Command bases?

[khurasan_miniatures]

Forgive the ignorant question, but do units need to include a command base in them? I just looked in Appendix 1 and didn't see it mentioned. Thanks.

[nickdives]

I don't believe so, but it makes them look better to have some little chaps playing music, commanding and waving flags around.

[shadowdragon]

Forgive the ignorant question, but do units need to include a command base in them? I just looked in Appendix 1 and didn't see it mentioned. Thanks.

I like to have at least one base with "command figures". I've been painting up "regiments" of 8 bases shot and 4 pike that can be used as 2 6 base BG or one LT. One of the "pike" bases has an officer, ensign, musician and NCO and two of the "shot" bases (one on each flank) have an officer or NCO and maybe a musician. It was a mix I had decided on before FoG:R. I'd still go with something similar for tercios, but for the later 6 base BG, I'd probably just have gone with one of the pike bases as described above and no command figures with the shot.

Hope that helps.