tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post1337506966184115413..comments2023-12-19T03:34:19.540+10:30Comments on 15mm Madness: Musings on basing, troop scales, sabot bases and fog of war.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833908552095803861noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post-58008496643550193282012-03-26T14:04:58.844+10:302012-03-26T14:04:58.844+10:30Thanks Peter, I think the idea has some good possi...Thanks Peter, I think the idea has some good possibilities.<br /><br />The sabots described above offer good flexibility, and work well with French system forces. I am thinking that other doctrines could be served well by having different shaped sabots ... ie 120mm x 40mm for 1806 Prussians, would limit their freedom of movement by quite a bit.<br /><br />You could then say - look at the cost of changing formation for a given force. If the change of formation requires no change to the orientation of the sabot base, they can change formation during the move. If the change of formation requires a change in orientation of the sabot base .. that costs half a move. If the change of formation requires a change to a different sabot base althogether - that costs a whole move.<br /><br />So a French regiment in column of battalions by division could then easily change to battalions in line for example, since it is only shuffling positions on existing sabots. An early Prussian force on the other hand would have great difficulty in adjusting great long lines into other formations.<br /><br />As an advantage for the Prussians - having a smaller number of long thin sabots would mean they are actually easier to maintain order compared to the French for operating in linear formations.<br /><br />Some accidental but useful side effects that are worth exploring in a game.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10833908552095803861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post-30769381530252273822012-03-26T13:16:53.929+10:302012-03-26T13:16:53.929+10:30Organizing your armies is one of the things about ...Organizing your armies is one of the things about our hobby that is both fun and frustrating at times! I've gone back and forth a few times, and have settled on standard, generic organizations rather than trying to reproduce the minutiae of individual states/regiments/eras.<br /><br />I like the way your sabot bases work both the long and the short way - clever!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.com