Let's discuss: Reenacting!

[Olafson]

Alright, thanks.

If you were curious what I meant by individual stands or rests for sentries, here are some illustrations:

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That looks like something to be used to look cool, like those pictures: guard duty and parade.

Well yeah, I can not see how an individual rest per weapon would be very useful.

[Cara]

Well yeah we were in the 3rd Peloton on Saturday, got pissed due to the horrible organization on the French side and the overall missing authenticity that this type of event was supposed to offer and during the heat of combat we managed to escape the french ranks and joined up with the Dutch line infantry. Best decision we took, it was great with them. On Sunday once we arrived on the bottom of the hill we took a short rest and then regrouped and marched off to attack the french, we deployed to skirmish line and came over the crest of the hill only to notice that all the french were gone. Pretty anti-climatic. I still enjoyed it much more than all the time I spent on the French side

Haha I was just behind you in that combat, I should have shot you in the back you vil deserter ! Anyway, yes I fully understand your posiition. It was extremely frustrating and yet I was in the 1st peloton so I saw more action than you guys. On Sunday, we felt horribly sorry for you but the multiple hesitations of the COs made a lot of people give up. We had to leave a 3PM max so we left the "field" after 75% of our allies were gone in anger.

[Toffee]

How do you guys d code who dies?

[Riddlez]

Sometimew they use actual bullets. Usually there is an event organiser who decides. He has a book he penned down some names in. Usually people he doesnt like. You get told right before battle when youre gonna die and how

[Duuring]

Seriously though, we need to think of a better system for casualties. It's just plain stupid nobody falls if you get a full volley at you.

[Vorposten]

When you have to change your flintstone, do the Wiliam Scream.

I read, that everyone in the Westfalian Landwehr carries a marked cartridge with them and when they reload they don't see which cratridge to take. So at one point you take the marked cartridge (by accident), load and shoot your rilfe and then you die at the next enemy volley.

When you got attacked and don't want to run back to your unit, after they retreat, simply "die" in charge.

Sometimes the unit leader says, who should be a casualties, so... that happens too.

Or you give each men a number and when an enemy volley is incoming, the "commander" shout out the numbers for you know... lying in the grass

Be creative. And sorry for my English, somehow I can't concentrate xD

Next weekend I will fight in Stralsund. Wasn't on a Battlefield since Octobre 2016.

[joer5835]

Having a blunt flint and no spares at hand is often used as an incesitive in our unit to 'die.'

[Olafson]

So Henri got shot in the leg with a musket? Was that you Cara? Trying to kill your Chef de Battalion?

[Riddlez]

So they did use real bullets then?

[Olafson]

Looks like no bullet to me



Doesn't even look that bad, just a normal burn wound I guess.

[Toffee]

Is that ser baristan selmy?

[joer5835]

He was lucky, that could have been way worse.

[Olafson]

Yeah. This is why I generally avoid charging with loaded guns. If I have to, I at least empty my pan before charging. That is, if I take part in charges. Melee combat is retarded and should never happen.

[Cara]

So Henri got shot in the leg with a musket? Was that you Cara? Trying to kill your Chef de Battalion?

I will not speak without the presence of my lawyer...

Maybe you know the song "Au premier coup tiré
J'ai tué mon capitaine" 

I was not far when he was shot by one of the prussians landwehr (who slept in the french camp).

Yeah. This is why I generally avoid charging with loaded guns. If I have to, I at least empty my pan before charging. That is, if I take part in charges. Melee combat is retarded and should never happen.

Agreed. It's simple if I don't have the possibility to discharge my weapon before, I don't run into melee. Moreover, I share your opinion, it's often stupid and dangerous with the bayonets on, idiots pushing behind, flint ripping the habit...

[joer5835]

That happened during a charge!? Sweet jesus, what kind of idiot charges with a loaded weapon...You should -absolutely- never do that.