LATER MEDIEVAL EARLY RENAISSANCE See MID69 for Late Medieval Mtd. Command MEAl Mtd. Kn. 1360-1390. ass. bascinets, jupon, L. sh. BH MEAl A Mt. Kn. 1360-1390, ass. bascinets. jupon, L. sh. UH MER2 Mt. Kn. 1360-1390, ass. bascinets, jupon, sh. M. A. or Sw BH MER2A Mtd. Kn. 1360-1390, ass. bascinets, jupon, sh. M. A.

or Sw. UH MER3 Mtd. Kn. 1360-1380, ass. helms. loose surcoat L. sh. BH MER3A Mtd. Kn. 1360-1380, ass. helms, loose surcoat sh. M. A.

or Sw . UH MER4 Mtd . Kn. 1360-1390, ass. helms. JUpon l sh. BH MER4A Mtd . Kn. 1360-1390, ass. helms. jupon l. sh. UH MERS Mtd. Kn. 1360-1400, studded surcoat ass. helms L. sh. BH MERSA Mtd. Kn. 1360-1400, studded surcoat ass. helms L. sh. BH MERSA Mtd. Kn. 1360-1400, studded surcoat ass. helms L. sh. UH Mtd. knights alter MERSA are full plate armour and shieldless

MERS MER6A MER7 MER7A MER8 MER8A MER9 MER9A MERlO MER10A MER11 MER11A MER12 MER12A MER13 MER14 MEAlS MER1s MER17 MER18 MER19 MER20 MER21 MER22 MER23 MER24 MER25 MER26 MER27 MER28 MER29 MER30 MER31

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1400-1430, gt. helm. L. AH 1400-1430, gt. helm, L. UH 1400-1430, ass. gt. helm,l. AH 1400-1430, ass. gt. helm. l. UH 1400-1430, gt. helm. M. A. or Sw. AH 1400-1430, gt. helm. M. A. or Sw. UH 1420-1480, sallet l. AH 1420-1480, sallet 1420-1480, sallet M.A. or Sw. AH 1420-1480, sallet M. A. or Sw. UH 1420-1480, salle! L. AH 1420-1480, sallet L. UH 1420-1480, sallet M. A. or Sw. AH 1420-1480, sallet M. A. or Sw. UH Heavy mounted handgunner Heavy archer firing Heavy archer preparing to fire Retinue archer firing Retinue archer at ease Retinue archer draw1ng arrow Retinue halberdier Medium/heavy cav. shield less (Broader Horse) Gallowglas, heavy axemen Bonnachts or Gallowglas heavy axemen Ass. mtd. lesser Man At Arms/Curror (shieldless) Mtd. archer Mtd. archer. on foot firing Ass. ffiOOiumt\'\llavy handgunners Ass. mtd. crossbowmen Ass. medium/heavy billmen Ass. Partisanmen Irish 16thCent. Med.!Hvy. Cav. Demilance

Dismtd. KntsJMen at Arms 1400-1500 Command Pack: Mtd. GeneraVNoble, standard bearer. herald Command Pack: Foot command Ass. handgunners Ass. heavy pikemen Ass. medium pikemen Ass. heavy halberdiers Ass. medium halberdiers Medium crossbowman, sallet, firing

MER45 MER46 MER47 MER48 MER49 MER49A MERSO MERSOA MER51 MER51A MER52 MER52A MER53

MER54 MERSS MER56 MER57

Medium cross bowman, sallet with visor, firing Heavy crossbowman, Barbute, at ease Crossbowmen, ass. poses Ass. artillerymen Gendarme closed helm. no plume AH Gendarme closed helm. no plume UH Gendarme ass sallets AH Gendarme ass. sallets UH Ass. gendarms AH Ass. gendarmes UH Ass. gendarmes AH Ass. gendarmes UH Mtd. Ofhcers SUitable for Gendarmes or Generals 1500-1600 Genitor medium/heavy spear sh. (cav.) Ass. medium spearmen Ass. medium swordsmen Ass. med1um blflmen

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AH • Armoured horse UH • Unarmoured horse

LANDSKNECHTS RNL 1 Command pack: Mtd. Officer & bodyguard RNL2 Ass med1um pikemen RNL3 Ass. heavy pikemen RNL4 Ass med1um halberdier RNL5 Ass heavy halberdier RNL6 Ass. two handed swordsmen RNL7 Ass. musketeer firing RNL8 Ass. musketeer ass. poses RNL9 Ass. Arquebuster firing RNL 10 Ass. Arquebusier ass. poses RNL 11 Ass. crossbowmen firing RNL 12 Ass. crossbowmen ass. poses RNL 13 Command pack: Officer, Standard bearer & drummer

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MARIAN ROMAN 105BC·25BC AO 15 Bodyguard heavy cava try 1avehn & sh,ela RO 16 Leg,onary p11um & sh,eta RO 1' Leg1onary p.lum & Sl'1eld A0t8 Commana paCJ< Foor Off•cers Sra t><>;1rers

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Auxo111ary heavy cav rav & sh1eld Auxolloary heavy cav lance Leg,onary early 1 sr century Leg1onary m1d 1st cent Praeronan •nlanrry "Ma11ne Leg1onary AuX1I1ary hghr heavy 1nr LTS & sn•era Aux11tary hgnJ neavy mf 1av & sn1erd Commana pack Two OH1cers S1gnilers & mus1cJans

FIGURES SUITABLE FOR EARLY & MIDDLE IMPERIAL ROMANS A031 Wesrern au•1hary archer R032 Eastern auaoloary archer

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REALISTIC GUNNERY RULES FORAGE-OF-SAIL SHIP-TO-SHIP ACTIONS .......................................................... 5 BARRY FOX with comments orl the realism of present Age-ofSail rules

H OW TO PAINT DETAILED MINIATURES THE EASY WAY. ...................................................................................................... IS GARY LEITZEL provid~s dozens of tips to improve your painting

FIRST TASTE OF GLORY .......................................... ............ ......................................................................................................................................... 19 MARK GIM AND KEVlN BURKE describe gaming with Legacy Of Glory rules

THE GUARD DIES BUT DOES NOT SUAA.ENDER ................................................................................................................. .............. 25 STEVE TINSLEY with a Waterloo Wargame

A SCENARIO FOR 1870-1914 .................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 STEVE EDEN presents a scenario based on the german Kreigspiel rules

TH E EMPLOYMENT OF ARTILLERY AND LINEAR TACTICS ............................................................................................... 3 1 T. TAYLOR EARLE reviews their u.se on the tabletop

TALL WHITE MANSIONS AND LITTIE SHACKS ............................................................................................................................... 4 1 NICK NASCATI with a a variation on The Sword and The Flame for ACW

DE BELLIS PHANTASIE .................................... .............................................................................................................................................................. 47 BRIAN REDDINGTON-WILDE suggests a method for getting Fantasy garners into Historical Gaming

THE AUST RIAN AND PRUSSIAN ARMIES OF THE SEVEN YEARS WAR ...................................................................... 51 GEORGE CORDEIRO examines the armies' mix and ratios to provide more accurate table-top representation

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The Lead/ Pewte r contro ve rsy i:. the l:nest o ff-the-Lable battle to con­fro nt the ho bby. Most Ame rican manufacture rs :~re changmg 10 JX!WLe r type mate rials as fn st as they can . l lo weve r I he re nre ma ny

voices ~creaming lhatlhis is just a ploy to raise the prices o f figures! The f:tcl:. th:ll we have 10 live w ith arc: I. Lead ingestio n is ho rribly

dangero us to young c hild ren. 2. The public c~m be cas il>• s wayed into believing that war­mo ngers who play war could care less abo ut the ir childre n ':. we lfare. 3. A small ho blw is an c :tsy ta rget fo r legislative actio n. •1. l.t is o nly a maHe r o f ume be fo re :~II state legisla­ture:- ho p o n 1hc bandwagon to ma ke poilu­cal h.w "1th thc 1r constitue nts S. ln~urance comp;nic:. :tround the country arc re fusmg to sell liability insura nce to companies who usc lead in the ir figures.

New Yo rk ':. rcccmly passed b1ll <April I)

allo w, :r max imum of .06o/o lead in w ys, :rnd mod e ls, etc. The re IS no exdu:.1o n fu r miniatures used in the ho bl>> :ts the re is in IZede ral Lnw. I bd ieve I hal the NY 13w will be the hno,b for rtll o the r s tate's lcgrsl:llto n

1\lo M figure ma nufacture r's have seen the handwritmg o n the wall and have st:trled the d1ange so as to have no lead invento ry by the time the ' e l.m·, take e ffect. O bv1ously some w111 a ue rnpl to go uge o ut a gre ater than necessary pnce mcreasc to e:1rn a mo me ntary maxtmum pro fit , hut marke t fo rces will o vertake the m and rea sonable p n ce mc rca:.es wtll pre \'ail.

llo wevcr :1n o the r unexpected CO:>l fac to r has re ared ll 's ugly head ' Note the .06o/o coment a llo wed . ~bnufacturers who have used the ir mcllin~o~ furnaces for lead fo r any le ngth o f time will find 1hat residual lc :1d 1:. le aching o ut of the pol line rs into the pewter mix 10 give 11 much grc:lle r percentage o f lead conte n1 the n expec ted. Replaceme nt o f th1s c:~pital equipment is go ing to be an e ve n greate r cost.

I wo rry about the sma ll con:-egc indu:.tries that make up so muc h o f our hobhy. The transiuo n is mo re p:~ mful fo r the m :1nd some are le mpt­ed w m.unta m t11e status quo. I be lieve th:H that is a b ig mistake . There .t rc.' too m.m~ people out the re \vho sue to make :r living and wtll sec the hohb~ .1s .111 easy ta rge t fo r ea ~y mo ney E,·eryone Manufactu re r, Puhlh hcr. I lo bby sto re sho uld :ll lea-.t he mc<>rporated to protect the1r pcr;,onal assets and ge t liahiltl)' msurancc tf the y can. If, as a ga nung dub, you some times a llo w aucndancc h y small childre n o r by pare nts who bring small childre n , you sho uld cons1de r your exposure he re as we ll.

A ~l:l j or pro ble m will be the Fo re ign Figure l\lanufacwrc rs . The te mptatio n will be to unde rsell the Ame rrcan m:mufacture r by offe ring dlC:tJX!r lend fif;tures. This 1S bo und 10 result in a war as the rc:~ ction of the ,\mc n c--.J ns will be to ms1M o n lull :1ppltcatio n o f the no-le :1d l:~ws. \\' Jl h prw.ccuuon o f Lhose who \' IOI:llc 11 10 the selling or the bur ing o f ltgure~ "tlh lc.to..l comc m and woe w 1ho.,e who cominue to impon high lc;td con tcnl 11gurcs from abroad. e uhc r a s a dastnbuto r/ sellc r o r person­.111~

It ' " unpo rtanl that we, the hobhy 1st ~ suppo n lhc manufacLUre rs m these trp ng ltmes. The l:tst thing I th ink we want to see is the loss o f \':tne ty hcc:tuse m:~ny manufacture rs h:ad to fa ll by the ways ide. Give lhc m your support, yes but a lso keep the market ho nest by buying the pewte r figure" ~~ s the l owc~l offe red price.

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O rtj;tu1s cad 1 year. Fo r vario us reason:, the 91 awards we re no t m:.dc . Th '' yea r bo th 9 1 and 92 :~wards w11l be g1ve n at O rigins in Texas. I urge you .til to vote usmg the lxtllo t to und m the cente r o f th1s rssue , II 1S c~-.entr.tl "<> tllilt II isto ric::tl ,\ltniature-. wrll ge l tl1e ir just due . Neve r nund dc:td ltnc dates! j ust ge t yo ur vote m!

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Realistic: Gunnery: Rules for Age of Sail I" . Ship-to-Ship Actions

BY BARRYFOX

As Nelson's H.M.S. Victory (104) breached the allied line at Trafalgar, her larboard broadside raked the srcrn of Vlilleneuve's Bucenraure (80). From ten yards, with some

batteries double-sbocted and others criple-shorted, a devastating srorm of iron swept the enemy flagship from end to end, instantly killing or wounding four hundred men and dismounting rwcnty guns! We've all read such tripe as dlls in popular histories. Who rook the rime to go around and counr casualties immediately after the first broadside? The battle had just begun for Buccntaurc. After the Victory sailed past, the Temeraire (98) and Neptune (98) fol­lowed her through the line and likewise raked Bucenraure. The Neptune then came up on the Icc side and fired again. Nexr, Leviathan (74) and Conqueror (74) each raked Buccmaure's srcrn, while Britannia (100) and Ajax (74) fired at her from long range. Meanwhile, Viccory, caught in a deadly embrace with Rcdourablc, continued to fire her larboard broadside at Buccnraure throughout the battle. Conqueror as well kept up a steady fire against the flag­ship, even though she was engaged wirh ocher ships on her star­board side. If one could believe the popular histories' assessmem of the destructive power of one raking broadside, one can only imag­ine what the final casualty count would be. Well, try 197 killed

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and 85 wounded! Yes, the ship was rorally dismasrcd, bur 282 casualties ar the end of the barde is a long way from rhc alleged 400 caused by the first rake! Given rhe proliferation of such false­hoods as this, iris easy w see why so many Age of Sail rules arc roo bloody.

I have been on a twenty-plus year quest for rhe perfect set of rules. It's been quire like Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Some sets arc roo complex (I seem to remember having one published}, while others arc ridiculously simple (they're still grinding these our in England."Bcar To Quarters": ED-) Neither rype begins ro repli­cate naval warfare under sail for ship-to-ship and small squadron actions, which is rhe scale in which I am most inreresred. It is my conrcnrion char rhc more one knows about a period, the more detail one demands. The trick is co weave char derail inro a playable system. If one has a passing interest in rhe American Civil War, they will probably be very happy to usc On co Richmond. Ir is simple, and it works very well for very large scale actions. Someone who lives and breathes rhc ACW might prefer Johnny Reb. lr goes into far greater derail, and covers regimental level. Thus, OTR would be the Baby Bear rules of rhe ACW, while Johnny Reb might rcprescnr a perfect compromise for true z.calots.

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