INTRODUCTION

For the South Mountain scenarios only, these scenario-specific rules should be read as addenda to the Fire and Fury (FnF) rule set as of the Great Eastern Battles Scenario Book (by Rich Hasenauer). In the case of a conflict, these scenario-specific rules govern. Mr. Hasenauer has not been consulted in connection with these battles.

GAME SCALE

See Order of Battle/Roster Sheets for how many stands of figures are needed.

• Casting scale = 15mm
• 1 linear inch = 60 yards
• Each contour level represents 200 ft elevation
• 1 stand = 200 men
• 1 battery = about 8 guns, battery frontage is one inch,
• Turn = 30 minutes
• Map size = 6'x 7'

CRESTLINES

Until a crest is reached, a unit is facing uphill terrain. Crests occur on levels 4, 5, 6 and 7. The front edge of a unit's stand determines whether the unit is on a crest. If the front edge is on the crestline the unit is on the crest, otherwise it is on the forward or reverse slope. Note that a crest is considered another level for LOS purposes (but not for movement purposes, i.e., a crest is not a contour line).

MANEUVER MODIFICATIONS

TERRAIN EFFECTS

1) To ascend a contour line costs 1/4 move for gentle & 1/2 move for rough (1/4 on rough descent), even on a road/trail. Apply the factor to the unit's movement allowance before applying any maneuver table penalties. A contour line is crossed when the front edge of a stand crosses it. A contour line is where the next elevation begins (except for crestlines). Each stand must pay the movement cost, e.g. if the brigade stand at the head of its brigade's march column ascended the contour in the previous movement phase, to bring the rest of the brigade onto the contour, the brigade should either deploy into line or each stand behind the command stand would pay the contour's movement cost to ascend.

2) Climbing uphill over a stone wall costs -1". This rule is easy to forget. Rebs, you've been warned. 8-)

3) Artillery can cross stone walls only at openings. There are lots of stone walls, and this rule is also easy to forget.

4) Union units receive no benefit from trails, except that US artillery can use a trail as an opening in a stone wall (the US unit does not receive any trail movement bonus, however). Also, the USA may use EastWest trails at the Gaps at the end of the game to determine line of communication for victory point terrain objectives.

5) CSA units may use trails as they would roads, i.e., road bonuses apply to trails for CSA units.

6) Orchard terrain is considered woods terrain.

(As you may have inferred from LOS rules, woods and orchard do not block LOS if the spotting unit is 2 or more levels higher.)

7) Woods terrain does not affect movement. The underlying terrain, i.e. rough or gentle, dictates movement cost.

REINFORCEMENTS

Reinforcements enter the map in march column as scheduled, without a maneuver roll. Visualize the incoming units as being lined up in march column off-map. For example, if there were 36" of reinforcements, the first 24" inches would enter the map in march column with the remaining 12" coming onto the map in the following turn. Reinforcements scheduled on that turn would line up behind the remaining 12" of units, unless the player elects to change formation and enter the map within six inches of the entry point. Once on the map, they must roll for movement as usual. Any part of a brigade on the map means that unit must roll to maneuver. USA reinforcements enter via the National Road on the eastern side of the map. CSA reinforcements enter via the western National Road. If the USA exits a unit from the western side of the map on the National Road, and can maintain a line of communication (defined in the victory point terrain objectives section) along the Road to the Eastern map edge, then the CSA cannot bring on any reinforcements until the US line of communication is interdicted.

INDEPENDENT UNITS

CSA Independent units may benefit from Longstreet's leadership. During the "Replace fallen leaders, attach and detach leaders," Independent units may attach to a Divisional leader or detach. Independent artillery units may unlimber without orders from a leader.

LINE OF SIGHT (LOS)

BLOCKING TERRAIN

Woods or orchard can block LOS if the target is one level above or below the firer. Woods or orchard adjacent to, i.e., within 4 inches, the lower of the two units will block. Woods or orchard in any other position will not block. If the firer is two or more levels above or below the target, woods and orchard never block. Intervening units never block LOS between a firer and target on different levels. LOS between units two or more levels above or below each other can be blocked only by intervening terrain of the same level as (or higher than) the firer. (South Mountain is steep.)

Example: A Union unit on the forward slope of level 5 due south of Mountain House at Turner's Gap would be unable to see a Reb unit more than 2" deep in the woods due north of Mountain House on level 4. However, LOS would not be blocked if the Union unit was more than one level higher (e.g., on the crestline of level 5 or higher further south of Mountain House) than the same Reb unit.

CRESTLINES

If units are 2" or closer to each other but separated by a crestline, LOS exists (see page 5 of the Eastern scenario booklet), and there is no uphill DRM for Musketry & Cannonade and charge combat.

UPHILL ARTILLERY GEOMETRY

Uphill artillery shot and shell fire requires a range of 6" for each contour (not including a crest). Canister range is unaffected. Follow this process to determine the necessary distance:

1) Determine the contour level of the target,

2) Determine the contour level of the firing unit,

3) Subtract the lower from the higher and multiply the difference by 6 inches.

Example: To shell level 4, a battery on level 1 must be a minimum of 18" away [(4-1)x6"].

MUSKETRY & CANNONADE