Belle Alliance

For artillery a unit of fire consists of 2 gunner figures. Within each tactical unit, one unit of fire may consist of down to 1 figure. The use of split fire does not permit the use of more units of fire that consist of down to 1 figure.

During the fire phase, all firing is carried out simultaneously. When several units fire simultaneously at the same target, this is regarded as a common target, ref. 3.1.5. The same applies to split fire, ref. 3.1.2, and during the phase for continued fire, ref. 1.1.1.

All firing, neighbour units, and support units in relation to a given target must be established before the firing is carried out, ref. 3.1.6 and 3.1.7.

When the conditions for firing are not complied with, firing is not carried out, and no new target may be designated.

Positive and negative factors are indicated in table 6 and 7, and the results relative to loss and morale are indicated in table 12. A unit in MD or FD may not fire.

The two parts of a split fire must be carried out in the same phase, ref. 1.1.1. A negative factor is applied to split fire, unless the two parts of the fire have the same target.

If only one part of a split fire may not be carried out, ref. 3.1.1., the other part is carried out. This does not affect the application of a negative factor for split fire.

It must be checked for each of the designated figures, whether a line of aim may be drawn from the figure to a point at the target. In closed formations, the line of aim is checked only for the figures in the front rank, as the figures in the second rank are deemed to have the same line of aim as the figures in front of them in the front rank, ref. 3.2.0.

The line of aim must be within the arc of fire of the figure, which is measured at the front edge corners of the base and relative to the front of the unit. The arc is 45 degrees for artillery and 30 degrees for infantry and cavalry.

Furthermore, the line of aim must comply with the requirements for field of sight, ref. 1.1.6, and may not pass through any own or opponent figures or formations, except in cases where an opponent skirmish line does not cover against fire, ref. 3.3.1, or where artillery may fire overhead, ref. 3.4.2.

The designated figures that do not comply with the line of aim requirements, may not participate in the firing and may not fire at any other target.

Next a point of fire is determined as the centre point of the front edge of the front rank of the participating figures, and a point of impact is chosen freely by the firing player at an outside edge of the target. The line of fire is drawn between the point of fire and the point of impact.

The line of fire must comply with the requirements for field of sight, ref. 1.1.6, and may not pass through any own or opponent figures or formations, except in cases where an opponent skirmish line does not cover against fire, ref. 3.3.1, or where artillery may fire overhead, ref. 3.4.2. In other cases, the firing is not carried out, ref. 3.1.1.

The line of fire must be within the arc of fire as measured at the point of fire. When a designated point of impact is beyond the arc of fire, it must be moved to the point at an outside edge of the target that is nearest to the designated point, and which is within the arc of fire. If it is not possible to move the designated point of impact within the arc of fire, the firing is not carried out, ref. 3.1.1.

The position of figures at the point of impact decides whether a target is deemed to be in cover. This requires that the figures, relative to the line of fire, are placed behind the cover and in base contact with the cover, or for woods and buildings that the figures are placed within the cover.

The distance to the target is measured along the line of fire, and zones of fire are indicated in table 13 and 14. If the distance to the target exceeds the maximum zone of fire, the firing is not carried out, ref. 3.1.1.

At the same time, the line of fire may not pass through a own unit that is less than 10 cm behind the target and within the maximum zone of fire, measured along the line of fire.

When the security zone is not respected, the firing is not carried out, ref. 3.1.1.

When several firing units inflict the same result relative to morale, the target may choose from which of these firing units to calculate retreat or rout, ref. 5.3.1 and 5.4.1.

The result relative to loss for the unit fired at is calculated individually for each unit firing, but the total result is cumulated before rounding of is carried out, ref. table 12.

The same applies to split fire, ref. 3.1.2.

A neighbour unit must be in a closed formation and must have at least half as many figures able to participate in the firing as the firing unit. It may only be a neighbour unit for one unit during the bound and it may not carry out split fire. A positive factor may be received only for one neighbour unit.

Units in MD or FD may not be neighbour units. A neighbour unit must be of the same arm as the unit it is to be neighbour unit for. A mother unit or soutien may not be a neighbour unit for its skirmish line.

A neighbour unit is deemed to have fired, ref. 4.1.3, and it will run out of supplies on the same roll of dice as the unit that it is the neighbour unit for, ref. 5.5.3.

A unit may be the support unit for only one unit in each of the fire phases of a bound, and only one positive factor may be received for support.

A support unit must be in closed order and have at least half as many figures as the supported unit.

Artillery and units in MD or FD may not be support units. Infantry may not support cavalry. A mother unit or soutien may not be a support unit relative to its skirmish line. A unit that fires or is a neighbour unit may not at the same time be a support unit.

Firing is considered as rear fire when the line of fire has its point of impact on the rear of the target.

When firing upon units in column of march, the column effect is achieved when the angle between the line of fire and the flank of the target is less than 30 degrees. When firing upon units in line, it is the angle between the line of fire and the front of the target that is to be less than 30 degrees. This does not apply when firing upon a single unlimbered model gun.

When firing with artillery, column effect is achieved also when firing at units in column of march or in line, if the line of fire passes through a unit in closed formation that is not FD and is placed behind the unit fired upon at a distance less than 10 cm and within the maximum range of fire, measured along the line of fire.

Results relative to loss and morale apply only to the unit fired upon and not to the unit placed behind that unit.

No column effect is achieved when firing at units that are not in closed formation, but which when fired at are to be calculated as line, ref. 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 5.4.1, and 6.1.2. Likewise no column effect is achieved when the line of fire passes through such units placed behind the unit fired at.