Mick: I do both 15mm and 6mm, but I don't make any changes--just more figures to a stand... [nine, three in three ranks]. Bill H. [Non-text portions of this...
Alex, hi! Thanks for the input. Real world weapon experience is always an eye opener. Could you please elaborate on the following points a bit? 1*How difficult...
I guess here is my thought. Make the assumption that B. P. Hughes is accurate with his average 5 % hit ratio for musketry, a number he believes is so low for a...
As a member of an 18th century living history group, I got rudimentary training in aiming, but thorough training in the drill for loading, firing, and...
Re: shooting at mammalsUsing a rifled flintlock with a long barrel and modern powder, I took a mule deer buck at a range of 80 yards in Texas Canyon in...
The idea of aiming was not new in the 18th or 19th century. Soldiers had been aiming weapons for millenia by then, and both civilians and soldiers had been...
No question that aimed fire has been with us for a long time - Renaissance landscheckts were renowned for it - but when platoon fire became popular, aimed fire...
Forming square from a four rank line: I was wondering about how a british battalion formed 4 rank lines. Say the battalion was in line like so, from left to...
Fred are you referring to the 'Waterloo British' 4 rank line? Or an earlier period? From memory, If your referring to the waterloo line, the battalion would ...
Fred, 4 deep line was an ad hoc formation used mainly at Waterloo, although there are records of its use at Vimiero, and possibly elsewehere as well. There was...
Here is an interesting passage written by a Peninsula veteran that I have found, describing the poor marksmanship of British soldiers. Later in the chapter,...
Fred: I just had a friend do some extensive research on this: 1. The British didn't have a regulation or official method for forming a square from a two rank...
Fred: I forgot: You asked how a battalion would be formed in four ranks. Here is ONE way: Light 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Grenadier This would keep...
Here is a bit more information about 4 deep lines at Waterloo. I will attempt to illustrate a couple of methods used, but I am not sure how well it will turn...
Well, the square didn't turn out as I planned in the diagrams, but the rest looks OK. If I click on the reply button, it actually comes out as intended though....
... aiming was important. The "idea" of aiming is important as well. ... A few comments..... The training that most napoleonic/7YW soldiers had was merely to...
Let me get back to you on the below questions. I have to look up some trajectory tables for the slow and heavy stuff. Range estimation is actually quite...
That is also my understandingMichael Rieder----- Original Message -----From: Jan Spoor <jan.spoor@...>Date: Monday, February 4, 2008 9:49 amSubject:...
Here is something else that I have come across recently that may be of interest in the British musketry thread. It was written by William Surtees who served in...
Actually no. Note page 52, second column bullet Disorder and specifically "subtract two from the basic die result if at least half of their participating...
It may have already been mentioned in other discussion, but in connection with the study of British musketry training, there is an excellent work out examining...
A friend pointed out this listing to me: http://www.ospreypublishing.com/title_detail.php/title=T2784 Anyone had a chance to read it yet? Any analysis? I know...
There was a brief discussion on TMP. I think the consensus was that the book was NOT pro-French and I'll leave it at that. However, I've met the author on a...
