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Zulu's arrive at the switching station British come in on their boat German Sailors arrive in theirs Local Natives are restless Ex-Confederates with the troublesome Preacher
American overhead view British overhead view German overhead view Confederate overhead view TURN ONE The Americans pile off of the railroad cars and begin to occupy the
rail yard buildings. American troops in the last rail card begin to file up along side the
cars towards the yard. The American Sergeant and two soldiers make contact
with the British contingent. The German Sailors disembark from their boats - at
top left the natives begin to emerge out of their village. The Natives are restless! A small lethal force of Zulus make their way through
the jungle brush. American/British overhead view. German overhead view Reb overhead view. TURN TWO The British march off of the steam boat placing 2 soldiers in the tower,
and sending 3 soldiers to the two buildings at left. The British Commander An advanced party of Nagi warriors occupies the end of the bridge to
the village and they seem pretty upset. The Nagi Chief moves forward and spreads a line of warriors across the
approach to his village. The Germans nervously form a defensive line along the stone wall of the
docks. The brave Petty Officer can be seen moving to the front of his
men. The American Sergeant observes the activity at the far end of the bridge
from his position on the back end of the steamer. The American Corporal is ordered by his Captain to fill in the gaps of
the yard facing the bridge and prepare to assist the British. The Captain himself turns his attention to the left flank and awaits
with his men for an attack that he believes will come from the jungle. A band of Nagi emerge across the shallow stream chanting in anger and
protest. To the British half exposed this is more than they can take and
the The Zulu hear the firing and continue their advance through the jungle. The Rebs send out a scout to observe the natives moving to their front
while the remainder form a long line across the clearing. The German The firing of the British is a stick in the hive of the Nagi! Cries of
outrage and shock erupt as the warriors go berserk and frenzy for revenge! TURN THREE The British quickly consolidate into the outbuildings and their Commander
moves for the rail yard. A second deadly volley of rifle fire pour into
the The defensive screen of warriors established by the Nagi Chief charges
back through the clearing from which they arrived. Their advance heads
A second quick push and the raiders set up the sailors from their right
flank! It is a brief bloody affair as the three sailors at center fall
with only the The Reb scouts suddenly realize the approaching natives at top left are
hostile and fire several ineffective shots towards them. A survivor of
the The British Sergeant and men in the tower observe the results of the
Rebs fire to their left and look down on the swarm of Nagi as they envelope The Americans, having been given the order to support the British, await
with poised rifles for the command to begin firing down the bridge. The American Sergeant steadies his two men and observes the ensuing fight
between the Germans and natives. The American Captain is convinced that the jungle to his left flank is
too quiet - his men peer intensely into the dark foliage. The British
at top left A view from the Reb right flank as they await the orders of their Commander
or the return of the hostile Nagi. The Zulu continue their silent creep through the dense terrain - they
are getting closer to the fighting! The Nagi to the front of the German sailors witness the impact of their
brothers and seem ready to pounce into the fray! German over head view - native at the end of the bridge and inside the
stone wall to the German right flank. British have occupied all out buildings of the town. The British Commander
can be seen with two men at the end of the rail head. British Sergeant
in The Germans have had enough and their accurate fire drops nearly half
of the attacking Nagi and scatters most of the survivors. The Americans help by potting the strays that enter their fields of fire
both at the base of the tower and at the opposite end of the bridge. But the Nagi have tasted blood and fling themselves back onto the Germans
with tremendous fury! The frantic fighting of the melee settles to find the German line intact
but the German Sergeant isolated out of their line! A German sailor has decided on his own "to make sure the boats were
okay" at the rear of the position. The two isolated Germans at set upon by the Nagi survivors and slain! Reb cavalry fire as they trot forward killing several abd driving the
surviving pack of Nagi back the way they came! The Nagi attempt to reform and rush the horsemen only to die at close
range. The Germans enraged by the deaths of their cohorts dress their line and
take careful aim dispatching all but one of the attackers. TURN FOUR The British Commander enters the railyard defenses and orders his men
to continue indedpendant fire. Which they do felling scattered Nagi through out the edge of the village. As well as for out past the stream near the native huts and even into
the pack of Nagi attacking the Rebs! The Rebs continue to advance cautiously and move up to posses the gap
that had been loaded with Nagi only minutes before. But at the far end of the rail station a new threat emerges from the
dense jungle cover. Fierce Zulu warriors armed and trained with fire arms see the enemy they
have tracked for many miles and take aim at the Americans! The fire of the Zulu is not as effective as it could have been due to
their advancing fire but still a couple of Americans become casualties.
The The Reb cavalry continue to carefully press past the gap and can spy
the native village ahead. The Preacher is seen safe within their ranks. The American soldiers within the compound hunker down against the fire
of their new attacker. The Captain composes himself and prepares to give Looking down on the American position. The Captain is dead center, the
Sergeant is still in the back of the boat, and the Corporal is behind
the The new German line with nothing but slain Nagi in sight. Franz continues
to keep the boat safe. The Reb line as it starts to press past the gap. The Commander, Sergeant,
and Preacher are all in the group at left. The American Captain decides that the Corporal should lead several men
forward to rienforce the crumbling left flank which he does with great Amazingly the American rifle fire is exctremely accurate but not overly
fatal. Several of the natives tumble from the dense brush felled by bullets
but German Commander (Exeter!) waves his small band of survivors forward
leaving one man to guard the boats. The men peer cautiously into the The Nagi Chief and his survivors skulk around their mud huts awaiting
the next moves of the devil men in white! TURN FIVE In open skirmish the Germans press near the enterance of the village
advancing towards the cavalry they can barely hear off to their front
left. The American Corporal and a fellow survive the intense blasting of the
natives and flee the station house and their felled comrades only to be
Disaster! The native guns from the trees pour an intense, concentrated,
and deadly fire into the Americans wiping out the force in the station
and The smoke from the Zulu blasts drifts out and away to expose more natives
who emerge to the tree line. An American survivor stands stunned! Exeter calls a halt hearing the intense blasts from far off to his left.
His men form a skirmish screen and await his next commands Zulus are infesting the tree to the left - British positions have remained
unchanged. Americans Captain in the middle of the village yard with one
Rebs still in same position. Germans at right with Exeter in the center. Village to the right of the Germans appears deserted...(except for the
two natives hidden at the bottom right edge of the village). |
