Bongo takes command

The Journal of Algernon "Bongo" Wolesley-Smythe, Baron Sacriston.

East Africa 1914: Colonel Arbuthnot Wolesley-Smythe, has appointed his the entitled younger brother Lieutenant Bingo as a Company Commander in 2 KAR. 

What-ho Chaps!

Bongo here.  

I'm up the bush with the jolly old KAR chaps.  The Sergeant tells me he can smell the Bally old Hun around here, but I'm pretty clueless, again.

We put the Fellas in line ahead and went deeper into the bush only to come across wild animals.  Wild! Absolutely bally livid they were.  Snakes, crocs; hippo.  Pretty soon I had had enough.  Then the Hun Mg opened up!

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Newspaper headlines 

Arbuthnot Smythe sent to East Africa.  

Blue Ocean Diamond Missing.  

Lord Randolph Farthingdale finances Giant Ape hunting expedition.  Dr Howard Parker famed North Durham University academic to join.  

Lord Greystark still missing

This Game

The Forces.

150 points

BRITISH EAST AFRICA UNITS:

British Lieutenant (Bongo) Command Team:

BRITISH Captain  (COMMANDER) Shoot 6 C/Combat 6 Shoot  Save 5 Close Combat Save 7 Resolve 6 Cost 0 Initiative 1 Command Range 8" Command Points 1.  UNIT COMPOSITION: 1 Commander, 2 Riflemen SPECIAL RULES: Assault Experts WEAPONS: 1 Pistol (Commander), 2 Rifles

BRITISH KING’S AFRICAN RIFLES (CORE) 

Shoot 7, Close Combat 6,  Shoot Save 6, Close Combat Save 6,  Resolve 5,  Cost @16 Initiative 2.  UNIT COMPOSITION: 4 Riflemen (add models for 4pts. each, max 12 models in unit) SPECIAL RULES: Blood Curdling Charge WEAPONS: Rifles

Lieutenant +2 runners @0

3 groups of 8 KAR.  @96

1 HQ group of 8 KAR @32

1 group of 6 Scouts @12

8 porters @0

150 pts

GERMAN EAST AFRICAN 

COMMAND TEAM:

German Leutnant Command Team:  

GERMAN LEUTNANT  (COMMANDER) Shoot Close  Combat Shoot  Save Close Combat  Save Resolve Cost Initiative Command  Range  Command  Point 6 6 5 7 6 0 2 8” 1 UNIT COMPOSITION: 1 Commander, 2 Riflemen SPECIAL RULES: True Grit WEAPONS: 1 Pistol (Commander), 2 Rifles

CORE UNITS:

German Schutztruppe Riflemen Units:

The Schutztruppe was made up of European Germans who lived in Africa for many years.  GERMAN SCHUTZTRUPPE  (CORE) Shoot Close Combat Shoot Save Close Combat Save Resolve Cost Initiative 5 6 6 7 5 20 3 UNIT COMPOSITION: 4 Riflemen (add models for 5pts. each, max 12 models in unit) SPECIAL RULES: True Grit WEAPONS: Rifles 8pts. – Add a Light Machine Gun model to this unit (max 12 models in unit) 

German Askari Riflemen Units:  The Germans built up a strong force of native Africans to help them fight during the campaigns in eastern Africa. These units performed much better than their counterparts that fought for the British. While they were equipped with very poor rifles during the war they excelled in close combat.  

ASKARI RIFLEMEN (CORE) Shoot Close Combat Shoot Save Close Combat Save Resolve Cost Initiative 7 6 6 6 5 16 2 UNIT COMPOSITION: 4 Riflemen (add models for 4pts. each, max 12 models in unit) SPECIAL RULES: True Grit, Blood Curdling Charge WEAPONS: Rifles

German Heavy Machine Gun Team:

The German Army used the Maxim Machine Gun as their primary mounted machine gun.  GERMAN HEAVY MACHINE  GUN TEAM (SUPPORT) Shoot Close Combat Shoot Save Close Combat Save Resolve Cost Initiative 6 6 6 7 6 20 1 UNIT COMPOSITION: 3 Soldiers, 1 Machine Gun SPECIAL RULES: WEAPONS: 1 Heavy Machine Gun

Leutnant + 2 runners @0

1 group of 8 Schutztruppe @ 40

Maxim team of 3 men @20

2 groups of 8 

The Game

Somewhere near Kilimanjaro

Bongo and his KAR Sergeant

I added the missing objective!

The KAR run forwards 

The terrain funnels the Ger

And the lead group of askaris is wiped out by the fire of all three KAR groups

And that exposes the MG team

I just got that off the donkeys and set up!

And tbe MG team are in big trouble 

And suddenly the Germans are looking thin on the ground.

The Ruga Ruga fetish men have a go, not too bad actually.

And the German Askaris try to close but make great targets

And it's a win for Bongo and the KAR!

In other planned games:

Bongo takes command of the gunboat Melik-Ric

Bongo Pasha at Basra (aka the tales of Ali Bongo)

Bongo vs Dervish Mullah Mustapha Leek

Bongo and the Jewel of the Tigris; Dervish Sufi scholar Dawoud Ahwood

Bongo claims Ishaat Mekeks