[The Civil War: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were too Afraid to Ask!]

Interesting.

 

Thank you all.

[Should I use Spencers?]

I found Spencer "Rifle" and all other kinds of inf repeaters, are only better than top tier rifle when enemy is completly in open field.

 

You might micro to make this condition, but in pitched battle it's not that practical, generally. But I found that in Gettysburg roundtop as Feds and place spencer arm inf brigade...Lovely. Lovely.

 

But most of times, Richmond, 61 are better. Maybe Hapers ferry , too.

[Vren55's Ultimate General Civil War Guide 1.0+ Updated]

For quantity, yes.

But even rebs drop enough 1855 quite early stage, and so very soon I have enough quantity to arm my 1st corp with 100% looted 1855s.

And feds also drop guns so fast that I don't have to enjoy cost efficiency of Mississippi long, but it seems AIs are very long stick with 1855s, and reb AI tend to equip them higher tier rifle, CS richmond, first.

[Vren55's Ultimate General Civil War Guide 1.0+ Updated]

From my expeience of campaign plays, Federals generally better armed, becasuse, not for better funding anbd shop stock, but for dead rebels.

In rebel play, I just cannot afford CS richmond and had to stick with 1855, but in Fed play, CS richmond is my standard issued weapon in late campaign.

Damn irony of current game.

[The Civil War: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were too Afraid to Ask!]

One more thing!

When engage melee fighting, ACW of course, troopers throw themselves in a huge chaos bowl, break formation and poke someone in fornt him with bayonet? (Like current game descirbes)

Or did they keep formation as much as they can so only guys in first rank fight? (Like ancient and medieval infantry fighthing)

I haven't heard about formation melee figthing training in ACW, nothing more than just how to use bayonet well, which doesn't help much men to keep formation with discpline. 

[The Civil War: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were too Afraid to Ask!]

How long a brigade is in line(not marching) formation?

 

IRRC, a regiment of 500 men size, alined 100 yards long, I wonder how about a brigade?

 

I know size of a brigade is varied, but let's suppose average, operating brigade in a campaign.