tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678460893860120252024-03-19T00:04:32.887+00:00The Bits BoxThe occasional activity of a wargames butterfly.trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-76969015536561376022024-03-18T00:12:00.003+00:002024-03-18T00:12:42.773+00:00Some Congolese Army<p>I've finished a few Congolese local troops for my Simba Rebellion project this weekend. They are a mix of Mongrel miniatures <a href="https://badgergames.com/product/mongrel-miniatures/congo-crisis-mercenaries/" target="_blank">Congo Mercenaries</a>, Eureka <a href="https://eurekaminuk.com/collections/aden-emergency" target="_blank">Aden Emergency British</a> and a TAG WW2 <a href="https://theassaultgroup.co.uk/product/us-marine-30-cal-team/" target="_blank">US Marine MG team</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1xGTmmZuZixlzpEqrrQSopR9fVFjpF0hJO19t30eWUc1MsQyfCUzu0jIEKsh8IMOOmKouH3WcvHd0wZMr48-kn0OI7axEuf8eFFNUT_Au59v2ggmIjNMp11cL3GI7SD4NN5HDDtsKaWj251fw08Y3GO_90VMErM2peOlODbcdaQkI0pEdAjBATbNCbL4/s1920/Congolese%20Army%2001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1920" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1xGTmmZuZixlzpEqrrQSopR9fVFjpF0hJO19t30eWUc1MsQyfCUzu0jIEKsh8IMOOmKouH3WcvHd0wZMr48-kn0OI7axEuf8eFFNUT_Au59v2ggmIjNMp11cL3GI7SD4NN5HDDtsKaWj251fw08Y3GO_90VMErM2peOlODbcdaQkI0pEdAjBATbNCbL4/s320/Congolese%20Army%2001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>There are quite a few head swaps using various heads from Empress, Perrys and Crooked Dice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="1920" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmOYNFEcIv5lEPxR68eYy4UfBmYUeYBmf9jv9s2sL8ZMX1ioGsQeM-Zo80FYZHU0DrcchdcpDmSytP_0QrXYAtkb0TBAk7HkIO2nGhQCp6lJ64Q_Km9Xzyz0qJ0bEtfHvWC1Sk4R-A2zSJUiZx__9MN_x2Iiq4BJLGkYI6SasZl2qrbXuVBwKn1v8x5Mm/s320/Congolese%20Army%2003.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The general is a great character figure from the <a href="https://theassaultgroup.co.uk/product/dra-c-the-general/" target="_blank">TAG Modern characters</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20xAwvUCMsp-KZYj8dnWUnjSd-xMKfVWuDs1MLpDP1GeMAVSAsBnjfJ-toKh4PEdfOe1nt4wVFC0gI5J7AahiEXASV73fqnlSsxz0hTWkyZxZlnVNcMrREeEDzyroNtWXXuD0_dKMR1lT-swPxma2rBJtiIPH0eSZKcDOPGkczkLMUzvItrtsqwJsP8Jr/s1920/Congolese%20Army%20MG%20&%20Officer.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="1920" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20xAwvUCMsp-KZYj8dnWUnjSd-xMKfVWuDs1MLpDP1GeMAVSAsBnjfJ-toKh4PEdfOe1nt4wVFC0gI5J7AahiEXASV73fqnlSsxz0hTWkyZxZlnVNcMrREeEDzyroNtWXXuD0_dKMR1lT-swPxma2rBJtiIPH0eSZKcDOPGkczkLMUzvItrtsqwJsP8Jr/s320/Congolese%20Army%20MG%20&%20Officer.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>These figures can serve as ANC regulars operating with the mercenary commando columns. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This nice resin kit of a Ferret armoured car is from <a href="https://www.empressminiatures.com/ferret-armoured-car-2704-p.asp" target="_blank">Empress Miniatures</a>. I have added a 1st Corps Para commander and a few kit-bashed stowage items to the front.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-dSGAm6_OOB703DmY_19zIX0Yj6gvDWlrGkbn14hDZxkjnMReP2La6u_zyEluPuBmNAhXJ2e6f9Jk0D5AYHJMCDQIAYAXFGGZ27FwoLMjeIA1qY2HTARRD8xIs2Lj5IQVd-3Oet4Oq3zPjrO72IXMk-gu3xtrKJzyOAurM7r4dkWFmQ1JxiQOLsIZ3jj/s960/Empress%20Ferret%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="960" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-dSGAm6_OOB703DmY_19zIX0Yj6gvDWlrGkbn14hDZxkjnMReP2La6u_zyEluPuBmNAhXJ2e6f9Jk0D5AYHJMCDQIAYAXFGGZ27FwoLMjeIA1qY2HTARRD8xIs2Lj5IQVd-3Oet4Oq3zPjrO72IXMk-gu3xtrKJzyOAurM7r4dkWFmQ1JxiQOLsIZ3jj/s320/Empress%20Ferret%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Ferret armoured cars were brought to the Congo as part of the Malayan contribution to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Operation_in_the_Congo" target="_blank">ONUC</a> Forces but the vehicles were left behind with the Congolese Army when the UN pulled out in 1963. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="978" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijD176B2Nc4HqF-GdvlqoVEDHUpGSOJpbaII5MrJw49Ha2D1C8Q2a7ps5zXoiUVBkh3CmS7WiZ3T9-S8LfDQQ0xbXwBde4tN1_WHVD1ZFUallh3dc1E1e8HMqxN9KI8DWQbX-9Y-vJ336mivhh31OAgMt2yqXVoCudYC07nUGCks-nG_ZXBD5h4PCfIPBr/s320/Ferret%20in%20the%20Congo%2002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkYAcl2Sf1vmU92KhRqWBrgikxmcT1DBeBfXwVEbdDxj7OvqN2IV_rY6VXRZaMnSfxN2PGOvx3j11CH2VmAss4ClKmCKpv94RV44HCkIqfYKSY48dVWFM-PiqoVp-eqmB-0Aide625foq3Ogra280Xo6Bnazr6Du_NeXm7CAlWpbnyOULu0-CJmk6rFfB/s1210/Ferret%20in%20the%20Congo%2003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1210" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkYAcl2Sf1vmU92KhRqWBrgikxmcT1DBeBfXwVEbdDxj7OvqN2IV_rY6VXRZaMnSfxN2PGOvx3j11CH2VmAss4ClKmCKpv94RV44HCkIqfYKSY48dVWFM-PiqoVp-eqmB-0Aide625foq3Ogra280Xo6Bnazr6Du_NeXm7CAlWpbnyOULu0-CJmk6rFfB/s320/Ferret%20in%20the%20Congo%2003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Several Ferrets were used by the Commando mercenary units and saw action against the Simbas in 1964-5.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEQ1Ib6sNeqASIMR9ijmGMllxKgjeBA3km5lflPF6-HJ4Za5zf6_4zh1HfpqnKuy7MT2IXwxMfZAtXtxOH5Bsc4EdEC_jEV8q1RNAfm-7MMDqTHNY9DAdk3-1WQZsFQgHOH-VrS-_cw3Kum30eMNZvKVMDEyV_ccZo08oCdLdE9Dzn0XQGTgxadjc0yVV/s1749/Ferret%20in%20the%20Congo%2004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1749" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEQ1Ib6sNeqASIMR9ijmGMllxKgjeBA3km5lflPF6-HJ4Za5zf6_4zh1HfpqnKuy7MT2IXwxMfZAtXtxOH5Bsc4EdEC_jEV8q1RNAfm-7MMDqTHNY9DAdk3-1WQZsFQgHOH-VrS-_cw3Kum30eMNZvKVMDEyV_ccZo08oCdLdE9Dzn0XQGTgxadjc0yVV/s320/Ferret%20in%20the%20Congo%2004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRH98vwmzSfTqfbrMyEaA3lLlNy3kqRuLZrGpVStVvYtbmyJ80lIrKqb2McSRZQqB_bd0wmOAj4VSGsPoJM4Waq75o3y-kOUMd58VdZ2Kw67v52v3In0gFpPMR2T-WU5LkmDx2B_EzCYvGKDbFB5lOe98N8SCdrKFF5fCPbCLEGy_lflrRCPLYQ4m5qOZ8/s900/Ferret%20in%20the%20Congo%2005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="900" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRH98vwmzSfTqfbrMyEaA3lLlNy3kqRuLZrGpVStVvYtbmyJ80lIrKqb2McSRZQqB_bd0wmOAj4VSGsPoJM4Waq75o3y-kOUMd58VdZ2Kw67v52v3In0gFpPMR2T-WU5LkmDx2B_EzCYvGKDbFB5lOe98N8SCdrKFF5fCPbCLEGy_lflrRCPLYQ4m5qOZ8/s320/Ferret%20in%20the%20Congo%2005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I will paint this one up in ANC colours for the Simba rebellion phase of the fighting, so that it can be part of my 5 Commando column.</p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-88015929838443570282024-03-10T20:22:00.003+00:002024-03-10T20:57:34.474+00:00Congo Crisis Update<p>I have made a little new progress on my Congo Crisis forces. First up, I have built two .50 cal armed jeeps. The one of the left will be painted for 5 Commando, and the right-hand one for 6 Commando.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIEkCz06QiM9gyT0aU_OYiLk3irrhUK4jWilQuuVXwWPmPScm96AhewRr2TlrOA6FBaA0nKOhxYkglyKe8RiyRw5B2F9KDb6oHf7cLre252KnxU_SL30lNVyOBtIxcA7VZJzezHca5blGv2VJyHupOUGqH30I6u_JwyZjqEV29Vt3sI17QSWkNu8p9xjK/s1920/Congo%20Merc%20Jeeps.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIEkCz06QiM9gyT0aU_OYiLk3irrhUK4jWilQuuVXwWPmPScm96AhewRr2TlrOA6FBaA0nKOhxYkglyKe8RiyRw5B2F9KDb6oHf7cLre252KnxU_SL30lNVyOBtIxcA7VZJzezHca5blGv2VJyHupOUGqH30I6u_JwyZjqEV29Vt3sI17QSWkNu8p9xjK/s320/Congo%20Merc%20Jeeps.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The vehicles were cheap 1/48 scale Willys Jeep plastic kits from <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324251259212?itmmeta=01HRMYHKGTH59BM65BJ56NG6J7&hash=item4b7ee1914c:g:JJ0AAOSw75lfKNvO&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwL26nL6zAwi9Y4enwZ4cLhmK%2B5HY3HU0Hemy3g0UDBsXt4VUbXt%2ByR9FV6sOJPZEZIL%2Fb15W%2Be%2FsA3yiYym%2B3vVBtXEKdDDe%2BxRVJecSLnlTxR%2FiH7P%2FWpfnlwPY97oMQraIys%2BLAtOAq43C886GJ8tMhL%2Fqa4gf4q4Nb3uzRU6wnREY3gohAm6rnKapjv8dDNiARWfNJq6pER%2FpmN1KVppUpLplgRoOrsGM6VEVDMV3bRH5S8JU81WMOA5%2B8Bs4mw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8S4xp7FYw" target="_blank">eBay</a>. The gunners are from <a href="https://www.brigadegames.com/ww2-desert-commando-patrol-jeep-crew" target="_blank">Brigade Games</a> in the US. In the left-hand jeep the diver and radio operator are 1st Corp WW2 Para <a href="https://1stcorps.co.uk/product-category/20th-century/20th-century-world-war-2/20th-century-ww2-ww2-great-britain/20th-century-ww2-british-airborne/airborne-jeep-crew/" target="_blank">jeep crew</a>. The driver has a head swap for a Westwind separate <a href="https://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1149&search=paras+" target="_blank">British para head</a>. On the right-hand jeep the driver is a Dixon miniatures <a href="https://www.dixon-minis.com/shop/28mm-wwII/USVD+2/" target="_blank">WW2 US figure</a> with a <a href="https://badgergames.com/product/mongrel-miniatures/congo-crisis-mercenaries/" target="_blank">Mongrel miniatures merc</a> head I had left over from a previous head swap. The passenger is another 1st Corps para with an Empress miniatures Indochina <a href="https://www.empressminiatures.com/dbp29-french-bigeard-cap-heads-309-p.asp" target="_blank">French Bigeard</a> head.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXrq4dvdbYd_zpsHrYBGWM8fXibzMeXNIw0QMwbYPkmg9amuc4HPGAQFg_08KcIQ9QXRVHXGSXTHqpIa4SFnxKHsylb3yJVNp-hWVSMltFsTUr3Stkskaiz9QNVqZv0VOg4T_i-t9kihME01WTVHHq1h87_eFzOISRT6TPqGRDxIRwe1gUMvWnM_-6qIX/s1920/Eureka%20Aden%20Brits%20with%20head%20swaps.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXrq4dvdbYd_zpsHrYBGWM8fXibzMeXNIw0QMwbYPkmg9amuc4HPGAQFg_08KcIQ9QXRVHXGSXTHqpIa4SFnxKHsylb3yJVNp-hWVSMltFsTUr3Stkskaiz9QNVqZv0VOg4T_i-t9kihME01WTVHHq1h87_eFzOISRT6TPqGRDxIRwe1gUMvWnM_-6qIX/s320/Eureka%20Aden%20Brits%20with%20head%20swaps.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />These figures are <a href="https://eurekaminuk.com/collections/aden-emergency" target="_blank">Aden Emergency British</a> from Eureka miniatures with heads swaps. The heads for the two in M1 helmets come from Empress Miniatures. The figure at the back has ahead from the Perry Natal Native Contingent pack. I'm not sure if he will end up an ANC soldier or a Simba yet. The figure on the left has a <a href="https://crooked-dice.co.uk/" target="_blank">Crooked Dice</a> head.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw45rLnrQsF2UqzCCOY2ZOHDCLhWIqAgeWToZeS90cbW9LXHiH5yosUx610QfkMyqlrVVzh0ie1yF34OHOV20kaUgFn7utw8L74Ym4a6gCpVZWH6NVbI0D9-nIaNbyYBFOx0Xfm08cUsRbkq-Y44HXVw2QuQiHiO09AhfRHSNVmJK8p5Ie2oWoUKsAwFEa/s1920/Eureka%20Brits%20and%20Mongrel%20Mercs%20size%20comparison.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw45rLnrQsF2UqzCCOY2ZOHDCLhWIqAgeWToZeS90cbW9LXHiH5yosUx610QfkMyqlrVVzh0ie1yF34OHOV20kaUgFn7utw8L74Ym4a6gCpVZWH6NVbI0D9-nIaNbyYBFOx0Xfm08cUsRbkq-Y44HXVw2QuQiHiO09AhfRHSNVmJK8p5Ie2oWoUKsAwFEa/s320/Eureka%20Brits%20and%20Mongrel%20Mercs%20size%20comparison.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Previously I thought the Eureka miniatures would be too small to go with the Mongrel miniatures I have for most of my mercenaries but after head swaps they actually go quite well. The rifles are very similar in size and that counts more as people vary in size but kits often doesn't. The figure second from the left is a from the Eureka <a href="https://eurekaminuk.com/collections/african-wars" target="_blank">African Wars</a> range, a ZANLA guerrilla. I will use thees figures to make the better quality Simba units that were backed and trained by Uganda, Tanzania or the Cuban mission under Che Guevara.<br /></p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-4410356270287099312024-03-06T17:05:00.004+00:002024-03-06T17:09:08.278+00:00Grimdark Future<p>Yesterday we played our first game of <a href="https://www.onepagerules.com/games/grimdark-future" target="_blank">Grimdark Future</a> rules from <a href="https://www.onepagerules.com/" target="_blank">One Page Rules</a>. These are a slimmed down and cleaner Warhammer 40k alternative and got our old armies out of the boxes. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6d4jumB0N9UynqUhy42HqymUqqYDcYuyE0g0TFYe_9yTgG8OSxGeICbsJ3dAiA7FUBHTvp33ExWKyJruuyO0ctiZTGYDDWkVjrrDm5zDcFxi0cBcDNacBNqhJkFoewnT96DGMFlCq-YNf10GXldgAkNxncNcyGO2HfY6DwmWOPmCIip4WjjJ5A33qsuGf/s1920/GDF%20First%20Game%20001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1920" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6d4jumB0N9UynqUhy42HqymUqqYDcYuyE0g0TFYe_9yTgG8OSxGeICbsJ3dAiA7FUBHTvp33ExWKyJruuyO0ctiZTGYDDWkVjrrDm5zDcFxi0cBcDNacBNqhJkFoewnT96DGMFlCq-YNf10GXldgAkNxncNcyGO2HfY6DwmWOPmCIip4WjjJ5A33qsuGf/s320/GDF%20First%20Game%20001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>As this was our first game we played using only the basic rules and a 'standard' 2000 point game. 2000 GDF points is a somewhat smaller game than 2000 40k points.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="1920" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTWffqhDEJ-rTsj2KtsGzTYe_IuS_6CaFJI6v-CjoG_YwajANWMPdyX3sS4-eetAhSxapCQZudS5ddZhJI9R36MlmQKvQU4LrO0kxyOUNNSxd__6HbFkRLxkp0M36Quo7jAsfGOnhiwPPF4afw5eWVejiYa7Yx7RXl4fLu-Zs8LEgEN16z07vxytejccV/s320/GDF%20First%20Game%20003.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The armies we used were my 40k Steel Legion Imperial Guards, using the Human Defence Force GDF list, and my club-mate Matt's Black Legion Chaos Marines, using the Havoc Brothers GDF list. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vZoxYffU6q94Hr4Od2DoCVG7xGI8mudbidWR9iBaalzwTOzUHOx3fIDqvyyoqXoNy7VYdt3VfWxY2n29HUwZuRXuQk6RnMZ9Q4BFRCWciR8yq_tIqi7qRw9C-rj7Mk3WaJr382ABfTtQ7mOPk79IoxPmFfaT_FQR0tcFLpC7IAgLo-vBJ86fUNjHk_HD/s1920/GDF%20First%20Game%20004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1764" data-original-width="1920" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vZoxYffU6q94Hr4Od2DoCVG7xGI8mudbidWR9iBaalzwTOzUHOx3fIDqvyyoqXoNy7VYdt3VfWxY2n29HUwZuRXuQk6RnMZ9Q4BFRCWciR8yq_tIqi7qRw9C-rj7Mk3WaJr382ABfTtQ7mOPk79IoxPmFfaT_FQR0tcFLpC7IAgLo-vBJ86fUNjHk_HD/s320/GDF%20First%20Game%20004.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWasxQsFI61mIXGCK46C5W7451zllEzp95sCH_AaWMe2_Cyq75XdtCUmSh5A-bhezOEBgyS5kIbLn7HlBduWdS_4BFlMmZcsUXXBIdKfn870Yyb9wlXMSM-5krFZjTn8TAvyadNgN5em9TZE3-h5p3r-ge7-mwPMljDnAMTm3gBr8V3_CHb2i6nZKx4iw/s1920/GDF%20First%20Game%20005.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="1920" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWasxQsFI61mIXGCK46C5W7451zllEzp95sCH_AaWMe2_Cyq75XdtCUmSh5A-bhezOEBgyS5kIbLn7HlBduWdS_4BFlMmZcsUXXBIdKfn870Yyb9wlXMSM-5krFZjTn8TAvyadNgN5em9TZE3-h5p3r-ge7-mwPMljDnAMTm3gBr8V3_CHb2i6nZKx4iw/s320/GDF%20First%20Game%20005.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The lack of 'to wound' rolls seemed to speed things up quite a bit but things weren't quite as brutal as expected. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGXYT1X2Au09YkUL7M4o2nbPzIb3MMByOPrE8BKmC306vW0XJ6F9TbNCPnJ1NLQZM0g37QKFCoPDGamZ7ZmYxYuNe8rp1Va0gTGabdbOW8QzZ-X5D8b9x7lqeDZXPl8oRlNH5CYLb1Mh_rDRgXsv0jwHlJbLDRCV9D7TdPIpRGuFHTjNqTa80NYokpzoE/s1920/GDF%20First%20Game%20006.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I liked this as my guardsmen got to stay on the table for more than a turn after getting out of the trucks. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCIQEjuKyMhPVRgVs-pVaCacfJFPG43Kb0q_JQfYJ4igySkVTuHEQjXt6ClAvDfliKOKmuDHC6APhGWa090kvHrEwDTCT8jQyIRb3Zmc8m5m860cl5Xy61RRnVvLVajJBwFC1sqxJ6oVwS82LoE05OSOr-_BPQ6ub3i3GsZY5YaD3bpIX1ufFdtznBGOK/s1920/GDF%20First%20Game%20011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1799" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCIQEjuKyMhPVRgVs-pVaCacfJFPG43Kb0q_JQfYJ4igySkVTuHEQjXt6ClAvDfliKOKmuDHC6APhGWa090kvHrEwDTCT8jQyIRb3Zmc8m5m860cl5Xy61RRnVvLVajJBwFC1sqxJ6oVwS82LoE05OSOr-_BPQ6ub3i3GsZY5YaD3bpIX1ufFdtznBGOK/s320/GDF%20First%20Game%20011.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>Vehicles have morale too, which means they can rout rather than having to be destroyed. This lead to an odd situation where a full transport vehicle was routed but left it's passengers behind. We weren't sure if we played that right. Maybe they should have come back on as reserves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Bp136Q4v4pB2s2mujbJwlbnAi89rDJcQTH7LPq-u3bX9Q7QTV81-TZJ_U88OxlUokvNNx-W_PRm8rnvluExXA7HyHi3WCuJOHWumikoFzJ9AnFVD3x_-66x2jNrcpzAJKnDh_0VOpp-xw1wCuooo4Dfetr6dxrokr8VP6YzYJbPowtFmoOfBJxiwXIMp/s1920/GDF%20First%20Game%20012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1918" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Bp136Q4v4pB2s2mujbJwlbnAi89rDJcQTH7LPq-u3bX9Q7QTV81-TZJ_U88OxlUokvNNx-W_PRm8rnvluExXA7HyHi3WCuJOHWumikoFzJ9AnFVD3x_-66x2jNrcpzAJKnDh_0VOpp-xw1wCuooo4Dfetr6dxrokr8VP6YzYJbPowtFmoOfBJxiwXIMp/s320/GDF%20First%20Game%20012.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The HDF were victorious this time, mainly due to some amazingly bad dice rolls by the <strike>Chuckle</strike> Havoc Brothers. We had a fun game and will try another one before long. </p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-7206025091771640592024-03-04T00:24:00.004+00:002024-03-04T00:33:47.276+00:0015mm Romans, the Debut<p>My 15mm Roman ADLG army saw their first action last Tuesday. My club mate Colin, our resident master tactician, used an ambush against me. It wasn’t clear whether it was a real ambush, or cover for a flank attack, so I opted to responded to neither well. You can see them here emerging from the trees in the top left.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpUFOxJgpctFEWzQRGvsy5TNMu7v3KXZM0ZWVDKpA2WMk7leeesPqgsdUNwuz-cgokruF18DEuAl_PmW5-qxD1qtzCsNEXw_IttorZKjIKLKLZaMz8Bx3M553pYvhJ1yV-YksI2Cus0HwL8wrhLW4IaIjQB2SoH-_zODW5iQWxiktD_Q5kWIsUpn-_4sU/s1920/Romans%20v%20Spanish%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpUFOxJgpctFEWzQRGvsy5TNMu7v3KXZM0ZWVDKpA2WMk7leeesPqgsdUNwuz-cgokruF18DEuAl_PmW5-qxD1qtzCsNEXw_IttorZKjIKLKLZaMz8Bx3M553pYvhJ1yV-YksI2Cus0HwL8wrhLW4IaIjQB2SoH-_zODW5iQWxiktD_Q5kWIsUpn-_4sU/s320/Romans%20v%20Spanish%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The main bulk of his Spanish came down the seashore and threatened my right flank, which was anchored on a hill covered in fields. I tried a spoiling attack with my auxiliary cavalry, which chased off some of his skirmishers and caught the lead Spanish cavalry in column. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAA8VYzW8EEPIR2mJZn5tsdeRSG_MJVN5-8aAivibPd9juKgn6Qo4WppupNZIO17OEEsT_FbzLruSBWZkvEXPwp_hIGO8vp7kjw5zCFE1Unq4Xe-HNJtQH3w20hFKMW0eFxoZY_Z5KazQEpeVz0tu4m8scedt6dTbBAjlrDDK_zC4wVlPYcyWRK3bixpFh/s1920/Romans%20v%20Spanish%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAA8VYzW8EEPIR2mJZn5tsdeRSG_MJVN5-8aAivibPd9juKgn6Qo4WppupNZIO17OEEsT_FbzLruSBWZkvEXPwp_hIGO8vp7kjw5zCFE1Unq4Xe-HNJtQH3w20hFKMW0eFxoZY_Z5KazQEpeVz0tu4m8scedt6dTbBAjlrDDK_zC4wVlPYcyWRK3bixpFh/s320/Romans%20v%20Spanish%202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The Auxiliary cavalry must have lost formation on the charge though, as they proceeded to lose the resulting fight. Forgetting my Zhukov, I reinforced failure and my auxiliaries were overwhelmed. The stalwart defence of the hill by the Sagittarii a bright spot in an otherwise disastrous holding action.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAqDaAkGwFwkCETgfXQ9Jn8gVQ8ZwbkhRRaNygiUQADfzqevxPrPTARb-9XcLvhKnTVx_yT_HSyQ0wYWx-OTz6qgQXb5AkerCIGOg9o0jbFU8wIhmogAQFRezzfFEOvIofXy_Dwggem1tpkhpsuMxkx3IujRRNvyQ76DlPhmgxRjIImmHCXohVwCPPpAD/s1920/Romans%20v%20Spanish%206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAqDaAkGwFwkCETgfXQ9Jn8gVQ8ZwbkhRRaNygiUQADfzqevxPrPTARb-9XcLvhKnTVx_yT_HSyQ0wYWx-OTz6qgQXb5AkerCIGOg9o0jbFU8wIhmogAQFRezzfFEOvIofXy_Dwggem1tpkhpsuMxkx3IujRRNvyQ76DlPhmgxRjIImmHCXohVwCPPpAD/s320/Romans%20v%20Spanish%206.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Meanwhile on the left the rest of my auxiliaries chased the Spanish light horse about and finally provoked the ambush to emerge. They then got wedged between the returning light horse, now backed up with burning carts, and the scary Celt-iberians emerging from the woods. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFZ8RfIR64ymC9mPPFMomarqQy-8n6MFa-M-qS5_mBk9FplxUmxmOvhuFxzwbpfD_kanoyyaiBHnfhhoTcW_374RWPSwru4-3_IfodfM83sC6LZCONiwO9gfhpLVxcmvuvNMUHlNkMUuHVguFD7ngY3fZ4cGDFtsaxlvBQMIoouuEzJQqp4vyNuLHq2zg/s1920/Romans%20v%20Spanish%204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFZ8RfIR64ymC9mPPFMomarqQy-8n6MFa-M-qS5_mBk9FplxUmxmOvhuFxzwbpfD_kanoyyaiBHnfhhoTcW_374RWPSwru4-3_IfodfM83sC6LZCONiwO9gfhpLVxcmvuvNMUHlNkMUuHVguFD7ngY3fZ4cGDFtsaxlvBQMIoouuEzJQqp4vyNuLHq2zg/s320/Romans%20v%20Spanish%204.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Whilst all this was going on my legionaries desperately attempted to wheel around and get into action with the Spanish tribesmen. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuR2AleHXSMEpHypKJAsClat1Hs8ib5_ea_RKHxDoKOh4td5kyvNmc3Ofpemd3QH6UjmdR2X4EHSA6CAVNvKBRMiMEfMpJ4A6_vc7-76500pBSVam42IULXKMauVNqKWA_kpDpofWU_uaKzA29H3T8el-mNyuMxPOwmDs1jnhQrjJoYema2JNWGR3QUMd/s1920/Romans%20v%20Spanish%203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuR2AleHXSMEpHypKJAsClat1Hs8ib5_ea_RKHxDoKOh4td5kyvNmc3Ofpemd3QH6UjmdR2X4EHSA6CAVNvKBRMiMEfMpJ4A6_vc7-76500pBSVam42IULXKMauVNqKWA_kpDpofWU_uaKzA29H3T8el-mNyuMxPOwmDs1jnhQrjJoYema2JNWGR3QUMd/s320/Romans%20v%20Spanish%203.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>My left wing general died heroically, but in vain, trying to stem the
rout. A notable fight on the far left saw Spanish and Roman skirmishers
fight to the death, whilst Celt-Iberians and Roman heavy cavalry
cheered in support. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEBPnk7vuyzLXqxAerERuTU3aYdPafey-X-2tVZs_ErqfkN-3hP_WF5TTqX8CA-3DbIIisqsPHZphbg_hK9LZ6OybzQHAHDAvVb5UE247O6k-fliLRvRWf2Rkogn1UbBMq7Fchx-ObvqG8jtCnZ6mLmx6b5YJrXuSahYq5Xj4gAfsUTduOpgcCFDGyXQo/s1920/Romans%20v%20Spanish%205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEBPnk7vuyzLXqxAerERuTU3aYdPafey-X-2tVZs_ErqfkN-3hP_WF5TTqX8CA-3DbIIisqsPHZphbg_hK9LZ6OybzQHAHDAvVb5UE247O6k-fliLRvRWf2Rkogn1UbBMq7Fchx-ObvqG8jtCnZ6mLmx6b5YJrXuSahYq5Xj4gAfsUTduOpgcCFDGyXQo/s320/Romans%20v%20Spanish%205.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />As dusk fell the legionaries finally managed to get to gladius-point and show the barbarians what real fighting is all about. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUsgtx3GNWiEXSpFr4Zh5N2wCg3kbQCXHV5fHiShE0jY6U7U7B_kbcNF7Km34ioFg0UIBoA73qHiVnQoK_0u0WWnq_DaB_B8CSaCLmNRKz912e4mroXZ9ie-5GGT7nn-d0JpxAlRmFlwSOI4S8PWUVBAj_Si6OBJW2XKMHxjFL5OuVTRprAGKK0YMX0Az/s1920/Romans%20v%20Spanish%207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUsgtx3GNWiEXSpFr4Zh5N2wCg3kbQCXHV5fHiShE0jY6U7U7B_kbcNF7Km34ioFg0UIBoA73qHiVnQoK_0u0WWnq_DaB_B8CSaCLmNRKz912e4mroXZ9ie-5GGT7nn-d0JpxAlRmFlwSOI4S8PWUVBAj_Si6OBJW2XKMHxjFL5OuVTRprAGKK0YMX0Az/s320/Romans%20v%20Spanish%207.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>With the sun setting on the day, and the Spanish general having an early start, we retired to our camp to write back to Rome about our great victory. Due to the brilliance of my generalship, and virtue of Roman manhood, we had survived an attack by hordes of barbarians and retired in good order. </p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-9493018869252557682024-02-25T16:58:00.002+00:002024-02-26T17:19:32.114+00:00Genuinely Ancient Romans<p>This has got to be my most procrastinated project. My dad bought me most of these figures at the Armageddon show in 1982. Still better later then never. So, I now have a 15mm Early Imperial Roman army for <a href="http://artdelaguerre.fr/adlg/v3/?/en/" target="_blank">ADLG</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eoNQss8eP2P-eHaX0WJf2zC9997iKeVmVMO8-1NMFJL3csyPUuVKV90LQs4QXDaL29Tda2ODBoffc58xkxaaD76S9zjte42JzaxYUkhOGImHdu21SPTgqdn8AyfG__aHJ-v-YmBCOxuW_0E8v2ZIvkyTmFJnfno4G-GY1Hf0Y12YjBUFY9PTuON4GWAO/s1920/15mmRomanArmy.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eoNQss8eP2P-eHaX0WJf2zC9997iKeVmVMO8-1NMFJL3csyPUuVKV90LQs4QXDaL29Tda2ODBoffc58xkxaaD76S9zjte42JzaxYUkhOGImHdu21SPTgqdn8AyfG__aHJ-v-YmBCOxuW_0E8v2ZIvkyTmFJnfno4G-GY1Hf0Y12YjBUFY9PTuON4GWAO/s320/15mmRomanArmy.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHNb-j5tEx3of-DiueGRigsGPho9HiUkUhorutDNZa6_CAsDqUs3JJTCCB5KgdGxzyzx30SO9wdiRiQnvrJWWAcN1kaD-seqYF5b_L4x6MpxK7YSLeDLxX5XyQbjlbS4b2V6gRRdvr3eV1aqIVbgK09Lqk3uR0zzZapvVolxRR0kZ3SL31U6ZdSomJN3m/s1920/Overhead.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHNb-j5tEx3of-DiueGRigsGPho9HiUkUhorutDNZa6_CAsDqUs3JJTCCB5KgdGxzyzx30SO9wdiRiQnvrJWWAcN1kaD-seqYF5b_L4x6MpxK7YSLeDLxX5XyQbjlbS4b2V6gRRdvr3eV1aqIVbgK09Lqk3uR0zzZapvVolxRR0kZ3SL31U6ZdSomJN3m/s320/Overhead.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p>Starting with the legionaries. These are armoured impact heavy Infantry in ADLG terms, based with 8 figures on a 40mm x 30mm base.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDg9BTWDIqmxns7460BeuNwCc3I7GCFaK4UBChUMUJomiLQzH8ekQj91iKXi1cj2SCOslIXjpX2YsbHXB3QWG8ytYBp0id065VRgpxdAMX8t4mc6oZwHlguIzsx6-uAIvtr0jWVCXi4EkOfYw_0FqSzAzpDPdWHIoAvGZCNriWHg0QPurY-UPpDMtWPJR/s1920/Legionaries01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDg9BTWDIqmxns7460BeuNwCc3I7GCFaK4UBChUMUJomiLQzH8ekQj91iKXi1cj2SCOslIXjpX2YsbHXB3QWG8ytYBp0id065VRgpxdAMX8t4mc6oZwHlguIzsx6-uAIvtr0jWVCXi4EkOfYw_0FqSzAzpDPdWHIoAvGZCNriWHg0QPurY-UPpDMtWPJR/s320/Legionaries01.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBx2SjBil1Q4xbp5Dlx3meMUBg3kE3P0tHHiViWiql8elwwMP7cXksYwaQih-B6pYevzUgssM5qef4y90ImpseagD5KVO0VsZ_CM1MTHI4Xm2DvxwW5ITqZVDp4lJ-2dgpz4JXyawHblySqvTdptJz7jE6S6PnF3kF3KIlRtTe3ChDiKR9H_dJeZgXY_1C/s1920/Legionaries02.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBx2SjBil1Q4xbp5Dlx3meMUBg3kE3P0tHHiViWiql8elwwMP7cXksYwaQih-B6pYevzUgssM5qef4y90ImpseagD5KVO0VsZ_CM1MTHI4Xm2DvxwW5ITqZVDp4lJ-2dgpz4JXyawHblySqvTdptJz7jE6S6PnF3kF3KIlRtTe3ChDiKR9H_dJeZgXY_1C/s320/Legionaries02.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Next are the Auxiliary Cavalry. The Romans can have quite a lot of heavy cavalry. It's not as hard hitting as some but not bad. 3 figures per 40mm x 30mm base.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVatXg7rOilgHYGT3E32yr8NzGhi9B6bNJ2_Zo9oL_N9euuhq-fk5MxO_p7duFAJuMDfcKnd9U4u8Eg_llS75nGR1J_9Ksa9lxDpzx5WRyJUTP389qu6APilv-eVIPgHXtq_4pnMCDmYaGXECkmn_wi06ivVL6XlVrw0NTcJxaIgJpudZwIg87X8PUmg2/s1920/AuxiliaryCavalry.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVatXg7rOilgHYGT3E32yr8NzGhi9B6bNJ2_Zo9oL_N9euuhq-fk5MxO_p7duFAJuMDfcKnd9U4u8Eg_llS75nGR1J_9Ksa9lxDpzx5WRyJUTP389qu6APilv-eVIPgHXtq_4pnMCDmYaGXECkmn_wi06ivVL6XlVrw0NTcJxaIgJpudZwIg87X8PUmg2/s320/AuxiliaryCavalry.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Plus some additional more specialist cavalry. A base of Cataphractii, who are heavy cavalry with impact, probably recruited from the Sarmatians, and a couple of base of Light Horse archers, Syrians or Judeans possibly. All on 40mm x 30mm bases again.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0j70mnojFDjVvtp5Ln76B6n_NQbVoct3w5KNFC5VG8_zAyKhwmRGC2pg4x9mqLrNk1xG6xHn0xyGOyiutwGZklBDGzGC8ZzqWsCI_e2sB0GVIujv6qSxV_ksFmIEmYrEwg_MHEKTaI4lTad5SzQ3ARRbt76lCKyp02WK4UHeHs7Rb_BhheHXI9BwdnDs/s1920/AuxiliaryCavalry02.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0j70mnojFDjVvtp5Ln76B6n_NQbVoct3w5KNFC5VG8_zAyKhwmRGC2pg4x9mqLrNk1xG6xHn0xyGOyiutwGZklBDGzGC8ZzqWsCI_e2sB0GVIujv6qSxV_ksFmIEmYrEwg_MHEKTaI4lTad5SzQ3ARRbt76lCKyp02WK4UHeHs7Rb_BhheHXI9BwdnDs/s320/AuxiliaryCavalry02.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>You get a lot of options with the main Auxiliary infantry but I have based them as medium infantry on 40mm x 40mm bases, they get impact and an option to be armoured. I have also done one base of bowmen to give a little long range archery.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoT0h_OCNHxH2PoNcpxbFXKwhG1X6x59EtW8AuGz0o1NifkMiWyPi0MR3UkrXd2Y3JNepyx_qTfsm-2n4E6FGe9N7gPUgnbWWJvnFbQIrEJ9imPE7mK-c1ZnES32h6SPWWnWZkSR3IFPjil_Wkq7pRbAgbH3c5GGme4dAXjvufoZhvZJj2MxlVpNP-kks/s1920/AuxiliaryMediumInfantry.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoT0h_OCNHxH2PoNcpxbFXKwhG1X6x59EtW8AuGz0o1NifkMiWyPi0MR3UkrXd2Y3JNepyx_qTfsm-2n4E6FGe9N7gPUgnbWWJvnFbQIrEJ9imPE7mK-c1ZnES32h6SPWWnWZkSR3IFPjil_Wkq7pRbAgbH3c5GGme4dAXjvufoZhvZJj2MxlVpNP-kks/s320/AuxiliaryMediumInfantry.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Last of the troops are some light infantry Auxiliaries, four with javelins and two with bows. All 2 figures on a 40mm x 20mm base. All could serve double duty as supports for the infantry if needed. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2azLKfbloSFIKGlmYUbaxMG8T1aq4vt22lzMokwddUyB6ljg2eJq0bDXfTBdKGBKl8g1n9zbY0x6OJh0UffkpLeXmlDwC0FtjJ0jf42Ya4_CcM5TVaHp-UsLLSDMELNHowL0cRl_AXKLIpc_apOVsp2KtgWvOEScS5qW6jjS2seUhbA6a-nZdmmNvXxh/s1920/AuxiliaryLightInfantry.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2azLKfbloSFIKGlmYUbaxMG8T1aq4vt22lzMokwddUyB6ljg2eJq0bDXfTBdKGBKl8g1n9zbY0x6OJh0UffkpLeXmlDwC0FtjJ0jf42Ya4_CcM5TVaHp-UsLLSDMELNHowL0cRl_AXKLIpc_apOVsp2KtgWvOEScS5qW6jjS2seUhbA6a-nZdmmNvXxh/s320/AuxiliaryLightInfantry.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XsPJF8VYS_E76Hqn67eytPujeKIziTlY3lUVS0wF-AffgdDrxJ2xnMS1CzWZpRdXYTvBPoVxvJqs6jSjWmBhFKBed4iIUXfMC96ixTA_H_6wYjTtYvdJ9wb0L6Y5vm-jzwTWqM1NefnEThjsUyecMsn18DK4gZi_1UAh9SNr-cLR6JR9Wv316pswyuZ0/s1920/AuxiliaryArchers.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XsPJF8VYS_E76Hqn67eytPujeKIziTlY3lUVS0wF-AffgdDrxJ2xnMS1CzWZpRdXYTvBPoVxvJqs6jSjWmBhFKBed4iIUXfMC96ixTA_H_6wYjTtYvdJ9wb0L6Y5vm-jzwTWqM1NefnEThjsUyecMsn18DK4gZi_1UAh9SNr-cLR6JR9Wv316pswyuZ0/s320/AuxiliaryArchers.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>For command bases I have these two below and the single legionary above. I might find another mounted Roman officer at some point. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeF5EK5VZRip3-k4fOytSEam-JcwA0q1YwSnyrUKtSexuAV28OrL1EAhWSqGjgtjB8yHTOJylgL9VCs3E1zBl8skZMkQJ8-HloNEdXKLwane-o_ytZAwusb1VYqW4bEqyTKE4ng4g296Lk8Z5PC9S-n6r1PEccRDu8LnebqNo4JAR_VgY8vDz8MM5sL2Q/s1920/Commanders.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeF5EK5VZRip3-k4fOytSEam-JcwA0q1YwSnyrUKtSexuAV28OrL1EAhWSqGjgtjB8yHTOJylgL9VCs3E1zBl8skZMkQJ8-HloNEdXKLwane-o_ytZAwusb1VYqW4bEqyTKE4ng4g296Lk8Z5PC9S-n6r1PEccRDu8LnebqNo4JAR_VgY8vDz8MM5sL2Q/s320/Commanders.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>All this gives me just a bit over 200 points, so there is a little room for fine tuning the list. I can always add some other options later if need be. All figures were from Minifigs except one officer that was from Essex miniatures.<br /></p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-20938229154440511552024-02-14T10:53:00.000+00:002024-02-14T10:53:25.643+00:00Ottoman Vassals<p>This is the third batch of my 15mm Napoleonic Ottoman army. This time the units represent the forces of the empire's vassal states.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsd64F8g-Wswie6RxYKzzMyvb9OcoLLLaI-94RVv2Sz90ukTSxO_DZTTS6tUwgHKuVYMo_33xyD0tNedWdD2gbskN3SQiFn8xniP1eyMcXxXZ6Ai2wld6aXKnSeYAvixmSEHwxCX9H4Ci7fvguAwnMisbXSVADc6bGSjOQdNrAHa3_HzhnyMjWDlPO6l_/s1600/The-Ottoman-Empire-in-1801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1600" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsd64F8g-Wswie6RxYKzzMyvb9OcoLLLaI-94RVv2Sz90ukTSxO_DZTTS6tUwgHKuVYMo_33xyD0tNedWdD2gbskN3SQiFn8xniP1eyMcXxXZ6Ai2wld6aXKnSeYAvixmSEHwxCX9H4Ci7fvguAwnMisbXSVADc6bGSjOQdNrAHa3_HzhnyMjWDlPO6l_/s320/The-Ottoman-Empire-in-1801.jpg" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><p>These Mamluks were a class of slave soldiers found across the middle east but especially associated with Syria and Egypt. They formed units of fierce cavalry and were famed for their skill and courage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51y7ONs2VwyLW1Cq6ckwtsLa3Gu-tuyVwuIuUGsiQx40xZwaK4eDumtScd-0DaPyDh4HmKIDLRqOORlQziVhVB-oeWtmAn6mGd39KEO72hZmAxvy-3OE4J7F45lMLkSPlyW75IduiZQK6usWm7Ti08maxMFFptdPd7UJCKaS7C2Qbtw0ZQQcU_XwpDqjb/s1920/Mamluks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51y7ONs2VwyLW1Cq6ckwtsLa3Gu-tuyVwuIuUGsiQx40xZwaK4eDumtScd-0DaPyDh4HmKIDLRqOORlQziVhVB-oeWtmAn6mGd39KEO72hZmAxvy-3OE4J7F45lMLkSPlyW75IduiZQK6usWm7Ti08maxMFFptdPd7UJCKaS7C2Qbtw0ZQQcU_XwpDqjb/s320/Mamluks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Palestinian or Syrian soldiers like these would have served in the armies of powerful <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayan_(class)" target="_blank">Ayans </a>like J<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazzar_Pasha" target="_blank">azzar Pasha,</a> who fought Napoleon at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Acre_(1799)" target="_blank">Siege of Acre</a>. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUMA-Hja-C0kNpfnDg2C1u0VpBenaGSLpXlSMn3hT3J_zFtEKCTE1dIJzSO6BVTYgHhbyhtPPZtCkHUu6z4Jufuc8xYv8QPKff6owF9NpL8aRDEgI3CBO-cze2ywecfjRb4hJqRT-SKrctgnpAytvXhMoAZ-S4YX-3jiHl9lDtP7JaL5hSijTYxvrakj5/s1920/Palestinians.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUMA-Hja-C0kNpfnDg2C1u0VpBenaGSLpXlSMn3hT3J_zFtEKCTE1dIJzSO6BVTYgHhbyhtPPZtCkHUu6z4Jufuc8xYv8QPKff6owF9NpL8aRDEgI3CBO-cze2ywecfjRb4hJqRT-SKrctgnpAytvXhMoAZ-S4YX-3jiHl9lDtP7JaL5hSijTYxvrakj5/s320/Palestinians.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />These Delis are the sort of irregular cavalry found serving in the retinues of Asiatic and North African pashas and could be sent to fight for the Sultan when called.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrcd8A20kVA4N8X-ieTz1DTJ3i7nm6YmgWmOjVTxocoah9LTsPz-hQp2xo1tErqjcUEFsz8bU1wJywSMyD2OcoUUjshCFY605Abjy3biTgDrK1Ntv3IIEhooxX-ziSLN1XKNCQjekzcgFNWdo9RYm3_HkD2qoEwgFDpz4Ncvy6RR8iYnrPrz8T04CU1qz/s1920/Syrian&AfricanDelis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrcd8A20kVA4N8X-ieTz1DTJ3i7nm6YmgWmOjVTxocoah9LTsPz-hQp2xo1tErqjcUEFsz8bU1wJywSMyD2OcoUUjshCFY605Abjy3biTgDrK1Ntv3IIEhooxX-ziSLN1XKNCQjekzcgFNWdo9RYm3_HkD2qoEwgFDpz4Ncvy6RR8iYnrPrz8T04CU1qz/s320/Syrian&AfricanDelis.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Large numbers of north African Maghrebi mercenaries like these were recruited and found serving throughout the empire.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7lfbgMLxQkm8SbG04oHq8nl5Qg2-TnuTa6Ravh_V2FZUrnLooveG6faSP2FnJMI2xsrA0pq2aDRWbSEGjLqHDuJ5IdrmKebZYoUZev3mrftx5aWMAqy8he8fiFN288xSNq4taX2BLCQjR5eZHfbzam-G7PCxfej4Ecf3baMIReGy6KuC9LQHlR_pZSLJ/s1920/Maghrebis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7lfbgMLxQkm8SbG04oHq8nl5Qg2-TnuTa6Ravh_V2FZUrnLooveG6faSP2FnJMI2xsrA0pq2aDRWbSEGjLqHDuJ5IdrmKebZYoUZev3mrftx5aWMAqy8he8fiFN288xSNq4taX2BLCQjR5eZHfbzam-G7PCxfej4Ecf3baMIReGy6KuC9LQHlR_pZSLJ/s320/Maghrebis.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />These figures were originally Cossacks, I think, but I have pressed them into service as some northern horsemen. Possibly Turkic Yoruks, Wallachians, Moldavians or some sort of Caucasians. All irregular cavalry in Blucher terms.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSq5_e6IGOu04zX4S0G3cPiNnX504xLEyfaiwp0VpU5RoWhz0bEoWyoJgvlSVLBdkpAtT6cuD2KLylgSh2R63x3gFY6qjbaJRdTzw16vYVyYm0G2XBGa6mAk9gW-_5hnlbWzuDvjfz-I-MHHqVnE8vX9Y15_hw-OPNFMj3N87UfylIQ_w1BdDkFwL4DcmF/s1920/Yoruks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSq5_e6IGOu04zX4S0G3cPiNnX504xLEyfaiwp0VpU5RoWhz0bEoWyoJgvlSVLBdkpAtT6cuD2KLylgSh2R63x3gFY6qjbaJRdTzw16vYVyYm0G2XBGa6mAk9gW-_5hnlbWzuDvjfz-I-MHHqVnE8vX9Y15_hw-OPNFMj3N87UfylIQ_w1BdDkFwL4DcmF/s320/Yoruks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Lastly we have someone to lead them all to victory, a senior Pasha with a two-tailed tug standard in true Turkish style.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesteU8K5YWlZ7sGHwUe-A-x6jLYG090978QBnjUWXAegQSdDA38aGxxwqlgFni3PVyUHxw8_0YRmV4XkEsMD1_Xg9kfnQ1ewQIglW8ieQr-Xc5LaUibfKMCLb3TW9YS3jMkgHjttemAANmJK4M2lvWh1qGaVm9cx3NKD3R4ShXRfE898F2HrfUe59LKpO/s1920/Ottoman%20Pasha.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1878" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesteU8K5YWlZ7sGHwUe-A-x6jLYG090978QBnjUWXAegQSdDA38aGxxwqlgFni3PVyUHxw8_0YRmV4XkEsMD1_Xg9kfnQ1ewQIglW8ieQr-Xc5LaUibfKMCLb3TW9YS3jMkgHjttemAANmJK4M2lvWh1qGaVm9cx3NKD3R4ShXRfE898F2HrfUe59LKpO/s320/Ottoman%20Pasha.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><p>This is all I have completed so far. I still have a few additional units to paint up, but they will be added later.<br /></p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-21313337311427358332024-02-13T14:57:00.003+00:002024-02-14T10:54:23.968+00:00Ottoman Irregulars<p>This is the next batch of 15mm Napoleonic Ottoman soldiers for Blucher rules. This time they are the irregulars. These troops would later come to be called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashi-bazouk" target="_blank">Bashi-bazouks</a>, a common theme of 19th century Orientalist painters. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF5CgXWW8_E5RvYrWQfChseWM0qfBkpMm8KAKp3OKiRV_ryiur9cz1mT9Yj6FXAPtVs9zzHgyqRuAQrCqisEx9rA1yiPlRArkrodGVZEMPo2QM0eRhNX-_qKl6L-44QvmeciM3zlNdRCFncSy0SKi4Smhe_Vnmi9Ljr45r98eFZ6o9Re6wEPN7_zUDgMG/s1920/Anatolian_Delis_01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF5CgXWW8_E5RvYrWQfChseWM0qfBkpMm8KAKp3OKiRV_ryiur9cz1mT9Yj6FXAPtVs9zzHgyqRuAQrCqisEx9rA1yiPlRArkrodGVZEMPo2QM0eRhNX-_qKl6L-44QvmeciM3zlNdRCFncSy0SKi4Smhe_Vnmi9Ljr45r98eFZ6o9Re6wEPN7_zUDgMG/s320/Anatolian_Delis_01.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The infantry are Balkan Arnauts, hillmen, bandits and professional mercenaries that would flock to the colours wherever there was fighting. With men like this Muhammad Ali, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_of_Egypt" target="_blank">this one</a> not <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" target="_blank">this one</a>, would take control of Egypt.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0Ri6IchnyneWec9ermiY8csfPUi1XzTMRH8TtyLAd9QckqXB9-8m-rvxvmJL8mtgszsRlZ5eAFeWRYUefV0-QTZZsTK7-WRedXm47n3sHGK1s_0zmcb5sgFBkLqLANzSKqIo6FlwxHiIW6CfbKoqiXxwweJkpIQZ-M11M1ILBQJRkgMk3XvUj9AcMz2i/s1920/Arnauts_02.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0Ri6IchnyneWec9ermiY8csfPUi1XzTMRH8TtyLAd9QckqXB9-8m-rvxvmJL8mtgszsRlZ5eAFeWRYUefV0-QTZZsTK7-WRedXm47n3sHGK1s_0zmcb5sgFBkLqLANzSKqIo6FlwxHiIW6CfbKoqiXxwweJkpIQZ-M11M1ILBQJRkgMk3XvUj9AcMz2i/s320/Arnauts_02.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAl9oqdsIUMa48O9aDkbhDvr8DS6iRMsopmsbOu-l469pUNNKoSCrHcWS7H6WNLA1RptAS2CopbDERB_hNxCoc1A8YzhjnidiRun1VIRSplQqQ1ImvKjH1A8Z8jys3xPcMDHfmTVzrX-_QAoh0WMS3BkZN3Az6zAKIZmdGe6lgI837WZ3jyDyyeN7EWHy/s1920/Arnauts_03.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAl9oqdsIUMa48O9aDkbhDvr8DS6iRMsopmsbOu-l469pUNNKoSCrHcWS7H6WNLA1RptAS2CopbDERB_hNxCoc1A8YzhjnidiRun1VIRSplQqQ1ImvKjH1A8Z8jys3xPcMDHfmTVzrX-_QAoh0WMS3BkZN3Az6zAKIZmdGe6lgI837WZ3jyDyyeN7EWHy/s320/Arnauts_03.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>These are the last of the Timariot Sipahis. Once the backbone of the Ottoman field armies and the scourge of Europe they are now little better than a home guard of old men and provincial farmers. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz1RpYjsWjYRbDEDKSsb2K_mbXRF1Bvsr6P0ckO1qHQjWqLtmwcaqlkoPj36YMhJFl9kdvqH3RUwEK4stEZ6vg70PtKftEGJSLoOlEtFzCw-rvDq7iXV4vls-pzy6tQZRuTuX-VZ1igqqR9MciUpUhkVXzuXByaBNgUHAaox6zD3Zoc9jaGMChdqzJRh8/s1920/Timariots_01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz1RpYjsWjYRbDEDKSsb2K_mbXRF1Bvsr6P0ckO1qHQjWqLtmwcaqlkoPj36YMhJFl9kdvqH3RUwEK4stEZ6vg70PtKftEGJSLoOlEtFzCw-rvDq7iXV4vls-pzy6tQZRuTuX-VZ1igqqR9MciUpUhkVXzuXByaBNgUHAaox6zD3Zoc9jaGMChdqzJRh8/s320/Timariots_01.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Ottoman cavalry was more typically now a mercenary force raised by the provincial pashas and greatly expanded with freebooters, adventurers and hangers-on in time of war. In theory every Muslim male Ottoman citizen was a potential soldier and many would join up with a captain of their choice when war was declared. These men were hardly an elite but such Ottoman forces could seem to spring from nowhere.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHnsF6TBkJ-YW-T_Zm15KJ_dMZLcKVl50hVqSIi7NGePf7yynpGwn-qUvXpMwu6wODdR4JIURLOCraNXthUzKO5oy0FkX5uIThIyWz7TBiQWS-xAOdk19YCxx3Pmo-KkOTtWm83rw5ivkaciWl4Le9gy92sFZMksYN5b_Mmtq3pOqWN29rUXwWy9vuM0O/s1920/Anatolian_Delis_02.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHnsF6TBkJ-YW-T_Zm15KJ_dMZLcKVl50hVqSIi7NGePf7yynpGwn-qUvXpMwu6wODdR4JIURLOCraNXthUzKO5oy0FkX5uIThIyWz7TBiQWS-xAOdk19YCxx3Pmo-KkOTtWm83rw5ivkaciWl4Le9gy92sFZMksYN5b_Mmtq3pOqWN29rUXwWy9vuM0O/s320/Anatolian_Delis_02.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>This last pic are some more Delis and a small field battery with old 15mm gunners. I might replace them at some point or add Snow White to the base.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2g1WTNRP7Uuw2lhNONbGiX0JTwkaJCYfAEHoiX7Ls_oAJ5z07yMk-dGc4uMJmZnqA_NAkz5ba1f_R0WMmOPxhii0N2fDtpxRaF6Dh65bCOFLRfenQ74WbZSeqOf4dE3QvDILnFg5ONFyrcr2c_p_ioNfXDo3ZtDMFfpeZJinp3RBqSl_lIt-4_LpbiDuP/s1920/Irregular_Cavalry_and_artillery.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2g1WTNRP7Uuw2lhNONbGiX0JTwkaJCYfAEHoiX7Ls_oAJ5z07yMk-dGc4uMJmZnqA_NAkz5ba1f_R0WMmOPxhii0N2fDtpxRaF6Dh65bCOFLRfenQ74WbZSeqOf4dE3QvDILnFg5ONFyrcr2c_p_ioNfXDo3ZtDMFfpeZJinp3RBqSl_lIt-4_LpbiDuP/s320/Irregular_Cavalry_and_artillery.jpeg" width="320" /></a> <br /></p><p>Coming <a href="https://thebitsbox.blogspot.com/2024/02/ottoman-vassals.html">next </a>are the vassal forces of the empire.</p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-55355114815194020682024-02-09T23:30:00.006+00:002024-02-14T10:55:00.402+00:00Ottomans Reborn<p>These poor 15mm Ottomans have been tucked away unused in boxes for many years. That was, until a few weeks ago when I played a game of <a href="https://sammustafa.com/blucher" target="_blank">Sam Mustafa's Blucher</a> Napoleonic rules with a new club mate. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4wWU3I7Ye_RasGx4dM0fwLzy4sXTXjV-1Ax3ablCemNI2pUyhPEGZ7MLVCHVrbWVKxkA8zkPsWAsqlnZI2R9UllPHFi_fXlviaXKIKIwvUJeMGQ9OpSz56YCrk05B9FCUznncTLAV24EkqhBu1uTTG6KGzfgbRaNB65eDF_-Yk8q8hSockZC6fGdIaVa/s1920/Janissaries_02.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4wWU3I7Ye_RasGx4dM0fwLzy4sXTXjV-1Ax3ablCemNI2pUyhPEGZ7MLVCHVrbWVKxkA8zkPsWAsqlnZI2R9UllPHFi_fXlviaXKIKIwvUJeMGQ9OpSz56YCrk05B9FCUznncTLAV24EkqhBu1uTTG6KGzfgbRaNB65eDF_-Yk8q8hSockZC6fGdIaVa/s320/Janissaries_02.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I liked the rules, so I thought I would re-base my long neglected Turks. The rules use big bases and are a large scale big battle game of multi-corps armies, with units representing regiments or groups of battalions. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3LYnRs3bfF-qD4pvdy2wya1icPf-myY4SKTicQzKKd2-tBZO_bYhl0_9cXxYYzssf8a5qV1xe_DeTmxJb94VbvjIlIoXwJ7yhNtSxtIsdunjHk7F2aNdC9mKLr_RPlJIkSQvZpd4GBVHVYY174Mo8S4ZlRtnWmR_8z2zPhjNCLirdM3sZWOgPrOLFXKD/s785/Bl%C3%BCcher.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3LYnRs3bfF-qD4pvdy2wya1icPf-myY4SKTicQzKKd2-tBZO_bYhl0_9cXxYYzssf8a5qV1xe_DeTmxJb94VbvjIlIoXwJ7yhNtSxtIsdunjHk7F2aNdC9mKLr_RPlJIkSQvZpd4GBVHVYY174Mo8S4ZlRtnWmR_8z2zPhjNCLirdM3sZWOgPrOLFXKD/s320/Bl%C3%BCcher.JPG" width="218" /></a></div><p>This is the first batch of the re-based units from the Kapu Halki, the Sultan's household troops, starting with two regiments, or ortas, of Janissary infantry. The Janissaries were, by the late 18th century, a pale shadow of their former greatness but still formed the core of the Ottoman infantry. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQf7Atni3XISmSG-ksSqn_VDdZ6bbAYQbLBcGljOdKdwJqlNcSTKHoK8BihGPTi6Hf0auOEj_ibgpF6SsirYBubP1bFK6xJWicM-UuvjhN0h76HOM3PET0estIGCHrafEO7Tg0zdzW3lw4QaKKvE004XUjw3LoCwoC_RJUw6KTIQ6Qt53xWVXkX7_mmJ61/s1920/Janissaries_01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQf7Atni3XISmSG-ksSqn_VDdZ6bbAYQbLBcGljOdKdwJqlNcSTKHoK8BihGPTi6Hf0auOEj_ibgpF6SsirYBubP1bFK6xJWicM-UuvjhN0h76HOM3PET0estIGCHrafEO7Tg0zdzW3lw4QaKKvE004XUjw3LoCwoC_RJUw6KTIQ6Qt53xWVXkX7_mmJ61/s320/Janissaries_01.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The household regular cavalry had six regiments and were 10,000 strong in total under Sultan Selim III. These are the senior regiment, the Sipahis. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNVSkGxxh-0NPg9JFt8DyGv_NFxb_6BmSUS2BqtroHlECwijNe0j5rT6CTzAHiWZAzujIV55d7ZPxlfzUE6MkjT9ntriUc6H5f-7CClwd0GnoR0pnAs-7fRVJ7FavuGXDProMU8lfIa1FRvK59n603jgYujkkuxLa2txdmWVl3Cn2pXM-xNKtmaQm3RGm/s1920/SipahisPorte.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNVSkGxxh-0NPg9JFt8DyGv_NFxb_6BmSUS2BqtroHlECwijNe0j5rT6CTzAHiWZAzujIV55d7ZPxlfzUE6MkjT9ntriUc6H5f-7CClwd0GnoR0pnAs-7fRVJ7FavuGXDProMU8lfIa1FRvK59n603jgYujkkuxLa2txdmWVl3Cn2pXM-xNKtmaQm3RGm/s320/SipahisPorte.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>The next regiment are the Silhadars, or 'weapon bearers'. These first two regiments were double size. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUcMOjwlNfnccTlCsnggq0BV1cgGaLqOLNGFFJYT2tGl6Qx2Sb5sMvJXB3_ltphR-RUC4CsB-tQ0_QslqXkNVtDheZoKP3mW1rJ71r36vUHNC-emfMbHberRLKvlQtXQjWFimF7HE24NPhj91iOld3WWXr3i7pp-OxDYmuvdbMkFZzyEKGSPPS5mQrq3s/s1920/Silhadars.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUcMOjwlNfnccTlCsnggq0BV1cgGaLqOLNGFFJYT2tGl6Qx2Sb5sMvJXB3_ltphR-RUC4CsB-tQ0_QslqXkNVtDheZoKP3mW1rJ71r36vUHNC-emfMbHberRLKvlQtXQjWFimF7HE24NPhj91iOld3WWXr3i7pp-OxDYmuvdbMkFZzyEKGSPPS5mQrq3s/s320/Silhadars.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The third and fourth regiments were the Ulufecis or 'salaried men'. These continued to wear heavy armour into the Napoleonic era.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FhDhNhFyjGzey551ci1DOotfG-4RlNacVB4MZV1vqKn14EfyovJaWWXlrZrVGi4jio0PoRST78m7AbR7B0F85fowVpvAEQTmoXKsy8bVeHJ_QyRXkzLPp0GDWVj7Tuvft9OwFpJY1GbsElGZQJzITSeXt-KbMXJYUdlU7f_JdWXoOfvnhwYAVvc8MOhS/s1920/Ulufecis.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FhDhNhFyjGzey551ci1DOotfG-4RlNacVB4MZV1vqKn14EfyovJaWWXlrZrVGi4jio0PoRST78m7AbR7B0F85fowVpvAEQTmoXKsy8bVeHJ_QyRXkzLPp0GDWVj7Tuvft9OwFpJY1GbsElGZQJzITSeXt-KbMXJYUdlU7f_JdWXoOfvnhwYAVvc8MOhS/s320/Ulufecis.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The household artillery corps, or Topcis, had a mix of traditional pieces and more modern designs, often imported or made to western patterns. Sultan Selim tried to reform his army, against strong resistance from traditionalists within the empire. He was most successful with the artillery.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52F4P7jCjIboYmHHkcZPuDPXTI9jqz01O2h7jClb5FIoxs3mfff3Oral5Fw9xpXleLC-w2bg-Jz1FUmK_yTeYBJ-tS5UPLMgTvNEVOVFDZmzBFVfjvH-CE9bjwKT-MtSH8VZK5dy7_I5LPnwpyKA3GsIzOOOSMRIuOR9tewkZUXSuptHBpKrRitpJF3gc/s1920/Artillery.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52F4P7jCjIboYmHHkcZPuDPXTI9jqz01O2h7jClb5FIoxs3mfff3Oral5Fw9xpXleLC-w2bg-Jz1FUmK_yTeYBJ-tS5UPLMgTvNEVOVFDZmzBFVfjvH-CE9bjwKT-MtSH8VZK5dy7_I5LPnwpyKA3GsIzOOOSMRIuOR9tewkZUXSuptHBpKrRitpJF3gc/s320/Artillery.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://thebitsbox.blogspot.com/2024/02/ottoman-irregulars.html">Next </a>up will be the irregular forces like these light infantry from Albania, Greece and Macedonia, known as Arnauts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I do have friends who still play and periodically I read up on the latest developments, especially on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_School_Renaissance" target="_blank">OSR </a>'scene'.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMx-hUCslLKPCKgENCkQ4IZtmzeQZZDwKhhr7euPjZVDLQzJ36NkBZ4GcXT5XJ-XaCUJII_ClP95kczm9MN612ilkUu-FefJiOYl2js1rMAfrc9Dp-osoPpHcyzR2dAZWXAY5RavswEDQ8EAdzfiAYSaoJl1ym3sETDbXIjeB9_Kmt2LikEMWrRw9aSPtn/s593/BillWillinghamD&DInsideCoverColour.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="593" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMx-hUCslLKPCKgENCkQ4IZtmzeQZZDwKhhr7euPjZVDLQzJ36NkBZ4GcXT5XJ-XaCUJII_ClP95kczm9MN612ilkUu-FefJiOYl2js1rMAfrc9Dp-osoPpHcyzR2dAZWXAY5RavswEDQ8EAdzfiAYSaoJl1ym3sETDbXIjeB9_Kmt2LikEMWrRw9aSPtn/s320/BillWillinghamD&DInsideCoverColour.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>So this departure from my usual wargames posts is another nostalgic indulgence, and although it probably won't ever come to any kind of fruition, I wanted to collect together my thoughts on running an OSR style RPG game. Probably only for my own later review.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">OSR Gaming </h2><p>The Old School Revival, or Renaissance, is a an attempt to recreate the style of play from early RPGs, particularly TSR era Dungeons and Dragons. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxxQ_UDf6vdYNwNkFFk2ssaJeQmHWpZwoCGwq2nAb7d3KpntjN3506AK6xTtu-eLiL71KLIwrs3OIUX1z_9pn-1WdrI1OC0DkVwswGkDJi0dKc4Uj1i03iihSooFM3QJYTDtG-941g1S_yEVPze5PT0abc5gT1OaGNx2s23LDoJN1HvSyU4V9PsuSeOUf/s788/MoldvayD&D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxxQ_UDf6vdYNwNkFFk2ssaJeQmHWpZwoCGwq2nAb7d3KpntjN3506AK6xTtu-eLiL71KLIwrs3OIUX1z_9pn-1WdrI1OC0DkVwswGkDJi0dKc4Uj1i03iihSooFM3QJYTDtG-941g1S_yEVPze5PT0abc5gT1OaGNx2s23LDoJN1HvSyU4V9PsuSeOUf/s320/MoldvayD&D.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>It's a loosely bound movement that in many ways is searching for a lost past that never existed. Vainglorious fool's errand or not, this 'renaissance' has sparked a massive amount of creativity, much of which I personally like and feel an affinity to. The OSR now runs from early retro-clones like <a href="https://osricrpg.com/" target="_blank">OSRIC </a>and <a href="https://goblinoidgames.com/" target="_blank">Labyrinth Lord</a> to new divergent products like <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/399483/Into-the-Odd--Remastered" target="_blank">Into the Odd</a>, <span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/295910/Mork-Borg-English?src=also_purchased" target="_blank">Mörk Borg</a>,</span> <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/250888/Knave" target="_blank">Knave </a>and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/245017/Mothership-Players-Survival-Guide?manufacturers_id=13232" target="_blank">Mothership</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRIzIdyF0WgYVaVL-Qbd7hNNztEQ-oT7Vr1pwWweaywkZUG27pC8ioR18Zq6a50KXkImOOrQ2fb7_QfeU9J8BNgfhzCymnxb2zt4_1F3_rK7fg-vU74jjflAuY2PM39VFZESl5wEWNmScvzhu7R16kHR5uHWOhBxtQNrfKQg38iCIFuuJlt-hxYB5gfUL/s1277/mork_borg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRIzIdyF0WgYVaVL-Qbd7hNNztEQ-oT7Vr1pwWweaywkZUG27pC8ioR18Zq6a50KXkImOOrQ2fb7_QfeU9J8BNgfhzCymnxb2zt4_1F3_rK7fg-vU74jjflAuY2PM39VFZESl5wEWNmScvzhu7R16kHR5uHWOhBxtQNrfKQg38iCIFuuJlt-hxYB5gfUL/s320/mork_borg.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><p>The early attempts to explain the OSR philosophy came from <a href="https://www.grey-elf.com/philotomy.pdf" target="_blank">Philotomy's Musings</a> on OD&D or Matt Finch's <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-finch/quick-primer-for-old-school-gaming/ebook/product-3159558.html?page=1&pageSize=4" target="_blank">Old School Primer</a>. Probably the most comprehensive statement to date is the <a href="https://lithyscaphe.blogspot.com/p/principia-apocrypha.html" target="_blank">Principia Apocrypha</a>, David Perry's excellent assembling of OSR wisdom from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@QuestingBeast" target="_blank">Questing Beast</a> <a href="http://questingblog.com/">Ben Milton</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGxPvdeKQuo&list=PL-oTJHKXHicSxKhs57c2hYuoPcayPoBJc" target="_blank">RollPlay: West Marches</a>' <a href="http://roll1d100.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Steven Lumpkin</a>. Interestingly, the foremost champions of the OSR now are too young to have 'been there' in the 80s, and this probably accounts for the continued vitality of the movement. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFHgMpymMxJvBu8X5EIc8yCPozSSOlIbDCWkNE35qL9TeduaOSEk8LYEQIh9-M6G1R8eQfVk1WEhl-UZT0m_ZnfDitGIUJtTPI5Rf3qTQmI6jpYGspzAfMCH2LD0B9wIVAKSOpxzcgqIQvIM0kiSmLS0ivY6Fes0SVXZ-4pcUx3XAssGhYo6lEW3JdzMz/s516/NewOSR.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="516" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFHgMpymMxJvBu8X5EIc8yCPozSSOlIbDCWkNE35qL9TeduaOSEk8LYEQIh9-M6G1R8eQfVk1WEhl-UZT0m_ZnfDitGIUJtTPI5Rf3qTQmI6jpYGspzAfMCH2LD0B9wIVAKSOpxzcgqIQvIM0kiSmLS0ivY6Fes0SVXZ-4pcUx3XAssGhYo6lEW3JdzMz/s320/NewOSR.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>For an in depth discussion of the OSR's philosophy and history see Marcia B's <a href="https://traversefantasy.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-osr-should-die.html" target="_blank">The OSR Should Die</a>.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Rules <br /></h2><p>To run my hypothetical a game I would probably use my original <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/110274/dd-basic-set-rulebook-b-x-ed-basic" target="_blank">B/X D&D</a> books, the retro-clone du jour <a href="https://necroticgnome.com/pages/about-old-school-essentials" target="_blank">Old School Essentials</a>, or a mix of OSR concepts and modern mechanics like <a href="https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/collections/shadowdark-rpg" target="_blank">ShadowDark</a> or <a href="https://www.fivetorchesdeep.com/" target="_blank">5 Torches Deep</a>. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbwt-8JjnTxSt_kIS70HwBdcmeyLrKykON6ppo9aYzyE21sgMUn_baouX-GtjFaAZ5mNFXFurVs0RKbBsyXhq8og03uqVvHMsfzFoT5HOYiJTQGQV7fEIgjSG1lH4z0RNvZ5S2ZlSC0q0sxmQYAUdy2c7r8TvzR6ellSqEwEkVKIM4OiNqyMmWQ1haEAs/s1056/5TorchesDeep.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbwt-8JjnTxSt_kIS70HwBdcmeyLrKykON6ppo9aYzyE21sgMUn_baouX-GtjFaAZ5mNFXFurVs0RKbBsyXhq8og03uqVvHMsfzFoT5HOYiJTQGQV7fEIgjSG1lH4z0RNvZ5S2ZlSC0q0sxmQYAUdy2c7r8TvzR6ellSqEwEkVKIM4OiNqyMmWQ1haEAs/s320/5TorchesDeep.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">West Marches</h2><p>I would like to run a open world sandbox style of game with heavy emphasis on emergent play and exploration. This concept was so brilliantly explained by Ben Robbins, in his seminal blog posts, that the West Marches name is now the archetypal shorthand for this way of running a campaign. </p><div style="text-align: left;"><p><a href="https://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/78/grand-experiments-west-marches/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">West Marches (part 1), Introduction</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="ars-indent"><a href="http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/79/grand-experiments-west-marches-part-2-sharing-info/" target="_blank">West Marches (part 2), Sharing Info</a></span><br />
<span class="ars-indent"><a href="http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/80/grand-experiments-west-marches-part-3-recycling/" target="_blank">West Marches (part 3), Recycling</a></span><br />
<span class="ars-indent"><a href="http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/81/grand-experiments-west-marches-part-4-death-danger/" target="_blank">West Marches (part 4), Death & Danger</a></span><br />
<span class="ars-indent"><a href="http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/94/west-marches-running-your-own/" target="_blank">West Marches: Running Your Own</a></span></span>
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<span class="ars-indent"><a href="http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/705/west-marches-secrets-answers-part-1/" target="_blank">West Marches: Secrets & Answers</a></span><br />
<span class="ars-indent"><a href="http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/949/west-marches-layers-of-history/" target="_blank">West Marches: Layers of History</a></span><br />
<span class="ars-indent"><a href="https://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/2210/west-marches-a-survivors-story/" target="_blank">West Marches: A Survivor’s Story</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="ars-indent">The comments below the blog posts contain additional material from Ben. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="ars-indent"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="ars-indent">Matt Colville's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGAC-gBoX9k" target="_blank">video</a> on the concept further revived the ideas by bringing them to a wider and less grognard audience. <br /></span></span></p></div><p></p><p>Steven Lumpkin's collection of West Marches resource links is <a href="http://roll1d100.blogspot.com/2016/08/west-marches-resources.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Point Crawls<br /></h2><p>Although the traditional style of play for such old school sandboxes was the venerable <a href="https://beyondfomalhaut.blogspot.com/2021/11/blog-hex-crawls-simple-guide.html" target="_blank">Hex Crawl</a>, I prefer an approach using a linked matrix of locations joined by limited but intuitive paths. I think it was Chris Kutalik, on his Hill Cantons blog, that coined the name <a href="http://hillcantons.blogspot.com/2012/01/crawling-without-hexes-pointcrawl.html" target="_blank">Point Crawl</a> to describe this type of structure but the concept had been around for ages and is very much how <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text-based_game" target="_blank">Text Adventure Games</a> or the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_Fantasy" target="_blank">Fighting Fantasy</a> books worked.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmp5-5E-TkWME18OzgPnry2i-3Edr-YLgIC_RexE8E7x4U3xGGRUxfRWwjjpcrLvlG9CRgcWH0_hkwe-RtOjU65b_Q8rLjenhvaoYgskBaEpSPUgG8rpO3-TcDap6e-FqO6E_sKA0Ldxoa8dqiPDr4PKxh6n1KasmNEnfnvvzQOsnjqJinlz2NobDwCmW/s500/ff1-1982.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmp5-5E-TkWME18OzgPnry2i-3Edr-YLgIC_RexE8E7x4U3xGGRUxfRWwjjpcrLvlG9CRgcWH0_hkwe-RtOjU65b_Q8rLjenhvaoYgskBaEpSPUgG8rpO3-TcDap6e-FqO6E_sKA0Ldxoa8dqiPDr4PKxh6n1KasmNEnfnvvzQOsnjqJinlz2NobDwCmW/s320/ff1-1982.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Links <br /></h2><p>Here are some blog posts explaining the concepts and providing other handy GM advice for running sandbox or old school games.<br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;">Ars Ludi</h4><p style="text-align: left;">Besides his iconic West Marches posts, Ben Robbins dispenses lots of great game design and mastery wisdom. Here are just a few useful links.<br /></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/49/situations-not-plots/" target="_blank">Situations not plots</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/70/dont-roll-think/" target="_blank">Don't Roll, Think </a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/72/initiative-the-silent-killer/" target="_blank">Initiative: the Silent Killer</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><div class="ars-tight" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/90/bad-trap-syndrome/" target="_blank">Bad Trap Syndrome</a></div><div class="ars-tight" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/91/bad-trap-syndrome-curing-the-bad-trap-blues/" target="_blank">Bad Trap Syndrome (part 2), Curing the Bad Trap Blues</a> <br /></div><p><a href="https://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/99/treasure-tells-a-story/" target="_blank">Treasure Tells A Story</a> - This is a great concept that is especially useful for West Marches exposition and when combined with the Three Clue Rule can point the players to undiscovered areas.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">The Alexandrian </h4><p>Justin Alexander's blog is a mine of great material, far too much to list it all, but here, in appropriately <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennell_Jaquays" target="_blank">Jennell Jacquays</a> style, are a few entrances.<br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://thealexandrian.net/gamemastery-101" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Gamemastery 101</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/15126/roleplaying-games/game-structures" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Game Structures</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/13085/roleplaying-games/jaquaying-the-dungeon" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Jacquay(s)ing the Dungeon</a> - A must read for sandbox adventure design.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/1118/roleplaying-games/three-clue-rule" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">The Three Clue Rule</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/4147/roleplaying-games/dont-prep-plots" target="_blank">Don't prep plots</a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p>Justin also has a book out soon, <a href="https://thealexandrian.net/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-master" target="_blank">So you want to be a game master</a>, which I have on pre-order and promises to be a nice synthesis of much of his blog advice. His <a href="https://www.youtube.com/TheAlexandrian" target="_blank">Alexandrian</a> YouTube channel is worth a look too.<br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Other Blogs & Links<br /></h4><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://hillcantons.blogspot.com/2014/11/pointcrawl-series-index.html" target="_blank">Point Crawls Series</a> @ Hill Cantons - The Point Crawl concept explained</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCAPFF8lmGWVPBBsdBw-Dc3KMzWnj_-bnvzEUTJIex0I0NYG5Uo0YDAe64wrKW0lytCMBQM_y-qrEw4uWJEaXGwGtcMw4w60IAATrqxT5m-cEnwYpwTu58cjTgHsJQMOi2PhGZox1mKgdYVo4txTkU-Ipr4u-oLXRp5ilECwDgYfq-OGQOKwkLGXVOXUl/s640/pointtcrawl.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Fortunately, I haven't let this glory go to my head. However, I did think it was a good time to take stock a bit.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaLM9MKjUCt1eFh_mzwTdkRrjEYEadX-khPfmR_RnOEwZqNVskeoeBZm5qzyLKuRXRP2wOtgCAxJRh8g8z-QVwkRNwNA6UBuvCFr1xh_9_vaacZZHdCSkJBUsddLo4ZbeIDsgnRSmTXlkLoq1d1CU1ty_p55Dwx7_cLPPx7Nr-xEUoqtcuvj1aJsXBRcH/s960/Paintbrushes_paint_and_glue.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaLM9MKjUCt1eFh_mzwTdkRrjEYEadX-khPfmR_RnOEwZqNVskeoeBZm5qzyLKuRXRP2wOtgCAxJRh8g8z-QVwkRNwNA6UBuvCFr1xh_9_vaacZZHdCSkJBUsddLo4ZbeIDsgnRSmTXlkLoq1d1CU1ty_p55Dwx7_cLPPx7Nr-xEUoqtcuvj1aJsXBRcH/s320/Paintbrushes_paint_and_glue.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>My original intention of this blog was to encourage me to get on with some of my many project ideas and catalogue my 'genius'. That failed quite quickly the first time but since the blog was resurrected as as a store of pictures, some details I'd otherwise forget, and as a means to define some project ideas, it's been more successful.</p><p>So, here are some pictures of stuff I have actually completed since the comeback started. </p><p>Macedonians <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2g5dbPMzZeoj2zmrXs-nIewlKecbVeA3aeyB-gC8xTb3WpQJDAtrPVKkCAXRfBPnpClPbg8lDCxi8NXi-lKFHBeLNIbpbrQcDpHyKhJnOkimpe28dHdOCCdDkuTIceWSH9p1Zjet4Em_jsToX2Dryo-FB3KNYkiUm9ZO-BCWdC0gLvrcp7bTXJs5Gb1a/s1920/Macedonian_Army.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2g5dbPMzZeoj2zmrXs-nIewlKecbVeA3aeyB-gC8xTb3WpQJDAtrPVKkCAXRfBPnpClPbg8lDCxi8NXi-lKFHBeLNIbpbrQcDpHyKhJnOkimpe28dHdOCCdDkuTIceWSH9p1Zjet4Em_jsToX2Dryo-FB3KNYkiUm9ZO-BCWdC0gLvrcp7bTXJs5Gb1a/s320/Macedonian_Army.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Numidians<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfc2IvWfrXgTunGVzYcDBK8D6WmqCZSqbbT9ZMUjnaewYrFFSkF2u1c5PncGg4g2C2DN8x9SZGcqaqjiHxiCK0xOuV7-gukH0fqSKuXvUEV2HQDDGWTQyqKn4xPxRtV_IImXBrfQi7bYoKFPoIrU0Zy6RG9zSxne1I1MAGb7GkTkvJQM-RVcVXBLIWVzSL/s320/WOTR_Tudor_Army.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Soviet Naval Infantry<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlW5HBd18DtzjsC-sokry9AbFn8VC-lfYPst_fPZL6a8ybFmgDx1qql8ET8tXgyvcBW0BEckBZxP5oS87WTLoRvy69q4k-jVpLRwkRuaGecG68p30c7PKlP3LJE9E1B0EZjQS5LRnI2XNJ-1HbSAt-zEr4ft8N04VPQBvK5VVS3ZZ7iBWIH_WR7y2XTXc/s1920/image-12-03-21-01-32.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlW5HBd18DtzjsC-sokry9AbFn8VC-lfYPst_fPZL6a8ybFmgDx1qql8ET8tXgyvcBW0BEckBZxP5oS87WTLoRvy69q4k-jVpLRwkRuaGecG68p30c7PKlP3LJE9E1B0EZjQS5LRnI2XNJ-1HbSAt-zEr4ft8N04VPQBvK5VVS3ZZ7iBWIH_WR7y2XTXc/s320/image-12-03-21-01-32.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Congo Simbas & Mercs</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4F8n0wGgVWVRBZBN7JZ_EW1tdCo6IVlA1h1N1yVgGjeQh_XPffpoxcFU--70ivtwCDctZ7zcgCL95uW4CYycqqQGR6ZbsNstx4U9UWfJ1O945DfmVemDCSCapQkD3PNOBSu67ew5tiN9O2XQanJFlV2Nfjb47_XYxkIByaSAk4VJI41XBCzJQSKq-WFHH/s320/Congo_Simbas_01.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Wild West Gunfighters<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlFzug_husLFj33e_VopY527B5qZqmchuVFiKOHtDPw1Op8N1lx4L3FTBT-nPRShGX5nMZQmi61dCSp1YkzLpEk2AGwcO0l3Ay2aW8tjtrkywbmimRv6gqdZ621EaIwbsNc2vJEOc2GgVnTxv_3FuZfAVUEs9LX1nogME1iujsThqIkQxFTzqQ0v80xsG/s1920/Gunfighters.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlFzug_husLFj33e_VopY527B5qZqmchuVFiKOHtDPw1Op8N1lx4L3FTBT-nPRShGX5nMZQmi61dCSp1YkzLpEk2AGwcO0l3Ay2aW8tjtrkywbmimRv6gqdZ621EaIwbsNc2vJEOc2GgVnTxv_3FuZfAVUEs9LX1nogME1iujsThqIkQxFTzqQ0v80xsG/s320/Gunfighters.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Middle Earth Lothlorien Elves<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"> <br /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p>There are a few more bits and many others can put me to shame but I'm quite pleased with all that. It makes me feel like I have accomplished some of what I set out to do. <br /></p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-17206475666693003482023-08-27T22:01:00.001+01:002023-08-27T22:20:08.155+01:00Northern Barbarians<p>I have finished a few extra light infantry for my ADLG Alexandrian Macedonian army.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmS-51dDy46GuApT-CFhYd0ZZWN6Iqd2sYy30rLzQbynSAgZimigii4JZudQXRpletmz5Z4u02huIHTWEnIX0QAOsJi1NKQZi1fPlfzPvjbILCOeYqBBiznZy_5n5mI6oYDxvG4Uo0AYsixm60LpNxi_5Cx5rSo4mrijaxG40lRtPgE0VkSTDCnYhSU_G/s1920/Light_Infantry.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmS-51dDy46GuApT-CFhYd0ZZWN6Iqd2sYy30rLzQbynSAgZimigii4JZudQXRpletmz5Z4u02huIHTWEnIX0QAOsJi1NKQZi1fPlfzPvjbILCOeYqBBiznZy_5n5mI6oYDxvG4Uo0AYsixm60LpNxi_5Cx5rSo4mrijaxG40lRtPgE0VkSTDCnYhSU_G/s320/Light_Infantry.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>First up are a couple of bases of Alexander's elite <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrianes" target="_blank">Agrianian</a> light infantry to lead the main attack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXSo5I7yeXYWTqpukv9Jaw_q9DwYdspNeQoiF6aQIC7IK2VAyDDtSGv9cIAbnv_MZ9tGiJ6X5YPD-IM8gsJXchzU1vKwDCAudOGgVPWdiVwJYuvRvIi_L3yX9DRJxlEaQiBc01fDHKftoarMYmVoYdDVzQA0rGOytfQsuyUtUogewiruTwpp9k3sMki5D/s1920/Agrianians.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXSo5I7yeXYWTqpukv9Jaw_q9DwYdspNeQoiF6aQIC7IK2VAyDDtSGv9cIAbnv_MZ9tGiJ6X5YPD-IM8gsJXchzU1vKwDCAudOGgVPWdiVwJYuvRvIi_L3yX9DRJxlEaQiBc01fDHKftoarMYmVoYdDVzQA0rGOytfQsuyUtUogewiruTwpp9k3sMki5D/s320/Agrianians.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>To take this skirmisher role on the other flank I have painted up a couple of bases of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thracians" target="_blank">Thracian</a> javelin armed light infantry. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQfvAbKn-L5GuBtLHG8mYuAvz3bS_P3q0_P5M378J_WKNvVJh1R8_kcT5NEVvk5FggxVnj0NsnA3TQp_yw6QCutL4WX3Cn0T_hVS8RbpIgqOPDj9W5SrPmpbu2QgRCmtV0V5mUg49hueVfBIfQMEch8srBrxyilk2kFWuuWPhOLTJ9iyR-cxsW_X66cNC/s1920/Thracian_Light_Infantry.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This isn't compulsory but it's where he should be. The pink clad light cavalry are a base of Prodromoi lancer scouts. These are all Foundry figures but I have another pack each of Prodromoi and Companions from Crusader to paint eventually.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxBBuOUeMgaEyrCfxkPDG0Fv-p2a7ZEgX85NZLdfxs95bQAAH0Sq3xByASE-lt08rb_IAyHlyqx1vs5r5l9ZoidsznqQrqo8o6T7qgTkoK5dcYLD7OwKcMbfOSnXrgWi38yj_h6Cgt6eudB2P34AElWmU4YvSHSmGMG4ViLyyww7XqBIZn-DSzPExB8Z3/s1920/Mac_Cavalry.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxBBuOUeMgaEyrCfxkPDG0Fv-p2a7ZEgX85NZLdfxs95bQAAH0Sq3xByASE-lt08rb_IAyHlyqx1vs5r5l9ZoidsznqQrqo8o6T7qgTkoK5dcYLD7OwKcMbfOSnXrgWi38yj_h6Cgt6eudB2P34AElWmU4YvSHSmGMG4ViLyyww7XqBIZn-DSzPExB8Z3/s320/Mac_Cavalry.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Phalangites are six to a base, which is a couple fewer than required under the standard basing but with the lowered pikes I can't fit more on a base. The archers are going to be used as Cretan mercenaries.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QBsjoy6Vun_EfWIwVlqVC7cO5ng4ubxNZwnzz4PS1yK4GrLcrQQTxEoviCCiBxRwW1uDSaQ5JGSCRwID8SS5YSFkmpMxQO3pdIiylz4_azEbYovWpOUQ5PzDLijWj_xUXHgONlHSzVUa2TmMV4ZaTRjpFiB8u3vAqrcQaZ5XI5H2hj7Cgq6B4IM2gkJa/s1920/Mac_Infantry.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QBsjoy6Vun_EfWIwVlqVC7cO5ng4ubxNZwnzz4PS1yK4GrLcrQQTxEoviCCiBxRwW1uDSaQ5JGSCRwID8SS5YSFkmpMxQO3pdIiylz4_azEbYovWpOUQ5PzDLijWj_xUXHgONlHSzVUa2TmMV4ZaTRjpFiB8u3vAqrcQaZ5XI5H2hj7Cgq6B4IM2gkJa/s320/Mac_Infantry.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>To add more support I have some Thessalian cavalry, Greek Peltasts and some archers that can be Greeks or Macedonians.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluT-LEGCz7bM4urSwY3VV7HyRVTcXeUyjmbNvzLPO4w3dk6WTfd7y9frel6Nb7Gk1g6oeoPuI35E-dAlstlBZBosDw85F8eFPMmeAwmP8Q9w_kSjRs0fD0XoPjgWKd_8ohgYOU9jyshD1Fy54028aqJtKRsqHGGybYSbLdQpQovXZpU1DdDineW0MeLWa/s1920/Allies.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluT-LEGCz7bM4urSwY3VV7HyRVTcXeUyjmbNvzLPO4w3dk6WTfd7y9frel6Nb7Gk1g6oeoPuI35E-dAlstlBZBosDw85F8eFPMmeAwmP8Q9w_kSjRs0fD0XoPjgWKd_8ohgYOU9jyshD1Fy54028aqJtKRsqHGGybYSbLdQpQovXZpU1DdDineW0MeLWa/s320/Allies.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Next up are some Agrianian and Thracian light javelinmen, then a separate command base of three figures. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8FUAYSm9PoKhgDRQTG_XsI0eyKdXPnEj-0UXMwjlAMPBI3aQJIwYxiEq9fcQ2ttiQcUfkPc1ySGHGLoR-VOHpMtgbSiFzAVjW6Zlf2i-u0Uv1lJDbYphuaI1TbQP3hp11Qi21je62h_lHWIPLSZ7X1TN2G4hcLqyQCosrBKDX8Msqs5a2ccYT9GNuCuv/s1920/WIP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8FUAYSm9PoKhgDRQTG_XsI0eyKdXPnEj-0UXMwjlAMPBI3aQJIwYxiEq9fcQ2ttiQcUfkPc1ySGHGLoR-VOHpMtgbSiFzAVjW6Zlf2i-u0Uv1lJDbYphuaI1TbQP3hp11Qi21je62h_lHWIPLSZ7X1TN2G4hcLqyQCosrBKDX8Msqs5a2ccYT9GNuCuv/s320/WIP.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>After that I just need to do some Hypaspists, and maybe one more command base, but I have some Greek Hoplites and Thracian allied swordsmen too.<br /></p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-49901767137362155682023-08-09T20:35:00.008+01:002023-08-10T10:40:26.994+01:00More Numidians<p>I have finally completed enough of Juba's Numidians for a 200 point <a href="http://artdelaguerre.fr/adlg/v3/?/en/" target="_blank">ADLG</a> army. Here are the latest additional bases. First are some Numidian Noble cavalry. They are javelin armed medium cavalry in with the option to be elite.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMAzW18tOLKwB7zbMMdjUQZoyiE_cED7P8cKp4-txDf37izlfbXsej965QFb2ZdD7exwvT1M_7A1Xy7jczZbOMLjpBfmGGhq0swjxS2HVG4kEgXdM4aWOn7xtYDfOmoy0W_yCjb7dizA8Ag-uEoyD3jSK_XxrF6A_P6li_YsiuHpo0nv6vfkMAR3T_cEj/s1920/Numidian%20Noble%20Cavalry.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMAzW18tOLKwB7zbMMdjUQZoyiE_cED7P8cKp4-txDf37izlfbXsej965QFb2ZdD7exwvT1M_7A1Xy7jczZbOMLjpBfmGGhq0swjxS2HVG4kEgXdM4aWOn7xtYDfOmoy0W_yCjb7dizA8Ag-uEoyD3jSK_XxrF6A_P6li_YsiuHpo0nv6vfkMAR3T_cEj/s320/Numidian%20Noble%20Cavalry.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Numidian Elephants are only mediocre units in the army list, being the smaller <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_African_elephant" target="_blank">north African</a> beasts.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwDcNHAY5c-zf1xZd040LitqoVre4j_-Y0jOix0duOEwBfvi4SMrsdfzME3ivP9Npo1pzsMxAk05Qkvc_Sc152fOTrQ4J2hM17u0glizU4Wu_iQ--8awhP70f-7ZrsGpyO0WfX2fZERvFfRIj29YzbEbB5uJerBobiNYUYVY7MT0X2hfsxxgOV-DZojiW/s1920/Elephants.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwDcNHAY5c-zf1xZd040LitqoVre4j_-Y0jOix0duOEwBfvi4SMrsdfzME3ivP9Npo1pzsMxAk05Qkvc_Sc152fOTrQ4J2hM17u0glizU4Wu_iQ--8awhP70f-7ZrsGpyO0WfX2fZERvFfRIj29YzbEbB5uJerBobiNYUYVY7MT0X2hfsxxgOV-DZojiW/s320/Elephants.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I have two independent general bases now. The third cavalry base is to represent some of Juba's Spanish and Gallic mercenary guardsmen. These are elite medium cavalry.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Sv2EEd_jo3By0_OOenSR_mhNF99Q44qLL9jikpzdaKPxwSjssskgLJvSgaQDjfzEQBDN9Xd_ryCSgM5umtMgAminBsyib5A1uxyORSBFXL5miJuZyGrSqa3fSHxRMH1ywObejmoFysQoqMU6H_nXkEmNcTDSVmgRxGC6Z1rV-nSjEq-fJw3_mlCS-_TQ/s1920/Nuidian%20Generals%20and%20Spanish%20Guards.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Sv2EEd_jo3By0_OOenSR_mhNF99Q44qLL9jikpzdaKPxwSjssskgLJvSgaQDjfzEQBDN9Xd_ryCSgM5umtMgAminBsyib5A1uxyORSBFXL5miJuZyGrSqa3fSHxRMH1ywObejmoFysQoqMU6H_nXkEmNcTDSVmgRxGC6Z1rV-nSjEq-fJw3_mlCS-_TQ/s320/Nuidian%20Generals%20and%20Spanish%20Guards.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>You can never have too many light cavalry to overwhelm the enemy with javelins.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UoJ9Tq9E-YCbXxIlOglu79sb6ByglSK_xaQUVaRYEesp13FeYpkGAhGa2Od1TFn_3DQt7AbUzQQXyA4Nyz8iZaTuCq_0AqcjkkK1p4LUTsNRa1qKPsEngP-5jUgQswbquwd_pyaoMSZpD5JsAh5ZLSzJwOfFvquWxIOXGTaJC4NOK464hjOWMq5lApts/s1920/Numidian%20Light%20Cavalry%2003.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UoJ9Tq9E-YCbXxIlOglu79sb6ByglSK_xaQUVaRYEesp13FeYpkGAhGa2Od1TFn_3DQt7AbUzQQXyA4Nyz8iZaTuCq_0AqcjkkK1p4LUTsNRa1qKPsEngP-5jUgQswbquwd_pyaoMSZpD5JsAh5ZLSzJwOfFvquWxIOXGTaJC4NOK464hjOWMq5lApts/s320/Numidian%20Light%20Cavalry%2003.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here are a few pictures of a possible 200 point army. I have more than enough for this now, so can try some minor variations.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcB5MwUyoQeYb4cL3w6aQBmXiXcQpGHlhTEw88SnPIxifE2ce6OD350iZCBVTcZElmdxVCxIU9ZL9hiXkYphGmLvZbVlI40eU2vdYaMp4-xso-UpxqT-5rG9s3Cfn9SEqpQq8gCqn7FjOyQ_RGJJI3u8B_E1sZHCLf8kaggqMxBGP4KMtDCLWlgWQVLPzD/s1635/Numidian%20Right%20Wing.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1635" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcB5MwUyoQeYb4cL3w6aQBmXiXcQpGHlhTEw88SnPIxifE2ce6OD350iZCBVTcZElmdxVCxIU9ZL9hiXkYphGmLvZbVlI40eU2vdYaMp4-xso-UpxqT-5rG9s3Cfn9SEqpQq8gCqn7FjOyQ_RGJJI3u8B_E1sZHCLf8kaggqMxBGP4KMtDCLWlgWQVLPzD/s320/Numidian%20Right%20Wing.jpeg" width="320" /></a> <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8rV40W2xx1MxmseSgo8kB_8WE9Ou0vhCkecI6aClj97yXlUSmAcdKxeVXpQF3r_7wXJwtZAfFLFcHwRAtF3_YSSkun8mOiTIlvtRAFMuvVLQt8d-D6PHTHFLFYIOGPGJ-50zoCFilYh80jKdmRnSTNYB-tDPNqdCknqmnDiNmvniKc_YHnnAccgtGt2m/s1757/Numidian%20Centre.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1757" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8rV40W2xx1MxmseSgo8kB_8WE9Ou0vhCkecI6aClj97yXlUSmAcdKxeVXpQF3r_7wXJwtZAfFLFcHwRAtF3_YSSkun8mOiTIlvtRAFMuvVLQt8d-D6PHTHFLFYIOGPGJ-50zoCFilYh80jKdmRnSTNYB-tDPNqdCknqmnDiNmvniKc_YHnnAccgtGt2m/s320/Numidian%20Centre.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vQClTWb8xoXwzFR24-GesS2F-9VNv1itK6PCcFOrdsaiE0d5H3oOVB3B5Lt8W58bQcc5cEVS7V1bjo4Nq8ETBMwobHsqS-QahtUDo5uv4i3DZDBq00_hz5h69-X_Innd2B3_TQJWV9H92EMZDNhgquJ79HBQAS-IPlTdP7Atmbt9vpd9lUh9TiZBSc3G/s1395/Numidian%20Left%20Wing.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1395" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vQClTWb8xoXwzFR24-GesS2F-9VNv1itK6PCcFOrdsaiE0d5H3oOVB3B5Lt8W58bQcc5cEVS7V1bjo4Nq8ETBMwobHsqS-QahtUDo5uv4i3DZDBq00_hz5h69-X_Innd2B3_TQJWV9H92EMZDNhgquJ79HBQAS-IPlTdP7Atmbt9vpd9lUh9TiZBSc3G/s320/Numidian%20Left%20Wing.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>These last few are some older photos of the rest of the army.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bBNMU4j0EF208vh2bCPp8_9WmjJrDclcGQZHULOBSitK9e1SRRxXQNEgG-p4QyhmlogT9RZffueBLlUoGCEWUVJI2fP3BUj2bKWVwncZEP1eDvP50dDLq2_NFu-dRfDod4rES8v2lGJNuawLk1tJsp2NA-nWf_KlNiN1qFo3cf1aKG49h8vilLMmxjai/s1920/Light%20Infantry%20and%20Javelinmen.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bBNMU4j0EF208vh2bCPp8_9WmjJrDclcGQZHULOBSitK9e1SRRxXQNEgG-p4QyhmlogT9RZffueBLlUoGCEWUVJI2fP3BUj2bKWVwncZEP1eDvP50dDLq2_NFu-dRfDod4rES8v2lGJNuawLk1tJsp2NA-nWf_KlNiN1qFo3cf1aKG49h8vilLMmxjai/s320/Light%20Infantry%20and%20Javelinmen.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The last figures I have to paint are a few light infantry bowmen using the excellent Crusader miniatures. I've need a camp and maybe some specific eventually too.<br /></p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-42606151148583249592023-06-20T21:22:00.006+01:002023-08-09T16:10:26.251+01:00Photos of the Simbas<p>Here's a collection of photos of the Simbas, or more accurately soldiers of the <i>Armée Populaire de Libération</i>. This is the best of what I have been able to find so far.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEY6rDJPvuC-ZGn2ylt1Yv5f4l4jljGBpKBiefgL1TLzgSAZqP8Z6o2-snXGhRIKVQ4zFONlaK9e7Pdze8jmCbOen_xpya1h6v5ZT9NfpWSmr4zqm9S521kDF3OX9_earlfQMVbhu0MuieUm9T34_lwi94fpr3QfHWxiHTmg530NMhjT_3Xd1JR7UFq57/s1170/Simbas%2001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1170" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEY6rDJPvuC-ZGn2ylt1Yv5f4l4jljGBpKBiefgL1TLzgSAZqP8Z6o2-snXGhRIKVQ4zFONlaK9e7Pdze8jmCbOen_xpya1h6v5ZT9NfpWSmr4zqm9S521kDF3OX9_earlfQMVbhu0MuieUm9T34_lwi94fpr3QfHWxiHTmg530NMhjT_3Xd1JR7UFq57/s320/Simbas%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixypNU8zVTzG3yFLwOvPGMH3SE6qGmXIZlxknJITiglfTnl7SYF9qb-Q75myjKCXOdjuAmnhskdbtH4G382e0NbU9ssxHceUIBaSgRA9xkoWhSMfjilU3_aQ3cQ4dIg03Ce6OAfdpr2XtC17bCpwjxxHXHcKyeLcZfZnP73k7ErI1jz-SRNVNRCnpb-1Vn/s960/Simbas%2002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixypNU8zVTzG3yFLwOvPGMH3SE6qGmXIZlxknJITiglfTnl7SYF9qb-Q75myjKCXOdjuAmnhskdbtH4G382e0NbU9ssxHceUIBaSgRA9xkoWhSMfjilU3_aQ3cQ4dIg03Ce6OAfdpr2XtC17bCpwjxxHXHcKyeLcZfZnP73k7ErI1jz-SRNVNRCnpb-1Vn/s320/Simbas%2002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3K-53z9k_saVe0NAkTetBaNFX1qcBW43MEICUfpsqL85mzuFGx2lbRuQ1VR317WBxAa_Fo5duYqLrj3w_txeaEuVKLVHxkz_J87vpCgo5u8Ptu--_6XaPkrjK3Vr0Cq4D3rIA_J65ms0SlpyoBaVXH-6MZ8K8pGWj8bSC5jC8GwGTjwi56hFSVo6X4GtX/s702/Simbas%2003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3K-53z9k_saVe0NAkTetBaNFX1qcBW43MEICUfpsqL85mzuFGx2lbRuQ1VR317WBxAa_Fo5duYqLrj3w_txeaEuVKLVHxkz_J87vpCgo5u8Ptu--_6XaPkrjK3Vr0Cq4D3rIA_J65ms0SlpyoBaVXH-6MZ8K8pGWj8bSC5jC8GwGTjwi56hFSVo6X4GtX/s320/Simbas%2003.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJ61_w6bA4fE8sM-kVjJkpLMKRKqwHEq83AefE5Sq2EpNSqLaHyYRgRORmqI9Qy_gsEYTvz2-wIWZdhUevZbm8cXVvReA5AMnJodd_TB1Jn_2bY62PeqSyDzkcrMip2sO6DNsQMP_vnSD2SjzZzd1XlCeI95bSj_1Y08D08mhjySKZiSzFvoLDIgFv1Zn/s1229/Simbas%2004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1229" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJ61_w6bA4fE8sM-kVjJkpLMKRKqwHEq83AefE5Sq2EpNSqLaHyYRgRORmqI9Qy_gsEYTvz2-wIWZdhUevZbm8cXVvReA5AMnJodd_TB1Jn_2bY62PeqSyDzkcrMip2sO6DNsQMP_vnSD2SjzZzd1XlCeI95bSj_1Y08D08mhjySKZiSzFvoLDIgFv1Zn/s320/Simbas%2004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The army was in theory divided into regular units. Like the ANC these were unités d'operations and unités de garnison. Additionally there were irregular militias called barriéres. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAQR08_E7UMKBHuRoTyMCKMNzkgxqnRtt4nYxa07_3oIldFpm9Se4XSgPbfu9jjjCA6j-qx7XN1Spf7qK6H3ZWgfvEq_xrWS00RjQmZQ7XPcnFdjNnHInimfcYDMK8SKsqti3v8-FgjrDfIrmFGpLcvlZ9SY7ktE0T9NkIrabRNT6DCdZTuuBo2gimTX2/s731/Simbas%2005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="731" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAQR08_E7UMKBHuRoTyMCKMNzkgxqnRtt4nYxa07_3oIldFpm9Se4XSgPbfu9jjjCA6j-qx7XN1Spf7qK6H3ZWgfvEq_xrWS00RjQmZQ7XPcnFdjNnHInimfcYDMK8SKsqti3v8-FgjrDfIrmFGpLcvlZ9SY7ktE0T9NkIrabRNT6DCdZTuuBo2gimTX2/s320/Simbas%2005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0t_AnmTee8HTjuLD_UhnPNWNYREce0GKSNAjXdMLZaFY8Nf7D6aTRsLqDHRT4ejEswlx1H5VcwLB2uOC3HaybFaZU2prpbVUKkXwnEMk0_SOe-8OUgllNiKPbNa5wjV6COtT3pWuYMNAQmHi2ZwdvfGebK_Lz7pCVUrEzYg8xlj9ZWPWmt5FpsKzb3xp/s736/Simbas%2006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="736" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0t_AnmTee8HTjuLD_UhnPNWNYREce0GKSNAjXdMLZaFY8Nf7D6aTRsLqDHRT4ejEswlx1H5VcwLB2uOC3HaybFaZU2prpbVUKkXwnEMk0_SOe-8OUgllNiKPbNa5wjV6COtT3pWuYMNAQmHi2ZwdvfGebK_Lz7pCVUrEzYg8xlj9ZWPWmt5FpsKzb3xp/s320/Simbas%2006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQ-Giq9vaspenmaj-MOQkbYQEWYAGWQ9bf083NitF9IBYXxjGwTGP536DcnDXuPK3zDzjgPcmm1QLkUl4BeWQUDZiR6hL03fTokr2s6Zlwj20JS4lo57RsR5OQQZT0VWbB22SFrC5KmMYX29OmhloGzp7v4d3j7zrnZbQ0RisJ9uEYarl2spvpR9ddM6-/s1314/Simbas%2007.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1272" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQ-Giq9vaspenmaj-MOQkbYQEWYAGWQ9bf083NitF9IBYXxjGwTGP536DcnDXuPK3zDzjgPcmm1QLkUl4BeWQUDZiR6hL03fTokr2s6Zlwj20JS4lo57RsR5OQQZT0VWbB22SFrC5KmMYX29OmhloGzp7v4d3j7zrnZbQ0RisJ9uEYarl2spvpR9ddM6-/s320/Simbas%2007.png" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79BdTZNSD1hrKsoo3AZ4mnn3a0etANWhwbkfIyAQEkXeuNBg7NS7KhvqDA0Q9yUSSFa40aOFOC3csBM9-MUlMLrTiWofCg94rnNk00LKWH1_8_WOGVW1pKBn0E6Ls0xJWogKBqptWrua9sxpX-E0MgpnBy-qUy2dM9mJWO8aT--N22RWccU2KM1rWDZzx/s801/Simbas%2008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79BdTZNSD1hrKsoo3AZ4mnn3a0etANWhwbkfIyAQEkXeuNBg7NS7KhvqDA0Q9yUSSFa40aOFOC3csBM9-MUlMLrTiWofCg94rnNk00LKWH1_8_WOGVW1pKBn0E6Ls0xJWogKBqptWrua9sxpX-E0MgpnBy-qUy2dM9mJWO8aT--N22RWccU2KM1rWDZzx/s320/Simbas%2008.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduOubNXBcOm1m1_xQY_rJkvoHCF3LdaTxkrUFZuq5gy8bYsRKzYrW64HacOeOg-5pS1AzLqvhU1CEwM_4gapiLZryjrm0h8ltpdDjDBp_zcPGzrtteAKOOGkIXelAsWkPIKCtKX2WeXOvQGsBn-bsuwnARCSovvTXN4zNWpma6hrRPDkVN60HeifD7Gcg/s1368/Simbas%2009.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="912" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduOubNXBcOm1m1_xQY_rJkvoHCF3LdaTxkrUFZuq5gy8bYsRKzYrW64HacOeOg-5pS1AzLqvhU1CEwM_4gapiLZryjrm0h8ltpdDjDBp_zcPGzrtteAKOOGkIXelAsWkPIKCtKX2WeXOvQGsBn-bsuwnARCSovvTXN4zNWpma6hrRPDkVN60HeifD7Gcg/s320/Simbas%2009.png" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCHd4RRlKUhZolQiZ7R61xjsTKLf2Icz2CHCk4peKi_tqNwl5-S3DS80my45s9ziFaJIiZbKBtid_deDlWFat6sn0ql3R1AZEl5VBd4jszNkrKw79X7mu6LFlOgK-N_7O_ZNHSA6ujeJi7LxXwfiQHSkMY9iecVmVM3HngfOPro7r4FBzpjLzcIfFTqC5/s1464/Simbas%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCHd4RRlKUhZolQiZ7R61xjsTKLf2Icz2CHCk4peKi_tqNwl5-S3DS80my45s9ziFaJIiZbKBtid_deDlWFat6sn0ql3R1AZEl5VBd4jszNkrKw79X7mu6LFlOgK-N_7O_ZNHSA6ujeJi7LxXwfiQHSkMY9iecVmVM3HngfOPro7r4FBzpjLzcIfFTqC5/s320/Simbas%2010.jpg" width="168" /></a></div><p></p><p>The Simbas were typically well motivated but lacked
discipline and their command was often chaotic.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUzIAMiEoh-18l4pW4kAyQdemIzVKO6k_j42A6S_zBl7aLUc80BKUL_Bt-jh_BldVodSRGPE6sUl4o8g4p8knqckk41pifv3Qt1zEVUoqDs6lYsb5A8xwwkk0xakRo5hqOxaMtDTPjUdQm_mcPXr5JYKFZ9VY1faubIuotwVAoMXLXToxZ2UtqXi71tQg/s600/Simbas%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="600" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUzIAMiEoh-18l4pW4kAyQdemIzVKO6k_j42A6S_zBl7aLUc80BKUL_Bt-jh_BldVodSRGPE6sUl4o8g4p8knqckk41pifv3Qt1zEVUoqDs6lYsb5A8xwwkk0xakRo5hqOxaMtDTPjUdQm_mcPXr5JYKFZ9VY1faubIuotwVAoMXLXToxZ2UtqXi71tQg/s320/Simbas%2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhnAVI6Tax2k7aGNNncrwfIqu53GLPolJXsav1PjvyFdky9EyAfbpK6dZ4nKueDt0XS6Z4-ZNqGwh4gQxKYCCmrCJOjGgX1GOOWxzCEidPBYs5Ghl_KrsF5MZbWNkZQFzEd0EmQi3twf6seKFlihQgDP3eVnZJKsM1pKJCnSe5dGmqxwiNW_7EXy0nwXi/s713/Simbas%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="618" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wjRRWWdEAQrKAWtvy7GxoN-yQW3PyOB0tvQ4vp3YsQVJI914qZkT92Q62TwBYX36COH_Gb_kSr9Uzxo5CQt6EnyLEOwfKaTnUcqXewA3krUDlM8P2Anlfo-p0NAwjwgAHtDJeIsPVrIGH0OVV10aRQHKSpkLx_mVukfXSu7AmEr6ybqdgHAMkJt70wn-/s320/Simbas%2015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Some Simbas were termed 'Jeunesse', i.e. youths or young ones.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpG-JxmKNRQkqXhvhLBt34Nm7nT6bOvUnpaaaGUDNf_M4hNUtlnCK26Ekgf0BRWpENhDlOGpg1CYqr5KXcDAR87goobpIlLJBLlzxUvos5_0pr4h-F-UiNOulIk9Uskz4CdaSfub6aS1C0NkgP9Vxt0eFbbIMb99tEvH4ODwR_tIqAHQp1rTO8X1GbcoBC/s602/Jeunesse.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="602" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpG-JxmKNRQkqXhvhLBt34Nm7nT6bOvUnpaaaGUDNf_M4hNUtlnCK26Ekgf0BRWpENhDlOGpg1CYqr5KXcDAR87goobpIlLJBLlzxUvos5_0pr4h-F-UiNOulIk9Uskz4CdaSfub6aS1C0NkgP9Vxt0eFbbIMb99tEvH4ODwR_tIqAHQp1rTO8X1GbcoBC/s320/Jeunesse.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckae3mxuRg3UXHmR6Vbcso6FFV7iePUbCijPLRmhPz8akWNHyxVFr7t_dRru9TCDjiGkHTvmWsSAlHJ0oJj2aoSiLPGeNPlrJPGwWZhBx4dBKbT75VdLtqQ_R8KHu2tofzcpL2CAGw_xpWhLmffxyIE4VcN1gqQAi7Q1QfCfl5mOw7roqClZgzAaRAscu/s320/Young%20Simba.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><p></p><p>These next few are stills of Simba prisoners from the the movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Addio" target="_blank">Africa Addio</a>. There are some accusations of staging against the film but it looks pretty authentic.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLA-jRigdQNPFAaUFQjZq4phMvYyGjKASKkwsqXZ-J9V2DBGFB56xBGVpdoaEJQBgfeDf68f_lmQYjqlyywpRi23JngICEsSz1i4ZNwEFe0C_CQuyL42UGjeWRvLBXQ5JPQg39pyTDWeagZ3ba84Hu1FkfCv-siCKV5PpZB3l7S6QEaHM-GItzwhQsxJn/s711/Mercenaries%20034.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="711" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLA-jRigdQNPFAaUFQjZq4phMvYyGjKASKkwsqXZ-J9V2DBGFB56xBGVpdoaEJQBgfeDf68f_lmQYjqlyywpRi23JngICEsSz1i4ZNwEFe0C_CQuyL42UGjeWRvLBXQ5JPQg39pyTDWeagZ3ba84Hu1FkfCv-siCKV5PpZB3l7S6QEaHM-GItzwhQsxJn/s320/Mercenaries%20034.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHCCHOtNuR4tvvlrtMK63QWkDyaNDI3chdoaxL0D03DUN-K7-HP04qKhm689Vb51HTqWE2DtqMmLyQLMHyG4uaOtVN1H111ABJmDVBVyDAcbN3_oBRySX5SP-aNLeQ6WSdYZWBHiChQ_ZeSXnehE3BgB9SCodTBK8BthF5YnbgJ65Uc7GbVLdL16ejJwn/s686/Mercenaries%20035.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="1098" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHSl299Jbq7QFnJlx8DW7FswMKr9ugutSIJVJxfT3SWPdZEvYVMMh6jsKCG-mIV4_UMhzyMi_5Nlv_1Obg4e9OiZMzzNqO-tujIzIuV_G56lgbaZ3N4aOewpxB9ygs8yAM5YBKLRVoZzcVVraqonSsXyrxCXu1Mlhi2iEMX9LxpjPKOcgxQkpBd49wU2j/s320/Mercenaries%20056.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I used the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gancia" target="_blank">Gancia</a> t-shirt from the screenshot above as inspiration for painting the Simba in the centre of the group below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfxueKy3qZHwifa7vJNHRVIK99i97Rd7JD1EFALg6IWOnD0IJjZIOko2EqK_MwRdNPSSkdJ_yPmgaMM_fjq01i59fUg1-3SkDb55N3svRcqbW3ngmTcEZmb7F-ayzFPedI_K0t7d_ehy0B6J0P8kEDLZjGNYg9jyY1YP570OaZHu4kc8TBdsr9VX1QR8E/s896/Simbas%2001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="896" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfxueKy3qZHwifa7vJNHRVIK99i97Rd7JD1EFALg6IWOnD0IJjZIOko2EqK_MwRdNPSSkdJ_yPmgaMM_fjq01i59fUg1-3SkDb55N3svRcqbW3ngmTcEZmb7F-ayzFPedI_K0t7d_ehy0B6J0P8kEDLZjGNYg9jyY1YP570OaZHu4kc8TBdsr9VX1QR8E/s320/Simbas%2001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I added a Simba style monkey-hide hat similar to the one worn by this 5 Cdo mercenary to a TAG African Militia figure.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh580H_v2Oom_MiHFD3WdQQ3Pyw8_KjWpEV8GmCkrgT_HeRDz0sv_Mt-yp3BlGl31GGO7nXbtSAewDHhnjS77FMKeSI0pGbb0qbKvGOF6wrRX33ZMKt7re1yTLPBgtWXmqB5Ij8AX1P7oztQ6bsxpagy_g66oEOmrvKaujhBiUzsOceO_VxJMnNy5Z8HkOb/s595/Mercenaries%20038.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="595" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh580H_v2Oom_MiHFD3WdQQ3Pyw8_KjWpEV8GmCkrgT_HeRDz0sv_Mt-yp3BlGl31GGO7nXbtSAewDHhnjS77FMKeSI0pGbb0qbKvGOF6wrRX33ZMKt7re1yTLPBgtWXmqB5Ij8AX1P7oztQ6bsxpagy_g66oEOmrvKaujhBiUzsOceO_VxJMnNy5Z8HkOb/s320/Mercenaries%20038.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><p>This last still is the only one I could get of an armed Simba in the movie. The live Simbas are only seen moving rapidly at distance. Very sensibly in my opinion, given the copious rifle and machine gun fire coming their way. Interestingly he looks to be carrying an FN FAL or possibly a G3. Most of the Simbas above look to be carrying older Mauser types or FN-49 rifles.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGGZ9HjRJHsjyYArmrIycuTOA53JUOiHY6QV0a24GXCiGNcOCD5XhCauh9n8YuzDymx6kQ2ix8SbojO78ZPoI7B0WHT2dEqGmsmWxflqQAoYV6wXFfqed4lRmRURrKdBu7uUp7DaJe57hRE4nCRJSUti9cfxP1NxJouYdUIs_YDMsP8HQsduKQn9dVcj4/s536/Simbas%20001.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="536" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGGZ9HjRJHsjyYArmrIycuTOA53JUOiHY6QV0a24GXCiGNcOCD5XhCauh9n8YuzDymx6kQ2ix8SbojO78ZPoI7B0WHT2dEqGmsmWxflqQAoYV6wXFfqed4lRmRURrKdBu7uUp7DaJe57hRE4nCRJSUti9cfxP1NxJouYdUIs_YDMsP8HQsduKQn9dVcj4/s320/Simbas%20001.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><p>These are some of the Simba leaders. To start is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Lumumba" target="_blank">Patrice Lumumba</a>, the first prime minister of an independent Congo. He was deposed and murdered after just a few months in office. The Simbas fought in his name.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbfszjLCdGu6HXGWTbSdcKkU__mR48UcYCi1p9gzL4MzJTSdVKLFkZg5nC4dQ007_M430Wmd3DXf-Io-UiQxTE-Hpsg5UBn25Ht7_yuayw5ib6FyX19LIN2o1WNiWMBxFMSEP98CTRNx0lGUM26AjJOb2WRsnKUb5rpyCPgtIELdbCUu4d1sEstmzL02J/s886/patrice-lumumba.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="886" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbfszjLCdGu6HXGWTbSdcKkU__mR48UcYCi1p9gzL4MzJTSdVKLFkZg5nC4dQ007_M430Wmd3DXf-Io-UiQxTE-Hpsg5UBn25Ht7_yuayw5ib6FyX19LIN2o1WNiWMBxFMSEP98CTRNx0lGUM26AjJOb2WRsnKUb5rpyCPgtIELdbCUu4d1sEstmzL02J/s320/patrice-lumumba.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>From left to right. Jean-Sébastien Ramazani, Laurent Kabila, Gaston Soumialot and Adrien Kanambe.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYN-lflmzlHTVDZIolYvdMsSvH6YzWUNzEWtDVELbqX8sDJv8UVsaKgKnfCfkuA6dAA2Oo2iwXXM6GABYrNQOuoay0xsu_3ueG2ftrk_P6TKnKWYLZVp8D3_9V6m45cWkvUc4qsP1O-4qDpCXk5tjEvhPlbtpaBLViCwSc9cPDeLnRyFqKwzEOJ5rfmGYl/s620/Laurent_Desire_KABILA_et_Adrien_KANAMBE__droite__pere_de_Joseph_KABILA_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="620" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYN-lflmzlHTVDZIolYvdMsSvH6YzWUNzEWtDVELbqX8sDJv8UVsaKgKnfCfkuA6dAA2Oo2iwXXM6GABYrNQOuoay0xsu_3ueG2ftrk_P6TKnKWYLZVp8D3_9V6m45cWkvUc4qsP1O-4qDpCXk5tjEvhPlbtpaBLViCwSc9cPDeLnRyFqKwzEOJ5rfmGYl/s320/Laurent_Desire_KABILA_et_Adrien_KANAMBE__droite__pere_de_Joseph_KABILA_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgAhCPRHG7d6-F5mrhnIsxihVW6A0Yo_4TfeLnG4j9eDQczi_hvAwPZtg1-dvnqgcOlQ8JDb_9iSWYtsCd7B5rtP0yDkA6pfDe3x1_77QXkRoWdn004VJughl9300Ouy9sLeoJSpafoDQFKfRD5dI8CjboHumdz55i26P3-IxFgUaI2zQrRbMr5OYJtpZ/s500/Che%20Guevera%20in%20the%20Congo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgAhCPRHG7d6-F5mrhnIsxihVW6A0Yo_4TfeLnG4j9eDQczi_hvAwPZtg1-dvnqgcOlQ8JDb_9iSWYtsCd7B5rtP0yDkA6pfDe3x1_77QXkRoWdn004VJughl9300Ouy9sLeoJSpafoDQFKfRD5dI8CjboHumdz55i26P3-IxFgUaI2zQrRbMr5OYJtpZ/s320/Che%20Guevera%20in%20the%20Congo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>These last couple are from later after the fall of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisangani" target="_blank">Stanleyville</a>, when the Simbas were reduced to a hard core of guerrilla fighters in the jungles and mountains. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0z1vNcoVrG-Pic32_8fo6zEPdKfdg3g2FGD14Hn36w8rmsNSJ0hVy6RzPOdCDibEwbcAxaDCzHmAfaRs4wHePqbl-fXoZiGoqOvvK-xI9lJNTe9mHxd3Ryu2mcRbvU5ClOtjAoQO_AGHRP6a8UKBaQR8ypN2l-8GWJIDWZ54BpB8L_-O--44a-Mb0lSl6/s1024/Fighters%20of%20the%20Congo%20(Leopoldville%20or%20Kinshasa)%20Patriotic%20Armed%20Forces.%20August%201967.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1024" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0z1vNcoVrG-Pic32_8fo6zEPdKfdg3g2FGD14Hn36w8rmsNSJ0hVy6RzPOdCDibEwbcAxaDCzHmAfaRs4wHePqbl-fXoZiGoqOvvK-xI9lJNTe9mHxd3Ryu2mcRbvU5ClOtjAoQO_AGHRP6a8UKBaQR8ypN2l-8GWJIDWZ54BpB8L_-O--44a-Mb0lSl6/s320/Fighters%20of%20the%20Congo%20(Leopoldville%20or%20Kinshasa)%20Patriotic%20Armed%20Forces.%20August%201967.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETNa_10XTqTU-CLxpy267QBPU3E52D4FxhBoQjUy1sCmy7TJMbr8IhKEUiV1FoiWEN9zWPUt0HYqhtd8ILjocdl77z6sWiLJe5OFAYB5UtcvcueI15VZTY5RYT2-Aiik5fix2LIXGyXLD9UD6djt1i5TbqghN3Z973IPqFoQFGPDg3mv_dRb1gytJv6fE/s1024/Fighters%20of%20the%20Congo%20(Leopoldville)%20Patriotic%20Armed%20Forces.%20December%201966.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETNa_10XTqTU-CLxpy267QBPU3E52D4FxhBoQjUy1sCmy7TJMbr8IhKEUiV1FoiWEN9zWPUt0HYqhtd8ILjocdl77z6sWiLJe5OFAYB5UtcvcueI15VZTY5RYT2-Aiik5fix2LIXGyXLD9UD6djt1i5TbqghN3Z973IPqFoQFGPDg3mv_dRb1gytJv6fE/s320/Fighters%20of%20the%20Congo%20(Leopoldville)%20Patriotic%20Armed%20Forces.%20December%201966.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Sadly, nobody makes any 28mm miniatures of these unique fighters except Grubby Tanks and they just take your money without ever sending you anything. So, I have had to find substitutes or try some conversions.</p><p></p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-50373251914994438602023-06-13T15:09:00.009+01:002024-03-07T10:36:36.592+00:00Congo Crisis Vehicles<p>Here are some links to the vehicles I have found for my <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simba_rebellion" target="_blank">Simba Rebellion</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Crisis" target="_blank">Congo Crisis</a> project.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4sa4aoExION21Eoh93Z1wYuPQEs2Jixq4SWPr-02QdkaWcUUCxZRcECdJGctamk449Ny6_aUk3-Lx-EBYJVeisgwqvDuUNC7WyWCxdKr9450LgOQ2D6Uqcy5-TbG9lACnAsR7C694Uj59uMKRmQRVfru8lfkW0YZNh5JKExYtJ0Dt1oADwGuk3gLEw/s1920/CongoTrucks01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4sa4aoExION21Eoh93Z1wYuPQEs2Jixq4SWPr-02QdkaWcUUCxZRcECdJGctamk449Ny6_aUk3-Lx-EBYJVeisgwqvDuUNC7WyWCxdKr9450LgOQ2D6Uqcy5-TbG9lACnAsR7C694Uj59uMKRmQRVfru8lfkW0YZNh5JKExYtJ0Dt1oADwGuk3gLEw/s320/CongoTrucks01.jpeg" width="320" /></a> <br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is really just a quick placeholder for now. I wanted to share some picks for <a href="https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=141573.0" target="_blank">this thread</a> on LAF, so I thought I would add a post. I might add more detail here or future posts later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75lZVxVKOaY_AImoR-bew5VLCsut1zjWeA_HtVxyR9hHRP64MZJCwHEeRDyu1tV5XWyqy8dxP4niub7I6be_UF3KIGpqzVTTokgnw2G2bA4wiMaf3p3OxeKiWfO_BNKrdRCnHORCh-1AWxuhLGllKQ466jXuqhaCPqVHsIj9z7XsF52IDngXovfKkew/s474/road%20to%20stanleyville.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="474" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75lZVxVKOaY_AImoR-bew5VLCsut1zjWeA_HtVxyR9hHRP64MZJCwHEeRDyu1tV5XWyqy8dxP4niub7I6be_UF3KIGpqzVTTokgnw2G2bA4wiMaf3p3OxeKiWfO_BNKrdRCnHORCh-1AWxuhLGllKQ466jXuqhaCPqVHsIj9z7XsF52IDngXovfKkew/s320/road%20to%20stanleyville.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Mercenaries, Simbas, Congolese army and other factions used a great mix of vehicles from Jeeps, Land Rovers, military trucks, civilian trucks and some armoured vehicles like M8 Greyhounds or M3 White Scout Cars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZm-_TmFA5kN1_RjUflJDqc3VDFddKti2OMlIv3UNU1ztij_f6SL8-HLeBV5JXEpJ_fftUF6_UqmR3vCgD9W56ecJgCLzoSUc_6y59Xgk50mXBcfYCWrfXAymRn2Mg4jrHBNjOJ8xBmWnFv2p5Y3Lrl-ui13EUTdfIGoTUgDjGrikiZJ_fUBble_3EVQ/s1515/belgian-military-forces-congo-pg-ii.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZm-_TmFA5kN1_RjUflJDqc3VDFddKti2OMlIv3UNU1ztij_f6SL8-HLeBV5JXEpJ_fftUF6_UqmR3vCgD9W56ecJgCLzoSUc_6y59Xgk50mXBcfYCWrfXAymRn2Mg4jrHBNjOJ8xBmWnFv2p5Y3Lrl-ui13EUTdfIGoTUgDjGrikiZJ_fUBble_3EVQ/s320/belgian-military-forces-congo-pg-ii.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334828477014?hash=item4df5551a56:g:CloAAOSw3PFkNXFQ&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4JmfVk1%2FdqoYwdM%2Bhu2VemaRj9ViGY%2BhLf9E4NPv0oHEJj35nvNB5PzqIxkdpRZcvS7xqoE2Z1%2Fzwd9tVRKUExrwW6OWOydCcMUV%2F8bFtuE5fU4RSgUgsRUdv%2BlUjHxMOG8qQucmW3tVL9HDUKIw7Dp5QBu74WhuNSh1YFMnWfZitpPhpzrr2MNWqs9aib3Y%2BD0Dt%2Bpr3nZpHp31O4wD0quR%2B9SGDVIJEbyg7hv71L5TBy%2BK4LXYE3z4Y8%2BDmODEJx9jGOKGDf3QJjQ25LRGHocT7BIbl3gf4T3xLkmZbMM0%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8CvnNCWYg" target="_blank">This truck</a> is Citroen U23 from the later 50s or early 60s. I don't know for definite they were used but it looks the part. Well hopefully will when painted olive drab.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Y8cqmmqchJk6zjlDffKnjrs7w360WwtrzSwvbbyrApITeN5V1-PVvtqa3RwUduteYMOlLo_zspOpzgvUrNtX7ayq0zTRO4DQKFYKwYNe06UM80tMrdLMpbuBXy9aayjLs02W_cTRIGboMw-pWMUckZeMlydE7HKF_iFpbWk6r2KDOqhFDvUCI44ukA/s1600/U23Citroen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1600" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Y8cqmmqchJk6zjlDffKnjrs7w360WwtrzSwvbbyrApITeN5V1-PVvtqa3RwUduteYMOlLo_zspOpzgvUrNtX7ayq0zTRO4DQKFYKwYNe06UM80tMrdLMpbuBXy9aayjLs02W_cTRIGboMw-pWMUckZeMlydE7HKF_iFpbWk6r2KDOqhFDvUCI44ukA/s320/U23Citroen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204205018383?hash=item2f8b914d0f:g:HyoAAOSwS-ljtOnC&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0AwWjsjKGrIGpSEFS3naNEamH1EB%2BMMSZT7eM4UC61i0nYHLfioS0ValL3AF0cYOV0vJdjxTd3IzwnUAvmuOrvsz%2BROHeLDDB5bK84lwWBCAIdOWtM1QijHe6paXZ3uvcvcgIMMZVEVrz1DqJfQoc%2FWHloEXzDPJKAIQFXDp1oTf%2BiJGPt%2FHAQrNyadQiJd0Asei80%2B4tyo%2BjTM8oIYcUOTeO%2B97hh7Umt6VIEfLIMJlelBbLH91FYtiey496xQ543WD56eqhmw1Czh4oTq2IaY%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-qfwMKWYg" target="_blank">1:50 GMC like truck</a>. I have one on order but it hasn't arrived yet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Additional Note: Carlos on LAF has now informed me this is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ural-4320" target="_blank">Soviet Ural 4320</a> made by Technopark. So, widely used up to the modern day but too late for the Congo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYIOAQwp7j_fbtowrQrzxG5DznrGbp9rmwxzRM1PL-WzDPqZz7H3s4PSOxorEYWbOjxJAT6CoRI7kGiI40hPQ3PNeG5iBM23kM21tBm-jiY_LtdM3HBxPCBXNMGRGiz8NRoHTn2yUIrwK6X8ARKUoq66Y-L27ErZlVqTNxeYHpmA6lrWApUKNkiGICw/s1600/GMCTruck01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYIOAQwp7j_fbtowrQrzxG5DznrGbp9rmwxzRM1PL-WzDPqZz7H3s4PSOxorEYWbOjxJAT6CoRI7kGiI40hPQ3PNeG5iBM23kM21tBm-jiY_LtdM3HBxPCBXNMGRGiz8NRoHTn2yUIrwK6X8ARKUoq66Y-L27ErZlVqTNxeYHpmA6lrWApUKNkiGICw/s320/GMCTruck01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Carlos also suggested, as an <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285172355368?hash=item426598d128:g:49kAAOSwYrtjmvSc&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4HwnY2ziShc9KpW7bw%2FF0swMIcYdZatl9mmMlWjZuCX6AtjaGXIRzWKozVgouQwrVM67pS8xOMq4Ywz3%2BrgVTgsJpHPYwnKtYjmkHgjS90%2BvNhfucIM9amqHEtQFkBkBQMD9M6rKUXXROhEfOpL8ByWox7ZoQJ1Y%2FNhcxLc7S8vkwOuIpWpCdLMSeUsNnqTopQMaNhIAl16n%2BPdkMyannF5JTNy9m49DeXD31r3usEBUnODvGm8d%2Bpa4ZREmuHFTtyCPNSYxMeNcaEUuhWPjEDqGjVUtEqgUCSQPhDm%2BZB7R%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4igsqiXYg" target="_blank">alternative</a>, that Solido do make 1/50 GMC trucks. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRX9jBCfrzpbMc7LIkr3U2Jj9BRXCqSfAEJat9Lom6wqc0xIgt3wqUNStQVG1Bo-sM-dxRLg4q2p6MM4HG6tMF-hI7fp_gU_7HJ6LcmMl_m7gQ2sAPx9eLEqrhJ4DunnZAgm1sEYY_nz66jkceusn2LZdjbTOoxdW5mu2LPFb0toTQ9PnRyBfcvmx5g/s1600/Solido%20GMC%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRX9jBCfrzpbMc7LIkr3U2Jj9BRXCqSfAEJat9Lom6wqc0xIgt3wqUNStQVG1Bo-sM-dxRLg4q2p6MM4HG6tMF-hI7fp_gU_7HJ6LcmMl_m7gQ2sAPx9eLEqrhJ4DunnZAgm1sEYY_nz66jkceusn2LZdjbTOoxdW5mu2LPFb0toTQ9PnRyBfcvmx5g/s320/Solido%20GMC%2050.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the cheap plastic <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324252211059?hash=item4b7ef01773:g:~bUAAOSwk1VfKN1K&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwPNphC2vGd5yhA1kICmcz9l5yHDbmi5Jq90O%2FQnTfAaZCBol8y00x1UUPqPigJHf56pr%2BaDLFsUYYCnFZ4IaTNHwKE1W0fzz5Fr80s13Iy0UGHTW7Bw%2FZp2EuIqqKChxS0xXDlggpSFVpHlSPf%2F7SLJIDPG5iEYr29r2YGYqOYANV7cEuYQLu0YAKzj3lXjQpxGlqL9%2BnHyGOxjvDeGi%2F%2BeaY0bqHpTWXM7Qh5NJXh6rwbNwVOjPvX2S1U6c5OYIQA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-KX2MKWYg" target="_blank">1:48 Willys Jeep </a>kit I have used.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2b9io5m5FQObSGBKZ-_WLg7coXjg_x61RqhMEsKgeXVNlieCG8cbHvtXvxMilP5vWJW_VvFDTEu1PrQpVL1TRafAkrg7JexlnNSD3BP0mlEV62AD52h8qDaNZUTefkHqN7KUYw87uTvBaMWRbx4vZKB_fPInklI2QGhJCwASqcQ8fMaLyM58CxPeehA/s500/WillysJeep.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2b9io5m5FQObSGBKZ-_WLg7coXjg_x61RqhMEsKgeXVNlieCG8cbHvtXvxMilP5vWJW_VvFDTEu1PrQpVL1TRafAkrg7JexlnNSD3BP0mlEV62AD52h8qDaNZUTefkHqN7KUYw87uTvBaMWRbx4vZKB_fPInklI2QGhJCwASqcQ8fMaLyM58CxPeehA/s320/WillysJeep.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I'll investigate more into the armoured vehicles later. I know Empress, Warlord and Rubicon do some suitable models. Brigade miniatures in the US do too I think. I got some crew figures from them, as well as some from Empress and some from Dixon.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEww4b94IXj5GAaa7T7s7YL6jM3u8tZu29I1jaJvUjhDbTjZzfi4eSBe6xM-V3NFyp7xmn_dds_cS3F12rCYnama8NL27_B8iMSCUchlHez66pCoVxLDn-hypRNmdgg5vOUY4O2_OGyElW9eR2RgzgFchWncrWIeC3M_AK9be7vx9OmlUFMf_NJEW2Q/s850/m8-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="850" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEww4b94IXj5GAaa7T7s7YL6jM3u8tZu29I1jaJvUjhDbTjZzfi4eSBe6xM-V3NFyp7xmn_dds_cS3F12rCYnama8NL27_B8iMSCUchlHez66pCoVxLDn-hypRNmdgg5vOUY4O2_OGyElW9eR2RgzgFchWncrWIeC3M_AK9be7vx9OmlUFMf_NJEW2Q/s320/m8-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://www.ointres.se/pansarbil_m3_och_m8.htm" target="_blank">Here </a>is a link to Swedish site with come good Congo pictures.<br /><p></p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-49706111660642471842023-05-30T22:56:00.004+01:002023-05-30T22:56:55.250+01:00Wild West China<p>The Dog Meat General sends his forces west against the wily mountain people. These fiercely independent Muslim tribesmen will not be subjugated easily.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbA3l4F4HmI0gy9scBP5yM8xujyVCPEtpdniufG_g0qBz17cINnxAkbzdLVY7eNB68wMS_XrNOYVNj7pCBwbLfK7EuPXwa_NkS0du9xyw3PH9hViIG4vxxeXzGv19-s6k-XJqsVYuCSIUIkywrVp4Q1wi-Mb6bZfek3j364LBQ6hHdxFqmCydtzBMywg/s1920/East%20Bank%20Tanks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbA3l4F4HmI0gy9scBP5yM8xujyVCPEtpdniufG_g0qBz17cINnxAkbzdLVY7eNB68wMS_XrNOYVNj7pCBwbLfK7EuPXwa_NkS0du9xyw3PH9hViIG4vxxeXzGv19-s6k-XJqsVYuCSIUIkywrVp4Q1wi-Mb6bZfek3j364LBQ6hHdxFqmCydtzBMywg/s320/East%20Bank%20Tanks.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The warlord's forces are divided into two columns that attack either side of the river to converge at an ancient crossing place.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SB7QsP3S_fSpn-TnQ-3Xaneb0dFFXSg1GRNnJFvx8TEwDe0kA9sDX7mntZNkpAclR_T4ZLHotnlqoxJClytyzWGDDWG8BLZBIWW-9ec8NjxpC8SyLKaYSmLYtYm0YT83DfXwFG4k4wIZTnQcpSAZySgp1ZU5wNjZKk6Q_Fj09qA-R14oPJKBAwiTrQ/s1920/East%20bank%20Attack.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SB7QsP3S_fSpn-TnQ-3Xaneb0dFFXSg1GRNnJFvx8TEwDe0kA9sDX7mntZNkpAclR_T4ZLHotnlqoxJClytyzWGDDWG8BLZBIWW-9ec8NjxpC8SyLKaYSmLYtYm0YT83DfXwFG4k4wIZTnQcpSAZySgp1ZU5wNjZKk6Q_Fj09qA-R14oPJKBAwiTrQ/s320/East%20bank%20Attack.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1t3Bj8NpCpKZmUDAY36iYa8expNgwwN28x0ku2pqsuwpLe967XMfZV6MUWhFnCi_lrKT5kHErMqMi565CUc_dj4nM2OM5VOeP2pwNc6lEG3_ngC_rvjIwBB7KewpyvJxg4239rY-6c3ObtqU1SdNwDiQpaa38FJY_EPj3nr4G-BvQYQM4szTW4Vi2Ww/s1665/West%20Bank%20Chinese%20Attack.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="1665" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1t3Bj8NpCpKZmUDAY36iYa8expNgwwN28x0ku2pqsuwpLe967XMfZV6MUWhFnCi_lrKT5kHErMqMi565CUc_dj4nM2OM5VOeP2pwNc6lEG3_ngC_rvjIwBB7KewpyvJxg4239rY-6c3ObtqU1SdNwDiQpaa38FJY_EPj3nr4G-BvQYQM4szTW4Vi2Ww/s320/West%20Bank%20Chinese%20Attack.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Badly trained and with poor morale the General's forces are well supplied with modern weapons. The tribesmen are better fighters but cautious. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDLnte_vpdsCrc2VKy8toqdrHWSbpkHJ3XPZxTu8g3icbBAzerScs7IWZ19XcATMYvcz3WH4TQZ6RXCWcvhJxFWFmtkPQJGNNDvjdbhmwqANwF7TYRyWCHSxiRg2p4v-a_k6k4Bp9kHADAo2ib79g2R0ZPjQLlLQwbAvdJFtLKz-kt7QGrKLwOR4Prw/s1920/West%20Bank%20Tribesmen.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDLnte_vpdsCrc2VKy8toqdrHWSbpkHJ3XPZxTu8g3icbBAzerScs7IWZ19XcATMYvcz3WH4TQZ6RXCWcvhJxFWFmtkPQJGNNDvjdbhmwqANwF7TYRyWCHSxiRg2p4v-a_k6k4Bp9kHADAo2ib79g2R0ZPjQLlLQwbAvdJFtLKz-kt7QGrKLwOR4Prw/s320/West%20Bank%20Tribesmen.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodl5Kap5HUqTE5oShcqb81FeyDuSHcETvRq16UsJ6q6irg0VsMv-p52RXjNC-bGF5MrrXXuukbTP-YtUaf_bkoOCvUvcd8yqPoTScSD0cq0e_wICO-osn1ZG9yw4YdxtzIJW02lSebDO7jZtSjOZiFonis9SWAcp9ZEjt_WsZvKlATRb4x98sJ2AeLg/s1875/East%20Bank%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="1875" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodl5Kap5HUqTE5oShcqb81FeyDuSHcETvRq16UsJ6q6irg0VsMv-p52RXjNC-bGF5MrrXXuukbTP-YtUaf_bkoOCvUvcd8yqPoTScSD0cq0e_wICO-osn1ZG9yw4YdxtzIJW02lSebDO7jZtSjOZiFonis9SWAcp9ZEjt_WsZvKlATRb4x98sJ2AeLg/s320/East%20Bank%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHig6VYSCBWyDIhnVjTdu6yCgHuxHp5oK7RB-gzbe4qMlK6nDWt33Q6HhsN0JBq87FJ1QIVSePLn_gm8-PMH8Wc9XwnusyWr4xMomjYWKidWeD1WmJpZQzaZCjDHlH4Fz40C4J46um3MwXrEHAJZ_kX_UrOpC4GU8WPYVfUNxazZ-oK8uQsVT7W6l0w/s1920/East%20Bank%20Reinforcements.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHig6VYSCBWyDIhnVjTdu6yCgHuxHp5oK7RB-gzbe4qMlK6nDWt33Q6HhsN0JBq87FJ1QIVSePLn_gm8-PMH8Wc9XwnusyWr4xMomjYWKidWeD1WmJpZQzaZCjDHlH4Fz40C4J46um3MwXrEHAJZ_kX_UrOpC4GU8WPYVfUNxazZ-oK8uQsVT7W6l0w/s320/East%20Bank%20Reinforcements.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The mechanised column breaks through to the ford. It has been a costly but welcome victory for the Chinese.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYYo3w9PU9XCeT7hBX4zTLpBMI1SvSSFwp0Ky9ipYz_CandME6RnlfMRReBzaUuIoBtdVdMib4SJtFJ3wuIflit7QjVa3svoGLz4zUke-qEJvb0sq95fmVx98VTH-q-dDKtYlzo2UgHL09TbMISTXdIMRU7dc0dfsBMdoRs7k014Qltm-kT2nzQaZlg/s1920/Chinese%20cross%20the%20river.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYYo3w9PU9XCeT7hBX4zTLpBMI1SvSSFwp0Ky9ipYz_CandME6RnlfMRReBzaUuIoBtdVdMib4SJtFJ3wuIflit7QjVa3svoGLz4zUke-qEJvb0sq95fmVx98VTH-q-dDKtYlzo2UgHL09TbMISTXdIMRU7dc0dfsBMdoRs7k014Qltm-kT2nzQaZlg/s320/Chinese%20cross%20the%20river.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The tribesmen are driven from the east bank but melt into the hills to regroup and return to fight another day.<br /></p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-67157309397854741912023-05-08T23:23:00.005+01:002023-05-08T23:31:37.101+01:00ADLG first full try<p>I played my first full one-on-one game of Art de la Guerre ancients rules last week. 100 points of my Numidians versus 100 points of Hellenistic Greeks commanded by my club-mate Freddy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4ZZHMv7rDvQqGui_WmNuXN_4aLrjYZyol7pLDiYCoCJ2y6eNPvmS5qF-BtcVYrC6zoqVij3IgDo-YlaRty311zC3GDdcZC94kZmHCA2sz0D7DVkJADNkS6RQAdBGsxtDDbTrL3K7LWFwtHVvAGUFvaWSlI5JU8ZDyC7r4UAUxQ4LaHTORWVPIWexMw/s1535/Numidian%20Light%20Cavalry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1535" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4ZZHMv7rDvQqGui_WmNuXN_4aLrjYZyol7pLDiYCoCJ2y6eNPvmS5qF-BtcVYrC6zoqVij3IgDo-YlaRty311zC3GDdcZC94kZmHCA2sz0D7DVkJADNkS6RQAdBGsxtDDbTrL3K7LWFwtHVvAGUFvaWSlI5JU8ZDyC7r4UAUxQ4LaHTORWVPIWexMw/s320/Numidian%20Light%20Cavalry.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>My Numidian army was:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>5 Light Cavalry with Javelins, two of which contained my integrated competent generals </li><li>4 Mediocre Imitation Legionaries</li><li>4 Javelinmen</li><li>2 Light Infantry with Javelins <br /></li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhau5mOOC6ZbSwx73O3nZoYoBv_0kVGAkZTqq1NfjPbEruepb1O0BPYpEY1blqmJyWIgSwVuirOkuhdY_nG0BO60jINh9ZYT05gQSaUtkve29VP1ir2sNJj8Xpo3Bo4Z2bt6pU7KC49tkdbJ1x23QPCjlvV3tosGZeXDxPsWx4K3yCZA61PQ2g5UIFzxg/s1641/Numidian%20Left.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="1641" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhau5mOOC6ZbSwx73O3nZoYoBv_0kVGAkZTqq1NfjPbEruepb1O0BPYpEY1blqmJyWIgSwVuirOkuhdY_nG0BO60jINh9ZYT05gQSaUtkve29VP1ir2sNJj8Xpo3Bo4Z2bt6pU7KC49tkdbJ1x23QPCjlvV3tosGZeXDxPsWx4K3yCZA61PQ2g5UIFzxg/s320/Numidian%20Left.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The Greeks were:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>4 Hoplites</li><li>4 Mediocre Hoplites</li><li>1 Greek Peltast Javelinmen</li><li>1 Peltast Light Infantry</li><li>1 Cretan Archers</li><li>1 Slingers</li><li>1 Thracian Javelinmen</li><li>1 Greek Light Cavalry</li><li>1 Greek Medium Cavalry</li><li>2 Independent Competent Generals <br /></li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttkrLZVbr-U-5xgJPgCqpLfRRjsyjJXa9taH0m0PPWAY0R7FtcVfTBBO1kmNEAXRHWedPed6T4ZIRaHpZOlF5GBBBN-DKuOyZMoqJbBwrObwrW5x0f8Acl4RCS0EDlsffUoeckOFnTih_4P0-iAgYmgT5Yy-_OYuG4ZvTMk3Fv8e0-Tf_kMyqndIbAw/s1071/A%20wall%20of%20Greek%20Spears.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1071" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttkrLZVbr-U-5xgJPgCqpLfRRjsyjJXa9taH0m0PPWAY0R7FtcVfTBBO1kmNEAXRHWedPed6T4ZIRaHpZOlF5GBBBN-DKuOyZMoqJbBwrObwrW5x0f8Acl4RCS0EDlsffUoeckOFnTih_4P0-iAgYmgT5Yy-_OYuG4ZvTMk3Fv8e0-Tf_kMyqndIbAw/s320/A%20wall%20of%20Greek%20Spears.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Both players were still new to the game, so play was a bit slow but we had a blast and were mostly getting the hang of it by the end. There's a long way to go to be good though.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhmD0f463995uUy1u1LetnTn3xS8_WzsTC6RQJRpxR41E4PbHei5UaSU_4Fw1A_gh5wGCH8U_CiPuBgIQAGBtza0-Bd7pKk3VtBOdOQEjrPsSTtk8Oe-q90KwMYKrpcZr4a6qmok8MtIeW2Wc1QFsyXxpF7UZOzYWUcsKYj92JTSaKQg14KzKLR5F6g/s1815/Start%20of%20the%20battle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1815" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhmD0f463995uUy1u1LetnTn3xS8_WzsTC6RQJRpxR41E4PbHei5UaSU_4Fw1A_gh5wGCH8U_CiPuBgIQAGBtza0-Bd7pKk3VtBOdOQEjrPsSTtk8Oe-q90KwMYKrpcZr4a6qmok8MtIeW2Wc1QFsyXxpF7UZOzYWUcsKYj92JTSaKQg14KzKLR5F6g/s320/Start%20of%20the%20battle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Greeks get quite a wall of spears and my infantry isn't great, so I placed my mediocre Legionaries on my left and the bulk of my cavalry of my right. My intention was to delay contact with the best Hoplites whilst my Legionaries ground through the mediocre Sicilian allied Greek Hoplites. My cavalry would range out wide looking for gaps to get onto flanks or behind the spears.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-8iH9eDZX8fSimQnZPvZTc7aYFm48_W2VWpWwmR556kBK106chUkrGr_fWDFoa7Lic0vlhfR1BW2Qjh9-Cv8oOSmGdqXNqXe7dY6SBlUrPnnTCgL4LVtE6_kAK7Q-8rShKGNICAC5FZyxhIPnnbBFh5CQ49Bce_7xDvUE4pwQzw6LvksymBDI3GL5A/s1785/Initial%20positions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1785" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-8iH9eDZX8fSimQnZPvZTc7aYFm48_W2VWpWwmR556kBK106chUkrGr_fWDFoa7Lic0vlhfR1BW2Qjh9-Cv8oOSmGdqXNqXe7dY6SBlUrPnnTCgL4LVtE6_kAK7Q-8rShKGNICAC5FZyxhIPnnbBFh5CQ49Bce_7xDvUE4pwQzw6LvksymBDI3GL5A/s320/Initial%20positions.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>Freddy regretted putting his cavalry on the closed flank. It might have been better to have my light infantry on the hill too but they were actually quite useful in the end. Essentially we both made deployment mistakes.<br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQc4FU0YIreJubBhBkHtB5auAEJq7Z9zdhxOSwhuMO8pl19KEuqWm8_nyMa-NH5-XNNxCqOLECplzxF7LorqMXFTuhOB9ISaR-_Ree74IDnDcT7-59uHzX4cj5ZagyTFyVDKE_TPqODAE9K0JImJAsZhkO-JLMA2o2p-5akWWe15HWHF7r2IsmdkEig/s1407/Main%20lines%20close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="1407" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQc4FU0YIreJubBhBkHtB5auAEJq7Z9zdhxOSwhuMO8pl19KEuqWm8_nyMa-NH5-XNNxCqOLECplzxF7LorqMXFTuhOB9ISaR-_Ree74IDnDcT7-59uHzX4cj5ZagyTFyVDKE_TPqODAE9K0JImJAsZhkO-JLMA2o2p-5akWWe15HWHF7r2IsmdkEig/s320/Main%20lines%20close.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p></p><p>The 100 point deployment isn't very wide, so my light cavalry started facing the side in column.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GRWOB4er9hu1Ll3uzGlMppKEFeLvInEYLi47UydIzFT08ufLGdLNyRjJ7eBR95kUNmbdBowr8KR_G1_jI_B2b3zcE8YGz77kyoG_1XsUAMhf9Z8eqTosvZFV4O0V1TYbOqgth1VjCCAWfamiVaSnL5fRWVqb4-itcasr8DhYaaftEFWJnlvLVKqoQw/s1727/Numidian%20Right.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1727" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GRWOB4er9hu1Ll3uzGlMppKEFeLvInEYLi47UydIzFT08ufLGdLNyRjJ7eBR95kUNmbdBowr8KR_G1_jI_B2b3zcE8YGz77kyoG_1XsUAMhf9Z8eqTosvZFV4O0V1TYbOqgth1VjCCAWfamiVaSnL5fRWVqb4-itcasr8DhYaaftEFWJnlvLVKqoQw/s320/Numidian%20Right.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>This is after a turn's movement. Both armies advanced quickly, pushing their light troops forward<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASLxvpL5ul4c2pfPAKF_WYoHfvaeTiudawa0F2BH-TfxIJ5F3U9I2EkoCcGj3neTFkHLF3MSWa1a5116QUGhbjxx0590a8cKmiwZS_Y1i4UIALiDN9li-RH6P4eojvKyCF7GU5XqWQMd_SgQo358pRd8P6dGLvdqshAmIYSPaMUWTyctB1yn5sTscIw/s1787/Turn%201%20maybe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="1787" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASLxvpL5ul4c2pfPAKF_WYoHfvaeTiudawa0F2BH-TfxIJ5F3U9I2EkoCcGj3neTFkHLF3MSWa1a5116QUGhbjxx0590a8cKmiwZS_Y1i4UIALiDN9li-RH6P4eojvKyCF7GU5XqWQMd_SgQo358pRd8P6dGLvdqshAmIYSPaMUWTyctB1yn5sTscIw/s320/Turn%201%20maybe.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnFo1MxtlMrBbCGn5Dn_OBpj8MaGg34Mv0oe1B2Qm-qzKmy_qLJJv79mN0sk1ni6fGlMdSOy9MaLKjV6p0vMKZTeGfIEagQI8cE_nBTdzRO8eZAm_Ue743tFF7lkq_nWOWNmdSZdKKcqa5uCjZ9SngAsW9tYEc6Ry1fkGCuq-mFRz1vV5KfFU6H_1Rw/s1485/Start%20Turn%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1485" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnFo1MxtlMrBbCGn5Dn_OBpj8MaGg34Mv0oe1B2Qm-qzKmy_qLJJv79mN0sk1ni6fGlMdSOy9MaLKjV6p0vMKZTeGfIEagQI8cE_nBTdzRO8eZAm_Ue743tFF7lkq_nWOWNmdSZdKKcqa5uCjZ9SngAsW9tYEc6Ry1fkGCuq-mFRz1vV5KfFU6H_1Rw/s320/Start%20Turn%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>My mediocre legionaries, sadly my best close combat troops, faced off against the mediocre Sicilian hoplites. Truly a battle of titans.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ktdQPEO1uzvRXA0tBUODa6-xg_YBa9k9rRASKWasDGqodYk_rB2t2s7XdFf7LUQkN9UZj0YDFvTEWTlEO3dsZ-54M6qVhOrzrwvo4G818esc3CwIG5GtseI09t0mWk8YJGe_YwpXI5LHD0eBFBm9aqVuwUlSMSt4jWDFlC5DvukG-EZzwHxYoQhq9w/s1492/The%20Legionaries%20and%20Hoplites%20close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1315" data-original-width="1492" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ktdQPEO1uzvRXA0tBUODa6-xg_YBa9k9rRASKWasDGqodYk_rB2t2s7XdFf7LUQkN9UZj0YDFvTEWTlEO3dsZ-54M6qVhOrzrwvo4G818esc3CwIG5GtseI09t0mWk8YJGe_YwpXI5LHD0eBFBm9aqVuwUlSMSt4jWDFlC5DvukG-EZzwHxYoQhq9w/s320/The%20Legionaries%20and%20Hoplites%20close.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>With the overlap and impact, I thought my legionaries would cut through the Sicilian hoplites quite quickly but a fist of ones later and the Thracian were the ones who had done the cutting.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlFJe9DayoAKppwCpnF-GG2__7bnvL1WDWIsasCdxhkoRAXcfz_M0isgk5FwPPnia0fxKuebDHZ7Al_HpeiUJhNiObcllrMtHm94rzhqVzbHPEPwS57DXvDARRU-fhlN2k8rA5CPdnfBQOTkZFoZLjexv4dUcjvG8fp8NNBlrL18QCDD3noi-oO48-w/s1513/Battle%20of%20the%20Greek%20Right.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1513" data-original-width="1459" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlFJe9DayoAKppwCpnF-GG2__7bnvL1WDWIsasCdxhkoRAXcfz_M0isgk5FwPPnia0fxKuebDHZ7Al_HpeiUJhNiObcllrMtHm94rzhqVzbHPEPwS57DXvDARRU-fhlN2k8rA5CPdnfBQOTkZFoZLjexv4dUcjvG8fp8NNBlrL18QCDD3noi-oO48-w/s320/Battle%20of%20the%20Greek%20Right.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><p></p><p>On the other flank the Javelinmen, having seen off the Greek skirmishers fell back before the hoplites facing them to try and buy time for the legionaries and cavalry to do their work.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOswMYRf6TLsnGgodmEVpkA4ISOlp5D4IGB8ovsNcVw7ya6iPkqFiQr8kRdzagcxpmm-Tfr_OA2kYDM1EEbKNLa7kJH_nafV4zOT7xT0xPJw5-Ge3WRt8CH3_ssr0YYwrCbeZ9as9wqkt6qHv0Xo39uftdiV8DBA4hpNj86OmjpQV62PWPDiPbI4esg/s1541/Numidian%20javelimen%20fall%20back%20to%20draw%20the%20hoplites%20forward.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1541" data-original-width="1497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOswMYRf6TLsnGgodmEVpkA4ISOlp5D4IGB8ovsNcVw7ya6iPkqFiQr8kRdzagcxpmm-Tfr_OA2kYDM1EEbKNLa7kJH_nafV4zOT7xT0xPJw5-Ge3WRt8CH3_ssr0YYwrCbeZ9as9wqkt6qHv0Xo39uftdiV8DBA4hpNj86OmjpQV62PWPDiPbI4esg/s320/Numidian%20javelimen%20fall%20back%20to%20draw%20the%20hoplites%20forward.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><p>The legionaries slowly ground down one unit of mediocre hoplites but the Greek cavalry launched an attack on their flank. On the other wing the Javelinmen had run out of space and turned to face the oncoming hoplites.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5qZZJMja8i3v_CE1RPronRTsRODmmw25YBeLnTWgG8RsECoofXT0TEqzmkx0iyqpbj5ctom108_OdBH4-ebKmD69QpA2HNcKfVEdlp1kuK896Xda4XqrkH06aTVUYBoY3UnulsJzd7VrXGOiKAloc_Gb0Hb6hT7CBCqHXe3RGQCo0su1pWTWydgpKA/s1495/The%20Numidian%20Javelinmen%20run%20out%20of%20space.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="1495" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5qZZJMja8i3v_CE1RPronRTsRODmmw25YBeLnTWgG8RsECoofXT0TEqzmkx0iyqpbj5ctom108_OdBH4-ebKmD69QpA2HNcKfVEdlp1kuK896Xda4XqrkH06aTVUYBoY3UnulsJzd7VrXGOiKAloc_Gb0Hb6hT7CBCqHXe3RGQCo0su1pWTWydgpKA/s320/The%20Numidian%20Javelinmen%20run%20out%20of%20space.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>My light cavalry could easily out-manoeuvre the Greeks but struggled to destroy them.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Yrcq6dW71clP6BlvHMWa9JVX_SBvVK94nIFqBVhPnaZCgI0GrwCdfjPy35zkeGRp0S2iPX5wPdb_Y2LH6UDc9IMkfBy5LiZOf6LuxMroLPizZ4XGNXesUnOnK4m7NEp1ys5eZ1hid7UmCVBWMDbYoQyrXJB2aBAUzRYXU7SY57eQsdVSAl2-v5wGlQ/s1337/Numidian%20Cavalry%20attacks%20the%20Greek%20left.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="1337" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Yrcq6dW71clP6BlvHMWa9JVX_SBvVK94nIFqBVhPnaZCgI0GrwCdfjPy35zkeGRp0S2iPX5wPdb_Y2LH6UDc9IMkfBy5LiZOf6LuxMroLPizZ4XGNXesUnOnK4m7NEp1ys5eZ1hid7UmCVBWMDbYoQyrXJB2aBAUzRYXU7SY57eQsdVSAl2-v5wGlQ/s320/Numidian%20Cavalry%20attacks%20the%20Greek%20left.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Running out of space and with a hoplite unit turning to aid their Sicilian comrades the Javelinmen had to try to fight up close. It didn't go well for them. Some of the cavalry broke off from the flank fight and came to help.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4KYWH15DMbEHvxgrkWX_EyXQiY6DBjle8V36zTweYOpTDK0PciY5y0nDU6Df_SXhEznmZogldwuaJeSYO03SNd0W7qvBaZ949P08igCnmmEbGsJsJ1GALOHpXd7-5DlNgIjkrDqYq_CYIFKa2cUiekhETJeL8Jz38bkj8ecmSN5BXUNppt3UbVeciQ/s1467/Numidian%20right%20assaults%20the%20Hoplites.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1467" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4KYWH15DMbEHvxgrkWX_EyXQiY6DBjle8V36zTweYOpTDK0PciY5y0nDU6Df_SXhEznmZogldwuaJeSYO03SNd0W7qvBaZ949P08igCnmmEbGsJsJ1GALOHpXd7-5DlNgIjkrDqYq_CYIFKa2cUiekhETJeL8Jz38bkj8ecmSN5BXUNppt3UbVeciQ/s320/Numidian%20right%20assaults%20the%20Hoplites.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>In the final phase the Numidian light cavalry ran rampant behind the Greek lines, launching two successful attacks. The first slammed into the flank the Greek medium cavalry on the Numidian left. Then a mirror image attack against a hoplite unit on the Numidian right. Both targets units were routed but the hoplites on the other wing made short work of the Numidian Javelinmen in close combat. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisv9V_pqo3k1sLHXoT9Z-cNRMacON8cYtaXgl7t8Dupi11tZe-5QDaXKT0XlWjBgFqsZrKGnS8-IWuMSMp3AAerQG6YF6Tbfv3HjJPN-YX8gcx_ogdqoQer4oORTaHimZ6VPAE0TdfJWH75ob0LQ-P62DnPE0o-lVsg1aozZIzbREhKrzgwTQcskVFiA/s1829/This%20is%20the%20end.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1829" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisv9V_pqo3k1sLHXoT9Z-cNRMacON8cYtaXgl7t8Dupi11tZe-5QDaXKT0XlWjBgFqsZrKGnS8-IWuMSMp3AAerQG6YF6Tbfv3HjJPN-YX8gcx_ogdqoQer4oORTaHimZ6VPAE0TdfJWH75ob0LQ-P62DnPE0o-lVsg1aozZIzbREhKrzgwTQcskVFiA/s320/This%20is%20the%20end.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A count of break points at the end of this turn found that both sides had simultaneously reached their break point and the game was declared a draw.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSnnYzE_bgZ2QzQdFevPVJaIVYF7RiYuQPCypD74z3YAXbhF3mJggMuh3dP2VjKtjB4veTYwj921nUkXhQU23-FKhQ_qM3Sb6ubp3LzgDqQ-0pGPNrQ94PuCtjZBV2bSOoQejonEvGcjP2vJZ-_UwvxEceFjv12yQVMZy9sFRWpvB_w4SSFxVMKui8w/s764/New%20Numidian%20Cavalry%20from%20Crusader.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="764" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSnnYzE_bgZ2QzQdFevPVJaIVYF7RiYuQPCypD74z3YAXbhF3mJggMuh3dP2VjKtjB4veTYwj921nUkXhQU23-FKhQ_qM3Sb6ubp3LzgDqQ-0pGPNrQ94PuCtjZBV2bSOoQejonEvGcjP2vJZ-_UwvxEceFjv12yQVMZy9sFRWpvB_w4SSFxVMKui8w/s320/New%20Numidian%20Cavalry%20from%20Crusader.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I really enjoyed the game and the rules. It's a very tactical but that was fun and you do get battle lines that slowly disintegrate, which felt historical. The single dice roll-offs lead to some wild swings of luck, and 6-1 results can be frustrating, but things even out and those are the fortunes of war, even in miniature. We will be playing ADLG again soon.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-74449122657496231462023-05-06T18:55:00.007+01:002023-05-07T09:43:34.853+01:00More Chinese and some tanks<p>A few more pictures of our back of beyond troops. A Chinese warlord army tussles with the red army.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBsIClq_jmjNWGHVUfC3Q-hQA8uEDlXUFSjXNW02C3dmghkCtZTd7FbUgiot2MiLT6II2g8DbX_IGd3r-Z4R6ePwr3BAHDbSMOodhzYSPivyyd5KtpUtjEzDc7UclIpaLgUHw_ixQsSDDhG2Kh6N2-Edz81B4bAsI2IAF9iko4nUEAXUhkeD9ndoxRQ/s1920/Chinese%20Tank.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBsIClq_jmjNWGHVUfC3Q-hQA8uEDlXUFSjXNW02C3dmghkCtZTd7FbUgiot2MiLT6II2g8DbX_IGd3r-Z4R6ePwr3BAHDbSMOodhzYSPivyyd5KtpUtjEzDc7UclIpaLgUHw_ixQsSDDhG2Kh6N2-Edz81B4bAsI2IAF9iko4nUEAXUhkeD9ndoxRQ/s320/Chinese%20Tank.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The forces of the Chinese Warlord known as the Dog Meat General advance to the attack.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQW5AOuMepmdKcP53B0Q6Z0cdAgvoXZUxoABdVBXcNu0OYuDwL0xHFps8uRmArYrvabbPTNM_21-kDtKKEPyrVBswwilt38b2CrwSHllqKhM8njwvb6wsFbLTdEOMR5E8batsrumcqrOVHo4EdFcch1lJTEoZltxhVYPBmsHfXzOsQInEiDVyZh9PYCA/s1920/Chinese%20advance%20in%20the%20Woods.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Chinese FT-17 was hit repeatedly by Bolshevik artillery. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QoXAJWe8IHSvjU1-JGglWQk6ye85b0juDsyTrPePaahe7BoEHlFtrHAYCvdGfKvhqEb6glMWWyZervWMl4a-bneDhMj5AmO6ujMFKTV_13CuS6QjIqlHAMBeYkH_t8hz9GION2IAhBQ6qCpd4lP1LzWDU1jt_ddSUDyzip3O9Z3FOtudv8QwXFI7Og/s1331/Chinese%20Tank%20KO.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1331" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QoXAJWe8IHSvjU1-JGglWQk6ye85b0juDsyTrPePaahe7BoEHlFtrHAYCvdGfKvhqEb6glMWWyZervWMl4a-bneDhMj5AmO6ujMFKTV_13CuS6QjIqlHAMBeYkH_t8hz9GION2IAhBQ6qCpd4lP1LzWDU1jt_ddSUDyzip3O9Z3FOtudv8QwXFI7Og/s320/Chinese%20Tank%20KO.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The Red Mark IV (ahem not historical but I'm going to get a Mark V) were chased off by the Chinese infantry and then taken out by their field gun.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBacx7DS-4I4MB1XmicXBdxXTu9GUW562ddF-GfYmX7jqdQMIPrWH7crIFMVlQl6IK3cm4V4mGyImCnrB0GJ24LEikWcyG8n62W5o9Q9pjzOS-IxFMxrPS6YqqfUw9HniumlxBXB_sQFuWiSoWjcI_GG-AqEbVE29nT_HmWHc9v-Khks-pZ_wRSiFTA/s1920/Chinese%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBacx7DS-4I4MB1XmicXBdxXTu9GUW562ddF-GfYmX7jqdQMIPrWH7crIFMVlQl6IK3cm4V4mGyImCnrB0GJ24LEikWcyG8n62W5o9Q9pjzOS-IxFMxrPS6YqqfUw9HniumlxBXB_sQFuWiSoWjcI_GG-AqEbVE29nT_HmWHc9v-Khks-pZ_wRSiFTA/s320/Chinese%202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>This first game has a Red force tangling with the Chinese army of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Zongchang" target="_blank">Zhang Zongchang</a>, the Dog Meat General himself.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxYm62uHRAIaJw3-GAi2fT0yhat6qH7kdKWtcQJFH3uiQo6UUhtprxaI6CZ_Sa6sF7MNzg33BbnzNtzoIUenJgjlX9MTYkGofqhx9vVBE1RrbaGIA6F_GuSTHf_g0ApYMqCxxjFQCnrAATZYhnB5tZ4C1vs97SknW-zvetb9MpdK42WSFYmcg67pUdA/s1920/Chinese%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Siberian White Army fight a desperate rearguard as they begin their long retreat east in the summer of 1919.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioazx9C2sQnby0LbdaCuA4hKwFywACby-lv1fvnfZtaP6DSUIx7RCBG7wW_RzydXzQQ__tl3s9bjrljteeh26LIsOE9n14wk7ndH9cdB1pXBS7Y7xHbL5GgtFrSixhp1BkeRsvH3gWaSPpGeZCLOekmg0u2FmM49M-iGyxpKS87ktt7tPkH5pwWuVB-A/s1920/Cossacks_Woods_001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioazx9C2sQnby0LbdaCuA4hKwFywACby-lv1fvnfZtaP6DSUIx7RCBG7wW_RzydXzQQ__tl3s9bjrljteeh26LIsOE9n14wk7ndH9cdB1pXBS7Y7xHbL5GgtFrSixhp1BkeRsvH3gWaSPpGeZCLOekmg0u2FmM49M-iGyxpKS87ktt7tPkH5pwWuVB-A/s320/Cossacks_Woods_001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />A mixed White force of infantry, artillery and Cossacks try to hold a small hamlet against a Red onslaught.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRr86YQ91XEfL7B45Vc4JmEP9VBr2MgWERxUKG3AcsLgwGAQtkF-VQo4I_DxodS2WBLue84OicETis1JqGG3X6Nbwmh4Jcsd-XDhXVFGGAlqq_RvtiyIh2r7qB9fQVWhD1osDCZ5vAWLOKker32f1OcVngi2KTs6FxExxZxpCIvksxvY9hk3IuT3ubQ/s320/Reds_Woods_002.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Things didn't end well for the Whites. Machine-guns and not kind to cavalry and the White morale collapsed against the unstoppable Red tide.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyBqwyYMUHorTBG4r_Edi5XY__PA9l21NpGOjiNXsNKUqf-41wUGi46HhvWcRWXhE8k8nQR7j_c4OP6NB3zoph9StQik1EaXOtwXexmwDeIgeDuIHS8HgQZCw5Xc35Gg_DSSLIhpX6giaUQ8oNM37mQ08l8hXgPgTshAuoEA8cNF_LDRjK9kVG67J1A/s1920/House_001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyBqwyYMUHorTBG4r_Edi5XY__PA9l21NpGOjiNXsNKUqf-41wUGi46HhvWcRWXhE8k8nQR7j_c4OP6NB3zoph9StQik1EaXOtwXexmwDeIgeDuIHS8HgQZCw5Xc35Gg_DSSLIhpX6giaUQ8oNM37mQ08l8hXgPgTshAuoEA8cNF_LDRjK9kVG67J1A/s320/House_001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This game was a trial of using Battlefront WW2 rules for the Russian Civil War in our seemingly endless quest for the perfect rules.<br /><p></p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967846089386012025.post-85993878142988249072023-03-05T14:20:00.000+00:002023-03-05T14:20:06.690+00:00Juba's Numidians<p>I've made a start on another <a href="http://artdelaguerre.fr/adlg/v3/?/en/" target="_blank">ADLG </a>army. This time an ancient one. My theme is the army of the romanised <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berbers" target="_blank">Berber</a> king of Numidia <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juba_I_of_Numidia" target="_blank">Juba I</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-suHN1vhOdDTPy7bV5Ryvmh57-Jhdf0ZlnFiOjiouqbrDDmOyAKSlbvgSgmOvoQkIJKyeUBk3wVqHi5A0n8VmNVfpEmgXhEyzeoFoWJpRTFm6h9va2tXLdJ3KpRQEnTpheWG-QAbqAQdOCoTQYdUyPGq6GFDLi7Qjl6gw9kmblZLl1MmoYWnWW35lQ/s960/Numidians%2001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-suHN1vhOdDTPy7bV5Ryvmh57-Jhdf0ZlnFiOjiouqbrDDmOyAKSlbvgSgmOvoQkIJKyeUBk3wVqHi5A0n8VmNVfpEmgXhEyzeoFoWJpRTFm6h9va2tXLdJ3KpRQEnTpheWG-QAbqAQdOCoTQYdUyPGq6GFDLi7Qjl6gw9kmblZLl1MmoYWnWW35lQ/s320/Numidians%2001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I'm sticking to my 1UD/60mm square basing, except for the light infantry, which are 60mm x 30mm. The Elephants will be on 60mm x 80mm bases to fit. <p></p><p>Below are three bases of Heavy Infantry imitation legionaries, a base of Medium Infantry javelinmen, a base of Light Infantry javelinmen and a base of Light Cavalry.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-X63s6kWqonyCTYUdxVuGclyNmPk4HH1TwI7e8IuzJ1zVZVZ58x30O-2v0_HwXkfA2tvAyAPTzWSTd0mvimzaoAslRPoGqEhk84LJrlzW7pnBauj4g_Jfiy8BAFqSz2Ba90p7TpIC-BkmVRgLUEMrBu2V-y67mb5KqbeGvFGX_Mz2Rr2mxwHX3nzUA/s960/Numidian_Basing.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-X63s6kWqonyCTYUdxVuGclyNmPk4HH1TwI7e8IuzJ1zVZVZ58x30O-2v0_HwXkfA2tvAyAPTzWSTd0mvimzaoAslRPoGqEhk84LJrlzW7pnBauj4g_Jfiy8BAFqSz2Ba90p7TpIC-BkmVRgLUEMrBu2V-y67mb5KqbeGvFGX_Mz2Rr2mxwHX3nzUA/s320/Numidian_Basing.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I have more of all these to come plus some Numidian noble cavalry and some Elephants from <a href="http://www.aandaminiatures.co.uk/" target="_blank">A&A miniatures</a>. They are a pretty good price compared to most others anyway, especially the elephants, but came with reduced postage and a free cavalry figure per pack when I ordered. Bargain! <br /><p></p>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com0