Tamil sample list- comments?

richnz · Post by **richnz** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:23 am

Hi, in the interests of getting a run with some of my armies for which there are yet no beta-lists, I have translated the DBM equivalent on a best-guess basis. I'd be interested in any comments.

Tamils

Generals- IC/FC/TC
Elephants- 4-10
Swordsmen- MF, protected, average, undrilled, impact foot, swordsmen, 8-12 bases per BG, 12-48 bases total.
Archers- MF, unprotected, average, undrilled, bow, 6-8 bases per BG, 12-24 bases total
Skirmishers- LF, unprotected, average, undrilled, bow, 6-8 bases per BG, 0-12 bases total

Allies as appropriate for specific tribes.

shall · Post by **shall** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:18 am

Seems a good starting point to me. It will be an interesting army with the IF en-masse with El. Give it a try and let us know how it goes on the AAR section.

Si

stevoid · Post by **stevoid** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:38 pm

Richard,

What are you thinking for territory types? Agricultural, Developed, and Woodlands?

Steve

stevoid · Post by **stevoid** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:38 pm

Richard,

What are you thinking for territory types? Agricultural, Developed, and Woodlands?

Steve

richnz · Post by **richnz** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:38 am

Agricultural and woodlands seem to be the obvious ones. But with no mounted in the army I suspect the Tamils won't win the initiative too often

hazelbark · Post by **hazelbark** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:20 am

richnz wrote:Agricultural and woodlands seem to be the obvious ones. But with no mounted in the army I suspect the Tamils won't win the initiative too often

That does suggest the need for a Field commander and possibly an inspried commander. Both better asset with a bunch of undrilled foot.

richnz · Post by **richnz** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:24 am

Obviously tropical would be a suitable terrain type too.

richnz · Post by **richnz** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:55 pm

One suggestion is that as the swordsmen only have a small buckler they should be unprotected.

This is probably more realistic. Makes the whole army damn vulnerable to missile fire tho!

stevoid · Post by **stevoid** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:02 pm

Live by the bow, die by the bow

Richard,

I think it would be great if you could now put this in the pretty format like Pete did for the Qin.

Steve

Tirithon · Post by **Tirithon** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:00 pm

richnz wrote:One suggestion is that as the swordsmen only have a small buckler they should be unprotected.

This is probably more realistic. Makes the whole army damn vulnerable to missile fire tho!

When you're ready run it in against the Portly Geezers - you know it makes sense!

richnz · Post by **richnz** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:05 pm

When you're ready run it in against the Portly Geezers - you know it makes sense!

Only if you deploy your knights in front of my jumbos!

Tirithon · Post by **Tirithon** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:44 pm

richnz wrote:
When you're ready run it in against the Portly Geezers - you know it makes sense!
Only if you deploy your knights in front of my jumbos!

we'll have none of that mumbo-jumbo!

...I'll get my hat...