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4- Tetuan1860,El Teb 1884, wei-Hai-Wei 1895,
Madoera 6 RichardMalsh BigShips:supplemental
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TheCrtmeaD.B..A'd BASESIZES
All baseshavea,l{hm ftontage
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BritishLine 8
fm fascinatedby the hugeCrimeanbattlessuchas th€ Alma atrd Highlanders 8
Balaclava, but, dueto strailenedfinances,havefoundlhem,up until Russian Line 10
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theD.B.A. systemfor the Crimea.I find ihat, while,dueto thesmall TurkishLine 25mn 8
scalesinvolved,not beingtruly representative of the CnmeanWar, Skirmisher 25mm 4
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Theserulesaredesigned for usewithfairlylargefleets.andsohave similarsmalland manoeuvrable vessels,
beenkeplassimple aspossible- Theyobviously owea lot to theDBA suchasDutchdordte6.
familyofrules,andsowillhopefully appealto those*ho wanta quick F;eships(FS):
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etc.In ner", with only a skeletoncre*. hence
particular,theeffecron movement undersailof windspeed andlhe unable to shootor board.
shipj courses relative to thewindhasbeennosilyignored. Youare
supposed to represent theadmiral ofa fleet,rathefthanthecaptain of Galleasses(GA): Largeoar-and sail propelled vesselswith
an individualvessel, andcanbe assumed lo havesubordinates who light broadside batteries.
kno{ hoNto handle theirships.Ramrning, whichis awkward to deal HeavyGalleys(GH): Exceptionally largegalleys withdlitefighting
within anahernale novesysren.hasahobeenlelt out- or ralher crews, suchasMediterranean flagships.
combined wirhboarding in theclosecombalrules.Sixteenth cenlury Medium Galleys(GM): MoslTurkish, Spanish, etc.,galleys.
galleys,afierall, w€renol designed lo ramtheiren€mies belowthe LightGalleys (GL): Venetianand similargalleyswith large
walerlineandsinkrhem,butrarher10usetheirabove-vaterspuf asan centreline gun,butfewsoldiers.
aidto pinningrhernandthenboarding. You will nolicethat,while
galleysare fairlyeasilysunk bygunfire. lo dothesame 0rienralGalleys
it isverydifficull (GO): Galleys ofJapanese rlpe, th largefighting
tosailingships. I thinkthatthisreflects thehislorical situation,howeler crews, but fewor noguns. AlsoMalayan and
lrustratingit maybefortheplayer. andit requires agalleyconmander
to hale bothsuilably confined Natenanda numerical advanlage in Dhows(DH): Lightly'buih Arab or Indianvessels, with
order1otakeonsuchopponenls. onlya fev poor'quality guns.
Aswellastheusualgalleonsandgalleyslhaveincludedaselectionof (Ts):
TunleShips Arnour-plaled Koreanwarships. wilhlight
Orienialshiprypes.to coler suchactionsastheseabarrles of the broadside batteriesand bo* cannonor
KoreaiWarof 1592'98. rheactivities of the Chinese andJapanese
"wo'kou pirales. andthewalSbetwecn rhePorluguese andMuslims
WarJrnks(WJ): Chinese-typejunkswith afewliShtsuns, bur
in thelndianOc€an. Thebetterknosnconflict!in European waters
srrongly-buili andwilhalargefighlingcrew,
are,of course, alsocatered fof.
assisted in closecombaiby devices sochas
Although noimanypeople willwantlo try andrefighlthewholeof grenades powdered
fire lances. and lime-
Lepanlo or theArmadacampaign. ii shouldbe quiteeasylo handle
twentyorsovessels perplayer. Theruleswere d€sign€dmainlyforthe Boats(BT): war canoesor similarsmall.unarmed
l/2t100
scale models produced byHallmark andConflict Miniatur€s.lf
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groundscale isallrhatisrequned. G S + 2 3 3 3 ' - 6 0
Forideas ondesigning a campaign aroud rhese or anyotherrulesI C R + 2 2 1 3 ' - 6 0
wouldreferthereaderto PaulHague sclassic JeaBdfll?ria Mniotule, L G +1 .1 2l' - 15
published byPatrick Stephens. s G - 6 1 5 " - 4 5
c A - 3 1 5 ' - 3 0
THERULES:"BYTHE ANDTHECOMPASS".
SWORD F S + 2 0 ' 3 ' - 6 0
G A - 2 2 3 ' 2 ' 4 5
GENERAL CH l 1 2 3 ' 2 ' 1 5
GM -2 i 2 3 ' 2 ' 4 5
Molesarealtdrnate, ofthegamefor fint turn. GL
dicingatthebeginning -2 2 1 3 " z ' 4 5
wilhinaturnaplayermay
moveanyorallofhisships(andmay haveto -2
GO 0
movesome- seebelowunderMovemeno. andmayshoolal any DH -2 1
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actions +2 {--
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Allmeasurements arein inches,
assuming thar1/2000scalemodels BT
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deliberatelycontactthem. Theycan,however. besunkbygunfife.
Theytravelat maximumspeed straighl
downwindforfourmoves,
SHIPTYPES sinkingatthe endofihattime.Ant shipthe! contact
isdestroyed-
Turlleshipscannotinitiareboarding actions, anddo nol board
CreatShips(CS): Verylarge,highvesseh withlargefiBhting enem!ships evenilrhevwin.Theirarmour, hovever.makesthem
crevandraised"castlej'atbowandstern. verydifflcultlo enter.
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COMMAND
ANDCONTROL fire of 15degrees eithersideof straighlahead.
A largefieetshouldbe split into divisionsof not mor€thantwenty Rangesare: 6'forLightGall€ys.
galleys or tenoth€rshipseach.Eachdivision should havea nominated 3"forothergalleys, Dhows, Junks, TurtleShip6.
flagship;the vessels underitscomnand nustremain within12"of th€ 4"forothe6.
flagshipwhere possible, andshould attempt toretum$rithin thisradius Bothfirerandtargetthrow1D6,andaddthefufircpowerfactor.The
il theyfindthemselves outside it. In amulti-playergame theumpire can lowerscor€rlhenmodifieshisscoreby hisstrengthfactor.Notelhat
give€achcomnand€rhisownobjectives not necessarily consistent althoughthe sameprocedureh followed, a firing ship cannotbe
wilhthoseof hisallies(sothatDrake,for example, caneninguish his harmedif its targelcannotshootbackor is oul of range,or if a higher
Iightsandgooff on hisownafterprizes,ashewasaccused of doingin scorelstotal is finallyexceeded by that of the lowerscorerafterthe
1588). If commanders arenotplayercharacters, dicefor themon the additionof strengthfacton.
followingtable,whichalsogivesa character scorefor playersto usein If modifiedscoresareequal,no damage h inflicied.
If atarg€fsrotalisless,it isdamag€d.
Score: If atargefstotalishalfor less,it issunk.
6 Rash.will alwayslead his squadronto anemptto boardthe In theirnextmovedamaged shiF must,if possible, withdra$,outof
nearest enemv ir sieht. rangeof the shipwhichinnictedthe damageandmaynot fire at any
Greedy.Hh own llagshipwill alvaysattackanyGreatShip, targetduringthismove.
Canack,LargeGalleon. Merchant Shipor Junkin sight,in that
order of priority, on the assumplionthat they are carrying
treasurc.He*ill ah,aysattemptlo boardthemif theirboarding BOARDING
faclorisequalto or lessthanhisowr. Maybeinitialedby anyshipvhich is in contactwilh anolherv€sselat
4,3 Abl€.ActastheDlaver desires. theendofits move,providing theattacker hasnotnovedmorethan
2,1 Cowardly.Flagshipn€edsto throwa 6 or a D6to moveinto gun halfof itsmaximum permilt€d move.A galley or boatmayalsojoina
rangeof anyenemy, andagainifwilhingto board. boardingactionii in contactfor thewholeof its movewith a friendly
shipwhichis already involved in theaction.Thereis no limil lo the
numberof boatsor galleys whichmayjoin in, bul othervessels are
MORALE limitedlooneon eachsid€oftheenemyvessel. Allshooting duringa
Oncea divisionhaslosthall its ships(sunk,or captured andnot boardingactionisassumed to becoveredby theboardingfacton.
recaptured), it needs to takea moraleteslat thebeginning of every Eachsidethrovsl D6foreach boarding factor,andaddslhescores.
novein whichanyof it! surviving shipswish1omovenearerto the A vessel sconng l€ss than halfthat of ils opponenh iscaptured. The
enemy. Tosucceed. thro$underthecommandefs character dicescore captor may now move it as nomal, but it cannot shoot or initiate
iftheflagship isstillafloatanduncaptured: throwatleast2 underifitis boarding actions.If reboarded byitsoriginalownen it dicesasusual,
not.If the tesris failed,no vessel maymole nearerto anyvisible buthalves thetotalscore. roundins down.
enemy,andanyvessel currently involved in a boarding actionmust Any shipwh;chs.oredmorethantherotalof all its opponents in
breakofi thislurnor suffender. contact mav break off in its own turn and move its full move. Oth€rwis€
theboarding actionconlinues;ships whichdgllotbreakoff mustfight
in theirownturn.
MOI'EMENTANDWEATHER
It isassumed forgamepurposes thattheweatheris r€asonably suitable
forfighting; campaign umpirescanintroduce wealher varialions
if they
wish.Atthesta( olthegame winddirection muslbeestablished. Ir is
thendicedforelerytine thefirstplayerbegins asubsequent turni ona
I il swings45degrees clockwise.ond 6 anli(loclsise
Vesselsunderoa$ areof course independent ofth€wind,andcan
nopandstanatwill. Theynust,however, haltforonelumifwishingto
change fromsailtooarmovenent, orvicevena-Galleys maynoruse
sailmovement lo initiateboarding.
lfundersail,shipsmustmovear
leasthalfof theirfullpermitted distance.Theycannot sailcloserrothe
windthanthe figuregiveninlhetable, andtheirmovesarehalvedif any
partol themoveiswirhin90degreesofihe $ind.
Caravels,andvesseh underoals,maychange directianby W 1o30
degrees at theendof everyinchmoved. olhe615degrees.

GUNNERY
A vesselcan fireat anydesired poiniduringitsmove.Eachgunfires
onceonlyperturn:differences in rateoffire areaccounted for in the f . ) f
shootingfactors.If firedat in anopponent'sturn a shipmayfireback, -n t4 LJtaaaJ a eoyqat"
buldoessoonceonly. attheopponenrof theplayer'schoice, regardless
ofhowmanyvessels arefiringatit. Thisdoesnolprevent it firingagain lrr4-:lna!1 !:) M')
Theinspnao lor the tile of this setof rules:thetontbpiece oJ
A gapof atleasrl"bet*eenfriendlyorenemyships nustbeavailable Bena o devaryasMachuca's Milicia y lhscipflin DeIas Indiasol
lo shootthrough. Shipsotherthangalleys. galleassesandtunleships 1599.Thetougholdlndianfghter look: uncharacteristically benevolenl
canfiretotheside only,butmayfirebothbroadsidesinthesame move. in thisself-ponrait, "
butthenoto belo$givesa clueto vthatke Ageof
Galleyscanfireonlyto thefront. galleassesandturtleships tothefront Dixcovery"h,a:reallyabout:
and/oroneside.All ranges areneasured fromandrcthenearest panof "Rytheswordandtheconpass,
theshipmodels (notthebaset.All gunsareassumed to haleanarcof Morc,andnotP,andnorc,andmorc.
Opposite& Above:Thrcephotosof tlu la4e Annqm ga e Wed bf Colinknfod & MalcohnTaJlotat'Sand To!' in Nosingho|/'Iatt
Noeenbo.BritunniaMiaianneswqe thepdncipt supplbttol peaonnetannnabtiaL Cotil is ctlneirlypennhgal ,f.ti.teon thisgane which
snodi appearia a fuaR L\su.. Rulesuted wet. RapidFn .

'OPERHf,ION ALLIEDBRIEF
The airbomeoperationas pan of "OpemtionTusler"yas to land,
moveto, captur€andholdbridge"Z'. The landingswe.ea disaster
TUSI.ER" ftom the beginning,strodgwinds,errorslocatitrgla ing zo!€sand
casualtiesaI resultedin atotal fiasco.Of the12 me! thatstart€dthis
byD. R.Iustice panof theopentiononlytwosm.llgroupshadmamgedto .eachtheir
reDdezvous points.GroupI cotrsisted of oneoffrcerandsixmen,who
BACKGROT]ND betweenthembada totalof oneTbompcon machin€-gun, threermes
Duringthe latterp6n of tbe S€condWorldWarCeneralMontgomery andtbreehandgrenades. Therewerc 12othermetr,but theywe.e
devis€danill-conceivedplancrl€d "OperationMarketcffdeo" which badlyinjued. TheotEcer,CaptainKeel,d€cided to leavethewounded
hvolved airbom€lorcesbeinglandednearto slrategicbridgesand andtaketheremainder lowardstheobjeclivein thehopethathecould
s€izingandholdingthen urtil thearriyalof reinlorcenents
in theform makecotrtactwith otheasc{tteredgoups andtogethernount sone
of 30Corps.lt s/asa boldplatrwhichmermuchoppositioD bomother kfudof attackooihe bridge.
Allied.genenlsandplannels.But MoDtgonerygot his wayandtbe Anbomegroup2 hadfard litd€ befter.It consist€d of thechaplain
andtwo othermnls, with onesub-nachfue gun,two pistolsandtpo
Themaindiffrcultyu/asthat30CorFhador y asinglercadbywhich fightingtdves. At theinsisterceof rhechaplainrh€y6rstattempted to
to trayelto theaidof theselight troops.Theplanio essence d€pended burysomeoI thedead,but lhe taskwastoo gr€atfor tir€€ meo.They
upon30CorF movingforeard constantlyandrapidly.As we ktrow, hadtheDdecidedto mak€theirx/aytowardsthe objectiveandagain
thisdid nothappen.TheoppositionwasIar greaterthanexpecl€d and hopedto litrkup withothergrouF.
themafuforceof30Corp6foundrdovingavastarmoured columnaloag Major Denzil,in cordmand of the s.outingunit of 30 CorF, had
a sillgleroad,fightingalongthe way, diffcult andslowgoitrg.Th€ anivedonth€roadnearto theapp.oachio thebridge,clos€to afarm
Cernanssoonftxlised the Allied overallplan andslowedprogres andsmalbridge.He tri€doncemoreto contacttheaibome forcesby
evenfurtherwith someverygooddefensive fighting.It is thebuild,up ndio, butagainfailedto getanyresponse. After reportiogbackhes,as
ofeventsandapFoachto oneofthesebridgesthatthis$enariocovers. ord€redto proc€edto ihebddge.
18

GERMANBRIEF
YouareCaptainKlantzofthe 14thFieldEngineerRegim€nt.Youare
awareof theAlliet approachto thebridgeandthatairbornelandings
andattackshavebeenmadeon oth€rbridgesalonglhe mainroad.
Your comnanderat the hidge hasorderedyouto movenorthof the
euntP
@rinooffi P.O.BOX3.BILLINGHAM,
bridgeand,by vhatevermeansnec€ssary, delayth€AllieJ approach. CIJVEI.{ND TS233YP.ENGI,AND
To achi€vethis you havesetup a medirmmachinegunon th€ hill IELEPHONET01642551472
overlookingthe approachroad.You havealsosetlandminesby both
smallbridgeson the approachroads.You havesetup a light machine 25mmNAPOLEONICS
(compatiblein sizewith Comois*u andElite miniatu.e)
gunin th€conageanda sniperin thefarmhouse. In additionto th€se
sevenmenyouhave10otherriflemenin the woodsdirectlyopposite High in detlil. but los in pnce:jst 46penceper nsue.
thecottage. Bniish, Rssia! and French aI available with head

Plea3e seDda lage S.A-8. fo! plice Ust 3trd s@ple figrEe
ALLTEDTORCES
All Alliedlorcesare'C' class.
AirbomeGroupI
l officer,unarmed
1N.C.O.,Thompson gun
machine
trF-!lf*a&..qE
KEEPWARGAMIN
D.! 'l 2n.l Tor6cr R.ilav
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LeMarchant Baffacks,
ffiigiSRG SN102ER,UK
Devizes,wiltshire,
l#i#ffiffi Tel& Fax(01380)724558
Aiborn€ Group2
I chaplain(capt) we sh.ll b. !trnefollwi.g sho$ inrn. n.arfttlurc:
gun,pistol,knife cruEad6caidifl
I trooper,submachine
I trooper,pistol,knife

ScoDtGmup cavaffe,,Tunbndqowdb
sr.G,asoqt S.l'ool.sojf b.'orsh
1Daimlerannouredcar
2 Brencaniers,eachwith 3 extrariflemen
2 Whitehalftracks,eachwilh 10riflemen
1Sherman tank,75mm

F p e 6 € 4 0
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a 6 e e , J l mediummachine gunandfourcrew
\ f - l I lightmachinegunandtwocrew(No. 2 hasrifle)
l sniper
r, \ .H.l 9 rifl€menwithgrenades
I rifl€manwithpanzerfaust
All German forcesare'C'class

GENERAL
All Gernan foicesarc deployedat start of game,as are the two
AirborneGroups, TheScoutGroupmayenterontumone,butmu$
stanwi$ a Brencanierin front andtheSherman mustaooearlastof
all.
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TheBattleof WARRIORMINIATURES
14TivertonAvenue,Glasgou'G329l{X Scotland
St.Neots,1648
'The
lw @a!q. tl,t0 pb t dAd ted
E@sleinbp$hei*.24ld!aMCEle014]fm346
eb6.
Weept!rs.Marsduqedc
greatVlctory obtalnedby Itu Al'JlfS-oM.| g. lt6ll.fl@
l&lqdsdly.
ch@tmMjd&idrNiDddi\ R6!6,

ColoneflScroope' ECW&Ftc d Prda'Mhi4\ACW Nq$ad Sqd! l8$ &rtuy,CdddalZd6

Cod d B,l ad Skd.irs l,brm d Lmp@ b @d my pd| G@twte
dd Bit[ Fdbs/

25@llloUO{C Anmfs- ol&vltzn rI, li.0 ,.,r 10t 4 &it\ FEidr

by Datt Mersey ft'!*tr Rretr AidiarSldrth
2tu N|i|[s-0lllf 9L9t pb a,rrp6r lm pic cEd(R4E\P4rr lt8ur
Ma@dqiia Ndfta SiMi li1'sb. li.ddd*dt,ll€dalbACW Ndbdd Sddretr
LEADUPTOTHEBATTLE 25@DBAAruIES - frou !.lzdr.@ tlob dre frdr
On Sundav a parr\of rroundi00 Ror list Horserode
9 July 16.18. M lretreS- IB{N 25r,15@lm r& Alnad€ tsr r.r qlrq i&y.Alo20'm
bedra-qled (noNCambr'dgeshire).Spddsh
into St Neors.Hunringdonshirc olilWar.Vrt@ ad lLd6 LEAEnenipltrh Cohrddd tqisMl Bii4
Th€y\€re underlhecommrnd ot rheDukcofBuckingham. Nirhrhc
Earlsol Peterborough ndHollandal50 presenl.
Thissmallforcc Nere
fugiti!es
fromtheP.rrljancntari!n \ictoryxt Kingsron.
md Ncreriding
no[thto Liffolnshirc. in anaxcmptto findsuppon.
Lieutenant Colonel
Scroop hadsetoutinpLrIsujlt\ithsc!en
lroopsol
P rliamenlarian Ho[se.sothatifBuckingham didstop.henighrfdll
uponrhcm. Indeedthe e\hausred Rorali\rsdid 5topir St Neors.
inrending lo 5la!thenight:mostol ihenen thcnproceeded to drink
throughout thcnighr.intorheerrlr hours.
Scroop 5menadvanced onthero$n.whichhrdnopicletsserorr -
onl! Ourrlcrmasrer GeneralDolbier(ancslcenedRoralisrofticer)
keptNatchthatnight.
As morning(andno doubrRolalisrh.rng-oycr5l) set in. Scroop
altacked justalitdebeloresun-rising.rakingrhcRotialislforcealmost

THEWARGAME
fte diagrrmgncs suggested s€tup for rhebattle:thebridgeh rhc
on1\crossing poinl.andshould beonlfoncelcmenl frontage \ ide.The
brjdgerenained\tanding in SrNcorsunrilrhe1960s. thctroopNilhiniscaptured.
and|pprrend!
bullet-holes corldstillbe secn.suggcsting Theain ot lheRolalistlorces h ro rideoflrhenonhern edgeofthe
rharrhcfightingprobabh
tookplaceon rhebridgcandtheadjacenr t.rble.
lo\ard5 Huntingdon.
markcrsquare. ln 1615a
draNbridg€ \1asaddcdtolhebridge. Parliamentarian forces: Scroop and80nen
but.asthisdocsnotseem to have
Itaturedin rhebattle.l halechosen nollo includcil. Sixfurthertroops ol70men
Thearearo thc$ulh oflhe bridgehasm.rn\smrllsrreams Scroop should b€classed asa goodconnander.
runnin-s
rhrorghit toda\.irndI hrlc chos€n ro porlra\thisll5rnanh\ground: The Parliamentadan forces enler alongthc$estern edgeofthetable
(fromrh€direcrion ofBcdford). De5pite the fact
that theyaresup€rior
adjacent o thebridge atitsnorth sidci\a!m!llpond andsmtrll$ooded
arca.HcnBrookis a stream. .rndcanIffm thesouthefn in numbers. rhe!hale rheobndcle oflhe bridge tocross: speedisoflhe
edgcof the
table. essence. so I suggesr thnr rhe fo.ccs arc rll nounted Scroop s men
Thefile inns'nentioncd apparently used ^ Fo ont Hope. but I beliele $at thismay have
beloNareshosnonthcdiagram ashatched.
Theke"-to rhediagram isasfollo\s: describcd his forward body of Horse.
l. NlarlietSqurr€ :. CattleMark€t 3. St\'lan:sChurch Theairnof rheParliamentarian forcesis to capture or denroyas
Ro\1li\r 'orce.:D.lhierrnJ:0 menprclere,l much of thc Royalisr force aspossible. and 1o pu6ue anywhocscapc.
1'ounLl rhebnoge
(eith€rend)
60menassemblear lnnA
60menassemblear InnB OUTCOME OFTHEBATTLE
Holland and60menassernble arInnC As Scroop s menadvanced therecamean alarumlo rhc Rovalisrs.
Buckingham and60menassemble atInnD $ho munered haltill intorhr€ebodies. Buckingham wasquicklyup
Peterborough and60nrenassemblear InnE anddressed. whereas rhc Earlof HollandlookmoreDeliberalion to
Bucliinghan issridto ha\€hada betterfacuh\'arspeeches thanar
thes$ord. andhe.Holland nd Peterborough shouldbeclassed as Scroop\lca./onflope(seeabove) quickhovercame iheassembled
poorleade$.Dolbiercan bcclassed aseood. Royalists. killingDolbierand 12o.40 moremen(depending upoll
To represent rhesurprisc aluckbt Scroop. I suggestthefollo*ing whichaccountyou read).Buckinghan escaped northwitheither60or
mechanism ro sinulatethc Rolalisrrushto arrns:cachofthc 60man 200men(a-qain d€pending uponaccounrs). pursuedbyScroop.
troopsisstationedat aninn(burnorplaced uponrhetable).andatthe Hollandbarricaded hirnselfinlo thc CrossKeysInn and was
beejnningof eachof theirrurns.theRoyalisrsmuerollasix-sideddielo caplured.alongNitharound l0{lolherRoyalistsinthetown:hewassti
seeiflheyarefuil!mustered let. Onrherollofasix.theforceisplaced. 'nolquitedressed . Peterborough isnotnenlionedin theaccounts.soI
lomed andfulh mounled o rsidetheinn andnay takepan in the believe lhathemayhaverodeawarver!quickl!indeedl
gamehenceforth; theroll of a fivc allowslhe forceto be placedas Theprisonen \rereheldin St Maryi Church.StNeots.wherethe
abolc.but onlyon fool (mounting up cantheneirherlakeplaceas guards amlsedthemsclves bv shooring intolhechurchroof.Scroop
specifi€din yourrules.oron therollofa sixasabov€). Ifanvformed continued hispursuit. andvrolealerterdetailing hisbattleatSlNeots.
Parliirmcniadanunitconlactstheinnbeforeafiveorsixisrolled.lhen ftomvhichlhetiileandquotations in thisarticleare laken.
22
advanced with.Thesewerefor a mid Atlanticrelaybase,purely
for fighters,and a mediumbomberanti-submarine bergship
carrier.By April thisconcepthadevolvedinto sixdesigns: one
TheBergshtpAfucraftCarrter for a relayanbaseover 3,t100feet long; one of 2,000feet for
shortmngeanti-subnarinepalrols;an advancefighterbaseof
byM.W. Williarus 1,500feet;a cargoship;an oil tanker;andlastlya combination
of thelattertwo.
All thesewereinierestingandratherPotentconcepts,but by
INTRODUCTION summerof1943the BergshipHabakkukCommitteehadfinally
The demandsof a certainstrategicconsideration sometlmes settledon a2,000feetlong,300feetbeameddesigndisplacing a
gi\eimpelus rodeveloping noveland brTane ideas in irspos\ible colossal1,800,000dead-weighttons. It was envisagedthat
iolurion.Inro thiscategor)musrfall the unqualifred Allied within this cavemoushull, intemally subdividedinto ten
reliance on protectingthe vital, yet vulnerable, lines of sections, wouldbethe quartersfor her3,590mancomplement,
€ommunication and supply across the North Atlantic during ample store-rooms, fuel, water,ordnance,refrigerationplant,
ww2. andaircrafthangars.
By mid 1942German U-boat pa€kswere sweepingthese As any conventionalprcpulsionsystemcould not manage
critical trade routes to telling effect. Allied shippingand with theunusualrequirements of the 'Habakkuk'design,it was
materiallosseswere rcaching€ripplingproportions.No\t was envisaged thattwenty-six1,100bhpmotors,housedin extemal
the despemte time when ideas which would have been nacelles, powered by a centrallylocated32,000bhp turbo-
immediatelydismissed in peace'timeasimpracticalor insane, poweredelectricgenerator,capableof propelingthis ponder-
wereofficiallygranteda hearingandseriousconsideration ousbulk to 7 knots,wouldbe sufficienrto combatwind drifts,
Onesuchconceptwhicharose at this time ofextreme duress andfor complimenting the steerage by varyingthe powerfrom
wasan ideaconceived by the renownedscientislandinv€ntor, sidetosideto aidtherudder.
GeoffreyPyke,thenholdingtheimPo(antpostoflhe Director As for the facilitiesto construcisucha bergship,Canadawas
of Programmes at CombinedOperationsHeadquarters, andhis the obviouschoice.with its skiliedlabourrcsources, vastrartr
a virtual unsinkable 'Iceberg materials,secureenvironment, and obvious climate considen_
conceptof actuallymanufacturing
aircraftcarier'. tions- The location of the proposedconstructionsrte was
Code named 'Habakkuk', after a minor prophet of the Comebrook,Newfoundland,where the temperaturestayed
"For l will worktheworkin belowminus5 degrees for at least100dayseveryyear'Ithad a
Seventh CenturyBC, with hisquote
your dayswhich ye will not believe",the Pyke concePt was 100 acre expanse, andpossessed therequiredverydeepharbour
indeedonewhichstretched the imagination tothe full essential lor thisvessel's 150 foot draughtI
On 23 Sept€mber1942Pyke submittedhis detailedand The logisticalcommitmentinvolvedin sucha venturehad
comprehensive 100pagememorandum to Lord LouisMount- alsobeen deeplyresearched, with the recordingthat sucha
batten,the head of his department,outlininghis own very locarion would demand a constant supplyof 30 million gallons
personalsolutionto the tellingneedfor air cover{or the vital of freshwatereverydaythrough1,000milesof 1.25inchpiping
€onvoysin the vulnerablemid-Atlantic,aswell asa continuing and a 150,000kwplant to power at least 40,000tons of
offensiveagainstthe deadlyU-boats- specialised equipment,rangingfrom pulp grindels,ammonia
Obviouslyice as a buildingmaterialfor warshipsbad never compressors, andfans,whichitselfwouldcostsome$l0million
been given anythought,that is up until the desperate days of
1942,when, due to the shortageof skiltedshipbuildersand Fromthe verystartthe bergshipwasseenasa PurelyNorth
yards,all this wasto change.Pyke suggested that a modified Atlantic vessel,given its wat€r and weatherlimitations.A
'Pykrete'.employedin the NorthemPa€ificversionofthis vesselhadbeenconsidered, but
form of water and wood pulp ice,
fabri€ationof a largevesselmightbestowupon it a number of the only feasible location, Puget Sound, was deemed too warm
imponantbenefits.Firstly.ice wasdifficult to break'uPwith Physicallythe Pykretewas to have been formed from a
explosives andshells;whensuccessfully insulatedit wouldnot mixture of fresh water and 300,000tons of CanadiansPruce
melt;andfinally,physicallyicewouldnot sink. pulp, formed into 12 feet by 6 feet by 3 feet blocks,each
Sucha notionofemployingi€easan airfield was not entirely trimmedblockweighing in at 6.5tons.Exlemallyihe outerhull
new. The renowned explorer Amundsen in 1923 had taken was ao have been insulated by a tough complex9 inch thick
advantageof such a naturally llat surface to launch a compositematerialof pl! rood and fibre tn 27 laye* It was
ski-equipped. vngle-engined Cunirs and tso Domiel Wd estimated that$50millionwouldhavebeenrequiredto actually
amphibiou\aircraft during thir polar e\pedition Al\o rhe constru€t the basicstructure,with a further$10millionto fit it
Russian explorer and pilot, M.S. Babushkin, in his single-
engineYU-13 monoplane,employedice floes as air fields It wasinitiallycontemplated thatthespringof 1943woutdse€
durins1926. the commencement of construction of sucha novelanduntried
An enthusiasticMountbattenforwardedthis con€€Pt to project, aining for the initial example being completedin
PrimeMinister Churchill. who also saw the benefits from such a mid-summer 1944. This was soon realisticallyrevisedto the end
novelconcept,averyfavourabte memodated7 December1942 ofthe sunmerof 1945,but evenbeforethe clearingofthe site
confirmingthis fact. Work beganat once,with the Canadian certainfactorshadbroughtaboutits cancellation.
Gove ment'sinvolvementsoughtat an earlystageasCanada The Habakkuk was never built. Certainly this was not
wasthe obviousbasefor anysuchproject-In Canadavarious because of any physicallimitationin actuallybuildingsucha
theoreticaland feasibilityproblemswere now to be fully leviathan-Ratherit wasthe steadilyevolvingperformance of
investigated,with initially a 1/50thscale,1,100ton model longrang€maritimeaitcraft dudng the latterphase of the Battl€
fabricated at PatricaLake,Saskatchewan. Developments in the of the Atlantic hom 1943onwards:the successful evolutionof
USA also followed, with Professo$ Mark and Hohenstein the light escort canier, and the refinement of conventional
'Pykrete'. weaponsandtacti€swhich efrectivelysealedthis giant'sfate.
perf€cting the frozenwaterandpulPslurryfor
Designwork in Britain also advanced,with a numberof But whatifithad beenbuilt,andthewarhaddmggedon, and
individualdesignsnow beingconsiderered in sucha program- the newgenerationof potentU-boatsthat Germanywasthen
me. By January 1943 three separate designs were being developinghad been unleashedagainstthe Allied convoys?
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How couldsucha massiveaircraftplatform have performed?
This articlewill now endeavourto investigatethis intriguing
idea.
CHELIFER BOOKS
Mike Smith
Todd Close,Curthwaile,Wiston, Cumbria
BATTLEOFTHEATLANTIC Tel: 0228 7713dS
In an imaginaryscenarioof The Battle of the Adanticin late MILITARY BOOKS
1945. how much *onld $e Habakkuk have influenced the Bouqht and Sold Send sae for
issue?Well,asoriginalyproposed, shewasintended to carryan
impressiveaircraft complementbefitting her size, with the herselfwouldhavedefeatedanyconventionalshell, torpedo,or
mention of maritime venions of 200 SDitfiresand 100 explosive,with her massivezl0foot thick sides,bottom, and
Mosquitoes. flightdeck.Externallyher mostexposed areaswereherengine
However.it shouldbe bornin mindthatthefinalout6t ofthe nacelles,rudder,and islandsuperstructure, but intemallyher
Habakkuk nlight have embraced a more typical late !VW2 vitalswouldhavebeeninvulnerable.
complementof specificallynaval aircraft, with Hellcats, lf this concepthad one weaknessit lay with her hull.
Corsairs, Avengers,andevenveteran (buteffective)Swordfish, Althoughwel providedwith amplestores,shecouldnot put
perhapssupportedby a numberof amphibioustypeslike the into any port; thereforelogisticalback-upin the form of
walrus and Kingfisher.Just imaginesucha floatingair base equipment,personnel,fuel andconsumables wouldobvioudy
with a minimumof 300potentair€raft,capableof undertaking a haveto be providedby a fleet of auxiliaries.If this chainwas
numberof tasks.Her impactupon the overalltheatrewould disruptedorbrokenthroughenemyaction,theneffectivelythe
havebeentelling- Hdbakklk wouldbe ffippled.
How couldthe influenceof sucha bergshipupona Iateww2 With all ofthesepointsin mind it will now be interestingto
convoybattlebe measured,andindeedhow wouldsheaffect seehow well sucha uniquesolution to a very seriousstrategical
theAllied stancein thevitalconvoyrouteto Russia,bringingto questionmight haveworked.Could sherealy dorninatethe
bearapotentthreatto anyGermannavalforcein thiscontested watersencompassed by her aircraft,and surviveall that the
theatre.As for her stayingpower,with hercolosalbulk,and50 elements andenemycould.hrowat her?Fromall the evidence
feet freeboard,it can be imaginedthat sucha najesticvessel eatheredI belieYe so.
couldopemtein the worstconditions,andthat whileher deep
dlaughtwouldeffeclivelyprevent herftom operatinginshaltow
seas,the centlalNorthAtlanticofferedwarersenough for herto MODEL
dominate. well, ifyou haveeverwantedto builda uniqueship,for display
And controlthem shewould, with her ability to shadowa orwargaming-onewhichno commer€ial manufacturer would
thr€at€ned convoy,coveringit with herradaranddepth-charge consider-thenthissubjectcanbe regardedasideal.It hasto be
equippedbombers;unde(akingroundtheclocksweeps of vast physically oneofthe easiestvessels to faithtullymodel.
tncts of oceanin a telling offens'veagainstwol{ packs;and Thisis not simplybecause no exampleof thh designwasever
servingasa mobilebasefor a numberofdeployedhunter'killer completed.removingthe demandsof accuratelylabricatinga
escortcarriertask groups,coveringthe entiremid Atlantic in modelfroma realoriginalandreplacingthem insteadwith this
educatedinterpretation of all the knownfacts.Abov€ all, this
Her principal opponentswould have been the packsof subjectpossesses the mostbasicofshapes,makingit veryeasy
'conventional' U-boats;increasingly strengthened by the new to actuallybuild.
generationof greaily improvedlarge streamlinedundersea As my scale artwork will clearly show, the hull is a
craft, nimble and fast. equippedwith snorkels.enhanced straightforward slab-sidedaffair,with no compoundcufles,no
sensors. andarmedwith potentguidedtorpedoes. bow or stern flare. and no concessionto fine lines ot
If thisprizedassetwaseversingledout for destructionby a streamlining in anydegree.The only problempresentedhasto
hard pressedenemy, how would she perform? With her be in the scale and method of display which suits your
maxirnumspeedofjust 7 knotsshecouldneverhopeto outrun reouirements. whetherit is to be a waterlinerenditionor full
even a submergedU'boat. But any enemy,whetherit be a hull, a displaycollection1:1200th or wargame1:3000.h, orany
formation o{ long range Condor bombers,underwateror otherpreferredscale.Thechoiceis wideopenandvaried,it all
surfaceraiders.wouldhavetobreachherDowerfulaerialshield depends on yourint€ndeduse.
to within strikingdistance,a not very likely propositiongiven Constructionis simplicity itself, with the fundamental
her comprehensive radar, and offensivecapabilities.Also it structurebuilt'upftom just generallyshaped20.5cmby 3.5cm
wouldb€ unlikelythat, nighty thoughshewas,the Habakkak slightlyoversized sectionsof plasticcard,whicharethenelued
would be operatingin isolation.Very possiblya phalanxof togetherinto a block with the freeboardillustrated in my sketch.
anti-submaine frigatesordestroyerswouldhavebeenaltached This rough'block' onceallowedto dry and firmly set is then
to her,functioningasherclose-indefence,mobilereserve,and givenapencilled-on centrelinefromwhichthefinal20cmlong,
rescueships for downed airmen and the cre,ffi of sunken 3cmbeamedtraceof the hull is accuratelydrawn,afterwhich
Ilansporrs. caretultrimming, filing, and light sandingwill yield the overal
Aithough I have not come acrossany relbrence1o her basichull.
possessing an integraldefensive outfit, it is safeto assume that To thisblandstructurethesponsons, themain4.5inchtufets
shewouldhavean ampleradarsuite,andbatteriesof director and pom'pom mountings, along with the long and wel
guidedordnancewith whichto defendherself.Thiscouldhave appointedislandbridge structurewith its various directors and
equalledthe outfit bestowedon the co efiporary Implacable levels,areadded.Thisvesselwill nowcompletely dominateany
classo{fleetcarriers,with sixteen4.5inchpiecesandforty-four Fleet, Squadron,Task Force or Group by its gigantic physical
2 pounderpom'poms,althoughgiventhe Habakkuk\ greatly
increasedsize over this conventional calrier, her armament
mighthavebeenpropodonallygeater.
But in theend,if all ofthesebarriershadfailed,andanenemy
got within striking distance.the structureof rhe Habakkuk
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Wargamlng
the Crtm€En\U?f,r*-.
byDerekColeman
TbeCrimean Wars/hichwasfoughtin th€middleof thenineteenth
centuryis a conflict*hich hasbeengaininginc.easing int€reslfrom
*argamen.ft hada varietyolcauses, noneof *hich areof panicular
inter€stexceptto th€ historiansamongstus. It alsohadthreemajor
battles,siegesandthe storming of a greatcity,smallerskirmishes,
severalnationsparticipalingandsomecolourfuluniforlns,all ofwhich all withthe39,000troopsthathehadbroughtfromSeba5topol. In fact
go to makeinter€stingscenarios for wargamers lookingfor a nev he did nor think thal he hadto: the cliffsat the river nouth andihe
heightsfromthe sealo lhe Causeway weretoo sleepfor infantryand
Thisseries willgivedetaihof thethreemajorbattles
of articles and guns,he decided,andhe deployedonly onebattalionof the Minsk
will,lhope,givehintsonwargamingthem. regiment onhisextreme left.
Therew€remoreinfanrryon the plateaufurtherup'river,but the
main force was concentra&daroundKourganieHill with its two
1t54
BAT'TLEOFTHEALMA,20SEPTEMBER
TlesewerecalledtheGrealandtheLelserRedoubts. although in
Thedaybegan badly,therewerecasualtieseven tho ghlherehadnot,
ofwar,however, factth€y were only earthworks with wallsaround four feet high and no
asyet,beenanyaction. Theywerenotthecasualli€s
andtherewer€some300of them: ditch.Theydid mntab artilleryhowever: 12heavyguns(32pdrand
theywerethevictimsol diseases
on theplainabove the 24pdr howilzers) in the Great Redoubt and ninefieldpi€ces in the
troopswho,fte nightbefore,hadbivouacked guns
noiveitherunfit fordutyordead Lesser. In all86 faced the Britishand 36 the French-
valleyof theriverAlmaand$howere
Menschikov\ cavalry, 3,400 strong,wasontheextreme righl,whilst
French in BulSaria two thirds of his infantry were deployed around the hill facingthe
Thedhease hadstruckin thesummeranongthe
British. Apart fron the two redoubts no other lrench or lorlilication
andhadsincefollowed theBrilish,French andTurkishannies asthey
th€Crineaat Calamila Bay,35milesfron Sebaslopol. hadbeenconstructed.
invaded
lnrd Raglan. theBrilishcommander, andMarshal St.Amaud,in
It had takenfive dayslo get lhe armiesashor€andto rounduP
without charge offte French, had met late on the evening offte lgthto plan
sufficient localtransportto nove on, decades ! European
theirassault on the Russian position.
conflicthadlakentheirtoll of theBritisharmy\ efficiency sincethe
TheFrench hadfavoured apincermovement bybotharmies, whilst
Napoleonicwa$. preferred
theBritish, wilh a wary €ye on the masses o[ Russian cavalry,
The Alliesfinallymarched southlrom lheir landingplaceon 19
September, headingforthe grealRussian navalbaseat Sebastopol.lta ftontalassault.Matterswerenot cleadyresolvedandconsequently
wasabiulallyhotdayfor across'country marchandmenfromallthree fte alli€sdeployednen morningwithouteithercommander havinga
real undelstanding of{hat the otherintended to do.
of thealliedarmieshaddroppedlike flies.
Themarchhad providedtheflnt realactionofthevarforlheBritish Whentheydidlakeup position theFrench wereon therightwith
ho{,ever, eventhoughit Nasonlya briefikirmish at Bulganek where Bosquefs2nd Divisionon thecoast andCanrobert\ lst Division onhis
theRussians hadbeenforcedto withdraw. Shortly
afterwards theafiny left.The 3rd Division under Prince Napoleon $ras on Canroben\ left
camped, Iookingoutovera darkt'alleywheretheycouldseerhelights with Forey's4th Divilionbehindlhesetwo. TheTurkishdivision,
of lhousands of watchfiresacross lheirlineof march,a sightwhich whichwasnotengagedin thebaxl€,sloodbehind Bosquet.
signalled thatthenextdaytheywouldfacelheenemysmainforcein Th€Britishdeployed on a lwo divisionfrontvith lhe 2ndandLight
Divisions in thevanfollowed by rhelst and3rdDivisions. The4ih
Di./ision wasto lheleftrearof theseandtheCavalry Division covered
THEPOSITION theleft flank. lseemaD l.l
As thesunroseon lhe20thil sho*edthatiheSround in frontof the
alliedarmies sloped gentlydownto thenonhbankofthe Alma,the TIIE ACTION
greenofthegrass inlerspened withvineyards,whitefarmhouses and
Byoneo'clockthe BritishandRussian skirmishen \terewithinrange of
twosmallvillages.
wailed,the land was very each other and shonly afterwards the first ardllery sh€ll bounced
Acrosstbe river,wherelhe Russians
different.Hereth€soulhern bankroseverysteeply lo a formidable lowards thered-coated lines-
within minutes nore grns fired and Lord Raglanorderedhis
heightwilh rockyslopesthat presented a greatnaturalbatrier.This
plateau.stretchedfron theseaalmost4000yards inlandalon8 the infantryto halt and deploy intoline.Almostimmediately it became
raised
pathto offer a breakin apparentthat the two l€ading divisionshad notdeployed over enough
lineof theriverwithonlytheoccasional roador
PostRoad.called ground, as the left hand regiment of the 2nd Division found itself
itsdefences. Oneof theseroadswastheSebastopol
theCauseway here.*hichbrokethrough fte barrieratright anglesand formingjust in front ofthe right hand regiment of theLight Division.
randovnto a bddgeoverthestream. To iherightofrhisroada steep Raglan sallwhatwashappening andmadea halfhearted attempl lo
lrackclimbed to
upwards a telegraph siationtheRussians haderected reclify
natters before giving up and leaving the unilsto sorlthemselves
onlheheights. whilsttothelefll{asKorrganieHill-steep. butnotas
formidableasthecliffsto thenghl of theroad- in frontof whichrhe Byno$thelackofco-ordination between theBritishandFrench was
enemvhad conslructed twoeanhredoubts. beginninglo worry Raglan and so he ordered the arny to halt and lie
downontheopenslopeunderRussian artilleryfireunlilhehadwod
fromSt.Amaudof howhisallieswercprogressing
DEPLOYMENT Meanwhile, in the Frenchcamp,BosquefsDivisionhadforged
The Russianftont was five and a half miles long and Prince ahead andhadsucceeded in nolonlycrossing theriverviaa sandbar,
Menschikov.lhe Russian conmander, decidedhecouldnotdefend it bur alsoin climbingthe "unscalable" heights-St. Amaud had
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imm€diatelyordercdCanroben'salld PrinceNapoleon'sDivisions To capit all the Frenchftont had all too few crossingplacesand
forwardin supportandhads€ntForey'sDivisionoff afterBosquet. Forey\ menmarched foru/aidto addcotrgestionto thecoDJusion.
Menschikov, stunnedby the ners of Bosquet\ success, galloped St. Amauds alsauhvas noppedatrdhedespatcheia franricsraff
over ftom KourganieHill to seefor hims€lf,takingeight res€rve officerto Raglan!o sayrbaruolessBolqueasmenre&ivedsupport
battaliotrs
withhim.Findingthatthebadnewswastrueherodebackto theywouldhaveto withdraw.
hish€adquaners withoutcoNDittinghistroops. TheBntishhadbeenlyingdou/'l)undersheltfire for rearly an hour
Thesc€neappeared setfor a $nashingFrerchvictoryoo theright, anda hall andthisnewsfrom StAmaudhelpedto nake up Raglan,s
butalnostimmediately thi0gsbeganto gowrotrg. mindabourhowlo proce€d. Hedespatched anaideto orderhisinfantry
Canrobert,advarcingto the left of *here Bosquethadcrosedthe
river, foundthe goingmuchtougherthanhiscoll€ague hadandwas The red-coated li0€sstoodup, dressedranksandnoved forward
forcedto climbtheheightswithouthisguns,whichweresentto fitrdan with De kcey-Evans'2ndDivisionsplittingto passeithersideof Oe
easierroute.PrinceNapoleon's troops,edgiogawayfron thebuming bumingvilage.This,coupledx/iththevine,"rds,gard€trs
andorchards
village of Bourliouk, s€t on fue by Russianshells,cane under whichhadto becrossed, didmt makefor goodord€r,nd thedivision
devastatinglyh€aryfir€fiom theheightsnearthetel€graph stationand sufferedh€avycasualties
astheyattemptedto caosstheriver.
theiradvance stalledastheirmoraleDlummeted. TheLightDivisioo,underSirceorgeBro$'n,nadefast€rprogress,
 ButtheTthFusiliershad notfallenbackvithlhei.comradesfromthe
redoubt. Theywerestillexchanging firewiththeKazan Regimenr and,
onthebanks of theAlma.theGrenadier andColdsrream cuardsstood
in immaculai€ order.Theyfiredandchecked the Rusliancolumns
givingtheScors Fusiliers limeto reform.
WhihtthiswasgoingonRaglan hadagreed to release onebattalion
to aid the beleagu€red French.who pleaded that rheyfacedeighr
battalions. Hehadalsoordered acoupleofgunsnptohisvantage poinr
andfron heretheybeganto shootintotheRussian batterieson the
Caus€v/ay, forcingthemintoa precipitate relreat.beforerheytumed
theirfire onlothe enemy\infantryreserves advancing lowards the
LightDivision.
eventhoughthedepthof the Almain frontof themwasdeceptive. The Russianartilleryfire diedawaya little asihe gunswithdrew
Somemencrossed with waterup to theirkneeswhiht othersstepped underRaglan\banage andnowtheGuards Brigade b€gan to advance
into holes,losttheirfootingandweredrowned.Theenemymusketry uptheslope, drivingth€enenybefore them.To theirlefitheHighland
washealyandcasualties werchigh,butsoonhundreds ofnen were Brigade addedtheirl|'eightto theattackastheytoo beganto move
crowded together underthesteep, cliff'likebankon thesouthsideof againlttheRussian rcserves,
Menschikov\ menfell backandthe Brilish2ndDivisionmoved
In front of thesemenwasan openslope,at leart400yardslong, forwardin supponof the lsi andLightDivisions. The3rdDivision
without a scrapof cover on it. Sir GeorgeBrown ard General moveddo\rnthe slopetowardsthe AImaasLucan\ cavalrybeganto
Codrington selth€exanpleby pushinglheir horses up throughgapsin cross anda six-gun horsebatterygalloped to suppon theHighlanders.
thebanksandthensittingin plainvie\I ol theenemya! theyorderedthe Sofar the3,400Russian cavalryhadsa!andwatchedastheirinfantry
division forward. werefirststopped andrhenpushed back.Nowtheybegan tomo!e,but
Themenhadno opportrnityto form,but scrambled up andmoved theirdirectionwasawayfron thebattleastheinfantrycolumnsbroke
towardtheenemy,exrending intolineasrheydidso,whilsttheRussian andjoined themin flight.
skirmishenladeda$aybeforethem.Tle Russiangunsin the Great TheRussians weresuddenlyin tullretreat. pursued bythefireofthe
Redoubtvere readyto fire, bul the righl handcolumnof the K^zan Britishartill€ryincluding severalmorebatteries whichhadjoined
Regimentmovedponderously forward,tookheavycasualties fromthe Raglan.Hesenlamessage forbiddingthecavalryto pursu€,perhap6 a
Britishriflesandth€nwnhdrewto theirformerposition. sensibl€moveastherewereonly900Britishcavalryontiredhorses and
Thentheenemycannon opened fireandgapsbegan lo appear in the theenemyvastlyouhumberedftem. Theexhausted infantry couldnor
advancing Britishlinesassolidshotcrashed through them. purswandSt Arnauddeclined, muchto thechagrin of someof his
Ontherighl of theDivision'sfront thefth Fusilierswerestariingto commanders. pleading lackof artilleryammunition andrbefactthat
exchange a livelyfire with the KazanRegimentwhenthegunsin the theFrench hadleftthei knapsacks behind.
redoubtfellsilentandtheunmistakeablesoundsof limbe$wereheard. Andsothebattleendedwiththealliesin possession of thefieldand
TheRussians weretryingto pull theirgunsout andthiswasall the the Russians unableto standagainuntiltheyreached the safetyof
encouragement the Britishneeded.With a rushtheys$gedoverthe Sebastopol.
earthwall,plantedthe Colou$of the 23rdon the rampansand
capturedtheredoubt. TI{EARMIES
Thercwasnosuppoft, however;the 1stDivision whichwassupposed
tobefollowing theLightDivision, hadinfactnotyetcrossed theAlma. Th€ Britishfielded aloralof27,000men in fourdivisions, togetherwith
Theirinexperienced commanderhad haltedthemwhentheybegan lo 900menof thelighlcavalry and54 guns.Theircasualties were353
takehealTcasualties fromrheRussiangnnsin theredoubhandonthe killedand1.630 wounded.
TheFrench had28,000 menin fourdivisions, together with68gum.
q,as
At thispointhrd Raglanshouldhaveseenwhatwashappening and Thereis no separatefigure for cavalryalthoughthe number
givenordersfor themto moveforward,bul hecouldnot.Whilstthe probably very low. Tley had 256 killed and 1.087wounded.
LightDivision hadfoughtto taketheredoubt hk t rdshiphadidden TheTurkishDivisionconsisted of 7.000nen and68guns.Theywere
downto theriver,crossed andthentak€na path up to a knoll haltuay nol engaged and therefore look no casualties.
be$r,een theCauseway andtheTelegraph heighls.Fromhereh€corild TheRussian armyconsisted of 39,000men.Theinfantryw€refrom
seemostof lhe Russianarmyspreadbeforehim, but hewasvinually threedivisionstogetherwith 6 rifle. 4 reserveand2 navalbattalions.
outof touchwith hisownunits. Thecnvalryconsisted of 4regimen$.4squadrons and2horsebatteries.
It wasleft to GeneralAireyto orderthe lst Divisionforwardagain, They had l22guflsandlost 1,80?killed and 2,821 wounded.
andtheHighlandand Guards Brigadesmarched onto cross theAlma
andth€nstopped to dress mnks.
Meanwhile themenof theLightDivisionin thecreat Redoubtwer€ WARGAMING TIIE BATTLE
comingund€rfire fromRussianadilleryandwerebeingthreaten€d by The gamewa5foughton an 8' by 4' table.Sincewe couldfind no
3,000nen of the Vladimir Regimentwho wereaboutto launcha informationderailingtheeffectsof thefire from rhefleetlyingoff the
counter-attack fiom tberight. mouthof theAlmaweignored this.
No\f a seriesof inexplicable eventsoccuned.Firstlythe advancing Therearea lot of terrainpiecesonthemarketthatareperfecdyfine
column{as wronglyidentifiedasFrenchandmostol rheBritishtroops for slopeson the Allied sideof the river, but sincethiswasa orc'off
heldtheirfire.Thensomeone shouted 'Cease fire!'andabugletookup battledndwedidnorwanrlo buildanlahing jusrlor oneevening qe
lhe call,to be followeda fewninut€slaterby aDotherbugl€blowing r€vertedro the expedient of piledblocksof woodandpolystyrene for
'Retire'. Other buglersjoin€d in andthe menof the Light Division lhe southbank and its
cliffs. Coveringthesewith a cloth proved
obeyed,gaveup thehad wongroundandbeganto retir€towardsthe p€rfectlyadequate for ourneeds.
river,collidingwiththeadvancing ScotsFusiliersastheydidso. Russell's mapof thetenainsbows gadensandvineyads onmostof
TheScotsFusilierswereforcedto fall backaft€rgivingtheRussians lhe northbankfromAlmatamack inlandto justpastthebridg€.Ttere
on€volleyandnowthescenelookedsetfor a Russian victoryas12,000 werealsogardens on lhe southbankmidwayb€tweenthevillagesand
men poureddown the slopein pursuit of the withdrawingLight fromBourlioukto justpasrlhebridge.Thesedelayedanddisruptedrhe
Division. Britishatleastandshouldberepresented.
 SIMON'S SOLDIERS
A protessionalpaintmg seNice for wargdd bY a wargam€i
AI scalescateredfor {up ro 110rm) but t5lm a specjality,with a
nmb€t of statddds availableto sun you tdte dd lou Pock€t.
For a lsDD saople €d €1.50 to 14 cae Frynnon, B6clta,
Bddgend, Mrd. Glam. CEll 2HG or cdtacl
- 20MM-
Stoon Chdldorih 6 0656 764556 fd deiails

Forthearmiesweused6mmNapoleonic
somewhat meagresupplyof Russians
troops,supplemenling
with Prussians.
our
We alsous€d
NAPOLEONICS
Napoleonicrules-?ft?sordolrteg,lrlj withsuitableamendmenls
to r€llec1the FrenchandBritish adoptionof the rifle to replaceth€
9gse9!!
Therewerealsoseveraloth€rrulechanges that hadto be madeto
reflecttheev€ntsandtheperiod.Hindsighlis a powerfulw€aponand
sowedecreedthatwewouldcomdencewith thearmiesplacedh the
4i:4C
positionstheyoccupied at 1.30p.m.on20September. Wealsotiedthe
Russianplayerdovrnsom€what as,in orderto simulat€hisbeliefthat
thectiffscouldnot be$aled,wedid not allowhimto connit res€rves vlt
againstrh€Frenchuotil hiscommand figurewasin a positionto view
thei advame.Raglan's'handsoff nethod of commandwe decided
meatrtthat we wouldnot havea playerin ov€rallcommandof the
British army,insteadplayen commanded divisionsandthe umpire
controlledRaglan,stickingas closeto historicalfact as the game
permitted.
Ailied moralewedecidedwashighto srartandthe Britishat least
onlychanged with circunstance andcasualties.TheFr€nchappearto
havebeenmorevolatileand this r€edsto be bome in mind vhen
playing.Russians beganas straightC classand againlhe fact that
deterioratingmoralevas apparentlyinfectiousneedsto be bomein IEEE!
mind.

TI#GAME
Despiteour Fecautions,the Russians reactedralhermorequicklyto
Bosquel's suc.essfulcrossing of th€riverthanlheydidhistorically.Our
Russianplayeralsolook lhe precautionof movingtroopsforvard to
H I S T O RI C A L
tacklethe otherFrenchdivisionsastheyatt€mptedto crossandboth
MINIAT URES
CamobertandNapol€on barelygota€aoss theriver.
OntheBritishftont boththeLighl and2ndDivisionssufieredbadl] Osw,ldt*istl. Mills, Colld St.
crossingthe Alou, mainlydue to a randomdice factorwe usedto Os*rldrwistl.,Adid3ron, Lds. BB53DF
simulatethosetroopswhowerelostdu€to drowningandbeingswept T.l: ol 254371025 .nr 261
away.lte Russiansmovingto face the Frenchadvanceblocked
Raglan'sanempted crossingandthui prevented himfrombringingup
the gunsto fir€ into the Ru.sianbalteries.Thismovement weakened
ADAY
OUT
FON
HEWHOLEFAMILY!
thedefences ;nfrontof rhe2ndDivision, however, andtheynovedup ,ntro.luctog fh6 Klnse thllrlns. Not lu.t a 'Ttn
theCauseway, whilstlhe lst Division, whoweremuchquicker off the Soldlar' thop. wo p.odu@ oqr own .ang.e ot
markthantheyw€rehistorically,join€dtheLightDivisionin storming 2omh, 25mm an.l 35mm ,lgu.ea ccurpte.t by
Sst€we H@,.woo.L plua aceaaorl.s, palnk,
theredoubts. Lucan'scavahyandth€3rdDivisionmovedto exploitlhe btu.he4 art mate.lals, an<t palnte.l unlt..
groundthatthe2ndDivisionhadwonandtheRussian centrecollapsed.
The Russiancavalrydid makea half-heanedattemptto become Mlrls R€lalr comPr6x. A worklns
involved,bur th€y w€retoo late and werebeatenoff by dfle and , ccft and ran.Y sods dalls,lGl
anillervfire. arrrsrs, sw@r tacrory, soft rumlehrngs. a 3up€drs6d chrrdrens
Pray ar€a wnh Bouncy casr
Casualties werehigherrhantheywerehistorically,€specially for lhe
Frcnchwholoatnore ftan theBritish.b|lt theresultwasthesame.
Puttrng, crcqu6i, Prcnrca,€and wltdrowr Park.
so yd 4, bnns rho wr€ and krds. -rh€yn all 6nioy nl

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LONG.HAIRED werein possession

and4070olthe 5-7,000
of muskets, whileby October1863between
defenders ofthe stockades at Wokong,
quarterof the entire ganisonof Soochow,had either percussion
30%
anda

REBETS muskets or rifles.TheImperialistseneralTsengKuo'ch'uanreckoned

in 1862tharatleast20,000
thoseTaipings
foreignmuskets
thathefaced,hisbrotherTseng
couldbefoundamongsr
Kuofanreporting
just
the
TheTatptngArmy 1851-66 existence ofa massive
€ ire! withforeign
Taiping forcethatheconsidered
arms.Certainly theproportion
to beequipped
of menarmed with
Part2: DressandWeapons westernmuskets in lateTaipingarmies wasrarelybelovaboui10%,
andin Kiangsu, Chekiang andAnhweipfovinces oftenconstituted a
By lan Hearh quarterto a lhird of theirstrengih.
OfficialTaipingpolicyregardingthe balanceof weapons within a
Thefolloningshouldprecedethearticlein wll00, page20 unitis unknown. Traditional Chinese practicewasfor everyunilto
havea mir of svords,spears,polearms and firearms,muchas
Then rebellionbeingfundamentally a peasantmovement, it is European companies didin the16thcentury. However, thoughsuch
unsurprising to find thattheTaipingsaredescribed in mostsources as mirtures of weaoons afe also sometimes encountered on thebattle'
'badly'or even wretchedly' afined.The mostcommonweapon fieid. theindicationsarethal moreofien all lhe similarly'a.med men
amongst then$assinplyanironspikestuckin theendofa bamboo v,/ere collected togelherin actionandfieldedin composile units.
pole,'Augustus Lindleydescribing suchspears as'proporlioned to the Numerous Westemreportsindicatethat at the very leastthose
men'andmeasuring fiom eightto 18 feet in length(ihe shonest eq$ipped $ith firearms weredrawnup separately fromthose*ith
doublless beingwielded bythearmy's boy-soldiers). In addition to the svordsandsaears. andevenlhatthosewithWestemfirearms were
spear,eithersomeor the majorityof Taipinginfanlry(thesources separated fromthosewith nativematchlocks andjingalls.Lhdley
'mus-
disagree wildlyon thispoint)carried a shonswordor longknife,the remrdsthat Taipingtroopswerenornallydividedup into
poorqualityof whichpfobably explains whyseveral contemporaries keteers', jingallcrews, halberdiers andspeaIInen, andindicales thaton
notedthaitherewas'agreatdemandfor Weslem swords amongstlhethebattlefield themusketeers/malchlockmen werecustomarilv Daired
Taipings. Polearms werealsoquitecommon, andsomemen,though vrthrhespeamen. andlhejingalls snh Ihehalberdiers Anecdotesin
apparendy notmany.werearmedwithbows.Firearms. on theother othersources showlhatsword'and shieldmenalsousuallvactedin
hand- evennativeChinese matchlocks andjingalls- wereinitially conjunction withbolhjingallcrewsandpolearm men.According to
Lindley it was the 'beslandbravestmenwhowereequipped with
unconnon.andseemto haveremained sountilthemid-1850s. Evenin
1860Garner Wolseley notedthaionly'averysnallproponion' of the firearms, theleastcourageous beingarmedwithspears. Thosewith
Taipings thal he sawposessed fireams.and thal the 'universal poleaflns, svofdsorjingaus camesomewhere in berveen.
weapon' of the majorilywasstill the bamboospear.r Thismaybe
explained, arleaslin parl.bytheob.ervalion ofa Taiping comnander DRESS
in 1853that.whereas firearmswercuseless oncetheyran out of Being'partialto gayshovymlours',sar onetine or anotherthe
ammunition or wentwrong,swordsandspears \eldon got out of Taipings arerecorded vearingclolhes ofjustabouteveryimagineable
ordeli headded that hispeople couldalways beatth€Imperialisls with hueandpattern. However, themostcharacieristicdressofan ordinary
them-andrhdr.despire hi\ age.drmedwilh a goodspearhe would soldier consisted of a rediacketandlooseblacktrousersofteneither
hmself behappy rordke onan)reno[lheenem].' Ne\enheles, !u(h kneelenglh orwomrolledupabove theknee- plusaredoryello*sash
traditional Chinese conservatisn couldnolprelenta gradualincrease roundthewaistanda generally redlurban.Turbans alsooccasionally
in the useof firearnsand.in panicular,the acquisilion at every occurin olhercolours.notabl.v yellow.whilewhite.blueandred
opponunily of West€mmuskets andrifles,a trendvhichdoubdess trousers areahonet {ith in thesources. A bamboo coolieharwas
conlributed to the resurgence of lhe Taipingsduringthe period added in thesumner.andafurjackeror extrashinsand,i or jackets in
1857-62.
As \fasmentioned in WI83,theTaipings oblained theirWestem Though allTaipings couldweara redlrrban.theformofvhichwas
armsfromforeigngunrunners operating out of Shanghai and.lo a oftenakinto a baghanging oyerthenapeof lheneck,regulations of
lesserexlent,Ningpo.Thoughthe greaternumberof ihesewere 1855specify thatonlysoldiers wereallowed to weartheredjack€t.
Americans, manywereBritish(indeed. Britishlradershadbe€nthe Theoretically it wassupposed to be hipiengthandbuilonedup lhe
firstto supply Westem armsrc fte Taipings. backin 1853). Tlis highly frontratherthan atlhe.ightside.butsuchregulatiors weremoreoften
profitable lrade,in which'fabulous runJ the figureof $100per thannot onlr honoured in the breach.desDite the facl that such
musketis quokd in one source *ere paid for evenvery infeior infractions cusionarily carriedthe inevitable deathpenalty. Taiping
weapons,r wenlunchecked until a5lateas 1860,whenrheAnglo- shoestheusualChinese thicksoledslippers - vereof anycolourand
French aulhorilies somewhar belatedly banned thesaleof arms1othe decoratively embroidered. butTaipings andlmperialists alikeaclrally
rebels. Bythen,however, nanythousandsof rnuskets. riflesandpktoh preferred io fightbarelooiin the waterlogged terrainof southern
wereakeadyin Taipinghands. andtradeappears to havecontinued China.Lindleyobsenes thai anongsltheTaipings, enrering batrle
pr€ttybrisklydespite the ban.To quotebul tllo examples, a single 'bar€legged andunencumbered' wasnecessitaled bytheirneedto keep
shipnent intended for theTaipiflgs, i erc€pted on a Britishvessel ar upwirhtheirmounted officers.
Ningpo in June1862. consistedof l00cases ofmuskels, 200or300guns Thenostdistinctive feature olallTaipingswas rheirhair.grown long
'of all calibretand50 tonsof gunpowder. whiledunng$e fitstten alloverlheheadratherlhan thefrontollheheadbeingshaved andthe
monlhsofthe sameyearasingle Am€rican tradinghouse atShan8hai reslofthehairworn inapigtail, asitwasamongst$e Imperialists. This
suppliedover3,m0tuearms,nearly800'field-pieces' andva* amounts earntthenthenickname ci'an8-rrao{€t('long-haired bandits'). They
of ammunition, includingseveral millionpercussion caps. variously worerheirhairloosei liedin aknotontopoftheheadibagged
Britain's General Staveleywrote in June1862that l0%oftherebels upin a turbanor headscarf: or elseplaitedwithredor yellowribbons
areatpresent armed withmuskets or rifles.andthat in anotheryearainloa thicktailandwrapped roundthehead,theend.a largetassel,
muchlargerpercentagemaybeexpected 10besoarned'.Theaccuracy hanging downon thelefl shouldea." UnlikeImperialists (or ar leasl
of hisforecastis confirmedby CharlesGordon\ observation in June thoseunderthe ageof40),Taipings also$entunshalen, though onthe
1863 thattheTaipings *erebythen'much benefarmed lhanthey were wholetheyhadlilllefacialhairto showfortheireffons.Cuning rhehair
lastyeal. Evenin May1862, however, it hadalready beenestimated andshaving thebeardwerebothcapilaloffences. aswaswearing the
thatnearlya thirdof rheTaipings a$acking Tsingpu andSungkianghairin a pigtailmanchu-stylei' however, several sources recordthat
 manysoldiers slylykepttheirpigtails concealed beneath theirlonghair, n?'n, 1864.Thiscomprises anearlierandslightlydifferentrenditionof
with a view to expedientlyresumingthe guiseof loyal Imperialists some of Lindley'smaterial.
should circumstances requir€ it. " Severalother Miaou tribeswere similarly
namedafrer the most
Tlough Taipingsoldiersworeuniformsftom anyearlydate,they distinctiveaspectsof their costume,such as the While Miaou.
weregenerally limitedto guardandveteran units.Th€ytooktheusual Embroidered RedMiaou,LightBlueMiaouandnoweredMiaou.
Chinese form, comprising a shontunicedgedin a contrasting colour rbThomasW. BlakistonFire Monthson they^g-tsze, t362.
andoccasionally pipedin another,gen€rallyworn overrhe soldier's '' Michael1966-71.
everydayclothes.ln 1853Taipinguniformsareall recordedasbeing :0 Interestingly areportin theNorthChinaHeraldo, t8t5tI86l rccofis
yellow.variously edged in blue,green, red,blackorwhite, whitetater that Taipingsseenby the correspondent invariablyrode.with their
combinations ircludedrededgedin yellow,white€dgedin orange,and heehin theslirruD'. notlheirtoes.
'a darkcolour'(perhaps
blackor purple)edgedin red. tn rhe 186{h 'r TheNienRebellion( 1853,68), whichwasprincipallyconfinedto rhe
'rhe
Lindleyrecords bodyguards of the differentchiefs,as weating provinces of Shantung, Anhwei,HonanandChihli,meritsanarticleof
their ownpanicular colours, the edgesof thejackerb€ingatwa'5
embroidered andbraidedwith a difierentone. . . in som€casesrhe 2 Lindleyclaimsto haveanivedin HongKongin suruner1859andto
jacketbeingblacksilkandthetrousers white,andin othenblue,black, haveresignedfrom the Navyat the beginningof 1860,bur we knos,
white,redor yellow,ac.ordingto their differentmrps.' In factblack ftom anothersource(5.P. Oli\et
Oa and Off tu4,, 1881)that he
wasespeciallypopularamongstTaipingveterans,who were often acluallyanivedin August186r.
Thoughotherincid€ntsin his book
dressed entirelyin thiscolour,rhoughit didnol constirute a uniformal demonstrate asimilarflairfor mnpromisingtherruth,it isnevertheless
such.As earlyasApril 1853theNorthChinaHeruldrccolddstorrs-terman extremely imponanr primarysourceasqell as beingan exciring
Tdipingadherents ro havecusronaril!wornblack.addingrhalne$ adventur€ story-
recruiles'assume skyblue'. " A band of about 100 foreigners
under rhe commandof an
Taiping soldieE belowtherankofsergeant generally (bul,asusuat, Englishman nanedSavage (succeeded afterhisdeathby anAmerican
not alwayEwore patchesof cloth on tbe breasrand back for namedPeacock) servedunderrhe NingWang,Mu Wmgnd Chung
identificalion.Thoseof corporalswerenominallyaboutfive inches Wargin 186{161; there*ere 50-60at Show-shing in 1862,who'assisted
square, and thoseoI privatesonly aboutfour inchessquare, but therebelsby firingforeignmuskets';200 accompanied theMr Warg\
contemporary picturesindicatethal they wereacluallyabourrwice forcesagainstShanghai, alsoin 1862;andabout100,led by Henry
lhesesizes,andthatsomewereoccasionally circularlike thos€of the Burgevine, wentoverto theMu WangandAwg Wangaisoochowin
Imperialists.Thoughthey are most commontydescribedas being 1863 (seeWn9).
white,yeilowpatches areahorecorded. All borethesoldier\unit 2rLaai Yi'faai 'Fjver Strategy:A Phaseof the Taipings'Milirary
detailsonthefrontpatchin hand-painred, usually blackcharacters. and Developmenf Oie6 V. 1952.
thevords'HolyWarriolor similaronthebackone.A soldiertnane ' No h ChinaHetaldfl3lr\g
andnnitdetails, plusreligious slogans,wereahocarried ona wooden
dog-tag auached tohisbelt.

Thefollowingnotespertainto PartOnein WI99Jpage19

/t )+
'1:,l{
'tJ j1,i
I Augusrus F. LindleyIi-Pn g Tbn Ktroh:TheHistotJol theTi ping
Revolution11866) alonemenrions the rrunpeters. Orhersources, ,rJ ,fr'
includingofficialTaipingdocumenB, srareihatit wasthedrumsand );
gongs whichrransmirtedorders onthebatrlefield.
aThomasTaylorMeadowsI/, e Chinese lii
' andTheirRebeUions.
S.y fenTfh? roiTngRebc;ot aNltheWenetn Powe\.to1t.
t856. 'tJ
'This informarron. givenin w L. Bdre' Iro Adrgr'angrto.]7).
- l r,6l
derivesfrom the T'ai.ping T'ien.KuoYeh Shi,an anonynouslhh
Gniurypublication byamanwhohadbeen asecretary atNankingand
hadaccess toofficialTaiping documenrs.
'ThesewereHung'sfourprinc'pal (thefun& Si,peiand
lieutenants
Nm WangJ. or 'Eastem ,
'Wesrern',
'Nonhem'and.Soulhem,
Kingt;
his kinsmanShi Ta-k'ai(the 1 Wan8,or 'AsshranrKing');and,
a$ordingto some, themysteriousliefl-f€ydr8. or 'Heaventy Vinue
King'-capiured andexeculcdbythe Imperialistsin 1852-whoctaim€d
lo beco'founderoflhe entireTaiping movement. 1t't
" LaurenceOliphantNarariveof the
Ea of Elgin\ Missionto China
andldpanin theyea I857.'58,'59.1860. ,{g
'-LindesayBrinefi? faepi,?8Rebeionin
- PrescotiClarkeandJ.S.ctegoty Westen
China.1862. "1
Report:ontheTdipings: A ' f a
Selection of Dotuments.1982.
'lrJ
LLNoth ChinaHeruld41111862. --€
'r t ewinBo\aringfa ?|' tnp eiences t871. Taipinscsptainsfag. Taipingflassvaied in size,fton 21hx 2W Jota
,
'" Michaell966 71.According toBales1937andTeng l9Tlthesmallersetgeant upto 7thx 7/,I fot aseniotcod offcial, thoseof wngs being
unitswereregiments of 2.500.Tengstaring tharwomen's unirswere 8-9fttquarcrathe/thaht iangulaLA theorctically boredettilsol the
organised exactly thesamewayasthemen|exceptthat divjsionand rcspecnveofficet'sname,ptuvinceandunit,thoughthercateindicatio$
brigade comnanden wereomitted'. thotnanydidnot;cenainlysonecaniedreligiousslogans instead,while
'' WilliamMilnea,/ein Crina,1858. "r,ithoutanydefLaite
'formed
He confirms ihatwomenwere othenu,tete enbbn' . Technicay, too,fags 'rete
intobrigades of 13,000'. supposed to beof a standa eolowvithin anomr, butdesoipriontof
" Meadows 1856. Taipingamiesin ke Jieldrcpeatedly comnenton theit'thousands of
'' J.W. Worthineton(Editot) TheTaepings
as Thet arc, by Oneof flassol everycobw hon blacktoctintso|'.
30
"The fam ls bsmed, N€r./J? steamedout of Kinstonin late April 1864to supportthe
C-onJ€derate attacksonNewBern.Muchto ihe chagdnof hercaptain
atrdcrew.sheran groundon sandbanksmaderrcacherous by the

herwreckls ln slght" unusuallylow river levehand,despit€manJuleffortsto r€floather,

rcmainedstuckfastuntil midMay,wh€nshewasfinallyrefloatedby a
risingriverl€velandwasableto retumto h€rmoorings in Kinston.
Thelife and deathof the Asthefortunesof theConfederacy beganto ebb,shonages of troops
placedin the river,forcedthe
to supportheractionsandobstructions
Neuse
hondadC.S.S. NstlJ€to remainidlethroughtherestof 1864andinto theearlymonths
of 1865.GeneralBragghadnot beenablelo makeuseof the Neurs
by DavidBickley duringthefightingatWise'sForks,buthehadhopedto urt thegrrnboat
to cov€rhisreneat.He hopedthat her captain,JosephPrice,would
" . . . movedownth€riverbywayof divt/sion,andmakelhelossof his
INTRODUCTION vesselascostlyto theenemyaspossible. " Pricewasunableto bdtrghis
TheRiverNeuseflowsthroughKinston,NorthCarolina,onitswaytu vesselinto actionand,on 12March1865,thr€atened by approaching
N€wB€mandthe!€a.fie rivergave;lsnaneto anironcladgunboat, Federalforces,Priceandhiscre* attenptedto bumth€irboat.As they
theC.S.S.N?r..'e, oneof 22suchflat bonomedvessels mmmissioned by fledthev€sselthe6re caused a prenatureexplosionwhichbl€wout a
the Confederate narf asa part of its forcewhoserole wasto wrest largesectionofthehu[, causing theN?krdto quicklysinkin theshalo$/
controlof the coastalwatersand navigableriv€n from the Federal
forcesvbo w€reevermoresurelystranglingtheConfederacy's ability TheC.S.S.N€rrewasnot lostto history.Fairlysoonafterthewa*
to vagewarfor itsve.ysunival.Ir 1961,coinciding \r,iththecentenary conclusion, localsalvage teansrecovered the gunboat's €nglD€s, iron
of theopeningof tbeCivil War,privateeffort5weremadeto raisethe platearmour,andher an amenls,leavingthe stuctur€largelyintact
r€mairsof the Nder€fiom its river-bedtomb. Theseeffortswere ontheriverbed.Generations of localsknewherasthe gunboat',butit
unsucc€ssftl, th€ hull v./asrailed and noved in 1964, vasnot until 1961thats€rious€ffortsweremadeto raisethewr€.kfor
but in 1%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%3
folowingfloodandfurtherdamage, to ils present
sitein Kinstonwhere properstudyanddisplal.Theattenptprovedabortive,dueto alackof
il is maintainedfor visitorsby the North CarolinaDepanmentof funds.but intereslwasfired andin 1963ther€mainsof thehu[, deck
CulturalResources. In July 1995I wasfonunateenoughto be ableto and gun deckwere raisedfrom their wateryrestitrgplace.In the
visitthegunboatandleammoreof itssadfate.Thisanicleoutlinesthe followingyear, despilellood danag€that funher det€rioratedthe
life anddeathof thegunboatC.S,S,Nerseandoffersoneor twomore remains, lheC.S.S.Neurelrasmovedto itspresentlocationin Kinston,
unusuals.enariosfor wargaming onthelabletopbattlefield. NonhCarolina, andpreservation began-
Todaythegunboalis housedin a cov€redarearcar the riverwhicb
gav€her her name,rogetberwith an extensivemuseumand shop,
C.S.S. N'USE-1862 to1865 learuringa tull re-telingof'the gunboafs'historythrougha slideand
TheC.S.S.Nerrewasa wide,flat boltomed vessel{,h0,in herearly soundpresentation. Ev€nalter 130yealsandthe ravages of warand
stages of construction, rcsembled a riverbarge.Shewaspoweredby a nature.therenainsot theNerreareimpr€ssive toseecloseup.Sheisin
steamdriven,tvin scre*s]stemand,for defence. platedin threelayers the careof North Carolina'sDepanmentof Cultural R€sources,
of ircn platearmour-Shemeasured 158feetin lenglhand34feetin Divisionof Archivesand History, and is open to public viewing
\t/idlh. throughoutthe yearfreeof charge.The sitenuseumincludesmany
Thekeelof theNe&rewaslaidin theFallof 1862atwlitehall (Seven itemsof herhislory,boihpersonal andmilitary.Thebookandgifrshop
SpringtontheNeuse river.Theextensive pineforests ofeasFmNonh supports theinterested visitorandtheenthusiasa alikel'ith postcards,
Carolinaprovided the lunber necessaryfor such an ambitious plans and drawings, books and souvenirs. Adjacent to the remainsof
construction,while for shipwriShtsthe narf calledon lhe local the Nd,6e can be found a further museum to the life andwork of
carp€nt€rs. As lhe N?urewasintendedto operatein only six feetof GovemorRichardCaswell,'{ho waselectedto thatof6ceduringthe
water,her constructionfollowedthe flar€dsideanangenentof the War of lndependence andwho comnandedthe Patriotforcesat the
Akena e ftthet rhantheknucklearrangement of the Rnrmord and Battleof Moore\ CreekBridge,deleatirgthe Nonh CarolinaTory
othergunboats, drawingperhapstvelvefeel. forces.Caswelldiedin 1789from a stroke,whilepresidingoverlhe
Work on the Nexrecontinuedinto December1862.*hen all StateSenatein Fayetteville.Studentsandenthusiasls of the Revolu-
constructionwashaltedfollowinghostil€Federalactivityalongthe tionaryWarwouldaho6ndthi smallmuseum of interest.
river by GeneralFoster'sforcesbasedaroundNewBern. Following
Fost€r\defeatof Confederate GeneralEvans'forcesat Kinstonon 14
December the skeletonof the Ne re, havingsufferedseveralanillery WARGAMING ACTIONS FORTIIE C,S.S.AEUS'
hitsduringfightingon 15December. survivedfte funherattemptslo TherearethreesceMriosofferedh whichtheNerreeitherfiguredor
completeher destructionwhen a privateof the Third New York mayhavefigured.with betterluck,whicharesuitablefor bringingto
Cavalryswainacaoss theRiverNeuseto torchthepaniallycompleted the tabletop-There are drawinSswhich I madeof the gunboal
vess€I, otrlyto bednvenofr by determined Conlederate rifle fire. aclompanying thisarticleto aidanyenthusiasts whowouldliketo build
The constructionof th€ Nerr€ continuedinto the Springof 1863, the Ner.6efor thems€lves. For thosewhoseskills or talenlsdo not
althoughprogress wasslowedbyshortages of materialandequipment. extendto constnctionlher€areanumberofcomptnieswithmodelson
not to m€ntionbureaucraic difficultieswith suppliesbeingcomman- salewhichmayrepr€se theNdrrefor thepurposeof thegame.One
deeredorrcdirected.Eventhoughsheremained asy€tinmmpl€te,and such,in theU.S.A.,isOldGuardWargamers Inc.of 1034RockCreek
onlypartia y amouredandfitted,theNearewaslauflchedin 1863and Driv€,wyncote,PA 19095.Theyprovideexcellentwoodenkits o{ a
floateddownriverby herworkento Kinston,vhereherfirtingwasto varieiyof navalvessels in 15mm,eitherin kil forn or readyassembled.
continuewith machinery to drivehertl'in screws, h€rgunswereto be Theirmodelsfeaturelifi'off roofsto aidthe fitting of navalgunsand
mount€dand her ircn plate armou to be completed.ln fact, crewfilures. For thosewho vould like lo build their own madelin
transportation andsupplydifficultiesneantlhat thisfitting oul would 25mmicale,navalgunsandcreware availablefrom RAFM, whil€I
neverbeconpleted.It is ktrownthatth€Netrj?neverdidreceiveallher believethatRobBakerofFirstCorp6will bebringingoutnavalgunners
amour plate,aweakn€ss whichwouldleadhercaptainto altempther andgllnsin ihe nearfuturelo complement hisexistingrangeof mval
destoctionmtherthar engage theenemy. figures.
Barelyoperational,ald only partialy equippedandarmoured,the Thelhreeactionswhicharesuitableto tabletoprecreation enablethe
gamerto follo\vthe careerof the rvelriefrom 1862throughto her
sbking in 1865;the actionsarou Kinstonin December1862;the
aboniveengagements atNewBemin 1864;and,thefinajactionsof the
NeuJ?in 1865.I shallgivea briefscenariooutlin€for eachof thes€in
tum, givingenoughdetailto enablelhegameto bes€tupandenjoyed.

EI'ENTSLEADINGI]PTOTIIE ATTACKONTIIE C.S.S.

15DECEMBER
J\DUSE. IE62
WhenBumsideand two of his divisionsleft for Viginia, General
Fosterwasleft in commandof the remainingFederalforc€s.These
provedrob€roofewto allowtheproposed attackon Goldsboro to take
place.Hedevotedhisattentionandenergyto fortifyingNewBemand
to s€ndhgpafolsinlandto feelouttheConfederate strength.Onesuch
raidsentLieutenanlFluss€randthreenavalgunboats uptheRoanoke
on 9 July,whentheyhadthe unusualexperience of beingengaged by
cavalryatt€mptingto stopthemr€achingHamilion.AlthoughFlusser
sufreredsomelight casualties he reachedhis objectiv€atrdcaptured
on€steamer. Op€rations of alike natureco inuedintotheFallasl€e
wasumbl€ to rel€asetroopsto reinfor€€Hill's command m eastem
NonhCaroli0a.Hill, however,mountedseveralraidsof hiso*'n, most
mtably againstWashingtonon 6 Septemberand Plymouthon 10
Decenb€r.Fost€r,reinforcedby Massachusetts volunteers.$rasnot
idle,buthadraidedtowardsTarboroin November.
On11DecenberFosterleft NewBemattheheadof aforceof 10.000
inJantry,640cal]alryand 40 pi€cesof artillery. His mission$rasto
destroythe bridgeat Goldsborowhichcarriedthe railroadoverthe
NeuseRiver.Th€ nextdayhe senta cavalrydemonstration towards
Kinstonwhileth€marnforcemovedontowardstheirobjective.On 13
DecemberFoster encount€redhis first seriousoppositionat a
destoyedbridgeat SouthwestCreekdefendedby the 61stNonh
Carolina.TheyweredrivenbackbyaflaDkattackmadebythe9thNew
Jers€yandthe85thPennsylvania and,underthecommand of Gen€ral
Evatrs,f€ll backontheNeuseRiver.
Heretheydugitr two milesfiom the Kinstonbridgein a naturally theenenymovements. In thislightthe privatefromthecavalryswam
stroDgpositionin woodedcountry,hisrightprotecledby a swamp,his theNeus€wilb theintentionoftorchjngthedamaged shellof th€C.S-S.
left by a bendin theriver. Evans'forcenowcompris€d the61stNonh Nerre,onlyto b€driv€noff by Confederat€ riflemen,makingequally
Carolina,the1?th,22ndand23rdSouthCarolina,Holcombe\I-egion, goodus€ofthe ilumination.
Mall€ttt Battalion,Boyce'sLight Battery,SC, and Bu ings and
Wargamenrr/howishto may recreatelhe actionsof Fosterand
Starr\ Batteries,NC: a forceof some2,014men.Evansdrewup his
positionwith the Soulh Carolinalroops on the left, the Nonh Evans,ctlminatingin the raid on Whitehalland the Xeare. Atr
excellentaccountcanbefoun'dilnThzCivilwat in Norh Carcliiahyt .
Caroliniaffto lhe right.
G. Barrettprovidingmoredetailthatris appropriatehere.Thosev,/ho
On 14 D€cemberFoster'sattackbeganvith the 9lh New Jersey
movingforwardasskirmisheE throughth€{,oodsflankngtheroadand are looking for somemore entertainingdiversionmight like to
advaffingto within 75 yardsof the Confederate breastworks. This concanfate on the attempisof the cavalryto bum lhe Ner4e.In ao
attackwassupportedby infantryin line eith€rsideof th€ roadand eadier edition of tyr4prreslrrastuladl recallall articl€entitled"Fiv€
Minuteswiih E.D.N.A." whichprovideda gane mechadsmfor just
anilleryplacedto theright rear.Troopsfromthe45thMassachus€tts
sucbatrev€ntuality.Thiswill enableindividualplayento attenptto
tumedtheConJederate right, forcirg Evatrsto retireoverth€bridge.
Thinkinghis*hole conmandwassafeheorderedthebridg€firedand swim theNeuseRiverands€tfireto thegunboafsshell,whilstlheloD€
the c€ntreanddght of his formerpositionfir€d on. Udortunately, umpire operat€sthe mechanisms necessary, oudinedin the anicl€
mentioned, to nonitor their progress and succ€ss(?)! A[ that is
thesepositions*ere not occupiedby F€derals ash€supposed, but by
required fo. the tabletop are a few Fed€ral cavalry figures, a
hiso\ln troops.Artrlleryfire fromtheirrearandFederalpressure from - Ior
representation of the gunboatandsomeConfederate riflemen
theirftontbroketheirresistance a theyfel backto th€bridge,vh€re - andthelarge€xpans€
efiectonly of the Neuse river, somewhat ov€r
its buming state broughton a panic flight. To his credit, Evans
consolidated the routingtroopsandformednewpositions,supponed scaleto allow for the number of mov€s taken to swim the river.
by thefreshtroopsof tbe47thNorthCarolina-Fost€rcalledon Evans
to surrender,only to receivethe reply, "Tell your Gen€ralto go to
Helll". Evenso, Evanscouldseehispositionwasweakand,before ATTACKONNEWBERN,APRIL1E63
Fostercouldattack,beganto withdraw. As partof lrngstreet'sstrategyfor €ngaging theF€derals' attentionin
Thenextdav.15December.Fostersack€dKinstonandmovedon Virginiaard NorthCarolina,aDepartment hetookcomnandof on25
Goldsboro,eventhoughhe receivedintelligence of Bumside'sdeleat February1863,D. H. Hill proposed demonstrations aroundNewBem
atFredericksburg andof freshCotrfederate rehforc€meDts ontheway. andWashinglon, NorthCarolina.Hewasassisted in histaskby Major
Federaltroopsadvanced asfar asWhitehau,otrthe southsideof the JohnHaskell,whoconmanded hisarti ery. Alhough HiI enjoyeda
Neus€,18milesfromGoldsboro.Fosters€ntforwad thr€ecompades rcputationasafighter,heconsidered hisforcetoosmallto etrgage the
of cayalryfton the Third NewYork andseveralpiecesof artill€ry. F€draiswhowerewell entreDchd aroundtheir bases.Hill n€€dedlo
they arrivedjust asthe retiringConfederates hadfired the bridge. taketheofr€nsiv€, however,to s€cur€caops h theeastemarcato fu€d
Fed€ralgunn€nbeganto shellthe Confederate positionsuntil dark, lhe Onfederat€troopsfor a fifiher yearandto relievethe growing
whentheybuilt a largefire of 2,000banelsof turpentin€to illuminate pressureon Ctarleston,South Carolina.To aid Hill Irngstr€et
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ordered\ryhiting'sBrigadeof some4,000efiectivesfromWilmington,
bringingHill's forcetoabout15,000 troops.lnngslreetplannedfor Hill
to demonstnt€againstNewBem andsurpris€Washington's defen'
de$, bul heavyrainsforcedthe latter to be posaponed. Againstthis
anackFosrerhadno morethan14.000men.the balanceof hisforce
having been tratrsferredto South Carolina to operate against
Charleston.
Hill's atlack beganon 13March- a Friday!- with an encounter
betweenrivalscoutsandpicketssometenmilesout ofNewB€m.The
Federalslell backon DeepGully, sometwo milesaway,wherethey
inadea stand,only 1obe drivenfrom their worksagain.Although
heavilyreinlored, theFederals didnotsucc€€d in retfing DeepGully
the next day and they fell backon lheir nain lin€sat New B€m.
Althoughsucc€sstul atDeepGuIy, Hi[ failedat FortAndersononlhe
14April. Here,thefort\ defetrders, the92ndNewYork,supported by Gunhal C.S.S. lleue- luthon's rhetch, August
tbreeFedenlgunboats -itrclfiialthe Hunchback resistedGenenl
Pettigrew'sattack.In the meantime,Robenson'scavalryIaid also Otr 7 March Cox encounteredHolke's division,under Bragg's
failedto achieve itsobjectiveto breaktheAtlanticandNonhCarolfua mmmand,entrefthed stronSlyalongthe t\,estbank of Southw€st
Railroadsouthof theTrentRiver. Creekb€lowKinston.Bragghopedto delaytheFederaladvance along
HadtheC.S.S.Neurenot run agroundon itswayto joiDth€actions this line as a[ majorroadsftom Kinstonto NewBem crossedhere
againstNewBemit is likely thatshewouldhaveb€enengaged in the abouts,as did the Wilninglon Road and the Atlantic and North
attacksagainstFon Atrdersonin supportof Pettigrew'sattacks.Fon CarolinaRailroad.T{,o suchroads,theUpp€rTrenl andtheDover,
Andersonwasaneanhworkfon onth€nonhbankof theNeuseRiver, crcssed at wise'sForks.Cox,onreachingtheCreekloundthebridges
directlyopposite NewB€m.lt wasdefended bythe92ndNewYork.To to be destroyedor dismantledso he orderedt\r,odivisionslowards
its front a mrrow causeway crossed twoswamps prolectingits flanks. Wiset Forks, Palmerto the righl, Carterto the left, with a mile
Pettigew openedhis attack with a bombadmentfiom his light separating the tlr,o.The 12thNew York Cavalry\rere to patrollhe
batteries,andafters€veralminute!sentto callfor lheFort\ sunender. roadiandwatchthecreek.
Ande6on,in command, d€layedhisrespons€ bys€eking to conferwith By 8MarchBragghforceopposing rheFederals hadbeeDrebforc€d
Foster,whilstPettigrewwouldnot ordera ftontalassaultby the26th by Hilh Division,includingthe remnaDts of th€ Army of Temesee
Nonh Carolina,feartughea\rylosses.WhenAndersontploybecane andJuniorReserves. ThisbroughtBragg'sstrenglhupto aboul10,m0
obvious,Pettigrewrecomnencedhis anillery assault,successfully nen. Bragg\plancalledfor Holketo altacktheFederalleft,whileHill
pinningdos'nthe defenden.Justas their positionbecam€difficrlt wouldsupponagainsttheright. As Holkecrossed thecreekhefound
threeFederalgunboats anivedro givesupportingtue. Pettigrewhad hiswayblockedby the27thMassach0setts andthe 15thConnecticut,
only four gunscapableof rctumingfte, but foundtwo sootrout of supportedby a sectionof artillery.Holkeeasilydroveoff thesefirst
actionandthe remainderfiring faulty amnunition.Fiding his owtr Fed€raltroopsandHill, heariflgthe noiseof theengagemetrt, crossed
positionnowexpos€d, Pettige* orderedawithdrawal.Hi[ hadfailed to hissupport.His command advanced with " . . . verygoodcourage,
singularlyto retakeNewBem, inde€dhis strongest criticssuggested butexce€dingly badorder."As theyadvanced theJuniorReserves fell
thathehadnoobjectivein mindwhenh€setout. out and lay down, but the remainingveterans$rept asidethe
Howdifierenthisassaults mighthavebe€nwiththeNexrdin suppon. Connecdcut troops.At thisjuncture,BraggorderedHill to i0tercept
Any gamer who wouldlik€ to recreal€Pettigrew'sassaulton Fort lhe fleeingFederals at th€intersection
of theNeuseandBritishroads,
Anderso!rvilhtheadditionalnavalsuppod\r,illfted to repres€nt the buttroFederals werethereandHolkevasnot advancing. Hill s,asfive
NeuseRiver,the fort, lhe causeway andsvampareasto eith€rside. iJl€s fiom hisuossingpointandfacinga build-upof Fedcralcnvalry,
Forceswould b€ limited to Anderson'sdefendersatrd Penige s so h€ respoded to Bragg'ssuggestionand retned. Despit€this
attackingunit andanillerysupport.Playerscoulddicefor the anival dif6cufty,thefiIst day'sinitiativestill layfindy with theCotrfederate
and eff€ct of lhe incompleteNelrje, as well as the lhree F€deral ciuse.SoheavilydidtheConnecticut regim€ntsufferthaiit numb€red
gunboals,oneat leastof whichmn agroundb€foreth€ action.There between 75and120onlyattheendof theday'sfighting.
vould be additionaloptionsof Federaltroopscrossing the riverfrom Shortlybeforedark, Rugeis Divisionanived and took position
NewBemandof Pertigr€w bringingupmoreof bisforceto supportth€ between thetwowingsof theFederalarny. Coxhadhismenconstruct
assanlt. breaitvorks,intendingto fight a defensiv€ engagement on 9 March.
Wlile hewaited,th€23rdCorpsl{ason th€marchfromWilmingtonto
his support.As th€ daybrokethe Confederares lay in b.eastworks
SINKINGOFTIIE C.S.S.MUS' alonglheBritishRoadandarrightanglescoveringth€railroad.Holke
Thefinals.enarioin whichtbeNe6e featureswasher6tralaction.on
12March1865,wbensheshelledFed€mlsof Shennan\advancfug
army around.Kinstonbeforebeing sel on fir€ by her crew. The
subs€qu€trt explosionblewout h€rhull andsankherin theriverwbose

WhenSherman ent€redNonh CarolinatheConfedeiate cause*as

a[ but doomed.Tbe ]Veri€,still inmmplele,hadto be pressedinto
servicein muchthe samemamerin whichthe Confederacllscarce
rcsourceswereeverywhere employed.Alter th€fall of Wilmingtonon
21 February1865,ShermanorderedSchofieldto operateagainst
Goldsborowbile gatherfugsuppliesfor the main army. However,
shortagesof rollingstockat Wilmingtotrforc€dSchofieldto operateoul
of N€wB€m.By6Marchhehadtwodivisionsin thefield,Paltrlelsand
Canels,movingon Goldsboro.Theywercto befollowedby the23rd
Corps.All vereund€rtheconmandof GeneralCox,about13,fi)0nen Gurboal lferse- artaway
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fo! d cooplele rcnge ol l5mro defensive wolls, > I0N\ ol hgvlrin l&
to$e$ elc, iotn Ancients to Ncpoleonics. > Noquihhla
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27 AEnI€f crqnge Mt, L.cd. LSI 2 3e!. l3lo lu oonood, fl...(6t , U4 5!I
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probedduringrheday. burfoundrheFede raI po\ilionloo.rrong.OnI0
MaichBraggplanned roanack.wirhHotkearracbng on theri;hrand Tile-scendno
Hilldemonstraring againstrhefronr.Onhearing6nnion offer.sev€r
al Interesringproblem( torrheptayer whjcb.l
Hotk;\ fronl nope.w||tremmmend h lo lho* tookingfor somethjng
r|xrorcereo hrsmenrorward. onDlo fallbackdsHotkewasrepulsed.Irredotdrange outsiderhe
aragg.seernBa superiorFede'attorce ofmorewellknovnencoutrteF.
buildingup. fe backacross the
\euseandcamped nearKjn\ton.Coxdd ml mo\ein pDrsuil.
While the fightingragedaroundWise\ Forksrhe Ne,.rewasnor A.FTERWORD
engaged. ahhough Bragg hadenli.aged il ptayrng apanincovering his Therearesource.m€nLioned in rhebiblography whichsi[ provide
rerear.ne haohopedthathercaprdin. Joseph pdce,woutdmole sorne sterchmaFlqandfunherdetaits
do*n lhenrerasa diver{onandlellhrsJhipdead)in delayinB on unrrsengaged for rhosewho
Cox\ oaveIrmeandlncMatron lo rel uplheencoutrteB. The(e scenarios
are
advance. On 12 MarchPnce'eatisedhi; po.irionwasbecortungintendedto sketchin th€ events
bopekss and forcesfor play€n, leavingthen
andserthevessetalighr. Shesufercda premarure erplono; freeto usetbeirlavourire
wnrcnsenrher to rhe bollomvithoul everhavinsmadea full moreplaye$ uniton rberablerop. I liopt to seeoneor
u(inggunboab in rhecomngyearin rleir disptayganes
contribuliontorheConfederale warefion.Asdpo.tscri;tCo\hadno upanooownthecounlr).AsI wdtein lale philRobbson
moresu(essrnsecunng Ocrober, and
rhecooperation of t ederatgunboals. shallo!.vT.are ourplansfo' I g4o.thenir\ offlo rhe boatyardjtor us.
6nalisinS
walerberng themanreason gi\enlor theirtaclof acriviry. Hadlhey Wehopelo seeyouaroundthesho{,sandwelcomeyou;inrerestand
andthe Neu&been-engaged thenthe outcomeof Wise'sForksmighi
havetreen.rarher differenlthoughrheendforrheContederacy co;td
onlyhavebeendelaled. On t4March Corcoutd repo rhal-...lhe
rdmi.bumed:herwreck isinsighr.. soendedlheilflaredcareerot BIBLIOGMPHY
lherronclad ram.theC.S.S Nexre.senlrorhebotromuyocro$ncrev. Banell TheCivilWatin NonhCatotina
Thosegame6interestedin a refight of Wiset Forks have the BowmanAnetica Civil WorDar fu Dar
opportunity ol.usingthe Na.reor not, of evenof addingFederal Drury& cibbonsTre Cir,! War MiiUry MachAe
gunboals intolhescenario Tle presence in Bragg\command of rhe Guernsey & Aldenitarpen' PictotiatHi:toryol TheCivil Wal
runorReierver addsrorhedif6cuh'forLheConlederaeptayer. white Hoggweaporc ol theAnenca\ CivitVtal
theFederalplayermustcoordinate thetwoaisparare wingioitrisarmy. Tine life TheCoastdWal
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Ail Quteton the 2. Prtrol

Brigade isconcernedaboutincreasedeneny
Youareordef€dloaggressivelypatrol
sector.
in yourbattalion\
aclivity
thearealoyourfroniand

ChechenFront repodon anddisrupranyenem.rt acri\ity.PIM outu touteNhithtakes

Jo$ squadauosseachte ainsquarcon thetable.lf thetenainit nol

- a mlnl-campalgn dividedin thiswar therekrcewiUkLLyo hott'theateais notionay

dividedintoEridsquares.

3. f,scortMission
byRichardCrawley Youareio actasguides to a squadsizedSpetsnaz leamwhichwillbe
attempling ro infiltrat€enenylines.You are 10escortthen 1oa
Despitethetitle,rhescenario whichfollowscould beeasilyadapted ro position
three-quart€rs ofthe w y dcross yourareaoloperations and
any twentiethcenturycanpaignin whichiherewerep€riodsof thenretumto yourdefensive posilionsleavingthen 1ocrossin iheir
relativelystaticwarfaredominated by infanirypatrouing. Bosnia,
MonteCassino, andrheSomme spring lo mindaspossiblealternatives.
Acrually)ouneednorberegrricrrd roInerqenuelh cenrury-dlumes 4. StindBy
the American Civil war bogged downinlo something approachingStayin yourdefensive positions andkeepwatchto yourfrontand
lrench$,arfareandsome ofthegeneral principles
usedherecouldapply flanks.Noteto playet- dont lel yout oppone knov thutJou have
1ooperationsbetween lhelinesof amedieval siege.
As a mini-campaiBn it isdesignedrobeplayable in a dayortso (or
perhaps asa series of shonevening sessiontbutstilllo address lhe 5. S€tAmbush
usualcampaign considerationsof husbanding andlhefogofwar. Yor areordered
forces tomoveoutandsetupanambushposirion withaview
Hovever,lhernaincommand problem addressedhereis. Howdoesa to destroying Ch€chnyan forcesmovingthroughyour area of
commanderreactwhenfacedwitheventsnolcoveredbvhisorders?'
Thescenario places eachplayerin theposition of a squad/section
Ieaderwhose areaofoperations (represented bythetabletop)isin a 6. RecoverJ Mirsion
relalively
staticsection ofthefront.Overthree(game) daysandnights Tle colonel in chargeofyourbarralion is havingro wilhthe
negotiale
eachplayerwill havelo plan and erecutesix missions from a localMafiawhoareproviding intelligenceandcenainother'\upport
predetermined list. The play€r'sopponentNill alsobe planning services lo thearmy.Heisannoyed thaltheMafiabossalvaysarrjves
missions,perhaps fromadifiefent list.soasquad expectingtocomplete in a big foreigncarwhilehe, the colonel.hasto ride aroundin a
a sinplepatrolmaybefacedby a reinforced enem)platoan arnedto cramped personnel carrier.Yourcompanr commander haspromised
theteethandlookingto kick<insenbodypartof you|chorce>. .. lhecolonelthat hewillacquire himacar.Youarelo gooutandrecover
anabdndoned carkno\lnto bein a lillagejustoutside theChechen

GETTINGSTARTED
Thisisa sknmishlevelcampaiSn.Youwillneeda setofskirmish rules 7. SetupOb$rvalionPost
whichwillcopewiththeiveaponssystemsinvolved andwhichwillmake Youareto escort alieutenantlron
rheRegimenlal ArtilleryGrouptoa
allowancefor hiddenmovem€nt. preferably dislinguishing
betwcen position
lrom shich he canobserveen€my positions
andcallin fire.
Jaslburnors)and -slowbulquicr"no!em.nr rore\ Thiswill trke l0 game turnsstationary
and in contacl
withtheRAG
T1'eforcesusedcanbe adjusted to fit $e nodehalailablc.bul position! to complele. willtellyouwhenyougetthere
Thelieutenant
roughlya plaloonpers'deshouldbesufficienr to colcrexrrutroops whetherthe posilion)-ouhalefoundfor himissuitable.
attached10 the squadand any reinforcements deployed.Light
armolredvehiclesandtrucksor personnel carders
couldbeincluded if
MISSION - CHECHENS
PROFILES
Theterrainshorldbe lairlydens€. givingplentyof colerandfew The Russians. dctcrmined to opposethe will to naiionalself'
commandirg locations.For ChechnlaNe can assurne operalionsdeterminaiion of theChechcn people.havelaunchedanunprovoked
arouidthesuburbs of Groznyrlotsofpanlydemolished buildings
and inlasjonof sovereign Chechnyr. Thecntirepopulalionhastakenup
parksandgardens.
s{atiered armsagainsl lhe invaderin thenaneof Islan.You leada squddof
willneedanaccuraienapofthe
Tle referee areaofoperarionswitha Mujahideen fightingto oppose Russianforcesauenrpting
to encircle
superimposedgrid.Thismapwillbeusedlo keeptrackofchanges as lhe capital.Grozny.Up to now rhe Russians havebeenunwilling
missionsoccur;mineslaid.bodi€sunrecover€d.roadscraler€d.etc. butrumourhasit that6liteparatroopers
conscripls. haverecentlybeen
broughtin.
- RUSSIAN
MISSIONPROFILES l. EscorlminelaJing/boobJlrapping mission
TheRussian Armyhasinvaded ihebreakaway regionofChechnyato You are ordered to takea paftyofthree sappersoutintothesquad s
overrhrow fte illegalregineofGeneral Dudayev. akno$ndrug-dealerareaofoperations andlal a number ofminesandiorboobytraps (roll
andbandit. Solarthings havenotgoneaswellas lheymight.Conscripi onesix-sideddie
forthenumberrequned). Eachsuchtrapfequnes2d6
troopshavebeen commiriedtothe fightandoftenlankshavebeenused turns stationary ro cotnplete.Remember to map their position
in urbanareas$'ithoutinfantrysuppon.As a resultcasualties have
beenhighandprogessihroughrhesoulhern suburbsof Groznyhas
beenslow.Nowyourmen(youarea squadleaderin theTula'based2. Stand BJ
l05thGuardsAnborneDivhion)hav€beei committed. You have Slayin rour defensive posirionsandkeepwarchto yourfrontand
threedaysto establish yourself in thefrontlinebeforemountingthe flanks.
Don tlenhe Russianpkret knon*u hnftchosen thisoption!
finalatlackagainstihe bandir forces.
l. Palrol
l. SmtchSquad Thecom,irnder i. (on,erned about incredredenem\dcli\u!in )our
You areorderedto rakeyoursquadout andcapture oneor more sector.
You areordered to patroltheareato yourfrontandreportany
prisonersfor Intelligenceto interrogate- eneny activirv.
Enenr forces should beengaged anddestroved
ifthis
 canbedonewithourtoomuchrisk.Planouta routewhichtakesyour
squadacross eachterrainsquareon the rable-If the refiainis not
divided
in thiswaythereferee
llill tellyouhowrheareais notionally
divided. @&gP&AEg
Hll op, Grlol [Uon, Itoilnglon, Shr€w3bory
3157l|V.
4. nrnk securitJ Iel 0l 7.3.718632
Youaredetailedto protect
thelineof marchof aplatoonsizedunirof
tnendlyfighreFwboll1llbemarching yourr'onrro mountan
acrorc
attack
ehewhefe onenemy forces. 'Eil^iq r."18".#":.#.B;?'-
mff;i,r *
5. PrivaleEnterpri!€
Youhavelearned thatfte localMafiaganSareusinga tocationin rhe
areain ftont of yourpositionsto storedrugsthey aresellingto the
Russian army.Youhavedecided io gooutandfindrhecacheand take
tnedrugssoyoucansellftem yourself. Youwitlbeinformed of ihe *"if#gk
l4drEri**e
localionof thedrugswhenlhetimearises.

6. SelAmbush o[ companv-
or battalionievel
firesupport (eg'
assets
youareordered
tonoveoutandserupanambushposirio"
-,* . "*- il"il'"t;l:t
todesrroying
Ru(ranlorce(
moring you'area
lhrough ofoperations.
7. CloakandDagg€r WINMNG
Thecommander hasorderedyoutoescorta manwhoiskno*nto you
onb as Nureddininroa posilionfrom\here he canpassinlo lhe Obviously eachset of ordersimpliesits ovn viclorycondirions.
enemy lines-Secrecy youshouldrestrict
is essentialso However, thesevictoryconditions nay be irrelevantif theenemy,s
thesizeofthe
actions presenia clearftfeat whichmustbe metor an opponunity
escortingpany1oyourselfand rwoolhen.you shouldavoidconlact
withtheenemy andescort Nureddin whichshouldbe taken.At the end of lhe daythe refereemust
roa position
ftree-quaners
ofrhe
wayacross rheareaof operations.Fromrherehewill makehisown det€rmine success and failurein eachmissionand in lhe whole
arransementsto cross
thelines. minr'campaign.
Thereis however a specialcaseif eitherofthe players chooses the
"SlandBy" option.In thiscasethe
rcfereemustrunthescenario asif
PLAITNGTHEGAME thefeweresomehidden enemy in thearea.To spice thingsuphemay
havesomeciviliancomings and goingsor somerandomarti efy
Thisnini-campaign takesplaceovera 72hourperiod. Eachplayerhas harassing firefallingin thearea.
to complete sixoutofseven missionsin lhaltime.Ther€aresixperiods At theendof any
scenario duringwhichasidehasnotmadeconract
duringwhichthemissions areto beunderrsk€nlhreedalsandthree withtheenemi,,thaiside\playermusidecidevherherhethinks
nighrs. Ihe etereema) choosero\ra,'sirhrJa\ oranrghrm *iunand \rasanv
enemv activjlyin thearealhatday.
thetwotypesthenahernate (astheyarewontlo dol).
Thereferee hasa choice of ho$ to allocale themissions - choose
themhimself andgivetherntotheplayeAaseachmission starls,let
lhe
playenchoose
ALTERNATIVE SETTINGS
theirownmissions based on thenissionprofiletitles
(Snatch Squador\rhalever). orlelihemchoose theirmissionsbasedon Includedbeloware afewideas fortryingouttheserules. Whynoradapt
afullreading ofthemission profiles.Eachpfofileisusedonceonly. themto a seitingfor whichyo! haveappropriaie figuresandienain?
Theplayerendsup wiihonemission profilefor eachperiod.Thus Themission profiles in theaboveexample areobviousty designed for
whenthemini'campagn staftstheRussian playermavhave: thatparticular setting. Theyshouldbetrreaked or replacedto caplure
Nighl1: SetupObservarion Posl thefeelofthecampai8n youchoose rostudy.
Day1: SlandBy
Night2: Parrol Boll€mia,early15thC€ntury
Day2: EscortMission Winlerhas bfought ahaltlo lhe 'crusade" againsttheHussites, driving
Night3: Snaich Squad thewarring sides to seekshelter. Theterrainissnovycountryside wjlh
Day3: RecoveryMission scartered woodsandhamlets. The two sidesarescattered in small
lf the Chechen player'sfirstmission is "FlankEscort we*ould groups ensconced in villages.Occasionallythey raideach otherand the
therefore havea night-time situationwiih foursquad,sized unitsof neighbouring peasanls.
Chechensmovingintwocolunns lhrough lheareasnnultaneously wilh "Germans"-nercenaries, mounted oronfoor.Mayinclude one
a Russian squadandiheattached arrilleryobserver (presumably wiih or twoknighisorperhaps someEnglish longbowmen_
sonekind of IR nightsight).Whathappens nexrdepends on the Hussites mainly'peasanfsoldiers, but wellequipped virh
playersabilitylb judg€ thesizeandinlentions of theirenenyandthe cross-bows or gunnes, maces or halberds.
threalposed to lheirownmission. Mhsionprofilesshouldemphasise the importance of capturing
To keepiheplayenguessing asio ihe presence (or absence) and supplies and/orshelter.
intentions ofenenyforces, movement shouldbehidden. Thiscanbe
doneby replacing unitswilh markers andincluding seleraldummy Paris,l87I
markers, or by havingtheplayenin separale .oomsuntilconract is Thesiege of Paris continuestoweardown theRepublcan governmem.
Thereare regularskirmishesaroundthe suburbsas Fienchforces
The provisionof replacemenb for casuallies is left up to the arrempr topenetrate thesurrounding cermanlines.
individual referee. Theyshouldnot be readilyavailable andshould French smallunitsof Republicao
certainlybeof a lowerquality- grcensto rcplaceveterans regularrroopsor Francs-
ot nomals
for example. Thisir to encourage ihe squadleaderro showproper Germans - besieging unitsof Prussians, Bavarians,
Wurtrembur-
respecl forhismen andto avoidneedless casualties. gersorwhatever. Wilhtheenphasis on Jaegers perhaps?
The refereemay alsowish1o makesomedecisions abourthe
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Franco-Gernun border,Winter1939.40 thetwogroups blundered intoeachother.TheChechenswere caughr
Brilishor French 8 to 10mansquads intheopenandsuffered heavy casualties bcforebeingabietobreakoff.
German 10mansquads Several oltheirwounded werecaprured afierbeing leftbehind.
Terrain- snoq rivervatley.Deserted villages. Nighifollowsday... andtheChechens. nowreinforced withsome
Onesideshouldcenainly havea mission profilewhichrequiresthemlessexpedenced lads,setout ro recovera loadof drugsfrom an
lo setupa largepre-prinled propaganda hoarding wh€reit canbeseen abandoned carin no'mans'land-TheRussians hadsetoutto lavan
from the enemypos;tions. GivenChurchill's keenness on floating ambush bul.hearing rheracker of rheChechens rrying ro,rJnrh;car
mine.downrheRhineperhap'lheBririshcouldbegivena mi.sionlo (unsuccessfully asit lu.nedouo, theylaunched a fierceauack.The
esconenginee.s 1otheriverwithfloatsto t€sttheidea. upshot wasthatbothsides golawaywithhalfoi the'stuff each.the
Chechens againtakingheavier casualties.
Born€o,1963 DaytwosawtheChechens c.corting a platoonof fighters lhrough
BrilishSAS4nan teams(possible reinforcements: a platoonof theirsector. TheyranintonoRussian opposition a5theRussianswere
Gurkhat6litemorale. salelytuckedupin thenforholes. TheChechens guessed correcdy that
Indonesians nornal10mansquads, jungle'trained, reasonablethiswasthecase. TheRussians,however, decidedthattheythought the
Chechenswere alsohavingaresl. Scoreone vicroryforlheChechensai
Terrain- verydensejungle(a usefor ihoseVillageGrcenresin lastl
models), steepslopes(ridgesrunningparallelwiih the "fiont Nighttwo covered bothsidesartempis to infihratethroughthe
lines"),and theoccasional jungleriver.PhilGray,whoorganises€nemylines. Unforiunalely fortheRussiansthey hadjustdropped off
displayiparticipationgames for rheSociety ofTwenlieth Century theirSpetsnaz teanandwerereturning through openground whenthe
Warganers. suggets scatteringthe VillageGreenmodules across Chechens cameonthescene- Theyhadjustdroppedoffthe mysl€rious
the areaof densejungle.Theseblockline of sightin an "Nureddin" andwereableio inflictgreatcasu iesontheRussians.
unpredictabl€ wayitheieareoccalional longersightlines. In this Thescore wasnowprobablytwo all.
casedelection of enemyforcesby the noisetheyare making TheChechens haddecided to slayat homeon thelhirdday.The
Russians facednointerference totheiraltempts lo retrieve acarforthe
Missionprofilesshouldbenostlyof lhe"Parol" and"FlankEscon" C.O. Theywereableto borrowa BMP'2(a BlackStar.esin,cast
typefor bothsides. nodel)to assist wilhtowing.sotheChechens hadit easyin guelsing
thatlheyvere up to something - a dieselengineis not ftat quiet.
Northof Khati, SaudiArabia,199t Fortunately for theRussians thevguessed correcriy ihistine thalthe
Whilefte Americans andtheiralliesbuildup theirforcespriorto enemy werenotpresenr. Thismustbeconsider€d a draw.sothesides
liberatingKuvait('soilfields),Saddan Hu.sein planstostrikefirst. . . werestilllelel.
Saudis - nonnalinfantrysquads withMl13sand/or HMMWVS. Thefinalmissions tookplaceat night.TheRussians wentoulwitha
Possible USreinforcements. foruard observerlerm. whileth€Chechens triedlo boobvtraoseveral
kaqis- normalor 6lite(Republican Guard)infantrysquads, rurnedDuildrngs in Ihe\uburbs.I nfo unarely rheCheihen\appers
perhaps withBMP'ls. dawdled overthefirstsetof charges andweresported movingto a
Flats.rubland andsuburbs of thetown. second building byrheartillerylieurenanl\securityteam. A luckyshor
The Iraqimissions shouldinclud€severalpatroloptionsasthey $ithariflegrenade tookoutthesappen andseveralof theirescon. The
probetheSaudidefences beforeatlacking.
Sotherewe hadit a fairlyclearRussian vicrory,in termsof
Korea,jusl soulhof lheDMZ,ftar tuture casualtiesinflicted ifnothingehe-In relrospecl l should havegiventhe
NonhKoreans-special lorces squad in civilian
clothing.All are Chechens a fe\{ moremento offsetthesuperior equipment of their
ngged to beableto blowthemseLves upto avoidcapture. opponents. Thesystem seemed roworkquirewellandwegotrhrough
SouthKoreans-ROKsoldiers, possible USreinforcenents. th€sixscenarios in fourandahalfhours ona Sundav afternoon.
The Nonh Koreans' frontline position!are actuallya tunnel I'n nowthinkngthatihisneednotbe restricted evento skirinish
underlhe DMZ- Thiscanbe the lourceof (verl) occasionalgames. Foranyoftheabove examples youcouldeasily read"platoon'
for"squador "companylor-plaloon. It jusrdependsonhowmany
Formoreideasof thissettingrty theno\elThrry EightNotthyankee figures youhavealailable.
byEdRuggero. I nowplanro try something similarusingthe Bohemia duringthe
Hussile Wan oprionmentioned above. l seenoreason \lhyir shouldnl
Nerrlns Angel€s, ml9 workon a broaderscale.usingDBA andreplacing the individual
Hunans thehumansarebasedundergroundsothewholeof the figufeswiib6nm scale element bases. Thar way Ican probablyhavethe
surfaceworldis the areaol operations.Hunan nissionprofiles tvo sidesvillagebases actually on thetabletop. I 11sendmy fastesr
shouldemphasise destroying machines andgathenng supplies, ridenwith wordoftheoutcome... .
txeaponsor equipment.The BladeMinialures20mmscience
fictionfiguresmightbeusetul forthis.
Machines-Anykindofauromated killingmachine youcanget
yourhands on.Mission profile!shouldbelargelyofthe "Patrol" EMPIRES.EAGLES&LIONS
rypewiththeemphasis on killinghumans or capturingthemas UKsubsto lhe bi-monthlytull colourAmencanNapol€onic
magazine areavailableirornStratagem Publicalions.
Thisideaisbased onthe"futnre"scenes lron thefilmlerminatol 2 On€ yeart subscngon(6issues):
-Judgement Day. f23.50 (*21 lo WI subscrtbeG)
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TRYINGOTNTHESYSTEM f4postpaid.
I ranthisfor a coupleofrelatively inexperienced wargamers (playing NEwl E.E.L. btDd€rs(hold 12 issu€i) f6 post pald.
theirsecond andfounhgames respectilely). Usinga simplesetof
skirmish rulesmeantthattheypickedupthe ideaprerly quickly. Exclustvely lrom Slratagem
On the firstdaytheyboth(probably sensibly) choseto carryour 18 LoversLane, Ne$,arl, Notts NG24 lHz.
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BUILDINGA shouldbegreenandtheshieldsweredividedblue,whiteandredwith
badgesconsitingof: threecrorvn!;a lion umpant; a singlecrown;a
wh€atsheaf (badge oftheVasafamily);an orb;and,finally,akey.

WARGAMESARITIY No. 18(Mun.o)is a cavalrycometftom Munroof Fowles'cavalry

regiment.Norcgim€ntcalledOok's everexisted.
No. 19a& b arc possibles,althoughthey may nol be Scoltish
FORTHETHIRTY regiments. Likewise21, 22,& 23areprobablyconectalthoughit isnot
possibleto nake ceiain attributions.However21 corid be ftom

YEARSWAR Mackay'sil,4onro\ GeePlateTwoNo.36).

All of PlateTwois basedon Wilkeandthereforeinconect.Someof
th€stripesandcrossdesigns werecaniedon Swedish colou6,bui no1
PartFfue:More on theSwedes bythesespecificregiments
lnterestinSly
andoftennotin thesecolours.
someSw€dhhsources believethatthecolounshowoby
byMark Allen Brzezinski(2) asthoseof theYellow,BlueandGreenRegiments are
actuallyfrcmotherregiments. In thecaseof theYellow(Hofregiment)
I lastlookedatrheorganisation, dressandflagsof theSwedish armyin theyarepossiblythoseof anotherregimentcommanded by tffs Kagg
islue 82 (July94) of WarSarrer 7/?urrmred.Sincethenan enormous (rhecommander of theYellowRegimentfion 1633to 1634).Thereis
anount of newinformationhascomeinto my possession whichhas someotheridormationregarding lhisreginent{,hichI haveillustrated
providedthebulkof thisanicle. in th€plates.PlateOneshowsa flagattributedto theYellowRegiment
Tlis informationhasbeenresearched, andverygenerously provided andPlateThreeshowsa possibles€quence of colows.takenftom a
byInrs'EricHoglundof Karlstadin Sweden andit wouldbetrueto say contemporary print, for the Yellow Regimentcoloursilustratedby
that this anicl€ is simply a developmentof this materialinto a Brzezinski (2).
publishabl€ form. In the caseof the Blue Regimentthereis evenmorecontroversy
Lals-Ericfint vrote to meafterWI82to infofinmeof a ratherlarge regarding theflagsattributedto themby Bzezinski(2). Btzezinski(2,
errorI hadmadein myassumptions aboutS$redish flags.Theproblem p.41)acknowledges theclain bytwoSwedish historiansthatth€seflags
wasthat I hadr€liedon a source,muchusedandrepeaiedby other belongto a nativeSwedish regiment,butthereis alsosomedhputation
scholan,which was, unfonunately,completelyenoneous.The so overthe colourof the notifs on lhe bh€ field. (Originalycopiedby
called'Strasbourg Suite'consisledof a numberof watercolour copies Mohnertheyareillusrratedby Brzezinskiin MAd35 p.28plateD
by ^ zinnfrgurcn r.:,anrtacttner
andcollector,K.A. Wilke,said10have no,3andonPlateThreeof thisDresent article).
beentakenfrom an€arliermanuscriplby an artistcalledAndersson. MostSwedes believethenotifs shoq,nby Mohnerar€yellowrather
Modem opinion in SwedenappeaKto be that Wilke invented than white. indeeda recentSwedishDublicationshowsthe whol€
Andersson - andtheflagdesigns - to helpsellhistoysoldiersandthata sequence withfadedyellowmotifs(3).Tle attributionot thesecolouN
numberofhis pictureswerefakeslTheproblemis compounded by the to theBlueRegime is,in partat least,dependent on theevidence of
authenticity of manyof wilke's pic{uresof lmperialcoloursandindeed the Saxonspyon the bridgeat Witt€nburg(31August4 Septenber
researchnay later prcve that someof his Swedishillustrationsar€ 1631X4) whodescnbes themotiisaswhite.If tbemotifsare,in fact,
correct.However.for themonentit isbestto en onthesideof caution yellowthenth€spy'sevidence canbeusedto supporttheSwedish 'line'.
and dismissany Mlke 'Sw€dish'colourslhat do not have any Howeverif themotifs\r,erefadedthereremainsrhedistinctDossibilitv
supporting evidence. thathemighthavemadeamistake,asindeedBrzezinski believeshehas
I havethelesslhanpl€asanr task,lherefore, ofproviding a 'critique' donewiththeYellowRegiment's colou$.
of myownarticleandplat€s,basedon LaIs EricHoglund'sfirstletter. Theargument thattheseflagsar€thoseof theSwedish BlueBrigade,
PlateOne(Page44):No.3.Thisisanauthentic Swedishflagcaptured whichheldlhe s€niorpositionon th€ right of the line at Lutzen,is
by the Bavarians,Iaterin the war, and h€ld in the BavarianAnny unlikely.TheSw€dish Brigad€at Lutzenwasformedftom regiments
Museum. It isnotlikelythatlheotherflags, ofsimilar design(1,2.4& 5) whohadserved in twodifferentbrigades at Breilenfeld,sofor aunityof
areanlthingotherthaninventions bywilke.Thereiscertainly nolink flagdesignto havebeeninposedon theBrigaden€wflagswouldhave
to theUpplandRegrment. andthatregimentneverhadacolonelcaled to haveb€enissuedbetweenBreitenJeld andLutzen.But the spyat
And€rsson.Howeverthe orb deviceis commonon Swedish coloun witenburg haslefr a description of th€flagswhichidentifiesthen, if
rhrorghoutthe Seve eenthCenturyandin fact wascaried on the not the regiment,only a Iew daysbeforcBreitenfeld.My own gut
coloursof theUpplandReSiment duringthereignof CarlXII. It may feelingis that BEezinskiis substantially conect,but that the motifs
bethattheredflagsfromlhe laterperiodwerecarriedasearlyas1655 wereprobablyyellow.
whentheUpplandRegim€nttflagsarealsorecordedasbeingred.On Onefurthersourceto addconfusionto this carefirllyconstrucled
page33of Osprey'sMen-at-Arms235a Swedhhflagshowingrheorb theory, isthepresenceofaco emporary printoftheBlueR€gim€nt at
wolSastin 1630.ln thh illustrationnin€of the colourscanclearlybe
Nos.6,7& L In hisillustrations Wilkeshowsftesenextto the ide ified and althoughthe huesare unknownonly threebearany
authentic RedRegiment flagsascopied byMohner(1)andillustrated resemblance to theMohner(l) flagsGeePlal€Three).
by Bflezinski (2),however thereis no supporting evidence as1othe Finally lars-Eric is of the b€lief thal the three gr€€ncolours
autbenticity of theWilkecolours. desoibedby Brzezinski(2) asbeingfrom the GreenReginentare
No.9. fiese areWilkeinventions,l-ars-EricHoglundhasprovided actuallyfron aVastgotainfantryreginent,eitherthatof Karl Hardor
linedrawingsof possible BlackRegim€ntflagstakenfromcontempor' c.Cunninhame- I haveno conclusiv€ evidenceonewayor the other
ary illustrations.Howeveras the originalsshowno specfictoneor however.As thereis a considerable resemblance betweentheseflags
colourit isdiffrcultto speculate asto whatthesemightbe.Howeversee andtheblueonesI suspect whichever waythatargumentgoes,sowill
PlateThree.J (black& white)for details.
No. 10.ComDlete fabrications
{seePlateOne.Nos.8'15for aclual As wel asprovidinga newlight on my previouswork ny Swedish
cnloursof Bafti\ Regiment. source hasprovidedalot of newmaterialof amorereliablenature.The
Nos.11& 12.These arepossibles,noconvincing ar$ments one\r,ay colourplatesandtheirdescriptions shouldprcvidea us€tuIsour€e of
or lheother. inlormationto compensate for thal whichhasbeendiscredited. I have
Nos.131?arewlongandareprobablybasedon20a& b whichshow alsoreceived somemuchneeded informationontheflagsanduniforms
theflagsofthe Germanmercenary regim€ntof Munroof Fowles.which of theSwedes duringthek warsagainstthePoles,duriogthe 1620s.
$asfor atime,partof Hepburn'sGreenBrigade.Howeverall theflags PlateThreeR lhovs thedesigns of someof thecolourscarriedbythe
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Swedhharmiesatthistimeandbelowis alisi of rhecolouKof th€flagsmottoasif theconmanderwa!anxiousro maintainhisprop€rdignity
ofspecificSwedhh regimes_(It is;mportant to notetharduringthewithin the reginent.If this h the case,wharhappened ro ihe eighth
1620smost infatrtryregimenrswere, ar least nominally,national compaDy? There w€re certainlyeight companiesin Augsburgin
Swedish regiments,whereasduringtheThirtyYeanWarSwed€s oftenOctober 1631, butonlyseven wereseNingwirhcustawsAdolphuts
nadeuponlya smallperc€ntage of rhearmy.) field armyat the t-echin March1632.Sinceno 'major' engagements
tlag Colours hadtakenplacein thattimeit is probable thattheothercompany was
Ostgota: Red/Yellov/Green (1621) detached to garrisonduties,maybeevenremaining in Augsburg.
Blue& DeepOrange (1622) Nos.8-16. JohanBaner's LifeRegiment served in manyofthemajor
Red& Wlite operations in Germany, includingthe battleof Breitenf€ld andthe
(ln 1634theregiment's
colourswereBtue) caossing of the Lech(5). Theregim€ntlaterformedparrof the 6€ld
Norrland:Blue& While armyof its proprietorfollowingthe dealhof the king.The regiment
neversuccessfully recruitedenoughpikemenandwasthereforeusedal
VastgotarBlue& Yellow a musketeer reserv€for thearmy.It wasprobably usedrostrength€n
Uppland: Red& Yellow brigades shortof fuepoweror, morehazardoudy, for thedetachments
'lining'theunitsof Horse
on theflanksof theanny\ baltlefonnarion.
Smaland: Red&Yellow(1621) Tbesepositionswereheldto bepanicularlyp€rilousandat Breitenfeld
Red& Blue(1622) andLutzenuDitsusedasdetachments for thisDurpose rcceivedseverc
Vastnatrland-Dalama:Bluenffhile/yeow maulings. Thereis noinJormation availableasio rheunitt coatcolour.
Thecompany flagshadthefollowingnottoes:
Sodermanland-Narke,Varmland: Red^fhit€/crey
1, DEO,ET,VICTRICIBUS ARMIS
Clodt's(Smaland/Ostgota):
Red,ry€[owtslack 2. PRORELIGIONELEGEET GRECE
Mansfeld's:
Black& Blue 3. \'IRTUS. \TRA. NOBILITAS
UniformColours 4. \,1.IITAT\T,ANT
Vastgota: 5, SUBPONDERECRESCO
Y€llowwithbluelace.
6. SIC.ITUR.AD.ASTRA
Ostgota:Stripedcrey & Blue(perhapsa sortof Livery)with yetow 7. DILIGENTIA.ET.SPE.
8. \'IN. CERE.AUT.MORI.
Uppland: Yellowwithblacklace. Nos.17-20.ColonelSchneidewind's Regimenr servedin rhepfatzgraf
Christian\Army (5) followingBreirenleld.Larerit waspresentatthe
TIIE PLATES crossing of thel-€chbeforegoingintogarrison.
PlateOne PlateTrvo
A. SeniorSwedish
InfanrryOfficer. F. A portraitof GeneralJohan Baner,Swedish ceneral& Fietdmar,
yelow shal(15961641). Comnanded the right ving Horse at rhebatrleof
B. Colouranribured to the YellowRegiment. field,gold Breitenfeldandlater servedar rhe Lechandthe artackon the .Alt€
Vest€'.AfterGustavus s dearhcommanded in Silesia. Folo$insrhe
C. ColonelLa Kagg.Painted by Kraillduringthemid-1620s. Laler defeat andcdpture ofGu(lav HornalNordlingen rookcommand ofrhe
commander of YellowRegiment (1633,54) fo owingrbedearhof Nils remaining Swedish armiesin cermany.Deleatedrhe Saxons and
Brahefromvoundssufferedal Lutzen. Imperialist!at Wttstock(1636)andChemnitz (1639), burhishearf
D. Flagol anunknown drinkingwasbeginningto affecthisjudgementandpoputarityin rhe
Cerman mercenary regiment. armywhenhesuccumbed ropneumoniain May1641.
E. Bluecoated pikeman oftheBlueReginent ortheSwedish Brigade. G. & H. Flagsof the Regiment
of ColonelMatthiasW€ns.(Seealso
Nor. l-7 ColoneiLiebenslein r Regimenl. tl^ regrmenr dppears ro PlateFourT.) Thisappeanto havebeenanenlistedregim€ntrecruited
have beenprrlof lhegarison of Augsburg {5tarrheendof t6jt.(T}rr in theNetherlands forSwedish service. Theallegories appeartoallude
is.probablywhentb€colourswererecorded by Mohner(t).) Tery to chartinga safecoursewith cod's assistance andlightingafla|nethat
Wisehasalsoillustraled oneofthesecolours in hisbookfor Blandford will notbe putoDt.AnotherDurchenlisled regmentunderCotonel
(6). Thepicturein Terry\ bookha5th€circleconlainingthesra$,the AbelNodar€rvedunderBaneralWrfistock {5).Oneot itscoloushad
background to thestalsandthesta$themselves colouredwhite^ilver. a red field wilh rhe armsof Sweden,togetberwirh $pporten. (See
Butit apper^rhalonrheoriginalmanuscripl thestarsandorcle qere Brezezinski (2) PlateF for armsandmy PlateOne in WI82for the
yelloq(orgold)andLhebrclgroundbtue.Eachflagcarneda nollo supporten.)The mottowasDIET VLTRICIBVS(aboverhe arms)
abovefte centralmorif, in yellow (Terry\ book depictsrhen in CONSTANTIA(below).
whit€/silver).
Themottoes areasfollows:
Nos.2l & 22.GeneralPatrickRuthven'sRegiment.A Scottishsotdier
1. SOL.IVSTITIA of highstanding wirhcustaws,Ruthven hadearlierconmanded the
2. VIRTME OUADRATUS Smaland RegimentandwaslalermadeEarlof ForthandBrendordby
3. STELLAEADVERS. STSARUM/IVD(Y) (S)Z CharlesI. Like Schneidewind's it servedin Chrisrian's armvdurinslate
4. DEO.REGI,ET, GRECI(Thiscolouris shownin TerryWise.s It]Jl(5).bulI havenofunherderailsolrts movemenrs.ID dctobe;toJl
book(6)) it appeared to have16 companies, bur I haveno orherinfornatioD
5. LUX.,IN,TENEBRIS regadingits strength.
6. CANDORE, &, AMORE
7. \'ERRUM,DOMINI,vT, SIDERA,/ LUCETSA?.CAP,7 Nos.23-25.ColonelSchaffalitsti'sReginent.Alsopartof Christian,s
annyin south-west Germany,thusaccounting for ir! presence,for a
Tr\ould bemrererring rf rhenumberof lrarssuggesred lheranking of time,in Augsburg, whereits colou^weredrawnby Mohner(t).
rhecompanres. bul an inirialexar nationdiscoun$ lhispoisibility Mohner( 1)showseightcolounin toral.burfourappearidenricat ro24,
Ho{,ever,thereisalwaysthequestionof promotedofficersrakingtheir tvo to 23andtwoto 25.(Theymayhavehaddiff€rentmottoeswhich
flags,or eventheirentirecompanies, withrhemto a higherpoairion. MohDer( 1)hasfailedto rccord).
Thiswouldbeginto explain theseemingly random natuieofihe stan Nos.26-29. ColonelM.c.vonSchlamm€rsdorffs NurembursRecim-
etc.Cedainly flagseven, whicbhaseight stars, has,CAp 7'addedto its enl.Notto bemnfused wirhTlomasSchlammendorff sResi;enrisee
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below).Raisedin thecity of NuremburgSchlammersdorffs Regiment
wasc€nainlypres€ntatthecrossingof theL€ch(5),butI haveDoother f\--tz) t\.-l
\V1l\v,4
. z^\z.s
details
ofitsmovemes.
No.30.An enlist€dregimentfmmFranktun.No turtherinformation.
Nos.3l-34. ColonelThoinasvon Scblammendortrs Regirnent.This
colonelappea$to havehadtwommpl€telydifferentregin€nts.This
is,I believe,thesecond regiment.Mohn€r(1)alsodrewtheflagsof lhe
, E*,lGtss\elM
fitst regimentGeeBrezezinski(2) p.44) whichwere lost in action | ,e' lrs-ll 4^Yll*2.^(l
againsttheBavarians
the movemenB
in 1633.It is difricultto lracewith anycertainty
of onein particularof the regiments,but the second
1 lfrL"a 1r/"\\
----r
unit wouldappearto havesenedat th€ Lechbeforeformingpartof t:, r- TlJ1._] f---.l t-;-t
GustavHorn'sarmyfollowingthe deathof the king at Lutzen.Tte
fenale figuredepictedon 31 is nost likely 'Fonuna',but asto the
identitv of theolherwomen
theynightbe.
shown I havebeenunable

No. 35. ColonelHom€kh'sRegiment.I havebeenunableto trac€

vho
to dis.over
K=@lrru
P[ € e ' l d f f i t a T l 1E-"-F1
N

an!,lhingaboutthisunit.Theflagresembles
theremightbesomeassociation
thatof a Bavarianunit,so
lxith lhe disinheritedPalatinefanily. 1 I It c t"t s \
lesllY^<}'1V
The!€rulersofthe Palatine(Plalz)Electoratehadbeenremovedftom l ; ; ' l l g \ l L i _ _ llrf , *l
pow€rbytheEmperoraftertheElectorFrederick's abortiveattemptto

@MHffi
r- _----t.1
{,eretheseniorbranchof the
leadtherebelsin Bohemia.
samefanily (Wittehbach)
Th€Palatin€s
thatprovidedthedynaslyin Bavaria.Prince
Rupert, vho servedhis uncle CharlesI during the Civil War in
l&,1
I @t:9 |
l 4 \ l
England,was a youngerson of Frederickand Charl€sl's sister
f. -v
zlwn%
Elizabeth.
r.- v RFz !!1
Nos. 3G38.Theseappearto be the actualcoloun of Mackayt t,1 t_ r_-zL:,L)r_ z tA_1:1 e.z>
Regimentwhichs€nedwith suchvalow at Breitenfeld.kter the l-l fl l'
rcgimentvarpres€ntatth€stormingof the,{/teydrle'andthecrossing
of the trch. The regimenthad eigbt companiesand was usually
comnanded by Orerslelojtnrnt(Lt-Colonel)Monroin the absence
of decorations.
Armsof SwedenGeeBnezinski(2) plateF). Se€above
th€colonel. forderails
of thecompany
flagsoftheregim€nt.
Nos.39& 40.ColonelIsenburg's R€gimetrt.Servedat the ?le Veste' U. Unknown regt.Frankturt 1631.
am-Main Th€sequence
hasaflag
andLutzen,whereit waspartof Thum\ Brigade in thesecond
line. likethatin PlateOneD.
Theflagsdepicta 'poorman'risingupto throv off theyokeof Catholic
Imperialism,hererepresented by a Jesuitpriest.Th€ secondshowsa
birdfe€dingheryoung.Thismaybethesaneconceptastheoftenused
'Pelican'woundingherselfso that her youngcan be succouredby
drinkingherbloodI Tbatis, anillustrationof self'saoifice.
NolssonPlet€s3&4 finBlrck& While)
Thesetwo platesshowsomedesignsof S$edishcolourstakenhom
engravings of th€Germancampaigns.Nodetailsarealailableasto the
colouEof theseflagsandtheymaygen€rallyberegard€dasalesslhan , ., 1lH4X4
_anfl{A
totallyreliabl€source.
However
doesaccord.on occasion.
theydosupply
a bodyofmalerial
with othermoreaccuratereferences
ihat
andso
F_JJ r- 1\,/,/ 1l
cannotbeignored.
J. Two BlackRegimentcolouEfrom an engravingol Wolgast,hues

K- Twoflagsanributedto theYellowRegiment(s€eabove).
oi flagslor the Yellow Regiment.Fron an
L. Possiblesequence
of Werben,
engraving 1631.
M -f

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":r]]=
M. Flag atri6uted to ColonelB.J. Schlammersdorffs
Whiteflag,golddecorations.
N. Swedish
Flagasdescnbed
Regim€nt.
AnothervonSchlammersdorffl
by rheSaxonspyat wittenburg,
1631.
v/.4t J # =
"334Footin 8 Fahn€n(Companies), 1yellow,3completely
andl whitewitha blacklion."
standards
white .
i
Y
ffi:72Fa+\
l##')-)+Y ,//1frr1'7
P. Flagsattributedto rheBlueRegiment.Theywerebadlydamaged \ a) lfrr././ | lI-TrItt
beforebeingdraM byMohner(1).Thedouedlinesshowtheext€ntof
thedamage documeedbyMobner(1)in hisillustrations. Bt i-t l7777fn
(€el
I "-l
R. TypicalSvedhhflagpatternsof the1620s.
- -
S. BlueRegimenr
nagsalwolgart
Same a.J.
source l-- - l///////A
\ f f i n
colour,MatthiasW€n'sReginenl.While field/8old
T. Colonel's
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Reginbaldus Mohner. EXP0RTPOSIACE CHAR0E: Weontychargethe actuat postage-
anymonev notusedwlIbecredited.
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MAA235.GeorgePhilip,tondon 1991. UsA, CANADA,AUSTRALIA, EtC, Add50%AirMAiI.
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WarganesNo. 127,December 1993. Pfion€:017514t4248 Fakt17i1 4772!n
(5) Nafziger,
George: Armylisls. MaiorderAddressi
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ReadersLetters I donotsuppon
demonstrators.
I believe
Graham Cumming
etc.,berefunded
howelerthat hiscommcnt5
ssuggestion
bytheorganisers
thattheexpenses
ofwarganes
of
shows-
dredrivenb! lherealisationoflhe
low elteemheld by someorganisenoi the effons put into
MOREONMEDIEVALS demonstrationi participation games bythoseoutsid€ theirownclubs.
I wasnon inrerened in Dan Merseysarricle Deathof a Prince' I knoN Graeme Spenc€f personallyand hehasalvaysexpressed his
(pp.28-l0ollhe January1996 issue).sincenedielalwarganing ol th€ thanks for our bdnging a panicipation game ro Phalanx, but I take
periodaround thereignofEdwardI of England haslongbeena major objecrion rotheconments in hislerterwhichsuggesr thaldemonstra-
interestof mine.Indeed. $e first25nmrneral armyI everbought. back lors shouldbe grarefulro gamesorganhenfor the wondertul
in the late 1970s. vas an Englishamy suitablefor usebetNeen opponunirics providcd for rhem.suchasFREEenrrance (goshlll), a
1270 r310. day oui for rhe menbers (rvoslll) and a large lable for playing on
I would.however, like to expandon Dans list of rcferences ro (fainrswirh gratitude, etc.).Ihadalways thoughr tharI washelpingthe
include twowhichhavebeenofexceplionallalue 1one in researchingorganrser lo makethesho$a success, nottheotherway around.
theperiod.andwhichothervarganers nighlwellfindofequalutility. Goodqualitydemonsiration andparticipation games afeessential
The6rstis rd'drl /, by Michuel Prestwich, in rheE,g/ir, Mo,a/crr for the long tern success of a *argames sho$, and organisers should
range published by Methuen in 1988. Although morea biography of show their appreciation, nor in cash.bul in olher snall bul important
Edward, allth€majofevents of hisIifeandthecampaigns hefoughtin wrvs.lsuggest thefollowing:
arecolered,andlhefeis a vastwealthofbackground materiald.awn a. Nametagsforalldemonstrators provid€d FREEbytheorganiser
fromcontenporary sources,documents, andsofonh.Thesecond is b. Amplehelpforloadinsi unloadins equipment
TheWekhWaI:.of Edwatdl. byJohnE. Molris.Thisis a vonderful c. Clearly labelled lrblesoflhelizerequested. setupreadyfor use
and uniquebook. againusingonginaldocumentr to deriveirs d. Awards(smalltrophies,not cedificatetfor the besrthree
infornation,andwhichwasoriginally published in 1901.Until last demonstrations andrhebesithreepanicipation games.(This
year.it hadlongbeenoutofprinlandwaslirtuallyunoblainable, butI mightseen petly.bulit doesmean a lorio thewinnersio havea
amdelighted toreportthalLlanerch Publishers (Felinfach,Larnpeler. tangible recognilion of theirhardwork).
Dyfed,SA488PJ) republished the\|orkin facsinilein 1994.Thrsreally e. Adherence 1oa singlenethodof choosing thewinners (l don't
is essenlial readingfor anyonewiih a serious inleresiin rryinglo hd\esrong\ie$. asro wherher prblic.hoice or commiree
recreare the Wehhbattlesof thisperiod.The Scortish canpaigns selection islairest.butal arecent shovthepublicwereinvitedto
Edwardfoughtareratherbetterprovided for with readilyavailable vote,folloNingqhichthe committee chosethe bestgame
texls.soit isgoodto seethatthebalance hasbeenredressed somewhat completely ignoring thevotescast!)
bythisvork\longoverdue reappearance. f. A pubUcannouncement of the award,at say3p.n. (ft is
AlastairMcB€ath,MoQ€th inleresling to ret'isitdenonslratiorvparlicipation gamesafler
a*ard!arepresenled 10compare notes, erc.)
A personal visitfron theorganisers 10saythankyouandto say
MOREONDEMOGAMES nicethings aboutihelenain, figures,rules.etc.
I vouldlike1orespond to craemeSpenceis In a finalwamingto organisers pleasedo not iakedenonsiraton'
letterpublishedin the
Januarynsue. supportfor yourshowfor granled.We havebeeninvited1orakeou!
Mygfouppresentsparticipation
games panicipaliongame1omanymoreshowsthanwe canailend(including
atseveralvenues.Wearenot
a formalclubburftthera groupoffriends one in the USA) and we choosethe linited numberwe do attend
whotakegreatpleasure in
fecrurlrng
newwargamers! particulady to thehobby.We carefully.Ifwefeelunappreciated
youngsters, thenwe willlote *i1h our ieei and
spendaconsidefableamount ofourownrimeandexpense moye to whereour contdbution
is valued.
in producing
a qualitypaiiciparion
gamevithoutsupponfromanyol the clubs Keith O$€ns
whose opendaysweatlend. Mocsley Hill Walgam€rs
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 BIGBOTTSGIID BIGGER
BOATS) A fewnor€complex rules,identiryingwhere
largercrafl,weredrafted,butnot usedin theearlygames.
hitshadstruckon rhe
It $,asfomd
Addeadum that at this stagethey wereunnecessary. a d6 beingusedto simply
determine whether directfirehadhit thefolardgun(1),bndge(2),or
by Richard Manh aftgun(3).orvarialions thereof.
Casualties on the cr€v had the sameeffectsas on land (lack of
guncrew), but it wasdeemed tharLCT,lrawler,ML andR Boat(all
Thefollo$ingl{as omiltedfmn the afiicl€ with crews of 4 or 5 figures) needed 2 suriving crerwmen 10renaii
in wl98. Il shouldbeinsert€drt the€ndof conrrollable and able lo fire one gun. Lesc lhan lhii and lhe) $ould
besinlo sink(d6fornumber of moves).
thefirst paragraph onpage22 Manoeuvreand the accuraterepr;senlationof aslaultformations
( . , io giYeit rigidity.) wasclearly limitedin thiss.ale,butit wasfoundthatthe4 LCAScould
goin lineabreast towards thewidestbeach, followed by th€2 LCM5
andfinally,theLCT.
Testedin theheatol battle,andallowingfor theinterrupt€dnature
Thelrawlerwas.at 10'.aboutthesamelensthastheML modeland ofdemogameplay,therulesheldupwell,providing thesamespeed of
wasnanower- simplybecause thatwasthesizeof thepieceol balsaI playas the tena firmaversion.All wasweUlfte new,improved
hadavdilable. Thechardcleri\li( highbridgesas alsoof balsd/c?'da'nphibious game(withadd€dsea)waswellandtruly launch€d . . . or
consrrucrionwirh doorsdnd windossftomapla.ticburiding kir.Irhen
addedMilliput 'ballisticmattresses' aroundthe bridgero add
authenticity andsomearnourprotection.
Themainarmament 'bandstand'llas aflowerarranging stand(green "BORINC!"
circularandwith four legs)which,with deckinganda Plastructguard '94
rail added,reallylookedthepart.A 3"gunwasscratch€d fromphoto It wasa chanceremarkfromayoungonlookeratthe PAw showin
references andmybitsbox.AII lhatremained wastoaddasuitably lall Plymouth thatmoved
'Youneedsomething
things onanotherstep.
tunnel(a markerpenbanel),a thin dowelmastanda modelship elsehappening at thisendofthe tablewhen
accessory lifeboat on wire davits. they'velanded... it\boring. ..'.
R B4ot No,I didn'thithim.Hellasquiteright.lang, 'thin'landgames car
The Germanequivalentof the ML, bui specificallyearmarkedfor fill lhe rear areas with HQs, supply trains and heary arlillery: there's
mine-sweeping. th€sevessels werewidelyusedasesconsandservedas always something to lookal.Bul wh€nyou'vesailed majesticaly from
ersarztrooDtransDorts the end of the table to the beaches 6 or more feet awav. vou're left with
ftomtheBalticto theMedirerranean. gloss\ planling
Havingdecidedthatthe Axisforcesin thisgameneededsomenaval a lor of blue ch'pboard "nd Lhe danger of somdn; then
muscle(albeitstartingth€ gam€in harbourand underthreat ftom takeaway andcanof Cokein themiddleof yourocean.
RMBPcanoeists!) th€R Boatwasthe naturalchoice.Infacr lhisboatis Musingon thisproblemI remembered droolingovera made'up
Malchbox (Rev€n) Flower Class corvette in an Exetermodelshopand
somelhing of ahybrid.beingbased onborhtheR typeanda pholoofa
muchsmallerpairolcraft. thinking,al thelime, ho\r,brilliantyetuseless its 30oddincheswould
A RevellMTBhullwasagainusedarthebasisfor themodel,butwith look bobbingaroundon a wargames table.At thispoint fat€took a
a higherwarerline{I wa\learningl) andwirhrhestemcurawdyand handanda chancementionof thisstrangefantasyat packed therightplacea.
rcmodelled lo giverheR Bodls (haraderi\lic the right time left me the lroud owner of a def€ctively (andthus
inverled hullprofrlear venionof saidkit.(Thanks,Johnl)
thebluntend.Plastic cardprovided theplanked deckandsupeBtruc-cheap)
tureandshe'{asarmedwitbtwo20mmOedikons:onefrcn theRevell I'd alreadyfiguredout thal it wouldbe logicalto tracebackth€
kit andonescratch built.A redsweep floaton thereardeck(froma trajectory of thepre-landing bombardment thatvasalready a feature
1/144th scaleF16'sdroptankl) gavethelookol a bnsymulti rolecraft. of the'Nostalgia'gane, and put something at the shooting end. D€lving
inlo lane\ FightingShipsof tyw11andotherreferencebooksI soon
LaterAddiliotrs concluded that my corvettehull nould lenditself to conversion to a
As 'Operation Nostalgia' allowedfor an American elementin the shrunkenHunt ClassTypeIII destroyer selectedbecause thisclass
Allied amphibious forceI threwcautionto thewindsandaddedthree \{asrelativelysmall,hadplayeda part in mostlandingsfron Dieppe
LCWSandan LCM ill to the flotillafor the second outinaol the on*ardsandwasarnedwilha useful'punch'in theformof a parrof
displa'game. twin4' dualpurpose guns.
The LCVPwasthe standardUS infantrvassaullcrafi anddiffered
fromlie LCAin havinga tullqidthrampandnoarmour. M) model.
hadbeenpurchdsed fiomSDDlorrhe Safigame, bulrl rooklherhredl BUILDING
of animminentphotosession 10getthempainted.TheLCMIlI wasan
old Airfix survivorcul do*n to the waterline.with irs tank deck I decided that an ov€rall length of 27"would retain the look of a
flattenedoutandslu€dto a nelr,Dlasticcard 'keel'. destroyer but result in a mod€l thatdidn'l dwarfever,'lhing ehein sight.
Usingaprofileplanuneanhed by myregularwargames opponent John
Durston wholeadsa doubl€life asa navalandair Do|,erexDen- I
BATTLE! beganb) derermining lhe ke' componenrs o[ rhe ipper woiksand
ment:llyroughingouttheshrunkenproponions.Then,withreference
Thisnowgaveustwelveboatstoplaywithon nineshinynew2' x 2'sea to the planandasmanyphotosasI couldmuster,I sketcheda very
boardsandsimpleruleswerehastilydevised whichrefl€cledtheneedro rough'cartoonprofile,makingthenecessary compromises in lengths,
keeptheleaside of thingssloshingalongquickly. heights andbulkwithout(l hoped) losingthefeelof theoriginal.
Rrp;dFft anilleryandsmalarm\rulessereadapted fo' codl'al when charicaturinglarger vesselsit's importantto caplurethe
6re,usingdrrecl orobserved merhods asappropriale. butonlysinkrng uniquefeatur€sof theparficularvesselin queslion.In lh€ caseof the
landing crah'xhenail on boardwerecaluahieslo aloidlosingtoo HunttypeIII for example. thetopedgeof lhe tunnelis cutatanangle
largeaproponionof tbelandinglorcein onego.LCASandthebridges andtherearepeculiarangledundercutsat the cornersof th€ bridge.
of the LCMS.LCT andtrawlerweretreatedashardcover:all orher Thelatterfeaturemadethemainsupe$tructure muchmorefiddleyto
craftassoft.Air attackson v€ssels againusedtheRapil Fir sy$ems build,butatrheendof thedayit clearly identifies thevessel.
withminimumnodification. Planning complete. thefirstjobwasto cutthekit\ {ourhullseclions
Movement wasbasically amaximum of 1"perknotoftherealvessel\ alongthewaterlineandthento sliceout 3to 4 inchesamidships, where
top speed,slowingor speedingup a maximumof 2" per move. theprcninentplatelinesembossed onthekit andthehullprofilewould
However,l allowed landing craftto beach atfullrilt.toavoidtheflotillamatchup. With this finally gluedtogelher,in&mally bracedand
commander havinca nervous breakdown ashetriedto calcolate his tualditedto aplybase,I fineda deckthatwasananalganof kit parts
stopping distanceaA 90degree turn tookthelengthof theprevious andplasticcard.Now, I wasreadyto consiructth€ superstructure,
moveto acconDlish. sothefasterthevessel. thewiderth€arc. whichwouldhavero bealmostentirelyscratch-built.
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