Oh come on! Edgehill 1642!

Whats a year between freinds.

A fail in the History exam.

Got a 2:1 for an essay in which I finished the 30 yrs war 10 years early - so you are wrong there !

Edgehill 1642, yes.
But isn't the point; Cromwell was late?

Quote from: Leman on 24 May 2021, 09:56:47 AM
Oh come on! Edgehill 1642!

Oops  back of the class again.
So he had 7 years for a meteoric rise not 6.

The other thing about the ACW is that you have balanced forces. Both sides can reasonably have say 8 regiments of infantry, 2 of cavalry and a couple of guns.

If you were doing the Zulu Wars, there is no equivalence. Is one company of redcoats the same value as an Impi?

Quote from: fsn on 24 May 2021, 11:38:22 AM
The other thing about the ACW is that you have balanced forces. Both sides can reasonably have say 8 regiments of infantry, 2 of cavalry and a couple of guns.

If you were doing the Zulu Wars, there is no equivalence. Is one company of redcoats the same value as an Impi?

Some enjoy that variety, you'll see it at its extreme in Ancients where so guy will pit his Burgundian Ordnance against Old Kingdom Egyptians etc.

Gamers differ, but I draw the line when it becomes a mismatch.
And I've played a couple of games which could easily be called "Asyrrians can't lose" as their bow spear shield, and heavy chariots ploughed through row after row of pointed stick armed Hebrews and Arabs.
It's also something that's deterred me from "Classic Victorian" Colonial.

Enough of my likes and dislikes - as you were chaps.

My Assyrians get a bloody nose from Scythians and Egyptians quite often.

I was thinking of newbies to the hobby.

Easier to get your head around "I have 8 regiments, you have 8 regiments" then "I have 3 regiments, 2 squadrons and a Nordenfelt; you have a lot of mostly naked men with short spears."

Quote from: FierceKitty on 24 May 2021, 02:02:39 PM
My Assyrians get a bloody nose from Scythians and Egyptians quite often.

But that's under your command Alexander, any good commander........

Lee leads them to defeat too!

 

Quote from: FierceKitty on 24 May 2021, 03:38:39 PMLee leads them to defeat too!

We refuse to believe this, given battle reports you post.

Quote from: FierceKitty on 24 May 2021, 02:02:39 PMMy Assyrians get a bloody nose from Scythians and Egyptians quite often.

That's because your playing Assyrians and Lee is the opposing general.