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1. marke
   Member

   I keep getting called to the madness which is a Spanish Napoleonic army, but have resisted the urges well so far. :)

   However, has anyone tried the Spanish in Lasalle and do they work (at some reasonable level)?

   Oh and yes, I know they are by far the weakest army builder force (likely including the Ottomans) but by hiding behind entrenchments and playing defensively can the survive against the Austrian/French and Russian power houses forces, or are they a great painting project but a near lost cause on the table?

   P.S. It seems the home advantage rule for fighting on the short edges is pretty stupid to do unless an opponent has no reserve brigades, or the terrain favors it for defense greatly. Allowing the powerful reserves (especially if Cavalry) on at the start of the game seems an issue but I understand the problems of getting them to be effective at all otherwise.

   Posted 5 months ago #

2. Sam Mustafa
   Le Grand Fromage

   They're quite formidable on defense, but frankly pretty hopeless on the attack.

   Posted 5 months ago #

3. Borodino
   Member

   A better Q would be "should they be effective in the game?"

   Posted 5 months ago #

4. vilcum
   Member

   For a player with no scruples they are a very sound ellection for a tourney indeed...

   You win if you draw (ALLWAYS , not only defending)
   You are entrenched (ALLWAYS , not only defending)
   You have home field advantage (ALLWAYS , not only defending)

   SO you select ATTACK , extra troops for you and less for the enemy, but sit on your side entrenched and wait for the bell to give you a draw => minor victory

   Horribly gamey, yes, effective, quite a bunch.

   On the other side playing historical scenarios (which -thanks god- it is what I do 90% of my playing time) I find them depicted very acurately with their unpredictable behaviour (That is if you are not an Oman "British won the war alone" believer and trust revised sources).

   Posted 5 months ago #

5. TodCreasey
   Member

   I found that in Lasalle a pile of lower quality troops is pretty good (I like Russian line and French Liberation armies for this reason) as it is a lot easier to get the 2 on 1 advantage in combats and one bad result doesn't end it for you.

   I don't have a full Spanish army yet as we are gearing up for Leipzig here but I think they are pretty playable.

   Posted 5 months ago #

6. Borodino
   Member

   We've had this one before - Spanish Attacking and claiming Entrenchments AND claiming the Draw/Win while not bothering to actually attack.

   If anybody tried to play it that way with me i'd just pack up and wait for the next game on the basis the guy was a knob and not worth wasting a couple of hours on.

   Posted 5 months ago #

7. Sam Mustafa
   Le Grand Fromage

   I think at some point we agreed on a logical house rule that stipulated that the Spaniards don't get entrenchments if they chose to attack. I never made it "official," though.

   Posted 5 months ago #

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