The Battle of Umbilo

[FierceKitty]

The rules place some stress on not losing built-up areas to enemy action; bad for morale. Now there's always a force in reserve, in defiance of the first rule of wargaming (Thou shalt not do anything as rational as keeping a reserve).

[FierceKitty]

I suppose this is the right horn. But I think Frederick would have felt more at home with this deployment than Dablumanzi.

[FierceKitty]

The poor beggars barely got into line before they ran out of ammunition and were engaged.

[FierceKitty]

The same fate befell the landing party from HMS Audacious, aka "The rough, tough, jolly sailor-men, reeking of rum, tar, and parrots, rotten with pox and scurvy".

[FierceKitty]

Following the overwhelming of the Queen's Own Lancers, the Black Watch gallantly closed up and repelled the first attack of three victorious impis. But not the second.

[FierceKitty]

And not a spare round to be had anywhere. We couldn't even 'it one of our own lads laying out range markers! A sad day in Siamese wargaming.

[Hertsblue]

Cor, strike me dead, guv. Some blighter's screwed down the lids on the ammo boxes. An entertaining, if somewhat shortlived, engagement, FK. Not sure the Queen-Empress will entrust you with another of her expeditionary forces. 

[FierceKitty]

I love you too.

[burnaby64]

But his captain's hand on his shoulder smote, 'Play up, play up and play the game!' Not much else for it, as it would seem.