.
bodrcrou\rnol ro \a) humungou! demonsFarjon gu.", ",$ ", Send.\5 SSAE for gamescatatogue
extremelysrnct arrentionto detail asou irophy haul co tesrifl. Many BOOKSTOP BOOKSHOB lt Madeld cmre,
of the rules that we piay to are home grown, tud havebeenwriren to Hsrogat€ HGl 5HD, No.th yo.kshirc. Tel:01423-505817
be historically accunre and innovativemther than to ger a
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