"Austrian Avante Garde" Topic
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| Trajanus | 05 Jul 2014 5:26 a.m. PST |
Did these Divisions have a specific purpose, or were they just used as the strategic insinuation required? |
| heavyhorse | 05 Jul 2014 2:07 p.m. PST |
from what I have read they were in theory to clear the path for the corps behind them and block any threats till the corps could deploy. that is why the combined arms of light cav artillery and light infantry..not a strong attack force but a spear tip to blunt attacks and seize favorable terrain…as I said it was in theory and completely dependent on the tactical sense and flexibility of the corps commander |
| EMPEROR TOAD | 05 Jul 2014 2:31 p.m. PST |
Great formation to field, light inf, jagers, uhlans, hussars etc |
| Trajanus | 06 Jul 2014 1:24 p.m. PST |
Well that's what I thought but why did their size and composition vary so much? |
| Bandit | 06 Jul 2014 1:47 p.m. PST |
Trajanus, Well that's what I thought but why did their size and composition vary so much? We do what we can with the tools we have. -Lincoln Cheers, The Bandit |
| 138SquadronRAF | 07 Jul 2014 9:26 p.m. PST |
We used them under the 'Napoleonic Command' rules and the are quiet effective. |
| matthewgreen | 08 Jul 2014 10:26 a.m. PST |
Quite apart from the interesting variety of troops, these divisions often had the ablest and boldest leaders – s it's quite valid to give their leaders better than they usual Austrian half-dead that some rule systems like to give them… |
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