a special way of firing, or reenactorism ?

[flattop32355]

Re: a special way of firing, or reenactorism ?

I would call it a reenactorism only so far as it is used by much smaller unit size than would have been in period due to limited numbers of reenactors, and for not starting each firing unit (in this case, platoon) with the rear rank firing first. Neither Hardees or Caseys manual declare the fire should start with the front rank. That leads me to think there was a reason for it.

I agree with Silas that this is a bit more akin to firing by division than by wing, but can be applied to both concepts.

[john duffer]

Re: a special way of firing, or reenactorism ?

" this is a bit more akin to firing by division than by wing "

The only actual reference I recall is from MacDougall and he definitely calls for wing and rank. Firing by division is a simplified version of the English firing by platoon. If you're talking about the company level firing these guys are using it'd be platoon and rank rather than division and rank but it's very likely supposed to be a battalion level command.