In the attached picture 1 I have shown the position of the relevant units. The units are Zulu (brown) and British artillery (A), Natives (B).

Unit 1 is disordered and B is shaken and part of a broken brigade.

It is the Zulu turn, and unit 2…[Read more]

Thanks in advance!

Actually I had not looked at it from the point of view of “formations”. Valid formation are listed on page 20, and there Mixed order is a separate line from attack column. This just adds another level on confusion.

My own person preference would be that from the flank or rear the unit would get the benefit of the attack column as the…[Read more]

C0E page 71. Each cavalry regiment with the Abteilung rule can be replaced by 2 3 or 4 Abteliungs. Here is the actual text:

Because of this common ‘Abteilungsweise’ employment of splitting up regiments into detachments, we all…[Read more]

1. I cannot find it explicitly stated anywhere, but see “Units Leaving the Table”. I would read that leaving the table is not something you would voluntarily do. The chargers therefore would not leave the table.  The ability of the chargers to attack another unit really depends on how their orders were stated.…[Read more]

Played my first HC game (Marians vs Anglo Saxon) since the start of Covid yesterday, and unsurprisingly found both I and my opponent had forgotten just about everything. The section of rules that we had most problems with was the proximity rule, so here are some queries:

1. The Saxon line advances towards the Romans. The two battle lines are…[Read more]

The Austrians can field a brigade with one regiment. However, doing that does not really save anything as 2 regiments still need 2 command rolls whether they are in the same or different brigades. You also have the probem that any artillery battery will need a sperate command roll to move.

I have played around with small cavalry…[Read more]

The exact phrasing is “Austrian and Russian brigade commanders were not used to manoeuvring brigade-size formations and lacked the very experienced staff that the French army possessed, resulting in a lack of inter-unit cooperation.”

Do…[Read more]

if unreliable units are included in a group order with other units this means it is possible for other units to move whilst the unreliable elements remain staunchly immobile.

This doesnt really describe the full impact. However I am tempted to go with…[Read more]

If you exacly roll the commanders net staff rating then all units get 1 move, except any “unreliable” units. Thes units cannot move on a equal result (page 105).  Is the rest of the “brigade” therefore…[Read more]

Thansk for the prompt response.

Regards

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Third game yesterday which has raised a number of queries:

• 1. Closing fire. Cavalry launched a charge at an artillery battery (whose supportng infantry were busy fighting). In closing fire, the artillery caused 3 casualties, forceing the cavalry to make a break test, which they failed on a net 6. My opponent has found a reference for…

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I Clash of eagles, it is only Infantry in line who must make an order test (with modifiers) to form square (page99).

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I know that if infantry form square as a charge respone then they are unable to perform closing fire as their reaction is used up. However, what happens if they fail to form square (roll of 2). It happened in yesterdays game. In the end, as we could find nothing to the contrary we permitted them to perform cloing fire but wqas this…[Read more]

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Had my second go with BP today, and a resounding Austrian victory. We did however have an issue come up where we were not 100% what to do. We had an infantry unit standing next to an artillery battery. Just under 12 inches away to their front were 2 dragoon regiments. As we unerstood it, you cannot charge the artillery without also…[Read more]

Confused – absolutely!

The Grenadiers and the square are on the same side. The Grenadiers wanted to charge in order to prevent the Grenz column attacking the square.

If the simple answer is that being in proximity range of an enemy only restricts you to moving forward in your front quarter or backwards in your rear quarter then the…[Read more]

Played our first game of Black power yesterday which raised a question. If you look at the attached picture is shows the situation (note we were proxing a lot of SYW figures as we have only just started painting the Napoleonics).

Near left is a French line infantry in square, Just beyond them is a Grenadier unit. Opposing them are the…[Read more]

A unit in mixed formation, and the skirmoshers take a hit from musketry. If the main body is in attack column do the skirmishers get the moral save benefit?

That may have been the intention, but then why is the text in the section entitled “Morale Saves”, not “Break tests”? Is this one of Warlords classics?

“If a unit has take cover, or if it is occupying buildings….. Infantry units in a defensive square formationare also more likely to fight on,….”.

Is that an error, or should units in square get a morale bonus similar to those in attack column?

Also, is there are errata/FAQ for BP…[Read more]

Thanks in advance

Regards

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In “A Clash of Eagles”, rules are proposed for Austrian Masse. Not sure I have got my mind around it as there is a lot of “see page xx….. See page yy”. My understanding is that the Masse is a form of “closed column”, which is itself not…[Read more]

Thanks for the comments. I have now started to work out a list to collect. This brings me to the question of Uhlans. Could the Polish Lancers be used to proxy for them?

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