The North west Mounted Police (doubling up as US marines with blood all over their shirts) attacked the boxer village.

The boxers in the village.

Unfortunately the blood ended up to be mostly their own.

TURN ONE

The North West Mounted Police after a disastrous turn 1

The attack went off to a poor start with the opening salvo from the boxer artillery taking four “troopers down.

The good leadership roll of five was negated by the fact that the leader was :brutal” which provided a -2 two to their pinning test, freezing them in place for next turn.

Ouch! Another four down from the shooting of the boxer regulars in the village!

The leader characteristics of the second infantry unit meant that they needed to desperately get into to close range to be able to fire.

Unfortunately the Police mounted troops did nothing and the Gatling gun froze as well rolling snake eyes” for its activation.

If that wasn’t enough the Boxer reinforcements poured onto to assist their besieged comrades. Oops! They are not comrades for another 40 odd years are they!

TURN 2

The second unit advance so that they could overcome the short nearsightedness of their leader. Now they could fire, but unfortunately there is only the “blind as a bat” leader is left.

The Boxer reinforcements move even closer. Why bother I say!

First two from the artillery fire runaway. They “of course” fail their pinning test.

More firing from the Boxer regulars sees two more casualties but this time the weakling leader does stop them from receiving more pins. Unfortunately this means they can only rally next turn and must stand there and cop it again.

TURN THREE

With the “Up and at em” characteristic, you guessed it the mounted Mounties ( I have always wanted to pen that) bravely but stupidly charge into the Boxer guns. Sounds familiar doesn’t it!

“Into the village of death” road the brave 8. With the same result. I wish I had forgotten my Cardigan! At least the antiquated Boxer artillery was destroyed by the might of the Gatling gun.

The Boxer reinforcements have almost arrived

To add salt to the wounds the Boxer “poor shots” kill two more” mounted leaving their leader on his own to “storm the barricade”

TURN FOUR

Rolling to rally from their pinning the first infantry unit rolls snakes eyes and yelled out “enough is enough you damned fool”.

Long range shooting from the Boxer reinforcement takes out two gunners.

The brave cavalry unit leader finally succumbs and rides home to that great fort in the sky.

TURN FIVE

The sole unit on the table bravely fights on but looses it last too final crew.

Just before the Boxer cavalry prepare to run them down from the rear.

“Stormed at with shot and shell. While horse and hero fell. They that had fought so well. Came through the jaws of Death.”

Not one of Guru’s better efforts. Well done Drew!