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Equipment Query
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:29 pm
by McNaughton
I am working on tweaking things for my mod, and am wondering about Confederate Cavalry.
For the Union, I am aware that there was a large shift over to Breech-loaded Carbines as a primary weapon of Cavalry during the war, but am unsure about the Confederate Cavalry Arm.
I have read that they used whatever weapons they could get their hands on, as well as that many perferred to use dual pistols.
Is there a consensus (at least based even on theatre of war as to what was used in the East, West, and Far West) as to the typical armament of a Confederate Cavalryman?
Thanks in advance!
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:12 am
by PBBoeye
Sawed off shotgun many times.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:36 am
by Jabberwock
Especially in the west. Mosby's rangers should get navy revolvers.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:39 am
by Jabberwock
PBBoeye wrote:Sawed off shotgun many times.
Especially in the west. Mosby's rangers pretty much had their choice of captured equipment, and greatly favored Colt revolvers.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:50 pm
by McNaughton
Thanks, I kind of suspected the average ToE, but wasn't quite sure.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:58 pm
by PBBoeye
What would be a good idea, IMO, is to make a mid-war weapon mix for the reb cavalry that reflects the incorporation of breech-loaders and various upgrades. Not that they had them in great quantity, but their firepower as a unit should increase a little bit from early war shotgun-as-the-main firepower values.
Just a thought. Not sure if that is PITA stuff or not.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:00 pm
by McNaughton
PBBoeye wrote:What would be a good idea, IMO, is to make a mid-war weapon mix for the reb cavalry that reflects the incorporation of breech-loaders and various upgrades. Not that they had them in great quantity, but their firepower as a unit should increase a little bit from early war shotgun-as-the-main firepower values.
Just a thought. Not sure if that is PITA stuff or not.
I was thinking for Conscripts to have shotguns/pistols (poor ranged combat, deadly assault), early volunteers to have Musketoons (Short Enfields), late volunteers to start using breech loaders.
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:51 pm
by Jabberwock
McNaughton wrote:I was thinking for Conscripts to have shotguns/pistols (poor ranged combat, deadly assault), early volunteers to have Musketoons (Short Enfields), late volunteers to start using breech loaders.
I think I read somewhere that Forrest's troops preferred the Enfields even over captured Springfield repeaters.