Slitherine

The 7 base LTs are not legal. The rules specify that only Swedish brigades can have 7 bases.

rbodleyscott wrote:The 7 base LTs are not legal. The rules specify that only Swedish brigades can have 7 bases.

Bugger

Managed to miss that when I checked.

As mentioned they should probably be 4+4 but I'm trying to avoid them having the pike 4 deep and I'd rather avoid a special rule making them deploy the pike only 2 deep. I suspect 4+4 is what I'll have to live with Put them in as that for the time being.

nikgaukroger wrote:

rbodleyscott wrote:The 7 base LTs are not legal. The rules specify that only Swedish brigades can have 7 bases.

Bugger

Managed to miss that when I checked.

As mentioned they should probably be 4+4 but I'm trying to avoid them having the pike 4 deep and I'd rather avoid a special rule making them deploy the pike only 2 deep. I suspect 4+4 is what I'll have to live with Put them in as that for the time being.

Well I am not very happy about them being Later Tercios if they are 4 & 4. Why should they get immunity to flank charges?

rbodleyscott wrote: Well I am not very happy about them being Later Tercios if they are 4 & 4. Why should they get immunity to flank charges?

Because there is a depiction of a deployment plan from 1610 which has some of them deployed as "mini-tercios" of a central pike block and 4 "horns" of shot.

http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk50 ... 1610_4.jpg

nikgaukroger wrote:

rbodleyscott wrote: Well I am not very happy about them being Later Tercios if they are 4 & 4. Why should they get immunity to flank charges?

Because there is a depiction of a deployment plan from 1610 which has some of them deployed as "mini-tercios" of a central pike block and 4 "horns" of shot.

http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk50 ... 1610_4.jpg

In which case surely they should be Early Tercios? (Until they lose a shot base)

rbodleyscott wrote:

nikgaukroger wrote:

rbodleyscott wrote: Well I am not very happy about them being Later Tercios if they are 4 & 4. Why should they get immunity to flank charges?

Because there is a depiction of a deployment plan from 1610 which has some of them deployed as "mini-tercios" of a central pike block and 4 "horns" of shot.

http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk50 ... 1610_4.jpg

In which case surely they should be Early Tercios? (Until they lose a shot base)

If you're OK with it - it felt a bit wrong with them being so small ...

nikgaukroger wrote:

rbodleyscott wrote:

nikgaukroger wrote:
Because there is a depiction of a deployment plan from 1610 which has some of them deployed as "mini-tercios" of a central pike block and 4 "horns" of shot.

http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk50 ... 1610_4.jpg

In which case surely they should be Early Tercios? (Until they lose a shot base)

If you're OK with it - it felt a bit wrong with them being so small ...

Well they won't stay ETs long but I think if you want the windmill effect that is what they must be.


However, they are still a bit of a swizz if they can turn into ETs and get protection from flank attacks.

rbodleyscott wrote:a bit of a swizz

Bloody English, can't you stick to terms that are defined in my dictionary?

Ghaznavid wrote:

rbodleyscott wrote:a bit of a swizz

Bloody English, can't you stick to terms that are defined in my dictionary?

swizz = swindle

i.e. cheese

Ic, thanks.

To be honest I could live with them being 4+4 and not tercios - would that be preferable to you?

nikgaukroger wrote:To be honest I could live with them being 4+4 and not tercios - would that be preferable to you?

Yes