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Scenario |
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Recommended
standard |
Comments |
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Infantry
to Infantry |
20m |
No
standard- 15-20m? |
depends
on scenario-approx. 20m |
20m |
20m |
20m |
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Infantry
firing at Cavalry |
30m |
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20m |
30m |
30m |
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Artillery to Infantry |
25m |
at
least 30m |
100m |
50m |
30m |
40m
front |
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Artillery firing with Cavalry
in direct vicinity |
front
30m, side 3m |
50m
front & side |
front
100m, side 10m |
50m
front, 10m side |
30m |
front
50m, 5m side |
See diagram
below |
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Distance from public to gun |
10m,
double fencing |
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min.
10m |
10m,
double fencing, 3m between fencing |
The
cone measurement must be parallel to public |
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Friendly
infantry near gun firing |
level
with line of gun, 3m away |
level
with line of gun |
level
with line of gun, 10m away |
Level
but 10m away |
level
with line of gun |
level
with gun, 3m away from sides of battery or gun |
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Cavalry
vs. Infantry in square |
2m |
2m |
2m |
2m |
5m |
2m |
Infantry
should keep in formation when cavalry are close.
Cavalry must not break through formed infantry |
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Non
combatants on Battlefield |
No
rule |
1 person
behind unit |
prefer
civilian to stay behind battle line |
1 person
behind unit, most stay at edge |
no
unless prior arrangement |
stay
with unit |
Gaggles
of non combatants behind the line are dangerous
if force is outflanked, particularly by cavalry |
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Musket
position in relation to cavalry |
45
deg vertically |
generally
hold gun upright |
45 deg vertically |
45 deg vertically |
Stand
with musket at 60-70 deg angle from body |
45
deg vertically |
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Artillery
loaded Signal |
Ventsman
right arm raised |
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arm/sabre
held straight in air,gun captain or ventsman |
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Artillery
misfire signal |
ramrod
& worm crossed |
ramrod
& worm crossed |
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ramrod
& worm crossed |
ramrod
& worm crossed |
ramrod
& worm crossed over barrel |
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Infantry
man down |
order
arms |
officer
in front, sword held high in air with both hands |
officer
in front, sword held high in air with both hands |
officer
in front, sword held high in air with both hands |
officer
in front, sword held high in air with both hands |
weapon
held in air with both hands by nominated person |
Officer
or unit commander may be injured or may be
attending the incident/injury |
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Journalists/
Cameramen |
not
on field |
not
on field |
not
on field |
not
on field |
not
on field |
not
on field |
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Bayonet |
Mainly
for parade |
not
in battle, mainly parade |
Gun
to be raised 5-10m from enemy. Not to be used
in close quarters. |
Gun
to be raised to port 5-10m from enemy. |
Only
used for parade |
Must
be able to remove bayonet, not to be used in close
quarters. |
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Age
on battlefield |
14
to be on battlefield, 16 firing |
16yrs
firing |
16yrs
firing |
18
to buy gun, 21 to buy powder. Some younger persons
can be on field supervised |
16yrs
firing, 11yrs non combatant |
General
rule is 16 for firing, otherwise dependent
on law of country in which the event is taking
place |
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Hand
to Hand combat |
Not
allowed except with prior agreement of units
involved |
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Not
allowed except with prior agreement of units
involved |
Preplanned
scenarios are permitted and encouraged |