Urartian miniatures query

bahdahbum · Post by **bahdahbum** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:36 pm

As too many people seem to be interested in Neo Assyrians armies , I would like to begin an urartian army . I tried to find some info about the clothing but info is very scarce .

It seems that neo assyrians figures might be the right option for miniatures but I would like some comments on it ?

Thanks in advance

hazelbark · Post by **hazelbark** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:46 pm

Medes could be another good anti-Assyrian army.

A lot of the period was heavily influenced by Assyrian styles. I think many people use similar figures. Certainly a lot of teh helmet images i ahve seen on-line reflect that pointed style.

bahdahbum · Post by **bahdahbum** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:06 pm

I am not looking for an anti assyrian army

but for an army that interest me . Alas, nearly everybody I know wants the neo assyrian army ( which interest me ) so I change . As I want also to do an persian army I will not do the medes army , it is too close but urartian is different .

I still wonder about Egyptians .

philqw78 · Post by **philqw78** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:13 pm

Libyan Egyptians are good in my limited experience of them.

MadBanker · Post by **MadBanker** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:38 pm

As I told you this weekend, Late Dynastic Egyptians have the potential to be real killers (and you already have the hoplites...

).

bahdahbum · Post by **bahdahbum** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:45 pm

Madbanker, next time I'll ake command of my son's hoplites and meet your seleucid

spikemesq · Post by **spikemesq** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:17 pm

Kushite Egyptians best Egyptians.

MadBanker · Post by **MadBanker** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:48 pm

bahdahbum wrote:Madbanker, next time I'll ake command of my son's hoplites and meet your seleucid

The fall of the Seleucid Empire (again...

)

MadBanker · Post by **MadBanker** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:51 pm

Ah, by the way... Museum Miniatures have an Urartian auxiliary in their Neo Assyrian range.

And for inspiration you might want to check this: URARTU

stev1485 · Post by **stev1485** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:37 pm

I can supply a good amount of information re the Urartian army if you need it - basically Assyrian does for most, with the pointed helmets as noted previously, later in period. I can send some images - they become more and more Assyrian like, with belts etc showing a combination of foot bow and spear/shield., and cavlry with chariotry. The earlier infantry on the Shalmaneser gates have a distinctive roundel on their helmets
The cavalry though are all spear armed with smallish shields, no bows. Chariotry was a small part of the army, perhaps due to the mountainous terrain, but the cavalry should be good - Urartians were employed by the Assyrians to train their cavalry.

No idea about the FOG definitions I'm afraid, i.e. what makes a cavalryman superior, but the royal army was a standing force with Bastam being bigger than any contemporary Assyrian complex.

Steve Rathgay

hazelbark · Post by **hazelbark** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:22 pm

MadBanker wrote:As I told you this weekend, Late Dynastic Egyptians have the potential to be real killers (and you already have the hoplites... ).

They work really well except they don't like terrain.