I’m trying to get my head round basing in Volley & Bayonet and would welcome any thoughts or advice.

I’m not looking to accurately depict each different type of brigade from each nationality. That way lies madness! I’m looking to make an semi-informed generalisation that could represent a brigade.

From reading around I’ve come up the following, based on both ideal / fudged (for easy arithmetic’s sake) values and possible numbers in the field.

NB I’m going with massed infantry / cavalry stands.

• 800 men in a battalion, and 3 battalions in a brigade, making 2400.
• 150 horse in a squadron and, 4 squadrons in a regiment, and 4 regiments in a brigade, making 2400.

Does that sound reasonable in a general sort of way?

In order to make it achievable, I’ve opted for a 1:200 figure man ratio, so that would make both infantry and cavalry brigades have 12 figures.

If infantry skirmishers represent about a battalion’s worth of men, they would therefore have 4 figures (2400/3/200) and cavalry skirmishers would have 3 figures (2400/4/200). Though if you considered that some infantry brigades have 4 strength points and a skirmisher stand has 1 strength point, then you could consider that it too has 3 figures (12/4). 3 skirmishers on a skirmish base might be more aesthetically pleasing (and less crammed) than 4.

NB I’m going to be using 6mm figures and hoping to base them on half-sized bases, and use half measurements as play space is at a premium.