North West Frontier Troop Lists for Sharp Practice 2nd Edition

Spent time with the Sharpulator and MS Word making up rosters for my North West Frontier troops, so I can do a proper game with force support options etc.

The following fits the predjudices I have formed from my own reading. Hopefully my math is correct. I did notice on the Sharpulator that groups armed with rifles were always one point less than groups armed with rifled muskets. I suppose he's meaning muzzling loading hunting rifles used by jaegers etc. So I used Rifled Muskets as the basis for the breech loader armed Imperial troops. But I think they're pretty expensive compared to the Pathans as is really.

Veteran troops, both native and British, have had service on the Frontier and have experienced officers and NCOs. Green British troops are just off the trooper from Portsmouth. Trained and disciplined, but lacking experience, especially among the officers and NCOs. They aren't acclimatised yet so don't Step Out etc. as easily. Green native troops are newly raised or Imperial Service troops from a friendly Raj.

British cavalry actually never served on the Frontier, but I included them for completeness and for later Boer War usage. Indian and British cavalry were using rifles by this time instead of carbines.

North West Frontier Imperial Forces

Guides Infantry				Type	Elite
Points Value	12	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	Yes	2	2	3	Good shots, Moveable DP, Stubborn, Tactical
Guides Skirmishers				Type	Light Infantry
Points Value	12	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	6
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	No	-	2	-	Good shots, Moveable DP, Tactical
Gurkhas				Type	Elite
Points Value	11	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	Yes	3	2	3	Aggressive, Big Choppers, Thin Red Line
Veteran British Infantry				Type	Regulars
Points Value	10	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	Yes	2	2	2	Stubborn, Sharp Practice, Thin Red Line
Green British Infantry				Type	Regulars
Points Value	8	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No Shock	Yes	Yes	3	3	3	Stubborn
Veteran Native Infantry				Type	Elite
Points Value	12	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	Yes	2	2	2	Aggressive, Stubborn, Moveable DP

Green Native Infantry				Type	Conscripts & Volunteers
Points Value	5	Weapon	Rifled Musket		Size	10
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No Shock	No	No	-	-	-	Poor Shots, Weedy Coves
Highlanders				Type	Regulars
Points Value	10	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	Yes	2	2	2	Aggressive, Stubborn, Thin Red Line

British Skirmishers				Type	Light Infantry
Points Value	12	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	6
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	No	No	-	3	-	Sharp Practice
Guides Cavalry				Type	Impact Cavalry
Points Value	8	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	No	No	-	2	-	In Hand, Tally Ho! Moveable DP
Bengal Lancers				Type	Impact Cavalry
Points Value	7	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	No	No	-	2	-	In Hand, Tally Ho!
Dismounted Cavalry				Type	Skirmishers
Points Value	10	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	6
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	No	No	-	3	-	Sharp Practice
British Lancers				Type	Impact Cavalry
Points Value	7	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	No	No	-	2	-	In Hand, Tally Ho!
British Dragoons				Type	Impact Cavalry
Points Value	7	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	No	No	-	2	-	In Hand, Tally Ho!
Mounted Infantry				Type	Dragoons
Points Value	8	Weapon	Breech Loading Rifle		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No Shock	No	No	-	3	-
Mountain Guns				Type	Artillery
Points Value	5	Weapon	Light Gun		Size	4
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No	Yes	Yes	-	3	-
Royal Horse Artillery				Type	Artillery
Points Value	7	Weapon	Medium Gun		Size	5
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No	Yes	Yes	2	2	-
Royal Artillery Elephant Battery				Type	Artillery
Points Value	8	Weapon	Heavy Gun		Size	5
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No	Yes	Yes	2	2	-
Maxim Gun Detachment				Type	Artillery
Points Value	8	Weapon	Machine Gun		Size	5
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No	Yes	Yes	2	2	-

Here's my take on the Pathans. Even though many of them by the 1890s had breech loading rifles I figure lack of fire discipline would reduce the weight of musketry.

North West Frontier Tribal Forces

Ghazis				Type	Clan
Points Value	8	Weapon	Rifled Muskets		Size	12
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No Shock	No	No	-	1	-	Aggressive, Big Choppers, No Bayonets
Tribesmen				Type	Tribes
Points Value	7	Weapon	Rifled Muskets		Size	12
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No Shock	No	No	-	2	-	Good Shots, No Bayonets, Hearth & Home
Skirmishers				Type	Irregular Skirmishers
Points Value	7	Weapon	Rifled Muskets		Size	6
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No Shock	No	No	-	2	-	Good Shots, No Bayonets
Tribal Cavalry				Type	Irregular Cavalry
Points Value	3	Weapon	Rifled Musket, Lance, Sword		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No Shock	No	No	-	1	-
Mountain Gun				Type	Artillery
Points Value	5	Weapon	Gun		Size	4
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No	No	No	-	-	-
Dacoits & Badmashes				Type	Wallahs
Points Value	2	Weapon	Spears, Bows, Swords		Size	12
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No	No	No	-	1	-	Weedy Coves

There we are. Just need to try out some proper games with force support options and a scenario.

Should figure out something for machine guns though.

Post Script: discussion generated by this on the Sharp Practice Facebook group has come up with the interesting idea to represent the Pathans as various types of skirmishing infantry (except the ghazis of course)