The Sword e the Flame

Recensione del Gioco di Guerra

To all those who cherish the poems of Rudyard Kipling, e who think Gunga Din, Four Feathers, e Zulu are among the finest films evers produced, these game rules are respectfully dedicated. With these rules, a light heart, an open mind, ed a vivid imagination we will return to the days of the Impero Britannico con the chatter of the Gatlings, the skirl of bagpipes, the Dervish screams, the crack of rifles, e the ring of broadsword on bayonet.

In the latter part of the nineteenth secolo, the Armata Britannica Victorian fought countless frontier wars e border skirmishes against a myriad of worthy foes from the hills of the northwest frontier of India to the scrub-covered plains of the Sudan e South Africa. The Imperial Red (later Khaki) Coats of Her Majesty matched courage, valor, e steel con Zulu, Pathan, Dervish, Egyptian, e Boer for half a secolo e more.

There were no European-style battles of massed battaglioni maneuvering in cadenced step, deployed over miles of front e flanked by cavalleria ed artiglieria. These were desperate little fights; small groups of rec-coated soldiers e dusky hill tribesmen, sudden volleys e quick rushes con sword e bayonet, a hilltop taken o an attack repulsed, and, finally, the dead e wounded.

Fearless devotion to a cause was universal, e combat was usually to the death. Generally outnumbered, the Imperial forces were usually well-armed, highly disciplined, e superbly led. While their officers e sergeants lived, their staying power in combat was phenomenal. Only rarely did they ever flee the field. Their gallant opponents, from the wily Pathan to the fanatic Dervish, were often severely beaten, but the fight was always hard, e the ranks britannici somewhat depleted. The frontiers of the Empire were truly, as Kipling said, "bought con the sword e the flame".

Contenuto

• Titolo: The Sword e the Flame (TSATF)
• Epoca: 1850 to 1925 colonial era
• Tipo: Tactical Skirmish Wargame
• Scala del Tempo: none given
• Scala del Terreno: none given
• Scala del Truppe: 1 figure = 3 men
• Basette: single soldatini
• Autore: Larry V. Brom
• Formato: 28-page rule book
• Lingua: Inglese
• Casa Editrice: Yaquinto Publications, Royal Oak, MI
• Pubblicato: 1979

Capitoli

• Introduction to the Game e the Historical Period
  1. Day of the Empire, 1 page
  2. The opposing forces, 3 pages
  3. Organizing the armies, 2 pages
  4. The game table, 3 pages
  5. Acquiring soldatini
  6. Painting the armies, 1 page
  7. Uniform information, 4 pages
  8. Banners, colours, standards, e flags, 2 pages
• The Game Rules
  1. Introduction to the game rules, 2 pages
  2. The sequence of events during each game turn
  3. The basic unit
  4. Facing
  5. Attitude
  6. Formations, 1 page
  7. The movement phase, 3 pages
  8. The fire phase, 2 pages
  9. The close combat (hand-to-hand) phase, 2 pages
  10. The morale phase, 1 page
  11. Supplementary ideas, 2 pages
• Sample Game - The Battle of Chamla Valley, 5 pages
• Epilogue e Further Reference, 3 pages
  1. Acknowledgement
  2. Glossary of game e rule terms
  3. Bibliography
  4. The Victoria Cross

Quick Reference Charts e Counters

• Close into Combat Chart
• Stand e Fight Chart
• Close Combat Chart
• Morale Chart
• Movement Chart
• Rally Chart
• Firing Chart

In The Sword e the Flame (TSATF), one Lieutenant, Sergeant, e 18 Privates represent a platoon of European fanteria, which may be split into due sections of 10 men each. One Captain, Sergeant-Major, e due plotoni represent an fanteria company. The colonel e due fanteria companies represent an fanteria battalion. Tribal opponents are organized into clans o bands of 20 soldatini, one of whom is the Clan Chief, Amaviyo o Sheik. Tre clans ed a tribal leader called Hill Chieftain, Induna, o Emir, form a tribe. The photo shows a Lieutenant, Havaldar, Naik, Lance-Naik, e Rifleman of the 5th Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment, wearing a mix of full-dress e campaign dress uniforms.

A platoon of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers deployed in square. If bayonets were fixed, these troops would be ready to repel cavalleria nemica. In addition to the Lieutenant e Sergeant, this TSATF platoon has a Corporal e Bugler, who act like riflemen regolari in combat. The Fusiliers are antique 15 mm Peter Laing miniatures.

A platoon of the 5th Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment of the Punjab Frontier Force (PFF), o "Piffers". The Gurkhas are advancing in platoon column, con their Lieutenant in the lead, e the Sergeant bringing up the rear. These, too, are antique 15 mm Peter Laing miniatures, painted in full dress uniforms which would gradually be replaced by khaki field service tunics e trousers.

A platoon of Egyptian fanteria of the Sudan War, deployed in line. The soldatini are antique 15 mm Peter Laing miniatures.

A clan of antique 15 mm Peter Laing soldatini painted as Mahdist warriors of the Sudan War. These warriors are armed con a mixture of spears e rifles.

A platoon of 1:72 scale Confederate fanteria wearing a mixture of grey e butternut uniforms con sky-blue facings. Not strictly colonial, but these troops may be used in post-ACW games using TSATF rules. Rebel fanteria wearing slouch hats may double-up as Boers. The soldatini are ESCI, IMEX, Accurate, e Revell Confederate e Union soldiers, which mix quite well.

While TSATF was designed con the Armata britannico Victorian in mind, the rules are perfectly suitable for other colonial conflicts involving truppe americane, austriaci, belgi, Egyptian, francesi, tedesche, italiane, giapponesi, russe until la prima guerra mondiale. Supplemental rules are available which cover la guerra franco-indiana (1754–1763), legione straniera francese, la Rivolta dei Boxer (1900), e fighting on boats.

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- Pubblicato: 17.10.2006 - Aggiornato: 26.06.2008
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