Grand Battery: A Guide And Rules For Napoleonic Wargames
by Jonathan Sutherland /
2011 / English / EPUB
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How would you have fared as one Napoleon's marshals, or in command
of a division of redoutable British redcoats under Wellington?
Grand Battery offers you the chance to find out. This book includes
all the rules you need to play miniature wargames set in the
Napoleonic Wars, plus plenty of useful background information you
need to get started.The book provides a concise historical overview
of the events and battles of the period, and includes sections on
the weapons and tactics of the various armies. The buyer's guide
gives an up-to-date survey of the wealth of ranges of miniatures
available and advice on which are compatible with which.
Organizational tables give a breakdown of typical formations for
all the major combatants and most of the minor ones (any one for a
Wurttemburg infantry division?), allowing you to structure your
collection and also to organize hypothetical games quickly with
'off the peg' orders of battle. Three historical scenarios are also
included, each with their own specific orders of battle, maps,
objectives and victory conditions.The rules themselves, which
utilize an innovative card-driven turn sequence to simulate the
unpredictable ebb and flow of battle, are designed for playability,
while still giving 'realistic' results and rewarding sound tactics.
Though designed primarily for division level games with 25 or 15mm
figures, the command and control system takes account of corps or
even the largest army level games and they are easily adaptable to
any figure scale. Get ready to march to the sound of the
guns!REVIEWS "...outstanding...one of the most in depth and battle
chronology listings of the Napoleonic War s that I have ever
seen...jam packed with information...highly recommended"Mataka.Org
How would you have fared as one Napoleon's marshals, or in command
of a division of redoutable British redcoats under Wellington?
Grand Battery offers you the chance to find out. This book includes
all the rules you need to play miniature wargames set in the
Napoleonic Wars, plus plenty of useful background information you
need to get started.The book provides a concise historical overview
of the events and battles of the period, and includes sections on
the weapons and tactics of the various armies. The buyer's guide
gives an up-to-date survey of the wealth of ranges of miniatures
available and advice on which are compatible with which.
Organizational tables give a breakdown of typical formations for
all the major combatants and most of the minor ones (any one for a
Wurttemburg infantry division?), allowing you to structure your
collection and also to organize hypothetical games quickly with
'off the peg' orders of battle. Three historical scenarios are also
included, each with their own specific orders of battle, maps,
objectives and victory conditions.The rules themselves, which
utilize an innovative card-driven turn sequence to simulate the
unpredictable ebb and flow of battle, are designed for playability,
while still giving 'realistic' results and rewarding sound tactics.
Though designed primarily for division level games with 25 or 15mm
figures, the command and control system takes account of corps or
even the largest army level games and they are easily adaptable to
any figure scale. Get ready to march to the sound of the
guns!REVIEWS "...outstanding...one of the most in depth and battle
chronology listings of the Napoleonic War s that I have ever
seen...jam packed with information...highly recommended"Mataka.Org