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Author: | John Ferry [ Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:45 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Fair Fights & Balanced Games |
Has anyone ever read about the questionable competence or even loyalty of the fellow who was supposed to keep Lee's trains running from Richmond up to Fredericksburg? His name escapes me at the moment, but I'll come up with it. No, I am not going to Google it. Google is causing us to lose our ability to ponder. ![]() J John Ferry LTC 2/20th Corps |
Author: | John Ferry [ Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:38 pm ] |
Post subject: | Logistics |
I had to bring this up on my old computer and transfer it over. Of course these figures only apply to the longer scenarios, and only the Campaign Scenario in full. Thanks to Ken Miller for providing it to me many years ago. Perhaps you have all seen it, but I thought it would fit into our current discussion: This is a workup on supply for the contending armies in the Overland Campaign. It is based on the formula that Ken Miller put forward. Each wagon generally carries 250 points. Union 2nd Corps Barlow 8,000 men 750 points 3 wagons Gibbon 6,700 men 750 points 3 wagons Birney 7,100 men 750 points 3 wagons Mott 5,000 men 500 points 2 wagons Art'y Trains 50 points 1 wagon Corps Trains 75% of 28,000 men 2,000 points 8 wagons 5th Corps Griffin 8,800 men 750 points 3 wagons Robinson 5,300 men 500 points 2 wagons Crawford 3,500 men 500 points 2 wagons Wadsworth 6,900 men 750 points 3 wagons Art'y Trains 50 points 1 wagon Corps Trains 75% of 26,000 men 2,000 points 8 wagons 6th Corps Wright 6,600 men 750 points 3 wagons Getty 9,000 men 1000 points 4 wagons Ricketts 5,400 men 500 points 2 wagons Art'y Trains 50 points 1 wagon Corps Trains 75% of 23,000 men 1,750 points 7 wagons 9th Corps Stevenson 5,000 men 500 points 2 wagons Potter 5,000 men 500 points 2 wagons Willcox 5,000 men 500 points 2 wagons Ferrero 5,000 men 500 points 2 wagons Corps Trains 75% of 20,000 men 1500 points 6 wagons Cavalry Corps Torbert 6,100 men 250 points 1 wagon Gregg 5,000 men 250 points 1 wagon Wilson 3,000 men 250 points 1 wagon Corps Trains 50% of 14,000 men 750 points 3 wagons Army trains 1/3 of corps-- 2,750 points 11 wagons Confederate 1st Corps Kershaw 4,300 men 500 points 2 wagons Field 4,700 men 500 points 2 wagons Art'y Trains 50 points 1 wagon Corps Trains 75% of 10,000 men 750 points 3 wagons 2nd Corps Early 5,000 men 500 points 2 wagons Johnson 5,600 men 500 points 2 wagons Rodes 7,000 men 750 points 3 wagons Art'y Trains 50 points 1 wagon Corps Trains 75% of 19,000 men 1500 points 6 wagons 3rd Corps Anderson 6,400 men 750 points 3 wagons Heth 7,000 men 750 points 3 wagons Wilcox 6,000 men 500 points 2 wagons Art'y Trains 50 points 1 wagon Corps trains 75% of 20,000 men 1500 points 6 wagons Cavalry Corps Hampton 3000 men 250 points 1 wagon Fitz Lee 3,000 men 250 points 1 wagon W H F Lee 3,000 men 250 points 1 wagon Corps Trains 50% of 10,000 men 500 points 2 wagons Army Trains 1/3 of corps-- 1500 points 6 wagons |
Author: | krmiller_usa [ Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:11 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Fair Fights & Balanced Games |
Actually I merely sent John a copy of something Robert Frost put out to explain how he calculated small arms ammo for his large scenarios. I used it on several scenarios and found it works fairly well. Units can run out of ammo but they generally have enough to fight an extended 3-4 day battle if they can get resupplied from corps or army. Basically Infantry Divisions get enough ammo to resupply everyone once, 4500 men = 450 supply. Cavalry gets half that value. Wagons are generally limited to a maximum of 250 supplies per unit. Corps/Wing supply is determined by adding the capacity of all wagons for units under its command and multiplying by 75%, thus the division above would add 338 supplies to the corps level (450x0.75). This is divided into a number of wagons equal at least the number of divisions in the corps. Army supply equals the sum of all corps supply plus that of any independent unit reporting directly at army level. This figure is multiplied by 1/3. So assuming the corps above had 3 equal divisions it would add 338 supplies (3x338/3) divided into 3 wagons of 112 each. Once again the number of wagons is at least 1 per corps. As Confederate forces could not afford to be as profligate with ammo as their Union counterparts due to chronic shortages, the ratios applied above are modified for the CSA as follows: Divisional calculations are the same for both armies Corps supply for the CSA uses a factor of 52.65% compared with the Union 75% Army supply is calculated the same for both armies, but the CSA has a lower base due to the corps factor I still have the original file Robert sent out , if anyone is interested in a copy you can contact me. |
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