by Ray Garbee
The following notes should make it possible to recreate the important events from the battles of Sikh Wars. 1. Khalsa formed infantry is represented with Brigade stands (3" x 3"). British regular and native infantry are represented with regiment stands (3" wide x 1.5" deep). Khalsa skirmishers -- except Akalis -- are treated as poorly trained regulars. All horse, except 1 point skirmish units are based on 3" x3,, stands. All skirmish stands are 1.5" x 1.5". 2. All artillery is smoothbore. All horse artillery battalions are light guns. British toot artillery is rated as field guns. Khalsa Jinsi artillery battalions are treated as heavy artillery. All field artillery moves at the heavy artillery rate. Khalsa zamburak (1-lb. swivel guns mounted on camels) artillery provide the equivilent of a battalion gun to the Khalsa regular infantry stands. British regular, native infantry regiments and Khalsainfantry are armed with smoothbore muskets. 3. British foot regiments, Gurkas, and East India Company European regiments are treated as shock troops. 4. British cavalry is rated as light cavalry and treated as shock troops. Khalsa regular horse is rated as light cavalry. However, it moves at the heavy cavalry rate. Khalsa Ghorchurra cavalry is rated as light cavalry and treated as poorly trained regulars. More Sikh War: NW Frontier Conflict 1845 Back to The Herald 30 Table of Contents Back to The Herald List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by HMGS-GL. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |