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by davidsharpe
Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:59 pm
Forum: REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE
Topic: CLOSE COMBAT
Replies: 14
Views: 12367

Barry I dream about playing 25mm miniatures tactical napoleonics since the early 90 '. I have read many rules, none worth a replaying. But two things happend last year: first an associated project with a friend of mine great specialist of the Empire history, and posessing two napolonics 28mm painted...
by davidsharpe
Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:34 pm
Forum: REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE
Topic: CLOSE COMBAT
Replies: 14
Views: 12367

Barry About the Union brigade at waterloo. The three heavy dragoons had very few losses during their CC with the french infantry divisions (they had penetrated easily the inf formations, and the french infantrymen were hapless). But they pursue their charge, against the french great battery; then th...
by davidsharpe
Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:31 pm
Forum: REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE
Topic: CLOSE COMBAT
Replies: 14
Views: 12367

Barry About the Union brigade at waterloo. The three heavy dragoons had very few losses during their CC with the french infantry divisions (they had penetrate easily the inf formations, and the french infantrymen were hapless). But they pursue their charge, against the french great battery; then the...
by davidsharpe
Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:11 pm
Forum: REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE
Topic: CLOSE COMBAT
Replies: 14
Views: 12367

Barry

Hello Many interesting posts from all of you, i ll write more next days (i can t use my right arm during 3 or 4 days, so i can t write very long) First, reply to Barry, you wrote in "square" topic: "The 1st KGL Light Battalion rated Veteran-Elite withstood a simultaneous charge by two regiments of C...
by davidsharpe
Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:21 am
Forum: REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE
Topic: The BRITISH INFANTRY are under estimated
Replies: 11
Views: 10297

The BRITISH INFANTRY are under estimated

Hello Barry

I m surprised, a british napoleonic miniatures rule, under estimating British infantry !

And, apparently, no british gamer reacts !

A mystery.

D
by davidsharpe
Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:13 am
Forum: REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE
Topic: CLOSE COMBAT
Replies: 14
Views: 12367

CLOSE COMBAT reply to Groslau

Hello Groslau (we are french but i speak english for other forumers) We have a common friend. Yes, you are true, rules are very good but Close combat procedure looks like Alamo bloodbath or trench melee in 1915, too often. 1 if there is a second round, you often get a third one, consequences ? Both ...
by davidsharpe
Tue Mar 08, 2011 2:02 pm
Forum: REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE
Topic: CLOSE COMBAT
Replies: 14
Views: 12367

CLOSE COMBAT

Hello

My first time on this forum, i m playing RTE with a friend of mine since one year, and i think it is one of the most serious and historically flavered miniatures rules.

But, nobody is perfect, so doesn t RTE, and it is in the CLOSE COMBAT, that something should be done.

More later.

D