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| I've set them up more to show possible setups - for example, how a battalion square works with this arrangement. |
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| One thing that is obvious from these pictures - the French need more battalions. |
Assyrian army
Monday, 17 February 2020
The armies as they stand.
Well, except for the Bavarian gun. Suppose I could have put it in with the French.
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Very similar to my old set-up 27-figure infantry units (battalions, but I called them regiments). My cavalry units were 12 figure regiments (still are, with 4-figure squadrons).
ReplyDeleteI used also to form square in a manner similar to yours. I was always a little uneasy, though, about the ground space it took up. I never did find a satisfactory solution. Maybe it's a fudge we just have to live with!
Squadron size very roughly equates to the average battalion size. Again, to a certain extent unit and base sizes were initially sorted to allow square formation. But then, most things in wargaming are fudges and approximations.
DeleteI forgot to say: nice figures! Just out of curiosity: do the 6-figure cavalry units represent regiments or squadrons?
ReplyDeleteAllowing an 800 man infantry battaion to be 24 figures (as the command figures are basically for show) an average cavalry squadron of 200 men worked out as 6 figures - hence the armies are organised as battalions and squadrons. Obviously there were major diffences in the size of units in different armies but I just wanted to make life easy for myself by standardising!
DeleteYou're producing them faster than I can comment about them, Rob. I don't think I've ever seen such a splendid pair of armies mobilised so quickly.
ReplyDeleteAll the best
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As I get back into work it's slowing, but half term now. As for starting Highlanders or Landwehr... finished up doing some head swapping instead, couple of French artillery pieces half painted (Neuchatel Battalion from Cassin-Scott) plus Bavarian/Westphalion and Bruswick marching. Best of the marching ones held back to make moulds, worst painted up to see how they look.
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