The Blue and the Grey - an American Civil War IH

[Vladimir Fred-nin]

First off, allow me to introduce myself - My name is Vladimir Fred-nin, and I am a devout IH player on the TWC forum. I, in particular, like really bloody, war-based IHs, and I have hosted 2 moderately successful ACW games in the past on TWC. I thought I'd spread my infection influence to the .org forum, so here I present you with my civil war IH!

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Introduction:

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The year is 1861. Following the battle of First Manassas/Bull Run, the Northern and Southern half of the United States are at war over issues such as State vs. National legislature, and Slavery. 11 Southern States are fighting what they believe to be the 2nd American Revolution: North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia. They have declared their independence from 23 Union states, and after the first major battle, have proved their mettle in combat. There are 800,000 volunteers in the South against over 2 Million in the North, but they have yet to be organized. That is where the players come in.

Each Player will be a General leading an army from one of the two nations. The limit for army size for the South is 90,000 men and the North's limit is 120,000 men. However this certainly does not mean that players HAVE to choose big armies; For example, Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson fought a series of successful battles against the Union and he had only a Division(less than 10,000 men) at his command(see Shenandoah Valley Campaign).

There will be a 'Turn' system; each player will say where he wants his/her army to go in that turn and what the army is to do. I will then use maps of major roads in the area and from that I can decide if they happen to clash with enemy forces.

The battle system is the following; say the Confederates have 10,000 men and the Union has 14,000. Each of the types of soldiers have a different fighting value from 10 to 1(10 being the worst, 1 being the best; I'll explain later). In this case the union has a value of, say, 8 and the confederates have a value of 7. To determine casualties, the number of one nation's troops is divided by the power value of the opposite side. Here is an example:

Confederates: 10,000 men/8 = 1,250 Casualties
Union: 14,000 men/7 = 2,000 Casualties

Then to determine killed and wounded, the number of casualties is divided by 3. This number is the killed soldiers. Then to find wounded, we subtract the number of killed from the remaining casualties. These remaining casualties are the wounded.

Confederates: 1,250/3 = 417 Killed, 833 Wounded
Union: 2,000/3 = 667 Killed, 1,333 Wounded

Recruitment:

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There is also a recruitment chart for numbers of men that can be recruited for each army per turn. Here it is for both nations.

Confederates:
Max of 5 Brigades per turn
1 Brigade = 3,000 Infantry
OR 2,000 Cavalry*
OR 1,500 Artillerymen + 50 Guns**

* Max of 10 Cavalry units per army
** Max of 2 Artillery units per army

2 Brigades = 1 Division
2 Divisions = 1 Corps
? Corps = 1 Army


Union:
Max of 5 Brigades per turn
1 Brigade = 4,000 Infantry
OR 2,500 Cavalry*
OR 1,800 Artillerymen + 60 Guns**

* Max of 10 Cavalry units per army
** Max of 2 Artillery units per army

2 Brigades = 1 Division
2 Divisions = 1 Corps
? Corps = 1 Army

Anyone is free to join and make their own armies, along with naming them whatever they wish.
PLAYERS WILL HAVE TO SPECIFY WHAT NUMBER AND TYPE OF BRIGADES ARE INCLUDED IN THEIR ARMIES.

EXAMPLE:

Army of the Potomac
10 Infantry Brigades
5 Cavalry Brigades
2 Artillery Brigades


Confederate Armies:
Western Department - Leader: Fisherking - 71,044 Men, 100 Guns
Army of Virginia - Leader: Kagemusha - 78,349 Men, 100 Guns
Army of Tennessee - Leader: Centurion1 - 87,633 Men, 95 Guns
Army of Western Virginia - CPU Army(controlled by me) - 68,536 Men, 100 Guns
Men left in recruiting pool: 386,000

Union Armies:
Army of Ohio - Leader: Franconicus - 82,312 Men, 113 Guns
Army of New York - Leader: Warman - 108,845 Men, 120 Guns
Men left in recruiting pool: 1,516,800


Soldiers lost so far:
CSA: 71,661
USA: 308,411
(This includes both Deaths and Captured men)