Also, can howitzers fire shrapnel?

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Thanks for the feedback.

I may well have got some of this wrong – hence my questions to the forum.  However, please remember this was purely a very simple theoretical question on a 1:1 scenario of British Guard in line vs French Old Guard in column.  I totally accept that in a full game there is much more you can do (as Mike points o…[Read more]

I actually started looking at this issue after re-reading a thread from last year on large units where we concluded that a large British Guard unit technically had the stats 9/5/3+/5, which seemed really powerful especially when paired with First Fire and…[Read more]

I have the British stats at a seemingly very powerful 9/5/3+/5 with First F…[Read more]

Note, a charge process can have several moves (up to 3) but only the move that brings them into base contact is the actual charge move – second…[Read more]

I follow the maths but I’m not sure what your final interpretation of the rules is?  What would you do in this situtation?

I really like BP2 and try not to get too bogged down by the technicalities (although I clearly fail on this sometimes) but I really wish these situations…[Read more]

Whilst I think your point makes a lot of common sense, I always struggle with this scenario as it is not what the main BP2 rules actually say.

P45 states “a unit’s ability to see is always judged from the centre of the unit’s front rank” and the diagram at the bottom of P47 says the shot is only “not clear” whe…[Read more]

Is my reasoning for a clear shot correct (see attached pic)?

1. Is there a clear line of sight from the centre of the red unit frontage to any point on the blue unit?  YES
2. Is blue unit is in range?  YES
3. Is the blue unit the nearest clear target? YES
4. Can at least half of the blue unit be seen from the centre of the red unit’s fro…

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As per my initial post, I was also looking at the rule on page 36.  My thought now is that, strictly by the wording of the rules, you can reverse each base of t…[Read more]

The rules allow units to “About Face” 180 degrees (p36) but what is the movement deduction for this, if any?

If I have a line facing due north but want to wheel it to face south-west (say an enemy unit suddenly appears coming round the flank and rear) , do you:

(a) assume the whole line wheels 135 deg…[Read more]

I guess on the Unclear Targets I’m basically asking whether to assess “less than half” on frontage or area, as there may theoretically be some situations where the frontage is less than half but clearly the mass of the unit is within the FoF.  However, I accept it is quite a pedantic point I’m making and I should probably just take the…[Read more]

Just to complete the discussion, attached is a pic of the “FoF” in EB.  Implies, I believe, 18″ measured from any point on the formation frontage.  How this is consistent with the same rules saying to measure from the leader base is beyond me.

Anyway, as mentioned I’m going to ignore all this and stick to t…[Read more]

I agree with a lot of what you say but I do think that EB has “changed” the rules, at least in respect of range measurement.  As per the diagram below from p41 of EB, it is clearly being measured from the corners of the Leader Base.

That said, this thread has really helped me refine my thoughts and I…[Read more]

Also, I just realised that (somewhat ironically!) I was not precise enough in my own language.  When I referred to “Leader Model” I meant “Leader Base” i.e. one of the four bases of a standard unit in EB, not the actual leader mini figure itself.  Nevertheless the differences remain and EB still r…[Read more]

I’ve recently got a copy of the A5 Epic Battle (EB) rules and compared them to the main Black Powder 2 (BP2) rules that I already have and noticed a few differences that are really confusing me, as follows:

Visibility.  The diagram on p39 of EB shows visibility being measured from any point on the frontage of the Leader model.  The dia…[Read more]

Personally I think the rules for re-rolling could be a little clearer (especially for a relative newbie like me).  However, your explanation makes perfect sense and I shall follow accordingly.

When you say “If you want to use the SR of the General, then it is he who must issue the order in the first place” I am assuming…[Read more]

A few questions on re-rolls:

-When a general with a SR of 9 joins a brigade commander with a SR of 8, do you use 9 for the re-roll?

-If you are re-rolling using a general with a SR of 9 and you are ordering a unit with the Reliable rule, would that make the re-roll order a 10?

-If the general has joined a brigade commander for a…[Read more]

I wish that, when the writers of the rules and supplements amend basic…[Read more]

Foot Guards  = 8/4/3+/4 plus Reliable and Elite 3+  (I like the way this compares to the French Old Guard stats as well – very even)

52nd/large battalion = 8/4/4+/4

Standard battalion = 6/3/4+/3

This seems about right.

Good point on the…[Read more]

Question on unit classification for anyone who knows how the BP2 rules and AT2 supplement interact.

Should the British 1/52nd at Waterloo be considered a large unit (they had over 1,100 men)?  If so (I would have thought yes), what stats should it have for H2H/Shooting/Morale/Stamina?

A standard light battalion is meant to be…[Read more]

Agree with all your other points on horse artillery and shrapnel. Thanks!

-British rocket troop.  What stamina is it?  Is it the same as horse artillery?

-Foot artillery movement.  I’ve seen a few threads on this but not sure of the final conclusion.  Under the main BP2 rules (not supplements/house rules) can a foot artillery unit with a successful order for three Moves…[Read more]

This is really helpful as always.  Having looked again, I agree with you.

Given both the Initiative Order and Proximity Rule are relevant if within 12” of enemy, it must follow that if you are allowed to change formation under Initiative Orders, you must also be able to under the Proximity Rule, or it wouldn’t make any sens…[Read more]

Brief question on formation changes under the Proximity rule as I have seen differing comments on this.

My understanding is that is not allowed.  You are only allowed to do a Move forward keeping entirely within your front quarter (or similar back into your rear quarter).  This means that you can change direction e.g. pivot to face a d…[Read more]

I think this means both are “standard” size but a British 9dr battery is classed as normal “foot” (with a range of 48″) and a French 8 gun 12 pdr battery can be classed as “heavy” (with a range of 60″, like siege).  I guess this would make sense as it gives the French an advantage of 2 dice from 30″ rather than at 24″.  Is this correct?