Hi all
How effective was the command structure in 1813 of Austrian/Russian combined armies? Was there one overall commander, and the allies would follow his orders, or was each countries army commanded individually?
I ask for Blucher - you get 1 command dice per 100 points in the army. Should I do 4 dice for all, or roll 2 dice for the Russians (ONLY), then 2 dice for the Austrians (ONLY)?
Schwarzenberg was nominally in overall command, but he was gifted with kings and emperors giving him advice.
Bit like the way Eisenhower was "in charge" of Monty and Patton.
Patton DEFINATELY knew who was in charge ... and didn't he just hate it!
Hah! Came here to make the Montgomery/ Patton analogy myself.
Great minds, fsn, great minds! :)
Fools rarely... :d
I'd split the command dice - especially if you have separate players for the Russians and Austrians.
For two players I would. You think this is reasonable for a single allied commander then?
If there is 1 commander it would work - but might just be a bit fiddly to track. Depends on your players.
It's down to which method I follow;
2 armies of 200 points each with 2d6 command points, or
1 army of 400 points with 4d6 command points.
It's not much in "fiddleliness", just want to be more 'historical'.