Jackson Gamers' TSATF Variant for the Phillipine Insurrection

A Variant for Larry Brom's "The Sword and The Flame" rules

The Sword in the Phillipines

Updated 6/26/02

Being an adaptation of Larry Brom’s The Sword and The Flame Colonial rules set, for use in the Phillipine Insurrection during the early 1900s. The Jackson Gamers assume that you already know how to play "TSATF". The charts below are set up as those in the "20th Anniversary Edition" of The Sword and The Flame. A copy of those rules will be neccesary as the rules below are in semi-outline form.

Movement

Unit type	Formation	Cross country	Charge	Rough Terrain	Leaderless to Move
Moro Inf.	Open or Mass	3 D6	4 D6	No Penalty	1-4
U.S. Infantry.	close order	2 D6	3 D6	Minus the High Die	1-5
U.S. Infantry	Open order & March Column	3 D6	4 D6	Minus the High Die	1-5
U.S. Cavalry.	Any	4 D6	5 D6	Minus the High Die	1-5
U.S. Artillery	Move & Fire	2 D6	N/A	Minus the High Die	1-5
U.S. Artillery	Move Only	3 D6	N/A	Minus the High Die	1-5
Phillipine Scouts	close order	2 D6	3 D6	Minus the Low Die	1-5
Phillipine Constabulary	Open Order	2 D6	3 D6	Minus the Low Die	1-4

NOTES:

There are no roads worth the name in the area that was fought over, so there are no "Road" movement rates listed above.

Rally/Charge completion/Stand

	To Rally		Charge Completion		Stand & Fight
	W/Leader	W/OLeader	W/Leader	W/O Leader	W/Leader	W/O Leader
Moros	1-3	1-2	1-4	1-3	1-3	1-2
U.S. Units	1-5	1-4	1-5	1-4	1-6	1-4
Phillipine Scounts	1-5	1-4	1-5	1-4	1-6	1-4
Phillipine Constabulary	1-4	1-3	1-4	1-3	1-5	1-3

Major Morale / Critical & Pinned

MORALE - Sum 2 D6s
UNIT TYPE	MAJOR	CRITICAL & PINNED
UNIT TYPE	To Pass Morale	With Leader	Without Leader
Moros	2-6	2-7*	2-6*
U.S. Troops	2-9	2-10**	2-9**
Phillipine Constabulary	2-8	2-9**	2-7**

NOTE - Reduce the range if Unit has ever failed to carry all wounded with it.
**U.S. Units roll at -2 if wounded were captured by Moros.
*Moros roll at -1 if wounded were captured by U.S. or Phillipine troops.
Phillipine Scouts use "U.S. Troops" line.

Shooting

Weapon type	Range	Class I	Class II	Class III	Class IV
Moro Firearms	18"	1-4	1-3	1-2	1
Moro Spears	N/A	1-3	1-3	1-2	1-2
U.S. Rifles	24"	1-7	1-5	1-4	1-3
Mounted	18"	1-5	1-3	1-2	1
Constabulary Rifles	24"	1-6	1-4	1-3	1-2
Mounted	18"	1-4	1-2	1	0
Machine guns	Short 0-18"	1-7	1-6	1-5	1-4
	Long 18"-30"	1-6	1-5	1-4	1-3
Moro Cannon	Short 0-18"	1-5	1-3	1-2	1
	Long 18"-36"	1-4	1-2	1	0
U.S. Artillery	Short 0-24"	1-7	1-5	1-4	1-3
	Long 24"-48"	1-6	1-4	1-3	1-2
Pistol	8"	1-7	1-5	1-4	1-3

NOTES:

Spears may be thrown only when closing to contact, or being closed with.
U.S. Officers with pistols get two shots/turn. Moro pistols = one shot/turn
Phillipine Scouts use "Constabulary Rifles" line.
Moro cannon & all Machine guns test for malfunction before firing, roll D6; 6 = Malfunction

Close Combat

	Charging	Defending in close or road col.	Defending Barricade/wall	Defending building	On top of wall	Mounted	Prone	Leader
Moro Spears	+1	+1	+1	+1	-1	+1	-1	+1
Moro Rifles	0	0	Win ties	Win ties	-1	+1	-1	+1
Juramentado	+2 Win ties	N/A	+2 Win ties	+2 Win ties	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
U.S. Infantry	Win ties	+1	+1	+2	-1	+1	-1	+1
U.S. Cavalry	Win ties	+1	+1	+2	-1	+2	-1	+1
Phillipine Constabulary	Win ties	+1	+1	+1 Win ties	-1	+1	-1	+1

NOTES:

Modifiers are cumulative.
Phillipine Scouts and U.S. Artillery use same line as "U.S. Infantry".
All ratings for "U.S. Cavalry" are for dismounted action, except for "Mounted" and "Charging".
Moros were usually dismounted, but the mounted stats would possibly apply for a few mounted scouts.
Juramentado (Fanatics) are armed with bolos (knives) only, no spears, no rifles.
Juramentado are never prone, fight only on foot, and are not leader material.

Juramentados

Juramentados are fanatics, often "hopped-up" on drugs. They were immune to pain and had taken a vow to fight to the death. There is a random number available to the Moro Player. They can be attached to other Moro units (one per unit) or hidden singly "like a mine".

If attached to a Moro unit, they will charge singly when the unit fires, charges, is fired upon by the U.S. Player, or is charged by the U.S. Player. They should be considered a 1-man unit. Once a Juramentado charges, he will move at charge rate for the remainder of the game.

Unless the "Hit card" pulled is the Ace of Hearts, it takes 3 hits to kill a Juramentado (keep a side note on paper) unless the firer has a shotgun or "45' pistol, in which case one hit will do the trick. Same for artillery rounds.

When fighting in close combat, each D6 result of "fall Back" becomes a wound, as does any result of "2". The Juramentado will keep fighting (with no ill effect - he does not feel pain) until "wounded" or "fallen back" three times, or killed on a D6 result of "1".

Juramentado Numbers - Roll a D6 at start of game

1 2 Juramentados

2-3 3 Juramentados

4-5 4 Juramentados

6 5 Juramentados

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Juramentado Numbers - Roll a D6 at start of game
1	2 Juramentados
2-3	3 Juramentados
4-5	4 Juramentados
6	5 Juramentados