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Casualties taken from Artillery fire causes a break test. Firstly, if the target takes excess casualties that includes any caused by artillery or if the target becomes disordered.
If artillery is charged and gives closing fire, causing even just one casualty, the charging unit must take a break test.

That could destroy any unit and remove it from…[Read more]

Thank you Big Al,

I appreciate the response. I kept reading the rules section on command and generals and couldn’t find where it said a general can’t order troops after he fails an order check found it:

Page 29, 3rd Column, “If a commander fails to give an order then that commander cannot give any more orders that turn.” I don’t know what I was…[Read more]

We really like the Black Powder system for our Napoleonics. As you have identified, the weakest part of the game is the way artillery is dealt with. This is a symptom of the wide span of history the rules cover, what may be good for War of Spanish Succession is not good for Napoleonics. Artillery was the most destructive arm a Napoleonic General …[Read more]

I was thinking about a home rule for artillery that disorder the target on 5 or 6.
But I don’t know if it’s not too powerful ??

oops its only rockets that disorder on any hit! (pg 95)… Not enough game time :p

Now I think if musket fire disorders on a 6 artillery should be more disruptive…. hmm… might have to add the disorder on any hit in to the house rules then!

Thank Nat,

but on page 57 BP2 (Shooting artillery) only a 6 disorder the target unit as normal shooting.

one thing the club I go to was playing around with was whilst shortening the distances of move and weapons (as we play on 6’x4′ not 10 x6′ boards) was actually to leave the artillery ranges alone.  This means than they are in effect increased by 1/3rd so you get another turn of using them.

Also dont forget that any hit with artillery disorders…[Read more]

Hello there, live in Basingstoke and play 28mm Williamite/Jacobites in Ireland. Normally on a 7x5ft table.

First line of the rule – “Where indicated in the scenario, units can be hidden at the start of the game.”

There is nothing mentioned about hiding during set up, just ‘at the start of the game’ – set up is completed before the start of the game, so I would go with B.

Remember that Preliminary Bombardment only affect the deployment zone.  So any spotters outside this are safe (unless their motar gets blown to bits).

Bolt Action 2nd Ed page 71:

The spotter and the crew are treated entirely separately in other respects – as if they were two units – and the spotter is not taken into account when it comes to determining whether the weapons
team or artillery piece is destroyed. Should his associated weapons
team or artillery piece be destroyed then the spo…[Read more]

Bolt Action 2nd Ed page 131:

Hidden units remain hidden until one of the following happens:
• The hidden unit is ordered to Fire, Advance or Run.
An enemy unit scores a hit on the hidden unit (other than preparatory bombardment).
• An enemy infantry or artillery unit moves to (or is set up) within 12”.
• An enemy recce vehicle moves to ([Read more]