Shouting the Battle Cry of Freedom
Shouting the Battle Cry of Freedom is a novel historical miniature rules system for simu-lating the violent clash of armies in the American Civil War. Designed for large-scale battles and with an emphasis on strategic planning¸ Shouting the Battle Cry of Freedom is a Corps and Division level simulation intended to be played by 2 - 10 players. Players maneuver brigades and batteries¸ alternating movement and combat in turns that represent 30 minutes of real time. The table scale is 18” to a mile or about 100 yards per inch.
Features
- Extensive fog of war allows you to deceive the enemy as to your actual strength....
- Grand tactical charges with up to an entire corps....
- Division commanders seize the initiative¸ interrupting their opponent's moves....
- Tactical firefights in addition to fire¸ charge and melee....
- Unique rules for extra tactical movement¸ passthrough and disorder....
- Unknown effect of battlefield terrain until units actually move into it....
- Reconnaissance in force by cavalry gives it a valuable role....