Rule 4 - Movement Flashcards
What is the basic principle around sequencing of movement
Each stand is moved individually. No other stand may be moved until the moving stand has finished its movement. (4.1 pg4)
Give movement rates for 1) manhandled guns 2) Slow infantry 3) Infantry and limbered foot artillery 4) Heavy cavalry and all cavalry with battalion guns 5) Medium and light cavalry, limbered horse artillery, and commanders.
1) 2 in 2) 12 3) 16 4) 20 5) 24 (4.1 pg4)
What are slow infantry
All pre-French revolution close order infantry, mounted on linear bases. Infantry of a Napoleonic army which is normally mounted on massed bases move at 16 inches rate, even when mounted on linear bases. Skirmish infantry always move at 16 inches (4.1 design notes, pg4)
Outline the basic rule around moving a stand and its facing.
A stand of infantry or cavalry must maintain its facing while moving, and move in the direction it is facing. It may oblique upto 45 degrees from directly ahead, so long as its facing is maintained. (4.2, pg4)
What is the rule on making a facing change - and for making additional facing changes.
An infantry or cavalry stand may make one free facing change at any time during its movement, changing its facing to any direction desired. An additional facing changes costs either half its total movement allowance, or a disorder result, at the owning player’s discretion. (4.2.1 pg4)
May a stand with no movement left make a facing change
Yes - by becoming disordered. However they may not take a disorder result to do so, if they are already disordered (4.2.1 pg4)
What are the facing change rules for poorly-trained or militia troops.
They do not receive a free facing change during movement. All facing changes cost either half their movement allowance, or a disorder result. Since militia are always disordered, they may never make a facing change except by paying half their movement. (4.22 pg4)
