Tactics -- Infantry vs Infantry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battali...en)#References
Artillery tactics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_A...y_18th_century)
Civis
Swedish 18th century infantry and artillery tactics
Tactics -- Infantry vs Infantry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battali...en)#References
Artillery tactics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_A...y_18th_century)
Re: Swedish 18th century infantry and artillery tactics
Seems a bit complicateed for me but this looks like a good way of using the arty for close support of the infantry assault without too much ff
Re: Swedish 18th century infantry and artillery tactics
Question: the artillery in the second diagram have grey dots around them, Im assuming crew. Then they have a block of orange dots to the side. Is that protective musketeers? Fieldworks?
Miles
Re: Swedish 18th century infantry and artillery tactics
Looks like a small detachment of infantry, perhaps to screen the artillery?Originally Posted by fluffstalker
"Artillery lends dignity to what might otherwise be a vulgar brawl."
~Frederick the Great
Vicarius
Re: Swedish 18th century infantry and artillery tactics
At this time most powers had small detachments of 10-20 infantry screens attached to their guns, yes.
Foederatus
Re: Swedish 18th century infantry and artillery tactics
According to the article, they are there to move the guns.
The link in the OP has the final bracket missing and doesn't work properly. Here's the full link -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_A..._18th_century)
Interesting tactics, the Swedes had been innovators of light, mobile artillery use since the days of Gustavus Adolphus.
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