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Given the quantity of releases by Strelets, it seems a bit churlish to request something else.
However, I would ask them to consider creating a set of Sudanese in Egyptian service for The Sudan.
I'm reading rather a good book that highlights the exploits of these troops in various battles of the war. They tended to be the 'storm troopers" of the Egyptian army.
As far as I can see, such troops, with their Sudanese faces, have a uniform not readily able to be converted. They wore blue puttees, khaki pants, a khaki pullover & a tarboosh with a plume. The collarless pullover is the real stumbling block.
Agreed. Maybe even a few Egyptians -- of which there are precious few in our scale -- along with the Sudanese? As with many of these colonial conflicts, one can pretty well cobble together the British side, but their allies and enemies are very thin on the ground.
Certainly, John. I have used the Strelets' Regular Turkish cavalry (Code: 110 ) as Egyptian cavalry & their Bashi-Bazouks will be useful with some conversion, but the more, the merrier.
No one has offered Mahdist artillery, which might be an idea.
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My understanding is that such troops would use captured Egyptian Krupp guns, manned by captured Egyptians (in rags & chained!) under the command of a Dervish with a kurbash (hippo hide whip).