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Beryoza    12/16/2008 7:19:05 AM
This is a thread primarily aimed at assessing the effectiveness of various XVIIIth Century styles of musketry...... After visiting the Great Frederick's grave at Sans Souci and being only recently versed in ALL of His Instructions, I am very interested in any comments veteran posters may have regarding his approach to musketry and bayonet, particularly regarding the amazing transition he seems to have had in between the Silesian Wars (musketry is defensive) vs. the Seven Years War (Musketry is offensive). Specificallly, the Great Frederick talks of platoon or company volleys at two hundred paces....does anybody have any comments?
 
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HERALD1357       12/16/2008 8:00:12 AM

This is a thread primarily aimed at assessing the effectiveness of various XVIIIth Century styles of musketry......

After visiting the Great Frederick's grave at Sans Souci and being only recently versed in ALL of His Instructions, I am very interested in any comments veteran posters may have regarding his approach to musketry and bayonet, particularly regarding the amazing transition he seems to have had in between the Silesian Wars (musketry is defensive) vs. the Seven Years War (Musketry is offensive).

Specificallly, the Great Frederick talks of platoon or company volleys at two hundred paces....does anybody have any comments?

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200 hundred paces is 150 meters. At five meters per second  quick-time they are on you in thirty seconds. You get off one shot and then its "Prepare to receive!". If both lines advance, then its fifteen seconds.
 
I'd be looking for a hill to rush down and sheer numbers of bayonets. Spear work is kind of deadly so any slight momentum and mass edge you get in the infantry line would be crushing.in 18th Century warfare after you use up your one volley.
 
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