WARGAMER'S NEWSLETTER NO 207 35 p JUNE 1979

A MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR THOSE WHO FIGHT BATTLES WITH MODEL SOLDIERS

BY WARGAMERS- FOR WARGAMERS! i i in n

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INFANTRY - Price Series O - 12p + VAT

GP 1 Hoplite with Corinthian Helmet Pisidian Javelinman GP 2 Hoplite with Caicidean Helmet Cabelee Javelinman GP 3 Greek Light Javetinman Moschi Spearman GP 4 Greek Archer Mares Javelinman GP11 Persian Immortal Colchian Spearman GP12 Iranian Spearman Phoenician Marine GP16 Assyrian Spearman Egyptian Marine GP20 Sakae Infantry with Bow and Axe Lycian Marine GP22 Bactrian Spearman Hopllte400 B.C. GP24 Indian Bowman Spartan Hoplite 400 B.C. GP25 East Ethiopian Bowman Greek Siinger GP27 Caspian Bowman Peltast GP29 Sarangian Bowman Cretan Archer GP30 Arab Bowman Iphicratean Hoplite 375 B.C. GP31 Ethiopian Bowman Bellybowman GP32 Libyan Javelinman Mossynoeci Spearman GP33 Paphlagonian Spearman Drilae Spearman GP35 Mysian Javelinman Chalybeo Spearman GP36 Thracian Peltast Macedonian Phalangite GP38 Milyae Spearman Macedonian Hypaspist

CAVALRY - Price Series O - 12p + VAT GPC 1 Early Greek Cavalry Sakae Horse Archer GPC 2 Thessalian Cavalry Arab Camel Driver GPC 3 Mounted Hoplite : Arab Camel Bowman GPC 4 Mounted Groom I Greek Cavalry 400 B.C. with Javelins GPC 6 Persian with Bow and Spear Persian Heavy Cavalry 400 B.C. GPC 8 Sagartian with Lasso : Persian Extra Heavy Cavalry 400 B.C. GPC01 Indian Horse Archer Paphlagonian Light Horse GPC12 Bactrian Spearman > Macedonian Cavalry with Spear GPC13 Caspian Horse Archer Warboards

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20mm HEX EXAMPLE 1 Setting up in secrecy before a table game Each player has an identical map representing the whole table area as in figure 1. Forces are manoeuvred on each player's gridsheet only until a clash is imminent and then those units involved can be set up on •1 = the table. Any troops not visible to the enemy (e.g. behind hill A) o-s can remain concealed by not setting them up on the table. Even during -D the course of the wargame, hidden forces can be left off the table 3 -D „ although their positions will be fixed on the individual player's War- c > cr.£ Q .2 a boards zone. This even enables one player to make covert speculative m 0 moves to counter the opponent's probable tactics and this introduces a realistic Ignorance Factor to the game which is easy to operate. "o 0} Ideally, an umpire is present to keep bn accurate record of both sides' ^ S8 o "U hidden movements and to rule on precisely when units come into sight. t— Q- Extract from Instruction Booklet m 44 Candlenggs, Glasgow G1 1LE Thanks to yo\ir tremendous response to last months advertjOur little handles are exhausted making up all the armies ordered. No we didn't make a mistake with the price Mr A of East Cheam,Mr R of Birmingham and everyone elce who wrote in disbelief at our offer. So once again,here we go; WARRIOR ?5mm Armies of the Napoleonic Wars. Agood start in wargaming. Army No I British,IT7 piece army with mounted unit. Army No 2 French,120 piece army with mounted unit. Each Army is ava5.1 able at the low price of only, £9.95,YES £9.95.

NEW THIS MONTH 20mm GUERILLAS.

GU I African with Chinese SMG (Type 64 PRC) GU 2 African with PN rifle,firing GU 3 African waving machete carrying Belgian SMG GU 4 African officer with type 64 SMG GU 5 African officer firing pistol GU 6 Other ranks,Advancing with rifle GU 7 Other ranks,with SMG and case with sagger missile GU 8 Other ranks,lying,firing sagger missile GU 9 Other ranks,crouching with Chinese SMG GU 10 Other ranks,firing US MI6 AI rifle GU II Other ranks,advancing with Chinese SMG GU 12 Other ranks,firing 'Carl Gustav' 84mm

20mm Guerillas,lip each.

NEW THIS MONTH. 15mm ARMIES of the AGE of MALBOROUGH. Pack of 12 foot figures... 65p British. Pack of 8 cavalry 65p 15101 Line Infantry Advancing Pack of 6 foot command.... 32p 15102 Line Infantry Firing Pack of 4 cavalry command. 32p I5104 Line Command Foot command includes officer, 15109 Grenadier(Mitre Hat) Advancing standard,drummer etc. 15110 Grenadier-(Mitre Hat) Firing Cavalry command includes,, 15112 Grenadier Command general,officer and standard. 15113 Dragoons Although designed for the 15114 Dragoons Command of the time,most 15118 Horse Grenadiers figures can be painted to 15119 Horse Grenadiers Command represent other armies.

SEND A STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE FOR OUR SUPER NEW CATALOGUE TRADE ENQUIRES WELCOME MINIMUM ORDER 60p PLUS lOjJ POST. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR THE CONTINUING SAGA OF WARRIOR'S NEW RELEASES WARGAME FIGURES OP TOMORROW,TODAY, Specialists in 1/300th scale. Heroics(t Has Figures are manufactured in high quality tin-lead alloy. They are not the same as any other maker's HEROICS and ROS FIGURES . Try some and see the differencei 1/300th SCALE FIGURES 70 pence packs. |MODERN PERIOD MJCRO-TANKS 12peach. 'Bedford MK truck MA12 Visigothic Infantry SOVIET Su-9Su-9(30p)(30pl Huey Cobra OOp) "Bedford MK truck NAPOLEONIC PERIOD RUSSIAN NAPOLEONIC UNITS % tonne LandRover MFN17 Napoleonic Marshals MRN7 Musketeers MA13 HunCavalry T-72Tank Su-15(50p) ■BbII Iroquois (30p) MRN1 Grenadiers MA14 Gothic Cavalry T-62Tank Yak-28(50p) FV180CET MAI 5 Sarmatian Cataphracis Skyhawk I30pl MRN5 Pavlovski Guard 7-55 Mi-8Hlp(50p) F104Starfighter(50pl Jaguar GRiOOpI MAI6 Ancient British Chariot Harrier GR3<30p) FRENCH NAPOLEONIC GUARD •''*""'•'^'"9 MAI 7 Ancient British Infantry T-55 dozer Mi-24 Hind (30p) F4 Phantom ISOpI UMiTS MRN3 Cuiraaaiers MAI 8 ArKient British Cavalry T-55 mine clearer Su-19(50p) Buccaneer (SOp) T-IOMtank FinE(75p) Buccaneer MFN5 Grenadiers of the Old Guard 2""*'? MAI 9 Arab Camelry F14A Tomcat ISOpl MFN20 Chasseurs a Pied of the Guard MRNo Cosaacka (Seleucid-Palmyreni PT-76 USA MFN7 Horse Grenadiers MRN8 Horse Artillery MAF1 Gaulish Infantry BMP-76(BI^P-1) XM-1 F15 Eagle (50p) German MAF2 Gaulish Cavalry A-IO Thunderbolt II (50pl MFN22 Empress Dragoons MRN4 Foot Artillerv BTR-40P with Swatter M60A1 tank MFN11 Chasseurs a Cheval of the Guard BTR-60PB APC M60A2 tank LeopardA2 GREECE MFN2 Polish Lancers of the Guard Dnniu n Infantry 8RDM-2APC M48A2 tank Leopard A4 MfNfi Foot Anillerv of the Guard JStiTpSnfantry MAGI Greek City Hopfites BROM-2 with Sagger Lynx MFN9 Horse Artillery of the Guard MFN2 Lancers MAG2 Successor Phalanx M551 Sheridan light MAG7 Phodian Slingers ASU-85SPgun tank SPANISH NAPOLEONIC UNITS ISRAEL MarderMICV MAGS Cretan Archers UAZ-469ieep M60A1 dozer FRENCH NAPOLEONIC LINE UNITS MSN1 Spanish Musketeers Super Sherman GepardSPAA MAG3 Greek Cavalry BM-21 Rocket M113APC MFN1 LrneGrenadiers M$N2 Spanish Grenadiers MAG5 Successor Cawi Jagdpanzer Rakete MAGS Successor Cavalry Launcher Ml 1 3 + recoilless rifle L-33 155mm SP MFN14 Fr LineFusiiiers MSN3 Spanish Musketeers skirmishingSkirmish f^AG4 War Elephants missile carrier ZSU-23-4SPAA Mil 3 ♦TOW AT mags Spartan Hoplites JagdpanzerKanone SP List" SECONDSECONl-wSSfi'tKR WORLD WAR MAGS Peltasts ZSU-57-2SPAA missile SWEDEN AT gun S21GRI German InfantryInl.nirv MAG1 OMacedonian Hypaspists D-30 122mm howitzer 03 Vulcan SP AA S-tank GR2 Germanlnfantry Support MAG 11 Thracian Light Cavalry M730ChaparralSPAA 1kv-91 light tank Spz-n-2APC Weapons Pbv 302 APC Spz-12-3APC GR3 German Paratroops neBeiAsie M55 152mm howitzer missile system Milan light AT missile Ml06 mortar carrier VK 155mm SPG GR4 German World War II cavalry , + crew set of three MFNIJh""""'''MFN 2HussarS GrrmanWofwwSMIca.alrvAlr.k. Korps M55 100mm AT gun + Ml 14 recce vehicle GR5 Alnk.Ko.ps P.rsi... Immon.ls Unimog truck BBI Bnl.shinf.ntr* P.r.i.n Archem crew M72B Combat MFN23 Fr.n EnBirwer n " Br2 British InfanttvInfantrv Support BB2 Br.t.shir,f.nl.YSuppo.l ""3 P.rki... Speafimo BTR-50APC Engineer Vehicle Leopard ARV MFN3 Fool Artillery Weapons MAP4 Persian Horse Archers MFN15 Ff Gun Teams BR3BBS B.il.!l.P..alfoopsBritish Paratroops Moum«l P«.s,.n Spa.rmn BMD Paratfoop APC Ml lOSP howitzer Luchs 8x8 A/C MFN 18 Fr Wagons and Teams oRigp4 0thAthArmkF Army MAP7 Persidn Armoured Cavalry BM -14 towed rocket Ml07 SP howitzer Centurion AVRE M109 SP howitzer SRI RussianRussianlnfaniry Infantry . launcher + crew FV432 APC BRITISH NAPOLEONIC UNITS SR2 Russian Infantryinfantry Support sAsIaNIM GAZ-69 jeep Commando armoured FV438Swingfire FRENCH MBN16 Wellington & Generals Weapons URAL 375 truck launcher AMX aOtank MBN1 British Infantry SR4 Russian Wotidw'c^ld War II cavalry SessanidLe^S^armen SA-6 Gainful AA missile XR311 High mobility FV432 ++mortar mortar AMX-13light tank MBN7 British Line Infantry Light Co USR1 United States Infantry SA-9GaskinAA missile wheeled carrier + TOW FV432* Wombat AMX-13*SS11 AT MBN14Britt5hLightlnfenlrv USR2 Un.^Unit^ State.Slates IrtlamryInfantry SuppoiSupport "ASS SA-2 Guideline AA M41 Walker Bulldog FV432«Rarden missiles MBN 15 British Light Infantry skirmishing Weapons MBN5 Highlanders "MODERNmiAPkCQm PERIODpcQion MASS Sassanid Light Cavalry missile light tank FV432 ♦ CymbelirCymbeline AMX-13*H0T MBN6 Highlanders skirmishing M?Ml "nAToS.,NATO Infantry Sassan,dEl.phan,s Ml 974 122mm SPG M42 Ouster SP AA radar missiles M8N4 Riflemen M2 NATO Infantry Support ASU-57 SPAT gun M548 tracked carrier FV432 + GPMGtiGPMG turret AMX-13 + 90mm MBN17 Household Cavalry Weapons « ^ niii G«-69FReco,l.ess Honest^John m.ssi,^ ^ Ch.eha.n Budget AMX-30 ARV M8N2 Drsgoons M3 WarsawWefsaw Pack Infantry American Civil War Chieftain Bridge Layer MACW1 Federal Infantry (20p) AMX-10RC MBN6 Scots Greys M4 Warsaw Pack Infantry SupporSupport MACW1 Federallnfantri FROG-7 artillery missile Hawk AA missiles on Weapons MACW3 FederaMnfantryFederaMnfantr^ skirmishing Abbot SPG MBNIOBniish Hussars Weapons on launcher truck M548 launcher AML H-90 armoured MBN11 Brit Lt Dragoons ANCIENT PERIOD fVIACW4fV1ACW4 Federal Cavalry Saladin armoured car car M577 command MBN9 Horse Artillery ROMANS MACW2 Confederate infantryin Saracen APC vehicle EBR-75 armoured car MBN3 FooiArtillarv J^aSIMAR1 Roman Legonaires MACW6 Confederate InfantryIn ZlL-131 truck Fox armoured car AMX-30 155mm MBN12 Brit Gun Teams MAfl2 Roman#Romans attacking skirmishinoskirmishing Dragon light AT missile MAR3 Roman Light Infantry iuiAr\Ar7 rnnraHaraTa Ps howitzer MBN13 Brit Wagons MAR3 Roman Light Infantry MACW7 Confederate Cavalry MTU-55 (20p) set of three MAR4 Asiatic Archer ^.^9^ Con ederate Ci Ferret 2/6 AT missile AMX-SO Roland AA MACW5 Artillery 152mm SPM1973 M60AVLB(20p) PRUSSIAN NAPOLEONIC UNITS J^^RSMARS Roman CavalryCaval^ry MACW5 Artillery M-1970 AFC/tractor carrier missile launcher MAR6 Roman War Engines MACW8 Zouaves M88 ARV Scorpion light tank MPN1 Musketeers MAR6 Roman War Engines MiG(15p) AMX-10APC MPN2 Jagers skirmishing MAR7 Praetorian Guard MACW9 Generals M578 ARV Scimitar light tank AMX-10 + H0T AT ssanie i j 1- MAR8 EpuitesEquites SingulansSingularis Guard CavtCavalry MACW10 Gun Teams (2) MiG-17{15p) Lance Missile Striker light AT missife MKNO Landvwehr MAR9 Western AuxiliaryAu«iliarv Archers MACW11 WagOns missiles MPN3 Dragoons _ MiG-19(30p) XM-723 APC carrier Jeep with Eniac AT f^PNB Prussian Uhlans CARTHAGE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR MiG-21 (30p) M36 2'/^t Spartan light APC missiles MPN4 ArtiUerv MAC1 Numidian Cavalry MECW1 Musketeers Rapier AA missile Milan light AT missile MECW2 Pikemen MiG-23 <30p) Jeep + RR BYZANTINES Stalwart truck launcher (set of 3) AUSTRIAN NAPOLEONIC UNITS MAB1 Byrantrne Heavy Infantry MECW3 Oragc-ns on Foot MiG-25 Foxbat (75p) M109AI MAB1 Byzantine Heavy Infantry Jaguar(30p) Mirage lllC(30p) MAN8 General Staff MA82 Byzantine Armoured Cavalry MECW4 Dragoons Mounted Su-7 I30p) LVTP-7 MAN1 Musketeers in shakos MAB3 Byzantine Heavy Cavalry MECW5 Dragoon Horses with MAN6 Musketeers in helmets MA64WAe4 Byzantine Light Cavalry Horsehotders TREES: Birch, Poplar, Fir, Scots Pine (all 12p ea.), Lime(20p). MAN2 Grenadiers MA65 Byzantine Horse Archers MECW6 Cuirassiers RULES: Battles with Micro-Tanks {WW2) £1.05 post free. kiAi.li Jagers ^irmishingkiphA. BARBARIANSMA66MAB6 Byzantine Foot Archers MECW7 Royalist Cavalry BARBARIANS Combat Commander (Modern) £3.50 post free. Cuirassters MA11 Dacian Infantry (includes MECW8 Parliamentarian MA11 Dacian Infantry (includes Cavalry DICE: Percentage Dice (pair) 40p; Average Dice (pair) 25p. MAN7 Hussars spearmen, rnomphiae. NEW ITEMS: Napoleonic: MBN1B; British Fusiliers: MAN9 Austrian Lancers MANS Artillery archers etc ) MECW9 Artillery ECW-MECWIO Artillery Train, MECW11 ECW General Officers. Ros Micro-AFV's and modern period micro-tanks are Spitfire IX nSp) 105 mm howitze' Russian Armoured Sherman DD Hurricane II (15pl ♦ crew locomotive (50p) Marmon Hernngion all 12p except where marked. 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Eg M * Our new division 'Calder Graft' makes available to you, strictly from your local V bIiIMH »!\ shoponly, a further 20 completely new designed fantasy figure sets. Available Whichever way you buy our fantasy figures you can be sure you'll be buying ^ U the best. We have no copyright tie ups — that means we have no Studio royalties etc., to pay — result — lower prices to you and figures you can relate ■■ FA-2- 16pp to whichever Is your favourite cult, what's In a name? It's the figure that counts! A Dwarf with Bow FA13-£1.60 Giant with Club FA2 Dwarf with bow 16p FA4 Dwarf on journey with donkey 40p FA10 Armoured centaur 40p FA13 Giant with club £1.60 FA14 Winged demon 20p jk FA15 Evil winged demon 20p ^ FA16 Large tree man 80p

As we promised last month our new releases are coming on steam again — how about these for next month? FA14-20P Winged Demon — Foremost will round off its charging French FA4- 40p Napoleonic cavalryman plus their new mounts, judging Dwarf on Journey with Donkey by sales to date there must be some super armies aroundl

— A Cartheginian Army,foot and horse is milling around the works right now, we'll be glad to release them we can assure you.

— Imagine the chaos — they're all mixed up with Goblins on Wild Wolves, Dwarf lancers, High Priests and goodness knows what, they're all throwing every kind of spell to make sure they emerge next month (so are we, incidentally — any gnomes wanting a job?l.

— Just to show we're still around we may add a 75mm gun FA15 - 20p team and perhaps that 80mm 17th Lancer we keep threatening Evil Winged Demon you with, no promises mind.

Just had a quick peep at our new 1/1200 scale ships, they're looking good, ditto our space ships and what's 'this to hand', a schedule for the 'in deoth' stock to be delivered to our chosen London outlet, oh you lucky people, what would we do without you!!!

FA10-40p Armoured Centaur FA16- SOp Large Tree Man DIRECT MAIL ORDER TERMS: 10% postage orders £8.00 and under, send 29p for full price list. Sole Australian & New Zealand Agent: Paul Fordyce, Battlefield, 50 Clissold Parade, Campsie, N.S.W. 2194 Australia. CMLDERCMFT) 0HINCHLIFFE MODELS LTD. JOIN THEPROFESSIONALSI HANDBOOK £2.75 plus SOp post & packing. GUIDE TO WARGAMING £1.10 plus 20p postage & packing. Mail Order address: 28 BROOK STREET WYMESWOLD SKYTREX LTD LEICESTERSHIRE Barclaycard & Access Orders Welcome Microtanks 1/300th Modern lOpeach Telephone Loughborough 213789 (unless priced otherwise) POSTAGE Er PACKING BRITAIN WARSAW PACT U.S.A. 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Wargamer's WARGAMERS NEWSLETTER Editor: Dortalrl Featnerstone NO 207 JUNE 1979

in a psriod whM large ma^ were prev^ will be a wargamer with a magpie's collecting instinct so that he buys and buys and paints and paints. This means that he has a great deal of dogged patience, a fact born out by the fact that the very large scale style of wargaming with massive forma tions manoeuvering at relatively low marching speeds, forces him to fight to rules of some complexity, inevitably leading to a slow and methodical game. Well, only patient, methodical and even finicky blokes like fighting that sort of wargame to those sorts of rules - in fact, rules very much reflect the character and temperament of their devisor in that a hidebound Civil Servant for example, is far more likely to have a steady old set of rules than a harum-scarum self-employed entrepreneur whose rules will be fast and furious with dividends paid for taking chances! Wandered a little off the original question about who likes playing Colonial wargames - well, I like playing Colonial wargames of the British Victorian era mainly because they reflect my chauvinistic nostalgia for the glories of the past and the days when we could send the gun-boat, land an expedition ary force, give the natives a whiff of grape-shot and put another colourful bit of red on the map! For a more practical point of view, they appeal to me because they combine in one type of wargame the disciplined orderliness of European troops opposed by colourful native hordes whose numbers and mobility could compensate for the greater fire—power of the disciplined troops. Therein lies the crux of the situation because to fight that sort of wargame one has to accept that the natives will suffer far greater casualties but, should they get to grips, will probably overwhelm the numerically smaller European force (to avoid upsetting Doug Johnson may I say that I am lumping under "European native units such as Askaris and similar formations in British service). Sometimes this means that the war- gamer commanding the natives, whose table—top tactical ingenuity might not be enough to allow him to manoeuvre into contact with a minimuih of losses, becomes fed up with taking men off the table and loses interest in the battle. At the same time, the wargamer handling the disciplined troops (who has grown more and more like General Roberts or Garnet Wolseley as the game progresses) is loudly poihting out to all and sundry how realistically the rules are reproducing what actually occurred at the time. Of course, they probably are but not to everyones enjoyment so there is a definite case for slightly unrealistically slanting the rules in such a manner as to cut down the fire-power and allow the natives a better chance of getting to grips - it might make for some quite unique British Victorian Colonial defeats but it gives a more enjoyable wargame. Well, does anyone have any idea even at this stage the sort of person that fights a Colonial war- game? In trying to give a solution I seem to have also answered the question as to what sort of war- games they are - any comments?

DON FEATHERSTONE.

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Paddy Griffith It strikes me that there are a number of highly important aspects of Napoleonic tactics, at low level, which might profitably be incorporated into wargames. These have to do with muskets, bayonets and knapsacks. i) Muskets; We take it for granted that a unit's first volley will be better loaded and more carefully aimed than any of the others - and indeed it should be very much better:- but how often do we think of volleys after the first dozen or so? There were a number of problems which afflicted •muskets after one or two dozen shots (one cannot be dogmatic), especially if they were being fired rapidly. Apart from the well known problem of soldiers double loading (and so bursting their pieces) or firing off their ram-rods, the muskets will become progressively fouled, and eventually impossible to load at all (the French suffered particularly from this, since their windage allowed between ball and barrel was less). This will require the musket to be washed out before it can be used - which will put it out of action for a considerable time. A unit delivering a rapid fire will presumably find that most of its muskets will require this treatment at about the same time. Another problem is that the men may, after a bit of firing, make the excuse that their piece has "broken", and try to slip off to the rear (whether or not the musket actually has broken). Another problem is that after about 30 rounds, muskets became too hot to hold. They would have to be given a rest to cool down. In wargame terms, 1 would therefore suggest that any unit firing continuously halved the effect of its fire after every twelve rounds. When we look at firing in rainstorms, we find that battalions might often be able to get off no more than four rounds in a whole volley. (At Gross Beeren, two battalions managed five shots between them). On the other hand heavy rain did also afford a respite from long range enemy artill ery, since visibility was impaired. The ability of troops to renew their fire after a shower, how ever, must have been very great. At Albuera the famous "firefight" (a phrase which was not used be fore 1853) took place after a heavy rainstorm - and in fact Coignet reports that there was a technique for drying muskets which used separate grains of powder, burnt slowly. If we allow a five minute pause (out of action) for drying muskets after rain, 1 would regard that as realistic. A final point about muskets is: what do you do about rallying a unit which has dropped its muskets during a rout? This seems to have been fairly common. Broken troops usually had a very much reduced number of firearms, unless they could find some alternative source of supply - or re-occupy the scene of their defeat. It is true that in the one officer charged the enemy with a chit in lieu of a revolver - but in normal circumstances this cannot have been recommended. ii) Bayonets: Without wishing to reopen the issue of melees, bayonet charges, and firepower (brief ly - the first did not happen, the second was decisive, and the third was only an auxiliary), it is worth remembering that loading a musket with bayonet fixed could sometimes cause wounds to the forearm and hands. Firing in three ranks was also, often, both noisy and dangerous for the troops in the first rank, especially if bayonets were fixed. It might therefore be worth our while in wargames to specify whether bayonets are fixed or not - and adjust the effect of fire accordingly. Remember that on one occasion in the Franco-Prussian War a charge was made by a unit which had not yet received its bayonets - and was perfectly successful. iii) Knapsacks: These essential pieces of kit were the soldier's lifeline. They contained his spare clothes, his personal treasures, his food, and often also his spare ammunition and blankets. Without all this, his efficiency as a fighting unit was seriously impaired - and yet the knapsack was terribly heavy to carry. Anyone who has done any back-packing will know the feeling. With the knapsack in position, the rate of progress on the march tends to be cut by a half or even two thirds. Movements become heavy and difficult; one's thoughts become concentrated upon the load on the back. We often forget that most Napoleonic combats were conducted by men in precisely this position, for no-one would easily lay down his lifeline in a mobile battle, where he might never return to the same spot. Ad mittedly cases exist where units deliberately laid down their packs before the action (presumably leaving a guard, against looting) - but this seems to have become much more common after the Napoleonic Wars. In Napoleonic times, by contrast, packs tended to be laid down only when a unit was broken - and suddenly felt the urge to run very fast. Thus 1 would envisage the act of breaking, in a Napol eonic battalion under attack, as (a) a shout of panic, or other "signal" that the unit was in grave danger (b) everyone turns round and runs a little, still in a rather clumsy closed formation. Some men would fall and be picked up (or picked off) by the pursuers. Others would be shoved aside, or fall behind in the general sauve qui pent - weighted down by their knapsacks. At this point the unit might still be rallied, by an energetic officer, etc. (c) After this phase, the ranks would open out a bit and knapsacks would be jettisoned. There are many reports of battlefields "the morning after", on which the scene of a rout could be traced simply by the packs left lying there. (l will not venture, here, into the vexed question of whether a rout starts from the front or the rear - there are many examples of both: and even some where it started from the flanks, or from the centre!). (d) The lightened figuitives would then show a clean pair of heels to the pursuers, for three reasons:- 1) The fugitives had no packs, while the pursuers did. 2) The pursuers would be busy bayonetting, shooting, or capturing everyone who was slow off the mark. 3) The pursuers would then stop to loot everyone in sight: killed, wounded, prisoners. Welling ton even said that a cavalry charge, however successful, would always take a great deal longer than half an hour to rally; since it was the right of the soldiers to loot their defeated foe. From a wargame point of view, this suggests two rules. The first is that it should always be specified whether troops have packs on or off. When out of contact, this decision may he made hy the battalion commander. When in contact, a defeated unit will always have to throw a chance dice to see Whether it discards its luggage. Depending upon the severity of the defeat, the chances would vary. Units retiring in good order would never he forced to discard packs; those running completely oiit of' control would automatically do so. Units which were just "faltering" or "hesitating" might discard packs for a 40^ chance - and so on. A unit without packs would move ahout twice the normal speed, hut would he demoralised unless it knew that its packs were in a safe place where they could he retrieved. In a campaign, a unit without packs would have a very serious problem of desertion and sickness. The second rule which we might apply concerns looting. When a unit makes a successful charge, it should he disorganised NOT ONLY because it has advanced quickly over rough ground, hut because it will spend a certain time dispersed to loot its victims. Perhaps five minutes should he allowed for this for every pip on a dice throw. It would not he unrealistic to allow even longer - provided that the defeated enemy caused a realistically great disruption among its own supporting forces, so that they had problems in mounting an instant counter-attack. Finally, one might almost introduce "economic points" to the Napoleonic battle. Units which did well would he those which not only kept their own packs safe, hut also plundered those of others. The jackpot would go to a unit which was able to plunder a supply train (on either side). The richest men at the end of Waterloo were the Allied troops who broke at the first French charge, ran off to plunder their own army's baggage, and spent the rest of the day brewing up in the forest behind the allied army). The baggage train of one's own army must therefore constitute a magnetic temptation - for the enemy's baggage will always be a lot better protected. SOME ALLIES WERE ALSO THERE

Harold Gerry When discussing Napoleonic topics with wargamers in other parts of the country earlier this year I found that many of them had difficulty in obtaining much information about the fighting abilities of troops belonging to the "lesser powers". Outside the London area and the other cities, many enthus iasts have to rely on very sketchy accounts given almost as afterthoughts in histories of British or French campaigns. And not very flattering accounts they are either, as far as our Allies are con cerned. It is almost a tradition with many very popular history writers that Allied troops more or less did not count, that only British (and Portuguese in the Peninsula) could be relied on. In fact the more prosaic multi-volume histories show that this was not always true.

I always recommend Fortescue's History of the British Army as the most useful source for such details, especially as regards the Spaniards, troops which I was questioned about more than any others. This work devotes roughly one volume per year to the Peninsular War, and gives more useful detail on the performance of troops in varying situations, formations used, success of different kinds of attack and defence systems, than any other I know.

From Fortescue's occasional short chapter on Spanish army operations which affected British cam paigns, it is clear that, after the disastrous first year of the war when the Spanish were over confident and raw, they did increasingly well against the French armies, from the Spanish bases in the North-West and South of Spain. I mean Spanish armies, not small guerilla bands.

In June-August 1811 for example, two divisions from Galicia and a brigade from Asturias invaded the plains of Leon in support of the British move far down South to the Badajoz area. Most of the French army of the North was pinned down coping with the invasion, and the Spaniards won several victories. In the end they were driven out by a large force which included two Young Guard visisions! So the French at any rate did not underestimate them.

At about the same time, Spanish generals in the far South kept Soult very busy. Ballesteros was particularly successful. If you feel like running a Spanish wargames army and your opponents say your troops ought to be a useless bunch, find out how well Ballesteros did. British apart, nobody else pitched into French troops in quite the same way in those days until you come to the 1813 Prussians.

Spanish troops bore the brunt of the French attack for the first hour at Albuera of course. It is worth noting that Zayas's brigade which was most heavily engaged lost 25%-30% in killed and wounded. No prisoners.

This is not the place for more than these few examples. But I hope it encourages one or two more beginners to try this most colourful wargames army. I would be interested to hear what limits war- gamers put on Spanish troops. In Hertfordshire there has been a tradition of having four qualities of troops, from Elite (including veteran Line) down to "Militia" which we consider to be the "very un— enthusiastic uninspired troops although able to fight in proper formations". We also tend not to have too many restrictions on players choices. So we do not say what you must have, but only which quali ties are forbidden some nations. Spanish, for instance, are among the nations which cannot have Elite Heavy Cavalry or Artillery. Do we then have unreal armies, then, full of top quality infantry and light cavalry? Well, not usually. By one of those nice bits of luck which occur so often in wargaming circles, those of us who field Spanish armies tend to like numbers rather than stability - well, for one thing this allows you to have a greater variety of uniforms on the table. So you do see the odd Elite infantry unit, but not many. And Zayas's Grenadiers must have been very, very good. TALKING WARGAMING ■>?■■■, i>' , •' •■ %'i^:';. •' ' fSM

Much of World War One was a gigantic siege and World War Two saw towns, areas and islands suffer investment. The entire British Isles he- came a fortress holding out against submarine 'I ^ V blockade and aerial bombardment; Malta was similarly assaulted and held, but Singapore and fell mainly through lack of essential water—supplies; the investments of Leningrad and Stalingrad involving huge armies and resources, are monuments of land warfare. Frequently strongholds were bye-passed and blockaded by land, sea and air before being reduced to rubble; others, -supplied by air, held out almost indefin itely despite almost complete destruction. 'H . / var Ii.v;, -ooOoo

-v.- •• • THE ART OF WAR - SUN TZU

Sun Tzu said: In war the general receives his commands from the sovereign, collects his army and concentrates his forces. When in difficult country, do not encamp. In country where high roads intersect join hands with your From a picture by F Maiania in THE SPHERE allies. Do not linger in dangerously isolated places. In hemmed in situations you must resort to strategem. In a desperate situation you must fight.

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PROBLEM OF THE MONTH When wargaming, is it preferable to so formulate rules and battle conditions as to arrive at a highly accurate representation of real-life, so that natives always lose in Colonial wars, or is it better to slant controlling factors so as to forfeit a certain degree of historical realism for the sake of a less predictable game?

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HINT OF THE MONTH Without painting the actual base of figures, stick them in groups on cards, then brush over bases and card surround with GLOY (or a similar paste). Then dip in a box of green scatter-powder, shake off surplus - and you have an attractive and easy basing-Job.

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MILITARY QUIZ OF THE MONTH

1. Name the naval battle of 24 June 1340.

2. What was a sarissa?

3. What was the strength of an Augustan Legion?

fi . Who was Jan Ziska?

5. Who was the last English monarch to personally lead his army in battle? 6. Dates of Battles of (a) Actium; (b) Taj^ginae; (c) Marengo and (d) San Jacinto? ANSWERS ON PAGE 15 ooOoo

When the veteran commanders Turenne of France and Montecucculi leading an Allied force, met in Bavaria in 1673 there occurred a strategic duel with both commanders exchanging daily courtesies by messenger, often congratulating each other on some happy move.

A LOOK AT WARGAMING TECHNIQUES - Continued from Page find it difficult to predict when a man or group of men will be brave and another, similar, group will panic and run. As a result, what is needed is a system that takes into account the factors that would have affected men in the period and army under discussion, and further allows for those unpre dictable results. In conclusion, we feel it is very worthwhile "stepping back" from rules, and asking ourselves as wargames or amateur (or professional) historians: "Is the particular system we are using the best or only possible that we could use?" We must be self-critical or honest enough to be able to say No on occasion, and seriously look at the alternatives. A LOOK AT WABGAMING TECHNIQUES

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There are a number of standard processes that the majority of wargames rules adopt, We feel that another look at these and the assumptions that support them would be profitable.

1. Movement: This is normally a set of fixed parameters with modifiers for the terrain, troops formation and other relevant factors. There is normally no random element in determining movement distances.

2. Firing; This obviously depends to a certain extent on the period and the weapons involved. In general this is based on a set of parameters, modified by tactical and situation factors, to a greater or lesser extent, with the inclusion of a significant random factor, usually in the form of die rolls.

3. Melee: This is usually a function of the number and quality of the troops involved, modified by terrain, and by the usual random element.

Morale: This will often, if not always consist of a table or set of tables, based on a ran dom element, which is modified by tactical situation and troops quality.

There are a number of other aspects covered by some rules, but the above tend to be the common elements, whichever rules are examined.

Now, we come to the question of whether, if the above represents the most used approach, that it is necessarily the best, oi- the most efficient. Most arguments in favour of the above methods centre around "playability" and "realism", but what we want to attempt to look at is alternatives, without making a judgement.

Well, having cast some implied doubts on the bulk of extant wargame rules, let us examine some of the alternatives, under the same headings given above.

1. Movement; Since we already have random factors in the other main areas of rules, why not in movement? It's application could be to such questions as "how long will it take to cross this obstacle?" How often have we seen commanders in history misjudge the degree of obstacle presented by some terrain feature or other. One thing even the best maps cannot tell you is how passable a wood is, as anyone who has done cross-country map reading will tell you. Unforseen delays appear everywhere, and a random element in the movement tables would bring this out. Even troops moving over level ground can move at different rates. To model this adequately, would necessitate die rolls for every unit in the force, every move. This could prove very unwieldy.

2. Firing; This is probably the most varied aspect of wargames rules, modelling weapon systems from the bow to the guided missile. One thing that is common to all these is the use of a random factor to determine the effect. In the case of say, tank battles, determining whether or not a target has been hit, and in say, a Napoleonic battle, the degree of casualties, heavy or light. Whilst clear ly a random element is important for a single weapon against a single target, it can be argued that for large numbers of men, firing on other large bodies of men (such as in Ancient through to the nine teenth century) the random factor need not be applied, and indeed may be an unnecessary complication. Most of the rules we have seen have very detailed rules for musketry (or the equivalent). These are based either on detailed statistics compiled from contemporary sources (if available), or the rule writer's best guess, or numbers that make a good game, or a combination of all of these. However it is arrived at, the calculation is at best an estimate for any given tabletop situation, since so little is really known about casualties, or the effects of particular weapons in action. What difference does a die roll make, altering the casualties inflicted? If the figure was not precise in the first place, how is it improved by increasing the spread of possible results? In a set of rules where the casual ties are given in men, and not figures, a simple system, like a percentage of hits figure, calculated on the total firing strength of the firing unit, would work out just as well over a long battle, and would have final results little different to those provided by a more complex system involving dice. Even using existing rules, but not using their random elements, has been found to work, and save time. It seems in the average game, a large amount of time is spent on a lot of die throwing, and casualty calculation, so any attempt to streamline this process, should improve the rate of play.

3. Melee. This is very large subject on its own, and there is a great deal of doubt as to whether the most common model of melee, particularly cavalry versus cavalry, is in fact the most accurate, or in fact real in any sense. Some comments by Paddy Griffith, in the Newsletter, Charles Grant in Military Modelling, and John Keegan in his book "The Face of Battle" are particularly rele vant.

However, the argument for and against a random factor is much the same as that outlined in the section on firing. A lot of calculation is carried out, when statistically it is unnecessary. That is, the results are rarely materially changed by a single die roll. Many people have a tendency to blame their failure on a single die roll, but this is more often simply a half-hearted excuse. Most existing melee rules work perfectly well without a random factor, and the working out is much simpler. There is probably more of a case for melee using a random factor, since there seem to be accounts of men fighting erratically (although this may be more in the province of morale than melee). The whole thing is dependant upon your personal view of what battles must have been like.

A. Morale; Following on from the gist of this paper thus far, namely the role of a random factor in rules, it becomes very hard to justify any morale system that lacks some element of chance. As we all know people are, by their nature, unpredictable. The best theories of behavious under stress

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Overall Organisation of the Division

Divisional

Armoured Brigade Infaiitry Brigade Divisional Troops

3 Armoured Sediment 5 aifle Battalions Regiment 1 Kotor Battalion Anti- Tank Regiment RA Field Regiment RA fSP) Field Regiment RA (Towed) Light AA Regiment RA Armoured Divisional Fngineers Armoured Divisional Signals Independent KG Company Armoured Regiment 1944/45

Regiment

HQ. Squadron A Squadron B Squadron C Squadron

Reoee^Troop Interoommunioations ' Troop 4 Tanks 11 Light 8 Scout cars Tanks

AA Troor

4 AA Tanks HQ, Troop A Troop B Troop C Troop D Troop 2 CS Tanks 1 or 2 -Each troop has 3 Cruiser Cruisers tanks and 1 Gun tank- (2) Each Squadron has 1 ART attached. Note (l): Not every Regiment in NW Europe had this many light tanks. Some Regimentswere known to create a temporary 'D Squadron' and group the light tanks and scout cars in it. Note (2). The Close Support (CS) Tanks were either the Centaur with 95mm Howitzer, or In some eases the American Sherman 105mm CS Tank (depending on the unit). All regiments had either the M3 Sherman or the Cromwell as the . The gun tank was the Sherman Firefly. Some (but not all) Cromwell regiments had Challenger Gun Tanks instead of Fire flies. The AA Tank could be either the Crusader AA Tank or the Centaur AA Tank, according to circum stance and availability. Armoured observation for the artillery was often supplied by permanently attaching AGP Tanks to squadrons. Armoured Reconnaigance Regiment

Regiment

HQ Squadron A Squadron B Squadron C Squadron

BHQ • Recce Troop Intercommunications (1) Troop 4 Tanks 11 Lt Tanks 8 Scout oars

AA Troop 4 AA Tanks

Sabre Troop Tp Sabre Tp Sabre Tp Sabre Tp 2 GS Tanks -Sach Sabre Troop consists of 5 Cromwell Tanks- 1 or 2 Cromwells

One ARV is attached to each squadron. Note (1). This was in all Armoured Recce Regiments. Light Tanks in both the Armoured Regiment, and the Armoured Recce Regiment were Stuarts (known as 'Honeys' to the crews). Note (2). The Close Support tank was always the Centaur with the 95mm. Note (3). These were called Sabre Troops in the Cavalry Regiments, which formed most of the Armoured Recce Regiments. By August most of the Armoured Recce Regiments were converted to Armoured Regiments in their organisation by the addition of Challenger Gun Tanks. They continued to be called Armoured Reconnais- ance Regiments, bht for most purposes they became an extra Armoured Regiment in the Armoured Division.

Motor Battalion 19^4/45

HQ. Platoon

A Kotor Company E lector Company I'.o tor Company Support Company

1 Platoon 2 Platoon 3 Platoon 4 Platoon ATK Platoon aTK Platoon Recce 4x6 pdrs -Thesein halftracks- platoons (1)were usually (inplatoon. carrie^i)^^^.^^^^ Carriers 4 MKGs 8-9 Carriers Note (1). When the Motor Battalions were first formed they were to be mounted in 15cwt Trucks, but by early in the Normandy Campaign they had American M3 halftracks. The platoons were otherwise organised as standard Rifle platoons.

Rifle Battalion l^kklkt

HQ Platoon

A RifleCoy B Rifle Coy C Rifle Coy S tafle Coy Support Company

Coy HQ 1 Pita 2 Pltn Mortar Pltn Carrier Pltn 14 men 6 X 5" Mortars 13 Carriers 3 PIATS Carriers 64 men

HQ Section Sectn Secta Secta ATK Platoon Assault Pioneer 7 men 10 men 6 X 6pdr3, Platoon 2" mortar (1 Sr«») Carri ers

By the time the Normandy Campaign got underway, the rifle battalions had 15cwt trucks for non- tactical movement. By the end of 19^^ many rifle battalions had M3 halftracks for battalion trans port (notably the Guards Battalions).

Independent MG Company This was often divided up between the rifle battalions in the division. It consisted of three platoons of 4 medium machine guns each, with possibly a platoon of 4.2" mortars. In late 1944 the independent company attached to the Guards Armoured Division raised a platoon of 6 "Wasp" flame thrower armed universal carriers.

Anti-Tank Regiment, Roval Artillei The organisation of anti-tank regiments varied with the type of division, and it should be re- membered that the organisation would he different in say, an Infantry Division. , , fZE!RHa ^ , - each troop has ^ x 17pflr. AT guns. A Battery B Battery C Battery B Battery

op —iiwg 2 °°£ There are a total of 48 17pdr anti-tank guns in -each troop has 4 x 17pdr the regiment. Two of the batteries would have been AT gTins- towed. Specialised armoured towing vehicles were provided for some regiments just before D-Day, converted from the old Crusader III tank and some special Sherman tank chassis. Two of the batteries would have been Self-propelled anti-tank guns. These would be either the Archer or Achilles Tank Destroyers after D-Day. At D-Day, however, a large proportion of the SP Anti-tank vehicles were M-10 American Tank Destroyers, and these were not convert ed to Achilles /Archer until August 1944 and after. The batteries and troops would often operate in dependently, in support of the various units of the division.

Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

Each troop has four 25pdr gun/howitzers

A Battery B Battei G Battery Each battery would have three AO? mounted in either universal carriers or Scout cars. There would also be one regimental observer in a carrier or scout car. There are a total of 24 guns in the regiment. -ii'.ch troop has four Of the two regiments in a division, one would be self- 25pdr Gun/Howitzers- propelled. The SP regiment is organised in the same way as the towed regiment. There are also a large number of soft vehicles attached to a regiment. such as 15cwts, and jeeps, as well as ammunition lorries.

Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

- Each troop has six 40mm Bofors AA guns

A Battery B Battei C Battery ^ The total number of AA guns was 54. Two of the I ; 1 troops were towed, and the third was self-propelled. 1 Troop 2 Troop 5 Troop By ^jje end of 1944 these were almost exclusively used - Jach troop has six 40mm j^jj support of the ground troops in a direct fire role. Bofors Aji Gxms- A lot of AA gunners were put to other tasks, such as CDL, Radar ranging, and other special artillery tasks (such as rockets, etc.,), as their services be came less important as the war progressed.

The Employment of the Division

Although the division was organised into two fighting brigades, one of infantry and one of armour, it did not use this in combat. The division was still divided into brigade groups, but these would consist of two Armoured regiments and two infantry battalions each. The brigade groups were further divided into battlegroups of one armoured regiment and one infantry battalion each. It was also common to battlegroup the armoured reconnaisance regiment and the Motor battalion together. This pair ing off would also apply to companies and squadrons, provided a flexible formation for most situations. These battlegroup formations were one of the lessons learnt from the German "Kampfgruppe" system of organisation. Each battlegroup would have its own artillery, both field and anti-tank, who could pro vide readily available close support. One thing of note is a lack of both heavy and medium artillery at divisional level. Allocation of heavier artillery at divisional level was normal for the Germans and Americans. The British Army preferred to keep its heavier artillery in one package, thus giving the divisions access to stronger Corps artillery; called "Army Group, Royal Artillery" or AGRA. An AGRA would consist of one heavy regiment of 7.2" and 155mm Howitzers, two or three medium regiments of 5.5" Gun/Howitzers, and sometimes a field regiment. Sometimes a; Heavy AA regiment would be attached to an AGRA for support against ground targets. There was usually about one AGRA per Corps, and it was rare for a major attack to start without some preparation from it.

By early 1945 the armoured regiments and the armoured reconnaisance regiment in the division was re-equipped with the Comet Tank. Unfortunately opportunities for tank against tank action at this stage in the war were very limited, and while the Comet was very probably the finest British tank of ¥orld War II, it arrived too late to make any real difference. The infantry organisation changed little throughout the war, and a great deal of accurate information is rqadily available. An ex cellent recently re-published book on the British Army organisation is the "British Army Handbook 1943", which also provides excellent information on all the services that we have left out here, as well as the infantry organisation in greater detail.

This article is a joint-effort by members of the CHESTNUT LODGE WARGAMES GROUP.

ANSWERS TO MILITARY QUIZ ON PAGE 10

Sluys. A spear at least 13 feet in length. 6,000 men (10 cohorts). Famed leader of the Hussites of Bohemia, who devised the wagon-fort. George II, at Dettingen in 1743. (a) 2 September 31 BC; (b) 552 AD; (c) 14 June 1800 and (d) 21 April 1836. ADVANCE GUARD (IIINIATUP.3S) LTD., 114 C" AWPORD STREET mother:'/eli, m. 5bn. STRATlTCLYDE SCOaiiATJ. Itel 0698 65359.

15 m/m FANTASY FIGURES ANCIENT GRE'KS GOBLINS OP TEIS NORTH - GNl. SPEARMAN HIGH ELVES - HEl. BOV.' Au' GN2, SW0RD3I.UII ?rs2. swopj)S'-a:i BOVHtoN HE3. SPEAR;'AN COICTAND. nE4i CCK'fl.ND. HOPLITE WITH SV/ORD " " SPEAR (o/k THRUST) TROLLS DWARV'",S DNl. AXE'.'AII (ATTENTION) EROf! NORTH DN2. COM" AND GR4. SCYTHIAIT BOWAN GH5. THR.ACIAN PELTA3T ItEN OP SOUTH SPEARMAN RIDERS PROJJ! RSl. LANCER GR6. SLINGER COWUIND SOUTH R32. COW'AND GR7. COM.'A?rD PACK (COMMANDER, JHSHALD TRUI,'1PETER) WIZARDS BALD GREAT GOBLINS CAVALRY. POINTED HAT GGl. SPEARtaN HOODED GG2. SWORDSMAN GRCl. 3PE.ARI'JiU OLD GG3. BOvW'AN GRC2. SWORDST'AN GG4, COW.LAND GHC3. SCYTUIilN ARCHER SWORDSMAN IIEN PROK CITADEL GRC4, T'ACEDOfTlAN SPE/RMAII SPEARI.UN GRC5. 'aCEDOTLIGJJ S'TORDSMAN Bowiau G2. DRAGON MONSTERS GRC6. THRACIAN CAVALRYIIAIT COMIAND G3. EAGLE GRC7. CO'CTAND PACK (OPP. 2 TRT5.T) G4. WINGED LIZARD & RIDER GHC8, COTVaiTD (GOIKTRiALS 2) NORTHERN BARBARIANS N31. SPEARI,IAN G5. TREE SPIRIT N32. AXEN'^AN COK.IAND RIDERS PROM HWl. LANCER ANCTENT Ri.O'ANS. VfflST R.y2. BOWTAN PIP.ATT''"'?! - 1ST CE'T'PN?! AD. CITADEL CAVALRY SPEARMAN RW3. CC'U'AND CCT.rAND TOT OP lODl. BLACK RIDERS ROl. LEGIONARY "7ITu PTLTTll. ■ ItEN PRO^^ WEST SFEARI.TAN BARRHE3S MD2. PRINCE CR- ETIIL PACK R02. " " SWOPJ). BOW.\N RO3. ARCilEH. C01E.IAND ME?T FROM TOT. SPEAR'AN RO4. kux SLINGExl EAST '"EC. B''"W7'.iN RC5. " SiE-AR CAVALRY LANCER ME3. CO'TTTA™ ROo. " S'-'rORD SV/ORDMAN RO7. OuM aND 'pack COWAAND WOLF RTDER3 ■VRl. SFEA.R?'aN (CENTTTaION eagle & CORNUCE?!) '7R2, COTTLiND PACK CAVALRY. THE LITTLE POLK LPl, DAGGERS vR3. ■■TOLVBS ROCl. SWOPRS'OT. LP2. SWORDS R0C2. S? :AK"Al'J WOOD ELVES - WEI. SPEARMAN MONSTER g6. svaat.p creatures SPIDERS E0C3. ARC'.LEit WE2. BOWMAi; BEAA'AiT R0C4. N. AHRICAN ATK WITH SWOOT. WE3. COIR'AND. BEE R0C5. do SPEAR RA''/ENS R0C6. CATAPHPACT. MONSTERS Gl. GIANT. ORIGINAL EVIL OJC;. R0C7. c^::; and FaCk (ope, e\gt,e l- cotucei:) HOC8 COTL'aTTD pack general cpftcers.

ARMIES OF ISLAl/i. AR IES OF CMRIS'IE'DOM.

IHPANTRY. CAVALRY. IWFA'NTRY. CAV^'LRY.

All. SARACEN SFEARTOT AICl. SARiACEN SPEAieAN ACl. SPEARILAK. ACCl. KHIGNT. AI2. " BOVRPEIBO;,TAi.N AIC2. " BOvW.OT. AC2. Bowmir. AGC2. 3E3GIANT. AI3. " SWORDSTv,S-WCRDSTai; ATC3. " swordsman. AC3. CROSSBOTTIAN ACC3. ARCHER (TiERCINARY) AI4. MAT-LUK SFEARTLJT ATC4. COTf'AIID PACK. AC4. 'tLPLBERDIER ACC4. COM OTD PACK. AI5. " BOWB0.7 AITAN (SALADIT'I T'RTr.TPST STD SERVANT) AC5. SERGEANT (BARON STD IRUf-TPS'TER KNIGHT) AI6. " S'TORDS"AS'70RDS"AN. AIC5. MAMLIUC SPEART'AN AIC6. =" BO,.MA" AIC7.

MEDIEVAL ENGLISH. MEDIEVAL SCOTTISH MEDIEVAL FLEI.iISH

INFANTRY IHPANTRY IHPANTRY

EMI. SPEARIiAN Sia. SPEARMAN B!.a. SPEAHIMN KH.. SPEAHJ,aN EM2. BOWIXAH SK2. BOWMAN" BM2. CROSS BOW MAN PH2. CROSS BO'.V FiAN EI.I3. CROSS BOW MAN SU3. SWORDSMAN BI.53. SWORDS lOT PM3. SWOIiDSMAN EI.I4, SWORDSMAN CAVALRY BM4. HALBERDIER PK4. HALBERDIER CAVALRY. CAVALRY SMCl. KNIGHT WITH LANCE EHCI, KNIGHT WITH LANCE 3MC2. " " AXE B1?C1. KNIGHT VCCTH LANCE PUCl. KNIGHT V/IIH LANCE Et.lC2. " " AXE SI,!C3. " " SWORD BJ.1C2. " " AXE PI;IC2. " AXE EMC3, " " SWORD SMC4. " " MACE MC3. " " SV/ORD PtiC3. " " SWORD EMC4. " " MACE SMC 5, COMMAND PACK BMC4. " " MACE PI,1C4, " " MCE Et,!C5. COMMAHD PACK (KING STANDARD HERALDS) BMC5. COMMAND PACK K«C5. COMMAND PACK (king standard HERALDS) (KING STANDARD HERALD) (king standard herald) EN3LI3H CIVIL WAR ENGLISH CIVIL WAR ARI.'!Y OF KING ARMY OF PARLIAAffiNT

IMFANTRY INFANTRY

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AKCl. TIIOCPER V/ITH SWORDS APCl. IRONSIDE TROOPER iVTlH SWORDS AKC2. CaSAAOT APC2. " COMMAND OFFICER STANDARDS TRDI.IPE'IER TROOPER

15 m/a NaPOIEONICS

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IN^aATRY. INFANTRY. INFANTRY. B"". CEUilE COY ADVUICI'H ■BN2. VJCILI-'H a\T GREN ADV. PHI. PUSILINR ADVANCING (BICCRt BVl. FUSILIER. B''T3. gpe::adi.^e adva tceng .I!N2. GRENADIElt BRANSEIN BT2. GRENADIER BU4. COr' AilD PN3. VOLTIGDErt .(BICLRIG) BV3. LiaiT INFANTRY B;r5. PIGHIiAi.D CENTRE COY. PN4. CO'^' .alD" BV4. do. CCMIiAND BN5. " GW"A. 'Y..N PN5. OLD guard GHEIADIER BV5. ARTILLERY CREW. BN7. niOHL.L"D I-IGIIT COY. fh6. old guard CCF aMD. CAVALRY. BITB. " CO" AND PN7. OLD GUARD CNaSSEJIR BU?. RIFLSru:: ADVANCI^rc PflS. OLD GUARD ■ COT-' aG BVCl. CIIEVATIX LEGER Bnc Cil-PRAIG CAVLiRY. BVC2. . . do. COP-AND 3N11 .ARTILLEicY^CREV. BVC3. DRAGOON BVCA. • .. do COK'AT'G CAVALRY. PNCl. PONS'. C.i.iSSE'iru PHC2. PCRSp C ..'.SSEG CORAIG. BVCf). CiiASSEUR BAC 1. IiXGNT DP/vGOON. PNC3. CTTTAASSIER GOTO AND. BNC 2. do. COl-VA'G p:-IG.4. CUIRASSTNA CO- aNu ARTILLERY. BNC 3. VS.AVI SexicAxD.DPACOAM. FNCS. DRAGOON. BNC4. ' do. CO WC6. " COV-AiG. BVAl. 4" HONI'TZER BNC5. LIFE GtMD. PIG7. IxANCEit BVA2. 4 PDR. BNCS. do CO-A-'). PNCG. LaNCSS CC#J-AND. SVA3. 8 " BVA4. 12 " A RTTTLERY. A RTITNSRY. BAl. 5.5 "OA'irPiJK BA2. 6 PDR. 4" HOrt-I'TZBIu BA3. 9 PDR. 4 PDR. BADEN. INFANTRY 8 PDR BADl. PUoILISil ADV.ANC r.-iG 12 PDR. BiVD2. GRENADIER ADVANCING VniRTg.IBURG. BAD3. CO'S'AND BAD4. AHTTLIERY CROW. INFANTRY. CAVALRY. DSmiAHK. BADCl. DRAGOON WNl. FUSILIER ADVANCING BADC2. " COIVAIG INFANTRY W-T2, LEI3 COY " BADC3. HUSSAR vni3, coifl'Aira PACK BADC4. " WN4. JAGER D.l. FUSILIER A DVAHICING 'WN5. " CCIOaND 32. GR.FNADINR " WN6, ARTILLERY CREW. D3. LIGHT COY " D4. COM- Af'ID " CAVALRY. D5. ■ JAGER3 WNCl. LI IE CHASSEUR d6.. " ca^Aio. INFANTRY 7/NC2 do COM'AND CAVALRY. iTOC3 LIRE DRAGOON PNl. FUSILIER (CHAPSKA) ADV. WNC4 do. COO-AND DCl. LIGHT DRAGOON PN2. VOLTIGUER DO. T/NC5 LINE CHEVAUX LEffiRS DC2. do. COLF'AND PN3. GRENADIER. (b/SKIN) ADV. WNC6 do COIVAJ®. DC3. HEAVf DRAGOON PN4. CCff-D'Ai-n) PACK DC4 do. - COIf'ARD PN5. ARTrLIrERY CREW. ARTILLERY. DC5 HUSSAR CAVALRY mi'. 4" HOWITZER DC6. " COIf'IAND. TIA2. 4 PDR. PFCl. HUSSAR 'ffA3. 8 " PNC2. COr-IAND PNC3. LANCER » WA4. 12 " PNC4. " COVAND. A WARGAMER'S DIARY

"Housecarle" I spent much of the Easter holidays painting up Garrison's new Vikings - a tall, long-legged, hare-armL lot with heautifully detailed faces and helmet . Unfortunately same fate as the well-known Hinchliffe Berserk: he arrives at the retailers minus swordTiZre w?thOf theall others,designers, my favourite although isthere an elaboratelyis only one coiffeuredknown illustration wolfman -of hehim seems This a very chap popularwears a wolfskin hood, which seems much more sensible than the mysterious warrior whose head is all wolf. Dixon produce him directly from Ian Heath's illustration, which is in turn based on the original. Speaking of berserkers, I wonder how many ¥RG Rules users, like myself, have founu them unnatur ally iLffensive in battle. I like to think that a) they cut swathes through all but the very best opposition, and b) they never ran away. I grant a high mortality-rate, but even the aouble-armed rule does not seem to help them much. I wonder also at the continuing, and not very edifying, skirmishing in the pages of various war- gaming journals which appears to feature Terry Wise on the one hand, and the WRG alumni on the other. While I am all for scholarly debate (and Mr.Wise has certtinly come under heavy fire from the Sling shot reviewers for one or two of his books), the matter seems to be growing rather personal, and in the current Military Modelling it is noticeable that some readers are beginning of wargames into their magazine. With this sort of example, one can hardly blame them. No doubt war- gaming has its share of abrasive characters, but they do the hobby better service with sound scholar ship than with tetchy diatribes against fellow writers. Siding with Mr.Wise in that minor action is Stuart Asquith, whose now-famous confrontation with some devilishly cunning Ancient general who bent a rule or two to gain a worthless victory seems to have put a stop to his wargaming at Pinner, A pity, for it was there that I watched my first wargame, quite fascinated with Stuart's beautifully painted Renaissance Army, and amazed at the esoteric con- versation accompanying it. Stuart was patience itself answering what must have been fairly idiotic questions, giving useful hints on painting, and only slowly batting an eyelid when my careless elbow swept one of his landsknechts violently to the floor. I hear that some of his figures will be on view ere long in a display at Rayner's Lane public library. I am sure they will be worth a look. Finally I notice that Ken Trotman Books now include a diagram showing exactly where in Hampstead they are. As I had wandered up and down the Hill a few times and always somehow missed it, I am glaa of the information. It is actually at the back and over the top of the High Hill BooKsnop, ana I nau a look in the other day. You have to press a buzzer and announce yourself, but, once in, there are literally thousands of books to browse through. The emphasis, I should say, is on more recent warfare, but I passed a most enjoyable half-hour and came away with Osprey's Men-at-Arms book, "Saxon, Viking and Norman." I now await some manufacturer to produce the remarkable early Scandinavian cavalryman featured on its cover.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The same WRG person took me to task for favourably reviewing Terry Wises' book WARS OF THE CRUSADES (WNL No.20l), complaining that it was not as scholarly as a book on a similar subject put out by WRG. This causes me to feel that some sort of clarification is required about military histori cal writers like Terry and myself who invariably lose out when our books are considered by those pundits and pedants, usually Ancient World enthusiasts, who review in journals such as Slingshot. Terry's book was a pleasing one, both in format and appearance, with plenty of illustrations and an easy-to-read text that made it highly suitable for the market at which it was aimed - the general reading public NOT academics and self-styled historical experts such as those who carped at it. I think Terry will agree when I say that he and I are "working journeymen" writers with no pretensions or claims to be classed with such as Asa Briggs, Rowse, Runciman, R.C.Small, A.H.Burne, and other such academics - we lack their scholarly background and opportunities for research so that, unable to work from original sources, we research from the works of those who have done so. Because our reading public is the man-in-the-street and our competitors are TV and fiction, we tend to select the more interesting surmises and theories when faced with a choice. This might not be to the taste of the pedant and authority, but as no one can be sure what really occurred, our view is as good as that of the experts! To review our books in the same light as those written by the professional academics is unfair just as is them being judged by serious students as being other than popular works. BACK oORATCHING SECTION Quite unique in the world of wargaming (although more slanted towards board and miniature games) is Canadian John Mansfield who, with his conscripted wife, puts out a stimulating bi-weekly Newsletter SIGNAL. This is - in their own words - ".... a newszine aimed at the military hobby field, written and produced by the Ross-Mansfields from A6 Carleton Street, Oromocto, N.B., Canada E2V 2C8." Sub scription rates at the moment are 8 issues for £1.00p but new rates come into force on 1st April. If board wargaming is your scene then you must read John's pithey comments. Similarly, if you are a devotee of Conventions and kindred gatherings, then also read it because John has a devastatingly frank way of describing these affairs! Rates are now 5 issues for fil.OOp.

In issue number \hk of the 15th February 1979 it was delightful to read the following

WARGAMERS NEWSLETTER 202 - Over 200 issues of this monthly Zine - GASP! I just cannot get over it. Mind you, its getting better. Editor Don Featherstone keeps the pages filled with articles, mainly miniature-oriented, aimed at the wargamer by experienced gamers. Here you find the historian, military officers, gamers from old and thoughts of the new. If its uniform detail or if Fantasy is true gaming, a lively forum is talked about. No threats, no infants (mental that is, not age-wise-L) just good information, wit and interest. Makes one glad to have a mature place to meet. (As you can tell, John is still upset over Halifax-L). Come and join the readers who are gamers first and fore most. OO/HO MUST LIST MILITARY VEHICLES Panther Tank Tiger Tank Sherman Tank Bren Gun Carrier Just received the AIRFIX 1979 catalogue Churchill Tank Armoured Car of toys, games, arts and crafts, and so far Assault Gun Half Track M3 as the wargamer is concerned it is a pretty Stalin 3 Tank Matador & 5.5 Gun disappointing publication. Obviously, AIRFIX Chi-Ha Tank have continued their policy of cutting down Scorpion Tank on items of a military nature, replacing them LCM 111 & Sherman with extremely juvenile toys of articulated R.A.F. Refuelling Set 2Slb Field Gun spacemen, etc. I suppose the simple answer SAM-2 Missile Bofors Gun & Tractor is that they make what will sell and who can PLAY FORTS blame them - at least I have the consolation Play Forts Asst of having some of their shares! The OO/HO Forte Sahara scale figures which did so much to revolu Fort Apache OO/HO scale FIGURES tionise wargaming have been cut down to basic Sherwood Castle levels, although there is a new issue which Roman Fort Waterloo French Cavain W.W.Il British Infantn will be eagerly accepted by wargamers - Gun Emplacement . Washington's Army German Infantry Waterloo Prussian Infantry. The Prussian Pontoon Bridge British Grenadiers army has always seemed to me to be a much Coastal Defence Fort Astronauts neglected part of the Napoleonic wars and Waterloo Farm House Waterloo British Cavalry this new set will give opportunity of "obtain Gun Emplacement Assault Set Waterloo French Infantry ing a "second" army at a very cheap price. Pontoon Bridge Assault Set Waterloo British Infantry I have not seen the figures because Airfix Coastal Defence Assault Set Australian Infantry Russian Infantry have a penchant for sending to this wargames Waterloo Assault Set U.S. Paratroopers Japanese Infantry German Mountain Troops U.S. Cavalry magazine construction kits of ships, 1:12 ^rman Paratroopers Paratroopers scale Bengal lancers and 1:32nd scale multi- OO/HO DIORAMA W W.li Ghurkas >V.W.I German Infantry pose figures - but never OO/HO scale wargam Forward Command Post W.W.Il Luftwaffe Personnel W.W.I British Infantry ing figures! Also listed are a large propor Waterloo Prussians , Commandos tion of the other items in OO/HO scale put out by Airfix - nothing new but what is there is very useful.

I have also received from them, as already mentioned, a successor to their French Grenadier model in 1:12 scale, a Bengal Lancer kit of over 40 parts, enabling a trooper of the 1st Duke of York's Own Regiment to be built. It sells at £2.50p and when made up will probably look quite impressive.

U.S. Infantry (Europe) Multipose figures I:32nd scale. Six figures, de- W picting American G.I's in the uniform used in Europe and the Mediterranean to- ^ wards the end of World War II. Complete with weapons and ancillary equipment, the kit contains optional heads, torsos, legs and arms. I said before that I can never really understand why it is considered necessary to turn out this ^ range of figures - undoubtedly they are cheap, they are beautifully made and they are probably incomparable in their field - but who buys them or for what purpose? Apart from the Individual Skirmish wargamer who would buy one box and then find he probably had more than he wanted, I cannot see that there is ZEfSIKUv'II:'/lv5 A a wide enough market to justify the attention given to them - but then I could be wrong again! There seems to have been a great outburst of energy on the part of the fA makers of iWm figures, if the range of samples sent me is anything to go by. |b/ i^tf) From our old friend and advertising supporter of long-standing PETER LAING I / have received some of his extensions to his World War One range of which he is trying to cover as well as possible the whole of the Western Front and the ^ ff Middle East fighting. This group includes Arabs and Turks for Lawrence of sW jJ 1 Arabia's campaigns, including camel riders. Also a very pleasing little Rolls IfJ 17 7 Royce armoured car, much used in the early part of the war in Belgium and also M Jl figuring prominently in the Desert. The mind boggles at the interesting cam- paigns that could be set-up in this scale around these..,. L. affairs of World ^ War One - little trains could be ambushed and blown off the tracks, small towns attacked, armoured cars harassing convoys, etc., etc. Finally, Peter sent me some landsknechts and Turkish janissaries, forming part'-of yet another fascinating and much neglected period of warfare. If only there were time to set all this lot up, what pleasure one could get from Renaissance warfare through all its colourful spectrum of various troops and extensive theatres of war. In the letter that accompanied Peter's samples he says "15mms has become a respectable line and I am glad to see that I am being joined by an increasing number of other makers. It is good for the hobby to have plenty of choice. I noted you mentioned, I think it was in reference to 20mm, "not as hard to paint as 15inm". I don't think 15mm is hard to paint for wargaming purposes. My intention (I can't speak for others naturally) is to produce a figure that looks right in silhouette and positive in proportion without too much detail that has to be painted. The thickness of paint is almost too thick to be correct for a cross-belt - so if a cross-belt is raised on a figure it is out of scale as soon as the paint is applied. A 15mm figure at 1 yard - about the distance it is viewed on the wargames table - is as a man would appear at 120 yards. Thus the minimum painting required to give a good mass effect is the detail that would be seen at that range." I think that is a pretty fair assessment of one of the principal advantages of this scale of figure. Peter's catalogue of his 15mm wargames figures is very interesting and well worth sending for if this is your scale.

FREIKORPS 15, who are very strong supporters of this magazine, have sent along samples of their new 15inin Ancient range, some painted and some untouched. They impressed me very much, more than their 18th century figures because there is something about the rugged manner in which these are moulded that makes them look immensely realistic, even down to moustaches on hairy Vikings. There are mounted knights and one extremely good figure wearing a sort of chaplet who might represent a Medieval monarch. There are Vikings, Saxons, Russians, Slavs;,; Teutonic knights and probably others which I cannot recognise through lack of familiarity with the period. Obviously FREIKOWS 15 are very enthusiastic, work very hard and turn out a lot of figures - I think they have a winner with this Ancient range. I know very little about Fantasy figures but I do know a well-designed and moulded job when I see it - and the latest range of Fantasy figures in the new and large collection put out by the JACOBITE COMPANY will undoubtedly bring little squeals of delight from those who are into this style of wargaming. I cannot begin to give their names, except to say that there are seemingly dwarfs, archers, standard-bearers, spearmen and other warriors of various grotesque types. It is rather interesting to see that they are on large ornamental bases because one of the snags of these small figures is that sometimes the bases will not support them but quite obviously JACOBITE have decided that a Fantasy figure is so fantastic anyway that it does not matter if it is mounted on a large and man—hole cover —type base;^ This makes me feel that they might well fit into some of the games mentioned later and discussed in Jack Mansfield's boardgame magazine "SIGNAL". If you are Fantasy- minded have a look at JACOBITE's latest. A firm new to me is ADVANCE GUARD MINIATURES LTD., (llA Crawford Street, Motherwell, Scotland). Their letter says - "Since the inception of our company recently to cater for the supplies to war- gamers we have been searching around for best world authority to review our figures and in our re search your name always comes to the fore. In view of the above we would consider it a great favour if you could spare a few minutes examining the enclosed range and perhaps publish your remarks." They have sent me a most diverse collection ranging from Medieval spearman with shield, an Arab warrior could be a Saracen, another figure which could be an Arab or from a Fantasy range with a very large oblong Oriental-style standard and - I feel on firmer ground here - what is certainly a Fantasy figure or the most ugly soldier ever to don an improbable uniform, being a scimitar-wielding man with a dog like face in a sort of a Crimean War dragoons helmet. As 1 know that no-one like this rode with the Scarlett at Balaclava, I will fall back on my original guess that it is a Fantasy figure! Then there are three Napoleonics - a very nice British drummer, an Austrian infantryman and an officer in a cocked hat who could be French but could also be used for other countries. All of these figures are very well detailed, cleanly cast and, if ADVANCE GUARD keep up this standard they could well get up with the big lads. Again, I was interested to note that the Ancient/Fantasy figures have these big solid bases, while the Napoleonics have the ordinary square relatively unobtrusive base. Does this mean that there is some new fashion starting in bases or is it just a coincidence? At the moment 1 am particularly deep into the Medieval period, having been thoroughly immersed in it since before Christmas while writing a guide book of the battlefields of the Hundred Years War. For some reason this period and particularly the English archer has the most evocative effect upon me - maybe because it was the beginning of England's greatness which so many of us long to see re turn, but I fear, in vain. However back to today - for these reasons I was fascinated by a set of five figures that I recently received from DIXON MINIATURES — Longbowman — shooting bow (auaraioured); peasant.-advancing-, with scythe; peasant advancing with--pitcjifork; peasant- advancing with bill; slinger wielding sling; English or Scots pikeman at, ready,.gearing'helmet and quilted coat; crossbowman adr vancing and unarmoured Swiss pihoraan advancing.- _ There is a fine collection of spears, crossbows, halberds and other weapons to go with them. 1 cannot speak too highly of these figures, beautifully designed, marvellously detailed and pleasingly well proportioned in every way. I imagine, painted up, they will be a delight. Also from DIXON MINIATURES, in the same post in fact, came another box of figures which excited my son as much as the Medievals did me! Seemingly DIXONS have re-made their Mongol range and now offer a "completely new and even better range of Mongols than the originals." The package contains - unarmoured infantry auxiliary archer; unarmoured infantry spearman; armoured infantry archer; armoured infantry with spear; armoured cavalry with lance; armoured cavalry with bow; light cavalry with javelin; Mongol half armoured horse at half gallop (25p) and Bactrian war camel complete with drums and Mongol drummer (95p). When I managed to get this box of figures back from my son, who has been drooling over them ever since they arrived, I could understand the reason for his enthusiasm because they are perhaps among the most impressive 25mm figures I have ever seen being so detailed, cleanly cut and free of flash, etc., that I imagine they will be a de light to paint. The camel with drums is quite superb and I hope in time to suitably amend the rider so that it can become a part of my Dervish army! The armoured mounted archer is beautifully: propor tioned with every ridge and scale of his armour accurate. When one considers just how much of a scourge in the world of their day were the Mongols it is surprising that more wargamers do not have armies of them - perhaps it is because they were so supreme that it would be difficult to find a satisfactory foe for them or to have rules that would make it a game. Even if Medievals and Mongols are not your period, try and get a sight of these because I think they are a milestone in the manu facture of wargames figures. Elsewhere in this magazine I have mentioned Jack Mansfield's stimulating little Newsletter SIGNAL and I know that he will not object to any publicity, and there is usually something of interest in each issue to interest wargamers with miniatures although the magazine is slanted towards board- wargames. In issue No.147 for April 1979 there is a most interesting set of details about metal miniatures being used as part of board wargaming. It has long been my view that there must be a bridge between the two aspects of the hobby and seemingly this might be -it. Jack says "If the game sells, so will miniatures. Ever since D & D (Dungeons and Dragons) spawned the vast fantasy miniature range, companies have been attempting to do it again. This year many games, previously board, will become miniature oriented.. There are games that will in future will have miniatures to represent what were cards in the past; metal spaceships will support Lou Zocchi's "Alien Space and Starfleet Battle Manual" and initial plans call for eight fleets of up to 20 different ships. Two boxed sets of figures support TSR's "Gamma World" including two-headed men, intelligent bears and robots. Apparently Grenadier the mnnufacturers, back in 1976 made gladiator figures for Fantasy Games Unlimited's rules and the Western Gunfight figures for "Boot Hill". Stan Johansen is turning out a line of 20mm moderns to support Fan Tac's Vietnam miniature rules "Giac My" that will soon he out. They will also cover the Middle East Wars. There is to he a line of 25mm figures to support Fan Tac's "Space Marines" tactical Science Fiction hattle rules also a series of vehicles to support the troops; they will also produce figures for hoth Fantasy Games Unlimited rules "Archworld" and "Starships and Spacemen" Martian Metals are putting out a 15mm line of figures to support the vast Micro-games, allowing war- gamers to fight the various Fantasy games with miniatures. Seemingly these are massive games and Jack reports that the tanks are 1:300 scale so that the ogre itself is huge. They also plan a 25mm line to support a game "King Arthur's Knights". Most of these figures are of course Fantasy and may not he of interest to readers, hut the slant is interesting and has great implications.

GENERAL SIR JOHN HACKETT'S "THE THIRD WORLD WAR" THROUGH GERMAN EYES

Ludeer Fischer

This article mainly hases on the remarks to the German edition hy General J.A.Graf Kielmansegg. I apologise for my had knowledge of English from the start.

In his introduction to the German edition Gen.Graf Kielmansegg remarks that in German eyes the hook, while concentrating on the British problems, shows the problems of the defence of our country quite well. But in his opinion it lacks the emphasis on what will happen to our country and our people, if such an apocalyptical war should he waged on its soil.

Apart from this Gen. Graf Kielmansegg objects to the view on the so-called "Forward Defence" as shown in the hook. This strategy was not introduced on German urgings, only, it is rather vital not to abandon even small proportions of an area which lacks strategic depth from the start. On the other hand, "Forward Defence" does not imply a defence on the territory of our Eastern neighbours.

"K)rw?,rd Defence" does not contradict "Defence in Depth" nor is the latter an alternative of it. Against an opponent with such a large numerical superiority plus the advantage of the initiative, it is inevitable that he will manage some break-throughs which must he countered in the depth of the defence. In the German dgctrine, "Defence in Depth" is as an integral part of our defence as the "Forward Defence".

Some remarks to some mistakes in the text:-

Chapter One: Of course, the US army will call their MBT M-1 and not XM-1 in 1985.

Chapter Twelve: You will note that the organisation of the German army will he changed until 1985. (cp my article on this subject).

Chapter Fifteen: cp General Kielmansegg's introduction! The so-called "Defence in three chains" was discussed, hut not accepted. The SACEUR is not authorised to put nuclear devices available to its field forces, anyway. This would he in the responsibility of the NATO Council and the US President.

Just a few personal opinions on the hook: I think it is excellent and full of interesting tactica' and strategical information. The mistakes I mentioned are only minor details.

The political "What if" are purely hypothetical and it is unimportant if or where I or someone else agree or disagree with them. But I have a last question for you - what was your emotional re action on the nuclear strikes on Birmingham and Minsk? My own was rather horrified, hut 1 wonder how the British public would feel about Western defence policies, if the conventional war might he fought on its doorsteps as it would he in Germany?

For example, "The Battle of Krefeld" and "The Battle on the Lippe" would see myself in the middle - what about the large German territories overrun before these hypothetical battles?

I myself am not going to blame the British Government (surprise, surprise!), as my friends in your armed services tend to do, after all Great Britain is spending a greater proportion of its GNP for Defence matters than is, for example, Germany, hut what about the future and the overall political attitude of the West?

1 would he ah.... fool to he a warmonger, hut let us hope that the West will he willing to he strong enough to spoil any aggression - and wise and determined enough to let any aggressor know this beforehand and beyond doubt. And it is the last thing which 1 am afraid for in the future.

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"Please find enclose my cheque value £5, payment for the next years subscription of Wargamer's Newsletter. I do hope that you will continue to find it possible to publish such a worthwhile and interesting magazine which has done so much for wargamers throughout the world. With rising costs, I think it is an achievement for you to be able to maintain the subscription at its present level."

Yours, a very grateful reader, Paul Fitzgerald of Hailsham, Sussex.

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I.P.Elliott

(I will - if someone will write it!)

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"Please keep up your excellent work in creating such a fascinating magazine, I enjoy it very much, also 1 would enjoy occasionally seeing various rule ideas."

Dr. Douglas Ziprick

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"May I please use your letter columns to put out a request to all ex Army National Servicemen? I am compiling a pictorial record of National Service in the Army and am hunting for suitable photo graphs.

If any of your readers ao have any photos of their Army National Service, then I would very much like to see them. I want to cover the sort of thing that every NS man will remember - the medical inspection, the call-up, primary training, that horrible sergeant, training and operations in the very wide range of different countries in which NS men found themselves serving, particularly between the end of the war and 1963. I also want to cover officer training at the various OCTUs.

I cannot promise to include every photograph sent in the book, however, I will take goo'd care of them and return them all after the book is published. The publishers are Ian Allan Ltd., of Shepperton, Middlesex."

Lt.Col.George Forty (Rtd), 36 Heaton Grove, Bradford BD9 ^DZ, West Yorkshire.

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"I first took out my subscription about 12 years ago when we were all pioneering our hobby. I can still remember the excitement that I felt as new figures came onto the market from Airfix and the like, and I must have read your first book WARGAMES at least five times. Out here in the sticks, (sorry sands) the world of cold winter evenings, baked beans, and wargames which dragged on into the night and early Saturday morning seems an eon away, but thanks to your magazine I am reminded that it is all still very much alive.

As I have been moving around now for nigh on 8 years my wargaming has been very intermitteht. Disgraceful! Yes, but it makes the expectation for the future so much greater when eventually I do the right thing and settle down.

I recall entering wargaming passionately, at 12 years old and battling away every day of the holidays and planning campaigns during term time at boarding school, when I should have been studying. I played and re-played all the battles in your first book, with intense (almost sexual) enjoyment. But each time a wargame was fought I added new rules for Morale, melees, campaigns, multiplied the number of troops involved, introduced spies, couriers, economics, weather and God knows what else, and each time the excitement grew less and less without myself or my opponent ever quite knowing why. A bit like a drug addict who needs more drugs to keep 'high'. We solved the dilemma by introducing yet more variations and searched for yet more realism and like the philosopher who tries to solves the life enigma, we became more confused and ultimately very depressed. Then one fine day we were hovering dejectedly over our wargames table looking down at hundreds of troops on a crammed terrain, all locked in bitter (unrealistic) hand-to-hand combat with paper, dice, maps, pencils and graph paper lying around everywhere. The dog, fast asleep under the table, (beneath Napoleon's H.Q.) summed up our emotional state completely. At this point we adjourned to the Pub to think it all out yet again. What had gone wrong? We decided that while we worked out this knotty intellectual problem we would have a War GAME i.e. play with toy soldiers in the style of H,G.Wells just to unbend our minds a bit. So, three pints later, back home to push back table, chairs, and sleeping dog to clear a floor space. Then out with my 350 Spencer Smith Napoleonics' and Britains 5^mm matchstick cannons. One rule each for infantry moving, firing and a similar rule for cavalry and artillery and we were away. For the next few hours we fought the bloodiest battle ever. Bodies and matchsticks, everywhere, buildings upturned, and the dog was now awake and wagging his tail furiously, and our kneecaps were nearly worn out. Furthermore there was a clear winner and loser and few survivors. Satisfaction was total. This was the answer. Sacrifice rules for enjoyment, not the other way round. O.K. it's all been said before and "this is just one personal experience of the KISS technique (back to sex again!). No just, Keep I^t ^hort and Simple. On reflection I have gone right off the point of this letter, not that there actually was one. Nevertheless you may decide to print it and your readers may find it of interest. I am not in any way trying to knock the Rule Writers or, their rules. The work and effort that goes into these epistles must surely far outweigh the financial return involved, and the historical facts that are made available in short form is very useful indeed whether one uses the rules or not, and I do be lieve that most rule writers are very aware to keep a balance between realism and enjoyment. However I am sure that a return every so often to a kind of very basic game I have described is not only a very exciting event but also a very necessary discipline." Peter Johnstone of Dubai (U.A.E.)

ooOoo "On the subject of the I.E.A. and guerilla warfare brought up in B.Licken's letter on the matter of wargaming and politics, two observations. First, a statement on guerilla warfare I found in an 1893 West Point textbook which raised the naive objection to the practice on the grounds that the combatants were indistinguishable from the non-combatants. This could only lead the book ob served in rather primly disapproving terms to civilians getting themselves shot. Secondly, on parallels between the I.R.A. and the Maquis, I think the whole point is whether or not your activi ties actually are going to accomplish an end worth achieving. Interestingly, when the field armies of the Confederacy were defeated. Lee had no use for the idea of continuing the war as a guerilla struggle. The war had been (more or less) an attempt to preserve the Old South, hiding under bushes and sniping at an occasional Union cavalryman certainly would not accomplish that so he did his best to quash the idea. Is the I.R.A. firebombing some nursery school really going to bring about a "free and united Ireland?" I doubt it.

Greg Rose of Washington, U.S.A.

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Julian Skinner of Ashford, Kent.

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"I am writing to you to thank you for the pre-event publicity you gave us in the Newsletter and give you a brief resume of the day.

The event commenced at 10 a.m. with numerous display games and the first rounds of our Challenge Cup being fought. The painting competitions were judged during the afternoon. At the end of the day about 150 people had been through the doors. The B.M.S.S. won two of the painting classes, A.Hall (Devizes) and W.Power (South London Warlords) the other two. The Challenge Cup was won in fine style by Devizes and the best wargame of the day was a refight of the battle of Dresden staged by the Lincombe Barn Wargames Society." M.Thomas, Chairman Lincombe Barn Wargames Society, Bristol.

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Kenneth Pollock. (All I need is articles on it! Editor).

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BATTLES WITH MODEL TANKS By Donald Featherstone and Keith RolDinson (8T^'~x~5T^n 150 pages; 10 maps. Macdonald and Jane's - Hardback £4.95; Paperback £2.95p). How does one review a book one wrote oneself? 1 y^.'Wfc^MjlMlllMjfelfe suppose I could have asked co-author Keith Robinson (who a - did much of the research) to write something but, lacking is all'about. The one and only book I have ever written . with anyone else, it did no t come easy in any sense as both Keith and I did not always see eye-to-eye on various

painstaking hands of Michael Stevens of Macdonald and * "1-^ ■ Jane's, who nursed our manuscript along to the Nth degree. Nothing was too much trouble and his painstaking at tention to detail even involved having the manuscript vetted by eminent modern armour and weapons writers Ian Hogg and Christopher Foss. So, with Keith Robinson, a founder member of Leicester Micro Models and something of an authority on tanks and warships, backed by Ian Hogg and Christopher Foss, with myself having years of active service in the Royal Tank Regiment I think the book ought to be fairly authoritive! The attractive coloured cover was set-up by my old friend Peter Gilder. The publishers have produced an attractive format, with large print and clear maps at what is, for today, an extremely reasonable price and I hope that their confidence is justified. The contents of the book are as follows - Intro duction - Battles with Model Tanks; Section One - Wargaming: Armoured Operations as Wargame Campaigns; Campaign Supply Problems and their Simulation on the Wargames Table; Realistic Road Movement in War- game Campaigns; Tank Recovery Operations as Wargames; Fighting Solo Tank Battles; Terrain for Tanks; The Availability of Models; Scale and Realism; Painting Model Tanks; Rules for Tank Warfare. Section Two - Reconstruction Armoured Actions: Armoured Cars in Action, 1914; St. Julien 1917; The First Tank Duel, I9I8; North-West Frontier, 1920s/30s; Spanish Civil War, 1937; Tank Recovery, Western Desert, 1942; D-Day, 1944; Russia, 19^4; Armour in Action since World War Two. Section Three - Armour and Other Arms: How Infantry Tackle Tanks; Armour and Aircraft; Artillery; Mines and Minefields and Communications and Orders; Bibliography. I have been most impressed with the unparalleled (in my ex perience) attention and professionalism of Macdonald and Jane's the publishers and 1 sincerely hope that this is but the first of the many books that 1 shall do for them.

WELLINGTON'S ARMY by Colonel H.C.B.Rogers OBE. {9i" x 6-f"; 143 pages; 2 maps; 32 pages of contem porary black-and-white prints. Ian Allan - £7.50p.)

A companion volume to the same author's book NAPOLEON'S ARMY, this book has a most colourful and attractive cover that does much to soften the blow when one sees its price! Its contents are first class and it must surely be the definitive "pocket" volume for the British Army and their auxiliaries during the momentous Napoleonic times. The short but most informative introduction leads into a very well condensed historical outline of the Napoleonic Wars, beginning with the Campaign in the Nether lands 1793-1795 before traversing through all the immortal campaigns and battles of the war up to the Waterloo campaign. Then come the chapters dealing with the composite parts of the British Army - Infantry; Cavalry; Artillery; Engineers; Auxiliaries; CommaniJ and Staff; Supply and Transport; Medical, and the Light Division - each with its own chapter. That fo:^ the Light Division deals firstly with their early history and then with the period during which this famous (and quite one of my favourite) divisions acted alone to hold Wellington's outpost line between the Rivers Coa and Agueda and then fought a successful rearguard battle to cover its withdrawal across the Coa; the chapter ending with comments on the Light Division's remarkable commander Robert Craufurd. Extremely well done so far as references and sources are concerned, each chapter, in concise but highly informative manner, consists of Just about all that one requires to know about each type of troop. For example, the infantry chapter deals first with general aspects, then organisation of line battalions and upwards, then weapons, uniforms and equipment. Colours, bands, tactics and training and reference sources. That for artillery includes general notes, artillery equipment and ammunition, organisation and uniform, oper ations and sources. Each chapter is in the same vein and the wargame interest in this period (and who isn't) will find it quite invaluable. Colonel Rogers is an old friend of the Wessex Military Society having been down here and dlidl-eBsed us and it is a great pleasure that I am able to speak so highly about his latest book. ROMMEL IN NORMANDY by Friedrich Ruge. (9" x 6^"; 266 pages; 9 maps; 12 pages of photographs. Macdonald and Jane's - £5.95p).

This is a different sort of war boojk and one well worthy of reading as its author was an Admiral in the German Navy and Rommel's personal naval adviser who spent months in the company of the Marshal in the months leading up to D-Day. During this time they became close arid both their formal and in formal conversations and confidences are considered in this book. Originally published in ffiermany this issue is printed in America and is, like all this publisher's books, well set out with large and easily read print. The book begins with Rommel's arrival in the Normandy theatre and continues through to his sordid death, hypocritically mourned by Hitler and the Nazis hierarchy. To those of us who so vividly remember that > stirring period that followed D-Day, this will be a fascinating book as it reveals so much that caused us curiosity" about what was happening on the other side. Nearly forty years is a long time to wait for an answer to what is now idle curiosity, but there are many places in this book which open ones eyes to matters which, at the time, we would have given a great deal to know more about. A most interesting book and highly recommended. LOOKING AROUND

ARQUEBUSIER — Journal of the Pike and Shot Society — No.l 1979» Contains articles of consider able interest to those wargaming in this period, mostly hy people who can he considered reasonable authorities such as Stuart Asquith's Wargaming with Samurai's; Dutch East India Company by M.A. Phillips; a battle report of English Borderers versus Dutch; a Pike and Shot campaign; and details of the Society's current activities.

BATTLEFLEET - Vol.10: No.11 - Journal of the Naval Wargames Society. Includes details of an in teresting English-American Naval Wargame during the Civil War period; book reviews; Surprise in set piece naval wargames; Minorca 1756; and the organisation and running of Naval wargames campaigns. MILITARY AFFAIRS - February 1979. The journal of military history published for the American Military Institute by the Department of History, Kansas State University is always most informative and invariably contains thought-provoking articles. For example, this issue contains Courts and Cats: British Military Justice in the 18th Century; Poland's preparation for World War Two; Clandestine Aid and the American Revolutioiirry War effort plus first-class book reviews, notifications of events and other items of military interest. MILITARY MODELLING - May 1979. This of course now includes "Battle for WargamerS" and is always a very fat and well packed magazine with advertisements of the greatest impulse-buying attraction! This issue contains, among many articles of modelling interest, the following of specific value to wargamers - Modelling a German A7V tank of World War One; Terry Wise's stimulating Observation Post; Board wargaming news; Charles Grant on a Table-top Teaser; Knights in armour; a new mini-drill uniform information; Medieval warfare in the Channel; plus extensive features on the latest models, books and kits.

RANK AND FILE - April 1979 - the Newsletter of the Tunbridge Wells Wargames Society. This highly active group stage monthly meetings at which there are numerous wargames in all periods taking place - some are reported in this Newsletter which also contains a review of their highly successful Open Day. Plus useful article on the Spanish Napoleonic Armies.

SOLDIER - April 1979- Well illustrated and full of interesting items about the modern army as always, this contains articles on an exercise in ; an illustrated article on the T.V. production Spearhead plus one on the Ermine Street Guard, a society devoted to research into the Roman Imperial Army who, like the Sealed Knot, parade and work in appropriate dress and equipment. Also a report on the Military Heritage Museum at Lewes plus the usual first-class reviews of military L.Ps, books, etc.

THE BEST OF THE NEWSLETTER

This mention of a battle fought in 1962 was reported in Wargamer's Newsletter No.A June 1962.

Battle of Herbillon - Franco-Prussian War. 30mm solids. Between Tony Bath and Don Featherstone. Tony Won.

In this last battle we tried out a new system - using a clock made by my father-in-law, which runs through 12 hours in four hours, we fought from daybreak (6 am) when scouts, infantry and cavalry met in the mist, sent back couriers to main forces (chance-cards) decreed that the Prussian courier had a superior horse which enabled him to reach the main body in 15 minutes, whilst the French courier's horse went lame and he took an hour. Thus the Prussians were on the field A5 minutes (by our 'game' clock) before the French, but the French drew a Class C Commander who was, in the common parlance, a nervous Charlie! He only advanced to the scene at half speed thus he did not arrive until the Prussians had been there for 1^ hours and in consequence they had advanced right across the table and were massed on the French base-line preventing them coming onto the table! The French edged on and formed a narrow beach-head but close-range artillery and infantry fire caused them heavy loss, until it was obvious that they could^reach the three bridges or the village of Herbillon that formed their objective and, at A.10 pm they retreated. The battle had, on the clock, taken from 6 am until A.10 pm - actual time was 3 hours ten minutes or so.

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The North London Wargames Group will he holding the London Regional Heats of the National War- games Convention at their meeting-place, St.Matthew's Church fflall, Church Road, Ponders End, Enfleld, on the 3rd June 1979, starting 12.30 p.m. Anyone wanting more Information should write to the Group's new secretary. Jack Devlin, at 5B Grand Parade, Green Lanes, London N.4., or they can meet him at the Group's meetings, which are held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month, from 2 p.m. till 10 p.m.

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IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM (Lambeth Road, London SEl 6HZ)

This fascinating place has much to offer -

Permanent Exhibition - War. This exhibition to open during the summer will Illustrate the chang ing nature and scale of warfare from the American Revolution to the present nuclear age. The dis plays will Include a simulated section of a First World War trench, the British First World War Mark- V tank, the nose fuselage section of a Second World War Halifax bomber and a reconstruction of a Viet Cong underground tunnel system. HMS . The last survivor of the Royal Navy's big ships whose main armament was' guns, the 11,500 ton cruiser HMS Belfast is permanently moored in the River Thames opposite the Tower of London as a floating naval museum. The greater part of the ship is open to the public including the Opera tions Room, Messdecks, Sick Bay, Boiler Room, Engine Room, the Captain's and Admiral's Bridges, Galley, Punishment Cell and three of the 6-inch gun turrets. Please write or telephone for a full descriptive leaflet.

Public Film Shows. These are held in the Museum's cinema on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year. Additional programmes are occasionally screened on weekdays during the school holidays. For further details of the programmes listed below, please write to the Department of Film. Forth coming films are - "The Home Front: Dad's Army and Others" - July, Saturday 7, 14, 21, 28 3 p.m., Sunday 8, 15, 22, 29 3 p.m. "Pilots at Sea" July, Monday 23, 30, Tuesday 24, 31, Wednesday 25, Thursday 26 and Friday 27 - 12 noon. "The Battle of Britain" - July, Monday 23, 30; Tuesday 24, 31; Wednesday 25; Thursday 26 and Friday 27-3 p.m. "The Home Front: The Ministry of Information Instructs" - August, Saturday 4, 11, 18, 25; Sunday 5, 12, 19 and 26-3 p.m. "The Great War Pro gramme - Programme 9: Please God, Send Us Victory" - Sept. Saturday 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Sunday 2, 9, 16, 23, 30-3 p.m. "From D-Day to Paris" - Oct. 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