(In reference to Jean's comments) I had designed those rules to fit French (and equivalent) type howitzers, with other types falling into the medium and low angle fire capability. But--generally I agree with Jean except that: 1) Casualties are permissable from howitzer fire at short range only because there was always a good chance of a bad, miscut, or dud shell. And we must realize that in direct fire a howitzer should cause casualties even with a dud shell. 2) Penetration can be resolved by adding a plus 1 to each die for every two ranks of target. This is a logical solution as the bigger the target, the more likely you are to bit it. 3) I'll agree with Jean as to no bouncing of shells above 30 degrees. The reason for the long bounce was to average it out. However, this is an easily changed point. 4) The Russian unicorn is a "heavy" I believe. Actually, most should be basically the same as direct and low angle fire; with only the French 45 degree fire plate, the British special shrapnel shell pattern, and the unicorn shell being the exceptions. Information says the Westphalian battalions each had a battalion cannon in 1812 (probably 4 to 6 lbs.; with gunners from the regiment in artillery uniforms) as did the Regiment of the Confederation. The Swiss were also authorized to have a battalion gun each, but only the Neuchtal battalion (which had two 6lbs.) seemed to have them. Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 1 No. 20 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1977 by Emperor's Headquarters This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com