Latest draft of my simple Napoleonic wargame rules

I recently play-tested the latest version of my simple Napoleonic wargame rules. They are still very much a work in progress, but what follows is the latest draft.

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TURN SEQUENCE

• Both sides throw a D6 at the beginning of each turn. The side with the highest score moves first that turn.
• During its part of a turn a side activates each of its units in turn, starting on the left and moving to the right.
• Activated infantry can do one or more of the following: move, change formation, fire, or assault an enemy unit.
• Activated Rifles can do one or more of the following: move, change formation, fire, or assault an enemy unit.
• Activated cavalry can do one or more of the following: move, change formation, or assault an enemy unit.
• Activated artillery can move or fire.

MOVEMENT

• Infantry in column can move up to two hexes.
• Infantry in line can move one hex.
• Infantry in square cannot move.
• Rifles can move up to three hexes in any formation.
• Cavalry in column can move up to four hexes.
• Cavalry in line can move up to three hexes.
• Artillery can move one hex but cannot fire during the same turn.
• Generals can move up to three hexes.
• With the expectation of Rifles, units expend one hex of movement to change formation (i.e. from line to column, column to line, line or column to square, or square to column or line).

FIRING

• Infantry muskets have a maximum range of 3 hexes:
• If target is in adjacent hex, firing unit throws 6 x D6 if in line, 3 x D6 if in column or square.
• If target is two hexes away, firing unit throws 4 x D6 if in line, 2 x D6 if in column or square.
• If target is three hexes away, firing unit throws 2 x D6 if in line, 1 x D6 if in column or square.
• Rifles have a maximum range of 4 hexes, and each Rifleman throws 1 x D6 regardless of the range or the targets formation.
• Artillery has a maximum range of 6 hexes:
• If target is in adjacent hex, firing unit throws 8 x D6.
• If target is two hexes away, firing unit throws 6 x D6.
• If target is three or four hexes away, firing unit throws 4 x D6.
• If target is five or six hexes away, firing unit throws 2 x D6.
• If target is in column or square: 1 casualty caused by 4, 5, or 6.
• If target is in line or is artillery: 1 casualty caused by 5 or 6.
• Targets in cover reduce D6 scores by one.

ASSAULTS

• A unit assaulting another must do so by moving into an adjoining hex and still having at least one hex of unexpended movement left.
• Both sides throw D6s to resolve an Assault.
• Infantry throw 3 x D6.
• Rifles throw 1 x D6 per Rifleman.
• Cavalry throw 4 x D6.
• Artillery throw 2 x D6.
• Casualties as per firing.
• Both sides also total D6 scores; highest total wins the assault and pushed the opposing unit back one hex.

MORALE

• When a unit is reduced to 50% of its original strength (i.e. infantry have 3 casualties, cavalry have 2 casualties, and artillery has 1 casualty) it throws a D6.
• If the score is 3, 4, 5, or 6, the unit is unaffected but must take a further morale test when it suffers another casualty; if the score is 1 or 2, the unit must fall back one hex at once and must continue to retreat for the rest of the battle.

RALLYING RETREATING UNITS

• A general can attempt to rally a retreating unit by being in the same or an adjoining hex.
• The general throws a D6, and if the score is lower than the unit's current strength, the unit will rally and stop retreating.

DESTROYED UNITS

• Infantry units are destroyed when they have suffered 6 casualties.
• Rifle units are destroyed when they have suffered 4 casualties.
• Cavalry units are destroyed when they have suffered 4 casualties.
• Artillery units are destroyed when they have suffered 2 casualties.
• When a unit is destroyed it is immediately removed from the battlefield.