"DBR Lists" Topic
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| Father Grigori | 14 Jan 2017 5:47 p.m. PST |
Thinking about getting back into DBR after a long absence, in particular the 80 years War between Spain and Holland.
Looking at the Dutch Revolt list, it seems impossible to field ships before 1577. The naval elements (bar fireships) are crewed by Sh, but the only Sh available between 1568 and 1577 are landsknecht elements, which canot move away from their pikemen. And post 1577, taking naval means mucking up the Pk/Sh ratios of the foot regiments. A problem….In most other lists, there are crews available for any boats listed, but not for the Dutch. The Sea Beggars cannot exist for the the first half of the 1570's when they were most active. A lot of things in the DBR lists always made me think the lists had been produced a little too quickly, ad needed some refinement. Now that DBR has been republished, are there any plans to review and revise the lists and sort out any anomalies like the Dutch Sea Beggars? |
| Tony S | 14 Jan 2017 8:56 p.m. PST |
I was a bit disappointed too that Barker did not take the time and opportunity to even correct the typos in the lists when he allowed the compilation to be reprinted. Let alone some of chronology and logical errors like you have mentioned. As far as I can tell, it's just a straight reprint. |
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