"Johnny Reb II large regiments?" Topic
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Landorl | 15 Jul 2014 2:50 p.m. PST |
How do you do large regiments in Johnny Reb II? For instance there were some regiments in excess of 700 men at Shiloh, but that would equate to 7 figure stands at 1:20 ratio. Do you just break it into 2 regiments? |
doc mcb | 15 Jul 2014 4:18 p.m. PST |
I use 7 figures a stand. I even have some 8s. They tend to be green, and a big regiment routs as fast as smaller ones for everything except loss of a stand. |
Bernhard Rauch | 15 Jul 2014 6:13 p.m. PST |
Units that are that large tend to be too powerful within the JR2 system. Large militia units can run all over smaller veterans. I usually divide the regiment into two smaller units. |
doc mcb | 15 Jul 2014 8:01 p.m. PST |
That hasn't been my experience. The way to win JR s to make your opponent do morale tests. Once in 36 it will be a rout even if it is the Iron Brigade or Hood's Texans. A green unit is quite vulnerable in that respect, and a few long range artillery sections on Hold can create cascading morale checks and failures. But of course if you get into a head-to-head firefight with a big regiment it can hurt you. |
jdpintex | 15 Jul 2014 8:36 p.m. PST |
Same here as doc mcb. I have two union heavy artillery regiments with 8 figures per stand. Some 7- and 6- figure units also. I run them as green, they still tend to rout like all other green units. Great artillery targets or to charge, but murder if when they get into a fire fight. |
Landorl | 16 Jul 2014 1:24 p.m. PST |
Thanks, I think that I will go with the higher figure stands. |
cwbuff | 16 Jul 2014 2:22 p.m. PST |
May throw CRT results off but sometimes you have to handle or take on oversized units. Would not recommend it become habit forming. And would use them in an introductory scenario. |
cwbuff | 17 Jul 2014 5:43 a.m. PST |
Tried to change that to "not" in introductory scenario. Added one word and it took that. Probably my error. Sorry. |
Old Guy | 18 Jul 2014 3:53 a.m. PST |
I have regiments from 100 to 900 men, although most tend to fall inbetween. I use the large bases and have not had any problems in years of using the rules. Scenarios with large regiments like that tend to have some on both sides. And, as cwbuff says, sometimes you are not going to have equal fights, most times with me as I use historical OOB's. I do have one scenario on Harris' Farm which is terrific, it has huge Union regiments split into two battalions against smaller, elite, Rebels, great fight. |
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