In support of the TACTICA Ancient miniatures wargame by Arty Conliffe.
This group is devoted to discussions related to TACTICA, Medieval TACTICA, the TACTICA Supplement and TACTICA 2 when it becomes available.
Welcome for discussion is any information related to Ancient era warfare that is pertinent to the TACTICA Rules System. This would include Army Lists, Scenarios, Battle Reports, rules questions, figure availability and anything else that would enhance your enjoyment and understanding of the Rules.
Discourse should be lively, but polite. Flaming will not be allowed. Hope you enjoy the group. We welcome your participation.
... In checking the Supplement List to the original TACTICA lists, I see for Late Romans, the Catafractarii heavy cavalry unit with Lance has a fighting Value
Is taken into account in the fighting value. In original TACTICA the best fighting troops like Roman Legions, Phalanxes would be hit on a 5 or 6 on a D6. There
Can anyone tell me if there is an advantage to having lances or is this taken into account in the fighting value? Using Late Roman and Sassanid armies.
Hi Simon, I made one tactical choice that could possibly have swung the game if I had done it differently: committing the C-in-C to the Guard Infantry against