Colonial Campaigns Club (CCC)

Pioneers would certainly be quite high on my wish list for both the EAW & ACW series, but I'd like to see the bridge crossing system revamped. At the moment it takes a long time to smash up a 200 or 300 strong Nappy bridge down to zero so that it can't be crossed, yet if a pioneer unit comes along and repairs the bridge for just a single turn it's then possible for all troops - including artillery - to cross it. Instead, it would make far more sense if a bridge needed to be at least 50 strength for infantry (except pioneers & skirmishers) to cross, 75 for cavalry and 150 for artillery to make it across. Better still, add in a probability of a bridge collapsing (or weakening) depending on strength and how many troops/guns were crossing ... so if a bridge is say 77 strong a 2 gun section can risk crossing it but has only 70% chance of success and, even if successful, will automatically weaken the bridge since it wasn't at least 150 points strong.

Lt Col Rich White
28th North Glos Rgt
Right Wing British Army 1776