Who actually uses brigade/battalion guns in their Horse & Musket games?
The idea goes back at least to Gustavus Adolphus in the TYW: light guns attached directly to infantry brigades for close support. They then keep appearing through the ECW, SYW and into the Napoleonic era with things like Austrian brigade guns and Russian attached artillery.
But on the tabletop, are they worth bothering with?
Do they add useful flavour and tactical choices or just extra clutter and bookkeeping?
I admit to using them because, as wargamers, we all know that "historically questionable" is no match for "looks splendid on the table."
How do your rules handle them?
-integral to infantry units?
-separate artillery stands?
-abstracted away entirely?
And historically, were they genuinely effective weapons—or more of a morale boost and status symbol?
