Weapons Range

From the first clash at Manassas to the epic confrontation between Lee and Grant, the Brother Against Brother series will bring new levels of historical detail and realism to the battles of the Civil War. This regimental-level game, created by the developers of the award-winning Forge of Freedom, builds on that game’s acclaimed tactical engine, adding scrupulously researched orders of battle, high-quality map graphics, command and control rules reflecting the numerous challenges faced by army commanders, and plenty other features. Beginning with The Drawing of The Sword – which recreates the pivotal opening battles at Manassas , Wilson ’s Creek, Mill Springs and Williamsburg – Brother Against Brother lets you refight the Civil War from start to finish.

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AlessandroD
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Weapons Range

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Quick question:

How can we translate in hexes these range tables?

Mississippi Rifle 187/93/31/31/31/0/0
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10-pdr Parrot Rifle 449/150/124/112/100/87/78
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I assumed each slash is one hex.

So 10 pdr does "78 worth of damage" at 7 hexes? It gives me a general idea, but not sure what the numbers actually represent.
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Yes, correct, though those numbers are the base for calculations. So rather than paying attention to the specific numbers, it's best to use them to get a sense of relative damage at different ranges.
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I'm not sure that every slash is the next hex, because there is the special ability "Bombarders" that says you have a bonus if you fire beyond 10 hexes.

What I'd like to know is the range of the weapons, i.e. first slash is hex range 0-1, second slash hex range 2-3, and so on.
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Artillery with an elevation advantage get a longer range; I believe it's six hexes. I don't know how the stats are handled at the increased range. I would assume that 7 hexes is max range at level elevation.
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It is one hex per item. We don't show all of the long range hexes for artillery simply because they wouldn't fit very well.
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Ok, thanks for the clarification.
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