Arabs, Berbers, Rifs et al

[hamsterking]

There are a number of troops available to cover the Imperial side of colonial wars in the Middle East/North Africa in the period from roughly 1860 to 1930. They can be drawn from the Colonial, WW1, Interwar and Spanish Civil War ranges. Heck you can even get the Rolls Royce Armoured Cars that you just must have for gaming the Senussi Campaign in 1915-1917.

But so far we lack a decent range of Arabs. (Well ok they aren't only or even exactly Arabs being a variety of ethnicities mainly derived from the Berber people but let's not that bother us.)

I reckon we would need a couple of different infantry codes, (1 pack shooting and 1 pack attacking) a Cavalry code, a Camel code and a Command Pack to cover most of what we want with a artillery crew pack being useful to fill out the range. And if possible Tuaregs mounted on Camels and horses cause let's face it who can resist them and it would after all be a gracious gesture. 

Hamster King

[Dickie255]

I'll vote for the Arabs. I think your suggested range is really good and would be suitable for a wide range of conflicts

[General Greenman]

Count me in for those !

[Ace of Spades]

Yep, count me in too!

Rob

[slugbalancer]

And me!

[Leon]

Votes added!

[paulr]

Add another vote

If one could look like TE Lawrence that would be a bonus 

[FierceKitty]

There's already a WW I mounted Arab figure that would paint up as a Peter o'Toole lookalike very easily. ME 25, I think it is.

[WeeWars]

Posts 21 and 22:

www.michaelscott.name/ww1/ww1blog/ww1blogpost0021.htm

[Leman]

Those Afghans do make pretty nifty Arabs. Incidentally did anyone see the Isis video on the news which showed chaps firing rifles. I thought of some sort of black uniformed zouave unit when I saw them.

[paulr]

There's already a WW I mounted Arab figure that would paint up as a Peter o'Toole lookalike very easily. ME 25, I think it is.

Have seen those but they are a single pose, can-can horse