Sharp Practice 2 - Zulu Wars House Rules and Unit Stats.

 ZULU FORCES. 

Experienced Warriors					Type	Clan
Points Value	8	Weapon	Thrusting Spear & Shield		Size	10
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	No	No	No	1	2	Aggressive, Tomahawks, Tactical, Hearth & Home, Fervour

Regular Warriors					Type	Tribal
Points Value	6	Weapon	Thrusting Spear & Shield		Size	10
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	No	No	No	2	3	Tomahawks, Tactical, Hearth & Home, Fervour

Unblooded Warriors					Type	Tribal
Points Value	5	Weapon	Thrusting Spear & Shield		Size	10
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	No	No	No	2	3	Hearth & Home, Fervour

Skirmishers					Type	Irr Skirmishers
Points Value	10	Weapon	Rifled Muskets		Size	6
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No	Yes	No	-	3	-	Poor Shots, Moveable DP.

 Additional command Initiatives open to the Zulu Commanders.

 Go to ground – 1 Command Initiative.

Only available to Warriors Increase the units cover bonus by 1 level.

Fervour – 2 Command Initiatives.

Unit must remain stationary but can benefit from Fervour as per the Infamy rules for movement and loss of fervour.

 Zulu formations are subject to the Mob rules within the Infamy rules whilst moving as controlled and uncontrolled bodies.

When facing British Regulars are classed as No Bayonets in Hand to Hand.

British Forces

British Regulars					Type	Regular
Points Value	12	Weapon	Breach Loading Rifles		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	Yes	2	2	2	Fighting Cocks.

British Light Infantry					Type	Light Infantry
Points Value	13	Weapon	Breach Loading Rifles		Size	6
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	No	-	2	-	Good Shots

British Naval Brigade					Type	Regular
Points Value	11	Weapon	Breach Loading Rifles		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	No	3	2	3	Stubborn

British Dragons					Type	Dragoons
Points Value	13	Weapon	Breach Loading Rifles		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	No	3	2	-	No Bayonets if on foot.

Natal Mounted Police					Type	Dragoons
Points Value	10	Weapon	Mixed Weapons. BL Rifles		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	No	-	2	-	Tally Ho!, Sam Colt’s Equalizer No Bayonets if dismounted.

Mounted Infantry					Type	Dragoons
Points Value	9	Weapon	Mixed Weapons. BL Rifles		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	Yes	2	2	-	No Bayonets when dismounted. Poor shots if mounted.

Lancers					Type	Impact Cavalry
Points Value	10	Weapon	Lance		Size	8
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	No	No	-	2	-	Tally Ho!,

NNC					Type	Tribe
Points Value	5	Weapon	Mixed Weapons, Rifled Muskets		Size	10
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
Always	Yes	No	No	3	-	Mixed Weapons, Poor Shots, Prominent Leader

Artillery Medium (12)					Type	Artillery
Points Value	9	Weapon	12 Pdr		Size	5
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No	Yes	Yes	-	2	3

Gatling Gun (2-10 Dice)					Type	Artillery
Points Value	12	Weapon	Machine Gun		Size	5
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No	Yes	Yes	-	2	3

10 Dice per Action – More 1’s than 6’s gun jams but hits still count in the action, one action to unjam the gun rolled on a successful 5,6 however on a 1 the gun is permanently disabled.

Range to 36” – 5-6 Hits – Upto 48” 6 to hit.  Double Shock on any hits scored.

Rockets					Type	Artillery
Points Value	9	Weapon	Rockets		Size	5
Formation	First Fire	Controlled Volley	Crashing Volley	Step Out	Drill	Characteristics
No	Yes	Yes	-	2	3

Effective Range 24+

Hitting on a 4,5,6.

Any misses are roll a direction dice with up to 2D6 variation – 3” burst any unit within the burst are 12 Dice effect.

Additional command Initiatives open to the British Commanders.

Steady – 1 Command Initiative.

Only available to British Regulars may be played by the CinC at any point during the turn should any flags be available. Remove 1 point of shock from the target unit.

Send for a resupply – 2 Command Initiative.

If a supply wagon is within 12” then a runner can be sent to secure fresh supplies. A wagon can be used on 6 separate occasions before exhausted.

Breach loading rifle modifier should a unit or formation wish to fire a second round of fire, then this round will count as Poor shot for the second round of fire. Should more 1’s than 6’s be rolled then the unit is deemed low on ammunition and can only fire at close range and gains a low ammo marker deducting one dice from the next round of firing.

Ammunition can requested at a cost of 2 command initiative orders.

A pall of smoke is placed in front of the unit if the firing unit is immediately before the tiffin card if the said firing unit has fired more than once in a turn.

Retire 5 Paces – 1 Command Initiative.

Only available to British Regulars a unit by use a command initiative at any time after the first round of combat and immediately disengage falling back 2” facing the enemy.

Rally - 1 Command Initiative.

Any flags can be used on British regulars to instantly removed points of shock from a line unit as long as they have line of sight to the main body.

Additional Unit Costs.

Range Markers – Cost 2 Points

If a unit places range markers in front of the unit then all long shots count as effective range when using controlled volleys. Once a unit moves or changes facing the benefit is lost.