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PostSubject: Firing Line formation   Firing Line formation EmptyTue Jan 02, 2024 7:30 am

For wargaming reasons I'm wondering about the regulations for firing lines during the AZW. How many ranks was a firing line formed of? How far apart did the men stand and thus how long was a firing line of a company at about full strength?
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PostSubject: Re: Firing Line formation   Firing Line formation EmptyMon Jan 22, 2024 2:32 pm

Two lines unless ordered otherwise.
A yard apart.
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