CRIMEA 1854-56 (160AP-275AP)

(Alma 1854, Balaclava 1854, Inkerman 1854, Eupatoria 1855, Tchernaya 1855)

 

BRITISH – Aggression: 2

1 x CP (Raglan 1854-55, Simpson 1855-56) @ 15AP, 0-1 x Heavy Cavalry @ 5AP, 1 x Light Cavalry @ 5AP, 1 x Elite Minie @ 5AP, 3-9 x Minie @ 4AP, 0-1 x Elite Marksmen (95th) @ 3AP, 0-1 x Smoothbore Horse Artillery @ 16AP, 2-4 x Smoothbore Field Artillery @ 8AP, 0-1 x Smoothbore Heavy Artillery @ 12AP, 1-10 x Inferior Muskets (Turks) @ 2AP, 0-1 x Inferior Light Horse (Bashi-Bazooks) @ 1AP, 0-1 x Redoubts @ 5AP, 0-1 x Supply Base @ 8AP, 0-1 x Steamer Flagship @ 18AP, 0-1 x Sail @ 6AP, 0-1 x Inferior Steamer @ 6AP, 0-1 x Flotilla @ 3AP.

 

FRENCH – Aggression: 3

1 x Inert HQ (St.Arnaud 1854 or Canrobert 1854-55) @ 10AP or HQ (Pelissier 1855-56) @ 20AP, 0-2 x subordinate CP @ 15AP, 0-1 x Elite Light Horse @ 3AP or Light Cavalry @ 5AP, 0-1 x Elite Bayonets @ 5AP, 11-16 x Bayonets @ 4AP, 0-1 x Smoothbore Horse Artillery @ 16AP, 1-4 x Smoothbore Field Artillery @ 8AP, 0-5 x Inferior Muskets (Turks) @ 2AP, 0-1 x Supply Base @ 8AP, 0-1 x Steamer Flagship @ 18AP, 0-2 x Sail @ 6AP, 0-1 x Inferior Ironclad (floating battery 1855-56) @ 15AP.      

 

TURKS (1855-56 only) – Aggression: 1

1 x Allied CP (Omar Pasha) @ 15AP, 1-3 x Inferior Light Cavalry @ 3AP, 8-24 x Inferior Muskets @ 2AP, 2-6 x Smoothbore Field Artillery @ 8AP, 0-3 x Entrenchment @ 15AP, 1 x Inferior Steamer @ 6AP, 0-2 x Inferior Sail @ 4AP.

 

PIEDMONTESE/SARDINIAN (1855-56 only) – Aggression: 2

1 x Allied CP (La Marmora) @ 15AP, 0-1 x Light Cavalry @ 5AP, 6 x Bayonets @ 4AP, 1 x Smoothbore Field Artillery @ 8AP.

 

RUSSIAN – Aggression: 3

1x Inert HQ (Menschikoff 1854, Gorschakoff 1855-56) @ 10AP, 2-3 x subordinate Inert CP @ 5AP, 0-3 x Light Cavalry (Hussars) @ 5AP, 2-5 x Inferior Light Horse (Cossacks) @ 1AP, 14-56 x Stoic Foot@ 3AP, 0-1 x Marksmen (Jager) @ 2AP, 1-3 x Smoothbore Field Artillery @ 8AP, 0-1 x Smoothbore Heavy Artillery @ 12AP, 0-3 x Redoubts @ 5AP, 0-2 x Concealed Position @ 10AP, 0-1 x Supply Base @ 8AP, 0-1 x Inferior Steamer @ 6AP, 0-1 x Sail @ 6AP.

 

Notes: A Stoic element represents half a 4-battalion regiment. This allows equal AP field battles with the Russians fighting against British and French at the Alma, British at Balaclava and Inkerman, Turks at Eupatoria or French and Piedmontese at the Tchernaya. The Russians had largely discarded skirmishing as hindering decisive action and deployed only a single jager battalion armed with an equivalent of the unsatisfactory Brunswick rifle to each corps. Fighting in the Sebastopol siege works is not covered.       

 

Copyright © Phil Barker 6th June 2003