Red Actions! Army Orbats

 

I've been number crunching the Red Actions! army lists from the Pygmy Wars website to see what I can do with 300 points and the figures in the lead pile. Here's the 'best fit' options, taking into account what I already have in the way of figures, artillery and machines guns:

REDS

Early Soviet 

Regiment 1

2 Battalions of Regular Infantry (4 bases each)

1 MG base

1 Cavalry Squadron (4 bases)

Regiment 2

2 Battalions of Veteran Infantry (4 bases each)

2 x MG bases

2 x Field Guns

Total Points = 302

Red Army Flying Column 1921+

3 Companies of Elite Infantry (4 bases each)

2 MG bases

A half battery of 1 Field Gun

Garford Putilov A/C or a Plane

Total Points = 286

Red Army 'Shock' Infantry

Battalion 1

3 Companies of Regular Infantry (5 bases each)

2 MG bases

1 Field Gun

Battalion 2

2 Companies of Regular Infantry (5 bases each)

2 MG bases

1 Regular Cavalry Squadron (4 bases)

Total Points = 304

Red Army Cavalry Independent Brigade

3 Squadrons of Regular Cavalry (4 bases each)

1 Tchanka

A half battery of 1 horse gun

1 Regiment of Regular Infantry (3 companies / 5 bases each)

1 MG base

Total Points = 312

WHITES

Volunteer Army Cavalry 1919-1920

Regiment 1

2 Squadrons of Regular Cavalry (4 bases each)

1 Tchanka

1 Horse Gun

Regiment 2

2 Squadrons of Regular Cavalry (3 bases each)

1 Tchanka

Total Points = 285 

Caucasian Army 1919

Cavalry Regiment

3 Squadrons of Cossack Cavalry (4 bases each)

Infantry Regiment

2 Companies of Plastoon Infantry (4 bases each)

1 Tchanka

1 Support Squadron of Cossack Cavalry (4 bases)

1 Field Gun

Total Points = 311

Volunteer Army Infantry Division 1919-1920

Coloured Conscript Battalion

3 Companies of Coloured Conscripts (4 bases each)

2 MG bases

2 Field Guns

1 'Officer' Company (3 bases)

1 Plane (fighter)

Total Points = 300

OTHER

Freikorps in Latvia

VI Reserve Corps

1 Battalion of 2 Companies (4 bases each)

2 MG bases

1 half battery of 1 heavy howitzer

1 Squadron of Cavalry (3 bases)

1 Erhardt A/C

1 Manhandled infantry support gun

Total Points = 312 

As you can see there's plenty of choice variety and some really interesting units to think about. I did an absolute minimum of creative accounting with these lists too, which shows how well the system works when creating balanced, realistic forces that still offer lots of value. I just have to make up my mind which one (or two) of these I want to have a crack at. I think I can do most of these forces with little or no additional expense, although I doubt that will stop me ordering more metal from Peter Pig. I may just base up and paint a load of figures into a core force from which I can assemble units as required.