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Day Ore: 16 Apd 1945 if played 1oadd one 1olhe moraresore for lhe Presenceof the hueh
nilway gun.when Allner tust beard s massivercd he wonderedif it
Attner arived in Lietzen and stanst his dav bv collecting weapons
from the battalionHQ sitlaled in lhe vilage itselt During the dav the was otre of fte prcmised&rd"/ ,alFe - wonderweaPoff! Decidebo*
bonbardment midt last, then thbw for the
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mm bowitzers ! ff a hit is l€.eived by rhe8un thena lhrcw of 6 on a D6
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wil destoy it, 5 or 6 if the fier is the 203 tun howie€F.
Day Tao: r7 April 194s Day Two. Detemine the erects of a sorti€hom a ME 109.Dice for
The Soviet forces renewedtheir dsault, this time fton the an The the ruber of nhs during which the plde may be ov€r the table If
windmill which had b@r @nvened into a stronsPoint, lying as it did attacking the wi.dmil position with eifter bonbs or mreir ftom the
on the oDtskirtsof the viuage. wa! desEoyed.Ac@rding !o Alher. the ME 109.tben a 5 or 6 on a D6 will desrov the windmill strongloint'
an anackwd the work of cerman Po w.t flving ME 109\' the so- Day ThE. First det€mine for how manvtums the ba@g€ftom the
"Seydlitz General 'Stalint organj wilt last - I would rhirk ttat one tum might be
calted Forces", ldned after the captuFd Gernan
who had helpedto raisethem.No hmher attacks weE nade duing the sufficienr punishmentfor most Playen!You might like to considerif
the defendeB'fire would b€ lesseflective for om or two tlos after the
bnage is over,deductirg I from the 6te effat di(e
Day Thre€: lE Ap.il 1945 Day Four. A quiet day for our playe6 _ the lul before the storm!
The day b€ganquieily enough,with Altner md his comp&v deep€mng Howevei a raid was madeor the Mmor Hous€md a pnsonertaken
their dug outs and improving then conc€almentThe peee was soon This would make d interestitrgbasisfor a divenion into one-to_ore
shatteredby a barrageftom the iffuous Stalin's Organ'rckets. No
sooner bad the rocket barrage ceased ihm lhe Soviet infanrv Day Five. The end is nigh? Hd Ahels battalionswived thusfd?
comenced thei. itritial attack. As the enemy dre* ne@r they *erc How well will it resist the tnal onslauShl?The final outcomercstsin
identified as weding Weimai d!$ands more Sevdlitz troops!
Ironicaly, Almer's fist shotsEred in angerwere directedagain$ his
fellow countrymen,who. having sufiered hea\a casuallres,Etjr€d in AT"TERWORI)
dharny. only four out of every five membe6 of Altner's cotnpanv
takenftom th€
surviled the day's attacts. D in8 lhe courseof tlle day' watren SS Tne organisationofthe forcesinvolvedin this gamearc
tmps movedup to the village to bolstel its defences. Rapid Fire Second Suwlm?at by Richard Mdsh FiglE availabilitv
la! been cov€redbeforc in my PEvious .rticl€s and also bv other
Day rou: 19 April, 1945 scendio witeB. (Seenotesbelow on SeydlitzForcet.
The day palsed qDie{y for Altter dd his comPuy The Sovielstook For thos€inleested in fDnler readinged infornadon readen mighl
polsessionof the Muor House which lty lo fte nonh of Almer's
losition. lt also happenedto be the Fuhgt birthdayl
Berlin Sol.liea A.H.Le Tissiea Jomthd Cape, 1988 _ ,n edited
Dly Fiver 20 Apdl 1945 tr slatio]nof Tbt.ntanzBe i, by HelmutAttner
As dawDbroke the Sovietsattackedin geat force The sh@rnumbes BdftlefieLl Bertit\ P.Scowe& R.Woods,RobertHale, 1988.
of attekers combiDedwith the increasingferocity of their ailacks,
finally took iG tol on Alm€r dd his compey. who fled the village.
SEYDLITZ FORCES
tn 1941lading Gemu corununists in exile ir Russiahad startedto
Almer madehis way back to Berlin, wh€rehe t@k Pan in the fightingnal€ contactwith youtr8Germa working class P.Ow.'s dd by the
for the city, evenuanyjoidng with oth€6 in the brcakoutto the west
wint€r had aLeadyhad cotrsidenblesuccessin recruiting conv€rts.
Altner w4 captlied by Soviet forces otr 3 Mav 1945.Helmut Alnler One such conven, captain Emst Hadenmm. a world wu One
wasjust sevenEenyes otd and had beena soldier in the wehmacht veteranand winner of the Lon Crcss First Clas. madea memomble
jmpression
speechin May 1942to his fellow Prisoners.It mad€suchm
tbat it wa soonpublishedin anedition of 500,000copiesunderthe qde
WARGAMING ALINER'S BATTLE of An hon.st vor.t br d Geman .dPran Copieswer€droppedoverthe
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I suggestorganisingAltnels battalionasa Volksstun baialion minus Evenrually a group q6 formed caling itself the Fini Ann Facist
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nore convens, partly due to the fact that the Soviet authoritiesdid not
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push the comunist ideology too viSorously.However.the Sovietsdid
six figurcs and deletinethe supPortcompany-They might be upgmded
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THE MARCH TO THE SEA
A-merican Civil War
Plav bv Mail Matrix Game -
Summary of the Campaign
(Contlnued from last month)
Moves 2 & 3
by
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MOVE 2: JIINE 1864
Fron: GeneralWilliam Tecumwh ShemaDUSA (US Amy of fte
The Amy of the Tennese wilt conlinneils op€rationsin supporlof
the Amy of the ohio. whilst fte Amy of the ohio maintainsclose
contaclwirh CenemlJohnston'sAmy dd constmtly enSagesil, we
shall €nvelopits flank and cut otl its lines of srpply. Should the
Rebels atteDpt 10 exrricate thensehes f.on fteir precdious
posilion, we shall frusFatetheir movesby noving into the Kenesaw
Mountains. This wiu be ehieved because:
L The Amy of the Tennesse is in good heanmd is pleaseto be
taking part in importantwork which ir well unders(ands.
2. Therc @ amplesupplies,with the foNard depotsnow
coniainingsuflicienl sloresfor a six monthcampaign. The Amy
of rheTennes*e is redDcingits est.blishDentof bagSagee1c.to
inrproveits capaciryfor mobile operalions.
L Johnston hasno cavnlryunitswith hisAmy. Unioncavalrycan
scrcenour movemenis whilsrprovidingmple wmi.g of Rebel
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Fom:GeneralJohnM SchofieldUSA (US Amy of$e Ohio)
The Army of the Ohio will engagerhe RebelAmy. wilh ihe €sull
that it will be pinned in posidonal Cr$viue, lhus allowing
Sheman s Amy of rhe Tennesseeto srike iI in the flank or rear
V) Amy *ill bedblero accomplish lhis for rhefolloqingreasons
L The Ady of fte Ohio is alreadyin conracrwith th€ RebelAmy.
2. Afier fighting in May. fie Rebelswill be too fatigued10march
awayfroD my Amy.
3. .Iohnston'sAdy ha no cavalry bul mine does,thus enablingme
to gain a ladical advdrage.
From:GeneralJosephE Johnston CSA (Arny of Tennes*e)
The Amy of Tennesee witl meh inro lhe KenesawMonntains.
This will leadtosignificantloses aDonslhe puBtringYdkee scum
L The adveGeteftain they will haveto move through.
2. The YDkees fed of the recentlyvictorious Southed tbrces.
3. Thedifficultie!of conbollinga ld8e formalionin a mounla'nous
Fron: Gene€r Nathu Bedford Foftst CSA (GOC Bedfords
Bedford's Raide6 witl dgtrcy the railrcad line linking Nahville
dd Chamn@ga at the CumbedandCap, rilh the resnlt that the
Union Amies of the Temesse and the Ohio will be forced to
withdraw towards ChattmooSato re instate thei. lines-of-
comunication. we will b€ snftestul because:
l- We de a mobile force op€mtingin d ma well known lo us.
2. The laal popdace re supportingus due to our well publicised
succ€ssin Ndhville.
3. The Cunberldd Gap rea is totally devoidof Union Tmps.
n 441e/h4 *t
Frcm: GeneEl JohnHunt Morg$ CSA (GOC Morgan s Cavalry)
I *ill nid into Chattan@gaanddesEoytheAmy of the Ten.ess@s
fovud supply depols,wilh the rcsult that. staryedof suppliesdd
rcinforcement!, the Union Amies of the Tennesseeand de Ohio
witl suffer loss of mo.ile md fighling effectiveness. I will succeed
I . The aforenenlionedYarkeeArmies de heavily engagedwilh ou.
own heroicAmy of Ten.esse.
2. No einforcemenl will comefrom Ndhville becauseFoftst is
operntingon their lines of communication.
3. My nen m inspircdby thechanceto emulateOe; lmous raids
througbKedtnckyed Tenne$e in 1862whichpralysed
Buelll Amy of 40,000Blue bellies.
From: GeneralGeorSeThoDasUSA {US Amy ol the Cumberland)
I shall,dt.ing themonthofJune.prcparemy delences in thedea of
Nashville.in dccorddcewirh UncleBilly\ wishes,wift the esull
thal if m) lorcesde duactedrhe€, lheir combaleffectiv€ness will
be imprcvcd. The reasonsthaLI ad able to do this re as follows:
l. 4) ro(e\ qe'e dlrer,lrconfenhredin Lhisma in pEpanlion
for the tmining rhey*ere abonl to urdertake.
2. The eneny forcesm light raiding forces,ill p.epftd to a$arlt
3. Although ny force is l.rgely infmtf. I poses sufficientcavalry
to oblainearlywMing of my anacks.
CAMPAIGN EVENTS
Edly in June.GeneDl Shemd wrole ro GeneralGmnt then l@ated
in \arginia ove*eing the opemlionsof the Army of the Potomac-
aboutrhe recemevenlsin his rea of operations.
Lieulenat Ge.eml U. S. Grant
As you will havehedd via CNN (the Circinnati Notioial NariSotor).
we baveopenedaccountsvi$ Je Johnston.Tbirgs havebappened a
wells we night haveexp€credr JohnSchofield gota bloodlnose,bur
is nonelhe wo*e for fiat- Johnstonnow hasto facebothof us.sd he
is a long way lrcn help.
CeorgeThond hd hdded oul a prettt smanlessonro ftose bddns
Fonestmd Morgd md savedour depotsandlrains. Tiere ws talt in
the presslhat I considercdBoinglo his aid. Thafs a damtrlie. I never
doubtedbur $ar Georgewould seeoff thoseJayhawke^w'thout ny
assistance.tud he wouldhavebeenpetry hun if I hadoflereday.
Thecounryheeabouts is verythick,allhilh lnd woods,andth€Rebels
havetheenlnecountrydigginglrenchesfor tben. Nevertheless. wecan
hddle them,Johned I. andG€o.getoo whenhe nives.
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Shermu\ concemsdboulrrencbes prcvedunfounded, bu1it did l@d N.B.
io a cemin hesnancy on his pan du.jngthc eely weeksof Jme. In l. As fton llle b€giming of July,The Amy of lhe Cunbeded will have
fte meanine. Johnstonwas able 10 Dainlain the initianve, dd th€ a +l incr€asein its CombatEtrectivenessd long d il remainsin
Amy ol Tennes*e reu back in g@d o.der inlo tbe Kenesaw
Mounrains. closelypursuedby Schofield'sAmy of lhe Ohio- 2. As from ile beginningof Sepl€nb€r,the Ami€s of the Tennes@dd
Sbemm s Ady of fte Tennesse continued to put pressue on the Ohio will havea -l d@re6eh lheir CombatEffectiveness unlessor
Johnstods tr@ps.ad threalenedto tum his flanls, with the .esull thar until the nilroad betweenNdbville md Chandoogais repaircd-
rhe Amy or Tenness@was besledin sele6l of the skimishes fia!
CoDledeEteTMp SteDgthr at lhe eDdofJur€ 1864
The continuedUnion advmce wa! possibledespirethe succes of BasicCombat Alteratiotrto
Forest s raid to ctrl the nilroad b€lweenNdhville and Chaftan@e4 Eflectivenes Combat
and Morgans raid on the Union\ foruard supply depots in
Challanooga.This wasdue ro De facr that Sheman andSchofieldhad
akeady reducedtheir baggaget ains to the minimum in order to sr
themsclvcsfree frcm sucha pobnlial ftreat b Oeir rce. lteAmy of TeD6e
l4lh Tennesee Infdry Reginent 0 -l
In $e medlime, Thomast Arny oflhe CuDbeddd cornnDedwith
ils prepmdons in the Ndhville rea. 25$ GeorgiaInfanry Regimenl 0 0
43rdAlabamalnfantryRegiment 0 I
36rhMississippi InfantryReginenr0 'l
izth Georyiatutillery Banery 0 0

t51hTenne$eoMounted
tnfdry Reginent 0 0
81bAlabma CavalryRegimenr 0 0

4rh K€nluckyCavalryRegiment 0 0
33rdGeorgiaCalalry Reginent 0 0

MOVE 3: JULY 186l

Frcn: Ccne6lJosepbE lohnnonCSA (Amy ofTednessee)

Th€ Amy of Temes*e will withdde to Adanu. resulring in the
consolidation
of lhai city s defences.This will be facililatedby:
L The supe.iorabilily of tbe Souths herfts to skimish.
2. The supponof the l@d populace.
3. Our securcsupplylines.

From: GenerdlJohnHunt Morgan CSA (COC Mo.gd's Cavalry)

I will force narch lbroueh Cassvilleand inlo tbe Kenesaw
Mountains wilh Bedford's Calalry wilh lhe result that we will
en8ageand defeatthe Amy of Oe Ohio wilh a surpriseanackftom
theirrca.@a- This vill succeed because:
l Thehendly localpopul.cewiu diftct Ds1ofteenenyandreveal

2. The Blue-bellies fighlingpowe.is sorely€ducedafiersrstained

Union Tmop StEngtbs ai tbe end ofJune lE64
BalicCombat
Effectivenes
at tre slart
ofJune
Th€ Ami of lhe Tennse
l8rh Indiana InfanlryRegiment
llnd IllinoisInfanryRegiment
,17rh NisconsinInfantryRegiment
l5rh IllinoisCavalryReginent
rsth ohioAnirleryBanery
TheArmt of lhe Ohio
4?ndlndiatuIntlnlryRegiment I
lith Kentucky InfantryReSiment I
5thl.dilnr CavalryRe8iment
lilth MichisanAnilleryBartery
TheAmr of lhe Cumb€rland
l6th OhiolnlanlrJRcgiment 0 brotheN-in'ams in theArmy of Tennesee.
l9th IllinoisIntunrryRegiment
l9rb Michigan Crulry Regiment
conbar and the needto provide ltrge foragingpanies ro
f. mpens"re lor rheird6.rically rduced baBgage t a,n
l. The Yankeecily bom mule ride6 cd1 tell one end of a ho6e
fron the other,and their lack of ability is legendary.so the'r
outriderswill fail to givewming ofou.onslaughr
0
0 F.omr General Nathan Bedford Forest CSA (COC Bedford s
-t
0 Bedford\ Rlide6 will force mdch inlo the KenesawMounlainsvia
Lafayetlewilh the result rhar ihe Union Amy of ihe Ohio will be
rdlenin the ree andsmitte.. This will be successfulbecaus€:
0 I. we area mobileforceoperating in conjDncdod
with Morgan\
0 Cavalryin a@a well known ro nseborh.
-t
2. The localpopulace re supponingusdueto our well publicisd
0 successin Nashville.
L We m nodvaled by the needlo protectAllanla. and 1oassisrou.
0 'rk44 ".444 q44.
0
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To:
FrcIn: GeneralJohnM SchofieldUSA (US Amy of the Ohio) Lieulenmt Genenl U. S. Gmt

The Ady oi the Ohio will maintain contact with the Rebelsed
continually skimish with them. This will prcvenl the Rebel amy
from moving, or slow it suficiently so that Shemmt Amy of the
Tennesseewill captnreAtlmta before Johnstons force cm rcach
there. My lmy will be able to accomplishthis for Oe following
I . The Amy of tle Ohio is alreadyjn conlacl wilh the Rebelamy.
2 Vy my i\ nowe\penenced od su..esiular en8a8in8
Johnstont troopsin rhis type of operalion.
l. My force is a smalle. fomation tha. Iohnston\, dd we posse$
cavalJ which he doesnol so Ont we de able to out mmoeuvre
Nor much time to Mite {s we m nNhing prelry snardy lo gel to
Allmta beforeJ@Johnston. JohnScbofieldis goinglo hangon 1ohis
coar-tailss besthecan.butJohnston hs linle choicebutto highbil it
backto A anlawith us situatedd we are.
This will suit us fine: thecounlry bereaboutsis nch md plentiful, and
hasrever fell the sarageryof wd. Westof us a crcw conld st4e.
How thoseJayhawkeBForesr md Morgande keepinggoinSbears
nei they must have lo$ half their boses at lest and de gening
preciouslittle frcn us. Geo.geThomassawlo that at N4hville. md
Chattanooga waspFctically enply vhen theyarived.
I m entrustingGeorgewith thejob ofscrubbingthosebandilso ed
idying up our Iinesof-comnunical1on, butwnhAllantasoontobe in
ourhands, theproblenof mainlaining supplies willbe avoided.
Kind rcgards.

DespiteSheman\ hopesfor a quick victory for Oe fi^t tine in this

Shemo USA (US Amy of the
From:Gene.alWillim Tecumseh
cmpaign the Confederat forces seemedto acr with sPeeddd in
Dnison,with the resulrthat rheywereableto seizethe inniadve. When
The Amy of fte Temesseewill continuewith it! pan of the pld to
Johnstonordered the Arny of Temesee to fall back to Adata,
rerumrheRebellioDsSlatesro tbe Union. Acting in concenwith the
Schofield'sAny of the Ohio was prepditrS to preventsuch a move.
Amy of $e Ohio, we shall mrch on Adota to captureihe cny
Tie Dnexpected attacksby Morgan\ Cavalryand Bedford'sRaide6 in
beforeGeneralJohnslon\ force canreachi1.Shonldthe RebelAmy
the red of the Amy of lhe Ohio surpnsedSchofield - whole cavalry
reach Adima in sumcienl force lo hold it, we shall mdoeuvre
hadb@nkeepinga closewarchon lne AJmy ofTennessee- dd he was
dound the Soulhmd E6l to cut the Macon & weslem Railroadmd
divened from his plannedcoune of action in order to deal wilh this
LheCeorgraRailroad.Thi\.d be ach'e\edbecauie:
l My Amy is in greatspirils. With its recentsuccesses againslihe
Having broken conlacr with Schofield\ Army of th€ Ohio.
Rebeh,ir is carrying out work which it undeBtdds tud for a
Johnston s Amy of Tennessee was able10GcDpyAildta aheadof
PUrPoser approves.
Sheman\ Amy of $e Tennesee. Sheman\ foops, havingbeen
2. The Amy of the Ohio is constan y d gnps wilh lbe Rebeh
forestalled swungroDndthecity to
in theirinE.tionlo captureAtlanta.
imp€dingtheir movementswhich de tunner hmpered by our
fte E3stod Soulh. andtook up positionsastridethe only rartrcadlink
prepondereceof cavalry.
oui of Adeta to the rest of Rebel-heldieRitory.
3. The Amy of fte Temesee is sFippedlike a whiplah, md is able
ln the Deotime, Thomass Amy of the Cumberlandadvdced on
to move dd fight swiftly with only the minimum of baggagein
Cbatteooga, and repafed the dmage done to Oe raikoad betw@n
m ma whichI knotrbenerthanmanyCeo,gid..
Nashville and Chauanooga.
7+14aa*'7.a.4. 516%

Fron: GeneralGeorgeThomasUSA (US Amy of the Cnmberled)

I shall,dDringthe motrthof July, Dove theAmy of the Cumbeddd
alonethe pathof the railroad10Chattdooga. wilh the @sultlhar the
rail comunicalions belw€en Narhville dd Cha.lan@8ashall be
resrored. The reasonslhal I shdll be able to do this re:
l. I havea secm dd Einforced baseto my red in Nashville. so I
\hall norwdr for supplie.orrqurpmenrro efle.t dy repai^.
2. Duing thepdt two monthsof prepamtions,ny menhaveleded
valuablelesons frcm reportsof the Rebelnids two yeds
previously(throughKentuckydd Tenneseein I 862) and ftom
my victoriousexpenencosat the Battle ofchickamauea lst yed.
so then confidencein \eeing off lhe Rebelscumis imp.oved-
3. The enemyare Iighdy equipFEdEidi.8 forceswho have!o t:tr
failed 10inftict any dMage to my forces,whercs Dy mircd
force of lnfantry ind Calalry backedby railrcad support- is
betterbalanced10io.ce a way dtrolgh to Chattanooga.

CAMPAIGN EVENTS:
Du.ing July. GeneralShemd wrcte againto GeneralGmt aboutthe
evenain his dea of operations.
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UnionTroop SlrEngthsat the end ofJulJ lE64 TheArmJ ofTemeis€e

BasicCoDbat Alteralionto -l 0
Eff€ctivenes Combat 25$ Georgia Infdt y Regine.t 0 0
al the start Etreclivenes 43rdAlabda Inldtry Reginent -l 0
of July duringJuly 36thMississippi -l
InfantryRegiment 0
I 2th CeorgiaAniUeryBlllery 0 0
The Arny of the Tenne$e
Bedford\ RaideN
l8rh Indiana infanrryReimenr 0 0
l5th Tenne$eeMounled
22ndlllinoi\ inhnlrvReginrenr 0 0
.17rh 0 - l
Wisconsin l.fanL-yResiment- I 0
8th Alabana Cavllry Regimenl 0 - l
25rhIllinoisCavalryResinent 0 0
15thOhjoAnillery Banery 0 -t
4th Kentucky Cavalry Regime.t 0
Tbe Amy of $e Ohio
.12ndIndida Infmlry Regimem - I 33rd Georgia Cavalry R€ginent 0 - l
35rhKenrucryInfmtry Reginem 'l -1
'l -l N.B.
5lh Indida CavalryReginent
1.As fron the beginningofAugus! Morgd\ Cavalrywill havea -l
24lhMichiganArtillery Baitery 0
decrede in its CombatEtreclivenes (in addilion 1ody allemtion! in
The Amy of the Cumbe.lud
CombatEtrecdveness shownabove)unles or until n reslsfor a month.
t6th Ohio InfantryReginent 0
2. As fton the beginningof August, Bedford\ Raides will havea -l
l9lh lllinoislnfantf Regimenl 0 0
decreasein its CombatEtrectivenes (in addilion to my alleE ons in
29rhMichiganCavalryRegiment 0 0
CombatEtrectivenessshownabove)unles or until it restsfor a month.
N.B.
Part ThE Dextmonth.
lI As from rhebeginningof July.The Amy of the Cumberjmdwill
haved + I increasein i1sCombatEtrectivenes when it is in Nashville.
G.J.M. FIGURINES
Confederale Troop Strengths al the €nd of July lE64 w?rsmd f,sms paincd b co edoB sd&rd 10mn b 30Im For smph 15mn

BasicCombat Alterationto Tel.pbon : or63e 32s74 (xhB) M

Efiectiveness Combat l5'm & 25mn r spdirli+ 'mics rtuys for $1.
at the start Etrecliveness Milir,ry b.ok b.ughr md $ld
of July during July us doneB sd ts bin ro. lsDn sdple rd list
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rhroughouttbc dal. uhich p.oled lo be erlre .l) popul.r

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eeuldly bring out their collectionof headsafter a feasl,boastingof the
Celtic Herobs grealrdsom the victims' families had unsuccessfullyoffered for lheir
A Game of Chariot'Warfare In the lileGry sourcesthe prcliminaries to a fight dre olGn long
w drawnout dd dercribedin greatdelail. whilsr fte conbals themselves
de invdiably short md lethal:
Ad.rlan Goldsuortby ''You nust take note of the mu wbo comesto Deer you." lbor told
Cf Chulaind. "Foill is his nmq md if you do rct reachhim wilh the
INTRODUCTION fi6r rhnst, you will no! reachhim al all-" cri chulaind dswered, 'I
swed by the god my peopleswearby. he will nor play ftal trick upon
Prolongeddiscusion over whar gme 1o play next week inevitably the Uliad after my fatherConchubulsbroad-pointedsper has€ached
seemsto doninate lhe la(er slagesof a sessionat the Penartbclub. him. Ar enemyhmd, mine-" Cf Chulaind casthis sped aI Foill ad
Every now and ngain everyone wdts a chdge from the fmili& broke his back dd look his head ud his weapons.'- Tales of C(
penodsdd rulesers. One week, someonesug8esleda skimish gme Chulaind,trtus.J. Ganrz(Penguin,1996.pp. 13-14).
'While the Romms werequi€lly pssing the tine on gudd dury they
based on Honels Iliad, wift chdiot bome he@s fighting sin8le
conbats outsidethe walls ofTroy. The idea had a lol of appeal,but no we€ approachedby a Caul who was outstandingfor his gred sizeind
one had any suitablefigurcs. Naively. I suggesteda similar style of amour. He struck his shield wilh his sped. therebyobtainingsilence.
8me involvin8 Galic wdiors and embeked on an enthusiastic and then thrcugh an interpreterchallengedsomeoreto do battle wilh
desoiption of the hercic warf@ depictedby Greekand Romanwrites hin. There was a young milii.ary tibune called Mdcus Valeriuswbo
md in the Irish LiteEturc such as tbe Ulster Cycle. As iDportandy,I ... advancedinto the spacebetweenthe mies. ... as the Romd
alreadyposwsseda fair numt€r of 25mm Celric chriots dd wdiors engagedhis adversdJy, a ravensuddenlyalightedon his helmet,facing
- the inevitableresult of the dogerous pmcticeof bDyinga couple of fte Ganl- The bibune finl hailed this with delight, as a sign snt iiom
fieu.es from a new rangejust for the plealure of painting them up. heaven,and ften prayed for g@d will dd gracious support ftom
SomehowI went home that night having agreedto kile a set of rules whoeverhad senthim this bird, were il god or goddes. MNellous to
and put on a gamenext week. Surprisingly,lhe systemworked well relate,not only did the nven keepthe perchil had orce chosen.but 6
and prcduceda fdt. turious, and aboveall enjoyablegane, which we often as the sruggle was renewedil roseup on ils winSsand attacked
stagedsevemltimes over the nexl monthor so. By Jduary 9?, we rd rheenemy's faceandeyeswift beakdd claws,urlilhe wasterified al
a morc polishedversio! as a parricipatiodgde al or own showal lhe the sighi of sucba ponen! dd so, bewilderedaswell ashalf-blinded,
I@al leisure cenFe,crusade 97. On€ of the paitrcipdts ar the show he w6 killed by Vdrenus..-. when the tibune begm to strip the dead
wasa specialistin C€ltic warfm ftom the lo.al University (who wishes body of his enemy ... a sFugglebegm over lhe prostralebody of the
to rcmaineonymous, so shallbe refered to asL.) who ent€redinto the Gaul, which developedinto a fierce baltle.' ' Livy ?- 26 (Ttudation
gme with 81ealenthusiasm,but conspicuousIack of success.Later in ftom Li\T, Romeod ltaly,trans.B. Radice{Pengrin.1982),pp. l3G
the yed the gme made d appemce at ColouB wherc, tbrcueh l3l).
oeliculous plmning dd lhorongh prcpMtion, it failed lo wil my
pnzes, bur wa! nuch enjoyedby all the playe6- The rcsulling ruls THE GAME
reflect the conEibutionsof all Oosewho haveplayed the gme at one
rine or dother I would like to lhark all of them, dd in particuld How do we represent thislype of combatin a gaDe? Cleadyit needs
RichardWeslfrom the PenanhClDbfor contributionsto rhe mechanics to fcus on tbe actionsof individual heroes.The massof an amy, lhe
of the oles, ad L- for inspiring someof the eventcards- poorer irfdrry, shouldfigurc hddly at all. The objectiveof fte game
is not to achievetacric.l vicrory for the tribe, but individual fame and
SETTING TIiE SCENE glory. Each hero will gain or lose honour poinls ecording to hjs
behaviou duing the battle dd the w;n.er will be rhe hero with lhe
This is not fte place fo. a full discusion of Celtic warfde, but a brief highestnunber of poinh ar tbe conclusionof the gme. Whetherthis
descriptionis Decessary to suggeslthe nalm of theseheroic combats. he.o is still alile is of litde imponece. Whilsl we wdted io keep
The dcienl Grek writer Diodorus Siculus described how il was sone of the flavou of the Irish liteGturc, this was to be primeily an
nomal for bal es betwen the lribes of Gaul lo be precededby singte historical gmq so supematural eleDents werc to be kept to a
combats between chmpions- Often the outcome of these fights minimum- An impo.lant part of the systemwould be the useof special
decided the battle without massedfighting @cudng at all. This eventcardswhich eachplayef would be ableto useto afiect his own or
practiceseemsto havebeencommonto mosl of the Celtic t.ibes of the rival heroes. Somehowthe ability to play cards which will hinder
Pre'Rolm Iion Age. The Irish lilecture, which allhough written dolher playe.,especiallya fellow club membe(doesa lot to createo
down in the etuly Middle Ages was based on much edlier. prc- approprialespirit for the Bme- An unpirc is also usetul in rewading
Chrisnm seiety, describedthis type of hercic wdfN. The grcatesl playes who act in a suitablyheroic mannerod penalisingthosewho
hero of theselales, known as the tlster Cycle, w6 Cf Chulaind,the
The settingfor the gameis a cl6h betweenreo amies on the border
The Celtic hero ws an aristoc.a! since only they could afford tbe betweenthei. tribar tenito.ies. Each player is given a chdiol model
chrJior dd teafr ofponies which trdsponed ftem 1obatle. His sole and a dismounledfigure to representhis hero. The gme works bestif
purposein life wa! fighring, and he longhr not pnmdily for his tribe, the playe. only confols a single hero. Associatedwith eachhero is a
but for personalhonou. To achievea greatrepulation,which would warband(usually I 2-20 figue9 representingthe wdio6 of his cld.
thenbe preseoedin the venes conposedby the bards.wasthe snmmit Eachgroupn placedin a clunp or squde sothal the cjds fom a rou8h
of his ambition, sodething to be soughtregddless of the cosl to life line up rc 12" fron the edgeof the lable contrclled by that side. The
and linb. Glory couldbe gainedby displaysof wdior sKlh or by heroessun fte gme in fmnt of their clm. The infotry will Dove little
bodting of pst deedsin ttE face oi the eneny amy, dd so displaying during fte gade dd de really tnee 1ogive the player somewhercto
contemprfor them. True fame would only cone in facing ed killing hidebehindif thidgsarenol going his wa} Therere no set baseszes
a famousenemywador Then the *drio. could beheadhi! fallen loe for the infantry or chariots, but each type needs 1o be based
dd strip him of his alm. Cehc rcligion placedgreal imporlanceon
the headdd Gallic lempleshavebeenfomd with nichesin the walls A1 tbe beginningof the gde eachplayer will needa pieceof paper
to contaiD the lelered heads of lhe ribe\ fes. An edly Grek b record his characrer The hero begins we&in8 a helmet and mail
trrleller.Poseidonius, descnbed howhis hosr mong thelribeswould cunass dd cfyidg a shield. He is amed with a sword and three
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jalelinvspeds. The larcr needro be mrked otr when thrcwn. The
sheetwillalso needro sho$dy woDnds receiveddd thecuretrttotal MILI.ART
ofAggresionandHoiour Poinlr(bothof whichbeginthegme at 3). Gstablished
1982)
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As I said .r the begiming of the article. this synem has invdiably Rsdvdaind 25nm 25nm' 25nm'
producedhi8hly enjoyablegmes. Il is mostrefrcshingto play a gme
when radics in fte convenrionalsenseof the word have li le pan b 1550 $.50 r6.m
STTCONNOISSEUR
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adaptableto otherpe.iodswherethe busines of fighting was restricted
10a smallwarior elire.The mainthingto alterwillbe lhe numbeBof rr.50 f3.50 t4.50
points receivedfor vdious types of behaviourmd the Sp@ial Event
and Chdacieristic cards. Therefore for a game involving Homenc Cmn C^m: Orn.6 ovcr {2m 5t discounr.odc^ .vd al00 l0* di{ounr
bercs morehonourwould be associaiedwith strippinga fallen enemy
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5- Adjust honourand aggressionpoints for eachhero. R.g*lered pot 5t6 ertn (Ecomm.ided ro ltlly)
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IL EachHero hN 2 aniibules which may rise dd fall dunng the gme.

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(b) dono!.- Thisrcfleclsthercputat'on $hichrhewmiorhasBained -l movitreiD a chdiot.
for hisbehaviour bcforeanddurinelhc gamc.Ir is usedro decide
+l tdget is enomous wmior
Eachplaye.beginssirh 3 Age.es\ionandI Honou.po'nrs.
l-ocdion of hit - roll d6
Nodal movement
distocesre -5"onf@t
- l0" in a chdiot
3 = riChtleg
It takesa quartertum to mounudismountfrom a chdiol. Duing this 4 = left leg
tine neitherchdiot nor wdior may move. Movemenlis half sp€edin
difficult temin. Cltdiots my tun by using the tuming templale.

Crarirls - A wanior Day leave/entera cheiot from either the frcnt or Ifthe tuget is in a chuior hirsto the legsue.olled again.

DaDage- roll d6
whenever a herc wishes to move in the direction of the enemy his
I = scntch +l honour point for rhe larget,
movement= I " per each488reNion point. This is doubledif he is it

C/uriar..^ - the chdiotee. is killed autonatically if a wound of any

type is inflicied uponhin- If the chdiole r is ljlled, $e wanior nay Wounds to fegs redDcemovement by 50% - 2 lee wounds = no
drive the chdor, but will nor be able 1o thrcw missiles whilst the
cheiot is moving- If he disnonnts the chdiot will rfrain stadonary. Wounds1oams renderlimb useles mustdrcp weaponor shield.
An abandonedchdiot may be captmd by mother player Eifter fte 2 woundsto heador bodyor oneto each= death
wmior or rhe cheioteer mus(disnounl from their chaJiot.mount the
3 woundswith I lo hqd or body= death
olher and relire wilh il behindthe wdbdd/haeline. The player gains
honourpoirls equalro the numberof hads containedin fte chaijot.

Iy. Missile frc Wmiors nay throw one javelin dunng the mo!e. Prolection- the daDagercli is cduced by I for a hit to the headif lhe
TheE is no deducrionon their novenenr for this. brger hasa helme! or a hit on the body if the w€der hasbody mour
Range short 0-5" long6-10" The defendermusl nominatewhetherhe has his shield facin8 to the
Cbanceofhit on dlo 1 rear, left, or fiont before any dice are rolled. He nay not use it to
defend againsraneks frcm difiercnt directions in the sametum. A
damageroll of a hit ftom the Elevanl di@tion is reducedby 2.
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Othe. modifieG to the damageoll: Capturinga chariot +4
-l +l
+l if tbrcwq is v€ry stronC/enomous. -3
Kiling a chdioteer -2
,5
Eachplayerrolls a dlo to whichhe addsbisAggresionpoints. Failinga feal -l

+l Honolr poinh higher thd opponeni Dis$t€r Chart

+2 dorou.point double opponents.
+3 Horclr poinb Febleopponent's. When ch&iots nove through ditrcult lemin there is a chdce of an
+t enomous/greatsEeng1h. a@ident. Rotl ld6 - in strems or rough temin roll of I = disdter
- b woods,verydifficu lemin roll of 1.2 = disaster
If scoEs de equalqch player inflicrs a wound. OtheNiF the plnyer
with lhe higher scorcinflicB a wound. If one herc is atlackedby more Roll againon a d6 for resulr:
tho one opponent, he may divide his score b€lween the two dd |= HumiliaringaccidenrCheior *ecked & -4 honou,poinb.
detemine the results6 above, Effect of qoundsis detemined as with 2= Chdiot dmaged. Miss one tum & t honour point.
3= Horses'hme$ tmgled- Onetum stationaryto u.tangle.
After combat If one wmior ha ben tjlled his opponentmy, in 4= Quarterspeedfo.lhis tum.
the nexi round, decapiti e the body- He may only do so if he remins 5= Half speedfor this tum.
slationart andis nol involvedin combator the t{get of d missileattack. 6= wmior gmbsrins dd stee6 chdiot safely throngh. +l honour
This acrionbrings 3 honolr points. If undisturbedon the next tum he
may take nd wed his opponent! torc adding I honour and 2
aggressionpoinls to his total-

Eacb warbandof l2 20 figues is associaredwith a specific hero and

Herces may seek to perfom feats to raise their att.ibutes before chdiot. lf he movesinto contactandspendsa tum wilh the unit he can
combat. Tbere de ttu@ feats.eachof which may only be perfomed replenish hn supplyofjavelinsup to a naiimum of thiee.

(a) The SHIELD FEAI - rcquiresa roll of + on a dl0. r succestuI Moteneat: E^ch n that a wdior hasaggressionof ?+ his wdband
+l honour+l aggresion. may Dove foNdd 1". Each tum that his aggresion is 15+ his
(b) The SPEARFEAT R4uircs a roll of 6l on a dl0. lf succestul weband may movefosdd 3". At ft€ endof eachtum add uPthe lotal
+l honour+2 aggession. aggresion points for each side. The side with the higher to€l may
(c) TlteSALMON LEAP - reqDires a roll of9+ on a dlo. If eithq movethek whole line foruard I " OR Dove lh€ whole enemyline
succ€ssful+2 honour +3 aggressior. back 1". The decisionis taken by the player with lhe highesthonour
Each fqt may only be perfomed when within 20' of the enemy. If poinrson the qinning side prcse.tly on the neld.
wdio6 d within 6' of a friendly wdior only one may perfom a ttat
for eachenemychampion. Sldorira Wrbands may thro* ld6 javelins al any enemy to come
If a hero fails io perfom a fe he loses I honour point. Ii he dcswithin dn-se. Short rangeneed?+ ro hit lnng 6nge need9+ to hil.
not perfom u equal or beuer feal ftd his opponent he loles I They have an inexhausliblesuppll of missiles. Wadands nny nor
a$ression and I honour poitrt. ididare combar,but if a hcrc ! acls ftem they will fight as waniors
wirh 2 A$ression Poinls (Spear& Shield. without mour or hellne0.
When two or more of a side'swarbandscrossthe centreline of the
To close wilhin short misile mge of m eftmy hero the player must table (or anorhernominatedodk) then the day of battle is over tne
rollT - his aggftssionon a d 10. To wiftin
mel€e an opponenthe must adEncing Eib€ b€ing victorious. Suryiving warriors nay chooseto
roll 10- his aggressionon a dl0. fight againon eofter day. They will begin with 3 Ag8€sion Points,
modifiers = I for eachattributelower thanopponent- bur may rerainay HonourPoinls which they havegained-
+1 if opponen! is *ounded-
SPECIAL EVENT CARDS
If a hero fails a morale rest to cone wilhin short missile Enge/close
cdds. This is the compositionof
combat of d opponenthe mu$ move rc 5-5" away + the remaining Yon will n@dto makea set of €vent
inchesofhis move. r his opponenrhar tesledsuccesstullyhe canforce the pek which we nomally use:
ihe enemyto fight ifhe h6 sufficiedt nove 1ocatchhim-
8 x GOOD LUCK: +l ro one die roll this Dovo-
8 x BAD LUCK: -l on anyanyonedie rolledby dother playerin
Afier melee- lf hercs havemet in chdiots. then eithe. or both my
ch@seto continDethen remaining move disrance. Men on foot my
chooselo disengaSe,moving as nomal. lf their opponenlwishesto a Special.haacter6ti.s :
continueftey nay only escapeif their move brings them into contact
l . HEROIC DEAIH AI END OF TAIE: Ifthe wdior is killed
eith their own infetry.
after killing a numberof enemiesgreaterthan the trunber or
woutrdshe received.lhen he dorbles his honour points.
2. SWORN ENEMY; Oneenemyherc is cho$tr ar randon d a
A3g€sson
swom enemy. Any succes achievedover hin bnngs double
Killingopponent
in nel@ +2 +5
Wounding anoppon€nlinnelee +l +3
Kiuined opponentwith a thrownspear +l +3 3. WARP SPASM(or beserk.nge): wdior s@sbeserkfor 3 noves.
woundinganoppone.t' " " " +l +10 AggressionPoinls. Musl mole lowardsne@st enemy-
Tatjnga head +3 Cannotbreakotr a combal. Will throw mjssile only if unableto
Taljne a headof enemykilledby anotber +l each the enemy. Die roll neded for success:4.
TrtinB a roE +l +l GAE BLTLGA(SpecialSped): If a hit is achievedin
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Eachplayer is given threecardsat the beginningof the game. Only
6. FANATIC:Hetu.enrovcs aUclorhingandbdly amour ro fighr
onecardnay be plaledby edchplayerper tum. The die rolls needed
naked.Trkesonerum to do this. +l Aggre* n PoinKard +l
by sonrccrds de frddeon ! d6 necdin8equalor g€arerrhanrhestared

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8. VERY STRONG:+l on all damagedice.
8 Specialeeentcot ls:
l. SHIELD SHATTERS. If d eneny is th€ tdget of missile fire or
in nelee.thenhis shieldis broken.It will norcoDma-sprorecrion
in ftis or subs€quentphlses. Die rou needed:2.
2. HARNESSSNAPS: Nominatedch&iot cannol movefor 2 rDms.
Die rcll neded: L
I BARD HUMII tArFS WARRIOR.Nemr enem\qarior mr)
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loser2 A$.essionpoin15.Die rcll needed:4.
5. WEAPONBREAKS.A nominated
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INTRODUCTION Jager(militia)

This is the third (and penullimte) anicle in ny serieson S/t lo lists CavrLy
guarddogoons 1
Themies in thisanicleareDenmdk(1807od l8l3), WDitlemburg CuirassieA/
(1809l2 & l8l3/14) andDutch'BelSians for 1815.As DsualI'!e used l 3
the Men at Ams booksasthe majnsource(wherethe anny is covercd), Light Dragoons
I

ed Philip Halthomthwaite's .acellent Napokonic Source Book in t 2

othercNs. Club expenencehd foDndlhe Dutch Belgrd amy 1obe a
Ariillery
difficult opponentto dislodgein a defensiveposition. so I'd claim to
l:l0 l :l 0
havegol the balmce aboutright. I'!e yet to try oul eitherof the othe6-
l:24 1.24
DENMARK
Liner tacticsamy to 1E07.flexibleiaclicsin l8l3
The Danes se€ involved in the fringes of fte Napolmnic wm in
Skimisherratio l:8 in 1807,l:6in | 813
Europeed foughtal seaagainstBrilain in l80O0l- 1807saw them
Bosniakscount 6 cossacks.
fighting the B.itish again. wifi ldd aclions at Roskild€ dd
Copenhagendd the final destructjonof the Dmish fleet. The 180?wd
BonN Picks 1- 6 Line, I jager
forced Denmdk inlo alliance with France- Denmarks nain
2- 4 Line,4 SR
conFibulion howeve.was at sea.hmssing Britain s convoysthrough
3 -4 L i n e .2 S R , I L C , I R r
lno Ballic. l8l3 saw Demdk dEwn into the main conflict in suppon
4.8SR
of Frdce md d Auxiliary Corps was asiSned to the 1813campargn
5. 3 Line,3 Sr, ll-a (Bosnidlsin 1807,kncer in I8l3)
10gndd lines of suppu In I 8 14Danishsupportfor Napol€onresulled
in the loss of Noflay to Sweden.
WI,IRTTEMBURG
InfaDtry
Danish infanlry establishmentprior to the defeal of 1807 was of This amy was onginally added to the lisrs ro 8i!e anotherGemd
reguld regimen$,eachtwo battalions.This includeda GDaJdregiment, corpsfor the eneniesof Franceto fight againstIt is, howeverd
ud two Life'regimenls (one Danish,one No$eeid) Plus two litllearny in its ownriShtandisprovidingme with another
inreresting
Noruegian lin€ regifrents. Each battalion had five conPanies, tenpration(andmy bankmdage.*nh Dorenighunre9.
including a gcnadier company for the fi61 batblion dd a jager Federick the II of wrntembDrSinitiaUyconclndedpeacewilh
compey for the second.Ale thereweresienificantnumbeBof militia Napoleonin lEOz.wunembur8joined the Confedention of the Rhine
(landevaem). wllo p€rfomed inetrectively in fte 1807 cmPaign. in 1806E@iving land from neighbouringDuchies.Mililary asistoce
Reorganisationafter 1807 saw the militia units disbdded dd two 1o Napoleonin 1809 resultedin funher expmsiotr. l8l2 saw
esene battalions formed for each of the line regiments(orgdi*d Wnrttemburg prcvide 14,000 men for the Russid cmpaiSn and
like the secondbattalion).Jage.batlalions,also providedlighl infdtry despitethe (almosotoul deslrnctionof their contingentthey werc seen
specialistsalongsidevolunteer Jager nnits. Of the Jagers.fte Kings lo acqDitthemselves w€ll. By late l8l3 Frederickhad concludeda
tufles foughl with particuld distincdon in 1807and were regardedai scparaEpeacewilh the Allies which saw Wudt€mburgchdge
secondin seniority only lo the Gu.rds. Noruay aho prcvided iwo allegi@ce (dd retainthelandgainedin theinlerim).
conpdies of specialist skimishers the Stilrb?*rrpse, - ski bome
rifle lroops (who opemtedas ordinaryJagersin the sumner). IDfrntry
By 1812the line infdlry establishDent wls eighrregimetts,eeh ofa
Caralry singlebattalion.A two batlalio.guardsre8imenrwasalso available.
Eachcavalry regimentconsisledof four squadronsof about 180 men Eachbattalion consistedof four or five conpdies. eachof about 140
each(althoughftese were paperstrengthsand seldomreached).Two men. Eight Militia baltalions (Izrdsre8menter) were also available.
squadrcnsof guard cavalry md eight regimentsor Rtrd.? (dragoont o€mised on siDilu lines1otheline.ln lEl2 t*o lighl battalions. and
(includingfour Noflegid regiments)Dade up lhe heavyelement twojagerbattalions werealsoon thercll. l8l3 sawthejagerrcSiments
ofthe Danish Amy. These were backed by ftree Light Dngoons. amalgaDatedto fom the 9th Line, the lfth wd fomed fton the tvo
Hussds. a nounted Jagerunit and a unit of Bosniaks,(EastEurcpean light batalions, *hile an I i th was forned from the mililia rifle corps.
'Cossack' sryle lieht cavalry).All were availablefor lhe 1807
canpaign.Thd Bosniakswerelaler convenedto lance6 andat le{sr one CaYatry
addidonalDnitof Hu$ds wasavailable for the l813 campaign. Staningin t 802 frcD a small GDdd'cad@the cavnlryofwurttemburg
had growr into a force six regimentsstrongby 1812.The five line
A.lilery regimentswer€ designated Chevauxleses(l & 2). Jase6 (3 & 4).
Artillerywassomewhat obsolescent ofgunsas while the 5th was of Drag@ns.Each rcgiment vns of four squadrc.
in ils.ature.consisring
light as3 pounders.Despit€Napoleott sugSestions andorere ofmore strength.Tbe gudd cavalry was also four squadronsslrong, although
nodem Frcnchequipmentthe Ddes etaiDedmostof fien onginal kit. the squadronswere s€panlely identified. The ti6r sqDadronwere
The :my is in soDe.erpectssimild to a Pru$ian ady of aboll the desi8naledLiebjaee6, lhe s{ond Gudd du Corps,while the third and
sde period.Tacticsallowedshouldbe linear to abour 1809,dd founh we€ Ho6e Crcnadiers-
flexible thereafte( rcflecting the changes which were graduauy
happeningacrossnany of the mies in Europedu.in8 the period- It Artill€ry
shoDldhave a belter mtio of skimishe6 howeve. ftan the Prussim By l8l2 threefool bateriesequippedwith 6 pd6 ud lh.eesimilmly
equivalenl s. unlike the Prussi&s, both ind€pendentskimishing equipped ho6e batte.ies had been established. A heary banery
compuies and skimishers integralto the regimenBwere available. equippedwith 12pds *N also availablea! the amy resene.Two tbot.

one hose. and Oe heavy bateries were uk€n lo Russiain 1812-All
werelost.Equipnenrupto l8l2 wa. Aushianin constncrion,bui wns
replaced with Frenchequipment duringl8l3-
The lnls a achedde for fte WDmemburgamy in l8l2 (14,000Inen
foming Ill Corpsof the Gmd Amy) md an altemarivefor 1813-I 8 t 4
as a reluctanlally for, or later d eneny to, France.I suggelt flexible
hcrics for lhe :my thioDghourthe period.
tEt2 l8l3-14
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which were involvedin tbe Warerloocanpaign), the 21st to 45th were
Belgie dd were in tmining at lhe time of Waterloo
InfaotrJ O.guisatior
Units werc orgdised in units of six lo eight compaies including
'flanl compeies of Gretradie6andLighr inldtry- Banalion
sFengths
at tie time of Waterloovdied ftom aboui 500 lo just over 800.Several
ba&lions fielded over 700 men md should perhapsjustit m extE
standon the wargmes table dd one morebreak poinr.

Gutrd (Elite) 2 2 Cavalry

LiBh{
Lddwehr (secondEte)
Austrian/ Pdssim Allied line
E ll Eight regimenls of Dutch-Belgian cavalry were formed during
l0 1814/15, numb€red consecutivell Ktrabinie6 - rhe equiElent of
2 heary d.ae@ns (dd rais€d ftom ex Frcnch cuirdsier units) fomed
2 cgiments1 3, LightDragoons regiments4 ad 5, while6,7 and8 were
8 Husds- One unir Che 71hHussm) wa on colonial service md not
6 availablefor the Watedoocmpaign.

Gudd Cavalry I 1 ArtillerJ

I 1 This sems lo havebeennufrerous wirh no fewer thf sven batreries
Light Cavairy 4 or eight gum availablefor the canprien. Cun calibrcsm urcled, bur
four of fie baneriesprcwnt al Walerloo w€re organisedas f@t, rbee
a hors€.I sumise British, Frcnch or evenAustrian guns coDldhave
Heavy l:24 ben used.I peFonally itrctine towardsusing Frcnchequipment.
1:12 1:8
1:21 l:12 The Waterloo Camp.igD
The Dutch Belgian :my fought well throughourthe Waterloo
. F.enchinfantrye eifier Frenchline/ li-qh(rario3line to I campaign. fighting .longside fte British at both of tneir major
Ligho. or trcops fron other Confederarionof $e Rhine nations. eDgagemenls. Their units proved to be steady,despitedonbh about
. Lights and Jagersnay deploy assKmisheB. their reliability md in one or two casestook fearfDl losseswithout
. Confederation/ FrenchSkimisheB, l:4. dcseninglhe Reld.ODemilitiabattalionsutrered 60%lossesat Quarre
. Bonmpicksin l8l2 de fromthe l8l2 Frenchlisr (other Bras.bur wa! still able10tum out for Warerloo.
Confederationof tle Rhine rroopscould be substituted),bd for The poporiion of mililia ro line in ftis cafrpaignwasabout 1:I, wirh
1814hom the apprcpriateAustrian list. a filnler 20% of the force consisringof Jagers.The infmtry fomed six
. Attacking bonus 1812-| 3 Frcnch/ Confederationof Oe Rhine. brigades,eeh of which consistedof either five or six battalions-The
I El4 Austrian/ Prusian. cavalry fought in tb@ fomations: one brigade of heavies (rhe
KMbinien). and two of lighl cavalry
DUTCH. BELGIAN 1814.1815
Th€ Liil
The Dutch-Belgian Amy wasesrablished afterthepeaceof t 814with This showstheactualamy. educeddoM ro sizeof a 'pick-Dp'riny.
rheseningDpof theDutchBelgianKingdom.It wasor-qanised under By sho*ineacrualtroopspresenr again$$e amy lisl l hopeyou'll b€
Austria andBntishinfluence andincludednany tr@pswho hadbeen ablelo scesomeof thelogicbehindthe list.The balance of theactual
in French serice. Then loyalry was doubtedby Bririlh and Prussid
forcesfor Waterloois fomed from bolh of the nr$ two bonuspicks.
auies. But in rhe l8l5 campaignthe Duich-Belgians performed
creditabln manyunns nghdng ar both Quatrc86 dd Walerloo.
DUTCH.BELGIAN
Infantry
Actual Pick up amy
Line
DDring 1814,16 batblions of regularinfantry werc nised which were t1 8
numberedconsecutively-Of rhesethe lst, 2nd dd 4ft werc Belgim, 5
fte 5rh, Ioth andllth Dulchcolonial,whilethe 16ft wasaJagerunir. Militia l5 ll
The ofter nine battalionswere Dutch. More units were addedduring 5 3
1815.The r7rh.lSth ud 2?ih DurchJage6,andthe l91hro 26rhand
28th colonial infotry. The 28th (Nasau Orien) with rwo batblions. l 2
pluslhe 351hdd 36thBelgianJa8erswereslsoavailable by 1815.and Lt Dr/Hussd 2
a seco.d batt.lion had beenaddedto the 5rh Durch colonial rcgiment.
The l3rd dd 34th battalions fomed rcolonial depof md 'gdison' l:11
battalionsrcspsrively. Four Swiss regimen$ (the 29th to 33rd) were 3 l:14
ahoraised,bul allweresrill inlnining ai$e timeofwarerloo.Finaily l:6
we aho seetbreebattalionsof the znd Nasau Reginent brigadedwilh
the Durch Belgid conringenrat Waterl@-Of lhe colonial urits both Jagesmaybedeployed
asskimishesor lineat thestanof rhebattle.
batralionsof fte 5th seNed h Eurcpe, a. did a, 'Wesr tndim' rifle
company.Europeanbased (depot?) companiesof the l9ih to 24th
bnJlion\ a\o fomed a.inele compo{teunrrfor rhecmpdgn 1. 3 Line,2Srlcm
2. 2 Nassau.2 Sr.2 LC
Militia 3. r Selection
f.omthel8l5 PrussianList
M'litia made up $e .emainder of the infdry. wirh 45 batrations 4. 3 Line,3Sa ll-i, I LC {Brunswick
or Hannover)
.ecruit€dby rhetime ofwaerloo. The lst ro 20rhrere Dutch (mdy of 5. Seletionfrcml8l5 Britishlist.
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Starting Wargaming? WIIAT IF?

Part 4 - Scenarios Thesescen&ioscan .angefrcm "it only just didnl happe." to the sort
of fantasywhichI llexpandon late.I m only interesled in thefomer.
but whercone leavesotr and the otherbeginsis soDetimeshdd ro say,
by Ir a conflict snDadonit may be that amy A faced:my B bul for sone
reaon stoodotr dd therews no batde.To wargme sucha battle is a
Peter Tanner valid whar ifl". To sa! what if the Nomms crosed fte Atldtic ro
Mexico and then met lhe Aztecj' is jusr silly. More of that typ€ of
gamelaler I ve no ideawhere'!hat if becoDes "fantasy bul you get
INTRODUCTION

Hereis the 6nal pan of ny introducroryguideto wdgames.It ha b@n

aimedar newcome^ to the hobbybut har, I hope,had poinls of interest TYPICAL
for tie sesoned veterantoo. I hope you !e enjoyedit and found i1
Statisticallymost wdgmes I've seer, whicb bed my resemblmceal
useful. If so then good. If you ve disliked lh€ fi6t thE parts then
you ll harethis but, hey,it s the last. all to realny, fall widin this category.The averagewdeamer hd a
limited number of trr,ops that he can field and there *ere, for
wargamersat any mte, roo few encounter involving the nuDber of
TYPES troops.yet mix of tmp typesbelovedof mostgamers.Thus situaiions
and battlesDust be invented.
Wdgames scendioscd conveniendybe brokendown iDto four t}?es The averagewugame in, say, l5mm or larger involvesnume.ically
no Datter wharperiod, scaleor rypeof gme. divisional level fo.ces.burcorpso. amy level veiery. Ii canbe argued.
Historical nnd conveniendy not proved, that actions between lhis nLrfrber of
troopswouldnl get a mentionin Dany histories.Thusmanywdgames
will feature typical amy A againsl typical :my B' .
This is the Glionalebehindmany amy lists which endealourto
* Typical ensurethat fielded amies are typical. However.they oiien cove. so
wide u t'mespanand pemil so many1rcoptypes(by popularrequesl)
given the size of amies s to be meaninglessa.d in any evenl forget
lat's look at each in tum: the who in their righl mind would fight witb a 50:50 chanceof
winning? A usetul baldce to this is apprcachhd beenGuy Halsalh
wrap np anicle on the Merovingid Frdks giving amy lisr. trok at
HISTORICAL
'Typical cangive a goodrealistic
eaDe.bul askyou6eujusl how
The gameis bsed on d historical encoDnterThe degreelo which a
gaDe lhen diverees from history is the wargmeis. or ufrpne\,
choice.For exaDpleyou couldhave: FANTASY
+ Historical forces,but deployedwherethe wargamerwantsthcm to This inclDdesall ganesnol p.eviourlynentioned.includingny pet
hate' the compenion gafre. It also incorporatesall gamesftat fantasy
* Historical forces,deployedhjstoricnlly,bul then movedwherc and and sciencefiction wargmers would deemto be gamesthat faU into
when the wargamerwants. the othercalegones.(I supposethat if you'rc a fan of theseBenresud
* Histoncal forces.deployedhistoricauyand makinSthe sme replacehistory by booksand films thenthereis a redonable a€Dmenr
movesftar their hisroricalcounrerpdtsdid.
It'! what happenswhen you play :\ncients, 2000 points or throw
rogeihertwo oughly compdable fo.ces in order to ge1a eaDe.
This lasl oprion may become akin ro a moving diorama or,
Lefs face ir ' bades ft tuely fair Adl ati&king geneal d@s so
altematively,cd swiitly break down under the rules employedor a
becaDsehe fiinks he can {in. That sonehow he\ stackedthe oddsin
luckt or unluckyseriesofoutcomes. The lsr linecanlgo on lo anack
hisow. favourCilen a 50:50chance ofa win andhisreputation orlife
ften secondaryobjecdve.They routed in a failed anackon the fi6tl
on Oe line het likely to wmt lo walk away and fight anolherday. If
A€ randomincidents to be portrayedas EndoD or e they ro
generahthink this, then standolTsbecomeunderstandable.
becone srddffd? For example, I recently fook pan in a refight of bo$
Compedlion gafres to the contrary,it doesnl needto Dean that a
Edgehill. Hnro.icdly, fte misnamedFaithful Fortesquechangedsides "fail i. a warteof rine. Fd f.om it. Ar my club we
ftar isn'r
frcm Pdliment ro King ed iook his roop of cavalrywith him. ln the eme
reSul&ly play scendios,bded on €al life, whe€ frekly the asuh is
.efight fiis was decidedby a die roll. Fonesqnecould eithe. remain
a foregone conclusion. Thewinne(t ofsuchgamesm dercminedby
loyalto the Pdlimentdids or chmgesideswift all or sofreof his
bow the playeG do relative to their historical counterpans.Nore thar
men causingmore or le$ confnsion.The die roll was biasedtowards
thiscanresullin bolhsideswinningl
an historical outcome(only the umpire knea rhe elent would happen
at all) but the defecdonmd ic effecrswsn'r a cenainly. If you believe all thal you read aboDl competilions rhen gmes
Panial histo.ical€fighls de closely relatedto whole refights. beiween baleced mies over "faii lerain will detemine the besr
SometiDesit is not feasible for reasonsof fte numbe. of figures or gene.al.Not so.Any halfdecemgenedlwouldn\ be $ere in fte fi.sr
time requiredlo flgbt a whole hisbncal scenario.and so pan of the
scendio is wd8med. Tlis can nnge f.on fighting one day of a
muldple day baltle ftrough ro playing one acrion of a baule. For WIERE TO GO FOR INIORMATION
example.the atack on Little RoundTop or Hou8oumort.Troops wiu
entero.leave the battlefield$ they did hisbncally dd de flanls and Sadly,il's lime 1o bavea go al Duncd. editor of ftis illDsrioDs
re& whe€ rhe resl of the action is m consideredto be acdng as they magMide.There are fal too nany poftd hislones, plagiarisedftorn
othe. soDrces which,qrite frankly de no use to nd or be$t- You

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know the son: A synopsis of Bull Run in thEe pa8es, rhe final
pdragraphof which conlains the wtrgmes element it lists a few
ndufactureB of ngDres(itr caseyou cDl readthe advertt dd says
''mY sort of rulesshould
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I'm all in favou of bringing little known facls to the readers'
atention or dnwing on sourcematerialin anotherlo8uage, bDteven
so....Peftapsthafs all thafs otreEd?[ThaCsright_Ed.]
Luckily if you wmr historical infomarion rherede plenty of lazy
md s .esdch guidesabout.Theseoflen give a detaitedecount of f
histoncal etion. sucbinformation as is krown on rhe palicipdts od
a simplified.napof tbe banlefieldsuitablefor rdsposing to the
wdSmes lable. My favouire guidesareput out by Panisanprcs, but
theree plenty of othe6.
I gues your choiceof scendioscomesdown ro beingbasedon why
you wdgane. Look at the '"The Wrinen Word v The SpokenWord',
adicle in issue 109 of this mgrine. I find ir hdd rc betide that
anyonecd rrte ou. hobby so knously. I ve staredelsewhereand will
say again: Wareamingis nor a gam€ like chess_Ir\ got too many
iDprecise features.Anyone sho tries to lay down games o.
compeliiions to determine a champion is wasling rheir tine. Some
hobbiesac for enjoymentonly od wonl work ar dy other l€vel.
Thick rule books to the contrrry there will always be a needfor give
and tale betpeenplayes 1omal(ea wargme work. Therefoe ir ctu,r
be competitive in the usualsenseof theword.Wdrins to win is fine.
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This bloody cmpaign cost 6.000 British liv€s, often fought al clN
quarten, the rwo nain ptuta8onks NeE de xhosa. n6rn of hit md ruh
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path. tf you regular opponentsmake you tlel the needfor a rhicker.
morc encompasingbook of rules, (including rules aboutwharro do if
e eEor in tl'e nles is found) then don\ changeyour rules. Chdge
CONCLUSIONS
And finally: My club hs a rule ehercby everyplay€r is rcprcsenledon
mble by a fieurc. (Usually the comandeFin chief or sone significmt
otner) Shouldihis figuE t€ killed, capturedor mortally woundedthen
the playerha! to slanda roundof.lrinks. This canbadly hDii fte wattet.
The point is notjust to get a round of drinks, but to imposen fed of
dealh on the player/figure.We've probably all seenfte ir\ near the
end of the game$ what the hell. fll atrachmy c in c to $is unir and
geta +1.Ir mighrjusthelp phenonend. Thisis simplysitly_In realUfe
mosl pmple don t like .isKng dea6 or injury, so how is this besl
simulared?Our idea is simple dd works. Yes, we do get payday
heroics,but in real Iife there e n€n who feel a senseof honour or
dnty-Not everyoneactsmlionally.
Thals it- I hope thar you've enjoyedrhis mini series.Ptede if you
strcnely agreeor disagee with dyrhing lhat I've said thenwrile in.
Edpp! w@saniig, @tcept!o/ conpefto^.)
28
ITIE MAKING OF A
DEMONSTRAIION GAME
Or the touching up of
Touch€ Fouch€
w Fusilien, led by Capitainede Demicoue, wbo de aboardthe lngger
Ken Fisber
At Chmel Wd GamesGroup\ annual 'let3 put on a show deeting
lasryed (1997),it was d@idedto follow the suegestion of Dy son
Jmes that the themefor the coning yed shouldbe sDugglers.The pan
of |he world we inhabit hasa long dd sordidhislory of smugglinged
illicir importationof g@ds with our due paymentof rcvenue.The idea
was therefore taken up with enthusiasmand work slarted on the
Having read, dunng n frisspeni youlh, lots of advenu€ ym! lhe
smuggling ideaw6 addedb. Spiesanddoubledealingwerediscus*d,
and the nerirs of vdious books, histoncal lerring, chmcters elc.
suggesred.The Romey Mdsh was to b€ the setling, the attempted
rescueby the Frenchof d imporlant agenrof the SecrciPolice Chief
Fouch6,underthe cover of the loding of contrabdd. the theme.
The nexr ltep ws ro decidethe scale,after somethoDghlwe chose
25'm as fte besl The sedch for suitable figures now begd. I had
hiddennwaysomeof TedSuen\ excellent old willie FigDres,
a couple
of which were nsablefor the gme. For the bulk of lhe cat WdSames
Foundry and Dave Thomascme to the rescue.A few Redoubtad
Gripping Bedt wereappropnated.aswell assone of StratagemMaori
wm figures. village Green\ snall rcwitrg boat was aho recruited,
The €st of the set was then scntch buih by myself and paintedby
JamesFisherto his usualhigh standrJd. We choselo male the gaDe
uponan 8'by 6'bebodd. thissizebeingfte opinDn for portabilily
and visual inpact- Fortunatelythe Romey Maish iuelf is a lery low
lying dea. this maderheteftain simpler to constflct. To makeihe lmd
we usedinsDlationfoam sheets,thesecd be boughtin builden
merchantsor tbe local D.LY superstoreand come in several
thicknessesdd sizes. Thes we.e shapedusing a cBftknife, stuck
down onro sheelsof hddboaJd fof streng$. given a ihick layer of
PVA.glue,sprinkledwitb sdd dd lefi to dry.
The nexl prcbleD was the buildings. I decidedlo makethe$ our of
cdd (andthickartislswatercolour pape.for theroofingtiles).Usin8d
a guide the filhemen\ hon*s ihar dot the Mmsh, paniculdly on
Dungeness,I nade five single{torcy dwellings. Sode wilh a net lofl,
mostof rben wilh extensionsand out buildidgs. I glued themtogetber
using a contacl adhesive.lhe tiles *ere cut in srips dd elued in the
The main building was to be d Inn - Herc I usedan illDstrationby
Johnworsley oi rheAdmiral BenbowfroD his book ofTredure Isla.d,
a superblyillustared volDmead a rccomended read.The dry stone
salls of this were cNed ftom t€ngthsof baha, s was the gate and
sundry bdels dd other scaneredilens- The Im Weekleymethodof
applying a washof Tetrion pqt a good rextureon them all. Again Oey
werepaintedwilh a coal of P.VA- dd left lo dry
Nexr the ships.It had beendecidedthal we would needtwo 25nd
scale sailing sbips, a Royal Navy cDtterad a French lugge. These
we€ buill from scrapbits of wood beggedfrcm friends.The des'gnof
eachwasbasedon the real thing. alreEd dightly to enableb6ed 25nn
figms to slandon them. Msts knockedup from doweling were and
sails frcm liSht canvas.The ngging ws left until th€ vessels*ere
painted. The seasectionwasjust two sheets of hddbodd, paintedand
giler a coar of PVA., which dried to a very 3@d shirc. The land
sectionwas pained wirh emulsion paint, which can b€ bought h e
rsbundirg ran8eof colous ftotn a Soodpaint storc.with the donkey
work of conslructio. over we tumed to the scendio and the rules,
The storvline for the samewa! set in mund 1804-The Frcnch bad
a spy wirh information consideredvilal lo the inrerestsof lhe lmp€nal
Coun. Fouch€.th€ Seoet Police Chiel had senthis 6osl dding agenl
one Le Blanc to collect ftis. Due to untbreseencircDmstaces Le
Blmc\ coverhasbeenblown.He evades capturedd is on the run on
the Romey Mdsh. awaiting rescue.Fouch€\ pld is thal he will be
raken otr under the cover of a smuggling run. He proceedslo his
rendezvouswith the rcscuepany, consistingof a lmall unit of elile
Ia Strlue out of BouloSne.Za Si/ine and her crew of cut-thonts aie
well known to the local smtrggleBin Kent. The placepicked fo. both
the rcscueattemptand the nomal contEbandrun is on the beachabout
five miles westof Hyrhe d tne Admiral BenbowInn.
The Frenchde delayedin fte Chdrel by the activites of fte Royal
Navy dd de late at lhe r€ndezvous.Having given $e Revenuecutt€rs
the dip rhey mive just before dawn. The bnndy ed the resl of the
goodsde unloadedand put onto packho6es for transponadoninland.
The sp! is late. The reasonis that. tnbeknown lo Fouch6,lhe local
Militia de our on a recoitinS ddve. A pany of them ee at thn lery
moment resting in the AdmiEl Benbow. Ll Digby Fansbaw the
commanderof theselroops is hoping for pronotion ad a little keener
than the averageMilida officer His sentry staysawakeand alert, the
noise of the ho6es and men on Oe berch alerl him and he wakes
Fanshaw.who collecls his small conmmd together to arre$ rhe
SDugglers.A tunner is sentoff to aleft rheYeomanrya1Hythe.
The spy L€ Btdc has b@n detectedby a detachmentof the 95th
from ShomclifeunderLt Bluntandh creepingdowtytowddstheInn
by way of the dminagedilches,chasedby Blunth Riflemetr.At the Inn,
the Militia tale d defensivepositionbehindfte Paddockwalls andopen
firc on the Frenchand the smuggles. The Frenchreply and it seetts
thattheirsuperiorskill will p€vail.Theyde alsoequalin numbe6and
supportedby rh€ cuFthmah otr La sir€ne and the smu8glere.Blunl\
Rjflenenreacrto the soundofMuskerfireandatlemptto out fldk the
enefry.WiU the Frerchrcscueftei. nan?Will theMilitia holdthem?
will theLighrDragoons arivc in timel wh effectwill theRiflemen
haveon the oul.ome?
wlat of fte Royal Navy cuner,/a./i Pis, conmaded by Lt. Stainsl
will shefind L Si.ln? andd6h fte Frenchhopesand makeit Touch€|
Fouch6?Only by playing lhe gamecan we lind out.
The rules that we usedto play the gamem home grcwn and very
simpie.usingonly six sideddicefor conbarresolutionlMeasurement
is also done in a sinple way, nol by using rule6 bDt the outstGtched
handspan.we hale usedftis systemwith greatsuccessin a .uDber of
panicipation Bameswe havepu on. Theycombinespeedof leming
wilh a sood fel for ocnod dnd snall actiot drama.
THE RIJLES
AU neasu.ement in thes rulesis doneusingthe handspan, i.e. the
disrancebetweenlhe thDmbdd little finger if the ouBtretcbedhandof
the player Ir is undeBlood thal the adual distdce will vary in
individual ca$s. The Umpire or the playe.s themselvesmusttake this
into accolnt dd allow a bii of give and l3&e.
INFANTRY
No dolble in difficultlemin .
CAVALRY
Charge4 spds i. Soodgoing, 3 in rotr8hreMin
PACK ANIMAII Alwaysnove 1span.
SHIPS Move at a speeddepedent on the diecdon of
thewild up to a maxinDmof 7 spans.
The useof an UDpire is reconnended, the decisionof trbeUmpire in
Above: Th. Iandinepan! spl6h 6hore!
FIRING
Thrcw one D6 for eachwapon dischdged.
lrus&atr Shon RmSe ( I tpe) l, 2, 3 hits targer
Medium Rmg€ (3 spms) l, 2 hits t rger.
ExtrcmeRdge (up to 5 spans)I hit3 Target.
Xr:fl"s add ptus 1 to all, eg ExtremeRangeI and 2 hit.
SavingThsws @ takenfor eachhit asfolloes: 5 or 6 saves-
Snips CatrDrs, Shon Range( 2 spang 4. 5, 6, hits tdget.
Mediun Rdse ( 6 spans)5, 6 hits.
Extftme Range6 hits.
One D6 is thrown for e&b cdon tuing.
Efrect of CsDt@ fn, Throw a D6 fm ach hit scor€d:
l. 2, hult hit,
6. Cannoodisnounted.
If tttree sixes @ tbsM in two consecutivethrows the enemy ship
The C'hatrnel
Wargames Grcup'sgamedescribedabove
appear€dat the thnbridge Wells show in trebruary.
HeE, lrom s€cretaryAndr€wFinch,arethe...
TWWSOPENDAY RESI]LTS
TunbridgeWels Wdgmes Societyheld it! annualOpenDay Caidier
'98 otr 22trdFeboary 1998.
Onc€againthe eventwd very suc@ssftl
ed wen over 400 viritors joined the Soci€ty for fte usuar nix of
Ab6.: R.teor" Wary@s Crcup\ Fordt oI ls.n 8M. ar T W. s-
Above:Alwats Ken Fishet s pnre objec.ive- Securerhepub!
IIAND TO HAND FIGHTING
Tbiow a D6 for eachslte per figur€ engagedhigh€stdice wils except
plu! I for FrenchInfantry and 95th. Plus 2 for Ca\alry oDf6t Charse
plur I thereaft€r.Savingthrows asfor tuing.
MORALE
If either sideloses508, of its tolal force lh€y musttakea moralecheck.
l. 2, 3, surrender4 5, 6. fighr on. After geater caEalitis rcsult is
downto Umpirc'sdecision.
The rcle of tbe Umpirc io this gde is crucial. A f@l for th€ p€riod
ud u oEtr mind de helDtul.
VICTORY CONDITIONS
The Frenchwin il they get the spy away They draw if the spy is on the
ship when it strikes,my other rcsult is a British Victory
Any number of playeB cm panicipate iD the gme- Comands
sbouldbe all@atedto suit the numbeBprcsent.
8mes dd t aders.We €xpandedtunh€r round the schootu*d d a
venue,and wil try to €xpandagainnext y€d. We would like to rbanl
everyone who at erd€d dd nade lhe rlay so very eDjoyable.In
panicularw€ shouldcongntulatethe wiDeB in rhe competitions,who
Class I (Wargm6 Urit up ro 1:3{X}th)
Ist Cbris Thompson(Rei8ate)
hd: Chris Avery Gnbridge Wells)
3rd: Ctuis Bl&ktlm (TunbridgeWells)
Above: Fltitg hiShatT Wells- the Shep\'ayclub's SCW8M-
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clas 2 (wargancs Unit up to 15m)
lst: Cbris Thompson(Reigate)
BI]RTONDBM DOT]BLES
2nd: SteveHmond
2ll22 Febdary saw60 tems attendingfte 3rd Bunon D-B.M. Doubles
3rd: Chis Avery Gunbndgewells)
competition.Despite losing our original venueat the ldt minute we
R. Smith
serc ableto find an altemativeone within the Bas BreweryComplex.
The competit66 cameftom all over lhe UK, from Hdpshire in the
Class3 (20m Wdgd6 Urit - prE lq)o AD)
South lo Glsgow in the Nonh. Going into the final gme on Sunday
aftemoon,file lems were in the flnning for lst place.The elertual
2nd: Rod Sonewille {Tunbridgewells)
winneB we@Kevin Townsendand John Lavenderwilh 39 poin$ o
3rd: C@ryeGush(Tunbndgewells)
We extendour thanksto oqr sponso^.Andy Dumelow,Spinl Cames
cless 4 {20nn warganes Unit - post 1900AD)
of BDnonmd Simply Scenicsfor $eir generousprizes.
lst: GeorgeGush(Iunb.idge Wells)
Mosr importudy, our gateful thoks to everyonewho attendedthe
znd: Rod Somerille (Tunbridge wells)
event- We look fovdd to seeingyou all next yed, 20/21 February
3rd: Mdk Witkin
1999with the 'Dek Aget mies.
Classs (warsamer Equipnent Grcup)
lsr MarkWilkin
2nd: Chris Avery (Tunb.idgewells) Borton md Distict Wargsmers
3rd: Rod Someryille(Tunbridgewells)
Clas. 6 (Sirgle Miliaary FiguE) Tems wilh rhe saDe poinis have been posidonedaccordingto their
lst: GeorgeGusb(Tunbridee Wells) ow. percentag€losses,

3rd: Jmes Fisher(Chdnel Wd8amesGroup) I Kevin Townsend,JohnLavender(Macedonid Edly Successot39

2 Tim PorteaMick Owens(PatricianRoman) 38
Class7 (Sinsle Military V€hicle) 3 Bob Whilehouse,Eric Doman (Palmymn) 3l
lsr RussellValentine (Shepway) 4 BruceBroqn,Jmes Phillips(Sassanid Persie) 3l
2nd: GeorgeGush(TDnbndgewells) 5 J. Murphy, M. Ives Keeler (PatricianRomd) 30
6 lan Speed.Phil Bdter (ClassicalIndim) 29
7 CliveHolland,Mdk Birch(clasical lndian) 29
Class8 (ScieoceFic.ion) 8 Keithwestwood.Phil Reeles(Mdian Roman) 28
lst: Ryd Valentine 9 PereBettany,MarkCm11on (RepublicdIndid) 28
znd: ThomasFilzherbert l0 RogerGreeDwood, Nick Green{LaleRoman) 27
3rd: RichardJordd (Bognor) rl Manin Naylo( Richdd Foxon(LalerCanhaeinim) 27
12 CnigAllen, Ben Sawa(LateRoman) 25
Class 9 (Fantasy) 13 ChnsMdning, Phil Ndh (3 Kingdoms- N. w. Rebels) 25
t sr: C. Oebom (SELWG) 14 PeteDuckwortl, Tony Green(S6sanid Pe6ie) 24
2nd: Thomd Fitzherbed 15 Im Mackay,Jmes Sn€ll (Sdsanid Penian) 24
3.d: David Smilh 16 MichaelWhittaker,Adrian St€er(Late Rofran) 23
17 Chris Tonge,Neil Durell (RepubljcanIndian) 23
Clas, 10 (Under l6s) l8 John Skelton,Chiis Thome (ChaoChinese) 23
lst Thomd Fitzherben 19 ColinSharpe. Mick Allen0?te Romo) 23
20 Neil Mason,JohnAmstrong (Macedonid Edly Succesot 23
3rd: Cary Budden 2l Bob Lupton.SimonEllis (Alerddrie lmperial) 22
22 Paul BEndon, An.lEw PdKn (Hd Chinew) 22
Chss r1 (Miscellan€ous) 23 Gmhm Fordhm, Chris Coxweu (Edly AchaeDenidPe6ian) 22
htr Chns Thonpson (Reigare) 24 RussBall,SteveChdlton(Kushan) 22
2nd: Hugh Munro (TunbndgeWells) 25 Scve Crighton, CEig Red (ClassicalIndian) 22
lrd: C. Ogbom(SELWG) 26 MarcusReid, Simon B@n (Chircse SouthemDynasty) 22
27 DaveHutchby,JohnBDckley(Repubucd Indian) 22
28 KevinBrewer,Id Ovenon(sdsmid Pesian) 22
BI,ST PARTICIPATION GAME 29 An&ew Rusbn, PaulEdwards(Patricio Roman) 2l
30 JohnathonPattison,Rob Cox (Parthim) 2l
Meidstone W.rgm6 ScietJ
3l Chris ChmbeB, DaveMcTu.k (Paticiu Ronb) 2l
32 N. DDmt. A. Cole (Middle Inporial Rond) 2l
33 Alm CutneaAnon. (PaFiciatrRonan) 2l
BEST DEVONSTRATION GAME 34 Simon Clake, Mdk Cleke (ChaoChinese) 20
35 Glen Harison, Terry Shaw(Late Rond) 20
Loughtotr Strik€ force 36 DerekWhittetrbury,Geth Griffiths (Ancienl Briton) 20
D'Erlon\ Attack at waterloo 3? JohnPhipps,PeteGrcgory (Pictish) 20
38 Robert G@rge.FabioT€rpin (PatricianRomm) 19
39 Bill Skimer. Jim Wdrcp (AlexandrianImperial) l8
40 Mick H@d, PaulCarte. (Palnyran) 18
4l Phil Murnn, Colin Mmdetr (MacedonianEarly Successor) 16
42 Niall Taylor,JohnStrawinski (Hsuins Nu) l5
43 Sham Rimea Paul Hmison (Seleucid) 15
... and whilst we'r€ on ihe subject of nsults here's ioteligence fmm .t4 PaulFreemd, Way.e Chdlton (BachianGreek) 15
45 PererDavis, DaveBaynhm (PaFicianRone) 14

46 MichaelHastines, Mdk Hadma (Seleucid)
47 Rich{d Bason,JohnPickering(Edly Canhaginian)
48 ReesTaylor, Neil Ha?elhursr{3 Kingdoms- westem Ts in) t4
49 Andrew Walls.Tony Robinsod(Later Carinaginie) 12
50 Adrim Downey,PeterHeatheringbn(Cla$ical Indian) t2
51 PeterDavis, GeorgeThomas(Alexandnanhpenal)
52 Pbil Sleele,Gmhan Sageant (Mithidatic) ll
Kei$ Fisher.Mick Rood (classical Indio)
53 ll
54 Gary Nichols, Geotr Tew (Sasuid Pes:d) ll
55 RobertRush.RichardWatts(Palmyran) ll
56 StewanJohnson,StDanlvinson (LaEr Carthaginian)
57 PaulFencott.Jobn Kirk (Wming Stabs RebelChinese) l0
58 M.C. Gmt, Alilon Manlove{Pynhic) 9 or phone 0181 480 7593 or check out our website at:
59 Adrian Gdbett. JohnWebb{Suen lndo-Parrnio) 5
60 Nigel Tu.ton, PaulMekintosh (Edly Byzandne) 3
Reviews
bt
Gary Iluglts
STEVEBARBERMODELS
25mm"PROHIBITION WARS"
This is an entirely new dge of figures b6ed upon the Sangste6and
law enforcementoftcers of 1920sAnerica. Thereare 2l figures i. all.
but oneof thed ha! sevenheadvarianlswhich will tale the bodycoDnr
on this first releaseup to 28.
They arc cenainly very evcative of the period, and are all lery
individual in cbecter This is nmher enhdced by the varying beights
and build of lhe figures.L@king ar the smple 6gres in detail :
Pwl Al Capone a nicelooki.g n8ure.25nmflooFto-eye, standing
with handsin pockets.He wem a har, $ree piece sun, and overcoar.
He hasa clearly defined,althoughnor overexaggeded. scd on his lefl
cheek.He is a fai.ly hefty l@king fellow. burCaponewa5heavily built.
I thoughthis feet l@ked a litile sm.ll-
Pw5 Eliot Nes ' nicely sculpled,standingholding a pump action
shotgunaloft in his right hand.Again, dresed in a hat md thr@ piece
suit under m overcoai.was Ness really short?This figure medures
23mm fl@.lo eye. dd so is noticenbly shorter than his prircipal
advesary.He is also a lor slimne. Onr local librarysrice has a
completedearthof decentb@ks on theprchibition era.so if anyoneout
there knows the facls I would be inrercstedrc see !hem. Simildly, I
havent found my pictnres of Ness, alftough I'm familiar with lhe
Costner/Stackpo.lrayals of hin, so I can only ssum€ that lhis is a
Pw7 Policemanpalrolling, carrying tnncheon. This figurc nedurcs
24mn tl@Fto+ye, so he is a lirile ialler rhe Ness.He weus what I
astrne is a tnical Anerican police unifom ofthe 1920s,rouseB wilh
sfipes downrhe outsidesam, j@ket, and police cap-
PWl2 Bookkeeper.Atrorhershort figurc, 23mm flooFro-eye.
weeinS a lhee p'ece suit, round topped(bowler?or derby?)hat. bow
tie, ad gldses. He caries a bnefcasein his righi hmd-
PIFI Shopkeepe. Therc ee, appdeDtly. sven vdidts for the
shopkeepeaalrhoughI don r know what they all tre- The review piece
wd r Jewish 6gure weding a yamulke. He is actually quile rall ar
25mm floo.'to-eye,and slandswith his handsbehindhis bek- He
wem a kneelengthapronwhicb cove6 mostof hisjacket dd t ousers.
He is fte only figure I haves@. amongstthe smples who is nor clean
shaven, havinga nicelysculpEdfDll beaJd,conpletewnh phits (I m
nol sureif they havea specialname)at the top.
Overall. ftele are ideal for small skimishes. or for C,l/ of Cdu llu
players.and well worth takinSa look at.
3t
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GRIPPING BEAST 25MM VIKINGS
Sometime ago I had the chdce to s@ Gripping Beasfs lmt releases
in their Viking range,and commentedtbar they had o excessof frcnt
Fnl' types,but no drossto hud to destruclion.They havenow released
a n€w pack of pqsetry CIV6, which might at ledt partialy nll thar
gap-The pack comprisesfour stmdinS fi8urcs dresed in long tunics
(jusl below the kne by the look of il) md hoods-Tqo m cled shaven,
the other two ffe bearded.
All four l@k like fat old men two of them @ pani.uldly fa! so
they obvionsly don l come frcm somebmn wildemess-Three have
belts,whilst one hs a ropeded donnd his waist, so he might passas a
All arecastopenhanded.allowing themto hold speds, des, o. even
falm implemenrsif you wdted- The poses@ suchthat at leasttwo of
them could easily be given shields to upgEde them ftom amed
The castin8s@ smooth,seemfree from fldh or pitting, and are easy
to paint. Oneof Dy chapshad a coupleof nngersmissinSfrm hh left
hand,which may be a cdting flaw or be my havebeendesignedthar
way. It dcsn t atrect him paiticuldly, so I haveno real conplainl5.
Overall, quite a usetul addidon to the mgq with a nunber of
Dotentialuses.
USBORNE CUT.OUT MODELS
Roman Amphitheatre
This is fe frcm a new relede, but wd brcught to my atlention a. a
potental pieceof cut-pncesceneryfor gladiatorialcontests.
As the nam€probably implies. this is a cdd model which nee.b to
be cut-our, folded and glued to prodDcea reasonablelitde
amphitheatrc.Overall dimensionsof the completedpi€cede dor huge,
with a basesizeof20 X by l? ! inches(it is d ovalena), dd a Mll
height of 4 ! inches,and the dena fl@r mesures 9 I by 6 Z, whicb
may just lit in some compact contests.but leaves little r@m for
Sc.le may be gaDgedfron somecut out cmdboud figures included
wilh the set,ft€ Dsualmix of gladiatoN,u dsortm€nt of animals,and
evensomegalleys for aquaticcontesB.Theseare a littl€ on the small
side,wilh d averageheighrof around lonun for rhe figures.Most of
the gladiator ngnres ee print€d as closely matchedpai6, so it will
prcbably be impossibleto usethem for gamingpurposes.
Given the nDmb€rof RoDan gladiatorfiEurcsrcleasedover the lasi
twelve months ir 6ay p.ove useful as a backdropfor l5mm gmes,
even with tle snall area md dispeity in scale, it l@ks better the
playing in an old bhcuit tin, ud is cenainly worth a qDicklook evenif
you don t buy il. There aJe a number of other books in the sen€s,
featuring a vdiery of ancient and medievalstructures,so it may be
worth checkingout next fime you are in a bookshop.
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bt lo give all posible asistance 10 refugeesmovi.8 through the towr.
L Tipping Repons of Germanfif1h columnistsoperarinSin rear arease now
discounted asngmenlsofoveractiveBel8ianlnaginanons.
The late Spring of 1940 wa! rc produce a mililary defeat so The forces availableto the F enchcommdder are two platoonsof
caraclysmic for FrancethatiK.epercussions m sdll lelt lo day.On I0 equipped reseflist infantry and a Laffy White moured car The
May 1940German:mies advoced into neut.al Belgium dd Hollod amoured car, a €lic of World We One. is eqnipped with a liShl
provokingfte Allies (Fmce dd Creat Brilain) to respondby sending Dachine-gun and is 1o parol the lateral road rc maintam
their b€st tmops nonhwards inlo Belgiun. The Ceman attack was comunications between theFrenchad Britishamres.
howeverno nore ftd d elaboratedeceptionfor no soonerhad the
Allies advanced into Belgiumthd Germmspanzesburstout of the GERMAN COMMANDER'S BRIEFING
ArdenDes and sweptacrossthe nver MeusenearSedan.The Auied 'You are to caprurethe eneny controlled town of Monthenneadd
oppositionin this secrorof the line was madeup of eldedy and poo.ly
then hold it againstenemycounteranacks uttil you arerelieved.The
lnined reseNists who, despib some feats of incredibl€ couragednd
possession ofthis town is vital ifour rapid advance is lo conlinue.thus
self sacrifice, were no match for fte swiftly molin8 panze6. Allied
compounding the existin8 confusion and dilday ofour enemies. No
confusio. w6 magnifiedby the fact thar the Gemds hadslruck at lhe
juncrionbelweentwo Frenchmies, the Secondled by HDnlzineer delays can be accepted. Tbe forces at your disposal de deemed more
task.They m well molivatedund eqDippeddd
lnd the Ninft led by the unfortunately named Ceneral Corap. The than adequatefor rhe
panzeB sped north to cut off rhe Allied mies. leading lo $eir sbould be capable of olercomlngany enemyresistance wiftin the
town. The edemy defendes a€ reported to be denonIned dd few in
undignifiedscrambleout of Belsiun nnd consequentlylo lhe
nunber Motorised and armourcd reinforcenen$ will be despatched to
evacuarion of the B.E.F.at Dunkirk and the eventualsurenderof
month, despne being oDtnDmbered reinlorce md exploir yoursuccesifthey areno(commitred ehewhere.
Frdce. The Gema.s hadwilhin a
in everythingexceptaircnft and oti angaft guns,kn@kedone of the Speedanddecisiverclion is esenlial'.
Allies completelyout of the war and renderedfte othe.. ar leastin the The troopsavailablero fte Geman Commande.aJetwo plaloonsof
short term, militdily impotent.The sec.erof fte Gemd sDccessttad Brandenburg Konmand@s, o.e li8ht mortaranda civilianlorry.The
beenspeedandunrclenting pressure, thus keepingfte Alliesconfused Ko'mddcs disguned as refu8ees. are well amed wift aubmatic
dd off balanceso they had no opportunny b ga$er forces for a weapons and Crnades. bul have no anti tankweapon.-The civilid
nedingful counterattack. Some minor counter-atacks,sDchd al lorry is to acconpdy ihe Komandoes into the town.The lighl mone
Ams ed Montcomet.had rakenplee but thesehad beenpoody co- is lkeady set up on fte edge of fte w@ds near the tosn. but .annot be
s@r by the French player until it fires.
ordinatedand lackedsufRcientlrcops for exploitatio..
The gaDe focuses on rhe French held town and vilal
coDmunicationscentre of Monfieme. Boft sides require the pav€ PLAYING THE GAME
roadstbroughthisDuchshelledlitdetownifthei.phns de io succeed.
A colunn ofunpne conrrolled retugees will edterthetown.but ara
tjme of rhe Gemm playeB choosingthe refugeetigureswill be
€phed wift sunableKommandofigures-Alrhough atl movementis
L*r ndd simuhdeons on this one occasionthe Gennanplayer may opt to move
les beloreor after tbe Frerch player It is essentiallhat visibility within the
66tr| townis sficdy linited so asto ensur€thatamouredvehiclesde at a
disadlanbge in Dy slreet fi-qhtin8wilh the infantry. Moving French
nnks mustalso suffe.a penalr!whenfiring al any tirnedDringfte
game.This is lo .etled rhefacrft asrheyhrveonly smallturcts one
mar h6 to aim. load and fire ihe gun on his own. Reinforcenentscan
Ar begin to amve fo. the Fanch from the beginningof Move Three and
for the Gemds fron the beginning of Move Fou. The sival of
Ul .einforcemenls will bedecidedby lhe drawingof cdds to simDlare the

lu) confusionof the F€nch High Commandand the scarenngof Germm

unitscaused by theirrapidadvance.
French Reintorcement Ca.G (To be shutrled)
L Blank.
2. Blank.
L Bldk.
.1.One nediDm mo.tar
5.Two platoonsof infantrywith a heavynachine3un.
6. Ore platoonof infantrywift a light nortd in atruck.
FRENCH COMMANDER'S BRIEFING ?. One platoonof ssauh infantryequipPedwith a fl.me thrower
inste.dof an anli tankil]e.
"You bave been lasked with the defence of Monlheme. I1 is 8. One25mmanli-tankgunwith apnne mover
absolutelyvital that you hold this town as the High Conmdd regdd 9. A troopof lhreeH35 lighl Dediun tmks.
its contitruedco.trol asvilal to the secureconnunicarions betweenthe Ge.DaD Reioforcenent Cards (To be shuffled)
Bnlish Expeditio.ary Force and our own First Amy. We accefl ftar L Blank.
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sufficient deteminadon md esolve you shouldbe able to repuhe dy If Two platoonsof infanlryin tso half tacks anda heavynrachine-
enemyattacksmadeon your posilion. AllhoDgh the military position cun.
remainsfluid subslanlial rcinforcernents wiu be senl to you as they 4. one platoonof infantry rirh a l;ght mortar
becomeavrilable. Assuranceshavebeenreceivedfron the An Force 5. Oneplaroonofassaultinfanrryin a half L2ck.A flaDethrcweris to
ftar you will be given aU availableai. luppon. Infomation from replacethe infantry\ aDli-lank nfle-
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English Civil War Co,nna en
Paintedb! Dore Gallaghq
The Ead ofDenbigh
An Engllsh Civil War
Association Commander
blt
Datid Moffison
).
INTRODUCTION
Wargmers who like seventeenth centurymilitary history are spoill for
choic€ when it comesto heroic or coloD.tul leade6. Unfonunatelyin
the English Civil W&, the euly Parlimentary generalshav€ not
always b€en appreciatedfor their true wonl. This anicle wil show
tlrcuSh one example that it is posible to recreate some of the
difEcullies of.theseeely Pdliamentary generals,dd show one such
general'sehievements.
 The generalin quesrionwd Basit Fielding, rhe Ed of Denbigh.This commandeB ar |he engagement.Denbigh
s Assciarion amy was
lesser krown coinmdder look over lhe chdge of the Midlands unableto resune the siegeor to cairy
our a redez-vous wirh ceneral
Assoc'ation sbonly afler fte dearh of t rd Brcoke at the siese of Waller's Army (just what Chdles
I had pe.haps inknded).
Lichlietd Denbighwas Fven inadequare potren nom a patia.-menrNevedhelessDenbighhad managedro hold otr a largerRoyalist
force,
whicb perhapsdoubtedhis loyalry sincehis family werc Royalisrs.He dd rhe MidlandsAseiation wa nor lefr
unprole.red.
had fought ash.d Fielding aeainstbis farherat Edgehi , bnt waslarer Denbigh\ other exploirs de atso worlhy of menrion.He captured
to becoDeEdl whenbis farherwas killed iD a anackby Royalistson RushallHall rn lareMay 16,t4.caFu'€d
O\we\q in t.re Junetb44,
Birmingbd. Howevera fe more likety explanationfo. his lack of was involved h successtulskirmishes
at Montford Bridee and ourside
adeqqatepowes wm the Pdlimenis failDr€ ro undmrand the needs ShFwlburyon a Jul) 1644.rnd stomedand
capnFa imnonAetey
ot a seventeenthcentury commanderHe was also occasionallyfaced Housea few dayslater RushallHatl dd
Oswesirywerc bonbardedby
with insubordinateofficeB who could nor b€ punishedbeause of his Denbigh'sanillery which soonbrcughr
rhe defendersto negoriar€.
lack of powe6. There were also devious local parliamenrary At Rushall Hall the bonbardment
acredalmosr as a bluff aqainst
comsndeR in nerghbonring region\.and unnerptuttc,r counry whal wa sDoneposirion.which m'ehrhaveprcvencosdyro 6-rautr.
political comittees who Denbigh was supposedro cooperarewith. The fortificaiions total
size is given as 6,438 yards squde. It was
Apart frorn the MidlandsAssociarionbeing one of ih€ more neglected surcunded by a wall appmximately
fifteen ro eighte€nfeel high and
fomations in the Civil We, rhe @Nn for invesrigatitrgrhe actionsof tbur feet thick. The firsr day ofthe
siegehad beenspentin exchmging
Denbigh and his men was to try and draw up a wdgane which firc wilh the gmison while Denbigh
dd his officeB looked for a sire
retlectedthe problemsposd for a senio. oficer in rhe Enstish Civil for their battery when one
office. who was supedising the tench
War consFuctionsw6 injured, Denbigh spent mosr of the nighr in the
Despitehis dificuhies Denbigh gatheredtogethera force of some lrencheswith his men_He organizd exp€ditions
ro find prclisions, to
2,000 men dd cuied out a nDmberof successtutengagements. His consltuctprotecrivescr@ns,dd othersDchprepdanons.The next dan
A$ociation consisted oi in theory wNicklhire, Worcesre6hire. his scoutshedd of a Royaiisr
retief colunn apprcaching.A forlom
Shmpshirc,dd Statrordshire.Worcesreshi€ howeverwas Rovalisr. nope managed ro hold ihe
Royatisls long enough for rhe
while Shrcp\hiRandSmfford.hiresere dividedbeMeenborh:idel Pdlimeniarids
10 asemble_ With sufficient men naintainins fie
The areawd of stmr%ic significmce jn so fd ar ir wasa crosroads rn sie8e.Denbi8hu\edhis hone
unrrslo se off rheEtier colum. bnce
reachingother parts of the counlry. This needsto be bome in mind tne threat of relief had beenfoiled
the bonbddmenl comenced and
whenplaDninga mini campaign,sinceRoyalistforcesmay uf rc ooss the rcsult was a breachin the wall.
Similarly a church ndby, which
was stongly held by the enemy,wd bombdded. This causd lh€
steple to catchfire, andforced the ccupieF to flee. RushallHaI, like
TIPTON GREEN DDdleyCastle. was a Royalkt outposrusedto cairy out plmdenng
raids againstPadimentarian @d and convoys.Inside Rushal HaIt,
Denbigh\ mostfmous action was that of rhe battle of TiDton creen_ lhe victo6 found hng€
amountsof srolenlropeny,
ft {ill be dedlrwiLhfirr a il sas rhe mo{ imponanr.od tr besl At Oswestry Denbigh\ cdnon causedpdic within rhe rown dd n
rcponed of Denbigh\ aclions. The engagemenroccued when a generalretreatto the
castle_Denbighs menthenenteredrhetown. The
Royali$ rclief force sem by King Chdles encounteredDenbiEh\ next day an assaultwas
abourto srartwhenfte wives andsirlftiends of
lorcesputl'n8bac(fromlnesieeeotDudle)Ca\de DudteyCarte;a. Lhebe(iegedWeth geison
beggedro be ubtr ro sped ; rhei,toved
an imponantplacebeause it wasa Royalislbasefron which ro launch onesto urgeftem ro
surende. The result was that ihe garison ended
raids into nearby Padiamenrarian@as. Denbi-qh\ force wa! atmosr their resistance.
twhich wdgmer has a Dnir of mguishedwomen
caughtdue to his deteminarion not to leaveany ot his artillery pi@es ready 1o deploy? Perhaps
a leading nfufadure. of high quality
fi8urcs nieht jusl..?l The valueof the town.scapturewasrhatil wason
Howeveroncetiis lask had beenaccomptished,Denbigb.sproblems a @nv€tuentrcule
into Nodl Wales.
werefar from over His force retreated.rcachingTipton creen neaiby, Having capturcdOswestry,Denbighesrablisheda gdison lheredd
where it deployed.There were approximately2,000 pmliamenrarian then depaned.
but w.s almost immediately forced to send a retief
boops facing dound 4,000 Royalistsonce rhe castlea.rrison md the colum back
ro the place. This defearedthe besiegeBdd Denbight
relief colum iornedrores. Bo$ sidesDU\r havercat,sedLharif forces chased
ftem otr towads Skewsbury a few days larer At
Denbight force was oveNhelmed the paliamenrdy Midtm.ts Monford Bridge. which
wari a Royalisr held dEwbridge, Denbighs
Ascianon would be exposed.The Royalists began the battle by me. qDicuy forced
back the gudd of mund forty nusk€teeA dd a
launchinga two prongedssautt frcm rhe diBtion of rhe caJtle.One few horsemen-Denbigh
showedhis bnvery by beingparrof rheforlom
body of Royalistsatrackedalonga lme on one sideof the creen, while hope which took
the bridge. Chasing the Roynlisls fron fte
anotherbody of Royalish advmced againsta houseon ne opposE drawbridge,a
running skimish developeduplo the town of
side of rhe Cren. Tbe auack atong rhe lane ws dnven back, but rbe Shewsbury's defences.
Denbigh .ealisedftar althougbhe had
fighting round the house proved more difficulr for Denbight litrle suQrised the Royalisls,
a siege eas impmcticablewirh such a srnall
lorce.Fventuall)de) "er \ucce\tulevenhere.ed Denbieh\ rrooDs force md h€ wilhdre{
q ereablero trirbdnw satety.Tlee de d 6nge otorigrnata;counb Over the next three days h€ pr@@dedro
on Cholmond€leyHoDs€. -
rh€ battle of Tipton Greenreflecting its scaleand ihportdce. rn his At Cbolnondeley an initial bornbedmenrhad little eflecr. DesDire
oilicial repon to the Cominee of Both KingdoDs Denbighstatedrhat rh's |he erl Rrol\ed ro
analc krosing rle ptacehad a t&ee m;ar.
he was oubuDbered.when rhe engagemenr halpenedon ll June defensiveworks, dd ws fonined. A Cheshire continsent ar tnr
! 644.An o.dinary soldier.Luke Lloyd, wbo seNedwilh Denbiahar Oe Ftusedro anack
bur$e,e luculy p.,suadedafio plea frcm DenbiSh
brttle srared!h Lhe pdtimenranans were anackeOin rne rca and another
senio. officer
(perhapshe neans fron fte direcrionof Dudteycastle)and it wa. only
aner somehardfiBhringthar the eneDy w:rhdrcw.
DENBIGH'S ARMY
So how had Denbighbeenalnost caughrby surprise?On 1I June
ar day breal D€nbigh\ scoutswerercponing rhe imminent mival of Denbighs "my" at Tipton creer d noted edi€r was only
abour
Oe Royalisrs.Denbighwert io investigateand found that the enemy z,Un Den slrong.ed may haveb@nless.It comprisd all his retiabte
ho^e were lwo . les awd) The pdtiamenrrian. had {mDt\ n; and experiencedunifJ. Each of the foot reginenrs musr have been
reahsed how clo\e rheRovaltr rlrr lorcewa Denbighsupe;ised severelyunder srength. Denbight own fool regiment wa only lrcO
fte hastyretreatfrcm the siege,exhorringhis mens rheywent. strcng, and thal of the Staffordshirefoot onty 250_Sir ThomN and Sir
Lord Wilnot and fte Edl of Cteveldd we.e rwo of the Rovalist Wiiliam Middleront foot regimentwN dound 400 sFons.The hose
38
rcBimenlsequally varied fiom 4{)0 for Denbigbs hors reginient, to
only 200 for Sn ThomasMiddleton's horseregimentmd 150 for the
Sratro.dshirehoBe. Therc wa aho a selecuon of arliUery pieces,
which mustbavebeenwell handledif the accoDncof the severalsieges
WARGAMING DENBIGH'S EXPLOITS
A straightrefight ol Tipton Gretr and lhe olh€r engagementswould
sem fairly sinple. What appearedto be moredifficult wa to simulate
beingthe commanderTo slan with it wasimponmt to try md build up
a roughpicture of the kind of manDenbighwN. Like P.ince Ruperthe
wasa leaderoften in rhe thick of the action due b the facr thar warfde
wasstill on a smallscal€.He wa! a youngmd. who wd intelligent
enoughto havebeengiven diplonadc postsin llaly in the prc wd era,
od hadhadsomelimited exp€rienceofContinen€l mililary operalions
whenal BoislP Duc andta R@helle.
The diffictrhy wa 1ousethis informalion without losing sight of the
wargameand becominghamperedby mases of papeMo*. Denbighs
qualitiesgavehim $e iolloeingtabletopabilities-
If a unir falle6 or efuses a command,Denbigh may speDdd tufr
exhoning it. If he thrcws a 4. 5, or 6 on a D 6 ften the unit can nuy
dd retum to the f€y next tuo.
+2 bonusfor a unit\ moralewhich DenbighpeEonallyleadsir into
- | penalryon a units moraleif a subordi.aleofficer is killed, capured.
By comiting himself 1othe lhick of the fighting Denbigh should
io longer be able to chmge the ordes of units not under his personal
contol. Aboveallir is vital to cajoleareluclanlplayerto beascckless
as Denbigh. by making his uni6' mo6le beSinto delerioralesleadily
(i.e. 'l momle penaltyevery third um) as a punishmentfo. prolon8ed
defensive tactics or for the failure of Denbigh lo peBonally 8et
irvolved in the fighting. This may seemharshbut this snall field amy
had 1omake up tbioDghotrensivespinl and judicious use of aniuery
whal it lackedin nDmbe6.
Denbigh3 tdk of fighting the Royalistsw6 constan y aJieled by
the vdious peopleand organiations nendoned in the introdDction.If
one choseto try a campaignBane using any stdddd cmpaign rules,
one could lhen add on the extras to make it relevdt lo Denbighs
circumstdces.Thus at the beginningof everyiounh gme tum. n
would be necesary to give the Denbigh player a prcblem to cont.d
with, bnsedon real event!. The exacl everl chosenshould be at the
di$retion of dn unpne who aho takesconlrol of all Royalist forc€s.
POSSIBLE EVENTS
l) Ordersfrcm the Eal of Essexto diveft pan of yoDrforce 1ohelp get
food convoysto Gloucester,eventhoughit is not in yow Asoiation I
Allow fifty cavalryand severalwagonsfor the missio!. Roll a D6
1,2= theyde Sonefor two tumsbutsuccessful.
3,4 = they m successful,bur forced detour to nvoid Royalistsmeds
they de gonefor the tums.
5,6 = tbe convoyis interc€ptedand destroyed.
2) You receiveple6 for help lion local comittees in Northampton
and lricesE. You set off at once wilh two additional rcgimentsfrom
waNickshire. Theserefuseto sede ou8ide the county boundaryand
retum home,You nu$ abddon rheop€ration.Startnext tum with your
entire force on the eartemboundaryof fte As@iation.
3) word eives thar Tmworth mighr be besieged.Divert your :my to
mdch to Tamwo.ti. Neit uh rcll a D6. ff you roll I 3 you receive
turther intelligenceDd you neednor mdch dy fnrther If you rcll 4
-6 mdch all the way thereonly lo find that tbe Royalislswe@mercly
pasing throughyour region in a westerly diection.
4) If you haverecentlymanagedto raiseany War*ickshire unils they
will .efuse lo sede, &d instead ody follow lheir lcal political
5) SA WIiaD Brerebn.Parliament.ry
conmdder in Cheshire,and
Sn John Gell, Pdtimertarl leader of forces in Dedyshire, de
allegedlyplouing to usurpyou powe6 in Slaffordshire,in leagDewith
Iocal councillors.Slop all ot€mtions againsllhe Royalistsnnd nate a
friendly visit to Starord wift a large body of amed nen to remind
6) L@al politicians and Pdliment fail to organ'ze your tnen\ pay-
w6te a tum appealingin vain and lose l0% of your men through
?) A contingentfrom Cheshirc500 sEongotren lo join you for any
operationsin Shropshirc.
8) Pay agan fails to mare.ialize. Lose 10% of your men throngh
9) Become involved iD pnsone. exchm8e tegoliations. Swop ibur
seniorofficerswho yon havecaptured.Add +2 bonusto all ldns
l0) The Ead of Essexagainasksfor a supply convoy to be senron a
ddgercus mission to help Cloucesre.,Your most insubordinate
waNickshireoficer volunteeB.1,2,3on six-sided dice= he succeeds,
and is promotedto a post outsideof your region.4,5,6on D6 = he
succeeds.bur mdages ro ager the local populaceby .equisnions.You
dJenol allowedro €cruit ary DoG trcops lbr two tums.
The exactsizeof the Royalistopposiionis a prcblem,as is th€ir
commdd struclue i. the re8ion. As ld d I m aw@ ftere was no
olerall Royalist commanderof the region ar ftis snge of tbe wd, but
this shouldnl stop the umpirc/Royali$ player allowing cooperation
bet*eed coundes.The other prcblen is trying to gues how ld8e the
Royalistunnsin fte regionwere.Only smalldetachmenE shouldhold
manor housesdd casrles,posibly with a cavalryde(achment to
faciliraleniding. I would Bues that bod sideswere fairly evenly
balancedin lhe region (5,0i10dmed men per side?), although the
Royalisiscouldalsorcly on a flow of Wehhrecruitsreach'ngrhem.
The Royalisls should in the beginning at leasl be holding
worcesteBhir€, and in Shropshneftey hold oswestry sbrewsbury
Montford Bridge. and Cholmondeley HoDs, dd in Slatrordshie
RushallHall md Dudley Cas e- The Parliamentdids shouldhold all
of WNickshire. In Staffordshirethe Pdliamentdids hold Stafford,
Lichfield and probablyWalsall.ln Shropshneftey hold Wem.Denbigh
will needro providegadson troopsonly for placesbe captures, all
o$er sneswillbe theresponsibility offte localco'minees.Hopefully
this shouldmakea campaignmore.ealistic.by laling somedecisions
oDt of Denbigh\ bandsand creal'ngextia thingslo worry about.
Besides all fiis Denbighcd be madelo payout of his weeklyincome
for a politicalagentin Londonlo presshiscasefor cash,pick !p gossip
about prcmotion prospeca. dd defend his comer since Denbigh\
backgrounddd moderarePrcleslant views would not haveendeded
hin to fte moreradicalpoliticians-
SOURCES
The main book on Denbieh is unforlunalely old. bur is nevenhe'ess
very helpfnl: Cecilia Countes of Denbigh, Rotalist Fathet and
RoundheadSon B.ine E Metuons oJ the First & Se.ond Ea s oJ
Denbigh l 600 1675, Iandon,lgl5.
J.W Wilfis Bund,7r? Civf/ wat i' worce:te^hne16421646and
theScotchInvsion of 165t.(1905),BiminghamandLondon.Therest
of rhe infomation can be found in prinled documents:
Historical ManuscriptsCon ',$idt .lt Aepoi, Part I, Report &
Appendix,(1874),Londoi.pp.262'276.
Hisroti.al ManuscriptsContnission; Motusctipts oI brd Keryd:
l4th ReportAppendi.Pan IV London1894,(lelterno.l97. 13 June
16,14).
The CalendaroJStaE Pape\ Drr?rri. senesof the re'gn or King
CharlesI l6?14(ed.)Willian-DoDglaHmiltoG London1888.
The Cdl.hdat oJStatePapersDonesric - seriesof the reign of King
CharlesI 1644'1645. (ed.)William DouglasHamiltonLondon1890
nt nto'nason l'ncts - orlq\nal newsreportsetc of the tne.
 .KILLER KAIANAS" Standdds of the G.eat Communa".l, on" t * a .tt ". t a,rOv."t of

SAMTIRAI WARFARE RT]LES The,urho6 havedonelh.ir homewortin mrn) esprK. especialtv

rn me f.lon M clan srncrurcsdd my composir,on. I panicutrty
b! lik€ the way that $e cld pove6 e brcken dou! into key Deriodsin
Brian Bradford and Robert Flaie. lhe Sengoku JidarpenodotJapee\e hhtory naDety t566ed t582.
od there tre enouShclan slf,rcrurestherc to keD the mosr Dickv
Daimyohapp\ | sa e.peciaJly plea\edro frnO"t-* .u"t ^ O. t"to,i
A RXVIEW 8Y MARTIN JONES.
Fven a high prcfile, for if theyde relativelyunknoM in the west,they
wee one ol rhe grar clds ot Japan.Hercone sr find a tir ot a
Perbapsone of the mosr dificuh aMs of rule writinE is rhat fo. couple
of hundftd Sammi wdlo.dr and their respectiveclan leade6,
SamDmi{ande. e,peciallyma\ed acuon seLs.It F ;Euqhr wig moufi-wate.ing
dehil fo. fans of this period. Famousbanlesare aho
pirfalh lor rheunwary- nor $e tra\r be,ngrhenumberof:e(pens
deall with qDite etrectively dd inctude such cldsics as the 4th
who seemto sprcut our of nowherewhen a new set aoDedson the
Kanawalajima156l, Anegawa15?0.Mikata,ga-h&a 1572,Naaa.hino
scene.A\ a co-durhor or a rr ot Sdmurai\trmish rut;\ md severat 1575&d ot cou,5e.rheddddy
of Lhematt.Sek,ganM.to0O.TheOB.
articlesandbookletson rhinSsSamuraiI w$ approachedby rhe ednor in this
sectionareaeainespeiatlyusefutdd shouldsllow fo. same6
of this illusbious tometo pen a tlw rhoughtson this otreringfrcm the ro
rratly ra,lor male rhetrown dmie. wrlh con\iderabtvac;uncv.
Tlere is d morcthm u\etut\ecrronon Samunibanlefomr;ons, som;
Appeamncesfinr. which tel\ face it cd be very deceptive.Kilk. 22 in all. that should male for some very prtry alignhents ac.o$
rabrdr is reasonablyproduced ro ,{4 forma! wnh a fuil colour various
rablesfor soDetime ro come.The authon havealso offered up
picturc on rhe cove. taken frcm the fmous Rikishi series of
a \mall coloursecLion on rhe Noboriflagsot.ome J8 ct&\. bur I m
publicationsftom Japanrhar shows rbe Takeda launcnrngan aoacj(
atiaid rhey'vecomeunstuckhe.e and reader de advised!o check rhe
againstthe UesuSiat the 4th KanawalajiDa. one of severnl sceneios flags
c@fully beforecommiring paint ro figures.
alludedto in lbe rules theDselves.They run to some74 Dagesin roral
Apart frcm ftis litde distraction I mu$ admir that I found ftlt,/
dd e bL([ od whire r usrEredlhrcuEhourwnh ;he dtmosr rararar a
nost inlriguing ser of rules. The anthorsnav€gone a rons
obligatory woodcul! of old Japs, apanftom on€ smallcotour secdon way prod
b uc'nea ptayabte \er or masedacrion.r., r., jn -.-a
on clan flags Ge below)_Alrhouebrberulesseemto havebeendound while
tbereis sritla little way b go yerbefoE we se a @ry sre ser
in the US iom as eely a! 1995 they de only now making an ofrules
to, rhi. periodhir rherableroprrrrsn c gooda, I ri ;en in a
appeuanceover here.If one is expectinSsomekind of a mission long
lime. li. SmuH bloodandgub rt ro i. yourpankutd cDpof
slabmenriiom the authoB by way of a premble in rheir inrroducnon
Saki pire Ki er Kata@s^ t!. Reodmended
section,forget it - it's straighl down to busines for theseboys and no
mrstake. The nles de geeed for l5mm scaleaction,thoDqhwith a
mrn'munor lus. rheycanbe fadit) ilrefJ tor rhe.)5mmDiaver. &d
dll LhemeAuremenr\ are rn in.ne. a\ behrsa romer coton; of rhe
Briri.h Emp,r rhar nevercon\enedro rhe dec,mat,,\rem like her
fomer SovemingcounFy._.OK, so Califomiawas neveroan or rhc
Thc Societyof
Empir. burir \houtdhavebeenr
AU rrheusualstutrisdealrwith here,sDcha bding, time scalesdd
battle scales too so I won't dwe[ Howeve., wnctr n comes b
movementthe au$oa hav€gonefor a mo.e unusuatapproachjn thar a
Aneicnts
eamerum con\irrsot to acLjon cads. 8 pe, nde rnad;npof 4 intdtn
and4 \ dvalr)\dds. lr ^ lhe.ard, rhar, ow rheamy,o acr(or nou a,
their orden dictateand all actionmusl be comDtered
cdd is drawn. Altough $js syeen may apped to be d linle
beforeanother All enquiresto the membership
cDmberome i1actuallyworks.easonably welt.Therctueaho rheusual secretary:
moveinent penalties rbat shoDldnl caDle r@ hany uDsetsfor rhe
novi.eor .etuonedBmer. bur.gdrn rheaurhoAhdver rrrt uDlbe,r RichardJeffery-Cook
collecd\e.leeve."hen ir come.ro rhefiringphae or thearl,on. at
In rhisruieserlhe unirsinvolvedin dy finngacdongetto fire twice 'Maba/,
maeine the hav(E your shot sDpenorboops
woDldcauseif lheycoulddo rhatunderDBM or DBR?Ir doesn,rbear BlackheathLane,
rhinking abourl But once aSainrhe action works welt and rbe authors
hM fD(her added to rhe Smurai feet of rhe 8me by adding such Wonerch,
elements andadjustmenrs d .bDlerEstedamour fac1o6.a veN nice GuildfordGU5opN
rouch.ft \hoJldbe noted$ar rheaurho^havehken gEarpani ro add
Dorne\prd,rory noresad erample.ot rhe rute\ h ar,on .r almosL
every stage- somelhingI heartily app.oveof and havedonenyself in The So<iety! GamesDayis at:
my owDserof sKmish rules fot Smna| The Roo.!to Osaka-
Meleeis nol jusr for rhe ld8€r Dnnsof yoDramy. bnr aho a dme for ConwayHall
tnat action so beloved by rhe Smurai thensehes, rhe individuaj RedLionSquare
.ombarchallenge. Alrhoueh.rncrt) spedkine LhF\ery ruretyhappened
aiier rheOnrnW6 ol rhetaret5th cenluryit \,t|ttr nrcechepe trom London
the usualFu'opeanryte rlug ir our' conrsa oi lJ)eRena,sance
penod.As onewouldexpecrwith Samuraiarmiesof thispenodrhere
on
is grealstoresetby leadeBhipqualitiesand skith andthe rulesgo to 19 September
1998
somelengthro setoDrcletuly fte pdmeters underwhich you. Daimvo
cdn opemrewlen (oupledwirh $e rules"dd oD oflro;at eteme;rs
such as Seppuku.Fa.adc Monks and InspimtionatIcors
{Battle
40
Readers L€tters
SPANIARDS, TIIE WORKS
Having recentlyreadPaul Kitchels pieceon "New Lisls fd Slako'. I
would like io oake oneor two observadonsregdding the Spanishalmy
in the Wd of Independerce(Peni.sularwar). Theseob*nations in no
way reflecr on rhe Sra&o rules system,wirh which I admit lo beinS
unfamiliar:they deal, instead,with the perceptionsNapoleonic
wd8meB Fem to haveof the Spdish lmies af the penod.
Spair's :my had been sorcly neglecredby its country\ rulels in
rems of training, pay and o.ganisation-Mduel Godoy had made
artempis ro addressthese neglects,bul had been frustrated by the
resistdce of lhe establishedseniormihary hiermhy and King Carlos
ry- Spainwas also much riven bt lhe pdochi.l interestsof its vanous
pmvincesbeing placedabovethoseof the nation ilself. Consequen$y.
when tle Spannh people evolted againsl the imposition of a Frcnch
Dondch on $e royal throne. their .mies were ill-prepared lbr cG
ordinated and effective action. However, the establishedregiments.
althougbundeHFengthandpoody oficered, managedto heedlhe c.rl
ro rcsist the invade. Bailen was a notable success(Reding prcved
himself to be more thm a fit commander), considering French
experiencesehewhereon the continentand Blate\ amy ai Medinade
Riosecoheld Bessiire\ men at bay and may have had fte beatingof
them were it not for the Frenchlight cavalry find'trg ad DnsDspsiedly
e6y pathup the $opesof theTeso. de Monclin onto their flmk. In the
samebatle. a conbined erenadierunit of the Spanish4th Division took
a battery of Old Gudd anillery dudng an uphill atack and were only
defeat€dwhen guardcavalry,which lhey had nol the nunbers of their
own ho6e to resist.chaJg€dften disordercdranks-
Theseand manyotherevena du.ing the wd e.8. Jos€Ays stand
ar Albuerain 1811 showtha! whenproperlyhddled, tbe Spanish
infdLfma was a matchfor any Europeansoldier in reltr of bravery
and steadfaltnes. Even at their defeats. they generally acquitted
themsehesaell. These defeatswere more often the resDh of
inadequabgeneralship,jack of prope. weaponrydd the Endency of
localjDntd 1ocreate.ew regiDentsafter eachbaltle dd fill themwith
Foops from dy source new r€cruil!. deseners,etc. rather than
atempring to maintain some rcgiDenlal inlegnry wirh aU the moral
benefilsthis would havebrcught. They were also freqDendylet down
by fteir mounled:m who. Dnableto oblain decentnounN in sufflcienr
numbers,usually fought in nothing morc than squadronstrengo and
werealDosr alwaysheavily outnumbeed-Time and again.only part of
a Spanishi.fantry regirnenl was properly :med, and unifoms were
frequently a mixture of peddt clothing and appropriabd enemy
equipment' not conduciveto the maintenanceof high frorale.
Whih I have no paiticlld quml wirb Paul\ asessmenl of tbe
Spanishin lems of designinga system10incorporatehislorical Esults
in1oa rulessysten,Iwouldpointoutthat,if we insisron legislaling for
a particularresul! ften muchof the enjoyDentof our hobbl is lost. My
oM approachwould be to have a systeD ofcomnand abilily ratings
which rcflecled the Spdish genenh shortcomings.(lndeed.they did
nor have a monopoly on bad ge.eEhhip and n systemof battlefield
ndoeuvre timings (CeorgeNafziger\ works provide excellent dala
for ihit would nea. that rhew{gane. con[olling a Spanishforce hs
to conted with the l&k of competence &d trainingwhich suchn
Where I do part companywilh PaDlis his unbecominguse of fte
lemaculd to descnbean :my which. I suspect.doesnot appealto his
own wargamingprcferences.I also depanftom his view that the early
periodof Spanishinvolvementin the NapoleonicWds showedthemas
'dreadtul whilst. in the middle period they were merely "bad . Their
mid w{ efforts, it is true, were nor uniforn'ly succesful in openbattle
- which Empeu amy of that period could claim their own etrorls
werel - but they were etrectivein tyin8 down and weakeningFrench
forces.The eeliest Spanisbanjes, howeveawere fe more likely to
achievesucces than their later counterpansmd lhe SueEilla forces,
which fomed the moresuccessfiilmies ofthe final phase.werea key
facior in the British having ihe opportunity lo be successful.Which
bnngs me to my lasl poinr I can recall, from my resedches.no fomal
arrangenenifor Spanishtmps to be rained by the Bntish andfte only
infomal cdes I can think of were where Spanish sotdien joined
British rcgiments(e.9. the Riflet and. in the caseof wbittingtrm\
force fron Marlorca (a comnd thich Whittinghan receivedfrore
due lo his Carholic conviclionsthan his nilnary prowes), where that
officer might well have Siven his Spaninrd! the benefit of more
substdtial training.As a resDltof this. I can only seethe imprcvenent
in Speish effectivenes resuldng from their own efforts mlher thm
rhok of rheBritish. Eventhe appoinhent in I 8 12of wellineron b lhe
overall conmad of the Spanish amy ws so bedev'lled by d
understandable unwillingnessby the local jnntd to co openle. that he
.ame.lo$ ro re\igninethepo\r oi rve€l cca.ion\.
If Paul has somercfercncesro subs€nliarethe cont€ntionthat ihe
Spanishrecejvedlraining fron the British. I would Iike to leam of
them. since I am researchingfor a book on the SpanishAmy 180?_
1814md suchinfomadonwoDldbe invaluable.
Mike Olive.
PS. Eady - period Speish Mililia (Provicial) are generallyconsidered
equivalenlto line uni$ for rraining,equipmentelc.
BETTER SWEDESFOR SHAKO
I m e avid readerof your maguine, my two favouritepenodsbeing
Ancients(DBA) and Napoleonic{Sha}o). It was with greatinteresrand
enjoymentthat I rcad Paul Kitcher's anicle on new Shakoarmy lisrs
and I wa! looking fo ard to readinethe secondinslahenr.
wtat a shock n was 1oreadhis ideasaboDtrhe oryanisationof lhe
Swedishamy. He gale no sources, but I can only p€sumethat lhey
wereEnglish(I m suretheyserenl Swedish). Inaginewhatmanicle
written aboutThe Engli.h Civil wu would look like, if ihe auftor only
usedSwedishsonrces!While thereare no really goodbooksin English
coveringthe Sw€dishamy of the NapoleonicWm therehaveben a
numberofnniclespublishedin wdgamesmagazines, nor ody myself
burnolabl)b) AdrianSchmidrod whnne\ BYoung.
TIIE INDELIA SYSTEM
h 1680the fame6 of eachprovincepromisedpdliamenl to providea
t20Ome strcngprcvincialregifrentdd thusavoidconscription. h
was a sysem rhatlased untl lhe endofthe l9th century,dd wasa
way for Swedento makebestDseof ils limited manpowe.The indelta
systeDwasaho usedin a slighllymodifiedfom ro providePrclitcial
In limes of peacefte soldiea workedthe landandEaiied for 28 days
eachyed. Howeverin times of w&, and durine $e Napoleonicperiod
Swedenwas more often at war than not, ihese troops served
conlinuously and were d well trained as fte regulm. Indelta lroops
could €venbe pari of the King\ Household,as werc the four battalion
strcng Life Grenadier RegiDenl who w.erenicknmed the dstgota
Genadiea aier ften prcvinc€of ongin (Oslgdlalod).
TIIE GUAR.DCAYALRY
The Gudd Cavalry consistedof rhreeunits: lhe Royal Mounted Life
GDdd, the Life Regiment Bngade\ Hussd Cor?s and the Life
Regimenl Brigade\ Cuifttlsier Corps. The Life Guard was a light
cavajryre8imentwilh a maxinnm sten8th of 450 men.Betweenl80l
dd 1806two of its six squadronswere equippeds mounledja8e6.
The HDsd dd CunassierCorps werc each500 men (4 squadrons)
TIIE GRENADIEI'S
Swedishinfdtry did not have grenadieGintegral to each compmy-
Insteadthereweretwo unirs,fte Life GrenadierRegimenrand the Life
 4l
ReeimentBrigade\ GrenadierCorps. Togetherwith the cuard these proportioMl dice, using odds simil&ly ro rhose oflen
employed in
Grenadie6were consideredthe Householdtrcops.
Bill L€son firsl tuslat€d this seminalwargde book inro Engtish
TEE CAVALRY in 1983,$ I aD surprisedthat Mr Tdner appq6 nor to be famitiar
Some cavalry rceinents had eshblishmentsof l00O men, organised with it. Having enjoyednany Kriegsspielswith Bill md
orh€. f.iends,
inlo eight squadions.Theseeere ofren,but nor alwaysdivided into two I recomend it wholehearEdlyto your readeBN
eminently sdrabte
batlialions-The Momer Husar regimentfielded sqen squadronsfor the fo. rcdeational wargaming the tacticat ruls
could even, if otre
l813 cmpaiSnwith under500 men_ wished,be used1oconEol m op€n,faceto facegame dd the only set
of Napoleonic/earlyninetenrh centurywaigamerulesto b€ wriflen by
TIIE ARTILLERY an officer who \melt powdei I
The Anillery was forned irto four regimenrsin 1794 (Svea, cdta, Should my readeBwirh to lem nore about the Kriegspiet, or to
wendesad Finska).In 1806theseconsisted of 13, 16,9 (inctuding2 purch6e $e secondedition of the rules. rhey should contacl Bill
ho6e) Dd ll companiesrespecrivetl Wirh the toss of Fi, and to L€esonat 5 Saint Agnells
tine Courges. Hemet Hempstead,Herts..
Rusia, the Finnish (Finska) rcgifrent was disbmded, three of its HPz 7TII.
conpdies being moved to Wendes.After 1807 fterc ws only one
hors anillery compdy. This companydistingDishedirslf in the banle Whilst Miling, I must confess my iEiration ar Dave Brown\
of Dennewitzitr I 8 13and the Crown P.ince orderedthe fomation of a comm€nt(t4tters,
saDe issue), that ..beauritulremin using glonous
seond baneryin iime to seeserice at t€ipzig_ 25rnn figures" is rhe "true wa€mes sryte".I haveno wish to b€come
In addition to providing field drillery these regimenls were involved in th€ 'Gme of Wd'
debare,bnt should like to statethar, in
r€sponsiblefo. prcviding gdisoD anilleryr for examplehatf of the ny opinion, the great
merir of th€ hobby of walgamingis p.eisly thar
Gijla Regimenfs compeies came frcm lhe corhenburg cdison lhere s no one type of Bmq btrt mmy diffftnt styles, a! rheconrent
Regin€nt (Stedingska). of that very issueshows eachof wbich h6 irJ individual advanrags
od app€alfor its play€rs.No relevisionprogranme could a8emptto
TIIE ARMY LIST
I believerhat Paul n@dsto look at the followinS to imprcve his army
lisr:
The allocationof artillery, especiattyborseanillery is fd too high.
Pauh rntio of 3:2 for f@i to horseartiltery is also completelyfatse.
TIF ho\incial egimenrs\houtdbe rHred 6 Line.
The Gu&d infartry shouldbe trcatedas cudd, the ofter Household
int?Dt y rcgimentsand Vflade rc8imenl5shouldbe rreatedas elire.
MORE FOR BEGINNERS, PLEASE!
Regimenr.hdtily conscriptedin l8t3 such a the pomeranid
tandwehr dd ftose fodned from Frenchdd cennan pOWsshoutdbe I read with interest the letters fron Mese6 Brown od Hood_
publishedin rheApril issue,
Nothing in its perfomance suggeststh fte Swedishlmy was a Despire being on fie wrcng side of fony, I am a begimer to
fiexible $ the Frenchwas. I would sugge$havinEir as Lincd before seSming. having beenplaying .egulely for julr ove. a yeu, wrm a
1810andFlexibleafte. i8l0_ h shoutdneverbe cldsed d usin8fte fiiend *ho encoumgedne to nan rhe hobby seriousty'The followinS
comenis re ftom this viewpoini.
I agreewirh Mr Hood very mrch, I find it very h&d to obtain the
Keith Ba*er practic.l infomarion I cmnrly need abour such thinSs ar painring
techniqnesand tablelopractics.I curently rcquire morc ofthe..rhis is
how you get staited and develop" rype of anicte_cenemtisationsde
always huffdoDs, bur rhe renor of the wargamingpresssems ro be
lhat of the infomed priting lo rheatreadyinfomed. Comp@ this with
NOT QUTTE SO FREE KRIEGSSPIEL lhe model railway p.es which is tult of.\how-you bow,' artictesdd
much morc welcoming ro the b€ginne. Might the l.ige nunbe. of
May I respectfullycoftct PeterTdner upon a point of sargaming model nilvay
maguines be a reflection of this? One title fearrcs a
''Railway
of the Momh". I get very frusFatedby rhepterhomof mtictes
ln his descnpdonof wargamedies in his recenrarticte (WI AD.il settinSoDt
a weSme scen&iomd rhen,frequenrly.not only faiting to
lqq8.pp 10-Jr.underdle headin8f,er Kriee\piel(.ic). hertale\: give sone desciprion of how rhe gme developed,bur also no
'The original
wdgme had no rules. Mititary men would took at a indicalionof an apprcp.iaterule set
to use.(Redembe.,t.m a begimer,
siruationdd decidewhar would happ€nbded on rheir exDe.ience.A I wmt io know
this sort of thin8.)
chd(e elemenrmayor mdynorhaveb€enInnoduced: Mr Brown makes valid points about .cmes workshop, ctedty
Whilstthis is a rcdonablesummaryof.Free KJiegspiet.,ftar was providing whlt
its cDslofre6 wdt. I've pdsed lwo of then shops,
Dot the original wugme Anteitune zur DarszltanE hihanische which l@k clean and iNiring. wirh all their wes welt dilptayed.
Manoyet tnn den Appant des Kriegspiek (Instnctions for rhe There is cldly
a to! of money being made a borh shops were in
Representationof Milirdy Manoeuvreswith the Kriegsspiel expensiveshopping precincrs.
If hisrorical mdufacturen. and
Appmtut, by ceorg von Reisswirz, lsr Lieurenmt in fte prussian wargameB in general.
could mdket rheNlves as well rhen rhe
Artillery, fisr published in Berlin in 1824. actually comprised a ''greying ofthe
hobbywould stop.(WettdoneIain Dickie for t ling ro
detailed set of flles for rereating engagementsbetween pdssian developstarterpacks
to encoumSemore youngsteB.)
Brigades(lhe eqnivalentof divisionsin rhe British Amv of rhe Th€ way we, as wdgme6, prcsent ourstves is ilnportut. Thk
Nopoleonrcwd penod,. Ahhoughlhe Knegspiet wa. a cro.eO, brings me, almost
inevitabl, ro Mr Siggins. I m aU for vigorous
umpire-conrolled game systein,lhe rulebook deatt wirh rhEe of Mr debaE and strongly
held opinions bDt some the conrDenrsin his
Tmels 4 M\" , Movement. MissileryandMelee, in a mdner that colum have been dowtuighr otrensive as. sadlx were
some of the
would be recognizableto mosr modem hobby wargameB_Since tbe rcplies fron
readeB-( My elevenyear old Sodsonis bettermannered
system qa! intendedro providep.acticein mdoeuvering only prussian thd that.) If this is an exmple
of the way we behaveis it surp.isingif
units. Morale in the senseof NationalCbafrcteristics,- was iSnored, we me not getting youngsters
in?
and lhe morale effects facrored into the resolution of combat bv Finally, a nole of supponfor the Editor rr is appaltingthat you de
opptrenily o*ed so much in unpaid adv€nisidgbills. Why don't you
ger heavywi$ someof the culprit!'If you' ad\eniing spaceb so
cntical to 6en ca$ flow, they will soonpay up ifyou stop acceptin8
thei copy. Albmatively you could always go for th€ embamsment
factor md nme them.
SMALL IS BEAUTIII]L
May I be allowed1oImble a lide abouthariers which haveben aircd
in lhesepaSesin reent nonfts?
Fi6dX tne questionof beginners".I doubt any potentialnewcomer
woDldactunlly be put of taking up rhis hobby and despairal the siShr
of imprcssivedeDonstotion edes or figues painted to the higbesl
professionalstanddds.Wargming is very much a visDalexpenence.
This is undeFtoodvery well by the produceu of Mrte Dway'where
gloss and style bave almost eclipsedcortent, md while nor a
''wortshot fm myself I canapp@cialethe skills which havegoneinlo
the paintng md modelling of the figu@sand especially the lemin.
Despib fte high standadsconsist€ntlyshown,it d@snoi, it s@ms.ptrl
off thei. leeionsof custoDe6 frcm supportirg an endlesslyexpDding
chain of retail outlets.So plqse, don t sti.t on the prctty piclures!The
qudliry of thephotosis oneof the Easonsfor buying this magdine, dd
Oey provideplentyof inspAationfor lessambitiousprcjecrsfor tberest
Howeve.,an @casionalnod in the direction of tnose who cenot
producegigotic 25lm mies setoul on billidd tablesis appreciated.
It is a lonS time since I aueinpledm imy in 25|m. althoughI like
painting figms in this scalennd haveplenty of skimish collections.
The useof6mm nguresis not mentioned all thatoflen.eventhough
ideally suiEd to the wdeamer short of lime, moneyard space.I think
panly ir is becausethey re not n€&ly so photogeric c their ldger
cousinsmd app€d to offer les in rhe way of artistic and crcative
satisfaclion.In fet a well nade 6mn amy ca. actuallylook very good
en mN$, esp€ciallyif ir h6 pretty flags, and not a few popular rule
sets,aimedprifrdily at l5/25m figures, can be adaptedvery eaily,
paniculely those dependingon bed elements atiner than sin8le
figures. lciru anl i!ry lends itself very well to "sbrinking' to 6mm,
althoughI donl think I ve heaJdmyo.e sDggeslit before.and it is easy
enough lo devise a new system of shrDs mdkers" - Inegular
Miniaturcs rcuting infantry" od casualiybasescomein very usefDlly
berc. WWz enthusists might also considerthe use of Rdpid lip for
6mn- Theserules havedone a greal deal to restorethe populdity of
2omm WW2, whichl'm very happyto see,d until not t@ longago
theresefred lo be a genemlasumption that wW2 could only b€ done
convincingly in 6lm espeially if you weE a "panz.l@ry". To my
mind. ww2 in 6'm w6 spoilt as a wargamesperiod by increasingly
conplex bd unplayablerules and Rapld firc would bring a brealh.
nay, a gale ot fftsh ai. I still havesomereserations about the visual
asp@isof usingeighr20nm figures to representa company,but if you
substitutea Sroupof 3 o.4 6dn lroops for a single 20mm figure. it
looks a litlle moreconvincing.I m well awm thal lhere de problens
dising, suchd vehiclentio (eighl3 o.4 nd grotrpsdonl look righl
piling inlo a singleHmomag,like someson of GuinnessBook of
Recordsanempt) dd I mention this jusl 1o plmt a seedol ftoljghl
which could bedeleloped fffiher
May I say how plqsed I wN to s@ the anicle on buildidg a wild
West tow.? This is mainly becausel'm engagedin a sinilar project
Dyselt Tbe nucleN of my lown is provided by the excellent Hovels
sloe, saloon md sbe.itr\ oftce, but lor lh€ hone-gmwn sector I
favour lhe npproachof using a block of wood, with a slopecul for the
r@f, to prcvide the basic structurc.as I ve neverbeenable 1op,oluce
a buildinS Aom fonr flat piees of cdd wilhoDt it looking anything
otherlhd very wobbly.Il givesme a very gsd baseto vork on dndto
add tddboard cladding for the limber effecl. Somelhingv€ry simild,
I recall, was suggesled$me yeds ago in lhis maSuine in connection
wilh a SevenYed Wd village madeby the Scimil&' psple- The
melhodalso haslhe virtue of being cheap.Nsuming yon cd lay your
handson somesc6p wood.cdd elc., md I ve also fourd the judicious
hodding of junl, plastic bits dd packaeingsimildly Dseful when
m.king my SF bDildings. Anyway.the poinl is th n is good(o see
positive.helpfDl how I did if'anicles,whetherdirecEd towardsrules.
painting or scenic 'tems rather thln squabblesabout each other's
peBonalapproachesto w{ganing.
Whichtalesmeto anotherpoinl.Occasionally onererdsdispdging
commentsaboutskirmish 8ameswith the suggesiionthat thesedo not
€presenl"real wargming", which is all aboutma$ed mies on huge
tables.Whal wdSaming is adually .bout is a fom of entenainment
andonlythemostlem:nallypompous couldpresenl it onlyasa serioDs
historicaj €sedch 1@1.(Althongh the inleresl in things hislorical
hopefullygeneded by the ganing aspectis welcone).I for one am
hnppyto go forlhe lightei sideof depictingdeathandd€structiona.d
one should sk oneselfwhy these lightweight Samesseemto enjoy
suchpopulariry.Partly I lhink il is a matterof the individual budgetand
alsoorthe time available tor painlingandmodelling. Thereis no point
setdngyonrselfOe brger of producingan enodous 25frrn Napoleonic
.my if yo! lnow ir will talkeyou Nenty yearsto finish.Unrealistic
tdgelscd kill off enjoyfre lt js also,I thinl, becnuse thesegames,
whetherthey relate to Old wett. Pirates.Sanurai. Chicagogangsters.
sciencefiction o. whltever.hale much nore potentialfor fun and
enjoynenr watching a more tmdirional wargamein proeresscan, I D
dnaid. sohetifres be 6 interestingaswarchingpaint dry. I sensefron
the contentsof this mageinea keeninterestin gaDeswhich involve
relatively few figurcs - I m lhinking of the PPDS series,the Retreat
from Moscow skimish. a.d various occasional"Wild West articles.
Of cou6e the few figueJ which the writer of the scendio may have
Day well not be fte srme few fiBUEs yotr have,but mdy skimish
snurrionswill trandareeasilylo accommodate lour own favoured
periodandusures- rheconceptofa dozenmenfleeingfroma military
disasb. dd hounded by dsorted pu6ueF is one which can be
incorporatedinto coundesshisb.ical periods.It is also a good way of
t.king advdrage of the mdy excellenl 25mn figures alailable bday
without spoiling it for youaelf by biling off no€ ftd yoDcan chew.I
l@k toruaid to mdy nor snall nouftflh" in ftese pages.
Paul Hunt
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of wmganes. I hope and prey that Sid Meieis next prcject will be a
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wdgames I am not painting md if I am not paiming I'n not rcducing 26 CdninoLhe dtllrur?r
my cuEentstck or Detal, which meansI wonl be bDyingdy morefor 27 Crirlho Lin€Grenadter adv.
a while. (betr wirh ne) which meas rhe manufactureGde going to 28 Cadiststandard b€arer
suffer and in the long run the hobby in gene.als we stait to lose rhe 29 C.distlrncer (onepi€cacaniry)
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f19.99 i. a salemd will be played againand aSain)You de going ro 34 CartstGlrmercanyinsbud(sl
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pps: What ha! happenedro ConnoiseurFigures?
 XVIII Captait A goldenTree stumpwith leavesof the sme
THE ARMIES OFJAMES tr X1X Cdp.airi CrcssedSword md Sceptrein gold
AI\D WLLLTAM m (1685-1702) xX Cqprdir: The Royal oak in gold

The senio.ity of tbe captainswas funler efrphasisedby the pairling of

Part Three: The Flags Ronan nDmeraisin black. in lhe top cdnton nedesl the staff
Likewise in I 685 the 2nd Foot Gudds cmied the follow'ng colouB:
bt
Ma.rk Allen 2nd ot Coditean Reginent o! Foot Guards
Colonel\ Conpan!: Pl^in white
As in the p€riod of the civil wd all companiesof a regiment were Ueuteunant-Coloael\: White with a crjnson c.oss of Sl.George
issued wilh a compdy colou, lhe exception 10 this rule being the
grenadiercompdy which, owing to the natureof its work. did not carry M@jor\ Conpdn!: A.sL(Colonelh with tbe addirionof a c.inson pile
a flag. The orSdisatio. of lhe grenadiercompany reflected this by
Iielding d extE Lieulenmt in placeof the conpany Ensign.Colours Ist to 9th Captaias' Conpontesr As Lt-Colonel with tne addilion of
of rhisp€nodm stilloflhe ldge dimensions usedduringfte 1640s. Romannumeralsin gold crownedwilh d imperial crown
b€ing approximatelysix feet squarewith $e slafi still shon enoughto
allow the colouB to be cmied and displayed propedy accordinS1o Willim III alteredtbe flags only slighdy by addingthe crcwnedRoyal
the rules of sevententh ce.tury etiquette.unlike larer when smaller cypher,in gold, to lhe centreof the crosson the Lieutendlcolonel s
colouB werc cdied on loneer poles.
The following colours of the ScoB Gndds. dating fom lbe reign of
THE FOOT GUARDS
Tndirionally the regiment of GDardshad had their caplains colouG
differencedby the useof badgesdepictin8heraldicbeats and symbols Coloneh Contpan!: Pl nvhite
usedal vdioDs tne by the monmhs ofEn8land, but on his succesion Lieutetuat-Colonel's Conpan!: Blr. field with a *hile cro$ of
K,nglme( II Inroducedd (implerDslemas tolloqs.
Major\ Conpan!: As Ltcolonelt with the addidon of a rcd pile
Ist Regineat oJ Foot Guards wavy(SeePlaleBl)
The S.andardoJ hk Majestr's Conpan!: Ist Capt4in's Conpaa!: As Lfcolonel s with a RoDan numerarin
Cnmsonembroideredin thecenEewilh tbe Royalcrcsn md cFher (ie white on the blue abovefte crcss(SeePlateB2)
JR) (se PlateAl)
me Colo@l\ CorEan!: Plain citaton
It seemsredonable to assuDethat the other Captainj coloD6 cmied
Lieatenant-Colonel\ Compan!: white with crimson cross or
the corect nunerals in the sme place- No detaih exi$ of speinc
Stceorge tkoD8hout, in the cenlreof cro$ an impe.ial c.own in gold.
changes ro fte colouB of the Scots Guards made b) Willim III.
Mojot's Compan!: As Lt Colonelwith a cdmsonpile wavy.
(see PlateA2) however a colour capiuredat Dixmunde(seePlab C2) hd been
allribuled lo fte re8imenr. as has a colour idendcal to lhai of the
1st Captoit\ Conpat!: Whit€ witn crnnson ooss of Slceorge
Lieutenmr-Colonel s under King James. which was lost at
throughou! in the centreof the crossthe Royal crown and cypher
2n l to 2Uh Coptains' Conporpr: As the fiNr Captains colour with
the relevdt numberof cypheBon the field of the cros.
The reginents of fte line cmied the following identified colours:
ln 1689the cypherswere changed1othoseof Willim dd Mary and
the Colone!\ colour plarn und€rKing Jmes. wasnow decoraledwith The Royrl Regr-of Foot (Royal Scots)
golden crcwns in the comers,bul €mained c.imson (SeePlate B3 &
B4). King Willim also. reintrcduced tbe company badeesin use Colonel:white wirh cenredeviceN per PlateC3.
during Ch&les Ih rcien. Thes badgeswere 6 follows: LFcolonel\: Bluefield.whiteSl.Andrews crosscentrcdeviceasper
PlateC3.
I Captain: Tne Royal cresl of a crown sunnountedby a Lion Major's:SeePlaleC3.
II Captain: A crcwnedeoldenRose lst to 20th Captains:As Lt-Colonelt with addition of Silverlrvhite
(All bad8eslisted m c.omed) Romannumemlon blDefield abovecros. (SeePlateC4)
III Captah: A golden Fleur-de-Lys
Maptain: A g o l d e nP o r t c u l l i s SeePlatesD3 & D4. colouB capturedat NeeNinden and atribured ro
V Captait: A white Rosesuroundedby the rays of a goldenSun
Vl Captain: A goldenThis e, the slalk md leavesproper
VII Captain: A goldenHup The Quetr Dow.g€.'s Regt. of Foot (The Old Targie. Regt or
VIII Capt4it: A golden DraEon Ki.ke's Lmb6)
lX Capt{inr A white Greyhoundwith golden colld od chains
X Captair: A goldenSun aolonel\: Plaingrcen.cenrredevrceasper PlareDl.
XI Captarnr A while Unicon wilh goldenhom. maneand h@fs Lrcolonel's:As Dl wilhoutthenumeml.
Xll tupuin: Awhne A elope with Soldenhoms. Major\: As Lt Coloneh with the addition of a gold pile wavy. lst to
coronetand chilns 9th Captains:S@Dl with corect changesof numenl- (Somesources
XIII Captain: A whire Harr wilh goldenhoms, corcnerdd chains show the numeralsposirionedin the upper cdlon nexl to the staff
XMaptain: A. whi.teFalconwith;na goldenfet(eaock ratle. thd on tne cross).
Xv Capruinj A golder Rose,with stalk and leavesof the same Underwillian III:
XVI Captain: A whlre SNan with a goldencorcnet and chain No confmed evidence.D3 has been aftibDted. bul this seemsvery
XVII Captait: A Falconcowned dd carrying a golden sceptrein unlikell Prcbablycdied a veNionofDl eitherwithoullhe cypheror
his raisedtalon. wilh one applicableto the new mondch!.
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Majols: As Lt Colonelswilh rheaddirionofa redpile wavy.
ColonelsrPlainBldck.cenbedeviceasper El.
Lt Colonelt:As Elwilhourthe numeral.
Major's:As El, burwirh a gotdpile wavyEplacinethenDneral
lsl lo 9rhCaptainsrAsElwirh corect numeals.
UnderWilliamIII: Princgs Arne of Demark's Regt of Foot
Capurcd ar Neetuindenin 168l see plareE2 md anothe.colou.
without the saltire.Coloneh colour mal possiblyhavebeenplain 1 6 8 5 : C o l o n e l ' s :KAls
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Tlte Quer Coruort,s Reet. of F@r (The New Tangie. Regt)
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colonel\r Plarndi6son. Haywood Iligh School
LFcoloneh:As G2 minus centredevice-
Major's: As Llcolonel s with the additionof a white Pile wa\T. Iligh Lane
All Caplarns:As G2, no fom of differencingis appdenl.
Under willian III: Burslem
Stoke-on-Ttent
SIGN MSTED FROM M6 JI5 & 16 AND A5OOR A53
The Dule of Norfolk's Regt of Foot
Demonstration andparticipationgames,tradestands,
LccoloDelt:As H2 minuscenFedevice. bring & buy. Paintingcompetition.Refreshments. Large
Major's: As Lt Colonel s with $e addilion of a white pile wara. freecar park,naturallight andplentyof freshair!
Al! captain\: As H2, no fom of differencingis appdetrt.In 1686the
DDkeresignedhis comisioD and il is recordedthat lhe field of the CONIACT
colom wd chdged to white. no detailsof the devicesusedon $e ne* P.J. Ridgeway

UnderWillid Itr: Phone/dV Fd 0178261917?

Nolhing known. Thesecotou6, or somefting simild. may havebeen 5SAshlands ST46QS
Rd-Sloke-on-Trent.
canied by lhe DDke of Norfolkt regimenrof 1689 (later Sir Henry
Belt6is)
pjddgway@netcenhr.co.uk

The Earl of Emlin8don's Regt. of Foot

I4.d Forb€s'Regl of rmt Gmm 1695lhe lRoyal hish')
Probablyv{iations on the Yellow field, ftd cro$ of St.G@rgeelc. condEy showsa colour appwing to dale hom Mdlborough s wds
(SeeJl dd J2, asHatingg but possibly ciried dliq, it hd a red Si.Patickt crossotr a white
field. There is a golden Harp crorned with m imPeriat crown
Si. Edwrd Hales' R%t of F@t: sumounted by a Lion with overall a ribbon carrying a motto which
appees10be: Nanucensis PcmptuD"

Lt-Colonel\: As H3 minus centredelice Sir Davtd Colys.'s R€gt oI Foot

Major's: As Lrcolonel s with the addition of a whjte Pile wavy. Prcbablyamgements of St-Andrewscross,Thisllesetc.
lst to 9th Captain\: Differencedby the use of the coftct nunber of
rcundels on the body of the cros (See Ptate H3 fo.3rd Caplain\
The ScotsRegL ofruzil@F
Und€rwilliatD III:
Coloneh:Whitecente deviceasp€rKl.
Lt.Colonel\rAs Kl
Majofs: As K2
Si. winim Clifaon's Regt of Foot lsr ro 91hCaptains:As Kl with seniority denotedby Romatrnunerals

UnderWillim ltr:
Lrcolon€l s: As J4 ninus cenlredevice
Major's. As Lt-Colonel's wilh the additionof a while pile wary.
All CaptainsrAs J4 with no ditrercncingappdent.
Finally, in the neu William soughl to reducethe numb€r of colous
Und€r\tilliam lll:
ceied to tbae, thou8h this war resisledby the companies.Duing
QueenAme s reign the nunbers were turther rcducedto two. When
the batl.lion wa in combatall colous werc cuied in fte ranksof the
Archibard Doughs' Regt. of Foot

Me-Borett quotes "one modern soure" a Siving the colours as

having "a white neld with all exceptthe Colonelt, havitr8the cros of Next Motrth:
St-Oeorgeoverall". Th€ Dut h Brigade.
UnderWillim [I:
 49
SPOTTIfi BOER
B! Newark lrregulars
Adam O'Brien
To be8tu with you seaoa see an,- oJ the enenr. merc's no shoke,
occasionat, rou Mt see a fine pall of rMk j9hen tte, opei frc
with a gun, but ot li@nl! here is sinply the barking of tha Mauyn,
and a few tun Mr befaning down in our yicinity, sbr, ao one mows
Partizan '98
t n r,l.r. - Frcde.ic \4nien
Sunday24th May 1998
l0am- 4pm
W& artists like Villie6 were less thm impressed with rhe
'!trpictmquenesi At tne erer popular KelhamHall venue,two mil6 frcm Newark,
of the fighting in SouthAftic& wh€rc were rhe on theA6l7 tlamfreld.oad.(Lookfor the BirYellowSi$s!)
stalwansquaresof infutry, o. fte gbnous cavaly cbarges?And wh@
exactly w@ the enemy? Extlr space thls Fd for mor€ of evertthing:
It wdnljust the artistic nind that wd baffled. By sb@tine ar long Demonstrdtion& Pani.iparion cams.
mSes fiom covertlE Boes had deprivedtheir opponeDrs of the dens Wide Rante ofTEde Sonds
ttrgets encounteredin previous colonial campaigns.Acrions like the Slithdy PamousBrint & Buy
Modder River. where Bnrish infmtry advmced over op€n grcuDd Lott of FreeParking,Bar and Ref.eshmenB
towardsMauses dd Eenches,lmk in rebospectlike the dir€sr omen N*! - Counes), Busfrcm Nemrk C$tle sd
of things to come, b lhe military mindseris ftequently resisranr!o Newark Nonhgate Rrihr./ Srations.
chmSe; British colmadeN took quite somerime ro acceptthat the
B@B were .ather more rhana mob of rusricsto be pu! in rh€ir plac€ For tunher detiils fiom L2urenceBaldwin(0 | | s) 991 925,1
with volley and bayoner or .heck our InremetWebsite
ht9/www.soron.ac.uU^d.bziretulaB/ire8ulars.hcnI
TIIE GAME
'Spot rhe BGI his enemi€sare rising out of the e{th dd jogSing off-tabte towards
simulatesm infantry assaulton a Bo€r-held drift in
1899.You will needa British banalion dd somebasictemin: a rive.. their ponies.Frustralin8,but rher€it is.
a kop oarse hill) od a kopje (small hin). Placea Bcr coMdo otr- Bers werc oot keD on b€ing oudlanked,dd capruing oDeposition
table; they won't be deployed,bur the British player istrl ro know ftis my have a domtuo erect on otheB. Afthough cledinS the aenches
ed will do his dmedest to @t themour of the emDrvbattlefi€td. would haveno er€ct on anyhillside Boers,stoming the kopje 66t will
r€vealthe 8@6 entrenchedon the veldr and oblige them ro withdrav
BRITISH COMMANDER'S BRIEFING Tating the kop e'{pos€srhe entire deplolrenr md will prcmpt a
generalwithdmwal: the kop is rhe key ro the Bs defence,althoud it
The veldt which stretchesaheadofyou rc Oe river appearsb be empry. is nore thm likely that the British witl be pimed or repulsedbeforc
althouShthe enpty saddlesof a retuming cavatry parrol indicare a they win acros ihe river
sEotrgenemyprcsence.Nonetheles, the drifr mustbe capturedbeforc
dusk;everydelayimposd on your relief colunn nees more suffering PARTINGSEOT
for the besi€gedof Vdkdorp. Advdce now ad advdce quickly; the
'Spot the Ber' is not p€tti@ldly "faif'
undimous opinion in the nss is lhat the onty way to deat with a game,bur rhenagainir,s trot
EalcitraDt colorials is at bayotretpoint. inlended to be; my ain wd siitrply ro @@te a linle period
attnosphe.eand simulale some of the @trtusion and fiuslnrion of
Rt]LES feiog a biddenfoe. As I sbned g?ing this article up, wl 126 div€d,
with some interesting comenis ftoD Keilh Lwis fu the lenere
The British d€ploy along rho southem tabte edge (see map). Each section:'At Colensoit is said that the Brirish nder saw a Boer duinS
compdy moves2D6 inchesp€r rm, the mdon €temenrreprcsenring the whole batde.Id Knight in his book Colarro 1899wites rbal it is
lhe disruptionof fomal mdo€uvre asthe trcopsencoutrterdoDgas(dry possibleto fight the batrle without placing a Bcr figure on the rabte
watercouBes),ant hills dd thom bush.civeo that therc de no visible dd !o conEol ihe Boer movement,firc erc. using m umpire.,,L@ls
Bers, the British player musr selet e aiea of remin (via educated like I cu't claim any credit for originality, tber Ho hum.
gless) dd fire blind. The unpire solem y srndiesthe di@ dd nak€s
hidden notes(or fills in the oossword) wbile the British player hop€s
that some of his lead h6 found a Bs md wofttes wtnt ll)e
'tonceated t rBet"
modifier will be. Actually, Boer cduatti€s de
consideredtoo negligible fo. book keepingduing rhis game.
The Bo€rplaye. divideshis comddo's paperstrcngrhbetw@ney
combinationof kop, kopje dd concealedEenchesto the north of the
Sl"--
.-KoP-
drin, dd p6ses this infomation ro ihe unpire. His nr€ is reslved 6
per the p.efemd ruleset (that is, the one that the British player tbinks
RIVER
l\ 72111r-
he's using6 well) aldtoughrdges wiI needto be kiegspieled by the
umpire to avoid betrayingthe Bcr posiriotrswith a cdeless ruler

WINNING TIIROUGH tzll\r-

The British will never g€r close enough to their enemy ro use the N
KOPJE
bayotret.but the tr€arofn ei b€ enoughto dislodge8@6 fron their
positions-When a British uoit moves within chdging dishnce of a
mappedBo€rpositiotr,the umpire shouldinforn fte B.itish ptayerthat
I
50
The Battle of the Northern
Marshall Islands
by
Daoe Berts
By June | 943 the Amencanswerereadyto continuethe reconquestof
the Pacific-Their next tuget was to be rhe isldd of Kwajalein in the
Norlhem MaJshallislands.This wd to b€ the largestoperarionrhnrfte
U.S. Navy had aternpted-There weE 1wo components,the invaion
convoy and il5 esco( and the cdier covering force, TFl8 under
The invaion convoy sailed frcm Midsay on l? June.Three days
edlier TF 38, consistingof .tar.toAa H.lsey\ flagship,E$.J and the
li{1r cfiiet In.lep.ndence,cairying a totrl of some230 ancEft- This
force was to rcfuel 300 miles noftn of Kwajalein before moving in ro
prcvide ai. cover for the ehole op€ration. The U.S. Navy did nor
expect interferencefron ulrhing lareer tban a lighi cruiser or the
aircmft on Kwajalein iislf or ihe sunoundingatolh.
OD 17Junethe Americd cdie6 struck ar wake Island,destroyine
ndy of the aircoft bed rhere.This elion in il.rlf did nothinSro
aram lhe Japanes,but whensubmdine 162sighredthe attackconvoy
dd reportedit headingsouthwesrfron Midway rhecommmderof the
Conbined Fleet realised thal the Mashalh were in considerable
dangei The bulk of the Conbined Fleet was at Palauon tbe l7th, ed
wrs o.dercdto sreamro Truk. whereil dived ar0300on rhe 19rh.The
5rhAirflel bNd therewa. unable1oreiDforcethe baseson K*ajajein
or Eniwetok as il wa healily engagedin defendingBougainville, i.e.
Or 19 Junethe American cdiers were spottedby lwo lons Dnge
Mavis flying boatJfiom Kwajalein,and the Americansralised for the
lml time rhar the Japoese Navy mighr well rake a hand_The
Amencbs coDpletedrefuelling openlions on lbe 19rh.and 201h.and
thenheadedsouthfrcm Wakelsldd to b€ in posnion200 miles nonh
nonh eastof the target at dawn on the 2lsr. The convoy at this rime
:wa abo 2m miles astemof the caie6.
The Japdesevesrls arTnk. refuelleddd iDlly med, lefr rhebase
during the aftemoon of the 20th. in iwo Ctuups.The StnkinS Force
consisled of three cdieB, Taiho, Shokakuand Zuiktku and. $en
esconof cruiseB anddestmyen ed the SupponGroup centredon the
four battleshipsyaMto. Na8ato, da.ena, and Kan8d togerherairh
TheF units all stemed nonh unlil 2000 when they tumed eastand
proceededvery slowly towdds Eniwetok, thus sening rhe sene for
aclion10coDmence anthe2lst.
At dawn on the 2lst. the Japanerclaunchedsedch planesfrom both
lhe ceiers andcrui*rs with the Swporl Group. Sometwo hou6 after
dawnDe Annericanslaunch€dtheir *dch ancTaftro sea.chlhe dea to
rhe sourh and east- The Japdese were rhe 6st to discover their
opponenrsaod a la€e strike waspreped and launchod.Soonafterthis
fte Amen.ds discoveredthe StrikinS Force dd sent off their owD
Bolh slrikes tound the caRie6 during ihe aftem@n od achieved
variedresults.The Japanesea|ek q Soratoga^nd ltul.pendence*Lt
pressedhome with greardeteminalion. ftd?pend.,.. was hit by lwo
500lb bombs.oneof whichkn@kedour her portsideA.A. gunsand
lhe othertore a hole rhroughthe aft flight deck.forcing her 1osnspend
opemtionsfor thiee hou6. The damaeelo Sa/dro8awd evenwo6e.
the flagshipwd hil by threeor four 500Ib boDbs,oneof which hit the
bridge,completelydestoyingir and kiuing Halseyand mo$ of his
stalf. Sarardaa*as abla4 with many of her A-A. gurs our of aclion.
To make$ings worsea group of low flyirg airoaft scoed a rorp€do
hil on her porrside.This Bavethe flagshipa len degreelisr and reduced
her speedto 20 knols.Her chances ofsuryivingfunherdmaee wee
no1good, bul the lasr of rhe Japaneseancaft werc headingtor home.
Saroroaa hadlwelvehoursofrest iD whichto try to effectrepairs.
Th€ Americe attacks t@k place soon after ft€ lst anack on lhe
SdfdroSa.The restrltshwever werenor soimpre$ive. Z!*rta wasthe
only casually.Hir by rwo or rhree l000lb bombs she was forced 1o
suspenddr op€rationspedanently, bu1there ws no da.8er of ber
sinking. Wirh nowhereio ldd, her ancrafr went to Kwajaiein where
they reinforcedthe islMd\ airpowei
DDring fte nighr of the 2ll22nd. the J.panese colmdder sedt
Zuikaku bek to TNk esconed by two desrroyeB.The big cmier
enteredTruk on the moming of tbe 23rd. aftersrDggling throud some
very heavy weather Fortunatelyshe missedfte eye of the stom by
aboul 30 miles. had shenor doneso her strrival might not havebeen
By dawnon fte 22nd.rhetwo forceswerc only some150 180miles
apart.Red Admiral Kinkaid. on rhe E$ar, who had takcn command,
did not order the ,tdrard8a to leave the irea ovemight as he did not
sish to lose dy of his screeningforcesand he suspected rhat the
cnier night still be in Enge of the Japaneseat dawn. Both sides
launchedsearchaircraft as soon.s il w.s light. The AmencancaoieN
were at tbis time aboul 100 miles nonh west of Kwaialein and the
JapanesecarieB were aboui 100 miles tunher nonh west.The atrack
convoy w6 about 220 miles north easi of Kwajalein md over 300
miles eat of the JapaneseStrikinS Force. Vice Adminl Kondo\
batdeshipseerc som€250 miles west of Kwajalein.
The early sdches discovercd Kondo\ battlesbipsmd tbe U.S.
carie6. Half an hour beforc Kondo\ ships wde discovered the
ADencans had launcheda sttike aeainst Kwajalein. The isldd had
IaunchedaircEft aSai.stthe U.S. cdie6 which had beensightedby a
JaIe seaplane.Th€ Americanswould also be attackedby a sfike fron
fte Japanesecarie6. All thfte strikes would Mive ove.lheir 6get!
The fi61 lo eive wd the srike fron Kwajalein, followed v€ry
shortly by the one frcm rhe.lapanesecujeE. Mosr of lhe aircraft werc
carrying bombsand rhe anackr were DorpressedhoDe with any great
de(eminalion. The.tarab?a *as hit once more. but the remainderof
ft€ auackwas a dismal failure.
Th€ Amer'can attek wd also fairly inetr@live as there were few
aircraft on Kwajal€in.Two bombshit the runway,but the craterswere
soonnlhd md the ietumins aircmft werc abl€to land safely.
DD.ing the momjng a Dauntlessfrom the E$er si8hredthe Japdese
cdies. A strike wd readiedand launchedas s@r as posible. Smn
aftesdds aircnfl ftom Kwajalein l@atedthe anackconvoyaboul200
niles north eastof rhe islods. Airc6i from tbe cdiers wereordered
lo lake over from the Kwajalein noaQlanedd strikes from both the
cdie6 and the island vere prepded dd launched.
The fi.sr of rhesestrikesro reachits tdget was the Anerican afiack
againstlafto and S/rolat!. It was forturate for the Japmeseth rheir
attack againstrhe coDvoywas on i1s way for rhe Americas presed
their atrackon the trailiDg carier, ra,/.o, wirh grcal delemin.lion. Hir
by at lealt six l000lb. bombsand one torpedo.lhe big cmie. was
ro.ked by explosions, her speedfell to a cFwl ed shetook on an
alming lisr. It soonbecaDeclearthatnothingcouldbe done1osave
$e slrickencdier atrd Kunta and his slaff tEnsfeftd io ,th,lu i/ md
ratno wa scnuled.Th; atack cameas a major sh@k to Kuriia. who
imaginedlharall lhe U.S.crie6 hadben hirby his pilots.
The Americans reIDfred b fteir cdiers and reponed that the
JapanesecarieB wereno loneer a force ro be €ckoned with. 41 1330
lhis report was provedto be false-The Ent Japaneseaircrafi appeared
over the transports.The combat air pafol pul up by fte two escort
carieB prcved to be inetrectivedd by 1430six of the transportshad
been sunk and four more so badly dmaged thar they hdd ro retire
escort€dby four destroyers.
A1 I50Oon the 22nd.fte U.S.cmie^ launchedtheirsecondsrrike
againstKwajalein.This lime luck favouredtbe Anencans.The land
basedplues hadjDst elumed fron auackingthe convoyand were
cletulyvisible.Againstminimaloppositionfrcm lnti airchft fire the
Americanaimen bombedandslrafedat will Dntilrll bursix Japdnese
ancrafteere bu.nirg wreckage. Cledly Kwajaleinwasfinilhedas!n
eafeclivefighling force. This was the last atlack of rhe day dnd rhe

Amtricds appededto haved€featedJapaneseairpower.
At nidnight on 223 Junethe forceswerc deployeda follows: the
U.S.carieB werc srill in the sme deas they had be€n24 hotrB tulier,
the attack convoy was about 50 niles north edr of Kwajalein, rhe
retning damged hanslDrts were 250 miles edr nonh edr of rbe
isldd. The Japdese werc splir inro rwo groups, Snoktu dd her
escorls w@ 200 miles north north an of Kwajatein dd Kotrdo,s
bauleships,abour 120 miles away,were appoaching Kwajatein at 24
knots-The 23rd. wa obvioustygoinSto b€ o importdt da,
Duing the night Kinkaid decidedro fom a surfacegrcup of rwo
battleships, two heavy cruiseB ed four desrroye.sto cover rne
lddings which werc pldned ro tale place fron 0600. This force
slanedio shell the aroll at 0339 whenseech plmes reporteda force of
enemyshipsapprcachingfrcm the west.
By thi! rime both sideswerc prcpming air stikes, rhe Ame.icnns
aSainsrrheislmds and rheJapdesengainstrhe|ansports. By 0500the
Japanes airc.Jt wec en roure ro the trmsf,orls md the Americds
worc Iaunching$e secondwaveof their allack againsrKwajalein.The
US ple wa! to engageand delay rhe Japanesesuface forces long
enoughfor the anacksagainstthe ishd to be completed,rhepldes lo
retum to their ca{iers dd lhen att&k ihe Japanes sDrfaceforces.
Things do nol alwaysgo accordingto ptd becauseshonly after 0515
the surfaceactionbegan.
The Amencd banfeships.touth Dakota bd tvdshingto" oyJaedfrre
by radd throngh a sDokescreenal the leading Japoese battleship,
va,ara The effer overthe nexrl0 Dinutesw6 devastaling.The gidr
batdeshiplost speedand mdy of her antiair.raft guns.'A turer was
also put out of acrion. Kondo\ force closed on the sren ano were
able to launcha destrcyeranackled by S"4dai. At aboDrrhis rime rhe
Anericar cniser Binninshan chose to come thiough fte smoke
screenmd wasfired uponby maDybeavyships. Alrhoughshequickty
rcti.ed she was s@n hir by torpedoes.The Japeese destrcyen had
brokenthroughthe snokescreenmd launchedrorpedcs at the relera
in addilion to the oippled aiminsrdh. Hii by gunfire in addition ro
torpedoes both ships soon keeled ove. dd sank. The Japanese
destrcyershad nor yet finished wirh lbe Americans: altbouch fired
uponby \univinB U.S sh'psLheyweres@n in a psirion r; rdunch
lorpedcs againsi the Americo barleships. Vice Admiml tf,e had
d@idedto withdEw' bDthadfatally mdercstinated theperfomanceof
theJapdese tnng tance torpedoes.His flagship.So!,/r Datora. was
hit by five torpedoesand vdished in a seriesot violent exDlosions.
raling Dosror hercRw. inclddrngLee.wiLhhet.The oLherb;rtte\hip.
WarrtrSton wa! hit by four torpedoesdd. with all her guns out of
a.don. sas only ableto crawl away ar 12 knots.
By now the Japanesebanleshipswere comin8 ftrough rhe
smokesc.een.Led now by Re& Admiral Abe in KonSa rhe Japanese
had m excellentopportuniryto nnish otr l{arhi,Sro, and then rum on
the tresports. Onceagainthe decisionro movethrougua smorcscrc€n
prcved disatrous. Naaalo found desrroyeBon both beams.w.rj hil by
fow to six torpedGsand sarl wirhin 15 minures.
Abe wift his two remaining big ships sighredsmoketo fte north
east.He orderedone division of desfoyeB dd all lhe availableheavy
cruiseB lo ibm up wirh him. The othe. desrroyenwere to inish off
tvarnirat,n dd her remainingdestroye..The destroyersspottedmo.e
sDoketo (besourheast.This provedio beconing frcn sx cruses do
four destrcyeG,lhe smokefrom the north eatt camefrcm two cruiseB
Thesegrcupsfought bnvely rbrougha long andbtoodyday in a vain
arbnpt to hold rheJapmesesurfaceforces.whjch now comprisedtwo
batleships,sevencruiseB dd ten destrcyers.The oddswerc r@ grear
ed all but one cruiserwere lost. s was WaJ,@8ror_
The Japaneselosr
only two moredestrcyers.alrhouehmdy uni15wereheavily damaged,
espec'ally ihe lwo batrleships.
DuringthecruiseBvalidt fight a U.S.
anstrike hit ya,ruro wi$ anothertorpedo, reducine her speedro l0
knols. (orso washir by threebombsandtatu,a washit by one more
The convoyons hit by the lasl .lapanek air sdke it | 800.AlthoDgh
heavily eDsagedby the codbar at patrcl rhe Japanesearmen were
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to injury the lwo eson cniers semed to rakeno evdive action and
4ch Eeived a torpedo hir. Severcly dmaged bolh ve$eh were
beached andabddoned.
The .emaining transportswe.e caught by ihe JapanesedeshoyeB
dd sunk while gering underuay.Thus the Finr Mdine Division wa
abandonedmd. althoueh rhe Amencanshad aenal supreney, therc
were fd too few surface vesFls to allow rhe cdien to conlinue
op€rations.Fudhermorewhat destroye.srcDained were very shon of
fuel dd Kinkaid was in no mood b rrlc turlher risk,.
.t al,t/ recoveredher aircraft ed wirhd.ew to the nortl west dd
the Japmesesurfaceforcesrefomed into lwo goups, one of crippled
batleships esco.redby destoyeN and a dmaged cruiser,fte olher of
cfusrs and desrroyeG_Both groups retumed ro Tru
The JapDese had savedKwa.ialeinbut ar a hjgh cosr_ror,to was
gone, as were 180 experiencedpilots dd rheir aircmfr. The Iwo
renaininS aircoft cdiers would be Donths underreDair,as woutd the
batleships dd remainingdmaged ships.Havidg sutreredsuchlosses
the JapaneFtinmph could only be describeda a pynnic vido.y.
For rheUnited SlaresNavy the barle had b@na disdter The lossof
the Firsr Mdine Division would be a deadlyblow ro rhen tuture ples.
AIso they had lost two nodem batileships,two escon cme6 tud a
numberof smaller vesselsin addition lo rhe transponships.Athough
Sdmtdsa could be rcpaired,the loss ofso many escon v€sselsmighl
well prove b be exlremelycostly.
Both sidesfell thar after lossesof rhis magnitudethey had to discDss
whal had happenedmd $ preveDrsDcha thine happeningasain.So $e
sh'pswerep backin rhenboxes,ihe bluecloth was folded up dd pur
awaydd everybodywent to the pub for a tbw bees. Yes.ihafs nghl
ded reader.rhe Battle of the NorthemMtushall hlands ws really only
a small scaleafiair To be pre;e l/3000th. scale.courtesyof mesa.
Navwe, Skyrex and the nanufacturereof wdgming sundnes.(To
say nolhing of the md who wrote the oles and did a1lrhe ha.d work
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.v{E G,OTTAGET OUTTA with the obvious exception of the Kyotons, each faction bd the
pnmary ain of obtaining the most appropriale bdsportation md
THIS PI.A,CE!'- leaving the areaasmpidly asposible. The different groDpssuddedy
finding themselvesin the sme place wift nval objeclives. dd
A'DUST-OFF' SCENARIO FOR difiicutty in recognisingfriend frcm foe. createa situationfor potential
cbaoswhich h up to the playeB to rcsolve.
DROPWING
blt T]NITOPTIONS
Ste0e Winter Playe6 have the ability to choosefrom severalditrerent forces non
*jthin fte pddeters ofthe bekground. GeneraldescriPtionsoflrooP
It seemedtiat no soonerhad I got DrappinS otr the pnnnng presslhd types, along with their opeFtional objecdves,de Siven below. md
rhe PartizanSci-Fi/Fartasyconvenlionwas looming rcund the come. id€ally should only be known to the players contolling the unil
Having ofe.ed to stagea denonslration game I was lefi wift aboDr
four *eefts 10assenblefte necessarylayout without den a bnsebodd
in sight. The suddenlyprevalenlatmosphercof everythinghappening 42nd LR.F. DROPWING
at oncemusl havepDvided subconsciousinspirationfo.lhe following
scendio, which, altbough designedwith Drcplvins in mind, shoDld Dropwing forces consist of a htddard Squadronof 20 lroopes d
convenfaidy readily to usewith other systems. dercribed in the rule book. For the uninitiated th€y are weding
The silualion prcsentedallows two o. more players10rale pan by Conbar Amoqr and are lmed wilh 16 Assauh Cmbines dd 4
cboosinefrom a vdiety of possibleunils. Ar rhe convention table
entry pointsweredecidedby p.e-delemineddie rolls. dd a degreeof
lealism was provided by new combaldls Miving at vdied and Dropwing player's objectivB ' Having neutalised an Odital
Dnpredictabletimes, as interestedpariies decidedio join the action. Defenceinstalladontheir brief is to veate fte dea as s@n aslosible
Thereis nothing10stopgameorgoisers addingthei own 'leal' rules and ensurethat ftey leaveno direct evidenceof Dropwing involvement
1o the sceneio to reflect the latter a$ect to sDit their paniculd in the supp.ession.This requires that ftey .endezvoDswilh their
Landing Ship ar the corporalior tra.sporlalion deporbringing all of
thei. dead and woDndedwilh them for immediatewith.lrawal. Their
'allies in the Kloton Expedito.aryForcehale beenprcvingles than
BACKGROTJND
helpfulin enablingrhisto happen.arbesrlheyhde drivenelenentsof
Although it is oneof the smallerplanetsin fte OmegaPrimeSubsector the rebel forces ac.oss the evacualionroutes and a1 worst the more
Temon the main prccessing/sbipping centrear fte fionlier end of the 'lrigger happy Kyotons haveprovolied ddt 'friendly tu€ inc'dents.
Connerce RoDte basa slrategicand economicvalue which n oul of Local Dropwing conmandcB havebeensdcdoned to retum fire and
all proponjon to it's size. As a rcsull the TakedaCorpordtion (the evenro enploy remrinal force againsrExpeditionaryForceunits who
official adminisEaio.of the Snbsecto4hd many installationson the hinder the closing sBges of rheir mission. Wberever pncticable.
planet. and aho holds nore thd a pdsing intercst in it s intemal cor?oration propeny is 1o be safeguddedds long a this d@s no1
afai*. whih! for polilical reasons,the Corporationwishesto dislece inrerferewith tbe primary aim of compleredd etrectivewilhdrawal.
itself frcn activeinvolvemenlin supprcsing a rebellionon the pldet.
it hascovenly agi@dto ssisl Kyoto, Temont neighbour,and pabon KYOTON EXPEDITTONARY FORCE
planet. jn quashingthe revolt 6 vigorouslyas possibl€. One
manifestadonof ftis rssisldce was lhe provision of fte 42nd In ihe bloody onslaughlthat corunencedrhe suppre$ion the Kyoton
Dropwing, lnterplanetary ResponseForce i. a sDall scale special forceshavebrokenup into groupsof vanoussizeswhichde barelyin
forces oleration to ensur€ the sale deploymenl of lhe Kyoton touch*ith,letalone underthecontlolof.HigherConndd. A typical
groupencountered lhis slageofrhe proce€dings wouldnndberfrcm
The sceneio rakesplaceasthe 42ndDropwing havecompletedlheir lwo ro rhrte l0 nD squads. Each sqlad is amed wilh 8 Laser
mision 10disablethe orbital defencesmurd plaDetTemont Dajor Cdbines, I sDpportweapon and the Squad lf,ader may catry the
Srarpod,rhusenablingthe ldding of lhe Kyoton ExpeditionaryGrouP. peaonal weapor of lheir choice. All nenbeB of the expeditionary
force de weding CombatSuirs.
SITUATION
KJototr plsy€.'s objectives - The Dnit hd ordeE to locat€ rebel
Frofr rhe instdl they deployedthe Kyotons showedthe inremion lo forces md deal with them by applling exlreme prejudice . $lilst
llle fte vigorous'suppresiorpartof theirbnef ro it\ fnllestexienr, somemeDbe6of Temon s Cilil Mililia remainloyal,and thereue
showingasliltle regdd for co opeetion with the 42nd' d theyhad for olher anti rebel faclions present in this area of operations. The
the fi6r grcupsof rebeh attemptingto surender Despiiethe fact that ExpeditionaryForcounit de insirucledto lreat any newly encoume€d
Kyoton vehicles bor€ a pre-aranged recognition symbol, spondic force as potendallyhostile Dntil provenotheruise.
incidentshad al.eady occuned of Dropwing troopeB firing oD
ExpeditionaryForceunits out of purefrustration at being hamperedin TERMON CIVIL MILITIA
whether Rebel or Loyalisr the Civil Militia fouow the sane
THE SCENARIO orgdisalional li.es. As wilh the Kyolon forcestbey de baseddound
fte len man squad. Each squadh8r one suppon weaponand the resr
In rheensDing chaosil seensrhateveryone is tryingb get oul of the m amed wilh Asault Cdbines.All nilitia menwearFlakamour A
uea exceprfte Kyolons. V&ious .ebel factionshavedanagedto loop typical force for this action would consisrof lwo squads+ 2D6 exfa
back fron fte spedheadof fte ExpedilionaryForce in a ftutic effon nen from other,fragnented units {a totrl of 10 or more extet allows
10 reach dny son of ransporlation that will speedtheir escdpe. The theMililia playerto choosean additionalSupportweapon).
Taleda rransportdepotwhich providesthe focusof atte.tion for several
of thesegroupsis also the designated dus!-ofi pojnr for unih of the Loyalist player's objectiter The situalion around the ma of
42ndDropeinC,ddaLDdingShip iscurentlyon theercundwailing operationshas becomeunteDable.witb the abiliry b rccogni5etuend
to shDtde it s fi6lpasse.Bersto anorbitalcmier from foe almost impossible. Forces tre ordered 10 bnng s mdy
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rpp.oleded anyhlndrrnceis ro be met$irh rernrimlli),cc.
The rebclfor.es cnrplo\edmcrcendyunjrsro srrengrhen lhe jnitiai
Rebelplalers objectiyes Oves,helninstbrceshavcc occuplrroDof \t.lrcsic objedrles$rcb as rhe srd.pon. such unirs
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rapidly. Unlessmercenarygrows move out quickly they are likely to
end this curent contracidead,as well s unpaid. At ftis point. nosr
unils havedecidedto l@l whateve.they cm. dd escapeby dt mems
possible. Anything thal getsin the way is likely to be desroyed on the
##H[$'#'s'^l.
DROCLOS
The Dtuclos, or worker-clones.ee geneticallyengineeedlabourforce
pesonnel wbo have been conditioned 10 ob€y aurhority fiSures.
Dunng the rccentuprisinglhe laboursectionshavebeencoercedro
tale pan id fte fighdng by both sides. A typical groupfo. this sceneio
woDldconsistof 3-4 sectionsof 8 Dr@los each. Supportweapo.s de
availablear the .ate of t lbr every 2 complelesections.with the resrof
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TTIECRESSET
EXH|BIID CE||tiE, gfiEtR lrl
aboul by fist o.e side then the ofter This goup s last \upewisoE
werekilled along with four work sectionsfrom fte original dehil. In PETERBOROUGH
fte absenceof guidanceit hd decidedto fi8ht a way oDtof rhecDftnr sor(El^n|(wY.n ictox rac 5l llnt
FROTOT'EENEOA'IEI
rouble, but will ally with any groupwhich doesnoi firc uponir in o.der
.oEror{5lF^Trca|s
0Fno(I Puwo Alto
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ACQUIRING VEIIICLES
€llEs oF
VehiclesDsd in the Partizan scendio consistedofthe Lmding Ship, 6@(5 '@r1c9.AXM, tS.G {ES.
hll|s/Tv ' SC!F|. @(.tECtA4tS .
a gover Vehicle and 2 Grcund Vehicles,all placedwithin the cenral F|(|uieg. aE@n05. lroo€ut .
ma of the uble. In order ro commandeera vehiclea Dnil musl hale at F Xr^sYAEt ' 0il60a{s. Eic.
le6t one memberin baseconlacl with a pre-decidedenry point for a Rair.hn t .FnaPrtdrC
specified number of moves The ngDre(s)concemedDusr not be
subjectto intemption by conbar in orde. to breakinro, and activaterhe tiffilEiB I l{tlCa p*| -Oiaa liata

LaDdiDg Ship , Dmpwins unirs may enter the ship as per the rule
book, but musttake all casualtieson boaJdbefore depaning. Drulos
wilhout allied asisidce may nor hijack the lander MercenariesDay
enter the ship if at least one nenber of their iorce has four SquadronthrouShto the LandingShip with a combinationof lirepower
(lheyoungesl playe.offte dal) pinned
unintempted moveslo defeatthe securitysysleD by being in conract andclosecoDbat,whihrlf,wis
wilh the airlock, o6er forcesrcquire six Doves. Mdk Edwtrd\ Drclos down long enough to hijack one of the ground
vehicles. The awdd to. mostactile panicipntionwould haveto go to
Hover vehicle - Droclos require six unintempled noves to b.eak ColinBannelsReb€lMilitiawho hadthedistinctionofengaging every
inlo tbe vehicle,arl otherforcesrequirefour moles. The Hovervehicle othe. force on lhe table at some tiDe or other, and almost 8or
themselves mihilabd in the process.
car carryup ro 15peAonnel.
The Dpshorof all ftis was that the convenriodendedwirh fi6t time
G.oond vehicle Droclos rquire forr noves to hijek. all other players purchasingfigures to slan their own collecrions,dd dt leasr
forcesrcquire two. Grcund vehiclescd caJryup lo 20 peNomel two of theD re in lhe proces of btrilding up their own prnicipation
Perfomance detaih for rhe Lmdidg ship are s descnbedin rbe 8me. Needle$ to say it is intendedto stagedolher D@pyDs bash
Dtupvitg tule book. Hover vehicles perfom d Hover Pe6onrel
CaEier and Grcund vehiclesar Amoured Pesonnel Cmier. with the
TAKEDA TRANSPORT DEPOT - TERMON
exceptionthat reilher hasdy valid mour prolecrionagainstsupport
weapons.This meansthat hits antomaticallyresuhin referenceto Hit
Locntionand DamageEff@I tables

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The leEain used for the scenuio is illustrated in lbe accomptuying
diagrm. Scrubldd bd woods ue cldsed d Type D Temin dd
Rocky deas asTypeC- The resrof $e ea was madeup of TypeA.

POSTSCRIPT
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To sayftal I w6 pleded with the way thegamewent ar Partizanwould
W,/-v
be an understatementwith both male and fem.le players laling pan
ranging in age frcm edly teens lo edly fonies. The 6r!t burst of
supportweaponfire soonsaw unitsspacingout and usinewhatever
n6q4 ^,,^
coverthey could nnd. Anne Hill mdaged lo fight De Dropeing
 55
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The Napoleonic Fair has chdged. Many nore book sbnds. fewer Issues1'11 now .vailable,
figuremannfacturcs andevenmorepeople.Im nol honestlysue n is
Napoleon bindeF (hold 12 issu*) €6.50post paid.
slill a showworthaftendingsinceil is a majorcrush.targetythe same
every yer and representsa potenliauy hu8e dnin on the waller. I Exclusirely f mm Srr.iagem
escapedthis year wilh a book I havebeenhunting for five yers and 13 Lovers Lane, Newark Notl5 Nc241HZ
some newer volumes. bu1 apan frcm tha! zip - nol that I wa$ t
temptedby plates,pictures.books I would neverreadand figures rhat
I will neler paint. BDtthe real point of going wa! to wihess the efons sevemlvarieties, andtheyde nol exactlyinexpensive at $14perse!of
ofAlan Marlin dd his SASchums.The resuhwashDgelyuplifling 4ro l0ligu.es.Bur bea.inmindthereis no paintnginvolved.ddyou
anexcellenr, ldge Peninsula gme ft waswell sratred andsumunded can do bardeslike Tony Bath used lo. and you can stan to see the
by interesdng Ineraturc. Well presentedwith somesuperbscenery and potential.Nexl up areACW dd sailingships.Windcatcher ccphics.
consequently ihposinS, ir drew in the public in large rumbea. 1902P€iudeDrive.vienna.VA 22182-3346, USA.
Queslionswere dsweredquicuydd wift enthusiasn adwhile I was Talonsofrhavefinally finishedoff lhe; lonSrunnirg Bauleernund
convinced of lhepld in writirg,I m nos compterely soldhavineseen senesandhavemovedon.whetherrheyhavemovedon rechnically is
't in practice.It is impossible to sayhow manyrccruits werecapivaled, perhapsdebalableafte. spendin8a few houa wirh Earpm F.ont, ti,ei
but I cant think of a betterway of approaching rhis rhomy issue. newplaloonlevelsysbm.Thegameis a eoodone.allowingyouro play
Congratulations ro all involved. big, monumenral sruii like Sralinemd or snallishsknmishes, bur Oe
Two interestingsersof rules havemiled on the desk,which nakes systemis slowin ndking its decisions andmovingthesomerines vast
fte nunberI havero ry closeto rwenry... oh well.Cd'icomptain. numbeEof Russians. I haveaho seensohe odd graphicalglitches.
A-Z Ruleshavea nnge of four gmes available: ACW Ancjents,Aee Counterbalancing this are the usualsDperbgraphics(no-onecan say
of Sail andthe Campaigns of Napoleon. As is ny won! | havelried thesegaDesdonl look stunning)andle ofscenarios all different,
onlythelastselburtheinnovarileslneDs andwell eiplainedconceprs all interesling as lar as I cd rell - whichrcallyhikethe play value.It
de coDmon1oall. I likedthis serof rules.despiElargenumbeBof may lhereiore b€ a cse of ree$ing probleDs. but problemsthere m
modifiers(l), ehich we recendyried for a smallba l€.Theyworkon which is surprisnrgsince rhe game isnl too deuched frcm the
the loveir or hateit 6 lo hir systemandNationalCharacrerisli.s. bur B.degrcundcn8ine.All thatsaid.I thirk Banleground hadprcbably
the resDltsarecrediblead the systemws unusualenoDghtor me ro run irs cou6e and ir will be interestin-e to seewherethh seriesgoes
rate norice.Thereis a cleverrest.ictonofa geneal\ abilityto rcactro next. My Buessis the westemFroml Also from Talsonsoft\UK
dyihing andthefeel wasgood.We shallrellm to the* rulesin time_ distributor, Empire Inreracrive,is Ff-in3 Colpr 01lL I enjoyed the
A to Z tulesare availablefrcD DelphiCorpoEtio.,355 pu.d! Hill onginal. but this is fd berter- the graphicsinprovemert atoneis sorrh
Road,Monroe,CT 06468,USA. tnepnceoffte upgrade. Excellentsluff
Napoboaic Conndntl is an interesting ser of rules. Indeed. it is Aiier a virlualdrouehtir hasbeera excellent monthfor books.We
almoslanexe.cise in militaryhistoricalsttrdy
ratherthd a tule setp?r stan wifi rhe new WaErloo book fom Peer HofschJer which, if
r., bur given the driir from reahy of hany of irs .i!ah, rhis is norhineelse.shoDldser straighttle pro-Britishbias rhatPererhas
reiieshing. And fromrcadingit isalsoeminentty ph}rble andthc most loae whingedabout.whelher the enphasiswill drift rco fa. back
inlolative sel I've sren in a while.The ideais basicaUy ro raiserhe lowards the Prussian/cermd contribution remainslo be seen.Inirial
levelofcommdd to thetop level,by whichyou wnteorde6andften. dipping ba5 produced an excellent chaprc. on my belove.r
generally speakine,you stand bacli dd wait 10 see whal happens. Brunswicke6od indicadonsof some complerelyne* research_
SDbordinatecommddeE are given lery restrictive scopefor aclion, Looking fofldd to this one. Nexr np is L EpopeeNapoleonienae
muchas I seeit, dd rherestofthe oles de simplemechdismsfor which is from fte prolific and very resonably priced Histoirc &
resolvingfte outcomeoffte two commader'sacrions. This is a thin Collections compdy. Writlen by F G Hounoulle, a nme I seeD to
book ftal may prcve ro requirc some nlfing in on the moe obscure recognise for some reason. and illusnared by J Jirbal. rhis is a
rules. but I hopenot. Looks good.Available from JetrreyA Knudsen. naNellousbook- eachseclionoflhe FrenchAmy, thetokenopponent
CdsaderGames,38l l w 34thSr.Cleveland, OH 44109.USA. I will and a g@d few fmous Napoleoniceven6. are analysedand captured
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ChrisbpherM@ller has designedmd prcduced,as a cut oul Go( of stylizedLeliepv.e),and unlikelyro fom rhebsis for cotour
gamekrt.Napoleons Easles.This is a cdd gme atlowine toD ro ptay swatches.but nevenhelesswell donedd appealing.They
Brcwon you.
the battlesof the l8l5 cmpaign andfurthereipansionsde ptanned, Finally, I ll adDit to a wedt point for AngDs McBride\ anwork.
probably slaning wirh the 1806canpaign_The gme ctuds de nicely AccordinglyI owna lot of Ospreybookson subjecBI wouldn'tnsually
done, mainly fealuring Chrisropher'sown anworl, sd, by his own bolhe. wirh just to Be( the plaies. Imaeine my pleaurc al finding
admisioD,the designis by a onebookwillie ratherihaDa docbral Anciem Celts from Conco.d Publicationswhich containsno less rhan
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Christopher Mcller. 210P&ksideDrive,Pinsburgh, pA 15228.USA. Arcund 50% of you will probablyconsidertbis grearnews,but I an
They rc coming in drcvesl Siggins can t copel And where de fte going to laic a shon breakfron rhe column.Pnrely peEonalredons,
Britishequivalents? I rece.tlysawan advertfor 'WoodenJ,whichde nothinS mo.e, and I hope ro be back as soon a! rime and fmily
30mm x 3mo-ish flat woodenfigures, laser cDrfrom wood md rhen comihents pemit. Thmksfor readingsofd dd l'lt seesomeof you
pre colouredto a very high standdd. The idea seemsto be a good on€, fo. a pinl al Salule.PanizanI or evenHisbricon,wbichis a distjnct
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