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The fourth issue of Broadsword Magazine, a new periodical devoted to the wargaming and reenactment scene in Australia and New Zealand, has arrived in our offices.

Broadsword issue 4

Major articles in this issue are:

The Roman Army
A brief overview of the physical requirements and training needed to be recruited into the legions of the early Principate (50BC - 10AD)
Holy Orders of the Crusades
The orders of knights who led the Christian armies onto the bloody battlefields of the Holy Land.
Rifles in the British Army
A brief overview of the development of the famed rifle battalions that would change conventional military thinking in the Brithsh Army.
The Fight for Linnuis
Arthur faces his next test of kingship as we are introduced to a new enemy - the Picts, and Arthur's bold plan to besiege the Saxon Warlord in the city of Lindum.
Army of the King of Sweden, 1809
Army of the King of Sweden, 1809
A detailed painting guide to an army often forgotten on the Napoleonic wargaming tables, with unit lists and unit colours.
Medieval fantasy fair participants

Other contents include a guide to upcoming events and fairs, an Ancients reenactment report, an article on swordmaking, report from a swordplay convention, articles about Napoleonic and ACW reenactment clubs, report from a black powder reenactors encampment, New Zealand report (medieval fantasy fair), article on a rare ACW revolver, photos from a jousting tournament, miniatures showcase, introduction to collecting 12" action figures, Empires computer game review, DBA tourney write-up, intro to radio-control gaming, book reviews, and club listings.

Radio-control gaming article

Broadsword Magazine is published by Mythical Publishing.