Wednesday 17 November 2021

Action on Coromelle

 The Sultanate of Nambuzo seeking to extend its influence into the Indian Ocean has seized the small french controlled island of Coromelle.  The French none to happy with this have pulled together a small force which left from Madagascar and has arrived at the island not far from the small port of Romoni...

---oXo---

The French gun boat Aurore starts landing the troops, first wave will be a detachment of the 5th foreign regiment and the second wave comprised of armed sailors ...

The first troops hit the beach ...
The port of Romoni ....
The first wave is moving in land and the second wave is about to land..
The french landing had been observed, barricades were erected on the roads into the port and some of the Nambuzo troops had moved into the jungle to ambush the French...
the ambush is set ....
As the french come into view, the Nambzuo troops open fire
and then attack ...
The French get the edge and slowly start pushing the opposition back...
The remaining Nambuzo troops fall back slowly to the outskirts of Romoni ..
The French move up cautiously ...
once in position they engage in a firefight with the Nambuzo troops manning the barricade
The Nambuzo troops fall back from the barricade ....
Outnumbered and surround the Nambuzo troops surrender...

The French have secured the port and the island.

Wednesday 10 November 2021

French sailors ...

After sitting for awhile on the modelling desk a selection of french sailors from the Gringos40 28mm Tonkin range are finished... some to stand ready on my small river boat

and more for action on land ....