Rebels & Redcoats: Volume I
Rebels & Redcoats: Volume I Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Sequence of Play
- 3.0 Reinforcements
- 4.0 Movement
- 5.0 Zones of Control
- 6.0 Stacking
- 7.0 Artillery and Bombardment
- 8.0 Assault
- 9.0 Unit Disruption, Morale and Rally
- 10.0 Lines of Communication (LoC)
- 11.0 Leaders and Command
- 12.0 Light Infantry and Dragoons
- 13.0 Disintegration
- 14.0 Victory Conditions
1.0 Introduction
1.1 The game system
Rebels & Redcoats is a simulation system of many battles from the American Revolution. Each player commands either the British or American forces in each of the battles. The game includes the following battles: Bunker Hill, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Camden, Cowpens, Guilford Court House, Hobkirk's Hill, Eutaw Springs, Bennington, Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights.
1.2 Game Components
Each game of Rebels & Redcoats has:
- Two mapsheets depicting one of two sets of battlefields. Volume One includes Brandywine, Bunker Hill, Germantown, and Monmouth. Volume Two includes Saratoga (which encompasses the battlefields of Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights), Bennington, Camden, Cowpens, Guilford Court House, Hobkirk's Hill and Eutaw Springs. Turn Record Tracks are placed near each battlefield for use during the battle.
- Volume Three includes the battles of New York: Brooklyn, Harlem Heights, White Plains; battles of New Jersey: Trenton and Princeton. Also included are two bonus scenarios for Stony Point and King's Mountain. The game includes 560 counters depicting the formations that fought in the battles as well as markers for game play.
- This rules booklet.
- One Player Aid Card (PAC). The second PAC includes the Disintegration Tracks and quick reference notes.
- One 10-sided die.
- One Registration Card (which should be sent to Decision Games within a few weeks of purchase in order for you to receive any offical errata and new information regarding Rebels & Redcoats).
If any of these components are missing or damaged, write to Decision Games for replacement: Decision Games, PO Box 21598, Bakersfield, CA 93390. Living rules are maintained at www.decisiongames.com.
1.21 The rules include two major sections: Standard Rules and Exclusive Rules.
1.22 The maps show the areas where the actual battles took place. A hexagonal grid has been superimposed on it in order to regulate the placement and movement of units. Those hexagons are referred to as "hexes."
1.23 There are several sets of counters supplied with the game, each representing one of the armies in the original battle. Those counters are identified as "units." Additionally, there are markers used for various game functions. Infantry, Dragoons and Artillery are considered COMBAT UNITS for game purposes. Leaders are NOT considered combat units. Most combat units have two sides. The front side shows the unit in its "Good Order" state. The reverse is used to show the unit in its "Disrupted state." A player may examine enemy stacks freely.
Each unit has the following numerical items on it:
- Combat Strength. The attack and defensive strength of a unit used in assault.
- Movement Allowance. The basic number of movement points a unit may move each turn.
- Morale Rating. A quantification of the unit's discipline and training or the motivation a particular leader and his staff provided.
- Leaders have a Command Rating and Range, representing the ability of the leader and his staff to coordinate subordinate units.
- Artillery units have a parenthesized Bombardment Strength, Movement Allowance, Morale Rating, and Range.
Unit size is generally regiments for the American forces and battalions for the British. In several of the games, units have been grouped together to form ad hoc units. That was done for reasons of playability and to include units that had fewer than 75 men.
Counters have the combat strength and movement allowance in either blue for the Americans or red for the British forces. When punching out the counters, players are urged to place them in the bags provided along the lines of either a complete smaller scenario in one or two bags, one for each side, for the larger scenarios. If counters become mixed, they can be sorted using the scenario instructions and map set-ups.
Game Markers. Game markers are used to indicate various game functions. They include:
- Game Turn Marker: Used to indicate the current turn.
- Disintegration Track Markers: Used to indicate the current level of morale. Note the backs of the "x1" markers are marked "x1+.5" to denote 1/2 points.
- OOC Markers: Used to indicate units are Out Of Command.
- Force Markers: Used to replace stacks of units on the board for ease of play.
1.3 How to Set Up the Game
Players select which scenario they will play. Each player selects one side to command and places units according to the scenario instructions. The game continues until one side wins or the scenario ends.
1.4 Game Scale
Each hex represents 200-300 meters across. Each game turn equals 30 minutes. Each strength point represents 50-100 men or 1-2 guns.
2.0 Sequence of Play
The game is played in game turns. Each game turn is divided into two player turns, which are then divided into segments. The "First Player" is specified in the exclusive rules.
Sequence of Play
- First Player Turn
- (1) Command Segment: the first player determines which of his units are "Out of Command" and marks those units with OOC markers (see 11.32).
- (2) Bombardment Segment: the first player attacks with his artillery units (see 7.0).
- (3) Reinforcement Segment: the first player introduces new forces onto the map (see 3.0).
- (4) Movement Segment: the first player moves his units (see 4.0).
- (5) Assault Segment: the first player attacks with his infantry and dragoon units (see 8.0).
- (6) Rally Segment: the first player attempts to rally his disrupted units (see 9.3).
- Second Player Turn: The second player repeats the steps listed under the First Player Turn.
- End of Turn: In some scenarios, points are added or subtracted to one or both sides' disintegration level at this time. Then advance the turn marker to the next game turn box. At the end of the final turn, check the victory conditions to determine the victory levels of each player.
3.0 Reinforcements
Reinforcements are units that are not part of a player's initial setup, but appear at later times during the course of a game. Scheduled reinforcements arrive on set turns, as indicated in the scenarios.
3.1 Entering the Map
3.11 Reinforcements appear adjacent to the map hex designated as entry. They must pay the movement cost for entering that hex. Units may enter via force march (see 4.3).
3.12 Reinforcements must attempt to appear on the turn designated. If all reinforcing units cannot enter the map and complete their movement without violating stacking limits, then the excess units attempt to enter play during the next friendly Reinforcement Segment at the same entry hex, or in any available map edge hex within four hexes of the entry hex.
4.0 Movement
4.1 Units expend movement points from their movement allowance to move from hex to hex. Each clear terrain hex entered costs one movement point (MP). Other types of terrain cost a greater number of MPs (see below). A unit's movement is final: once a player has moved a unit, he may not retrace its movement that turn.
4.11 A unit may not spend more MPs than its printed movement allowance (exception, see 4.3 force march). However, a unit may always move one hex per turn, regardless of terrain or its movement allowance, except that a unit may not enter prohibited terrain. Units attempting to leave an enemy zone of control by means of movement must disengage (see 4.4).
4.2 Terrain Effects on Movement
(See the Terrain Effects Chart (TEC) on the Player Aid Cards).
4.21 Certain hexes contain terrain that costs more or less than one MP when entering the hex. In addition, certain types of terrain are prohibited to units. See the TEC for details.
4.22 Hexsides. Certain terrain features are represented along a hexside rather than within the hex itself. These include streams and slopes. Movement is affected only when moving ACROSS the hexside, not in the hexes on either side. For example, the extra movement cost to move up a slope hexside applies only when moving across a slope hexside going from lower elevation to higher.
4.23 Rivers. A unit may only cross river hexes at bridges or fords by paying the appropriate costs for entering those hexes.
4.3 Force March
4.31 Infantry and artillery units may increase their movement allowances to six, and dragoons may increase their movement allowance to nine, by using force march. Force marching units pay the normal cost of terrain. Units that begin the Movement Segment adjacent to enemy units may not force march. Force marching units may NEVER enter a hex adjacent to an enemy unit during a force march.
4.32 After completing their force march movement, each unit checks for disruption. On a 1-7, the unit remains in good order. On an 8-10, the unit is disrupted. Force marching units that disrupt remain in the hex in which they finished their movement in. Units stacked with any leader may subtract one from the die roll. Also, light infantry (those with circled movement allowances), dragoon, and artillery units subtract one from the die roll.
4.4 Disengagement
Units may exit enemy zones of control (see section 5.0) under certain conditions. Disengagement is performed in the friendly Movement Segment. A unit may make only one disengagement attempt per friendly Movement Segment.
4.41 The unit makes a morale check (see 9.21) with a plus three (+3) disengagement modifier. If it succeeds, it may move normally. If it fails, and the modified die roll is not more than three (3) greater than the unit's modified morale, it may not move. If the modified die roll is four or more greater than the unit's modified morale, it disrupts and retreats per the retreat after combat instructions (see 8.51).
4.42 A stack of units may roll for disengagement by designating any one infantry or dragoon unit in the stack as the rearguard and rolling for that unit alone; the remaining units may leave the enemy ZOC without rolling for disengagement.
Example: a unit with a Morale of "5." A roll of up to "2" plus the "+3" disengagement modifier for a total of up to "5," means the unit may disengage. A roll of "3-5" plus the "+3" disengagement modifier means the unit would have remained in place. A roll of "6" or higher would yeild a modified roll of "9" or higher, and the unit would disrupt and retreat it's movement allowance.
5.0 Zones of Control
Each COMBAT unit exerts a zone of control (ZOC) into each of the six hexes surrounding it. Despite its multi-hex firing range, an artillery unit does not exert a ZOC into any hexes.
5.1 A combat unit that begins its turn in an enemy ZOC may only leave by successfully disengaging first. Otherwise, units may only exit from enemy ZOCs as the result of combat.
Historical note: once engaged at close quarters, armies found it difficult to disengage.
5.2 All units must STOP when they enter an enemy ZOC, and may move no farther that player turn.
5.3 Units may retreat through enemy ZOCs as a result of combat (see rule 8.513 and the Assault Table notes).
5.4 The presence of friendly units, friendly ZOCs, or both, does NOT negate or limit the effects of an enemy ZOC for the purposes of movement.
5.5 ZOCs do not extend across river hexsides except at bridges or fords, nor into redoubts.
5.6 A leader who begins a turn in an enemy ZOC may move out of the hex it occupies, and may move through enemy ZOCs, as long as it moves through hexes occupied by friendly units. It may retreat through an enemy ZOC with no ill effect. Leaders do not exert zones of control.
6.0 Stacking
Players may stack up to twelve (12) combat strength points in a single hex; however, a maximum of eight (8) strength points of infantry and dragoon may be counted for attack or defense. For example, if two units of five (5) strength points each are stacked together, they would assault or defend with a strength of eight (8); however, they would count as ten (10) for stacking purposes.
6.1 Any number of leaders may be stacked in one hex, but only one leader may be used for combat and morale check purposes.
6.2 Artillery units are counted toward stacking at half their bombardment strength (fractions rounded down).
6.3 Disrupted units' combat strengths count DOUBLE for stacking purposes.
6.4 All units in a hex, including those above eight (8) strength points, suffer the effects of bombardment and assault directed at that hex.
6.5 Force Markers
Two matching markers are selected, and one marker is placed on the board, in place of a stack of units. The stack of units is placed under the corresponding Force Marker. Both players may examine any and all stacks freely, whether on the map or under a Force Marker.
7.0 Artillery and Bombardment
Bombardment is conducted by artillery units in the bombardment segment. A player may fire with some, all or none of his friendly artillery units during the friendly Bombardment Segment. They may fire up to their range limit.
7.1 Procedure
(1) Artillery units out of command may NOT bombard.
(2) Artillery units in command may bombard. Each artillery unit bombards individually except per (3) below. A player may NOT fire more than once at an individual hex in a single Bombardment Segment. All units in the target hex are affected by the results.
(3) Artillery units in a single hex with a leader may combine their bombardment strengths. For example, an artillery unit with a combat strength of "2," and another with a strength of "2," attack the same hex; the total strength would be "4." Artillery units in hexes with leaders may not be combined with artillery units in other hexes, whether or not a leader is present in the second hex.
(4) Use the bombardment strength of the firing artillery unit(s). Compare that with the column headings on the Bombardment Table.
(5) Determine the number of shifts to the left for the type of terrain the target hex contains. Stream hexsides and River hexes shifts do not apply (note that slope hexsides decrease or increase range by one). This gives the final column for resolution of bombardment.
(6) Roll one die for each combat and artillery unit in the target hex and apply the results. (Results are explained below the Bombardment Table.)
Note: The defender's combat strength has no bearing on bombardment. Unlike assault combat, bombardment does not require the player to compute "combat odds."
7.2 Artillery Types and Ranges
| Artillery Type | Range in hexes |
|---|---|
| 3 pdr | 2 |
| 4 pdr | 3 |
| 6 or 9 pdr | 4 |
| 12 or 24 pdr | 5 |
7.21 Howitzers are treated exactly as other types of artillery with the following addition: howitzers may ignore line of fire restrictions; that is, they may fire over units and obstacles.
7.22 Artillery units conducting bombardment against adjacent enemy units DOUBLE their bombardment strength. Artillery units conducting bombardment attacks at greater than one hex range use their printed bombardment factor. For example, an artillery unit with a combat strength of "2" would have a strength of "4" at one hex range.
7.3 Line of Fire (LOF)
7.31 An artillery unit in command may always bombard into an adjacent hex.
7.32 In order to fire at non-adjacent enemy units, a player must first determine the range. The range is determined by laying a straight edge from the center of the firing unit's hex to the center of the targeted unit's hex. If that line runs along a hexside, or intersects any hex containing blocking terrain, the artillery unit may not fire at that enemy unit.
7.33 Terrain in the firing unit's hex and the targeted unit's hex does not block the LOF. Only terrain BETWEEN the two blocks the LOF. For example, you can fire from or into a woods hex, but not through one.
7.34 The following terrain types block Line of Fire:
- Woods
- Towns
- Enemy and Friendly units
Comment: because of the linear tactics of the day, units in the front line would be deployed in an extended line, blocking the line of fire of batteries to their rear.
7.35 Slope Hexside: If an artillery unit attempts to bombard a unit "upslope" from it, one is subtracted from the range of the artillery unit. If an artillery unit attempts to bombard a unit "downslope" from it, one is added to the range of the artillery unit.
7.36 No artillery unit may fire farther than its range.
7.37 Artillery units in an enemy zone of control during the friendly Bombardment Segment are not required to bombard. However, if they do bombard, they must bombard an adjacent enemy unit.
8.0 Assault
Non-artillery units conduct combat in the Assault Segment. They must be adjacent to the units they are attacking. Attacking is mandatory for units in enemy zones of control.
8.1 Procedure
(1) The attacker designates the attacking and defending units.
(2) Total the combat factors of all participating attackers.
(3) Total the combat factors of the defenders.
(4) Compare the attacker's strength to the defender's and express it as an odds ratio.
(5) Compare the odds ratio to the odds columns on the Assault Table (AT) and choose the column that is closest when ROUNDING DOWN the actual ratio.
(6) Determine any column shifts that effect the assault (terrain, special units, dragoons charging, etc.). Sum those shifts, subtracting left shifts from right shifts and then shifting the total number of columns to the left or right.
(7) Roll one die and apply the results. (Assault results are explained adjacent to the Assault Table.)
8.2 Attacking and Defending
8.21 The Friendly player (that is, the player whose Combat segment is currently occurring) is the attacker, and the enemy player is the defender.
8.22 Assault is mandatory for units in enemy zones of control. The attacker must attack with ALL units he has adjacent to enemy units, and all such enemy units must be attacked (note that in all cases, only eight combat strength points may attack or defend per hex). Exception: leaders and artillery units—see below.
8.23 Attacks may be resolved in any order the attacker desires.
8.24 No attacking unit may attack more than once per Assault Segment. No defending unit may be attacked more than once per Assault Segment.
8.25 An individual unit's combat strength may not be split. It must be applied to only one attack.
8.26 All defending units in the same hex must be treated as a single combined defense strength. If an attacker has more than one unit per hex capable of assault, he must combine them into a single attack strength.
8.27 Multiple unit assault:
8.271 When two or more units attack one defending unit, the attackers must be combined into one total attack strength. When one unit attacks two or more defending units, the defending units are combined into one total defense strength.
8.272 When several units attack several defending units the attacker may divide combat into more than one battle, as long as the following conditions are met:
- (1) All attacking units in enemy zones of control must attack.
- (2) All defending units which are in friendly unit's zones of control must be attacked.
- (3) All attacking units in each attack must be in the zone of control of the units they are attacking.
8.28 The attacker may deliberately sacrifice one or more attacking units at unfavorable odds in order to gain more favorable odds against other defending units. This is termed a "soak-off."
8.3 Terrain Effects on Combat
Terrain types affect the selection of the AT column used to resolve combat.
8.31 The terrain in the defender's hex will sometimes shift the odds column used to the left. For example, if a defender is being attacked at 3-1 odds, and the defender's terrain type would cause the defender to receive a two column shift to the left, odds would be reduced to 3-2.
8.32 If there is more than one type of terrain in the defender's hex, use the one most advantageous to the defender. If the attacker is attacking through more than one hexside, then use the single type most advantageous to the attacker.
8.33 The Terrain Effects Chart gives the effects of terrain on combat.
8.34 Example #1: Two British units in separate hexes (one with a combat strength of "5," and one with a combat strength of "4") attack one American unit with a combat strength of "5" in clear terrain. Odds are 3-2 [(5+4)/5=9/5 rounds down to 3-2].
8.35 Example #2: Two American units (each with a combat strength of "3") attack two British units stacked in the same hex with a combined combat strength of "11" in clear terrain. Odds are 2-3 [(3+3)/8=6/8 =.75/1 rounds down to 2-3]; note the British units can only defend with 8 strength points due to stacking limits.
8.4 Artillery and Assault Combat
8.41 Artillery units never conduct assaults. Artillery units NOT stacked with friendly infantry or dragoon and that begin the Assault Segment in an enemy ZOC receive an automatic AR1 result.
8.42 Artillery units which are disrupted or fail a morale check do not retreat per 8.51; they remain in place after flipping to their disrupted side (the guns are abandoned). Artillery units stacked with friendly units that receive a retreat result check their morale along with the combat units, retreating one hex or disrupting as determined by their morale check. Artillery units stacked with friendly units that receive disruption or elimination results are disrupted. If enemy units move into their hex in an advance after combat, they are removed from play.
8.43 Artillery units defend at half their printed bombardment strength. (Note: a hex may still only defend with a maximum of eight (8) strength points.) If the result is disruption, elimination, or the artillery unit(s) fail a morale check, the units are removed from play. They modify morale for infantry morale checks by decreasing the die roll by one if any artillery unit is present in the hex of the infantry unit undergoing the morale check.
8.5 Advance and Retreat as a Result of Assault
Units may retreat or advance as a result of combat. This is a specialized form of movement that occurs in the Assault Segment.
8.51 Retreats. Retreats will occur as the result of assault combat. A player may retreat his stacked units individually or together, as he sees fit. The length of the retreat will depend on the combat result.
- A result of attacker or defender retreat requires the affected units to retreat ONE hex.
- A result of attacker or defender disrupted requires the affected units retreat a number of HEXES equal to their movement allowance. The retreating unit pays ONE movement factor for each hex entered, regardless of terrain type (since the units are running for the hills, so to speak, without regard to formation). Disrupted units that are retreating may not cross otherwise prohibited terrain (for example, river hexes).
- A failed morale check will cause a unit to become disrupted and retreat its movement allowance from the initial hex.
8.511 A unit receiving a combat result that includes a retreat or disruption must attempt to move away from the enemy unit(s) just engaged according to the retreat priorities listed on the Assault Table.
8.512 If entering a friendly-occupied hex violates stacking restrictions, the retreating unit retreats additional hexes, one at a time, according to the priority list above until it meets stacking requirements. There is no limit to the number of hexes into which a unit can retreat due to overstacking.
8.513 A unit may retreat into an enemy zone of control. That results in a morale check for the retreating or disrupted unit as well as any other friendly units in the hex.
8.514 If a unit has no place to retreat (that is, it is completely surrounded by enemy units or prohibited terrain), or would be forced to retreat off the map, it is eliminated.
8.515 If a leader is stacked with a unit that must retreat, the leader must retreat with it. If a stack of units retreats to different hexes, then the leader may retreat to whichever stack the owning player desires.
8.516 Retreats take place immediately upon resolution of each individual combat.
8.52 Advance after Combat
8.521 Whenever units completely clear all enemy units from a hex as the result of an assault, they may advance after combat. The combat results (printed adjacent to the Assault Table) designate when advances after combat may occur. Only units that participated in the combat may advance, and those units that advance may not be out of command.
8.522 The number of hexes advanced depends on the unit type. Dragoons may advance two hexes. Infantry may advance one hex. Leaders may advance along with any unit with which they are stacked. Other units (artillery, etc.) may not advance after combat.
8.523 The first hex advanced into must be one the enemy vacated. The second hex (for dragoons) may be in any direction.
8.524 Units may advance into, through and out of enemy zones of control at no penalty. ZOCs do not apply for the purposes of advance after combat.
8.525 Units that advance after combat must obey stacking restrictions.
8.526 Units may not advance after combat into prohibited terrain.
8.527 Advance after combat takes place immediately upon resolution of each combat. That means the player may advance friendly units to interdict the retreat path of other enemy units.
9.0 Unit Disruption, Morale and Rally
Units are in one of two states: good order or disrupted. Good order status is indicated by the front side of the unit. A disrupted unit is indicated by flipping it to its reverse side.
9.1 Effects of Disruption
Units are flipped to their disrupted side (the side with no icon and in a lighter shade). That side shows the following:
- (1) Combat strength is reduced (doubled for stacking purposes only-see 6.0);
- (2) Movement allowance is unaffected; however, if they move, their movement must place them closer to their line of communication (see section 10.0) or a friendly leader at the end of the disrupted unit's movement;
- (3) Morale rating is decreased;
- (4) Disrupted units may not enter enemy zones of control during their Movement Segment. If they begin a Movement Segment in an enemy ZOC, they stay there and participate in the Assault Segment in their disrupted status.
- (5) They are eliminated by disruption results on the Assault Table (AD/DD results), and by "DD" results on the Bombardment Table.
9.2 Morale
All units have a printed morale rating on the right center of their counter.
9.21 Morale Checks. Certain game rules require units to make a "morale check." A morale check is conducted as follows:
- (1) The player rolls one die for each combat unit. The presence of friendly leaders, artillery and dragoons, as well as enemy units, modify the die roll. The presence of fences, fieldworks, or redoubt hexsides between the unit making the morale check and the unit(s) that caused the unit to check morale also modify the die roll. That is, a unit defending behind a fence will receive the modifier if assaulted or bombarded through the fence hexside; conversely, if the unit is attacked through a clear hexside, it will not recieve the modifier, even if it is adjacent to a fence hexside. Consult the morale check modifiers listed on the Disintegration Tracks PAC.
- (2) If the result is less than or equal to the unit's morale rating, the unit PASSES the morale check.
- (3) If the result is greater than the unit's morale rating, the unit FAILS the morale check.
- (4) The penalties for failing a morale check are specified in the individual rules and summarized on the Player Aid Card within the appropriate tables and charts.
9.22 Regardless of the modified die roll for a morale check, a roll of natural one (1) always results in passing the morale check, and a roll of natural ten (10) always results in failing.
9.3 Rally
Rally is a special type of morale check by which a disrupted unit rallies and is flipped to its good order side. In the friendly Rally Segment, ALL friendly disrupted units must check for rally.
Procedure:
- (1) Make one rally attempt per friendly disrupted unit and consult the rally Chart for results.
- (2) Each rally attempt is conducted by adding the unit's disrupted morale plus a die roll and comparing it to the Rally Table. One friendly leader's command rating may be added to any unit with which it is stacked. If a unit attempting to rally is adjacent to an enemy unit, two (2) is subtracted from the rally die roll.
- (3) For rallies only, die rolls of "1" and "10" have no special effect.
10.0 Lines of Communication (LoC)
Each scenario will designate the "Line of Communication" (LoC) for a side. It will be a portion of the map edge or specified roads, trails or hexes marked with red stars for the British and blue stars for the American. Units that retreat due to a disruption result must retreat towards their side's LoC, if possible. If the line of communication hex is occupied, or if the unit cannot trace a path of hexes free of enemy units to the LoC, the first priority is given to the alternate LoC hex designated in the exclusive rules for the battle. The second priority is given to hexes adjacent to the original LoC, then hexes two hexes from the original LoC hex, and so on. In that situation, the unit will move toward the closest alternate hex. If they reach the map edge and have at least one movement point left, they are removed from the map and considered eliminated for game purposes.
11.0 Leaders and Command
Leaders represent brigade and higher level commanders who participated in the battles, as well as their staffs. Leaders enhance the morale of units with which they are stacked through a "Command Rating," as well as place combat units "In Command" within their "Command Range." That represents the ability of a leader and his staff to favorably influence operations on the battlefield.
11.1 Leaders
11.11 Any number of leaders may stack in a single hex.
11.12 Leaders never suffer disruption, and are not affected by other combat results when stacked with a friendly combat unit.
11.13 Leaders must make a casualty check any time the units with which they are stacked receive a DD or DE result. Roll one die for each leader. On a roll of 1-3, the leader is removed. On a roll of 4-10, the leader moves up to eight hexes (regardless of enemy ZOC, but not through enemy units) to the nearest friendly combat unit. If the leader cannot trace a path to a friendly combat unit, he is considered captured (removed) and counts toward disintegration points. The same procedure is followed if a leader is alone in a hex and an enemy dragoon moves into the hex. If the enemy unit is an infantry unit (movement allowance of four), the leader escapes on a roll of 2-10.
11.14 A player may not bombard or assault a hex containing only an enemy leader or leaders.
11.15 Leaders do not have zones of control. Leaders may not conduct combat by themselves, nor may they enter a hex adjacent to an enemy unit unless they are stacked with a friendly combat unit (or enter a hex containing a friendly unit). They may not enter hexes containing enemy leaders unless they are stacked with other friendly units.
11.17 Friendly units may advance after combat, or retreat into, hexes containing only enemy leaders. In that case, use the procedure in 11.13 for the affected leaders.
11.2 Leader Command Rating
11.21 Each leader has a command rating that may be used to increase the morale of friendly units with which he is stacked. The leader may subtract his command rating from all morale checks of all friendly units with which he is stacked, as well as ADD his command rating to rally attempts. For example, if a leader with a command of "2" is stacked with a friendly unit with a morale of "4", when that unit conducts a morale check, "2" is subtracted from the die roll. When a disrupted unit with a disrupted morale of "4" conducts a rally check, "2" would be ADDED. That applies ONLY when the leader is stacked with the unit.
11.22 No more than one leader may use his command rating for a single unit per turn. However, if there is more than one friendly unit in the same hex as the leader, then he may use his command rating for all such units. Leaders may not be combined with other friendly leaders for any purpose.
11.3 Command Range
Each leader unit has a "Command Range." It represents an ability to control operations on the battlefield. A leader can control all friendly units within his command range. For units other than leaders to conduct certain game actions, they must be within the command range of an appropriate leader.
11.31 Tracing Command Range: The range of hexes described for command is traced through the hex grid from the leader's hex (exclusive) to the hex occupied by the combat unit being commanded (inclusive). Command may never be traced into or through:
- terrain prohibited to a leader unit.
- an enemy occupied hex.
- a hex in an enemy zone of control that is not occupied by a friendly unit.
For example, a leader with a command range of one (1) would be able to place in command all friendly units with which he is stacked or which are adjacent to the hex with the leader.
11.32 Units are determined to be "in" or "out" of command during the friendly Command Segment of each player turn. The command status of a unit remains in effect for the remainder of the player turn. A unit in command may move into a hex beyond command range of a friendly leader. A unit that begins its turn out of command remains out of command even if it moves into a friendly leader's command range later in the turn. A unit's command status applies only for the current turn.
11.4 Command Effects
The effects of command last for the entire length of the player turn currently in progress. Command only affects units during the course of the friendly player turn.
11.41 In Command Units:
- May enter enemy zones of control.
- Can use force march movement.
- Artillery units may combine their bombardment strengths if they are stacked in the same hex and a leader is also in the hex.
b. Out of Command Units:
- May not enter enemy zones of control during movement. Units that begin their movement in an enemy ZOC may attempt to disengage or may remain in place and conduct combat normally.
- Cannot use force march movement.
- May not advance after combat.
- Artillery may not fire.
11.5 Leaders
Leaders are always considered in command. Leaders may command any friendly units within their command range.
11.6 Reinforcements
Reinforcements are always in command on their turn of arrival.
12.0 Light Infantry and Dragoons
12.1 Light Infantry
Certain units are designated "Light Infantry." All light infantry units are marked with a circle around their movement allowance.
12.11 Light units pay ONE less movement point (MP) to move through woods, swamp, and town terrain. That is, they pay one MP per woods or town hex, and two MPs per swamp hex.
12.12 If a light infantry unit is involved in an assault against enemy units defending in a woods, swamp or town hex, the attacker receives a one column shift to the right. If units defending in a woods, swamp or town hex include a light infantry unit, the defender receives a one column shift left.
12.13 Light infantry moving through woods, swamps or towns may ignore the ZOC of enemy regular infantry (but only if the enemy stack in question does not contain dragoon or light infantry).
12.2 Dragoons
12.21 Charge. Dragoon units were mounted soldiers. If good order dragoons begin their Movement Segment at least two hexes from the nearest enemy unit, they may elect to charge. To charge, they must end their movement adjacent to an enemy unit or stack of units in clear or light woods, and the charging units must also occupy a hex of clear or light woods terrain. In the ensuing Assault Segment, good order dragoons may attack one clear or light woods hex containing enemy units, and the assault combat is shifted one column right. This shift is negated if good order enemy dragoons are present in the defending hex.
12.3 Disengagement
Dragoons do not have to make a morale check when disengaging from ZOCs of enemy infantry or light infantry; they succeed automatically. They must make a morale check if in the ZOC of an enemy dragoon. Light infantry do not have to make a morale check when disengaging from ZOCs of enemy infantry. They do make morale checks with the disengagement modifier if in the ZOC of enemy light infantry or dragoons.
(Note: this makes those units especially valuable to use as rearguards. See 4.42.)
13.0 Disintegration
13.1 Disintegration
Each side has a "Beginning Disintegration Level," established by the exclusive rules. Certain game events will cause an army's disintegration index to change (usually downward). Those events are listed in Section 13.2 and the exclusive rules. The army's current condition is recorded on the Disintegration Track. When an army's Disintegration Index reaches "0," it "Disintegrates" and the game is over. The side that disintegrates loses the battle.
13.2 Each unit is marked on its reverse with the number of points to be subtracted from the Disintegration Track upon its removal from the game. Each disruption suffered by a friendly unit results in the loss of disintegration points according to the points the unit would be worth if removed according to the following schedule:
| Disintegration Loss | Removal Points |
|---|---|
| 1/2 point | 2 or less |
| 1 point | 3 points |
| 2 points | 4 or more |
13.3 Each leader removed from play results in a loss of disintegration points equal to the sum of his command range plus his command rating. Each enemy unit (except artillery; removed artillery does not effect disintegration for either side) removed from play results in one point being added to the friendly side. (Note this is the only way points can be added to a side's disintegration level except as specified in the exclusive rules.)
14.0 Victory Conditions
14.1 For each game that utilizes disintegration, the following victory conditions apply:
- A decisive victory is awarded immediately to a player when the opposing side disintegrates.
- If neither side disintegrates by the end of the game, the game is won by the side with the greater disintegration level. If both sides have identical levels, the side that moves second wins.
(Note: Players are urged to play two games of each scenario, once as each side, as the best way to balance play.)
14.2 For games that do not use disintegration, there are particular conditions one side must achieve to earn a victory. Otherwise, that side loses. (For example, in the Camden Historical scenario, the British must match the historical condition of disrupting or removing all the American forces within the set time limit.)