Scales 1 figure : 40/50 men 1 gun : 1 battery 1 cm : 50 yards 1 turn : 15 minutes Forces 1 battalion : 4 stands 1 Cav.Regt : 4 stands 1 Arty btty : 1 stand Sequence and Activation Test 1) Initiative - D6, +1 Imperial Player, -1 Badmesh, +1CiC within 5cm, + CiC Value The side that gains the initiative goes first in each phase it desires 2) Charges 3) Other Movements 4) Firing 5) Melees Troops may move or fire N.B. Results of Morale Test may break the sequence as outlined. Movement Troops Normal Charge Queens Troops (foot) 10 14 Loyal Sepoys 12 16 Regular Cavalry 18 22 Irregular Cavalry 20 24 Mutineers and Insurgents 12 16 6-9pdr guns and Elephants 8 - 12pdr guns 4 - Modifiers Toss 2D6, red = positive, black = negative, sum total and + or - movement rate. -1/2 it in towns, forts, bad terrain +1/2 if column on good road (rare) Changing formation takes 1 move Formations Queens Troops : Open order, Square, Line (single/double) Mutineer Sepoys : as above, but must take morale test as per movement to form Square. Badmesh : Line or Open order Leaders Throw 1D6 to determine Leaders ability 6 Good, +1 in tests 3,4,5 Average, no change to tests 1,2 Poor, -1 in tests  Firing All distances in cm's Type Effective Range Long Range Enfield Rifle 0-10 11 - 20 Brown Bess 0 - 6 7-14 Flintlock/Jezall 0 - 6 7-12 Carbine 0 - 3 4 - 8 6-9pdr 0-20 21 - 40 12pdr + 0-30 31 - 60 Horsed gun 0-10 11 - 20 Procedure 2xD6 per stand of regular infantry or horse artillery 1xD6 per stand of sepoys without leaders or if Irregular 3xD6 per battery of 6-9pdr guns 4xD6 per battery of l2pdr guns N.B. only front rank of unit may fire To Hit At Effective Range : 5,6 At Long Range : 6 Modifiers : +10 regulars -1 if Badmesh -1 if cavalry firing -1 in soft cover -1 target is artillery -2 in hardcover -1 target in open order +1 12pdr gun firing chance : toss 106 1 = -1, 2/3 = 0, 4/5/6 = +1 Casualties Every two hits will remove one stand or battery. Melee Melee is calculated per base in contact with the enemy. 2 Ranks may be counted in melee. Melee Values: Queens Infantry 3 Sowars 3 Queens cavalry 4 Badmesh 1 Sepoys 2 Irregular cav. 3 Mtd. Badmesh 2 All Open Order -1/2 Ghazi 3 Modifiers : in charge / 2:1 +1 In hard cover +1 3:1 or more +2 square Vs cav. +2 attacked in flank -1 artillery/ open -1 attacked in rear -2 chance: toss 1D6 1 = -1 2/3= 0 4/5/6 = +1  Melee Results difference 3+: loser loses one base difference 2: loser retreats 1xD6 cms difference 1 or less: melee continues Morale Test for each battalion , regiment or battery when: 1) unit is charged 2) after a melee 3) leader has fallen 4) lost bases from enemy fire this move Morale Values: Queens Troops 6 (Highlanders 7) Loyal Sepoys 4 (Gurkhas and Sikhs 5) Mutineer Sepoys 2,3 or 4 Badmesh 1, or 2 Modifiers: -2 per stand lost that turn -1 every retreating base in melee -1 leader fallen within 15cms +1 every per enemy base pushed back in melee +1 in soft cover +2 in hard cover +/- leader value if with unit chance: Toss 1xD6 1 = -1 2/3 = 0 4/5/6 = +1 Morale Results 3 + : OK, carry on 2 : Pinned for one turn if in cover or retreat 1 move if in open 1 or less : ROUT ! Leader Casualty Whenever a leader is with a unit that loses a stand, toss 1xD10 Under fire : will fall on 1 or 2 In melee : will fall on 1, 2 or 3 Street Fighting Calculate fire at long range for hits. Calculate fire at effective on range chart. Movement and charge distances are halved. Open order or column are only permissable formations. Indian Mutiny figures are available in 6mm from Irregular who produce a wonderful array of troop types and accesorles, 25mm from Worgames Foundry and Dixons in 15mm. The most readable history of the Mutiny can be found in The Great Mutiny by Christopher Hlbbert, whilst Donald Featherstone's MacDonald of the 42nd and Dando on Delhi Ridge by I think James Clive make excellent military fiction. The Siege of Krlahnapur by J.G. Farrell is a superb period novel and though languid in places, sets the scene nicely. The two best and cheapest sources of uniform reference are Military Modelling , July 1986 and Military Illustrated : Past and Present, Nos. 19 and 21. Don't forget that there are several Osprey Men At Arms titles that can also be used. Back to The Gauntlet No. 1 Table of Contents Back to The Gauntlet List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1994 by Craig Martelle Publications This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com