Slitherine

Rekila wrote:Preparing our first learning battle some questions arose, many are probably quite obvious but an “official” clarification will be nevertheless appreciated!
Light foot: Half the bases should be in open order (e.g 4 fig) some in close order (8fig) when in skirmishing formation all bases should be of 4 figures, correct? In some list there is light foot that can only be in skirmishing order wile in other lists it says “open order ” I assume is the same thing, and that in that case there is no need of having any close order bases. Is there any case where there are light foot units that could only be used in close order?

Light Foot: Yes, half bases in the open order (so you can tell them from other infantry). Yes, all 4 bases in the open order (if you have them)(or just jiggle the back bases)(or use a "skirmish" marker). No, being light foot means you have the capability to skirmish (if you want to)(but you can stay in Tactical instead).

Movement: there is an entry for skirmish movement but not for light foot. Light foot in close order move like reformed foot?

Right. Light foot in tactical and line infantry in tactical are the same (although the lights get more dice shooting at medium range).

Reformed infantry. It is supposed to have some skirmishes, is that represented by having a light base or the front bases with less figures ( 6 for example)?

You could, but we've just kept the French to 4 bases of 8 figures each (small unit) and we know that they are reformed while the Austrians (based the same) are unreformed. I saw one example where the first two bases had 3 figures in the front ranks and 4 in the second ranks, and the rear bases had the full 8 figures. I would think whatever works best for you.

Assault phase. I understand that apart for defensive fire there is no combat in the assault phase. When an inactive player unit need past a CMT to intercept, the ADC point is lost until the reforming phase of his next turn? A unit led by a corps commander “expends all his remaining command points” I assume that means he lost all for that and his following turn, as he must have recovered all at the end of his previous turn.

This is one we haven't been watching carefully. Deadtorius has done some intercepts but I don't think we paid the points and then kept him short until end of his turn!

Impetus units needs a CMT not to assault enemy in range, if you don’t have the necessary command points, the unit assaults, but what happen when the unit is outside command range?

Defensive fire. Only assaulted units can fire or units whose support area is crossed by the assaulting unit can also fire? I found confusing the point of defensive fire when a unit is assault on flank or rear. As the unit assaulted can’t fire to flank or rear the defensive fire is only done by other supporting units? Also “an intercepting unit may not fire defensively” it means only when intercepted in a flank assault or in all cases?

Movement: Skirmishing units more than two MU from enemy can move up to half in any direction, I assume it means sideway, backward or in diagonal but not to the front.
Multiple CMTs by a unit with a brigade commander are all free?

No. The first CMT is free.

A unit that fails a CMT can still make a simple move but can’t then make a double move, even if that is a simple one, right?

Correct. It would need to pass a CMT but has already failed one.

Result of fire table. On 1or 2 hits a unit need a CMT to advance, that refers only to the assault phase, following movement phase or both?

All of them. (But only applies to active player.)

Also “a cavalry unit must retire..”, Cavalry can pass a CMT to advance and retire if fails to pass it or must retire without it.

Must retire.

Rear support. A unit with rear support gains a dice and each of his opponents lose one, what happens if both sides have rear support, in a 3 units combat for example?

They cancel each other out, so no one gets extra dice.

Lighter cavalry. Points 2 and 4 are about mixed units of light/heavy and Shock/heavy cavalry, but I was unable to find references to such types of units s i.e composition, point cost etc. Are also there other mixed units?

Infantry must choose not to pursuit if there enemy cavalry units within 6MU. Including cavalry attachments?

I would assume so.

Spent cavalry. A cavalry unit is spent after a combat if it takes a hit, even if wining the combat?

Yes. Cavalry is basically a one-shot deal for the most part.

Field fortifications: A small fortification is 4MU or less, a large one 6MU, that’s 16mm and 24mm in 28mm scale, so a small fortification is between 2 to 3 bases width and a large one 4 bases width. How do you place the units defending them? As they seems not to fit with the front of small and big units in tactical or extended line formation.

And finally Officer attachments. How are they represented (mounted figures, mounted and dismounted etc) And when an artillery unit has an Officer attachment is an artillery base removed or the Officer base added alongside the existing bases, like artillery attachments.

We have just been placing a mounted officer behind/beside the unit to show that an officer is attached. Again, I would think whatever works for you. It would be nice to have that extra infantry or cavalry base with an officer built into it, but maybe someday!!!

Well that’s all by now. I apologies for having so many questions especially for the obvious ones.

Light foot: Half the bases should be in open order (e.g 4 fig) some in close order (8fig) when in skirmishing formation all bases should be of 4 figures, correct? In some list there is light foot that can only be in skirmishing order wile in other lists it says “open order ” I assume is the same thing, and that in that case there is no need of having any close order bases. Is there any case where there are light foot units that could only be used in close order?

Movement: there is an entry for skirmish movement but not for light foot. Light foot in close order move like reformed foot?

Reformed infantry. It is supposed to have some skirmishes, is that represented by having a light base or the front bases with less figures ( 6 for example)?

Assault phase. I understand that apart for defensive fire there is no combat in the assault phase. When an inactive player unit need past a CMT to intercept, the ADC point is lost until the reforming phase of his next turn? A unit led by a corps commander “expends all his remaining command points” I assume that means he lost all for that and his following turn, as he must have recovered all at the end of his previous turn.

Impetus units needs a CMT not to assault enemy in range, if you don’t have the necessary command points, the unit assaults, but what happen when the unit is outside command range?

Defensive fire. Only assaulted units can fire or units whose support area is crossed by the assaulting unit can also fire? I found confusing the point of defensive fire when a unit is assault on flank or rear. As the unit assaulted can’t fire to flank or rear the defensive fire is only done by other supporting units?

Also “an intercepting unit may not fire defensively” it means only when intercepted in a flank assault or in all cases?

Movement: Skirmishing units more than two MU from enemy can move up to half in any direction, I assume it means sideway, backward or in diagonal but not to the front.

Multiple CMTs by a unit with a brigade commander are all free?

A unit that fails a CMT can still make a simple move but can’t then make a double move, even if that is a simple one, right?

Result of fire table. On 1or 2 hits a unit need a CMT to advance, that refers only to the assault phase, following movement phase or both? Also “a cavalry unit must retire..”, Cavalry can pass a CMT to advance and retire if fails to pass it or must retire without it.

Rear support. A unit with rear support gains a dice and each of his opponents lose one, what happens if both sides have rear support, in a 3 units combat for example?

Lighter cavalry. Points 2 and 4 are about mixed units of light/heavy and Shock/heavy cavalry, but I was unable to find references to such types of units s i.e composition, point cost etc. Are also there other mixed units?

Infantry must choose not to pursuit if there enemy cavalry units within 6MU. Including cavalry attachments?

Spent cavalry. A cavalry unit is spent after a combat if it takes a hit, even if wining the combat?

Field fortifications: A small fortification is 4MU or less, a large one 6MU, that’s 16mm and 24mm in 28mm scale, so a small fortification is between 2 to 3 bases width and a large one 4 bases width. How do you place the units defending them? As they seems not to fit with the front of small and big units in tactical or extended line formation.

And finally Officer attachments. How are they represented (mounted figures, mounted and dismounted etc) And when an artillery unit has an Officer attachment is an artillery base removed or the Officer base added alongside the existing bases, like artillery attachments.

Well that’s all by now. I apologies for having so many questions especially for the obvious ones.

Rekila wrote:Lighter cavalry is in the combat section (page. 60) I assume that it means that some armies with historical small cavalry units will need to combine them to form a unit. But how such units move, cost etc is what I can’t see in the rules

But I would say if there is some heavy in the unit then it moves as heavy. Points are per base so that is easy.
What we haven't seen yet is a mixed unit in the army lists. I suspect this was an idea that got jetisoned at some point and that line never got cleaned up.