"The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you're someone. You hear them shouting "Heil, Spode!" and you imagine it is the Voice of the People. That is where you make your bloomer. What the Voice of the People is saying is: "Look at that frightful ass Spode swanking about in footer bags! Did you ever in your puff see such a perfect perisher?"
Bertie Wooster
Roderick Spode
Viscount Sidcup - would be Dictator of Britain, is leader of a fascist political movement called The Saviours of England but better known as The Blackshorts after a Daily Mail article entitled 'Hurrah for the Blackshorts'.
It is believed he chose black shorts because all the best colours for shirts had already been taken by other fascist movements: Blacksirts Italy, Brownshirts Germany, Silvershirts USA, Blueshirts & Greenshirts Ireland (who had to have two fascist parties and Grayshirts South Africa.
Spode's Policies include making railway carriages larger so sheep can stand sideways, banning the import of root vegetables, issuing each British worker with a bicycle and umbrella, and the compulsory scientific measurement of knees.
'The British knee is strong; the British knee is muscular.'
Spode
Models
The piccy shows my Blackshort reinforced platoon for Bolt Action. It consists of:
HQ Section: A Overkneeleader Officer with two men: note the latest in mobile phone technology.
Two Rifle Kneesections: Eight men, Underkneeleader with Thompson and Bren-Gun team.
Knesupport Sections: An antitank rifle and light mortar team.
Armoured Car: Improvised armour and Bren Gun.
Self Propelled Gun: Light howitzer in the back of a lorry.
Tank: Vickers 6 Ton with light anti-tank gun.
Notes
The Blackshorts use the BUF flag as part of the fascist alliance.
Special Rule: Once at the start of a turn the Blackshorts opponent can yell 'Eulalie' forcing all Blackshort Units to make an immediate morale check.
Blackshort units may be 'green' or 'inexperienced'.
