In order to use the new 1809 range and to be usable for a number of different rule sets I am pondering a basing approach for maximum flexibility (also posted on the Honour forum):
Infantry: 4 infantry 2x2 on 15mm x 15mm bases
Cavalry: 3 infantry 3x1 on 30mm x 20mm bases
Artillery: 1 gun and crew on 30mm x ? base
The bases would probably be thin 0.8mm ply on magnetic strip. I'd then have a number of thin steel sabot bases as movement trays for the infantry with 30mm and 45mm frontage and 15mm or 20mm depth.
Corps games: about 1:60 ratio
(a) French infantry and weaker Austrian battalions based in divisions on 3 x 30mm sabot (24 figures)
(b) Large Austrian infantry battalions based in divisions on 3 x 45mm sabot (36 figures)
(c) Cavalry based on 30mm bases/sabots, usually 3-4 per unit (9-12 figures)
(d) 6 gun batteries with a model on a 30mm sabot/base, 8 gun on a 45mm sabot
Brigade games: about 1:15 ratio
(a) French infantry and weaker Austrian battalions based by company on 6 x 30mm sabot (48 figures)
(b) Large Austrian infantry battalions based by company on 6 x 45mm sabot (72 figures)
(c) Cavalry based on 30mm sabots usually 3+ per squadron (9+ figures)
(d) One gun per 30mm base/sabot
Lasalle
All units based on 30mm bases/sabots but with 4 and 6 for normal and larger units (32/48 infantry and 12/18 cavalry).
Does this make sense? Has anyone else tried something like this. I've played around with some sample Magister Militum Russian infantry and Pendraken Chasseurs a Cheval (maybe Moscow range?) and it seems to work in principle, provided I can get the base components thin enough and the 1809 march attack figures are OK 4 to a 15mm x 15mm base.
Regards
Edward
Makes perfect sense to me. Sounds like a great system. I base both infantry and cavalry on 20mm x 20mm bases for horse and musket - but then I use my own rules. However, over the years I have found that it makes very little difference what base sizes you use, provided they are the same for both sides. It does make sense, though, to link a base size to a given unit - platoon, company, troop or whatever. :-bd
Ray