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COBRAS INVIETNAM(Cornbat nrles for the BeIl HuryCobra)

by Paul ElliotThe armed helicopter has been around almost as long as thehelicopter itself. One of the first practical military helicopterswas the Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Homisse. a six seatertransportmachine for the German navy. Ofcourse it benefitted from theprctection of defensive machineguns mounted in the hull, butits primary mission was to ferry passengers, not to attackrarge$.

Post \\'ar conflicc such as the Korean and Algerian wars werethe first to see armed helicopters carrying out anything likeusefultactical roles. The U.S. employed Sikorsky S-55s annedwilh machinegunsand air'to-ground rocketsin Korea, while theFrench virtually invented battlefield gunships with hundreds oflitde Alouetre IIs 'n combat service.

It became clear in the Sixties that the helicopter would be avaluable addition to the battlefield armoury. Bell Helicopterquickly produced the Model207 Sioux Scout, aD experimentalgunship that was to perform the duly of a dedicated escort andinfantry support heUcopter. This prototype led almost im-mediately to a redesign of thc UH-IB transporti rhe famousAH-l Hueycobra.

A two-man vehicle. the Cobra was intended to fly like afighter and was built with a tandem seating arrangement in thecockpit. The gunner/co'pilot sits lower down in the nose andconkols the weapons of the chin turret as well as the guns,rocketsor missileson theshort stub wings. lmmediately rushedinto service in Vietnam, ihe AH-l Cobra (nicknamed the'Snake ) proved itself a valuable battleficld asset. From 1967uptothe presenl day the Cobra has remained in U.S. Army servicewith few serious competitors. Only the recently introducedHughes AH-64 Apache has outclassd the ageing Cobra, butthe phenomenal expense of the Apache has meant that theSnake willb around for some time to come.

A constant series of upgrades and improvcd versions of theCobra has culminated in the AHIS. an anti armour gunshiptoting eighi TOW nissiles and an M197 20mm three banelledcannon. With a maximum speed of 333kph, the AH-IS caflvinually outfly and outgunthe earlier Cobras that foughi in theskies over Vietnam,

This anicle willbriefly descr;be tbe use ofthe Cobra AH,IGin Vietnan and then provide some basic rules with which tostage similar air-to-ground operations.

Most ofihese operations were involved in the escon of morevulnerable troop-carrying helicopters (typically the UH,lHuey, also nicknamed the 'Slick') as $ey approached hosrileLanding or Pick-Up Zones (L.Z.s and P.Z.s). With the Hueysat their most vulnerable wben they slowed to land and take-off,the Cobras carried out battlefield suppression, attacking anyViet Cong positions in the area. When .wo Cobras workedtogethcr they would circle the L.Z. taking it in turns to poundhostile largets with rockets and cannon fire. Although Cobrasbenefitted from armour plating to provide some protectionfrom small arms fire. when it came to Surface ro,Air Missilsthey were just as vulnerable as their unarmoured cousins, theHueys.

Often, 1() prevna the concentration of V.C. attaks on oneHuey at a dme asthey cane in to land, as many Hueys as couldbe fitted into the L.Z. were landed simultaneously. Once theinfantry had disembarked and moved to secure the zone sDerimeter. the nextwave ofUH-lswould move in. Bell UH 1soutfitted foremereencv medical evacuation were also escorted

by Cobras when battle casualties could not be recovered byland.

Most U.S. Army divisions had an 'air cavalry componentthat included a reconnaissance Dlatoon (1st Platoon, AeroScouts), a troop and cargo transport platoon (2nd Platoon,Lift), a gunship support platoon (3rd Platoon, Weapons) and anair mobile infantry plaloon (4th Platoon, Aero Rifle).

The very nature of the gunship's close support work meantthat Cobra pilots were in great danger. Undoubtedly theimmense speed, firepo*er and manoeuvrability that theycontrolled kept many Cobra crews in the air when hostile firehad been overwhelming. The wargame rules thatfollow are anattempt to capture some olthe desperation and atmosPhere ofthese missions.

THE GUNSHIP RIJLESThese rules ignore the complicated matter of altitude andassume there are only two levels at which to fight: ground leveland N.O.E. (Nap of the Ea(h) for helicopters. The boardshould be roughly a metre square. with a P.Z. and river in onecomer (opposite the friendlyedge). The scale for playshould be

The U.S. playercontrols one Cobragunship and three UH-1Hueys. although additionalgames can expednent with all kindsofcombinations and numbers- His aim is to get the Hueys to theP-2. close to the river, where an infantry patrol has beentrapped by the Viet Cong. The lose-in fightingwillwipe out theinfantry in 25 moves, andthe Cobra pilot cannot intervene dueto the proximiiy of friendly troops. Neither side needs torepresent any troops atahe P.2.. since theywillnotinteract withhelicopter operations.

The V.C. player must locate his dug out weapon bunkersbefore the game begnN. He has two heavy machinegun(H.M.G.) bunkers and three light machinegun (L.M.G.)bunkers; his other units are 6 AK-47 rillemen ready to helpbring down the choppers. These figures are placedon the boardwhen they fint open fire. Reinforcernents may arrive eachmove, roll two six-sided dice: on a 9 or over, the V.C. playerreceives an additionalAK-47 rifleman to be placedon the board

MOVEMENTEverv unit ofmovement eouals about 10 seconds of real tirne.Helicopteff should move lirst, followed by V.C. dflemen.Gunmen can move 1cm each turn. but cannot fire while doingso, unlike helicopten which can move and Iire duringtheirturn.Helicopter movement can be accelented (or decelerated) by3cm per nove, up to the maximum movement rate for each type(l5cm for lhe Cobra, 10cm for the Hueys). High speeds limit theamount of turn allowed:

Speed (in cn)0I2

Max. Turn180'150'120'9tr6tr30'

FIRINGAfter movement has been resolved V.C. and U.S. guns firesimultaneously. Forhelicopters to hit targetsor V.C. gunners 10hitchoppers.rolltwodice; arollof Tormore indicatesahit. Usethe following modifiers:

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2 iftarget is a bunker2 if firing through smoke

A hit on a gun position or gunman is an automatic kill.Rockets ignore the 2 penalty for attacking bunkers and arocket that misses lands 1-3cm away in a random direction(draw a six-pointed star and number each point; to calculatedirection roll I die, a'1'equalsnorth).

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Etrec(No effect.LMG or M134 disabled.Pilot orco-pilothit. Roll 6 or more not to crash,Engine hit. Roll l0ormore nottocrash, otherwNe acontrolled landing is made.Fuel tank explodes.

OBSCURATIONRocket explosions cause smoke downwind (deterrnine winddireclion at start ofgame, as rocket misses, above). Eacb tumadd asquare centimetre ofsmoke adjacent to the impact point.Carry on until there is a 4cm line of smoke, then beein takingthem away again at the same rate, beginning with the squaresclosest to the tarsetooint.

HELICOPTER WEAPON SYSTEMS

VICTORY CONDITIONS

The AH-1G Cobra as 14 70mm rockets, and an M134 Minigunbuilt into its electrically-operated chin turret. The UH I Hueyisunarmed but for an M60 LMG on a swivel mount at the door.This can fire in a 180'arc along the left side of the machine,similarly the M134 can fire in a 18ff arc acrcss the front oI theCobra. The 70mm rockets can only attack targers in the 30'arceither side ofthe direction oftravel. Assume ihat allhelicoptersand V.C. have unlimited supplies of rifle and rnachinegun

The U.S. player must get at leasl one Huey to the P.Z. andremain there for one move, he mustthen get a loaded Huey offthe friendly side ofthe board. The V.C. player wins ifthis does

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GINSTINGSETTING TIIE SCENE

1942 started badly for the British. A series of nilitary defeatsculminated in the loss of the 'impregnable' fortress ofSingaPorein mid February and over 100,000 Allied troops wer marchedoffinto captivity- The Duth East Indieswould quicklysuccumbto the Japanese blitzkrieg and invasion of th Australianmainland seemed a realthreat.

The little known ('little known' because it doesn't existl)British colony of GINSLING stood defiant in the Java Seaawaiting the ondaught.

GINSLING consists ofa group ofthree islands, the largest ofwhich is an extinct volcano. lt is uninhabited apan from the twosmaller islands and two coastal areas. It has no commercialvalue, butprovidesasheltered deepwaternaval anchorage, andforces stationed there are well placed to harass Japaneseshippinglanes.

Rear Admiral Suzuki has been tasked with the capture of thecolony. Hismission hasa low priority though, and allthat can bespared are a couple ofold'rusl bucket' transports and a solitaryseaplane tender. The 41st 'Saki' Special Naval Landing Force(SNLF) has been placed at his disposal, together with a mixedbag of light ranks rulvaged irom Lhe lvlalayan campaign.

The British have stationed two powertul radiotransmitters onthe islands: one is in Governor Dufposting's residence and theother is located in the Dost office. Suzuki considers these to behis prirne objectives and he intends to secure these asquickly aspossible be{ore the woeful inadequacy of his force becomesaDDarent to the defenders.

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GINSLING is defended by a ralher motly collection. Twoweak (in numbers rather than spirit) battalions have beencobbled together hom refugees from Singapore. These rgularsoldiers are supported (some would say hiDdered) by the locallyraised Ginsling Auxiliary Force (GAF) under rhe redoubtableMajor Hardly-Withit. The Royal Navy arepresenlin the shapeof the armed coaster HMS Maru'.apa,. Unfonunalely the latleris only at GINSLING for emergency repairs and is completelyimmobile.

TIIE OPPOSING FORCESThe troop scale is approximalely 1:15, wilh a basic riflecompany represented by eight figures. The largest unit formorale purpores is a British battalion, which comprises of 35figures.

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Composite British Battalion - Deployed on South Island(Major P. l-onquer)

1 x zpdr A/T gunI x Boys A,/T rifle2 x Vickers MMGI x 2" mortarCO + 34 figures

Mobile Reserve-Deployed on the northern Mainland (Captaincumrunnin)

2 x Lt TrucksI x Boys A/T rifleCO + 13 figures

Ginsling Auxiliary Force - Deployed on the souihem Mainland(Major Hardly withit)

1 x l8pdrgun5 gunnersCO + 15 figuresr lorryr Armoured car (1MMG)

There are also a further two light trucks and the Govemor\car available to move troops and guns around the islands. Thesehave a capacity of eight and fourfigures respectively.Th JapsThe SNLF is split inro four attacking groups each commandedby a Colonel (Kawasaki, Toyota. Yanahaand Mitsubishi)-SNLF "Group'

CO + 29 figuresl X M M G2 x 50mn knee mortars

Twogroupsalso have a70mm infantry support gun attached,a third has a T5mmIieldgun and lorry. Each gun has three crew.

Each group is transported ashore on two lightels or landingbarges. The trlo groups with the 70mm guns may improvise amakeshift "gun barge" by usingthe gun, MMG and mortars.

Two further barges carry a tank company each of whichconprises two Type 94 light tankettes (Single MG) and oneType 97 "Chi-Ha" (two MCs + 57mm).

Air suppon is provided by one "Paul" seaplane equippedwiththree MGs and three bombs.

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THE GAME

on where they can beach is that they should not drop off theedge of the table.

To win, the Japanese must capture both the Covernor'sResidence and the Post Office.Ifthey capture only onethen theresult is a draw. If they are driven off, then they lose.

The only potentially effective anti-boat "guns" that areavailable to the British are the 4" on HMS Mltrr-Ipdt, theGAF s l8pdr and the 2" mortars. tfthe guns achieve a hit on alanding barge, two fu(her d6's are thrown. If th resulr is adouble, and the barge isstillmoving, it issunkwithall hands. Asimilar throw is made for a mortarhit with double one or doublesix required to sink.

All troops operare normally until a moralecheck is requird.This is undertaken \rhen a British unit fallsto halfstrength, anSNLF "Group" onlyhas 12 figures left oratank conpanyhas avehicle destroyed or receives "heavy' damage.

TIID ACTIONI have played the game on several ocasions and each hasproduced its ownmemorable incidents. This particular accountis a summary of a bash with fellow Grimsby club memberMalcolmTaylor.

k was all over in eleven "moveJ'and was set up, playd and_posr-morlemed dunng the course ot a Vonday evening.

I don'r intend to give a full set of rules (most WwlI gamelshave their own favourite set), but by way ofexplanation ofwhatfollows, in one of our "moves", each player takes alternatetums; infantry fire by "groups" and crew served weapons fireindividually. Anri-tank firing can result in 'light damage','heavy damage'or the destruction ofa vehicle.Move IFigure I shows the disposition of the British 'heavy' weaponsand the initial Japanese attacks. On thisoccasion I took the roleofRearAdmiral Suzuki andhad decided to bypass North Islandandmake a twoDronsed direct assault on Southldand.

The tabletop is 6' x 6' and rhe main features ofrhe terrain areshown on the mao. The two smaller islands fNorth and Southkland) are represented in their entirety. The two coastalsections of the 'volcanic mainland" are connected by an "offhble" mountain road. The rcst ofthe mainland is impassable to

The Japanese landing craft enterfrom the western edge andmay move twice their own length perrurn. The only restrition

c.*ir** - |l*lzla=Z=N\ ri,t(ryffffi*Olt'' Yaq l,' I uJ Jf ' \*.f "*:;rff-In the north the remains of the tank company beaches onNorth Island and two barges carrying croup 1 land on the

mainla.d. Four marines are killed from fire from the mobilreserve and the armoured car whih moved up to meet theassault.Move 4 - (See figure2)The Japanese seaplane was scheduled to arrive on this move.Unfortunately under the rules ils appearance is not automaticandhasto be died for (Evens = ontime, odds = a move late).Athree isthrown and rherefore the air support doesn'tshow.

The battle on South lsland has taken its toll on the B tishBattalion and a morale test is required (19 casualties out ofaninitial strength of35)- Theypass.

Disaster besets the recently landed Group I in the north.Caught in the crossfire between the lndians and the MobileReserve only ten mar;nes survive. Fortunately their moraleholds. None of.he su iving Type 94s fire with any effect.

All British units sustain losses, but nothing significant enoughto reverse my increasing despondencyl

Move 5A move of mixed fodune. The seaplane arrives and attempts astraffing run on the Indians only to be driven off before puttingin its attack. Casualties mount on SNLF Group 3 on SouthIsland; a morale test is required and they just pass. Theircolleagues ifl Group l throw a 6 for theirmorale andare still OK

sterling stuff. The 18pdr finishes offaType 94. (The Japtankforce on South Island now only comprises one extremelybattered Type 94. )

On the plus side. the Japs force the surrendr of the Britishbattalion on South Island. On North Island, Captain Cumrun'ning is killed and the two Type 94s extricate thmselves anddrive onto the bridge joiningNorth Island to the mainland.

I decide to commit myreserv. The barges carrying Group 4enlerthe table, sailing forlhe lagoon. Mals-1pan\ gun, keepingup its 100% record. fires at a barge and misses.Move 6Just when things were tuming the Japs way - disaster strikes.The seaplane is driven offfor asecond rime (and under the rulesmay not return for the resl of th game). The defence forcecornpels Group 2 and their supporting tanks to -rouf and theyare taken out of the gam . Group 3 atiempt to rush the buildings

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after morc casualties are inflicted and the lndian anti-tankrifleman shoots upaT,?e 94onthe bridge.

To add insult to injury, even the boat gun scores its first hitand two madnes on a barge carrying the reserve SNLF Groupare killed.

The only consolation is that as a result of the exhange of fire,the Defence Force are pinneddown amongst the buildings.

To summanse, after six moves the situation h that the attackon the north has been defeated, though the British mobilereseNe has suffered badly. The Indian battalion is the mosteffective British unit, but is now some way from where thefighting is taking place. On South Island, the local defensiveforce are hanging on by the skin of lheir teeth. The Japs aredown to one and a half"Groups].Mov 7SNLF Group 4 beaches on the southem mainland, unopposedapart from fire from the coaster. Fire from a "knee mortar" killsa sailor.

The British commander dispatches his armoured car to thesouth and two Indian conpanies (one rifle and one MMG)mount trucks to form a flying relief column. The boat gunretums to foIm and misses.MoYe 8The Jap marines reach the Post Office, one oftheir objectives.Another sailor is killed and the recently landed Jap 75mmbegins an ineffective duel with thecoaster.

A company ofmarines seize a boat alongside the lagoon jettyin preparation for a boarding artempt on MarsJpon. 'I\emoraleofGroup 3 recovers and they begin to move inland.

The lSpdrsilences the two Group 4 "knee monars".Move 9Using an improvised rule for boarding (sinilar to house-to-house fighting) the rnarines attempt to seize Ma.r-Ipa, - andfail,losing two oftheir number. The boat gun kills three ofthe75\crew. The Defence Force beats offanotheraltackby Group3 afld the Japs have to fall back to the jexy.Mov l0A r-crewed 75 knocks out the boat gun, but then theredeployed 18pdr neutralises this Jap scratch" crew. TheBritish armoured car appears on the southem mainland andgoes into action against the marines. Group 4's casualties havemounted and a compulsory morale check makes them "pinneddown' in their following move.MoYe 11The flyingcolumn appears and the writingis on the wall for theJaps. They have insufficient strengih to bold the Post Offrce.The Defence Force shoots up the remnants of Group 3 and they

Game, set and match to GovernorDufpostingand ColonelTCake. Figure 3 shows thefinal position of the Japs.

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..4 USEFUT PIECE OF RASCALITY'THE CONQI'EST OF SIIID, 1843

by Colin Ashton

For many readers the conquest of Sind may onlybing to mindone ofthe worst military puns on record, that is, the single-wordtelegraph message sent ro Lord Ellenborough, GovernorGeneralof lndia,byMajorGeneralCharlesNapier, "Peccavi"("1 have sinned"). Behind this lies another chapter in theexpansion ofBritish lndia, whicb, corning as it did on the heelsof tbe Afghan disaster, did much to re-establish the supremacyofBritish arms in the eyes of the remaining independent native

Sind is flal and mainly desert. (See map 1.) The River Indusflowssouthward through it before reaching the sea ill the regionof modern day Karachi. The west of the country is moremountainous, bordering as it does on Afghanistan and theKhanate of Kalat in Baluchistan- Sind was divided into threeamnates, Kairpur under Rustarn, Hyderabad underNasir KIanand Mirpur. ruled by Sher Mohamed, also known as the Lion.Corruption was rife and as examples ofmisgovernment it wouldbe hard to find equals. The bulk of the population werethoroughly disaffected with their lot. and it was felt that theymight be only too willing to transfer their allegiance ftom theAmirs to the British Crown sounds familiar. doesn't ir?Behind this belief was the desire of the Directors of the EastIndiaCompany toopen up the lndus to rrade, (i-. theirtrade).

During the Afghan War the then GovernorCeneral oflndia,Lord Auckland, had managed to extract frorn the Amilsof Sindpermission to move troops fron Bonbay through theirterritories. These troops and their lines ofcommunication hadbeen under frequent attack frorn Baluchi tribesrnen. and anumber of defears were inflicted on British columns andgarrisons. To counter this threat the British gained furrherconcessions ftom the Amirs, and a treaty was agreed whichpermitted a British force to be nainaained in Sind, paid for bythe AmiIS, to safeguard lines ofcommunication inro Afghanis-

Th outcome of the 1st Afghan War is well known, and in1842 the new Governor General, Lord Ellenborough. inheritedfrom Auckland the problen of maintaining rhe safety of theBritish troops retreating from Afghanistan and the security ofthe fronlier in general, as the posture ofthe Sikhs was beconingextremely doubtful and the Amirs ofSind were already provingto be an unrulyproblem.

In July 1842, Major General Charles Napier, newly arrivedfrom England, was appoinied to command the brigadegaffisoning Upper and Lower Sjnd (Kairpur and Hyderabad)with full military and civil powers. Napier was a veteran of theNapoleonic wars. dnd of exremel) e(cenldc appearance.having long white hair and a mane of whiskers and beardreaching almost to his waist. Perched atop an enormous hooked

pair of large round spectacles, Napier beingexrremely short-sighted. (This had been a handicap nearly allhis military career, and was to continue to be so during thiscampaign.) He received no instructions. nor even any idea as tothe number of lrooDs under his command. and arrived atKarachi in early Septenber.

Rebuking .he Amirs for the many violations of the 1839treaty he gave orders that any who still continued to displayhostile intentions would be dealt with severely. The Resident inHyderabad, Major Janes Outram, suggested that the Brithhannex Karach' . Sukkur. Bul lu ' and Sabralcol in re,ponse ro

the growing evidence of the Amirs' hostility, and a new treatywas drawn up and the provinces annexed formally on 8December. A few days later a strong British force crossed theIndus and occupied Sabzalcot. Napier's private view of theannexation is recorded "We have no right to seize Sind, yet weshall do so. and a very advantageous, humane and useful pieceofrascality it will be."

Napier hoped to accomplish the annexation of Sind withoutany bloodshed, and actually managed to win over one of theAmirs ofKairpur, who replaced Rustam. The latter, with manyof his followen, fled, it was believed to the fortress ofImamgarh, eighty miles south-east ofKairyurand in the middleofthe desert. NaDier resolved to follow rhem- rake the fortressand prove to the rmaining Amirs that even a plae as rernore asImamgarh was not safe from the invincible British troops, andthatanythoughtso{resistancewerehopeless. ByearlyJanuary1843he was ready to begin the expedition.

Napier had few camels so was only able to take with him intothe desert a small force, numbering 350 men of H.M. 22ndFoor. 200 Sind Horse and two 24 Dounder howitzers. Theinfantryweremomted in pairson camels. He began hisadva.ceon 5th January and despite the deep sands found plenty ofwaterto replenish his own meagre supplies, reaching a desenedImamgarh seven days later. After blowing the place up helvithdrew without firing a shot, having met with no oppositionduing a very risky and remarkable ({or the period) campaign.

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Napierwas now resolved to fight, having intercepted a letterfrom one ofthe Amirs ofHyderabad calling for all clansmen toassemble at Miani, ren miles north of Hyderabad, only oneday's march away. He had with him less tban 3000men. to facean estimated 30,000 enemy. but early on the morning of 17February he began his advance on the enemy position.

Horse Artillery as it was commanded by Captain Ledie. who iris known led the lst Troop Bombay Horse Artillery during lheAfghan War. However other sources suggest that the artillerywas largely camel'drawn! If Leslie s troop was present it tlouldprobably have been equipped with six-pounders. Perhaps theother battery had heavier guns. sucb as the t\renty four pounderhowitzers taken ro Imamgarh. Tbese would no doubt be drawnbyeither oxenor, as is recorded in this case. camels.

The approach march to the baitle $as delayed due 1(r theterrain, the flat plain bing inrersected by many dry watercourses, and ilwas notuntilsevcn in thc morning, afteramarchof lhree hours that the vanguard. the Sind Hone. the MadrasSappers and Minerc and 2 guns. made contact with the enmynear the dry bed of the River Fuleli. On the left of the enemyposition was a thickly lvooded park bounded by a high wall onwhich were perched hundreds of B aluchi natchlock-rnen. Theirright appeared 1(r rest on a grcve of mango trees. The gapbetween. some twelve hundred yards. was covred by theenemy guns, drawn up irregularlyin advance oftheir lefi centre,behind which were swarms of horsemen and infantry. Recon-naissance showed thal it was irnpossible to outflank the enemyposit ion.andthatthemangogrovehidavi l lageoccupiedbytheenemy. The only option available was a frontal attack, and atabout 10.30 Napierordered the advance to commence (see Map

Having noticed that the enemy occupying the walledenclosure on his right kept disappearing from view, presurnablyto reload. Napier perceived lhat they had not made loopholesnor built a parapei to enable them to fire through or over thewall. therefore making this flank rcasonably secure frominterference. He also noticed an opening in the wall, which hehad closed by the Grenadier company of the 22nd underCaptain Tew, who took position just inside the wood withorders to block the entrance. if necessary to the last man!Meanwhile the British artillery had advanced inro range oftheenemy guns and silenced them in fairly short order. The mainline advanced in echelonwith tbe left refused in anricipation ofaflank attack from the enemy occupied village in the nangogrove. Halting to dress his lines. Napier ordered the baggagecamels to be formed into a circle. wilh their loads forning adefensive perimeter to fail back onto in case disaster shouldstrike. The Poona Horse and four companies of sepoys weredetailed to hold this position.

The advance continued and the enemygunswere overrun bythe 22nd. Almost immedialely. abour 300yeards to theirfront,the British saw a line of faces showing just above the leveloftheplain. and Napier realised that he had utterly miscalculated thesituation. The enemy he had seen forming up earlier had beentheir reserves. and iheir main body was concealed in the driedup bed ofthe Fuleliwhich. unknown to him. tumed across hisfrontl As the British advanced, most ofihe guns and the MadmsSappers & Minen were crowded out of the line. and only 4pieces were able ro engage the enemy occupying ihe river bed.Napiergave the ordertocharge. and the 22nd raced forward tothe lip of the bank and stopped- the whole riverbed was filledwith thousands ofthe enemy. After a short while theywithdrewsome five or six yards oui ofsight ofthe enemy in the river bed.whose fire had caused them many casualdes. and at first nothingtheir offices could do would gel them to mov forward again.Presently their confidence relurned and they advanced to theedge, poured in avolley, then wirhdrew, repeatingthis exercisetim and line again, practically immune to the fire of theenemy. The sepoys on iheir left followed this example. TheBaluchis had no way of countering these tactics other than tolaunch a furious attack to drive the British awav. This neveroccurred as they were unable to co-ordinate a series of madrushes by small groups of clansmen, all of which were easilybeaten off by the B ritish. Hundreds of Baluchis were being shot

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repulsed by Stack's force. which arrived safely at Napidr's campon 22nd March. Nexr day, further reinforcemenrs from Sukkurand Karachi arrived, bringing ihe British force up to some 5000mn- In additionto the troopswho hadfought at Miani. he nowhad the 8th and 23rd Bonbay Nalive Infantry and the 3rdBengal Light Cavalry. togetherwith an additional5 guns.

On March 24th Napier led his army northwards in thedirection of Khuseri, wbere it was reported Sher Mohamed hadconcentrated hisforces, andat eight;n the morningscouts ftomtbe Sind Horse made cofltact ar the village of Dabo. Napiermade a personal reconnaissance of the enemy positions, butcould see little. Their lefr and right each seemed to rest onwoods. about amileapart. and in tbe centre was another mangogrove thought lo conceala village. Closer examination showedthat their right rested on the bank oflhe Fuleli river, which atthis pointappeared tobe fullofsoft deep mud.In the reargreatmasses ofBaluchi horsemen could be seen (see Map 3).

What could not be seenwere two watercoursesrunnins atonslhe whole Ienglh ol rhe Baluchi l ine. which had been p;prrf ;tor defence. The.e obsracles were l$enl) and tof iy-ts; feelwide respectively. The first was eight feet deep and the secondseventeen. Both were full of Baluchi matchlockmen. suDDortedb) rni l lery. Whdr i \ more. the Balufhi r ighr in rhe vr l lage orDabo. which had been strongly fortified. wasobscured by trees,and their left did not end. as Napier supposed. at the wood, asbehind this anotherwater,course, runningback at an angle fronthe majn lines for over half a mile. had been scarped andstrengthened. Behind all this were further lines ofravines, eachprepared for defence. All in allthe Baluchis having chosen theirground well, were in an even stronger position than they hadbeen at Miani-

Napier's approach rnarch led him across the front of theenemy line at a slight diagonal, and it was on rhis alignment thaihe deployed for batile, with cavalry on either flank and rheartillery at intervals between ihe infantry. H.M. 22nd formedthe extreme lcft ofthe infantry line, closest to the woods whichobscured th village of Dabo from view. Expecting someoffensive move before deployment was complete Napier

down without ever having the chance to even fire at rheirenemy, although their left was relatively unscarhed as rheBombay Grcnadiers had nor copied the tactics ofthe rest oftheline. their commander preferring ro remain echeloned back tocoverthe extreme left from attack.

Napier shortly decided rhat ir was rime to launch his finalattack. and ordered the 9th Bengal Light Cavalry to passbetween the end ofhis line and the village and sweep down intothe river-bed and across thc enemy reserves, whitst the SindHorse atlackcd the enemy s flank. The infantry as onc chargedinlo the middle of the Baluchis iD the river-bed. who. after abrief struggle. simply disengaged and walked away from thefighll Meanwhile ihe Sapprs & Miners bad breached the parkwall and. with the help of a gun. clcared the enclosure of a

Thc battle had lastcd four hours. and considering rhat theyhad walked inlo a trap. the British came offvery lightly wiih jusiover 300 casualties. less than 100 of whom wcrc killed. Figurestor the Baluchi casualties vary. but perhaps as many as 2000lvere killed. with many more wounded.

Napicr camped on rhe plain beyond the rivcr. and over rhenexl few days received the surrender oflr)any ofthe Amirs fromHyderabad and Kairpur. Sher Mohamed. Arnir of Mirpur,although outNardly friendly. failed to disband his army of10.0m men. and in fact began tocallfor more recruirs. Napier.after occupying Hyde rabad, was not strong enough ro anack. ashjs men were suffering from rhe increasing heat. He sel up ancntrenched canp ncar Hyderabad and. requesting reinforce-lir)cnts. waited for them to arrive.

By mid'March thc Amir of Mirpur. Sher Mohamed. hadassembled an army of some 25.000 men. and th conrinuingdepradations of iribesmen from thcwestern provinceshad eventhreatened Karachi. The reinforccments requsted by Napierwere at Sukkur. and an advance body of a regiment ofcavalry. abattalion of infantry and some guns Nere despatchcd under aMajor Stack tojoin forccs with Napierourside Hyderabad. Sheritlohamed let this smallforce get within 5 niles ofNapier beforeanacking. Fortunalely the attack Nas a shambles and easily

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Napierwas therefore still in the dark as towhatexaclly he wasfacing when large bodies oftribesmen fron the enemy left wereobserved making for thc wood behind which it vas known thevillage of Dabo lay. Thinking that perhaps they had notgarrisoned the village. Napier ordered the cavalry of the leftwing and Leslie s troop ofBombay Horse Artillery to advance,followed bv the whole line ofbattalions in echelonftom the left-On the right, the cavalry under Major Stack charged headlonginto a massofwavering Baluchi horsemen.In the true traditionofBritish cavalrylheysoon gotcaried away and th charge gotoutofcontrol as the!'galloped acrcssthe nullahs and ravines inpursuit olthe retreating Baluchis I N apier, who had been on hisway from th left to prevent such a move. was not amused as thisleft his right flank uncovered. but he now had little option otherthan 1o leave it to its fate. and returnedtolhe left flank

On the leftH.M.22nd were ordered tocharge the firstravineandwith Napierat their head were soon across this and into thesecond, supported by fire from Leslie s Horse Artillery- Joinedbv the 25th Native lnfantry. the 22nd then assaulted Dabo.whilstthe cavalry and Leslie sguns worked theirway around theivert edge 10 cut it off. The main body of the British line,encouraged by theircavalry\ victory on tbe right. swept acrossthe two ravines and surrounded the village conpletely. Thevillage was stormed and lhe enemy totally broken. Napier, inthe thick ofthe fightingforthe village, al once put himselfat thehead of the Bengal Cavalry and the Poona Horse and joined inthe pursuit for several miles. Sher Mohamed. theLion .barelyescaped capture. and but for this rninor detail the viciory was

A few points are worth mentioning here. It would seem thatthe Baluchi force was not very highly motivated. beingrnade upof a grear number of different tribes. each mulually distruslfulofthe others- Bearing this in mind- the wilhdrawal of one tribefrom the line couldsuggest treachery tothc rest. whothen mightlikwise bave withdrawn. and the movcment towards Dabomay have been interpreled by many as jusl this Also. Baluchiresistance was weak excepton theirextrem right. where mostof the Brilish casualties were suffered (approx 270. of whomover half belonged to H.M. 22nd Foot). Their cavalry wasuniversally unenlhusiastic about the whole affair and took flightar rhe hr. t opporluniry. Ba luchi lo5'es s ere aboul lwice as manyas at Miani. i.e. perhaps as manyas5000.

It is interesting to note that Napier did nol recognise rhecontribution made tothe victory by MajorStack. who had sweptawav the whole ofthe Baluchi left. Had Napier been aware ofthis move he could have saved many livcsbyturning the enemyposition from this direction. thus outflanking and enfilading theravines before battcring the villagc of Dabo to pieces with hisanillery.

Afterresting{or8 hours Napier continued his march. arnvingatMirpuron 26th March. The town surrenderedwithoutafight.Sher Mohamed having fled to Umarcot, some 60 miles furthereast. Deiaching the Sind Horse and a camel batlery in purs it.Napier held his remaining troops together. fearful of being cutoff by tbe expected flooding ot the lndus. U marcot held out fora few daysuntil Sher Mohamcd had made goodbis escape. andsurrendered on 4 April. Sher Mohamed now hadonly th fort of

Shahsarh. located in the desert some 60 miles north_east oflmamgargh, remaining to him as a refuge, and to cut him offfrom this final stronghold Napierposted a force at Rohri. Othertroopswere deployed at Umarcot, MirpurandAli KaTandatoprevent him from escaping towards the delta ofthe Indus. Theheat was now so intense that all movement was made at night.By day th men remained in thjr tents with wet cloths aroundtheir heads. Even so many died from the effects of theinreasing heat. Napier himself succumbed for a sho( time,although unlike many he quickly recovered. All this time thenoose was tightening around Sher Mohamed. and on 14 June.after one last attack on a column under Colonel Jacob. he fledwith a handful of followers- Theconquest of Sind was over.

Taking place so soon afier the Afghan disaster ihere is nodoubt that this campaign was a great military achievement in itsown right. regardless ofthe boost it gave to the prestige oflheBritish in India. Napierhad never before commanded anythingmore than a battalion in action. was hampered by lack oftransport, the harshness of the terrain, and the poor conditionofhis largely untried troops, yet managed by his personality andwill power to install onfidence into his little army which twicehappily atlacked an entrenched enemy outnumbeing them byten or fifleen to onel

UNIFORMS OF THE CONQUEST OF SIIIDSpace considerations ditate that what follows is simply a briefgeneral description of the dress oftheBritish andBaluchis. Formore detail I would suggest consulting the excellent worksshown in the bibl;ography.European TroopsDuing this campaign Brilish lnfantry wore a bell-top shakowith plate and a white ball tuft. Sergeants were permitted towear an undress peaked blue forage cap. Undress wear for olherranks was a blue peakless pill-box cap with a whiie pom-porn ontop and the reginental number at the front. Pictotial evidenceshows all forms ofhead-dress with a white cover. The coat mostfrequent lywornduringthiscampaignappearstohavebeentheshell jacket, faced with thc regimental colour and without lace.Battalion companies wore white shoulder straps. Grenadie$and Light Companie! wore white wings. Trousers were eitherwhite undress, or more usually blue 'Nankeen overalls.Sergeants wore a crimson sash around their waist, and werepermitted to wearswords. Allequipment strapswere white.

Bntish officers uniforms Iollowd an almost identical style.whether that of Queen s" or "Company' troops. Headgea.was a bell-top shako oran undress dark blue peaked fonge cap.A number of differenl styles of coai were worn. The fulldressjacket was plain with rwo rows ofpaired butlons down the front.Lace was gold. The long-tail ski s were adomed withregimental insignia and collar and cuffs were of regimentalfacing colours. Flank company offiers wore wings. Battalioncompan) or l icer. wore boxed epauler les. vdr l ing in 5i7caccording to rank.

Alternatively the undress jacket could be worn, plain apartfrom a single row of buttons down the fronl, wilh collar andcuffsofthe regimental facing colour. Singlebreasied frock coatswere also permitted. Trousers were normally dark blue with ared stripe, though in hot weather while trouserswere permitted.

The Bombay Horse Aftillery wore blue coatees or shelliackets, faced red. wilh gold lac for officrs. Other ranks, allEuropean. wore similarjackets. although oflss ornate design.Headgcar was of Roman pattern. black wilh a cbeelah'skinturban forofficers, giit filtingsand black mane. Onitsfrontwasashield bearingthe tlords Horse Artillery'. Darkblue overallswere worn by all ranks, with a single gold stipeforofficen anddouble red stripes forotherranks.

25The Bombay Foot Artillery in the campaign were rnainly

European, and wore blue shell jackets or coatees. faced red.Blue overalls were worn with a red stipe. Headgear was abell-top shako with 'Bombay Artillery' on the shako plate.Indian gunners (golunddlrz) wore a similar uniform, but withsandals.

Undress head-dress for European Horse and Foot artilleryrnay well have been a blue peaked forage cap, forthe officers at

Indian UnilsMost lndian units in the campaign were drawn from theBombay Presidency, with a few from Bengal in particular tworegiments of Bengal Native Cavalry.Native Infant.yNative infantry uniforms consisted of a red coatee, with collar.shoulder straps and cuffs in the unit facing colour. These wereedged in white lace. and across the chest were seven rows ofwhite lace. Headgear was a peakless bell-top shako, often wom

Trousers were loose fiiting in either dark blue or wbite,depending on the season. Il is possible that native troopsfollowed the custom adopred on active service in India ofdiscarding the uncomfortable trousers in favour of their loosefitting dhotis. All native ranks wore sandals. All equipment

Native officers wore a plain single breasted lacket with fivepairs of buttons and gold lace around the collar and cuff.Personal equipment included a white sword belt with a plate(gi l r) and a cr im,on.a.h wor n around rhe qr i ' r .

The Madras Sappers and Miners were dressed similarly to theinfantry, in red coat wilh dark blue facings and shoulder scaleslaced yellow, dark blue (or whiie) trousers with a red stripe, anda black turban (with white cover as above). Native officers worea similar unifonn with gold lace, whilst Br'tish officen wore auniforn as descibed above.

AII infantry were armedwith smoothbore muskets, probablymostly flintlocks (particularly the Native infantry) but perhapsthe only 'Queen's' battalion were equipped with percussionmuskets. Artillerywassimilarlyallsmoothbore muzzleloaders,whether field guns or howitzers.Native CavalryTh tworegiments ofBengal Native Cavalrywhich tookpart inthe campaign wore a uniform consisting ofa bell-topped shakoand French grey j acket with orange facings. Overalls were darkblue. Undress uni{orm for officers included a dark bluejacket.laced with silver, w;th orange {acings and brass shoulderscales.

The Poona and Sind Horse. being irregulrr unir . . sere nolincluded in the official dress regulations. For the most panBritish officers wore a mixture of native and European styleuniforms and a wide selection of headgear. from shakos todragoon helmets- Native troopers in both regiments may haveworn red turbans, greena/kdtukwith (possibly) red faciflgs andred or sreen pyjamas.The Baluchi A.nyTypical Baluchi dress consisted of a whire rurban, long whiterobe and white lrousers. Status or rank would be reflected in thequality of clothing, equipmenr and weapons, which wouldconsistofsword and shield and probably a matchlock muskt.

WARGAMING THE CAMPAIGNAND FIGUREAVAILABILITY

attack on the Residency.Unfortunately. there are not very many figures on lbe market

that are easily recruited into a warganes army for thiscampaign. In 25mm. the wargames Foundry British from theOpium wars range are ideal. and Bombay Native Infantry canbe found from their Indian Mutiny range, if one cares to dosome bulk conversion jobs to headgear. Madras Sappers andMiners can ako come from the Indian Muliny range. TheBritish artillery from rhe Opium Wars range could be used, butfor true Bonbay Horse Ani,ery conversion is again ihe onlyanswerat present (Frenh Cuirassier heads on R.H.A. bodiet.As for camel drawn artillery . . ? Poona and Sind IrregularHorse are no problem. (Foundry Indian Mutiny lrregularLanceo, but problems reappearwith the BengalLight Cavalry

any bell topped shako l;ght dragoon/chasseur type can beutilised at a pinch.

In 15mm and 6mm the above problems sdll exkt, but morefigures are available to convert, even with a simple paint-job, tothe appropriate unit type.

Baluchis, like a great many other potential enemies for anea.ly 19th Century British Army in India (e.9. Afghans, S'khtare a bil of a problem, regardless of scale. Some Moghul andIndian Mutiny types may do, but not many of these exist in25mm, so a smaller scale may be the only answerwhere detailisperhaps not as vital.

Overall the apparent lack ofsuitable figuresis frustrating. butnot the end of the world.

SOURCES

Ken Trotman LtdAntiquarian books on

r Military Hisroryfrom Ancient timesco the Boer Var(Napoleonics a

I speciality)

o History ofWeaponry

I o The World Wars' &. post- 1945

Visiors b1 appoinurvnt

Regular Catalogues issued.UDI ll, l]5 Dinoo Wrlk, Cembtidgc CB5 8QDTclcphonc 022J.2r1010

Personally I think this campaign isjust asking to be wargamed,- eitherinitsentiretyor as asettingforone-offbattles, be they thefull blown confrontations as at Miani or Hyderabad or askirmish game basd around a small outpost or convoy, or the

History ofthe British Arm),, volx.1/, (Fortescue).Battle Honows ofthe Btitkh,a/n) (Nornan).Queenvictoria s Enenies, Vot 3 Indi6 (Osprey).The lndian Arny (Bons Motto) .

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wargarner Chris Tofalos is interested in forming a NationalAssociation of wargamen which will prima ly be aimed atimproving the prospects and public image of the hobby.

Several clubs have already contacted Chris and voicedsupport for the project and it is hoped to hold an inauguralmetingsome time in the near future.

would any clubs who would like to be represented ar thismeeting please contact Chns on 0204-2a802 (office houls) oi0204-397711 (home) or write do CTP, 27 Mawddey Street,Bolton BLI lLN.

Chris is aware that previous attempts to run a NationalAssociation have ended unsuccessfully, but he hopes that thislatest venture will learn from the mistakes of those efJorts.

An ideasuggested byone ofthe clubsaheadyinterested is thefornation ofregional bodies which would, presumably, be ableto meet more frequently and then take local opinion to thecentral organisation if you've got any ideas on this, or anyother matter, let Chris know.

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