28mm SUDAN CAMPAIGN WEEKEND

I was away at the weekend at Lundin Links in Fife for a 28mm Sudan event.  Over the 2 days 12 gamers attended from the AB1 group.  We used Black Powder with my house rules.   We made the British immune to terrifying charges and as suggested in the Zulu supplement allowed them to fire twice at charges coming from 3 moves away.

Khartoum with it's garrison manning the walls

On the first day we split into 2 groups and played games based on the River Column and the Desert Column each on a 15ft long table.  The Desert Column advanced 3ft 6in onto its table met the Madhists and then went slowly backwards but held of the repeated attacks of 20 Madhist warbands.  The River Column got half way along its table met a mass of Madhists and engaged in a desperate struggle which ended in tragedy when it was taken in the rear and dissolved – only a single battalion escaped to the surviving river steamer. 

Desert Column - British cavalry in action

River Column - steamer springs ambush - Sir they have heavy guns!

River column faces massive attack

On the Sunday we played a single big game – the assault on the town of Khartoum.  We reinforced the Egyptian town garrison with a British Brigade which camped in the suburbs facing the Nile.  Despite the valiant resistance of the Egyptians the town walls were was stormed by the Madhists who braved the explosions of General Gordon’s concealed electrical mines.   The British Brigade fought a spirited action but again only a single battalion escaped to the refuge of the River Columns steamer which had fought its way thru to Khartoum. 

Khartoum - early morning - Madhists mass for the attack

First rush at the walls

Madhists celebrate capture of the first tower

My thanks to Dave Imrie for organising the venue, to Chris Henry for working up the scenarios and to everyone who painted up for figures for the game in the past 6 months.   

All my photos are on Flickr at

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill26048/sets/72157649170351996/

Bart’s report at
http://asienieboje.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/sudan-big-game-desert-column-sudan.html

Jack’s report at

http://pioneerpainting.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/sudan-desert-column.html

John's report of the last day at Khartoum
http://glassj50.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/sudan-weekend-pt3.html
 
Here are the troop ratings we used

UNIT	ARMAMENT	H TO H	SHOOTING	MORALE	STAMINA	SPECIAL
Madhist Spearmen	Spears	6	1	4+	3	Fanatic, Warband
Madhist Riflemen	BL Rifles	6	2	4+	3	Fanatic, Warband
Madhist Skirmishers	BL rifles	4	2	4+	2	Skirmish, Small,
						No Skirmish +
Nile Arabs	Spears	5	1	5+	3	Warband
Madhist Cavalry	Spears	6	--	5+	3	Warband
Madhist Camelry	Spears	6	1	4+	3	Warband
Artillery	FG How	1	3/2	5+	1	--
Highlanders	BL rifles	7	3	4+	4	Stoic
British Infantry	BL rifles	6	3	4+	4	Stoic
British Inf KRRC	BL rifles	6	4	4+	3	Stoic
Naval Brigade	BL rifles	6	3	4+	3	Stoic
Gatling/Gardener MG BR	MG	1	Special	4+	1	Stoic
Artillery BR	FG How	1	3/2	4+	1	Stoic
Hales Rocket BR	Rocket	1	Special	4+	1	Stoic
British Cavalry	BL carbine	9	1	4+	3	Marauders
British Mounted Infantry	BL rifles	4	2	5+	2	Marauders, Skirmishers, Small
Egyptian infantry	BL rifles	6	3	4+	3	Unreliable, Levy 4+
Bazingers	ML Rifles	6	3	4+	3	Unreliable, Levy 4+
Bashi Bazouk Inf	ML Rifles	4	1	5+	2	Unreliable,Wavering, Small, Levy 4+
Bashi Bazouk Cav	Swords	6	--	5+	3	Unreliable,Wavering, Levy 4+
Egyptian Armoured Cavalry	Swords	6	--	4+	3	Unreliable, Heavy Cav +1, Levy 4+
Artillery	FG How	1	3/2	4+	1	--
Fanatic	Ferocious and Terrifying charge
Ferocious Charge	Reroll combat misses when they charge
Heavy cav	Add + to result of combat
Levy 4+	Roll 4+ to remove disorder at end of turn
Skirmish	Can adopt skirmish formation
Stoic	Reroll first break test if required
Terrifying Charge	Charged enemy must take a Break Test
Unreliable	No move on equal command roll
Wavering	Take a break test whenever they suffer a casualty
British Units	Immune to Terrifying charge