A modified version of ‘Battle Cry’

Having already word-processed my notes comparing the movement rates and combat resolution systems used in BATTLE CRY and MEMOIR ’44, it only took me a few minutes to set out some ideas for incorporation into a modified version of BATTLE CRY:

Units
Infantry

• Move two hexes or
• Move one hex and battle
• Range = 4 hexes; four battle dice are thrown: 4-3-2-1

Smooth-bore Artillery

• Move one hex or battle
• Range = 5 hexes; five battle dice are thrown: 5-4-3-2-1

Rifled Artillery

• Move one hex or battle
• Range = 6 hexes; three battle dice are thrown: 3-3-2-2-1-1

Cavalry

• Move three hexes and battle
• Range = 1 hex; three battle dice are thrown: 3

General

• Move three hexes
• Add one battle dice to Infantry and Cavalry units they are in the same hex with

Terrain
Wood or Forest hex

• Units must stop when they enter a wood or forest
• Units entering a wood or forest may not battle
• When battling a unit that is in a wood or forest, reduce the number of battle dice thrown by one
• Woods or forests block line of sight

Orchard or vineyard hex

• No movement restrictions
• No battle restrictions except that when battling a unit that is in an orchard or vineyard, reduce the number of battle dice thrown by one
• Orchards or vineyards do not block line of sight

Hill hex

• No movement restrictions
• When battling a unit that is on a hill, reduce the number of battle dice thrown by one except when a unit on a hill is battling a unit that is also on a hill; in this case the number of battle dice thrown is as per normal
• Artillery firing from a hill increases the range they can fire by one hex (5-4-3-2-1-1 for smooth-bore and 3-3-2-2-1-1-1 for rifled artillery)
• Hills block line of sight except when units on a hill are looking at units on other hill that are the same height

Built-up Area hex

• Units must stop when they enter a built-up area
• Units entering a built-up area may not battle
• When battling a unit that is in a built-up area, reduce the number of battle dice thrown by two
• Built-up areas block line of sight

River or Stream hex

• Units must stop when they enter a hex containing a river or stream
• Units may only cross rivers or streams in hexes that contain a bridge
• Rivers and streams do not block line of sight

Field hex

• No movement restrictions except that units in fields containing tall crops may only move one hex
• When battling a unit that is in a field containing tall crops, reduce the number of battle dice thrown by one
• A field of tall crops block line of sight

Rough terrain hex

• Only Infantry may enter rough terrain
• No battle restrictions
• Rough terrain does not block line of sight

Fence or Wire hex

• Units must stop when they enter a hex containing a fence or wire
• When battling a unit that is in a hex containing a fence, reduce the number of battle dice thrown by one
• When in a hex containing a fence or wire, Infantry either reduce the number of battle dice thrown by one when battling or do not battle and remove the fence or wire
• Fences or wire do not block line of sight

Fieldworks hex

• No movement restrictions for the fieldworks; other restrictions may apply
• When battling a unit that is in a fieldwork, reduce the number of battle dice thrown by two
• Units in fieldworks ignore the first ‘flag’ rolled against them
• Fieldworks do not block line of sight

Sand hex

• Units moving on sand may only move a maximum of two hexes
• No battle restrictions
• Sand does not block line of sight

Water hex

• Units moving on a water may only move a maximum of one hex if they are landing; units may not retreat into water
• Units on an water may not battle
• Water does not block line of sight

Now all I have to do is to play-test my ideas!