Bring my Napoleonic units up in strength

sharnydubs · Post by **sharnydubs** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:19 am

I've decided to raise the strength of my current 24 man Napoleonic regiments up to 36 man. This will be some task. Why you may ask.
Well in part because I've noticed that they have more chance of standing and fighting (under Barry's rules) if they are larger units than if they are smaller.

First up are my Russian grenadier infantry units. That should take me until the end of 2009 at current rates of painting !

sharnydubs · Post by **sharnydubs** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:10 pm

Due to the vaguaries of Foundry's pack sizes I have now increased my Pavlov Grenadiers to 42 fgures. Slighty higher than the 36 figures I planned. So now the dilema is - do I increase to 48 figures ?

So my plans to increase all my napoleonic units to 36 figures are already shot to pieces, unlike my Russians who hold their ground in the face of all fire !

General Schnapps · Post by **General Schnapps** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:10 pm

48 man units

how the **** are my Prussians supposed to sweep to glory against that lot

they have enough trouble against 24!

Time to get some more Jaegers I think

and another Brigade and some bigger guns and more cavalry

oh and some new dice just to be on the safe side.
General Schnapps.

sharnydubs · Post by **sharnydubs** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:47 pm

I have to do something to deal with those Prussian Jaeger veteran/elite/guard/rifle armed skirmishers with their +4 die rolls !

thinredline · Post by **thinredline** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:24 pm

And the odd ditch , or two, to hide your Jaegers in General Schnapps

As for 48 man Russian regiments, the bigger the better - I have no doubts that they will look good, be hard nuts to crack, and add to the fun and mayhem amonst the Prussian Lines

Thinredline

Post by **barr7430** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:58 pm

Peter,

I hope I haven't put you to a lot of trouble

The spread of the Napoleonic virus is alarming...
Ne plus Ultra from Schnapps (when I saw him at Targe) seems to have gone by the boards already.... Nope, he said, no more Prussians....
hmmmmmmmmmmm

Seems like he is following the trend of the Prussian General Staff... you can never have too many Prussians in the field.

Hope Adrian doesn't develop further meglomania re: HIS Prussians (cos I will be the one to suffer)

sharnydubs · Post by **sharnydubs** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:56 pm

My noble Russians had another outing this weekend in a Sunday evening game with Kevin.

The scenario was quite simple. Three French battalions (actually French and Poles) and two regiments of Hussars out on the forage for some food for their colleagues on the retreat back from Moscow. They came upon a town defended by the St Petersburg militia , a 36 man regiment with half in muskets and the remainder in pikes. A combination of stout defense from the militia (helped by the +1 for pikes in melee modifier) and some rolling of ones at the wrong time by the French saw the militia hold their ground and see off two French battalions. By comparison the regular Russian infantry fighting in open ground were given short shrift by the remaining French battalion. A good open game with the Cossacks and French hussars dispatching each other in equal measures.