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Friday 26 February 2021
Grading the Napoleonic troops.
I use a simple colour code for the units/ commanders - White is Average, Purple is for Elite Units and Good Commanders. Finally Green for Poor. It is easy to see the grade of a unit at a glance. See examples in photo below-
I think I need to do something similar with my 6mm SYW, especially the Prussian grenadiers and fusiliers, which at that scale are very difficult to tell apart.
I went down this route to add character to the army. After all if I change my mind all that is necessary to do is print out another label and glue it on top. Now I could do that with units that need to have their grade improved or diminished due to battlefield performance...
Tradgardmastare,
ReplyDeleteA very simple yet elegant method that I. May well ‘borrow’!
All the best,
Bob
Thanks Bob, I look forward to seeing what you do.
DeleteI think I need to do something similar with my 6mm SYW, especially the Prussian grenadiers and fusiliers, which at that scale are very difficult to tell apart.
ReplyDeleteSounds an excellent idea to me .
DeleteThe problem with permanently assigning a morale grade to a unit is that you then can't change it for a particular scenario.
ReplyDeleteI went down this route to add character to the army. After all if I change my mind all that is necessary to do is print out another label and glue it on top. Now I could do that with units that need to have their grade improved or diminished due to battlefield performance...
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