tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post2190624693490735251..comments2024-03-28T10:09:10.067+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: The latest drafts of Memoir of Battle (MOB) and Memoir of Modern Battle (MOMBAT) now available.Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-36679006761095586812012-01-16T18:47:08.522+00:002012-01-16T18:47:08.522+00:00Ross Mac,
I look forward to reading your play-tes...Ross Mac,<br /><br />I look forward to reading your play-test battle reports!<br /><br />What you say with regard to the ACW period makes a lot of sense, and I am sure that what you suggest will work.<br /><br />David Crook is modifying MOB for the Napoleonic period, and some of his ideas are similar to your own with regard to weapons effectiveness.<br /><br />The joy of MOB is that it can be modified without too many problems and without becoming more complex in the process.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-46239905526605879112012-01-16T16:37:32.644+00:002012-01-16T16:37:32.644+00:00These both look good. Hopefully I'll be able t...These both look good. Hopefully I'll be able toa arrange myself to test both over the next month. <br /><br />Since I am likely to try MOB with the ACW or earlier, I've been eyeing the infantry combat dice. There is not a lot of room to maneuver and have fire from muzzle loading rifles and smoothbore muskets be less effective than later weapons but still effective. <br />The increased density of formations in earlier years also has to be considered as a factor as it would have increased the relative effectiveness of these weapons. <br /><br />At the moment, I am thinking of treating muzzle loading rifles as Single Shot rifles and rating Smoothbore muskets at 3dice at 1 hex and 1 die at 2 hexes. <br /><br />In those situations where one side or some units are armed with breachloaders when the majority carry muzzle loaders, I will rate these as if magazine armed for that game. <br /><br /> -RossRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.com