Thanks! I wasn't sure if it was a bit naff, but glad you enjoyed it!

@@NapoleonicWargaming Definitely worth it for the little added immersion, especially on top of the cotton wool. Another cracking battle report, keep it up

@@SonOfSalop thank you bud!

Ah, missed that one! It's been a while, thank for the heads up, next time...urrrrrah!

Haha, great description! There's definitely something rather bizarre about it! Where are you located? Any gaming clubs nearby?

Not hugely, a couple of minor tweaks. Yeah, the points are in the supplements, there's a very rough guide in the A4 rulebook too

Ha, thanks! Yeah it was good, Dan played really well. I do love my French, they're more aggressive due to their high CR and special rules.

Mainly because I find it much clearer. Certainly its better if you use the names of the units, it sounds much cooler. Another main reason is because I can't remember what most of the units are 🤣

At our club we often have 6x4 boards so tend to play 400pts a side

They are from Vital Ground Scenics in Scotland

Black Powder by Warlord Games

It's a variety, I think it was $20 for 12 track or something like that. If you google 'battlefield sound effects' you'll get a few good options!

You’ll have to wait until Tim does a video on what/why for a full break down, but rest assured that I was also confused half the time as well and I knew about the changes 😂

@@dangregory4217 you have me intrigued now, lots of things had me confused which isn’t hard 😂

Black powder with some extra house rules thrown in, Tim should explain more about the changes in another video, think he mentioned a bit about it at the end.

That's a fair point! I didn't take tge jagers as I wanted to save a few points, but that was probably a false economy!

@@NapoleonicWargaming I see. ;) These 4 points difference (Musketeers 41pts vs Jaegers 45pts) is a small cost when you consider that: - Jaegers have no shooting penalties. Only grenadiers and musketeers receive penalties. - They can use the skirmish formation, which gives them better protection from fire and also allows them to enter difficult terrain. - Tough Fighters - Stamina: 4. This effectively cancels the British "First Fire" bonus. If the Brit misses (skirmish) in the next turn, the jaegers have an advantage over the British battalion. - Sharpshooter What's more, Jaegers can form a very effective assault column. They have a properly functioning "light infantry mixed formation" and "rifle mixed formation". "They're harder to hit than musketeers and grenadiers." They have the same protection bonus as French infantry, plus a natural bonus to morale rolls. - One dice of shooting... but with a range of 18 inches, and with a reroll. - Of course, they get +1 to orders, and in an assault this turns into +2. The Russian army had a very large number of jaegers regiments and this is also shown in the army list. Each musketeer brigade may have one regiment of jaegers (2 battalions). You can also have a brigade of jegers (max. 6 battalions), in which you can field a regiment of grenadiers. Also remember that Russian artillery gets +1 dice for long and close range shooting. You could probably build an army of shooting Russians that could provoke the British to move and attack. In such a situation, you wouldn't have to move your army too much, so it wouldn't be dispersed into tiny groups (which happened during the battle in the movie). An infantry brigade could look like this: 2 battalions of jegers at the head 1-2 musketeer battalions in the rear as support. Artillery battery. Maximum cost: 208pts. I'd be more worried about the British cavalry. I think that the only task of the Russian cavalry should be at most to stop the enemy cavalry in place. It's best to use the cheapest point cost so that you can invest more points in infantry or artillery.

@Vae Victis Miniature Painting haha, that's incredibly well thought through, and you've absolutely convinced me! I've currently only got 1 (large!) Battalion of jagers, so the next time I'm painting Russians, I'll give them black straps and get me some more! Thanks!

@@NapoleonicWargaming No problem. ;) There is a very good "Russian" player in my city, so I tried to analyze the abilities of his army and the possibilities of defeating it. I am also considering building such a Russian army. Preferably in uniforms from 1794 (Potemkin uniform). This player uses a lot of jaegers, including tiny units (which is probably against the rules... but they are very effective as distraction units with their firepower and survivability: 2pts stamina, +2 to avoid being hit by enemy fire).

@@NapoleonicWargaming P.S. In addition, you should remember about the characteristics of the British army. In the Black Powder: the British army was created to repel the charge of the French army. The main advantage of British infantry is not "First Fire" but above all Steady Line. That is, in fact, the possibility of launching a rifle salvo, causing some losses to an opponent (disorder) and attacking it in melee. I think that the Russian player should avoid melee for as long as possible ... or force the opponent to charn the Russian infantry block. The Russian infantry was essentially designed so that it could withstand the French infantry attack. If the British decides to charm, he will not be able to use "Steady Line". Of course, the British also has interesting units that are specialized in shooting. Sniper units equipped with rifles. An example of a British brigade, which would be the equivalent of the previously presented Russian Brigade (2 Musketeers' Battalions and 2 Jaegers battalions). British Brigade, 210 PTS 4 Infantry Battalions 1 artillery battery 1 tiny unit of snipers (riflemen). Theoretically, Rifle Company can conduct a pretty good fire that will soften the opponent's resistance. However, it is worth remembering again about the features of Jaegers - Rifle Mixed Formation. The Russian Jaegers line can move forward one base that will symbolize soldiers armed with rifles. This means that your battalion has one 18 -inch dice (with rerolls) and at the same time increased protection (the enemy has worse accuracy). In addition... +1PTS to Stamina. Russian Jaegers can effectively defend themselves against Rifle Company, and if they have a bit of luck, they will destroy the tiny unit of the opponent (only 1PTS stamina). In addition, British artillery (3 distices on medium range, -1 for accuracy) can cause problems. But for its elimination you can use Russian artillery, which has twice as much firepower to a long range. British Foot Artillery may not even reach this "medium range". I am still thinking about choosing an army (Swedish on British Rules, Russian or French) and that is why I have already tried to analyze various possibilities, advantages and pros. The battle from the film has a bit expanded my horizons in this area.