Bill Cann shared some information with me during playtesting that is a factual account of the Russian artillery supply issues for the Winter campaign specifically on the Battle of Eylau. Seems that during the battle the Russians were low on artillery ammunition and steadily withdrew their batteries north to Konigsberg.
In my first full battle game of Eylau my Russians started with 2000 rounds of ammunition but with all of the firing they were running out of artillery ammunition by the halfway point. I upgraded their ammunition allotment to 3000 rounds of artillery ammunition and while this may solve the "game problem" it is probably not accurate.
With this information in mind for those of you that play the Battle of Eylau in the CEF product and note that the Russians do not have enough ammunition to fire their guns all game just remember that the Russians were relying on the Prussians for depot needs. Their original reason for marching west at all was to honor their alliance. With Prussia knocked out in the 1806 campaign they were left with insufficient supplies.
As you play the Battle of Eylau it would be a good idea to keep some batteries in reserve and not on the line where the AI directed defensive fire can consume ammunition. Like the Russians in 1807 you will want to pull about 1/4 of your artillery back to the rear during the game.
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Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Prinz Peters von Dennewitz
3. Husaren-Regiment, Reserve-Kavallerie, Preußischen Armee-Korps
Honarary CO of Garde-Ulanen Regiment, Garde-Grenadier Kavallerie
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