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analysisof Zaal.De Korenbloem"
themechanicsofconbat at lhecompany andbattalion levelduringrhe
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TheEnclrclement WARGAMESRESEARCH
of Nancry \, GROT]P
4th U.S.ArmoredDhrlslon,
September,1944
by Mqrk Decoteau
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D.B.R.ARMYLISTSBOOK 3 M.9'
BACKGROUND
Armies ofthe
Thebreakoutfromthe Normandyb€aches at St. lr, andsubsequent
Eastward Colonial Expansion
Iace aqossBdttany and CentralFrancerate as one of the most Amies of the Europ€anEr ightenment
outstadhg elanples of arnored-mechanized warfarein modem
history.Alwaj5 at the forefiont of the U.S. Third Amy's onslaught ALSOAUAILABLE
duringthistimewastheU.S.4thArmoredDivision(4thAD). Oneof D.B.RWargam€s Rul€. .. . .-.--.............
54.9r
tbeprenierunilsto fightin wodd war II, historians have€xtetrsiv€ly D.B.RAnnyLisas BookI ............... l 4.95
$dtten about ihe 4th AD's exploitsduring th€ post'Normandy D.B.RArmy ListsBook2 . . .. ................. t4.95
breakout.Thisarticlefocuses not otrthence acrossFIance,buton the I\)STAGE
I-onaineCampai$which{o[owed.TheLorraineCampaign wasthe UnitedKingdom-Add 10%minimum'Op;
mostcostlyandleastproductiveofth€ U.S.ThirdArmy'scanpaigns. Mllnnm t3.O0
Ther€was,however,oneoutstanding divisionleveloperationduring AirmailEurope- Add2t$ Moimum5l.0
the campaign, the encirclement of the city of Nancyon the Moselle Restofworld -Add 2t% Surface; 5O%Airmail
RiYer. Midimum.Cr.00
On13S€ptenber1944,ConbatCommand A (CCA)of theU.S.4rh
ArrdoredDivision,comnandedby colonelBruceClarke,crossed the VISA&AccEss (Mast€rcar4 Eurocard)ACCEPTED
Mos€lleRiv€r at the to*n of Dieulouardthrougha bridgehead Io. atull listing ofal ourproduclr pleas€s€nd ar s-{.E.
establishedbytheU.S.80thDivision.CCAdidnotcrosstheMoselleto or 2 IRc's to the aboveadd.e$.
assistmth Divisionin thedefenceof thebridgehead, eventhoughthe
80thwasunderviciousmunteFattacks bytheGerman3rdPanze4ena-
dier Division.CCA\ mirsionwasto strikedeepinto the rearof the infantry-heaif(hree infantry conpaniesand on€ tank conpany)
Germanunitsd€fendirgth€areaaroundthecityofNancyanda5sist lhe battaliontask force. A third task forc€ nade up of €ngin€ers,a
restofU.S. XII Corps in crossing theriver.Thedeepauackconducted "bonowed"motorized infantrybattaliotr,andsuppontroopswithtuel,
byCCA,andthesubsequent link-upwithCombatComrnand B (CCB) foodandammunitionenoughfor a seven-day operationfollowedthe
at Arracourt,aremodelexamples of howto conductmobileoperatioos
in the en€my\ rear to efr€ctlhe "tuming" ol a d€fensivepositiotr. After fightingthroughtheGemaff containing themrth faceof the
Additionay, theyprovidethe WorldWarII wargamer with vinua y bridgehead,the leading elenents tumed east atrd headedfor
unendingpo6sibilities for s{enarios.Thesepossibilitiesrarge from Chateau-Salins about20mil€saway.Col.Clarkecoordinat€d hisuDitk
20mnskirnishganesto full scale1/300th cnmpaign refights.Belowisa movenentsftom a liaisoDaircraltflyhg abr€astof the leadta*s. As
slaopsisof the campaignand ideasfor recreatingthe actionon a Col.Clarkeb€liev€d sp€€dwatvital,th€penetration wascrDduct€d on
wusameslable. a ftontageequallo th€widlhof the highwaytheywereddvingdorin.
Ercmyroadblocks,tankdetachments, andanti-airdaftpositions *ere
easilyknock€dout by the leadtanksandanillery.By 1700bous Oe
ANIIISTORICALOYER\IEW cohnand hadformeda 36&degree defensive perim€te.oo th€ high
CCAbegmtheirmoveme throughthebridgehead at 08mhoun, 13 groundwesiof Chateau-Salns. CCA had penetrated20 milesin a
S€pt€mber 1944(SeeMap). Lt. Col. CreightonAbrams'37thTank singleday,capturing 354prisooers anddestroying l2 ta$ksand85other
Battalionled the vay acrossthe Moselle.CCA'Sfirst objectivewas v€hicles. Th€command\lolsesanountedto 12deadatrd16c/outrd€d.
Chat€au'Salins approxirnately 20 mileseastof the bridgehead. They Affer refuelingandre-arningonthe momingof 14S€ptenber,th€
*ould advance on the townafterfightingthroughthe Germanforces conmanders of 4th AD andCCA badto decidetheir nextcourseof
who wer€ attackingthe nonhem portion of the 80th Division's actioD.Chealeau-Salins ilself appeaiedto be heavilydefended. Maj.
bridgehead defemivepositioDs. CCAwas"taskorganized" nuchlike a Gen.Wood,comnanderof 4thAD, recogdsed thatCCAhadbrokotr
modern'daybrigade.The Commandwas madeup of one armor cleanlythroughth€Gernanpositiotrs. H€orderedCol.Cla*e to tum
battalioDandonearmoredinfantrybattalioo(in M3 haf-tracks)and southandconducta Ink'up with CCBin the vicinityof the townof
supporting troopssuchasengineers andsellpropelledartillery.They Arracolrl. This novement\{ould in effectcut the Germatrlin$ of
rarelyfoughtas completebattalions,bowever.Instead,companiescommunications to thecityof Nancy.
wouldbe "traded" to fom a "lask forc€". This task-organizing is September 14provedto be a repeatof the previousdayfor CCA.
comoon practiceh many modem-dayarmies,aDdthe Germans The' crmpleredrbe anackro Arncoun by ls00 hours,oDceagaitr
r€gularlydid it in theformationof their Kampfguppe.However,for pulitrgintoa defensive perimeterfor thenight.Acrionsduringtheday
theAlies in WWII, task-organizing dol}nto thecompany levelwasnot accountedfor a tunher 400 pnsonen,atrd cost th€ G€rmaff 26
ascommoD asonemightexpect.Thisfleibility wasatradenark of the amoredv€hicles,136othervehiclesandten 84mn guff destroyei.
4rh AD, andwasoneof th€ prine reasomthe GermanscotrsideredCCAsutrer€doDly33casualties aodtvo tanksdestfoyed.
tbemanCliteformation. For the next four days CCA conducledraids on the nearly
A tank-hearfbattaliontast forc€(threeta* companies, andone undefended rear areaof the G€rmansin andaroundNancy.During
infantrycompatry) wasthefirstunitintothebridgehead, follow€dbyan thes€operations a battaliotrtaskforc€assist€d CCBin movingacross
theRhin-Mainandth€4thArmored'scombatelemetrts wererouoited.
At tides CCAutritsw€recapturingwholeuniisretreatingtom Nanry The Black Country Role Playing Society
who thoughtthe Americins$/€restil boitledup h the Dieulouard Pmudlv Presehts
bridgeh€ad.Theresultsof thefourdaysw€reaturther1,m0prisorcrs,
andthedestnctionor captureof 8 tanks,16artillerypieces,a0d232
othervehicles.Dudngtheseop€rationslossesto CCA wereonly 3
kiled, 15wounded and4tanksdestroyed. Themostirdporlantresultof
DuALea9iuq'0n;LL1997
CCA\ movement wastherctreatof the553rdVolkssenadierDivision
from Nancy.Th€ 553rd'sretreatallowedthe 35th(US) Diyisionto On Saturday26thApril 1997
occupythecityon 15September againstminimaloppositiotr. from 10.00am to 11.00Dmat
X\41 Corp6failed to exploitlhe success of 4th Arnored in lat€ Dudl€yCollcgeofTechnolog/,WestMidlands
September, duein partto supplylimitationsandto LieutenantGeneral
Eddy's(xII CorpsConmander)desireto consolidate the rcwly won
area.As a result,theGermans v/ereableto stengthenthei defensive Eventsto includeTournamenls in mostRPG'S,Collectable
positionsnonhatrd€astof Nancy.Therewasextensiv€ frdting around CardGamesandthe WestMidlandsAD&D Open.
Chateau-SalinsinvolvingCCBandotherelements fron 4thAmo.ed
Division.Fhaly, on 26September, Third Amy order€dXVII Corp6 Includingourfirst DBA Tournament
gainsad themobileAnacourtbattleseffe.livelycame
!o consolidate

In theinnediatetern, dleactionsbyCCAeffectiv€ly ledto tlleGernan Don'tmissosrBrins& BuvStand-

oneof lheBest
r€tseatfromNancyandthe$sy occupation of thecityby 35rhDvision.
TheAmericanscrcsedands€curedbridgingsitesonasignifica ob6tacl€, We ha\c manyPrrticipntionGames,Trrders,
theMoseleRiver.n swasin nosmallpandueto thehavocCCAmjs€d Rcfrcshments and a LiccnscdBar
behhdlheGernanlines.CCAsactions alsoleddirec{yto thedeslruction
of a siFmcantnumberof enemytank andvehicles andthecaptureof
thousands of emmysoldiers. Thesewerelosesdrc Germans couldill Entrv Fees:Over 16'sf.3.00.Under l6's !1,50
afrordatthisDointin fte war.
Theouto;e wasnotassignifica$t asit mighthal,eb€en,how€ver. XVI
For more detailscontact:
CorF fuiledto continue lhe attackto theeasl.TheGermarsrcts€at€d
fromtheNancyareain goodorderandestablislFd ne\rdefensive linesin SteveTurner on 01384-235244
thevicinityof Chateau-Srlins.TheGernans'quickreaction to re€tablish 94 LaurelRoad,Dudley,WestMidlands
thelinesin ihiss€clor,andXVI CorF hesitation, efieclively dosedthe or E-Mail [email protected]
doortotheRhineregioD "dicl hadb€€nmomentaily op€n.Thisfailurero
exploitanopponunity wouldleadto monthsof hardfightingin Oclober
andNovemberas the Lrrmine Campaign degenented into a var of
Southem France. ThisagintykeptiheG€rmans ofr-balanceandprevented
then tom takingeffeclivecountermeasures against4th Amor€d's
attack.Evenwhiledefending, CCA avoideds€t-piece battless/iththe
THECAMPAIGN TORWARGAMES Germansand conducled$nall udt couter'attackr.Ibe Anuicans'
Therearemanypossibilides opento thev/argamer in r€xreatingtb€batdes ph],sical
agilitylrascorplemented bylendership whichwasm€Dtalyagile
tom thiscanpaign.For 20mmskirni$ ganersthereis a possibility of andhighin initiative.Subordinat€s did not followord€n !o the letter.
r€cleatinga road block'lnetting engagement". In thjs sc€nario$e Conmandels usedmission-typ€ ordenasthe meansof commuicating
G€rmans havea smallinfanty iorceseton tl|e boardglardinga key thenble . Ite 4thAD\ fl€xiblestyleof movingandfghlingforcd dl€
intenElion or bridgealongthe highv/ayCCA is movingdorn ne G€rmans bto takinglessefrecrir€ actionsbygivitrgthemlitdelimetoreacl
Arn€ricans entertheboardon the highwayandhavelo fighttheirway or fomulatecoordinated counter'attack. In orderto r€c-r€at€thisotrthe
throughas quicklyas possible.Any skimish rulesshoulddo, wilh wargames table,tsygivingdte Anericansa significatrdy highermomle
modifcations. valueand/orgiving$emanincrealed abilit to modilyordenandrcactto
Spedalrulesfor thisqle of ganewouldlimitinitialGermanreaclions, changingsituations.The funericans'manoeuvre$rperiorityshorild
atrdwouldrewardtheAnericaffwift ahighd€grce offfexibilitytoreactro manifest
ilreual thelou/est l€velpodsible in thenjlessetbeingused.
eventsonthetable.TheAn€ricansslrculdhaveagreatadvantage onthe Thes€.onditem!o consider undersF.ial rulesis the useof +otter
tablein numbe6andqualityof troop6(remember, dle Gerna$ ale all aircrdfrbytheAflerica cofiunanders. Col.Clarkp€rsonaly dir€€r€d the
rear-areaq!€s DoaSSPaizergenadie6!) andvictoryconditions should mov€ments of CCAfromhjsspotterplaneflyingat theheadof hislead
reflectary tlTe of $ccessfor theGermans assignificanl. Any American rinils.Usingairuaftto slnc!rcnizethe movement of hisunilstom an
casualtyshoddequateto tlme or four Gemanc"sualties, andif the airtomevantagepoint foretoldof the useof mmm,ndad conlol
Am€ricans archeldupat a[, theyslnuldbelev€relyp€natzed bythelo6s helicopte$ in VietEir for asirDilar purpoG€ 25y€arslat€r.n s uxeof an
ofvictorypoints. airbomecormandpo61 wasa keyto the$cces of the4thAD andCCA
For the nicrcarmor gamer,dte possibfitiesof wargamingthe duringlhe batdesaroundAfiacourt.Additionaly,4th Amored had
movement fromDieuloardto Cla&au-Salins or fromChateau-Salins to workedonacloserelationship \rift )O( TaclicalAn Comnand,alowing
Aracourt are $pelb. To rearcatelhe entirccanpaign,rul€ssrrchas for clo6ecoordinatioo betu/een groundandair iorc€s.AnericansslDuld
Ctnvant Decitbnwouldbe fte mosl apprcpriate, as the dislanc€ enjoyaquickr€sponse timein calingcloseairsrpportvith *'ialev€rnnes
n?velled$?squile€xlensive On€couldreoeateponions youarEusmg.
in bothatlacks.
of lheaduncesuring1-to-1rulessels,suchasfirdl). Thelinit isground I encou?ge allWw]I gamers to givethislesser-kno$n operation a try.
scaleandthesizeof thetableavalable. Althoughat 6lst glarc€it mays€emthattheAmericans haveall of the
I wouldconsidertwo s?$irl or nodified rulesfor a ll30lih s.ale advantages, aslotrgasvicroryconditions a.ew€llthoughtouttheGerman
scenario.Theflst foosesonCCA\ derDonstrated abilitvto moveouicklv playercanhaveasmuchfun"mucldng-up" lheAmerican advance asin any
agaid eneDy\realn6s. The 4$ AD hadtramedto conducl;ob ; oth€rgamewherellere a& Panfte6andTrge6galore.Thismayalsobe
op€ratonsFior to deployingto the EuropeanThater of OperatioDsan idealcarnpaign to recreate if youarea solGgan€r.You canb€ the
(ETO). They had hoftd tlEse taclicsthroughoutoperationsadoss Americans andusea FrografinedGeman rcsponse to )our aclions.
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ATI'PI aboua10mand1200AD. ThesedatesarebasedotrtheintrodoctioD

pott€ry- normallyassociat€d
Brazil.Theyarerherelore
withfainen liketheTupi- inlo southem
veryapproximare andbiavityrelianlon
of

UNRGAMESARMY infom€dgu€sswork, butareemughto justi& startingtheDBM tistin

1200,makingit - atleastchronologicaly
- asuilableoppoD€na
medievalarmies.The irvadersgadualy caur€dthe displacement
for mo6t
of
by ChrisPeen thepreviousintrabitsnts- whowerehunteNratherthanfamers,and
livedi0srdallnomadicgroups intoswampy refuges onthecoastorinto
A fewyeanago,in anarticlein the(very)occasional Wdryarner World,lhe dry and banen interior. In the early l6th c€trtury,whenthe
I discuss€d brieflysomeof th€nativetribesof Brazilaroundth€timeof Portuguelearrived,variousTupitrib€sw€rcin possession of almostthe
the Portuguese conquest.WhatI hadfu mindat th€ timewer€some entirc coastftom the Anazon southq,ards, still happilyfightitrgthe
s.enarios for skirmishgames,but I alsor€markedthattheTupioamba survivorsof the earli€r peoples- whom they called "Tapuia" or
andsomeof th€irrelatives,whocouldfield ariniesof severalrhousand "Aimor6- arwellaseachother.
u/ariors, and at leastoccasionally foughrproperstand-upbattles,
mightnak€ aneffective"mainsfeam"Renaissance aimy,
Naturally,no onetookmuchnoticeat thetime,but si0ceth€na few THEflJPIATWAR
encouraging thingshavehappened. Thereis a DBM Arny List (no.29 Needlessto say,the architecb
of suchan erpansio0werc leading
in Book 4, "Tupi 1200AD-1601AD")whichprelcrib€sa usetulif practitioners
of thean of warasit wasknownin StoneAgeAmedca.
unsubtlemixture of warbandatrd bovs, and night give a more Thenoninal
cause of tb€ircampaigns c/a!a sysrem of blood.feu&and
conventiomlmedievalarmysomeprobl€msin difficultrerrain.There vendettas, u/hichmeantthatatry*'rongor insultcouldes.atateinto an
is goingto bea list in oneof the forthcomingDBR books,whichwi
endlesscycl€ ofrev€ngeraidsa counter-raids. Aswel asvictinising
havebasicallytbe samemixbut be a bit mor€efrectivebecaus€ of th€ oulsiders,the Tupi werc also in the habit of fighting amongst
Fovision for Portuguese alies, and (probably)Bos,s(Superior).I th€ms€lves, soby 1500ADtheyhadfragmented
think thenewWRG?th EditionAncienlslistsalsocoverthesubie€i. into s€veraldiffe.ent
tribes*hich - afthowh berayingtbeir recentconmonancesEyby
altbough l donlhaleacopyto hatrd. (Andofcourse rbeaJmy couldbe their similarlatrguages - v,/ereby now binerly hostileto €achother.
usedwith mostotherrules€tsmveringtheperiod120L1600 AD. The AmongtbesetribesweretheTupina,Tupinamba,
mtes belov,/will provide som€ideason how the Tupi could be Tanoio,Tupinikin,
Temimino,TobajaraandPotiguar.
classified, wbatever systemyouprefer.) Lifel*"s relativelyeasyfor theTupiitr th€lusbcoastalforests,giving
And finally,therearesomefiguresbeingproduced by Strat gen itr then plentyof leisuretimein whichto pursue
25mm,whichto judgeftomwhatI haveseensofar will lookverynice theircultual inte.rests.
- As one Euopeatrvisitor put it, 'they [ve at their ease,with no
indeedwhenthey are finished.So and especiallyb€cause a few preoccupation otherthaneating,drinkingandkiling people".(euot€d
advenlurousp€opl€ have aclually asked me for some funber
in J. Hemning,Redcold. Otherquotations in thisaniclearefton the
infornationonth€DBM listwith aviewto producing anarmy- I offer sameinvaluablesource.Seemy Wargameswod ^ttlcle
thefollowingbriefnotesfor thebenefitof anyoneehewhowouldlike noteon for afunhel
sourcet.In thewordsol anotherobserver, "Thereisnonation
to try somethhga bit differentftomtheusualexotics oneanh!o inclinedto war. . . Fouror fivehundr€dleaques arenorhinc
to themto go andarlackthenenemies andcapturislavei.Thesi
slavesw€reluckyif theworstthathappened ro themvasto beput to
IIISTORICALBACKCROT]ND vork: capturedwarrioEwereroutinelyeatenin rirualcannibalfeasts.
Thereare no written recordsin pre-conquest Brazil, so everlthing Thiswasmeantasadeadlyinsultto thevictimt rribe- whichnaturally
whichhappened beforethe 16thcenturymustbe deducedftom the wasobligedto avengehimin a similarmanner,thus€nsuringthatthe
evidemeof archaeology, linguilticsandthe occasional survivingoral tr neverstopped,
tradilioo.It usedto b€thoughtthatth€tropicall ungleof theAnazon
Basinhadalways beenthebackwater thatit isroday.However,mod€m Therewasin fact a strangekind of sensein this bizanelifestyle.
research suggests that the flood plainof the Amazon- a fertile area Therewerenosizeable domestic animalsin pre-Columbian Br zil apart
which€ncouraged thegrolrthof dens€faming andfishirgpopulations ftom dogs,and largewild gamewasrelativelyscarce.Catrnibalisn
-wasasource of wavesofviolenloutwardmigrationfromnotlongafter meanlthat lhere wasalwaysat l€astsom€meatavailable,aDdthe
agiculturewa!firsl inlroducedthere.Perhaps asearlyas10008Cthe suppliersof it werethosewhocouldp€rhap!be sparedmosteasily-
filst conquerors, whospokedialectsof theArawakanlanguage group, young meo inexperienc€d or dozy enoud to let thernselves be
hadb€gunro spr€adout ftom the middleAnazon acro6s the restof capirred-As a Miranya chiefwouldlaterexplah to a honified 19th
"WhenI kill anenemy,it h b€tterto €athimthanto
SouthAmerica.Beingmorenumerous andbettero4anisedthanrhe ceDturyexplo.€r:
earlierfuhabitants, theykickedrhemourof thebestfarmingareas,and let himrotrfor biggam€i rare,sinceit doesnotlay€ggsastunlesdo."
left theirtracesin tbeforn of fuawakan-speaking enclaves asfar afield At thesam€tim€,theincessanl warfaiekeptthepopulationin cfieck
asParaguay andtheBahamas, whichsurviveduntil mooemum€s. in a coufltrywhich- until the Europ€ans aniv€d- hadf€u/serious
diseas€s, andit encourag€d themaintenance of stripsof no,man'sland
At a laler but still uncertaindat€,anotherp€ople,ideDtfiedby the between thevarioustribalterritories,wherethewildplantsafldanimals
Tupigroupof languages, didthesamethhg fromabaseslidtly fiinher whichstill madeaninportantconlributionto thedietcouldrcproduce
do$nstream. Luckilyfof historians- if not for their neighbours - the undistu$ed.Thusin variouswaysth€Brazilianiaddictionto fighting
Tupivere still expanding whenth€Europeans ariv€d. Coffequenrly helpedto ensurethei survival,theimprovedfoodsupplycontdbutitrg
wehaveeyev,/itness accounts of theirmodeof warfare,whichmayalso trodoubtto thesplendidph)Aiques atrdrobustgoodhealthwhichearly
beaguideto themelhods oftheirpredecesson. Tle geographical scope obs€rvenalwaysrenarkedupon,
of theTupicampaigns of conquest wasinmense,eventuallycoverfug Subdelacticswouldtendto spoilthe giveatrdtak€of lhis sort of
anar€aasbigasthewholeof Euiope.It is tempringto conpareth€m arrang€meDt, andslre enoughtheTupido notseemto havebothercd
with rh€ later expansionof th€ zulus, althoughthe nane of the with anythingelaborate,at leastin fornal battles.Theydid employ
hFotheticalTupi Shatawho startedoff the processis lost to us. palisaded strongholds againstthePortuguese, andevenbooby-trapped
MoviogsouthatfiIst fton lhe Amazon,rhenewinvadencarvedout a them with fa ing trees, althoughthis lechniquemay have been
s€condbaseof operations in Paraguay andeastemBolivia,andfiom introduced to th€mby theFremh,whou/er€activeotrthemastin the
thereswungnorthwards againalongtheAtlanticcoastof Brazil. middleandlat€ 16thc€ntury,andevensuppli€dfiiendly tribesvrith
This secod phaseof expansion probablygot underwaybetween cannonto defed theirvillaces.
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Thenaliveshadno hones.of cours€,andusedm armour.althoush
romedrd hdve\hieldsmadeofbark or tapir-hide.
Tte[ veapoDs
longbows- vhich couldsendanallow rightthrougha man,andwilh
were s&A ENICS
23Ha*lrsHiI, Canforth. Lancs.LAS9DD 015,/.73334
whichtheywerefrequentlydescribed asbefi€randquickershosthan ftob.bly tlre lrg6t ruge oaqudity h.ndd.d€ dd
English longbowmen . andbardwooden clubi,whichwereqenerauv Mdy-to.u* *ercry avanrbb.
carved inlo.hapes rrsembling swords or paddtes.Ihey woutddrawup I&ICUIrSS: qdi9 flr rElad.ii: cnAssGR![NDESERT SAID,SEA
-
BLI]E
in opposing[nes, shootoff their arrowsat rangesof up to 300yard;, 6lix4lr-fl4m ftx6{r-@l0 3nx6n-t2ro l0frt6i Bt.m
toANr oahddltmrnedf.l.in.ihrbwrqbtftt E.chtrddhiDtrMMdof sidl'
andthenget stuckin, wi€ldinglheir clubsrwo-handed. The tackof m6,tdjlttdi6d,75FF.r- Nmtud(l'rie)tD.rrrd
finesseis suggesred by a late16thc€nturyEqlishman\ accounlofrhe srddadmd(lrnri&)iaFrFlr
previously unh€ard-of taclicswhichheintroducedto theTamoio: IInnS: Sbmg,roddMrdimriri g.6brnriiS.F:.ntaroiris.stdidotrindt@jSiBdd
sB. Nmi*(l'rid.)ApFo.zFry*! rllFFd srdadik(:yt*idr)
"Wlen I sawlbe rusticall
manner oflheir [ghr.I lau8lrrhem A!9ror1aFlprd ltmFFd. M&'isr({ lih)&Eu.lrFrla.t It?.IF!..t
bowlosellhemselves in Ballaile.andlo lyein arnbush, andhow PtA!t-D j*,E1T0tt-15*,MSI0tVoIIJ-S*
to retireanddrawtheirenemies into a snare:bvthisnean€swe cmDnc$nsrc(PnD
hadalwaye\ rheupper hand allolv^|lrxlx: [&,tdinr jildLlr'*.b.rF,r&!,..ir,i.dt6,st, Mi.ri.grd!,
ofourenemies.. .i 6dd!,@i{ddrtlEls
Anl,orcx/hostil think that "primitive"*arfare wasall posluring S€oduA5SAr{or2rRCs)fo.oorompLt lislDgso.s6rr.
andritual,liableto beabandoned assoonasaDybody gothun, shoula 91t Much WMMS, Almw€[ r5/r6ih Mmh: IRIPLES, Sh€mdd
tate noteof thetestimonyof J€andeLery,a Calvinistmissionary who
wasaneyewitness of oneof theirbattles.: NEwt.llnatC$tirqsQuality 15mmfigures
"Onecouldscarc€lybelieve wdldwrtrJ|!.E cw1 Brirbh,firing
howcruetandtenible thecombat ll OIi€r.s*od Cw5 o.mai otfe6. Dinol.
was.. . If anyof themwerehir,asseveral were,theytor€(the J2 hfanty,.dtrcingm nisd GW6 G.lrm,advaming rhhrd
anows)ftom rheirbodieswith maJvellous conrase. . . But this
didnotprevenl themrcru,ning. aI wounded, rothecombar. .. J5 lilaty,advmciogtype96lMc GW3 c.md,ftiog.
Ilfuu6"ifiLMC&1no.2.l Gwo Gmrn on'e.. pi\ro,.
Whenrheywerefinally in a meleewith their greatwooden 16 InadE) prcn.hnryr,TeoolMc CVlo Cemsn,dldonrcrhhrd
swordsand clubs.rhe) chargedone anorber$irh mighry (3frgu66nng & ltro.2\)
twGhanded blows.Iftheystruckaneneny\headtheydidnot Jr Infanrry,m{linF(6perp )
justknJckhimto rheground,butslaughtered himasoneot our Allaborein FightiqOdd.
butchenfellsanox. - . TleseAmericansaresofurioush their Owl'5 & +U mein Stel Helnel,
s an Lhar theyfiglronwirhou I slopping a5longastheycanmove GWz Bndsh,.dv.nciq*irhhdd
armsand legs. never terrealing ortuming lai... ' A[ prcti conrdr ElieuB
uds sFcitredo&edise
AgainstEuropean enemies theywereusuallyoutclassed byfu€arms, * indidl6 v{iers
bur desPtehearylo.sesrhet continuedro fiqhrMth lbe same ,ll pacLsno* i1.20
Ianratici.m whrchrhey\ho$edagain(r rheirIndi;ntoes.anda Tupl
charge wa.notsomelhing \rhichrt\vrctim( forgot.A ponugueie
ed5rlv
soldier whosunired an"rnburh bvPonelr'in l58Jtamenred: -Noone
canresistthe fury of thisnarionof victorious heathen. Thevare WARGAMES FIGURES PAINTED
personally mofespinred rhananyothers. andsobraverhartheydonot to coilecror's slandards.SendSAE or two IRC5for pricelist
feardealh.'Eveninthe 164{X, *hentheyhadbeen nosrlytanedand to: D. Seagrove,
werefightingasalliesofthe Portuguese, theyterrfiedtje Dutch,ro THE LAST DETAIL
whomrhe) sere 'evages.comingso agilelyand fea esslywilh 196ParlauntRoad,Langley,SloughBerkshireSL3 8AZ
lerocpusappeardnce. Daked. 6rhg i nenseanows,thesehorrible
barbarians withnotapir-hideoth€rthantheirowDskins".
green werethemostpopular. butblack,white,yellow, greyandbrown
fealhels*ere alsoused.Somechiehworecloaksmadeentirelvftom
BTJILDING A TUPIAXMY theplumage or rhescarlelrbrs.bll| a mirtureof coloursin lh; same
was alsocommon.One l6th centurypicruresho\rsa cloak
Soundr likeyourkindofpeople? AsI metrtioned earlier,ifyouwantto Sannent
doanarmyin 25mn,St'atagem mad€ of altemathg horizontal bandsofgreen, redandbluefeathe$.
shouldsoonbeableto help.Forthos€
whopreterlhosenasl)linlel5mmlhings. rhereirnor(aslarasl know) So all in all thiswould be a different, colourful aDdquileusefularnv.
an actualrangeavailable,but all youwill needarenatedarchenwith surtable forborbtheMedievaland Renaissance periods. Forrhelaner,
feathen feathersin their hair, shon fealherkilts. f€athersround it couldalsobe ja?zedup with a f€w nen in Europeancostumeor
forearmsandankles.a fewfearhercloaks- whichconsrituted carryingEuropeanw€apons, aswellasthePortuguese or Frenchallies
rheonly
clothingrhattheywore.I amnorsureof theshapeof th€shietds,but which sbould be allowed. In the lare 16rh century Frerch raders
theywerenotunilersalin anycase,andconrempomry providedsometrib€s,especially the Poriguar, with large numbenof
picrurestendto
lhoq*arior. wirlourrhem. Perhapi rhjsisnolsurprisingilrhe' swordsandarquebuses.
hadro As lbr tactics,I will leavefiat to peoplemoreexp€rienced
mdnaqe d bowanda rwo-handedclub aswell:Cenaintv. ficurescould rules, you with the
sdlel!befielded s ithourrhields but will need pl€nty of woods and other diffcult tenain ro
iI desired.
Tupi warriorsshavedthe rop of tbeirh€adslike a monk'stonsure. avoidbeingriddendown by tnighh andthe lik€. The srufi to get i!
They paintedihemselves in variouscombinations Vilage Grnnt rcsin "inpenetrablejungle" pieces,which cone in
of red andblack.
Somerirne\a panrcular ccheme $ouldbeadopted Xmm, 15nmand6mmscales,andrheplasticaquariumfoliagenow
forabarrte. inorder beingsold
todi.ringui\h arribelromil\enemiei: onelowerlegpabted by Fir€ba$c.lses. A nicelypaintedTupi army,with its
red,inone
documented case,althoughthiswasdon€on the adviceof a late16th feathersandwarpaint,hiddenin the tropicatforest,wouldmskean
centuryComishman. TheTupiwereahotanooedwilhstrip€s- onefor impressive and,I shouldthink,fairlyterifying sightfor anopponent.I
everyenemytheyhadkilled- andworeplugsof greenjadeit€in their look forward to seeingsomeatoundin lhe nearfutur€.
lowerlip6. Wherevisible, rheirskinswereadarkcoDDercolour.
The oDlyorherparnring
NOTE: Stratagem'sTupi Indiansare unlikelyto
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WoodenShips& hon MentuomAvaiorHill whichusesa tum based
War$amer's system and,in myopinion,suffenin comparison. Theenphasi!in AoS
is to makeyourdeosionswhilethebattleis underway, preferablywith

Notebooh thesp€edlumedupto themax.Yourcreu,canbereli€duponto reload

for you,thoughyoumusttell themto loadchain,$ape or doubl€shot
in preferenc€roball,andyourjob islo steerthebeast,usethewindand
byMike Siggirc sinkrheotherguy(or at leastgethimto sunender).
Thebestencounters sofar havebeenthetwoshipsotrtwo,or twoon
Sory aboutlhehiatuslastmonth.I fellfoulof someweirdilln€sswhich fourorfivebattles.On€-on-one isokay,butthereismuchnor€ interest
isstil bugging mesixweekslater,butI hopeto keepthecotumns in havinga coupleof shipsto handle,prefenblywith a degre€of
rolitrg
along.It is of couseth€ quiet phaseof the yearfor shors. Nothitrg outnunberingto offsetthe Artificial lnteligent€. ltere is alsoan
mucbhappens in Decemb€ratrdJanuaryroundtheseparts,andthetr excell€ntcampai$gam€vhereyoucanbeBolithoor Hombloeerand
twogoodonesmmealongat oncein earlyFebruary:thebrightsparks riseuptheranks,startingwilh anirctr bathandanoldsheet.Forthose
in comf,andat York, a showI alwayscombhewiththeirfinecity and thatareD'thappywith the 100-odd scenados on offer,featuringall the
shopping,bave movedto the Sundayto clashneatly with The major seagoingnations,lhere is a design-your-own modulewhich
Napol€onic Fair. NowI an forcedto choose.. . Soin the absence of
winter sho$$,we'll haveto get backup to speedon the goodies, All sortsof variablesareavailable- witrdspeedandvolatility,crew
itrcludingthosethatfoundtheirvay intomyCbristmas stocking. quality,shipsize,battlesails,reloadtimesandmanyotheraspects are
l,otsof 6gur€shaveadved sincelaslline, notlea* abumperbundle neatly handled without cluttering uP theessentially cleans),stem.
fromRedo|lbt.Therearetoomanysamples to coverthisissue,soI will Therearetwominordras,backs. Thefirsl is, to myknowledge, that
r€visitth€mnexttime,but thefiIst thatcom€to handarethenount€d thereare no coastalactions.W€ll, at leastin aroundm scenarios I
heroesfion theThreeMusketeers range,alongwithawid€selection of haven'tseenanyland.Thiswodd hav€b€ena welcomeaddition.The
civilians.All ol thesearenther nicefigutes,perhapsalitde lotrgin the otheroneis theold chesinutaboutclingingto boardgame r€striciions
bodyat times,bul gen€rally detailed, in useful poses atrd with suPerb, when you really don't n€ed to. Although the sea is cleattetrain, the
characlerful faces.Aboveall, theyhaveatmosphere andf€€lfor th€ ganestill runson a gnd- I guess anoctagonor similar- whichm€ans
subjecl.Subjectsincludecooks,scullerymaids,a brac€of barnaids tumingis not gradual,but jerty. Insteadof tumingright on a steady
(TM37ismyfavourit€)andevenacoupleof bouncers. Thebestfigures arc, howeverwid€, th€ ship sailsstraightand th€n kicks round45
though are the washerwomen with whom you would ,o, wishto mixit. I degiees.Why? Have th€y not heardof Beaer or curve'fittingat
l{ouldn'tlike ro mme precisedatesbut I wouldthinkall thesecivilian Talonsofr?
figurescouldcovera fair rangeof periodsfiom the 17thto lhe 19th Thegraphicsareverygood,allowingfor the Talonsoftirademark:
centuryandareidealfor pub,villageor ruralscenes. Forall mymoans varyinglevelsof zoom.At the clolestratio, the shipdetailsarejust
aboutRedoubt'sPeninsula figures, and the hors€s, it is figureslike right,resenblingthelittle modelsfromGHQor Langton- andyougel
thesethatcompletely restoremyfaithin themmpany.Exc€llentwork. everylhing fron 12-gun cuttersupto the120'gun monsters. Thecolours
Th€latestbalchfrom Guemreytroundiyis oneI havereallybeen arespoton, the sailsget pepperedwith hol€sin batdeandthe only
waitingfor. Yes,it'sthetustofthe peskyPlainsinjuns.ThefiIstrelease missing itemis thecrelrmenrunningaround.Notsogoodisthesea- a
hasaroundadozencavalryandasimilar number of infanlry. and all are son of blacUblue ftactalefrectwith no white-topped *avesor even
up ro the usualCopplestonestandard.One quickly runs out of *akesfiom theships.A bit like playingon a carp€ttile wiih hovering
sup€rlatives with theseseemingly monthlyupdatesandsulficeto say nen-oiwar.Thesoundisprettygoodasfur asit go€s,butI question the
thes€will makeidealopponents for yourWild Westselection(which approach atrdthesoundof abrcadside vhichiscloserto musketrythan
youhavepainted,haven'tyou?).Myfavouriteislhebigmounledbrave athunderous roarof 50bigcannon.Of couse,I haveheardneith€ritr
withthecrucifix,butyouwill doubtle$6ndyourown. the flesh,sothis is just sribjectivecriticism.The restof the soundis
Like manyof you,I amalwaysonthelookoul for newtechniques or back$oundperiodmusic.Goodenough,andquiteflavoursome, but
materialsto customise figures,units,basesor setpieces.I hav€long I'd haveprefenedslappingsails,the washof the war,esandthe odd
yeam€dfor atr€quivalent of th€etchedbnssmasterpieces madebyour seagull-
cousi$in themodelmilwayhobbyand,recenlly,decidedto seewhat TheotherproblenI'vehadistbatI haven'tbe€nableto getmuchjoy
wasavailableandat whatcost.The p€opleto contactareScaleLink ourof lhehg banles asmyailing48681ismt realyupto moving more
Rear of TalbotHotel.BlandfordRoad,Iv/emeMinster,DorsetDT11 thanadozenshipsat once.I shouldthitrkyou'dne€daPentiumto doit
8QN) nrhohavea masive rangeo{ fr€ls covertugevertthingfton justice,butI struggled througha fewtumsandit porkson thebasrsof
bicycles to 1930s c.arsto bulrushesin avari€tyof s.ales,including1:72 givingtheleadshipin thesquadrotr orde$andtheolhenfollowingsult.
whicbwi obviouslysuit manyof us-Ther€is alsoa nnge of trees, Plentyof scopefor br€akingthe lin€ andgettingthe malsedrolling
whitemeralthese,andnum€rous sceDic relatedsubjecls.I boughioak, broadsides. Overall?This isD't in the samecategoryas Malcolm
mapleatrddeciduous l€aves (SLF seriet and fems (SLF40) which suit Sma\ey's Cleat lot Action o,€ngtoD)- you wil not find a bett€r
25mmpe e.tly. Thesepluginto yow bas€s,or canb€attached to tree miniaturesassistaDce progamthanthat- but rlher€CfA is hardcore
stutrlpsor similarandarequitesuperb- I think thesearethe l€aves dala,thismakesupfor it in gaphics,fe€latrdelan.Atrdofcours€ther€
KevinDa imoreti€sto hisCovenant€rs' pikes.For thoseinterested in is alwaysareadyoppon€nt
themodemeralherearcevenmore items on offei since you vill be able My advicewould be to own both.... Eilher way, AoS is
to us€the wonderfulgratings,wire m€sh,fencingandroadsigns l rccommended. It is quick, futr and seemsto handlenost of the
couldgoonall day,soyou'llneedtheexlensive catalogue to g€tasense inponant stuff,especialythewindgauge,wel enorgh.Thegnphics
of the s.ope.Noneof this comescheap,aboutf9 for a l€afftet for are good,the soundis acceptable. Rumourhasit tbat th€ywill do
instanc€,but therc is pl€trty to be done with each one atrd lor thal nonclads and ancient galleys in the futlre, which could be very
specialmodel,it wil b€wortbit. Highlyrecommended. tuter€sting.
t havebeenplayingTalotrrofl's,4geo/ Satlwhichhasprovedrather I wloteacoupl€of issues backaboutMagweb,thesiteonlheworld
mor€satisfyingthanev€ntheir Battl€ground games. Why? Because Mde Web that is aiming to build up a rich eleclronicresourceof
there isn't really so nuch that can b€ criticised on the command and hobby-related magazin€s. I havebeetrotrto modtorprcgress acouple
controlaspectandI havealwayshadalikingfor mval games. of timesrec€trtlyad it is grolvingsteadily- trot yet bE enoughfor a
Thegameis basicalya simpleboadgamesystemtransferred to the wholehean€d edoEement,butrvhatis thereis verywellputtogelher.
computer,whichof cours€willinglydoesa[ thebootteepingfor you You caD mw read reasonably of MWAN(notto besniffed
rccentissues
and depicls the action with nice pictures h real time unlike the rival at, thisfacility) and there are constantlygowing Dumbers of sp€cialised
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 r47l Sutrday,therewasa thick fog cov€ringlhe battl€field.Unableto see
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theenemy's left. Attackedin thereaibyOxford'sdivision,theYorkist
By GrahamHarrison left flankcollapsed andlled, whileontheright,Glouc€ster pushedthe
enemyback,swinglngboth armiesaroundto a right aDgleof then
when Ed{ard IV landedb Yorkshireon 14March14?1,f€wpeople originalposition.It \r,asnowthatOxfordretumedandcrarhedtutohis
beli€vedthat he couldregainhisthrorc. Edwardhadlessthan2,000 o*n centredivision.In thefog Oxford'sbadgeof a starwasmistaken
menandrangedagainsthimwasaseeninglyawesome for Edward's'sun
alliance.Under in spledou/, ad he wasattack€d by Montagu's
the guidanceof the Frenchking, Louis XI, Edward'sone'time m€n.Believingthathehadb€enbetrayedOford left the6eldwith his
stauochest aly, Richa Nevile, Earlof Warwickhadjoin€dwith the men,leavingMortagu'sconfused troopsto becutlo piec€sbyEdward.
lnDcastnans, at hadEdward'sownbrother,GeorgeDukeof Clarerce. WarwickandMontagubothdiedh lhe routthatfolowedandEdward
As theMilaoeseambassador \+Tote"it is a difficultmatterto goout byhuniedbackto London.
the doorandthentry to comein by the windo{s" (1). The previous
SeptemberEdward and his youngestbrother fuchard, Duke of
Gloucester,had fled th€ countryalter beingcaughtbetweentwo
Nevillearmi€s,oneled by wa$/ick andthe otherby hisbrotherthe
Marquisof Montagu.Henry\al hadbeenrel€ased fromtheToperof
London,soonceagaina Lancastrian woretle cro*ll ofEngland,
After spending thewinterin Burgundy,Edwardknewh€hadto act
quicklyif he wasto haveanyhopeoI victory.Thel-ancasteiNeville
aliafte wasfragil€anddfe with distrust.H€nry'squ€€n,Margaretof
Anjou,andhisheirEdward,Princeof Wales,w€restillin Francewitha
forceof lancastrianexiles.In Englandtherewasno lovelostbetween
Warwickand the Lancastrians who ruled with .him. the Dute of
Som€rset andtheEark of OxfordandExeter.With hisov,mhopesof
lhethronegone,Clarenc€ alsos€emed to behavingsecond lhoughts.
Acxompanied by Glouc€ster andIrrd Hastings,Edwaidmarched
iowardsYork, alayingthe fean of localLancastrian sympathisers by
statfugthat he had not retumedto claimthe rhrone,but simplyto
regainhisIather'stitle, Dute of York. WhileMontaguhesitated,th€ BARNET
smallYorkistforce reachedYork otr 18 March.The city aldermen
allowedEdwardenty on th€ conditiontht he left by noon of the During th€ eveningof ihe battle, QueenMargaretand Prince
fo[owing day- The reasonfor Montagu\ inactionis not knovn; Edvardlandedat Weynouth,whercSomenetvaswaitingfor them.
possiblyhewarstill tom b€tweenhisloyaltyto Edwardandhisfamily Onaeceiving newsof Bametth€lancastrians narchedto Er€terwhere
tieswith Warwick,or elsehesimplyfelt thal hecouldnot relyon his theyverejoinedbysupporters ftomtheWestCountry.Fromherethey
folowen to fight againstEdward.Whatev€rthe reason.Ed*ard hada choice.ro strik€easllo London.or nove nonh andjoin upwith
marched southunmolested, bul notonemanhadcomeforwardrc join Jasper Tudorandhisainy of welshmen.Margaretdecidedto gonorth
hisarmy.On25Marchhereachedl,eicesterwherehereceived his6rst al|dat thesametimeEdwardleft l-ondonwith hisarmyandadvanc€d
rehforcemenK ol L000menledb' lrrd Haslings retainers. uptheThan€sVa[ey, By I May,lhe l-ancastrians wereatBristoland
ln the meantimeWarwickwas unhurri€dlyraisingsupport.H€ th€YorkistsatMalm€sbury. MargaretandSom€neteludedEdwardby
stationedhinself at Covetrtry,gatheringtroopsftom th€ Midlands, appearinS to advanc€ towardshim,thenquicklymovingDorthto tlf to
whileOfford andExeterwereraisingmenin EastAnglia,Jasper Tudor crossthe RiverSev€mandjoin with JasperTudor.Edwardrac€din
in Walesad ClarenceiDtheCotswolds. On29MarchEdwardwasat punuit, s€ndingor ordersthat the city of Gloucester shouldrefuse
th€gatesof Coventry,but Warr/ickretusedhischaleng€to a pitched entry to the Lancastrians. Luckily for Ed$,ardthe Gov€morof
battle,knowingrcinforcernents ftom Montagu,the Lancastrian eads Gloucester remain€d loyalandth€Lancastrians wer€forc€dto marcrh
andClarenceweredueat anytine. Edwardmovedsouthandon 3 northto theford atT€vkesbury.By aforcedmarchEdwardcaughlup
April Warwid was joined by all his a i€s €xc€ptClarence.As withth€montheeveningof3 Mayandbothsidesdeployed in thenight,
Warwick'sretuIorcements e eredCoventry,th€ York brolhershad ktrowitrgthat th€ decisivebattle would be fought without Jasper
met otr the road from Banburyto Warwickwh€re"false,fleeting, Tudor'swelshforces.Edwardhad5,000menagrr0stlhe Lancastnans
p€rjuredClarenc€"(2) chatrged sid€syet again,tfing with him the 6,000.
4,tJ00metrhehadrais€dto fight for Lancaster. Th€LaDcnstrians deployed in astrongpositionooaddgeto thesouth
Ed$,ardnownarchedsouthtowardsLondon.andWarwicks€iofi in of the tovn with thei frotrt protectedby woodsandroughground,
pursuit,confidentof catchingtheYorkistsbetweenhisownarmyand "foul lanesanddeepdykes,andmanyhedges withhillsandvale)6" (3).
theLam.astrian forc€sitr lrndon. It wasnowthattheweaknesof the TheYorkistsadvanced slo*ly, andse€inga largewoodlo th€westof
Nevile/Lancaster allianceshowed.Londonwasheldby the Dukeof th€ l,ancastrianpositiom, Edwarddetacheda force of moutrted
Son€rcet,but on receivingwod thatQueenMargarethadembarked men'at-arnswilhorderstoscoutlhewoodfor anambush. th€ntoactat
fiom Fiance,he left the City andKing Henry,andhurriedsouthto th€ir owndiscretion.Al ftst both sid€sengaged in aDarcheryduel,
neet her.Wlhout Somenettherewaslitde resistance to Edwardwho thenSomerset, commanding the lancastrianrightwitrg,launchedan
enteredthe City on 11April. Hemywasietumedto the Tow€rand attackon Edward\cenFedivision.Possibly hethoughtthatth€rough
Edward'sarmyreinforcedwith moretroopsandsomemuch,n€ededgroundwouldpr€ventGloucester, leadingtheYorkistl€ft s/ing,fron
camon. Now numberfug10,m0 men the Yorkist anny moyed attackinghim,or €heit maybethatdueto lhe natureof thetenainhe
mrthwardsto meet Wamick. On the eveningof 13 April the two did not se€Gloucester's division.wbateverthe plan, it caughtthe
advance guardsclashed in Bametandthemainbodiesdeployed in the Yorkistsby surprise.At filst Ed*ard's troopdwere tkox,n into
darkness,readyto fight the folowing day. War' ick had the larger confusioD, but for someunknownreasoothe restof th€ l,ancastriatr
force, perhaps15,0m men, and more canlon, which he uled to armyfailedto advance.Gloucester's divisionjoined the meleeatrd
bombardthe Yorkist posilionsthroughthe night. Howeverin the Somerset v,/as
forcedback.Al thismoinentthenou edmen-al-arms
darkness,the two armieshad deployedcloserthan expectedand charged intotheLancastrianJ realandtheirlineclumbled.Som€rseth
Warwick'sgunsov€nhottheirtarg€ts.Thefollowingmoming,Easter menranad werecutdot|nby Gloucester's punuiDgtroops.Thefield
*here lheydiedisstill calledBloodyMeadowto lhisday.TheYorkists
nowattackedthemamLancastrian forcewhoweredemoralised bytho 1
destruction of Somersefs divisioD.After a bri€fmeleein whichPrifte 1
Edwarddied. th€ YorkistssweDtthe Lancasaiarsftom the field.
l,egendsq,sthatSome$etbladedlrd Wenlock,v,/hoaccompanied
thePrinceof Walesin thecentredivision,for notsupponhghisattack,
andin his fury kiled Wenlock\t/itba singleblowfrom a battle-are. ))
Howev€r,th€cotrtenporary accountof thecampaign containedin the
'Historieof the Arrival of EdwardIV' nakesno m€ntionof suchan
l:"'4 "*-\I
ev€nt.As the'Arrivall's,astheofEcialYorkistaccount,*ritten by atr
unnanedparticipa , it wouldalmostcertainlyhavenentionedany
suchdi$ord withintheeD€my ranks.
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Somenetwaswoundedin the battle andtook shelterv,/ithother
survivonin Tewkesbury Abbey.Twodayslatertheyver€dragged
by Yo*ist soldiers.After a trial presidedover by the Dukesof
Gloucest€r andNorfolk,Som€$etandihe otherl,ancastriaD
out

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werebeheaded in the ma*et placefor trearon.Tbercn dayQueen TEWKESBURY
l,targarets,asfouDdsheltering in a nearbyreligoushoose.
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final uprisingin K€trt,led by ThonasFauconberg, oneof warwick's 10metr-at-arms, polearms,full-platearmour(Veteran)
cousins.On 25MayHenry\4 diedin th€Towerof l-otrdon,'of pur€ 20bilmen, polearms, haf-platearnour (Average)
displeasure andnelancholy"(4).conveniendy renovingthelastlhreat m bo*men,longbow,paddedarmour(Avera8€)
to Edu/ard'scrown. OueenMargaretr€maiD€da prisoneruntil
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far in 1478,and wasexecutedin the Tower otr Edward'sorders. l. Ihke of Glouc.ster's DivisioD
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reign.In rhespringof 1483EdwardIV, und€feated otrthe battlefield, 20bilnen, polearms,
hat-platearmour(AveraSe)
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WARGAMINGTIIE BATTLES 10men-at-arms, polearms, full-plateannour(Vet€tan)
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Amm frgurestheyshouldbeIncrea*dapproprialely. 25bo*men,longbow,paddedarmour(Average)
For norale pu4osesI haveusedthe followingtends,*hich can 2lightcannonandcaew
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l0 men-at-arms, pol€arms, full-platearmour(Veteran) 10men-alarns,polearns,fiill-plateannour(Veteran)
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*;o-.nor;6.dr -d@@d'@r
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okrrt!'*q!E!@b !dcr ir@i&i Wounded rightarm -1 Attack€d ftomside -2
Backsbooting +2 Attack€d ftomrear
uri-Eir-o;.or'!rtq-'.F.p none crmbatonly:
MountedGood,/Expert horsemenaddonep€rmovemetrt
di€ro[€d.
tu!';r.Dv,h &k\s,. r6w@. addonepermovement
Horsestramplingtheiropponent dicerolled.
adr s|!gd. N*r wu;. Jtu M. k.r o&. @r r@d. hd ft!!!r, 6o H@d+, h
Dri* -1 H@d m'doe tor ri.
Mounted +2 Diving +4
&!g!drc@jElefujd4' +2
1
Striking/r€ceivingpasingblov Dodging
Mountedlarce +3 Heroicleap -z
.|[^;rd6.'*YFdd.LGEe M

(Younay turthermodifythenunberof dic€asyoufindappropriate. )

TIGHTING Throwfor the locationof lleshwounds.andfor the effeclof he.d
If a characterchooses to mov€into contact(or chooses lo remainin rounds.onthehit locotionchart.
contacowith an opponent,he makesan stlack, while the victim Youalsothrowfor thelocationattdeffectof terriblewouds! onlhe
defends, providinghehasnotbeenknockeddo\ynor knockedout.The hit locrtionchrn, butaGrazeorfleshwoundb€comes as€riouswound,
attackerrollsthenumber of diceindicat€d
onlhe figbfmg chalt below, and a sedous wound eith€ralsocausesthe severing
of a limb or the
each6 rolledis apolentialhit. Thedefenderthenalsorollsthenunber head,or runsthrorghthe body,killing the victimandhavinga 50%
of diceindicatedon thefighlitrgchart,each6 rolledcancels oneof the chance of causinglhe weaponto becomestuck.
attack€r's hits. Victimswho are shotlor klifed! are treatedexacdyasif theyhad
Roll for rhe €ffectof eachof the attacker\remaininghils. lf the b€enshotin mrmal firing exceptthat a character whois outof emmo
defend€rrollsmore6sthantheattacker.lhentheattackeris knocked cannotshootanoDDonent. andcounbashotlresultasno effect,
do{,n(mountedattackers mustthrowto retaincontrolof theirsteed), ,cftackenandddendenmusrannounce thattheyareclubbingtheir
andcannotnake anyolher actionor defendhimseffproperlyuntil he weapon beforetheattackerrols hismovem€nt dice,neithercnnfir€ on
ias spenla turnrecov€ring, theirnexttum, irrespective of wheth€ra fighttakesplace.
Ifthe victimhasbeenknockeddown,hedoesnotroll dicein d€fence, w€ itrclud€the modifersfor holsecrmbatandtramplingh€refor
and€ach6lhat theattackerrolls scoresa hit. If he hasbeenknock€d conv€nienc€. Th€rulesfor horsesarein theoptionals€ction,andare
out, the attackerautonaticallyscoresa hit with eachdicehe throws, b€sttrot usedutrtil you are cotrfidentusingthe rulesfor two-fmted
altemativelythe a$ackerrmightjusl as well shoothis unforlunate
victimat pointblanknange,whichaulomatically kills. Neilhermurs€ Tranpl€d or Thrown Chalactersare alwaysknockeddown and
of actionis regardedas gentlemanly,and shouldnot be pernitted winded.sotbattheycannake noactionswhatever until aftertbeJoker
exceptto evil charactenor perhapswher€th€ victim is hated;both isnexttumed.Throwncharacl€rs areplacedimmediately behindlheir
disqualifyth€character fromeamingexperi€nce or skills. departinghorse.
Characters in contactwith anopponent whowishto attemptto shoot
himdonotusetheshootingrules:theyroll onthepistolor lherifle rows Bovledoier: throwto determinethe distancethatthe cbaracterflies
of thefightingchart,asappropriat€. thmughthe air; throwa red anda blackdice,leavethems,herethey
fall. Thecharacter is propelledthediffercncebetweenlhe tvo scores.
THE FIGIITINC CEART
Mov€the characterin lhe direclionparallelto a line dra$! fiom the
positions of thercd to theblackdice.
I ) 3 4
5 6
Footcoughlin stirruprlhrow Ior injury agairimm€diately, andeach
timethecharacter's cardis drawn.A secofld1allo\r5th€charact€r to
escape, otherwisehesuff€rsthedamag€indical€d.A character whose
3 4
horsehasbeenshotfrom underhim is trappedundemeath. Treatas
2 2 sfior! abov€,butminusI ftomthedicefor eachftiendtryinglo pullhimclear.
3 3 Bmker linb: tkow on the hit locationchanto seewhichone.The
2 SHOT!
€ffectis like a seriouswound,butwith a brokenneckcaudrgd€ath.
Badlybruis€d:thro$ on hit locationchart.Effectis like a lightl|Jound.
6 TERXIBLEWOT'ND! OuhDmh€rtd: Therearenospecialrulesor modifiersfor outnumbered
characten.Wh a chamctermovesinto (or remainsin) contactwith
oneor moreopponents, hedecides whichoneheattacks,th€ymayeach
KNIFED! attackhimin r€tumwhentheircharacter caJdis tumed.
Theoutnunberedcharacter is ata considerabledisadvantage;
if any
3
of hisopponentssucc€ed in knockinghin dorn or danaginghimin any
2 way,ther heisleft atthem€rcyof theothers.Therulesfeelbalanced to
usastheystand;wefeelanyadditionalmodifierswouldbeoverthetop
- but feel ftee to introduceany mechanicyou find suits your
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preferences
I 1 Charned:onceduringthisencounterhemayre{oll a$,holebatch
ofdice,ormakcanopponent dothesame.
Conbat in lhe greatoltdoors: Use the rules from our "Horse & 2 CUN€d:duringthisencounter, eachopposing playermaycause him
Muskef'18rhcenturyskirnish roles,aspublishedhthistue magzin€. to re-rollonediceoncepergunfrght.
lwI1X,112 & r13. Ed.l 3 Lucky:duringthisencoutrterhe mayre-rol oft of eachbatchof
dicehethrows.
IMIANS 4 DreamQuest:the MysticWarriormustleavethe tribe to endure
hardshipandsolitudein search of thespirits.Hetakesnopartin this
WhilewhiteandMexicansettlersandtownsmen maybecome fighters
throughchoiceor circunstance,Indiansare bom warrio6. On a 5 MedicheMrn: duringlhis encounterall the members of the var
one-to-one basis,the Indianwanior hasthe advantage: especiallyon partyarecharmed.Fromnowon,eachtine rhattheMedicineMan
hishomegound.A weaklingwouldnotsurvive,andawaniofs life of rakespan in a significant victory,he is ableto adopta junior
huntingandwarfareensures thathisprowess growswithhisyears. comradeas a protdg€.The prol6g6rec€ivesa duplicateof the
Tlere are 3 classes of Indiatr character(ther€\ no equivalentof MedicineMan\ medicinebag,andmayimitat€hiswarpaintand
Citten): rcgalia,he becomes a MysticWarior himself.Thewarbandmay
growinto atrorganised warriorcult.
YouDgBlood:a youngwarriorwith little experience (equivalentof 6 Mighty Yisiotr:the powerof his dreammessage is suchtbat the
cuiman). MysticWarriorispermanently affected.Throwagain:
Wanior: an exDerierced. maturewanior with a few feathento his 1,2 Chamed; 3,4 Cu$ed; 5,6 Lucky
name(equivalent to Shootiso.
Acconplish€d Shol:maychooselo becomeaccomplished in lhrowing
MightJ Wanior: a wid€ly fan€d and honouredhero with many oneof a lance,knifeor tonaha\rk,or in shootinga bow,Apachemay
trophiesandstories(equivalent of L€gend). beconeacconplished withrifle.
Indiaff canuseCitizen,Gunman,Shootistandl€gendactioncads, A Young Blood adds one,aWaniortwoandaMightyWarriorlhee
pickingup cardsasif theyweretheirgmfighterequivalenl. shooting dicewiththat{,eapon. Thisbonusautomatically increasesa5
In addition,unl€ssth€ fight is takingplacein a town (wherethe thechanctergainsexperience andris€sin class.
Indiansaremt atth€irnormaladva age)threeadditionalcards- one A Hunteraddsoneto histhrowwhenlring to getacle$ shot.
eachYoungBlood,WaIIior andMidly Warrior Arlion Cards are - A Gre.l Horsenannay chooseto addor subtraclonefrolnanyor all
addedto thedeck.Theseareus€doDlyby th€Indians. of hisdicewhenrollingdicelor ho$e movemenl, Iossol control,
regaining control,andrescuing conradesonfoot.Apachedon'tgetth€
YoungBloodsmaystartlheir tabletopcareerwithskils. Throwadice: C'reatHorseman skill,but insteadbecome anAccomplished Shot.
1,2 noskills 5 twoskills
3,4 oneskill 6 threeskils Experi€nce
Theseskillsaren'trolledfor on the mainIndianlist; insteadthrowa Apachegain experiencelike anyoneelse, exceptthey iuffer no
penaltiesfor ki[ing unarmedopponents, backshootingor retusinga
I Agrle chall€nge. Tlis is alsotrue for PlainsIndian,but theygain no
2 Hardasnails(Stoic) experience al allunless theysucceed in counling couptheencounter.
3 Nenesofsteel To countcoupthe charactermusl physicallystrike any slanding
4 F ghter opponent,or be the firstto slrikea fallenopponent.Hegainshonour
5 Swilt andis entitledto \yeara featherto nark hisac.omplishment.
6 a Plainslndianis aMysticWanior
anApacheis aCrackshotwith arifle andStealthy GriningSkilt
ApecheWalliors & MightyWariors gainskillsexactlyasin the maitr
The main list of Indianskillsis shorterthanthat for u,hit€men; it rules.nsins Indirn Walriors& MightyWalliors gaina skill for each
conlainsno disadvantageous attributes,andno enhancements to their enmunter in whichtheycountcoup(including th€encounter whenthey
shootingabilitiesfor PlainsIndians.Indiansiarelyhadtheammunition fint qualifyasa Warrio4. Theyhavea 50%chanc€of an addiiional
to developtheirshootingskills. skil for eachmantheykill, andfor eachadditionalcouptheycount.
IndianSkils & Attributes With their additiomlactioncardr,startingskillsandth€additional
Agne MysticWanior Terrirying beneficial skills that th€y wi rapidlyaccunulate(expecialyif you
Fighter NeNesofsteel Tough allowthemto "doubleup"onskills),Indian$,arpaniesrapidlydevelop
GrcatHors€man Accomplished Shot TrueGrit intoformidableenemies. AJterafewencounteB theyshouldbeableto
Had As Nails(Stoic) Stealthy Vengetul bandleseveraltimestheirnumberof inexperienced soldiers.
Hunter Strong Wildman
L€geodOfTheTribes Swift II\'DIANWEAPONS
Suggestions
for newskillsar€verywelcome! Fireaflns
With the exceptionof ApacheCrackShots,all Indianssubtractone
TheBossman skill doesnot appear.Inslead,oneIndianis cholenas
dicewhenshootingfr€arms.
Wrdelderof thewarparty.He is treat€dexactlyasa Bossinan, butif
hispanyis unsucxesstul (i.e. it doesnot SainsufEcient
honourfor its Bovs
m€mbers) hegainsno experience or skillsandcannotbewarleaderof Usethe rangechan for pistols,exceplthat longrangeextendsto 24
thosewarrionagain,if it succe€ds gainsanaddilional inches.Bow-armed
heautomaticnlly characterscannotmoveandshoot,
skill.AJny smuts,redor whit€,canchooseto roll or drawskillsfrom All shotscountasdeliberatefire. A warriororidedhimselfon his
eitherthemainor lheIndianchart,ascannountainmen, ftontienmetr, abilityto keepa numberof arrowsin theah; so,$,hil€a YoungBlood
at|d Indianor half-breedgunfghters.Theycanaho usethe Young canscoret hit, a Waniorcans.ore2 andaMightywanior 3.
Blood,Wafiior atrdMightyWaniorActionCards. If morels than6sarerolled,theneitherhehasrunoutof arows,or
A MysticWffrior is particularlyr€c€ptiveto pow€rfulvisionsand h€hasamechanical problem(probablyabrokenstring)withhisbow.It
attunedto thespiit world.Befor€eachconflict,throwto seetheeffect cannotbeusedagaineitherway.
thatcommunion withthespiritsha5had: If atargetsu$ersanarrowwound,thrcwagain:4,5 or 6hehasbeen
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impaled.An impaledcharacrer canonlymove1dic€pertum,and,if h€ hept: alv,/ays th$ws two dice,nultiplies then rogether,andmoves
does,mustthrowfor anadditionalwound,subtracting I fromthedice. lhatdistance straightahead,hemaythentum throughupro45degees.
The bestplanis to getthe arrowout, or if that provesirnpossible, If an Ineptriders,anrsto stop,he nust announce hisd€sireto do so
breakit ofr. Shootists,Lagen&(& WariorsandMightyWarriors)and ther throw his dice as usual,if both dice comeup evenh€ srops
characte$who areHard asNaiis,a L€gendOf The Wesr(or of the immediately, if bothcomeupoddhecannotstopthisturn,oth€rwise he
Tribes),haveNervesOf Sleel,areToughor haveTruecrit canmanage moveshalf-distance thenstops.
rhisonrheirownl orher!needlomeone lo helpthem.
Poor:thrors upto 6 dice,thenmovesthetotaldistance straightahead,
Thecharacter or hishelpermustthrowa dice: hemaytheDtum throughup to 45degrees. He mayspeedup or slow
1,2 a[ow fast,mustbebrckenoff, try nexttum. downbyoDediceeachtum, to a marimumof 6 dic.-
3 noprogress,roll againnexltum.
4,5,6 arow removed Good:throvrsupto 3dice,thenmovesthetotaldistanc€ straightahead,
he th€nmaytum throughup to 45degrees, he thenthrowsagainatrd
If lhe arrowmuslbebroken,tllrowonsubs€quent turns. mayrnakea secondtum of up to 45degrees. He mayspeedupor slow
1,2 uncontrollablebleeding/vital
organ:victimdies. dowobyonediceachlhroq.to a maximurn of3 dice.
3 vicrimsuffersadditionalwound.
4 victimpasses out Erp€rt: tbrowsup lo 3 dice, then novesthe total distancestraight
5,6 arrowbroken ahead, thenmaytum throughup to 45degre€s, rhrowsagainandmay
makea secondtum of up to 45deSrees, andthenthrowsa third time
Impaledchancte$,subtracttwo diceif shootingor fightingwith the andmaymakeanothertum.Hemaysp€€dupor slowdolrnbyonedice
anowstill projectingfromthem,onediceifit hasbeenbrokenoff. eachthrow,lo amaximumof 3 dice.
Mulkeb& OtherMuale lradiDg Weapons All riden whoverestationary arrhe€ndof theirlastlum musrbuildup
Muskets,fli lockriilesandpisrols,blunderbusses speed by just orl€dice each throw, wirhtheexceplionof Ineptriders,
andmuzzleloading
shotguns alltakeawhiletoreload. A grnpowder, lraddingandtheball who are considered to be riding a horse permanently on thevergeof
or shotall mustbenmm€dhomeandrbeweaponcarefullyprimed. bolting,andalwaysmovetheproductof tbeirtwodice.
To repres€nt the delayanduncertaintyoI thisprocess weintroduce Ridersmoving& fuing may fire onceduringthe turn; immediat€ly
newcardsintotheFat€Deck;oneMuzl€ InaderFiringCrrd for each beforenaking one of rheir movementthrcws.Rid€rsfuing pistols
character armedwith amuzzle-loader, andjusronerelmdcrrd. subtractonefiom their firing dic€for eachmovementdicerheyare
Whenlhe reloaded cardis drawn,it isplacedfac€upon th€tabte. aboutto thrcw.Theynay fire in a270degreearcclockwise fiom their
Whena charactertnudelo€der firiry c.rd is drawn,th€n,onlyif lefrsideto dircctlybehindthemwiththeirrighthand,or in a270degree
therelordedc{rd isfaceuponthetableandlhatchancterissrationary, arcrunninganti-clockwise fromtheirrightsidewithrheirl€fr hand.
tbefiringcardis passed to thecharacteisplayer.Otherwise, thefiring Ridersfiring shoulderarmssubtracttvo ftom their firing dicefor
cardis discarded.Il is up to the drawingplayerwherherhe reveals eachmovementdicethey areaboutto throw. Theymayfire in 270
whichcharactelscardthiswas.Thisintroduces sometension.asoften degreearclike a pistolif firing one,handed, bur only a 90degreearc
il\ notpossible to tell whichcharacters havetheirweapons loaded. runningfromlheirleft sideto astraightah€adif firing two-handed.
ff it istheJoker,alldiscards, thereloadcard,andatryactioncardsmt Plains Indians ignore the 6rst movemenldice thrown when
inmedialely usedby theplayenare shumed backintorheFateDeck. calculatbgtheir6ringpenalty.
Pldyer}srillhang onrotheirprecious 6ringcards thougfil
Unless a spec-irir(.€nariodrctates othe-rwise.a playerarways srans Colli!iotrs
lhegamewithall hischaracteG firingcardsin hishand. All ride$ mustmovethetull distance thro*n. if thiswouldcausethem
Whenfiring mu?rleloadingweapons, il morels than6sarerolled, to €ollidewithanobstacle otherthana oenon.thehonewill avoidthe
thenthegunmisfres.Muzle-loadeE fire unusuallylargelumpsof collision.Throwfor lossof conEol:
Ieadi add one to the dice whenthrowinsfor the effect of a hir.
Mu.zleloadingshotguns mustb€reloadedonebarrelai arime. Loesof CoDbol
A ridermustthrowfor lossof control:
1. As a resultof puttitrghishors€on acollisioncours€;
All Indianscanthrowtheirknife,tomahawkandlance,butifthey ar€ throwinmediatelybeforemakingcontacl.
not an Accomplished Shotwith that weapon,theysubtractonedice 2. As aresrltof conbat.
from their accuracy. Trearasif it wa! a deliberatepistolshotvith a 3. As aresultofajump.
max.range of: 4, As aresultof attemptingto tramplea character.
Knife&tomahawk MediumfE) 5. If he rolls three66simultarcously for horsemove,
Lance l-ong(12) m€nt,or anIneptridermoves30inch€sor more.
6. Whengettinga graze(IneptandPooronly),a flesh
Weapons canbe thrownaffermoving.Normally,Indianscany only wound(notExpen)or aseriouswound.
oneeachof knife, tomahawkandlanc€.A thrownlancewill always
caus€at€rrihle*o rd inst€adof aseriouswound. Itmw a die:
4,5,6: ev€rythirgfine;horsecontinues onhisway,movingtangential,
ly awayfron theobstacle if on a collisioncourse.
HORSES 1,2,3: riderlo$s control,throvn againbelow:
Therearefourclasses of riden: 1,2: Horsebucks.Thehone imnediatelymakesa seriesof bucks;
In€pt someone whohasrarelybeenon a hone. leapingmadlyaroundtryingto throwtherider:
Poor:som€on€ who hasoccasionally riddenin civilianlife, BockiDg s€qrenc€: throwlo determinedislanceof movernenl;
barelytrain€dcavalry. throwa red anda blackdice,leavelhemwheretheylall, the
fu: mostcavalry,mostApache. buctinghorsemoves&e diff€rence betweentherwoscorcs.
Exp€rt many of6cers,all PlainsIndians,som€veteran Movethe horsein the directionparallelto a line dravn fton
cavalry,scouts, th€ positionsof th€ red to the blackdice.Thro$ to seeif rhe
riderr€gainscontrol.Throwadic€,requiring.
Movenent:Eachclassof riderthrors dice€achtumto seehov far rheir hept 6 Go{d 4,5,6
Poor 5,6 Erp€rt 3,4,5,6
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thow to seeif therideris thrown.
If controlis notregained,
lnept 1,2,3,4 Good 1,2 CHELIFEB
RO O K S
Poor 1,2,3 Expen I MikeSmith
Continuethis sequenc€ unril eith€r the rider regainscontrolor is ToddClose,Curthwaite,wigton, Cumbria
or tramplesaredealtwith asnormal.
thrown.Any collisiotrs Tel:01228711388
3,4: Ho$e rei$. Throwimmediatelyto seeif the rideris throwr, MILITARYBOOKS
usingthechartabove. Bouohtand Sold Sendsaefor catalooue
5,6: Horsebolls.Tr€atriderasIneptuntilheregainscontrol.Riden
whowereIneptto startwith cannotstopthehors€,andwill be SlaDdaDdfight(dorDodifier)
carriedawayunlessstopped,shot,thrown,etc. conbator tranple is fought.If lhe horseis
An entirelyconventional
A characterwhocannove into contactwith aboltinghorse
canstopiawith athrowof 4, 5or 6 (Ineptsubtracthro, Expert isnot hil, hemaythro\rto seeif hecanbring
bolting,andthecharact€r
addone),butmustriskbeingtranpledfint. itundercontrol;ne€dinga4,5or6(-lif Inept,+2if Expen)-
Charactenrnaynotfirc onatum wh€retheythrowfor lossof control
or areon a boltinghorse.RideilessboltinghorsesmoveoDtheJoker. Hemicleap{-2 dice)
Characterattemptsto l€apup on the horse.Only Legends,Expert
ThmwnRiden horsemen andthosewithvariousappropriate skillsnay try this.
effecton therider.
Tlrow on CombatDamaceChartto d€termine Theassaultor trampl€roundis foughtasnomal, but if theleaping
character
throwsthe most6s,he doesirdeedl€apup into the saddle.
An opporcnt air€adysittitrgup ther€ is tbrown, and the leaping
FIGINtr{GTROMEORSEBACK
& TRAMPLING mw hasamount(for themomentatr'r/ayl).ODhisnexttum
character
hemusttbrowto s€eif heis thrown,aswithbuckinghorses.
II a ridert last movementthrow wasjust one dice, he must halt
alongsidehisoppon€ntandfight a normalroundof combat.If thelast
throwwastwoor moredice,anIneptor Poorridermaychoose toeither SHOOTING
ATHORSES
tnmpleanyoneonfootin theirpath,or strikeapassing blow.Theymay
strik€onlyonepassing blowpertum. Citiz€trsc"mot choos€whethertheytu€ at rhe rideror th€ hone, if
GoodandExpertridersmaybothtramplealldstrikeapassing blow. theyscor€ahit, lhrowa dice:
Theymayslnkeanynumberol passing blowspff tum againstdifferent 1,2,3 Hors€; 4,5,6 Rider
opponents. Tle trampleroundis foughtfint. - 1if firingataPlainsIndian,lrho'll begoodatusinghissteedasmver.
Anycharacter onfootwhoothenrisecontaclsamovinghorse,friend GutrneD& YomgBloo&alsothrowa diceasabove,butmayaddor
or foe, is automaticailytranpled. Any blow againsta mounted subtractonefion th€result.
characteror hishors€caus€sa testfor lossof control. Shootisls,L€genrls,Walliors & Mighty Warriorsare ah{ayson
A characleron foot nay strike againstthe hoIseif he is being targetif theyscoreahit.
tnrnpled,otherwiseagainstthe rider, but nay choosehistargetin a
stationarycombat.Wheretwomountedcharacters fight,ftey mayeach tnjury to Hors€s
chooselheir talgets.Mounledopponents arenevertrampled. Injurylo horsesiscalculated
in asimplifiedmanner.Justthrowa dice.
l-4 Gra'ed,Tllrowfor lossof conlrol.
PasingBlows 5 Hors€vounded,maximumdiceper throv reducedby
A mountedcharacters,hodoesnothaltbyhisopponentto tradeblows one,lneptridersthrowfor lossofcontrolwh€nthrowing
strikesapassing
blow.Heandbisopponentsubtract1diceto simulate morethanonedicefor movement, Poorddersthrowfor
the r€duc€dchanc€of a tellingblow,unlessth€rider is arnedwith a loss of control wh€nlhrowingmorc lhan two dice,
Throwfor Iossof control.
6 Hors€frlh lo thegroutrd.Rid€rthmwn.
Atlr.tiq CbancteNonFoot Throwagain: 1,2 Hone dead/serioudy injured.
A characteronfootwithaloadedweaponandfacingthedghtdirectioD 3 Horsewounded,bollsoncerider
whois altackedbyarider,or trampledby ahorse,mayfirstfte ahasty hasextricatedhimself.
sbot.Then,hemayattemptto: 4 Hors€onlygrazed,but boltsonce
Dive out of the way (compulsory
for CitizensandYellow dderhasextricatedhimsef
5 Hors€\round€d,stads oncerider
Dodge. hasextricatedhims€lf.
Stardandfight,or attemptto stopaboltinghone. 6 Hotseoolygrazed,standsonce
Make3heroicleap. rid€rhatextnc.ated
himself.

DiviDgort of lheway{+4 dice)

If the divingchanctersunivesa roundof combatwithoutrcceivinga RESCI'IITG COMRADES ONFOOT
hit, he isnl eligibl€to knoct dowDhis opponent,bul div€sonedic€ A ridercanhoistaconnde upontohishorseashepasses by;allhehas
llonh of inch€sout of the \ray. He is knock€ddowoand$inded;he to dois throw3,4,5or 6, applyinglhe followingnodifieE:
cannotmak€anyactionuntil afterth€Jokeris n€xtdrawD.Hedivesin
Eachhonemovemetrt diceaboutto b€tbrown - I
themostobvioudireclion, ifin doubtdic€ondomly.
Eitherrescueror rescuedisanExpertrider +2eafi
Eitherrcscuerorrescuedisseriously$,ounded -1each
(+2
Dodge dice)
Plainslndian +1
The characterducksand dodges.IJ h€ suwivesa roud of combat
withoutreceivinga hit, heis not eligibleto knoct downhisopporcnt, If lheunmodifred dicethrowis I o. 2. theriderinuslfint thro$,forloss
but mov€sa diceworthof inchesin anydirection,endingfacingin his of contlol.Th€r€scued pedestrianmustbestandiDg up,atrunmns.ious
DlaYer's choic€of dir€ction. character mavbehelduDbvhisftiends.
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'ITSTHEMPESIW Beingclosefirendsof thewhites,theParlD€€mightbeexpe.{€dto
havenore thar theirfair shareof fteaflns. Becaus€ of theircontacts
*ith thesouth-€ast€m woodlandtrib€stheyalxomadeu3eof sstem
vr€apofflike the "ball" and"gustock" club6,in Prelerenctto the
IMUNSAGATN!" stone-headedPlainstne. Theyhadwarriorsocieties lile manyof theii
rcighbouB,oneof {hich employ€dan interestingvariatiotrod the
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ParlTwo THE,KIOWA
by ChrisPeers TheKiowaspokea latrguage relatedto ihat of the Pueblopeoplesof
NewMexico,andsoare generally assumed to haveoriginated fromthat
To cotrdudemy noteson producingPlainsIndianforcesbasedon area.Hovr€ver,in the eady18lbcenturytheywereliviogfar lo the
sp€cificp€oples,I will tale a look at sordeof theleadingtrib€son the north,in vhatis DowModana,asalliesof theCro*6.PerbaFbecause
SouthemPlaiDs.It mightbe worthnedtiodingthat sone authoriti€s they had originaly beena setded,agdculturalpeople,they were
regardSouth€mPlainswarfareasslighdydiffer€trtin ib enphasishom exceptionally richin art, orltoreandritual: it hasbeensuggested that
thatof the mor€nonhemp€oples.For onethitrgthe warnerclinate theKiovahventedth€SunDanceandinEoduc€d it totheothertrib€s.
meatrtthat tfiere s,ass€ldoma long qdnterbneakftom inler-t ibal Theyhadsacr€dstoft idolswhichworesometinestalen otr var
sarfare,*hen theweather€nJorc€d a nore or lessinvolu ary truce, erp€ditiotrs. Theyalsohadamilitrry hierarchyanounthgalnostto atr
Materiallythesouthemtrib€slivedsimplerlives,andhadlessaccess to her€ditary adstocracy, headed by asociety-lhePrircipalDogs-which
thefuls andporcupinequilb with whichoorthemoNlik€dto decorate comprfu€d thetenleadbgwardonof thetribe.TbeKiowaweresaidto
themrelv€s; south€mwarfarewasthuslesscomEm€dwith showand hayeb€enfearedby vhilestmyellingtheSantaFeTrailmorelhanany
dtual. Perhaps the abovehctors help€dto nake it nore inplacable othertribe in proportioolo th€ir nunbers,possiblyb€eus€of their
anddeadly.C€rtafulythe erhitesregardedsomeof thesoutbemhorse reDutation asthemoststillul tortureBin tbew€st.
Indiaff asthemostterrifyingfoesof all. Theyhadspentmucbof th€ 18thc€nturybeiq victinis€dby the
Siou, whos€remorenumerous andbetter€qulpp€dwithhors€6and
THEPAWNEE gum. So when lheyhad acquired enough horesthem$lvostheKiowas
rodesouth,relyingonmobilityto ayoidtheirenemies, andsoonSained
Althoughtheyplayeda sigtrGcant role in the warsof the Plains,the a repulationasthe mostenterprisitrg long{istaN€ raidersof all lhe
Paw[e€s werenotthemselves atruePlainsp€ople.Origioallytheyser€ hors€trib€s.Id the1780s theyc,erebackontbenorthemboder ofNew
anoffshoot of the Caddoan Federation of thefukatsasrcgiotr,related Moico, wherelhey madeftiendscdththe Comanc$es. [o the 19th
to the aftient temDle-mound civilisatiotrsof the south{ast.At som€ century,KiowasaDdConanches usuallyfoughttogether.
stagetheymovednorthup the MissoudRiyerandb€&meoneof a (AmoDgthe Kiowa aas a small clatr which spole a differetrt
numberof semi-nomadic peopleslivingontheedgeof thePlairls,who language, relatedto thatoftheApaches. Th$e weresometim€s l(nof,T
divid€dtheir time betweenbufralGhuntingandfarming.Ooeof the as Kiowa-Apaches o. PlaiN Apaches.This is colli|smg, howeyer,
largertribesoftheregiotr,theytrurnbered about10,0min theearly19th b€cauethelatterte.mproperlyappliestotheApachetribeswhichhad
cetrtury. dominated lheSouthemPlamsb€foretheCrmanches &ovethemwest
For mostof the y€3rthe Pac/D€e werebas€din vilagesalongthe h th€ early18thclntury. Ther€wereno realApach€son the Plaits
Missouri and its tributades.Thes€ wete protectedby woodetr afterthat,apartftomafewLipaNwhohlng ononthenestomfting$,
stockades, andconsisted of eanhlodgeswhichcouldnotbebumedby aDdif therehadb€en,th€KiowaandConanchewouldno doubthave
anenomy,andwercarangld soasto providecoverandgoodfieldsof ts€atedthen asenemies,)
6rc for thedefenders. Suchlacticswercevennore effectivewhenthe Kiowaleggings oftenhadredllaF anacheiatthetop6like lhos. of
Pawneeacquiredgunsfrom the French,€3rly in th€ lSth cedtury. theCheyenne. Thepracticeof paintingtheMy, shieldandhors€with
Thesedefensiveadvanlages larg€lyoffsetth€ obviousdisadvantagethera$e colourm designis saidto havebeenpopularamongthern.In
thattheirmoremobileeneniesknec/wh€reto findthem,andeoabled Dlostotherresp€cts theydressedlike lhe Comanche. Tbeywerethe
the Pawneeto slrvive d€spitethe inplacablehostilityof powerful ackooc€dged€rpensamongthe Plainspeoplestu signlaogoage -
eoemi€sliko the Sioux.Otr the other hand,whenPaen€ehrnters perhapGbecausetheir otrn languagex/as almost inporsible for
venturedonto ihe open Plainsh soarchof buffalo, lhey b€aamo oubidersto l€am.TheKiowawereesp€cially alraidof owk, andif one
wt&rable. For exasple,in 1873the Siourcaughta huntiq partyat washeardhootingavrarparq wouldoftentum backonthespot.They
MssacreCanyonin Nebraska,andkilled 150of lhemithechast€ned g!€atlyvenerated beirs- whichwaskmwn to caus€ftictionwith their
survivorsbadto berescued by theUSArmy. Comanche allies,whowouldp€rsisth eatingthen.
LiketheCrou/,thePaq,nee tbrewin theirlot cdththewhit$ ard s€nt
contiqe s to Eghtwilh then againstthe Plainstribes.Alro like ihe
Crcc,,th€ydidnotproft ftomthispolicl in tbeend.In 18?6,3ssootras TIIf, COMANCIIE
theSioux theat seemed to have been eliminated, theyw€rekick€d out Lile the earliest Plains horsemetr - th€ ApacheandShoshone who
of theirhom€sio Nebraska ands€ntto theIndianTetritory. dominatedthe regionin the l?th and early 18th centuries- the
Alhoughrct €sp€cialyrichin hors€s,theyoftenfoughtnountedon Comarcheaniv€dhom tho sest. Theywerein factcloselyrelalodto
thenains,usitrgihousualtactics.However,theylookedverydifferent the Shoshone, amotrgwhomthey had oncelivod in what is trow
ftom the rrue Plaiff trib€s. They did trothave the o$tonary lo4 hair, wyoming. Tbey splitavrayftomthen around17m,s/h€trth€yacquir€d
but oftfl shav€nth€irheadserceptfor a snall tuft on thecrom, and hors$ andb€gaoto ddft southalongtheeastemfrinS€of the Rocky
paintedth€headandupp€rpan of the facered. Scoubpaidedtheir Mouotains.The Conadcbehad originally been very poor and
faceswhitein orderto inyoketheporverof thewolf. Alotrgwith other back*ardcompa&dto rdanyothertribes:theyhadno knowledge of
south-€ast€m tribesthePaxmoo sometines*ore a stntrgeloohngfirr agdo t|rc, for example, and possess€d lide in the way of political
c{p, s/ithapaint€dhid€trisngleup to afoot lodgstickingoutto either organbation beyoodthofamilyor informalhuntinggloup.
theleft or rightside- althouSh thiswouldnot seento havebe€nvery Perhap6 b€cause theyhadsolittle to lose,theyadoptedthehorseand
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andcameto be regadedaslhe b€sthorsemen of all Indiam.Unlike

nost, in fact,lheybecam€quitereluctatltto fight on foot, eveDgoing
out mountedot] horse-slealing expeditions,in contrastto the usual 'NAPOLEON'MAGAZINE
custom.[n OeearlylSthcenlurytheyalsoacquired Frenchgumviathe (fomerly "Enpires, Eagles& Lions')
Caddoans to th€east,andsowereableto dhplacethePlainsApaches,
whose€arlierdominanc€ hadbeenbas€d- Iikethatof theShoshone in UK substo the bi-mo.tlny fdl @bu Amed@ Napol@nic
thenorth- onleather-amour€d menridingsimilarlyprotectedhones. magaine e availablefron StrataEenPubli@tions.
Suchamour {,as uselessagainstfreafins - vbich the Apache One year's subsdipti@ (6 iNed:
themselves weredeniedby their Spanishneighbours - but afterthe €23.50(r21 to W13lb3cibea)
demiseof tbe Apaches,,stenin the late 18thcenturythe Comanche E.E.L. bindeE (hold 12 issue) €6 polt pd.L
tendedto revertto theirbows,which,havfuga bigherrateof fte and EKlqively f ton Stratagd
weremoreg€nerally
beingfar easierto reloadon hors€back, usefiilfor
th€ir mouniedskirmishingtactics.lt wat not uniil r€peatingca.rbines 18 LoYeF Iae, N@{19 Nofls NG24lHZ
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Havingbeatenthe Apach€s,the Comanche found themselves in warlikeexploits,whileat thesameiime imposingno.eal controlover

possession of the richest hmting groundsor the Plains.Thes€ theimpulses of theyoungmetr,madeth€mrither bado€ighbours for
comprised partsof present-day T€xasandftighbourhg r€gions,which everyone-rcdorvhite withh thelotrgr€achof thei raidingpanies.
werealsocloseto th€SDadshsettlements fton whichho$escouldbe UnliketheotherPlainstribes,whoonlycaneintocotrfliclwith whites
boughtor, betterstill, stoler. Consequenty they became€nremely wheDtheir terrirory was thrcatened,the Comanchestartedlong-
*ealthy,andtheirnunbersincr€ased until lheyll/ereoneofthe largest runnhgfightswithboththeMencans(in 1757)andtheTexans(1836),
tribeson the Plains.At their peaktheyprobablynumberedbetweetr in bothcaseswhjl€the frontierwasstill hundreds of milesavayftom
12,000and20,000,althoughoutsiderstend€dto over€stinatetheir theirhomerange.
tlumb€rsbecause theyw€reso mobile.Theyweredivid€dinto five It appeanthat th€ spl€trdidKontuckyhorsesc/hichth€ Angle
major bands,v,/hichco-op€.atedfor military operations,but never Americansettlenbroughtto Texa!s,ereanirresisiibletemptationto
regarded thems€lves asboundby agreements madeby theothers.One theraidingpanies.Th€Conamh€eventualysettleddos'nto a4Gyear
of thes€bands,the Ant€lopesof DonhemTexas,waspaniolady vendettaagainst theTexans, in thecou$eofwhichth€yaresaidto have
uncompromisiDg andremainedalooffrom the whitesuntil longafi€r killedmore*hites thanall th€otherhors€Indiansputtogether,andto
€veryothertribe on th€ Plainshadnad€ treatiesandbeenassign€d hav€delayedfor decades tbe settlenedtof the SoulhemPlains.Otr
teniloriesor reservations.
Until theywer€finaly starv€dandharass€d someoccasions, for exanpleduringthe Civil Warwh the USarny
intosubmission in l8?5,theAnt€lopebandhadnev€rhadanyp€aceful wasoc.lpiedelsewhere, theftontierwasdriveobackmaDymil€sbythe
contactwhateverwiththeAmedcans. presureof couDtless smallComanche raids.In the R€dpjver Warof
Li,kenouveauticlat everyryhere, theC.omafthewercanogantatrd 1&7+5lheyfoughtalastditchactionin theTexasParhanalle in alliance
cncky.This, compounded with a $ltur€ v,/hichtraditionallyvalued with the Kioea, SouthemCheyemeandtuapaho.Theyc/er€6na y
defeatedin 1875by a conbinationo{ US nilitary actionand the Brightyelow waspopularin theCentralPlainsarea,esp€cially
daughterof thebulfalouponwhichtheydepended. amongtheCheyenne.
Conancbewamorsusuallyfought alnost naked,or al most itr
Further south, yellow and green was comnon amongthe
br€echcloth andl€ggings. F€athers hadlittle of th€heraldicsignificance
Comanche, KiowaandSouth€mCheyeme.
for th€mthatth€ydidanongthenorthemtnbes,andat fiIst lbeyseen
notto havewomtheusualflowingfeathercdwarbomets.Insteadtheir whichwhil€a
Therewerealsodiffercnces in thed€signof rdoccasins,
eminentwarrionpreferredbuffalo-homheaddres€s, althoughby the
to shorr onvargames figures,
would often allowatracker
bit too subtle
187(hsomeof theft hadbegutrto adoptthe"classrc" q?e. h thesa$e
"Comanchero" to tell crhosetrail he wasfollowiog.Thefletchingor shaftgrooveson
p€riodth€ tradersof Ne\t/Mexic! suppliedthemwith
plentyof modemfu€arms,esp€cially anoc/s,thetrumb€rof polesusedfur atipi, andrdanyothersignscould
Winchester repeatels.[n a fight giveacluetotheidentityof awarparty.Thissortof knowl€dge \r,as
atso
ssearlyas186,{it wasnotedthatlhe majorityof th€Comanches and
especially imponantbecau!€,althoughthetribesdidhavereecognis€d
Kioc,ascardedsuchweamns.*herea!themoreDonhemtribesdidnot geogmphical
ranges,youcouldnot alwq{ relyon fnding themvhere
acquirethen in quantityuntil theperiod1868-?0. youexp€cled
- thern.
Comanches \r,eredistinguished by their exceptioMllylonglances
upto 14feet,compared -
to the7 feetusual€lsewherebutfewwarriors MountedIndiar$often raidedov€r astodishingly long distaffes,
caniedthem,aslheyinvolvedatraditionalobligationneverto ret eat. app€aring suddenlyin lhe tenitory of peopleswhomtheymidt never
Shieldsremainedpopularin the south,eyenaftertheyhadvirtually ordinarilymeet.In lhe early19thcenory M€xico,with it! wealtbin
disappeared further northb€caus€ of their limit€dprote€livepower livestockand silver, its ineffertud govemmentand unarmedand
againstgutrs.Comadche shieldsseemto havebeenlargerthanothe$- helploss p€asantry, wasaverypopularholidaydestinatiotr. Eventhefar
up to threefeet in diameter- andth€ymad€effortsto renderthem nonhem BlacHootgot lhat far on occasioD, while the Conanche
bulet-proofby constructing themof two leatherdis.ss€wntogether regularlyraidedasfar asDurangp,at the southemendof th€ Sierra
ald pack€dwithstraw,fur or pap€r(rdissionades sometimes x,onder€d Madre.On€iDtrepidbatrdof KiowasrodeaI thewayto theju41€.sof
c/hyth€rewassuchadenatrdlor Biblesanongtheillit€ratehdiatrs). Yucatan.Elstwhere,Crowbrav€swerekno$I to ttavelfromMotrtana
conanche hors€mansbip, scoutinga archeryskills were all to the ArkansasRiverin southemKansasto slealhors€sftom the
regarded asoutstanding, butdespitetheirwarlikereputationtheyu/ere Comafthesatrdth€ir a[i€s, the Cor0anches oncesackedthe pon of
uuslally reluclantto .isk losses- evencomparedto oiher Indiars, Li0nvile otr th€ Guf Coastof Texas,andv,/aipaftesof othertribes
\vho alwayshad to com€rvelimrled manpow€r.They wouldoften evenclaimedto havercachedlheshoresof $e Paofc.
brcakoff eogag€meols aftersufrerhgasingl€fatality- aoistomwhich At l€asrthereshouldbenodifEo ty in findingfigues to depictaoy
onat leastoneoccasion cnused arowwiththeil Kiowaalies,whowere of the abov€p€oples.Mostof the possiblevarirtionswil b€loundin
clrtto piecesalterbeingleft in th€lurch.Tl€ comaDche madeup for ftnger like thoa€ftom Britimir, Dkon, Guerosey FoondryandOld
thisby beingexceptiooally qmningat cuttitrgoff or anbushingsmal clory in 25mn, andPet€]Pig, Irrcgdrl, Freilo$ andMinifgs in
grouF of enemies - "the mostmis{hievously artful of aI the Udted 15mm.No doubt ther€ are otherswhich I havenot comoacross
States' Indians" accordingto Colonel Dodge. Tley were also p€rsonally. AI it wouldDeedwouldbea little seleclivity,andp€rhaps a
notorioosly cruelto theircaptives, althoughaparticularlybraveenemy felJsinpleconversions, andyoucouldhaveyouroen distilctivetrib€,
migbtbeadoptedinto thetribe.In the 1870s, whenit vastoo late,the readyto takescalpsandhor$s fromthoselesserbrcedsof Indians3s
greatcbiefQuanal impos€da certainamounlof disciplineotr these wellasftomtheDalefaces!
individualistic urarriors,but theyrcyer charged home€nmass€ agaiNt
whitesoldieNlike theSiourandC'heyflnesometimes did.
TheComanche qTeregenerally short,stockyanddart-skimed.They ANOTEONSOURCES
x,er€lessiote.estedin sho*y costumes thanth€ nonhemtribes,and
Theliteratureon thissubjectis immeffe, andI havecoll€.ledideas
their stadardsof cleanluesswerelower.GeorgeCatlin,who lived fiom a very largenunt€r of difrer€ntsources.Therewouldnot be
with themin the 183ft, doscrib€dthembluntlyas "on€ of th€ most
spac€her€to providea properbibliographyof the subject,evenif I
unattractiveand slovenlylookingracesof Indiansthat I haveever werequalifiedto do so. The followingbooks,hovever,are a good
s€en".A loogleatberstrapdeco.ated vith dis.sof tb or silver,which
staningpoint for nore d€tailedirformation on lhe apparance,
"as sonetimes womhangingftomthebackofthe hat, wasapartiorlar weaponry lifestylesof thePlainslndians:
and
favouriteof th€ Comanche atrdKiowa.In facl silver- obtainedfiorD
Mexicobyfair means or foul-lvasmoreconmonlyusedfor decoration T. E. Mdls, TheMysticwanion o/tte Phizr, 1972,nowpublished in
thaothebeadsandquillsof lbe noflhemers.Anotherunusualfeatule, paperback by AurumPr€ss,1995.Mailsdescribes andillustratesjust
obtainedftom thesamesource,wastheocaasional appearanc€ of old about€veryimaginable aspectof lndianlife.
SpaDish mail shirtsandotherequipment.(Theoccasional Comanche F. R. Secay,ChangiigMihary Palem ol he GteatPlaint lndia4t,
figurein nail, or perhapcw€aringanold morionhelrnet,wodd make Monograph 21of theAm€ricanEtbtrological Society,1953,reprhted
aninterestingconversion.) TheComarche,Iikethe Kiowa,u/erealso by BisonBooks,1992.An interesting slanton th€subjecl,concentrat-
famousfor thei. spectacular combinedquiven and bowcases made itrgoDhowinter-tribalwarfarechanged underth€impactof the horse
fromwholemountainlion skins.l-€ggtugs andmoccashs aresaidto atrdgutr.Thisseerns tobethesourc€of mostofthematerialonpre-19th
haveb€enmosdyblue,whileshits, whenwom,irereyellov/aodgreen. century*adare in popularworks.
It appears that a usefullule of thumbfor distitrguishiDg trib€sftom C. T^ylor,TheWaftiotsol dEPlrrff, Hamlyn,1q75.A goneralsM/ey
eachotherwas provided by regionaldifrer€nces in clothitrgcolours.Of whichcovonmt justthewell'tnov,n*ars againstthewhites,but also
couseiodividualpreferences oftetrouweighed th€seditr€rences, atrd th€earlierhter-tribalconflicts.
the issuewasfunher cotrfused by th€ fact that waniorswouldoft€tr
Frequently repriotedandalways wonhr€adhgdespitetheirsometimes
wear itemscapturedftom olher tribes, but the followinggeneral vies,points,are matryof the old eyec/itn€ss accouDts,
old-fashioned
guidelines werecomideredvalid:
nolably:
Tbe far norlhem peoples,suchas the BlacKootand Cre€, G. Cadia,litted andNotasontheMonttery,Cu\tonLt andConditbttof
teded to favoureithergreyishwhit€or r€ddishpurple.Whter tp Norh AnedcanIndittn, Irndon, 1841.
coatswere madefrom tmd€ blank€ts,ofteDstrip€dred a PriDceMainilian of Med Nenatied,Tnvelsitr tl8 In@ior of Nod,
yellow.
Anwi.a.laDdon.l8/,3.
The Sioux,md neighbouring trib€slike th€ Crow,pref€rred Col. R. Dodge, Thitty-Thrceyeo$ Anong Ow WA Indiant,
ye[owishwhiteor b€ige. Hardord,1882.
 PIGSWITL
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By TimWalker t l
At our Club AGM we usuallyplay wargamesof a more
light-hea(edvariety than usual.The follo*ing offeringwas
requidngno prior knowledge MJ
[lt-]
devisedasa multi-playergame on
the part of the participantsand enablingthe oryaniserto use
alreadyavailablefi gures.
Eachplayerwasgivenan 'Introduction',a'playsheef,which
were the samefor everyone,and a 'charactercard' which

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outlinedan objective,movement,combat,escapeand money
valuesand any specialabilitiesor possessions for that player.
Players'charactercardswerenot revealedto eachother.
In addition,as umpireI had a deck of cards,eachwith a
player-charactert nameon it, to determinemove sequence, PIGSWILL
anda lht ofrandom eventswith whichto besetthe Dlayers. onlyif targetin cover).A scoreof 1will hit thefint objectwithin
I inchofthe intendedflightpathofthe missile.
Onewoundis inflictedfor eachhit.
PLAYERS'INTRODUCTION
Blocking
welcometo thequaintmedievalvillageof Pigswill. You canattemptto blockthepathofanyonewhopasses within
The villag€ hasfive streetsanda marketsquare.The principal an inchof your character. To do thisbothplayersroll a d6, the
buildingsarethe tavern, 'Ii e Pig and Trumpet', the Chulch, rhe block succeeding if the blockingplayerwins. Combatalw.ys
BishoD's Residence andtheWatchtower(whichalsodoublesas occursin this situation,regardless of whethereither player
aJail).Thereis alsoa substaniialhouse belongingtoa m€rchant wishesit.
andseveralpeasanthovels.
The big rumour aroundthe villagetoday is that a'Great
Treasure'istoarrive.But who istobrins it? TTIECHARACTERS
I feelthesearethe mostimportantcomponents ofthe game,as
GAME RIJLES theywill governtheowningplayers'actions.Theumpireshould
encourage roleplayingbytheplayers.Thisshouldhelpensurea
Thesearedeliberatelypitchedat a very simplelevel.Theycan
suitablelevelof confusion,asno-oneshouldbe awareofwhat
be DickeduDin aboutthrceminutes. the othersare tryins to achieve.Belowis the list of characters
cameTurns usedin our game.You may have to changethingsaround,
Turnsaretakenin sequence,deteminedby drawingcardsfrom introducenew characters etc., if your playershave readthis
a deck. article.
Mov€ment
l. SisterBrunhilda:an old andflabbyGcrnan trun.
This is normally8 inches,unlessyour chara€tercard states
otherwise.Movementoverobstacles or throughbadterrainetc. Object: To visit the churchfor prayerand contemplation,
is reducedbyd6inches. andwoebetideanyonewho t estopreventyou!
Move: 6inches.
Combat -1. (On accountof yourageandbulk.)
Combat:
Occurswhen one or more charactersare within one inch of one
Escape: 6. (Alsoon accountof your ageandbulk.)
anotherandanyoneofthemwishestofighton theirownphase.
Speclal: Your pet'Fido', a ferocious'dog' (in fact a wolq.
Theremay be severalroundsof combatfor eachchara€terin
He will obey all your commands,movingon your
eachturn. All combattantsin a meleewill fight, no matter
tum. He canmove 12inches,escapes on 4, 5 or 6
whosetumitoccurcon.Combatcontinues untilsur
andfightsat +0.
longerwithinaninchof oneanother.
Money: 3 shillings.
CombaaProcedure
The player/non-playercharacterwhoseturn it is rolls againstall 2, Chartes:Atr unemploy€dBurgundianmercenarJsoldier.
lhosefighringhim or herseparately.
eachaddins " or su- brraclrng
-- ' ^, -Food.
, moneyandemployment.
, OUl..l. in Lhatorder.
Inecomoalvarueon rnerr
poin!foreacb
lnflictonewound poinr)ouwinby.s"tt* *.
woundpointforeachpointyouloseby.
iffi,, I'i'""
Escap€: 5or 6
Deathoccurson reachingfoul woundpoints.
Special: You haveone of thosenew-fangled Handguns.It
E$ap€ hasa rangeof 12inches,will causeall animalswithin
You can attemptto escapecombator any other unpleasant 6 inchesto bolt whenit is fired,butwill not work if
situationon yourowntum bcfor€youmove.lf youfail,youstay wet.
put; if you succeed,do a normalmove, but not into combat Money: None.
unlessthisisunavoidable.
To'escape',roll the numbershownon yourcharacter card. 3. BentDick:Thevi agewatchman..
MisrileFir€ Object: Maintainorderand,ifyou can,makesomemoney
Rangeis 16inches, To s€orea hit roll5 or6 (6
unlessobstructed. on the side.
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Mov€: 8 inches. 9. Igor the Idiot The villageidiot.
Combat: + 1 (You havea verylargeexecutioner's
axe).
Escape: 5 or 6. Object: You havehad your silverring stolenby a person
Special: You have the keysto the jaiywatchtower.ln the with a funny accent.Try and get it back and punish
tockupis'RancidRanuF. You can'tremember why the personrcsponsible.
he is in there. Move: 8 inches.
Money: 6pence. Combat: + I (You maybe thick,but you arealsoverybig.)
Es€ape: 6. (You aretoo dim to knowwhento quit.)
4. Sir Ednund: The lo.rl tax gatherer. Special: Nil.
Money: 2 pence.
Object: Extract 3 pencetax from everyone,particularly if
this will causeexcessive hardship.(You are not a 10. Jumpled€:A cudousp€asant,
niceman!)
Move: 8inches. Object: Nobody seemsto like you or your invisible friend
'Auila'. This hasupsetAtilla very much, and he
Combat: +0-
Escape: 4,5 or6 (You area veryslipperycustomer.) wantsyou to make them all suffer for it.
Sp€cial: You have a servant called 'Scab', to carry all that Move: 8 inches.
heavymoney.Scabis so disgustingtha! he is not Combat: +1.
allowedintoanybuildingat all.He will alwaystry to Escape: 6.
escape from combat, but wil otheruise obey Special: You arebarkingmad.
instructions.Move:8 inches:Cornbat:-2; Escape: Money: Nil. Nastystuff,tasteshorrid.
3,4,5or6.
Money: 12shillings,carried by Scab. ll. Kurt: A Nnight of thc TeutonicOrdcr.
Object: You hav€ been commandedby the Head of your
S. Sir Hugh Dickedd:A bold and chivahou! Knight. Orderto deliveageat treasuretothe Bishop.This
[easure is in a smallbox canied by you at aI times.
Object: You wish to prove yourself by doing chivalrousand Move: 6 inches on foot (heavy armour); 12 inches on
Knightly deeds-You are alsoan'upper classtwit'. horseback.
Move: 6 incheson foot (heaiy armour), 12 incheson Conbat: +2 when charginginto combat on honeback
hoNeback. (lance);+ 1 at all othertimes.
Comba.: +2 charginginto meleeon horseback (lance),+ 1 at Escape: 6onfoot;4,5or6onhorseback.
all othertimes. Special: You hav€ahorse,called'Towser'.
Escape: 6onfoot,4,5or6onhorseback- Money: 6 pence.
Special: You haveahorse,called'Rovei.
Money: 10shilings. 12. Llerelyn: A wclshman.
6. Haystlck Hsrry: A pcasent,vho smellsof sooa. Objectr To removean animal, preferably a sheep,from the
village,andmakeyourescape.
Object: You are the village arsonist; you find fires very Move: 8 inches, reduced to 6 inches iJ driving/carrying
exciting,go andstartsome! animal.
Move: Sinches. Combat: +0.
Combat: +0. Special: Sling,range12inches.
Escape: 5 or6. Money: None.
Special: To start a fue roll4, 5 or 6 when next 1osomething
flammable.Subtract2 if target is moving/alive. 13. Slipp€ryMcDufi: A Scottishhouscbreaker.
Money: Abent penny.
Object: Burglary.
7. Hcrcule:A Belgianmercenarysoldier. Move: 8 inches.
Combat: -1.
Object: You are poor and hungty. Get somerations, evenit Escape: 3,4,5 or6.
it meansworking for them. Special: You quietly pick a door lock or window on a roll of
Move: 8 incheson foot; 12incheson holseback, 3,4,5 or 6. lf you rol I, you havepickedthe lock,
Combat: + 1 on horseback; +0 on foot. but made enough noise to be heard by anyone
Escape: 5or6on footi3,4,5or6on horseback. within4 inches.
Special: Youhaveaho$e,caled'Spot'. Money: None.(Pickings havebeenveryleanof late.)
Money: None.
14. Nipper O'Toolc: An kish pickpocker.
8. Brother lgnatiors: A devoutmonk,
Object: You are travelling under the pretence of religious
object: This vilage is a moral sewer; go forth and chastise pilgrimage,andreckonyoursef the finestpickpock-
the ungodly. Your order sanctions the use of et in the land.Go to work.
violenceif it is required. Cleanup the villageI Move: 8 inches.
Move: 8 inches. Combat: -1.
Combat: +1 due to your faith, until someoneactually huns Escape: 3,4,5or6.
you, when you realise it won't stop you getting
Special: ff within 2 inches of a victim you may pick their
kill€d. pocket,saddle-bag etc.on a roll of4,5 or6. Ifyou
Escape: ro 1 however you are discovered.Last night you
Special: Moral superiority. 'found' a silver ring with a letter 'l' on it during a
Money: Who needsmoney?
Money: None.
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15. Robin: Atr Hon€stRogue. NON.PLAYERCHARACTERS

Object: Stealfrom the rich and give to the poor. For thosenot familiar with this term, we are talking aboutthose
Move: 8inches. characterswho are controlled by the umpire. These people,
Combat: +0. animals,etc. wi[ have thei own motives and are not there to
Escape: 4,5 or 6. enable the umpire to 'clobber' th€ players. Those characters
Special: You have a bow, range 16 inch€s.Being the 6nest appearingonly as 'Random Events' wil be detailed in a later
archer in all England you get +l on a[ missile section.
attacks.
Thc Bishop
16. Rrncid Ron: A pc.srnt. A fat, loud-mouthed, opinionated bigot,whoconsequently
has
donevery well for himself in his chosencareer!
Object: Your brother Rancid Ranulf is presentlylocked in
the watchtower. Frce him and revengeyourselves Move:6inches Combat:+0 Escape:6 (Very Fat)
uponsocrety.
Move: 8 inches. He startsthe gamein hisgarden.
Combat: +1(youarehuge...). Chestwith f10.00worthof goodsupstairsin house;Plateworth
Escape: 5or6 (... andslow). 120.00in church.
Special: Your brother hasthe sameabilities etc asyou. Bishop'sLack€y
Money: 2pence. He iscorruptandwiuingro'crosshisemployer.

17. Th€Grd{t Kevin; (Rob€s,pointy hrt, slafi), Move:Sinches Cnmbat:-l Escape

: l. 4. 5 or 6

Object: You are a bogus magician, fortune teller, water He startsthe gamein the Bishop'shouse.
diviner etc. who hasrecentlybeen 'closeddown' by Monk
the church authorities. Retaliation is definitely in Incorruptible guardianof the churchand its valuables-
order!
Move:
Move: 8 inches Combat:
+1 Escape:5016
8inches.
C-ombat: +0. He startsthe gameat the church.
Escape: 4,5or6. The lDnk€€p€r
Speciall You may 'curse' anyone reithin 8 inches. (Both A muchscarredand batteredlooking man, very large.
playen rol a d6 to seewh€thersuperstitionor sense
winsout.) Thosewho believethemselvescursedwill Move:Sinches Combat:+ I Escape:5or6
- I to aI later die rols.
He startsthe samein the bar at thetavem.
Money: 6pence.
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Inn StaIT 6. Drunk
As peasants,
but witl alwaystry to avoidcombat.StartinYard. Lurchesinto town alongTowerStreet.will walk d6 inchesper
tum southuntil he leavestown, mutteringand rantingabout
'sodngthemout' and'I'll showthem'.On ad6 roll of5 or6he
Eachpeasantdwellingandthe merchant\housewill have1to 3
peopleinside.Theywill fightto defendtheirown. will shoothiscrossbow at the nearestperson.
Move:8inches Combat: I Escape: 5 or 6 Move:d6 inches.Combat: 1. Es€ape:Never.wound points:
4. Money:2 shillings.Shoot: 1.
7. Beggar
KTJRT'STRXASURX Will hobbleinto town alongChurchStreet.He is exlremely
As there is a distinct possibilityof someoneattemptingto scabbyand smely. He will try to persistently
beg,whineand
relieveKurt of his responsibilityfor the 'Great Treasure'we wheedlefor alns from the first personhe sees.He tendsto
needtoknowwhatit is. Roll ad6 whenthebox isopened,and throw daggeninaothe backsof thosewho cannotrcsistthe
tell onlythosepresentwhatthe boxcontains. temptationto kick him.
L GOLD: worth!100. Move: 6 inches.Combat:-1. Escape:6. Wound points:2.
2. Fragmentof the 'True Cross',as certifiedby His Holiness Money:Nil. Shoot:4inches-
ThePope. E. M€rchatrtand Bodyguard
3. ToothofJohnTheBaptist,ascertifiedetc. Entertownwith theirwagonalongEastStreet.Theyonly wish
4. Ashesof SaintLotharThe Enigma,ascertified. . . to reachtheMerchant'sHouseinpeace.
Wagoncontainsfl0.00
5. Incredibtyancientandundecipherable scrollof parchrnent. in assortedgoods.Merchanthimselfhas 20 shillingsin his
6. SILVER: worthI30.
Merchant
RAI\'DOMEI'ENTS Move: 8 inches.Money:20 shillings.Escape:5 or 6. Wound
points:4.Combat:-1. Shoot:No.
Each gameturn roll a d20, carry out the eventsbelow before
playersstan their tum. Roll of 9-20meansno nndom events Bodtguard
thlstum, Move:8 inches.Money:Nil. Escape:5 or 6. Woundpoints:5.
Combat:+1. Shoot:No.
l. Rabid Dog Wagonmoves6 inchesperturn.
Starts(1,2or3) EastStor (4,5 or 6) WestSl.Will trot towards
the market squareif not attacking. Ro 4, 5 or 6 on a d6 and he
wil 'go for' the nearestcreaturewithin 12inches. PLAYING THE GAME
Move:12inches.Combat:+1. Escape:Never.Woundpoints: Ensureall playeNhavea set of playingrules,a d6 and their
4. charactercard. Don't forget to take out the cardsof those
2. DancingB€ar characterswho have been killed or who have successfully
'dead'playersto
Startsin tavemyad. Will standnenacinglyin the yard.Roll I completedtheir mission.(You can allow
or2, he will attackthe nearestperson,roll5 or6, hewill lumber re'enterthe gamewith unusedcharacters if you wish.)It is a
towards the market place, After combat he must roll wound goodideato havea time linit (perhapsonehour) or limit the
pointsrcmainingor moreona d6 to continue. numberof gameturnsto 12or 15.Thisstopsgamesdraggingon
too long and encourages playersto get stuckin; ratherthan
Move:6inches. Combat:+2. Escape:5or6. Woundpoints:6.hoveringon theperipheryof thegame.
3. Vigilantes If you needto decidea winnerthenit shouldbe the player
Startin thealleybehindthewatchtower(3 men).Will approach who achieves hisobjecriveswhilstrernaining'incharacter'.
the nearestpersonthey see, and will accusethem of acting The umpire'sjob will be to keepthe gamerun ng quickly
'off the cuff to playe$' questionsand
suspiciouslyor being criminals. They may attempt to searchor and responding
arest suspects. Theywill try to escapeif anyof themarehun. suggestions.
I imaginethat the gamewould be suitablefor playingin
Move:8 inches.Combat:+2. Escape:5 or 6. Woundpoints:4 almostanyhistoricalperiod,AncientEgypt,Dark
Age Britain,
each.Money:d6penceeach. the EnglishCivil War, theWild Westto namebut four.
4. Church Collectors
Startin Churchyard.Two severelookingmen.Will approach
nearest person within 6 inches of th€ churchyard gate for Allthe hovelsareorestoreyhigh,otherstwo storeys.
contribution to the church roof restontion fund. They do not The churchand tavem are constructedof stone, othersoI
take kindly to refusal and will always attack if insulted or timberandplaster.
All buildingsexceptthe churchhavestrawroofs
The Mer€hant'sHousehasf20 in moneyandIr0 in goods.
Move:8inches.Combat:+0. Escape:Never.Woundpoints:4
The Bishop\ HousehasIr0 in plateandf5 in rnoney.
each.Money:4d6Penniesin collectionbox.
Thereis plateto thevalueofls on the churchaltar.

5. Drunk Startingpositions:Roll d6: 1: EastStreet.

Staggersout of tavem door, gowling andwavinghis arms.Wil 2: WestStreet.
totter d6 inchestowardsnearestperson,challengingthem to a 3: SourhStreet.
fight. 4: Tower Street.
5: ChurchStreet.
Move:d6inches.Combat: 1. Escape:Never.Woundpoints:4 6: TavemYard.
each.Money:Nil.
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monthsbeforeyouintendto goasihe v,/heels grindexceeding slowl TheNaryandtheAirforcearecompantivelymodestlyrepresented.
lmmigration andCustoms are'steadily' efficientandnowhere near Singleguntunetswithweapons of variouscalibres,in battleshipgrey,
asintinidadngasI'd beenl€dto believe notanAK47in sight.As my havebeendismounted and placedon concretesupports,as havea
Russianis weat I wasluckyto havefriend5meetne at the airpon- selection of torpedotubesandminelatinchen.the majoritemin this
avoidthetaxi-hustlers. section isariverparol boat.Vessels suchasthisw€reusedontheivers
At the time of fiiting I wouldsuggest that the visirorrakeseither of RussiaandCentralEuropeto covercrossings andbreakup enemy
U.S.dollarsor Germanmarks(newnolet andonlychanges them advances- Thispanicularvessel hasa tanklurrel atbowandstem,and
offrcially.There\ a vastanayof exchanges andbanks$,hicharefin€, anarmour-plated d€ckandwheelhouse. Thelatterisloppedbyanother
but avoidth€ "mafiosi" on the streelsand in the ban. Travellers tunet mounting lwin heavy machine guns.Seemingly this craft vas
cheques. AMEX and vlSA cdnaho be changed in an IncreasingusedduringthebattleforBerlin.
numberof placesbut it takestime- Major oedit cardsare alwal's Aircraft sho\rnincludetheMiG-17.21and23.Thefinishiseitherall
well-received,ho$,ever smallthe transaction. over'silver'or camouflagewith blueundersides.
Travelingaroundis best,andmostinterestinglydoneby Metro, There are tbreehelicopters includingan Mi-244 in Afghanlvar
whichis assplendidasthe guidebook say-Thebuses,trolleysand coloursandanMi/4Acarryingalelectionof ATG weapons.
tramslookirterestingbutgethot,crowdedanduncomJortable; they're Nearby,but lackingits trucks,h an armouredlocomotiv€andih
alsomoreexpensile asrbedn!els perl.isrogi\enochange. tender.{Thetrucksareelsewhere for renovation).Thelocowasbuilt itr
1896andservedduringbothth€CivilWaratrdtheG.P.W.whenit toot
part in the actionduringtbe summerof 1943.The 6nishis Russiatr
THEMUSE{IM Khakiwithblackwheels.
Armed with a nap and my letter of introducrionI arived at the Finally,thereis avariet of fu[y'trackedpontoonvehicl€s,wheeled
Museumwhichis locat€don the SovietArmy Streel,by the Soviet A?Csandabridgetayingtank.
ArmedForcestheatre,oppositethestatueof Suvoro,. S€veralpiec€sof contemporary self-propelledartill€ryandmissile
Th€buildingis easilydistinguishable ftomits neighbours, whichare launchenwereparkedouhide,but inspectionandphotography were
similarmonolithicpiecesol Sovietarchitecture, by theT34l85andthe
152mm howiEbrparkedD€artheentranc€.
The exhibitiotrhals andthe grounda.reopenfrom Wednedayto
Sunday 10.00-17.00, butthelibraryisonlyopenonWednesdays. The INSIDE
pric€of adrnission is roughly12.00atrdphotography is permified,by It is insidethatthemaintrealuresli€. Theorigi$ of theMus€unare
prior arangenent,both insideandout. Takefood asthereis noDe
tracedbackto a displayof WhiteArmy trophiesplacedin RedSquare
ayailableat theMuseumor vithin comlortable walkinedistance. in 1919.Followingvariousmovesit wasfinaly loeted fu its presetrt
I begatrout.ide
asthewealher.duringJuly andAuBuit.ishumidwilh hone in 1965,{,henit re-opened to coincid€with th€20thanniversary
a lot of lhunderstorms. (Takeanumbrclla.)
of theG.P.W.At thetimethe25exhibitionhallsconcemed themselves
mainlywilh the achievements of theSovietArned Forcessince1939,
with particularemphasisbeinggiven to the achiev€mes of rhe
TI{E GROIIMS individuals€nic€madwoman, politicianorworker.
ln aroughlychronological arcis afabulousmllectionof RedArmyand Sinc€the adventof geater freedom,post-1985, therehasbeena
Sovietequipm€nt.Thereis an exampleof almosteveryRussiaD rank gndual expansionto encompa$a broaderhistoricalperspective
 43
embracing thelmp€riallorc€sfromth€timeof PetertheGreatin the capturea Germanariillery positionduring the sumner of 1914.
earlyy€arsof the 18thC€nturyup to andincludingthe Civil war of Wrangelu/entonto geaterfarie astbelastseriouslead€rof theWhite
1918'21.Matryof th€ €xhibitsdatiDgfrom before1921haveb€en forc€sin SoulhemRussia,supewising lhe evacuatioD fromth€Crimea
retum€dto Rursiafiom theRodina{Moth€rland)Museumwhichwas inl92l.
established in Ne\rJersey,U.S.A., asa repositoryfor artefactstaken Itemsrelatingto regimental lif€ suchasinvitations,nenusanditems
ftom Russiaby anti-Sovietedgr€s. Museumstaff arc cunently of uniformcofflud€the!€displays.
workingup the 40,000itemsdonatedby Rodina,supplenentedby The Cr€at War Foper is showtrin hall three. Here the eyeis
piecesftom Russians in olher partsof lhe world, to providea less innediatelycaughtby a vastmodelof th€farnous'Ilya Mouromeb'
id€ologically biasedcollectioD. bombersuspend€d fton thec€iling- butmoreof thatlater.
Theentrance hallisdominated byalarg€bustof knin withamosaic AnotherpaintingfromAmericah givenprominence. Thisfeatues
backdrop, atfirst-floorlevel,showing theadvanc€ of servicepe$onnel, the 10thCavalryDivisionin actionagaifft ihe Austro-Hungarians at
workersandpeasants. This heroicstyle,tlpical of Soviet-era ofEcial the battleof Jaroslawice in GaliciadurfugAugust1914.Thiswasthe
an, is atasteof thingsto come. lastcavalryactioflin theNapoleonic kne€-to'treelndition.
Thefirsrhaflcoversthedevelopm€nt of the Russian Navyion the Onecabinetisdevotedto Cossacks andtheirequipment - acomplete
181hC€nturyto thepresentday.Displaysitrcludeprtutsof thebanles $t of weapons,swod, carbineand a bambooIndian Army lance
againstthe Swedes andTurksandmanycurawaymodelsof sailing Guppliedto the White Arny courtesyof the British),saddleryand
vessels. Uniformsandweaponsfrom this time canalsobe seen,but oth€rhorsefumiture,a tunicaadbaggytrousenftom theDon,anda
prideof placemustgo to a beautiful1:96modelof the to.odino, a kaft^n(Chetuatska), bwkt aDdhuge,shaggyblackcanel hair cloak
battleshipftom the tum of the 19thCentury.It is frnishedin fte contrastwilh anelegantfull-dr€ssGuardCossack busby.
Imperialcoloursof th€dayrsalmonpbt hul andblacksuper-stflcture, Thereis alargedisplayof ImperialArmybuttoDs, pogort(shoulder
with scrubbedwoodendecksand bridg€. A selertionof naval boards),photographs andmedals.
helicopters of amorerecenteracompletes thissection, Trenchwarfareis exemplifiedby iwo Russiantrenchnortanr a
Ilall twomDtinu€s thenavallhemeinto theprel914 erawith many 45mmM.1915(fad€dto blackmetalwith a light greybomb)anda
itemsfrom the RodiDacolection.Due lo an ideologicalban, that sinilar,butuuder,58mmmortar(agatublack).Thelatterhastwosolid
carriedseriourcoffequenc€s for bfring€menb,onanlthing(including eheelsandis mountedon what appearto be two baulksof 6" x 6"
cigarctt€pack€ts, for example)thatcaniedtheTsarisldouble-headedtimber.Therang€of bothwasover500m€tres.
eagle,whichrcnainedin forceutrtilth€veryrecentpast,articl€sof tbis Nearbyis an artillery of6cels uniformwith sr,nel (great-coaO,
period are rare in Ruslia itseli - heDc€the value of th€ Rodha /ardt?&a(cap)anda s€tof *€bbingincludingholster,mapcas.,sword
andboots.Closeby is a selectionof hand-made plastermodehof
Pe6onalitemsincludea damaged piec€of arinourplatefrom the various reginents' paraderft/orika painted in thecor€ct colous.
crr.lis€rlrarevilci whichwas present at the battleof the Y€llowSea Directly opposite is a cabinet featuring the Imperial fanily. This
duringthe RussGJapanese War 190+05.Thishasbeentumedinto a drawsattentionto the s,orkth€ydid with the wound€d.TheTsarina
photo-ftame, andherfour daughters work€dtu theirowDmilitaryhospital,albeitiD
Two Dermants. a 'his andhers'.whichwerehoistedto indicatethe token capacities, fiequ€ntly visitingcarefulychosensickandinjured.
preserce onboardof eith€rth€Tsaror Tsarina,comprised theRussian Amongst the anicle! on show area panof socks,a egedlyknittedby
'UnionJack'wilh a blackandyellowInperial eaglesuperimposed at theTsarinaherself.
thecentrewith eithera whiteor lighl-bluedouble-pointed tail for the Thel(r'ry:i?/(a longknife)o"ned by the TsarevitchAlexisis shown
Tsaror Tsarinarespeclively. alongside a replica of theTsar'stunic.Severalpiecesof commemora'
Nea.byis theblackand gold tul-dressunifom of a captainof the tive china are displayed withoneof theTsarinayliberty Print'capes.
Fint-ClasswithhisSt.Georg€\daggera*ardedfor braveryin 1916. The F€bruary(March)Revolutionfolows hard after this. The
Shipstoo were giv€n the St. Georg€emblemfor outstanding displayfeaturesa hugepaintingshoivingtheTsaristtroopsleavingthe
performance. The St. George\ Cross,in the appropriateclass,was ftont. Photographs of K€renskyandothertuembenof theProvisioDal
Govemm€nt (March-November 1911arenorable.
issuedto officersandmenandthe flagwassimilarlydecorat€d. The
of
usualcross St. Andrew (pal€blue otr a white fi€ld)was enbellished The soldier'spapo ira(tur hao, fromwhichtheInperial cockad€ has
with the badgeof St. Geo4e slayingthe dragonat its centre.To the beentom andreplaced by a stripof redcloth,leadsthevisitorinto the
bottomof theflagwasaddedastripof redcloththatincreased ilssiz€by CivilWarperiod.
aboutone-fifth. HaUsfour andfive dealwith the Civil War, preseoiingitemsfrom
Tlis is followedby a displayof sealsandcommissions fron th€18th bothsidesof thisdreadfulepisodein Russianhistory.Anefaclsfrom
C€ntury,aCuirassier\h€lmet,breastandbackplatesc.1812,ava.riety the Rodinacolleclionhavebeensupplem€trted with unifornsaid the
of unilormplates,a Guardsnitre helmetandasel€ction of svordsand like from private colleclions to prcvid€ a R€d-White balance.
pistols.My apologiesto the Napoleonicinterest,but this isnl my
periodandonelanc€rlookslike anyUblanto me!
MovinSrapidlythroughtime contemponrysketches of Generals THECIVILWARANDTI{EALLIEDINTERVENTION
DenikinandKormilov.leadeisof the WhiteArmiesof the Southof Herehthelegendarylacrrnk .Thissmallcarriagedrawnbyateamof
RussiaduringtheCivilWar,contnstwilh adisplayof badges, insignias four hones (abreast)gavehighly-mobiletue suppon to the Red
anduniformsiom alnost€verymilitaryschool,mlege andacademy cavalry.Mountinga Maxin M.1910(completewith tc/o-whe€led
in pre-Revolutionary Russia.Thebadges wereworDon activeseNice caniag€)on lhe rcar passenger seat,it wasa fornidabl€,if unstable,
byofficenof a[ ranksandwerehighlyprizedby theiros,nen. weapoo.Theappeafince is blackfor bothvehicleandgutr.A rcd star
Thestandard fieldgutrof all Russian forc€sduringtheGrcatWarand andudt markingdecorat€th€ backboard,otherwisetherc are no
CivilWar,the72.2nmM.1902,in Russian Khali (whichhadfadedto a markings,thoughI wouldimaginesuitablerevolutionary sloganswere
dullmetallicblack)is thecentralfocusof thishall. applied.
But agah it is a shipmodelthat stdls the show- the legendary Equaly interestingis a modelof a Red Army armouredtsain,
cruiser,Arold, whosegunssupponedth€ Red Guardsduringthe paintedmediumgreen,cotrsistingof a loc, and t€trderwith two
October-November Revolutiorof 1917.The finishis battl€shipgrey flat-trucks,eachwith a pair of field guDsprotectedby sad-sacks.
withawhiteplimsolllineandredhull. Thed€cksandtheinteriorof the Anotherflaltruck, full of scrapironandsl€epe$,waspush€daheadto
ship'sboalsarescrubbed wood. detonaleanybooby-traps. A horse-wagon, piercedfor riflesandMGs,
A painting,compl€tedin Americain 1969,depictsCaptainBaroD isdtectlv behiodthetender.
Wrangel(ashe wasthen)leadinga charg€by the Guardscavalryto Anotherpotentialwargamemodel,in thefonnof whatcrn onlybe
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chassis,is displayednearby.In fronrof thebonnetarewhalappearto
besteering wbeels.Ontopofthedriver's companment isaclos€d MG
turr€twithoneMG facjngforwardandat therearis anotherenclosed.
apparently immobile,armoured housingfor the76.2mnfieldgun.The
scaleisl:10.
Acrosslhe hall from this delightis yet anoth€renemporizedgun
platfonn.lhistimefor riverinelr,arfare-It is basedon apaddlesteamer
wjthtwogunturrets, onefore,oneaft.protectedbysand-sacks. Either
sideof the vheelhouse, al the forrardendof the deckhouse, is a
tripod-mounted nachinegun withashield. Goon,someone makeonel KV tanks - vinuallyin!rulnerable
whenfirst encountered.
Thercarevariousitemsof uniformincludingRedArmy andNavy
/a.drhka,badges, brassardsandequipment.
FromlheWhiteArmyasuperbconpanyfannionof th€Komilovsky
Regioent.itemsof uniform,pagrri andsleevebadgesthat funher
identifiedthewearelsunit.
The executionof the lmperialfamilyis touchedon briefly wirh a
familiarselectionof photoSraphs showingthe infamous'Houseof
SpecialPurpose' in Ekaterinburg andthe cellarwherethe Romanoffs
weresupposedly shot.
Aroundthe wallsarea selectionof paintingsfrom tbe 20sa 3{X
depictingthegloriesof theRedArmy.Banners of R€dArmyunirsand
propaganda postersareof equalirterest.
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Golhftmtud&
betweetr1918-19t22 British, French,Americanaod Japan€s€ forces ftoh.rdil.|!h
*€re all pres€ntiD differentarea!anddifreriogstrengths.Matorial
support,largelyfrom Britishstocksh Greeceandthe Middl€Eas1,
suchastanks,airc.aft,artillery,smallalns .nd unifornshadall foutrd
nnsrgmtnon
thei way(paidfor with Tsaristgold,soanex-Whitecuard sourceitr hyCollntuntud
the U.K. tels m€) to Denikin and Wrangelin rhe Caucasus and
SoulhemRu$ia,andYudenitchid lltvia. O[tl!Apr['9:t
Thisaidis exenplifiedby an l8pdr. field gun,a lruds LMG anda
l,€e-Etrfieldrif,e. SEOTD$P?tflHI
Uniforns, mainlyfton privaiecollections,showatr ofdcerof the lnr(ncAxtsAl|ot{s
lvlarkovskyRogiment(WhiteAmy), a sailorof a RedNav0lhfatrtry lbr
unit, ad a Whit€Army TerekCossack. An aulhenticAustin-Putilov
amouredcarundergoing repailsis thehighlightof thisha[.
mEEAiEn tioftt
ThepropagadapaintingsfeaturingWhiteforces(lookingsuitably btEd|Idllnfi
malevolent)oft€n emumberedwith loot and hostag$, or b€ing
slaught€redbyDoble(sic)sailo6,soldi€rs,peasants andworkersofthe
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CivilWartorheersloflak€ Baikat.
 AlthoughtheCivil WarofEcialyendedin 1922,s?orddic fightitrgstil rcgimenls arcoverhead.
wetrton h the Far Eastemareasuntil fte early193G.Thes€locilised PhotognplNre.ord much of the Caucasian aclionsslDwinglhe
afhin arekno\rncolectivelyasthe 'Basmachi Uprisitrgs' andinvohed momtainous na$r€of theterrain!o gmd effe.l.A smalKatyusha unit,
disffe.tedtrib€smen who,in manycar€s,hadfoughtagainst Tsaristand wirhoutits translon, designed for u!€ in suchar€asis panicrady
Whiteauthorityandsawthe Civil War simplyasa continuation of the nrerEsnng.
struggle agai$tRuasian domination. Varioustrophiesandphotogapl$ MuchsDace is devotedto the navaloDemtions bothon latrdandsea
recordth€seevenb.It $,asduringthisperiodthatMotrgolia carneintothe durhgthi fghtingin theGinea. As in i&5,{-55, sailoFillhtrtryw€rean
Sovietsphere of hfluence. €ssential panof drclandforces.Itemsof uniform,c,aFwiththeirdbbons,
'Ihe
borderandrdilwaydisageemetrts thatl€dto theSino-Soviet conflict andweaponry aremuchin evidence.
of 1929provile an interestinganay of photograpl$showingregdar Alboughthefightingb Karcliaistouched on,nomentionismadeofthe
Clifts€ tooF andthenfonifications. Arcric convo)6;althoughdtereis r€ference€lsewhere to €quipment
Japarcs€'Soviet disputes overManchuriapmvideamthersouceof supplied byBritainandlheU.S.A.throughkatrad \4adivostok.
displayin the form of Japanes€ fla8satrdweapo$tat€n duringthe A notableexhibitis a GAZ lorry us€dto ferrysuppli€sinto and
canpaign whichendedwiththeSovietvicloryatthebatd€if Khalkin-Gol. pedonnel(nilitaryandcivilian)out of - kningrad dudngthevinter of
'I}Ie
riseoffas.isnin the193&gawtheSoviets aoexcueto intewene itr 194142alongthe"tifeline" madthatclossed ttrefrozenvatersof bke
'Ille gr€yandhasa 12.7fin.a'/A
dte SpannhCivil War, 193639,and lhe vork of Russian pilots is Idoga. r€hicleis finished in batdeship
higblight€d withadisplay of modelfighte$suchastheMiG atrdtheYak. maclinegun tipod nountedonitscalgoarpa.
'Ite
FiDnish-Russian War of 193C40is featuredoDlyinsofaras it Conditiomduringdle 9m day siegewere dirc for muchof the
iiflu€Dced th€riseof theSMGastheprincipal weapon of theinfantry. population. Rationcardsanddomestic art€facts showhowmuchsufiering
Politicaly,theSovietArnedForc€s wereclos€ly tiedto theCommunist
Partyandthe Purges of 193638arecarefttlydescribed, wift weighting Theieisaninter€stiqselextion ofrifles,SMGS, LMGSandas€tof My
givento thedamag€ don€by Slalinto th€niddleandtopechelons of the armourjuxtapoG€d with a selection of steelshieldsdesigned to protect
militarycomnatrd struclure ontheeveof theS€{ond world war. riflem€n,snip€rs andmachine-gunnen.
'Ite (nowVolgogndatrd
expansiotr of Germanyis neadyslmboliz€dwith a rack of Hal twelveisdedicated to theBattleof Slalingrad
smal-almr,otrefromeachof the nationsovenur Therearca]soitems pre-Revolution Tsaritsyn) whichla5tedfiom July1942until theGernan
rakenfromHider'sotrce,hdudinga faxcntgbbefeaturingor y ltaly, sunetrder in February 1943.
Spain,GemanyandJapatr andaveryfineamb€rorjademapof theGreat A life-si"r€d panorana dra$syouratlentionin thisdjrnly-lithallandputs
German Reichincluding Au5tia,partsof Polard,€tc.Apparedlylhereis youin thefront'line.Recendy compleled by a goup of Modcow anistsit
mor€of thesameasyetundisplayedl captures in vividstyledlepoximityofGermanandRussrsn troopA atrdtlle
realitvof dlerubble'stsewn bat efield.
It hasnosound-track or special effea1s- theyareunnecessary, it speak
'Ihe
rHEGREAT PAr"rOllCWAR,r9414s for itsef. Germans reached to vithin a kilomeseof theVolgaand
HallteniswherelheMuieunreallygetsintois sside.It needs lo b€bome vicloryb€foreb€ingthrownback.
in nind ftat for theRussians WorldWarTwodidnotbeginuntil22June CabiDets arcud th€sides containweapons, bolhRuslianandGerman,
1941ad the Germanledinvasionof Russiacode-naned "Opemtion penonal papers ad a pan of clumsylooking Geflnansnowoverbaotr
Babarosa".This,for theRussiais, isTheGreatPatsiotic War.A copyof made of straw. A photcrecord of events ke€p6 tlle narrative 0owing.
prediliclion isslinmedupin theftontpageof
tlle plansfor "OperationBa6arossa" is prominendy displayed neKto a TheGerman for efficiency
M.1935, 37mmanti-tanlgun. aBelgian ne$spaper, Ir lzgi? (published in Liegeon16S€pt€mber 1942).
'Ite This copy was to announce the fal of Slalingrad - prematurely - it s,as
initialstages oftheAxisadvance ar€glossed over:it wasaperiodof
chaosandmass-surrender for the SovietArmy. However,two displa),s 'fte
standout. The 6rstdisplayhonoursthe defendenof Bre.t Fortressin tual €abinelslnwsFeld-Marschal vonParussigning theswender
Belorussia. Theganison,of some7,m menof all ams, heldoutfor 29 docume in FebrMry 1943 and a book of suppon from the womenof
da]6against muchsuperior forces. A pieceofthefort'swaIinsdibedwith a Cov€ntry.
Russian soldieislastwordsispositioned belowasplendid painting- norc lte memorial tothep€opleof Stalingndgraces thecentreofthehall.
Thechange in unilonnof theR€dArmyissho*nh Ha[ thin€en.Ne\r,
'n'e
s€cond displayis a modelof the famous"Katyusha" lorry-bome dress regulations re-introduced someuaditional as?eats of Russian miliary
surfar€-to'surfae rocketlauncher. Thestorygo€sftat dl€originalunitof dess, notably the pogoni. A complete s€t ofpo8ont with badges of ran}
s€vensuchKaFshashadb€enin aclionconthualyfiom July1941and and branch of srNice colou$ isshovn, as ar€ it€ms of dress.
$,erEfimly comer€dat Smoleffkin November.fte vehiclerv/€reaI FollovingtheIossoi theGermanSixthAJmyat Strlingrad,fte Axis
destroyed bytheircr€ri,s andonlyoft manlir€dto tellthetale. forc€s re€sliablished thefronl-lineandby theearlysumnerof 1943wer€
"Encouraging' poste$andRussian u/eapons conpletethisexhibition. re3dy to take the ofiensrve andnipofr theKu$k sali€nt(or 'fuch' asthe
The Gefinana&ace on, and tll€ Russians su@essful defenceof, Russians
'nle
describe it).
Moscow areporgay€d in fte ten$ hall. RedAImyhads€enthemcomingandprepared it depth.Theepic
Centmlyplacedis a displayof captuedGermanviclorymedalsand lanl batdes are car€fuUy napped, and beautiful scale nodels oppos€ the
iNitationsto the viclory paradein Ren Squar€.Tlles€some$,hat main weapons of each side: in particular the Panth€r, the Ferdinad and
prEmature itemsaresho\rnalong$,ithGennanrifles,LMGSandunifoms. theT.3,V85. Thislatter$,asnicknaned byitscr€vs'thedevilb€lyiancei.
A ompletes€tofsovietwintercamouflage ht, including show{ho€s, js Delil becau!€of ils gun(85run),andbely{anc€rb€{aus€ of ils light
of majorinter€st.Alongwith the rErnaiffof a GermaflDo.17bomber weight (33 tons) which gave il a tendency to bouce vigorouslyl
rd.mned b) aSovielpilolduringthebombing oI lhecit). TheRedAir Forceishonouedtoo,ad thestoryistoldofapilot,V;taly
Popov.who,havingshotdo\rn42eremyplanes, washimsefshotdom.
Thercis ahugephotograph of fte morale-boo6ting parade throughR€d Hebailedout,buthispanchutefailedandh€f€[ s€veral thousand fert to
Square, in Nov€mber 1941,to celetratetheNovember R€volutionr the landin a lake.Happilyhesunivedthefall and30op.rationsandlivesin
valianteffortsof the ordinaryMus.ovitein preparingtrench€sad retirement in Moscow tothisday!
tank-trap6 ar€alsodulyrecorded. HaI s€vente€n cov€rslhelib€r"tionof th€Ukaineandthecrosingof
Theailing ishutrgwithfte fagsof Sovietregiments whichtookpanin 6e Dnieprtuverdudngtie autumnard wint€rof 1943-44-
ms camPa8n, The Red fumy wasshortof boatsandasfte Dni€pris up to two
HaI eleveD trac€sthecanpaigNin theGucasusa[d K rlia andthe hlometreswidein place.ferry prioritywasgivento gunsandodrcr
sieges of lrningradandSebastopol. Onceagaintheflagsof panicipating equipnent.Consequently the'poorbloodyinfanty' hadofrenasnot to
 swin.In recognition oltheirb.av€rysome2,5m'HerooftheSovietUnion' beenrev€aled thattwomissiles $€refircd,onedestrold Powen'Russim
avards$,eremade.(Duing theBatdeof Mos.ovtherewereody l00l) 'shadodplane,dl€s€{ondhisU.2l
'fte
An enemporized ferrymadeiom metalshe€ts isdisplayed witha57fin co.kpitof a MiG 21i! on slrcwandmyreactionwas'Thisloots
A.T. gllnascargo;botharepaintedRussian khaki. uncomfortable!' and'Crik€y! rhelr€ lettingne lookinside!'
AgaintheRedAir Forcefeatures, butthistimeit isfte aviatdx.Wom€n Bythe195fttheSovietArmedForces hadb€€ndividedintofve major
formedthrersquadrons, bombenandfi8hte$.WithotEolete aircmfttley brarch€s: Thefumy, lheAiforce, theNavy,theAnti-aircraltdefences
opentedoolyat night,€amhgfton the Germans rhenicknade'Night and the 'Rock€tForcesof SFat€gicMission'u/hichwas basicaly
Witches'. Theiraverage agewas21. responsible for lhe ICBM utrits. nere are severaifine modelsand
Theworkof lhePanisal)s, theproletariat andthem€dicalservi€es are photognpl$of ICBMunitsin silo6andonthemove.
honoured in Hal fifteen. A ratherwell-made mod€lof rheflst Sovi€tNuclearSubriarine dos€s
A larg€{calemapillustrat€s thepositioisad op€rating areasof the thisp€riod.
hugepanisan forc€sfightingin Axis-occrpi€d Russia. Ilany of thegrouF 'Itre
l97G and 8(b are co ainedin Halls 2l and22: the War in
numb€red several thousand andcoftoled larSeareis, panicularly in the Alghadsran features herc.
{oresrs ad maBhlands of Byelorussia andtheUknine. Ther€aref€wexhibils ofnoteandstress isplacd onthec/ithdra*"tand
Of najor iDt€r€st is a reconstruction ba!€don a recendydircovercd fte actsof individuals. However, therearesom€iderestitrg photographs
partisan'home'. Thesewere g€nerallycircr ar h shapeand built andafft modelof theaircraftcarrierNovrraisirk.
underground tom timberandtud.Weapons hanging onthe$aI includea
PPShSMGandMo6inM.1891 rifle.Thereis alxoa pr€ssusedto r€-shape
GermanSAA to Russiancalibrc.A nunb€rof home-nade weapons FOST-1985
cannibalis€d fromAxisandRussian equipnentarealsoshovm. Otr7l,t y (Russian V.E.Day)th€ArmedForces oflheSovietUrioDw€re
Prediclably, theh€roicefrortsof the industrialworke$areshovnby reiamedtheArmed
Forces of theRussian Federation. Hais 23and24
statisticsandphotographs of weapoDs in Foduction. coverttr€se forcesandfteir we3Dons.
Thenedicalbrancbshov,s artificiallimts,surgical toolsandthecheery I partifllarlylikedthe
facesof recov€dng men. Frade drersof tbe Presidential Guardwhiclr
harlsbackin mlour,sty|eanddetailto lhe dressof 1910coinpletepith
A moremovings€tof scat'stics, display€d on a nap of Europ€a kve. {shako) andpogodthar$e Preobnj€Dski vr'ould recogris€.
EuropeanRussia,showsfte Nmb€r of d€ad and the locationof
Amonglhemodemhardir'"reisakatyusha descendant withfortytub€s,
concensation anddealhcatrlptr €sr.ablished bytheNazis. updatedKalashnikovs and sa€ral hand,held milsile launclE s.
Someghasdy instniments oftorturcands€veral hideous photograpbs of Surprisingly therearealsoitensfiom thecur€Dta€lionin Chelh€niya
atrocitiesare juxtapos€d with a sampleof humanskinanda rcvolting includiq antique
postcard fir$lms and banne$.This was unexpected and
illustmted nadeftomthesamematerial. slrptomaticol thegowingpoliticalhoftstyin Russia today.
Themostrecentof6cialfigulesgiveth€totalloa!of Ru$ianpopulation 'fte final
display,asHa[ 25is a*"idnganexhibition,depiclsth€rol€
dfing dteG.P.W.as25,m,m. playedh theformerYugo6lavia, undertheauspices ofthetlN, byRussiatr
HaI sixteentakesthe visitoracross the Russian frontierandinto lhe
landslibemtedbyrheR€dAmy during194445. By theSummer of 1944
tltewholeofRussia hadb€enfteedardaGeinanbordermarkerliesonih
sideto showthis.Buigaria,Poland,Czelhoslovakia, Romania, Hungary
andYugoslavia a[ havetheirplacewithphotore.ordsad acampaign
AFTERHOUGTITS
nap
Of al theexhibits in thisv t cole.lionmypaniclarfavourir€s haveto be
Onecabiretsho\i,s theW€stem Alies andlheD-Daylandhgsin June asfo ows:
1 lrift sevemlpiecesof Alied, mainlyAnerican,uniformand On an emotionallevelfte shnpnel€ncosted eanhdonatedby the
equipment. Inde€d,moreemphasis seems io begivento th€R€dArinls citizens of Stalingrad, simplycas€ditr glrsswith t"o silftro6espla.edoD
liaisonteamin theWestthanto thefighting. top.Sucbado\m-beat yetsupremely evocati€rnemorial tothesacrificeof
Therearealsointer€stirg photogaphs of thelers,than-ldurnphal march thatconmuniryandis delendeB wouldb€hardlo irnaghe.
of Geman PoWstbroughMos.owduringJuly 19,14- Most of tlrcs€ Surrounding lhe caseis a plah o)ocreteftane supporting a damaged
prisonel!*€rc takenasaresultof'OpentiotrBagration', s,hich€fleclively tunetftoma TJ4'?6tan}. Ihe design is suchtlBt theturrctandit! plinth
destroyed lheGernanArmyGroupC€ntredurhg$e Sunmerof 1944. fom a
The'VicloryRoom',asllall eighteen Fote€tiveembrace aroundth€soil.
isknolrll,isjustthat,it ir alxothe Technicaly atrda€stheticaly the1:10scalemod€lof rhelya Mollrone$
largest.lt is impocsible to ignorethecengalfeaturev,/hich is a displayof bomberis sluming.Some72of thes€leviatharsof the ai (forgil€the
capturedNaziflagslaiddownastheywereduringthe \4c1oryparade W€IsiatrlaF€)wereproduced in theyeirs191417. It caniedup1osevetr
tmugh Mosdcow in 19145. Oneof theeagles, talonsclutching a swastika, nachine-guns, including onein acageh theb€ly andonein thetail,anda
s,hichwasremoved ftomBerlin.Iiesbrokenonth€floor. bombloadof up to 5m kibs.Thepilothadth€luxuryof a fuly-enclos€d
Awards,bothRussian andforeign,prelertedro MaBhals Zhukovand cockpircabin andit carrieia crewof seven.Finish€d in bufr,it shoqrsthe
Roko6sovti aloDgwith theirparadediessandotherr€galiaarenohble usualInperialroundels andtdangles onvingsandfus€lage repectively.
itens,veryr€miniscent of th€irTsaristprede.erso6. R€duc€d asit is to 1.8min lengthand3.2mwingspan it dominates the
'ne
fnal carDpaigD agairstJapanin thesunner of 1945r€mhdsthe thndhal wonderlulys,e[.
visitorof thepartplayedby the RedNary dudngthe laslstages of the I$dy I an a suckerfor paintings in theheroicmam€randwithsucha
G.P.W. wealtl to chooce fromI washardF€ss€d.Theno6t attractive hasto be
"Thedefendenof BreslFoftess'astheysally
out fton thei shattered
THECOLDWAR,1945-1985 defeoces intheirtattered unifornstodobattlewiththeenemy. l3dy Butler
andotherViclorianmilitaryartistswouldsuelyhav€approv€d, butnotfor
HaI nineteen dealsuriththe de-mobilisation of the RedAmed Forces thesittingrcomof anEtrglish semi!
(tley reverted to b€ingdl€SovietfurnedForces in 1946)ald thewarsin It o0lyremaiNfor meto thankmo61 h€artilyall thestaffu/howereso
Kor€aandVi€tllan.Littlepropaganda is madeof eitlFr of th€v,/ars and helpfulandmademe verywelcome.My panio ar thad6 go to th€
moresfacelsglvenovettotheworkofweapons designen Semercv and,oI Mus€um's dir€.lorColonel A. NikomvandhisdeputyColonelhkin, but
cours€, Kalashnikov, lhereh€ingseveral exarnples of theirworkincluditrg my specialtlEnls go to AnnaatrdHel€nwho guidedrnd hteryret€d
anoriginalAK47. thmryhoutmystay Spasibol
Theremains of CaryPor{elsU.2spyplaneplalaa grealpar ir HaJJ Althoughnotatnember oI staf buta fellowenthusiast - MbhaBlinov,
wenty.Po$ea\rasshotdo$norer Rursrion I i"lay tctt0.tr irasreenrJy rhygratilude to youagain.
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pahted 4 Phit Robinsonof Hult. (Thesewon severatpainting
campetitnnsilentyyaago.)MarkAllemaaethestun rhebeautilutkhces wetedoE h) alanMt scifi modeL ^'ru *no on ",ni""a ri
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SFcir! Butesfor Ricoch€litrg or "EounciDglRoud Shot:
by ThomosE. Sheperd Themostdangerous us€of artillerywasto aimshortof thelarg€tandlet
the shotricochetor "bounce"alongthe gound wiih obviousleihal
I{avingbeeDa*€rgamerfor someyearsnow,I've hadth€d€sieto us€ r€sultsto anytbingin ils path.Theheavierth€gun,thefanhertheshot
someoflhe foinationsandtactics,suchasanillerycoutrter'batt€ryfire wouldcontinueto go, eveDafter strikinga target!Only shotftom
or command€d musketeers,thatmyresearch of theEnglishCivil War MediunandHea\yCunsisgiv€nthecapabilityto bounce.RoundShot
hasdiscovered. My desh€to play thesesituationsis basedon my froma MediumGunmayonly bounceonce;shotfton a H€alTGun
r€s€archof someof th€battlesaDdthefactthatmanyof theleadersof
bothsideshadexp€rienc€ in aheThirtyYearsWaror otherconiictson If the r€sultfromrhedamagetableindicatesa "bou{ce"result,ioll
the contfuentin the yean prior to the !rar. Also, both sideshired 1D10.Theresultis th€numberof additionalinchesth€$tot continues
mercemri€s,€speciallyartilleristsand engineen,to help leadtheir alongits originallineof fire. A "0" indicates lhe shotburiedits€lfand
forces.So,rhesetacticswouldhavebeenwellkno$nto bothsides. didnotbounce.Any additionalunitswithinlhisdistanc!ar€slruckand
Unfonunately,my favourite set of rules, 1644by Wrl€imes must ioll on the artillery danagetable for carualties.Ignore all
Fouodry,thoughan €xceletrtsetof rules,doesn'tprovidefor these additional"bounc€"resultsunlessshot was ftom a HeavyGun.
events.However,1644is a very flexibl€setof rules,andeith a little Enfiladefire will nor be awardedfor "bounc€"."Bounce"cannotbe
thooghtyoucandevelopappropriaterulesto covera widevarietyof usedfor counter-batt€ry fire, nor do€sit haveany effect against
situations.Thistwo-pananiclecoversmyown"HouseRules"whichI artillerycre*s. Theyknowwhata "bouncing"roundshotcando and
hope\vill hetpmakeyourownECWgames morelacticalycha €ngfug aresmanenoughto ducklCoverslopsall bounces;howev€r,a unit
andnore eniovable. usingthatcoverv,/illstill haveto roll for damage with a - 1modifierto
thedicercll resultIrom the protection offercdby thecover.
ADVANCED
ARTILLERYRULES CouDterhtteryFire
Thesegiveadditionalclassifications
for anil€ry, theAnillery Firelock This is the practiceof using your own artillery to destroyyow
Guard,andenfiladefire to the game.They alsoaddthe optionto opponent\adllery. It waswidelypracticedin lhe Thirty YearsWar;
executecounter-batteryfire againstyouropponenfsanillery.It also €speciallyby lheSwedes. Sincebothsideshircdprofessioml anillerists
thegeaternumberof artillerypiecesavarlable
tak€sintoaccount to the fron thecontinentandhadseveralofficerswith €xp€rienc€ fromthat
Parliamentarians
andtheimprovemenls in Royalistanillerytacticsby war I feel lhat the practic€wasmorewidespread thatris currently
PrinceRuperl. lhought.Theserulesintroducecount€Fbattery 6re to 1644.

An €ryGunCl$sificalionsl
MoveorFire
TrpdPlsCosl Weightof Shot C.seshotRadg€RoundShotRrnge Cns Sizr R.taofFir€
Ga oper 20pt, 7ato 1.5lbs g 12' 2 Special
UltraLight l5prs 3/ato2.'lbs { 18" 2 MoveandFire
UghtGun 2lpts 3lbsto 6lbs 8" 2 MoveandFte
MediumGun 30pts 9lbsro 16lbs 10' 26' 3 MoveorFire
HearyGun 40pts 24lbsornore 14' 48' 4 FireeveryotherTum
MoveorFire
Allcrevsare"Train€d" 5pointsto do*ngradeto "Ras,"/+spoitrtstoupgrade
to "Elite"

Sp€cial
Rul€sfor Galop€rGutrs: l) Cou0ler-balleryfire must b€ declaredin the Intentiotrs
Gallopergunsarecapableof beingmovedby ho6e, u imbered,and pha$.
fuedonthesametum.Youmayalsofire agallopergun;thenlimberup
2) Ro to hit on theCounteFbatteryto Hit Chart.
andmove.If this is the case,it mustbe declaredduringthe orders
phas€.Tle gallop€rwill fire duringthe movementphas€.Galloper 3) If the result is a "Hit", roll a D8 and consult the
gunsnayody b€usedin supportofHorseunils.Reflecting thefactthat Counter-Battery DamageTable.Anlthing r€sultingin the
iheywer€introducedby Princ€Rup€rt,onlyEa y andLateRoyalist gun"dismounting" rendercth€gunuselessfor therestof the
andrheNewModelarmi€smayfieldgalloperguns. gane.Surviving cre* modelscln beusedto crewotherguff,
A resultof "explosion"permanently
destro],sthegunfor the
 restof the gameor campaign! NOTE: Duringa campaign,
"dismount€d"gunscanbe recoveredandrepaired.Roll a WARRIOR MINIATI,JRES
D6. 14: TbeGunis useless. 5-6iThegunis repaired(it may 14Tiveton Avenue,GlasgowG329NryScodard
befi€ldedin thercxt batde). New Calilogue g1$ phs a sEnPed ad.tred envelop€.
Pl€e si.|e intmb lor suplc 24ho6 aswdphdc 0l{1-23 3,116.we adepr vs,
4) "Bounce"basnoeffeclfor Count€r-batterypurposes. Makdwgeerc Mait od( oily,
- ONLYB.95 ptls A.50por, Oe* too Fdch or Binh Napolmniq
lsdd AEMTES
5) Cas€shothasno effectin count€r-battery
fu€. However,il Rotlrm [C]r Royalielor Pdlimmtdia4 ACW Nodh:nd Soutl! 13ln clnhrt, Colonjal
zds andBdlisL Fdray cmd or Evil6d skeletos, MhjnG oI lm pi{6 in.tuh arny
cankil theguncrew.Treatthemasaninfantrytargetwith a
-1to hit modifier.
Am NTIOETJONIC ,{ltflts . oN[Y 47.95 pt6 A,N post, t00 pi$, BdB\ Fnndl
PrNiaa Rsia4 Astdar Spdnh.
Sp€cirlRd.s for f,nfl.de trir€ 25n't AR tiES - ONLI f2495r1asB,s0rorr, r00pt6 cR\ R@ P€Bia nr&idt
Enfiladefire isthesituationwher€cannonor nuskebfue intotheflank Ltleddia Noma4 Sanrai Moryols,rtrkmrhb, Mdieyars,ACw Nonn aid Soulh
of a unit. The ov€rall€ffectis absolutelydeva$atingascannonshot ?5,,n DSr rRltls - rioMd280, oE 40 rod@* 6m
s.ythesdownentireraoksormassed musk€tryisconcentrated
onavery ?sffi FICUI'S - IRoM Ep, 15m EROMI0p, All made6on Iop quality aloy. Alo
20Dh Spdnh Civil Wa \4d@ ind Nlodm UsA Ertsive lsm Colonial nd
smallponionof theenemylin€; th€rebycausing anincr€asednumber
of hirs.Eniladefire alsotak€splacewhencannons frredo$nlhelength
of auoitin acolurDn or intoatighdymass€d body(suchasthe
defensiv€
ECWequivalentto th€ Square).Enfrladefire doublesthetrumberof
casualties causedby atryanilleryroundshotor musket/carbfue
fte in SPECIALRTJLES
FORTHE
the shootingphase,lt alsocauses anautomaticconmandtestfor the ARTILLERYFIRELOCKGUARI)
targ€tunit.EnfJadefire occurss,hen:
Bothsidesformedspecial,unitscomposed entirelyof firelocksto guard
a) Thelineof tu€ iswithin45"of theflankof theunit. theirartill€rytrains.Firelock vereusedbecause theyweresafeto use
b) A unitis alsoconsid€red to b€undertheeffectol€trfiladefire aiound open barrelsof gunpowd€r. Both ParliameniatrdRoyalist
if the lin€of fire oossesthroughanypan of the uDitthatis forcesmay have anindependent anilery Firclock Guard if theirarmy
mass€d 4 or morefiguresdeep. containsoneor moreMediumor Hearf Guns.The FirelockGuard
mustbe deployedand remainwithin 12"of aDyMediumor Heavy
DehmiDirgEnfil.de Guns.FirelockGuardshavea tue factor of 4 due to the sr€ater
r) fronlhen.Ik r€liabilityof theweaponconparedto thenathclock.
Detefinin€the cetrrerline of the targ€!unit by situplyextendhga
linehomlhebackof thefrontrank,parall€lto thedirectiontheuDit Milert FirdockGuard
isfacing.Drawa straightlinefron thecenterofthefting unitto the Gl (if.rmy cont insMediunor H€rvJGuns)
targetunit usingthe locationof the backof the FroolRaDkof the Pt5per
targetastheaimpoitrt.If lheLineof fire iswithin22.5"of eitherside Foot No.inunit Welpon CF IF AImo||I Slatis Model
of thec€nterlfue, theunitis enfiladed. Musket 612 Firelock 3 4 None Trained 5
b) If theLineof fir€ crosses tbroughanypan of a unit tharis4 or + I pt permodelto upgrade to Elitestatus.
morefiguresdeep,lhatunitisconsidered lo beenfrladed.If aunitis
inlineofbatde,enfiladewillonlybeawardedtoani ery.If aunitis
in columtror h a defensive body(egSquare)theneniladec/il be
a*ardedfor bothanilleryandmusketrydu€to th€ tightlypacked NEWARTILLERYTA3LES
naturcof lhetarg€t. MoveRites
G||nType MaDhendl€d Ho$e lheFn OrDnwD
ErrnDl.s Galoper 4' t2' NA
UltraLight 4' 10' NA
LightGun { 8' NA
-.-- MediumGun 3' I' 6'
Heaif Gun 2' 6' {
-? HorseTean6add5 pointsto thecostof a Mediumor HeavyGun,*
1 LiEor6r.p(srhmushraaor
L boc&Edepilinndfilad.d
u*otfft i! vihii {5'ofm. i!'loIln. uft; ui!i3 An eryDrmrgeTable
..fl iddby dinaymudshdand hlsrnry.
the/D6lo[ | 2 3 4 5
Galloper I I I t 2 RC
tltra Light 1 1 1 t 2 RC
Lightcun 1 1 1 2 2 RC
Mediumcun 1 1 1 2 3 8 RCB
HeavyGun I 2 2 3 4 8 RCB
CASESHOT 2C 2C 3C 3C 4C 5C
\umber:ThequaDriryofcasualtiescaused
bythehit.
R: Rerol. A !€condR resultcauses
5 casualties
to thetarget.Ignore
ffi thesecondCodmandTestresult.
ffi C: TargetmustTestlor Comnand.
B: Shot"Bounces"
ffi Damage Modifiers:
-1 if artilleryclev
2x DamageResultif EnfiladeFire
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R ng€ ll 9.2{ 25"-48' NEWARMYLISTS
D8Ro[ 4 6 8 Erdy md Irte Royeli$Anil€ry Arny List
- ARTILLERY G8
Modifie6: I if targetb€hindcover GUN Nonber WecponCF FF Almolr Strtur PtspcModd
Gun,2cr€w04 Gallop€r . None Trained 20
To Hit (Normal) Gun Crew G8 UltraLt. - Nom Trained 15
Rang€ lY t3'-2C' ":" Gud2crew M Lt. Gutr - Norc Trained 2l
D6Ro[ 2 4 " Gunncrev 03 Med.Gun - None Trained 30
Modifien: + I target3 or morefiguredeep Gud4crew 02 Hvy.Guo .. None Trained 44
- 1if targetin cover
crewlo "RAw"
-5 polntstodo\vngrade
+ 1if targetfofinedCavalry
f,8 y PrrlimeDlrri.r Ardlery AnnyLisl
Count€rBatt€rJlhtnegeTcble ARTILI^ERY II.IO
CunTypelDE rol 1 2 3 4 5 6 GIJN Nunber WerpotrCf lT Arnollf ShtosPLFModel
Galloper A A A A A A ; ;
cutr/2crew GlO Ultral-t. I - None Trained 15
Ultra Light A A A A A B i i
Gun/2crew Glo Lt. Gutr I - None Tniftd 2I
LightGun A A A B B C i: :
: Gd3 cle$ 05 Med.Gun 1 - None Tnined 30
Medium Cun A A B C D E Gud4crcY/ L2 HrT.Gl]n 1 - None Trained 40
HeavyGun A B C D E F ; E
crewto "RAW
-5 pointsto do\ingrade
A: CrewDucks,Guncafiot 6re nexttum.
B: GunDamaged, ona s.rireof NesModel
Roll D6for eachshol.Gul dismounts Alny Ardlert ArE Lin
ARTILLERY II.TO
C: GunDamaged:May fte at d+t rate.Roll D6 for eachshot.Gun GIJN Nunb€r We.poo CF IT ArDorr St tls Ptr!$Mod.l
dismounts on 1-3. Gun2crcw M Caloper 1 - Nooo Trdhed n
D: GunDhmoutrted. Cuircrew &10 L)ltralt. 1 - None Tmhed 15
E: GunDismount€d/ 1Crcwnenber klled. GunACrcwG10 Lt. Gutr 1 - None Trahed 2l
F: GunDismounted/ All Cre$/killed. Glln8Cre\1 &5 Men.Gutr 1 - None Trahed 30
G: "Kaboom"Gun Explod€s!All Crewkilled. All unils andother Cui/4crew M Hvy.Gun 1 - Notre Trdircd 44
p€icesof anillerywithin8'mustroll for damage
ontheonArtill€ry
DamageTableasif hit by a Light Gundueto beinghit by flying crevto "RAW"
-5 pointstodo*ngrade
debris.
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BACKTOBASICS d. Carryout all newmoraletests

1.10 WrilenewdisDatches
1.11 N€xtmovereatart arserial"3"

Horse& Musket Themovement tabl€belowsetsdownthemaximumdhtanc€s

for nomal, chargeandroadmovemenr
allowed
for rhemajortroopt'?es and

Rules formations.The distances selectedare basicallyarbitraryandwere

merelys€lectedto allow the lhree alms of Infanrry, Cavalryand
Artilleryto performto myownhistoricdinterpretationof theperiod.
byA- N. Other
Theid€aof thisaniclecamefromadesireto introducemyyoutrgest son 2.0 MOWMENI
James, whoisnineyea6old,to thetunof wargaming thmughatreasily
undertoodsetof nles thatwouldcoverthe four mainperiodsof the Fornatiotr Nornal Ch8lte Road
Hor!€andMusketerathatI cun€trtlywargame: theSevenY€arsWar, InIantryin
Line {' 6' N/A
the AmericanRevolution,the NapoleonicWarsand tbe AmericaD g
Civil War.In a nutshell,theruleshadto besimple,enjoyableto play
lnlantrv in Column 8' IT
andsti givea rearonably realisticoutcome. SkirmisheIs I' N/A
Havfugplayedwargarnes on andofr sinc€my schoolda)sI havea LishrCavalrY lv 16' 18"
reasonable gaspof tn€hobbyandhaves€ttledinto afonnightlygane HeawCavalry l(y t{ I{
lYithagroupof like-minded frieDds.Like mostwargamers ve liketo try Generals/Couriers 2t'
differenttulesandperiods,thoughI mri* admitwedo seemto have AnilleryAVagons 4' N/A 8'
becomemorefoclrsedarcundthe 18thand19thCenturies.We have
beenusingAgeol Reoro,for the SevenYean WarandtheAmerican To covertheothermovement-related activitiessuchaschanging
faceor
Revolution,Nopoleor'rBanlerfor Napoleonics andJorrnr)Re,for the movingandfting theIolowingadditionalrul€sw€readopted.
AmericatrCivil War. All of theserulesarenot wharonewouldtenn
"onebraincell"rulesandarenol reallysuitablefor ayouognewcomer 2.1 All troopsattenptingto chargetakeamoraletest.
to thehobby.Hencelhe reasodfor thes€rules. 2.2 Skirmishencharged by aform€dunitnust evad€2D6irches.
Pickingup lhe conceptthat the ruleshadto be simple,but fun, I 2.3 Skirmishe$ cannot charpe.
decidedto producea setof rulesthat revolvedarounda nunber of 2.4 InfaDtryin Lineor Anac:kColumnchargedbycavalry,whoareat
simpletablesto p.oduceafastflowinggame.Nobarrackroomlawyer least,' a mov€awaywill formSquareon a roll of 5,6.Thescore
materialhere!I supposeif anlthingI wastryingto r€createsoneof the canbemodifiedbytroopquality(- I poor,+ I Good& +2 Etite).
atnospherethatH. G. W€lls'booklidle Wamconjuredup. To aiditr 2.5 Infantry {,ho movelessthan 'l their mov€mn fiie without
this task and the subsequent play-testingI roped in a long-term penalty.
wargamingopponent and scratch-builderexliaordinaire,Kevin 2.6 A changeof formationtakeson€mov€-
Robertson, 2.7 A change of facecoitsIntanlryI"andCavalryo.
One final connent I mustmakeis rhat I makeno claimto have 2.8 Movement overobstacles androughrerrahis ar!4 speed.
originatedanyof thedevices usedin thisser.Like moslof usI've come 2.9 Artillerycanhandhaul1"andstill6re
aoossthemoverthe lears in variousformatsandDublications andI
suppose if I canacknowledge anyone,it mustbethosepioneers of the
hobbyftom the 50sand60ssuchasFeathe$tone,Grant,Bath and ].0 IIRING
Wise. 3.1 SmrllAnns
To playth€gan€bothnormalandaverage dicearerequired,ass,ell ThetablebelowlaJ,sdownlhe rangeof thevarioussmallarmsanddice
asa tapemarkedin inches,a shootingstickandcanisterarc (more scores to achieve ahit attharrange.Onlytheftontrankcatr6reandthe
aboutthesebelow)andmarkersto represent "Disordered","Shaken"
firingarcis45degrees rightandleft of thefrringunit'sfacing.Onedieis
and "Routed" units. thrownfor eachfigurecapable of fting. Thescorerequiredro hit from
I hopetheserulesgiveyouasmuchenjoymentastheyhaveto us. tberangetableis modifiedby thefacrorsin table3.2to giveafinal "to
hif'saore,

1.0 SEQUENCE Musket Rifle C.rbiD€ Scor€

All goods€tsof rulesstartoffwith aSequ€trce
of Events.In ourcasewe Shor 3' 4" 7' 4.5.6
seltled for a simple Move, Fire, Melee, Moral€ s€quencewith Medium 6' 8' {
additionalstepsto cover deploynent,charg€sand th€ writing of Lona v 12' g 6
ordervdispatch€s. Thesequenc€ isseliexplanatory
andlookslike rhis:
1.1 Mapdepioym€nt andWnteidtial orden. 3.2 Snrll Arns factors
1.2 lhploy troops. Targetin openorder(anill€ry/skirmishers) -l
1.3 Declar€all chmges andtakea chargetest. Targerin hardcover I
1.4 Makes[caessful Ch.argesandanyReaction noves. PoorqualitytroopYlndians firing I
L5 Moveal unitsstillmarledwirhaRoulmarler Firingunitmovedover]l I
1.6 MakenormalMovcsfromleft to right. Disorder€d -t
1.7 Anilleryfo owedby smallarmsfiring. Shaken -2
1.8 M€l€rs
1.9 Monlechecks Bxamplel
a. Rally routingtroops successfully rallied troop6become A unilfiringwithnuskersatskirmishers 5'awaywouldrequi.eas.ore
shaken of "6" oneachdieto cauleacasualty. at y requireascoreof
(Muskets
b. Shaken trooF becomeDisorder€d 5,6for ahit,whilethemodifier{ortuingatskirmishenis - 1,givinga
c- Disordered markersareremoved fnal to hit scoreof6).
3.3 tutilerJ
Theanilleryrulesody cov€rroundshot
theideaofusingashoolbgsrjck
aDdcanisrer.
to indicale
where
I'vealwaysliked
rhecannon ball Potomac
bounces.Theadditionofrcllingtwodicefor deviatioD allowsfor
inaccuracy
average
oftheguff andaddsexcitem€nt to thegame.Th€useof
andnormaldi€ allolvsfor experienc€d andfuerp€riencei
Publications
€ae$stobefactoredintoyourgames. An)nraythenrlesb€lowareseu IXE P R E SE N T S
tHE noir omp.elEtrdE @nado co[ediotrlorth. Amdi6 Gv,ttWd
3.4 Theanill€ryarcoffire isasthebarrelpoinrs. satM, Ewiy &lndoltrctical sihEtionb tued &oh avalry aids,
dcs!€.le@rslardt dd Eonn.L6.n@tnfor.€, totulla..L hd|etlrd
3.5 AnilleryusesthelhootingStickandCaDisrer Arc. hch 6sulE. Tn?h'dork l ord4 ol bard. allou ve 'o anmdd rh€lux
3.6 Foreachshotthrowthr€edice,aREDaveng€diefor Right hns. olcMl Wd bop ryDc lElu.UngT€xE ln(6 d Vahd&, IndLs at
deviation,aGREENaverage diefor leftdeviationandaWhite Ho.€!,[email protected] amtn6a
Pl.dmod Yo.6 d$ ladtamo6fomattoE3uch 8rn€ "Srond.I"
nomaldie.Thedifference berw€en th€scores oDrheavenee anr.d. .t @d Mofri4 Bdod rowlryar Cdy.hfs or Par
diceistheamouuofdeviarionin inches.T}e WHITEnormal o.bme s l!6an dtviston.rRin@ldG@,
di€indicateswhich$gmentsontheshootingsticktheball Ou Umplr. . G!ftt6si6 allosyo! roru a.kd.gat€t'gDe
boullces.(1,2fiIstcolour[Red],3,4second mpatsn.In Pa Rr.b./Eutnoh I.t@ Dlly€E @ vin dp si?ol
cllour lwhite] and ML6om f.r eiihd LheUnio d Conftd.hry. Ar B.Edd. Hm.trid !h.
5,6for thethirdcolour[BIue]. ConH6.t€ mdd.ould l@th. w, fi € U.io. .mddd@ld
3.7 TrainedguDners useavengediefor deviationwhilepoor/milita rrimphlrd snonarn€ 6nni.r br a y€r,
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casualties, hfomadon ondmod6 strenstrE,wa@cand mord€ ct&i!@dor
3.9 All troopscoveredbytheCanisrer Arc arecasualtiesonaroll of Regtoar.l ld.I (12 r.adtG acL)
4,5,6. Blri.t &Dlttlvdoo)........,...,,..,,...,............-..,..,..,,...,....
!5.9s
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ar€destroyed onaroll of5,6,otherwis.theyarcourof aclion Brl!.d. Lltl {10 &...n6t
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C.DD.tgn cdd6
Pa8ldsdElLhohT.m..,,..,,...,...................,..,,...,......... t3.t,0
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D're Die- Die
4 4 2 Nodeviation,shooting stickisnot
movedandcasualties arecaused itr
anyunitscoveredbytheRed canbe modifiedto take into accounttroop type, troop qualityand
seamerls onthestick.
Thesemel€emodifiersarelistedbelowin table4.2.A1lcombats arc
3 3 Theshotdeviates andtheshooting deemedto o.cur simultaneoudy ercepaif a "First Strike" situation
stickismov€d2"to theRight. appli€s.
Casualtiesarecaus€dinanyu ts In the followingsituationsFirstStrikeapplies:troop6defending an
covercdbvthewhite s€cnents. obstacle/up hil, chargingaDdflanlrear attacks.With first stril€sthe
2 5 6 Th€shotdeviatesandtheshooting sidewith the advantage getsa fre€hit asit wereandtbesidewith th€
stickismoved3'to theLeft. disadvaotage onlygetsto strikebackif it suniveslhe6rststrike.Usilg
Casualtiesarecausedin anyuDils the exampleabove,if A hadfirst strikeandrolled4, sid€B needsa
covered bytheBlu€segnents. scoreof 3,4,5or 6 to surviveandthusallowingthemto stril€ back.A
roll of 6 lrould not kill A asA hadfiIst strike.If B suyiv€sthena
ShootiDg
StickandC.distn Arc normalmeleetakesplace,withthepossibilityof eilhersidebeconiDg a
TbesbootitrCslick casualty.(Don't\rorry,itt trotascomplicated asit sounds!)
4,1 wherehfantry or Aninery unitsareattackedfrontallytheymay
beabletofire oDtheirattackels.If theatlackwaslauchedat4 butless
J " J J , / ' than6", a scoreof 5,6is requiredto fue. If theattackwaslauDched
at
greaterthan6"diceto seeat whatrang€thefting occurs:1,2long,3,4
U8 Rd E=l Brue nediumand5,6shortlange.
Th€Canist€r arccoversthefirsl6"ofthe shooting stickandisa 4.2 MeleeModifie.s
triangleexteDditrg
30degrees left atrdrightof themu?zleofthe
Cavalryagainstfoot +t
HearyCavatyagainst LightCavairy +l
Good/Elitequalilytroops +1
4.0 MELEE lndiansin woods
Mele€sconsistofindividualconbats,matragain*man.Ody figur€sitr IDitialcontactbyoutof controltroops
base-to-baseco actplusoneoverlapon eachflatrkmunt for conbat. Poorqualitytoops -l
The antagonists dicefor eachpair of figures,with the highestscore Artillery/troopsin skirmishorder -l
wirdng aslotrgasthescoresareseparated byonedicespot- otherwise Attackingaudt's flaok -l
thecombatresultsin adrawwithnocasualti€s. Forexample sideA rolls Shak€tr/Disorder€d troops -1
a 4. To def€atA. B nust roll a 6. A scor€of3.4 or 5 wouldresultin a Attacingaunit\ rear -2
drawwhilea scoreof I or 2 wouldresultin B's defeat.Thedicescore Cavalryattackinganhlantry square
54

5.0 MORALE ANSCflUSS

PUBLISHING
All unitsreceiving10%casualtiesor moreduritrgamovetakeanorale Riy€ndelt WaO@ $.y, MNhu, Aylshe, Norlolk NRlo 5PZ
test,asl|Jellasanyunitswithin12"of aroutingunitor afri€ndlyg€neral
whohasbeenkilled. NEWTHISMONTHI h€War AgainstRussia
Anarm)le!€lCnne.n warrulessel IoI6andl5mnfigrres by
DaveKelsall.An excelleflserol rulesfor both6elda(ion and
5.1 MorrleModiliels sieges.Plusruleslor fghtingthelndianMutiny.
- I each10%lost -2 footcharg€d bycavalry& SrD€rValoeal 13.t5+ D&D.
notmsquare
- I disordered - 2generalkilledwithin12" NI PEXINSULARCAMPAIGN
- I unitwithin8"routing -2 attackedin fla*
I eachins€cur€flank -2shaken
-I poorqualityrroopvlndians
I G€neralwounded withir 12' -3 attacked
in rear
+ I unitadvancing +2 UnitCharged intomelee
+ 1behindsoftcover +2 behindhardcover
+ 1goodqualitytroops +2 Elirequalitytroops
+/- Effectiveness to unit(see6.0Generals)
ofanyGeneralattached

5.2 MoraleTable

OUI OF
ScordRe{ult ROUT WITHDR,{WINCONTROL NAFOLEONIC ARMY & IJNIFORM GUIDES
CONTROL
2,3,4,5
-2 1 2 1,4,5
-3 3 4.5
1.2 3,4 5,6
-5 4.5 6
-6 1.2.3.4 5,6
(4, r'O PNST^CF& PACKING
A s.or€ of 7 = Automaticrout from field or sunend€rif en€my iat r ; s; ii;i i, L,*; iiij , t; u@m . .opF' re.
within4'

5,3 MoraleXe.ults
routnumb€rtheacdonis indecnive.IJ eithersideiswithin20%of the
IoCtrtg€Tal otherit isanarginalvictory.Greaterthan20%differem€isdeemed to
beadecisive viclor.
ROI,"I All unitsanebptingio charg€ Withdrawtobas€lin€ wirh
backto emny atchargerare;
fiiendlyuits wiihh 8'nulr
6.0 GENERALS
GeDerals play animportanlpart in the rules.Theyhavea command
WITIIDRAW Unirreluctdrlynoves FaUbet facingthe€oenya! ratingwhichcanbeusedto "Inspire"trooF
radiusandanelfectiveness
forwardal aomalmoven€nl withinlhatcommand radius.
rate,I{rheyoaraclthe Shr!€L
en€nytheydorot Eceive Grade Conm{ddRadius trtrectiv€ftss
atrybonusforcharying. Inferior 3' -l
INCOmROL UDitcharges asmmal. Unitcanfightandnovea5 ComDetent 6' +l
InsDirational t2'
OUIOF ChrgeUdomedbvards Cetrerahattachedto unitsin meleeor undereffectivefire (6r€ that
CONTROL toward!nearcsteremyunit causes
10%+ casualties). rolllD 10.arol-lofoindicates
theGenenlhas
uil\ frontalarc.lithey rcut in lheuniashontsle. The
beenkilled: a scoreof 1.2indicatesthe Generalhasbeenwounded.
charge
nlov€Dent
agaii! WoundedGen€mlsarereducedonegradein status.TwicewouDded
Er nearesr
€nedyur D seneralsar€kiled.

5.4 Ihfinitions ?.0 DISPATCHES

Writtendispatches, cadedbycouri€rsarethemethodusedlo change a
Shakfl Shaken troop6become Disorderedafteton€move conmand'sinitialwrittetrord€rs.
stationary- may6rewhil€shaken. Unils within the commandradiusof a genenl wil automatically
Disordered Disordered troopsbecomeformedafteronemove followorders,all otherunitsnust rol I D6to determhe\r,hen,if at aI,
starionary- cannot6rewhilerelorming. theorderis receivedandactedupon.Th€rol for thedhpatcbh mad€
whentheorderreaches ils destination.
5.5 tumyRouINunbcr
Score R€3ult
Priorto lhe startof a gameaddthetoralnunberof bases in theforc€s.
ThearmyRoutNumberis th€numberof bases dividedby two+/- lhe t.2 Ordernotrec€ived
differenceotr2D6.Oncethe armyrout numberhasbeenreachedthat 3.4 Ordercarriedoutnextmove
armymuststanwithdrawing fron rheboard.If botharmiesreachtheir Ordercarriedoutimmediately
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