Before Nikkos gets overexcited with his lusty young lads (?), I have
painted up some Jock officers and pipers this weekend, Camerons and
Black Watch if you're interested, for my 1940 bash. Regulations
restricted the kilt to home service, but in reality a few men tended
to be equipped with them in the field. Therefore, take your average
British Company, add some red haired officer and a bloke playing the
pipes, both in skirts of course, and we have a Scots Company.
But what effect should the "Peeps" have? On refelection their main
impact seems to have been three fold. Firstly they acted as a device
for co-ordinating an attack (lots of people could hear them).
Secondly they got the blood up of the blokes advancing with them.
Thirdly they scared the shit out of the Germans (Eyeties etc.).
So, I thought, how about the following.
An advance led by bagpipes means that the leading Big Man may, on the
turn of his card, move the entire Platoon he is heading, and not just
one or more sections. This only applies to the force if it is
advancing at full speed, and would not be applicable to firing,
spotting etc.
Scots troops led by the pipes will gain an additional three dice in
any melee they are led into. Axis troops attacked by pipe led Jocks
will lose three dice.
Rich
