Anyone have an approach that works to create this troop type?  It opens up a loot of late medieval and early renaissance armies.

Not sure I undestand - what do you mean by "an approach to create"?  Is C15 a figure code?

FMB

15th century, and no there is no such figure in the baccus catalog; hence posting to conversions board.

No, when I asked about this on the old forum the responses weren't encouraging as the conversions would be a little tricky.  It is on the "Baccstarter" list with a few packs pledged.

Try C15th - it avoids ambiguity.

I'm far from an expert in the period but I was under the impression mounted crossbowmen moved mounted but often fired on foot.

If that's the case, would a front rank (or two) of WOR05 crossbowmen backed by a number of horses and holders (maybe from ECW04) do to indicate the troop type?

I thought that was the case for mounted longbow, but I've not come across that for mounted crossbow. As far as I'm aware, up until the early C16th they used the light latch-type crossbow and acted as mounted skirmishers/light horse. Foot skirmishers, using the crossbow, were a distinct type. The formed foot crossbow would certainly use the heavier arbalest, with the winding gear, and would likely use the pavise as well. My preferred gaming period is 1450 to 1520 so I'm not so certain about the earlier medieval period.

I have run into published references citing both but I'm not sure what they are using for original source.  ithorial's suggestion is good since it is something that can be implemented with existing figures at any rate,

Having had a rummage in both the real world and the virtual one, it seems to me that mounted crossbowmen fired mounted and dismounted as circumstances dictated but that the further south you go the bigger the chance they'll fire mounted. So the Spanish and Italians seem to have fired mounted more often than the English, for example.

Faced with opponents on foot they seem to have been more likely to fire on the ground while if opposed by, or supporting, cavalry they would tend to be mounted.

That said, evidence for either seems pretty thin on the ground so your guess is likely to be as good as anyone elses!

Hey, thats a nice idea, I like it! Maybe I will copy it :-)

Ralf