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by Vladius
Sun May 20, 2012 5:03 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Hill effects on shooting
Replies: 4
Views: 1414

Re: Hill effects on shooting

Not a case of being a fire base rather being historically correct. Artillery was never super accurate and the renaissance period allows it - so why not this period??? The general idea is to support your troops and help demoralize the other team.
by Vladius
Sun May 20, 2012 3:00 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Hill LoS Effects
Replies: 4
Views: 1418

Hill LoS Effects

Dad wants to know why if troops within 2MU of a crest can see over at any distance yet the enemy can see 6MU to see them ---- Aren't they 'hull down'???
by Vladius
Sun May 20, 2012 12:42 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Hill effects on shooting
Replies: 4
Views: 1414

Hill effects on shooting

With FOG:A and FOG:R Artillery and shot can fire overhead if on a hill 1MU away from the unit 'below' them. In FOG:N it seems hills only function as a block on LoS. Why can't we fire over head? One good example of use in the period is Borodino...
by Vladius
Sun May 20, 2012 12:27 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Skirmisher Formation - please explain
Replies: 13
Views: 2910

Skirmisher Formation - please explain

Skirmisher formation -pg 16 only says a formation used by light infantry and light cavalry. - pg 85 light infantry skirmishers are on skirmisher bases - pg 84 bases being open order if deployed into skirmisher formation Could someone please explain what on earth this is??? Being a FOG:A and FOG:R pl...
by Vladius
Sun May 13, 2012 3:14 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Assault questions from QF mission
Replies: 1
Views: 754

Assault questions from QF mission

If less than 2 MU starting assault can the unit being assaulted stand and fire?

If Austrian cavalry charging french line infantry can they form square and defensive fire? if or if not how?
by Vladius
Sat May 12, 2012 10:34 pm
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Prolong Artillery
Replies: 48
Views: 9503

Prolong Artillery

This is in the movement charts - no other reference in the book at all. What on earth is this? Only decent reference i could find was: A rough translation from Belidor's "Dictonnaire Portaif de l'Engenieur et de l'Artilleur" (1763): "Prolonge, Artillery, it is a rope that serves to pu...
by Vladius
Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:50 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Overlap with swordsman
Replies: 3
Views: 1250

Thanks
by Vladius
Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:50 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Better Armour POA
Replies: 10
Views: 2377

Thanks
by Vladius
Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:50 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Better Armour POA
Replies: 10
Views: 2377

Thanks
by Vladius
Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:49 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Death rolls
Replies: 3
Views: 1175

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by Vladius
Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:01 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Better Armour POA
Replies: 10
Views: 2377

Better Armour POA

Hey Guy's

An unarmored musketeer becomes protected when adjacent to a base of pike when in melee against unarmored lancers. Does the musketeer gain the better armored + in the melee POA?
by Vladius
Tue Dec 28, 2010 3:48 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Overlap with swordsman
Replies: 3
Views: 1250

Overlap with swordsman

Hey guys,

If you have a 8 base BG of warriors counting swordsman vs a 6 base BG of pike n shot ( both BG's in two ranks), do the swordsman count as double + including the overlap or just the overlap base counts as te double + :?:
by Vladius
Tue Dec 28, 2010 3:43 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Death rolls
Replies: 3
Views: 1175

Death rolls

Hey guys,

An Artillery battery of 2 guns fires at a Swedish 7 base BG and inflicts one hit. Question --- Does the swedish bg take a death roll??

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