The Quest for the Phallosopher's Stones Begins

The Danish VSF detpartment is at it again. This time Dr. The Viking, Dr. The T.F. Riley and Dr. Uncle Jonas is doing an African adventure. 

We are going to follow the exploits of Lord John Suthesby-In-Tomatosauce Jones and his quest to find the Phallosopher's Stones.

The plan is to embark on our expedition in Spring/Summer of 1886, so untill then we are all building forces and encounters. 

We will aim to each have a unit (or similar) ready at the beginning of each month.

The British Empire

Lord John Suthesby-In-Tomatosauce Jones is setting out from Zanzibar, gathering an Askari taskforce to help him make his way.

His intial forces will consist of the following:

• Command group of 3 British Officers
• 2 units of 10 Trained Askari
• 1 Unit of 10 Askari Skirmishers
• 1 Mountain Gun and Crew
• A few Extras
• 1 Steampowered Walker

Here is the first entry:

Lord Jones gathering his forces at a local trading post.

Lord Jones and his Officers.

The Ottoman Empire

Facing Jones on his quest to find the reknowned Stones of the Phallosopher is the entire Ottoman Empire. Or that is to say the African Expeditionary parts of it.

The Sultan Abdul Hamid II has decreed that the stones be ported to the capital to please his harem.  The Sultan has entrusted his loyal commader Çedi Bin Redi Tucum with the assignment. Tucum in turn, has gathered a motly crew of Turkish and Egyptian mercenaries that are going to go down the Nile in search of the mystical stones.

The initial forces of Çedi Bin Redi Tucum will consist of:

36 Egyptian infantry (untrained raw troops)
 1 Krupp Cannon w. crew
20 Turkish delights (elite troops)
5 Cameliers
5 Prussian observers
2 state of the art steam powered Prussian steam tanks

This month's entry for the Ottomans is thus a group of 12 Egyptian troop:

The figures are by Perry Miniatures from their Sudan range.