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T, Do supports also fire or only the primary charger? (I assume in a mass col. it is all). Yep - All supports fire, if in arc, etc. Is the any deduction if they become unformed (-1 or -2 vs. 0). No - the Charge results cover any modifiers which is why a column halted and unformed by the defenders vo...

M, 1. Are the only units eligible to fire defensively when defending a charge, those that are in support i.e. those within 5cm, or may any unit within arc return fire? A = Its both, supports may fire and any other unit/s within arc and range. See 6. Supporting fire. p45. 2. Must an infantry skirmish...

M,

Lovely looking game!

Nice to see the rules generating a bit of interest

DB

Highland battalions certainly were not large for the Waterloo campaign, though a quick look at the Vitoria orbat has each battalion at around 750, so maybe your fellows could be excused for being a bit over optimistic - they're not that far off!

DB

Another bit ACW friction is when a Union regiment saw what it believed to be a fellow regiment, so moved up and deployed next to it. A short while later they discovered their error! It was a Confederate regiment :shock: Could you image the horror that would create for the "All friction is the action...

K,

Its in relation to casualties caused, so fire as normal and then half the casulties inflicted.

Roll 1D6 to round up/own any half casualties.

DB

G,

Its removed from play as per low ammo and classed as a lost unit - but no Falter result.

DB

G,
Sorry should have included that:

Rockets fire as standard medium artillery (6pdr-9pdr).

There are no modfiers at all for range or anything else.

Good Luck!

DB

Let me know how it plays

DB

Recovering from LFD is not intended as a "reform", in terms of movement . It's considered as the officers and NCO regaining command over the battalion - thus ending the men's feu de joie ! No significant "movement" is deemed to have taken place, thus if you recover from LFD, your volleying returns t...