Austrian Battalion Masse - Did the Austrians use it, and what battles is it described. Did the cavalry charge it...?????...when did Where is it talked about...
... battles ... I'll try to find some specific references - but from memory - Aspern Essling, the fighting in the open ground, north of the line between the...
From a gaming standpoint, I like the Battalion Masse just because it makes the Austrians a bit different. I think this is good in a game where so much of the...
Just to be absolutely clear, Austrian battalion masse is no longer what it
once was. The implied formation in the original was really just the
AUstrians...
Hello All, The question is not what battle "division or battalion masse" was used in, but rather that it was the Austrian "tacticle doctrine" used during the...
Quite right. The only really 'different' formation that the Austrians made
some limited use of (and is represented in Shako II) is the 'column of
divisions...
"Fall Back In Good Order"? Warhammer Ancients has a similar rule. If a unit outnumbers the enemy 2 to 1, or is "Drilled" (i.e. highly disciplined), they can...
... Only allow units of the same division to pass lines. Require a die roll? Possibly with modifiers for proximity of enemy and/or skill of CO? ... As stated...
In a message dated 6/6/2005 2:43:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, shako@yahoogroups.com writes: Now if we just had something for the poor old Prussians. More...
Has anyone tried playing Shako (regular or large scale) with a different basing? I have all my infantry and cavalry mounted to a 3x3 base and artillery on a...
I think if your basing is consistent for both sides there should'nt be a problem. Regarding casualties we use numbered chits, cuts down on paperwork. Kelly J ...
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I am a little unclear on what you have in mind. IMO, you can use almost any basing system, but you will need some way to distinguish lines from columns. This...
Dear Irondog, We had been playing a different rule system before trying Shako (Newbury Rules) and one attraction of Shako is providing you and your opponents...
... you've been playing Grand Armee or Volley & Bayonet, I suspect. Both good games. I would think you need at least two units per battalion to indicate ...
Sean, We had based them differently for other rules so we use 4 bases of 3 figures for line inf (each base 3cm x 1,5 cm. Lights are on 4bases also. Cavalry 3...
We don't like keeping rosters so we use some round markers with (railway 20mm) boxes on them for casualties. We have markers with 1,2 or 3 boxes which is...
We are looking for company level rules for some minor theatres (eg 1809 Tyrol) but can't find anyone. Mostly the scale is of the skirmish type which we don't...
You might look at Battles for Empire (the Colonial set by Chris Leach). That's the level it's set at, and I think some of the native movement charts could be...
In our group, there are some players who like to play Shako as a one-on-one competition game; with strictly even sides according to the mostly predictable...
SHAKO was written before any scenarios were available. Because of that, the army lists, deployment rules and victory conditions were set so that non-scenario...
Terry is correct. Shako II will be more oriented to scenario play although
some accommodation will be made for pick-up games. Shako I's army lists and
game...
In that case will there be a pionts list - which after all, is the only way to add realistic variety to the constrictions of the army list? Our group already...
Hell All, Shako was written in it's original version so people who had no idea or knowledge of the Napoleonic Wars could play a reasonably accurate battle of...
I think that they could be adapted reasonably. You'd have to decide which movement charts reasonably represented each combatant - Imperial, European trained...
Hi Dave, I saw your comments about people using a points system for creating Shako army lists and would be interested in seeing what your group, or any others...
In a message dated 6/10/2005 2:58:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time, shako@yahoogroups.com writes: As we like shako (at least the present one; I hope the 2nd edition...
... A curious comment. Why are points useful for anything other than pickup games? Personally, I never play pickup games. You don't need them for scenarios,...
We are putting on a 6mm Napoleonic game at Fiasco this Saturday (18th June). The battle is Austerlitz, as it's the 200th anniversary this year. We are hoping...
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