Open ground behind the smoothbore guns...
Being a mostly visual diary of the creation of high quality, historically accurate 25mm/28mm scale terrain for a refight of the battle waged by the British and Afghans on July 27th, 1880, in time for its recent 130th anniversary on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
PACIFICON cont'd (22/25)
Early in the battle the smoothbore battery comes into action behind the center nullah, which is filled with Jacob's Rifles and, to the right (North) the 66th Regiment (Berkshire). To the left of the guns is the detachment (in reality a half-company but in the game more like a half battalion) of Bombay Sappers & Miners and just barely visible to their front, 1st Bombay Grenadiers. Already Ghazis have begun infiltrating along the East nullah but remain clearly visible thanks to their green standard flying above the lip of the ground...
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