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Pen
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 Posted - January 16 2018 : 03:08:17 AM
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First time I've been to this forum, but it seems like the right place to ask a question about how re-enactments work.
When a battle is being set up/discussed/whatever, who decides which people get injured or fall, and who 'dies'?
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Fitzhugh Williams
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Posted - January 16 2018 : 08:14:23 AM
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| Usually if you run out of ammo, or you gun ceases to function properly, you "take a hit". Other times it is designated by the commander based upon the current situation and the scenario. If too many go down, the whole thing turns into a farce. There weren't all that many casualties in a battle. Usually, for every 100 men, three would be killed and 7 more wounded. In later wars the casualties mounted as technology produced better guns. In most reenactments the opposing forces are much too close to each other. This is because of the lack of available land and the fact that the public wants to see everything, and will complain to the site managers, and even state officials, if that can't see every little detail. So it is adjusted accordingly. |
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Battle re-enactment : Who 'dies'?
