Hijinks in the Congo last night in the Basement O'Gaming. Pasha Dan likes weird, out of the way wars that allow a lot of scope for converting figures and using out of date and heavily converted vehicles. So the nightmare that was the Congo in the early 60s is perfect for him. He can also put on the table various UN forces(he has Swedes because of their odd APCs, and naturally Irish for a Siege of Jadotville scenario), Belgian paratroopers, and naturally Mad Mike Hoare and his mercenaries.
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| The Simba commander (me) puts the bad juju on the ANC mercenary commander (Dan) |
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| The table. ANC positioned among the shanty town on the left. Simbas come out of the bush on the right. The bus to Stanleyville (center) not stopping to pick up any passengers |
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| Hordes of Simbas advancing, encouraged by the witch doctor |
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| The Simbas had some support weapons and a couple of squads of ANC deserters. These, when they weren't giving useful fire support, were acting as bullet magnets, which let our mobs of drug addled zealots get within charge range of the ANC positions. |
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| Dan's Simbas include a lot of conversions |
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| Getting into the ANC perimeter helped by bad ANC die rolls |
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| Tough fight overrunning the ANC section and supporting MMG on the ANC left flank, but they eventually did it. The MMG team wasn't able to escape |
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| More Simbas swarm over the cattle krall on the ANC right flank |
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| M2 Scout Car with mercenaries |
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| Endgame. Simbas swarm the shanty while surviving government troops try to bug out |
Fun was had. Keith and I ran the rebels. Pasha Dan and Weirdy-Beardy ran the government ANC forces. I always like pushing Dan's toys around.
Lovely looking table and figures
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