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1. Correus
   Member

   Hello again everyone -

   I have finally read through the rules and am re-reading now. I have so many questions I'm not really sure where to begin.

   I am in the process of building a Russian army for the Empire/Liberation period. One thing I noticed is that there are NO cavalry units allowed for an infantry division except as a reserve brigade.

   Along this line I also noted, in another topic, that Sam stated "A typical "army" for a small one-on-one pickup game is one Core List,plus one Support Brigade".

   Virtually all my games will be pick-up games and solo games so I figure what Sam said above will apply to me for the most part.

   However, if I follow what the AB rules state, as well as what Sam suggests, I will never seem to have Russian cavalry on the table.

   So, the first question is, why do all the other armies get to have cavalry in their Support Brigands, and some even in the Core List, yet the British and Russian Infantry corps do not?

   That being said, if I wanted to play a pick-up game, roughly based on Shevardino 1812, would I have to consider it a historical scenario and throw out the AB lists?

   The initial attack on Shevardino came from the south-west, where Polish cavalry encountered the Cossacks near Yelnia (per Alexander Mikaberidze).

   So, if I'm reading the rules correctly, the only way I would be allowed to have Russian cavalry deployed on the table from the beginning is to use historical scenarios or just ignore the AB list. Is this correct?

   Thanks,
   Larry

   Posted 2 years ago #

2. pgbldwn
   Member

   The AB lists are intended for "pickup" games. If you intend to do a historical scenario, throw out the lists and go with what was actually there.

   As support choice in AB can be either an Organic or a Reserve support - so the Russians and British can have cavalry, it just doesn't start on table.

   Both the Russians and the British did not (as a general rule) attach cavalry brigades to infantry divisions or to create all arms corps. That is why in AB they do not have Organic support. In 1813 the French in Germany were critically short of cavalry and so in AB it is available from Reserve to reflect that lack of immediate access.

   Posted 2 years ago #

3. Pickton
   Member

   For an evening game having all your cavalry in reserve can come down to them not getting involved before the battle is decided, hence, I Think, the 'no cavalry' comment.

   In battles both Russians and British had cavalry available from the start. take Waterloo as one instance. While there was a large HC reserve for the British, it was available to use during most of the battle and smaller contingents of cavalry acted in support roles, admittedly not as well as the french but that's another matter.

   Posted 2 years ago #

4. Sam Mustafa
   Le Grand Fromage

   [ In battles both Russians and British had cavalry available from the start. take Waterloo as one instance. While there was a large HC reserve for the British, it was available to use during most of the battle ]

   It still had to be sent wherever by a higher-ranking commander because it wasn't immediately under the command of whichever divisional or corps commander that we're talking about. That's what the "Reserve" concept in Lasalle represents: the cavalry >is< available, but will require an unknown amount of time to be directed to support whatever infantry division you happen to be commanding.

   If it's truly not available, then it won't appear as an option at all.

   Posted 2 years ago #

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