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by Duke of Plaza-Toro
Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:47 pm
Forum: Napoleonic General Board
Topic: Republic to Empire fine Tuning
Replies: 41
Views: 27926

So what need adapted: - lesser light/horse artillery, but replaced by battalion guns; all battalions (be it French or coalition) had them - no combined (grand) artillery batteries - less light infantry, esp. coalition troops had less but also restricted to their task so no screening line troops for...
by Duke of Plaza-Toro
Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:02 pm
Forum: Napoleonic General Board
Topic: Republic to Empire fine Tuning
Replies: 41
Views: 27926

This is going well :D Either that or I just bored everyone into silence!


Judging by the overwhelming forum response Barry - perhaps it’s time you changed the working title to ‘Consulate to Empire’ :wink:
by Duke of Plaza-Toro
Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:57 pm
Forum: Napoleonic General Board
Topic: Republic to Empire fine Tuning
Replies: 41
Views: 27926

I’m not claiming to be an expert on the period (or a clever writer of rules), but in response to Barry’s questions perhaps I can kick some discussion off here regarding the ‘Republic’ period of RtoE? Modelling the character of the Old Régime armies like the Austrians and the Prussians for the period...
by Duke of Plaza-Toro
Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:48 am
Forum: Napoleonic General Board
Topic: Republic to Empire fine Tuning
Replies: 41
Views: 27926

Great to hear things are progressing well Barry. Really enjoyed looking at the pictures and reading the report, and I'm starting to get quite excited about these rules now. I would just concur with the previous poster who asked you if you'd got the "Republic" bit of the rules sorted out as well :win...
by Duke of Plaza-Toro
Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Conquistadors
Replies: 3
Views: 4219

I must straight away announce my 'conflict of interest' (as I work for Eureka) - but you might find these interesting -

http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath ... 93&sort=3a Conquistadores

http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath ... 35&sort=3a Aztecs
by Duke of Plaza-Toro
Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:40 pm
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: Battle of the Boyne Pics from Claymore.
Replies: 6
Views: 5722

Wonderful looking game!

Well done guys.
by Duke of Plaza-Toro
Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:11 pm
Forum: Napoleonic General Board
Topic: REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE -Your thoughts genuinely sought!
Replies: 37
Views: 27781

Great news to hear you're moving forward with this. Good luck guys! I don't mind modest handfuls of dice (6 - 8 - 10?) when deciding combats and the like, but it does get a bit tedious when you find yourself picking all the fives and sixes out of 20 - 30 dice. So no "bucket fulls" for me please. I'm...
by Duke of Plaza-Toro
Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:44 pm
Forum: Napoleonic General Board
Topic: Republic to Empire Information
Replies: 29
Views: 21079

Thanks for your help and suggestions B and C. After much musing I’ve decided to organise my Revolutionary period French infantry battalions on six bases of four figures each, with an extra seventh base of four grenadiers – but these were usually detached off in their own composite battalions. (And I...
by Duke of Plaza-Toro
Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:11 pm
Forum: Napoleonic General Board
Topic: Republic to Empire Information
Replies: 29
Views: 21079

And thank you for the most helpful response good sir! That’s excellent. I too am a bit ‘wargames table challenged’ (although mine will stretch to 7 x 5 feet) and like you I thought 24 figure units would be a good base line to work with considering the available room for manoeuvrer. Your last paragra...
by Duke of Plaza-Toro
Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:55 am
Forum: Napoleonic General Board
Topic: Republic to Empire Information
Replies: 29
Views: 21079

So gentlemen – on a related topic, how would you recommend I base figures so that ‘elite’ companies can be shown attached / detached? Specifically – I want to depict my pre-1802 French battalions for RtoE so that I can show them with grenadier companies sometimes attached to their fusiliers or somet...