what cavalry unit is that in the blue uniform in the foreground?

If I had to guess it's de Villeroi 1676 - 1704, after that de Conti

Would you change the modifiers then as well

No only the ranges would change, first fire is still +4 close range +3, no modifier for effective (medium) and -1 or 2 for long range (dont have the rules handy)

Seems the big agreement here is the survivability or viability of the squadron where they are not throw away troops. I wonder if squadrons had survivability originally would the Tucson team be making the same suggestion? The addition of the combining squadrons rule is great. I feel loosing only 1 tr...

there would be less volleys prior to contact. NP Jim. But yes and perhaps no. It comes down to morale, will they or won't they charge? Also depends upon army command percentages and the players priority of what they want to get done in a given turn. We may see a little more foot on foot melee but n...

Suggest allow opposing units to be no closer than 2" instead of the 3" currently. Change musket ranges to 0-3" short, 3-6" effective (using the term lightly), 6-9" long Artillery ranges need re-worked as well. These are just ideas in no way accurate and open to debate. Just throwing them out there. ...

attacking infantry will take a volley before reaching charge range...If the range is shortened then they are capable of charging without this

How so?

Foot charge 5/6", Long range musketry, if changed, 8". Foot can be shot prior to contact.

Squadrons, in their current status, are one trick ponies. They have no staying power once they have charged their target. They are either successful or destroyed. If successful they are reduced to being ineffectual, thus the consolidating of squadrons rule. Frontages are moot since there is no overl...

I've always thought that musket ranges were too long but there as a compromise for the slow movement of foot. Reducing long range musketry to 8" maximum, based on the math, isn't going to affect game play other than slowing it down a turn. If reduced there are other areas that will become affected. ...

We use 12 man battalions for BtLB and do not attach permanent flags because uniform colors were not standardized and each unit can be used to represent another. I hope these don't hurt anyones sensitive eyes. :) To quote someones quote, 'I assure you they look better at a distance'. aka on the table...

Great figures, I especially like the 2ème Compagnie Mousquetaires de la Garde!

The game table, we played on a 5' x 8' table. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4320095354_c44ab834d5_o.jpg Here the Jacobites have come out to meet the Williamite threat. Troops on the bottom right have yet to arrive. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4319361725_747a51b127_o.jpg A shot of the c...

...to give any bonus to bayonet charging infantry.. It was already stated by Barry that he is not considering giving a bonus in melee to any army. Rather for certain army doctrines he is considering to allow them to charge non shaken foot. Charging formed foot frontally would still be a big gamble....

I'd like to have that option. Strangely in all my games so far, v1 and now v2, there hasn't been a single infantry charge. I need to be sure we test this combat option, more soon.

But the IRISH....

Thems fightin' words

Aww Barry so if I met you I wouldn't cower away in fear of my babies being eaten in one fell swoop? Oh wait, I'm 3rd Gen Irish, we would probably have a pint, then eat babies :) but as for the Irish They were my inital thought especially when English are in the equation. The Danes were also known as...