tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post5198416128529952260..comments2024-03-28T12:19:54.572+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: A few experiments with my Heroscape hexesRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-91195996392996832232017-08-02T07:11:42.511+01:002017-08-02T07:11:42.511+01:00Archduke Piccolo,
You make a lot of very interest...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />You make a lot of very interesting points, all of which have given me something to think about.<br /><br />At present (and I must stress that as nothing is set in stone as yet) my current draft PORTABLE NAPOLEONIC WARGAME rules use units that fit into a Hexon II hex. I think of the individual units as being brigades/regiments, with three or four infantry units plus some artillery and possible a unit of cavalry grouped together as equalling a division. It works … but I have yet to consider the ‘problem’ of – for example – using a divisional attack column. That would certainly occupy more than a single grid area.<br /><br />If I moved over to 4-inch/10cm squares rather than hexes, I could do as you have done, and would be able to fit three or four infantry units or two cavalry units into a grid area … but I still could not get a whole division into one.<br /><br />This is something that I will certainly have to give some more ‘think time’ to over the coming months … but my current main project is to re-write my SCW book so it will have to stay on the back burner for a few weeks first.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br /><br />PS. I've used the same words in my comment on your latest blog entry ... and I am looking forward to reading your Byzantine Army Lists for my PAW rules.Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-9367526111741297992017-08-02T00:18:49.533+01:002017-08-02T00:18:49.533+01:00One of the consequences of thinking about gridded ...One of the consequences of thinking about gridded war games ha been to consider how my Napoleonics might 'fit'. This hasn't gone any further than my brain so far, but might well see the light of day.<br /><br />Consider my standard 24-figure infantry Division. A Divisional column occupies a 9cm x 8cm 'footprint' - easily contained within a 4"x4" (10cmx10cm) square cell. But what of the same division, deployed in line, say, for defence? It might then occupy two, three or four 'cells'. That seems to me no bad thing. <br /><br />My cavalry units (Brigades) do present a small problem, as, arranged 3 ranks of 4 figures they occupy an 8cm x 12cm 'footprint'; 2 ranks of 6 figures, it is 12cm x 8cm. Were I to go down this track, the Cav Brigades would have to be reduced to 8 figures, OR I'd have to endure the overlap.<br /><br />Although the latter would not be wholly satisfactory, I think I'd rather have the overlap in depth, rather than width, and arrange my 12-figure cav units in 3 ranks of 4.<br /><br />I also think that in a system like this, the full Division and Brigade columns ought to maintain an 'all round' interval of 1 cell (orthogonally only on a square grid).<br /><br />I'm tempted to expand this as a posting on my own blog spot. Especially considering that I received my copy of 'Developing the Portable Wargame a couple of weeks back.<br /><br />(I might be forced, in a separate posting, to suggest 'Army Lists' for my 11th Century Byzantines, as well... :-D)Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-41843232563711753462017-07-30T14:01:29.279+01:002017-07-30T14:01:29.279+01:00Ross Mac,
I look forward to reading more about yo...Ross Mac,<br /><br />I look forward to reading more about your experiments.<br /><br />Luckily I have boxes full of Heroscape hexes, and I am looking at creating a permanent baseboard that I can lift on and off my wargame table.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-19413236158327278852017-07-30T11:46:40.791+01:002017-07-30T11:46:40.791+01:00Oddly enough, I have been experimenting with 2 hex...Oddly enough, I have been experimenting with 2 hex horse & musket infantry units. Its encouraging but I'm not yet sufficiently inspired to invest the time and/or money to hex my table again.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.com