Art De La Guerre

Black Prince · Prétorien Inscrit le: 17 Oct 2016 Messages: 290

I have a Ghaznavid list with 23 bases currently one of Ghulam's bases is elite, with a total of 199 points. I was thinking about dropping the Light infantry incendiary and upgrading the remaining three Ghulams to elite. Is it worth reducing the army size to 22 bases to possibly get better performance out of four elite Ghulams?

Hazelbark · Magister Militum Inscrit le: 12 Nov 2014 Messages: 1529

It is a very marginal call.

Do you find you lose a lot of LI? Then 1 more LI is bulking into losing more units.
IF you rarely lose LI then i would stick with 23.

I find 22 a good size. A lot of your foes will be at 24, but i think weaker units for 24 is not necessarily wise.

Black Prince · Prétorien Inscrit le: 17 Oct 2016 Messages: 290

Thanks.
I am new to the Ghaznavids so I am not sure what the casualty rate amongst the LF will be, normally it is not high but with the Ghaznavids, I plan to use them as ablative shields to protect the armoured elephants from shooting.
The other option is to downgrade the competent general to ordinary and just upgrade two of the Ghulams. The competent general's job is just to drive two elephant death stars into the enemy line, he is included with one of the armoured elephants.

Mike Bennett · Post� le: Dim Juin 26, 2022 11:12 am Sujet du message:

Black Prince · Prétorien Inscrit le: 17 Oct 2016 Messages: 290

Yes, his command has two bases of impetuous foot.
I take your point about not being able to rally, I guess I could drop the elephant armour and then make the general non-included. Both the sub generals are included because the CinC is a strategist. With the Samurai I found I needed a strategist to control the terrain. Does a Ghaznavid army really need the CinC to be a strategist?

Hazelbark · Magister Militum Inscrit le: 12 Nov 2014 Messages: 1529

The Ghaznavid wants the strategist as much to get the initiative to pick the point of attack. Terrain is less critical for them.

MC_Delicatessen · Auxiliaire Inscrit le: 30 Juil 2020 Messages: 87

Hazelbark · Magister Militum Inscrit le: 12 Nov 2014 Messages: 1529

Unreliable for the Ghaznavids is like shoving a ruler up your nose to the 10" mark. It is contraindicated. You role a "1" and you lose your ability to pick the point of attack and are potentially wrong footed the entire game even if you come online on turn 2. Just courts catastrophe. Some armies not so much. Here it is a grave risk.