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Jan 21 07 1:04 AM

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A quick question on these rules before deciding to buy...

I currently use Johnny Reb 3, where each unit is represented by 4 bases. So a unit with 12 figures, would have 4 bases each of 3 figures. A unit of 8 figures, would have 2 figures per base.

What are the basing conventions for GatG and what are the typical unit sizes? I have units ranging in size from 8 figures to 20 figures and use 40mm figures. Is this going to work with these rules?

Any assistance appreciated.

Murray
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Jan 21 07 11:55 AM

Actually the basing for JRIII can be more complicated than Povsho says for regiments with "odd" numbers. So for a 360 man regiment the basing would be 12 figures on four stands of three (with a 20mm (ish) frontage for 15mm troops.

But a 420 man regiment would be based on two stands of three and two stands of four (the four man stand being about 25mm in 15mm). So regiments can (theoretically) vary from four figures (on stands about 10mm wide) upto the 26th NC at Gettysburg with 840 men or 24 figures. The Artillery regiments later in the war are usually split into battalions.

Artillery is based for one model equals one battery - a four gun battery having a 25mm frontage and a six gun battery having something a bit bigger (although I "cheat" and use 30x40mm stands for 4 guns and 40x40mm for 6 - those DBA bases are useful for somethings!).

I am interested to see the basing conventions as well but the idea of adding yet more 15mm ACW figures to rebuild my regiments to GatG specs would give my wife palpitations!

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Jan 21 07 10:26 PM

Gents,
Guns At Gettysburg uses a 1:20 figure sacle, which puts in line with JR II. Whilst the rules do give base sizes, these are advisory and not really necessary. Provided both side are based in a similar fashion anything will suffice. The game relies on the number of figures in the unit to calculate firing, morale etc.
As JR III uses a 1:30 figure scale you can either use all your units as they are and assume a "campaign strength" or perhaps drop one or two command bases and merge regiments to bring them up to the strength required.
I would point out that 8 figure units will not last very long, but they didn't in JR III either!
Artillery is one model for two actual guns. As I recall JR III uses the number of figures on the artillery base to denote the number of sections. It's your call on whether or not you merge batteries to make up GAG units.

Regards

BR

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