Slitherine

In the point value chart, the value of a mounted soldier who is melee pistol equipped is 2 points, and if a mounted swordsmen in melee is also 2 points. However I feel this is wrong. Usually if the troop type has an advantage it costs more than another equal troop or if there is a disadvantage they cost less. For example Musketeers who are part of a Pike and Shot unit (and thus capable of being protected in open ground by a Pike element) cost 1 point more per stand than a unit of entirely shot (except for commanded shot). In the case of ECW Royalist Horse for example you can be Impact Pistol/Melee Pistol or Impact Pistol/Swordsmen The point values are equal. However a swordsman in melee gets no POA against spearmen (like the naked Irishmen he may fight), while the Melee Pistol does get a POA, and he gets no POA in a cavalry melee unless in impact he caused his opponent to become disrupted.

This last is important since with two opponents impacting with Pistols, would you rather have a POA each round until you become disrupted, or no POA unless you can disrupt the other guy. I think I'd rather have the POA from the get go.

So I think mounted melee swordsmen should be one point less, IMHO.

I believe that the mounted pistol will lose its POA if they are not steady VS sword so the pistol will get a POA for melee if they are steady but if they drop cohesion the sword gets the advantage. I would guess that is where the 2 points comes in, if you can knock his cohesion down his 2 points for pistol is wasted as he gets no POA and even if the sword gets disordered the pistol will still lose their POA if are not steady.

I will be finding out soon how mounted swords work as we are doing the first year of the ECW and my only cav choice is impact pistol and melee sword.

*Is warming up his carbines!*

I have used unarmoured French IH & sw v armoured pistols and found if you don't win the impact you can be - - bloody quickly.

That is where the mounted VS mounted break off would come in handy I guess.
I still think that the mounted swords stand a chance at getting better POA's than the mounted pistol do, but I will be able to form my own opinions on that in a few weeks time..... I hope..... Blatherguts roomy is a party animal, so gaming has to be delayed for seasonal festivities

Of course, if the Swordsmen ones fight the Melee Pistol ones in terrain, they are guaranteed to get the POA advantage in melee, and the Pistols are guaranteed to lose theirs.

SSsshhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Don't give him any ideas!!!!!