... <snip> Until this recent discussion, it never occurred to our group that skirmishers MIGHT be able to give rear support - nobody thought to even ask. Phil ...
Hi-I have already given my views on skirmishers as support-no. Can any one explain why the cavalry reg. frontage is so narrow -in relation to the infantry -by...
This issue has come up before. Do your calculations consider the fact that cavalry in "line" generally took the form of two double lines, the second...
In a message dated 7/31/04 12:38:21 PM Central Daylight Time, tgriner@... writes: 3. Only occupied towns (as in #2) and impassable terrain other than...
In a message dated 8/1/04 8:24:41 PM Central Daylight Time, mccormackbe@... writes: This issue has come up before. Do your calculations consider the...
This e-mail is subject to the Disclaimer set out below ************************************************************* Dave wrote If a light infantry unit can be...
Your point is taken -- unit frontages in SHAKO are largely abstracted, and not really important so long as the opponents are consistent. My point was that --...
Hi-thanks Brian-no I had not been aware that two double lines was the norm-I have extensive info. -but non mentions that fact-maybe "attacks" by squadrons-in...
Hi All: Over the last while there has been quite a lot of discussion about unit
organizations, scales and unit strengths. With the exception of the
TYPICALLY...
I not only read it, but wrote a message to this site suggesting that based upon that article and the way volley fire is handled in SHAKO, one might wish to...
One solution might be to use one of the SHAKO basing systems, but employ three stands per cavalry regiment when playing with those who feel these regiments...
I don't want Dave to be misquoted or to have to be associated with my tortured logic. The passage below was actually from one of my posts. Terry in Spokane On...
In a message dated 8/2/2004 2:45:28 PM Central Standard Time, ... I must have missed your earlier post (are not having read the Courier not understood it). I...
... Time for some black powder pedantry: The textbook frontage per infantryman was 22 inches. In three ranks, that gives about 49 men per 10 yards of front....
Guy's Somebody , way back when asked about Austrian Battalions. I've got a half built 1809 Austrian Army myself, and will oneday do the 1809 Campaign myself...
Is there any particular reason why you can't normally re-deploy light battalion skirmishers back into column? To Terry and Lloyd: Of course, if skirmishers...
In a message dated 8/3/2004 6:22:24 AM Central Standard Time, ... We have considered doing that. Arty seems to want the game as simple as possible (though some...
if i am not mistaken a militia batt was assigned to each reg to bring them up to 4 batt apiece, 3 regular inf batt and 1 militia batt. this was done to give...
... employ three stands per cavalry regiment when playing with those who feel these regiments should be significantly wider than infantry battalions. You...
Well, the only reason I can think of is "the rules don't allow it." :) Seriously, it would seem that skirmishers who had been forced back behind their own...
This was my understanding as well. HOWEVER, if anyone can support the concept of militia companies being added to infantry battalions, please come forward....
You wll find in both the books Armies on the Danube and Napoleon Conquers Austria that they refer to the Austrian Line Battalions firslty being rounded out by...
In a message dated 8/4/2004 6:40:10 AM Central Standard Time, ... If they were added to the units did they wear their uniform are change to the regiment's? For...
Exactly the point. Can I add a stand of brown coated, Jager hatted landwehr to my existing three stands of white coated, helmet wearing line troops to obtain...
A quote from Gunnther Rothenberg: Napoleon's great adversary: in the part about Wagram: Charles was find reinforments from the landwehr. Individuals were used...
... added to infantry battalions, please come forward. My Austrians were organized with three stands to a battalion for my pre-SHAKO rules. It would be...
... I'm awake! We've obviously been consulting the same sources, or have come to the same conclusions, at least. My normal size (6-8 gun) batteries are mounted...
In a message dated 8/4/04 4:09:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... That was the plan, and if you read Bernhard's reply, the campaign happened too fast for it to...
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