New fire factor for BLB 2 : Flintlock
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:00 am
Hello every body
I have just got my BLB 2 set of rules. I compliment the Author and test players. It is very improved from the first edition which was already very good. It helps me to paint more figures. I hope to play my first game in 2012.
I have read a lot of french documents about this era here in France. Today I would like to submit an idea to your great spirits. It's about giving a +1 bonus to infantry firing with flintlocks wether they are all flontlocks or even when the unit firing have some pikes.
I think this should be considered since Jean de Borain who is a French historian who writed during the second half of the 18th century about the campaigns of the Maréchal de Luxembourg (the "Tapissier de Notre Dame") tells when he relate the battle of Steinkirque that the initial success of the allied troups was analysed by our (French) troops afterwards as being due to the fact that there was a lot of flintlock muskets in the Confederate army.
Flintlocks (especialy thoses of the Confederates : Lynn says the french firelock was a bit fragile due perhaps to a smaller bore. This can be the explanation why Fr leaders were not easily convinced to adopt it) permited a beter fire rate.
I would like to see what you think of this proposal.
Note that this would improve the Dragoon and grenadier fire also.
Kinds regards to all
Luxembourg
I have just got my BLB 2 set of rules. I compliment the Author and test players. It is very improved from the first edition which was already very good. It helps me to paint more figures. I hope to play my first game in 2012.
I have read a lot of french documents about this era here in France. Today I would like to submit an idea to your great spirits. It's about giving a +1 bonus to infantry firing with flintlocks wether they are all flontlocks or even when the unit firing have some pikes.
I think this should be considered since Jean de Borain who is a French historian who writed during the second half of the 18th century about the campaigns of the Maréchal de Luxembourg (the "Tapissier de Notre Dame") tells when he relate the battle of Steinkirque that the initial success of the allied troups was analysed by our (French) troops afterwards as being due to the fact that there was a lot of flintlock muskets in the Confederate army.
Flintlocks (especialy thoses of the Confederates : Lynn says the french firelock was a bit fragile due perhaps to a smaller bore. This can be the explanation why Fr leaders were not easily convinced to adopt it) permited a beter fire rate.
I would like to see what you think of this proposal.
Note that this would improve the Dragoon and grenadier fire also.
Kinds regards to all
Luxembourg