Given that the point of attaching the leader is that he is "leading from the front" I would have a pretty tough time accepting the concept that a leader can be...
Mike I agree with your premise but not your conclusion. I in agreement with the leader placing himself at risk "in the front" The question remains how many...
... I personally take the view that the leader bonus is not necessarily fighting from the front line, but being visible, audible, and/or in the ranks. This ...
Greg wrote: <SNIP> ... I don't know if you're using the approach check rule for fierce troops and/or medium infantry; if you're not, give it a try and you may...
Just a short note to say that the January Slingshot was posted Wednesday morning so should be with most subscribers this week. Those wishing to subscribe...
I downloaded the "Might of Men" campaign rules supplement, but it appears that part of the center of the document is missing....the last sentence of page 9 is...
Probably. If not I'll write it. I'll check to see what I have currently. Do you live near Baltimore? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Cold Wars 2006, "The Rise and Fall of Rome". March 17-19th 2006 Lancaster Pa. Gamemaster Deadline is this coming Saturday. Cold Wars promotional update. We...
I´ve writen a MoA-Scenario of Magnesia, unfortunatly in German. Nevertheless the army-list may be helpfully. So far, the scenario has not been playtested....
What ho fellow MOAites! While perusing the Osprey Campaign book on Hastings I was inspired to develop MOA army lists for the battle. They follow here and I've...
Hi Mike Looking over the Normans your at the very low side of both the total army numbers and the number of cavalry at Hastings. Mark ... From: Michael Manning...
... total army numbers and the number of cavalry at Hastings. ... This is based on the Osprey Campaign book, whose accuracy I can't vouch for. I slightly...
Hi Michael I'm not suggesting that the numbers are wrong, just that they lie at one end of the range for numbers at Hastings. There seems to be a growing...
After years of searching I've finally acquired a copy of Sir Charles Oman's "The Art of War in the 16th Century". Huzzah! I've worked through the Italian Wars...
Mike I've done a snip of your article below. This period is not something I know a lot about, but to my mind, at 4.30 in the morning, doubling the casualties...
Great work, Mike!!! I'm probably going to still some your ideas when I get around to formalizing a shot and pike supplement. You mention several points that I...
Bob, One inference of your statement is that you might already have an informal shot and pike supplement lying around in draft form. If so, I would be very...
Steven, What I have are a bunch of notes and models of combat resolution and no text. I do want to get back to this soon because it will need a lot of ...
Bob, Anything you can send whenever you wish to send it would be most welcome and timely. I am thrilled that you, too, are experimenting with this era....
Steven, If any gamers are interested in getting together, I'm all for it. I'm not good at organizing this kind of thing. Somehow people will have to get in...
Bob I too have Renaissance troops [ Swiss, Dutch, some Irish & Scots odds & ends ] looking for a new set of rules to maneuver by. If you need more playtesters,...
Hi all A rennaisance version of MOA would be very attractive :-) Thirty Years War/ ECW would be my main area of interest however Hope it comes to fruition ...
... range. ... apart, ... then ... I ... infantry ... with ... range ... Hmmm . . . I always thought the missle rangers were long but found they didn't unduly...
Comments below. SNIP ... Effective range of arquebus and matchlock musket is something I have not come across. From the Napoleonic period, it is well...
... have not ... that ... are ... yards ... except at ... cheers and ... here, ... battlefield ... Quebec, 1759, the English gave three "perfect" volleys, the...
... Of course, that would have been the case after one or two shots. :-) ... I'd agree. Let's not forget that hunters in New England routinely used ...
I've just had a GM with a personal tragedy drop out of both of his games. The table is BZ-3 all day Saturday. Both games were Ancients, specifically Dacians...
... them as ... horse. ... Good point on fighting against formed foot. I know Okey's Dragoons "charged" at one battle or another but that was something ...
... I think exactly the point you were making about how barrel technology improved weighs in here (so to speak). Most of the ECW reenactors I've "played" with...