"Bullocks Pulling 40 Pound Breach Loader Gun" Topic

Excellent. Would these gun and figures be suitable for the 8th Cape Wars of around 1858?

Love it!

That is cool. How do you use it in a game? Is it an objective to capture? I always like the look of artillery trains, but they take up so much room on the table.

I like the buildings too.

Not sure how to use it in a game. I think if big guns were employed they would not move in the game. So the bullocks would be standing somewhere near the stationary guns.I think having it as an objective to capture is a great idea. Buildings are by Crescent Root Studios and the hills are from Paragon Scenics Apache Pass range which is in 54mm as opposed to the 28mm gun and figures.I know that the Armstrong Breech loader was first used in 1858 but I am unsure if it was in the Cape Wars. For the 2nd Afghan War, my current area of interest, the bullocks should really be the humped back whitish colored kind from India.I only had oxen from Perry Miniatures which depict a different, maybe European, type.I have ordered some of the Indian type bullocks from Redoubts "Wellington in India" range as suggested by another TMPer and plan to replace my current ones with them.

Looks great as usual, Bob! Did you paint that road onto the ground-cloth?

As far as how to use the big oxen-drawn gun in a game… one simple but fun scenario would be an Afghan attack/ambush on an artillery train, comprised of however many big guns you have available or want to use. If the guns are needed farther up the road at the "front" the British player may lose some victory points by unlimbering them to engage with the enemy -- though of course that's still better than allowing them to be overrun and/or captured!

Lay out the road down the length of the table with various hills. mountains, rough terrain and a village or two with some cultivated farmland along the way, throw in a river with a bridge and/or ford if you have one handy. All potential ambush spots for the locals to use. Of course the Artillery train needs a strong escort of infantry plus some cavalry to scout up the road ahead.

Mad Guru – I got lazy on this one. The ground cloth is from Cigar Box battlemats. I think it is their desert version.I am planning to refight the attack on Gandi Mullah Sahibdad on a 4 ft by 6 ft table. The mat, which kind of feels like a very soft blanket fits that size. Got it set up and just waiting to see when my oldest son can come over to play it out.Somewhere I read that it was an elevated village, hence the rocky setting.