Irregular Army Packs
Bust my buttons, I’d done all my planning for Napoleonic wargaming, then went and ordered Seven Years War figures like a complete and utter plank!
No worries. My next big project is a campaign set in the imagi-nation of the Trossian Empire, specifically to help account for my own blundering inexperience with the horse and musket era. We, like the best generals, shall roll with the punches, self-inflicted though they may be. What this means is that the Trossian Empire campaign takes place in an alternate 1775, where the big battalions are gaining steam, but horse artillery has yet to see effective battlefield use. We’re in that odd transition between SYW and Napoleon, and fighting decidedly ahistoric fights with as much of a nod toward the real world as possible.
My loss is your gain. Let us make wargaming gold from my mis-ordered straw. Here then for those of you who may be considering a purchase of Irregular Miniatures “Marlburian Army Packs”, a reasonably accurate accounting of the contents of each nation-specific army pack.
(Figure Code) x (Number in the pack): Description of the code
Some of these may be a bit off. When providing my census, it took me some time to really settle into the differences between some of these codes. At this small of a scale a few mm either way can make a difference, that my untrained eyes didn’t track. Consider all these lists ballpark numbers and don’t blame Irregular if I got any of them wrong. The hand-written notes in each photo are my first stab at it, the typed rosters may have a few changes made on further review. And if you’ve got any corrections, drop a comment and I’ll change them as needed.
If you want a much better census of what each specific code represents and what it looks like, check out the Tiny Tin Troops website. It has many nice photos of each, plus a reasonably full accounting of the 2mm terrain items on offer over at Irregular.
Austrian
BG1 x 8: Foot in two ranks of ten
BG3 x 3: Foot in skirmish, five figures
BG4 x 8: Lancers in loose order, one rank of six figures
BG5 x 20: Cavalry in one close order rank of eight
BG6 x 6: Artillery and caissons
BG7 x 3: Mounted trio of generals
BG13 x 6: Pair of mounted brigade commanders
BG14 x 36: Foot in three ranks of eight
BG23 x 6: Foot in loose order, ten figures
BG130 x 1: Army HQ
British
BG1 x 42: Foot in two ranks of ten
BG2 x 27: Foot in three ranks of eight
BG3 x 3: Foot in skirmish, five figures
BG4 x 10: Lancers in loose order, six figures
BG5 x 29: Cavalry in one rank of eight
BG6 x 6: Artillery and caissons (missing one caisson)
BG7 x 3: Mounted trio of generals
BG8 x 1: Horses and minders
BG10 x 6: Cavalry, lancers, six figures
BG13 x 8: Pair of mounted brigade commanders
French
BG2 x 60: Foot in three ranks of eight
BG6 x 8: Artillery and caissons
BG7 x 6: Mounted trio of generals
BG8 x 1: Horses and minders
BG10 x 6: Lancers in loose order, six figures
BG13 x 6: Pair of mounted brigade commanders
BG14 x 30: Foot in two ranks of thirteen figures
Prussian
BG1 x 48: Foot in two ranks of ten
BG3 x 6: Foot in skirmish line, five figures
BG4 x 16: Lancers in loose order, six figures
BG5 x 30: Cavalry in one rank of eight
BG6 x 6: Artillery and caissons
BG7 x 3: Mounted trio of generals
BG8 x 1: Horses and minders
BG13 x 6: Pair of mounted brigade commanders
Russian
BG1 x 40: Foot in two ranks of ten
BG5 x 20: Cavalry in one rank of eight
BG6 x 8: Artillery and caissons
BG7 x 3: Mounted trio of generals
BG4 x 6: Lancers in loose order, six figures
BG13 x 6: Pair of mounted brigade commanders
BG18 x 8: Mounted Cossacks in loose order, five figures
BG23 x 4: Foot in loose order, ten figures
BG130 x 1: Army HQ