Some WOGA armies were 1/4 pike perhaps like this
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SPPS

Is that allowed

With respect to moving to shoot before impact; ranges of only three make this hard. Also, shooting in the turn BEFORE a charge doesn't act to hinder the momentum of a charging body in the impact phase. Understand the idea of abstraction, but there seems no negative factor as a consequence of receivi...

Hi. 1. Imagine a swiss pike block approaching a unit of arquebusiers. The swiss can move further than the arquebusiers can shoot. In the rules it states that shooting during a charge is covered in the impact phase. The only shooting factor is the one linked to salvo. I cannot find any other mention....

Hi Nik, From The Army of Lombardy and the Resilience of Spanish Power in Italy in the Reign of Carlos II (1665–1700) by Dr Christopher Storrs. "Governor, the Marquis of Leganes. This allowed for a more realistic total of between 21 000 (16 860 infantry and 4284 cavalry) and over 22 500 men (18 ...

I thought so but read in Storr's work that Leganes regulalry maintained 3-4000 horse and 6-8000 foot during the Grand alliance wars in Italy.

Spanish Army of Lombardy War Grand Alliance by Leganes » 28 Jun 2013 09:43 Having just read Dr Chris Storr's works on Savoy and The Spanish Army of Lombardy, I am finding difficulty reconciling the army lists to the history. The Savoy list allows 20 bases of cavalry. The spanish in Italy allows only...

Having just read Dr Chris Storr's works on Savoy and The Spanish Army of Lombardy, I am finding difficulty reconciling the army lists to the history. The Savoy list allows 20 bases of cavalry. The spanish in Italy allows only 8. Storr's work suggest that the cavalry number available to the Spanish w...