Dettingen, June 1743 We kick off this month’s theme content with an article by Last Argument of Kings author Pete Brown - a report on The Worcester Wargames Club’s re-fight of this War of Austrian Succession battle. A New Kind of Armoured Train In Wargames Illustrated 291 we took a look at captured armoured trains in German service. This month Wayne Turner takes a look at the Germans’ own design, the BP series of armoured trains. The Empire of Cracks Our second Giant Wargames article. Thanks to the photography of Joe Dever we get to see the massive table and collection of Ron Ringrose in action as the Vandals, Alans, and Suebi strike hard and fast against the beleaguered Roman forces straddling the Rhine during the decline of the Western Empire. Legionnaires in the Dark Continent Chris Peers goes beyond the archetypal image of the desert-trekking Beau Geste French Foreign Legionnaire and explores the actions of these hard fighters in sub- Saharan Africa. Including army lists for Death in the Dark Continent. Chancellorsville, May 1863 We conclude our Giant Wargames theme with a report on a 16 player, 6,000 figure and 438 square foot ACW game, played out at a unique venue. Rural Bases Following the popularity of their rubble bases, Battlefront have released a second set of sculpted plastic bases, this time designed for a rural setting. In this article James Brown shows us how to customise, paint and get the most out of the new bases. A Desperate Struggle for Survival Toussaint Louverture, Haiti’s War for Independence and what they have to offer the wargamer. “Go to it!!” The author of Kampfgruppe Normandy provides us with a new army list for the game: The British Airborne Division Battle Group, and a scenario for getting ‘The Paras’ into action. Great Warriors : Hussites Our regular Great Warriors feature returns with a look at Jan Zizca and his revolutionary medieval peasant army. Sharpes Bridge Richard Clarke, of Too Fat Lardies, presents a fun little scenario for their game Sharp Practice. Can Sharpe and his Rifles hold off the French long enough to blow up the bridge? And can Lt. Price keep Esmerelda safe from the advances of the French ... and Sharpe? How to Build…. A Watermill After a short hiatus, Paul Davies returns with another great wargames terrain project. This time Paul talks us through building a watermill and provides ideas for making it a late Medieval European mill, or a Colonial North American mill. You get to choose. Stede Bonnet, The Gentleman Pirate When life in Barbados got a little boring for plantation owner Stede Bonnet, he decided to commission a
