Last Train to Kashgar

Today's club game was a Back of Beyond encounter between the Bolsheviks and Chinese Warlord forces using "Setting the East Ablaze" rules.

Steve C had the Chinese, Allan the Russians and I had the rulebook !

The Chinese Warlord leads his ragged cavalrymen

As Allan's Bolshevik cavalry backed up by armoured cars and truck towed artillery arrive

The Chinese have some Siberian infantry

Hello - the Russians have a Whippet tank !

Both sides have their sights on the last train for Kashgar - somebody important is on that train and they both want to capture him before its too late

Siberians and Bolshevik cavalry clash near the tail end of the train

The Red flag proudly flutters

The Bolsheviks have clearly got control of the train before the Chinese can get there

The Chinese cavalry make a brave charge

backed up by ferocious spearmen

but are they too late ?

with armoured car support

The Russian Whippet tank has skirted around the mountains to engage the Chines from their flank

The Bolsheviks have managed to get an armoured car and a field gun across the track in front of the Chinese attack which causes problems for the advancing enemy

One of the Chinese armoured cars erupts in flames

and the Bolsheviks have "liberated" the Person of Interest from the train

The Chinese were defeated in hand to hand combat at the same time and several units routed - the Russians were declared the victors.

Photos courtesy of Steve C as I had left my iPhone at home !!!

We are unsure on how exactly to use the artillery and armour rules so far, so will have to re-read them  and see what we are missing, otherwise it was an enjoyable game.