Post by Brian Ború on Feb 9, 2024 11:41:33 GMT
Our discussions about the improvement of Light Horse, competent troops and the roman testudo formation sparked a new idea I want to share with you here: the use of special Ancient Battle Formations.
When flipping through an old WRG publication I found these and others:
Infantry: square, testudo, wedge
cavalry: wedge
light horse: kantabrian circle, skythian formation
Some illustrations concerning LH:
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Maybe we could add to every army list some specific information and thus add some historic and tactical flavour to these armies.
(And by the way level up some LH heavy crap armies.
) And it looks splendid on the battlefield!
These formations may use some PIPs to form and give in return certain oppurtunities or modifications when formed (or declared) in the combat phase. But certainly they should not create any superpowers.
testudo: movement 1 BW in GG only, + 1 against Bw, can't be flanked or overlapped, can't follow up or recoil...
skythian formation: +1 CF to every LH, no overlaps, immune to ZOCs...
etc.
Another possibility could be that e.g. Kn count only as Kn when forming a wedge, etc.
What do you think?
Any suggestions?
link to online literature
When flipping through an old WRG publication I found these and others:
Infantry: square, testudo, wedge
cavalry: wedge
light horse: kantabrian circle, skythian formation
Some illustrations concerning LH:
Maybe we could add to every army list some specific information and thus add some historic and tactical flavour to these armies.
(And by the way level up some LH heavy crap armies.
) And it looks splendid on the battlefield!These formations may use some PIPs to form and give in return certain oppurtunities or modifications when formed (or declared) in the combat phase. But certainly they should not create any superpowers.
testudo: movement 1 BW in GG only, + 1 against Bw, can't be flanked or overlapped, can't follow up or recoil...
skythian formation: +1 CF to every LH, no overlaps, immune to ZOCs...
etc.
Another possibility could be that e.g. Kn count only as Kn when forming a wedge, etc.
What do you think?
Any suggestions?
link to online literature
