Ancient Egyptians vs WW1 Tank - a Frank Perry Inspiration.
Yes, you read that correctly! There are two places I got this idea from. One was from a fellow 54mm scale wargamer who, long ago, made a whimsical remark that he would like to play a game where he had tanks against ancient Egyptians (or similar). Of course he never actually did it. The other was from reading a series of articles in early Plastic Warrior magazines that reminisced about the 1960s, 70s (and earlier, I think)wargames played by Frank Perry and friend Ken and Frank's young son, Ross. The invented world included countries at different levels of technology. (Frank wrote 'The First Book of Wargaming' and 'The second Book of Wargaming'. Admittedly, it was suggested to never include tanks and gas in mixed era wargaming, as tribal or ancient opponents could never stand against them. Except, apparently they did! An ancient Egyptian archer shot a helicopter pilot, causing a crash. The ancient Egyptian warriors piled on to a WW1 tank causing its occupants to ...
