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Post by ooiittee on Jul 25, 2015 9:12:49 GMT
We all have 6mm armies and play 6mm rules sets but what scale of unit do you use.
I play both Battalion and Company scale. That is a single stand is either a battalion or a company.
Follow up question do you adjust rules when using different scales. Seems odd for a battalion with a 2cm frontage to be able to fire 8cm for instance.
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Post by ooiittee on Jul 25, 2015 9:14:41 GMT
I play Neil Thomas's nap wargame rules which have 2cm based stands in a cluster of 4 stands to a unit.
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Post by Sho on Jul 25, 2015 10:04:14 GMT
My 6mm two stands battalions have ~2cm (100m) front too. Skirmishers may engage with enemy closer than 10cm (400m) and battalions himself can firefight with enemy closer than 5cm (100 - 200m). If closer than 2cm (100m), then this becomes to close fight.
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Post by tim on Jul 25, 2015 11:15:17 GMT
March Attack rules, with the batallion being the smallest size unit (2 bases 40x30mm), 30" to a mile. Or Quick March Attack, where smallest unit is the Brigade, same size units but ground scale changes to 24" to a mile.
Tim
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Post by keithabarker on Jul 25, 2015 16:55:57 GMT
I play Command & Colors Napoleonics so the scale changes all this time
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Post by tim on Jul 25, 2015 17:43:31 GMT
And of course there are rules which don't specify a scale, Blucher for instance. All measuresments are in base widths so whatever size units you use will change the ground scale.
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Post by rct75001 on Jul 25, 2015 23:25:35 GMT
I play 1:20 with the company numbers matching the historic unit composition.
The problem for me is that I really like Valmy to Waterloo rules which are 1:60 so I am still working my way through changing them - not as easy as I thought.
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Post by grizzlymc on Jul 26, 2015 6:10:29 GMT
1:10 scale, a stand represents 30 cavalry, 40 infantry or one gun in a single rank.
Ground scale 1:1600.
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Post by Orlog Subedai on Jul 26, 2015 7:12:49 GMT
The rules I use -a home written set from the 1970's are at battalion level of 3 or 4 individually based blocks with 75 or 100mm frontage to a battalion. Ground scale is 1 mm:1 pace so musket range (effective) is 80 paces and close musket range is 40 paces.
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Post by bruce on Jul 29, 2015 3:23:46 GMT
One of the things I like about both Blucher and Lasalle, Sam Mustafa's Honour rules, is that they use base widths to establish the unit of measurement as Tim has mentioned. All measurements are in your chosen base widths, movement, ranges etc. and the rules offer examples of different base sizes, scale suggestions and how table sections are sized accordingly so that relative scale is maintained. all units must have the same base size. I am currently using 2 inches while getting the hang of Blucher.
It's really a corps game, does not use terms like brigade or regiment, but lets you fool around and adjust your units for big battles or smaller actions and scale takes care of itself. Honestly, given the complexities that scale questions can bring, along with the many variations in size, types and names of units across armies, I am relieved to use this simple approach. Plus, I can continue to avoid the metric system in classic goofy American style! Bruce
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Post by ooiittee on Jul 29, 2015 6:43:50 GMT
I have always held to the belief that there are two things a wargamer never wants to hear.
We dont play that game anymore....
And
You will need to rebase your army....
Its like bases are the DRM of the wargaming world.
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