Rules were The Men Who Would Be Kings.
A simple scenario- the Allied column(s) were ordered to clear a Boxer held village.
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| British sailors and a supporting Nordenfelt machine gun. |
The Boxer artillery caused some mayhem amongst the advancing allies- The Russians coming under heavy fire in the opening moves- they were pinned and charged by a well co-ordinated attack by Imperial troops. The Russians were wiped out, and the Japanese had to stop their advance to deal with the threat to their left flank, the danger created by the smashed Russians
In the centre the Austrians moved cautiously, using the cover of a small artillery piece to keep Imperial troops behind cover.
It was the US Marines and British sailors that were the heroes of the game as they caused mayhem amongst the Boxers, and with the support of two MGs were able to achieve their objectives and see the Boxers off.
Allied Victory!!
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| Village enclosure |
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| Boxers! |
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| Imperial troops control the old Foreign Trade concession. |
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| The table: Allied nations came in from the left. British sailors just visible. |
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| Imperial Troops arrive. |
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| Chinese BIG bombard next to a temple. |
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| More Chinese artillery. |
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| Japanese Infantry |
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| Russians advancing. |
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| Russians engage Imperial Troops |
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| Austrian Sailors, they were supported by a small gun that helped them hold the very middle of the Allied advance. |
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| US Marines with a Colt MG take up a position on a hill. |
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| The Nordenfelt rendered sterling service- almost single handed holding up one flank. |
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| The US Marines held the centre against several waves of Boxers. |
Beautiful collection and game. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan! Glad you liked it.
DeleteWhat a spectacular looking game John. Very catching scenery and figures indeed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carlo. Am hoping to have a few more in future!
DeleteAs Jonathan and Carlo said; a lovely looking game. Beautiful figures and simply superb terrain!
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Thanks James! Appreciate your support!
DeleteThe Leathernecks and Bootnecks get the job done - ok, it was RN not RMLI, but the Senior service did the hard yards! Great report and lovely pictures of an outstanding figure collection.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much- Glad you enjoyed it! And yes they did the hards yards and rendered sterling service.
DeleteHi John, I don’t know much about the genre but your terrain and table look fantastic! I like it when skirmish games have heaps of terrain. 😀
ReplyDeleteThanks Stew! It's been a few years in the making.
DeleteFantastic game with excellent figures and terrain, John!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean- Am hoping to have more soon!
DeleteA good start ... :)
ReplyDeleteYou knopw you'll need more buildings and troops to do it justice ;)
Richard
Yes...it's a work in progress!
DeleteAwesome collection, beautiful table.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sgt. Your comments are appreciated.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm rather late coming to this post but I've just started a Boxer Uprising project and it's been an inspiring find. Really superb quality work which must have taken a lot of time and effort. Could I ask abou the sources of the buildings and particularly the 'rustic fencing' (as I'm starting with some of the earlier incidents in the countryside). Some are obviously lasercut and others resin. The temple looks a superb piece. Thanks in advance for any advice.
ReplyDeleteHi there, thanks for the interest. Sorry for the delay in responding. The Temple and the fences are from Adrian's Wall - just type this into Goole. Many of the houses are kits that are from Victorious Miniatures. Between these two most buildings are covered !
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