Squarebashing Day 2022 - RCW!

[martin goddard]

Let me start the ball rolling here Sean

Tchankas are MG/Cavalry crossover.  P74 in main SB rules.
Move and save as Cav (not good)  shoot as MG (good).

Colourful. Often had coloured hats or tops. Including yellow!

Red units. Probably 1 type of headgear per unit. Not much mixing unless  scruffy partisan type. Peaked caps are universal in Russian civilian and military. Furry hats in colder climes but they are expensive compared to peaked hats. Very rare indeed to see bare headed infantry. Russians like hats.
Peaked hats might often/usually be crumpled up and soft.

Czech Legion. Fought with  the white railway force. There is a film DVD all about it. Good film but I forget the title (Kolchak??).  Uniformed and efficient.

Women battalions appeared in several armies, both red and white. They were one of teh units that held out in the palace against Bolshevik revolutionaries.

The ospreys are all good, short and well illustrated.
Recommend we all listen to Beevor's "Russia" book in preparation.
The Film Zhivago is also excellent.

martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

Good to see you're back tackling those revolting Russians, Sean!

Simon

[Sean Clark]

The Beevor book is his best in a while I think and has encouraged me to get the ball moving
Only 3 months until October!

Thanks Martin, Tchankas will be added to the order. Ill have a look for some yellow paint.

[Leman (Andy)]

The film title above is either Admiral or The Admiral. One is about Admiral Kolchak and the other is about Admiral de Ruyter, but can't remember which is which.

[Sean Clark]

Ticket now purchased.

[Sean Clark]

Nice find Julian. How is your RCW army coming along? Just about to order mine...we should meet for a practice game!

[Sean Clark]

Like them.

The French guns are the quick firing ones? Very useful!

[Sean Clark]

Great idea.

Order going in today or tomorrow. May have to play with unpainted troops.

Is your army red or white?

[Sean Clark]

Love it!

[Sean Clark]

That looks like a great series of books, thanks Julian!

[Sean Clark]

Thanks to Julian pushing the button  I now notice that we are only 3 months away from the return of the much loved Squarebashing day.

My ticket is purchased and my armies planned; to be collected at the ECW battle day. I am hoping to get some practice games in using what figures I have with some proxying.

Who else has their ticket or plans to get a ticket? What army are you taking? And most importantly, what colour dice will you be using?

[Sean Clark]

Also  for Simon...

Will there be a collectors T shirt? I cant see it if there is qlready 😀

[Colonel Kilgore]

I need to confirm logistics (we're due to get home from hols the night before) and buy my ticket.

I thought the neo-fascists (er - "32. British Revolution right wing army 1919") would suit me well?

Simon

[Sean Clark]

Pricey, but all you would need for two armies so not too bad. I've just managed to print off a sheet from this group from a few weeks ago.

[Sean Clark]

A worthy objective and very topical. I'll  try to do something nice for the day.