One of the periods we regularly game in is the 17th
century and our Turks frequently challenge a classic Polish army. These
pictures show a small Turkish raiding force attempting to overwhelm the small
Polish garrison of a frontier town.
In the background is the green roofed Russian Church which
Jack Alexander scratch built from a single picture given to him. The church shouldn’t be
on the table as the Poles are Catholic and the Church represents orthodoxy.
However it does give a Central/Eastern European feel to the table.
One artillery piece guards the open approach whilst a unit
of Militia stands at the gate in front of the bridge. Polish flags flutter from
the balcony and the Militia are encourages by a lovely young Polish lady. To
encourage the Turks there are market stalls and traders to loot.
All figures are 25mm/28mm from a range of makers, the
civilians come from a variety of ranges including medieval and fantasy. The
table itself is 6 x 2x2ft German made plastic terrain boards. The market stalls
are paper models and are available from Wargames Vault as is the Eastern Gate
defended by the militia.
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