... Mind you wasn't there a debate on TNE that rather suggested that Ps(X) was probably not right for them anyway. Personally I intend to paint my Outpost...
... wrote: ... Ps(X) was ... pretty much. The fact they were usually combined with other foot types (rather than fielded in bodies of 250 fire-loving maniacs)...
I have a fix. It involves changing p.40, para 4, lines 2-3 from "less than the destroyed element's base depth" to "less than 40p". I do not think there are any...
... camels ... them). ... reasoned ... as I'm ... armies ... Under DBM3.0 I've used CmS extensively (Christian Nubian and Murabit) and agree that 66AP is...
... Murabit) ... desireable ... IMO this would be a good idea if a simple mechanism could be found for it. Under DBM there are numerous examples of troop types...
... wrote: Yes, it occurred to me that if as just reported, Sp(s) were dying in droves to Wb(f), they must be nothing more than speed bumps for Bd. The worry...
... wrote: <snip> ... AW - probably a stupid question, but if the Sp had no advantage for depth, why were they in 2 ranks, losing 4ME at a time? What, if...
... I think your examples demonstrate why it is probably impossible to come up with a simple mechanism for this - the good and bad levels are very troop type...
... Which is somewhat of a spurious statistic as if the commands are both homogenous they both break on the same %age ME losses. The advantage the Wb has is...
... could ... elements ... ME - The spear get a +1 for the second rank. ... ME -Fair question. My Guess is that front rank would have been burst through....
... more to ... do to ... chariotry ... Wb more ... To be honest this has been one of my concerns with the current ME system from the start. My posts about the...
... could ... elements ... both ... ME - only spurious if not trying to show that for every element lost the warband lose a tiny percentage of their command...
... IMO the DBM approach is the right one - baggage doesn't help but is a liability to be protected and a negative effect on your army if sacked or not...
... Wondering if we're not quite talking about the same thing. If you have a command of 24 Wb(F) they will be 12ME each elemnt lost being 0.5ME. A command of...
... The liability to be protected I have no problems with, but the negative effect if not provided is trickier IMO. Baggage is counted in DBMM, IIRC, on the...
... lost ... ME - Think we just may be. Just spent the morning explaining the workings of the European Social Fund to a Polish visitor. Think I will be...
... Consider what happens if a command has the baggage and it is shared - 6MEs - if you break that command the Baggage is broken inflicting a 6ME loss on the...
... Whether the baggage is shared or not has no relation to how pretty the models will be on the table top - it's having it represented that gives us the...
... You have my sympathy - I've had to audit some ESF projects in previous jobs and that was bad enough getting my head around how that worked ... Nik...
Any thoughts as to what can beat Early Ach. Persians now? My regular opponent, David Thompson, refuses to take my EAP on because they have got so much better...
Are Immortals (S) under DBMM? I expect they would be, but it seemed to me that the definition of Bw(S) has narrowed compared to DBM. Bob ... and ... area ... ...
I know I'm going to get ticked off for this but not sure were else to ask. I'm very interested in creating a post mongol russian army in 15mm. Any suggestions...
... find ... It is only by sharing the baggage do you get to group it together and hence gain more effect and more of a canvas to work with - You can't group...
... are ... used ... but I ... Pk ... suggest ... 2 deep Pk in DBM die very quickly to Bd, and to 2 ranks of Sp or Wb. Realistically, you only deploy them this...
... Yes and no. The Greek armies that faced the Galatians were still hoplites, and are right at the end of the current Later Hoplite Greek list. But the only...
... It's the second I was thinking about more. They wouldn't die quite as quickly (and for a cheaper price) vs Sp if they had +2 for the second rank. I'm just...
... Any carefully used heavy foot will cause them problems. The foot player should screen his troops in (psiloi to take the first shot)and ideally should have...
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