Posts Tagged ‘TSATF’
24 April 2011
Gerry from Castaway Arts deploys his Dervishes in Game 2.
I previously posted accounts of the 3 TSATF Colonial Games with images that we played at Auckland’s BattleCry 2011 Convention – As mentioned Gerry & Carolyn Webb of Castaway Arts were there and they also took photos of the games – so here’s an additional gallery of a selection of their photos of the games…
Posted in Sudan & East Africa | 
Tags: 1881-1889, 2011, 28mm, AAR, Bashi-Bazouk, BattleCry, British, Camel Corps, Colonial, Convention, Dervish, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, Gardner Gun, Gunboat, Mahdist, Paddle Steamer, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | 
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9 April 2011
Dervish Jihadiyya fight from an 'Aquarium Thorn Thicket'!
When BattleCry 2011 in Auckland was looming earlier this year I had promised Gerry from Castaway Arts to help with some Colonial TSATF demo & participation games (and provide the troops & terrain to save Gerry bringing it over from Cairns, Australia), and as part of that I wanted to try and have some new troops and terrain on table to add something fresh to the appearance. The troops were covered by the presence of the first of my Gunboats (which had just been completed for me by Kieran of 6mm Wargaming) and the inaugural outing of my British Infantry in Grey Uniforms (See the report of our third BattleCry 2011 TSATF Game). However terrain was a different story – as always I was leeching off Kieran for his Palm Trees – I do have my own, around 400 of them actually (and about 10 different types and sizes), but getting to basing and finishing them is a different story – but anyway, it otherwise was pretty much all standard stuff (well illustrated on this blog over the past few years). I needed something quick, easy, and cheap, to churn out a piece of quick new terrain…
5 April 2011
In the last week the Major General Tremorden Rederring’s Colonial-era Wargames Page has been inaccessible across the ether – and the concern that it may have been lost for good! However as events have transpired it is just temporarily down due to technical issues and David Helber (the Major-General himself of Ouargistan) has reported that he hopes to have the site back up and running before the end of April [2011]. Meanwhile if you are looking for something from the site it’s accessible on the “Way-Back Machine” archive.
We look forward to it’s rapid re-emergence…
Posted in Round The Bazaars | Tags: Colonial, Favourite Websites, News, TSATF, Victorian | No Comments »
20 February 2011
Talahawiyeh steams down the Nile
Having successfully returned to their base (game 2) Valentine Baker Pasha’s forces weren’t able to rest – a delayed communiqué arrived advising a steamer was coming down the Nile to rendezvous with them at the village of al-Ġardaqaḧ as-Sūdān and it included more civilians! Baker Pasha would have to assemble another, reasonably strong column, and rapidly march the 2 days across the desert to the Nile, through the territory teeming with Dervishes, to reach the village in anticipation of the steamer’s arrival.
Game 3 – The Scenario
An Anglo-Egyptian column is marching to a Nile Fishing Village to rendezvous with an expected Paddle-Steamer Gunboat. The Gunboat has vital supplies (in this case civilians needing escort to a safe location as well as critical supplies of ammunition and such that have escaped the Mahdists in the South) so it’s essential the column reaches the village on the agreed day.
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Posted in Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1881-1889, 2011, 28mm, AAR, Bashi-Bazouk, BattleCry, British, Colonial, Convention, Dervish, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, Gardner Gun, Gunboat, Mahdist, Naval Brigade, Paddle Steamer, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | 4 Comments »
19 February 2011
The Naval Brigade Gardner Gun redeploys to face the Camelry attack at the rear!
Following the disastrous battle of the expedition to locate the missing European Civilians (TSATF at BattleCry 2011 [1]), Baker Pasha and a handful of survivors had managed to evade the victorious Dervishes and rejoin the balance of the local Anglo-Egyptian forces. With the entire countryside now up in arms and no hope of a second attempt to locate the civilians Baker pulled his remaining force from its isolated position and immediately began a rapid withdrawal to their regional capital and barracks town, hotly pursued by the Dervish forces.
Game 2 – The Scenario
An Anglo-Egyptian column is withdrawing from hostile Dervish territory, closely pursued by enemy forces.
Posted in Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1881-1889, 2011, 28mm, AAR, Bashi-Bazouk, BattleCry, British, Camel Corps, Colonial, Convention, Dervish, Egyptian, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, Gardner Gun, Mahdist, Naval Brigade, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | 6 Comments »
19 February 2011
Fuzzy-Wuzzys bound along a Wadi!
February regularly sees the BattleCry Convention in Auckland, one of the larger NZ Wargaming events that is usually well run and encompasses more than just miniatures gaming (i.e. board gaming, card gaming, LARPing, etc). This year Gerry & Carolyn Webb of Castaway Arts (from Cairns, Queensland, Australia) decided to attend with a trade stand and some TSATF (The Sword And The Flame) demo games – as I’m a big TSATF fan I organised with Gerry to help him with the games, and provide all the troops and terrain – thereby saving Gerry & Carolyn having to cart their own from across the Tasman! The games were run as Public Participation & Demonstration games; although the former is a fairly rare concept in New Zealand so not overly familiar to many local gamers. However general interest was high, Gerry & Carolyn got some reasonable interest in their Figures & TSATF Rulebooks, and the games attracted reasonable attention and we even had some brief participation by 1 or 2 people. The following is a summary and photos of the games played over the 2 days…
Posted in Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1881-1889, 2011, 28mm, AAR, Bashi-Bazouk, BattleCry, British, Camel Corps, Colonial, Convention, Dervish, Egyptian, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, Gardner Gun, Mahdist, Naval Brigade, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | 8 Comments »
1 February 2011
Dervish Ansari emerge from an Oasis...
The Sword And The Flame 20th Anniversary Edition
Gerry Webb of Castaway Arts (in Australia) will be at the BattleCry 2011 Convention, here in Auckland on the 19-20 February, with his ranges of Figures and running some The Sword And The Flame participation demonstration games. And I’ll there with Gerry giving him a hand with the games. If you are in Auckland that weekend and interested in Colonials, or just Wargaming in general, pop along for a look at Auckland’s largest regular annual convention (expected to have over 300 gamers participating) at the ASB Stadium in Kohimarama – full details are at the BattleCry website.
Posted in Round The Bazaars, Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 2011, BattleCry, Colonial, Convention, Dervish, Mahdist, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | 2 Comments »
20 January 2011
Austro-Hungarian Field Artillery in action!
Somewhere in Galicia in sight of the Carpathians, 1916 – the Brusilov offensive is in full swing and the Austro-Hungarian front line has temporarily collapsed – The Russian forces are pouring into and across Galicia rapidly and in huge numbers… Brusilov has achieved a stunning success (advancing up to 40 miles on a wide front in just a few weeks)… The Austro-Hungarians are in turmoil, and Archduke Josef Ferdinand has only just escaped Lutsk by the skin of his teeth as the speed of the Austro-Hungarian line’s disintegration meant Cossacks had already entered the city before the Austro-Hungarian Army Command realised the extent of the breakthrough!
Posted in Eastern Front 1914-17 | Tags: 1915-1916, AAR, Austrian, Cossacks, Eastern Front, Feldjäger, Field Guns, Hungarian, Hussars, Russian, Siberians, Trains, TSATF, WW1 | 2 Comments »
11 December 2010
Siberian Infantry Arrive! 28mm WW1 Russian Troops.
Following on from the World War 1 Russian Artillery my unit of Siberians is now ready for action – although I plan to ultimately rebase these off those dreadful plastic Games Workshop Warhammer bases and onto good quality Litko plywood ones. Although the could actually be nearly any Russian Infantry unit in winter clothing (e.g. Regiments from Moscow wore similar dress just with less ‘woolier’ papaha hats). As with many of my WW1 Russians these were an opportunity buy from another Colonial/WW1 Gamer, and as a result most of the figures were painted to a very good standard. However as with the artillery battery some additional touch up work has been done to these chaps. Siberian Rifles (all Siberian Regiments were designated Rifle Regiments rather than Infantry or Line Regiments) and in cold weather typically wore a great coat called a shinel (which was often a greyish-brown colour).
Posted in Eastern Front 1914-17 | Tags: 1914, 1915-1916, 1917-1918, 28mm, Back of Beyond, Caucasus, Eastern Front, Figures, Russian, Siberians, TSATF, WW1 | No Comments »
11 December 2010
Russian 7.62cm Artillery Battery
As things slowly progress with my 28mm World War 1 forces for TSATF the Russian Artillery Battery is now complete and awaiting basing. It consists of 3 (what I believe to be are) 7.62cm Putilov Field Guns. However the long barrels on the Battle Honors models are a bit of a mystery as the standard M1902 model had a relatively short barrel (you can see some good images of the M1902 at the Landships Website). Each model represents 2 actual real guns, so this represents a battery of 6 actual guns (the Russians actually had 8 gun batteries in their Infantry Division Artillery Brigades, but I think 4 models in a typical TSATF game is getting a bit hardcore). Anyway here is an assortment of photos of my artillery battery (along with a General)…
I have not decided whether the General shall be my Russian C-in-C, Infantry Battalion Commander, or (as depicted here) the Artillery Battery Commander…
Posted in Eastern Front 1914-17 | Tags: 1914, 1915-1916, 1917-1918, 28mm, Back of Beyond, Caucasus, Eastern Front, Field Guns, Figures, Russian, TSATF, WW1 | 6 Comments »
2 September 2010
German Schutztruppe 1905-1918
Another of the World War I ‘side shows’ I’m keen on is the campaigns in East Africa against the German East Africa Colony (today primarily Tanzania). I have had some units for this (and pre-war 1890-1914 Colonial actions) for some time (i.e. about 2 years), albeit waiting for basing to be completed… This theatre has lots of opportunity for variety, both in pre-war Colonial actions against native tribesmen, and the Great War period, where the action spilled over into the areas of modern Kenya, Uganda, Rhodesia, Mozambique, & Zambia. This is an excuse to put up some initial pictures of them (albeit with unfinished basing), and the figures depicted are from the first unit each of European and Askari Schutztruppe, and the unit of Seebatallione Marines.
Posted in Africa 1914-18 | Tags: 1914, 1915-1916, 1917-1918, 28mm, Askari, East Africa, German, Schutztruppe, Seebatallion, TSATF, WW1 | No Comments »
22 August 2010
The Russians and Austro-Hungarians arrive!
The latest addition to my World War I stable has been both Russians & Austro-Hungarians – which will be ideal for not only the Carpathian Campaigns & Brusilov Offensive; but also the Russians will also serve for Caucasian Campaigns against the Turks; and as allies for my long planned Rumanian Troops which the Austro-Hungarians will provide opposition for! I’ve taken some quick preliminary photos of these chaps to get a basic gallery up until such time as I have reorganised them and/or played a game and taken photos…
As mentioned in previous articles I’ll be using the TSATF (The Sword and the Flame) for my 28mm WW1 gaming and as such troops will be organised into Infantry Companies of 20 figs each, Cavalry in Squadrons of 12 figs each, and MGs & Artillery in Platoons, Companies, or Batteries of 1-3 guns (each model representing 2 real life guns).
Posted in Eastern Front 1914-17 | Tags: 1914, 1915-1916, 1917-1918, 28mm, Austrian, Back of Beyond, Caucasus, Cossacks, Early Armoured Cars, Eastern Front, Feldjäger, Field Guns, Figures, Hungarian, Hussars, Russian, Siberians, TSATF, WW1 | 3 Comments »
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