For my Dilbar game as numbers
were on the small side, I opted to
have one figure represent ten
men. There were 50 Royal
Marines which I rounded up to
six figures. With few options
available, I painted up six
Pendraken Imperial infantry
figures from pack ME1 as
standard British infantrymen to
use as Royal Marines. In effect, I
painted a British company of six
figures. I gave their Wolseley helmets a
fanciful battalion-flash – just a couple of stripes.
As troops fire per base, the basic tabletop unit in If the
Lord Spares Us is a base of two figures. Figure scale is
approximately 1:20 but consideration is given for field
strengths rather than official ration or rifle strengths. As
is the rule in all wargames, comparative strengths
between opposing armies is more important. In If
the Lord Spares Us, the smallest tactical
infantry unit is the company. The rules are
designed primarily for brigade-sized
armies made up of several battalions. An
Imperial battalion is given a general
strength and optional strengths:
If one figure represented 20 men then a base of
two figures could represent a platoon of around
48 men, as in the following table:
Organising Imperial Infantry Units
The Imperial demolition party at Dilbar was led
by Major Wintle. I decided that this officer would
rank as a battalion commander and that battalion
commands would have two foot figures mounted
on a 20mm round base. I chose to use the British
officer figures from Pendraken’s ME1 pack and
ME23 (Indian Foot in Turban) pack.
Imperial Infantry Battalion:
Generally, 4 companies each of 4 bases
Optionally, 2-4 companies each of 3-5 bases
One Battalion Command (1 base)
Unit
Men
Figs
Section
12
0.5
4 Sections = 1 Platoon
Platoon
48
2
4 Platoons = 1 Company
Company
227
8
4 Companies = 1 Battalion
Battalion
1,007
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