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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Small unit frontages in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years, 10 months ago
Oh yes, hedgehogs. I just form the muskets on the flanks of the pike block. It is difficult to make it look ‘pretty’. As hedgehogs don’t get formed too often in our games, we’ve been able to live with it.
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Small unit frontages in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years, 10 months ago
The ECW armies would have formed their pike and muskets up in the same depth, which was probably just 6 ranks deep. The depth of formations had thinned during the experience of the Thirty Years War on the continent. So strictly speaking your pike and musket should be the same depth. However, I actually have my pikes in three ranks of 6 figures.…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Small unit frontages in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years, 10 months ago
Thank you very much. I was in fact just facing this decision when I read your message.
I think the way forward for us, due to the lack of a gargantuan table, is to reduce all distances by 30%. Including unit frontages then.
12 men does seem about right then. (6 wide x 2 deep) (actually 3 bases of 2 x 2 men)
Then I thought what about pikes. …[Read more]
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SteveT started the topic Terrain Effects in the forum Hail Caesar 3 years, 10 months ago
I am surprised by the Black Powder/Hail/Pike series in that terrain seems only to affect movement and shooting.
Not seen anywhere that it affects, say, a heavy formed unit, being more easily taken down by lights in rough terrain?Perhaps I am missing something
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Master Chief replied to the topic shirkers rule question in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 10 months ago
Bolt Action 2nd Ed rulebook page 42:
WE’RE DOOMED! – ROUTED UNITS
If a unit has as many pin markers as its original morale value, or more, then it is automatically and immediately destroyed – its morale has entirely collapsed and the unit is routed from the field. Thus inexperienced troops are routed once they have 8 pin markers, regular units…[Read more] -
Koin-Koin replied to the topic Thread Approval in the forum General Discussion 3 years, 10 months ago
Hi Craig,
I’m sorry but I keep posting things that trigger the spam filter.
I made two post in my BRS dedicated thread and the non-https posted pics are not showing.
Cheers
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Waterloo maxi scenario using Black Powder in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 10 months ago
A great looking game, Marco 👍
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Rules Question Thread in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years, 10 months ago
That is an excellent plan, Sadurian Mike. It does of course take longer to build two forces, but it allows you build the two armies for a particular battle or campaign and have everything for a fun game to put on. My regular gaming group tend to take this approach, often because we are not interested in collecting the same periods at the same…[Read more]
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Small unit frontages in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years, 10 months ago
For ECW then most of your foot will be pike and shot. I’m afraid another decision stands before you (part of Pike Shotte’s flexibility). You will need to decide whether to field your foot formations of pike and shot either each as a single unit, or as three separate units, two shot and one pike. (This needs to be the same for both sides in a gam…[Read more]
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invisible officer replied to the topic Recommended Vallejo Paints? in the forum Victory At Sea 3 years, 10 months ago
The best Book is: Die Anstriche und Taarnanstriche der Kriegsmarine by Dieter Jung and others. There you find the corresponding German Marine names from the list linked by you and heaps of originally photos. Captions are in English too.
I met the authours often, they had been the best experts in Germany. Some are dead now, shows how old I…[Read more]
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SteveT started the topic Does this unit fight twice? in the forum Hail Caesar 3 years, 10 months ago
On my image, I have a pair of units attacking an enemy pair. One enemy has to give ground. The winner doesn’t follow them.
So now we have 1 unit with friend (the winner of the first fight) on its flank vs 1 enemy. Does the friend get to support this new fight?
Sorry for bombard of questions, hoping these help others too.
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SteveT started the topic Skirmishers – what can they do? in the forum Hail Caesar 3 years, 10 months ago
Unit of skirmishes, red on my image, looking at friend infantry in combat with enemy infantry (see pic).
What can they do? Not allowed to charge at formed or shoot into combat..
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Nat replied to the topic Smoke Template Size? in the forum Victory At Sea 3 years, 10 months ago
its 3″ in length
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SteveT started the topic Large units – worth it? in the forum Hail Caesar 3 years, 10 months ago
I can see their large fighting values are excellent 1 on 1. But don’t you open yourself up to being attacked by 2 regular sized units on the front flank? From what I have seen, 2 regulars ‘outgun’ a large.
Any input welcome!
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invisible officer replied to the topic MMGs On German Transport Trucks in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 10 months ago
The German 1944 Kraftfahr Zug / Platoon 30 ton had 10 Lorries with 10 Drivers and no co Driver. Zugführer in light car with a Driver and a Kradmelder with a motorbike.
For these 10 lorries and staff 2 LMG are assigned. The Zugführer had a pistol, all others a K 98. The MG had no special fixing point on the 3 ton Lorry. Under air attack the…[Read more]
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Master Chief replied to the topic D-Day: Firefight Starter Box in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 10 months ago
You can try eBay, I see a seller selling the D-day booklet for £2, and Amoured Fury booklet for £2.
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SteveT started the topic Unit counts in the forum Hail Caesar 3 years, 10 months ago
Unit counts occur when building army lists and determining break points.
But what do you do about Small/Tiny/Large units? 2 smalls make 1 regular?
Cheers
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SteveT replied to the topic Small unit frontages in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years, 10 months ago
I see. Thank you.
Would be doing ECWs.
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Small unit frontages in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years, 10 months ago
The game assumes both sides have mostly regular sized units. Typically units fighting each other, to their fronts, fight one on one, with other friends being classed as ‘supports’. Small or large units should be uncommon, and so the theoretical issue you point out should not occur.
The rules were written to allow flexibility in basing ass…[Read more]
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