DBAWI
DBA for the American War of Independence 1775 - 1783
by Chris Johnson
These rules are based on the Humberside Extension to DBA, which do not alter those rules in any way. The premise is that armies in formal battles usually formed up in lines, columns and mobs, and that missile ranges were relatively short, due to the nature of the weapons and/or the limiting effect on visibility of huge quantities of black powder smoke. The effects of morale and motivation have remained unchanged.
TROOP TYPES AND MOUNTING
Base sizes listed are for 15mm figures. Base width = 40mm. Optional: 20mm figures can be mounted on the same base sizes, or on bases with a slightly larger width (50mm) if desired.
MUSKETS (Ms) covers all regular, close order, volley-firing, European-type foot troops, fighting in lines and columns with smoothbore muskets, all (supposedly) having bayonets for defence against mounted troops. In close combat Muskets benefit from a rear supporting rank of Muskets. Base 4 to an element 20mm deep.
JÄGER (Jg) are foot troops, usually rifle-armed, who fought in a dispersed or loose formation, but did their skirmishing at a distance and with some accuracy. They generally lacked bayonets. Base two to an element 20mm deep.
AUXILIA (Ax) are limited to Indians, usually British allies, armed with bows and/or mediocre muskets. They were no longer the ferocious warriors they had been during the FIW, nor would be again during the 1790's. At this stage they were more effective by their fearsome reputation than by their performance in battle. Base 3 to an element 30mm deep.
CANNONS (Cn) are crew-served gunpowder artillery weapons, relatively few in number and small in calibre.
DRAGOONS (Dr) represent men mounted on horses but trained to shoot, and so are classed as foot troops if dismounted. Dragoons shoot at a distance. Theoretically all cavalry on both sides were light dragoons, thus justifying the inclusion of this troop type, but it must be noted that few ever functioned in this manner! Base them as normal Cv, but at the cost of 1 CP substitute a Cv base for a dragoon base, with 3 dragoon figures and a horse, with horse holder.
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