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NEWSLETTEREditor: Donald Featherstone

APRIL 1978

EDITORIAL

Being a strong advocate of the theory thatit is better to he abused than ignored, invariably I reproduce readers letters without censor-

saddened by Simon Hatcher' s opinion in his letter

notice the average wargamer seems prey to, that ; ' ~they must be considered in detail. It seems ' . Otypical of the way in which wargamers expect to ibe waited on that Simon should know of our

magazines existence for eight years and in allthat time, be unable to find out from whenee it - ' ' ■ • ■ 'can be obtained! If I wanted anything badly enough - and wargamers should want the longest servingand most personal of magazines connected with their hobby - then I should take jolly good care tofind out straight away how to get hold of it! Of course we would like a larger circulation and thatcould probably be obtained by an advertising campaign but that would be extremely expensive and wellbeyond the financial outlay that Tradition the publishers are prepared to consider. It is a Catch22 situation in that the magazine cannot get a bigger circulation without advertising and the small-ness of its circulation does not encourage the publishers to undertake that advertising. However,Simon is of the opinion that even if we did widely advertise it would still not have the desiredeffect. If those people who responded to the advert expected a competitor to Battle magazine then 1agree it would not, but Wargamer's Newsletter has never set itself up as a competitor to any commercial journal backed by the full financial resources of large publishing houses. It has always beenray pride that Wargamer's Newsletter is a unique, homely and very personalised journal written by wargamers for wargamers with anyone and everyone being allowed to have their say. This encourages awarmth and frankness that can never be achieved in the glossy pages of a relatively cold and heartlessprofessional magazine. 1 am accused of writing most of the articles but on the contrary the pittance1 receive for editing Wargamer's Newsletter procludes me from handling anything more than the features,all my writing ability, experience and enthusiasm has to go into articles for books and magazines witha financial return commensurate with what goes into that writing. 1 have always thought it quite,obvious that ALL wargamers are invited to write for the Newsletter and many do - the fact that theyare often the same ones means that they are the subscribers with the ability, energy, enthusiasm orinterest to do so. In case any of you subscribers do not know, you are implored to write articlesfor the Newsletter and everything you send in will be considered and, whilst possibly edited or condensed, will appear in these pages. We have tried distributing the magazine through hobby shops whowant it on a sale or return basis which means that copies lay around on their counters, graduallygettingTcovered up by other items, until months later tattered and dog-eared the magazines are returnedto us so that the end result is a gross financial loss. It cannot be sold in newsagents or on the bookstalls because its appearance is not sufficiently professional and it lacks a coloured cover, besidesit being completely financially unviable to do so with distributors demanding 60% discount on a saleor return basis. As for the changes in style and format that Simon suggests, previous changes appearto have made no difference in circulation as when we went to A'i size three years ago. Quite franklyboth the Editor and the Publisher are too long in the tooth and a little weary of the wargaming sceneto undertake such revolutionary and expensive measures for a relatively small bunch of faithful enthusiasts and a vast mass of wargamers who just do not deserve their own magazine because they havenever attempted to support it.

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BACKGROUND TO NAPOLEONIC WARGAMING

Gary Button

AN ARMY WHICH UNDERTAKES THE CONQUEST OF A COUNTRY HAS ITS TWO WINGS EITHER RESTING UPON NEUTRALTERRITORY, OR UPON GREAT NATURAL OBSTACLES, SUCH AS RIVERS OR CHAINS OF MOUNTAINS. IT HAPPENS IN SOMECASES THAT ONLY ONE WING IS SO SUPPORTED, AND IN OTHERS THAT BOTH ARE EXPOSED, IN THE FIRST INSTANCECITED, VIZ., WHERE BOTH WINGS ARE PROTECTED A GENERAL HAS ONLY TO GUARD AGAINST BEING PENETRATED INFRONT. IN THE SECOND, WHERE ONLY ONE WING IS SUPPORTED, HE SHOULD REST UPON THE SUPPORTED WING. INTHE THIRD, WHERE BOTH WINGS ARE EXPOSED, HE SHOULD DEPEND UPON A CENTRAL FORMATION, AND NEVER ALLOWTHE DIFFERENT CORPS UNDER HIS COMMAND TO DEPART FROM THIS: FOR IF IT BE DIFFICULT TO CONTEND WITH THEDISADVANTAGE OF HAVING TWO FLANKS EXPOSED, THE INCONVENIENCE IS DOUBLED BY HAVING 'FOUR', TRIPLED IFTHERE BE 'SIX', THAT IS TO SAY, IF THE ARMY IS DIVIDED INTO TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT CORPS. IN THE FIRSTINSTANCE THEN, AS ABOVE QUOTED, THE LINE OF OPERATION MAY TEND TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT. IN THESECOND, IT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE WING IN SUPPORT. IN THE THIRD, IT SHOULD BE PERPENDICULAR TOTHE CENTRE OF THE ARMY'S LINE OF MARCH. BUT IN ALL THESE CASES IT IS NECESSARY EVERY FIVE OR SIX DAYSTO HAVE A STRONG POST, OR AN ENTRENCHED POSITION, UPON THE LINE OF MARCH, IN ORDER TO COLLECT STORESAND PROVISIONS, TO ORGANISE CONVOYS, TO FORM A CENTRE OF MOVEMENT, AND ESTABLISH A POINT OF DEFENCE, TOSHORTEN THE LINES OF OPERATION.

MILITARY MAXIMS OF NAPOLEON

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is really self explanatory, stating where the line of operationshould he directed, dependantupon which of the particulartypes of terrain oyer which youare obliged to manoeuyre. Itdeals in fact with the problemthat has always occupied themind of the commander-in-chief;his line of communication, foras Napoleon said:

"The secret of war lies in

the communications."

Something which is applicable now as it was then oyer 170years ago. The outstanding dis-imilarity, is of course, thespeed at which a modern strikeforce may advance compared tothat of Napoleon's troops forit should not be forgotten thatBonaparte's armies had the samerestrictions placed upon theirmovements as the legions ofancient Rome. Perhaps therewere more paved roads duringthe I8th century but infantrymen were still limited to the

strength of their legs, theartillery and the mounted armstotally dependant upon thestamina of their horse flesh.How much more important tl^en toguard these essential lines ofcommunication? They were thelines of supply and 'as vitalto the existence of an army asthe heart to the life of a

human being.' One swift slashacross the arteries that served

to maintain the momentum, orone prolonged grip around uponthe pulse or throat will causean inevitable cessation of

movement, cohesion and resistance. It is small wonder then

that commanders should be so

pre-occupied with the problemi

Prior to the commencement

of a campaign Napoleon suggeststhat the C-in—C studies the

terrain and by exploiting thedifferent features decide upona line of operation - i.e. thealong which a combat forceoperates: carrying out tacticalmissions. It begins at the

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base of operations and extends In the direction of the enemy. U.S.M.A. West Point.

He has now committed himself to the proposed line of advance, whilst at the same time he shouldhave given his corps commanders their various objectives:- these may be identical, as for instance, toconverge upon a previously arranged spot on the map; or numerous, that is to seize and hold severalpoints of tactical or strategic value. It becomes increasingly obvious that the process is a difficultone for any fool can order mobilisation and most commanders could give direction for a line of march,but the concise detail required for stating the objectives, routes, dangers, times of arrival, and whatto do should you just happen to make contact with the enemy, requires a mind uncluttered by emotion andable to free himself from all but the most important issues.

We are all aware of how easy it is for the interpretation of instructions to vary from person toperson, even when those orders are committed to print; or for that matter how often a disastrous misunderstanding may arise:- the charge of the Light Brigade immediately springs to mind. Albeit thatparticular calamity was at a tactical level but consider the strategic mess into which the grand Armeewas allowed to fall when the responsibility for its movements were given to Berthier during the openingphases of the 1809 campaign. He was Napoleon's Chief of Staff but still managed to spread out theentire army, so as to produce a gap 75 miles wide between its flanks, leaving nothing but a thin screenof troops between. He wrote to Napoleon on April l6th ....

"In this position of affairs, I greatly desire the arrival of your Majesty, in order to avoid theorders and counter-orders which circumstances as well as the directives and instructions of your Majestynecessarily entail."

It would be unfair to use Berthier's failure as a field commander to judge his total competence,because it has to be stated that he was unsurpassed in his day as a Chief of Staff, and that to theleading soldier of Europel It is therefore, not possible to over emphasise the importance of precisionwhen issuing orders. Napoleon had this faculty in abundance. His was the sort of mind capable of absorbing minute facts and able to regorge them at will. Philipe de Segur was to experience the man'sextraordinary memory when he returned from a mission in August 1803 and reported to the Emperor all hehad seen. After some casual conversation Napoleon said ....

"I have seen all your reports on armaments, they are correct. However, you forgot two cannon atOstend."

These guns had been ordered to be moved behind the town in case of a surprise attack, and theorder had not been obeyed. Needless to say young Segur left the interview astonished at his leader'smemory, especially as the two guns alluded to were but part of a fourteen day journey of inspectionmade by Napoleon two montt-searlier when he was organising the camps of the Ocean.

Careful attention to detail was his forte and could so often be found in his orders; it was onlyat the beginning of his career that traces of hesitancy can be found; for example, the Battle of Marengowas won more by lucky coincidence than by astute forethought. At the lend of his career we find thesame, when age had corroded his clear vision and disease prevented rapid and accurate assessment. Itis interesting to note that Napoleon was of the opinion that ....

"There is only one time in your life for war. I shall be good for it six years longer (until theage of forty) after which I must pull myself up."

As he predicted he began to decline after 1809, losing some of the old will-power and clarity ofdecision; as early as 1806 some of his Marshals observed that he took less cheerfully to the rigoursof campaign life than before, taking things easy and had developed a 'careless manner of making war'.Nevertheless, an example of his elucidation might prove more enlightening than any of the foregoingwords ....

Order to the Chief of Staff, Amma. October 12th. k a.m.

"Give orders to Marshal Davout to leave his position for Naumburg, where he must arrive as quicklyas possible, but always holding his troops ready to fight. He will be proceeded by all his lightcavalry, which will send out skirmishers as far as possible, as much for the purpose of obtaining newsof the enemy as to make prisoners, stop baggage, and to get accurate information.

General Sahuc's division of dragoons will be under his orders. It will proceed to Mittel-PoIInitz,where it will receive Marshal Davout's orders. Prince Murat and Marshal Bernadotte are also ordered to

Naumburg, but are to follow the Zeitz road.

Marshal Lannes proceeds from Neustadt to Jena. Marshal Augereau to Khala. Marshal Ney will be atMittel Pollnitz. Headquarters will be at Gera, noon.

Give orders for the sending off of the division of heavy cavalry and the division of dragoonswhich have remained in the rear, as well as the park of artillery, to Gera."

I feel sure some will recognise that the words refer to the opening of the campaign againstPrussia, leading to the battles of Jena/Auerstadt. The orders are precise and clear, direction, route,type of unit, their role; there is even a statement as to what time heiadquarters will be set up andready. Deployment and objectives were to follow and should any reader care to have more evidence, Irefer him to Napoleon's dispositions for the order of battle, at the bivouac of Jena, October lAth 1806.

In the maxim Napoleon quotes three examples of an army's line of operation dependant upon whatflank is exposed, and therefore, likely to be turned. It may prove enlightening to refer to thediagrams numbered One and Two. They show more clearly, I think, exactly what he meant.

He goes on to say that in all these cases the process of setting up depots or magazines, everyfive or six days, is absolutely necessary. To some extent the French abandoned this method and resorted

to what we now know as 'requisition'; although It must be admitted that the word was often a misnomerfor 'acquisition'. Perhaps the only two genuine occasions of obtaining supplies by requisition werewith Marmont In the neighbourhood of Salamanca In 1811 and General Suchet In Aragon. Indeed It wasprobably the only area In Spain where the local populace were kindly disposed to their Invaders. Therewere even Instances of friendly peasantry hiding Isolated French soldiers from the marauding bands ofguerillas, as much despised by the locals as by the French. In fact Suchet's record Is the more remarkable when compared to the savage resistance offered at Saragossa during Moncey's brief command ofthe siege. Suchet's administration and his personal Integrity are one of the more outstanding successesof French management In the war-ravished Peninsular.

The French practice of scouring the countryside for their Immediate needs was acquired In thebattles and campaigns of Italy, where raw necessity demanded new answers to the problems of supply. Whatmade It more remarkable was their capacity for re-assembly should the enemy concentrate for battle. Itgreatly Increased their mobility, but Its dangers are apparent should they have come up against a moreenterprising enemy than the ponderous Austrlans.

Nevertheless, It must not be thought that Napoleon totally abandoned the requirement of naimasslngmagazines; never did a commander concern himself so minutely with his own lines of communication, butparadoxically, never did a leader abandon them with such Impunity when gambling to do so would wreakhavoc amongst his enemies. But all generals were, and are not, such gifted soldiers and would do wellto be guided by Montecuculll ....

"The line of communication must be certain and well established, for an army that acts from adistant base and Is not careful to keep this line perfectly open, marches upon a precipice."

Throughout history this warning has been constantly repeated, but running alongside are Innumerableexamples of It being Ignored. When the result Is defeat the commander Is found guilty of disregardingbasic principles, but If victorious he Is credited with having the necessary foresight to avoid theconsequences. It would appear that as with other aspects of life nothing succeeds like success!

For a moment It might help to consider the Implications should a general find his lines ofcommunication have been cut. He Is Immediately presented with a series of unattractive alternatives.If he disperses his troops to find provisions, as the French did 'in Italy, he may not find It so easyto re-assemble In order to counter enemy concentration. What If he should decide upon a desperateattack and It falls? The problem of sustenance Is doubly aggravated. Even If quantities of suppliesare available on the spot, but the line remains cut, the doomed force has only been granted a postponement of the Inevitable. Eventually he Is forced to consider negotiating a surrender or watch thegradual disintegration of the units under his command. For without the necessities for continualaggression, resistance becomes futile.

After knowing the consequences It would be understandable If commanders took up a totally defensive posture, relying' upon well sited defensive positions as the best means of obtaining security and/or victory. Wellington was lucky enough to have one to hand at Torres Vedras, but the French were tohave theirs turned via Belgium In the fateful early days of World War Two; which does suggest that defensive and static positions lead to static thinking. Success Is usually to be found with thatcommander who commits himself to speed and movement, who grasps the Initiative and forces the enemyto conform to his Impetus.

But maybe we should let the final say rest with a later but not less renowned field commander:

"Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy. To move swiftly, strike vigorously, and secureall the fruits of victory Is the secret of successful war." Stonewall Jackson.

1 am Indebted to David Chandler for the Information leading to the explanatory diagrams of linesof operation and lines of communication etc. I do not know If he has used the format In any of hisbooks, but again I hope that copyright has not been Infringed.

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TALKING WARGAMING

In a puirely military sense Crecy was one of the most .decisive battles of world history where, after almost amillennium in which cavalry had dominated warfare, theverdict of Adrianopole had been reversed and since Crecy in1346, infantry have remained the primary element of groundcombat forces. Europe was stunned by the English victoryover a French force nearly three times its size as Continen- jtals, knowing nothing of the fierce wars with the Welsh and 1Scots, were completely ignorant of English tactical, techni- ^cal and organisational developments. Some early Europeanbattles - Legnano, Courtrai and battles between Austriansand Swiss, had seen infantry gain successes against feudal 7H!heavy cavalry. But in each of these battles some special fj^circumstances contributed to the outcome. Crecy was differ— 'f7ent - it was a clear-cut victory in the open field of steady »£/disciplined infantrymen over the finest cavalry in Europe, [Weyen though they were atrociously led. King Edward 111 al-though possessing scant strategical skill, proved himselfthe master tactician of his time as, understanding thevalue of disciplined infantry against cavalry and aware ofthe devastating fire power of his archers, he made the optimum use of the force at his

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Still on Medieval times - it is interesting and surprising to realise that at the Battle ofPoitiers in 1356, King Edward 111 was only 3k and the Black Prince 16 years of age when he commandedand fought in his own division.

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QUESTION OF THE MONTH: "Who wargames World War One in 15mm regularly?" Stuart Asquith.

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Further extracts from D'Ordel's Manual "Tactics and Military Training (London 1902)"

Infantry in defence should have ammunition served out to them which cannot fail to give them anadvantage over the enemy. At the moment of the enemy coming within effective range a convergent fireof all the batteries and all the available rifle power should be brought to bear upon him. This,coupled with the disorganisation created in his ranks by the entanglements, the efforts of crossingthe river, and the alarm caused by the loss of his artillery, will throw him into complete confusion.At this instant, the kOO or 500 cavalry in ambush in the sharp depression in the ground in the leftrear of the attacking enemy, will emerge and charge the enemy's left rear, while the cavalry andinfantry in the third line of defence will charge across the bridge upon the retreating enemy and complete his rout.

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HINT OF THE MONTH: Have you tried sticking Airfix figures on cardboard bases with Evostick "NON-FLAM" contact adhesive? It is by far the most successful adhesive 1 have found for use with theselittle plastic figures and, when adherent, if the base of the figure and its cardboard surround iscovered with green or sand coloured paint then the bond is' further strengthened.

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SUN TZU ON THE ART OF WAR:

"Sun Tzu said: In the operation of war where there are in the field a thousand swift chariots,as many heavy chariots, and a hundred thousand mail-clad warriors, with provisions enough to carry thema thousand li, the expenditure at home and at the front, including entertainment of guests, small itemssuch as glue and paint, and sums spent on chariots and armour will reach the total of a thousand ouncesof silver per day. Such is the cost of raising an army of a hundred thousand men."

1 realised that the cost of wargames figures had gone up recently but this is ridiculous!

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MILITABY QUIZ OF THE MONTH:

What well known battle was fought in 1288 BC and who were the opposing,; armies?Name three towns besieged during the Boer War 1899-1900?General Ambrose Burnside was a Federal or a Confederate General?What had the following battles in common - Kars 1877; Kay 1759; Kazan 1552; Kiev 19kl;

Kirovabad 1826; Krasnik 191k?Dates of the Battles of Missionary Ridge (American Civil War); Plassey; Ramillies; Sedgemoor;

Lake Trasimeno?

ANSWERS ON PAGE ?. I

MORE ON FIGURE SCALES

Charles Kins

Andy Callan's article, which he himself hoped would provoke discussion, has stirred me to writelI agree wholeheartedly with most of Andy's comments. Certainly I would support his criticisms offirms who continue to remodel and at the same time enlarge their figures. I started wargaming withsome Minifigs 20mm Napoleonics and before I had enough for a skirmish, the 'S' range was produced in25mm. This range has been redesigned twice since. Recently I bought some Portuguese line infantryfrom the same firm. They have all got the stature of a British Guardsman. A quick visit to the war-games shelves with a ruler has produced these results -

Old Minifigs 25mmNew Minifigs 25mm -Foremost Mins 25mm -

height 25mm" 28mm

" 32mm

That is certainly what 1 call ridiculous.

It is mainly for this reason that I have recently launched myself into 15mm, branching off intothe Ancients, for which I have always had a hankering. I have the same fear as Andy about thesefigures growing as well. 1 would say 15mm has a big future, if only it will stay 15mm, and I have afeeling that the wargamer will be better served in this way if he sticks with one of the smallerproducers like Peter Laing rather than the big commercial concerns.

There have been various debates buzzing around the many wargaming magazines for some time now andI think I may as well stick my own oar in. The debate over fantasy has been annoying me for some timenow, and I feel the argument was unnecessary in the first place. I expect most wargamers, and I knowyou were a collaborator in the Hyboria campaign yourself, have at some time or another relieved thestifling detail and realism by having a quick but enjoyable litt!j.e imaginary game. Indeed, unless onefights purely re-enactions of true battles, one is guilty of dipping into fantasy. It was thought tobe an invasion upon decent wargaming terrain - yet I have never seen one single interplanetary spacesquadron having its exploits revealed in a battle report for the "Newsletter". And, anyway, takingup the Tolkien theme, this is really very similar to any Ancient wargame in that bizarre Balrogs cannot be more horrifying than a poor Roman velite seeing a Carthaginian war elephant bearing down on himfor the first time. Spells 1 feel are rather too extreme, and 1 would argue the point that a wizardsuch as Gandalf, or even a Nazgul has no more than a morale effect on a battle, although I admit,morale should be a decisive factor in any wargame, especially a Middle Earth one.

The rules issue also seems to be taking up a lot of ink just recently. 1 feel the rules whichwargamers use do suit their own temperaments, and one should not try and thrust W.R.G. rules ontosomebody who plays to rules less complicated than those of "Campaign". I do believe in the principalthat the bigger the battle, the simpler the rules should be.

At the moment ray enthusiasm is being aroused by the British Colonial campaigns and the Sikh Warsof the mid-19th century. Has anybody any ideas or building realistic N.W. Frontier rocky slopes whichcan also be easily stored?

I have a feeling this is becoming a bit of a marathon so I shall attempt to end it. Let us havemore letters, more views and a few more provoking articles and battle reports - the Newsletter seemsto be a very intimate sort of magazine, and also very friendly. Keep the helpful ideas coming!

THE VICTORIAN MILITARY SOCIETY AND THE WARGAMER

In the February issue of Wargamer's Newsletter there appeared an article ARE WARGAMERS OF VALUETO MILITARY SOCIETIES? relating the disquiet felt by experienced wargamers such as Doug Johnson, myself and others at the Chairman's statement in the Victorian Military Society's magazine SOLDIERS OFTHE QUEEN.

Believing that this warranted an airing and that it was being handled in a fair and reasonablemanner without acrimony, what was published was exact repeats of the wording of the statements of allconcerned. Notwithstanding this, the official committee of the Victorian Military Society take exception to the publicity given to what they feel is an internal society discussion and that what iswritten has been taken out of context and a completely false picture presented. Subsequently anofficial statement has been sent to me with a demand that I print it unaltered and in its entirety inthese pages.

Wargamer's Newsletter is not the platform for the Victorian Military Society who have their ownmagazine,"nor does the Editor take kindly to such peremptory demands - hence the statement will NOTappear exactly as requested. Nevertheless-, °as the Victorian Military Society appear to feel thattheir statement will "put the discussion into its correct perspective" its mitigating paragraphs areprinted herewith.

"Our Chairman, Major Peter Walton RAOC was not decrying wargamers, of which there are very manyin the Victorian Military Society as can be noted from the fact that we have a Wargames Study Group,dedicated to the furtherance of Colonial wargaming - the only one of its kind we believe. Rather MajorWalton was stating the simple fact that to play a wargame the player must know what he is about in termsof uniform, organisation and tactics. We as a Society can supply this information to members. Howeach member utilises any given information is up to the individual. In fact the greater part ofmaterial in the Journal is of direct use to Colonial wargamers. If one analyses Mr.Johnson's lettersurely the greater part of it supports Major Walton's sentiments - to play a wargame you must knowyour subject.

I ̂

The letter- from Mr,Johnson was in fact discussed at the next Committee meeting of ^ ® .statement will he published In the next Issue of "Soldiers of the Queen . It the^of relevance between Mr.Johnson's comments and the Chairman's statement which allegedly inspired them,no condescension was seen In Major Walton's statement. Is It we wonder just another sign of thpossible Insecurity of wargamers who are frightened of being accused of playing wi oy ynon-wargamlng military enthusiasts?

Signed: Major Peter Walton - Chairman; Stuart A.Asqulth - Vice-Chalrman; John Crouch - Secretary;Ted Herbert - Treasurer; Ian Knight - Editor; Terry Wise - P.R.O."

It Is my personal opinion that this Is an attemptedIll-considered words by the Victorian Military Society'sPresidents and the like to express outspoken views whichI find It sad that the men named above, most known to mewargamers and military collectors should lend their namehave never felt Insecure or ashamed of being a wargamer

whitewash job to cover-up some Injudicious andChairman - It Is not unknown for Chalraen,sometimes embarrass their Officers. Finally,as Intelligent, articulate and experiencedto the final paragraph to their statement, i- have they?

NAPOLEONIC MECHANISMS

Martin Bates (of Madrid. Spain)

The recent articles by Paddy Griffith and Arthur Harman have demonstrated most Interesting Interpretations of Napoleonic mechanisms, and Paddy makes a very valid point about the Importance of theBritish counter-charge. 1 still feel, however, that It was the defending musketry which normallycaused the attack to falter, the counter-charge merely compounding the effect. If the defenders didnot counter-charge, the attackers would not normally charge home, but rather deploy.Into line for an18th century style flre-flght (e.g. Albuera). This does not, of course, mean that a spirited countercharge could not defeat an attack alone, but rather that musketry alone was capable of halting a charge(whether by physical effect alone, or as evidence that firm resistance had been encountered). Once so"flinched" an attack could easily be driven off by a counter-charge.

All this could. In fact, be deemed to be mainly of academic Interest only, as far as wargames go,for, as Paddy points out, attacks' are most conveniently dealt with by a single calculation (therewould only be time for one effective volley anyway). The Important thing Is that a steady defenderwould normally see-off any attack. (The outright winner of a close contact move should take a controltest).

This latter would seem to be the point where Paddy and I disagree, so I have calculated the percentage effectiveness of bayonet attacks using my rules. The % chances of breaking the defenders areas follows:-

Defenders status Defenders steadv Defenders shaken

10 (Guard) - 109 (Elite) 1 368 (British Line, French Line Grenadiers

etc) •'i 517 (French Line) 9 6A6 (Prussian Line) 16 755 (Spanlsh Line) 25 84

These may not seem over-generous to the attacker, but the above Ignores the potential effect ofskirmishers on unscreened opponents - I have not finally decided on figures, but an attack on a steady,unscreened Prussian line by a screened French column will probably be successful on about 40^ occasions,whereas against a shaken line It will be 85^ successful. Against properly screened opponents however,the opposing light coys virtually cancel each other out - so a screened British line really has to beshaken for the attacker to have any real prospect of success.

This bring me on to my final point - that both skirmishing and long-range artillery (unless massed)have little physical effect, but can cause considerable disorganlsatlon/loss of morale - this cannormally be made up, but It all takes time

In my rules there are further, more serious grades of loss of morale, which means that units willautomatically give way before an attack, oi' may fe completely dispersed before they even get Into closecon tact.

Summarising, then, we can say that the success of an attack depends almost entirely on morale,particularly of the defenders; If they are steady they will almost always see off an attack. However,skirmishing and artillery fire (among other factors) can fairly easily cause some loss of discipline,which will make defenders much more vulnerable to attack until they rally. A disciplined defence willnormally hold-off an attack, where the attackers will be vulnerable to counter-attack. The whole close-contact move, or at least the musketry part thereof, can be conveniently dealt with In a single opera—11 or..

A MESSAGE FROM AMERICA

Major Max A. Ray Is a professional Army officer In the Infantry with two years combat service InViet Nam.

Some comments on the American wargame scene as seen through one person's eyes. We are still Inthe dark ages when compared to the U.K. I live In one of the most populated areas, yet It Is difficultto get a group together for a game. The vast amount of rules seems to be one problem. I preferColumn. Line and Square for Napoleonlcs; others use Empire. Charles Grant's version, etc. Thus It Isdifficult to find experienced players. Each game becomes an educational experience. I like your Ideaabout "expert" umpires who do all the mechanical work while the players can concentrate on tactics.

I have heen amused hy the controversy over the Fantasy games. They are hig here, of course. Personally, I think that there is a place for all type of 'gaming.

Finally, I would like to mention that your magazine is still the hest wargame magazine in printas well as the most enduring. We in the States used to have The Courier, which was equel to the War-gamer 's Newsletter. Unfortunately it folded due to lack of interest! Its successor. Little Wars,seems to he more interested in hoard games and historical articles. The other American publication,although fancy, just does not have the same feeling as does the Wargamer's Newsletter. Keep up thegood work.

Joel Haas of THE ARMOURY, Military Hohhy Specialists - Raleigh, N.O., U.S.A., writes:-

"Copies of the Octoher issue of Wargamer's Newsletter just today reached my shop, hut I hope it isnot too late to respond to Mr.A.M.Colehy's letter on the odd hours London wargames shops keep.

The London shopkeepers are prohahly in much the same situation As I am; they generally have to putin at least an hour and half of hack-up work for every hour they are open. By God, I can use Mondayoff - hut I generally don't get it. Today was Monday and I was up early to collect the mail, meet thedelivery men, pull and note special orders that arrived, write up several order forms, make out themonthly tax report for the State of North Carolina, hassled through a long distance phone call with asupplier, wrote a long letter to another supplier pointing out that the shipment did not match theinvoice in all its particulars, wrote out cheques for a number of hills, packaged some mail ordermerchandise for a customer in Virginia, went then to the hank, to the post office, and then home. Idid not even have time to even think about cleaning up the shop (and fifty people in a two day week-endcan create a lot of trash when they are wargaming).

In addition to the above, I have got to see to my personal life; groceries have to he bought, thecar fixed, take the dog to the vet, etc.

In closing, while I do not know for sure the particulars in Mr.Colehy's case, I believe he mighthave avoided a few needless trips hy reading the shop hours in many of the shops advertisments invarious military modelling magazines. Customers are a singularly unobservant lot. I once had one waittwo hours for me to show up Monday night - even though he was standing next to txie sign where I hadposted my hours and had a card of mine in his pocket with the same information on it!

Mr.Colehy may have a point about the London shops; there may indeed hy a "closed shop crisis", hutI, for one, am a little prejudiced in the matter and can only admire them for being open during weekdays at all,"

BOOK REVIEWS - Continued from Page XA'

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Finally, from Squadron/Signal Publications comes ACES OF THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC hy Gene B.Staffordwhich sells at 06.95 and can prohahly he obtained in this country from such bookshops as Bivouac,Almark or Hersant. Although of no real specialist interest at all to wargamers, this is an extremelyinteresting hook with lots of coloured plates of aircraft camouflage and markings plus photographs ofAmerican fighter Aces against the Japanese in the Pacific in the later years of World War Two. Isuppose it is a sign of encroaching age when I look at these fine smiling young faces then note howmany of them were killed.

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THE SKIRMISH LINE

Sharps Carbine

Regular readers will wonder the heck this column had been of late. The rather

long silence from the silver pens of Messrs Colwil

l and Blake can be accounted

for quite simply - the same old problem a

ll wargamers (and especially married

ones) have to face - the Real World! Boring thi

ngs like work, family and houses

have interfered with the steady fiow, indeed the interference has been so

extensive that we've hardly even had the chance to play the odd game. So -

what has caused us to set aside all these difficulties and contribute something

to the Newsletter? Nothing less than the Steve Curtis Memoriai Trophy, and

the need to let

faithful readers know what the arrangements are this year.

Once again Southern Militaire is the venue, with slightly later dates In April

this year - the 22nd and 23rd, but still at the Post House Hotel , Southampton.

The Wessex Wargames Society is organising. Instead of MInlfigs, but no

doubt i

t will be jus

t as much fun as i

t has been for

the last two years. Any

way, we have once again undertaken to provide terrain, figures and scenarios

for the National Skirmish Wargames Championship, and look forward to seeing

old friends and making new ones.

Participants will remember, probably with some reg

ret,

tha

t we organised the

preliminary rounds as High Noon Shootouts, with fast elimination to reduce

the protagonists to the required 8 for the quarterfinals. Quick action Is

essential at the start, because we need to cater for an unknown number of

entrants and reduce them to 8, play the

quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals to a very

m tight

time-table. All playe

rs in past years will

agree the pace Is hectic, and whilst the shoot

outs approach is not an ideal solution it does

mean that we can get all the games played -

and only have to spend 95% of our time

We recognise that players eliminated i

n the

shootouts feel that luck plays too great an

element in th

eir fate, but luck Is an essential

ingredient of all war - and of wargamesl We

have kic

ked the problem around, and a couple of ideas have come up which

we'd like to air here.

We considered the idea of having ful

l scenarios for the prelims, but with

teams of 5/6/7 pl

ayer

s pe

r si

de, each with on

e fi

gure

. Whilst all

the

pla

yers

in one team would be on one side in the game - In other words shooting men

on your own side would be out! - whether they went on to the next round would

depend ent

irel

y on their own performance. Points would be awarded, on an

Individual basis, for example, for wounds Inflicted (serious scoring more than

light), figures on the

oth

er sid

e killed, objectives rea

ched

etc

. The highest

scores, regardless of team, would go on Int

o the qua

rter

fina

l. The problems

would be many, from our poi

nt of view. Including devising scenarios which

gave everyone an equal chance, and could cater for

an indeterminate number

iw

j n

of pla

yers

! The current champion, 'Windy

^ ̂

^Ga

le',

for o

ne, f

avou

rs th

is ap

proa

ch.

The other rea

l contender as a way of

organising prelims is to stick with the shoot

out, but allow each player a fixed number of

points, together with a cost lis

t and 5 minutes

to des

ign a profile for his own gunfighter. For ex

ampl

e, the points values

(bas

ed on th

ose

in the

Old

West rules, of co

urse

, bu

t ex

pand

ed/i

mpro

ved)

for abilities, weapons, drawing speed, etc

would all

have to come out of a

give

n total wh

ich was fixed at a

level wh

ich wouldn't giv

e th

e be

st of ev

ery

thin

g - you cou

ld hav

e a Pr

o bu

t co

uldn

't giv

e hi

m a Fa

st Draw and a hi

ghFiring Factor! So eac

h player wou

ld hav

e a hand

in his own fate, because he

would be chosing what he considered th

e best combination of values to come

out top in a Main

Street con

fron

tati

on - a sit

uati

on whi

ch every real sh

ooti

sthad to face (a

t le

ast according to Hollywood) during his

career.

lOTIGEI

TO THIEVES, THUGS, FiKiHS

AND BUNKO -STEEREftS

Outt CKorlie

BILLY The KiO, I

Dail

y ^

Orariand Mail

• tmrough in twenty days •

SACRAMENTO, CaU, toSl. JOSEPH,

We'd be glad to hea

r from you

wit

h your views

on the

se two approaches, and wit

h any other

idea

s yo

u mi

ght have on how the Champion

ship would be best organised. Write direct

to us at 24 Mill Road Gilllngham Kent

ME7 1HN.

We reckon to have the Old West Rules Part

100 SutPSlantisI Ctt.jena.

H.Monllorl, Agent, Sacamomo, ^Two at Southampton, by the way, so if yo

uwant a set make sur

e yo

u come alo

ng.

A final reminder that the

re Is al

so a Fig

ure Co

mpet

itio

n for Skirmish

figures, as

part of th

e Championship, so

make sure yo

u bring along yo

urfigures to ent

er,

particularly any

personal ch

arac

ters

- we'd like to see

them i

f yo

u do

n't pu

t them i

n th

e competition.

Oh yeh - for

PIma Cou

nty buffs, the

setting for the

games wil

l be

Salt

Flats - a town Don remembers as the location of

what he refers to as the

"Shooting Around Corners" incident!

CK, see you

at th

e Post House on

April 22/23.

^

Yuh

all come an se

e us, yu

h he

ar!

Q

Botc

h Blake, Kid

Colwill, Sk

inne

r Ro

se.

(F

SKIRMISH LINE

THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL RECREATED

Published in Wargamer's Newsletter for May 1977 was the first instal

ment of an Individual Skirmish wargame recreating the tragic events of the

1st June 1879, nearly one hundred years ago, dramatised in the hook

CAPTAIN CAREY'S BLUNDER hy Donald Featherstone. Fought out hy those

stalwarts of SKIRMISH LINE, Mike Blake and Ian Colwill, this was an almost

unique attempt to evaluate the actions of Captain Carey, the Prince

Imperial and those concerned in this, one of the most sensational happen

ings of the late 19th century. Was Captain Carey guilty of running away?

Did he do all that he could to save the lives of everyone in the party or

was he justified in taking the commonsense course of getting away when

surprised hy superior numbers? Readers have had to wait nearly a year to

find out because seemingly there was some hold-up in the production line

so that Mike Blake only sent the action part of the affair in time to go

into this issue. Hopefully, you will have read Captain Carey's Blunder

and be familiar with what actually occurred - now read on and compare this

^citing re-enactment with those recorded events.

CAPTAIN CAREY'S BLUNDER: THE RE-ENACTMENT

The sh

ots fr

om the

lon

g gr

ass by

the

Zulus

heralded th

e start of

the

game and

the players wrote their movements and act

ions

for the

fir

st phase. Most of

the "British" could do nothing but react while all the Zulus burst into a

charge. As umpire

i was concerned to see how the

horses reacted. Only two

bolted - Corporal Gr

uebe

l's and Trooper Coc

hral

ne's

- the

Pri

nce Imperial's

mount stood firm.

tOn pha

se two the Zulus emerged from

the longgrass at a ful

l charge. Most of the troopers be

gan to mount and Lt. Carey turned his horse and

drew his pis

tol.

Corporal Gruebel ran

to the

stone cor

ral and Trpr. Cochraine put his carbine

to his shoulder and began to aim.

On phase three the Sgt. got on his horse and

the Zulus got clo

ser.

On phase four Lt. Carey

snapfired and seriously wounded a Zulu.

Troopers Le Tocq and Abel and the Zulu guide

ail were fin

ally mounted and the Corporal took

up a fir

ing position behind th

e co

rrai

wai

ls.

Troo

per Rogers, whose girth str

apwas not fas

tene

d got hi

s carbine and on phase fiv

e fired and missed, as did

Lt. Carey. However, Trpr. Cochraine's aimed shot downed a second Zulu.

Also

on ph

ase fi

ve the

Prince Imperial mounted successfully (despite a thr

owto s<Bif the

girth brokel) Hi

stor

y was certa

inly not

bei

ng repeated.

On pha

se six

the

mounted men began to move away at a trot. Lt

. Carey fi

red

again and got his

second Zulu but

the Corp. 's aimed shot missed. The Zulus

now made contact and Zabanga smashed int

o Trpr. Cochraine and downed him

with

a S.B.W. Trpr. Le

Tocq ro

de out suc

cess

full

y avoiding the

Zulus but

Trpr. Ab

el, trotting past th

e co

rral

was bro

ught

down by two Zulus and was

stunned.

On pha

se sev

en the

Pri

nce Imperial, Lt

. Ca

rey,

the

Sgt., Trp

r. Le Tocq and

the Zulu guide all rod

e cl

ear of

the huts, away fr

om the

carnage which was

being wr

ough

t as

the Zulus fin

ishe

d off Tr

prs.

Abe

l and Co

chra

ine.

Trpr.

Rogers was sur

roun

ded and

killed and thr

ee Zulus attacked th

e Co

rpor

al i

n th

ecorral. ♦

7he Zulu guide turned and rode to

his assistanceon phase nine txjt to no avail. The horse was

brought down and

both the Corporal and

gui

de

Both

Lt. Carey and the Prince Im

peri

al turned

in the

sad

dle on

phase nin

e an

d snap fired at

the Zulus. Bo

th of them h

it Sir

ayho

. How

ever

, at thi

s po

int di

sast

er struck and the gi

rth

of the

Prince Imperial's saddle bro

ke.

(There

was a 30% chance of this because of the str

ain

as he turned to fire.)

For th

e ne

xt seven moves the

fou

r ri

ders

, th

e Sgt., Tr

pr. Le Toc

q, Lt.

Car

eyand the

Prince Imperial rod

e off pursued by Zulus. Each phase the

chance of

the Prince Imperial falling from his hor

se was inc

reas

ed by 10% and

miraculously he stayed on.

On phase 17 he hal

ted his ho

rse and slid to the ground and the oth

er thr

eeriders converged on him - as of course did the Zuius.

The Sgt. reached him fir

st and halted hi

s horse and th

e Prince Imperial

rush

ed to him. Trpr. Le Tocq cha

rged

down on the

group of Zulus as did

Lt.

Care

y, but

to no eff

ect an

d in fact on pRase 21 Trpr. Le Tocq was bro

ught

down and killed.

\ As the

Zul

us closed

in the

Sgt

. began to

move

V off be

fore

the

Pri

nce Im

peri

ai had

reached him

.On phase 23 the

Pri

nce Im

peri

al and Sgt.

contacted but the Prince Imperial fai

led to

mount but did manage to hang on. (Here the

Prince Imperial was given a 60% chance of

swinging up on to the saddle - a trick he was

reputed to be capable of.) On phase 24 he tried

a a ^

again to mou

nt and

again fai

ied.

A Zulu no

wwas close enough to melee him but was un-

' successful. On phase 25 the Sgt. accelerated

to five paces, the Prince Imp

eria

l still ra

n on behind and so did

the Zulu. He

lung

ed aga

in at th

e Pr

ince

Imp

eria

l giving him a serious left arm wound. This

frustrated his

att

empt

to mount and the

Sgt

. could do nothing but hang on

to

his rig

ht arm.

On pha

se 26 the

Sgt. was given a 50% chance of

con

tinu

ing to han

g on

to th

ePrince Imperiai 's ine

rt body. He fai

led,

and the

bod

y fell to th

e ground and on

phase 27 the Prince Im

peri

al was kil

led and the

Sgt. and Lt. Car

ey rode of

f.

Well, history was repeated I

n that the Prince

Imperial did die. Whether Lt. Carey blundered

again is debatable. He did try to draw off the

Zulus but he did not manage to save the Prince

Imperial. He would probably still have been

court martialled while the Sgt. would have

been decorated.

As a game i

t was cer

tain

ly a ten

se one. First of all there was the

refusal

of the str

ap to break or

the hor

se to bo

lt, then the

re was the

long wa

itwo

nder

ing how lon

g the Prince Imperial could st

ay I

n th

e sa

ddle

and final

lythere was the

que

stio

n of whe

ther

he cou

ld reach the Sgt. and mount in time.

He almost did i

t - but almost wasn't close enough!

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publishers at 2-6 Hampstead High Street, London N¥3 IQQ.

SWISS REGIMENTS IN THE FRENCH SERVICE - 1737-1762

R. D. Peneel

The Swiss had a considerahle force serving under the French flag. There were twelve regimentsrecruited hy the cantons and loaned by mutual agreement of protection and alliance to the FrenchGovernment, In all there were about 20,000 men and it would be useful to examine a few basic pointswhich would affect the use of these dark-red coated troops on the wargame table in both the moraleorganisational sense.

Very briefly although the roughly timply that without money the Swiss wouldFrench Government were unable to fulfilSwiss troops going on strikel The mostfamily structure of the regiments whichalmost feudal sway over the soldiers intheir non-commissioned officers. In themembers. In additions the system of payto the privileges the Swiss had over thethese regiments also had complete contro

ranslated idiom "No silver - No Swiss" is bandied around tonot fight, there were many times when the improverishedtheir financial commitments and this did not result in theimportant factor to take into consideration was the basicenabled the commanders of regiments and companies to holdtheir unit. The commanders chose both their officers andFrench army the non-commissioned officers elected their ownwas more generous and allowances of wine and tobacco addedir French counterparts. The last important factor was that1 of their own judicial form of military discipline.

In placing your Swiss troops on the battlefield they must never be brigaded within other nationalities and must be directly commanded by their own senior officer. This is very important as a veryknowledgeable opponent will detect the groans of discontent in the Swiss ranks and ask for a lowermorale rating for this unit. If you avoid this pitfall it would seem reasonable to assume that thesetroops rate high in action and even if certain regiments had a great admiration for your opponentsPrussians they will still stand firm, as they did at Rossbach against the vicious battering ofFrederick's artillery.

The organsiation references have been taken from three soui-ces and in a certain sense they differbut it is important to realise that (a) the Swiss commanders were given l60 allowances of 16 livresplus an additional bonus of 27 allowances which meant that they could increase salaries or complementsand (b) the Etat Militaire of 1759 is giving the wartime complement of six companies as opposed to theother two sources quoting from a peacetime basis of four companies.

Therefore each regiment during the period of the war was composed of two battalions of sixfusilier companies. If grenadiers were needed they would be drawn from the fusilier companies to forman elite. The regimental staff consisted of a colonel and lieutenant colonel, a major and two aidemajors, one for each battalion.

The following table will illustrate the basic composition of the Swiss companies and it will benoted that the company is an extremely large unit, virtually self-contained and almost three times aslarge as its French equivalent. This could create difficulties when you produce this unit on thebattlefield, as you will virtually have a company equivalent to four French companies. It was notuntil the period of the Choiseul reforms that the Swiss eventually drew their organisation in line withthe French after a lot of opposition. It is suggested that if you are going to set up such a unit thatyou use the 1759 official organisation, remembering that you have a fair amount of choice in your useof the other additionals such as a very buxom vivandiere, who might grace any battlefield with thepresent trend in female warrior figures.

Mouillard Schirmer

Captains 1 1 1Captain Lieutenants 1 1 1Lieutenants 1 1 1Sous Lieutenants 1 1 1Ensigns 1 1 1Sergeants 3 4 4Quartermasters 1 1Prte Drapeau 1 1Master at Arms 1 1

Provost 1 1 1Trabans _ 4 4 Abolished 1756.Corporals 4 6 3Anspessades 4 6 3Fusiliers 100 126 129Drummers NK 4 4+1 fiferAuditor 1 1

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Total for pay 122 166 167

It will be noted that by virtue of the wartime strength of companies being six to each battalionthat although the number of men is less than in a peacetime company, the overall strength of thebattalion is far greater.

References: Mouillard - Les Regiments sous Louis XV. Paris 1899.Schirmer - Lie heere der Kriegfuhrenden Staaten. 1756-I763.Etat Militaire de France. 1759Valliere - Honneur et Fidelite.

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LETTERS"I have just "been reading some Sanskrit poems - In trans-

latlon I hasten to add. This delving into the poetic past has ffheen brought on by my deciding to become an Ancient Indian | j/ |potentate and raise an army complete with elephants and chariots. I M i I \Lo and behold "Wargamer's Newsletter" for February carries a flA ^ W / \large Miniature Figurines advertisement Including several Ancient ; a *Indians. My copy came this morning to be read from cover-to- p Nk 4 I \cover before nightfall as usual. A ''m

Your "Must List" details of Victorian Colonial figuresmakes me think of my two dozen or so Colonial figures, a Catling —II," 7 A,/gun and screw gun and mules - really we are offered too much ISl/lIlIfMlhMi^ , lilifl'ithese days, I categorise my i or i, finished armies In variousperiods knowing I should never have started them but concentratedon one or two. My Austrian Seven Years War army now has a pontoon party and a field forge. RonaldSpencer Smith's flexible figures filling the bill yet again. His grenadiers having had their mitrecaps cut down Into pontonleres leather hats.

Douglas Johnson's letter on page 12 and 13 made me look up my copy of "Soldiers of the Queen" hequotes. I must say I thought that Major Walton's remarks seemed rather as If he wished to turn SOTQinto another "History Today" magazine. I suddenly remembered a collection, six months worth, of "TheCraphic for 1887 bound into a volume which I bought while at school In a clearance sale of an oldShop, for 2s.6d. A massive tome It Is, with jollifications of Victoria's Jubilee In all parts of theLmpire described and drawn - engraved I suppose. There appears a whole list of The Volunteers whoparaded in Victoria's honour and an article on whether or not the Volunteers should be allowed to setup field artillery batteries.

At the moment I am drawing pictures from "The Wonder that was India" by A.L.Basham showingvarious Ancient Indian warriors In the hope that one day I can make some master figures In wax andcast some of my own - supposing I ever get the rubber I ordered from Tlrantls.

The real point of this meandering letter Is that wargamlng has led me along many paths and noneo hem have turned Into blind alleys, quite the opposite; the tracks have widened Into broad thorough-lares wiin sparkling vistas on either side - literature, drama, customs, costume, architecture. War-gaming has turned Into a time-machine for me whirling Into times past - and all light hearted. After

^ crushing defeats I suffer or Inflict - no one gets killed. So I pity the serious ones ofour hobby - well no, not pity, that's too condescending. I'll say I take a tolerant Interest and hopeey don t get too wound up alDout things - Real life can be too winding up itself without our relaxa-

tions and hobbies twisting the screw still further. One thing about being an Ancient Indian one canalways retire Into meditation or hermltry:"

David Barnes of Baslngstoke, Hants.

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"I thought I would just put pen to paper and give my first Impressions of Wargamer's Newsletter.It seems apparent that there are not enbugh subscribers. I have been wargamlng for eight years now,® until I read the February edition of Battle, I have not been able to find out howmuch the Newsletter was or from whom I could obtain It. Is It any wonder not many people read It.This may be a problem just specific to this quiet neck of the woods, (it Is Impossible to obtain atstationers down here).

However, If It was more widely distributed I still do not think It would succeed as the Newsletterseems to be the same format and competing for, superficially at least, the same readership as moreglossy, longer, photo Illustrated, (but similarly priced) magazines such as Battle and Wargamer'sMonthly. To take a specific case consider the January 1978 Issues of Wargamer's Newsletter and Battle.

±-Lj,u& uxdtea oy large Clear photos. On the other hand the Newsletter contains 5 "Features", IncludingOrders are Orders", which Is not much good If you have not got the December Issue, and the "George

Erik Story" a major part of which Is Irrelevant to wargamlng. It also contains 5 "Departmental"articles I.e. Talking Wargamlng, Letters, Must List, Book Review and Editorial. And finally both costthe same at 35p, (admittedly Battle now costs 40p). With two magazines of such similar format Is Itany wonder people do not buy the Newsletter, even If they could get It?

Wargamer's Newsletter also suffers from being somewhat of a closed shop (based on the January '78issue), most of the articles being written by yourself or one of your friends. This Is by no means a

you, for it was through your books that I was introduced to wargaming. however it doeslead to a certain predictability and a lack of new Ideas.

To put Wargamer's Newsletter back where It belongs I believe that there should be a concertedeffort to advertise It, or at least make It more available by distributing It to leading model shopsin the regions. This Is most Important as by only attracting new subscribers can money be provided togo forward. Secondly I think that the Newsletter should change Its format. At the moment It just doesnot compare with other monthly wargamlng magazines. It says on the cover,. "The Newspaper of the hobby".Well, why not adopt a newspaper format? Something similar to Practical Gardener or Melody Maker. Thiswould be the first of Its kind In the wargamlng field and Its sheer novelty alone should sell extracopies.

As for the lack of variety in authors in the Newsletter, why not issue a speeific monthly invitation to the readers to submit any articles about wargaming that they think others would find interesting. Much in the same way as Phoenix caters for British boardgamers. The slogan on the coverwould then read Wargamer's Newsletter for Wargamers by Wargamers. If any one wants ideas, how abouta series of articles on the Role of communication on the Battlefield, from different periods ofhistory, and how to adapt this to the wargames table; problems people face with their own armies,(especially Ancient), in effect what standard orders do they use; should morale rules always effectwhole units?; the representation of N.B.C. warfare on the table-top. Those are Just a few ideas. Iexpeet you can think of many more.

I hope some changes are made, for at the moment the magazine appears to be stagnant, which isone step away from decadence, and we all know what that brings."

Simon Hatcher of Paignton, Devon.

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"Re my comments on the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) in the February issue, may I correct acouple of minor transcription errors. The war officially started July 18th 1936, and the T.26 Soviettanks were in action late October 1936 - not 1933! And whilst the T.26's and later TB.5's wereRussian developments of the Vickers 'GARDEN' Mark I and II, the latter were certainly not "suppliedby the Axis powers".

The Soviet T.26's were part of a delivery by a fleet of Soviet cargo ships at Cartagena and otherports in Mid-October, which also included POLIKARPOV 1.15 and TUPOLEV SB.2 aircraft, latest 105howitzers, and 45mm anti-tank guns. Of the sixty T.26's and twenty armoured cars delivered to theSoviet base at ARCHENA (S.E. Spain), fifteen T.26's were action-ready and took part in a major engagement on October 29th (1936). It is also worthy of note that the Republican Government already had90^ of the Spanish Army's existing tanks and armoured cars under their command.

The price paid by the Republican Government for total massive Soviet support was payment in goldand the imposition of political and military 'advisers' arrived ijn Barcelona to proceed to Madrid.Later followed by hundreds more - including Marshals ROKOSSOVSKY, KONIEV, NEDELIN, MALINOVSKY; andGenerals KULIK, GORIEV, PAVLOV, VORONOV, RODIMTSEV. On October 25th (1936) seventy-per-cent of theSpanish Gold Reserves was shipped from Cartagena to Odessa by the Republican Government!

Thus the subsequent limited Axis aid was almost inevitable, but did not result in a 'sell-out'to the Axis - on the contrary Franco rejected the German request for co-operation to enable theirforces to attack Gibraltar. In the light of post-war history one might well ask what would havehappened had the Nationalists failed?"

George Erik of Tunbridge Wells.

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"I found the February Newsletter, as always, very interesting. I liked the comment in "TalkingWargaming" about the Boer War, Fuller's "Last of the Gentlemens' Wars". It also took me back to theearly days of "Little Wars" to see the reference to Miniature Figurines' pom-poms and forthcoming 4.7naval gun.

I also found George Erik's letter on the Spanish Civil War interesting. Looking back to thosedays, to the newsreels, newspapers reports, etc., one realises how interesting this period was, onlyto be dwarfted by 1939 onwards. Having read many of the books about this period, both those publishedduring or just after the Civil War, or the later works, by writers like Wlntringham, Orwell, McNeileMoss, Eby, Hugh Thomas, the Duke of Lerna, etc., not forgetting "For Whom the Bell Tolls", I thinkthere should be ample opportunity for some very good full scale and skirmish games based on 1936-39.

I recently had the opportunity of re-reading the two volume edition of Ian Hamilton's "StaffOfficer's Scrap Book" on the Russo-Japanese War. As a small boy I heard quite a lot about this frommy elders, and in the 1920's read a lot about it. (it has also produeed several recent books). ButHamilton, who was the senior British Military Attache with the Japanese First Army until shortly beforeMukden gives much detail which would be of use to anyone wargaming this period. Tsu Shima shouldappeal to the naval wargamer as being the only major elash of battleship fleets of ironclads beforethe age of the aircraft and submarine. 1 suppose like so many smaller conflicts between the Boer Warand the Great War it became overshadowed by the Great War.

We have discussed before the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 and the difficulty of finding much about thedetailed military history of the campaigns. Atteridge included Lule Burgas in his "Great ModernBattles", but there is little else on the subject. Another series of campaigns one would like to knowmore about is the Mexican Civil Wars. Again I have vague memories of pre-1914 references to Villa andother leaders. Aircraft was used I believe in both the Balkans and Mexico but it is difficult to findout anything about this.

I wonder whether anyone has thought of wargaming civil defence in the 1939-45 period? Since mywar was spent in Civil Defence, as Red Cross Commandant and Instructor, Air Raid Warden and Lecturerin Civil Defence, memories of C.D. exercises makes me wonder if there might not be a new field ofactivity here. Apart from model C.D. figures, a publisher, I think Jordans, issued around 1943-4 avery complete set of card figures, which could be cut out and stuck together covering the whole rangeof civil defence. Wardens, Fire Guards, "utility" Police, Incident Officers, etc., all in appropriateuniforms, ambulances, fire-engines, trailer pumps, signs for the various services, etc. I spentseveral evenings making up a set, which we used both for Warden Sector map exercises, and also forCounty Instructor Group map and sand table exercises.

Bill Thurbon of Cambridge.

"Thank you for printing my recent letter in your February issue, I thoroughly agree with yourfootnote that opinions differ and to err is hut human, but 1 do feel that the line must be drawn somewhere, and that anyone spending £5 is entitled to expect most of what they read to be reliable. Toadd to your footnote, I would like to say that to criticise others is often easier than to write abook oneself, and I do wish that British authors would list their sources in foot-notes, bibliographies,etc., so that their readers can check the text and read further on a subject. This way, the reader canascertain the value and reliability of an author. German military historians make a point of addingsuch a list, but too few of their British counterparts do. The problems of research are familiar tome, and as one's sources are sometimes contradictory, confusion and mistakes do occur. In order towrite professionally, one must know which books and documents to refer to, and whose writings to relyon. To research the Napoleonic Era, 1 feel that one must go back to as many original books, government documents, etc., as is possible as later works especially tend to contain misinterpretations,which are in turn misinterpreted by the next person to write on the subject, and so on, the errors ofothers being compounded. The writings of people who have not gone back far tend to be of little value.I feel that it is little excuse to blame someone else when you have copied their mistakes, because theonus is on oneself to check their writings before using them."

Peter A Hofschroer of Rotherhite, London.

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"I would like to make a comment about 'fantasy' wargaming and would like to see some articles onthe subject."

Herman Liebson, Dawson Springs, U.S.A.

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"Wargamer's Newsletter is a great magazine worth twice the cost at present (but don't let me pressyou). One suggestion 1 would make is to sound-out the membership to see if a special reprint (evenphoto-copy) of earlier volumes, etc., at a commercial price, would be acceptable. The way old back-numbers disappear at open-days etc., is remarkable - I know, I have been disappointed often enough."

P. R. Merritt of Crofton Park, London.

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"I liked your March editorial. Your middle section "I enjoy setting up situations ..." and thenext sentence reminded me of my own Soult syndrome. When my Napoleonic French army reached the armycorps level I painted up a Minifigs Marshal Soult figure to take charge, as I had come to the conclusion that ray method of fighting most closely resembled his. In other words, 1 very much liked workingout what 1 thought was a really cunning plan based on the terrain and where 1 thought the enemy wouldbe, then bringing off the initial manoeuvres neatly and quickly in what I hoped was a surprise move.Once contact was reached there was a distinct falling-off in interest. I not only was not very fascinated by niceties of arcs of fire and turning angles and so on, but I increasingly felt that this wasthe part of Napoleonic wargames whicn was the most unhistorical. It seems more and more apparent to methat the mood of a unit was the crucial factor always, in those wars at any rate. You know the sort ofthing, a regiment routed by an unexpected charge by one company, or a body of troops beaten off withheavy loss by two guns whilst a similar body passes or charges 'a double battery with light losses.Honestly, we might as well just throw a dice one for each side when two bodies of enemies meet, regardless of size. The joke is, we would get a historical result in many cases.

Of course 1 am in a tiny minority in this respect, and of course our own rules include featurescovering various points of view represented by the players who use the rules most. I feel this is oneof the nice compromises you must strike in wargaming. I know a couple of players who' would be far morekeen on Napoleonic wargaming if the game was more a question of grand strategy, moving units over hugetracts of open country, BUT that kind of game would on the other hand put off a far larger number ofwargamers to whom details of weapon, deductions for formation changing, canister spread and so forthare of prime interest.

Harold Gerry of St. Albans, Herts.

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ANSWERS TO MILITARY QUIZ (On page(I)

Kadesh; Egyptians and Hittites.Kimberley, Ladysmith and Mafeking.Federal.

Russian troops were concerned in all of them.25 November 1863; 23 June 1757; 23 May 1706; 6 July 1685; 21 June 217 BC.

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angles. In an electronic rifle-range the visitor can test his marksmanship.

Further information and photographs from Miss E.Talbot Rice, National Army Museum, RoyalHospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT. Telephone 01-730 0717 Ext 22.

MUST LISTI had really hegun to think that nothing new had appeared on the scene as there was a great

scarcity of material to fill this feature. But then things hegan to fall into place and now I thinkthere are quite a number of little items that will probably be valuable and certainly of interest.First, Peter Manning of MINIATURE FIGURINES brought me in his latest model in the Colonial range ofa 15 pdr breech-loading field gun, with little seats over the axle-tree and all the other refinementsand equipment. It is a fine little model and will rightly take its place alongside the h.l Naval gun;the Gatling and Maxim machine guns and the 1 pdr pom-pom. I find these models very exciting because,whatever else I collect, I am a Colonialist at heart. For the last seventeen years my British Colonialforces have been using some not particularly inspiring field-guns which I suspect are American CivilWar 12 pdr Napoleons - they certainly are not the sort of guns that Roberts and Wolseley draggedaround India and Africa. Of course, my Colonial range are 30mm but to the horror of the purist, I likemy guns, wagons, etc., on a slightly smaller scale otherwise they take up too much room on the table.

The next thing that arrive was one of those exciting boxes from HICHLIFFE MODELS LIMITED whichmy son always implores me to allow him to open - this was no exception and the mere fact of seeing somany Heritage I5mm models in the box has now sent him on a 13mm-JagJ That will last for a couple ofdays until something else catches his fancy I suppose. There seems little doubt that, with the costof 25mm metal figures rising steadily (although 15mm will rise in relative proportion) that this scaleat 65p for 12 infantry or 8 cavalry must be strongly considered on economic grounds as the scale ofthe future. Although I still remain unconvinced that they are as easy to paint as everybody tells me- not that I have tried! Anyway, the latest Heritage 15mm Napoleonics consist of Prussian infantry -Reserve infantry charging, Landwehr infantry attacking, Landwehr infantry defending and Guard marching(use as Guards, Grenadiers or Fusiliers) and a Landwehr Command Pack of 6 figures; Cavalry - Landwehrlancers wearing shako, wearing schirmutze, wearing shako with cover, and Landwehr lancers(wearingshako) command, (wearing schirmutze) command and (wearing shako with cover) command; Blucher and staffand Marshal and staff. There is a Prussian Napoleonic Artillery pack consisting of a horse team of 4horses with limber and riders. There is an interesting selectiop of 25mm Napoleonics in this latestHinchliffe release group, many of them being those "extra" figures such as standard bearers, drummersor trumpeters, etc., which add the final polish to our battalions and squadrons. This selection consists of Prussian Napoleonic Guard infantry standard bearer and drummer, the former has a flag includedwith it ready for painting. Then there are three Prussian Napoleonic cavalry - 2 standard bearers, aUhlan and Landwehr, both with standards ready for painting, and a Landwehr trumpeter. BrunswickNapoleonics have two standard bearers - Uhlan and Hussar, also with standards then an Austrian Grenadier standard bearer, and for that minority amongst us who collect Spanish Napoleonic figures, aSpanish Lancer standard bearer complete with flag. The American Civil War is not forgotten and thereis a very nice figure of a Confederate infantry officer charging; Ancient fans have a Hun - a Nobleheavy cavalry and then there are two of the one-piece cavalry figures which I think are so attractive(if only because my horsemen will never stay glued in the saddle) - the French Line infantry colonelis a very nice figure and will look great when painted up; the American Civil War dismounted trooperin a kepi is holding his horse's head is a nice figure also but seemingly not quite in wargames context. It would be interesting to know how well the sales of these one-piece cavalry castings aregoing in comparison with the old style two-piece castings. Finally there is a pack of 2 Renaissanceor Medieval gun mantlets.

Then there is a beautiful 80mm figure of an officer of the Cameron Highlanders at Tel-el-Kebir1882. I do not know who has "designed this figure or the other 80mm figures HINCHLIFFE have recentlybeen putting out but he has certainly caught the style of this chap whose features are truly Scottishwith beetling eyebrows, heavy moustache and beard - I wonder if it was copied from a full page photograph in a Navy and Army Illustrated of the last few years of the 19th century, depicting a Highlandgeneral who had fought in this battle? It will be a real test of patience and mobility to paint thekilt I imagine but the figure will look really splendid when complete with the right foot up on arock, and his hand holding a typical Scots walking stick. This sells at £4.50p and I imagine willdo well.

Sitting here dictating, my eye has again been caught by these Heritage 15mm figures and it hasstruck me that 1 have not really paid them due credit as they are remarkably well defined for theirsmall size and indeed some of them are up to common 25mm standards.

In the past I have given a write-up to publications by R.D.Pengel of 70 Balden Road, Harborne,Birmingham B32 2EW, whose informative booklets are both very well executed and ridiculously cheap.His latest publicati°Rilve come to hand, on French Infantry plus French flags of the Seven Years ¥ar -the booklet on the French Infantry Uniforms costs 60p and the supplement on Flags 20p. The enthusiasm,research and knowledge that goes into these booklets is quite extraordinary and you do not only getwording but lots of illustrations, including most intricate details of equipment, uniforms, pocketlace, etc. Previous titles by R.D.Pengel and G.R.Hurt are - Flags of the French"^ Infantry during theSeven Years War; Prussian and Austro-Hungarian Flags of the Seven Years War; Russian Infantry Flagsof the Seven Years War and Russian Infantry Uniforms of the Seven Years War.

1 have a very positive leaflet in front of me as I write from QUICK SILVER PRODUCTIONS, P.O.Box25366, Richmond, Virginia 23260, U.S.A., announcing "Battle Stations! The most accurate, the mostrealistic naval miniatures rules ever published!" They claim to provide options to the wargamer tobuild in the degree of complexity to suit him best and while I have not seen the rules, know nothingof them and probably would not be able to understand them if I did - I am impressed that David Isbyof Strategy and Tactics Magazine (whom I know to be a discerning and knowledgeable critic) writesabout them - "...excellent both as a game and as a lesson in naval strategy and tactics... the mostaccurate naval wargame, board or miniature, in existence...Battle Stations! will teach the player agreat deal about naval warfare that seldom appears in print...It succeeds admirably both as a gameand as an analysis of the tactics and technology of WWII era naval surface combat."

I had a letter the other day from Major Max A. Ray of the American Infantry, part of which Isreproduced elsewhere In this magazine hut this Is his notes accompanying a set of rules that he hasdevised and being published under the- title of MODERN ARMOR - Miniatures Rules for AFV's of the Contemporary Era by TSR Hobbls, Inc., P.O.Box 756, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, U.S.A. Max wrltes:-

"I am enclosing a copy of my Modern Rules which was published In this country last summer. Foryears I had been experimenting with various rule sets for Modern Warfare. As a professional Armyofficer with two years of combat service In Vietnam, I was unhappy with the two major modern rules(Tractlcs was good but too detailed and the WRG 1975 rules were way out of date although playable),and therefore developed my own back In 1975- After two years of play testing by numerous active Armycombat experienced Individuals and much up-dating of data based on unclassified official U.S. Armydocuments, I was able to have the rules published."

It Is well-known that I am quite stupid about rules and that It takes me a long time to understand them but, considering the complexity of modern weapons and warfare I was amazed how reasonableI found these rules and how well I understood them on just one reading. The actual working part ofthe book consists only of eleven pages plus an easy redtejEEncechart and two detailed specifications ofvehicles and weapons. All modern Items seem to be Included, many of them being quite new to me and IImagine that the wargamer who fancies fighting'Today's' wars (fictional so far except for affairs InIndia and the Middle East), could find these rules very useful. I particularly appreciated Major Ray'sInscription -"To Donald Peatherstone, for his efforts In making better wargamers of us all."

I have said a lot about 15mm figures so I think It Is only fair to mention one of the "Daddy's"of that scale - Peter Lalng who Is one of the few makers that provides the availability'for wargamersto re-flght the Crimean War. His latest advert Includes British Line Infantry, Guardsmen, Highlanders- plus drummers, officers, standard bearers, etc.; French Infantry Including Zouaves plus standardsand drummers; Turkish Infantry and officers; Russian Infantry, drummer, standard bearer, offleers,etc.; Caucasian Infantry. The cavalry range Includes British Hussars, Lancers, Heavy Dragoons, ScotsGrey; French chasseur d'Afrlque, carablnler, dragoon; Russian Hussar, Lancer and Cossack and Turkishcavalry. Then there are British guns and gunners and their Russian counterparts plus limbers, gabions,mortars, etc., etc. All forming a nice little "second" period In which to be active..--

John Nlblett of 50 The Broadway, Herne Bay, Kent, has added some attractive English Civil War 20mmscale wargames figures. The range Includes an assortment of 5 Foot figures and 3 Cavalry types, theformer Includes Pike and Musket men from both King and Parliamentary armies, one firing his musket onIts rest and the plkeman Is In a choice of positions; there Is also an attractive drummer. The cavalryIncludes an Ironside trooper, a Royalist trooper and a mounted cuirassier In three-quarter armour on arearing horse discharging his pistol. The horses are moulded In halves for assembly and the weaponsand arms are moulded separately for the purchaser to personally animate the figures. So far as I amconcerned that Is a grave disadvantage as, when 1 buy a figure I like It to be ready for use withoutbeing bothered by having to stick bits on to It - however I suppose there must be a demand for themelse they would not be made.

I have not seen the Series of Flag sheets, printed In full colour with an average of twelve different flags per sheet that have just become available from Keith Over, 7 Thurnlng Avenue, Stanground,Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. In 25inm scale, highly decorated and printed on selfr-adhesive paper, theycome In 26 different sheets providing the authentic flags and standards of large numbers of regimentsand units. The range Includes Flags of British Infantry Regiments from 1768 to 1816; German ArmyStandards 1775-83; French 1775-1815; Austria 1795-1816 and American Army Flags and Standards of 1776.The sheets sell for 70p each plus lOp postage for up to 16 sheets. American readers can get them fromZ and M Enterprises Inc., of Milwaukee.

EAGLE MINIATURES can now supply both foot and mounted figures for their 25mm range of soldiers ofthe French Revolutionary Wars; gunners and artillery will shortly follow. Write for lists or send 50pfor samples of 2 foot and 1 mounted. I can say no more about them because I have not seen them myself.

HEROICS and ROS FIGURES claim that their latest tanks are their best yet and still only lOp each,they are - Modern: USA MSB ARV and M578 Light ARV; France AMX-10 RC Armoured Car; Germany Leopard 2AVMBT and Luchs 8x8 armoured car; Israel L33 155mm SPG; World War 11: USSR KV-85; Germany PanzerjaegerIV/70 and Horch Staff Car; Hungary Raba Botond truck; USA M22 Locust and UK Beaverette (6p). Dozensmore are In preparation Including Italian CV3/33, Autobllnda 41, etc.

Another quite unique Item available from HEROICS and ROS FIGURES are their German Armoured TrainsIn 1:300 scale. More than 70 Standard Armoured Trains were operated by the Germans during the SecondWorld War, their composition being - 1. Obsolete flat car In front for detonating mines (lOp); 2. Toolcar (I5p); 3. Pzkpfw 38(t) on flat ear for support In pursuit of partisans (20p); 4. 10.5 Flakvlerllngcar (25p); 5. Infantry/Command car (25p); 6. Infantry/lO.5 cm car (25p); 7. Auxiliary Tender (l5p); 8.Armoured BR57 0-8-0 Locomotive and tender (30p); 9. Infantry/lO.5 cm car (25p); 10. Infantry/Commandcar (25p); 11. 10.5/Flakvlerllng car (25p). For display this train stands on 9 lengths of their straighttrack (8p each). All Items are available separately, or are offered the entire train and track for£2.90p, saving 22p. (Please Include postage). New wagons are - German Armoured Infantry/Command car25p; German Armoured Infantry/lO.5 cm gun car 25p; German Armoured Flakvlerllng/lO.5 cm car 25p; GermanArmoured tool car with spare track etc., 15p; German Auxiliary armoured tender for locomotive 15p.

ASGARD MINIATURES LIMITED announce some new 25mm wargames figures In Ancient and Medieval ranges.They consist of the first two figures In a new series of Greek warrlor^s, a Hopllte with spear andcircular shield and a Cretan archer; there are four new Vikings In various positions and a new gunfighter for their Western Gunflght game. There are also considerable additions to their Fantasy rangebut just can't bring myself to list all the names here!

There Is one small (and I mean that In every sense) Selence Fiction Item I will mention and theseare the 1:300 seale "Galactic Marine" figures available, plus the rules, from STAVKA MODELS, 471Lauraer Avenue, Port Coqultlam, British Columbia, Canada, who claim that "now you can fight large scaleScience Fiction battles at only a fraction of the cost.

BOOK REVIEWSMODERN TANKS AND ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES - Jane's Pocket Book k new edition By Christopher

F. Fobs. (7" x ; 268 pages; ahout 250 photographs. Macdonald and Jane's - £2.95p).

In these days of expensive hooks this is ahout the hest value in many respects that I have encountered for a long time. Highly authoritative, it must he the fruit of much research and so packedwith information illustrated hy modern and clear photographs. It seems that when a firm has a suhjectof such clear and acknowledged authority then they can safely attempt a hig initial print order whichenables them to keep the price down to reasonable levels as in this series. To an old tank man, theadvances in vehicles since World War Two are astonishing - still it is over thirty years and the thingsare still shaped roughly the same! A very good buy that should he on every Modern wargamers shelves.

JANE'S POCKET BOOK 18 - TOWED ARTILLERY hy Christopher F.Foss. (?" x 4f"; 264 pages; ahout 250first-class pictures. Macdonald and Jane's - £2.95p).

This hook covers the towed artillery and multiple rocket systems in service today - anti-tank guns,mountain guns, guns and howitzers, towed and self-propelled multiple rocket systems, and anti-aircraftguns, together with some weapons such as the American 105mm XM204 and 155mm M198 howitzers which arenot yet in service. Many of the weapons covered in the hook date from before the Second World War andin one case the French M 1897 to the last century! Of recent years some of these old artillery piecesategiving way to more recent weapons such as the British 105mm light gun and the 155inm FH70 in theEuropean armies. Guerilla activities saw the need for light artillery that can he transported intoaction hy helicopters - such weapons as the 105mm light gun specially been designed to meet this requirement. Everything said ahout the hook above applies to this one, which is an impressive piece ofwork at a very low price - although it does tend to make ones blood run a hit cold!

THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR hy George Gush and Martin Windrow. (64 pages; 8^" x 5i" 53 photographs and5 drawings. Patrick Stephens - £1.60p). ^

These publishers are another group that have found the secret of putting out modest hooks in largeprint orders so as to keep the price down and it is amazing what can he crammed into a relatively fewpages. By two authors known personally to me and for whom 1 have the greatest respect, this hookcovers the English Civil War, The course of the war. Weapons and equipment. Organisation and tactics,Wargaming the Civil War, Modelling Civil War figures and an appendix of general information on thisconflict. The English Civil War is a popular wargaming period and George Gush, as a leading member ofthe Pike and Shot Society, is an ideal person to propagate for its even greater popularity. So far aswargaming is concerned, George shows how to form an army and how to use it effectively on the table-top, principally using the Wargames Research Group rules of which he was the author. This is notprimarily a wargames hook hut gives a fair coverage to the hobby, therefore the illustrations, althoughwell .researched and first-class are not necessarily titillating to the wargamer. This excepts those onpages 43-50 which, necessarily printed rather small, still with the aid of a glass enable an interesting wargame to he sorted out. A worthwhile No.28 in the Airfix Magazine Guide series.

MODELLING RAF VEHICLES by Gerald Scarborough. (64 pages; 8^" x 5i"; 49 photographs and 66 drawings.Patrick Stephens - £1.60p.)

This is No.27 in the Airfix Magazine Guides and although not of any great interest to wargamers,is still a well produced hook hy an authority on the suhject.

MODELLING MILITARY VEHICLES edited hy Bruce Quarrie. (l60 pages; 9" x 6"; 168 photographs and 113drawings. Patrick Stephens - £4.50p.)

Over twice the size of the previous hooks, this is a detailed guide to modelling tanks, armouredcars, guns, half-tracks and trucks. Each chapter is written hy an acknowledged expert in his own field.These names include Gerald Scarborough, Jerry Gander, Julian Edwards, Jeremy Broughton, Martin Windrow,John Sandars, Eric Clark and Philip Steams. The hook is in separate sections which cover - detailing,converting and scratch-building models from plastic kits, plastic card and odd scrap items in varyingscales; artillery models; working from glass fibre kits; simplified models for wargaming; dioramas;tank crew figures. Then there are appendices which list manufacturers, suppliers and societies. Eachsection includes photographs of models under construction together with scale plans and constructionsketches. The specific wargames modelling section is handled hy John Sandars who is a popular memberof the Wessex Military Society and the Wessex Military Dining Club here in Southampton where his modelsare well known and always much admired. Another well produced hook - hut it will he surprising if aPatrick Stephens hook wasn't!

ARMIES OF FEUDAL EUROPE 1066—1300 by Ian Heath. (9t" x 74^"; 116 pages; 122 line drawings; 3 pagesof Heraldic shield hearings. A Wargames Research Group Publication - £4.00p).

This might seem rather a lot of money for a soft covered hook hut, unlike those mentioned above,this obviously must he a relatively smaller print order only increased if demand proves it worthwhile.It discusses the organisation, tactics, dress and weapons of the French, English, Scottish, Irish,Scandinavian, Spanish, Andalusian, Moroccan, Italian, Papal, Venetian, Sicilian, Imperialist, TeutonicKnight, Polish, Hungarian and Russian armies. It begins with a section dealing with various generalaspects of feudalism and then deals with the situation in each country in the period under review.There is a section on tactical methods of the Europeans and a useful list of major battles of theperiod starting with Sagrajas in 1086 and finishing with Falkirk in 1298 - most of them would makegood background scenarios for wargames. A dress and equipment section is illustrated with line drawings first of knights from 1100 to 1300; then sergeants and esquires, 12th and 13th century infantrymen; crosshowmen both foot and mounted and at the hack, probably where they prefer to he, the armedpeasants. Considering the weapons, some quite esoteric arms are listed and illustrated. There arealso sections of illustrations of the infantrymen of the different nations under review all different

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7+y, Map;azlne - March 1978, Of specific Interest to wargamers are illustrated articles on theon aircraft ai^^ship^ latest kits, models, etc. Also a number of illustrated articles

^9PEBUSpR - Journal of the Pike and Shot Society, Having received the year's supply at oncet wargaming interest although each magazine is first-class and

War- TTn'-f ' T, . ~ good artlclc hy George Gush on A Turkish Wargames Army; English CivilWar Uniforms by Stuart Asquith; No,3 - Wallenstein's Army at Lutzen; Flags of the Army of the Covenant;Escalading Rules Tactics; No,6 - extensive figure review; Lutzen; Vol,6, No,l -

Pavia^^T^nv Illustrated as always and containing good articles on a Re-fight ofHyboria; Charles Grant on Magic Moments on Wargaming; Peter Gilder interviewed; aT»,f c+ wargames scenario; a Napoleonic wargaming campaign and a re-fight of the English Civil War -The Storming of Brentford, Plus excellent features such as Terry Wise's Observation Post review of

g^er"fiffures^°ptc^^®'t^^"^A"®'^®a modern weapons and equipment, the latest books, board war-games, iigures, etc., etc. A good issue.

CFFH - Bulletin of the Club Francais de la Figurine Historique - No,77,^, In French contains interesting articles on the Military Museum at Metz; the evolution of armour; a host of shield crests forMedieval wargamers all illustrated; and Order of Battle and details of troops, arti^le^; stanSsmodel^'cannoS'' ^&ars War, plus other features and illustrated details for making a Victorian

- Journal of the Solo Wargamer's Association - March 1978, Full of enthusiasm, con-

thi« on rules, campaigning, etc,, all reflecting the link thatthis magazine is fast establishing between wargamers who lack a local opponent,

Wnri ~ ®®P;J'®®^®^~October 1977. A very packed and comprehensive magazine mostly onted articles nn^the w°' • illustrated contains articles on aircraft, tanks, weapons; some illustra-.re+ho " on the War in Vietnam plus a host of articles, reviews, features all tightly packed to-produced magazine obtainable from 218 Beech Street, Bennington, VT 05201, U.S.A.monthly at ?2,25 per copy or 013 for the year, '

modelling - March 1978, Full of alluring adverts and well illustrated features on

Afiew« information; Model Engineer Exhibition; Weathering in Model Making plus re-Views or the latest kits, figures, ■books, etc.

on 1978. The journal of Today's British Army, contains well illustrated articleson the Gazelle Helicopter; The Gurkha Museum; plus all the latest news and details of the modern armyfirst-class reviews of books, military LPs, etc, A good 20p's worth,

Barrv~^Snntb ' ->■ magazine for the military modeller available from P.O.Box Ik,Glamorpn CF6 6yB, at 50p per copy. In addition to reviews of the latest figures, kits.T authoritative well'known, writers;.as.. , John and Boris Mollo on theTerrv Windrow on Dien Bien Phu plus coloured uniform plates; The Sikhs and their Army;

+n Austrian Infantry and Foot Artillery again with coloured plates; Philip4 = Uniforms of the U.S. Army I898-I903; a wargaming article by StuartThe Boer-Matab®I® War of 1837 and a report on the Black Watch Museum, A very promising issuewhich sets itself a high standard to follow,

+ + Articles on the gunboat Peterel at Shanghai during World War Two; TheBattle of Arakan; The Siege of Rome 18^19; the Jaguar aircraft with coloured cut-away diagram; ItalianArmoured Cars; and the Collapse of Roumania in World War One - all beautifully illustrated in black-and-white and colour,

AV^ON- HILL GENERAL - January-February 1978, Basically for the board wargamer but still withvery interesting articles for wargamers in general, such as Historical commentary on the evolution offn?; unit tactics which takes up most of this issue,- Plus designing a scenario for the game Wooden

®"' Russo-German board wargame?.!^Candid guide to Avalon Hill wargames; New concepts andtactics for the game Midway; and news of a Science Fiction boardgame plus other features,BATTLE - April 1978, Well produced as always, contains the usual reviews of figures, books, etc,

^ pius good illustrated articles on Fantasy figures; Science Fiction wargaming; Charles Grant (*>) 'on Fantasy Wargaming; Tony Bath on Hyboria; Battlefields - Then and Now Pevensey 1066; Terry Wise'sObservation Post and Charles Grant's Tactical Teaser plus Stuart Asquith Re-fighting as a wargameChalgrove Field 16^3 and an explanatory article on Dungeons and Dragons,

military ^FAIRS - December 1977 - The journal of Military History published for the AmericanMilitary Institute by the Department of History, Kansas State University, Very detailed articles onThe Infantryman s Age in I8th Century Prussia; British Intervention irf Russia during the First WorldWar; Portuguese Artillery in the struggle for Morocco 1^15-1578; Blockading the Confederate Ports 1861-The Eisenhower Library; plus first-class book reviews and other features.

NOnCEBOARl)Unpalnted and painted 25mm Alrfix Napoleonics to swop for 25mm Ancients, Medievals or Fantasy -

send SAE to J.True, 6A Swithland Avenue, Leices LE^ 5BP.

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Rates for classified advertisements on this page are 2p (5c) per word. Send cash and advert toTRADIGION, 5a & 51) Shepherd Street, London W.l.

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SALE OR SWOP: 1/300 mid-ig'tS 8th Army. 100 vehicles, 100+ figures (Skytrex and Heroics). £7.50por swop for W.W.I microships or Minifigs Napoleonics (unpainted preferred). List from ChristopherMacLachlan, 25 Winram Place, St. Andrews, Fife.

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BACK NUMBERS WARGAMER'S NEWSLETTER - November 1968; May 1973 to February 197A inclusive 20p eachor 11 for £2.00p including postage (USA/Canada 50c or 11 for ^5.50). Back numljers March 197A to datecan be obtained from TRADITION (5a & 5b Shepherd Street, Mayfair, London W.l.) at 'iOp per copy including postage.

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SOUTHERN MILITAIRE

By now well established, this wargamers and nilitary collectors festival of the South will be heldas in past years at the Post House Hotel, Southampton - on 22nd and 23rd April 1978. In the past ithas been run by Miniature Figurines but this year the organisation! is in the hands of the WessexMilitary Society and all correspondence and requests for information should be addressed to StephenDouglas, 12 Riverview Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton. (Southampton 55799A). In addition to theusual wargames competitions and modelling contests arranged by South Hants Military Modelling Club,SOUTHERN MILITAIRE will also be the scene of the third Individual Skirmish Wargame Championship, runby Mike Blake and Ian Colwill of Skirmish Line. Although on a smaller scale than its Northern counterpart held in Manchester each November, SOUTHERN MILITAIRE is a very lively and friendly affair whereold friends meet amid a congenial atmosphere of wargaming and military collecting. Personally, my onlycomplaint is that they always seem to hold it on a weekend when Southampton are either playing in thesemi-final of the F.A.Cup or are at home - but this year there is no such excuse for non-attendance -either by me or anyone else!

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THE PIKE AND SHOT SOCIETY

This energetic group are still actively pressing forward and propagating both wargaming and studyof the extensive and highly colourful area of warfare known as the Pike and Shot period. There arefirst—class ranges of figures available from all of the best—known makers making it possible for thewargamer in this period to amass quite exotic armies of colourful characters whose style of wargamingis particularly adaptable to table-top terrain. The Society put out a first-class magazine and havesets of rules for the period. As their membership includes many of the most experienced and proficientwargamers in the current English scene, members have an opportunity of not only learning but rubbingup against them in the hope that some of their talent might stick! Enquiries re membership should goto J.J.Bayton, Upper Flat, 2h Shalford Road, Guildford, Surrey GUA BBL. Subscriptions and new membersshould send their cash (£3.50p per annum) to the Treasurer, M.Wasilewski, 100 Woodhouse Road, Finchley,London N12 ORL. Back copies of the magazine for 1975/76/77 can be obtained for £2.00p for the sixissues for the year plus postage and packing of 50p - obtainable from J.Tilson, the Editor, 63 CollegeGrove, Preston Road, Hull HU3 9RU. The Pike and Shot Society's Annual General Meeting will be held atCaxton Hall, London in the Kent Rooms on the 13th May 197S from 10 am to 6 pm., when active wargamingwill take place and there will be an opportunity to exchange, buy and generally mingle and absorb all theinterest of this colourful period. Further information from the Society's Secretary Chris North 15Church Close, West Lane, Sharlston, Wakefield.

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FOR SALE: 5A-nm and larger model soldiers, new, unpainted; also some boardgames, books and wargaming items. S.A.E. - Wise, 20 St.Mary's Road, Doncaster, S.Yorks.

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A NEW WEAPON GALLERY AT THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM — On 12 April an important new permanent exhibitionwill open on the museum's ground floor. In the first serious attempt by any museum to trace the development of the hand-held weapons used by the British soldier from Mediaeval times to the present, theinfluence of tradition, emergency, fashion and science on many individual regiments: the East IndiaCompany, which ruled the great sub-continent until after the mutiny of 1857: and the Indian Army. Itdeals with the weapons carried by infantry and cavalry who, on occasions carried pistols, carbines, asword and a lance. Besides personal arms the displays include machine guns, grenades, mortars andlight anti-tank weapons, although the earliest weapon on show is a longbow from the wreck of HenryVIII's ship Mary Rose, sunk in 1525. Comparisons are made of the accuracy and range of half-a-dozenweapons from the smooth-bore musket of 1580 to the 1903 Short Magazine Lee Enfield. In a street scenetableau the models carry a selection of the weapons currently used against urban terrorists. MugB useis made of contemporary illustrations and film and slide sequences show how the weapons were carriedand used. Many weapons are displayed in circular cases that allow the contents to be examined from all

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As well as our extensive ranges of micro tanks,micro ships and rules, we also stock a limitedrange of gannes. We have played each one, eitheras produced, or in their prototype version andconsider them high quality and enjoyable games,otherwise we wouldn't sell them. For example westock the following Philmar games at £4.95 each,post free.

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• English Civil \Nar (available thisSpring)

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Blank dice for that special use, mark themyourselves as fire dice, salvo dice, etc. 30p apair.

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This new superb range of 25 mm figuresof THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY

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