A) The following armies (but not ally contingents derived from them) can have up to 1/3 of their battle groups of the specified type upgraded to Superior, representing separately deployed picked warriors. Such battle groups cannot exceed 8 bases.
Early Nomad (Foot warriors)
Early Highland Raiders (Warriors)
Early Libyan (Swordsmen)
Illyrian (Warriors)
Ancient Spanish (Scutarii or heavy caetrati)
Early German (Warriors)
Early Scots-Irish (Warriors)
Caledonian (Warriors)
Early Visigothic or Early Vandal (Warriors)
Early Frankish, Alamanni, Burgundi, Limigantes, Quadi, Rugii, Suebi or Turcilingi (Warriors)
--- Mah... chiaramente provano a far usare un po' di più i barbari.......


B) The minimum size of battle groups including auxiliary foot with Light Spear capability in Dominate and Foederate Roman lists is increased to 6.
--- Vale il commento di cui sopra, meno Romani e più barbari, credo che gli anglosassono abbiamo un problema con il fatto che nel periodo di Roma, i loro eserciti non sono molto competitivi.....

Infatti.....
Close combat effects of superior armour reduced:
A single level of armour advantage does not give a + POA if this would result in an overall ++ POA.
This means that Barbarian foot are no longer a walkover for Romans.
....qui sono proprio "spudorati"........

C) Imitation legionaries in Pontic and Galatian (but not Numidian) armies gain the option to be Armoured.
Sono d'accordo, Mitridate e Farnace erano molto ricchi e in Crimea c'erano notevoli giacimenti di ferro; i Galati invece fecero i "Imitation legionaries" quando erano fedeli alleati e riceveno l'equipaggiamento da Roma stessa (tanto che divennero una legione

D) All Byzantine Cavalry battle groups classified as ½ Lancers, Swordsmen, ½ Bow, Swordsmen, gain the option to have all bases classified as Bow*, Lancers, Swordsmen.
Giusto, ma chi lo farà?

E) All Byzantine Cavalry battle groups with all bases classified as Bow, Swordsmen gain the option to have all bases classified as Light Horse (same armour class etc.).
Finalmente, i bizantini senza LH tranne se alleati o mercenari erano uno scandalo, certo la corazza potevo ridurla da Armored a Protected e da Protected a Unprotected, perché dei LH Armored Superior Drilled Bow/Sword da 19pts.!!!

F) Christian Nubian armies cannot have more than ½ of their Medium Foot archers battle groups as Superior.
Finalmente si ne sono accorti che solo metà dei Nubiani erano figli di Robin Hood e della sorella di Guglielmo Tell.....

G) All Drilled Average Knights specified as “mercenary” gain the option to be Undrilled Superior.
I nostri Condottieri ringraziano........

H) Later Ottoman Turkish armies cannot have more than ½ of their Timariots battle groups as Superior.
I Cristiani ringraziano.......

I) Late Heian to Muromachi Japanese can have up to ½ of their “Bushi and followers” battle groups as Superior.
Banzai...................


Miki