I am going to release a set of scenarios for Brandywine and Germantown that are longer. I also want to modify Germantown A and B so that both of the underdog sides have a better chance at victory. The British in A must hope that their rearguard doesnt get clobbered in the early going as well as the Americans getting slaughtered in B as they come on in separated columns to a waiting British foe.
I also will add in scenarios that has the entire British army combined at Brandywine deployed for battle with the Americans holding the fords. A longer Monmouth will also be offered as well as several other versions of the battle.
Please feel free to contact me if you would like to play a free deployment game. I am also interested in putting together a points system where you would buy units and play in campaigns where your units would toil through to the end. Morale and weapon type will be the major point considerations. For instance:
10 men armed with musket and bayonet would cost 10 points. Remove the bayonet and you have 7 points. Make them militia and you have 5 points.
British regulars (Morale C - 60 man units) would cost 60 points. 40 British soldiers armed with bayonet (Morale B - up 10 percent - 4pts) (up 20 percent for rifles - 8 pts) - total is 52 points.
Here are some more samples:
British Regulars - 60 men - Morale A (up 20 percent or 12 points) - Rifles (up 20 percent or 12 points) = 83 points
American Militia - 60 men - Morale D (down 10 percent - 6) - no Bayonets (down 20 percent - 12) - Rifles (up 20 percent - 12) = 54.
So in comparing - 40 British Rifles Morale B armed with Rifles is about the same as 60 American militia. The militia do not have bayonets and suffer in that regard but they do have half again more men than the British unit has and will cause more losses in fire combat but will take more losses in melee.
Both units possess the same range so that balances.
Now using this system we can build in some campaigns. I think that some limitation on unit size should be used but if a player wants 100 man units then that is their call. Less units to hold the front but they pack a big whallop. (what was the name of that old Steve Jackson game that featured the BIG tank against the little ones?)
Maj. Bill Peters, Morgan's Rifles, American Army
Commander of French Dept.
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