Command Deck & Stat Cards
Formations
The type and number of Units in historically plausible Austrian Formations in the Mid War.
| Formation | Type | Traits | Units | QTY | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avant Garde | Mixed | Rapid Deployment | Genzer Bataillone Chevaulégèr Sqn Grps Würst Artillerie-Batterie | 4 4 1 | |
| Infanterie Division | Infantry | Big Battalions* | Infanterie Bataillone Brigade-Batterie | 9 1 | |
| Reservieren Division | Infantry | Enthusiastic | Grenadier Bataillone | 12 | |
| Leichte Kavallerie Brigade | Cavalry | Rapid Deployment | Husaren Sqn Grps | 8 | |
| Kavallerie Brigade/Division | Cavalry | Rapid Deployment | Chevauleger Sqn Grps Dragoner Sqn Grps Würst Artillerie | 6** 1 | **Any mix |
| Kürassier Division | Cavalry | Rapid Deployment | Kürassiere Sqn Grps Würst Artillerie | 6 1 | |
| Korps Reservieren | Artillery | Reinforcements | Position-Batterie Brigade-Batterie Leitche Artillerie | 2 3 2 |
Formation Trait Summary
Big Battalions The Formation receives +1 Cohesion for every three deployed Infantry Battalions.*
Enthusiastic If Attacking [A] may suffer +1 Fatigue instead of Withdrawing [W] until reaching Retreat [RT].
Rapid Deployment Rolls +1D6 when deploying.
Reinforcements Assets may be distributed to other Formations.
*Note: This Trait is most common in 1809 but is still limited to no more than 2/3 of Infantry & Mixed Formations.
Unit Stats
Austrian Unit Stats and Traits for the Mid War summarized from the Austrian Stats & Orders Pack.
| Unit | Type | Threat | Cohesion | Traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenzer | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas. |
| Jäger | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas. Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. |
| Infanterie | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | –| 1/4 |3 | 1 | 1/2 | |
| Grenadiere | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | –| 1/4 |4 | 1 | 1/2 | Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. |
| Landwehr | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | – | 0 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/4 | Irregulars: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain, may not recover Fatigue in Combat Phase. |
| Pionere | Infantry Company (Asset) | – | – | Engineers: See Unit Traits. |
| Sapeurs | Infantry Company (Asset) | – | – | Engineers: See Unit Traits. Sapeurs: Threat vs Built-up-Areas, Strong Points, or Walls at contact is not reduced. |
| Kürassiere | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | |
| Dragoner | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | |
| Chevaulegers | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain. |
| Husaren | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain. |
| Ulanen | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1/4 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain. |
| Position-Batterien | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 1/2 | 1/4 | |
| Brigade-Batterien | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | |
| Leitche Artillerie | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 1 | 1 |1/2 | 1 | 1/4 | |
| Würst Artillerie | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 |
Unit Trait Summary
Lights Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas.
Shock Threat is not reduced vs Built-up-Areas, Strong points, or Walls.
Irregulars Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain, may not recover Fatigue in Combat Phase.
Engineers See Unit Traits.
Sapeurs Threat vs Built-up-Areas, Strong Points, or Walls at contact is not reduced.
Commanders
Austrian Commander Stats and Traits for the Revolution, Early, Mid & Late Wars summarized from the Austrian Command Deck.
| Commander | Formation | Force | Army | CMD | Threat | Cohesion | Traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generalleutenant | Avantgarde Division | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Generalleutenant | Infanterie Division | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Generalleutenant | Reservieren Division | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Generalmajor | Kavallerie Brigade | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Generalmajor | Korps Reservieren | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Archduke Charles | – | Revolution, Early Wars | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Peerless; If present, must be Army Commander, 1809. |
| Archduke Ferdinand | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. Chosen Successor; If Ferdinand is present when Mack is removed by Leader Fate, Ferdinand replaces Mack as the new Army/Force Commander. |
| Archduke John | – | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Archduke Louis | – | Mid War | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Request for Reassignment; Ludwig gives up his command after the first phase of the 1809 campaign and does not hold a field command again. Unavailable after May 1809. |
| Alvinczy | Revolution | Revolution | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| d’Aspre | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Captain of Grenadiers; May command Grenadier Formations. A Date with Death; d’Aspré is killed near Aderklaa during the Battle of Wagram, 6 July 1809. -2 Leader Fate, 1809. Unavailable after 1809. |
| Auffenberg | Revolution | Revolution, Early Wars | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Predictable Court-Martial; Auffenberg is tried for his conduct in the 1805 campaign that got his command destroyed at Wertingen, he’s deactivated and two years later dismissed from the army. Unavailable after 1805. |
| Bellegarde | Early War | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Revolution, Mid, Late Wars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Bianchi | Mid, Late Wars | Late War | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Chosen Successor; If Bianchi’s Force Commander is removed by Leader Fate, Bianchi takes over command of the Force. Captain of Grenadiers; May command Grenadier Formations. |
| Bubna | Early War | Late War | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Preferred Assignment; Bubna must command a Leichten Division, 1813. |
| Chasteler | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| H. Colloredo-Mannsfeld | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Flirts with Death; -1 Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1809, 1813, 1814. |
| Davidovich | Mid War | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dedovich | Early, Mid Wars | Mid War | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frierenberger | Late War | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Grand Battery; May command Grand Batteries. Flirts with Death; -1 Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1813. |
| Frimont | Revolutionary, Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. |
| M. Fröhlich | Revolution | Revolution | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| A. Gyulai | Revolution | Mid War | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Flirts with Death; -1 Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1799. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. |
| I. Gyulai | Revolution, Early Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Captain of Grenadiers; May command Grenadier Formations. |
| H. Hessen-Homburg | Revolution, Early Wars | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Late War | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. Flirts with Death; Hessen-Homburg is wounded at Leipzig but returns to command in 1814. -1 in Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1813. |
| P. Hessen-Homburg | Mid, Late Wars | Late War | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. |
| Hiller | Revolution | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Hey Now, Slow Down; Multiple times in 1809, Hiller assumes the French will move slowly – because that is how war works? When issuing an Objective for a subordinate Force, his Command Bonus is +0, 1809. |
| Hohenlohe | Early, Mid Wars | Mid War | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. Retirement Bliss; Hohenlone retires 26 December 1809 to his estate in Kasche (Police, Slovenská Republic). Unavailable after 1809. |
| Hohenzollern-Hechingen | Revolution, Early Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. |
| Jellachich | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Mid War | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Kienmayer | Revolution, Early Wars | Early, Mid Wars | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. |
| Klenau | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. |
| Kolowrat | Revolution, Early Wars | Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Unfortunately Ill; Kolowrat falls ill during the 1813 campaign and resigns his field command. Unavailable after 1813. |
| Kottulinsky | Early, Mid Wars | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Retirement Bliss; Kottulinsky retires from the service after the 1809 campaign. Unavailable after 1809. |
| Kray | – | Revolution | Revolution | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Good Ol’Days; Kray is a poster child for the Ancien Régime methodologies. All Infantry Formations in Kray’s command must receive the Parallel Deployment Trait. |
| Langenau | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Grand Battery; May command Grand Batteries, 1813-1814. Generalquartiermeister; May act as a staff officer to Schwarzenberg, providing an addition +1 to Schwarzenberg’s Command when in contact, maximum of Command +4, 1813-1815. |
| J. Liechtenstein | Revolution, Early Wars | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. Retirement Bliss; Retiring after Znaim, he is unavailable after 1809. |
| M. Liechtenstein | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. Flirts with Death; -1 Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1799, 1809. Specific Talent; All bonuses are +3 when Commanding a Formation with an active Withdrawal [W] Directive. |
| Lindenau | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Captain of Grenadiers; May command Grenadier Formations. Retirement Bliss; Lindenau retires after the 1809 campaign and dies in Vienna on 21 February 1817. Unavailable after 1809. |
| Loudon | Revolution | Early, Mid Wars | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Retire Once, Retire Twice; After the defeat of 1805 Loudon retires but is recalled in 1809 when he commands a ReserveArmeeKorps. Once that war is also lost Loudon is content to retire again. Unavailable after 1809. |
| Mack | – | Revolution, Early Wars | Early War | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Delusions of Grandeur; Mack is appointed Generalquartiermeister to offset Erzherzog Ferdinand’s inexperience. If Mack is present, he is required to command the Army. The Great Communicator; Mack’s rambling orders confuse subordinates, leaving them to guess his intentions. When activating an Objective, a Delay result activates the dummy Objective. When activating a Directive, a Delay result instead activates a random Directive; roll 1D6 and activate the corresponding Directive: A, D, M, S, R, W. Predictable Court-Martial; Mack is convicted of cowardice after surrendering the entire army at Ulm and imprisoned until 1808, after release he leads a quiet and uneventful life. Unavailable after 1805. |
| Mécsery | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Mid War | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. Flirts with Death; -1 Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1805. |
| Melas | – | Revolution | Revolution | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Merveldt | Early, Mid Wars | Late War | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Unfortunately Captured; After being wounded at Leipzig Merveldt is captured by the French and meets with Napoléon, who sends him back to the Allies with a peace proposal. The peace offer is ignored and Merveldt is sent to London as an ambassador, he dies there 5 July 1815. Unavailable after 1813. |
| Mesko | Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. Flirts with Death; -1 Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1813. Specific Talent; All bonuses are +3 when Commanding a Formation with an active Withdrawal [W] Directive. Retirement Bliss; Mesko leaves the service in fall 1814 to retire to his estates in Hungary where he dies 29 August, 1815. Unavailable after 1814. |
| Nordmann | Early, Mid Wars | Early, Mid Wars | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | A Date with Death; Nordmann is one of four Austrian general officers killed at the Battle of Wagram, -2 to Leader Fate, 1809. Unavailable after 1809. |
| Nostitz | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Late War | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. Flirts with Death; -1 Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1794, 1796, 1809. |
| O’Reilly | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. |
| Ott | Revolution | Revolution | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. |
| Radetzky | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. Generalquartiermeister; May act as chief-of-staff to Schwarzenberg, providing an addition +1 to Schwarzenberg’s Command when in contact, maximum of Command +4, 1813-1815. |
| Reisner | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Grand Battery; May command Grand Batteries. Flirts with Death; -1 Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1800, 1809. |
| Reuss-Plauen | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Riesch | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. Retirement Bliss; After spending the year of 1809 commanding an unengaged ReserveArmeeKorps of Landwehr, Riesch retires in 1810 to his estate Barockschloss Neschwitz, located in Saxony, and two years later marries a woman 40 years his junior. Unavailable after 1810. |
| Rosenberg | Early War | Mid War | Mid War | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | – | Revolution | Revolution | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Schwarzenberg | Revolution, Early Wars | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Peerless; If present, must be Army Commander, 1813-1815. Supreme Allied Commander; May be an Army Commander for any friendly nationality/faction, 1812-1815. |
| Sommariva | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. |
| Vincent | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. Specific Talent; Command is +3 when Commanding a Mixed Formation. |
| Vukassovich | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | A Date with Death; Mortally wounded at Wagram, -2 in Leader Fate, July 1809. Unavailable after 1809. |
| Weissenwolf | Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Captain of Grenadiers; May command Grenadier Formations. |
| Wurmser | – | Revolution | Revolution | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | His Last Act; After being compelled to surrender Mantau, Wurmser dies in Vienna 22 August 1797. Unavailable after 1797. |