The scenarios and rules were developed and playtested using 25mm/28mm figures, which is the scale for most current Herero War figure lines, specifically:
Falcon Miniatures (www.falconminiatures.com)
Tiger Miniatures (www.recreationalconflict.com)
Askari Miniatures (www.askari-minis.com)
GERMAN FORCES
I. GERMAN LEADERSHIP
SCHUTZTRUPPE
3 Mounted Senior Officers (Schutztruppe)
3 Foot Senior Officers (Schutztruppe)
1 Foot Senior NCO (Schutztruppe)
MARINE
1 Foot Senior Officer (Marine)
LANDUNGSKORPS
2 Foot Senior Officers (Landungskorps, i.e., Sailors)
1 Foot Senior NCO (Landungskorps, i.e., Sailor)
NOTE: No scenario requires more than 3 Senior Officers and NCO's.
II. GERMAN INFANTRY**
8 Schutztruppe Foot Units (64 figures) (UNIT = 1 Officer, 1 NCO, 6 Troopers)*
1 Mounted Schutztruppe Unit (8 figures) (UNIT = 1 Officer, 1 NCO, 6 Troopers)
4 Marine Infanterie Units (32 figures) (UNIT = 1 Officer, 7 Marines)
8 Landungskorps Units (64 figures) (UNIT = 1 Officer, 7 Sailors)
NOTE: No scenario requires more than 8 German Infantry units (64 figures).
* = In some scenarios, Schutztruppe Foot Unit = 1 Officer, 7 Troopers, i.e., no NCO.
** = The Mounted Schutztruppe Unit is a rifle-armed infantry unit, that can fight dismounted as well as mounted.
III. AFRICAN ALLIED INFANTRY
3 Witboi Infantry Units (24 figures) (UNIT = 8 Soldiers, all rifle armed)
2 Bastard Abteilung Units (16 figures) (UNIT = 8 Soldiers, all rifle armed)
1 Treiberpersonal Unit (8 figures) (UNIT = 8 Wagon Drivers, unarmed)
NOTE: No scenario requires more than 3 African Allied Infantry units (24 figures).
IV. ARTILLERY AND MACHINE GUNS
a. GUNS
2 Feldgeschütze/Feldkanonen (field guns/field cannon)
1 Gebirgsgeschütz (mountain gun)
2 Machine Guns (Maxims)
1 Revolverkanone (Revolver cannon)*
1 Maschinenkanone (Machine cannon)*
NOTE: No scenario requires more than 5 support weapons.
* = For details on the Revolverkanone and Maschinenkanone, see "The Revolverkanone and the Maschinenkanone in the Herero War" on this website.
b. CREW
5 Schutztruppe Gun Crew Units (15 figures) (UNIT = 1 Officer, 2 Schutztruppen)
1 Marine Gun Crew Unit (3 figures) (UNIT = 1 Officer, 2 Marines)
2 Sailor Gun Crew Units (6 figures) (UNIT = 1 Officer, 2 Sailors)*
NOTE: No scenario requires more than 5 Gun Crew units (15 figures).
* = There is also a 5-figure Sailor Gun Crew unit, which can be assembled from the two 3-figure Sailor Crews by removing 1 Officer.
V. WAGONS AND ANIMALS
a. WAGONS
3 Wagons
b. ANIMALS
14 Oxen
2 Mules
10 Horses
NOTE: No scenario requires more than 16 Animals. Most scenarios require none.
HERERO FORCES
I. HERERO LEADERSHIP
2 Mounted Senior Officers
2 Foot Senior Officers
NOTE: No scenario requires more than 2 Senior Officers.
II. HERERO INFANTRY
12 Regular Herero Foot Units (96 figures) (UNIT = 1 Officer, 7 Soldiers, all rifle armed)
4 Herero Shock Troop Units (32 figures) (UNIT = 1 Officer, 7 Soldiers, all rifle armed)
III. HERERO MOUNTED TROOPS*
3 Herero Mounted Units (24 figures) (UNIT = 1 Officer, 7 Soldiers, all rifle armed)
* = Herero Mounted Troops DO NOT dismount.
NOTE: No scenario requires more than 12 Herero units (Regular Foot, Herero Shock Troop, and Herero Mounted combined).