Sunday, February 18, 2007

Amendment and examples:

The amendment is the addition of light artillery battery being supplied by every Province (lesser or greater) that is not the Capitol Region (and thus providing the Ordonnance of Heavy or Medium artillery battery(ies).

Example, at start each player has one Greater and Two Lesser Provinces:
Capitol: 2 Medium batteries, Guard (or Elite - to start might be better) Cavalry (players choice of Heavy or 'other') and Guard (or Elite - to start might be better) Infantry (probably Grenadiers). The Capitol is also a Fortification.

Greater Province: 1 Heavy Cavalry, 2 'other' Cavalry, 1 Line Infantry, 1 Light Infantry = the Capitol is selected to be in the Greater Province and so no other artillery will be coming from here.

Lesser Province1 : 2 'other' Cavalry, 2 Line Infantry, and 1 Light Gun

Lesser Province2 : 1 'other' Cavalry, 2 Line Infantry, 1 Light Infantry and 1 Light Gun.

Giving a final force composition (for parade in the Fortification in the Capitol):
Guard Heavy Cavalry
Heavy Cavalry
5 'other' Cavalry
Guard Infantry
5 Line Infantry
2 Light Infantry
2 Medium Batteries
2 Light Batteries

Other possible combinations:
Guard Heavy Cavalry
2 Heavy Cavalry
4 'other' Cavalry
Guard Infantry
6 Line Infantry
1 Heavy Battery
2 Light Batteries

-or-

Guard Heavy Cavalry
5 'other' Cavalry
Guard Infantry
6 Line Infantry
3 Light Infantry
2 Medium Batteries
2 Light Batteries

by looking at the charts in the first posting other combinations can be found...

2 comments:

Bluebear Jeff said...

Murdock, please remember that historically a large percentage of SYW battles had a mix of one to two SQUADRONS (not regiments) of mounted troops for every infantry battalion.

The typical unit of mounted would be four squadrons -- you've got way too much mounted for the amount of foot.


-- Jeff

MurdocK said...

I did not mention the amount of the cavalry, whether 2 squadrons or 8, only that the region provides a 'unit'.

Remember this is the 'entire army' of the Duchy, Pricipality, State, whathaveyou. It may have to 'break' up to garrisons or to other duties...it is only a starting point, and I based the start on the force compositions from your original army discussions.


Ultimately we may need to adjust it, one thing that comes to mind for me is just adding 1 line infantry unit (note I am saying unit ~ no definition of what that is!) per province?