TransJordan Frontier Force
The Trans-Jordan
Frontier Force was formed on 1 April 1926, to replace the
disbanded British Gendarmerie. It was a creation of the
British High Commissioner for Palestine whose intention was that the Force
should defend Trans-Jordan's northern and southern
borders. The TJFF was also an Imperial Service regiment whose
Imperial Service soldiers agreed to serve wherever required and not just within
the borders of their own colony, protectorate or, in the case of the
Transjordan, mandate. This was in contrast to the Arab Legion,
which was seen more as an internal security militia, deriving from the troops
of the Arab Revolt and closely associated with
the Hashemite cause.
The Amir Abdullah was an Honorary
Colonel of the Trans-Jordan Frontier Force from its inception.
However, the local commanders thought it unnecessary to form an additional
force, illustrated that the expansion of The Arab Legion would be a better
action.
https://homepages.force9.net/rothwell/trans-jo1.htm
https://homepages.force9.net/rothwell/trans-jo1.htm
Painted up for yet another Syria `41 game
Mostly Tumbling Dice WW1 Arab regulars
Two Combat Miniatures LRDG crew as British NCOs
Same two figs with an SHQ British officer as company commander
So I painted up 3 x 9 fig platoons (each has a Lewis LMG team) plus a 5-fig HQ
HQ
1st platoon
2nd platoon
3rd platoon
Patrol truck (a Ford G8 by PST), the driver is another Combat Miniatures LRDG guy, the Lewis gunner Tumbling Dice
All together
Wonderful work Richard- love the truck.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Pete.
Cheers Pete, I happened to have the truck, so built it as part of the group, they can use my generic British/Free French trucks for the rest :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome blog and miniatures, Richard!
ReplyDeleteI'm Bruno from Barcelona. I'm very interested in Free French history.
Hi Bruno and welcome :)
DeleteThank you, I try in my basic way to create stuff and write about what I`m interested in.
Among other interests I have studied and written about (and gamed) the Spanish war in Morocco, I have many friends in Spain (and Barcelona too) we will be living near Alicante by the end of 2020.
If you have questions please ask?
I made my last model 25 years ago and I have never been much interested in wwii.
ReplyDeleteThen last year i discovered evelyn mesquida book, and some friends told me about FoW, and here i am, seraching old colonial africa photos, from 1936 to 1944 and painting 1:100 models. Its insane :D
Tell me please how to contact. Thanks.
I highly recommend you join these forums:
ReplyDeletehttps://forum.sotcw.co.uk/index.php
http://www.thewargamersforum.com/index.php
My direct email is richardbspain@gmail.com
For what rules are these based/organized?
ReplyDeleteWe use a time-served version of Charles Grant`s "Battle" rules - the first real set of rules I discovered way back in the 1970s. They are the grandfather of Rapid Fire!
DeleteBasically
10 figs = a platoon
3x platoons + a HQ = a company
3x companies + a larger HQ + AT, mortars, HMGs, Comms, recce and engineers = a battalion
It has been my rules of choice now for well over 30yrs, and even though I have tried other more modern sets, I don`t find they have the feel of game I enjoy. I brought my two lads up playing them - easy to learn :)
Merci boo coo! I certainly saw the similarity to Rapid Fire which is my go to WWII rules. I've found Charles Grant's "Battle" rules online free here: https://wargaming.info/2011/charles-grant-battle-practical-wargaming/#.Xr_n68BlDct
DeleteAnd I see those are 'dead' links but I found a copy on Scribd here: https://www.scribd.com/doc/47379846/Battle-by-Charles-Grant
DeleteThis layout/set-up works for RF too, but we like to play one level lower - platoons/companies rather than RFs companies/battalions - I think I`m more comfortable playing at this lower level :) Of course this also allows us the scale down to one to one skirmish games too :) A very flexible ruleset :)
DeleteI actually use RF for one to one skirmish games and routinely as squad / platoon games using the actual orders of battle rather than what RF lists...
DeleteYes we have modified RF to include more accurate unit make-ups
DeleteRichard these are great! I know two squadrons were involved in the Battle of Kissoué but I can find little else about their role I Syria. They are not even mentioned in the Wikipedia article on it. Do you have any details of their involvement in Operation Exporter?
ReplyDeleteThe Arab Legion mechanised Regiment was part of Hab Force which entered Syria from Iraq and pushed up the east side of the country. They were involved with the surrounding and capture of Palmyra and other desert patrol operation out there on that eastern flank.
DeleteGreat looking troops as always Richard. Do you know what the TJFF did in Operation Exporter? I know 2 squadrons were at the Battle of Kissoué ( https://codenames.info/operation/battle-of-kissoue/ ) (which is a cool battle to run as it pits Free French versus Vichy French) but what else did they do? By the way I use 1/72 plastic figures for my Arab Legion and TJFF - Strelets M122 WW1 Turks in tropical kit.
ReplyDeleteOperation Exporter does get very confused, the Arab Legion Mechanised regiment was attached to Hab Force which entered Syria from Iraq and fought its way up the east side of the country. They were involved in the surrounding of Palmyra and patroling the desert against Vichy flying columns. I wish I had thought of plastics when I started building my small force, but Tumbling Dice will do.
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