In the jungle...

 In the jungle, the peaceful jungle ... 

Well actually the first outing with my Japanese in a game of Crossfire with Andy, and the first table top outing for Andy's US Marines. Our armies are modelled using 20mm figures.

We got many things wrong, as we play it so rarely (unfortunately). Those errors skewed the outcome to look like a Japanese victory. It actually wasn't. Just a few photos.. we were too busy playing, drinking beer and coffee, eating savouries, and yarning, to take enough photos for an AAR.

Russian Dragoons 1914, and ....

Nearly at the end of the WW1 cavalry .... 'thing'.. 'project'... whatever you prefer to call it .. with the completion of 12 Strelets 20mm Russian Dragoons. The dismounted component on each stand is represented with some HaT Russian infantry. These are not an accurate representation of dismounted dragoons, but with the characteristic blue trousers they will do. 'Rivet Counters' need not respond.

So here is the obligatory 'group photo' of the work of the last month or so as I've painted up the WWW1 cavalry that have sat in that 'TBP' (to be painted) pile for 1-+ years.

Russians on the left, Germans on the right

Given the lower strengths of cavalry divisions, this represents the fighting stands for nearly a complete cavalry division for each army using the Great War Spearhead rules (may 2-3 stands short). Each stand represents a squadron'. There are of course support stands included in the OOB, but these may have to be proxied from an infantry formation. I am eyeing up some fictional divisional level actions as possible scenarios for the future. Watch this space.