Time for a little revisit to the colonial period . This time it is the full unit for my Ghurkas
They will do duty on the NWF of course , but also they be deployed to Sudan this summer as part of my Indian Army forces . For Sands of Sudan they will be a 48 figure battalion , plus skirmish company -18 figures
The first of the NWF frontier opposition in the form of Old Glory Pathans are on the desk - amongst a host of other things of course .
It’s been a while since I painted stuff for this collection and some has been sat base coated for a good while , namely the half tracks and other transport. I decided to get them done and move things along, I also had a couple of Tigers that were built already that needed a paint job .
Twenty vehicles completed altogether . 11x251 variants , 2x250 , 2 20mm AA , 2 tractors and a Kubelwagon , plus the two Tigers . In addition I had two 3d printed bunkers that needed completing too .
The first game at home for the year sees a return to SE Asia. This time a 1 on 1 game using The Nam - The Way it Was rules.
A VC force has been spotted and the Marines are sent on a search and destroy . The VC have their own objectives to complete as they are mustering supplies and forces for the future , so they have to get stuff off board , which means it’s not just a straight up firefight.
The VC are set up initially on blinds with some blanks . The US made a reasonable intel roll and chose 7 or the 12 to reveal finding some key teams and some blanks . Game on
US Forces
4 x 4 , Fireteams with M16’s . All trained
2 x M60 teams
1 Lt (veteran), , RTO , and Grenadier (7x Grenades ), 1 Corpsman
1 Mortar team , Veteran
VC ,
4 x4 rifles teams - with limited ammunition , trained
1 x 4 SMG team, veteran
2 x 5 AK47 teams , trained
2 x LMG teams, veteran , 1 x RPG
2 s Sniper (placed at far end of table). Veteran
VC supply column - 2 bikes , 2 carrier figures , 1 VC command - veteran
3 hidden caches - rolling on a d8
Card deck has 1 per squad , plus random event and joker .
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| First squad off the chopper. |
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| The LZ is under observation |
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| Halt ! - booby traps - punji sticks.. luckily they were spotted. |
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| Ambush! |
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| Incoming ! RPG! |
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| Mortar section is set up on the cleared LZ. |
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| 1st round on target - takes out the RPG and his mates. |
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| The VC supply column is though getting away |
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| The LT finds another way through . |
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| Sniper ! Wings the LT and kills the RTO. |
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| Another LMG team opens up - the Marines just charge . |
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| VC escape across the river - grenades and shots just don’t stop these. |
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| VC command stay to conduct the defence. |
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| Bug out time for the VC as the Marines get near the village |
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| Casualty evacuation |
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| A cache of weapons is discovered in the village too. |
Great game only just won by Pete’s USMC final weapons cache discovery, found as a result of hiding from the sniper, they nearly missed it! 5 US KIA 3 wounded . 5 wounded VC captured - 14 KIA . The majority of the VC supply column got away . They will be back!
A few overhead shots of the wider table - until next time
Ok this is a bit of a “what if” addition for the Sudan . I had picked some of Perry Victorias Little Wars Ghurka figures a few years ago so time to get some paint on them . The Ghurka of course didn’t deploy to the Sudan but my take is that otheIndian army units did so it’s a possibility .
In addition the will of course do duty for the NWF nicely too . I have even ordered some Old Glory Pathans to create a small force for it .
These are the initial test paint skirmish group . 6 skirmishers . Plenty more to come
First painting of the year completed .
First up 5 T64’s to take my total to 10 which is a lot for a 7 Days game . Hopefully the campaign game will kick off later in Jan .
They are from the Battlefront TY range . Simple enough kit , with a Tamiya rattle can and oil washes with a highlight.
