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GTKI3 SFcial bor traild fd Ketr€trkad 85p
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AUP24 6 figw s€tof USParaPathfinden t2.32 cuNsz 75m cemanMoilles gD 9.35
GUNS3 B.it/USA6pdr/ 5?m dd'lanl gun t3.23
CLASSICGERMANINTANITY 20nD CUNS4 Brit/uSA 6pdr/ 57m Anbomeanli-lankelln t3:23
WERI? 6 Knelin8 Gedds suitrblefd taDtndels t3.23
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FAL19 3 nan recoitlaseu cw tt.t7 GUNSS Ceman75minLG l8 i'fdq sun f2.90
FALm f.Eneilradeilh driverad specialraild 13.50 GUNS9 5cmPAK onfoiress nounting ti.23
GUNSI0 20Dn PAK 38 t2.50
GllNSl l05m@oilss gun 12.35 cuNsll ?5m PAK40 eri-rrnk gl|n 8.23
GUNS2 75m @oilles gln !2-35 cuNsl2 BntishlTpdranri-ranleon 8.23
Gt]NSl3 Rusim 45ronanti-tank$n t2.50
GERMANMOIJNIAIN TROOPS GUNSI4 Russian 45m lonSbaftl dli taik gun 12.50
GMTI5 Kette rad with driverandspeial bor trailer !3.50 cUrNSl5 Russiai5?m eri-ialt gun t3.23
cMIl6 2 0d lidt nortar firing E5p ctlNsl6 C€man lo5mrnanillerygu t3.23
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SSCAV2T Ilm NwFrr PipdFiddlarer vouDded,playingbagprp$ x1.50
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SSCAV28 advddng onfoot 38p NWFI2 3 6d heliogEphr.m (Higrnod€n) t2.00
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MoRl Nubiansp€ma ad!,rcing deooEle.lmsl heLD LIvl Feltponr (sr!U'on)(t) 70p
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MOR5 B€rhd spemm {atrding SPCI0 Amourd lqriShtwitb ,rccissoRlEs
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MORI5 Moonsh Aicbeis NMC l0 Moured st3.dlrd bard dwelling {6.i0 (! I I pdinred)
MOR16 M@ish Comnd v (3 NMC I I FaIm tniehs I3 00 sc 13 smll th'tched oul,building
N4RCI Berb6 holsM sirikDs v!(9 NMC t2 SquiE vidr @ehel loM t3 25 (!6.50 painted)
VIKIO Godi(2) a!.30 NMCt -10 @tdiMC I 2 containon. SC14 Stde & 6atcb dwelling !6 50
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MRCI Babd h@€Mn w. shield VIKI3 PERSONALITIES
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SPAS Spanish@oqed f@l,am ANDI Anglo-Ddn'shItusca s rv'lh PSN2O infontry + l0 srlF + D*e
two-hrndedaxes PSN2I RodrigoDiaz del Bild - El
SPA.| spanishamoued footrnm c'd (rr 40) BP5r Nom. Car?lF (10 aqlq-d)
SCOTMRISH & PICTS fl2.50
CELI Waftios skndln! CTVILIANS BP6 Cellic Warband(36 inla.t_1
CEL2 Wamo6 chllsnE + 4 €\d4 ) 125 00
sPcl CIv2 Shephqdsrnd steram BP7 Monsh Warband(56 rnfantr!)
CIv3 NoM wofte (5) a3.00 Lt2.A0
CELS Scols4nshcolmdd CM 'Romn Fi6r lnd afta&nr (2) BPTa RenY6efs Relinue
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CMCI MoEledsp*'mn BPTbMoodshC-alrv (10€wbl)
CMC2 Moured wdi@ NORSE MYTHOLOGY fl2.50
CMC3 Mohtclwnio. BP8 El Cidt R€tinue(24 inlanrv
Kn'eh Rith mail{et ard CMC4 Mour€d chietuin + 8 €valry + EICrd')I2500
PCTI WadioB oharging(4) LII'ESTOCK BP8aSFnishCa\rlrt (10@qlrJ-)
PCT2 Noblmfl sranding(2) LM Mem t nglm sbee?{6) 12 80 ft2 50
demiseof clan Mcbod- Someof Anguj menslepl in the poor viuage
Claidmhore! huls huddled in lhe shadow of their Laird s rower. preferring the
A Scottish Skirmish companyof their wivesor loosewomen.a small chmge fron $e rude
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ARE MAJORSTOCKISTS
OFTHEFOLLOWING
ITEMS:
COMBAT
The Geman player is obliSed to deploy his men in the order ihey
haveadoptedon the approachmarch.His tmps are only avaiiableiD
waves,eachone s€ning Dptbe south-westemroad on a lcore of 4. 5
or 6 on lD6 rolled at the beginningof ihe tum.
The fist *ave enle6 tie table aDtomancally.with the othe6
following (when allowedto do so by the dice) in snict sequence
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Iirst wave Mountain intanry
secondwave Cavalry
third wave Ho6e ilrawn none caris
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fiequenlly thd the line battalions.I rate tbem as secondate intanry.
NEW LISTS FOR STIAKO but with the oprion 1obe deployed6 Skinishe6 at the beginningof
by
The cavalry if dything is wo6e. Throughourlhe Peninsuld we I
Paul Kitcber w6 not unusualfor reSimetrtsto field as few s 80 90 men,chronic
shortag€sof good ho6es being a significant considendon.That said
INTRODUCTION someunits lerformed well in individual aclions,notably fte DraSoon
RegimentDel Rey at Talavem.CavalryfomanoDsoften weremadeup
Over lhe lasl few monlhs the lford club has rediscovered the of a hotch potch of squadronsFenFh fomations drawn ftom threeor
Napoleonic period using AJty codifre s snak rules. These have four rcgiments.They did havetheir monents lhotrgh (s ar Talavera)
provedlo be a s[nnladng vdiation on the timple singledie .ol]' geft and it is possiblethar fte odd unit could rnte a decentslatus.Later in
of rules wift interestingcommdd. morale dd fighting mechanisns- the we new ligbt cavalry egiments (Cazodo.er roughly eqDivaientto
As a mainly DBM player I found it relatively easy to .e-aalaprto light dragoont were also fomed, again these could be nted as
playing Napoleonicswilh laclics I rememberedfton my teens(andthe regutds.Thebaldce is.I m afraid,at bestsecond e.
long-sold/nuch missed25no miet. The rules work efiectively to The Span*h also raised a plethoo of Mililia units, plus the
give a gme ptayablein an aftemoon,ed havepotentialto be adapEd Guerilas. I have assuned that some of the iregular units could be
for someealy colonial banles(in India for example)or the AWL included on the battlefield, wirh the mountedguerillas perfoming a
Having beenbinen againby the Napoleonics bug' I sbned to look function nor unlike that of cossacks.I mte the mililias as uNliable.
thrcughthe l5nm fiems I ownedfld found I coutd(just) field Brilish The guerilla calaty units, althoughrating a! umliable. cd dismount
and Frencb pick up' mies. However. looking nore closely, I in difficuh temin dd fight d skimishen. Unlike regDld skimisheB
rediscoveredthe Bavdims I bought on that bnng dd bDy yeffs ago howevertheyrequireonly two hil! lo be eliminated.This would reflect
(npidly rebased)ed then discoveredanong ihe small mountain of lhe considenblenuisuce they r€presenledto the French.
unpaintedfigures Old Glory Saxons{an inpulse bDy at the SELWG Tactically the Spflish @ a linear fornalion amt
show). I npidly moved the SuoDs to tie parntinglable dd mothe. I havessumed that on @csion lhe Britlsh / Portuguesemighl well
nice lilde allied connngentfor the Frcnchbeganto trLe shape.Monlhs prolide a contingent to fight alongside fte Spmidds md have
passed.the Sdons beSd to look like a little army in fteir own right rcflectedthisin thebonussetections.
ften at ou own show I found somebatteredItalian inlantry in a box. I'II! suft that myone who hasthe patiencero paint enoughSpaniards
Close dmination (dd d iftsisnbly low pnce) showedihey were ro do ftis amy will get hours of fun iom tbem (or at le6! tbeA
sahageabledd ihey werc addedto the colt€ction.
My thoughtsthentumed to ihe idea of (perhapt building Oeseunirs
up - maybe as an indep€ndentamy. with the idea of fighting some SPAIN
muchloved what if scenarios.It'sarthis poinlthat the S/rdt 'pick up
lists begin to fail. They cover de najor playeG Frdce, Britain, bfaDtry 1800-1809 1E09-lEt2 r8B-1815
Russi4 Austria, Prusia, dd evenTurkey - nicely providing a roDghly Line infdq 4 6 1 0
Corps sizedforce. But looking cloFly at say Bavna. Sdony, or fte secondrate infetry l:l 13 10
llalim Stalesthesecould (or did) field Corpssizedfotes in then ovn Uneliablelnfdtry+ 8 5
right. Add a few allied troops and you're away with someinteresnng Lighr Infdry+ 4 5 6
There follows a set of amy lhts which I've assembledusinS the CavalrJ
orden of baiile frcm tbe Men at-Ams series,aided md abelled by I I
reseaJchftom colleaSDesal lford. (Rob Taylor and lan Robens 1 I
desere Danicularmentionhere). 2 3
IrreSule Cavalf 2 2
SPAIN
Artillery
I've almost b@r dreading writing rhis pamculd p8n, s this is l:30 1:15 l:l5
probably lhe nost seroiuslycrap ady of the period, likely lo get a l:30 lr30 l:30
seriousdrubbing evetrftom the lowly Neapoliles. That said. duing
the edly part of the PednsDld war up to three Spanishamies werc Special
kept in the field for si8trificmt pe.iods of time, and scored some . Line infanEl ro 1809@ foreign Dnitsin Spanishemploy,and
successes - noiably at Baylen. The spaniardsalso inproved steadily
guards.After I 809 these6ay be Brinsh tuinedunifomed reSulm
under British influence, particuldly towardsthe end of the period d
mo€ British tcined units becane available. The lisl is ihercforc
divided into the periods: edly (dieadfrl), middle (bad). md late ( . Second6re rnlury m (dddd Spmishline unit:
atmostO.K.). :Ihe best thing rhat cm be said about the eely amy is . Utreliable infantry de town frilidas, usually poody train€ddd
ftar to sbnd any chmce you get a sod of a lot of it, dd assuchI have oflen without uniforns. Up to half of theseunits may be deployed
incrcasedthe pick up amy to 36 uniis insteadof the stardard30. asskimisheB rcprcsenringguerillas who havetempordily
The lmy is divided into four infdtry types:Gudds, who apped in decidedto 6sist the field amy.
small numbeF in alt of the ordeB of batde I cu fitrd: Foreign
. Up to l8l2 light infutry fight as secondnle line if dePloyediD
regiments(Irish. Neapolitansand Swiss)rLine re8imetrts;and Light
closeordea otheMise asskimishers. After l8l2 they may be
units. The gu&ds and foreiCnserviceunils were reasonableud I rate
tbem d regul6, tleir performance under Beresford at AlbueE
jDstifies this. Line infmtry units were generally badly trained od . hegutd cavalry are guerillas. They fight mountedar secondrate
appallinglyofficered.At b€stthey count as secondrate dd somemay cavalf, but nay disnount as skimisheB in difficult tenain.
be of only militia standardandcouldEte a 'qmLable'. Again I could . No :my gunsauowed.
cite perfoMce of sone line units al Albuen wheE they simply
. Linear doctrineamy-
refDsedto advdce- The light infutry were quite reenable, dd for
someredor tendedto havetheir battalionskepl up to strer8tb more . Skimishe. ratio - 1;6
2I
BONUSSELECTION
1800- 1809 lElo - lE12 - 18rs
1812
l TSRrlLi:1SRc 55R:1Reg: lSRc 45Ri2RegrlDr
2lDr:lSRC:4SR 3SR;zRegjSRc lSRq2SR;3Re8
3 IH!s:2Reg:2SR I Husi2Reg; ISR:1Li lHus:3Reg;1Li
4 5Ree:lLirlliDr 5Reg;lLi;1LtDr 5Reg;lLi: lLtDr
5lHus:4SRc 2Hus;4SRc 2SR;zHDsi2SRc
6 6utri3lircav 4utrizlrlcav;3SR 2SRc;4SR
SAXONY
Sdony had a smaUdd fairly effcienr amy a. the time that it became
embroiled in the Napoleonic wars. Irs itrfdry establishmentw4
twelve Lin€ regimenrs (2 bns each) dd two cudds regiments
(including one of Swiss).The nine {iont line cavalry unitJ were four
Cuirasier, four ChevauIrgen and otreHusa. tn rhe field addirioml
infanry battalions were oftetr created by removing grenadier
companiesftom line banaliom dd consolidatingthes inro a single
unit. Orde6 of batrle I have s@n to dare su8tgst that the s€nior
regimentslendedto rctain their greoadiersso rhe mdimum nunb€r of CALL TO ARMS
grenadierunits I haveatlowedin the list is four atrhoughin thory i! Newbury& Rgading
coDldhavebeeneised to six. WargamesSociety's
Supportingthe mainltreamreginents w@ Foorand HoBe AJtillery Popular Open Day
units, althoud edly in rhe p€riod the Sdons stiU mintained ihe 21si February1998
systemof usingbatr.lion guns(usuany4 pdrs).Thrcughoutthe Sdons NewburyTechnicalCollege'l0.3oam-5.3opm
app€arto have had quit€ a high propodion of artillery available ro Wargames Competitions- Ancients,DarkAges
lhen, for exmple evenat kipzi8 (wben anillery was at a premium Medieval/Renaissance,
Pike& Shot,Napoleonic,
following the Russid disdler) the Sdon corps had 38 guns (6 or 7 ACW (Fire& Fury).n/Wll
Demonstration & Participation
Games
Tacticald@trine up ro 1812would havebeentine& in concept,but tulanytrade stands
in tater cupaigns senior (corps) commandeB dd often infanFy
TradeenquinEb Royc Boss,ElmFam,Hdkedon,Wi[sSN69SZ
otrceB tendedto b€ French,!o I would €x!@r 'flenbb' docEircs to Compelilions
& otherenquiiesto ChnsSmnh,I Blamwett
Ctose,
be adopled. N.B. Flenbb doctrine in the S/dt rul€s allows flant Thatcham, BqkshireRG134FZOd 01635861398)
supportto b€ givetrby infantry unirsin colum to othe. infstrf unih.
Lineal tactics mies do not @eive this bonus-Morat of the srory if
yon havea lined tactics amy: don'r ger canghtin cotum!
You ihus haved amy which catrfield a g@d sizedCorpsdsuming
vinDally all of the :my is ailable. For banlesof largersize yoDwitl
r@d 1o add on allies: Prussiansup to 1805,French or Wesrphalids
from 1806- 1813.Ihaveincludedlheseopnonsin iraticsin the list.
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Starting Wargaming? if money\ no object, of being compatiblewith a ldge rdge of model
by
20tm or rt6 scale(OO/HO in Airtu-speak) - Once fte domain
Peter Tanner of ptastic figures by Esci, Revell.Airfix etc. this s$le soon sPreadto
metalfiguresin the morenodem periods.I'm not sur€why, bDtbelieve
INTRODUCTION rhat il must havebeenconnectedwith the ability lo usethe nultitude
of plastic vehiclekils available.wihess the exposion of thesein resin
There hs beena clamow. albeit a small one. for articles suitablefor or meul. bDtstill in 20tm. Recendyftere hd ben a growlh in other
the newcomer,so here is the firsl of fou. Within the four articles I periodsavailable.I'm no userof thesenon-lnodemfigurcs, but would
intend to cover the main consitnenE of a eme: namely figures. saythat unle$ fte figms complementthe exjsdngpldtic fi8urcs then
scenery,rulesatrd scendios. dy manufactureris onm a hiding to nothing.Again, rhi{ scalehasthe
Like him or hatehim (it seeDsto b€ aboul50:50) Mike Sigginswd advantage,if moDey\ no obje! of beingcoDpatiblewiih a hugemee
at lest hotrestup-fonl so here is a brief sumary of my confessions: of modelmilway equipment-
I've beenwargming for 25 yeds. I think Wdgdes Foundryprcduce 25nm - This scalews onceall that therewas in metzl.At this time
brillift figlres, but so do a lor of other ndufact@B dd I despise 25lm m@t 25lm. Now 25mm figES vary fron 25mm tall to about
comp€tilion gmes dd 8mers- Thafs eDoughof ftat. On with my 35mm. Wher buying lion nore than one mdufacturcr be careful.
introduction to wmgming which will be very personal. If you've Solne25nm ligws simply don l fil with ofter 25'm figures.Scenery
coments to makethenpleasef@l free to do so.l'm surc the editorcm will haveto be almosl exclusivelyscFtch-buill or mdDfacturcd by a
ne\erha\€l@ muy.onribution( tor thelene^ page. wugames conpmy asthis scalehasnow just mpt out of the @ge of
Part I - Figures 30tm These were the onginal wdgmes fi8urcs. They aJe
probablycollector's items now.Avarlableonly in llastic it looked like
L€fs run down mostthings that a newcomerlo wargamingwill n@dto rhen day had come.Howevermoy of loday\ 25tm figur€s are tully
compadblewith yesierdayt 30'm figures md so they've a new Iease
of life if you don't mind the rclarivelack of detail on the plasticfigures.
FIGURE SIZES I'm not surethat myone could start to collet a 30tm amy today if
they wanredto. (At least,not one sold as 30mm dyway.)
Back in the old days the quoted size of a ngue mmt something. 40 or 42mm - The newestfigure size. Probablythesetwo sizesre
Now ir doesnl. I long for the day when a waJgmer sues a compatible.who cms? I fail to seewhat wargamingDsethey've
8or.
manufacnEr, even Wdgmes Foundry under the tradesdescriptior 54nn or 182 - This scaleis the old toy soldier siz€.Apan ftom in
act. The quoted size of a figure (25m, l5tm elc.) used to b€ lhe America. where you seen lo ger all sorts. it s fair to say ftar fteir
height of a standing 'avemge' mm. Even tben some people argred wargmes use in the UK ar leastseems1obe restrictedto Gladiabri.l
wherheris was ro the eyesor the top ofthe head.Now size is usedasa conbars, Westem Gunfighls or other sKmishes where a bit of a
grotrpirg for figurcs md as a wdgamels teminology for figures that penonaliry is given to eachfigure.
de m@ o.les compatible.Th€ nunber ilself mems almosl nolhine Bigger - There prcbably de bigger scales, but so what? Their
wdgdes usemust oe uny.
Incidentatly my wife, a sci€Dris!jokes about wdgaDe6 talking in
tems of 'twenty five mills' etc. A 'nill', in the rcal wortd meansa
METAL OR PLASTIC?
millilitre. Is that the amountof alloy thal would be createdwere the
figue melteddown?Wdgamersshould,usingthe sme rationate,lalk
in tems of 'twenty five mims etc', I can't seeit calchin8 or, so lefs
move on and lalkea look al the main rcales in use, sBning wilh the
Lin'jrd b ju' ,omm 0 54nD
U2400, 18000 etc These scatesare rearly only used for taval
A sD,jle. but eping mge of
items.As fd as I m awre the scaleis ndherd ro by all mdufactureB
except iI eror I m not a naval wffgmer, so ctu't cometrt much
Painrhas a habn of lla$ng ofi.
ifiher Suffice to say that 6 far as I'm aw@ if you buy you. fleet in pdicultrly thii rhinss like weapoG
the sme $ale all the shipsshouldbe compatible. outide modens. showsyou't a bir
U*d b hare snobElu. b.4c or th.
2lm ' A relatively new scale.lf eachfigue is 2Im tall then how rlariY. s.diy ud 6s Now cveryone
cm yoD *e then ed why noljust boardgme? Their advmtageseems
ro be that a banle with thes fiEurescm be big ad when viewed ftom Conp,nbk bdrer mDUIetuB
fte all s@ing wdSamer's position looks like a pld in the history
books-So what?Nameme a generalwho\ everhad sucha viee. Even LishNeisht nrybe dedy sd, havy
in modemwarfde. when a C-in-C could be abovethe battlefield. oe
enemyhas a habit of hiding. An inleresdngdide, well knom to anis$ or studenlsof datomy:
5mm or U300 - Often usedinlerchdSeably or together This scale Metal figures are mutdts. If you saw a real hund. prcportionedlike
is often called mifioblobs' wbich doubtle$ would havebeena tem a metal figu.e, walking down the street you'd beat a swiJt retreat.
appliedto 2nm had this scalebeendound fi6t. but it w6 nt. lnitially Plasticfigurestendro bebetteabut the wdgamer's eyes@nadapts&d
rhis scalewas lhe donain of nodem items, but now just about every 'mm'-
metal 6gure analomybaomes acceptedas somekind of
period is available,(SeeH€roicsdd Ros for details.)The 5lnm figm 'w]tether you go
for metal or ptdtic here\ two tips thal apply to
Ias grcm a bir and is dow iypically 6 or 7'm tall. The big advanhge
of lhis scale is $at it\ easy 1o cove.t figures. Jusl paint the nemest Fllgs - ther€ aie a hugerdge of pre-print€dflags availableftom a
approximationro whatyoh wanl to be that which you want.No-onebut vdiery of conpanies.Mmy de superband i1ceiainly beaisthe hasle
a puist will notice or cde. of trying ro paint your om. BUT, once you ve glued you. pre-pnnted
10nm - Probablythe newestscaleon the ma*et. lt's nor yet talen flag aJoundits pole pleasetake a minute or two to run a paintbrush
off as mostwdgamesseemto go up to l5tm or doM to 5ffn. Could mund the lery edgeof the flag (its 3rd dinension) wilh a matching
be usefnl asa secondor $ird period to your main interest. cotoudg to the flag\ field od Iosefte white edgeotheMise [email protected]
rcsulling flag looks ten riDes better
Spelrs, pik€s, lancesetc. , I wish manufscru.erswoutd stopca$ing
theseon f,gurcs of 15mm or above.Cut them or befo.e rhe figwe is
undercoatedand replacethem with wire. (Bearriesor model shopsdo
leng(hsfor 10.20p.rPlasricmy flsre burmeLalallo' bendsdo rhere
are prccious i€w thirgs that look more daft thm a pjke btock zmed
with spaghe(i.(For dmpl€s of this jusr look, donl buy, this
magazine'smain .ival andseesomeof th€ photosthat appear)I ve two
whole P.ince August battalions made fron alloy cDr offs ed wine
BASING
Most rule setsthat you will comeacrosssratethat lroop typesshould
be mountedon baes which allow XmD wide by ymm deepfor each
soldie. or playing piece. Rule setsinclude rhis b€causethey ieel rhar
ftey nave to. In pmctice frontage rarely matters and depih h d 50,000+ SECONDHANDWARGAMESFIGURES
iR€levmcein all rules thar I ve sen bar DBA md ils varidts. Alwaysin stock.All scales.Mostmanufacturers_
As a ruleofrhuDbbde widlhswill ontynatre.ifa smalle.sizeiets SAE statinq intercsts fot lists to:
morc figurcs tbm rh€ enemy shoot or mele€ on the ssme frontase. A.J. Dumelow,
Purisrswiu argueLndlbasecrTes areretevar.Theyare.caleddo"n;n 53 Stnton Road, Stqpenhill,
the samebdis that movedisrancesde. This my be rrue,but it doesn,r Burton-on-Tr€nt,StatrsDE159RP
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. A real soldier can narch X merresper minure.
. The wdgmes rabler'rubt scateis tnown to be so many metresin
real life is equallo so many millimelres on the tabie. Americanamy will not fight your frjends 25nm Han Chinea€lhat
. The time represenredby a tabte/rulesset nove is known.
. A figure car thusmove a set numberof millimeres p€r nove. otien.It's cheaper if you only needto buildup forcesfor onesideala
. 11is known, on average,how a unit spaceditself out. tiDe,but don't lakethisroo liiemlly-If youropponenr hs Maitburian
. Using the sarnesc€leas for movementand altowing for lhe kno*n British and allies, tor example,tben apan frorn the obviousFrench a
Jacobite amy in thesamescaleopensup lhe Jacobiterebellionsas a
figlre:men mtio rhe ngure'sbare width od depthcanbe calcutated. posibilily.
. Fineso far-Th€n the gameis over andhaslasledso manynovs.
On Don't forget aeslherics.To me, anyway.someperiodscry out for a
the rime scal€me.rioned in the third point abovefte battle lasredt0
certain scale.ECW gamesonly look .ight in 25mn and Napoteonics
minules.(or whatever)All ol a suddenthe whole rime,distance
look b€stin l5mm md so on. There'sno right or wrongbut Id be
loathe to get into a periodo. scaierhal didnl feel right ro ne.
Until lbis is resolvedthen all movedislancesmd basesizesmusl be Finally on basing and astherics rtm to Wors4meslthttared
suspect.(Seealso ny comnenis in Part 3 - Sceneryon bu'lding size.)
nDmber122 and pages46 and 47. Which photosdo you feet give the
rcal look of warfde before regimentalion?Basing is ofien dependenr
SO WHAT SCALE OR BASING SHOULD I USE? on rules,so maybecommentunder 'Figu.ej is non-valid.Still, I
Whenchoosinga scaleconsider: wasnl there p.e regimenration, nor were any of the wargameB
Cosl concened(I hope)bur regimentsof rroopsin this perioddonl feel
right.Mosr wdganer may havemovedbeyond unirsof beserkers'
The sizeofacrioDsyou wishro fisht bDtsomehavemovedtunher rhanorhe6, After three,bite you. shield.
How fd you tre likely to havero carry an a.my and what meansot
transponand storagewiu be availabie.
' Whal your friends/opponentshave. PAINTING
Let's expanda bit on eachof tbose:
I a$ee fuuy wnh a view expressedfairly rccenrlyin rhis magzine -
Cosr - The smaller figures cost less. (Surprise. surp.ise.) So
ir doesnt really natte. whal rhe painting style thar you adopt is_The
wargame$can Iield the sameamy for less ou ay. Fine in theory bur
fact remainsthat your rwenrierhpaintedunir wili put your first to
I've noticedthat in practicethesesavingsa.e tessned by smale. scale
shanre. This is verylrue.Maybetheansweris to buyyourfirlt nineren
units having more figures in ftem or ihe wargamerbuying bigger
arrnieswilh moreoptional figurs_ The savingprobablyhn,t as much Whilstl'm on thatsubjecrlet me divulgeanotherpedtofwhdon:
wa.gamersfaU into th.eegroupswhen it comeslo meraltgures. Therc
TableSize- Ifyou've gora t6'x S tabteavailable then$h probably are youngsleGand the unemployed.Thesede easjly distinguished
is nt an issDe.Iir generaltermsthe smallerrhetablethe nore flexibjliry at
home.Theiravailable cashto spendon figurescan t keepup eirh thek
smallertroopswill give as ro what ce and cant be succestully
time availableto paint figures.Tley havefew unpaint€dfigures.Older
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SizeofActions - I don't wanrro p.€ emptthe4rh anicle on scen&ios can buy figures quicke.
thd they can find rhe time to pajnt then.
Finally thercis ftd groupwho cd afford to ordernguresreadypainted
Ca..ying and Sto.sge - Often ovenooked.25mm figuresned a lo1 from a
specialistpainter OverlayiDgall lhese are the b.ing dd buy
ol storagedd 5Dm ngDresa lot les so.As someone *ho s oncehad crovd who do lhe buying.lti aMing whatbargains cm be hadand
ro canl a reasonablysized25mm amy throught ndon,on a tub€,in
how evenmedioc.engureslook good afrer a rebasing.
lhe rushhour,[email protected] you'veacd (or betterstilla van
Unpaintedmetal figures ee ofren called Silver t-egions',or ,.scnp
orArctictruck)to rakeyou to yourusualvenuethenfineelseyoute in
metal".I'n unawareofa parallelDame fo. plasricfigxres.
dangerof havingyour choiceof gamesdictaredby whar you can
Enoughramblingon aboutfigu.es.As longas you enjoywhatyou
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Opponents'Armies- It maybe obviousbul your5mm 1942 eamedcashnothingelserslly ma(ers.Nexttime Scenery.
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rhat he bad morc brnin. on his feet thanhe did in his head.
sT. VALENTTI\E'SDAY 1929
by TIIE AFTERMATH
George Angev The only rcasonMord trad suNiled ws that Capone\ gdg bad
distaken Al Weinshankfor him. who wa! a mm of simild build dd
On 17 January1920a law was pased thar prchibited the manufacure also dressd in tbe saDebrown overcoatand olive greenfedorahat as
dd sale of tiquor anywherein tbe USA, and althouehSegste6 had he often wore.Although Moran had sDnived $e ndsacre. he and the
alreadybeen mund for nany yeds they had never been prcsented remants of his gm8 would neverbe the sameagain.Esentially, wilh
with sucba fabulousolportunity. Vat sumsof moneycould be made a single blow. Capone had crushed the opposition and wa now
fton prohibidon,dd this could only lead 1ooneconclusionnurder on undisputed king of Chicago.
an unprecedentedscale-The years up 1o 1932 led to 2000 civilims Therere many theoriesasto the namesof the kille6 on thd faretul
(mainly gangstersmd beerrunnes) and 500 ppohibition agentsbeing day.Oneof the likeliest is ftal a Josepht olordo could havebeenone
killed, Ar one slaeeit wd one a day! BDtthe slauShlerwould reeh its of the plain clothesnen. ashis brolher had ben murderedby Mor&\
peakon 14 February1929 St- valentinet Day. gdg ud he was known to be desperatefor revenge.Another is that
In Chicago fierce gd8 w6 had rnged for yeds. Bugs Moron\ Fred Buke md Jmes Ray, both membersof the Egu s RaB gang
gdg, who controlledthe nonh side,wereswom enemiesofAl Capone. frcm St. touis. mdqueradedas the policemen.Mccum knew lhen to
whose gmg controlled the soltlh side. Two preljous leaden of what be expensivebut efficie.t killers. and probably rcasonedthat as they
was now tbe Moratr gang, had both ended up dead ar' a result of wqer't from Chicago lhey were not likely io be recognised other
bungledattemptsupon Capone'slife. But MoEn pushedCaponetoo ndes lin-kedwift fte mdsacr€ de thoseof Albert Anselfri dd John
ttu whenhe conlinuedro hUrk hi\ liquorshipmenn. Scali*. i*o profesional killers who were known a! tbe Homicide
On the night of 13 Febnary 1929, Moran receiveda Phonecall Squad.Nor contentwilb Dore anional explanations.prohibition agents
confiming a delivery of illegal whisky. Ir wrs 1o be taken to his Iater clarmed that MoEn had thaatened to expose tniee co@pr
headquarteN.a garagecalled the S.M.C. CanngeCo- on 2122 Nonh policemen,dd that they, on heanngthis. bad decidedlo silencehim.
Cldk Strcet.at I I :00 aln lhe following noming. whilsl no1imposible in this age of hiSh comption, thrs expldanoD
Whilst Al Capone was entenaining dignitaries al his home in seeDsunlikely astwo chequesfron Mccum fo. $ 10,000de known to
Florida. he left his top killer "MachineGun JackMccum 1osettlethe havebeengilen ro Egut Ratsmen Burke and Ray aroundthis time-
mtter onceod for all. Mccum was tbe rchited of one ofAmerica s Sevenyes laler to rbe day, Mehine Gun Jack. eho usedto put
bloodiestpeacetime killings."MachineGun" Jackwould showthe a silver nickel in the paln of his victims to showhow litde ftey were
world exactly who was the bossl worth to hiD, lay dead-Only this tine it wd Jack sho had a silver
nickel in his handand $e comic vdlerrine lay by his body.
TIIE MASSACRI
GAMING POSSIBILITIES
The moming of 14 February1929wd a typical midwinter Chicago
day: cold and windy with pDwderysnow that drifted along the nine wtilst the evenrsof rhemasa-e werein rcalilyclinicallysimple,
mite cluter of buildings that mak€ up Cldk Slreel. At the S N C and only eighrminutesin lengti, ibey rely on a fes key elements,
CartageCo. five men of the Bugs Motu gdg chattedto the owner ol mainly riat noneofthe jnbnded victims would recoeniseor rcsisttheir
the gMge. They werc: Frank & PeteGDsenbergwhosespeciahy was killes. Bur, what if BugsMore md the two ofter beobe6 of the
burglary dd lrain obbing, John May a safe cracker,Al Weinshanl, gang had of dived edlier? Would tley have recoFised dy of the
and Jjn Cldk a gume who was olso Mom's brolh€rinlaw. The tjllers, md therefor€not believedit to be just anotherroudne Potice
sqenrh pe6on prc*nt at the garage on that fatefll day was Dr raid?Or would they too haveb€enmudered atongwith the resi of tbe
Reinndt H Schwimmer,a young occultist and adrnier of Mom. gang?what if lherehad beena real police nid in progess at the lime?
Meewhile Momn, his bodyguardand Ted Newberry,who was in couid a thfte vay gun batdehaveensued?The caponeGang*ere also
chdge of lhe whisky sales slatr and the oveneer of Moran\ relying on both the gtuaeeowner and $e occultist not rccognising
speakeasi€s, were on then way ro the 8@ge. when a black Packed them. Had they smelt a rat, $ i1 were. the outcomecould have been
lourcr wilh the lop raised dd the side cuitains drawn, sped Pasr'
Noticing the blackenedbel otr i1srunningbodd, they assumedi1lo be The St.Valentine'sDay Mrssacrehasrealposibilidesasa sceneio
a police car md hid in a shopdoorway.Ar 10:50m the c{ pulled up for a skimish or rcle-playing gme. It could involve two or morc
at rh€ftont of the g@8e. Onemo, who wd dresed in police unifom, ptayersandpreferablya gamejudge, dd of coursecould be ssembled
stayedat the *heel of ihe cff, while his four pNserges 8o! out. T$o at potentially minimal expenseas ftere needonly be a linited nDmber
we@dresed a-!policemenmd two werein civilid overcoatsand hats of figures involved.Terain in the fom of a small one slorcy g@8e
The four thenenteredthe building. could be constructedfrom cdd and painted - brick outside,
Tbe lwo nen dresed d policeDenenreredthe gdage forecounfiBt whitewdhed plasterwalls anda concretefloor inside-The gme would
Morant men t@k it to be just anolherrcutine raid md behavedas require only a smalt playing spaceand could eaiily be resolvedin o
prcfesional criminals nomally did, complying with police demdds.
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INTRODUCTION The party movedquickly into the cover of a small wood n€e to the
road leading inlo Beoeval-leGrand. Major Young hoped to
Therajdon Dieppe,madeon 19August1942by theSecondCdadid rendezvousat the village church wilh someof rhe conting€ntheading
Division. wasthe ltrgest operationof iis Knd in the SecondWorld Wr, for Yellow One.As no Germanswere sighted,the party set otr down
being designed10 discover whether or not a large pon might be the roadlowdds the houses.En roule lhey encountereda young French
capturedintact at the commencement of any tuture invasionof Fonres lad who infomed them that lbe Gemans had 200 men at the battery
md wbo advisedthem of the bestrcute lo take to their objective.The
The Raid on Dieppe was a disaslrou! failurc. Our of the 5,000 small pany reachedthe safetyof the chDrch,where they encounlered
oficeB dd other ranks enbdked. 3.300 were killed, wounded, or rhe; finrenemy.whilsr Eyingto gera snall snipingpnnyup thebell
becme pnsonen. Twenty nine lanks werc lost, togelber wilb 33 tower, they came under fire ftom a Ceman machine-gunposilion.
ldding cnti. The Royal Navy lost the destroyer H.M.S. A?*e/ql Retuming fire fiom the 2 mortu. with six boDbs. the machine-gun
whil$ tbe R.A.F losr 106 aircraft. Never the less.the Fid taughrthe posidon wa. soon siledced. Finding no way up fte bell tower (No
nilitary pldneB dd their political maste^ valuable leslons. These Hollywod direcrorpresent, I guessl),MajorYoDnEnoved his pany
were put lo good Dsein the planningand erccutionof Opection lowdds fte rer of rhe banery, s@n coning Dnderheavy fire from
Olerlord two yeds later concealedGemd posidons.This forced Major Young'splny to re6re
Allhougb the b@ps of the SecondCanddianDivision were brave lo the saferyof the village.
dd well irained, |hey had not heard a shot fired in anger until that To the west of fte batrery was a large comfield, which seeded to
farefnl moming when tnel we.e unloadedonto enemyheld beaches. MajorYounglo be thebestroue for an auack.Encouraging his snall
lacKne both prelininary bodbaJdnenror surpnle in supportof thei panl by salingftdOecom stalkswouldstopfte bullets,he deploled
attack. to face a well endenchedand preparedenemy force. One his force in two lines: thosein the rear firing throughfte gapsin the
sDccess. however,out of this debaclewas rhe attack of No 3 Iine of thoseaheadlDunng this time, the battery had conlinuedto fire
Commddo on the GoebbelsBa11ery,descnbedby tbe naval force slowly at long interals. Young\ parry openedup down the gun line of
comander as. Perhapslhe mosr outstandineincident of fte whole the batery fom their position in rhe comfield. so etreclively that the
banery was unablero fire again for over half d hou., at which poinl
one of the heavy naval euns had been taversed to fire on tle
THE ATTACK connando positionin ihe comfield.Howeve..the gun couldnot be
sumciemlydepresedto do d! realhafu b the.ofrnandosed soon
Twemy O.ee assaultboals cdied No 3 Comando group. gDided
gaveup theanemprlFor d hourdd a half fte conmmdoske Dpa
bl gunboarNo 5 and flankedby a Dotor boatand a flak ship.As they
steadyfire againsttle batery, all the while mder rine nrc tum 6e
neaJedthe eneDy coast lhe sDall flotilla encounreredeiSbt enemy
Gemd positions.Major Youne'sdsertionsthat the sbding com
vessels headingtowedsDieppe.A briefactionoccuredin whichthe
woDldstopfte bullets wa! obliousll conecr a! not a singlecotunando
supponing gun boat was hit by the concentratedfire of rhe enemt
was hitl Or again. perhapsthe Gernan defenderswhere poor
flotilla..esullingin dmage to her wi€les roomandsenou!danage
lo her engineroom-aswell a! her forulid gunsb€ingput out ofaction.
wilh aDmunirionrunninglow ud thepossibilityof tanksappedirg
The flak ship joined the action and quickly cnppled two of the eneny
from the soulhit seemedro Younga wise courseof actionto withdraw.
veseh wilh her li6r salvo-The renaining Gedan !e$eh broke off
CaptainSelwynand a small pafty of menset off for the beachto nake
the action. nakng off at speedfor the greaEr saferyof the Gemd
contacr wift fte lnnding cmft. while Major Young and Lieutenot
RDxtonwith the Bren gDn deah with d obseNationposr on tne clitr
Dunngtheactionall but five* of the la.di.g cFft haddisappeded.
edge in font of the batery. Afler seeing Very light signals ftorn
Whilst contactwas atteDptedto report this mjsfortDne,the motor gDn
Captain Selwln on rhe beach,Young collecEd fte rernainderof lhe
boatwas sentin sedch of the mising lddine c6Jt: ftese beingeithe.
pany fion the cohfield dnd redchedthe beachunscathed.exceptfof
locatedor eventually making their own way back 1o basepon- One
one md injued by a mineon the bea.h.Althoughheavilyengaged
lone landingcGft was meatrwhilecornnuing on irs couse lowdds its
fsm the obsefladon posr dd the clifflop fte panl enbarked sabll
original largel,Yellow Two- On boardwas the secondin cormdd of
dd were soonout of enemyr&ge-
fte group, Major PeterYoung: Lieut€nantRuxton, togetherwift lwo
Their wilhdrawal hadcomenol a momentloo soon,fo., eventhough
tunnersfron ConmandoHeadquartesiCaplainSelwynand 14menof
there were no lanks in the dea, thJ@ companiesof Gemm troops
ThJ@Trcop. In all the snall force btaued only 19 men.
werc close on their heels.Although attackedby a JU 88, Lieutenmt
In the couse of fte eaiier action. LieutenantBuckee,R.N.YR-, the
Buckeebrougbt his landing craft safely back to Englud. The action
comddin8 officer of the landingcmft, obsening that rbe stem gun
fought by Major Young aDdhis commandosrenderedthe Goebbels
boat No 5 would not be able to fight it! way thrcugh decidedafte.
Batteryineffectivefor morc lbantwo hou6 during a c.itical time in the
consulladon witn M4to. Young to alter cou6e to starboard.Iosing
Dieppe ladings on lhe main beaches.Major Young od Lieutenot
contactwirh theflodllain rheprocess.
Buckeewere aweded the D-S-O for their part in lhe action, whilst
Despnethis ser back. neith€r nan had any dolbt as to their next
CaptainSelwyn receivedthe Military Crcssfor his gallantrydlring the
coD6e of acdon, ftey would continue on in to Yellow Two and
completetheir pan of the mission. They would ssault lhe powertul
GoebbelsBatterylTheir weaponsconsistedof rifles. submachineeuns,
WARGAMINGTHE ATTACKON THE
ore Brer 8un, one two inch monal wilh six bombsand one threeinch
moftd with fourbonbs!l
GOEBBELSBATTERY
The pany was landedat 04.45 hou6, whjle Lieltenant Buckeewas The main fearuresof the terain can be gleaned hon $e
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accompanyin8map. FiBu.e scale day appearto be a problem in so commandos.In a gameof 21 tms. the action wenras follows:
unequal a contest between Major Youngs force dd rhe ceman Mover r - 6
defendineforce.althoughwe optedfor a l:1 scalein oDrrefght for The Scoutsadvdced down theroadbeforebeing spottedjust outside
YoungSforce dd a scaleddown versionof lhe defenden,norhaving the village, imedialely coming undernachine-gunfirc, but sufferinS
200plusGemd infdlryl A scaleof l:l wa usedfor theconmddo no casuallieslThe scoulsretumedfire. bur the glorious troops of tbe
force,a scaleof 1:5 for the Gemans, giving lbe coImados no chbce Fathedandsutreredno cduallies. Thus the bauery was able to fire
in a direcl assault.but some cbanceof weding down the defendeB
The gamerequiresthe coImddo force ro prevenrthe banery from Afler fte compulsory tum of inaclivity in the village church rhe
firing fof a numberof tums - agreedlocnlly - in order to Eord a wn. Scolts Doved 10 occupy posilions in the comfield. causing two
I allowed the battery ro 6re every three tums. E3ch tum thar fte casualtiesto the Germd defendeB.prevendngfte baueryfiring in tum
comDandosinflict cdualies on fte Geman defendeB,lbrcw oneD 6, 9. The Scouh had so fd sufferedonly lwo calualties in tbe villaSe
deducting ftom the score one for each casualty received. lf rhe
resulting scoreis tbiee or less.ften fte battery may not fire thd rum. Movesl0 - 12
Atrer the setnumberof tums haselapsed.thenyou may alsorefighr the The Scouls fired the;r rcmaining 50nn nonar rounds, which
commandoswilhdrawal b the beachand then enbdkalion. if rhnr is destroyedthe Gemm machine-gun.and.togetherwith small ams fire,
accountedfo. 5 casunhiesfor the defendeB.The b6ve defenders
caDsedfour casualtieson the Scouts,but againthe bauery was unable
PLAYINGTIIE WARGAME
Moves 13 - 15
The Geme t.ops defendine th€ battery were nor of fte best The nexi rhfte movessae the fre fight coniinue.the Scours!!ing all
quality, but to compensatefor fteir scaleddown numbe6, I classed their Slmm mond rounds,but causingonly thieecasualries on rhe
rhemas regulds. using ny favouriE serof rules for the penod. @pid Gemds, bursDfficient to prcventlhemfiringthebatteryin rDm15.h
tE. The commddos were classified6 elite, of coD6e. retum the Scou$ received a turther two cdualties.
Moves 16 - 18
The Gernans now miEored the historical conflic! inflicring no
HQ Conpany CO + 3 figures csDaldes in thesetumsl The ScoDtsin tbeir tum nanaging only one
themselves! Ar last, the batterywas able to fire againin tum lEl
IxMMG MMG ad 3 figures Moves 19 - 21
TheGemannre inflicreda furlhertwo casDalries in tum 19,causing
a morale test which the ScoDtspdsed easily. Their fire causedtwo
nore casuaheson the Gemans. but weatheringthe stom, the batlery
MajorYonn8sorficeh I fi8uEs wasableto fre for a founh andlasr time.The batteryhad fftd for 577.
2 figurcs 6 rcundsonly of Ihe posible tine in lhe gaDe, giving the cemms a inarginal
3 nSures' 4 roundsonly
1l figDres The cofrfields on the rabledid nol prevenllhe ScoDrssutrering42%
of thelrcasualiesahilst in theircoverlWe decidednot ro gamerhe
Given the sDall scaleof ihe .ofrnando force,thenI su-qgesr that rhe *ithdnwal. cofee,cakeandconveBation comingli6rl
aclionbeslartedfrcmthepoimof thewood.djcingin eachrDmashey
movetowardsthevillagero dereminewhelheror not rheirmolenenr
AFTERWORI)
har beenspotted.I gavea 256l.chanceeachrum frcm rhe wood to rhe
village, lhereafler a 50., chance. I also gave the conmandos a Fig@s m available liom a wide vdiery of m&DfacrureN who
compuhory nove of inacnvity, to simulaietheir unsuccessfulattempt regularly advertisetheir wares in this joDfral, alrhoughmost
to climb the chnrch\ bell tower, beforethey coDldmovefor the cover commddos are of D Day vintagel I believe rhat rhe Airfix Coastal
of the dubiouscomfield. The comf,eld itself I clased a! sotr cover Emplacementser hasbeenreissued,whiih woDldbe ideal to represent
perhapstbe Gemds were no! suchpoor mdksmen atrer all - and rhe the battery.I1 usedto comecoDpletewith colmedo figures,bur I do
bdtery and villaSed hdd cove. The villageI placedar long range not know if this is still fte case.As noled edlier, we Dsednapil lciE
from the battery the comfields at fredium mnge, to encomge fie rules.but all of the abovecould no doubl be adapredfor yoDrcurcn1
conmandosro act hisro.icalll.If lou shouldwish to gme alsofte
comandos' withdrawalto the beach,tbendice eachrDmfd rheanival
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remembenngthat eachconpnny comprisesonly 8 fi8ues. I also only
allowed Ceman fire to be rhe equivalenrof one compmy md rhe
MMG elemenl.replenishingcasualriesFon lhe rcmainderof the force.
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planned. with Jdes fleeing the country dd Willim createddual
The British Army 166o-17o2 monarchwith his wife Mary. If the new king coDldgain the supportof
Its Dress and Campaigns peliamen! he would now be able to comnit British soldiers to the
coming war ngarnstFrdce.
Part IL The Infantry during the
TIIE BRITISH ARMY I]NDER
relgns ofJames tr (1685-88) and
JAMES II AND WILLIAM III
william m (1688-1702)
Jmes very rapidly iDcrealedthe size of the StandingAimy in Bntain.
Part One much againstthe will of parliamentwhich feded he night use i! to
by changethe constitutionin supponof his co{eligionisls. DunDg l6E5-
1688he raised 18 battalionsof Foot, l4 regimentsof Ho6e and 2 of
Mark Allen Dragoons-All this while the country was osEnsibly at peace.Wilim
of Oage continDedthis expansioD,mising 66 banalionsdunng 1688-
This is fte first pan of a two pan article coveritrgthe British infantry 1698.These were reducedby 51 ar fte end of the Nine Yem war
duirg the reignsof thesetwo ilnpoddt mondcbs. This fi^t pan wilt (1688-97) and thJ@ more battalions were disbdded beforc 1714.
illDstratethe dres dd €quipmenrand $e secondpan will take a look However in cadiness for the coming conflict over the Spmish
at the flags. SDccession20 battalioff wereaised betweenJune Uol and Februan/
1702.
IIISTORICAI- BACKGROIJI\'D
ORGAMSATION: THE INFANTRY BATTA]-ION
The period 1685-U02 was one of profound chdge ud upheavatin
Britain, not only for the military, bDtalso politically, economicaly and During ihe reign of KirB Janes most regimentswerc foned with a
socialll Had th€ so called Glorious Revolulion not occurcdin 1688 single banalion orgmisatiotr. (Only the First F@r GDards.tbe Scots
thenthe shapeof British history could well baveb@nvery differcnt. ln Guardsand fte Royal Regimenthad two.) The battalion consistedof
1685lhat muchovenatedmonar€hChdles tr died dd left the tbrcne 13 companies. one of which was compnsed of 8renadies. The
to his brotler Jm€s, who b€causeof his Romm Calholicismhad been grenadierconpany had no pikenen. but the remainderwere madeup
subj@redto vdious attemptsto excludehim f.om the soccession.His of both pikenen dd musket6, with the fomer naking up dound a
dival otr tbe thrcne was initially welcomedas he bad behavedwith ftird of $e conpdy. By 1690 the propoiions were mund 5:1 in
great dignity tbrughout the period of the 'exclusion' bils dd was favou. of the muskeleen.In July 1685the ting reducedthe strengthof
populd in the coutrtry.He atsocut a somewhatdashingfigm asa mu a contany Aom approximalelyI I 1 men of all mnks to lhe followinS:
of nction, havinS sered in the 1650sboth in the French amy under I CapraiD, I Lieutenant. I Ensign. 2 Sergemts, 2 Corpomls, 2
Turenne(who had a high opinion of him) and later with fte Royalist Drulmes, 2 Hautbois players dd 60 Privates. In addition the
amy in Exile', alli€d b tle Spdish, at the Batde of tne lDunkjrk] regimental staff consisredoi I colonel, I Lr.colonel, I Major I
Dunes( 1658).After the Restorntlonhe look responsibiliryfor the navy, Quanedasier. 1 AdjDtdt, I Cbaplain, I Suigeon dd a Surgeon\
doing goodseryicein correctingfte mfy orgeisational faults d wetl
futfitling the role of a.lrniral, wilh some success. during $e Dulch ln action tbe pikemenwer€ drawn off'from their companiesod
fomed into a single body, usually deployedbetweentwo 'wings of
Unfonunatelyhis reign a monrch wa not 6 successful.AlftoDgh musketeers.Tbe tactical doctrinesemployed were undergoing
he managedto *eather the atlempt by his nephewJames.Duke of considerablechdSes during this period. The old methodof firing by
Momouth, to usurp lhe lhrone, he failed to gaugethe Dood of the ranks.which retmed to the red to reload, wa beinSreplacedby the
coDniy and his policy of allowing toleration for catholics and Durch rechniqDeof plaroonfire. This new rrethod alloqed a grcater
Prctestdt dissenters atlempt to re-Catholicisethe weighr of tue to be lard down by a tighler fomation, which no longer
nalion. tn Ircldd the Mlities of Oesepolicies becme trdsprent 4 requiEd spac€sbetwen the files, down which fte musketeerwould
his deputy the E&l of T)rconnel purged the militdy stablishment of retirc lo reload. EqDally,if not more. impor&ntly, ihe platoonswerc
irs Prctestot officers.replacinglhem with loyal Catholics- arrangedsothat at dy otretime at lea$ pan of fte Dnil wd ableto Sive
In forei8n policy Janes continuedhis brotheCsctoseties with rh€ fire, improving the securityod fire control of the battalion.
Frarce of Louis xry which wd also unpopulu in the countt,
particuldly after tle Revocationof the Edict of Ndles sentthousands CLOTHING, ARMS AND EQUIPMENT
of PrctestatrrFr€fth families to sek dylum in Britaitr, bringing wirh
them horcr stories of life urider tbe 'Sun King . tndeed the foreign
Soldierswore a ldge coUdle$ coal usually red, with linings which
policy implications of James's closenes to King Louis we.e a! showedat tbe cutrs in vdious coloun 1oditrerencethe units. SmaI
importdt a factor ss ey in caDsinghis demise. black bats werc the mrm, €dgedwith while or yellow tapeaccording
Jafres's daDgblerMary was muied to rhe Dulch strdtholder to whetherth€ buttols wee white (!ester) or yetlow (brass)net l-
'willim
of Orege Nassau,a ngurc of considedbl€inponmce on the Vestsor waistcoat! rere sleevedmd usually madeup of the soldieit
Empef stage-Willimt Neth€rland-s werethe tuch enemyof FraDce old coat ehen it wa rcplaced.smll clothesconsjsEdof a linen sbirt
and his feds for his couDtryfotlowing an Anglo-Frencb.Iimce led md cravat in vanous 'otr-white' shades.Breecheswere cul less tull
him to tale drasticactionto prctectloth the Netheddds md his wifet ilan earlier in the cennry ad were wom with woollen stockingsdd
heavyblack sho€swilh squ@ toes.
inheritfce, the latter having been threatenedby the birth of a son to
Jmes dd his young Italian wife, Mary of Modena.The birth of the Swordswereonginanycnied on butr shoulderbelts,bDtthesewere
young Jmes also threatenthe future of ihe 'Prolesldt Succession'. Braduallybeingreplacedby waistbelts.Most pikenen wore no mour
tolenlion coDld be given to oDe Catholic mondch, who coDld be althougha few dained backand brcastplatos;the weding of the hals,
Featedas a 'blip beforc nomaliry was resnned, bui a dynastywd a rather lhan helneis. was Dnivesal. The musteteels shoDtderbelt of
atosdeswas,likewise, in decliDq the replacenentb€ing the caitiidSe
wiliam found himself forced to take action. He amnged for lhe box, usually on a shoulderbelt. btrt somenmescuied on the waist.
amy of Bredenlurg to defendHollmd whilst he gatbereda small but The matchl@kmusketwd also being replacedby the flintlock and
well lrained amy to invadeEnglandwilh the inlenlion of forcing his with nosr regiments fielding them in equal numbeB in 1685 the
Dncle1ochdge his policies.In ihe edd the prcj&t qorked betterthan matchlockhad prcbablydisappeGd by the end of the centDryA morc
shon tem piece of equipnent was the plug bayonet(se plate one)
which wd only inEoducedafter 1689into the British Anr bur had
beenreplacedjusr a decadelater by the more pracrical.ing bayotret, The Quen Coblort's Regt. of F@t (Ih€ N€w Targier Regt)
which aUowedtne loldier to continue tuin8 when the bayonetwd Fomed: 1680 (Later 4$ Foot)
Colonels: 23.04.82 CharlesTrelawney
01.12.88 Sn cbdles orby
THE REGIMENTS(1685-1702) 31.12.88 Trclwmey(reappointed)
TIIEIR COMMANDERSAl\'D TIIEIR UNIFORMS 01.01.92 HenryTrelawney
Unifom: Seeplate lH. Pike armourappedsto havebeenwom a! lare
The First Regr of I'@! cuard! as 1697.G€nadiers nay havewom tall tur capswilh a red bag (see
plate2Ki).
Colonels: 14.12.81 Henry Fitzroy. lst Duke of craflon
30.11.88 Sir Edwud HenryL@. 1stEal of Lichfield There we.e ftree English and tlrce Scotsrcginents in Dutch serice
31.12.88 Gmfton(reappointed) who cme over with wiltim in 1688.They had beenin Hollod since
16-03.89 Henry. Earl of Romey 16?4dd the threeScols.egimentsretmed to the Dulch esrablishmetrt
2?-12.90 Charles, Dukeof Schomberg in 1698.Of the thre Englisb regimentsrwo remainedoD the English
20.11.93 Romey (rcappoinled) esbblishmentaJterthe Nine YearsWar (laterbeconing the 5th dd 6tl
Unifomi Seeplate1A. crenadierderaihreferro theleriod c. 1685. Regimentsof Fooo and one was disbandedh 1698.Although rhey fit
OfEcer's Grenadier costume (gold lace) is taketr frcm the Francis into tbe list of regimentsat this loint their dess, organisarionand
Hawley porhait. An altemativecap is shoqn on the ri8h. appointmentswere, nt least imediately after 1688, Durh and will
thercforebe coveredin a later anicle.
Tbe Seond ( or Coldstrem) ReeL of Foot Guards
Fomed:1660 The Royar ReSr of FuzileeN
Colonels: 06.01.70 willid Craven,lsr Earl Craven Fomed: 1685 (Later 7tn Foo,
01.05.89 Thoms ToUemache(also speltToinash) Colonels: 11.06.85 Georg€trgge, lst Irrd Danmouth
03.10.94 Jobn,IIdCDtts 26.08.89 John,Lord Churchill
Unifom: Se€plate 18. creradieB' yellow lace. {later lst Duke of Mdlborcugh)
23.01.93 t ord CeorgeHuilton
Ihe Scois Regt, of Foor Guad.! 01.08.92 Edwed Fitzpatrick
(On the Scotrishestablishmenr) 12.11.96 Sir ChdlesO'Hm
Fonnedr1660 Uniform: See plate lL. Caniidge box on a waisrlelt. Some soDrces
Colonels: 13-06.84The Hon.Jmes DouglN showcoatslacedwhite.AI ranlers and NCOSworc cap.Oftcers wore
01.09.91 The Hon.ceo.eeRmsay.
Unifom: See plate lC. Gremdie6 coa$ eirher white or no lace.
Grcnadiersprobablyin tur caps(seelFi)- Princ6s Am€ of Denmark's RegL of F@t
Fomed: 1685 (titer 8O Foot)
The Royal Reer of Foot (Royal Scots) Colonels: 19.06.85 Robert Shirlel lst Edl Ferers
Forned: 1633(Thus nichame 'PontiusPilate,sBodyguerd't) 01.11.86 JamesFiEjmes, lst Dukeof Beruick
Colonels: 21.10.55 Lo.d ArchibaldDouglas. 31.12-88 JohnBeaumorr
lsr Edl of Dubanon 26.12-95 JohnRichmondWebb
31.12.88 FrederickHeme, Dukeof Schomberg Unifom: Se lK.
05.03.91 Sn RobenDouglas
01.08.92 t rd GeorgeHamilron Henry Comwal's R€gt of Foot
Unifom: Se€plate lD. crenadiers' ahire laceedgedblue.crenadie.s Fomed: 1685 (Later 9th F@0
cap whiie fonted with a 'lion face crownedpropel. Colonels: 19.06.85 Henrf Comwall
20-11.88 OliverNichola
The Queen Dowaser's Regr. of Imt 31.12.88 JohnCuminghd
(The Otd Tdgier Regt.o. Kirke s Lmbs) 01.05.89 williD StDart
Fomed:1661 Unifom: See plate lM. Offtcere de recordedas weding blue coats
Colonels: 19.04.82 PercyKirke
18.t2-91 williu Selwyn
Unifom: Seeplate I D. GrenadieBin nr caps.crenadieB lace gien The Er.l of Bath's Regt. of F@a
and white. (Somesourcesshow rc lace). Fomed: 1685 (Laler loth Foo,
Colonels: 20.06.85 JohnC.anville. lst E{l of Barh
The Holhnd R€sinen. (the Butfs) 08.12.88 Sir ChadesCmey
Fomedr1665 31.12.88 Bath(reappointed)
Colonels: 26.01.84 John Sheffield,3rd E{l MtrlgDve 29-10.93 Sir Belil G@vitle
23.10.85 SirTheophilus Ogiethorpe Unifom: SeeplateU.
31.12.88 ChdlesChurchill
Unifom: Seeplate lc. Facingcolou. often desribed as ,fleshcotoul. The Duke of Beaufo.t's R€gt of Foot
Coat usually called camine i.e., a ddker red thm most other Fomed: 1685 (kter 111hFoo0
Colonels; 20.06-85 HenrySonerse!lsr DukeofBeaufon
26.10.85 CharlesSome6et,Mdques ofworcesr€r
Prince G€orgeof D€Dmark's R€gt. of F@t 08.05.87 Willian Herbert,2dd Marquessof Powis
(Sered asMarines.KnoM asthe Mariline Regt.or rhe 'Oid Marines,) 31.12.88 Sir JohnHdmer, Bt.
Fomedr16&. Disbeded: 1690-91 Unifonn: Seeptate lN. Grenadienworelawtry ud white lace.Capsa!
Colonels: 15.02.68 Sii CharlesLitrleton 2Kiii & iv with rcd bags'tlmed-up'ramy'
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Formed: 1685 (Iaer 12thFoo, Fomed: 1688. Disbanded: 1689
cotoneh: 20-06.85 He f Howad, 7ft DukeofNorfolk Coloneh: 09.10.88 Bevil Skefton
14.06.86 Sir EdwardHenryte, Bt., I st Ed of Lichtreld
30.11.88 Sir RobertCarey,61ht rd Hunsdon
31.12.88 TheHon.HenryWhanon The Earl of Stafrord's Regt. of Foot
01.11.89 Richdd Brwer Fomed; 1688- Disbdded:1689
Udfom: See lP Pikenen wore white sasbesaroundtheir waists- Colonels: 08.1l-88 Hetrry Stafford-Howdd, lotb Edl of SBtrord
Sir W riaD Clifton's R€gt of F@t Sir David Colyeu's R€gt. of Foot
Fomed: 1685 (Later l5rh Foot) Fomed: 1688. Disbmded:l70O
Colonels: 22.06.85 Sir Willim Clifton, Bt cotonel: 31.12.88 sir DavidColyed
12.05.86 Anhur Herbert,lst Eel ofTonington
12.04-87 The Hon. Sackvile Tufton
31.12.88 Sn Jmes L€slie(or Irsley) The Edl of Monmouth's R€gt. of Foot
01.11.95 EtrrllHU€IHowe Fomed: 1688.Disboded: 1698?
Uniformr Red coal, lined red. white stockings.Grenadiercaps(1689) Coloneh: l0-11.88 Charles,ViscoutrtMordaunt,
2Kiii & iv. Edl of Momoulh
25.04.94 Henry Mordaont
John Hares' R€gt of Foot Unifon: Seeplate 2F dd 2J. Grenadiercap is euesswort,coDldjust
Fomed: 1688.Disbeded:1698 asedily havebeentur.
colonels: 10.03.88JohnHales
26.09.92 Rob€rtcoodwyn Sir John Guis€'s R€gt. of Foot
31.10.93 Edwdd DuttotrCott Forned: 1688. Disbmded: 1695-96
Unifon: Red coat,grey stockings,yellow hat lace. Coloneh: l2-11.88 Sir JohnGuis€
20.09.89 JohnFoulk€s
Henry Gage'sRegL of Foot 30.11.93 LukeLilingsbn
Fomed: 1688-Disbuded:1689 Unifom: Nor known.
Colonels: 27.09.88 Henry Ga8€
UniJom: Not loo*n. Fra&is LutEn's Regt. of Foot
Fomed:1688 (kter lgth Foot)
Solonon Rlchaflls' Regt of Foot Colonels: 20-11.88 FrancisLutrel
Foned: 1688 (Later lTtI Fooo 01.01.91 ThonasErle
Colonels: 27.09.88 SolomonRichards Unifom: Seeplate 2N. This r€gimentwd comanded ftom 1691by
01.05.89 Sn GeorgeSt.G€orge Thond Erle md may have wom the rcd faced unjfom of his other
01.05.95 Jobn Courtl'orp€ regimenlfrcm that tine Geebelow).
01.09.95 sii Matthew Bndges
Uniformr Coal red, lined red. Pewterbunons,white breeches. Sir Rob€rt Pelton's Regt of F@t
Fomed: 16E8 (tnter 20th F@t)
The Duke of NeEcasue'sRegl. of Foot colonels: 20.11.88 Sir RobenPeyion
Formedr1688-Disbdded:1689 01.06.89 GustawsHamilton
Coloneh: 29.09.88 Henry Cavendisb,zndDuke ofNewcastle Unifom: Coat red, liDed red: blue waistc@t, yellow hat lace Grey
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Wargamer's Notebook will b€ hard put to be playiry a scendio for more rhan 20 or 30
minutes.Comp@ this wilh the hoursrequiredfor simitd gamesed
w you witl seethe advdtagesprelty quickly. Probablythe only downside
(alben only an initial one) is ftar it is tough to win some of the
Mike Siggtns encounler. You d ex!@t Picken's Chdge ro be a tad difficult to pull
on but McPhe6on\ Ridge still eludes ny faitbtul Rebs. That is
SELWG was as good as ever I think il lnay be gening to the point howeverullihately a compliment,becauserhe last thiDSyou wml is a
where the layout ud fomat needs a refreshiDgchtuge ad ather gde tnat is too easyor an AI rhat is stemlered into ihe groundby
snaller queues(advdce tickets next yee?), but one co haidly noan fte nft game.Onecan seethat the enemytaclics are sound,rheyeven
abouta showthal deliversconshtentquality, a hDgevariery of goodto E ro outfld* intelligetrdy,md the senseof havitrga real opponert is
outstanding gmes, an excelletrt tumout by the rade6 atrd a very [email protected] one cd alwaysplay it two player d)eay,
prcfesionally nn envircment. Tle bestgme by sone marginwasby given anoth€rPC or the evermore commonmodemsd Intemet linl.
The GLC Club. an orguisadon ratho overduefor a nme chdgel Also availablenow ee two exceltentgamesaom IntemctiveMagic
Sadly.in lems of new Eoducts, therew@ noneof interesr,blt that's which competedfor compulertine with cerryrruls- The fsr is Tn.
the way it eGs sonetimes- GreatBailes of Hannibdl, t follow up to the Alexeder gme basedon
I tully take on board the coImen$ made recently about my the successtulGMT tomdgane series.Although my interestslie far
comnenting on rcw fi8ures that are fearwd as photographsin the morewith tle Gr€ek, fiere is little to matchthe arays of Ronans and
sane issue.The redon for this redundaDcy, in caseit isn'r clear,is thar the herdsof elephdts lhat chdacterisethis new release.I would also
I havelittle ideawhat advertswill be appding in any given issue.tud go as far 6 to say that the barfes are far Inore iDteresting,especialy
certainlyno ideawhethermy coments wil tie up chronologically_In the epic sEugglesof Cm@ tud Magnesia.Wlile th€ systemitseUis
fact, given the t@brological breakhroughsat prinien ed Macfartue unchmged,and still ralllq lone wirded, the generalfe€l is now one of
Towers (runou has ir he will soon possessa relephonicr€ceiving contolling large amies with at ledt some of the
Foblens that
device Oat actually rirgs), it is realonabteto assumetbat rhe ads will ergenders and the 'line advmce colmdds corne inro their own-
apf,€arbeforeny copy.This begsrhe questionwhetherit is woni ne Again, very itnpressivework thar makes rhe boaJdgamesvirtually
connenting a! aI. sinceyow eyesare as good a tool as you needlo
eshblish quality. So, one to ponde. Of cose noneof this is going to Fron ttlre sane prcductive compdy comes Saen KingdoB by
stop me telling you about rhe re.ent Foundry ACW gunners and Trevor Chan.Now this is trot a historical system,alrhoughonesforces
Bronze Age cbdiois wbich are quit€ superb,ihe firsr of rhe e clearly basedon the Seui dd Romans,but the generElappeal
Renaissance mgs, which arEnoulhwatering, dd the SYW HussaE is one sbarcdwith the excellentAse o/ Enp@s - empire buildirg,
which ee a linle bit chunkier thd I'd imaginedtben, but sril Ether trade, diptonacy dd not a lirtle combar. The fel is nther more
nice the sepdatep€lisses.m apprcachlong us€dby Bill Gaskin to Worcmt thd mlthing. which is good in itse|f, but with t]e added
facilitate veiety, is a welcoEe move.Also tenpting the crcdit cdd e botrusof openendedgamingmther thm tougb, somelimesunsolvable,
the new releales from Gripping Beast - rhe El Cid ruge. For some puzzles.The general plot is build stuff. buitd some more, explore,
reNon I have a weaknessfor exotic MedireEaneu or Asid boops, attack villages, attack ridq trade md win. But rhe whole is put
especiauyrbosewith hmds or chainrnailfacegDards. ad rhesefit the togeiherwith suchallomb. dd that all loo elusiveingedient, mdsive
bill perfe.tly. I wonl 8o lttroughrhe sane old sdapborsrutragain.bu! playability, that the experierceis N close ro addicrion 6 I wmt to
my min reasonfor espousingthe Founalrytuges is ro hold rhemup come. Very ve.y good and just the sort of gme lhar could b€ lost
d the most fitting quality targetal which othe6 ce aim. To my inind, motrB the ho,de(of Conlllad & Cobquerclonesnow appeding.
with some of aheseoutsteding figures, Grippitrg Bedr de coming Hiehly recomnenden.
mighty close,which cd only be a good thing. The Gauntletis ^n exce\ent litde maguine, recen y recomended
It has ben m excel€nt few nonths for compuler gaming. A to me by the humd ball ofYork$ire Enlhusiasm.DavePopplewell.I
successionof Batdegound gnes, Battks ol Alemnde. SSl's ASeoJ supposeotre could say that The Gauntlet is WargM.t\ Newslettet
RiJles,Age oJEnpircs, CloseCoftbar 2 (a gme I hale retumedto time revampedfor the nineries,andI meanthat in the bestpossibleway.The
and a8ain the DIY scendios de superb)md ro top ir all off we now only prcblem is thal I wouldnl haveheed of it withoul Dave'sjnpur -
bave Sid Meier\ Gen rbar8. Now this really is differenr If you cu so a higherprcfile is caled for I ftink. I haveissuedne in frcnt of ne
imagrnea gme rhat is perhapsten dmesfastertha Bardeg.ound,h6 dd it contains reviews, coment, rule sets. articles on obscm
eraphics of ar least that qDality with excellent aimrions ro boor, subjets ftar would makeevetrDuncm think iwice, humour (yo! cd
which har all but dispensedwirh hexes, and which allows you to take or leave $is, I found it better thd avemge,and in a ditreEnt
command. in real time, ar the brigade level doM ro individual miverse b RuDesof lrki) dd tons of enthusiasmod infomtion
battations.ud you havea sysremihat hd enjoyeda lot ofptay here pacled into its 60 nicely printed pages.Ar !9 for 4 issues,I don'r se
over the holidays. The basic idea of fte gme is to nale wargames how you can go wong: Mdk Hmm, 2F1R 65 Walker R@d,
accessible.So we bale intro screensthat explain the situationwith big Aberdeen,AB I 1 8DL. MHmm@Aolcom. Mark atsohas rule set
naps aad geneGlspoinling, and an excellentvoiceoverlr&k. There for sale, including lhe Sun tatically nmed ,Jcdrlsren - The One
de aboutiwenty ditrercnt scendios fiom rhe battle, dd yoD ce play That Gor Away nade flesh.
either side ar severalditrerenr levels of difficutty. The actual systen The tiDing of ftis colqmn,beiDgwritten overthe Christrnashotidays
givesmore thd a litde nod towardsacknowledgingcommd conrrol, b€tw€envisits to the hospitallo seemy dad, is suchrbarin a week or
ud if you ain in life is to sit on a hili, or even in your tent, issDe two I shall be going do$fl to my shiny new PO Box to collec! what I
oftles to you bngadesud then havea nap while rhe battle prcceeds, hole is a laJgebag of readeis tetteE in readines for nexr issues
this cotrld b€ tie gaDe for you. Now one can debaE whetherthis is a coluN. r they are anlthing like the batch that appededin WI 124 I
comon fom of genelalship,but d we know ir did haplen. r on the shall be a litde displensedsince I wet to play down the penonality
other hed you are a wellingtoniu hmds-on detail merchdt, you cd wm in favou of good,consEuctiveandenthusiastichobbydiscussion,
go in wilh the nouse poinler md unlimber, pur Eoops into skimish but I m gatefDl for dyrhing. Thesewill hopetully be joined by rhe
order or mak€ them 6E that well timed volley. The interfrce is unwinding of d enbaralsing b&*log of item - compnterrul€sets,
excellent- you just click the unit\ flag, dmg e :mw to where you daditional rulesetsincluding, hidden somewhere,Piqler and prcbably
wanl $em to go, dd lell $em whether ro advdce, doublerim€ or Talonsoftt tat?m rmnt mong other items for you delectation.So.
chdge. They do fie rest. unles you chooseto slep inro the Colonelh letteE on uy subjet to Mike Siggins,PO Box 2062,Woodfordcften.
booL. The result is very plasing, the whole rhing rattles along ar a Essx IG9 5DL, emaii to [email protected] oneof ny NewYed
ftdlic pace(neaty representingthe lime pressureof battle) ed you resolutios. for the umple€nthtime, h to paitrt somemore figuresl
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Apart from buyitrg Gam€sworkshopt melal mod€ls at tull price,
there m tbEe sourcesof inexp€nsiveminiatms that you sbould
conside( plNtic models; second-bandmodels, dd - the lEilorous
This article is aimed at rhosenew to wargamingwho ate intercstedin thnd option - olher mdufacturers' mhiatures {gasp!)
playine WafiaMet Fo\tasy ,atle, but who are perplexedby the A soundoption Inay be to b8e tbe core of your amy aroundone or
potentialy hugescop€of the game,and wondcr whereto sbn. It.lso two ldge units of Gamesworkshop\ pldtic models.sqchai tose that
gives me rhe opportunity to pds coments and advice ftat is cme i rle warhonwt boxed 8me. Buy a metal cotunand Foup
indep€ndentfrom Gmes Workshop\ mdketing bias! I m assuming with stdddd bere. for hdd-to-hmd Dnits. but I wouldn t botber
that most peopleae aw@ th^t Warhanwr Fa4tosyBottle is r l6E doing so for unicsamed wilh bows,crcssbows,etc.
establisheddd populd tabletopwargam€serin a late-medrevilworld A popule sourcefor high-qualitypldtic miniaturcsat fte Linconbe
populatedby vdious huMoid races,monsteB md nagic. I've lost Bm Wdgmes Soci€iy are the old Milton Bradtey Bademsre.
count of the nunber of incarnationsit ha gonethroughover the yees, games boxed sets, whose miniatures were designed by Citadel
but the latestsrely mustb€ the best.This is becauseGmes workshop Miniatures.YoD.f still get them at sometoy supentol€s,p.incipally
have made detibeFte efforts to sEemline ed chiry the previous for the Chaosand Empire forces. They atso did fl?ro4l?ir, .lthough
version of the rul€s 6 well as cfttully ensm that play balmce h4 thesesetscontarnfewer modelsed so de tess useful, but the box of
improved.Thankslo rules $at give a rdlk bonusin combat to large sevenOgres is padiculely 8ood. There have also ben a spate of
units of rdk md file, ordimry trcopes stod a mucb better chance dugonqploring gmes in a similar vejn by olher toy mmufacturcB
against powerful creatures,md the crded exceses of the magic which might be wonh considering.
systemhavebeenton€ddown to somethinga litde morc mnageable If yoDfdcy the challengeof doing sone convenions,the Lizddmen
(but otrly just). amy is a @elous opportunity to go out and buy pldtic dinosaus
Of coune, the oveniding ato?ctionis the sh@rvdiety of @es atrd of the lype with "made h HongKong" wnten on them. I have got
t@p-t|es availabl€,which enableyou to keepconc@tingweird aDd mcentops with $ratch built howdahs full of platic skitrks for
wonderful banle tachcs for mucb of you wdgming lif€. Its such stegadonsr dimelodons (I think) assalanandersidd Tmiya rapto6 4
grcattun trfitrg out that MagicalAnillery Supe.iority" stnteey in one cold ones,featuring pldtic skinks cunningly shavedbetwen the legs
gde, andthenthe MassAll-Our Chittering Hordes"lactic in dothe.l (ouch!) so that lhey cf sit otr their backsad amed wift shieldsmd
Of come, there'salwaysthat old chesmqt"SuperheroWielding a Big
Stick on a ScaryMonstei gmbit, but rhais a bir passdnow, my dem. The best sourcefor second-handmodelsis bring and-buyshnds at
wdSmes shows,where.if you are lucky, whole mies cm be bought
WHICH ARMY DO I B(ry? al ridicDloDdy low prices- They de often the ideal pla@ to g€t
exmples frcm the old (ed much more intginative) Ciladel back
So, wherc to start?I think that prcbably the frosi otr-putting thing cataloeue.These sttuds de always c.owded, but il is well worlh
for most begimers is the rhoughtof prying our all thar mobeyfor the bnving rhe scrum to seewhat's alarlable. However.it is posible lo
large trumbes of miniaturcs thar are required, not 1o mention the become so enthused with bargait-f€ver that you end up buying
colourful boxed sets and amy books, and then having to paint you somethingqlite inappropriate instead of whal you had onginally
amy upto rhe high sranda.dupheld in the hallowed pagesof Mt? pldnedl The olher sourceof second-handminiatms {e the kind of
Ddd Bur fed not! Real gme6 have to cone to lems with more fdlBy/science fiction hobby shops that keep a glds cabinet for
realistic limiis on their budeeh ed nme, md it\ a rde light to seea selling colledable miniatures.Curendy we havetwo in Bristol md I
fuuy-painted fantasy amy at ou club. There re some rqsonabte dsulne $at $is phenomenonoccurselsewhere.UsuaUynot as cheap
econoniesthar yoD ce makethat will get you up and ruming a little asa bring-and-bDy,with infrequentchdges of stock,they nevedheless
quickeadd for a lot les exlense- cd prcvide the @cdional bdgain. Usuarly only a souce of the
WhenconsiderinSwhich amy to buy it k a good ideato chooseone comonest rarl md file troops. a ma.joradvdlage of secod hand
that containsmodelsof a high points value becausethis gDddlees a miniatlres is that they often comeready-painted.
sdall amy of high quality troops $nt aJeless expensiveto bDy and Thirdly. we have olher manufacturer'sminiatures,most of whom
havefeser miniaturcs LopainL.Aho. in my opinion."omeamie( de supply superbmodelsat slightly cheaperprices! They also provevery
easierto play thm othe6, md as a consequence are less likely 1olet usetul for filirg out thosegapsin tbe wa'lrnn.t rege, eg: Gmes
you down in your eely emes- Beding theseftings in nind, I think Workshop,wherc be thy ninotauis? chaos homds? chaos chdiots?
that my of the Etven races make excellent amies for begime6. dd cenlauE?As some quick exanples, I shalt briefly r4olmend
Likewis, Orcs md Coblins, atrd Edpire amies also play well, but somemmuf@tureF whom you night wish to tty.
rendto be oD the large size to collecl md paint. ln my experienc€,the Have a look at ti,e Ral Patrha catalogue and b€ conpletely
most difEcult amies lo win with agairst expe.iencedplay€rs e oveNhelmed by fte sheernumber of sup€rbfut6y niniatures rhat
Dwdfs (tun slow novemeni cbdcteristic lets lhem down) atrd, lhey produceI AhhouehI find their hunmoids too slight of build 1osil
st@gely. Chaos, whose lack of expendabletmp types nakes this comfonably with Gimes workshop stutr, they are an excellentsouce
lmy nost unforgiving if you messup, (a you e bound to do if you of din cheap monsleG( about !6 each) - producing ar ledt twenty
difr€rcnt &agon nodels aloae! TIe AdvancedDuaseo6 & DtdSoas
However.opinjons will vary on this, so by all meanstalk to some ratrgeare sold al Vtrgin storesdd the rcst of the rangecm be obtained
experiencedgamerswho can give you someitrvaluableadvice about at wargarnesshowvmail order Recomended for dragons.chimeras,
qhich hooptypes to buy dd what tactics tend to work best. Every pegasi.unicoms,spiden, $orpions aDdhippogriffs.
amy book contains one or lwo toop-types tbat de absolutely You have probably seen the advenisements tot Ha equin
indhpensableand others tiar me tactically worthless.You need to Mizetz.as in this very maguine. They provide a selectlonof races
includinS HiSb Elves, Wood Elves, Undead, Empire, Lizardnen,
Try to plan out your purchdes in 500 or 1,000point goups so that Skaven, some excellent Dwarfs. plus a few monsle6 (the
you. amy expand!in suchn way a to enableyou to play bigger and aforementionedninotam). You may hav€to pick andchoosewilh this
better gameseachtine. As n geneEl rule, well baleced mies vo.k range.a! I find lhat the qDalityof designvariesquile a bn. Their p.ices
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are also nol a! Iow asthey could be, but they havefound their way into
soDe high streetbobby shops.
Hearlbreakc. Miniatu es lse ex cmes workshop designeB,md IIEW FROM
so then models fit in perfectly. Unfonunately. this exceltenrrange I{ARLEOUIN MIIIIATUBES
seemsto be lirnited h scop€and avaitabiliry.They haveproducedOrcs IHE
and Goblins.Dwarfs.Ddk Elves,HiSh Elvesandtbe occasionalChaos
Chmpion. I mainly use ftem for their chdader models,whicb are
usnally intricately detailed,md ar a price that is righr
Grena.liet Modds t*d to producesomevery handsomeminiarures
by Mdk Copplestone,including a mce of bdbarians tharwereso good
that I bouehta whole .my of themI They alsodid a very cnel-looking Range
bunchof Ddk Elves,Empire. Undead,Wod Elves,High Elves,Orcs
Fantasy Banles miniaturesare especiattydesigned so that each
and Coblins, and of cous. monste6_ senesstandsiogelheras regimentalunits thusmakingthemid€atior
Other rdges that you might like to look ar de Ess.t,s Fanrarl, use with all fantasylabtetopwargamessystems.The usuathigh
rnor m a bir on rhepordy \ide. burrher de someusetutfind5t'te standardol exc€llenceo, our individualfigures has bsen majntained
cett^E)t Minidturc Figltiiiiiie's U.Ik) oJ the Four Winds@ee tol il nol indeedexceeded-
qfieadi Lauashi.e canes fd bdeain bagsof rdk and file (30 foor
Pleas€send SAE ror rutt deiaits ro
fot Ll0.5O).a d Chatiat Miniarzt?q which atsocomein Megga-Bags
HadequinMiniarures
of 5 foor for !2.00. I'm bound ro havemised our tots of other worthy 632BadLrdRoad,
mautactures, ad ro thes, my apologies,bDtir givesyou d idea. B4rod, Noningham
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weli, yoD'vegot your amy at a reasonableprice,but now you ve got
ro painl thenl The bi$e$ nislake that newcomeBmale ar rhis point SPECIALANNOUNCEMEI'ITTO ALL OUBAUSTMLTACUSTOMEFS!
is agonisingover their inabiliry to painr eachindjvidual miniatureasa WargamesWarehouseha@ beenmadeour dctusivs agentsior
nasterpiece-For months on end they play barttesat our club wilh Austalia.
unpaintedfigues rhat den\ evenstuckiogetherproperlybecausethey Pleasecontaclthemfor anyandattof)our HaiequinMiniatures
r€qufemenls
believe that a rue painrer must paint atl the bits separaretybefore
alsembling just like the experts in .,The Dwdf' reonmend. Once Wargamoswarehouse pty Ltd
again,pleale ignorewhatyou readdd go ands@ihe amies of gmen 12 ChmmeSt€et, Salisbury4107
tivinS in the Real World. They donl go to atl rhar rluble, oh, no. A Que€nsland,Ausinlia
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popula coDpromisear Lincombe Bam is to asembte dd undercoat t66 499
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yoDrminiatuEs immediately,dd thenpainr then in a ljmited amy of
flat colours thatis. wnho highlighrs, shading,or outlining.you may
feel ftat this unde.minesthe beautyof your modets,bur fteir fine detail
md eimation is fte very reason why they can cany it ott fts a WARGAMES TTGURES PAINTED
convenrentway to g€r rh€mtbiough $eir tnt barles withoul resortinS to collector's standards.SendSAE or rwo IRCSfor price list
to uSly displaysofwhire undercoaror metat,or wo6e - modelsfallins ro: D. Seagrove,
all ove, rhe place.or wiLhpansmr.ine. which I peronall, feel ; THE LAST DETAIL
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Another tip is to ry od keep a regular cotour schemeruming
firough your amy it renlly d@s help b puU togefier aU the units Wa.hantuerFahtasr Eanle nles well enoughro acr d adjudicatorin
Dnder a conmon identiry rhat males the amy iDmediarely the cde of aryumenc.In addition,suchnembeB crn DrcvidehelDand
recognisabled you6. Fo. example, one of ou. club gmes hd advice. inboduce odEr membea ;ho shm thex
achieved just this effect by pninting his High Elf amy in the mtercsls,dd set the tone for fair play and enjoyable gamine. For
predominot colouGof sitvd for ainour; el@rricblue for clothing and instDce, ov rop Wa&anmel playe. wiB neartya]l his battlesdespite
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everything you need to play (including. fiom whal I hee. some A nnal word of advice; you will ne€da cerrainlevel of enthDsiasm
dubiousrule interpretarionswhen it suits ften) on their club nighi., to overcomeyour inelirable eely defears,but please
donl be pur off
dd you may find lhis ideal. Howev€r,ou young memben have not If you de playing againslthe right kind of wargmen. who
trearyou
been allowed 1o use miniaruresby other moufacturers, and have fairly dd considentely,and with a senseof humou. you wilt
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AN ESCA?E TO WARGAMING
OBITUARY: BILL MARTIN
Firsl of all, carry on producing such grear wmgamesDagaines. I
really look forward to gettirg my magazineseachmonth dd seeing I regrerlo haveto infom you of rhe dearhof Bill Manin, who many
wharolhergaDe6 de do,ng.Abo I do hopeMike SigSin\.die: on readeBmay rememb€rfrom younge.times. In p.nicular. rhar period
writing his colum. Ifs wondertulhow he cu bring out suchreactions whenYorkshireWargamesClubs had more to do wirh eachorber
to hjs words.I peaonally usevargamesd u escapefron nomal life Bill liked b conv€ythe impresion that he wa! an ordinarymm, dd
and it's problem, rc,fighring battlesfrom history and fictional battles indeedhe was huDble enoughto believethis, but rhosewho knew him
of Dy own making- Give me Napoleonics,Colonial, Ancients and de awareftat he was fd fron ordinrry. Inlo his 55 yeas be crmed
World we II aDdI m happy for hous on end. BecaDseI havenever rwo lifedmes. He was above all a wdior wirh rle courageand be
reauy been able to atrord me1alfigures ove. the lasl 35 yea6, I sriil often said he was bom at least400 yeds 1oolare.but he was also the
have maidy plaslic painredmies. Altbough I now do have severat qu'er type who would makeno fuss aboutheroicsandcmd alwaysfor
metal frgnres bought at such showsas Saivo and N.O.W t ng nay his family md friends.
The l$t half of his life wouid havemadea good advenrurenovel.
Re the programe a cme of Wd: I peFonally hopethat ftis is only Beginning with euotDent in the amy aier whar he describedas a
ihe sian of someg@d wdgmes programmeto comein ihe fDiure.I wild yonlh a a teddyboy, he gcduated into acriveengagementin the
also hopesomeonemight makea wtugmes video s a starer for new Middle East dd wben invalided our witb bDtletwounds.wenr on to
wegames to seehow wd gmes de piayedmd hos the mechmicsof sere asa mercenaryin ihe BelgianCongo.Unfortunaiely,he choserhe
the rules work. I Inay eventf to do thal wilh someof fte chapsai the wrong side in the conflicr and had to flee tbe counlry alongbnckroads
club I belone1o.A projecl for the NewYe&l Anybody out theE got my in a fdt jeep with 15 nonths wagesin his poclels- After bribes to
ideashow this night be doDe?I would really also lre rc see more officials dd payment! for pape6 and t@s?on he endedup after rwo
wdgmes showsin eastAnglia. O.K. I've alreadymentionedthe only yeds of ddgeroB senice. on the tmac at HeathJowAirpon wirh just
two showsin my area,but I thiisr for more! I prefer wriring my o$n f5 in his pocket At this point, ashe put it, a chdge of lifesryl€ seemed
wdgamesnles. Wlen I buy a setof rulesrheyneverseemto be writren
in the Queen\ Englishl Keepprinting lhe mags! He setaboutlhis ain and soughta mdiage partnerand childr€n.A
catalosDeof his involvenent in the comunity is quireimpresive dd
indicatesa continuedlove of manial things and an interestin people.
LaveDhm, Sufiolk In addition !o Any enlisrmenrand serice with the SAS he was in
tine involved in: The Auiliary Fire Serice. Ite RoundheadSocieF/,
The Halifax and Bradford wargamesSocielies,The Yorkshire
.GAME OF WAR'- REPLAY Meksmen. Heanbedt- A supportorgdisation for people with hean
problems,The Frieddsof the Royal Amoury, covefro. of Slanningly
Mr Siggins\ original review of cme of wd. fe more ftoughrful GreenSchool,Mixendendd, finallt Govemorof Badey High School
dd constnctive than those which appearedin the daily newspape$,
ted me to believe rhat he, md your readers,mighr be inlercstedin an Life deatthim somebadcards.and wa deeplyfrusfated by the way
allemalivepoint of view: rhal rheprogranre make6 had actuallyvery his weakenire body let hin down, but he endeavouredto rise above
soDndreasonsfor nor. using rcy soldies and rhe traditional game
shcture associaled wi|h rhen. wlEn he had his right hmd maimedin an accidentwith a prels he
That Mr Siggins can make no better reply, howevef,to my letrer went on tiom this ser back to becone an expert painter of milirary
conceming hiscilicisds of Gameofwd ihd to accuse De ofbeing minialures and designer of wargmes scenery and later becme a
unablelo comprehendhis column, and to imply thal I am one of the nationalclNs narksman with aii pisrols dd nfles.
'btuking idiols who bave the bmeriry
to disagr@wirh hin, shows ln the edly 80\ he suffercdheait disede, which ted to openhean
that. conhzry to what readeB might expecrftom a columisr in lhis surgery.When I wenl lo seehim imediately afrer lhe operationhe
mgaine, he is unwilling , or unabie?- ro engagein reasonable was sittitrg u! in bed and he had been given a hard pillow to hold
discussion,but qill resortto a lmokescreenof chea!, personaljibes to againslthe stilche! when he coughed.Each dme he picked tne pillow
deny the validiq' of dother's opinion. up he said " Excule me. I haveto cuddleleddy."
May I respecdrtly sugeesi,fterefore. that he be connnedto wnting He had seriousdd painful back trouble, bDi he rook advaDtageof
adDlatoryreviewsof toy soldien for you. review colum. to which his this lo sport a stylish can€.
pesonality dd litotuy talenis de eminenrlysuired. we had a ready and clever wit, but it was never deliver€d with
Your olher contspondenl,Roy Walson,Davis,who suggestedrharI inalice. He would not mate fun of rhosehe felt could nor bed il dd
had igrcred the fact that televisionis a visual nedium, may bavefailed his hunour was infectious,cheky anduplifting. He wd a worrhy and
ro note my suggesrionfor an altemative display. using traditional ddgerous opponentor Imy a tabletopbattlefield. A wargameqith
lactical symbolsfor the :ms of senice (d usedin numerousworks of him wa! seldoma dull evenl dd his uncuny skill with lighr cavalry
mjlilary history, dd in fte pagesof wdgmes fragazineg uponltuge, tied the newe of muy colmdden.
colourcd maps, mounted vertically to create an equivalentview of He was tle first wdSmer 1o seriously field tu dcienr bartarim
ev€ntsto thar providedby the hot-headshoc of rhe modelbattlefields, amy - Franco/cothic Allimce , ofier than rhe miserable Aifix
fbr both lhe playes and the umpires.This woDldhaveenabledvieqeB Ancient Brit PanzerDivisions"- ar borh rhe Halifd ed the Bradford
to comp&e more easily the subjectivedisplayson rhe playeB maps, Wdgmes Sociery, with all the sunning impact acbieled by the
which were, indeed,visuatly uninspirin8, wirh the objectivesitration histonc Celtic uival in lraly. And if nany colourful Yorkshirearmies
of Celts, Palmyrds. Nomar!, Gotbs and other such low fellows
I would agreewholeheanedlyrhat the cme ofwr'troop countes uived afteruard!, it was Bill (Aldic) Manin who blazed the trail.
were aeslhencallydispleasing,but do trot seethd 1oysoldiersde the Thin8. werene\errhe'me. nor will rhe) beno{ he is 8one.
only acceptablemeansof indicating bodies of troops, and confes I
cannot understdd rhe objecnon to cardigds - comfortable, cdual
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