Exactly.
The abrupt piling on of forces during a ambush could occur via meeting engagement rules.

The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (described as clades Variana by Roman historians) took place in A.D. 9 (probably lasting from September 9 to September 11) when an alliance of Germanic tribes led by ...

My concern is that CV and Kn are being penalized with movement rates that are too low relative to Foot.
Those low movement rates seem to limit the capability of CV/Kn units to move about the area of play.

Remember the history ...
War horses of various capabilities were bred for 1000s of years.
For ...

I have looked at a number of historical battles over time. Not all battles were set-piece affairs, where everyone could neatly line up. Meeting engagements and attacks from the march occurred. For example, at bridges, road junctions, ambush sites or when one force unknowingly reveals its location to ...

So—as modeled by the current rules—humans on foot are always as fast as humans mounted on horses?
And Mounted are not allowed to fully employ the additional movement that horses provide?
Indeed...seems like the Foot units are getting a little too much help from the rules.

I rather like Nik's ideal ...

I have been experimenting with some rules mods which allow dynamic meeting engagements/attacks from the march, and which also break the "set-piece" battle paradigm which the Field of Glory rules seem locked into.

The rules variations are simple, and open up many dynamic tactical situations. Instead ...

I have never understood the seeming discrepancy between foot and mounted movement rates in "Open" terrain.
Almost all of the Field of Glory unit performance assumptions are OK, but the ones discussed below are problematic.

Light, Medium and Heavy Foot move at 5, 4 and 3 MU. That seems reasonable ...

FAQ, as the Errata are typo corrections.

There are many more FoG Team rulings answered on the Forum than those on the FAQ webpage/.pdf.
How are those captured for posterity?

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And to stay on point on a related matter...
Often for a rules dispute during ...

There appears to be no up-to-date organized set of FoG "Rule Book Authors"/Rule Givers-provided guidance, rulings and clarifications about FoG rule conflicts, revisions, sticky points, and unforeseen situations [e.g., the legality rolling for unplanned flank attacks to confuse one's opponent ...

Sorry, I meant to say 250 soldiers in a BASE.
Mind slipped the units so to speak.

Regarding missile fire power:
A LF or LH bow unit appears to have less effective firepower than a MF or Cav bow unit.

In an exchange between LH/LF bow and MF/Cav bow:

> LH/LF bow get 1 dice per 2 bases in effective ...

The Rules Book says that there are "about" 250 fighters in a BG?

In working up the shooting firepower, charge/impact and melee combat tables and rules, what were the assumptions on the number of troops in the various types of BG:
LF?
MF?
HF?
LH?
CAV?
KN?
CAT?

No - Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or simply Claudius.
I was considered a rather unlikely man to become emperor, but despite my lack of political experience, I proved to be an able administrator and a great builder of public works. My reign saw an expansion of the empire, and OBTW the ...

MikeK,
Thanks for an excellent compilation of tips and guidelines.
As it is now 12 Oct 08, are there any revisions to this 10 Jul 08 version?

Perhaps these observed effects are due to the way the odds are rather stacked against missile weapons:
1] For scoring hits, where the odds for close combat hits are much better than those for shooting hits.
2] For Death Rolls, +2 on die if shot at [where one loses a base by not rolling higher than ...

Is BG drunkenness a "+" or "-" POA during charges/impact?
During melee?

I sent the rather worthless NB spearmen home on family leave for the battle.

No - please refer to page 16 of Storm Of Arrows.
Recruiting NorthBorder LH doesn't require recruiting NB spearmen - or vice-versa.

Here is a working 800-point WoTR Yorkist Army that offers operational flexibility by having:
> Cv, LH and LF BG to protect the flanks or engage skirmishers, or engage threat flanks
> Field Fortifications to enable forward placement of the LB and HF units, protect the LB/HF units and/or help block ...

There were some earlier forum posts with much useful info on these WOTR topics [and on the related HYW English army's composition]. Use the Forum "search" function to find them.

Remember that the WOTR MF/Longbow are drilled, and so are quite maneuverable.
WOTR HF/Men@Arms are also drilled.
MF/LB ...

For Storm of Arrows....
#1 Medieval French - 800 points of hoofed fury. or you can add in some Later Medieval Scots [Continental] allies for a bit more HF or MF/Longbow power as needed.
#2 100-Year English [Continental]

For Swords and Scimitars....
Later Crusaders - teamed with some Syrian States ...

Along these lines ...
Can routed troops take shelter in a fortified camp? [Camp opens the gates and says come in.]
If so, do the routed troops boost the defenses of the fortified camp?