Quote Originally Posted by Rex_Pelasgorum
The Zulu have no chance....
It will be a mass slaughter...

In true history, Isandlwana was just pure luck and numbers....
I think that the Zulu does have a fair chance. The historic Isandlwana was more a result of British incompetance and over confidence. The Zulus with their whole society based on a military system were not the normal colonial adversery for the british. They would not disappear after a couple of rounds. They also had a strong centralised comand structure. A steady British line would always defeat charging tribesmen - but the brits could not be everywhere. If the Zulus get amongst the NNC - who are basically Zulus with a red bandana i.e. no firearms - then they might break and expose the British flank. That is why , in my dispositions I have tried to put the NNC in a position of best defence with a trench to help them.
Once the Brits learnt the lessons of Isandlwana - this even included a longer bayonet due to the Zulu's shield and peeing on the Martini Henry's to keep them cool!! - it was a slaughter - but they needed the lessons first.