Friday 5 March 2021

Rorke's Drift Part 3

The third and final part of my Rorke's Drift video battle report is available to view on my Youtube Channel. A couple of weeks ago the first video reviewed the history of the battle, my terrain choices and some special rules I implemented for this game. I'm using The Men Who Would Be Kings with some adaptations to make it suitable for this battle and my 6mm figure collection. Last week the battle commenced and the Zulu's were eventually able to gain a foothold inside the Hospital, although they had failed to breach the barricades. Then there was a brief lull in the fighting that gave the defenders time to reorganise. More Zulu's were working their way around the perimeter and fresh attacks are now imminent. 


Here are a few teaser pictures from the second half of the battle. The video is about 30 minutes long and I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did playing it! 

Fresh Zulu regiments move into position as dusk appraches. 

The British have consolidated their position, but they are still few in number.

The uNdloko assault the front of the site.

Repeated attacks continue from all sides as the flames from the hospital cast an eerie glow across the site. 

More Zulus work their way around for an assault on the Krall. 

With the British spread thin on four sides, they quickly reposition to defend against another attack. 

The final Zulu assault on the beleaguered British. Will this be enough to overrun the mission station after a long hard fight? Or will the defenders win the day and earn their VC's?


I hope you enjoy this concluding video, I certainly enjoyed making it. 

4 comments:

  1. Very handsome display, Lee. Your reaction fire amendment likely prevented the British from being overrun from the outset. Your single-element, Zulu BMUs look great, I think.

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    1. Thanks for comment. Yes, without that rule amendment it would have been a much shorter game!

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  2. Marvellous Lee. I really like and appreciate the grand scale of it (as I think I mentioned last time!).
    Regards, James

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    1. Thank you. That's what I wanted when i started painting the figures, way before I settled on a rules system.

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