Just a quick bit a maths: British Brigade = 3 line battalions + 1 rifle company = 4 light companies out of 31 in total = 13% British Brigade = 2 line...
... Several questions: 1. What would those titles actually *mean* in game terms, other than indicating a rough percentage? 2. What about armies in which troops...
Hi Jan, Before I reply I would like to state I am not a historian, I re-enact for fun and play wargames for fun. My posts to this group are normally based on ...
John: We play that the supporting brigade participates in the breakthrough charge, but does hits the same target as the victorious brigade it was supporting. ...
... charge, but does hits the same target as the victorious brigade it was supporting. ... Yes, that's what I remembered you posting - I was just surprised...
Gents, I have certainly enjoyed the discussion as to how we might turn AOE into Empire XXXVI - just kidding (ducks) - but I hope everyone didn't miss the...
Gavin, Republique offers a simple soution to the problem of skirmisher representation. A variation of that approach to suit AoE might work something like...
Thanks, Gavin, for your reply, it helped me understand better what your suggested changes were. ... Off-topic, but what and where do you reenact? (I've...
In a message dated 3/1/2007 10:40:44 AM Central Standard Time, ... The argument Bill H has been making is that the player (as a division or corps commander)...
... <jan.spoor@...> wrote: 5. How would this represent the varying distances at which skirmishers were employed? 4 inches per the rules. But, again, Bill H has...
Thanks for your comments Guys. Pretty much goes the way I thought it did. A couple of my gaming partners read it as they would hold position and only the...
I really don't like the idea of having the side with better skirmishers making the worse skirmishers have no effect or having equal skirmishers cancel each...
In a message dated 3/1/2007 1:43:41 PM Central Standard Time, RG1066@... writes: I really don't like the idea of having the side with better skirmishers ...
As long as I can roll a 10 and disorder an opposing brigade with skirmish fire I feel it is worth modelling. So put me down for yes to semi skirmishers. I...
Mark: First, the conclusion was that all skirmishing decisions were made at the brigade level, which is hardly the case. Now you're suggesting all skirmish...
Richard: What in your mind would establish 'standard practice'? In all the battles I have read about, commanders directed skirmish actions to varying amounts. ...
Bill, The intention was to show that skirmishers did indeed move long distances away from their supporting Divisions, but at Salamanca, and in general, this...
The way I see these methods modelled in AOE are: 1. This would be a combination of the unit ratings, units that did this more should have better ratings and...
Mark wrote: The intention was to show that skirmishers did indeed move long distances away from their supporting Divisions, but at Salamanca, and in general,...
Rich wrote: From what I understand you want to explicitly model skirmish combat with the player having direct control over what stands are skirmishing in each ...
I think this is Col. Bill's answer. Michael Brown mwsaber6@... From: NapoleonicFireandFury@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NapoleonicFireandFury@yahoogroups.com]...
Actually, I do have a set of draft charts (if I really do this it WILL be a complete stand-alone rule set), will try to spruce up and post. Just don't seem to...
The supporting brigade may Breakthrough. See p 46 THE ATTAKER for definition of participating brigade. See p 47 bullet Supported Line, see also Fig 31, item B....
I recently scored a number of these in a trade. I got LOTS of cavalry, and @ 2 Brigades (@ 50 stands) of Infantry. Does anyone have more of these? Or older...
I have quite a few myself (US Cavalry store @ Ft Knox, KY was getting rid of them many years back for 25 cents a box; just got a shopping cart and pulled...
B****D! Michael Brown mwsaber6@... From: NapoleonicFireandFury@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NapoleonicFireandFury@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Colonel (Ret) ...
