TURN ORDER (Confederate goes through sequence first, then the Union side) Command—all troops must be within Leader Radius to move full, otherwise 1/2 move Move—including changing formation; units with Morale Markers (MM) may either 1) not move except to turn around 180 degrees, or 2) make a Rout move of up to 12"(foot/artillery) or 24"(cavalry) directly away from the nearest enemy and facing away from the enemy Rally—remove Morale Markers from 1st player's units that did not move except to change facing Defensive Fire (2nd player)—fire with all eligible units Offensive Fire (1st player)—fire with all eligible units Melee—any enemy units touching now fight MOVEMENT OPEN ROUGH ROUT CHANGE FORMATION Foot-line formation 6" half speed 12" half movement Foot-column formation 10" half speed 12" half movement Cavalry-line formation 10" half speed 24" half movement (1/4 move to mount/dismount) Cavalry-column formation 18" half speed 24" half movement (1/4 move to mount/dismount) Artillery—limbered 10" quarter speed 12" half movement Artillery—unlimbered 0" -- limbers half movement Leaders 24" half speed -- -- "Foot" includes dismounted cavalry for movement To move into contact with an enemy, you must roll your charge # or higher below. If a unit fails to charge, move 1/2 the distance to the enemy and take a MM. If successful, the charged unit must roll to see if they stand to receive the charge or run away. If it fails, it retreats 2D6" (3D6" for mtd cav) directly away from the enemy, then takes a MM. FIRE (roll 2 six-sided dice) 2" 6" 15" 30" Foot 4+ 8+ no fire no fire Dismounted cavalry 3+ 7+ no fire no fire Artillery 2+ 4+ 9+ 11+ Die Roll Modifiers -1 target in cover -1 target is artillery -1 target is dismounted cavalry -1 firing unit has MM +1 Union firing +1 target is foot column +2 target is mounted cavalry +2 firing unit is in line formation Any hit unit loses one stand & gets a MM. If the modified firing roll is 8 or more higher than required to hit, the target unit loses 2 stands and gets a MM MM are not cumulative—you can only have one per unit Mounted cavalry can't fire. You can't shoot through friendly troops. If you can't see it you can't shoot it. MELEE (both sides roll 2 six-sided dice) Add the number of stands fighting Difference Result Win / Lose 0 1# / 1# 1-2 1 / 1# 3-5 1 / 2# 6-8 1 / 3# 9+ 0 / 3# Add +2 if mounted cavalry attacking +2 if defending a wall or stream +2 if infantry in column +leader bonus if attached +1 if uphill of enemy +1 if Confederates attacking -2 if unit has Morale Marker -Double the number of attacking stands if you hit enemy flank or rear (must start behind flank or rear to qualify) # --unit moves 2D6" (3D6" cav) directly away from the enemy, then takes a MM. MORALE Charge or Receive Charge USA/CSA 8+/7+ (Attached leaders add bonus, MM adds –1) Any unit reduced to less than 1/2 of its original stands is removed from the game. If any leader is attached to a unit that loses a stand, roll one die: 5-6 that leader is killed or captured LEADERS Union +1 bonus 5" Leader radius Confederate +2 bonus 6" Leader radius You may want to give specific ratings to historical figures; i.e. +3 & 7" to Longstreet, +0 & 4" to Sickles If a leader becomes a casualty he is not replaced, and all his units move 1/2 rate for the rest of the battle Back to MWAN #101 Table of Contents Back to MWAN List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1999 Hal Thinglum This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com