The 4th Foot:
Major Sir Portly Flatulent, of the Kibblesworth Flatulents
1st Company Captain Windy Whole, Lieutenant Sidney Schmeller
2nd Company Captain Frederick Ffaart-Arsse, Lieutenant Whiffy Gassington
3Rd Company Captain Bartholemew Brownstreak, Lieutenant Stinky Fartington
Colour Sergeant Rip Oneoff commanding the gun
The Sangar needs relieving, and Flatulent's boys are just the chaps to do it...
Using The Men Who Would be Kings I sorted out my 24 points as two Infantry companies a Cavalry Troop and a gun. The Gun was placed in the Sangar by random allocation and the rest of the Imperial marched to thier relief.
Mr Babbage, inventor of the difference engine and a fiendish solo program, placed a camel unit in my path. Up on the frontier the Camelry are probably incorrect, but there is no point in arguing with Babbage about this sort of thing,
The covering unit volley fired and drove the camels off.
So much for Babbage and his camel fixation.
The unit of Pathan tribesmen who appeared to the flank off the Sangar did better, but that defensive wall showed that even an artillery unit can stand up behind defences. They drove off the tribesmen. Sergeant Rip Oneoff doing well here.
More Camels! Captain Windy Whole shows his colours with a tremendous blast. Four killed.
Pretty much job done. Babbage's dice go poor and Flatulent reaches the Sangar. The frontier is saved.
Those infantry should be in two lines Sir! Two lines!! Not mincing about in a bunch like some blasted French schoolgirls! Gad, it fair makes me blood boil, I may have to go out and shoot a servant.
ReplyDeleteAh! Caught and no mistake Sir. I was practicing Rajput Tactics. Up on the Khyber an advance in square or supporting columns was a sounder tactic than lines. The 4th foot were shamelessly trying out some formations...
ReplyDeleteI'll have old Flatulent up on a charge for this!