Black Powder for company level napoleonic

[duc de limbourg]

Has any one tried this? So using a company as the lowest level and eg the brigade would now be a battalion

[grant]

I can't see why not. In BP a unit can be anything really.

[steve jones]

Don't know about squares etc, but I have tried this for a few AWI battles and it has worked very well.
Often I have been splitting my usual battalions of 18-30 figures into 6 figure companies to make a better game.
This means that a small battle still gives 12+ units per side in 3 or 4 commands. As the figure/man ratio is the same then there is no need to fiddle with distances other than perhaps reducing the command radius of the "colonels" who replace the brigade commanders.

At this scale, and in the AWI, I ignore columns etc. companies are either in line or skirmish, but this could easily be tinkered with.

Hope this helps
Steve

[duc de limbourg]

Thansk for the answers. Will go to the drawing board to try out

[Lucius Vorenus]

Hi guys, interesting ideas! I wouldn't have the resources to field a full army myself!

Just a quick question re unit sizes. I am planning on making up an order of battle but I don't have my copy of BP to hand, can someone tell me what's the unit size guidelines?

If I remember correctly a 'normal unit' comprises 24-30 models, and a 'small' unit is under this and a 'large' unit is 30+ models?

Basically working out how many units I can get from my box of Victrix British and French!!!

[Big Al]

Units normally consist of 6 bases. If you base your units four figures to a base on 40x40mm bases, you'll get the most out of your Victrix figures. You may have to get a couple of additional unit command figures in metal, but that's no big deal. I don't know about the French, but with the British Flank companies and Centre companies boxes, I bought Centre companies and Highlanders Flank Companies. Then I mixed the arms between the two so that I had units with 6 Light infantry and 30 Centre. The Flank company figures all have the bigger shoulder pads or wings and are distinctive. My units are 36 figures.