I have spent the last few nights reviewing the Poleaxed orbats by Lance and Longbow and the orbats from Medieval Warfare. what I like about the Poleaxed rules is that they give a breakdown of the contingent commanders who took the field, not just the lord who commanded the battle. So with that in mind I have kept the contingent commanders and adapted the orbats to use the Hail Caesar ruleset.
I am basing the models on 40mm x 40mm for infantry and 75mm x 50mm for cavalry. So they are usable for 'A Crown of Steel' and Medieval Warfare. Reading the Hail Caesar message board on the Yahoo Group page Rick Priestly played a game a while ago where they used mixed formations of Billmen and Bowmen. To this end I put together standard sized contingents. Anyhow, here are the orbats in a revised form for Hail Caesar;
I am basing the models on 40mm x 40mm for infantry and 75mm x 50mm for cavalry. So they are usable for 'A Crown of Steel' and Medieval Warfare. Reading the Hail Caesar message board on the Yahoo Group page Rick Priestly played a game a while ago where they used mixed formations of Billmen and Bowmen. To this end I put together standard sized contingents. Anyhow, here are the orbats in a revised form for Hail Caesar;
The Tudor Host
Henry Tudor - 4 x Mtd M-A-A (4 stands)
Jasper Tudor - 1 x Dismtd M-A-A, 3 x Billmen, 4 x Bowmen (8 stands)
John De Vere - 2 x Dismtd M-A-A, 2 x Billmen, 4 x Bowmen (8 stands)
Rhys ap Thomas - 1 x Dismtd M-A-A, 3 x Billmen, 4 x Bowmen (8 stands)
Viscount Welles - 1 x Dismtd M-A-A, 3 x Billmen, 4 x Bowmen (8 stands)
Poynings - 8 x Pike, 4 x Hand Gunners (12 stands)
Guildford - 8 x Pike, 4 x Hand Gunners (12 stands)
Savage - 2 x Scurrours (2 stands)
Talbot - 2 x Scurrours (2 stands)
The Yorkist Host
Richard III - 2 x Mtd M-A-A (2 stands)
Robert Percy - 2 x Mtd M-A-A (2 stands)
Duke of Norfolk/Earl of Shrewsbury - 4 x Dismtd M-A-A, 4 Bowmen (8 stands)
Zouch - 4 x Bowmen, 4 x Hand Gunners (8 stands)
Surrey - 2 Mtd M-A-A (2 stands)
Brackenbury/Scrope - 4 x Dismtd M-A-A, 4 Bowmen (8 stands)
Greystoke - 1 x Dismtd M-A-A, 1 x Billmen, 3 x Bowmen (5 stands)
Devereux - 1 x Dismtd M-A-A, 1 x Billmen, 3 x Bowmen (5 stands)
Northumberland - 2 x Dismtd M-A-A, 2 x Billmen, 4 x Bowmen (8 stands)
Pudsey - 2 x Mtd M-A-A (2 stands)
Manners - 2 x Mtd M-A-A (2 stands)
The Treacherous Stanleys
Lord Thomas Stanley/Peshall - 2 x Dismtd M-A-A, 2 x Billmen, 4 x Bowmen (8 stands)
Digby - 1 Dismtd M-A-A, 1 x Billmen, 3 x Bowmen (5 stands)
Sir William Stanley - 2 x Mtd M-A-A (2 stands)
Legh - 2 x Scurrours (2 stands)
Holford - 2 x Scurrours (2 stands)
Depending on how I am set I may up the size of the cavalry regiments. I can only hope that Michael and Alan Perry can get their plastic late medieval knights miniatures out on general release soon.
I think you caqn look forward to the Perry Mounted Men-at-arms being released at Salute or soon(ish?) afterwards.
ReplyDeleteDarrell.
Here's hoping!
ReplyDeleteYup :O)
ReplyDeleteQuite a project, although that pile of blue boxed looks daunting.
ReplyDeleteRichard III was always a favourite of mine, so I will watch with interest.
John
Hi Richard,
ReplyDeleteI thought I would reply here to your question. I am a new war gamer having started about 3 years ago. I have tried Le Feu Sacre, Field of Battle, Lasalle, Republic to Empire, Black Powder, Warhammer Waterloo, and now having a go at FoG-Napoleonic. They are all different, I supposed I have played the most BP, but I like Lasalle and FoB. These are all tactical games with the battalion as the basic element and you are running 1-2 divisions. I did not like RtE and found LFS difficult but interesting. I am looking at FoG as it is grand tactical with 1-2 corps. So BP has been my favourite so far.
John