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WOI.SELEYAI\D THE noming. It was to be atacked frcm.ll sides. The 2/2lst and E0th
FIGIITING KOP Regimentssupportedby tbe Swuis werc to attackftom the norrh.The
Border Ho.se and more Swuis from the east. Fom the south the
by Mounted lnfantry and the 94ft Regiment,ed finaly ftom the west
A.N.Otber Fereirat Ho6e and another Swazi detachmenl would attack.
Colmddirg the assaultwoutd b€ LFcolonel Baktr Russll.
By a nater of days LGceneral Sir Gmet Wolseleyhad missd the A rocket wd fired to signal the advance.Scottish baepipesand
Banle of Ulundi and the end of the ZulD Wa- All that was left to do Swazi wm-fiies filled the air dd the attack began.The Briiish and
w6 rhecaptureof the Zulu king Cetshwayomd tbe dismddinS of the colonialsoveran the fir$ line ofbdicades. but b@me stalledturther
Zulu state. Hffdly a glorious uik for Victorid Englmd\ "only up the slope, Again the Swzis held back- Wolsley, seeitrg thei.
ceneml". However. one l4t chance for glory in southem Africa hesitation, urgedrhemon,
"Come on you f.Uows, come on! he $ied. The Swuis surged
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beckonedto wolseley md h€ seizedhis chatcel
Sone 300 niles north of Zululand dwell the Pedi people. The fo$ard. Once again de strugglewd hard md hdd lehand combat
Trdsvaal recentlymexed by Bridan. saw the Pediar a thr€at.Their su.ged rbroughoutthe maze of Pedi cavesdd t!trels 6 the Swai
chief, Sekhukune,rctused 1o pay tdes to the white authorities,had chdge lent impetusto the B.ilish attack,
expelledall Christianconvensfrom his Idd, md had begu to amass By 10.30a.m. the Kop wN taken.Rossellappe@d on the summit
a vastamoutrtof nodem fire-arlns. waving his sword. However,largenumbersof Pedicontinuedto rcsist
Into this delicalesituationsteppedwolseley,intent on destrcyingthe h the Kop s caves.Refusinglo smnder mny choseto flee utrd€r
Pedi threal.This. however-ws edier said thd dotre.The invdions cover of night. Sekhukunedong them.The rest were finaUy flushed
of Pedi teritory had aLeadyfailed. The Pedi werc lough, impressive out wilh explosive cbdges the next day. wolseleyt victoty was
fiehlen. They hdased enemy coluros with BueFilla lactics and
relied on tbe enviroment to w@ down their f@. Ho6e{ickness and
shortageof waterwereconstanlhifflrancesto dy invader AITERMIITII
Sekhuhe was captuEd severatdays later by Feneira\ Horse.The
OPPOSING FORCES Pedi N a power werc smashed-Estimatesof their losles m fron 300
The Pedicould Eise dound 4000 wuios, almostall amed with fire- 1o l00O- Wol*ley3 casualties werc lighr among the Brirish Dd
ams. They were orgeisd into age groups atrd atlied contingents. colonial forces: 13 dead md 35 wounded- The Sw@is. who had
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Marklmdsbip, though,wa! poor md few casualtiesw€rc to b€ caused obvioudy bome rhebrunrof the fighting, sufieredfd morc 600 dead.
by Pedisunfire.
wolseley had organisedthe TransvaalField Force,d amy of some WARGAMING TEE BATTLE
2000 men. 500 of whom were hors€men.He also had 2500 nanve
auxilidies ed 6000 Swui wmioB. Tf,RRAIN
Tsatew4 situatedin a hollow, with the t$ulu Mountainsat ils back
TTIE INVASION and h frcnt a plain brokenonly by fte Fighting Kop.
Tsateitsef couldbe representedby a mze of bdicades od a token
ln Septenber 1879Wolseleybegm his invdion. The Pedi withdrew numbe.of huts.The foorhills of the kolu MounlainsshoDldbe alsobe
b€fore hin, falling back on their capitall Tsate. Al dawn on 28 Eprcsentedas it w$ fiom here that the Swdis launched$eir anack
Novenber wolseley waspositionedbeforeTsatead readyto slrike. upon Tsate.And also therc is the Kop. This should be built w in the
Tsate.or Sekhukunes Townasit wa! alsoknown.wassituatedat the middle of the playing @a atrd be littered wirh r(rks, lichen and
foot of the If,olu Mountains.The towtr was fonified by a naze of
watls,thom t@ bdicads md otnd devic€ssuchasbee-hivesplaced
to bmper dy attackerlTbe town fe€d onto a mile-wide plain in the THE ARMIES
centre of wich stood the main Pedi defensiveposidon lhe Fighting Wolsley's amy, the Trdsval Fi€ld Fo.ce, war much the sameas
KoP. the force that conquercdthe Zulus. so any spareZulu Wd figurescd
The Fighting Kop wa! a massive500 ydd 1on8hiu, 60 ydds wide be usedto build up this force. The nativeconlingentscm be madeup
at its base.Hugeblocks ofbroken down rock fomed a nattEl bstion of Zulu figws. R@kets ud artillery were presentwith Wolseley\
of coEido6 and caves.It w6 stre*n wilh bouldersand the Pedi had amy. Howevea I wd uMble to fitrd atry naterial concemingthen-
firrther fortified it with stotresangarsand banicades. Their numbeB,thoughwould probablybavebeensmal'.
A singlegu fired directly at the Kop wa! the signal for Wolseley\ The Swdis, known 6 th€ Swazi Tribal lrvy, were orgdised on
attack.wolseley had decidedto first attackTsate,thentbe Ko!. tEditional aibal tircs- Unlike otherAfrican raceslhe Swais favoured
Folr Bndsh infantry companies,ihe colonial volut@6, the Mtive "full dres" costumeof leopad skins and feaiheredheaddies when
auxilliaries md ile Swdis atlacted the town. The remainirg twelve
infdtry combmies dd the aitilery facedtbe Kop. The Pedi se€medto be like my olhd nativ€ amy excepl nedly
The attack begd dd the inJdtry ed colotrials mad€ steady everywanior had a fire-arm.They fought usualy behinddefencesbut
progrcss.The rative contingents,however,suddenlydesertedto l@l were also expert at guerilla bctics. They semed to havebeenfist-
the Pedi catde.With thse s.Jely herdedthey rcjoircd tbe attack.The class fighte.s, having already defeated tbrce edti€r invasions,
Swuis, mtuwhile had movedto a positior behind the toM readyto including a victory agmnstthe Sweis. Their loses againstwolsley itr
swep down on the Pedired. Insteadof attacking,though,the Swazis the fighting for bolh Tsaledd the Kop werehearTdd they werc only
writed. Th@ yeds dli6 they had b€enleft to 6ght the Pedi alone ejecredfrom the latter by explosives.Zulus againcould be usedfo. the
whentbeir B@r alies had abmdonedthem. This time they wantedthe Pedi.
whites frlly engagedbefore they joined ir. At last tbe Swzis werc
convincedand line after line of waniors descendedon the toM. A ORDEROF BATTLE
fer@iousstrugSlethe! ensuedd dte Pedifought hardfo. fteir capilal.
But by 9.30 a.n. Tsate wN taketr od th€n sacked-Wolsetey mw I rdopted a fi8ure scaleof 1:50for the batde.This gavelhe following
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Orders of Battle and The Rosrovvolunteer Regimenthad beendilbanded when the ciry
Organisation of the *as abandoned.The VA. numberedroughly 1.000 infanlry and 400

Volunteer Army At this time Denikin becam€assistantamy coDmanderand

1917-r92O Romanovsll chief of slatr Komilov bad a bodyguardof TeKnese
(Turcomm) calalry wbo accompmiedhim everywhere.
The fomadons abole rook pan in fte legendaJy"Ice-MaJch"in fte
BACKGROUND Kuban.During April funher recruit!. KubanCossacksled by a fomer
In the wake of the collapse of the kovisional Govemnenr led b! a; force pilot - Captlin Pokovsky. sidedwilb the VA. andswelledthe
KerensLy and the coning lo power of fte Bohhevists and their .anks. necessitatinea furtierre-organisalion.
dsociaies in NovemberI 9 | 7 opposirionelemenlsbegan10coalescein
vdious partsof the fomer Russid Empire. ORDER OF BATTLE APRIL I9I8
SettinSaside the nationalisrforces such as 6ose of rle UkDine,
rst Brigade Commrnder:G€neralMarkov
Georgia,Amenia, the Baltic SBtesdd Finland.two major grcupsof *
dti Bolsheviks
Of6ce6 Regiment
tookup ams duringthewinterof 191718.Thesewere
lst KDbd Rifles Regiment-
the forcesin Siberiaud tE VolunteerAmy on tbe Don.
lst EngineerConpany.
lsr md &h aiiillery baneries.
INTRODUCTION
The Volunter Amy (V.A.) came into being on 2E November 1917 (* The Orrcers ReSimenihad by now orgdised d inteSralmoDnted
wher General Alexey€v (former C-in-C of the Impe.ial Amy)
establishedhimelf at Novocherkassk,rhe capiral of the Don Cossack
leds. The Rusie Arny was still in beisg, but demobilising, and 2nd B.igade Co|mmds: Genenr Bogrcvsky
Genedl Dukhonin, its last SupremeComadd-in-Chiet was shoi Komilov\ ShockRegiment-
duing the finl week of December On 15 Decembe. a Soviet Guerilla (Panism) Regiment.
deleSationsignedd arnistice with the CenEalPowersatrdeffectively Plstun.ky Reeiment(known as 'scou6 ')
took Rusia out of the GreatWar. znd Engine. Compdy
Alexeyev was joined by GeneralsKomilor Mdkov, Romovsky 2nd, 3rd and 5th Anillery batEnes.
and h*omsky all of whom werc in general a8@ment with the
restomtionof order in "a one ard indivisible Russia."The formulation Caralry Brlgade Conmande.: Gene.al Erdeli
of policis dd a style of govement were to be fte stumblingblock lst CavalryRegiment
in what wd to b@me an increasinglybrutal fiough idealistic wa!. Kube (Cossack)ReSiment
The tide VolunteerArmy (Dorrcvol.heaoJa Arinya) tE ffi ofrci.l Tchtrk rs (Mosl€m) Regiment
otr20 Jeuary 1918. Mountedbattery(ho$e anillery)
By comon @Nnt leadershipof the VA. w6 given to cene.al Tbe Cahcslovak Engineerbattalionwr! nor included
Komilov with Lukomla a! chief of st ff and Rommovsky 6 ed veishes at this pointl
quetEmater general- Due to the lrck of suppon iiom the Don Total: 5.000irfdtry l,0OOcavalry,20 plus guns.
Cosseks the YA. rclocated to Rostov.
In grcups tuging ftom individuals to the rumps of the Komilov On 21 April Komilov issled mobilisation ord€rs lo local Kuban
Stom Regimentand the Kiev St. George\ Battaliotr(both fmed by Cossackvillages wi$ $e ageement of the Kuban govemnenl which
the regulararmy in the sumer of 1917)the menwho cme foNdd to recruited a large numbe. of cavalf divisions dudng the civil we,
join Oe VA. were in the main fomer ofi@6. mostof which fought with Gen€El PeterWrangelat Tsditsyn in 1919.
With the deathof Komilov on 25 April ud the failuc of the YA- to
At the beginningof Februaryl9l8 the Y A.\ orderof batdewas: lak€ Ekaterinodar,capital of the Kuban, the VA. r med nonh led by
2 rdery rcgiment! Oasedon the Komilov od St. G€orges units) Denikin. So poor were their prosp€cn rbar ,ll bu four field guns d€
3 Oftce. banlions
I Cadetbattalion(nany from the Kiev od Tagmg military However, on rcaching Ilvinskaia a squadron of Don Cossacks
broughl the newsthat their homelandhad nsen nnd Denikin m&ched
RostovVolunteerRegt.(l@al schoolboyt the VA. back loward! Novocherkassk.
2 Cavaliy d€ilchments Novcherkdsk was occupiedby the Don Cossacksand a unit bf
2 Artillery bateries (eachof tso guns) 667 officen. 340 other tuks. 12 nursesand 14 bureaucrats"led there
in e epic lreh from th€ Romdid front by Colon€l Drozdovslr
The total was 4000 combarrnb. (fomer co|mdder of the l4th tnJetry Division). This unil joined
forceswith theYA. on 20 May 1918.
Local conditiotrsforced the VolunteerAmy to reJocatein the Don The Austccemm advdce into the Ukraineed itrtemalcontusion
Cossacl vitlage of Oleinskaia ned Rosrov Herc there wa! a re- in Moscow gave Denikin the choce to re or8mise his forces once
organisadonwhich resultedin the foloqing order of baltl€ for Maich more and the infanry bngadesbecme titul& divisions cotrsistingof
l9lE. infuEy. artillery engin@rs and smal cavaly units. The cavaty
lsrOfficers Regimentof 3 battations GeneralMekov fomations were also expdded.
Tle CaderBattalion GeneralBorcvslev ki Division- GeneralMdkov (fomatiotrs asper brigade)
Komilovt Slom Regimetrt- Lt. Colorel Niezhintev nd Divisioo- Gercral Borcvsry (fomations d per brisade)
Tle OueFiUa(or Panisd) Regimentof dismount€dDon Cossacks- nl Diyision- GetreralDrczdovsky(1 rcgimetrtkrown d the
GenerarBogayevsky znd Rine (Offce$) Regt-)
Anillery Division (a numb€rof barEries) foua 2 guD lst and 2nd Plastunskybathlions.
banenes- ColotrelMionchinslry(:) lst Cavalry DivisioD €xpdd€d ftom a brigad€by the additionof a
Czecho-SlovakEngineerbattalion CaptainNienetchik unit of cavalry which had accompmiedDrozdovskywbich beme
I R€gule (non-Cossack)Cavalrydeiacbment knoM a.he 2nd Cavalryrcgiment)
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howilzes?). There werealso 2 umoured cds. 15rn AAMIES- ONL/ 19.95pl's t'1:0 pdsr. Cho* hln FFn(h or BdrishNapoleonis,
Roms ECWRol:list or Pdlim€nirirq ACW Nonh dd s.urh,13th Centu'I Colonial
Zulu md &iIn[ Fmby Cmd or Elil rnd Skrletos. Mhinm ol lm phe in eachamv
Although ftei lo.ces were few in ntrmbe.Alexeyev and Denikin
were consciouslypreparingskeletonformationsin anticipationof an r5rr N,4POIIONiC ,xMflrs ONLI t17.9spl6 Lt.04pon. 100piec, 8ndsh,Fftn.h,
increasein numbeBthat would bring units up to eslablishment.Apad Ptusnaq REsian,Austia spmnh.
frcm which the psychologyof 'whatt in a name only encouraged 15nnAP ES - oNLv t21.95phs 13.t0pr* I00 /ises. GR\ Rmrn, Pushn, Thdda(
wouldbe volunteeBlocomir themselves. Ma@donian,Nom:D Samuni,Mongok,bBkn€.h6 M€dia?k, ACWNdnh andS.uth
On 24 June the VolunteerAmy look the offensive againstrhe Red 254iDEA ANUIES FRO,ttfi1.34 ovd 40io.h(N liom
Amies of lhe Kuban.The following day GenemlMarkov was kjlled Enr FTGUIES FRoM Ep,15rn IRoM lop. All ma,lefron idp qurlji) alot Ai$
20nm Spannh Cnil Wa V,pban and Mod?m USA E:hive l5nn Colonial dd
ud his placetakenby Gerenl Kzanovilch.
DDringJuly theVA. began10acceprinlo ils rmks fomer RedAmy
soldiers.The dispositionsmadefor fte EkaErinodaroperaton give an
indicationofthe sizeof lhe divisions: Total: 1200conbalel!.
Wrangel nentions $e Konilov Calalry ReSiment and the lst
Ist Division - 4O0Omen. Zaporj Cossackss pan of fiis division.
IIsl Division' 4000men. DDring the next few weekslhe norlh of Kuban was ovemn by the
llhd Dilision - 3000 Den. Whiles md in DecemberAllied ships anchoredin Novorosisk and
nililary missionscame up to Denikint H.Q. at Ekaterinodar
Tlre .emainder,some6000 men, were divided betweenErdeli\ lsl Drczdovskydied in the edly daysof 1919and the Don CossackAmy
Cavalry Division; Pokovsky s lst Kuban Cavalry Bngade (whjch recognisedDenikin\ aulhority in operationalmatteB and lbe Klban
expandedto a djvision asthey movedthroughthe Kubatr):2nd Kuban VolDnteerAmy was orgmised. The Kuban VA. was :med with
Caval.y Division of GeneEl Ulaeavard the Kuban CossackBrigade- eqDipnem trken during the Slavopol operation. The YA. ilself
''Shkuro'swolves: Genecl sh-kurohad beenoe leaderof a group of becane fte Caucasid VolDnteerAmy. Terck Cossacks in lheir
seDi-ceularpartisans who foughtbehindtheGemanlinesin l9 15. hundredsjoined the w}tjle Forcesand becme pan of fte Kubd VA,
Following the successof the Kuban campaign&d the captur€of Duringthewintefof 1918- 19theinfanty divisionswereupgraded
Novorosisk the VA. md ihe Kubd Cossacksbege to mobilise the to Amy Corpsas follows:
populalion.Ten clases of KDbd Cosacksdd four clNsesin the hi Amy Corps GeneEl Kazuovitch.
'bccupied"terirorieswerecalledlo ihe coloDrs. 2nd Amy Corps GeneralBorcvsky.
On 8 Octoberl9l8 CeneGlAlexeyevdiedandDenikinasumedthe 3rd Arny Corps ' GenerarLvalhov
title of Commander-in-Chief with dual milirary and civil powe. Plus several independentcavalry md infantf brigadesand
Dedikin'sone fifr policy staEdenrprocldinedhis beliet in one batralions.Once again the skelelos were being createdfor tuture

The Kube canpaignled lo ahugeincrease id rheequipmedt ofthe The C.VA. noved norlh to the Donetswith the aim of supporting,
VA.. The sane divisioDalstructurefor the infantryw$ dainBined. consolidadngand expeding the operationsof the Don Cosack amy.
bur the calalry was incresed to four divis'ons.The anillery no* Operntional ngnres for Jenary 1919 give d indicatior of the
includedover 80 guns of vdious calibres,256 machine-guns and sftnglh of the infanrrydivisions;
immensequutities of rifles dd anmnnition, along with tbree kt Division 5000 men- GeneralKazanovitch(iitular Ist Army
dmoured trains, severalmoured cds and an aercplde posibly a corps)
Nieupon17C L IInd Division - 5000 men- CeneralBorovsky
Ir is at this point that Gen€Fl-Barcn Peter wrang€l otr€red hjs - moved10lhe Crimea(titular 2nd Amy Corpt
seryicesto Denikin and was given temporary co'mod of the lst lllrd Division - l'5000 men- Gene.alMai'MaevslA () (litDltu
Cavalry Division. In fte biogrnphy written by his son wrangel
However. whjchreginent,constiDted thesedivisionsis mcletu The
''The volunt€er Amy, as il is called. nlmbercd 15,000 men and 80 tmps sent to the Donba$ with Mai-Mevsky were tle Guerilla
euns.The infantry,adillery and engineeNwer€ composedalmost Ceneral Alexeyevs Infantry Regt. 2nd OfliceB' Rifle Regt- dd
endrely of officeF. as was the cavalry wirh the exception of 1wo Komilov\ ShockRegt.This becanefte 3rd Amy corps, 1owhich
regifrents which were atached to infantry units. The remainderof the serc addedamodred cm, moured tains md aircrafl
cavarrywereKubanCossacks andMoslen Caucassians.- On 23 Januarythe polirical sitDationhad developedto lhe point
where it was necessary1oappointa single commanderlo co ordinate
ORDER OF BAITLE IN OCTOBER 1918 fte Whne forcesin soutbemRusia- The tsk f€ll on OeneralDenikin
who asDmed the ,tle of "Commder of the Aned Forces of the
Ist Infa.try Division GeneralKazanovirch Sotrlhof Russia"(A.F.S.R.). TheCaucassian VolunteerAmy waspan
IInd Infanlry Division GeneralBorcvsky of this force md il wd now to underyoits greatestperiodof expansion.
IIkd Infantf Dilision CeneralDrczdovsky The aplly nmed Colourc.l Reginents were 10 expmd over the
A foudhdivisionrefeftedro 6 a HalfDivisionwasin lhepMess of coDrseof the nextten monrhsto divisionalslatusin theirown right.
fomation. This was basedon the lst and 2nd Plastun(Scout) Tbeseunits sere regdded asthe elite of the A.FS.R. and wereusedto
battalions.Therewere now four cavalrydivisions. speeheadorensive operations.
Wrangeldescribeslhe lst CavalryDivision 6 oredised thus: ( Therc werc fout so .d e.1' Colouted Regihekts the Komilor
6 CavalryRegimenb ShockReeinent,I st GeneralMarkor's Ofrce^ Regih.nt, 2nd Genetul
3 HoNe Artillery batt€ries Dn.dorslq s RiJL Regihent,an.l the 1stGenerolAlexetev\ Panisan
I small infantry unit (tbe rcmainsof lhe lst Kuban Rife Regt.) lnJantry Resiflent. Fol Jnnher .t taits see UniJoM d the uotunteer
I doctor and 2 truGes
I radio, no telephone. It was also dDrin8this period lhal manyfomer Imperial Amy unns
l6
resurectedthemsetv€s,thoughnonehasbeenwell resemhed to date. of tle lst Division consistedof two batteriesof 28|m moutrtah guns
W}lat little infomtion I hav€to handis includedin Appendix L with a linited supply of ammunition: Crimem Tates, Gematr
The expdsion of the "Coloured Regiments" rook place in the colonistsad evensailorsfilled the ranksoflhese oncedclusive unitsl
On 27 Februarl 1919 the ls! Cavaty Regiment was rc nmed
Gereral Alexeyq\ Cavalry Regiment a5 it absorbed (folowirg
ORDER OF BATTLE. SPRJNG1919 evacualon to Gallipoli in 1920) the Sid€ropol and Vilen cavalry
batralionsiit is possiblethat they werc brigadedtogetherduring the
Isl Division Ciimem op€mtionsof 1920.
Ist Kornilov's ShockRegt. Folowing the RedAllny counteroffensiveiDthe aut'lm of 1919the
Ist GenemlMarkov's R€gl. VolDnt€erAmy fell bdk. Denikjn transferredils collrllmd from Mai
IInd Division Maevstf 10Wmgel in November The unils he took over md their
PlastunsryRegimenl. numbe^de notedin a repondated922 D4 l9lo as
Itrrd Divisiotr lsr Corps 2600 meD
Drozdovsb s Brigade. 5tb Corps- 1015cavatfmen
'IrE
divisions still rclained their anilery, engineer ed cavalry The PoltavaGrcup - 150infady, 200 cavalr,/...
...fte cavalry force is about 3500 strong. Total: 36100foor. 4500
In May l9l9 GeneralMai-M@vskywd givencotmdd of theYA. ho6e. The Kubd Corps is a mere brigade,Komilov\ regiments@
as n onceagain becane (alftough still a pan of the A.F.S.R),dd m only battaliotrs.Mekov\ two regimentsand the "Special" b.igade
all-out offensiveagainstthe Bohbevik govemmenlws ordercd the have only their cadresleft, ud one out of action. Of DrozdovslA's
division ody tbEe compatriesde left. The tr@ps refuse lo use the
Tbe orderof batdewd al this stage: tants becaus they de aiiaid of losing ftem. The anillery is .o longer
Isl Amy Corps- GeneralKutepov of my use.Behind the lines we hale only the remainsof Alexeyevs
2nd Amy Corps- GeneralPrcmlov divisioD- 300 men aI rold." (pp.137J38 Ru$ia's Whit Ctusd.let A
51hCavalryCorps- GenerarYurefovitch Wrangel, Leo Coope. Londotr 1990.1 The VA. units we.e
3rd KubanCawlry Corps- GenerarShhno amalg@ted into the Detached volunteer Corps (D-Vc-) which
Kiev Ainy CoAs ' GeneralBredov nDmberedsome10,000men.
By the sumner of l9l9 n numberedsome50,000meDof all dms. Tbe D.VC. rctrcatedtust to the Don landsand thenvia Novorosisk
The iotal sEenglhof lhe A.F.S-R.which includedtheAmy of the Don, into the Crimea.On 2 April GeneralDenikin handedconmdd of the
fte forcesof fie Nonh Caucassians, the Crinem Azov Amy dd the Armed Forces of South Rusia over to Lt. General Baron Perer
Amy of Tukestan numb€red104,000infantry, 56,000 cavairy,600 Wrangeland sailedinro e\ile. MosLof lhe heavyequrpment*as
guns,1,500mchine guns.19aircraft,34 amoured trainsanda variety abadoned at NoYorossisk.
Wratrgelr€built th€ shaueredD.VC. dd the Don Cosack Amy dd
Duing Juty ed AuSDstthe Komilov Sh@k Regiment added a the Kubd Amy dd securedfte Perekeopisthmus, the Crimem
secondand lhird reginenr and on 27 October becde the Komilov bridge inro Rusia prcpe. On 17 April 1920Wrangel re-nmed the
Shock Division including the Komilov Anillery BriSade.A fourth VolunteerAmy the Russim Amy.
Komilov Regimentwa nised in December,but wasdestroyedod not The Colowd Regiments final re-organisationfor the Crimea
CmpaigD left them d foltows:
At the sme time Genenl Maekov\ OffceB'Regiment wa The Komilov Sh@k Division rebined its 3 reginent composition
expandedto a d'reeregimentdivision which, ircorporatin8 the Mdkov md its anilery brigadeuntil the final evacuationin Novenber 1920.
Artillery Bngade, becomingon 2? october Gene.al Mdkov\ On I I May GeneralMdkov s Officen Division was reconsdoad
Officers' Division. andr€-namedas GeneralMdkov s Iddtry Divisiotr wilh the lstr2nd
The IIkd Division ws expoded to dfte regirnenbbeconing, on 27 and 3rd General Markov's Infantry ReSiments.A fourth infotry
Octobeaalong with Dozdovsky s ArtiUery Bngade,fte Rifle Officer @gimentw6 formed in Octob€r 1920 ftom the emains of v&ious
Gen€Fl Drczdivsky s Division.
On 23 October GueEilla Genenl Alexeyev\ Infetry Regimeni The anillery brieade beme Cereral Mdkov\ sepeate battalion
expandedto tro regilnenisand on 27 Oclobea with a simildly tided md fte cavalry squadroisGene.atMdkovt CavalryBattalion.
anillery brigrde, beme G€ne.rl Alexeyev's tlletry Divisiotr. It is On l1 May Drozdovskys Division was reformed as Gene.al
possiblethat a third regiment,the Joint Grenadie6, 'probably fomed Drozdovslry's zule Division with tl€ ls! 2nd and 3.d General
ftom the rennants of form€r Lnp€rialAmy Grenadierregiments, wd DrozdovslA's Rine ReSiments.Cavalry atrd dtillerly unib were
anaclEdto rhis divjsion ro increasethe snene1h.
Aldeyev's Infmtry Division was re-orgdised sevemltines undl il
finally beme Inowr on 27 June6 lst Gerc.al Ale,'€yev'sGuerilla
VOLI]NTEER ARMf CAVAI-RY Infmtry Regimenrmd Alexeyev\ Aniltery Battalion.
It w6 in this fom tbat rhe_eolouredReginents, once more the
Itrfomatim concemingthe cavalr./is sparse.The 5th Calalry Corps. nucl€us of the anti-Bolshevik forces in this a@, took parr in the
wasmadeup of two divisiotrs,€achof two brigades.I only havedetails otrensiveout fiom !h€ Criln€a.This failed and in November1920the
of the tusi division. the tust brigade of which was composedof the remmts werc evacuaredto GalliDoli.
h€ary utrits of the fomer Impe.iat Gufidi and Dozdovsky's Cavalry
Regiment,the secod of the "Lighl' Guad regnnentsplus fte l6lh and I
APPENDD(
Ilre guddsmeDof the fist brigade were lo|olrn a5 the Combined Apan from fte GuaJds cavalry units mted, Gudds itrfantry
cuards cavalf Regimentor the united Cuinssiers.They consistedof batralionswere also pan of the White Any in the soutb.They fought
two squadros of Her MajesF/s Cui6si€rs, two squadronsof His in the Mos.ow campaignand the Batde of Kiev duing the sumer of
Majesty's Cuirassiers, two sqnadroN of Horse Gueds and one 1919. E&h Cueds reginent was representedin at leNt battalion
squad$n of Life GtIards. str€ngtb.They did not rcach the Crinea od ir n beteved lhat they
The second divisioo was composed of units of Line cavarry madefor the Polish lines whereihey w@ doubtles intemed.
GeneralBaron Schilling €vacMtedOdessain l9l9 $d brcughtwith
At otrepoint in the 1920brcakoutftom fte Crimeafie horseanillery him to the Crinea elementsof the Rusie any that bad foudt in
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Romdia during1916'17.AmongthemFeie the €mmrs oft,l]el2th Rusian notinp which trdslates a mond dd (carionally causes
Cavalf Division.d InperialAmy unil.It is thoughttheybecme pan conrusion)batlerieshad six gunsandheavyanillery baile.ieshad four.
of the RussianAmy cavalry for the Cnmeancampaign. Tbe seaponry and equipmentthal fell into the hdds of theVA. wa!
The 52nd Infmry becafre ar sofre point part of Alexeyeyt aroaysjealously gudded by the formationsrbatcaptmd il. ll wa! very
Division; it was a fomer ImperialAmy Line regiment- nuch a c6e of lo rbe victors the spoils" so that someunir5would b€
The Don dd KDbd Arnies me a sepmle shrdy in themselvesas equippedwilh aircrafl t k, mourcd trais elc md oihen would be
lhey were ne!e. rcgarded.nor r€geded themselves,d pan of fte hdd prcsed lo find enoughb@ts!An amy thal had mushrcomedas
VolunteerArny. They had simile but ditre€nt spintions. cenaiily did the VA. had not the capacity lo ffear€ a cenFal supply and
duing fte Crinean penod. distribution Detwort nor would ir hale beenatr easy lask given the
Other fomer Inpenal Amy units (har joined the VA- e De mDidadvancesand withdrawalsthat look Dlace.
remainsofthe 131h.lsth and 34thInfantry Divisions, 13thBelozeBky,
I 8th Kabaldinskydd 83rd Sanunky InfmFy Resimenls APPENDD(3
APPENDIX 2 As previously noled during fte early monthsof the Civil Wd the
majoriry of the men were fomer officeE. FroD lhe autum of l9l8
Ar Oe time of rheMdcb revolutionthe slrudure of both cavalryand onwards ihe quality was diluted in prcportion to the expdsion. In
infdry fomations was in the proces of chdge. Therewasa nove lo some fomalions the officer "cadre {as a single compary, the
dismoummuchof the calalry ed the fourlh reeimedtof eachinfanoy remainderbeingmadeup of fomer RedArny Den. conscriprs,in facl
division wd to be removedand usedto createmoa divisions.The VA. anyonecapableof carryingams. I haveit on good authonty( a fomer
used fte dEe reginent structurc. A regiment consisredof four, 4 white cavalry n.c.o.) that moured tains dd ex-Brifsh tanks were
companybaliations.a ba$lion nlnbered roughly l0O0 officers dd crewedby sailoN of the Black Seafleet which rathersharle6fte image
ot the Rusian navy having exclusivelyRevolntjonarysynpathies.A
A lirc cavalrydivision (i.e. not Cossackor cudd) nDmbered lery definite plus in tems of morale was the YA-\ policy of re-
roughly 1000off1ce6dd fren divided into 6 squadrons,eachof abo bnilding units when theyhad lakenhea\A casnalties:ftesh nen rouid
150ofall ranks.The snuadondunngtheCivil we seemsto haveled continuethe traditionsand the reputationsrhat had developed,
to old Impedal units being representedby squadronsand forming into paniculdly in the ColouredRegiments.
reducedsize dilisions as norededlier with the Gueds cavalry- FollowingOe reteat into lbe CriDea in ealy 1920dd the re-
Adillery fomations were based on the battery In 1914 a field orgmiladon canied out by Wrangel,the reductionin numben saw an
anillery batterynDmbe.ed8 guns,however.this was underreview md inoease jn quality as only the really highly motivated hrdcore
molesweieafoolto reducethis to 6 guns.It is Dncleewhelheror nor remainedwith the Russim Amy as it became.These men and thei.
this reorganisationlook placeothe. tha locally, but giventhe shorlage fmilies had no altefraive to lictory other thanexile or dea$.
ofguns duringtheCivii Wr it is likely that6 gunswasa faUy lkely
numbef if not over generous.Ho6e anillery {as basedon a 6 gun Next Montb: Uniform of the Y.A.
batery lnd mountainanillery on d 8 gun ba ery. Field howitzer (in
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drcvn up in Iront rcod\ to defend n aM a sha'nai efioning hen to greater elfotts. The scrakh-buih setlletne hus u'i.e Liverl-in look \tith
wrious itetns ofponerr- an.l shields scatter"tl about- In\tet lert: A RoDuu patkase tour has a r.i'ed for a holidat in Frante anrl a nob oJ Caulish
tow Eaides ru JbNatu ta wlcoDte their clients- The tees nt pse photogtltphs rere hand rtude b! Mike Seiell oJSe n Models- The
bachimp waspaitted hlahn BlanclE. Abov: Ronun Fidd HQ|nh tu gtudt rtundeep tu ddctsionrilh hI tibuies ai.l senior ceaturions.
A ballhta has been set q to keep \@uld be eotesdtuppers out ofeatsllot. A tllelSures nl nvy photogrdphs ierc paiated b! Situon antl th.
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a spledid Ronoas $ Da.ians laput l'his will appear in a
Jotthcoaiaq UK W prcBratnne loter this ,ear (No natnes,no pock-
dnllatthisstase - note inJolater) Alan ard bmthet Mi.hoel recentlt
plate.l hoststo a Tv canera ctew whi.h apporentlyinclude.la lapsed
DiE this! Therc's nothinS nicer aler a lonS dd! s Mrch than naking vdrganer - so he at ledstshould hare know ||hat he was doing. In
caftp! Ce oinu lhese Roddn Izgiohf,anes look huppr in their wotk. thepi. tbor. a RoMn amt Mrehes ovet a pohtoonbtidge on ns wat
(Well, ola! the 8ut leaning on the Jence looks happJ! ) This 25nn tu bnng cirili.otion to lE barborian lads. Thefeutes werepaiated
Foun.lry vignett. .on6 frcn the collection oJ Dare Thonas. b! the twins, Bnno Allanson, and Dann, Noter oJ Death ot Glorr
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 NEW LISTS FORSIIAKO -PART 2, Grenadiers{lbns), velite Carabinie6. md Conscnph of the Guard
which w€re a tnining Cadrc. Although simildly uifomed 1o the
TIIE IIAIIAN STAIES, WESTPIIALIN. FrenchCuard, and perfoming crcditably in RussiaI bave a$umed a
AI\D SWEDEN less€relan - rating them 6 elite-morc or less equivaletrtto the Young
Guard.Guad Cavahyw6 theGuardD Homeur ud Gutrd Dngoons,
by both rat€dasGuardCavalf.
Paul Kitcber
Naples
The Neapolitanarlny was of a similu siz€.but at leat up to about
INTRODUCTION l8l0 of much poorc. quliry due to the conscription of convicis.
Inidarly fielding 8 line rcgiments, this establisbment hd b@n
My tu$ adicte w6 aimedat whettingthe apf,€titeof Jralo gmers for
alteoative mies dd I've continuedin that vein with lists for fou increaied to 12 by 1812,givin8 once again48 battalions.They were
rnore nations covered in this anicle - The Kingdom of ltaly, The supportedby foqr lighr rcgiments givine a paper streneth of 16
Kingdom of Naples,Wstphalia dd Sweden.The Iblian mies md battations.Cavabywd lessnumerousthd their Northeo couterpans.
westphaliashould.pert'apsbe regardeda! poor qualiry Frcnch.but rhe wilh $rc€ regimenlson th€ rctl, one of Chdsm md two of Cheval
Swedisb ir particular me able b give a redomble account of
themselves.Of these amies tbe Swedishhd been extensivelyplay The Guard again qa! a very strong arm, and perfomed w€I in
testedand is able lo hoid its own on ar lqsl even lerms againstrh€ R$sia (beforesutreringthe inevitable).I GrcnadierResiment(2 brs),
Rnssids. Although I haveenoughIralim tops for a snall division, 1 Velite (2 bnt and I of minos mde up the f@t of the clard. In
tbey'e still consignedto being the heond cte' troops alongsidemy 1815 a Voltigeu reginenr (probably also of 2 bno w6 added.Four
Frcnch. No ore al our ctub har yet had the courage to field Cavalry units existedin tbe Gudd, two Hervy (Guard D Homeur &
Gendmes). md two light (Velitesde Chevaldd ChevauLrg€6). fte
Gudd d'Homeur becde the Gtudedu Corpsin 1813,and lbe Chevau
TIIE IIALIAN STATES If,se6 werc convenedto Hussds.

The Men at Ams book on Napoleon's allies provides fairly good TIIE KINGDOM OF ITALY
outlineson the Kingdom of ltaly, althouehdelaih on Naples@ a lirde
more sk€tchy. (I say sketchy as, although it gives reasoMble Infanrry 18061809 1809l8t2 t8l3,l8l4 t8l5
infornation otr unifom dd some of the campaigns,therc @ key Gqed (Elite) 3 3 3 3
piecesmissing- sucha how manybaltalionsin an infmuy regimeno. Line Itrfanrf 9 12 l0 12
Naplesmd the Ilalian Kingdomp.ovidedforcesfor the Frenchin the SecondRatetnfdlry l0 5 8 5
Peninsula,dd againstPrussia,AusFia, dd Rusia Both mies are Light tnlelry 4 5 4 5
faidy simild, wilh quality gudd units atrddeceDtartillery Ooth guard
CsYdry
dd line), wiih borhho6e dd f@t artilery present.Line infanFy unils
Gudd Hervy I I I I
howeverwerc often of dubious quality (in the cde of Naples often
conscriptedconvict!!). Furthe. problem were causedby widespread
Dragoons 2 2 2 2
membershipof \ecret societies' anong the Otrcer Corps, often
2 1 2
S@ondRaIeCa!.jry I 1
ladine to divided loyalties. Neapolitanline rroopsin panicular were
not ratedhighly by Frenchcolmand€s who led ihem in the Peninsula, ArtiIe.y
but towdds rhe end of rhe period it is likely that this situation would FootGutrs l: 15 L)2 1:12 1:12
have improved, as raining md experiencesealonedunits. For both Ho6ecuns 1.24 l.2O 1:2O 1:20
armiest havethereforeupgnded the aimy after 1809.made a slighi H@vy Batteries 1.24 l:24 '\:24 'l:24
reductionto allow for losserin Russi4 and allowedsomeEovery by
1815. Sp€cial
For the puJposesof theselists I haveassumedsimilar organisationof
. HeavyAnillery may be deployedd m Amy 8un
both N@politm and llalian tmps. This me6 thal for the purposesof
. I Skimisber shnd per 4 infmry units. Li units @y be deployed
both lists thal follow I havessumed that Infanuy md LiSht lnfmtry
Regimenlsfollow Italian panemswitr fou batralions,erch with six
. 2nd rat€ cavalry representp@rly tEined chasem uniis.
compdis organisedalong French lines with - Grcnadi€r,Voltigeur,
. Alies in italics (seeShakoruteo de Frcnch md must be fomed
dd fou Fusilier companies-With French o.gdisation (and ofien a
FEnch C-iFC) lactical doctrineswereFrcnch.md sbouldthereforeb€ into their om divisions,no aUiesaEilable after l8l2 due to olher
'flexible'- Given th€ conflicts prcsent withid the Itatim mies extem.l pressuJes on France.May not useFrenchallies if fiehling
I
sugg€sthowever that the same 'coffmd respoN delays' should
apply a with non FEnch arlnies.
Interesting'what if' scetrdiosmidr also b€ nied agaiNt the British
in Naples(an altemtive p€ninsula?),or agains!the Turk, perhapson 1 8 0 61 8 1 2 - 1814
1813 t8l5
the Adriatic coast. They were both cenainly engag€dagatust the
Austrians. Fimtlt tu setting up the listr I have assqmedthat aUied
contingenbwould be suppliedonly by France.Ifused th€senust fom

Italy NAPLES
The Kingdon of Italy establisbedin 1805 could field 12 Iddry
Regin€DtsgivirS m e{rablishnent of 48 Ltue battalioN. In addition IDfmtry 1806-1809 1809-r812 18131814 1815
therc werc sevenkger Regim€ntsgivirg a pape.st engthof a funher GuaJd(Elire) 3 3 3 4
28 batlalions. Cavalry establishmentwas two Dragoon and four Line lnfanEy 7 l2 10 tz
SecondRatehfmry 12 7 9 6
The Guardcotrsistedof Grenadiers(2bns)Chssseurs(2 bns)velit€ Lightlnfanq 4
Cavalry Cavalry tmits included two Chevau Irgd, ,*. t*.* -O ;;
GoardHeavy I 1 t Cuirassier,alt equivalentto then FrenchcoDnterpsns.
Guardlight 1 I I As with manyof the smallernanonsthe Gnardis disproponionarely
Light Cavalry 2 strong, with Grenadie6, Gued J@Ber, Fusilier Gudd, and Jaeger
SecondRareCavalry 2 2 CarabiniesfomiDg the infetry. cuard Cav.lry consjsledof fte carde
du Corps,Hus@n Garde,ed Chevaulrgers G6rde.
Artilery Finally we havea well esrablishedtutillery am. prcviding foot dd
F@rcuns l:15 1:12 l:12 l.12 ho6e batteries,usually six batterieson cmpaign.
Ho6ecus l:24 1:2O I r20 l:2O Wilh French organisationed traidng tbrouShout,flexible racrics
Heavy Batt€ries 1.24 1:24 l:24 l:24 ee allowed.How€ver,Jercmet BrcatlikinS for 'ciry conforts' (he was
Sp€€irl nickjamed the M€.ry Monmh by his troops)combinedwilh his lack
of energyon cmlaign suSgeslthat orderdehys shouldbe asfor altied
. Heaq Artilery may be deployedas an Amy gun mies, and ihat Westphalims should nor be allowed 1o us€ flank
. I Skimishq stdd per 4 infanEy unils. Li units may be deployed mehes thenselves.(A fldlk mdch led by Jeromewould probablynor
aJrive!).It would howeverbe appropriateto .llow Frenchforcesallied
. zndrateinfmhyreflectsthetoorperfommceofNeapoliranunits westphaliato fla* march.
ro
Like Ddy oflhe Germanslatesthis army is trot big etroughto edily
. znd rate cavalf rcpresentp@rly bained unirs. be played without an allied contingent. paticludly in the earli€st
. Allie! in italics GeeS/,ak, rulet de Frenchud nust be fomed period. Thal said it would make a nice altmative for pople who
into then o*n divisions.no allies availableaftd 1812due to othe. mosdy wet to play Frnch, but wot to cottectadditional (colourtul)
exteEal pressureson France.May not useFrenchallies if fightiDg

IDfDtry 18081809 181G1812 1813

-1812
1806 - r814
1813 1815 Gudd 3 3 2
Line Infmtry l7+ l1 9
Seond Rale InfanEy 2 8+
Light InfanEy 3** 4 3

Cav8lry
Gudd dDCorps I I
WESTPHALIA GuddliSht I I I
Cui6siers 2 2 I
ln 1807Napoleonreorgmisedseveralminor cemd statesfoming Husd I 2 I
the Kingdom of westphalia,alpointing his b.other Jeromeas King of Chevaltrgers I
the newly foined state-The Westpbalid Kingdom includedland frcm l++
severaldea!, including Hess-Kassel dd Bnnswick.
As pan of this rcorgoisation Westphaliawas requiFd to supply Artillery
trcops to her Fr€nch 'allies'. The troops of Hesse-Kasselinitialy FoolGuns I:10 l:10 1:12
fomed lhe nucleusfor this .my, with PolishLancerstrmfered from Hors€Guns l:24 ltZ4 1:30
Rench sewice (b@omingthe Guard Che€u rf,se6), dd the Guard HearT Batte.ies 1:24 l:24 1t24
Hussars(who werc fomed from French consriph). The finr light
batialion ws esrablishedfron non Prlssio POWSwho had sefled in
the Pnssian amy dd almost imediarely €srablishedfor itser a Sp€cial
rcpDtationror poor discipline dd drunk€nness!AI other units w@ . 1808-9This represetrtsX Corpsengagedin ceirany vs Austria
fomed by consription.mny beingtrained by secondedFEnch NCOS
dd Brunswickin 1809
md Oftcers- Westphaliasuppliedtroops for the Peninsulaa well d * Only 6 bathlions of Westph.lia$ wer€engagedin this
.
cdpaigns in 1809 a8ainstADstria. md for the Rusid iNasion of
1812.Like nany Frcrch alies they werc regarded6 ureliable after campaign.ReDaidng line toops shouldbe Durch or French,
who shouldfon sepaaredivisions.
1813,ed toops still sewing in the Peninsulaweredisamed dd made . ** Light infanFy de FreDcb
. Westphlian Guald utrits shouldfom their own division.
Onceagainmy min soNe for the amy orgaisation is rhe M€tr ar .
Allied iroops ft F.efth (D of sdon (s).
AIms book.This givesgooddetail otr the troopsdd sone penpecrive .
l8lGl2 This amy is baled on vIIl Corpsat the time of the
on their p€rfmdce, md who you night rcdonably se fighling .long
side then. As allies French are the obvious pick. howeveain 1809 invuiotr of Russia.
. 1El3 The Weslpahatimarmy did not play a major role in the l813
there was close ceopention with the SaxoDs,so a brigadeor lwo of
cmpaign, this amy is conje.tural and assumesthat the Sdison
Gemm alli€s might be & inrereslingoption.
When organisedthe Westphalim ariny inirially had a significmt mle which theWestphalids took during 1813wa rakenby tr@ps
of other mtionalities.
GDdd contingent, dd a rather wealer tine. In 1807 rhe Line .
establishmentws four re8imenis,eachof rwo or in somecser Oy + Secondmte infdtry de newly misedor militia banalions.
. ++ Secod rate cavalry m newly misedunil! after the Russie
l812) 8tre battaliotrs(plDsdepoo.This had b€enbuilt up to eighrline
reginerls beforc the Russid expeditionand a paperstren8thof 1Gl8
. Tbrou8houtSkimisher ratio is I :4
battalions.Two Light infmtry batralionswereorgaised in 1808,rising .
Tacticaldoctrinesare flexibl€. HowevercoMd structures
to fou by 1812. In lhe eely sragesar leNr the reliabiliry of the
Westphali& units was sus?@r.The l4el of desenionsuffercdin Spain sutrer allied delays.Westphalids may nol useflank marcbes.
Dnderlinesthis. That said, the Dnitsp€rfoined redonably, bur should althoughFrerch alies m] Onegun battery Day b€ usd as d
cenainly havesomerat€das 's@ondnte'.
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companiesto form sepmle elite battalions.The threefull time rc8uld
rcgimenrscould easilybe regdded asa cut abovethe line uniGperhaps
t808-9 l8l0,l8l2 lEl3 justiflitr8 'elite status. Afier 180? thE grenadier baMlions were
pemanently fomed from tbe SrenadierdetachDen$in line units, dd
the lighr coDpaniesof the Gudd. veding a distinctile unifom (along
wilh the Konningens regimeno. This gives the potentral for 70
battalionsof infmtry, including l0 light batlalions,pnor to 1809dd
up to nine elite battalionsalso. Although technicaly milina Swedish
SWEDEN tr@ps had b€€n noled for their elan, and pnor b 1809 I assume
similariry b line roops of ofter nations.
Of the main Eurcpean Dations Seeden\ nost major r@ognird After 1809 fte Finnish regiments went inrc Russia senice.
'cont ibution' is the presencewith fte allies ar t€ipzig (The batde of
Establishmentthe.eforefalh 1o47 battalions,including four light dd
the Natiods) in 1813.This howevercorceals a mnch norc aclive (if tb@ Srcnadier Qualiry is likely to have declinedwith the defearby
p€ripheral) role.Swedenwa al wareith Fmce 18051810andl81l- Russia.I havethereforedesignaledrA of the line as secondrate.Afler
1814.Prussia1806-1807. Russia1808-1809. Demdk 18081809, 1813 recruitmentproblemscontinued,numb€n being brought up by
Britain 1810-1812, Frece 181314,andfinally Norway1814.I have conscriptionbut quality declining. Fou regim€ntswere also recruiEd
litde information on the level of invotvem€ntagaifft each of these ftom Frenchmd Germd POws, so fte nDmberof battalionsincrcases
nations,althoughI am not awaE of my major actionsagainstBrilain backro 55. but with a simild prcportion of secondate.
or Prussia.The war againstRusia in 1808{9 wd a disastercosting
Swedenits Finnish possessions (and .egim€nts),and Gustavus Cavalry
AdolphusMis thrcne. GnstavusAdolphus was replacedin l8l0 by Infomtion on tte calalry is contusine, with muy line uniE
Jean Bemadote, one of Napol@trs Marsha,lswho reorgdised the chmgine designationfrcm Dragoonto Husd md back againdunng
Swedish Amy, introducing conscription. and setting about rc' the pe.iod. One Cuirasi€r reginent wd available.five dragoon(of
equippingand re-unifoming the tr@ps. which two weE designatedaslights), md one Hussd. Although all of
For rhe purposesof the lists I have divided the army into tnie thesennits werc technicaltyIndelb all remainedconstandyin se.vice
p€riods.Pre 1809(und€rGuslawsAdolphusIV). 1810'1812(posl fiom 1806ttuough to th€ end of the period, so should be rcgardedas
Russi.n disdter), ed l8l3-14 fighting against the Fr€nch dd regulm. All of the units exceptthe Fimish unit weE b€tweensix and
Nosay. Pre 1810the amy is 4sumed to b€ a linear tacticsamy like ten squa&onsstrcng md divided into battaliotrsof betw€enthfte and
mosr of ii! counterp.ns,18101812 flexible (with Bemadotte s
five squadrons@ch a massive200 in strenelh.This Sives batlalion
efonns coming into play), dd 1813 14 Frcnch tactics (with refom strengrhsof up to l0OOed mayjustiry anexln stdd ud m additional
brci.kpoitu Finally $erc wa also on paper a unit of hoBe Ja8ffes
Swedenwith its @larivelyspa$epopulationwa unableto maintain mounted riflemen. According to some $urces they nev€r had dy
a ldge p€mmetrt amy. Its forces therefore consistedot Uafla e h6s, so could b€ regardeda tu exFa light infan6y battalion.
(pemdent) egiments, cotrsistingof fte Guads anda smarlnumb€rof Altemately th€ mountedjagen could be substitutedfor a line light
pemdenl line intoLry units. The balanceof $e my wd semi cavalryunit bot be allowedto disnount a a skjmisherbase.
'/rd.Ira' rcgiments that form€d the bulk of the line dd
FmdeDt
werc organisedwith a p€tmnent ofEcer/ NCO cadre.The bulk of the Artilery
rcgiment fomed for 28 days a year to bain. Bemadotteint oduced The Swedish anillery consisled of four reernents, three heavy
compulsorymilitar/ Fryice for all men belw@n 2l dd 25 in t813, rcgimentsand one light or hone regime . The heary regimentseach
which wiI have ensurcd a rcsular enlistm€nt into all fomations, had thre battalions.eachwith five batteriesof eight guns.The horse
althoughit wa notedthat the qualiry of .ecruits fell. aitillery bad 2 battalionsof 5 baueries.This 8iv€s us an incredible55
baueries available. Allowing fo. the gdisoning of peman€nt
Guards fonifications it is rcasombleto 6sume one havy rcgiment, and the
Prior ro 1808thiee gued inJatrtryr€giments(SveaLivgarde, Gota hose anillery d availablefor serice, Srvingus a 3:2 mtio of f@t to
Gddevegementemd Finska Galdesreginente)eachof two battalios hore guns. Availablo infonnation tends to suggestthat guns were
were available.Each had six companiesof 100 men plus & att4hed mostly 6 pd^ ud 5.5" hoeitzen althoughSwedish l2pdr werc also
Jage compdy. This gives a paper strengthof about 700 men per
battalion.The Finska and Gola Reglmentswerc .malgmated in 1E09
to fom theAndE Gddercgiment,giving a Gudd stablishment of fou. SWEDEN
battalions.Two of the Cavalry reginents werc also designatedas
Gudds, the rcnior @gimentLivg.rde til Hale (Mounted Lifeguard). Irfalrtry 1E05-1E{19 1810-1812 lEl3
wasof six squad$nseachof 75 nen, one squadronbeing 'Jagde' with Guard 2 2 ).
a distinctiveqniform.The secondregimentwa of light cavalrythe Liv Elire 2 2 2
r€genenftusarkd, (Life Regidenl Hussd Corpt and would appes to Line Irfdtry l8 t2 t4
haveconsistedof l0 squadios, prcbably sub divided into a F^t md
Light InfmEy 3 2 2

Line Infantry Caral.y

Three line infantry regimenB (Drottningens Livregiment, GuardLight I I
Konningenseget\anadereSementeandvamnand! Feltjagdes) mde Cuirssie6 I I
up rhe pemmeDt establisbmetrtof the infantry arm, with l8 Swedish DragooN 2 I 2
and ll Fimish regibenls foming the'lndelta'. Five rcgiments Husw/ Lt Dragoon I I I
(including one rc8ula.) werc designatedas Jagarcs- light infdtry, 2
although it is not cled if they foDght d skimishers or as line
rcgiments.Regimentswere organisedinto two battalioN ach of fou Artillery
compmies of l5O metr. Itrtegral to each compdy were 24 Hqry Guns l:24 1.24 l:24
shripsh@1e6 dd 24 grenadied. Grenadier (in paniculd) md l:l0 l.12 l:lO
shsJpshoote6 (occasioMlly) were removed from their pdent t :l 5 1 :l E l:15
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Starting Wargaming? tiles at their centres.Wlen compded to their polystyrenecousinsthese
Paf,t2 - Scenery tiles tendto being heavier,morerobusl and takeup lessr@m.
Gre€r Cloth: Surcly the oldestdie hdd whenit comesto w&gmes
lemin- Cloths can be screwedqp into a snall spee and de esy to
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pmhsed from one of the specialist$enery moufactureu or made
yourselt"Greencloth" is probably a misnomer Green clod is
INTRODUCTION available. (ask the gnfiiend, wife. sister elc. where the nedesr
discount fabnc w&ehouse is), but I reckon sheetsare better John
Herei! pan rwo (of four) of my very p€rsonalguide to *argames.It tf,wis do a wonderni rangeof various geens and sandand sed-blue
is nimed at newcomen to lhe hobby but wi!I. I hope, havepoints of tool Hitrt Buy double kingsize sheets(not fitted) and buy one mo.e
intere$ for the sealonedvete@. The final two partswilt cove! rules sheetthanyou needto coveryour table.You'lt needmore whenyou do
a 'big game' and ifs an easybet that at ftis time the colouryou
o.iginatly bought won'l be available.
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OTIIER POINTS WORTH A MENTION
There are 4 main rypes of scenery.These co be described as
Ile€s - Mmy wargmes maketheir own, bul l cm't be bothered.K
Custom made sculptuG: As seenat maDywargmes shows-A & M prcduce perfedy decentlrees, which re so much better now
specialityof the Jerseywugames Societyand otheF. Temin madein they've plastic bases-Nevertheles you'll s@n find thal trees keep
sucha fashioncan undoubtedlybe slateof the an and look superbbur falling over Mount thesein groupsof 2 or 3 otr cddboard or thin ply.
for mosrwrganers it\ n non{6ter. Itk inflexible andso can'tbe used Texturethe base,sandis a g@d counteReight. ud you'll havea lot
to createa vmiety of batlefields. Ir aho has big storageproblems.I
know that nost Je.seyteEainshav€beenbumtl (Sacrilege.)Therew6 IDdiyidual buildiDgs Most wdgames buildings represenlseveral.
nowhereto keepthem. A modelhouseis a village-A groupof modelsis a town andsoon. This
Polystyreneblock: At le6t two manufacturcsproduce60 x 60.m is fine unlil oDe building is reprcsetrted.Every American Civil W&
tiles in green or sand-These are eilher plain or ready sculptedwirh battlefield seemsto haveWidow Twa*y\ Houseor rhe like and most
roads,rive6, ma$hesand so on. They are verf popule, so tet s look al wdsameA iike to represenl such features. However, such
somepoints to conside.before you decide wherher& investmentis rcpEsentariongivesfte featureeffeca out of all proportionto irs size.
In reality mayb€a companycould take shelterDsinSthe bDilding,but
on the tablefte whob bngadecanI As a conpromile try inagining tlat
L Thesetiles tre ligbtweiSbt. fte ground srea occupiedby the nodel building representsthe reat
2. They look very good,when new. buitdingand ils suFoundingtud- Thus.all etrectsfor coveretc. canbe
3. To a cenain exlenl they can be ftpaired. rcducedbecausenot all the t@ps oD table benefiting from the cover
4. Fo. tdger gdes lwo or nore wtugden cd pool their tiles whi€h would be benefiting in rcat life. Some &€ simply stoding in the

5. Matching hills dd olher place on featms de also available. Towns or woods - Try usinga cut out areaof grey or greencloth or
6. A single tile Dakesa quickly prep@d DBA baulefield.(SeePan 3 felt respectively,to ma* the boundary of the feature. Place a few
buildings or model t.eeson the colouredcloth for aestheticpu.poses,
but feel ftee to movethesedound if they get in the way of tr@ps.All
l. They make estimadnghow many moves to reach a landndk or troopsotr the cloth @a count as h the featw od sutrerpenalnesor
rangeseasy.The tiles de a known sire and for Daximum flexibility all obtainbonDses regardles of wheretheyde relativeto the tree or house
roadsod riven will exir a dle at rhe cenFe. models.As I said beforc eachtEe or hous usually rcprcsetrtsmorc
2. They hayea limited lifespan.Although ninor repairs can be made than one and so to claim a unit is "behindthat hoss" or so on makes
Dsin8 a shaJpknife, qaler bed painl md matching fl(xk, denred
mme6 de redly impossible to rcpaii &d cd resuli in enforced Roads - There do many nanufacturen of high quahy rodd piece!.
placementof w@ds,hilh or otherfeaturcs- Thesecan bejoined togetherto creale almo$ ey patlen you need.
3. Co be hdd 10slore.Althongh light you'll ned a cupbodd. spde BUT the trcuble eith roadsis rhat troops or vehiclesuse $em. After
room or slace in the lof(. about move two the beautitully laid road tendsto be a mess.Moving
4. Without a binding to the whole batdefieldthe lighrweighrnatue of figures down a rcad usuaUyhs the vjsual effect of an Arclight strike.
the tiles mqns that they'vea tendencyto drift apan duing gmes ed If usinga cloth for a balic tenain Ey usingnasking tapeor lmel lape
createunwtuted chasms. for the roads.This is often "useoncedd discdd" bui it's a thswaway
Amencanshave lhe joys of G@'Hex, (TM probably). This is the type of world |hat we live in md pdcel lape,paniculdlt d@snt cost
sme bdic id€a as the Bndsh polysqrene bloch but is basedon a much. At my club wele expe.imentingwith cloth rcad pieces.These
hexagondd is a lot smaUe.I've no experienceof this system,bur ftom @ madeas lone as is p€cticable. Wlen pl&ed on clolh lhe natucl
phorosof it in 'rse would say: friction betweenthe two piecesof clolh keepsthem in place.
. The lenain creaEdcan ba spectacular. Riy€6 Again theseN oftetr availablein join up sections.These
. The heies are too small. [Are you confusingit wirh TeEain Makef dont sutrq as much as roadsbecausenot as much movesdown lhem
(TM)?Ed.l and so they took benerfor longe.
. The phoiosneve.showthe edg€of the baulefield.I think I can guess Fi€lds Use squdeso. rectangtesof felt, cloth or carpettile. These
not only break up the baic barUefieldgrcen,but cu seNe a purpose
. A hexagonobviouslygives morepermltations than a square. too. For exampte,all brcwn fields @ ploughedand so de hdd going.
Hone Mader Ils amuing what somewdgameB co do with carpet Hils: Thesecd be either aestheticor reprcsenlational.(Neithe.will
tiles. Using the sme p.inciples d polystyreneboardsils possibleto be anylhing like a scale height). Nevenhelessromded shapeslook
c€ate your own "warganesjigsnw' from carp€ttiles. Road! andrivers mor€ hilt-like. ahhoughsone can presentdifficulties when trying to
cm b€ paintedon and hills etc. nade lo match.This tlpe of terrain can stmd troopson them.Cur out shapes,often carpettiles. dotrt havetbe
b€ customisedto a paniculm scale, geographicallocation or even standingFoopsproblem.but are often so represenBtiv€that they don\
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Fo. a complete lage of 15tm d€f6iv€ wals, towers eia, fmn
sDchthal ihei're wortb consi.leringbuying mirtl
Arci€nts to Napol@ni6.
Simildly ke€p an eye out for aqudiu deconlions. These are
exbnionate if puchased at tuI pnce, but if going cheape worth FuIy ilutnted @tdoaue witb s.ate plars.
invesligatingfor ruins orjungle lik€ plmts- Sod ll + A4 SSAE to:
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buildinSs.In 197 I obbined a whole 15Im towr at 99p a building.
Thesewerc readypaintedand f€aturcdsnw on every availabl€e4
but they have their uses. Similarly, ar Christnas, cake d@orations practicaliry The sotltioo cu go eiths way.Using sceneryfor the scale
nomany havea rangeof tu tr@s. Inevitably snow covered,but often aboveusually m@s tbat rhe tm to s@Dicitem ntio is closer, but
cheap,particularly itr Jduary, dd still good for scalesup to about dcsn't the figE, exceptin skirmish games,representmore rlan one
real man?Thus, thereis an equally ralid arglnent for usitrs scetreryof
Mix.rd match. Most sc€nerysold s being of a cenatus.le isn't. the next scaledoM. \4sualy this takesa bit of gettirg u$d to, but in
Work oul how big a scalemode! houseor tre should be. Med@ a mostoaherwaysit sirs morc edily,
model md s@ the difference.Ihis is aI dotrefor Eaons of That'senoqci on sc€nery.Next tinq dles.
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is the more accumtedepictionof rclief i.e. 'the shapeof the land . At
Maps forwargamlng - I :50,000the cotrtourintenal is usually l0 metresi.e. tberc re conlour
additional thoughts and lines for heigbtsof 10, 20, 30, 40. netes etc. On l:25.000 mapsthe
interal is usually 5 nehes. Thu! lines rcprcwnt heightsof 5, 10. 15.
ideas 20, 25 metresetc.An areaof elevaledgound a muchas9 neEes high
may simply not appa on a 1:50,000mapwhered it would definitely
by be shownon a I :25,000map.Even a 5 metrehigh hillock is morethe
Robin G. Ihompson enoughto hide troops,vehiclesdd gunsbehiDdso shouldb€ depicted
otr the battlefield if a! all possible-Thoughsomebatdeswerefought on
Havine been a lifelong enthusidt for mapsand having studied(md almost totally flat teEaiD {e.g. in the tnw countries) the rypical
tanShi) g@graphyI was interestedto see an anicle on this topic in wdgues table shouldbe ar leasl undulating.I had someftiends who
Waryanesl ^ttdvd Dec 97 by John Laing. This article merely adds were very keen on Bruce Quarie\ Napoleonic rules (id fact I tike
a few thou8htsto what he hasalreadywntten. mmy aspectsof them myselo but lhey always erumbledthat desPite
the rules tahng inlo accounttbe etrec8 of smokeclouds and gunner
TIIE IDEAL SCAIE FOR BATTLEFIELD MAPS exhaustiod, the artitlery wasjust too powertul-The reasotrfor this was
rhat iheir batdefieldscontaineda mere sprinkling of stylisedbills md
As Johncorecdy points oul ldge scalemapsprovidemore detail of a was totally flat in betwen. Fields of fiE thus extendedusually up to
small€rareabut the snallest scaremaps(e.8. 1:I,250) @ mostly blank @imum range.The anillery could thus hit a target ever, ium and
unless they cove. d urban area.The laner de usetul fo. sKmish tbere w6 nowherefor roops to hide since even buildings could be
gamessDchd streelfidling or bocagehedgehopping,but othepise demolished.Ev€ry liide fold in the eroundand subtlochangein dope
I woDld sDggestthat 1:25,000is fd prefemble to tle slighdy nore anslematt€rs.N the nexl sectionillusFates.
comon l:50,000 for the por!-ayal of a typically sired wdgmes
batdefield.The reasonsfor this de a! foltows: WIIAT ARE REAL SLOPES LIKE?
On Ordmce Swey (OS) mps the l:25,000 naps show field
bounddieswhercd the l:50,000 mapsdo not. The type of slop€s on hiUs &e also often i8nored, or possibly
The l:25,000 mps showall the sEems, but the l:50,000 mapsomit misundestood,by wdgmeB. In the Bruce QuMie Napol@nicrut€s,
the smaller strems which ca however stitl be significant military which de unusualin that they do go to soft length to tacktevisibility
obstacles.This is beause even a smtl sEeam'sba!*s can be quite md obscDraiionby deadground.thereis still m importot omission.
steep and thus cm fom a huard to wheetedvehicles and formed This cones aboulfor the fotlowing reason.The shap€of a typical hil
bodies of troops.A slrem b€d cd also make m exceuetrtdefensive is usually convexat the top ed corcaveon fte lower slopes.TttDsdy
position (if sonewhatdanp underroot). troops or guns at the lop cenot usMlly seethe low€r slopes,though
The 1125.000mps show the layout of buildings morc &cuately, theycu often seeaery cledly enemiesturther away-This is shownon
tucluding the gard€nsof houseselc. On lhe l:50,000 maps several
\epdate building. de mergedro male a single sha!€
On the ldger scale mps rcad. mil. sE€amand nvers de vady
exagge€tedin width; while this may still occur on a 1:25,000mp the
extetrtof this is reduc€d.For exampleon a t:50,000 OS mp milor
rcads(yetlow or whit€ on the map and describedd lessthd 4 metEs
wide) re printed wirh a width of 0.5 ffn. 0.5 nm on the Mp
rcprcsents0.5 times 50,000 Im in fte real world making the rcad
app@ndy 25,000|m = 2,500cm = 25 neFes wiale.Thus the roadis
exaggeratedin width by a factor of more tbd 6 times.You may not
think tbat ths matters,but il cd, especialy wherc the rcad passes
belw@na ndoq gapor defl€ on the mp. If the rcad is blockedthere
may app@, ftom tbe mp, to be no way a$und the blockage-In reality In reality the situatiotr is even nore complex since smalter
howevertherc may b€ plenty of roon fo. Foops to pas 1othe sids. undulatiotrs@ imposedon lhis basicshapeon mdy hils se figure
B@ausewalgamelsale sometimesrathercdelss in trdsposing map 2 causingthe ,reas of deadground to be iregule.
groundscaleonto the wljgmes table thei wargdd terain roadsre
ofteDmucb t@ wide tu dy c6e. A corunonly usedscrle is lIm = I
metre.U u\ing 20 or 25m figlEs rr 's nor unconunon ro se minor
rcadsepEsnted by pi@esof card or road section5 to 8 cm wide. To
scaletheseroads @ th6 50 to 80 metes wide. Nevedheles when
visually comparingthe tabletop wmgmes layout with the battt€field
map {otr which fte roads are printed to d sagg@t€d width) they
'look'righr and the wdgmd is satisfiedthat the batttefietdhasbe€n
accumt€lydepicted.The probl€min using roadsto tbe corect gound
scaleis that thereis a visual aestbeticmis@tlh betwetr the siz€of the D€sd of ded gtomd .n shad€d
figures.nd the size of the rcad.A @Eady siad minor road in reality
4 netes wide. would be lss thm half a @ntimeEewide ud to some Wmgamm tendto dsume that hilllop positionshavea perf4t view
extent would look ridiculous. Even a modem A rcad (20 meFes wide) all round. For this to ccu the hill surtunit would have to bave e
would only ieqnirc a 2 cm wide model road. The main problelns in abruptpoinl asshowniDfigrre 3 with either a constantslope,4 showtr
having roads whicb re much t@ wid€ on the tabletop ara firsdy on the left side of the hiU, or a concaveslope only, a shown on the
w€aponrangesfor inter hous€fiE fights @ uDEalisticaly tengthened right of the hill. Tbee featurcsre r€.
ed, ud in rny view Inore irnponandy, far too |lhy tr@ps cd be Of couse witl praclice one co @og se the detail€d contou
crmed onto a s@tior of rcad leading to far too mpid arrival of a pattems which depict hill shap€s:bDt this is tire consuing and
colum of tioops ed t@ npid deployment-(If dme p€mits I may difiicull for tbe untraired eye.To do it properlywould requiretbe time
'Tire an atlcle on this in more detail in the tutuE). consumingdrawingofcrcss *ctions showingthe shapeofthe ltud for
Tie nost inpoddt l4on for prcfeEing l:25,000 mapsto l:50,000 everyposible di@tior of approachto the obseNe6' positios. Orc
 Ilillrop complelewith subnarine conmus, ranOna*s, Uuoys,nastug ;;
etc. wasusedh a 'Cbmel Dash'ud coNoy raiding gm€. How ottEr
wargamersmight obtah these I m unsure however Prcsumahly
modemnavigationatchartsre availableftom some$uce or otnq.
Ordnanc€ Srrv€y. They mmufaclue maps of Romm, Dek Age
dd Anci€nt Brirair al a sale of appronmately 10 miles to the inch.
Usetul for cmpai86, but not batfes.
Sel€ctedHbtory Book. As John poinb out in his anicle. nmy of
lheseare dnappointing na!-wis. In my experiercethe olds b@ks
No ded gmdd at tll, . pe.fet reir a[ mud tend to have the morc detailedmapsdd rend to rely more on actDar
contoursraah€.tbd stylisd EpEsentatioN of th€ Mitr hils. A few
way a$und ftis problem of deredinirg exacdy wher€ deadground which I cd @otMend de d tollws: Ndpoleon's War in Spoit by
slartsandendsis to dice for it, sherc it is unclea- Cledly, €neny uniB Comanddt Henry Lachouque,Jem Trmie ud J'C. Cmignidi
on facing slopes{e.g. on the oppositeside ofa vatley) re likely 1ob€ containsa seriesof sup€rbcmpaien mapsof the Penjnsulacompiled
alwaysin full view subjectto themb€ingcmodaged etc. Somemea! onginaly in 1E27by GetreralFoy for lns Eistoire de la Gueie de la
nay b€ obviously deadground.In other areasit would be difficult to Pdinsule sousNapoleon.I am cui€ndy using thes€for a 28 player
d@ideotr irter'visibility, but enemy units on the lower dopes of the PeninsularWar campaigngameinvolving pupils at fte school wherc I
obseNer'shill could be diced for eachtum to se€if they werc inler, work. The naps ,re pnnted spMd our in the b@k but, they cm be
visible on that paiticular tum. Beu in mind that there de usually pastedtogethersuccestutly. They de not that derailedon relief but
copiousmouls of deadgound on the lower slopesof hills. ff you hav€fte exrdt road and track patt€m asweu 6 forEesss. A seriesof
find this hardro acceplthensimply take a conbur mapout with you to books by G. M. TEvellyd about Garibaldi's canptgns have son€
the top of a l@al hiI md sbn to actnslly cornparewhat you cd s@ very detiiled naps wilh conblours:fot exanple GanbaAi anl the
with what is shownon the map. ThoBandi or iThe DefenceoJthe RoMn Republic.F. L. Penes b@k
on Napoleon\ l8l4 Francecanpaign contain exracts of quite old
OIIIER USEFT]L SOURCES OF MAPS FOR (circa 1900?)Frenchnaps of the major battle sites.Thoughthe rclief
WARGAMES is dQicted ashachuresrntherthancontom, they de still detaileded

JohnLaingt oneinal article is fady compreh€nsive in this respet and C'harity Shops. Theseoften have a books section and sometrmes
hassuggesledseveralsourcesnew to ine which I intend to follow up. I one can find sund.y otd mapsal knock down prices.I recendypicked
hav€ howqer a few addilions to John\ list of which I hope at least up mnpsof Corsicaand neiehbouing parts of Sardida for the refighl
of Napoleons eeliesr milirary exploits d a Corsican Nationalisl,
Urited Saatf-sGeological Survey (USGS), Infomtion Seflices beforc hejoined tbe wiminS side.The older Michelin mapsalso show
Depanmenl,Box 25286,Denver,CO 80225Phone:Nationalcodeplus steepslopeswith bachues,somelhingaboutwhich their more modem
303-2024693.Thesemapsde superblopoCnphicalrnapsin a veiery mapsde deficien! The nodem Michelin mapsonly showspotheights.
of scalesincludingmy favouite 1: 25,000(l:24,000in soDeared Netional G€ographic Magazine.This Americanpubticationoflen has
which havenl goneto the intemationalsrddard *a-le yeo. They do rhe histoiical fe ms dd eachilsw conrainsa mapd part of the package.
entire USA (exceptAlaska) dowtr to lhis scale,togetherwirh a huge This is on saleat major UK newsstandsandcan b€ checkedeachweek
vdety of olher mapsincluding somehistorically themedones.They rather thm ordering a sDbscription.I hale past maps on RomaD
de also muchcheaperthantheir equivalentsin Europ€.The lasr barch Empire, WWII, Asynds, Amb Conquesr,vietnan erc. Tbeir non
I ordered cost onty $4.00 eacb with a $3.50 handling charge historical fearDremapsare also usetul. for exampleI have a map of
inespect've of the size of the order I have about 15 of thesein my Indonesi4 Malaysia.Tbe Coral Sea,The Philippinesdd the Noni of
collection as part of someongoing resemchinto the greatSioux Wd. Austlalia for a cotony grabbingo! a WWII Pacific gade.
SkelchDapsof tbe very nnfrerousbattlefieldsin this wd itr booksde
rde. mostly 'primitive' in detail ed quality. o. non existenr.It is tre WIIY ARE SO I\{T{NY MILITARY HISTORY BOOKS'
ro find dy of the l0O+ skimish md battlesitesrepresentedin books MAPS LACKING IN DETAIL?
except tor fte infmous Little Bighom. The USGS naps have been
outsldding. If you write to theD at the above addres rhey will be John makesthe poinr thal qDality canographyis pricey. lr is. Orh€r
happyto sendyou up to dateprice infornation ed free inder rnapsand
caraloguesto the l:25,000 series(onefor eachstareyoll are interested The minutiae of individual farns and contouB is vital for the
in). Obviouslythe Americd W{ of Independence, tunericanCivil wdSder; but nol for the generalreaderat whom the b@l is aimed,
Wd dd pansof theT€xanWd of Independence. Us,Mexican war and who will gel by on mererytne Ciossposidons,loms and d€s of high
Wd of l8l2 will aho be covered.altboughin someca$s larer urban
developmentfray have radically altered the ma. bul no€ on rhis The avemgepe6on is moreor Ie$ completely contourilliterate in
subjectlater Thesenaps ue highly recomDended. my opinion. l D lucky in that I haveusedmapsfor oDrdoorpursuits
The Royat G€ogmphical Society,London hasan excellert library ed in ny teachingcdeer so I haveseenlols of them ed have(more
with maps from all dound the world and dating back some idponandy) actuallyspenlquite a lot of time with a mapin from of ne
considerabletime. The school which I work at (tincaster Royal stdding on the temin whicb it portrays-Most other peoplesimply do
Gralme) recenlly had a studenrftere on work experience.While nol havesuch experienceso have not lemed to be able to look al a
the.e he t€cked down a Czech maDof the eea dound Kulm where complexcontourpattemod convertthis into aDintemal reprseniarion
vandame\ FrenchI Corps wd badly nauled by the Aliied Amy in of the temin in three dinensions in lheir head.The more conrom
1813.This was of geat usein a scenmiobasedon that battle.How there m on lhe nap the morc difficult this task is. Edilon ad
accessiblethe mps m m fte genenl public. I am aAaid I have m publisheis pmbably prefer an accesible simplned portEyal of the
relief so asnot to confusetheir inlendedreade6.
Amy / NarT Surplus. Frcm time 10time the amed forces sell off A cluftered'real map' (e.s. OS or USGS l: 25,000)nay look
out of date items. At tne school I work at, lhe Navy Cadersuse old 'urtidy to the minds of editors/ publishers.
navigationmaps for pnctice exercises.The schools wdgdes club The actual cost of printing in cotour (a pr@esswhich .Iows more
hasuseda numberof thesefor navalgames.Somede so old that they complexiiy and detail in a giv€n rea) is significantly higber
e literally WWII viniaSe:foi exmple a frap of the Straitsof Dover The size of a typicai book rcst icts the ma of the map dd thus a
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1:25.000or even 1:50,000map of d entirc bardefieldmy not fit on ther€is no reat answerto lhis one.
the page. Tbe usoal mswtr is to .lt€r the .caie so that the map is
compresed. This .lmost inevitably makesit difficult to put on lhe TRICKS WIIH MAPS (FOR \TN'DICTIVE OR
sm€ doutrt of detail. CIINNING GAME ORGANISERS)

USINGMODERNMAPSOF AJ\CTENTEATTLESITES This sectionis how one can utilis€ someof rhe characreristicsof maps
in gamesto the advanlageof realism.By redisln you rDaydink I mean
ff Settirg hold of quality ba e mapscan be difiicult thengetting hold naking the p@r player (victim?) is life so dif6@tt ud coofusingthat
of mapswhich repre,s€nt the battl€fieldasit wasat th€ time of ihe battle he or she b€coDesa Dedous w@k. Is this actualy wbat I bave in
is doubly difficulL Tbough Doilem mapsre usualy obtainablefG a mind? The dswer to this is aot quite to that .,ae , bt t I do f^lonl
little etrort, humds may stu@ have added extr_afeaturcs such d mating ey g.me iolerestingby meansof novelties,especiallyif the
housing estat€s, roads, motoNays, railways, conifer pldtatioB, exp€riencecan be mademorerealistic as well.
rcs€ryoirs, airports, exFa bridges dd so on. They mry also have Tbree years ago I organiseda wwrl Norway €ampaigninvolving
drainedmarshesandcutdoM woodlmds htbei erening ti@. Now ldd, seadd air unils. Therewas a dangerth.t the playen would use
obviously if you have a 1990'smp of say a medieEl or Mdlbuio a knowledge of what happenedio their advantageif it was too
banlefieldtheo ooe co eaily EoSnise thal Lhehugesuspension obviously like the real Anied anacks.Tbere wa! also a lotal sho.rage
bridge, mototray, reseroir, land reclaimed fton $e sea, and rail of large scate@ps of Novay. What I drd haveac@ssto wa a lot of
network have b€€n added. It is a simpl€ rnaner to ignore them or l:50,000 mps of the rcnh west of Scodmd which, though the peaks
oblitemle them iiom the Inap. It is morc difficult il for erople you @ not so tall md tne tords (sa lcho not so dep, dGs hav€these
de resedching an American Civil War battl€field. Wd the Eilway sue bdic featres doninating the lmdscape,togethd with otrshore
shown on the 1990's map pr€sentin the 1860\ or not? It cedainly isluds, a merescatteringof itrhabitots md a sp6e road md rail net.
could have be€n, but ooi n€cesseill Wilh the contraction of mil This solvedtwo prcblemstu one,dd a g@d time w6 had by all.
rctworks ir mostpansof the woild th@ arenun€rousdisusedmilray The prcblem of playeB wbo loow the sendio &d what rca]ly
lines shownon mo.lemmaps.Theset@ presenta problen; whenw€re happenedbecomesvery dilficult to solveif you wish to do d historical
they built &d whenwerethey abmdoned?In the caseof lhe Anencan $endio witb howled8eable playe6. At the lscaster Wdgees
Civil Wd theE de mmy availableldts conrainingmapsshowingrhe Clubs (W&lords of t yne dd Lmcdter Royal Gral]rlM Sch@l
extelt of the nilways at the time of the war so this problem is fady HeritageS@iety) we did a ldge re fight of the batde of Kulm, 1813.
eay to solvewith a large librar] (pe6onal or public) at your disposal. As someof the playeB had books which describedthe battle md the
With other wds it may not b€ so easy e.g. WWI atrd WWII. Ir is times of divals of rcinforcementsetc. I chdged the ndes of vdioDs
howeve. probable that most milways narked as disused were key placesad .iveB on their maps(ad delibenlely did not give them
tunctioning b€$een l90O and 1945as the cootractiotrof the network the date). This involved nothing more than liberal use of white
in moslareas"a a moR recetrL pbenomenon. conecrion fluid. At least none of rhem adntred rhar rhey had seen
The expaosiotrof suburbsbetw@nthe dateof the batdedd the dale rhrough rhis deceptionat fte end of the game.The Allies cerrainly
at which the map wa compiledperhapspresentsthe nost difhculdes acred4 if they had rc ideawhatsoever!
when trying to use a modm map of d ancienr batdefield. lrcat AI€ntrg fte publish€dscaleis m optiotr.You midt thirk ihal this is
hisbnds or librdies may be able to help if you cd visir fte areaor a rcFogEde step.but it d@sallow you to usea mp which you happen
codespondwith them:they may evenprcvide you with photcopies of to haveof the lsle of Wight o. tbe Isle of Md or Irelmd ro rcprcsent
older mapsif you otre. to remun@te themfor theii costs.I bavefound an entir€ cotrtinent for a campaign.The disadvutage is that its
the Historical S@iety of MontM most helptul in this regard for my obviously impossibleto ge! d€lailed battle i omation off the sme
own resedhes. h the UK one cm, to someexient. recogniselhe age map. Insteadone caDdevisesomesystemof temin geneGtionfor the
of \uburb.hom Lhelalou,ot rtrers.This i( trDero rcmee\renrrnparts
of Euopq bui nol so easyin North America wheretbe grid iron street Mapsin foreign ldeuages de good value.Try giving out one where
pattem wa! often esBblished quite eady on in the history of even lhe alphabetis different e.g. in Russianor Ambic. Gloat at the
setdemenls'growth.In fte UK. stleetstaid down pnor !o. say, l80Oon playes' ioability to avoidconfusingthe unfmilid placename!a! Oet
the whole follow no setpattem.They resenble a plate of thinty sprcad d.aft orde6 dd mesagesin a cmpaign! Evenif the ltugDageis in the
spaghetti-Therc de a few exceptionssDchas plannedtoens such as same alphabet as English French / Gemd / Itald or whalever
The batides, the famous crescent in Bath dd inside nililary readingthe key and scaleinfomation will be a challenge.Thesemaps
forFeses. ln the UK. sububs for the induslrial workeB were laid out add f@l ed make the player-comdders use their wits. Codscate
in rcws of temces from 18501o 1920.These@ eary to identify fiom any foreign languagedictionaies which they bring in for the s@ond
l:25,000 maps.Sububm expmsionfor the nore atrluentin $is p€.iod day3 play if you @ feeling exceplionallyvindictive!
tendedto be piecemealad is difficult to identify hom naps. In ihe Deliberatelyselecta map with severalplaceswith the sme nme,
1930\ to 1950\, a periodwhenmdy UK townsgrewvery quickly, then makesurethat eeh side has troopsstationedat or rcd them. Sit
ptamers wenl in for more vdied layouts bDt slill favomd geomeEic back and wait for the fi6t sidet sub colmed to attack the 'wrong'
pattemwirh crescentsand squdesbeingcomectedby shortlengthsof ore a! $ey misreadfteir orders.(Beue. makesu.e you cm run fasrer
snaighre. sEeels.This is also the eF of the temi' or semi deiacbed thd this player beforebmd!)
house-Tbe nost modem€statese exemptifiedby a rcad layout with A plastic overlay sheelfixed abole the map can be useful so tlat
only one entrancead exit fton a main rcad with no lhrough lrafic units' chdging positionscanbe alteredon rheunpire and playermaps
posible. A laige nitmberof cul de sacsis the rcsul1and roadstend to by using wAhable overheadnaJker pens.
follow undulatingcuNes. Give oul a dmaged map or set of mapswift ode ponion or sheet
ft is (empting lo assumerhat rhe physicat landscapewill be little missing-Do the sme lo boft sides so no one conplains its unfnir.
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A sinple set of Campaign Rules TheseaJerepresentedon the sap by l" clee acetatecicles, with a

w pin ftrough the cenlre.Glue a platicdd pemmt on the pin, and mdk
this wiih any relevant infomalion,but only on one side. so you
Jobt, Dou)matl opponent cannotseethem.(Only a conpleie cad wonld walk round lo
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TNTRODUCTION Units may not ovedapin any way, nor evenfriendly ones.Units de
of De foUowing initia! values: l50O points (infmlry), 2000 points
For yeds I havebeentemptedto try a WW2 campaign.hopetully it
(notorised).2500points(amoDred). Of cotrneyou canaddin othe6
would be fun and give some added Deaning and motivation to the
e.g.panEoops.if you wish.
olheMise \tad alone gmes tbat everyone tends to play. Evetr
As unils fighl battlesthey will lose points from casualtieselc. At fte
scendio gmes tendto leaven shal-if' feeling. so a cmpaign should
endof eachgde, mdk theunit'sflag with thelemainingpointsvalue.
add a deal of continuity as weUas the abovementionedqualities.
What put me off most was the thought of all that b@k- keping Uniis cd also gain points ftom e suppll At the beginning of each
rcquned to keep Fack of what unit! had lost what, where the 8me, simply pick the lroops etc to ihe points availablefor the units
rcinforcementswere,etc. HopeftrUywhal I havesr our below nay go
How many units you useis up to you. but keepit relaEd 10lhe size
somewayto addres the aboveprcblems,at leat may inspire olhers ro
find theii own solutions.

TIIE KISS PRINCIPLE (KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID) MOl'EMENT

P1aye6take it in tums to see who goes firsr. Thet
This hopefully is the heartof what follows.dd is delibentely used,
ff the desiredetrect is achievedthen the moe simple the systemis the
Road X-Country
bette.,afterall it s the resDlt,dd not the BettinStieE thar mane6.
3" 2"
Motorised 2" lYt"
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THE MAP
COMMAND & CONTROL
A 4' 1otbe mile mapseemsro work best,alrhoughalmost any type
will do, long as you keepevery$ing else in scalewirh ir. The sia Each tum roll ld6 per 6 unirs (or pan ftereoo on the map-That is
of fte mapis up ro you. andthe tengthof time you want the campaiFr the nunb€r of units you can nov€ thal ium Goundsfmilid?)
to last, the objerive being ro conquer the map alen. Decide which Eeh Dniris commded by d H.Q. unitr which is raredasOrdinary.
rcadsyoDm going 1ouse,in our cNe the gren ed blue (nobrways If a unit mdages ro win 3 battlesthen it is €ted as Expe.iencedrif 5
dd mjor A roads).The trick is ro useenoughto allow for sone nifty or more then it is ratedas Veterd. Experiencedunits always move if
orhmcuvring, withour overdoingit so that ihereareno areason fte neded, regardles of $e dice roll, dd Velem units do likewi*. but
mapwitlout ey roads.The roads,and fte lack of fteln. arecrucial to with e exra'l moveoertm.
the systen as you wiU s@ when you rcad the section conceoing
Supply. CONTACT& BATTLE
we usually start a campaiStrwith both sidesoccupying6 ' iDto their
Duing nap noveneni, if dy unils come into contrct. rhen battle
comences. It is possible for more thatr re I unit per side to be
involved.Map movemert is completedfor that tum beforc games@
SI]PPLY CENTRES
Thesede cenFalto the systemasthey detedine which Dnitscd be tf both sidesagreethen th€ bar e is d encounle.game,with bolh
rcinforced-Therc de I per 6 units prcsentotr the mapboard,md tbey sidesusing their tull points dd enterirg from oppositebodd edges.r
can re supply a mdimum of 6 lnits per move.To do so the unit must a8@menl cmot be reachedthenthe attack€rente6 the boed wilh his
be able to Fe a rcad rcule (howeverlortuouo to a supply certre, tull poirts value, md the defendersls up Z3rds into lhe boed usitrg
which is unintempted dd not crosFd by an etremyunit. Reiupply hiddetrinitial placement,with his pointsequalto 60% of tho anackeB.
consntsof allocatingavaitablepointsto whicheverunits de capableof Giventhe sire ofthe units likely to b€ involvedwe nomally fight on
recievingd'em shouldfte Comander so wish n. atr 8' x 6' tabl€. assumingthat you are fighting in 20Im { I / 76).
EacbsupplycenFestan! the campaignwift. 1000points.They may
be placed on any built up area on tne map, drough I would advise TERRAIN
aSainstpleing lh€m too near$e ftont line. Onc€placed$ey rnaynot
As menlioned before, take the Seneraltype otr the map, unless
agiement is reachedotheflise. If possibleget a third party to lay out
CASUAIjTIFS the temin. FailinS that, one side cm pick ed lay out the botrd, the
othtr which side to defend/ enteron.
At the end of eachgmq total up the points lost, divide by 3, md
increasethe points valle of m availablesupply centrcby that dount. BATTLE I'ICTORY CON'DITIONS
Make a note of the rcmaining 2/3 dd .llocale th€m on the following
move and the one aiter that. This sinulates the rctum of c{sualties Theseare as follows;
ftom basebospital,rcgime al aid post,dd field dressirgstatioD.Note Both sidesag@ that one will withdraw.ftat sidebeingthe toser the
ttat if a unit cmot Fee d uintempted rcad routeto a sDpply@nter
then alt caualties de lost Emdentty Onesideco claim the nght to withdraw without the otheis consent,
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Of coursejf the w€ak€rside watrrsto fight ro the p.oveftial last man
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Fo. a bit morc flavour, tly adding a thestre dd timefmme ro rhe TAA
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 raller, more flatulent erc.) then it is atl just a quesiion of degr@.or
A Cat A-mong the Pig-Iron. tolention of idiosyncncy (for real die hardsI recommendtrsinga used
by cat litter Fay as a ww battlefi€ld. It intrduces a good mdom
wqth€r €lement.r yon feed tbe cat right.) Anyeay I m cuerdy
RoJ, Watson-Dauis ecneing a sizeableRomm force, someunpainted.somereatisticaly
undercoatedin gley - likE in real life when troopsweredeloused with
I blme the solo wargane Ambush'for all ofthis. Thee I wa thtukitrg blue paint prior to being issuedwith uniJoms. One or two also spon
how it would be a g@d idea to get some5nun figures 1odot aboDtthe white cat hairs, due to d undershndablemislakeby orc of my cals,
maps. Fair emugh. Cledly a Cood ldea. So I sent off for some. Mitch, who thought thal GGCat crunchiescamein d excitjng rcw
Menuonedil cdnally 1oa friend of mine who cordially invited Ine lo flavow - rnetallic lead. Mitch is fire but I think that Maximus Pilote
havea go at some'prcp€r wdgding.'That is when it alt shrad lo go cmppedhimselt Good ptutice for tbe Colliseum wargme I'd say.
Oneday I might aciuallypa1nltrp all the Ronans, andgam€them.You
WW2 gming is SUCII fu. Advace figures 3 ', tosehatf of themto
a nachine-8unhiddenwhat looks like 4 mil€s away.Recov€r,advance
again,md then los the lot to a ta* cumingly concealed( according tEd. note:Well,I thoughtL6 har.l to pleav - but I ve qot sone
to my opponent) about l/l6th of d incb awaybehiDda wall alt of 3 lLw.rly Ditun westemEunfEhtfSurtsin n! collection!l
f@t high. ObviouslywhenI was given SpecialTrsps' to Dse,it medt
'Sp@ial Needs. Ftst (dd laso time I conmand the Mr. Ma8@
Brigade.Next time oul I tried to load the dice by taking chargeofa
scret glider attack on the sme blokes - Gennans.Afer the initial 'se iL'Y +^"P' \
sweNords of surprise,a ctos€ consultationof his rules saw all my ) I; ar."';t g"" tit
aJa,aL tu. ,L,J;c ua..rj Aa b,""e y'a,,.d
glideFlard eitler p€rfecdy( on my side of the river) or crashboEibty
(on hit. Cue more nachine-guns,invisible t.nks, ad for a]l I ce€d,
Moory l]thon s CrushingFoot.
Anlqay, I Beived tluough the lost a bag of whrt I fsl thoudt
weE smatl batl-beeings. someof which had appmndy melled-On
closer inspection I noticed ihat sone had small metal sprouls, not
unlike the tube6 $at glow out of elderly potatcs. I rcalisedlhat this
wasnot sone bizre Mafia ahr€arro lwim wjth the ball-bedings', but
wd Dy 5Im amy. They went diftcdy ro bin, d1dnot passgo. I went
u! a scaledd back in time.
Next Dp cde a 15lm ECW amy. These actually got painted
(very,very badly, bot in aulhentic colous)- I then ruined it all by
actually ganing ft€m. well. when I say that, I m@ that the F@l
rcgimenb,due lo an over-generous sire table,but diligenr adheEnceto
th€ rules.spentthreebnurous hom advdcing towdd eeh other over
fields, hedges,walls, td pils etc. wbile the Cavalf chdge4 €trgaged.
counteFchdgeded then fled the field one in psui. of lh€ oth€r
ALL IN Tm FIRST 15MINUTES- Two hoD6 md forty-five minut€s
later. whenthe Foot finally engaged,one cavatf regimentmdag€d to
rctum to the bade. Just in dme for nighd.ll.
We shall pas over fte 25Dn ECW army lhat camein a vdiety of
two poses cotrstipatedmd be-pited. I think that I painted one ad
induceda hemia h the dustbinman*irh the rest.
Thencamea whizz of an idea.Buy sone ACW figres dd Eles
dd jusl havea go. So I purchasedsomeexcelent wargees Foundry
Rebs(exceF for the ofhcer wilh ihe oulsize Six Million Dolld Me
ngh arn). Soon painled up ad eady lo go. Fire anl Fury tules
uived. Apparendywritten in Serbccroat. Ard ey book that lab€h
picturesof metal soldiersas if they werc dchive photographsof the
real ding is, well, sad. Still I bad a consigment of Dixon s
Confederatesariving to stir th€ bl@d. They uived. Bl@d remained
unstired. I jusl love the mixtue of scaleWTIT N EACH FIGLIRE.No
wondtr the Rebslost - with headslhat size I guessthe Fedsmusthave
just Dsd themfor t{get practice.I also like the way ftar fte heads@
slighdy flattened too, like one of lhose Stop/Go siens used by the
cheaperroadworkcompdies. In a high wind I guessthe Confedede
trmp€rs jDst roratedgendy on th€ spot.while trying to aim ctubines
the size of cotrductoB batons.or usepistols that presunably had to be
strappedbetweenthe ho6es e6 b€fore finng oike wwl biplaes.) I
m equally imprcsed by the ectoplasn that app€€rsto be leahng oul
of somet@peB' feet dd somehones' hooves.Pairculely useful for
the sneakysuFmatural attack.I m cunently putdng togethera Doris
StokesBrigade.And the bin md just out of hospitaltoo...
So ro ny cuEent projecr Back 1oded old wdSmes Foudry for
some Edly Imp€rial Romds. I love lhe argunenls over historical
accwy by the wa} M@trshine.Unlessyou can animatethe dead,or
field amies with a 1:1 ratio (witb eachnodel slighdy d1trerent- fatle.,
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 beconing exrinct.wheD I think back to lhe shopstbat havecomedd
AView from the Trenches gore in fte London rea alone - John Tustall's soldier Shop ir
w Lmb€th. Dale Rotor'sAdventur€worlds in victoria, The Comrnand
Postin CharingCrcss,New Mod€l Army in west Hm, Mike s Models
Ra! Luca.s tu Finc ey - the lisl g@s on. Even allowing for the athition nte
morgst small businessesin lhis county, the demise of the srnall
By the dn; thes words hit the newsstods the Cbristrnasglutlony retailer is wel advanced.A few struggteon, but eventhey cd usually
will be wetl ovq dd clubs all over lhe counuy win b€ g€aringup for be found ar tbe veious convenlionsat the weekends.
rhe new conventioDsdotr. Do*n here in lhe soltb 6t the s€ason The reasobis not hardto find. No €tailea howeverwell stocked,cu
normally ends at SELWG itr late Octob€r at Crystal Pale€ (not afiord to carry all of the fiEures of all of the periods of all of the
Alexandn Palee 6 I sawin oneWI leder.Not thatAlly PaIy wouldnt manufachm. Evetr when th€ retdler cdts his om figures on the
nak€ a t€nific venDefor a wdSdes coNention, if anyoneis lakiDg pEmises it isn't always possible to get the ones you want. At a
notesout there).It startsaSainat th€ backend of Febnary at TubndS€ convention.if ooe stckis! do€sn! have what you se€k it's trsually
Wells and in the inleNeDtugtbr@-and-a-bitmoolhsou club members possibleto find aoth€r wbo do€s- or a l8onable al€mative. Usually,
\ritl be painling dd building turiously to be rcad} Iat year's ny problem isnt lack of choice,it's reininS-in my mbition. lt s€ems
eighteenrbcentury naval demonsration gives way to somethingiD that lhe tong€r I siay in this hobbt the mor€ avenu€sof explomtion
deepestddk€st Nalal. If nolhing else,it wi]l di$oumge our resp€.ted
Chaimd ftom dressingup in full naval ri8 (@mplet€witb cotton- For tbe club'supcomingRenalssmcecmpaign a quick checkof the
wool wi8 dd genuin€sword). ehich will be somethingof a mercy. anny lisls revealed that my Ottomd Turks needed imediate
Mind you, Himsef dressedup (dow!?) as a Zulu - now theft\ a reinforcements(at teasq that's my excus for getdng rcll€d over so
ftightedng thoughr! oftetr).Wau-to-wall spahisw@ strcngly indicated.I picked uP one of
Tunbridgewells is a well$lablished "t@al' convendonthat hd had Iacahirc GameJ Battle Pack - l5mn Eislem Heavy/Medium
the advutage of a se.ue venue fc the past several yem. Tbe Cavaly. At a tennerfor 50 mountedfigures,the valuecdt b€ fault€d
Tunbridge wells club will, I suppose,be always associatedwith The pack containsa good dso.trnent of single-Fececdtitrgs. ustul
GeorgeGushandoneof the pledms of tbe m@tingis to find yomeu types h spirited poses,that patut up into a colourtul horde- Most
rubbiDgshoutderswith the gm of the Renaissoc€p€riod. The show importartly. theyle conpalible with the various olher makes that
itsef h6 spreadsonewhat over the yes md now probablyGcuPies comlrise my beterogeneous .my.
fifry p€rcentnore spacethd il origilaly did. Two minor criticisms cloDd the picture slighdy. The legs on the
Which bntrgsup ihis nonth\ Bming Question:if our conventions lighter hoBemen's mounts aJe very flimsy and loo enthusiastic
de now moribund. spinlling into teminal decay,how come all the mdipDtatiotr cd mal(ethem pan compdy with their bases,(mybe
ones I go to seem to be getting bigger? TunbridSeWeIs advances sone strateglcallyplaced vegeiationwould strengthenthosedelicale
ret orselesslyinlo the lower clasrooms of St Joseph'sschml; SELWG h@ks?) and ihose cast ldcesl Anything lorS ed thin. cast in sofr
app€arsto have f,lled the availabteroon at Crystal Palace,short of metal, inevilably bends dd aft€r a p€riod in a polltbene ba8 eilh
concretingoverlhe swimiog p@l; whilst Saluteexpandsar a nte that severaldozenother lunps of rclatively heavy nateri.l tbey com€ oul
wiU see it out into KensingtonGddens by fte tun of the ceDtury l@king like implenenrs for uncctjng Chateaubtrtte. What self_
wlrther nor€ peopleactuallycome throughihe d@rs, I couldn't sat respectinghajdDkis going to take senonslya cavatym comng at
bur to judge ftom the AI Black master-classmDnd the trade stods him with a bamm's friend? Evenif it werepossibleto straightenthese
ir woDldseema redotrable prcposition. weapons,how long would they stay sraight? Plede, gDys,just give us
Now,the tutm diiection of conventions,if any' hasbeenftorougl'ly the openhandftat we cd dot pido wire into. Ii iooks so muchb€tte(
rhrashedout (nol to nertion kicked. sbbb€d. garoned, bludSeoned On ihe subjectof looking better,thereare a numberof nle_setson
dd nrmed out to sell copies of Tbe Big hsue) in the pagesof this the mdke! at the momenrftat, frcm a presenlationalloint ofvieq de
magdin€ dd the tual conclusionappeds to havebeen- there is no a cul abovethe producdonswe regDldly thumbttmugh. You know the
final conclusioD.The warganes world contiDuesto blithely organise onesI med tull colour pictures,glosy art paper.coverprice of leh
dd attendconventions.the Eadesttuds contiDu€to flourish dd clDbs poundsor thercabouts.This is quite a seriouswedge for a book of
carry on building dd exhibiting gmes of increasinglevelsof stil dd rules, yer th€y seemto sell ed otre seesthem quoi€d in the Paeesof
mbition. h this deay? wI by p€oplewho appdently usethem.Now. whal I'd like to know is
It seems1o me thar tu dy human endeavou,howevertrivial, the thk: do tbey sell becalsethey re good nles, or do tbey sll because
membersalwaysf@l the needto congregatelogetber Be they Cbwh they areglossymd heavily mdketed?{This is nol a Bming Question.
of Englandbishops,Star TreL fdatics or political p.nies, the urge to incidentally,merely a matterof mild curiosity.)I cd corfes to having
meet up and exchmSe ideN, to make and renew contacts,to gain play€done s€t and found it irtercstingly differenl (m.ke what you like
inspim6onftom otherpeople'swork. eventuallyresultsin somesort of of tha, b$t do the prctty pickies reatly mak€up the v.lue?
ger-iogethc In a hobby asfragmentedasoursthis is alnost inevitable. To wind up, I'd like to inject a seriou nole into the pr@@dings.
Tbereis a mltb prcvalentrharwargamesconventiomre thereto bring Sone yem ago, when I had more enlhusiasmthd sn$. I used to
the hobby to the public. This is, quite ftankly, hogwash.Conventrons sp€ndlong hou6 painting figure!. After a time I found that I could no
de lherc lnncipally for wargam6. Yes,most clubs o(ped to pick uP longq tu oy headtully ftom side to side and ihat when I lay down
the odd rcw memb€rat a show.but as we tnow. ninety five p€rcentof to slep the achein my neck kept Ee awake.My doctor imediately
all the peoplewho comethroughthe doo6 de alEady interesledin the recomended ne to an osEopatb dd after eighteen moblhs of
dpensive tEatm€nt I was moE or tes b@k to nomal.
wdgming is a cotbge induslry, sustainedby the posbr sNice, a Noq without wishing to stan a BSE-typescare,I suspeclothes out
few fd-flung retailen md mmufacturers and, yes, conventions. therc ce prcbabty tell simild stories.The slnptoms may ditrq but
whethe. we needso nany is openlo debate,but *hen supply exceeds theprioa.y causeis fte sane. I dort pretendto b€ me.bcallyqu.tified,
demmdOe weakestwill go to the wall'tlats basiceconomics. So but ftom paintut experiencelel me advise rhat if yon do a lot of
long asp€oplekeeppiling thrcud the doorsconventionswill calry on pairtitrg, particutarlyif you paint to a deadline,stick to cerlain sinPle
undertheir own mom€ntun. They are, afte. .ll, not jDst nass displays rules. Watchyou posture- don't hurch dd trf to slay relar€d. Take
of ganes. Tfiey aie also equipnenl marteiJ where individDals go regllar breaks,pr€fenbly right awayfron the parntingtable-And nost
specificalty to purchale figures dd tradeE attend in lhe loowledge importatrtly.if you find yousr with stray achesand pains you cut
that coston€rswill b€ Dlenbfirl. qplain, wdder alongto the l@al medicine-nanandgel thed ch@ked
WID re ihe losen, lhen? WeI, the wdgalnes retailer is sadly out. NUF said?
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Pmfle M ws B S S T W I A L
Barbadans ln Warhamrner 4 4 t 4 2 7
An Aftny list
by
Alex Self SPECIAL RULES:
Bdba.ie fe.ocity: when charging into the fist round of combat,
This amy list wa ori8imlly written to allow me to nse m amy of
btubdims Bay add +1 Shength and +1 Atlack b€caqseof ften
barbalans in wa ahrter Fantdq aanie, wbch wa! in tum inspircd
by the maraeuons range of bdbdie miniatur€s produced by
GreDadierModels. I aimed1oinclude all the cldsic elenents that you
I{EROES 65 points
would expect to find in such m amy d substantiatedin fantaly
litemture dd illDsfations tugin8 ftom ConaDthe Barbarianio the an BERSERI(ERHEROES 130 points
of Frank Fruetta. lt's qdio6 de principatly fierce hand'lo'had
fighters who are difficull to resistwhen in largenunbers. but who m A hero / beBerker hero may b€ amed with any combination of
otrly lightly amoued and cannot lake a lot of punishmenrin r€tum. weapons/ amou allowed lo any of the lroop types i! this li$ (see
They die in drovesl This :my aho includesalmost the best fteMied Equipmentlist for points values).He may ride a wdho6e (+3 points)
boopsin theWdhalmer World. I shallnot boreyou with dy in'depth or Monster (see monsler liso or a cheiot (+66 poinl!). Be6erker
hilroncd backgroundor bestiaryexce to saythd they prcbablycome her@smay only leadbeBerkerunits,but may act indep€ndendyif they
from up north somewhe.ebetweenlhe ldds of Nor$ md Kislen All
the special rutes that you need to know about de detailed in the
relevantpart of the lisls. Profile M WS BSS T W I A L
SpaceprecludesDuch explanation,but for those unfmilie with
Warhanner the chaccteristicsenuneratedbelow @ as follows: M = H e r o 4 5 5 4 4 2 5 3 8
movement, ws = weaponskill,BS = BallislicsKll, S = stren8th,T = Beserker 4 8 0 5 5 2 6 I l0
Touehness, W = wounds.I= initiative.A = nDmber of attacks,andL = Hero
leadeBhip-The lisr of monster hasbeengreadyforeshonenedto save Wdho6e I 3 0 3 3 1 3 I 5
space,but shouidaho include all the usualsttrtrif you wdt rt.
I intend 1ofollow up this article at a later dale with derailsof where SPECIAL RULES
lo buy the miniaturesdd how to conven Britain\ zoo elephdts into
mamnotbs.Dlusa few racticalhints. Ba.ba.ian Ferocity: when chargine into the fint round of conbat,
btubdids may add +l SEength dd +1 Atlack becauseof ftei
ARMY SELECTION fercciouschdge- The rule doesnol apply to be6erke6

Up to half the poinls valueof the amy B€rserkeN: benerkeB tre subjectto fte tules for frcnzy.
Regiments& At ledt a quaner of the to€l points valueof lhe
CIIAMPIONS 30 points
SLAYERCHAMPIONS 45 pointr
Bmbdiansdo norusethem
BERSERKER CII,{MPIONS 60 points
Up 1oa quaiter of the points lalue of the amy
Bdbdians mayally with No6e dd Kislevele Any regimentcan include a chmpion dmed and equippedas lhe resl
to this rule,in thai the
ofthe unil. Ba.bdianSlayersde d exception
unit Day haveasndy chmpionsasit likes.
CHARACTERS
Prolile M WS BS S
r BARBARIAN WARLORD 100points
Chmpion 4 4 4 4 3 | 4 2 7
The Wtulordmay be :med wilh any cornbinationof weapons/ mour
Slayer
allowedro dy of the trooptypesin this lis1(seeEqDipment list for Champion4 4 4 4 3 | 4 2 7
poinrsvalue9.He Day ride a sdhorse (+3 poidts)or Monsler(see
Monnerliso or a chdiot (+66points). '1 4 | 5 2 l0
Chmpion 4 O 5
hofile M wS BSS T w I A L
SPECIAL RULES:
w a d o r d 4 6 6 4 4 3 6 1 9 Ba.barian Ferocityr wben chdgin8 irto lhe fist round of conbar,
bdbdans may add +l SfenBlh and +l Attack becauseoi their
warhoGe 8 3 0 3 3 I 3 I 5
fe.ociouscharge.Thi! rule doesnot apply to b€Ferkers.bur doesapply

SPDCIAL RULES:
Bdbdid Ferocity:When chdging into the firsr round of combat, Berserkere: Be6erke6 are subjecrto the tules for a frenzy-
br$dids nay add +l Slren8thand +l Auack becauseof theii
Sl.ye6: Slayer are innune lo psychologyand breakiestsand de
subjectto the rules for slayerskill.
()-1 BATTLE STANDARD BDARER 90 points
SIIAMEN
The Batle Standad Bearer may be rmed with any combinationof SII]{MAN 56 points
weapons/ mour allowedto any of fte lroop typesin lhis list (see SHAMANCIIAMPION 116pointl
Equipment list for pointsvahe9. He nay ride a wdhoBe (+3 poinK) I\tr{STERSHAMAN 190 points
orMonsrer(seeMonsterlisl) or a chdiol (+66points) SHAMANLORD 28? poinis
 39
Bdbmian Shmen canuseBatfe magic.A shman may be amed with Pmfile M wS BSS T w I A L
dy combhationof weapons/ armourallowedto any of the toop rru€s Hemthgldd4 4 3 4 3 L 4 | l
in this list (see Eguipment list for poinrs valuet. He may ride a
wdhone (+3 poinrs) or Monsrer{seeMonster lis, or a chdior (+66 SPECLqL RI]LES
Barbarian Feircitr WrM chdging itrto the n.st round of combar.
barbdids may add +l Stengrh and +l Arack becaDseof their
P m f l e M W S B S S T W I A L
S h a m a n 4 3 3 3 4 l 4 t . 7 Blood Oatb: Menbers of rle hearthgudd havelaken a btood oath of
loyalty to prorecrrheii lord and havevoweddie by bis side in banle_If
ChdpioD 4 3 3 4 4 2 4 | 7 tltey @ Ied by the eeneralandhe is l.jll€d, Oey de no longer atr@red
by psychologydd breakrestsfor the resrof the bade as rheygo fonh
S h a m a D 4 3 3 4 4 3 5 2 7 to avengethe lord or seekan horcunble death.
Warbrnd LadeNhip: Babarian Infmtry prefer b fight in a grcat
L o r d 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 3 8
nass, and take hean frcn the fet that rhey usually ournumb€rthe
WehGse 8 3 0 3 3 I 3 I 5 enemy.As a consequence,rhey my add rheir rank bonus to their
leadeship valuewhen taking psy.hology and b@t tesb.
SPICIAL RI]LESI
Brbarian f€mcity: When chareing into rhe fi^t round of combat, WARRIORS
bdbdians my add +l Steng1h and +l Arrack becauseof their
Amed with a hand weaponsand shields.Any unit my bave liShr
mour (+2 poinrs), double hmded weapons(+2 poinrs). spears(+1
poino, and/or thJowitrges (+l poino.
REGIMENIS
CIIARJOTS Pmfile M ws B S S T W I A L
Bdbdian ch&iots are .lrawn by two warbonesandhave2 crcw amed 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 7
with hand wapons. Crcw models may be equippedwirh shields (+l
point), lighr amour (+2 points),bows(+2 points),spears(+ I SPECIAL RI]LIS
loino. or Br$arirn femcityr When charging inro rhe 6^t rcund of a Brcar
javelins (+3 poinr!). Chdiol! may have scythedwheek (+20 points).
One chuiot may carry a magic slanddd. mass,ed irk€ heart ftom the fact thaarhey usualy outnumbe.rhe
eneml Ar a co$equ€nce. they may add their nik bonus ro lheir
Profile M W S B S S T W I A L lqdeBbip valuewhen t king psychologyud break tesrs_
3 3 3 3 1 3 1 7
Chdiot BOI},I!'EN
3 0 3 3 1 3 t 5 Amed with a hand weaponsand bows. They @y also have light
armou. (+2 points) and shietds(+1 poino.
SPECIAL RULFJ
Barbr.ie Femcity: When charging into the first rcund of combat, P m f l e
M WS BSS T W r A L
barbdia$ Inay add +l Stren8th and +l Anack b@aus€of their
Bowmetr 4 3 3 3 3 I 3 I 7
Ligha Cbffiotsr Bdbarian chdiol! are of a lighler coNtncnon rhe SPECIAL RULFS:
usual,dd asa consequence they de altowedto marchmove.Howevea Barb{iar femity: When chdging into tte first
round of combar,
this also meanslhat they aree4ier io desEoyod do mt haveso much barbei&s nay add +l
SEength dd +l Anack t'€cause of their
impact when charging, causing only snength 5 hits. The $ythed
whels of a lidr chdiot will atsoonly cause55 hits.
Walbed lradeEhip: Bateim infanEy prefer ro fight in a gMt
O.TUNIT OF NOBLECAVALRY mas, md take he.n Fom the fact that they usually outnunber the
e@my. As a consequence,they may add their @* bonus ro theii
Amed with a hdd wapon, light amou and shield, and ridinS a leadenhip value whentahng psychologyad
brcak rests.
wdhors- Th€y may hav€ sp€ds (+2 points) and / or javelins (+2
points).The unit may carry a magic standed. O.TT]NITOF EUNTERSI
Aned with hud weaponsud bows.They cu havetight amour (+2
P T 0 E I e M W S B S S T w I A L
Mounted 4 4 3 4 3 \ 4 | 8
Noble Prsfile M ws B S S T W I A L
3 3 l 3 l l
SPECIAL RI'LES: SPECIAL RULES
Balbarlar ferocittr When chareing into tbe first round of combat. Skimishr Hunt€rsalwaysfi8bt
in stimish infomtion.
barbaries may add +l SEength dd +t Atrack becauseof rheir
ferociouschaiee. Barbeian Ferocity: Wllen chdging itrro the first rcud of combat,
bdbdians my add +l Srrergrh and +l Attrack b@auseof their
O.I TJNITOF IIEARTIIGUARD l0 poirts p€r model
Aned with a hdd weapoDand light amour. They may havedoubl€_ Special Deployn€nt Hunt€rs @y b€ posidoDedon rhe rable
after
hud€d wenpons(+2 poi!rs), rlrowins ues (+l point), and shield (+l both sideshale completeddeploymenr.They may be plac€ddywhere
point). The unit may carry a nagic sroddd. out of sight of rhe€nemyand oulsidethe enedy depluyxE ane.
44
BERSERJ(ERS 15 points p€r mod€l hpaca Hits
When the wd mmotb chargesit automaticallycausesD6 55 impact
The bubuian army can include up to one beserker uit for evqy
wuior, boemen or hearthguddDnit.

Pmfile M WS BSS T w I A L The war Inanmoth causesf€ar.

Be6erker 4 6 O 4 4 | 4 | 10
BEASTMASTERS
SPECIAL RULf,S:
WAR EO{JND
Ber€erkerE:Bersrks @ subjectlo the rules for ftenzy.
W]LDCAT +r5 pointseach
GI IJMT OF SLAYERS 8 poiots p€r nodel
Bedtmaters de amed with a hand ve.poD. They may hav€ liCht
Aned with a hand we{pon. Any nod€l may have double hdded
amou (+2 loiDts) or o additionalhdd weapoD(+1 poino. EachcaJ)
weapons(+2 points) or an additionalhandweapon(+1 point). Models
cd b€ direretrdy amed wilhir th€ sarneunit.
Pmfle M wS B S S T W I A L
Pmfile M W S B S S T W I A L
4 3 1 1 3 1 7
Slayers 4 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 1
0 3 3 1 4 1 6
SPECIAL RULES:
Wildcat E 4 0 4 3 1 , 4 2 4
Bs.b8riu feuity: When cb&ging into ihe first round of combal,
barbaitus may add +1 StretrBlh and +l Attack b€causeof then
MONSIERS

Slsyers: Slayersare irunune io psychologyed break tests dd re SABRE-T(X)TMD TIGER 3Epoints

subjat to the rules for slayerskill.
Profile M WS BS S T I L
WARMAMMOTHS 225 poinaspe. Dodel 4 0 5 2 l
The barbarianarmy can include uplo one wd mmoth for every
wdior, bowen o. heanhgued unit.
Mmolh wirh 4 crcw protectedby a howdahdd amed with hmd
SPECIAL CHARACTERS
weapons.crcw modeh may havelight armour (+2 point! ach), bows
r r 2 p o i D L \ e a c h ) o r j a l e L i n s ( + l p o ' n r eU r or o n ew a rl l t l l l m o l h KHANONOF KIMMERIA
a cp h 175poin.s
My carry a magic stoddd attachedto its howdah, Renownedbarbarian,rhose legendarycaer has spannedthe Old
wortd in fte sedice of forei8n kingdoms as mercen@y,freebootea
Proffle M W S B S S T W I A L bodyguard.alsalsin, generaldd rational herc.
3 3 3 3 1 3 r 7 Khanon wea$ light amou dd cdies a shield. He Inay nde a
w&)o6e or chariot. He nay be .med with dy w€aponavailableto
Howdah - - 7 3 - orhertroop-true.ltsiedin the amy. bul he m) noLu\e oy magic
2 3 7 6 6 2 s 6 items whats@ver(seebelow).

Pmfte M W S B S S T W I A L
SPECIAL RULES:
8 8 5 4 2 6 4 6
Bafia.ian FeMity: WheDchd8itr8 into the fint round of conba!
bdbdids may add +1 Strenglh dd +1 Attack becauseof then 3 0 3 3 1 3 1 5

SPECIAL RULES:
Sh@tiDg ltit Locationl
Itodge: Khanon is said to have the coiled sFengthand preremat'nl
t-2 agiliry of a parther, enablinghim to dodgeor leap away from enemy
atrackswith ede. He is able to dodgehand-to-handblows, sp€lh dd
3-5 missileson a roll of 4,5,6on a D6
6 Crw
Disdsinr Khanonhd m extremedistrust of magic and sorcerers.He
Hand-to-Hand Hit Location: b€lieves that a lrue wdior must rely upon his fighting skills md
staminaalone.Consequendthe rcfiss to us any magic itenr
I Howdah
Wanio. Skillr Owing to his sup€rbfidting skiUs,KhdoD cm add +1
2-4 Mmoth
to hit hmd-to-hand combat.This is in addition to his high weapon
5-6 crcw skilll
Barbarian ferocity: When charging into tho first round of conbat,
If the howdahis destroyedthen so me the crewi kill€d by the impact Khanonnay add +1 Strengthdd +1 Attack becauseof his ferocious
of tumbling to the 8rcund. ff the crew are slain refer to lhe Monster
reactionlable 10seewhat the mmoth dcs.
SLA]NE TITE DEATROYER 135 poirts
Tough Hide
Dr* Bl.d€ 75 points
The mamrnothh.! longh leatheryskin that gives it an mour saveof
Eom of Skyl6 40 points
 4l
Enemyof Chaosand founderof rhe SlayerCdr, SlajneinsDnedmanv
barbeianwaniorsro toltowhis way by his inftpid efofls again*$;
LhaosIncusions,'Dclud'nghisdefearot rhecrearerGmonHeeutaath
using the Dark Blade. He may lead a unit of barb&ian stayersor act
independently.Slajne weds no amour and cdies only a Dark Blade
+rrrrrrtfEEiGGf
and Hom of Skylos. lf accompanyinga unit of barbeian stayershe
must.emah on foot. If actng independentlyhe may ride a warborse,

Pmfile M ws
'|
B S S T W I A L
Slaine 4 5 4 4 2 6 3 8
3 0 3 3 r 3 1 5
MAGIC ITEMS: Theseare HighlyDetailedwargamesbuildings
Da.k Bhde: Double-banded,bearer madeusinga processnew to wargaming.
st.ikeslasr,+2 srrengthbonus.No
armour savesalloeed. even for magic armouL In addit'on, agajDst which gives strengthand lightness
chaosdemons,eachwound inflicls not 1 bur 2 wounds.
H i l l S e t( . 1 p i a a ) . . . . . . i l r . 5 0
Him of Skylos: May be blown upto thr@ timesper baltle in the magic 25mm RoadSer /6 ri.ca) t?,50
25hn RjverSer a5irr<6) 47.50
pbae,.eleasiDga speU.All demonswithin24 musrpa$ a leddeBhip l5mm Riv€rSet /6Di@) 16.50
test on 3D6 or be momentarily confused. Demons that become I5mm RoadSet (7pre6) 56,50
l/300 RiverSet (6piaa) .r5.5O
contusedcannordo anything at all during their next tum. 2 5 m mB d o e . . . . . . . i 4 . 9 5
l5mm Bndae .. .. i3.95
SPf,CIAL RULFI:
Magic tattoo€r Slaine wqs rnagical uttms ftat F o u rS { h l C c s t l c. .
Sive him a special I a s r E^ e e p
..... i35.OO
saveaeainsteachwound sufferedof 5+. .. .. .. .. .47.c5
B e l g i d lna r m h o s e . . . . .. .. . t5,50
Barbdian ferociry: When cbarging jnto the first roun.l of conbat. . t6.so
. . .. c4.25
Slaine may add +l Strengrhard +t Atrack becauseof his ferocious . t5,95
charge.
Slsyer Chief: Slaine h a slayermd as suchis immuneto psychoto$/
a||dbrcat testsand is subjectro rbe rutesfor sl.yer skiu.

HAKA, SHAMANKING OT SKYLOS 330POINTS

CritMtr Clsw
Clo{k of Mi.rors 30 points
Your army may be led by Hdka, Oe shane king of Skylos.Living on
tne island of Slrylos, i$elf set within a g.et iiUand lake, Hal,a was
origiDally Slainekpatron,fumishing wilh the magic weaponscunenrly

Haka always canies fte Crimson Claw and wea6 the cloak of
Mirors. In addition he may carry two other magic irems.He may be
armeo M|n any weapon avaitablero oihe. troop_rypq hted in lhe
army.He md) ride a "arho'Je.a chdnolor a monster.

Prcfle M WS B S S T I L
5 6 3

MAGIC ITEMS:
Crimen Claw: The shrive ed remainsof a claw tbat oncebelonged
to the demonHeerslaath,ilslill r€rainssomemagicatporency.Wielded
as a weaponin hdd-ro,hand combar,Is cold louch causesnot I but 2
wounds.In addition,anyone$ff€rine a eound from tne claw takes_ I
from ftei.Srrength cha.acleristic.
Clool<
!f MirmA: The mdy m'Fo6 haveaddzhngetrecr.malonerl 36 WEST ST., DUNSTABLE.BEDFORDSHIRELO6 1TA
ornrcultto targetrhewearer
Shoorer-2lohiLandenemyfighunghand_

SPECIAL RULES:
Ba.barian Ferocity: When charging inro lhe fint round of combat,
Haka may add +1 Srrengthard +l Attack be{auseof his ferocious
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by easilydistinguished,bd the helrnetsee nicely sculpbd.AU bavechesl
strapssupportingtheir am defences,perhapsa bit of a m@l point, but
Gary llugbs the designe.sayshe found souces via N€wcasde\ MNeum Seryice.
Slraps would se€n to male sense,but there are a lot of soDrces
Musem MinistuEs l5mm Prison€N and captivg (nosaics.pottery,brcnzes,etc),which dor't hav€th€n. soit is p€rhaps
a natter for peBonal preferencewhelher you prefe. figurcs with or
The latestbatchof reledes from MuseumMiniaturesarea bil ditrerent
ro the nom, and providecaptivesfor Ancient, D&k Age md Medieval
Atl e quite aggresively posed- no d€fensiveskulking aboutwith
thew chaps.and painl up easily-
Figuresare suppliedin pacb of 8 foot or 4 mount€d,with assoned
Ove6ll : @omnended to all fansof lhe dena.
All dismoont€dpacksm specificatlymaleor female.t-ooking arlhe
Hsrlequin Miniaturcs 25tm D. who
MA20 provides 3 variants of ntrde female on f@t: kneeling;
slandingwith handstied to a yoke acrossher shonldeB; sldding or
The latest rcleasesin Harlequin\ Dr Who rage feature anotherlwo
walking with hdds behind her back. The kneeling figE l@ks
incamatons of the Doctor, anothercompmiotr,and a host of
reasonable,ss doesthe neurc lied to a yoke,bui the girl with her hdds
b€hindher backhN a remdkably ugly face.Sincethey e all stacked I d pleased10seethat the list! nN deiail which story €eh figure
like Pmela Ande6on. perhapstheir capton won't be tusy?
designis takenAon. and the headercdds on the blister packscalry the
MA21 prcvides semi-drcsed vmidts of MA20. bdicatly weding
original broadcat yed, rhich will make Ufe a little easierfor thos
mini skirts, whilst MA22 e fully .lresed, allhou8hthe dre$es ee in
wmring to checkon paint schenesetc.
disday and coutd reprcsentanyfting frcm AnSlo Sdon thrcugh to
tsKng at them ckonologically, the fst thEe figuresin this balch
Renaisdce. MA2l ee prcbably going to be of most use in eelier
m from the 1965story 'The WebPldet'. in the shapeof an anr-like
settings,but lhe otherswill be handy for nosl Ddk Age 8ames.ud
Zdbi, butterfly shapedMenoplen, dd a Venom Crub. which is a
MA22 for later8ames.MA2l andMA22 slso bavea fi8lre with haDds
beederhat l@ks like a giani hairbrush.All re goodcteancastingsdd
lied in ftont. All qonen bavelong haia which is left looseEther than
very ev@anveof tbe ofigiflah. but I havemy rewnations. The Web
representingany panicul& sryle.Tating the mennext:
Planef was one of rhe Dost ambitiousdd exPensiveof the euly Dr
MA23 bas4 vdianrs of nudemaleon ioor sldding wilh hods tied
Who stories.bul eventhe besl 1965costumesmd sDecialeffects still
to a yoke acro$ his shouldeB:walking with handsbehind his back:
leav€you with ceatures that e obviously men in insecl suits.These
standingwith handslied in frcntr od slandingwith handsand neck but they aJenot paniculdly to
figures de lery good representations.
l@ked inro a rouid woodencolld. All havedifferent heads,although
my taste.On the purely lehnical side, the Menopteral wings de a
the definition on th€ yolked one was very p@r The round collared
buggerto paint the originals weft cled ptdtic with trumeronsblack
chaphs long hair od a fuu b€dd. the frcnr lied chapis balding wilh
lines, and my paintitrgjust doesn'tdo themjustice.
a "gatlic Doustache.bd lbe back tied one is clean shavenwilh
Next out is Oe Doctor in his fst ircamarion. a! lorrrayed by
William Hannell. In this cdq il is basedon his app€arance in the 1966
MA2a giles semi-drssed vtuiants of M423, basically weeing "Celestial Toynalel'. He is nicely cast. walking fo dds with his
briefs. shortsor mini-skins. whilst MA25 de tully drcssedin trousers
handstogetherin a contemplativesort of stance,althoughI think that
andtunics and probablybesrrepresentAnglo Saxontypes.or possibly
his facelooks a bit morelike the RichardHumdall porfayal.
East-EurcpeanpeasanEy.
AnotherYeti from the 1967 Abominable Snowmen reinforcesthe
The mounled p&ks feabre captivesslung face down acrcs the
one in the edlier releae. Again. a large chunky creaturc.but nore
backsof bo6es. MA26 ha two difrerent nudefigms, brt being face
anilnaledthe the previousone. with anns nisd md hdds (pawsl)
down, you can t neces&ily distinguish whefter they de male or
spreadwide readyto attack.
female.Following rhe style of the f@r packs.MA27 re semi-dresred, 'Tine
I liked the figurc of Linr fte Sontam. f.om the 1973
in this cde wearingwhar look like boxershorts.Again, they ue face
Wdioi' story,studing with gDnat the readyand helDet otr ro show
down od couldbe eifter maleor female.MA28 aretully drc$ed, with
bis distinctive bdld head. The padded black leaiher unifom is
one 6gure having lroDsersmd turic od the other in a below fte knee
reasonablyporhayed.md easyto paint. but I think he nay be fd loo
dres. The figure in Eousershs his beadtumedto one sidedd ts quile
tall. The Sontdans were supposedto be chdacterisically squal,
cleady bearded,*hilst fte longakined one is face down dd could be
musuld rypes. The aclor who tust donned the unifom, Kevin
Lindsay.st@d only jusr aboveshoulderheiShl to the Docror.whered
Ovemll productionstdd.rds @ good, as usual, leaving flash-free,
this one is, if anything,€ller
cleanly-cast.easy(o painl iigures-My only niggle is the poor lace on
Two Daleks de mongst theselatest releases,d enginee.version
fton the 1974 DeathIo tbe Daleks . and a destrcyedversionftom the
As for uss. they should make quiE handy objeclivesfor €ide6.
1984 Resmction of the Daleks". The engineeris a vdiant of lhe
sDchasViKngs o. Mongols,or will fil in with baggagetrains dd camp
standdd D.lek rcleasedin the first bntch.Again, a thEe pi€cecasting,
sitesfor most Ancient and Da.k Age amies, from Asyries thrcugh
but this time with a large spannernlher ftd si.k plunger on fte
middle section.Tbe casualtyis a rafier splendidonepi@ecdting wjth
the top missingand an assortneniof wits and greengubbinsspilling
Outpost Wargme SericB l5mm GladiaaoN
"Ienor or the
Tbere is a nicely modeltedZygon, from the 1975
Tlis nixed pack of five nicely animaredfigures taatureslhe mosl Zygons', a bulbous-headed crenture.advmcing wilh nght handmsed.
popularq?es : Thiacie, Mymillo. Samnite,S€cutor,and Retianus- This is a g@d, easy 10 paint figure, b8ically redorange with dry-
Unusually for l5tun figures, lhey havetbe disnrction of separaie brushedyellow highlights. This figure and lhe Sontam re perhaps
shields,dd for the rcti&ius separatenet. so considerablevdiety is moreveBatile than the res! asthey could easilybe fitted inro otherSF
possible,alrhoughsomemight considerit a little 6ddly in this scale.
Personally,I ftink it is very fiddly. but quiteacceptablefor smll dena' Finallx anothervesion of fte D@toa the sixth incmadon (Colin
basedgmes. althoughif I were assemblinga Spartacusamy I miSht Baker), dd his companion Peri (Nicola Bryant). The Doclor is
 stdding wilh legs apan,hotding his coar tapeh, presuneabtydeepin
rhought.I think he looks a bit tm chee.tul for Colin Baker he always 'NAPOLEON'MAGAZINE
seemed cynical or miserable.whereas thb one is vinua v
iolly.lAcoallyhewascheerlutl)(ynical.Ed I peri N.mblinedonCr; UK & Eurcp€subs to the bi monLhlytult.otourAmeri(d
a baggysleevedbiouse,thigh leDgthsLjn, and calf lengrhboots.Hair Napolenic maEazine de available from Siraragem publtarions.
on both fi8ures is paniculady well done.
One year's subsoiption (6 isslet:
Overall.the producrionstandaJds de good,wilh cEd, easyrc pan( f23.50 (421 to WI subsdib€E)
casLin8s(t^ceB LheMenoprea qltrch rs a good.cte& burda;ned
N.w Napoleon bindeF (hold 12ilsues) €b.sopost paid.
hardto paint cdting.)
Reommended for SF fds, probabtyned coDpulsory for all Doctor Exclulively from Srratagem
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fi8ure. He is actuallyreminiscenrof sone of the early Napoteonic/lare
Harlequin Minialures 25nm Faolasy
RevolutionaryWars generals.and wem a frock coat with elaborate
cuffs and tumbacks,heavyepaullettes,ed bools wirh rhe tops folded
A rather mixed batch rhis tim, but sone very interesling figures
down.His hat bem plumesand cockade,and he appearsro be hotding
amongstrbem.First out of the bae,a Kmosau chmpion amed eith
a handkerchiefin his lefr hand.His faceis nicety sculpred,with a rarher
a huge two'handed sword aDd sone K'dillid archers. Both de surly,
o. Frhaps disdainfut, expresion, od he is c6t stiding
rcptilio cEatures.bdically scalybipedaltizeds wirh crocodilesnoub
md ancient Egyptian headgear.The Kamosau. is certainly a lar€e
Overall, a nice figure thar eouldn t look out of place in mosr
piee meauring 30Im in height despirea distitrct fop&d stoop, in
Napoleonicmies, otherrbe rhe fact thal he is a very largefigurc : he
comparisonthe K'dillims afe quite tiny ar only 20mn when srading
measues.oughly 30lm floorro€ye, so rolal height including hat md
plumescomesro the 40lm mdk.
Next out of the bag is a spectrEchmpion: a very &I thin piece,as
Ta,kinga secod l@k at rhat face, het really quite an ugly little
you night exped rcally, neasu.ing 40lm bse to rop of shll. He is
bDgger.so id$lly suited to his office. I would definirely recotmend
ldgely madeup of swirling mgs, atthouShhe ha a pair of bony alms
him to flirrloqle plays.
cldping a scylheanda sword,and a nicely cd! skult. I wa really quite
imFess€dby him. I havent really t@kEdar lmy udead typeslar€ly,
not evenat work, bur h€ cerraidy look the p.n.
The next chap cme as a bit of a pqzzle: a Velmn plagw wizdd.
The trde mems nothingto me, bur he looks like somerypeof rarmo Obituary: Bill Brewer
wding a long hoodedrcbe ard carryinSa bell in one hand ud sraff
in the oftei He slandsmund 25Im rall and is quire a stu.dy ngure, For th@ who nde. knew him, Bitt wrs one of three men who
ny inidar boughr b€in8 thar be would b€ quite Soodin a.Ddk sta.ted the South London Warlordi. b&k when it ws the South
Crystal' setinS. Otherwise,he is ft€ teast inposing fign.e amongsr Eemondsey\ /a€nint and llilitary f|odettantctubin | 97 | . Bi m
a shop in Pe<khd wnich mey will rememberasa my inro - if not
SliShdy more atlrnctive, d figues if nol as women, are a ser or wartming itself - then cerGint i o d'e \ /ano.ds_Uke mdy, after
''Wlrd Witchej. havinrrone rhere for a yqr or Mo dd peRisredenough(6 ont a
I harenl read katchen\ Wirchesbook!. so I dont
know if lheseee aimedat ' Discworld fms, or whelherthey e inst fourteen or tiften,year-old @) ro tet by Bi['s usualt f.irv dry
sLraighdoNard old hag\. TheR\ a nicetydone *ub.n. ,itt - dem@our, | w6 p.opositionedwhh rhe ph|e: ..Sowhat do you
dsorEnent of lumps bubbling away in the top, dd ftrce wianed old do with th6e figurEsthen?"
crcnes,one sr@pingwith walking stick dd cat rubbingup againsrher "l play
dress,on€with broonsrick in handmd h firmty ned on her head,dd "Do you tds wirh them, ws hy tentatiw rept
the thiid with her hood lhroqn back to revert a tanSlednass of hair wart to ioin a ctub,son?
ftat innially remindedne of a medusa.An inrerestingtittle group thar
I w6 iust one of maqa
wouldnl lol ourot placein \omehrsloricat serrings.
Finally, a Fio of tmperial DwNes. These.r€ dEsed in t $ Cenrry Bill b€<me tfie Club Treasurerwhen $e Warto.dsw6 fomed and
Romm lonc4 eacbwirh pilum in ritht h&d, and a sepdateshietdfo. steyedin that post unril the mid eithtis when he €tired frcm both
the left. They @ all srourbedded cbaps,ed 're6w roughly 20Im his shop dd frcm 'acriveservice'with the Warlords.
flooFto eye. Pe6onally I m at a bir of a loss .s to whar io do wilh
them.Nice enouehfigDr€sthough. r1a.y who never met him peEonally wilt have be€n aw@ of his
Overall,somegoodpieces.Clem cdrings. edy ro paint.The spectle work throuth the pa6s o{ this and other Mrgm6 maga2ins: he
is perbapsthe be$ of rhebDnch,closelyfollowed by rhercpnlitu types, made a rer contribution ro e€m6 fi$re paintingd he wfiited
the ratmanis possiblythe weakestof tte releases_ prices for mosr of aMy tfie time betweencusromersin hGshop and,fo. manyyed,
thesepieces de !l a fi8lue, rhe €xceprionsbeing rhe Kmosaur at Billk paintingw6 the yardstickby whi.h menwec hsured.
t2.50, and appdendy rh€ raiiDanat t2.50_ Bill hadben jll for almosta d€ade blt seemedrsonabt sprighrly
when I laetspoketo him at SELWGSopenday in tate 97 wfien, with
Alten.tive Ami€s 25tm otfier old Whrlords membe6, we chatted,a o.e d€. oom $e
Flintloque Ran8e. Lt Colonel Daoiel La Rue

This is rather e imposing piece ftom the qer groeing mg€ of Bill Brewer died in th€ €.ly hoursof Sund.yd'e t | 6 ofjdua.y. Bitl
"Napoleonique" w6 63. He is suNived by his wife jean, dd his son dd dauShter
fantasy figres, dd reprcsenrsa foppish elven
(vaguelyFrenchNapoleonic)oflicer. Christineand David.
the figure is very flamboyanr,but despirerhe nmq F nor lusr
eother minciDgell You ce hardly evenseehis poinly ea$ underhis Chaimd, The SouthLondonWarlords
bicom€,so thereis norhingto indicatethal he is spqificaly a ferasy
 four stores,of a single depth dd mf pilch. but with veiable heighl
How the West was Done! ftontagemd bodd wal}.
A 'cheap and cheerful' guide Begin by meauring oot tbe blank ftont, back atd sides.CDt these
to building your own 'westefn town" our using either scissorsor knife ' donl fo.get the cutting bodd.
Measur€ad cul d app.opriatesia base,mt forgetting the dePthof
by the boad-walk- The ftotrt roof height of my doping roof buildngs is
set at 10 cn for sinSlebuitdings,with a real height of 7 5 cn, and l8
Daui.d Bicklejt cm md 16-5cm. for two sloreyexmples. Thosebuildhgs with pitched
roofs havethe sameheighl to.the ridge tile, wilh side wall heiShtsoi
INTRODUCTION 7.5 dd 16.5emsrespectilely.
Wilhin hindsight I began my tust model wift litde thought. its
In August 1997,while my son Matthewatd my friend Phil Robinson
we.e staging a 20 Im World \Y& Two display gme at The Other iiodtage delemircd by the wjdlh ofthe cardI wd using,aboul35 cm.
The ltrst step wd to design the fou. Aontages.having double and
Panizan,I wd sweatingover a snall parucipadon8mq a westem
sinSle width structures.localine d@s ud windows, which you cut
shooFoutsetin Paddockcity, the meanestand mostdd8ercus lom ..
etc. eic. The game leemed to be enjoyed by ail the Particitanls. oul, md alowing for the I cm height of lhe bomd-walkr. I did nol
arftoD8hftaDkryit was too hor for the unpiE to gel as much pled@ expectto modelwidow fianes, bur to paint tlrem itr, so the cut'oDts@
s he had dncipated. BeNeen gamesI had many conversationswith usedto back smaller holes md give wjndows dd d@6 sone three
palsin8 8me6, seve€l of whom expressedd interestin the building dimetrsioml efrect before the painting phnse.At this stagestick the
structuretogetherand fix to the base.Tip Two: r.ave ro dry ovemidt
of the township.This short adicle otre6 the ftuits of my expenencein
$e Lonsrrucrion of Paddo.kCty iDrhehopetharothersmay improle The nexr phe is lo cut the spills to lenghr a lihe coDsumingjob.
their own wild ed woolty settingsfor their Sunnght
on it andconstr1rcr but wonhwhile h the easeof finishing. Using PVA. glue. strck ihe
lengthsof spills eilher vertically or horizonlallt which evertnethodof
consElcrion i! desiied. coat the structnreliberally with P.VA. glue
and leave to drl. The resultant sructue is slrong and lighr Next,
BEGIN WITH TIIE BASICS
meaure up and cul out the card for ft€ r@fin8- Slick this in place,
Beforeyou begin to build mlthing. you needto decideon a numberof creiirlly cutt'ng my surptuswalling naterial beforehand.
As the stores had four different fiontages. I uFd fou ditrereni
Scaleof your ngues 15 or 25 Im, for example finishesto the rooi tu8irg lrom woodenshinglesto cdvas andboard
numberof buildlngsyoD will rcquire Shingtesee cut fiom cdd or thin sheetbalsa, woodenpleiks ftoln
sire of $e finishedproducl balsa,canvasfiom papertissue,liberally coatedqith PVA. 8lu€ and
rypesofbuitdings - stores,jail, ba\ saloon,liverystable.bdbea etc s@uredwith balsastrips. t€ave the structurefor a couple of daysto
materialsfor consFuction- for leal Easons,I favourcardand spills dry our ed hdden otr
baseboadcofftruction The next phaseis lo nake the board-walkud the canopymas. For
storageof the finisheditems theseI usedb.lsa w@d in sEip and sheetfom on a cud base.The
h€ight hoft baseto boed-walk is aboui lcm. which you oiglnally
ndked on before settiDgthe heighr of tbe Aont elevationdoon md
MATERIALSYOU WILL NEED windowsll The width you also detemined before fixing you final
be si@,bDtIargeenoughto seue the baseof any figores needingto
I used the following ilems in the coNtoction of ny buildings: occupyit, in my casebsed on onecentcoins.Cut the board-walkbase
thick cdd. e.g. backingfor photographvceniicats to size ftom card or batsa.Cut and mount board striPsto this, using
spills cdd, spills or balsamd PVA. gtueasbefore.If,ave to dry Cul suppon
PVA. & U.H.U.glues pillds lrom thin balsa to reqDiredheighr and glue al inteF€ls to the
balsaw@d ditrering diDensioDs baseNa. matchingthe frontaSedd board-walkdimensionscetully
- hdd expen€ncespeakinghere- usinga glDelike U.H.U. cEft or extla
strong.Fix tbe compleiedboard-walkto its supportpillars. Your fi6t
rul€r p€ncit and rubber effon is begimilg to takeits finallook.
I baddecideto emphasiselhe differencein lhe four sloresby varying
the cmopy mgements lo turlher breakup unifomity. Decideon the
dinensions of your coopy fiontage md cut balsa pillars to size,
rememberingto give ec€ss 10all front d@6 and for figures 1oleave
at the sidefor the nextstructureif desired-Frcnt pillars shouldbe aboDt
texluring naterials - e.g. Basetexor Tehion I cm lower thd rcar pillm al lhe most-Glue in placeusingU.H.U. or
the like. Betw€enpillm 8ltre crosssupportsto $sre d waist height of
MAKING A START . TIIE DFSIGN PIIASE figures of for hone tetheringEils. Also. glue cros supportsin pt&e at
the top of the stncture. Whetr dry. cur dd glue c&opy rcof in place.
I think that I know my own limitatios when it comes to pracqcar kt€r cover this N desiredwith cdd. spill or balsaplanlG. ljp Thiee:
skius, aboutone stepup fiom the a[ fnge6 and thumbt stagel]'ve leavethe whole stncturc a day or two to haJdenoff.
beenluclry to haveexpertadvice over the yem ftoD iwo much norc If you wished at this stag€you could cnl md fix in place wiidow
sKfful exponentsof the modellen' an, my E8ula opponent Phil ' ftames and d@6. I confessthat I printed in the foner, bur cut dd
'il U do' ' RobinsonandDavePadd@kof ArchitectuEl Heritage.I wd glued tne later Will they do?well, you mustjudge for yoqrseli Next,
also fortunatero meetHerb Gundl, of H.G.Walh fmq wbo gaveme a spraythe completedstructurea light gtey md when dry. washblack or
few lseful tips r@l Clearly the placelo start is with the desiCnof the dark brown.The nextday dry brushthe walls dd bodding witb a light
rown h generalaDdindividual buildings ir particuld. Tip One: sran grey ro bing out the texture.Also paint in the window ftanes anddoor
with somelhingsimple md work your way up. reas to hste.Thebuildirg is beginningto lake on the lived in l@1.
I begm by watchiDga numberof favouile westems.talkinS to the Finishing detaih are all jmportdt. I had Darked out four dirercnl
fellows on Pop Etrterprisesand studying tne reledes of commercial falseftont nde bodds, onefor eachstore.Theseneeda backjDgboard
supplieB.Thus I got an idea of whal I watrtedand was ableto temp€r and an edging boardmadeby cuting out a 3 tm strip caretully from
it with what I thoughrI mighr be able to build! I stanedwilh a run of a backing board sizd blank. The nde boards I prin!,?dout on my
 comput€r Microsoft Pubiisherhasa]l the ftills I neededfor rhis stase
ol the design- colo@d ro LasLe od cu and Btuedon rhe bdkhoe;,
the edgingboardcd be gluedoverthe iop. These@ finishedby hdd KEEPWARGAMIN
Pauland
Teresa
Bailey
and the fiBt of your toqn\ buildinSsis rcadt Now all you needis to ffi
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ffiEgl LeMarchantEarracks,
LondonRoad,
E4!IH, Devizes.wiltshi16,SNlO2ER,UK
MORE REAI F,STATENEEDED ffiiR Tel& Fax(01380)724s58
My next pro.jet was a two srorey hot€t, just the ptace where the
'minianre with ro name Wb sh.ll b€ at $6 tottowtng sho* in ln. |l@ tutuE:
might sray as the plot unfolds! It t4ught me
one impo.tant leson. Tip Fou: the heigbt of the finished sEucture
should not exeed tbe aEilabl€ stomgeheight! Oopslt Feelitrequiie
conndentnow I kr off on a bankanda jail, using sh@rsof brick eff@t
phsnc card purchaled from the locat train shop. Consructiotr
coDtinues6 before, bur rhe plastic cdd reeds ro be caretully clt to
matchrhewindow anddoor spacesin the cardb&king I Glue it io place
with copious anounll of U.H.U. dd press under a weight whilst WeaF noy$leto $ppt tunngota h.Eng6bstekon
(tl.k Plqs contact 6 for d€t tt6.
drfitrg out- Remember,the plastic cdd edgs must fir oatly together
Fo'ilrt.&dL.{th.'rsnsrs.v,!d|ildlhldhdEdD'|I9ll|d.
so they musrovedapthe cdd backingby the width of the plastic card |u.d2|ic.bdr.!cn*|6ff|rfiF:*lqwmolrfud
g.E
used.Btr for the bal andjail wiadwi 6 rcquiied. cd be cut ro size
fton st@l rod or b6s rod and glued into rhe window space.A Eger
r!'MMini,tu'6 a[5nmL?5nnEno6.MLR-slddnnsc
card blank is glued behird then ud painGdbtack white lhe bm aie r&Ii.mih-$rd.d6ns6.
dry brushedwith a steelor iron finish_ nldcrcb
In simild mannerI added a stage ofice ed Chin€selauDdry,a Mlrhboxwhid4 Aidx; n dr; .ujimi&fia..!s'
btuber o optical emporiun and a gen€ml store. Nexr wB a Coud |valo.fum.nb'i6jwarF€dEFi|ro'd
Hous€. sqt of Judge Paddock,the .Hanging Judge' For lhis tatter c.nflkc|'Eltuh.
Fnsrkh_conp-@,wngamE.
building I coatedthe side and r€d wal blankswith Tetiion which was
cded dd painredwhd dry ro rcprcsdr a rcnderedfinisb. The ftont looLliuh.
6!h6jN*buryF!r6:
wall wd coveredwith somespe€ brick dasnc cardto reflet a .grand o+qri'n !r am+ Erir, varsuad&c.mpaiai s€na: an*hris, rdry. s.ryir.
structurein my tow!. Of co6e, the 'Hanging Judge,fteds a gallows,
Tml.Aflodd &rcmr
or at ledt a Fe ndbyl Dimensionsof the gallows @ basedon rhe K& r@:Hmr.l@iiljMlhryMirh.rylGinr:Hid6v.rDBiont4dljDEp.'
-
Modor.tr5mmNaporencBdbuitdin$t
GuemseyFouodryhang€dmm figure. Simply male the upright I cm shoPop€nTu*sdl1ootum€00F1.
tale.lhan th€ hdged fig@ md twisted wire n@se,fil a cros piece
dd support.Glue !o be, ma,l€four shone.pillds io suppo.rthe deck
fo. the ofrcials andgluein place.Make somesrepsup in a simild way.
Jusli€ hascometo you nek of rhe woodsl
C H E L I F E RB O O K S
SNEAKIN' PETE SABO'S SALOON Mike Smith
Well, almosteverywesreh town I ev€rrcDenb€r seiDp hasa sat@n Todd Close,Curthwaite,
dd frequenrlyrhi! ir rhe sceneof a climcric sh@r;ur My En l Wigton, Cumbria
project wd a two storcysaloonwirh lift offroof md acc€ssibteinterior. Tel:01228711388
A ta,llerorder thanI had ev€r uticipared! New tricks werc m intemal
flmr, constnct€d like the boad-walks; use of cted Dlastic window
MILITARY BOOKS
sheets,fion the train shopra bd, alrhoughI haves@! them availabte Boughtand Sold
comercially cat in resiq a ldge and omarebar mift, iom a swet Sendsaefor catalogue
wapper; tablesdd chail!, frcm Dixon ed Pas o, the Nonh: a Diuo
andpidisr. agai!.from Pss o rhe\orth;a lifi ofrmt
deco.atedwith stonesdd tumble-we€d.Hovels,6 weli as matinE a
Ihe latter constru€tiotrrcquiresa fomer !o be mde for liont. back growinSr&ge of 25 m scalewesLemcunfighr Buitdings - so w:hy
tud cenFeto be cut to fit inside the wal spacesod glued otrty to the
bake yoqr ow!? - alsomuufactuE setsof watertrough,sacks,b@ts,
Ht or.ool This keepsboth the walls dd the roof riSid md lifts off or
boB and the like. Yow gowing tom cd b€ Fopled wirh figurcs
Efits ealily. Cdefin measuriDsof rhe dimensionsud @ttitrg of rhe
ftom your favouit€ nanufactud: Padd@kCiry is populatedby Dixor
angtesis vital to success.So, cut our th€ fomers b€fore gluing tbe
od GuernseyFoundryin th€ main, srrhoughI.rso lik€ rhe pss o. rhe
walls togetherl Sabo'sSalooDholds rhe bd, the piano dd iwo cald
tableswith chairs,aI bded s€p@tely to all@ flenbility. Th@ basro
The whole of Paddck City fits onro a ba!€boaid 4 f€et squareof
t€ room spacefor staF, wom€Dof a cenain peBudion atrdclstoners
4nm MDF coaredwith Ba!€rex, having laid out md meked off the
also, so d@ide on tbe interior b€fore fixing the dimensionsof lhe
areaof the builditrgsbeforehand.This simple tinle boardrcaly brings
buildincs.
ihe buildings to life dd enha!@syou wargmes rablo.
So, tlere you haveii. Someid€d on how ro makecheaDfl.t chdhil
AI'TERWORD WrstemCmfighr buildingsro eDtdce your gmes. I am sm hal
m€rc @ very mey bor€ taletrredEodell€F uong ow reade$hiD
You'll n€edal sorti of scmic effectsto finish ofi rhe rown.you mieht
who ce lale up ud ilmeasmbly inprcve oD rbeseided. pedap;
male iron chitrey srack ftom pl6Ltc tubing pur ilro ple driued botes
lhey will write in od sb.re rheir idear with us. The hobbv cd onlv be
in your @fq som€ftirg I've nor gor arourd to yet. you'll ne€d
hilchirg posts dd a toM bodd, you krow the srt, wh€rc the
pop' ationis der changilg ! De.omt€ this with a coupeof Dixoo @nte
MR BrcKry's cEAxnfi{c Plromcrrrss oF pr}DocK Crrr ^roRN
skulls or someIregule G Old clory cactus! Ssch basesas @ stil
TIIE FOLI'WING Trtro PACES
visible can be trearedwith Basetexor Tetrion andfl@ked ro rasteor
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,{ general
viewshowing
thefirstandfinalstructues
desclibed.

A general
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thehotel,
bank,
courthouse
& iail.
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V6.! \|hich \|ill give you a 'trunsJetuble'dny lewl sleen thot I, as
Wargamer's Notebook a plalteeet, rate as better than an thinS I hdeeplayed, but it would
by n??dso@iorkto.onren rcniaiaturcs.Buro an\wcrlout question.
just becdak I don ! like N[poleo$Brttles shoul.ln\ put lou of. Give
Mike Siggins then a go dnd let us kao|| what you thinL I ll sa! one thin8, the! are
a better bet thon Edpire. ooooh, contwe6ial.
It may bavebeenme bul I thoughtissue 125wd the bestfor a while.
lThe edirorwiU usea litde of his immensepowq to insrt herea letter
A Sood combimtion of articles. sone great pictrfts d Dsualdd a ftom Bob CoBBis, the authot oI Napoleon'sBaftLsl
generallygood,positivefeel-Al this in sharpcortrastto me.Tne eult
is a shon issue,due to time prcssurcs.but also seesfte finr of tbe D€arMik€,
ienea.*ith whichI M veD pleaied.Keepth.m coming. I notedyour kind mentionofNB in your colrmnl To dale NB has
Bear witl me on lhis. I was brcwsin8 in my l@al Cmes Worklhop sold 22,500copies- $anls for the adve.t- all publicity is goodl I'll
sbre dd saw sone nicely done,but fla! teFain laid out on the tabl€. owe you a.lrink if you Dention NB again.
On closerinspeclionit tDmedout to be a vinyt rrat (about6' x 4') which R.L.Coggns
rheywill gladly sell yoDfor t 15.I ho% I loow, flat tenain lakesa lot Baltimore,U.S.A
of efon to nake it look good,but this really wd inprcsive. Not tacky
pldtic, but a nice natt finish, and it was just the riSht colour - a
So there we baveit- The Siggins' column is debateditr suchfmous
texturcd pale green. EveDberEr wa! the sand mat which has morc Baltimore walerinS holes as Ze Mean Bed & The Mid towtr Yacht
texture and would suit your deseti warfare needs adnirablt Club! ' dd Bob dcs indeedowe Mike a drinkll
In a quiet time for book releNes, though eagerly awaiting tne Bruce Luter I wotrld dedly love to paift sone Zulus bDl I haveno
Wat doo work by Peler Hofscbi@r dd the new Io Heath iion confidencein my ability to lajnt Zulu skin, any ftouChrs?
Foundry.I hav€nor rranagedto find lo much of imediate int rest in
lhe history field, so insEadI cancomend a relatedbook.Roy Poneis MS: well, 1 c@'t helpon cotfd.nce but as eeerhav a go, t .dn t hun
Model Buil.lings Mostercla$ {Windiow & G@te). I have atways lou and there is alwdrs th. paint sttipper if it soes wrcq. I pdihte.l
hdbourcd drems of having $e time to knock up the odd clssy mine 6ins the Jollowinq tech que, which also wotks supe.blt Jot
cetrtrepiecefor the ganing table md if you rcally wanled to go for horses.Uadercoatthefgups \|ith ||hite ot Jellow ochre/\aru!' - Bing
broke. this is the book you ne€d. Coming at the prcblem ftom the both Birestone vatiery. Youcan even.lrifl up the scale to otunge or
adistic/realisriccomer Fther than fte paclical approachfavouredby earth brcvn. Acrrlics ot enanels are fne- Let then drt ovenisht.
tbe Dbiquitouslan W@Key.fte resultis a highly valDableseriesoftips Then, scrub on Bumt Unbet oil paint with a biSSishbrush. wait a
dd techniqueswhich havetaughl me a lo! delilered as ftey de in a .ouple oJhours ond then pull of' the oil pdilt to establishthitl areas
clearmd pesudive style. thtuugh ehich lou can seeundercoothisnlishts, ,hich b! nov should
Also very impessive,thotrghrarherobscure.is the latestpublication be stuinedrith the oil piSnent. mis can be donewith d sol sponge,ol
from Terry Hooker ' tnis trme on behalf of The company of Military br tolliag a.otron bud dctus the skin.ne rcsult is wry pasable, th.
Historians of fte US. The booklet cove6 a seriesof unifom plabs colour look just nBtu aid is not too tiresome.Trcuble n tou need
(good black & whiie line an) featuring amies of New Spain & hundredsoJth. beggars.-.
Mexico, l50O- 1945.Yes.indeedlWhat this wide brief freans is thal
we gel everythingfrcm Aztec warioB through the French Navy in Chfs Pqae Wbat is wrong with $e old MinifiSs?lll Wl'at some
Mexico lo Mexicm figble. squadrcnsin wwIL The coverage n peopleseem1ofail 1orealiseis that prefened figures e a matler of
therefore oveniew rathe. $m comprehensive,but always scholdly taste,temperedby money.The extG for FoundryGguresI feel is worth
and fascinating.I can sayno more.excepttiat if you haveany interest i1-bu1I also like Gnpping Beast.RedoubtI would rate loo. wereir not
in this regionthis is a Dusl buy. !7.50 from Terry H@kea 27 Hallgate, for vdiable figure quality - m all the figDresand rangesby the sane
Cottingham HU164DN.

NOTEBOOK LETTERS MS: t rcallr don\ khoe, but I know exactlt whar tou nean.
GenenlisinE, it tooksas if the Re.loubtdesisne4s)doesthreeorfoul
Stde PBton I wonderif you could give ne someadvice.I havebeen soodfSures ahtl thengruduoll! Iosesappticatia as the tungeSoeson-
gding for severalyea6 .ow in a variety of erasdd scalesbut have Theit Iinbs dlso stret.h as tine passes.Just look dt rhe Mdhrana
alwayswdred to havea go at Napoleonics.I purchased dd painteda runse. A dq fiere eere a defnite buyfot 4e that vas it, but onceI
sqnillionfi8uresdd bded then to AvalonHill! Napoled,t Banl?r sav then a 1 just felt hugel! disappointe.l. Saleslost becauseof
ruleser,thinking them to be well strucored and reasonablyhistorically inconsistzn.!. Old Mikifgs? Ahen- well. like Mn! of ts 1 venl
accu€le. I haven't played yet though.lfragine my alam when I saw thtoush E Mihifs phase,beconinq able to allont theh just os th^
yourcomnenlsin the$tI concemingtheruleser.Is il noi hislorically rthoulded into the 25trn bdfteh ond hots.s ||nh fat botto'ns.Whats
accuratelIs i1 poor altogether?Pleaseadviseme whal is wrcng with ||nng ||irh then? Pootdetail. pooranination, squaslle.lheads,veird
thesystemandifit is beyondredemption. \vlat is a betteramy level ho6es a anatonJ. CoNe^.1r, snootlt a"d east to paitt, eosrto bu!,
set of rules?I arnnor fond of t\e abstJ^ctVolle)^& Baloret ot lz Pett huSerangesandthe 15 6are 8oo.l slockfgurcs. IIdttlhinE, I rather
tmperc!/. I renain DnsDreaboutShako- prcJerthe old 25tnn noutdsfot the nostatsia\atue.

MS: This is the varya ing equn'aknt of deci.lins hov naiJ anqeh Slerc Wold Whenn comes1owdgamesclubs,we Aussies,like yoD.
Jou can eer on a pinhead aru! the ani'fatetl discussion'Jrequenttt needb be aclive in prcmoting the hobby. lvarl,onnel is taldng over
resutacestofll up dE Inlemel Thereis oJcotrse no risht ans||er and fasl here.and while I enjoybeatingolhergame6 with rny Skavenamy
dlthoushI hte beenactivd! lookingJor lears I still havn tfound the i1 would be nice 1o see as Duch enthusiasm,promotion and
ideal Napoleonicsset.tn Jact. l .l like soneoneto suSSestone to ne. professionaljsmgoing inlo historical gaming.I havelead wiih ime€sl
Petsonall\, as d co,nprcnisean.! to retnaih .onpatible with others, I lbe commenb about fie vanoDswdgme shows that de run in the
''nolher coDnt
au ftapr'r_r.r rrlq Sh.ko, NapoleonicPOw. t e wnc rct ll'dr rdn. J,"tThis phrase still applies at the time of Boin8 to
hohe nodiflcations), the ncent tuofrciat Firc &Fvy vdtiInts or iJI pres!I Edl andcd only expresshow jealouswe Atlltralid gameBm.
a,n i, a platful noad and vant to use tn! big battalions:Gtad I kno* of only one smallshowrun spasDodically in Sydney- oler
Mannei what is conitry along in 1998is a boardsanefutn Cha .s I 000kn awayfor me - andwould give my right leg ro arcnd a real,full
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blown, heapsof exhibitoB. lo$ of miniahres. gamesdd displaystyle whetherthere k o peer pre$ule elementhae - \|ith nuch qphasis
show So while you "Porirs birch md moan about your shows, appor.nt, pla.ed on ofrcial fieurcs, dpprcyedchape6/codices an t
rcnember uspoor conviclswho get next lo nolhing.perhapsyou could the lik, tou could tum up at ttu shopor ctub to ptay eith ,our ,nwl
p€suadea lew compdies like Dixotr, Essex,or Foundryto rour? Mnufdduret amies ahd be laughedout of @/r| No ptubtq at hofte
oIcoune. And I cM t 8et 6e.l rt thoseseparutebases.What It be
MS: Whot m idea! I an see the Tow Tee Shins! Well chaps,what intercstingis the ihpact of Wthmmer Histoirc.t thb rear ond the
about it? I think nast accou$tdntt wouu r.Batd it 6 a LBitiMte slight blurring of the edges eith BrctmniMs ant Empirc Eoo,s
busiaess ap.kse.. Shouldn, cost much to ship atl th4t lea.t to comrnzonto the tcene.

Dayid Fox Thought your comeDr. were dead oD about Close

Steve WoId I have also read with a laugh your commenb about Combat: A Bridge Too Far. A HUGE inprovement of Chapler I,
Foundryngures.While I ag€e they @ nice figures,ihey aresomewhat outstdding gaphics, excitingSmeplay, and a rcal pir of yoqr srodach
costprchibilile overherc.I pesomlly believeyou cel go p4t Dixon genenlor when you pamchutesquadgeh zappedby d unsuslecred
Miniaturcs whenit comeslo ACW They havethe biSgesrand the besr flamettuoweracros tie streel
rangethat I haveencounreredand the diveniry of figures you cm ger
onro one standis fmrastic, Ed Ausain SoDethingrhat hd neverbeen menlionedwirh reedd to
Foundry figuJes is rhe size relationship betwe€ntne riders and fte
MS: No aryutuett with theb .liyersit!. Ju$ thefact theyhdvehea.lslik hoses. I think this sometimeslooks a lj(le odd (rhough tne ranges
HaLloween ltutems and creasedttu6.8 tiLc MC Hame. vary), with eifter the ride6 beingr@ ldge or rheho6es too smal. One
ne€dorly l@k at rc-enacionro s@ the colgt p.oportioDs.
Mdk Dudley I havejust @d thar you may be looking at fte US
ruleset Pi{!et. I baveplayed a nnnber of gmes od I m cun€trtly MS: Does this not assunethnt hotses(an l n le$ for that tufter) ore
rcfi8hrng the ACW Battle of SionesRiver Dsingpiq!?r'r /laloped dU the sane sizedespiteldercus breeds,ndti@lities and hittoical
GDz,r/ supplement.I also have played Naps and have the SyW penods?I tdisedthe subj..t oJhorsesizekfted a fev colunns aso and
supplements.Ou group €ither enjoy rhemor retuselo rh up if I m ifw are to havesene,ic ho6es then t'.t prefer a deceft ho6e shape
playing them_Of all rhe flles I have played I don,t think I have thq 100% size 'accun.t' Oaftst etane Fourdry can oc.osiona|!
expenencedsuchdivers reacrions.The key thitrg abourrheserules is look a torch sMll, I ogrce.but in a unt the overall efect is soo.!. me!
thai tney @ cenainly ditrtrenr. Not so mDchin rhe combatrules. but also intnducesubtk sizeditetentiatin between,ti8ht,and heary'
morein the way you cm conunatrd,contol and activaLeyour un6. Munts d4d their o$cie4t horces s/rik re 6 v.ry wetj interyded.
Again,1 don t think thereis a rieht deer AJri.nd ofaine s daughtel
MS: we tded our ftsr same rccehtb anl while I,d surc the],are ,ecatlt grurluted at her equestian schootond @.tea hugechestnut
.literent I an nol at dU swe difeace is enou,h. Ttu tick is the .anl Ihot was bigger than any ho6e I've der seea - she \96 positivetJ
diver deck,sondhing we hav san belore in Battte Mast.ts fot one, dwalfed. R how vouv a ne.liaal destier .onparc? Ot on ECW
and dbo in Mn! oJFo"ndry'sprcto-rutes(whichyou cdn Beton disk). d raSoohho6e? Or a Hua pon!? It tuould certainrybe i4tereslingto
BLt ttu rcload cd.d struckhe 6 yery anifcial. we tt ptat ogain_ see ||hat a Fren.h Cuirassierw6 rcavy ddins in 1813(antthins h2
could get hn hands on pobablt ot d Scots Grcy ofrcer on his
BeId Marc,handI was inteEstedin your appealfor waysLoger morc unbloode.lhuntu at Wat. oo? I vatche.tcharye ofT\eLtghrB;g de
people wargamin8,dd also in severalof the letreE dd anicles in znd Ldt of the Mohicds asan recentt, aad if 6. tokes thos.
WIl24, panicul&ly abourcmes Wo*shop. persotraly,I play cmes nont/rider relatioBhips ds rcasoaabkthea Fountry dre spot o^, but
Workshopgtt|B b€causeI cm guardt@ llmy opponentsin my re4 ,ou cu edtch aiy llh or social ide^ aad see rctu*abtc vaieN.
wherearI know of no otherhistoricalwargamers.I would wetcomethe Coutd it @t bc that p-e@4o\ hdve big hon?s bpcauy rhn have
opportuury to play Napoleonicwdedes againstsomeonel@al (ou! aeess to mo.temnomts an.l theyvouufeet si J oa a Shetldhd?I an
oftem time I live in Bmstead).a I think nothingb€atsthe siSbtofan not sureifthe cdval.t unix hate @te none! dt ttuir disposdl,but the
amy of Redcoar!oDthe tabl€.For inrroduciDgmy ftien.ts to . propet, Mssed rcnks ol sit ot lesstrcope^ wou6 ituiue cott b a rcsfictias
wargaming,I useda set of rules by tbe Leedsclqb called Mer Apahsr fador! I think it h dlso worth nektto4iis that the st of the Fourdry
rip r*hich I ircidenlatlyoblaineddrcugnwL, ptu.2 prks of Affix nde$ is dcellent. Wth he ngtu dab of pyA gtue d thzir bM dd a
WwlI figws. This whole serup costs under flo, dd har provided liftle tu.dkin8, fou cdn Bet the ridinS positionjust ight - sonethin|
mny hou6 otchallengingplaroonleletcombal.OdEr dsn dDs,tm not atwdts possible vnh inteStul saddb f8ua. I attu renetuber
cllrren y ruming a map basedECW cmpaign over e-mail, with four Bryan A6ell nentiohias that th. penies ha.t a.Ijuste.t the height of
lords sEuggling for supremacyin m invenredcounty on fte Welsh their Napoleonic P4sims becdusethey vere a shater m.e o,
border Takile sone rips from |he umpiiing anicle, rhe four players avenge.... just reMtubet those Tudot suits of dtuow or Sdhurai
hare onty mde distanes dd costs of weaponsmd horsesat theii equiryen - thesewerenot largep.ople-

I think that Srearer publiciry would lelp further inrer€s! in Irrne CoIDar On the issue of rccruilmenr atrd new blood in the
walgming - !€rhaps having setsof rules availablewheE figues aE hobby, I m of the opinior rhat, 6 a body, we'rc lm}jng at the
sold itr shops, Ether than atl by postal seNice. It mighr atso be 'lroblem" fron
completelythe *rcng ogle. Ceftaiily with regdd to
ben€ficial !o point our ro tbe youger generationrhar collecring a hislorical-basedpargminS, the hobby is sinply m matgam of
historical aJmy is significmtly cheaper tho ihe €quivalent si4d disparateitrterestswirh titde in fie way of a uniryidg trend runntug
GamesWorkshopamy. I alsohavemoreargumenrsovernerFrerauon throughit. The su€ces of cmes Workshopis a cde in loint - limii
of GW nles eachgde thanI haveeverhadwith hisroricatwdgaming, your activities 1oa coupleof clearly-defned measud concentrateall
pady becauseof the Inechoism, bur mostly becausethere is no your efforts to ma.kethem atfactive. The result is a succesful
''rcality"
10fau back on. intemational business,tbJjving at a rime whetr ..taditional"
wargames,hobbyshopsde b€comingcoBpicuous by their absetrce.
MS. If lou lot a6t play tha rub' which sem to tue to be jg70's Conrasa thal ro the histo.ical-bded enthusi4ls -
they,re Ancients,
Nchuishi (olbeit pldrable nechtuisrc) waryed up in bi| bookl Medieval,Napoleonic,WWII or whatevq erthusiasr!.norivared
bv a
and chatts,I thoughtthe rece tWI articte 6 .eoatz'Wtbarir.llet w6 desirero play wirh ro) \oldierslor Elar.rion. or lo complimenL'a
ucelleni Ttu tuin Bripe serc to be that the GW fgates arc enthusiam for history or d a subordiMteetiviry to complim€nt
their
ap^tve, so this ||6 th. i.l.dl rtspo64 Ho||evea I on teft to |9onder main modeUing,coll@tin8 or anisdc intercsrs.
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Thus the ideaof prese.ting "this is wargaming"ro fte uninniatedin Of come. I m nol advocating apathy(haven'tyet code acrcssan
a pe6Dasivemamer is. in my opinion. almostimposible on any laige apatheticwargmer aywayl), orly that I feel we needb ger our
scale. Equally, because of its hobby (as opposed rc thinkingsbaightif we feel compelledlo grow the hobb. In rhar
professionaubusines) status,there is much less Dotivalon tor respect.I feel we shoDldfolget any grandplansor schernesto achieve
pairicipantsto be ddent about finding converts.Taking this a step $js. and €sdct our efforts to localised efforts. whereby a {arn
fDnie., we then find oD6elves dkin8 whether we rcally need to welcome and helpjng hand is extendedto anyone who seeks an
undenakepronotional aciviries at all. Like dy hobby or recreational intrcduction to thehobbyhalingcone to it tbiouShexistinginrerests.
pastime,thereare manyavenuesof intoduction alreadyin exis€nceat We should aho take ou. lead lrom the maJketingRhniqDes usedby
anyone1ime.My ownexperience is a casein poinr a letterto fte boyJ
comic rr.ror mentionedwdgaming,which led to finding M irda_ The exampleyoDgaveof the efforts at lhe NapoleonicFair fit borh
Mod?ItrB in the local newsagent,which led 10the defunctB4file. The of rhesecileria. After all, it s fd easierto sell an idea to someone
resl is hislory. I m sDretherede as manydifferent initial exposuresto sho s half-way conveitedalready,who cm seethe hobby\ relevance
the hobby astherc are ganeB- to an existinginteresr Think too of thingslike L@al Hbtory s@ieties.
We should also l@k ar what the Dotivation is 10 undenakeany lf a gafrer's a nenber of such a 8rcup, there\ no redon why they
promotionaleffortson the hobby\ behalt The aryumentis often Dade couldn't stage n gnrDeof rlevece 1o that group s interesrs.Slatic
tlat greatr nDmbersof warganeGwould lead to more mdnfacturers. displaysal local museumsor librariesof nililary eventsrelatedto the
and ldiety, of gaming produc$. Yet. looking at the mdkel today, I lcal dea also havepotential.I believesucha non-intrusivemeihodof
suggesl this is spurious. The choiceofscales,tenain,rulesandall the promodonwoDldpaydilidends.
bobby impediDenla has never been geater, wilh new product! dd We shouldalso look ro at how {he bobby prcmot€sitself thrcughits
seryicescateringfor the edgaming naiket appeding almostmomhly. own acdvities-Here anendonfalh pnmdily on public shows.Ar lhe
so rhe comne,'El argumenr\eem\ very weal ,in ey cae. in od moment.most,if not all, appearto try to offer all things ro all people,
society, it is the t6k offte blsiness.not theconsDmer, 1oprcmoleits which experience has laughr us is almost impossible and even
counterproductive. They try to provide something for the avid
So what other motivation colld there b€? A ldger nDmbermd/or enlhtrsiasl.the rc dipper and the inquisitive. Unfonunalely.ihis cd
selecnon of opponents?Again.I donl knowhov validthisis. I ecall freqnendyresDltin disappointmentfor all. Now. this is nol a criticisrn
readingsometime ago an €stimateftar only about l0% of UK gme$ per se of ihose who willingly undertake the thmkless 1ask of
were active club members.That\ a heck of a ior of soloisB or snall orgdising suchevenls.only rhar rheir effons may be better rewarded
groups of two or three friends. Apparendy, this level of social bl concentratingfteir effons in seleclNas.
interactionsuiK the panici?anlsjust fine. Ther€ is also the addiiional Living as I do in nonled Scolldd, my show going is liDited, but
poi.t that wdgming cm be cliquish- individualsor very small grcups thoseI hale seenhaveleft ne disappointed.leavingme with a feelinS
conlinE that way becausethey prefer ro enjoy tbeir hobby i. a of "whal was all that lrying 10achieve?"One wotrld think taking in a
panicul& mdner - be it using one paiticuld rules ser, figue scale, majorshowwouldprcvidean allemative poinrof vieu Backin 1995,
period elc. For thesepeople, any glowlh in the hobby would be of I thoDshtabout making the trek down souih to Oe likes of Salule".
marginal impact, so they do not feel compelledto go out ftere and Bu when the schedulefor tbat show was publishedin the April 1995
shouti1 from the rcoflops. ''Miniarure Wdgmes", I wasput otr Pletrtyof Doulb-wateringtFde
srdds for surc, bur of the 32 gmes on show. no less than 9 were
MS: Precisel!, and a poiat so seldon nade it vofties ne. l wi nake SF/Fmtasy dd aolher 6 of little interesl (and retevance?)to rbis
neohodblf Eenerclisedstatetnents.Thef6tis that it is quik posible wdgmer Therefore,by the act of trying to appealto all and sundry
to beat school,orwrking||ith. d wargatnerforrea6||ithoutactually the show failed ro auract me. Of cours, this b a purely subjective
knovins ehat the! do os a ltobb!. I know l\'e expetierced it. whtl viewpoinr - bD! witlr reard ro anractingthe uninitiatedto the bobby.
Be.auseit is do\rntight elnbaftasing Jor sornepeople.ittcludng nte- ir presenteda bewilderingnudber of interp€lations of what the hobby
So the! .lon t talk about it. Sinple. The SelJishGeie detennntes is and hencepresentedan obstrucdonto the pobmial newcomer
anolt?t nate is not tonta.ted. Se.ohtll!, ih E spirt of .lisscussionI Additionally,if we do wet to utiljse such showsd recdiing
prcposeSigsinsFitst IA\| oJ Hobblists: A ranablepercentoge of grcunds,then it is incunbenr upon Ds ro ensue only the best is on
a"! hobb! wi be conpose.lof people\|ith tfion tou trould not \|ish display.In the sarneway conmercial enlerpriseshi8hlight the besl of
to sharea rco,n. let alorc o eane or a histori.ol .lisctsion. The rcrt their productsto crealea lfong image1othe consumeaso shouldshow
oJthehobb\ndkeupJorthen in spades.Reosonable? Ihavebeento o€aniseis.If ftn snach ofelilism, so be it, bul fi6t imprcsionsare
.lubsvheretlteanti'so.ialpercentoge $os ashighds95%an.lI dida t incredibly poent where$e attractionof new bl@d is a concern.Heck,
sta!Ia"g.I ws ako a nenberofa clubvheren ros lessthdn5% and theret nothing that can be done about the ne8ative impresion
tllat eas tle bestclub I evt belongedto (Laron Grenadier Iote 70s). conveyedby rhesoap-challenged, conbat jackelclad tibe that seemto
Noea.la\s, I atn hopp! to pla! vnh a srcll 8rclp of peopleI knov,for be pemaDenrfixtures al such pDblic evenls. so the quality of the
IIE sa.ial intelaction is at least as inportont as the gantesand the show\ subsrdce dsunes evengreaterimponance.Perhapsthen, the
fEures. rhe .tuoli.f.ation test is utuaq!. trould youJeel happt soinE apprcachrakenby the orgmisersof $e two "Partiza.s is the way to
Jora drirk andd nealvith thispersoi:'Nota soorirecipefo.hobbt go ' a showfor fte historicalbutrsandanotherfor the SF/Fanlasybods.
with the emphsis on top qualiry

Lome Colnar: There m also social limitadons on prcmoling the MS: 1 ||oul.l go asfar to sa! Ihdt vry fe|| shovs, despitetlrcn ben
hobby.Firstly, thereis $e ltill-existing nefloDsnes of admining that. intentions,do ftuch in lhe w! oI btingins ia the public. ntr tna!
d a grownadDlt.onestillplayswitl toy soldie6.Howofiendo people nihk tfut tlo, iadeed ot noy be thei ruison d etre, but I se" little
put wdgming down on ftei CVs in the "Hobbies dd Inlerests" eridefte oJsucces- Is that aJaircohnent? An.l ifso vh\:'
setion? Would they avoid doing this for fed of appeding too
'.slrdge" or inlantile?We also live in a socierythal ralher Lome Colna.: Equally,therecentGane o/ wal seneson Channel4
hypocntjcally - ho*ns on the codceptof playing al wd. I n sm mdy represenred,for me, a hu8ely disappointing nissed opponunny,
8ame6 have come acrosslhose who leel it's morally repugnantto anotherexampleof rhe fdidessnes of trying to be all thinSs 10 all
simulatethe deathmd cmage of wd. who nnd the idea m atrront to people. Regardle$ of the producers'modvalions,I don t think it is
their hagile sensitivides. I say ns hypcrilical becausethal sme beyondtbe realm of reasonlo exp€cta numberof gnmerswould have
societymai(esbelt'sellen of bloodthirstyconpurer gmes like Qxd&a willinBly volunteeredto provide niniatures nn.Vor lerain for the
Doon, Totol Annihilation etc. Srdge, huh? prcgr:''me. Not only would this havereducedfte progranne bndgel,
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amospherewhile promoringthe hobby as a .especrablepastimewith insularity that amicts ou hobby_Frankly, 4 fd as I ce se€,if this
professioml endoEemenr Addirionatlt prcnorional naterial.ould anituderepresenrsrhe statusquo. we mighr 6 well forget atlempting
haveb€etrsuppliedto includetu ay posr-prcgranmematerialChm€l to grow the hobby as a l@e co edention of s@rionalinteresb atrd
4 is so g@d at offerin8.All ir woutd havetakenwould be a little sellins concentat€ on irnhering ou oar peBonalenjoymenl
of 0lteidea bur ir appenrly didtrl hrppen.I can r hetpwonde.in;
whether ou. geing brcthen tu the US would have seizedupon m MS: I rhhk the Bitish, especiav!Bnfish tbbbrists, are possess..loJa
opporlxnityUkethis with gustorbrcu8hthe mediun of a rcpresenrative
ferce dhateuisn (in the best possibte se6e) and display viscercl
body lile HMCS. [Ed. corunenr: prcbabt) troL.The m@red HMCS ruclion to being stncturcd. Colaterbatancing thn are o stu istL
prcject for a promorionalvideo sem to havedi€d a deatb.l Herc is but vocal, srcup eho feel tlvr nee.! to otsuise 6 and s.t ap
uother exampleof how the lack of a single waryamitrgvoice let m pon?ouu @n..! bodkr b b do, whi.h quickb ||tho owa, d
exceltentpDmotional opporrunityslip by us - but rhafs eother subject Jacl
I frnd deepb confottias. Hovde, sinceI thiak the! do a reaT! Eood
job on the whok, it wud be interestinSto vtov how the IIMGS
But it should nor be forgottetr rhat aU of rhese id@s rely or ollinS sin e I .@1 thilk oI d zot
conpambL oryclnMtion that .n\ored
considembletime and financiat commitrnenton rhe pan of a few aen a shan reign ovq h.re.
[B@ausethe fanlasy/role-playtobby
individuals.The final quesriotrthen is do we fe€l it fair to exD€crthis? cotrtrolledpanicipationin
all the top U.S sh@s HMGS wd form€d to
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 DAD'S ARMY - The story of a and wa! obviously inspifell_This. he thoD8hl. would make a good
display gme, bDllhe scenerywe had wa!, ftanldy, crap.So be took up
dlsplay game his Stanleyknife &d someold floor tile md bega to makebuildings.
The fi61 atiempt wd quite a passnbledelached bungalow and jr
sharpenedhis appetitefor thejob. as*ell asdevelopingbis technique.
by S@nmorebuildingsbee& to appee, andtheyimprovedwith eacbone
Clrris Grice he made: tenaced housesdd shops, lhe bank, n hotel, dd other
favouites frcm the Tv programme:the Novelry Rock Emporium,the
IT ALL SORT OF SNOWBALLED.,.. pier, rhe Churcb Hall. The buildings werc superblydetailedloo. Alan
penuadedsomeoneto reducesomewanim posre6 in size and soon
11staned6 a play-by-mail gme for lwo of lhe lads frcm the club. his buildings wmed that "walls have eds" or " Cdeless talk costs
The rhEe of us couldn't get to de club reg tuly dy morc, due to lives." Back yaids flapped wjth washingand ouBide loos were hung
famjly and work comitDen$. This wd meer to keepus 'invotved". wift tin bntns.It was a meeltous solo effon.
They requesteda world war Two cmpaign, pEfeEbly early war. Oncehe hadnade enoughwartimebuildings1oprovidea Soodsized
Now' to be honest.I don t know thal nuch aboulWorld Wd Two, so I tom. Alan noved on to other things, He scralch-buill authentic
wa\ rrcedwiLhquirea bir ol E\ea.h beforeI .ould an a cmpden. Genan assault boats and l&ding barges and assoned incidenral
I therefor decidedlo cheal.
The solution wa! sl.ring ne in the face one Saturdayaflemoon.A The finisheddisplaygamehasbeendoinCthe rouds of someof the
ready-madesiuadon: the nghl period: little researchneeded.It wa! Norihem showsmd hs atFacteda greardeal of interest.with peopte
rdeaiDad.AnylI rr penrop.perstraightawc) The.ampaignmdp panicDldly wantineto lcow wher the buildinSscan be oblained.
was d imaginary slretch of coasdine.next to RornneyMdsbes. The The prcbleD is: Alan h s pul a g€at deal of time and efion into
lowns of Wmineton dd Eastgatewerc on $e coast. wilh Branley buildirS Wamington. and ir seem a shme just to useit fo! one grme.
End dd Uplon (from tbe wanime prcpagandafiim "Wem d)e day So it was back to the dmwing board for a new scendiol The result is
the following multi-playergane ideal for a club meetingandagain.not
The Bntish playe. had tbe local Home Guald plabons plus a too serious.I envisaSed3-4 Bridsh playe6 dd two Geman, with at
sprjnkling of regulm Dnderhis contrcl, plus someincidenBl suff he leaslone umliie. This is an excellentgme for a wicked umpircl
couldnt control. 1o contuse 6atters. I gave $e German player the
objective of taking the slrategic bridge over the tuver Warning, b DAD'SARMY, EPISODE2
prevent Britjsh reinforcenents interfering with the main Geman
ssault further to $e eait. and a choice: a small Broupof saboteurs.n The sceneis the town ofwdnington-on-Sea. shordyaJternidnighl.
plaroo. of pdatrcops or an infantry unir wi$ moured sDpportto be The renain shoDld not irclude fte coaidine, bDl the following
ldded by sea-He went for the sledgehamnerapprcacb,ad picked buildings shouldbe noliceable:
Wmington as the tdget. This was handy.as I simply gavehim a list The gaswork or a taclory
of alailable boals. dd the size of load eachq?e could carry, dd ler
hin decide whar units 1o rake. He knows more about Germd amy Tbe RiverWaming bndge
orgaisation thd I do, oyway. so it saved me a job. The Bril. A small RAIi iDstallation.(JDstoutsidethe town. very hush-husb)
medwbile. was using all his ingenuily to nale lhe country invasion with a light aircmfi on a 86s slrip.
prool At least.be was doing everythingI'd ler hin do. Dumy A sDall boat rnooredon fte riler
woodeniants were OK. as were fake mlnefields:but, mdio!? pelrol The British playeE hale a Home GDardllat@n of 30 men amed
bombs?hdd genades?There is a we on. you knowl with Springfield 1903pattem rines. Ttlere is also a two Dan Lewis
At las! the invarion look place.The Germanhad a strict time linit Cun group od a teaD qilh a Blacker Bombard. (An interesting
lo €ach his objective and ran into bad lDck from the start. The first weapon,a spigot dischdger lik€ an early PIAT. which could chuck a
wavelos! its officer andeDgineers(Literally - they ldded on lhe wrong 14 poDndbomb over 700 ydds with doubtful accuncy-) The playeB
beachl),and progrs wr! sloweddown by both the Brilish defenden should be asi8ned the chaFcters ftom the TV series: Caplain
and by rhe rubble the Gemds themselvescrcaredud didnt have Mairwding, SgtWitson.etc. Dependingon the nDmberof playeF you
engineen 1oremovel The deadlinecameand went wilh the Gemds have,ir is better if eachptayer has a sectionof 8 10 men.Transpon
fr shon of their objective.md the Bnnsh. though fast rurning out or consistsof JoneJsbubhers van dd bicycles.The Britbh playe6 can
old mendd boys.weredeclded the winner At the posr-monemin ihe dk for dy other ilems they nay needbefore lhe Bamestarts.and the
pub later we all agred the Bme was a success.and someonesaid: lmpiie(s) shoDldusediscretion.e.g. bicycle lmps de OK, Bren Suns
"we oughtb fightrhison thetablesometime....' den't. If the British ask fo. other equipnenr once the game is in
"Sonerime" tDmedout 1obe abouttwo yeds later we ropedin a few progress.then lhey have to find. borow or requisitiotr it. Privae
orherplayers,setthe temin our simild to thewamingbn mapdd sel Walker'ssectionshouldhale the advmtageherel
ro.lt wasa typicalclub setup. Buildingswe.ean arsonment ofcdd The British player' objectiveis to guardthe towD and prev€ntrhe
dd plastic types.The GemaDassaulrboatswere old Airfix pontoons. dastardlyHun dmaging Brirain\ wd effort. They mqst assignPatol
Airnx Bntish landing cGft carried the Gemd moF-Still, again areas.mee[ng poin$, methodsof raising the niann.elc. s they thin]
everyoneenjoyedthe game.The HorneGuardl singleLewis gutr,well fit. They shonldnot causeumece$ary panicamongstfte goodcitizens
siiedmd keptsitentuntiljusl therighrnonen! wipedoDttheleadine of the town- All positions should be marked on playeB maps, ed
Gemm section as it crossedthe road. The Gemm player (not lhe 6gures, er, not revealed until they shoot shout or show a light.
sme one) lost his neNe leFibly and went lo ground.advacing very Rernemb€r,nessagesca only be pased betweenplaye6 when theii
slowly, despitehis oveshelning supenonty in men &d eqDipmert, figuresarewiftin speakngdistdce, or by telephone.In the lattercde,
dd taking ar age to stalk a British t nk which lDmed out to be a hasthe figure got chdge for the phoneor is the op€ratormenable?
dumy madeof w@d Another Brjdsh li.loryl OncerbeBndsh havesettheir watch,adda crashedGe'1fu bomber
I was weu pleased.Two successfulgames oul of a single idea on the ouKkins of the town. Point out that it may conlain unexploded
seemedlike a good retum. I bDndledup the warmington notes dd bombs.(Alanl Can you mate a bomb disposalunit?)
rules and stuffed them into the loft wiih all the other completed The Geme playes lake control of two of the followjnS, diced at
cmpaiSm, CbristmasdecoFtions. unpajntd wdgmes fi8ures. etc,
dd movedon to new things.
I didn'l allow for Alan Stretton.He was one of tbe original playeB
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A shellshocked.shipwrcked seamo, weding borowed clorhesand hereto collect you after 20 moves.
not knowing who or wherehe is. As with the British. lhe Gemans should be mdked and movedon
the mapuDtil their position is revealed.(Which is why nore thm one
Stan whercve.you like. umpire would be advisable.)If you are feelitrg paiticularly ndty, add
{UmpiEs troter altow the Geman playeB ro conFol tbe Dnnsed an extm,incidenbl Bntish playe.,unloown to rhe Homecuard.Ideal
suspiciouschmcters, den if fifil columists mnt used.Tbat should which spring to nind for thjs include, a visiting generat,a coryle of
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Sevenmen, DnaJrned and jr shabbyCemd Dnifom. you Dust dy
to escape backto FrDce.Dicefo. you men'sability:0 on a Dto is a VICTORY CONDTTIONS
pilot, 9 is a semm. You srarton my tableedge_ The Gel]tm vicrory conditionsde sEaightfoMard,and fte Brirish
jDst haveto pEvent them succeedinero achievetheis, but to add a bit
PARATROOPS of extra spice, awdd poinrs ro specific Brirish playen for captuing
A small, ten md tem. lmed as you require.you objecriveis one Germans,but deductpoints for my innocentcivilim rtuown in jail or
of the foloeing. diced for at mdom: private proper(y damaged.(Try ro fi.e the Blacker Bombdd
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Gemm figw ne€ts a Homecuard, erch playeribmws a D6, with the
German adding 2 to his scorc. If eirher playefs scorc exc@dshis
opponents by two or more,he getsone move stad ro do a he wishes
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CONCLUSION
Thereyou @ a FUN gme for a club evening,bul one whereyou
playeE might have to use their BRAINS a bit, rarherrhm just rbeir
Figger fingersl I must say, resedching for rhis gme was a tirde
different lo what I m usedro. md wd quir€ exhausing, so now I'm
otr to the "Mdigold Tea Roons" to reld with a cup of rei and a r@k
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rhis in every issue it tended lo be Airfix soldies being .onvened Thecheacterdepicledon p.50.issue124,is Mr TimothyWade,known
a Fusf lo his friends. He is an bononrylife memberof Leicester
Oneof the bestfeaturesof recentmonthshd beenthe indeasein the wargamesSociery. Sadlyhe now lives in Kent.
nunbers of lette.s. While nor sttictly wdgmes rhe) do reilect the Anybody wishing to compde the resemblance,shotrld l@k ar $e
many opinionswilhin the hobby. Frondi.eWargamirgstall ar manyshows. I'm sm you'I all ag€e
I would like to coftct Phil Bdkeis leter from Sepremb€ras ftere
are a couple of etitchesin the lasr sentence-The TV programde ws
presumablyCbelmsford123' nd Kemil did not adorn$e warior His fome. Waryamine Pa.tre.s,
jockstrap but his British mcestor Dopey. Leicester Waream6 Soiety
As I am w.iting this lettr I might ar well give my opinion of Mike
SigSins'colrm. [Yes, you ue one of the six people in Britain who
haven'tdonesoler! Ed.l Peopleseemb b€ makinSout thatthe€ m
two grcups of wargameE.thosefor hiD and thoseagainst.It isn t as FIGHTING TIIE FIRST BOER WAR
simpleI that.I belongto a third which doesnot agreewilh everyfting
he says (l donl panicularly like wa€ames Foundry figures dd I was pleasedto s@ the article on the Bcr Wd by StephenSimpson -
''wntingyour OwnwargameRules in lheJanuaryissueof WL As
waryamecompelitions de not necessuilybad),but do appreciare the
excellent enterlainmemhe creare!. Peter Prys lelter was too a *a'gamer and a pensionerI bave always had a fascinationfor this
enlhusiasdc md missedthe point [ActuaUyit was his brother.P.ul. colonialwdsince I wasasmallboy.Thedifiicultyin nghtingtheBoer
But *e should neverlet facts ge1in the way of historyl Ed.l ff new war is that it is unlike neady all other wa6. The fi61 decisionwhich
fru$ be made is wherh€rlo fighr an engagementftom hisrory or a
8me6 ee lo be auracledto thehobbywe .eed goodngureson tneTV
nor absr.dctplasticblcks andit needslo be fastermoving.All fte non- fictitious one. Fighting an engagenentftom his(ory is fnughr with
waJgamers thal I spoketo tumed otr well beforefte end !s they {ere prcblems.CatonWoodvilles iine illDsrationsof close-Gghtjng are
bored. Sure. I found it inrerestin8to see wdgmes on the Tv and I inaccurate in lharBe6 did noradvmceunderfie orholdapositionif
havenothingdgainslkiegsspiel. But if the programmeonly appealsro out flanked-In facl, handlo hand fighting wd re, Ar Colensoir is
wtugmers thed the audienceisn t going to be big enou8hto Bivethe said that the Brilish never saw a B@r during the whole baide. Im
seriesa secondchmce. wdgames competitionsmay be disapproved Knighr in his book Colerso 1699wriles that it is possibleto fight tbe
ofin somequaitenburat leasttheydo usefigures.lmaginea hall tull bat e wnhourplacing a Boer figure on the rableandro contrcl rbeBoer
of boddgmea lrying ro temptthe public.Nightmarel[...orOrigins? frovefrent. lire, e1cusingan umpire.When wntinS rulesfor a historic
Ed.l engagementin the Boer War one Dusr include a moral factor Boers
Surely one of rhe key alpects of wa.gamesis that it is sucha broad were very deo@raticr rheyelectedtheir generahfor a five yearperiod
churchlhattherewill neverbe a unifofr opinionon anything.Scales ed would voteon whelhef10 fight a panicula.ensageDent. If the
will always chuge, favourd pe.iods will come and go, rules range Colmddam failedro win thevoretheengagemenrsiDply did nottake
frcm thesiDplestto rhemo$ complicared dd you will neve.findtwo place. Ar times if got so bad wi$ nen retufring fo their fams !o
wdgame6, pdgames or wdBame mies alike- No- Yon can keep hanestthecropsor seetheirfmilies ft a law wd pasedprohibiline
ches.I will neverfinishexploringtheposibilitiesof waigmesdd no fiehling Den froD leavinSthe front. I havealways thoughrfte Boer
dorbt that will resslre rhe figure Danufacrure6- war is bestfouSht usinSficlitious scenaios wilh tle Boe6 holding a
Onefinal point. Therearecalls from time to lime to havea beginners defensivepositionand lhe British trcops lrying to drive them backin a
comer or morearticles for beginneB.I am not surerhat thal would be set nuDber of moves. One other way, using d uhpift for hisbric
a good mo!e. What would be betrer would be a secrion for battles.is to Dakea mapofthede4 NoBoerngures@placedon rhe
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ARIDE IN THE COT]NTRY slppen awal Hwder, Ethq thd punuing tbem, tbe FrcDchmd€d
by to cut lhem otr f.om bde. Arotber fight took pl&e outsideHarfleu
and the Etrglsb. asisred by a sonie from the Emaining gdisoo.
Antb.rtt! Clipsom rcuted ttE French.
The laner exmple highlights amther asF.t of warfarc during the
CHIVALRYAND CMVAUCHEE HundrcdYed We. The Fr€nchfiequendy fielded a larger ed b€n r
'me €quipFd :my th& th€ English, yet utierly failed to tun thar
chevaucheeor mounted Eid was tbe comerslone of English sup€riority into victory- TEy sutrwd tu p€nicular fton a failw of
saat€gyduing the Hundr€dY*n W&. It had the multiple firncdonsof co|mod ud control which l€d to imp€tuou3,piecene3l attacks,
udemining the etremyeconomy,brcakirS down bon& of seNiceand l@titrg duitrg th€ t'ade and ren failirg to Epon to then prcp€r
suppori, insslting $e honour of tbe Frcdch l€ad6 end providing position in lhe b.tdeline, al of which enabled E 8€neraly more
plentitul loot for soldieB whose rcuiat pay night be u/ell in .lr€s. disciplined Enelish f@es to didate the batde ftm a defeosive
While the idea behird the che%ucheewas to enter e'ldy reritory, posilion oftheir oM cb@sing.In an attemptto 8de someofthis,lhe
crerte havc &d get out agatu wiahoutserios oppositiotr,the Eids folowing s@odio pits a pragmadc English amy agatust a gtory
wererriely fAt moving emugh to entirely avoidr FrenchresPotrsdd
mids often hrded fc home with th€ en€myhot on then tails. Such a
situaiion folm the backdrcpto this galne. THEGAME
By way of ilustratioD, we c& look at a coupleof €rdples. Itr 1351,
600 Etrglish troops under Sir John Beauchmp lamched a Eid ftom 'A Ride ir tbe Co ntry" is a multiplayer gue. You will ne€da French
Calais towads St. Omer This was str@asfiil dd Bsucbdp s m€n teu of at leastttree plryeB (pEfeEbly more)and an mpire. You co
tumed for homeladenwith plunder However,th€ Sdison of SL Oner also hale m Englishted, of up to two playen, but lhe EDglishcd, if
under Edward de Beaujeq M6hal of Fmce, pursu€dthen. The ne.essary,be cotrtroled by a player/umpire.This is beause tb€ two
English could not ouaun ihe FMch e; aftq despatchingthe plunder sides have direreDt objectives, leading to d EnSlish 8oe dd a
wfth an es.ort towmdsCalais, they Dad€ a $dd at tudies. Beauj€u's Fr€nchgtre. Ihe two gms suit different typs of wargmeB and to
force atlacked pi@eme.r, Beaujeu b€itrs kil€d and his brcthtr xnaximiselhe djoyDent of s.11,the umpiie should ttf to €nsure a
wouded. Howevd, the anacksw@ dM th€ Englishand eventualy Frenchside who de happy with a little role play. For lhe sceDarioto
fte French infmny cme up od overu the renaining def€!d€6. worl, it is impondt that th€ French side dter into th€ spirit of the
Inter€sthgly, Ardres wN one of tbe fiBt bat les in wbich som of the gaft. Untike soru sEios, it is not t problem if play€B haveread
Frenchmen-at-8lm foueht on f@t. this snicle. Ind,eedfor the Frcnch.I would 't@tmeld it
Another exarnpleis rhe nid mounl€dby 1000mer of lhe Harfl€u
gdiso under the Earl of Dorseain 1416.Aner bming the town of RULFS
Cany,the English tm€d for home only to m€et a Eench force of 3-
5000menunderlhe Constableof FraDc€,Bemar4 Count d'Almgmc havest the galn€up to play in DBA, althoughDBM would work too.
at Valmont.Th€ Erglsh dismount€dto be athcked by Frcnch@vaty, You cm modit the DBA n es to b€tter rcpresentlater mediaeval
who broke tlrough then hq plund€ringthe baggageand slealingthe warf@ or play $en $rai8ht. I would Ecormend that you us the
 5'1
DBM Dove dislancesud scales. mainly to better allow historical
lactics md formations,bur also to allow ihe arches to be a lirtle more
etrective-I would also suggesta +l for longbowmenagainsl
crcssbowmenro reflect their superio.iry.As rhis is a multiplayergane,
NORTH-EAST
MII-ITAIRE'98
allow any charuter in play ro take over from rhe any or divisional
commmderif he is lost 1oDreventiNtol rout. Saturday 7th March1998
THE ENGLISH ARMY
at th€
TADTE HOTTT
The Englishforce consistsof 18 elenenls of men-ar-amsand dchers.
The eiact split cd be vuied dependingon wheDin rheHundrcdyears
Ladgate Lane,Middlesbrough.
Wd you sel the action. In the eely pa4 of the war. rhe small number (followsignsfor CaptainCookMuseum)
of nounted @hes availablememr that therewercofien asmmy if not 10.00am to 4.00pm
more men-atams thandchen in a raiding force. tarer, particuldly in
the l5th. Cetrtury, the proportionof aJcherswd fd higher For vdiert
you may wish to subsriturea few elemenh of hobilds (Lr. hoBe
dismountingar sped) fo. arche.s,pdticularly ifthe batrleis setin rhe MANYTMDE STANDS
edly period.The English also needa camp.rhe exacrnaturcof which I.ARGT
BRINC& BUYSTAND
dependson their tacricalchoices.
PARTICIPATION
AND
TIIE FRENCH ARMY DEMONSTRATIONCAMES
The Frenchforce is ldrger rhd the Engtish,wilh 36 etemetrts.Half of
tr'ese should be men-atams, half infantry of various sons. The TheNorth-East's
Own WargamesConvention
inlantry could vary dependingon the circumsrances, nor least Adults11.50O.A.P.S
rt.00 Children
50p
availability of figures.I woDld sugges!6 8 crossbows,4 6 sped! and
4'8 hodes or auxilia would suffice for $e l4th_ Century. The
crossbowmendd speds would be me.cendiesor militia, the hordes Chairman:Mi C. Whilehouse,16 Orford Streer,
or auxilia repres€ntl@al forces, ribauds, bideb etc. ff you set the Middlesbrough,Clevland,TSI 4NN lel (01642)s95s81
scenaio before 1351,the Frenchmen arms must filhl mounted.

TIIE ENGLISH SET.IJP Comanding the amy: The tust task is to decidewho coinmdds
lhe amy. The Frcnchplayers,dsisted by the umpire,musldeciderheir
Engiish briefing: You have cmied our a succesful raid in1oFrench commande.-inchiel This worrhy shontdbe appointedby any sel@rion
leFitory lnd ee retufring 10 bde wirh massesof lool cdied on prcess, provided it h not baed on wargmes experience.you could
comddeered waSonsandcarts.You havesetsouts ro watchthercad try dmwitrgstraqs,playgrcunddips or accidenrsof binh. For accidenis
behind you for signs of puBuit and rhey haveretmed ro infom you of birth, the umpire should nomiMte a criterion md rhe personwho
considenble Frenchfores ale coming Dp fa$. with rhe wagons.you best fits ir is the comanderin-chiet Suirablecriteria are .Wlo has
can t outon them and you deremine to fighr. you musl selecta ptace lived in ihh lown long€sf' (hereditaryprivilege), ..Whohasrhe biggesr
lo makea standand decidewhat to do qirh the wagons.You ce eilher bouse/flshiesr cal' (extensivelmdt Who has mer a memberof ihe
keepthe co oy moving towed basewhile you off hold rhe Fench o. rcyal family/Prime Ministei (palronage).It is possibtethat yor best
you cd draw fte waeonsup behindrhebar e tinesa! a fortified camp. wargmer will come out topj bur accidenrsdo happenl Th€
r you chooseto sendon the wagons,you wit needto provided esco.t commder-in-chief now appointstwo divisionat colrrllhders. on the
of at leasttwo el€mentsto prctecr then ftom a(,ackby small French b6is of fri€ndship.fmily lies erc.Thes the will commd the lhree
bods activ. betwen you dd base.Ifyou k@p rhen with you, you divisions of the Frcnch amy: !an, mah ed rear. Any rcnaining
will find it had to disengageif the Frenchprcve ioo strong. playen shouldbe gradedby the unpire in tems of ..nobitity ,.
The batdefield:The barle co be fought on a stddard sized DBA The colmdder,in-chief now deides who commds eeh division,
tabte,down fte centreof which runs a mad. The English :my may dsigns non-colmmd playeB to divisions dd divides rhe available
deploy mywherc in their ha]f of rhe rable. They 8er ro select dd forces into three divisioN of 12 elenetrts each. Each player ha! a
position up to six temin piees frcm the fotlowing lisr, up lo fou of p€rsonalelementof men-arms included in the 18 elementsin fte
wtuch can b€ placedin rheir deploymentaEa_ ainy. Beforc mating his daision, the comdeGin-chi€f holds a
I Ltrge gendesloping hill council of wd of all the French players. At the council of w€r,
I Smll gendesloping hjll divisional cotmdden nay tobby for rhe comand of the besr
I Small step hill division andfor the besthoopsto be dsigned to their connatrd. Other
playeGnay lobby for a'llace of honou" in the amy- tf rheydon ! ger
2 x Hedges(five elenent widths long) it trot to worry - they cm deserttbeir altocateddivision for another
I x SmaI boSel area
When they have ser out rhe renain. the English should deploy their
amy. This should include locaring rhen cmp. If rhe waSonsare sdll TIIE BATTLE
on the fietd this will be fortified- If nor. it will be an undefendedho6e
The batde is essentialy straightfoMdd. Each Frcrch division
attacks lhe English in rhen defensiveposirion in tum. The English
TIIE FRENCH SET.UP army or a Frenchdivision re defeated@ording to the rules,with rhe
English accumulatingcauardes ftom a$ackio atrack_The numberof
French b.iefing: The Enelish have conducted a raid into Frerch elemerB in the Etrglisharmy or Frcnch division on which tle norate
t€Dtory &compmied by nuch slaughoerandlootirg. This is m afront carcuhtion is made is fie numb€r of elen€nts wirh which the aimy
to the bonou. of tbe King atrd noblesof Frucet Tie Engtsh arc now stmt€d the bat e. The English may not Mrdtr their for@s berween
headingback to tbeir base.You must overtaketlem and showrhem attacks.However,ft€ Englishmay choseto quit th€ field afier baring
how a true *night fighb! off an attack providing they still have thet horses (i.e. hold their
caDp)-The commanderof the next Frenchdivision countsasfte viclor
fo. pusuit of ihe wagonsand viclory condilions Ge below).
The English thJow iben coImdd die &d nake ften moles
accordin-qto the rules.The Frenchhavea vdialion on rhe fteme. The
divisionalconmdder tbrowsrhedie as nomal. He nat allocar pips
m hisoNn elenentor to an) groupahich heleads.He mustthenoffer
anytnaining PIP-Sto anynon-comndnd playesin lhedivision,each
plaler receiving a PIPin orderofp.ecedence basedon ihen"nobility .
The player chdacteB may only use their PIP to move ther own
elementor a groupofwhich il foms prn. Only whenfte needsof the
other charactef de mel can tne divisional conmdder allocaredy
remrinin8 PIPI 1othe rest of his amy.

THE WAGONS
lf theEnelishsendthewa8onsawat lheywill escape automatically
only if all rhreeFrenchdilisions de defealed.If $e Englishde
defealed, rheydd thecomnanderof victonou!Frenchdivisionthrow
a die.Ifthe Frencharethemainbody,deducrtwo hom theirscore.If
rheytue rhereaJgulrd,deducllbur If fte Frenchhaverhehigher sco.e,
theyhavecaptured the waeons.
If the wagonsremain on the battlefield, ftey m capruredif fte
English aredefeatedor they abddon the field.

VICTORYAND DEFEAT
The EnglishhaveslraightfoMadvictoryconditions. To win. lhey
needto extractthelmy in goodo.de.andgetrhewagonsbackto base.
Losingtheamy or thewagonswillbe a defeal.To losebolhwill be a NePe BACK (--J f".'-. * .-rr) -"-*.
-oodicr .-d -orc hd-&o-c .r-- clcr bcforc
The FrenchplayeBhrve no rmy victorycondiions,only peGonal
-r.icr Lc.s f--" t.. r"-r dtffii.t.. Ro9-cs
ones.Thevicro.is fte playerwhohasobBinednost honour"hom the qJl.rT_
bartle.This is asesed by addingup rhehonourpointsfor eachplayer
Che spRrNq cRADe trarR 18
usingfte lollo*ing table. c-' tE F'-'d p-L+.,n3 -.,.h .hc joffI .p-t.9
-- .he tro--e pos. ho-+. \V.9h-3 L-r G-'.
+20 \r'!. as .hc 97 !dsh) ALL .hc ur!4! gulbr'r
DivisionalComnande. +10 5-.h G sTt'^-t.c ..-,L- --d .h. gddd oL a"t-9
ConmDdedYserved in the vanguard +10 -'d B-r - So..'ft -to,3 f,o. - L'oL -- l.G.
ConnDde.Vserved i. the Rearguard -5
Y.- -9h. -- L c t- d,J t.; fl|eell
Confrande.Vserled in rhe viclorious
division +10
Confrdde.Vserledin a divisionthatdidnl ge1inlo action 5 FORTEPOSTHOUSE
Fnstin yourdivisionto st.ikea blow +5
S1rucka blowagainstanenemycommmd-qroup +5 \I'RIGHTS LANE, KENSINGTON, LONDON
Deslroyedan enemycommrnd group +10 25TH APRIL 1998 s.ooAM- s.oopn
Looredenemybageage (noncommandp1aye6only) +5
Fled withoul sfiking a blow l0
Shoror struck down by archers l0
Amt is deieated (cornmander-in-chiefonly) ,10

BeingKlled doesnot atrecta playeis honourtotal(but will rader

blighthiscaree.prcspects).
Anyplayerwhose honourtotalis les lhan

FINALLY
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'A Ridein theCountry"is. asyou wiu I hopehave
Bathe€d.meer
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military activily in the Hundred Yeds Wd. bDt rather a piece of
imp.e$ionismwhichhopefullycaplures a bit of periodatmosphee. In
panicular I hope it giveslhoseon the Frenchleam a litde moe
sympathywilh the apparenlineptitudeof their historical forebem.
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