REGULAR INFANTRY
5 Regts. Kabuli Infantry 4 x 20 fig. units + 5 additional leaders
4 Regts. Herati Infantry 2 x 20 fig. units + 2 additional leaders
1 Regt. Kandahari Infantry 1 x 20 fig. unit + 2 additional leaders
1 Regt. The Wali's mutineer infantry 1 x 20 fig. unit + 1 additional leader
SUB-TOTAL: approx. 7,000 men SUB-TOTAL: 170 figs.
REGULAR CAVALRY
At the battle In the game
1,000 Kabuli cavalry 3 x 12 fig. units + 1 additional leader
SUB-TOTAL: approx. 1,000 men SUB-TOTAL: 37 figs.
4 Regts. Herati Infantry 2 x 20 fig. units + 2 additional leaders
1 Regt. Kandahari Infantry 1 x 20 fig. unit + 2 additional leaders
1 Regt. The Wali's mutineer infantry 1 x 20 fig. unit + 1 additional leader
SUB-TOTAL: approx. 7,000 men SUB-TOTAL: 170 figs.
REGULAR CAVALRY
At the battle In the game
1,000 Kabuli cavalry 3 x 12 fig. units + 1 additional leader
SUB-TOTAL: approx. 1,000 men SUB-TOTAL: 37 figs.
REGULAR ARTILLERY*
At the battle In the game
36 guns & crew* 12 guns, each w/4 fig. crew
SUB-TOTAL: 48 figs.
IRREGULAR CAVALRY
At the battle In the game
Approx. 3,000 4 x 12 fig. units + 2 additional leaders
Jamshidi & Feroz-Kohi
tribal horse
SUB-TOTAL: approx. 3,000 men SUB-TOTAL: 50 figs.
TRIBAL & GHAZI INFANTRY
At the battle In the game
Approx. 15,000 6 x 20 fig. unit of Tribesmen + 2 additional leaders
6 x 20 fig. unit of Ghazis + 2 additional leaders
SUB-TOTAL: approx. 15,000 men SUB-TOTAL: 244 figs.
GRAND TOTAL AT THE BATTLE:
Approx. 25,000-30,000 MEN
GRAND TOTAL FOR THE GAME: 548 figs.
*NOTE REGARDING AFGHAN ARTILLERY AT MAIWAND:
According to my non-professional but somewhat exhaustive research, Ayub Khan's army which approached the field at Maiwand contained 36 guns -- but en route from Herat, one battery of 6 stayed behind in the city of Farah (LINK to wikipedia's FARAH page), leaving a total of 30 guns; but as mentioned on the page of this blog devoted to the Baden-Powell's visit to the battlefield of Maiwand shortly after the battle (Baden-Powell visits the battlefield), one full battery of Afghan artillery was put OUT OF ACTION before having ever fired a single shot or even having "dropped trails" to set up its guns.
This leaves us with 24 Afghan artillery pieces actually lobbing shells at the enemy during the course of the day.
Using the somewhat standard horse-&-musket period scale ratio of 2:1, where every two-gun "section" is represented on the table by a single model canon with crew, this left me with a grand total of 12 Afghan guns, which using the Table of Organization and Equipment common to The Sword & The Flame, meant FOUR 3-GUN BATTERIES, one of which I classified as ARMSTRONG RIFLED BREECH LOADERS, with longer range than the best of the British Artillery, while the remainder were treated as lesser quality guns than the RHA battery's but equal to the guns of the improvised Smooth Bore battery, manned by crews formed from infantrymen of the 66th Regt.
At the battle In the game
36 guns & crew* 12 guns, each w/4 fig. crew
SUB-TOTAL: 48 figs.
IRREGULAR CAVALRY
At the battle In the game
Approx. 3,000 4 x 12 fig. units + 2 additional leaders
Jamshidi & Feroz-Kohi
tribal horse
SUB-TOTAL: approx. 3,000 men SUB-TOTAL: 50 figs.
TRIBAL & GHAZI INFANTRY
At the battle In the game
Approx. 15,000 6 x 20 fig. unit of Tribesmen + 2 additional leaders
6 x 20 fig. unit of Ghazis + 2 additional leaders
SUB-TOTAL: approx. 15,000 men SUB-TOTAL: 244 figs.
GRAND TOTAL AT THE BATTLE:
Approx. 25,000-30,000 MEN
GRAND TOTAL FOR THE GAME: 548 figs.
*NOTE REGARDING AFGHAN ARTILLERY AT MAIWAND:
According to my non-professional but somewhat exhaustive research, Ayub Khan's army which approached the field at Maiwand contained 36 guns -- but en route from Herat, one battery of 6 stayed behind in the city of Farah (LINK to wikipedia's FARAH page), leaving a total of 30 guns; but as mentioned on the page of this blog devoted to the Baden-Powell's visit to the battlefield of Maiwand shortly after the battle (Baden-Powell visits the battlefield), one full battery of Afghan artillery was put OUT OF ACTION before having ever fired a single shot or even having "dropped trails" to set up its guns.
This leaves us with 24 Afghan artillery pieces actually lobbing shells at the enemy during the course of the day.
Using the somewhat standard horse-&-musket period scale ratio of 2:1, where every two-gun "section" is represented on the table by a single model canon with crew, this left me with a grand total of 12 Afghan guns, which using the Table of Organization and Equipment common to The Sword & The Flame, meant FOUR 3-GUN BATTERIES, one of which I classified as ARMSTRONG RIFLED BREECH LOADERS, with longer range than the best of the British Artillery, while the remainder were treated as lesser quality guns than the RHA battery's but equal to the guns of the improvised Smooth Bore battery, manned by crews formed from infantrymen of the 66th Regt.
