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Personal logo Old Contemptible Supporting Member of TMP08 Apr 2025 6:52 p.m. PST

Follow the link to see photos.

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Sydney Gamer08 Apr 2025 8:13 p.m. PST

Useful pictures! Looking forward to the AAR. A tough one for the Boers to win.

BillyNM08 Apr 2025 10:58 p.m. PST

The British used the Lee Medford, not the Lee Enfield.

4DJones09 Apr 2025 1:21 a.m. PST

That would be the Lee-Metford.

Personal logo Old Contemptible Supporting Member of TMP09 Apr 2025 3:39 a.m. PST

The Lee-Enfield rifle was introduced to British forces in South Africa early in the Second Boer War, which began in October 1899. The specific model initially issued was the Lee-Enfield Mk I, which had entered British service in 1895. By the time of the war, it was beginning to replace the older Lee-Metford rifle (which had a similar action but used Metford rifling).

However, because of logistics and production delays, both Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield rifles were used by British troops during the war, especially in the early stages.

To summarize:

Lee-Enfield Mk I began appearing in South Africa in 1899 with the start of the war.

It was used alongside the Lee-Metford, especially in the first year or so.

Over time, the Lee-Enfield became the standard British rifle in the conflict.

In our previous games the British Infantry were armed with the Lee-Metford. In this game I have two battalions armed with the Lee-Enfield as it was introduced to the Army. In those rules both the Lee-Enfield and Lee-Metford have exactly the same range.

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Personal logo Old Contemptible Supporting Member of TMP09 Apr 2025 3:44 a.m. PST

Sydney Gamer

That is the AAR. Be sure to look to the descriptions below the photos. More information is avaliable at the top of the Album where it says "Read More."

Personal logo Old Contemptible Supporting Member of TMP09 Apr 2025 4:27 a.m. PST

Most of your questions are answered by clicking on the individual photo and scrolling down to read the description (like the photo of the rifle) and at the top of the album click on "read more."

korsun0 Supporting Member of TMP09 Apr 2025 4:56 a.m. PST

Some great narratives in there, I particularly found the German Corps interesting. I never knew about khaki aprons. I thought they wore khaki kilts!
Good stuff.

cavcrazy09 Apr 2025 6:03 a.m. PST

I have always wanted to game the Boer war…. tempting, very tempting!

Personal logo Old Contemptible Supporting Member of TMP09 Apr 2025 9:38 a.m. PST

Thanks Guys!

Personal logo Old Contemptible Supporting Member of TMP09 Apr 2025 4:20 p.m. PST

A tough one for the Boers to win.

Actually the Boers won the game.

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