Azazelx wrote:A very impressive army. I like the use of different densities to denote differing troop types as well.
That is based upon historical accounts of the marching and fighting orders of Ancient Warriors/Soldiers (typically the Roman Legions, for which we have the most information).
They described several different types of troops, each of which was characterized by a particular fighting style and role.
• They had Close Order Infantry, which is typically associated with Heavy Infantry, such as Legionaires themselves. Typically it is men standing one arm's length apart (each soldier would raise their left arm, and the soldier to the left would stand with his shoulder at the tips off here tended arm. Ranks were separated by two paces).
• They had Loose Order Infantry, which is typically associated with the Auxilia of the Imperial Legions, or with the Extraordinarii of the Republican Legions. They also identify Guals and Germans from the Mountainous Regions as fighting in Loose Order. (The men typically had files separated as per the Close Order Troops, but their ranks were separated by four paces. Irregular Loose Order troops tended to have a great variation in the distance between files and ranks compared to Regular Loose Order troops. They are represented with one fewer figure on a base as a result)
• Lastly, you have Open Order, which is troops who were Skirmishers. Like the Velites of Republican Rome, the Psiloi of Greece, or the Archers and Javelinmen of Gual, who would typically screen their armies. (When in Rank-Fil, they had two arms lengths between soldiers - thus half the number of models: 2 rather than 4 - and four paces between ranks - thus the deeper bases, like Lose Order troops)
Those three orders were also mediated by Drill (was a warrior a Regularly Drilled Soldier, or was he a warrior who served only at opportunities in an "Irreglar" fashion?).
The basing standard is one of the oldest things in miniature gaming.
Now I just have to get the Éotheod/Rohirrim and Eriador (Arthedain, Cardolan, and Rhuduar) troops finished so they will have opponents.
The Éotheod/Rohirrim Army is tiny compared to this army. 6 units of Cavalry to the16 units of Goblins/Orcs.
MB Automatically Appended Next Post: After pointing these up, I am going to need at least another 2 - 3 units for the Éotheod.
I can add 2 - 4 bases of scouts, to give me 2 units of 4 - 6 bases, to get one more unit.
And I can buy another six packs of the East Riding Miniatures Mounted Saxons to get another 1 - 2 units of Irregular Levy Éotheod (either 1 unit of 6 bases, or 2 units of 4 bases).
Adding another unit of Royal Guard would put me over points, since they are a ridiculously expensive unit (that one unit of 4 bases costs almost as much as the three large units of the Regular Rohirrim/Éotheod Éoreds).
MB
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