yes the drilled knight BGs were to act on the flank or in rear support to pass the CMT and deploy to either exploit gaps or fend off break throughs on my line. Yes i take the point about the spear not being enough or the risk of being swamped. an alternative i noted was the use of Bedouin allies (LH...

I take your point!
idea being that the drilled can give the flexability especially if there is terrain, and also to supporting bg to sit behind the main line to counter threats to flanks/break throughs etc.

Hi chaps, well i have a new project - based on the rather nice Legio Heroica miniatures from Italy - Later Crusader theamed around the Kingdom of Heaven film. 800 point army list goes like this... 1 IC 2 TC 3 bg drilled heavily armoured MO knights (4 bases each) 1 bg undrilled heavily armoured other...