Horse and Musket Bolt Action - with Cavalry Rules

I've taken a first pass at writing some cavalry rules for a Horse and Musket era version of Bolt Action. I have also cleaned up some of the other rules to make them more clear, and included it all below so everything is in one place.

Cavalry

Cavalry models act the same as Infantry except as noted below.
Cavalry can mount or dismount using 6" of movement. While mounted, the following rules apply:

• Orders: They cannot go Down voluntarily. They can perform an escape move when assaulted by infantry, like a recce vehicle.
• Movement: They can Advance 12" and Run 24". They cannot enter buildings. They ignore obstacles, unless deemed impassible to Cavalry.
• Shooting: Shooting attacks against them receive a +1 to hit modifier. They suffer a -1 penalty to hit rolls when shooting while mounted. When firing on the move (with an Advance order), the only weapons they can fire are those that have the Cavalry type. The only weapons they can reload while mounted are those with the Cavalry type.
• Assault: Assault damage rolls against them receive a -1 penalty. They cannot benefit from using two assault weapons together.

Shooting

When a unit fires, mark the unit with a smoke marker to indicate that it has fired. Any weapons that require reloading (indicated in the weapon stats table) cannot be fired again, or used in assault, while the unit has the smoke marker. Their weapons are not Loaded. After the unit successfully carries out another Fire order (now basically a Reload order), the smoke marker is removed and their weapons are now Loaded. Those models may fire again in the following turn.

Models have a "Shooting" stat to indicate their target number on a D10 when rolling to hit with a shooting attack. The base damage roll for shooting attacks against all targets is 6+ on a D10. Exceptional Damage is caused on an unmodified damage roll of 10.

Hit Modifiers

-1	Per pin marker on the firer
-1	Long range (over half)
-1	Fire on the move (Advance order)
+1	Point blank range (less than 6", if weapon range is 18" or more)
+1	Rifled Firearm
-1	Shooting while mounted
+1	Shooting at mounted cavalry

Damage Modifiers

-1	Target is 'down' infantry
-1	Target is a small unit (2 models or fewer)
-1	Target is in soft cover
-2	Target is in hard cover
-1	Non-Firearm weapon attack against Armored target

Sample Weapon Stats

Weapon	Range	Shots	Reload?	Type
Smoothbore Pistol	6	1	Yes	Cavalry, Assault, Firearm
Spear	6	1	One Use	Cavalry, Assault
Sling	6	1	No
Revolver	9	2	No	Cavalry, Assault, Firearm, Rifled
Shotgun	12	1	Yes	Cavalry, Assault, Firearm
Double Barreled Shotgun	12	2	Yes	Cavalry, Assault, Firearm
Bow	18	1	No	Cavalry
Smoothbore Carbine	18	1	Yes	Cavalry, Firearm
Smoothbore Musket	24	1	Yes	Firearm
Rifled Carbine	30	1	Yes	Cavalry, Firearm, Rifled
Breach Loading Carbine	30	1	No	Cavalry, Firearm, Rifled
Repeating Carbine	30	2	No	Cavalry, Firearm, Rifled
Muzzle Loading Rifle	36	1	Yes	Firearm, Rifled
Breach Loading Rifle	36	1	No	Firearm, Rifled
Repeating Rifle	36	2	No	Firearm, Rifled

Assault

Each model has an "Assault" stat to indicate their target roll on a D10 to cause damage in an assault. Many models have some kind of Assault weapon, such as a bayonet, sword, tomahawk, etc. These will be indicated in the army list, and some have special rules. Shooting weapons with the Assault type count as assault weapons, but those that require reloading only count if they are Loaded. Some specific Assault weapons with special rules are shown below.

A model not armed with an Assault weapon has a -1 penalty to damage rolls in an assault. An unmounted model armed with two assault weapons (which do not have the Two-Handed rule) has a +1 bonus to damage rolls in an assault. A model that is totally unarmed can not cause damage in assault (or shooting, obviously). Exceptional Damage is caused on an unmodified damage roll of 10.

Assault Weapon	Special Rules
Lance	Impact
Bayonet, Pike, Spear, Loaded Shotgun	Long Reach, Two-Handed
Loaded Pistol	Long Reach
Revolver	Fast, Long Reach
Loaded Double Barrel Shotgun	Fast, Long Reach, Two-Handed
other assault weapons	none

Assault Weapon Special Rules

Long Reach	+1 to damage rolls in assault against cavalry (negating the normal -1 for infantry fighting cavalry)
Fast	Extra attack in first round of assault
Impact	+1 to damage rolls in first round when assaulting
Two-Handed	Can't be combined with another assault weapon to get the +1 damage bonus for two weapons

Damage Modifiers

-1	Assault against mounted Cavalry (except with Long Reach weapon)
-1	Non-Firearm weapon attack against Armored target
+1	Assaulting with Impact weapon (only in first round)

After an assault, the loser takes a morale test, subtracting how much they lost combat by from their morale value. If they fail, the unit is removed. If they pass, the assault continues. After the first round of assault, any unit with weapons that require reloading are considered to have fired and therefore receive a smoke marker. The engaged units fight another round of assault, with both sides striking simultaneously, at the beginning of each turn until one unit is either wiped out or fails the morale test and is removed. Whenever this happens, the winning unit may consolidate as normal, and their order die is put back in the dice bag. When assaulting into an ongoing assault, choose which enemy unit to attack against (if applicable) and work out damage. In this case, the defenders do not get attacks back (since they have already attacked this turn).

Units

Below are some sample unit stats and special rules for a selection of common unit types.

Sample Unit Stats

Name	Shooting	Assault	Morale
Regular Infantry	6+	6+	9
Light Infantry	5+	6+	9
Grenadiers	6+	5+	9
Elite Infantry	6+	6+	10
Militia	6+	7+	8
Conscripts	7+	7+	7
Woodland Indian	7+	5+	7
Light Cavalry	6+	6+	9
Heavy Cavalry	6+	5+	9
Plains Indian	6+	6+	8

Unit Special Rules

Armored	-1 penalty to damage rolls made against the model except those caused by a Firearm.
Shirkers	As in Bolt Action (always take test for orders, even when not pinned, also pin penalty doubled)
Snipers	Only for Rifle armed models. Add 12" to Rifle range. Otherwise as in Bolt Action.
Green	As in Bolt Action

That's what I have so far. It still needs some sample army lists and scenarios. If you have any feedback or suggestions, or army list/scenario ideas for any historical periods, please leave a comment.