Hi Mac, I would not force lower class infantry to form square- from what I can deduce, in the later Napoleonic wars the most frequent type of "square" was more...
Daz Thanks for your explanation. My thinking of lower class troops having to form square was to stop players playing the rules and say staying in line and...
... Bailen is indeed a 'crapfest', where 2nd class line don't look so bad. One possible house mod that comes to mind is a minus for each infantry flank in air,...
It was crappy infantry but the cavalry had taken a hit already. Generally the French completely failed to break the Spanish line. The scenario seems ok but it...
Merciless Melange of Multifluous Mangled Modifiers! Somebody was actually playing my Valmy Lite variant?! Hey, you didn't buy 'em, and nobody forced you to...
... I hear you and concur. The open flanks idea was off the top of my head and might not be worth much. I find once you get used to LFS, most turns take around...
They were fine and a relief after the full rules - eons faster than the full rules. like most Nap gamers I am trapped on an endless quest to find the rules...
A lot of Napoleonic rules reward massed columns. I'm talking about shoulder-to-shoulder battalion columns that move as quickly as any columns, even thought...
Ah, so you might like to introduce one the optional rules- D/E class infantry in line are always Shaken. That will make them less steady, or at least force...
... steady, ... in ... I was only trying to help :-) I was tempted by the Fantassin Spanish at Salute, and will paint them myself. Then I may have some more ...
There was a discussion earlier where the Hoch-und-Deutchmeister regiment's desertion rates were cited to debunk claims of that regiment's elite status. I've...
Hi Vincent, I live the quote- it somewhat debunks the "Prussian automaton" myth :-) It seems to me that desertion rates off the battlefield are not the best...
The more I think about this i can begin to see the argument in favour of the cavalry. it definately makes them into a keep until the time is right weapon...
Hi Mac, that's good :-) Remember to give the line the "enfilade" pluses against the column, as this will make the 1 on 1 combat more in favour of the line than...
... I've played a lot of rules where the cavalry are more like panzers, where you go into square not because it's the safest anti-cavalry formation but because...
Ok -I'm giving LFS another run out at the next club only. A nice straight forward French v Russian scenario, although I might base it on 1814, to give seem...
Hi Mac, ... for skirmish advantage in the open? This was certainly toyed with in the early days, and maybe essential for playing the earlier part of the wars....
Thanks for the info. I'll have a go with the divisional test. I don't like the idea of single isolated bns holding whilst all about them runs away although I...
... If your there long enough and have an interest there is a great military museum in Brussels. Not sure the name, but I remember it was comparable to the...
... If your are there long enough and have an interest there is a great military museum in Brussels. Not sure the name, but I remember it was comparable to...
... In 1974, after walking the field for several hours, I stopped in a bar near La Belle Alliance and had a few Belgian beers. Fortunately a Flemish postman...
Absolutely! I took a shine to some concoction made by a Monastery. It will 11% alcohol :-) (not sure what the syntax is for a "very drunk and smiley" face!) ...
So overall the top tip is enjoy the battlefield but beware the beer. Military history, wargames and beer all in one message. what a wonderfull discussion...
... Just think one Belgian beer = 2 normal and you should be OK. I was last there in '74 but I hear the sandpit now has a go-cart track :>( If I ever get back...
At Lard island last night we were discussing "deep fried Mars bars" (our local chip shop has started to sell them.) So we may addd culinary experiments to the...
... These were 'invented' by a Brit ex-pat who has a restaurant in Brooklyn called "The Chip Shop". He tried to make deep fried M&M's but they just disappeared...
Interesting, the story here in the states was that the Deep Fried Mars bar was started by a fish and chips shop near Perth, Scotland. Made a nice compliment...
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