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T h e W O R L D ’ S P R E M I E R TA B L E T O P G A M I N G M A G A Z I N E
SUDAN
1881 - 1885
the
ultimate
imperial
adventure
the
ancient
germans
more
moments in
history
Issue 280 - february 2011
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A VERY BRITISH CIVIL WAR
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back to bases
A few new thoughts on basing.
bunker down!
WWII fortifications in Normandy
The author explores its appeal
p l u s : FA L L I N s h o w r e p o r t, t h e 2 n d i n d i a n h e a d s a n d m u c h m o r e !
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Wargames illustrated issue wi280, february 2011
From the editor
Stored in an innocuous looking brown box in the basement of the Royal Engineers Museum,
Gillingham, UK, is a set of artifacts that bear testimony to the saint-like reverence with
which General Charles Edward Gordon was held in Victorian Britain: a cigarette box,
containing three unsmoked cigarettes, said to have been left by Gordon; a scrap of paper
which appears to contain the remains of a dead insect, text by the side of the squashed
creature reads "A fly that walked the Gordon nose"; and a broken flagstone, about six inches
in diameter, framed by a wreath of silverware flowers, which bears the inscription “25th
January 1885”, (thought to be) the date of Gordon’s death. This last is said to be a piece of
the ground Gordon was standing on when he was killed, and it was presented to Queen
Victoria - a great admirer of the general.
Gordon was the embodiment of the British Empire, his qualities of firmness, fairness,
Christian faith and morals were exactly what Victoria wanted to export to the four corners
of the world, and it was this ‘crusade’ which landed Gordon in Khartoum in the Sudan on
18 February 1884.
Our theme articles this month are based around the predicament the British found
themselves in after General Gordon had deposited himself in the centre of a warzone
surrounded by rebellious tribesmen (Fuzzy Wuzzies) - led by a fanatical leader, the Mahdi -
who were baying for his blood and the end of British and Egyptian rule in the country.
I hope I’ve not spoilt the story for anyone by telling you that Gordon didn't make it out
alive. His death and the sacking of Khartoum was a bloodbath, unplayable as a war-game,
but the other battles that surrounded both the (ultimately futile) relief effort to save Gordon,
and the (ultimately futile!) first efforts to avenge him are rich in wargaming potential.
The British Army riding camels across the desert, sailors wielding primitive machine guns,
and wild eyed (and haired!) African tribesmen fighting to the death over red sand, can't fail
to stir the wargamer into action.
So "play up, play up, and play the game".
Special thanks this month go to Michael Perry, for both his photographs (seen mainly in
Unfinished Business)
and his permission to use the Karl Kopinski artwork from the
excellent, and highly recommended, book
Go Strong into the Desert
by Col. Michael
Snook, published by Perry Miniatures and available from www.perry-miniatures.com
CIRCLING
THE SQUARE ........................ 34
the tribes of
germania ............................ 54
A GOOD DUSTING ............. 64
Also The Grimsby Wargames Society, particularly Dave Tuck and Malcolm Taylor, and
Daniel Hodgson for letting us photograph their excellent (and massive!) Sudan collections.
Daniel Faulconbridge
UK Editor
BACK TO BASES .................... 70
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CONTENTS
(Theme content in
blue)
more moments in history 10
With the third set of our
Wargames
Illustrated
exclusive ‘Moments in History’
range about to be released, we wanted to
give you a closer look at the vignettes, and
the moments that inspired them.
us a designer’s eye-view on how and why
he put the rules together.
back to bases .......................... 70
When you have finished meticulously
mounting your models on bases, preparing
them for the tabletop, do they actually look
like the units/regiments/warbands of the
past which they are designed to represent?
Pete Brown argues not, and presents the
case for radical change. The
WI
modelling
team take up some of Pete's ideas and run
with them. Take a look at the results....
unfinished business .. 80
“give them vollEys!” ............ 18
We begin our expedition to the Sudan with
an introduction to the Mahdist Uprising of
1884 - 85. "Give them volleys!" is a quote
by Lieut. Col. Percy Barrow, barked to his
men at the battle of Abu Kru, and we felt
it was a great soundbite which summed
up both the attitude, and determination,
of a colonial army facing a "savage" foe
in the far flung reaches of the Empire.
In this intro article you will find all the
background information you will need
before setting out on a campaign into the
desert, or conversely, in preparation to
face the foreign infidels who are invading
your sacred homeland.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ............ 80
In light of the failure to save Khartoum and
Gordon, the British government responded
by re-opening another front in the Sudan in
an effort to inflict retribution on the
Mahdi's chief lieutenant, Osman Digna.
The campaign proved ultimately futile, but
one of its battles, Tofrek, is rich with
wargaming potential.
SECOND TO NONE ................... 88
First formed during World War One, the
U.S. 2nd Infantry Division played a vital
role following the 1944 D-Day landings. In
this article we explore their actions and
encounters in Northern France.
SECOND TO NONE ........... 88
BUNKER DOWN! ........................ 28
Mike Haught discusses the construction of,
and tactics for using, WWII Western Front
defences in
Flames of War.
FALL IN! 2010 .............................. 96
Both our US and UK editors met at this
HMGS East show to chat about the future
of the magazine and take hundreds of
photos of the great gaming to be had in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
CIRCLING THE SQUARE .......... 42
Our theme content continues with more
details on the campaign to save General
Gordon besieged in Khartoum, along with
a scenario for refighting the Battle of Abu
Klea, 1885 - one of the the key encounters
of the Mahdist Uprising.
Research and
Imagination
.........................
104
1938 - A Very British Civil War
has proven
to be a very popular alternate reality. Simon
Douglas gives us a tour through some of
the ways you can find real life history, and
then apply it to the setting.
RESEARCH AND
IMAGINATION ................ 104
The Tribes of Germania .... 54
By bringing together classic sources and
information from modern archeological
finds, Howard Whitehouse can paint us a
clearer picture of the great threat to Rome,
the Ancient Germans.
A GOOD DUSTING .................... 64
Author and wargamer David Bickley
explains the lure of the Sudan. His recently
released book,
A Good Dusting,
provides
gamers with rules for refighting the battles
of the Mahdist Uprising, and David gives
Mapping out The
Peninsular War .................... 110
When we saw
The Peninsular War Atlas
from Osprey Publishing, we just knew we
needed to talk further with Colonel Nick
Lipscombe, the author and map maker
behind this impressive tome.
MAPPING OUT THE
PENINSULAR WAR ........... 110
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• THE TALE OF
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•
FROM THE WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED ARCHIVE:
With “The Sudan” as our theme, and “Colonial” as the period,
we’ve dug up these three archive articles for your enjoyment,
including a solo article that piqued our interest after last
month’s solo wargame submission:
-
Besieged by the Mahdi:
As might be surmised from the
title, Richard Brooks presents a siege scenario that sees the
Mahdi attacking a British-held fort (from
WI7).
-
Save Gordon:
Can the relief column reach Gordon before
his goose is cooked? Take a look at this “matrix” game for six
players and an umpire (from
WI77).
-
Solo Colonial II:
While not entirely about the Sudan,
these three solo scenarios, from Mark Elwen, are set in the
Colonial period (from
WI87).
•
FALL IN! SHOW REPORT - 2010
Surprise, surprise, we have many more photos from the show!
• WHAT’S ON MATT PARKES’ WORKBENCH
Our regular monthly online-feature where we take a look at
what our resident super-painter is up to.
•
REVIEWS
- Our regular monthly serving of Reviews.
www.wargamesillustrated.net
The Osprey Picks of
the month
They just keep on coming! More great
Osprey titles from a variety of periods.
The pictures and text are from the
Osprey Publishing website.
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