I have recently aquired this one and it is excellent-particuarly as it is laid out on a divisional/corps basis which assists organising your army. For smaller...
Hi All, Someone posted some suggestions for rules for modifying the command die roll of generals based on whether the general skilled or not. I had thought...
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Mar 6, 2002 9:22 pm
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Mark, Andy, Martin and everyone. Thanks for response. Here is my draft scenario for the battles for The Fleches and Semonovskaya. Please regard it as a work...
Looks great. I will try to get this on our table as soon as possible. It will be a little while since we are at present playing Jeff's Marengo scenario...
Chris Leach
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Mar 7, 2002 7:10 am
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Ya, It might be some time before I would be able to play this battle. First, I have been building up my hanovarian /British army again, and I want to play it....
Help needed, if there is anyone on the list who is prepared to share experience... As I read Large Battles, there is no disadvantage to infantry who are caught...
Here is one that has never come up before. French cav charge a blown saxon heavy cav regt, some nearby infantry wish to charge the Saxon cav as well but as the...
Hi Charles To try and answer your question without causing more confusion..... We play big battles more than the regular ones and think of it like this: If...
Infantry cannot charge into melee contact with cav - they would drive away blown cav. Better to kill off the Saxons with your horse. Cheers, Chris ... From:...
Chris Leach
cleach@...
Mar 13, 2002 8:00 am
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That is what was done. But later i realised my ally could have moved another unit of infantry into the recoil path of the saxons and charged another unit of...
Each projectile carries 33lbs or torpex, and sinks at 23 feet per second. Its theoretical kill probability is 60% on submarines at 50 to 350 feet deep. In...
Hello all. I am presently painting a 15mm Ottoman/mamaluke army and would be interested if anyone could recommend any books,etc that cover any of the battles...
A few buddies of mine and I are going to try Shako for the first time on Sat., so we decided to gen-up a "pick-up" game from the Army Lists in the back of the...
To clarify my real question(s) in the previous post: 1) Are Austrian Grenadiers 3 stand or 4 stand units? 2) If they are 3 stands... a) Do you still let them...
... Perhaps someone can explain how the above reply answers the following THREE questions? To clarify my real question(s) in the previous post: 1) Are Austrian...
Austrian grenadiers are 3 stands as the battalions were not historically larger than average. However both grenadiers and line units fought in 6 company...
In several orders of battle for 1809 Austrian forces I have come accross battalions from the Archduke Charles Legion mentioned. Does anyone know who these...
Hello: A newbie here 2nd time around, unavoidable absence since early last fall. I must belatedly thank Chris and the others who kindly addressed my queries...
Andy The Archduke Charles Legion of 1809 was raised from Bohemian volunteers, some of whom came from the Landwehr. The first battalion was also known as the...
{apologies for any cross-posting} How many times have you said "If only the gamers could design their own figure line…" Well, now you can help do just that!...
Hello: Despite the overwhelming silence of the last week I thought I'd float another question which arose in Friday's game. Below, assuming the schematic...
As I feared, the "schematic" does not appear correctly/clearly in the on-line presentation. The "cav" was directly opposite the "arty" and charged straight ...
Hi! First, couldn't your artillery get a shot at the cavalry? (with ballshot going through the first line of infantry; yes, it all depends of the angle as you...
Michael wrote: The French commander launched a charge (by a two-stand cavalry unit in a column of one stand frontage) of some 15 or so inches. Being only one...
Hi Michael, this is a tactic we commonly use, giving close cav support to infantry. When you are aware, (as I am sure you are now!), that this can happen, it...
