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'andgunners
Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:52 am
by lonehorseman
Hey there chaps, just a quick q on the little men with boomsticks. I have heard that you use em in groups of 4 to support shooting.
So if I get this right just slot em in next to my Jannisaries and let em blast away?
Ta
Duane
Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:55 am
by Jilu
their are good to force a moral check...
Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 11:14 am
by philqw78
Its because they give an extra minus one on the cohesion tests even if they themselves do not hit. Makes a big difference when they are unlikely to cause a test themselves.
Re: 'andgunners
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 5:59 am
by ottomanmjm
lonehorseman wrote:Hey there chaps, just a quick q on the little men with boomsticks. I have heard that you use em in groups of 4 to support shooting.
So if I get this right just slot em in next to my Jannisaries and let em blast away?
Ta
Duane
It is better to have the handgunners ahead of a bit to the flank of the Janissaries. As they have such a short range the handgunners have to get close. This makes them vulnerable to being caught by mounted so make sure that you are either firing from a falnk or have sime supports that you can evade through. You only need one handgunner die to get the -1 on chesion so you can form column and move into small gaps between you own BG's.
Regards
Martin