a solid all-infantry force, but I need some cavalry and light troops
as the Roman Empire died supplies of armor became scarce
more and more troops had to rely on a large shield
having switched to a largely static defensive role
the infantry needed massed missile power
these numbers increased as the opponents were now often light horsemen
the command group, Arthur is ably assisted by the still-fearsome centurions
and will soon be back-stopped by a cavalry force
more spearmen, as the Empire waned these first became sedentary
then degenerated into militia
in rare cases there were still some heavy shock type infantry with body armor
Looking good there bro, we will have to throw down in Saga very soon!
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Kevin
Excellent job!
ReplyDeleteWould the fully armored infantry possibly be Arthur's guard troops?
How much armor is on the cavalry? Are any horse archers? Looking forward to seeing the completion of this project.
I am going to have two sets of cavalry, one will be unarmored (assuming that the heavy cavalry went to Gaul with the Emperor-presumptive) and another set of armored "knights". I am still sorting out the light troops situation, by 450AD it seems most of them were militia or foederati, so uniforms are problematic
ReplyDeleteNice job. I am currently trying to finish an Anglo-Danish warband at an agonizingly slow pace.
ReplyDeleteDave, I find that the quality of today's miniatures is an obstacle to speed.....while I was painting the spearmen I stopped to research if the tacks holding the leather cover on the back of the shield were brass or iron. ... then I realized that I had gone down the rabbit hole. Nobody would know or care aside from me!
ReplyDeleteTo say the least I feel your pain