Later Selucid

[JFAS]

good day to all

i am playing in a tournament in greece
(rise of rome + im. fire + Legion tr)
and i am thinking of the following list

3x TC
3x 8 hvf pike (avg)
2x 4 hvf sksw/sup/arm
1x 4 mf heav weapon/prot/avg
1x 4 mf off sp/avg/arm
1x 6 lf jav/lig sp
1x 6 sling
1x8 mod
1x ATC (parthian)
2x 4 cat hv arm/sup/lance/sword
4x4 lh bow


16 BGs
I am thinking of pike in the center with sksw on its sides
Mf on the teren killing
and
the cat with the lh on the sides

comments please

John

[deadtorius]

Fellow Selucidian here
Take your lights as poor, 2 points per sling and they run away just as fast as average.
If you can get them go for the Thorakite, counters sword and if against Romans will even out on armour for a + POA for you, wish we could have more than 6
I personally would rather have LF bow than Javs, more range so better shooting, also Elephants are very good against medium and heavy foot and provide nice flank protection for your pike blocks. Keep the pikes together and try to force you way through the Romans, you will be even on impact and up on melee until anything goes wrong like losing a base or going disrupted. I use a unit of Superior pikes that work out not too bad either.
I would take the Selcuid cats and Horse archers, the cats are drilled so easier to move and any general can influence them that way. Personally I run 1 unit cats, poor LH and horse archers.
If you think you will be facing skilled swords Romans I would lose the heavy weapons as they lose their POA against skilled sword and get the full 6 MF armoured Thorakites.
Never used a mob yet, so expensive to get all those figs per base, but poor spears are a good choice, MF cheap and mine have held their own quite well in many games until reinforcements show up.
I also perfer to use the companions, in groups of 2 as emergency quick reaction force, saved my day quite often, just dont send them in alone use them with something else.
The Imitation legionaries, skilled swords, are like Romans so if fighting them you will be on even POA's, something to keep in mind.