tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845445937219070849.post4959133634298517845..comments2024-03-23T18:33:16.232+11:00Comments on Sparker's Wargaming Blog: Lasalle: Practice game on Waterloo ridgeSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07008013944950635778noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845445937219070849.post-40219560547280192352022-08-10T09:55:38.011+10:002022-08-10T09:55:38.011+10:00Indeed Norm. Lasalle relies upon firing by base to...Indeed Norm. Lasalle relies upon firing by base to streamline things and differentiate unit capabilities as part of its overall elegance and streamlining. For example a base is normally only fires at units directly to its front, so there is no faffing around with angles etc, its only if there is no target to your front that you can engage up to 45d either side. Similarly, to reflect units with particular musketry (or rifle skills) those units get to roll 2 dice for the 2 flanking bases, as opposed to 1 d6 per flanking base for standard trained units...Sparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008013944950635778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845445937219070849.post-42590196117333257182022-08-10T00:28:37.625+10:002022-08-10T00:28:37.625+10:00Very interesting difference between a UNIT (i.e. a...Very interesting difference between a UNIT (i.e. all 4 bases) being able to fire at 45 degrees and just individual BASES being able to engage within 45 degrees, I will have to check some of my rulebooks to make sure which of those the designer is relying upon. Black Powder uses front quarter, but then refines that to ‘clear target’ i.e. is the target fully in the front quarter, if not there is a modifier (as you know).Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845445937219070849.post-19313757350598632042022-08-09T16:29:13.587+10:002022-08-09T16:29:13.587+10:00Thanks so much Steve!Thanks so much Steve!Sparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008013944950635778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845445937219070849.post-38458920320118002382022-08-09T16:28:59.279+10:002022-08-09T16:28:59.279+10:00Thanks Norm. Yes a infantry unit, normally consist...Thanks Norm. Yes a infantry unit, normally consisting of 4 bases, can each fire out to 45 degrees. So the adjacent Bn was firing on the French with 2 bases, which for the British with their musketry advantage, was 4 extra dice, hitting on 4s. Interestingly, one of the aspects I had to check, once the first British bn was gone, was whether the unit to its side and rear could then charge the victorious French? The answer is no, a charging unit must be able to see the unit it wishes to charge, and LOS is calculated from the centre of the line, so it couldn't see past the Bn in front of it...Sparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008013944950635778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845445937219070849.post-55203610339635234892022-08-09T15:40:38.394+10:002022-08-09T15:40:38.394+10:00Nice looking game there:).Nice looking game there:).Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845445937219070849.post-84362536990143994902022-08-09T15:02:25.054+10:002022-08-09T15:02:25.054+10:00A nice action to entertain. In Lasalle, do the Bri...A nice action to entertain. In Lasalle, do the British regiments on either side of the impact point contribute to the defence …. for example by either by firing out at 45 degrees or adding support in the close combat?Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.com