Fanteria Indiana, 1877–1893

Recensione dei Figurini Ral Partha in Scala 1:64

A Lance-Naik e quattro sepoys of the 15th Bengal Fanteria (Ludhiana Sikhs) con a variety of full-dress, mixed campaign dress, e khaki uniforms. These Ral Partha soldatini are wearing a modified version of the equipaggiamento valise modello 1871 britannico con white leather waist-belt, a single ammunition pouch, ball pouch, water-bottle e haversack. This equipaggiamento set was later issued in brown leather. The fanti are armed con the .577 caliber Model 1867 Snider-Enfield breech-loading rifle con Model 1853 bayonet, which was made available to the Indian army once the esercito britannico had been re-equipped con the Martini-Henry rifle by 1877. The Snider-Enfield rifle remained nel servizio Indian army until the esercito britannico received the new Lee-Metford magazine rifle, e surplus Martini-Henry rifles were issued to Indian army regiments from 1888 to 1893.

Contenuto

• 10 advancing Sepoys in 1 Pose – 26 mm pari a 166 cm di altezza

Valutazione

• Excellent choice of subject, Indian fanti like these served on the Northwest Frontier, in Afghanistan, Burma, Egypt, e the Sudan. The sepoys are wearing sandals which continued to be popular footwear even after boots were generally issued in the Indian army.
• The advancing pose is most suitable for wargame formations which are marching, patrolling, advancing e moving to new firing positions more often than they are actually firing. That there is only one pose in the set is not a disadvantage, given the fact that this is the most common e natural pose for an fanteria to adopt.
• The modified Indian version of the equipaggiamento valise modello 1871 britannico was worn by the 45th Bengal Native Fanteria (Rattray’s Sikhs) during the 2nd Afghan War, although many other reggimenti Indian e britannici still wore the earlier pouch-belt accoutrements. A brown leather version of the modified Indian equipaggiamento della fanteria was later issued to other regiments of the Indian army.
• Good casting quality, practically no flash. Ral Parta colonial soldatini are a joy to paint e collect.
• Compatibile con other 25 mm 1:64 scale soldatini. Considering that many Indian sepoys of the period were noticeably shorter than their comrades britannici, these soldatini may be used alongside the taller 28 to 32 mm 1:60 scale soldatini available today.
• The soldatini’s rifles are 25 percent too short, they measure only 1120 mm in scala 1:64, compared to the actual 1407 mm length of the Snider-Enfield rifle.

Utilizzo Storico

• Indian Native Fanteria, 1877–1893
  • Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1878–1880
  • Northwest Frontier, 1877–1893
  • The First Sudan War, 1882–1884
  • Third Burmese War, 1885–1887
  • Black Mountain Expedition, 1888
  • Black Mountain Expedition, 1891

Ral Partha Indian Fanteria are a must-have for giocatori wargame interested in the Northweast Frontier Wars e many other conflicts involving regiments of the Indian army. These Indian troops are often seen in simulations games using The Sword e the Flame (TSATF) e similarly popular rule sets. The soldatini may be painted in full-dress o khaki uniforms con colourful turbans.

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– Pubblicato: 03.06.2005 – Aggiornato:
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