Thursday, January 3, 2019

Slingshot 322 is with the printers...

...and should land in your postboxes by mid-January.

Here is a list of the contents with a short summary of each article:


Editorial

Guardroom

The Debate on Egyptian dynasties continues. Did horses actually charge into infantry? More on War Wagons. Impressions of Slingshot 321.
The Telamon Battle 225BC Battle Pack - 𝘣𝘺 π˜™π˜ͺ𝘀𝘩𝘒𝘳π˜₯ π˜“π˜°π˜€π˜¬π˜Έπ˜°π˜°π˜₯
Practical considerations for setting up the Telamon battle at Battle Day.
The Campaign and Battle of Telamon - 𝘣𝘺 π˜‹π˜Άπ˜―π˜€π˜’π˜― 𝘏𝘦𝘒π˜₯
Duncan Head analyses the background, campaign and battle of Telamon and concludes that the Gallic generals were more savvy than they are usually given credit for.
The Society’s UK DBA League - 𝘣𝘺 π˜”π˜’π˜³π˜¬ 𝘚𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘡𝘰𝘯
DBA is alive and well in the UK with league competitions held across England and Wales.
54mm - the Figure Scale of the Gods! - 𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘡𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 π˜•π˜¦π˜’π˜΅π˜¦
54mm Carthaginian figures that are fun to paint and look spectacular on the gaming table.
Messing About in Boats - 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘳π˜₯𝘰𝘯 π˜“π˜’π˜Έπ˜³π˜¦π˜―π˜€π˜¦
The Society's rules for Ancient naval combat, Corvus, is given an tryout with positive results.
Atilius, Aemilius and a Lot of Gauls - 𝘣𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘳π˜ͺ𝘴 𝘏𝘒𝘩𝘯
Chris Hahn games Telamon using Armati and gets a game that is fun and historical.
The Cham Army - 𝘣𝘺 π˜•π˜ͺ𝘀𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘒𝘴 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘒𝘡𝘡
Going through the meagre evidence, Nicholas Spratt puts together a picture of the Cham army that shows it was different from its traditional enemy, the Khmer.
Slingshot Figure Reviews
Irregular Miniatures 2mm Ancients range. 15mm Vikings and Saxons by Legio Heroica.
 Slingshot Book and Game Reviews
Augustus at War: the Struggle for the Pax Romana. The Black Prince and the Capture of a King.