Hi, Can anyone suggest what army these ancient figures might be from? I think they are Persian. Thanks for any help. Cheers, Mike [Non-text portions of this...
Why not? They were certainly heavy in comparison to their opponents, and elite adds to much to their morale. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... opponents, and ... Might give them unwarranted manouverability, though. Wonder if there's some way of making them hit harder than Byzantine Elite Cav ...
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Strangely, the battle OOB's always exactly match the forces I actually own. Good planning on my part I suppose. The map comes from the Osprey "Cannae Campaign...
Since MOA does not have rules to cover a unit falling back, does the lake play any special role? Historically, such impassable terrain prevented troops from...
The Lake is impassible. Actually, the problem for the Romans will be to get organized. All of the Cavalry is at the head of the column, the auxilleries are at...
Mike- Your arguments sound very reasonable. However, it is totally contrary to Roman practice. Perhaps, bows were stored and the strings are unstrung,...
The Roman intention was to trap Hannibal between two armies, those of Geminus and Flaminius. Those two armies were separated to guard the routes that Hannibal...
... carrying their armor (mostly mail) on a pole. Not expecting battle but expecting a hot day, expecting to be moving all day, baggage train to the left,...
It was not a hot day given the time of day, season and terrain. They were expecting battle that day, but not by the lake, as they were hurrying to catch the...
I cant find the reference on line right now (Polybius) but I remember that the accounts of the attack indicated that the Republican legions (4, 2 allied two ...
... march. ... other ... This is certainly justifiable. Most of the legionaires in the first 3 2nd punic war disasters should be neither elite nor "B". The...
Yeap! And I have a kitchen pass in hand. Unless UBL attacks DC or my wife's resturant gets burned out I plan to be there. Guess I should pull out my copy of...
In MOA I see there you could give some units shields. Should you get some bonus? Also I would think there should be some plus for first round of combat using...
... ********************** In fact most units have shields. All of that is factored into the melee and shooting factors. No need for a horde of modifiers if...
Not according to my reading. Indeed, catching the Carthaginians was the last thing on Faminius's want list. He had already refused battle several times....
... get some bonus? Also I would think there should be some plus for first round of combat using heavy throwing weapon. Also the dreaded Flax I would think...
Well I missed the fact that the EIR were elite and get a plus. That would cure the pila for the EIR but Spanish, Vikings Late Germans, Late Romans. Not all...
... would cure the pila for the EIR but Spanish, Vikings Late Germans, Late Romans. Not all warrant "Fierce" or "Elite". But whipping the HTW would effect the...
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In the lists it does not cost point's to give a unit shields. These are historical notes only. Old Greek cavalry tended not to have them, as cataphracts tend...
Well the fact that the Pila was usally damaged after being thrown and needed a well trained unit (throw pila, punch straight with shield, stab right)would lead...
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