http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/ Carnage and Glory 2 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:49:00 GMT Peter Chadwick http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/643 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/643 Jim WSS I think a lot of this set-up comes from experience in using the rules.. I tend to omit battalion guns altogether, as I understand their use and Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:02:09 GMT jim_dunnam http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/642 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/642 I am looking for guidance regarding certain ratings. War of Spanish Succession - Which battalions other than English had "battalion guns"? - What to put for Tue, 27 May 2008 16:52:15 GMT Mark Sims http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/641 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/641 I thought it would be worthwhile making up a document that puts many of the rules questions into one place so I have uploaded a C&G errata file into the Fri, 23 May 2008 20:44:05 GMT nigelpmarsh http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/640 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/640 Guy, Thank you for your compliments regarding my programming skills. I have somewhat committed to writing a campaign system before I prepare any further Fri, 23 May 2008 13:35:34 GMT nigelpmarsh http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/639 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/639 John, The important thing to remember is that the system doesn't really care how the unit is represented on the table - it calculates the frontage of the unit, Fri, 23 May 2008 13:35:34 GMT nigelpmarsh http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/638 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/638 John, The important thing to remember is that the system doesn't really care how the unit is represented on the table - it calculates the frontage of the unit, Thu, 22 May 2008 23:06:28 GMT John B. Snead http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/637 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/637 Nigel: Having said the below, if you had a 8 stand (2"x2" 25mm)/4 squadron cavalry unit ~480 troopers) how would you most realistically show them in column? Thu, 22 May 2008 14:18:47 GMT Guy Fawcett http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/636 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/636 Hi Nigel In a previous post you had mentioned an interest in the ECW period is there a possibility of anything happening in that direction in the near future. Wed, 21 May 2008 19:51:20 GMT nigelpmarsh http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/635 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/635 David, A frontal attack by a cavalry unit had a very, very small chance of defeating a square. It would take enterprise and luck for the cavalry to be Wed, 21 May 2008 18:35:08 GMT bak5757 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/634 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/634 Nigel, ... breaking around a rock ... square, thus allowing a ... I guess that makes sense, but I would expect that if the front ranks of the column didn't Tue, 20 May 2008 21:27:52 GMT nigelpmarsh http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/633 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/633 David, When it comes to the cavalry column, imagine it similar to a wave breaking around a rock - no matter what, the cavalry will flow around the sides of the Mon, 19 May 2008 22:18:39 GMT bak5757 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/632 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/632 Nigel, Never fails that I learn something new about the rules...your approach makes sense, but let me see if I completely understand. You allow three sides of Sun, 18 May 2008 13:57:04 GMT nigelpmarsh http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/631 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/631 Sean, It's really a matter of personal preference - certainly, on occasion, Russian batteries would operate in two wings, each of six guns. But I'm not Sat, 17 May 2008 22:52:01 GMT seanblues87@... http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/630 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/630 Nigel, I noticed that in the Austerlitz OOB on the CG2 website, that you listed Russian 12 gun batteries as 2 separate units with 6 guns each. Is there a Fri, 16 May 2008 18:45:56 GMT nigelpmarsh http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/629 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/carnageandglory2/message/629 Don, The simple answer to your question is the correct input is #2, where the cavalry inputs 33% against each square and the line. The system doesn't want you