Post by victor on Jan 20, 2020 10:13:56 GMT
Reading a recent thread here about Stephen O'Leary's "Renaissance DBA Revisited" article, it has made me think that DBA3 opens the door a little further for the 30YW and ECW periods, especially with double based elements. I've been out of fanaticus for a while, but thought I'd post some thoughts I had on how to convert DBA3. The main principle is that pike and shot are on the one element (assuming a scale of 1 figure = 250 soldiers). The main inspiration are the woodcuts of the period. This is how I think some aspects of it may work;
Troop types requiring no change:
Caracoling Reiters: 6Cv (good against foot)
Trotting Cuirassiers: 4Kn
Gallopers: 3Kn
Swedish Brigade: Double element of fast blades (high factor vs foot, but no distant shooting due to close range salvo use instead)
New Elements:
Dutch Battalions: Treat as spear that can shoot to 300paces, if they do not move more than 1BW. Drop the factors from +4/+4 to +3/+3.
Imperial Double Battalions: Treat as a double element of Dutch Battalions (8 figures) - so get +1 in close combat, but the adverse morale effect on a loss.
In terms of infantry, and a figure being 1=250, a dutch battalion is 1,000 men, a Swedish brigade 1,500 men (being 3 battalions of 500 men each), and an imperial double battalion 2,000 men which seems right for the scale.
Troop types still needed include horse with interleaved shot on the one element, standalone musket elements etc.
Any thoughts, suggestions? Just putting it out there.
Troop types requiring no change:
Caracoling Reiters: 6Cv (good against foot)
Trotting Cuirassiers: 4Kn
Gallopers: 3Kn
Swedish Brigade: Double element of fast blades (high factor vs foot, but no distant shooting due to close range salvo use instead)
New Elements:
Dutch Battalions: Treat as spear that can shoot to 300paces, if they do not move more than 1BW. Drop the factors from +4/+4 to +3/+3.
Imperial Double Battalions: Treat as a double element of Dutch Battalions (8 figures) - so get +1 in close combat, but the adverse morale effect on a loss.
In terms of infantry, and a figure being 1=250, a dutch battalion is 1,000 men, a Swedish brigade 1,500 men (being 3 battalions of 500 men each), and an imperial double battalion 2,000 men which seems right for the scale.
Troop types still needed include horse with interleaved shot on the one element, standalone musket elements etc.
Any thoughts, suggestions? Just putting it out there.
