Bataille Empire

page 9, 'The Square' says nothing about column squares being charged in the flank not counting as a square. Page 46 (reactions) states " A reaction may also occur if an enemy unit changes another friendly unit within 2UD's. I believe this means that if I had 2 Spanish battalions (one behind the othe...

Seems reasonable to me, after all they were pretty useless on the battlefield.

Don

Thanks for replying but your statement didn't really clear anything up for me. I have read page 156. What happens when for example a unit of French dragoons charges a Spanish infantry battalion in the flank and it has friends within 2UD behind it? No point in trying to form column square as you wil...

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dim. 2 févr. 2020 02:09

I take it Spanish battalions may only form column square as a reaction to a cavalry charge and not a brigade square (made from 2x battalions)

Think you best read page 156, seems clear to me.

I am not sure this is what is intended. In the paragraph about opportunity fire it says it 'simulates the reaction of a unit that can fire at an enemy passing nearby.' In your case the infantry does not pass nearby, it advances directly towards the artillery and finishes the move in front of it. I a...

Having thought about this a little more I can see a situation where a unit that has to fight in line, is unable to charge two enemy units facing it in column.

Doesn't seem right to me.

Don

There was a similar problem with Black powder, as they to used single model base batteries. It has been resolved now by using two base for standard batteries and 3 bases for larger batteries. If you look at the frontage of an average 8 gun battery in really terms, it was nearly as wide a a 600 man u...

Page 42 fifth bullet. Unfortunately this doesn't solve the problem. Unless lined up directly opposite the target, it may be impossible to charge a one base wide unit without first hitting something on its flank. Even then a wider unit will contact others. One suspects that, to correctly obey the ru...

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sam. 11 janv. 2020 19:47

Infantry and Cav may move with an action marker

Al Ohtonen

Found it P29, right hand column at the bottom, 3rd bullet Artillery with an action marker may not move (but may flee). Cavalry or infantry may move as normal.

Don

But of course in the charge move, the charging unit has to wheel to line up its centre with its target; oh, and the rules do say it is one unit vs one unit. Can you point me to where it says that as I have only found on P57 'Several units against one.' During a shock combat, each enemy unit must be...