Thanks chirs i geuss even though feilds of glory do used scaled down divsions i feel the brigade needs to be recognised as important to the game, the...
Hi Alex, I have looked at those artcles. By and large they are very helpful. However, I don't think the designer paid enough attention to the balancing that...
Just to make sure I understand... (looking at the basic 1805 list) The 20 regular and elite battalions can deploy 20/4=5 skirmisher stands as per the...
You are correct in the way you are handling the Voltigeur Rule. I don't know how others play it, but we consider regular battalions to be regular battalions...
Hi, Geoff - Thank you for the data provided. Quite helpful. I guess I find the list a bit ahistorical myself. I prefer the 'Fields of Glory' approach, which is...
... There are all those British accounts of Albuera that say Blake didn't get deployed in time, yet Fortescue's map shows Blake's entire force redeployed to...
... hours ... their ... a ... My thoughts exactly, Vincent. I think, that, as happened so often in Spanish history, the 'Campesino' in the field was betrayed...
Thanks for the reply. Wayne ... From: cleach@... To: shako@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 1:48 AM Subject: Re: [shako] Shako II? Shako II will...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how casulties are inflicted on skirmishers, since they are based only on one bases, do they take caulties as...
It takes 3 Kills to eliminate a skirmisher stand whether this stand was generated originally as a skirmisher stand, or whether it was originally a battalion...
thanks forclearing that up terry much appreciated ... stand was ... originally ... at a ... only be ... even then ... chance ... all. ... take ... others ... ...
... I don't have the rules with me in work but isn't the -1 modifier for shooting at skirmishers only applied to volley fire and canister? Skirmishers engage...
In a message dated 5/6/03 6:32:03 AM Central Daylight Time, ... I have been too lazy to get my book out and check this. But I have to agree. Skirmisher fire is...
Well, I did have the rules in front of me when I made that statement, and I still do. Rule 10.3 "These (-1) modifiers apply to both volley and skirmisher fire...
Terry is correct - as usual. I know that this is a commonly misinterpreted
rule since the writing of that section seems to explicitly say that a 5-6 is
needed...
In a message dated 5/6/03 11:54:02 PM Central Daylight Time, cleach@... ... Yes, then using the same paragraph, skirmishers are allowed to fire through ...
Hi Lloyd:
Long ago (pre-email!)I recommended a rudimentary skirmisher 'melee' system
(high roll wins, +1 for Brit or FR 'light' battalions (not detached...
The first part of Rule 10.3 says modifiers apply to volley fire and skirmisher fire. The second bullet underneath then says "If when firing at a Formed unit,...
Hello all, Thanks in advance for confirming this. Rule 11.4 clearly states "At the end of a turn in which a Cavalry Regiment fought in Melee it is considered ...
Here is an example:
Turn 1: Hussar unit wins a melee and decides to reall; they do so
immediately after the melee in the Breakthrough/recall phase. Assuming...
Chris, Thanks for your detailed answer, and I really appreciate you taking the time to respond. There are four new Shako fans on the planet after our group's...
At Penarth Wargamers our May weekend game, (just gone), was a refight of Dresden. 54 feet of gaming table and I've no idea how many figures. Unfortunately only...
Hi all, I haven't played for around 6 months but I'm just starting to recollect figures again. Anyhow a problem that cam up in one of my last games... Move...
Hi all, I haven't played for around 6 months but I'm just starting to recollect figures again. Anyhow a problem that cam up in one of my last games... Move...
Our club is just starting Napoleonic's, which is very new for most of the members. We have chosen Shako and played a series of practice games. Below is a list...
Hi there Did your opponent just forget to move the battallion or did they leave it behind on purpose? If they left it there deliberately then thats cheating...
My comments imbedded in your text @ TWG Terry On Mon, 12 May 2003 12:31:32 -0000 "neil_kenneally" ... follow as per the orders section. TWG: Give the division...
Actually they forgot, but claimed they did it on purpose ( You'd have to know the individual to see the warpped logic ) We only played once after that and I...
