I believe that disorder (unformed) is a result of movement or combat and not morale. As units move over or through an obstacale they can lose unit cohesion...
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gunny87@...
gunny87...
Aug 9, 2012 12:08 am
A case in point; A French account of an actual column advance; "When we got about a thousand yards from the English line the men would begin to get...
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AlbertE
coolbert60440
Aug 9, 2012 2:20 am
For Gunny and others: One of the innovations of the Napoleonic era WAS [?] the use of what is called the massed column. The combination in the right ratio of...
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wtjcom
Aug 9, 2012 2:53 am
Technically you are correct, however Republique speeds game play by combining various elements that otherwise might remain distinct. For example, volley fire...
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gunny87@...
gunny87...
Aug 9, 2012 3:00 am
French columns were rarely if ever massed. Columns of companies was companies in line with enough space between to allow companies to wheel to form a line to...
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Brad Lehman
gunny87...
Aug 9, 2012 3:05 am
Yes it does and it makes sense when looking at the larger picture. Â Thanks, Gunny ... From: wtjcom <manfred@...> Subject: [wtj_wargames] Re:...
At times I feel that French Dragoons assigned to heavy cavalry divisions in the reserve cavaly corps should be considered as heavy cavalry as they would not be...
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wtjcom
Sep 2, 2012 11:48 pm
Dragoons typically fell into the "line cavalry" category, which would have been in between light and heavy. They were not large men on large horses (wearing...
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gunny87@...
gunny87...
Sep 6, 2012 6:40 pm
The French as well as other armies of the period classified Dragoons as heavy cavaly. Philip Haythornthwaite, in Weapons and Equipments of the Napoleonic WARS,...
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Emil
srdoc_e
Sep 8, 2012 7:26 am
IMHO, Gunny, you're mistaking "weight" for "role" here. True, the armies of the time divided their Cavalry into 2 basic "roles": "Heavy" Cavalry was the part...
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Brad Lehman
gunny87...
Sep 9, 2012 1:43 am
Am I? Here is some info on horse sizes in accordance with regulations and as well as the guard.  Bertin continues:     “The horses had to be at...
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Emil
srdoc_e
Sep 9, 2012 7:17 am
With all due respect, Gunny - I think you do. Because it's the 'size' of horse (and his rider) that has a direct influence on the 'hitting power' - and the...
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wtjcom
Sep 9, 2012 5:26 pm
Interesting conversation. :) I would like to draw attention back to something I mentioned at the end of my posting, and that is scenario driven variations. It...
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Brad Lehman
gunny87...
Sep 9, 2012 5:34 pm
An exampleof British Heavy cavalry horses: Â Â Then in Wellington's Heavy Cavalry, Osprey, MEN-AT-ARMS SERIES, London 1982, p. 25, the same author gives the...
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Brad Lehman
gunny87...
Sep 9, 2012 6:09 pm
Jim,  You make very interesting points. On training I have read that French dragoons trained as infantry in the morning and as cavalry in the...
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Emil
srdoc_e
Sep 10, 2012 4:45 pm
Now I remember why I so rarely go into debating: Jim presented my argument in so much more logical and succinct form than I was able to. Oh well ... Gunny -...
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Michael Price
mprice4104
Sep 23, 2012 2:32 am
I'm in need of some help. I'm planning on doing a modified Tsushima game using Quickfire but I'm at an impasse. One of the Russian ships I'll be using is the...
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wtjcom
Sep 23, 2012 4:22 pm
I think your best values would be drawn from Retvizan, their ratings would be very similar (maybe even identical) and actually the Retvizan model could even be...
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mprice4104
Sep 23, 2012 4:28 pm
Thanks for the info and I'll use the Retvizan values but I do have a Potemkin mini already. Michael...
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wtjcom
Nov 30, 2012 5:19 pm
Just a quick overview of the latest; The latest is I've been working alot of overtime and have not had time to spare for work on WTJ related projects, which is...
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kmahony
kmahony1
Dec 4, 2012 7:36 am
Hi Any plans for more MGVs? Cheers Kieran...
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wtjcom
Dec 12, 2012 5:53 am
Yes, but I can't say when. I do have a new Pilum as well as two others remastered for easier molding which I need to work into a mold - I may end up doing that...
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wtjcom
Dec 31, 2012 8:08 pm
I have posted a new set of science-fiction gaming rules for tactical/skirmish level miniaturized warfare at the following URL: http://www.wtj.com/games/sf/ The...
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wtjcom
Jan 5, 2013 9:38 am
Hey Kieran, Looks like I will indeed be able to run the new AU4 Pilum in a new mold we're doing to replace some lost cavities from a previous run. On that run...
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wtjcom
Jan 31, 2013 8:12 pm
I've been playtesting the new MGV rules, so players will notice some updates. We have discovered an interesting scenario format that is reminiscent of an Ogre...
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wtjcom
Mar 18, 2013 5:50 am
I have recently added a new Youtube link section to the WTJ Portal. I you are like me, you already spend time rummaging through clips looking for interesting...
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AlbertE.
coolbert60440
Mar 18, 2013 6:52 pm
Please keep us informed about the West Coast conventions. A MUST. Al L....
