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<blockquote data-quote="Old One" data-source="post: 2287287" data-attributes="member: 83"><p>Huge variance...depending on the look/feel of the campaign and cultures you are replicating. For instance:</p><p></p><p><strong>Ancient Greece, Local Battles:</strong> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 2-3,000 hoplite warriors (warrior 2-3), fighting in a phalanx 8-12 men deep, center of battle line</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 500-1,000 peltasts (javilen-armed skirmishers, warrior 1 or expert 1), break up enemy formation with missile fire, harass flanks </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 500 archers/slingers (warrior 1 or expert 1), as peltasts</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 250-500 cavalry (warrior 1 or 2), designed to harass/protect flanks and pursuit</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Alexander's Invasion Force:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 20,000 hoplite warriors (warrior 2)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 3,000 elite hypaspist hoplites (warrior 3)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 4,000 cavalry (warrior 2)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 2,000 elite Companion cavalry (warrior 4), shock cavalry to break enemy lines</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 11,000 peltasts (warrior 1 or expert 1)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 2,000 archers/slingers (warrior 1 or expert 1)</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Late Republican Legion:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 4,800 legionnaires, organized into 10 cohorts of 480 men each, with each cohort being subdivided into 6 maniples of 80 men each (warrior 1-3, depending on experience). The maniple typically fought on a 10-man front (8 deep). </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> A legionnary army might consist of 4 legions, plus 2-3,000 skirmishers/archers/slingers and 2,000 cavalry.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Opponents at Agincourt (c. 1415):</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> English - 5,000 archers (warrior 2-3) and 900 knights/men-at-arms (warrior 3-4)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> French - 20-30,000 total, with ~ 10,000 knights/men-at-arms (warrior 2-3), ~10,000 supporting infantry/peasant levies (commoner 1 or expert 1 or warrior 1) and ~ 5,000 Genoese crossbowman (expert 1 or expert 2).</li> </ul><p></p><p>Lots of variation, depending on what you are trying to accomplish. Here are a couple of sites:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://monolith.dnsalias.org/~marsares/warfare/" target="_blank">Greek Warfare</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.roman-empire.net/" target="_blank">Roman History/Warfare</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.saga-publishing.com/tactics.htm" target="_blank">Medieval Warfare from a war-gaming perspective</a></p><p></p><p>Hope these help...</p><p></p><p>~ OO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old One, post: 2287287, member: 83"] Huge variance...depending on the look/feel of the campaign and cultures you are replicating. For instance: [b]Ancient Greece, Local Battles:[/b] [list] [*] 2-3,000 hoplite warriors (warrior 2-3), fighting in a phalanx 8-12 men deep, center of battle line [*] 500-1,000 peltasts (javilen-armed skirmishers, warrior 1 or expert 1), break up enemy formation with missile fire, harass flanks [*] 500 archers/slingers (warrior 1 or expert 1), as peltasts [*] 250-500 cavalry (warrior 1 or 2), designed to harass/protect flanks and pursuit [/list] [b]Alexander's Invasion Force:[/b] [list] [*] 20,000 hoplite warriors (warrior 2) [*] 3,000 elite hypaspist hoplites (warrior 3) [*] 4,000 cavalry (warrior 2) [*] 2,000 elite Companion cavalry (warrior 4), shock cavalry to break enemy lines [*] 11,000 peltasts (warrior 1 or expert 1) [*] 2,000 archers/slingers (warrior 1 or expert 1) [/list] [b]Late Republican Legion:[/b] [list] [*] 4,800 legionnaires, organized into 10 cohorts of 480 men each, with each cohort being subdivided into 6 maniples of 80 men each (warrior 1-3, depending on experience). The maniple typically fought on a 10-man front (8 deep). [*] A legionnary army might consist of 4 legions, plus 2-3,000 skirmishers/archers/slingers and 2,000 cavalry. [/list] [b]Opponents at Agincourt (c. 1415):[/b] [list] [*] English - 5,000 archers (warrior 2-3) and 900 knights/men-at-arms (warrior 3-4) [*] French - 20-30,000 total, with ~ 10,000 knights/men-at-arms (warrior 2-3), ~10,000 supporting infantry/peasant levies (commoner 1 or expert 1 or warrior 1) and ~ 5,000 Genoese crossbowman (expert 1 or expert 2). [/list] Lots of variation, depending on what you are trying to accomplish. Here are a couple of sites: [url=http://monolith.dnsalias.org/~marsares/warfare/]Greek Warfare[/url] [url=http://www.roman-empire.net/]Roman History/Warfare[/url] [url=http://www.saga-publishing.com/tactics.htm]Medieval Warfare from a war-gaming perspective[/url] Hope these help... ~ OO [/QUOTE]
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