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<br />Ok - what would be the best way to model balloons in the HPS ACW series?
They were used as observation platforms. How many battles were they used at?
Brig Gen Bill Peters, The Boise Rifles, II Corps Artillery, AoA
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General Peters,
How about giving the side with balloons long-range 'skirmish' ability? Any enemy units not in direct line of sight with ground units (infantry, cavalry, artillery, or leaders - that is, those who can normally 'spot') would show as question marks. I've read the men who actually went up in the balloons (at least early on) were not trained military men and were poor at estimating numbers - but they could report that they saw 'a lot of men' in a particular place.
Your humble servant,
Gen 'Dee Dubya' Mallory
David W. Mallory
ACW - General, 3/2/I/AotM (Club President & Cabinet Member)