Dr Dave

Sorted and thanks. A combination of green stuff and arms from other German sprues + more green stuff.

Thanks Jim, I’ve ordered a sprue. However, looking at pictures their jackets are the panzer crew double breasted type – not the simply single breasted, shortened, late 1944 jacket.

I’ll see how I get on.

Hi George,

In GH p54 light wood assumed a spread of small trees younger trees with some undergrowth. Not a managed orchard and not the hundreds of years old Wilderness.

As for speed they are treated as in rough ground. In BP1 p36 this means that they can enter the light wood but move at 1/2 speed.

1. It’s 12″
2. GH came out before the BP 2nd Ed., So BP2 follows GH.
3. GH says what it means. Artillery can still move through though at a big penalty as they seek a path through and around the undergrowth and trees.

As thin as possible. I have Super fine 1/72nd Aero black rigging by Infini models.

On campaign the cartridge box often had a fabric cover – often an off white or linen. Then the fusilier, grenadier, volitgeur badges would be painted on. Are they for that?

Thank you Peter.

Thanks Nat, but – and don’t tell Warlord this – but I’m using 1/6000 scale ships. So the ranges and model size discrepancy is much less apparent.

so where is the section on smoke?

Ha! Found it!

Page 59: “Squadrons”

I’d assume that the rules as written are trying to allow players to field variety over totally authentic lists? In reality the II Reserve cavalry Corps was composed entirely of Dragoon regiments (8 of them). Similarly the IV RCC was all Cuirassier.

It’s worth remembering that professionals call it “fire and movement” for a reason, not movement and fire!

It’s always struck me as odd that you advance against a prepared foe and you have the drop on him in the firefight. So as you plodded across the field to get within range what on earth was he doing?

Mick,

The point is that often a brigade would put an entire regiment up front in skirmish order. This way – if you use the mixed order as well of line plus skirmishers – you could really swamp someone with skirmish shooting, perhaps someone who was reluctant to (or couldn’t) use it – such as defending a fort, buildings, line of cover…[Read more]

Garry, you’re right to a point. But the aim was really that standard represents 300. The average strength of a confederate regt at Gettysburg say.

Cavalry dismount as skirmishers because that’s what they did. I’ve never read pf them being formed in ranks and files when fighting on foot.