Help me decide - SYW

[toxicpixie]

Heh, I always try to be atmospheric - that's why I named my units and commanders d'Fayette Division will advance, Schuyler and Etiennes battalions to give fire, whilst Picardy and Lombardy close a la baionette!

Bit more of a scientific approach than my "feels about 15 mins" approach to turn length

On the platoon fire - our approach gives both otherwise equal infantry 4 dice on first turn of fire, then the platoon firers get four dice versus three on turn two, then both are at three dice. It's a minor thing, and I agree fire discipline probably broke down quicker than ten minutes, but it's less "blasty" than an extra dice on the first turn (I've found ).

[Chad]

I would suggest you find a copy of "The Military Experience in the Age of Reason" and read the section on The Firefight. It is very illuminating.

Chad

[mollinary]

I would suggest you find a copy of "The Military Experience in the Age of Reason" and read the section on The Firefight. It is very illuminating.

Chad

Good call, Chad!   Like all of Professor Duffy's work that I have read, it is well written and incredibly informative. 

Mollinary

[fsn]

We need a "like" button!

[toxicpixie]

I'd be happy to not give any advantage to platoon firing, but then I don't play armies generally considered to have made great play with it

[Shecky]

I have, "Military Experience in the Age of Reason", but I haven't read it in over 20 years. I'll have to take it off the shelf and give it another look.

Duffy and Savory got me into the period oh so many years ago. At one time I had a signed copy of "His Britannic Majesty's Army...", hard back, with dust jacket and a letter from savory indicating why he wrote the book.