Combat results table

Sum the shooting strength of eligible bands (e.g. retinue bows 3 Flight/4 Sheaf, levy bows 2/3) and cross-index with target company size to get Intensity, modified (+2 vs cavalry, +1 sharp archery, -1 target with 3+ starting Courage, -2 rain into wind, -1 pavises). A Resolution card gives Falls Short, Scattered (Courage check, casualty draw), Galling (two casualty draws, Faltering check) or Discomfiting (also one mandatory casualty per 20 strength).

Total the Shooting Strength of all Archer bands in the company that can fire; find total (rounded down) against target company size (round down also) on the Shooting Intensity Chart to determine Intensity.

Hits from 1 to 10 are cross-referenced with the target's class to give no effect, recoil, recoil disrupted, flee disrupted and 1-5 stands lost. For example, 3 hits makes A/B recoil, C recoil disrupted and D/E flee disrupted. Units hosting or adjacent to a Hero General ignore the first three lines.

The number of hits scored is then cross referenced with the target troop class on the Combat Result Table, to ascertain the effect of the shooting on the unit.

The CRT has combat value columns up to 17 and d6 rows; results like 'B', '2R' or 'B•3R' give blue and red hits (CV 11, roll 5 = one blue and three red). A combat value of zero or less has no effect though ammunition is spent and jams may occur. Cannons and AA fire use column shifts.

Roll 1d6 and find the intersection of the die roll and the combat value on the Combat Result Table: the table gives the number of “BLUE” and the number of “Red” hits suffered by the target.

Effects: A desultory (no effect), B disordered/battery silenced, C disordered and lose 1 stand, D lose 2 stands, E lose 3 stands or battery wrecked. Fire points are halved for disordered infantry, doubled for enfilade; +1 against limbered/column/mounted targets, -1/-2 for cover such as woods, towns, breastworks or sunken roads.

D - Deadly fire - troops disordered and lose 2 stands or battery wrecked

Firepower minus the target's defence gives the Combat Differential (FV-DV=CD), from -3 to +9; below -3 there is no effect unless it is artillery. Roll 2D6, add terrain and range modifiers, and cross-reference. Results are -, S, (S), D or E, and each successful firer rolls its own CRT. Minefields and overruns attack on fixed columns.

To determine this, subtract the target’s defense value from the attacker’s firepower value. If the difference is lower than -3 and not an artillery attack, it has no effect.