--- In Piquet@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Schulze" <cschulze19904@...> wrote:We used
the Band of Brothers2 supplement, with the piquet2 rules.
Next week we are having a go at the Montlhere scenario.
Does any one know if there is a better deployment map, as the one suggested is
not very clear and is in French.


Cheers, Ken
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> Hi guys,
>
> Great after action reports! Sounds like alot of fun. Which Piquet ruleset did
you use for the Ravenna battle. Was it Anchor of Faith? I wish you guys were
here in Germany to play a few games!
> Chris
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> --- In Piquet@yahoogroups.com, "j.mckinney64@" <j.mckinney64@> wrote:
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> > --- In Piquet@yahoogroups.com, Gonsalvo@ wrote:
> > Hello Peter,
> >
> >
> > We played the scenario to conclusion tonight, and I must say it was a
cracker.
> > The battle opened with artillery on both sides causing considerable damage.
The Spanish cavalry, on the flank, decided they had had enough and advanced to
challenge the French gendarmarie, whereupon the Spanish C.in.C Cordoba was
decapitated by a cannon ball! Amid the confusion the French nobility charged,
and the Spanish army never really recovered.
> > Meanwhile, Jacob Empser, and his landsknechts were being mauled by the
Spanish guns and boldly advanced. They took fearful losses but eventually
swarmed over the earthworks and routed their tormentors.
> > However they were by now a spent force, and a counter charge by Italian
pikes sent them reeling.
> > By now the French cavalry were breaking through on both flanks and the
Spanish morale, already low following the early loss of their leader, shattered
and the army broke.
> > Considering this is almost exactly what happened historically, we were very
happy with this conclusion.
> > I've always seen this as a yardstick for a good set of rules.
> >
> > Well done Peter on a great set of rules,
> >
> > Cheers, Ken
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> > >
> > > Hi Ken,
> > >
> > > THREE?brilliant Leader Cards... whoah!? Nothing in the rules to prevent
all from being used as Engines of War relaod. Isn't this the scenario with an
option for lying down or sheltering some troops in the dead ground (Spanish)?
> > >
> > > Yes, I would discard a Brilliant Leader (and replace it with a Command
Indecision) if a skilled C-in-C is killed, TWO (those from the C-in-C's rating)
if Superior.
> > >
> > > Pike Blocks with skirmish screens. I would allow the skirmishers deployed
in front of a PB to move at the same rate on any double move PB moves, although
tha isn't in the rules.?Whena Pike block (or aything else) charges, the
skirmishers can move backwards through the gaps (assuming they are present and
otherwise able to do so).
> > >
> > > Melee across Class III Teran:? Yes, exactly; crossing the Class III
terrain will cause Disorder where otherwise called for in the rules.
> > >
> > > Courage Check:? The unit taking the courage test uses it's? BDV for Morale
as modified by the Morae Test table. It rolls against the enemy army's Other
difficult die (see card definition). Fearsome units cause Courage? checks; they
don't roll in suc an event. They on;ly take them if in direct contact with the
enemy when the card is turned. Being Fearsome themselves, they are "not
impressed" by enemy Fearsome units!
> > >
> > > Hope it was the exhaustion of a battle well fought!
> > >
> > > Peter Anderson
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: j.mckinney64@ <j.mckinney64@>
> > > To: Piquet@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Mon, Jul 13, 2009 6:09 pm
> > > Subject: [Piquet] ravenna
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> > >
> > > Hello, we are half way through the Ravenna scenario, which has played very
well, but have a few questions that have arisen. One side has 3 brilliant leader
cards, and has always used them as artillery reload, this has made the artillery
deadly, but probably unhistorically so. can these cards be used in this way? or
do you have to change what you want them to be if you have more than one?
> > > If a superior leader is killed do you discard a brilliant leader card?
> > > Pike blocks with a skirmisher screen, do pikes simply charge through them
to contact the enemy? do skirmishers double move at the same rate?
> > > Melee across type 3 terrain, are the victors disordered when they cross?
> > > How is a morale challenge resolved if there is no unit loss e.g. courage
card, what die does the fearsome unit roll?
> > > Sorry if this is a lot of questions, but after several hours play im too
exhausted to wade through the books
> > >
> > > Cheers, Ken
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