Specifically, my viking huscarls are 3 to a stand, but would be 4 as elite infantry. Likewise the bowmen.
Also, what is the rationale of raiders having 4 to a stand? As open order I would have expected 2.
Flexiblity of Basing Numbers?
Re: Flexiblity of Basing Numbers?
The basing standards are meant to be guidelines so when meeting other players your armies are more immediately identifiable.
If you have 3 to a 15mm deep stand (assuming 15mm on 40mm wide here) to represent heavy foot and 4 to represent elite, I see no real issue with that.
Raiders 4 to a 20mm deep stand allows you to stager them and make them look less like a solid shield wall while still differentiating from light foot which are also on the same base depth.
20mm is an open order base depth, 15mm deep is closed order.
If you have 3 to a 15mm deep stand (assuming 15mm on 40mm wide here) to represent heavy foot and 4 to represent elite, I see no real issue with that.
Raiders 4 to a 20mm deep stand allows you to stager them and make them look less like a solid shield wall while still differentiating from light foot which are also on the same base depth.
20mm is an open order base depth, 15mm deep is closed order.
Re: Flexiblity of Basing Numbers?
2 to a base on a 20mm deep is skirmisher 