Slitherine

Good day to all
and a happy new year

I am thinking of playing in a tournament in Greece (before the IWC) with this list

TAIFA SEVILLE

4x TC
3x 4 LH (JAV/LSP/Avrg/Unprot)
2x 4 CV (Arm/Sup/Lance/Sword/Drill)
1x 4 KN (Arm/Sup/Lance/Sword/Undr)
5x 8 HV foot (Prot/Avg/Def SP/Undr)
1x 6 MF (Prot/Avg/LSP/Undr)
3x 8 LF (Unprot/Poor/Bow/Undr)
1x 8 LF (Unprot/Poor/Sling/Undr)


any comments are good

regards
John

JFAS wrote:Good day to all
and a happy new year

I am thinking of playing in a tournament in Greece (before the IWC) with this list

TAIFA SEVILLE

4x TC
3x 4 LH (JAV/LSP/Avrg/Unprot)
2x 4 CV (Arm/Sup/Lance/Sword/Drill)
1x 4 KN (Arm/Sup/Lance/Sword/Undr)
5x 8 HV foot (Prot/Avg/Def SP/Undr)
1x 6 MF (Prot/Avg/LSP/Undr)
3x 8 LF (Unprot/Poor/Bow/Undr)
1x 8 LF (Unprot/Poor/Sling/Undr)


any comments are good

regards
John

My prediction is that it will be tough.
Hard to win with def spear and the armoured kn and a single BG of cav will get outclassed by enemy mounted

My suggestions are:
take the taifa of mercis insteadfor heavily armoured knights
takamulgvars as offensive protected spear
2 groups of defensive spear are plenty to anchor off.

Anthony

I have played a lot of times with similar lists.

The key is if your Def Spearmen can do their Job, sometimes they fall in teorical good combats for them.

I think is a nice army, but you need to play very well to win, you need that your enemy fails some CT against your shooters and look for the flanks with your cavalry and LH.

I think 40 bases of protected drilled defensive spear are fine - use them a lot with my Akkadians. They block the enemy well and they behave themselves and are cheap. But you do need a strike force to be aggressive with somewhere or the battle plan goes nowhere. With the Akkadians this was 32 drilled superior foot bases of various types. I guess it depends whether 12 bases of armoured lancers is enough of a strike force.

grahambriggs wrote:I think 40 bases of protected drilled defensive spear are fine - use them a lot with my Akkadians. They block the enemy well and they behave themselves and are cheap. But you do need a strike force to be aggressive with somewhere or the battle plan goes nowhere. With the Akkadians this was 32 drilled superior foot bases of various types. I guess it depends whether 12 bases of armoured lancers is enough of a strike force.

I cant wait to try those guys out myself. Should be quick to paint too. Do you take chariots?

Hi all

I am playing in a tournament in Brusels with Taifa Murcia (2BGs Hv Arm KN & 2 BGs MF) on 05-02-10

but i want to try something else

i have played 5 games with Taifa Seville (won 4)

i think they are good

john

expendablecinc wrote:

grahambriggs wrote:I think 40 bases of protected drilled defensive spear are fine - use them a lot with my Akkadians. They block the enemy well and they behave themselves and are cheap. But you do need a strike force to be aggressive with somewhere or the battle plan goes nowhere. With the Akkadians this was 32 drilled superior foot bases of various types. I guess it depends whether 12 bases of armoured lancers is enough of a strike force.

I cant wait to try those guys out myself. Should be quick to paint too. Do you take chariots?

Battlecars, please! No, I don't take those as they area weak point out of their very limited period.