Totally appreciate that there are loads of excellent Napoleonic rule sets out there. Well….here's another. Certain objectives had to be achieved when planning these rules. The rules had to be on no more than 20 sheets of A4. They deliberately do not cater for every eventuality. The firing table had to be an easy single reference chart. There had to be a command and control element. A single 1D8 is used with high scores always good and low scores always bad. Also wanted to stress the difference between foot and horse artillery and reward commanders with mixed arms. Most rule sets allow the forming of square to be relatively easy. These rules it takes a whole move to form square from column (2 moves from line) and squares cannot move. Totally appreciate that better troops often moved in square but many games had players "shuffling" their squares into the sanctuary of a wood or out of effective range of guns.
Previously the rules had simultaneous moves but the adoption of alternate moves created an unexpected bonus…the attack/counter attack element in a game which is all too often missing.
These home grown rules have two critical elements that hope to re-create a realistic Napoleonic battle:
- Initiative rule. This replicates the attack and counter attack element.
- Brigade test. This replicates the Command and Control element. This admittedly slows the game down, but helps to do away with formal orders.
Based on 20mm/1/72 scale games but could easily be used for 25mm figures.
I have steered away from over complicating national characteristics e.g. Russian 12 gun batteries. These rules allow the players to modify and adapt so add +1 or +2 to their firing if you wish. This would merely be marked on the unit tab. Or throw twice.
Read the last page first to get a flavour.
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A recent game re-playing Hanau 1813. Austrian cavalry (Art M) move to
re-enforce their Bavarian allies in the distance before the French appear from the woods! |
NB. Copying and pasting the info below has resulted in not everything aligning properly. Apologies!
SUMMARY SHEETS
SEQUENCE OF PLAY:
SEQUENCE OF PLAY
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NOTES
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Prior:
Allocate Brigade Commanders (BCs) and Divisional commanders (DCs)
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2 Excellent, 2 Good, 2 Poor,
remainder average for BCs.
1 Excellent, 1 Good, 1 Poor,
remainder average for DCs.
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· Initiative
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Throw 1D8. Winner chooses
who starts.
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· Brigade Command Test
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Every brigade must take this
test every move.
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· Artillery movement and firing
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Perform morale tests and
retreats where applicable.
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· Cavalry and Infantry movement
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Include bonus move if
outside 80cm from enemy. Test: can the enemy see you?
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· Musketry including skirmishers
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If infantry and skirmishers
decide to move and fire, deal with this in one action.
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· Melees and breakthroughs
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Player 2 has options to
react to any enemy moving into contact/melee.
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Player 2 repeats the process.
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Start with the Brigade
Command Tests.
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COMMAND: (brigade) Allocation depends on
the number of brigades present/dictated by the umpire/players.
Brigade commander’s rating
(players allocate)
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Maximum Command radius of
units from the Brigade Commander.
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Excellent
+2
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60cm
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Good
+1
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50cm
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Average 0
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40cm
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Poor
-1
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30cm
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TYPE OF BRIGADE AND TYPE OF INDIVIDUAL UNIT.
PRE-SET.
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Brigade
rating
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Unit
rating
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Guard/veteran. Heavy
cavalry.
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+2
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+2
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Medium cavalry (all dragoons)
elite/light infantry.
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+1
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+1
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line infantry & light
cavalry (incl. lancers) include Prussian Landwehr cavalry
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0
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0
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Landwehr / Militia /
Conscripts / Cossacks/ certain German units.
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-1
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-1
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BRIGADE COMMAND TEST
(must be taken at the start
to every move)
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+1
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DC visible and within 60cm
to the BC. (+2 if DC is adjacent)
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+1
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Up to one neighbouring BC
within 60cm. (commander to commander)
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+1
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Brigade is advancing.
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X (varies)
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BC’s rating. Excellent +2.
Good +1. Average 0. Poor -1
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X (varies)
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Brigade rating. Guard +2; Light +1; Line 0; Militia, Line Cossack, Landwehr -1
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X (varies)
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No of units annihilated.
Subtract number of red rings on the brigade commander.
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X (varies)
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% of casualties already
lost. 33% = -2, or 66% = -4
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X (varies)
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Number of units taking KILLS
in the previous move. Exclude removed units.
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-1
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Any enemy units within 36cm
to the flank or rear. (excluding limbered artillery or skirmishers)
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-1
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Under artillery fire and has
sustained KILLS.(include removed units)
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-1
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Any unit in DISORDER.
(maximum 1) (see page 6.2 for morale chart)
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+X (varies)
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Throw 1D8
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Score
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Brigade Command Test results (The result continues to
apply until the next test is taken)
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3+
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Pass test. Carry on as normal.
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0 ~ 2 Hold
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Brigade on HOLD orders for that move. Units may
retire, stand or move sideways. No counter-charge by cavalry or infantry.
Units can change formation and fire. Units of -1 ability
cannot form square. Others can and existing squares remain operational.
Can only melee if attacked. Place a yellow
ring on the brigade commander.
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-1 ~ -3 Retire
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Brigade must RETIRE ½ move, including artillery
that must now limber up. Infantry can’t form square and existing
squares no longer exist, become disordered and treat as column. (+2/Guard
units excepted) Place an orange ring on the brigade commander.
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-4 ~ -5 Retreat
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Brigade must RETREAT ¾ move and face the rear.
Artillery to limber up. All units now disordered. If retreat is blocked by other
friendly units, river, bridge (unblocked or blocked), or woods then all units
must surrender. Squares for all units no longer exist (as
above). Place a brown ring on the brigade commander. Units in
melee must disengage, retreat and face the rear.
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-6 or <
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Brigade removed….including any attached
artillery.
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COMMAND: (Division)
Divisional
commander’s rating (players allocate at the start of the battle)
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Excellent
+2
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Good +1
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Average 0
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Poor
-1
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Maximum
Command radius of brigades from the Divisional Commander.
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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DIVISIONAL COMMAND TEST
(must be taken when a
brigade is lost)
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+1
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C-in-C visible and within 60cm
to the DC. (+2 if C-in-C is adjacent)
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+1
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Up to one neighbouring DC
within 60cm. (commander to commander)
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+1
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Division (majority of) is
advancing.(-1 if withdrawing)
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X (varies)
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DC’s rating. Excellent +2.
Good +1. Average 0. Poor -1
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X (varies)
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No of brigades annihilated.
Subtract number of red rings on the DC
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X (varies)
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% of brigades already lost. 33%
= -2, or 66% = -4, or 75% = -6
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-1
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Any enemy units within 36cm
to the flank or rear. (excluding limbered artillery)
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+X(varies)
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Throw 1D8
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Score
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Divisional Command Test results (The result continues
to apply until the next test is taken)
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3+
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Pass test. Carry on as
normal.
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0 ~ 2 Hold
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Division on HOLD orders for
that move. No forward movement. No counter-charge by cavalry or infantry.
Units can change formation and fire. Infantry cannot form square but existing
squares remain operational. Brigades that were operating normally must now be
placed on “hold orders.” Can
only melee if attacked. Place a yellow
ring on the divisional commander.
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-1 or <
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All remaining brigades
within the Division are removed….including any attached artillery and
engineers.
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COMMAND TEST:
(ARMY)
Taken
by the C-in-C each time an army loses a Division from the army. Score 3 or more to pass.
Roll 1D8; add C-in-C rating; -2 per division left the table; -2 per enemy
brigade to the rear.
If score is 3, carry on as ordered, if 0~2, on hold, if 0, if -1 or worse,
retreat and the battle is lost.
Example army test where an
army of 4 Divisions has lost one division (-2) and has one enemy advancing to
its rear (-2)
Roll
1D8
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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In the example, left, the army is on
hold if it rolls a 1 or 2 or 3.
If it rolls a 4 or more then carry on fighting.
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add c-in-c ability
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-2 per division left the table
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-2
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-2
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-2
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-2
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-2
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-2
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-2
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-2
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-2 per enemy brigade advancing and to the rear
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-2
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-2
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-2
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-2
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-2
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-2
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-2
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-2
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+1 per division still on the table
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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total
scores (target is 3 or more)
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0
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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MOVEMENT:
Units may move double if outside 80cm from nearest
visible enemy, enemy in buildings, woods and skirmishers. Moving
through a narrow gap is allowed without penalty, as long as the gap is at least
90% of the unit width. Otherwise it
costs half a move. Any unit on a road
ignores the penalty for going up or down hill.
Artillery can do any one of the following actions in a turn:
Foot artillery actions:
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Horse artillery actions:
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Moving backwards
Units
may retire ½ or ¾ of a move. If the
unit retires ½ then it will end its move still facing the enemy.
If
it retires or retreats ¾ then it ends its move with its back to the enemy.
Retire
and retreat moves are affected by terrain.
Routs
are diced for and end with back to the enemy.
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a) move full (24cm)
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a) move full (36cm)
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b) unlimber and fire with -1
penalty
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b) unlimber and fire with -1
penalty
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c)
fire and limber-up with -1 penalty
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c) fire and limber-up with
-1 penalty
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d) fire with no penalty
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d)
move half, unlimber and fire with -1 penalty
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e) any turning uses up a
move
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e) limber-up and move half
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f) limber-up
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f) fire with no penalty
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g) Turn up to 90°& fire
with -1 penalty
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MOVEMENT AND TERRAIN EFFECTS. NB Any unit may DOUBLE
its movement allowance if outside 80cm of enemy units.
Terrain
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Infantry line
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Infantry column
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Light inf & skirmishers
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Cossacks/ Cv skirm/ Generals
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Light cavalry §
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Heavy Cavalry §
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Foot artillery
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Horse Artillery
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Standard move
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18cm
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24cm
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24cm
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40cm
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36cm
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36cm
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24cm
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36cm
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Road^
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n/a
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36cm
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36cm
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56cm
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56cm
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56cm
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36cm
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56cm
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Up hill/ down hill
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12cm
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16cm
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20cm
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24cm
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24cm
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24cm
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12cm
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20cm
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woods
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12cm
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16cm
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20cm
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24cm
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20cm
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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rivers
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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streams
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12cm
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16cm
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20cm
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24cm
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20cm
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20cm
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n/a
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n/a
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marsh
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12cm
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16cm
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20cm
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24cm
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20cm
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20cm
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n/a
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n/a
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village buildings *
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12cm
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16cm
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20cm
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n/a X
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n/a X
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n/a X
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n/a X
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n/a X
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walls/hedges *
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12cm
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16cm
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20cm
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n/a i
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n/a i
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n/a i
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n/a i
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n/a i
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^ Cannot use road speed if pass within 50cm of enemy
units in good order.
X unless on a road; i unless on a road or there is a
gate; *
no charging through these terrain features by infantry or cavalry.
§ All medium and light cavalry are disordered in woods
except Cossacks.
WHEELING
When wheeling one front corner
of the unit must remain still while the other corner advances.
Unit
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Formation
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Ability to wheel
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Additional permitted movement
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Infantry
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Column
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Up to 180° Note: infantry in
column are restricted to wheeling 45° where enemy attack from within 10 cm)*
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½ move. (12cm), unless being
charged
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Infantry
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Line
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Up to 45° Note: infantry in
line are restricted to wheeling 20° where enemy attack from within 10 cm)*
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½ move. ( 9cm) , unless
being charged
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Cavalry
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n/a
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Up to 180°. Note: cavalry
are restricted to wheeling only 45° if enemy attack from within 18cm.*
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½ move. (18cm) , unless
being charged
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Foot guns
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n/a
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Any wheeling uses up 1 turn.
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None
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Horse guns
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n/a
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Can turn up to 90° without
using up a turn. More than 90° uses a whole turn, but do suffer -1 in
shooting.
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Can either wheel, or limber
up & move ½ or move ½ and unlimber.
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* defending
units forfeit the counter attacking bonus (+1) if forced to wheel by their max
allowance when reacting to an attack.
Disorder results from a melee result or from the
effects of enemy shooting or terrain effect, (see page 16) or being pushed back as friends fall back in melee or when
interpenetrated by routers:
·
exiting a wood or
building. (excluding formed light infantry) (only infantry and skirmishers
are allowed in buildings).
·
in a wood excluding
formed light infantry / skirmishers / Cossacks. (heavy cavalry and artillery
are not permitted in woods).
·
in a marsh /stream/ford/bridge
/pontoon excluding skirmishers / Cossacks.
·
it engages an
enemy by moving through a battery of guns. (either defending or attacking).
·
both winning and
losing in melee can result in disorder. See melee table.
·
Takes damage from
being fired at. (by infantry in line and artillery with canister).
·
it is a square
that loses (in melee) or fails a brigade test and is forced to move back.
·
it takes damage
from skirmishers – see the shooting results table.
·
the skirmish
3-figure stand never becomes disordered and the first KILL results in its
permanent removal.
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Evading a melee.
Units retiring a ¾ move remain facing the rear and add a disorder ring.
·
Any supporting
unit to the rear of an annihilated unit being removed that turn.
·
Infantry or
cavalry, fired at or attacked in melee while on a road in column of march.
·
Blown/resting
cavalry being attacked by other cavalry.
·
Unit that is
providing rear support has a unit disintegrate (5 disorders) in front of it.
FIRING: FIRING RANGES in cm
Artillery
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Canister
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Short
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Medium
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Long
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line musket
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16
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Artillery ball may bounce
through to the next unit which may be in the next range beyond the target
unit.
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Foot guns
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40
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80
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130
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200
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skirmish musket
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20
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Horse guns
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30
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60
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100
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150
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rifle
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24
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FIRING CHART (1D8) (Ranges: C=canister; S=short; M=medium;
L=long)
1K/ 5+N denotes one
automatic KILL and a throw of 5-8 gives an additional KILL. A throw of 8 = add
a disorder.
Infantry
may move up to half a normal move and still shoot with a -1 penalty, (but not
into contact/melee)
Ignore
Kills on infantry when working out the result of musketry fire. However, guns
suffer -1 for their firing per Kill. All
shooting counts -1 for Disorder.
Fire factors: Firer is disordered -1, Firer
moved or unlimbered -1, Target in redoubt -2. -1 for each kill against
artillery. (not infantry)
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TARGET
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FIRER
ARTILLERY @
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Skirmish screen
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Bounce through (excl square) /
unit in building
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Artillery / unit behind wall / in wood
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Limbered artillery /
infantry in line or bounce through on
a square
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Cavalry
Infantry in column or column of march
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Square
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Full effect
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RANGE
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C S M L
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C S M L
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C S M L
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C S M L
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C S
M L
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C S
M L
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Foot
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4+ 6+ 7+ 0
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5+ 6+ 7+ 0
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4+ 6+ 7+ 0
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3+ 5+ 7+ 0
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1/7N 4+ 5+ 7+
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1/5+N 1/8 3+ 5+
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Horse
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5+ 7+ 0 0
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6+ 7+ 8 0
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5+ 7+ 0 0
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4+ 6+ 7+ 0
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2+ 5+ 7+ 0
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1/7+N 2+ 5+ 7+
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Reduced effect
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RANGE
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C S M L
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C S M L
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C S M L
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C S M L
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C S M L
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C S M
L
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Foot
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5+ 8 0 0
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6+ 8 8 0
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5+ 8 8 0
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4+ 7+ 8 0
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2+ 5+ 7+ 8
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1/6+N 2+ 5+ 7+
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Horse
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6+ 8 0 0
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7+ 8 0 0
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6+ 8 0 0
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5+ 8 0 0
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4+ 6+ 8 0
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2+ 5+ 7+ 8
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Infantry firer is:
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in skirmish #
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7+ to remove
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7+ to disorder
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7+ to disorder
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6+ to disorder
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5+ to disorder
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3+ to disorder
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in line
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3+
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6+
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6+
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4+
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1/7 N
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1/7 N
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in column
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6+
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7+
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7+
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6+
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6+
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4+
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in square*
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7+
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8 *
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7+ *
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7+ *
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7+ *
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7+ *
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in bldg/woods
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7+
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8
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8
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7+
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7+
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6+
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Artillery fire assumes 6 lb
guns. However, where Guard / 12lb heavy guns are indicated on the unit tab, add
+1. Artillery may choose to fire canister at a skirmish screen or ball at a
unit behind, (with one bounce through on a formed unit behind) or fire canister
at BOTH the skirmishers and the formed unit behind.
Both effects use the normal column rather than the bounce through column.
In all other cases where two units are in the line of fire use the bounce through
column on the unit behind, unless it is a square.
At least one whole base of a
target must be visible to the whole battery for it to shoot at that unit.
N if you roll a natural 8 at infantry in column, cavalry, or at a square
at canister range then the firer scores a kill plus a Disorder. This is on top
of the automatic hit. So a foot battery firing canister at a square on full
effect, will get 1 Kill automatically and then if an 8 is thrown a further Kill
plus a disorder. (if a 5-7 is thrown = single Kill and no disorder.)
@ artillery shooting on a
formed target’s flank. Add 1 to the dice to hit.
# if shooting a single
skirmish base then the damage normally only disorders the target. 1 KILL if
target is already disordered.
* If there are 4 different
targets on each side of an infantry square then roll the 1D8 four times, once
for each target.
^ Setting buildings ablaze from artillery fire. If a battery scores an 8, roll again and a building
will be set alight with a 6-8 or if a thatched building with a score of 4-8.
Defending units can put out the fire with a throw of 6-8, or vacate the
building next move. Units cannot shoot
or melee and fight the fire.
Units must stay at least 6cm from any burning building.
Where a square is behind a
wall and being shot at then the square takes priority for which column to use
in the shooting table, but with a -1.
3 KILLS or DISORDERS: Morale test immediately. -3, add/subtract morale modifiers, throw 1D8.
Result 3+…OK
4 KILLS or DISORDERS: Morale test immediately. -4, add/subtract morale
modifiers, throw 1D8. Result 3+…OK
5 KILLS or DISORDERS: Unit is removed regardless of any helpful morale modifiers.
NB A morale test will also be
required if a unit has enemy facing it within 1 move of its rear or is required
as a result of melee.
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MORALE TEST
MODIFIERS
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Melee
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Factor
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+2 / +1 / 0 / -1
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Quality of the unit.
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+1
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infantry or cavalry or
artillery with supporting unit to a flank or rear. (Both flanks are needed to get +1)
(units with 3 or 4 kills or are disordered provide no support) (squares do
not provide support to other squares)
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+2
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infantry in buildings.
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-1/-2/-3/-4
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Number of kills sustained
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-1
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Number of disorders
sustained.
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-2
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Any unit (except horse
artillery) outside brigade command zone
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Loss of a General.
When a unit is removed, place
a red ring on their brigade commander. Now roll 1D8 for each Brigade C who lost
a unit in the turn.
Deduct the number of units lost and if the result = zero = killed. Throw 1D8 for replacement:
1 = general is ultra rubbish
(-2), 2 to 3 = general is poor (-1), 4 to 7 = general is average (0), 8 =
general is good (+1)
MARKERS:
Ring colour
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Unit
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Brigade
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Division
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Explanation
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RED
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1 Kill
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Lost 1 unit
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Lost 1 brigade
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Red ring on a unit shows 1
KILL/casualty. A red ring on the Brigade or Divisional commander indicates a
whole unit in that brigade or a whole brigade has been lost.
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WHITE
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Disorder
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Disorder
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Each white ring indicates a
-1 disorder penalty.
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YELLOW
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-
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On hold
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On hold.
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Brigade or Division is now
on hold.
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ORANGE
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-
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Retire
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-
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Brigade must retire 16cm.
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BROWN
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-
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Retreat
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-
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Brigade must retreat 30cm.
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BLUE
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Blown cavalry
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-
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-
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2 blue rings on the unit and
1 disorder ring on the BC.
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Cannon Balls
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Artillery.
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-
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-
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Artillery use full effect
firing until spent. Thence on reduced effect table.
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^
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Follow up
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-
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-
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Follow up marker having won
a round of melee
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REACTION OPTIONS TO MELEE AND MELEE FACTORS:
REACTION OPTIONS BY DEFENDER: Infantry reacting to an infantry
attack/charge:
· Adjacent unit(s) within 6cm of the unit being charged
may also be entitled to fire. The unit
must not be engaged in a firefight or melee or receiving a charge from another
enemy unit.
Artillery reacting to attacking cavalry or skirmishers:
· May fire. (at canister range)
· Artillery adjacent to a unit being charged may fire at
the charging unit but not if their friends cross into their firing arc in their
counter-charge move
· HA may limber up and move ½ their normal distance
Cavalry reacting to a cavalry attack/charge:
· Counter charge.
· All cavalry may wheel 180° (but not counter charge as
well.)
· Are restricted to wheeling only 45° (and no
counter-charge) if enemy attack from within 18cm.
· May retire half move and remain facing the enemy or ¾
move and face the rear. If the latter, add a disorder marker.
· May fire (even if the attackers were out of musketry
range at the beginning of the move)
·
Counter charge,
unless the Brigade failed its last command test.
· May change formation (but may not counter charge as
well.)
· May wheel 45° if in column or 20° if in line (and
counter charge) unless the enemy attack from within 9cm.
· Skirmishers fall back 18cm, and are lost if contacted
· May retire half move and remain facing the enemy or ¾
move and face the rear. If the latter, add a disorder marker.
Infantry reacting to a cavalry attack/charge:
· May stand and fire, (even if out of range at the start
of move)
· Infantry cannot counter-charge cavalry, nor may they
form square.
· Skirmishers are removed.
Units on HOLD orders (failed to pass their last brigade
test) or with 3 or 4 KILLS or Disorders cannot counter-charge.
MELEE
MODIFIERS FOR ALL TYPES
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ADD MODIFIERS
FOR INFANTRY vs INFANTRY
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Melee
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Factor
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Melee
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Factor
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+2 / +1 / 0 / -1
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Quality of the unit.
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+1
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On a hill or defending a wall or hedge.
(+2 if it is a square
defending a wall or hedge)
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+1
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Attacking or counter attacking.
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+1
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Both flanks supported.
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+1
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Line vs square or column of
march.
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+1
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Rear support.
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+2
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Column vs square or column
of march.
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+2
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In a building.
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-1/-2/-3/-4
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Number of kills already
sustained
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Halves go up
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Larger Austrian/Hungarian
infantry battalions.
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-1
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Disordered unit. (max -1
even if a unit has multiple disorders)
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-2
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Attacked in the flank or
rear.
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-2
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Outside
brigade command zone (except HA)
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ADD
MODIFIERS FOR INFANTRY vs CAVALRY
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ADD MODIFIERS FOR CAVALRY vs CAVALRY
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Melee
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Factor
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Melee
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Factor
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+2
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Infantry with secured flanks.
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-1
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Cavalry attacking other cavalry uphill.
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+4
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Infantry in square formation.
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Halves go up
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Lancers (not Cossacks) vs any cavalry
except breast plated Cuirassiers.
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+1
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On a hill or
defending a wall or hedge.
(+2 if it is a
square defending a wall or hedge)
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-3
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Infantry, not in square, being attacked by any
cavalry
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W= Winner. L=Loser. K=KILL. D=Disorder.
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MELEE RESULTS TABLE
Take the unit’s pre-set morale rating, add/subtract the
morale modifiers including KILLS
Throw a 1D8 and halve
the score, rounding down, unless stated. (8=4, 7=3, 6=3, 5=2, 4=2, 3=1,
2=1, 1=0).
Winner will become disordered and must throw a 1D8 to
determine if it suffers 1 Kill.
Multiple melee: Where one side has two units then each
unit rolls 1D8, add that unit’s factors and you count the higher roll (rather
than counting a bonus for higher headcount). If the single unit wins then the
effect of the defeat is applied to both the losing units.
Diff
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Win
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Lose
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INFANTRY vs
INFANTRY
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INFANTRY vs CAVALRY
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CAVALRY vs CAVALRY
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0 **
Draw
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0K
1D
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0K
1D
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Both stay engaged.
Fight again next move.
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INF stands.
CAV retire 36cm. Blown.
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Both stay engaged.
Fight again next move.
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1
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1-3=1K
1D
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1K
1D
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L. Pushed back 6cm.
W. 1D8. Follow breakthrough table.
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L. INF retire 6cm L. CAV retire 36cm, blown.
W. INF stand.
W. CAV. 1D8. Follow breakthrough table.
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L. Pushed back 24cm.
W. CAV 1D8. Follow breakthrough table.
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2
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1-4=1K
1D
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2K
1D
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L. Pushed back 12cm.
W. 1D8. Follow breakthrough table.
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L. INF retire 12cm. L. CAV retire 36cm, Blown.
W. INF stand.
W. CAV 1D8. Follow breakthrough table.
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L. Pushed back 24cm.
W. CAV 1D8. Follow breakthrough table.
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3
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1-5=1K
1D
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3K
1D
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L. Retire 18cm & test MORALE
W. 1D8: Follow breakthrough table.
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L. INF retire 24cm. Take MORALE TEST
L. CAV retire 36cm Blown, take MORALE TEST
W. INF
stand.
W. CAV 1D8
Follow breakthrough table.
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L. retreat 36cm & take MORALE TEST
W. CAV 1D8. Follow breakthrough table.
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4
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1-6=1K
1D
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4K
1D
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L. Retire 18cm & MORALE TEST
W. 1D8. Follow breakthrough result.
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L. INF retire 24cm. Take MORALE TEST
L. CAV retire 36cm, Blown, take MORALE TEST
W. INF stand.
W. CAV. 1D8. Follow breakthrough table.
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L. Retreat 36cm & take MORALE TEST
W. CAV 1D8. Follow breakthrough table.
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5+
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1-7=1K
1D
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5K
1D
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L. Routs 24cm. Unit removed.
W. 1D8. Follow breakthrough table.
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L. INF Rout 24cm. Removed.
L. CAV Rout 36cm. Removed.
W. INF stand.
W. CAV 1D8. Follow breakthrough table.
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L. Routs 36cm. Unit removed.
W. CAV 1D8. Follow breakthrough table.
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W= Winner. L=Loser. K=KILL. D=Disorder. Count melee with artillery as a 5+ win.
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· ** Draw in buildings: Occupant remains outside. 1
Disorder for both units. Attacking unit can try again next move.
· Breakthroughs must be in charge angle (20°).
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Blown cav: add 2 blue
rings. One can be removed each move that a unit is “resting” (not moving/under fire)
plus 1 white disorder marker. No counter charge.
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BREAKTHROUGH TABLE: where an enemy is removed or retreats after melee.
1D8
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INFANTRY
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CAVALRY
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1-2
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No breakthrough. Stand.
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Retire 36cm blown.
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3-4
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Take and hold ground.
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Follow up on the same unit or take and hold ground.
Free wheel up to 45°
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5-6
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Take & hold ground.
One free formation change/wheel up to 45°
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Follow up on the same unit or breakthrough if they
rout. Roll 4D8.
If no enemy in contact, retire 24cm blown.
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7-8
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Breakthrough. 3D8 for distance
(max 24cm).
Distance will decide if a unit stays in contact or breaks off.
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Follow up on the same unit or breakthrough if they
rout. 6D8.
If no enemy to contact retire 36cm blown.
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· NB. Where a +1/+2 Brigade Commander is attached to a
unit (max 1) in melee, player has the option of scrolling up/down one row.
· If the winning unit takes ground and moves into contact
with a enemy unit, then assume this is another melee and repeat the process.
NOTES FOR COMMANDERS: (useful
bullet points to accompany this set of rules)
There are tests for:
·
Unit test
(battalion/regiment/battery) once 3 or 4 KILLS or DISORDERS have been
inflicted. +3 required to survive test.
·
Brigade
command test: Taken every move. To see if the brigade can fulfil its orders. +3
or more required.
·
Divisional
test. Taken when a whole brigade is destroyed. +3 or more required.
1. Throw for initiative EVERY move. Winner
chooses who starts. Player 1 plays out his whole move, then Player 2 plays.
2. Use 1D8 throughout.
3. High scores always good. Low scores always
bad.
4. No orders as such.
5.
Move sequence:
Brigade command test,
artillery movement and firing,
infantry and cavalry movement,
Musketry,
Melee and breakthroughs.
6. Infantry, cavalry and artillery units have a
pre-set morale rating. As does each brigade. Infantry are formed up as
battalions (24 figures, or 32 for Austrians), cavalry as a regiment (16
figures), artillery battery (3 (FT) or 2 (HA) model guns). Heavy batteries also have a caisson and count
+1 when shooting.
7. Figures are not removed. Red rings are placed
on the unit when KILLS (permanent) are inflicted. White rings for DISORDERS.(not
permanent)
8. The C-in-C will be rated as do Divisional
commanders. Neither of these can be killed/captured.
9. You allocate your Brigade Commanders’ rating
(BC). 2 should be excellent (+2) 2 are good (+1), two are poor (-1) and the
remainder are average (0), or 4 for big games. When a whole unit is lost a red
ring is placed on the BC.
10. BCs can be killed (dice each time a unit is
lost) and where this happens they are replaced.
11. Each brigade has a command zone. Larger zones
for the best commanders. Units may operate outside their command zone but
will be -2 in morale. (no zone restriction for brigades under the Divisional
commander)
Horse artillery is the only unit not constrained by command zones but still
must not stray further forward than 36cm from a friendly unit.
12. Players also allocate their Divisional
commanders. 1 should be excellent (+2), 1 should be good (+1) and 1 should be
poor (-1) and any remaining will be average (0). No command zone for Divisional
commanders to their brigades.
13. One side will complete all artillery firing,
moving and musketry in their turn. The opposition must wait for their turn, UNLESS
any attacking units are attempting to move into melee. Units may move double if
outside 80cm (effective/short range for foot artillery) from nearest visible
enemy, including enemy in buildings, woods and skirmishers.
14. It takes a whole move for infantry to change
formation, and if in line will take 2 moves to form square, (by moving into
column first). This may seem ponderous but too many rule sets making the
forming of square, at the last minute, too easy.
15. Squares cannot move.
16. Foot batteries, wanting to turn on the spot,
use up a whole move. 12lb/Guard batteries get +1 modifier.
17. Horse batteries can turn up to 90° without
using up a move but fire with a -1 modifier. Foot artillery move at infantry rates and
horse artillery move at cavalry rates. Neither have any defensive qualities in
melee. Guard batteries get +1 modifier.
18. Limbers should be placed immediately behind
the battery when deployed. Limbers cannot be attacked in melee.
19. There is only one formation for cavalry.
20. Units may move through friendly units but see
Interpenetration section 7.12 for details. (The moving unit becomes disordered)
21. The skirmish screen is represented by a 3 man
base. They fire independently. Removed on contact with cavalry. Retire when
contacted by formed infantry. They can fire with a 180 degree arc. Useful
nuisance value.
22. Infantry (and skirmishers) and horse artillery
may move and fire but have a -1 modifier to their firing. Artillery units have special rules for moving
and firing.
23. Any unit (except artillery and heavy cavalry)
are permitted in woods. However only a skirmish base, light infantry and
Cossacks are not disordered.
24. Infantry gain +2 while defending a building.
Units attacking a building will be +1 so the differential will be 1. Buildings
can be set on fire.
25. There is one table to determine firing.
Infantry fire at full strength and can ignore the number of KILLS they have
suffered. However, artillery are modified -1 for every Kill suffered. Artillery
and formed infantry are permitted to have a 20 degree variant from centre.
However 3 or 4 KILLS or DISORDERS will require an immediate morale test.
5 KILLS or DISORDERS and the unit is removed regardless and the unit behind
that is supporting takes 1 disorder unless already in disorder.
Artillery fire at full effect for 5 shots. (can be varied by the umpire)
Thereafter they fire at reduced effect. There is bounce through for ball is up
to one unit. There is a separate column in the firing table for this. N Double hit opportunity
for artillery and infantry in line formation. See firing chart.
26. There is a table to determine the results of
melee. 1D8 and halve the score. Include modifiers. Halves go down for all units
except larger Austrian infantry battalions, where halves go up. This is the only advantage larger Austrian
battalions have.
27. Follow the procedure for a breakthrough where
indicated, (max 2).
