1872 Kriegspeil Rules

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=185 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="04bb9c00dduajq.jpg"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="70" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="66"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="66" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Old Trousers: Rules for Warfare in the Horse & Musket Era</B></FONT>    |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Old Trousers: Rules for Warfare in the H"><U>home</U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> 1872 Kriegspeil Rules</div> <div> Go back to:  <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kriegspeil Rules"><U>Kriegspeil Rules</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR-GAME, by W. von Tschischwitz 1872</B></div> <div> COMPILED BY THE TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE WAR OFFICE, BY CAPTAIN E. BARING, ROYAL ARTILLERY</div> <div> The following is a description of components of the 1872 rules.</div> <bR> <div> Summary of Musketry Tables from the 1872 Rules</div> <div> The rules make the following assumptions (rules):</div> <div> Each turn = 2 minutes.  1 battalion = 8 companies = 1100 men</div> <div> The fire of 4 companies in extended line is equal to the fire of a battalion in close order line</div> <div> Units in extended order (line) or cover suffer 1/3 of the listed casualties.</div> <div> Cavalry suffers 120% of the listed casualties.  Enfilade fire inflicts double the listed casualties.</div> <div> Infantry in line suffer ½ of the listed casualties from shrapnel or shell.</div> <div> The following results are from the musketry/rifle fire of a battalion in line or from 4 companies in extended order as per the Musketry Tables in the 1872 rules. As they were published after the Franco-Prussian war they are assumed to be based on a rifled breech loading weapons system.</div> <bR> <div>                      Men Hit in     Men Hit in</div> <div> Range          2 Minutes     10 Minutes</div> <div> 0-100 yds         63                315</div> <div> 100-200            43                215</div> <div> 200-300            38                190</div> <div> 300-400            28                140</div> <div> 400-500            18                 90</div> <div> 500-600            11                  55</div> <div> 600-700              7                  35</div> <div> 700-800              2                  10</div> <bR> <div> The following results are from the fire of a battery of 6 guns of 9 pdrs or 16 pdrs using case as per the Artillery Tables in the 1872 rules.</div> <bR> <div>                      Men Hit in     Men Hit in</div> <div> Range          2 Minutes     10 Minutes</div> <div> 0-300               25                125</div> <div> 300-600           12                  60</div> <bR> <div> Below is a musketry chart that I have devised for a set of ACW rules that I am working on. This chart is derived from the above data that was in the 1872 rules.</div> <div> In making the Proposed Musketry Chart for our house ACW rules (not yet finished as of July 2001) the following definitions apply</div> <div> 1 figure = 50 men</div> <div> 1 inch = 50 yards</div> <div> 1 turn = 10 minutes.</div> <div> Musketry fire is broken down into short range (0-200 yds), medium range (200-400 yds), & long range (400-600 yds). Analysis of the 1872 rules reveals that at medium range 62% of the number of hits scored at short range is expected & 27% at long range.  So taking the ratios 100%/62%/27% we will assign fire points for a single infantry figure firing at short range = 4 FP, medium range = 2 FP, & long range = 1 FP.</div> <div> The average hits column lists the expected number of hits with a -2, -1 & with no die roll modifiers.</div> <bR> <div> MUSKETRY CHART</div> <div>                  Average</div> <div> Fire           Hits                <U>Die Roll Result</U>                                                     <U>Weapon</U>     <U>Range</U>     <U>FP </U></div> <div> <U>Points</U>    -<U>1   -2</U><U>    0</U>        <U> -3  -2  -1   0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   >9</U>        Infantry      0 to 4”      4</div> <div> 1-4           .2- .1- 0         1    1   1                                                                   Rifled       4 to 8”      2</div> <div> 5-8           .5- .4- .3        1    1   1   1   1   1                                                  Weapon    8 to 12     1</div> <div> 9-12        .7- .5- .4         2    2   1   1   1   1   1                                             Infantry       0 to 4”      4</div> <div> 13-16     1.0-.8- .6           2    2   2   2   1   1   1    1                                       Smooth-     </div> <div> 17-20     1.2-1.0-.8         2    2   2   2   2   1   1    1   1                                     bore     </div> <div> 21-24     1.4-1.2-.1.0      3    2   2   2   2   2   1    1   1   1                            Cavalry       0 to 3”      4</div> <div> 24-28     1.7-1.4-1.1       3    3   3   2   2   2   2    1   1   1                            Carbines   3 to 6”      2</div> <div> 29-32     2.0-1.6-1.2       4    4   3   3   2   2   2    1   1   1                                                6 to 9”      1 </div> <div> 33-36     2.2-1.8-1.4       4    4   4   3   3   2   2    2   1   1</div> <div> 37-40     2.4-1.9-1.5       5    5   4   3   3   2   2    2   1   1   1</div> <div> 41-44     2.6-2.1-1.7       5    5   4   4   3   3   2    2   1   1   1</div> <div> 45-48     2.9-2.3-1.8       6    6   5   4   3   3   3    2   1   1   1</div> <div> 49-52     3.1-2.5-2.0       6    6   5   4   3   3   3    2   2   1   1  1</div> <div> 53-56     3.4-2.8-2.2       6    6   6   4   4   3   3    2   2   2   1  1</div> <div> 57-60     3.6-3.0-2.4       6    6   6   5   4   3   3    2   2   2   2  1</div> <div> 61-64     3.8-3.1-2.5       7    7   6   5   4   3   3    3   2   2   2  1</div> <div> 65-68     4.1-3.4-2.7       7    7   7   5   4   4   3    3   2   2   2   1   1</div> <div> 69-72     4.3-3.6-2.9       7    7   7   5   4   4   4    3   3   2   2   1   1</div> <div> 73-76     4.6-3.9-3.2       7    7   7   5   5   4   4    3   3   3   2   1   1   1</div> <div> 77-80     4.8-4.1-3.4       7    7   7   6   5   5   4    4   3   3   2   1   1   1</div> <div> Fire          Average          <U>Die Roll Result</U></div> <div> <U>Points</U>     <U>Hits</U>                 -3  -2  -1   0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   >9</div> <bR> <div> Double the fire points of all figures firing from an enfilading position.</div> <div> Die Roll Modifiers</div> <div> <U>Target</U>                           <U>Firer</U></div> <div>  Column -1               Disordered +2</div> <div>  Disordered -1          Mounted +1</div> <div>  Mtd Cavalry -1         Abysmal +1</div> <div> Extended line +1      Outstanding -1</div> <div>  Skirmish line  +2     Fresh -1</div> <div>  Unlim Art  +2           Repeaters  -4</div> <div>  Cover                       Breechloader -2</div> <div>    Light +1</div> <div>    Medium +2</div> <div>    Heavy +3</div> <bR> <div> Summary of the Artillery Tables from the 1872 Rules</div> <div> The same basic assumptions that apply to the musketry tables also apply to the Artillery tables. The results of fire by 16 & 12 pounder guns are provided for by the tables. A six sided die is rolled to obtain the results. What follows is a listing of the average number of expected hits at each range. 1 game figure is equal to 50 men. The tables give the number of hits scored on units in line. The movement rates in the 1872 Kriegspeil rules are very similar to the rates in the 1828 Kriegspeil rules. They are much higher than in the rules that I am currently developing. To adjust for this I have reduced the casualty rate to 36% of those in the original rules. This adjusted rate is listed in a separate column. Similar considerations apply to units in column & to cavalry. Appropriate adjustments have been made in designing the artillery rules for our game in development.</div> <bR> <div> You will notice that the casualty rates for case are much lower than one would expect.</div> <div> 16 Pounder Artillery, Hits per 6 gun Battery in a 2 minute turn</div> <div> Range in      Men Hit per            Figures Hit per      Hits Adjusted</div> <div> Yards           10 Minute Turn      10 Minute Turn       to 36%</div> <div> Case</div> <div> 0-300                120                         2.4                          .87</div> <div> 300-600            67.5                        1.35                       .49</div> <div> Sharpnel</div> <div> 600-800            308                          6.16                       2.22</div> <div> 800-1200          225                          4.5                         1.63</div> <div> 1200-1600       150                           3.0                         1.08</div> <div> 1600-2000         75                           1.5                           .54</div> <div> 2000-2500         25                             .5                           .18</div> <div> Shell</div> <div> 0-800                160                          3.22                        1.16</div> <div> 800-1200          108                          2.15                          .78</div> <div> 1200-1800          68                          1.35                          .48</div> <div> 1800-2400          43                            .87                          .31</div> <div> 2400-3000          28                            .55                          .20</div> <bR> <div> 12 Pounder Artillery, Hits per 6 gun Battery in a 2 minute turn</div> <div> Range in      Men Hit per            Figures Hit per      Hits Adjusted</div> <div> Yards           10 Minute Turn      10 Minute Turn       to 36%</div> <div> Case</div> <div> 0-300                126                         2.52                        .91</div> <div> 300-600              58                         1.15                        .41</div> <div> Sharpnel</div> <div> 600-800            225                          4.5                          1.62</div> <div> 800-1200          150                          3.0                          1.08</div> <div> 1200-1600          87                          1.75                         .63</div> <div> 1600-2000          43                            .87                         .31</div> <div> 2000-2500          17                            .33                         .12</div> <div> Shell</div> <div> 0-800                148                          2.95                         1.06</div> <div> 800-1200            95                          1.90                           .68</div> <div> 1200-1800          60                          1.20                           .43</div> <div> 1800-2400          37                            .75                           .27</div> <div> 2400-3000          17                            .35                           .13</div> <bR> <div> I have decided to throw out the results with canister as they do not meet expectations. If we compare these results to our Musketry table then we can let artillery use the Musketry Table and assign Fire Points to 16 & 12 pounders as follows:</div> <div>                            Fire Points</div> <div> Range           16 pdr     12 pdr</div> <div> 0-800                9              7</div> <div> 800-1200          7             4</div> <div> 1200-1600        4             3</div> <div> 1600-2000        2             1</div> <div> 2000-3000        1             0</div> <bR> <div> Artillery firing against infantry in a column would double its fire points while it would only use 1/2 of its fire points against either an extended line or against skirmishers. No adjustments need be made against cavalry as its greater speed cancels out the fact that it is a better target. All fire against the flank of a target would be doubled.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>