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by Andreas Johansson
Mon Dec 05, 2022 7:01 am
Forum: Army List Discussions
Topic: Parthian cataphract camels
Replies: 7
Views: 5928

Parthian cataphract camels

The Parthian army list has 1-4 stands of Cataphracts, with 0-1 Armored Camelry allowed on the strength of Herodian's account of Nisibis AD 217. Now, the problem is that the battle-card says "The Charging Camelry and Armored Camelry battle cards must be applied to all of the stands in a troop entry i...
by Andreas Johansson
Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:56 am
Forum: Army List Discussions
Topic: Gasgan proportions
Replies: 0
Views: 3852

Gasgan proportions

Someone posting photos of the conanesque Khurasani Gasgans on fb reminded me, the largest Gasgan forces mentioned in Hittite sources seem to be of 9000 foot and 800 chariots, which suggests the Gasgan list needs to allow more chariots. The most chariot-heavy composition allowed by the present list i...
by Andreas Johansson
Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:35 am
Forum: Army List Discussions
Topic: Babylonian-Hittite-Elimite-Medes army info
Replies: 5
Views: 3697

Re: Babylonian-Hittite-Elimite-Medes army info

For Babylonians, they should be a mix of Elamite and Assyrian -- their ruling class was Assyrian, and their main base population Elamite, IIRC. More like a Chaldaean ruling class with a mainly Babylonian population base. They'd look a lot like the Assyrians, although probably less professional and ...
by Andreas Johansson
Thu Dec 16, 2021 12:17 pm
Forum: Army List Discussions
Topic: Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)
Replies: 29
Views: 103997

Re: Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)

In the Viking and Dublin or Manx Viking lists, the hird and freelancers can be mounted infantry, but the huscarles cannot. This seems odd - the huscarles would surely be the most likely to have horses. Not an error, but it seems inconsistent to have "Amurru" in the Nomadic Amurru and Amurru and Earl...
by Andreas Johansson
Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:43 am
Forum: Fantasy TRIUMPH!
Topic: first tries at writing up some army lists
Replies: 6
Views: 2614

Re: first tries at writing up some army lists

"toroid" and "taurine" don't have anything to do with bulls, so...) If the tangent be excused, "taurine" does have everything to do with bulls. As an adjective it means "of or pertaining to bulls; bull-like". As a noun it means a chemical compound mostly known for being put in energy drinks, which ...
by Andreas Johansson
Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:00 am
Forum: Army List Discussions
Topic: Luwian List Request
Replies: 8
Views: 4629

Re: Luwian List Request

FWIW, Ramses II's Qadesh inscriptions say that each Hittite vassal contingent, including those of Arzawa and other western Anatolian places, consisted of chariots and infantry. Arzawan chariots are said to have three crew equipped with all weapons of war. This isn't too helpful, obviously, but it do...
by Andreas Johansson
Wed Oct 06, 2021 1:39 pm
Forum: Army List Discussions
Topic: Agulani
Replies: 2
Views: 2820

Agulani

The Great and Rum Seljuk list allows a single stand of Agulani in 1097, corresponding to their appearance at Dorylaeum. The Gesta Francorum also mentions them as present in Kerbogha's army at Antioch in 1098, which I guess would count as the eastern Seljuk list.
by Andreas Johansson
Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:32 pm
Forum: Army List Discussions
Topic: Meshwesh minor errors and typos
Replies: 137
Views: 264215

Re: Meshwesh minor errors and typos

Sounds reasonable to me :)
by Andreas Johansson
Sat Apr 24, 2021 9:05 pm
Forum: Army List Discussions
Topic: Mithridatic Generals as Javelin horse?
Replies: 7
Views: 3299

Re: Mithridatic Generals as Javelin horse?

Is there evidence for use of bows by Pontic heavy cav (as in, by native Pontic heavy cav, not by Sarmatians and other outsiders employed in Pontic armies)? Peter Andrews, who had an article about Pontic heavy cavalry in Slingshot #310, didn't find any. (Translating his tentative conclusions into T! ...
by Andreas Johansson
Sat Apr 24, 2021 8:53 pm
Forum: Army List Discussions
Topic: Late Teutonic Order
Replies: 12
Views: 6294

Re: Late Teutonic Order

And here's a belated acknowledgement of that reply :) Sounds reasonable enough. The mounted crossbowmen in the 13th and 14th centuries are largely of different origin and, for obvious reasons, innocent of Hussite influence, so there's no strong reason they need to be classed the same as the 15th cen...