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<blockquote data-quote="Galethorn" data-source="post: 2286980" data-attributes="member: 7888">It depends entirely on the size, wealth, climate/geography of the nation/fief/town that raised it...Just an example, a small, rich kingdom in a mineral-rich mountainous area with a relatively low population is probably going to have a smaller army, made up of heavy infantry; i.e. guys in plate with polearms.A large agricultural nation will tend to have large armies with a large number of light infantry (archers, light spearmen, peasants with pointed sticks, etc.), often with a heavy cavalry component.Now, size-wise, here are some good numbers to go by for medievalesque periods...10,000 is a fairly large for a single army that's going to be fighting another army in a field battle; usually only full nations raise armies that size, and, as such, they tend to be fairly mixed in composition; armies for city/fortress assaults/sieges tend to be that size or bigger, just to make sure the defenders can't possibly fight them off, or escape.1000 is a good, medium-sized army for smaller kingdoms; at that scale, it's a lot more feasable for them to have largely the same type of troops (all archers, all cavalry, etc.).100,000 is about the size of a very reasonable invasion force for taking out a medium-sized nation...it wouldn't fight another army on the field unless the enemy raised a fairly equal force to try opposing them before they split up to go after their seperate objectives.100 is just about the fewest people you could call an 'army'...just enough to raid a village.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Galethorn, post: 2286980, member: 7888"] It depends entirely on the size, wealth, climate/geography of the nation/fief/town that raised it... Just an example, a small, rich kingdom in a mineral-rich mountainous area with a relatively low population is probably going to have a smaller army, made up of heavy infantry; i.e. guys in plate with polearms. A large agricultural nation will tend to have large armies with a large number of light infantry (archers, light spearmen, peasants with pointed sticks, etc.), often with a heavy cavalry component. Now, size-wise, here are some good numbers to go by for medievalesque periods... 10,000 is a fairly large for a single army that's going to be fighting another army in a field battle; usually only full nations raise armies that size, and, as such, they tend to be fairly mixed in composition; armies for city/fortress assaults/sieges tend to be that size or bigger, just to make sure the defenders can't possibly fight them off, or escape. 1000 is a good, medium-sized army for smaller kingdoms; at that scale, it's a lot more feasable for them to have largely the same type of troops (all archers, all cavalry, etc.). 100,000 is about the size of a very reasonable invasion force for taking out a medium-sized nation...it wouldn't fight another army on the field unless the enemy raised a fairly equal force to try opposing them before they split up to go after their seperate objectives. 100 is just about the fewest people you could call an 'army'...just enough to raid a village. [/QUOTE]

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