Gents, I am in the starting phase of planning a new Napoleonic campaign, and it seems likely that Shako will get the nod as the campaign rules. Going from ...
If it comes out in 2006, it would be at the end of December. It is more likely that ColdWars 2007 will be the realease time -- lots of production values in...
Hi, We had an enjoyable game today, and have firmly decided on using Shako for our upcoming campaign. While we were going through the rules, we managed to ...
Yet another question! ;) When attacking from one Town Sector to another, I moved another battalion into the now abandoned town sector that I was attacking...
I see Chris says you can not move a battalion into the vacated town because the attacking battalion might have to fall back into it, either because of being...
... I don't know, but we've always played interpretation 2; this makes rear support consistent with flank support, which allows for small bends in the line....
Here is what I like: The extended flank lines (zone of control, if you like) of the supporting battalion must cover at least half of the rear line of the...
That's more or less what I was thinking, using the flank lines to define it just as the flank support is defined. Except, your version reverses who has to...
Yes, leaving the "attacked from" zone empty leaves the situation open to all sorts of "gamesmanship" opportunities. Either your version (everybody pushed back...
A related question: Can a unit give rear support to more than one unit? It is possible to position the rear unit so that 1/2 of it is behind one unit, and the...
My understanding is Yes, that is a supporting unit (column or line) was deployed exactly in the middle of two adjacent (touching) lines, it would support both....
We allow 1 line to support two lines, or up to three columns. By rule 8.1.2b the three columns would have to be lined up exactly with the supporting line to...
Colin Skirmishers are single battalion bases, if a light battalion breaks down into a skirmisher unit it becomes ONE skirmisher stand. At the scale of Shako...
Hi again, I'm in the final stages of planning our campaign (keeps getting bigger, 3+ corps per side now), and had some questions before our next practice game....
Hi again, A couple of more thoughts on cavalry. 1. Before our next game, I wanted to clarify that only infantry battalions cannot change formation within the...
There is a version of Advanced Shako which makes LI 4/2 MR instead of 4/1. This in effect makes them better fighters in woods, which I rather like. It makes...
1. No formed unit may change formation while within the 6 inch flank lines "zone of control" of an enemy formed unit. This includes enemy artillery. 2....
I agree with Terry. The work around for this, which was practiced on a routine basis by almost all nations' cavalry was a retrograde movement. In principal, ...
Thank you for your reply - notes below. Christopher ... flank lines ... artillery. ... CAT: If this is indeed so, it needs clarification in the second edition....
The 4/2 change also makes them better when flanked, etc. however - maybe it would be more straightforward to simply give them +1 in woods/rough? Are there...
The retrograde movement allowance makes sense. However, one might argue that the manouver is, in fact, a Fallback manouver ... ;) Of course, the manouver you...
I understand. I should have also added a couple further comments that we respect the following rules, which over ride any option to retrograde. 1. Formation...
The relationship between firing ranges and movement allowances is one of the first things that hit me, and seems very well balanced. Just as in reality, one...
Michael, It sounds like you've thought this through very thoroughly, and incorporated experience from actual play, which is always best. Thank you for the ...
From the title of the post, you can probably tell that I'm going to ask about 2nd Rate troops. ;) I'm a little uncomfortable with rating "conscript" (though...
I wish you well on your trials. I won't openly promote the local "house" rules most of the time. Shako is a work of art. I respect though that a primary...
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