Art De La Guerre

MathomHouser · Barbare Inscrit le: 18 Sep 2018 Messages: 26 Localisation: Cardiff, Wales

I'm looking at building a Sumerian army. Partly to get access to troop types I'm unfamiliar with, e.g. chariots and camels. But also because I'm fascinated by the earliest civilizations.

Here's what I have so far. What do you reckon?

Brilliant
4 Heavy Chariots
1 Light Cavalry Bow Mediocre

Strategist
2 Medium Swordsmen 2HW
4 Heavy Spearmen
4 Medium Spearmen Mediocre
2 Bowmen Mediocre
2 Light Infantry Javelin

Allied 17 Ancient Bedouin
Brilliant
4 Medium Camelry Bow
1 Light Camelry Bow

200 points, 24 units, 5 initiative.

belinconnux · Post� le: Lun D�c 17, 2018 2:28 pm Sujet du message:

I think this army can be strong by number of units. 24 isn't enough. Try 30/32 or more.
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deuf8881 · Post� le: Lun D�c 17, 2018 5:28 pm Sujet du message:

I know a friend who play with 40... Shocked

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ethan · Signifer Inscrit le: 12 Nov 2014 Messages: 354

heavy chariots are not needed

Dickstick · Post� le: Mar D�c 18, 2018 12:32 pm Sujet du message:

You have an over spend on generals.
Command is +4
the strategist uses 2 of these.
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muz177 · Gladiateur Inscrit le: 21 Jan 2018 Messages: 43

I have ordered some of. The new Museum Miniatures figures - they look sensational in the photos. Draft list has 32 units, incl 2 chariots which I reckon you have to take cause they would look so good on the table.

Mark G Fry · Post� le: Mer Jan 02, 2019 4:26 pm Sujet du message:

You can put the chariots on your command bases - there is a likelihood that they were really very few in number anyway and reserved for very important persons and generals.

I am assuming that the 40 BP army referred to is mostly HF spear mediocre - which is fine, until you come up against something like a Sh'ang Chinese with all those impetuous Heavy Chariots - but it's a very interesting idea.

I do however like the idea of the allied camels.

MathomHouser · Post� le: Mer Juin 24, 2020 10:08 pm Sujet du message:

I'm back! Working on this project again during lockdown.

I've refined the list based on experience. Now I have:

Two main corps, each with 6 HI Spear to hold the line, 3 MI Bow to shoot enemy skirmishers, and 2 LI Javelins to absorb enemy shooting. The compulsory Heavy Chariot lurks behind the line, ready to plug a gap.

One corps of 4 Medium Camelry to lie in Ambush.

1.1 Sumer and Akkad 200

This project is going to have to wait a bit though, because I just bought 200 Indians from Museum Miniatures...!