In PC every skirmisher base gets a casualty die, unlike GDA which has 2,3or 4 casualty die for small , medium and large units.
So in PC a skirmisher unit could have 5 casualty dice or even more.
My question is would this be down to the longer rifled ranges in the ACW? Or some other factors?
Skirmisher Firing
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Re: Skirmisher Firing
I have always assumed that it is a reflection of the better, more accurate weapons and more training as skirmishers. In the Napoleonic period only a part of the unit formed the actual skirmish line, I believe an ACW skirmish line would have more men in it often.
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Re: Skirmisher Firing
True, but these are also brigade skirmish screens which would see roughly equivalent numbers of men.
The scales in the two rules are different, of course, 1:20 and 1:33 and so this accounts for the additional bases, I'm guessing. But probably not the additional casualty dice.
So it could be the additional range of the ACW rifled muskets or it could have been decided that the skirmishers were too powerful in PC and this was altered for the next release, which was GDA.
Hopefully, David will see this and let us know
The scales in the two rules are different, of course, 1:20 and 1:33 and so this accounts for the additional bases, I'm guessing. But probably not the additional casualty dice.
So it could be the additional range of the ACW rifled muskets or it could have been decided that the skirmishers were too powerful in PC and this was altered for the next release, which was GDA.
Hopefully, David will see this and let us know
Re: Skirmisher Firing
It's both!
First, the GdA skirmish system is a refinement on the PC mechanism to suite the Napoleonic period and secondly, the increased CD totals reflect the differing nature of skirmishing in the two periods, better armaments combined with deploying in looser formation or a single rank, see Skirmish Line, p19.
DB
First, the GdA skirmish system is a refinement on the PC mechanism to suite the Napoleonic period and secondly, the increased CD totals reflect the differing nature of skirmishing in the two periods, better armaments combined with deploying in looser formation or a single rank, see Skirmish Line, p19.
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Re: Skirmisher Firing
Yes, thought as much.
Thanks for answering
Thanks for answering