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... Thanx for the complete reply, this is more that I had open for! ... Variations of style imply a main trend. The key issues 4 me are: Are the Alans...
It is all too easy to draw conclusions from wargaming terms like Super Heavy cavalry. The Sarmatians were using heavily armoured riders and often armoured...
Has anyone compared the Magister Militum and Old Glory elephants? I have some Indian Elephants from OG and Pendraken, the OG elephants are nearly twice the...
... Again Germanic cavalry had been armed with lances for ages. ... Well, we have pretty good descriptions of German cavalry from Caesar and from Tacitus....
I agree with Roy here. There is a differentiation between Goth/Western Cavalry and lance (kontos) armed riders. In a horse based society hoof armour is more...
Luxor here. Now chaps, don't forget the taste of the resin used to coat the inside of Amphorae and add to the taste of the product. You have off course hit on...
Look at movies about China. Hollywood and whatever the Chinese film Industry has to cover this, seem to have a good handle on this. Try crouching Tiger Hidden...
Dont we have an example of Sarmatians being ordered by an officer to engage Parthians with bow fire and refusing to do so in favour of a charge because their...
We have to be careful not to think our wargaming definitions are reality. It is possible to find light cavalry in mail or lameller tunics and Heavy mounted...
Garlic in their sandals??? Blimey no wonder some armies didn't want to get into close combat with them. Mal. ... From: Peter Morrison Date: 10/04/05 08:12:02 ...
I am passing on an October 30th post from Bruce Taylor to the GoreAMWar Yahoo group breaking the sad news that Terry Gore has died: "With deep regret and...
... I beg to differ, I think scuta wqould have been used for a big shield. Aren't Roman large shield cavalry scuta equipped. We need an Ammianus expert here. ...
Apologies if this has come up before, but can anyone refer me to any articles or postings concerning playing WAB with DBX based figures? Alternatively if you...
... We are mostly using rules that differentiate between 'heavy' close order (though not necessarily closest order, cavalry and 'light' skirmishing cavalry....
Now I know why Mal knows so much about Egypt. ... From: Peter Morrison To: ancmed@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 8:36 AM Subject: [ancmed] Re:...
From: "Peter Morrison" <luxor180@...> ... Well looking at the Sasanian rock reliefs their nobles saw themselves as charging lancers up to the C3rdAD. ...
... It is, of course, a matter of interpretation and its possible that Sassanians mutated their tactics over the years. I think that Peter is referring to a...
... Clipeus certainly _originally_ was used for the big round hoplite shield as opposed to the big long scutum - cf the distinction between scutati and ...
Hi Irvin, Your best bet is to try the archives at the WABlist http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WABlist/ This question comes up quite regularly, so should be...
Hi Luxor, This makes sense, more a disticntion between primarily shock cavalry and primarily skirmishing cavalry than heavy or light then. I read a discussion...
... a more open order to skirmish with an infantry formation. ... to make choices (in most rule sets). That gives a problem for horse ... making choices base...
... Scutum is never used for round shields, that is the point. A large round shield is a clipeus, not a scutum. Scuta are oblong; typically oval, although many...
Certainly Ammianus gives the impression bow fire is their main thing but is annoyingly vague about who has the bows. Ooccupying broken ground to avoid Roman...
Apologies if this has come up before, but can anyone refer me to any articles or postings concerning playing WAB with DBX based figures? Alternatively if you...
