Hi All, lets keep the ball rolling on this one
Played UTLB have really enjoyed them, and think with some tinkering will be prove to be a good adaption for ECW- really like the idea of only being able to charge disorderd foot
here is a cut and paste from the LOA forum were Barry discussed using UTLB for ECW
The TYW/ECW might stretch the rules a bit but off the top of my head the cavalry stuff would work fine. The infantry firing would work fine,
The close combat would be the area of 'thought'
Battalions should be allowed to charge ANY other FOOT irregardless of command state of the target unit.
Combat modifiers could be worked out thus:
1. Number of stands (as per current rules)
PLUS
A variable modifier for charging depending on the proportion of PIKE to SHOT
ie:
CHARGE BONUS
All musket +2
1: 3 Pike to musket +3
1: 2 Pike to musket +4
1:1 Pike to musket +5
PIKE BONUS ONLY APPLICABLE IF UNIT IS NOT DISORDERED.
In defence if NOT SHAKEN or DISORDERED:
Formed pikes allow a saving throw against each KILL.
A ecw supplement would be a cracking project for the LOA I think
cheers
Chas