Archbishop waves goodbye

Late yesterday afternoon the Archbishop of York blesses his volunteers knowing full well that most won't come back.Nor should they if his strategy is to work.

More background in the run up to the game

Top Secret
FSP Report- Yorkshire District North & Coastal Command

Newspapers have been distributed in a number of areas in our sector purporting to be from the Archbishop of York the content of which is below in this report.This maybe timed to coincide with the suspected attack in the next 72 hours.



The Lamb & Sword
Your Archbishop Calls For Your Support

"Brother and Sisters in Christ. A shadow of evil has descended on this most Christian of countries. The ungodly forces of Fascism & Communism are infesting the minds of our people. We the faithful must act now as in times of old. The land must be made pure again by sword and fire so righteous men may walk in the light once more.

It is the duty of all men to take up arms against this ungodly King, his lackeys and atheist theology from the east .I call for a Holy Crusade to return England to our Lord Jesus Christ".

"The Most Revd and Rt. Hon the Lord Archbishop of York Liam Church calls all to join the

Anglican League Now!"

[Just playing around with the background again before this afternoon's bash :)]

Run up to this weekend's game

The information of an attack planned in the next week by the AL has fallen into the hands of the FSP. The District Commander not wanting to cause alarm (nor warn the AL that the Royalist's know something is planned)has started to visit garrisons in his area under the pretence of regular inspections. He is using this to make sure these bases are prepared for an attack. However the location and time of the attack are not yet known.The FSP are working hard to find out what the target is before the attack happens.

[Shots of a side entrance of an unnamed garrison in North Yorkshire.Just something to add a little more background :) ]

Postponed battle

Planned for this weekend but due to family commitments and re-enactment demands has been postponed for a fortnight. The Interwar amendments for Through Mud & Blood will be used and tested for future games.

‘Operation Righteous Fist’-A force from the Anglican League will steal out of the City of York by night on an unguarded route in civilian vehicles. Then they will attack a Royalist road block, aiming to break through quickly and head for their main target deep within Royalist territory.

Part 1 ‘Flash Fire’:
To win the first engagement they should move on to their next target with at least ¾ of their force size intact before Royalist re-enforcements arrive. They must also retain their transport to carry on their long term aim.
For the Royalist’s to win they must destroy the attacking forces, hold them until re-enforcements arrive (5 moves) or push back the assault so that the attackers lose more than ¼ of their force strength.
Secret Orders: One part of the Anglican League force has a secret objective unknown to the rest of the force and must survive intact to carry out this mission at the expense of the rest of the force.

Map brought back to the city by secret means by a local Vicar.

Space 1889,a new start ?

I've heard of Space 1889 before but,while spending alot of time on VBCW I'm thinking of trying something in addtion after my re-enactment session but in the small forces not 200+ like VBCW ;)

Here come York's Anglican League

Some of the first Archbishop's Guard and the Dean's units.The Guards in red berets,white long coats,police blue trousers and black boots.The Dean's unit in police blue jackets,LDV trousers and French style Kepi in khaki with church purple top.Renegade figures,French Marines & dismounted cavalry 24 figures in all.I've to make bases for the mounted cavalry so pics of these may be a while but I intend to do these in khaki and some other colours.9 figures and horses.

While waiting for my AL to come ....

A Northern Guard gun crew.Renegade figures.