OOB issue (wrong report, resolved)

[AlessandroD]

Hello,

I noticed that in Wilson's Creek scenario the 13th Illinois inf battalion is armed like an HQ unit, also it has only 21 men.

[zakblood]

yes that's correct,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson%27s ... _of_battle

13th Illinois Infantry (21 man detachment): Lt James Beardsley

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im back on hols so will give both dates now before i get off again,

1st to 6th of may

9th to 17th of may

so i may go forum quite, not left, just on hols

so will be back to normal and posting / replying then...

[AlessandroD]

Ops...my mistake then, thanks!

Happy holidays [:)]

[zakblood]

thanks and your welcome, always post as it's good to see forum active tbh, i do when i'm not sure of something, then again that's why my post counts so high, i'm never sure[:D][;)]

[Gil R.]

Yeah, I debated whether to include such small, inconsequential units, and decided that it would be wrong to leave them out. They don't really do anything in the battle -- though I guess they could be used as cannon-fodder -- other than let us claim to have accurate OOB's.

As for their weapons, a unit that small doesn't get to have real weapons. Maybe when they grow up and become a full company...

[oldspec4]

ORIGINAL: Gil R.

Yeah, I debated whether to include such small, inconsequential units, and decided that it would be wrong to leave them out. They don't really do anything in the battle -- though I guess they could be used as cannon-fodder -- other than let us claim to have accurate OOB's.

As for their weapons, a unit that small doesn't get to have real weapons. Maybe when they grow up and become a full company...

IMHO, the attention to OOB and map (considering the lack of some historical data) detail is what makes this game superb.

[Gil R.]

Thanks! We like to think so.

It's surprising to me how often we lack information about which units were there, who commanded them, etc. And it's crazy to me that there has never been an all-out research project meant to come up with a definitive collection of such information for the whole history of the war. Give me a million dollars and a few American history grad students needing income and I'll do it, if no one else can be bothered.