I like the Dailami list now that I looked at it...thanks

SO I'm looking to build some kind of muslim army because I like way they look

anyways Id want two heavy armored cavalry corps with some light horse for the wings and maybe a couple of solid blocks of impact foot or offensive spears with a skirmish screen out front

david53 wrote:Drop the Elephants and only take 4 x BG Cav take the remainder as LH

nah, why not just take mongols

Whats the best make-up for an army of timurids

Im thinking 7 battlegroups of 4 superior armored drilled cav and the two full battle groups of elephants...swarm weakspots and have the elephants to play with accoring to the situation, how's that sound?

THinking maybe drop one of the heavy groups and ...

"do you think the Numidians can do a good enough job softening up enemy heavy cavalry enough for the heavies to charge in and mop up or can they do a good enough job of drawing the opposings heavies off and exposing the Infantry?"

Naturally, you have to take into account the enemy cavalry, but I ...

Elephants can still be very useful, you just have to rethink how they are used. Dont lead with them. I have found that looking back at some of the ways the Carthos actually used them to be very useful - check out the battle of Trebia.

No Elephants...my army is from the Cannae period because I ...

If on one of my Cavalry wings I went for two BGs of say 6 numidian elements and 1 BG og 4 Liby Phoenician Heavies do you think the Numidians can do a good enough job softening up enemy heavy cavalry enough for the heavies to charge in and mop up or can they do a good enough job of drawing the ...

I'm picking up the rules and possibly some minis tommorow any advice from someone with experience on how I should build my army. feel free to use game terminology because by the time I read your replies I'll have the rules and the list.

I am somewhat familiar with DBM, and very familiar with DBA ...