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Title: Casualties
Post by: Zippee on 11 September 2016, 07:54:48 PM
Any chance of casualty markers to go with the existing ranges?
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Leman on 11 September 2016, 08:29:08 PM
There are an awful lot knocking around  - C19th has French, Prussian, Austrian and generic (very useful for WWI Russkies). There are also generic dead horses somewhere - very useful for all sorts of cavalry casualties. Lot of C18th casualties in AWI range.
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Zippee on 12 September 2016, 11:32:41 AM
But how does that help with the OCD?
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: d_Guy on 12 September 2016, 03:22:13 PM
As has been said, it should be CDO  :)
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Zippee on 12 September 2016, 06:15:29 PM
How can you stand to type when the letters don't all end up in alphabetical order, neatly grouped by frequency*.

No good just doing the capital ones....ooh there's a thought do they get grouped entirely separately by frequency, or in front of their small case brethren one-by-one, how about bold, italics, aargh! My dilemma pills are required nurse!


*bet you're albums are a mess too!  8)
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: sultanbev on 11 September 2018, 03:53:10 PM
Bump.
Just a reminder for Leon about Napoleonic casualty figures. Basic infantry ones will do, plus a dying general in bicorne in heroic deathbed pose.....

Mark
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Leman on 11 September 2018, 07:29:38 PM
There are ACW ones as well.
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Leon on 03 January 2019, 05:31:01 PM
Just to update on this, we'll be getting casualties done in the next couple of months.
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: John Cook on 22 January 2019, 12:16:42 PM
Just curious but what do people need casualty markers for and how many casualties are they supposed to represent?
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: sultanbev on 22 January 2019, 12:25:41 PM
We use them to represent disordered units, it's better asthetically than using card/plastic markers with the word 'Disordered' written on it.

Mark
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Leman on 22 January 2019, 09:17:41 PM
Disorder markers in the ACW, unit integrity markers in FOB2, disorder markers in WWI - better than a chit for aesthetic reasons.
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 22 January 2019, 10:19:19 PM
Wound markers (half base) in MeG
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: John Cook on 23 January 2019, 01:24:28 AM
Quote from: sultanbev on 22 January 2019, 12:25:41 PM
We use them to represent disordered units, it's better asthetically than using card/plastic markers with the word 'Disordered' written on it.

Mark


Thanks for the explanation.  I don't used cards or markers so it never occurred to me.
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: FierceKitty on 23 January 2019, 06:29:10 AM
I use them to record how many units each side has lost; breaking morale is an effect of proportion as well as absolute numbers.
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: fsn on 23 January 2019, 07:52:49 AM
Silly question ... but do the casualties move with the units?
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Leman on 23 January 2019, 07:54:50 AM
In my case yes as they are an indicator of unit status.
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: fsn on 23 January 2019, 08:07:32 AM
Oh. OK.

I use a man with a flag.
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Zippee on 23 January 2019, 10:19:21 AM
Quote from: fsn on 23 January 2019, 07:52:49 AM
Silly question ... but do the casualties move with the units?

Depends:

if it's being used as a unit status marker [disorder/disruption/combat loss] then yes

if it's being used as a marker for the location of the action/wreckage/medical evac requirement then no [except that medical evac probably moves the casualty]

Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: fsn on 23 January 2019, 12:31:56 PM
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Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Matt J on 23 January 2019, 12:45:56 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Techno on 23 January 2019, 02:29:16 PM
Quote from: fsn on 23 January 2019, 08:07:32 AM
Oh. OK.

I use a man with a flag.

What ?

The one that walks in front of your car, to warn people that you're approaching ?

Cheers - Puzzled of Wales :P
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: fsn on 23 January 2019, 03:25:31 PM
No, one that stands behind with a smallish flag. TBH I can't remember the entire scheme bit it's something like:

Again, I think the idea came from someone on the forum.
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Leman on 23 January 2019, 03:59:45 PM
Nurse! the screens.
Title: Re: Casualties
Post by: Dr Dave on 23 January 2019, 07:37:49 PM
We use grey or black smoke in Black Powder games to represent disorder. Then the casualty marker for the number of hits, normally 1 to 3 - much nicer than a small die (no pun intended).