A question about blind fire. Its states in the rules that any unit that is not spotted may be fired on using 'blind fire'. Would this include units entering...
My interpretation of blind fire is that it allows you to fire at a unit on the table that you have not spotted. Blind fire is best used in a situation where...
To bring forth much debate, I offer the following.... 1) Was it not common practice for artillerists - defending a well known position, to "stake out"...
I know a lot of guys won't like this and I am certainly no expert on JR3, but I do not think it was Civil War practise to blindly flail away at woods or down...
Personally, I agree. Some expectation of result should occur before you fire 400 weapons from a Regiment or expend some of your limited gunpowder from a...
Rob, I couldn't agree more. Once again the 'Gods Eyeview' rears its ugly head. IMO blind fire as a recon tool is absurd. You are right about questioning what...
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Hi All: When talking about "blind fire" we do have to remember that part of the Confederate plan for the Third Day attack on Cemetery Ridge involved just that....
... the ... just that. ... advancing CSA ... smoke) at ... could not be ... rear ... fire ought to be ... Coddington says nine howitzers. Alexander had...
... mussles say what?????? not a dark edible saltwater bivalve mollusk. Should have been muzzles. Mussles are just so hard to light with a friction primer...
... and ... Dumb. A bit off topic but I wonder how many of us use the smoke from all the firing to create 'area fire' effects in otherwise open terrain. If I ...
Neil, What you describe is possible, but pretty hard to pull off. You can't indirect fire over a hill in JRIII so that's covered. You can shoot at targets...
... its ugly ... Blind ... of ... was ... for ... level. If ... once ... pushed ... check ... You're right, "dumb move", the rules don't have to disallow dumb...
Actually, I am using a JRII scenario as my source (Castleman's Ferry), a CSA battery is "set up" on a road crossing. At less than maximum range is the board...
I would differ with one or two opinions here that speculative fire was not indulged in. Due to the nature of the wooded terrain it was a feature of many...
... **It was the original JR. I have never played a game of JRII. If an artillery crew abandon ... **I was not clear. It was not the crew he wanted me to...
... Artillery was even deployed and fired in ... **The Pea Ridge book is probably the finest campaign study I have ever read. Would you mind pointing me to...
... **In re-reading your posts, I suspect I have a defination problem and that we are talking about the same thing. If by speculative fire, as an example,...
I can re-call one specific instance where exactly what Neil describes occurred in one of our games. We had patch of woods about 10 inches thick. The woods had...
Question #1: A Corps has 2 artillery batteries; The first is a VETERAN crew with 12# Napoleons and the second is a GREEN crew with 3" Rifles. If within 1...
Question #1: The ability to combine fire for the two batteries in question only pertains to their offensive capabilities. When fired upon, they are still...
... with 3" Rifles. If within 1 inch, they can fire at the same target using the MIXED guns table. IF FIRED UPON, what is the combined crew considered -...
Was not one of the primary roles of Cavalry to disrupt supply lines? There is no penalty for not protecting your wagons from harm? If you allow the Generals...
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... lines? There is no penalty for not protecting your wagons from harm? Do you find players using cavalry in that way in a regimental level Johnny Reb game....
Just can not see speculative ... have a ... Thanks. ... No problem, Norris. Regarding the union howitzer tactics at the commencement of the battle, check out p...
... and ... not ... an ... me ... vacinity ... sense to me. ... and ... Yeah, read that book a very long time ago and it was one of the original modern...
... other ... .....Just to be consistant, I like to extend the rules for Fences, Walls and Works, on page 13 of the rules, to include woods, so that a unit...
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