Donald Featherstone's Skirmish Wargaming(1975) - Revised edition (2008)

Sample Page p67/68

95th Rifles in the Penninsular

The French soldiers seemed less disturbed; those who had understood the Lieutenant's words translated them to their comrades and all threw back their heads proudly and nodded, certain that they would give a good account of themselves, even against these crack green fellows. There was Jean Baptiste; Andre Desmarets; Jean Harmentier and Louis Berne, old amis from Bordeaux; Gaspard Zηede and a dignified, white-moustached veteran of the Imperial Guard, Joseph Melchior.

Tom Plunket looked around at his party:

'Well, lads . . . you understand the situation . . . we'll do as the Lieutenant says and then we'll have a bit of fun with each other!'

Then, with every man in the room re-loaded and bayonet/ sword fixed to his weapon, the French Lieutenant and the English Corporal gave their orders, and the Allied group poised for action as the French Lieutenant unbarred the door.

The 95th Rifles in the Peninsula, 1813, Special Rules

Movement Riflemen and guerillas add one pace to all rates.

Firing

Weapons Range in Paces To Reload

Short Medium Long

Charleville musket 20 70 160 4 phases

Baker rifle 30 120 300 6 phases

Flintlock pistol 8 16 60 3 phases

MISFIRES

If any double is thrown then they misfire. It takes one phase to reprime.

LOADING A RIFLE AS A SMOOTH BORE

This takes three phases but once done the rifle cannot be used as a rifle again.

RELOADING The French must be standing to reload. The Riflemen can reload lying down.

M瘭嶪 As in General Rules