Austrians at Marengo 1800

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Duc d'Brisbane
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Austrians at Marengo 1800

Message par Duc d'Brisbane » dim. 15 mars 2020 03:45

Hi all,

Apologies for the English post, but this seems the right place to post.

I normally play using Revolution & Empire rules (aka. Empire VI) - which is great for smaller battles of a Division a side, and an afternoon to reach a conclusion. Its extremely detailed, but a bit slow to play sometimes :)

Battaile Empire is awesome - it allows larger battles to be played in a shorter timeframe, without sacrificing any realism at all. The mechanics may look simple at first glance, but its brilliantly mixed together to create a fast but deeply engaging game, that actually plays like a Napoleonic Battle.

Because of this, Battaile Empire already fits in perfectly with my existing figure collection, and the rules themselves use concepts that fit in perfectly with the other Napoleonic Rules that I choose to use.

Here are some of my circa-1800 Austrians getting setup for Battaile Empire.

All figures are 15mm - mixture of makers. (Lancashire Games, Warrior Miniatures, Alternative Armies, Old Glory)

Basing is all using 30mm squares, which are then mounted in movement trays to make up units of different sizes. 6 infantry / 2 cav / 1 gun + crew per 30mm base. (Actually, some artillery are 30mm front x 40mm deptth, which works fine as well)

Can play BA using standard unit sizes and 30mm UD ... or if I have time and space, use a 2inch UD, with 2 / 3 / 4 bases = P / M / G unit sizes with 12 / 18 / 24 figs of infantry. I think the aesthetic / mass effect is really important on the tabletop, so big units are good if you have the space.

When using the larger figure scale, it makes sense to play Skirmish Formation troops on the table to easily represent the FT ratings for each unit. They dont shoot during the game, but they do help denote which units have which FT rating. Works for me.

Likewise with Bn guns - can add a base with a small gun to denote that the unit has integral Battalion Guns. Looks great.

Using movement trays looks very pro, but more importantly, protects your figures, and really speeds up play because you dont have to spend ages each turn moving large formations.



On to the Austrians, will start with the Cavalry because ... Austria !

Squadrons of Hussars

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Lancers

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Dragoons - using 7YW figures and some artistic licence

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Kuirassiers

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Artillery Park (2 Batteries) - Warrior Miniatures make excellent guns in 15mm

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3 Large (Grande) Battalions from the same Regiment, with 3lb Bn Guns, and some detached Skirmishers (even though the unit is FT0, they are there for show of course)

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Battalions from the Green Regiment

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Battailons from the Red Regiment

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Grenadiers - small units, but Elite !

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Grenadiers with African Drummer :
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My favorite unit - the Austrian Pioneer Battalion, with Engineering Cart

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Also my favorite unit - the Hungarian Infantry Regiment

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Hungarian Brigade Commander with metal Cuirass
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with converged Grenadiers
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Some Austrian Reserve Artillery battery, who still havent been issued the latest equipment yet !

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Jagers !!

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and finally - The Genzers. I have used 7yw period uniforms and colours, as the Grenzers for the early Italy campaign, which seems reasonable to me. Note that for light troops, Im mounting 4 figures to a base + an FT base, to represent a mix of loose / close order.

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Thats about it for the Austrians. Thanks for reading to the end.

Next up - The French under Napoleon - Army of Italy - to fight the Austrians at Marengo.

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Message par fabrice le grognard » dim. 15 mars 2020 07:50

Wahou , superbe armée autrichienne ! :o :D
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Re: Austrians at Marengo 1800

Message par Gillou » dim. 15 mars 2020 10:58

Bel effet de masse en effet.

Et puis, on voit rarement des armées de cette période-là ... de l'anti-Waterloo pour changer ! :D

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Re: Austrians at Marengo 1800

Message par Netchaiev » dim. 15 mars 2020 11:55

Gorgeous
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Re: Austrians at Marengo 1800

Message par TONTON FLINGUEUR » dim. 15 mars 2020 14:26

Magnifique armée c'est superbe. ;)

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Re: Austrians at Marengo 1800

Message par jéjé » lun. 16 mars 2020 10:05

tres joli et tres original

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Re: Austrians at Marengo 1800

Message par denis » dim. 3 mai 2020 05:50

C'est clair, magnifique armée. On aurait presque envie de jouer autrichien 😄😄😄
Bravo pour le travail.
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Re: Austrians at Marengo 1800

Message par Duc d'Brisbane » lun. 4 mai 2020 07:06

Merci mes dés roulant mes amis

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