SchuleinP wrote:Same here. We already had it happen thrice. Seems that 2 bases of artillery are a pretty good flank protection against mounted.

4th time this saturday.
I would prefer to count neutral artillery as difficult terrain or something.

Same here. We already had it happen thrice. Seems that 2 bases of artillery are a pretty good flank protection against mounted.

Blathergut wrote:I think the point is that with the arty right on the side of the friendly BG, it seems to be making it impossible to attack said friendly BG since you can't remove the guns or move through them.

Exactly! That seems strange.

hood_mick wrote:Artillery remains out of action as you think. Mounted cannot interpenetrate arillery in any direction so can only move around them, and the artillery cannot be turned 90 degrees.

But that would mean an artillery base is also a field defense against a mounted flank attack?
Seems odd.

In yesterdays game my opponent had a PS regiment with on its left flank an artillery battery without rear support. SPSAA C My cuirrassiers had a flank charge on his artillery. After the impact in the melee what happens? - I assume the guns are neutral until captured by foot. - Can my cuirrassiers ch...

kadeshuk wrote:Curently on Ebay from one of our American cousins in the FOGr yahoo group for $200................it's good, but that good?

I paid 120 euro's for it. And I'm satisfied with it. Your mileage may vary, if you are just interested in uniforms I may be a bit steep.

david53 wrote: There is a PHD study from Glasgow University that you can download free, called something like 'Scots Merceneries in Danish and Swedish Service' I found it a great read well wroth downloading.

Indeed, a very good read it seems, put on IPAD

TBH in the early period you can get away with a lot as not much is written down(in english anyway if you speak or read German theres loads) That is certainly true. I got a secondhand copy of "Ars Bella Gerendi" "Aus dem soldatenleben im dreissigjaehrigen krieg" by Eduard Wagner ...

Tell her the good news is you already have tons of Scots for her army...... and then take which ever list she fancies. Thats the good part about this period the armies are kind of universal in appearance. She's picky about flags, but I assume these would also be the flags of the army that is curren...

Me and my wife are starting TYW armies in 10 mm. I have Danes , she wants Scots in Danish and Swedish service (troops of Robert Monro) . We aim at 1620-1635. We are at a loss what armylist to use for the Scots. - Scots Covenanters seem a bit late - Danish and Swedish lists do not have Scots allies a...