The adventure continues…..
Yesterday we got together for another Back of Beyond game.
The game was played out using FFOL BB.
The game was umpired by Has.been (cheers Pete).
Lots of Tom foolery and high jinx.
The battle of Ruomuh Teliot (read it backwards
)
British troops were gathering at the railhead in response to a build up of hill tribe tensions.
Russians were reported in the area (always a problem).
The river(sometimes) is the boarder. The recent Russian view is that North of the river (other side to the town) is their sphere of influence.
The battlefield.
From the hill tribes viewpoint.
From the British (town) point of view.
British/Indian troops disembark from their train.
Hill tribes mass outside of the town. Left wing.
Right wing.
Russian cavalry and armoured half tracks in support of the hill tribes.
British Rolls Royce armoured cars approach the girder bridge over the river.
British Rolls Royce armoured cars reach the bridge (you may notice one of the armoured cars has changed slightly. That’s because we had a mechanical breakdown on the first one DIDNT WE IAN !.
The hill tribes rush forward, towards the town.
They mass, and take on the British armoured cars.
The Russian cavalry move forward, but the British armoured car takes out a Russian armoured half track.
The hill tribe take out the British armoured car on the bridge.
The hill tribe rush over the bridge, closely followed by the Russian cavalry.
British troops deploy to save the town.
Now the RH Hill tribe appear from the woods, after a turbulent time crossing the river.
Hill tribesmen appear everywhere.
The British forces are finally cutdown, as the tribesmen storm the town.
Even the final armoured car is swarmed by tribesmen.
Not a good end for the British forces.
Overall, a great victory for the local hill tribes.
The Russians were playing a tentative game, as they didn’t want to get too involved with the British, so that finally explains why I (commanding the Russians ) just kept shuffling them around the battlefield.
Great game, played as ever in the right spirit.
Bacon butties, beer and cake all supplied by Quartermaster Cunningham.