bob  et all…. i have a buch of 15mm sew   based 6 to base  about 2.5cm by 3.5 cm   if that helps    prussians, austrians, british, french    plus a few others i think

mark

On Dec 6, 2019, at 1:52 PM, Bob <brodgers@...> wrote:

There are some other guys with figures if you can work with varying bases.

On Dec 6, 2019 at 12:52 PM, <Dan H> wrote:

I will see what I can do to expand the forces. Had I known the demand I would have been re-basing for weeks.

 

Bob

I cannot make it

I am hosting a Party for my oldest son's birthday (Michael was born on December 2nd, Austerlitz Day)

Regards

Sylvain

On Friday, December 6, 2019, 09:34:27 AM MST, Bob <brodgers@...> wrote:

Is anyone coming tomorrow from that direction (Gilbert Rd & Guadalupe) that can give Mark a ride ?

 

Bob

As an FYI general mechanics for the rules “King of the Battlefield.” By Ian Godwin. The rules are very straightforward and played at the Central London Wargames Club.

 

Obviously I will go through them and hand out simple charts. This is an attacking game.

 

1)

Each “unit” is 3 bases. They are in line (deployed) or they are in column.

2^nd Class = takes 1 hit

Elite or 1^st class = takes 2 hits

Guard = takes 3 hits

Hits come pretty fast so expect some evaporation of units. You will want 2^nd and 3^rd lines.

 

2) sequence

One side moves all its units.

Then only the other side receives shooting and tests. So moving first into firing range gives the aggressor not the defender first shot.

Then any melees triggered by charges are resolved.

 

3)

Infantry in line move 4” and shoot 6”

Infantry in column beyond 10” of enemy moves 10” so you can redeploy.

Cavalry moves/charges 10” or 12” (hussars)

Artillery shoots 24”

No test to move: Cavalry moves straight or by wheels; Infantry straight, wheel, incline 45 degrees.

Test to change formation or turn to face or charge.  So you have to test to come out of column, which happens most of the time.

 

4)

Modifiers. Almost every modifier is a negative to you test.

Being Attacked, being shot by many people, being attacked by better troops, etc.

About the only modifiers that all you to survive is infantry in line, meeting cavalry and a general fighting (and at risk).

Cavalry charging infantry is high risk. Infantry is strong. About 1/3 that the Cavalry win. The 2/3rds often results in the cavalry getting roughed up or lost.

 

5)

Melees can be very fluid in two ways.

If you win and rout the foe, your pursue and everyone you hit, you fight immediately. So a fortunate player can cut through the enemy army. Once I had an enemy lead a large mass of cavalry with his worst unit. I overran it and that cascading battle took out his entire wing. He never deployed that way again.

Cavalry battles have the ability to be reinforced, in turn, by each side. So two great masses from each army can be sucked into a giant Gotterdammerung.

Just when you get used to melee’s being decisive, they won’t be. Also it take prompting to charge.

 

When you rout, you will move back a variable distance and force tests from those you pass through. Then the unit evaporates. So you can’t be too densely packed. Too much space and your reserves can’t support. Too little space and your 2^nd line is disrupted by the first breaking.

 

So if we set up the board right. You will be struggling to get all your units into position to fight, thinking it’s a bit crowded and they lumber too slowly into position. Then casualties mount, and your 1^st line is gone and your 2^nd line is ragged and you will be wondering why you don’t have 3^rd and 4^th lines.

 

As I said I will go over everything and its easy.