Massed Reiters

Hi,

Does anyone else feel that Massed Horse/Reiters (as in the Parliamentarian list) are incredibly cheap points wise?

Very little penalisation for being massed, and incredibly powerful as written in the rules.

Just my tuppence....

Kev

Well, the -1 to checks for discipline for moving hurts, as do penalties for retreat & pursuit. 39pts for what is effectively a 7-1 in melee is probably too cheap though for massed RE. Should be about 45 pts, IMHO.

We are finding that Point Blank Pistol only is the better buy, as you almost never get to fire pistol/carbines at 1 BU.  In 2 games carbines have never been fired.  The fear of causing a reaction charge from the firing  & getting caught at the halt is the problem.  Save the 4 points & skip carbines, not worth it. Carbines cost should probably be lowered.

A bargain perhaps but not "incredibly cheap".

That said I don't expect any points values to stand up to scrutiny. Do you think guns are worth 10-15-20 points?

if well used the carbines (and the carcoll) can work. But it was difficult also at the time in the battlefield.

True, there was a reason why the caracole was dropped as a tactic.

I thought massed Reiters would cost either 76 or 86 points depending on their D rating.

Geoff

Massed Reiters are not Impetus style large units - it is a single unit base, so has the same cost as ordinary reiters, adjusted for being Slow

That makes them worth having then.

Thanks

massing troops has pros and cons. For reiters usually it is better to mass.

If you say that your massed Reiters are going to move, shoot and then charge and you opponent then declares an opportunity charge during your initial movement phase are you classed as charging or do you meet them at the halt, or try for a counter charge?

Geoff

During your initial movement action - you count as moving not charging, during your shooting action you count as shooting not charging, during your charge action you count as charging.

It all depends at what point the enemy decide to interrupt you.